Star.
London, England, 1818-06-06 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPER

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this morn-
-1
ing.—We pass lover other matters of comparatively
small importance, to notice the gratifying fact that
the promised Constitution for the Kingdom of Ba-
varia has at length been officially promulgated.

" AUGSBURG, MAY Is.
" The 19th of May will be celebrated for ever in the
annals of our Kingdom. The Bavarians have re-
ceived, on this memorable day, the pledge of their
independence as a people—they have laid the funda-
mental basis of their prosperity. All the Public Au-
thorities having assembled in the Palace of the Go-
vernment., the President of the Circle of the Upper
Danube published the Constitutional Charter, and
received, in the name of the Kim), the oath of fide-
lity from all the Functionaries.
" The assembly repaired afterwards to the Churches
of the two Confessions, to render thanks to the SII•
PRF.SIB BEING, and to implore his protection in favour
of our King, who, by the new Constitution, secures
the interests of the whole people united under his
sceptre, guarantees to all liberty of conscience, equa-
lity in the eye of law, a just repartition of taxes, the
same right to advancement and to honours, and a
national representation composed of all classes of
citizens liable to the burdens of the State. A cir-
cumstance which adds much to the solemnity of this
day is that it is the anniversary of thebirth of the King."
Another account gives part of the Charter itself.
The following summary of its provisions re extract
from the preamble;
" The present Act, which has been preceded by
long and mature deliberations, and communicated
.to our Council of State, is the work of our will, as
free as irrevocable. Our people will find in it the best
proof of our paternal sentiments—Liberty of con-
science, with the most scrupulous distinction between
what pertains to the State and what to the Church,
with equal protection for both ; liberty of opinion,
with legal restrictions against abuse ; the equal right
of all natives to all ranks of the public service, and
to all distinctions awarded to merit; the equality of
the laws, and of citizens under the law; impartiality
and promptitude in the administration of justice ;
equality in the assessment and payment of imposts ;
strict order in all parts of the public economy ;
loyal measures to support public credit, and to gua-
rantee the means destined towards it ; the re-esta-
blishment of municipal corporations in all their rights
of administering the affairs which immediately be
long to them ; Estates-General formed of all classes
of domiciled citizens, and invested with the right of
giving counsel, of voting laws, of granting imposts,
of expressing their wishes, of making remonstrances
in the case of any violation of constitutional rights, of
assisting in public assembly the deliberations of Go.
vernment without paralyzing their energy—being,
in short, a guarantee of the Constitution which ren-
ders all change impOssible, without, at the same
time, excluding those ameliorations which experience
may recommend.
, " Such, Bavarians, are the principal features of
. that Constitution winch, out of our full and free will,
we confer upon you. Such are the principles of a
King who looks only for happiness to himself and
for glory to his throne in the happiness of his coun-
try and the love of his people."
The French Funds have, as we anticipated, expe-

rienced an extraordinary rise. On Tuesday they

reached as high as 711. 60c. and left off at 71f. 10c.
The notice of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S having
arrived at l'Atis was, it seems, premature; but his
Grace was confidently erpected at his hotel on Thurs-
day night.