intrigu nut tulutial.

FRANCE.—Last week, M. Kervegnen applied, under the lettec, of "the Constitution," for the authorization of the Legislative Corps to publish at his own expense a speech made by him against a bill on the National Guard. The speech went against the Government, so M. Billault strongly urged the Assembly to refuse the request ; but the Assembly disregarded M. Billault, and gave the authorization. This example of success brought forward M. Flavigny and M. Dumirail with similar applications for leave to print their speeches against the budget ; and M. Montalembert then asked leave to publish his formidable attack on the same measure and the Government proceedings in connexion with it. M. Billault was most serious in his opposition : on a division by rising and sitting, the numbers appeared equal ; but on a division by enumeration, there appeared 78 against 59 in favour of granting the authorization. The Assembly was now like a herd in full career. Two more members asked leave to pub- lish their speeches ; and obtained it ; although M. Billault, in desperation, said it was " contrary to the spirit of the Constitution." By way of a clencher, M. Kerdrel, the leader of the opposition to the budget, obtained leave to publish his speech. Thus, eight members obtained leave to pub- lish speeches, of which five or six were in unmitigated opposition to the Government, and two were so strongly antagonistic that M. Billanit had attempted to stop them even in the course of their delivery. But it was argued, that the President of the Republic himself had been present at the delivery of the two speeches of M. Kerdrel, and M. Montalembert ; had paid to both of them a marked attention, and had manifested no displea- sure at the philippics of the last. However, on Sunday the lioniteur .contained a note communique, announcing that the journals may not re- produce the speeches which deputies are allowed to print at their own .expense.

The Legislative Corps held an extraordinary session on Sunday, to ,dispose of the remaining business before it. One of the projects of law gives the Government power to expel sum- marily from Paris or Lyons, without any check by law, all citizens who

possess no visible means of subsistence. M. Kerdrel again, as in the case of the budget, led a strong opposition, and made a deep sensation by the arguments and illustrations he used. He argued, that even criminals, who may at least challenge the right to be tried by judges, were left in a better position than innocent but poor men, by this arbitrary legislation ; and he brought to mind the defeat which the Executive had sustained before the Court of the Seine on the Orleans question, and quoted the phrase of Paillet on that occasion, that the President might have the right to make a constitution but could not decide the simplest question of rent. The opposition felt obliged to give way, and the bill was passed. A recurring discussion on a portion of the budget was brought to a .close by a remarkable speech from M. Montalembert, which the corre- spondents of the morning papers have reported verbatim, no doubt in con- cert with the speaker.

" Gentlemen," he said, " I wish to make a brief remark, and I promise beforehand not to demand the authority to print what I am about to say. But I think it necessary to have noted in the minutes of the Assembly a fact which I have already alluded to, without any contradiction, in the minutes of the Commission of the Budget, and which appears in the report of M. Gouin. The question is as to the proceeds of the property of the former civil list, sold in execution of the law, and comprised in the chapter of Domains. M. Gouin expresses himself thus—' In order to meet a feeling manifested by the Commission, the Commissioners have added that this valuation of 7,500000 francs had been made on property sufficient for its total realization, independently of the property of the house of Orleans, indicated in the decree of the 22d January. With that declaration before us, as well as the written documents which have been furnished us by the Administration, we are justified in stating, that the question raised by the decree of the 22d January is not presented under any form, direct or indirect, in the budget of 1853, and that the vote of that budget does not comprise any participation in that measure of an anterior date to that of the meeting of the Legislative Corps.' It is then shown, gentlemen, in a manner undisputed and indisputable, that the budget of receipts that you are about to vote con- tains no revenue, no proceeds resulting from the execution of the decrees of the 22d January, which have despoiled the house of Orleans of the property at possessed for ages. I feel some astonishment, but I am the more rejoiced at it. I dare not conclude from it, as the beat friends of the Government would so much wish to do, that it is not as yet irrevocably determined to exe- cute in their totality these fatal decrees. But in any case, it has not been Tudged proper to demand from us for them a sanction directly or indirectly. It is well that France should know the fact—that it should know that none of its deputies has been called upon to consecrate by his vote any of

the consequences of a measure which it has been unanimous in disapproving, and which it has disapproved as much for the sake of him who is the author of those decrees as of those who have been the victims of them. We shall have, without doubt, to discuss that measure some day ; the law of thu finances will bring us to it ; we shall discuss it in full liberty. Until then, it is necessary it should be known that we are neither associated in the vet nor engaged by it. As to me, I avail myself of this occasion to raise in the triple interest of property seriously affected, of justice disregarded, and of august misfortunes, my solemn objection against a fault which has been com- mitted without excuse, without a pretext, without a provocation of any kind, and which it is attempted to render more irreparable each day."

