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rontros INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the M'oniteur of Saturday, Jan• 8 -) " PAnts, JAN. 7.—Lord Granville, Ambassador from the King of England to the Court of France, arrived at Paris yesterday afternoon. His Excellency alighted at the hotel of the legation in the faubourg St. Honore, which Lord Stuart left two days ago, and removed to the rue d'Anjou, No. 16, in the faubourg St. Honore. " The Chamber of Peers will meet to-morrow, to hear the report of the committee which is appointed to exa mine the project of law relative to the suppression of the negro slave trade, and likewise some reports of its com mittee of petitions. (Front the Messager des Chambres dated Sunday, Jan. 9.) " PARIS, JAW. B.—The accounts which we receive from our West India colonies, dated November 11, are very satisfactory. Baron Admiral Dupotel, who arrived at Martinique on the 2d, was very well received, and we have the satisfaction to announce that all the colonists rally round the Government, feeling the necessity of complete union for the maintenance of internal peace, and showing their readiness to contribute to it with all their power. This news is equally interesting to the colonies and our maritime commerce. " A letter from Rheims of the 30th of December, says —' M. Robert Lucas has just delivered in the statements of his debts : it is 6,000,000, and consequently our corn. merce receives a mortal blow. This, added to 15 other bankruptcies, makes 14,825,000 f. for Rheims alone.' ".If. Piquerel, Juge d'lnstruction, has just issued a warrant against M. Denten, nephew of the celebrated member of the Convention of that name, one of the edi tors of La Tribune, and against M. Le Noble, a law student, both accused of having taken an active part in the troubles which took place in December " Letters from Dresden say, ' that many Polish fami. lies daily arrive in that city from Warsaw, especially wo men and children, whence it is inferred, that prepara tions are making in that capital for an obstinate resistance.. " Letters from Manheim and Heidelberg say, that it is seriously contemplated to form a National Guard in those two cities. It seems that several German States intend to introduce this admirable institution, which becomes na turalized every where.'" (From the Constitutionnel of Saturday, Jan. 18.) (PRIVATE LETTER.) • VIENNA, Dxc. iB.—The affairs of Poland and Bel gium have cooled the warlike ardour of our courtiers ! however, the armaments are continued with activity, but rather to defend our own possessions than to attack our neighbours. Extraordinary couriers are con tinually going backwards and forwards between this city and St. Petersburgh, and official reports are sent daily from our Poli■h provinces. Hitherto all is quiet in Galicia ; and we are informed that Baron Stroganow has been or dered by his master to present to him before his departure from the capital, a report on the spirit of the inhabitants, and especially of those who are suspected of entertaining liberal principles. I❑ the Emperor's Council there was an honest statesman, who told his Imperial Majesty that the war with Poland was more uncertain than was sup posed. It is affirmed that he has fallen into disgrace with hi• Sovereign. We learn today, by express, the tumultuous scenes which took place at Paris on occasion of the trial of the Ex-Ministers. The conduct of the National Guard of Paris, the restoration of tranquillity, and the unhindered return of the Ex-Ministers to Vincennes, prove that the French Government is stronger than was believed. This has had a favourable effect on our funds ; our Bank Shares have risen 20 florins per share. We have but little news from Poland. The Russian army is to be concen trated on the 15th of January, and to commence its ope rations. It excites much astonishment here, that con sidering the hanger which threatens the insurrection, the Members of the Diet should have openly declared that they took part in it.—Ailysbury Gazette. (From the Messager des Chambres of Sunday.) PARIS, JAN. 5.-The Assize Court of the Seine was again occupied yesterday with investigating the distarb ances of October last. A person named Duboisy, a tanner, 29 years of age, was acquitted upon the charge of disobe dience to the laws; as also a glover, named Leroy. A man named Imsin, who was arrested at the moment of making the following declaration to the crowd :—" If you were all like me, they would not he able to dictate laws to us. There is no occasion to obey the laws of Louis Philippe, and, if there were tweuty such brave fellows as myself, the sag would not be long in existence. The National Guard is against us, but that's no matter, let us follow the advice of the song :—' Forward, march,' &c."—This man was condemned' na two years' imprisonment, and a person of the came of Francais, who headed a mob with a colour, on which were written the following words—" Death to the Ministers ! the people's wish !"—was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and a fine of 100 francs. Le Temps, (a Paris Journal) of Friday has the follow ing :-.--Fresh rumours of war in circulation. A Russian courier who arrived to-day brought credentials to M. Pozzo di Borg°, as Ambassador to Louis Philippe. This was a matter of etiquette. Russia was anxious to know whether we should send a Minister or an Ambassador. The dismissal of Marshal Mortier was the cause of the Government sending credentials to M. Pozzo. This ex plains the whole mystery. (From Le Globe.) The Jews of Frankfort have subfcribed a million of florins to assist their brethren of Poland in their struggle fin. liberty. We find among the subscribers M. Z. Wer theimer, banker, who contributed the sum of 200,000 flo ;ius. M. J. Rothschild, of that city; deputed to convey the subscription, was also the bearer of a Polish standard, embroidered by some Jewish ladies of Frankfort. