The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-17 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the .Messager des Chanthres of Feb. 15.)

Lisßow, JAN. 29.—The change which has taken place
in the English Consulate has been followed by a total
change in the policy and relations of that Cabinet with
our Government: One of the first acts of the new British
Consul is a serious complaint, addressed to M. Santarem,
respecting a great number of Englishmen whom the police
of Don Miguel has long kept in prison, for pretended of-
fences against the Government of Portugal, and respecting
whom Mr. Mackenzie had said nothing to his superiors.
Another act of firmness of the new English agent is the
open opposition which he has made to the public sale of
an English merchantman, which the ships of Don Miguel
have ventured to capture off Terceira, and which has been
here neglected, in expectation of a purchaser. In a
word, the energy with which he declares against the
odious system of our Government, is an unequivocal cen-
sure of the policy of Don Miguel, and a manifest condem-
nation of the late Consul Mackenzie. It is also a conso-
lation for us, who expect from it a real diminution of the
support which our despot preserved in England.
Nothing is spoken in the offices of the Minister of War
but a press, by which a corps of 30,000 men is to be raised.
These troops will be sent to the garrisons of the fortresses
and other military positions, on the frontier line towards
Spain, whence nothing is feared. The troops actually
under arms will form the garrisons of Lisbon and Oporto,
and the surplus stationed on several points of the coast,
and on the roads to Lisbon. Artillery has already been
sent from this city to fortify these several points of de-
fence. Cascaez, Peniche, Nossa de Nazure, and other little
places along the coast, already have the appearance of for-
tresses. In consequence of the indiscretions of several
officers and subalterns of the corps stationed in the capital,
a great many of them have been arrested and imprisoned,
without resistance, as favourers of the discontent manifested
by the troops. Several letters have been intercepted, and,
in consequence of their contents, the Governor of the Al-
garves had been changed.
(From the Gazette de France, dated Tuesday.)

PARIS, FEB. 14.—A1l news from Italy which have been
published by certain journals deserve no confidence.
M. Sebastiani has himself interrogated the courier of
the French legation at Rome, who was said to have pub-
lished this news, the principal details of which he has con-
tradicted in the presence of the Minister. It appears that
the courier had only repeated some vague accounts which
he had heard on the road from Turin to Lyons, and to
which M. Paulze d'Yvoy, the Prefect of the Rhone, has
given more credit than they deserved.
Several members of the revolutionary propaganda had
announced at Pat is, above a month ago, that there was to
be an insurrection at Modena ; and that the revolt would
break out in the evening of the Bth of February, in the
theatre of that city. The only thing analogous to this
prediction of the liberals in the news which we have re-
ceived from Italy is, that there have been some disturbances
on the right bank of the Po, on account of the collecting
of some taxes in arrear. The letters from Turin do not
speak of them at present as subject to alarm.
'We are authorised to make known that the Nuncio of
the Pope has received no courier besides the one who
brought the news of the election of his Holiness, and that
it is in nowise correct that a courier has brought, as the
Constitutional announces, news of the insurrection in
Romania to the Nuncio.

Accounts from Warsaw, dated the 6th of February, an-
nounce that three Consuls have been appointed in the
room of the Dictator Chlopieki, and that one of them im-
mediately set out for Paris to open a negotiation.
The Gazette, in commemoration of the anniversary of
the assassination of the Duke de Berri, on the 13th of
February, quotes at length the report made to the Peers by
Count de Bastard, and surrounds it with a black border.
(From the Herald Private Correspondent.)

PARIS, FEB. 14.—At length the day has arrived on
which the determination of the French Government re-
specting the Crown offered by Belgium to the Due de Ne-
mours will be officially and formally communicated to the
Belgic Deputies. I trust I shall be able to give you the
particulars in a postscript to this letter, en attendant. I
must tell you that I have just returned from the church of
St. Germain l'Auxerrois, and here I witnessed a ceremony
which proves at once the boldness of the Carlists and the
extent of liberty enjoyed under the new regimen.
Yesterday was, as you will probably recollect, the an-
niversary of the death of the Due de Berri, but being
Sunday, the religious observance of it (long announced)
was postponed to this day, when it took place i❑ the
church above mentioned. It was originally intended that the
ceremony (a solemn mass for the repose of the soul of the
deceased) should be performed in the church of St. loch,
but an order to prohibit it there was issued last night.
The pious Carlists were therefore obliged to change the
scene.

