The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-04 00:00:00

THE FOLLOWING SPEECH.

" Alessieurs,—lt is always with confidence that I
assemble round my throne the Peers of the realm,
and the Deputies of the departments.
" Since your last session, important events have
consolidated the peace of Europe, and the concert
established between my allies and tne for the happi-
ness of the nations.

" War has been extinguished in the East. The
moderation of the conqueror, and the amicable inter-
vention of the Powers, by preserving the Ottoman
empire from the evils which threatened it, have
maintained the equilibrium and confirmed the ancient
relations of States.

" Under the protection of the Powerswhich signed
the treaty of July 6, Greece will rise independent
from its ruins. The choice of the Prince called to
reign over it will sufficiently evince the disinterested
and pacific views of the Sovereigns.
" I pursue at this moment, in concert with my
allies, negotiations, the ohject of which is to bring
about a reconciliation, necessary for the repose of
the Peninsula, between the Princes of the House of

Braganza.
" In the midst of the grave events with which
Europe ,vas occupied, I found it expedient to aus.
peed the effects of my just resentment against a
Barbary Power; but I cannot leave longer un-
punished the insult offered to my flag. The striking
revv,,ation which I desire to obtain, in satisfying the
honour of France, will turn out, by the aid of Pro-
vidence, to the advantage of Christendom.
" The. accouws of the receipts and of the expert-
..hture %Hi be submitted to you at the same time,

with the state of our wants and resources for the
year 1831. 1 have the satisfaction of seeing, that in
spite of the diminution which has taken place in the
revenue of 1829, comparatively with that of the
preceding year, it has exceeded the estirsates of the
budget.
" A recent operation has sufficiently indicated the
interest at which loans have become negotiable ;.it
has demonstrated the possibility of alleviating the
burdens of the State. A law relative to the sink-
ing fund will be presented to you. It will be con-
nected with a plan of repayment or exchange, which
we hope will reconcile what the tax-payers expect
from our solicitude, with the justice and good will
due to those of our subjects who have placed their
capital in the public funds. The measures on which
you will have to deliberate will have for their object
to satisfy all those interests. They will afford the
means of assisting, without new sacrifices, and in a
few years, towards the expences which are imperi-
ously required for the defence of the kingdom, the
prosperity of agriculture and of commerce, the works
of our fortresses, those of our ports, the repair of
roads, and the finishing of canals.
" You will have, likewise, to occupy your atten-
tion with several laws relative to the judicial order,
with different projects of public administration, and
with some measures destined to ameliorate the con-
dition of the military on kalf-pay.
" I have sympathized in the sufferings which a
long and rigorous winter has inflicted upon my
people; but charity has multiplied its succours, and
it is with a lively satisfaction that I have seen the
generous cares lavished upon indigence, in all parts
of the kingdom, and particularly in my good city of
Paris.

" Nlessieurs,—The first desire of my heart is
to see France happy and respected, developing all
the riches of her soil and of her. industry, and en-
joying in peace institutions, the blessing of which it
is my firm purpose to consolidate. The charter has
placed the public liberties under the safeguard of
the rights of my Crown. These rights are sacred.
My duty towards my people is to transmit them en-
tire to my successors.

" Peers of France,—Deputies of Departments,—

I doubt not of your concurrence to effect the good
which I wish to accomplish. You will repel the
pecfidious insinuations which malevolence seeks to
propagate. If culpable manoeuvres should raise up
against my Government obstacles which I do not
wish to foresee, I shall find the power of surmount-
ing them in my resolution to maintain the public
peace, in my just confidence in Frenchmen, and in
the love which they have always shown to their
Kings."
" This speech being ended, the Chancellor, after
taking the orders of his Majesty, informed the Peers,
that his Majesty permitted them to fulfil this duty in
his presence, that he was going to read the formula,
and that each of the Peers, whose names he was
going to call, should answer standing, and from his
place, I swear it.' The Chancellor then read the
formula, thus expressed I swear to be faithful to
the King, to obey the constitutional charter and the
laws of the kingdom, and to conduct myself in every
thing as becomes a good and loyal Peer of France.'
After several Peers had take►► the oaths, among
whom were the Duke de Nemours (son of the Duke
of Orleans), the Deputies were sworn in like man-
ner, and the Session was declared to be opened.
Acclamations of Vive le Roi,' followed the King's
speech."_

