The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-03 00:00:00

VILIMII"Eit rr,rng.

During the Sitting ot the 24th, Coupilly.
devricypeil proposition eouevrililig
the resportsihiliti-of Ministers. The follovriog
the.Projert of the Law.which he sllbloitted to
the Chamber ITN; thk picas! iilipoi.tant !..:o:+jeet
First l'itte.—Generitl rules tipoli the respotisibi-
.lty of 'Ministers.
Art. I.—All Ministers, According to the 13th
article of the Constitutional Charter, are [capon.
Violater is responsible for what is
done in hii department.

3.—Conformahly t 4 the 55th anal 56th articles
of the Conittlition3l Charter,, the Chamber of
Drinnits has the right of accusing Ministers for
acts of treason and extortion, And !Hinging them
before the Peers, who alone can try theru.
• 4 —No order of tile King coot take sway the
revoobibility from it Minister, ttor suspend the
prm,e”es tig.iimit him.
SCCCniI crimes for which A Minister
may he accused by the Chamber of Deputies he-
, -foie the Cinteoher of Peers.

. .
Ajiritttr itt, guilty of liigt trentutt,
lA. MAO tiy personal acts or ortiat, whether they be
given arrbelly,ne er countersigned by Gi n,knowingly,
yo Ity itta tily, itttd acies4herwitely,hceonspirss against the safety
of the prison, or that of the-ptesumptive Heir of the
'nod the iritirrior or eitcrit.r safety of the StAtt•
124: Witco by pest:mai ettsor eiders, whither they he given
rtoiitr, or signed F'4,titttilittteil by bitn,liiouingly,
)Itrikuily, and tress lierunsW h
attempts to Overthrow the
nom Authority, -the .Ivgitienite •order of. SIICCISSIOII to the
'i,,,iiouttt,t,u, the constitutional strsnbctlt at une of the three
• bcottiet of Legislet ire Powers,,

6.;.—A Minister .is guilty if treason (au second
ChrO whet► t y personal acts or orders, verbally
given, signed or enuntersigneti„by hirir, lthowingly,
voltintstrily)ertti treacheronsty,te tttmckr, the public
rights oreren.chrnen, ackuowledged and cense-,
crate d by tttt Char ter.

7.—A I,4liiii6ter to gtylity of extortion when he
&mantis duties or taxes •not istalahslitd by law,
When be nrderit Ot unthorizes persons to receive
them, when Ito spiiropritttes the Nods destined
for the exigences of the Stlte tc, other pureoes,
when be receives gifts • or promise* for doing or
ornittinvo att of his Ministry, ailtl when in..
directly takes ati interest iu the markets conoeetetl.
with his Niimittry, •

Third 71 Ile.—Of the Peaaltie3, Pardon, awl
Indemnities,

8.---The crimes specified in the first and second
paragraphs of the fifth article, under the qualifi-
cation of high treason, are punishable with death.
9.---The crimes designated in the fith article,
smiler the name of treason (au seetnd chef), irs
well itts those specified in the 7th article by the
"tame olexeortion, arc punishable either by fine,
it imprisonment in a strong pvisort, or by both,
liccaardiog to the case, The fine and its applica-
tion, as troll as the thtratiOn of the said imprison.
)atelat, will he determined by the sentence.
W.—The sentence shall not be susceptible of
,oppeal, its execution will he cOnfitted to tlic public
Ministry of the Court of Peers, but it must be re-
frrrertfiro to the King.
I itter declared guilty hy the Chun-
tier ut Peers, and whets the king shall think
fit to pardon, s.hall be restored by this pardon
alone to 411 his civil or political rights,

12.—The. Minister 'accused before the Chain.
ber of Peers and who shall be det:l4oVl 110110tK•
1/2t)ly aquitted,shalt be entitled to lan indemnity
At the expence of the State, , The court of Peers
will aWartl It him, mut 66pptieste the Kitt4 pf,
give the necessary orders a%Nard tae es.v,.
dented.

CIIANITSER C P DEPUTIF„It.

SITTINGOVTRZSOTII.

The Sitting commenced. at half past twelve.
The discnssion upon Biectinns wns con,
but k wrks uat tcrsninntcd ti hcn thatubi-r
tote et five o'clock.

