The Statesman. — London, England, 1815-12-23 00:00:00

it • s• • e El I, I up in conformity with the sentiments expressed in his gpvech. It *as determined that it should be pr,inted and sent to the Bute4ux. h e sleeted for five pears, stet ill such way that one ifti of the (;hamper sleet be renewed every year." Some persist's ease enders;. el teis article as Mein'jug shit she Deputies, being to be elected for five Yeats, A rn e who asp so elected at present should remit ie in the esereise of their functions for five years. This is .a mistake.; lor if the article were so interpreted, then smite would be unntinated for nice years, others! • " Ni,me.. Nov. 3 elsls. ; for eigivv; st-vew, or six years, and the sense of the " Messitterts,—The public tranquillil requires ; -Charier would not be executed. Our plan proposes i that all the signs, all the emblems of a Government, the Trottel-al of the Chamber by annual series. ahich, after basing for so keg a period afilictsd - -What peinelple aught we to follow ? i t is the I Europe, has finished by plecipating Fiance join principle that Sleitlesquieu has laid down 66 MI abys s o f e v il s should e n tir e ly disappear. Such is the I wish of all good Freeclistent. Such also tile will powers should be s u bordi na t e a n d depeatlent."-s- What power is more important than the Electoral l of the King. .power? What power is there whose exercise rimy " The preservation of monuments, hints, per. be mo r e ibeistroes ? What power over which the s traits' or engravings, representing the Usurper or the members of his family, is scandal which ought Sovereigil csontil exercise a greater itifiuence ? Ifititei to lie electoral power has not been wisely to cease. They serve to keep up hopes, foolish it is • combined. Various modes of or enising it have ' , tom true, but which are not • the less criminal. They proposed three gradations have been g proposed, tot _ ret al recollections which ought to be effaced, since : we catinot be happy hut in the oblivion of our errors, mary assemblies, colleges of district, and colleges of deportment.hich the malevolent wish to perpetuate. We have thought it our duty to rej e ct the primary i " I invite you, Messieurs, to nuke a careful assemblies. where almost all the citizens are assent- search fur all these effigies, whether they still exist i bled: in these cases they are either tum u ltuous, orn public places, which I do not believe, or whether the citizens come individually, as we have seen far 'they are concealed in private apartments, and cause them to be conveyed without delay to the (dotal of viers past, to an office w h ere th e i r vo t e i s a l wa y s dictated by the officers who receive it. This is not the Piefecture, in order that they may he broken or , the vote of an elector : It is a vote suggested, nay , i destroyed ; end to cause to be etfac ed ell the ieserip dictated. We have therefore thought it our duty to lions relative to Bonaparte or his Government, 'reject the election of three gradations. i which may have escaped the vigilance of the local A sy stem has been presented, which admits only ; authority. "of a. single step. The name and talents of its author Your cares ought not to be limited to the PlP demand its attentive examination. I i cotton of these measures: if you learn that there , This sy stem, according to which the district col- exists similar objects or other emblems of the an leg.,;, formed of citizens paying 300 fr. of taxes, shalt cient Governmeet, such as coats of arms or coals belonging to i:idividuals, you ought, after having directly appoint the Deputies, is seducing from its simplicity : but its results present a number of incon- employed means of perseasieu t to engage the pro.. veeiettres. • i prietors to &posit them at the Mayoralty, to mike your ority d The electoral power would not be su ffi ciently un- use of will diser auth to procure ice iguish the ignora or their estru s t ion. the negligeece of der the influence of the supreme power. The great You , the faithful subject from the guilty obstinacy of the number of presidents would not give them the lie cesery consideration. We have remarked, besides, enemy of the Royal authority. " You cannot but range in this latter class he who, that, in some districts, the number of itiliabitents notwithstanding your orders and invitations, pre taxed at 300 fr. could not ezceed 20 or '25 indivi serves eagles, tri-coloured standards or cockades.— duals • while, others, it would be too considera- These emblems, prohibited by the law, are to be ble. ' Moreover, some departments, very rich and censitleitel ac the means of carrying into effect sedi populous. hare only two districts ; others five.