Star.
London, England, 1830-12-06 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Dac. 4.

Dupin, Vice President, took the chair at one o'clock.
Col. Mornay proposed that " The State should, in case of' war, be
obliged to defray the inhabitants for the damages occasioned by t'.e
enemy in any moeince occupied by its armies." The Chamber decided
that it would examine this proposition on Monday.
Gen. Lamarque was then called to the tribune. " 1 hasten (said he)
to accomplish the desire expressed by the Chamber that 1 should prc.
scut my report on the Ministerial project for the raising of 80,000 tren,
the day after its presentation. I concur in the anxiety of my col.
leagues, for we should not trust the promises mede by the Foreign
Powers. If tiny wish for peace why those warlike prepara-
tions ? I agree that they have nothing ominous for us. Woe be
those who would remind us that, at no distant period we held in our
hands the destinies of many a nation besides our own. We must in.
slat that the principle of non-intervention, to which we have sacrificed
private feelings, should be respected by others." 111. Lamarque char
examined the dispositions of the 'reelect. Ile approved of the reduenen
of the size required of the conscript to four feet 11 inches (Frond.;
" Many a northern Garde," said he, 6' fell by the hands of our here,.
of that height. Muscular strength Is no longer s. requisite of victory.
The musket in our days is preferable to the club of Hercules."
Lamarque having proposed the adoption of the project, it was discus:v.l
whether it should be debated to-morrow (Sunday), or on Monday.—
However, the regulation of the house requiring that a delay cf twenty.
four hours should elapse between the report and the discussion of aLi
law, the deliberation was adjourned to Monday. The discussion on the propriety of allowing Jewish Ministers a ss.
lary on the State, then commenced.
M. Marshall oppos,cl the intended measure. He did not apprcve or
a Clergy paid by the public Treusetty. He thought that expeaces of
this kind should be defrayed by the members of each creed. Experience,
(says he) proves that the salaries affected to the Clergy, are injurio::-
to Society, fatal to the Clovernment' to the Ministers, and to rdigien
itself. Such a measure as that proposed is contrary to the natural tee.
dency of society towards a rational State. I vote against it.'
M. Andre du Haut Rhin, in whose department there are many Jews
distinguished by their capacity and patriotism, and where they live :n
perfect harmony with their Christian brethren, voted for the project.
31. de Montigny voted against the law.
M. Salveete said that the charter proclaimed all citizens equal in the
qm of the law, and that the gospel pronounced all men equal in the.,
of the Almighty. No exception,' said he, " should be wade e•gainsc
our Jewish brothers, ; they pay the same taxes; these taxes serve to
defray the salaries of ministers of other creeds; they have consequently
an equal right with those to a share of the public money." lie then
refuted the charge of usury brought egainnt the Israelites. In Frame.
and every where, they enjoy civil rights; such an accusation was or. •
founded. He voted for the allowance.
M. Desquetac said that by adopting the measure, the Chamber would
set a dangerous precedent, since the Anabaptists Quakers, Pietist, ar:J
Simonist ministers, might likewise put in their claim. He voted againet
the project.
Al. ilerilhou, Minister of Public Instruction, and of Ecclesiastic.'
Affairs, could not conceive the reason of the opposition the project del
met with. The Charter, said he, has spoken, it must be exteutett. A.i
Christian creeds are acknowledged by it—the Jewish has • ri,.iu to
claim the same protection and support. The Israelites of our day+
must not be confounded with that unfortunate class of former times— ue-
fortunate, because it was persecuted—and that oppression has always the
effect of debarring its victims. They are no longer in France, at least,
given up exclusively to usury, because they were then, al as the caw,before the Revolution of 1789, denied the possibility of bd. g try
thing else, being excluded from all liberal profeseions. The blow
must rest solely with their persecutors. But since the Constitaert
Assembly has placed the Israelites on a footing with other citizens.
hare partaken of our glory and misfortunes, their blood has flowed en
the same fields of battle as outs, their children have been br-ught up
the same schools with those of their Christian brethren, they irate mt.
bibed the same principles, adopted the same habits, and have become
most deserving defaces. Let us, then, continued the minister, re s:rey
prejudices and laws worthy of the middle ages, and call tire Jeuish
CI to partake of the same advantages with the ministers of tlictiespcl.
31.VauxeUes proposed to substitute to these words—" Ministers of
the Jewish Creed, ' those " Ministers of every legally-established Crc•J•
This amendment was rejected ; after which the Chamber decided test
the Jewish Clergy should be salaried by the State after the Ist Jae*,
1831. Out of 282 votes, 211 were for the adoption of the late.
Mr. Lafitte, Minister of Finance, rose to make a communication.—
He regretted that the budget of 1821 was not yet ready to eubreit
the Chamber, but it had not been in his power to have it prepared Fr-
fore now. He then called for a credit of three hundred 01
fiance, until the adoption of the definitive budget. M. Lafitte smr-
wards announced, that the project of law relative to liquors (boissens).
presented on the oth of October last, was withdrawn by the Goveenment,
and another substituted in its place.

