Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-09

M Portal, Minister y. Marine, was for
mcrly merchant, and has been III MANY
subordinate situations in The department
he nov presidts over
Marshal Gouvion -. Cyr, the minIsie,
/ OF war, is renowned for lis talents. He
Was one OF the first Of He marsllaS no
| sent III their adhesion I" Louis 18Th, who
immediately created him peer, "a PRIV
| counsellor, military governor, Il marshal
OF France, AID minister at war.
boston CcniineI
LONDON, Feb. I've have received
flr Paris papers al Thursday and Friday
since our last. Those Of the former date.
are extremely uninicrcsiing but in those
OF the latter, we have Tie account oil some.
important proceedings i'm tie Chamber of
Deputies. On the preceding day, pro-
Iet 81 law Was submitted by M. de Ser
re, Tor declaring the responsibility ofMin-
isiers, and hxieg the manner in which
'ha' responsibility shall become a real
constitutional privilege in behalf of the
people. Nj. lie Serrc introduced The law
Dy an able speech, which very clearly de-
nned me nature and uses of the great
principle which II recognized. The law
itself consists oftwen;y articles and
all Ihal We have room to do. il TO present
our readers with an accurate outline OF
their provisions.
by The hrs, article il is declared. that
me Chamber of Deputies canno, accuse Il
minister except through denmDciaiiop
signed by five Members, which is TO CON
iain me matter OF charge against him.
Inns deuunciailon To be made i'm public
SIZING oi ihe Chamber except in the case
provided for by The 44lh article of the
Charter. tIhe 4fth article here referred
TO, empowers any five Members TO reouire
l'al Tie Chamber sho uld resolve itself in
TO Secret Committee. The examina
tionoi The ciIargr Is 10 be Immediately adj
Jonrned Tor three days al least, al the cx-
pira,ion 81 which lime The Chamber, af1cr
hearing the grounds developed, NAV de-
termine whether ii should be recei, ed or
not. II the former, "a communication TO
'hal effect, with all the necessary docu-
men's, is 10 be made to iheaccused Min
ister. Eight days after his, ,hc Chamber
may receive from the latte, whatever re.
ply or information lie wishes TO make. A
committee OF nine members, urom which
the i've who originate the accusation are
excluded) is next appointed TO EXAMINE
Inc charges thai are made, The proofs I'm
support OF Them, &c. and they are 10 re-
port, within Eileen DAYS at Ieast.za,ld a
month al most, whether the Chamber siall
finally put The minister OH his trial or NOT.
ne committee may also apply for fur
tner time tn examine, but the delay must
ho' exceed q month. If they recommend
triai, tliey draw up The articles of i'm
parchment, which, with The deiiniiive res
oiu,lon for sending the accu.ed for trial.
cannot be adopted till after three success
sive debates, at int rivals OF eight DAYS
from each other. At the close of cacI,
dcba'e u is competent 10 HE Chamber 10
REJECT the denunciaiion. Then follow The
forms to be employed in communicative
The proceedings Of the Deputies IL the
Chamber OF Peers. Five commissioners,
or as we Should call them, Managers, are
selected, to conduct the Impeachment be-
tore the Peers aud any of The i've Depu-
Ties who brought forward The accusation,
may belong TO THAT number. In case of
dlssolvlng he chamber, a new election Of
tle managers is 10 lake place and byi The
18Th article II is provided, that The Cham
Der may, "a, ans iiCle. rclInqush their i'm
peachment, when the whole proceedings
are to be declared null and void. The
matter being judicially before the Peers,
previously to commencing lie trial the
Chamber is TO be called over. and those
only who are actually present. can exer-
else The right OF finally voting. The pro-
ceedings are TO be public. A condcmna
tory decision must be sanctioned by "a
majority OF five eigliths.-The votes Of
Peers, standing an the following degrees
OF relationship, are TO be reckOned only
as one, VIZ. tatiIer and sons, brothers, I'M
cies anh Depliews, fathers in-law, sons-in-
law anc brothers-ln-law, observing howe
yer thai Tie latter are not 10 be consider
ed as such WHO lave only married Two
sisters. The peDaiiies which lie Peers
can pronounce are death. Punishment
imprisonment for life, civil degradation
and limited imprisonment, according 10
circumstances.
Such are the essential provisions of This
important law, which we must leave 10.
day,"iihoUt auy comment. The prelim
mary examination offhe law was fixed for
tomorrow.
Tie Chamber then proceedcdfo discuss
The proposition for assigning n national
recompence to The Duke de Richelisu
which was adjourned, after the speeches
OF five or six MarsliaIs had been delivered.
The Funds continue TO improve. ON
"wednesday, The Five per Cents. were cor.
75c. and on Thursday, they rose, AT one
time, to G0i. 00c. but left of al 60f. 6Oc.
Wcbave received German Mail. hginD.
ing frankfort papers to tlie 25ll uif. ;bnt
they do mol contain single article WORT,
extracting.
We have also received HAMBURG and
Dutch Mails. An article dated BruSspIs.
JAN. "a, states, That The unmbrr of per
sons included in lie Royal Ordinances.
and bsnisllediu consequence from France,
is very much diminished. Six orf,em
have died IN foreign countries, and many
others, including t!,ree Generals, IIa,eoij-
tanned leave 10 return home. II il row
said that on the coronation of Ills Males.
tV SEVERAL ofltere a IA Is r.,.,II.l ~