The National Register. — London, England, 1815-07-02 00:00:00

JETT,Y 2. (i n n, l (Jawid, iu lint. r take :he galard of the Palace. All the AA. diets des: ive our coisfidenee, no doubt, but the Nat:' , lal Guard is an army of citizens, and when it is for the citizens that we are about in deliberate. I move that the Chief- of the Guard be sent for, and that it he anneal. Let the Members be invited a second time—(eont mended. conunanded, cried several Members)--to inform us of the situation of France; and whets that Mr.sage 'hall be sent, let us en sure inea.mes to put us in a situation to rieliherate. M. l'eniercs.—You know the Emperor reserved to himself the entumand of the Natioual Guard, and that the Commandant ea se e nad i• iamb r Isis orders. 'llle Assenfoly toast take a decision, and name the Commander of the Natieual Guard.—(Munottr—No, no!) We have Et wailed 3 certain manlier a•f* troop., but the Commandant way rrta•e the rs .( Minnows—To the vote I A second Message to tit. Ministers !I Fehz De.porte• —They will be here in a minute. The assurance h a . tare a ei eti at the Elv'ee. A Membei.--Flail your first message commanded them, you would Inv abt atheve , i. The second Message was pot to the vote and carried. Th e --Is the proposal to appoint the Command of thn . National Canard %tapported ye s ! Yes! cried .everal It was pot to the vote, and rejected almost unanimously by the Order of the Day. The President receives • Message from the Chamber of Peers, containing the same declaration as that adopted by the Chamber of Representatives. At a quarter past four, letters were sent to each of the Minister., to inform them that the Chamber of Teets invites them to repair to the Chamber. At half--past four. M. Sebastiani proposed to send the Chiefs of the Legion of the National Guard, to order them to place each a battalion ruder arnis, in order to watch over the safety of the na tional repre.eatation, and the city of Paris. M. Grenier.--Nothing- announces that the public trangnillity will be disturbed. I stove that M. Sebastiani explain bim elf clearly on this head. The President.--Nothing in fart annonnees that the public Iran aridity wiN be disturbed. I have received the official assurance. There is not the thadow of a movement. M. Sorbirr.—Unless General Darosnel has lost your confidence, con ought to address your. elf to him. f 1 Lefebvre.—Your COIIIM6AOII has taken that step. It has Itrittcti to the General. The Order of the Day was passed. The Minister of General Pollee and the Secretary of the Minster of Foreign Atfairs s.vnt %ors' to the President that they have re vived the Message of the Chamber. A NI, oiher.—Let na snApend the Sitting. S. veial voicep.—.No. no. The President read the following letter:-- " Mr. President—Having beets ds tabled till now in the Chamber of Peery in Council, and havine at the same time almoo re trivet! your 11Testage, and that of the Peers, we are about to repair to the Chansher.—We have tlw honour, &c. (Signed) "CA R NOT. CA MAT NCOURT. " Duke of OTRANTO. The Prince of ECKMUHI.." The President--The Minister of WAr desire,' to be heard. The Prince of Ecknitilil. Minister at War.—Ukiah men. I learn that disaffected per.o►rs spread the report that I have caused troop• to advance to surround the Assembly. This report is injurious to thr Emperor and to his Minister. who is a stood Frenchman. It pro eeeds from the same source as the report circulated of the arrival of General "'mot at Paris---(Applause ) AVON A PA RTE's DECLARATION TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE. " rnetactimun !—ln commencing war for maintaining thenn tionnl independ ence , I re li e d on th e onion of all efforts, of all . and the concurrence *fail the national antlioritien I had iesson to hope tor //woe's, and I braved all the declination* of the Powera -against Circumstances appear to me changed. I Offer myself as a sa crifice to the enemies of Franee. May they prove sincere in their dethrations, and have really directed them only against my power! My political life is terminated, and I proclaim my atm, uutler the title of Napoleon li. Emperor of the French. " The present Ministers will provismaally form the Council of the Government. Tile interest which I take in my son induces Due to invite the Chamber te fern withotat delay the Regency by a law. THE NATIONAL Rl'( 11. 