The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SATIRE/A EVENING.
The adjourned discussion on the bill for the intro-
duction of tho produce of Algeria into France free of
duty occupied the Assembly to-day. The 'discussion
has already been a long one, and is likely to last for
some time longer. The whole debate of to-day turned
upon details, of no interest to any one who has not
passed the Mole at Algiers.
A very important decision was given yesterday by
the President of the Civil Tribunal as regards the
liability to arrest for debt of representatives of the
people. M. Mauguin having been arrested for arum
of 1,093 fr. 50c., urged his non-liability to arrest u a
member of the National Assembly, and demanded to
be taken en:rlfere before the President of the Tribunal.
The President declared that the arrest was legal, the
constitution of 1848 not having reproduced the pro-
vision of the charter of 1830, by which members of
the legislative bad y were protected from west during
the session, and for six weeks preceding and follow-
ing it.
It was thought that the arrest of M. Magnin would
give rise to some discussion in the Assembly. the
members complaining that the decision of the tribu-
nals has annihilated the inviolability of members of
the Assembly.
M. de Lsrochejaquelin accordingly put questions to
the minister of justice respecting the arrest of M.
Mengel', and announced that he would propose to
the Assembly to order his immediate liberty. He
considered that the arrest in question was a violation
of the constitution, which declared all members of the
legislature inviolable.
M. Rouber, minister of justice, declared that the
Assembly might make a new law to regulate each a
matter in future, bat could not now interfere in the
decision of a judge without establishing a dangerous
precedent
No decision had been come to up to post hour.
An order has been hued by M. Caliber to the-1
Sergeoe de Ville, directing them not to obey M. Yon
any longer. It is thought that the subject will be
brought before the Assembly on Monday.
6UNDLY ETINING.
The Assembly wu occupied yesterday with one of
these knotty questions of parliamentary privilege
which seem destined to renew perpetual conflicts
between the legislative and the judicial authorities.
A representative, M. Mangan had been arrested on
Friday , for a debt of a thoseand francs, in
virtue of a augment pronounced by the tribunal of
commerce, January 7, 1845. On the point of being
committed to prison, he demanded to be conducted
before the president Debelleyme. This functionary
referred the matter to the court, which decided for

carrying the imprisonment into effect, upon the
around that the constitution of 1848 accorded no
immunity to representatives relative to imprisonment
for civil :or commercial matters. M. de Laroche-
jacquelin undeetoek to bring forward the cue in the
Assembly. According to the 29th Article of the
charter of 1830, a peer Gould only be arrested by the
authority of the Chamber, and tried by the Claw
ber in criminal matters. According to the 43rd
article no &pithy weld be imprisoned during the ses-
sion, nor in the six weeks before or after. The 44thi
article prohibited the prosecution ce arrest of a deputy
during the soudoe, for a criminal offence, without the
authorisation of the Chamber, except in the case of
flagrant delinquency. Now these provisions have
been modified by the constitution of 1848. In the
latter charter representatives of the people are declared',
to be inviolable. The owe of flagrant delinquency in
criminal matters alone constitutes an exception. In
this case a representative may be arrested ; but the'
prosecution most be curried on without the authori-
satioa of the Assembly, which ought to be im-
mediately Wormed of the arrest. Excepting in the
can at Issont delinquency a representative can