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SirriNo or• JAN. 8. Vice-President M. de Lessert, for M. C. Perier, President. The House to-day was again convoked for one one o'clock ; at two, however, the House was still very badly attended. General Lafayette entered the House at a quarter to two, and, accompanied Ely M. de Tracey, approached the Vice-President's chair, with whom they remained conversing up wards of twenty minutes. The General appeared to-day somewhat more cheerful than be had been at the two last sittings. At a quarter after two o'clock the Chamber com menced this day's sitting. The Order of the Day was the continuation of yesterday's deliberation on the reformation of the Criminal Courts. This law, though of little importance in itself, gives rise to many and very long discussions, in con sepuence of the two centres of the Chamber having united all their efforts to reject it ; and that, not by uiiy means in consequence of the new project of !aw being contrary to the principles of tho'e divi sions of the Chamber. but solely in opposition to M. Dupont (de l'Eure), a man of the most illiberal sentiments, and who was the Minister who proposed Ellie. innovation in the legislature of the country. ENGLISH POST-OFFICE. England has constantly refused to admit our jour nals otherwise than as letters ; it is as a matter of reciprocity that France has come to the determina tion of not admitting the English newspapers but on the same conditions. This tax is only profitable to the clerks of the English post-office, who make both a traffic and monopoly of the introduction into England of foreign newspapers, as well as of the expedition of the English papers to foreign parts. It is for the putting an end to this state of things, by a treaty of reciprocal admission of the papers of both countries, subject to a moderate taxation, that the efforts of our Government ought to be directed. Then we might send by the ordinary mail our papers to England, where we should certainly count many subscribers, were it not for the enormity of the price now charged. Then also the postage of the English papers could, without any inconvenience, be reduced within the limits of the law. Let the public eujoy without check or restriction the right of admission. It is our own wish, and what we shall at all times • even solicit, provided it should be on terms of reci procity; hut, unless that be the case, we shall con- sider the admission of the English papers, at a re- • dueed postage, as against the interest of the French press; it would only be granting a premium to the monopoly already exercised by the clerics of the English Post-office. Thursday having been appointed for the recep tion of the resolutions and address on the French Revolution, passed by the Irish people, a numerous assembiage of English and French gentlemen, amongst whom were several members of the Cham bers, took place at the Hotel de Ville. At twelve o'clock O'Gorman Mahon, Member of Parliament for the county of Clare, bearer of the Address, &c., arrived, accompanied by Generals Lafayette and .~ ' Carbone). The party, on reaching the state room, were received by Odillon Barret, the Prefect of the Seine. Having read the Address, &c., O'Gorman Mahon deposited the documents in the hands of General Lafayette : he then passed a handsome eulogium on the glorious conduct of the French people, and added the expression of the happine►s he felt at having that public opportunity of testify ing the esteem and affectionate regard in which he and his countrymen held the veteran Father of Freedom whom he then addressed. General La fayette, in his reply, expressed his sense of obligation to the Irish people, who always enjoyed a great share in his affections. He felt the more ob liged ou the present occasion, as it was not the first mark of their kindness, for at the period of the Irish volunteers he had received distinct proofs of their confidence. He could not better fulfil his present duty than by committing such important documents to the charge of the first officer of the city, to be placed amongst the archives of France. After com plimenting the Hon. Member for Clare on the man ner in which he had discharged his trust and ful filled the mission with which he had been entrusted by the Irish people, he shortly addressed himself to the Prefect, who in return replied in an eloquent and animated address. The ceremony being con cluded, O'Gorman Mahon was invited to partake of a public banquet, and to-day (Saturday) was ap pointed for the purpose. The Hon. Member then departed, accompanied by the Prefect of the Seine and General Lafayette, and was subsequently intro duced by them to the Chamber of Deputies. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, JAN. 6.—ln the Congress yesterday, M. Vilain XIV. read the following proposition of M. Pirson : " I have the honour to propose to the National Congress the following decree :—The National Con gress, considering that the Protocol of the 20th of December last, which was, at first, announced as con taining the formal acknowledgment of the new State of Belgium, contains, on the contrary, nothing but a mystification ; directs the Provisional Government to recall the Envoys from London immediately, and resume hostilities against Holland; declares that the fortune of war alone shall decide the question be tween the two countries; to which effect, and in order that King William may not plead ignorance, this present decree shall be made known to the ad vanced posts of the enemy by heralds at arms, ac companied by a flag of truce." The proposition being supported— M. Pirson addressed the Congress as follows : " Gentlemen,—You have all, no doubt, as well as myself, read and re-read the Protocol of London, of December 20, and your indignation, like my own, must have increased at every perusal. Will you, then, any longer have confidence in the Diplomatists, who at Paris, as well as at Brussels, have osten tatiously announced that the independence of Brus sels was acknowledged by the five Great Powers Can it be that the following paragraph is meant to convey this acknowledgment of the inde- pendence of Belgium—' The Conference will occupy itself with the new arrangements required for reconciling the future independence of Bel gium with the stipulations of treaties, &c.' Can this be called a formal acknowledgment ? We may hope to be acknowledged at some future day, but it will be only when we are ready to lend ourselves to ar rangements which shall come as nearly as possible to the object of the treaties of 1814 and 181.5, which object, gentlemen, was to oppose a barrier against France, and hold our fortresses prepared to receive the Russians, the Prussians, or the English, who might imagine they had a right to make an at tack upon her. This was well while we were under the government of King William—but at the present day Surely they take us for Swiss, who traffic their freedom for pay, and place themselves under the command of any despot who will hire them. In the last clause but one of the protocol, it is declared, that these arrangements can in no wise affect the rights which the King of the Nether lands and the Germanic Confederation exercise over the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.' Weigh well, gentlemen, every word of this paragraph. It ad mits of no question► as to the rights over the Grand Duchy, which are positively assigned to the King of the Netherlands, only it is stated that he was ex ercising them, while in fact they are now exercised by us; it is true, we have not been in possession of them for a yea and a day.—(Laughter.)