The Sun. — London, England, 1815-06-15 00:00:00

It of cere the I, ol ' oa f . ran t. 0.011 ! II icli. the 1115 vas the 04' lOL ;:s - • to: Jut_ )Et C 1 C 1 11 .9 4ta t-teeihrtoeil.li t i f if ti ik l e nee'lil.trareaS . 1. . 1. 1.; aii-dichn -otii;ic.:rcoZtel r n d 1. 4 t i l l : d i :E s l i t k.'49;0001. One million more was to be added it'atbe balance- due 'to 'the achieznerits o o m o o tr. ofd te 'NY, for the capture of stores : ' hay 'eulni called for ill the present Session would so also - il l i e been necesSary in aid of the Civil List. Th'- sd i s i 'flatle up the 21 ,000,0601. lie had mentioned,. ear, hiliechq the to be provided for in the present 3 2 " (li d not .. Fiona the renewal of war, aid tni _ , arise 1)14e... test "VC been borne had no such b ev a e s n k t n t d a , k . e i n f th el ' v Ile was aware it would tricesarbsehonilteleti inemartfinntetrier,e ear woueld s u e) ) . ex vi jYtill4,t. t h ere .H e would not would he no difficulties to contend ties bid I t was not probable that those di,,tficul stir-- i ho *Quid be of equal magnitude with those th i hl l i n tted in the present year. He could hardly . Rki'aitlinssible that this country would he 11 ta e l i eg "n an extensive naval war, while makingt. eorit.exrtions as she was now displaying on n le s 14ent• Either the attention of France would tit:11)(10i directed to the confederated' arm i es e _ fo rt se Ills' not be able to make any great ne t . kerltwitli her Navy . ; or, supposing any ar i ran , „ ita _ I,l}(o‘itile4sr.,t,Gtliberet exnpiaceilleech? her with the Co it u n e lies, l now incurred for our . armies, f eeaSep and the supplies at present de , n , ( 1 , ,, 4 tas t i ' t r tl'eln could be applied to the seear_e t . tt e c at Y; so that he conceived no prospect of erpe;Var being continued at the present . gre a a ( t . l 'ten ice. ' J.Tp to the ..year 1814, a provision had htl i ,,, - Tade for 1 40,000 seamen. These . w ere .n_ teaiceei in the last year to 70,000 ; but this; la_, s,zil',6f a diininution had caused a great_ additional lers r , 4lc e as the number of persons returning f tlier,l"iYa;•,fres, and elaiminc, t flar i 1 , 'Ill " Iliad( larg'er disbursements necessary the arrears core to e 4`:Th,„ ,it'ere called for at any period 'of 'the war.--- Nrthen could. not continue, and he thought thelticlaisittot too sanguine, when he looked for a 'Aa r , 'nu 'in the naval estimates For the next i __ it t4the amount of four or five millions, inch d tv. r4 'lsPort s rri if the • .I..ie reduction ar Year. War should continue, would, in five-and- , h e n ot l ess th an four or th Y i rllilli ""s, He believed that, .in every stagebei tsked e -21 , t e war, this question had constantly The QE a kt , i ( Row shall we go 01Y next year t'' 1- ,' . . t kliti:r.[eisoatzwer to this had been, that the s p i t' el Of the nation would still furnish the t teee, f"r proseduting the contest, if it should b_ . t 4 44411. -Tll4 answer, he thought, might su r f e 0 t1, 1 , 1 t he present occasion. The House w f t e n . - ti s h i 'tlpPose the Act of 1813 would not yet hands ti thi..reth resources from the fund in the . i . an a l_ tiebt". Connaissioners for redeeming the National ts s i a Though when all the grants of the present a,4 11 were passed, but nine or tlitre ,reinaill• iti their hands, in the next yea_ ten millions r 14 , 1 11 i 5 :" 1, 1 he 'found in their care from 20 to 3 ° l 'en'' s l'f stuck. Il had 'raised by loans Tliti-Usellt year, , less'esum than 45,500,00;/. 10'%10004,,,5e wouidne°onsidear the prospect before . us' 'stai 'Y Quin it plight otherwise /eat , e , 4 that itappear when kill. th e loan Was probable, able that in the next I;o(4 , Pa s . -- required would . 141 from 20 to 36 ' stock 1,4441er bed 7 in the hands Of the Commis inilnloiotusexocfe.ed..2o t c ii;i, : ‘ j'lC‘ l li i u , t. ‘ v ha - tha t d o induced Ministers to a public loan, rather ti v , , La a ilp;',._ recourse 'v a ' s tlinocie ';f' ln n e n e e t. r n o c us t , he tl e A x u_ ugh a more. produc i:encies of the case l'gtz t ili,s"--they had r b e r ason to hope the contest, was vie e short. In whatever light °F ta u lve tt. whether we s upposed-the Government Abe subject t l'e d o ,ci'Parte was Oily established over France by Ilieti,'l'lleering power of. a mutinous army, or the so er it was assumed that he was invested with ,114tiaiiin'etrieign authority by the suiTrages of the. "qt 4:" large. in the present instance it coda l ','ees s , e et the Measures which it had become qtta t rY for Engl and to adopt. Placed in that lola , 11 ?? Which we occupied, we could not hut tittle,ol;itztattliettotn(!ederated Powers to give France t ‘4Yal L' r a ll declare Jierself, and to enable L N I) , b yto struggle for the liberty of . the . i n r. t 'sses s i ) - e frne its present Chief should be _I l i litt '''Pri ß " (>4: 43 whole resources. How far the de P r ise its succeed he could not say : but I to 'll's , r,:ifashe did in many parts of France, nuir tt4"lities tqlPressed, and seeing in others open 'e r 'he could not but cherish a belief that k 'al sit ,'''. l,i ,Pporters of Buonaparte were but very ,. Nilk!eQ. t at s pposin-,, for the misery 0 , ~‘ ' ''Ryl i g , ',:', nlost of all - for France, tliat, carried v t 'els t ' ‘, l , 7r lust for military triumphs, she should : 11( lar st o4fl:l.Lhe Chief to lied .her armies e 4 ' %Lei -Qurope, and that for such a .tloarael sie l ,:Ie (1014,,t1. tieliberutely rejected a mild and ino lit%tili'iltaltrattiirlnnbroeilriet terrible as it rnig,!.t be, to 'strength ._ of Fri t nce_i ne s e rtc u l . t iti a i titQpeet t, i u,'' Would make little' ull.telt , ea (it t th e me , ~ kid, r m e. . asnits that ought to be pursu . r ( , olot,.lns ought, in fact, to be put forth, 14'41'leat,ilt.ense energy exerted to crush her Go k),litlitits. a its nature inimical to all other Go t'et 1 4 , 4 lie was uuwilling tobelieve that 4. 4 1 . 4 tt-, 'acted such a part ; that '..'11 Prince, 14,44 klic:wa3z. of -a moderate and legal.eve.n, t tiii ti. 4lll t,N, i f , ,rnied without law, and who 11.,, 4 (1 t 14, on the Constitution he recentlYre iil, ci establish. Such a Power must be etorn iterat..ill'tist find its end in eternal discorfi, oi• 't1„; 111 r::.,•,6'ree, or it will never rest satisfied . si)ll,,!4aty 'domination extended over t h e to lti t ', 4 elL u rnpe. kl e was tint aware that he had r 4 lirell4te al • tiling necessarily coonected Qiiil s i b 11 hold hinnelf li, Yie lo , ' Seer; but he should.• _ . L. rtii i •• t rer any ferth .1.- - lanarion which might -4 0 esql,„ : , . . 4ii r' s l ' 3 t l ll 'l 1 ,1 the. Co e un ' u l it ) tc t e. ' He then moved .. flat a provi -41? hit`ik"ill 6:,`")"', wi"th was—'' '-‘)(; 0)0 0001. .t,,, qi ' , mace 4-'or a Loan of •-,‘'''- ( ' 'i ;lq,, i s N by , „ ) , r ' • 07 000,000/.. for Al r .1,, an t i 0 :!, () annuity ; - , ,t viq • l'il,p,, J3600,0001..f0i• lreland. . _ _ 11 1 ‘1( ' I t4, U •;;",t'Y ''nsee—He expressed. his full sa -41,,i,'.1a.„;'" 'lle stateesient Of the Ways awl I\leans, t C 4 ' the slPe'snicuous enough—but he cou ld niao 4, )l ta ii ), ,' ',le :admission on the calculation re. i . ti,,j'b!ii-,,:`,;:at taxes, which was built upon l y e I,iittii.oll",,,alate of [lle Property T"• %'e kti l , th e i I"entleinao, it was true., consoled th e m li ly , to t hat the great - amount of arrears, tt c l. l to h` n( liv to - be praided for, were not latt'. (/ ' 1 0 . 1 , :ve recurrence ; but how could they liiiil•li: td, ti,„"11" Prospect, wi.en all inquiries re ct. hea r i'" ""ttle and details of past 'services 4ertltiliti''':t.'irjahlY rejected, and when tur this growing accumulation (a th . e day clay whist! moat CoMe at I.:150_114 been uniformly protracted ? Two millions arid alialfs•ii appeared, were nitiv tobe madegoml to the tommissariat De yartment„and then 9 millions to theArmvExtroarcl is names--Russia ivas also, to have 200,6001. besidis the 500,0091. already giveii for her ships ; 140,0001. to Spain, Portugal, Austria, , and Russia, tar out standing odds and ends.. All these,• it - is stated; will not be incurred - again ; but who is to be -spiinsible for that pledge ? The Right Honourable Gentleman then entered into a calculation of the total amount of the expenditure, with the means by which it was proposed to meet this 'demand. In the Barrack Estimates there was an exceeding of 99,0001. and he feared that there , would be many such exceedings in other. departments. Some time since he had said,-that there would be something additional forthcoming in the dernands for the present year; and it seemed he was not mistaken. There were 400,0001. to Austria, and 200,0001. to Russia, in addition to the former 500,0001. for taking care of the Russian ships, for it could not be said that England required their service. There' were now 1,400,0001. brought forward for the first time, in little odds and ends, of which Parliament bad never been aware. *Why then may he now suppose that on some hone occasion a similar circumstance twill happen ? It will appear to the 'Ministers more convenient to keep the large snot back,. while the Chan 7 j cellor of