The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-07 00:00:00

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sad dais one act is quite imoagh to prove to us that it is
papessibk to re-enslave France. M. Manuel was, indeed,
akin away it last by the gen d'armerie, that Is to say'
by seine high fed police soldier.; a set of fellows well
paid, and clothed, and fed, and mixing the office of thief
hirer with that of soldier. In short, this is a band of
coo selected for their unfeelingness and willingn-ss to
commit cruel acts. We much question whether the thing
could have been effected by soldiers of the line; men who
scroll themselves to fight against the enemies of the
country. This adventure will certainly not tend
to strengthen the hands of the Government.—
It may do fifty times as much for the Spa-
niards as could possibly be done by the noisy
speeches and paragraphs in London. The debates on
this subject in the French Chamber are most interesting.
They give us clearly to see the character of that assembly of
men. They show us that the members are in earnest; and
they also show us that this earnestness has a tendency to
prevent, and it will prevent, the restoration of tyranny in
rraing, which tyranny was so benevolently intended for
the French people by the Orange Boven miscreants of
this country. 'f he conduct of the National Guard, and
the conduct of the people of Paris, clearly show that
they are quite aware of the intention of the Bourbons ;
cri.e aware of till their designs ; and that they are re-
solved that these designs shall not succeed. Great events
_lions little causes fill a half of the history of nations;
and we should nut he at all surprised if this little cause
were to lead to events which would lead to other events;
and that, in the end, the march of the. French army
might bestopped by the stupid attempt of the high-flying
royalists to get rid of M. Manuel. The spirit in Paris,
and mere especially the spirit shown by the National
guard tnay run like wild-fire as every thing does run whet
it runs at all, amongst the French people. To march into
Main while that spirit is in motion would be rather a te-
merarious act. If the French do not march nos, they
will not march at all ; and, the agitation which they have
made by their preparations will amount to something
s cry little less than another revolution. It is not the
titanic which they will have to endure on account of
the', giving up the enterprise ; it is not the laughter
and scorn of Europe that the Bourbons will have to care
much about. No; übatthey will have to care most
about is, the universal contempt of the French people
themselves, which will fall wholly npon the Bourbons
and their adherents. The refusal on the part of the
National Guards will be &subject of conversation, and of
animated conversation, too, in every hamlet in France:
and upon this one single little circums'ance the greatest
events may torn. It will be curious indeed, if, it last,
use Holy Alliance, the first idea of which Castlereagh
told us was conceived by Pitt, should at last he over-set
by a platoon of French National Guards. It is impossible
to praise too highly the conduct of these men. It ought to
be recorded, and it will be recorded, in the brightest
page of history. Let no man hereafter speak disparag-
ingly of the French peopl.. Men with soldiers' clothes
itpon their backs capable of acting a part like this are
worthy of the admiration of the world!

PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY.

In turning our eyes from the account of the French
INtliatntlitaty proceedings to the •Perliamentary pro-
cerdinge at lVe:.:tminster, we feel as if all at once, being
removed from the midst of a conflict of the elements at
s-a into some quiet pasture field surronnded by quick set
he Iges. How 1111; how tame; bow quiet ; how insi-
pid everrthing appear•.—last night the:e appears to
. have been a message delivered to hoth Houses, from
the King, recommending the pissing of an Act, to
remove doubts that bad arisen respecting the power
to dispose of lands commonly called crown•lunds;
1.1 that here tie have the fact that these lands may
be di•postnl of; though the black Towsers in Nor-
folk, from their barns and holes and corners, and
thoullt dr. Cockey have called a prayer for the disposal
of this property a prayer to plunder Me Crown. What
Mr. Coke will say upon this subject we do not pretend
to know.—What we want, however, is, a selling of all
this propc:•y, not a selling of it piece-meal, a little now
and a little then, a little here and a little there at the

rill and plea-Are of the surveyor of crown-lands. We
want to aee a complete inventory of it. We want to see
the inventory published ; and we want to see pt.blic sales
of it take place; in order that it may bring its full
vatic, and that every body may know what there is to be
suld, when and where and how the sales are to take
place ; and, in short, we want this immense mass of
property to bring its fall worth, and that that worth
should be applied to a reduction of the Debt.
—in the House or CIPMMONS Mr. Goulburn
fraught forward a proposition for the commu-
tation of tithes in Ireland. --We shall have to
speak of this measure hereafter. It appears to us to be
very inefficient; but, it was received with great approba-
tion. It is an attempt to uphold the Church in Ireland.
by causing the tithes to be paid in a manner that would
prevent the receiver fro n coming into immediate contact
with the payer of the tithes. It is an attempt to carry
the thing oa quietly ; bat it will fail. The fundholders,
lied the dead .veight, and the placetnen, and pensioners
ris keep drawing so bar.l, that the p:ople belonging to
the land will continue to suffer more and more until there
shell he no rents at all paid; that is to say, unless an
equitable adjustment take place ; or until se return to
taper-money. There was a debate about the Sinking
F ; but our readers will excuse us, we are very sure,
limn taking up their time with what 111111 I een, is both
11.: uses of Parliament, frequently called a humbug; and
m 'licit we many years ago, proved to be a comp!ete de-

Paris papers and letters, which have arrived to the
fifth Instant, confirm the important lotelligence we yes.
Imlay communicated from our city correspondent.—
'they enable us to correct, however, one part of the re-
part we bad rec. iced of the proceedings of the Chamber
e• 1 Deputies, on Monday. hl. Manuel was present at tbst
•Pskting, and delivered a most manly address frum the
Tribune on the proposition of Al. Hyde ee Neuville for
excluding him from the Chamber daring the Serstou.—
it• would not, he said, submit to justify himself before
them. He protested against their right of trying him.
where he should look for judges, but find only