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London, England, 1820-02-24 00:00:00

INDEMNITY ACT.

The CueoceLLoot of the EXCIFIEQUEIL brought
in a Bill to continue the Annual Indemnity Bill;
which was read a first and second time, carried
through the Committee, read the third time, and
passed. •

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Could 'Deemer L.ho tliii Yr6ldisit
of the Council. The Ministers met at the Tiiilirries
this evening (Saturdsy) at tett o'clock,• but we are
not apprised of the object of the Meetitit. We
shall not here repeat all the contradictory rumours
which were circulated during the .day in Paris, hut
some of them went so far as to say that M. Da-
CAZES was in treaty with the Anti-Monarchical
psrty of the two Clambers. Of all the accusations
preferred sgoinot this Minister, this would incon-
testably be the most weighty. The report, how.
ever, is coufirmed of en approaching change iu the
Ministry. MM. De LAucistow, De VILLILE,
Di CO11111E11E; end Di BRUGES, are named as
likely to form it. The Doke De lticnet.teu has
refused as yet to accept the Presidency.
His Majesty weut yesterday at two o'clock to
visit the Duchess of Berry. The interview was
most distressing ; it was the first time of the King's
seeing the august widow since the horrible event.
Her Royal Highness is in a good state of health,
sod will return to Paris in the middle of the next
week.

It is remarkable that the Count Devizes has not
been as yet at St. Cloud to pay his respects to the
Duchess of Berry.
The Countess Decoy.* went yesterday to St.
Cloud, and unexpectedly entered the reception-
room, where several bodies of the Court were swwill-
bled. The Duchess of Berry did not appear. After
a few minutes the Counters Drones returned to
her carriage.
It appears certain. that Louvel's mistress h.si
made some important discoveries. It is thought
that the preliminary proceedings against Louvel
cannot be terminated before two months.
A man was arrested yesterday in the Patois Royal,
who was followed by a 'dug louring crape round its
neck by way of a collar. The man called the dug
Hie Jong.
The famous Cambon died at Brussels on the
16th install'. His titles as a 'evolutionist are
numerous. Ile was nominated by the department
of the Herrult a deputy to the Legislative Assign-
bly, and he it was who first provoked revere me*.
sures against the emigrants. Ile also 'lamed the
allowances which had been granted to Moi:sienr
and the Count d'Artois to be suppressed. He
was shortly after named a deputy to the Con-
vention, and voted for the King's death, without
appeal or reprieve. During the 100 drys be was a
representative in Borniparte's Chamber. *After the
battle of Waterloo he demanded, that in the Ad-
dress to the Freiseli'people it should be freely ex-
pressed that they weed(' never submit to the Boor-
boos. He was Welshed in 1813 as a relapsed
regicide.
A grand deputation of 20 members was yester-
day appointed by battik in the Ciiamber of • De-
puties, to pay their last duties in the name of the
Chamber to the remains of the Duke of 'Berry.
It is now positively said that Laurel has begun to
male disclosurer, from which it appeais (list his
crime is the result of a conspiracy. The Police
Commissary in the division des Vieilles-Thileries
has received a deposition, which promises to throw
light upon the deed.—(La Quofidienee.)
Some of the 'whit-shops yesterday exposed for
sale the portrait of the in Louvel. This hiss
to-day been prohibited by authority.
Yesterday the Ez-General Smash), who was re.
cently condemned to ten years' labour at the public
works, • and 40,000 francs damages. fur bigamy,
was brought before the Assize Court of Peris. He
clamorously protested against the proceeding, and
said that his trial was illegal, inasmuch as that he
was only amenable to a Council of War. The Pre-
sident observed to him, that he might appeal against
the present sentence of degradation; which was
then pronounced in form. Sarrazin demeaned him-
self in the most violent manner ; the gesidasmes
were obliged to use force to conduct him hack to
prison. He will, it is said, stand in the pillory ou
Monday the 21st inst.
Five per Cents. 71 fr. 30 e.—Bank Actions,
1,411 fr.

St. MATTrias.—Huliday at the Bank, Exchequer, FAli
India, and Saudi Sea Huuses.