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London, England, 1823-03-19 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS OP SUNDAY.

[FURTHER EXTRACTS.]
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING or AtAacn 15.
After some discussion on the Annual Finance
Report, the President called M. de Frenilly to
the tribune, agreeably to his notice respecting
the execution of the 15th article of the law of
the 25th of March, 1822. (A. lively sensation
was manifested by all present.)
M. de Frenilly.—Gentlemen, in virtue of the authority vest-
ed in this assembly, I have to submit to the Chamber a pre.
munition which interests its dignity, and. which I shall pre-
face with a few observations. Since the expulsion of M. Man.
uel, several Journals have indulged in remarks offensive to the
Chamber, either by denying or questioning the right of abso-
lute power which it exercises, by blaming the use it has made
of this right, or by praising or approving an act of rebellion to
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having the right to prosecute offences against the Chamber,
except by virtue of an order of the Chamber itself, I conceive
that it belongs to its dignity to authorize an indictment on the
present occasion. It is incumbent upon us to repress by one
example—by ten examples of severity if requisite—so deplor-
able and audacious a scandal, which renders certain Gazettes
and a small band of pamphleteers the censors of an august
body, and the arbitrators of its power, who attract and corrupt
by their organ the ideas of a multitude, necessarily ignorant of
the first Parliamentary principles. After some observations
upon the necessity of some additional enactments for the pro-
tection of the character of the Representative Estates against
diurnal libellers, the Honourable Member denounced the fol-
lowing extract from the Journal du Commerce of the 11th
instant:--
'• The urn of the Chambei of Deputies, now become the
faithful organ of the Council, will only he the responsive oracle
of the Minister's pleasure. What a spectacle do the public
Sittings of the Legislation exhibit ! the sorrow and shame of
France. Where would be the limit to taxes when voted by
those only who derive from them salaries and pensions ? If the
maintenance of the Charter were abandoned to those who ex-
claim against it.as odious, and who reproach it with having
consecrated usurpations, who could have at once faith in its
duration, and in the security of the domains, which it has es-
pecially guaranteed ?
" Finally, the doctrine on which the expulsion of M. Manuel
is founded, tends to destroy the rights consecrated by the
Charter, and consequently the moral obligation of subjects.—
It infringe the privileges of the Chamber of Peers as well as
the prerogative of the Crown ; it ruins public liberty, and con-
sequently the Monarchy. It would therefore be of urgent ne-
cessity to dissolve a Chamber which pursues such a career, and
to renonnce electoral combinations which have produced such a
Chamber."
Such a text, continued M. de Frenilly, requires no comment;
its audacity is unexampled, as ieprds the manner of qualify-
ing the Chamber; calumnious in its epithets of odious given to
the Charter (which is known to be wholly false); insidious in
the attack levelled at the inviolability of the national property;
and, finally, seditious in the dogma which dissolves the.obliga-
tions of subjects, and in the imitation to " renounce electoral
combinations," which can only imply a national subversion,
since it is impossible seriously to suppose that such a change
can now be effected by a law. I now submit to the Chamber
that this libellous extract incurs the penalties of the 15th Ar-
ticle of the 25th of March, viz : An offence against the
Chamber may, on being denounced by one of its members, be
indicted before the ordinary tribunals or the accused may be
summoned to the bar : in which latter case if the offender, after
having been heard in defence, should be adjudgod guilty, the
Assembly shall forthwith ordain the infliction of the enacted
penalty.' Either of these courses of proceeding being at the
option of the Chamber, I demand that the Chamber authorize
the indictment of the Editors and Proprietors of the Journal in
question before the Tribunals.—(On the right " Supported,
supported.'")
-111.. de la Bourdonnaye expressed his opinion that the Cham-
ber, by adopting the course of citing the offending parties be-
fore the•ordinary Tribunals, would prejudge the question.
The Hon. Member was called upon to move an amendment,
but he declined.
The President read the 15th article of the law of the 25th of
March, the application of what hid been invoked. When he
came to the words " shall be summoned to the bar," several
voices on the right cried, " Summon them to the bar ! Summon
them to the bar !"
M. /qire d'Aubieres expatiated upon the insolent invectives
which had been levelled against the majority of the Chamber
by certain journals who were the organs of an opposition which
had voluntarily absented itself. They (the right side) bad been
held up to public hatred as enemies of the charter, and the par-
tisans of absolute power. lie (M. Andre d'Aubleres) demand-
ed ittho were the greatest enemies of liberty, they who violated
the charterby not fulfilling their duty towards their constitu-
ents, or they who discharged their duty as faithful Deputies ?
Who were the partisans of absolute power, a constitutional ma-
jority who defend the prerogatives of the Chamber, or a mi-
nority evidently unjust, since they place themselves in revolt
against the very principle of law, which recognizes that the ma-
jority decides. He concluded by voting for summoning the of-
fenders to the bar.
The Keeper of the Seals considered that an indictment before
the ordinary tribunals would be preferable, as the most impar-
tial course of proceeding, inasmuch as the Chamber would not
be a judge in his own cause.
Several other members briefly addressed the assembly. M.
Bazire dwelt upon the inconvenience of such an episode, at a
time when the Chamber was deprived of the presence of a great
number of its members.
A voice on the right—" Give yourself no uneasiness ; the
gentlemen of the left side will return to be present at the pro-
ceedings against the offenders."
The Assembly decided, by a strong majority, that the editor
of the Journal du Commerce should be indicted before the
ordinary tribunals, for the publication of the article above
extracted.

PA gis,MA Rat 1 6.--M.Ca rnareiro, Ex-Charge
d'Affaires trorn Spain to Vienna, arrived in Paris
on the 6th of this month, and departed yesterday
for Madrid.

Don Onis, Ex-Minister of Spain to London,
would depart to-day, but is detained by severe

ness.

The Court Royal assembled in solerim au -
dienee, haS confirmed the judgment which con-
demns M. Megallan, Editor of the Album, to
thirteen months' imprisonment, and a thousand
francs fine.

SPAIN.
We have received Madrid Papers to the 6

inst. The principal part of their contents have
already been anticipated ; but from the Espec-
tador, of the 3d, we copy the following interest-

ing particulars :
" In the Sitting of the Cortes of the 4th, the
following motion, made by Sr. Canga, 1% as ap-
proved, viz. ' I request that the Cortes will be
pleased to recommend to the Government the
formal conclusion of the treaty of alliance with
the' noble and brave Portuguese nation.'
" A proposition of Sr. Moore was read, in
which he stated, that as the removal of the Cor-
tes and Government to the city of Seville had

been resolved upon, as well as several other
measures intended to facilitate the same, it was
expedient to consider what was to,be done with

the number of prisoners confined in the capital
and other places, on charges of conspiracy, and
who, should the enemy advance, and liberate
them, would serve to swell its ranks ; he there-
fore wished the Cortes to take the subject into
consideration, and allow it to be submitted to a
spiciul Committee, or entrust the sane to the
Government, in order that they may take the ne-
cessary measures for the security of the prisoners.