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rig SO en sT.tem. be. to !las the en, :nle 11i- Jed De ted on the ng o lent re-. I 1 ar ery the n al- heir bled with the n of Rc- Y be titu- ition cuss 33. of the third cuss; 4th. Levy en• v!;l4.:e. The two latter classes are expected to be szippreised. The Militia of the second class consists of veterans, •c::o have finished their periods of service in the ; but, henceforth, they are not to be called out i;1 time of peace. On the other hand, two new Re 6raeati of Infantry are to be raised. It is added, that General Till ELLE is the author of the project, ti ,it the Minis:er of War, M. de Bo YEN, and Ge roral (iaoLimAN, are opposed to it, and prefer the The r ope in general arc very favourably disposed tL, proec,c , l alterations; and their chief opponents taa to be found among men, who will have it that t::e Prussian Monarchy is essentially a military one, a ad that all the people should be trained to arms ;;stn their cradle up to old age.—The following Mi litary Appointments arc also spoken of :—Generals TAuyiNMEN, KLEIST, and GNEIsEN.AN, to be Mar shals ; the first to have the Government of Berlin ; the second to have the command of the Prussian ce:aingeat tf the Army of Confederation; and the fiird t" have the command of the rest of . the army. .1“. de Boatix, the present Minister of War, to be ttanslaared to the Governorship of Saxony ; M. de areasteeN, Aid-de-camp to the King, to have the Department. The destination of Prince WIL -I..aa is left unsettled. His Highness has recently lat.! the misfortune, at a hunting party, to have one of his fingers so severely lacerated, that it is apple lne!ed amputation will be necessary, An article in The Constitutionnd of a more recent d than the preceding, accounts, states, that M. de novas, as also M 111. Ilumtioane, de BEYME, and :.'••' A', had sent in their resignations to the KING. .1 ivate letter from Frankfurt observes: " That tie it hich characterizes the representative system v: faith I:as been given to Ifanover, may iiidged of from the following passage in the r dica which establishes the two Chambers Oar iatcntion,' it is there said, is not to intioa' deco a new Representative Constitution, founded on pi im j; es zvhich e.rpoience has not yet consecrated. The solute G2nertl Assembly will therefore only exercise tha-eil.,lat a Lich have been hitherto accorded to the I'iovincial Assemblies, and to the Provisional Assem bly of the States,' i. c. the power merely of register ing the Edicts of the Prince." french Five per Cents. Satnrday, 71 fr. rttoat OUR PRIVATE cOnttasroxiaENT. " rants, DECEMBER 31. " The unanimous acquittal of the Duke of Reavtoo, considered in itself, is merely a simple act of justice; bat, if viewed in a political light, it is most import a:-:t. The English Chancellor (THuitaow) in reply to the intercessions in favour of Dr. Dodd, said, if Dada be saved, the Perreaus were murdered !' and we may, with greater truth, exclaim, if SA VARY be ianocem, Nov was murdered !'—Manes of the PRINCE of MosKwa, of MOUTON DUVERNET, of the brothers FoUCIIER, of LABEDOYERE, your name and fame are avenged in the acquittal of the Duke of Rovroo ! Unfortunate PRINCESS of Mumma, widow of the. illustrious NEY, you arc happily arrived at the mo ment when the public voice dare pronounce your husband's name, and doubt the justice of his sen tence ! What schoolmaster would now dare to turn out of his academy the sons of the bravest of the brave? Were there such an one, public indignation would do justice on him:—But to return to the vic tims of 1815. 1;1 France, where unjust judgments are not rare, the innocent have often suffered for the guilty. What can then be done? Life cannot be re stored, it is true; but the honest fame of the victim, and his family, may : and it is a glorious feature in the French laws, that of solemnly restoring an un justly ravished reputation. This is by a solemn in quiry into all the facts of the case, on suspicion of false judgment ; when, If the party be proved inno cent, solemn letters of rehabilitation, or, as we should call it, a reversal of the attainder, takes place. The memory of the victim is solemnly cleared of all aspersians, and he is regarded as an honest and vir tuous man, judicially sacrificed. VOLTAIRE obtained this result for colas, and why should not the widow of Marshal NEy obtain it for her husband ? Weee Le to be tried now, when the guilty passions have subsided, when your Boottatotirs, your CANUOLs, your DONNADIEus, and your DESPINOIS, are esteemed at their just value, there is no doubt that he would be acquitted. The reversal, then, of his sentence, fol laws as a matter of right ; and we hope Madame NEC will arm her virtues with the courage necessary to demand it, and we are persuaded that few would be found to oppose it. " Your Ministers have succeeded in creating such aldrai in England, that not only many foreign ! alders, but many English capitalists have taken fright, and placed their funds here. It is calculated that aboat 5,000 ; 000 sterling, of foreign capital, have been placed in the French Funds within the lost two months ! This, and the restoration of confi• Fdence, to which M. DE SERRES' illness helps to con tri!mte, have raised the Funds, when their fall was r:nerwise inevitable" Sotne letters from St. Petersburgit, by the last MO, mare no mention of the uew Russian 7 : 1 1;fi, ; , r.d hence son.e would infer that nothing has hitt) (!ecided, or, at least, that nothing has transpired —.;ccting it. This mode of reasoning is, however• inconclusive. The silence of these letters on the sub ject, only proves, at most, that the writers of them had not learnt any thing respecting the measure. A iiamburgh Mail arrived at a late hour this for noon. We have only time to notice the following extract: t yet I the )the ig its are rela. wed her t she i the als of MOIL )usly ianic .ericr it is Drees )rps : tint HAMBURG'', DECEMBER 27. The Elbe is still covered with ice as far as Altona, and people walk over it to and from Harburgh; but at and below Altona, the ice is broken up, and be sides some smaller vessels, the ship Hibernia, Captain Mossam, from London, came up to Altona yester day, but the last wind having suddenly returned to day, the prospect of seeing the navigation of the Elbe soon opened his vanished. The PnigcE Rcogxr had an elegant pafty, on Tuesday evening, at Brighton, to meet the Duchess, of GLOUCESTER, which was the first party his Royal Highness has given this 'season at the Pavilion.— Among the company were, the Dowager Duchess of, LEEDS, General and Mrs. HA RCOUItT, the Earl and Countess of WARWICK, Lady LIDDLE and daughters, Lord and Lady ENN ismons, Sir ROBERT and Lady R. WlGn.t . m, Lady HEATIICOTE, the Marquis and Marchioness of CONYNGHAM, Lady ELIZABETH CO NY NGIIAM,. Lady C. BI:LLASYSE, Sir J. GRAHAM, Lord EARDLEY, Lady SAY and SELF, Miss TWISLE TON, &c. The company were gratified with a dance. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER left Brighton yester day, for Bagshor. THE COUNTESS TALBOT.—The attack to which her Excellency fell a victim was sudden ; it almost immediately assumed very alarming symptoms, and their itosress was so i apid as to defeat all the efforts that professional skill and experience could oppose to them. She saw her dissolution approach with firmness and resignation, and quitted life, after hav ing taken a calm and affectionate farewell of her fa mily. Her disease was a❑ inflammation of the bowels, ending in mortification. She was in her 37th year. The Dublin Theatre was closed immediately after the public announcement of the death of the Countess TA LLOT. In consequence of the sudden indisposition of Mr. OXBERRY, the part of Dominic Sampson, in the Opera of Gull .11anhc.-ing, was performed at Drury-Lane Theatre last night, by Mr. LISTON. This, of course, must have been done with the concurrence of the Proprietor of Covent-Garden, and evinces, on his part, a very liberal feeling. Lord and Lady G. H. CAVENDISH and family left Burlington House on Tuesday, for their seat Halken, Lancashire, for a short time, on their way to the Duke of DEVONSH 'RE'S seat Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Count Li EVFN, the Russian Ambassador, gave an other superb entertainment on Tuesday, at his resi dence in Harley -street, to a large party of diitin gilished personages, among whom were—the Duke of YORK, Prince VOLHOIJSKY, the Duke of WELLING TON, the Earl CATHCART, Lord ST. HELENS, Count FUNCHAL, Sir WM. SCOTT, Bart. Mr. CHOKER, &c. The populous Parish of Farnham, in Surrey, is handsomely supplied every week with bread, by the liberality of the . Bishop of WtscitEsrut, whose rei dence is at the venerable Castle of that place. Lord and Lady DACRB are passing the Christmas at the