The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-17 00:00:00

" SECRET COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER.

" A great many persons were observed to-day about the
Chamber of Deputies, led there by their curiosity. Never,
in fact, did a legislative meeting appear destined to pro-
duce such decisive results. Every one wished to know
what was the nature and project of the address, and of the
debates to which they had given rise. Each Deputy, as be
left the Assembly, was surrounded by his friends. The
Members of the right were asked if the Address contained
a phrase hostile to the King's prerogative : the Members of
the left were asked if the Chamber had maintained its right
of sovereignty the Deputies of the defection were asked
if the address, at the time that it attacked the Ministry,
spoke of the respect due to the King? The answers given
to these questions circulated in the groups, and gave rise to
the most animated conversations.
"The following is what we have collected respecting
this memorable debate. 'We cannot give the facts in the
order in which they took place, nor give a guarantee that
the words we report were pronounced precisely as we give
them; we can only give the ova dits as the other papers.
It is said that the Chamber commenced its sitting at two
o'clock 1—
" It is said that the project of the address contains
nearly the paragraph we now quote :
" ' Between those who misunderstand a nation so faith-
ful, and us, who, with an intimate conviction, now deposit
in the bosom of your Majesty the sorrows of a whole peo-
ple, let the wisdom of your Majesty declare.
44 An unjust distrust of the sentiments and the judg-
ment of France is now the fundamental opinion of Ad-
ministration.
'I 'A just uneasiness troubles the security which
France had begun to enjoy, injures the sources of lmr
prosperity, and if it were to be prolonged would become
fatal to her repose.
," The Charter is positive in its results; it wishes for
the permanent concurrence of the political views of your
Government with the wishes of your people,—a necessary
condition for the regular march of affairs. Our good faith,
Sire, obliges us to say that this concurrence does not exist.'
" If such in fact be the words of the project, it is then
true that the commission formally attacks the King's pre-
rogative—his right to appoint his Ministers; and that
these words, if they be adopted by the Chamber, would
be, the abrogation of articles 13 and 14 of the Charter.
S"ulaeucM attacks succeed, the reprmmtative monarchy

would be destroyed, the Constitution changed, and we
,hould enter upon a republic, as was formerly said by M.
Royer Collard on the same question.
" We are assured that M. de l'Epine first rose to speals
against the address, and M. Agier nearly at the same time,
" M. de l'Epine protested against the project of the
address, as a formal attack on the King and the Charter.
"M. Agier did not apprehend a revolution. It was
only, he said, some intriguers who wished for change,
and storms. What torments the country ? The jour-
nals of the right side. It is these journals which con-
spire azainst the Charter in France, and they are notpro-
secuted.

" M. de Comuy spoke next.
" M. Faure observed he bad travelled through France,
and if he were to express himself as a juryman, he
would say that the distrust which the present Ministry
created was well-founded, and that the country desired
another.

" M. de Montbel said, if the journals were to be be-
lieved, France was threatened in her rights and her liber-
ties ; but what truth was there in such pictures? France
was prosperous—was happy ; and the august hand which
is only employed in diffusing blessings is constantly ca-
lumniated.

.....
" ‘Ve are assured that M. Benjamin Constant asserted
that the Royal prerogative was not attacked in pointing
out to the Monarch the disapprobation with which Minis-
ters were viewed. There ought, however, to be harmony
between all the powers. lie wished the King to appeal
to the nation, which would answer that appeal. The
Ministers, it was said, hail done nothing ; but that was a
reason for accusing them. Was a Ministry created for
doing nothing ? They had not, however, always remained
still ; they had attacked the Chamber by their journals :
but he would not weary the right side; for, as the cause
of his party was always best served by their speeches, he
would leave the Tribune to them. _ _ _

