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assigned to them as heretoibre? Lord LtvElttooi
answered, that he had no wish on the subject, and
he referred to the Governor of the Bank, to have his
opinion. The Governor said, that he could answer
for the Directors of the Bank, that they had no de-
sire to embarrass the Contractors, by having any
part of it given to them. Upon which Lord LIVER-
POOL said, that no reserve should be made for the
Corporate Bodies.
Thus have Ministers at last abandoned the erro- '
neous system upon which we have been so long act-
ing, and which has involved the Nation in almost
remediless difficulties. ei Better late than never," is
an old adage, but it fosters hope, and at .least we
have the consolation to know that the growth of the
evil is now checked, if we can only prevent the in•
flammation which it has left from turning to a gan-
grene. We have ever been the opposers of the delu-
sive system which has now terminated, and often
have we been abused for expressing our opinions so
freely as we did on its baneful influences. But what
should we now say of the consistency of those
who abused us, and who are now among the fore-
most to laud the wisdom and prudence of Ministers
in forsaking a course fraught with so much injury to
the piospertty and the resuulcc of the country ? Of
th.m we shall say nothing, but we cannot do othei-
wise than congratulate the country on this re-turn to
rational principles.
The principle of the alteration in the Assessed Taxes
we understand to be this—that by paying a comp&
sition of five per cent. in addition to their present Asses-
sed Taxes for Houses and Windows, and of ten per
cent. for Horses and Carriages, persons may increase
their existing establishment to' any amount. But
they may not add fresh articles: for example, a man,
by paying ten per cent. upon his peseta Stud of
Horses, 'suppose three, may, if he likes, add other
three to the number; but, not keeping any Carriage,
be may not now set up one for the composition.—
Should the Minister, instead of allowing this election
to operate for three years, as is reported, make it ten,
it is very probable the Revenue woulsi be ultimately
benefited; but who would break out new windows,
and alter the fronts of their residence for a three years•
exemption from the intrusion of Inspectors? No man
in his senses.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this
forenoon.

The Chamber of Deputies resumed on Tuesday
the discussion of the Budget.
The question which came first under discussion
was the proposition made by M. ROLLAND at the
previous Sitting, for transferring to Government the
expense of maintaining ditches and planting trees
along the sides of the Royal highways, the same hav-
ing hitherto been defrard by the Proprietors of the
lands contiguous to the roads. -
M. Roy, in the name of the Commission on the
Budget, reported that they had had the matter into
their consideration, and were of opinidfi that, in as
far as respected the maintenance of the ditches, the
expense ought to be borne by the State; but that
with regard to the plantations, the question was,
more complicated and one on which they were not
prepared to ,offer any recommendation.
M. PASQUIER, the Keeper of the Seals, combated
the proposition both as it respected the ditches and
the plantations. He did not see that it was contrary
to any principle that a property placed in a particu-
lar position should be charged with special burdens,
especially when that position was attended with cer-
tain and incontestible advantages. Property situated
close by a high-way, possessed facilities of commu-
nication which made it always sell much higher than
land of the same quality and extent at a distance
from the road. If the proposition, besides, were
adopted, it must lead to great inconvenience, since
the same principle would require to be extended to
all commercial and private roads. His Excellency
begged to add or.e other reflection : if such an amend-
ment were passed, it would be destructive of the
constitutional system, and ruinous to te Royal pre-
rogative of the initiative, to attach in this manner'
legislative dispositions to a vote of ways and means.
The previous question was then put to the vote :
two trials by selling and rising were doubtful.

On all sides the:e was a call for a nominal appeal.
The Misiselai of the INTERIOR rose, and request-
ed to be heard.
ISO
M. DE CHAvveils ran to the Tribune.--" One
moment : Will you permit the Minister to speak
The discussion is closed."

