The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-06-08 00:00:00

J king, by the House of Peers, and by the Deputies of tbe De kartments. /6. The King proposes the law. 17. The proposal of the law is carried, according to the pleasure, to the ►louse of Peers, or to that of the Deputies ; ex cept the law of taxes, which is to be sent first to the House of Deputies. 18. livery law is to be discussed and voted for freely by the ton iority of each of the two Houses. • 9. The Houses have the right of desiring the King to pro pose a law arm any object, and to point to him its nature. 20.' This demand shell be made by each of the two Houses. after having been discussed by a Secret Committee. It shall be tent to the other House by that s hidi shall have proposed it, after a delay of six days. 21. If the proposition is adopted by the other House, it shall be sent to the King; if it is rejected, it shall not be brought again during the same Session. 22. The King only sanctions and promulgates the laws. 29. The Civil List is fixed for the duration of the reign, by the first Legislative Assembly after the succession of the King to the throng. OP THE HOUSE OF PEERS. 24. The House of Peers is an essential branch of the legislative' pgwer. 25. It is convoked by the King at the same time as the House of the Deputies of the Dopariments. Their sittings commence I mad end at the same periods. 26. All meetings of the House of Peers, which are held out of the time of the sitting of the Douse of Deputies, or which shall not be commanded by the King, are unlawful or null. 27. The nomination of the Peers of Pram is in the King; thiir number nut Ihnised ; he may vary their dignitierrappoint them for life, or make them hereditary, according to his plea- I *are. IR. The Peers are eligible at 23 years of age, and thebdelibe votive capacity at 30. 29. The Chancellor of France is the Presitant of the Paws, and, in his absence, a Peer appointed toy the King. • 30. The Members of the Royal Family, and the Princes of the Blood, are Peers by birth-right; they take their station near the President, hut have the deliberative capacity only at 25. 31. The l'rinces can only take their stations it the lionsk by a lithssacr, containing the express com mand of the Kjpg, fir every Session, on pain of every thing done in their presence being considered a nullity. 31 All the deliberations shall be secret. 57. The Manse of Peers has cognizance of high &camp, and attempts upon the safety of the State, which shall he defined by the law. • 31. No Peer can be arrested but by the authority of the House, and tried by it on a criminal Charge. OF THE HOUSE OF DEPARTMENTAL DEPUTIES. 35. The House of the Deputies shall be composed of Deputies, elected by the Electoral College:, whose organization shall be determined by the law. 36. Every department shall have the same number of Deputies as heretofore. 37. The Deputici shall be elected ;o r five years, and renewed annually by a fifth. Se. No Deputy can be admitted into o.e 110 , )e under 40 years of nge. and without paying 1000 franc.; in direct falftl. • S 9. Ir, however, there should not he ill the department 50 pertains who pay 1000 francs in direct taxes, their number shall be compleated by those who come the aeatea to that snm. 49. The Electors which concur in the nomination of the ne- P4tl7, oast pay 900 cents. in taxes, and be at least SO years of age. 41. The Presidents of the Electoral Colleges shall be nomi anted by the King, and by eight Members of the College. 42. At least one-half of the Deputies shall be chosen from ' among those who are eligible, and sib° are actually domicili4t ed in the department. 43. The President of the Chamber of Deputies is nominated by the King, fronia list of five Members presented . that Chamber. . 44. The Sittings of the Komi are public, but on eT five Members they (gay. Goo tbehrlelves iato a mittee. . ._. < V , • ARRIVAL or THE EMP.NR OR of REITYSLi tit A 4 1 ° r I'l-1E STA'T'ESMAN. theirs. The King makes Nobles at his pleasure, but be may grants them rank and honours, without any exemption from the burdens and duties of society. 72. The Legion of Honour is continued, the King will deter mine open its interior regulations and its insignia. 73. The Colonies shall be governed by laws and particulatte gulatiOns. 74. The Kin and his successor shall take the sacred oath with all duel pity, faithfully to observe the present Consti tutional Charter. COURT OF• COMMON COUNCIL. TRANSITORY ARTICLES. 