the Exchequer will, from' time to time, demand of the House the different parts of which it would eventually he composed. For this he could only account by his worthy Friend not being let into the secrets ; this, he 'believed, was frequently the case, and that he knew no thing of the expenditure of the -country until it came into him in the form of a Bill, when he must make good the money requisite. There was also a million- for remonerating the captors of prizes. He was as willing as any one to re ward those gallant men, who exerted themselves . in the cause of their country ; but. all he con- . tended for was, that distinguished Officers would again arise, and the faithful Commons would again be called on to reward their merits, and thus an in crease would be made to the general expenditure, which was not at piTsent contemplated. But even supposing that much of the expenditure arose from unexpected contingencies, and that of the total amount of 89,728,0001. for the current expenses, the sum of 21,000,0001. was for extraordinaries that 'wotild.never occur again—yet would not the Committee pause to reflect how immense asnm was 68 millions. The, Chancellor of the Exchequer might congratulate the country oti gettiog off so rsell ; but let Gentlemen consider in how - short a period the national expenditure increased to such an amount, and they would .hesitate before. they could sanetioa a rvar, in which, from its nature, the expensei must be progressively in creasing. The country had long been flattered with brilliant hopes of brighter prospects, but by some fatality it was doomed to be disap pointed. No one could be more attentive to the great duties of his office than the 'Chancellor of the Exchequer, but- all his hopes and - all his. suggestions were falsified, - which arose not from any desire to deceive, but from the nature of the" state the country, in which the expend iture must eternally advance. In addition to - the sums for which we shall be called on hereafter,. he would Mention a very probable one, which arose train the bargain just concluded with the Allied Powers. Those Monarchs agreed to march their troops for five millions of money; but, in consequence of the rate of exchange, they will receive no more than four, with which, he feared, they would not be perfectly satisfied: He lament ed that the system of finance, pursued with much wisdom by Mr. Pitt, was entirely deserted. It had been the principle of that able financier, to raise the War Taxes in the year in such a manner as to diminish considerably the amount of the loan, and use the operation of the Sinking Fund to - enable him to raise the Loan .on More advantageous terms.—[Here the Right Honourable Gentleman read a schedule, sheaving the relative amount of the taxes and loans since the year 1806, by which he shewed that they proceeded in an inverse ratio, until at length the loans exceeded the taxes by seventeen millions.]—Would it then be imprudent to request the Committee to pause and consider nidiat were the state of affairs when the system so long approved was totally exploded ? As to the changes produced in the relative state of the Sinking Fund and National Debt, lie shewed- that it bad considerably deteriorated; and, in fine, that the entire system of Mr. Pitt was set aside by his own disciples and friends; not so much, perhaps, from any fault of theirs, but from thein vincible necessity arising from the progressive in crease of the public expenditure. It hod ever been desirable to reduce the Loan to the amount of the Sinking;' Fund; in 1808- it approached to within two millions, bat. in the present year it exceeded it by 33 millions. The Noble Lord may thick this trifling., but the House should feel that we are not in such a state as could justify our giving money to 'every one that asks it. With respect to the loan, lie allowed it was a very fair bargain, and very creditable to those persons con cerned in it. He expected nothing less from this respectability of the negociators, and congratu lated the country on obtaining'such good terms ; but he spoke thus relatively to the present circum stances ; and the terms of the loan shewed bow conSiderable was - the depreciation of the public credit at present. The prospect, therefore, was not such as could' gratify the country, when a loan' was negociated at the commencement of a tear, and Consols*s4.