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, 7 .,.., PARLI , I MENT JR r PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL C 6. Counsel were heard in continuation oa the Appeal Cause of 4, Sir John St. Aubin, Bart. T. the Attorney-General of the Prince of Walq,".!--Furrher hearing deferred till Friday. The Duke of LEEDS ryas sworn, and took his seat. The Irish Prize Good', and the Southern Whale Fishery Bills were brpught up from the Commons by Mr. Bile/MEN and others, ind read a flir t time, as were st veral private Bills, pre sented by Mr. Best END, jun. Mr. Du NCOMII, and Other Gen. tlesnen. The Solicitor for the Earl of Roseberry's Divorce Bill ap peared at the bar, in pursuance of an order of their Lordships, and sta•ed the endeavours he had used to serve the order of the House on the Countess of Roseberry. ' It was important to his ease that he should trace the progress of the party, and accord ingly he had traced her .Ladyship front the house of Sir Henry Mildmay, in Upper Brook-street, to Newhaven, where, on the pith of Ninember, she embarked for Dieppe, in France. At present he had reason to ,C,iink she wit • living with Sit Ilvnry Mildmay in some part of Switzerland. The House, on hearing this statement, ordered that the 'ser vice of their Lordsh•ps' Order, by 3tlr. Cherkson, should be con sidered as a good service. . • The Irish Treasury Bids, and the Irish tank Restriction Bills,. passed through Committees of 'the whok •House, and were re-* ported without any amendment. The False Weights and Measures Preyeralon Bill Was read ai third time, and passed. • Lord ROLLE gave notice of hi. inientia most; the s+od; leading of the County Rates Bill on ylcitteliy Welt. • 4 . . -- - Adjourned till to-morrow. • HOUSE OF COMUQNS. . Mr. WROTTESLEY brought in ardiill for the better rein; lating of purchases un,:er the Decrees Orthe Courts of Equity. — Read a first time, and ordered to be read a ?wind time ou Mon• day next Mr. HASE, from the Bank of England, brought up an Account of the sums charged for the management of the public Debt, in the years 179 i, 1793, 1813, and i 814. On the motion of Mr. WM. DUNDAS, the Amendments of the Lords in the Scots Jury Bill were agreed to. Mr. HUSKISSON moved !or leave to bring in a Bill for the better enabling his Nl:jesty's Commissioners for Woods, to pur chase and surrender Lands for the Crown. Mr. M'ARD moved Inc au Account of the quantity of Wine imported into and exported from Great Britain and Guernsey, from the year 1786 to the year 1815.—Ordered. Sir GEORGE CLARKE brought in a Bill to alter and amend the Game Laws in scud:incl.—Read a first time s and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. Mr. COWPER moved for a Select Committee to take into consideration the Pmentments returned from the Grand Juries of Ireland during the present Session. After some conversation between Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. ?ONSOrJSY, ' Mr. HORNER, and Mr. A BERCRO MBIE, ill which ft was understood that the Committee was to consist of English as well as Irish Members, the motion was agreedlo. The Comm:t tee 01 supply was pas:poised to Monday next. Mr. WHITBREAD widted to know whether it was in con temptation to grant any farther suns towards the purchase for the blel,on family Mr. ROSE said, that there were substantial reasons for break ing (011ie purchase from Mr. Kemp, and emersng into one with Mr. Dorkans, and that, therefore, an addidonal allowance would be necessary. - - - - - -•--- SANK 11.1 LANCES. Mr. GRENFELL rose to move for certain Papers' relating to the Bank of Etiglaud, which he was happy to inform the House, the Chancellor of the Exche quer had now no objection to being prbJuced in an altered state. as to term, but not as to sulestance On this account he should trouble the House with but few remarks ; hut there were some 'statements of the Right Hon. Gentleman, on a former night, which he could not altogether let pass =minced. It had been stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that by far the greater part ot the Balances in the hands. ot the Bank were derived