Star.
London, England, 1830-04-24 00:00:00

PARIS, April 20.

The Private Correspondence of the Herald.
General Bourinunt, the Minister of War, and Commander-in.
Chief a the expedition against " Africa," left town for Toulon,
yesterday. The Moniker of this day contains an ordinance of the
King, dated yesterday. appointing the Prince de Polignac (Prime
Minister of France), Minister of War ud interim. How it can
happen that at such a busy period M. de Polignac can fill the office
of President of the Council, and perform the duties of Minister ut
War, I pretend not to know—either of them would furnish suffi-
cient occupation for an able man.
It is said to be determined upon by Government that the office of
Minister of Tar shall remain thus in abeyance. If, as is probable,
the expedition shall succeed, General Bourmont will have recom-
mended himself to the army—for he is a resolute, and what is
more in France, a dashing man. The goodwill of the army being
pined, it will be confirmed by the profusion with which Bourmont
will shower lipnours on his troops; for which purpose he his indeed
a carte blanehe--anil the army secured, what can be apprehended
from the Liberals ? A dissolution of the Chamber would be fol-
lowed by the election of a more tractable Chamber than the pre-
sent, and all would then be well. Such are the arguments of the
Royalists with whom I happen to speak The Quotidietirte goes
farther than to anticipate a more pliant Chamber than the present ;
for it contends, and is supported by other Royalist journals, that
the Members who voted for the Address disqualified themselves tot
re-election, as completely as did John Wilks when he libelled his
late Majesty, George the Third. The National of this day warmly
denies the analogy sought to be established by the Quelidienne—
and between them will I leave the contest.

Never was there a more extraordinary undertaking titan this ex-
pedition. Tbat extremities might have been avoided is a matter
unquestionable. Either France is permitted by England to destroy
the pirate and his host, or she is nut. If allowed (as is, I am
sure, the case) it must be on a fuU understanding that she shall nut
retain any territorial advantage to be derived front it ; and if so—
for I shall not argue the alternative—what is to compensate Frutee
for the expenditure ut thousands of lives and millions of money ?
Nothing but the eclat above referred to.
But the expedition is extraordinary for other reasons : it is to be
turned into a party of pleasure fur some, and to became an object of
scientific speculation with others. You are already aware that a
vessel is in preparation to accompany the expedition which will be
employed as a floating hotel or tavern, in which, tom lb francs sday.
gentlemen and ladies may be accommodated, and witness that
" charming sight, a beide ," view the storming of Algiers, and
perhaps have other storms to speak M. fluty persona have, it is
said, already secured births in this desirable observatory.
Not doubting that the attack will be triumphant, aril furnhA glo-
rious materials for a picture no fewer than three Frenerh PolOters of
some eminence: hare determined upon prixteeding with the expedition
in one or other of the ships of war—namely 31: Gudin, Garner:6y,
and !somber; jun. I. Garneray is a marine painter of sonic ten.
°env, who, you will remember, was sent out to Nararin by the
then minister of marine, to take drawings on the spot on which took
place "the untoward cyan," and truth nhich he attmwaids painted
a couple or tolerable pictures. What a scene the projected attack
would afford to a really fine marine painter ! B: assured that irises
fur the best paintings of the attack on Algiers will be given by the
French government. These, in addition to fame, a British artist
of the rank of some I could mention, would almost be sure to
carry of.
Amongst other strange occurrences of the present day is, the de.
patine hem Paris of Pr** Talleyrantle. for his -prioftly
seat of Valarsay, to prepare for the reception of the King aid Queen
of Naples, who will honour him with a visit on their stay iron%
Bayonne to Paris. The scene of the Puttee's hospitality comet
;but be interesting to the Royal couple, who art now on tbei_rjuurrtey
from a visit to their son.in.law Ferdinand the Beloved. Ifalar.cay
having been the residence. or prison of that Monarch.. when tar
!hands of Napoleon. The splendour in which this easßishop of
Autua lives is almost incredible. His wealth—how. acquired
shall not refer to-164W to be immense. Valet say bad been at
one time a favourite seat of Francis I.