'FRENCH FUNDE.-Puts, MARCH 2.-Five per Cents., 109 E 25e.
20e. 15c. 10c. 1.5 c. 109 f. 180 f. 75c. 1081. Sec. €oc. 55c. 60c. 70c. ;
4 and a Halfper Cents., 107 f. 55c. ; 3 per Cents.. 831. 10c. 83f. 821.
90e. Rgf. se. 110 c. ; Naples Stock, 92f. 30c. 25c. SOc. 35c. 40c.
92f. 35c. ; Rente d'Espagne, 124, M ; Royal Spanish Loan, 87f.
87f. 1,1 ; Rentes Perpetuelles d'Espagne, 69 ya '7O 70 IA 70
70 to ; Haytian Loan, 515 f. 540 f. 530 E Exchange on London-
One month, paper, 25f. 70c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 65c. ;
money, 25f. 55c.-Cours Authentique.

Our Paris Correspondent says, that M.
DUDON is returned fur Nantz, in opposition to
M. VATISMENIL, by a majority of 133 to 109.

Despatches were received at the Foreign-Office
this morning from Lord STUART DE ROTILSAY
at Paris, and Sir CHARLES BAGOT at the Hague

Despatches, dated Dec. 23, were this morn-
ing received at the Colonial Office from Major
BOURKE, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope;
and from Sir C. COL VILLE, Governor of the
Mauritius, dated the 29th of November.

The following arc extracts from Brussels and
German Papers received this morning:—

BRUSSELS, MARCH 1.

It is affirmed that the six prisoners will to-day he re-
leased from the state of solitary confinement which they
have so long undergone.
A Russian and a British Cabinet messenger passed
through this city last night, both from London, with de-
spatches, the first fur St. Petersburgh.
A letter from the Hague, of the 28th of Feb., says the
Sections have to-day finished the examination of the pro-
ject of law on public instruction. The examination of
the project against the liberty of the press had preceded
it. After the numerous observations which these two
projects have called forth, it is thought impossible that they
can be adopted. The Presidents in the central Section are
to confer on Tuesday with the Minister of Justice on the
Code &Instruction Criminelle ; it is thought that it will
be discussed in the next Session.

The Beige announces that to-day, for the first time
this fortnight, it received its letters directly from the
post-office with the seals unbroken.
Maacit 2.—The Beige says that the prisoners are not
released to-day from their solitary confinement, as was
expected ; the cause is not known.
M. de Nive was rather indisposed for two or three days
but is now recovered.

)GRAM, YZB. 9.

On the 7th inst., at 40 minutes past ten in the morn-
ing, we felt the shock of an earthquake, the duration of
which was two seconds.

According to the most recent accounts, the plague at
Jassy continues to abate in virulence, and indeed through.
out the Principalities. However, the measures ordered
by the Board of Health are still in force.
In Little Wallachia, where the pestilence was latterly
. . .

the most violent, hArdly any traces of it now remain. The
severity of the winter begins to relax, and as soon as the
weather is more favourable the demolition of the fortresses
on the left bank of the Danube will be resumed.

BRUSSELS, MARCH 2.

We learn (says the Gazette des Pays Bas) that, by
a d,cision of the Chamber of Consultation of the Tribunal
of the First Instance of Nussels, of the 2d of this month,
Messrs. de Potter, Teilemans, Barshels, Coebe-Momens,
Vanderstraetten, and De Neve, are accused as authors, ae-
cessaries, or accomplices, of an attempt and plot to over-
throw or change the Government, and have been sent for
trial before the Chamber of Accusation.

WA RSAIV, FEB. H.

We have received a letter from the frontiers of Turkey,
the contents of which are so singular, that we cannot an-
swer for their authenticity. It says—" Within these few
days we are better informed of the object of Halil Pacha's
mission. - The Pore desires to he wholly exempted from
paying the indemnity to Russia, and objects because the
negotiations on the subject were broken off before the war
by the sudden departure of tie Russian Ambassador ; and
the Porte Ills to claim for Turkish subjects indenmitications
at least equal to the sum promised to the Russian mer-
chants. As to the military contribution, the Porte
is not only without the means to pay it, after
the great efforts it has made during the six
last years, and new taxes cannot be imposed without
endangering the public security, but the Ambassador is
ordered to declare that Turkey never heard of such a thing
as paying an indemnity for the expenses of a war. The
Porte hopes, from the sentiments of the Emperor, that he
will not insist on the payment of the militaty contribution,
and will order the Russian troops immediately to evacuate
the Turkish territory. The Porte objects to the t'Aemoli-
tion of the fortifications tel Ohiurgevo, and wishes the

