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FRENCH PAPERS.

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PARIS, MAY 16.

• CHAMBER OS DEPUTIES, SITTINO OF FRIDAY.
The order of the day is the continuation of the dis.
ctSsion bf the project of law to a loan of four millions
of renter.
General ANDREOSSI, having pronounced an eulogium
on the firinness displayed by the Sultan Mamoud in his
efforts to introduce a better system, and having shown
that Russia has but one step to take to realize its long
cherished. projects against Constantinople, and ex-
pressed his opinion that, in the end, Russia and Eng-
land would come in contact in Persia', proceeJed to re-
mark on the treaty of inteivention in the affairs of the
Levant made by the three Powers, whose interests are
different, and who have united only to observe each
other. 44 Is it not to be feared that this opposition of
interests may lead to condints as unforeseen as that of
Navarin, which, hcwever honourable to the squadron
en d, has not been shown to have been necessary,
but in opposition to the system of meditation and pre-
servation of peace which the three Powers had solemnly
proclaimed ? Such a mediation, he said, resembled the
goadDct of s wean, who, under the pretext of separatinf
two aosibatants, should place himself between them,
and in this position should throw one down, and lease
the other standing. With respect to the Greeks, of
what avail has the armed iutervention been to them ?
&waxily is alleged as a ground for interference; but
why their did they not interfere sooner in the affairs of
the Levant, and why do they now neglect them?
Would it not have been more advantageous to the
Greek cause to destroy the army of Ibrahim in the
Noma than the Egyptian fleet in the port of Navarin?
" Austria has been loudly blamed for having been,
at the least, an indifferent spectator of the affairs et
Greece; but Austria, as a Government, had to regard
the political question which alone was favourable to it,
interests. Accordingly, it is constantly said at Viennai
that it is impossible to have better neighbours than the
Turks. In fact, ;he provinces under the dominion O 4
the Sultan, secure to Austria a great extent of frontier,:
which requires neither care nor expense, because it had
no aggression to fear on that side. But if these proi
vinces get into the hands of an active 'and" restless.
Power, there will no longer be any security or Iran-,
quiility for Austria, and she will be obliged, at a great!
expense, to fortify those frontiers, and to maintain al
strong military force there.
"The Powers of Europe, deluded by the Treaty of
London. have hesitated, while Russia is prosecuting its.
plans; but the General does not think, however, that

the European Governments will remain mute before
Russia, and suffer it to fulfil its destiny, u bile it de-
clares that peace mast be maintained, and that the
epoch of conquests and of the aggrandisensents of States
is passed.

