Star. — London, England, 1830-08-18 00:00:00

SI'IRIT OF TUE JOURNALS. l'i)sr.—The unfortunate King of France has, with a part of his family, reached the British shore. Intelligence of this event was yesterday received at the Admiralty by telegraphic dispatch from Portsmouth. The communication was very brief, announcing merely the fact of the arrival in the offing of Spithead of a ship from Cherbourg, with the Es-King of France on board. There is no ac count of his Majesty having landed, nor is any thing yet known of his intentions in regard to his ultimate destination. We have therefore only to observe, that should England be the chosen spot of his Majesty's retirement, from the cares of governing a volatile and turbulent people, (whose licentiousness his ex asperated Ministers did not adopt the proper means to suppress or controul), he may rely upon the ever-generous cha. rimer of Englishmen, to afford him that hospitable reception which has never been refused either to fallen greatness or to private mis fortune. Impartial history will record of Charles X. that he fell from his adoption of intemperate advice, and not from any wish to act otherwise than for the real happiness of his country. He saw a revolutionary faction daily gaining strength by artifices the most perfidiooa and insulting ;—he saw that the growing spirit must in. evitably predominate in the land, to the disturbance of' his people and the ruin of the legitimate Monarchy of France, if some preven tive measures were not promptly adopted. The expedients resorted to by his Ministers to avert these coming evils were unquestionably the reverse of prudent or wise, and the Sovereign fell a sacrifice to their indiscretion.—This, we repeat, the faithful historian will not fail to hand down to posterity as " the very head and front of the offending " of the unfortunate Charles the Tenth. CHRONICLE.—The Meeting so long delayed, of the City of Lon don, has at length taken place. Mr. Warburton, the Chairman, in a speech distinguished for clearness and moderation, stated the object of the meeting, and that " he did not call for subscriptions because the French nation were unable to assist those who had suffered in their cause—he did it for the honour and character of the Eng lith themselves; they were called upon to subscribe as a definitive, marked, and striking mode of manifesting public opinion upon a great political event; of expressing sympathy with those who have suffered in the cause of general humanity and true social order." The room was filled with respectable gentlemen ; but it was impos sible not to remark the studied absence of the upper ranks—the City Aristocracy, asst is called—front the Meeting. Mr. Fearon gave a narrative of the paltry subterfuges of the Bankers and Merchants. " As a body, he was justified in raying, that the Bankers and Merchants had not come forward to lead the public—to stop the course or public opinion was beyond their power." Mr. Wells stated, in justice to some of the members of the Aristocracy, that they had expressed their cordial approbation of the object of the meeting ; and among others he mentioned the names of Earl SpCil. cer, Lord Althorp, and the Marquess of Lansdown, from whom he handed up to the Chairman a letter stating why he was unable to attend any meeting in London, though he cordially approved of their proceedings. It was happily observed by the Reverend Mr. Fox, with respect to this absence of the Aristocracy : " If it was a reproach to them, or any of them, that they had been backward on this occasion, there was, perhaps, a benefit derived front their backwardness, for which the people owed them some obligation. It was this, that it taught the people to do with- Mil them, and to rely on thentsclues, (cheers.) It was, besides, the proper duty of the people to praise the conduct of the people (cheers.) The Revolution of Paris had been effected—the battle of liberty had been fought by the people of Parie....let the people of Eng land, then, offer to the people of France their sincere congratu lations on the triumphant success with which the popular cause had been attended (cheers.) The people ought by this time to be convinced that they must conquer liberty of themselves—if they would have it, they must win it by their own exertions." This want of sympathy of the higher classes of this country with the most splendid event in history speaks volumes. A hint has been given from a high quarter, that any expression of sympathy with the French would not be well received ; and as the merchants and bankers of London are anxious not to be excluded from the countenance of the great, they hang back. What meanness ! What cowardice ! At a numerous party of high people, a day or two ago, the events in France were not once alluded to, although almost every other event of the day was noticed. That the English Oligarchy would not wish success to a Ferdinand, or a Miguel, or the Devil, rather than to the cause of good government, we believe. But what a manifestation of their hatred of everything noble and generous have we here in this conspiracy to suppress all sympathy with the brave Parisians. PRIVATE LETTER IN THE HERALD.