The Sun.
London, England, 1814-07-16 00:00:00

EXPOSE OF THE STATE OF PRANCE.

The 'Ministers afterwards entered the Chamber,
and M. Montesquieu addressed the Chamber in a
speech nearly, an hour long, upon the State of the
Nation. He divided the subject into five distinct
beads, viz.-Ist, General Observations; 2d, The
Department of the Minister of the Interim', and
the ,subjects connected With it ; 3d, The War De-
prtment ; 4(11, The Marine:; and sth, The Fi-

nances.

The AhL4 entered into some details upon the
dreadful effects of die Consciption, and, after Coln-.
inenting upon this subject, he stated, that, upon,
the best calculation that could be made, above

1,310,000 men had been dragged from their ra-
mifies since the Russian campaign. The Govern-
ment, he said, nevertheles, endeavoured to impose
upon the Nation with the most shameful effcon-
tery, the more men were taken away, the more,
it ',vas said, the populaticininereased.„ The wish to
avoid the conscription induced young men to marry
prematurely; and this led to domestic misery, and
immorality. The Government hbwever endeavour-
ed to cover over its wounds with a kind of fantastic
glom It only spoke of conquests and of aggrandise-
ment, and sought to disguise the evils which were
always increasing. In the interior Agrieulture Was
Inal.ing a rapid progress, but it Arad commenced,
before the Revolution ; it was Owing to the influ-
ence of Societies, to Schriols of Agriculture, and,-
above all, to he residence of Proprietors upon
their estates. Nevertheless, the vineyards de-
creased. in value; some of them were even rooted
up. The increase 'a Meripd sheep afforded well,
rounded hopes ; 'but the Government, jealous of
,Y
the prosperity,. of individuals, established fifty-
eight flocks on its. own account, and thereby dis-
couraged :he efforts of . the Proprietors, who re-

notiliceti that branch of (loril6tic econo►ny.

The.Aliuister of the 'lnterior took a short view

Gi`the number of .Uorses in the Kingdom, and, of
of the Mines. Übe fo-imier had been ex-

hatisted by 'a reguisition of 80,000Itistses, anal tii
Funds of- tire latter had been diverted to objects
totally untonnected with them. He directed the
attention of the Mernbers td the vexationsto
which the labourer was exphse4 demands, tepti,
sitiow if every kind; personal labour, all weighed
heavily_ tipon the industrious cultivator. Will pis-
:
terity believe, that they were forced to carry with
their own horses and carts.the articles which they
were compelled by requisition to furnish and
that very often, when they had so carried them to
the place appOinted, the Men, the horses, and
the carriages were often detained.. The AU
Montesquiou afterwards retraced • the dis-
astrous effects of the Continental blockade,.
upon commerce, discouraged and .ruined by li-
censes, and which found in Government a power-
ful and greedy rival: But agriculture will flourish
again, under a mild and paternal Government.
'Lyons is again recovering, - and. tlic effects pro-
duced by the opening of our communications with
the rest of Europe, will be highly advantageous to
national prosperity.
The Minister then.adverted to tbe state of hos-
•pitals, the puldie works, the state of roads,-Arad of
canals, the -eninellisiiments (4 .the capital, and
-the place prepared for the reception of beggars.-
The departments of War and of Marine. were also
in arrears,. The former wA the centre of our
calamities ; with •vespect to the second, every
thing was sacrificed to the development of a use-
less force. The sailors were, in fact, nothing
more eventually than recruits for the land ser-
vice. The "greatest sums of money were lavished
upon Ports which one severe winter wet's:sufficient
to deStroy. What expellees for flottilla, which
,-were not. fit for their object. What treasures la-
vished, to attain an end which was Impracticable..
All the arsenals,, all the magazines, prepared by
the wisdom of Louis XVI. We have lost 43
of the line, -and 61 frigates, which it will cost
200,000,000 livres to replace. The naval re-
verses which we experienced, occasioned the
loss of our Colonies ; that which a maritime war :
spared, was consumed in a 'Continehtal
The crews of our ships were slaughtered in the
forests of Germany and on the mountains of the
Asturias ; and if some of the wrecks of them re-
main, it is owing to the good conduct of the Ad-
mirals and Officers The state of the Finances
then occupied the attention of the Minister. The
disorders which prevailed in that part of the ad-
ministratihn were industriously concealed, from
the country. In nine years the anticipations and
the misapplication of funds have increased 'the
deficit to 1,643,000,000 of livres. The Speaker
then adverted to . the consolatory prospects
which opened to France. The country had been
cultivated in the midst of the calamitiei.of war,
and capitals were ready to enable commerce.
to revive, and to give support to the inex-
haustable activity' of France. Having dwelt
upon these topics some time, he concluded with
stating,. that time was necessary to heal the •
wounds of' France. The King 'relied upon his
People, and upon their Representatives, and
France might'expect every thins from their unit-
ad efforts.' After this Minister had concluded, he
returned to .his place, and the Chamber adjourned. .1

PARIS, JULY 12.—The King has revived, by a
Rpyal 'Ordinance, the College of Advocates, which
is to be attached to the Council of State. The
Members of the College are not to exceed 60. in
,number, and their discipline is to be regulated ac-
cording to the Decrees of the Council in 1738.

