The debates in the French Chamber of Deputies during the
last week have been of a nature unusually interesting and important. We regret, in common with our private correspondent 0. P. Q., that we cannot devote any portion of our paper this week to dis- cussions which we have read with interest and watched with anxiety.
In the Chamber of Deputies, the law for erecting a Special Court of Justice, or Star-Chamber for the Peers, in which to try, not by their equals, or by Juries, but by Peers named for life by Louis PHILIP, those Republicans who in Paris, Lyons, and other places, nearly a year since rose against the Government, has only been carried, in a house of nearly 400 out of 459 members, by a. majority of 28, of whom 6 were Ministers. This amounts to a defeat ; and some doubts are felt whether the law will be carried to the Chamber of Peers.
The Tobacco Monopoly law, which tends to prevent any one from cultivating tobacco in his fields without first obtaining the permission of the Government, is in jeopardy ; and at any rate, will only be renewed (if at all) for five years, instead of ten as de- manded by the Doctrinaires.
The French Government is said to have declared to the Belgian Government, that if even a single Dutch regiment shall invade Belgium, a French army shall, unless prevented by LEOPOLD, en- ter that country without delay. This is possible. But will the French Government say as much to the Germanic Confederation relative to the proposed hostile occupation of the Grand Dutchy- of Luxemburg? We suspect not.
TALLEYRAND Will not return to London. The wily old Bishop is awara that his system of protocols is at an end. M. Rays:Bear. is now mentioned as likely to come, instead of SEBASTIAN! ; who, it is said, is strongly objected to by the Duke of WELLINGTON. RAYNF:VAL'S political notions are supposed to be sufficiently despotic to suit our new Foreign Minister.
