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This dey was published, THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, No. IX. prict li, containing, besides many curious and original ankles, ag interesting Account of the Missions to Africa and the East Indies. This day was published, in eve. prise 149 . in beards. ATREATISE on the LAW of EVIDENCE, in Two Parts; the former relating to Parol or Unwritten , ritlence; the latter to Written Evidence. By S. M. PHILLIPS, Big. Of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. London t Printed by his Majesty's Law Printer, for J. Butter worth and Son, Fleet-street; and J. Cooke, Orniond Quay, Dublin. KINGDOM OP HATT!. SANS SOUCI, JANUARY 26. 'TOUR OF THEIR MAJESTIES IN THE EASTERN PART OF THR KINGDOM. The King, accompanied by the Royal Family and a numerous Court, annually takes a tour through the diferent ports of the kingdom, beginning with the eastern portion ; it abounds with game and fish of every kind, and the diversions of the chace and fish ing may be enjoyed in all seasons ; the excellence of the roads, the beautiful habitations by which they are bordered, and a flourishing cultivation, delight the eye and embellish the journey. His Kijesty, who never loses sight of the good of his kingdom and the happiness of his people, makes a point, when travelling, to visit the towns, villages, and houses on his road : the public establishments, the sAdiery, the finances, the judicial department, • tf.e police, agriculture, occupy all the time of his Majesty, aid engage all his thoughts. He checks abuses, listens to the complaints of the unfortunate, receives them with kindness, administers justice to whomsoever it is due, and leaves behind him marks of his liberality and traces of beneficence wherever he goes. This tour, taken under the disguise of the most di wer.itied pleasures and amusements, is thus rendered a source of blessings to the people, and an object of public utility to the kingdom. We lose no tirrie in submitting to our Readers the 'narrative of this tour, just as it has been received by us: it will he infinitely more eloquent and instructive than any thing we can say on the subject : NARRATIVE OF THE JOURNEY OF THEIR MAJESTIES IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE KINGDOM. s Their most gracious Majesties the King and Queen, our august Sovereigns, lett the Palace of Sans Souci at eleven o'clock in the morning of the sth of Janu ary for the Castle de Bellevue le Roi, where they de signed to celebrate the festival of Epiphany. The King got into the Q.teen's chariot. Their retinue was numerous. A great number of carriages, the one surpassing the others in splendour, followed in file, and covered a considerable extent of ground on the road. They were preceded by a detachment of corps of royal artillery, with two pieces of cannon ; detach ments of the Life Guards, of the Haytian Guards, and of a corps of light horse belonging to the King's household troops, opened and closed the procession, and covered it on the wings, which gave it both # magnificent and triumphal appearance. Their Majesties reached Bellevue le Roi in the af- ternoon of the same day. All the necessary preparations had been made for the reception of their Majesties and the Court by his Grace Monseigneur the Duke of Fort Royal, Grand Marshal at the Palace, and by M. the Baron de Pierre Potix, Governor of the Castle of Bellevue le Roi. This palace, so happily situated by nature, had been beaut tied, and the buildings considerably en. larged. All the persons of the Court and their at tendiints were commodiously lodged. The.6th, Ling Epiphany, was spent in festivities and dancing; ant in the evening the King's Come dians performed the Opera of Richlrd Ceur de Lion. On the 7th, Royal Highness Monseigneur, the Prince Royal, Lett the Castle of Bellevue le Roi, with his household, to resume his studies in the capital. The stlr, their Majesties set out for the Town of Fort Royal, where they arrived in the afternoon of the same day. All the way they went, triumphal arches had been erected at the entrances of the houses and at the cross ings of-the roads. The inhabitants and cultivators of the plains, and of the summits of the mountains, thronged to the road to see their Majesties, and on the appearance of their chariot rent the air with shouts of joy and exultation. The avenues to the town and the streets of Fort Royal were likewise decorated with triumphal arches and strewed with foliage and flowers. The troops composing the garrison of the place lined the streets,' and 'the inhabitants crowded to see their Majesties and to mahifest their joy. The day after their Majesties arrival, the marriage of his Royal Highness Monseigneur Prince Jean, the King's nephew ( who was left a widower by her Royal Highness Lady Sarah Lassen) to her Royal High ness Lady Maria Augustine Chancy, widow of his late Royal Highness Monseigneur the Prtnce . of Go naives, was celebrated with pomp, and excited great rejoicing at Court. A grand ball was given on the occasion. On the 11th and 12th their Majesties made ar rangements for a hunting and fishing party on the banks of the Massacre, which abounds with fish. His