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London, England, 1810-04-30 00:00:00

ACCOUNT OF THE LAST SITTING OF THE LEGISLATIVE

BODY,

Whi.:h terminated with an official address from a

Counsellor of State, in which some interesting allu- 1
sions were made to the war with England, and the
relations of France with the rest of Europe. On the
21st, Count de MONTESQUIEU being President of the
Assembly, Count REGNAULT. Councillor of State,
delivered the speech for closing the Session, of which
the following are the principal passages:
" Gentlemen—The labours of your double Session,
the events which have preceded and accompanied it,
will leave to the nation great recollections and high
hopes. The Civil and Financial Legislation has,
during ten years, advanced by an uninterrupted pro-
gress towards perfecting the principles and complet-

ing the system of the former, astd alleviating the
weight of the contributions imposed by the latter.—

The internal organization is ameliorated ; industry
has followed in the course of former success. The
plans for all the great public labours and the means
for their execution have been decreed—great political
views have extended, with wisdom and moderation,
and always with advantage, the limits of the empire.
The Continental Peace, which before rested only on
treaties, and the perpetuity of the dynasty, which had
for its foundation only the genius of a hero, and the
power of a great nation, have now for their basis a
prosperous, holy, august, and eternal alliance.
,t Such, Gentlemen, is the picture which you have
to exhibit to the inhabitants of your provinces, and of
which I have only to recal to your memory the prin-
cipal features ; your hearts guarantee its fidelity."

The Councillor of State then proceeded to enume-
rate the laws passed during the Session, and took a
view of the interior administration of the empire.—

Passing next to the state of the Foreign relations of
France, he expresses himself thus :

44 You have witnessed, Gentlemen, the Senatus

Consultum which unites to the French Empire the
City of Rome, the ancient patrimony of the Cusars
ant of Charlemagne. This act of the Constitutions
of the Empire, indicated by History, counselled by
Policy, and decreed by Genius, joins parts of the
Western Empire which have long been separated,
and establishes an alliance between the Tiber and the
Seine—between Paris and Rome. Finally, this act
respecting the authority, always sacred, of the Church,
and preparing the true glory of Religion, secures the
independence of Thrones, and the respect of Sove.
Ireigns.

gg A new Department will be formed, under the
name of the Department des Bunches du Rhin, and the
remainder of the ceded territory will be united to the
Department of the Deux Neches, which will thus be
rendered one of the most considerable, most impor-
tant, and most wealthy of the empire.—Meanwhile,
the Confede: ation of the Rhine has its consideration
increased, its power confirmed, and the ties which
unite its members drawn closer.
46 If the war still growls in those regions, the perni-
cious power of reaching which the English yet retain•
it is either at such a distance on the frontiers of the
Ottoman Empire, that Europe cannot long suffer
from it, and Asia alone is menaced (unless the Divan
return to better principles), or for but a short pe-
riod beyond the Pyrenees, until the ports of Spain
shall be open to our art::s and closed to England.—
' From that moment the peace of Eu. ope may be re-
garded as secured by the sanctity of treaties, die ex-
tent of power, the conformity of interests, and the su-
periority of genius.
46 You have seen an august Messenger of Peace, a
sacred pledge of eternal alliance, arrive in the heart
of France, which has thereby been intoxicated with
joy, and transported with love. It has been your des-
tiny to be witnesses of the solemn bonds which will
for ever unite Napoleon and Maria Louisa, and have
at the same time united the interest of France and
the interests of Austria, for the happiness of the two
nations and the tranquillity of the world. All the
allied nations bless an event which completer. the esta-
blishment of their power, and cements the t ies which
unite them. Enlightened policy, and consoled huma-
nity, give it equal applause; the reason of. Europe
sanctions it, but it belongs in particular to France to
feel all its value."
Count Regnault having concluded, descended from
the Tribune amidst loud plaudits. The President
replied to him.
On Saturday we laid before ow. Readers lists of
the various articles allowed to be exported from Hol-
land, and imported into the same country, in conse-
quence of new regulations issued by the Dutch Go-