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dixu:Aion, which, after a few remarks fit= Iff. c ir ri, was adjourned to Friday. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. HITTING Of THR SO OF JANUARY. The order of the day called for the continuation of the discussion upon elections. M. Gomm spoke for the adoption of the project of law, as conducive to the satisfaction of all parties. M. CoRBIERE.—" Nothing is more important than to know w to hat kind of pe:lsions those contributors will he -1 the fty:es will become so, how will you know whether they are such as arc deserving of the national con. 6dence ? I agree that to choose is to exclude. Yes, if it deprives me of my rights ; but in the question before us, it cannot be injurious—we are always : 0 0 ready to pass from one extreme to another. Some exclaim that the project is too aristocra. p e al; others, that it is too democratical. The men iho pay under three hundred francs, form nearly tm o.thirds of the kingdoms and you deprive them of their rights, you throw them among the class of men useless to the State. Thir class, you say, has in private interests—strangers to the common cause. o n the contrary, the middle class offers a picture of ev ery virtue, of kerning, of fidelity, and, above all, of independencef How will it be possible to maim tin order among the great numbers which will be called forth It will only demand some of the mise rable resources of the Police, to sow defiance and stir up hatred. The greatist evil is the giving up the elections to one class: rivalship will be the necessary consequence. The Project appears to me to intro duce considerable evils into the GONCTIIDICiIt: I vote that it be rejected." M. Curia, Commissary of the King—" Gentle men, a Noble Member, my old companion at the Institute, and one of the columns of the University, be reproached me for quoting the Charter as the an cient philosophers did their matter, saying, • the router said so.' That which is perfectly tree in the arts end sciences Ido not apply to politics. I allow that I have recourse to the author of the primitive legislation. Yes ; we thief search the principle of what is good, in Hue who calmed the waves of the sea, and defined their limits. After two years of misfortune, we are reproached for having recourse to this sacred principle. When a great King has given a Constitution to a great people, it ought no longer to be compared to a but of savages, but to place which cannot be overthrown without killing 'Naval* inhabit it. It is very tree, that the year beM last the mode of election proposed was diffe• rent it is because last year the 40th article of the Charter has been revised. It has been repeated. that ii- NI ii- all interests are not represented by the Project: we believe that they are. There are three possible sys. tems—either to admit the multitude...go adopt the Project—or to violate the Constitition. The Revco. lotion has been atfriboted to the middling or lower classes: it had very different causes. When there was question of correcting the moral world. the great set the example: then were seen the Nobles of the country jealous of those of the Court—the magistrate jealous of the warrior—the citizen of the man it: place—the artisan of the manufacturer. Every one hat been culpable, every one has been punished. The tempest broke out—the sea rolled from is abysses —and carcases floated upon it. There were those oho shed the blood of the middling clasp, as well is of other classes." The mAtor concluded by supporting, that to put an end to the regime of ordlipnances, against which so Sal a Cry bad been raised, the Chambei Ought to adopt the proposed Project of Law. On an sides the discussion was demanded to be dosed. er, he as cing Pre- ill 3. e of Before the closing of the debate it was decided that the Reporter of the Commission should speak. SITTING Ow Tile 4TH 11l JANUARY. The Chamber opened at halipast twelve o'clock. The ROPORTRIL of the COMMISSION ascended the Tribune : , , " Gentlemen—The Election by the contributors ef SOO francs ought to prevail over all other methods Proposed, not because it is in the Charter, but because it ought to be there, naturally and simply. We owe the prtfereoce to the system proposed, because it i: Constitutional, Monarchical, aad if not Porgar? at least in the interests of the people."