The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-03 00:00:00

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LIST OP •THE
Rim voted yestershry foe the AMeniiment proposed epee
the Annuity Bill of his Royal Highness thy Duke of
Clarence, the ohsect of such Amendment tieing to
copiinge the Want of the soft of 15M1101. for Arrears
to Lis Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.
Hon'. J. Abereinisibie, Joseph Birch, H. Brougham,
W. W. Becher, Ridley Colburn, John Carter, Linde'
Calvert
J Thomas Creevey, Thomas Denman, W. J. De-
nison, J. Doveton, General Ferggisou, John Fane,James
(raftan, John Cam Hobhouse, Lord A. Hamilton, Hon.
E. Harbord, Dr. Gushington, John Martin, Sir Thomas
Stoop), Lord Milton, Peter Moore, J. B. Monck, Hon.
W. Panlett, Rob'. Price, C. P. Palmer, r. B. Sumbold,
Spring Rice. Earl of Sefton, James Scarlett, Sr J. Seat•
bright, S. Whitbread, H. Gurney.
Tect.eas—R. Boreal and Hon. 11. G. Bennet.

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LONDON:
fl UCCI MINING, JULY 3, Ib2l.
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We hare Ibis morning received Paris papers to the
Ist

The French Chamber of Deputies was occupied on
Friday in hearing the Report of the Cdusinittee appoint-
ed to examine the projel of law relative to the continu-
ation of the Censorship on the Press till the end of
next Session. We have selected some of the most in-
teresting passages in the report, as presented by M.
Cie Count de Vaablauc He commenced by stating,
that in the discussion of this grate question, an unit'''.
of opinion by oo means prevailed, which ',hewed,
to it persons, however united by a similarity of senti-
ii.ent, oftendiffered in matters of high legislation ; of
their neighbours, he said, had recently given a
memorable example—fur in the important question
is bids related to the civil rights of the Catholics, the
Ministry, of all others the most united, had divided
into contrary opinions. He then weal on to complain
of the manner iu which this law bad been sent to the
Caunnittess. The Members were left in a dilemma
from which they could nut extricate themselves, with-
out complying with the will of the Missisters ; for
t;, ?y had no alternative but that of adopting or
ejecting the measure. No law repetitive of the
ra!ets-•s of the Journals had been premed in
lieu of the Censorship. And as Ahe projel had
come to them, it appeared more in the shape of au
eider than a proposition ; which 'was contrary to
the spirit of the Charter. 1 lie 31inisters, lie
contended, ought to have proposed some efficient
1' .jet of law ou this subject ; and before the
Session had been so far advanced. As they had
neglected their duty in this respect, the Chamber
ut.ght, in vindication of its own dignity, to remove
the embarrassment, and in deliberating upon a law of
this magnitude it ought to extend as much as pos-
sible the freedom of di.-cussion, without which it
aonld heroine the niece shadow of that high preroga-
tive which established it one of the branches of the
legislature.—(Cries of bravo from the right.)—The
effect of the censorship destroyed the meaning or
the intelligibility of the articles submitted to it. A
precise idea of this effect might have been shown, bad
not the minister of the interior refused to lay, the se-
seral articles which had been suppressed or altered.
before the Committee. He lamented that they imitated
the theories rather than the practices of their neigh-1
bouts, for all the documents were invariably laid be-
fore the Committees of the English House of Commons,
as in the instance of the suspension of the Habeas
Corpse Act in 1818. He then adverted to the powers
which the censorship gave to the Ministers, and rept!•
seuted it as illegal, despotic, and destructive of their
responsibility. Since 1814 the press had only been
free from censorship during the space of 11 months.
It might be said that during that period some journals
Lad produced much barns ; but this arose not from
a want of. censorship, but from the inefficacy of the laws
To argue in favour of the Censorship, it ought to be
'hewn, that as soon as evil-disposed Journals ceased
to 'Teak freely, from that period, every thing was
changed, the minds of the people became calm, Roil
France enjoyed the greatest tranquillity. But, what
mai the fact s Why, the year of the Censorship bad
been the most fertile in unfortunate events. Had they
Lot seen the conspiracy of Jura, the commotions of
P.:ris, of Blest. of Rennes, the military conspiracy,
two attempts against the life of an august Princess,
and an audacious enterprise near the very person of their
Sovereign ; simultaneous revolts and rebellion on their
frontiers. They must not then look for the evil, in the
journals; in the censorship they must not expect the
remedy. Both the one and the other they mast look
for in the conduct of Ministers. Were they to act up
to 1112 law as founded on the national genius they
might become irresistible; but if they continued
vacillating and afraid of free discussion, they 'would
become despised by the nation. He then proceeded
to a review of the motives which had induced the Mi-
nister of the Interior to require a censorship, and main-
tained that it only had a mousey to render a govern-
ment despised. It was au act of feebleness which
said Your thoughts, your writings, are two formid-
able for us ;we shrink free them. The charter and
fa Mire cannot resist them." But a powerful Athol-
ellatillen would say ; " Write, you are free ; but If

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