His-Majesty has nominated'a number of addi-
tional' Knights of the Military Qrder of St. Louis,
on the recommendation of the 111arshal Duke of
4agu'sa ( larmont). Among the new Knights,
we notice the names cif Lauriston, Bonueval, and
St. Hilaire;

In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, of
the I l th, M..Dupontred presented a Report re-
spe6ting a Petition of the Sieur which
called for an entire reforrn'in the system of the
Penal Code. The Chamber;.decided there were
not sufficient grounds' for entertaining liis Pe-
tition.

MADRID, Jutt le--The ancient System of Fi-
nance is rc-established throughout the kingdom.
The Minister of Finance has pithlislml a touch-
ing address to the different ecclesiastical bodies.
The Clergy are invited to succour the Govern-
ment by pecuniary advances,- the repayment of
which in ten years is positiVely guaranteed. -
Palafox; the Hero of Saragossa, so long immured
in VincenneS, is nominated to the -supreMe- rank
of Captain-General of the Armies (equivalent to
Marshal in France), and his Cousin,- the Count,
de Montejo, is appointed. Captain-General of the
C,iast of Grenada.—Mina has not yet 'disbanded
his troops, and rumour states him to be extreme-
ly dissatisfied with the new order- of things ;
much, however, isexpected, in the way of settling
this provincetfrom the influence of Count Espelela,
the new Captain'-General of Navarre.
RsimE, Artc-p 30.—The health of the Pope is
not so good as could be wished. The`fatigues and
vicissitudes of his- Journey, and his constant ap-
olicati6n to .the affairs of the Church and her
States, induce a fear thit the contplaint with
which he was afflicted in France may return.
The' Smail-pox having made considerable ra-
vages in a populous quarter of the City, his Ho-
liness has earnesly recommended Vaccination, as
" a precious discovery, which ought to be a new
motive for-mankind to thank the Uocl of all good.

1,61\11)ON ,
S.el T R DAY, Jl7 LY,I6, 1814.

Among our Extracts from French Papers to the
14th will be found a very important Exposition of
the State of France, submitted by the King's Mi-
nisters,t-n Parliament. From the length of our
own Parliamentary Debates, and of these ex:-
tracts, we. have no room • left for observa-
tions. It will be seen on what a' system of
delusion, as well as of oppression, the finan-
cial schemes of BUONAPARTE were conduCted.—
Every year furnished fallacious views, and while
the expenditure exceeded the receipts by nearly
two-thirds, it was made to appear as if the ex-
_
pepces of the year Were ;het by time income of the.
year. .The result. has, been the anticipation of re-
venues to an enormous amount. In nine years
the expenditure exceeded the levies. 1,645,000,000
livres. In 1812 and 13 the excess, independent
of all arbitrary levies, sc., amounted to near forty
millions of pounds sterling

We are sorry to observe, that some misunder-
standing has arisen between- the English and Ans-::
trian troops. in the vicinity of Genoa We trust,'
however, that the affair is of Minot-importance, and
that all differences may be easy of reconciliation.,

• The Archduchess MARIA Louisa haS been much
indisposed during her journey to Aix. Hints are
thrown out, that she is about to .visit,Elba. We
will not believe that Austria will permit this new
degradation, or consent to link the Felon Empe-
ror to the destinies of Europe by any fresh ties.

The Princess CHAR-I,O3'TE has not left Carlton
House since Tuesday. Persons ,who pretend to
be in the confidence of the high parties most
nearly,concerned in the conduct of the PRINCESS,
state, that she has been very contrite since her
return ; that she has been most affectionately re-
ceived by her Father, and thrt all thepast is buried
in oblivion, to lead Avith the surer step to comfort
and happiness in future.

WESTMINSTER .FLECTION".--ThII morning a
Mob of several bundyed miserable-looking crea-
tures having collected round the Hustings at Co-

00'
Wei.e Adrostd Sir
nistT and Afessr. WISHART and Wr-odP'
whose recdminendations they ulOst'
et',
re-elected Lord COCHRANE for WestmitiSt
bt...:116, the fiitett pers'on to represent them.
,; `ter
only the echoes outi.)Pt 1-}rlatrid":-;fte'eetci 111);

