In the Roman Chamber of Deputies, on the 18th, the
Ministers tendered their resignations, and requested that they should be accepted by the Cham- bers; but stated they would not absolutely resign till a superior Commission Of Government should have been appointed. M. Bonaparte proposed, in the present difficult circumstances, to vote the convocation of a Constituent Assembly for the Pontifical States. " I have prepared a project, according to which the Representatives are to be directly elected by universal suf- frage, in the proportion of one Deputy for every 1,000 inhabitants. The Deputies will be returned on the 10th January, so that the Constituent may meet on the 15th. The Deputies shall receive an indemnity of two Crowns per day. The Constituent will decide on the form of government." This remained under consideration.
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