London, Tuesday, December...
The Times, 1824-12-28T00:00:00

The Paris papers of Friday itad-Satuvritay, which arrived last night, areless aintereating.,thapi could.easily be antici- pated on the' eeting obfthe LegislativeBodies, and the array of political parties' in presance of 1eaSch other1 The two 1hambers have of cousse d3e; npt&ing as- yet, but go througb the forams.customary.at then op niu_g. oflLe Session; but,if we may trust theslight manifesitation-of feeling which they have given, by their votes for a Piesident in the one, and their choice of a Commissioni of Address in the other, we should conclude that VILLSE. and'his.colleagues will be able to maintain their influence, and consequently their places. In the Chamber of Peers, indeed, there may.be a little uncertainty. On the mnotion for electing the Commission for drawing up an answer to the Royal speceh, the number of Peers present to vote amount- ed to 167, the absolute majority of which is 84. The candidates proposed by tlre minority were M. de CHIATEAUDRIAND (the ex-Minister), the Archbishop of PARIS (whose speech destroyed M. de VILLELE S project for the reduction of the rentes), M. de LALLY, COuInt MOLE, and Baro11 PASQUIEB, ex-Ministers. The Peer who obtained the greatest number of suffrages on this last was M. de CHATEAUBRTAND, whose popalarity reached 61. The rest had from 50 to 60-votes. The Commission finally electedi consists of the Duke MATHIEU MONTsMo N 1REN cy(the Verona Plenipotenti'ary, and Ultra ex-M;nister for Foreign Affaiirs), the Duke de BRissAc; Viscount BONALD (raised to the Peerage by the influence of CHATEAUBRIAND); the MARQrns of PASTORET; and the Duke de CADORE. The Peer at the head ef this list obtained uio less than 103 votes ouit of'167 ; and as he cannot be supposed well affected to. wards a Cabinet which so unceremnoniously tturned hiim out, after stealing from his Spanislh wvaf.project, he will, no deubt, exert himself to mix, with a flattering address to the KING, some words of dissatisfaction with his Mtinisters. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. RAvEz, who makes him- self agreeable to any Ministry, and who seems-as perfect a fixture as any of the columns 'of the ebamber,obtained again the greatest number. of votes for. President. His name will, thereforei be presented to the KING with these of a CHILHAUD DP LA RIGAUDIE, the Prince de MONT- MORENcY, and two others; and there is no doubt that his I election is sure. The LABOURDONNAYES and other Ultra opponents of the Ministry were greatly distanced in the canvass. In the Constitutionnel we find a docament of very consi- derable interest, in the present posture of affiairs,-namely, a proclamation of the Lordl High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, announcing the regular blockade of Patras and Lepanto, according to the law of nations, by the Greek' rnaritime forces, and commauding all vessels sailing under the lonian flag to respect it. This, though in itself merely an act of strict neutrality, may likewise be regarded, from the time in which it is performed, an act of conciliatory reparatien. The Government of the loniani Islands has now learnt to acknowledge publicly that the Greeks have independent rights, as regards foreigni nations, in their struggle to obtain them from their oppressors; and this re- cognition, though tardy, is not, we hope, teo late to forfeit the mnerit or the grace of impartial justice and political in- tegrity. As this document maybe the first of an important series, we subjoin a copy of it:-l " PROCLAMATION OF THE LORD HIGH COMIMISSIONER, IN THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT AND arEMnBEBS OF TilE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OP THE IONIAIf IS. LANDS. " As the Individuals who are charged with the GovernFent of Gie.ece have dignified to his Excelleacythe Lord High Commission.. er, that the ports of Patras and L,epanto were, conf6rmably to the law of nations, placed In a state of blockade by a naval force, com. posed of vessels expressly destined to that purpose, it is ordered by these presents, that all vessels and barks, of whatever description they may be, bearing the lonian flag, most strictly respect the said blockade. "This proclamation, printed in Greek and Italian, shall be pub. lished in theusual manner. By command of the Senate, " Curfu, Nov. 17." (Signied) *" PONSONBY." Prince MAVROCORDATO has resigned the office of Presi- dent of the Legislative Body, and intends to devote his timeand his exertions to the military affairs of bis Govern. ment of Western Greece. "FRENCH Fu NDS, Dec. 23.-Five per Cents. opened at 101. 80.; declined to 101. 75.; and at half-past three were 101. 90. ; Neapo. litan, 87k.; Spanish Bonds, 18. |. LO2iT1)OZ, TVS4, DTUM2Uil? 28E 1824.