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preceding Sessions, he never indulged in hose declamations which
led to measures or aryerii y against other 31embers. (Murmurs on
the left.) Reaides, M. 11. Consh.nt is an adversary very easy to
deal with, for he has written so much that his own productions
always supply an answer to what he may advance, and perhaps we
shill tiol a proof of this in the present circumstance. (Sensation.)
I maintain that AI. Benjamin Constant does not possess the quali-
ties to entitle him to a scat in this Assembly, became, to be ad-
mitted to this tumour, he must be a Ftehebnian. Now this must
be the case is three says; by birth, origin, or naturalization. You
cannot admit hint without attacking one cf the prerogatives of the
Crown. tor it is the King alone who can confer letters of plenary
naturalizatinm N. him jamit. Constant is not a Frenchman by
birth. lie was born at lesusanne in 1747. But is he a Frenchman
by origin ? (hi ibis point I can consult no other doeutnenti than
those turnishol by himself; for, on this occasion, he has enjoyed
imocent, but perhaps sruuncratical pleasure of producing
to t!ie Bureau his genealogy (bursts of laughter), and this is what
wr Earn from this said genealogy; viz.
SI. Benjamin Constant descends front N. Augustin Constant de
Rebeque, who lift France in 1603, and entabliihed his family at
GAlefil. Ile bad a son born there in 1833, named David Constant,
who tilled several important posts at Deneva. This M. David had
himself two sous, one of whom entered into the service of Hollend,
and we have seen one of these descendants commanding the Allies
under the wall( of Paris. 'a' he ether remaiaed at Geneva, and like-
wise there filled some important of :he was living in 1731, and
stied in Pith
Thus M. Constant de Rebelse ends in all his ancestors citizens
of Deuces, established in that pine!, in DM. The proof that he
Iran not by his origin the right of sitting is French assemblies is,
that In 1738 31. H. Constant i • dressed an application to the
Direetsey, to obtain hi. recognition as a French citizen. Ills de-
mand was rejected. AI. 11. Constant then presented a petition to
the Council of Vire Ilundred, praying to be declared a French
citizen, trbieh was not granted.
AI. Duda. Men proceeded to examine the reports presented to
the Chamber of Deputies, when M. Benjamin Constant took his
seat in the Chamber in 1817 and 1819. and contended that the
Chamber hat' been led into error by those reports; anti after advert-
ing to the causes which occasioned the enitgration of his ancestors
in the year lank concluded with the wonlii—‘• You wished foe
notoriety; let it fall upon your head; you are not a Frenchmen,
and you cannot sit in this Cbamber."—(Strorg seriatim.)
31. the Reporter—l must justify the Bth Bureau from the re-
proach which has been east upon it. (Mane voices on the right,
It was not intended to attack the litireau!") The Bth Bureau
(continued the Ree-utor)after having examined the docunients sub-
mitted to it by 31. B. t.onstant, determined to propose and admis-
sion. However, being apprised that M. Dudon had made re-
starches toucning this affair, I asked him for thou-
-11. Dudon—When was that I
Al. the Reporter—Yesterday.
M. Duslon—l could rot then give them to you.
11. the Reporter—ln the absence of• these researches, the bureau
felt itself bound to act under an authentic proceeding which proved
that 111. IL Constant presented himself before the proper authorities
to obtain the *auction of the law. We were igoorant that his ances-
tries had quitted France on any other than religious grounds. (AI.
Dam, in the course of his speech, affirmed that -• the ancestor of
31. B. Constant quitted France because he was accuied of the crime
of high treason.. (Profound sensation, consternation on the lA.)
And this fact, continued 31. Dutton, is disclosed to us by 11. B.
Una:ant himself. ('Liming the honour of being admitted among
Frenchmen, he strum: in his petition that he was descended from an
arrestor who tuel been banished Iron. Fraser tin a cause of which
he could not but arprove. inasmuch as he was implicated in a pro-
ject formed by me Protestants tending to establish a republic in
France.") (Renewed sensation.)
31. B. Coestantdemanded to be heard.
(A great many voices-6' To-morrow,
" No, no, speak now.")
M. BAonstant—Oentietnen, the Assembly will excuse the de
tails into which I shall he obliged to enter to prove the inaccuracies
cf the assertions of the Honourable Member who spoke last. It
will SECU3O also my want of preparation, for I only vaguely anti-
cipated the attack that was to be made upon me, and 1 scarcely
thought that it would really take place. I have besides nixed all
my 4M111•0(11 in the bureau, and l am thus disabled from bring-
i.,g forward a great deal of matter with which I could oppose what
has been aildresicd to you—
( Many voices—`• To-morrow, to-morrow !" A great many mem-
bers quitted their seats and left the bull, when the President
&aimed die discussion adjourned to the following day.)
SITTING Or THE 27TH MANC.I. _

r, to-morrow !" Others--

This Sittiog hod attracted a throng of spectators ; the privileged
end public tribes wen occupied before the P.esideot had taken
bla stmt.

Xl3l. Mechist, Casimir-Perrier, sad Dem:, all three re Cos.
tuna. ham a long and animated oenver.atina.
MM. Foy and 11. Castan. entered during the reading of the
prvces rerba. Tl.e latter carried under his arm an mamma map
of papers. M. I tertut accosted him, aad spots to Wm tar 'ewe
time with consideralde warmth.

Afar semi preliminary business had been gone through.
- al. B. Constant ascended the tribune, and began by thanking
the Atusembly tor the delay which they granted him on the preced-
ing day. lie confessed that delay was necessary to him. Attacked
le his capacity of a French citizen—attacked in his honour, for they
amused him of having deceived the Chamber and the Reporter of
ISlS—attacked in the memory of his &thee, whom (said he) they
bad insulted in the grave he could not have controlled an emotion
which might have been injurious to him. Any excess from that
cause, however, was no longer to be feared ; and he thanked the
Chamber for having given him time to investigate the facts of the
discussion, because frump those facts must result his justification,
and the woof that he possessed the rights for which he centeaded.
Al. R. Constant dim mentioned, in answer to the assertion of M.
ilMtieta, that no foreigner could sit in the Legislative Chambers
without letters of naturalization, that M. fluinont, at this moment
a Peer of France, had been a Swiss officer, had never received let.
ten of naturalization, and did net need them, because he was the
descendant of French Protestants, who were oblig; d to quit France
in coosequence of political troubles. 31. B. Constant thou quoted
Art. 22 of the Lew of the 15th of Deceamer, 17911, which is thus
worded :—.••• Every person born in a foreign country, related in
w:taisoever degree to exiles banished on account of their religiva,
are declared eaturalised Frenchmen." hi. B. Constant then pro.
seeded to enurnerute Carious facts and circumstances in support of
the right be claimed, and was left speaking when the Eivik went
to press.

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TIfEATIV:.
This Evening. TUESIYI V, March 30, will be performed
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The Music by ',isnot' Rossini.
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TIfEATRE R 01,11„ ENW,ISH DYER:;-HOrSE.
MR. MAT!' ENS AT HOME!
On THUR:DA V, April I. and SATI:RDAT.
Ith his ANNUAL LECTURE on PECULIARITIEs. CHARACTER.
and MANK►:II ;
rounded on Observationsand .Adventurts during his late
A TRIP TO AMERICA.
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Tee Mt. T tut Pessicommeoced put:a:ilium yesterday morning
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at Five o'clock.

LONDON, TUESDAY. Wilma 30, Ins.

The only intelligence of any interest in the French
Papers cf Saturday, morning and evening, which came to
Land last night, is the report of tile proceetlings in the