Star.
London, England, 1830-08-10 00:00:00

GENDARMERIE.

The establishment of the Gun, a company whose duty it wu to
guard the city by night, is traced to the time of the Romans. The
Institution was, from its obvious utility, continued by the Gauls,
adopted by the Kings of the Franks, and maintained under all the
wars and disturbances of the feudal times. From the earliest period
the Guet appears to have consisted partly of citizens, furnished by
the Prevot from the companies of merchants and artisans, and partly
of men appointed by the King, to the number of forty-six—twenty
being mounted, twenty-six on foot. In 1550 the Gun Royale, or
company of guards appointed by the King, was limited by edict to
240 men, and the Guet Anis, consisting of armed citizens, and so
called because they merely acted as sentinels, but did not go the
rounds, was abolished. During the year 1861, however, the Gun
Royale shoed the like fate, and the guard of Paris was exclusively
I entrusted to the citizens. In 1563 the Guet Royale was again an-
' Welled, and the Company of Citizens wu again disbanded. Feasts
this period until the first year of the Revolution, the constitution of
the ()net Royale remained unaltered, except in number ; it was in-
creased in proportion to the wants of the capital. In the fint year
of the Republic it was dissoleed. The origin, both of the Gendar-
merie and of the National Guard, may be thus early traced to the
duet. As soon as a Ann and regular Government bad succeeded to
the disorders of the Revolution, the Gendarmerie was re-established.
Napoleon paid especial attention to the formation of this body : the
men were selected chiefly from the veterans of his army ; they were
well paid, and adminibly equipped. Indeed, it would be difficult
to find in any country a finer body of men than the Gendarmerie 1
Cheval. They were, however, always held in bad odour by the
people. There can be little doubt that they numbered many spies
in their ranks, especially since the restoration of the Bourbons.—
This naturally drew down on them far more than the ordinary ha-
tred which attaches itself to thipolice in all countries. They,how-
.ever for the most part performed their duty with exemplary me-
deralion ; once before, in the hue feign, they were brought into eon-
Ala with the people ; on this occasion, it is said, they took an op.
pottunity of avenging themselves, for a king arrest of insult, by the
reckless effusion of bloods it wait in the last day! of Fillets's mi.
ninny :it precipitated his tell. The people felt outraged the
dissolution of the Chamber cif tie', and. the addition of Teen
to the Gyp? House. Mate n llist deeneddentenee to this edieti
was published, they burned V is elk, end esexenelt4 them.'
selves in. he 'bells of some hopes. thy ixi Wins. at the of the
Rue St. Deals, they attacked 'the 4waigmair seithidonee. ' The?
Gendarmerie Charged saddled soltbem,,kitllng nuOy. aid mein&
Thin eom*ct has since borne the name it the amens.
V/thneTue St.Tatis. The body consisted of six estapiales iitioic
and horse.

l'A L INTEI.LIGFNCP

The Thedatuji, stmt. from Leith, has arrived at S.Cop tirse, with
mainnia.t danyaged by lightning. bound to Stir tnirhi.
The Montpelier. hound to New Yin k, I; .4 I u bark to
Liverpool. having been on shore.
The Enima was spoken with on the 26th datitt.xy, un the ca:Ar
of California. with 16 barrels of oil ; and the Pacific, Cattwiight,
on the 20th February, off Cape Lucas. with 2,700 barrels.
The Britannia, ‘,arshall ; Grotian. Barstow ; GreCiat.,
Blot -
shard ; Harmony. Dixon ; bleak°. Patterson ; Salem. Richard-
son ; and Wm. Shand, Roswell, all (ruin Liverpool. hive artilei.d
it New York.
•
DEAL. Auo. 9.—Wind S.E.
Caatit, Atm. 9.—Arrived the Martha, Sanderson, from Va-
lencia. _ _ _

flotruesn, AUG. A —Arrived the Pilot, Jon's, from lions vei:ta.
Coa►, AUG. 7. Arrived the Dominica. Bruman, from Glue!), c.
WATS: AAAA Aua. 7.—Arrived the Tottenham. Evans, iron)
Quebec.
Assume's, AVOWS 7.—Arrived th Mercury, W.,11:t r. from
Archangel.
Huta., AUG. H.—Arrived she Diana, Wright, from Archangel ;
Prince of Wales. Selby, arAl Peace, Cooper, from St. Peter•burgb;
William and Elisabeth. Stevenson, from Riga', aud Caroline.
Russell, front Pillars.
PORTSMOUTH, Aua. 9.—Wind S.S.E
PLYMOUTM. Ana. B.—Wind variable.—Siiled his Na]esty's elps
Talbot and Carron, for the Cape of Good Hope.
Faxstourss, Aua. B.—Wind variable.
LIMN. AUG. 9.—Arrived the Catherine. Dixon, from S:. Pe-
tersburgh.
Exams's, Aua. 3.—The Triad, Smith, from Sr. Petersburgh
to Lynn, lost jib-boom, &c. in these Roads this tirmilinr, n, con-
sequence of being driven foul of by a vessel.