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CHAMBER OF PEERS—Strnwa OF DEC. 29.

The President took the Chair at three o'clock.
The order of the day was the discussion of the law pro-
ject relative to the application of the surplus of the Emi-
grant Indemnity Fund.
The Count de Montalembert opposed tie law. If the
fund was required to repel a foreign aggression, the Chain -
ber perhaps might yield to necessity ; but the object assigned
to it by the law would only serve to revive former hatred.
If the measure passed, it would shake public credit, ar
weaken the confidence of capitalists in the C
It would he well to keep the funds in reserva
which could not fail to break out before long.
The Duke de Choiseul reminded the Chain_
opposed the Indemnity Law, although he was
profit by it. His principles were still unchangez.
considered all the provisions of the law as bavin6
executed, although the measure under discussion
disappoint the hopes of some persons.
The Ministzr of the Marine said, that the hopes of peace
were consolidated more and more, but the expectation of
its being preserved ought not to prevent the Government
making preparations to be ready for any events. The in.
&trinity law would be fully executed, although it was un-
just that one class alone of the sufferers by the revolution
should receive indemnity.
Count Dubouchage disapproved of the liw, because the
whole of the 30,000,000 had Iteezr voted for the indem-
nity, and ought to have no other destination.
M. de Pontecoulant voted for the law, which he con-
sidered eminently useful to the country.
The articles of the law having been adopt,d, the ensemble
erns put, and carried by a majority of 78 against 21.
The Duke de Doudeauville rose to propose a vote of
thanks to the National Guards, upon which
The President infamed him, that the day after the
breaking up of the Court of Peers, he hail written to the
Commandant of the National Guards to express to him
the gratitude of the Chamber.—Adjourned.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—Dec. 29. •
On the President taking the Chair at the usual hour,
M. Felix Faure brought tip the report of the Com-
mittee on the law project proposed by M. liumbolt Conte,
relative to the municipal organization, which he stetted
would, in all probatility, have great influence upon
property in general, and which the Committee, after at-
tentive examination, had approved, with very slight amend-
inents.—Ordered to be printed.
The Chamber then proceeded to the consideration of tt
law on the National Guards, upon which -
M. Eusebe Salverte rose and said,—Yesterday
lion of the Chamber was called to the late events s.
agitated the capital and alarmed the provinces. The
secution of the offenders belongs to the tribunel%
people were not excited without a cause, but this cause
mained yet to be discovered. It is impossible that it coup!
have originated with the uninformed dowses of socit ty, and
if classes more enlightened,—if the schools, for instance,—
have fallen into error, they have still claims to indulgence;
the pupils are the sons of free citizens, and 'ewe a right
to look forward with interest to the future, which the
Chamber is preparing. This is not the place in which the
numerous working classes should be stigmatised. A mats,
whose name I shall mot mention here, has declared that by
distributing money among them, they might be led to any
act. This, gentlemen, I deny ; for, though woiktnen,
they are citizens and patriots. They are fully aware of the
nature of a representative Government, and understand
the benefits derived from it by all classes of sotnety. Gen-
tlemen, the working classes form their opinions from the
daily perusal of the public j tumid', which are circulated
through every hand, which treat upon every subject, and
which bring them within the comprehension of every ca-
pacity. I a•n bound to say what, in my opinion, were the
causes that lately exasperated some minds, and rouse) their
susceptibility. It has been justly affirmed that the exas-
peration was not called forth by the late impeachment be-
fore the Court of Peers, because the disturbances com-
menced previous to the judgment it has pronounced. The
cause was, that this judgment was anticipated from a too
celebrated discussion which took place in this Chamber,
and which in a measure dictated the issue of the
On the other hand, it was observed that the Court of
Peers had set aside one of the counts in the impeachment
to which your commissioners had called their attention,
—1 mean that founded ou articles 91, 123, and 19.5
of the penal cede. This certainty aught to have laid hold
of the minds of the Court when they beheld the tears of
the widows and orphans of July, and heard tie cries of
fathers and brothers demanding from the Ex-Alinis-
tees their suns and brothers. All that the people have
uttered history will repeat.---(" Hear, hear," from the
left.) An lion. Member yesterday talked of the general
tendency towards republicanism. I ant sure, front t:le de-
cided tone in which he spoke, he had ground:. for what
he said, and am convinced that he would not hare railed to
denounce to the proper authorities the manes of the Cordite
Directeur, which he stated was in existence, and was dis-
posed to overturn the country, if he had been acquainted
with them. Yes'erday M. Odillou Barret repelled the
accusations that had been brought against him ; and even
the obscurity of my name has nut sheltered me from
similar attacks. It has been said that I was one of a
party farming a Provisional Government ready to seize
upon power—that I was at the head of tumultuous as-
semblies, where certainly no one would have known my
features. These imputations are unworthy my notice ;
hut at the same time they are calculated to create erect
Malignant people t dee advantage of them, and seek
to turn them to their own profit. Hopes are entertaitud
of inducing a belief that guilty intentions are cootemplated
by my honourable friends and myself. The deolaration of
my real principles shall be candid and explicit. Like rose-
selves, gentlemen, I desire the utmost liberty for indivi-
duals, for the Press, for the elections, applicable to the
Chambers and to the communes. Like yourselves, gentle-
men, lam desirous of economy. These, gentlemen, are
our genuine sentiments. From henceforth let facts be
stated, instead of vague imputations, and we will disprove
them. I demand, then, in the interest of all, that an
inquiry may be instituted awl the troth made known.