from the Consolidated fund, which it .was out of the 'power . of Government to alter. To that he (Mr. Grenfell) agieed ; but he must say, that all the public monies. lodged in' the bands Of the Bank were 'placed there as in those of public bar.kers ; and therefore such monies were not out of the reach and controul of Parliement itself. '[here was, indeed, a . memorable :and practiced ink stance to the contrary in the disposition of monerfor the payment of ,public dividends. In 1791 Mr. Pitt wished to get past of the unclaimed dividends, Then in the Bank. to be appropriated to the public service. This alarmed the Directors ; and they asserted, that such a step would materially affect the public credit. But Mr. Pitt had the firmness to stand out, and . £3OOOO were then taken from the Bank for un claimed dividends. In the year 1898 the same sum was taken, under the same head. This shewed, that there was nothing to prevent the Legislatuee from applying to the public service all the surplus balances et the public money in the hands of -the Bank. He (Mr. Grenfell) had been asked, by the Governor of the Bank, what motion he meant to found on these papers, when laid before the House ?—But . an-an swer to that question would be premature. until he knew what those papers would. contain. If they shewed .he amount ot the balances in the hands of the Ba4k to be the same as they were in 1807.-viz. 11 or I'2 millions, he .should propose that those ba lances should be reduced, which, otherwise would be a loss of many millions to the public ; and which ought nut to remain for die sole benefit of the Bank,. The Bank owed such duties to the. üblic, that so far from its throwilig• obstacles in the way at this change, he had no doubt of its being easily accomplished, which would make a saving of about 6or rktioo,ooo per annum, a .um sufficient to provide for a loan of ten millions, besides leaving a sufficient remunera tion to the 11-auk for their trouble.—He reckoned the sources of profit to the Bail. from the trublitAtioney to be derived from four heads. The first tvs: - - the circulation of Bank paper, which the papers On t.e table proved to have been £31,300,000 last year ;. but it had snce fallen ; and lie believed it to be non at.uut Aa7,000,000, the profit from which.. was 5E1,35(),000. Tile next source of • profit and.income was on the public balances, which . amounted—to e.:4-55,000 ; .C2.71,00U, for niale.ging the pliblic debt; and £33o,otXt, being the interest on thccapital of I 1 ; making in all . a yearly Sum of £1,406,000. He tool moved that theme be laid before the Housi. accounts of the aiouiat ol genex.ll public balances in the kands of time Bank ; Jul -of the charirMide by them ter transacting the yuntithesiness. Time 'CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER coincided in time soution, it it was not intended found any tardier proctcciiiig upon it in the reheat Session. But even in the statement of the Irtonotk. able Gentleman it.woutil be evident tu.thinouisi that he had taken an exaggerated view of the subjec• particulaily as to the profits of the Bank; tor then were many charges and deductions to beiaken frore. those accounts. Fioni the unclaimed dividends ti Bank could never have derived any advantage, even . though Mr. Pitt had never obtained it for The pubis service, his Majesty being the heir ot all intestan persons. Mr. I'oNSONBY thought this:a:motion lihely tZ , • be produetiv'e ot'mueh solid benefit to the Public.— Those on the same side of the House with bieaself had always disclaimed any interference with the ex isting agreements between the Batik and Govern ment ; but he hoped that Government would under. stand that k was expected that they would make no new agreement with the Bank until the House had considered these Papers. If the Right Honourable Gentleman would assent to that, he (Mr. Ponsouby) would trouble the House no longer on thb subject. Mr. MELLISH did not mean to oppose the pro, duction of these Papers. He had not said any thing on this subject on a former night, because he thought it was the intention of the Honourable Moger