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perty comprised in the donation; still more, the Go-
vernment interfered directly in that loan, which was con-
cluded by the administrators of the goods of the house
of Orleans under the auspices of the Minister of Fi-
nance. The State itself took a mortgage on that same
property, of which it is now pretended the State is the
proprietor.
" In 1850 again a commission of the Assembly having
proposed to raise a sequestration upon the effects of the
Prince Joinville and the Duc d'Aumale, the Minister of
Finance, in the name of the President ofthe Republic,
explained the views of the Government, and intreated
the Assembly to adopt a measure more complete and
more just in demanding the raising of the sequestration
upon the donation of the 7th ot August, and obtained
also its definitive restitution to the royal proprietors.—
(See the Moniteur_speech of M. A. Fould, on the 24th
of February, 1850.)
" Thus, at all these periods and by the decree of the
22d of January, 1852, there was a consecration, after
the most solemn debates, of the property of the family
of Orleans to their use—a triple recognition of the feet
that the property of the donation had never ceased to
belong to them.
" Coming to the consequences of the recent decree, it
is not only the property of the family which it attacks,
but it overturns all the intervening acts, whether be-
tween the several members of that family or of third
parties.
" The advantages arising from this inheritance have
accrued to certain children of the King; dowries have
been fixed by eight contracts of marriage; diplomatic
treaties have intervened with regard to them with eight
foreign powers; some of the children of the King had
predeceased him; they are represented by heirs who
are minors—some French, others foreigners. One part
of the property of the donation has been sold; others
have been affected by loans. Hereditary rights, rights
of foreign princes, rights of minors, rights of third par-
ties—the decree attacks all, reverses all.
" Moreover, in overturning the testament of the King,
the decree breaks even that of Madame Adelaide, his
august sister.
" The King and Madame had is fact combined their
testamentary dispositions in such a manner as to pre-
vent the parcelling out in the hands of the children of
the great bulk of the property of which they were pro-
prietors. For this purpose the first of the successions
assured an advantage to him who had less of the second.
The two testaments harmonised in this manner to carry
out their joint intentions of equality among all.
" That equality would disappear if the testament of
the King should be destroyed, and the testament of the
King is destroyed if the property of the donation is ab-
stracted from the common patrimony. In fact, can the
possessor of the property escaping the application of the
decree, preserve the part assigned to him by the testa-
ment, when the decree strikes down the property belong-
ing to his co-heirs?
"It is to this point of view of the testamentary exe-
cution confided to our care that our mandate is engaged,
and that we have a mission of duty to appeal to the
more enlightened justice of the Chief of the State. On
every point we demand judgment.
"It is a question of property which the decree effects;
and it affects it, so to speak, by the application of prin-
ciples of public law, so much so that the decision of
questions of this sort belongs essentially to those tri-
bunals whose authority is final.
In conclusion, the testamentary executors of the late
King Louis Philippe cannot be silent upon the great
errors of fact proclaimed by the decrees of the 22d of
.January; though strangers to the point of law, these
errors would appear unhappily to have exercised very
great influence upon the solution of the question, and
cannot be rectified by them.
" According to the decrees, the family of Orleans
would possess 300,000,000 f. of immoveable property in
France, and division being made of the property ot the
donation, more than 10,000,000 f. would remain to them.
These figures could nut have been furnished but by
persons absolute strangers to the affairs of the family of

Orleanr.
The testamentary executors of the late King Louis
Philippe, whose mission it was to inquire thoroughly
into the whole matter, are in a situation to affirm that
both the statements are completely erroneous. More-
over, they attest that the execution of the decree of
January 22, 1852, wouid almost be the complete ruin of
the heirs of the late lung Louis Philippe. The hope.
then, that they.shall not have made a vain appeal to the
justice and fair dealing cf the Prince President of the
Republic.
(Signed) " DCPIN.
" Duo de MONTMORENCY.
" Count de MONTALIVET.
" ESPLAGNE-BARRIS.
" SCRIBE.
" Paris, Jan. 28."

THE ARMY AND NAVY;
(From the United Service Gazette.)
CAPE STAFF.—First Lieutenant Greville, of the 2d
battalion 60th Rifles, is appointed an aide-de-camp to
the new Cape Governor, Major-General Cathcart.
VACANT REGIMENT.—The Colonelcy of the 96th
Regiment has become vacant by the demise of Lieut.-
General Sir Lewis Grant, K.C.H.
MILITARY LEGACY.—Captain John Stuart, of Prescot,
has bequeathed for the use of her Majesty's Royal
Military College at Chelsea upwards of 1,8001.
RECRUITING DISTRICTS.— In addition to the discon-
tinuance of the Coventry recruiting district, the head-
quarters of the Leeds district is to be removed to York.
Rear-Admiral J. B. Reynolds, C. 8., es-Commander-
in-Chief from the Brazils, having nominated his flag-
lieutenant to his hauling down vacancy, the Admiralty
have promoted Lieutenant Fred. Woollcombe (1846) to
the rank of Commander.
Lieutenant Fellowes, of her Majesty's ship Leander,
50, at London, has arrived in England, having been
granted one month's leave of absence, on urgent private
affairs.
ORDNANCE CIRCULAR.—The Master-General has, on
the recommendation of the Select Committee, notified
to the Royal Artillery, that the higher charge of powder
for firing 32-pounder shells, with every description of
fuse, shall in future be 81bs. instead of 101bs. as at
present.
CHATHAM GARRISON.—During the temporary ab-
sence of Major-General Simpson, the duties of the gar-
rison are being conducted by Colonel filcher, Royal
Marines.
Her Majesty's ship Amazon, Captain Barker, we
stated returned to Singapore to refit, and was there De-
cember 7th. She has since proceeded to Trincomalee,
and will not go to China as formerly ordered, but will
return to England immediately and be paid off.
The Admiralty have determined not to dispose of the
Government property, at Milor, Falmouth, at present.
It is to be let to a respectable tenant.
ANOTHER NAVAL DESERTION.—It pains us to an-
nounce that a near relative of an illustrious Duke has
been reported to be absent from his ship, now in the
Tagus, without leave. We hope that the intelligence by
the next packet, which will arrive at Southampton pro-
bably on Monday next, will clear up this very dis-
agreeable circumstance.
ORDNANCE.—Exercise and ball practice ground has
been re-hired at Newcastle, near Limerick, consisting of
40 acres, at a rent of 701. per annum, for the use of the
garrison, consisting of a troop of Royal Horse Artillery,
6 companies and head-quarters of the 52d Light In-
fantry, and 6 companies and head-quarters of the 63d
Regiment, and the Enrolled Pensioners, under Major
Calders.
MILITARY PROMOTION.—It is rumoured that a majo-
rity and other steps are likely soon to become vacant in
the 39th Regiment.
In consequence of the continued distress in the High-
lands of Scotland, the Admiralty have countermanded
their order for the Comet steam-vessel to return to Cork.
She is to remain at the disposal of Sir John M`Niel and
,he relief commissioners.