The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-04-30 00:00:00

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Yri;:it'tnelAlieiie from l arts YgWcerec;eli°rii Papers, eov,
taiiiitothe V d instant.
They contain an article of considerable import.
ance. It is an account of the last sitting of the
Legisiagya Body, which, terminated with an obi.
vial address from a Counsellor of State, in which
''Soitie interesting allusions were made to the mar
with this country, and the relations of Frat,,e
With the rest of Europe. This took Place on the
elst instant, Count de MONTESQUIOU being pre,
sident of the Assembly. Count 11.rcNaut..r,
Counsellor of State, delivered the Speech for clus.
ing the Session, of which the following are the
principal passages :
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perfecting
the
P1.11)11.
Gentlemen—Tae labour of your d:cubitrl,e, Sagesdris.aiao:ci,tillitE
t(7l:lll:edsfortner, and alleriatin•lt4he.::
events w kith have preceded and accompanied it, will lea,,e
to the nation great recollectiors and high hopes. 'lase
and financial legs-lation has, dining ten
:attitidu
hper,o)girtte!...sn
weight of the connibutioei imposed by the latter. Theioer
nal organization is ameliorated : industry has followed in ill:
course of former silec..ss. The plans for all the
labours, and the means for their execution, have been th._
creed—great p views have extended, with iciAo,,
and moderation, and always with advantage,the Inuits of the
" The continental peace, which b:•fore rested only
ties, and the perpetitity of the dynasty, which had, far iu
foundation, only the genius of a turn and the poser of a
great nation, have now far their basis a prosper,u,
bolt,
august, and eternal alliance.
" Such, Gentleinen, is the picture which you have in es.
hibit to the inhabitants of your pros hues, awl of which 1
have only to meal to your memory the principal leatuits
your hearts guarantee its filelity."
The Counsellor of State then proceeded to emus
merate the laws passed during the Session, and
took a view of the interior administration of the
li snruedp, ,if
Empire. Passing next to the state of the Foreign
Relations of France, he expressed himself thus:_
,4 you .have wituessed, fientlemen, the Sri:dins con.
suit on which unites to the Preach Empire the City of
Rome, the :talent patrimony of the C and of crag.
t.1:31.5t;\ act of the Coustituiim is
iof
indicated by History, counselled by Policy, and decreed
e`..:Wilius, kilns pert; of the Western umpire which hate
linag been separated', and establishes an alliance bonen
the fiber :aid the w e Seine, beteen P
a aril and Rome.
:t the Eiire,
tally, this act respecting toe aulharitc,
at
the (%Iturch, :.act prep:u iu~ the true glory of Religion, so:
cares the independence of Thrones an I the respect of Skive:
reigns. A new Department will be formed, under the name
of the Drparintcat des Bunches
,ths- Rhin, and the remainder
of the ceded territory w ill he united to the Department of
the Deus Net/ie.:, which will thus be rendered one of
most commer,ble, most importaat, awl most viealihy of the
Empire. Meanwhile, the Confederation of the Runts hal
its consideration increased, its power confirmed, and the ties
Iwhich unite its Members drawn closer.
" If the war still growl in those regions, the
.pernicinus
power of reaching which the English yet retain, it is either
;it such a distance 0:1 the frontiers of the Ottoman Empur,
that Europe cannot lougsulfer from it, and Asia alone is me:
naced• (unless the DIVAN re.urnio better principles)—or for
but a short period beyond the 12)r:inters, until ate ports of
Spain shall be opened to our arms and closed to England.—
Frotr that moment the peace of Europe may be regarded as
secured by the sanctity of treaties, the extent of power, the
conformity roe k interests, and the superiority of get us.
You have seen an august Messenger of Peat:, a sacred
pledi.e of eternal alliance, arrive in the heart of France,
which has thereby been intoxicated with joy, and transported
tit ith love. It has been 'our destiny to be witnesses of the
solemn bands which will fur ever unite :S APO LSO; and MA•
It la LOUIS A, and have at the same tone united the ioterctit of
France and the interests of Austria, for the happiness of the
two nations, and the tranquillity of Lie world.—All theallied
nations bless an event whack e.aupletes the estahlishmeut of
their p,ss.er, and cements the ties w Welt unite theta. En:
Ict,..iieve I Police, and consoled Immunity, xive it equal al,:
ihnisc ; the reason of Europe sanctions it, but It below is
particular to France to feel all its value."
Count REGNAULT having concladed, is stated
to have descended from the Tribune amidst loud
plaudits. The PRESIDENT replied to him by a
speech in the same style.

The arrangement for a partial change in the
Administration is said to have been finally deter.
mined during the recess. Lord Mintage's, we
understand, is to be Master-General of the Ord.
!lance, and will be succeeded (as First Lord of the
Admiralty) by the Right honourable cIiARLIS
YORKE!
The fleet which is now preparing with the ut.
most expedition, is unquestionably destined for the
Baltic. It will consist of 20 sail of the line, and
a proportionate nurrher of frigates, &c.
It is much to be deplored, that the vast Civil
Power of Middlesex, though it had nothing to do
with the execution of the SrEAtEeit'S warrant, had
not been,prepared and called forth for the pub
tation of the public peace, order, and security;
that in the "metropolis of this island any roar.
rant whatever should be hdebted for the means
of execution, not to the Civil Power, but to
the interposition of the military force; and that to
such an extent that it can he no otherwise descrihed
than as` the army ; and that persons and property
should be committed, after the warrant was exe•
cuted, to the same protection ; that lives should
hare been Sacrificed ; and that the march of armed
bodies of horse and foot against an toweled mul-
titude should bo thoughtlessly admired as a grand
spectacle; and that the only civil force which was
called forth fur the maintenance, in any degree,
of the dignity and independence of thee/oil poacr
should have been called forth on the requisition of
Sir Francis Burdett himself. .
The Jews at Barlath, in the vicinity of Congo'
tinople, daring an affray there, tired upon a guard
of Janissaries, and wounded several. The Go-
vernment gladly availed itself of the opportunity.
a gratifying its cqpidity under the semblance 01.
justice. The must culpable were imprisoned for
I life, and a fine of 1001000 piastres levied eltua
I their innocent brethren in the capital.