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Smith: Yusepti, Mr. Gattle; Leopold. Mr. Harley; Peter. lir. Fitz- William; Amen]. Mr. Bedford. Lille, Miss Stephens; Katherine, Wes Graddon; Ghita, Min Nicol. After which (sixth timel a new Conde Pantomime, walled HARLEQUIN AND THE TALKING BIRD, THE SINGING TakES, AND Go' DEN WATERS. .1141.1equin, Sir. Howell; rental...ll. Mr. Illenehaal; Clown. ILr. Kirby. Columbine, Mimi Darnctt. On Monday, King Henry the Eighth. and the new Pantomime. TREATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening, SAT URI) tY Jan. I. will be performed DER FREISCIIM7; Or. Tilt BLACK HUNTSMAN OP BOIMMIA. Ottoear, Mr. Baker; Conran. qtr. ggert,m; tuna?, Mr. Bennett frelle.lm. Mr. human; the Black Huntsman 14 Bohemia, Mr. Evans Bertha, Miss Paton; Lena, Miss Love. After which (vizth time) a new Comte Pantomime, oalleal HARLEQUIN AND THE DRAW'S OF ‘VANTLEY: Or, MORE or MORE HALL • ma/amain. Mr. SW; Pantaloon. Mr. Barnes; Clown, MT. J. S. Or). maltlL Columbine, Miss ROIlleT. J morrow, Isabella. and the new Plll2lioolilllo. . ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. MLA Evening, lIATURDAY, Jan. I, will be presented a new Carole Burietta, called - THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR. The Prinelpal Characters by Melers. Wreneb, J. Reeve. Wllkinion, Puwe,, Lee, Brown, Campbell, Salter, and Elliott; Ulmer Roden, LAO, ',eerie, and Bryan, lac. Sc. After whi2h a new Comic Pantomime, called MOTHER RED CAP; Or, HARLEQUIN AND illE FAIRIES OF THE ROSE. -Harlequin, Mr. Kirby{ Rantaloon, Mr. ; Clown, Signor rattlu. Columbine. Hrs. fitarl:. The BRITISH Nixes commenced publishing yesterday owning at titre o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 182.1. it of a New Year seems to require tlat we should offer sonie observations on the state of ELrope in general: we may derive much advantage ftom ccntemplating its present condition ; and we may also de rive much light and instruction from considering the causes which have led to it. It is useful to look at Governments and States, not as they exist in theory, but as they exist practically, and in the actual position of the day. Our limited space will not permit us to waste mt:th in prologue. We must proceed at once to the subject. The Revolution in France was destined to change the face of Europe : and it effected that change in a manner that has made its return to its former condition and charac ter utterly and for ever impossible. The revolt of America, mei the alliance of Loris XVI. with the colonists, created it into an independent nation. The French Monarch was not led to this alliance from any attachment to the cause of freedom; he had no taste that way; hut ne hoped, by aiding the separation of the colonies from the mother country, to humble the pride, and weaken the rower of Great Britain. But this selfish and short-sighted policy not only failed of its purpose, but, in its terrible re action, it overthrew the throne of the Boriaames, and brought Louis himself to the scaffold. America, while struggling into independence, proclaimed exultingly the principles of natural and political justice upon which she rested her claims. Eventually she inoculated France with the revolutionary virus ; she had been gradually absorbing it in sitahl luantitin ever since the reign of Lours XIV. dis tinguished by the revocation oi the Edict of Nantz. This rleptred gallant had played the part of an absolute Monarch to perfection : he lived in an irradiation of splendor : his heartless profligacy had its full swing ; but, at last, his royal career closed, and the Sergeants at Arms threw their ,white wands upon his tomb, exclaiming in due form, Dieu cit tame de Lours XIV., Rot raze VICTORILVI! After his death came the day of reckoning to France : her show of genius disappeared from the sce , w—her victories ceased—her industry emigrated—her wealth vanished—the sparks of the brilliant flame that bail dazzled her, died out ore by one—the popular discontent went on ripening uuder the progress of despotism and the pressure of finan cial embarrassment, and in this condition of his people it was, that Louis XVI. mart unwisely drafted his regiments tMn-erica to fight in the cause of fieedom and indepen dence. With what gigantic strides the rerolutienary spirit stepped across the Atlantic we all know, and we know, too, how bitterly this Monarch,—the best of his race, and worthy of a better fate,—repented this false step, the consequences of which will never be tetrieved. The result of the active democracy of France is matter of recent history. It shook the stability of every Throne in Europe. lint the progress of industry, wealth, and knowledge, was, in fact, the real revolution: a' tone of thinking hat got abroad, against which it was no longer of any avail to lift the sword. The forms of go vcirnment and the policy of Sovereigns in every Static, re' maince—us they had done for centuries—unchanged, while reason in the bulk of the people bad grown in the interim to an adult strength. When the republican doc trines were circulated by their emissaries throughout the Continent, they were everywhere successful. The seed was sown on a soil long before prepared to receive it. It was on this fact, and wider this conviction, that Ifuo NAPA arc, —the most extraordinary man certainly, of 113Cmlern times, • s 4. 