Star.
London, England, 1827-02-12 00:00:00

1110 AL ma /017113tAL DIM auras OF TIMIDLY.
Were there any Frenchmen at M. d'Appony's ball ?
This is the question which everybody asked this morn-
thrilvitts callosity full of patriotism, of the foreigners
'svU. were present at it. We tan now answer, no. There
Ireo Only qAustrians. our seven Minister's, some of their
aquaria, English, Rassians, two or *three diplomatic
persons on leave of absence, and a Swiss general Officer
in the French service! For the rest, one might have
fancied one-self at London, at Vienna, or at St. Peters-
burgh ; and there was nothing to indicate that the ball
took place at Paris, not even Me unusual union of MM.
de Villele, Cor'biere, Peyronnet, Clermont-Tonnerre,
Doudeauville, Chabrol, and Damn.
Thus the Ministry, which had not dared to dissipate
the clouds of public opinion, except one • by one; finds
an occasion to strike these all at one blow in a question
which unites the whole; They bays taken advantage
of this opportunity. There is,.however, quite enough of
the presence of these Ministers in power to cause France
to expiate some years of glory. Their rendezvous at M.
d'Appony's was at least unnecessary. But let us took
seriously upon all the weight of such a step.. The
Peen of France engage themselves never more to enter .
a house where the army has been insulted, in its Most
glorious illustrations. A noble General becomis, in
the discussion of the Jury of the Upper Chamber, the
eloquent interpreter of the indignation, which has
rapidly spread itself througliall the ranks of the army.
All the Officers subscribe with eagerness to th;s legi-
timite and innocent coalition. The same bOnd has been
entered into by all which composes the military esta-
blishment of the King—by all that which exists too near
the throne not to learn how to respect the national
honour. Our Ministers alone fancy that they can brave the
public opinion with impunity en a point in which the only
question is, whether France 'hi:sold renounce her most
glorious recollections? They all repaired to the Aus-
trian Ambassador's. Well; they might there reckon
the number of those who were of the same opinion
with themselves. Let them shudder at their insu-
lated state. Let us also confess that the President
of the Council, who so rarely absents himself from
• a Cabinet where he has too long weighed the destinies
of our unhappy France, and the Count de Peyronnet,
whose official costume seldom permits him to enjoy the
pleasures of the world, were affected with an evil in-
spiration in this glaring infraction upon the habits of
their domestic life. M. de Metternich, whose only
authority, at present, is the speech of M. de Villele in the
Chamber of Deputies, will soon know that he may boldly
I pursue the course which he has traced ont for M. d'Ap-
pony. The first courier from Vienna, will be the beater to
us of new pretensions. Our Ministers, who made them-
selves Counts en masse on the same day, Were afraid of no
longer being so in Austria, if they did not present them-
selves on Tuesday at M. d'Appony's. For the rest they
cannot stop at this first. step. Their presence at a
ball is sot an official ratification. Let the Minister
for Foreign Affairs announce to the Court of Vienna,
by the organ of enr Ambassador, the success of the
-person who represents it at Paris; -let -the Minister
of War command the army officially to. observe the
instructions of M. de Metternich to M. d'Appony, coun-
tersigned byClerrnont-Toncerre ; let the white flag cease
to wave on board the Austerlitz and the Wagtails, and
let the order for removing them proceed from the Minis-
' try of marine for Brest and Toulon; let the Count de Cor-
Were, in a circular to the Prefets, nsake all our pro-
vinces participate in the patriotic joy wh as reigned
since yesterday in the Capital ; let the Count de Psy-
runnet, in announcing it to the Royal Courts, extract
from it a pretext for reconciliation; let the Bishop of