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London, England, 1830-07-16 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS.

Cnaoxict.z.—Our Parisian Correspendeos, in his coannunka.'
tion In The Chronicle of this day, coonants the electors of Paris
with those of England. " Let me now speak (he says) of the elec.!

of Paris. They are so different to anything of the kind in

your country that you could scarcely believe, if you were in'
Paris to-day, that the elections for Deputies were proceed-
ing. Yet such is the fact. There are no moha—no host.
Inge—no placards—no speeches—no professions of faith—no
addresses to the ' free and independent elector'—no music or
dancing, balls, or squibs—no treating—no public-house feast.'

ing—no waving of dap, or cockades in the hats—no ap.
peal, in short, Is made to either the melons of the mob or the feel.

tip of the electors. At eight o'clock ln the morning of this day
'l2th) the electors met in their different Arrendheements, at the
fifferent places appointed by the Oo►ernment in the different sm.

dons. In Paris there are eight Arrondissement Colleges, and these
Arrondissements are divided into twenty.three factions. Each sec.
don meets at some suitable building, where there is a large
room in which the electors must assemble s of course each
elector proceeds to the place appointed for :the meettie!
the electors in that section in which be may ra
When so assembled, the President appointed by the Bing
reads the Ordonnance, convoking the Collegai...the Proclamation
made by his Majesty—and if he thinks fit, he closes by an
Address to the Electors. The number of the electors in the district
entitled to vote is then counted, and it is necessary that the success.
ful candidates for the posts of Scrutineers and Secretary, should have
one more than half the number of votes present. Thus, for exam.
pie, if 200 electors are entitled to vote, the successful candidate must
have 101 votes, or a new ballot must be commenced. The Scrod.
beers and Secretary appointed provisionally are of course appointed
by the Government, and the first day is occupied by the ques.
don of, Whether the Ministerial nomination shall be confirmed
or rejected ? In case no opposition be made to the Scrutineers ae
Secretary, provisionally appointed, their election is of course soon
over, and the question of the election of Depties is proceeded with."
Our Correspondent alludes to a Libaal Committee of the Society
Aide toi et is Cid taidere, which has sent round to each elector
the names of the scrutineers and secretary, as well as of the can-
didate for the chamber, for whom, if a liberal, he shall vote; and
the government, in like manner, has sent round a list of the govern.
malt candidates, Sec. TMs is all very different from what takes
place in England ; it is on-English—the tam used when an appeal
is made to national prejudice or national vanity. But which is most
rational? Which exhibits the electors in the most respectable
light ? There cannot, we should suppose, be two opinions on this
point. The French act as men naturally act when they commit to
another a trust in which they are deeply concerned. They look
around than, and name a Deputy in whose hands they imagine
their interests will be secure. That man, in private life, would be
thought to possess a singularly constituted mind, who, requiring
the abetment* of an agent, should expect that agent to put himself
to an ex nee on his account. The English elections indicate deep
degradation on the pan of the electoral body. The electors do not
choose a deputy to attend to their affairs. They are slava let loose
every seven years to choose between different masters. The cajoling
of the candidates, the treating, the flags, the cockades, all these in.
dicate, in a manner not to be misunderstood, the abject position of
the electors. It is a sort of new edition of feudal chiefs and their
retainers.

