The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-08 00:00:00

the country. War, which in 1830 was believed inevi-
table, and which at one period lie (the Minister of the
Interior) himself thought inevitable, Ind not broken
out.. In Switzerland aristocratic Governments had
been replaced by moderate Governments. The hostile
Government of the Netherlands had been dissolved. The
monkish Government of Ferdinand had been replaced by a
constitutional monarchy. Don Miguel has been replaced
on the throne of Portugal by Donna Maria. How had
these results been accomplished without a war, and with
the consent of Europe ? He would answer, by the wisdom
of the Ministerial system. Hence the glorious phenomenon
of a general peace—hence the unhoped-for realization of
the promises of July—peace and liberty ! England was at
this moment at issue with a new Administration, and yet
the public mind in that country was tranquil, because it
was certain that, whatever Cabinet might ultimately be
formed, the principle of reform would be prudently and mo-
derately developed, or else the Government would not find
support from the country. Whence arose the conscious-
ness of security ?—from the general feeling that the pro-
gress of reform could not be arrested by any Ministry.
This confidence could not exist, but for the display of the
prudence of the French Governmerit. Had France three
years ago adopted violent measures, the Whigs could not
have obtained, and above all maintained power. He (the
Minister of the Interior) would not anticipate what might be
said by the Minister of Commerce and the Minister of the
Finances, but he would cite only two facts—ln 1829 the
commerce of France was 1,225,000,000 ; in 1833 it amounted
to 1,445,000,000: and in 1834 promised to be still higher.
In 1829, 580,000 kilogrammes of silk passed through a
great commercial house at Lyons. In 1833, 787,000
kilogrammes passed through the same house. In 1829,
the amount of the budget was 1,018,000,000. In 1835,

the budget will be 1,069,000,000 ; add to this 9,000,000
of extraordinary credits, and the amount will be the same
as in 1829 ; but note must be taken of the ameliorations
effected in every branch of the public service, to the amount
of 36,060,000 : it must be observed that for the same sum
noted in the budget the army had been increased by 84,000
effective men, and 13,000 horses. The continuation of im-
portant public works had been insured. Whilst the Go-
vernment of July was accused of having hurried France to
a deficit, the Government had, on the contrary, progres-
sively diminished the deficit. In 1827, the deficit amounted
to 39,000,000 ; in 1828, to 45,000,000 ; in 1829, to
53,000,000 : in this state it was found by the Revolution of
July, at a period of general peace ; and at this hour the
deficit had been reduced to 21,000,000 ; in 1836, it will
have disappeared altogether. It will be admitted that under
the circumstances in which the country has been placed, the
Administration could not have been conducted with greater
economy or wisdom. To sum up, the promises of July had
been realized, and more than those promises had been ef-
fected.—(Murmurs.) Four years ago who could have
hoped so soon to see peace consolidated—the prosperity of
the country increasing ? He dwelt with satisfaction on this
result, the credit of which was due to the country, to the
King, to the Chambers. Thanks to the firmness of the
Chambers, the Revolution of July was innocent of blood
shed on the scaffold ; for three years previously the heads
of the prisoners of Ham had been demanded.—(Murmurs.)
The President here protested against interruption, which
could only tend to render discussion difficult and painful.
The Minister of the Interior in continuation said that,
thanks
,to the firmness of the Chambers, peace had been
preserved, and the tranquillity of Europe maintained, by
the observance of the treaties of 1815. Ministers had
been accused of an inordinate love of power, of having con
stilted their vanity ; the vanity, however, of men in power
was soon succeeded by painful anxiety—(Murmurs)—by a
feeling of intolerable captivity ; for if it was sometimes easy
to obtain power, it was difficult to resign it with honour, and
and without the neglect of some duty. Ministers were tena-
cious, not of power, but of their system. Their power they
would cheerfully resign to any who would wield it with a
firm and steady band. They would be the soldiers of any
General who would inscribe on his banner, firm and uncom-
promising resistance to all that would trouble the peace of
France.—(" Bravo, bravo," from the centre.)
The sitting was here interrupted for ten minutes, and
considerable agitation prevailed ; several groups formed in
the Chamber.