4 • • 1 ealgall# • / Ti ., ~: ;TOCKS YESTERDAY. Leag Ann. South Sea Stork South Sea (Ski Annuities 94 South Sea New Annuities Ex.8i115,241. 1.0001. 57 pm Ditto, 5001. Ditto, tquall Ditto, lid. 1.000/. 54 58 pm Ditto, 5001. 37 pm Dino, Small Lottery Tickets :~~_~._. - • '. —matured all his schemes of empire. All his plans of con quast—ill his schemes of tyranny—had referCnee to it. lei was the guide of all his movements, and the secret of all his I success. As First Consul of the . French Rershlic, he professed to value power only as it qibled him to restore those imprescriptible rights which the usurpers of the human race bad so long trodden under foot. Ile affected always to make her cause the cause of the people; he fought only for them—he conquered only for their inde pendence. Ile knew human nature to the bottom; from his insight into all its vices and all its weakness, he had taken his estimate of it very low ; and it was upon this estimate he always acted, whether be had to deal with Sovereigns or their subjects. Ile was born to change the destiny of nations, but his process was extremely simple. The corruption of the bulk of mankind, and their en dulity, were his great grounds of reliance. Ile watched the progress of the republican doctrines, and when he. found any neighbouring state ripe for revolt against its. , administrative authoritics,—having first bribed over those I of most weight and lead amongst them,—the inhabitants never failed to receive front T ALLEI RAND the fraternal despatch—" Citizens, can the First Consul give to you a greater testimony of the affection he bears towards you? He calls to your bosom the Representatives of an allied I Republic. He assembles in the midst of you the principal Chiefs of your Government. He is coming to your city-- he will know your wants, ascertain your wishes, consult your interests, and I shall be eager to point out to him the benefits you expect from his paternal authority." These were new experiments upon the human character; bra they succeeded as often as they were made. After a time, the FIRST CONSCL found that these sits were no longer essential : his military character and resources enabled him to discard them; awl, in due course of intrigue, he became NAVOLSON TER GREAT. Despotism soon superseded every other requisite of government, whether for home or foreign objects. His armies—whether inspired by the love of freedom or the love of plunder—mowed down all before them. New geographical partitions of the Continent were made from time to time, while its respective Sovereigns looked on appalled, till each, in their tarn, prostrated himself at the feet of the Emreaore or FRANCE. His military genius seemed to govern for a while the destinies of the world. Had the kingdoms against which he fought— and which became, one after another, his easy, and, as it seemed, inevitable prey—had these kingdoms been free and powerful, a spirit of enthusiastic patriotism would hive driven him from their borders ; but they were under the yoke of arbitrary power. They had no privileges to Maintain, no independence to fight for; they were invaded by armies worked up to the summit of their valour, while they, themselves, were without any incentive that could rouse them to exertion. Englishmen fly instinctively to the defence of their freedom; they enjoy liberties for which their forefathers have fought and bled; but what right, per sonal or political, have aGerman, a Prussian, or an Austrian population to protect ? What have they to fear from a change of Sovereigns? Here lay the true source of the helplessness of these Sovereigns ; it was the abject condition of their ' own subjects, and not the military energy of the French nation, that made them—what for a long season they were —the suppliants of NaroLeoe, and which lay their do minions at his mercy. They were not the fathers of the people, but their oppressors, and when the perils of the State came, their thrones tottered ; the difference was then seen and felt, between the spirit of a people ess:n- OAR,' free, and the debased subjects of an absolute govern ment, who have no liberties to lose, and no institutions to defend. When the French went forth as emancipators, they were considered as madmen, whom their Imperial and Royal Majesties would quickly destroy. It was not till they beheld the King of Pnesst A forced into a peace with the Republic—Hesse, Saxony, and Swabia, necessarily detached froru the German League—Spain prevented from avenging the chief of her House, and the interests of its un fortunate branches—Holland conquered and revolutionised —the Austrians again and again defeated ; in a word, it was not till they saw the invading armies of France putting the tranquillity and indolence of Courts to the rout in all direc tions, that they were compelled to place to the account of liberty that exalted energy by which alone a