Private Correspondence.
The Times, 1824-08-31T00:00:00

L. (le VilleI's policy novs begins to shlow itself in s3l its little- ness. The recent Mlinisterial arrangements, the establishment of the censorship, and the miserable apologies he has made for the lat- ter nmeasure, prove that it it only by his slipperiness he gets through 'obstaclem; that lie avoidls tihem for a time, but cannot overcome thetm: in fact, that lhe goes on from day to dar; without any fised plan, except that ofaIways yielding to circimtstances, anti being ready to conimit any absurdity for the sake or prolonging his ministerial cxistetice. - The plan for the reduction of the retsenc intlicated boltiness and vigour, and A. de VUlele glitied by it something in the opinion of enlightened men 5aflable of appreciating the utility and the grandeur ot' tic measure. 311. tlc Villele was so farsucceasful, brut tle discussion of the mcasure in the Charnber was so feebly and unskilftully ma- naged, and iall the objections so poorly met, that there appeared reson to doubt his having been the author of the plan. It is nowr, inuecd, certaini that 31. de Villele is, ini financial matters, entirely guided by the sug,gestiotli of a banlcr, who is himself no great financier, but merely a clever stock-jobber, and whose professional instinct taughthim to expect great profits fronm a reduction. The vanity of the Minister, who wished to connect his name with a gre.it nica- sure, was in perfect harmony with the avidity of the jobber, ant they formsd their plan wi.hout-any clear idea of its nature, and wit h. out having any good reasons to offer in it justification. Thus an ex- cellent plan sprung from tile coalition of pride anid rapacity, and wais dictated by no profound or uiseful view. The disilissal of AL. de Cliateaubriand immtnediately after a de. f'eat, atid on the very day wilets (ie dismissal of' Villele himself might rather have been expected, was an act somewhat striking, from the char.acter of viKour which appeared to distinguish it. This was the thirtl instance of a iMinister briing oblige.l to siccumb to the Presidlent ot' the Council, and it seemed to mark a wowcr wlicih could overcome.every opposition, andl which trampiled on its victims on tile very dlay on whicl it was supposed it wosuld itselt' be overturned. It was besides said, that 41. dc Villele exercised, his lowec for the be- n.efit of a praiseworthy systenl-that of universal peace, the recogni- tion of' the independence of tbe Spanish colonies, the pacification of' Spain by neians of a just armistice, and the recoenition of the loan. It was s:tid that lie wold( place hliintelf on the side of' EnLgland acaLi:ist Russia. Thius it was scarce possibie to hesi- tate between isin and .M. tde Chate.tubriand, ail people were di- posed to witihloli f'rom the latter that interest wvhich his dixmlissdl was calculated to create. But all delusions are now' vai lihed, and the latte events hlave mnaci k:iwrt all thic vrrsatili and craf!y i;:.beci- lity of this ephemeral Alazarin. A last circilumstance, in which Ml. de ViEclele hi. proved thlit hc possesses much: patience dloug with great obstinacy, was, that when it was necessary to show what twas inteitiled relative to the repro- ductiln of' tile plaii on the repa/ce, lie obstinately refuseed every astetidunicit. lie assumed the appearance of a certainl degrce of vigour ; btit to want the courage to exmla:nt hiis intentions, when it wa4 mnost i'tio'srtant t'. piut an end to all doubts, ;t'ii to eiable the persons interes!e,h to iiake their arrtlng tieit,, was a nust utn wornIth weakness. In vaiti did L. 1,_, Minister oftl ie Fiimance, state that it was niot proper to give any pledge, witih i igrnorance ot' the fu ure. N.,thing prevented him tfron: declarintg thLt the proj ect would be reneived it' circntssance. plcrnsittetd it. Tihis won!.h hlavc- les plain ant opcn, bitt th!e ittystriotus words ot the .Mitisters, :iwdl t!feir shillings, only disclose a habit of equivocation anld fiase.