75. The Deputies of the Departments of France, who sat in the Legislative Body from the last adjournment, shall continue] to tit in the House of Deputies till replaced. 76. The first renewal of a fifth of the House of Deputies, shall take place, at the Latest, in the year 1816, according to the order est.4blished. We command that the preset Constitutional Charter laid before the Senate and Legislative Body con. formably to our Proclamation of the 3d May, shall be sent forth to the House of Peers and that of • the Deputies. Done at Paris in the year of our Lord, 1814, and of our reign the 19th. (Signed) LOUIS. • (Aod below) TheWteMONTESQUIOU. . , Foxes -62}. • DOVER.e.lowe 7. Last night, at seven o'clock, their Majesties of Russ; A and PRUSSIA, with Gens. Burcuea, d'Yoack, and Butow, Lord CATHCART, and several other, distinguished characters, landed from the ships of war and Ro)al yachts, and approached this town from the beach by a platform, by the way of Arch Cliff; 'from thence they went to the house ..T. W. FEcroa, Esq. one of our bankers, where their MA JESTIES dined and slept. Their carriages were drawn by the populace from Arch Cliff to Mr. FEcros's, amidst the cheers of thousands. In the course of the evening, the EMPEROR and KING walked through the streets of Dover; the troops being drawn up in a line, presented arms, and the dif ferent bands played " God save the King." At night there was a grand display of Congreve .rockets. Tais morning, at five o'clock, 'their Ma jesties left Dover privately. The Emperor of Rms. _IFIA ) aud.the brave old BLUCHER, were shaken by the hand by several persons, and appeared to enjoy it much. The Corporation of this town waited Upon their Majesties with an Address, and were •iaost graciously received by the Emperor, who re turned. a very handsome answer in French. The King of PIRUNIA being indisposed had retired to rest before the. Corporation went up." ILLUMiiiATioff94 WHIT Ell A LL,,, TUESDAY, /WIZ 7, 1814.—The Public Offices will be Illuednited on Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday, the 9tli, 10th, and 11thinst. - it consequence of the Signing . pa the Definitive Treaty of Peace. Mr. 45. The Rouse forms if self into Committee to Projects, which shall he presented to It by the King. 46. No amendment ate be made to a law without being pro posed in a Committee by the King, aad without bring sent and discussed in the Bureau. 47. The House of Deputies receives all proposals of- Taves, and these proposals cannot be seat to the House of Peers till they have been agreed to. 48. No Tax can be laid nor received till it has been consented to by the two Houses, and sanctioned by die King. 49. The supplies are granted only for one year; indirect taxes may be laid for ieveral years. 50. The King convokes annually the two Houses; be par rogues them. and can dissolve that of the Deputies of the De partments, bat in that case he must convoke a new one in the space of tare months. 51. No bqclily constraint can be exercised against a Member, during the sitting; nor for six weeks before and niter. 62. No Member of the House can, during the sitting, be pro secuted or arrested on a criminal charke, except in the case of a seriott: ott..nce and with permission of the House. 53. •Every Petition to both Houses is to he made and presented only In .writing; the law forbids any person from bringing It to the bar- i. AND THE . ' DEFINITIVE TREATY. . KING OF PRUSSIA. A Court of Common Council was y es t er d a y h e ld, I ' for the purpose of considering of the propriety of i These two great . Sovereigns, to whom ettrette is ea presenting on Address of Congratulation to his Royal . deeply indebted for their glorious share in the re- Highness the Prince Regent, on the signing of the Ft°ra'i" of the flessings of peace, landed on the Definitive Treaty of Peace between Great Britain , British shores at Dover, on Monday afternoon. at and France. !half-past six. This is the second time that a Rurila The LORD MAY OR having taken th e Chair, . Emi.eror, and the first that a Prussian King has v i s it e d the this country. requisition for convening the Court was read. 1 Their Majesties sailed from dorilogae in the Le. Mr. JACKS then rose, and congratulated the I pregnable about one o'clock et noon, under a grarni Court upon having, at length, arrived at that pe riod which bad been so long and so devoutly wished, , discharge of artillery. As soon as the fleet was in sight, his Majesty's ship Monarch, off Deal, hoisted namely, the period at which the C on ti nen t o f E u - ' . 