—Not a word is said about Maestricht, or the citadel of Ant werp, probably because the King of the Netherlands still holds them, and that it is hoped he may be able to retain them. " A member of the Committee for Foreign Affairs has told us that the King of Holland proposed to evacuate the citadel of Antwerp on the 20th instant. It is because he hopes that by the 20th the confe rences of London will have more completely ham pered us than we are now. These facts, g e ntl emen , unfold before my eyes a project, upon which I cannot entertain the t•lightest doubt. It is nothing more or less than a division of the country that is contem plated. We shall see, or rather, we shall not see, because you will take care to thwart perfidious de signs. To thwart these designs they must be known. They are these :—setting out from the principle of the balance of power of 1815, a balance, the only object of which was to narrow the bounds of France, whilst England, Russia, and Prussia, invaded all they thought proper; it was felt at London ' that in consequence of our revolution, the diplomatic mate rials must be again manifested. It was these mate rials in 1815, animals to which the name of souls was given, but who showed they had no soul, be cause they suffered themselves to be put in pound like beasts. At present they are madmen, who run about crying we are free,' whilst the straightjacket of the colours that please theta is preparing for them. Now we shall see what they will do with these mad mem of Belgium. " Those who live upon the fertile soil of Flan ders, Hainanlt, Southern Brabant, the country of Liege, and Namur, will still continue to cultivate their lands, and will form permanent storehouses for supplying the armies which, at the will and plea sure of the neighbouring kings, will joyfully come to fight upon so rich a field. " They well know we shall never consent to be come the gaolers of France, and perhaps they will allow us to unite ourselves with her. They will then form a new barrier to impound her beyond our limits, which will comprise Luxembourg, Maestricht, and Antwerp, and then combinations will be formed between Prussia, Hanover, and Holland, always dis trustful of France. If, however, yon wish to oppose this project, you must prepare for war, and not think of sending envoys to London. Invite the Luxem burghers to arms, who will never consent to become Prussians ; not one of them will hesitate to answer the call. Do not suffer the month of January to close without having a Constitution and a King, or else renounce all claim to independence, and by your envoys go with all humility , to London, and receive the orders of the Holy Al liance. Let us collect together other circumstances which comb nate my views of the matter. At first, our diplomatists denied that any thing had been said relative to a new chief for Belgium. O n , Member, however, acknowledged that he thought that incidentally some mention had been made of the subject at the conferences in London ; at least, that if that had not been done, he wished it might be. No one has censured, or ought to censure this opinion. Another person has stated as a positive fact, that France has objected to tile Duke tie Reich stadt, and the Prince de Leuchtenberg. Other Members of the Congress, who may be believed to have been well informed, say that all the Five Powers have renounced for themselv es and their families all pretensions to become candidates. Thus there can be no question of the Doke de Nemour9. or any other French Prince, or of the Prince of Saxe Coburg, so nearly allied to the King of Eng land, in the pay of that country, or of Prince Charles of Austria, or of Prince Albert of Prussia. Prince Otho, of Bavaria, has been highly spoken of, but lie is a minor, and a Regency will keep us in an un settled state. The Prince of Salm-Salm does not appear to have much chance. " As to the Prince of Orange, he, I imagine, must not be thought of ; first, because the Con gress has pronounced his exclusion; and next, be cause we know what restorations are. Moreover, this Prince has not a character firm and judicious enough to resist influences henceforth insupportable to the Belgians. There wouLl certainly be a schism in the nation and the army, and perhaps a civil war. " Well, gentlemen, all these exclusions reduce us to a native Prince, or a Regency, or a re-union to France. It is to the latter issue that the conk.- rences at London, in which Prince Talleyrand takes part, would lead us, separating, however, Luxem bourg, Antwerp, and Maestricht, from Belgium. " It is diplomacy that has created all these em barrassments. I have said it, and I repeat it, that the Provisional Government has been made a dupe, and we also by the counter blow. " In revolution one should never stop until the end proposed has been attained. The end of ours was to emancipate the whole of our territory, and we could have done it easily, if diplomacy had not come arid stopped us. " The nation is ill at ease; it is impatient, and accuses us of making no advance; but it does nor know our situation. Let it not despair of its sal vation. Difficulties increase courage—but let it not go to divide itself, for then all will be lost, and na tionality will no longer be possible. " If the Prince of Orange be proclaimed in the north of Belgium, at Ghent, Brussels, and Ant werp, all the south will proclaim the re-union to France, and will support it with arms. You are all well acquainted with the spirit of that part of the State. " Gentlemen, another cause of division is mani festing itself. When the manufacturers of the south claim protecting laws against English commerce, when the land frontier demands a law of equality, and to be treated as the sea coast, the answer given to the former is that which the Dutch Government gave, namely—the interests of consumers, who are the greater number, opposes what you demand. To the inhabitants of the frontiers it is answered, 'Wait ; means of compensation must be contrived for you, by a Treaty of Commerce with France;' as if intercourse was not carried on with the greater part of that country, and with more economy by sea than by land. The Dutch system of the present day is favourable to Antwerp, the Two Flanders, and Southern Brabant ; and as the Deputies of these provinces form a majority, they are not suffi ciently sensible to the interests of the south. " External justice, gentlemen, (as a distinguished orator has frequently repeated to you), has decreed that we should all be equal in the eye of the law, and that in our deliberations we should have inces sandy in view the interests of the whole kingdom, and not those of any individual persons or distinct provinces. " I again repeat, let us all rally with true and faithful hearts ; let us devote ourselves to the general interests of all; let us occupy our time with the fundamental laws, while our warriors are conquering from the enemy such parts of the country as still re main in their hands. Legislators and soldiers, let us rival each other in activity, and we shall then soon attain our common object. We shall then have no more bivottacks, but only feux de joie to celebrate the festival of our great and united family, of which many will then become