FRENCH FUNDS.
Lints, Disc. 4—Five per Cents. 91f 60e 40e 91f 91f 10e 20c 25c
20e 91f 10c 91f 90f 00e 90e 95e.
Three per Cents. 62f 10e 02f CUM 80e 70c aft 60c 62( 66c 25,
lbe be 30e 2k.
Bank Actions, 1,600 f.
Recta de Naples, 64f 63t 80e 70e 7k 60e.
Rente d'Ae 12 114 12.
Royal Sp Loan, 584
Rent. =le Espaipse, 46 461 46 46j 46. "
Hayden
Loa 310 E
on doo.Antliostb, mousy, SI( fie. Throe months,
paPcs,ll2lllle.

DEPOSITIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL WITNESSES.
COARLES LOUIS HUGUES.

Marquis de Semonville, Grand Referendary of the Chamber of Peers,
aged 71 years, residing at the Palace of the Luxembourg.
I became acquainted, through the Monifeur, with the Ordinances of
the 25th July. Reduced to my own resources, I resolved on the return
of day to try to apply some remedy to the misfortunes of the capital et
France. i hesitated between the desire of going to St. Cloud and
that of joining the President of the Council, when, upon being in-
ronuedathat heltrul passed,the night with hisscolleagues, at the Head.
Quarters of the staff, 1 no longer delayed to go there. I immediately
afterwards left the Luxembourg with M. d Argout, my neighbour.
teho accompanied me through the impulse of the same feelings. The
courageous friendship of M. d'Argout undertook to protect my steps,
and Rom that moment we were inseparable. The Parisian forces had
already approached the Pont Neuf ; they were then attacking the Depot
of St. Thomas d'Aqttin. The street of St. Honors was partly occu-
pied. We arrived, after much difficulty, at the staff, towards half.past
lever. I saw ?slat:dial de Ragusa, and I desired him to request the
Prince de Polignac to come from the council. The Marshal offered to
oerform this service, and went to seek the Prince. The latter appeared
:ainveliately, and received me with the expressions of a calm and cold
politeness, which I abruptly interrupted. The loudness of our voices
called into the marshal's saloon not only the general officers and the aides.
decamp, who sere in the first apartment, but also the ministers
who had remained in the Council Chamber. A fresh discussion arose,
during winch the Generals were requested to retire. On one side,
M. d'Argout, the Marshal, whose despair was evident, and who
.upncrted me with all his power, and M. de Oirardin (Alexander),
who remained after the departure f the Generals • and on the other the
ministers, whose attitude and feature, still more than the reserve of their
languages, manifested their affliction and the existence of a power above
theirs. M. de Polignac supported almost alone this unequal struggle.
During this intetysi, 1 claimed, on the authority of M. Glandevo, go.
vernor et the chateau, an immediate means of conveyance to St. Cloud.
A poste liaise was ordered ; another had been ordered shortly before for ;
hi. de Polignac. The remainder of the time which the deliberation of
the ministers left us was employed in, beseeching the marshal to put an!
end himself to this bloody tragedy. 'We dared to go so far as to ask
him to retain the ministers under the guard of the governor, who by an
impulse:of generosity consented to consecrate his sword to this pur-
pose. M. d'Argoitt was to expose himself to the danger of stop- I
ping the temeltuous movementa in Paris, by announcing this event
in the midst of the people. And in the execution of this plan, the
marshal and I were to go to St. Cloud, and offer our heads as
pledges of our intentions. The marshal was moved to so great a degree,
that he sited tears of rage and indignation, and hesitated between his
milieury duty and his feelings. His agitation was nearly convulsive,
and we saw him twice refuse with vehemence the orders which officers
came to demand of him for discharging the cannon to repulse at-
tacks in the direction of the street of St. Nicaise. At last, he
tt.emed to yield to our entreaties, and I have reason to think that his
12 n 1 t ion was no longer doubtful, when M. de Peyronnet, coming
Gut the first from the council, rushed towards me to the open window,
where. I was leaning with the mars,hal and M. d'Argout. .1 What,
yet, are not yet gone ?" said he. These few words had a deep
synitication, after the desire expressed by M. de Polignac, that
we should not go to St. Cloud. At the same instant the
marshal hurried to a table where he wrote in haste a few press-
ing lines to the king, and gave them to M. de Oftardin, who
undertook to deliver them. The peers ran to their carriage;
tL first they met with was that destined for M. de Polignac.
T:'cy took possession of it, after having thrown out the articles be.
longing to the minister, and crossed the Tuileries. It has been im-
possible for me or for Al. d'Argout to account for the following
eircutmqance. Amidst the rapidity of our course in the middle of
the Great Walk, we a man on foot at the risk of hurting
111111. This man was fir deedPeyronnet. He cried out to us twice-
- Go qu:ckly ! go quickly !"—pointing at the same time with one
nand to St. Cloud, and with the other to the carriage which was follow.
Mg CA. The advice was unnecessary; the horses were at full gallop,
and they kept in advance until they reached the court of St. Cloud,
where both carriages sentered about the same time We got
down first, and were soon surrounded by a crowd of guards and cu-
rious people, who obstructed the passage. It would have been easy to
prevent the passage of the ministers, and particularly that of M. de Po.
lignac, who preceded them. I told him aloud that I was not come to
claim an honour which I would still allow them to possess • that they
had as yet one duty to perform, which was, to enlighten the Kings
to affix their signatures to the repeal of the ordinances, and to se.
tire. I added that I should proceed to M. de Luxembourg to await
the result of the Council ; that time was precious, and that should they
betray our hopes, nothing should prevent me front penetrating as far as
the King. After this the passage was free to M. de Polignacand colleagues.
31. de Peyronnet was the last. As he passed by me he squeezed my hand
with extraordinary energy, without saying a word. I know not what
became of the Ministers, but we had scarcely reached M. de Luxem-
bourg's, when several personages of the Court quitted the breakfast
to go there. Almost at the same moment an usher of the Chamber
called for me M. de Polignac was waiting for me at the door of the
King's cabinet. Astonished at such precipitation, I observed to hint
that the council had neither time to deliberate nor to assemble. M.
de Polignac replied with coldness, " You know, Sir, what is the
duty which you consider yourself as fulfilling by coming here in the
existing circumstances. I informed the King that you were her.;
you accuse me; it is for you to enter first." It is not consistent with
propriety, nor does it belong to my duty as a witness, to give an ac-
count of a long and painful interview,-during which, I here declare,
in exposing the state of the unfortunate events and of their immediate
result, the name of a minister was not once pronounced, nor was his inter-
terence indicated. My entreaties, my supplications, my deplorable pre-
dictions, gave to this scene as aspect of energy which alarmed considerable
personages who were guardians of the King's apartments. The door was
opened twice, I think, by the Dukede Duras. He might have judged thati,l
devoted myself entirely to obtains& determination of which the delay was
attended by such terrible consequences. This is the only communica-
tion I had with the ministers respecting the ordinances. I except, never-
theless, a last communication with M. de Polignac, upon the terrace
under the bridge of Trocadero, during the long hesitations of the council,
which took place during that memorable day. M. de Pulignac, whom
I met, accosted me with visible signs of agitation. The retirement of
the ministers and the repeal of the ordinances had been decided on ; but
the Dauphin was absent, and his return was waited for before the nomi-
nation or the new ministers—the Duke de Mortemarte, M. Gerard, and
M. Cassiatir Perrier—was signed. " These misfortunes are your fault,"
said M. de Polignac to me, and he added, in answer to my hasty
reply to these imprudent words, " Have I not sounded you fur six
months respecting what could be done with the Chandler of Peen?"
"What did I constantly replyto you? 'that it would always remain within
the constitutional line, without any regard to persons. Once—l shall
always remember it--you asked me if in a particular circumstance the
Chamber of Peers would resolve upon amending a budget. I answered ,
;cm. You ask me two questions, one of which is evident, and the other
concealed. I will answer both. Yes, in an important case the Chamber
would decide upon granting or refusing a budget ; for instance, if a law
was evidently introduced by means of a financial discussion. But if
you mean, as I am convinced you do, that the chamber would give yens
a centime, a man, or a law of any description, without the participation
of the Chamber of Deputies, you may name a hundred and fifty peers,l
and your nominations will be rain. The chamber will not destroy its
own existence. Its act would be null in fact as well as in principle
since with the law in one's hand, obedience would be refused. You may
as well attempt to obtain that from the Chamber as you might try to
make a notary of Paris go to pass an act in London." I met the mi.'
sister, nu more until I saw theta at Vincennes, in the presence of the'
rocumissio» of inquiry.
AUGUSTE GASPARD DAUDEUON DE RICIIEDOCAO,
Aged 47, Commissary of the Exchange of Paris, residing Rue

