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GERMAN AND HAMBURG!, PAPERS. Hanoverian Government has ordered operations to be undertaken to improve the Weser, a certain Mr. C. W., the opinion of • great Office► of that instead of facilitating the setter, it would be more @dean obstacles in the way of it, because gain more money by goods ,hrough it by land carriage. This , according to *lnch nothing would advantageous than to have all tuerchandise shoulders, has induced (besides an lutation in • Hanoverian Journal) an the improvements of river and the middle ages, when single than states have done since. But navigation since peace was re increasing activity in the Elbe and flattering expectations. But as navigation, and confines the traffic construction of which is very sandy soil, and for want of large that the States will think of some conquering these difficulties, and con. contruction of such roads as other The States (of Hanover) will ' of December. FRANKFORT, NOV. 21. A public Journal has the following article :- 4 , By order of the Government, a seizure has hero made ill the house of Mr. Spilt, bookseller, ■t Cologne, of all the copies of his pirated editions of the works belonging to the house or M. Colts. Prussia having set this example of respect fur lite rary property. there is • reason to hope that other Governments will follow it."—(Frankfurt Papers to November !4.) 111TOCItnOLM, NOT. 13. Already, in lel4, when the Swedish army in Nor way approached the spot where King Charles XII. ended his glorious career, it begged permission to erect a monument to him ; the King consented, and the preparatory measures were taken. A general voluntary subscription is now opened in all the re giments, to collect, by the 11th December, when a centu►y will have elapsed since the death of that hero, the sum necessary for the monument, which, acenieling to the general wish, will be erect in the capital. They w.ite from East Got))land that the weather continues to be so mild, that the stranberries are again in blossom. There has been ❑o rain fur these ►iz weeks, so that many springs are dried up, and the mills cannot work. I fALT. SOY. •. On the froitiers of Savoy, an impostor, who re-establish the rights Some journals have spread a report tlmt the Em peror Alexander had proposed to the Congress to remove Bonaparte from St. Helena. and to send Nat to Cavan, where he would be underlhe ear- - . seillaiece of Russia. This fable has met with some credulous persons is believe it, Mut it is wholly un founded. There has been no question about Na poleon in the conferences of the Congress; his fate seems to f.e irrevoc ibly fixed. Whatever may be spread on this siolijrct in future must be considered as th- dark manrt•uvres of e party which is in de spair at seeing peace re-established in Europe, and the new constitution of its nations become every day more and more consolidated. N0V611868 24. For some time past there have existed between the students of ou► University disputes which seem ed to itijure all the ancient friendships, sad tien were injurious to the progress of the studies, and it was found that this discord would lead to some very unpleasant consequences; happily, however, by the interventiou of some well-meaning and respected perianth, ancient friendship and Lemony has been !restored, and rendered more firni than ever. This fortunate event was yesterday commemorated by u grand entertainment, at which the presiding Bur gomaster. the Curators of the University. the Pro frnore. sod many persons of distinction of this city were present.—(Datch Paper, /Von. 28.) ULM, NOVEMBER 8. of last month persons have been measuring all the public buildings, • area of them, but we cannot disco megesines or for barracks, for the of the Confederation, The pos houses and estate', and wally of the city, are much grieved et this of making Ulm u formidable fortress. Commissioners to be appointed fur the pur the present mid Omani): the , will have, for carrying ou their house lately erected here. 11105 t Tilt EMS. NOVE3IIII6II 13. of eleven years (fur it was in 1807 States of East Friesland were the Dutch Government), these yesterday re-established, mid for the re-assembled at Aurich, the usual place It is a very important day fur , well as for the land of [Lulli.-gen, / united with East Friesland, takes Provincial Assemblies. This excellent of the Stater, which subsisted hundred years, will he a great advan the kingdom of Hanover, sr to and Harlingen, now incorporated help to restore the prosperity to which the establishment of a in the city of Embden would • ' , • r4l : , . • ...."