•—He then alluded to the Decla ration of Vienna, which at first appeared signed in a moment of vexation at seeing that .miscregnt Gentlenzarz neturn from his exile ; but instead 'of. instantly crushing him, the Allies allowed him time to consolidate his power, and embody an army of 360,000 men. He' feared for the consequences of such an unprovoked war, in which France would, from wounded feelings of national pride, !Lally round their Emperor, and oppose the intrusion of foreigners. He said tire object of the _war was the restoration of the Bourbons, and that a single effort' would not be "effectual for the pro posed object. Of this the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was aware, and his future Vote of Credit is a good proof of his opinions. ThiNie thought a favourable opportunity of pressing his - sentiments against a war, whose expense would sap the vitals the. State, anti ru7 , !. rwr France hater ,fie reared did Oti) - 2r nai ions; for our insolence. , —(liear; bear, froni the Ministerial Beriehes)—= The Noble Loo cheei's at the word, inSOlence,' but he gave the world a' tolerable proof of no great modesty, when he had medalS,Sfrtick to a large amount for the diirerent Courts of Europe, on one side the Prince Regent's head, and on the Other Britannia, rAi?r,ing turope fro m a reclining posture, with . this, motto, ‘` Se ipsuinconstd7itia exenzpium Europe." .1-te deprecated a civil war in France, which would be equalls . injurious to the rest of Europe. hie defied, Tslinisters to go on. for two y ears with the present expndittire, tind concluded witty expressing a Wish that we could secure the blessings of pea Ce.. Mr. ARBUTHNOT denied that—we were hated even • in France ; amid as to every other part of Europei he belieVed we were highly esteemed acid respected. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCKEQUER (in reply to the comments. of Mr. Tierney); Said, that the great expence of the Army Extraordinaries arose from the war in the Peninsula. kVe were now able;th carry on our army service by!egular sup plies. NO great expence could, now come upon _us without being forseen and provided fin before hand. This was impossible•in the Peninsula War, • from the scattered nature of the service, and the wlde extent of country from which supplies were 'to be drawn. A great reduction had taken place iu the - Commissariat expences, from the disem bodying the Militia. The Commissariat expence of the army abroad had likewise been greatly reduced. With respect to Barrack expences, it would be a great satisfaction to the House that the Estimates this year had been so much duced. This chewed that there was no disposi tion on the part of Government to push the Bar. 7 rack Establishments beyond what the service:re quired. The Foreign Expenditure was recognis ed by former decisions of the House. The plan of Mr. Pitt;of raising supplies within the veaCto meet the expenditure, was justly considered of the greatest service to the public credit—but this practice had been deviated front at three periods : In 1805, Mr,. Pitt di& not raise the whole sum within the 'year. it was avowed by -Lord Lans down and Lord Grenville, that in this way we could only meet the permanent expenc,es of the . country'during a war ; .but that the extraordinary expences of the country arising from a Conti nental Warfare . must be provided by other means. —He had himself stated his firm conviction that the. permanent expenditure ought to he net by what ‘vas raised within the year. We (night either • to attempt to extend. our - means, or_ to limit our expenditure, so Os to put them on a level : but this conldiaot apply to any; great and_ temporary increase of expenditure. The great purpose of the expenditure of the three last years was the bringing the continental war to a speedy termination. .This had once been effected beyond the expectations of all men, and he did not des pair of seeing our future efforts attended with a similar result.' Much- had been said by the Right Hon. Gentleman against the system of taking mo ney from the Sinking Fund. The defence lie (Mr. V.) had to make to this charge was simply this, • that it had relieved the country from six millions of Taxes—a matter Of no small congratulation, and the experiment had been crowned with, com plete success. The remainder of the observations of the Right Honourable Gentleman applied to the general plan of policy pursued by this country with regard to the war ; they were a recapitula , tion of ,a certain political creed, the belief .in which was confined to a few individuals, and had been often disptited, if not refuted. Into that question he would not now enter at any length, but lie contended that the immense' inundation