Hoo, attending all the duties of this 'blessed season, and accompanying the same with unbounded charity to the poor, none being turned from their door without relief—exclusive of which, Lady DACRE is giving a cloak and a good pair of blankets to every poor family in Kimpton parish ; and Lord DACRE is also giving a good leather jacket, or a foul-weather coat, to all the poor men, to protect them from the inclemency of the season. This truly is an example worthy of the most extended imitation in every part of the kingdom. Great improvements are making, at Oxford; over Magdalen Bridge, by taking down . the old decayed structure of Magdalen Hall, which is. immediately to be rebuilt on a more appropriate scite, nearly adjoiu ing the pleasure grounds of Magdalen College. A search for pikes was made at Egremont in the course of last week under the direction of the Magi strates of Whitehaven. From what we know and have heard of the place, it is one of the last where we should suspect such a search to be necessary.—( White haven Gazette.) Hazard and Co.'s continued &CCM . I —HAZARD and Co. sold the First-drawn Prize of £20,000 on the first day, and anothcr First-drawn Prize of £20,000, on the Second Day of the Lottery just ended, making Tv.'o Prizes of £ 20,000 sold by them in the very last Lottery.—Next Wednesday, Two more Twenty Thousands must be drawn !—The Wheel contains Four Prizes of £20,000 Money and Consols, &c. &C.—HAZARD and Co:s Offices, Royal Exchange Gate ; 26, Cornhill ; and 924. Oxford-1 street, corner of Swallow-street. M IDGIIA NI PIGEON MEETING.—.The gold tankard was won at the Annual Meeting on Monday last by Mr. Prime killing twenty birds from twenty-one; Messrs. KNYVETT, PARR, and Stmesorr, bagged nine teen each, and the former lost one bird ten yards out of bounds, and another fifty yards. The second prize, a silver cllp, was won by Mr. PHELPS killing ten birds from eleven, and then the odd bird in shooting off a tie with Mr. FERGUSON. CITY PUGILISM !—Yesterday melting a curious circumstance occurred at the Stock Exchange. The Bulls and Liars were, indiscriminately, around the fire, coaversing upon the topics of the day, and, among others, two Gentlemen, whorh, for the pre sent, we shall designate by the names of Mr. A. and Nlr. B. Mr. A. was suddenly pushed against Mr. B. and the latter fell on the grate : on recevering, at Ole impulse of the moment, he gave Mr. A. what is termed is that schod of morality, a ,fibber Mr. A.' having studied the polite att of selfdefenee, returned the compliment with a floor - es; and, in this display of his pugilistic prowess, divided the nose of Mr. B. into tt‘u puts. The whole drove of Bulls and Bears then interfered, and put a sty to any further pro ceedings ; the system of larking, as these Gentlemen term it, has been tarried on to a disgraceful extent in the House, and we hope the above circumstance will induce the Committee to interfere, and put n stop to such proceedings in future. WATERLOO TROPHIES. Some trophies of the battle of .Waterloo are col lecting, to be placed in thf ,Scottish National MOnu ment, when:eivr.ted. Jositn SINCLAIR hating vi sited the 'place where the battle was fought, soon after it took place, procured some of them, which he his presented to the Provost and ,Magistrates of Edin burgh, to be preserved by them until the Monument is erected. lie deliVered on that occasion the follow ing speech, which the Reader will peruse with interest: " Mir Loan—l am happy that it is in my power,•at the com mencement of a new year, to present to the Magistrates of Edin burgh some trophir.s of a victory, in which Scottish valour was so conspicuously displayed. Having travelled through those plains in which the battle of Waterloo was fought, and visited the countries in their neighbourhood soon after that celebrated event took place, I can safely say, that nothing could exceed the enthusiasm with which the conduct of our countrymen was eulo gised, whenever the subject of Waterloo was introduced. An author, who saw the Highland Brigade march from Brunch to the scene of its future glory, gives the following animated de scription of what he witnessed r— " One could not but admire their fine appearance—their firm, collected, steady military demeanour, as they went rejoic • ing to the battle, with their bag-pipes playing before them, and the beams of the rising sun shining upon their glittering