Star.
London, England, 1822-01-30 00:00:00

" Dunce the Second, reigns like Dunce the First!"

SO

What may be the policy of the new French Mi-
nisters in respect to foreign Powers, is not yet very
apparent ; but if we are to take their system of in-
ternal government as a specimen, we may unhesita-
tingly affirm, that the liberties of Europe has nothing
to hope from them : and that the Holy Alliance has
I little cause to dread that France will break up the
compact.

We Lave been led into these remarks, from a para-
graph in an article from Berlin, in which, after no•
ticing the indisposition of the Prime Minister, HAR-
DENBERG, and the loss that his death would occasion
to Prussia, in the present situation of Europe, says-
-44 The recent changes of Administration in France are
deserving the attention of all foreign Powers, as thelan-
guage held in the address to the Sovereign, which led
to the change, was far from expressing those princi-
ples of peace and moderation, which might well have
been expected to be permanent, after so much me-
lancholy experience of the illusions of a false glory."
The Emperor ALEXANDER, MO, if we are to be-
lieve a very current rumour in Paris, like his brother
of Prussia, has expressed his high and mighty dis-
pleasure that Louis le Desiree has ventured to dismiss
the Duc de IticrizuEu, a Lieutenant-General in the
Russian service, and Governor of a Russian Province,

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vial situatidfi of Prime Minister*: France.
ouch, It is saidc'wasreetiSed in Paris, on F -
.4 last, by the Rusaian Ambassador, dated Bt.
Petersburgh, on the 6th or 7th instant, in which his
Issreatst. MsszsrY desires-it to be intimated to the
French Government, al that he views with pain the
dismissal of the puke of RICHELIEU, and that, what-
ever may be the consequences to France of the for-
mation of a Ministry like the present, he considers
himself as absolved from all engagements to inter-
fere between the Bovasoss and the People.
The French people ought to be much obliged to the
Emperor ALIMANDEIt for this declaration, for it was
the interference of foreign Powers between the Bone.
Boss and the People, that procrastinated, if they did
not materially cause the horrors of the French Revo-
lution; it has been the same mischievous interference
or threat cf interference that has fettered the hands
of the French Monarch, and rendered the French
People discontented ; and which even caused the
very Address from the Chamber of Deputies: to
the Kum, against the late Ministry. But why do
we talk of the former conduct of foreign Powers
towards France; such declarations, on the part of
Russia and Prussia, are interferences direct and un-
called for.

If the tranquillity of Europe is disturbed, France
is not the aggressor. Did she not tamely look on
while Austria and Russia united their gigantic powers
to extinguish the first spark of liberty in Naples and
Piedmont ? Has she extended her arm to succour
the Greeks in their struggle for emancipation? or,
has she expressed any determination to resist the me-
ditated spoliation of Turkey by Russia? The fact
is, that France, like England, has not assumed that
attitude which two c)fthegreatest Powers in Europe
ought to have done, or they would in an instant have
rescued Greece from the goading tyranny of the
Turks, and have scared Russia from her unprin-
cipled designs on a Power which, however guilty in
other respects, has given her no just cause of prat rel.

The French Papers of Sunday, the contents of
which we anticipated (by Express) yesterday, arrived
in the regular course this morning.

This morning we received a German Mail, bringing
Papers to the 19th inst. The following are extracts :

FROM TIIE DANUBE, JANUARY io.

According to accounts from Widdin, the army of
the Turks in Bosnia had occasioned some disorders.
That province is, however, tranquil. On the capture
of Cassandra by the Turks (which they soon lost
again), they took only two cannon, and made 200
prisoners, who were immediately beheaded. At SA-
lonica, all was apparently tranquil. The disturbers
of the public peace were severely punished.