'rope was blessed with an h onoura bl e , an d, h e t rust - the Royal Standa r d, and va r i ous o th er fl ags , an d fired a Royal salute. The fl ee t cons i s t e d o f th e 11/I- , al l a durable peace. It was a sa ti s f ac ti on t o have pregnable, with 'l4 Royal . Highness the Duke of observed, during the last tw en ty-li ve y ears , w h en the Jason frigate, the Royal Soreroign, 'almost every nation 01) the C on tin en t h a d l e f t t h e . Clarence , and Royal Charl o tt e y ac ht s , an d. - several other dreadful and devastating effects o f a sangu i nar y war , that this country had sto o d fi rm , an d h a d, b y her vessels. The wind was very brisk, but theie entry esaafple and perseverance, led t o th ose g l or i ous re- into the road was delayed f or some ti me till th e r i s , :' ing of the tide. The I m pre g n a bl e d ro pp e d h er an , salts, which could ! not be vie we d b u t w i t h th e most chop somewhere about a mile a nd an h a lf f ro m shore, heartfelt gratitude to that Divine Pr ov id en ce, un d er nearly opposite to the entrance o f the harboar, at a whose beneficent dispens a ti ons so muc h h a d b een at tained, towards promoting the happiness of the quarter before live. The wind being to the eastward ; the sea rose considerably. The D u ke o f .Cl arence see t world. It was scarcely necessa r y t o enumera t e his barge ashore to ascertain the most eli g ibl e p o i n t kite exertions which hid been made by. G r e a t - of landing, when a stage or platf or m, pu rsuan t t i i Aritain., in forwarding, as the instrument o f Pro_ of was quickly constructed for the greater vidence, this great work. By th e p rece de n t s h e convenience of the Illustrious Visiterv. A disap.! Afforded, the other nations o f Europe had been I tpointment, howev er , occurre d ; f or , during t h e ti we ) taught to regard Bonaparte not as that invincible occud by the ra the tide had fallen so I mortal which some had been disposed to imagine far as pie to render a prepa safe debarkation at the particular him. It was owing to the a ssist a nce aff or d e d by . point extremely difficult. A more suitable place British arms, by British valour,., anti by British was therefore chosen, and the landing yeti easily ef , treasure, on the Peninsula, that the ';park of resist fected at half-past six. The guns of the Jrweg nab le !theonce to the despotism and cruelty of that scourge of and the other ships of war fired a salute at the tho ' ',tr . human race had been first ignited, and by Bri- - ent when the Sovereigns left the ship, which th e y fish energy had that spark been fanned into a flame * repeated on their landing, and which was answere d by i which finally overthrew that sttSpendous edifice of a full discharge of artillery from the batteries on 1 tyranny which had been the terror of the world, ; slore, and tby the joyful testimonials of thousands of and restored the people of these countries to her ' the British -People whose acclamations rent the air. Imony, and, he trusted, to eventual happiness and ' The coup d'wuil of the spectacle was magnificent, i prosperity. The peace which had been concluded ; the sailors, who were all dressed in new blue jackets was altogether glorious to this country, and - more and white trowsers manned the yards of the vessels, favourable than any which could be found on re- / and • joined its the plaudits of the multitudes on shore s cord. That great nark' depot, Antwerp, had been' by their honest and hearty cheerings. broken up; Malta, the centre of the trade of the ' The chief persons among those who lauded, with Mediterranean, had been guaranteed to us ; . our ! the Emperor Alexander, .and the King of Prussia, possessions in the East Indies had been effectually .. were the Prince Royal of Prussia, Prince Wintery, secured from encroachment ; and, in fact, all had ' the King's second son, Prince William, the King's 4 been obtained which in common justice to the rest of ' brother, P rince Frederick, nephew to the Kieg, ;'Europe could have been expected. There were Prince Augustus, his Majesty's cousin, Marshal ; two small clouds, however, :general joy, which he could not which lament : hung over the Blucher, Baron Humboldt, the King's Chamberlaie, , but the o Count Dardenberg, Count Nesselrode, Baron A nslet ) was the c i rcums t ance of Spain being about to revert •Prince Adam Garldriske, General Czernich eff, D.