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FRANCE. PARIS, s VENTOSE, FEBRUARY az. ACT OF MEDIATION, Made by the FIRST CONSUL of the French Re public, between the Parties which divide Switzer land. lIONAPAITIF I VIAST CONSUL OT THI ILEPUBLIC,PRESt- DENT OF TN! ITALIAN REPUBLIC, TO THE SWISS. Helvetia, a prey to diffentions, was menaced with diffolution ; it could not find in itfelf the means of renovation. The ancient affection of the French Nation for this virtuous people, whom it had recently defended by its arms, and caufed to be recognifed as a Power by its Treaties ; the in tete} of France and of the Italian Republic, the frontiers of which are covered by Switzerland, the demands of the Senate, thole of the Democratic Cantons, and the with of the mars of the Helvetic people, have thrown upon us the duty of inter paling our Mediation between the parties which divide owitzerland. The Senators BARTHELEMY, Rai/SEER, FOS:CHIT, and Dialogist, have been by us charged to confer with fifty.fix Deputies of the Helvetic Senate a.id of the Cities and Cantons affembled at Paris, to determine whether Switzer. land, federally conftituted by nature, might be kept together under a central Government, rather than by force, to difcover the fpecies of Confli tution which was mot} conformable to the with of each Canton, to dillinguifh what belt apfwered the ideas which the new Cantons had formed of Liberty and happinefs, to conciliate in the old Cantons the inflitutions confecrated by time, with the rights reftored to the mafsof the Citizens; fuch were the objets which were to be fubmitted to examination and difcuffion. Their importance and their difficulty determined us to hear, our. (elves, ten Deputies appointed by the two rties, namely, the Citizens d'Aseat, GLurz , JaucN, Momaor, REINHART, SPltittlilt, STAFFER, Us W izza, - and Vas rzus, and we have compared the refult of their difeuffions with the diferent projeas prefented by the Cantonal potations, and with the ranks of the difcuffions which have taken place between thofe Deputations and the Senators Commiffioners. Having alto employed every means of becoming acquainted with the intereils and the evils of the Swifs, We, in quality of Mediator, without any other view than that of the happinefs of the People on the Inter-efts of whom we have to pronounce, and without wi(hing to injure the independence of Switzerland, appoint as follows : [Then follows nineteen Chapters, containing the Organiza tion of the different Cantons of Switzerland, a 192 race and diAindt Conffituuun being awned to each.] FEDERAL ACT. CRAPTtII iI....4IENICRAL DISPOSITIONS. A wr. z. The 19 Cantons of Switzerland, via. Appentell, Argovie, Bale,. Berne, Fribourg, Glaris, Grifons, Lucerne, St. Gail, Schathaufen, Sehwitz, S. levee, Tefen, Thurgovie, Underwald, Uri, Vaud, Zug, and Zurich, are to be federally united, according to the principles of their refpedtive Condi tutions. They reciprocally guarantee thole COrlititUtiooll. as well u as their territories, liberty, and independence, either with a reference to foreign Powers, or the ufurpation of any particular Canton, or the condo et of Factions. • 2. Thr Contingents, either in troops or money, which will be noceffary for the due execution of chore guarantees, are to be fumithed by the re:kr-dive Cantons in the following pro portions: [Here follows the quota, &c, which it is propoled each Canton stall farniih.l 3. There (hall exalt no lmger in Switzerland Provincial Stilled', nor any fpecies of privilege, either local, hereditary, per oral, or appertaining to families. 4. Every Swift Citiz n (hall have the liberty of removing his refidence from one Canton to another, and freely to exer etre his it,doltry in soy. It is permitted him to acquire poli tical rights in whatever Canton he dtablithes himfelf—but he &all not enjoy, at the fame time, political rights in more than boe Canton. - - . The ancient I.aws of Commerce, external or internal, are abollibett The free exchange and cireutelan of com modities, cattle, merchandize, Are. are guaranteed.—All exclu five commercial privileges ars &bathed in the Interior of Switzerland. TM Culloms, Ste. payable on ti•e frontiers, dull go to the traafury of the Adjoining Canton, but the rates and proportions of that., mallbe fubmitted for the approbation of the Diet. _ _ _ . _ . . . 6. — Each Canton Mall referve to itfelf the toils deftined for the repairs of the Roads, keeping In order the Banks of the Rivers, bridges, Re. but the Rates of that. Chili, as in the foregoing inflame, be left to the dectftoo of the Diet. 7. The monies coined it Switzerland Ball be of an uniform defcription which is alfo to be determined by the Diet. 8. No &neon &all afford afylum to a Criminal kgally con. trlfted. nor even to o-e legally seeded. 