Star.
London, England, 1814-07-09 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, JULY 5.
Count kuppin, and the Prince his son, dined yes-
taddy with the King at the 'lima!flies.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
SITTING OF TIM 4l "H JULY.
M. Vaunt rose to make the motion of which lie
had given notice. The liberty of the press, he said,
presented an important question, which has been
agitated in various countries, and which has always
been decided differently, according to times and
places. It was a question on which France had at
all times adopted only such measures as were dictated
by circumstances ; but we had never been called
upon to discuss it in a true point of view till now,
under the Prince who happily governs us. It was
he who proclaimed the liberty of the press, on the
very day of his glorious entry into his capital. It
was he who, in the ..:th article of the charter, has
• said—"Frenchmtn have a right to publish and pint
their opinions, while conforming to the laws which
must repress the abuse of-this liberty."
Here the Orator observed, that the phrase " Li-
berty of the Press" could hardly mean that the right
of publication should be exercised without responsi-
bility. Of all civilized nations, the English was that
which was governed upon the most liberal principles ;
but among them the abuses of publication were re-
pressed with severity. Among a crowd of examples,

he could mention the name ilf a celebrated authcr,'
who died in prison because he could nut pay the heavy
fine to which he was condemned.
The next question was, would it not be better to
prevent the evil, than to punish it after commission
He acknowledged that it would be desirable to abolish
the censorial power, that natural enemy of freedom
of thought and writii.g ; but that was not possible—
it was only necessary to set limits to the authority of
the censors : such was the only way of reconciling
the rights of authors with the interests of the state,
of religion, and of morals. The censorship, with pro.
per modifications, might he used, as physicians some.
times empley poisons in the composition of their me-'
dicines. He must also strongly contend that printers
should be Made responsible. Thus only a mound
could be raised against a torrent of worthless publica-
tions from so many pamphleteers. He concluded
with moving, that for the more ample discussion of
the su',j.cr, it should be sent tc a Committee, who
ruay examine the subject in all its bearings.
M. FAURE% motion was unanimously taken into
consideration, and sent to the bureaux.

M. DUbIOLARD.—A month has elapsed since the
Cohstitutional Charter, proclaimed in this Hall, gate
us a tiew political existence. The eyes of Europe are
fixed upon us. Our constituents expect improve-
ments .ia the various branches of the public admini-
stration. The time is come for probing the wounds
of the State. France survived, as if by miracle, the
convulsions of a long anarchy followed by a reign of
iron ; she has survived the most lavish waste of men
and property. She was menaced by general and
approaching disorganisation; she requires some grand
measure which may restore her to moral health. Of
palliatives and partial remedies, the effects would be
important, when the mass of humours is infected.-.-
Let us, then, see the whole extent of the evil. l knew'
how people were deceived by the 'expositions which
the late Government gave of the state of France ; the
truth was totally disfigured in those false and fantastic
statements. Bat a detailed and faithful picture is
necessary to our legislative labours. I move, there-
fore, that a humble address be presented to the King,
requesting that his Ministers may forthwith place un-
der
the eyes of the Chamber a picture of the state of
the kingdom, under all those views which interest the
Government and the general prosperity.
The motion was taken into consideration by the
Chamber, and will be discussed in toe bureaux.—
The printing of the speech was negatived by a small
majority.

THE EVENING STAR.

LON DON.

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1814.
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We have received Paris Papers to the Gth. They
contain some farther proceedings respecting the pro-
posed Laws for securing the Liberty of the Press,
but matters are evidently still crude and indigested.
In, a farewell Address to his Army, Marshal St'cIIET
informs the troops that they have been fighting for
many years for the repose of Europe : we dd.:l- from
his Excellency on this subject.

A Proclamation from the French Minister at Way
alludes to a spirit of disaffection to the BOUIUMS as
being manifested among the French prisoners of war,
who have returned hom this and other countries.—
These persons will of course be narrowly watched.

Since writilg the above we have received Paris
Papers one clay later : the Meniicur contains an Or.
Aonnan. ce_organiiino,7 the new Council of Stre.

In the Chamber ot Deputies, some judicious regu•
tatiohs have been made for the religioiss observance
of the Sabbath and other Holidays.
The new law regulating the Liberty of the Press
has at length made its appearance : it was presented
by the Abbe MONTESQUIEU in the sittings of Tuesday,
after an eloquent speech.
The la* enacts, that every work, consisting of up-
wards of thirty printed sheets, may be published,.
without previous examination or censure. A Censor-
ship is appuintcJ, hlwever, for publications of a more
limited number of. sheets. An Officer, called the
Director-General of Printed Works, is appointed, by
whom two or more Censors are to be selected,
front a list furnished by the King ; and if two
of these Censors judge the work to be libelous or
immoral, the Directot-General has a right to prevent
the printing. These CellS/TS are to report to the
Peers and Deputies the names of the works which
they have suppressed. No Journal or Periodical,
Work can appear, without the express authority of
the King.

Authors and Printers may demand the revision of
their Manuscripts by the Censors above mentioned ;
and in the event of their approval, the former are to
be free from all tut ther responsibility, except to indi-
viduals injured.
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All Booksellers and Printers must be licenced by,
and take the oath of allegiance to, the Kin 7. Licence
to be withdrawn on conviction of an infringement of
the L.tws of the Press.

Ail non-licenced printing-offices to be destroyed.
All books may be seized 'which do not bear the real
name ar.d address of the printer, or such as are made
the subject of legal complaint, for any part of their
contents.

A filc of 1000 francs fnr the first, and 2000 francs
for the second offence, is imposed upon every printer
who neglects to declare his intention of publishing
to the Director-General, or does not deposit with
him a copy of the work previous to publication.
The want of the Printer's name subjects him to a
penalty of 3000 fr.:ncs, awl a f.tlie name or address

,übjehs hiM to 6000 flacks penalty. Copies selted
for a contravention of the law of the above, to be re-
stored on payment of the Sm. All offences under
this Act to be punished by the correcti#nal Police.
The Law to endure for three years.
The King's Ministers having retired, the Lail was
referred to a Committee, and will be discussed at a
future Meeting.