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I I Po . • ' Brand Digintar., to functiow, at the moment qf the Pecree of the Emperor, to one in default of the other, In the following order, tit.:—:The first, the Arch-Chancellor of tbe Empire ; the second, the Arch-Chancellor of State.; the third, the Grand Elector; the fourth, the Constable; the fifth, the ,Arch-Treasurer; the sixth, the Grand AdmiraL : r the b. A French Prince, seated on • foreign royal throne, at the mument of the Emperor's decease is incapable of exercising the Regency. 6. The Emperor not appointing Mice-Grand Dignitaries ex cept whim the titulars are called to foreign thrcnes, the Vice- Grand Dignitaries exercise the rights of 'the titulars, whose places they supply even in what regards the entrance into the Cooncil of Regency. 7. The titular Princes of the Grand Dignitaries of the Empire, who, according to Art. 51 of the Act of the Constitution, of 18th M.sy, 184,4, were deprived of the exercise of their functions at the moment of the decease of the Emperor, cannot resume their functions till they are recalled by the Regent. 8. To be capable of exercising the Regency, and to enter Into the Covncil of Regency, a French Prince must be of the age of tvrenty.one-years complete. All the acts 9f the Regency are in rcy, Regept, tie 4ecease Dignitaries are .the rank '!u. be Regept Inlle- minor the , who impediment in lions ..ever • • Mikan, the seat 04aers et the4aspiriaad dui Caewa, the Meister of State, and the Grand Eagles of the-Lesion of Ho- 1 now', In the presence of the Senate and of the Couosil of Seats. 84. The oath to be then by the Empress is conceived its these . tents s "I swear fidelity to the Emperor : I swear to conform myself to the acts of the Constitution, and to observe thedispositions made by the Emperor, my consort, for the ezercise of the Re gency, not to consult in employing my authority aught else than my love arid devotion for my son, and for France ; and faithfully to return to the Emperor, on his coming of age, the powers con fided to me. I swear to maintain the integrity of the territory of the Empire, to respect and cause to be respected the laws of the Concordat, and the liberty of religious worship; to respect, and cause to be respected, equality of rights, civil liberty, and the ir revocability of the sales of the national //has; nor to rage any imposts, nor to establish any tax, but for the we of the State, and according to the fundamental laws of the monarchy; to maintain the institution of the Legion of Honour; and to govern with the sole view of the interest, welfare, and glory of the French people.' the name of the minor Emperor. TITLE 11. • OF THE MANNER IN WHICH THE EMPEROR DISPOSES OF THE REGENCY. 10. The Emperor disposes of the Regency, either by an act of his will, according to the forms established by the Statute of the Seth of March, 1806, or by letters patent. TITLE M. Op THE EXTENT OF THE POWER OF, THE REGENCY, AND OF ITS DURATION. 11. Until the majority of the Emperor, the Empress Regent, or the Prince Regent, exercise for the minor Emperor all the igenltude of the Imperial Power. n. Their functions commence at the moment of the tlecease of the Emperor. IS. The Empress Regent appoints to the Grand Dignitaries and Great Officers of the Empire and pf the Crown, which are Or become vacant during the Regency. 14, The Empress Regent or Regent appoint or &min all the Ministers without exception, and may raise Citizens to the rank of Senators, conformably to Art. 57, of the Act of the Constitu. don of the 18th of May, 18Q4. 15. If the minor Emperor dies, leaving a brother heir to the Throne, the Regency of the Empress or of the Prince Regent • *ontinues without any new formality. )6. The Regency of the Empress ceases if the order of inhe- ritance calls to the Throne a Prince who is not her son :--it is provided in this case for the exercise of the Regency, conform- ably to Art. IV. 17. If the minor Emperor dies, leaving the Crown to a minor Emperor of another branch, the Prince Regent shall retain the exercise of the Regency till the majority of the new Emperor. 18. The French Prince, or the Prince Grand Dignitary who exercises the Regency from defect of age or other impediment in - the Prince called before him to the Regency by else Constitution' retains the Regency to the majority of the Emperor. The French Irince who is prevented by any cause whatever from exercising the Regency at the moment of the Emperor's decease, cannot, that impediment ceasing, take on him the exer- e.sbe of the Regency. TITLE IV. OF THE COUNCIL OF REGENCY. SECTION I. • OF THE FORMATION OF THE COUNCIL OF REGENCY. 