9. The number of Stipendiary Troops to be fupported in any one Canton Bali not exceed too. zo. All partial alliances of one Canton with another, or with any Foreign Power, is interdided. zt. The Government, or the Legillative Body of any Can ton, which Mall violate a Decree of the Diet, is liable to be ci ted u rebellious before a Tribunal compofed of the Prefldents of the Criminal Tribunals of all the other Cantons. 11. The Cantons shall poffeis all thole power which an not esprefsly ddepted to the Federal Authority. Of TNI DIRECTORIAL CANTON. 13. The Diet is to alembic by rotation, and at annual pe riods, at Fribourg—Berne—Sokure-- Hale—Zurich—cod La carne. az. The Cantons et wbielt the above Cities are the chief places, dull in fueeeflon become the Diredorial Canton ; the year for thole purpefes, commences on the tit of January. as. The OtreCtorial Canton (hall provide !likable refidence, and a Guard of Hamer for the Deputies; it silo fupphes the menus of the Sefflon. 36. The Avoyer or Burgomalter of the Diredorial Canton Sall unite tot bole ticks, that of Landamman of Switzerland. He null have enftody of the Seal of the Helvetian Republic.— He cannot abftot !timid( from the City. The Supreme Coun cil of his Canton Stall accord to him an appropriate O&M'S mem. and 11011 defray the extraordinary expense of his OSUMI Funetions. • . . . z 7. The Foreign Miniflars arc to prefcnt to the Land.un- Man. act- Letters of Credence, or of recall ; and molt apply to him, on all matters of Negotianom—lie bas alio in charge the other Diplomatic concerns. MTh/ opening of the Diets ' he is to communicate to thens the neediery informari m refpe ding the durntftic and fo reign concerns of the Republic. tp. No Canton &ad be allowed to call out or put in mo tion more ths. coo Mißtia, until it dial have apprifed the Laodamnian of Switanland of filch an intention. so. In cafe of a revolt in the interior of any Canton, or on any other pretfirg occalon, the troops of one Canton may r oa ns Imo another Canton ; but this Chad take place only on the rental:kat of the Supreme or Petty Chenctl w t t,e Canton, which wants fuch Afiarce; and after taking the a.ivice of the Petty Council of the Dreetorial Canon. the Diet, how, vcr, is to be convoked 'berth( edetion of Willem, or if the danger continua . _ . 21. If, du • Lemke* of the Diet, say diregreeseent *maid •°••• ' ' 'ar more Cantons, tb, y are to ad. d, c h • . of Svrrsertetti. Who, sc eord'ior - 1 .. 2 . 7 RL51 11 t eesiclHatory Arbiters, Ztrea • ' •of tier Diet en lee net ? 1..: • • , it. He i 3 to make known to the Custom every Juliana in which he &tins their condud likely to interrupt the tranquil lity of Switzerland, and every thing which takes place of an Ir regular nature, and militating againft either the Federal Ad, or their particular Conftitution. He may, in fame cafes, convoke the Supreme Council, or that of the Lawli-prweiwbs, in thole places where the Supreme Authority is immediately exercifed by the people. 23. The Landamman of Switzerland fends, In cafes of need, Infpedors, for the purpofe of examining the Rate of the Roads, Rivers, dcc. Where neceffity requires it. he can direct the immediate execution of public works, and make the neceifary arrangement. with refpea to the expences thereof, &c. 24 His Signature attache. a National credit and charader to thofe Adts, to which it is affixed. OF THII DIET. 25. Each Canton fends a Deputy to the Diet, who may be accompanied by one or. two Subilit ute., who 'hall be eligible to adt as filch, in cafe of the abferice or indifpoiltion of the principal. 26. The Deputies to the Diet arc to have ialtruCtions and limited powers—they cannot vote contrary to their initruaions. sy. The Landamman of Switzerland is, cwolficio, Deputy of the Directorial Canton. _ _ - al The 19 Deputies who compote the Diet, Chill have 25 Votes, in the Deliberations, in manner as follows : The Deputies of thole Cantons of which the population is more than toopoo inhabitants, viz. thole of Bane, Zurich, Vaud, St. Gall, Argovie, and the Orlfons, &al have each two votes. The Deputies of thole Cantons, of which the popula tion is les than too,ooo fouls, namely, thofe of Teffen, Lu cerne, Thurgovic, Fribourg, A ppen zell, Soleure, Bane, Schwit z, Glaris, Sehaffhaufen. Underwald, Zug, awl Uri, (hail have but one vote each. _ _ _ . .... -.