Gen. Maitland faid, the more he confidered the fubject then before the Houfe, and the more he viewed the conduct of his Majefty's minifters in making peace, the more firmly was he perfuaded that it was a peace as good, as honourable, and as likely to be permanent, as any which, under the prefent circumstances of Europe, could be btained for this country.

Lord Temple contended, we had not gained any fecurity for the future by this peace; for he would appeal to the commercial part of the community, whofe fentiments he was well acquainted with, whether the Treaty of Peace fecured to them their commercial advantages. The noble lord adverted to the fubject of the non-renewal of treaties; and obferved, that by not renewing the treaty with Holland the flag of this country was dishonoured.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer argued at great length in defence of his own conduct, and that of his colleagues in office, in bringing the war to a conclufion upon terms which afforded every degree of fecurity that could, upon any reasonable grounds, be expected, after the events which Europe had witneffed during the laft ten years. "The fentiments of minifters (faid he) are founded on the most fincere with to preferve the bleffings of peace; and they will, with due precaution and couciliatory policy, endeavour to preferve it. Indeed, I flatter my felf that, in calculating its probable duration, we may align to it as cong an existence as any peace concluded in the last century. If there be any difpofition in the enemy to mifafe their power; if there be any difpofition, which I do not admit to have been fhewn, to encroach upon our rights, the beft fecurity for repofe is to prefent no point of weak nefs to an active rival. By moutaining confidence at home, and a fyftem of prudence and caution abroad, I fee no reason to fuppofe our tranquillity will be thaken.

1 fee no

thing in the fituation of Europe or of France that thould fill us with premature apprehenfions."

Mr. Sheridan vindicated the confiftency of the Whig party, which, he faid, ftill kept its ground, amidst the 11 or 12 parties into which that Hoafe was now divided. He ridiculed the notion thrown out on the other fide, of bringing France to a pacific temper by reftoring her colonies. Bonaparte would not be fixed, as it were, to a trade, and nailed behind a counter; he would not, even if there were to be a subscription at Lloyd's to fet him up in bufinefs: which would be as ufeful as the plan of erecting a ftatue to another great man (Mr. Pitt) in the Bank of England; not a statue of gold, but of papier machee, for which the materials were always ready. Mr. Sheridan ftriétly and feverely arraigned the conduct of Bonaparte. Difapproving both of the Addrefs and of the amendment, he moved another amendment in the following words:

"We humbly reprefent to his Majetty, that the omiflion of various opportunities of negotiating a peace with advantage to this country; and more especially, the rejection of the overtures made by the Chief Conful of France in January 1800, appears to this Houfe to have led to a fate of affairs, which rendered peace fo neceffary, as to justify the important and painful facrifices which his Majefty has been advised to make for the attainment thereof."

Mr. Grey thought the terms of the peace were fuch as, under all the circumstances, thould be accepted. He vindicated the arrangements made by the Marquis of Lanfdown in concluding the peace of 1783. The question was then put on Mr. Windham's motion for an Addrefs; Ayes 20, Noes 276.

Mr. Sheridan's amendment, and another proposed by Mr. Bouverie, were then negatived; and the amended Addrefs of Lord Hawkesbury put and carried.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FRENCH REPUBLICK.

PARIS, AUGUST 5.
Extract from the Register of the Deliberations
of the Council of State.
SITTING OF AUGUST 4.
PROJECT OF A SENATUS CONSULTUM
FOR ORGANIZING THE CONSTITUTION.
TITLE 1.

Art. 1. Each jurisiction of a Justice of the Peace has a Cantonal Allenibly.-2. Each communal circuit or diftrict of Subprefectore has an Electoral College for the circuit.-3. Each department has an Electoral College for the department.

TITLE II.

OF THE CANTONAL ASSEMBLIES. 4. The Alfombly of the Canton is competed of all the Citizens domiciliated in the onion, and intcribed on the commune lift of the circuit. From the epoch when the

communal lifts ought to be renewed in the terms of the Constitution, the Affembly of the Cauton shall be compofed of all the Citizens domiciliated in the Canton, and enjoying the rights of Citizenship.-5. The First Conful nominates the Prefident of the Cantonal Affembly. His functions continue for five years, and he may be re-appointed indefinitely. He is amifted by four Infpectors; two of them being the oldeft, and the other two the perfons paying moft taxes, among citizens having a right to vote in the Cantonal Affembly. The Prefident and four Inspectors appoint the Secretary.-6 The Affembly of the Canton divides itfelf into Sections, for performing the operations belonging to it. At the first convocation of each Ailembly, its organzation and forms of proceeding fhall be determined

