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London, England, 1819-04-23 00:00:00

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LONDON.

FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1819.

TIIE FUNDS.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLecit:
Bank Stock 251-3 per Ct. Reduced 71}
S ixx Cent. Consols 72+,
-er Cent. 80; 80-4 per Cent. 8913081
5 per Cent. Navy 104{
Bank Long Annuities 18 11-16
India Bonds 33 5 30 premium
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 4 3 prc:nium
Commercial 24 23 SO discount
Consols for Acct. 711.74

tet
Rumour states.that when the Bank Comma
both Houses of Parliament separated, before ti
lidays, it was understood that the Chairmen we:el
prepare a Report founded on Resolutions, thatG
velment should pay in the present three, and jo
next year five millions of the debt due to the 111:

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that the Bank should open for payments'in eci!;
the Ist of January next, at the rate of 81s. 1.,/
for standard 'gold, and that this rate oaou.d
dually be lowered in the next two years to Cle
price of 775. But, the substance of the intende,t.
port having been communicated to the Bank,
body, it is said, intimated to the Committee, 61,
meeting again yesterday, the ihtention of the 1)::,
tors to give their most determined oppositits
any measures' founded on such a principle.
say, " Pay us what you owe ; leave us to the in
pendent management of our own affairs ;
time may neither beso far distant, nor the ditfic4
so great to the resumption of cash-payments, as
anticipated."

The Paris Papers of Tuesday arrived this n
THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
Resumed on Monday the discussion of the

of Law on the Press. Notwithstanding the r
of M. LATNE'S motion on Saturday for ti:e is

of the word " Religion" in ArticleS, another 'tine
meat of a similar nature was now pmposei s
more success by M. D'HatrErtonte: This 110
ber moved that the clause should' run as follows
,"Every outrage to public morality, to religious'
ralky, and to good manners, shall be PuniilicA,',
M. Postmann' and M. .MARCELLUS rapportel
amendment.

The KEEPER of the SEALS conceived that the tel
Public Morality, comprehended religious
but as the amendment'appeared to accord wit:
wish of many Members, ise would not oppose it;
would merely" suggest, as less plees4stic, the
should run W Every ontrige- porn 1
religioui moraWlce.
M. Coustvetalia, theAtieSitti oi the Law,
of the swim'. opinion *kb' oi 'raper of the &
as to the necessity of the Adidas, and therefore'
would not oppose it.
The PRESIDENT then put the Amendment toi
vote in the terms suggested by the Keeper of I
Seals, and acceded to by M. de Hautefeuille ; and
was adopted by a large majority, only a few Me
hers on the left rising for the negative.
Article 10 was adopted without discussion.
Article 11 bears, that " defamation or ;ajar!
wards the Members of the Royal Emily, 511411
punished with an imprisonment of from three nor;

to three years, and a fine of from 300 francs to;
francs. The Commissioner proposed three met
ments-Ist, That in place of the words " defier
tion or injury," there should be substituted c 6
sive or injurious imputation or allegation."--`.
That the minimum of imprisonment should he
duced to one month.-3d, That the minimum
fine should be reduced from 300 fr. to 100 fr.--. 1
whole of these amendments were then adopted.
Article 12. Adopted with a merely verbal amct
meet ; and Article 15, (which succeeded Art. IV,
the order of discussion), stood in these terms: ‘, 1
famation or injury towards the Sovereigns and Ch.
of foreign Governments, shall be punished with
imprisonment of from three months to three yea
and a fine of frosi-300 to 5,0d0 francs.
The Commission - proposed the same amendmo:
on this Article as on Article 11.

M. 131.-akroti demanded its entire suppression, as
inconvenient and dangerous latitude. Enghinki
no positive law on this subject, and neither
France ; the Judges there are obliged to lak !
their rule of decision, in such cares, to theccTZ
law. At all events it ought only to be adu.pteJ
der condition of a reciprocity ors the paa of c
countries.

The KEEPER of the SEALS replied.—The ,91.4ect
of M. Bignon might, he thought, be ;net by the
section of the words personal ores w, towatJt
Sovereigns," &c. which there can be no doubt uu;

to be provided against.
M. BIGNON moved an amendment accordingly
these terms, which was adopted.
_ . .

Article 13 (Article 9 of the original Projet)
rise to a long verbal discussion, of no interca,
iris Molly adoptect in the tarns ptoposesi by
Commission."
Articles I*ls, win IS, }9, aod,9,o,.ivqe
sueeetilvely adopted;" *ids sto isker material Arne-