not to disturb an existing Act of Parliament, by which the Bank had agreed to furnish the Public with a loan of three millions till 1816. Hii Honourable Friend might have moved for these Papers when the Chan ' cellar of the Exchequer. brought in that Bill. - Mr. R.. MOORE considered it.as ridiculous to al low ti:c Bank to keep twelve millions of the public money alwaysio their hands, for a paltry Ibin to the , Public of three millions; The.' Bank -Ought to be. obliged to give annually all accumulatiacis of the public money , under their management. -autwlterc every tine ,conceened scrambled for a share of .such : large . prefits,.. it. was .impossible the public could be' fairly dealt with. , 'Mt. MANNINO' tied, that 'at are Act had paXsed last . MOnth fist a iiiarifrosti the Bank tO she Public', it would be impossible for the House to do..any thing with these papers till 184. had np doubt, the balance no* in the hart& of the Bank would wen II • out to be less than when he was Governor. Mr. PONSON 1W wished to know from the Right Honourable Gentleman, if it was intended to Wake any new agreement with the Bank before these r a. pers could be considered ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER aid, it was not probable that any arrangement would be made with the Bunk until the expiration of the present Loan Act and consequently sufficient time would be given for the consideration of these papers. Mr. BARING said, the Bank had no objection to the production of these papers; but nothing could be done in them till the next Session. He contended that the advantage was on the side of the Public, when the Bank lent its capital at three per cent. instead of five. Lord A. HAMILTON supported the motion. Mr. MARRYATT hoped, that some plan would be devised to enable Government to reduce the ba lances in the hands of the Bank ; for there was a great part of such capital now lying dormant, which might be made advantageous to the Public. He did not, however, blame the Bank Directors for making the be.t bargain with Government they could. Mr. GRENFELL shortly replied. He had never meant to interfere with present arrangements between Government and the Bank. 'fire motion w.ts then agreed to, new. con.—Adj. correctional matters, according to the tortes tibia &Bile lege lated by the law. Art. 17. 'the quality of Peer and Representative is compwk, tible•with all public functions, except those of Accountants. • The Prefects and Sub. Prefects are at all times ineligible for election by the College of the Department, or of the District jo which they admioister. Art la. The Emperor may send the Ministers aod Councillors of State to the Departments, who shall sit therein, and take part in the discussions; but they shall have no deliberative voice, ex cept'in case they shall be Members of the Chambers, either as 'Peers, or as elected by the people. Art. 19. The Ministers who are Members of the Chatubers of Peers or Representatives, or who may sit at the instance of the Government, shall give to the Chambers the information that may be judged necessary, as fa as Its publicity may nut deterio rate the interested the State. Art. LO. 'I he :sittings of the two Chambers are public. They May, nevertheless, form themselves into clew Committees. The Chamber of Peers, at the instance of ten of its Members; that of the Representatives on the demand of 25. The Government may equally demand close Committees frith reference to cense munications which it shall have to make. Art. 2t. The Emperor May prorogue, adjourn, or dissolve the Chamber of Representatives. The Proclamation which ordains the dissolution shall convoke the Electoral Colleges for a new election, and call a meeting of the Representatives within six enosths at the farthest. Art. 22. During the interval of the Sessions of the Chamfer of itspresentetives ' o r in case of the dissolution of that Cham b e r, tke Chamber of Peers cannot assemble. • Art. 23. The Government proposes laws : the Chambers pro. amendmenti. If those amendments are not adopted by the ernment, the Chambers are to vote on the law as it was proposed. - Art. 