| hood. The c.eipsquence is, thlai the tloneyt -itrket is lit in a state if tlncertainay and perplexity, hy which thise intersts of mally per sans are greatly' coirtproiui'ie,h. What lint just beeti statedi is a fact which has seriously a.lJelted Ii reputation ol'the Alinister. Anot!her, whic-h has had a siillar d: ~ct, is the rupture of the negotiations witti St. Doiniiigo. T o re- ustI Il 8t) milliors, s commerciailtetlipig tbr our manufactures, and ; valtiable alliance. tbr tite sake of' ani absurd principle-to act the tart of a casu-ut irtstetud ef a st .!cstisi. hins by aNl l)eisons been cot. i;dered shatiefuil aitl pitiful corndulct. [It lias proved that 1. . de Vili l.le does niot know how tobe bsbtitt6ate oi right occiasions, atitat lie ields ts itbe passions arotutnd Iiti. Petty' p.ibblcs, ott the insutfficiencry ftbie po vers graltrtld to the fiayti:un ttegti attr:s, crarused tl:e :bsur. ditv.a::d exhibited the Uascon,adldinglow evasions to bisgre.t fIolies. Truly, it is stranUge ellough that -1M. d. V'illele should liave the tower oft isiissiig thre:e 1 initiers, two oF wIhoti arec te fiavouriies of the old Fattxbourg St. f}erinaini, of lischarghig an oldl fvourite ,f thte King. iof bravitig all the clanisour raisd li b tite proposed re. luction ol t he rea Les, and set not to be atbl e ti c:arry a tie:tsire pecr tectly reasotablee anda consistent with b is pretwtde'm systeim ot n ui '.'ecsl pacification ! A tier the rupture o' tilc negetiztiott , tle next thilnit doie was, tbe recnmlpttsiivion of tlie Ministry. It wsea tlothtouht that .11. die Vtll'le, :red of the ridliculisus situation in wlticit he stood. wouldi try' to stir. rvittnd thimself witbi nieti of merit, who inight tio hontur to, i is Mii nis- y ,am It sItpply hiin with those tallitts fordebate which he nuch wants. II teas alothought tiat lie would negotiate wi il hiih part v, hieh, iitough tar 'roin energetic, i' tt- ,-a d *.',i . I . ocitoos E t iitt, on the coltirary, lie resorted to strangtrs, souglt ouit of' vere' kind of iscstpacitE', gave onlv a seconidary part to the only iomn cf talent that j.iined him, and d'id tsotliittg pldill aild intelligisise exce brinxitng into tlis Mlinistry a tavoturite nf ithe favourite MladlaTs'eI Icayla. .N. tie lillele has renrtered hiitshIf' still iore ridhictlouis i' iis new arrangements than lie was betbre. I-lc toes itut know hiowe to get ritl of AL. le Ctorbiere, who compromises hint. atit i wo ever' d.iy ivrests from him new concessions, cach mtore d.ngernitsthan the !ther. It nMisit be suiprassed that his iarraiigestenits sios'el the pos- sessi'mn of power, by ctlmptosing a tlevotedl ant d ocilc Adnministraiiots. That, however, is tiot thie case, for in reta.iniig .M. tle eyrontser and* M. de ( lorbicre. 31. (le Villele las shlown thait lit wa:s tiot Catabie if eiitirely nisaking his own Al M isitry. IFinJllhv, the last exploit of 1. he IPrcsiilent has comipleeti the idta formed ot' hiiin in his Iltic'. ihe who afFcteto to disdsii tubli' opinioti, atl! to place itliseifabu've 1i*juilges-tvhto had prom)iisel to itaklte ntettcrtachlilii iii represetn- tive governmner,t. ioh because lie tlitiglit it iefttl , lI tu bcautseelie cr- u-tru l t as piowerless,and tot to be thread ci !y r Uch a avo4rious Mi- uister a, he-now chaitis i tithe alreadly treltlling iounrials, tttd eoll- ess,ss to that ftear twhic blie before preltelf!a to so .o so i nIicl ibovi. Bu t this is nt iii. le Is iakes the sacritice tfr the gratilicatioti ho' li colleague Corbiere, :tinul lie attributes to AJ. Ie S CihateacUbTl:lid an inlimminse iii, poriatite by fLtteriti5 the alread 1 pirylized tress ont hts aceotnt. lie as th;'s done iws.tAt all parties had agreein to regard as a flagrant cintihssion *tf cowtrdice anti weak. ness what, in fit.ct they hadl all proumised nevr to do. Atid it) wiiose hand,' ihoes lie place this cetosorship? In those of tite congrega- ti n aiI the Jestits ! Tiiis lat trilif linishes the plictuire if tiiii pitiful creature. I-le knows not how tO justiify what lsii has done. TEi eic part hlie satysthe King wishedl it tn another, thit it way adfo1tt. -d i! coniipliatice with ti te lesire of the En.iperor of' Russia and to :i third lie ha h tlit itipudetice to excuse i-iisel', bv s4yi tigliat the liberal jourinals bad exceeded ali liecentt loinAs. :11. (le Vili-le is titusco eui te3y disgraced inthiseeyeis oto all Flanee. I P1)RIZATE COR2?7,SPONDRVCE. PARIS, Aua. 26.