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GERMAN PAPEAS. FROM THE VISFULA,DECEMBER 4. They write from Konigsberg, on the 20th;of No rember, that of 631 vessels which have sailed this year from Pillau, 491 were laden with about 23.000 :Lifts 4 Coin. After they learned there that the bar _ Ist. had proved indlerehe in many parts of Ger -011/Id....rialfee. 'England, and the South, cirrriye rose' from 70 to 80 per cent. and llama to 100 per cent. higher than in summer. 'SWITEtit.f.AND, DECEMBER 17. • ounweenunts an:loniser a fall 'in the prices 41 .-drurn-and otfier food. The markets the aburidandy I veuppited; . and as the niimber of sellers• increases, that the buyers diminishes from the great pdreh a sea lac every family has made within thew three months. "his observation is applicable to all the Eastern part Switzerland. On ths p orher point als6,•corn is falling. Conside eblesquantities from the North have arrivedin-the ports-of Belgium. In all Gerinany the prices are falling, even in Franconia, where the harvest has 'a b a d, they fall at every 'mat ket. This happy change lessens the attempts at mono. ly, and pats 'an end to the sedi;ious movements itch have taken place at Nuremberg, Landsberg, temmiogen, &c. which, if they had become more ea !mire, threatened to increase the distreu.- THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1817. Ctienatcnnott.—Holiday at the Bank, Fiche pier, and South-Sea House. FRENCH PAPERS. This morning we received the Paris Papers of the %h. 28th, and 29th ult. They are chiefly occupied Debates in the Chamber of Deputies upon the w of Election. The important point on which discussion seems to turn, is —Whether, in the words of the Report, " the Elections should be by • degrees -= or direct Elections; by one degree only r' in plainer terms—Whether the Chamber of De. ties shall reptesent the itrisioesse, or the Peapie of once? For it will be understood, that should the mode Election by„two degrees be adopted, the People ge nerally will only have the privilege in the. first instance c electing a certain numb*: of persons, who are after wards of their own will, and wholly independent of the 'ople, to elect the Deputies to the House of Represen tatives—a sort of arrangement, of which the obvious consequence would be, to shut the people out of all concern in the matter, and to throw the whole power of Election into the hands of the few posses 'most influence among them.; or, in other words, aristocracy of the country. The manner in which opposing parties in the Chamber have marshalled themselves on this important occasion, is remarkable. the side of the doable scheme, or `ratifying. scheine, as they would have it—the ashen* of MA, and the groat—the Oppositionists, including the ultra Royalists of the Chamber, are displaying their whole , strength ; while, not un .strange to tell; the side which• boasts of no mysti &radon; of no state machinery—the plan which ,111 tin simple in use, most direct in applies-, doe, most faithful to irs purpose, is that which the . Ministers of Government (and a Governmett too not yet considered very favourable to popular right) hfure espoused and promoted with all their influence. The Ministers have made a great option; they have thrown themselves on the open support of the people hrge ; and set at an honest defiance all hereditary iafloences; all ariptocratical jobbing, and managing juggling. , hot too many, things, as Telsave had occasion observe, the Ministers of Louis may have acted ijnrionsly to the interests of Liberty in France; but is much in an act like the present to redeem a deal of error and of folly. Let the People have a House of Representatives, freely and directly chosen, and alielse that is necessary to complete and embellish a noble fabric of Liberty, may most assuredly be hoped from the superior intelligence of \ pare Represeutatioh. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF THE 26TH OF DEMMIIIin. The Chamber opened at twelve o'clock. The Minister of Foreign Affairs ascended the Tri. and proposed in the swine of the King the Project of Law relative to Divorce, with the amend.