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LONDON, SATURDAY, Ocrusga 30, 18‘24.

Yesterday we received the l'aris Papers of iVednes-
day with a Letter from our Private Corresprnsilent,
w! ic% we give in another column. The Journal des De-
-1 its is tilled with a new psi:Thiel, from the pen of M. ot
t .IAYEAUPRIAND, 0111110 funeral of Lou, XVIII. it is
...titles in his tnost inflated style, and forma worthy min-
i-4160n piece to his Brochure on the KING./ death. On
the • ;vile subject, this Paper has also an Ode by the Comet

r• Alsrtea rtes. Ths• absence• of the Duchess nr Briar
19m the " Drama" at St. Penis, as the Royalist Viscount
ratites unfortunately calls it, is accounted for by the cus-
tom of France, which .lo•a not pi melt tin• Princesses of
the Royal Family to enter the places in which their hus-
bands are interred.—The (barrier Prancaid has returned
to its war with the Ministers, whom it attacks with as
much bitterness as ever, but evidently with less hopes of
anceeas. The aspect of domestic polities in Paris seems
slyidedly favourable to the cosstimunce of the power of
the pessent Ministry. The Journals state, Riming other
thisks indicative of the confidence of the Ministers in their
own stability. that M. anti Isladame lit Vu rats have
taken po.Nession of the splendid Pitlitee in the Itue de
Rivoli, the stew official residence of the Minister of Fi-
nance. It contains twenty-two sleeping-roonw. lint 'flints-
slay m•xt his Excellency will give hit inaugural f ala to the
ppluniatic ti.kly in the French tuctropolis.—Prone the
I honn. 1 we have extracted an article on the corona-
lion of sal ss X. it is intended, it appears, that this
e-remony shall take place, according to ancient usage, at
Rheims.—The Moniker states, that though 111. or Rs-'
as.tertaaar,the Russian Angus-washy, has not yet arrived
at Constantinople, a 'satisfactory explanation of his ab-
sence has been receive.i by the Porta. Meanwhile. the
!rie idly relaeo a I etween tl a twa C nits arc fully re-
es•abl'slctd, and Ms MttrslAcs v las beg in tie discharge
of his duties, as charge d'Affaires, until the arrival of the
Ambassador.

From thr 3/ort;ktir i,r Wt.loct.l.,r 1

MA. OCT. 13.

The Courier despatched on the 2 Li: .p:eniher for the pjece or
.tustrian Legntion at Pcra, It. at 1011g111 arrived is this re.
total; hc brought a great number of priv.itr letters, the controls of
which are not yet known : I hay., had an opportunity of seeing
toss of them. which I hasten to communicate to you. The following
is the most important part of their c• mem,:
thIIAL is Pacua. the deposed (hand ‘wise, was very wife,-
toasts. If he could have kept his place some days lunette be
would probably have maintained himeslf in it, for hit most formi-
dable advesserf, who the most mothball I to his fall, and but for

whose liflUenCe it would not have taken plata, DUSAN'S Er.
rex'''. in short, is dyad. alter a very short illness. The news of
his unexpected death has caused a great sensation at Coostanti-
nople. The Janissaries openly declare that he has been poisoned
by his enemies ; we do not believe it, fur at the moment of hie
death his party were victorious, and his adversaries could no longer
hope to get possession of the helm of flovernment. However, his
death is considered an important event, and deprives his party of a
very powerful support with the SuLTAllf.
The public tranquillity has not been troubled at Constantinople,
though there is still a considerable degree of fermentation In
people's minds. We do nut yet know of any further change in the
Ottoman Ministry.
The diplomatic relations between Et:stta and the PORTZ are
at length re-established, though M. or lONEAUrIERRZ, there,
Russian Minister to the Pours, has not yet arrived, and his de-
parture for Torbay is even put off till next Spring. Lord STIANO.
roZU having received despatches from St. Petersbutgb, has ac-
quainted the PORTZ with the reasons of the delay of the departure
of M. or RINICAUrt Rai, and perfectly satisfied It on this head,
by signifying that the Emperor At IVCANDiR was resolved, not-
withstanding this delay, inimediately to renew the diplomatic rels-
twits, by appointing AI. at Al tux tACILT his Charge d'Affaires to
the Runtime Pours. In fact that gentleman received his cre-
dential, from St. l'etersburgh in the middle of September, and im-
mediately acquainted die Ministers of the SULTAN, who IletTli
much satisfied with this determination of the Russian Court.
M. Mrs xi ACIL Y will now negociate directly for the evacuation of
Our principalities, which is the none necessary, ID Lord STK/AM.
runt, will go to England, laving Mr. Tti aura as Chaise d'Af-
fairer, till the snivel of • new English Ambassador.
Faexcu FUNDS.—PAR is, OCT. 27.—Five per Cents.. opened
at 102 f. 40e.; closed at 10'2f. 3k. ; Bank Stock, 1,075 f. ;
Neapolitan 5 per Cents. (Falconct's Certificates), his; Mentes
d'Evpagne, 17j; Royal Spanish Loan, 57j; Exchange on London,
—One month, 26f. 10c.; three months, 241. BSc.—Corn Au.
Monique.