—To furnish you with an idea of the manner in which " the Commerce of Paris" did its duty during the three days, permit me to give you an instance :—ln the new and splendid gallery of the Palais Royal, called the Gallerie Vitriee, there is a bookseller's stall, through which many musket bullets had passed during the conflicts of Tuesday and Wednesday. A musket ball is lodged in one of the volumes of " Millot's His tory of England," which rendering it in some sort a curiosity, I asked the price of it on Thursday night last. The proprietor re fused to sell it until he should be first indemnified by the Mu nieipality, " when" (the applications for it being numerous) he said "he would sell it by auction ." A very smart and gentle man-like young man, who was present, toll me, with a smile, that other relics of the fight might be had at most of the stalls on the Boulevards —arms, gilt casques, schaspskas, *lke. " I have myself," said he, "a relic which I should not like to part with, but am sure you could have similar articles to purchase, for I observe you English are anxious for them, and you arc now so de servedly popular that the owners would not scruple to let you have them. That of which I speak is the hat I wore on Wednesday and Thursday, the 28th and 29th of July, and through which no fewer than three musket-balls passed." This brought on a conversation which led to the history of himself on the days abovementioned. He told use he was the deputy cashier of and Co. bankers : that on the morning of Wednesday he was proceeding to collect a sum of 7 to 8,000 francs in the Rue Faubourg St. Honore, when, in passing through a group of people in the Rue St. Honore, who were partly armed, he was recognised by a friend, who, reminding him that he had been a corporal in the National Guard, called upon him to* take that rank among his fellow-citizens to which his milit ar y experience entitled him. The affair was soon settled. His country was of more importance than his employment, and, accepting a a musket offered him, he headed a party—not 400 in number— composed of people of all ages, from 12 to 70 years, and partly un armed, to attack the barrack in the Rue Vertc, occupied by 800 of the reyiment of infantry of thc Garde Royale. W ith most consum mate assurance, or courage, or what you may, my informant walked up to the barrack, and summoned the garrison to surrender. The officers within demanded a parley, which was acceded to, when my inforuiant and three others entered en par/it/men/airs the caserne. They were met by the four Captains who commanded the battalion. The parties soon understood each other. The repre sentatives of the people appealed to the feelings of the officers, re ferring also to the certain destruction which an attempt at resistance would entail on all found in the barrack. The menace was apparently unheeded, but the appeal had its success. One officer said " I have a wife living at No. —, in the Rue another " My parents re side in the Rue de —;" the third had dear friends living in the Rues and --, whose lives would be endangered by a general engagement. In addition, all declared their reluctance to shed a single drop of the blood of a fellow-citizen. The deputies of the people recognised the discretion, the humanity, and the patriotism of these sentiments, and in another moment the 800 soldiers sur rendered to the people, whose first act was to secure the arms ; the next to contribute from their own persons to the disguise of the soldiers, who issued from the barrack, and repaired to places of retirement, nearly in the garb of citizens. This was a most im. portant achievement. So perfectly disproportionate were the people to the soldiers in this point, that on quitting the barrack, each of the Bourgeois was the bearer of two muskets. Amongst those most distinguished by his intrepid advance towards the barrack was a boy of 14 years of age, the son of a marchand des vies (owner of " wine vaults") at the corner of the Rue Verte and Rue St. Honore. Armed with his father's carbine, he marched at the head of the column. Hair ing possessed themselve of the arms as above mentioned, and a skirmish in the Rue Pepinniire, the people proceeded to the Hue St. Honore, where they soon found hands for their superflous fire locks ; and, hearing die dreadful discharges from the Quid d' Ecole the Hotel dc Ville, "marched upon the cannon" of the guard. Im mediately upon teaching the Louvre they got into fire. Near to the Pont Neuf they captured a field-piece, and killed or dispersed the eannoneen. In this gallant affair the youth abovementioned was again the leader. With two shots he killed an officer and a soldier of the Swiss. In the capture of the cannon a musket ball carried off the fore-finger of his left hand : he continued, neverthe less, his charge upon the artillery ; and having, with his followers, taken the cannon, he very leisurely opened the little bucket which contained grease for the wheels of the gun, and which he well knew where to find, applied a morel of it to the wound, bound up his hand, and set off again in his career of glory. This boy has been the subject of a bpcciul teport to the King. My informant was the next day at tile attack on the Louvre and Tuileries, and on Friday and Saturday remained doing military duty. On Monday (August 2) he returned to his tatisse. The only mark of his military ca. pocky now appertaining to him is a modest pair of moustaches. In the above abridged narrative there will be found mats ter for wonder. How eight hundred men of the elite of the whole French army could be compelled to surrender by half the number of men and boys, forming what, without offence, can be only described by the words "a mob," will be read with doubt and surprise. The position of the poor fellows must, however, be taken into con sideration. If