The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

PARIS.

[room ova cum

PAIII-111, JAIL 15.

DL VILLILI is no longer deceived in the effect likely
, result from his prgjett de lei for the indemnity; this pro-
-0 has not only been repelled by the nation at large, to
kith, by the way, the Minister pays but little regard,
at by the emigrants themselves, whom lie was desirous of
eeriag, and who, with the priests, is the only power he
,p,,es to respect at the present moment. The Change
IA Bourse) has hitherto been the only Champ de Bataille
,heee the emigrants could give a vent to their anger, but
,ey now expect that the Tribune will open to them a new
441, more promising and of greater extent. Since the prin-
nn of justice on which it is pretended the indemnity is
„wed has been acknowledged, their pretensions, as I inti-
gated in my last, appear to know no bounds. The idea of
,ne iriog merely a tente of three per cent. upon the value of
dui they have lost, is revolting to their high expectations,
Ind excites a sentiment of indignation. It is not for them-
Oyes they are now desirous of an indemnity, but for the
pneeinsers of that national property to which they claim to
be restored, and also to be paid up the unreceived rents of
•he last thirty years, and also the restitution of des renter
;atrial, their revenues from the state which have been con-
noted. The party have already in the press a voluminous
-onion, in which these pretensions are to be set forth and
.upported. The emigrants, who form a great part of the
anion Chamber of D. puties, find themselves in rather an
embarrauce. situation, and are obliges! to act with more cir-
cumspection than their brethren out of doors; the new law
is likewise by no means to their taste; the favours for which
they are indebted to the Minister operate as a restraint
spon their resistance to his will. They feel, however, that a
positive law, that would affirm the principle of the intlem-
.iity to be founded on justice, would be to them invalu-
able, and that it would be highly impolitic on their part to
.eject such a law, merely because they might be displeased
with the mode of its execution. 'ffacy were in hopes that
if. De VI LLE Ls, after having decided on making two laws,
could have entirely separated the one confirming the prin.
iple of indemnity from that which should settle the
ode of carrying it into effect ; in this case they would
save found themselves quite at their ease, and no considera-
'on, either personal or political, could have prevented their
dopting the tinnier and rejecting the latter. But M. Dr
'luau, who is pretty keen-sighted when the security of
is own power is in question, foresaw where this reasoning
ould end. and rendered it impossible, by introducing into
, • e body of the law, which should confirm the principle of
ie indemnity, the clause which determines it to be paid
three per cent. stock. There remains then but one re-
uree for the Chiefs of the Opposition de Droite, which is
• to manage it, that the first law shall be adopted with an
amendment altering the clause of paying the indemnity in
line per cents., and mustering all their force to have the
•nat law repealed relative to the conversion of stock.
M. DL VILA ale, well aware that it would not be prudent
proceed too rapidly, is desirous of prevailing on the
ricstliood to temporize a little, and to yield a little in their
• etensiuns. He has granted them the laws relative to
allege and upon the religious communities, hoping that
his will content them for this year, and that they will not
mist on the /of sue d'etat civil, and the right to indemnity.
• set the clergy are impatient of delay, and insist, at all
:vents, on having the dui stir Petal civil (the Marriage Act)
passed this Session ; and the Minister finding himself ob-
'Aged to submit, has sent to Rome to remove the difficulties
which are presented by the contradictions which exist be-
:ween the laws of the church and the civil laws, respecting
matrimony. As for the indemnity, the clergy seem dis-
i,,, posed to wait a while. But what makes them attach such

