Star.
London, England, 1831-01-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

NOT ITCLUSITZ.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAL 6,
Assembled at hall-put two o'clock, Casimir Perrier, Pre-
sident.
While the Chamber was assembling, among others who
spoke with the President was M. Lafitte. They conversed
together for upwards of five minutes ; the latter appeared
very animated in his discourse, uniting at the same time an
appearance of great confidence. The extreme left demon-
strated a great- appearance of satisfaction. The extreme
right, on the contrary, seemed even more serious than
usual. General Lafayette was one of the first in the house,
and held a long and somewhat grave conversation with M.

Sapey.
The members were enclosed again in the bureaux to de.
liberate on the new law of election. The proposition of the
Ministry on that subject was, that the number of members
to be elected for each county should be proportioned to the
number of inhabitants ; but the two centres reject this pro-
ject, wishing to preserve the electoral sense, and proposed
that the sum of 200 francs should be sufficient to become
an elector, and that of 500 francs to become eligible. It is
likewise apparent that many_ deputies would wish to pre-
serve the electoral sense as it now exists. A deputy who is
in some measure attached to the King's person said with sim •
[licit), that it was the desire of the Prince that the old condi-
tions of electing and eligibility should continue to pre-
dominate. He was made to understand that the will of the
Prince could have no influence on the resolutions of the mem-
bers of the Chamber. An attempt was immediately made to
deny the assertion, but it was too late, for it was already
echoed. However it may turn out, as yet the deputies agree
upon no principle whatsoever to serve as a basis to the new
electoral law ; for the bureaux are not yet named, and out of
nine commissioners who are to make a strict examination of
the project, four only are named,— MM. Royer Collard.
Sapey, Berenger, and Gautier. If the other five are named
by the same spirit as those four, there is no doubt that the
centres, and particularly the left centre, must predominate.
At about three o'clock the Chamber was assembled, and con-
tinued to deliberate on the articles necessary for the formation
of the law respecting the organization of the National Guard.
The formation of courts-martial and the extent of their ju-
risdiction, are the main objects of to-day's debates.
M. Isambert, while discussing the subject of the National
Guard, let loose some opinions upon the actual state of Eu-
rope. He said that war was pending over France—that it
was inevitable with Russia ; that the Poles bad a constitu-
tion which had been violated like that of France, and that
the treaty of Vienna had guaranteed that constitution. The
loud exclamations of the Chamber impeded his continuing
his opinions. The President called him to order for having
entered into a subject which was foreign to that discussed by
the house.

General Sebastiani said that war was by no means in-
evitable with the North, as the orator says, for the Ambas-
sador of Russia has received his credentials, and proposes
presenting them the day after to-morrow.
(It is rumoured in the Chamber, that M. de Mortemartid
about to leave Paris for the Embassy of Russia.)
At 4 o'clock the Chamber was voting, by secret votes,
the totality of the law relative to the National Guard.
The declaration of General Sebastiani was received with
exclamations of " Bravo ! bravo !" from all parts of the
house, most particularly so from the extreme gauche and
the centred, followed by a general laugh against M. Isambert
I and his warlike denunciations.