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Mussulmen living in that town and the environs, to re-
main in the undisturbed possession of their property. The
Porte desires a special uegociation on that sub-
ject, and the incorporation of the six districts of
Servia. The Porte ot.jects to the cession of the
Asiatic provinces, especially Akhalzik, and Halil Pscha is
to endeavour to persuade the Emperor to restore to the
Porte Anaps, Akhalzik, Tas, and Akhalkali. Lastly heir
to require the entire suppres.ion of the 7th article of the
treaty, relative to the free navigation of the Bosphorus and
the privileges granted to Russian subjects, as incompatible
with the more important political rights of the Porte.

VIENNA, FEB: 20.—Metalliquei, 103 ; Four per
Ceut. 97 ; Bank Shares, 1,322

Lord PALMERSTON brings forward, this
evening, his motion on the affairs of Portugal,
but so much has of late been said and written
about that country, and its perjured ruler, that
it is only from the wish to do justice to the
memory of the great Statesman, now no more,
that we notice the publication of " An Authen-
tic Account of Mr. CANNING'S Policy with
respect to Portugal." It contains copies and
extracts of Mr. CANNING'S official and private
correspondence upon this subject, and shows
exactly the degree and nature of the interference
effected by him in Portuguese affairs. It thence
appears that although Mr. CANNING lamented
that Sir CHARLES STUART had been the
bearer of the Portuguese Constitution, on ac-
count of the jealousy such a step was calculated
to excite among the Continental Powers, he not
only exonerated Sir CHARLES from all blame,
but expressed his approbation of his conduct ;
and that, foreseeing that the rejection of the
Charter so brought to Lisbon would undo what

for two years he had anxiously laboured at, viz.,

the settlement of the disputes between Portugal
and Brazil, which had been adjusted by the
Treaty of Separation and Independence, Mr.
CANNING considered it indispenably necessary
for the peace of Portugal, that the Charter
should be accepted instead of a Convocation of
the Cortes,—the only alternative which the Re-
gency had the power of choosing. " I am," he
said, in a private letter to Sir W. A'CoURT, " for
that one of the two which will preserve peace,"
and in a public despatch he expressed himself
convinced that " the rejection of the Charter
" would revive all the difficulties that had just
" been overcome, and would place the Crown of
" Portugal, and not the Crown only, but the
Monarchy itself of Brazil, in danger."
Mr. CANNING having thus made the British
Government recognize the unauthorized assistance
of Sir CHARLES STUART, and entertaining so
strong an opinion in favour of the Constitution,
urged the other European Powers to abstain from
interference, pointing out the inconsistency, if
after having " put down the constitutional systems
" of Naples and Spain, not for their own intrinsic
" worthlessness, but simply and declaredly be-
" cause they were not octroys by the Sovereign,
" the same powers should combine against the
" Charter of Portugal, which, whatever else
" might be its merits, was decidedly and unques-
" tionably the emanation of the grace and free
" will of the lawful and de Ado Sovereign of
" Portugal." His efforts succeeded so well, that

the French Government, which had expressed its
determination to recommend the Portuguese
Ministry to convoke the Cortes, was prevailed on
not to interpose, and Austria promised not to let
loose Don MIGUEL to oppose the execution of
his brother's decrees. Thus the British Minister,
by the promulgation of his sentiments, and the
exercise of his influence, gave to the Portuguese
Constitutionalists every moral support and confi-
dence in his power—stretching every point that he
could in their favour—whilst, at the same time,
he was careful himself, and enjoined his diplo-
matic agents, to beware of saying or doing any-
thing which might be construed into peremptory
advice, or authoritative interference on the
part of the 13ritish Government. This was the
true policy for Great Britain to follow—this was
the course to preserve her own honour and the
peace of her ally ; and the notoriety of the fact
of Mr. CANNING having ranged himself on
the constitutional side was sufficient to prevent
the subversion of the Charter by the continental
Powers, especially after they had witnessed the
promptitude with which British troops were
despatched to resist the machinations of Spain,
and heard his declaration in Parliament—,, may
" GOD prosper this attempt at constitutional li-
" berty in Portugal !"
To the effect which the changes in the British
Ministry have had upon that constitutional
liberty, and the rights of the young Queen who
is identified with it, we have no desire again to
allude—nor can we look hack without sorrow
to the mischievous effects of Lord BiuttsvonD's
correspondence, and of the unjustifiable
affair of Terceira. Upon this latter point,
however, we are supplied with Mr. CAN..
NING'S opinion in an exactly analogous
case, which slims that he would not have con-
sidered the fact of arms having preceded the Ter-
ceira refugees, as giving the Government any
authority over the expedition after its departure
from our shores. In discussing the possibility
of preventing Lord COCHRANE'S expedition to
Greece against the Turks, Mr. CANNING makes
use of words which are remarkable, as applying,
in every respect to the Terceira affair. " Yachts,"
he says, " may sail from this country, and so
may steam- boats, if unarmed, without any
question ; and so may arms, as matter of mer-
. chandise ; and however strong the moral
cc credence of their destination, the law cannot
cc interfere to stop them. It is only when these
elements of armament are combined that they
cc come within the purview of the law ; and if
co that combination does not take place till they
have left this country, the law is powerless
against them." If, therefore, the Government
had no power to interrupt the Terceira arma-
ment in the port of its equipment; much less had
it on the Atlantic Ocean, which, as the Duke of
WELLINGTON lately observed, is not the domi-
nion of the King of ENGLAND, so as to aatho-
rize him to protect his allies upon it, and conse-
quently is not the place where his MAJESTY
ought to interrupt or molest his allies, as was
done off Terceira.

