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the fallen dynasty, who might atVely, he said, entertain
hopes of the return cf that family. He condemned the
severity of th-?. 'Government towards the republicans,
whe Wize mostly young men, actuated by the most ho-
'-21ourable principles, and on whose courage they might
always rely for the defence of their country. CiAnse'l
afterwards examined the, foreign oolitly !:'ra'nee, which
he could not apprxwe trf,it,l4l les parts. He iiistrTtted
the frietrrily t3Vz'!-,rit'S7l of Austria, Russia, and Prussia',
°i•re 0:41 tlia Mini4try to come for Ward and declare,
ibvAr bands on their breasts„ did they consider them
? If they did, let rtlre'tt beware lest to-morrow
the events would their words. He insisted that the
Address r4.'_ds.ild contain a strong recommendation in favour
cf tare came of Poland.

M. Sebastian', Minister of Foreign Affairs, observed
that the policy of France had been wie, useful. and na-
tional 3 and that events, which were stronger thatk deck.
:nation, would show whether the Cabl.ntt or theft hononr-
ab!e advers tries best appreciated tine and met'v.
peace of Europe had e'ter been 'the object of Govern-
ment,. an 4 he hoped that 'circtrtn-stancel; ivould, ere long,
ir:ove tint the tryst of tat4inal holnour had remained Un-
sullied in limit. bends. With regard to the ease of 'noble
Polatd, he was obliged to suppress his emotions, atite his
most 'saisguitte wishes, to calculate the '.oterests
country, and dare public opin..,.n itself. He insisted that
their system of po!i.,:`:: had succeeded in procuring the
confidence of sae Governments and nations to the revolu-

tion of Duly. The new dynasty could not place itself in
-opposition with its neighbours, BO ttpose the conquest
of the revolution of July to 'le chances of war. Besides,
the army wox!., at thlit time, in such a condition tha't
he doubter their being able to bring into the f.Cld more
tba.'n ;`e6,0100, or 60,000 men. With such feeble re-
sources France could nit tt''.iront Prussia, Austril, and
the Germanic c`o`-‘'.7ederacy. The nations of Europe
were not t_l", equally ripe fur liberty, yet the Govern-
trtrtlt did all it could to assist the general move
mint of the nation after the events July. M.
Sebastiani then recapitulated all the improvements which
Saxony, several States of Germany, and SwitzerlAnd, had
introduced into their Constitutions, and which they were

indetated for to the powerful influence of France. The
object of our honourable adversaries (continued he) being
to hurry us into an universal war, we were obliged to
reftriOt the principle of non-intervention. The restriction
is not the work of the Cabinet, but that of the partisans
of war.—(Cries of "No.") After other general observa-
tions, M. Sebastiani proceeded to touch the Polish ques-
tion. " Why, say our adversaries, not fly to the assistance
of Poland, or recognize her as a nation ? My blood has
mingled with that of the Poles, and I here solemnly deny
the expression that Poland was doomed to perish ;' it
never escaped my lips. We did all that could possibly be
done for that country. We offered our mediation— nego-
eiations are still going on. We cannot reveal the secrets
of the Cabinet, but we can assert that that nation of
heroes has not been abandoned by us. What sort of as-
sistance could we send them ? Is it cannon, ammunition,
arms ? Look at the map, and say by what road could
we reach that Mediterranean country, without de•
daring war to Prussia, Austria, and the German Con-
federacy. By raising 500,000 men we slid more for
Poland than if we had marched directly to her assist-
ance, by keeping the armies of hostile Powers on
our frontiers. As to the recognition of Poland as
a nation, to which rank no people has a better right to
aspire, we thought we could not effect what the great
Napoleon, the toaster of Lithuania, at the head of 300,000
men, and at Wilna, dust not attempt in 1812." M. Se-
bastiani then referred to the satisfaction obtained by
France from him who still reigned over Portugal, and de-
fended the conduct of the Ministry in refusing the Crown
of Belgium for the Duke of Nemours. He refuted the
accusation of having sacrificed that country to England.
He insisted that Leopold was spontaneously and freely
elected by the Belgic nation, and that the Ministry bad
done nothing but subscribe to the principle of the sove-
reignty of the people, which their adversaries were conti-
nually invoking. lie concluded by saying that the closest
friendship connected France and England, from whom the
Government received the most friendly assurances; and
that it was the intention of the Cabinet to persevere in the
line of policy they had heretofore followed.
M. Lamarque afterwards rose to oppose the project of
Address, and directed his most strenuous attacks against
the Ministry for surrendering Belgium to an English
King, notwithstanding the assertion to the contrary of
M. Sebastiani. Then came a long tirade against Eng-
land.—(Left speaking.)