demands it after the questionhas been twice put tb'
M• De
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theTvhote ep,ictatsniDbesl,iia._ve,,it
;yiot umawkhesatniot
dein: s
jrnoiaille thTeheCiiinajrtuenrc.tioln lisa%irempreearidous to
ttoincitt.tn ;(pth,eefoPritensdidseinietnccea.n) do nothing but submit
The Misisrte of the INTERIOR then rose.—" If
the Charter has granted to Ministers the right of be-
ing heard at all times when they believe it useful to
the public interest to communicate to you their ob-
servations, this communication becomes an imperious
duty, when they have to adduce a fact which may
with certainty throw light upon your deliberations.
Is it not right that we should make known to you
the amount of the expense which die relief proposed
to be given to the local proprietors would throw on
the Government ? The Honourable Members who
believe themselves best informed on this point, have
not such means of coming to a conclusion, even ap-
proximating to the truth, as Ministers possess. From
calculations which are before us, it appears that the
expense of maintaining the Ditches alone would
amount to about 2,000,000, being more than one half
of the whole extra grant which you propose to grant
this year for the reparation of Roads and Ilridges."
The Priest/A:Nor then proceeded to take the sense
of the Chamber by nominal appeal. Out of 215
Members present, the adoption of the previous ques-
tion was carried by 112 to 103, and the Amendment
was of course rejected by a majority of only nine.
e
tR.
aoilTDhe p.ATn:Cecehncad.mmalbelelronftsl:%;:iti de
which
cpholNsivebederreabrt7ee
rejected
successively on cer-
SaAntdEtNh,
eNgrl.adnet
Neci.tedde;
for roads, highways, and mines, was at length fixed
as originally proposed, at thirty millions.

The Chamber afterwards voted,
For Works of General Interest at Paris
For similar Works in the Departments

I ,400,000 fr.
1,000,000 fr.

The Chamber next proceeded to the consideration
of the Article of Departmental Expenses ; but the
usual hour of rising having elapsed, the discussion
on it was adjourned till next day.
A cause of rather a singular nature has been tried
before the Tribunal of Correctional Police at Bout-
deaux. It was a prosecution at'the instance of the
Km; against two persons of the names of Bergerac
and Joanny, for having been the chiefs in a secret
conspiracy against the Government. It turned out
in the course of the evidence, that the accused had
indeed been the chiefs in a conspiracy, but that it
was a conspiracy during Me hundred days in favour
df Mat King who was now their prosecutor.—
The Coat found by their judgment, " that, however
reprehensible their conduct may have been, it is not
prohibited by any penal law, and that the accused
ought therefore to be acquitted."
Five per Cent I. Tuesday, 66fr. 85c.
FROM OUR PRIVATE CIintIMIPONDEN't.
" PARIS, JUNE 1.

" The revocation of the Edict of Nantes destroyed
the commercial and manufacturing interests in France,
a wiser policy has dictated the abolition of the Droits
d' Aubaine, or right of the King to inherit the property
of all foreigners who die in his dominions. This
measure is more profound and important than it ap-
pears to be at first. sight : no country is named, but
it is evident that it is England that the measure has
in view. English families, we are told; emigrate to
America, there to avoid oppressive taxation, and turn
their capital to advantage in labouring the soil ; and
some of these find but an uncertain prospect of ad-
vantage, after incurring immense expenses in the
voyage, and taking a final farewell of all their
friends and others, breaking as it were all the social
ties that link mankind together. By this new French
measure, the tide of emigration will, it is hoped here,
be to France ; for here real estates yield 5 to G per
cent. interest, and the Funds 7 to Eqi, or just the
double of what they do in England. In France there
is a soil rich in itself, and which can, as events have
proved, produce every thing for want or luxury—all
that is wanting is capital; and once this odious law
abolished, there is no doubt that English Capitalists
will go and settle in France, and establish manufac-
tures where they can have no competition, and where
the profits will be triple of what the same capital
and exertions would produce in England. For in-
stance, in Cotton Manufactories the French are so far
behind the English, that in order to prevent the trade
from being ruined, Government is forced absolutely to
prohibit entirely the use of the latter; but when Eng-
lish hands, directed by English heads, are occupied
on it in France, there can be no prohibition, and con-
sequently the parties must make a rapid fortune. But
it is not only manufacturers and citizens who will enn-

tageotiS to all Who profit by it. il,is will :LTA- a
greater blow gt England than any that La:
been made. Her lavish errenditure, her resistance
against all economy., and her neglect of the esscntiai
means of prospei ity, will pi 0t3:1C,! an ernigraY.cn rtr.i
a loss of capit..l, of which she wall only bccerne
Bible v.hen too Lite; for \%ho will prefer sta:
home to luxuries abioad? Who v. ill ccr.sent te
lthe bread of his chilJren torn from them by
gatherers, to support an

schemes of senseless amLizion

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Lieutenant' Colonel 1;0•.1NQI•7.T has been
mciti,,ly elected Culonel el the Light
terry, vice ll.Aiircis, decca,.ed.
Saturday the ‘..)d Backs Yeomanry
valry concluded their :.ix fet-inanci,t 1
Buckingham. On the 21di they v e:e
Stowe Palk ; and new t(,:t-a;., \t e;
Regiment by the Counte Temple.

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