they had fought, it would have been against their countrymen, friends, and, perhaps, relatives. If they bad fought they would have been enveloped in dangers of every de scription. They were, perhaps, also favourable to the views of the people, although a sense of duty compelled them, in the first in. itance, to obey the orders given them to resist. Their communica. tions with the other troops were cut off. They were, in addition, nearly famishing with hunger and thirst, and became, from all these circumstances, perfectly demoralized. I shall merely add that, al though the regiment of the line refused to fire upon, not a man of them joined, the people. Of all th e s o ldiers of the wird (amount ing to thousands) who surrendered, not one of them fired—or was asked by the people to fire—a shot against the troops still fighting on the ex-King's side. PRIVATE LETTERS Or THE TlMES.—General Clausel de. parted yesterday to take the command of the army of Africa. There is a strong necessity for his departure, for it is said that great disorder reigns there. There is a rumour of very serious com. motions in Spain. I will close my letter by giving you a rapid sketch of our new court. Every day there is in the Palabs Royal a dinner of sixty or eighty covers, to which the members of all the different committees are invited. The King and Queen preside at these family parties. The Princesses and the young princes form their chief ornament and attraction. During this time a crowd is collected in the large court, which is surrounded by columns, and the public takes part in the good fortune of those who approac h this admirable family. The aides-de-camp are the masters of the ceremonies in these apartments,where a respectful familiarity prevails. The mornings and evenings of the King are spent in the Council-room • the Princesses spend their mornings in visiting our different charitable institu tions. The agitation arising from the extraordinary and rapid re volution which has just happened here, appears to have quite sub. sided. They are now busy with the organization of the interior. It is singular to see Paris now : no Gendarmes are to be seen, and yet there is no compaint of any irregularity. The day before yesterday the new King had left the Palais Royal unattended by a single person, for the purpose of taking • walk; he was recognised In the Rue Richelieu, and immediately surrounded by a crowd of persons, who received him with the warmest arelamations, eager to shake hands with him. He was eventually obliged to re tire, followed by the people, shouting " Vive le Rol !" " Vive Philippe Premier." There is a good deal of talk about the appoint. ment of Ambassador to London, which remains still is doubt. Two personages are at present named for it : the one Count Flahaut, one of Napoleon's Aides.de-Camp, who, you may recollect, married (I think) the Hon. Miss Elphinstone, the daughter of Lord Keith, and became a naturalized Englishman in consequence of getting pos sessed of some stock in the Bank of Scotland, which I dare say you remember was accomplished by a great many foreigners a few years ago. The other person named is the Baron Pajol, who appears to be preferred, in consequence of the spirited part he took at Rambouillet in determining the departure of Charles X. and recap turing the crown jewels. Pajol was one of Buonaparte's Generals of Division, and distinguished himself very much as a cavalry of ficer. Ile is very much esteemed, both as a man of talent and a re spectable man. It is said that Louis Philippe is about to raise him to the dignity of a Peer of France. P.S. As an instance of the spirit which animated the youthful Parisians during the late successful struggle for freedom, the fol lowing fact may he stated John huller, son of Mr. Fuller, of Croydon, who was in Paris for the purpose of' following up his profession as a surgeon, found himself, on one of the three memo rable days, in the midst of a furious conflict. A little boy, 12 years of age, received a shot in the leg, and instantly felL Mr. Fuller being near him, was prompt in rendering all the assistance in his power; whilst so engaged, the lad perceived a soldier of the King's troops advancing towards them ; notwithstanding the agony be en dured, in a moment the courageous child drew a concealed pistol from his aide, and fired at the soldier. This is far from being the only instance of the kind which has occurred. CITY MEETING ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Yesterday there was a meeting held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of expressing the sympathy of the metropolis with the efforts made by the Parisian people to vindicate their rights, and to open a subscription in aid of the sufferers in the conflict that re sulted from those efforts. The room was crowded by moat re spectable persons long before the chair was taken, which was at one o'clock. Mr. WARBURTON, on the motion of Mr. Fearon, took the Chair. He stated that he should not have been so presumptuous as to take the Chair, had any of the leading City Merchants and Bankers, who had been solicited to preside, complied with the requests for warded to them. The cause of their assembling hardly required description. The charter that had been conceded by Louis XVIII. had been repeatedly encroached upon, but always to the exten sion of royal power; and eventually, the encroachments ap proached a crisis by the issuing of what he must term the infamous ordinances of July 25. (Cheers.) The