—l'he Reporter 0 the Commission then ev.andied the several up lifts and opinions which had bees brought forward io opposition to the Charter, and endeavoured to re late them. He then spoke is favour of the Amend awns proposed by the Commission. He concluded b 7 inviting the Chamber to union, and henceforth to have no tivalsbip bet for the maintenance of the Ch atter, to love the King, to serve him, aid, if or. te44 l, to shed their blood for him, and for this toun try ... The PRISIDINT moved the question for the con 'ithion of thP discussion. l'be whole House rose up for the affirmative. 'Mu Paea:art then resumed the different Amend ments which had been proposed. The first article of the ?Nett was submitted to the vote. M. Batmen de CUALA1111R......" I demand, is it 4 0 is it politic., to admit to be Electors every men l te 44 an by the Charter t The questioo concerning number of Electors has been lightly passed over. is 4 fact, that lofty towns of the departments ***ld set be ebbe to beitt so& Ittibmieb MEOW I cannot Pensive is this 'Project nit of the elements of that happy docility *ilk+ is *dim the appendage of ignorance, nor of that discernment which belongs to instruction." The Orator diet brought forward the arguments which have been so Often repeated in the course of the diseusdon. He concluded by de. *standing that this article be rejected as impracticable. M. Barrow desired that a seasianna of Electors should be established, and that this maxima be sof& ciently extended, so as to balance the influence of the large proprietors, and equally to remove the dangtrs of aristocracy and demOcracy. The Orator was of opinion that this limitation would counteract many evils, and would be productive of great advantages. Several Members—'' Seconded I seconded !" M. de la BOYLAY, thought that the amendment of M. Breton was in contradiction with the very article to which he proposed to add it. His,opinion was, that the amendment of M. Breton ought to be re• jected, as destructive of the law, and contrary to the Cbaner. supported the amendment of M. Breton, as establishing a just equilibrium in the representation of every interest. He concluded with saying, that this project cold never bear the cha racter of a law unless it obtained * general consent.— M. d' (Great iturmurs.) M. Latex, Minister of the Interior, ascended . the Tribune. Gentlemen, the Prefects of the Depart ments have furnished to the Chamber statements of the number of contributors of SW francs; this list will be considerably diminished by several reductions which will be made of widows, and minors and others. His Excellency considered the proposed amendment in contradiction with Article I. and demanded that the question should be put. M. lie Vu.t.m.s.—" This first article cannot be adopted; it establishes a privilege in favour of one, class of Frenchmen ; it violates the article of the Charter, which says, that all Frenchmen are equal before the law." Several Members.-1 To the question." M. Da Vuxstes- 85 It is also in violation with the 40th article of the Charter. A law which is thus evir shady in contradiction with all the principles of the Charter, can it be proposed for the deliberation of the Chamber t I vets against the article." • M. I. AUM Minister of the Interior.—" I ans asto seished that you accuse us of wishing-to establish 'privilege in favour of one particular class of men, while other Members have demanded this privilege for a much more numerous class: To say that the Charter is violated is an imputation which the ject does not merit. I beg the Chamber to est aft me if I employ some moments of its time, but It is my duty to defend a Minister of the King from the; accusation of having violated the C h arter.". 16,as - observed that ill the Members wbe spoke, in favour of the amendment of M. Breton, had come with written speeches in their pockets, and that the others spoke extemporaneously. A great number of Members demanded that the question of the Ist article should be put to the vote. M. Cornet d'lncourt withdrew his amendment. After the President bad consulted the Chamber, the article was adopted by a great majority, and the amendment of M. Breton was rejected. The Chamber • then passed to the diwassion upon the 2d article, which was read without the amend mects and with the amendments of tl:e Commission. M. Jolivet desired the adoption of the article as it stood. • • After some remarks /reit St.