The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-26 00:00:00

NEAPOLITAN CONSTITUTION.

The following history of the Neapolitan eon!.
signed by Murat, is said to have been
written by Agar, who drew it up. The article
is 'extracted front thee German Observer

Ou his arrival at Naples, M. Agar proce,ded to
regulate the finances, which Joseph and litederer
had frit to gloat disorder, and to form a statistical
register, the plain of which lit had taken with him
twin Dusseldorf. While proceeding %‘'ith tl,ese.la-
beurs, a Constitution Maine also the subject of
consideration, and M Apr was commissioned by
Joachim tas draw lip tilt plan atone. He accordiogly
did prepane ahhsa, thofigh it has been constantly asa
soled ofifve Ministers, that theyoid not wish to have
say Constitution; but iiu doing this, ha had it in
view to give mote regularity and certainty to their
administration. The mist°, tune waSt that the King
too was constantly impelled 14 a certain restless-
DeSs, was every day for making some new law, or
new arrangemenrl and would not give tine for
the old last's id take root, and prove their effect
on society by their Operation. It was Agar's inten-
tion that the constitution sloiold correct the rapid
and destructive movement of the State machine.
It was necessary, he said; that power sl dald be
limited., to prevent its breaking by its own weight.
Had there been a constitution, we should still
have governed in Naples. The King had all
the properties of a good ruler, except that of
having been born to the throne. The view
lie took of affairs was penetrating and just, and he
had an excellent heart. He, however, did not like
the idea of limiting his authority by a constitu-
tion. He did not perceive that an hereditary Mo-
narchy cannot now subsist unless governed by firm
Jaws. Several persons who had access to him
confirmed him in the opinion that he ought to be
an absolute Sovereign, anti untortmottely lie relied
touch on police espionage. By that system men
often insinuated themselves into the Cabinet of
the Prince iyho ought not to have been admitted
there, and enjoyed a confidence they did not merit.
Nothing was done with respect to the Constitu-
it was always postponed, as utually is the
,se when men have neither the courage to do a
great action, nor to say it shalt not be done.—
Buonapatte returned front Elba ; the King al-
lowed himself to be drawn into the whirlpool.
WhLti we were beaten, and all flying, he called
Ire to nun anti said, " My dear Count Mosburgh,
draw up a constitution." Every one who saw
tnia flight, and knew Naples, was convinced that
the Government could nut subsist there above
three days longer. The other Ministers, who were
Neapolitans by birth, urged me to execute the
King's older. " It is the last service," said they,
f: that you can do the country. If the constitu-
:iou be completed, we may perhaps prevail on the
new Sovereign to accept it."

DM in}; the retreat Agar prepared the outline
of the Constitution. When the King returned
to Naples he signed several blank sheets of paper,
slid left the city in order to embark. On his de-
parture he desired Agar to bring away with him-
sell tbe portrait of his mother (who bad been dead
some years), which hung in his bed-chamber. A
Council of State was called. The Constitution, as
Agar had drawn it np,was adopted with a few alter-
ation!, transcribed on the blank sheets of paper
which the King had signed and sent to the press.
Agar, %vim had now completed his labours at
Naples--who had paid off 100 millions of old
debts, and 10 millions which King Joseph bad
contracted before he %cent to Spain, proceeded to
the King's bed-chamber, cut the picture of his
mother ont of the frame, rolled it up, and left
the palace. The constitution was printed, pro-
tnulgaLd, and posted up all over the town. With-

.
In 24. hourslfrer, on the colranCe of `tiit Ao4tr;an
araty, the people of Naples tore down the cialsti-
tution and trampled it under their feet.
k,.. WISBADEtt, AUG. 15.—1 t is said there Wks a
ilisturbance ycsterctay at the Corn-market at Mentz.
The Makituilists found the prices on,lntable to
their specOlations, and tried to raise them. The
peasantt asking '9 florins for a challEr orcOrn, a
servant of The circumcised and uncircumcised
Jews offered 15, and had some sticks put by for
his account at that price. Somebody -not in the
secret heard the affair, and struck the servant of
usury. A mob collected, as usual 00 'such occa-
sions ; indignation against all those who, rig lit
or wrong, were reported to be monopolists in
corn (called in German Corn Jews), bloke out,
houses were attacked, windows broken, and many
persons ill treated. The persons attacked called
soldiers to their aid, and the garrison was under'
arms till after sun set.—(Frankfort Gazette, Au- -
gust 17 )
GHENT, AUG. 23.—The celebrated Carnot
leads a very retired life at Magdeburg ; be goes
but little into company, chooses the most reined
places for his walks, but is much employed in his
Cabkiet. It is 'said that be is On the point of
finishing a most important work on the French
Revolution : it embraces, it is said, every thing
of the most consequence, from 1789 to the second
restoration in 1815. Such a work must be highly
iii cresting, the author having been almost always
an actor or a spectator in the great events of that
period..

We learn from Antwerp that M. Regnante de
St. Jean d'Angely, whom some writers represent
as mad, arrived un Sunday in that city from New
Yolk. He is going to Aix-la-Chapelle to his
wife, who is ill there.

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