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London, England, 1821-12-24 00:00:00

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I.._INDAY, DECEMBER le.
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A complete change has taken place in the King
of France's ministers, sad we wish we could congra-
tulate* bonestYnglishmen, on a similar change
taking ace here. No she whignOws the French
character will attach stability tellikeir politics—they
• are mutable in the extreme—and while in England
a man is execrated, abhorred and held in sovereign
aritempt for one act of apottacy : 111 France a pull.
titian may be even mules, who has apostatised
from, and to every party which has existed in the
country fir the last twenty years. Wilk us, we
say of the most respectable families—of the Fits•
williams, the Atbemarles and the Hitilands, that
they are Whig Families: but in France, !' ca goat
des Giro:4lles par tour—the politics of each indi-
vidual may be known to day, but must be gawped
,
at for to-aiorrow. It follows of course that no
estimate can be taken a the probable effect, that 1
the, recent changes may work in the Cabinet of ,
Paris, but if we may augur from their first act, the
present ministers will meet popujarty—for by it
they withdrew the law which their predecessors had

introduced into the Chamber of Deputies, to givni
the Comp de grace to the Libersy of the Press
We would not prostitute a term which we hold
Ow highly, or we should from this one action
denominate the present, a French Winti Adminis-
tration—they have ceded to the voice of the Peo-
ple, and so lung as a Government will do so (and
no longer), does it deserve to be supportWd, revered
and respected. We remember when such was the
ease in England, and at that time not an English-
man could be met with, who Would hesitate a

moment to sacrifice his life, in defence of the COll.
stitution of his. Country, The British spirit has
not deteriorated—if our Rulers cease to'be respect-
ed, it is because they have ceased to merit our
respect.

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PROJECT OF LAW AGAINST THE PRESS WITH.
DRAWN.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, D►:`. lA.
At halt' past one the sitting commenced: the
Chamber was very full, but no Minister appeared.
It was observed that the centre was very thin.
The business of the day began by M. Barite
making a report relative to tho election of M. Du-
rano,.,whom the committee had returned as duly
elected. In the midst of a debate on this subject, a
noise was heard in one of the lobbies, and imme-
diately the State Messengers and Ushers made their
appearance before the new Ministers, who were
introduced in a body, and with the usual ceremony.
Messieurs de Villele and Corbiere, in ministerial
sostunie entered first, and took their seats; next
came the Duke of Belluno, in the uniform of a
Marshal of France, and Viscount Montmorency, in
the dress of a Peer; M. de Peyronnet, in that of a
Deputy, his Excellency not having yet assumed the
robes .of Keeper of the Seals. The Marquis de
Clermont Tonnere was absent.
This novelty interrupted the procliedings of the
Chamber for sonic time. The discussion then con-

tinned; the result of which was the admission of M.
Durand, the proposition for such admission being
supported by the whole of the left side, a part of the
centre, and a great uumber of the Deputies on the
right. A part of the right opposed it.
After some routine business, the Reporter of r

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