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Although it is pretty generally known in
,1 ,4,Ate'
that King LOUIS PHILIPPE is labouring un"ntb-
disease which at his advanced age can have the
than a fatal termination, it does not appear fns'
Pari s- Journals that any apprehension of the:;-,,b10
quences which would follow the demise of tws •
Prince has seized upon the public mind. Thil3,i)lo•
great degree is characteristic of the French Pe v.
At no period of their history did they ever nluciii,niiko
cern themselves about the past or the future• to
the people of this country, who will allow Onion,
consitute happinesswhich does not please upon re'et e of
the French find in reflection only the disturbatictio
pleasureable sensations, and regard as the interrilYre of
of enjoyment whatever prompts it. The ete
of
taste, asserted by .a new bonnet-shape, or a tifiol
fashions in other articles of female finely' 81103 0
the national vanity for the moment quite 0
rid
the most complete of General seveb
victories. The indifference therefore of the
as to what effect the death of the IW.roc?,
have, not only upon the prospects of
but on the peace of Europe, is no I,,biect!
tion of a want of importance in the sloof
or of its being unsuited for the consideration
more reflecting countrymen. On the contrarPtl'e the`
indifferent the French appear to it, and the le ,S
prepare to surmount the dangers to which it not
pose them, the more it is incumbent upon ns t°,,re 115,
such precautionary measures as may best see:.ooo'
from the evils to which any future disorgani,
France must inevitably threaten so near and 13J:=1/
thising a neighbour as Great Britain.
While we admit that the present Kin;
FRENCH is very far from a popular Monarcf
if the bad faith of a Sovereign is only just,
by the distrust and hatred of his .peel
PHILIPPE is not more unpopular in Fran'

deserves to be ; we are equally willing to
his individual influence that great and
blessing—the preservation of the peace
This is a boon to the world for which WI

and honest men cannot be too grateful.

charity which covers a multitude of sins
life of the monarch of the Barricades. o•ere
swords of more than half a million of FrenelO°3t tll'
ready to leap from their scabbards to sustair2a,
bidding of M. TRIERS, the dominion 0f.2,/t4
. if,,
lt
ALI in Syria, the single veto of the: KIN ",t
tl-......-,..-rtarrvi.c...i--iur carnage as SO many l
71,g
..0 hands of cs many women. The fableitr`W.
storms repressed not the struggles of the j,., .tiioik,
winds with a firmer or more potent han°'l'' TA&
Lpuis PHILIPPE for a period of eleven yeargr',' ' .
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war impulses of his.ultra-dernoeratical subjeels.
is highly important consideration. . ,_. ,i 'die'
Now were the KING to die, two verkgri
1....4 eff
questions must instantly present themsertnfiiei ,
sideration. One of them is, however,_ of oil 'jtf
a nature, that we shall do little more just n- t..
t. ;1,1
allude to it. We shall, therefore, notice it filltilie ,4
is this :—Would the French nation allow the," b.:111,'
ORLEANS peaceably to ascend the throne fill7aci:lit,'.i'
father ? Is the power of Louis PHILIPPE 511wei;Oi
consolidated for this ; or rather, does he n -character'
the mere force of his personal qualities and ii,elil
Every person will be able to do justice to the. g 1.).,
which suggests the propriety of not now nlb,i,
solution this branch of the inquiry. El'c'ilticilt°l
we moot it for a higher purpose than the gra;4" Apt
of petty passions, or the supplying the stiff'
.„g
inuendo and surmise to national prejudice. or 1,,
But supposing no attempt to set aside the her viii
dynasty, it is worth while to inquire wbetvoliclag
Duke of ORLEANS would follow the 139.6° jotteli
his father. We feel a persuasion almost inil yii#.::
to a conviction that he would nut. Thotirietil V:
restrained from taking any part in the polit Cie
cussions of the day, it is well known to theriftl
hers that the Dunn inherits but a small Pr°
11' ,nio
„, 01'
indeed of the sagacity of the KING. He 15 '.l el
and accomplished Prince, but his talents ft'r 000,
-,./. fa
in At/
ent are of a very limited order. lII'., env- •
among his father's Ministers was that little Wrote 1
M. TRIERS ; and did any misfortune aecele,oe ty
date of his accession to the throne Wo Pre:ooe '
TRIERS would be the first summoned to a51,-. fhe.ti
direction once more of the National Cent° i iir.til
What, then, does it behove England to de
~ect li'.o
the unjust steward in the gospel was threate; frie,fie.,
the displeasure of his Lord, he made hinl'ei, ad'
before hand with all who could help hbil ^ fife ofi
sity. Let us do the like. By establishing!togol NO
profitable commercial intercourse with ro.
teerty
Spain, we shall make these countries firra 5 •iia he
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of a peace policy throughout Europe. sat•".Y.oo e, ill°
present opportunity for making concese o•
wine, brandy, and fruit growers of Franc tiosilialle
fancy artizans of Paris, we shall more effee,,eo eos.4o'
tinguish the war mania, whatever be the ' 'ode Owe
future Sovereign, than if our ships of Aver ros the .011
pliant in every harbour over which AvilYcfelille
colour flag., The majority of mankind/ ento ietif,„,o
of our continental neighbours, have Yet cii4 ;#0
blessings which peace is capable of hest°s° feriial
them. If they did, they would not be 0110°,
cut each other's throats, to gratify the A , 1
.
foolish and unprincipled rulers. t
se
ao. fieej ...,
The rapidity with which a Westrin tel ,d,
ktence, ,4
steam vessels has been brought into ex--
_ci ati-i,
manner in which they are constructed i'j. tbo4l
are highly creditable to the enterprise
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tractors, and the skill and ingenuity 4
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chinists. In no other part of the world cen cres:iicli
splendid and powerful naval force have be
b, said fetd
the same time ; and perhaps it may. als°
.e conll'„Pf
truth, that no other workmen could he•Noptatiedo
the machinery with such precision and Loh °`lofl
the purposes intended. The Isis, the
(7..00.1'1 i.o:
vessels contracted for, left the river on J-:: witP 1,!1)
though a vessel measuring 1,30 te'!ciliiierloif'
gines of 430 horse power, and the in? ti eel' jel
never been put in motion till she started, °rued., fl",
sion, every crank and wheel and piston ‘•°_. o,ler
gularly as those of a well-tried steann.r the itPfid
the perfection of art. The magnitude 01 ri,9100
taking is no less wonderful. In thLee„t, 14.1;!11.6
the period of signing the boaecni"7,,ipeetrei
vessels of this large size will be fully, elt to it"
four boilers and six boats each, suflieenwitil 3`'ititio''
all the passengers in case of ernergeneP, fore:,
works for guns when required, powernn dot I,:t/ ifi:o
and every means of strength and safety
tot] i)e oP,
ingenuity can devise. Such a fleet w°_„jee,,til
incalculable advantage in war, and i'lderi'facill';l3l'l,]
vast utility for promoting commerce/ 3
and thel`e
communication between Great Britain cisollf,.
of the Western . World, it fQrm# -' p..

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