423 " Unite all to, we public ...bet), *IL coder to re aiiu au .nd pi ad a. t 111111011. (Signed) NAPOLBO/0 This declaration was ronveyed at one o'clock to both Chambers.. wiz. to the Chamber of Peer* by Count ('arnot, and to the Cliainbet of Representatives by the Duke of Otranto. The result of the deliberations of the Chambers on this communi cation, was presented in the afternoon to his Majesty, by deputa tions composed of Members of the Bureau of each Chamber. His Majesty replied to both Deputations in nearly these terms : " I thank you fur the sentiments yon express. I recommend to the Chamber to reinforce the armies, and to place then) in the best state of defence : those who wish for peace, ought to prepare for war. Do not expose this great nation to the mercy of the foreigner, lest you be disappointed in your hopes. In whatever situation I may be placed, I shall be happy if France be free and independent. In transferring the right which France has given me to my sun, dar ing my life, I make this great sacrifice only for the wekire of the nation, and the interest of my iron, whom I therefore proclaim Em. peror I" Jl. NE 'l2. After a long discussion and several different motions, the Cham ber decrees— " Considering that the firm interests of the French people is the maintenance of the lows which secure the organisation of all the Powers, pass to the Order of the Day, on the propositions; which have been made as to forming it into a National Assembly, or a Constituent Assembly. " That she President with Isis Bureau Rail repair to Napoleon for the purpose of apressing to him, in the 'fume of the. Nation, their acknowledgments and the respect with which• it accepts . the noble sicrific.e which he has made to the independence and happi ?less of the Fiends Nation. " Thud thr►a shall he named without delay a commission of five members, of which three shall be chosen from the Chamber of Re presentatives, and twb front the Chamber of Kers, for the purpose of exercising provi.ionistiy the ftmetions of Government, mid that the Ministers shall continue their respective functions under the authority of this Coniviiissioir.P M. le General Setups ac.—Nou have decreed the nomination of on Executive Council, and I pvirtiose that Commi4sayits be sent -to the head.quarteia Lout ‘Vellington, for the pationse of making known to him the new situation of France. M. LE .Pn ESIDRNT.—L beg lesvr to 'meal to your minds the ne cessity- of voting the acceptance of the abdication of the Emperor. The Assembly votes tioaoiniotisly this acCuptanev, which 444 ha ient isr a Message to the Emperor, by the Itlembers Wining the 'Wean. .The sitting k snwetuled till lour o'clock. At tour the PRUIDNNT stated that the mission to the Emperor had beeu fulfilled. M. Duntar.—The Chamber has terranised the abdication of Napoleon. The Sun of Napoleon is a minor. That it is a Council at Regency. Violent agitation—this is not the time.—Order of the Day. The Chamber proceed to the choice of tin ee Member:, of the att entive Government. Cuust s:araot had 314 votes Macdonald •• • . 137 votes. Fonche Gernier The PRESIDENT.-I proclaim Count Carnot and the Doke of Otranto, two of the Members of the Government. A third rein tiny gave the majority to General Greniev, who was proclainwd. SITTING OF JUNE V 5. Berenger moved that the Provisional Government should be declared collectively responsible. NI. Defernion.—The pr.mosition submitted by onr -Colleague. lierenger, appears to have attracted the attention of all the Ass( tu bly, liut in attending to that proposition, a rellexion has stunt me. If my memory has not deceived me, it has been proposed that . your Executive Commission should smear obedience to the laws. and fidelity to the nation. Kilt whom among us is invested with a character to receive that natl.? To whorn must the commission make oath, it we do not determine in whose name we wish to put in operation the constitutional by<ICIII In btu+ a state of things what also must be done by our Administrative and Judicial Andra.- - rities? I ask, do we acknowledge or do we not acknowledge an Emperor of the French? There is nut a mats actong us who does not answer we have an Emperor in the name of Napoleon 11. (Yes. yest exclaimed the greater number of the Members.) 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