The Decree issued by the King of Semis, for fixing the
punishment of treasonable and seditious offences, is a
shocking instance of the evils of despotism, and the misery '
of uncertain law. FEIDINAND VII, who is tit only to pass
his days in a nursery, is empowered by the French Govern-
ment to sport with the lives of his wretched subjects. In
his idiot rage he has sent forth an Ordinance which would
disgrace the moat barbarous horde of savages that ever ex-
heed. We spoke some time ago, in strong terms of repro-
bati (((( , of the atrocious order of the Spanish Intendant of
Police, Resin° Goiszetra; but that was a document
issued only by the bead of a department, and wanting the
weight and stamp of authority. Now we have a Royal
Decree, prefaced with an hypocritical and disgusting decla-
ration of the KING'S " natutal clemency," and the " bene-
volence of his heart," directing that all his subjects, " to
whatsoever class, rank, or distinction they may belong," who
shall, " since October I, In% have proved diction Ives, by
any ach whatever, to be enemies to the legitimate rights of
the throne, or partisans of the self-called Constitution of
Cadiz, shall be considered guilty ,!/- NA treason, and as
such subject to the penalty of death!" It was wisely re-
!narked by MI/NTEtl,e'l ix, that the vagueness of the laws
relating to high treason would alone render a government
despotic. We know how anxious, in all free States, the le-
gislators have been to define with the utmost clearness the
lint cs that separate this capital crime from all minor
offences against public safety, or the dignity of the throne.
Rut FERDINAND overthrows every safeguard of innocence,.
and exposes to the vindictive passions of the infuriated Li-
my of the Faith, the life and liberty of every individual in
Spain, who may, " 6y any act whatever," have disphased
the members of the military commissions. No rule is to
fetter their proc;edings. "It is for the discernment and
the equity of the Judges to determine the force of the proofs
for or against the accused!" The Freemasons, Cammu-
neros, and Sectarians, are subjected to the punishment of
death and the confiscation of their goods, " as guilty of high
treason against divine and human laws." It is absolutely
frightful to contemplate the situation of Spain, with such a
theree in operation through the country. We shudder at
the Faurniunty enormities which will follow the promulga-
tion of this horrible ordinance, the worst of all Islam-
N .:.'S 110 4ls yot. The Powers of Europe should either
insist upon his adopting sonic settled principles of rati mat
govern:milt, or withdraw front abetting him in his wild
isutragva upon justice and humanity. His thirst of
vengeance grows with indulgence ; and if the people of
Spain are to be utterly abandoned to his capricious cruelty,
we may soon expect to hear some appalling intelligence of
their desperate and frantic efforts to deliver themselves
from his intolerable oppression.
The reports brought by Colonel CAMPBELL front the
lb itish Commivinners in Colombia, are, we understand,
of a highly favourable character as to th•• internal con-
dition and ',ethical stability of the new Republic ; but
while the war in Peru remains in its prevent uncertainty,
we believe his Al A. 116 a v's Government will not deem it
expedient to depart from the safe and cautious policy
they have hitherto followed. If Boterau were to sus-
tain any set' s reverse—an event we do Hot anticipate as
probable, though we cannot regard it as wholly impotsible,
consequence.' of the most disastrous nature to Colombia
might ensue. It may he well, therefore, to await the issue
of that contest before we hasten to ewer into commercial
relations with the new State.