Various circumstances had prepared me for a grand pa-
rade of the Bourbon ultra-partisans on this occasion, nor
was I disappointed. Not only was the choir, but the en-
tire church, crowded by persons, principally men, of re-
spectable appearance, all in deep mourning. Mass was
celebrated by a venerable Cure, the same who, in the dis-
guise of a gen- d'arme, penetrated into the cell of the unfor-
tunate Marie Antoinette, the night before her execution,
and there administered to her the Sacrament.

A collection for the poor took place after mass, and pro-
duced a very large sum. All present contributed, and
principally in gold.
So far all was laudable perhaps ; but I have reason to
suspect that display was one of the objects of the pious
mourners, among whom the Duke de Mouchy was pro-
minent. I have still stronger reasons for believing that
(will you credit it?) the reinstatement of the exiled Bour-
bons on the throne of France, within six months, is
treated as a certainty by the Carlists.
It is due to the Archbishop of Paris to state that he
did not refuse to permit a mass for the soul of the brave
Kosciusko to be performed in any of the churches of
Paris; he only interdicted—and at the request of Govern-
ment—the intended collection after mass in aid of the re-
volted Poles.

Four o'clock.
The reception of the Belgic Deputies has not taken place.
It is said that it will positively take place to-morrow.
Bourse, Half-past Four.

This has been another miserable stock market. Scarcely
any thing done, so completely is the public mind at a stand.
The Five per Cents. have, contrary to custom, felt the
want of confidence more than the other stocks.

FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, FEB. 1.4.-Five per Cents, 92f. 90c.
85c. 80e. 90e. 80c. 70c. SOc. 75c. 70c. 92f. 85c. 80e. 85c. 90e. S. c. 90c.
85e. 80c. 90c. 92f. 80e. ; Three per Cents., 59f. 70c. 60e. 40c. 50c.
40c. 45c. 50c. 65c. 60c. ; Bank Shares, 1,530 f. ; Rente de Naples,
61f. 65c. 50c. 25c. 30c. 50c., 62f. 55c. 50e. ; Rente d'Espagne, 16
153 A ; Royal Spanish Loan, 60; Rente Perpetuelle d'Es-
pagne, 44 44; Haytian Loan, 310 f. Exchange on London-
One month, paper, 21 15c. ; money, 25f. 10c. ; three months,
paper, 25f. sc. ; money,2sf.- Cours Authentiquc.

The Earl of HARRINGTON has taken a
house in Eaton-square. The apartments which his Lord-
ship now occupies in St. James's Palace, and in which
hit family have resided for so many years, are to be fitted
up for the use of her Royal Highness the Landgravine of
HESSE HOMBURG.

THE NORTHERN AGRIPPINA.—It was
some time since announced in the papers that a female
monster had, after years of investigation into her crimes
before the criminal court at Bremen, been condemned to
lose her head. A correspondent in that town observes
" that her case presents the most unprecedented riddle on
record. Though the offender stands accused with the
poisoning of both her parents, three children, one brother,
two husbands, one suitor, two pregnant women, friends
male and female, helpless children, and domestic com-
panions ; though accused of adultery, false-witnessing,
perjury, theft, calumny, and swindling, she seems endued
with a singular mildness of temper, appears to possess a
decided inclination to kind and benevolent acts, and be-
trays outward susceptibility for what is noble and ge-
nerous." The name of this extraordinary and wretched
being is GESINA GOTTFRIED —Athenteurn.
The following interesting works are just pub-
lished by Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY :-1. The Turf,
a satirical novel, 2 vols. " The curious, who wish to see
how fights are won, and to know the secret manceuvres of
the ring, should look into this work."— Courier. 2. The
Siamese Twins, by the author of Pelham, with humourous
illustrations. " The most popular poem since the publi-
cation of Don Juan."—Morning Chronicle. 3. Mothers
and Daughters, a tale of the year 1830, 3 vols. " The
best novel of the season."—Spectator. " People of ton
will recognize the portraits of at least fifty Mothers and
Daughters in this agreeable production."—Courier. 4.
The Persian Adventurer, by the author of the Kuzzilbash,
:3 vols. "It may be read from the beginning to the end
with sustained pleasure."—Atlas. 5. Scenes of Life and
Shades of Character, edited by A. A. WATTS, E-q. 2 vole.
"This work deserves the name par excellence of The
Ladies' Sketch-book."— Globe. 6. The Water Witch, by
the author of the Red Rover, &c. " His novels will live
as long as the language lasts."—Atlas. 7. Maxwell, a
novel by THEODORE BOOK, Esq. 3 " The best of
Mr. BOOR'S productions —Atlas. s. Stories of Ameri-
can Life, edited by Miss MITFORD, 3 vole. " A very
suitable companion to Washington Irving's Sketch-book."
—Sun,

(?rOm the Morning Herald.)

