Star.
London, England, 1830-08-11 00:00:00

SPAIN.

From the 3fessoger des Chambres, Aug. 8, Seemed Editiox.
Paris' Bth August, at Noon.
Letters which we have received from Spain are a complete re-
futation of the reports which which were in circulation the day
before yesterday on 'Change, and which were not without influence
on the price of the Rentea erpetuelle.
The ea-King Charles X. the Duke and Duchess of Angouleme,
the Duchess of Berri, and her children, reached Verneuil on the sth.
They set out again at six in the morning, taking the road by Laigle
and Falaiae to Cherbourg.

7IIE KING OF THE FRENCH.
LETTER IN THE MORNING CHRONICLE.
PARIS, AUG. 8, 1830.

St a—l think we shall have peace ! But, believe me, that ques-
tion depended on the voice of one man—and that man was General
Lafayette. If on Friday night, when 1,200 of the bravest and most
intelligent of the youth of Paris marched down to the Chamber of
Deputies to demand that there should be no hereditary peer-
age ; andi in fact no Chamber of Peers ; if, I say, at that
moment General Lafayette had said to those brave young
men, " Yes, my friends, we will have a Republic," before 24
hours, France would have been 'declared a Republic by the Iwo-
ple. Ido not say by the Peers, by the Deputies, by the bankers,
by the rich merchants, or men of property ; by I do say by those
who effected this Revolution, that is to say, by the people. And
even yesterday, if in the Chamber of Deputies, when Lafayette
rose to address the house, when there was the silence of death, and
when each one dared not to breathe till they had heard some few
words from this Republican hero—if then, Lafayette had said,
" Gentlemen, I protest against your procedings. France shall
have a charter, but shall not have a king." France would have
had no King, and France would have still maintained het
position though many millions should have been slain. It
is to Oen. Lafayette that the Duke of Orleans owes the Crown,
which to.ntorrow will be placed upon his head. The Royalists and
Ultra-Royalists were prepared to a man to support the Republican
party. I am a Republican " said the son of a Royalist Deputy
in my hearing, on the Pont anis XVI. yesterday morning. " And
your father Sir ?" I asked. The people regarded me with atten-
tion. I said to them " Gentlemen, this young man is the son of
M. a Royalist Deputy. Do him no harm, for this is the
reign of liberty ; but do not listen to his councils, for he would
deceive you. He does not want a Republic, but anarchy." The
young man disappeared, and the mob dispersed.
The sittings of the Chambers yesterday will be long remem-
bered in France and the world. The throne was declared vacant
by the !representatives of ithe: people, and they announced that
no member of the elder branch of the House of Bourbon could
sit on the throne. Thus much for Legitimacy !
Next of all, the Representatives of the people made a Charter
—a Constitution for France ! Its basis was that of the Charter
given to France by Louis XVIII. but all that was Oligarchical
or Aristocratical was removed, and the people became the founders
of a new Government! Thus much for the Divine Right of
Kings, Non-resistance, and Passive Obedience !! !
Next of all, the Representatives of the People chose their King.
They selected a Citizen 1 a Prince who had formerly in a foreign
land given lessons in Mathematics ! to support with honour and
respectability his family ! They selected a man who had fought for
the liberties of his country—who had always worn the national
colours—who was the father of a large family—who had lived and
spent his days amongst the people who now called him to reign over
them. They selected a man who, from principle, was a friend of
Civil and Religious Liberty, and who was free from arisitrocratical
pride and vain ostentation. They selected a man who was chari-
table, a lober of science, literature, and the arts ; and who had
granted a pension to the author of " La Marseilloise."—
This was the triumph of the Sovereignty of the people ! ! !
The Prince selected is the " King of the French," and not the
King of France. Mark this. Note it down in your memory.
France belongs to Frenchmen, and not to her King ! France, this
land so dear, this land of liberty and love France is no longer a
territory belonging to legitimate Princes—but France belongs to
Frenchmen—who will honour, respect, and love a Constitutional
King !
When the deputation of the Chamber of Deputies arrived at the
house of the Duke of Orleans, they entered without form, and were
received without ceremony. He was surrounded by his wife and
children. They were his only guards. The people were at the doors,
and the doors were open ; but the people respected the private
dwelling of a citizen, and did not enter to disturb the quiet harmony
of the family circle. The Deputies came in the name of France to
invite him to be King. They said that a Constitutional Monarchy
established by the people appeared to the people to be the beat go.
vernment, and the pen le thought that the Duke was the best citizen
they could select. What was the reply of this princely and noble.
minded citizen. "Exempt from ambition, and habituated to the
life of peace, which I have led with my family, I cannot conceal
from you the sentiments which agitate me at this moment.; but there
is one passion which entirely predominates over all the rest, and that
is—the love of my country. lam fully impressed with the duties
which I owe to her, and I will perform them." Noble Prince !
Virtuous Patriot ! Excellent Father and Honourable Man !
May thy reign be more happy than thou mat thyself desire, and
may France at length have the question answered to her satisfaction,
" When shall Frenchmen be governed ?"
Last night was the triumph of the sovereignty of the pe0p1e....•
M. Lafayette, whose grey hairs and trembling limbs proclaim his
lengthened days, can now descend to the tomb exulting and con-
tent. Last night, when he beheld the vast multitudes of applaud.
ing citizens confirming by their approbation the choice which their
representatives bad made, he seised the hand of the Duke of Or-
leans, and said, "We have performed a good work. You are the
Chief we needed ! This is the best of Republica!"
I have no time before the courier leaves to dwell further on the
event* of yesterday. I send you abundance of Journals and infor-
mation. * My history" is advanaing, but I have not yet all my
facts. Let us have a large and spontaneous subscription for the
wounded and the widowed ; and remember that the battle which has
been fought in France, is not for this age, but for all ages-not for
this country, but for all dimes, and altmen.—.Adien.