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THE SUN, LON DON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 183 G.

FRENCH- PAPERS.

to the spirit of, that document, he ihoUght it amounted to
an rencklipporable to France, and that it was consistent
with. the, habits
,o,t; an old military limn 'and the representa
tivetof a'freetpeOPle. The lion, "deputy also censured the
conduct of 'Ministers with. respect to Spanish affairs, and
whiCh was such as to create very- unfavourable impression
upon the minds of the Spanish, nation. The news which
had lately arrived was sufficient to prove the justness of his
observations, and to excite a sense of shame in the Ministry
for the part:they had played on this occasion. France had
allowed Great Britain to preponderate in this instance at
the sacrifice of her own interests. Upon all the above
grounds he had no other alternative than to express his op-
position to the address.
Leyraud said he could not refuse the tribute of his •,
admiration to the words of meekness, of benevolence, and
of toleration, contained in the Speech from the Throne.
With respect to the unfortunate state of Poland, and the
expressions of sympathy it had called forth, only one feel-
ing could exist—namely, that of compassion. As regarded
the American question, he thought that the proper solu-
tion of that point was to be found in the Charter, which
left the King the privilege of arranging, by negotiation,
any difficulties which might exist in their external rela-
tions. He was therefore ready to support any amendniont
which tended to suppress that paragraph of the AddresS,
approving of the explanations contained in the President's
message.
M. Fulchiron said that, after the brilliant display of elo-
quence Qn,the part of M.: Muret de Bord and M. Duver-
gier de 'Hi uranne---(Laughter)—it would be difficult for
him 'to add- anything.to the. ayguments they urged in sup-
port.of the-Address.., Nor did he intend to reply to the
speeches_ef :the' Opposition; as he recollected very little of
them .-4(AElangh 492? e lad' lately traversed a coosiderable
i)o,rtioti Fratiteil hie had '. been in many places—_
(Lakliter '');.-and he 4vairgiAci, to find everywhere a spirit
of content and confidence in the Government: The Hon.
Deputy concluded by expAsing his complete approval of
the Addr,4l;:,'L
The general discussion having terminated,
The President put to the vote the different paragraphs of
the Address, three of which were adopted, without any
amendment.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

CONTINUATION OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY, JAN. 11.

M. Bignon expressed his regret that neither himself nor
his friends of the Opposition party could altogether approve
of the praises which, in the speech from -the throne, and the
address in reply to that speech, had been mutually lavished
on each other by the Government and the majority of the
Chamber. •In the general facts whieh:Constituted the in-
ternal policy, of the Government the, Hon. Deputy perceived
an evident tendency to the system of the Restoration.—
(" No, no," frorn the centre.) The sth paragraph of the ad-
dress, which adverted to the laws of September on the press,
was more particularly the subject of his animadversion,
though he admitted that the eulogium bestowed on those. laws
was greatly modified by the declaration of the committee,
that the results obtained were due rather to the good sense
of the public than to the laws themselves. The passage
which referred to " a generous and conciliatory system of
policy" the Hon. Deputy thought too vague, as public
opinion had interpreted it in favour of a political amnesty.
In his opinion, the address should express the desire of
Government for a general amnesty, from the benefit of which
the crime of assassination alone ought to be excluded.—
(Sensation and murmurs.) With regard to foreign policy,
there,were two questions to be considered—that of the dif-
ference between France and America, and the question of
Polish nationality. On the first question he admitted that
the mediation of England might be accepted by France with
honour, but he considered the American • President's mes-
sage as a bitter satire upon the conduct of the French
Ministry—nay, more, he would call that document a lesson
from a free people to a nation that knew not in what free-
:dm consisted.—( Violent murmurs, and cries of ." Order,")
M. Lemereier—Order order ! The Hon. beplitk'
has insulted France and the Chamber'.

