The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-04 00:00:00

nave, and what would become of the
poor Minerre which only lives on scandal ? M. Etienne
:resembles those Physicians who enrich themselves in the
period of epidemic diseases ; and with all due deference to
him, I will still express my-desire to see the French tliuistry
labour seriously to reform abuses, and remove from impor-
tant platies men who are unworthy of them, either from want
of talents oral) abuse of them. I would hare it crush at once he
Jacobins, whether black or white, or of whatever' colour they
may he, and give, by a vigourous and franl:• line of policy, a
shtlicient guarantee to the friends of the Throne and the
Charter. Then, but only then, they will obtain in the Chatn-
beis a preponderating and indestructible Majority ; but if
they wait for the impulse of these bodies to administer an eth-
cacious remedy to the evils which afflict France, they see
the Royal Authority pass Wm the bands of the Chambers,
and the destruction of the Throne and public Liberty will be
the sad consequence of their weakness.

APRIt sp. —tn my letter of the 18th, on the state of
Parties in France, I did not sufficiently discriminate the class
of Ultra Royalists, and not having time to re-peruse my
letter before I dispatched it, the omission is calculated to pro-
pagate am error which I hasten to correct, and which is the
more necessary, as yonr flattering Commentary is calculated
to give much additional importance to it. It might he con-
strued from my letter that I consider all the old Nobility as
enemies of the Thr.itne ; this opinion I never intendtd to ex-
-press, as I knew it Would be not only an error but a crying in-,
justice. There ran he no doubt that there are agreat number of
the -Incites Pritiile„ele..4-AVise regret for what they have lost
is greater than their attaelinwitt to the Throne, and these
regrets throw them into the party of the Opposition, a con-
duct highly to be condemned. But truth requires me to add
that there are many old Plebeians who follow the same route,
and are not less ardent. Therefore the Ultra Royalist Party,
led by a certain number of the old privileged classes, have
mauy adherents who never had any privileges. On the other
hand I would observe, that amongst the Independants and
the Ministerialists there are great numbers who belong to
old and illustrious families, whose names shine in every page
of French Histtiry ; it Would therefore be a great error to
suppose that the. old Nobility, as a body, form exclusively
Party. At present, as formerly, the King has in his,Coun-
.sels, in his Army, and in the Tribunals, faithful and devoted
subjects, whose names do honour to France. These men
place their glory in being Royalists, and are proud of being
Patriots- It is the peculiar merit of the Charter that it has
elevated the third estate without ,ldWering the Nobility
but it is not leas 4rue that the desire to usurp the
. rights Of the erown has survived, in the minds of sonic
ofnthat .class, the thirty years of Revolution which had
for its evident object the annihilation of ,every trace
of feudal :power. My opinion, thus modified; will be
more conformable to truth, and more worthy of the consi-
deration of your numerous readers. Far, far belt from my
intention ever to write one line, of thttruth of which I have
notthe most complete moral conviction; for by 07 disse-
mination of ti uth alone can we hope to attain the desirable
end of enlightening all classes, front the Throne totlic Cot-
tage, as to their real interest or their reciprocal rights st,4
duties.