Mr. PASSY addressed the Chamber for the purpose of
explaining what had passed on the occasion of the compo-
sition and dissolution of the Ministry of which he had
formed part for some days. He had been summoned to
Paris on the 9th and 10th of November. On his arrival
he saw the Minister of Justice, who informed him of the
dissolution of the Cabinet, and of the impossibility of its
re-construction ; adding, that serious inconveniences and
dangers might he averted by the composition of a new Ca-
binet. The Hon. Deputy demanded time for reflection.
Two hours afterwards he communicated to the Minister of
Justice his refusal to accept office. The Minister then en-
tered into more lengthy explanations, and asserted that next
4fiv could not pass over quietly without the formation of a
This positive assertion of danger shook the Hon.
s 9 regotb_ion ; he said he would consult two of his
: ion was, that on account of the
colleagues es ; their ov., .
duty to acceyt office.
.A.fter
urgency of the cage, it was in:
Justice, the Ministry
another interview with the Minister,
that,. the danger
was formed. The Hon. Deputy new believt-1
intentional
had been exaggerated. He would accuse none
exaggeration ; but there were moments when, undir tilt: em-
pire of pre-occupation, matters appeared in a false light.
Such had been the origin of the short Ministry. He would
now explain the circumstances which led to its dissolu
tion. On the 11th of November the new Ministry learned a
circumstances which led them to demand a modification in

the Cabinet ; they wished it to be immediate : their wishes
were opposed, and on the same day a difficulty arose in
the Council with regard to the form of their deliberations ;
another, which was soon afterwards started on an important
question, induced
,the Hon. Deputy and two of his col-
leagues to think that want of union paralyzed that liberty
of action which appeared to them indispensable. Accitl?nt
decided two of his colleagues to send in their resignations
on the evening of the 13th ; another tendered his on the
morning of the 14th. The Hon. Deputy could add nothing
more to the recital of facts. (Great agitation. Marks of

approbation.)
M. C. Dupin had but a word to add to the explanations
of the last speaker. He stated, that when the Ministry
of the Marine was proposed to him, his acceptance was
greatly determined by the information that M. Passy was
to form one of the Cabinet in conjunction with himself,
as he considered that circumstance a guarantee for the
constitutional system about to be adopted. He stated
that, when they were sworn in before the King, they
ardently wished for conciliation, believing that the prero-
gative of pardoning might be safely exercised. (Sensa-
tion.)—Their predecessors thought otherwise ; but their
minds, were evidently prejudiced. The Minister of
the Interior had represented that the spirit of tur-
bulence was subsiding, and that prosperity was reviving.
Under this impression, he and his colleagues had enter-
tained the idea of a measure of peace and conciliation.
They also thought that greater economy might be intro-
duced into the public expenditure. In conclusion he would
observe, that every Ministry is expected to publish its pro-
gramme. Our programme (said he) is in the free manifes-
tation of the sentiments of the Parliament which we found
prepared for us—it is in the address. When I was Mini-
ster—(Laughter)—my ideas were the same ; if, therefore,
you wish to know our system, you have but to read the
address. We quail not before anarchy. As friends of M.
Casimir Perier, we were determined to prove ourselves
worthy pupils of his school ; we would have defended with
the same energy the liberties of the people, the privileges
of the powers of the state, and that Ministerial indepen-
dence, without which there can be no responsibility.
M. Teste could not admit that the explanations of M.
Charles Dupin were the general sentiments of the Ministers
of the 10th of November, and declared that M. Pasty
alone had candidly stated the real causes of the Ministerial
disorganization.
M. Etienne disavowed all ambitious manoeuvres, and
added, that he felt pride in having been among those who
voted in favour of the address. He reminded the Chamber
that the question was not with regard to persons, but with
respect to the interests of the country. The address bad
been called an enigma, but there never was a document
more distinctly intelligible. Does the enigma exist in the
paragraph relating to enlightened and faithful agents ? If
the Ministers feel this to be an accusation, they feel con-
scious of their own culpability. A similar phrase appeared
in the address of 1831, and yet M. Casimir Perier by no
means considered it an accusation. He would conclude by
calling on the Deputies to act upon the solid foundation of
the institutions of the country, to follow the dictates of their
consciences—obedience to those dictates was necessary for
the support of the monarchy they bad sworn to maintain.
M. Guizot, the Minister of Public Instruction, thought
that if ever a question had come fairly and frankly before the
Chamber, it was on this occasion. The Chamber might
recollect the discussion to which one of the paragraphs of the
address had given rise, and the alterations sought to be intro-
duced. M. Odillon Barret rejected the commentaries of
Ministers, who did not accept his. The sense
' , and meaning of the address bad since been involved