nation can be rendered invincible. They found themselves forced by ne cessity to take a more correct view of their position. The old routine was manifestly broken up. They could HO longer go rolling sleepily on from age to age. Dignified, prudent, decisive measures became indispensable ; they were constrained to look b.ckward on the past, and for ward to the future. Experience, in all unfortunate con cerns, is a powerful remedy, for as STERNE truly says, an ounce of a man's own sense is werth a ton of other people's, and these Sovereigns succeeded in convincing themselves that certain political reforms must be acceded to, to meet the spirit and intelligence of the age. These political reforms were accordingly promised with great zeal and devotedness; and so long as the alarm lasted, this hope was kept alive, but it was crushed as soon as it was thought safe to crush it. It win not permitted to survive the apprehensions which created it. Vie must defer the conclusion of this sketch till out next. At a late hour last night we received the Paris paper s of Wednesday. They contain no foreign or domestic in telligence calculated to excite much interest in this coun try. The leading article in the Journa des Debats relates ' to a theatrical squabble, in which it appears the Parisian' public feel deep concern. The question must, indeed, in their eyes, be of paramount importance. It affects the stability of the Vaudeville! It is stated from Madrid, that the last of the French soldiers have left that city. The two Swiss regiments are now the only foreign troops in the capital of Spain. If we could kucw what passes in that kingdom, we should hear some hideous details of the excesses that will, in all probability, follow the evacuation of Madrid. But, as it is, if Ferdinand were to decimate his subjects, we might almost remain in ignorance of the fact. The French Chambers have completed their preliminary arrangements for the Session, and it was expected that some public business of importance would be immediately submitted to their consideration. It was reported that the' first project of law respecting the indemnity of the emi grants would be presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday (yesterday). This project, or bill, as we should call it, would, it was said, be exceedingly brief, merely sanctioning the principle of the measure. A second would b e presented on Monday next, prescribing the mode of carrying the plan into execution. It was also reported, that at the same time a bill would be introduced into the Chamber of Peers, enacting new penalties for sacrilege, and another respecting military offenees. If these rumours be correct, M. de Vitslt.e seems determined to give both the Chambers plenty of employment when once he begins hie legislative labours ; and we suppose he will push his measures forward as fast as decency ell] permit. But it t'... 7 1 ' • THE BRITISH . PRESS. appears :;likely that the first project of law respecting the indemnity of the emigrants could be presented on Fri day. It was understood that the Committee on the Address would only make its report on Thursday. There would, I I of course, be some, debate on that subject, and in , that case the Address, in reply to the KING'S Speech, could not be presented before Friday. It seems, therefore, unary probable that none of the bills would be introduced till next week. The Report of the Special Committee of the Chamber pf Peers would also, it was stated, be presented on 'Thursday On Tuesday the four Secretaries of the Chamber of De. wits were elected: they are MM. DEI APASTURE, de FRAGUIER, diNicoaAi, and Auntie. The President by seniority, M. CHILIIAUD de is RICAUDIL, then required M. RAVEZ to take the Chair. 'laving so done, be ad dressed the Chamber in a commonplace speech, which was received with loud applause, and ordered to be printed for its eloquence. FRENCH Flat DE.— Pars, DEC. 29.—Fire per Cents. opened at 101 f. 90c. ; hank Stack, 194 Sr. ; Rents"; d'Espagne, 1811. Royal Spanish Loan, .572 f. Exchange on London, one month, 2.51. three months, 24f. 83c.—Cours Aathentique. By the German Papers received yesterday, our readers will see that his MA.11.11, as King of Hanover, has named a Proclamation, declaratory of "a perfect equality of civil and political rights" among all Christians, to whatever sect or community they may belong. It was provided by the Act of the German Confederation in ISIS; that there should be no difference of civil and political rights in anr part of Germany, in consequence of the differ ences of religious opinion that may prevail among the Christian inhabitants. The Proclamation of his MArtsry is therefore not a measure of original legislation ; it is simply an ordinance to carry into execution, within his own dominions, the wise and liberal principles on which the German system is in that respect founded. We feel peculiarly gratified, however, in seeing the illustrious name of our Soy Engle x prefixed to an authoritative docu ment, recognising, in the face of the world, thistle all Christian communities have a right to the unobstructed and free exercise