people resisted ; what they did he would take the liberty of saying, every honest Englishman would have done if similarly situated. (Loud cheers.) The his tory of the three glorious days had been well expressed in three I words—oppression, resistance, victory. (Immense cheering.) But great as was the achievement—marked as it was by so much decision and wisdom, nothing he thought had surpassed the forbearance with which victory had been followed. To the poor infatuated King, in the midst of excitation, and when there was so much to revenge, they had only ►aid " depart in peace." (Cheers and laughter.) He had only to pray that UOD might prosper what had been so well begun. Mr. J. H. SMITH, M.P. proposed the first resolution, expressing his decided approbation of the proceedings in Paris, which resolution was to the following effect: " That the wise and heroic conduct of the French people during the late successful Revolution, has entitled them to the applause and the gratitude of mankind ; that we rejoice in the establishment and extension of the blessings of free government, and desire that li berty, peace, and prosperity may he enjoyed by all the nations of the world." Mr. FEARON seconded the motion. He regretted that none of the city authorities could be induced to come forward on an impor tant occasion like the present; excuses and the want of precedent had issued from all quarters ; so that those who prepared the requisition (which, however, was signed by Alderman Venables,) had no other course left than that of convening the present meeting. He decided. ly approved of the resolution, and considered that the revolution had been of the most complete character. It was quite impossible that any Duke of Berri, or any prince of that direct line, could ascend the throne ; and the fears of those who dreaded a pure republic being removed by the proceedings regarding the Duke of Orleans, it was deemed absolutely requisite to call the meeting, even though they had not the Lord Mayor, the bankers, and the merchants. If they had not all those persons, they had some respectable exceptions. The meeting was constituted chiefly of traders, and they would give that expression to feeling which no authority could now prevent. (Hear, hear.) Some had said that this sort of interference would be an insult to the French—of that fact let the French papers speak—they all expressed gratitude for the sympathy evinced by the British people. (Hear, hear, hear.) Besides, when there were meetings in this country, at Mu- ' chant Tailors'-hall, Etc. urged on by Mr. Pitt and his partisans, to assist Hanoverian' and others..all of whom were fighting againt liberty—nobody then thought they were offering insult in ex pressing opinion of the conduct of foreigners.—(Hear.) If the Lord Mayor could not have found a precedent, on such an occasion, he ought to have made one ; but the Common Council, it was said, even if assembled on this occasion, already had some difficulty to find a precedent to warrant interference. (A laugh.) The result of the French revolution was most glorious and valuable—it had put an end to priestly dominion and spiritual tyranny, which cramp. ing the mind as it did, was the basest of all tyrannies.—(Loud cheers.)—The event might be said to be of a miraculous chi. teeter, commenced, conducted, and completed as it had been ; and with so much forbearance where there had been so many incentives to vengeance. It was the proudest testimony in favour of the friends of liberty that they had ever gained ; it was an answer for ever to those who charged reformers with seeking only what would produce anarchy and bloodshed. The establishment of the new King as Philippe I. was also of great and vital importance, recognizing, as it did, that the people were the source of all legitimate power. He could not but applaud the forbearance that had spared Charles X. ; but he trusted that the French people would have firmness enough to do something like justice to Polignac, Peyronnet, and the other authors of the ordinances. (Immense cheering.) Ile con. eluded with declaring that the battle which had been won in Paris was not that of Europe only—it was the battle of the whole human race. (Applause.) Mr. WILLS, before the question was put, begged to say that all the distinguished characters in thiaeountry had not kept aloof from the expression of sympathy in the recent* in Paris. He had letters from Lords Spencer, Lansdowne, and Althorp, Mr. A. Ellis, &c. expressing reasons for not being at that meeting. Lord Lansdowne said, " Sir—l have the honour of your letter of the II th inst. and I beg to assure you that no person can feel greater satisfaction than Ido at the recent events in Paris." His lordship added, that a journey to Ireland only prevented him from attending this meeting. Mr. Wills stated that Lord Althorp i in particular, expressed like satisfaction ; and Mr. Wills added, that if the Duke of Welling ton, or the Government, were called upon by the city to declare that they would not interfere with the proceedings In any way arising' out of the violations of the Charter, it could not fail to haves most salutary effect. The first Resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. LADOUCHERE moved the second resolution, and rejoiced that he had this opportunity of hearing his testimony to the glory, heroism, and value of what had been achieved t and to the duty that he considered to be imposed on this country, to afford pecuniary aid to the sufferers in the dreadful