Star.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

daimeJ—,, You are * contemptible fellows and it is
I who tell you so."
M. I.Arotir turned towards General Semis, and
pointed towards the door of the Hall.
A number of voice's—" Order! order! order r

The tumult continued with extraordinary violence
until M. FOY rose, the most interesting portion of
whose speech referred to General Berthon. He said—
" Revolts are spoken of. General Berthon is men-
tioned—(Moventent on Me right).—How has he been
Mated ?—(A voice, As he deserved.)—There was
nothing particular with respect to him. I appeal to
the I%litlister. Well, Gentlemen, in 1815 he was de-
taineo. a year in prison, and since that time he has
been an e'ted periodically-4-(Questiou Question!)—
eccly sit months: finally, he has been deprived of
pay—(Question! Question!)—l do not assuredly
approve of the line of conduct to which those arbi-
trary vexations have driven him ; I have only been
anxious to make you perceive that what is illegal is
always dangerous, and that in giving birth to an ar-
bitrary system there is always danger of revolt."
On the right-44 Ilave not Generals Donnadieu
and Cannel been persecuted also ?"
The debate nest turned on the duties of soldiers.
M. Maxret. said, "The gendarmes are not obliged
w obey their Chiefs when the orders which the latter
gave %sere illegal." This language excited a terrible
explosion on the right ; and the doctrine of passive obe-
Jience had numerous advocates, among whom was the
Keeper of the Seals.—M. de LAM ETU said, " Minis-
ters would willingly have the mutes of the Seraglio."
On M. CHAUVELIN getting up to speak, a furious
centea arose; some crying for the close of the dis-
cussion—others to hear him speak. The President's
bell was exerted in vain, and he rung it with such
‘lJience that it unluckily cracked, and" yielding only
a rt:nibling noise," was laid aside by the wearied
cf its employer; and thus terminated one day's
c:..,:•,l,sica in the Councils of the Great Nation.
It appears that one of the followers of General
EL:twos: has been arrested at St. Calais, in the de-
prtment of the Sarthe. The Royal School of Ca-
valry at Saumur has been broken up.— The following
arc extracts from the French Papers of Sunday last,
aLich have been received by expos:

PARIS, MARCH St.
Generals Semele and Lafont fought to-day with
pi-A, i,. They were accompanied by Generals Sebas-
Parlounaux, Gerard, and Digeon, and each
fired thicc times. The seconds thought themselves
the more called upon to put an en•i to the combat,
because there was nothing personal against General
Lafont in the interruption of General Semele, of
which the Journals have given an inaccurate account.
Among the Piedmontese arrested at Paris is M. de'
S.rnta Rosa, Minister of War during the .Revolution
in Piedmont.

It appears that it is not General Berthon who has
hee7. arre',:ed at St. Calais (Sarthe), but a person so
very like him as to give rise to the error.

The Journal of l'Aisne contradicts the accounts
given by several Journals, of the pretended excesses
committed by bands cl malefactors in the Cantons of
Chat.n) and Coucy.
The Second Section of the Court of Assize this day
sentenced a person named Jean Baptiste Hue, who
:AS found guilty of having publicly uttered the sedi-
tious cry of " Five 'Entpereur r and of having vio-
lently opposed the authorities in the exercise of their
functions, to be imprisoned for three months, and to
pay a fine of fifty francs. He had been punished be-
fore for a similar offence.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM It.PETERUURGH,
DATED MARCH 6.

" The question of peace or war will soon be de-
cided, and its solution depends entirely upon the ne-
gociations of M. de Tatischeff at Vienna. This dis-
tinguished diplomatist, honoured with the particular'
confidence of the Emperor, had before his departure
a long audience of his Majesty, and several con-
ferences with Counts Nesselrode and Capo
He has very extensive full powers to facilitate the
progress of the negociation, with the constant sending
of couriers backwards and forwards between Vienna
and St. Petersburg!), a distance of 600 leagues. Our
Cabinet demands a steady and categorical answer.
The march and maintenance of an army of 150,000
men on the war establishment has caused extraordi-
nary expenses, quite disproportioned to the revenues
of the Empire, and the Treasury has been exhausted
to meet those enormous expenses.
" M. de Lebezellem, Ambassador of Austria,l
and M. Baget, Envoy of Great Britain, have declared
to our Cabinet, by order of their Courts, that in case
of war, their Sovereigns, would observe the strictest
neutrality ; but that they still hoped that the Ottoman
Government would consent to make the concessions
and sacrifices which were necessary to maintain peace.
" Repeated orders have been sent to the Ministers

of the two Courts at Constantinople to use all their

efforts with the Divan and with the Sultan himself,
to attain this happy result. But our Cabinet does not
seem to be convinced of the success of the negocia-
lions of the two mediating Powers, and all the pre-
parations for war continue with the same ardour.—
Orders have been sent to the Commanders in Chief,
and the Commanders of Corps, that the army may be
able to attack at the first signal. The roads are still
impassable for artiller; and heavy baggage, and it is
perhaps this difficulty alone which has hitherto re-
tarded the opening the campaign. The Paymaster.
thlneral of the Army, and the Chiefs of the Jiilit.t: y,