Excellency Monseigneur the Comte du Ter rier Rouge, Chevalier of Honour to her Majesty the Queen, had been sent thither some days before to make the necessary preparations. On the 13th their Majesties set out to visit the pa rish of Onanaminthe ; they were received at the town amidst the discharge of cannon and the acclamations of the inhabitants. Their Majesties then repaired to the banks of the Massacre, where all the preparations bad been made for their reception. The choice of the place, toge ther with the beauty and arrangement of the arbours, obtained for the Comte du Terrier Rouge the corn• Aliments of the King, an honour highly flattering to the subject who receives and deserves it. Immense tables were prepared. The greatest abun dance of game, fish, and provisions of all kinds, prc. vailed. The hour for the z epast having arrived, their Ma. lesties, accompanied by Messrs. the Dignitaries and their Ladies, repaired to the quarters of the tronps, who had likewise their repast prepared. The King con descended first to taste the soldiers' broth, and then the Queen, and successively all the Dignitaries and• their Luna. The King s aid, on this eeeasion, with refe-' rence to the troops, they are all my children—they ought to share our pleasures—it is right that all should enjoy themselires and be happy." These remarkable words are worthy of our august Sovereign, and faithfully pourtray the sentiments of generosity and magnanimity that characterize his great soul. It is thus that he knows how to honour the soldiers, the companions of his labours and his glory : it is, a: the same time, a great example that he sets to the selfish, who are afraid to contribute to the happiness of their fellow-creatures, and an excel., lent lesson to the haughty, who think it a debasement to behave kindly to their inferiors. When all the troops were served in the presence of their Majesties, the latter retired and went to table. The repast was seasoned with the liveliest mirth, which prevailed among the guests : the healths of the King, the Queen, the Prince and Princesses Royal, and the whole of the Royal Family, were drank with enthusiasm. After the entertainment, dancing and other divav sions commenced. The inhabitants and cultivators of the different sections of the parish of Onanamintho and the plain of Maribarous, successively arrived in groups, with drums, dancing and singing. The Spaniards who reside in the vicinity also as. sembled, and came in a body with flags, preceded by guitars and mandolines, to present their respect and homage to their Majesties, who received them gra ciously. The Spaniards danced a fandango, their favourite dance, which they accompanied with the songs and instruments of their country. The grave character which distinguishes that na. tier), even in its amusements, formed a contrast with the sprightliness and bustle of the Haytian songs and dances. The difference which exists in the habits and man• ners of the two nations, inhabiting one and the same country, excited astonishment. This disparity was still more striking on the banks of the Massacre, where the eye dwelt alternately upon the two nations. Their Majesties dispensed their liberality to the pea ple, and got into their: carriages to proceed to Fort Royal, where they arrived at sun-set. • On the 14th, Messieurs the Officers of the Admi nistrative and Civil Bodies were presented to the King, and were invited to dine at his Majesty's Palace. The entertainment was splendid. At the dertert his Majesty was pleased to honour the guests with his presence; their joy was at its height, and shouts of " Long live the King I" resounded from all quarters. In the evening there was a ball and comedy, and a grand illumination. On the 15th all the inhabitants and cultivators of the different parishes were presented to the King by his Grace Monseigneur the Duke de Fort Royal, Marquis de 1' Avalasse, Commandant of the First Di vision of the North, and his Excellency M. the Count de Laxavon, Commandant of the Arrondissement.— The King asked the inhabitants and cultivators if they had any complaints to make to him? His Majesty inquired if the cultivators were paid their fourth by the proprietor* and farmers, and ordered those of se veral plantations, whose wages were in arrear, to be instantly paid. His Majesty listened with kindness to the grievances of each, and immediately rendered justice to whom. 'Dever it was due. He condescended to enter int* the most minute details with his good and peaceful inhabitants of the country; he inquired if they had . I e lenty of provisions and cattle ? and, with a view encourage and favour those honest people, he told' them that he wished to buy rf them some provisions and poultry. In a moment, the greater part of them disappeared, and returned, loaded with provisions of all kinds, and fowls, which were generously paid for, and must, doubtless, have amounted to a considera ble sum. The inhabitants and cultivators retired content and satisfied, and offering up prayers for their Ma jesties. On the 18th their Majesties made an excursion to the mouth of the Massacre. This river derives its name from a bloody battle fought on its banks : —it rises in the Spanish part, and traverses and waters a considerable track of country. After many turnings and windings it discharges the tribute of its waters, clear and limpid as crystal, into the Bay of Mance nate, where they are lost, mingled and confounded with the ocean. There is not, perhaps, a place about the island where fish is more abundant or better.