'rent importance to the introduction of the word sacrilege
to our legislation is, that, according to the church, sacri-
ge principally consists in invading the property of the
ergy. Sacrilege was once punished by our laws with
eath, and the priests will consider themselves authorised
anathematise all who ale in possession of property be-
ging to the church before the Revolution ; and they ca-
ll that the Minister, to prevent this new source of diaor-
, will hasten to indemnify them. On the other hand, the
gy will not consent that their indemnity should be in
oncy or in stock, but in solid acres, and that the Govern-
eta shall either restore them to their ancient domains, or
rchase them other landed property of equal value.
You may easily conceive what is likely to be the con-
Twee:" of all this, when these endless causes of private
•mension are added to the existing mass of general discon-
ut. I learn that there is one family of emigrants, which
• e new law has already induced to commence nine actions
inst their kindred ; these proceedings have in them the
of civil war, and France exhibits the spectacle,—not
uncommon as it may appear,—of a Government con-
icing to effect its own overthrow.

TUE LATE EARTHQUAKE IN PERSIA.
IFrom the Bombay Gazette of September 0.1
We are indebted to a correspondent in Persia, who was
n eye-witness, for the following account of the dreadful
irthquake that has devastated so much of what is interests
ig in that ill-fated country.
.KHAN NUMAH NEAR SHIRAZ, JUNE 23, 1824.
This monting, about half-past five A.M. I was disturbed
at of a sound sleep by the violent commotion of an
arthquake, of much greater force than the one 1 sent you
in account of from Khonartueta on the ZI inst. My first
inject was to move out of the house, but to accomplish it
was difficult and dangerous, owing to the number of large
bricks, pieces of wood, and mortar, falling from the roof all
mend the outside of the house, and a few stones and cha-
lam from the ceiling inside that had been previously injured.
having happily effected my escape without injury to
nyself or servants, I walled out of the garden to see what
=age Shiraz had suffered : the first sad effect that I oh-
erred was the complete destruction of the Shaw Mee: Ally
,titia Hams, a beautiful mosque about 400 yards in front
t this garden, and perhaps the nine distance from
;him ; its finely ornamented cupola had fallen in, and the
ody of the building was rent in every part. Shiraz itself
ass enveloped in dust, nor could I for many minutes see any
Sing else, but this sad sight was enough to show that it
.ad suffered severely. As the dust cleared away, it was
lily awful and distressing to see the ruins of the fine stately
boques and minarets, a few minutes before the chief
enaments of the town, but now a shapeless mass, and each
uneeding minute, as it vanished, some fresh object present-
its shattered form. The eastern side of the wall that
urraunded the town, and the only face discernible from
ens, has fallen in, and most of the towers were laid level
ith the ground, and the remainder much injured. But
ielancholy and distressing as what I have attempted to de-
cribe may he, what is it compared to the sufferings of the
mfortunate inhabitants ? The cries and lamentations of
liousands, bewailing the loss of relations, friends, and every
sting dear, resounded in the air, and were enough to soften
he hardest heart: you may then easily conceive what my
f'eitogs were, indeed arc at this moment, hearing dis-
mal cries and mournful lamentations in every quarter. To
Wally thing like an accurate account of tl:e sufferers will
take some days. Since the first great shock, and between
bat time and ten o'clock, there has been three shocks,
though smart, nothing compared to the first. I 'test.,
*ckted my tent in the garden, and intend occupying it ;
due comparative degree of safety will more than compensate
tor the comforts of the house. The inhabitants have qua-
lm! the town, and are living in tents, routies, and under
._eutslies outside. Meru Ally Aebor (our Agent) poor fel-
ow, anal his whole family, are living with me ; his house is
Completely destroyed; and Zakee Khan's (the Minister)
,mite in ruins ; the Prince's state room destroyed, and every
part of the palace has been much injured e short, I be-
lieve not alionse has escaped without some]ury, and most
of them its ruins; the tine Bazar is still standing, but much
thsken and injured. The exact number of those who have
aeribl.eil in the ruins I cannot ascertain. Mesas Ally
Idijr assures me that 2,000 is under die number, but re-
!ive mare conjecture and report only ; I should
Mink half the nuralia nearer the mark.

%""~rsa~

•.• J...,.

~~ f