of their religious worship ;" and, in an other passage, expressly abolishing " the notion of a pre dominant church, and of merely tolerated sects." The ap pearance of this ordinance, at this moment, may, and we trust will, hare effects highly beneficial in that part of the United Kingdorn which is now torn with religious this sentions. The Kt so hail given his royal assurance to the people of Ireland that" they should have justice, and every measure of Government since his accession had testified his MA.IE:STY'S anxiety to obliterate the distinctions of country and religion that yet remained between his subjects. Un fortunately the Catholic leathers have since judged it ne cessary to press their claims in a manner which has called forth the active hostility of their old adversaries. On calm reflection we think the Catholics must deeply lament the position in which they stand with regard to Govern ment. They must feel that whatever blame may attach to the conduct of their antagonists, much also is justly due to their own ; and if the success of their cause be re tavled, they must be conscious -that they owe the failure principally to their own intemperance, and to the choice they had made of instruments and allies. In the North American Papers received last night, we have the details of a singular transaction, denominated by I the trans-Atlantic editors "Commodore PORTER'S exploit at Puerto Rico." The glory of this exploit, however, was gained rather cheaply, as the whole affair was bloodless. The circumstances, according to the American version, appear fully to have warranted the chastisement which we dare say the Yankees would have given to the dastardly Spaniards, if they would have waited to receive it. The Spanish islands in the West Indies, arc notorious nests of piracy, and it would not be surprising to find that they extended their protection to common theft. In this case it seems that be cause two American officers went to the Governor of Puerto Rico to request his assistance in recovering some stolen goods, which there was reason to believe bad been conveyed into his jut isdiction, the representative of his Catholic MAJESTY thought fit to imprison the complainants, who we have no doubt he considered as very troublesome fellows for inter fering with the petty perquisites of his station. The actual morality of the Spanish Authorities is as low as their pre tensions to honour are lofty. They are worthy Ministers of the Crown they serve ; and like their Royal Master, if justice be required from them, the demand should be sup ported like that of Commodore Poit - ren, with a force ade quate to coerce them into a sense of duty. South American securities yesterday experienced an ex traordinary advance. It was ascribed to an expectation, that some commercial arrangement between this country and the Governments would be shortly announced by au thority. While the negociations were pending at Lisbon, which ended in the flight of M. Hyde de Neuville, the French Ambassador, much anxiety existed relative to the commer cial and political situation of the country. Pampeluna, the Portuguese Itlinister of War, was entirely in the French interest, and it was known that our Ambassador had received instructions to demand a categorical answer to the applications lie hail made on the subject of his pre dominating influence. The whole of the British ships of war in the Tagus were in constant readiness to leave that river, which certainly would have been the alternative, had not the required concessions been made, the British Government nut being inclined to incur a heavy expense for shipping to support the French interest against itself. Letters from Comma, dated the 11th instant, state that the troops ordered fur the Havannab sailed en the 7th.— They consisted of three regiments, amounting to about 1,800 men. They have been sent, at the urgent entreaty of the merchants and planters of Havannah, for the pur pose of keeping the negroes in subjection, us it was appre hended that an insurr•ctionary spirit existed among them. The planters were compelled to remit to Spain the money tequired for the equipment of the troops before their re quest was complied with, DE Mt It • R Oex. 25.—8 y an arrival from Martinique this morning we learn, that the French fleet lately seen in the West India seas had passed dint island to leeward, without coining to anchor, but only sending a boat with letters an shore.—Nov. I.—The Duke of York army vessel, arrived here yesterday afternoqu, bronght over our long-expected Commissioner of Colonial Inquiry, Messrs. Ilenry and Coneys, from Barbadoes.—Guiana Chronicle. Extract of a letter from Porto Bello, dated 29th of Oc tober:—" An English ship, the 'Minerva, stated to belong to Gibraltar, has arrived here; she was taken on her pas sage from Gibraltar to Lima, with naval stores and pro visions, by a Colombian cruiser. Not one on board could speak English, but they said . they belonged to Malta. After several days' trial, some irregularities were found in her papers, and she was condemned. The English flag was immediately lowered, and the Colombian hoisted, to the dissatisfaction of the British toniul, who has gone to Ca racas in a great rage. IVe expect daily the Admiral of the Jamaica station will take notice of the transaction.