The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

[The Times.]

We solicit the attention of our Readers to a
Letter * from our Aix-la-Chapelle Correspon-
dent, in this day's Journal ; whence it appears
that the important question of a renewal of the
Quadruple Alliance, from which such powerful
consequences have already resulted to Mankind,
has engaged the deliberations of the present Con-
gress; or at least that the Allied Courts have been
occupied in discussing the expediency of some
precautionary arrangements, with a view to the
general protection of Europe against a contingent
re-adoption of her former policy by France. The
Allied Sovereigns are said to have decided,:that it
would not be a prudent measure to enter formally
into such arrangements. We consider this a nice
question, and we are not prepared to give a final
opinion with regard to it. On the one side, the
Congress seems to have felt that the conclusion
of a formal compact, made with no other professed
or intelligible object but ,to constitute a barrier
against the aggressions of France, wouhi be an
ungracious, offensive, and highly irritating mew-
sure, against the .People and the Government of
a contvry prone enough in itself to be excited.
It %vas probably argued, and with some reason,
that three WAR not likely to exist in future any
apathy,.or any blindness, to the projects.and -
terorizes of French ambition; that a • sense of
common danger would always be sufficient to re-
unite
the Powers who felt themselves threatened
by it, in such bonds and leagues as might seem
necessary_ to a combination of their efforts ; and
that if no sense of danger should exist, those
compacts would be altogether unnecessary. If
the reasoning of the Allied Courts, and the con-
sequent determination which our Correspondent
bas announced, should hereafter prove to have
been erroneous, it was at least an error on the
side of generosity, and it is one, at the same
time, which may at a future period be redeemed.
The Ministers of the Allied Sovereigns, it ap-
pears, have deliberated ;on the propriety of hold-
ing a Congress once in three years, for a general
settlement of conflicting interests ;' anti the pro-
posal is one which has met with considerable ap-
probation.

* The great length of the Letter referred to in The 7lnfes
precludes our inserting it ; but as the substance is given in
the article above, and as the Letter itself is tiri-tly founded
on report and conjecthre, our Readers, we conevive, will be
contented with this outline of its contents.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

[From The (Dublin) Correspondent.)

The last accounts from Aix-la-Chapelle nei-
ther disturb nor confirm those expectations which
have been raised in the public mind, concerning
the evacuation of France by the army of Occupa-
tion. This matter rests altogether upon the
first report, and is neither confirmed nor con-
tradicted by any subsequent information. Con-
sidering that conferences are daily maintained,
and that there is something consequently to be
done by the Royal Congress, it seems a little
strange that the principal question—namely,
as to the withdrawing of the Allied Troops
from France—should have been adjusted so rapidly,
as not to have been preceded by much, if any,
furtnal discussion ; and, being adjusted, it is
equally strange, that a matter of so much political
importance—a circumstance which would give a
certain and established complexion to the policy in
the contemplation of the most powerful Sovereigns
of Europe—should not have been notified in some
authorised way, but suffered to escape from their
place of conference in an irregular manner. If the
publication of their resolve were proper, doubtless
they would have sanctioned such a procedure—if it
were not, who would implicitly credit the be-
trayer of their secrets ? The thing itself, however,
is probable enough, let the manner of communi-
cating it be ever so informal ; at the same time we
are not quite free from the apprehension, that the
Stockjobbers have taken undue meansto obtain in-
formation of what is going on, and have disco-
loured the real state of things in many indtauces,
to favour their own projects of interest.

GLOUCESTER HERALD.--The following is the
remainder of the article which we yesterday ex-
tracted from the above loyal and constitutional
Paper :

We now turn to a more pleasing theme, and
with the feeling of genuine enthusiasm, tempered

HER MAJESTY.—The following Bulletin was

ssued this morning :

" KEW PALACE, OCT. 20

" The QUEEN has had a very indifferent night ;
and tier MAJESTY, in her weak state, feels a want
of that refreshment which she has generally de-

rived from sleep.
• (Signed)

" FR. NIILMAN."

We received this morning'the Paris Papers of
Saturday last. The following' are extracts :
" PARIS, OCT. 17.—Yesterday a Funeral Ser-
vice was celebrated at the Chapel of the Thuille,
ries, to commemorate the Anniversary of the Death
of the late Queen Maria Antoinette. The King
was present. A similar solemnity also took place
at St. Denis, which was attended by

" Monsieur, the Duke d'Angouleme, the Duke de Berry,
the Duke of Orleans, the Duke de Bourbon, the Duchess de
Berry, the Duchess of Orleans, the Duchess Dowager of 'Or-
leans, the Duchess of Bourbon, the Duchess d'Angouleme,
&c. &c. &c.

" The Theatres were all shut last night.

" The vintage is now every where finished,
and the produce exceeds every expectation, both

n quantity and quality.

The extra service of Marshal the Duke de
Reggio, as Major-General of the Royal Guards,
ceases this day ; he will be replaced by Marshal
the Duke of Ragusa, who arrived yesterday from
Chatillon-snr-Seine.

