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BIRTH-DST OF LOUIS

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" • Pasts, Airatiar
Yestenlay, being the King's birth-day, was celebrated
with the customary forms•of Parisian revelry and re'oicing.
This grand fete wat opened by the Corps Municipal and
the Prefects of the department of the Seine, who, with
the Prefect of Police it their bead, commenced their pro-
cession under an escokof a detachment of the royal gen&
artnerie, and proceeding to the Palace of the Tuileries, had
the honour of presenting their congratulations to his Ma-
jesty, in the form previously arranged by the Grand
Master of the Ceremonies of France.
On leaving the Tuileries, Count de Chabrol, with his
Municipal Corps, proceeded to lay the Bret stone of the
new Church of St. Vincent-de-Paul, in the Etzclos de
St. Lazare ; of a pavilion, at the Barriere de Poissonnkre ;
and of an establishment for providing nurses for children,
in the Cour St. Catherine. These preparatory good works
being adjusted, the Mayors proceeded to their respective
municipalities, where they distributed 1,200 medals granted
by the l'refect to those Professors of Medical Science who
had introduced the system of vaccine inoculatiOu in the
twelve municipal divisions of the metropolis.
It was with difficulty that the sun pierced through the
clouds of dust to witness the rejoicings in the Champ
Elysees. Wine was poured out to the mob from a num-
ber of immense cisterns brought for the occasion. Some
carried it away in jags, some in pails—no utensil of con-
veyance came amiss. Eatables were likewise distributed
in abundance. Stages were erected for singing, dancing,
fiddling, tumbling, rope dancing, and every amusement
which could minister to the delight of the vulgar. Two well
greased inapt., as high as for a seventy-four, were erected,
and whoever climbed to the top was entitled, the first to a
pendant gold watch, the next to one of silver, another to a
silver spoon and fork, and the last successful climber
carried of! a silver cup from its height. All the prizes
were successively gained. A large theatre was erected for
the display of pantomimic and military evolutions. The
whole would remind an Englishman of Bartholomew Fair,
but without its gingerbread, and of a London mob without
its pickpockets. The fireworks at night were splendid.
The attractions of the Champs Elysees were continued
without interruption till ten o'clock, when the gendarmerie
entered, and Colons andlis crew retired at best of drum.
You must not suppose, because the King received his
Ministers and the officers of the Corps Municipales, that
he was therefore in a fit condition to undergo this painful
and to him most opprewive ceremony. In the followim,
private note which I have this moment received, the
afflicting spectacle of his Majesty's appearance is but too
faithfully painted. The representation is exact ; and what
passed is described to the letter. It exhibits a sad and
most humiliating picture of human greatness:—
" The King was lying on an easy chair, at full length ;
his head fell forward on his breast, so that neither his
forehead nor his eyes could be seen ; the tip of his nose
only was visible, and his mouth, which was half open (et
dolt deemilait hi stiller). His two arms hung useless from
his body. The King was wholly motionless, and appeared
to know nothing that was passing about him. The Cham-
berlains in 'Waiting were continually telling the persons
who defiled before the King, "Go forward, Gentlemen,
pass quickly" (pressez ic pus, Messieurs,defilez rile). The
presentation was altogether a pitiable spectacle. It was
difficult to conceive how an aged and infirm man could
subject himself, or suffer himself to be subjected by his
family, to an exposure which must have been so painful,
and calculated so deeply to injure his health."
It would be superfluous to add after this, that the demise
of his Majesty may be looked for every hour.

PARIS, Arcusr 23.

