The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-12 00:00:00

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THE LONDON JOUILNAL.

-PALLY EXTRACTS }UO\I TUE 'MORNING PAPERS,

vvnber.,l4.

[TILE rtmEs.]
The.'irrOnCh papers which last arrived are des-
titilte of any .political interest,-.unless the, tumult
which arose at the late representation of Figaro
may -be thought deserving of that character. - It
appears- that the French Censors had expunged
From the play a political jeu d'eTrit, which,
from being one of- the most striking passages in
the whole piece, is
.familiar to the-French pit,
and was of course immediately,. missed.. The
audience were indignant at this mutilation -of a
favourite author, and a scene era proarcommenced,
which, however, terminated as such scenes al- ,
ways do at Paris, in the dispersion 'of the mal-
contents by the armed force. The only thing
worthy of notice in this transaction -is the folly
of the Censors, who had not the sagacity to fore-;
see that the omission of a passage familiarto nine
tenths of the audience, must necessarily make it.
the more thought of, and create more ill-humour
than could result from the most animated recita-
tion of it. It .would have been much wiser, as.
the respectable Editor of the Journal des Debats
observes, to have prevented the representation
altogether of a play which, from the first moment;
of its production to the present day, has been a
sure- signal- for a -party contest, to say nothing
(for to a French audience it is almost nothing)
of its constant outrage on pure taste and moral
feeling. It is, indeed, surprising that the Cen-
sors, 'who could see no harm in allowing the ex-
hibition generally, should have felt alarm at such
a harmless and pointless piece of political plea-
santry as the following, which is the passage or-
dered to be expunged. Figaro gives. the fol-
lowing definition of " La politique," or State
policy::—" To feign ignorance of what one
knows; to pretend knowledge of what one is
-ignorant ; to attend to what one does not
'comprehend ; never. to listen- to what one does
understand ; to. affect power beyond one's
means ,; to be often making a great mystery
of concealment, where there is nothing to con-
ceal ; to-shut one's self up, to mend pens, and to
appear profound, when, in fact, one only thinks
one's thinking.; to distribute spies and pension
traitors ; to=open seals, to intercept letters, and
to endeavour Ito dignify
.the poverty of one's
means by the-importance of one's objects ;—let
me die, if this 'is knot the whole art of state-
policy.'?—ls the IPrencli Government so weak,
as to be. endangered :by ,such a paper bullet as
this ? And if not; tis itknut extreme folly in the
French Censors, ,by giving importance to a trifle,
to breed ill blood among those, whose political
feelings would always find a satisfactory vent in
laughter, if they were not teased and goaded
into resentment and violence'

[NEW crunt.s.]
Consols for the Account left off on Saturday at
78_1 buyers. Thisfavourable state of the market
is attributed to a variety of causes, besides the
late increase of the revenue. No doubt the safe
arrival of his Majesty in such. excellent healthis a
one circumstance, which must tend to secure
public credit against the, apprehension of any
sudden shock. It is stated too that Count Lie-
Nen, the Russian Arnbassador, after having • held
several conferences at Hanover with the Marquis
of Londonderry. and Count Metternich, had
entered into arrarwetnents for preventing hos-
tilities between Russia and the Porte, and'
had departed with them for St. Petersburgh,
to obtain the ratification of the Emperor
Alexander. Such are the principal grounds On
which the speculators for a rise are believed to
rest their confidence of ultimate success. They
are of course encountered by a strong party of
speculators for a fall ; but the latter seem to
reckon.merely on the inability of their opponents
to meet their money engagements. This sort of
gaming, may undoubtedly be carried so far on
. either side as to .produCe. to the failing party
Considerable lossi it is therefore impossible 'to
say that it may not eventually occasion some de-
pression of the funds; but we.see as yet no great
probability of such an event ; and all the cir-
, cyaistances, except the mere gambling transac-
tions of the Stock Exchange, certainly seem to
promise a continued improvement iu the state of
public credit. ,

11.1011NING CUItONICT.E.I

. The. 13641e-streetL Gang are. determined to
take no.hint as to the, difference between London
and Manchester. Sharp, 'the Honorary Secre
,tary, a native .o Manchester, we believe, seen's;
as is natural, to have the .most determined predi
lection for Manchester' practices. Fortified, is
is said, with the Opini3Ou of that learned Constitu:
tional Lawyer,' Mr. Adolphus, he ventured to
„app..y
,oat Saturday, at Bow street for a warrant
tabring.up-the lditor of .7'4.New.i, for the pur-
. pose of his
.putting in bail' to answer certain
charges .ntlihel, which he,(Sharp) announced his
intention,.af'Preferring agiinst him at the sitting
of the neit .M.lddiesex • Grand Jury. Four
• -seems, has
,thiS an preferred charges
against . the Ne*spapee, iu question, before a
- Middlesex Grand Jury, and four,times have his
bills beeu thro.wa out. And.yet he has the assu-
rance to apply, in the interval between the sitting
qf.one Grand Jury and 'another, to have a well
*mown and responsible individual held to bail on.
, charges which, as has been well observed," may
never be preferred, and whidt, if preferred,'lnay
be pronounced TrivOlons• or unfounded." For
vindictive and vexatious 'purposes are the
..funds applied which the subscribers, so little 'to
their own credit, placed at the disposal of such
indiViduals ; TOr we presume all comes from the
subscriptions. To the honour, however, of
tive.Magistrates present, of whom three were Sir
Richard Birnie;, Mr. Minshull,
_and, Mr. Halls,
they all gave an opinion hostile to the apPlication,
though 'backed. by the authority 'of Mr. Adol-
phus, whose opinion niay now be put by• Mr.
Sharp to some more rational use.

[MORNING POST.]
late last night we received Madrid Papers to
the 29th ult. They do not confirm; we regret to