The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-29 00:00:00

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FREIVGII PAPERS.

CHAMBER OF PEERS, JAW. 23.
The discussion was resumed on the Project re-
specting the Press.
The amendment made by the Chamber of Depts.
ties to the effect that the deposit of a work should
notie citesidered a publication, so es to subject the
author to a prosecution, was agreed to on a scrutiny,
by a oseerity of 86 to 74. -
An assatheant was introduced Into Article 24, to
the effect that the enactments of the Pool Code re-
specting acts* Contrary to toed morale ahould be
equally applicable to publications contrary to the
lisped due to religion.
The ether Articles having been agreed to, the deb.
upon the whole of the Project, pre.,
'Pettit the folluning result :—Out of 161 voters, 102
voted for the rejection, and only 59 for the adop-
tionl- of the proposed laaw.
Adjourned without auy day being appointed for
the neat Sitting.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAM. 23.
Tie discussion on the Recruitment Prolest was
reposed.
'fbe Marquis as CAUSAttliad the Co OS fit MAST.
car.t.trt -opposed it.
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M. DUPONTIIIe I'Eote) ripportedlt •opow tkiwgost.,.
dition of annually voting the military:force.
FLOIRAC and the Count. Alb G sumac elio•
spoke in favour of the Project, but proposed Amend-.
41ents.

Jaau et.
A discussion arose upon some Petitions from the
Department of the North, praying for further indem.
Idly, in consequence of the burden imperiled by the
presence of the Allied troops. It was at length
'agreed to refer the Petitions to the Committee on
the Budget. •
The discussion Intl resumed on the Recruitment
Project.
Devergier de llaoranne and M. Cleric; spoke
in faroor of the Project. M. Cornet d'lncourt
against it. M. Corbieres at great length opposed it.
The closing of the discussion was called for.
M. ALLEN', Under Secretary of State in the War
'Departments requested time till Monday to reply to
the objections made against the Project.
Agreed to.--Adjourned tilt Monday.

PARS', JAN. 25.—A great number of young per.
lons of the Department of Landes presented them.
selves to their respective Mayoralties to be married,
on information of the Recruitment Project.
The Mayors applied to the Prefect, who caused it to
be made known that there was no exemption with
regard to marriages that were not contracted within
ten days after the presentation of the Project.
Marshal the Duke de Fe!tre was with the King
yesterday afternoon. •
The report of an intended journey of the Duchess
d'Angouleme to the South has beets contradicted by
the Quotidienne. The contradiction is stated to be
from authority.
M. Scheffer has been sentenced by the Correctional
'Police, for his work efaitletj the. State of Liberty in'
France, to three months insprisonmritt,. 200 f. Mot, 1
a year of surreillance under the High Police, and
-1000 f. bail for his good conduct. The work to be
suppressed. The printer, Gale, not having been
proved to have ezamined the work, was acquitted.
httonto, J.tx. 1-I.—The Infanta Maria Louisa
Isabella, daughter of their Majesties, died on the 9th
instent, at midnight.
VIENNA, .1 AN• l4.—T`•e Military Contingent of
the Germanic Confederation during peace is to be
120,000 men, viz. 96.000 infantry, 18,000 cavalry,

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6000 artillery, &c. In case of tsar the cavalry ssi

be doubled, and the artillery tripled ; the General-
issimo to hare the title of Field-Marshal of the Ger-
manic Confederation.
PETERSBUROH, Die. 97.—8 y Its Imperial Ukase,
published at Moscow', ,the Minister of Public In.
struction is to he united to that for the affairs of all
religious confessions, with the title of Miniatry for
Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruction.