The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-04 00:00:00

SITTING OF THURSDAY.

The order of the day was the resumed discussion of the
Bill relative to riotous assemblies.
After a few words from M. Bernard.
The President of the Council maintained that the Asso-
ciations were founded upon mistrust of the King's Go-
vernment. He read the statutes of the Association of the
town of Rennes, by which the members, notwithstanding
the objections taken to it by the Committee, pledged their
lives and fortunes, and engaged to make every other sacri-
fice to oppose foreign interference, and the return of the
f tinily of the Bourbons. " Observe, Gentlemen," said the
Minister, " there is no distinction here as to any parti-
cular branch of the Bourbons."

M. Bernard exclaimed—" This is a calumnious perver-
sion of our meaning."
The President of the Council replied that lie calumni-
nated no one, but merely quoted a simple fact. He then
read several circulars, and, on coming to that of Metz, no-
ticed that it was signed by the Mayor of the town, by the
First President of the Court, and by the Substitute of the
Procureur du P.oi.

General Sebastian', after some observations upon the
previous arguments, said that the Government, after the
}evolution of July, had to choose between two reso-
lutions—either to preserve the state quo of Europe
and the then existing treaties, or at once to pronounce
them as annulled by the events, and commence a
war. The first was adopted. The Government,
he said, bad been asked why it had not been warned
by the language of the Court of Russia, and the
manifest dispositions of all the other Cabinets ; and
how it could be deluded by a hope of peace ? After
having, in explanation, taken a review of all the
event% that had succeeded each other since the Revolution,
and ;ustined the conduct of Government in each, he
touched upon the question of Poland, and expressed his
ardent wish that that noble nation might conquer the
liberty and independence of which it was so worthy ; hut
b-gged t 1,,, Chamber and the whole kingdom not to forget
that Poland waz an inland country, under the domination
of a powerful Sovereign, with whom, in order to come to
her aid, it would be necessary fur France to wage war;
and it was the first duty of the Government to consider
whether such a war was for the interest of France. The
Ministry could not be accused of want of due precaution ;
a numerous and powerful army had succeeded to a feeble
and ill organised force, and supplies to meet any event that
might happen had been required—and these might be
called into use by cz.uses without number, and of every
description.—(Cries of " Question, question.")
General Lafayette rose to speak, but the noise and
cortfusio}: prevented his being heard in the gallery,

(From the 44ferrager desChambres of Sunday.)
PARIS, Aram 2.—To judge by the frankness of the
President of the Council, in the explanation and defence
of his system, and the promptitude with which he antici-
pates events by his demands upon the Chambers, it must
be evident, even to those who do not approve of his
system, that he has no intention to conceal any thing.
Thus the Ministry having announfed nothing new in the
Journals, nor at the Tribune, no one call divine the cause
of the fresh panic which seized on the Bourse, and the fall
of our Funds is the result of a series of reports, which
were the work of malevolence. There appears something
singular relative to two of these reports ; one likely to
restore confidence, and the other to spread consternation
amongst the speculators.
The least ptubable was that selected by public credulity.
Thus on one side it was stated by well informed persons
that the five great Powers had determined upon the basis
of a conference to be held at Rome, for the settlement of

the affairs of Italy.
Others, given to romance, but who never give their
authority for any rumours, annodnced that several of our
eastern provinces had commenced an insurrection on the
patriotic principle, and that some of the western de-
partments had revolted iu support of a counter-revolution.
Whilst we are writing, every communication that arrives
forbids us to give credit to the reports which have beer,
put in circulation, uati request that we would endeavour
to stop the unaccountable panic which has l?een the result.
The advice to the Government is to show its strength ;
and those who give so good counsel do not add the example
of their firmness and fidelity, which would prove their
patriutism for the destinies of the country.
(From the &wrier Francais of Saturday.)

BANKS OF THE Matte, MARCH 2:2.—The deliberations
of the Diet of Frankfort pre.ent at this moment consider-
able interest, and will secure the independence of Germany
by preserving her from a foreign yoke. Mentz, Landau, ,
and Luxembourg, shall soon be on the war footing (they
are half so already), and tii.e troops of the German States
shall soon be ready to oppose with vigour certain ambi-
tious demonarations and foolish pretensions on the part
of a foreign people, if it shall dare to attach the
country. —Nuremberg Correspondent.
Treaiiee of commerce have been lately concluded between
France and the Republics of Haiti and Mexico. Those
treaties, which secure to France all the advantages granted
in h.oth those countries to the most favoured nations, are
founded net & system of entire reciprocity,
(From the anstitutionnel of Saturday.)
MILAN, 31A1tC1125.-The Austrians have established
in Bologna a Provisional Government, by the orders of
which several persons have already been arrested in the
name of till! Pcipe. The head-quarters will shortly be
transferred to to the nei(Thbourbood of Furli.
The Provisional Government of the free towns published
at Foil'', on the 221, a
miinifesto apinst the Austrian in-

tervention, and made as appeal to all the Ambassadors re-
siding in Rome.
(From the Journal du Commerce of Saturday.)
PAars.—The army of the Alps, rf which Marshal Ge-
rard is to take the command, will amount to 60,000 men.
To the Generals already named we shall add Messrs. Haxo,
Gourgaud, St. Cyr, Fugues, Merlin, Bonnet, Delort, and
Colbert.

