The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-09 00:00:00

PARIS, APRIL 4.

The ball given yesterday by the Duke of Wel-
lington was, without contradiction, one of the most
brilliant that had been seen for a long time. More
than tinn persons had been invited. Their Royal
Highnesses Monsieur, Madame, the Duke of Ass-
gouleme, the Duke and Duchess of Berry, the
Duchess Dowager of Orleans, the Duke, the Duchess,
and llettufernoiselle d'Orleans, the M misters, the Am-
bassadors, and crowds of other distinguished per-
sonages, asseetubled there. The ball was prolonged
to a very advanced hour. Their Royal fliglinessts
and his Lordship retired at two o'clock.
The Duke of Richelieu, Minister for Foreign
Affairs, had a conference yesterday moreein:: wish
Lord Wellington, as had also the Baron Bloomer,
President of the Mixed Commission fur liquidating
the Foreign Debts.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
1111TINU uF THE 3D APILIf..

TheChember resumed the chaessoiou on the j.ew
of the Finances.

M. Magnier Grandprez voted for the projet as
intruded by the Commission.
M. Cornet-dlueourt voted for the projet without
prejudice to the amendments which lie himself
meant to propose.
M. Duvergier de Heuranne commenced by sup-
porting the system of credit which formed the basis
of their present scheme of finances. He examined
the measures of economy which might be adopted,
and those which had been enforced by the Admi-
nistration. He recommended them not to adopt
imprudent reform, but to bear iu mind their !m-
-etro and faithful alliance with the Swiss. It would
not be good counsel to the Goverinueet to break
the ancient tie of brotherhood which united them
to Switzerland. The Speaker concluded by an af-
fecting detail of the deplorable coneequencre which
the horrid catastrophe of the 20th of Nlarch had eu-
tailed upon the maims by taxes, devastations, &c.
He voted for the projet.
M. de la Villele observed, that in the view lie
proposed to take, he should consider the questions
relative to the ihtlei tttt ities and the evecuatiou of the
territory as decided ; they appeared so to him, in
regard to the interest of Europe as well its that of
France. He would not eider into their finaticial
system, nor the detail of ally po,sible measures of
economy. He discharged that duty in a former
Scioto!). There existdosie, perhaps, more urgent
topic, considering the circeinseinces in which
France would soon find herself—it was relative to
their interior orgasm z.dioit. The Speaker then suc-
cessively took a review of all the drpartineets of the
Administration, and went into vast detail+, too ex-
tensive to he analyzed : on the aml,jec► of that 11f
Justice, he wished for a mote effective organization
of the Royal Courts. He complained of a aunt of
energy and firmness in the proceed:legs which be-
longed to the cogeizance of the Police. They
could not be justified in voting fonds in the Budget
to liquidate secret expenses in that department : it
was contrary to the interest of justice. lie twist-
ed, that the fatal incertitude into which they had
fallen, was the result of the operations of the
lice, and the effect of its secret expenses. lie
would prove it. What other authority was tlitre
that COU Id collect means of iliformation, NIA not
produce them ? %Mit other eotild pioseee {.roofs
of culpability, and not denounce them ? What
other know the really guilty, end not deliver them
up to justice—he would say more, permit the sa-
entice of secret (perhaps innocent) agent* itissend
of them ? Justice was the duty of the Govetif.
meet towards the people. It did not belong to its
agents to retard or to refuse this privilege; the PlO-
- against the accused were colitimel to the
appointed authorities, and subjected to forme lire-
scribed by the law; it did nut therefore become
the agents of the Police to errogate to themselves
the fusictioue of Judges. If, however, that acre to
be the case, mud thus draw with it the coesequetices
now so much deplored, they ought test to merit the
reproach of having voted funds to establish the
monstrous minim of the Administration of the Po-
lice and of Justice. Let them restore, as mit, has
possible, vigilance towards crimes to the Admini-
titration formed to prevent them, and to the Justice
whose office it was to punish them. Dot let them
take Lissy frritu the Police all means of provoking
guilt, tied allowing them to dissimulate facts, until
a favourable occasion for their employing them.—
This subject was not one of an ordinary in,ertst
and feeble impertatice ; their safety amid their fiber-
tatadepeeded on it. They could not venture to affirm
that one day they would not be etisnaredlll the net
which they permitted to be spread over their coun-
try ; there did not exist a man of conscience so
pure, or of conduct so irrepreachable, auto be a suf.
firtent guarantee opined a perversion of those means.
Confidence in the sentiments and intentions of the
Minister (the %legible head of that secret army) wsl
iodmsMcieut security alcaillat the danger. Did they
ihiuft that that army of beings (most of them so de-
moralized, and in the Pollee service 30 years), tte►e

