Star.
London, England, 1830-10-01 00:00:00

BRIEF DIPLOMATIC REVIEW.

EYGLAND.—This country, which has so greatly sympathized whit
our glorious revolution, demanded of us, as Ambassador. a Marshal of
France, a man of honour, frankness, and integrity. We have sent
thither the Prince de Talleyrand I
Vrastwa.—We had in this country the first of our diplomatists. the
only one amongst them, probably, who was capable of observing aid
holding in check that old fox, the director of tile Austrian
We have broken this precious instrument with our own hand,. M.
Rayneval has been unworthily dismissed. After his dismission, who
were they, excepting the men excluded by their very titles from
the Austrian soil, of whom we ought not to have thought ?
Of course those who, in the exercise of their functions, might
find themselves so placed in contact with the Austrian Govern-
ment as to resist its influence or prejudice its interests. We
eseamenced by nominating. as Ambassador at Vienna, Marshal the
Doke of .Dahnatis t and in default of him we nominated the Marquis
Ri Ithaison. created a Marshal on account of having, in concert with
Ikea* contended against Austrian interests in the Levant—the
penes who conducted Charles X. to the frontier--a very ho
employment, doubtless, hut not well adapted to procure him a media
welcome with the Emperor of Austria or Prince Metternich. Th 181.914
Mine will say, precisely what we could wish. True ; but still, send therm
man of business, capable of holding them in check at least, if net of
managing them. If there was any thing to be carefully avoided
in the selection of a secretary of embassy, in a country wines
the monarchical spirit, fidelity to the Sovereign, gratitude towards ale.
adactor, still exist in all their purity, it was choosing one who happened
le have affronted, in the person of Charles X. ail these sentiments a it
is that very person, the godson of the ex-King. pensioned by him, op.
pressed with his kindness, who has been selected to be sent to Views,
to make his apostacy acceptable. To the merit of ingratitude be joins
that of being the Ronan-law of a man distinguished in Paris by an in-
diffirent reply-to the speech of M. de Chateaubriand, and at Vioma by
the office of purveyor of the army of Italy.
THE NoTazimaxtos.—lf in this post, so important at the poem
moment for the fate of France and of Europe, and so replete with pm
plexities and peril*, and one description of torn was to be avoided, it
was doubtless those who might give umbrage to the Governments to
which they were accredited by their intimate connexions with the From*
press, which openly inculcates the ro-union of Belgium with Franca...
Well! it is precisely from this clan of men that our new Minialor to
the Hague has been chosen. M. Berths is a man of honour sal under.
standing t but is be suited to the place where he is to be sent ?
Psysassuaon.—lf, in choosing an ambassador to this Court,
there was one man who should not have beta thought of, it was, with.
out controversy, that individual who, in the course of the 'Walden cam.
paign, had to =MIN one of those acts of rigour. so ohen fruitless, but
which leave behind them, in a nation however free from resentment, a
ear which ma never be eased. Alas I it is the destroyer of the Kress.
ho who has been selected. Hitherto we know only the selections for
London, Vises., the Netherlands, and Pmnsbargh. In know.
Mg them, our review is complete. Let us conclude with a
few remarks upon the subject with which we helm. At
London we were asked for a Bayard.—we send a Prince de Taw.
rand I It is with 11. de Talleyrsnd the diplomatist with Amu us
have toes at prop . Who was the man we ought to have sent to ha
the fan to Masser the doctrine of non-intervention in the of.
kW Any surely, rather than that MA, while
rest striking *Owe* t was rise procking at Vienna the principle
of the hthementhe of the Allied Pewees is the stain of France wee
twice hoped these pewees to impose upon France that elder branch of
the Haw d Ilsorbse, pm expelled fee ever.