• l' i to the state of despotism from which she had in i . . . Wylie, physician to the Emperor of Russia, Sir i•some sense been relieved by this country—and the ' • . ' " Charles Ste c art Colonel Cooke, Capt. Wood, &c. ' other was the war which unhappily subsisted between;' Their Majesties were received on shore by Lard 4 Great Britain and America. These were clouds Yarmouth, Lord Charles Bentinck, arid the Earl of I however, which he hoped would speedily pass away , . ' Rosslyn, and were escorted by. a detachment of the ;lied finally restore every part of the universe to that Scots Greys to the house of Mr. Fector, under a iinest blessed of all states, a state of profound pence. n discharge of cannon. The guard of honour rip ,'the Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving, " That • pointed to attend their Majesties consisted of the • an humble Address be presented to his Royal High ! 43d regiment of foot and the Scots Greys. The ness the Prince 'Regent, congratulating him upon ! . raat . who l e of the garrison were under arms, composed the signing of the Definitive Treaty between G vet s t rong brig ade Of artiller of three -- - - ..i._..if a ! 1 1y 7 Britain and France.".,, . ! irciiiPi o the Scotch Greys , the 43d, slat , • Sid ANTHONY BROWN seconded the, motion , and : . • ' 9 9 i. and ..gitsk. re g iments of the litte r and the Gal way to add, as his Hon. Friend had statical, two• The Royal egoipages„' & c . were beought 1 fee regret on this happy occasion, one other s : ain't * otitis a,transport vessel. The Mike of Clarence was, the lamented indisposition of his.aiest - lid Gracious hiliesty , provided a splendid' entertainnient, 'of whieh day, and it is supposed peace will beproclaimed to. 1. ' • who was unhappily' placed in att • • most of the royal a illustrionspersons partook a sults of those Councils which had been commenced situation that prevented him from knowing the re- .- : anti morrow. The ceremony will be followed by I with leech cheerfulness. His Imperial Majesty the • - grand illumination ; and in about a month hence, ' ! ; Emperor Alexander appeared. somewbot indisposed there will be a Thanksgiving at St. Paul's, to which, ; under his auspices: by the common effects of a •sea voyage in windy Mr. FAVELL acquiesced in the general sentiments • it is said, the PRINCE REGENT will go in grand p r o. I weather.. Their Majesties retired to rest betvreett which had been expressed by the Honourable Gen- ! cession. ten and eleven. The Emperor , we understand, slept , • tleman who had proposed the Address. He heartily ; . Application had been made to the Board of Trade at 'lr . H'ector's ; the King and the other Princes it 'to grant licences for the conveyance of British menu-' rej oiced the York Hotel; Lord Yarmouth, with all the Ge- - co me to pass—and sincerely hoped that the peace factures, by neutral ships, to the United States, : nerd Officers, &c. at the Ship Hotel. which had been established would Drove beneficial north of Rhode Island. We learn that the Board, I to th after having given full consideration to the subject, re best interests of humanity , both at home and . time with their Majesties. Prince Henry of Prussia, has signified its determination to grant no commer-the King's brother, landed at two o'clock on Mon -1 Mr. DORNFORD regretted that no mention had i abroad . cial licences whatever to any port of the American .. . . day from the Pincher gun-brig, under a royal ! been made in the Treat }' of the Abolition of that • 1 Republic. ! salute ; Prince Metternich, the Austrian Minister, I most dis graceful of all traf fi cs—the Slave Trade The subject of Mr. Mooea's notice relative to the, on Sunday evening, at eight, from titer Nymphet. Mr. WelTrisstv observed that no difference . of Administration of Upper Canada, which stood for : frigate. Count Matta, Count Barclay de Tolli, opinion could arise as to the ' general principle upon and Count Tolstoy, landed at five on Monday morn last night's discussion in the House of Commons, hal l which the proposed Address was founded it should ing, from the Sparrow sloop. It is mentioned, that been deferred at the particular request of Gentlemen therefore have his most cordial support. The in Office, to give them au opportunity of revising . . the brave Plata* was so well pleased with his short which had been sig ned was one which their proceedings. The notice now stands for Tues. I Treaty . . wa s . voyage, and the attentions he t r u ed on board, that , calculated to afford the greatest satisfaction, for, b • day next. en jo y . Th e Gene he expressed a desire a ise it, it appeared that no hard or severe measures o y r i . In a Committee of the House of Lords on Monday • rals and their suites repaired to Wright's Hotel, cohtlitions had been 'imposed upon other nations' . last, upon Vie Bill for amending the Cambridge Canal where many persons had the satisfaction of shaking • and hence the best prospect was offered of a per. Act, the Counsel for the Petitioners against it ob.. hands with the Cossack Chief, who frequently ape manent and glorious peace. Upon the present ' served, that as m on i es itt authorised the application of numerous at the window, and reputedly bowed to the stale of Spain lie could not but help expressing his : numerous admirers of valour and patriotism who the subscription for the execution of part of regret and in ' that expression he was sure man the instead of the whole, he should, in com.i' crowded ik front of the Inn to see a man who had Hononrabre Members of that Court would joi n', i done sceeltach honour to his nation 4 and excited so wor k , nc to the Subscribers, offer a clause toe ir more meant's' when they referred to the Addres able them to withdraw their subscriptions; when 'the which they had voted in 1808, in. which they had . much of the curiosity of all Europe. He received Chairman (Lord HARI/MIMEO in order to preclude;similar testimonies at. anterbury, and at Rochester, expressed an anxious wish to every assistance i ': the necessity of such clause, pledged himself that ! where he dined on Monday. Count Lieven, Baron in rromotinethe.exertions which the Spanish nation every Subscriber who wished to withdraw should',Jacobi,. L ord . Cathcart, and Prince Volochousky, i was I then ma ki ng to free themselves f rom . ' the tyranny I have an opportunity of so doing. i arrived n it Tuesday morning at Rochester. . ' and despotism under which they laboured. Upon ; Last week,. a ,person riding through North Sumer : Nine o'clock yesterday morning was the time fixed ' cotes, was observed to fall from his horse, and theualt • this subject, lon by their Majesties, for proceeding from Dover to dress ought he thought the language of the Ad- lon be forcible and pointed—and instead immediately taken up, was found dead. 'Oa aertsifie I the noises. The public curiosity, undiminished by exp ing his pockets, ahem of were found in them four pou n d , t o and horror, of regret' should be substituted. He he thought the language of lthe disappointment of the thousands who went out. bills, and some loose silver, but no traces oehis per- t thought also that some ollusion should be made t o on Monday 'evening to behold these illustrious son could be made out. i . , I strangers, wetted yesterday only to encrease with The pris on • the state of Norway. depot at Forton, and the prison slips ; . ithe delay of their appearance. At an early hoar tho Mr. Quin expressed,. in common with others hp in' the harbour were cleared of prisoners last week.' sincere satisfabtion at the happy events which had i of ' road from London to Dover, an extent of 72 miles, The ships bill be paid off after the stores have been I presented a spectacle unequalled in its kind. The latelllessed this country and the whole of Euriipe conveyed awy. Three hundred prisoners daily ar-whole population of the neighbouring districts seemed ! Upon the ,present occasion, h o wever, he cot . lder . ed rive at Forton, front Stapleton prison, who are-ente; all . reference to the state of Spain , to lie _ may, or ,to have poured itsellferth to hail the arrival of our barked on the following morning, for France. The Allies ; beneficent Monarchs, patriotic Princes, recd to the Slave Trade as perfectly uncalled for shim, of war hart been very actively employed in' DlXONd epre dated 1 Mr. S. Ix o e epreeated arty.allusten to any,sub- Generals distinguished for valour and success.. h er this service during the.week.cou ldcarry to the mind of a foreigner, a finer thing "ect but that upon which the Coact had been ton.;1• • • ' Last night the Prince Royal of BAVARTA and a ; • i vened • namel the resentateonof Address idea of the comfort, opulence, and greatness of the large .party of Foreigners of distinction were at ! Ito h. ' Royal y ili 13 Prince n - ; British community , than thus to allat see, Highness the Regent, on the Drury-lane Theatre, to witness the performance of - ' his first entry into this island, the countless number Peace. I Mr. keee.