The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAY. 7.

The Chamber proceeded to the election of a
Vice-President, in the room of M. Faget de More,
deceased.

o,t the first Appel Nominal there were 195
voters, absolute -nnjority 98. The result was,
or M. Ravez 86 ; MM. t,le ,Villele 64 ; Lafi!te
17 ; Roi 12 ; Rove•-Collard 3 ; Courvoisier. 3 ;
the Di,ke Trevise 3 ; Camille-Jordan 3, &c.
A second scrutiny was resorted to ; number of
voters 206. There appeared for M. Ravez 108;
M. (le Villele 64 ; M. L4fitte 17 ; M. Roy 9, &c.
M. Ravez was declared duly elected.

The Count de Ambrogeac reported from the
Committee on the Projet, of the Law respecting
Recruitment. The Report, after dwelling upon
the difficulties which the consideration of the sub-
ject involved; proposes to alter the first article,
so that young men drawn by ballot in each year
may be distributed amongst._ all the different corps
of the army according to the wants of each. Se-
veral other amendments. were suggested in the
Report respecting the details of the• ballot, the
exceptions, Sze. ; and one, purporting that the
soldiers whose terms of service had expired,
should not be discharged in time of war,, till the
arrival of the contingent by which they were to
replaced.
The Report gnus oft to spprove generally of
the Projet, hot suggesting some amendments, and
recommending the suppression of the whole of the
Title 6, respecting the promotion of Officers, on
the ground of its interfering with the King's pre-
rogative. Instead of the latter, the -Committee
propose substitute tl,e following :7—
Art. 27. No one can he an officer, unless he has served
four years, including two years service as a sub-officer, or
sinless lie has for two years gone through the exercises of the
Special. Military schools,, and satisfactorily answered their
exannoations. A third of the Vacant Sub-Lientenancies
shall he given to-Sub-Officers.

The Chamber ordered the printing of the Re-
port, and of the amended Projet.
Immediately .atterwards a great, number of
Members presented themselves at the Bureau, to
the right and left, to inscribe their names.
Wednesday next was fixed -for the discussion.
Adjourned. ---
PARIS, JAN S.—The Committee on the Budget
has appointed the Duke de Gaete it President, and
the Count de Beugnot its Secretary.
The Duke of Wellington dined last Thursday
with the Count de Cazes, the Minister of General
Police, and -on Saturday was present at a ball
given by his Excellency.
By a Royal Ordonnance published' yesterday
the number of Officers on the Staff of the Royal
Artillery is reduced from 345 to 300, and the
others in proportion.
The labours of the Committee of the Chamber
of Deputies on the Concordat are nearly termi-
nated. M. Despaty is said to be appointed
reporter.
From Antwerp, the 3d instant, we learn that
there had been a serious affray between the sof-
'tilers of the garrison there and the inhabitants,
in which several of the former had been killed.
and others dangerously wounded.
Letters from Bayonne state,. that it is intended
to confine Las Casas in the fortress of Keeuigin
Gratz, in Bohemia.

The Duy of Algiers has by an Ordonnance es-
tablished a maximum for all articles coming to
ma rt t.

The King had a slight attack of the gout yes-
terday morning. The Council of Ministers sum-
moned for yesterday was postponed.
M. de Maubreuil is said to have gone towards
Antwerp, supposed with the intention of embark-
ing- there.
Letters from Rhodez state, that Madame Man-
son had withdrawn her appeal against being put
in accusation. She persists in promising for the
Assizes of Albi the disclosure of the whole truth.
Private letters from the North of Germany
state, that there is a strong opposition party in
the Chamber • of Nobles in the Swedish Diet,
headed by Baron Louis de Stael Holstein.
A letter from Frankfort states, that M. Felix
Desportes had been set at liberty, on condition of
quitting that city in 24 hours.
The cause between the Duke of Orleans and M.
Jullien came on yesterday by appeal before the
first Chamber of the Tribunal de Premiere In-
stance. M. 'frillier spoke for three hours on be-
half of M. Jullien. The further heating was post-
poned for eight days,

WARSAW, llEc. I9.—The Emperor is expected
here by the end of March. His Imperial Majesty
is expected to remain here during April, and to
return to Petersborgh in May. It is said the
King of Plussia will about that period proceed to
Petersburgh. The assembly of Sovereigns, not-
withstanding what has been said in some of the
Journals, will take place in time autumn.
GIBRALTAR, DEC. Is.—The object of .the two
Portuguese frigates which have anchored here, is
to prevent the Tunisian Corsairs from passing time
Straits. Should the Bey of Tunis obstinately re-
fuse to renew time truce with Portugal, it is said
that other vessels of war will sail from Lisbon to

W►'e received yesterday three day's Paris Papers,
to Thurday last inclusive.' Those of Friday, which
were doe this morning, have not come to band.
The l'rojet respecting the Press was piesente,sl
to the Chamber of Peers on Monday last, as,
adopted by the Chamber oF Deputies. The dis-
cussion W 35 fixed for Thursday.
In.the Chamber of Deputies, on, Wednesday,
the Report was made flow the Committee on
the Pro:,'..t relative to recruitment. The Commit-
tee recommend some amendments, particularly
-one for distm:buting amongst all the corps of time
army the young men raised by Ballot in the re-
sjiectivc departments, and another respecting the
promotion of officers who are to be taken either
from the sub-officers of the army, or the scholars
of the military schools, one-third of the vacant
lieutenancies to be given to sub-officers. The dis-
cussion was fixed for Wednesday next.
The report of a meeting of the Allied Sove-
reigns is again renewed, and it is asserted will
take place in the ensuing autumn.

For the deuils from the Journals, we refer our
Readers to another column.

FIVE PER CENTS:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday..

65 f. 15 e.
65 f. 45 c.
65 f. 60 c.

By the latest advises from ITAYrt, we learn that
all was tranvil. CIIRISTOPM3 and PBTIoN have
each their out-posts, and marauders. were occa-
sionally taken by both ; but no active warfare.—
The letter we received is dated the 6th of No-
vember. -

New York Papers to the 10th ult. arrived this

morning.

The Norfolkld of Dec. 12, says; ".the
frost has never; within our recollection, been so
severe at the early period of the season as during
the last five ►lays ; the ice on the ponds in the
nei;•l►bonrl►ood have been Of a sufficient thickness
to admit of good skaiting, a circumstance scarcely
ever known here until after Christmas."

A Letter from Quebec, dated Dec. 4, states,
the %vitaer is fairly set in, as may be seen by the
state of the thermometer. We believe the last
vessel that will sail this year left the Port `ester-
day. This morning ai BA. N. the thermometer
ryas at 3-.1 below 0.

THREE O'CLOCK.

We have just been assured, that tht: parag!apli
in The .tiorning Chronicle of this day, and .other
Papers, stating that " Ministers have agreed with
the Governors and Directors of Oie Bank, to in-
troduce a Bill into Parliament, to continue the
Restriction of Cash for two years more, from the
month of July next, at %%ilich time the present
Restriction expires," IS
,WITHOUT FOUNDATION.