The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-24 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

" Inhabitants of Garonne,
" The events of which a part of your Department has just
been the scene, have caused grief to all good citizens. How
could I hesitate to accept the patriotic mission to restore
amongst you peace and respect for the laws. The ob-
ject of our enemies is to overturn the throne erected by
the revolution of July. I have often defeated these
guilty intriguers, and you will assist me again to render
them fruitless. What did we all desire at that exciting epoch?
The security of the representative Government, the execution
of the Charter, that is to say, civil and religious liberty, free-
dom of opinions, and security in the exercise of those sacred
rights. Where, then, is the guarantee of these sacred rights ?
In the execution of the laws, and thereby, it is ray wish as a
citizen, and it is my duty as a Magistrate, to insist. This
duty accomplished, you will find me disposed to listen to
all your legitimate griefs, to repair them when constitu-
tionally submitted. What is the object of the Census so much
calumniated? Is it to increase taxation ? No. In telling you
so they deceive you. The legislative powers emanated from
you—legitimate confidence can alone decrease the contingencies
of taxes. Members of the Chamber of Peers say, my duty
was to rectify the facts alleged against the census. I have
scrupulously fulfilled this duty. Believe a man who has no other
law but honour—no other interest, no other aim, but the happi-
cess of his country—believe him when he declares to you on
his conscience that this assertion, so calumniated, can have no
other result than to subject to a law tax-payers who have
hitherto evaded taxation, and thus to divide equally the burden
of those who for a long time supported a charge which ought
not to weigh upon them. This is not the true motive ; open
your eyes, and you will recognise the hands of parties who,
after having tried to upset a power which keeps them within
bounds, would soon be at issue to divide the spoils of their im-
prudent victory.
" Dear Citizens,—Listen to the voice of a Magistrate, made
to perform his duty without hesitation, without weakness ;
who believes he serves you in what you desire, as well as your
real interests, by restoring the force which ought to protect you.
Let your noble and intelligent city be indebted to it (the army)
for the return of peace and obedience to the laws, which ought
never to have been banished from you, and then our dearest
wishes will have been fulfilled."
We lament to say that the accounts from Paris respecting
the prospects of the harvest are becoming hourly more unfa-
vourable, and that the price of flour and corn was continually
increasing. Considerable damage had been caused through-
out Normandy by the storm of the 18th, particularly in the
country adjoining Rouen, where the crops had been totally
destroyed. The rivers, swollen by the rains, became torrents,
overflowed their banks and the public roads, and carried away
a number of cattle. According to the Courrier de Havre,
commercial transactions continued to be limited, in consequence
of the apprehensions occasioned by the weather.
The accounts from Vienna of the 15th instant, record the
failure of the Bank of Belloni for 3,000,000 of florins.
The Hereditary Prince of Bavaria passed through Boulogne
on the 2d, or: his way from Athens to Munich.
The Madrid journals of the 15th inst. state, that a collision
took place on the 7th between some British seamen and the
Spanish coast guards. near Algesiras. The commander of the
latter was severely wounded. "Not satisfied with this," says
the Correo Nacional, " tke Englishmen carried off a boat be-
longing to the Custom-house, nor did they retire umil they
became alarmed at the arrival of a body of cavalry."
The Five per Cents. were done at 25 11-16 ti for cash.
The new Greek Ministry was definitively formed on the 6th.
It was composed of M. Alavrocordato, President of the Coun-
cil and Mir ister of- the Interior ; Metaco, of War ; Christides,
of Foreign Affairs ; Vabetas, of Public Instruction and Eccle-
siastical Affairs ; Moles, of Justice ; Kriesis, of Marine ; and
Frammas continues ad interim Director of the Finances, &c.
The Levant steamer arrived at Marseilles on the 21st.
Dates from Constantinople and Alexandria of the 7th, and
Smyrna the 9th.