- menus assented to.by the King, and adopted by the Chamber in its Sitting of the 24th. . . The discussion was opened upon the Project relative to Elections. . Count CAusteUT contended, that it wits not under by the Charter, Asa every individual paying francs of taxes, and aged SO, should pollee the *MU of being •an elector; bat that It Imo Onlir among them that electors were to be ebsoub t ,. s. enjoy the liberty which is given to us - lot us give the right of voiles to on ly.' ' Let es remember what 'hair • . jusi not espoie Ourselves to new dangers. The itratathee brought forth arguments in reef that every *him pale too frapca taxes, and is SO year* ef age, sot the right of being an elector. k(e then voted agalust the whole of the Project. • it Item Commutn-- 4 ' The Charter is not as smolt/ sismobiage of words, the mea n i ng of "Ma am 6e passed over.: ; demand, why have wit - ammemeeke a Chamber of itreputies s his no- W og Alt don se have ewe Chambers, two delibera .. a ideirevotes t It is not indifferent that the s ab er of (*toe be great, because askew* mt . - . • 4 . • • 7 , . . . pßrntet. merous the electors, the greater is themorel authority of the Deputies. Is it to much, that ode hundred thousand electors should choose Deputies for 30 mil lions of people ? I wire for the Project o 4 Law." - M. Vanua—se Shall we. under the vain pretext ! of attachment and fidelity to the Government, violate the Charter which the King has given us ? In the last Chamber the Ministers openly announced their intention to make the electoral power dependent upon the Ministry. We shall see whether they adhere to their intentions. The project which we discuss is in no interest for which we should consult—it is neitirer to the interest of France, nor to the interest of them King. The King has not established a Representa• live Government to make a mere show of it. This project appears to me to place the elections of the Deputies under the infinence of Ministers, and to place the Government completely at their disposal. But, however, it is necessary that Ministers should emarn themselves within the limits of the Charter. They were Frenchmen like us, before they were Mi nisters—and they will be Frenchmen again when they quit the Ministry—therefore, they should not pro pose a law destructive of the liberty of suffrage. I ewe against the law." M. Causue-Jono4o followed, and spoke at consi derable length in support of the same argument as that of Royer Collard. His speech was ext reme ly long, embracing a line of argument in favour of the law and the capability of electors. "It is not true (sdid he), that the assembly of the electors would be simply an invitation. Their country has a right to command the presence of those whom she calls. The office of an elector is as sacred as it is simple ; when confined to a small number, the greitest evils will be the result. I should propose, Gentlemen, to declare incapeble of every public function, and unworthy of civil privileges, the Elector, who without any evident cause, has failed td attend the College." M. the Viscount de CASTEL-BAJAC combated se veral of the articles of the project. 44 Where (said he). shall we find halls large enough to contain such a number of electors ? Nbat an enormous length of time will they not consume in their deliberations ? In fact, suppose that only six hundred electors were as sembled together for ten hours—these ten hours will only make 600 minutes :—thus, each elector will only have a part of a minute to give in his oath, to write his tram, to inscribe his bulletin, and to place it in the urn I Let us confine ourselves to ameliorate: shall we never cease to innovate ? The law, under all its ramifications, appears to me incomplete. " The nomination of a Bureau (as it appears to me) ought to be the work of the Assembly. This is the only way that it may be independent. I exclaim against these principles, inasmuch as they have been so violated in the late Elections. I have beheld the moss Inkblot sailjeits, and the OMR devoted) painted' as the factious, in pamphlets distributed with proln2 sion about the country. The Presidents themselves solicited Decrees of arrest against them ; the orders! 6f the Police drove away men whom the prayers of she country called for. Derftire ohs blira-Rvafirtr.' was the general maxim." The Orator concluded by voting against the Project. M. FAVAIIT DI LANGLADI spoke in favour of the Project. since he found, it to be quite in harmony with the spirit of the Charter. M.Jossa Bzwuvota was called to the Tribunes when the House desired that the discussion should be put so end to on account of the late hour.