Star.
London, England, 1830-09-14 00:00:00

gers, and are considered, not on account of being thus armed,
but from their principles, to be rather a dangerous set under
present circumstances. The language made use of in their
paper, although occasionally strong and deserving a spirited
refutation by the present moderate party, is of a gentle cha-
racter compared to the language they boldly hold in their
private meetings. It is even said here that the depression
in the funds has been effected by the alarms occasionally
spread by them of the bad state of things, and the in-
stability of the present Government. There is also an-
other club opposed to their principles, and something si-
milar in its principles to the formidable party at
the former Revolution, styled "La Montagne, and
which was composed of the first men of talent
of the day. This latter club is exerting itself to the full
extent of its power, in crying down the present Govern-
ment, and in disseminating the seeds of discontent ; but no
dangerous consequences are to be apprehended from it, on
account of the weakness, both in number and talent, of the
parties who compose it. I shall, however, keep a watch
upon them both ; and impart to you their movements, or
any similar clubs that may start into existence. The fol-
lowing is an extract on the subject of
POLITICAL SOCIETIES.—The first Political Societies
were of essential service to liberty ; but they created popular
societies, which, in defending them, went to too great
lengths, and consequently destroyed the whole. After the
moat deplorable oppression came the restoration, which being
also protected by a political society called religious, to it
owed its downfal. The explanation of the society of the
Friends of the People, revealed a remarkable fact; it is this,
that a paragraph corrected by a well disposed mind, was
maintained by others in the printed bill, and that it is only
through the act of a bill-sticker that it has not had publicity.
It thus proves, from this circumstance, what is always ha-
zardous in these political societies, namely, that
well-disposed minds are exposed to have others to do
for them more than was originally intended.—
Where there is tyranny, resistance is a natural right, and
political societies are powerful and useful on such occasions ;
bet the aim once attained, the association ha.s no longer the
same advantage, with probably all the original danger. Where
are we to fight against tyranny to-day ? Why hold the
same attitude after victory?? Has the periodical press ceased
to be free, with the ready access always granted us to ex-
press our opinion and wants to the Chambers and to power ?
Why, then, these political societies, if there is no legitimate
cause of resistance ? The laws do not authorise them, and
the love of order advises us to abstain from them."—Afessa-
ger des Chanildres.

" A report was current last night, at the Opera Comique
that a courier had arrived from Russia in the morning, and
bringing with him the recognizance of the King of the
French by the Emperor Nicholas."—Journal de Paris.
(Sunday morning.) "It is said that the Archbishop of
Paris has quitted his diocese : he has been absent for the)
days, without any one knowing where he has retired to."—
Le Nalional.—" They write us, from Frankfort-Eu-4e-
Main, that Lieutenant-General Natzmer, Aide-de-camp to
his Majesty the King of Prussia, has been named by his
Sovereign to be the bearer of the letter of congratulation to
King Louis Philip the First ; and that the report current in
that city is, that the Envoy-Extraordinary of France to the
Imperial Court of Russia, after a short (sojourn at Memel,
caused by the delay of forwarding to him his latest direc-
tions, had proceeded on his route to seek tho Emperor at
Petersburgh."—Messager des Chambres.
The Chamber of Peers adopted yesterday, without discus-
sion, the transitory law of election proposed to complete the
number of Deputies. A motive of urgency has not allowed
it to stop for a just and wise amendment suggested by the
Marquis de Louvois. The law dispenses of annual posses-
sion electors from twenty-five to thirty years of age, and the
eligible from thirty to forty ; from it follows that citizens
who are more than thirty, are excluded from the benefit of
the non-annual possession to vote, and that citizens who are
more than forty, are not admitted to become eligible. Is
there not a truly counter-meaning in this, pointed at by the
Marquis de Louvois ? And is it not to be deplored that he
finds himself now within the reach of the law ? Happily,
the proposed law is not to last more than two months, since
the only elections which it is to rule, will take place, it is
said, in the last fortnight of October.—Constitutionnel.
Tho Journal des Debc7slr—o-day, after an acknowledg-
ment of the present languishing state of trade in France,
proceeds to reason upon the causes of it, after observing that
a temporary depression was foreseen, and is indeed always
to be looked for, after those great political convulsions,
which shake the foundations of society, and in which States
are either engulphed or regenerated—seems, however, to
think, that owing to the rapidity with which the French
Revolntion was effected, and the quick return to order, that
this is not the cause— neither does it attribute it to the
trifling combinations of the working classes. It observes—
"lt must be confessed that the source of the evil exists
rather in the morale and agitation of the upper classes. It
resides in the innovating spirit without end, which torments
some theoretic spirits in these symptoms of anarchy, which
threaten our future, in the indecisions of our Ministry—
in the state of uncertitude in which we are left as to the
fate of the Chamber—violently attacked. This it is which
destroys confidence, and paralyses trade. Trade demands
peace and stability. It must be enabled to count upon the
future, and by the present it is the most, if one can count
upon a week. Trade does not allow itself to be seduced by
Utopian theories. It has a miraculous foresight in divining
the chances of the future—chances of calm and chances of
disorder. Its interest enlightens it more than the most pro-
found political sagacity. Whilst sanguine minds, formed
alone by study and refiexion, dream only of reforms, ame-
liorations, and improvements—trade perceives very well that
it is much easier to pull down than to rebuild, and that at
the end of all these fine reforms, it may chance that we find
anarchy in place of liberty, despotism of a particular party,
in place of the reign of the laws."

Near the preserve parks fo-r-the royal hunts, a great num-
ber of poachers had recently established themselves : during
the late events they overran the parks of St. Cloud, Manly,
and Versailles, killing all the game within reach, and, since
the restoration of order, have evinced still less respect for
the property of the State. They have not only entered the
parks to shoot without permission, but have cut down some
of the trees, and carried away the wood. Their numbers
having increased considerably, the peaceable inhabitants of
the environs were much alarmed, and the authorities found
themselves compelled to take measures to put an end to
such disorderly proceedings. On Wednesday and Thursday
a batiste was made in the wood of Maly, when several
poachers were driven out, and others were arrested. Un-
fortunately, in one of these encounters, a gamekeeper was
killed; as were two of the poachers. The Commissioners of
the Civil List have, in consequence, revoked all permissions
granted to sport in the royal forests, and placed them under
the protection of the constituted authorities, the National
Guards, and the public forte. The gamekeepers, in the
meantime, have orders to kill or take the game which is
publicly sold in Paris, or its environs, at the most moderate
charge.

The National, just otos to Mak has the follow* va-
luable comment on the r' stated shire :—" Till now
England to thronly previa, hes deelarsd Its in-