( 2 _ • . t J /04 - r - t q fk .. ;' l' l'ilviligli ngltts of 7, .17, te ti at . .ii I, . , I i t word, to u '>. •e Since the end of las employed in measurie ... .... ...st particularly the area of vet whether for magssi intended fortress of th season of country hoe the inhabitants of the ci intention of tusking I The Commissioners to ', pose of examining thi new fortifications, will business, a large house 1 MOM After a lapse of ele that the Provincial Sol dissolved under the I Slates were yesterday first time re-assembled of their meeting. It ii East Friesland, as well v which being now unitec part in the Provincial A ancient constitution of above three hundred 3 ter, as well to the East Friesland and II with it, and soon help of the country, to wl Hanoverian Bank in I t•--' also greedy contribute. While the Hanover' , . . 'expensive operations It rite navigation of the W who appeals to the of State, declares, that ' communication by vette tageous to throw obstacl 1 the country would gal i tieing conveyed througl strange opinion, accord ' . 1 . be more advantageous tl 1 carried on men's shout& I . unmerited refutation in examination into the i canal navigation, in thi i cities did more than 51 • , 1 1 1 the attention paid to nay 1 .: 1 stored, and its increasirs Weser, entourage flatte Winter stops the navigati to the roads, the cool difficult in the sandy si L stones, it is hoped that II : 4 i k\ means of conquering tl tribute to the contruct kingdoms have. The ' assemble on the Ist of I A public Journal ha a By order of the Cove' made io the house of Cologne, of all the copil the works belonging te Prussia having set this e called himself 'Jerome •Bonaparte, has been ar rested, with two companions. The three are in prison at Genoa. HANOV6I4 nova-mesa 41. A fete was yesterday given here by his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. such as we have seldom witnessed, in commemoration of the restora tion of the lawful government. as the inscription on the finely illuminated portico at the entrance of the Bollhof stated. The saloon was newly deco rated, and most elegantly adorned with the em blems of our reigning family, with allusions to the deeds of the Hanoverian troops of the Royal German Legion, and of the British troops of his Majesty. His Royal Highness had invited the nobility, the highest civil officers, and all the officers of the garrison. to the fete. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; Princess William of Hew. born Prince's of Denmark; Princess Louisa of Hesse; and the two Dukes or Brunswick, were present at this fete. The dancing, interrupted only by the supper, continued till a late hour, accompanied by military bands of 100 musicians. Mr. Thomas Kirkpatrick, his Majesty's Consul at Malaga. has written s letter to Mr. Francis Coleman. Consul at Bremen, stating that the Ha noverian Bag is . now respected in the Mediterranean as much as the Eughelt.—(llltelbusg4 Papers. Ake. 14.) Exchange on London— • November '2O-31. 10-32 1. November 24-31. 1-31. 11. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, Dactaiste I, ISIS. THE QUEEN. Since the issuing of the ceremonial, some of the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, St. James's lace, have beets commended to attend at the funeral of her late MAJESTY, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, to preform the funeral service and the funeral anthem, with the Gentlemen of the Windsor Choir. Those commanded to attend of the Chapel Royal are, the SUE-DEAN, Messrs. Nam), HAWES, WELSH, VAUGHAN, KNYVETT, W. K N V IM?. J. SALE, BEALE, and six of the young Gentlemen, under the direction of Mr. HAWES, their muster. Every possible exertion has been made to secure punctuality and regularity in the movements of the Royal solemn Funeral Processiou of the late QUEEN, that no movement may be too soon or too late, espe cially from Frogmore to St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The ground from one place to the other has been measured, and proves to be 1,600 yards, and it is calculated by those conversant with move ments at such slow paces, that the Procession will be 35 minutes proceeding from Frogtnore to St. George's Chapel. The Lurd Chamberlain's office was yesterday. during the whole of the day, in the greatest state of bustle, all ranks sod degrees applying to Mr. Mont