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'TING Or Feu. L.
M. Maier made a Report from the Committee of Petitions.
The widow Maria, of Lyons, petitioned the Chamber to be indero-
,i6ed for losses she suffered at the period of the siege of Lyons.
Tss petitioner stated that her husband, a doctor of medicine, had
so led to the scaffold in consequence of his good conduct during
the siege of Lyons; that her movables were sequestered and pal-
*, and the contents of her pocket-book, amounting to a
seri' considerable sum, had been taken and reimbursed to her in
ougnats of no value. She appealed to the feelings of the Cham-
ber, for an unfortunate woman of seventy, a deplorable victim of
sir civil troubles.
The object of this petition could not come within the pecjel de
rateindemnity, which only related to the Old proprietors of
confiscated and sold to the protit of the State, in execution
of die laws on the emigrants. The losses of the widow Maria had
tar common to a great number of victims; and it would be im.
posibic to sooth all the misfortunes and repair all the evils of the
Revolution. Notwithstanding her misfortunes, and the interest
which the position of the petitioner excitad, the Committee had
found itself under the hard necessity of proposing to them the dis-
those' of the petition.
The President asked, whether there was any remark to be made ?
(peep silence.)
fbe Chamber then dismissed the petition.
M. Genestos and other private persons of Bordeaux petitioned
that the sub-efficers and soldiers who had followed their chiefs in the
emigration, should participate in the benefits of the indemnity.
This cuss, it was true, was not numerous, but it were entitled
coosideration by its misfortunes and attachment. The Com-
mitter, following the precedents of the Chamber, had considered
list the prtjet dc loi did not extend beyond the terms—confiscated
sad sold ; such a request could not be therein comprehended ; but
also taking into consideration the interest the position of the peti-
town Jammed, it has thought proper to propose its being referred
to the Minister of War.—Agreed to.
Slifitil.l.ows jun. of Bar-le-Duc, proposed to establish several
categories in the division of the indemnity. The emigrants were
to be derided into five classes; the three first were to comprehend—
list the peat Lords who had served under the usurpation (a
laugh); second, those emigrants who, since the Restoration, have
tound the greater part of their estates unsold; third, those who
had obtained luesolve employments. In these three cases no in-
dement( was to be given. (Murmurs.) The two last classes would
comer6end the ruined emigrants, and those is who had fol-
lowed their mastevs into foreign countries. These last would re-
ceive pensions sufficient to assure them a decent competency. By
means of these arrangements the indemnity would be much dimi-
si,hed. It'ithout entering into the merits of the petitioners' views,
the reporter proposed that it should be referred toile Committee.—
Agres'd to.
Count Maxime de Segue, of Bordeaux, in hir petition, submitted
sane observations on the project of law, relative to the indemnity
of the emigrants. The petitioner asserted that the right of the
emigrants to the restitution of their property was as incontestable
sidle of the King to the Crown. (A lively sensation in the as.
semblv). He demanded, therefore, that the estates of the emigrants
thoeld be restored to them. ('f he agitation was increased two-toid).
After sonic discussion, the Chamber passed to the Order of the
Day.
[From the Joss eta! des Debars, of Saturday.]
LISTION, JAN. 23.
All the Portuguese Ministry is changed. Jr reliance can be
;laced on several letters from Lisbon, the English Ambassador
has, for a long time, urged the disn.issal of the Comte de Subserra,
tor the simple reason, that his Cabinet could rot endure that dist
Prime Minister should have been replsced in command of the
Windsor Castle, at the solicitation of the French Ambassedor : on
the other side, the French Ambassador, and oilier diplomatists,
without using the same entreaties, have, it is said, more titan once
expressed a desire that the Comte de Povoa, who could not agree
•th the President of the Council, should retire from the Ministry.
Without examining here tinder what influence this ministerial re-
volution has taken place, we will confine ourselves to the following
fscu, which knavery alone couid dispute. The Conite de Subserra
sad the Msrquia de Palmella, men of abilities and integrity, are
reputed in all Europe to lean, the first towards France, and the last
towards England ; the Comte de Pocoa owes his immense fortune
to England. and is penetrated with gratitude towards her ; Jean
Antoine d'Oliveira Laite de Banos was employed as Paymaster_
General in the armies of Great Britain, and his sentiments have
never been doubtful. These Ministers, who really agree upon no-
thing, have just been replaced by men known for their spirit of in-
dependence—in a word, for true Portuguese; and truly, if this
choice has taken place merely under British influence, England
aught to be thanked for isaving shown so touch generosity in this
:all, and for haling sacrificed about three for one.
PARIS, Flea. 4.
Is one of the Ministerial Evening Journals the fallowing is to be
found

CHAMBER OF

" Seri:Tel reports have been in circulation this evening at to-day's
Exchange. Among others, it is pretended that the journey of
Al. 3lettemich to Paris caused the supposition of the existence of
some great financial treaty with a celebrated banker of that capital.
It is added, that the departure of the Austrian Ambassador from
Englsnd, has been the signal for the change in the English policy
with regard to So nth America aid Greece ; and lastly, that the
house of Rothschild, of London, o living fulfilled the loan of Bra-
zil, that all these circumstances might indicate that the Court of
Austral was not opposed to the a knowledgrucnt proclaimed by
England."
[From the ConstitatiormegiSaturday.]
IttsnoN, Je.x. 22.
The ministerial crisis which I have so long predicted is just
realised. The influence of the British Cabinet. rigorously disputed
since the counter-revolution of 27th May, 1823, has obtained a
omplete triumph. The nomination of 31. Sibvetre
'fervira is one of the most striking proofs of it. This is a man of
true nu rit. who accompanied the King at his return to Lisbon,
tmni Rio Janeiro; he enjoys all his Majesty's confidence. It must
be remembered that be occupied the post of hi ini%ter for Foreign
Affairs before the Revolution of 1820, and during the f invernrnent
id of the tortes. At this la period he adroitly seized all opportu-
nities of demonstrating that the true interests of his country required
him to nourish and cement the ancient relations of friendship, which
tad tor a long time existed between England and Portugal. It
to this personal c inviction of M. Finitely.), and to the great
/aflame! which he then exercised over the Portuguese Govern-
ment, that was attributed the rupture of the negotiations which
were °, the eve of being crowned with complete surcess, and which
hid fur object the conclusion of a treaty of alliance, defensive,'
and offensive, between the two Saes of the Peninsula, because
this tillisnce, secretly opposed at Madrid by Sir 11'illiam A'Court,
the English Ambassador, counteracted the ultimate views of the
tibiae: of St. janues. M. l'inheim, an enlightened and wise
mm, and who has a great kiiowle Ige of business, is a part ism of a
representative moderate Government. It is likely that his in-
fluence over the new Ministry will be decisive, and that this im-
portant ministerial crisis will have, urea present circumstances,
immense results for the Peninsula in gt n
[From the CJllrriir Francais of Saturday.]
Pass. Fin. 4.

it has been reported that the Court of Rome had profited by the
opportunity of the coronation to put forth the pretensions of the
Clap to indemnity for the estates which have been confiscated ;
bora daily paper seems to indicate that the ceremony of the coro-
ration will not be impeded by these clogs, for it announces that
terra' dosed letters have already been addressed to great digni-
tariei, and that these letters state that his Majesty will be at
Rheims in the beginning of May.
The arrival at Paris of Prince Metternich, is announced. The
hoe object of his journey is not yet known, but the ostensible
motive is the bad stste of his wife's health, who is at present in
France.