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sons who supported his management were well known for their liberal 

 principles, and the learned public perused their publication with great 

 interest and profit. In 1830, under the impolitic administration of 

 Polignac, the Globe became a political paper ; and in its first number it 

 contained an article so hostile, and so historically true, against the Bour* 

 bons, that it was immediately seized, and its author and editor, M. Du- 

 bois, was tried and condemned. When the revolution of July arrived, 

 M. Dubois was still confined. For the first three months after the new 

 era of France, the Globe continued in its system of opposition, and 

 always defended the sovereignty of the people. But towards the end of 

 1830, this paper became the journal of the well known religion of Saint 

 Simon, and since that period it is entirely devoted to promote and 

 defend this new sect. It must be allowed that some members of this 

 incomprehensible doctrine are men of great abilities, and very eloquent; 

 but, in spite of their endeavours, in July last, the number of their con- 

 gregation had not yet amounted to a hundred. The Globe, therefore, 

 having become the property of a sect, does not belong to the public 

 press, and has no influence on the people. Whenever, out of curiosity, 

 any person takes the pains to peruse this publication, disgust, generally, 

 or a stronger sensation, is the consequence. 



I have always thought the writers of the Globe as persons who are 

 deranged ; and I have formed this opinion, lest I should be obliged to 

 think that they are impostors and rogues. 



The Echo de Paris is a mere recapitulation of all the Parisian morn- 

 ing journals, and it is published every day at eleven o'clock ; but as no 

 body is influenced directly by the Echo de Paris, I think I have already 

 spoken enough of it. 



Galignani's Messenger is an English and French melange. It conr 

 tains political articles, extracted from the English and French journals, 

 but with so little care and skill, that it is truly astonishing to see that it 

 still has a great circulation. A good English paper, in my opinion, 

 could not fail to repay an intelligent speculator. 



The Messager des Chambres is an evening journal, and owes its origin 

 to the administration of Martignac, for it was established to defend 

 its system. When its patrons were expelled from the ministry by 

 Polignac, the Messager attacked continually, and strongly, the new 

 administration ; and with the revolution of July it became again minis- 

 terial, and has been ever since the most servile defender of the system of 

 Perier and Guizot. 



The Gazette de France is the best conducted evening paper, and may 

 be considered as the greatest enemy of the dynasty of Orleans, and of 

 the revolution of July, for its attacks are constitutional, and founded on 

 the faults of the present government. Its circulation is immense through- 

 out France and the continent ; and its principles are in favour of legiti- 

 macy. The principal writers of the Gazette de France are not, as one 

 would think, illiberal ; but they defend, to gain money, any system ; 

 and when they meet any writer of the National or of the Tribune, they 

 do not deny that they . defend a bad cause, and against their own con- 

 science. 



The Stenographe has been lately established by some young reporters 

 of the morning journals ; it is published in a corridor of the Chamber 

 of Deputies when the house is sitting, and is of the Juste milieu ; but 

 exercises no influence, and often reports the most absurd foreign news. 