. The re-establishment of the censorship is still the subject
of general conversation in Paris ; it has always been re-
garded as a measure of doubtful policy by several parsons
connected with the Court, and it appears that even some
of the Ministers who did not countersign the order for re-
storing it congratulate themselves on that account, and ex-
patiate warmly on the conduct of their colleagues. The
responsibility of this proceeding rests principally with
Messrs. Villele and .Curbieres ; but they are not on that
account the less in favour with Monsieur, who has the
actual direction of public affairs. The enforcement of the
Censure has caused great discontent among the Magistracy,
and sonic of the older among them, who still preserve the
recollection of the ancient Parliament, even contemplated
the presenting an address to the King, and several of them
had a mating on that subject ; but canvassing their body
collectively, there was not found energy and timuisas
enough among them to make them unanimous.
The day after the Cour de Caseation pronounced the fa-
!
vonraide verdict in the affair of the Aredarque (the French
journal which had been indicted for a libel), Lc Garde des
Scans (Monsieur Peyronnet) sent for M. Mourre, the
Procureur-General, belonging to that Court, steal severely
reproached him with not having enjoined the Advocate-.
General to have so managed the prosecution, as to have
produced a result favourable to the views of the Govern-,
anent. " Sir," replied M. Mourre, " I had maturely ex-
amined the affair, and I felt convinced, in my own consci-
ence, that the proceeding! on the part of the Government
were ill-founded and unjust."—" The Judges, Sir," re-
plied the Minister, " may consult their coasciences exclu-
sively e but you, who enjoy an appointment that may be
revoked, should nut forget, that your conscience should al-
ways be held in subservience to the will of the Govern-
ment."—" if I hold it on that condition," replied M.
Mourre, " you are at liberty, from this moment, to dispose
of the appointment as you may think proper. I came into
it poor, and poor I will go out of it ;" and immediately
surfing his back on the Minister, he left his presence. This
expose reaching the ear of the Magistrates and Advocates,
who had met at the Pcrroquet, the Prmureur-General re-
ceived numerous congratulations, and the profligacy of the
Ket per of the Seals was strongly and very publicly re-
proleved.
It has been particularly remarked, that during the pre-
sentations on St. Louis's Day, none of the Tribunals were
presented to the King, although on former occasions every
Court of Justice, from the Court of Cessation to the Court
of the First Instance, has always addressed to his Majesty
a discourse of congratulation. This exception, which has
been much talked about, is attributed to the knowledge that
the speeches which would have been pronounced in the
name of the Court of Caseation, and in that of the Court
Royal, would have contained some allusions to the hostile
attitude which the Ministry had taken with regard to the
Tribunals. The Keeper of the Seals, who had been informed
of it, demanded, on the eve of St. Louis, a sight of the ad-
dress, which, when he had read, he insisted on the sup-
pression of those parts which displeased him. The Magis-
trates refused to comply with his wishes, and then the Mi-
nisters decided that the Tribunals should not be presented
to the King. This circumstance, connected with the turn-
! ing out of Messrs. Bourdeaux and Fretcau de Remy, only
rendered more fierce the opposition which had already ex-
isted between the Ministry and the Tribunals. The creation
of a Ministry in favour of M. Fraissinous, Bishop of Hermo-
polls, is only the execution of a project which has existed for
above six months. The Minister of the Interior, Corbieres,
has consented of his own accord, that all ecclesiastical mat-
tees should be separated from his department, because, for,
some time past, he has been in a state of discord with the'
Bishops, and because, as he foresaw, that the influence of
the Priesthood was greater than his own ; and au, quarrel
with them would bring about his duwnfal. In calling a
Bishop to the Ministry, the Ministers hoped to procure the
support of the Clergy, who for some time past have ceased
to consider them as sufficiently religious. This measure is
also foundeel on other motives. The Kira; may die sud-
denly, and as the Ministers know that the 'Count D'Artois
would not desire to have a Ministry in which tl.ere was
not a Bishop, they have lost tio time in connecting them-
selves with M. Fraissinous, whom they look upon as being
entirely in their interests, trusting that should the Conde
l)'Artois ascend the Throne, he would be contented with a
.Ministry thus formed; and satisfied with having M.
Fraissinous in his Councils, he would not require any
other Bishop whose ambition might dash with that of
M. de M. de Villele would even consent, if the
Comte IY.'etois, on succeeding to the Throne, should ap-
point M. Fraissimms President of the Council, to remain
under him as Minister of time Finance.
The Ministry believe, indeed, from the recent coali-
tions that have taken place, that they shall receive addi-
tional force from the support of time Clergy, and in case of
tit: death of the King, that they will be so established as not