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OPENING 01

tHE FRENCH CHAAIBtftS.

IROM fIIZ ITOILIti DATED WEDNESDAY, FEll. I.
PARIS, JAmmair 31.
ROYAL SITTING.

About eleven o'clock the Peers of France, in their
State robes, arrived successively in the saloon appointed
for their reception. They then entered in a body the
hall of the Royal sitting, having at their bead the
Chancellor of France: a Huissier of the King's (latW
ber announced them.

S on after the Deputies were announced in the same
manner. They were preceded by M. Chilhand di lh
Rig tudie, the senior President, by the four Provisional
Secretaries, and twenty members, composing with them
the great deputation.
Their Royal Highnesses the Datkplliness, Madame
the Duchess of Berri, the Duchess-of Orleans, and Ma-
demoiselle d'Orleans. took ther seats in the gallery re-
served for them. At one o'clock a salute or artillery,
fired from the, Esplanade of the amounted' ill*
departure of the Royal procession. His Majesty and the
Princes passed through the great gallery of the Museum
and the gallery of Apollo; the King stopped for some
time in a hall, where he received the compliments of
the great Deputation of the Chamber of Peers, and the
great Deputation of the Chamber of Deputies, and
then proceeded to the Estrade in which his throne is
placed. Cries of rive k Roi giving les &turban r
were repeated several times on the appearance of
the King.
. The Dauphin and the Duke of Orleans placed them-
selves before their seats ; the first to the right, the second
to the left, of the King.
The Duke de Bourbon was on the right of the Dan-
phin. The three. Princes were in the costume of Peers.
The Grand Chamberlain, the Grand Master of the
Ceremonies, the Great -Officers of the King's House-
hold and of the Crown, the Marshals, the Ministers of
State, and the Councillors of State, placed themselves
according to the ceremonial prescribed. The Chan-
cellor of France was in front of his artn-chair and of the
upper bench reserved for the President of the Council,.
the Keeper of the Seals, the Ministers of the Interioi,
the Marine, and the King's Household. The Heralds
at Arms, &c. who had led the procession, placed them-
selves on both sides of the Estrade. The Peers cf
France, the Deputies, and all the spectators, remains
standing, when the King sat down on his Throne, and
covered himself. A profound silence ensued.
His Majesty said, My Lord, be seated." The Chan-
cellor said to the Deputi s, Gentlemen, the King per-
mits you to be seated.'

The King then took off his hat. saluted the assembly,
and delivered the following Speech :
" GICSTLIBM6N...-It is with real satisfaction that I see
myself again among you. Attentive to the movement
of people's salads (en moriveaserst des arils). and to she
course of affairs. I have judged that ne serious motive
required that the time when I proposed to call you to-
gether should be anticipated. My foresight has been
justified, and I am happy at not having alp idged the
epose on which you were allowed to depend.
'I Death has just struck, in the midst of his career,
one of my most magnanimous allies: this loss has pro-
foundly afflicted my heart. I receive from his succes-
sor, as well as from the other Powers, the most positive
assurances of the continuance of their frieadly disposi-
tions, and I have the confidence that nothing will impair
the harmony between me and my allies, toe the tran-
quillity of na ions. Lhave conc tided Aril his Britannic
Alajesty a Convention, which will render more uniform
and less onerous, t:!e condition to which the reciprocal
navigation of the two kingdoms and their colinies are
subject. I expect from this arrangement happy results
for our maritime con-in:erre.
" I have determined to, fix at length the fate of St.
Domingo. The time WAS come to close a painful wound,
and to put an end to a state of things which compromised
so many interests. The definitive separation-of this crs
lony, which has been lost to us for these SO years, wig
not disturb the security of those which we preserve.
" A law became necessary for ttie division of the in-
demnity which I have reserved for the ancient planters:
it will be proposed to y u.
" I shall immediately cense to be laid before you the
accounts for 1824, the statements ef the expenditure of
1825, and the budget of 1827. The development of our
commerce And our manufactories daily increasing, the
produce of the taxes in consumption and transactions,
wi I allow an amelioration of the situation of the Minis.
ten of our holy religion, an increase of the dotation of
several of the services, and make it possible le redact,
by 19 millions more, the direct taxes, which have already
been diminished this 'ear.
" Yuu will rejoice with me, Gentlemen, at thus find-
ing, in the progress of our internal prosperity, means
to reduce the burdens which are the most onerous to
the suhject.
" The legislation should provide, by successive ame-
liorations, for all the wants of scciety.
4, The progressive subdivision of landed propetty,
essentially contrary to the principle of monarchical
Government, would weaken the securities which the
Charter has given to my Throne and to my subjects.
“ Means will be proposed to you, Gentlemen, to
restote the agreement that should exist between the
political law and the civil law, and to preserve the
patrimony of families, without, however, restricting the
liberty of disposing of property.
as The preservation of families leads to and gui,ran-
tees political stability, which is the-first want of States,
and especially that of France, after so many vicissitudes.
" You will second me, Gentlemen, to accomplish the
designs which I have meditated, and to ensure mote
and more the happiness of the people whom Divine
['nommen has intrusted to my care. You will not
be more moved than I am at the inconsiderable alarms
which still agitate some minds, notwithstanding the
security we enjoy.
" This security, Gentlemen, will not be hazard.d,
dependverall upon it. will w itch with equal solicitude
o theimerestis of the Stre ; and that I shall find
means to conciliate what is required by the exercise of
legal liberties, the maintehance of order, and the repres-
sion of het ntiousness."

This dis Course was followed by the most lively