Star.
London, England, 1830-08-09 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTERS.

ROUEN, Auo.6.
SATuItDAY, TWO O'CLOCK,A.W.

I left Dieppe yesterday for this town, by the diligence ;
we experienced no interruption, save that the vehicle was
stopped at two villages, where we were asked to con-
tribute a few sous to purchase tri-coloured flags for
the inhabitants. Every private carriage we met had
the national colours suspended at the window or top,
and no one ventutes to travel without having red,
blue, and white ribands attached to his coat. Even
the ladies are compelled to sport the national colours.
Many English, who have friends in Paris, and other parts
of France, will, no doubt, have felt alarmed at not hearing
from them since these wonderful events hare taken place :
their apprehensions, however, will partly be dispelled when
I assure them, as a positive fact, that letters sent from
Paris to the Departments are strictly examined, and, if any
statement is made in them at all opposed to the views of
the present Government, they are not transmitted, but re-
main in theßureau Noir. Yesterday and to-day the Paris
mail did not bring a single letter, either to me or to five
English gentlemen residing here,who have correspondents
in the capital, and have hitherto been daily in the receipt
of letters. An immense majority of the inhabitants (I
speak of this important manufacturing town, and the part
of Normandy I have recently visited) have agreed upon
one point—namely, that Charles X. and the Dauphin shall
never reign in France ; but there are many influential indi-
viduals in Rouen who loudly declare that the Duke of Or-
leans has no claim to the Throne, and that the Peers and
Deputies have no right to remove the young Duke of Bor-
deaux. They say—and this feeling is universal, even
among those who differ as to who shall hold the sceptre—
that the law of elections, as a preliminary step, must be
abrogated. " A few Peers and Deputies ought not," they
exclaim " to nominate a King, without consulting the
whole body of the nation." Every one to whom I have
spoken sincerely pities the Duchess de Berri, who is a great
favourite with the French, particularly in this opulent
province, and not a few are in favour of her son. "If
the latter is to be excluded because he is a Bourbon, let
us get rid of the whole race, and send away the Orleans
branch at the same time." Here and there the name of
the Duke of Reichatadt is heard. He is now, they say,
nineteen years of age, and will be as good a sovereign as
any other we may select ; besides, in future, we will take
care so to curtail the prerogatives of the Crown that,
let who may be the Chief Magistrate, he shall not
have it in his power to do harm. The awful word
republic if now and then uttered, but few at present
are in favour of the Jacobins. The majority, I must
add, appear to be with the present Lieutenant-Gene-
ral, to whim they would offer the Crown. Party feeling
runs high, and, from what I have been able to observe,
but a short time will elapse ere the two stronger parties,
the Orleanites and the partisans of the young Duke, will
come in collision. I will watch them attentively, and
give you every information I can collect respecting the
views of each. This evening a letter was read at the
theatre at Rouen, by one of the actors, stating that the
King had at length consented to leave Rambouillet, and
depart with all his family to Cherbourg, whither I intend
proceeding in half an hour, iu order to witness the depar-
ture of the Royal Family. They are going, it is said, to
the United States.
P.S. A subscription in favour of the orphans and wi-
dows of the Parisians who fell on the 27th and subsequent
days, has been opened at Dieppe by the English residents;
it amounted in a few hours to 600 francs. Rouen has
subscribed a large sum ; I have heard 20,0001. I have
this moment been favoured with the perusal of a letter
from Brussels, dated the 3d instant, to one of the pa-
rishioners in this town. It states that the inhabitants
are in a high state of excitement, and that disturbances
are expected, perhaps even a revolution. Two Spanish
Generals passed through Rouen two hours ago, on
their way to the frontiers of Spain ; they did not
disguise their intentions. " We are going," they said,
"to dethrone the beloved Ferdinand." The walls of
Rouen are covered with placards. The following are
conspicuous :—" Vive le Duc d'Orleans !" Vive le Duc
de Bordean !" " Libertk, egalite, et ordre public !" An
English gentleman, who left Brighton yesterday, arrived
in a fishing-boat at Saint Vallery, a small town near
Dieppe ; the mayor would not allow him to proceed alone.
He had just arrived here, escorted by two National
Guards, but was permitted to continue his journey to
Paris alone. The two men claimed 50 francs for the
expenses of the journey; but the Englishmen refused to
pay a single sous, and the Mayor of Rouen told him
" Qu'il avoit raison." This will reach you by private
conveyance.—Herald.