The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-03 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

rAlell, Arms 49.—The Bomar of the Chamber
of Pena, yesterday, before Mau, promoted to the
King. the list of the three Candidate. nominated ►y
the Chamber emsho preceding day to the seperioe
%rodents of the Sinking Fend.

'lle Marquis of A►boris Getting's, of Brews,
bas foolosled s premises of 100 sovereigns (3600
francs) for the best elementary treatise on political
economy, relcslsied to be used as a guide for the
Pockets of this science in the establisbmonts of pub-
lic instruction. The commission of jedges nominated
by the foonsler is reimposed of Gender, Say, Baron
Gereetles, Le Seer Gondol, mud Sismende-Sismoode.
The weeks obey be composed in French, Italian, or
English, sod era required to be addressed to Baron de
Gentofte, Member of the Institute, it Paris.

According to a letter from Madrid, dated the 7th
Ingt. the Missibter Lozano de 'forms holds strictly to
the fiascoes 'seceder of the esesseres ordained by
the Kill against the 'groins who endeavour to re-
torts to thei► eeentry. Several Ladies, who had ob.
'mined a tacit content to reside In Spain, have sod-
denly received orders to return In their husbands,
whose entrance inn Spain is severely Interdicted. It
Is the Dike de l'lefantedo who, In his capacity of
President of the Council of Castile, is charged with
the veered's of obese aseesetes.

We base received, says the Moniterr, a copy of the
following letter addressed by M. de It Fayette to
the Attereey-Generel

" I en Informed, abet M. the Attorney-Gene-
ral hes thought proper to auto the proceedings to
M instituted spinst the authors of CJarl do la Rap
dale, on account of I know not whet passage relat.
lug to myself. Deana 42 yeen, that my life has
been before the Püblic, I
lay any thine favosrable of me, nor gave soy person
soy oneniness for hating written ill of me, and
demob tort' sensible of kindness, I have never as.
steered calumny. M. Hellen will, therefore, per-
mit we to refuse his protection, and, without know.
lag the offence, to declare, that I do sot consider
myself offended; I ditelsim all proceedlop, in this
respect, sod oppose them with ill my power.
"I hate the honour to mists him,
(ier,d) " LA FAYETTE.
" Park, April t"., lets."
Trench Vends, April 47.—Fin per Cents. oaf.
Bec.-411A Stock, 1,500 f.

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April 111.—Fire per Gets. 66f. We.; Beak
Sleek, 14901. Me.

CH7OIII2EII OF PEERS, Aram 27

The Order of the Day called for the discussion
of the Project et Law relative to crimes sod of.
fences committed through the medium of the Press;
but the Chamber decided open appointing a Spe.
cial Commission of Are Members. The discussion
commenced en the proposition tending to sebsti.
fete a peoishmeet for that of banishment ; the C 0...
imissien charged wigh the Report had recomasauded,
that the King be prayed to present a law to ensure
theesecetios et the punishment of banishment, such
asst new stands.

MIX time &lamelees as MAltiOtt and os LALLY
TOLLI'IDAi. loppodell the proposition : and Blinn
se BAISISTIC torpported the opinion of the Commis-
sion.

The fertiveT 4 isconion Ives ediesreed fill Seterday.

CHASMS:It DT DEPUTIES, Arun U.

The dieceselvm was resumed 'ln the Roth Article
of de second Project of Lae relative to gleams of
time Press.

IL Moran presented his amendment to the 401 h
Article in ha definitive form, thus ezpressed :--'• No
eve shall be Ahmed to prates the truth of the de.
famatory facts, tither as regards individuals or (sec-
tiousries, if time recta are not related to the exercise
of their (sections. If the facts hewed to deposi-
taries or 'gents of authority are punishable according
to law, Nos proof of them shall be admitted on the
denunciation of the author of the imputation, before
or daring the isitroction of the indictment for defa-
mation. In this case there shell be a postponement
of the trial and jodgment for defamation."
M. BEDOCII combated all the amendments me
this. of the Committee.

N. Simeon supported the amendment of M. Fe-
ver, de Unlade, end opposed those proposed by
others, particularly the doctrines of M. de ilrigrode.
Ile contended that public writes, ought not to make
it their object to criticise characters, bet to discuss
messes. " Ought they," said he, " without hav-
ing any Winn or interest to pursue, sod on the pre-
teat solely of the liberty of opinions, to publish
whist persons as spinet things E" The difference
is immeese—oessutes cannot be hart, the attack and
the dimwits* ate Net personal. Should there be an
softer le the latter case, it is far different from the'
by which en ledivideal is wounded, and which does
that ladividuel wrong in proportion as the elevation
of his condition gives him a claim to respect." Ile
wee against the admission of proof of defamatory
facts as a jestiication of the libel, if these facts had
never before been published; tsetse**, if the libeller
has an interest in proving, then why not do it by di-
rect indictment ? and if he has none, be can at least
furnish proof for the genersl interest. lie would
no. refese writtee evidence offered by the defendant
in support of defamatory facts published by him
e/sinst Public Functionaries, but only the deposi-
tions of witnesses. This was the amendment of M.
ravard do lAnglade sad for this he would vote.
M. Coma opposed all the ameodesents bet that
of the Committee.

M. 8. CONSTANT said, that those who appeared to
embrace the cause of public fenctioeories pleaded is
fact spinal them, while those who demented the
admission of all kinds of proof were really their
friends. Ile would plead the new of public func-
tionaries; for it was pleading their cause to pregame
that they had nothing to leer from troth. The gees.
tios was not bye as to calumny, bet as to proof;
and by adopting the proposed amendments, the Cham•
be, would direct the law, not against falsehood, bet
against troth. " I shall 'oppose," said he, "that a
person of only common sense and •sterol sagacity
heard of a soontry wh►re there was a class of more
'who made a sport of reviling public characters ; what
would be the first exclamation of such an inclitidual ?
That the wretches sight to be compelled to prone
what they soy) in order that their imposture tosy fall