arms. Never did a finer body of men take the field—never did men march to battle that were destined to perform such services to their coun try, and to obtain such immortal renown!' " In vain did the old guard,' the flowers of the French Army, make reiterated attacks on our gallant troops. They were baffled (as appears by the impartial evidence of the Prus sians) by the intrepidity of the Scottish Regiments.' Most aptly were they described by the Belgians, ' as lambs in their quarters, but lions in the field.' " 'The celebrated battle, to which the name of Waterloo' has been given, is justly accounted the most important military event in modern times I nor, indeed, is it rivalled, and far less is it sur passed by the greatest victory that ancient history can produce. Any trophies of math a triumph, therefore, should be carefully preserved ; and, I am most anxious, on that account, that some relies of the dreadful conflict, which I have had the good for tune to secure, shall be deposited in yonr hands until the proposed National Monument shall be completed. " That Monument, I trust, will be of a superior description worthy the country in which it is erected, and the events which it is intended to commemorate. Perhaps, on the whole, there is no building but one similar to ' the Parthenon of Athens,' tha would do suthient justice to the ebjeet in view. That Temple t which was afterwards converted into a Christian Church, is ac' knowledged to have been the fittest edifice that antiquity could boast of; and what a source of exultation would it not be if the greatest ornament of ancient, should now adorn nodern Atkens! , Let the measure be resGived on, and there is not a' true Scots man,' either at home, in our valuable colonies, or residing in any foreign country, who will not cheerfully contribute, according to his ability, to the construction of such an edifice. The erection of a splendid National Monument would shew what the united efforts of the Sons of Caledonia will accomplish, when a proper object is held forth. They cannot rival, in respect of riches, nations possessed of more extensive territories, with a superior climate, and a more fertile soil; but any deficiency of wealth is amply compensated by their energy and public spirit. " Hence it is, that, though Scotland forms only a part of a great Empire, aid constquently is subjected to many disadvan tages, yet no country, of the same population or extent, can justly claim a pre-eminence over it for individual spirit or public exer tion. Not is it possible to foresee to what a still greater height the character of the Scots may be raised, in regard to these and other particulars, if they retain the advantages they have hitherto derived from a martial spirit, which nothing can subdue. A more extended system of education than is usually established in other countries; a successful attention to the more useful arts ; a zeal for the principles of morality and religion; and a perse verance in all their pursuits, which enables them to surmoun t difficulties, to which others, with less ardent minds, would fre quently have yielded. _ _ _ Indeed, had it not been for that perseverance, and the un daunted spirit with which it is accompanied, these trophies , which I have now the pride and pleasure of presenting to you, would never have been found in the plains of Waterloo, nor ever exhibited in Scotland. May the sight• of these monuments of glory kindle the spirit, and animate the zeal, of every future Scotsman, and may our national motto continue to be preserved inviolate— Nemo me impune kcesen.' " The trophies, consisting of several cuirasses, found on the field of Waterloo, after the battle, and some of which Sir JOHN SiNcLAtR was fortunate enough to procure himself upon the spot, were then delivered to the Lord Provost and Magistrates, to be preserved in their custody until the National Monument is corn pleted. The LORD PROVOST made the following reply : " Su—l beg you to be assured of the gratification given td myself and the Magistrates, by your now depositing under our charge these interesting memorials of the Field of Waterloo. We receive them at once with pride and pleasure--with pride, as they meal the recollections of the gallantry displayed, and the glory acquired by our countrymen in wart and, with pleasure, as they are ennuded to our charge by a Gentlemen whose patriotic and enlightened