GEAMIOTi&D Wediles(l3Y, raa
the liiection for Grampound took. pl*e'
Member to serve in the room.of Cocnoss '
Je
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STO'NE. The EAgNS2."
COLLETT:, Esq. and a Mr. MONTAGuijil tic
terest of Mr. TEED. The litimbers
45
For Mr. CoLt.Err .. • • •
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For Mr. WNTAGVE .....
ior,
Upon winch Mr. COLLETT (WtiarcL

fPrr
It is said that the three Hanseatic t• oe'
.btirgh, Bremen, and Lubec, are to be Pnetosl','
the immediate protection of the King ofr (oe"'
and it was supposed that such au arrant',l6l
would be eminently advantageous to tbese[ber'',
reported,. that Lord STEwAltx, br°2dur
Lord CASTLEREAGH, iS to" be our ALLOW'
the Coml. of 'Vienna. ' Ovvi
Admiral TLIOAS MARTIN, Sir Geoeq' „
of the ROyal Artillery, and JOsErn
one of the Surveyors of-the NavN, are "•
Iloyce°
Commissioners, under the Great Sedl,
to Antwerp, and carry effect the ;sl.tiitep"f:
rained in the Treaty.Of Peace, relative to pc'.
tition of the Fleet and Naval Stores A 6'3'
• ~;$
they leave town immediately. r
It is expected, that, as Soon- a's(l‘ll'. •trial ti
JOHNSTONE shall hear of the new inod'e cpt
ipsoto
mob, is to be instituted in Finglailas uf
Of Trial by Jury, he will return to this o.'o, ce'll;
have his innocence declared, and his acol'e• illn
slued by the same tribunal that acquits DO
of'
'4Nepletv ofo
The lameneSs 'of the Princess CHAI'L- j 5
WALES, So often allotted to in the papers'
casioned by a swelling in one knee. fuhalt
.An Atherican'privateer, of 18 guns, 3'i
the
men, was within two miles of Scilly 011.,,, le
inst. and made particular inquiry of a
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what ships were lying there. - "(1
The Antelope, and other ships of ‘c"l.l t
fleet for Newfoundland, Halifax, &e• Pt' tit
Bantry I..;:ty on the 9th inst.
We understand the folloWing
be stationed in Scotland, on, their retti4rti
France and Holland :—the Royal Scots (i
,1951,;
taboo), 42d,• 7 Ist, 72d, 74th, 7Sth, 7gtiloor'iiel •
93d, and 94th. In the event of the te'ip
barracks at Mus,ltlburgh being broker' :j:171,
Royals will march tO Berwickl•upoti-upon 11,f
sides the del:tit at Perth, it is stated to
tention .of Government to convert the -/.;„1, •,10,
lately c9inpletril at Greenlaw into barrlc.e'stcfr
LAW.—Nothing;act' )
b important occu
in any of the Courts. . ,eccoe
Covent-Garden Theatre closed tYostljc.;"./
season last night, on which occosito '-iok",;00
cE-r-rAelivered following Rddre''i
reginteillsll:ll,lto:
" Ladies aitil Proprietors
have again to return you their'm '0
ost grateful 1') iilt7l
prosperous and sucCessful Thefitrical Sezison. +.Ol DO.),
"The expence attending the vari.ous alter3°
bellishments made during the recess of last Ye't"oo;i47,4,
amply remunerated by al vrdinn tie inoseg'ellef,ti c;
Aniong't he new Candidates tor the Statof, '.1;04"
rie,nced the hiiibest macas of the public iavour; • t
matic Novelties produced, .hare been, ge"C
worthy of your approbation. . rt°•4l4dii;f
" Encouraged by such liberal patronage,
beg leave to assnre you, that their etTorts 5vt"..,11 t air
abated, to embrace in Covent-Garden Theatre
think will tend to your accommodation or Aq-Pi'Loo
the interval between this and their
re-openin;
the 120 of September, will be passed in such t?relf,...•
e 0
they trust wilt merit the continu Ince of yow °X
00'1;0°4'
port.
" The Performers, Ladies and Genticroco,',„ss,oP
most humbly thank you tar your unvaricd titel. •I,
wit
forward with pleasure to their next meeting
o,t
gent Patrons." • pt.
In our yesterday's list of those Nclit)
nour of being. presented to her AP:stji, tie. get
should have said PATRICK WALKER' bk;:l4.:
man Usher of the 1P hiie Rod and tbe ma‘cmerre'
reditaryUsher of Scotland, and nyt • y,
,as stated. The latter (Sir T. TYloviiillocor"'cor'l."
seats the Lion, and the former the ut,ch e,
porter of the British Arms, kind f (.0‘
' d‘i 0 ti
ingly Surmount their respective 10 - bt',ol
On MOnday last as Mr. DurosT'urjek`l,tby
was driving his friend, Dr. LANE, (4. ;-0,7
on an excursion,in a gig, about a nil tlpret t 6
• town, the horse unfortunately fen' Itie cod `,lll tt'e
Doctor out of the. carriage, wile°
stick lie had in his hand Was fore'" ovivi"
• eye, and he lies with few hopes °L 5 y

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v hire-streetotil 1 i: iosft .:Isloei
ILady of William C-;°+rasoca3lorf
esterday, is Wiinple-street, the Lady
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At Newport, in the Isle of-Wight, gr. Jail

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