— Chester I'iper. We are informed by a London Correspondent, who from holding an official situation, is enabled to obtain the most authentic information on the subject, that a Dissolution of Parliament will certainly take place early in June next; previously to which the :turned Taxes certainly will bo taken off.—lrish Timer .~r--. ~ 'FROM OUR COII6tSPOWD7NT•I PARIS, Dac. !11. The Minister of Finance endeavours to involve his plan for the indemnity of the emigrants in the most profound mystery. It is known, however, that Mehl!no NAC has been fixed upon to bring it forward i the Chamber of Deputies : as to its provisions, we are still left entirely to con jecture. It has already undergone many alterations, and at may yet be subjected to other modifications bcfo're it is submitted to the Chambers. The plan most generally ap proved was /bend' creating a new stock, bearing a divi dend of 4 per cent., which was to have been invested in the names of the emigrants, in payment of the sums to be allowed them ; but with this restriction, that the holders of this stock should not dispose of it till the exphation cf twelve or fifteen years. The emigrants objected to this restriction, anal insisted on having the power of disposing of their indemnity at what time and in what manner they ' should think proper. In whatever shape this proposed law may be framed, it will be sure to excite innumerable complaints and expostulations from the interested parties. It is, however, of the greatest importance to 1111. de Vll.- Liu; that his project should meet the approbation of the party for whom it is made, as well as of the Chambers—for, in fact, he is powerful only as the Minister of the Emi grants, and should be fail to satisfy them, his power would fall at once into ruins. I mentioned to you some time ago the difficulties which existed with respect to the ki :or Petal civil, (the intended Marriage Act,) in consequence of the Bishops' refusing to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Royal Courts of Jus tice. But this is not the sole obstacle in the way of the demolition of our civil code. According to the new pro jects of law, as it was originally framed by the Ministry, the religious celebration of marriage, which is to rrecede the civil act before the Municipality, was to take place in the congregations of every persuasion ; and, consequently, Protestant Ministers, as well as the Jewish Rabbi, would, in this respect, be invested with the same authority over the members of their sects, as the hierarchy of the Catholic faith would have over the individuals professing the reli gion of the ascendancy. This clause startled the clergy : they considered that this provision of the law would be, as it were, consecrating the tolerated sects; that it would be acknowledging the sacred character and divine mission of the Ministers of the Protestant faith, and even of the High Priests of the Synagogue ; that, in point of rank and au thority, it would be assimilating them to the curates of the Holy Catholic 'Church ; and, to use their own words, that "it would be placing truth and falsehoA upon the same level." This was quite sufficient to induce them to reject this project. How is this stumbling-Mice to be got over ? —what measures can be taken with regard to those indi iiduals who are not Catholics ? It will hardly be at tempted to force them to be married in a Catholic church. The priests must therefore wait till some expedient is dis covered. Besides, it will be extremely difficult to reconcile ' our codes with the canon laws. The Church permits a brother-in-law to marry with a sister-in-law, but our civil codes expressly forbid the union. There arc many other degrees of relationship in the same predicament. Obstacles thus fortur.ately arise at every step, in the way of those who have undertaken the task of restoring all the evils destroyed by the Revolution. If it is difficult to esta blish gcod laws, it is also not an easy task to overthrow them. It appears that M. de l'irrser had a project of law, ready cut and dried, not affecting the rublic Journals only, but giving him dominion over the Press in general, It was not enough for him to be master of the periodical papers: his control was to be absolute over every kind of publication. Its provisions were such that M. de MAR• TIGNAC refused to bring it forward. The Minister, how ever, keeps it in reserve for a favourable opportunity of laying it before the Chambers, when he shall have ascer tained his influence over them. The preliminary proceedings of the Deputies have pretty well revealed to us the spilt by which it is likely they will be guided. We may judge what they will do by the result of the ballot for the Presidency. The circumstance of the great number of votes at once obtained by M. RATE; and above all, by M. CMILIIALD de la RI6RUDIZ and the Prince de MON TMORENCY—persons wholly incompetent and insignificant —proves that the great