We have just received by express the Messager des
Chambres and Gazette de France of yesterday, and the
entire of the Paris Papers of Tuesday, together with a
letter from our Private Correspondent.
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
PARIS, FEB. 15.-1 wrote you yesterday a few lines,
describing briefly the religious ceremony performed at the
Church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, in memory of the
Due de Berry, and I gave, in a postscript, a short extract
from the second edition of La Revolution, stating " the
inauguration of the bust of the Duo de Bordeaux," and
the tumult to which it gave rise; but that which subse-
quently occurred was of a much more serious character.
When I left the church the ceremony had terminated,
and the quete (collection) was proceeding towards its
close. All was then quiet, but the air of triumph worn
by the majority of the men, and nearly the entire of the
women present, was sufficient to prepare an experienced
observer for a scene. As usual at all similar ceremonies
for deceased persons of distinction, a splendid catafalque
was fitted up i❑ the choir. It bore, when I saw it, the
usual funeral emblem, but I did not remark either white
flags or a bust—now said to have been upon it through-
out the day. The bust, it appears, was that of the Due
de Bordeaux. For the events, of which I was not an
eye-witness, I refer you to the following extracts from
Galignani's Messenger and the Journal des Debats of
this day r—
. .

" Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, about 200 per-
sons wait to the church of St. Germain l'Auxerrois, to
attend a commemoration service performed for the late
Duke of Berry. The rector of the parish officiated. In
the middle of the choir was raised a catafalque, without
ornaments. An officer, who wore the insignia of several
orders, took from his coat the Cross of the Order of St.
Louis, and attached it to the pall, as did another officer
his Cross of the Legion of Honour. The catafalque was
surmounted by a bust of the Duke of Bordeaux, which
had been consecrated, and at the four corners were white
flags. After the service, at the moment when the atten-
dants sprinkled holy water upon the pall, two crowns of
inonortelles were placed upon it. Among the persons
present were a pupil of the School of St. Cyr, in uni-
form, and three National Guards, one of whom was a
truss-maker, named Valerius, residing in the rue du Ccq.
A rumour having got abroad that the bust of the Duke of
Bordeaux had been crowned under the title of Henry V.,
a crowd proceeded to the church, and a disturbance being
apprehended, the National Guards on duty at bead-quar-
ters hastened to the spot, and the persons who had caused
the service to be celebrated being still in the vestry, a Com-
missary of Police was sent for. He entered the vestry, and
found the bust in the hands of Madame Valerius, who had
gone round to make a collection for the poor, to which the
Duchess of Berry had sent 500 f. M. Ardel, a shoemaker,
living in the rue de Grenelle St. Honore, attempted
to seize it, but Valerius took it from his wife, and it
disappeared. By order of the Commissary, the three Na-
tional Guards were arrested, and conducted to his office.
Upon his examination, Valerius declared that Henry V.
was his Sovereign, and his wife exclaimed, " We must not
surrender, but must conquer or die." This occurrence
made some noise in the quarter ; strong patroles were set
on foot, and, at half-past three o'clock, three other persons
were apprehended and taken before the Commissary of
Police. The crowd from this time gradually augmented
in the Place Saint Germain l'Auxerrois, and the windows
of the house of the Rector having been broken, the drums
at five o'clock beat to arms in all quarters of Paris, and
the whole body of the National Guards were soon on foot.
An intention was expressed of demolishing the church,
and a party actually mounted on the roof, and threw down
the cross, ornamented with fleurs-de lis, and some of the
stone-work. Several thousand men of the National
Guards, besides a regiment of the Line, and a detachment
of the Municipal Horse-Guards were stationed in front of

the church and in the environs of the Louvre, who hin-
dered all approach to commit further mischief, and the in-
habitants of the neighbourhood placed lights at their win-
dows to prevent confusion. A part of the crowd
then proceeded to the palace of the Archbishop of
Paris, asd it is said that it was forced and pil-
laged; but a strong force of National Guards being
drawn up round the church of Notre Dame and the
palace, and all approach being forbidden, we were
unable to ascertain the extent of the damage. A vast
multitude still continued in the vicinity of the church of
St. Germain l'Auxerrois, the Rector of which bad fled.
An individual, armed with a pair of pistols, who at-
tempted to harangue the people, was seized, his clothes
torn off his back, and he was thrown over the parapet
into the quay, and, hut for the interference of the Na-
tional Guards, would probably have been massacred. A
party went to the house of Valerius, with the intention of
sacking it, but were prevented by the National Guards,
who, stationed at the extremities of the Rue du Coq, al-
lowed no one to pass. A project was formed to make an
attack upon the church of St. Sulpice, but means were
taken to thwart it by a body of National Guards being
stationed in the vicinity. By midnight the crowds were
completely dispersed, but the National Guards continued
on duty, and strong patroles paraded the streets of the
capital during the whole of the night.— Galignani's Mes-
senger.

