Star.
London, England, 1830-06-18 00:00:00

THE FRENCH JOURNALS ON THE XING'S
PROCLAMATION.

For the first time our ministers, when having to decide between
two bad measures, have not chosen the wont. They have published
a proclamation, but have added a countersign. We wish one thing
to be remarked—namely, that the ministers have but the same uni.
form system in the proclamation of to-day as in all they have
written, or caused to be written. They declare that they are
within the limits of the charter ; that it is not they who attack
it, but those who refuse to form a majority in their favour;
and that they will not yield. This amounts to saying, that by
repelling the opposition, and believing themselves insulted by it,
they are within the carter • that by refusing to yield to the
majority, they are within ;he charter; that by threatening to
resist the majority with an unchangeable resolution, they are within
the charter. The electors, satisfied as much as the Prince de Po.
lignac can be that France owes every thing to the government of
the charter, will judge who are the parties that really deviate from
it, and do justice accordingly. We are too well acquainted with the
rights of the Government to complain of the list of presidents. The
formation of this list belongs to them, and it is perfectly natural
that they should nominate their own creatures. The great number
of peers, lieutenant-generals, sad members of the general councils j
of the departments, is an important feature. Many deputies attached
to the Government have declined accepting the Presidency, because
they apprehended the loss of the favour of the electors by appearing
to enjoy that of the Government.—National.
What is the King's proclamation, issued in a form seldom em.
ployed, with a signature which merits our respect ? It is nothing
but a ministerial act, countersigned by the Prince de Polignac ; it
is a statement of the grounds of' the ordinance, appointing the Pre-
sidents of the Colleges, countersigned by the Count de Peyronnet.
What do Messrs. de Polignac and de Peyronnet say more than
what they have repeated a hundred times ? Instead of a newspaper
article it is an harangue • this is the only difference. In reality, it
is a new censure pronounced by Ministers against the address which
refused to them the concurrence of the Chamber of Deputies. We
remark that out of the 181 members who voted against the address,
only 91 are appointed to preside either at the colleges of depart.
ments or those of arrondissements. The other Presidents, styled
Ancien Deputes, belong to former assemblies, especially to that in
which the 300 friends of M. de Villele fought so valiantly. Thus
90 of those who voted against the address, besides the three minis.
ten, have not been appointed Presidents.—ConsiilutionneL
The Proclamation is founded wholly upon an idea which Minis-
ters have been endeavouring to inculcate these three months, but
which is founded, on a slight examination, to rest on a very slender
basis : the Chamber have misconstrued the King's intentions ; they
have refused their concurrence; they have insulted the King.—
Although we may regret that the Proclamation to the Electors
brings the Crown too directly into the debate, by speaking of insult,
and passes rather too severe a censure upon the last Chamber, which
may be again returned, yet we may congratulate Ministers upon
having abstained from that menacing tone which they adopted on
other occasions. Upon the whole, the question comes to this.—
Does France place confidence in the Ministry, and is she desirous
of being governed by that Ministry ? Does she disown the mistrust
and disquietude which the last Chamber expressed in her name and
does she wish for a Chamber ready to vote as M. de Polignac
would have it ? This is the question to be decided by the electors
....the proclamation has not changed it.—Courrier Francais.
The Proclamation, announced with so much pomp. has appeared
at last. It has the countersign of a responsible Minister, as it could
not appear without it. Ministers were aware of this, and M. de Po.
lignac decided upon signing the Proclamation. It cannot be said
that the heart of the King, his love for his people, and his high
wisdom, are evident in these repeated assurances of maintaining the
Charter, and the institutions founded by it. We derive no in.
formation from the proclamation on this subject. Mistrust al.
ways stops at the foot of the throne. There, only love and con-
fidence in the magnanimity of a great Prince can prevail.—
' To suppose that France stood in need of hearing, as it were, a repe.
tition of the coronation oaths, would be offering an insult both
Ito France and to the King 1 Let M. de Polignac consider him.
self the object of public mistrust—let him not criminally endeavour
to ascribe part of it to Royalty—it falls entirely to his lot! The
confidence and love of the people are the King's. We cannot, how-
ever, refrain from saying a few words on the unchangable resolution
on the part of the king, who is supposed, by the proclamation, to
have resolved never to change his Ministry. With deep sorrow and
respect, we beg to declare that even Kings are fallible. However
pure their intentions may be, they may be mistaken and deceived.
If the welfare of the nation, if the public tranquillity, should re-
quire that the King should keep his Ministers, he will keep them;
if they should require their removal, he wiledismin them. This
pious and wise King will not hesitate to admit that he may have
been mistaken. To err, is the lot of all men ; to acknowledge error,
and rectify it, is the part of treat Kings.—Journal des Debuts.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

LORD HILL'S u General Comniandiag
in Chief, hell a Levee at the Hone Guards yesterday, which was
attended by—Lieutenant-Oeneral Sir Robert 314Farlane, Mr.
Ashunt, M.P. Second Lieutenant George Cavendish, the Hon. F.
A. Prittie, Dr. Pitcairne, Lieut. Colonel Clarke, Major General
Freath, the Marquis of Tweedale, Capt. Floyer, Capt. Penefather,
Captain Andrews, Lieutenant Colonel D'Este, Lieut. General Sir
Thomas Dyer, the Hon. James Petre, the Hon. E. Petre, Major.
Oen. Wood, Col. Grenville, Major• Gen. Dewberry, Major-Gen.
Balfour, Major-Gen. King, Col. Rolt, Lice t..C01. Ferguson. Lieut..
Col. King, Major Gowdie, Lieut.-Gen. Durham, Lieut..CoL Shaw,
Lieut.-Gen. Horseford, Major Croker, Col. James Lomas, Com.
missary-General (ironies, Major M'Mahon, Lieut.. Colonel Fan.
shawe, &c. &c.