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MP - . SWEDEN AND NORWAY. t he Diets of Sweden and Norway have Mina, ' ro bed upon an Act, declaratory of the relations of *the tno kingdoms to each other. 1. N or way is declarecrw be a free, independent, badiensble kingdom, united with Sweden under tee OP Tbe inheritance of the Crown is in the male De; a ccording to the order ot descent before esta . id i e btd. Upon the birth ot a Prince, haling the right iaberstance, intelligence of the time and place shall ',given to the Norwegian Diet. 8 , upon failure of the line of inheritance, on which e i lieseit y l inty arise for proceeding to an election, the legititnste Government par interims, shall send eet i t e of the same to both Diets, whict shall have to g tights of election: They shall appoint a day r q• the e l ec tion, and a Committee shall be named eac h Diet, which Committee, in the case of a mace of choice; shall be held authorised by the kinsdonu to vote, by plurality of voices, and so ig their choice upon one ind ividual. The Co to • shall be composed. of 88 persons from each D i et ; end of eight Svpideent. Carlstadt shall be the • of meeting for the two Committees, each of Erm i have its own Orator. ' Thee it appears,• that, in the important case of an . to t h e Tberie, Sweden and Norway are con -4404 to be equal kingdoms. TjIE LONDON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1816. 01 STOCKS THIS DAY AT WELVE O'CLOCK. osed 54—Cona. too. 591k —for ate. self ex. div. 4 Plr Colt. 744--S per Ct. 11311—Boadt 51.6 a. pr. si iti pro—Do. pay. 141 pr.—Ezeit. Bills 3a. 6i. pr. r ef i e sslay, after our Paper was at press, we re lived the Paris Papers of three days in succession, is. of Sendai, Monday, and Tuesday. We gave a irt abstract of their contents in a Second Editioti, B o s sfistety on their arrival, and to-day we give co ettractsi The affair of LAVAGETTe3 escape is root to be taken up very seriously. last night, and this morning, the arrival of two s from Flanders, supplied us with abundance Brawls and Frankfort Papers, from which we given 'copious extracts. Our Readers will, no , be surprised to learn that a war is expected to k out, forthwith. between Bavaria and Austria. least such is the report on the Continent. The wring are further extracts, from the above Papers, isadditiOn to those given in a preceding column : HAGUE' JANUARY 14. Yesterday evening the messenger Mutters arrived here from St. Petersbuth. His Royal Highness the ftince of Orange had arrived at St. Petersburgh on the VW of December, in the morning, in very g9od healtb, and bad been receined in the most gracious maser by his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, the 'Tarsi Dowager, and the whole Imperial family. L On the 29th of the same mouth, his Excellency CoutlionHeerdt, his Majesty's Ambassador Ex traordinuy, bad a public audience of his Imperial Micah tithe EMpress mother, and of her Impe til Highness the Grand Duchesc Anna Paulosorna, in ; Mid, in the name and on the part of our Sore 11i/li formal suit was made for the hand of this l'sissess for his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, shich snit was received in the most satisfictory The marriage, which is to take place soon, was wontmicated to the Court, and their Itnperial and 10 7 1 1 Highnesses received the congratulations on the occasion. It is expected that this desired union fAll be celebrated in a short time. IMPACT Si A PRIVATI LiTtER 11RON M1.1141C11, WRITTEN DI JANUARY. 18 For a week past the most alarming reports have bet in circulation here, concerning our relations 1* Austria. It is a fact, that up to this time the 3 106160111 for exchanges between our Court and bat of Vienna, far from having advanced, will pro ably fail. It is affirmed, that our Court is resolved XI maintain the integrity of the kingdom of Bavaria. metal declarations are in circulation; but as it is lot known whether they are official, they are 'only .orarnaaicated secreo.e from hand to hands An address from the public functionaries land , 'watts, and others, inhabitants of the Circles of &Ist- 'hud the Inn, to our King, whom they beg not ' l4 e . them to Austria, seems to be authentic. - " Several of our regiments, which have