Star.
London, England, 1827-06-28 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PROM THE EITOILE, DATED TUUDAY.
An Opposition Journal of this day contains the fol.
lowing paragraph:
" Setting aside the safety of.the monarchy, legal liberty, unity of
views, the possibility of conceiving a law and causing it to be
' adopted, the prosperity of commerce, and economy in the expendi-
ture; and _it would be impossible to enumerate all the services
which the Ministry has rendered to France."
_ _ _

Here is another proof that" the opposition has been
one only of words, and that facts have always been op-
posed to it. Let us now take the evidence of facts, and
we shill see what will become of the irony of the
Journal des Debars.

THE SAFETY ON THE MONARENY.--Mho has placed
it in peril? Let the Opposition shew us the rocks against
which the vessel of the state has strack. There was but
one danger to fear—that which arose from the division
of the Royalists, and the rapidity of the communication
of bad doctrines. What has last taken place at the
elections, and the check given to the licentiousness of
the journals, will make Royalists reflect, and stop the
course of those doctrines. It is remarkable that the
Revolution uttered its last cries of sedition in the same
Champ.cle-Mars where it manifested its first acts of
power.
LEGAL Lnsturry —At what time was it mere fully
enjoyed ?—Who controls in France the freedom of elec-
tion and of the tribune, and the right of petition? Who
has left more latitude to the press than the preseat Mi.
nistry ? If the censorship bas been restored, who called
it forth but the journals? In good faith, where would
the Government of France be, if it were not re-esta-
blished, after the horrible licentiousness which we have
witnessed? In a little time there would have been
neither King, Chambers, nor constituted bodies of Go-
vernment, but merely five or siz newspaper offices,
which were becoming the offices of state of a power
which they called the opinion of each day.
UNITY GE Vliwa —We have only one reply to make
on this point. The Ministry has lasted siz years; and
we know the anathema pronounced upon a kingdom—
a house divided in itself cannot stand.

Tug POUIDILITY OF CONCIITING A LAW, AND CAUS-
'INO IT To IC ADOPTED—II strikes us that during the
last six years, the most important laws have been pre-.
Isented to the Chambers and adopted; and without
speaking of the laws of septenniality, indemnity, sub:
stitutions, and all the essential laws adopted in pre-
ceding Sessions, it strikes us that the Ministry has pre-
sented and obtained a codeforestier,4 law upon Juries,
a law relative to the Slave Trade, and a law regulating'
the posts. In what, then, does the triumph of the op.l
position consist? Simply, that during a period of six
years, two or three laws, against which party violence
at once armed itself, were rejected, postponed, or mo-
dified. Really, we must allow that the opposition is
very easily satisfied.
PROsPtaITY or COMMERCE—Except the check
which French commerce experienced from the com-
mercial and financial crisis of England, it is certain that
industry and trade were never more favoured or more
flourishing ; and the increase of the public revenue of
France, which during a few years is not less than
66,900,000 francs, prove, the truth of our assertion.
ECONOMY IN EXPENDITURE—Yea, real economy, by
the suppression of useless charges, and the increase of
useful expenses:
We read as follows in a letter from M. de Chabrol to
the Commissary of Marine at Nantes, in reply to one
which had been addressed to him by the Captains of
stole merchant vessels in the Loire, bound for the Me-1
diterranean The uneasiness which the Captains
have felt as to the doubtful intentions of the Dey of
Algiers are premature: up to this time the Algerines
have not committed any act of hostility, and in the
event of a war being definitively declared against the
Dey, measures will be immediately taken for the pro-
tection of commerce. It would be advisable, however,
for the Captains of merchant vessels proceeding to the
Meditetrazeau to touch at Cadiz, in order to ascertain
the teal state of things. They will there learn whether
M. de St. Pt le,t, comrn Indent of the division stationed
belore th a port, is °nixing on the Spanish coast; and
it so, by their pr •ceeding with caution I 'do not consider
they will have much to fear hr tees Algeria: vessels,
which the ships of the King will be ordered to pursue,
wherever they may be found, in the event of a war with
the Regency."

The Earl of ABERDEEN obtained leave to bring In a Bill for
modifying the laws relating to Entails In Scotland. It was read a
first time and ordered to be printed, and to be read a second time
to-morrow. The Noble Lord stated that it was not his intention
to press the Bill farther forward this Session, but next Session he
hoped to obtain the concurrence of their Lordships.
customs LAWS. AMIUMNIVIT SILL.

Lord GODRRICH moved the ordetof the Day for their Lord-
ships resolving themselves into a Committee of the whole House,
upon this Bill.
The Earl of FALMOUTH objected to that clause in
the Bill which permitted copper ore warehoused to be
I taken out of warehouse without the payment of any
duty, for the purpose of being smelted, and to be
exported into foreign countries. He contended thar,
since the copper ore, which merchants were permitted
to import from the southern part of America produced,
when smelted here, copper of a finer quality than any
to be had from the mines of this country; and since,
from the circumstance of no duty being imposed, there
was a sort of bonus held out for importation, it was
perfectly evident that the proprietors and persons con-
nected with the mines of Cornwall, musr be severely
and unnecessarily injured. For this reason, he felt
strongly opposed to the clause, since there was a po-
pulation of from eighty to a hundred thousand per-
sons dependent upon the mines fur their support,.
Those persons were alrcady in a state of much dis-
tress, in consequence of the reaction which h id natu-
rally followed the state of unnatural excitement, into
which speculation had some time time before raised
almost every branch of commerce. He considered,
therefore, that the interests of these people required at
present more than the ordinary degree of protection,
and, consequently, that the clause was upon this ac-
count most objectionable. But yet he had another
reason for being averse to it, which was, that it ap-
peared to him to be the first step towards introducing
a free trade with respect to copper. He hoped the
Noble Viscount opposite would have no objection to
expunge the clause, and concluded by moving, that it
should be expunged.
Viscount GODERICH said, be believed the Noble
Earl was labouring under a misapprehension, no: only
as to the probable effects of the clause to which he (Earl
of Falmouth) was opposed, but also as to the grounds
upon which it had been proposed, and the circum-
stances under which it had found its way into the Bill.
The Noble Earl seemed to suppose, not only that it had
been introduced without communication with the per-
sons interested in the prosperity of the mines in Corn-
wall, or without suggestions from them, but even that
it had been introduced contrary to their wishes and their
representations. But he could assure the Noble Eirl
that the reverse actually was the case, for the Board of
Trade, and several of the chief persons concerned in
the mining trade, bad held long and frequent consulta-
tions upon the subj ct. And he could farther assure the
Noble Earl, that several scientific persons, men of great
eminence and knowledge, had ben called upon for their
opinions, and they expressed themselves perfectly satis-
fied, that the clause night be put into operation without
I the slightest risk to those concerned in extracting copper
from the ore of this country. The Noble Earl seemed
to argue upon the supposition that smelting could not
ire carried on anywhere else but in England. He (Lord
(ioderich) was ready to concede, that perhaps it was
better done in England than in any other part of the
world ; but it was perfectly evident that it could be
done elsewhere. There was no mystery, no mighty
secret in it—all that was necessary, was the application
of skill and capaal. England at present did derive
some benefit from the ore of other countries sent to be
smelted from abroad, and if a desire existed to deprive
her of that benefit, the most effectual way would be to
drive other countries to smelt for themselves, by telling
them, they should do it here. They wanted it, how-
ever, and it must be done, and their direct course would
be, if prevented horn bringing their ore here, say from
South America, to send it to Europe in a French ship,
or the ship of any other nation. But if it was allowed
to be imported here, it would be brought in a British
ship. Certainly, it might not leave this country in a
British vessel, but half the navigation, at least, would
be a source of gain to this country. He co.tended Oat
no direct injury could be done to ibis country, while
inttirectly it would enjoy all the advantage to be derived,
hem at least half the Navigation—from the Warehous.
ing—fibm the 'labour employed in smetting—and,
je•de, from the application of capital. He was per-,
lastly cousriscsda that the removal of the clause would
be most prejudicial to the commercisl interests, while it

