17 JANUARY 1829, Page 1
The French Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Count de Fern-
nays, was lately seized with illness in the King's Cabinet ; and he is said to have resolved on retiring from public life. Who is to be his successor? This interesting question is suspended by a Royal ordinance, granting the Count three months' leave of absence for the recovery of his health, and transferring his official duties to the Keeper of the Seals. The Count de Ferrenays was considered the chief stay of the present Ministry: he was moderate and concilia- tory in his principles ; and his retirement, it is supposed, would be viewed as a public loss by all parties.