-- sinus acts, and are to be seized even by force, with- Bence it would result, that a very rich and popu out prejudice to any judicial proceedings instituted lons department, like that of the Rhone, or the /Mouths of the Rhone, would have only two or a g ainst the proprietors of these objects, or the Per three Deputies, while poorer departments, such as sons having them iu their possession. those of the Upper and Lower Alps, would have It is well understood that where the metetial of fils. these articles is valuable, authority is limited to de- We have, therefore, rejected this plan, and have facing them in the presence of the proprietor and re conitOte:l a Ci , 'lsige of Canton with the College of turnin g them ' I know too well, Messieurs, your principles Department. Cellege of Canton will be formed by 60 of the Members of the Council of District who and your zeal, not to be convinced before-hand of pays the most taxes. : the eagerness with as hid' en:, will set about conform -I'u them we m o ld the public functionaries named in ing to these instructions, arid 'donning me of the Art. 2of the plait. Thus will be seers, the men en. result. trusted with education by the side of Ministers of all the Christian denominations. The same principles have been applied to the •Electoral Colleges of (he department, and are found, as respects the several candidates, to extend themselves over the entire surface of the department. We conceived, that they ought to be, its the first instance, formed of the chief ,Ministers of Religion, of Archbishops and Bishops. It did not appear to as that they ought to be subjected in the ordinary *ay to the impost required for the electors, by the 40th Art. of the Charter. You well know, Gentlemen, it might, perhaps, lie nugatory to attempt to impose conditions. Ge nerally speaking, this sort of condition being no- thing else than a required security, can the legislator I desire a stronger or more certain guarantee than is at (forded by the public and consecrated functions with which they are invested. We add to these, the number of 60, most highly taxed by the direct contributions of the department ; the 10 most taxed amongst the manufacturers and merchants ; and also provided they fulfil the condi tinns required by the Charter, the Members of the General Council, the Presidents of the Consistories t the Judes of the Royal Courts, Attorney-General, &c. (Vide 7th Article.) Their number, as appointed by the King, ought not to exceed 259 ; nor fall short of 150. We have considered that the Deputies ought to become eligible at the age of twenty-five years. Al though this Article is at variance with the Charter, the happy modifications which it his already under gone have induced us to pay this tribute to the actual Assembly. The ....Apr will be conformable to the Ordon retire of the 13th of July ; but Paris, which has uever been represented in proportion to its papule tioe, mill elect the additional number of five. A particular mode of election has been demanded for the classes. The question is un doubtedly important, and has been maturely exa mined. We hate not, however, determined in the affirmative. This demand proceeds from an error of reason ing. The puties being, say the adversaries of our system, almost all proprietors, will naturally be the protectors and defenders of property. Why eltou:d not commerce equally have its protectors and defetiders ? his :objection, and others of the same stature, *mild lie just, if the sum of taxation reqoired from candidates were snore considerable, and could only be furnished by the Land Tax (l'impositbn Sundae) but, from various considerations, the pay ment of a thousand francs is not deemed an exorbitant qualification. 41 P:I14!a (Ili they require, Lesi(l , , , s the payment of direct taxes the possession of considerable landed property. It is erroneously said, that .in England esnimerce Itas a special represereatitin : commercial cities enjoy the elective power, nut the Deputies represent the city, and not its cieninerce. IVe there fete reject the system of a particular represeutatiusi of commerce. lie concluded in these words :--I address myself pirticularly to you who being still young have seen reify in your infalicy the frightful calamities which hate afflicted us. Prepare yourselves the honour and leippiriess of one say big, with" noble pride, " We were among those who stopped in its career the ter rillr ear of the Revolution." The Minister then read the Projct Loi ) drawn LETTER 07 THE PREFECT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CARD TO THE SVII-PREFECTS AND MAYOR!' OF THE - SAME DEPARTMENT. " The Pr , frrt nr find. "TAP Magill- O'AItRAUD 1101!QU ES." (Signed) them with as touch lirm►►ess as the most sacred We- rests of Stateq. Nothing was left imperfect or equi vocal. In the came manner, as we can confidently affiem, they discussed and regulated tl u relations lye tweets the Allied Powers. No object of any import ance remaino , l undecided ; 110 urgent question re mained unsoive:!. A great number of those w hick, at the conclusion of the Congress, had nut been suf- ficiently discussed to miisit of being dete r .doed, were reneged at Paris: Newer Mere thore affair portant, so perplexed, and west:wing su 4114 ditfi. grrAiTAMAN. collies, terminated in so short a time, and with so much success, precision, and effect. "Upon this point, even they who think they have a, groUnd for censuring some parricular results, cannot refuse