Monsigny, No. 1.
days previous to the promulgation of the ordinances, a report
Was spread upon the Exchange of an approaching coup efetot ; but this
opinion was tar from being general, and the distribution of the letters of
convocation to the peers and deputies brought back several persons to a
contrary bdief. In one of the interviews, which, on account of my al.
Nation, 1 had rather frequently with M. de Monthel, I indicated to
Aim as a means of .sustaining the price for account, to bring the syndi.
Cate of receivers-general and 31. de Rothschild to operate simultaneously.
He replied that that would be to substitute error for truth, and that an
!moist government could not act so. Sahsequently, I related this an.
wet to M. de Polignac, who said to me, " We well know that M. de
Motibel is a conscientious man, and that is the reason that we wish to
'xi-) him." I will add, that in all communications I have had with
Polinac, he has appeared to me a total stranger to the specula.
of Cie Exchange.

JACQUES LAFI TTE,
Aged fa, President of the Council of Ministers, residing at the Hotel of
the Minister of Finances.
On the 20th of July, the day on which the ordinances were published,
1 was at thirty-tive leagues from Paris. i did not arrive at Paris until
Tuesday, towards eleven o'clock at night. Having learned that there
to he a meeting at the house a M. Audry de Puyraveau, I went
Mete, and I met a great number of my colleagues, who were deliberating
'pars the course it was necessary to pursue. It was resolved that the
'teputation of five members should proceed to the Duke of Ragusa, and,
.f necessary, to the prefect, io order to render them responsible for the
Md'urtunets which must ensue. The deputation was composed, of my.
reit, of 1131. Casimir Perrier and Mauguin, of Gen. Gerard, and Count
le Ismatt. Having been the first chosen, I was fixed upon to speak in
.fie name of the deputation. We arrived at the head-quarters of the staff
towards half-past two ; we were received without difficulty, and with all
irossible respect. The expression of the countenances there made us think
t:At some satisfaction was experienced at the steps we were taking. On
being introduced to the marshal, we informed him that we were come
is the name of the deputies present in Paris, to examine with him if
there were no means of putting an end to a struggle which, if
con.
netted, must be productive not only of the most Cruel calamities, but
Of a real revolution. The office allotted to him was one of the fa.
mities of his life. but unfortunately he had orders, and those orders