gone into lir garrisons since their return from France, are to amble on the Inn. It is said that others have *had orders to hold themselves in readiness to " Austria has collected a force on our frontiers I 'eTedeless, it is to be supposed that all these move lime are mere demonstrations, and that the tran. Milky of Germany will not be disturbed." COLOGNE, JANUARY 14. Talay we celebrate the second anniversary of our fiance from the tyrannical yoke of the French, the Allied troops. This day fills us with the more. liken we cast a look upon our past misfortunes don our future happiness, consolidated by a long and a paternal Government. BREMEN, JANUARY 7. W e katiw now for certain that no special treaty 4r been concluded at Paris to make war upon the pirates, which might also be inferred from . le rePeeteof Sir Sidney Smith, since published. FRANKFORT, JANUARY 11. Orr Prayers are heard, and we can announce, that free! the loth br this hidath ad iinsitlitinei dank tease at 14ankfort. ' HAGUE, JANUARY Prince Frederick of Heue Cassel hat lately arrived here.; he is the son of the Prince of the same name, known for his courageous defence of Maestricht in 1795 and 1766. It is pretended that his Highness is going to enter into the service of d(Lr King. A Russian Officer arrived this morning express.— After delivering his dispatches, he pitceeded to Hel voetsluys to embark for England. BRUSSELS, JANUARY 16. The artillery, and the magazines of warlike stores of all kinds which the allied troops have found in the fnrtressrs of Valenciennes, Conde, Bouchain, and Chart mont, are immense ; inventories have been made of them by Commissioners named by both par. ties. At 'Tbionville, a little before the entrance of the Prussian troops, the French Commandant had sent a pan of the artilktry to Metz ; but on the formal demand which has been made, all that had been removed is brought back. The Danish regiment of Dragoons of Prince Fer dinand set out for France this morning. The artil lery which is expected to-day finished the passage of this corps, which, we have reason to hope, will be the last of foreign troops. EAST INDIES. Yesterday evening an Aide-de-Camp of Earl Motto► arrived in a post-chaise and four at the India Rosso, with important dispatches, brought overland from India. We say the dispatches are important, because it was deemed necessary to entrust their contents to the Secret Committee only, who of course permitted no part of the intelligence to transpire which was thought expedient to withhold from the public.— Rumours, however, were soon circulated both within and without the doors of the India House, that the Mahratta war, which had been threatened for some time past, had commenced, and had been carried on with such vigour, that Poonah, the capital of the ►Mahratta Empire, had already fallen. This part of the information we believe we can contradict, on pretty good authority. The dispatches certainly bring down the accounts from Bombay to September 30th. The peace with the Nepaul Government had not then been signed ; but it was expected to take place in November, when the British troops were in a situation to act. It may be inferred, however, from the delay which had already occurred from the Mahratta troops con tinuing to keep the field, and lastly, from the circum stance of the British availing themselves oa every oc casion to augment their forces (which are said to exhibit a threatening attitude) that considerable dif ficulties must-have arisen in bringing the peace to a close. The Government in India have been cour plaining for the last five years of the depredations committed by the Mahratta Pindaries in the territo ries of the British. They always appear to plunder, burn, and destroy, at a time of year when the winds are so hot that the British troops cannot follow them.. The season was now approaching when . the British troops could act with full vigour, and there seems no doubt that when affairs are settled With Nepaul, it is intended not to let slip the opportunity of the season to reduce the power of the Mahratta:. The Con greye rockets now going out to India are expected to be used with success. The Duke of YORK was engaged nearly the whole of yesterday at the Secretary of State's Otlice, io