Star.
London, England, 1831-01-11 00:00:00

(Front the Constitutions!.)

The news of the arrival of letters of credence to the Rus-
sian ambassador, appears to have given general satisfaction,
and has, no doubt, been considered as a guarantee for the
peace of Europe, and a proof of the existence of a good un-
derstanding
with our government. If these letters had ar-
rived before the revolution of Warsaw, we should have had
more confidence in the amicable disposition of the Cabinet of
St. Petersburgh, but now we are inclined to imagine that it
is rather the result of the existing difficulties, which prevents
that cabinet from thinking of a crusade of absolute govern.'
meats against our revolution of July. If this be so, there
be no more than a postponement of the great struggle
which must sooner or later take place between the principle
of Divine Right and the Sovereignty of the People; and
this forced delay ought not to lead us to neglect the neces-
i2ry preparations for meeting the inevitable contest.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
SITTING Or SATURDAY, JAN. 8.

Vice President M. de Lessen, for M. C. Perrier, president.
The house to• day was again convoked for one o'clock ; at
two, however, the house was still very badly attended. Gen.
Lafayette entered the house at a quarter to two, and, ac-
companied by M. de Tracey, approached the Vice Presi-
dent's chair, with whom they remained conversing upwards
of 20 minutes. The General appeared to-day somewhat
more cheerful than he had been at the last two sittings. At a
quarter after two o'clock the Chamber commenced this day's
sitting. The order of the day was the continuation
of yesterday's deliberation on the reformation of the crimi-
nal courts. This law, although of' little importance in itself,
gives rise to many and very lowp discussions, in consequence
of the two centres of the Chamber having united all their
efforts to reject it; and that, not by any means in conse-
quence of the new project of law being contrary to the prin-
ciples of those divisions of the Chamber, but solely in oppo-
sition to M. Dupont (de l'Eure), a man of the most liberal
entinsents, and who was the Minister who proposed this
innovation in the legislature of the country.

Esousii PosT-Orsict.--England has constantly re-
fused to admit our Journals otherwise than as letters; it is
a matter of reciprocity that France has come to the deter-
:imiation of not admitting the English newspapers but on,
same conditions. This tax is only profitable to the
~rks of the English Post-office, who make both a traffic
Ad monopoly of the introduction into England of foreign
:,nspapers, as well as of the expedition of the English pa-
{'r, to foreign parts. It is for the putting an end to this
s:lte of things, by a treaty of reciprocal admission of the pa-
.l.t;:s of both countries, subject to a moderate taxation, that the
tao,t.4 of our Girernment ought to be directed. Then we
bend by the ordinary mail our papers to England,

where we should certainly count many subscribers, were it
not for the enormity of the price now charged. Then also
the postage of the English papers could, without any incon-
venience, be reduced within the limits of the law. Lot the
public enjoy without check or restriction the rights of admis-
sion. It is our own wish, and what we shall at all times even
solicit, provided it should be on terms of reciprocity ; but,
unless that be the case, we shall consider the admission of
the English papers, at a reduced postage, u against the in-
terest of the French press; it would only be granting a
premium to the monopoly already exercised by the clerks of
the English Post Office.