labours have, been zealously dud usefully de voted to improve the soil, and to promote the industry of the Empire, in time of peace." We hear from good authority, that Lord COMBER MUM at present Commander-in-Chief of the West India Islands, will shortly proceed to Ceylon, to take the command in that quarter, in the room of Lieu tenant-General Sir ROBERT BROWNRIOG. We are informed that the gallant Lieutenant- General Sir JOHN OSWALD is destined to be the suc cessor of Sir THONfAS MAITLAND, in the Govern ment and Chief Command of the lonian Islands. It will be remembered that this was the distinguished Officer who originally rescued those Islands from French domination, and whose subsequent conduct gave such entire satisfaction to the natives, and was the means of reconciling them to British Government. CASE OF Ma. KINCOCII.—The Court of Justiciary having assembled, at Edinburgh, on Monday morn ing, to proceed in some ordinary cases of trial, the LORD ADVOCATE, previously, addressed the Court at considerable length, relative to an article which ap peared in a periodical Paper, published in Glasgow, culled The Spirit of the Union, commenting on the proceedings of the Court, in the case of Mr. Kinloch, of Kinloch. The article was in a Number dated the 25th day of December last, and he submitted, that it contained a gross contempt of this High Court.. The issue was, that .three individual:in Glasgow, whom, his Lordship stated, he had good reason to believe were t!'e Proprietors of the Paper alluded to, were ordered to appear at the Bar of the Court on Satur day` mita S 11 7 AP At /NrEtt/GENCE. •. • - Extract of a letter from Mr: GoobLANb, Master °Utile Express Packet, dated Bristol, 4th instant : " On Sunday, the Ski instant, I fell in with the xchooner Friends, cf and frotit Pion', hound to Greenock, with all her bulwarks stove in, and Wilh'out a pound cf pro dsions on board. I at la't had the satisfaction of gibing her 30 pounds of bread, and half of a cheese, duting which I was very near losing two of my men and boat.. I expect Use got into cork.yesterday." Wednesday se'nnight, a tnelancholy accidtift etzurred on the Wye, ncar Fownhope : a barge ,belonting to N:r. Pearac, of Pidbrook, was unfortunately upset, and tlll-ee men drowned. FALMOUTH, JAN. 3.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the. Duke of Kent packet, with a Midi, for Lisbon ; Mcdprai Sesatexurv, fur Rochefort; Industry, Wiciums,fci- St. Michael's; Triumph, STREET; and Ann, LITIURN, for Londein; aril Fortitude, Jamas, for Lisbon. Pi.vuotru, J.sN. 4.—Fuilal the Mercury, Powzis, for flu bon ; Suffolk, EaNN, for Portsmouth ; Selina, Pm-micas, for South 'America; Eagles, VEAL ; and Bromley, BARACIII, ter Smyrna ' - Hawke, Ai.nritsox, fur Lisbon ; and Itahella, Fiticsn, for Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, .JANHAILY s.—Arrived the Triumph STREIT, from Bengal, last from Falmouth ; and Dorothy Foster, SOWNVN, from the Downs, for Earbadoes.—Came into harbbur, his biz- . jesty's ship LIFTET, from Spithead. DEAL, JANUARY s.—Wind S. W.—Arrived and sailCd for the River, the Hero, GARRICK, from Bengal. AN , ORTH OHIELDE, JANUARY 4.—The Lady Sherbiook, SARI TR, that was upon the Herd Sand, has been got off, and brought inio Shields ; nearly the whole of the cargo is expected to be saved.— His Majesty's cutter SURLY, picked c.ip at sea, and brought in here, five pieces of timber, part of the Lady Sherbrook's cargo CUSTOM I lOUSt, LoNDON, JANUARY s.—Ships Entered Inwards The James: Stevenson, from Limerick ; Robert, Armour, from Liverpool; Nary, Dobson, from Dublin; Aurora, HasTeT, from Waterford; Pomona, Gay, from Psria ; l'Abellu, Bourdi n,frcrn Caen; Thames, Peck, from New York. Entered Outward; : —The Whiting, Murray, for Smyrna; Francis, Montgomery, for Demerara; Erndingl;am, —, for Petersburgh; Woodford, Lambton, for Jamaica; marquis of lluntly, Iced, for India ; and Silveria, Hammond, for Rio Janeiro. CI arid Outward.: —The Marshal Blucher, ribs, for M.irslays; Henry, Le lie::., for Dunkirk ; and Ahn, Kent, for the South Whale Fishery. SID MOUTH, DECEMBER 3'). Yesterday, and this day, the weather proving yam-able, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of KENT and the PRINCESS, have been ehch day on the Promenade, where they continued walking a considerable time. The dangerous practice of in experienced persons being entrusted with guns, had yesterday