Downing -street, for the War Department, with Earl BATHURST and Sir HENRY BUNIIURY, the Unaer-Se cretary of State. Mr. WILLIAMS, the King's Messenger, Arrived in Downing-street on Wednesday, between one and two o'clock, from America, bringing with him the Com mercial Treaty and other dispatches. On his arrival, Mr. HAMILTON, the Under• Secretary of Mate for Fo reign Affairs, being there, sent off a Messenger to Lord CASTLEREAGH, at his seat at North Cray, Kent. Lord CAsrri.mtsitou gives a grand dinner on thy 31st instant to about fifty Members of the House of Commons, previous to the opening of Parliament. We have already noticed that the customary Offi cial Circular had been sent to the Members of the House of Comtnons who are friendly to Ministers, requesting their attendance on the first day of the ensuing Session. The notice alluded to is said, by a Morning Paper, to have been followed by the sub joined letter : " In referent, to my artily Letter of the 11th instant, I have the honour to inform you, that his Majesty's Government has determined to submit the Continuance of the Property Tax, under certain modifications, to the donsider&on of the House of Commons. The necessity of keeping up a very high Military Establishmeht, and the inexpediency of making any reduttlyn of consequence in the Ordnance Department, which, with Very consiJerable increased expenditures, connected with the Civil Lie, are subjects which wiU be found to require a full attendance at the comtnencerneht of the Session. " I have the satisfaction to add, that the present mite of the Agricultural Interest has engaged the full attention of Ministers; and they will be able to prove, to tie satisfaction of the House, the gross exaggerations which have been industriously circulated en that subject. As It is intended that the Session should be very abort, it is hoped that all the Measures alluded to may be com pletely adjusted, previous to the Easter Recess. " I have the hewer, Ste. /cc. Stn." A strong expectation exists in the Catholic Body that Lord CAIITLERZAGH will exert himself in support of their claims in the ensuing Session of Parliathent. The following is a letter from his Lordship to G. Silo VittTOP ' Esq. Chairman of the Catholic Meeting, held at Newcastle, on the 27th ult. : " Verdi:l).oam, January 5, NI& • " Stit—On my return to town yesterday, I was imasered with your letter of the Oath tilt. enclosing the Resobdassouter ed into by the Roman Catholics of the Coombs elf Illadmiber land, Durham, and the North Riding of Yorkshire, at thrdr late Meeting at Newcastle. I shell lose me dose In oenumankating the IFesolutioos to my soileagoes in_ the Goiremement, who will share, no doubt, "with me, in t§e satisfaction yid& such liberal and beoevokni senamentetzbanot fed) to ins*, 0.1 have the humour to reads; Sir,isilligreat'reepeit, " Your very faithful Servant, " Surrutaaisoa„“ JAArvitilk iO. Yesterday being the diy which htr biansrs's birth day is usually kept, the tporning was ushered in by the ringing of bells. The weather being very unfavotirable, the Qualm and Patecassbsdid not take their usual ride. Divine Service was performed in the Pavilion, at two o'clock, by the Rev. Dr. CLA and was attended by her MAJESTY, their Royal Highnesses Princesses CHARLOTTE., ELIZABETH, and RY, his Royal Highness the Duke of C, with all the Nobility and Gentry at the Pa`. It is reported, that if his Royal Highness is well enough, he will Julie this place, for Carlton House, on Monday nest. Her MAJESTY and the Femmes will leave here for Windsor tomorrow. After the Royal Party had walked in the Pavilion school, awl viewed the stables, &c. for near two hours, yesterday morning, the Duke of CLanysce, with the Princess CHARLOTTE in company, avid the Princess MARY, with Lady Iccnortft, and General TAYLOR, promenaded about the Pavilion grounds un til the time appointed for Divine Service of the day. The Prune REGENT continues confined by the gout. although on Wednesday he was enabled to re. ceive the congratulatory respects of numerous friends. The Royal Party, on their return to Windsor, to morrow, will take refreshments with the Earl of ROTHES, near Dorking. At three o'clock, this afternoon, the Sheriffs of London arrived at the