The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-07 00:00:00

dition of his success has been the estaLlishment
Inc own unque-lioned and unquestionable so-
preit.a Histenuic of power would net worth
six months' purchase iri toe f• ce :fa real Pill lit Is. en-
taty Olipositon, which could challenge, and with
reason, his firiancial arrangyimints, and which could
make- constant appeals to !he passions and preju-
dices of his violent and impulsive people. A des-
potism, whether founded upon universal suffrage or
upon military force, or upon both, cannot flourish
in the same soil with the Parliamentary system.
The action of a strong minority in the French
Chamber could have but one of jest.—the destruc-
tion of the Imperial power, and the substitution of
another in its place. Who, in fact, would be its
leader ? General Cavaignac—in other word, the
soldier who was for a while himself the ruler of
France, and who actually contended for the su-
preme authority against the present Emperor.
The presence of a rival, unless he be.
utterly helpless and disarmed, cannot be borne
by an absolute monarch. The question, then,
would seem to be, how far the Charnbi,r can be
suffered to exist, now that it has been invigorated
by the r. turn oithese active and determined oppo-
nents of the Imperial Power. We bel'eve there has
been grievous miscalculation in making any such
appeal to the people, for the former Chamber was a
ready implement in the hands of its master, and it
would have been a far easier task, a far lighter
sh.:ck to public feeling, to maintain an Assembly,
no matter how servile to which the country had
become accustomed, dan by a fresh act of violence
to stamp out once more the first spark of freedom
beneath the armed heel of absolute power. The
Emperor, no doubt, had been misinformed as to
the popularity of his Government. Had the real
feelings and opinions of the metropolitan electors
been explained to him he would not have courted a
dernons'ration which, construe it as mildly as you
will, must be accepted as a protest against the Im-
perial system.

The solution most accept ble to the Emperor
would no doubt he a refusal on the part of
General Cavaignac to tike the oath of fidelity
to his Government, but we can scarcely suppose
that the members returned on the Opposition votes
will be guilty of so monstrous a blunder in tactics.
Th s would he to dectire that they cast aside the
weapon of Parliament try opposition as unworthy
of their grasp. Fidelity to their cors•ituents im-
plies that they sh,uld take this oath, for otherwise
City deprive those who have elected them of any
resource save the barricades and an appeal to open
force. This rejection of a position won after so long
and strenuous a contest is so very improbable a
contingency that it would be idle to speculate upon
it. "We must consider, then, the new Chamber as
Assembled, and the members as sworn. It will be
an obstacle in the path of the present Emperor,
which no doubt he will tolerate as long as it does
not interfere with his popularity or power, .t.ut
which he will brush aside the moment it endeavours
to make its weight felt in opposition "to his will.
Is yet he has the strength to carry out such a de-
sign, for he is not dealing with power, but with an
institution, which may become one if he suffer it to
grow to vigour and maturity. The previous career
of the Emperor would seem to prove that he is not
the man to hesitate in such a choice, or to shrink
from such a difficulty.

Country Markets.

CHELMSFORD-JULY 3.

The trade for wheat to-day was firm, at last week's
prices, without much eagerness to purchase on the part of
buyers. Tho prices were unaltered for Spring corn of all
descriptions, and little business done.
Wheat, white, old, per s. s. s. s.
qr.3l 71 I Oats, per qr. 24 37
n0w....34 70 Peas, Partridge 41 46
red, old 30 61 White 39 42
n0w....30 64 Boiling 39 40
Barley 35 46 Dun 40 42
Chevalier 40 54 I Beans, Tick .36 41
Grinding ..........35 46 Harrow ticks 41 50
Malt 73 77 Mazagan 36 39
Chevalier 75 791 Ditto, new... 36 39

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., received
in the port of London, from the following 1 oits, from
Juno 29 to July 5, both inclusive.

p; g
I 4.,) 73 A,, g 0
{ 0 4 G. 44 e--
Ii 41 i
Colchester
• ' (
Elarwich ' 3 -40( 60
Leigh I 160 —l 1
ktaldou i 772; 53; 65 ; n _- 1.127

COLCII

:ESTER- JULY 4.

To-day we had a rather small supply of wheat, and
millers being bare of stock caused a better demand. The
decline of last week was fully recovered for all useful sam-
ples. Beans maintained their price. No peas at market.
Prices to-day were as follow :—W heat, white, 70s to 748;
rod, 64s to 68s; barley, 38s to 428 ; oats, 26s to 28s ; beans,
[azagan, 40s to 425; middle and small, 44s to 465; peas,
white, 383 to 42s ; grey, 42s to 465.