The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-09 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1845.

Queen VICTORIA has paid another complimentary
visit to Lours PHILIPPE and his family at the Chateau
d'Eu, where she was received with the most enthusiastic
welcome from the Court, the troops, and the inhabitants
of the district. The well-conditioned subjects of the
two Sovereigns will feel gratified by these friendly in-
terviews, for after all, even in countries governed by
Parliaments and constitutional laws, the chief magis-
trate has vast power, and many opportunities of
swaying directly or indirectly the minds of those
over whom he is placed. The example of
persons in high life is in time imitated by their
inferiors : the warm friendship therefore which ex-
ists between the Royal Families of Great Britain and
France, it may be anticipated, will extend its in-
fluence to other classes, and wear off those
absurd and bigotted national prejudices which
are the bane of civilized nations as well as barbarians.
The QUEEN of these realms, to her credit, led the way
some two years ago ; she landed on the French coast
with little more ceremony than that observed by pri-
vate individuals, and by her simplicity of manners, her
affable deportment, and the confidence which she placed
in the honour and hospitality of our gallant neighbours,
made a deep and friendly impression on the public mind
of France. But LOUIS PHILIPPE is not less entitled to
praise—perhaps he has the greatest merit—for a large
portion of his people look but coldly on English alliance,
and not a few of them consider that France has many
grievances to be removed and many complaints to urge
against the policy generally pursued by the English Ca-
binet. Aware, however, that such complaints were not
well founded, he put every objection on this score aside,
and gave a reception to her Britannic MAJESTY, which
could leave no doubt among Frenchmen that his heart
was engaged in the cause, and that it was one of the
great objects of his long and varied life to establish
unity between two nations which have such vast in-
fluence in the government of the world. The present
visit is one of a similar character. From all accounts
it was suggested by his MAJESTY, the invitation
was warmly accepted by the QUEEN, and the interview
will not be the less prized by the two countries because
it was not expected, and resembles rather the meeting
of private friends than that of the two first Sovereigns
of the world. We trust the omen is good, and that this
amicable intercourse will not be without its influence in
the political relations of England and France.

It was but a vain hope, it seems, that we expressed
about six or seven weeks ago, in commenting upon the
great Orange demonstration, as it was called, which had
then been exhibited at the Enniskillen meeting, where
ladies of rank and distinguished beauty and station
lent the influence of their presence to sanc-
tion what was known to be an illegal assemblage,
preceded by illegal precessions. It was,
we admit, our belief as well as our hope, that
after a brief season of calm reflection, following the mo-
mentary excitement of an ill-judged commemoration like
that of the 12th of July, the excellent feelings of the
warm-hearted people of those portions of Ireland over
which Orangeism is most extensively diffused, would
sober down to that tone of forbearance and
repose which best becomes the truly loyal