—A(!journed. HITTING 01/ Till 27TH OF DIECKAHIIIt. The Duke of RICHCLIEU, M. Litlig, M. BECQUIAY, and M. le Baron Covina, took their seats on the Ministerial Bench. . The Chamber proceeded to the Order of the Day for the continuation of the discussion upon the Law of Election. M. Joan BIBAUVOIR spoke at considerable length against the Proja. He wished that the ancient mode of election by arondissements and departments should be preseried : nor did he consider the interpretation given to the fortieth Article of the Charter just; for though it established 300 francs as the seining* of contribution, it did not say'that all who contributed to that amount should be electors. M. de Sena' supporl. the Prfiet. If he had any Objeciion to make to it, it -Was that of being too de mocratical. He was afraid that thi new Electoral Colleges would be too independent of that influence whisk the Government has exestised since the Resto radio —an influence always attacked, but which events havoillsewn'to be useful, and even necessary for re. pet the intrigues of faction. He concluded by propeAstg, in place of Article'? 6f the Pr.*, -the fotiowiag Regulations . : M'lyat fn tee Pronoun's which new bat one Deputy to the ,ttha,sad lallulDepartommt of the Seine, there shall be but eve Eititesal COP*, composed .of all the Electors of the De. 1111 • ye met • ••••• -drot gess • • - -tot - the -I'i; - • rab poll fahi • bees 1 Poll wht, Mel e. tens ew= •C TI 27th, with Law the I word two cl or, it potie Fran , of El foetal of elf ward Wife coos real e powe sing the al the of . them On se.htie rich all. • &phi ..tram • &fedi do., Minh to yet We The I theiar at kg Mom and ju In I to obs • 'Nitric there i vast d once a chosen to eao assffia a pare • The The bone, - Projec meets Chat& The Law f Coo stood I 300 & O w "' wool us egit and le only. eapou lame "be • 641 so sel!,!Pe mpg way' our CI( rime 11011 V Abbe • • 1 • s " That In all the ether Deportmests thee ihall be ten Wee teal College—the one ler the Towns, and the ether fog taw Cestry. Thu the College of ae Towns shall be essegoatod.of all the Deeturs of the Daps sot demieilimed towns of 1500 per sons and upwards; and that of the Country of an the odsar l eers of tits Dopamine. " That to•Doparunents which name austral somber of De putise, each Canine shall name the ons-half; and in those Do. pimento Mash suns an odd number of Dewitt, the College of as °sentry shall astute use more than the of the Towns. " And, lastly, Thim the Colley et the Country shallows@ in days before that of as Tem." ' M e CARDOWNIU. combated the opinion of M. Royer Collard, upon as authority which • that gentleman would not refuse to ackaowledge—the authority of Collard himself...(e Lag*.) He then pointed out various contradictions between the sentiments of 41. Collard ten months ago, and those which he had now avowed ; and proceeding to advert to the dif ►erent.systems which were presented in the course of last Ses►ion, be called the attention of the House tit Ore particularly to that of M. Laine. He (M. Laine) hai admitted two degrees of election—the one by arondissement, the other by department ; ard, in order to reconcile as far as possible all interests, he bad proposed a particular representation for the principal cities of the kingdom, including ec clesiastical bodies, the professors of public instruc tion, the magistracy, the chartered societies of the sciences, letters, and arts, and the military depart ments. M. Cardonnel regretted exceedingly, that this project had been abandoned ; as it would, with out doubt, with some modifications, have united all op:n:ons. M. SARTELON delivered his opinion in favour of the Project, but reserved to himself the liberty of proposing some amendments on particular articles. The continuAtion of the discussion was then ad journed till to-morrow. • SITTING OF TIM 28TII OF DECEMBER. The Climber proceeded to the Order of the Day. M. LAINR i M. BECQURY, and M. BARON Le'Cu.• via*, resumed their seas on the Ministerial Bench. M. BUCQUZY defended Ministtn from the charge of inconsistency in sanctioning the present project, different as it was from that of last Session. The interests of the King and of the Country had been their guide ; and it was only because these seemed to demand alterations, that alterations had been adopted. He submitted to the Chamber, that if they desired to unite and consolidate all interests, they ought to reject the Amendments proposed yesterday by M. de Serre. The object of these was to give dis tinct deputations to property and industry, by form ing Electoral Colleges for town and country. In the actual state of civilization, this distinction is more seeming than real. Except in a very small number of towns, a great number of manufacturers live in the country, and . the towns, on the other hand, are inhabited by