conflict, not so much on account of the amount of the aid, as to show our sympathy for those who had so nobly fought the battles of freedom. He concluded with moving the following resolution -." Tbat our special admiration is due to the cities= of Paris who so boldly, promptly, end magnanimously decided the great question of their country's freedom; and that this meeting moan in the desirableness of testifying, by numerous pecuniary contributions, however small in amount, the wish of the people of London to alleviate the seil'erirg widows and orphans of those who so nobly discharged their pa:tita ic duties; and that the following Bankers be requested to receive subscriptions :—Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Glyn, Halifax, and Co. ; Grote, Prescott, and Co. ; Harks, Farquhar, and Co. ; Roberts, Curtis, and Co. ; Sansom, Posde thwaite, and Co. So' ith,Payne, and Co. and Rogers,Towgood, and Co. Mr. R. TAYLOR seconded the resolution, well knowing how va luable was the sympathy of others towards those who were engaged in struggles for liberty. The course pursued by the French was beyond all praise ; wise, heroic, and firm in the battle, and the most unexampled forbearance, after victory had been accomplished. To wards such men their sympathy ought to be expressed, and in the way proposed ; and he would take the liberty of saying, that the amount of subscriptions was not of so much consequence as the number of subscribers.—(Cheers.) To show the sentiments of those who were on the spot, who had been eye-witnesses of the glorious conflict, he would take the liberty of reading an extract or two of a letter whick he had received from his brother, then and now resident in Paris—(Hear.) " Never," said the writer, " was a righteous end more righteously obtained !—(Cheers.) The praises bestowed on the people in the newspapers are not more than they richly deserve. In the letter which I wrote just after the elections, I said that these people knew their rights, and would defend them—the French army, i. e. the line, could not be depended upon in any attack on the people. I never doubted as to the tenth, if such a conflict was commenced ; but I certainly did not calculate on such fools as those who brought all this about. (Hear and a laugh.) I have often expressed to you my opinion as to the sobriety, prudence, and honesty of the lower classes in France; but I did not expect ;to see the most undaunted valour united with such moderation and for bearance. I myself have seen what by some would be called the rabble, performing acts of most generous kindness, even to the Swiss who had been firing incessantly on them ! The instant they struck the banners of despotism, every angry feeling seemed to vanish. The last body of troops were driven from l'Ecole lilili taite. I was among them and the people on the plain of Grenelle. They were dreadfully cut up and exhausted. Wine and food were liberally given to them while their arms remained in their hands. During this conflict every sort of restraint was at an end, yet was every description of property most religiously respected. After the fight was won, I had a multitude of poor fellows all around me in the Champ de Mars, &c. absolutely in want of food. I ex pected they would come and help themselves in my potatoe field, which was open to them. Nothing was touched—and when I and my man dug up a load and sent to them, a person instantly begged my name, and put it down, stating the gift Those who bore the brunt of the battle were chiefly the working men— ( Hear, bear, hear.) and a vast proportion of theme were little more than boys. Still they all appeared to know and feel why they ought to fight. (Hear.) It was not for the sake of a row, nor had personal animosity any thing to do with it. All appeared anxious to give their lives for their country." He afterwards remarked, that " this glorious battle was fought during three of the hottest days I ever remember. The quays were covered with casks of I wine and brandy ; none was pillaged, nor did I see a drunken man during the fray. They certainly have triumphed most gloriously, and they appear delighted with their victory : still they can enjoy all this without getting drunk, and making a tumult." (Loud and continued cheering.) In a subsequent part of his letter, and with that quotation he would conclude the extracts--" I am glad to see that you have started a subscription among the working classes. Nothing is more important for the peace and welfare of both countries than a friendly feeling, and nothing will do more to bring this about than the very thing you propose. The number of subscribers is far more important than the sum subscribed : I almost wish a portion of this money could be employed in placing some lasting memorial of the English feeling on this occasion," (Cheers.) lie (Mr. R. T.) trusted they might now behold more courage and less timidity on the part of our coun trymen, as to coining forward on these public occasions; that they would not wait till merchants and bankers came forward, but that they would come forward like men, only anxious to meet their fellow men. Ile felt assured that what had passed would materially aid the restoration of our own liberties.—((;lteers.) The second resolution was put and carries' unanimously. The Rev. Mr. Fox then stepped forward, and said he did so for the purpose of moving an address to the French people. The proceeding might be unprecedented—but so were the transac tions that had called it forth ; and it was to be hoped that it would have the effect of uniting two nations that had been so long kept separated, only, however, by the most iniqui tous means. France must now be known by her admirable con duct, and for her liberal principles and institutions, and had nobles and princes stood where he did, to perform the task he was attempting, they would only have added becoming grace and dig nity to their characters. (Cheers.) But, perhaps, It was moat appro priate and just that the people only should have to applaud what had been achieved by the people—the deeds which they were assembled to celebrate were wrought by the community of Paris, and it was right that the celebration should be left to the people of London. Those who were backward on this occasion, by their backward ness, taught this lesson, and he thanked them for it, that the people must act for themselves. (Loud cheers.) America might have gone on petitioning till the present hour; but had nothing more been ;lone never would she have got a representative Government, and become the great and important country she now was—threats and promises would have marked her career—nothing more. Again; the Roman Catholics of Ireland had emancipated themselves--tired of being bandied about, and cajoled between Whigs and Tories, and Ins and Outs, they took their own work into their own hands, and performed it in a workmanlike manner, leaving to the Legislature only the task of registering the emancipation that had been achieved.— (Cheering.) And when the hour of need arrived, the Parisians had shown that they could vindicate their rights ; and ought they not then, to forward to Paris their sympathies in her sufferings, and rejoicings in her victories. (Hear, hear.) How nobly had the press acted there, though surrounded and threatened by soldiers, and how valuable had its power proved ? And how nobly had the people acted ; and would they do nothing to stanch the wounds resulting from such brilliant and successful efforts? (Cheers.) And those efforts would continue; and they ought to have the cheering approvals of the people of this country, so loud and so decided, that if there were one man amongst us who could harbour the black thought of a crusade agiinst those liberties, the thunders of the pub lic voice would so wail within him as to make that one man, for the sake of his character, never dare to give utterance to the thought. (Ttemendous cheering, followed by several rounds of huzzas.) Despots, and those with despotic thoughts, could not bear the neighbouthood of freedom ; they did not like to see the tree of liberty planted, with its branches spreading and flying to a height that defied assault ; but he would proclaim that, however politic it might be in the British Government to remain neutral, the British people were not, and would not be, neutral on such a subject. (Cheers.) It was said that if the Lord's Prayer were read backwards, it would allay unholy spirits. Be that at it may, that would occur which would make despots read backwards the page of Leipsie. (Hear, and a laugh.) He trusted that henceforth there would be an end of all party and national distinctions ; sod that thro. ghout the world there would be only two great parties— ' the oppressors and the oppressed. (Cheers.) It had been observed that the French character was a mixture of the tiger and monkey; but, if ever it were true, it no longer held true as regarded the French people. If the mixture were to be found, it was in the clergy-league—it was not emblazoned on the tri-colour. (Ad phase.) lie had great pride in his country ; he gloried in hog land : but for what ? Not for its military renown, because he thought one shot fired in the cause of freedom was worth moss than all the victories that had ever been achieved by all the hireling generals that ever existed, The glory of England was not in its church ; because, if glory consistal in the size of a church, Rome outdid England, for St. Paul's was a shrimp cons pared to St. Peter's. (Immense laughter.) He gloried in England, because in England had lived the men whose principles and writings had taught the world that " the interests of the many were to be preferred to those of the few ;" that " taxation went hand in hand with representatives;" that " to enforce true allegiance to laws, they must be consented to by representatives of the people's own choice:" he gloried in England, because it had given birth to the Alfrels', the Miltons, and the Lockes', those splendid bene factors of mankind. (Cheers.) He gloried in England, because hence had proceeded the seals of national liberty. Her principles were seen in the American Revolution, in the formation of the Comes, and in the first French National Assembly ; and they were still more visible in what bad recently taken place in Paris. All:was English—(cheers, mingled with laughter). They had esta blished limited monarch', the social compact as taught by Mr. Locke ; they had practised what England had set the example of, the doctrine of cashiering kings ; and they had adopted our prim. elides, that laws to warrant the enforcerr.ent of them must be ap proved by representatives chosen by the people (laughter). Well they had practised the principles we had taught ; and thank Gon they had bettered their instructions ; and surely the sturdiest John Bull in the room would not complain that the French were more English than we are. (Cheers and laughter.) With &press freed from the licens ing trammels with which it was