termined by a regulation iffued by the Go-
vernment.-7. The Prefident of the Can-
tonal Affembly appoints the Presidents of
the Sections. Their functions terminate
with each Sectionary Affembly. They are,
each of them, aflifted by two Infpectors,
the one being the oldeft, and the other
most heavily taxed, of the citizens having a
right to vote in the fection.-8. The Can-
tonal Assembly returns two citizens, out of
whom the First Conful chooses the Justice
of the Peace for the Canton. It, in like
manner, returns two citizens for each va-
cant place of fuppleant to the Juftices of
Peace.-9. The Justices of the Peace and
their fuppleants are appointed for ten years.
-10. In cities containing 5000 perfons, the
Cantonal Affembly prefents two citizens
for each feat in the Municipal Council. In
cities where there may be feveral Juftices
of the Peace, or feveral Cantonal Affem-
blies, each Affembly will, in like manner,
prefent two citizens for each feat in the
Municipal Council.-11. The Members of
the Municipal Councils are taken by each
Cantonal Affembly from a lift of a hundred
of the perfons paying most taxes in the
canton. This lift fhall be executed and
printed by order of the Prefect.-12. The
Municipal Councils are renewed in the
proportion of one half every ten years.-
13. The First Conful chooses the Mayors
and Affiftants in the Municipal Councils.
They are to be five years in office, and
may be re-appointed-14. The Cantonal
Affembly nominates to the Electoral Co'-
lege of the circuit the number of Members
affigned to it, in proportion to the number
of citizens of which it is compo'ed.-15 It
nominates to the Electoral College of the
department, from a lift hereinafter refer-
red to, the number of Members affigned
to it.-16. The members of the Electoral
Colleges must be domiciliated in the re-
fpective circuits and departments.-17.The
Government convokes the Cantonal Af-
femblies, fixes the time of their fitting, and
the object of their meeting.
TITLE III. ELECTORAL COLLEGES.

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18. The Electoral Colleges of the circuits have one member for every 500 domiciliated inhabitants of the circuit. The number of members cannot exceed 200, nor fall below 120-19. The Departmental Electoral Colleges have one member for every coo domiciliated inhabitants in the department; but, notwithstanding, these members cannot be more than 300, nor fewer than 200.-20. The members of the Electoral Colleges are appointed for life 21. If a member of an Electoral College is denounced to the Government as having permitted any act contrary to the dictates of honour or the interests of the country, the Government invites the College to manifeft its opinion thereon. Three-fourths of the votes are necessary to make a de

nounced member lofe his place in the college.-22. A member lofes his feat in the Electoral Colleges for the fame caufes whicla would deprive him of the rights of citizenfhip. He alfo lofes when, without any legitimate obftruction, he abfents himself from three fuccefive meetings.-23. The First Cosful appoints the Presidents of the Electoral Colleges on each feflion. The Police of the Electoral College, when alfembled, is exclusively under the direction of the President 24. The Electoral Colleges appoint, at the commencement of each feilion, two Infpe&tors and a Secretary.-24. In order to the formation of the Electoral Colleges of Department, there fhall be drawn up in each department, under the orders of the Minifter of Finance, a lift of 600 citizens, who are most heavily affeffed to the land-tax, the tax on moveTables, the tax on luxury, and the tax on licences. To the amount of the contribution must be added, in the departmental domicile, fuch fum as may be proved to be paid in other parts of the territory of France or the colonies. This lift fhall he printed.-26. The C intonal Affembly will felect from this list the Members to be appointed to the Electoral College of the Department.-27. The First Conful may add to the Electoral Colleges of Circuit ten Members chofen from among the Citizens belonging to the Legion of Honour, or who have performed public fervices. He may add to each Electoral College of Der partment twenty Citizens, ten of whom to be taken from the thirty most heavily taxed in the department, and ten others either from the Members of the Legion of Honour, or Citizens who have performed public fervices. He is not limited to precife periods in making these nominations.28. The Electoral Colleges of Circuit prefent to the First Conful two Citizens, domiciliated in the circuit, for each vacant feat in the Council of the Circuit. Of thefe Citizens, one at least muft, of neceffity, be chofen from among the Members of the Electoral College which appoints him. The Councils of Circuit are removed by thirds once in five years.-29. The Electoral Colleges of Circa prefent, at each meeting, two Citizens to form part of the lift, from which are to be chofen the Members of the Tribunate. Of thefe Citizens, one t le it must neceffarily belong to the College which prefents him. Both of them may

be chofen from perfons not refiding in the departme t.-30. The Electoral Colleges of the Departments prefent to the First Conful two Citizen, domiciliated in each department, for every place vacant in the Council General of the Department. One of these Citizens, at least, must neceffarily be taken from the Electoral College which prefents him. The renovation of the Councils General of the Departments takes

