Star.
London, England, 1830-01-20 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

From the Messager des Chambres of Sunday.
PARIS, JAW. 17, Aw Nowt.

The cold had not yet been so intense u it is this ssambe ; et
seven o'clock the thermometer indicated 15i degrees beim Zero.
TOULON, Jut. 11.

PI/JVATI

The Lamprole corvette, Lieut. Dussauk, will set sell to-day for
the Levant. This vessel has on board 400,000 francs for the brigade
in the Mores, as well as provisions and stores foe the vessels
of the division. It has been delayed some days waiting for
the Government despatches, which arrived this morning. It
has on board two Priests, going to the Holy Land, and some
other passengers. Yon have been informed of the hasty fitting
out of the Breslau and Provence, the destination of which seemed
to be uncertain ; to-day orders have been given to all the port
edgers to employ all possible means that the resources of
the arsenal cau supply to get the following vessels ready
to put to sea against the first order, vie.—the Ville de Marseille.
the Scipion of the line, the Iphigenie, Didon, Armide, and Syrene
frigates; the Oise and Emulation corvettes; the Dragon, Cygue,
and Alerts brigs ; and to make all necessary repairs in all choosier
men-of-war in the port. The destination of these vessels is no
longer doubtful—they are going to return to the Levant. Those
unhappy countries are, it seems, going to be again the theatre of a
general conlagratlon. The classic land of heroes and the arts is
again to be traversed in all directions by soldiers of all the nations
of Europe, guided by interest alone, and who, perhaps, will never
agree till there if not a single rain left standing.
A report of the Consular Agent at Carthagena, in Spain, an-
nounces that a French trading brig of 500 tons burden had been
captured of Cape Palos, on the Spanish coast, by a privateer, sop •
posed to be an Algerine. The crew escaped in their boats which
arrived at Carthagena. The report of the Captain of the vessel
has been seat to the Minister of Marine.

From the Gazette de France of Sunday.

ODESSA, Dn. 23.

Hail Pasha inhabits a house in this city, and waits for his pass-
ports to set out for &. Petersburgh. The accounts from the army
In Asia are very satisfactory. It is still believed here that the for-
tress of Kan will be ceded to Russia.

We expect news from Constantinople, where Count Orloff is sup-
posed to have opened his negociations. Some Journals have spoken
of proposals made to the Sultan for the cession of Palestine. It is
aLrmed that there is some truth in these reports ; but that the
proposals were not made by a certain cosmopolite house.

JASSY, Dm. U.

Though the mission of Held Paella is not according to the de• 1
sire of the Emperor 4 Resets, or the cakelations of his Ministers,
passports have been sent him, and he is ezpected at St. Peters.
burgh about the 15th of January.

FRENCH STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS.

The Mowing are the principal results of the returns made to
the French Government on the population of Paris and he depart-
ments, and upon the consumption of the capital, as stated in the
Annuaire. _ _ _

There were born iu Paris during 1828, In marriage and in pri.
•ate houses, 9,509 buys, 9,094 girls : out of marriage, 2,608 boys,
and 2,5.55 girls. In the lying•ia hospitals for married women, 262
boys, and 261 girls : in the lying-in hospit.ls fur unmarried wo-
men, 2,758 boys, and 2,574 girls. Total of births, 29,601—0 f
wh.eh 1.1,117 were boys, and 14,484 gide.

This number comprises 2,291 acknowledged, and 8,184 aban-
doned natural children. There have been in the same year 8,970
marriages between bachelors and spinsters; 353 between bachelors
and widows ; 749 between widowers and spinsters; and 1110. b-
etween widowers and widows. Total, 7,282. Deaths In private
house., 6,930 men, 8,397 women ; in the civil hospitals 4,093
men, 4,492 women; in the military hospitals, 597 men. 1 woman;
In the prisons, 29 men, 45 women. There have been deposited in
the Morgue, during the year, 279 male, and 54 female corpses.—
Total number of deaths, 24,557.
During 1828. the small-poz destroyed 176 persons, of sU ages,
and of both sexes.

During the same year, there were consumed at Paris 960,117
hectolitres of wine ; 30,920 of brandy ; 6,552 of cider; 117,151
of beer. In edibles, 71,3112 cattle; 13 895 heifers ; 63,667 calves;
366,229 sheep ;.83.125 boy ; 3,253,727 kilogrammes of viande a
la main ; 1,298,523 kilogrammes of dry cheeses. There has been
sold at Paris 4,28',632 francs-worth of sea Ask 970,393 francs-
worth of oysters, 611,569 francs-worth of fresh-water Ask
6,542,721 franca-worth of (owls and poultry, 9,863,519 francs-
worth of butter, and 4,510,169 frame-worth of eggs. There have
entered Paris, 9,480,714 bottles of hay, 14 071,157 bottles of
straw, and 1,137,186 hat tolltres of oats
in the year 1897, there were born in tbe whole of France,
469,909 legitinsate boys, and 440,919 legitimate girls. The number
of natural male children was u high as 36 096, and that of natural
female children as 34,650, whkh gives the total number of births
at 980398. There were 255,738 marriages, sjd 794135 deaths.
male and female. The population hag 'harshest sustained sas in-
crease of 189,1 i 1 individuals. The result of t►e observations made
on the number of births of both sezes,freas 1617 to 1627, is, that
the births of boys have exceeded theme( girls by a Afteent► To
learn whether &mats bad say inlorostela thee Mira, 30 Anon-
maple were caskidered separately. The sane rank was hound AI
over France. which proves that the nays of the nenber of male
Over that of female births does mot depend in any emmilde degree
”sa climate. With regard se mural ohildreo, the mamba of
girls approaches more closely than at haps.

