iS 
also of the power which their Majesties con- 
ferred en us, to follow up, as need shall re- 
quire, the effect of their will— We, Printe 
arch- Chancellor of the empire, in obedience _ 
to the orders and requisitions of their Ma- 
any have given the afcresaid acts, and 
havge,in coussquence executed the present 
proces verbal, to Serve and avail according to 
Jaw 5 to which proces verbal their Majesties 
have affixed their signatures, and which, aiter. 
having been signtd by the kings, queens, 
rinces, and priucesses, present, has been 
signed by us, and countersigned by the. Se- 
cretary of State of the imperial family, who 
wrote it with his own hand. 
‘Dane at the palace of ‘the Thuilleries, 
the day, hour, and ihe year aforesaid. 
{Signed, ézc.) 
"Having seen the projet of the .Senatus 
Consulium, drawn up in the form prescribed 
by the 57th aticle of the Act of the Con- 
stitution, of the 4th of 4 August, 1002—After 
having beard the motives of tbe said projet, 
the orators of the council, of state,~and the 
report of the special committee appointed on 
the sitting of this .day—-the adoption having 
been. ciscussed by. the number of members 
Prescribed by the S6th article of the Act of . 
the Constitution, of the 4thof August, 1802, 
the Senate decrees shat: ~ : 
“ KF. The marriage contracted between the 
Enupetor . Nar poleon and the Empress Jose- 
pbine, is dissolved ; 
iH. ‘The Empress Josephine shall preserve 
the title and rank of -Empress Queen crowned; 
HE Her dowry. is fixed at an annual in- 
tome of. two millions of francs, on the re- 
¥enue of the state ; 
IV. All the assignment s which may be 
“Wade by the Emperor, in favour of the ¢m- 
press Josephine,.on the funds’ of the civil 
list, shali be oe, on his successors 5 
V. The present Senatus Consultum shall 
be transmitted by a message to his Imperial 
and Royal Majesty. 
At the sitting of the Pigaaues Body, 
December 12, Count Montalvet delivered in 
the Emperor’s name, an exposé’of the situa- 
tien of France, up to the ist of that month. 
After having introduced his important narra- 
tive, by. ohbeti (ing the signal victories, gene- 
Tous pac'fication, the resulis of the most pro- 
found political combinations, and the main-. 
tenance of order in the interior, form -the 
prominent features of the history of the 
yeat which has just elapsed—he enumera- 
ted, under the diflerent heads of public la- 
‘Bours, in particular in Paris, charitable esta- 
blishments, public i listitutions, sciences, let- 
ters and atts, agriculture; manufactures and 
, industry, mines, commerce and trade, finan- 
ces, religious worship, war and politics—the. 
progress mace,advantages obtained,andchanges 
effected, in the course of the said year. 
Under the head of commerce and trade, he 
expressed himself in the following manner: 
*© Commerce in general applies itsel¥ to draw 
State of Public Affuirs in January. 
[Feb. 1, 
the greatest possible advantage from the pre- 
ducts of agriculture and industry. Our trade 
undoubtedly sufters from the present extraer= 
dinary state of affairs, which ¢ ‘orm, as it were, 
two masters—one of the Zurop<an continent; 
sthe other of the seas, and of countries from 
which these leave no communication with 
France. . Our relations with the United States 
of America are also for the present suspended ; 
but,as they are founded.on muiual wants, they 
will speedily resume their former course.” 
Under the head ef religious worship, after 
having declared, that ** in France all religi- 
ons are not only tolerated, but-honoured and 
encouraged,” he makes the dutlowing obser- 
vations: -** No well-informed person is igno- 
rant of the mischief winch the temporal sove= 
reignity of the Popes has done to religion. 
But_for this mischief, one moiety of Europe 
would net be severed from the Capholic 
church. Yhere was but one. way to free 
for ever from such great dangers, ‘and to re- 
concile the interests of the state. with those 
of religion: it was necessary the succesor, of 
St. Peter should again becomie, undisturved 
by. worldly concerns, eto asstatt ike St. 
‘Berer:? 
Under the aati. of Mar oa descrips! on is 
given of the advantages obtained in Germany, 
Austria, Hungary, and Spain; which is termi- 
nated by. the following remarks: 
6* By the peace of Vienna, France wand 
her allies,» have obtained considerable advan- 
tages; and the Continent of Europe has re- 
gained tranguillity. and peace. Let’us hope 
that this. peace will be more permanent thaa 
that of Presburg; and that the men who de- 
luded the cabinet of Vienna, after the. peace 
of Presburg, will not succeed in decziving it 
again, after that of Viennas They would 
pronounce the doom of thejr master; for 
France, ever great, powerful, and strong, © 
wili always know how to destroy and coun- 
teract the combinations and intrigues of her 
enemies. Inthe mean time, England, s-eing 
that our armies were employed in Germany, 
and being always ill-informed, notwithstan- 
ding the immense treasures she wastes in pay- 
ing spies, fancied that our veteran troops had 
left Spainy and the weakened French army 
-would not be able to withstand their efforts. 
Forty thousand men were disembarked in 
Portugal, where they joined the insurgehts, 
and flattered themselves they should be able 
to march to Madrid. They gathered nothing 
but disgrace from their. enterprise. They 
were met by armies 4n all places, where they 
fancied to find only divisions. Forty thousand 
men landed at the same time in Walcheren, 
and without having commenced the siege, by 
means of -a short bombardment, they ren- 
dered themselves ina fortnight masters of 
Flushing, which was cowardly defended. 
His Majesty ordered a report to be made te 
hina on the subject The Emperor gene- 
rously rewards those, who, animated with 
his sentiments, and sensible of what they 
Owe 
