The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

FRANCE.

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COAMBER OF PEERS, A IMMIT .
The Chamber of Peers this day reit:melt its sit•
ling,. The French papers are filled with rt.deserip.
lion of the changes made in the decorations of the
Ulterior of the room, in consequence or . the recent
determination of the Peers to admit the public to
be present at their debates. The eccommodation
provided for the public appears to be very scanty ;
hut this is owing to the formation of the building.
There is not room for more than sixty-three spewn-
tors; a regulation has been made in consequence
. that no person shall be admitted without a Pere::
I order; and as there happen to be about 240 Pct
it has likewise been determined, with a view of pre.
venting confusion, that each Peer in rotation shall
have the power of issuing en order of edmitsiott
once in every five days. There is a box reserved
for the corps diplomatique,—on the first day of
I sitting Mr. Baring was observed in that box. The
, reporters have a box to themselves, which it fitted
up with a double row of desks, and which will ac-
commodate from 28 to :30 persons conveniently.
There are also two boxes reserved for the eons of
.r Peers and for the Deputies.
The sitting commenced tit two o'clock. After
the minutes of the last sitting had been read, the
Due de 31aille, the Due de la Force, Lieutetimit.
General Comte Maison the Due de Cazes, the
Marechal Due de Corne;liano, the Due de Noeillea,
the Duo de J3ritetae, the Comte de &turtle:solidi., the
Prince de la Tremouille, and reveral other' Peers
took the oaths.
The President then announced that he had re-
ceived levers from the Marrplisses the Dolgalini de
Vence, and &It:evilly, and Counts Pelt; and Li.
forest, excusing themselves for having not yet sp.
peered in their seats.
The President then stated that he bed received
letters from four Peers, refusing to take the oaths.
The first, he said, war from M. de Laval Montmo.
:eery : it had been inserted in the newspapers : did
the chamber wish him to read it ?—(Yes,yes," and
cries of " We know it already.")—He thought it
necessary to have it read.
[Whilst he was reading it, the Duke of Orleans
entered the chamber.]
The President then proceeded to read the follow-
ing letter froM the Marquis de Latour Maubourg
" iil. le President,--t find it stated in the official part
of the Moniker of the 10th inetant, that Vie Piers of
France are summoned to meet on the same day, to take the
oath of fidelity to the King, the Constitutional Charter,
anti the laws of tit. kingdom.
" I was tuade *Peer in 1814 by Louis XVIII. I took
the same oath to Wm, adding that I cou'd conduct myself
as a goad and loyal Pier of Praaee. I took dr: cane oath
to Charles X., his succes,or; and in taking it also to the
Constitutional Charter, anti to the laws of the kingdom,
I swore fidelity to their destiny. I have repeatedly taken
this oath eine° as an elector; I repeated it, as far as re•
garde loyalty to the King, when I was admitted Knight
of the Order of 13t. Limits and of the other orders of his
Moje ty.
" The Charter, modified as it is with respect to all that
is most solemn and awed in the order of the suecroloo to
the throne, compels me to refuse publicly to take the rietii
now demanded of the Peers of Figure, because it is in
direct co6tredietion to my former oaths, to my pricciples,
and to the sentiments which I ought to entertain now
more than ever fir the unfortunate great.
" I have the honour to trolling you, M. le Presideit, to
read this letter to the Chamhei of Peers, which will and
in it the expression of a lot houitice, anti which will hare
the goodness, I hope, to order it to be inserted in the
prods verbal of its sitting.
" 1 have the honour, (Sign.tl)
"Marquis VICTOR de LA TOUR MAUBOURG.

" Dated al Lys Danneinsirie, near Alelan, Ans. 11,
830."

The Baron de Ilarante—ln my opinion such let-
ters as these ought not to bo read. They contain
opinions upon a debate which took pluca in tbe
Chamber, and mhich was terminated before the
taking of the oaths. When a member rihes, in the

tribune and utters an opinion, those who dkagree
with him have the means of replying_to. bial; but
ellIMOt reply to h letter of which the author is
absent. The reading,of such a letter is, in my opi-
nion,. equally inconsistent with propriety and our
Customs.