encumbered, and the liberty of vot ing at elections freely—(boisterous applause)--secured, England would have no reason to envy the successes of France. (Hear.) He would say to the despots of all countries, " Look at France !" and to the selfish aristocracies of all countries, " Look at France I" (Loud cheers.) He hoped they would grow wiser, and in good time ; and with that hope he would conclude with moving the following ADDRESS FROM THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON TO THE CITIZENS OF PARIS. " OZIITLIMIN,—YOU bare bravely fought the fight ti freedom. You hays nobly woo its victories. We bras you eV heartiest coogratulatioos. " History has but few pages of untarnished glory. She has none brighter than that of your " glorious revelation" to convey to future ages. There may patriotism study its sublime duties, a heroism learn its highest lessons. " We pray that the liberty which has been sr, triumphantly es tablished, may be perpetuated among you for tv,:r sad ever; ti :it under its holy auspices the dominion of peace and prosperity may become omnipotent—and while, at the foot of the altar of freedom, we would bury every vestige of strife and ailinosity ; we here recoril our solemn conviction that the great interests of freedom are the great, the common interests of the whole family of man." Dr. Bow RING begged leave to second the address. He did sa with stronger feelings than they could possess. While they had been only spectators of the despotism which had just been destroyed. had suffered under it; and for advocating those principles which that meeting now applauded. he had been imprisoned; but eve 3 after solitary confinement, he had told his judges that he should lip e to see the day when the despotism would be destroyed, and when a virtuous and heroic nation would dismiss that despotic family for ever. If they were enthusiastic at what had occurred, how rejoiced must he be that he had lived to behold the fulfilment of his pro phecy. (Cheers.) He had never doubted that this triumph would be achieved ; he had never doubted that the yoke imposed by the few would be rejected by the many. He rejoiced in this meeting, and as it was attempted to make the English people believe that the French were not grateful for the expression of English sympathies, he was authorized to communicate an address from the Pasisiao public in answer to and acknowledgment of ike feelings exproaed by, and the conduct of, the English people en the recent molts ia Paris. (Hear, hear.) It was as follows: LETTER FROM PA 14 IS. "Pont, A IT.. 11, I't' "Our journals will have told you, that in one week we liavo an age—that three days of heroic exertions have overturn,.; il l , despotic conspiracies of 15 years. We have at last found a King who has received a crown at our hands, who is likely to reap.et his oath, and to seek our happiness. The people were as brave duri!..: the struggle, as they were wise anti humane alter the victory. Never was such disinterestedness exhibited ; it was the uprising of a unanimous, a spontaneous devotion ; and they have returned to their quiet labour and duties with a promptitude only equalled by that which they exhibited when the plait: freedom was utenaecil with destruction. 'Whatever we owe to the Ch.tniMrs ' we owe more, far more, to the popular enthusiasm. There was no hesitation —no balancing, on the part of the citizens. Though they have sub mitted to the arrangements made by the Deputies, they feel that a holder tone ought to have been employed—that to daily with the despot, as to whether he should abdicate or not, was a needless prostration of the national will. A new and nobler charter would have pleased them better than that which was but tit: grant of insolent and usurping monarchical power. But tin.: will repair what is imperfect, and strengthen what is weak. We are entered upon the career of improvement, and Ise shall got forward. We laugh at those intrusive foreign lands which fancy they can raise the fallen despot from the dust. We hear of clashing bayonets, and we turn away in pity and in scorn. Our old men are become young again—and our young men are sages and heroes. The vigour of spring-time seems to have entered into the spirit of tartar ette, and our Citizen-King is devoted to the cause of the people. And truly do we rejoice in your sympathy—a sympathy re. echoed by the civilized world. Your generous emotions antici pate with delight our futurity of happiness. What can they do— this contemned and exiled family ? Will they leave behind them civil war? No; they will not leave even a regret, except anion; those low-minded parasites who lived upon the plunder of the pO. ple ; for pillage—universal pillage—was the order of the day. Th.: miserable Monarch has left us to pay fifty millions of francs of hi. debts, while Algiers, with the dilapitiations, costs us double that sum in addition ; 300 millions of francs were taken by Etni. grants, Jesuits, and Priests; but the August amble will be cleaned. A representation, young, energetic, pure, will stop the old toncat of abuses. We have done with sinecures, with monopolies, with councils of state, with pluralities, with ecclesiastical grants. with mysteries and malvensationa ; no more episcopal briefs, nor foreign troops, nor royal guards, nor privileged gaming -houses, nor spy Ambassadors to other lands. We will instruct—improve—elevate the people. The public treasures shall be employed for the public good—we will have schools wherever there is ignorance—a