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THE.EVENING STAR. LONDON. ;` a f . ~, ~. t. ~. SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1816. PRICE OF STOCKS THU DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCir. Reduced 67{....Cons.67}—fer aceour 673. 4 per Ct. 84N-5 per Ct. Navy Its & —Omn. pro. lank Stock 559{ —Long Atnta.l i Mil s Inds Stock 195 105—Bonds,17a. I r.—lizeb. 811 5e.6a. 41'-4 tit Dutch Mail arrived this day. The Sovsastou Niue! of the Neruincalms has formally taken pos session of the rich provinces of Belgium, to the great joy of the inhabitants. A Proclamation to this effect has been issued from Brussels. • The Astatardaii Castrate of the 3d inst. announces, that negociations have been resumed with Prince Cantsruar of Norway v and with the . best hopes of a successful issue. - • Paris Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday came to hand this morning; Their contents are more than usually important. The • Committee appointed by the Chamber of Deputies` kave rejected the project of the law proposed by the itiacribr - Twining the- Liberty of the Press. Our Readers will recollect that a Censorship had been proposed by his MaJarrY it is against this interposition that the Chamber has decided, holding it 'efficient that printers and pub.' litheri Wait* amenable to the laws for the abuse of the freedas of the Press. The arguments advanced on this nuptials were chiefly drawn from the English law, as laid down by Judge BLACESTOIIIi and other eminent writers. It is pleasing to observe that, on this occasion, there was nothing indicative of a coalision of Powers: the whole was an argument of principle; and we cannot doubt that the KING will himself acquiesce cordially in the result. - His Majesty has suppressed all the Military Schools which BON APA ars had established throagitout France, as standing opposed to the only legitimate ground on which military systems should be tolerated in civi lised States. The proper end of a military establish ment is for safety and defence ; whenever it assumes another character it amounts to a proclamation of hostile designs against the neighbouring States—pre. parations on their part for repelling the feared attack become necessary ;—war is thus provoked, and the world is deluged with blood and crimes. An' article from Berlin states, that Commis*. have set out for Dresden, to take formal pesseilion t.. the whole of Saxony, in the name of the tibia of Payola. From this we may infer, that there was no truth in the reported micenderstandieg between Russia with *Prusiia on the one band, and Awswialiiii the other,, respecting this arrangement--41t, ilteklie has been .amicablradiassed. - : , , , , ,A, , rue unitises of the Porinde frigate, and statro• 4,40 . a5c Itsiliclt ships captired by the Engiffis s intar bartritif li r Courts Martial, and most bomitualily eilititteicr 1 The dleakilowcopies from a Modkidlosper the follow. ing ironital description of the presentstate of Spain s " MADRID. JULY et. Nothing has yet been discovered of the forgers ~. of the warrant for putting to death the three patriotic GeserAli. It is very astonishing, as the dispatches ware carried by three different Couriers. that they have not been discovered. This surprise, excited at the expense of oar Government, is far more serious than the Ouse of the liberty of the press, of which some of our journalists have been guilty. We thiot that the teibimal of the Holy Office, now that it as in full activity, should attend to these things. 6 , ... His Majesty lately made in unexpected visit to all th t swittrg, and gave new ismructions to the jailiws: thWiarg pelf cl,hii Ord is jvaire. &Mem' nab licences have appeared here by order of the King, on the subject if his Majesty's journey to Bayonne, and the labeequent siegociatiens at Valency.. These dd. content,' th rOw .great fight 'on two most i mpatient paints of our revolution ; that is so say, its ori gin and contusion.. It. most he admitted, that the absence of the ir,ieg,- and of :these who *geom. palsied him, occasioned all our ems,, Sega, the re. turn of his Majesty, and of this. persons, most no. comeeily oseasion theircomplem termisatieo. is re. nukes, atealeep logics, prove this 'The . : . . .' thareitisted in tedikiiihort. - : • ru ld u of .. *- 11, has* shot the moodkreftilli izira "Witair#4ol4l.47 &riveted cheinisk Gagis s ies' frees tbe painfidombereemmekiof.oberrefoit fres Mess the MOM% theorist."' . 