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tel soul faithful ? Uid
they think them secure in the hands of the MIMS.
ter ? For himself, he did riot think so; and the
more lie observed the system, the More he was COll.
vinced that it wet riot by his ilitection elope that the
liolice acted.—(Arratercl
The IVlMister of the Interior observed, that since
the opening of the disco:Nina, attacks had been
made sr) all &platinum', whether civil, Judicial,
or military , uu the other hand, however, it was 34017
mitred that the warms offertd to Europe a ewe..
pleasing spectacle, beCouse no Ulterior% divissooi
existed among them, and that tuxes were paid A
alacrity. Such a result, idler the violent revolu.
two they lt.td experienced, allowed hint to i.st-r
that some part of their system was salutary, said
that a vreat nation could not estraintaiii itself afire
so marry ftevastwinns, nithottt the inivitoet Or 2,Lali!
of those institutions, of which inwient States and
Governments had discovered the utility. In a lonic
and ahle speech he reftried the arguments of M. de
with respect to secret service money. It
was, lie said, a precedent In all ancient and modtris
Governmenta, anal he Assured theirs diet the secret
expenses had been employed to couirrerert arc:-t
associations, which would have prowd clicit,:cr.,ut
and more expemivr.
lie was followed by the Miiiister of e, who
said, that the attacks winch Itml been made
that part of the Admiiiistrariier which ill-.
Was pleased to confide to hint, were
mations witl t any support ; lint it wars doe Vo
Nlajesty't confidence and to tn .1 pant of
thority which lie had the honour of reirre.eritine, in
answer the reprorch that kid [veil mule telieerieg
those who had misrepresented ai.ir
also the applicatium of the sei.ret furols. IVith
gird to the former, libels had been priblirilierl ore
the conduct of particular magistrates, and they bait
the resource of clainhti,)ware from the Tribunal,:
hut if they neglected to alio so, it With not therenie
becoming the titgni!y of the Covernment to ewer
the lists with these aireworti libeller,. The ,uppre,-
awn of the secret service
sores iiecetriary for the serutity of the cuunrry no.;
the throne, and could only be desired by the ene-
mies of both.

SITTING OF THE 4TH.
11f. Gauilh addressed the Chamber. 11. coin.
planted of the enormous expenses incurred for I 1,1.
lecting the revenue, isluch, he said, were ;Jester
than iu any State of Europe. la !'ruts the
charge upon the gross us iiii no was about so, per
("rut., and squirt tin! net produce link more than
five; while in France, where the takes are chiefly
of a direct kind, and their collection corr••
less expensive, the actual charge incurred ekceed,rl
mire per cent. upon the net revelitie. He also coo-
deiuned the mode of taxation, as essentially bad ;
its operation was too much ill pnrductimr. %Vali
regard to their loans, they had nothing in com-
mon with those wheels had el, voted so high the
power of England, hut the name. Tlwy borrowed
because titer...lothd impose more taxer; their loans,
therefore, would not preserve them from the excess
of taxattoir. In Entind, haus ere taken by
Etigli.li capitalists; bier of %%how (lid they burrow?
The 36,000,000 teaks iuI(I (luring two years, and
which heel produced libutit 400 steillienia, had they
been paid by French capitatists ? Certsiuly not.
Ile fact, the productions of their soil yielded in net
profit. after deducting the experises of criltivat on.
ouly 1,600 million.; if tram that 900 millions of
taxes were brio in there would truism only 701)
millions to support the whole cl is:, of productive
labourers, or about 1,56 fraries per head.--
( roe a rs. )
NI. de Villele—Rot the owe Intadred
would return into ci11:111 mon.
31. Gsitillt—•• 1 koow dirt a part of the 900 iirl.
holes would he aoolied In hire put' or tire army, arid
to the salsries of all iri runs employed ;
the result would lie the sailer, elect lire tooptirtm,
of tier soil would rirrssess out of its produce 01.1 y
156 franc*, each. Necessity," continued the omits,
" COOSVCIItoi me lase year in rote ill favorer of au
enormous Budget. I shall do the same this year--
hut for Ilse tact t .11w."