24. The Chambers have the rlgrat to call upon the Go vernment to propose laws on any particular subject, and to pre pare what the? think should be inserted id the few. ' This apple cation may be made by either of the two Chambers. Art. 25. When such etlaw ha. been prepared and adopted .n either of the Houser, it must be carried to the other; if it is also .adopted there, it Is then transmitted to the Emperor. Art. 26. No written discourse except the Reports of Conte missions, and the Reports of Ministers on the Laws or Accounts which may be presented, can be read in eithCr of the Chambers. SECOND TITLE. ON THE ELECTORAL C , SLLEGICS, AND TUE MODE OF 1 • I ELECTION. • Art. 27. The Electoral Colleges of Departments and Districts are maintained, conformably to the. Senatus Consiiltinn of the i 16th Thermieloraear 10, with the following modilica:ions : Art. 28 The Assemblies of the Cantons Orell fill up every year, by new elect ions, all the vacancies in the Electoral Colleges. • Art. 29. Franc the year 1816, a Member of the Chamber of Peers, designated by the Emperor, shall be President for life, and irremovable of every Electoral College of Depirtment. . Art. SO. From the same period, the. Electoral College of each Department shall appoint, amongst the Members of each Col lege of Districts, the President, and two Vice-Presidents. 'For that purpose, the Assembly of the Colleges of Departm ents will precede by fifteen days that of the Colleges of Districts. Art. SI. The Colleges of Departments and Districts shall elect the number tat Representatives fixed for each of them by the an nexed Act and Table No. I. Art. 32. The Representatives. may be selected indifferently throughout the whole emetic of France. Every Cutlege of Lepatment or of District, Who shall elect a Representative not behingitig to the Department or the District, shall appoint a substi:ute, who shall necessarily be selected in the Department or Distriet. • Art 33. Industry, and manufacturing and commercial pro. petty, shall have a -pecial representation. The election of the maniere tiring and commercial Represen tatives shall be made by the Electoral College ut each Depart met:t, from a list of eltiphle persons draws by the united Cham bers of Commerce and Consultations, accurd.ng to the emitted Act and Table, No. 11. THIRD TITLE. LAWS RESPECTING TAXVI. Art. 34. The Geniiral Direct Itnpost, tiller on landed or Other property, can be voted for only one year. Indirect Imposts may be voted fur several years. In the case in which site Chamber of Representatives should be dis4ved, the taxes vqted in the preceding Session shall be continued until the re-itisinibling qt the Chamber. ' Art. 35. No tax, direct or indirect, in money or £n kind, on be levied; no loan can take place; no credit account In the great book of the ;Mink debt can be entered ; no domain can.be alien ated nor exchanged ; uu levy of men for the army cin dered; no portion of the territory can be exchanged but in consi sequence of a law. Art. 36. Every proposition for a tax, s loan, or a Icily of men,' must be made to the Chamber of. Representatives alone. • Art. 3;. It is also to the Chamber of Representatives that; Must first be carried, I st. The General Budget of the State con-! taining a statement of the receipts, and the proposition 1;1 tie funds assigned for the year to every ministerial. department; 2dly, The account of the receipts and expenditure 'of the CUP' • rent, or preceding years. _ _ - - FOURlii TITLE. MINISTERS AND ,TlllElit RESPONSIEILITY. • Art. 811. All the acts of the Government must be counters's. by a Minister at the head of a department. Art. S 9. The Ministers are responsible for the acts of .60 too' vernment which they have signed, as well as fur the execution of the laws. Art. 40. They may be accused -by the Chamber of Represon:., natives, and are judged by that of Peers. . . . Art. 41 . Every Minister, every Cuinmander by sea and land, may be accused by the Chamber of Representatives - and judged' by the Chamber of Peers, fur having compromise d theeakty or. the honour of the nation. Art. 42. The Chamber of Peers exercises in that case,•either to characterise the crime or to inflict its sentence, a disceetionail power. Art. 43. Before presenting an act of accusation against .a Mi nister, the Chamber of Representatives must declare; that there are sufficient grounds to enter int , theproposition of accusatims, Art. 44. 