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London, England, 1814-04-19 00:00:00

Senate resolves, that the Decree of this day con-
cerning the-Provisional Government of. France,
AA be presented this evening by the Senate, in A
body) to his Royal Highness the Count D'Artois.
" The President and Secretaries,
" The Prince of BENEVENTO.
" c'onnt'cle VALENCE.
" Count de PASTORET:'

His Royal, Highness answered :
" have acquainted myself
with the Constitutional Act' which recals to the
Throne of France the King, my August Brother.
I have not received, from him the power to accept
the Constitution ; hitt I know his ientiinents and
his principles, and I do not fear to be disavowed
by him when I assure you, in his name, dint he
will admit the basis of it.

" The King, in declaring that he,would main-
tain the actual form of Government, has thervac-
knoWledged that the M. onarchy ought to be balanced
by a Representative Goyernment, divided into two
HouSes—these two Houses (Chambres) are the
Senate and the House of the Deputies of the De-
partments ; that the taxes shall be freely granted
by the Representatives Af the Nation ; public and
private liberty secured ; the freedom of the press
respected under the restrictions necessary for, pub-
lic order and tranquillity ; the liberty of worship
guaranteed; that property shall be inviolable and
sacred ; the Ministers responsible, liable to be ac-
cused and prdseented by the Representatives of
the Nation ; that the Judges shall be for life the
11 Judicial Power independent, no one being liable to
be tried by any other than his natural judges; that
the Public Debt shall be guaranteed ; the Pensions,
Dignities, Military Honour, 'shall be 'preset veil,
as well as-the: New and the Ancient Nobility ;
the Legion of Honbur maintained—the King
will fix its insignia ; that every Frenchman shall
be capable of military and civil employments ;
that no individual can be called to account for his
opinions add his votes ; and that the sale of na-
di:mar estates shall be irrevocable.
" These, Gentlemen, arc, it seems to me, the
bases which are essential and necessary to ensure
all tights, direct all duties, secure the continua-
tion of all 'existing institutions (assurer touter les
existences), 'and guarantee our future situation

(notre avenir) • •
After.this discourse`his Royal Highness added,
I thank you iu the name of the King, my
brother,' for the share you have bad in.the return
of our legitimate Sovereign, and for having thus
secured says-. happiness of France, for which the
King and all his family are ready to sacrifice their
blood. There eau -be no longer any difference of
sentiment among us ; we must no more recal the
past----‘we .Dust from henceforward be a nation of
brothers. • During the time ,that I shall have the
'power in my hands, which I hope will be very
short, I shall employ,all my efforts in labouring
for the public happiness:"
One of the Members of the Senate calling out,
He is a-true descendant of :Henry
" His blood (said Monsieur) really flows in my
veins ; I should wish ,to have his talents, but I
'afti sure of having his heart and his love for the

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French." •
After the/ Senate, the Members of the Legisla-
tive Body who were at Paris, at the time of the
happy event which restores us our King, and the
Deputies of the neighbouring Departments who
have eagerly repaired to Paris, wer&admitted to
au audience 'of- his_ Royal Highness. Mr. Felix
Faulion, the Vice-Presideni, spoke as follows :
“*. My .Loan,,—The long misfortunes which
have oppressed France have, at last, reached their
period--:-the Throne will now again be filled by
the descendants of that good, Henry, whom the
French people are proud and delighted to call
their own ; 'and the Legislative Body is happy
in expressing this day to your Royal Highness the
joy and the 'hopes' of the Nation. The deep
wound's of our Country .earinot be healed but by
the tutelary concurrence of the will of all. No
more divisions, your Royal Highness has said at
the first step you took in this Capital ; it was
worthy of your Highness to pronounce these
sweet words, which have already re-echoed in
eVery heart." 4l . ,
Monsieur expressed his happiness at being ip
the-midst of the Representatives of the French
people7---"'We are Il Freachtnen (said 11. R. 11.) ;
we are all brothers. The King
,will goon arrive
among trs ; his only happiness will be to secure
the happiness of France, and to make_ its past mis-
fortunes forgotten Let us think only on the fu-
ture: I congratulate you, Gentlemen of the Le-
gislatiie Boily, your courageous resistance to
tyranny, while there was still great danger in it—
At length we are all Fre'richineii."
The Speech bf his Royal Highness was fol-
lowed by nuiyersal acchunations.., Th,e Deputies
of the Departments will relate to their
.fellow-
citizens the lively impressions which)
.they have
experienced in addressing for the first time the
wishes of France to a descendant of our li.ings in
the Palace of Louis XVl—(Mortitfur, April 14.)
• Champagny, Duke. of Cadore ; Savory, Duke
of Revigo ; and Count ,Aloli,,are at Paris,
have signified their adhesion.
Fut:Ds—April 15 -