THE FUNDS.—The market has taken to-day a very un-
expected turn, this being pay day. Nothing was done be-
fore two o'clock, when the Threes opened at 61f. 25c. and
instantaneously rose to blf. 60c. They continued to ad-
vance till they reached 62f. 35c. when a slight re-action
brought them back to 62f. The report given as a positive
one, that Pozzo di Borgo had received his credentials, was
then circulated, and had the effect of creating a fresh de-
mand, which again caused the price to advance to 62f. 90c.
closing at the highest quotation. As the last accounts front
Belgium authorizes the supposition that one or two days
more will fix all uncertainty in the choice of a King for that
state, this expectation serves also to account for so impor-
tant a change on our market.
Quarter past Four.—Thres per Cents. done at 63f. 10c.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Panse, JAW. 6.
Five per Cents, 92? We 6k bk 4be bee 00e 7k 90e 93f Of lk
93f 911 f 96c 90c 93f 93f 10e 90e 93f 30c 40c 45e 110 c.
Four per Cents, 76f 60e.
Three per Cents, 61f 40e 7k 110 e 62f 62f 10e lbe 62f 112 f k 62f
Rif 10e fillf 62f be 62f MC be 80e 62f 40e.
Rank Stock, 1,616 f 1,620 f.
Rents de Naples, 62f boc 63f 62f We 78e ellf 90e.
Rents d'Rapagnc, 16 141 1.
Royal Spanish Loan, 601 60.
Rents Perpetuelle d'Repagne, 47 4611 It 1 47.
Hayden Loan, 320 f.
ischsor on London, OM month, money, lif Ilk g thus nods,
wary, Of 14.—Cows Avekeisfirse.
SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

CZIONICLZ.— We have hitherto been averse to notice the judicial
proceedings, from an unwillingness, at so critical a conjuncture as the
present, to be at all aeoessay to the straying public opinion against the
administration of the law. But dissatisfaction has manifested itself eo
universally, that it becomes impossible to be longer silent on the sub.
jot. Among others who have petitioned on behalf of the unfit.
Itunate men is the Council of the Birmingham Union. The Council
say, that " those unhappy individuals have been goaded into such
despenve proceedings, under the excitement and phreng produced
by a long course of unparalleled sufferings and privations, arising
out of crust and oppressive laws, some of which have been expressly in.
tended to enhance-the price of bead, and others of which have been
equally calculated to beat down the price of labour." As in every
country laws are made in the supposed interest of the makers, it would
be rather a dangerous plea to allow general oppression under the law to
josilY individuals in the violation of it. There is a somewhat better
plea, in the god ignorance of these people, that in breaking machi.
any they woe omonsiuing a crime punishable with death, and in the
language bold by those to whom they looked up as authorities. It is
well known that Magistrates in many places recommended farmers to
beak their modebees ; that the people imagined they had the na-
tional' the seogiewates ;at all events, that machinery an evil which
ought So be down. They were not told by Magisuates that
Waking maabYetry was a aime punishable with death ; and, in.
dad a Bide was this known, that when the Home 011os published a
planed containing statement of the law, it excited DO small degree of
sotenishment. Machinery ought to be panted is what no re.
feadag man will deny. Bat the poor have net been brought to coo.
tier the destruction of Machinery an evil. On the contrary, they be-
lays that Machinery is injurious to the waking dames. N ith such a
belief, they will be but too apt to consider the men who suffer the pe-
aky of the law as martyrs roam than criminals. Mow often do
we bear men, even of education, aveigleing against machinery
as the mass of the distress of the Wooing assess. Nay, did
Est Lord Wynford, lately, in the Howse of Lords' attribute
des oufferinge of the people *o machinery; and did not Lord
aka endeavour to sat his Lordship right ? While the bigh-
t yanks perplex the people in this manner, sense allowance fight
timely to be made for damn. A case tried at the Worcester ba-
llot exhibits a very diarist teak. An out going tenant of Loa
Nerthwich posseamd a horn, according to the custom a the county, *
which he had a machine. A constable and do other individuals, under
the directions of Lord Northwick, proateda to the born to deist
the machine. Pahsps his lordship was afraid that the hostility to
machinery might travel into Worcestenhire. But his lordship sat
on the Booth during the trial of the six men, who were convicted,
Olt Named to pay certain does. This am has, it is said. been
Inaba to with great inmost by the Yeomanry of Worcostenhire.
WUI the Imes tapped in each a case serve to dear room the commis.
it a a stellar allots is fats? Bo few eta it, as has bees a-
aloha, wens the initemiass to be egreted, they wield be obeyed
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saw amelste et doh at Iffinshesar, a petition free that plot. au*
=trod, buboes inenothaed to the Host Mom The ia-
pogis have (aurally Waned to to it, and the elegy argil
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