majority of the De puties are blindly devoted to the M itiistcrs. M. de FELt- Go.r•nL, the Deputy who made the motion for rendering the functions of the President septennial, like those of the Deputies, is a very devout man, and professedly royalist, but lie loudly complains of the state of dependence and abasement in which the Ministers hold the Chamber; and he thinks that his proposal would lessen the ministe rial influence. M. de FELIGONDE is not the only one of of his party who is justly scandalized at the servility of the Chamber; and if these elements of discontent should corn bin,, it is not impossible that they may form the germ of an cpposition highly beneficial to the country. But if there is to be an opposition this Session, it must be found in the Chamber of Peers ; there it is that the Mi nister may experience some serious embarrassment. On appointing the Commission to draw up the Address to the lira, in reply to his Speech, the candidates of the minority were M. de CM A T EAU s RIA ND and the Archbishop of PARIS. It was remarkable to find this prelate obtain the suffrages of the Opposition; but it may be easily explained. He is no favourite at Court, indeed he never goes there; and when, according to custom, he presented his Mai ESTE with his Discourse, on his admission into the French Aca demy, the Kota received it without saying a single word. Extract of a letter dated Madrid, Dec. IB:—The fol lowing five Grandees of the first class have been just brought into Madrid prisoners from the provinces, guarded like malefactors, and lodged in the common gaol ; treated purposely with every insult and indignity: on the road they were conducted from prison to prison ; that is, lodged in the town or village goal, as the escort halted for the night :—The Duke of Frias, Duke ofAbrantes, Count Alta mira, Marquis Ceralvo, Marquis Alcaniaes. These Grandees, amongst others, thirty in number, had been banished from Court for Constitutionality. The Duke of Fries sought quiet in Barcelona; but the King, to vex him, ordered he should live in Burgos, which being obeyed, he now brings him in chains to a dungeon in Madrid. The sin of this Duke is having been Ambassador in London under the Cones; lie is a man of very large fortune, strictly honour able though not remarkable for talent. The Marquis of Alcanizes was also banished to Seville for having been a Colonel of Militia ; a quiet character, known only from his title and large property. What particular charge is brought against them now the public is not acquainted with, nor are they themselves probably. if not sent Irfore the military tribunal, they stand a chance of being poisoned in gaol. Fifty Grandees of the tint class, and of the largest estates, used to reside in Madrid ; of them, thirty are banished, and ten in dungeons. Cass URIDGE, DEC. 31.—The prize for the Ilulsean Dis sertation for the veer 1524, is adjudged to James Ainiraux Jeretnie, B.A. Satolar of Trinity College. Subject—" The Doctrines of our Saviour, as derived from the four Gospels, are in perfect harmony with the Doctrines of St. Paul, as derived front his. Epistles." Ir ..4111%. Two __ ~~s:m~ FRENCH PAPERS. • [From the Mottiteur of Wednesday.] rII.4I:KTOPIT. DEC. Accounts from Vienna say, that the Empemr will set out 1 Milan on the 15th February. It has also been reported, that: Emperor of Russia will visit Italy in the spring. The .I.ustrian funds continue to decline. The King of Bavaria 113% issued a Proclamatiou for the cony tion of the Estates of the Kingilore. Ire have news from I'onstantinople of 2.lth November, where Capital Parka had arrival with a few vessels, but did not app op he in disgrace. The Egyptian fleet is in the port of Cans , The check which it has received is fully confirmed. The Gree have taken a great many of the vessels with troops en board. [ From the Eivile, dated Thursday.] The Grand Duke Nicholas and the Prince of (hangs art ived here. For some weeks past a report had been spread among the mon people that Berlin was to be destroyed by an earthquar x tween the 13th and 18th Deeember. It mar be imagined what A the general alarm, when, on the 11th, at liaii-past nine in the e:o ing, violent thunder clays were heard. There was no (arthritis. however, but an abundant fall of snow. PAID.. eec. _o;t The Prince of Orange arrived at Brussels on the ,16:11. i'-. 1 Narischkin has sent to 211. De Pouquerille. the French Count, , is now at Marseille*, NM trat.eti to relieve some unfortunate Cad refugees in that city. (From the -Cone l'rancais of Wedneaday.l PARIS, DEC. 28. The French Oovernment leaves in Spain 6,600 men, heaths •, 25,0u0 at that proposed. The Sranish Cabinet has ratified 1. 1 cone, ntion, by which it pays to France a credit of 60,000,040, curing 3,000.4100 of Rents at .5 per cent. A treaty has 'mere , been concluded, which fixes that I 1 or 15.000,000 'hall be aunt:• paid to France fur the keep of the 31,043.1 men who remain in • Peninsalri, This sum amounts to what the keep of so many re in Spain would cost. It seems that the devotion of the old Constitutional Offis which was not tuthcient to re:4lin them is smite in Spain, will for the expedition to .tmerica. The King of gpain has just issued a Ikeree. In virtue of vrIV. Captains, Lieutenants, Sub-Lieutenants, Sergeant. 