POSTSCRI PT •
" PARIS, 29111 August.
" The public feeling against Lours Pirtiar.increases daily. Do not believe the accounts which appear .in, the French Alinisto ial Papers, of his popularity. Nothing can be more contemptible than his party.; and be assured, that the moment the present favourable "state of commerce takes a turn,- which, in the natural course of things, it must do soon,-these feelings of contempt and dis.. satisfaction which are now kept under, will be Imidly declared. Louts Ptitur must he aware of this ; and is trying to strengthen his interest with England : but the real alliance between England and France, which is becoming daily more intimate, is with the People-not the Governments. " Among other things now talked of, is a proposal for the next session, to the Chambers to remove the timbre (stamp-duty ) uu Newspapers. Ministers have discovered that their poi de cautionnement (the security lodged in the halals of Government before a new paper can start) is not sufficient to prevent new and cheap papers from making their appearance; and as it happens that nineteen out of twenty of three papers are Anti- Mitristet they will of course endeavour to put them down. Rut let them beware ! The attempt to bastillize Paris has hitherto failed, and it has excited:public indignation against Ministers. Let them attempt to suppress Newspapers, and the coup d'etat, although they should even succeed in getting it passed with the sanction of a corrupt and imbecile Chamber, will hurl PHILIP from his throne. Nothing can stop the Press here; and no paper, to succeed, can he Ministerial. The 0Mstitntionnel, by support- ing for a time the Juste Milieu system, has lost 10,000 subscribers in less than three years. The Journal des Debuts, which was rapidly rising whilst it was Liberal, can hardly keep its ground, although it is the official paper ; and as to the other Ministerial Papers, their circulation has diminished one half. I havejust- procured, from the Stump-office, the returns of the daily circulation of some of the papers for 1330 and 18433. It is worth attention-
Constitutionnel
Journal des Debats
Temps (this paper fell as soon as it became what is called Moderate)
Courrier Francais (Liberal, inclining to, Republicanism) National (Republican) Tribune* (Ultra Republican) Gazette (Ministerial) Quotidieune (Catlist) In 1P30. In 1833.
23;433 .. 13,333 14.650 .. 14,000 7..50 .. 4 240'
4,000 .. 6.700 2,300 .. 4,850 800 .. 3.600 9,650 .. 7,500 4,430 .. 4,800
" I have not time to make any reflections on. this statement.: you may, per- haps, do so Land from your knowledge of French polities, you will be able to- do-it with effect.
"• There is a private letter here from a friend of the Duke DE BROGLIE DOW in London, stating that TALLETILAND most be speedily replaced, as he is breake ing rapidly in health, and sometimes appears to be affected in mind.
" There is no news from Spain worthy of serious attention. A Council was held before the King left Paris, at which it was agreed to do every thing possible. to promote Proeo's return to Brazil."
* There have been ninety-two prosecutions against this paper, and five of its editors are in risen.
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