The following dreadful relation is from the
Genoa Gazette of the 7th inst.:—

A man named Passadore, aged 36, recently
enlisted in the corps of Royal Carabineers, and
stationed in the quarter of Saint Pierre d'Areria,
had formed an acquaintance with a young wo-
man. of that Canton. Thinking he had reason to
doubt her fidelity, he became furiously jealous,
and on the sth instant, arseven in the evening,
proceeding to her residence, he ran her through
the body with his sword. lie hastened back
to the barracks, and without any assign-
able Motive fired two musket shots at his
Brigadier, who was in bed with his wife.—
The Brigadier, much wounded, leaped out
of bed, and fled. The wretch then attacked the
wife of the Brigadier, and killed her with a pistol
shot. Passadore barricadoed himself with arms and
ammunition in a chamberof the barracks, threaten-
ing death to any one who approached, and firing
from the windows several shots into the street.—
A detachment of troops arrived to arrest him ; the
first soldier who presented himself was killed, and
four others were wounded, two of them mortally.

The next morning, when measures were preparing
to be carried into effect, which should leave the
criminal no hope of escape, he appeared at the
window dressed in his best uniform, and after
saluting his assailants, he, with a pistol shot, put
an end to his life.'

" 'Lord Milton' left Pir Ei
ti!'s yesterday ,to'proceelli
• N., -
to Italy.
A projet has been submitted to the Govern-
ment for establishing a basin under the walls of
Paris, from whence merchant vessels may proceed
direct to the sea. A company also proposes to
establish a direct communication by water for the
conveyance of merchandize between Paris and
Havre.

" The Emperor of Russia and the King o
Prussia are both expected at Paris on the 2511

instant.

" We learn from IVissenberg the 12th inst.
that General Count Scheeler, Commandant-in-
Chief of the Wurtemberg troops forming part
of the Army of Occupation, had received orders
from the Duke of Wellington respeCting the
evacuation, All the Wurtemberg troops are to
return to the Kingdom of Wurtemberg. They
are to embark on the Rhine to proceed to Lau-
terberg and Selz.
" From Strasburg the 13th inst. we learn, that
the Prefect had gone to Colmar, to concert with
the Baron de Frimont requisite measures for the
evacuation by the Austrian Corps d'Armee.
Some of the Regiments were to commence their
march on Wednesday and yesterday. Some of
the Austrian troops are to form part of the garri-
son of Mayence.

" The Illayence Gazette mentions, that prepa-
rations were making there tor the passage of a
Russian Corps d'Artnie of 20,000 men from France,
who were expected to arrive the 20th November.
" The Exchange was shut yesterday.

" AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, OCT. 13.—A conference
was held yesterday morning at the hotel of the
Prince de Hardenberg. In the evening that Mi-
nister gave a dinner to the Duke of Wellington,
the Duke de Richelieu, &c. The Sovereigns are
anxious firmly to establish the basis of a gene-

ral peace.
" The Grand Duke of Baden sent here the day
before yesterday a Charge d'Affaires, who dined
yesterday with the Prince de Metternich.
" The Grand Duke Michael arrived here the
evening before last.
" Next Saturday, the lith, the Emperor of
Russia will sleep at Valenciennes ; he will pass
the morning there, the night and the next day at
Maubeuge, and proceed the 20th to Sedan.
" The troops stationed on that line will occupy
all the villages bordering on the Little River
Belle, and will have a sham tight they will then-
unite before Famars, and defile in the presence of

• their Majesties.
" Immediately after the Review the Emperor
proceeds to Paris, and returns; it ii:said, to Aix-
la-Chapelle, the 29th, to sign with his Allies, the
documents which will be prepared in the mean
time. His Imperial Majesty will remain here
till the 10th November, and then proceed to
Brussels, where he will remain about a:tortnight.
" The departure of the Emperor of. Austria
will take place between the 10th and 15111 No-
vember.

The departure of the King of Prussia will be
regulated by that of the Emperor of Russia.
The Ministers are expected to prolong their
stay till December.
" Yesterday evening Lady Castlereagh had an
assembly, which was numerously attended.
" It is believed, that the Congress will take into
consideration the means of ensuring the general

execution of the principle agreed upon at Vienna,
for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
" STRASBURG, OCT. L2.—By the end of this
month the evacuation of the left wing of the
Army of Occupation will be terminated."