country proprietors. M. Becquey concluded by proposing the adoption of the project, `'tray and simply, as reported by the Commisiion. M. le Comte de la BOURDONNAte." A law upon elections was presented by the Ministers of the King airing last SessiOn. That law, to which the Minis. tens appeared to attach great importance, was re jected—and the Chamber which had rejected it, was dissolved. It was natural to think that a project so regretted, would be re-produced. an the contrary, the Ministry which bad so vigorously defended, now abandoned it, and submitted a project fotmded sin a system perfectly opposite —as if since last Session, an invasion of barbarians, overturning the established aevornment—destroying at the name the soci4l sys. tern, haJ made us a new people— or as if intro election of one new Minitter into the directory of Govern ment (violent murmurs), had bee' alle to chary the maxim of the Monarchy." M. V ovum de GARTEMPE spoke to order. He censured the expression of directory of Government as disrespectful and improper to Ministers in the confi- dence of their Sovereign. M. ur BOURIVUNAYS did not wish to encroach on the House : if they thought him Out of order he would willingly sit down. M. LAME considered the expression which had been used tended to comrromise the dignity of the King; and he submitted, that M. le Bourdonnare ought to be required to .omit it in printing his diseour se. . M. Bo%) n DONNA la acquiesced—and proceeding with his oration, stated various objections to the projet ; in the course of which he was again repeatedly called to order for the violence of his observations. He con cluded by voting, that the projet should be wholly rejected. M. CUVIER entered into an elaborate exposition of the advantages of the new projet, and particularly objected, to the amendments of M. de Serre. M. COURVOSIER followed on the same side. The discussion was then still further adjourned til) Monday. _ CHAMBER OF PEERS. • SITTING OF THE 28TH DICEMBIta. The Chamber proceeded to the Order of the Day for the discussion of the Preiet de Loi, relative to &parade!. _ Some Amendments were proposed. but negatived; and the definitive adoption of the Law was carried ,by a majority of 1(15 to 5. The Chamber then broke up. without any partica lar adjournment. and is not expected to meet sooner than the 2d of January. .The Earl of LIVERPOOL came to town on Monday from his seat at Combe Wood, and bad a long consul. tation with Lord Camenzauti and the Cuanciwist of the EXCHEQUER, after which a Cabinet Council was ordered to be summoned. The Earl of Livitn vont. returned to Combe on Monday afternoon. Yesterday Lord and Lady CAVII.ER/IMM left Lon. don for Comb. Wood, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Live/moor : the two Noble Lords went this clay to Brighton, to be present at the Council which is to be held there tomorrow. The Comical: Lon of the EXCHEQUER and Lord Maixtue left London this day for Brighton, for the same purpose. The Marquis and Marchioness of HUNTLEY, OR the kith ultimo, being the Anniversary of their marriage day, generously sent 'sesO for behoot of the pan- of Aberdeen, and 4125 to the poor of Huntley. Lord DOUGLAS has given 100 carts of coals to the poor of the patish of Douglas, and his tenants are to drive Oen) gratis. • The Earl of STRATHMORE has given £lOO for the relief of the poor in th e p ar i s h of Glansmis, and has also directed his factor to contrive work upon his estate for the labourers now out of employment. CONsPIRAct AT Bottkr‘tAuX. Letters of the 24th ult. from Bobrcleaux, conffrf 'the report, received a few days ago, of same insui rectionary symptoms htving appealed in that City but they have been soppressed. The explosion wa to lave taken place last night. The subjoined pr vale letter will put our Readers in possession of al that is yet known relative to this afttir " BOURDLALIX, DECENCIER C 4, Ism " I must now tell you of the conspiracy whicl► !