•Laine, the 2d article of the kfmibterial project* vita adopted without the amendments. The Chamber separated at half-put four, and adjourned to Monday at twelve. The proceedings of the House of Assembly of Ja maica. given in another Column, demand, and wee , know will receive the most circumspect examination and minute investigation. The character, the pre tensions, the Wend imagoes of that Antinthll4 ma • well known to the friends of Humanity inand oat of Parliament—to those to whom these Legislators ap ply the endigaified and informal impressions of u ser. tau Associations in the Mother-cowry ° and we are under , no apprehension whatever that the Govern tunt el this Coontry will, by say neglect of duty. allow the House of Assembly, either by direct 'esla, or by irrasits of the laws of the Ilmee.p.allow thaw local Authorities to defeat or frustrate any of rho Acts of the British Legislature, as if, forsooth, the Assembly of Jamaica was « alone mom potent to de termine" what measures are, or may be expedisot for ameliorating the candid= of the Slaves. Turns us hardly to be found in -the English law. page to mark sullitlisady the arrogance and hue.. ken of the assumption implied in the Resolution, 6 , That the Legislature of Jamaica has progressively adopted all capitol aseasores to render the condition of the slaves as layouts* 'siva. soaks* Iva Air reasmaik asivitee-4s thimeap.thing des but a di.. aeration that the•Britisii Pullman' can by no mean, ascertain the drefreeiseey'cir tail measures applicable I to the state of Jamaica I A British House ;of Conan moos mast be enlightened by,dealers in human fah —and these &big we coosiereasi to detereales what fear. measures may be repotimel--Lapodisor for AO, To tender the condition • of the slaves such as justice demands 1--No ,such thing- obue uas favourable as 't4 he =sigma with doer. Wassail, MMus l l '.-- ""'ltsiamcaiti Slavic& t" Is Raasov itself to be put into the same scale with " EXPedffne . y " to Make it preponderate against the immutable law of Etenoae Jusycz? Yea. if the House of Assembly of Is. noaica are to be the judges of what is justly due to our fellow-creatures. But, though tbeee Legislators may, to " er tato sitociatitai ni the moiher country," such as the Bri tish Parliament and other inconiAtilat corporate bo dies, appear to act a part very unbecoming/rag and rational men, in relation to the temporal condition of fellow creatures bought with money like beasts of burden, and often treated with much less humanity, the purity and rectitude of their motives and prt, eeedings are placed beyond ail question, by their marked and unceasing care for I.e eternal and best lateral: of the poor miserable creatures committed by PROVIDENCE to their fatherly care and prottction. We have their own assurance. that it is their intention " re kgrire whether further legillativc regulations may be necessary to promote the moral and religious instruction of the Negroesr —44 that a Committee shall be appointed to take into consideration the state of Religion among the Slaves, and investigate the means of diffusing the light of genuine Christianity among them I" Yes, in the nineteenth century, they are about to . 1 emitemtee such an investigation, having had Slaves in the West Indies only between two- and three hundred years ! Brit is it true that no attentipn whatever has been hitherto paid to this, important subject? No. The British Parliament (but it seems this Bady was incompetent) long since established teleratine in the 'West Indies, and in consequence great exertions have been made by " certain Associations in the Mother Country" to give to the Negroes that blessing which their Masters always hitherto endeavoured to withhold from them. Nay mote. in direct contempt of re peated Orders in Council sent out to the West Indies. we have seen in the proceedings of the Colonial Assemblies, Resolutions and Proclaiiitiods against instructing the Negroes by preaching Among them.— But this, perhaps, may be said in their justification: the people of the motherocoontry may be ignorant on some points respecting "drearier Christianity." and therefore they'should leave this and *very question respecting the Colonists to that legidattow which " is alone competent to decide' on the expediency, and . reasessaikar s. and the best time and means fur con ferring on the sable sons of Africa that justice and those rights to which all mankind have a claim, and which no Christian will attempt for a single day to withhold from them. HURRICANES IN THE WEST-INDIES. By letters, received in France from St. Domingo of the Ist October, and trom Martinique of the 15th "NormsSeri' it appears that both these Islands have been visited by , most tremendous hurricanes, which have