In the last American Paper; we tied a paragraph, which,
though it appears in a Journal of no official character,
seems to us entitled to smile attention. The island of
Cuba has lung been viewed with ryes of desire by the
United Ststes, especially since the acquisition of Florida.
The Amerierm editors nu* recommend the Cove 1111 l sent to
seize the island under the pretest that the interests of their
trade require it. The " energy " of such a measure, in
the American sense of the word. could hardly be doubted ;
but whether it would " co 1111 l hunt respect abroad, or se—
curity at home," is to us somewhat prohlematleal.
Fnm, the 114!f:viort Mor6ng Chronicle.]

Sooner or later we must make up our minds to a point of natiolud
policy. the ethygy of which shall command respect abroad, and seen.
rite at home. since the territory of Florida and the adjacent island.
~,,, erly called l ‘l"est, way wrung front the slim :tam band of
Spain, the pirat, 4 have found no rendezvous so convenient as the Ward
of Celia; the tess.on of that island must follow in the very sequence
of ;while and moral power. That island mast and will be
ours, owls we are disposed to succumb to the banditti of the
ocean, the buccaneers who are known to be winked at by that
vernincim—and who are proven to lie active partners with both the
civil and military subalterns of that Cinlyintnent. That island is.
in fact. the .114ters of our hemisphere; hated. despistsl, but tom L.
listed and traded with. from sordid motives of profit. England
and America mar in vain send their detachments bi suppress pirary,
unless they eoerc: the land which protects the toarau.lc-s, and se.
parattly or initisiC, not only blockade but oe..itily the territory. It
will be a matter 4.f negotiation, at leisure, after the Mall purpose
in accomplished, whether that nest of pirates is restored to Spain,
under a suHieicnt guarantee, or %belief Eagl.ind or the United
States shall bola it her surveillance. Every one does not
know the litcilitia of those who (whether for hones: or dishonest
purposes) can invade the blockade a a coast, without oecupatlam
by land to sustain it.

Letts rs from the Levant assert that the Capitan Puha,
knowing the fate which awaits him at Consiantinople. has
resolved to try the fortune of another attempt on Samur, at
all hazards: he can but low his head at last.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