were positive ; his duty, as a military man was imperious, and his I
honour was engaged to fulfil it. 1 strove to make some observations to
him on this head, but although his sentiments appeared the same as ours,
he considered himself as chained down by his situation. We desired him
to inform the king of our proceeding. He in his turn demanded of us our
influence with the people to induce them to submit. We replied, that first
of all the ordinances must be repealed and the ministers changed, and that
on these two conditions, which should be taken as the basis of ulterior
negociations, we would engage to employ an influence, without, never-
theless, being certain of an entire success. We added that if our de.
mends were not acceded to, we should consider it our duty to throw
ourselves sad all that we possessed into the resisting party. The mar.
shall declared that he would inform the King of our proposal. He
asked if he might name us, to which we acceded without hesitation, and
he promised to let us know the king's answer by sending it to me,
but he gave us to understand that he had but little hope. The conversa-
tion having continued for some minutes, he asked if we should have any
objection to see M. de Polignac ;we replied we had none. He left ua,snd
in about 10 minutes he informed us M. de Polignac having been informed
by him of our arrival, and knowing in what light we viewed the question,
thought it useleu that we should see him. I must add, that the im-
pression conveyed to my mind by the tone of the marshal, and the ex-
pressions which he used In delivering this answer to us was, that M. de
Polignac did not absolutely refuse to see us ; that he was not obstinately
resolved not to listen to us, but that through a feeling of politeness, and
with the conviction that he was acquainted with our intentions, he was
desirous not tooccaaion us a useless loss of time,and a conference which the
two conditions we instated on would have rendered very delicate. When we
were about to depart, M. de la Rochejaquelin called us back, telling us
that M. de Polignac wished to see us. Upon our observing that he
must be deceived, he went to ascertain the truth, and replied to us
in a few moments that, in reality, the Prince de Polignac having
been informed of our visit to the Marshal, desired no longer to see
us. We left, and we waited all the day for the promised answer.
At ten o'clock at night I was still waiting for it at the nouse of M.
Audry de Puyraveau, but nothing came, and it was principally this
circumstance which made me resolve upon taking part in the move.
went. I will add, that in all our relations with the Marshal, he ap-
peared to us to be merely an instrument, and acting in obedience to
an imperious duty. When he entered M. de Polignac's apartment,
nothing led us to think that minister engaged in council with his
colleagues.
DOMINIQUE FR A NCOIS JEAN A RAGO.
44 years of age, Member of the Institute, residing at the Observatoire.
s Before 1 proceed to any further explanation relative to the facts I am
called upon to certify, I deem it necessary to make known the origin of
my relations with the Duke de Ragusa. When he presented himself in
1816 as a candidate for the station of honourary member of the Academy
of Sciences, I entertained that opinion of him which was unfortunately
that of the public, relative to the share he had in the events of 1814, and
that opinion induced me to oppose his election ; but having since that pe-
riod had occasion to become particularly acquainted with that part of the
political lite of the Duke of Ragusa, through Gen. Foy, Col. Fabvier,
and the Prussian General 31uffling,11 acknowledged that if it was nut
entirely free from censure, it was not at least sullied by those sordid views
of private interest to which the people, merely informed by vague rat.
WOWS, without any degree of consistency, attributed the conduce of
the marshal. It is not, however, now an opportunity to enter into fur-
ther details on that subject ; but I was particularly desirous of explain-
ing how the political opinions which I have always openly professed,
could not prevent me from becoming the friend of M. de Ragusa. The
coups d'etat, with which some papers threatened France in the begin.
ning of July, always appeared to him as the embryo of a revolution
without end. He highly disapproved of the illegal, and consequently
perilous, system which appeared to be adopted by the government ; and
his terms of diupprobatton were not only explicit, but even exceeded
the bounds of moderation. Oa Monday, the 26th of July, the day
on which the fatal ordinances were published, the marshal came to the
Institute, and seeing how greatly I was affected by the perusal of the
"Itloniteur," he said, " ell ! you ace that the fools have pushed things
on to extremities, just as I told you. At least, you will only have
to lament such measures as a good citizen and a good Frenchman, but
how much more am Ito be pitied-1 who, as a soldier, shall be obliged
to get my head broken in the support of acts that I abhor, and of per-
sons who have long seemed detettnined to give me as much annoyance
as possible." On the Wednesday, July 28, I was informed that in con.
sequence of the popular movements of the preceding day, Paris was de-
clared to be in a state of siege, and Marshal 3larmont named Governor
of the town. I immediately left my lodgings, and proceeded through
several quarters of the city ; the insurrection appeared to me much more
serious than it wax generally thought to be. In several groups I heard
some persons entertain hopes that the Duke de Ragusa would take ad-
vantage of the opportunity to retrieve his reputation. This single word
though it did not present to me the same sense as to the orators who had
used it, showed me the necessity of repairing to the marshal's residence.
I instantly went out, in company with my son, and arrived at the Tull-
leries at about two in the afternoon. The Marshal received me in the
saloon which opens on the Carousel ; I innuediatily entered into con.
versatlon on the important subject ; I spoke to him in the name of his
best friends, as well as in my own; I endeavoured to convince him
that the principle of passive obedience could not concern a mat sisal of
France, especially at a moment of revolution ; I insisted on the
incontestable right of the Parisians to have recourse to force, when
the authority made use of the most unjustifiable measures to oppress
their rights. Finally, I proposed to the Duke de Ragusa to go to St. Cloud
without further delay, and to declare to the King that he could no
longer remain invested with the command of the troops, unless the
odious ordinances were withdrawn, and the ministers dismissed.
The Marshal allowed me to develop my opinion, but I saw evidently
that his whole person was labouring under excruciating feelings. His
sentiments concerning the Ordinances were the sante ;he seemed to
agree with me that the step I proposed was grounded on justice, but
yet he did not think that then was the moment to put it in execution.
A Marshal of France, an old soldier, ought not, in his opinion, to pto-
pae any concession, as long as the chances of the battle were uncertain.
I was endeavouring to show him that if he was victorious the next day
the ministerial authority would become all powerful; that his credit
would be lost ; that his mediation would be useless ; when the arrival
of MM. Lafitte, Gerard, de Labatt, ellSgUlir Perrier, and Mauguin
was announced. I learned that the Ministers occupied a saloon next
us on the same floor, and opening on the rue de Riveli. Four
of them (M M. tie Polignac, d I susses, Guernon de Renville
and Montbelq came into the room. In a short time afterwards
the Deputies went away; they were already at the bottom of the
staircase, when they were recalled, being informed at the same time
that M. de Polignac consented to receive them ; but a minute had
hardly elapsed, when another messenger told them drily that they
might retire. After the departure of the deputies, I hoped to
be able to rehew my conversation with M. de Ragusa, but
his whole time was engrossed with listening to the reports
of the officers of the staff, who brought, at every moment, news
trom all quarters of Paris. Before 1 retired, 1 begged of 31.
de la Rue, to tell the marshal that I should return the next day to
renew my solicitations, if it was not too late,—that is, if all the
troops of the line had not espoused the cause of the people. The
impression which this made on the assembly, showed me that nothing
of the kind was yet apprehended. I entered into some explanations, and
spoke of several quarters where at twelve o'clock I had seen several
groups; of soldiers mixing with the people. This unexpected intelli-
Fence appeared to M. de la Rue to be of a nature to make also some
Impression on the mind of M. de Polignac. 31. de la Rue, with my
consent, transmitted my piece of news to the marshal, who hastened to
inform M de Polignac of it, but it was far from producing the effect we
expected, for M. de la Rue returned, saying, with inexpressible grief,
" We are lost ! Our Prime Minister dues not even understand French."
When the marshal told him, in quoting you as an eye-witness, that the
troops were passing on the side of the people, he answered, " Well, then,
tire on the troops. From that moment I became :convinced that the
marshal merely commanded in name, notwithstanding the siege. I re-
tired: it was then more than four o'clock.