1 hat declaration can only be made atter the Report df„ a Commission of sixty Members,drawn for proatiscuously. •Ilis Commission cannot produce he Report at the sootiest lit less than ten days a: ter its nomination. • Art. 45. When the Chamber has declared that there are cuffs. elect grounds fur entering into an examination, it may eat ! the Minister within its bosom to demand explanations. '1 his call for the Minister can only take place ten digs after the Report of the Commission has been received. Art. 'ln no otter case can Ministeri . at the head of Depart waits be called or rent for by the Chambers. Art 47. When the Chamber of. Representatives has dedireti that there are grounds foe ekantinatipst against a Minister, a new tommiasitin ut sixty Menibers is drawn fur promiscuously. like the host, andipxodoces a new report on the subject of accts. satiou. '!'his Commission only pitmen* its report teat days alter its nomination. Art. 411, The act of accusation can only be executed . ten days after the reading and diaribution of the report. Art. 49. The accusation being pronounced. the Cliamber of Reproeutattves appoints live Commissaries, - sett eted from its own Members, to follow up the charge in the Chamber of Peers. Art. 50. The 75th Article of the Vllith 'l' ale of eke Consti tutional Act of the 22 Fninare, year a, enacting that the agents of the Government can only be pin...tied but in virtue of a deei aims of the Council of State, shaU be muchlied by a law. .• FIFTH TIFLE. JUDICIAL AUIIIORITY. Att. 51. The Emperor appoints all the Judges. They ire Imovable and for lite, hunt the liniment of their nominatioth; wkh the exception of Justices of the Peace and Judges of Cons. nterce, who will be appointed as its the past. • 't he present Judge., nominated b) the knspemr according to, the dispositicins of the Symms Consul:um at the 12111 October,. 1507, and whom ha will think Kuper to retain, will receive pit). visions for life before the tar of next January. Art.s2. The institution of Julies is maintained. Art. 55. Debates lit criminal matter. are • Att. 54. Military offences alone Lill within the J 114401100 Of' Military tribunals. Art. AS. All other offences, even thcnie committed by the mi litary, are within the cogniyatce of civil tribunals, Art. 46. AU the crure, and delinquencies which were cogni zable by the High impertal ..'curt, and of which the judgment is nut vested by the assent Act in the Chamber of Peers, shall be tried by the ordinary tributiats. Art. 57. 'lke Eta:vertu ' , hail have the right of granting virdor.s. emit in criminal matters, and aPti co grant anivesti,s. • ,v 4 0*! ' IMF 10 IM a• I' o I . . 0 1 1 0. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS. APRIL 23. • ADDITIONAL. ACT 'TO THE CONS CI TUTIONS OF THE F.IIPMF.. klavotrom' by the Erare of Gob and the Constit u tion, Eta. . rause of the Fa e t.c n, to all ' , resent, and to come, greeting, Ever since we were, fifteen years ago, called by the wishes.of the Ft (Inch people to the government in the State,wc have etn!ea voured, at chilerent tune., to bring to perfection the constitn denial forms, cooformibly to the cares anti wishes of the nation, and with the lessons of experience•before-us, The Canltitutions of the Empire have thus been formed by a series of acts which have been sanctioned by the acceptance - of the people. Our ob jet. then was, to orgatlve a grand federative European system, which we had adopted as conformable to the spirit of the age, audlavodrable.to the' lirtfgress of civilization. In order to effect its ciotpldion..and to giveatevery kind of scope and stability of ' which it was capable,' we deferred the establithment of several .internal idstitutions, which were more particularly intended to .pro•ect the liberty of the citizens. Our sole object