19. The Council of the Regency is composed of the first Prince of the blood, of the Princes of the blood, uncles of the Emperor, of the Priv:es, Grand Dignitaries of the Empire. 20. If there is no Prince uncle to the Emperor, the nearest kinsman of the Emperor, in the order of succession, have en- -11 trance to the Council of Regency. 21. The Emperor, either by letters or by will, adds to the Council of Regency the names of such Members as he judges proper. 22. None of the Members of the Council of Regency can be removed from his functions by the Empress Aegent, or the Regent. 25. The Empress Regent, or the Regent, preside in the Coun- cil of Regency, or delegate to preside in their place one of the French Princes, or one of the Princes Grand Dignitaries. SECTION OF THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE COUNCIL OF REGENCY. !4. The Council of Regency deliberates necessarily by the absolute majority of voices. . 3. On the marriage of the Emperor. Ou the declar...tion of war, and on the signing of treaties • ,I of alliance. And, _ 3. On every elitnation or disposition to form new dotations Of Immoveable property, composing the extraordinary domain of jthe Crown. 4. On the question whether the Regent nominates to one or more of the grand dignities of the Empire, vacant during the minority. • , 25. The Council of Regency exercises the functions of the Privy Council, as well as in matters of grace and favour, as in • the drawing up Senatus Conialum. tn. In case of disagreement, the voice of the Empress or of the Regent gives the preponderance. ' If the Presidency is exercised by delegation, the Empress Re- gent, or the Regent decide. 27. O. all other affairs referred to its examination, the Coun- dl of Regency has only a consultative voice. 28. '1 he Mici.ter, Secretary of State, holds the pen at the ttiue; of the Council of Regency, and (haws up the pro:ess erbal of It.. deliberation,. TITLE V. OF TILE GUARD OF THE NIINoR EMPEKOR. 29. The guard of the minor Emperor, the superintendence of . is household, and the care of his education, are confided to his ...the:. 30. In default of a Mrither, or of a Prince desishated by the ceic,eil Emperor, the case of the Emprer is confided by the ouncil of Regency to one of the Princes titulated use Grand dignities of the Empire. 31. "I tes ct oic: shall he made by a .!erlifiry, and carried by ..,soiute in.jority of voices, is case of being equal, the Regent j hall decide. TITLE VI. TI'E OATH TO BE TAKEN BY THE. EMPRP.eS REGENT, • AND THAT OF PRINCE REGEN f, FOR THE EXERCISE , (F THE REGENCY. SECTION I. OF TILE EMPRESS REGENT'S OATH. 32. if the Empress Regent has not taken the (lath during the ' toper - t's lice tirce for the exercise of the Regency, she shaU ake it wrtWn three months next following th- Emperor's decease. 83. '1 he eath shmi be taken by the minor mperor, seated on •Is throne, assieted by the Prince Arch-Chancellor of t.:e Ent- ire the French Princes, the Council of Regency, the Cabinet SECTION 11. OP THE REGENT'S OATR. 35. The Prince called to the Regency shall take, within three months after the decease of the Emperor, the following oath, in the same manner, and before the persons appointed to,receive the oath of the Empress : 44 I swear fidelity to the Emperor—l swear to conform myself to the Acts of the Constitution, and to observe the dispositions , made by the Emperor concerning the exercise of the Regency, and faithfully to return to the Emperor, on his coming to age of majority, the powers confided to me.—l swear to maintain the integrity of the territory of the empire, to respect, and cause to be respected, the equality of rights, the civil liberty, the irrevo cability of the sale of nations.l effects ; not to take any impost , nor establish any tax, but for the use of the State, and conforma ble with the fundamental laws of the monarchy, to maintain the institution of the Legion of Honour, and to govern with a sole view to the interest, welfare, and glory of the French people." 56. The Prince Arch-Chancellor, assisted by the Minister Se cretary of State, shall form a prates verbal of this oath. The Act shall be signed by the Empress, or the Regent, by the Princes . the Grand Dignitaries, the Ministers, and the Great Officers of the Empire. TITLE VIII. OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE IMPERIAL DOMAINS, AND OF TILE D,ISFUSITION OF THE REVENUE IN CASE OF A MINDRITY AND REGENCY. SECTION 1. OF THE CROWN FUNDS. 