Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-07-19
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LArEsr Z D FRANCE.

The packet ship Cadmus, arrived
at New York on Wednesday from
Havre, whence she sailed Oh the 81 OF
June, and furnishes Paris papers to
the Cd. From the general aspect OF the
Opposition papers, the situation of The
French Minister, NJ. Villele, is far
from envIable.
The bold and constant ate mpt of
the Apostolics in France, appear to
have opera,ed on the Minister but the
people of France are too we'll informed
to be led even by the talents of Mr..
de ViIleIe and the liberals are and will
be heard. "The war of opinions"
will be in favour Of Mr.. Canning's
sentiments, mankind will not be the
slaves of hierarchies or Apostolics,
such at least as are the asplrants Of
the present times.
In the Chamber of Deputies, on the
3Oth May, N La Fltte made the fol
lowing proposillon:-"He Hereafter the
Ministers shall present to the Cham
bers the law oil Finances divided into
two parts. One under the title OF The
Budget Consolidated Funds tina o
Their. under the title of The Budget
Extraordinary And in supporting
his motion, he said, cit is for you to
decide whether in a state of peace
800 900 soldiers, 40 ships of the line,
aud 60 frigates, are really necessary
for defence when we are not attack
ed; or whether it be not better TO send
10000 men to agricultural pursuits;
and whether 40 or so millions econo
missed cannot be better employed on
roads and canals" NJ. ViIlele, among
other things, in answer to Nj La Fitte,
said, "lhc responsibility will fall upon
you Of all the Inconvenience that may
result from too feeble an army Mr.
L!fitte's motion was lost. The Bud
get (for 1929 passed 254 white balls,
to 60 black do.
Chamber of Deputies Is! June
The members of the society for the
promotion of industry at Mulhansen,
had pctilioned for the suppression Of
lotteries in all districts strictly manu-
featuring The petition was referred
to the Minister Of Finance. Mr.. Du
pont of Paris, moved that a commits
sion should be formed of the nature Of
a committee of REPUTATION, which
should be charged with giving the lac
~ letter 10 alithe errors or ialsehoods
circulated by the pressi!!
An animated debate took place in
the Chamber of Deputies on the 1st
June, in which M De L~ezardieres,
Cornet Dincort, and Hyde de Neu.
willie took part. 1t was said, that dis,
turbances were general in France, On
account of religion, and the proposed
creation of additional Peers by the
King.
NJ Hyde de Melville, was very
severe on the Ministry, in relation to
the payment by President Boyer, of
the amount due the Colonists. He
said that the President had hitherto
only paid the commissaries. The min
istry were silent.
M Eynard had left Paris for Lon
don. to terminate there, ifpossible, the
affair of the Greek steam vessel.
The Journal du Haure of LIST ult.
contains the following notice.
."The Commissary General of Ma.
rine, is informed by the Ministry, that
the Government has doubts of the in
tentions of the Dey of Aigiers with
respect to France. He is directed to
caution commanders of vessels to a.
void if possible Algerine cruisers
Measures are about to be taken to pro-
tect French vessels navigating the Me-
d~iterranean."
The Journals ofthe South of France
are full of accounts of disastrous inun.
dations; agriculture had suffered every
where; many lives were lost-the Au-
de, Taru, Garronne, Aveyon, and
many minor str a over1owed at
the same time. The municipal author
tiles of Toulouse had subscribed 10000
frances for the relief of the sufferers
by the %inundatIon.
P~ORTUGAL.-Thc sickness of
the Princess Regent continued to be
severe, by advices from Lisbon of
the 18th May. 1t is said that a mum
Der OF the most influential men in the
country had united an address to Don
Pedro ~ renresentiue the unsettled