the./ tribute of their jiistic, to those Statesmen who super intended the whole. " As to what courerns the spirit sold the prinei- P • le which have directed ell the nego.lations, we shall s hazard the following reflections : • To establish a true state of peace with France in a manner as Solid as circumstances will permed, Europe should sequire imdemnities for the past, and security for . the future. The last Tteary has ful filled this double end its the most advantageous man lier. If we coti•iiler in the point of slew of indemni ties, the worth of the territorial cessions, and the pecuniary cent ributions which it imposes On France, surpasses much the expellees of the lest campaign, which besides have bet's, supported in the most part by France. But cousidered in another point o f vie w more important, the territorial cesvir'n 4 31 'd the Pe" colliery contributions of all the neighbouring States, the greatest solidity for their future safety. Fur a great part.of the sums which Flatlee is to pay, is, by virtue of a formal Convention, concluded between the different Courts, destined to tto. construction of new fortresses at different points on the frontiers, and in a military view the aggrandisement of frontier German provinces on the Sarre anti the Lauter, the cession of Phitipperille, Marienbergh, Sirre-Louis, and Landau, and the demolition of the foriications of Huisinguets, may be enticideaed as great advantages, as well as the augmentation of the 5.11.111 territory, amid the cession of all Savoy to the King of Sardinia's States. Those advantageous terms, togiaher with the satisfaction of so tunny private claims a hich had till now been done imperfect justire to, if the t'e•igit bad not been adopted of ruining France altogether. ee This, in truth, is what many persons would wish—persons who regard the abuse of force, as skilful pollee, or blind policy as an effect of love of country. Ti, r.'e have risen among . iers in different points of Germany, many voices which have angrily condemned before-hand this Treaty, the fruit of so much reflection and labour. In the supposition that it a (odd not be admitted as a basis of a negociation, that France shontti relimplish three or four of her most productive frontier provinces, could such a plan be executed without prolonging indefinitely the state of war, so as not only to deprive France of her poli tical existence, but to bring down incalculable evils on all Europe. This question is the first which it will lie necessary to examine, aitd to resolve it will requite more profound knowledge of politics than cats suppose any of these passionate judges to ! possess. Another, not less itnyortatit question, is I this, supeoving we could ()boil!' these conditions• without evident danger, would it be prudent to se quire them? %Void(' this be the method of insuring or facilitating to a State shaken to its foundation its political regeneration, that great problem of state knowledge in Europe ? Did not all the resources of !policy offer Roy other principle, or corsideration, or interent, than to weaken France without end—with- VIENNA, DEC. B.—The Austrian Obseraer,Ft demi- out measure ? What, in short, would have been the official Journal, published oil the Gth December, the consequences of this dangerous attempt if it had fail following article:— j ed? What evils would it not have produced if it had " The results of so many negotiations for peace, sowed the germ of misurelerstandingamoug the Powers which have terminated at Paris, are now known to all whose union has saved Europe, and laid the founds the world. They require neither long explanations tion of a long and durable peace? Motives of that nor apologies, nor eulogies, and we should not len- importance only, which can explain the uniform ture to publish our observations upon this subject, if v i ews and the well .concerted proceedings of the we were not persuaded that after the idle reports and Po*ers, whose union less than ereacould be disturb the rash opinions, which a great many public Jour- ed on this important question, for all that, has been tials have circulated upnts this important topic, a silo- said of their differelice of opinion, and long and pie and modestattempt to place it its its proper point warm debates which it gave rise to, may be rooked of view would be agreeable to the public. I with the fables of the day. "In order to appreciate in the first place, and in a The internal state of France is not yet of a na. an equitable manner, the negotiations of Paris, with. tare to make us regard as without foundation the inc out any regard to the principles upon which they quietude which Las been manifested on this subject. Bete concluded, we must consider the effects which Ila pp ile , this restlessness, as to the interest which they have produced, and under what circumstances other States are interested in, is confined its narrow they have operated. bounds. France is, for a long time, out of condi. " The costfererices which led to the conclusion of lion to threaten her neighbours; and if, in other re. peace were not in full