37. During the Regency, the administration of the Gown Funds shall continue according to the rules established, the use to which the revenues are to be employed is fired in the usuai forms, under the authority of the Empress Regent or of the Regent. ,78. The expense of their housekeeping and their personal ex penses shall form part of the Crown Budget. • . • • ,piktist, *Abed POPPIPPI t Y Obi be I besides addressed to tbe Awe ap4 entered is 11¢FiriMINFlab Pk Win Coronation than take place in dhelaslaspiat /Satre Dame, se fanny oilier eburtb designated in the letters row. TABLE X. OF T>p 4iambiriwo AND CORONATION 01 Ma Mittel • - ' • IMPURIAIs KING 01P ROW. U. The imperial rtinqe, Mug of Rome, may, In his quality as heir to the Empire, be minima and crowned to the Emperor's 56. This ceremony cannot take place but by virtue of letters patent, in tke same form as those relative to the coronation of the I,,mpress. 57. After anointing and coronation of the Prince Imperial, pKing of Rome, the &saw Cousitses, Laws, Regulations, Ins- I perial Statutes, Decrees, and all other eats emitted by the Em peror, or made in bit name, shall bear, besides the indication of the year of his reign, the year of the coronation of the prince llmperial King of Rome. 58. Tke present organized Senate: Coeuriterne, shall be trans 'witted by a message to his Majesty the Emperor and King. The Presidents and Secretaries. ( 51 840) CvasAcrats. The Count tie Binuatour. Count de Litiptsunr. Seen and Sealed, the Chancellor of the Senate, (Signed) Count LAPLACE. We do hereby command and ordain, that these presents, furnished with the seal of the State, inserted In the Inalletio of the taws, shall be addressed to the courts,'Tribunah, and other administrative Authorities, for the purpose of being inserted in their registers, to be observed and caused to be observed by them; and our Gad Judge, Minister of Justice, is charged with superintending the publieadon of the same. Given at our Palace of the Thuilleries, Feb. 5, 11/13. (Signed) Nerocrene By order of the P.rtsperor, the Minister Secretary of State, (Signed) Count PALM Seen by us, the Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, (Signed) CAM 'Acta sp. PARIS, FEBRUARY T. The Viceroy, the Emperor's Lieutenant, Com mander in Chief of the Grand Army, writes from Posen, under date of the 26th of January, at six o'clock in the evening, that the remains of horses are proceeding with the greatest activity ; that the corps , which General Rapp commands in Dantzic amounts to 30,000 men, without including the troop; belong ing to the artillery, engineers of marine ; that he has under him Generals Heudelet and Grandjean ; tha General Camperdon commands the engineers in it and General Lepen the artillery ; that the place is provisioned with bread and vegetable's for fivi years ; in meat, brandy, medicinals, &c. for fourteen months ; that all the besieging from Riga entered that fortress ; that the besieging equipage sent from Mag deburg, and destined for Dunaburg, had previously entered Dantzick ; that the lortifications'wore in ex cellent condition ; that the magazines were abun dantly supplied with clothing, arms, and warlike am munition ; that a brigade of cavalry, composed of dragoons and chasseurs, '2OOO strong, is at Dantzick, under the orders of General Cavaignae ; that Gene. ral Rapp occupies the neighbourhood of the place for six leagues round. He has in the Treasury where with to insure the soldiers pay for a year. From Thorn the intelligence is equally satisfactory. The communications from that town with the head quarters were open. 