Pavilion, in order to know his Royal Highness's pleasure to receive the petition of the City of London, on the supposed persecutions in the South of France. THE 4R mr. Thursday, a detachment of the 10th Royal Hus sars marched into Lewes from France. The 54th Regiment, under the command of the Earl of WALDEORAVE, are expected to remain in Soft wood Barracks. • The 2di Battalion of the 31st Regiment have marched into Saltwood Barracks from France. RAMSGATE, JANUARY 19. Arrived the Ann, Resolution, Blucher, Neath Castle, and Lively, freight vessels, with horses of different Regiments; also the Union transport with horses, and the James transport with Artilkryinen. The wind being Southerly. some of the above direct from Calais run for this , pert, fea.in; Dover Bar might be up. The horst: have not bTN yet pat on share, so that we cannot report their condition, though We are very apprehensive many of them must be in a bad plight from the severe gales we have had. Some of the above vessels Irsd been missing, and are last from Gravelines and Dunkirk, whither they run in for shelter during the gale ; others managed to re turn to Calais, where they landed some dead horses, and filled up their vacancies with live ones. WATERLOO MONUMENT. Yesterday a meeting of Noblemen, &c. was held at the Thatched House Tavern, in St. James's-street. to take into consideration further measures to be adopted resrecting the Monument, or Column, to he erected upon the highest point of Blackdown Hill, which forms a part of the estate purchased by Parlia ment for his Grace the Duke of WaLLINGToto, to record the honour of the splendid victory gained by the illtrtrions Duke w_Waterloo. On the motion of W. DICKINSON, Esq. M.P. se conded by W. A. SANFORD, Esq. Lord Somanvituat was unanimously voted to the Chair. His Lordship commenced the business by adverting to the projection of this liberal and patriotic under taking. It appeared that a meeting was held early in lost autumn, at Wellington, in Samersetshire, to consider of the propriety of erecting a column on that part of knockdown Hill which forms Lord Wm,- LinoroN's estate ; a . subscription warat that time en tered into, which has since been seconded by the ap probation of his Royal. Highness the PRINCE REGENT, and those distinguished persons named by Parliament as Trustees, to carry into effect the marks of especial public gratitude conferred on his Grace.' Among other supporters, Field Marshal Prince BLUCHBR will be found in the list of subscribers. The spot chosen for the purpose is a proper situation to keep alive the recollection of the splendid victories gained by the illustrious hero, and at the same time to perpetuate the invincible courage and skill of those who fought under his command. It will moreover form a splen did feature in a part of England already renowned by the pillar erected in honour of the late Earl of Chatham; and by the tower built to distinguish the spot where ALINED the Great first erected his standard. After the above preliminary facts had been stated, several Resolutions were moved and unanimously agreed to, They were in substance -.that, after the subscription for defraying the expenses of the column shall have been open one year, a proper sum shall be given for the best plan of the column to be raised ; secondly, that a contract shall be made to erect it in the best way ; thirdly, the column is to be finished in the course of three years after the approval of the design ; fourthly, that it shall bear on thobase an inscription, in substance as follows: " To him by whose transcendent Waits our gallant gni wet 'disdpllned soldiers in every instance, hate been led to victory To Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, &c. &c. &c. this aguann is erected by his Countrymen, as a Monument of their gt atitudo and admiration.* On the South side of the base: ' 44 India protected—Spain and Portugal rescued—Vimeria, Ter ms Vedtas, Salentine:i s Badajos, Victoria, subdued—Bayonne, Toulouse-4 be Nation served, and Europe delivered atWaterloo.'t The thanks of the Meeting, moved by Mr. W. Dictums, and seconded by Mr. ..