ambitious of being the chief." The Congress decided that the proposition should be referred to the Standing Committees. Thai Order of the Day, which was the nomination of the Members of the Court of Accounts, being called on, M. Ch. Rogier proposed that this measure should give place to the proposition of M. Rodenbach, relative to the choice of a Sovereign, and added that in a Secret Committee, he could give information which would prove that the latter question was one of the utmost urgency. Great agitation prevailed in consequence of this statement, but upon the pressing solicitation of M. Rogier, the Congress resolved itself into a Secret Committee. With regard to what passed in the Committee, we are reduced to mere rumour. It is said that the reasons assigned for the urgency of proceeding im mediately to the election of a Sovereign for Belgium were of a very serious nature, and the discussion was most stormy. The Provisional Government of Belgium, by a Decree of the Ist instant, has granted an advance of 20,000 florins to the Portuguese Refugees, on the security of the arrears of pay due to them from the Brazilian Government from the Ist of January, 1830. Commercial ligitations are multiplying to such an extent at Brussels, that the Tribunal of Commerce is obliged to give three audiences a week instead of two. Hostilities, it is said, are about to be resumed. It is asserted that the corps of the infantry of the line, the ex-3d and 17th divisions, hare received or ders to march to Westwesel, to reinforce the corps of volunteers, who no longer appear disposed to keep their ground. The want of work gave rise yesterday and the day before, at Namur, to the formation of mobs. The windows and fences of the Cassino Club were broken. The troops i►► garrison refused to obey their Chiefs. Some soldiers were put under arrest. A battalion has arrived at Namur from Charleroi ; and it is said that the first battalion, which is at Brus sels, is to march for the same town. The small pox is very prevalent at Ghent, and has caused the loss of many lives. We lean from Liege that the cannonade, which was heard in the night of the I►t instant at Maes tricht, is now known. Some volunteers of Melli net's corps had advanced close to the fortifications of that town, and fired upon the sentinels. The enemy, supposing that they were about to be at tacked in their entrenchments, made use of their artillery, and fired at random all night. As the cause of the firing was unknown in the village, the inhabitants sounded the tocsin and beat to arms. From time to time the report of the cannon is heard in the direction of Maestricht. We hear that, in consequence of the important news from Belgium, M. Gendebien will take his de parture immediately from Paris for Brussels, where his attendance in the Congress as a Member of the Provisional Government has become indispensable. M. Charles Rogier, who for the last fortnight, in consequence of the absence of the greater part of his colleagues, has had to support alone the whole weight of affairs, has, it is said, very strongly urged the return of M. Gendebien. M. Firmin Rogier, his brother, first secretary of Legation at Paris, will take charge of the affairs of the embassy until the arrival of the Count de Celles, who is shortly ex pected. The Brussels Papers of the sth instant have duly reached us. The following are extracts :—" We learn, that intrigues have been set on foot in the Borinage to bring about our submission to France. Petitions are circulating, and the workmen and the populace are excited. As these people all depend on their patrons, they can offer no resistance to their will. It is even expected that the French standards are ready. We can scarcely give credit to such cri minal intrigues. We have long been enabled to appreciate the conscience of a certain class of men, but we cannot believe that their vile selfishness will go so far as to sell their country, 4,000,000 of men, for a little gold. Yesterday it was reported that an attempt of this kind had been made at Erni-hien, in Ilainault, and that some disturbances had ensued rn consequence."—Le Beige. " The following are re ports circulated upon the sentiments of the different sections of the Congress as to the choic e of a Chief of the State, for the truth of which, however, it is impossible for us to vouch : 7 1. Three sections have decided, by very large majorities, for a French Prince, with a Government totally distinct from that of the Palais Royal; that is to say, th a t Bd.. ohm) should be henceforth constituted an indepen dent kingdom under the Duke de Nemours. 2. One section, by an equally large majority, is in favour of a pure and simple re-union with France, under the Citizen King Louis Philip. 3. In another, a youth, only sixteen years of age, called Otho, a Prince, or the son of a Prince of Bavaria, is named for the throne, under the Regency of the Count Felix de Merode, and his education to be intrusted to M. Charles Rogier, under the title of Governor. By this plan, the Provisional Government would, in part, become permanent, and, no doubt, the for tune of those who retired would be taken care of. 4. The first section voted for a native Prince, and one of the members at once put an end to all difficul ties by naming M. de Merode. There was but one dissentient, who named the Archduke Charles of Austria. The whole of the members were not at their posts, and therefore the resolutions were but preparatory. After the sections broke up there was a meeting of about forty members, whose opinions were unanimously French. It appears that Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg has no chance, and that his name was not mentioned. The diplomatists were very roughly treated, and some very strong ex pressions in regard to them were uttered. The whole will soon be disclosed."—Entanciption. " The question of the chance of a Sovereign now occupies the Congress. The most probable chances are in favour of a native or foreign Prince, who is to marry a daughter of the King of the French. Some officers of the volunteers stationed on the frontiers, near Westwezel, assert that a great number of their soldiers are in want of arms and clothing. We learn that the inhabitants of the Tete de Flandre have received orders from the Dutch military audio ritorities to evacuate their houses, and give them up to the troops. This arbitrary measure is ascribed to the necessity of concentrating the soldiers, and withdrawing them from the forts, which are in general very damp. There will be in future in these forts only a guard, to be relieved every day." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (111.034 THE MORNING HERALD.) (From the Massager des Chambres of yesterday.) Murrici, Dec. 29.—At eleven o'clock last night very numerous crowds collected before the principal post in this city. The Commandant was much displeased at these attroupemens. No excess was committed, although it was thought necessary to arrest about forty students. Drc. 31.