GEORGES FELIX RAYFUX,
Aged 48, Advocate. General for the Royal Court of Paris, residing in
the Rue Traversiere, St. Honore, No. 25.
I had held for more than a month the place of the Attorney-General,
who was gone to assist at the elections, when, on Monday, the 26th of
July, I heard that the ordinances had been promulgated. I perecivvd
the hostile dispositions of the people, now so much interested in the
contest, and at eight o'clock in the morning I called upon the keeper of
the seals. I expressed to him my surprise that the law.officers of the
King should not have been officially informed of the existence
of the ordinances. His answer was, that the executive power being
vested in the Administration, they had considered it as useless to
give any previous notice to the judicial bodc I then related to
him all that I had learnt in the morning. communicated to hint
my observations, and I did not conceal from h in that I was eonvirad
that the day would not pass without the effusion of blood. He assured
me that I was alarmed without reason,—that ministers had the certainty
that the least demonstration of force would immediately re-establish
order—that the people would content themselves with crying "a has les
niinistres," cries which the ministers were determined to suffer without
avenging themselves. I persisted in observing that if it were possible
for any one to think in the present moment that the mere display of
force would have the effect of allaying the irritation of the people, it
would be impossible to repress it at the moment of the elections, when
all France would be in movement. The keeper of the seals then said
that government had foreseen every thing—that they were perfectly
aware of the real state of things—and that I need only tranquillise
myself. I left him with the certainty that I should not convince him
of this error in thinking that the people would return to order as soon
as ever they saw bayonets pointed at them. I went to the palace of the
courts, and some of the members of the judicial body having come to
see me at the office of the law officers, asked me what wu the cause
of my grief, which seemed to overwhelm me ; I repeated to them my
conversation with the minister, and I added that his apparent tran-
quillity was for me a greater cause of consternation. In the evening, at
about half past six, I returned home. I heard a noise in the direction of
the rue Richelieu ; and as the house which I inhabit is not in this street,
I went out in order to discover the cause of the tumult. All the inhabit-
ants of the rue Traversiere were at their windows, lookitowards the rue
Richelieu. AU of a sudden, we heard behind us a discharge of pistols.
Several lancers had just entered the rue Tnversitre, by the little street