It is a delusion to suppose, that by recog-
nizing Don MIGUEL this country will regain her
lost influence in Portugal. That '' heartless
and incorrigible individual," as Lord ABER'.
PEEN called him, and the apostolical faction
which support him, heartily hate England, and
always must dread an intimate connection .ith a
nation enjoying free Institutions, and a free

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Press to hold up perjury, cruelty, and oppres-
' sion, to the scorn and abhorrence of mankind.
r While Don 'MIGUEL reigns as absolute King,
the Tagus will never be to us a friendly harbour,
nor can British subjects expect to be treated
otherwise than with injustice, nor the re•
monstrances of the British Government otherL
wise than with contempt. Under Don Mmut.u.
Portugal will never enjoy that peace which Mr.
CANNING so strenuously endeavoured to pro-
cure her ; for the conflict beta een despotism
and liberty will continue, and will probably ter-
minate in a war in which Great Britain may be
unable to avoid entering. The war of prin-
ciples which Mr. CANNING predicted, has
already commenced on the Continent, and God
grant that no indecision or imbecility in British
Councils may place this nation in the rear ranks
of the forces of despotism and priestcraft, when
she ought to be the foremost under the standard
of freedom. The eyes of Europe are upon
us—let us beware lest our reputation become
tainted with dishonour and shame.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Malicia 3.—Wind E.—The whole of the oat-
ward-bound have sailed ; and the Ulysse, from Sicily.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3.—Wind E.—Off Port, the
Lady M'Naghten, Faith, from Madras, sailed the 17th of
October, and the Mauritius the lst of December.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 2.—Wind E S.E.—Arrived the
Ondernunny, Middle, from Batavia. Off Port, the lea.
bella, Kurtz, from Charleston.

FAt MOUTH, MARCH 2.--Arrived the Navarin,
Munro, from Aux Cayes.

The William Thompson, from New York, has arrived
off Holyhead.
The Vittoria, late Smith, from Manilla to London, put
into the Mauritius on the 25th of November, in conse-
quence of the master, second mate, boatswain, carpenter,
and part of the crew, having been killed by some Malays.
The Vittoria was in want of a foremast, and considerable
repairs._

The Ceres, Cam, from Liverpool to New Orleans, was
driven on shore near Belize about the 10th of January.
The Celia, Trist, sailed from the Mauritius the 24th of
November, and from St. Helena the 7th of January, for
London ; spoke an American ship from China, which re-
ported that the trade was stopped in consequence of an
insurrection at Canton.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK.

Madras Papers to the 18th of October, Cape of Good
Hope to the 10th of December, and Mauritius Papers
to the 29th of November, hare been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house.
The Cape Papers contain an account of the French
force having burnt Tamatave, in the Island of Made.
gascar, the consequence of which is the total cessation of
intercourse between that country and the Mauritius. The
cause of this strange conduct on the part of the French is
not explained.
The Madras Papers state that the monsoons may be
considered as fairly set in, and a large quantity of rain has
fallen at intervals.

From Calcutta they state that the half-batta has ceased
to agitate, and the New Union Bank is just about com-
mencing active operations.