of troops belonging to the Allies, pursuant to the Declaration of the 13th of March, in the spirit of which the Government of Great Britain Perfectly coincided, led to a sanguine hope that the issue would be prosperous ; it must be admitted on all hands, allowing, %dat was never denied, the skill of the Officers an4l gallantry of the soldiers of France, that the odds at least were very much in our favour. With respect to the free Constitu tion which France had framed for herself, it was . certainly a most extraordinary commencement, to place a man like Buonaparte at the head, ,who guaranteed- that free Constitution by a military force, and by all the despotism of martial law.— (Hear, hear!) SUPPJ,,Y, The Hotme resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, and the Commissariat and Barrack stitites,heintr. referred thereto,, on the motion of Mt. ARBUTHNOT the I . ollotVillg sums were voted:— rth the Barraelis of Great Britain, - in which, as there was little new building . this year,. there was a dhoinutiOn of ex pence of near 80,0031; the expellee last -year being 170,0001 L 99,996 0 0 For the Commissariat Department Far the Store-Keeper General's Department 91,600 0' 0 Fer 'the Deficieocy in the Grant to the Oflite , e.f the I.33her of the.Exchequr for Stationary in 1813 470 II 8 To a question from Mr. MARTIN, Mr. ARBUTH NOT answered, that it %vas a Lady held this Otiee • at present. For the Deficiency to the same in 1814 For Repairs of the Court of Exchequer and Feesof Officers For the further Improvements of West minster • - For the Deficiency of Printing the Journals of the Honse of Commons. in 1314 For the Improvements of Holyhead Har bour in )814 . For embanking the River Thames opposite th e Penitentiary 8,984 0 0 F or Foreign and etlier Secret Services .-• • 35,000 0 0 For the New Buildings of the Mint ... 4,560 0 0 Arr. WELLESLEY POLE said, that this was probably the last 'sum that would be required for accommodation for any one belonging to the Miut ; and to some observations from . Mr. Martin and Mr. Banker, he.answered that there was not one person employed in the Mint who was not absolutely oe ees4ary, for that there were two extensive separate branches belongingqo it, the one the -operative branch, and the other the cheek. To a question from Mr. nR ENrELL, whether there was an intention of an v coihage of Silver,_ as the country was in Very great want of Shillings and Sixpences, and was supplied with a d e based silver corrincy Irmo Frauce, Mr. W. POLE answer ed, that there were Ave. , millions lately coined,. a large pro ortion of which was silver. For the Iloird of Agriculture of 1811 nave repairing the British Fur i u 'o i rt a s in oi t'' l i l l :( i ; i ( 4 ..itytt of Africa I'or repairing the Rolds hetween London • alit Holyhead, atsd London,and Bangor Ferry, by Shremhury 2,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 Off the -rtiothin of Wir. the foliowlrig sums were voted': For the Barracks of Ireland " • FOr the Commissariat of Ireland For the Liquidation of the Debts incurred on the Canals in Ireland For extending end iMproving the Royal Canal in Ireland Oa the motion Of Sir G. WARRENDEIt, the following sums wet-4 voted;— For the Expence of W o und e d Seamen arid Prisoners of War • .For 1 he. Transport Scriice For Prisoners at Home and Abroad • For Sick and"Weunded Sea ril , n For Superaimuuteddci+s of the Transport Office The Mutiny fill %tent through a Conimittee. Report to morrow. . 13,3-24 14•0 47,002 - 6 0 53,000 0 3 • • 117,9-45 0 0' :3,3.19,0'40 . 0 ,0 1,..1,:-SS'i: 0 0 I.:iTii.F36 E. , G • • Mr. FORBES niored that there he laid before the Honse an A . ceiint of the,Biiiikrupts frain.the 15th of,lnne, 1814, to tie 15th of the same niuntli in this year, Ordeied. Mr. PEELE broiight rip an acciiiiiit of the puniher of De erees and Orders of the - Aliit4ter of the Btills of lreliind is the years : lBl3 and 1814. . • , , . The Highland goad Aniendinent Bill, was read a 2e. time. The Poor Hthise•Ernbezalealent Bill Was read a third and passed. The Irish Paper Regulation Bill h7as read, and went through a Committee. Report to-morrow, • The PortsMantli Proprietors' Compensation Bill was brought in, read a first and Second time, _and ordered to be committed. on Friday; • : The other Orcler :were 'then diiitoseti of, and the Rouse Adjourned at ONE o'CLOCI:. FOREIGN iNTE'LLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS. [RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.] PARIS, ..fuNg 10. MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JeNE 