The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-04-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

"O nave 0SNOHhiS iiOh
of Feb Things remain in an -1nssttied state
on the continent, and the general aspect oil a.
fairs is unsettled. Great fears are entertained
that a general war may be the result. Copi-
Gus extracts from the papers follow
FRANCE.
alarming State Of Paris. A funeral mass
c. ~ Dyte de Berri was celebrated Feb. IA,
., ,La obnrch of St. German PAuxerrois, and
sc.inst The advice of she magist rates at Paris.
II that old Sanctuary all the celebrities of the
Ca,Ist faction had rendezvous, and collected
n,oney for the wounded of tho OK Royal Guard.
bust of the Duke de Bordeaux was paraded
in the church, and the consequence was, that
the crowd assembled without rushed into the
church, and put 10 fight the whole assembly.
the people then broke into the presbytery, and
were prevented with the utmost difficulty, by
the National Guard, from precipitating in the
Seine several priests. The multitude around
the church was immense the whole afternoon.
In short time the fine gilded cross, with the
feur-de-lis at its angles, which crowns the
stecple raised a general cry OF rage. The Ma
tional Guard Joined the people in demanding
it's destruction. Workmen were sent for, and
under the protection Of the National Guard at
torch light, with municipal guards about the
church, the cross was preeipitated, and fell with
q laundering noise, amidst the tumultuous ap-
plause of the people, and the full chorus OF the
Marseillois The night was pretty calm, but
Immense parties of people, shouting Down
with the priests!' filed the.streets On the
following morning another scene took place, of
which it is impossible TO give any description.
The multitude succeeded in taking possession
Of the church, and not an altar, nor glass, nor
a chair. nor bit of wood is left. All the gold
aud silver ornaments were conveyed to the
Louvre. in mock ceremony, and some OF them
throsn on the iombs of the victims, opposite
which the curate Of the church had thought
psoper to perform this CarlIst exhibition.
However, nobody persisted. Tho National
Guard saved every priest who was attacked.
Paris was in the most violent state of efferves-
cence for several days
On the 18th. the church of st. Paul was at
tackled and all the objects ornamented with
heurs-de-lis destroyed many IN wood were
brought out and burnt before the church.. Sew
eral persons who were carrying of articles
they had stolen were arrested. In the evening
the cross was pulled down amidst loud acclama-
tons At the church of Notrc Dame, Off
Ger Of the National Guard, who attempted 10
prevent the populace dislodging the cross, was
roughly handled Tli-colored flags have been
hoistod by the people upon the churches OF st:
Su!pice ST. Etienne du Mont, St Gervais, ana
ST. Laurent The church of St. German
rAuxerrois has been metamorphoscd into the
facade was brilliantly Illuminated, and about
o'clock bust Of Louis Phillip was placed on the
platfarm, where it was inaugurated amidst the
apnlauding shouts Of the psople, and surmount-
ed with tri-colored flags.
The fluer-de-lis sculptured under the gale
ries of the exchange were on the 10th covered
with plaster, and those in front of the Pa!ai'
Royal were on the 18th ordered by the King K
be removed in the course OF the night
II Tho Gnllau-0n pOtif~p hal
been issued from the Cabinet of his Majesty =
Sc The king in continuing the feurs de-lis or
the State Seal, has considered them as nothing
more than an emblem which has been that OF
France for several centuries, and which recall
ed facts honorable to his ancestors and glorious
to the nation. But some cufpabe attempts
have made them rallying sign for the enc
mes of the new dynasty and of our institutions
and as public opinion beholds in these emblemt
nothing but recent odious recol!cctions, The
KING has discarded all other considerations, anC
issued an ordinance to change the State Seal
AT the same time His Majesty has given orders
TO remove the heurs-de-lis where it can be dom
without defacing the public monuments. ant
without renewing the mutilations occaslone'
By the removal in 1914 of the emblems of th
republic, and the reign of Napoleon. ALREADY
the bas reliefs which had been taken dowr
from the tfiumphal arch on the Place du Car
rousal at the restoration, are being Replaced
By the Kings orders" T.-
Paris, FEB. Is. Private correspondence
must refer you to the newspapers of the da,
and evening for an account of the stormy de
bate in the Chamber of Deputies, upon thu
subject of the late tumults in fact, it would b.
impossible to- describe to you tho tumutuoa
uproar of which the French Senate was thu
arena on this occasion. Members rushing IL
b crowds from their seats to the tribune facing
with clenched fists, the Ministers of the King
making, in fact all kinds Of violent gesticula
tons, and utteTing the widest ordinations
like school-boys broke loose for their play
ground, and there Suddenly rushing into fu
rious combat. The Republican party is at this
moment making desperate effort to ruin tEt
present Ministers, who certainly appear tc
want the decision of character necessary Il
carry the King through the difficult struggle
in which he is engaged. You will perceive, tina
the King has executed the intention he had re-
peatedly expressed, Of deciding and uneqnivo
caly refusing the Belgc throne for any mem
Der Of his family. The opinion of the Belgic
Deputies here is, that they will have either q
Republic, or Provisional Government, to en-
able them to watch events, and have the ad-
vantage hereafter Of French connections,
should war break out in Europe.
Paris, Feb. 10. The image of our Savior has
been removed from all the apartments of the
Palais de Justice. At o'clock in the morning
three blacksmiths were employed in removing
the feurs-de.lis fromthe iron gates of tiIs- Pa
lals de Justice. They have likewise been re-
moved from all the other places inside of the
Palace, where they had hitherto been suffered to
remain.
The Cure Of St. German PAuxerrois has
already undergone interrogatories This ecce-
siastie endeavors to excuse himself by alleging
that persons of Importance came to him to per.
suade him to celebrate the service in honor o.
the Duke de Berri that he declared he could
not comply with their desire till he should have
received orders from his superiors; and that OF
the same day these orders were given him BY
Archbishop of Paris.
Paris, Feb. 20. A tumutuous agitation tool
place in the Chamber of Deputies. Among
other remarks, the President of the Council
said =" Assuredly the situation Of France il
serious. There is uneasness--a distrust If The
future. Immediately after the reyolution--ir