The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-02 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday morning are
almost wholly occupied with the proceedings in
the Chamber of Deputies on the 28th) on the law
relative to the Snpplemental Credit for 1823.
M. Girardin complained that his application to
have certain papers connected with the subject
given him, had been of no use : his complaint to
the Chamber met the same fate. M. Benjamin
Constant then spoke against granting the Vote of
Credit till Ministers had given some explanations.
He took occasion to acknowledge that the expe-
dition into Spain had been glorious for the French
armies, but that the condition of that country was
not so tranquil, so well established, as to autho-
rise the Deputies to vote money, till they ob-
tained some more information, till they saw those
views confirmed, for which the expedition was
said to be undertaken, and the reign of anarchy
had given place to the empire of the laws.—M.
de Montmarci spoke in favour of the law, and
justified the contract made with M. Ouvrurd, on
account of its being necessary to put the army
immediately in motion, and its not being provided
with carriages, &c. to enable it to ,move.—
General Foy observed, that all the expellee
provided for by a previous vote of credit for

100,000,000 had not been incurred, and yet the
Ministers demanded more, lie contended that
Ouvrard bad been imposed on the Duke d'Angon-
leme,and had only imperfectly performed his sti-
pulated service. The General examined the
preparations which bad been made for the open-
ing of the campaign in Spain, which he charac-
terised as inefficient. M. Ouvrard, instead of
coming with capital and his private resources to
the aid of the army, had every thing supplied
him. The General etaered into numerazl-drtzifl;
to chew the enormous gains of this contractor,
and yet there was to be.found in the convention
of Joinville an article, -entitled, Indemnity to
M. Ouvrard. M. de Villele replied, that .it was
not possible to proceed in the campaign without
the assistance of a skilful man like the contractor.

lie announced that the definitive account of t_ I
te
expellees of the campaign would be presented to
the Chamber the following year.; The. debate
was, after hearing one or :two other Members)
adjourned.
The Evening Papers of Tuesday contain a re-
port.of the adjourned debate on the supplemen-
tarp credits, which was resumed in the-morning
of that day. M. Duv4ux said., the late inva-
sion of Spain, for which the supplementary
credits were demanded, was an enterprize fraught
with civil consequences to France. Whilst. the
French troops, he observed, covered with glory,
were crossing the Pyrenees and I3idassoa, the
War Department passed the 'Caudine Forks,
under the auspices of the firm of Ouvrard and
Co. No Minister was found to avow himself re-
sponsible for the contracts : not one would ven-
(ere to countersign them. " Which of the Mi-
nisters," exclaimed the speaker, " has incurred
the responsibility of these contracts, so burden-
some to Franca • ?"----LM. Dovenx paused a few
moments:'*" N one answers my gne;:tion
—(Laughter.)—This is the first blame which all
administration that cannot defend itself de-
, serves." The Speaker proceeded to review the
operations of the administration on the opening of
the campaign in Spain ; and to support his argu-
ments thereon, he frequently referred to the Me-
morial of the Marshal Ddike de Benoit°, from
which it appeared that the Army was amply
'supplied with provision, and that it was. impoi-
sible to fix upon any time when it experienced
that necessity hich had been so strenuously in-
sisted upon in justification of the. extravagant
contracts entered into with M. Ouvrard, and
which, in conclusion, he declared, from calcula-
tions which hp had made, had surpassed the
allotted credits by 100 millions.
The printing of M. Duwtux's speech was de-
manded.

