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,PAIII3,- MATiCII 30.-1 f appearances way ihe
believed, and any reliance .he placed oil in.
formation which has an air of truth, a new

expedient has :.berm thOught of to satisfy the
,parf3r* 'which .desires war, without renounce
ing that pacific system which is regarded as
offering more chances of stability., The futility
of the negotiations hitherto Lcurried ou with
Madrid is ackoowledged.; there is no hope. of
inducing the Spaniards to make concessions which
would enable, to give up our hostile attitude
without comp,romising our dignity.' War will be
begun therefore because it is not otherwise possi.
ble to,satisfy the war party, but in beginning it,
care will be taken to link its.circle and shorten its

duration. lit place of advancing on Madrid, a few
corps will he pushed over the frontiers, but not
very fur ; the siege of. St. Sebastian and Pampe-
luna will be undertaken, and an attack also
made on tilgueras. Wur being thus commenced,
it is hoped by circumscribing its circle it may he
continued fur some time without leading to any

important result. During this time England will
continue to offer her mediation. Austria has
never thew% herseilf favourable to the war, and
it is supposed will join her mediation to that of
England. Propositions thus supported must be
listened to. The war party will be told they
cannot reject the propositions of these two powers
without examining them.—The war being little
advanced, the troops will be recalled which have
passed the frontiers, and peace will be concluded.
Thus the inconvenience of remaining at peace,
after so many demonstrations, Will be avoided.
The party on whom we are in a state of depend-
ence will be satisfied, and the incalculable conse-
quences of R war in the Peninsula will be,prevented.
Such, it is now said, are the hopes and the projects of
a part of the Ministry, who, in supporting the war,
have not given up all the repugnance they at
first sheaved against it. But are such projects
feasible ? beginning a war, can we hope to
render it almost insignificant and inactive ?
making such a concession to a party, can it be
expected that this concession should be retracted
without any obstacle, and ►without its being per-
ceived ? What has hitherto passed, gives a de-
cisive answer to this question. Three months
ago the Minister contended against war, and
thought he should be able to prevent it. Now,
when he has been forced to give way, he tries to
render it short and prevent its results. But the
failure of a former attempt should point out to
him clearly what. he may expect from his present
one.
The exclusion of M. Manuel seems to 'have de-
livered the Minister from the attacks of the ex-
treme right. On the sth March M. Donadieu
gave up speaking the speech he had previously
prepared, in which the Administration was not
spared. But it is said that hostilities were only
suspended, and that they will recommence on
Monday by a discourse, in which .the President
of the Council will have some difficulty in re-
cognizing a few of his old friends.
The Qitutidienne abuses us for haring an-
flounced the arrival of General Mina on the
frontier, without saying that he was accompanied
by Colonel Fabvier; and that this group had
displayed a tri-coloured flag and an Imperial
eagle to our troops. We could not have believed
'that this ►vas one of those cases in width M. de L.
Would have regarded our silence as a crime.
A subscription has been opened at Strasburg!'
by a party of the former national guard of that city,
to make M. Mercier a present of a goblet, to be
worked by the celebrated Kirstein. The list
already contains some hundred signatures.
(FROM TUE COMSTLTUTIONNEL.I
FRENCH BUDGET FOR 1824.