—According to a Royal decree, the Govern rnent yesterday caused the University to be closed, and or dered all the students in Munich to return to their homes ; but in consequence of a petition, signed by 1,000 stu dents, and supported by the earnest request of the Magi strates, the above order was revoked. PARIS, JAN. 9. —At half-past twelve the King received, in the grand saloon, M. Pozzo di Borgo, the Ambassador from the Emperor of Russia, who presented his creden tials from that Sovereign. The Ambassador had after wards the honour of being introduced to the Queen and the Princesses. It appears that the reports relative to the evacuation of Algiers are without foundation, u at the present mo ment the Government is increasing the Materiel of that place. The following particulars have been communicated to in in a letter dated Ham, Jan 6 : " The son of M. Peyronnet, and the brothers of M. Chan. telauze, are at the Castle, where they cannot refuse them ad. nsittauce. " The Curate has called to offer his services to the prisoners. " Four contracts have been entered into for the supply of pro visions for the Ex-Ministers. The breakfast will cost one franc and a half, for each per month ISO fr. Dinner, five francs each per day, per month 6OO Expence of keeping the apartments in proper order, per month l5O Washing Total monthly expense for the four Ex-Ministers GC6 fr. " These gentlemen will have no reason to complain of any :ping except the iron bars." (From the Gazette de France of yesterday.) PARIS, JAN. 9. ROYAL ORDINANCE. " Louis Philippe, King of the French, " Art. I.—The offices of administrators of the lottery' are suppressed. " business of the lottery shall be conducted by a Director whom we shall appoint, and tip be assisted by a Sub-Director. " S.—Matters of dispute shall be examined and deter mined by a Council of Administration, the Members of which shall be appointed by the Minister of Finance, and chosen from among the Directors of the different offices of this Ministry. " 4.—The salary of the Director of the Lottery is fixed at 20,000 francs, and that of the Sub• Director at 12,000 francs. "M. IL Laine, Administrator of the Lottery, is ap pointed director of the lottery." The Mayor of Paris, and the Colonels of the National Guard, have determined upon giving a fancy ball, the profits of which are to be distributed amongst the poor. The Duke of Orleans has offered to preside on the occa sion. We copy the following from r Anti de l' Ordre, a Nantz Journal :—." Yesterday some clergymen were pub licly insulted by a number of conscripts who Lad lately arrived at Nantz, who were assembled in the square. " This morning several of those young fellows pursued the clergy through the streets uttering most violent ex pressions. No one came forward to put a stop to this scandalous conduct, although the staffliotpre was not far distant, and the cries of the recruits could be distinctly heard there." CHAMBER OF PEERS.-SITTING OF .JAN. 8. The Order of the Day was the reading of two reperts ; the first by Baron Moonier, from the Commission upon he Slave Trade; and the second from the Commission engaged in examining the law relative to the abrogation o. the law of 1807 upon pensions. The Chamber had also to deliberate upon referring to a Special Commission a report upon permitting the arrest of a Peer for debt. A few momenta before the commencement of the pro ceedings M. Merilhou crossed the Chamber, and con versed wish several Members of the Chamber. The sitting commenced at half-past two. MM. d'Argout and Merilhou sat on the Ministeria: bench. After theproces verbal had been readantiadopted, The President gave an account of the different works which bad been offered to him, and amongst the number was the Horoscope of his Majesty Louis-Phillipe, executed by Vernet. _ _ M. Merilhou presented the project of law adopted by the other Chamber, relative to the salaries to be allowed to the ministers of the Jewish religion. The principle of the equality of worship in the eye of the law, established (but imperfectly) by the Charter of 1814, has attained to full perfection in the 6th Article of the new Charter, which has given a dower to the State to allow the ministers of religions (not Christian) to participate in the advan tages acquired by the others. This protection ought to be granted to every worship which unites the double character of morality and univer sality, such as appear in the Hebrew religion. The orator went into an historical account of legislative enactments relative to the Jews, who had been persecuted in the middle ages—subsequently tolerated—affranchised in 1781—made capable of civil rights by the Constituent Assembly, and finally protected in their worship lay Na poleon—thanks to the exertions of the Grand Sanhedrim, which dispelled those superstitious errors that threw an unfavourable shade over this religious institution. It wee reserved for the Government of Louis Philip to complete the amelioration of the social position of a great number of Frenchmen, who, during fifty years have given the noblest contradiction to the calumniators. With respect to the financial part of the law, it was hardly necessary to refer to it, as the total of the sum to be allowed to the Jewish ministers only amounted to 65,000 francs. The printing, distribution, and presentation of the above project of law were agreed to. The Duke de Broglie brought up - the report of the Commission relative to the abrogation of the law of 1807, upon pensions granted to retired Ministers and great Functionaries of the State, upon the ground of recom pense fer their service. " The Chamber of Deputies," observed the Duke de Broglie, " has proposed to abrogate altogether the former law, and leave to the Legislature alone the power of providing for national expences, de the controul of publicity, an d th e guaran tee of public discussion. They (th e P eers ) h a d a l rea dy given their full consent to the measure. But the Chamber of Deputies did not feel content with th a t, but added another propuosi r n ' tion,.—namely, that of subjecting revision the pensions u granted since the Ist of January, 1828, according to the law of 1807. It now remained for them t o p rovide for theirt e s npport constitutional of t Ie principlerigiatt right—their they , r had n now to dignity, naa byi ta inre jecting apr preposition which n since iolTlielie tecnulteidm promulgation of the to cause a revisions of all the pensions law of the 11th September, 1807. This disposition would violate the Constitutional Charter of 1811 ) con , firmed by that of le3o, and which declares all the pen. sions granted before 4th June, 1814, are to be held sacred." He should therefore move:that the above propo sition should be totally rejeated.—(nluch excitement.) The discussion upon this report was appointed for Tuesday. Lissos, Dec. 25.