The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

spEßell OF THENIA.GOFANCE
ON OPENING THE SESSION Op THE PRENia
GISLATIVE CHAMBERS. Lp.

On Wednesday, at one o'clock, a salute of artillery el.
nounced the departure of his Majesty from the Tuilett,
and having been received with the usual ceremonies, took his seat on the Throne, with the Dauphin and
Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans on his right,
the Duke of Bourbon en his left; and the Peers
Deputies having also taken their scats, his Majesty
livered the following gracious Speech :
" GENTLEMENTIV first wish of ny heart is to epeai
to you of my grief and yours : we have lost a wise and pi*
King, tenderly beloved by his family—venerated by ;
people—honoured and respected by Foreign Governeur,
The glory which the nation has acquired under his reit;
will never be effaced ; not only has he restored the Crow;
but he has consolidated it by institutions, which, comm.
bending and uniting the past and the present, lure reecoe
to France tranquillity and happiness.

" The affecting sorrow which the whole nation felt
the lut moments of the King, my brother, was to roe
most soothing consolation, and, I say it with truth, t
it is to that alone I am indebted for having been able fate
to enjoy the confidence with which my accession to
throne has been hailed.

" This confidence, Gentlemen, will not be lost. I ken
all the duties of Royalty. My effbrts, my love for,
people, and 1 trust the aid of God, will give roc thee,
rage and firmness necessary to fulfil them properly.
(Loud acclamations here interrupted his Majesty.)
" 1 announce to you with pleasure that the disposidok
of Foreign Governments have not undergone any chow
they leave so doubt of the preservation of the friendly rt.
lations that exist between them and me.

"The spirit of conciliation and prudence which animates
them, gives to nations the strongest guarantees they have
ever had, to check the scourges which have so long de*
latest them.

" I shall neglect nothing to maintain this happy sm.
went and the peace which is the consequence of it. his
with this view that I have consented to protract thetas a
Spain of a part of the troops that my son bad left that,
after a campaign, which, as a Frenchman and a Wm,
I may call glorious. (A fresh burst of acclamation fol.
lowed these words.)

" A recent convention has regulated the condition, ci
this temporary measure, which is calculated to conciliate
the interests of the two monarchies.

" The just security which we derive from our exterral
relations will favour the development of our prosperity.
will second, Gentlemen, these salutary movements, by
causing those ameliorations which the interests of relitioa
require to be successively proposed to you.
" The King, my brother, experienced great consonant
in procuring the mean■ to close the last wounds of the
Revolution. The moment is come to execute the wise plans
which he had conceived. The situation of our finances
will permit us to accomplish this great act of justice el
of policy, without augmenting the taxes, without crampini
the different parts of the public service.
" For these results we are indebted to the order esta-
blished by your concurrence, to the fortune of the State,
to the peace which we enjoy. I entertain the firm corric•
tion that you will enter into my views, and that this act of
reparation will be performed with a great harmony of ail
between my people and me (avec un grand occur.] d: ru4ite
entre man peuple et moi).

" I intend that the solemnity of my coronation stAttr-
minate the first Session of my reign. You will be pima
at that august ceremony ; and in the presence of Him wto
judges nations and kings, I will take the oath to maintain
theinstitutions granted by (ortroyf'w) my brother.
" I thank Divine Providence for having deigned to make
use of tne to repair the last misfortunes of my people. and
I conjure it to protect this beautiful Prance, which I am
proud of governing."

Letters were received yesterday from Lima, dated Sep-
tember WI. Several expresses had reached that city, an-
nouncing the successes of Bolivar, the arrivals of which had
been followed by successive rejoicings. No mention u,
however, made of the evacuation of Lima ; but it is stated
that General Miller was in full march towards it, and that
the Royalist army might be considered as annihilated.
We regret to state, that a report was current yesterday
that another insurrection had taken place among 6;
negroes in Jamaica. It does not appear, however, to have
been of a very formidable description, as it was suppressed
without the aid of the military. The report came to this
country by way of New York.
Boyer, the President of Hayti, issued an address on tee
9th of October, to the Military Authorities, calling uput
them to use great energy for the defence of the country.
Mr. Finncssey, the King's Messenger, arrived yesteiday
at the Foreign Office, with despatches from Lord Gran-
ville, at Paris.
The Company of Goldsmiths distributed on Wednesday
to its poor Members, its annual donation of upwards of
2001.

Clint, the artist, is painting a theatrical picture. takes
from the comedy of Charles the Second, in which Charles
Kemble is introduced in the character of the Merry MN
march, and Fawcett in the part of Captain C,,pp. Tby
painting is to be added to the collection of Mathews, the
comedian.

Miss Nos:L.—The acknowledged excellence of this
lady's Cluni, which is her eh,f deruere, the swcetfleo ni
her voice, and the plaintive expression and beautiful paths
she imparts in the songs belonging to this Fart, n C3U5e
mingled sensations of satisfaction and regret to the (lath
audience at her departure from our boards—satisfaction st
her advancement and success, and regret at the loss tr:
must sustain in the operatic department of our theatre.
We understand Miss Noel to have made an advantageous
engagement with the manager of the Edinburgh theatre,
to which place she immediately reinoves.—liath Pap-.
Captain Ward, of Shirley Common, Southampton, is the
fortunate holder of a sixteenth of a 20,000/. prize in 6'
Lawry just drawn. lle went casually into a shop, s1"1
was prevailed on to buy the ticket, it being the last the
shopkeeper had, and was just going to it
London.

Such is the state of the arts in Colombia, that a gelidb ma!;
of Caracas was recently obliged to send to Philadelphfaf:
an humble stone, with an inscription on it. to place ovr
the grave of a deceased connection. Neither La tiuvra rl't
Caracas could produce this humble effort of inecliantr:',-
-Philude:phia Gu;:ette.
INDIAN du ntsenroexer.--The Cherokees, it is sail,
have established something like a judiciary system, and in-
troduced into their society many of the laws and usages of
civilization. As a specimen of -the manner in which the;
dispense justice in cases of trivial import, we relate the fob
lowing anecdote, said to be authentic :—An Indian as-
saulted another, of which ro-ular information was tnsl
The Judge ordered the Sheriff to bring the parties before
him. The Sheriff went in pursuit of them, but returnoi
without them. " Where are your prisoners ?" said the
Judge. " I caught them," replied the Sheriff "Wiwi
did you du with them ?" " I gave the defendant Ora
lashes." " What did you do with the plaintiff'?" "Gme
him fifteen too." " It'llat with the informer or witness?
" Why I gave hint twenty-five lashes, for had he held his
tongue there would have been none of this fun and,
trouble." It would be well if all the dispensations d
justice could be equally and piontpdy administered.—
Cheraw Intiliv-7.77-.