The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-05 00:00:00

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and assures them that they have been fram-
ed with every attention to Economy which the
circumstances of the Country will permit,
and doubts not that it will be satisfac-
tory to /earn that he has been able to
make a large Reduction in the Annual Expen-
diture, particularly in the Naval and Military
Establishments.

iiiS MAJESTY then states, with satisfaction, to
both Houses, that a considerable Improvemen t
luts.taken place during the last year in the Com-
merce and Manufactures of the Realm, which
are now, in their important Branches, in a very
llourishing condition.
Its MAJESTY at the same time expresses deep
regret at the depressed state of the Agri-
Cultural Interest.—He recommends the Con-
dition of an Interest so essentially connected
with the Prosperity of the Country, to the
early attention of Parliament, and expresses
the fullest reliance on their wisdom, in the
emsideration of this important subject.
t is MAJESTY concludes with expressing His
Persuasion, that in whatever Measures they
4111 Y adopt, they will constantly bear in
that in the maintenance of our Public
Credit all the best Interests of the kingdom
are equally involved, and that it is by a steady
4dherence to that principle, that we have
attained, and can alone expect to preserve, our
high station among the Nations of the World.

The Royal Speech, of which we have given the
It'll substance, must afford satisfaction to the People
Itt large. It touches upon all points of National
importance ; and we hope it will be followed
by Legislative measures calculated to restore
Peace and tranquillity to the Empire at large.
The crowd, and the number of carriages of
all descriptions attending through the whole line,
ir°lll Pail-Mall to the House of Lords, ex-
ceeded every thing that we have observed
O any former occasion of the same kind. It
\vas gratifying to find that the Spectators were
generally of a more respectable order than has
111ually attended this grand National Ceremony.

We received this morning the French Papers
Friday and Saturday, which are still almost
entirely occupied with the proceedings of the
chamber of Deputies on the law for regulating
the Press. On Thursday, the 9th Article, which
subjects to fine and imprisonment persons endea-
'l",.titig to disturb the public peace, by exciting
hrillulic contempt or hatred against one or several
;48ses of persons, was discussed. M. B. CON-
moved an amendment, the object of which
.4S to erase the words " in exciting public
contempt or -hatred. against one or several
classes of persons." A second amendment
"as moved by M. DE CORDONE, who pro-
P°sed that these words should be substi-
tuted--“ in exciting fellow-citizens to hatred
444 contempt against each other." A long dis-
cussion followed, of the same character as the
Irrtter debates, after which all the amendments
,Itere rejected, and the article adopted. M. MES-
rADIER then moved, as an amendment, that after
the
9th article the following should be inserted :
The publication by means of the press,
1144 not in reports of judicial proceedings, of
ellY act of the domestic and private life of a
tlzeo, without the consent of the party interest-
shall be punished by a fine of from 100 to
r°oo francs, without prejudice to such civil repo-
4tion and criminal process as, on account of this
Publication. may, in certain cases, be authorised
! law." After a short discussion, the amend-
-"At was rejected, and the Chamber adjourned.
On Friday an amendment, or new clause, was
140 Posed to be added to the 9th Article. It
~t(l4lPelled " the proprietors, or editors, of every
't(liuroal, or periodical writing, to insert, within
5.1,e days after its receipt, or in the next pos-
tl,se number, if not within those three next days,
„te answer of every person named or pointed
It."4t in the said journal or periodical writing,
t.ltbout prejudice to the other pains and penal-
-9ltil to which they shall be subject on account
of publication of the said article." The
I'!endment, after a short address from M. Mr.s-
T4kblErt, was carried without any opposition.
subjects
10th Article was then discussed.
;uiects to fine and imprisonment all persons
,l!,blishing, selling or exposing for sale, or dis-
ilootion, without the previous permission of
Pvernment, engravings, or lithographic prints,
'ilitbont prejudice to the prosecutions to which
ale subjliable. ect of sucThhe President stated, that engravings and prints might
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tiso be
AuNou had proposed as an amendment, that the
I:NPosure alone should be subject to a previous
ttheence. M. MANUEL moved another amendment,
b :hat the offences alluded to in this article should
I epbject to the same punishment as those commit-
-4 by printed works. Both the amendments
the
rejected, and the article itself was adopted,
tsle object of which is to suppress obscene, licen-
:.°us, and seditious prints. The next discus-
.,_l?la took place on the amendment of the Corn-
"leittee to a regulation of the law of June 1820,
:eat the Tribunals should be authorized, in case
41 frequent offences, to suspend for a time, or to
:Ppress altogether, the offending Journal or
eriodical Writing.—M. de Bouvtaar. proposed
,!Ukt the offending Journal should be subject to
gy Censorship, but it was rejected.—M. de
thought that the whole of the law
itself was adverse to the amendment pro-
_Posed ; after which the Chamber rejected, by
.it'ring the previeus question, the amendment of
Committee. M. CouRVOISIEIC proposed that,
111 cases of extenuating circumstances, the fines
'and imprisonment should be reduced. This
amendment was adopted by a large majority, and