—1 t is stated, upon positive informa tion, that the negotiations between our Cabinet and that of St. James's, relative to the recognition of Don Miguel, Lave been broken off. Some explanation has at last been given of the frequent communications which have lately taken place between our Cabinet and the Court of Madrid. It is said that his Catholic Majesty requested by the Cabinets of St. Peters burnh, Vienna, and Berlin, to join them in the event of a Continental war, has demanded of Portugal to fulfil the former treaties, by which she engaged to furnish troops and money. Wartsaw, DEC. 28.—Our journals have published the following proclamation by the Dictator, dated Dec. 21 : " Fellow Countrymen,—The wish of the Representa tives of the nation, confirmed lay the two Chambers, have called me to the exercise of supreme power. I have only undertaken the supreme command of the national forces to ensure the liberties of our country. My duty will always he to conquer or to die for this cause. Hating taken the Dictatorship, through obedience to my country, I demand, in the name of the people, the same obedience. You will always find my standard on the road to justice, duty, and national honour. It cannot fail of being followed by all loyal Poles, worthy of the names of their ancestors ; and I am sure none will be found to act contrary to the sove reign authority confided to him. Starting upon the same principle, and guided by unanimity, order, and energy, we cannot fail of being suc cessful. The people have placed me at their head to direct their exertions, and I promise most solemnly never to swerve from the strict rules of duty; I swear this before God and my country." (From the Conatitutionnel of Sunday.) PARIS, JAN. is stated that 15,000 men, of dif ferent regiments of the line, will shortly arrive at Toulon. It would appear that not only France, but all the West of Europe, has been placed under an interdict by the Rus sian Autocrat. The Russian Legation at Berlin refuses passports to Russian subjects who wish to proceed to any point to the west of Berlin. The Emperor Nicholas takes a most affectionate interest in the fate of the Ex-King Charles X. It is said that he has just granted a pension of five millions of rubles to the fallen Monarch; so that ho may have sufficient means of support, without depending upon the liberality of the French. There is an indistinct report of an insurrection which broke out in Finland. (From Le Temps of Sunday.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) STUTGARID, DEC. 24.—We have received news from Austria, from a respectable soerce, and which merits atten tion. It would appear that Marshal Maison succeeded in convincing the Emperor that M. de Aletternieh had so compromised his master as to excite a war, contrary to the express intentions of his Majesty. Marshal Maison proved that M. de Metternich had caused a number of troops to march without the knowledge of the Emperor, and that he had intrigued repeatedly at the Diet of Frank fort, in order to force the German Confederation into a war, in which the Emperor would be obliged to juin.— The Emperor, conviaced by the weight of evidence, has formally declared that M. de Metternich is ■o longer Mini ster, and that in future he shall enjoy no other place but that of Grand Master of the Empress's Court. The office of Prime Minister has been given to Count Collowrat, heretofore Minister of the Interior, and who is generally esteemed for his acquirements eat moderation, and de cided opposition to the system of Metternich. NUMBER OF STRANGERS IN PARIS. A list is drawn up every month of the number of persons who take lodgings in the different hotels and lodging houses is Paris. The following is result of the latest calculation : French. Strangers. Total. June 30, 1830 38,192 5,591 43,783 December 31, 1830 39,578 6,710 46,2813 From these appears this dif ference from the present period 1,386 1,121 3,505 The Prussian army has recently lost, through accident, one of its most distinguished officers—Lieut.-General Borcke, who, a short time since, while on a shooting party, was trying his gun, when it suddenly went off, and the charge lodged in his side. He was instantly con veyed to Stargard, where he expired the same night, in the arms of his wife and children.—Le Globe. (From the National of Sunday.) Towards the termination of last month not one Prussian corps darmee had crossed the Polish frontiers. It seems that the wrath of Nicholas has been ealmed down in some degree, and has given place to wise and prudent reflec tions. The official Gazette of Warsaw states that the Emperor is disposed to receive the Polish Commissioners. The Gazette adds, that no doubt was entertained but that they would be able to alter the hostile feeling of his Majesty. (From the Journal de Paris of Sunday.) It is stated in a letter from Moscow, that the cholera morbus continues its ravages in that city. Business is completely destroyed there; the merchants no longer pay any one, and even the Bank has suspended its payments. :From the Morning Herald Correspondent at Warsaw; via l'Aris.) WARSAW, DEC. 24.—The Government immediately occupied itself with arming the nation, completing the army of the line, and organizing the National Guards and volunteer corps. The arsenal, and all the workhouses of the State, were employed in manufacturing hie-arms, and all the old soldiers were recalled. The regiments being completed, the third and fourth battalions of each were formed ; and these battalions, composed of veterans of La Trebbia, Friedland, Radeyn, and Aloscowa, now constitute the elite of the army, which amounts to eighty thousand cavalry and infantry, and one hundred and ninety pieces of artillery, all in the best condition. The ammunition is immense, and sufficient for three campaigns. Numbers of Lords and landholders are levying at this moment, at their own expellee, corps of volunteers, who are commanded by regular officers. Warsaw is placed in a state of defence ; a formidable tete-de-pont covers the Vistola, and advanced batteries surround the city. Men, women, children, citi zens of all ranks and ages, are employed, day and night, in erecting those ramparts, which are raised as it were by enchantment. Poland offers the appearance of an im mense and formidable camp—to live free or die is the de termination of the whole nation. I bore annex the sta tistical enumeration of the active forces of the kingdom, drawn up, isy order of the Government, with the greatest care Troops of the line From 17 to 20 years of age 47,245 Front 20 to 30 From 30 to 40 99,562 Total number able to bear arms 417,097 We have only received one courier from St. Petersburgh. His despatches were in answer to the account of the revo lution, forwarded to the Emperor the 30th of November last, the very day of the insurrection. These despatches bore the stamp of the character of Nicholas, the violent ex pression of his anger, the threat of sending 