4,:„ , ' ". . H ', at ir t 9? ' b re e lkik lit t 4uPl4 41 . spec. esseass issammefp•r•44l,44, . jirsiag au nousseed that 'be *row subjettifillitiesny of • the Plea would gawp seigrilionwiliblit ' . .' . ' K. ItarsouitteNneended the Mkt* about one 0 . 4 1 0 6, a n d read a most elfin,* sod logical die. ! i rs e . wWeh .lasted for Olinnts end of which di e following is an abstract ; ' .. 1 4' 447.r.."22 began by trfotlig, that for a long period in 'Snow a kit and wieirepirit of t o l era d on permittefi ill r.cajity theliberty of tikil mu. Abe* it was not sinnainiisiel•be icaasei 4.4: ,-110,00 Vern, went, in lam, 'WOW v. the ingiluatili ' es Z lie apiniona. awl ifiesinettereasionia :-; Nilkii t. , . fAses7 wishes of his people, ,recogaind, by the first mts of his authority, that liberty is ad essential portion' of the public morals. The Constitutional Charter which we hold from this Monarch has formally cooperated it r nay more, the preamble itself of the project of the law recognized *aright of every citizen to pub. list his opinions. The profound examination of so important a question has long occupied the Commit tee ; and K. Raynouard, as its organ, thought it right to preface his examination of the project of the LIW by some iteneral considerations.. The faculty of thinking, the noblest .of the human mind, would be comparatively useless but for the right of giving vent to our thoughts to speak and to write are only the developemects if this faculty; and where a criminal intention it visib,le, slurs easy commences the authority of the. Magistrate. The operations. of printing are .under the eye of the Police; and because it is easy to stop them, Governments have arrogated to them. selves the right to do so. There must, however. be an important distinction drawn r the ancient privi leges of the press merely secured the copy-right. It is certain that our ad cestors always enjoyed the liberty of the press. Under Francis I. the Faculty of l'isesbi l logy examined all vrorks which treated of re ' matters, but pig Or their publication. Louis KM. it is true, directed that the Chancellor should examine , all new books; but he granted the express privilege of exemption from censure to certain authors whom he judged worthy of confidence. In 1699, Trketarte, a work which was supposed to contain so many attacks upon authority, was printed at Petit, 'with the King's privilege. Twenty-four. years afterwards, (i. r. in 1763,) another production could not be printed in France—this was the Miriade, which was Ailed with allusions to the glory of the French arms, and to the `good Henry, the father of his people. In countries which have a written Constitution, the Liberty of the Press is the first and surest guarantee of civil liberty. It apprizes the Prince and the na tion of the prevarications of Ministers and other depo. sitaries of authority :. by the Press, in short, truth is communicated to the great assembled bodie►. 44 The Press." continues M. Itaynouards " may give good, and useful advice to the , , tion, and is even useful to Miniiteis themselves. The Constitution subjects them to responsibility, but since we cannot bring them to justice but fur great crimes, is it not right that the Press should gibe them a little harmless castigation for lesser offences?" The right of petitioning, .so solemnly recognised by the Charter, is inseparable from the liberty of the Press. ' Here the Orator entered into an examinatientOttitit project of titellitng and bis Ministers. IC is di. tided into tert, pans: one concerns the cemeeiship, rise other thit reeponstbillty of author.booksil. keep,: Iliad printers. Against the censorship, tbe 5 . nippiest objections arise: in fact, far front audios% lobo think themselves injured, being able: mmediately to address a Commission formed out of • the two Chambers, they must sometimes wait the whole of the Recess without being able to complain ; or rather their complaints themselves may be subjected to the Censor. There is besides, in the project itself, an awkward omission ; where authors have complained justly, what damages are they to receive, and what punishment is to be inflicted on the Censor t Passing afterwards to the permission given to works of great magnitude, and those in foreign 1$ guages t... 44 What !u—exclaimed M. RaynotsapiW t t " May foreigners !soldi& in France what it loci* be criminal to valuate into French? and are forei4 ers thus to enjoy the Liberty of the Press which is prohibited to Frenchmen l. Why, also, omit to recojk nice the ancient