Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-02-12

LOUIS XVIII. III the i>aIacc 81 inc fhutl!erleS.
The circumstances is noticed IN the following
words ia a Paris paper:
1.-The four Marshals on duty al the Palace,
(Macdonald, Oudinot, MaimOnt, and Victor
breakfasted On Sunday with the king"
The papers repeat the rulaOr winch has al
ready circulated IN this country, that tie Eng
lish government has agreed TO accept 30O,00J
loads OF forest timber tit for ship building, in
pant payment tor the money uNe by tie Aus
TRAN government
Dee. i5.--lt is reported, that after much dis.
cussion, i; was agreed between the Ministers
OF the five great powers that the negotiation
between Spain and her Colones, under their
mediation, should be carried on in France, aud
that Tie matter is now so lar advanced that
| the claims OF the Province OF Venezuela will
| most probably be taken AS the basis OF the ne
gociation. viz.
That the supremacy OF Spain should be ac-
knowiedged on the following condIlion>:-
L. The establishment OF Provincial Assem-
bles on fair aud just repi eSentatiOn Ut the
inhabitants of each district.
2. That a large proportion OF SOn,h Ameri-
can natives shdil have admission 10 places OF
| trust and authority.
>. That they shall have the sole right of tax
| Tag them elves.
4 That ;hey shall have free trade with all
| the world aud
species OF cultivation or industry, OF OF Import
| or export, but such as their own Assemblies
shall impose.
This VA give mei ely as rumor. without, in
rcctueNs.
De. ,s.-'rha Paris papers Of the 18th arr
! rived at "a late hour last night. They announce
I Intelligence from the Adriatic Gulf, stating
| that the plague had brok out i'll Dalmatia,
and that the Ieghbo ing States had adopted
| tie most effective precautions to tePcl the
| co tNgion. The account adds, that the disease
| was propagatel b, the Hai barry Corsairs, who
visit all the vesAelS they meet III the Mediter-
ranean.
| PARIS. Dec. 2o.--Tie Prevetal Court yester-
Il l,I
| branding, a man named Mau ice Pratt, an itai
! ian. convicted of having imported from Lon
| don, aud circulated in France, forged pieces
| OF ten francs a the moment of his arrest lie
| had with him 2I6 pieces OF this Kind, aud al his
| lodgings were found G3I pieces OF the same
CHlMBER OF DEPUTIES.
SGtiagof TIE 1914 Dece8ber.
Among The work, presented by the several
authors To the Chamber OF Deputies, we re-
marked the first volume of A complete Course
OF Constitutional Politics, 10y M. benjamin
| Constant.
| The Chamber ordered project of Saving
| hanA presented by NJ. Deleuse, Chevaiier OF
| The Legion OF Honour, To be dep. Sited III the
! Bureau ol Secretary ship.-SeVeral members
| appeared disposed Ia make il the subject Oi a
proposition.
| NJ the Colnt Beughnot assembled the tri-
| bune in the uame of the Committee, 10 whom
the project ofthe law had been referred for
authorship, Professionally, the receipt OF six
| twelfths of the contributions OF the year 1878,
according TO the schedules of 1917
:" Ii is not without regret, said he, =" that the
| Committee has perceived the necessity at pro
| posing TO you provisional regulation. of which
| the danger is not diSsembled; for the basis
| once adopted, it will be difficult 10 make any
| changes for the rest of the year, particularly
| in the direct contributions, and the obstacles
| will not less exist in the indirect imposts.
| All the Bureaux have united To propose
| new financial year, which shall cCiHcIde with
the meeting of the Chambers. They meet in the
| month sf November. The Budget cannot be
| presented to them before the month of Dec.
| IL is net possible that it could he decided i'll
| January, for ii will he yet considerable time
| the subject otlong and serious discussions.
| 8 The first July is the Time that appears
| the most favorab c. Ii Is the season OF
| harvest, the labOuTs of which absorb only the
| inhabitants ct the country. The Committee
| have conferred with the Minister of Finance,
| aud examined with him all the difficulties.
| Their united opinion has been, TO leave 10 the
| Committee on the Budget the care of cOnsidc-
ring and maturing the proposition They con.
fine themselves now to proposing for the pre-
| sent the adoption of the project, with the fol-
! lowing amendment, OF which you will appreci-
| ate the motives"
The Reporter terminated by proposing the
thre0 following articles:
1. The firstsix-twelfths of the taxes on land
on personal and movable property, on doors
and windows, and patents, shall be collected
Professionally for the year 1918 on the schedules
| ofISl7.
= The Indirect contributions shall be called
for tie same time on tue tariff OF 1917.
| g. provisional credit is opened for the Mi
mister OF Finance of ISi ,20J, 900 francs, forming
| the siX-tweltths of the four direct confirm
| tons OF 1917. Saving that this credit saall be
regulated by comprising it within the defini-
tive one to be opened by the Finance Law of
| 1918.
The report was ordered to be printed, and
the discussion to be opened on Monday.
| lie order of tile lay called for the discus
Sion on the Liberty OF The Press.
NJ. Sdrtelon proposed an amendment tend
ing to attribute to jury tile decision of the
crimes and offences OF tie Press, and after re-
| added, " AS tOrmyself, shall vote according
TO my conscience" Loud cries OF" We shall
all vote according TO our consciences."
NJ: Bonald spoke against the project, and
! NJ. Fayart d'Anglade i'll favor of The law, as
| amended by the Committee.
! The cry for the closing the discussion he
| came so general, that il was at len. TIA decided
| almost unanimously. The reporter will be
| heard Tomorrow AT twelve. The sitting
| then adjourned.
| The per cents on the 10Th were G3 (. IS c.
1T appears that the Ministers are defeated
! in the essential parts OF the project of the law
| on the Liberty of the Press, now under diScussi-
| on in the Chamber Of deputies the majority
| being OF opinion that the trial by jury which
is the chic point Of Indifference, ought To be APP.
| Piled TO offences Of the press. TO counterfeit
| this impressions the government have resorted
| To proceeding the most unconstitutional,
| aud the most inconsistent with the freedom OF
| discussion thst well be conceived, a pro.
! ceeding which. in effect, strikes at the root of
| the power and privileges Of the Chamber and
| tends to render its proceedings m0ckcry
| and a nudity. The Mir f;er OF tie Interior
| IN Lame has had the hardihood to announce
| 10 the Chamber Of DepHtes, that the king viii
| not consent to any amendment III the Project
| for the purpose OF introducing trials by Jury
| This declaration we arc toId, produced only
| some niurinurs, but It appears TO have been
| made there sttrp