300,000 men to crusts a ridiculous rebellion, and the express order of submitting and imploring his mercy. The contents of that document, being made public, produced no effect on the nation, for two reasons, because it saw, from their nature, that the Emperor was still ignorant of the consequences of the insurrection, and that he considered that great national act as the result of a conspiracy, to which Poland was foreign. Secondly, the people were little afraid of the threat of sending 300,000 men against them, because, being neighbours of the Northern Colossus, they ar e b e tt er acquainted with the weakness of its basis, an d t h at t h ey know well that Russia , requires m ore t i me to muster 300,000 men than trance to raise a million. her roads are impassable. The corps w h o m i g ht f orum that great army are stationed at a great di stance f rom each otuthsesri' and want am mun i t i on. The only forces that a can dispose of at the present moment, against Poland, consist of three corps, under the orders of Generals Pahlen, Sacken, and Rosen. These amount only to 120,000 men. impossible Sup p osing pse they form wjtouldie tion (a thing utterly theybe made unable to cope with our army, backed by the whole population. I pronounce their junction to be ins possible, because the sterility of the country, and want of forage, would never allow them to march in one column; and that, i n oppos i ng masses to these part i a l bodies, their line of alteration could easily be cut off. Poland, with out an army, abandoned by the whole world, drove the Russians f rom W arsaw i n 1794, ; the immortal Kosciusko took possession of their artillery, at the head of a few peasants, armed with pikes and scythes, and held out for a lone time agains the troops of Suwarrow, with a few Polish corps of volunteers. I said at the beginning of my letter that the conse quences of our revolution were not yet felt nor appre ciated. The French revolution, it is true, was sanctioned by Russia, but with reluctance. The first impulse of Emperor was to appeal to arms, but the second was Inc in accordance with his interests. Mature reflection broug him to understand that nothing was leas certain than V tory—and that France, twice invaded, twice betray might rise in a mass to repel a third invasion. All tb considerations decide the Monarch to approve the conch of the French nation, and to sanction, though with reg► the right of the people to shake off the yoke of a Soverei whet is the fist to break the ties that bind him to people. t like t - Meantime the French revolution hail opened the e to b of oppressed nations ; upon all sides they whispered 1 s tilt sacred word of liberty—Belgium raised the standard, a 41 ,... 1101 the Northern Courts trembled for the results of a colli lien gration which they accused France of having kindled the , its own advantage. Prussia considered with terror 1 into attitude of her Rhenish provinces, and called on Russia 'ha join in preventing the consequences of a revolution ti The might destroy iu one day the fruits of so many w a rs, of Barr many sacrifices, and of se skilful a policy. Port The intentions of the Poles were unknown to their o T pressor,. The patience and resignation with which tiv re -or had borne, for the last 15 years, the most humiliate' "tel: outrages, were for Russia a guarantee of their futu tack, resignation. On that account did they adopt no men Pur i' to prevent the coneeqnenees of an insurrection. Pr'' cams r o , f b oe t r h ndd e e rot h Grand eofgatritrei Pitooßnl garrisons o n ee e f , atihl h e a tdhe Greatd wisely eppo uts ; b • t I sia, less confiding in the uneasy and restless minds 'limo t the he are I Th e moved 1a peoplend to w e the b of Posen, composed in a great part of Poles, svhc Ee ' 2l attachment to the nation is well known. These r e ginter g u ar' were replaced by the Rhenish garrisons, and a cordon TI 15,000 men was stationed on our frontiers, where it is y. , Gene to prevent the Poles of the Grand Duchy joining n'i "Pe( those of the kingdom of Poland. Russia had decided an alliance with Prussia against France, an d t h e car p' blade Pahlen and Sacken were to have occupied Prussia, et' freed, form a rear guard of 85,000 m en . Th ese troops we re f or cross Poland, supply themselv es w ith p rov i s i ons at 31° cheat lin, a fortress near Warsaw (the immense stores of whit morn, are new in our possession), a n d t o rep l ace t h e three Or: noble of the Prussian army who were to take the field. Su' Prep' I was the state of thing s w h en our revolution commence' ', re ! ' I leave you to judge o f th e a lt erat i on t h at event roust ha' ofal made in the projects of the two Monarchs. We can!' recess, foretel the issue of the events which are daily becon o w aY• more complicated; but th e i n t e lli gence we receive ever Walla day from the interior of Russia is far from affecii ° : nen, the moral spirit of our army and p eo pl e , s i nce i t merel a'anY confirms the certainty we already h a d acqu i re d o f tlliberr impossibility in which the Emperor is to bring against ' a in any formidable force before w e a re o urse l ves prepar e' i his r' resist him. I said alr ea dy th a t th e fi rs t or d ers o f t h e Er` 4 laeral peror were to direct immediately towards Poland the corps destined to act against France, after they had effeeti, of r)el their junction with the great army of Lithuania, under t' t utoc orders of Constantine. Unforeseen circumstances clang I re ir e 'P again the state of things. The corps of Lithuania 10 , ot - I , oo ' mured, and showed symptoms of rebellion. In o rder; 1 . - T" prevent every communication between that corps and t ; i n n '',,, tv Polish army, it was ordered to retrograde 30 leagues je, t i ii ::' the interior. The corps of Pahlen was directed to ts',, in ,h"‘ its quarters, and to form the advanced guard, when 0 ! c - ,-4 events, no less important, came to complicate the p o bi l !` r LP. of Russia—a revolution broke out in Wilna—the Rug° his rei in th remained in the possession o f th e insurgents. Super' forces, however, marched ag a i ns t it, t oo k b ac k Wilna, Super', misled put a number of its inhabitants t o th e swor d. '' --n I. ' Lithuania sent forth a cry o f i n di gnat i on agai°, tart' P the barbarous conduct of th e R uss i ans as yet made ext. l , r ' hostile demonstration ; but th a t i mmense province i,',, of k ng it were, placed upon a volcano, the eruption of wl l 4 '‘, li e ul i will be the more terribl e f rom b e i ng l onger repressed. Y o I j ean result was, that the corps which were to act first agai°, that w paralysed by the attitude of the provinces which tl' t - " a nti( occupy, on the one hand, and the necessity of holding, ‘ 'Peedil check the greaqcorpa of Lithuania. That army of 1g0,°,, r n 1 . 