privilege of academies and other learned bodies,. whose members might priat what they pleased, after getting the approbation of their colleagues r. The article *daring that no Journal shall be printed' wishont ibe*thcief 11 the King, M. Ray. nooard-temeidsloil ignallssalnensing with the vest of the project, i k.wouW, of inane, pdt the periodical Press of Prone* wholly Under the oOntrettl of the. Kin and Ministers. ' ' • , . - thus dente what he conceived to be hi e s ta tliz • I • V 4/ 4 • against the adoption of the Prcii ' I ' l ' brd promidsd, its a manly and candid sbilltill . notice ff:g ~..1 ; 1 1 i eitianisfififfi his' been said, is sat indult pitihle With public liberty and can only flights* the evil -disposed. Take arteibsi worship, and yoi. aced the most deogiiieu faciliaina for suiting ler- Incaution : bydalltbye, guilty men will not h es ita te to try their fawartms,witb stirring up the country, and th e y , will go so lioriiss to deprive the Sovereign , of doing all the goalellich he intends . • Do.aot all of os recollect, • say 'these reasoner,: with horror, pamphlets which gave birth to the 'French Revolt:. Linn ? The English themselves, whom the partisan . of liberty always quite, suspended the habeas .oriiiii in these troublesome times. Admit the Cuteenhip, and all crimes,wil) be prevented. .„ .. • These "niotiver, however strong they appear to ' some persons, have no weight when balanced against the blessings which the piberty t of the Press hats ge nerated. This liberty, to • certain extents supplies of the na- the place of convocaton of threlp r istich . ought to.) be very rese indeed. if the' . l'e Were secret ionemier to the Ministers ur even to the King (cues ‘ehiStb might happen). would they not stifle Hai 'pobbestion which could justify them in the eyes of the world. On the other hand; if under the controui of Oaf of those bigb functicoatise, what mischief might not he Press do to the °these t What would bewail of the proceedings of the Deputks, and What false colouring might not be giria to'Ouf meesores ? Driven from all Abair positive% the advocates for , the censorshop fly to existing or recent circumstances. We admit that there has been even a licentiousness in the press 6a some recent occasions : but what evils has it produced ? The authority of the King has been rendered more secure than ever. In short, there is scarcely an evil which the press can commit which lit cannot also redress. But if serious mischief In the State or to individuals be apprehended, have we not dignified Tribunals and Judges, animated with the most upright intentions. Is the Monarch ()fended by a libel, will not the punishment of the author be ine vitable ? But let us not sacrifice real bencits to ima. Binary feats. . The public Journals, as we all know, are not dis- ' turbers of:the peace, although most of them have ken off the yoke of Censorship. Require a strong of caution and the names of the proprietors.- jot severe laws be enacted against thole who are ea► lei to good order. It Is not the Journalist, of sq. , who will expose himself to penalties s the seam , • hment of a Joumal requires a large sum of matiers . . persons risk their fortunes for the sari 'di 1 I f ..q.l .1 n 4. " With respect to the suspension of the Hahas Corftett its England, M. Raynouard remarked, that the peke* ierhen this took place was generally one of calamity. I'he liberty of the press did not exist under Crow.' .srell,•or it would have saved the life of Charles . I. It did not exist under Charles IL or perhaps by rousing him from his indolence, and acquainting him with the acts of despotism committed in his name, it would have prevented that catastrophe, which SO, shortly after the restoration, hurled the Stewarts - for ever from the Throne. I After M. Raynouard concluded, the Hien was divided, when there seemed to be almost an equality of numbers for and against agreeing with the Report of the Committee.