M. de MIN; Mut bole said tkt sovelty of situa-
tion seemed to demand novelty of usage. It is said
that the letter of M. de Laval has appeared in se-
veral journals—we ought to net as if there were no
journals. The peerage has nothing in common with
those publications. AA to the letters which the Pre-
sident has received, he ought upon all occasions to
make the Chamber acquainted with their contents.
The Chamber will then consider the part which it
ought to take. He was of opinion that the two
letters which had just been read were of such a I*.
ture as made it indispensable to communicate theta
to the Chamber.
The President—l must give the Chamber some
explanation upon the subject. I agree with M. de
Barante that our rules refuse all kind of protest ; but
since the question here relates to the refusal of an
oath,—a. circumstance which it is necessary to make
public,—l um of opinion that the best mode of in-
forming the Chamber of it is to read the letter, in
which that refusal is announced to me. I have other
two letters of a stmilar description, and I will take
the rims* of the Chamber whether I ought to read
them or not.

The Chamber decided that the letters should lie
read.

The President then reed the following letter:—
" St. Andrew de Cubsac, Aug. 14,
" I hare the honour to request that you will officially
acquaint the Chamber of Peers that my conscience and uly
reason equally refuse to admit the ractney of the throne in
the person of the Doc de Bordeaux, and that in conse-
quence I *hall refuse to take the oath demanded of the,
because it is in direct contradiction to that which 1 have
already taken.-1 have the honoor, Sic.
(Signed) 1./h TOUR DUNN."
Many voices Which La Tour Dupin P There
are several of the name.

The President—Theletter h.ts tin other signattne
lhan that of L* Tour Dupla. t
Voices—M. de La Tour Dupin Montaulotn ha*
:alien the oath.

The President—Then it le the Alurquia La Tour
Mph). lie then proceeded to lead the following
later

" 16th Aug. ISSO.—Chatestt d'Havre,
" near Mess, in the Low Countries.
" M. to Ilarott,—Detained At my eoarstly seat by the
infittnitiee inseparable from my age, I cannot I.e present et
the sitting of. the Chtmlier of Peers on du:lth of August.
" 1 see by the Aloniteur of the '7th of Asootit.''thet the
Peers are called on to take a new o.th. That oath it in
manifeet contradiction of the frindamcotal law ad the kill'
door, upon the order and right of suraession to the iliwur.
It is equally in contradiction of that which t ionit ervelitY
years ego to Louis XV., and which I hoe r.-pested 00
many oceasiors to hie successors Louis XVI., Louis XVIII.
awl Cherie* X.

My conscience, my loyalty to my *lngot Sovereigns.,
to whoa► I have had the bappiurots to devote my witole
life, the profound attachment which I have Vowed to them,
and which their utiaforittnia would increcae if it ►vete pis-
sible impose upon me the duty of pot taking tint octlt
now demanded of the NM.*
" I have the honour to retptest you, M. le Baron, to
make tint letter known to them, and to demand of them to
Mimi it in the proves verbal of their a:ttings,;--I have the
honour, &o.

gigues') "The Doke D'HAVltii DE CHOY."

The President took out of his pocket a packet,
under an envelope, and said with rent solemnity,
My Lords, I have now to make known to you a
letter of the gravest importance, which, without
doubt, will amid your attention. It hat been
transmitted to me by the Minister of the Interier
under an envelope, with his addresse—Mo his Sig.&
neurie, M. Le Baron tie Pasquicr, President 'of the
Chamber of Peers. The letter is front M. Le Prince
tie Pulignac, (for which see 7%e.Sun of yesterday.)
h e President,—I have acceded to the moot
with which M. olignac concludes his litter, by
acknowledging the receipt of it, end by informing
him that I
would communicate it to the Chandler.
The author of the letter deities that it should be
laid before those to whom it of right belongs. It is
my opinios that this wish tan only opOs to the
C.leMbet of Peers, since it relstes to the wets of

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