'l;he place was well armed. The division charged with its defence consists of 6000 men, and had its posts at six leagues distance from', that town. The Prince of Eckmuhl had sent Gene ral Girard upon Romberg, from whence he had re pulsed the Russian General Woronzoff, after having taken or killed some Cossacks. The Bavarians were cantoned between Thorn and Posen, connecting the communication. The Viceroy, besides, akinounces that the Prince Schwartzenberg occupied Pultusk and Ostrolenka ; General R.egnier, withu 7th corps, was on the right; the sth corps, which Prince Poniatowski commands, WAS re-organized, and already reckons 30,000 men ; horses abound at Warsaw ; that the Pfince of Neuf chatel had been extremely ill—the gout, which had attacked his stomach, made him suffer extreme pain, but they had succeeded in recovering him, and the Prince was in the hest state ; that the Russian corps is reformed between Stettin and Posen; that the King of Prussia, accompanied by M. 3t. Marsan, French Minister, and the Austrian Ambassador, had gone to Breslau ; that orders had been expedited to form a strong French advanced-guard, composed of more than 40,000 fresh troops ; that Stettin, Custrin, and Glogaw were provisioned for a year, and in good condition. SECTION 11. or THE PRIVATE DOMAINS. 39. When the decease of the Emperor shall take place, the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, or in default of him, the first in rank of the Grand Dignitaries, shall cause seals to be put on the chests of treasure of the Private Domains, by the Secretary of State to the Imperial Family, in presence of the Grand Judge of the Senate, and the Intendant-General of the Private Dcunains. 40. It shall be proceeded with according to the orders of the Family Council, to take inventories of the funds and articles of movables, by the Secretary of State to the Imperial Family. assisted by the persons nominated in the preceding Article. 41. The Council of the family will attend to the execution of the dispositions a the Senatus Consultum of 30th January, 1610, concerning the partition of the effects of the Private Domains.— The funds belonging to the Emperor after this partition shall be thrown by the Treasurer of the Private Domain into the Impe rial Treasury, under the care of the Family Council, and placed in the most beneficial manner. 42. The prodyce of the same shall be successively added to the principal, and the whole remain in reserve until the Emperor becomes of age. 43. Account shall be rendered of all these operations by the Family Council to the Empress Regent, or Regent, who will give the definitive authorization for placing them out. SECTION 111. OF THE EXTRAORHINARY DOMAINS. 44. The Empress Regent, or the Prince Regent, shall dispose of, if they judge convenient, all the fund of 50,000 franks interest and upward: which have been made before the Minority, without having been disposed of or caused to be returned to the extraor dinary domains of the crown during the Rcgaicy. 45. The othet fends rtm„in in reserve until the Emperor comes of age. 4G. The administration of tLe e;traordinary dorrp.ins shall con tinue according to the established rules as is ►aid before con cerning the domains of the crown. 47. The funds which may be found in the Treasury of the extraordinary domains, at the time of the Emperor's decease, shall be thrown into the Treasury of the State, and there remain till the Emperor comes of age. TITLE VIII. IN CASE OF TILE EMPEROR OR REGENT'S ABSENCE. SECTION I. IN CASE OF THE EMPEROR'S ABSENCF. 49. If at the moment of the Emperor's decease, his successor is out of the territory of the empire, the powers of the Minis ters shall be prorogued until that the Emperor is arrived in the territory of the empire. The first in rank of the Great Dignita ries shall preside id the Council, which governs the State under the form of a Council of Government. The deliberations there shall be taken by an absolute majority of votes, the President having a casting vote in case of being equal. 49. All the Acts shall be made in the Emperor's name, but he shall not commence exercising the Imperial power until he is without the territory of the Empire. SECTION IV. IN CASE OF THE REGENT'S ABSENCE. So. In case of the Regent's absence at the commencement of a minority, without its having been foreseen by the Emperor previous to his decease, the powers of the Ministers shall be pr.,,ogued till the Regent's arrival, as is before mentioned in Articlr. SECTION III.• IN CASES NOT FORESEEN. If in the absence of the Emperor, major or minor, or in the absence of the Regent, the Government being in the bands of the Council c s f Ministers, presided by a Grand Dignitary, there should be presented for resolving any questions not decided by the present Act, the said Council of Government, performing the functions of a Privy Council, shall put in team the prefer of the Sasatsu Cgroidisas, and cause to be presented to the Senate by two of its Members. TITLE IX. OF TIIP. ANOINTING AND CORONATION OF THE EMPRESS. 