If the Ottoman Empire should be dismembered,

and the-European Powers should receive from Russia
some fragments of the spoil as a.seward for their com-
plaisance, the General hopes that, instead. of distant
concessions, which would be more buthensome than ad-
vantageous, a system of compromise may be adopted,
and the frontiers of the kingdom, which have been
entirely deteriorated by some Articles of the Treaty of
Paris, be improved by an addition of territory. The
General thought that the intervention of France in' the
affairs of the East cannot produce any immediate effect,
but the loan required by the Minister, may be very
usefol to repair preceding faults, and to meet extra Ors
dinar), expenses of the Marine and the Army, only he
thought it might be adjourned until after the discussi
of the Ways and Means."
The MINISTER at WAR entered at some length upon
explanations of the manner in which the money asked
for was to be applied.
M. Pxrou refused to consent to any further sacri,
fices, when he thought of the past eatravagances, and
saw the Jesuits tolerated.
M. SIMMS -DB MAGRINIIAC declared , that be was
not alarmoc(at. the deficit; he.justified the taw4
aistration, and declared that commerce had never been
more prosperous.
Some other Members having .spoken, M. VIENNET
made a very long and vehement spe,ch, in wird) hr
spoke in very bitter terms of the late Ministry—of the
ambition of Russia—of the secret projects of 'England.
Ile said, among other things, " It is the inlet est of
Europe, and ours, that Turkey should not become a
Russian province—that the islands of the Archipelago,
s'iould not be swallowed up by England. To save our
Mediterranean commerce horn io.al ruin, we must pre-
seat to botch those Powers an awe-inspiring reserve,
which may disconcert their ambition—which by leaving
them in uncertainty respecting the alliance, may stop
them both its their usin Inch may hinder
them from obtaining the secret object of their policy,
perhaps by agreeing together at the expense of their
reciprocal allies. It is as mediators alone, as guarantees
of the Treaty of the 6th July, that we must appear in
the contest ; bur, as mediators whose voices cannot be
disregarded. with impunity."
The MINISTER for FOREIGN Anions made a short
reply to this speechi in which he said, that while he
recognized the full and entire liberty of the Chambers
in its deliberations, he did not think that liberty could
go so far as to bring Foreign Sovereigns, their Ministers.
and their Cabinets, before the bar of the Chamber.
" And I ant sum," said he, " that each of you disap•
proves and disavows, as I most explicitly do, the ex-
pressions that have been used in speaking of the Sove-
reigns of Europe and their Cabinets:'—( Applause.)
Several voices having called for the closing of the
debate, it was agreed to by the Chamber. General
SZBASTIANI, the reporter of the Committee, presented
his Report.
[The itiositeur of Saturday, of which twenty columns
(nearly seven pages) are filled with the debates, does
not give General SEBASTIANI's Report, bat it is given
at great length by the Journal des Debats.]
• The General commenced by drawing an alarming
picture of the power and probable views of Russia, and
slypu S) jas particular, the danger to which Austria
wouß be exposed; and if this barrier were once passed;
" what," says he," would become of our independence?
The future, in its most favourable chances. presents to
us, at least, meat Powers making new partitions. Toe
projects for dismembering European Turkey are of
ancient daze. Russia and Austria maj find in these
Opima Spolia means to aggrandise themselves, by sat is-
fying their greedy ambition—England, be assured, will
get its share. Notwithstanding the danger of its extensive
possessions, it will endeavour to extend them still more;
and already the Archipelago, perhaps Egypt, attract its
attention. Prussia will be able to find nowhere but inGer-
many indemnity, which, by adding new provinces to its
kingdoms, will increase its strength, and consolidate its
positions. The partition of the Ottoman Empire would
then be.consurnmated at the expense of the secondary.
States, depriving some of them of their political exists
ence, and all of them of their independence ; and should
France remain motionless—renewing the faults of the
Cabinet of Versailles—should it remain an impassible
spectator of this distribution of kingdoms, in the midst
of the augmentation of other States—it it were wholly'
wit'iout a sphere, its relative stiength would be greatly
reduced, and where would be the guarantee of its nide-
pendence ?" Having entered at considerable length into
the actual state of the resources of France, he declared
t:;at they should not refuse to a Ministry (which has
frankly declared that it will never recognise in Portugal
usurpation, and the overthrow of the established order),
the funds which it asks in the name of the national glory
and dignity.
The general discussion having been closed, the de-
bate on the articles of the project separately was ad-
, I journed to Monday.
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HAMBURGH AND GERMAN PAPERS.

ODESSA, Aran. 28.

Yesterday and to-day almost all the ships in our port
that are not engaged, twenty-two or c enty-three in''
number, have been hired by the Government as trap•
sports. The whole number of ships now here is about
sixty, exclusive of those belonging to the Crown, which
are at Nicolajew.
The marches of troops in Bessarabia are very active ;
they go towards Reni. The head quarters are to be
removed on the 30th of April or 2d of May io Kische-
neff. The Empress is expected on the 16th of
All the preparations for her, reception are completed,
and houses are taken for her and suite. We have letters
from. Constantinople of the 12th inst. Every thing w.s
indeed tranquil there, but murmurs and discontent with
the Sultan were observed, which excited apprehensions
of an insurrection during the festival of the Biriam.—
It is known from more recent accounts that the Biriam
'passed over quietly.

WARSAW, MAY 6.

The Polish and Austrian Commissioners, appointed
According to Article 38th of the Treaty concluded at
Kenna the 3d of May, 182.5, to fix the frontier line be-
tween the Kingdom of Poland and Gallicia, have come
to a final arrangement, and the treaty of demarcation
has been concluded and published in our journals to-
day. The Russian Manifesto and Declaration Wale
impatiently expected here, and have been received with
enthusiasm.