„, wA. g • —ANDIMIII4 were voted to Lord SOMZRVILI.Z. and the. meeting adjourned. Among the subscribers to this grand undertaking are, Their aoyal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Cambridge,. and Clarence, the Marquis of Anglesea, the- Duke of Montrose, Lord Sidnwuth, Earl Bathurst, Lord Somerville, Lord Rolle, the Mar quis of Bath, the Members for the County of Someriet, Sir Tho mas Ackland, the Right Hon. °Anse, Wm. Dickinson, Esq. Sir Thomas Lethbridge, Wm. Adair, Esq..-- Ackland, Esq. &c. Field• Marshal Prince BLUcHaR has requested per mission to subscribe to the erection of the Column, in the wish that it may long record the name of his companion in arms. Count ALVIN also transmitted 'a subscription by the Hanoverian Minister, e Yesterday a Court of Directors was held ,at the East.lndia House, When the following Officers were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain Lammas, Warren Hastings; Dumourron, * Lukens—Madras and Bengal ; CREMWELL, Aiwa, Ceylon and -Bengal. *4l;4i bitkiLiazjvck FALMOUTH, JANUARY 17. Arrived Lis Majesty's schooner SEALARE fitnii A .croize. Nothing sailed. Pitt baciiihe Princess Char. lotte picket, Captain WHITE, with Mails . for - New- York:—Wind W. flesh breezes, and ••• PORTSMOUTH, I 4NUARY Ifi: Arrivittis Majesty's ship Asin from JaMaica.— Wind S: and moderate. IiEAL, JANUARY IR.. Remain the 'whole of thr outward bound at he foie; The Lord Lyndhrh, Cioctitort, for St. He lena ; and Hopewell, CasorroN, for Barbadtiei, Post an atichot and cable each in the D..wns laic night: MARGATE, JANUARY 19. • The Union, Bnows ; and the Minerva, Smrr - r, both of Dartmouth, and front London, got on shore on Wednesday on our Sands. They were ty:th got off yesterday, and brought in here, without much da mage.. RAMSGATE, JANUARY IL Put in several sail for slieler. Sevei-al sail of small vessels, from Calais, with troops; having got safe into this harbour, one of them struck the East Pier, and carried away her bowsprit—she has run for Broadstairs. SHI ['WRECK. ------- Journal of the sloop Betsey, lately wreaked in Higbury Bay, near Kingsbt iige, in Devonshire : SUNDAY, JAN. 7, Inl6.—Sailed float Plynn.uth, wirh 65 French prisoners, bound to ; wind Wtst, and hazy wea ther; stretched all that night, ceitrw front S. S. W. to South; tacked ship at four o'clock, wind then S. W. snd very buy. MONDAY, B.—Hazy weather, and a groat sea from the west ward; two reefs in the mainsail, and the third jib .t.t ; tack. d ship at twelve o'clock to the Southward, in hopes of making ;he land; no land in sight that day. Hove about and stretch• dto the Northward, laying N. W. the weather very hid. Hauled down another reef in the sealant!; tacked ship at twelve o'clock at night, laytug S. W. More moderate. Tuts:me 9.—About one o'clock made the Seven Islands, bearing S. W. distance one league; hose about, and stretched - 0 the North, tbe weather being very dirty, afraid to s retch t::::Ar the, shore; at three, the wind at W. S. W. blowing very f:remg, and a heavy sea, c arried away our bowsprit, which tuck yt four hours to put to rights; stilt stretching to the N. W. blowing a heavy gale, and thick weather; storm-jib no the broken part of the bowsprit. Still her headlnthe Notth. WILDNUDAT, 10.—All this day laying to, very thick weedier, and a beefy gale, wind S.W. the vessel very leaky, and the pump going ; about four o'clock in the mornit.g, harlin4 down the reef, thb mainsail split troth the lee to the lull, 'ell dowti on the deck ; then the loresail split; and went all to pieces, and site storm jib also. Lying in this distress, two hours, the ve , -el making a great deal of water, and the weather very thick, and a great sea running, one of our people ‘aid, " I can ate the r• .a braking right a-head in half an hour uf inwards the eessci struck, and the Frenchmen jumped overboard, 'held that were drowned; but them that remained on board got safe on shore.