Ttnes.—By the official despatches of General Botumont, which
we published yesterday, it appears that the Dey is a prisoner in
the hands or under the protection of the French, and that the vic-
tors have stipulated for nothing mare but his personal safety, the
protection of his fondly, and preservation of his property. The
same promise extends to all the troops of his Highness. They are
to enjoy the liberty of going where they please ; and, while in Al-
gine, are to be free from molestation. A solemn engagement is
likewise taken by the French General towards all the other inha-
bitants of the town, that their religion shall not be inter-
fered with,—and that no attempt shall be made to violate their
personal liberty—to plunder their property—to interrupt their
commas—or to deprive them of the fruits of their industry.
—These stipulations have been made, not in consequence
of any formal negociation, nor do they form articles in any regular
convention, but are represented as proceeding from the spontaneous
humanity, prudence, or justice of the conqueror. It is of impor.
tams to recollect this circumstance, and to observe how the infe.
ram to which it leads is strengthened by the rejection of the terms
offered by the vanquished. The Dey, seeing at last that be bad no
hopes of safety from the sea, winds, or tempests,—ham " plague,
pestilence, et famine,"—from the cannon Olds fortifications, or the
valour of his troops, offered to submit to the French, sad to pur-
chase further he by paying tbe immense expenses of their
armament. This •snon of defeat and tender of redress being
instantly rejected, the victors are left in full possession of all the rights
of conquest. Though the Day had been a rebel against his liege lord,
Charles 2G and had submitted on the promise of onlylifeand protection
to himself and his harem, be could not have been more completely
stripped (for she base) of every vestige of sovereign power. Thus,
in obedience to the instructions of ble government, or from the dex.
terous suggestions of his own talent, General Bauman has left
every political question respecting his conquest open for future die.
moon and adjustment, without prejudice or embarrassment to the
Court of the Tunnies. On the present capitulation, the French,
without any breach of faith towards the authorities or the
people of Algiers, may either declare it a French colony—cc
restore it to the barbarous despotism of its late master—
or hand it over to the Paths of Egypt—or confer it on the
Knights of St. John of Jerundem—or add it to St. Peter's paid-
mony, as best suits their own policy or their understanding with
their allies. For the last 300 years this important portion of Africa
has never been ins similar situation with respect to any Christian
Power. It has, indeed, been often conquered, but was never before
occupied by the victors. The successful attack has always hitherto
been made with a naval force, and the conquerors, satisfied with the
vindication of their insulted honour, with a confession of defeat, and
stipaletione of redress or indemnity, have left the barbarians in pos.
seeds of their old means of annoyance, their power of interrupting
the commerce of the Mediterranean, and affording multiplied repe.
dtkne of their Punic foie& The politicalquestion which now wiser,
if net new in itself, is to be discussed in entirely new circumstances.
The French have not only national insults to avenge, and injuries to
redress, but they are, in consequence of legitimate warfare, and with
the gourd sympathy of mankind on their side, in possession of the
hoo debated territory, and have contracted pledges to humanity
whicht to have now the ability redeem ;Ow it will be remembered
that his oat Christian Majesty, in his spode from the throne at the
=gof the late abortive Selliioo, told des Climbs,s that the expo.
sus to redound not only to the haver altar" but " to the
bulk et Christendom" We take for gemmed then, that the r
sahttmed as they are by any engagements to theA/rasesomiliest
penman of the means of executing any Wieder abject el rig
se hermenity on the north coast of Africa, will make its Om to
Marry, once and for over, the spasm ef Batharesque pissy
which has prevailed foe centuries, sad Ida necessity of paying
tribute as the purchase et meet:dour—dm the bleoltersame,
in time of pace, will be meth as free to she ship of the wanes
as of the most powerful states ;—that no pages will be ret=
on the bigb.way of nations ; and Oat Macadamia to
then captives will be placed in a situation to shame the bash.
ships or to verify the thowiptime et Ragusa al Cervantes.
The barbarians ham lam less watedly immiasid to summer
these some in favour er the Weems ef esimmees ani the dem et
buena nature ; and *sigh they ben premised them at the threat
of a hostile visit has the great needdnee prim of Ziareps, they
have nano kept their Even so late is the year
a naval mission of this from England and France, sent in
consequence of a resobetisa taken at the Cowen of Aix•lie.Clia-
pelle, peeved entirely without effect. Now, of course, France will
take securities foe the Wielatiele of any plan which she may foam,
or the fulfilment of any etipelations which she may impose.

The French Journals are epeculathee on the probable
jealousy of England at the peostresat ocespetk• Of Algiers by *air
cowry. So Won ita Wog an objest it semendes, might k
not tattier to be considared an of petalindo P Sisk rests•
dos of it, sa Modal:ails to be apdel and if they
become ear enemies, we very ow t deem. In the
former mos, thek of pat WEB African coast
will paSuwar anemnerse in the Mediterran;ean Am piracy ;at the
same time wan as the expense of keeping up a garrison there for
the woe perposa—Morithig Paper.
Tun Lin or TRIBUTES HITHERTO PAID BY DIP-
VIRZI! 00VILIMILNTS TO' TUE DET 07 ALotrtu.—N=
and Sicily paid an annual tribute of 24,000 Spanish dams
any, by treaty of 1823, was exempt of tribute, bat sub Cornar
=de of 15,000 ditto ; Sardinia is indebted to the methadon of
fat her freedom from tribute, but she hes paid assiderable
sums at every elusz;Leploesf Consuls; Peetzttcoadmisi a treaty
elmlhr to that of • Spain was to as tribute, but
made presents at evert Chenge of Corals ; Austala, through
tha seethelles Of the Forte, was exempt arm tribal and pre-
miss Isellasi made a present at every of pawls; the
Wild Nimes Wooed the mime assarmem as Kamm
and Ism" Rader die menthe of Week dolled the um
esmildum, bat their Comes paid large MINOS illailldEj at MOM
SWAM MA Dania mid ammally a mime of medal
dens NA anal aims, to the value of about dad plow Domi
this, ism States an, es the renewal of the asides every us
Immo poems toils aims& d 10.000 down; al their
otheleg on their theadem, made presents to the Vey.--1r

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