The King of the French, who hoped to close his
eventful life in peace, supported by the presence of a robust successor, has just opened the session of the new Parliament, while the dead body of his son lay yet unburied, in order to consult on the appointment of a ruler for the country when he shall have gone, until his infant heir, who as yet most likely cannot spell, shall have learned the art of kingship. The occasion was one of the most trying which a human being could undergo ; it tested to the utmost the mental ltrength of the aged prince. Sinking under the most powerful emotions of the father Louts PHILIPPE displayed all the firmness and dignity of the King: his tottering limbs bore him without delay into the presence of the Legislature; a model of a royal speech, for neatness, compactness, and propriety, was interrupted by gushes of tears ; and the stricken sire, who bending accepts the pity of his fellow-creatures, bears down the conflicts and jealousies of party by the decision and businesslike promptitude of his action. They say that the truce between parties is hollow ; and that, although the actual Regency question will not be made the standard of contention, the opportunity afforded by the death of the Duke of ORLEANS Will be improved by the Opposition to work the flownfal of M. GinzoT. As yet, the intent has assumed no definite shape ; though it is said to lurk in the breast of Onllitow BARROT, well-assured of support : TRIERS, bustling as ever, has challenged the Ntir:thitn. MiV1341' pp no new grounds: and as for Gnizox him- self, France might bare forgotten his existence, for any particular act that he has done within these few weeks. The most remark- able act of his lately, was to run down a tree with his carriage, and get nearly overturned for his pains. The tone of the debates, how- ever, on the Regency question, if not themselves the occasion of dispute, will probably foreshadow the future dissension.
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