for instruction and advice relative to the mournful Royal Procession. Soon after seven o'clock last evening the state, or outside coffin, arrived at Kew Palace, in a hearse drawn by four black horses, from the manufactory of Messrs. FRANCE anti BANTING, in London. The hearse was followed by two mourning coaches, in which were Mr. BASTING and his assistants, who removed the state coffin from the hearse to the great dining-liall, and placed it in the recess prepared fur the Royal remains lying in state this day. Mr. Main, of the Lord Chamberluir's Office, was in attendance to direct the proceedings, and the corpse of her late MAJESTY in the leaden coffin was then removed from the Royal Chamber, down stairs, sod placed in the state coffin. The coffin is of the best Honduras mahogany. Its length is six feet two inches, and the widest part is two feet four inches. The whole is covered with the best Genoa silk velvet. The sides, ends. head, and feet, are of proportionate sizes, in pannek ornamented with gilt nails, with one large row all round, forming a border. Each corner has plates, on whit are handsomely en graved the Queen of ENGLAND'S Crown and two branches of palm, with the letters Q. C. the initials for Queen CHARLOTTE. The in scription on the plate has already been given, The engraving of it is very finely executed. It em braces nearly ell the characters of writing, and almost all the hues are different specimens of the art. The handles are handsomely set with in • pannel frame. the centres of which are rich ly embossed. The outside scrolls are very rich and highly burnished. The whole is gilt, and of the very best materials, and executed by the most eminent artists and manufacturers. Yesterday morning the late QtmEN's set of black horses were removed from the King's Mews, Charing.crosr, to be in readiness for her late Ma- JtarY's funeral. The Life Guards, and others of the military, left London on their way to Windsor. to be in readiness for the funeral. The Dole of YORK called at Kew yesterday, about twelve o'clock, oo a 'ilk of cot:doleuce to • his Royal Siler., en Mb way from Outlanda to London, and soon after hitt arrival at York House, St. James's Palace, his Royal Highness waited upon the Poincu RunenT at Carlton House, and remained with his Royal Brother a consider able time. • German and fiamburgh Papers of recent dates have arrived. They notice the pieparations that ore making at Ulm towards erecting that town into a fortress of the Germanic Confederation. This in tention does not meet with the approbation of the inhabitants, who tremble prospectively at the anti cipated horrors of sieges, bombardments, and blockades, and already fancy the devastation of their beautiful villas and country seats at the approach of an enemy. Were an inhabitant of same remote country, unacquainted with the na ture of the European system, and ignorant of the characters of the several Governments, to arrive suddenly in Europe, and take a general view of every state—observe the immense armies that are kept on foot, paralysing the exer tions of industry, and remark the anxious care with which fortresses are created, and troops raised and disciplined, he wistild naturally imagine that we were on the eve of a general wart but were he then informed that hostilities had but just tenni siated—that the Chiefs of the respective nations had met in council—that they laid promised never more to unsheath the sword, and had called their God to witness the sincerity of their professions, he would flee in horror from the contamination of our presence, mod bless his goad stars for having saved him front a people whose actions belied their ',nada ; who, while they promised peeve, were thirsting for war, and whose conduct appeared throughout to he a refinement of hypocrisy. The martin" atti tude of the five great Powers of Europe at the present moment is a gloomy comment upon their proceedings in the late Congress, and 'hews, while they encourage others to a confidence in aaisticg circumstance*, how little they are disposed to feel it themselves. We have received Near York, Boston, and Bal timore Papers to the titli, and Philadelphia to the Bth last. The prot,iiu ty of the French General LALL6MAND, mid his band of followers, to Mexico, has alarmed the Spaniards, who have sent is force to destroy the works erected by Or General, and to break up the establishment at G.llveton. ‘Ve have received Paris Papers of Friday last. It is asserted by a writer in Galignani's