activity till the month of Dc. spects, it were not of the highest importance for Eu. cember. Up to that period the Ministers of the Al- j rope, that a solid and durable order should be estab lied Powers were incessantly occupied with measures lisped in that unhappy coulitty, she might, without relative to the march owl maintenance of troops, wills danger. be left to herself—such is the strength of the determining the districts which they were to occupy, political system of Europe. But such a resolution the connection they were to have with the native Go. i would be incompatible with the principle of the Allied veritment, and (which was an object of no minor im. Sovereigns. The measures which they have taken portance) with the re-establishment of order and are equally worthy of their wisdom and moderation. tranquillity in the interior of France; measures which to The permanency of a numerous army, supported required an active and daily correspondence with the on the frontier places of France, must dissipate all French Government. the uneasiness which new troubles in the interior of " ft was not until the month of September that Fiance might cause to the neighbouring States ; and they began the preparatory labours of the diplomatic at the same time maintain the Royal Authority, in the most energetic manner, without hampering its conferences, and it was only on the 20th of that month, that the negotiations themselves began.— From that period, until the day of the signature, operations . „ To this iiis measure the Allied Courts have joined other proceedings, of which the wi se an d beneficent not only nll the Treaties were concluded, both prin. cleat object cannot be mistake n by the French G overn . anti accessary with France, but also a great meat. All has been do n e this respect which cir number of Conventions of the utmost importance cumstances perwit ; must expect the rest front between the Allied Courts, and of which, even to the prevent moment, only the Treaty of Alliance time, from the developmeitt of the present Constitu-. that renewed them has been published in so authentic; (k m , which, mita ithstandi ng some d e f ects h as so shape. many good sides, and from the favourable influence " It is sufficient for every impartial man tp cast of a happy and peaceful ne i g hb our h oo d on F rance, which at last has been rigorously en oug h p un i s h e d only a glance upon these acts, to be convinced that in the Conventions between France and the Allied for its past errors. Powe r s, they have fixed and determined every thing t " But if the horizon is not entirely cleared up in whirls equity permitted Europe to exact as a repers. m this point, it is not less clear in other ports. At no ' Con for the evils which France had inflicted (as far, epoch since the establishment of th e E uropean sl at least, as they admitted of reparation), and as liance has the harmony been more perfect and close a security for tranquillity in future. Every point (lists 1111 W. The negotiations of 1811 left still much to be desired a n d muc h t o fear. Those of 1815 have was discussed; the greatest efforts were made to regulate them iu the most satisfactory manner; consummated the great work. Tile moment is come and every thing tbet was possible has been done. when the perspective of the golden age for Europe The great Allied Powers did not labour each:- should not be p o t i n th e num b er o f poetical fictio ns. sively for their own advantage. Each member ei Tire new Treaty bet ween the four Courts, sign of the alliance was indemnified w itho u t distinction, ed the came day when the peace has beets concluded according to the share which he contributed to with France, is the key-stone of the arch of all the the common cause. They also scrupulously attended edifice." to the j.,•t dainty of individuals, and maintained Mks PATTERSON, formerly Niadame JEROME Bo- NAPARTV., is now a leading star at the Ambassadorial balls of the Duke of WELLINGTON, and in all the circles of high fashion at Paris, where she is particu larly admired for her beauty and accomplishments. The rival Theatres are both getting up their Christ mas Pantomimes in great style. The scenery of that at Covent.garden is chiefly laid in China; that a; New Drury in England. The former is under the direction of FAULLY ) and the latter of !hums. .4.-• Va , ss lat e O .... ...... .... Trainlmre' liolland 0 O PRICE (If %MOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE; o'l%.(rek 1.-n e. Ann 14 15-16 15 India* Bond. Y 4 Exchequer Hill. p Oranium 131 OVISOIS for Act. 644 't 3 oer Cent. Red /99 3 ;rr (ent 4 pet Cent. 743 5 ~l C. it. Pussy TH ST.4 TES NIA N. LONDO.N: s 111:ItIo AY, DECEMISEK 23, 1815. IVe have received the Paris Papers of Moodily and Tuesday last. The state of the funds con!inues to improve. 