. The' President.—The Hon. Deputy has not attacked
the Chamber, but has directed 'a reproach against Minis-
ters, to which they arc at liberty to reply.
M. Bignon said that he would modify his phrase, and
merely assert' that the American President's Message was
a lesson from a, free people to a nation whose Government
was incapable of instructing it in the proper mode of enjoy-
ing In his opinion the hest Made. of getting rid of
all difficulties with regard to the Aineiican question would
be to annul,the treaty granting the-. claim, made by the
United States, and to enter into fresh negotiations.—
(`.‘ Hearr, from the left ai-;n ,N(C, from the centre.) His
meaning was perhaps misunderstood by the Chamber ; he
did not intend to.,recommend: that the treaty in favour of
America should be radically annulled, but that, to save the
honour of France; afresh dCliberatien'ori 'the claims should
be entered into, and that some alteration, be it ever so
Slight, ShoUld be made its amount. The Honourable
Deputy then passed to the consideration of the Po-'
lish question, and adverted to the discussions which
had 'taken place on it' last year in that Chamber.
He contended that. events in - the North of Europe
were of the most serious consequence to the foreign
policy of France, and more especially at the present mo-
ment; when the designs of' the Russian- Autocrat were so
openly manifested. He trusted that France would not now.
forget her former sympathies in favour of a brave and ge--
nerouS people, whose heroic achievements were so closely
identified with her own. He concluded by declaring his
intention of presenting an anie&Prijelitrto- the sth paragraph
of the address, couch in thajOnyin.terms, to be inserted
immediately after the wOrdS. f‘. treaties the execution of
Which is of importance to thebalanee`of power in Europe :"
The ,Chamber of Deputies has iavariably.folt a convic-
tion, in which your, Majesty's Government no doubt parti-
cipates; that the re-tablishment of Polish nationality must
hold the first phice among 'the • condition essential•to that
balance of 'poVver." To the address thuS amended he was
ready to give his support.
M, Salverte, in clecjaringhirnSelf opposed to the address,
commenced with some .obserVations on the AMerican ques-
tion. He reminded the Chamber that the saving clause in-
troduced into the bill on the American claim had been in-
serted with the concurrence of the Government, which had
felt that some reparation' was due to the insulted honour of
France. Strictly speaking, he thought• that the American
President's last message could not be called a sufficient re-
paration for the original offenCe ; for it were true that the
first message was a domestic act of the American Govern-
ment, of which France could take no notice, how could the
French Government or a French Chamber perceive the re-
traction of an affront in the second message, which, on the
same principle, must be equally unnoticed ? He was
ready, however, to waive this argument, and to give his ap-
probation to 'the paragraph of the address referring to
America, in expectation of the explanations which Govern-
ment might think proper to furnish on that subject. After
expressing his wishes for the pacification of Spain, the Hon.
Deputy declared his entire concurrence in M. Bignon's
amendment in favour of the maintenance of Polish nation-
ality. In taking a view of the internal situation of France,
;;he felt toexprOhissatisfaction at a phrase in the
SpeecilisfiVrlPLihe Throne- which afforded room for a hope
that the patblic burdens would be diminished. He next
attacked 'fife— paragraph which alluded to the happy results
•
produced by ,the laws of September: He had voted
*st thoseViWs, and he could not now be called on to
ldn4ifttr them, even; though the eulogium in their favour
s modified by the, paragraph which ascribed the tran-
iuillity and the prosperity of the country to the sense of
the nation. In noticing the 11th paragraph of the address,
which refers to a generous and cOnciliatory.system of po-
Hey," the Hon. Deputy declared, that.sinee the measure of
a politioal amnesty had been alluded to in that chamber,
he too would his voice in favour of that grand' act of
national generosity; and would proclaim the truth, that the
Government might neiv.with safety extend the band of for-
' givene-wao,eonciliation to the once misguided individuals,
whose future Ohedience to the laWs would be insured by
that timely act of mercy. The. Hon. Deputy concluded
his observations by stating his intention of proposing an
amendment in favour of a political amnesty. •
M. St. Marc Girardin congratulated the Chamber on
the result referred to in the speech from the throne, which
stated that the domestic tranquillity of France insured her
power abroad ; but he thought that this happy result was
not to render the Chamber unmindful of the future.
Amongst the facts to which France
,ought particularly to
direct her attention was the commercial association at the
head of which Prussia had placed herself—an association in
which, for his part, he perceived a fresh political incursion—
an attempt on the part of Prussia to gain in influence what
she did not possess in territory. He could not but regret
that Prussiahad abandoned the noble part which she might
have played, and that she had followed Russia, instead of
adopting liberal measures. On the Polish question, he re-
gretted that the moral barrier opposed to the encroach-
ments of Russia, that eternal foe to liberty, had been
destroyed by the-organic statute of
,the 26th of February,
1832. The French Government had withheld its sanc-
tion to this state of things, and he trusted that the
Chamber would second the Government br annually pro-
testing against the oppression of Poland. The Hon. De-
puty then dwelt on the other encroachments of
Russia—on her aggressions in the East—on the
Treaty of Hookiar'-Skelessi, which enabled her to
leave a garrison in Turkey, and.
.placed in her
hands the key of the DardanelleS.• He conceived
that, to counterbalance the preponderance of Russia at
Constantinople, another Ancona must be created in the
East, where the Sultan was now not much stronger than
the Pope was in Italy.—(A laugh.) He was firmly per-
suaded, that should the Russians hereafter enter 'Constan-
tinople'- the independence of Europo would from, dint mo-
ment be at an end. It behoved those who were impressed
with the same conviction, to recollect the words of Casimir
Perier—that frequently the best mode to avoid war was not
to stand in dread of it. It now remained for him merely
to state, that he would support any amendment having for
its object to recommend to Ministers the maintenance of the
balance of power in Europe, which had been seriously. en-,
dangered by the proceedings of Russia in 1832.--4 Hear.) •
The Hon. Deputy now quitted the tribune, and the sitting
was adjourned at six o'clock, amidst
.considerable agitation.