— The oysters there are excellent and in great quantity. Their Majesties returned in the afternoon to Fort- Royal. On the 19th, his Majesty gave audience to Messrs. the Officers of the Civil and Administrative Bodies : he took cognizance of the sentences passed by the Courts of Justice of that town : he entered into all the details relatiq e : that august function ; he spoke a long time to s. the Senescals, Procurators of the King, and Lieutenant Judges, on their respective duties, on the character of gravity and decency be fitting the magistracy, and the important offices which they were called upon to fill. His Majesty then ordered the Administrator to give him an account ofl the annual produce of each house, of the different re. sources of the state, and of the improvements that may be made in that department of the service. At the end of the audience, his Majesty dismissed Mes sieurs the Officers of the Civil and Administrative Bo dies, saying that “he wished each of them to be in tent on doing his duty." On the 20th, their Majesties took an excursion on the water, to visit the magnificent Bay of Fort Royal. In the evening the King's comedians performed Ra vine's Plaideurr, and repeated the Opera of Richard. We regret that the limits of this paper prevent us from giving our readers the relation, description, and ob servations of this voyage, just as we received them from the writer. We are likewise obliged to omit the critical remarks on the different plays acted in the various places where the Court sojourned. On the 21st, at two 'o'clock in the morning, their Majesties mounted their carriages to return to Sans, Souci. At seven they halted at the Castle of Inter- , tnediaire, which is equidistant from the town of Fort' Royal and Cape Henry. The new castle, which lel now building, and already considerably advancede it' be magnificent. At nine o'clock their Majesties leparted, and at eleven they stopped on the banks of +he Great River, where his Grace Monseigneur the Duke de Fort Royal, Grand Marshal of the Palace, ,tad caused bowers to be constructed with the greatest elegunce, and in which good taste and symmetry were *Teri where conspicuous. What rendered thest bowers still more ebarming, was, the great quatltity of fruit of all kinds that hung down between the fo liage, as if suspended by the hand of Nature. Gold and purple were not displayed there, but the sight and the senses were never tired of admiring all the gifts of Flora and Pomona, and of a nature equally rich and bountiful. At four o'clock their Majesties pursued their jour ney towards Sans Souci ; never was seen a more grand or triumphant entry ; never were witnessed more unaffected joy and transports of mare intense delight. At intervals. were erected triumphal arches, adorned with flowers and garlands : all the people, men and women, the children and the aged, left their houses to see their Majesties arrive in their midst.— Attended by the acclamations of these good people; and the discharge of cannon, their Majesties entered their beloved and favourite city, at five o'clock in the evening, after an absence of sixteen days. DUTCH PAPERS. HARBURG, SEPTEMBER O. The Duke of Cambridge having passed through this place today, on his way to Hambiirgh, his Royal Highness was received with boundless erpres :ions of delight by crowds of people thronging round his carriage, carrying numberless flags, with suitable inscriptions. His Royal Highness received with the greatest condescension the Civil and Military Autho rities. The Senior Clergyman spoke a few words to welcome the Duke, with great feeling. All was in motion, both old and young ; the people wanted to take off the horses from the carriage, which his Royal Highness declined. His Royal Highness went along the bridge to Wilhelmsburg, and so to Ham burgh. HAMBURGH, SEPTEMBER 26. Yesterday we had the pleasure to see his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrive here. He was received by the inhabitants of Hamburgh with the enthusiasm which animates them towards the Royal Family of Great Britain. Syndic Von Lienen was appointed by our Senate to congratulate him on his arrival in our city. In the suite of his Royal Highness are his Excellency the High Chamberl;in, Count Schivecheldt, his Excellency Lieutenant-Ge neral Von der Deeken, Lieutenant-Colonel Reynett, Von Bischoffshausen, Major Linsengen, Captai Davis, his Highness's Aid-de-camp, Captain Von Prok. COPENHAGEN, SEPTEMBER 19. The intercourse with Norway is very lively ; Nor wegian vessels arrive daily. The English blockade is now removed ; the Swedes send corn to the coun try both by sea and land. All is now quiet in Nor way. The Council of State conducts the Govern ment, and Prince Christian resides in the Island of Ladegoard, where there is a chateau of the last Go. vernor's, quite retired, to recover