Star.
London, England, 1830-09-23 00:00:00

spirit of liberality—have been granted, they have not been
sufficient to calm the popular effervescence ; and the partial
explosions now breaking out are symptoms of the general
dissatisfaction, which will burst into one universal conflagra-
tion, on the first favourable opportunity. Governments ap-
pear to Lave placed themselves in a false position ; they ima-
gine, that by refusing to grant liberal institutions, they'
avoid what they call revolutions; whereas, these revolutions
are brought about precisely by this very perseverance, in
refusing what the spirit of the times and the wants of the
people imperiously demand. There is, however, a master
force above them—public opinion—the great ruling: power
of the age. This state of the people of Europe ought the
more to induce Governments to pursue the paths of peace
and concord. It is evident that an attack upon the indepen-
dence of a single power would involve all Europe in revolu-
tion ; it would realise the prophecy of Mr. Canning ; it
would be the Eolus that would put forth storms and tempests,
overwhelming all the old monarchies of the ancient world.
—Courrier Francais.

FRA NCE.—The Chamber is; going to be completed by
about one hundred members. Amongst those members to
be elected, there are thirty-seven which forms a part of the
Chamber as it is at present, and who are going to be subject
to a re-election from having been raised to public functions.
Commonly in elections, all the names of Deputies who
have accepted places may not come out of the urn; in elec-
tions which have only taken place on account of their being
appointed to public functions, it is hardly possible not to see
them re-elected ; it would otherwise appear like a personal
insult, and the electors would not take such a step with
ant serious motives. There will be then about seventy
new members, and it is in this surplus that will
consist the extolled regeneneration of the Chamber.
Till then, the Ministry will have managed to do
with the majority, such as it is; and by that it plainly ap-
pears in what shade they wish the choice to be made. It is,
however, repeated of the Ministry, that every thing is going
on for the better ; that the fortunate union it has made with
the Chamber, will make it henceforth steady ; and that the
differents election, will make the Chamber competent
and respectable in the eyes of all. All this is repeated in
the drawing-rooms of Ministers, at the Chamber, and in the
papers of the Chamber; the Ministry have it in their power
to believe their work almost finished, and consider them-
melves certain of public opinion, of the assent of Franco,
and the prospect of the future. Unhappily for Mi-
nisters, this is not the case. While they are throwing
the anchor, instead of profiting by the wind, and stop
to receive and return salutations, others do not wait,
and events are still going on. Abroad, the affairs of
Belgium may, in a short time, arrive to a point where
the Ministry would be obliged to mix an increase of energy
with the prudence which was sufficient for them up to the
day of the report. In the interior, certain urgent reforms,
which they could have had the honour of fostering, are
going to be done without them—without their having the
power to put any obstacle to it, and without being under any
obligation to them for lending their aid. It is towards M.
Benjamin Constant and Bayeux that gratitude will be due for
what they have proposed. Other reforms, which have been
too long delayed, or that the Ministry will only agree to with
restriction, will turn to unpopularity. The active opinions
of citizens, who busy themselves about the public business, is
growing, while the slowness and wavering of power is appa-
rent. The centre of moving strength is unsettled, and power
will soon find itself out of it. Ministers had a sure means
to satisfy and fulfil magnificently, the imaginations of youth
and the people : they would also at the same time have satis-
fied and directed the national judgment, by true legislative
reform; they have not dared to employ that means; they
only re-opened the Pantheon to great men, because they
feared that those revered busts might be taken there without
their permission ; instead of thinking of celebrating,
by expiatory solemnity, the illustrious martyrs of liberty,
they appeared to dread the generous emotions those
rejoicings spread, and did not wish to have the ap-
pearance of paying devotion to the glorious principle of
those martys. What will be the consequence of all this
tactic ? Why, that many things will take place out of
power, and against their will ; and that many others will not
take place at all, or will be badly done. No thanks will be
due for the one, and much ill-will shall be the reward of the
others ; notwithstanding the situation was admirable, and
b oldness only required to maintain it.—Le Globe.