The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING or JAN. 12.
The President took the chair at two o'clock.
The President read a letter from M. Teste, tender-
ing
his resignation for the arrondissement of Apt '
(Vaucluse).
The order of the day was the reading of the
Address.
The President, amidst the deepest silence, read as
follows :—" Sire—The union existing between the
great bodies of the State, and the loyal concurrence
which the Chamber has given to your Government,
have upheld and strengthened public tranquillity.
The ascendancy of the laws, aided by the intelligence
and good sense of the country, has everywhere proved
sufficient to maintain order at home. Commerce and
industry each day make a more rapid stride.—
(Marks of dissent on the Left.) Agriculture, which
has need of being encouraged in its progress and its
efforts, relies on the solicitude of the Government.—
(Renewed murmurs on the Left.) Information and
comfort, diffused more equally through all ranks of
society, are improving and elevating the condition of
the inhabitants. Such, Sire, is France, as she has
become under your reign, by the regular develop-
ment of the institutions which she has given herself;
and we behold, with a lively gratitude towards Provi-
dence, the prosperity which our country enjoys.
" We learn with the greatest satisfaction that the
effects of this general prosperity permit a balance to
be re-established between the expenditure and the
revenue in the financial bills which are to be pre-
sented to us. We shall endeavour, by wise economy
to consolidate this equilibrium so justly desired.
" We congratulate your Majesty on the pacific na-
ture of' our relations with foreign Powers. The peace
of Europe gains strength by its very continuance—it
is founded on the general interests of civilisation and
the respect paid to existing treaties—to those treaties
of which we claim the protection for an unfortunate
nation, whom hope does not abandon, because she has
faith in the justice of the cause.—(General appro-
bation.)
"In Spain, Queen Isabella 11., who is the object of
the affectionate solicitude of your Majesty, has just
been called, although so young, to exercise the Royal
power. In Greece, King Otho has drawn around
him the representatives, of the nation. In those two
epitatTrei, may royalty and public liberty derive new
strength from their intimate alliance. We are de-
lighted to learn that the sincere friendship which
unites your Majesty to the Queen of Great Britain,
arid the accord of sentiments which exists between
your Government and hers, relative to the events in
Spain and Greece, confirm you, Sire, in the favour-
able hopos which are felt for the future prospects of
those two nations allied to France.

" This good intelligence will, without doubt, con.
tribute to the success of the negotiations which
while they guarantee the repression of an infamous
traffic, ought to tend to again place our commerce
under the exclusive surveillance of our own flag.
" Your Majesty announces that you have con-
cluded treaties of commerce with the King of Sar-
dinia, and the Republics of the Equator and of Vene-
zuela, and that you are engaged in negotiations with
other States in various parts of the world. We cope,
Sire, that those treaties and negotiations, whilst they
maintain to national labour the protection that its
state demands, will open a wider career to the intelli-
gent activity of the country.
" We shall examine with care the measures neces-
sary for the execution of railroads and various other
public works. We hail with eagerness the assurance
that the Bill which is to be presented to us on
secondary instruction will, by satisfying the wishes
of the Charter relative to liberty of instruction, main-
tain the authority and influence of the State over
public education.
"A young Princess, sister of the Emperor of Brazil
and of the Queen of Portugal, has taken a place in
the midst of your family, and we share in the satis-
faction felt by your Majesty in a marriage which
assures the happiness of one of your sons, and adds
to the consolations that God has reserved to you.
"We are pleased to hope, Sire, that our rule in
Algeria will soon be general and tranquil, and that,
thanks to our perseverance, we are near the attain-
ment of our object, and on the point of finding, in
the accomplishment of our work, and in the dimi-
nution of our sacrifices, the price of our efforts.
We unite with your Majesty in thanking, in the
name of the country, the chiefs, and the soldiers of
that brave army, who are never weary either of the
fatigues of war, or of the labours of peace. Among
the chiefs of that army, we are proud to number
one of your sons, whom we are accustomed to see
in every point where France has either danger to en-
counter, or glory to obtain.
" Yes, Sire, your family is truly national ; between
France and you the alliance is indissoluble. Your
oaths,and ours have cemented that union. The rights
of your dynasty remain placed under the imperish-
able guarantee of the independence and loyalty of the
nation. The public feeling brands with reprobation

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