French Papers.
The Times, 1824-05-04T00:00:00

jt ne ttnglish papers, on the faith of pretended letters from Rio Janeiro, bave given currency in London to news from which it should appear that the French ferce on the Brazil station has been Increased and raised to 18 ships We can affirm positivelv that this news is without anv founda- tion. The very terms in which it was couched would suffice to de- rtonstrate the absurdity of it. The French force in those seas, which has not been augmented for several years, is only there to protect our commerce, and bften even that of other nations: the Me events of Pernambuco and Para have proved the necessitv of it. The Colo.sc, wvhich thc Cosrier pretends is at this moment at Rio Janeiro, is laid up in ordinaryat Brest. The state of these colonies might perhans call for an augmenta- tion of the French force at these dif.erent points; but while we ad- mit what it0-4-ht be proper to do, ve are bound to speak the truth as to what eSe.Etoi. CHAMUBER bF DEPUTIES.SITT1.IG OF THE: 30TH ULT. The order of the day was the Report of the Commission upon an arnendment referred to them in the preceding sitting. ill. Masson, the reporter, stated that the amendmentwent toafford to stockholders a choice between 3 per cents. at 75f., and 4 per cent. at ar. with the cnndition of no new reimbursement previous to I;Z The commission proposed its adoption. Ml. Clauzel de Courssergues said that the amendment, as modified by the Alinister of the Finances, expressed quite a different thing to that intended by the mover of the original amen(iment. Al1. Leroy had proposed to employ only the sinking fund, whereas Al. de Vil- lel tended to make use of financial companies. The orator then referred to the vehemence witb which the Opposition of the House of Commons attacketi France with regard to the Spanish war (mur- murs),the tanquillity which iMinaand Quiroga enjoyed in England, and the dissolution of the Ottoman Ermnire. (Redoubled murnmurs.) In conclusion, he voted for Al. Leroy's amendment. Ml. de St. Cliaraans, in supporting the amendment approved bv the commission, recapitulated the general arguments in favour of the proiect. Al. de la Bourdonnaye supported Al. Leroy's original amend- mnent, because he considered it his duty to diminish the injustice of the law project. The hon. deputy afterwards proposed a slight alter- ation in the amendment; but the proposition was rejected. NM. de St. Chamans proposed that the interest should be reduced to 4, per cent., with security against anew reimbursement until Ja- nuary 1, 1835.-Reiected. The President.-I am abount to put M. Leroy's amendment. i1. dc La Bourdonnave proposed that the amendment should be divided, and the sense of the Chamber takers upon the separate articles. The 31inister of the Finances opposed this method of putting the amendment. The amendments moved in preceding sittings had not been thus diviled. Any hon. deputy would afterwards be at libertv to propose additional articles. Ueneral Foy said that the measure was of too much importance to be carried by assault. The law projects originated with iMlinisters, but thepower ofdeliberating and deciding upon amendments sti'l re- mnained to the Chamber, which ought not to suffer itself to be fraudu- lently deprived of a prerogative, whicir would render all discussion useless. If there was any embarrassment in the deliberation, it was occasioned by the iMinister's not having presented the project in se- parate articlea The law project was embodied in the amendment, but ought to be separated from it. The Minister of the Finances said that an effort was made to di- vide the amendment because it accorded with the project presented by the Government. The vote upon the entire amendment would not prevent hon. deputies discussing amendments not opposed to that adopted. At. Bonnet maintained that a vote upon M. Letov's amendment would not hinder honourable deputies voting upon the project. He, however, would opposeeverymeasure tending to compromise the in- terests of stockholders. Upon putting the question, it was decided that the division should be ad pted. 1. detViliele (fron his place.)-In cas Ithe Chamber should adopt the former part of the amendment, and not the other, I con- sider it my duty to declare that the Government does not pledge itself to adopt it thus divided. The amendment was then put as it bad been divided, and w.as rejccted. iM. Fouquier proposed an amendment ; but the deputies gradu- aliy tterarting, the number in the Chamber became too few to deli- be-ate, and the sitting was adjourned. FENDs OFr SATuR:AN-._Five per Cents. opened at 102. 80.; rose to 103. 5.; and closed at 102. 80.; Neapolitan Stock, 94 ,; Spanish Bonds, 14. to 15.; French Loan of 1823. 17 pm. ; Royal Spanish Loan. 692. F;RENCH PAPERS. PRART Yfv 1