9. • k The PRESIDENT urged the necessity Of the adoption, on the part Of the Assembly, of some regulation relative to the holding'of its Sittings, and all the objects of its internal Administration. During the time that a Committee appointed for the purpose might be occupied in drawing up such regulations, be.thought many of the . provisions of the Legislative Assembly might be adopted; after ivhieh there Would no longer be any hesita tion in the progress of the discussions which might, Ic ‘‘a3 called for that the .paper be printea— others wished it to be read. Lcyraud (de la Crebse) expressed his stir prize at the motion, to .require the Representatives who might . bear titles to, drop them in all disci's siohs: Though titles were necessary in a Mo narchical Constitution, as rewards for bravery, talent, and - serviets, vet in an asse.:!lbly of the people, 'these respectable additions might restrami the free delivery of opinions, and stifle the holy fire of patriotism. He demanded thel?resident to put to the vote—" Jo the National Assembly, shall any other title be borne brit those - of Col league-or Representatk;e ?" - The President reminded the Assembly, that such important questions,could:not be entertained before the establishment of the rul es t o .direet, discussion. M. Manuel, Deputy des Mantes Alpcs, .repro bated the-production of untimely and sudden pro, positions. '' 11," lie said, .‘‘ a rule had been ob served tar inscribing at the.-table the name of the member and the propositiOn which he had to „sub mit, we should not have. had the disagreeable task of rejecting a proposition not dictated by wisdom. Among such of our Colleagues as were acquainted with the 'projected motion, some would have in duced its author to renounce it, and would have persuaded him that .it would -be most injudicious by indiscreet propositions„t o b rea k the happy ac cord of national feeling with which the French peop!v rallies round its Sovereign." The report of the Committee on the election, of the Sub-prefect of Denan, which declared that Sub-prefects and Prefects elected by their arron dissements or departments should not be admitted to sit in the Chamber, was adopted. A,Member asked, if the Assembly should not soon hear the AddresS to the Emperor read ; was it proper to leave a long interval between the ef fusions of the heart of the monarch, and the ef fusions of the hearts of the National Representa tives to - wards the bead of the state ? Should the Emperor be sufferedlo set oat for the armies, at the head of which he proposes to place himself, without the Chamber having expressed to bins-the sentiments with which they are animated towards their Constitutional Monarch. " The President observed, that many projets of Addresses had been given in to the Committe,e, which it required tirne to read and appreciate— what should be admitted or rejected. A seleeticia judged the most suitable, would, to-moyroW, be submitted to the Chamber. " I will make known to the Committee," said the PreSident, '" the just anxiety of .the Chamber." A discussion took place on the method of pre senting petitions. It was prOpOsed that a •Cbm mittee should be established, to which all peti- - tions should in the first place be presented. Mr.,Crochar, and another Alem6er, opposed the proposition, as being contrary to the Additional Acf. Mr. Sibuit thought it woold be improper to es.- toblish yin intermediary Committee ; the Pe titions, ‘v'Aen read, might be _referred to Com- mittees to examine them. Some itleilibers seemed to fear that the Cham ber would be encumbered with Petitions. M. Flanguerges observed, that in the preceding Session nine out of ten petitions were rejected, as not worthy of consideration. The right, however, of petitioning was of the utmost importance ; and the firstduty of the Chamber, after the making of laws, was that, of watching over the execution of .them. M. F. then eulogised the form, as to the presentation of petitions, follo%%;ed Its the English Parliament, which was nearly the 'same as that e st a blished in the additional Act to the Constitu tions. The Assembly decided, that all petitions should be read, and referred, if there was cause, to a Spe cial Committee. M. read a Petition frOm M. J. P: Gaspard Jouve, Receiver of the Registration• at Seillan„ department of the Drave. " Citizen," said the orator, " Who is generally esteemed, was denounced to the Extramdinary Commissioner, sent by his Majesty in, the ith Milit ar y Divisigu, 299.13 4 2,17814 t 20,486 12 2 697 1G 0 12,000 0 0