(From the Courier Francais of Wednesday.)
The Minister of Finance, at the request of Marshal
Sault, has placed 1,200,000 francs at the disposal of the
War Department, to cover the expence of the army on its
entering into campaign.
The Junon arrived from Hayii at Brest on the 2d, with
the Consul• General en board.

(From the Constitutionncl of Wednesd ly.)
Our situation with regard to Belgium is complicating
itself in a strange manner. Leopold, alarmed by the un-
foreseen attack on the part of the Dutch, had thrown
himself into the arms of France, and solicited Louis
Philippe's assistance. In consequence of that demand,
50,000 French were put in motion on the northern fron-
tier, and the intervention of our diplomacy saved Ant-
werp from destruction, and thus deranged the strategical
combinations of the Prince of Orange. Meanwhile the
single announcement of our arrival li,tl terrified William's
party in Belgium, and increased a hundred-fold the ardour
of the patriots.
In that state of things, and just as our troops were pre-
paring to cross the frontier, Marshal Gerard unexpectedly
received a despatch from Leopold's Minister of Foreign
Affairs. After complimenting France and the General,
the Minister r, quests of the latter to defer his entrance
into Belgium until the Minister of War of that country
had entered into communication with him—a necessary
condition before lie marched into Belgium.
The first result of this application was to delay the
march of our troops ; after which the Marshal sent off a
courier to our Cabinet. This adjournment, vaguely
' known yesterday, produced a very bad effect. It was im-
mediately said that the British Government, alarmed at
seeing us interfere, as Allies, in the affairs of a country
that was a long time French, had remonstrated with Leo-
pold on the subject.
Whatever may have been the cause of the Belgic Go-
vernment's conduct, it is nevertheless certain that he (the
Minister of War) requested of the Commander of the
French army to suspend his march for a while.
(From the Gazette de France of Thursday.)
A new project upon the Peerage has been forwarded to
the Journals by M. Duboys Ayme, Deputy for Isere.
The Peers are to be chosen by the King from a list of
candidates named by the colleges. M. Duboys Ayme does
not say whether those nominations are to take place ac-
cording as vacancies occur, or whether the present
Chamber is to be re-modelled upon this new system. That
is the whole matter of contention, for the revolution is
unwilling to trust the Legislative power to the Peers
nominated by Louis XVIII., nor allow Royalty the ad-
vantage of two powers out of three. The Chamber of
DepUties for 1831 does not wish to be inferior to that of
1830, which of itself executed the constituent authority.
This question had been settled by M. Silverte. M. Du-
boys leaves it in doubt. But neither the constituent
Chamber, nor the men of the extra-legal act of July,
understand why this point should remain undecided.

We cannot do more than merely refer to a very
important meeting of the Irish popular members, which
took place yesterday at Lord GnEy's, by his Lordship's
appointment Lord GREY seemed to feel—what, indeed,
every rational being must feel—the necessity of taking the
affairs of that unfortunate country into immediate consider-
ation. We think it our duty, on this occasion, to apprize
the Ministers of what, perhaps, is known to every body but
themselves,—that, much as Mr. STANLEY, the Irish secre-
tary, is admired for his Parliamentary talents, he is thought
to want that faculty pre-eminently requisite in his difficult
office—the faculty of inspiring good-will and confidence.
lie is accused of mistaking hauteur for dignity, and preci-
pitation for decision. His youth and good sense afford the
best grounds of hoping a cure for these moral defects—we
therefore notice them. If we thought him incurable, we
should not say a word about him.— Times.
Some Noble Lords, who on Thursday got up
a kind of debate on the approaching ceremony of the Co-
ronation, and who, hapless men ! thought that they were
making their way into the good graces of a certain high
p rsonage, by insisting singly and severally on doing him
" homage," seem not to have suspected that the exalted
personage in question may be disposed to decline the
proffered honour, and may prefer their common practice of
kissing as well as voting by proxy. The oldest Peer of
each grade will be quite sufficient to convey to him all
" homage" of the order, and will thus relieve hint from
the fatigues of a general assault of unmeaning embraces
and professions. If this should be his MArtsTY's own
to bweh h the
unpleasant
Ministers
speculations.w erecensured
without
,t
suggestion,. and not that of his advisers,
we,
maynla late
bef speeches,
indifferentun
d
to any part of his rights, an enlightened Kinggin the l9th
century may surely desire to concentrate the feudal homage
of all his Peers in a single kiss without offence from each
degree of nobility.— Times,