PA RV&

traost Out COISIMPONDENT.I
I'mits, OCT. 111

There is at this moment no more talk of 'a
change of
Administraton, than if the subject hail never been brought
forward ; there is a perfect calm, and no person would
imagine that it is scarcely fifteen days since the public mind
was agitated with the idea of the fall of the Ministers,
which was hoarly contemplated. The Minister, however,
persist to follow the same tactics; they seek to alarm the
Court on the dangers of a revolutionary spirit, which they
pretend is only concentrating, and preparing to shew itself
more active and more threatening, the first concession made
to it. They follow the same track in the Council ; they
even go so far as to say that all the praises heaped upon
Charles X. by the Liberals, is only a feint, to cover with
flowers the road by which they hope to lead him to the
scatlbld (Re allht (111%m moyen de cower,? de Jews le
cAshicre per Jr quel ii, esp(rtnt le cimiliiire d rechar-
fund) ; it is said to tie M. de Peyronnet who dared make
use of this expression. Whatever may be its ultimate re-
sult, this system has succeeded with them for the present.
Since the abolition of the Censure, no new measure hair
taken place to confirm the hopes which it excited. The
amnesty for all political offi:neres appears to be indillininient
gjour nee. In fact, the government of Charles X. is pre-
cisely at the same point as was the government of
Louis XVIII. before the ISth August—it has made not
one step backwards or forwards. Although there is no
longer any sanguine expectation in the public mind of a
change in the Ministry, yet many that contemplate the
mach of affairs in the interior are of opinion that a
partial change must inevitably take place before the Ses-
sions. M. de Villele depends upon tbe Chamber of De-
puties for support, but be cannot dissemble that he has
tame difficult and painful pathos to sustain before that
Chamber. Although he may have attached a number of
the Members to his interests, yet when an Assembly is
numerous, and deliberate in public, there are certain points
at which their consciences will revolt, in spite of all the
promises and inductions of Ministers. Such, for instance,
among many others, are the contracts of Memel (des
Marcia: Ihurord), the Contractor and Commissary-in-
Chief in Spein in lien. However venal the Deputies ma
be, when a discussion of such flagrant turpitude, of such
scandalous rapine, comes before them, we may be sure
they will not he forward to participate in the disgrace of
transactions, the profits of which they did not share. The
discussion on the contracts of Ouvrard, which must fleece-
eerily take place in the next Session, greatly disquiets M.
de Villele ; and there is one thing to be remarked, that in
the present Climber there is much less venality 'ban
profound ignorance of affairs of government and of
public administration ; but to discover the viltsuire
which have been pearlised in this affair of Ouvrarirs, they
nerd only come to the examination of them with their
eyes op: e. I lther discussions may equally embarrass the
Minister—such as the situation of Spain, the prolonging
the stay of the French army in that country, the indem-
nity of the emigrants. &c. Upon what orator can he cal-
' culate to bring him through these debates in triumph
' MM. the Dames And do Clerniont Tonnerc are no better
than mutes in the tribunal. M. de Chabrol never made
but one discourse, and is wholly unused to extern-
; pore speaking. M. Fraiuinous never delivered an extern-
pore discourse, except some had sertnons ; and he would
not, moreover, compromise his character as Bishop by
vatting into parliamentary deb.ete. There remains, then,
I only the triumvirate—Villele, Corbiere, and Peyronnet,
11 As for M. do reyrotinee lee is incapable of discussime the
most simple question. He has never done more at the
tribune than string together a set of pompous phrases, in
which it was impouible to discover the trace of a mind
either endowed by 'lettere or informed by study. Several
times, indeed, his pride and assurance have revolted the
Chamber, who listen to I • with little attention. It is
worse still with bl. the Corbiere: his very forbidding ap-
pearance, bin vulgar gestures, his heavy and monotonous
Anode of delivery, his obscure and ambiguous elocution,
is more calculated to cleat an assembly, than to give the
' lead to it. As for M. de Wide. lit does not want for ad-
dress—the Chamber listens to him willingly enough, in
spite of his nasal tone and his Gascote accent ; but the
checks he met with during the last Session developed
the extent of his tactics ; he has a certain adroitness neces-
, urn fur getting rid of a question, and can elude a difficulty
by specious reasoning, but lie has not the talent neecii-
sary to conceal the weak points of a bid cause. He
has neither the presence of mind HOT the santrfronl
which prevents a Minister from being turned round
by unexpected facts or arguments, for which he is
not premed. This was proved the last Session in
the discussion he so feebly and unsuccessfully sus-
tained in the aloe-mentioneil affair Ouvrerte—
It paw be difficult far a Ministry thus composed,
to meet the approaching Session without dismay ; it is es-
sential that it should be reinforced by some men of talents,
at least by sonic who have not lost the reputation of them
at the Tribune, and who, not having taken any part in the
affairs about to be discussed, will be more favourably
listened to ; sonic, at all events, they must hate, who pos-
sess an influence of some kind, whether of birth, or wealth,
or character. which they can es ercise successfully over the
cote ttroit. M. de Villefe feels this necessity, and has dis-
covered already that wine of his colleagues ought to be
exchanged. But Air whom ? This it is difficult to decide
upon with any degree of precision. The Candidates are
numerous, hut there are few who conie within either of the
three classes I hare above specified. There is only M. de
Martignac, NI. de Montmoreucy, bI. de Chateaubriand, and
M. de Polilsnac, whose return to Paris from London,
may probably have originated in some projected combi-
nation of this kind. Upon the whole, those who are well
studied in the state of public affairs, are of opinion,
that between this and the month of December, M.
do ViUele will associate with I self two or three new
colleagues, that lie may get through the Session with more
advantage. Those who see things on the fair side (ea
trau ), believe that it is very possible that after the next
Session the Chambers and the Ministry will be' entirely
changed ; but the presetet aspect of thing,: tines mint sp.
peter to me to authorise this sanguine anticipation. It is,
at lead, inure to be wished than to be hoped.