his health ; after which he is expected to go to Sonderberg. General Ahrenfeld, who distinguished himself in the war, had his head-quarters at Vellvye, and was Commander in-Chief of the Norwegian army. BERLIN, SEPTEMBER te. The Ministry of the Home Department has pub lished the following very remarkable notification : t► It has for a long time been very generally felt in the Prussian States, that the - form of Divine Wor ship, in the newest Protestant Churches, is destitute of that awefulness and solemnity, which inspiring and seizing on the mind, can elevate it to religious feelings and pious sentiments. There are few sym bols, and even those which are introduced are not al was the most significant, or have lost a part of their signification ; the sermon is considered as the essential part of Divine Worship, whereas, though highly im portant, ►t is properly only instruction and encourage ment to worship ; the liturgies are partly so incom plete, partly so unlike, and so imperfect that much is left to the discretion of the individual clergyman and the uniformity of the Church rites, one of the princi pal conditions towards their beneficent effects is al. most entirely lost. These defects have become more visible in these latter times, when the religious dispo sition of the people, revived by the great political events, by the sufferings, the struggles and the tri umphs of the country, has profoundly felt the neces sity of expressing and pronouncing itself in a worthy manner. " It would be to be lamented, if this era, so pecu liarly favourable and proper for suitable reforms in divine worship, should pass over without any advan tage being derived from it. In this spirit many of the worthiest clergymen, particularly of the capital and the March of Brandenburgh, have applied to his Majesty the King, requesting that this desired reform may be prepared and introduced. This pious request of the Clergy, which fully coincides with his Majesty's own views on this important point, has been received by him with peculiar attention and satisfaction. In consequence his Majesty has selected a num,ber of Clergymen who, to the purest intentions of promoting the kingdom of Got, unite a thorough knowledge of, the whole affairs of the Church, and necessary re gard to all circumstances to be attended to ; and his Majesty has commissioned them, after mature deli beration, to make proposals for the most suitable -an ' provements of the public worship, by the highest spi ritual authorities, after his teturn from Vienna. , g The wish and• the will of the King is, that this select Committee of the Clergy, according to the saying of the Apostle, gi Try all, and keep the best," may examine the Liturgies, and all the religious ceremo nies of the Foreign Protestant Churches, compare them with ours, and with the spirit and principles of our holy religine, to produce the best form fur Liturgy, which maintaining and preserving the vie doctrines of the Protestant Church, may, at the same time, gi ye to public worship new life, and new energy, and con firm more and more the religious dispositions of the people.. 46 The Clergymen commissioned by his Majesty to this end, are the Chief Counsellors of the Cons' , story, Sack,Court Chaplain; Ribbeck, Hanstein and Hecker, Counsellors of the Consistory ; Offelsmeyer and Ey lert, Court Chaplains—Contributions and proposals to promote this end, from judicious and experienced Clergymen of both the Protestant persuasions, will be readily received and carefully weighed by the above Committee, for which reason I invite those who feel in themselves the call and ability to promote this impertantcauseby speedily sending their contributions in writing. • " Berlin, tieptemher 17. Ministry of die Home Department, (Signed) “ VOll SCIIVCIIMAsm." JOURNAL of so RICIIRSION to FRANCE, IN A MIES OF IA MRS ; IMINTAINING RIMARKS MORAL, HISTORICAL* TOPOGRA PHICAL, ITC. le [Cootlasted front the Svaa of the :In int LETTha 11, 11011101., 1814. There are three modes of travelliog in France, vie. by the Diligence, by posting, or hiring a carriage and horses for the journey. The first is generally the cheapest mode ; but you cannot calculate on tra veiling on the average more than three miles and a half an hour by this conveyance, allowing for stop page. Posting is the most expeditious, and most ex pensive ; but whatever mode is adopted, it will be the fault of the traveller if it cost him much mitre than half the sum which a like conveyance would amnunt to in England. The distance from Dieppe to this place is nearly 40 miles. The fare by the Diligence is eight francs. A voiture, capable of holding four persons, and drawn by three horse', may be hired for about 30 francs, to go to Rouen. Having engaged such a eartiage from the host, I left Dieppe, and on the top of the hill had a view of the village of Argues, three or four miles on the left, famed as the spot whereon Henry IV. aided by our Elizabeth, gained a vic- . tory over the leaguers in 1590. The road is excel lent, and lined for the most part with fruit trees, in the midst of ample fields of waving corn, fitc. as far is the eye can reach, which give a beauty and rich ness to the scenery seldom