— The vessel went all to pieces in two hours, in digburg Bay. FRENCH PRO f ESTANTS. The following correspondence, copied from a GMs• gow Paper, should, we think, be considered as fur nishing official assurance, that the late enormities were neither promoted nor encouraged by the French Government. We believe this to be the fact in the strictest sense of the word ; for it would Ire unfair to identify the acts of any, however high their rank, with the procedure of the Government itself. It truth, the indiscreet conduct of individuals of 41 rank often tends to embarrass those who have tf e direction of public affairs, and this we believe. to have been the case on the present occasion. It are such that the murderers of. the Protestants cannot be brought to justice without en dangering an exposure which might produce incalcu lable evils, the greater is the necessity that the French Government should use the full nreigk of it: authority and injuence to put a stop to them, and to prevent, .AS. FAR • AS reitkIBLII, their recurrence. Evtn for this the Pri.ces. tact; will be thankful.--And sure we are that the friends of Religious Liberty in this cou n try will feel equally grateful to our own Government for the as surance it has obtained of future safety and protection to their persecuted fellow-Christians in France : " We have been requested to publish the following Letters on the subject of the French Prtitest:tnts: " Mt Loan—As Chairman of the G a'gow Public Meeting in behalf of the Protestants of France, I have the honour, by their direction, to inclose a Copy of their Resolutions; and by their desire, and for their information, tespectfully to request to know, whether any farther and more favomabie practical rut* has:fol lowed the efforts of his Majesty's Government to arrest the pro- Caf those evils which have been so much deplored by your p and every thinking person in the nation. " 1 have the honour to be, Icy Lord, • " Your Lordship's very obedient servant, . is Glasgow, 4th Jan. 1616." s wit.paa MUIR. " Fife-House, litit January, 1816. * SIR—I have received your letter of the 4th instant together with a copy of the Resolktions paised at a public Meeting at Glasgow, in behalf of the-Protestants in France. " In answer to your inquiries, I have only to observe , ca re cant aod authentic information hs most I idly confirmed the truth oldie vision, that the disturbances in question were never pro moted or encouraged by any acts of the French Government, and dot they were using the full weight of their authority and M IMI* to pet a atop to them, and to prevent ' as far as possible, 'Set 11101ffeatt. " I have the Vows to be, S!r, , " Yost very obedient, humble servant, . " Lavaartm." Dvniy-lane 'Theatre was last night again visited by an overflowing audience to witness KINN% Sir Gila Overreach—Upwards of Three Hundred Pounds were actually turned away from the doors. Covent Garden was also crowded —SHAKISPnAIeII beautiful Play of 71bt lefidtnatiner Nilht's Dream, was repeated with increased effect, and rapturously ap. plauded. . The Scheme of the present Lottery is confessedly *the most inviting by far of any we have for many years had occasion to notice—Two Prises of 25,000 • Guineas, which we understand are to be paid in Gold, with Two of £20,000, not to mention minor Capitals—are incitements, one' should think, suffi ciently powerful to induce all those to adventure who have any very strong desire to•grow suddenly rich : no time, however, it to - be lost, the Drawing corn. 'mences on Valentine's Day, and as the Prices are all Floating, the Day after may Gs one day too late. • PEDESTILI4I4IIIII.-.-GLOVCESTLI, JAN. 190-Yesterday, Mr. Thomas Watts, butcher, of this city, and Mr. James Carter, formerly a barber, made a bet of 100 guineas each, of which would walk from the Bell lon. Olou r, to the lkli Inn at Derby, and return, a distance of 186 in the shortest time. They started at ten o'clock from th e kept by Mr: Tea• B s , mu Marsh, where at least from five to D. sand personsas sembled. Bete at starting, 5t04 hi fairbur h i Watt►, wbois a \ tall thin man, about five feet ten inches high, an walks renisrh ably easy. Carter Is a short thick man, about lei feet high, and being very lont winded, is rather the tavourito; be also leaving very . Irequectly travelled to Derby, and is well known as a Pain trian on the ipatl. They were sees at Wosces:er, about lit if pan four o'clock, when Carter was a-bead of his opponent about 809 yards, but a nude fatigued from tbe heaviness of the inch. Watts, 'though distanced, was in good apirks, and confident of sitcom. They are accompanied by low osedernen on honsback, who bold she stakes. .LAR~~, f 71 lOQi