hereafter is to increase the prosperity of Fiance, by the consolidation of pub. he liberty. Hence arises the necessity for several important mo difications in the Constitution, the Senates-Consulta, and other acts which govern thili Empire. For t 1 se reasons, wishing en thesne hand to retain every thing of the past that is good and salutary; and on the other hand, tor make the Constitutions of our Empire in every respect conformable to the national wishes and wants, as well as td' the state of peace which we wish to maintain with Europe, we have resolved to propose to the people a series of regulations tending . to modify and perfect those Con stitutional Acts; to invest the righti of the Citizens with every necessary security; to give TO the Representative system all its extension ; to invest the intermediate bodies with the considera tion and power which they ought to possess ; and to consbine the highest pitch of political hberty anti individual security, with the force and concentration necessary to make the independence of the Enna people and the dignity of our Crown respected by foreignerl. Therefore the following Articles, forming a supple mentary Act, in addition to the Acts of the Constitutions of the Empire, shall be submitted to the free and solemn akcerance of the Citizens throughout the whole extent of France. . FIRST TITLE. • GENERAL DISPOSITIONS. Art. 1. The Constitutions of the Empire called the Constitu tional Act of the 22d Fremaire, in the year 8, the Senatus Con, minim of 14 and 16 'llermidor, in the year 10, and that of the 28th Florirf, in the year I; shall be modified by the folloning regulations : in other respects they are confirmed. Art. C. *the Legislative Power is exercised by the Emperor and 1 coo Houses. Art. S '1 lie First House is called the o House of Peers, and is lirreditri y. Art 4. The Emperor appoints the Members, who ye irrell'O.• cable, and their deseardaots from the ekdest to the eldest in-the maie line direct. '1 he number of t Peers is not limited. Adoption dots rot confer the quality of Peer to the person who it adopted. the Peers are admitted at 21 )ears of age, but have no dellbera. tile voice till 23. Art. 5. The Arch-Chancellor of the Empire is the President of the (louse of Peers, or in the case as provided by the Article 51 ul the Senates Consultuur of the 28th Florio], in the year tit, one tat the Members of this House is fixed upon by the buiperor. Art. ti. t he Members of the imperial Family in the order of -three:it:ay right, are .Peers of course; they sit after the Presi dent ; airy take their scare at 18 years of age, but have no de* berative vt.ice all $1 t , *1•1or Second House is called the House of Reireseelests mid is eirciis3'l4•thePeople. Art.rt. '1 he Members of this House are to be 629; they must nut he, tinder 2.sgeats of age.. • Art. A:the President ut the Chamber or Representatives is ailutaited by iheiiutise at the opening of the first Session. He fauteuils to the end of it; his appuhrtnient is submitted to the ap. probationarbe Emperor. • , .. • Art. 10,1 he Chamber of Representatives verifies the quallfi cot.ons of its Members, and decides upon Contested Elections. art. 11. hdembrrs of the Cbimber of Representativ receive for travelliti expenses, and durlug the Sesiiou, the al— Ansanee decreed by the Cunisituent Assembly. ;Art..lu. They are indetinitely • Art. ii. Cbantbst of its . premotatives is renewed of Obit -IF;itioss eveiry five years. Art. 14. Nu Meinfrer of either Home is liable to arrest, except. ul she. ta•te ut flagrant cifenceotur in case of a criminal prusecu obit (Juin% the htssiyu, but by a resolution of the Home of which IS a Member. . Art. 15. No Member can be arrested or detained for debt from rl. must of the Colnucation nor tor' sit days a.ter the Sesonn. 