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London, England, 1811-07-31 00:00:00

stars ti.ctDoliuttes- arcird in Oslone, and a great ,
number of Lilies and foreigners filled the public
and.,private tribune:.,'
Aster she ntilsutes were dnad, M. the President
spoke a. tol;owi:‘-.-

" GENTLIM Ni—The deputation which you c0m...:
iLissioned ro carry to:4lteKing of Rome the hotriage
of tl a 4.4egislative Body, -repaired this Meriting, .to
St. Cloud t 'none of ens-could behold withqiit a 164:.
.ly to crest this august' infant-, upou whom so many
desuilies repose, and whose age' inspires the most
tender sentitnents. .We hare boehe to him all your
serttiMents, Gentlemen, mixing wiiii them those
wishes which the love of int' own children is cal-
, culateil to -inspire, Madame,.,:the Governess, re-
ceived Olen), .and thanked uti• in the name of the
• YoOttglsince ;, thinbiless-,' it the same mime regret-
itetthat he was unable to join his personal
'Dents to: those which she expressed to the Le.
gislative Body."--(Applauses trout ail parts of the
hall.)
The discussion of a plan' relative to the exchanges
was the order of the day; and Gendebien, the
Reporter from 'the Commission of the Interior,
tog proposed its adoption, a scrutiny took place, and
the plan was adopted by atbajority of 331 to 3.
The Counts de Segnr, Corvetto, and Neri-Cor
sini, oratoisof the Council.of State, were intiod4cecl
with the decree for closing. the tijession; Which'
occasion, Count de Segur spoke. as follows .
" &Wrist:acts—We have. presented yOlt
year with but Jew plans of laws. No'w 'that the
codes Napoleon, of commerce, 44:c. areorganized
throughout the empire, it is natural -that the tabours
of the administration should aogment, and that of
the legislation diminish. The same activity which
in so few years ha* revised France, founded' the
most powerful and vast empire, re-erected timid-
UrS, raised justice, endowed the communes, ;inter-
sected France with roads and canals, levelled Moun-
tains; organized public institutions, and given
14rance'those wise •laws which other nations eihy;
and are eager to adopt ; the same atlivity,. I my,
must at present give motion to all these eleations,
ad‘anco all these establishments, and
,perfeci the
social edificethe bases of whiCh are laid. All the
sources of riches and prosperity are opened ;Crea-
tion is finished life commence.. the pros!'
number of laws we now offer you, proves how salu-
tary and alt.sufficienithose are which already exist ;
but if this Session, Gentlemen, has not been mark»
.
ed by the adoption of important laws, it will not on
that account be a le,s metnora-ble epoch for you. ,
Previous to opening it, the Emperor wished.
you should be collected round histhrotte ; be wished
to be sum rounded by you when he wept to *kiwi).
ple to return thanks to the Eternal foram `birtla of
that infant king, who has completed our•vvishes,'
and realized our hopes; you hare been witnesses of
that pottipous ceremony, the holiness of the place,-
the toti'vsty of the throne, the union of Princes, of
the Noullity, of the first corps of the empire;
,of the
ttvputies from the towns, the offering of .an infant
dedicated to God, by glory and virtue united.,
emotion of the Millinsrip,' and the acclamations of an,
nurntnise people, wiliclo on the same day' were re-
peated throughout the extent.of this vast einpir,—
„ttsts nouie and touching pictute is'.too deefq
graved irk your memories, to allow me to attempt to
retrace

" If I spoke of that universal sentitrient that ex-
cited the public happiness, I should but repeat yui.4
own. words, express, as every Frenchtnan does, the
joy that birth has caused which guarantees the Stijl.
(11),r., ()tour destiny, the duration of our glory j which
ehlistittii es. the happittess of our august Sovereign
`and his beloved constint.-. •

"Itviite midst of the I.efi• which. were given to
celebrate this great etent, the Emperor catrnfito
this pfiee : he 11413 informed. you of the tnotivei!of
high Policy which determined him to extend our
frontiers, and unit's. new provinces to the emplte.
His Majesty has de sciibed to you our Ilotieisliiog si-
tuation, the lisielity his allies the ilotyAf. his
armies,• and the prowerous stale of his finances. )t)
short, in announcing to you that he had ottlei4l hi*
Minister to place before you the expellees °(18p
~
and j 8 to. Ho Majesty informed you, that althOugu
he was obliged to place at the disposition tat` his
lusters an extraordinary .credit of 100 millions, he
did not ask any new impositions. his thusAlnit,
alter many, years of war, conghests, and creations,
our •Soveteign terminates .his discourse; whil,t Inc
Government who wishes 'to contend agasut him
every year demands new loans, imposts, and sacri-
fices, from the English people. A feW days after
that memorAble sitting, your deputation came to 1.4'
at ache foot of the throne the homage of your devo-
tion, your love; and.thrpugh your President, who
enjoys the esteem of our Munatch,
.and yone.ine-
,
rited confidence, you made k► own. the noble and
simple priticiples which guide, and the sentiments
that animate you. In that audience fou'experir
.enced fresh pledges of the paternal allection. of 'his
Majesty. , •

•-r The solemn forms of the opening cifyour •Seri!.
sion being fulfilled, the Miots,ter of the ii,teitor
great detail pointed out the situation of the empire.
.'•rixteen deparunents have been united to Fiance,
pioJucing a population of five Millions, and- a pi•
venue of ittia millions. The communications open-
ed between she Scheldt and the Baltic, between, the
north and southol Italy, reader our maritime sup.
plies independent of the enemy's squadrons.
.‘• ThrirMinister has spuken, to you at the progress
of thy :University, the orginazation of the Impe-
rial fjouris, which will restore to justice its torce and
dignity, and the creation of great seminaries; of the
acquisi,:on or ilie repairing or a number of churches,
ot -the successot industry which makes amends try
ttie.dibcerve;ri Is of gettiti..for privations which war
causes. , IJe has inturtned 'you of the 4111r10.4 4q
I,vorl{i OtlciartAieti to Construct bi WO, canals,
urain nutishes, enthellisto thelie works
have colt nearly 300 they tlitts'equal, in
' two yeati, the affirms which etc
~tetuivilY-madc
in a century. 5

i" You have not seen without surprise upon, rdi
the points of our cons; and frontiers, those fortitic3-
Omit which prudence ereas or repairs in the midst
of triumphs. The ,aaivity which reigns in alt the
porti, the works rinilertaken pt Antwerp, Flushing;
Cherbourg, ()stench rind 'rerneuse,.those, armaments
Which prepare tor aro future .succesbes of our nla-
.