The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

FRANCE.

( From the Paris Papers of Wednesday.)
On Monday evening their Majesties received the Tus-
can Minister, Count Mollien, M. Vigier, General Count
de Latour d'Auvcrgne, and several ladies.
The Spanish Minister, M. Olozaga, had an interview
yesterday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Committee on the Fortification of Paris Bill sat
yesterday morning. At one o'clock the Minister of War,
Marshal Soult, entered, and remained till four. The sit-
ting did not break up till half-past five.
After the King had reviewed the crews of the Belle
Poule and Favorite at the Tuilleries, on Saturday, his
Majesty gave to the commander of the Favorite 3,000 f. to
be distributed among the men of the two ships. Each
sailor will have 7f. 50c. for his share. The Prince d.
Joinville, after the reception, informed the men that each
of them, without distinction, would receive a gold medal,
to be struck in commerroration of the transfer of the re main-
of the Emperor from St. Helena.
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It is stated in the Constitutionnel that numerous travel-
lers to Russia have this winter perished with cold, and that
considerable quantities of game are picked up there frozen
to death.

The budget for 1842 (says tie Debats) will comprise e
complete plan cf finances, and an exact expose in detai'
of all our resources. It will contain a particular chapter
for extraordinary expenses, in which the Minister will de-
mand, in order to cover them, the faculty of creating
Rentes. There will, therefore, be no special Bill for a
loan, as has been announced.
The Constitutioonnt mentions a rumour of Count di
Flahault being sent to St. Peteraburgh to replace M. dt
Barante, who is to go to Vienna as Ambassador, instead
of M. de St. Aulairc ; while this latter diplomatist will
take the post lately occupied by M. Guizot at London.
We understand," says the Presse, "that the French
Government has selected Baron Billing as a fifth commis-
sioner, to act, in case of a disagreement, as arbiter between
the two British and the two Neapolitan Commissioners who
are to discuss the settlement of the sulphur question. Baron
Billing is the senior of French Secretaries of Legation, and
by a fortunate coincidence, has filled that office both at
London and Naples. The British and SieilianGevernments
have hastened to notify, that no choice could be trade
w'tich could be more agreeable to them, nor one
which could inspire them with greater confidence. Baron
Billing, to all the guarantees which his character and for-
tune give him, joins the advantage of being well informed
in matters of litigation, having to occupy himself with
them every day as a member of the Commission of ladem-
nity for the colonists of St. Domingo. A better chick
could not have latea made."

Advices frcm Algiers of the 15th instant state that
Abd el-Kader has given a cone of three months to his re-
gular infantry, in order to save the expense of keeping
them during the winter months. The Bishop of Algiers
had written to Abd-el-Kader to propose tho exchange of
some Arab prisoners against M. Massot, military sub-in-
tendant, who was captured near Douera, in the early part
of the campaign. The Emir had replied with great po-
liteness that he was ready to give M. Massot up without
any conditions, provided two French horsemen would come
and fetch him from Razza, and to whom he would give a
safe conduct. At the same he demanded a safe conduct
for a horseman of his own as far as Algiers.
The Havre Journal quotes advices from Buenos Ayres
of the 21st October, and from Monte Video of the 29th.
At the former place a considerable quantity of merchan-
dise had been introduced, notwithstanding the blockade.
Most of the French residents, who had been protected by
the British Consul, were preparing to depart. Admiral
Mackau's division had arrived at Monte Video on the 25th,
in 31 days from Goree. Preparations were making first
for a landing at Martin Garcia, and then far going up to
Buenos Ayres. It was said that a Lieutenant of tho
French navy had been put to death by Rosas, but no par-
ticulars were known. The total number of French vessels
of war, gun boats, &c., in the Plata, were forty-four.
At Venice letters mentions the arrival of the Duke de
Bordeaux in that city on the 17th inst.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING OF DEC. 29.
The President read to the Chamber a letter from the
Minister of the Interior, announcing that his Majesty will
receive, on the Ist of January, at noon, on the occasion of
the New Year's-day, the greed deputation of the Cham-
ber of Deputies, and all those Deputies of the Chamber
who may choose to joie it.
The order of the day was the adjourned discussion on
the factory child-labour bill.
M. Renouard, the Reporter of the Committee, an-
nouneod, that conformably with the instructions of the
Chamber, the Committee had re-considered Article 10,
and had come to a resolution to propose the following mo-
difications on Articles 10 and 11 :

" Art. 10. The Government shall establish inspections
to watch over and secure the execution of the present law.
The inspectors are to have the power of compelling the
production of all registers, regulations, &c., connected
with the execution of the law, and of examining the cer-
tificates of the children and the children themselves ; they
are to have the power to adjoin to them a physician, to be
chosen by the Prefect.
" Art. 11. The right of preparing and recording a Re-
port to prove the cases of contravention shall only belong
to inspectors, prefects, and sub-prefects, without preju-
dice to the direct action of the law offieees of the Crown.
These Reports shall be considered evidence until proof to
the contrary be offered."
Art. 10 was put to the vote and adopted.
A discussion now ensued on Art. 11. Several Members
spoke shortly for, and others against, it.
The Minister of Justice said, he preferred the at ticlo as
it stood originally, for it came more within the limits of the
common law than the present draught.
M. Renouard supported the article as modified by the
Co:nmittee.

The original article was then read ; it was as follows :

" Art. 11.—In case of contravention, reports shall be
prepared by inspectors, which shall be considered valid
until proof to the contrary be offered." . . ..

M. Renouard then proposed a new article as No. 12.
viz..—

" Art. 12 —Par. 1. In cases of contravention of the
present law, or in the regulations:of the Government as re-
gards its execution, the managers of establishments shall
be summoned before the Juge de Paix of the district, and
punished by a fine, which shall not exceed 15f."
Paragraph 1 was then adopted.
Paragraph 2 of Art. 12 was next read:—
.

" The contraventions which may take place, either as to
the admission of children under the prescribed age, or as
to excess of labour, shall be punished with fine in every
case ; but the total amount of the fine for the same
offence, although in several cases, shall not exceed 200 f."
—Adopted.
Par. 3. " In the event of a second commission of the
same offence, the off,nders shall be tried before the Tri-
bunal of Correctional Police, and, if found guilty, be pu-
nished with a fine of from 16f. to 100 f. If there be several
cases, the total fine shall not exceed 500f."—Adopted.
Par. 4.—" The fathers, mothers, guordians, and all
persons who may, in sending children to factory labour,
have been guilty of a contravention of the law, or the re-
gulations made for its execution, may be sentenced by a
Juges de Nix to a fine of sf. for a first offence, or any fine
not exceeding 15f. for a second offence."

M. do Lamartii.o objected to this paragraph, and de-
manded its rejec.ion by the Chamber.
M. Renouard supported the paragraph in the name of
the Committee.