These remarks were received with " Tries-bier, tres-bien !" from sonic members, and with profound silence on the other benches.

Such repeated outspeaking would no doubt earlier in the session of the Legislative Corps have produced its dissolution ; at this season it has accelerated the prorogation. The session was closed on Monday morning ; when M. Billault produced the following message from President Bona- parte.

" Elys6e National, June 28, 1852. " Gentlemen—At the moment of the close of the session of 1852, I have to re- turn you my thanks for the loyal cooperation and support you have given to our new institutions. You have known how to resist what is the most dangerous amongst assembled men—the being carried away by esprit de corps; and, all susceptibility laid aside, you have occupied yourselves with the great interests of the country, feeling that the epoch of impassioned and sterile discourses bad passed away and that of business had arrived.

" The application of a new system always encounters difficulties ; you have had your share of them. It occupation has seemed to be wanting at your earlier meet- ings, you have understood that the desire of abridging the term of my dictatorship, and my anxiety to call you around me, had been the cause of it, in depriving my Go- vernment of the time necessary for the preparation of the laws which were to be submitted to you. The natural consequence of that exceptional state of things n as the accumulation of business at the close of the session. Nevertheless, ertheless, the first trial of a constitution, completely of French origin, must have convinced you that we possessed the conditions of a strong and free government. The Government is no longer that passive butt against which the various Oppositions directed their shafts with impunity. It can resist their attacks, and henceforth follow a system without having recourse either to arbitrary rule or to duplicity. On the other (rand, the con- trol of the Assembly is real; for discussion is free, and the voting of the taxes decisive.

" As to the imperfections which experience has shown us, our common love for the public good will tend incessantly to diminish their inconvenience until the Senate shall have pronounced its opinion.

" During the interval of the recess, I shall direct all my efforts to find out what are the wants of the country, and to prepare the projects which may permit me to diminish the burdens of the state without detriment to the public service.

" On your return to your duties, I will lay before you the result of our labours, and the general state of affairs, in the message that the Constitution obliges me to address to you every year. On returning to your departments, be the faithful echoes of the sentiment that predominates here—confidence in reconciliation and peace. Tell your constituents, that in Paris, the heart of France—that revolutionary centre which scatters over the world alternate light or conflagration—you have seen an immense population labour- ing to efface the traces of revolutions, and joyously applying themselves to industry with confidence in the future. Those who so recently, in their madness, were im- patient of all restraint, you have heard saluting with acclamation the restoration of our eagles, the symbols of authority and of glory.

"At that imposing spectacle, where religion consecrated with her benediction a great national festivity, you have remarked their respectful attitude. You have seen that proud army which has saved its country rise still higher in the esteem of men, and kneeling in devotion before the image of God, presented from the summit of His altar.

" The meaning of this is, that there exists in France a Government animated with the faith atulthe love of good, which reposes on the people, the source of all power —on the army, the source of all force—and on religion, the source of all justice. "Receive the assurance of my sentiments. Loom NAPOLEON."

The property of Villeneuve, near St. Cloud, has been recently pur- chased for 44,0001. for the President ; 12,0001. of the purchase-money was paid last Saturday on account. This estate is said to be destined for the English lady who accompanied him to France.

INDIA.—An overland mail, which, to anticipate the monsoon gales, started from Bombay on the 22d of May, brings no news at all from Rangoon, and none of importance from any part of our Indian possessions. The refractory state of the mountain tribes on the extreme North-west frontier, " in the Hazara country," keeps Sir Colin Campbell and a con- siderable body of troops—infantry, cavalry, and mountain artillery—in a state of harassing activity. There is a report that we have been " re- questing " the Nizam to cede us some portion of his territory, in satis- faction of our still unsatisfied demands : but it reads only like inveterate gossip of the " native news-writers " of the Indian journals.

Uzi= STATES.—The latest papers from New York, those of the 19th June, state that the Whig Convention at Baltimore was at a dead lock on the choice of the candidate for the Presidency. There had been thirty- one ballotings without a decisive result. The last division gave 134 to General Scott, 128 to President Fillmore, and 30 to Mr. Daniel Webster. It was thought that the Fillmorites would end by going over to Mr, Webster, which would secure his nomination.