could not be of the smallest good to ole intereas%
Noble Earl desired to protect. And he would, Ail&
lore, feel it his duty to do alt he could to maintain thc
clau e io the Bill.
The Earl of FALMOUTH said he had been much
misinformed if those connected with the copper tradd
had given their content to'that clause.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH observed, that even taking
the statement of the Noble Viscount, there - ifily did
appear some grounds for the api
exited among those dependent pawn
for their support; for if the lilutlf
che.sper, and if when sMetted'in this
was of a superior quality, fie thous
hension of the sale of British copper
by any means be sad Without
respect to what had been urged respet.
'tstwlikwas of opinion that the treaties
t to be sufficient to protect s
*lobed that at the 'second reading of
Visceunt led given some eiptanatioa
lie thought their Lordships had
that a Bill of such importance shots!,
asp to them at so late a period of
so, however, with all tfie'Bllls that .
them last week;" and unless their_ Lon
once determine upon ,throwing of
were laid before their House at a tit__
possible tolesto* the proper considered
their privileges Of altering and amending,
their'opinions upon the Bills sent Ifis, wooi
disappear, and thby would soon-cease
right except that of registering IW--
of Commons—(Hear, hear).—It was
tial that they should act in a different s.
lion, and for himself, he would do every ,
to have the Bills sent up to their Lordsht,
time—(Hear, hear).
Viscount GODERICH said, that in doing this the
Noble Lord would do a great deal of good,• and he
(Lord Goderich) would feel extremely obliged to hid.
The great mischief of the present day was to legislate
too much, and any thing likely to operate as a cheek
upon that must be beneficial. He could assure the
Noble Lord that he would be the last person in the
House to object to any thing which would have the
effect of giving their Lordships an opportunity of fulfy
cansidering the Bills that came before them.
Earl FALMOUTH hoped that the Noble Viscount
would not, in the first instance, object to put the prin-
ciple be approved of so warmly, in practice, with re-
spect to the present Bi'l.
After a few words from the Marquis of Sattsauer and the Earl
of La DDDDD ALI'
Lord ELLENBOROUGH observed, that Bills epos
Ireland should always be sent up before-the Easter Rw
cess, because, otherwise, it would be impossible for their
Lordships to communicate with that country for 114
purpose of making themselves thoroughly mowers if
the subject of these Bills.
Lord BEXLEY acknowledged, that having the Bills
come ep so late was a grievance, but it had been 'ear.
ried to a greater extreme in other Sessions, and with
respect to more important Bills. He thought, too, a
little indulgence ought to be shewn in the present Ses-
sion, when it was considered that a- change in the Ad-
ministration had taken place, and that the public
business had been for a long . time unnecessarily
interrupted.
The Nears Loan concloded by defending the provislens
the BIM
The Marquis of SALISBURY recommended dip
postpoheiaent of the cleave foe it Tew days, in order to
inquire more particularly icon, andmake pp their Minds
upon, the subject.
Lord GODERICH could not tee why the clauee
should now appear so objectionable or so very bad,.fiks
Noble Friend himself having said that his first impres-
sion was favourable to the clause. .
The Marquis of SALISBURY hoped at leapt tbat
the clause would be postponed to tlin Ltetepossfble dal
of the Session.
Lord GODERICH should be happy in Meeting top
wishes of Noble Lords. He hoped the Committe.e
would now be permitted—the Report could in that
case be received to-morrow, and the this dreading 'might
take place on Friday.
The Marquis of SALISBURY. Cold not my
Noble Friend say Monday ?—(A laugh).
Lord FALMOUTH thought, that as the daileiras
one of great importance, it would not be unreasonable
to request that it should be pc:oafs-me& ice order to
enable those interested to b. heard against it.
After a few words from Lord Gage, strangers were ordered to
withdraw, but no division upon the clause took place: The althea
passed through a Committee, after which their Lordships r, rimed,
and the Report was ordered to be received tomorrow (this day).
WASIHOUIID coax.
The order of the day for receiving the Report of the Committee
upon the Warehousid Cern Bill having been read,
Earl GREY said, he had a suggestion to offer, con-
nected with the subject before their Lordships, to which
he begged leave to call the attention of Noble Lords
opposite. It had been stated by many Noble Lairds,
and, indeed, the fact was indisputable, that the agricu'.
tural interests were in a state tf great disuess and de-
pression. He was convinced, that notwithstanding the
difference of opinion upon some points of detail, that
there existed among all parties in that House a desire
to ameliorate, as far as possible, that distress; he there-
fore anticipated concurrence in the suggestion he etas
about to offer, particularly as the object of it was ccu-
nected with the repeal of a most unjust and impolitic
measure. From various causes, it was apprehended that
a considerable portion of land throughout the country
would be thrown out of cultivation—which lands were
well adapted for the prodection of tobacco—(Hear,
hear)—but the culiivation of which plant, in Great Bri-
tain, was now absolutely prohibited—although he
thought it might with great ease, if permitted, be ren-
dered a very profitable species of agricultural speo
iodation. 8 t completely prohibited was the production
of that plant in this country, however, that he be-
lieved it was in the power of the Excise to destroy
the crop if raised. Surely, their L• rdships would
agree *ith him in saying, that such a prohibition
could not be justified—(Hear, hear). He believed, the
original intention of that prohibitio t was with a view to
increase the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia—an object
which had long sinew ceased to exist. Hs could DOS see,

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