1 'nen, half-gained to the Polish cause, cannot then acivoli' litntly against us, until it is seconded by another army of °.; b eeu a same force, which would secure the retreat of the first, l i v u 'ines case of reverse, and prevent the revolution in Lithusa l , . those 1 The frontiers of Turkey cannot be abandoned, neither e i ‘ enera those of Persia; and who knows what effect our refo!' ) l , : 4)1, al tion may have on these two Powers ? We await vi!' : vex ' I anxiety, but with courage, the Emperor's decision, vil" c ,l n lU, 4 til roust soon arrive—a determination which will decideb!, " en ku the fate of Poland and the future influence of Russi‘ i Jesty to the affairs of Europe. o'o,tv th e al Dec. 26, IN THE EVENINC.—We waited in vain Ts add whole day for the courier from Petersburgh. For the Is", , . v trld twelve days all communication has been interrupt, it , i l d ne L , ° Eight mails are due; but we this moment receive the r, tj u ' "" vote account of a great movement having taken fl i ‘o 4 , 1 P" in Pete r sb urg h an d M oscow . W ou ld to G od that re ? c "Y oreelli were true ! ties (From the Time: Private Correspondent.) 4 bollt I, PARIS, SATURDAY EVENIN G ' , 9 ' °' Count Psazo di Borgo, th e R uss i an A m b assa d o r, g e nius ( tended by a numerous suite, at h a lf-p ast twe l ve del a r c e j he this day repaired to the Palais Rdy a l, w h ere h e d e liYe 0 All ti to the King in the usual form his letters of credence cl e T RE , the Emperor Nicholas to the King o f th e French. ' 0 ! /i l l, Count is, I understand, an old ; personal acquaintane e d , - nil his Majesty, and his recepti on was o f t h e warmes t s or ; . , si . t , most cordial kind. The Emperor desired his Atnbaso ,0 c .The IA to assure the King of his most favourable attachment' , c ci,, t } - v t, 13 40 1 J well as his strongest desire to co-operate with hiu'„'o }ids Clare ' maintaining the general peace of Europe. Pozzo di Beo r e f ink was afterwards received by the Queen and the yo ul l e 'lic:ft; branches of the Royal Family. The King has also rt and grab rate. ceived recent communications from the Austrian Ce u :r sZor at which breathe the spirit of peace; and all those who b ° 4 l , t ' l is'he i 3 tl confidential access to the Palace are desired by the 11° ' 0 1 - ti' l r i t Tel Family to disseminate the assurance that there is the 1 4 , tir e :i u ti reason to believe that the peace of Europe wiil not be t e r , 4 i nnto a , turbed. The Duke de Montanan will set out for w h v er vi: b f , ether Petersburgh to-morrow. e t t eranc e I have before me a bundle of private letters of the h' i tt a te e v 'wor dote from the north of Europe. They are of the ` 2 ' o ,, and rr t e l te, ult. from St. Petersburgh, and of the 30th from War o er 14 , ti0 r ,, 5 4 The Emperor remained in his capital when the for° , o 1 "Ple. at were written, but was himself, as well as his Guards , , l , marching order, and ready to start at a moment's 1 30 t 4e 0 f he was bent upon the reduction of Poland by ferc e o arms; nevertheless, several of the private letters Lint t' 4 ;o ~ acts cove a strong expectation prevailed at the Russian Court tl', p r " 6 r . preC..ol'oo Preitriter. the Emperor's proclamation to the Poles wou ld at 01 ; er pi h extinguish the insurrectionary spirit, and leave root ' " e 't ti Pier, argil pacific negotiation. te o " 4 4t 'airy, no must, however, inform you that, by the 'Warsaw let bu t d ,r.)• no such result is apparent ; en the contrary, the Moo rasters I crat's proclamation has been torn aid trampled under o ra , , tioci e: 3 o Persona are, at the peril of their lives, forbidden (Twill ) 0 the claiming it, and the inhabitants, both of town and e ount r i o LA able were assembling with all kinds of weapons to a dvane e lo the frontier and offer resistance to the threatened att I.°" ' and the cry was, not to wait till the advanced gua r l,,,lt e t I'T'B P General Diebitsch had obtained any footing on the r ' i ut r e d e :: territory. J 0) 1 Petted as I ought to mention to you, that nothing can exceed t' th e } activity with which Marshal Soult is repairing the Pr, is .. e ' 4 E tered military establishment of France, senals, and recruiting and combining all her martia l ce t ;i! adl sources. If I do not misapprehend certain oecurre'' 0 , Ctl Y to w t orld which have furnished observation, he has made an e slt to t to 01, ' sive contract for military supplies to an immense ' llll° 6o' wen t th :" in London. These must of course be known to your ~4 , . the chief vernment, as I believe arms cannot be exported foul ' ,ci Wlioj ' , land without a Treasury licence. Large supplies of at ear never -" t ' have likewise been conveyed back from Algiers. Al l t " s' sc ene 4 l refitting het re' pane Sc efforts are, however, considered as the fair and just tious of a great nation, and not as indicating any intell'd ex e ,,,, e4 - at variance with the avowed pacific policy of the F re t 1) 0 , 40 y lad y i Government. They are, nevertheless looked upon 11 ,0 P .,ua Te, ' " i, young military spirits of this nation as the forerunn er m - 0 0 the e „ r the trumpet-sound for which they burn, and which W". 0 0;1 Nnie et r te : again send them forth to bear their tri-coloured flag ' u At. e • Y• b, ro gain the seat of the old monarchies. r e by 111 e 130„,, niad The following letter reached as at a l a t e h ou r last iii g by express : a d. IA PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.-I cannot learn 6 0 o, vit C AA news has this morning arrived from B e l g i um or s 1101 fo ul u ' P i 'ew o f I have seen letters which came by this day's po t ,. 0 of w it ' stic ee , both countries ; but they are meagre in facts, and ts '`'., the Y oh Inert. speculative reasoning, according to the views taken wi res t9 , b r C d t teSt , writers of the condition of their respective in te f i a• vet 5 W as i Those from Poland would encourage a belief that time . 1 „a , 4, 5 , 1 f10ny perm Nicholas will, notwithstanding his prompt 3 ' o oo , 'Y L a , b meta, listen to reasonable negotiation ; and the ii rl ., g ' to rt te ' tl 4t ' ro a d think that the Bavarian Prince will be their f" 4ineent Sovereign. I fro° , T he w There was a very brilliant aurora borealis visib' e o re [t a tter s of ; this city on Friday night, and all kinds of moon-gay er; t its l ititl i 111 1 at work predicting political events, from this sign " t og . r '' 1 r a Pa s te Heavens. B e i ng nort h , of course it reflected the bur ve ry ' b ete are :; tints of the light of liberty from Poland, where, l'Tcretod I,contio;,. it is hoped that the rea/ beam burns with a stead te : o d Se . : l :Nce... more lasting effulgence. The old women who corroSing )ta.4l,,i(trt with the family at Holyrood-house, of course se" n° .. t leff Z.,.Ntit; in this phenomenon but the wrath of Heaven bit , ' o e sli ei 4sia... ? upon rebellious nations ; and in company lucre, Y °ll e r /',1 , :,' Est cP` rat I ° - •-• doomed to listen to all this nonsense among an e asily 4,, , ,,,, cited people. 4 ~„, . While some persons we re thus floating in the e 1,,,,..