51. The Frnpreb%, Mother of the hereditary Prince, King of Rome, may be anointed an crowned. Sir 'ibis prerot,adve is accorded to the Empress, by lettirs P4RLMMENI'ARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY U. Mr. ADAM was heard in reply in the appeal CAAIODA v. AICKMA N. The further pi ()Feedings were put off till Wednes day next. • The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented a Petition from the Clergy of the town of Lewes, in Sussex, against the Catholic Emancipation. Lord WALSINGF!AM presented a Petition from the Dettors confined in Chester Castle, praying relief. Mr."HAss, from the Bank of &aglow], presented an account of the receipts and disbursements of the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt. The above were all ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COM MONS. 4 A ballot took place for a Committee, to try the merits of the Galway Election, when the following Members were chosen W. Burrell, Esq. I. COX, Esq. Hon. R. Curzon Sir P. Bowyer, Bart. Sir N. Colthurst, Bart. Sir G. Webster, Bart. Hoo. F. Douglas G. N. Milled, Esq. A. 1.. Kgcic, 1 7 ,1. G. Halfera Sir H. Par - u. I. G. J. Lytiletori, Es* Sir M. W. Ridley, But. C. Chaplin, LAI. Sir H. Sullivan, Bart. CATHOLIC CI-MST!' . A Petition was presented from tile County cf Anglesey against the Catholic Claims. On the question for bringing it up, Mr. PARNELL said, that when the meeting took place to consider of this Petition, a gentleman made a speech, which was nothing more than a re capitulation of arguments that were published in The Aniijacciin Review, purporting to come from the Catholics themselves, but which was a gross fabrica tion and forger ) . The House would therefore judge what credit was dice to the allegations of this, and other Petitions of a similar kind. Dr. DULGENAN said it was of no consequence whether this was a fabriratiuu or not. It purported I—" ""'- • • , e r• • -•- iso be a .third pars of the abstract of the P e ”,i Laws against Cathdlics. pat if the two fir st pa .., were authentic, there wss in them evidence to support the allegations in the Petition. Mr. PARNELL replied, that he saw nothin t jectionable in the two first parts, which ceru 1 7 came from the Catholics. Mr. WHITBREAD said, this Petiti on clrnt from a false and calumnious work. Th e li on , ri e tieman who presented it had not said one wr l d in contradiction to the statements of his Hon. i-iend. Mr. TIGHE said, the two first parts all u d ed to by Dr. Duigenan was not the work of the A* body of the Catholics, but that it would be adopt e d and approved of by. all the Catholics. But the thi r d part was an infamous libel, written by .me stupid writer, under the English Government. The Member who presented the Petition, said, th, Petition had been agreed to to a very full incet;ag the freeholders. Mr. GRATTAN read the Resolution: of a C a . tholic Meeting in Dublin, declaring that the pnbil. cation purporting to be a third .part of Cie Nnal Laws of Ireland, was a 414 and malignant for. pry, calculated to misrepresent and calumniate the Catholics of Ireland. He said, this was a most abominable work ; and conte'nded, that any Peti. tions founded on it ought to have no effect with Par. liament. Mr. PEELE observed, that, within a very few days, the printer of the twn first parts of the work in question had been convicted of a lib which charged the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland with a deliberate murder; and it was not unlikely but that a publica. tion containing sitth a statement w..uld contain others equally false. Mr. CANNING said, that he had never read the fabricated publication alluded to ; but, from the in. formation he had received, he knew it had the effect of making many persons unfavourable to the Carlo. lic Cl4ims who before had been favourable to them. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. XIANUFACTURX OF 4TARCH. Mr. FITZGERALD acid it was not his intention to persist in the motion of which he had given notice, for prohibiting the exportation of Starch from Ire, lan.i. But he did not abandon this in consequence of the arguments urged by an Honourable Gentle. nianion the preceding day ; but because he conceived, from information lately received, that the prohibition would operate very injuriously to the interests of Ire. end ; and he also thought there should be no prohi. bition in England. Mr. PONSONBY said, in his opinion, the House ought to maintain no consideration of disadvantage or advantage to any manufacturers. The only dut7 the Hnuse - had on this subject to exercite, was to see that the Act of Union was not depari.