New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-19
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS
BY THE ASIA.
FRANCE.
The New Constitution.

II is said on good authority that of the
year VIII. and that in a few days France will be
under regime analogous TO that Of the Consulate.
No Coubt certain important notifications will be
made IN the new charter, such as the augmentation
OF the number of senators, the conditions of egi-
bty OF the members of the Legislative Corps, &C
That this analogy between the Constitution of 1851
AID the year VIII. will be found Is believed very
generally whatever difference of opinion NAV exist
as to certain cetalis IL is thought that The senate,
which wl perform similar functions to those OF the
Tribunals OF the year VIII, and which was intended
to be composed only OF 20 members, will comprise
100, OF whom 81 Will be named by the President. OF
he Republic, aud ~ by the communal electors, who
VIII themselves be elected by universal suffrage
The Legislative Corps will, u is stated, be composed
OF $50 representatives. named (but not by the scrut
de hsfs) by ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and by means of direct
universal suffrage Ii isnot believed, however that
the Qualification fer elector VIII necessarily imply
that OF representative, but that the Constitution viii
require that the candidate for the Legislative Corps
shall be st least 20 wears old and tina, he shall nav
yearly taxes OF from 000f. TO 5O0f
The Assemble rationale, which also believes in
me TesthDlance alluded to- gives the following
summary Of the Constitution Of the Consulate
" II we are 10 believe" II SAYS, 1.-THE rumOrs
which circulate III political meetings, and the news
which Is spread by persons calling themselves well
informed the Constitution announced In the plebis
cite OF the "a Of December VIII appear i'm nedi-
ately arer the publication OF the yOIes-that Is To
say. early IN January. We are not Inflated in any
OF the projects Of the Government. We cannot
therefore, know What viii be the principal articles
Of the new Constitution but as il appears that il
VIII be based On that OF An VIII d, 500, and thai
1t VIII be IN great part conceived and drawn up
acoIoUg 70 the node oil organization of the
consular government, we think Il Of sufficient
interest 70 reproduce here the most important
points oil mat Organization. No declaration OF
rights and duties preceded the Constitution Of An
VII. First Of all II regulated the exercise OF the
nights Of citizenship, and the condition, which
causec tie title Of French citizen 10 be lost or A..
ounce. The exercise OF those rights was election.
which manifested Itself by the formation OF three
lists TIE fret Of these was called the List of Con-
hceuee II cor tanned the name Of those whom the
surfages OF the electors. voting By communes des.
igna1ed as capable OF fulfilling certain pu,lic hnc
tons the number Of those names was a teo,b ~
that Of the electors. TWAS from this communal list
ihattne puolc 'unciionaries Of the Advertisement
had 70 De taken: Or their part, the citizens placed
on lns Lat OF confidence assembled at the c6eCAsu
O. tftH ACCOMPLISHMENTS, and des gnated tenth
an org them them, who formed a new category OF
NoIdoes or Departmental List, from which were
chosen the public fuuctOuaries OF he dooar,onont
The elect Of this second LIST, BY an sualoTons nro
cetclIg ceNgIaied tenth Of their number andtbere
re uted fIom this new ballot third list called the
National LIST which comprised in each Depart
mtnt the clLzens eligible for functions Of a hizhey
orcer These lists wereto be completed and rey'se6
every Tree years The Constitution aherWard
created a Senai Conservatory This Senate vas
composed OF ~ members, nominated for ife and
agtC a. leas, 20. Only Ga were dominated to
Nominations year made during 10 years being des-
ned TO complete the number so The senate had
the lomnalion OF It's oSn members I, had 70 choose
e
gisatve Corps, the second By the Tribunal The thIrd
bg tie FIST Consul The Senate was Obliged Ia a.
mlt Ire candidate VITO might be proposed AZ The
sane me by The three ether authorities 4 Senator
was declared or ever disqualified for any ofher orh
nc Junction The Senate caused - lie presented Ia II
the National List II each Department and from that
hst u elected the legislators, the Tnomes the Cor.
sus The Judges % CassatlOn and the Commissioners
OF Acco u1ts 10 maiEtaned or aInHIed All the sefs
when ere referred 70 u as unconstitutional Nv the
IlouIals - the Government Revenues were set soarf
~ tse tApehses OF the senate, ami each member Of
liI 0ocy ENJOY co sa.TF OF not less than s15 OO0f
he sltfires Of the Senate were 5ot M ill,c The
ethsululOn aiier"ard organized tae Legislstiv
power the GOYefI ment alone proposed ne laws
aio ii1te laws cCmihu1ICa.e1 hIst ~ the Tribunal
c-4-l not le promulgated until n er they had re-
ceSeQ ne sanction Of the CORPS Leetslatf The
irtniat vas composed Of 100 members. agei d
year a; east, feIe @ed each year By Arms but In
&c re- 5-o,e 20 iohg - ihelT names hgredon
me National LIST. Toe Tribunal discussed hills
ana Foie- ne -cofton Or rejection Of them AT,sr
this vote u CHARGED three OF rs BODY "a snbri, ~
me tofps Lesislatf the motives Of - acceptance
~ s ss ,eiuss Inc corps Legsla.if VAS composed
q SUI MEMBERS agec 80 Yeafs q least an! srs,e
T. os IeIe Cd every year BY a hfta This Assemble
a'l'f- ng ~ TIE laH which instituted H. Uss n 80
- az isast one cltzen Of each department nap
=. = ielil.s r sisator could lot Re e ected
eA aitsr year interval, but ne vas ged 70 al
Il ne iuLciions o. iTIDure The tbs Co..
Lselslstf commenced OF full night the lit Fr;nsiP
N-iss Of November but could not be prolonged he,
Ry seq, on.hs. Inc corps Legisaiii decided
oi me ,oIps Leglslatf and OF the T,isnnse -rese
PUBIC out the number OF persons nresa, =, o,,S~
TSss no.y could not exceed 2e0 The f1uctions Of
49, Sru nose OF Legislator were salaried BY the
Nstlohal treasury. There Here tarse Conmis The
Exercised most Of the prerogatiyes deserved no
~ limited bonarchies, while hi ts0 assessors
ony nad consultative voice The nomlnation OF
'nDeIs Oh Inc Council Of State belonged BY right
70 me fnsi Consul. Under the direction Of the