Star.
London, England, 1815-06-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, JUNE a.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, the Members of the
Chamber of Representatives and' of the Council of
State were introduced unto the Hall of the Represen•
wives, and took the places assigned to them on the
rig, ,t and heft of the throne. The Itopri!s:l4atives
oceupieti 111 the rest of the interior .. tile ll dl.
Cur galleries, nasally public, were oiled b) about
300 persoits. A large gallery was reserved for their
Imperial Highnesses Madame Mother, the Princess
Hortense, and the Ladies, of their Court. The seat
of the Princess Joseph Ad remainC— vacant.
At halt-past tour, the Emperor, preceded by he-
ralds at mass, pages, Ministers, Marshals, and two
of the Princes his brothers, *entered, amidst unani-
moos acclainatioas. All the spectators spontaneously
rose.

M. Cauchy, Secretary of the Chamber of leers,
-and M. B.J'•ch, Secretary of that a Itepreseptativee.
then successively read the lists, and each -Member
took the oath, in the following form : 44 1 swear obe-
dience to the Constitutions of the Empire, ♦tld fide-
lity to the Emperor."
This certmony being ended, the Emperor took off
his hat, sainted the assembly, and then covering him-
self again, delivered the following speech : •••••
46 GENTLEMEN OF THE CH AMBER OF PEERS; AND
GEN/ LEMEN OF THE CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES
Within the last three months, existing circum-
stances and the confidence Of the nation have aga:n
invested me with unlimited authority. The present
day will behold the fulfilment of the wish dearest to
my heart. lam now gciog to commence a Ci,nsii-
tittional Monarchy.—Mortals are to weak to insure
future events ; it is solely the legal institutions which
determine the destinies of nations. M in:itchy is ne-
cessary to France to guarantee the liberty, the inde.
pendence, and the riguts of the people.— Our Con-
stitution and Laws have been scattered ; one of our
most important occupations will be to collect them
into a solid body, and to bring the whole within the
reach of every mind. This work will recommend
the present age to the gratitude of future generati ins.
It is my wish that France should enjoy all possible
liberty.—l say possible, because anarchy always re-
solves itself into an absolute Government.—A for-
midable coalitionof Kings threaten our independence;
their armies are approaching our frontiers.
66 The frigate la Melpomene has been attacked
and captured in the Mediterranean, alter a sangui-
nary action with an English ship of 74. guns. Blood
has been shed in time of peace.
66 Our enemies reckoti on our internal divisions.—
They excite and foment a civil war. Assemblages
have been formed, and communications are carried
on with Ghent, in' the same manner as with Coblentz
i11179`4. Legislative measures are, therefore, become
indispensably necessary ; and I place my confidence,
without reserve, in your patriotism, your wisdom,
and your attachment to my person.
64 The Liberty of the Press is inherent in our pre-
sent Constitution t nor can any change be made in
it. without altering our whole political system ; but
it must be sthject to legal restrictions; more espe-
cially iu the present state of the nation. I therefore
recommend tl4is important matter to your serious
consideration.

*$ My Ministers will inform you of the situation of
our ail sirs.

The finances would be in a satisfactory state,
ezcept from the increase of expense which the pre-
sent circumstances render necessary ; yet we might
face every thing if tht receipts contained in the budget
were all icaliaaute within the year. It is to the means
of arrivi.tg at this result, that my Minister ul Fi-
nance will ditett your attention. It is pu.sinle that
the first duty of Princes may call me to tigtlt for the
country. The army and myselt will do our duty.—
Peet Representatives, give to the nation an exan.
pie of confidence, energy, and patriotism ; and, tike
the Roman senate, swear to die, rather tit 'n survive
the disliqnour and enslaving of Fiance.— File sawed
C 41156: of the country shall tiriutlipli."
Thu di,course wits ti,howed by cries of " Vive
l'Emperettt ! Vive l'hiperattice I Vive la Famjile
Vtve la ratite ! Vive la N4LIOD 1"--The

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same acclamations, the same transports, followed Ma
Majesty when passing through the crowd of the De-
puties as he left the Hall. The President re con-
ducted the Emperor at the head of the Deputation.
Returning to the Assembly, he declared the Sittitiq
to be terminated, and that of the morrow tanuld
commence at noon. The Order of the Day will pro,
bably be the nomination of a Commission to draw Lip
an address to his Majesty.
A letter of the 30th ult. from INeimei, in the
Morbihan, says, " About 2,500 incur gents enter-4
this place this morning. They carried nil with them
all the public money, and all the tobacco in the ware.
houses and retail shops, and rArcheil in the direction
of Josselin."

The Cummiciien of nigh Police in the 16th Mi•
litary Division has adopted the must ererpeitc mea-
sures far punishing the disaffected, and preve::ti;:g
desertion from the army.

Letters of the 2d instant from the head (Natters it
Laun give the most gratifyinT account,, of t!'r;.).
sition which animates the troops, and tio•parripic a.,
dour of the peas tntry and other inhab:;,:as of 01 it
part of the country.

[COURIER EX ru AORDINARY or TUMMY :40RN13r;.1
All the Emperor's equipages have v-Ine
for I.:ton, And others kr Stra,burg.
his Majesty will set off immediately.
About M) brigands have :Abed the diligence fr..ra
Rennes to Nantes.

All the fo,it gendarmerie of BAynnnt: have re.
ceived orders to repair to Po criers.

King Murat, in order to instp-e a alle trivip. ti,
France, availed himself of an EngliO: pats inn
vered to a French officer.

The King of Sardinia has just decree kr
competing all Foreigners to quit Pic,!in,:nt.
A letter from Befort, of the '2(I insure, anelences
that a tarps of the Austrian army havint passed the
Rhine, betw.en litiningueti and Oilm.r, was al.
tacked by t!te Freuei troops, ;tad screed to recess
the liver with corisiderabo loss.

Ti,e Journal ells D:tx Sevres contains the fol!iwine
informa.on

" rellis have evacivited Bre:suite. and erPn
Ole northern past of the dep it tment of Deux Sevres
appears, at the present moment to enjoy a cortrira-
rive degree of tranquillity ; but, accordina; to al letter
from Lucon, dated the 30:h of May, it /Mould
pear, that the nimble% is La V.ndee ..re not I.kely
lind a speedy termination. Th.! Itlyalists are
force at Motitaign. They occupy St. Form sr, and 3
considerable pan of the road tram Napale..n to
Nantes.

" Letters of a st'll later date fiom Napolcen men-
tion a debarkation of tro bps, %urposed to be Vora,-
gu.!se, near the Sables d'Olottlie ; wh;ch is said to
have taken place between the Ist and 4th of Jun?,
when dams and ammunition were likewise landed;
and in consequence whereof, nearly all the rebels
have moved in the same direction.

We hope that this junction will not be effected,
as General Travot is in that dirstrict, with a iirc:
of 4or 5,000 men. A strong detachment • t gcns
d'armes arrived at Parthenay so early as Thursday
last ; and at the very time of the fair being held at
Niort, the gent d'armes passed through Niort is
post•chaises.
44 The vigorous measures taken give us room to
hope that this war in the new Vendee will speedily be
terminated."

It appears that the accident which on Tues.lay
gave rise t-.) the rumour of an intermit machine, ur,•
ginated in the circumstance of x Saxon chemit, cf
the name of Sahla, carrying about with him a d;to•
nating substance, with which he was making
ments. He had been proposing to the 111inis:cr a:
War, to form of it a more dew uctive engine than
the Congreve rocket.