PRIVATE LETTER IN THE TIMES.
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENIVII.
I cannot learn that any news has this morning arrived from Belgium
or Poland. I have seen letters which came by this day's post from both
countries; but they are meagre in facts, and full of speculative reason-
ing, according to the views taken by the writers of the condition of their
respective interests. Those from Poland would encourage a belief that
the Emperor Nicholas will, notwithstanding his prompt armament, listen
to reasonable negotiation; and the Belgians think that the Bavarian
Prince will be their future sovereign.
There was a very brilliant aurora borealis visible from this city on
Friday night, and all kinds of moon-gazers are at work predicting poll.
deal events, from this sign in the heavens. Being north, it of course
reflected the burning tints of the light of liberty from Poland, where,
however, it is hoped that the real beam burns with a steadier and more
lasting effulgence. The old women who correspond with the family at
Holyrood-house, of course see nothing in this phenomenon but the
wrath of Heaven bursting upon rebellious nations; and in company
here, you are doomed to listen to all this nonsense among an easily
excited people.
While some persons were thus floating in the clouds, a different class
of conjurors formed a little terrestrial occupation. You are aware that
for the purpose of giving employment to a very angry class of work-
men of this metropolis, the Government lately marked lines of fortifi-
cations around Paris, and in following up their purpose set to work up.
wards of 12,000 people. It happens here, as in other countries, that
the moment the cry of distress is met by the application of prompt
labour, there arc angry spirits who diffuse discontent, and reject the
means of subsistence which have been supplied to them. It was
found difficult to get these workmen to keep regular hours, to bring
their tools with them, to be content with the stipulated payment of
Is. or 18d. a day ;—in fact, they must have a " turn-out." The Na-
tional Guard of St. Denis and the neighbouring villages were called
out, but the workmen, nothing daunted, threatened to throw them into
the canal, and expresses were sent to Paris to see what course ought to
be taken with these malcantents. The remedy, however, was to strength.
en the guard at the barriers; to discharge a few of the turbulent; and
stop a portion of the works.
The corps of National Guard Artillery has not yet been re-organised.
It will, however, be re-formed, not as it lately was, an integral body,
but separated into small detachments, each assigned to some legion of
the general Parisian body. The guns of the corps, now in the gnat
court of the Louvre, are not guarded by members of the dissolved corps,
as some of the journals have mentioned, but by a few regimental in..
structon of the artillery, who are always maintained as the nucleus of
re-organization. The guns will, I believe, be removed tomorrow to the
Roots Ilfifiroirs, or, in other words, be deposited in winter quarters.
There is no truth in the story circulated yesterday, that General
Fabvier had set out on a patriotically combative expedition to Belgium.
The General's sword is, I believe, like those of three.quarters of the
other owners of Gallic blades now worn in France—ready for service
in the field of freedom, but as yet be has made no arrangement for
floldng it is Belgium. Poland is the great theatre in which young
Fienehmen wish at this moment to signalize themselves. Seve.
tell Pdith noblemen, some of them of great wealth, have spent
dis winter here, mixed much in the saloons, and are now preparing,
Mao feigned passports, to return to the post of danger ; for they fear
io encounter the Russian authorities, who are determined, as far as pos.
Ale, to stop the way. A number of young Frenchmen, of good fa-
ndlies, wish to join this band of struggling patriots. The old men, too,
INNeurage them ; for Lafayette, Dumas, and many octogenarians, who
fanght under the standard of liberty in the old and new world, were
indocility acquainted with Kosciusko, and had vowed to assist his
fit&

I learn, too, with some degree of surprise, that General Lamarque is
to be the leads of a party in the Chamber of Deputies, who will ay
out against the march of the Autocrat, and appeal to the French people
against the trampling down of Polish independence by force of arms.
I know this movement is talked of by M. Coreellee and other deputies,
who see no breach,of the basis of non-intervention in stepping between
Russia and the Poles in their present quarrel. Upon this subject I am
informed that we are on the eve of very warm and angry debates in the
Chamber. Y.

P. S. I have had a long conversation with General Lafayette, who
denies that he had ever recalled or qualified his resignation at the head
of the National Guard, and I am therefore quite satisfied that my first
informant was misled upon this point. The General fully admits that
his own feelings would have induced him to preserve his military post
until the Anniversary of the barricades, or as long as external danger
was supposed to be impending—in fact, as long as be thought the
retention of it could have been of use to the stability of a Throne,
which is surrounded by Republican Institution,. As the acts of this
venerable man will be recorded in History, it is only jnstice to
his character, that wherever any of them have been misin.
terpreted or misunderstood, his own explanation or refutation
should speedily follow. As I have the contradiction now from
his own lips, it ought to be published. There appears evidently,
from General Lafayette's verbal statement, to have been • good deal
of conversation among the parties on this business, and therefore
room for misconceptions among those who picked op what they
learned by hearsay. The General's conversation with Count Mon.
talivet was sot, he says, at the Palace, but at his own house. How-
ever, be never for a moment hinted that he could recall his resigna-
tion. His letter to the Ring was not published in obedience to the
wish expressed at the time by his Majesty to the GeneraL
O'Gorman Mahon and the gentlemen who presented the address from
Ireland to the Prefect of the Seine last Thursday, were invited to a ban-
quet at the Hotel de Ville on Saturday, at which were present General
Lafayette and his goo, the Duke of Montebello, Counts Matthieu Du.
mss and Laborde, Generals Carbonnel and Fabvier, and several other
military officers; I'Abb4 Pomplerre, M. C.ereelles, and other members
of the Chamber of Deputies. The Prefect of the Seine spoke very
handsomely about Ireland, as did also Gen. Lafayette.
O'Gorman Mahon urged the company to interpose the genius of
French liberty to save Poland from the tyrant of the North.