- --- 29. The Diet,at which the Landman= of Switzerland pre fides, is to affemble the firft Monday in June; its SeMoo thall not exceed the term of one month. . _.. . 30. There mall be extraordinary Diets on the following or caftan :—z,oo the demand of a neighbouring Power, or of one pt . the Cantons, fupported by the Supreme Council of the Dl reiftorial Canton, which Mall he alTanbled on inch occafion, if not fitting at the time. idly, On the determination of the Su preme Council, or of the Lase6-geseisde, of Five Cantons, who can, on fuch an occafion, demand the proceeding, though the Diredorial Canton may not concur in it. idly, When they theft be convoked by the Landamman of Switzerland. 3t. The Declaration of \Var, and the Treaties of Peace or Alliance, emanate from the Diet; but the concurrence of three fourths of the Cantons, on Itch occafions, is necelfary. 3s. It map alone have the power of concluding Trestles of Commerce, lc: for foreign fervice. It embodies the Cantons In cafe it mall deem expedient, to treat particularly in other concerns with eForeign Power. 34. The Diet has the direftioe of the Contingent of the troops to be furoithed by each Cantata, according to Article 2. It appoires the Commanding Oilicer, and In mart, adopts all the meafures neceftary for the fecurity of Switzerland, and for the exaction of the other difpofitions of the firft Article: this power alto comprifes internal concerns. 3c. It nominates and difpatelits Ambodadors Extraordinary. 36. It decides finally upon all matters In difpute between the Cantons. For this purpofe it forms Wei( into a Spike, but in loch cafe each Deputy has but one voice—neither are previous inftruelions neediery on this occafion. 37. The Veteal•preetyi of the Diet Is to be entered In two Regifters, of which one remains with the Diredorial Canton; and the other with the State Seal, which, at the end of De cember, is to be removed to the Chief Place, in the Diredorial Canton. 38. A Chancellor, and a Gnfor, appointed by the Diet, for two years, and paid by the Diredorial Canton, (at the rate the Diet Gull think proper) (hall always accompany the State Seal and the Regifters. 39. The Conititution of each Canton, enrolled on pi a rr. rat, and fated with the Scal of the Canton, Sail be tkpoftted in the archives of the Diet. 4 0 . The prefent Federal Adt, u well as tbok of tie portico- , lar Conti/cutlass of the tp Cantons, Quiff abrogate and annul all anterior difpolitions whatever, that may be contrary to it ; and no law relative to the intern al affairs of the Cantons, or to the relations between than, can be founded on the ancient po litical (tate of Switzerland. The repofe of Switzerland, the fuccefs of the New laftitsdoos now forming, require that the neceffary operations far carrying them into effeCt, be (mired from the inlucnce of the rims, and executed with moderation, impartiality, and wildcats. We cannot hope for • profperous ilfue, unlefs the Commit boners, named by the Mt of Mediation, be animated by the fpirit which dietated it. By there conadcratioes We, in our raid quality, and with the refervations before ezpreffed, do conftitute as follows: a. For the year tBo3,Fribovag to be the Diralorial Canton. a. The Citizen Louis D'Affry to be Landamman of Switzer land, for the laid year, and invelt him with the extraordinary powers until the ambling of the Diet. 3. The original At of Mediation Chan be tranfmltted to the Landamman, in order to be depofited in the archives of the DireCtorial Canton. lo each Canton a Coning :lion o f (even Members, and of which one null be appointed by Us, and fix chofen by the ten Deputies feleeced to confer with Us, is charged to put into ac thr.ty the Confti.ution, aad to adminifter it s. 'nacre Commiffions arc compared as follows : Then follow the names of peons appointed to ill the Coal miffions of the different Cantons. 6 On the toth of March nett, the Central Government dull dilfolve Wilt, after having tranfmitted its papers and Archives to the Landamman of Switzerland. 7. Each Commiflon (ball affemble a the toth of March, at the chief place of the Canton, and notify its ambling Jaime-- Cutely to the Prete& 8. Within so hours after that notification, the Prefect tranfrnit to the Conuniffion, the papers of Admii.iftraflon. 9. In thole cafes which may requtre 'nitrations, or fpeehd authorities. the Commlffi-ns (hall addrefs theinfelves to the Landiunman of Switzerland. 