Met sever. a Paper published in Paris in the Eng lish language, that the expenditure of France flir the ensuing yeur will be less than that of the present year by the sum of 285 millions of francs, or about twelve millions sterling. If such he an immediate consequence of the removal of the Army of Occups the French nation may be well resigned to the payment of the contributions to the Allied Powers, which fall far short of this annual saving. The Fire per Cents. on ‘Vrdnesday closed at 69 f.; but on Thursday they improved by 30 cents. Bank Actions are 1,545 f. A Dutch Mail has brought Papers to the gittli ultimo. The extreme Scarcity of money winch has been very generally felt on the Coinineut, has had the effect of paralysing the trade of several towns in the Netherlands to an alarming degree. To remove the cause of the evil, the King of the NETHERLANDS, it is said, has order( d slims of money to he issued to a large amount, for the pur pose of discounting hills, and even the rumour of tins event has had a bent ficial influelice upon the course of exchange and the public funds. The Knights of Saint John are said to ha►e ad dressed u very spirited remonstrance to the late Congress, complaining of the, deprivation of 11Ialta, and demanding justice from the Allied Sovereigns. They found their dein:nal upon the principle of legitimacy; but they are not aware that legitimacy does not imply justice, except in the ca►es of crowned beads of the old dynasties, rt.e where fore should the Emperor of AUSTRIA here . been permitted to deprive Venice of ►ts long-esta blished political existence, or the mi►erable King Of SARDINIA, to lord it over the magnificent and once powerful Republic of Genoa ? The report that the Emperor of RUSSIA had proposed the re moval of IlowApAuTe f St. Helena to Cusan, where the Ex-Monarch might be under the especial surveillance of the Russian Autocrat, is again con. tradicted, with an assurance that NAPOLEON'S fate is irrevocably fixed. On Sunday last fifteen sail of transports arrived at Dover from the coat of France, conveying about 450 men and horses of the Royal Waggon Train, being the last div:siost of the British t pa forming our contingent of the Allied Army of Oc cupation. The entire body of our troops has been transported across the Channel within the short pe riod of five weeks, with the loss of only one man, who in sudden alarm threw himself overboard, un der circumstances wherein it was impossible to sane him. Not n British soldier in arms now remains within the French territories, and we may at length he said to have escaped from she embarrassments and dangers consiegtiviit upon the French Rr•vulu t' . Respecting the policy of having originally provoked the tremeni;ous war from which we have but low been completely reli rcpt , conftcting opi- J~ l~ uions will, of course, continue to be entertained, Sii I loug as the political drama is supported by those who extolled or condemned the measure at its com mencement ; but it is our misfortune, that, even at the present moment, when no doubt is felt by any party that our danger was on many occasions imminent, and our eventual escape almost miracu lous, the calamities we have sustained in our own persons, and entailed upon our posterity, by en grafting in our system of government an enormous load of debt and taxes, together with a standing army of most appalling magnitude, are of such a nature as to render it questionable whether the coun try could have suffered any thing worse by remain ing at peace, and encountering with ordinary pru dence in our Rulers all the dangers threatened by the prophetic imeginingsof the war party. In jus tification of the British Cabinet, it is indeed said, that the war against France was highly popular in this country, and that the Government in resolving on it merely fulfilled the wishes of the people. But will it be said by the advocates of the Minis ters that they would have undertaken the war merely because it was popular, if it did not inert their own approbation ? No, we are convinced they will not utter so strong • censure against them as to represent diem without a will of their own, blindly following the voice of the multitude. An honest Minister, who finds it impossible to act in pursuance of his own views of state policy, end at the saute time to obtain the sanction of the public voice, has no alternative to save his conscience and his character but the resignation of his office. Mr. PITT, and those who with him