Star.
London, England, 1816-12-17 00:00:00

. . FRENCH PAPERS.
~This morning we received she Paris Papers of Fri.
da'y and Saturday. They do mit present us "Pith
intelligence of much interest. The crimes of murder,
robbery, and suiside, seem to become more frequent
every day. The private Lessen continue to be more
interesting. We have given one of considerable im-
portance in another column.
PARIS, DECEMBER IS.
We learn front Perpignan that the dislocation of
the Spanish army, and its dispersion through the
various provinces of the Kingdom. terminated at the
beginning of this month. Catalonia, as one of the
richest provinces, has received a larger contingent
than the other Provinces, although it is little propor-
tioned to its extent, and the number of the strong
places in this part of Spain.
EDSIUND BoNAVENTCRE CmCnutts, born at Arcis•
cur-Aube, formerly Deputy to the National Conven-
tion, banished from France as one of the Regicides,
died at Brussels on the 6411 of December, aged 63.
It was he who made the famous Report on the Pa-
pers found in the house of Robespierre. and it was
in the house of Courtirs that the testament of the
Queen was found, at the commencement of the pre-
, senryear.
COURIER EXTRAIIIRDINARY OF SATI:nnaY MORNING.
A Royal Ordinance has been published to extend
the exemption from tonnage duties to foreign vessels
entering" all the Ports of France to take on board
cargoes of salt. By the former Ordinance, such ves-
sels only as entered the Ports of the Mediterranean,
were exempted.
Yesterday several corps of troops ex-cutcd ma-
, nceovres in the Plains of Grenelle ; the Princes were
present.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
!SITTING OF THE 12rn OF DECL,IBER.

The Chamber opened at a quarter past one.
The Order of the Day called for the communica-
tion of the Ministers, and the Report of the Com-
mission of Petitions.
Count Coavrrro, Minister of Finance, and Baron
Durant; Councillor of State, were introduced.
Count Convert%) ascended the Tribune, and spoke
as follows:-44 Gentlemen, the establishment of im-
posts ought, according to our constitutional law, to
be concluded at the end of the year for which they
were voted. They cannot be extended further with-
out an express law permitting it. We' re approach-
ing to the year 1817: it is net probable in the
short space which will intervene, that the vote for the
tax can go through the various necessary forms to
render it executive. To prevent delay, the King re-
quests that the Government be authorized by you to
collect provisionally the four first twelfths of the di-
rect taxes for the next year, after the notes of the
present year. His Majesty is of opinion that this is
necessary—first, in waiting the conclusion of the dis-
cussions of the Chamber upon the law of finance ;
2d, to give time to prepare, conformably to this law,
the arrangement and completion of the notes. The
indirect contributions hiving been only voted for
1816, it is equally necessary toinate the legal col-
lection which you shall grant for 1817. These dis-
positions, Gentlemen, are the objects of the law whtch
the King has ordered us to present to you. The Go-
vernment is in want of this law; to obtain in this in-
terval the legal amount,ol public receipt." •
The following is the Project of the Law :
“ We. Lours; eke. •
4 We ordain, 6r.0. that the Prrject of Law, the tenor of ethic!,
we have ordered to be presented by the Minister of Finance, and
Baron Dudon, our Counolive of State, that we charge to detal
the motives and sutport Its discussion.
" An. 1. For the present, and during the delay of the discus-
sion of-the Budget of 1817., the four firat-12ths of the Land-1 az
and Personal Tax shall be collected on the account at the year
1816.
" E. pntil the promulgation of the new Law on Finance, all
the Taxes shall be gathered according to the Laws of 1816.
" Given, &c. (Signed) " Louis."
The PRESIDENT ordered this communication to be
printed and sent to the Bureaus.
M. Rot then made a Report, in the name of the
Commission of Petitions, of which the following were
the principal :—The Sieur Legrand, and other fur-
nishers of Abbeville, complained that they had fur-
nished subsidences to the English army quartered at
Abbeville, in 1814, and that they are creditors of the
State for 200,000 francs. They petitioned the Cham-
ber to take such measures as they thought proper to
assure them the payment of the sums due.—Referred
to. the Minister of Finance.
The Sieur Carpentier, Printer at Douai, com-
plained of the difficulties he experienced in printing
the Journal. The Commission proposed the Order
of the Day. " -
A Member.—" Refer it to the Commission charged
with the examination of the law' on the Journals."—
Adopted.
. The Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusa-
lem reclaim the restitution of their unsold property,
which is in the domains of the State.—ThesCoramis-
sion proposed to refer it to the Government:
M.4.:PtuT thought that such was useless, because a
Otilioll bad been presented to the King aird the two
.Chanabersks be thought it would be better to refer it
to the Commission el the Budget, is order that the
property reclaimed may be comprised in the number
of those falling under the law of Finance and the
Sinking Fund.

M. Duvaaoten DS HAURANNS declared, that that
law related only to the State Forests; so that it were
useless to, refer it to the Commission of the Budget,
and that the above claim could only form a special
law, which ought to be-proposed by tits Government.
In conseqeence the Orator votes to _refer it to the,
Government.
Count -MARCELLVS called to tlFlinu.tne'services ren-
dared. by this order to the cause of religion.and
timacy, in struggling against the pernicious doctrines
of Republicanism ; he then chewed how just and
usetal it would be to protect this order. He then
voted that it be referred to the Minister of. Foreign
Affairs.

From all sides—a Seconded—seconded."
The reference to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
was put and adopted. •
Mr. de &Quid took the prescribed oath.
The PRESIDIUM announced; that he would male
'known the ben day of a Public Sitting as soon as
one of tho Reporters of ilie Commission charged with
the examination of-the PrOjittlff 4.4 W shall be NOY
to make his report. - , • • ••