Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
LETTER FRoM PARIS.

LETTER FROM AXIS.
The following interesting letter from friend in
Paris, will be read WIZ interest. The elmer the
decorations, and the ssseublsge a, thi. royal BAN
IIet, are so distinctly and vvd!y described thar
Jhe pageant passes before the eye in its perlssI
with almost the life and freshness of the reality
NJ Y. Com, .fdo.
LIE GRAND CONVERT.
How the mighty fallen Who, tina, reco,
,ec;s what The grand NOnarlue was. some ffy
gears since, could recognise that nlal!ible sacred
snd almost supernatural being in the present occu
pant of the throne of the Capeis Loyalty then
stoodsrp need of the lancet, it must now be quick
ened with s,imulants.
The cloud which shadow ed christ endIn with
he belief that kings distinct elias, of NOR
tais has passed. by, and men begin to regard then,
as the mere heads OF 81 many system, of govern
emf, more or less useful troublesome, as thew
happen to be 81 uatei in respect to the auxiIisries
OF their power. The Divine Right is still talk
81 OF, but Ia all countries possessing Constitutions
II is considered the graceful in which III
monarch yields portion of his. sCep're 10 The ma
ZION. Even in Ensland, the motto OF gorge "
IS sill Good and NY right and yet the lieges are
constantly ieilins him In his teeth that his boast ed
right is neither less than the settlement of
Queen Aune In Ffance, the action is a greater
novelty and little broader, and Flencb Demos
themes daily heard blessing Louis XVIII for
the gift OF charter. This tenderness to the feel
inss of the sogefeien may continue reign or two
but when more manly spirit peryades the nation
the truth will not fail to be heard
This is not people easily to be understood
There is no intelligent Frenchman, (ulras except
ed) who will not Tell you that the Bourbons could
not have feigned without the concession they have
made; and yet the King is periodically thanked
VIII not say for an act OF Justice, but for one oil
necessity. Ga the other h,bd, VOitafe had the
temerity TO say during the period Of despo,ism-
Quand Ia mort sur !t irons etcni scs utes coups,
1T que du sang DIES roi', - cher la pei,ie,
Dams derneTs IN suur
lie PfPis meme instant yre,1i,ys dro;ts
peut ohoi'i" un 'r's.rs II peu' changer ,os, &C.
Henriade, Ca~to ~.
With the despotism Of the crown, good deal of
its senseiess p"geanuy has passed away. This
has long been tie case in England. The Kin.s of
the latter country have lived Ike people OF sense
so far style is Concerned, for some Centuries
Indeed, II IL country " hich knows well how 10
handle king. lie is used a gorge JUS capital
10 The column OF the government which all men
are bound TO believe beautiful II he happens 10 be
sensible man, like George w. he may serve 10
keep the ministry from quarreIlng, and the arsto-
crazy, who are the source OF all power in good
hhmor. III Ounce, he bohers the one, aud yexes
the other. If of stubborn, but honest pre
JUDGES like the heir to the throne, who has lust
gone TO take his share in an0 her inheritsnce be
m1y be the parent OF ncalculabie evil He had
prospects opening by the death Of hs brother a
character that |. as gentleman, may not express
in It's simplest phrase, but which, he as a Prince
has not Gsdansd TO earn. Such man would
need minister like Pitt, who, as you know
took his father to Paui's when he had better been
in BedIsm.
The Bourbons have long been ambitious Of more
state, than any OF the Other sovereigns oil Europe
Before the revolution the whole family was in the
practice of dining daily in public: since they have
returned to their thrones, the cuslpm has not ob-
tanned so unIforml y; n france it has do7ndled 10
tTo great annual entertainments, which are called
puT e1ceileHce,' les Gr0nd COuucTts.
These pagesn,s are held on the fete of the reign.
ing Prince, and on ie jour de PGn. The imrnedi-
a'e members Of the branch which is on the throne.
dine, or pretend TO dine, while sundiy curious
people assemble TO look on. There are three
descriptions OF spectators besides countless NUM-
Der of Lords and ladies in attendance viz thee
who have been presented al court; they who have
no. been presented, and the public. The latter
class means, as IN the case Of the gallery of the
British Commons, those who can get tickets and
aie not excluded by the crowd.
had not been presented, and wss therefore
necessary that should 60 in one of The two latter
characters. As - was TO accompany me,
chose OF course the best Of the two, and applied
for bil!eis to the proper officer accordingly Mo-
thing can exceed the delicate courtesy Of the well
We" PeOPle oi france 10 Stranger we received
the tickets IN proper season, oad went at the pro-
per ho1r.
Most Of the State Of the Majesty Of France il
exhibited in the Palace of the Thuilleries. IA !.
ifuly, though ancient & irregular e5ics. ro,si
residence The Palace of the Louvre IL a ona i.
triangular building, erected around court Of beau.
iiful architecture and something ike 400 feet on
each Of its sides. From one angle Of he Louvre,
building extends along the bank. of The river, =
distance Of near quarter Of mile. until II ioios
TIE S22Slsrn end Of the Thaneies. TINS inters
fs'nabie structure is called the gallery Of the Lou
IRE, and contains the well known collections;
cutlery. that 70 the time of Napoleon, was Tie
r'1rv g ira wo5Si f--i which ,ver row is IN