10. On the 15th of April the Contlitution (hall be put Into Rate of adtivity, In order that on the tit of June each Canton may eke its Deputies to the Diet, and prepare their infirm- Sons, and on the tirft Monday in July, In the pretest year, the Diet than affernble. The affairs pending before the Supreme Tribunal mall be carried to the Tribunal of Appeal of the Canton in which the parties relble. The Supreme Tribunal mall cafe all its Awakes on the Toth of Much. r 2. The Hdvetk Troops. at prefent In the pay of Switzer land, who !hall not be employed by the sft of May, by the Cam tons. (ha ll be taken Into the (melee of France. . . . t 3. No profecutien than be carried on for crimes relating to the Revolution committed, or pretabded to be conunitted,eitber by individuals, or in the exercifc of any public fundion. The diffelution of the Central Government, and the rein. Itatement of the Sovereignty in the Cantons, require that there mould be • provillen made for the difdsarge of the lidectie Debts, and of the difpofal of the property declared national We. in our raid quality, and with the referee before eapref red. appoint as follows— A a T... The property heretofore belonging to the Convents, than be reßored totem, not only the property &voted in the lame Canton, but atfoln say other. a. The Adminiitration of National Property, other than that heretofore belonging to Berne, in the Cantons of Vaud and Argovai, is proviforily tranfmitted to the Cantons to which it belonged. The documents rerpeiling the claim, of Berne, Run bepraviforily tranftnitted to tbofe Comnailioners appointed by the Cantons of Berne, Vaud, and Argovis. 3. in eac► Canton burdened with debts anterior to the Revo lution, there Rail be ahtgned funds for their funding or dir. charge, out of what remains of the property heretofore be/cag ing to the Canton. 4. Then &all be re-•on@i•utcd for each City a Revenue pro portioned tr municipal expences. 3. The National Debt Mall he liquidated, to which purport all claims mail he appropriated. if the debt exceeds the amount of the credit, the Lacer. than be divided amongft the Cantons. in a proportion according to what remain, of their el-devant immoveable properi y,after dirchargr of the Cantonal Debt anterior to the Revolution, and the recompoßtion of the Patel awry of the Cities. 6. The moveable and immoveable properly which Bull or main after the formation hf the Communal Foods, the dir charge of the Cantonal and National Debi', Mall return to the pohcffiati r.f thoft Cantlied to which Is hod belonged. The pro hrtr which Cull remain in the Cantons of Vaud and Argostia. mall Woof to them What may remain of dm claim of Bane, fkall be equally difeributta Mahe the Cant= of Beton Vaud, and Argovia. r 1. A Commillion eampokd of five Members, namely, the Citizens STAPIZIL Minifter of the Republic, KVITIR. Ea .Minifter of the Finances, RAIPAT, ci-devant Chancellor of Fribourg, and at prefent Member of the Admiaiftrative Cham ber, &Frill, of Winterthur, Helvetic Deputy, Laustrur Mayor of Lucerne, Prefident of the Adminiftrative Chamber' mall determine the extent of the wants of the Municipalities' and of the funds neeefary for re-conftituting their Revenues, mall liquidate the debts of the Canton, and the National Debt„ mall affign to each Debt the funds neceffary to operate its dif charge, and mall determine the property which mall return into the par.:Eton of each Canton. 8. It dull publifh the refuk of its labours with refpedt to the Debts on the loth of May, and with refpeft to the Revenues of the Cities, and the Patrimony of the Cantons, on the loth of June: it mall fend the refult of each labour to the Firft Lan dammah of Switzerland, and to each Canton, for the purpofeof being carried into Execution. 9. The Conuniffion Dull gamble at the chief place of the Diredtorial Canton, and mail remain there till the end of its ' labours. The prefent Aft, the refult of long conferences between wife Men and the Friends of Virtue, ap pears to us to contain thole difpofitions which are moft proper to enfure the peace and happinefs of Switzerland. As Coon as they fhall be executed the French troops fhall be withdrawn. We recognize Helvetia,conftituted conformably to the prefent Aft, as an Independent Power. We guarantee the Federal Contlitution and that of each Canton, againft the Enemies of the tran quillity of Helvetia, whomfocver they maylbe, and we promife to continue thofe relations of be neficence which for fo many ages have united the two Nations. Made and done at Paris, Feb. 19, 18/33. (Signed) BONAPARTE. The Secretary of State, (Signed) s H. B. Maser. The Mire= for Foreign A (Signed) C. M. TALLITIAND. The Minifter for Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic, (Signed) J.Maaascatcut. The prefent Aft has been tranfmitted by the Senators Commiffionen underfigned, to the ten Swifs Deputies underfigned, at Paris, the 39th of February, 1803. Signed Signed BARTHELEMY. Loots D'Araar: Plazas GLOM Fewest. EMMANUEL JAUCU. Dassauntsa. H. Monitor. REINUA•D. 6 Beaters. P. A.STAPPEI. PAUL USTEVE. DE WATT/MILLI. de Mootbenay. Y. You ?Loa. Atm sumac, Fut. B.