committed great ravages on the plantations, and levelled numbers of houses and other buildings to the ground. It is stated that the Duke of WELLINGTON came to England. solely upon occasion of an application, made by the French Ministry for a retirement of a • part of the Allied Armies from France. The demand was another ill specimen of the French Mi nistry's attachment to their Master, and •was refused. The Duke of WeLtincrtost, in doing his duty to his own country, takes better care of him than they do. The Report from the Select Committee of the House of ComtllCT . s on the Regulation of Roman Catholic Subjects in Foreign States; bas just op peered. It is a ponderous-volume of five hundred 'and forty-four pages. Parliamentary printing, and would make four well-sized octavo volumes. It appears from the first week's report of the visit. jag A ssoc i at i on o f t h e pow in St. James's Parish, that the families then inspected werell2o4. consisting of 7679 individuals, who had in their possession du plicates for articles pawned by them to rehire their pinisssyhstshewonte, brig p to ri the ansou n mrose we ha t ve of ‘582 . 1 I ved letters from Havaassab, dated 2Sth November, which, referring to shield acessots from Vera Cruz of the Sd of same issooth, 011111111111111icate the curious and important intel hosts dine it bear yen has been opened to all f an and allied soden for the importation of pro visions. • This is wee -ef the first measures Viceroy AItODACIL resolved epos, after assuming the supreme command of the country; and from the circumstance two facts must molt, its. 'that Vera Criss is very bait pressed by the' aiurgents; and that the actual situation of tbe,ultra marine Provinces is such as to fume the Spanish - Authorities to a relaxation in their ansieat and degraded system of colonial regimen. This is the first tithe-once Spanish power was esta blished in the New World, that a shipping port of , New Spain has been opened to the general accept of feweignores fee the measure was never resorted to,eien Nader Zia great privations the Moines were com pelled to tutors during the late wars i and it now iess leas a perfect confirmation of the view We have always ahsa of Snish American afairs, when we swerved shit the blind, Morel, and unnatural cas eate of the Madrid Cabinet was the primitive cause of the inking dissensieos, and coneetnendy of the torrents of blood which have ensued., ___ -awning as any increase " of trade wrilLge in the sate of this-omustry, we hii„gaper, to • that the bene fi ts to be desiireel, 7,he open. 'if the port of Vera Cruz will i nt to Ws. 'ail's-chants, since the supplies wanted will be chiefly obtained from the United Statee; but it was confidently expected that other eitidei besides provi sioas would be eventually admitted, *u was the cue origiaally in the. Havanoah, where the freedom of &aft began wish artides of the first Aecessity,. mutat loots was serried to those of clothing abd wing. meal inipimests, kc ifitrit-b.ir Vol" Ailtite diaAtotilt• The Birthday nt the Ptinkelta CaltitboTte shat iebiated on Toesday at Esher, the beighbelltived di the seat of her Royal Highness and her Illus trious Consort, by a general festivity add joy oh the part of the grateful and adm'ring Inhabitan-t which has rarely been equalled and never surpassed. The biornittg was ushered in with the ringing of bells, which ter:tted their merry peals throughodt the whole of the evening, When the illuminations were so universal and brilliant, that the Village might be said to exhibit one general blaze. All the trades& people illuminated their dwellings In the first style. The PRINCasS gave an additional donation of 1100 to the poor on this 6ccation i and from het general amiable and munificent conduct, her Royal Highness and her illustrious Consort art literally &dated by all the inhabitants of the village. inttGitrOtel tAstrattlf Yesterday the bells rang merrily,Annottneing the Birth-day and the completion of the 21st year of bet Royal Highness the Princess Citanknrre. The din , ner party, in addition to their Royal Highnesses the PRINCE REGENT' and the Duke of Czaamite, and the immediate suite of Noblemen and State Odleers rIK silent at the Palace, included Lord and Laity BATHORsT s Lord and Lady Casnentlectit, the An strian Ambassador, Prince Esreimazy, Lord Br: Hittite's, Lori Cues, the Earl of AnesteaVemses Lord James MURRAV, anon VINIPIPtIft. 121 k ca. Woos, &c. Covers were laid far 36, and sot a sent was vacant.