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place by thirds every five years.-31. The Electoral Colleges of the Departments prefent, at each meeting, two Citizens, to form the hit from which the Members of the Senate are named. One of them, at leaf, mut neceffaly be taken from the College woich prefents him; and they both may be ken from the Department. They are to have the age and the qualifi, cations preferibed by the Conftitution.32. The Electoral Colleges of the Departments and Circuits prefent each two Citizens, domiciliate in the department, in order to form a lift from which the Members of the Deputation to the Legislative Body are to be named. One of thefe Citizens is neceffarily to be taken from the College which prefents him. There muft be three times as many different candidates on the lift formed by the combination of the prefentations of the Electoral Colleges of the Departments and Circuits as there are vacant places.-23. The fame perfon may be a Member of a Council of Commune, and of an Electoral College of Circuit or Department. The fame perfon cannot, however, be at the fame time Member of a College of Circuit and College of Department.-34. The Members of the Leg flative Body and of the Tribunate cannot attend the fittings of the Electoral College to which they belong. All the other public functionaries have a right to attend and to vote.-35. No Cantonal Affembly shall proceed to nominate to the places that belong to it in an Electoral College until thefe places are reduced to twothirds.-36. The Electoral Colleges can al femble only in confequence of an act of convocation emanating from the Govern ment, and in the places affigned to them. They can take cognizance of the fubjects only for which they are affembled; nor can they prolong their fittings beyond the time fixed by the act of convocation. If they exceed thefe limits, the Government poffeffes the right of diffolving them -37. The Electoral Colleges can neither directly or indirectly, nor under any pretext whatsoever, hold any intercomfe with each other-38. The diffolution of an Eleétoral Body necellarily leads to the renewal of all its members.

TITLE IV. OF THE CONSULS. 39. The Confuls are for life. They are members of the Senate, and act as Prefidents.-40. The Second and Third Confuls are appointed by the Senate, on the prefentation of the Firft.-41., For this purpofe, when any of the two places becomes vacant, the First Conful prefents to the Senate a first perfon. If he is not appointed, he prefents a fecond; and, if the fecond is not accepted, he prefents a third, who is of neceflity appointed.-42. When the Fift Conful thinks proper, he appoints a Citizen to fucceed him after his

death, according to the forms prefcribed
in the preceding article-43. The Citizen
appointed to fucceed the First Conful takes
an oath to the Republick, to be adminif
tered by the First Conful, affitted by the
Second and Third Confuls, in the prefence
of the Senate, the Minifters, the Council
of State, the Legislative Boly, the Tribu-
nate, the Tribunal of Caffation, the Arch-
bithops, Bishops, Prefidents of the Tribu-
nals of Appeal, the Prefidents of the Elec-
toral Colleges, the Prefidents of the Can-
ton Affemblies, the Grand Officers of the
Legion of Honour, and the Mayors of the
twenty-four principal Cities of the Repub-
lick. The Secretary of State draws up the
proces-verbal of the adminiftration of the
bath.-44. The oath is in thefe terms: "1
fear to maintain the Constitution, to re-
fpect the liberty of confcience, to oppose
the return of feudal inftitutions; never to
make war hut for the defence and glory of
the Republick; and not to employ the
power wherewith I fhall be inverted but
for the happiness of the people, from whom
and for whom I shall have received it.”—
45. Having taken this oath, he takes his
feat in the Senate immediately after the
Third Conful.-46. The First Conful
may depofit, among the archives of Go-
vernment, his with as to the nomination
of a fucceffor, to be prefented to the Se-
nate after his death.-47. In this cafe, he
fummons the attendance of the Second and
Third Confuls, the Minifters and Prefi-
dents of the Sections of the Council of
State. In their prefence he delivers to the
Secretary of State the paper fealed with
his feal, and in which his with is record-
ed. This paper is fubfcribed by all those
who are prefent at the transaction. The
Secretary of State depofits it among the
archives of Government, in the prefence
of the Minifters and Prefidents of the Sec-
tions of the Council of State.-49. The
First Conful may withdraw this depofit,
obferving the formalities prefcribed in the
preceding article. 49. After the death of
the First Coaful, if his choice has remain-
ed in depofit, the piper containing it is
withdrawn from the archives of Govern=
ment by the Secretary of S ate, in the pre-
fence of the Minifters and Preficents of
the Sections of the Council of State; their -
authenticity and identity being afcertained
in the prefence of the Second and Third
Confuls. It is addreffed to the Senate by a
meffage from the Government, with a copy
of the proces-verbaux, certifying the depo-
fit, the identity, and authenticity.—50. If
the perfon; refented by the First Conful is
not apponted, the Second and the Third
Confuls prefent one each; in cafe of nei
ther of thefe being nominated, they each
make another prefentation, and one of the
two most of neceffity be appointed.—51.
If the Fift Conful leaves no prefentation,