Prciideva rinnuneeti, that the preteritation
of the Deputation to the King vitould prevent
titw astitinbiy (rout meeting, the next day, it Was
/14 ennierptence adjourned to ibe ?A of Sanuaty.
FRENCH' VITNIK

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fateuivcv ,ioustN*.l

Drc. ..?7.-L-Vite King% Xtethisty.
General hoe vklehTit these few in a
house in this ality, the tnairii part of the'edition
of •a horrible libel upon t he Royal Faini ly of France.
Measures. are taking to discover the authors or
editors of this wicked production, meatitiale, we
believe we turlY assure our readers, that Otis libel
is not from the prn of a Belgian. The AtfOrner.
General of the Criminal Tillynnal of Lotemburg,
Es going,to bring an action for calumny, before'
the Courts of this city, against the Authors of the
joune; for what thei published sgisinst him
in the sthir of the -giving up of Mr. Jenton.
Never at any `period, under any 6f the Go-
rerhments which Imre prevailed in helgium, were
out trihuniqs occupied with such scandalous af-
fAirs ; they become so frequent, that the organs
or juttke are Weary of

SE.coND orilmiT4TES-MTERAL,
' The Pt eiident announced that the Order of the
D4y il3 the discussion of the Law relative to the
celebration of Marriages, and that on the Proreet of
rAt Vr for the prohibition of the exportation of
corn by the land frontiers of the kingdoin. The
first Law was passed unaniniontly.
On the discussion being opened on the second
Law, Mr, Modem:amp spoke in the Dutch Lin-
guage. I4lr. Ileyphin followed bin, and in a hpeech
energetic and ,eloettent, and foil of
terrible truths on the actual situation of the
people, he traced, in a masterly manner, the state
of the Kingdom in the distressing circumstances
under which it labours. When 1 vote fur the
adoption of the project,'' said he at theconelusion,
" I shall certainly nut, be suspected of consider,
ing the law as sufficient; The shipwrecked map,
struggling 4gainst the fury o the wave.,,,, seizes
the plank, however frail, which offers itself to his
.sight ; it is thus that I take pleasure in, consider-
ing the Project as the prelude to, more efficacious
measures, which will doubtless be laid before the
States. General. But 1 shall uhstain front point:
ing out the evils which threaten us ; let us employ
our attention .on the safety of the' :State,
and let use make the nice of truth be-ard by
sll, those who must concnr in the formation
of the lstw ; let tit say that commeteild
interest of some individuals of a city, or even of
a prOvillet,• must yield to the preservation of the'
tratuinillity, or rtither :of the existence
kingdom." loud, Mehve fikJin wed, In tvhich,
some of the Dutch Members ;peaking in favour
of the general freedom of exportation, the an,
dieliCC to th'e galleries displayed the greatest
patience, and uttered loud untrinues of disappio-
hution, which obliged the President frequently to
call thein to order.

The Minister of the interior, who was present,
answered the objections of several Members,' es-
pecially those ot. Mr. Reyphin. His 14cel-
leney gave the Chamber the assurance, that his
Majesty has not suffered a single circumstance to
escape, to obviate the evil; aad that he U per-
suaded, that if the measure trues not produce the
desired effects hit Majesty will hasten to piopose
another. The debate being terminated, the Pre-
sident put the question upon the law, i
wh.Lb MIS
adopted, by a majority of 72 VtitCS to 2.

GHICNT, Dec. 29.--The excessive rise in the
price of corn at the irialLet, Is Friday, ba*
destroyed the jirteit hopes. The mercantile
spirit: triumphs. and the cause of the public- is'
adjourned. The corn is carrying off itt the Polders.
(lowlands) with an itlaiining activity. More than
A fourth of our population recervcs succeirra, end
utast renottuce the use of bread.

Ilausset.s, Dee. '28.--The 'Correctional Tr'.
hunal of Namur comic-tuned,' an thip 27th -ht.
November; three dealers Tit corn to a fine pt 3O'?
florinsfieuclk, for having, eontrary to the local rc-';
gulatiensi etittreil the Corn.marLet before'the
fixed hour.

The hectolitre of wheat *as aohl yesterhy at
the -rnalket of Ghent At folly francs. The seek
of potatoes-at siaten.

Mac. 3 fli3 Nrsioty the king, acconvui,d
by prince Frederick and the Grand A.l4r4hal of the
Palace, departed this arternooti for Luxemburg.
tis believed that the deplorable,situatiou of the
Grand Duchy, its respect to Atlbestence, is the
principal cause id this journey.

They write from Lille, that tire Frtnch Go/erti-
ment is going to revoke the 'prohibition of the
exportation of corn -to the kingdom, of the Ne-
therlands from ,France ; this measure teems t be
intended to render pull for that kingdom the Law
which has been Adopted by the Second Chamber
of the States-General, prohibiting theeriPortatioit
of corn to tile States borderin on our kingdoni
where such a prohibitiutt exists.