—At nine o'clock thecompany isvited begin to assemble for the Ball, ate. The new roam in the North she of the Palate, fete merly distitigaithed as Grove Houses eighty feet iA length, was used for dancing. Towards ten o'clock the Ball *as opened by the Duke of CLARENCe and Lid, CISAILOTTSCIMPUI6II4 SWAM I who led off to the Inspiring air called—The Pt tees Regent, and about 3$ cotple folknred. The second dance was called by the Royal Doke— l'N gong oar mar to ion route—who led of with the s accomplished partner. At the canclesion of a tirr4 dance, the diversion was coatinwed in French qua drilles and waltzes. Tile supper•rooms were opened about one o'clock% The Panics Raws wail to bigb health and spirits. —After Stopper the company *Wain sought the pleu sandal He ballroom. and the Duke of CLARCNCII and a nometous party were on " the light fantastic touP %raid four o'clock this morning. The PitiNta Regime mithdrew soon after two. It was between five anti six o'clock before the visitants had entirely left the Palace. The departures from the Pavilion for London this morning. have been Lord and Lady CASTLE/MAW, Prince ESTI:IMAM', and Lord CLIVE. THE ARMY. Tuesday the Head-ttuarters of the SBth Regiment, comprising four ccmpanies, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Muss, C. B. arrived at Gloster, where they are to be stationed, having six companies detached at Bristol and in Wales. The +kh Regiment. quartered in the vicinity of Strabane, baying, on the 48th ult. had a field day ftt the neighbourhood of the seat of Sir Jamas GAL BRAITH, Bart. the entire regiment was most agreetibly Alicprised.by Ar , Orr wood isviostios front air J*was to an elegant collation, at wilich not only the Officers were elegantly entertained at his hospitable mansion, but of which the regiment also partook. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Dub an - MAILS--itaa. cm. mit. etre. - - t 0 Franc* - - - 2 0 , - Wat&ford .. a 0 2 , Hainburgh •- 0 t The Cara, ROBERTS, from Jamaica to the Indian Coast, sunk off Si. Bias eSd September ; crew saved. FALMOU I H, JANUARY 6. Arrived the HERON gtm-brig, from a anise. PORTSMOUTH. JANUARY a The following outward-bound East Indianian passed by to the Westward this morning t—Marquis Camden, General Harris, Bombay. Charles Grant, Vansittart, and Lowther Castle t they are foe Bombay and China. Sailed from hence the Admiral Gambier, for the Cape and Ceylon and the Agnes, for the Cape of Good Hope. DEAL, JANUAR? Si Sailed the British Army, Egfred, and Harriet in diamen, with the rest of the homeward-bound, for the River. Came down from the Rivcr and remain the Euez, for Jamaica; Hibernia, for India: Domi nica, for Dominica ; and Margaret, for Gibraltar. The Triton, for the Isle of France, has repaired her damage and waits only for a winds—Wind S.W. GRAVESEND, JANUARY S. Aniseed the Swan, Vickers, hoes It. Michaers ; Dorothy, Eanands; Hope, Biddy ; and Phoebe, Bromley, from H. burgh; Venus, Smith; and Union, Robertson, from Reiterant; Sank Margaret, Nichol's°, from &OMB; Cosmopolite. Barker, from Leghorn ; Armed% Legal ;mid Easebetb, Member from Amsterdam. • CUSTOM-HOUSE, JANUARY IL S/11,1 &MERU) 1111WAIDL-.41110 Max,, Hoots; and libe. newer, Tischer, from Lisboa; also the Twins, Idattenum,from Opoto. Ouywesilso—The Lateen, Crosse, for Nevliend St. Kitts; the Minerva, /*Medina, foe India; Windlass, Engehmue, tor Ant. *apt' and Charlet, Arum., for Rouen. DRUIRY-LAKE TaLtrfts.—This House boasted a most numerous and splendid audience last night. The Pia, was Moslodh, in which Mr. KLAN perso nated that character with all his waisted power and impreisiveness. The Pantomime succeeded, and afforded delightful amusement to the younger part of the auditors. _ COVIIIIT•GANDEIL—Miss O'NZILL last night MN mined a new character, that of the Widow Cheerly, in the Comedy of Tite Solereer's Daughter. We cannot say her perfornance was sat splendidly happy as to. console us for the loss of die original frgdout, (Mr. Josnav)tit the merits of Miss O'Nmu.'s exertions were ligth:thai heel we not seen her to wl , om we have fitt 01d44 2 we shbuld scarcely have believed it Poni l o, to siiirrestee effect to the scenes in which she it The Islay was well performed typi, througbau and given .out for repetition on SAM dat _nett. Bornes.—A battle oelfought yesterday in Min ton Fields between Grim, a butcher, and Balakulas a piemem—the contest lasted half an boor; and was 'leaded is &Vow of the Umber. Auritber match took place, in which a coachmen beet a jack-ass-boy is tan names.