advised the French war, must, therefore, undergo all the responsibility consequent upon the measure, or be branded as dishonest men, who sacrificed their principles to the love of [dare. If, however, the war were indeed ' popular, of which, in the present corrupt state of the representation of the people iu Parliament, no proof can be adduced, the dangers we have in curred, the sufferings we have endured, and the hopes of national amelioration, which the late war has miserably blighted—these will, we trust, teach us iu future better to appreciate au existing good without vainly seeking to avoid an imaginary evil ; but, *those all, warn us to shun the vortex of conti nental quarrels, wherein we may indeed purchase wreaths of military glory, but in which we shall see vainly buried the wealth and resources of our country. The Dublin Papers to the 27th ult, have at. rived. Another Protestant Petition is about to be prepared and presented to Parliament, in favour of Catholic Emancipation. The laudable example of the town of Newry, in addressing Mr. GRANT, was quickly followed by the county of Gal. way, and the Gentlemen of that county have in their turn, furnished a precident which the rahabi tants of the principal town of the North of Ireland, Belfast, lisve nut been slow to adopt. A requisi tion has been presented to the Sovereign, calling upon him to couvene " a Meeting of ALL religious denominations in the town of Belfast, to take into consideration the propriety of presenting a Petition to the Imperial Parliament for the total Repeal of that Penal Code which has so long disqualified their Catholic Fellow.subjects from participating in all the advantages of the British Constitution." The Requisition is signed by above 100 most re spectable gi !ideate,' and merchants, unit Wednes day (to-stioirow), the .2tl of December, is appoint ed for the Meeting, to take into consideration the propriety of presenting a Petition to the Impe rial Parliament for the total It.peal of that Penal Code which has so long disqualified their Catholic Fillow-stilijerts from participating in all the ad %waltzes of the British Constitution. 'llse Gentlemen of the county of Sligo have agreed to address Government on its present trau quit state, which they represent to be such as not to requite the interference of any extraordinary establishment of police. We are exceedingly sorry that Mr. HAY, so well know; to the people of Ireland by his Wog and meritorious services us Secretary to the Catholics, should hate found it necessary to complain of pe ciiiiiaiy embarrassments, incurred in the gratuitous discharge of his public duly. In a letter dated Dubl n, oth November, published in The Free weva's Journal, Mr. HAY mates, that an executiou issued against him so far back as the tat July, Tani, for a public debt of 259/. ItidePendent of toiler just and honourable claims. It will he not only a disgrace to the Catholic Body. tint also to the Protestant Community favourable to the Catholic. Claims, should Mr. HAY, who has KO Stre)Ogi V entitled himself to their gratitude, by Lis zeal, euergy, and fidelity in their cause, be refired I;is rights to their justice. l'efterday Ent BATHURST and Count MuN STEa had ausLeacra of Co! BEGENT at Curituu-hour. The Porcupine, SCOTT, from Vera Cruz, for who.e iarety "uosiderable ilpprtliCll6loll4 %rile en. tertained. (riving to her being so lunch out of time, arrived sok at the Havanna!' ineviiit. to the 29th of October. She has a very valuable cargo on 110, 4 '4 en which itniurancrie to the amount of rlO,OOO/. sire eir , t icti at Lloyd's , . The .hip Allsgranr. (;()DA an, from Virginia to Cork, iiiit'into Kt!twits 43i1 last, very leaky. hav io4 lied fourieen fret water in her hold at sea, and ulibgett to throe g:r at tent ufthe clog , ' overboard. ~\ •.3 , ) 11 1 ,5Z. f \: • , 41 4 ‘ 4 7.6:1 , 44, 4 ve 74 1 k op rat 06) . :Z1 4.0 6; PORTRY. AIR—" Tltc I.lllle Ilarreie ROTe.d [From the 7th Vol. of 14 Irib In the morning of life, when its cares are unknewn, And its pleasures iu all their new lustre begin, When we live in a bright-hemming world of our own, And the light that surrounds us is all from within. Oh! 