The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

From The French Papers we learn, that at the erecting.
oaf ti Chausbets on the Dth inst. the Peers did not pass
ever, the extraordinary circumstance which hccurred at
opening the when Counts Jules de Polignac, and
leabourdonnaye de filossac„ettetnpted to join a qualifica-
tion to the oaths, which, as Peers, they were.callod.upon,
in their .;overeign's ivreeence, to pronounce. The Cham-
ber would not permit them to assume their scats, and in.
timated they would he expelled if they persisted in their
obj,•ction, as refusing o acknowledge the Constitutional
Charier --"lshe Duke .de V.augnvon, at.the head of the
Committee for preparing an addiess to the King, is said
to have made a speech on the state of the Letitia, of
which: the Only feature reported is, its recommendation ofl
barrnonv tied union amongst Frenchmen. The Chamber ,
bf Depotieemet likewise on .the Oth, and were occupied
with matters ut preliminary form. On the 10th they pro.
teedevi ro the choice of five Presidents, to be presented
to his M.'jes y .as the .number out of which he was to
ina&e ills selection Of 368 deputies who voted, 328
gave their .inices for M. Leine, and he has been since
'confirmed as President by Louis.
In the.%;ilting of the Chamber of Peers on Thursday,
the 12th, the case of the two non-conforming Peers was
again started, and the discussion whirl% arose thereon may
be looked on as important, since it affords proof of the
existence of two parties —a Constitutionalist, and a
Royalist party; the former adhering simply and strictly
to the Constitutional t harter ; the other considering it as
Sao sufficiently in the monarchical spirit, :ludas affording,
too little support and protection to the Catholic religion,
to the :Ministers of which. it gives no distinction whatever,
end meadeguate provision. Hence the scruples of Po-
Epee and de Blossac (the latter of whom has been erro-
neously stated to be a Protestant), when they were called
upon to take the oath to the. King. These two Peers
svished the Catholic religion to be declared the religion
of the State.s—Upon the above day, the 12th, the Duke
of Orleans was against any further discussion on the sub-;
ject, and proposed proceeding to the Order of the Day.:
Alonsient the Count Artois spoke in opposition to the
Duke, and entered at great length into the miseries suf.
feted by Franc;!, for several years back, all of which he.
attributed to the,decay of the Catholic faith ; and con- j
tended that in order to secure public tranquillity, religion. I,
must he placed upon a basis which could no longer be
shaken by rebellion and atheism : he hinted also that the
two Members in question might soon take a share in the
discussions in support of their own rights, which they de-
rived not from the Chamber but from the. King. his'
Royal Highness was supported by the Dukes of Berry,.
Fitzjames, and de Levis, the Count Mathieu de Montmo-
rency, and others. The majority, however, coincided
with the Duke of Orleans, and passed to the Order of the
Day.-- This may be considered as the first triumph, of the
Constitutional over the Royalist party. The politicians,
at Paris consider the former party as consisting of the
King, the Duke of Orleatisithe lute and present Ministers,
blarmont, Ondinot, Victor, and all the. other. Marshals
having seats in the House of Peers; togethrelvith suet)
of the Members .as have. taken distinguished parta-le.:
the lt.e.volutien, Barbe-Marb.ois, Lanjeitiaielifitc. At the
Lead of. the. _toyalist party .they
.}Mace .Mo.nsipr,.the.
Dukes. of Angouleme and 'Jerry, the DuclugB,pc AusoP*.
ktue„the Dukes of Fitztiemesi de .I,ey and.othirloyh?
have had little or ,po 4448.044 tthe 444v9.11114:LuN,1.k5.id .1Y,571

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amongst the first that' emigrated Another fa& is dis.
,closki in the further details of the same sitting, also of
considerable importance. On the report of thi Coteinit.
tee appointed to prepare an Address to the King bt4ng
read, the words juttice dtid purification were immediately
caught up, dad appear to have caused a great agitation.
After Some debate, however, it seas ordered to be referred
to a Committee.—The Chamber of Deputies seem as if
they were waiting to take their tone fibm another quar-
ter ; no display of the temper of parties has as yet been
made there, and on the 13th the Committee appointed to
consider of an Address to the King, were still occupied
with their labour. ' A report was to be Made to the.
Chamber in a secret sitting the next day. The Peas
have much more weight with the public than the Depu-
ties ; they are considered to posiess- au infinitely greater.
proportion of talent and reputistion.
Regnaud St. Jean D'Angely, one of Iluonapa;te's chief
supporters, has arrived at Charleston "with his- fain 4.
He had previously purchased 40,000 acres ofTind in the
,•44.
Carolinas.

At a Council held on Thursday at Carlton House,
Parliament was further preriPlied_to the Ist day of Fe-
bruary.

On Friday, the hew Sheriffs, Messrs. Bell and Thorpe,
were sworn into office at. Guildhall. A. most sumptuous
entertainment was afterwards 'given by Mr. Sheriff Bell,
at the Albion tavern, Mdersgate-street, at which the
Dukes of Kent and Sussex were present.
An edifice for the residence of Buonaparte is in pro.,
gross of construction at Deptford ; it is of wood, and i 3
! to be sent out iti pices, in Order to be.; put, together on its
arrival at St. Irelona. 'those who have had opportunities
of judging, speak. highly of the beauty and Convenience
of the plan, and of the neatness of the execution. This
Ex-Imperial mansion will be soon ready to be shipped for
its ultimate destination.
The Funds have experienced an extraordinary rise
within the last week; owing principally to the surplus in
the revenue, and the considerable sums of money recently
remitted from France. Not less than 500,0001. has been
received within this week from thence ; and the exchange
continuing to rise in favour. of England, affords an addi-
ti9nal inducement to the transmission of cash hitliCr.

It is stated in a letter from Vienna, October 4, that a
plan is now in hand, and great pains arc employed to
perfect it, to effect a union of all the States of Italy at a
Congress at Milan ; the Emperor of AUstria is to be the
head of the union, and to take the title of King of Italy.
The Kings and Princes of Italy will repair in person to
Milan, in order to complete this great work. It is pro-
bable they 'will not meet till the'Spring, and the Coro-
nation of the Emperor Francis be deferred till that time.
The numerous Italian emigrants who have been living for
some years in the Austrian States, have now for the most
part returned to their own, country.
Murat, it appears, collected a'force in Corsica, where
he raised the standard of rebellion. ' The Pi& Menai
Proclimitticin; dcnonnriiik.him Ind
his assoetatei, and declaring the Mayor. of *' Veleetite
a traitor; for not paving apprised him. 6f
.their preecedit,gi.
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