Star.
London, England, 1830-05-04 00:00:00

FRENCII PAPERS.

TOULON, Aram 25.
The report circulated this morning states, that the cans; os .1..
sudden departure of the Melte was on a mission to Spain ; i.. t..
to obtain permission for the ships of our expedition againat. A It!i:7N
to be assembled in the island of Majorca; also, for the
of our ships in the ports nearest the coast of Africa. S-rie p r-
sons, who say they are well informed, pretend that the asse:nlit.,,;
of our division in the Balearic Islands bele • commenciri; op
rations is only for. the purpose of rallying on Egyptian
under our colours. One might be tempted to give credit In N •
arrangements, if ore considers that a rallying point would 1.,
necessary in case a tempest should disperse our flotilla; i•
must be remembered that M. Drovetti, cx•Consul Ciei.eral at A
aridris, had the project of allying Egypt with France in the ~1
against Algiers,—to obtain together the conquest of the A frtoir
coast,—to invest the son of the Viceroy of Egypt with the coven -
ment of it, who would pay to France a certain duty as an ind, !twit,
for the enommus expenses of the expedition, and for the lr,ses irei
commerce has sustained during the three years' blockade et
Add to that the reports for mune time circulated of the nunicron
armaments Sitting out at Alexandria,—that Puha Ito'
made, or was about to make, a landing near Tripiii,--and or.. will
consickr the uniting of the French and Egyptian forces as very pry-
bable, particularly as we have scarcely any cavalry in our expediti,n,
and that this power has a arty formidable one.
The ship La Couronnc, e‘anniar.ded by Captain Rossi, arrived it.
the Roads yesterday evening from Brest. The brig Le
commanded by Captain Dtpetit Tbotnars, also arrived yestetilsy
from Brest.

. Thirty trading vetsch, and about 40 bsliam vessels, freighted to.
the African eapeditioo, arrived this mors.irg from Alarsei
Journal du Commerce.

Notwithstanding the contradictory assertions of several papers, oar
letters from Toulon givens every reamm to leUeve that the fleet wall
be under sail on the lkh. All the tinny will be assembled in 1..
cantonments before the 411. Gazette& Franc*.

A journal presuincs to dotll;Ciiediaso lutit; of the Chamb.l
taking place. We do not know precisely the day the college; wi:l
be convoked, but we petit in tn.tintaining that all the elections
will be finished in die filet fifteen days of July.—Garete tir
Fra

A journal pretends to-day. tlia• the correspondence of the Prv-
fects is of such a nature u to diiouade the Ministry ftom ;
the Chamber. We have pleasure in informing this paper. that ti: •
correspondence of the Prefects is, on the contrary, very satistactor;
and that according to the official reports the confidence of the libe-
rals of the provinces doss not correspond with the boasting et' tn.•
journals of Paris.

The Courrier affirms that a decree:e continua to take place in
the revenue: we believe that the Courtier take its hope: for the
reality, and that the revenue is inerea:ing every day.
Several papers have announced that the Pope had fallen into a
state of weakness, which created alarm fur his -life. This new: I.
de:titute of foundation. It had been remarked, that a Prelate hat
supported him during the ceremonies of Easter-day, but it was a:.
attack of the gout in the knee which rendered that assistance nece,

nary.
It is not true that Prince Leopold has abandoned the sovereignty
of Greece. He came from London irresolute, and he has returned
as irre3olute as he came.—Guxeile de France.