opposite the passage Bt. Guillaume. And although I had seen no mob
in the street, nor heard any tumult, nor even a cry behind me, already
three persons had been killed at their windows. Two of them, a foreigner
and his wife, were on the balcony of the Hotel du Grand Baboon. One
received a ball in the back of the head, the other in the side. An old
' man was killed at the window of a house at a little distance from the
one in which I reside, and a lady had her thigh broken at the corner of
the rue Clos-Georgeot, at a few yards from me. This attack, so vio-
lent, and so uncalled for, exasperated the inhabitants of the street, who
until then had remained quiet, and they all flew to arms in cyder to de-
fend themselves. At half past two o'clock a gendarme disguised, came
from the palace with a letter for me. The letter was addressed to the at.
torney-general by the keeper of the seals, and contained the ordinance
cnuntetsigned by the Princede Polignac,declaring Paris in a stateof siege.
It was also enjoined to make it known to the first president and to the tri-
bunal of the First Instance. As I was reading this despatch, another
disguised gendarme brought me another packet: it was a copy of the
same ordinance, directed to me by the keeper of the seals. I found, in
fact, in a salon, Messrs. de Peyronnet and de Chantelauze : I was con-
ducted to them by M. de Haussez. These gentlemen seemed very anx-
ious to have news of what was passing in town. I informed them that
with the exception of what was around them, every thing was calm,
every thing was in admirable order ; that property was respec.ed ;
that every person taken was treated as a friend ; and that even
the hotels of the ministers had not been pillaged. 31. de Pey-
ronnet then said to me —" Without doubt this business is managed
by the jisteres, who have maintained their old organiza-
tion "—" No," said I ; "it is the whole population which is in
insurrection ; the women take up paving-stones to their rooms to
throw upon the soldiers, whilst their husbands expose themselves
to be killed in the streets. The inhabitants of the country are
coming in armed with pitchforks and scythes, the rising is ge.
neral, and every effort made to put it down will be useless.
"It is not a mere tumult," then said M. de Peyronnet, " it is a
real revolution." " A revolution," I replied, " which leaves
no resource, for I do not see that you have done any thing to
rely upon." In order to demonstrate this, I related what had occurred
to me at the palace, when I went to carry the ordinance of
M. tie Polignac. At the moment of my entrance into the assize
court, the quarter-master who commanded the detachment of gens
d'armes then on duty came to me, and said to me, " Is it not
very unfortunate, Mr. Advocate General, to kill one's fellow-citizens,
and to be killed oneself for such a detestable cause, for, un-
doubtedly, the ministers are depriving us of our rights ? "
It was then very evident that upon the preceding Tuesday I had well
conceived the real position of things, and that the foresight of the minis-
ters had been very limited. 31. d'Hausscz led me towards the window,
and said to me, " You are very right, M. Advocate-General; see, there
arc our defenders ;" and pointing to the guard," twenty-four hours have
elapsed since they have had anything to eat, or that their horses have
been provided with forage." I wished to retire, and to go to the palace,
where my duty called me. The keeper of the seals detained me, saying
he had an ordinance to deliver into my hands, and that he also wished I
should see the other ministers. We went into a dining-room, where
they took sonic coffee ; after which we proceeded to the staff through a
subterranean passage, leading from a gate of the Tuileries opposite the
rue de l'Echelle, to the apartments occupied by the station the Carrousel,
I was conducted by M M. de Peyronnet, de Chan:clause, and d'llaussez.
I found 3i M. de Guernon, tic blontbel, de Ragusa, and one or two other
persons, who were passing from one room into another, and whom I did
not see sufficiently to ascertain whether they were 111 31. de Polignac and
Capelle, but I do not think they were there. I repeated the greatest part
o. what I had already said to M. de Peyronnet, and to the Keeper of
the Seals. I was then asked, who commanded the people: I said that
no one commanded them, as no mars presented itself in line, but every
one fighting for himself endeavoured to insure his retreat as much as pm.
rible : that in every thing which required a common effort, the pupils of
the polytechnic school directed the combatants. In my interview with M.
defilandeves, I liad said that the people would be soon in possession of the
Tuileries. On hearing one of the ministers ask at what o'clock the king ex.
petted them at St. Cloud, and the reply that it was at eleven, I said
that I did not advise them to wait till that moment to order the retreat.
I anxiously solicited permission to retire. The keeper of the seals-who
had been lung writing, made 31. tie Ragusa sign an ordinance, which
he delivered into my hands, ordering the tour royale to meet immediately
at the Tuileries, and not elsewhere. I observed that it could not pos-
sibly be put in execution, and I engaged the minister himself to send
the order to the court. He told me that as I filled the place of the at-
torney-general, I was charged with its execotion. I took the order, and
asked that I should be supplied with the means of leaving the palace,
and a few minutes after I received a laissez-passer. On going out,
read the paper, and saw that it only contained a permission to leave the
Tuileries, where I did not think that I was a prisoner. I returned to
the head-quarters ; I saw a general officer, to whom I submitted my ob.
servation, and begged of him to send au officer with me to make a sign
to the soldiers not to fire on me, the sheet of paper being quite insuffi-
cient to prevent men, on the first story, from killing one who is in the
street. I was answered that it was impossible, and that I must content
myself with what I had obtained. 1 died in vain to get out by the
gate which leads to the Pont Royal; the balls tired from the other side
of the water covered the passage. 11y the gate of the Louvre thedanger
was still greater. At last I resolved to return by the way I went.
When I was in the street of I'Echclle, and going to cross the rue St.
Homier, I saw one or two persona fall in the street des Frondeurs which
I had been preparing to take. I changed my direction, and I entered
the street Traversiere ; the firing was very brisk. I was alone in this
Street, but an unfortunate fruitinan, who wished to see who at such
a time could venture out without arms, put out his head and
received a mono! blow ; I heard him fall behind mc. The court of my
house was full of people, who had taken refuge theme. I was asked what
I had been doing at the Tuileries ? I said that I Iliad gone to inform
; the ministers of the real state of things, and that I felt confident that
lin a short time the combat would cease. In fact, I soon It ant that a
parliamentary messenger had been sent, but had been killed by the
people, to whom he was unknown, at the corner of thcstreet de la Paix.
After tranquillizing my family, I ran to the palace; the people had
been there, and had already taken possession of it, after committing
some damage. When I arrived several persons came to meet me, and
desired me to deliver up the guns which were deposited in the registry of
the court. 1 replied that I could not do so ; that these guns were
sited by sportsmen,who were found without authorisation ; that they were
unfit for use, and might be productive of accidents, and that they must
not incur the odium of having violated a public deposit, without de.
riving any advantage frent it. They then told me that they knew there
was more than 100,000 francs' worth of gold ar.d silver articles which
had Lien seized fur not having the authorises] mark, and deposited in the
registry, that evil disposed persons might take advantage of the moment
to take possession of them, that it was necessary to guard these articles,
and that sentinels ought to be placed, with the arms which were there,
as their bad condition would no: be known, and they would serve to awe
the ill.intentiontd. They centered the registry, took the guns, and
guarded the place faithfully. None of the objects of value were taken.
went afterwards to the residence of the first president ; 1 left die (trill-
, mince with him, :nal we agreed not to execute it.