The Minister of Finance controverted the
error into which, in his opinion, the preceding
speaker had fallen, in saying that the allotted
credits were exceeded by 100
Ins Excellency showed that the whole of the
loan (which it was wished to make the sole ob-
ject Of discussing) amounted only to 48 millions.
He gave this explanation before the Chat»ber
should vote the printing of the speech, in order
to enlighten public opinion, by demonstrating
that the basis upon which the principal calcula.
Lions of the Honourable Member (M. Duvaux)
were founded was incorrect.
M. PA UTON EAU; in a long speech, justified
all the administrative nets of the army of Spain.
M. PETON demanded, and he doubted not that
the entire Chamber would demand,
.a prompt and
vigorous investigation of the conduct of those
who concluded the contracts. On this condition
only would lie vote for the projet. . •
M. de VA.r.r.oN thought that the Commission
would not have approved of the expenditure of
the army of Spain, unless they had been con-
vinced of the just necessity of it; 44 I also de-
mand," said he, 64 an investigation which ought
only to make the guilty sremble, hut whose ter-
rible consequences ought not to atrect men who
are only accused of negligence."
The close of the' debate• was loudly called for ;
M. CLAuscr— DE CoussEttouts demanded to be

heard relative to a simple fact. 46 Gentlemen,"
said the Honourable Member, 64 M. Benjamin
Constant, in tlu sitting of yesterday, stated one
fact respecting the situation of Spain. I have
only two winds to say, I claim, therefore your
attention. M. Benjamin Constant asked you—
' Is the authority of the Throne re-established
in Spain ? Is it respected, when, in defiance of
the Royal. ordinances, numerous citizens are vic-
tims of re-actions ? From this statement, you
may believe, Gentlemen, that the partizans of
the Cortes are a prey to horrible persecutions.'"
The speaker was proceeding, but. being fre-
quently interrupted by movements in the Cham-
ber, he remitned his seat.

M. Dov Aux demandedito be heard to rectify
on incorrect statement made by the Minister of
Finance. The close of (lie discussion, however,
being loudly. and generally demanded, wets put
to the vote and adopted.

• The Journal des 'woo contains a lour; anti
Litter' against that Ministry, which so

lately numbered M. de :Chateaubriand in its
ranks, and which so very lately was so very
much praised in that Journal. We extract the
following passages :—" If you would destroy
the liberty of a nation, brilliant, valiant, frank,
and independent, call glory to your aid. But A n
obscure despotism, which issues from the anti
chamber of a Minister, and which, as the price
of independence, offers—not the conquest of
the world, but that of a customhouse, would
only be laughed at, if it takes effrontery for
power, and publicly announces its system of
corruption." After referring to the late affair of
the Quolidienne, it asks, 44 Has the freedom of
Election been more respected than the Liberty
of the Press ? The Chamber of Deputies had been
dissolved to begin a new era of repose'and stability
for France. The immense majority of its suffrages
were in favour of the Government : it was only
necessary to allow it to act." It is afterwards
stated, that the Government bestows a large
Revenue for the encouragement of the Arts, but
this i 3 so badly administered, that it seems given
only to stifle them. It took the Duke of An-
gouleme six months to deliver Ferdinand, and
the Minister of the Interior has now been eight
building the triumphant arch, and the first stone
is not yet laid. In fact, it finds nothing has been
done right by that Ministry, of which, according
to the accounts of the same Paper, M. de Cha-
teitubriand lately constituted the whole moral
force.

The same Journal states as an accredited
rumour, that Baron de Danias has tendered his
resignation of the portefeuille of the Ministry of
%Var.

The Etoile states that there is no more truth
in this report than in that of the preceding day
4 P. rhangn of Ministry, mentioned by the Con-
stitutionnet. Ott reference to the report of the
debates in the Chamber of Deputies of Tuesday,
it is clear that if the Baron do Damns had ten-
dered his resignation it had not been accepted,
for the Baron on that day took his seat on the
Bench of Ministers.

Ott Tuesday, M. de Villele transacted busi-
ness with the King. On the Same day, at two
o'clock, his Majesty took an airit,g in his carriage.
I'tt E r~ cif Ftr ND9.—Five per Cents. MI. 00c. ; after 'Change
hum, 102 f. 55c.; Neapolitan, 89 ; Spanish Royal Loan, CO4;
Spanish itentes, 194.