The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-16 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

PARIS, APRIL 11. L--You already know the fate
of the two projfcts of law, presented some time ago
by the Ministry to the Chamber of Deputies, and
‘vi;hdrawn on Wedtie•dity last. As soon as the ar-
ticle for the suppression of the councils of arron-
dissement was agreed to, M. Martignac, the Minister
of the Interior, shut his portfolio, aHd walked out
along with the Keeper of the Seals. This precipi-
tate departure, taken in connection with the agitation
which appeared in the features of the two Ministers,
excited a presentiment of the coming event. In the
course of half an hour they both returned, pale, and
in evident perplexity. M. de Martignac immediately
afterwards read the ordinance, which withdrew the
two projects of law. A respectful silence followed
this notification.

By this step, very inconsiderate in itself, and very
disrespectful in its manner, the Ministers have
placed themselves in a position the most false and
painful. The first result of it is, a sacrifice to the
right side to counter-revolutionary opinions, since
all the orators of that side disputed the principle of
the election of administrative councils, loaded the
Ministry with reproaches, and refused, in great part,
to vote on the question. The Ministers have wounded
the ruling opinion in the Chamber, and having quar-
relled with the left side, must find its majority more
uncertain than ever. It hopes to form a majority
with the two centres, bUt its efforts will be fruitless,
unless it makes its peace with the right side ; and, in
order to do so, it will be necessary to make those
concessions to that side which the centres will re-
ject. It will be curious to see how it can escape
from this difficulty.
On Wednesday, M. de Martignac's reception
day, all the right side, so hostile to him in the
morning, and at the preceding sitting, waited upon
him to offer him their . support. His friends
pretend that he did not receive with much gra.
titude this civility, which contrasted so strongly
with their conduct in the ChaMber. This pouting
will not last long. M. de Martignac's affections
are with the right side, with whom he fought under
Villele.

But in the mean time the left is increasing its
force. It has the elections at its disposal, and if it
is sacrificed, its revenge is certain, and will be de-

cisive.

Do you not think it mad that a Ministry, on the
eve of great events, having it in its power to ally itself
with the country by concession or restitutions of
which the consequences have been very much
exaggerated, should neglect the opportunity, or
rather gratuitously renounce its confidence and affec-
tions ?

The King was yesterday exulting in his triumph.
The news from the Chamber' gave him graat satis-
faction, and relieved him from annoying impor-
tunities.

It is asked, will the Chamber be dissolved after
the session, or will the Ministry be renewed and
modified ? The dissolution of the Chamber appears
impossible, but the modification of the Cabinet
seems inevitable. Every one now forms a ministry
to his own mind. Some make out a coalition ca-
binet, with M. de Polignac in the Department of
Foreign Affairs, M. de Ravez, Minister of Justice,
and M. de Portalis (created a duke) at the head of
Ecclesiastical Affairs. The departments of Finance
and Commerce were shared between M. Cassimir
Perrier and Humann, and M. de Lalot was placed
in the Admiralty. Bat this composition of the ca-
binet is impossible, and must be given up to the
empire of dreams. The only certain change yet
agreed upon is said to be the admission of M. de
Rayneval as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The ministerial power at present depends only
upon twenty or twenty-five Members who form
the right centre.
_ _ _

Would it not have been decent in M. de Alai.-
tignac and M. de Portalis to have waited till the fol-
lowing day to put in execution their stroke of power,
especially as the other Ministers remained in the
Chamber during their short absence ? Must we
conclude from this that there is any misunderstand-
ing, and that the former assumed all the respon-
sibility ?
We are en the eve of great events.—Times.

MOUNTRATH PETTY SESSION, APRIL IR 8

IRISH AMUSEMENTS.

A young, robust, broken-pated fellow, named
Foster, having his head enveloped in an Irish ban-
dana, and one of his legs swathed in bandages from
the knee down to the toe, came into the room sup-
ported by a friend, and was by order of the Magis-
trates accommodated with a chair.

Well, Mr. Foster, said one of their Worships,
can you tell what broke your leg ?--I believe, Sir,
answered Mr. Foster, it was bruk with a little bit 01
a shtick.

After a lengthy investigation, it came out that
Mr. Foster, arm-in-arm with another jintleman, one
John Phelan, otherwise John Bless, did on Satur-
day last walk up and down the streets of Mountrath,
as if the whole town belonged to their two selves,
offering five pounds for the head of a Dooley.
Hereat all the Dooleys took umbrage, as it
was right they should, but waited like prudent tac-
ticians until they could set hands upon Mr. Foster in
some place where he might not be so much the cocic
of the walk as he appeared to be in this nate town
of Mountrath; and the opportunity came quite
handy the following evening—for being a Sunday
evening, and therefore a dies non, Mr. Foster hap-
pened to be taking out the calves to the pasthur,
when up comes Johnny Dooley, with Pat, his
brother, and Johnny Jackson, a blood relation, the
whilk three then and there quilted Mr. Foster pretty
soundly for his pridial impertinence. Foster tan for
his life into a neighbour's house, but they broke open
the door and dragged him out, pounding him with
sticks until they thought he was done, and then
throwing him upon the dunghill to die, chute and
comfortable.

Pat Magee, an old man, who was brought to
prove the assault, had a sort of floating consciousness
of the persons and events above described, but he
was " so near dthrunk at that present time," that
he could not put ft upon his sowle in soberness to
remember any thing with sufficent distinctness to
" swear plump."
A smart lively damsel came forward to bear wit-
ness to the aggravating behaviour of the complainant
on Saturday in the town, but when the book was
put to her she declined to swear, in regard of her
being in a Certain condition.
Are you married, my girl ? said one in authority.
—Yes, please your Worship.
And who is your husband ?—Tom Bergin, Sir.
So I thought; and I shall endeavour to have that
gentleman sent over the water for polygamy. He
is married to half a dozen other women besides ?
Oh yes, said the lady smiling, they say he has enough
of us.

What is more extraordinary, said the Magistrate,
I hear that you were aware of the fact before the
knot was tied. How could -you be such a fool ?
Why then, indeed, said she, with a simper, it is not
so asy to get a man at all, Sir.
Informations were taken against Jackson and Pat
Dooley for the assault; and, per contra, Mr. Foster
was bound over to be of the peace towards all the
Dooley tribe.

One of his sureties, when called upon to acknow-
ledge himself indebted to our Sovereign Lord the
King, provided his friend should rise his hand to a
Dooley during three years to come, exclaimed-0
that's too long for a boy to keep the paice. Let it
be only till the Session is over.

That is to say, said the Magistrate, until the
24th of this month ?—Well, said the bailsman,
I'll stand to it for a year : but for three years, by
the powers I would not be boundafor the Priesnt
himself for so long a time.
There was no insisting after this, and the Bench
knocked under.

The parchment-makers are said to have reaped
a profitable harveltt by the late uneximppled zeal for peti-
tioning.

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