At eleven o'clock last night a mob of about fifty persons
proceeded to the hotel of M. Dupin, uttering alarming
cties and vociferations. Several ill-dressed men forced
their way into the court, with shouts of " A bas Dupin!
—Dupin ala lauterne I" They were kept from acts of
violence for some time by the inmates of the house, till
the National Guards from a neighbouring post came up
and dispersed them. O❑ retiring they sang the Pori-
sienne, and threatened to return.

(From the Journal des Debats of Tuesday.)
The newspapers, notoriously the organs of the party of
absolute power, had loudly, during last week, and with
an insulting affectation, reminded their adherents of the
anniversary of the death of the Duke of Berry, and con-
vened them for a funeral service to be performed to-day.
The ceremony was to have taken place at the church of
St. Roch. If those who get it up wished to create dis-
turbance and scandal, they could not have selected a bet-
ter time or place. During the Carnival the street of St.
Honore is well known to be the rendezvous of the actors
of the burlesque scenes of this season, and which, of
course, attract a vast concourse of spectators to that spot.
The Government, put upon its guard by the indiscretion
of the instigators of the plot, ordered the parish priest of
St. Roch not to perform the service, with which order
he complied.
The Gazette de France of Sunday announced that the
ceremony being countermanded at St. loch, would take
place at St. Germain l'Auxerrois. Several morning
papers repeated the advertisement. The Quotidienne,
without mentioning a word about the change, merely
stated that the ceremony had been forbidden, and made
some outrageous observations on the subject ; adding, that
the Duchess of Berry had sent 500 francs to the collection
which was to be made on the occasion. The other facts
resulting from this affair will be found in the extracts from
Galignani's Messenger.
Thus far the newspapers. I had only just closed my
letter of yesterday when the drums of the National Guards
commenced the rappel in every quarter of Paris. I went
accordingly to the Place du Louvre, and moved among
the groups and heard much more than the journalists
publish, or will publish. For some time past it has been
the fashion with the people of all classes here to remark
upon that which they call the " timidity" and even
" weakness" of the Government. They date their ob-
servations so far back as the morning of the 30th July
last. They refer to the discountenancing, even then, of
every thing tending to recal the republic and the empire.
.‘ The Charte was crammed down every man's throat,"
say the public. "No matter—we have freedom, and
will not suffer it to be limited"--a disposition to do which
they ascribe
has been,ibetotheasKingit ape r
and his Ministers.e, guilty Ty lie
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vernment s
to me,
indiscretions, which the discontented recapitulate in sup-
port of that imputation. " They attempted," say the
public, " by a side wind, to save the lives of the Ex-Mi.•
nisters ; but were obliged to abandon that intention and
proceed at once to their object. That having been at-
tained, they lost not twenty-four hours in rewarding with
ingratitude him by whose agency only they could have ar-
rived at it." (I would not say this refers to the dismissal of
Lafayette.) " The fleurs-de-lis were carefully preserved
in the royal arms, instead of being removed, together with
every other thing calculated to remind the people that
Louis Philippe was a Bourbon." Royalists—notorious
Carlists—have been kept iu office and promoted, to the
exclusion of Liberals, from a weak idea that they would
be conciliated." " Orders were issued to prevent poor
fellows who, from being unable to afford to buy hats,
were obliged to wear casquettes (caps), front entering the
gardens of the Tuileries—the very men who forced an en-
trance into them on the 29th July, in spite of the cannon
of the ex-Garde, the bayonets of the Swiss, the sabres of
the Grenadiers a Cheval, and the pikes of the Lancers."
Dupont de L'Eure, on whom France reposed in confi-
dence, was in fact, dismissed from his office of Minister of
the Interior." The Chamber of Deputies has been kept
up, although i
alts persecutedhoughele with more vindictiveness than undercted by authority of Charles X." " The
press
the exiled Monarch." " Who is our Representative at
Vienna ?—/ffaison, who was the first to receive the