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soil and her industry al Ire. Those prodnetioes, which habitude has Ten-
dered necessary, or which arc required in the arts already exercised,
will now be furnished by p;ossePitons which we recover. The people
will n r Logger he deprived ef them, nor forced to procure them up lit
ruinous tuniditiens. Our anantifoctures are about to revise. our maritime
'owns arc about to flourish oece more, and every thing premises that a
Imtg calm abroad and a durable felicity at home will be the glorious
fleas of the peace.
." A melancholy recollection will always interrupt my joy. I was
born, as once I flattered myself, to be during the whole of my life the
meat faithful subject of the best of Kings, and alas ! I now occupy his
seat ! But he is not entirely dead—he lives again in that Testaine!‘t
which he intended for the instruction of the atleild and unhappy infant
to when' I was intended to he the successor ! With my eyes fixed upon
this immortal work ; penetrated by the sentiments which dictated it,
guided by the experience. and seconded by the counsel of several
among you, [ have drawn up the Coustitutioual Charter which you
are abort to hear read, aisd which establishes on solid bases the prospe-
rity of the State."
'lle Hall resounded with universal applause.
After the speech, the Chancellor havieg, cn his knees, taken the
commends of the King, c xplained, by a series of reasoning. lull of
force, the motives of the Constitution.--M. Ferrard, Minister of State,
then read the different articles. Tkey are about 70 in number, and
the following are some of the principal heads :—For the terms Senate
and Legishaive Body, arc substituted by the new Constitution, those
of (..bainbei of Peers, and elramher of the Deputies of the Departments;
the Domains of the Senate are meted to the Crown, with the exception
of the Celifiscited Pr forty, e hie), is restored to the legitimate miners;
the Chamber of Veer. to be nominated by the King, who will create
Peers for Life, or Hereditary, according to his pleasure ; to have a
L.ie such as at peewit presessed by the seppressed Senators.
l:e hire alone to prepose the Laws ; the (-numbers of peers and of
Deputi.7s :nay, in a Scrrtt Committee. and under certain forms, present
!twice, of Lows, wlich thi Kim: may reject; tlte Chamber of Depu-
ties are elected in the eotme of live years, accordiea in a series, by the
F.lectoral I:orlies. The Catholic Religioe is the Rel;gien of the State;
all the Christian Religious supported by the State ; the direct Impost
is established for one year ; iedirect Tuxes may lie established for r.e-
verul years; the King makes Peace and War; he is the Read of the
Army ; the Ministers are responsible ; the Libe;ty of the Press is sc•
elir.l, owlet, repressive laws and regulations; the Conscriprion is sib('
1! asked, Be.

rifPERI:II, P. 411 Lum r_vr.

HOUSE )F LORDS.

MONDAY, JUNB.6.
A teat nuthber of petitions were presented front various pl/tes.
against the Corn Laws. Marl STANIIOPE presented brveral, and
expressed his sati4actiortkat seeing so geMeral a manifestation of
-olio sentiment ntsinit the proposed inemoire. which his Lordship
characterized as fraught with the moat injurious tendency.
Lord LAUDERDALE, thong!' he did not approve of the proposed
measure in all its bearings, thong,rlit the popnbir outcry against it
unjust, and that every degree of encouragement ought to be given
to the agricultural interest.
The Earl of LIvERPOOL laid u;son the table a copy of the Treaty.
signed at Paris on the 30th tilt. between his Britannic MojestY and
his Must Christian Majesty Louis XVIII. -His Loniship after-
wards moved, That it. be taken into consideration oil Thursday
sennight, and that the Muse be summoned for that day.—Ordered.,

I'UFSDAYI JUNF 7.
Lord TlARDirrenr 1110vrti thP stscond reading of the Corn mc•
portatioi Bill, stating the nature of it to be, to permit a free ex•
portation of corn, oud to repeal the bounties on importation. Ht`
I.oltlship F.;iid, this Bill, it pa'sed, would produce conaiderable
benefit, though no oilier measure connected with it were at all
adopted.
Lord 6nnsvir.r F !aßia, the present Bill had hi.; hearty concur-
rence ; alluding to the Importation Bill rejected the preceding
eveuitig in the C•riiiinoii, the Noble Lord gave it As his dOeitle.'l
I I piuinu, that, ii.paitsed, it would have been iiimt detrimental to Oh
landed as well as the consmercial interest. in the proeut state of
the currency. He MP, moreover, convinced that it was not for the
Interest of any class of men, and most inkirimis to the country.
In oppose any obstacle to die free importation of the chief article
of the subsistence of its population.
Laid 14itukup.u..6 couNided witk What Lord Grenville hul