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:Public nature. It is said, that the Emperor of AUSTRIA
has sent his Minister to claim the two hundred millions

of franCs bequeitiid by BONAPARTE to Ms son, the
young Naior.zots; and, it is believed, that if it is really
'claimed Franie will pay it. This, however, is doubtful.
The other object assigned to Prince METTERNICH%
mission is even less probable. It is to interfere with the
internal administration of France, to establish a censor-
ship there, which shall regulate the Journals according
to the taste of the Emperor of AUSTRIA and the Holy
Alliance, and prevent faithful reports of the proceedings
in the Chamber of Deputies from appearing, by smo-
thering the expressions of Honourable Members which
may be deemed offensive to foreign Autocrats.
Another letter from Paris, in noticing the reported
postponement of the Coronation, gives also an explana-
tion which was current, of the cause of the postpone-
ment. The story was, that the Clergy insisted on his
MAJESTY'S taking the oath usually taken by his prede-
cessors; but that oath, unfortunately, is in dire oppo-
sition to the Charter, so that the difficulty was-tto be
settled, in what manner to reconcile them ; for the XING,
on his part, had signified his royal wish to sweafat his
Coronation to a strict observance of the Charter.
The French Journals are very uninteresting. The
Pilote states, " that the Spanish Cabinet ha, concluded
a treaty offensive and defensive with lt.asia, and that
the ratification of this important act has arrived at Ma-
di id." We do not place much reliance on this pretended
information. The Emperor of AUSTRIA has conferred
upon the new King of NAPLES the Grand Cross of the
Order of St. Stephen of Hungary, and invited him to
repair to Milan, where the EMPEROR had intended to
meet him; but it appears that his Neapolitan MAJESTY
has civilly declined the honour of the proposed confer-
ence. The Eknle of the previous evening had stated
that he had eagerly accepted the invitation.
• The Constitutionnel has an article upon the liberal
and noble policy of the English Ministers ; and that
most beneficial measure lately proposed by Mr. Secre-
tary PEEL respecting Juries, is contrasted with the
miserable and tortuous system adopted in France.
The Journal des Debats contains an article from
Munich, which states that the Protestants of Bavaria,
who had begun to feel alarm on account of some ar-
rangements with the Court of Rome, and.some acts of
the Catholic Prelates, were tranquillised by the decla-
ration of the KING to the Supreme Authorities of the
Protestant Churches, of his firm intention to protect
them in the enjoyment of their rights.
The following is an extract of a letter dated Par is
March 13, on the subject of Spanish bonds :
44 The long talked-of Spanish loan is far from being
concluded. It was reported that one Gentleman had
at last obtained the sanction of the Spanish Govern.
ment to negotiate a loan, acrd to apply part of the pro-
duce to purchase (racheter) the Cortes bonds now in
circulation; but note the trick :—they say they under-
• take to purchase all these bonds in order to induce peo-
ple to lend their money, but what security bas, or could,
the pubic ever have, that this part of the engagement
of the King of Spain would be faithfully complied
with ? Why none. Is it not fair to presume, that if
the monied men in England, or elsewhere, ever lend
their money on such flimsy promises, the Royal
borrowers will laugh at their credulity, and let the
hnlalers of the Cones bonds wait in vain for their money ?
To take the mockery complete, they talked of caisse
d'amortissement, in which cause there is not a single dol-
lar to be found. They talk of security in the shape of
mortgages OR certain Royal revenues, which they are
unable to raise; all this is too gross to deceive people.
—A great capitalist in this place has offered to Spain to
negotiate a loan, provided the Government would con-
sent to acknowledge (not pay) the debts contracted by
the Cortes, and compound on the best terms with the
creditors for the interest alone, but not the capital ; but
even this proposal has been rejected by FERDINA ND.°

Dutch Papers which we have received to the 17th
instant, contain advices from Jassy to the 21st of Feb.
which state that the restoration of diplomatic relations
between Russia and the Porte had produced very salu-
tary effects. The Boyards confined in the fortresses at
the commencement of the insurrection had been set at
liberty, and several Greek Fanariot families which had
been sent into banishnfent in Asia, had obtained per-
mission to return. These Papers assert, that the sur-
render of Patras to the Greeks, lately mentioned by way
of Venice, was unfounded.