It is, however, officered from the middle classes, who have property at stake, and must be more or less interested in the preservation of order.
The Government has no money to send to Algiers, and must reduce its strength there, so that Egypt is in no danger at present; were it so, we should be called upon to defend it from India, and could well do so.

It is evident that the whole French nation was alienated from Louis Philippe, and prepared to cast off him and all his family, though, as you say, I do not believe that there was anywhere any design to oust him and put down monarchy.

Had he thrown off Guizot a little sooner, and left some able military leaders free to act, the _emeute_ would have been put down; but those who could have acted did not feel free to do so: they did not feel sure of the king, while they were sure of the odium of the people.

I am not at all sorry for the change.

I am persuaded that it will work good for Europe; but still its peace and best institutions are in peril at present.