to be met with in England. In this part of France apples and pears are much cultivated for the making of cyder and Petry, for which Normandy is as much celebrated as Hereford shire. It is not the custom in France to inter the dead in their cities, but at a little distance from the town. This prevented me from visiting their sepul chral monuments in any of the places which I visited. In the church-yard of Totes, however, a village half way between Dieppe and Rouen, I saw a small wooden cross erected over the grave of the parish Cure, with a suitable inscription, ending, as French epitaphs usually do, with the words—" Pries Din Vas de sen ants. ,, Having dined at Totes, I set forward, and reached this place before dark. The road is in great part fenced with frultrees, and as good as in any part of England, thourt it has no turnpikes. It is repaired at the expense of Government. At the entrance of Rotten there are gates for the collection of rates levied on merchandise. Nothing can exceed the beauty of the country about this place. A range of bills, covered with luxuriant wood, extends for miles ; and on approaching the city, you discover it from the hill at the distance of a mile, spreading on 4 fruitful plain, watered by the playful meanderings of the Seine, which here form a number of verdag islets, some of which are peopled. The city of Rouen, or Roan, in the Pay: de Caw:, one of the most ancient and populous in the country, is the capital of Normandy, and the see of an Arch bishop. The entrance into the city from the North is through a broad and elegant boulevard, planted on each side with double rows of lofty elms. The poplar also grows to a great height, and is very or namental. - There is much to engage the attention of the traveller in Roan. It is built on the banks of the Seine, over whit t there is a curious strong bridge of boats, paved in the centre, and 270 paces in leegih. The ancient name of the city is Rothomagus. Cesar, as well as Pliny, is thought to describe this place and people under the name of Vellocnsses. There is a fine quay of considerable extent, and I saw a great number of vessels, the river rising by the tide, and being navigable for ships of 200 tons, and by vessels of a smaller draught of water all the way to Paris. It contains 37 parishes, and formerly could boast of I l maintaining 48 convents for both sexes ; and of churches, end other religious structures, it numbered more th an 80. Many of these have been destroyed or suppressed during the revolution, and a great number of the dismantled churches are now inde cently occupied as warehouses, Sm. Nineteen is, I think, the number of churches which now remain : of these three, it is said, were built by the English Dukes of Normandy, and are the largest of any.— Rouen contained, besides, seven hospitals, and fire laxarettoes. The population is now reckoned to be about 100,000; and it is said to have lost 20,000 of its inhabitants by the revolution. From the great site of the city, the narrowness of the streets, and the height of the houses, I should think its population is greater than 100,000. The metropolitan church of Notre Dame, though not to be compared with Westminster Abbey, is a noble edifice, and was rebuilt, or rather enlarged, ha the eleventh century. It is 414 French feet long ; and it has, besides a high tower, a pyramid 380 feet high. The old pyramid was much higher than the present, but was destroyed by fire through the negli gence of some workmen, in the year 1514. The tower of St. Romain, built by that Prelate in 6251 is still remaining, but out of repair. It is impossible for any Englishman to visit this cathedral without -interest, for it was not only rebuilt about the period of the Norman conquest, but it contains the ashes of heroes, some of whom are intimately connected with British History. The first memorial of these I shall mention is the tomb of Rollo, the renowned first Duke of Normandy, who died in the year 917, and whose bones were removed from the nave of the old church, and placed here by Maurice, Archbishop of this place, anno 1063. The next is that of William, surnamed Lev Sword, son of Rollo, Duke of Nor mandy, killed in the year 94'2. To the right of the altar, there is a diamond-shaped stone in the floor, with this inscription, which, like the rest, is in Latin, " Here lies Henry 11. King of England, brother to the .Lion's heart, who died in the year 1183 ;" and on the corresponding left side of the altar, there is at. (Aber, with these words—" The heart of Richard 1. King of England, Duke of Normandy, called Coeur de Lion : he died in 1199." Behind the altar is an other stone, which states that " John, Duke of Bed ford, Viceroy of Normandy, lies on the right hind side Of the alt ar , a nd th a t he di e d in 1435.' 1 13 middle of the choir lies also the heart of Chat le, V. King of France. In this church there is a fine librat j, which is usually :hewn to strangers. The Hotel de Ville is a very large fine building, and was formerly a Benedictine monastery. In this palace there is a museum, or gallery of pictures, SOO ieet long. The paintings are mostly the productions ~)1 French artiste ; but the collection contains many