The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY

professed always to love and seek peace ; and
this virtue could not proceed out of fear and softness,
for he was valiant and active ; and, therefore, no
doubt, it was truly Christian and moral. It was also
much that one who was so great a lover of peace should
be so happy in war, for his arms were never unfortu-
nate, neither did he know what a disaster meant."
This has been called flattery of Henry, but the
most angry of Louis Philippe's detractors must say
that it is strict truth of him. And if Bacon drew, as
it is supposed, merely a fancy portrait of a perfect
monarch, France may well be proud that the great
philosopher's ideal of the best of monarchs is realised
in her Sovereign. Yes ; France has reason to be
proud of her King—the King that has for the first time
exhibited what France can really be—a nation of free-
men, obedient to the laws, a nation advancing in wealth,
happiness, prosperity, and improving in purity of
morals, and manliness of sentiment, at the same time,
a nation the most powerful of the continent of Europe,
and that which still is almost the least distrusted by her
neighbours, and that from which the weaker states
least fear oppression. This is true glory—glory
such as France, had she been able to make Napoleon
immortal, and to invest him with invincibility would
never have attained by war. Napoleon overran Eu-
rope, but did he ever conquer the respect and affection
of its inhabitants for France, as Louis Philippe
has conquered both ? No, Napoleon's victories
ever won more enemies to the country he ruled, than
either of territory or glory. And what did he for
France himself ? But this is a question beyond our
province. We can claim an interest in the happiness
of our neighbours only as we are members of the
human family—but as such we are grateful to Louis
Philippe for all that he has done for France ; and
few years will have passed before Frenchmen will
blush to compare the more than doubtful honour of
the Napoleon era with the true glory of the government
of 1830. The heroism of good government ever survives
in memory and gratitude, as it ought to do, the heroism
of conquest. Millions reverence the name of Alfred,
who probably never heard of his military achievements,
and to whom the name of Eddington, the scene
of his greatest victory, occurs now for the first time.
And such, in future ages, will be the distinction be-
tween the conqueror and the peaceful rulers among
the sovereigns of France in the nineteenth century—
the conquerors will be forgotton, while he who now
honours us with his presence will be remembered
among the great benefactors of the human race.

scriptions of Fish Oils, and former improved rates for
Seal and Cod are fully supported, the former selling by
private contract at 341 lOs to 361 for Pale, and the
latter at 341, but for Southern prices have ad-
vanced 15s to 20s, and the transactions are upon a
large scale. 108 tuns at auction were all sold,
fine quality at 321 lOs to 3515 s ; good 321 5s ; middling
31/ to 311 15s ; common 28/15s to 301, and very low 261
to 271. A few lots of Foreign in bond went at 321
to 331 15s for good and fine, 80 tuns of Newfound-
land Whale Oil fetched 271 to 311 ss, and twenty•
five tuns of brown Seal 26/ to 291 per tun. Sperm, four
tuns of common British at auction fetched 8/ 15s
to 88/ 15s, and 35 tuns of American of fine quality
881 15s to 891. Palm Oil, 344 casks at auction fetched
23s to 27s per cwt for low to fine. Cocoa Nut at 271 to
29l per tun for low to good quality. Linseed Oil at 24s
to 24s 3d per cwt. Rape at 36s to 36s 6d for pale, and
35s to 35s 6d per cwt for brown. Olive Oil at 441t0 451
for Gallipoli ; 41/ to 43/ for Spanish; and 391 lOs to 401
per tun for Barbary. Of American Lard Oil there is
still little in the market.