London, Monday, February ...
The Times, 1824-02-09T00:00:00

The French papers of Thursday and Friday, which arrived last night, supply us with little intelligence of interest. Our KisG's speech, which had reached Paris on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, is inserted in the Journsal des Debais of Friday, and is considered 'as extremely pacific." "Last year," says that joturnal, " the parliamentary session in France and England opened at a mo- ment when the peace of the world was threatened, and wlien great events showed themselves in the future. This year the parliamen- tary session opens under thie most pacific auspices. All Govern. mients are united-all are equally desirous of peace." We shall say nothing as to the circumstances in which we commence the present session, but we may just ask, by the way, by whom " was the peace of the world threatened" at the opening of the last ? LNot by Spain, which deprecated an invasion that has been so fatal to her tranquillity and independence_not by England, which remonstrated against the war, and endeavoured to bind the parties over to keep the peace-butby the French Alinistry themselves,whose journals have lately raised the song of triumplh, and now join in celebrating the advantages of repose. It is too mouch, therefore, for the party which commenced hostilities to congratulate us on the re-establishnsent of a state of quiet and confidence which was only interrupted by its own unjust aggression-it is like the conduct of a highwayman, who, having robbed us in the evening, should compli- ment us in the morning with the assurance that our purses and lives were no longer in danger. It is stated in these pa- pers, that the PoPs is stiUl cosidered to be dangerously ill, and that Cardinal GoXSALVI, who has so long acted as Pope, is dead. The lettcrs from Rome which contain these statements are dated the 26th ult. The Cour, of Cassation bas elecided on the competence of the court-martial which judged the French deserters taken prisoners in Catalonia. Notwithstand- ing the convention by which the Mlinister of *Var engaged to save their lives, they are condemned to capital punishmcnt. The ilfoniteur of Friday contains an ordinance of the KIsNG relative to the Ekves d'Admintistration de la MVarine, the creation of whnom was ordered by a decree of April 19, 1804. Their nunmber is fixed at ten ; they will be appointed by the KiXG, on the presenta. tion of the .Uinister of Marine; no onie will be presented unless he has been judged admissible in a public examination, whicli shaU take place at Paris every year, in the first fortnight of July. None shaU be admitted to exansination unless they prove to the Mllinister by authentic documents, that they are at least 18 years of age, and 22 at most; that they have completed their studies in the Faculty of Letters; that they have obtained the degree of licentiate in jurisprudence; that they are acquainted with either the English or Spanish language; that their conduct is regular; that they profess honourable sentiments; that their relations engage to allow them for four years 800 francs per annum, at least; or that they them. selves possess a revenue equivalent to that sum. The Corntis of the Mlarineofthefirstclass,aged25yc,arsat most, may be candidates for the places of EBeves of the Administration ot the 3Marine. The members of the jury for the public examination shall be appointed by the Mlinister of the Marine. The Blle-es shal have the same rank as the principal clerks of the blarine, and shall wear the same uniform. The pay of the Rleses is fixed at 800 francs per assaum, by sea as well as by land. The Eleves shall serve in that quahty for four years. In the course of the year preceding that in which they are to un- dergo their examination as Sub-Commissary of the MVlarine, the Eleves shaU be embarked on board a ship of war, with a crew of at least 100 men, in the quality of Cominmis aux levices. They shad be embarked six months at the least, and a year at the most. Every year, in the month of September, there shall be a public ex- amination of the Elezcs who have served four years in that quality. Those who shall be declared by the jury admsissible to the rank of Sub-CommLisary, shalf have the rank, and reccivc the pay, from the day of the examiadtion - The osdinance terminates by revoking the act of the 19th of April, 1804; but the dispositdons of that act, which are mnodified by the present ordinance, shall be applicable to those Blvcer who are now in active service. FRENCH Fu NDs, Paris, Feb. 6.-Fiveper Cents opened at 96. 95.; dosed at 96. 70.; Loan of 1823, 83. Bank Stock, 1700. Nea- politan Rentes, 82.; Spanish Rentes, 25. Exchange on London, 1 momsth, 25. 45.; 3 months, 25. 35.-Ceors eAuthentiquc. I LONDON, 1MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1824.