The corps of troops which are to be assembled in
September at Liebenaw, for the Autumnal Reviews,
*ill amount to 10,000 men.

" That it is expedient to consider the Laws affecting his Ma-
jesty's Roman Catholic subjects in Great Britain and Ireland, with
a view to such finfl and conciliatory adjustment as may be conclu-
de* to the peace and strength of the United Kingdom, to the sta-
bility of the Protestant Establishment, and to the general satisfac-
tion and concord of all classes of his Majesty's subjects."
• The Clerk having read the Resolution,
Earl BATHURST then continued—My Lords, the Managers
on the part of the Commons further said, that the House of Com-
mons desires your Lordships concurrence in this Resolution.
The Marquis of LANSDOW N said, that he was not aware of
the intention of any Noble Lord to propose a day when the com-
munication from the Commons should be taken into consideration;
be begged to move that it be taken into consideration on Friday,
the 30th instant, whicls he had reason to thick was the earliest day
that would be convenient for their Lordships.• In mentioning that
day he had not his own accommodation in view, but that of the
House generally, and as it must be felt to be of the greatest impor-
tance that a day once Axed for the discussion of a subject of so
much important, should not be changed, he trusted that in the case
of any Noble Lord haying any reason to object to that day he
would state his objection now, iu order that a fresh and satisfactory
arrangement might take place.
I The Duke of WELLINGTON thought, that as the debate

might probably be adjourned, Friday would not be a convenient
day. It would probably be better to Mc some earlier day in the
following week.
The Marquis of CLEVELAND thought it desirable to have
the earliest day appointed, but thought ally day in the beginning of
'the following week inconvenient.
The Marquis of CAMDEN thought to-morrow three weeks the
most suitable day.
The Marquis of LA NS D NV N,w it h every disposition to accom-
modate the Noble Lords, would delay it till this day three week..
but could not further adjourn it, otherwise he should feel bimselt
dismissing the discussion of the question altogether; therefore he
moved that this Resolution be taken into consideration by their
Lordships on Monday the 9th of Junr.
The motion was then agreed to, and their Lordships were or-
dered to be summoned for Monday the 9th of June.
ENGLISH ROM AN CATHOLICS. •
Earl GREY rose for the purpose of presenting to
their Lordships the Petition of the Roman Chholics of
the Kingdom of England, praying for the restoration of
their civil rights-and privileges; and one strong ground
of their application was; that they had done nothing to
merit the deprivation they now endured. They ap-
proached their Lordships, praying for relief, and ap-
pealed to history to show that for a long period no
danger had existed which could justify their prolonged
exclusion from the rights and privileges of English sub-
jects. They appealed to history in proof of their un-
deviating loyalty, of their faithful adherence to their
constitution, and of their dutiful obedience to the laws.
No sacrifices had been too great ftir them to offer on be.
half of the country. They had freely contributed their
property ; they had freely stake.l their lives for the pub-
lic Nell are; for the truth of this fact he appealed to the
N.,ble Duke, than whom there was no man mole able,
as he was sure there was no man more willing, to at-
test the brave manner in which they had hazarded their
lives in that struggle which lie had conducted to so
glorious a termination. Here they rested their claims
to be relieved from a state by which they felt them-
selves to be stigmatized. These were the grounds upon
which he confidently urged the claims of the Catholics
of England to the favour of their Lordships. They
den4ed that their principles were repugnant to civil
and religious liberty, and triumphantly referred to
the conduct their ancestors. bud pursued id support-
ing the right of their. Catholic Monarchs, when
the See of Rome attempted to encroach upon them.—