5 per cents. left off on Monday at 61f. They lid bee" on the same day as high as 62. Some very long debates seem to have taken r h ice in the Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Mon. day, on the project of a law for regulating el"cti•r,o to the Legislative Body, which was presented by (1 4 Minister of the Interior. Tie object of 'hi• oks pears to be to place the elective frinritise in hands only as ire likely to be devoted to the Go vernment. The lower Colleges, as at presoitt coo. stituted, it seems, are not considered is sufficiently trust-worthy, especially in the event of any new re. volutionory furor ; and therefore, under the pretest of fulfilling the Charter, the 35th article of whi c h prescilbes that a new law shall be made on this sub. ject, and with the view of gi►ing greater stability to the Government, the power of election is to be chi , fly confined to Magiitratec, the Clergy, Übe . . lie and Protestant, the representatives of commer cial guilds and fraternities, and those who pay tho highest taxes.. The right of the Executive to annul elections, under certain circumstances, and to fill up the collegiate lists by its own nominations, is also confirmed by this law, which is already denominated a more just, direct, and popular mode of appealing to the nation, collecting its sentiments, and preserv. ing its privileges, than any that has yet been adopted. The Tivres says that, thus elected, the French Deputies are the real Representatives of the People, if ever any assembly of melt could be said to deserve that name! ! The 11iinistei's project of an Amnesty makes hut slow progress through the Committees of the Cham ber of Deputies. It is said it meets with great op position; and every thing tends to confirm 046 assn. tion. The debates upon this subject, thoo l ;li the most important to France of all questions that now engage the attention of her Legislature, are studi ously withhold from the public, whilst the Joornals are filled with the most uninteresting matter. The fate of LAVA irrra WS! still undecided. It 15 believed that tkeeatcution of his sentence has heeu suspended at. tee intercession of the King of BAVA. nit, who interests himself in his favour, and that his punishment will be mitigated to banishment. A Privy Council was to be held on the subject on Tuesday last. Another important arrest is said to hain place. General CAMBACEREI has been son( prison of the Abboye. The investigation of of DaouoT and DEBELLE is still continued the First and second Councils of 'Var. Tranquillity is said to have been comp stored at Nismes ; but the measures of the merit, in via!' to that part of the count' very ill calculated to preserve the state of The Prefect of the Gard, the Department Nismes is the capital, has issued an Acrelt ing the seizure and destruction of all busts, and prints of BoNA.PAItTE or his family, am facing of seals, coats of arms, &c. embh his Government—a measure which can our irritation, and may be intended to favour dalous misrepresentations which are in cis of the conduct of the Protestants. This is I ner in which the chief authority of a most and disturbed district is exercising his pow , move political animosity, and calm the pa' an agitated populace. The Government, 14 (lets he doubtless nheys, his an excuse sea, the ontragas and enormities w the Coln !Loyalists have committed, or may cunt:nil persons and properties of the Protestants, an ample justification of its own con beholding with it difference these ontca The French Government, to clear itsc:f 01 pe►sions thrown rpots it, has published of the affairs at Nismes. This d. , cutn , ..t transmitted to this coun:ry by the Duke LtxGroN, and has been puldished as " um: Authentic Narrative " of the feuds bet Catholics and Protestant , . Bet such "an and authentic narrative," and such n a Goverment and the Commanders of Art der such circumstances, has seldom, ecru da}s of official baldeidash, been laid before of sensible wen from the highest authorit: ‘erts, that •the i:i:trealment of the Protes art-en entirely from their beint; Row ,rod the C.thol;cs for the greater part ists, and s'ronger int 11 U .-Tii 1•,, of al counts for the sufferings of the poor Proo hut it is no justilication of the Govetnment w 1 them to the mercy of their persecutor!, after it. A Privy tin in Tuesday Str ha have takes be sent to the Int of the cases br ued before wi Al aplefely re. Tit he Govern- p o ntry, seem an Dr peace.— DI nt of which (la •efe.%, order- dit MI ;, portrait., ter and the dr- !eh !kinetic only create 'VI br ur the RM• fir rircu'.atiml, lid is the unai.. se lost di, idill of lwer to re. St passions i o w h o se nr• IM , a,1% far at} fluidics aft 'Jr [nit, on Ills , as well 3i fu (Induct in bi of the en statement 11r [it has been P Ile 1 1 n- il Accurate )etn Pint 11. it XV Del accurate Citiration rn.ii., In • th ^it '''" •re Cu , c? 04 bi it). l'"' in ectat:ts han lcapartist., urt Kr)l• of of reap - . et 'rotestant tt t which let to er the VIP' : Otto ti the Cat iible it iiith hl itreltsei mimes orenting that it lie. c.Nple% molior Cory TOE IT A' 181 4. it By the Se se pr , Bash. della' that i States has (14 be pa Bel p ~' -. ~lt • -% ~~;r r, ist a 'rigs .ith ,111 Pf ivals ports. Thi nd I Duch (lay i diane •ith tender vies, PERR Iwo I brillie Kehl dghlf sessin If thf St. Ingot' peck 4 At Frril, itti c Baku Towi was I