From all that we can learn of the opinions of
reflecting men, a general alarm prevails on account
of the hasty decision of the Allied Powers as to
the removal of the Army of Occupation from the
French Territories. We have always maintained
the opinion that the measure would be pregnant
with danger ; that France had not sufficiently
recovered from the dreadful shock of her Revolu-

tion, and had not sufficiently enjoyed the happi-
ness of Peace to have settled into a stable and se-
cure Government.—lt was long ago said by the
old Philosopher of Greece, that " the majority
are wicked ;" and what he applied to mankind in
general, may, we fear, be affirmed of the majority
in France. The majority must, in all ages, be,
at least, disposed to wickedness, because property
is comparatively confined to a few, and all who
do not possess it are naturally inclined to look
with envy on those who do.—But France was
so entirely disorganized and demoralized by her
political convulsions, and consequent tyranny,

merge°
under her several Governments, till they riblc
in the Despotism of BUONAPARTE, that a tert
re-action of power may he expected. rfbe 00
Country is divided into Parties there can )t di,
doubt, and those Parties admit of three K': `.f9.
visions--the Military, the Royalist's,- end tpe
ter
iintbins. The last we cobeeive"to pe thegye,
number, and btrig.wholly destitute of Priincbi in!
and every moral and reliltious feeling, 8116 eto
also more artful and more determined that :ell,
other two, may be expected to triumph ultim'
and be able to draw the military. to,
their
ad r
Suppose, then, as they may be expected to of
every possible expedient for the forther.ancetio
their purpose, that they again overthrow
oi
BOURBON Race, and demand the return of BV
lo
NAPARTE to France. Not that be, perlor' hot
be permitted to regain his former authority, %,
to be made use of in order to spread CO
tion all over Europe. What would the
Powers do in such a case ? They must either gblio
tip a man, who in revenge would make all Vssico,
attempts. to overthrow every Government I°
rope, and from motives of policy also, to est°lflr
itio
his power in France.. If they refused to give '
up, a pretext would he made to invade their lerlj,
tories, and a general war might be expect be
How in that case would the several Potei"tesoo
able to act with the same powerful combinsite
of their forces as when they effected the deli
ance of Europe after the flight of the Tyrant fro
Elba ? Our Correspondent at Paris, from abbot
we insert a letter which we received this d 1151,,
several times assured us that we were 'lli°oo I
In apprehending any mischief from the re° log
of the Allied Armies, and represented .1,6,
event as more likely to confirm the baPPre,
of France, and the security of tell tir°l,fe
We silently submitted to his reasonings, he
we conceived that he had better information
be
we could pretend to possess. But we return"' alc
t we I°
open avowal of our own sentiments, and log
with awe and terror on the final removal °f tj co
bsn
armies, as the signal for the universal disfor 05,
of Europe. The British Pres.; of this (14 r,
" the dispersion of this force (the Allied 1.41)°,,,i
is looked upon with dismay and alarm bill' of
well-meaning persons, as if the continuance
chains upon France were absolutelY • 1
ibe
sary to controul her evil propensities. Pel
frs
are not, however, to be deemed chains of i,Tt-
,
but safeguards for herself and all Bor°P.e.' roc
feel that dismay and alarm, and mist td-
or _
may rank ourselves among " the we"„— 0 5 tic,'
Persons." The British Press asks, ``mac-
Persons feel easier in their minds two yoible to
than they do at present." It is Iff3P- s
answer a question that must depend el- fl
bora
merable events, and therefore it is eloWst °iced
to propose it. But it may generally be °sm.,"
in the affirmative, because the habits of
gel)er
may be snore settled, and the peollie in
of 111/
feel a stronger confidence in the advantages $ to'
'Ol
established Government, fixed on leg-; tl5/
principles, and respected by all other 11/4)vrersfo
A
The British' Press admits, that " if 130°'-1100
were once again to appear in France, tile
of 1815 would once more be repeated," "i 1 n 00
but the populace never have more Oa.
0/
idol at a time." We recur to our quest°
.-
a'
Suppose the Jacobins obtain the We d
rs?
and demand BUONAPARTE of the Allred ow—
"hl
It signifies little whether BuoNapARTE WI
Paraa
main the idol, or any other riseti
ins aim
larity, the peace: of Europe would b
ad rep
disturbed, and the means of deliverance
veer;
sistance be lost beyond the power of re
xci:t y 05:
We, therefore, look with the utmost ao o'
the decision of the Allied Sovereigns ; a" 4'
only hope is, that as nothing has yet beell;iol'
isctninr:l"Pre#
cially communicated, the reports on
portantsubject may be found to be co
dati°/3.
mature, and not founded on a solid futin

Though, upon a subject so interesting s"" of
portant as that of the removal of the ItrtP/ro.
p
Occupation from France, we have thought or
per, in pursuance of our plan, to submit "!
Country Readers every day the chief domes° befe
foreign contents of the London Journals' °edit,
always warned them against an irriPliCit tbeir•
as all of those Journals have doubtles9
ti ..es•
interests, their prejudices, and their Par ed'
, nroee
As to their minute details respecting toe,
reigns,
ings and discussions among the Allied sOveroeins
we have rather inserted them as topics Dee'
speculation, though probable in 5001 e re'j cold
Rode" c
oins
than as matters upon which our ~ poi-
place any reasonable reliance. VP °, this
01„11.
we cannot do better, at present, the -xi' raPe";
sentiments in the words of the 13°`111 tea
entitled The Correspondent, one of the
oars • dos
and sagacious of the Provincial Jour becarrir,
``The proceedings of the Royal Coogress:lt,toc ./.OeA
without any secrecy, if what appears sever be eati.ce,
nals, on the authority of private CorrespoodelTi:eir yroc6
to credit. Their Majesties, it seems, coduct