The amendment of M. Salverte, recommending a ge-
neral amnesty ; and those, of M. De Mornay and Bignon,
in favour of Poland, would alone give rise to any serious
discussion ; so that the entire Address may have been voted
on Tuesday, and presented to the King in the evening of
that day.

COURT OF PEEUS--.NIONDAY: JAN.

Count Portalis, Vice-President, took the chair at half-
past one o'clock.
Th 6 names having been read over, the President said—
" Prisoner Beaumont"— _

M. Beaumont—" Will you let me speak, or will you not ?"
The President—" That.manner of addressing the Court
is indecorous. Speak." ,
M. Beaumont read a protest.; in which, as a foreigner,
(Mr. Beaumont is an Englishman) he denied the compe-
tency of the Court. Several passages of this protest excited
laughter and murmurs among the Peers, upon which M.
Beaumont complained of sucinterrupiion.
The President obServed that 'the Police Laws relative to

the safety of the State were obligatory upon all who dwelt
on French territory, foreigners as well as natives, and re-
ferred to an article of the code which set the question at
rest. The Court bad already declared its competency, and
there was n 6 reason to disturb- that decision. M. Beau-
mont would have promoted his interest better by answering
the questions put to him than by indulging in vain declama-
tion.

M. Beaumont—When the inquisition formerly wished to
burn a man they always told him that it was for his own
interest. I reject your councils, and have no need of yoUr
indulgence. I have nothing,more to say to you, and trust
that no advocate, that respects. himself will undertake my
defence in spite of me.
The President—l appoint M. 'Plneque your Counsel ex
officio. •
The President then addressed questions to M. Beau-
mont, but received no answer.

The President next qUestioned MM. Renert and Ker-
sausie.

The three said priSOners are the only members of the
Central Committee .of thO)roits de I'Fiomme Society.
Upon the demand of iheilcocureur-Gcneral it was decided
that the witnesses 41alaid(facts to allege in connection
with that CoMmitteee -should be immediately examined.
Two other prisonm,sauriac and Gindre, were next interro-
gated, and the audience was adjourned _to the following day.

GERMAN AND BRUSSELS PAPERS.