►a just been discovered here. as you will not immediate) hear of it through the papers. We were all on et eve of .being massacred ! The plot has existed eve since the beginning of September. ‘g It appears, f rom the papers and lists which. have all been seized, and wl-eie Mov:ands are inscribe) that it was to be general throughout the country ; tLa Bourdeaux had been chosen fur the place from whence all se.o to pr ,, ceed, being looked upon as so Royali.4 a city, that a thing of the /end would note sus petted to exist there ; however the police caught bolt of it, and the Prefect himself, disguised, with As gent d'omes, went and wind the principal sit leaders, where they were assembled, aith all d ‘. Many very respectable people are concerned it, but the ris.jority consists of half-pay officers a! the rabbi... Two Colonels have been arrested. at the arrests continue every day. The lists basin fallen into the hands of the Police, cause many t tremble. They were recruiting for young Boni Second, but what madmen they.must be to attempi any thing of the sort, when they have such an semi upon their kaki! Every Royalist in the town wet lb have been murdered, beginning with the Autho. rides, and him first who discovered it, and including all the officers of the National Guard : it was to bas 4 taken place in the night of the 31st. ;—a pretty be ginnineof the new year. Nothing else is talked of now, though they !Live not suffered any thing tear pear in the public journals." DUTCH MAILS. Two of these Mails arrived this morning. It has been officially announced at Amsterdam, that the Commissioners of the 'Usti were, on the 19th if August put in possession of the island of Java, when the British flag gave place to that of the Netherlands on all the forts. The following are extracts from the Dutch journals to the 29th of December. Fiona these it appears, that the Duke of Waursovos WAS on his way to Paris when some business of importance. occurred which suspended his journey. We cast ga. tiler nothing from this, however, as to the real cause of his Grace's visit to Loudon. One thing is ol.•vi• ous t h at in a few hours ttie Duke could comrnutii. cate more to Ministers on all the points to which he might wish to call their attention, or on which he might require advi:c, than he could write to them in dispatches in as many days—a consideration wlAts might suggest the proprietyof his late visit to Londosi. BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 25. The journey of the Duke of Wellington to Pars has been again delayed for some days, on accounr o as it is supposed, of important business which Isis Grace has now upon his hands. He has lately ceived various dispatches ; both from Paris and Lon don, which seem ta be of an inn • 4nt nature. The necessary support of the Army of Occupation, parti— cular!), of the tight wing. is a troublesome matter ag a time when there is almost cvt .1 where a scarcity. The Field-Marshal and the French Authorities, mean time, adopt the most prudent measure!. The arriesis of corn at Havre still continue. The inhabitants in. the Northern Provinces, however,' bear with the greatest patience and submission the evils ;sad= which they labour. The Letters from the French frontiers continue for state, that the Government still keeps up the ap. , pearance as if they would attack St. Domingo, in case the negotiations with the Black Chiefs should finally prove fruitless. It is at least given out that the active recruiting for the aitilkry, the marine, the Coloni.d troops, and also the formation of other corps, destined for the colonies, has no other object. The officers on half-pay, who are distinguished by their good conduct, are employed in preference in these troops. Leticia hom Luxemburg announce, that the pio., mised corn begins to arrive in the Pinssian Rhenish. provinces, destined for the Prussian troops in France. It is nut doubted hut this circumstance will hat•.! a tavourable influence in the Grand Duchy of Luzern biirg itself, where they complain not only of the dear niss, but of the bad coalify of the provisions. A ga.. neral fall in the prices of corn is expected shortly 1.0 take place in the Southern provinces. BOIS LE DUC, DECEMBER 28. , • • The continued rise of the waters again Gaines the , 4rratest uneasiness in these puts, and macs the dis tress rise to the highest pitch. The poverty of the villages lying on the Muse is not to be described.' SFUTTGARD, DECEMBER 9. The Roman Catholic University of li.llwagen* is td be removed to Tubi ng e n , and the building will b e called Colhriann Ithatre. The Bi s h op ' s See of •Ell_ wagen is to be remov e d to R otten b urg, on the Neckar, for the convenience o f t h e Bishop, that he may t h e mare easily attend to thejospection of the Catholic University. DUSSELDORF, DECEMBER 17. The Rhine has risen, within a few days, to an ex ; traordinary heightlor this season of the year. F rom Saturday to Sunday, it rose six feet in twenty-four hours. At this moment (ten a. m.) the stream washer the 4thiae gate, so that ad this side is under %Mi. • • TIT Xl l 0 1 i 4 4 4 .~ ; r ~r f ~~~1 t t - i o: 4: •. 1