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London, England, 1830-09-22 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

- FRANCE.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—ER.--firrunro or Bzrr. 18.
M. LATITTE, President.
The sittings opened at one o'clock.--M. Etienne reported various per.
&ions, and read several addresses from different towns in France, ap-
proving all the acts of the Chamber until the present moment, for the
maintenance of order and liberty. After various peddens had been read,
and referred to the respective depectinents. the Minister of the Interior
rose to make a communication from the Government on the subject of
the importation of foreign ;corn, in which, after remarking upon the
inapalides of the harvests, and the difficulty of legislating upon the
subject, he observed that it would probably be necessary In the present
year to have recourse to foreign corn. The powers of indigenous caw
would suffer but little from the circumstance. owing to the expense of
transporting foreign grain into the interior. It was, however, necessary
to facilitate the introduction of foreign corn into France by diminish-
ing:the duties on importation, and by fixing the different rates
according to the ports at which the importation would take place. The
Minister then read a project, which settled the variable duty on the
land frontier, like that by sea, at from a maximum of three francs the
hectolitre, to a minimum of 25 cents. the duty to be augnienteda franc
on corn brought by vessels bearing a foreign flag. The regulation to
take effect from the 30th June, 1831.
Baron Lome, Minister of Finance, rose to make a Ministerial
communication. Commerce, he observed, is still impeded by a num.
ber of temporary obstacles, which is not extraordinary after a came-
don which has overthrown one Throne and established another. The
natural result of this !inquietude is a ferment which is certainly un.
founded, seeing the alacrity with which foreign powers render
h
to our efforts, and enter into political relations with the Min:re
French. This inquietude is still less justified by our political situ.
ation ; yet commerce immediately suffers, and has addressed itself to
the new Government for assistance. It certainly belongs not to Go.
vernment to interfere with commercial proceedings, and under any other
circumstances we should have refused to lend from the public purses but
an extraordinary crisis claims a prompt attention, and, thus impelled,
we have the honour to submit the following Project of a Law s—
" Art. 1. The Minister of Finance is authorised to guarantee loans
and advances for the benefit of commerce and industry, to the amount of
60 millions.

" Art. 2. These loans or advances to be made in such a manner that
the state will in no cue suffer from the losses which may result from
the said advance of CO millions.

" Art. 3. In the towns wherein au& eminence will be necessary, com-
mittees shall be formed under the directions of the Prefects, composed of
the principal merchants, who shall form a loan committee.
" Art. 4. Every loan or advance can be made only on the security of
goods, merchandise, or other value, at least equal to the amount of the
sum lent or advanced.

" Art. b. The payment of the lows which may result from this
guarantee will not be called for until the expiradon of two years. This,
payment will be realised by a vote of credit, which will be demanded
from the Chambers.

The Minister of Finance then explained the intend= of another law,
sanctioning the proceedings of the previous Minister in respect to the
affairs of Africa, and to request a new vote of credit. The fruits of the
conquest would certainly have paid the expense of it had the probity of
the agents been more general. After some financial explanation, the
hearing of petitions was resumed. Of that it will be necessaty only to
notice the following t
The Sienr Fremont, of St. Aubin, demands the revocation of the law
of the lith May, 1816, which forbade divorce or any act authorizing a
judicial separation front his wife. The petitioner represented that ha was
married while divorce was legal, and he had very powerful reasons for
wishing to be divorced from his wife.
M. Manz)/ DE Mox-mx, who prenatal this petition, moved that
it be referred to the Keeper of the Seals.
31. &MUM DE BALVEkTE—When the law of divorce was abro.
gated, many persons were in progress of obtaining them. A man fot
whom I hold a petition, resembling that at present under consideration,
was in this situation; and although sixteen yeats have elapsed since the
law of divorce was abolished, both husband and wife are anxious for the
re-establishment of the law of divorce. (A laugh.) I request the
Chamber will send this petition with the other, to the Keeper of the
Seals.

81. DE Noarr.r.Es—The subject of divorce has been examined only
In a religious point of view ; but there exist many other important con-
siderations which have led to Its abrogation—the connexion of families
and the interests of children. The Committee has given this subject
too little consideration. I move the previous question.
Many voices—To the vote...-to the vote.
The order of the day was then moved and rejected, and the petition
referred agreeably to the motion. After hearing many other petitions,
the sittings terminated.