The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-03 00:00:00

'era& ifliance of all. audio( Lim oho might wish to die-
" Curb the peace, was to guarantee the duration of the sys-
-1 tem ; every other alliance opposed to the grand isnion,i
and formed by feat or ambition, nJuld ceimesinently be
hostile to the spirit of the age, sad only a route:t of
peejtmy &taunt the fidelity of engagements—is contest, 1
of die failure of which no doubt can esiet, since the
pray~erfs at nations sad the blessings of Heaven are united
pp the MUM cause. From these principles there must
east g kind of sapretre/ authority of the great powers
ewer the States of the second and third order, exercised
collecoroly according to declarative forms, without that
autborftyodirtneatine the power of the stronger or coon-
remolds, the independence of the wesLer." This pre-
' curative of an extensive power granted to the great
pewees% was annulled et the Congress of Mx-la-Chapelle,
11/td there remained as the basis of the European allisuce,
1 •
I tip: hill:timer pairmeel/enegaoftive ikninthgesessmliturianler
it rethiaetio„nl4Bl
ean of equilibrium. to establish balancing weights of
g:tisg forces, every ransom of that system was
t all adjeliatest of friendly and hostile eels-
'flons was reammeded; no one was to clash 1010 thong,-
rations of another, and by this mutual abstinence it was
toped that a lasting peace would be established amidst
contending elements.
As, however, it was deemed necessary to establish
that negatived system on true absolute principle which
might serve as its protection and bans, the Holy Al-
lieges was concluded on doctrines which Mullein
Princes might naturally be expected to cherish, but the
renewed sanction of which was still worthy of praise.—
Had the Holy Alliance been focused with the restoration
of the empire before the Congress, and bad that Con-
gress been held according to Its principles: if, as a first
proof of their benefioent induenee, they had from that
moment gaSned the confidence of minds disposed to grant
it; then the Holy Alliance would have formed a great
epoch in history; but secreeding as it did, to acts nut
very Christian-like, as a sort of expiation, it could not,
/tithe irritated mete of public feeling, excite any thing
bat distrust, particularly as it presented no compensa-
tion for deluded hope. This holy union, succeeding the
Holy Roman empire, might have guaranteed the reli-
gious toleration of the different sects united by the con-
tract. But that very religions indifference width could
dispense with such a guarantee, destroyed all solidity
mid security of the necessary guarantee for the tolera-
tion of the conflicting politic"al principles, existing in the
rations oseinliers of the talon.'

FRENCH PAPERS.
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The Chamber of Deputies bail a public sitting on
Saturday, at which Mr. Roy, the Minister of Finance,
presented the l'rojet of Ways and Means, and entered
into a minute detail respecting each branch of Revenue.
The estimates of the produce be considers as sufficient
to cover the amount of supply required without any ad-
ditional imposts. His statement was as follows:
The public debt and sinking fund required 225,000,000
francs. These were provided for by the revenue arising
from the registry of domains, from the cutting of wood
mod the customs, ioclosling t!
__,e duty on snit. Thew
Urea*lie prallhord SO- francs, and there-
fore there would be an (MIMS of 19,000,000 francs, which
would be added to the 429,0011,11 W francs which were
expected from the other sources of revenue, and which
would go to focui an aggregate fund of 511,000,000 to
he applied to the purpose of balancing the expenditure
of Me. The direct taxes fully answered the amount at
which the law fired them. The next most productive
branch of revenue after the direct taxes, was that which
Included the stanip-tlittjes, the woods anal domains. It was
estimated' at one hundred anti foriv-ttevess Millions: Se-
veral persons thought that the tariffs were susceptible of
moditort. The question was an important one, and
now engaged the attention of the Ministry ; and it is
hoped,that the injuries complained of might lie removed
without diminishing the amount of revenue. 'flue Otics,
independent of those arising from salt, whirls we'.-e not
prosperous, depended npon the more or less active state
of internal and external commerce. Their unproductive-,
nest, however, should not be a subject of complaint,
since it was a proof that they were less in nerd of foreign
)el •productions. e different institutions, which, while
'pending ag st foreign, and in favour of native in-
.dist ry, I useful sources of revenue for the treasury,
would alw li be of importance in au agricultural and
einiuercini country, such as France; the amount of their
produce, added to the salt tax, should not be estimated
at more than 86 millions for 1620. The indirect contri-
• butions,with 40 millions arising from the sale ot tobacco,
were estimatedio produce 140 millions. The,Post-office
was estinetest to poultice 12,097,1100 fr.. and frotu the
.Lottery, if toiletry unfavourable, they hoped to derive
nips millions. The latter impost was not one of choice,
'bet the result of a politic compact made with a passion
of •the human mind, in order to prevent the exportation
Reim France of snore than M 1 millions of capital flung
aeon the wheels of fortune, and which would not re-
tarn without heing diminished by a third at least, if a
temptation to risk it had not been placed at their doors.
With other different means, the whole amregate was
1147,000,000. The expense of collection, deductions
being wade of 20,000,0011 fur the purchase of neces-
sary materials, anti of 6,4100,000 for snrcharges,
stsonnted to 1M1,000,000 fr., almost an eighth part of the
whole sum collected. This expense, however, roast: not,
ander all the circumstances, be touch diminished.—
Nothing was determined by the Chansher, except its or-
dering that the Minister's propositions should be printed
anal referrrd to the Bureaus for previous and detailed
consideration. Those branches of the subject apper-
taining to the Ways and Means, will not he submitted
to the Bureaux for examination before Wednesday. The
Chappilmr passed to the Order of the (tar on a (petition
from tieneral Sarraxin, appealing against the judgment
girl, against him for bigamy.
After the public sitting the Chaepher resolved itself
Soto a Secret Committee, in which tietieral Deniarcay
developed a proposition for addressing his Majesty,
st that the Electoral Colleges
and !Isere,
might be convoked, for the purpose of completing the !
depetstions of those departments. .1 long discnssiou
took place upon this proposition, which, being is Secret
Committee, is not given. The adjournment of the con-'
'Mention of the proposition was moved, awl, on a divi-
sion, Users appeared for the adjmw•anent NO, against it
113—M sjeritv IS.
M. lie Lafayette laid upon the table a proposition for
addressing his Majesty, praying for the presentment of
a octet for the general organisation of the National

13y ■ recent ordinance of the King, all Liesteriant-
fileserala and Marshals de Catnp belonging to the I%.'oe-
ral Stotf of the arm►, or not at present in active service,
a►e to form a part of the General :OW, Crum awl after
the lat of April, 114111. !Props that time, the General