The 11fauritiusPapers contain a Government notice for
repealing the Ordinance of the 12th September, 1827,
establishing a Chamber of Commerce in the island, and
for permitting the formation of a new Chamber of Com-
merce upon other regulations.

According to the French papers received this morning,
it appears that the expedition to Algiers meets with some
difficulty in regard to procuring seamen. The letters
from Marseilles of the 23d February state, that a principal
broker there has freighted 120 of the largest vessels in that
port, and three or four thousand cavalry are to embark.
Six steam vessels are expected at Toulon to keep up the
communication from the Barbary coast and France, when
the expedition sails.

THY TO NDS.

We have a report, said to be brought by the li-PNaughten
from Madras, that an insurrection has broke out in China.

The King of France's Speech, which has been anxiously
looked for by the speculators, has at length arrived, and
with the exception of the latter part, in his address to the
Peers of Fiance, in which be says " You will repel the
perfidious insinuations which malevolence seeks to propa-
gate ; and, if culpable manceuvres should rise up against my
Government, &c." This latter part of his address is looked
upon as rather foreboding some great opposition to the Go-
vernment, and which may cause great agitation in the
capital. It is evident that the French Funds have fallen
in consequence of the Speech, and therefore it is conclu-
sive that the latter part has net given satisfaction to the

i'ai isiane.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 92f 1, opened at
the same price, after which they were done at 921 I, and
92 4,50 and at present may be quoted 921 buyer..
In the Foreign Market nothing doing at present.
ENGLISH P UNDS.
31 per Cent. 1001
New 4 per Cent., 1021
4 per Cent. 1826
India Bonds, '76 77
Exchequer Bills. '76 77
TWO O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock,
India Stock, 240 2
3 per Cent. Curls. 92i
Do. for Account, 92i-
Ditto Rednotd,

The extreme fluctuation in Consols during the morning
has been about k per cent., from 92 to 921 for the Ac-
count; at present they are 92 and 92 for Money,
with little business doing. The King of France's speech
has not had much effect on the Funds.:
In the Foreign Market Greek Bonds have been the fa-
vourite speculation this day ; they have got up from 46 to
49. In other Foreign Securities little doing. •

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for Account, 92 3.

FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 921 } Danish 75*
Do. for Ac. 92k -1 Greek, 1825 47fr
Brazilian Bonds 694 Mexican, 1825 27
Buenos Ayres Peruvian

Chilian D.
Columbian, 1824, 22i

Russian 1081
Spanish --

LYCEUM THEATRE.--The meeting which
was to have been held yesterday by the friends of Mr.
Autiotn, and of the Drama, was postponed, in order to
afford an opportunity of laying before them something
tangible respecting the prospect of rebuilding this elegant
and favourite place of amusement.

'There is u report of its being intended to re-
build the English Opera-house, not on its present site,
but in the neighbourhood of Charing-cross.
Nothing has been yet finally determined on

the subject of opening a direct communication from
' Waterloo-bridge to the northern parts of the metropolis.
THE MAN OF THE WORLD.—The new
Novel of Sydenhum has started more suddenly into popu-
larity than has ever been known of any similar work.—
It is especially the rage among the Members of Parliament
of both Houses, the causes of which are pretty obvious.
Inquiries are made in every direction, as to the author,
who will in all probability soon be discovere I, as he is
understood to be intimately connected with persons of the
highest consideration and influence in the political world.
THE SPORTING WORLD are about to re-
ceive a very interesting and important accession to their
records in the work of an English Gentleman, no less
known by the most eminent chasseurs in Sweden and
Norway, than by such of hie own countrymen who are
lovers of the chase : we allude to the forthcoming volumes
of Mr. LLEWELLYN LLovo, entitled, " Field Sports of
the North of Europe."
The story which is unfolded in the pages of
Mr. Gobwist's-new Novel, is, we hear, one of the most
remarkable ever developed in fiction, and it would appear
that in this new work, which is called " Clow-laity," the
author of Caleb Williams" is determined to write np
to that excellence which has Liven enduring celebrity to
his first standard romance:

LITERARY NOTICE.—We are requested to
state, that New Editions of the following popular Works
are now ready for delivery at the various Booksellers in
Town and Country—namely, Devereux, a Tale, by the
author of "Pelham," and " The Disowned," 3 vOlB.-
1111! Book of the Boudoir, by Lady MORGAN, 2 vols.—
The New Forest, a iNovel, by the Author of " Brambletye
House ;" and Granby, a Tale of Fashionable Life,:by the
Author of "Hobert Lacy," 3 vols.