Star.
London, England, 1816-04-18 00:00:00

FR ENO/ PAPERS.

PARIS, APRIL is.
Amongst, other characteristic traits Aich the situ-
ation of Europe affords at present, wb must remark'
the great number of marriages about to take place
between different sovereign houses.
'ln uniting the heiress of three crowns to a Prince
without territories, England seems to indicate that
she does not desiie continents) Alliances t yet we re-
collect that the English ministers had reckoned upon
a marriage with the Prince of Orange, as a compen-
sation due to the efforts which England had made
for the common cause. _ .

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Spain and Portugal, united by nature in both
hemispherei, form, by double marriage,' ties which
may one day reunite, under the same sceptre, that
fine monarchy of Charles the Fifth, in which the sun
never set.

Ruuia, the Low Countries, Prussia, and Wurtem.
berg, are uniting themselves by the marriages of
two grand duchesses and one grand duke. When
one reflects upon the identity and political views that
guide those courts, and the personal friendship that
unites the Sovereigns of Russia and Prussia, one
I cannot deny that this ..aderation govans the whole
north of Europe. Denmark is the most ancient
branch of tie house of Holstein Oldenburg!). There
is but one country a stranger to this kind of family
compact that embraces norther‘i EllfotC.
• A double marriage will soon establish new ties be-
tween the house of Naples on one side, and the houses
of Austria and France on the other. These ties aill
probably have a happy ilflience over the political
relations of the south and the centre of Europe. In
this sphere, Bavaria alone has as yet no family ties
but with the north.

he importance which politicians seem to attach
to these numerous marriages is the best omen for the
tranquillity of Europe. It proves that we are here:,
after to consider the principle of legitimate succession
as the b.tti) of political combinations, and as the gua-
rantee of the future nixie of natintis.
On Thursday, the King presided at the Council
of Ministers.

Yesterday, at eigit in the evening, the King re-
ceived a deputation it In the Chamber cf Deputies,
which presented to him the fait Project on the Law
of. Elections.

The Duke of 'Wellington set off yesterday for his
he.td•quarters at Cambray, scht•re the Generals•in-
Clriel are to assemble to agree upon a dislocation cf
the different contingents at the Allied Troops in
France. It is said that, on his return, the epoch for
which is not fixed, the Duke will occupy a hotel in
the rue de Bourbon.

The different corps of the right wing of the Army
of Occupation have received orders to hold themselves
ready for a general review, which is to take place im-
mediately atter the arrival of the Duke of Wellington.
The inquietude which malevolence had excited re-
lative to. the circulation of grain gave the, on the Ist
of April, to a slight commotion at Vare (tile et-Vi-
Wile). A detachment of the Departmental Legion
having been lit ut thither; two of the rioters were ap-
prehended, and tranquillity was restored.
The Prince of Conde will pass the summer at Chan-
tilly, which has been prep.red for his reception, and
will be there rejoined by his s,.n, the Duke de Unnrbon.
The Prevotal Court of Versailles, en the (Sill ;no;
condemned to deportation an artisan of the name of
Charles Minier, tor having hoisted the tricoloured
flag on the tower of the communal church of Maisse.

CHAMBER OF DE: L•TIE.S.
SITTING Or Tlle. liF APRIL.

The consideration of the duties on the customs
being resumed, the Chamber, after a short deba►e,
decided that the •prolsibittan should continue on the
importation of all brandy, except trom wine, as well
as oa rum, rack, and tataaa, from foreign colonies.