—We are informed from- Leghorn that the Englint fqnadron, under the command of Admiral BiczEtTON, is Rill cruising in the neighbourhood of Sardinia and Malta, where it obferves every thing that takes place in the Me diterranean. A frigate from that fquadron arrived on the 35th tilt. at Leghorn. An officer immedi ately landed and fet out for London with dif patches from the Admiral. PARLIAMENTARY PRuCEEDIpiGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, FEB. 24. Their Lordihips met at two o'clock, and having difpofed of the Orders of the Day, and ordered an adjournment until to-morrow, proceeded in a body to St. James's, to prefent to his Majefty the Addrefs voted on Tudday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Smart took the Chair at a quarter pail two o'clock....immediately after which, Lord STo►roLD appeared at the bar, and in formed the Houk, that his Majety had been waited on to know when be would be pleated to receive the Addrefs of that Houfe, and that his Majefty had appointed this day at three o'clock for receiving the fame. The Souciroa Gam BILL moved, that William Wood, Efq. have leave to go to the Northern Circuit —Ordered. Mr. H. THourrow (aid, that from the number of Members engaged in Elation Petitions, they found it difficult to obtain a fuffieient number of Members for the Committee appointed to confider the Petition of the Grand Junction Canal Compa ny, for leave to raife a certain fum of money, &c. he therefore moved that the Paid Committee tbould be an open Committee, and that all Members who attended the fame fhould have voices.—Ordered. HIS NAJRSTY'S IIISSILOS• The CHANCELLOR of the Excir Kyle moved, that Mr. W. Dundas do bring up the Report from the Committee appointed to take into confidera lion his Majeßy's Mel - rage. On the S 's calling on Mr. W. Dundas, Mr. Foust...Kum rofe, and Paid he was extreme. l y lorry to interupt the proceeding at that moment, but he could not Puffer the Report to be brought up, without offering tome obfervations on the meafure. In his opinion it fell far (hart of the ob hal it was intended to relieve, and the obfervations e had to make would lead him to a confiderable length beyond what he feared the fituation the Houle was now placed in would admit of, unle(s the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer would agree to pollpone the confideration of the Report till to-morrow. If there could be any idea that fuch a proceeding might be fuppofed to indi cate a difrefpat to his Royal Highnefs, no perfon could be more adverfe than himfelf to propofing it, but he thought it would have a different effee.— He underflood. that after the Report had received the faation of the Houle, it precluded any addi. tian being made to the fum propofed, without in- Rituting a new meafure for the purpofe ; and he thought it need:try that an additional him fhould be voted, in order to meet the real willies of the Prince, who was defirous to be difencumbered from all embarraltments, which, from the gatemen of an Hon. Gentleman oppofite (Mr. Sheridan) who was not then in his place, could not be done by the prefent fum. He was aware of the delicacy of the fituation in which he Rood, and would be lorry to detain the Houfe at a time when it was engaged to proceed on the mai important bulimia to which it flood pledged; be hoped, therefore, the Right Hon. Gentleman would agree to poßpone the con fideration of the Report till the next day; in loch cafe, lie Ihould for the prefent wave all further ob fcrtaition. 'llse Citereet.Loi date Exco ton grand the Houle he fhould trouble them but for a very few moments. He expreffed his furprife, that after the full difcuffion the fubjedl had undergone the Hon. Gentleman had not mentioned his anti meats, and more particularly, that he had n ot ., brought forward his obfervations when it was pro. • pored that the Report timid be received to-day. On both thefe quellions the Hon. Gentleman might have Hated his objeaions ; and, if he had then defired that the Report thould not be received • till Friday, he would not have objeded to it. He hoped, however, that, as the Houfe had laft night determined that the Report fhould be received to. day, they would carry that refolution into effea. He thought it extremely unparliamentary for any Hon. Member to introduce into his fpeech the wifhes of any one, expreffed out of that Houfe, even of the Illuftrious Perfonage alluded to, and could by no means conceive that t Houfe would be julti fi ed in poftponing to carry its refolution i nto effea, at the moment when it flood pledged to the meafttre, and was then, in confequence thereof, alfo pledged to carry up an Addrefs to the Throne, on the very Attie& now in queftion. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman would have an opportn nity of bringing forward his obfervations in ever y Rage of the Bill, which would be brought in on the refolution of the Committee ; and, therefor e , with every refpea for his opinions, he hoped the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would not profs his obfervations further at the prefent moment. Mr. FoatmaacLys bowed his affent. Mr. TYRWHirr laid, that it had been his inten tion to have made fome obfervations on the Repot t, but, in confequence of what had fallen from the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he (tumid referee them for a future occafion. The Report was then brought up ; the refold. tion, as u(ual, read twice, and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in on the fame.— Adjourned. - LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cilat Rol 14.- 3 per C. Conf. money, 7241—f0r April see. lot Olds per Cast tot 44-.. blew ditto todi... Omninns 3 diL Lail night we received Paris Journals to the 21 ft init. inclufive. The Moaner prefents a copy of the new Conititution, which the FIRST Cosset. has been pleated to ordsis for Switzerland. The Ryle of this produtlion deferves notice—H boos STILT VON s,"—Ws oda, is printed in the Mar in luxe charaders. The proceedings in this affair occupy three (lip. plements to the Masseur. Each of the nineteen Cantons, into which the Helvetic Confederacy is now divided, has received a feparate Conflict:dm On the zsth of Apn, the. new General ment is to be put in aitivity. From each Canton a Committee of (even perfons, one of whom named by the Four Consuz, and the reit by the Dem ties fent to confer with him at Paris, are to put the General Government in motion, and admi :lifter it provifionally. Agreeably to the Confti tution now promulgated, there is to be alternately what is called a Direaing Canton, being that where the General Diet (hall meet. Thefe Cantons are fix. Fribourg, Berne, Soleure, Bane, Lucerne, Zurich. The Avoyer, or Burgornafter of the . Di reiting Canton for the year, is to be Landamman of Switzerland, and, as to all executive concerns. is to be the Reprefentative and Chief Magiarate of the whole. For the firft year Fribourg is to be the Direding Canton, and the Landamman M. d'Arrer. The Diet is to be compofed of a dele gate from each of the nineteen Cantons, with ad junfts to (apply his place in cafe of illnefs or ab fence ; hut though there be nineteen Members there ate to be twentyfive voices, as the larger Cantons are to have two. They are to have powers and inftruiftions, contrary to which they are not to vote. The Diet is to have ordinary and extraordinary meetings, is to decide on treaties, peace, and war, give permiffion to foreigners to recruit, names Ambaffadors, appoints the contin. gems, and fettles difputes among the Cantons. A feparate Con R itution for each Canton has been fettled. In each there is to be a local &trembly for enading regulations for its internal affairs. In thefe, according to their wealth, various qualifica tions of property for eledhon, &c. are required.— The religion formerly eftablithed is continued. It is exprefsly forbidden for the different Cantons to correfpond with each other or any foreign power. In what were called the Democratic Cantons, Schwitz, Underwalden, &e. the Landfgemeinde, or General Meetings of all the inhabitants, are con tinued. There does not appear to be any pecuni ary qualifications requifite in thefe. Indeed little or ❑o change takes place in the functions of the Landfgemeinde, and of the Magiftrates and execu tive officers it appoints. The Arillocratic Can tons of courfe have fuffered the greateß alterations. Of the different Conftitutions we have given fpeci mens. The whole are very long, and would 611 two or three papers. It does not appear that the Swifs are to be per mitted to czercife any deliberation refpofting this Conftitution. They moll take it as they find it, as the Meager knows much better what is for their intereft than they themfelves can poffibly do. Tic five per cents. are 6of.