The Sun. — 1838-08-05 (London, England)

XVIII., whom • th© Allies imposed on them, and who was their vassal, to the same conditions, but be refused' to abide by them. He caused Labedoyere and' Ncy to be tried and executed, and they appealed particularly the latter, to the Convention of Paris, and to Wellington for protection. Their appeal was disregarded, and they were shot. Now we do not say that the Duke should have prevented this—it might have been beyond his power—but we never heard that he tried. He might have been on that occasion coldly just--there is no proof that he was obtrusively generous. He might have done his duty; he made no professions of humanity. or of sparing the blood of the the brave. We know what the defence of such policy is; but it is impossible now to persuade mankind, that for a victorious party to take the lives of their opponents, on the pretext of preserving the authority of the law, and of punishing treason, is anything but vengeful murder. Nor does experience justify the act. The Bourbons have all the opprobrium of it on their memory, but they have not preserved their throne. It justly excited hatred and dread, and was the first of that series of violent acts, the consequences of embracing ultra-legitimate doctrines, which aroused young France at length agaiwt them, and made them again exiles from their country. Forbearance and generosity sparing Nev, which fools call weakness, might have preserved France for the Bowl-os. The share of ti-c Duke of Wellington in that lamentable butchery, if it reflect no. discredit on him, certainly cannot be told to bi. honour. After the fleet:path-at of Paris by the Allied troops, the Duke of Wellington took en active part in all the negoeiations aid treaties on uh.ch the present settlement of Europe was estahltshtd, and shone as i conspicuously in performing the duties of a Statesman as those of (4,•tieral.  This reference to the functions which at that time devolvid on the Deke as the representative of England in the discussions at Paris for settling the affairs cf Europe, brings to our minds an aticiiote of his Grace whilst actingiu 04 capacity, which is so striking an example of his forbearance. firmness, and disinterestea_ tress than we think it riOtt to state it, especiaily as it has hitherto come to the knowledge 'of a very limited. p-,:rtion. of the public. At a very early eimfure.cee ,tha Ministers of the 'Allies Pt Paris, the tithitister of the King of the Netherlactls, put the direct question to the Duke of Wellington, bether he had received soy instructions 'rota, or knew the intentions of his Court.as to the integrity nr demon ion of the galleries, to which the Duke distinctly replied, that be had not received .uly instructions Jrnm his Court upon the subject, and as his Court did not,interfeie wi:h the galleries emthe former occasion (meaning upon the first resters-. lion of the Bourbons), he had no reason to suppose they would interfere ou the present occ-stun. This seemed to be received as satisfactory at the moment, aml nothing- further was said upuu it at that time, Lot, at a subsequent conference, a cuns,iderable time afterwards, the Minister of that King of the Netherlands renewed the subject, and stated to the surprise of all present, that a positiv.e promise bad been made by the, King of France (Luis