The Sun. — 1820-02-24 (London, England)

FOR THE SUN.  M. EDITOR.The assassination of the Duke Beau, and the -apprehenSion of a military man on suspicion of his being .an: accomplice of the murderer, have-induced me to refer to some note, .of e-eonversation, which took place in-Patis in July last, and which appears -to be -ttrongly applicable to the present circumstances. As I do not court publicity, yon will feel the propriety of suppressing my name,- when you insert this Letter, but youi-amat liberty to use your own dis. cretion with.any inquirer who may apply for it. I was _sitting in a Coffee-house in the Rue du Boulisi near the Palais With two friends, who were to accompany me on a tour to Italy on the, following. day; our conversation was chiefly about our proposed journey, and the difficulty we bad experienced in our applieation for post. horses. In the tourse of-the evening 1 observed to the Coffee-house-keeper that the French post regulations-were very arbitrary, and the Postmasters, as far as my experience went, what they were generally said to be, a set of imposing scoundrels. This observation received the immediate concurrence of the person to whom it was made, but a Frenchman who was sitting at the other end of the room, eery abruptly exclaimed " Ce, West pas biro fair d'iin Anglais d'insulter. les Francais dans la France name."' I immediately apologized for the expression, stating, that 1 did 110 t mean it as Mn insult to the French Nation, but as my opinion, which was also a general one with the French themselves, of the dishonesty of a particular class of persons ; this apology was instantly accepted, and my pardon asked for the abruptness of his interference. The Frenchman, however, began a long complaint against the British Government, charging them with all the miseries which France had under. gone, and the greatest of which was the restoration of the BoueeoNs, who could not however, he said, remain long all a Throne which was upheld by foreign influence against the wishes of the people. On my saying that the conduct of the British Government•had been strictly consistent with the interests of our Nation, and was therefore not to be decried before me, he exclaimed " Eli bien,tious verrons, nous verrons; la France a encore des moyens et les Anglais s'en repentiront." fi I bete made sonic remark on the indelicacy of his discourse, since be could know nothing of my political sentiments ; and that, if the British Government had done all the harm' lie said, it was no reason why I, as one in.dividual, unconnected with that Government, should hear the abuse of my Country. From the tone in which this was spoken, he appeared to suppose me rather friendly to his opinions, and_ continued his observations without any acrimony_ to me personally. The reign of the Bourbons, was with him the chief topic of discOntent, and thebanishment of the Emperor a cruel exercise of British power: I ventured to say, that as the .Bourbons were now in quiet possession of the.thtone, it would be wise to suppress his opinions, ,as there might be danger in revealing them, particularly, as thyre were no means of displacing the reigning family. With much vehemence, be replied " Jamais ! jamais ! NOUS EN AURONS LBS MOYANS ! C'est moi qui vous le dig. Je vons le rerete, NOUS EN aunoNs LES mos efts !" Before he left the Coffee-house, he told me that lie was a Colonel, just returned from the C'han:p d'Azile, and was one of the persons deemed worthy of the commiserrttion and assist. ante of his fellow-countrymen. This conversation made but little impression upon meat the time, as I- was daily in the habit of hearing vie• lent language against the BouseoNs in the political circles ; hut . the arrest of en individual, corresponding very much wi!h the description of my, Coffee. house coUrpanion, has brought to my mind very forcibly the exclamation, NOUS itti axioms