451. Iti. Ihe kw* are judge., as a Hume, 1n Cll4llinia. pr Art IS. n. Istorpretideele of taws, doroon&ol by tit* can t of Appeal, shall be given in tile form of a law. SIXTH TITJ.E. MONTS OF CITIZENS. • Art. 69. All the French are equal in the eye of the law, Sikhkr 'with respect to contributions, to imposts, or public cbargi s, or t., cligibility•to civil or military employments. An. 60. No one may, under any pretence, be tried by any other lodges than those flied by the law. Art. it. No one can be prosecuted, arrested, deminetl, or exiled, except in the cases Orovided by the law, and according to its preicalhett fame. • Art. :11sis liberty of religious worship is guaranteed to all. Art. GS. All property possessed, or kgaily acquired, and crr dlts upon the State are equally inviolable. . Art. 64. All Citizens have the right to print and publi.h thief thoughts, and to sign them, without ktinitty to czii.iire hindrance, except what may restitt trout legAl reipuitsibility, after publication, according to Ow j4dgniem of their iit.4f CYCii in cases where the slightest d• tv ul correttimi may I. necessary. Art. GS. The right of petitioning is guaranteed to all citizens. All petition Is individual. This petition may be addressed titbit to the Government or to the two Chambers : Nevertheless, the latter shall bear the inscription of his Majesty the Enieutor.— they shall be presented under the guarantee of a Member, who Must recommend the petition. I hey shell he pubtely rea•l, U the Chambeitakes them tom consider.o.ion, they shall k;,. seated to the Emperor by the President. Art. 66. No place, no part of the French territory shall Ise declared in a state of siese, but in eased invasion at the quart: by a foreign force, or of internal insurrection.. In the tirst case, the decluatiun shall fie mile by an aft of aft Government. In the second case, it cannot he determined but by law on aU occasions ; WlO.ll 41104 A ease cysts, If tier Chau:tux he not as sembled, the act of the Uovetinuunt *shall declare the state cat siege, but which ,hall be saiielismit by a law, in the Gr,t liste-se days alter the assesubliez of the Chanihers. • - Art. 1,•;. The 1- rem is people declares, ilia:. iir• the &bo de:l winch it has cat rs powers, it has i.o: ittne:.!est, does :.ot intehd, to glee the ri;,:ht a'propositt ‘ ., the re-vv.:11,11,i: cant of the Boorbonse-nrentrnfier*ehice et theit:fien4y 011 the throne, even in case the Impri•iai Dytiaity should Isecene extinct, nor the right uf-ro-establislejseg either the aucient feuded notatli,y, the feudal uFseziorial rijitits, the tythes, 'any pi ivileeed and ers dominant religious woretilp, 'nor she flitlity 01 endued Tutu ques tion the irretrucability ur tile sale of tiontait:o. It inter diets the Government, the Chambers, alai the Citizens, flux making any pipijosef ha this itspect. • •iesansaratyafiv April 22d, 181. - s. . , • 4 , igned) . • By the Ettspetur s • 1 tie Minister Secretary (4 . State, • tied) The PUKE of BASSANO. Ar t . y he Palace of the Elsee, April 22, 1815. • ACT FIXING Tlat NUNIREK OF THE DUPCTII:; ARE TO BE ELECTED FOR. TILE CHANillElt OF sats• I'ItESENTATIyJOI. .NAtut.tro .,7 , ae. We have decree decree whit follows : Art. 1. Thu pt..pqfqoll lit the number of Deputies to the Chamber of Repteseutetivea, and their election, ate regulated ir. the follbentig Rainier : ► Art. ta. The recturel Csellegci of Departments shall appoir.s. :EIS Deputies to the eltaftiber of Reptem:ir . ..tives, and the hitt tond College% of I)istriets shall whatever he their ;sispit• lama, one Member by district. 'the whole conlornialsly to the annexed tab.e. Art.. 3.1 he present Act shall be joined to the Additional Art to the Constitutions of the Empire, dated this day. Oigned) N A POLION. By the Emperor, 'I be Minister Secretary of State, (Signed) The DUKE of BASSANI/. [Here follow Tables, containing the names of the Deeattmest`, and the number of Deputies to be anted by each.] ACT FOR REGULATINU T 111; NI.:N111131t OF - DEN:TIES FOIL OtthltillEßo4l. AND MANUJiALfUItING PltoVielt . L'YAto3 . . At the Palace of the Elysium, April '2O, 1815. NAVoLeurs, by the (trace olGoo and the Constitution, Etui,e ,ror of the Fi rich, we have.decreed.end do.decrer. as toliou • . Ast . .. I. Fur ifie . eXecut - wi of Artiele33, of gni Additional Act to thil Coosfnutisios, rtieble to • the leepresentat. ism of the 6:401% menial aoyl manufacturing industry and. property, .tratice slog be divided intolhineeo &Visions (arroodissimens), conformably So•the . , h. • :litre shallpt appointed for, all the divisions 23 deputies, It men bin from utnong 'the 'Me , chants, Contractors, ur Ban kers.' Second*, from- thz.Manufectorers or. Masterrtizairs, according to,the !wale of the said ' f'ab'e. 111. ThePtpurtes'shall be - appointed at the chief town, and Of Star Electors ot:llte - Department indicated in the first columa of tae Tittle• - "IV. 