(From the Journal des Debuts of Saturday.)
WA RsAw, MARCH 21.—The Vistula continues to be
covered with masses of floating ice, and increasing in depth
every day.
The Journal des Debuts, after stating the entrance of
the Austrians into Bologna, adds, "Behold the grave facts
which the French Ministry has called upon Austria to ex-
plain. Those explanations must be soon given ; the ho.
Dour and interest of France require it."

(From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.)
We take the following from a letter dated Bayonne,
March 27 :—" Torrijos is in the Sierra de Ronda, in the
environs of Malaga, with 3,000 men. The Spanish Go-
vernment has got a clue to a vast revolutionary conspiracy.
Several families in Valencia and Andalusia are deeply com-
promised."
We learn frog Hamburg, under date of the 23d ult.,
that in the course of the preceding week 800,000 ounces
of gold, for the Russian army, }tad arrived there from
London.

A letter frarn Toulon, of the 28th ult., states that great
activity prevails in that town.
It is rumoured that a Bill will shortly he presented to
the Chambers for calling out into active service 280,000
men of the National Guards, in pursuance of one of the
provisions of March 22.
Count Emmanuel Godoy, of Castile, Prince of Peace,
arrived at Marseilles, on the 2d ult., front Rome.
The representatives of France to the several republics of
South America are all appointed, and will very shortly
proceed to their several destinations. It is said that M. de
Hautefort goes to Bolivia.
The Revolution of Thursday evening was seized yester-
day at the Post-office.
The Augsburgh Gazette contains the following extract
of a letter from the frontiers of Italy, dated March 25 :
" The Austrian troops did not enter Bologna till after the
Commander-in-Chief, Baron Frimont, by a proclamation,
dated Milan, March 19, had declared to the inhabitant"
of the States of the Church, that, in compliance with an
application for succour made to the Emperor by his Holi- '
nets, a body of troops would enter those States with a
view to restore the legitimate Government, momentarily
usurped by the rebels. Previous to his entering Bologna
at the head of his troops on the 21st, a deputation from
the town, headed by the Podesta, met him at Samoggia.
Advices from Rome, of March 18, state that all is quiet
there. The news of the Austrians having taken posses-
sion of Ferrara had given great satisfaction."
(From the Constitutionnel.)
War is declared against Belgium, and a body of 24,000
men is ready to invade Luxemburg in the name of the
Germanic Confederation, and on account of King Wil-
liam. We call attention to the proclamation of the Duke
of Saxe Weimar. He speaks in different language from
Diebitsch, but at the bottom his sentiments are the same.
The proclamation was published at Brussels on the 29th,
and is entitled " An Amnesty granted by the King on the
subject of Insurrection." It declares that no person shall
be called to account for his political opinions or writings.
His Majesty's pardon extends to officers and soldiers who
hare deserted their colours. The appointments of the
Belgian Government in the Grand Duchy are not valid.
The functionaries appointed by his Majesty are to return
to their duties. Those who, being born in Luxemburg,
have served the Provisional Government, are to preserve
their places ; those who left Luxemburg at the period of
last October to go into the service of Belgium, are to be
considered as having resigned. Those who abstracted the
public funds on paper are not to be included in the am-
nesty, unless the things are restored. The proclamation
is dated Luxemburg, March 25. The proclamation is
followed by an extract of the protocol of the ninth sitting
of the Germanic Diet, ordering that a corps of 24,000
men, ready for war, should be held disposable to re-esta-
blish tranquillity in the Grand Duchy o❑ the authority of
the King of Holland, the Grand Duke of Luxemburg.
This is signed by Baron Hendel, and followed by a decree
of the Duke of Saxe Weimar, making it public, and pro-
viding means for subsisting his troops. They all were to
be published at Luxemburg on the 25th.
(From the Muniteur of Friday, April 1.)

The official part contains the text of the law relative to
the personal tax, and to the taxes on household furniture,
doors and windows, and licenses.

NON-OFFICIAL PART.

PARIS, MARCH 31.—8 y a circular of the 21st instant,
the Minister of Commerce has directed the Prefects to
take a census of the population of all the communes of
the kingdom, in order to form a general table of the po-
pulation, the official publication of which takes place
every fiveyears, in consequence of the law of July 22, 179 I.
The meeting of the Saint Simmonian Society has long
caused, every Saturday evening, numerous assemblages at
the Winter Tivoli, followed, by serious disorders. The
neighbours are obliged to shut their magazines, and the
whole quarter was in alarm. The landlord of the place
himself complained of his tenants, and on the application
of M. Cadet de Gassicourt, Mayor of the four Arrondisse-
ments, the Prefect of Police, for the sake of public tran-
quillity, has just issued a decree, prohibiting, henceforth,
all meetings of the Saint Simmoniane in the Louse in
question.