The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

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FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

The Cour Royale held, with closed doors, a general au
sembly of the Chambers, for the purpose of taking Min
consideration the flenonciation of the Count de Montlosier;
die third Civil Chamber, the Court of Aesivs, and the
Appeal Chamber of the Correctional Police, having all ter.
minated or suspended their sittings at eleven o'clock. All
the Magistrates in Paris, to the number of fifty-four, were
collected together in the hall of the First Chamber, under
the presidency of M. Segmier. M. Jacquinot Pempelune
Attorney-General, was present at the meeting, which larteei
from eleven till near four o'clock. The sitting of dm Fist
Civil Chamber did not take place ; all the catista were
postponed fur a week. M. Cazales, who has been lately ap.
pointed Judge of the Tribunal of Protins, was to Lars
taken the necessary oaths, but this solemnity was also de-
ferred. A great multitude of the curious were collected in
the vicinity of the Chamber, and waited with impatience
the breaking up of the Assembly, hoping to discover from
the countenanct s or conversation of the Members the re-
sult of their deliberations. The following is the judg-
ment of the Court, carried by a majority of two-thirds
" The Court having heard several of the Membersrelatire
to the facts contained in a writing entitled Draorsciation,
&c., signed by the Count de Montlosier, and addressed to
all and each of the Members of the Court; having beam
also, on the other side, the arguments of the King's Attot.
ney-General, maintaining that there is no ground fora de.
liberation; taking into consideration the decrees of the
Parliament of Paris, of the 9th of May, 1760 ; the similar
decrees of the other Parliaments of the Kingdom ; the ether
of Louis XV. dated November, 1761 ; the edict of Louis
XVI. in the month of May, 1777 ; the law of the lath
August, 1792 ;•—ttking into consideration also, that it re.
sults :roin the above-cited decrees and edicts, that the
actual state of our legislation is formally opposed to the
re-establishment of the Society of Jesus, under whatever de-
nomination it may present itself; that those decrees and
edicts are all founded on the acknowledged incompatibility
between the principles professed by the above-mentioned
Society and the independence of Government—principles
still more incompatible with the Constitutional Charter,
which, at the present day, constitutes the public right of
Frenchmen ; but at the same time considering that, from
the same legislation, it belongs especially to the higher exe-
cutive authorities of the kingdom to suppress and dissolve
all congregations, associations, or other establishments of
this sort, which are or may be formed in contravention of
the existing laws, edicts, and decr:es ; and, with respect
to the other facts contained in the publication of the Count
de Montlosier, considering that, whatever may be their im-
portance, they do not at present constitute any crime, milt-
demeanour, or offence, the prosecution of which belongs to
the Court ; the Court declares itself incompetent."
It is said that only seven Counsellors voted for the corn.
potency of the Court, and that seventeen voted for a
simple declaration of incompetency, without any de-
liberation. It is also said that one of those Members
who spoke in favour of the Jesuits presented a paper to
the Court, purporting to contain all the engagements
formed by the novice at his entrance into the Order. This
paper contained nothing, in fact, but a form of dedication
to the service of the Virgin Mary. One journal (Le Spec-
: Wes? des Tribuncress) adds, that the Court resolved to pre-
isne nt
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Thus has tenninkted the Denunciation of the Count dedresstoththeefaKctsing;oniwtaainyeircilginhitsheMDajeesnutynctoiataiokne.
Montlosier, and he could not have expected a more success-
ful issue. The opinions of the assembled Bars of Bourges

and Limoges are now supported by that of the Cour Royale
at Paris. It is declared by the highest authority that the
existence of the Society of Jesus is incompatible with an
independent Government, and prohibited by the laws of
France. As to the absurdity pointed out by some of the
London Papers, of founding a leg‘,.. process on such
vague indication of facts as is contained in the Denunds-
tion of M.de Montlosier, it was never dreamt of here. The
Count de Montlosier has brought down on the Jesuits a
declaration of their illegality—no small triumph, and all
perhaps that he ever aspired to. The detestation with
which the Parisians regard the Jesuits is signalized by the
enthusiasm with which they hear the comedy of the Tli
&fr. " The Tarlafe," says a lively Parisian critic, " is the
comedy a-la-mode. It is the newest piece we have. In
spite of literary chroniclers, Poquelin deMuliere is our con-
temporary. Do we not recognise in Tartu/e, in Organ, aed
in Madame Pernelk people of our own acquaintance?
The illusion is complete. One thing is certain, that for
some years back this masterpiece has been received with
increasing favour. The actors, too, play their parts with 1
truth of expression which attests their imitation of living
nature. Ir was not merely a hypocrite that Moliere
to paint. His hypocrite belongs to a certain Order ; be is
one of those heroes (the Jesuits) who figure in the provin-
cial letters. People of that sort are not easily mistaken.
Tarlife is, in fact, a Jesuit in a laic dress, or what would
be called now-a-days a Congregationist. This is undoubtedly
the reason why this masterpiece is so perfectly undirstoe4l
at present. Befere they talked in France of Jesuits and
Congregations, the public could hardly form a just idea of
this sort of character ; but, now that we are well acquaint-
ed with the reality, we are qullificd to appreciate the mans
of the comedy.

The Duke of Gloucester kft his residence, Gloucester
House, Park-lane, yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock,
in his carriage and four, for his seat at Bagahot.
Mr. Wilmot Horton, Under Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department. has arrived in town from Worthing.
Mr. Horton transacted business yesterday with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, at his residence in Downing-
street, for upwards of an bout..
The Commissioners appointed for building additional
Churches held a Meeting yesterday morning, at their office
in Great George-street.
The health of the Countess of Eldon continues improv-
ing deity.
Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign
Office to the Earl of Clanwilliain, our Minister at Berlin.
That part of the late Queen's Palace where the books of
the late King were bound. for which an establishment was
kept up, is to be cis with stone, to correspond with the
new Palace, and, it is stated, will be converted into a pri-
vate Chapel, attached to the Palace.
Miss Stephens is at present performing in Manchester.
Extract of a letter from Rio de Janeiro :—The veneta-
tion uh:ch this Court entertains for that of Vienna is
strongly manifested whenever occasion offers. His lot-.
pefial Majesty, Don Pedro, has just given a fresh proof of
his respect for his august father-in-law, by attending at
the celebration of a solemn T e Demn, which he ordered
to be performed at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Gloria,
on the joyful occasion of the re-establishment of his Ma-
jest), the Emperor of Austria's health.
The revolution which, according to the 1 hues, WAS to
overturn the empire of Brazils, has been stopped short in
its career ; in other words, the insurrection of a few mulat-
toes at an insignificant place, called Cameta, in the pro-
vince of Para, has been quelled. The Diario Flutninen!e
will, no doubt, announce to the Brazilians a revolution in
England, in consequence of the election squabbles at
Fowey or Preston !
A meeting took place yesterday on Putney Common. be-
tween some parties who are not at present known. They
reached the Heath in a post-chaise and a gentleman's car-
riage. Firing was distinctly heard and seen, when
whole, one excepted, returned n th gentleman's carrage.
The other gentleman left the post-chaise at Charing-cress,
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