been nearly attended with disastrous con sequences :—an appreukice boy, shooting at stnali birds, had the audacity to agp: vac!: so near the resi.: dence of their Royal Highnesses, that the shot broke the windows of the nursery, and passed very near the head of the infant PRINCESS, who was then in the arms of her nurs e . The delinquent was detected, but, at the request of the Duke, he was pardoned, upon a promise of desisting from such culpable pursuits. On the arrivUl of their Royal Highnesses the DUke and Duchess of KENT, and the PRINCESS, on the 24th ult. Mr. HonoE, surgeon, &c. offered his Bathe, erected on the beach, for their Royal Highnesses private use, which they have been graciously pleased to accept ; since which the Baths have been fitted up, with much taste and elegance, to the perfect sa tisfaction of their Royal Highnesses: The following is an Extract of,a Private Letter from Halifax (N. S.), dated December 4: " We have bad accounts still of the continuance of fever at Ber muda; so much so, that Admiral Gatverrna does not think it prudent to risk the health of the squa dron, by proceeding there immediately. His Majesty's ship MERSEY, Captain Cow-ra, sailed for Bermuda this morning, in order to obtain the neceFsary infor mation. The CARNATION, Captain IIALI., and BEL... LETTE, Captain PECHELL, are already there: Remain here, the NEWCASTLE, Rear-Admiral GRIFFITHS, Captain Fawn' AWE, and CYRENE, Captain TOZER.; The determination of Captain-General the Earl of DALHOUSIE, to reside here until the Spring (when he proceeds to Canada), has given great and universal satisfaction?' On the morning of the 19th ult. a sloop, with coals, from Workington to the Isle of Man, was forced by a violent gale into the Bay of Luce, and ran aground between high and low-water-mark, on the shore of .Gillespie. When day-light appeared, the situation of the sloop was discovere.l from the shore, and every exertion made to save, if possible, the lives of a father and son, the only persons on board. A boat was sent for.to the Bay of Auchinmaley, about a mile dis►ant, but the two men upon the rigging could not hear a • word, for the noise of the sea, nor be made to under stand, by all the signs that could be made to them, that the people on shore were bringing a boat to their relief. The young man, perceiving that the 'vessel must soon go to pieces, resolved to trust to his swim ming, shook hands with his father, and said he would endeavour to get a boat to save his life; but, when near the shore, a breaker overwhelmed him, and he never appeared again upon the surface of the water: The boat came in time to save the old man, who had not left the ship more than ten minutes, when the mast fell overboard, and she became a complete wreck. RAMSGATE, JANUARY 4.—Our town was yester. day enlivened by the splendid dinner given to the principal inhabitants, by Sir WILLIAM CURTIS.— Champagne, Burgundy, Old Hock, Madeira, and Port, fldwed In abundance, of the choicest flavours ; the utmost harmony prevailed. A number of excel lent songs were sung, and the company did nut separate until a late hour. OIVitHEE.—A Missionary Establishment it about to be made on the island of Owyhee, Ste. They lie in* the South Sea, in about from 19 to 22 degrees North, and longitude from 151 to 160 West. The natives of Owyhee have already made very consi derable advances in civilization. Their late King, Porstmte, wrote a legible hand : his Prime Minister was named Mr. P.m ; his Minister of Justice was tattooed in one half of his body, the other half was of a bright and shining colour, the natural corn plexion of the natives. He would Sit with great dig. nity and hear the parties, .plaintiff and defendant s and to whichever of the parties he turned the sable side of his countenaace, judgment was given. The King, in imitation of European Monarchs, gave a pompous entertainment on his birth-Jay. An Ame rican ship having been seen off the . island of Titi llate, a canoe Went alongside, and. the Captain and hands were all much astonished to heat the natives . speak the English language. The canoe coutained no less a personage than Mr. Pm.. He went on board, and informed the Captain of the character of his guest, and added, that he came .by the order, of his Royal master, in whose dame he demanded the donation of a bottle of rum, which was to be drank upon his birth-day: T :•k" . j\ i ~\ I, , k's