themselves the character of pure and undivided loyalty
to their King. The Petitioners appealed further to the
state and conduct of the Catholics in foreign countries,
4nd particularly to those of the Catholic subjects of the
King of Hanover, who had been admitted by their
Monarch to an equal participation of political power
aerith their Protestant lellow7subjects.. They also ap-
pealed to various- other States upon the Continent,
where the favour of Government had been exercised,
and the happiness and prosperity of the people aug-
mented and secured, by the abolition of all political
distinctions on account of religion. They appealed to.
the Catholic States of Switzerland for proof that Pore
testants and Catholics Might erjoy a community of pew
litital power without discord or confusion; but, sabove
all, they Appealed to the Catholic States of the Nether-
lands and ificaf ateetant States of Holland, which had
Into unitedoogether under the sanction of the British
Government. It had been said that the Constitution
of England was essentially Piotestarat; but the same
thing might be said with equal reason 'Of Holland, and
yet in that settlement of the affairs of Europe, to which
nobody had contributed so much as the Noble Duke,
Holland was united with the Netherlands, and those
countries formed together one of the outworks of this
country; under a Constitution sanctioned and guaranteed
by this country,whichConstitution gave to Catholics and
Prote,tants equal rights to all offices, civil and military,
without any distinction. Aster this he should be sur-
prised to be told that the concession of the Catholic
Claims would be dangerous to the Constitution of Eng-
land. Having said thus much on the claims.ot the
English Catholics, it was not necessary for him to dis-
tinguish besween their case and that of the Catholics of
Ireland. The Irish Catholics complaiaed, and they
would be unworthy of the privileges they sought if
they did not complain; but they stood in a situditi n
of comparative advantage, when the legal condition of
English Catholics was considered. They did not, boa -
ever, rest their claims upon the degree in which their
situation was worse than that of others. They thought
themselves entitled to a full equality of political privi-
leges with their fellow-subjects generally; but at the
same time they felt the peculiar hardship of their situa-
tion, inasmuch as it was worse than that of other per-
sons professing the same religion as theinielies, The
Petition he had to present was verivnnmerouslf signed.
The first signature was that of the 'Duke of Norfolk,
the hernial Duke and -Earl Marshal t England. It
had the signatures also of all the Catholic-Peers, ofmen
who were descended frola noble and ancient line of
ancestors, who had distSguished themseliei bt their
patriotism and valour. It was signed by all the'Catho-
lic Gentlemen of England, and by about ISA 0-Catho-
lics of all classes. These Petitioners had the stnisigebt
claims upon their Lordships' attention, not only ols ac-
count of their past conduct, but on account alio of the
exemplary moderation with which they approached
their Lordships, in the language.of the Pe:4p.m he had
the honour to present. They employed the language of
conciliation, and professed their readiness to acquiesce in
any arrangement which was likslyto afford satisfaction to
the country. Much had been said of securities, and al-
though he thought the best securities for the Constitution
both in Church and State was the gratitude and 'affection
of subjects conscious of their equal enjoyment of its pri-
vileges, he would not object, nor would the Petitioners,
on whose behalf he now addressed their Lordships, to
any securities, consistent with their religion. No other
securities ought to be required of them. Tney ap-
proached the Legislature in the true spirit of concilia-
tion and of peace, and in this spirit they were ready to
acquiesce in any securities, which, without militating
against their own conscience, might give satisfac-
tion to their Protestant fellow-subjects. 'His Lord-
ship concluded by presenting the petition; but• upon
perusing the commencement of it, he perceived` that
it was addressed to the Commons instead of the Lords.
The mistake occasioned much laughter. The Noble
Earl withdrew it fOr the present, and presented anther
petition to the same effect, and in nearly the *lame
words, from the Roman Catholics of Holderness; its the
county of York; and similar petitions from Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, from Clint, and from Richmond,- 'the
county of York.
Lord WAancurre presented similar Petitions from the Town ci
Sunderland, and Parishes in the countiesof Devon and York.
Lord Favaassram moved the third reading of the Stockport wed
Darlington Hail Road Bill, which, alter some opposition from
Lord Wmaaxcurra, and a few observations in it; support from
the Marquis of Lonnon aaaaa and the Earl of Eldon, was agreed to.
TOLIGH•LL BRIDGI SILL.
On the motion that this Bill be read a third time,
The Earl of MOUNTCASMELL, after several 'observations, moved
that it be read a third time this•day three monthi.
The Earl of Cwwoon and the Marquis of Dosirsismai supported
the Bill, which was read a third time and passed.
Lord Wnaawcurra presenteda Petition from the Inamjsbtiated
Company of Merchants of Edinburgh; again, any further duty on
the imponation of foreign wool.'