M. Guizot did not vise to contest any of the explana-
tions that had been given to the Chamber yesterday, or
to-day, as they appeared well-founded and satisfactory;
but was of opinion that personal explanations were itot
sufficient. Ile (the lion. Deputy) would endeavour to
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to the schools, not more than 300 or 400 signed the pro-
test published in the journals. The tact, therefore, is of
no great impot tance. We ought not to be ton susceptible
for under our conetitutimel regime, political bodies, as
well as individu ale, have need to possese a great degree of
indulgence, and sometimes even of contempt.—(Corers.)
It meet be admitted that a general disquietude prevails in
France, and this is the point to which the attention of the
Chamber should be directed." After having alluded to
the pretensions of the fie mer royal authority, and the re-
sources which to support its deepotient it contrived to find
in the 14th article of the charter of 1815, the Hon. D.-
puty continued :—" It is this same authority, and these
same hopes, that it is attempted to revive in the midst of
us. We are threatened with a new article 14. The Ge-
eernment that we have the happiness to possess, sprung
out of the insurrection. (Hear, hear.) It was while the
most legitimate of insurrections was triumphing thet the
King, our new charter, and the existing order of tliMgs
were established. There are those who still claim, in the
name of this said insurrection, a power superior to the
charter, and our established regulations, and who inces-
santly threaten with their preteueions and their coups
d'etat all the legal and constitutional authorities. Worn
these exorbitant powers arising out of insurrections sod ne-
cessities succeed, they have almost always fur their result the
safety of the state. Cu the 18th Brumaire, Its on the 3001
ofJuly. Besideet, upon such occasions, it does not hefting to
any one to boast. It is theresult of the geoeral will, and every
body contributes to it." M. Guizot then examined what were
the effects of this id-regulated power,—of th Ise wants nut
properly felt—of those demands expressed with noise, :and
of the disorder which was the consequence thereof The
examination led him to inquire what was that party wile
pretended to speak in the name of the revolutiou of !S.io.
To characterise that party, it was rufficient to appreciate
the maxims which they advanced, the reproaches which
they endeavoured to throw upon the legal authorities awl
constitutional order, with which, from their principle :,
they were naturally at variance. Arno- expressing his re-
liance upon the just confidence which the well inteming
portion of the population most necessarily inspire., the
Hon. Deputy continued—" The dissolution of this Cham-
ber was Lately mentioned. I know not wh.t may be
thought upon this question, a month or six weeks before
so important an event can take place. For my part, I have
no opinion either upon its being well or ill-timed. I will
confine myself to cite observation upon this subject. The
Chamber recollects that in March last the dissulutioa was
called for, with other intentions no doubt. None of the
Hon. Members of this Chamber, who then funned a part
of it, dreaded a trial of a re-election. Well, Goitlensen,
each of us entertains the same sentiments at present : we
do not fear such a trial any more now than we di.! iben ;
and if the Government should consider it advantagoous or
necessary to the repose of France, we will present our-
selves again before our constituents ; eye will fled re to
them our opinions and our acts, .and await in silence their
judgment, assured as we are that this judgment caunut but