Star.
London, England, 1830-10-05 00:00:00

''ItANCE.

CHAMBER OF FEET—firrrixo or Ocr. I.
The President took the Chair at a quarter past one o'clock.
The Duke DE SAISAW, being called to take the oath, said.—l cond.
tier that no one has Authority to deprive me of my right. I come in virtue
of this right to fulfil the chief of my duties—that of saving my country,
a far as during the rest of my life I can do it with honour, by the only
means that is left me. A new oath is imposed upon me—an oath to
which you have submitted, and to which !assent. It requires obedience to
,tie laws; I see nothing more in it, since that prevails over every thing,'
And in all times, and all countries, the sovereign power grains to
the laws. lam ready to recognize it, and unite with all mole who,
with myself, are desirous of maintaining order and peace at bane and
abroad. It is from that alone, and Gorr, we have every thingto hope
but if I find enough of liberty for myself in the last Charter you have
Thule, I must say aloud, that, with the most profound maw I deplore
fur France, the attack made upon hereditary descent and the majesty
4+r the throne.
The Pawarozwit—Does the Duke de Saban take. the Oath?
The Duke de liaisakx—Yes, Bir.
The Oath was then read, and she Duke said, J. kis'''.
Messrs. de Clamant, Tonnerre, Choiseul Oouflia, and de Bournon.
fsale, sent their laths in writing.

blessra. de Vidlefranche, de Rosambo, and de Larochejaquclin, re-
fused to take the oath.

The PRESIDENT read a Message from the Chamber of Deputies
concerning the impeachment of Messrs. de Polignac, Chantelauze, Pey.
rennet, Guemon de Renville, d'Hausseg, Capel, and Montbel, and said:
—This is the first time, Gentlemen, that the Chamber of Peers has ex-
ercised its right of sitting in judgment on Ministers. According to
the ancient Charter, the right of constituting the Chamber of Peers
a Court of Justice belonged to the Ring alone; but at present the
three powers posses this right ; I think, therefore, that we should
acknowledge the reception of the Message, and, at the same
time, announce to the Chamber of Deputies that the Chamber
of Peers is constituted a Court of Justice. I propose, then, the
following Resolution:—" The Chamber, considering the Message
addressed to it under the date of Sept. 30, communicating the Resolution
formed by the Chamber of Deputies in its sitting of the 28th of the same
month, and the nomination of Commissioners charged to conduct and
support the impeachment contained in the said Resolution, resolves,
that in order to proceed as is due and meet upon the odd Resolution, it
will assemble as a Court of Justice on Monday next, Oct. 4, at noon.—
It likewise resolves, that the President shall wait upon the King to make
known to him the present decree, and that the Chamber of Deputies
shall be informed thetas( by a Message.'
M. Boner D'A motes said r AII justice emanates from the King.
and it is to the King alone that still belongs the right of constituting us
a Court of Justice. The Chamber of Deputies has exceeded Its powers,
and I vote against the Message being taken into consideration.
The Count de PONTICOULANT replied—Without doubt all ls-
tiee emanates from the King, but without it being possible to overlook
the rights of the other To arraign Ministers before the Cham-
ber of Peers is to arrainntheir acts, their deeds, and their persons. In
the;difFerent trials that have taken place since 1816, the Chamber has ren-
dered its decisions without the formula imposed on (Winery tribunals.
According to the terms of the article of the Charter which invested us
with the right of judging, the Chamber of Deputies has the right of
impeaching and =signing ; that is to say, of delivering to us the
impeachment and the persons Impeached. Itt was necessary for it to
proceed in a manner analogous to the Chambres d'Accusation ;
and this is what it has accomplished. There is then nothing to I
be considered illegal in its conduct. Perhaps the Noble Peer
means to say that the Chamber of Deputies had not the right to nomi-
nate Commissioners to conduct the proceedings. But what is the part
it has to perform ? It acts in the name of France. We cannot ad-
mit the intervention of those legal personages called Gen, du Roi,
because the Charter assigns in these cases of high prosecution, the
surveillance of the public interests to the Chamber of Deputies,
who impeach Ministers and become the organ of the public pier.
laces. The Chamber in such eases fulfils die duties that are com-
monly fulfilled by the Attorney-General, and hence has followed the
only course it had to pursue. There is, therefore. nothing illegal in
this second point.
The PRESIDENT said—The Chamber has certainly the right to im-
peach Ministers. If it were necessary to ask the King's authorisa-
tion, it migh happen that he would refuse this authorisation. The
right of the Chamber would then become illusory. The Chamber
of Peers may certainly constitute itself a Court of Justice without
encroaching on the Royal Prerogative.
M. DE PARANTI thought that the Chamber should at least inform
the King that it bad constituted itself into a Court of Justice.
The Count DI PONTECOVLANT seconded the proposition.
M. D'Aaaatow having remarked that the delay fixed till Monday
oily way very brief, as it would be necessary to convoke all the mem-
bers of the Chamber.

The PRESIDENT replied that, as soon m the Chamber shouted have
constituted itself into a Court of Justice be would invite all the Noble
Peers to assemble.

The President's proposition was that put and adopted.
Marshal Jourdan brought up the &port of the Committee ap-
pointed to examine the Law Project relative to the annual vote of the
contingent of the army, the adoption of which wu recommended._
Ordered to be printed.
The Count de Germiny brought up the Report of the Petition Com-
mittee, but none of the Petitions reported presented any points of general
interest.—Adjourned.