HAMBURG, DEC. 29.—1 t is , affirmed that the health of
King Charles John is Very much debilitated, arid that the
inclement climate of Sweden causes him to suffer much at
his advanced age. It is therefore thought to be not impos,
sible that he may resolve to spend the remainder of his life
in a mild climate, better 'adapted to his constitution, and
that in that case Prince Oscar•may assume the govern-
ment during his father's life-time. Letters from Copenba-
gen speak at least of a. report that as soon as the fine, sea-
son sets in, King Charles John, by the advice of his physi-
cians, will pay a'visit for a time to the south, for the reco-
very of his health. We cannot determine what credit is
due to these reports.
• COPENHAGEN, DEC. 28.—The Royal Danish Chancery
has issued the following circular to all the BishopS
" The 'Chancery having learnt from various applications
and froin information obtained' in consequence, that espe-
cially in some dioceses of the kingdom, numerous pious assem-
blies, as they are called, are held, which, partly at the sugges-
tion of some traveller or other, aim at collecting signatures
to a petition for a change of the books appointed for
religious instruction, and of the existing ecclesiastical
ordinances, it has thought fit to request you to have the
goodness to enjoin the clergy of your dioceie strictly to ob-
serve what is prescribed in the ordinances respecting such
assemblies, according to which such meetings must not be
numerous, nor held by itinerant individuals, nor without the
presence and knowledge of the clergyman. In particular,
care is to be taken that no one travels about under the
pretext of strengthening and awakening others, or to hold
religious meetings at which subjects are 'discussed which
concern the clergy, religion, and the affairs of the church."
FRANKFORT, JAN. 7.—Exchange on London, 1541 ;
Two Mouths, 1518.—Fran/I/oil Paper, Jan. 9.
BERLIN, JAN. I.—We learn that the convention for the
accession of Frankfort to the Commercial Union will be
signed to-morrow, after which the Plenipotentiaries of
Frankfort will probably return home. , Hence it appears
that new objections now exist on the part of England
against the accession of Frankfort.
VIENNA, JAN. 2.—Yesterday his Highness, Prince Met-
ternich, gave a grand dinner on occasion of the new year,
to which all the members of the diplomatic body were in-
vited. The chief officers of the Court paid their compli-
ments to their Majesties early in the morning. Count Von
Munch Bellinghausen is expected to-day from Frankfort..
A letter from Prague, in the Berlin Papers; says that
Professors Garle and Orelakowski, editors of the German
and Bohemian. Political Gazette, have been arrested.

LEMBURG, DEC. 30.—The proposed iron railroad be-
tween this town and Vienna, seems to affect the price of
our productions, own before the execution has commenced.
Purchases arc already made of articles that will keep a long
time ; and this speculation seems to have contributed to
raise the prices of corn, which have been very low. What
will be the effect when the railroad is completed ? It is
said that some persons have been arrested, a few miles from
.this city, accused of political intrigues.
VIENNA, JAN. 2.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 102 ;
Four per Cent. ditto, 994 ; Bank Shares, I,3Bs.—illige-
mine Zeitung, Jan. 8.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 1 I.—We learn with some surprise that
General Chatry Lafosse set out yesterday morning on a
mission, the nature of which is not stated. He goes first
to Paris, where he is to wait for orders to proceed to Lon-
don .; and thence, perhaps, farther—to Spain, it is said.
It is impossible for us to guess for what purpose this
officer of cavalry can be sent on a mission, as he never
has been accustomed to any habits or functions besides
those of his own profession, and who seems to be rather
too far advanced in years to begin a diplomatic apprentice-
ship. It is very probable that the public will attribute the
mission of General Chatry to some precaution taken by the
Minister of War to make the Chamber forget, in the dis-
cussion of his Budget, that more than one of our General
Officers, who have come from another country, is not suffi-
ciently engaged in the service to employ all his time in the
interior of the kingdom.
The Vaderlander of Ghent says that the Minister of
the Interior meets with difficulties in the appointment of a
Governor at Ghent to succeed M. Vilain XIII. Those
whom he thinks capable of performing the duties of the
office do not seem to him to be rich enough to maintain
the dignity of their situation ; and those whom he thinks
rich enough, are not capable. The Vaderlander says also
that the reception of M. Vilain XIII., as Envoy at Rome,
meets with some difficulties. It.seems that ,the-Pope and
the old Cardinals find the Viscount rather too young and
gay for the Court of Rome. It is also remembered at the
Vatican, as it seems, that he made a motion in the Congress§
for allowing the public preaching of the doctrine of
St. Simon.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 12.—We learn that the Society of Com-
merce of Brussels will "reidirè of the manufacturers of
We
v
country ten thousand pieces of calico, for exportation. e
cannot sufficiently commend such efforts for benefit of
our manufactures.
• The Manitcur has the following 'artide :
Seeing Art. 15 of the law of •the 27th of September,
1835, in these terms, " Foreigners who have obtained de-
nizenship or naturalism under the Government of the Ne-
therlands, shall not enjoy in Belgium the rights so conferred