Were you intelligent, and at the same time inde-
pendent in your circumstances, it would be unnecessary
to add one sentence more ; for in this case your direct
and obvious interest would lead you aright. But, under
the vicious circumstances in which you have been trained,
and are compelled to act, it is impossible that you shaul
possess intelligence, or acquire an independence.
Under the circumstances which have existed, VII
could not arrive at a knowledge of your nature, without
which knowledge no man can be intelligent. You could
not, by the acquiredient of any amount sterling, obtain,
at all times, a full supply of the best of every thing for
your nature; and until arrangements shall be formed
which will secure these objects, no one can be thoroughly
independent in mind or circumstances.
It is now, however, in your power, by creating a Herr
public opinion, mainly to assist in procuring these advan-
tages for yourselves and for all your fellow- creatures ; and
to be the chief instruments in effecting this impolant
change in the condition of the civilised world is, perhaps;
the highest, privilege that can be conferred upon any
individuals.
But in order that you may be successful in speedily
giving a right direction to public opinion, it is necessary
that you should cordially and honestly unite your efforts,
and that you should aid each other with ab much .eal ab
is incumbent on those who have the same interest and ob-
ject in view.

Before, however, that any general or permanent union
can be effected among you, it is indispensable that each
should acquire a knowledge of the great principle of union
in human nature.
You have all been thoroughly trained in the notion,
and been subjected from infancy to the mass of injurious
consequences which follow from the supposition of its
truth, that you possess, by nature, the power to feel and
think as you please. And while your conviction in the
truth of this notion remains, you cannot avoid being dis-
pleased or angry with those who cannot, or, as you sup-
pose, will not, feel or think in accordance with your feel-
ings and thoughts,—never suspecting that your thoughts
and feelings, as well as theirs, are formed for each othez
without your being aware of the means by which they
are so formed.
It is this error alone which has hitherto preventea, awl
which now prevents, the existence of a cordial and sincere
union among the human race. Let but this error, by in-
stilling into the minds of men a correct knowledge of the
laws of human nature, be withdrawn from the world, and
universal union, peace, and kindness, must, and will, pre-
vail among all nations, people, and individuals.
The simple task, then, which you have to perform, in
order to create a right public opinion, and one which
would be invaluable in its effects, is to stimulate all to
examine the facts from which the great truth, that" man
does not possess the power to feel and to think as he
pleases," has been deduced.
Make this fundamental law of our nature familiar to
all—enable them to trace the beneficial effects which a
knowledge of it would produce among society in general,
and the rising generation in particular; and a public op,-
nion would thereby be formed, which would speedily :e-
-move the vicious circumstances which have hitherto
created all the irrationality, disunion, and evil passions,
now prevalent among mankind.
Do this with the industry and energy which you have
been accustomed to exercise in the cause of party, of
faction, and of sectarianism, or for the acquirement of
common commercial gain, and you ,will become the in-
struments of removing for ever from the world the cause
of ignorance and of poverty, of vice, and of misery.'
Why should you, then, for the limited and inferior ad -
vantages which you obtain, longer lend yourselves to fac-
tion, sect, or party, when the means of obtaining the
most ample permanent benefits that human nature can
enjoy, are, by a noble, straightforward course, ao easy
attainment

Abandon party--abandon faction=abandon thetaWan-
ion—and, above all, abandon that fundamental error
which has engendered every human ill ; and you will dis-
cover that science now offers the most certain and the
most delightful means of creating, unlintite4 wealth for
all, and of giving to the coming generations, 'physically,
mentally, and morally, a character greatly superior to
any that has hitherto been formed' for. an. • ."
This is the race which is noweet bear you;, awl/Ilya
prompt and decisive conduct, you will obtainthe,inpstlin-
able reward which is axedffi to its completion.. The press
will then no longer be made instrumental in the 'Creation
of error, disunion or malignant feelings ; • anheby beco-
ming under your hinds. a powerful engintoef•seedi' will
prove itself.to be one ofthe greatest blepeinge that. hostri-
ledge has yet discovered for the use of !tan.
Remember that man feels. iugl, thinks as he hps been
compelled by his nature to feel atidlhinit ; and at to be
displeased or angry with him for Me thoeghts lant
ings, is• a demonstrative proof that time beiiiiessi *bus
displeased or angry has not. yet bean made ntismal is his
feelings, thoughts, or actions. •
Beftplepass, Jan. OWEN.