New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-20

The legislative power rests conJointiy 10 me
King and national Parliament "mpOset ~
two Chsmbers-those the peers and the dePus's'
The Chamber of Peers like the French. VIII DC
oxclo.ivsIv conoo,ed Of the nominees Of the King
who will appoint the Peers for llie and "nose
power. of creation are unlimited. The quahhca,
tion of A Peer IS citizenship and the attainment o.
the age OF thirty at least The Princes oil tne oooa
are Peers IN their own right and Will DC aio"eu
20 take their seats at the age Of twenty i've Dat
not TO vote until they are turned thirty lndepeh,
IDENTIFY of the various funclionaries both lay and
ecclesiastical civil and military who are specihed
A, qualified for the peerage sl subjects who have
enjoyed q revenue OF 5000 ducats, paying taxes
for eight years may be elevated to that dignity
The Chamber of Deputies is to consNt oil " al
those who elected by plurality OF votes, receive
their legitimate commission from their electors
The Deputies represent the Nation IN It's eRstaNe'
and not the particular Provinces in which they may
be elected The duration Of the Chamber IS tor hve
wears The number OF Deputies will be proper
Tomato 20 the amour, of the population TO be deter
mined by the census prior to the election Ihe'e
will be one Deputy for every 40 900 souls
To bes Deputy it is necessary 70 be a oltizen' 20
be turned 25 years OF age 10 possess certain re
venue. 20 be solvent and TO be unsarnlshed by any
criminal conviction
The qualification of the Electors is the posses
sion OF A certain revenue, paying taxes, the quota
of which will be determined by the Electoral sta
tutes The Professors of the various Scienthc So
cieties and certain public unctionaries' are to be
Electors of right
Deputies who accept Executive Offices under
Government will be subject to new election.
The King is the supreme head OF The state ana
wholly irresponsible He is endowed with the
customary privileges and prerogatives OF making
peace and war commanding the forces, and grant
ing mercy. He will convoke the Chambers annual,
w. and prorogue and dissolve them, on condition OF
convoking new Parliament within the space OF
three months. The civil list Will be determined al
the commencement OF each reign.
Ministers are responsible, and must countersign
all the acts of the King. in order TO render them
valid They will have free cRtrss into the IMAM
bers and have right 10 speak but not 10 vote I'm
less duly elected members OF the assembly. 10
the Chamber of Deputies eppertans the inPesch.
ment and to the Chamber OF Peers the trial. oil
Ministers tor Illegal or Unconstitutional acts Nor
can the King extend mercy To a condemned MIN,
ster unless It be at the express request oil one OF
the Chambers
There will be a Council Of State, including "a
members, to be appointed by the King
In matters of religion. the Catholic, Christian,
Apostolical and Roman Religion is to be the State
Creed and the exercise OF all other Religions Is
absolutely prohibited
No foreign troops can be admitted into the ser
vice of the State or allowed to occupy or pass
through the territory of Naples, without the esPe
/ cial authority of a law. national guard VIII De
organized throughout the State.
/ Taxes can only be imposed by law. Due pro
vision is made for the protection OF the persons anu
3 property of citizens.
The Press will be free, and subject only to re-
pressive" law, and to preventive measures Tor
works on matters Of religions treated &C protesso'
/ The intelligence from Naples has produced
general commotion throughout Italy AT Milan
even the inhabitants, to manifest their Joy, uect
/ ded on reappearing at the theRter which had been
lan 10 ofeu j
ary Consequently, on the 9Th inst. the Scala was
filed as II by enchantment. On the next day, sun
day, 80 600 persons by agreement, attended the
last mass AZ the Cathedral which was celebrated
] for the repOse OF the souls OF the Palermuans VINO
| died during the bombardmens. The crowd when
/ could not entirely enter that immense churcn, as
persed quietly after divine service, and the grand
manifestation passed of without the shgh,es' as
order. 800 -, ,e
Charles Albert the wise and liberal King OF Sar-
DINA did not wait for his people to require the
grant of Constitution by Instruction or an appeal
/ 10 arms but on the Sth instant, proclaimed Con
stituton in his domnons The basis OF that Con
stituton are the as that OF France inns
! change was effected legally, without any commo-
ton and By the sole force OF public opinion. -"
/ cannot too highly commend the wisdom oil Ahg
! Charles A bert who. instead OF opposing move
ment which had become inevitable after the events
of Palermo and Naples, preferred placing himself
az the head of his people aud frankly adopting rep
. resentative institutions. The announcement was
followed by the creates, JOY. Business was sus
pended and reoicings, illumnatons, and isses Gel
] ebrated the event. At Milan similar demonsTa'
tons took place and on the ON an imposing display
took place at the theater, when the ladies' OF Milan
attended dressed in white with light blue ribbons
in honor OF the event
We learn from Florence, under date Feb. IL,
that the Grand Dake Leopold, moved by the ll6er'
al intentions of which he has already gwen proofs,
and II his own proper movement has decreed tnst
a representative 81 stem shall be adopted Tor the
future as the form of Government IN the urand
Duchy The Grand Duke, in exh0rtlng the people
TO tranquility promised that the decree developing
the principles of the new Government should aP'
pear In lew days. la reference TO granting Con
stitution to his people, the Grand Duke lately DC
clared 10 the Civic Guard of Florence, that he
merely awaited the result OF certain communica'
tons with Rome and Turin. 1t was not known at
the TINA that Charles Albert had bestowed the
representative system Of legislation upon hls peo-
pie.
Disturbances of a serious nature have occurred al
Payia at Brescia at Como, and 1T Padua. AT tne
latter Mace according 10 the accounts received at
Paris a regular collision took place between tne
Austrian garrison and the inhabitants IN which
many persons lost their lives. The PH1ueyed Od~
cite of Venice confirms the news OF the Instruction
at Padua but lessons the Importance oil II Oy say
that there had only been one student Killed and ouf
the account of the collision in that city The officer
who caused it bad been arrested, and deputation
consisting Of the Rector OF the University and three
other persons have left Pavia for Milan, to protest
against the conduct OF the military. The number
Of Austrian troops now in Pavia is 1000 infantry
and 40 cavalry, aud reintorcements are expected
Fifteen persons are said to have lost their lives IN
this affair.
The events Of Palermo and Naples Sardinia and
Tuscany produced likewise deep sensation al
Rome. The Senate. after a first demonstration
on the 3lst ult. invited the Roman people to cs.e
brate the proclamation of the Constitution at n A.
PIES That demonstration took place on the 50
inst Our correspondent writes to us, that IN ths
morning OF that day ell the houses OF the Corso
were decorated with tapestry and hags, and ths'
the city at night vas illuminated.
The municipality OF Rome had published the ioi
lowing proclamation on the occasion OF the EVENT.
Of Naples:
TIE Ssnafs 10 ~ RosaaH People
TIL, srrat eyea which has pat an end IN neishborn
kinsaon 10 horr Of civil and 10 the ssiIaoi
which .s sxteadug over the whole peninsula, has pro
daeed lively imp efson atd all arts have rrJ,ieed
the pscidcai n that fine and important portion of lts
Ronans IN your sovereign are principally due IN
fortunate rstu, witch afsr another. have hroush
.bout an ssoreG ths people snc their rulers D.
sstcn progress aud which dE ed 30 many tear
ard saved 10 much blood shed.