Al. 000000 , after some general uh•iervations upon
the iirquirtatree of the. Bustget, an .111 r. itieg,utituve
Stater. illiVertP4ll to the Arms- of Occiapaiiim, mid
complaiiied of the sileirce of lillitiisters, ire tint hue-
, Mg matte the slightest commuiricatiots as to the
state of the negotiations with foreign Powers. .‘
should not he surplised," he gilded, 6* to hear
allirmerl, that these topics are not within our com-
petence ; !law we We to delimit. upon finances, and
riot iq 'mimes; tioon the Budget for the yea',
grit moon the evacuation of our territory ; upon the
liquidations to lit: furnished hl' France to the
%restyles, and taut 0;11111 the departure of the
strnisgers." The evacual•mi of the territory, lie
observed, was to take place at the end of the Haled
year—they were now lit (hot third 3 ear. 'ficry
utight. as I. Lititte East proposed, to vote the ex-
penses for that army Duly mail Novi-1101er. A
faithful adherence to the most rignrons condi-
tions gave lliem the right to exact a rigorous rel.,
procit). Wliy Mil the) hesitate loudly to deitviiil
froth foraign Provers it tirtelity equal to their own?
Yet, its the bosom of the Eii2lish Pa:hauteur, a
voice had been heard against France ; Ike absurd
pretext had been urged, that to violate the letter et
treaties. was tiot to violate their Far lama
those stonily Chrinbeis, %litre the rapidity of (le'
tempare sperittiog allaas every thing to tae "sill, ca
a more grive asseinidy, even so the Diet at Filook-
fort, ail al'Clvelitcd Aliiiister dill not hesitate
be ex-
press the hostile and Juju ions regret that Aluace
had not [welt t:ikin from Fruiter. That
no doubt, expressed only his own opiiiion, and snit
that of Iris Griverousent. The error of auditMoak
was not it e error of the nation to winds they tte-
lottged. Ile we-heal. at !rug. to have sailtle 11114 It.
I/11111011 then, as to the precise date yawn the MCI'
stints of the French territory might be riper:tad.
M. 13ignott nett adverted to the tumbrel of 311-
nisters. Otte of them, lie said, had Invited awn, to
cast a thick Veit over the past ; must they istso cart
II VIII Mkt' the cvecite tat NialfleN and
Nintnellieh? Were they to throw a toil, whorls vault
uaet be uplifted, over 111041 too femmes hate wilier
were placed nmmr., taken at random, Inns sinful
twenty-tight millions of Frenchmen, wilt* "" n'i'l
tither name! nontirl, With !Sloth greater propriety.
have been placed there ?—(trrer ref "Ofticr'.
order !")-111. continued, in the moist .1
great cuillusiou. We must, said he, crave tisi
lists of proscriptiolis ; the Chatter wad be ease..t.

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LONDON.
THURSDAY. APRIL 9, ISIS.

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eel; the wish of France mast be aceumplislied.-1-
/ /The eonfoisioss increased. ens 4 *rend Meinbers 4e-
wander' that the Speaker thokld be called to corder.)
M. Cuurvuisier observed, that to say there were
names 011 those lists which ought nut to have been
there, was an attack upon the royal authority, from
which the Ordinances emanated.
M. Bignon—The Ordinances were counter-
signed by the Mouieters; to criticise those Ordi-
nances, is not to 'cease the Kirtg, but the Mini-
ster. That is my defenee.—The sigitation Memo.
ed : Many Members spoke at the same time. M.
Bignon attempted to continue ; but the tumult
completely drowned his voice, when he was bond
to exclaim, •' Who would not weep at seeing mili-
tary honours bestowed upon individuals, the greater
part of whom had done nothing fur the Kiug,
out at the same time doing nothing for the coati•
try—or fur the country, without doing any thing
for the King?" M. Biguon fioding it impossible
to proceed any further, hastily turned over several
leaves of his speech, and concluded thus
vote for the Pmjet of the LW ; and more. vote
fur the prompt departure of the foreign troops.?
M. de &mild next addressed the atemlirer.-s.
Economy, he said. was talked of; but he herd
the adoption of it would Hot alienate from them the
Swiss, whose alliance was at once an honour and a
succour ; they had always been faithful friends.
They hod not demanded contributions front them
nor yet arrears. Would to God that all bad
proved themselves as good Frenchmen as those brave
foreigners !—(i/eay voices. " l'hot is abominable!"
—Cries of " Order !")—M. Bouald concluded by
saying, he should reserve what more he hadts
for the arnetidniesia.—The Outing of this speech
was opposed.
The Keeper of the Seals.-14 Perhaps M. 80.
nald would suppress a sentence.—!' Yes, yes.')—l
clo not wish to hart any one ; but I am persuaded
M. Bonald will consent to expunge a phrase to
which many may attach a meaning he certainly
does not wish it to bear.—(His Excellency was in.
terriopted by warmers on the GS/I.)—Gentlemen,"
he said, •' you will have the tribune presently. I
am persuaded the last speaker dill nut wish to con-
vey any reproach against Frenchtuesi. He could
not suppose that there existed in France a single
Frenchman who wes not more a Frenchman than
any foreigner."—/Bravo .1 and applauses.)
this speech was finally ordered to be printed,
with the omission of the sentence respec dog the