'Majors, Sergeants, who are on unlimited service, will be admitted to in the provinces beyond era, provided that, independent of the c: racier which they shall receive from the Captain-Generale( district. they can pro* that they were not members of Sacred tallow% and that they will make oath that they never belonged, rectly or indirectly, to any secret societies. GERMAN PAPERS. llANowta ; Dec. 18. PROCLAMATION. " OEOkGE IV., &C. " It having come to our knowledge that some doubts are me. Mined respecting the interpretation and application of the tint pan. graph of the 16th tinkle of the Act of the German Confederatim the Bth „Yore, 1815, which is to the following effect —"The once of the Christian religious communities cannot le a d t o any u. ference in the enjoyment of civil and political rights in the counon composing the Germanic Confederation'—we are induced to :saw the tollowieg Declaration and Ordinance:— " 1. The several professors of the Christian faith enjoy a perftet equality of civil and political rights in the kingdom, and in cook:. maty with the said article, the notion of a predominant and of a merely tolerated church is entirely abolished. " 2. All Christian religious communities have a right to theta. obstructed and free exercise of their religion. • worship, and every clergyman can require the suCptices, &c. only from the parishioners of his own persuasion. Consequently, " 3. Those inhabitants who belong to a tiltree.at Christian per. suasion from that of the parish, are to pay the fees, he. tarty to dt• clergyman of their persuasion to whose pariah they are positiveh annexed. Fees can be required by a clergyman a different per. suasion, when he has been required to perform an official duty and has really performed it. " 4. On the other hand, all dues to churches acd school., which proceed from bouses, farms, and other landed proerty in a parish, without regard to the personal qualities of tine pro fessor, in 'open to his religious belief, are still to be paid to those entitle] to them by every professor, even if be belongs to a Christian party iifferent from that of the parish. " 5. Contains regulations for the entries in the church honks." WARAAW, Dee. 12. The Municipal Government has issued an ordinance by which all Jews, natives as well as foreigners, are forbidden to come to the capital and settle there. Every Jew who visits the Capital must ask at the gate for " a licence to sojourn," for which he must pay 20 Polish groats for one day. If his business require him to remain at IVarsaw more than one day, he mast go with h , licence to the Police.oftee, and there apply for a prolongation , every one continuing clandestinely, to pay two eat dollars fine. But to facilitate to Jews lining in the city the means of leaving sal returning, they must apply to the clerk at the gate when they go out of the city, who must give them a particalar card, which they are to give back when they return. Dainty ea, A MU:ST 14. IVe have news from Macassar of the 2:ith ult. Tranquillity is res•ored at Fanette, and the newly.eleeted Queen, to whose presence of mind, in the moment of danger, the people justly ascribe the safety of the town, is highly respected. She was shortly expected at Macassar to do homage to the Government. AMERICAN PAPERS. Last night we received a fi:e of American Papers to the Bth December. The following are extracts : Letters from Montevideo to timber 9, received by the Charles ton Packet, quote flour 4t five dollars per barrel on board, and state that about 130.000 barrels were on hand in that market, and at Buenos Aytes. There had been no late news from Peru. The only information or interest by the last courier from Chili was that relating to the arrival in the Pacific of the Spanish vessels of war Asia and Achilles. ..... --- A heavy gale had been experienced in the la Plata. The ship Amphion of this port, anal the brig Robert, or Baltimore, frets Gibraltar, were both totally los. with their cargoes, the latter on Chico Bank. A Portuguese ship was lost on Cape St. Marf a. which, it was said, had on board upwards of 300 souls, all of whom perished. A Buenos and Montevideo packet, wag also wrecked, and all on board were lost. Information is received by the George, at Newport, of the total loss of the ship Columbian, from Canton for Philadelphia, with all her valuable cargo. It is said the amount of about 400.000 dollars was insured on this ship and cargo, 30,000 of which is in this city, and 120,000 in Boston. A letter front Guayquil, dated Sept. 24, states, that information was just receives! that the Asia, Spanish 64, slid a sloop of war Achilles, arrived at Callao on the 14th of September. Admiral Guise, in a Peruvian frigate, and a schooner, offered them battle, which they declined, and ran into the harbour. It was believes! they never would leave Callao under the Spanish Hag. Besides the force under Admiral Guise, a large frigate belonging to the Republicans had been