—The house was crowded. ' • . lof well-dressed p eo p le , the long lines of splendid The question was then put and . carried unani- • • - CORN EXCHANGE, Juxe B.—We had no fresh ar- ! vehicles, and every sign of wealth and industry in onsly. • rivals of any grain this morning; stake any Bala I 111 ACa • - . ' creasiog more and more as be advanced through a Committee was then 'a ppo i nted to prepare the . effected / and tha Market in general is ex- I . - I beautiful country to the capital itself, the emporiten ordered . dto hint . * Oat* - - The Duchess IIItZtENSURG accompanied the rm. the dernan peror of RUSIIO4. mdrtittg to visit the got secret Com tructure W t twilts . Abbe . discuss the : he Proclamation of Peace was signed on Mon- • • • OF THE MINISTERS. 54. Mini:ters inny be Members Of the Home of Peers and the House bf Devi:ties; they. have, besides, the right of entrance iato both eiguither, swat nuilienre given thein it they require It. . 53. The floesr of the Deputieciiii proceed against Ministers. and arra;gn them before the House of Peers, who can only have the right of trying them. They can only he arraigned for treason, or for extortion. Particular I.:ws shall specify the nature of their offences, and precribe the process against them. ON' raL JUDICIARY ORDER. 57. The King is the fountain of • justice ; it is administered in his name by Judges whom he appoints. SS. Judges appointed by the King ate irremoveable. 59. The actually existing Courts and Tribunals are continued. Nothing shall be chaoxed bat by virtue of the law. 60. The actual thstitution of Judges of Commerec is preserved. 61. The JuAiccs of Peace are continued. Judges of Peace, though nominated by the. King, are nut irr:•moveah!e. tl‘.!. No one shall be stied but by his natural Judos. 63. re shall not, in consequence, be created extraordinary Commissions and Tribunal: The Provost Jurisdiction are not included in this article. 41.IThe pr.ceedings shall he public in criminal matters, unless this publicity shall be found bang ions to good order and mo rals, in that ca e the Tribunal makes known its mind. d 5. The institution of Juries is preserved ; the changes which a long experience should render necessary can only be effected by the law. 6G. The punishment ofeconliscation of goods is abolished, and cannot he re-e►tablished. 61. The King has the right of pardoniag r aad that of corn mutieg punishments. G. The Civil Code and the Laws actually existing, which are not.contrary to the .present Charter, remain in full force till the law otherwise directs. PARTICULAR RIGHTS G STA'. 69. Soldier• in the service, on dons, pen-ioned officer•, and ranks, honours, and pensions. O. The Public, Debt is guarani St:.te with its creditors is invierlai. 71. The ancient Nobility resume lent Charter, remain in tun torte nu were effected ; and the Market in general is el Aid rr Address, aria It was ordered to he p resented roi-edrin- the of 1 beautiful country to the capital itself, the emportuni d, eeedingly heavy, and our prices nominally as on of universal commerce. Nothing could be Wore . , , i usual form.- , ITS GUAItANTEED BY mg :Monday. gratifying to him, than to know that this giolietir STATE. , /the Corn. Bill being lost, large importations exhibition was but a proof of the respect they teit , ce, ofßeers and soldiers retired, WIT Wheat may be looked for, under this existing Corn The Emperor ALEXANDER expressed a particular for those whose alliance in arms had been so ratlike(' Sr: t... - 'ti -1 and soldiers, shall preserve tbci Laws; one of which enacts, that when the avere g desire to sail for England in a ship of war, in prefer. by faith and honour. Shooter's-hill had a magnia. ' ' ' ons• (mice of wheat reaches 635. per quarter, there &hal once to one of the Royal, Yachta;that he might have cent appearance: except the centre of the road% it • guaranteed, every engagement * of th e be a free • importgian of foreign corn for thre tho satisfaction of beholding the superiority, of British was covered with carriages, and individuals on fo be . . . mviolai)le. • ior horseback. 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