At Astley's, they have revived the Battle of Waterloo, curtailed
exceedingly of its fair proportions. It is proper, no doubt, that the scenic splendour of that glorious carnage should abate in seine prop rtion to the decreased estimation in which the actual victory is held. "What good came of it at last ?" said little Pe- terkin. The tricolour flag was levelled • in the dust—it has risen again in double glory : a military despotism was defeated— a dam civil tyrannies weresubstituted : the Bourbons were restored to the throne of their ancestors—another of the race is an exiled fugitive : the wrongs of the French Revolution were avenged—the French again are pointing the road to liberty. What then have we gained by all the expenditure of blood and treasure, by all the intrigues, by all the policy, of which this victory was hailed the consummation ? — About four hundred millions of debt. Mr. DUCROW is quite right in spending no more money on the Battle of Waterloo.
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