" M. Guernon de Ranville, it is said, declared that the
address had only for its object to summon the King to die-
miss his Ministry.—(Here cries of Order' arose, and a
long discuSsion took place.)
" The Minister continued. He conceived that there
was tyranny in controlling the Xing in the delegation of
his confidence. Nothing could result from the doctrines
he combatted but a fatal anarchy. It was proposed that
we should say to the King, ' We do not know your Mi-
nisters, but their existence and ours is incompatible:
choose between them and us.' The day when such in-
junctions shall he given and received, there will be nothing
in our Government but complete anarchy. In 1759 it
was also demanded that Louis XVI. should give up his
Ministers. What followed that act of weakness was well-
known. In Parliamentary doctrine the speech of the King
was imputed to his Ministers. Well. Had not his Ma-
jesty declared that if need be, he would appeal to the
fidelity of his people ? He closed his speech with a de-
claration of principles, asserting that he wished to act ac-
cording to the Constitution ; but,' said he, 'if I were
placed under• the necessity of recommending other mea-
sures to the King, I would without hesitation take the re-
sponsibility on myself.'
"M. l)upin said—l am not displeased with the length
of the address, since it contains essential truths which it is
necessary the King should hear. It is said that it con-
tains a demand that his Majesty should dismiss his Minis-
try ; but the case is quite the reverse. It was necessary
to speak for the country, as the country itself spoke; afid
therefore we have expressed what we felt, what we have
seen, what we have heard from all quarters—namely, that
France distrusts the present Ministry.
" M. de Chantelauze felt himself bound at the present
grave crisis to express his disapprobation of this improper
and unconstitutional address. He was neither the partisan
nor detractor of a Ministry which was scarcely formed,
and had yet done nothing. It appeared to him that it was
less the object to destroy the Ministry than to oppose the
wish of the King. If the address should be carried,
Royalty would receive a mortal stab.
" M. Lepelletier d'Aulnay said—' I think the King
should be allowed to hear only frank and unreserved sen-
timents.' The word ' allowed' excited just reproaches,
but the orator• explained that he had not used it in the
sense in which it appeared to have been taken.
" Three articles were adopted without discussion.
" On the fourth article M. Hyde de Neuville spoke.
He wished all nations to be happy and free, and um e-
servedly condemned the policy which had been pursued
with regard to Portugal. He could not believe that Eng-
land would recognize the authority of Don Miguel. He
could not forget that Don Miguel, although the son of
John VI., exercised Isis authority by force alone. He
though that France should acknowledge Donna Maria as
Queen of Lisbon, which would be the greatest proof that
euae. inea nf
" The President of the Council stated, in reply to M.
Hyde de Neuville, that he was devotedly attached to the
principle of legitimacy ; that the Portuguese affair was a
family question ; and that Europe, and consequently
France, was not bound to decide that question.
" The discussion was adjourned till to-morrow, after the
I paragraph relative to Portugal had been carried."

FREN6I Fume.-PARIS, IofARCII 15.-Five per Cents., 105 P
55c. 50c. 15c. 30c. 40c. ; Four per Cents., 102 f. 15c. ; Three per
Cents., 82f. 81f. 95c. 82f. 81f. 95c. 90c. 55c. 75c. 60c.; Rentes de
Naples, 92f. 55c. 50c. 40c. ; Routes d'Espagne, 12%%% ; Royal
Spanish Loan, 815 80; Rentes Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 7314 72%
73 72S .4 727 i ; Haytian Loan, 520 f. 527 f. 50c.-Exchange on
London-One month (paper), 25f. 70c. ; (money), 25f. '7oc. ; three
months (money), 25f. 55c.-fours Authentique.

By Hamburg and Dutch Papers, received lasi
night, it appears that great loss to life and pro.
perty is occasioned by the inundations conse,
quent upon the thaw :

HAMILIRG, 'MARCH B.—We receive from all parts of
the north and centre of Germany afflicting- accounts of the
inundations caused by the thaw. The letters from Firemen
say that the inundation has reached a greater height than
that which did so much damage three years ago. The
dikes have given way in many places, the bridges are
swept away, the city is quite an island, the limits of which
became narrower every hour ; all the neighbouring villages
are under water, and numerous families are reduced to the
greatest distress, and it is certain that several lives have
been lost, though the number cannotbe ascertained. Every
thing that charity can do is done to relieve the dreadful
distress of the sufferers, many of whom have saved nothing
but their lives.

ST. PETERSEURCH, FEB. 21.—The Academical
Gazette contains the adlition to the ordinance, relative to
the rights of authors-, of IS2B, which was drawn up by
the Board of Censorship, examined by the Council of the
Empire, and confirmed by his Majesty on the 20th of
January.
FEBRUARY 27.—0 n the 23d instant there was agrand
entertainment for 700 persons in the winter palace of his
Majesty the Emperor, for all the Generals, stall, and in-
ferior officers of the guards, and the troops of the line,
now in this city, who have returned from the Turkish
war, so gloriously conducted. There were besides invited
the Russian and foreign diplomatic characters and civil
officers, who were present in the theatre of victory and
glory. The Journals announce numerous promotions.—
Hamburg Papers, March 9.
IlAartsuftc, MARCH 9.—Few real transactions have
taken place to-day. At the prices marked below there
were buyers and sellers.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent.
Anglo-Russian Loan lo9!i
Hamburg-Russian Loan lO5
Polish Bonds 125

New Prussian 4 per Cents. (1830) 9914
Austrian Bank Shares 1925
Austrian Metalliques
104

New Austrian 4 per Cents.
Anglo Neapolitan
Faleonets
—Hamburg Reporter, March
- -

THE linCuc,lllAßcit IL—The Second Chamber of
the States-General in its sitting to-day continued and con-
cluded the debate on the report of the committee of pe-
titions.

On putting the question, the Chamber resolved, by a
majority of 88 to 11, conformably with the proposal of
the Committee, that the petitions for the redress of
grievances should be laid on the table, and that the re-
ports of the Committee should be printed...—Dutch Paper,
March 12.