The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-28 00:00:00

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY, 28,1819.

TILE Paris Papers of Tuesday and Weeneslay las
Lave been received. The Moniker gives the speech of
the Marquis de Lally Toleendal upon the proporsition
of M. Barthelemy for altering the existing Election
Law; and that is all. No opinions of any kind are put
forth upon the subject. Bat the minor jonruals are not
so silent. All of them contain paragraphs, which are of
course written in the spirit of the political parties whose
rrinciples they respetively support. According to one
side, the greatest alarm has already taken place, in con-
sequence of the proposition, awl still greater is predict-
; according to the other, no fears are felt, end it is as-
serted, that the public voice calls for soar.: modification
of the Law as it is now framed. Meanwhile, great ac-
tivity is displayed by the writers of pamphlets, and M.
de Constant, who is-perhaps the most diligent pamphle-
teer in Burye, had already issued one from the press.
The Funls fluctuated consileraWy in the course of
Monday, the Five per Cents. begin at one time as low
as Of. sZe.—On Tuesday they recovered a little, and
left off at 69t. ioe.

The speech of the Marquis de Lally Toßenda] was
short, but vigorous. Ile complained, chiefly, that the
Marquis Barthelemy had submitted no spacial, precise
or defined modification of any particular article of the
Law. " If he had, " said the Marquis, " I should tat
among the first to range myself on his side, For ex-
ample, if it be true (and I request upon this point some
iafarination from Ministers) that in some of the Electo-
ral Colleges, pretended voters exerciietl the right of
ci ction, who, instead of payiug 300 francs of direct
Lne.; sF the law requires, payed only 75, and even 25
.; Anulti not only support., but would my-

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:elf propose a modification, not to alter, but to enforee
:he exalting law by preventing abuses of it." He con-
Andel with the following. words ;—" Either withdraw
/our proposition, or make it clear and intelligible. Let
he KING know what is requircl of bins, . and let us
.now what it is we are to ask. All mystery, all uncer-
:ainty is inadmissible. Tile farslarnental law, and the
'aw of regulation reject it; patriotism suffers from it ;
nndence is alarraod—tud, for Heaven's sake, let us
at least listen to the voice of prudence."
" (Com:nunicated Artiee) —The Joann z! (lc Cam-
tierce is suspended. The cause of its suspension is said
-o be the insertion ofa stpide.neatary note on the last
sitting ia the Cisanabs2 of Pezi•>, containiog soma in-
iceurate details, and several expressions which appeared
ajurious toward a Noble Peer. The publicity of the
atings of that Chamber are marely the result ofsimple
taderance ; journalists ought to coafiae thcassalva to the
;:port of the proemeerbause.
"Atnoogat the Peers or France, who visited against
he proposition of M. de Barthelemy oo the 20th inst.
xere Counts Dastut, de Tract and Lemercier.

French furry, Feb. 22. Five pzr Cents. 69E—Bank
Stock. 1500 f. Feb. 25r—Five per Cents.- 69L 10c.—
Bank stock, 1500 f.

We have Baltimore Papers to the 3d. instant ; and
they enable a to lay before oar readers an imprtan t
public document, the Convention which has been con-
cluded between this Conntry and the United States o
America. The ratifications were duly exchanged at
Washington between the two Governments, on the 30th
alt., and officially proclaimed by the President, a lay or
two afterwards. The chief imints which arc arranged
by this Treaty relate to the right of fishing on the
coasts of North America and Newfoundlani, the line
of demarcation between the British possessions and the
territories of the United States, and the extension of
.he existing Commercial Convention for ten years
further. It does not Coach upon any of those questions
connected with the great commercial principles of our
asaratitne laws, which have incidentally been brought
into discussion by the Navigation Acts of the last Con-
;ress These, iudee I, as was mentioned by the Presi.
lent in his Message, to Csrtgresi, are to be the matter
of future negotiation ; and it was in consequence of
the protracted coaferrences to which their Lo:nplexity
was Likely to lead, that the subsisting Convention was
prolonged,

The procecilugs in Congress are broueit down, to the
Ist inst. They were chiefly occupied with the affairs
of the Bank, and the Seminole war. lipan the former
tubject, Mr. SPLNCER inaved the following Resol u.