'The peputtis sliall*be taken from a Ust of those who are eilgilde,ifonned by the •comhined Members of the Chambers 4.; (;unitesifee atut these of she. comaterctal Consuls of the whole tetinistietcial antOndissement; who are 16 appoiut a President, a Vice-President, amta - betretary. • • V. few Assernlity.thmed withthe formation of this List shall iniivey it tp . flte Merch;uftspolat distinguished for their p robit y and tale itta,who pay theltighest etrotributions, and do the mei: business in franc? or with.foreigns•rs, or whoernploy most worts ! atin dlsiiiigalshilig them by the nature of the op erations to Mit/ they , deeute themselves. • • VI. TAis Ott ehallcon , sixty for each Commercial Arron tt~iflsstment, and of 120 tor •the .Artiondis-ement of pans. !hire than be fur each,.at liast one-third of tee lvlanufacturers and sone-third of the Merchas. 'o•ll.'The whide to be reviewed every five years, at the end t,f . cinch Legislature, or In case a a dissolution cat the Chamber Represeinatiyes t VIII. •i he Rreastnt Act shall be affixed to the the Cooftit.42l:isatw'datoeidvthledisldey. (Sieutid) N By the; k utpe rot'. •-T lei-Mutsu r• Sec tetary of State , The Dues: of BA 55.1": 3 . EXTRACTS 'FROM THE MINUTES , OF . 111E•SFLRY • TARY OF JT AT E. ' Paris, at the l'alace of the Elysium, April 9c, ISt ;. DECREE oituAlsircia Till?. PRESENTATION OF THE .ra'f't' TIONAL ACT TO TIIS CONSTITUTIONS FOR THE Atit ,'• TAhtit OF VIM POENCIi P EOPLE. N APOL E O N, by the Grace of On and the Constitution, Enver: • of the French, contiatmably to what was Decreed in ter yeY' 8, 10, for the presentation of the Constautious or 0- acceptance of the French people, we have decreed, and der as !Aliens.: 1 ' Art. I. There shall be open at the °Mem of the S ecre taries ei ellite Administrations and Municipalities , t he Chiefs of a ll tte_ l'ribunale, and at the residence, of the Justices rat unc Yeize Nee Notaries; Registers; in seines ,he French people •11,11 be called on to sign tlarir.vote for the additional Act to the 1:011f!i• [llll.lllll, dated this slat. IC*l heir M:garvra' be 'Opened within two da” ' laiest aftpc,thorebeipt of the Bulletin of the Laws , and *had main open during ten days. ..."111: At the eipirarinti of the time allowed for vot orls ppsttory of suregieter shill dose it, swat up at die cu.l llic her of voters certify the whole, and addieo. tt w illtati Its' tar I tolli•Wltig days 'to the Mayor t h e klimicipality ; ! ; within the peat as hours, shall tranunit it to the sub-Volta es his Arrondissement, with his certificate. • IV. l'ilienty-One •lays after the publicatio n of the presen t row lit . tons, the Sub-Pretecr shall trausmit to t he Pretest theta sisters of his Arrondissement, with a copy of Isis certificate. v. 'Twenty-five days attcr the public itio oot nof the ',r PS": Luton, each Prefect shell address to the Minister of the lats‘lei all the Registers of his department, wt h a general certificate., VI. The additional Act of the Constitutions shall he rest ler the acceptance of the armies by land and sea. • f utu `s t each V w c a L o i. :II and;let shall t t a l. ; es shunof f d i to e the N tt v o y r i e :c t e h e i pt o e t t , e i t ‘ l Ee r c roe B u l l e ti ntt his y t the t e .the i h 1 VIII. 'llse giving up of all the Registers aad the veritifyiek the votes shad take place at the assembly in the Champ d e. which isemonsked for this purpuse at Pa ris, on Ilse e6thM . a'''s IX. Our Ministers ate charged in their respective c4p lvitl whatever relates to the execution ut this lkertv. (Signed) Narotiote NAPOLEON By the Emperor. The Miebter Sect etvy of State. (Sign•d) 'lke L.% &L of NA!s.lo.o* A