free press, the vigilant sentinel of liberty—honest labour unrestrained in its exercise, and the nation, with its superb national guard, watch. ing over, and protecting all. " Our standing army will speedily be reduced, and those mis chievous men be rendered harmless, who have shown that they would stain their swords with the blood of virtuous citizens. We require municipal and provincial assemblies to take care of local interests, a Peerage and Magistracy, representing, ,not hereditary high birth alone, but intellect, and activity, and virtue. Our internal corn. munications will be improved, our jury system perfected, pub- licity every where in the administration of justice. You will soon see the recognition of the South American States, our own cold. nies freed,lllaiti encouraged in her efforts for melioration, and Africa opened to see the influences of commerce and civilization. I Think you we forget Spain and Portugal, and that horrible anarchy which our oppressors introduced into the Peninsula ? Think you we avert our eyes tiom Italy—beautiful in her desolation ?J Think you the partition of Poland is razed from our memories ? others hope, for we have triumphed—let others sow, for we have soaped. Our own happiness only wants for its completion the hap piness of our fellow-men." [The reading of this address was frequently interrupted with int. maw applause, and distinct rounds of huzzas. The conciJsion was greeted with three most enthusiastic rounds of hums, waving of hats, &c.) Doctor Bowatwo, in .wanclusion, then said, he WAS glad to par oeive that this document was so received, and that the French people bad given so powerful an answer to the Quarterly Review, (which was deemed to speak the sentiments of the Government,) and which declared the French people to be unfit for liberty. He had the he. nour of knowing the French King, and if ever he should have the opportunity he would advise him to have that article printed in let ters of gold, bound in Bourbon white, and inscribed, " The Bourbons Fall, By Basil Hall." (Much laughter, applause, and cries of, " And Wellington." Mr. GALLOWAY and Mr. BUCKINGHAM strongly and eloquently supported the address, which was then unanimously carried. After speeches from Mr. Prescott, Mr. Fearon, &c. moving. " That as a memorial of the auspicious event we are met this io commemorate, and as a testimony to the citizens of Paris of tie feeling of this metropolis, the following committee be appointed to carry into effect the objects of this meeting :—ll.Warburton, Esq. M.P. Joseph Hume, Lsq. Lord Morpeth, Mr. Brougham, Mr. R. Slade, Mr. 11.8. Fearon, Mr. J. Dillon, Mr. W. Coates, Mr. It. Taylor, Mr. D. Taylor, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Buckingham, &c. &c." and the thanks to the Chairman, the meeting concluded. There were many skins of parchment for signatures to be ap pended to the address, and hundreds rushed to them to sign them. Many handed in subscriptions, and some plates were soon occupied with cheques, sovereigns, &c. The following are some of the ear. hest subscriptions : t,. s. H.Warburton, Esq. M.P. 10 10 J. A. Smith, Esq. M.P. 10 10 J. Morrison, Esq. M.P. 10 10 J. Labouchere, Esq. . 10 10 Messrs. Thompson and Fcaron . . 10 10 Rev. W. J. Fox Mr. J. Vigo" Mr. C. Cochran Mes.rs. Blcacirn and Co. is 0 O. W. . I I Mr. A. Bach . 0 5 Mr. J. Hardy . I I Mr. S. Taylor . . 0 5 Mr. M. Leczon. a British Mr. G. F. Young . 5 0 Air. C rs.lal i tlire an ' d Son 55 0 111 r. R. Taylor . . 5 0 Mr. R. Slade . . b 0 Mr.O. Crow . . 5 0 Mr. J. Dillon . . 5 0 Mr. W. Coates . 5 5 Mrs. Coates . . 2 2 Miss Coates . . 1 1 _ r. I o 2 0 A 0 Miss Emily Coates . 1 1 Bliss Ellen Coates . 1 1 Mr. W H. Askant . 2 2 Mr. W. D. Scull . 1 1 %Ir. E. Hickson . I 0 Mr. A. Galloway . 2 2 Mr. E. Brooke . . 1 0 Jew, deprived of li berty . • 10•. fd. Mr. T. King . . 1 Mr. P. F. Merlet . 1 1 'Mr. J. Gann . . I 1 Mr. J. Phelps . 1 1 A. B. . 0 10 A Friend to Liberty 1 0 Mr. F. Place . . 1 I W. T. . . B. W. Lazarus . 20. 6d. W. Tomkins . 2s. Cot!. Various small contribu tions . 181. 2s. I lid The affairs of France move in an orderly train : thy Chamber of Deputies proceeds with vigour and activity, but mints none of the regular forms which govern its proceedings in ordinal, times. We are not so blind as not to see that all motion has not ceased with the mere subsidence of the storm. Some discontent. some angry difference of opinion, some mortification at divappointtd hopes, sane rage at defeat, does exist, and will probably exist far a long time to come. But we see no symptoms, and still less any ma. terials, for any reaction, except that of discussion in the Chambers and the journals. The most distinguished of the Royalist Peers, lon whom the miserable Charles X. had most relied, have presstd forward to give their adhesion to the constitutional Monarch. The following are the names of the Deputies composing the committee tai nine l chmen by the Bureaux, to take into consideration the 11104i0I1 for impeaching the late Ministers, vii. MM, Daunon, Berenger, Camiguin, hladier de Montjau, Pelet (de la Losere,) Impellemr D'Aunay, Bertin de Vara. Alauguin, Salverte. We observe that the report of the appointment of Count Flithaut to the London Fm. bossy mentioned in some of the Preach journals, i. contradicted in others. It certainly would net have beets a judicious appointment. Polignac, it will be seen by die Haniburgb papers, is stn hie say to the jree soil of Russia. His fittest resting-place will be Siberia -• OW& 1 • 1