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 3.
NATIONAL CONGRESS.
SITTING OF DEC. 2.

Among the various projects,Peiiaenri,lC.nddressed to the Chamber,
a M. Auguste proposes the Duke of Lucca for the Sovereign of 1121-
glum ; Viscount proposes the Archduke Ferdinand. of Austria,
grandson of Maria Theresa ; smother proposes the Duke of Reichstadi.
Thirteen inhabitants of Antwerp complain of the continuance of the
blockatle:of the Scheldt, notwithstanding the suspension of arms that
has been agreed to.

On this—subject, M. Os makes a motion embracing four points,
to ask of the Provisional Government-1. Communication of the
1 protocol of London, and of the note of Messrs. Bresson and Cart.
wright, relative to the suspension of arms : 2. What measures have
I been been taken to obtein the execution of the contents of this note :
' 3. What stipulation has been made for the free navigation of the
Scheldt : and. 4. A view of the situation of the finances of Belgium.
The motion being seconded.
Al. Verbrock Pieter' calls the attention of the Congress to the
points proposed : he represents Holland as the most cruel enemy of
our commerce; it has always been seen to interpret treaties to our
prejudice, and to follow oblique and crooked wave. After having
succeeded in shutting the Scheldt, it caused the. dissolution of the
East India Company, which had been formed at Ostend. The same
hand which struck us then. strikes us to day. We have the more
I reason to fear its blows, as we see at the head of the Dutch Mini.
stry the famous Van Maanen, whose very name fills the souls of all
lielgtans with indigestion.
M. Osy, in favour of his motion, observes, that the restoration of the
communications has been announced, and yet they are still interrupted;
that the ships detained at Flushing have not been released, and have not
been able to enter Antwerp. Ile draws a most melancholy picture of
that city. Foreigners have no longer any confidence in that port ; in a
few months its commerce will be wholly annihilated; the workmen are
without employment ; the enormous loss, amounting to ten or twelve
millions of francs, caused by the binning of the entrepot, places many
houses to a dangerous situation ; the closing of the Scheldt and of the
port of Antwerp will cause the loss of the principal vent for the manu-
factures of Flanders, Verviers, and all Belgium. He shews the neces-
sity of having full information respecting the political, financial, and
commercial situation of the country.
M. Van de Weyer, if he did not feel the necessity of giving some in.
formation on the points proposed by 11. Verbrock, would wait foe the
official communications of the Provisional Government. Here, however,
he will speak only as a member of the Congress. The Diplomatic
Committee has not delayed taking proper measures for insuring the
execution of the suspension of arms. It has signified to Messrs. Bra.
son and Cartwright, the envoys of the five great Powers, that the
suspension of arms proposed by them, and accepted by the Provisional
Government, has not yet been executed by Holland. (M. Van
de Weyer read a letter from M. de Rouchefoucault, Am.
bassador, written from the Hague on the 26th of November to
M. Breuon, at Brussels. Al. de Rochefouesult states, that in concert
its his Excellency the English Ambassador, he bad caused remon.