The discussion of the Budget is for the Deputies a general
review of all the branches of the public service. Hitherto in
combating useless expenditure, the Opposition has fought
many battles with glory, but without success. An abuse is
stronger than a thousand good reasons, and the number of
abuses is still infinite. They are to be attacked this year as
formerly t the combat, it is supposed; will be equally brisk,
but less serious. It is said, however, that the Members of the
new Opposition of the right side of the Chamber are disposed
'to reproach the Members of the left centre with their silence;
to Their neglect is to be attributed the want of success on the
part of the Opposition of the right side, and if they can be en-
couraged to speak, it is thought the absent Deputies will be in.
duceilto return. We do not believe in the existence of' any
such project. The majority still continues the same, and if it
was able to effect an exclusion without the concurrence of the
left side, It may carry any other measure it thinks fit. It is
also reported that certain plans of economy, proposed by the
Opposition Deputies in the last Session will be adopted this
Session, in order to prove to the'nation that the rejection of
these measures was owing to the persons who proposed them,
and that their absence being useful to the electors the latter
ought not to re-elect them. This would be quite unworthy of
a great assembly. If it were to be so, however, the absent De-
puties would be the first to rejoice at it, and to punish them in
their way would be, in fact, to reward them.
The Report of the Committee, however, which is now before
us, gives us no such hopes, the reductions proposed being very
insignificant. M. de Bourienne attributes our enormous
Budget of nearly a milliard to the revolution having destroyed
all the independent corps of the State ; but is it not a fact that
our system of Administration is too complicated, anti that even
those who support it, admit it ought to be reformed ? We ac.
knowledge that the Oovermnent, as at present constituted, has
need of attaching many people to its interest by favour and
large salaries, but its power would be more secure if there were
a reciprocal confidence between it and the people. Our finances
were more flourishing than those of any State of Europe, and it
cannot be concealed that the present crisis will do diem great
injury.
The loan of 100 millions of francs, which has been granted,
will not be enough if' the war actually begins, and the savings
of the treasury must have been soon exhausted in equipping an
army of one hundred thousand men. It was necessary, there-
fore, to negociate for a loan, but the rentes had fallen tom 95
to 78. it considerable sale would have sunk them still lower.
—The issue of Exchequer bills (Lens de la Niue de service),
seemed a better means of securing the treasury, because the
negociation would not alter public credit to so great a degree.—
It has been decided, therefore, to create 40 millions francs of
Exchequer bills. It was thought that the first houses of the
Capital would have been ready to lend their money on this se-
curity ; but, if we are correctly informed, it was necessary to
have recourse to a Foreign house, give it BA per cent. and one
half per cent. commission, on condition that it collects a sum
of 40,000,000 francs in four months, and receives in exchange
Excliever bills, at three, six, and nine months' date. This is
the beginning of the circulation—the end cannot be foreseen.—
The floating debt will increase, therefore, from day to day, and
probably will amount next year, without including the expence
of the, war, to 380 millions francs. Taking only four years
payment of the acknowledgments of liquidation, at 70 millions
francs a-year, will be 280 millions, 87 millions of arrears, and
40 millions Exchequer bills, make altogether 387 millions of
francs.

It is true, that to meet this the Minister possesses 25 millions
Itentes, which he estimated at 93f. 50c. but they are nut nago.
ciated—they are pledged to the bank as well, it is said, as some
Exchequer bills. An ordinance authorises the bank to sell
these Itentes if the course of exchange is bad, and most assu-
redly war is not a state which strengthens credit. Our finan-
ial situation is therefore serious, and the most skilful financiers
cam* improve it. The budget for 1824 does not take into ac.
count the expences which will be occasioned by the war. Are

they to be. authoriieil 'by mete mainiur:ee, and afterwards
legalised by a Bill, of Indemnity ? We shall probably be in-
formed of this in the discussion which is to take place on Mon-

thy. If ao, the floating debt will increase still more, and it
will be remembered how vehemently M. de Villa: spoke against
this species of debt sours years ago.

We must conclude that the maintenance of peace is necessary'
to the prosperity of our finances, that the Ministers will do all
they can to preserve it ; and, if unfortunately war does ensue,
that the Deputies will regard it as a duty to suffer no expencee
but what are absolutely requisite.
PARIS, MA ttcti 30.--Several inhabitants of
Lyons yesterday waited on M. Manuel, to pre-
~cut him with the Civic Crown from that city.—
After accepting the present, M.Manuel attended
a banquet of more than 40 persons, inhabitants of
Lyons, !living at Paris.
The signature of WI. Mercier was forged to
letter, requesting a Nobleman to lend him the
sum of 2.40 francs. The fraud was instantly. de-

tected, and M. Mercier made the whole affair
public, to show the means which are taken to do
him an injury.
The official Gazette of Madrid, of the 19th,
contain 4 the decree of the Cortes sanctioned by
the King to forbid the entrance into the ports of
Spain, of vessels belonging to Powers which have
broken the amicable relations with Spain.
Our correspondent at Bayonne informs us that
the 22 pontoons for passing the Bidassoa are
ready. The Duke of Angouleme was expected
I on the .11st.

A part of the artillery of the Royal Guard set
off this morning for the army, with a considerable

mathiel.