The closing of the distortion was deaaaded.
The Chamber decided in the affirmative. "swept
he far as ►elated to the reply of the Reporters.—
Adjourned.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

Flanders and German Mails hose arrived, with
P.ipers from Brussels to the 4th instant. The
city of Catania, in Sicily, is said to have bens
►.early destroyed by an eartbquake ou the,night of
the 48th February. It was entirely destroyed by
a similar cause in 1693. on which occasion 11,000
persons, who had fled for shelter to the Cathedral,
perished by its fall—Expectations are entertained
■t Csinbrsy that the result of tgg negociations
iu which the Duke of Weu.totreoe has been en-
gaged, will be speedily published.

We have received PB6. Papers of Saturday
and Sunday last. The debates still continue in
the Chamber of Deputies on the Budget, bet
except when they are enlivened by the agitation of
the Assembly, excited by the remarks of Mem-
-I.trs on the continuance of the Army of Occu-

iootion, they ire, we conceive, very uuiuterestiog
to an English reader.

The Funds continue to improve...-The Five per
tents. on Friday were 66 fr. 60 c.—. Bank Actions,
►.Goo fr. On Saturday, Fire per Ceuts. 66 fr.
bl) c.—Bank Actions, 1,5971 fr.

The Lord Duncan packet, Captain HAmwrow,
winch had been wailing at Calais for the Duke of
IVELLINGTON, arrived on Tuesday at Dover, with
tw•o or his isides-de-ratnp on board. His Excel-
lency has postponed his departure from Pdria until
the 26th inst.

Mr. Rosa had s• audience of the Pataca
cert. veitterday at Carlton•hoose. and took leave
of his Royal Highness. previous to his !eating toou
11114 day in proceed oo his Embassy to Brain.

Yettlertlay a Court of Directors was held at the
E.4t India (louse. when the following Commanders
took leave of the Court. previous to departing for
their respective destinations: viz. Capt. F. Ctizes.
Attell, and Capt. T. %Vulva, Natal:. for
A Court of Directors was esti held at the
Ent (louse. when the 'flianks of the Court
•err voted nititnitnotarly to JOll,l Ban and JANET
Chairtnan and Deputy-Chair-
"l4,l, for their zeal and atieutioo to the Company's
ix rrert durtt•g the last year.
Ye-,erilay a ballot was held at the East India
For the election of %ix Directors, in the
room r_

t~tlutuel Olt it, EN. Hon. Hopei Lindsay. Job's Morris. EA}
Aka:Hider Allan, E.q. lad Itot;ttt Camp-
bell, E.q.
"ho g" oni by rolatloa.—At gia o'clock the glasses
%ere closed and th-lierred to the scrutineer% who
fekucted, at eight o'clock. the election had fallen

kirlurd (laletteley trlotdcn, F..q. Jain Healmt",.' .
_Es4l*
11,4",1e Alvreronshie It..sia son. Esq. lion Stank) Lags het
ani Juba E-q. and George &mikes, EA.
The importations of foreign grain are most titers-
Ifr ; 1104 week neatly 30.000 quarters of wheat
s'ul 19,000 yttartrts of oats, were reported at the
Lobtow-lawoir.