stances to be made to the Dutch Government, and that ceders ware des.
patched from the Hague on the 24th to curry the suspension dams
into execution. He then read it letter from Mr. Canwrignt, senouncieg
the same thing. Notwithstanding these assurances, the Llochl.le hns not
been raised„ and M. Beason has considered thisdelay as a persornln:at.
ter; he has shewn the greatest zeal to terminate it, and Mr. Certter.,„• :
, set out for the Hague this morning with this slew. However, sane
ships have already sailed from -Ostend, as announced in a le::er
written to M. Coghen, Administrator of the Finances.—
Yesterday the Provisional Government, on the certainty that the block-
ade was not raised, judged that its dignity required the suspension of
the conferences which had taken place for the provisional demarcatier.
of the boundaries. It will not resume them till it shall have rece'.ved
satisfactory explanations respecting the non-execution of the suspension
of arms. It is said that Holland is arming, that it has sent fur Swiss
troops, &c. for money Swiss may be had, but money will no: procure
the courage and heroism of our soldiers. We have no reason to fear
taking the field, we have already 30,000 infantry and 1,100 cavalry
organised and filled with martial ardour. As for manufacture*.
the Provisional Government had not tha same means
as the preceding administration, it could not dispose of the money of
the State ; but it has done in this respect every thing in its power, is
has formed Commissioners of manufactures, from which much good
is expected. Two Commissions have been created for the finances; ore
to prepare the budget of the state, the other to regulate the disburse-
ments made. The recognition of the Belgic flag has been the object of
our first steps, but nothing hes yet lwen decided on the subject. The
communication of the protocol of 17th Nov. Is asked for; it appears
to me that it would be improper to lay it before the As.
sembly and the public, previous to its di-cussion Lt.;
Diplomatic Committee. It will be communicated v.is.:n it has I.AI to
sonic result. Confidence must be placcd iti the Diplomatic Coa.mittee,
which takes on itself the whole responsibility of its ac:s. The confer-
ences on this protocol began only a week since. The observance of the
armistice/ does not bring with it the renewal of the criintrunkatte•
with Holland, but between the sevensl places occuph ol by the
We do not, by the suspension of anus, retort to a state o lane 4:i •
limits to be treced will be only a provisional line, whie4 ail! le •-
litical questions untouched.
31. Osy sees that the great question of the freedom of the O`c!,.: '
is not compromised in the armistice, and has DO connection silt ;
raising of the blockade.
A discussion, or rather conversation, ensued on this subject ; era 3i .
Van de Weyer observed, that the act of the: five Powers compW,entli
the raising of the blockade of the ports and rivers ; besides, by speak.
ing especially of the free navigation of the Scheldt, the Provisional
Government would have maladroitly raised a question which, in fact, is
not one. If some ships were captured off' Ostend on the 27th, this is net
surprising, as the order to raise the blockade was not forwarded from the
Hague till the 27th, and could not be known at Ostend on the
27th. It is to be observed that we do not negotiate directly with the
King of Holland, but through the medium of the five great powers ;
consequently, if Holland should act with bad faith, it is these pow.r.
that it will offend. It is probable that the state of King Williant's
affairs will not permit him to do so.
M. Os), withdrew the first three parts of his motion, and with respe c
to the fourth, the Assembly decided that it was not neaessary to ta/:.:
into immediate consideration.
Next Saturday morning, at half-past ten, the Congress will oar: t. le
to proceed in a body to attend the laying of the first stone of a monu-
ment to the brave men who perished in defence of their country. It
will then attend the funeral service in their honour. On its return it
vi 1 eumine, in a general Committee, the question of the Senate or of
two Chambers, as points to be inserted in the Constitution.

BRUSSELS, Dec. i.
Several gun-boats have lately left the Royal Dock-yards. to 1,r0c..,(1
to the coasts of South Holland and Zealand.

DEC.
A British Cabinet messenger, with despatches:recyived yest.rdsy tt, ..
London, set ont in the night for the Hague.
The statenlent of the Gazelle de Franc, that M. Ch. Rogier, nitni-
ber of the Provisional Government, has arrived at Paris, and that he hi
commissioned to offer the Crown of Belgium to the Duke of Nemours, is
without foundation. M. Fermin (not Charles) Rogier is gone to Paris,
but has no official mission. The National Congress has not authorised
any one to offer the Crown of Belgium to any person whatever. Tie
Prince of Saxe Weimar has left 3faestricht, and gone to Bteda.

DEC. C. W. Goblus, Vice. Admiral, commanding at Flueh.
big, replied on the 28th to a letter dated the 26th, witten by Baron Van.
dersmissen, at Antwerp, that he had just received the orders of his Go-
vernment, respecting the acceptance of the armistice proposed the Bel.
gian Government, and that in regard to the merchantmen bound to An,
twerp, he should act according to those ordets. But what are they ? The
latter does not state. What conditions will Holland impose ? Will it
demand a duty to assist its pretended rights, to the navigation
of the Scheldt? Probably only the vessels that arrived at Flushing
before the blockade will be permitted to come to Antwerp. Vie a: e
assured that among the instructions given to Admiral Gobius, are the
following :—" You must not suppose that the raising of the blockade
of the coasts of Belgium, makes any change in the royal decrees re-
specting the conveyance of goods from Holland to the revolted places ;
on the contrary, the decree of the 20th is to be strictly enforced."
ANTWEItP, Dec. 1.
There are at present 16 small vessels which are taking on hoard etr.
non, &c. from the citadel, whence we may infer that ti:e citadel will he
evacuated. We may add, that the Dutch are also running front the
citadel the stores, &c. which they have at their disposal.—Brueses Pa.
per., Dec. 4.