The Journal de Perpignan, of the '221 of this
month, announces that His Royal flightless the
Doke d'Angouleme was expected there. on that
day. The Duke's stay at Perpignan, says this
Journal, will be very short. On Sunday, a
general review of all the troops which are in the
Department will take place. ft is probable that
the Prince' will leave on Monday to return forth-
with to Toulouse.
The Quotidienne of yesterday contained the
two' following articles :
" The Courier Francais has announced, according to its
positive information, that Mina and Llobera arrived on the ex-
treme frontiers on the 19th, and that the two Constitutional
Chiefs went along all the line which separates the two States.
—lf the Courier really had positive infbrmation, it ought to
have learnt something more ; it should have been able to
add, that Mina was accompanied not only by General Liu.
hers, 'but also by Colonel 1 abeier. This group displayed to
the view of the French troops a ti ;-colouredjiag, and an Im-
perial Eagle. These indications of a Buonapartean spirit hav-
mr,only excited contempt, Mina was disposed to cross by him-
sellthe distance which separates the two States, when the Ge-
neral who.comraanded on the line forewarned hint that he would
be tired at, if he advanced one step more. The heroic Mina
then withdrew.
" Col. Fabvier might have been conViared that the Eagle in
the hands bf such a man as Buoneperte would be a taste talis-
man ; but in those of a Fabvier, the Eagle is nothing more
than a cold piece of copper.
" Col. Fabvier has just published a supplement to the Mani-
festo of Cugnet de Mnarsrlot ; it is a proclamation to the French;
nevertheless the Colonel shows himself to be more modest than
his predecessor; he solemnly promises not to impose a Govern-
ment on the French, but to put them in a situation to chute
free institutions for themselves, by delivering them from the
presence of the Bourbons."
After these two articles from the Quotidienne,
we lake the following front the Drapeau Blanc of
yesterday :
" It is very true that the Constitutionalists dared show them-
selves at Ceret on the 22d of this month, tint it is not less true
that they precipitately retired at the mere news that a detach-
ment of the Trench wits pieparing to go towards that place."
Our letters from Perpignan, which generally
come very regularly, have not reached us for
these three last days. We are tumble to account
for this delay ; but aCecirding to the reports
which have been in circulation here these. last
48 hours on tbeevents at Leret, we are astonished
that there has not been published any other
article than the one -in the Drapcau Blanc, in-
serted above. If the facts had been related by
the Moniteur, or any of the official papers, it
would have been the surest means to calm the
fears, and to prevent all the exaggerations which
tile silence of authority always produces.
[roost THE 110XITEUR.]
The Echo du Midi, after alluding to the above
circumstances, says—
" While this reconnoissance was executing on the side of
Malrem by the Constitutional troops, those of Fabregae and
part of those of Lloberas passed along the line of )lonas and
Rivelles. It was remarked that the corps cantoned at Campre-
don and at Barget were followed by an immense number of
mules loaded with the produce of the booty taken from the
Army of the Faith. The corps of iLloberas, of the political
Chief of Barcelona, of Costa, and of Atango„are destined to
traverse the districts of Figueras, 0 iron, and Vial.. Gene Milans
is to foritard to Barcelona the prisoners of war,_ the hostages,
and the wounded. On the lath the miquelets of the Junquera
made an excursion to St. Laurent-de-la-Muga, and returned
next day. Mina and Milan* leR Figuerss on the 17th, and
proceeded towards the Perthus. They were preceded to the
Junquera by 8,000 men. One half took position on the 18th
before the village, and the other half proceeded to Massenet.
About eleven in the morning, Mina, accompanied by Milans,
and several officers of his staff, appeared at the Matson d'Es.
pagne, situated under the walls of Bellegarde, and immediately
contiguous ea the line of separation of the two kingdoms. Ile
was escorted by about 200 men. A fter some demonstrations,
he announced that he had established an impenetrable cordon
from the Urgel to the Junquere, and had forced the Army of
the Faith to take refuge in France."
[Yawl Tttr. JOUR. AI. DES DEDATS.I
Vcre have often had occasion to remark on the
bad faith with which the enemies of Legitimacy
have endeavoured to pervert the clear and posi-
tive sense of the treaties concluded in 1815, be-
tween the five great Powers of Europe, which
guarantee the maintenance of those Governments
against all revolutionary attempts whatever.
[The Journal des INbats then gives the sub-
stance of the questions put by Lord John Rus•
sell to Mr. Canning, and the replies of the Right
ilotioti?irialdbllaenSecretary, and endeavours to prove
that
is bound, with Russia, Austria,
and Prussia, to maintain the Bourbons upon the
throne of France, and concludes with the extract
which we subjoin] :
The four Allied powers (England, Russia, Austria, Prussia)
having declared in the most formal manner their determi.
nation to take all requisite measures against any Revolution
which might threaten the legitimate order established in
France, and the dynasty of the Bourbons which formed the
basis of that Order ; and France lue:,ing afterwards acceded
to that great Alliance, the guartintees.ere become reciprocal.
The five powers are invariably leagued against every attempt
to revolutionise the States of some one among them. The solidity
of the guarantee has never been contested, and England itp-
proves of it as much as any one of the Allied Powers. The
question of what line of conduct they should pursue with re-
gard to Spain was foreign to their stipulations, since Spain is
not one of these Allied Powers. England is free to judge
this particular question under a different point of view than that
of the other powers, without giving us a right to conclude that
she throws off the obligation contracted with her allies, to op.
pose every revolutionary attempt directed against one of them.
.Although neutral with regard to the Spanish revolutionists,
England is still a party to an alliance against the revolu-
tionists who may disturb France. Such is the sense of the
article of the Treaty mentioned by Mr. Canning. Such,
certainly, was his view in reflising to enter into the discus.
lion, which Lord J. Russell desired to bring forward ; for it
must be recollected that in all his speeches and all his actions,
Mr. Canning has shewn that he is one of those who abhor

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