Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-09-08

Given at our Castle Of St. Cloud, the
25th of July, 1880, and the sixth of oul
reign BY the King. CHARLES.
The President of the Council of Min
listers. Prince de PoLIGNAc.
The Keeper the Seals, Minister Sc
crctary of State and of Justice,
CHANrELAUzE.
The Minister Secretary of State fol
the Department Of The Finances,
MONTBEL.
The Minister of Ecclesiastical Affair.
and of Public Instruction,
The Count GUERNoN RANvILLE.
The Minister Secretary of State OF
Public Works, Baron CApELLE.
Another ordinance ofthc same date is
mentioned, making some important alte-
ratons in the law of elections, to prevent
as is stated in the preamble, the mannu-
vres which have exercised pcrnicious
influence over the late operations of the
electoral colleges. And by two other or
dinances still several persons are appoint
ed members of the Council of State
The description respecting the election,
is said to be in contravcntion Of the char
ter, and limits the right of suffrage to a,
bout one fourth of the present number of
electors. Speaking Of these events, the
Messenger dcs Chambers of July 26th,
says:-
"The measures, which yesterday were
feared but not believed, are to-day real
ized. In consequence of an expose to
the king, signed by all the ministers,
the Moniteur contains, and we now pub
lish the two ordinaiccs upon the electo'
raj system and thu periodical press; for
on these depend al the painful questions
of the present mohent."
France was Of course in a high state
of excitement, and Capt. Holmes re-
ports that the country seemed to be on
the eve of a revolution. The Govern
mcnt appears 10 be intoxicated with its
success against Algicrs, and having OBJ
tanned there bver 100 millions of francs,
the necessity of the Chambers to vote
supplies is net Immediately felt.
The inventoried treasures of the Dey
are said to amount to 90 millions of francs
in money and 10 millions in gold and sill
yer bullion and plate. There were be.
sides 90 Or 80 millions not invcntoricd
He was allowed to retain for his own use
8 million, and his estates.
The Constitutional of the 25th July,
stated that at Council of Ministers held
on the Wednesday previous, it was de-
creed that eighty-seven persons of eleva-
ted rank should be Immediately discharg-
ed from their Offices, and that Minister
al Ordinances to that effect were issued
the next day. The Duke dc Choiseul
is the only person named as of the eigh-
ty seven. The Journal of Havre, July
9th says, "Thc Moniteur of to day has
struck blow, for which public opinion
was not at all prepared. The measures
which have been taken need no commen-
tary; they have been already judged,
and postcrity will view them as we do.
The public Indignation burst forth at Pa
ris, but the public tranquility has not been
affected"
There had been frequent meetings of
the Council of Ministers, at which the
King presided for several days, prior to
our lost dates, and that held the 2lst Ju-
ly was in close session six hours!
AS reg ards the Press, the King has
power to establish the Censorship during
the recess ofthc Chambers, but the edict
becomes void on their assembling.
The following is the Report ofthe Min
listers to the King, which is made the
prctcxt for these high-handed measures.
REPORT TO THE KING.
PARIS, July 26, 1880.
Sire-Your ministers would bo UNI
worthy the confidence with which your
Majesty had honored them if they longer
delayed placing before you concise state
ment of our internal situation and to in
dicatc to your Highness the dangers a.
rising from the periodical press.
AT no period during the last fifteen
years has this situation presented itself
under a more serious and affecting as
pect. Notwithstanding prosperity un-
cxamplcd in the annals of history, signs
of disorganization and symptoms of an
archy are manifested upon almost every
point of the kingdom.
The successive causes which have
conducod to weaken the springs of the
monarchid government, operate to day
to alter and to change its naturc-de-
privcd of lis moral force, the civil author
itywithin The capital and in the provin-
ccs, maintained but an unequal contest
against factions. Pernicious and sub
vcrsivc doctrines openly proiessed are
spread and propagatcd among all classes
of our neutrality-suspicious. too gen
orally accredited agitate the public mind
and torment society. From all quarters
a guarantee is demanded for future Sc
curity.