-.1 from. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the Starch Prohibition Act be lead. He then moved that the House do to-morrow resolve into a Committee on the said Act.—Ordered, VICE-CH A MOIL LOWS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he should state the outline of the considerations which induced him to support it. The chief argument ;n favour of it was its general necessity. Unless some adequate means could be fon.nd for rendering the appellant system more perfect, it would be impossible to carry on the judicial sysfrm of the country in an effectual manner. The cases now before the House of Lords were so numerous that they could not be decided tot many years. Macy of these cases might be pro. tracted for eleven years. Therefore, some remedy was absolutely necessary. it had been said, that.this measure was not calculated to remedy a perpetual evil ; but to remedy the evil arising out of the long list of causes at present in the Court of Chancery ; but that was not the fact. For this measure was re• commended by all the _Political Characters who were accustomed to take a part in the debates of the other House of Parliament. Besides, it was not to be expected that the House of Lords would ez. tend the usual periods of their sittings fat the pup. pow of hearing appeals. It was, therefOre, of the utmost consequence, that either the duties Cairn. cellor and Speaker of the House of Lord, should be separated, or that a distinct Judge should sit on appeal causes in the House of Lords. In the Court ' of Chancery there was a large and growing arrear, which, if not stopped, would become a national ca. lamity ; and it would be impossible for the Chancellor to draw in aid from the other Courts at Westminster Hall, without impeding the business of those Count, where there was as much as could be performed by the Judges presiding there. The increase of business in all the Courts arose from the increasing wealth and population of the country ; and in the Court of Chancery an additional assistance was at least abso lutely necessary. This could not be called an inno• vation, because the functions of the Officer to be created would in no respect differ from the functions now exercised by the Master of the Rolis.—Besides, this measure would be attended with no expeuce to the public ; for it was proposed that one-half of the salary of the new Officer (84000 a•year) should be paid out of the profit's of the present Chancellor, and the other half out of a fund in Chancery, called the dead tund, out of which, after paying the Masters, &c. there was now an annual surplus of £3OOO a- year. Therefore there could be no objection to the me isure on the ground of expence. It 7 , as aiso objected that this measure tended to make such an alteration in the office at Chancellor as to erect him into .t great otate Ma,4istrate. No such thing was to be a,loc.pa ed. As well might it be supposed, that Lord Elienbo rough would withdraw hi.iiself front the business of the King's Bench, and throw it iat the other' three Judges. And no one could suppose that she Chan cellor would ise walking abiut the streets while his deputy was performing his business, when Los presto:lo was required in the !douse of Lords or other el.ues. A similar objection had been made tit the tolie Shen a Bill was brougta in to make the Master of taw 'twig in Ireland an efficient officer, and the !acts which v.• curred since proved that there was no gtoivid f.H the objection. The Noble Lord observed, ..c ten cos. viuced that there was nut a man in we Hattie v: in the country who would with so to diminish toe inc of the Chancellor, as to render it impossible tor A holding the ottic,: to make a provi.ion for their :came support, should circumstances cause their removal. The provision made by Public of MA/0U pr anus was very liberal ; hut it was na. :talkie-in to support the person who had held the first legal situatien wthe Pe ri l ' ra.: ‘ V cc ytri ng ;,b 111 1 came • (-ie.,. in ''.rd in end, de eed to tit whale lopted tet e thi r d co stupid fir tht of t. a C a . Penal nt for. mniat e th mo at th r Peti. h s h Pap. Pe 7 few pr rork in larged (berate others ad the the in. it effect Carlo. t, them. table. o. tentiQn notice, quence gentle. ceived, libition of Ire. probi. .1 House antage y duti ; to see