put in complete repair at Valparaiso, and was ready for sea at the last &dykes. [From the National Intelligrnre, Dec. 2. We understand that Commodore Stewart, of the Navy, has been suspended front duty, preparatory to his trial, upon charges eels. ting to qis conduct while in command of the squadron in the Pulllc, and that it was intended he should be tried before the Court 'shish is now siccing in New York. But the trial has been postponed, at his request, to enable him to procure, from a distance, evidence upon sonic of the charges which have been brought against him. His trial will be had as soon as soon as the evidence can be procured. On the oth of November, near Cape Antonio, the Carnation Br gun brig. picked up a yawl boat painted green, apparently American built, with five men on board, who stated themselves to be Colombians, and had taken a. lithe some days previous, which was run ashore on Colorado* bo the sailing mute. We understand the students of Columbia College have voltir• toned to draw the Cannon intended for the Orteks, from 31r. 11`14ueens to the t'ease'. A. Boston paper . states from 10,000 to 20,000 Turkeys, and other poultry in proportion were sold in that market on Wednesday last, the day preceding the annual Thanksgiring. THE 'SPIRIT OF is Said that Egllliek Evans. Esq. of Portsmouth (N. 114, is preparing to embark for Greece. to contribute his aid to the cause of liberty there. Mr. Evans will b: recollected by many, as the person who made a tour on font through our western world, and published an account of his singular cape. dition--Troy Seatind. TRCAry WITH COLOMBIA. The Official 6az ;tire of Colombia, of the 10th of October, f r b lished at Bogota, co•.tains the following article " Vie have the pleasure to announce, that on the 34 of the pre sent month, October, a treaty or general convention of peace, amity, navigation and commerce between the republic of Colombia and the United States of America, was signed on the one part by Pedro Gaul, the Secretary of foreign Relations. sad on the other by II Anderson, Minister Illeniptisentiary of the said States• It will be submitted to the next Congress to due time, and will, we hope, obtain its approbation at the same time that it may be ran • fled by the Senate of the United States ; anti then will be presented to the world the first treaty concluded between one of the nne states of old Spanish America• and an established nation which as-nines No distinguished a rank in the commonwellth of nations. The Po licy of the Colombian Government will be more distinctly known, and we are sure that it will deserve the applaase of all philosophi cal miads, for its humanity and justice, not l..as loan for the rum ciple of conceding no privileges nor special favours to any powzr."- Saturday being Christmas-day, the poor in our work house, upwards of 1,100, were provide by the Church wardens with their annual treat of a plentifnl supply of roast beef, anti each adult with one pint of ale, which was served up to thcm in the most comfortable manner, under the immediate suptirintendance of Mr. Hardman, the Go ventor. And, in consequence of this being the :treaty first anniversary Christmas-dinner of his Gorentorship, the Churchwardens were pleased to order two pounds of plum pudding to be given to each of that number of the meat aged females in the house ; on vollieh occaaicn old Ann Stanaway, who is in the 9Sth year of her age, presided at the aged fernales' tab!e._Lircrpcol Courier. MIN • alma COO Comma s tion u be position to ndies. We ha , different n which mm the Cann resent corm in. for th'. time since robbed of tit "owns of I immalitte pooe of gi . It,ieuten‘n . their cow', w^tolM+ biing rea: was a pirai Thoinis, 1 out when her, uhic'' pendant of in comp= We no which we proceetlini EXTRA , "Then !Jill! to at score all Itt for an Cap onto, in c Porter by place. AI mg repair( with the l' boats of th the 'melt the Cram) eighteens, boots bcit tiesmeus, men. inch Jima! to mar of do Spaniards attain the which pro larger fore matches b During Captain 1 • bomb at bobs join on shore. ebuge of Faxardo, about 100 At the had been i pla.e tost jam were their vales; were spik, Cher, whel mend a st in the p 7tl The ci its return, object wh and a suit his officer the Amer absolute], These tet exprt ssetl weie tmc I blood was • character r sia‘m ma ' of the cxi a worthy fairish it who corn m arch. with a ma standing period Of weigh wit with her I tion the p ttoo bei^l dull. T mind of being altr imposing resolve et to be othi hundred Extrae States sit 1% It %tit, Porter ti brieflpith of the sn grossly it proceedci crew of t and mare in the int bat le ; I tl.g ordti principal their tow our olio' penitence who mig " The them he left the ranks Ire more tha neeemr , they had them. •ery thi number, within p tbemseli The contain ship Gi Town about I killed ii second the cre, mutiny the 17t syliere about ship th crew, Avere b sent on shore ; she we men of and ha Dtei Journ he w aSCOVt. ,1 , pec:rr (hbrier this ut the fo during impre* face. iking. exact of the b ma thise • kidere trains ar imi a►owt 11*(1111 drone soup. L