The National Register.
London, England, 1816-01-14 00:00:00

JANUARY 4.

M. Cotomb defended theAnnicsty as proposed by the Kint, and
ntopo4c4i the new exceptions atggcsted in thc Report, on the ground
tbat the nun u how they 'Mend to include had ceased to he dan-

JAN. i 4.

zeroes. Some were in contlnimant, ' -
of the Police ; some bad. fallen under the sword of the lair, and
the rest had banished themselves. Vie army, which had excited
so many fears, was also dissolved, and 4ts se-organization was
.ear-
Trim; into execution in a safe end promising manner. lie con-
cluded by voting fur the law without any amendment.
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M. Benoist disapproved of the amendments suggested, tboneh
he did justice to the motives of the Committee. Ho voted for the
original Projet of Law, with a single amendment, empowering-the
King " during the two months which would follow the promulga-
tion of the law, to banish fsom France, or place under the sniper-
intendance of the Police, both the persons designated in the3el
Article of the Ordonnance of July 24, and all other individuals
who, having taken part directly or indirectly in the rebellion of
Napoleon Buonaparte, might be considered dangerous to the safety
of the State. The individnaN who should have been ordered :to.
leave France, to obey that order 'within two months after having.
received its notification, and not to re-enter their country, withoat:
leaveathe King, under pain of deportation." • .1
M. Michela coinhated the amendments of the.. Commission, amok
especially the proposed. classification.
M. de Salabery spoke against •the Project of Amnesty, such mitt:
had been presented. The civil conspiracy, he thought,.still existed,
but waited. Marshal Ney had paid the penalty due to his crime;
but the head of the civil conspirators had-escaped, and they hat
not lost their hopes. Neither the chiefs nor theaubalteras•df this
conspiracy were disbanded. 'Alley did not .tight swor4l in has
spread around the poison of calumny. He concluded 4 voting
fur the law as amended by the Commission. .
M. Paquier defended the original Project. All that the Cham-
ber proposed would be useless. .He was persuaded that -the Kipz,
having taken solemn engagements, the ctitegories wealal,be of no
avail. How, therefore, could any thing useless• bedaemed a1r4114-
vantage ? Whenever he should vote-for a penal lawritavoniti he'
in order that it should be exeeuted. Ho-conclutledbysio&ivqg far'
the law, such as it had been proposed bri-hisldajasq.:• -.•
M. Chyle, chiefly examined whether theindemnity suggested by.
the Conrnission, might be considered a real eoafiseation, 4adtos-
eluded by adopting the meaning.of the•Comuilssion, •.
After some calls fur closing the discussion, it was adjourned to
the following day at 12 o'cloek.

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JANUARY 5.
21f. de Sevre (Haut-Rhin). opened the discussion. He spoke
strongly in favour of the originaL project—the measure; hat 101-
lowed up the I'roclaination of (Nurtbray, . To those excepted, the
King (who never promised in vain}lead pnnnised-pardon, • •
M. Penillant was of opinion, that,thenseasurei asAtost:•under con-
sideration of the Legislature, was•ckarly and exekisively,wltisiii
the province of that part of the Government. Take 'State he •iseld
to be still mowed, and the lotting loose so matey rritninals would
but aggrayskte the danger. Impunity. would bitt •encouta4.o the
agitators and the disatteoted. He was therefore for the unload-
meats of the Committee.

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Mont. Douborwhage (Minister of the Marine) insisted that the
right of Amnesty, as well as that of pardon, was vested-in the Crown..
The cause of the tuessare being submitted to the Chambers, was
its unavoidably containing certain dispositions, whichnppertaisted
to the functions of the Legislature, anti thitrefore rept ised its sanc-
tion. Among the existing civil functionaries there were no fewer
than SO who were excepted from the Anmesti. He feelingly de.
precated any counteraction of the royal clenteney and wisdom—
the legitimate Sovereign to whom the great mass of the French
were ardently attached. The Minister concluded amongst the
warmest exolasuatioas of " Nee h.- Rol."