POSTSCRIPT • SATURDAY.
The Paris papers of Thursday supply no political news of im- portance. Some alarm had been occasioned by a decree recently issued by the King of Naples, prohibiting the exportation of grain from his dominions, in consequence of the " short crops," and the exportation " that has already taken place and is in progress." Prices at Mar- seilles advanced immediately, but in the interior of France were on the decline.
The editor of the Temps had been sentenced to a month's imprison- ment and a fine of 2,000 francs, for some remarks upon the trial re- specting the musket contract, in which the sons of Casimir Perier were concerned. It is difficult to perceive any thing libellous in such remarks as the following, which are cited to show how completely the French press is at the mercy of the Government- " The King's Advocate sought to establish that Casimir Perier, at the time of this musket contract, was merely a Minister of State, with consultative voice in the Council. This unconstitutional title or position could not make him be considered as a public functionary. This singular mode of argument excited surprise; which was increased by the tribunal declaring that Casimir Perier was not a functionary at the time. One knows not how to account for the error of declaring that a Minister of State, with a salary, and joining in the debates of the Council, is not a public functionary. But we live in a time
when all ideas, principles, and facts are confounded, lor the sake of the cause in hand."
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