—The debate was adjouned until, Friday. WINDSOR, AUGUST 4. -. • . The Quint and Parscsans arrived at the Castle on Tuesday evening, about half past eight o'clock, in their carriage and tour, escorted by a pan, of Light Horse from London. At the same time Sir Janes' and Lady ERSKINZ arrived on a visit to the Qom and Nexuses. t Yesterday morning Lady and Min lams cane from Spring-grove on a visit to the Queen and PRIN• Inns. andlett again in the evening, when the weather proving fine, the - Quian and Pantcassas went to Frog. more. „ Her Royal Highness the Princess Cnaar.Ornelnyt not rode an horseback . .firr wend day past, but.his tam airings twice a day in her carriage in the rides in the Great Park, attended by the Couattss_of ID* CII/ISTIR. Lord and Lady Joi n s THYNNZ arrived at the Castle yesterday on a visit to the Queen and PRINCESS/S. . Yesterday the 'Earl of BEICKSNO/AMSHIRZ gave a; grand dinner to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of " Daft and CAN/RIM:M. the Dukes of WILIAM/TON; AZAUFORT 2 and MONTROSK I Marquis WILLESOCE ; khe Russian Ambassador; Earls of 141/CRPOOL I WISESIORLAND. MW.OaAVZ, IiAT/URST • LIMERICK, ac. at his seat, Fitzroy Farm, near Hampstead. Thursday Lord &amours gave a grand dinner at . his house, in Richmond Park. to their Royal High sees the Dukes of Voltz, CLARINCI, and. CAMP 1 4 the Dukes of Weu.tareron and Mormon, . . Austrian, Russian, and Spanish Ambassadors, the ilwo Zla Livaaroof, BATUUItST, ABIADZE.N. WILSTSIARP r M. MULORAIIIy &C. ' ` Last night the Countess of Mitancwr had a se , tea patty. at hey house in Hanover-square. Yesterday Lord and Lady CASTLIIRRACH left town for their seat in Kent. The Kum of FRANCS has bestowed the Order of the Lilly on Mr. ASTLICY, jan. in an addition to an honorary distinction bestowed. on that Gentleman, twfuty years since, by Loots XVI. • Tut PAilti.—The Fair continued yesterday with undiminished hilarity ; and, we are happy to add, no disposition to disorder has been manifested. All is loyal mirth and it is likely to conclude this day in a manner becoming the truly glorious and happy oc casitnt. • T w h st u ud s a lh d o i r e se l s ) wuke of M oN raosnspeed hich latel7arrive r d i at thcet t he Mrs; after which his Grace went to view the sew , whirls was intended to have decorated the ;coleiolial horses, on hit Royal Highness the' antes Rzoater's going to the Parliament House. gibe harness is allowed to be the moat elegant and richest ever made in this country ; the *found work is a beautiful mazarine blue, richly mounted, and'' ornamented with the Royal Arms, dtc. the whole ', chased and frosted with gold. We have advice: from Malta to the date of the 2d alt. With accounts from Smyrna to the end of June. I At the latter place the Plague raged with unabated violence, and the medical practitioners did rot anti. cipate its disappearance until after the middle ot August. From Malta we have the pleasing notice, that both there and at Gozo perfect health was re-' stored; and so complete was the asturance of its con. l Lummox, that preparations were making on the sth of July to grant Bills of Health, and to issue a Pro.' clamatton in the usual tarns, of the total extirpation of the malady. We also understand, that on account of the new telations ot Malta, under the changes that have taken place in the Mediterranean, some com menial regulations are to be formed from authority.' which it is presumed will be materially beaeticial to the Island. Not only Corfu, but all the lonian' Islands were occupied by British troops ; and mute interest was attached to the future appropriation of these Colonies. The conveyance of the letter* 41f: by sea to I..!thurns and from di*, Olga 41. through ?mace,' NAPAi ARRIVAL OP CHINA AND INDIA !Lan. Accounts were this owning received at the East India House, of the are' Arrival yesterday, off the Isle of Wight, standing iii the Dowas, of tlso aiwier mentioned ships. cis s • teem COMA. Watley, ' Ceres, -. Cumberlard, Prisome Amelia. Atlas, Lees, Marquis Camden, Bridgewetee. Lowther C.anle, and Marquis of BIT, Hope, Hertfordshire. Charles Grant, Weimer Cud., General Harris, FROM l'lll cur INDItt. Lord NUM*, Meryl. Wasitoo. General KO, Nortbinsbotisnel, Towslwo, lbWißiasa Poking, ___.-t Union (Yosingbus. Iffeerva, of Wales„ bend), And Carnatic, Mahn, Retreat. • The China Sat left Canton the Ist March, tender convoy of his Majesty's ship Prima, and rounded die Cape the 10th May, and arrived at St. Helena on lotthe 26th.. The India fleet left Bengal the beginning J4nnary, aud Point-de-Gale the ild March. Both Nets left St... Helena the 2d June, under convoy of hie Itilety's ships Czonnws, Pagan; SztuutAstse, and Pillions sloop of war. p ''ilpe following have 'also arrived from the Cape '-4Preston, Oxford, Baring, and Cortifitandel tun, , . is 1 - and the Dundee brig, and Hope, of London, 1 The Fleet arrived from the East ladies, fell in 'th, (on the 24th uk. off the Western Isla); two American privateers 6 the ships 4 war gave sham to them, but returned to the Fleet again. FALMOUTH, AUGUST S. Arrived the Sandwich pack, trith a Mail from Lisbon in nine days. Sailed the Henry Pearce,. for Malaga ; aod two other ships for Lisbon sad Leedom; PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST S. Arrived his Majesty's ships Dust,rs and Geowtelk from Bourdeaux; and several shipi from the Data: Came into Harbour his Majesty's ship SNARL DEAL, AUGUST S. Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Recovery, BACON, front the South Seas ; and Ids Majesty's ship' Sas Damao, from the Westwards tad ha also pro ceeded to the River to be paid oL Rover, Fearing. BritiskUnion, Mary Ann, Malvina, Union, and Phyl , limn transports, from Calais.—Wind S. W. HARWICH, AUGUST S. Arrived the Beaufoy packet with a Mail from flollind. ORSEimoac. AUGUST fli. Arrived this forenoon, the brig Feast. frau OPulttla 11 days passage. CAM, in a fleet ofdOekil, for Britain, - -'--.lse Friday, at Part-Glagow,the Charlotte, froundhedleck. On theist ult. is wire the cast end of the ;slate* otieerd• wet tr:alt l loy an °Ester from H. Id. s.,Lpwani ! anti iinfetteed that she was on shore as diet hamd and •114•11—=teat the troops which she castled out were '4l landed iliiii. She had been then on above dwelt d'.tys, and that they had dispatched a sehooner to Quebec with the infonnetkm. Oe the Tibial'. spelt, his Majestes ship Cnommics, and communicated to ber., the , above intelligence, when she inotedinpli "Ae sal in that direction. . . k.. ;,. , At a. Hugh Intlie, Vansit tart, %Him Pitt, Durakisow, #4040' ,sue`,l"• Y. *- _ MS mew. A party of the Foot -Gaudlk on 'their wiry. fres Wokingbam to London, marched through WWl** on Thursday. On the seine day, di the Royal Hone Guards *arched is toWitidsorDaerseksi their Noble and gallant Commander, the Doke of Wastes you, glee orders for the Olken belcongleg to the six troops, -to be entertained With * pond din. net at- the Castle this days - Three companies of the Royal Staff Corps have been ordered to propped from Hythe to embark for America: so largedetaaments from this corps, which is identified with ostensive field operations, promises so speedy termination to the contest., Saturday the 03d ult. died, Sir EDWARD MAY, Bart. M. P. for the Town of Belfast. The following account of the state of things in Paris, extracted front a German Paper, appears to have but too much foundation in truth :—" However mad the Journals pretended BONAPARTR to be, he is assuredly sot snore so than ever he was, and he stiU remains sbe same crafty individual. By means of his vereatiesk of whom many are in great credit, he in. trigues in a most dangerous and astonishing manner. If the Royalists of the old school are left to them. selvee, they are inevitably gone. TALLRTRAND alone is able to restrain them, and prevent them from cum. Mktiaglinsdere. Hence the staunch Nan:xenon= , mak common atom with the staunch ilomusoerrits, to destroy the credit of TALLRYDAND. OR the other hand BoRAPARTR offers, as the army still 'hews itself refractory, to employ all his indigence to produce * favourable disposition in it towards the Kam He would not even hesitate to enter into the service, and associations to that elect have actually been set on foot. The Court has done itself infinite mischief by its religious mummeries. M. de &ARAI, who has the greatest influence on the Etna, has altogether Din taken the country and age he lives in." Various traits are mentioned in the French Papers in honour of the character of the BOURDONS g the fo:. lowing among others :—TheDokeDßßoDasow learnt that an old traletqls-ehastire of his father, the Prince nt Coasts, lived in a small room, in the Palmistry. He went to the place afoot, alone, and without decora• tion, and waited some time for the return of the man, who had gone out to walk in the Lusembourgh.ve. den, and to read the Gazette. On his arrival, be at once recognised the Doti', kissed his hands, and es. claimed, Is it you, myPrince t What Your High. 'less f" The Doke embraced him, and said. "My Father and I h a v e ilensd lon every day, Not so. lag dot ered tO 1111,1 and hunt for you my At, t o offer yes in the name' of ley father, an apart. ment in his puke,. It ie set ett large as formerly ; yet sulkient to reatesemble around us est gond Oki erienth and domestics." The neat day M. Mad. were placed in a weil4settiebeil little *pertinent itt the Pills astarhig. ' ' • { 3~ Re 40 66 " g,ist e zV iis t , hor 10 to este% Orl i takes4, o o4ll, Aforin,,fiqiwwiimolis co. 4tiedy posited, what resionita the I