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tustory. and immediately presented to the Senate ; it was read 
AD isl 4a twice, and a Sdatitision inted to examine it. On 
wy. Ste 
the evening of the Sth of April, the commission made 
its _and the ‘constitution was adopted unani- 
Louis mously. By it, Louis was to be chosen sovereign, ac- 
XVII ing to a charter, of which the following are the 
chowen soy. most important articles: The French call to the throne 
constitution Louis, the brother of the last king. The ‘executive 
framed, | power belongs to the king. There are to be 150 sena- 
tors at least, and not more than 200, named by the king; 
their dignity hereditary; and revenues allotted to them. 
The princes of the blood and of the royal family are 
members of the senate. The legislative remains 
as before ; it shall not sit for more ve years: 
The king may convoke, adjourn, and dissolve it ; ‘but 
in this last case, he must call another legislative body 
in three months at the latest. The king, the senate, and 
the legislative body concur in the making of the laws; 
but those relating to contributions can be p' 
only in the legislative body. The sanction of the king 
is necessary for the completion ef a law. The legisla- 
pric: dhe a thier on ion: their sittings are 
open. No member of the senate or legislative body 
can be arrested, .without a previous authority from the 
body to which he belongs. The ministers may be mem- 
bers either of the senate or legislative body. “Equality 
of proportion in the taxes is a matter of right: no tax 
ean be im or received, unless it has been’ pre- 
viously consented to y+ the legislative body and the 
senate. The law shall fix the amount and the recruit- 
ing of the army. The independence of the judges is 
nteed; they are to be for life, and irremovable. 
he institution of juries is ed. The king has 
the right of . The person of the king is sacred 
and inviolable ; but all his acts must be signed by a 
minister, who are sible for them. The om. 
of worship and conscience is teed. The li 
of the press is entire, with the exception of the lega 
ression of offences resulting from the abuse of that 
liberty. The public debt is guaranteed; the sales of 
the national domains are irrecoverably maintained. No 
Frenchman can be ted for opinions or votes he 
may have given. right of individuals to petition 
every constituted authority is ised. The present 
constitution shall be submitted to th acceptance of the 
French le. Louis Stanislaus Xavier shall be pro- 
claimed king of the French, as soon as he shall have 
signed and sworn by an act ‘stating, “ I accept the 
constitution. I swear to observe it, and cause it to 
be observed.” This oath shall be |, when he 
shall receive the oath of the fidelity of the French ‘nation. 
At this time Louis was so infirm in his health, that 
he was not able to leave England immediately ; but his 
brother was appointed Lieutenant-General of France, 
and repaired to Paris, where he was received with great 
enthusiasm. He declared his readiness to adhere to 
the constitution in the name of his brother, although he 
acknowledged he was not authorised to that effect. As 
soon as Louis was sufficiently strong, he left England, 
souis enters and on the $d of May made his solemn entry into Pa- 
Patis. ris. ‘“ When he came to the palace of his fathers, a 
vast crowd collected in the garden, appeared, by their 
lively acclamations, to solicit the presence of his peajey. 
The King presented himself in compliance with the wi 
es ofhis people. The Duchess D’A was at his 
right hand, and the Duke de Berri at his left. Short- 
ly afterwards, the daughter of Louis XVI. made way 
for Monsieur. The instantly embraced his bro-~ 
ther, and the acclamations were redoubled. The en- 
FRANCE. 
thusiasm was at its height, when the King, raising his 
‘ara tavioady fk creed SAR eS «You are my 
children, I_ speak to you from my heart, 1 embrace you 
thus.” The od him, by crying out, 
* Long live the Jong Sie eee 
On the 30th of May, the definitive treaty of peace 
was signed at Paris, of which the follo ‘are the 
principal articles: The limits as is January 
Ist 1792, are restored to France. Holland was to 
the harbours of Antwerp and are to dod 
up to her. vet Soe eee ee argh 
ipotentiaries of 
be held lrg eve by the e he 
powers rope, to regula’ te the arrangements requi- 
site to carry this treaty into full effect. — fy pery 
Before Marshal Marmont agreed to give up Paris, 
he stipulated with the allies for the’ of 
Bonaparte, and that a provision should be made for his 
future support. “On the night of the 4th of April, a 
roposal was brought to the allies from “2, 
e would abdicate in favour of his son ; but as he was 
already deposed by the provisional government, no’ at- 
tention was we it. He pein Ae sove- 
reignty in ing terms: “ The allied powers 
having proclaimed that the Emperor 
only iege ed eA the nag praterstyre Re the of 
Europe, the ror n, to his oa 
dectited, that he ehodeces for himself and hiehere 
thrones of France and Italy ; and that there is no per- 
sonal sacrifice, even that of life, which he is not ready 
to make to the interest of France.” Afterwards a for- 
mal treaty was concluded at Fontainebleau een him 
and the allied powers, by which the titles of Bonaparte 
and of all bis family are guaranteed to them at Baars 
lives ;—the island of Elba: is appointed his ce, 
of which he is to hold the full sovereignty, with an an- 
renounces 
the sove- 
Treaty with 
him, 
nual revenue of two millions-of francs, In rent charge in 
2d aah eo he By the fourth article, 
duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastella, were grant- 
ed in full sovereignty to the Empress, to to her son 
and his descendants in a right line. By the sixth ar- 
ticle, a rent charge of 2,500,000 francs was decreed to the 
branches of Bonaparte’s family ; and by the seven- 
teenth article, he was allowed to take with him to the 
isle of Elba 400 men, and to retain them there as his 
To all of pape fa ser dae Sake oa 
its sanction, except so ‘ar as regarded arrangemen 
for ing the Italian duchies to Maria Louisa, and 
conveyed with as little ay as possible, 
journey, especially in the south of France, he 
gq in danger of his life, from the violent 
which ist hi 
the mob expressed against him, 
: he narrative of events that 
Before we proceed to 
render even the extraordinary transactions which the 
Revolution had hitherto given rise to, comparatively 
tame and common place, we shall offer some remarks, 
First, on the causes which produced the liberation of 
the continent of E from the dominion of the 
French, and also the overthrow of Bonaparte ; and, Se- 
condly, on the condition and character of the French 
people at the time when Louis XVIII. ascended the 
e. 
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Departs for 
Elba. 