'tis not, believe me, in that happy time We can love, as in hours of Iran tianspori we may; Of our smiles, of our hopes, 'tie the gay sunny prime, But Affection is warmest alan these fait away. When we see the first charm of our youth pass ns hy s Like a leaf on the stream, that will newer return; When our cup, which had k led uith pleasure so high s Now tastes of the other, the datl:.dowiat urn ; Then, then is the moment Affection can sway With a depth and n tenderness j.iy never knew ; Luse, nursed among pleasures, is faithless as the e, But the love burr of Surruw, hke Sorrow is true! le climes full of sunshine, tho' splendid their dyes, Yet faint is the 'ilium the flow'ra stud about; 'Tim the clouds and the mho: of our own weeping alias That call their full spirit of fragrancy out. So the wild glow of passion may kiodlr frorn mirth, But 'tis uuly in grief true affection appi as. ; To the magic of smiles it may find owe its birth, But the soul of its sweetness is drawn out by tears! PASHIO*ABLR MOPIIMENTS. ARRIVALS. The Marquis of Herifurd, at his house in Msi.clirrter. squine, frolu Sudbuuro Hall, Suffolk. Lady Louisa Manners, at her house is Pall-mall, host Wimbledon, Surrey. Sir Wm. and Lady Houston, at Warren's Hotel, front Sussex. Lord Charles Manners, at his house in Bscliville-start, riom Canterbury. The Earl of - Earrymore, at the Claremont Hotel, front Molesey. Mr. and Mrs. Free, at their house in Portland.place, front the Continent. Mrs. T. Clupliu, at ber house in Graftomatrett, frum Cheltenham. DEPARTURES. Sir Matthew White Ridley, M.P. from his house, Hay Hill, fur bis seat at Newcastle. T. airelity, EN. sad Lady, from their Ironic, Miley_ street, fur their seat, fluxhill, Darling. Montague Burgoyne, Esq. from hts house, Albemarle. street, fur his seat, Maik-Hall, The Marquis of Lanychitrii i s expected to leave town to morrow, for lioanoti Kirk, Wilts. Hyde (lank... Esq. is expected at his house in Graftun - street, trona Stockport, Cheshire. An officiid order was rued yesterday, dirrrtir.g• all places of public business to be shut tn-►norrc«. BUCKINnitArd-flousE.—The original site of stately edifice, built of brick enriched with ',time, and considered at the time, a mark of taste and dt•- tinction, was that of Arlington-houme. It was after wards purchascA by .101 IN SUFFFIELD, Duke of Buckingham, nho, haiing obtained an addinonal grant of land from the Crown, rebuils it i n I 7(?:.), in that st)ie of magnificence which it retaniett r without alt rition. axcept the demolition of u, ex iimime water-nut:is, till it btcaine the pinpesty at his present 11AJESTT. IVednesday the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Connell of Edinburgh, agr,ed to present an Ad. dros of Condolence to Ins Royal flighne.s the PRINCE REGENT, on the death of her late Majesty QUEEN CHARLOTTE. Mr. and Mrs. CHATFIELD and family have an lied at their house in Queen Anne-street, from Rains. gate. Sir JOHN and Lady SINCLAIR and family has,: arrived at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth. Why is a Dandy's hat like a butcher's shv Answer—Because it generally contains u cqrs head. You WHIG CLUB..—Ost Thursday evening, the York Whig Club held another :Meeting, whi n upwards of fifty uew Members were admitted ; among whom were several Gentlemen of the greaten respectability, from different parts of the county, viz.—Sir G. CAYLEY. Mr. Coottr, of Wileallr, Mr. PALAIES. of Naburn, Mr. CARR, of Wake field. Mr. SAYLE. &e. &c. As Mr. F--, a gentleman on a visit to Brigh ton, was lately passing the shop of Mr. l'A cli II .4 , butcher, in that town, a hone was cast from I% ii hni which severely cut him across the 'Jose, occa•ic.,lll_ the blood to flow profusely. A French teac'aer English, witnessing the blow, exclaimed, '‘ : ma fui ! no lion .f" You mistake," replied a spec- tator, " it is a bone, and a hard one." The Most Noble the Mancini* and Nlarclii , 4l. , s* of CON YNGII AM have returned to his Lordship's beautiful seat of Slime Castle, in the county of Meath, after spending some weeks at the it'll, near Mount-Charles, which is, in future, to he ii:e residence of Lord MOUNT-CII.IRI.LS, eldest bl , Il the Marquis, and one of the Repiesentatives for the county of Donegal. The Marquis, his stay in the North, was busily employed is s:s.ting his very extensive estates. Ile liquidated arteato to the amount of some thousands, where the indus trious tenants had fallen behind in their requiems, overpowered by the pressure of the late calamitous times, or the awful visitation of ipidemic typhus. In the mountain farms, where the Marquis found that the cattle had beet killed or sold, to supply the deficiency of bread, the rents oeie considerably lowered, aid the tenants triabled to stock their farms anew, and to renew their former habits Of active industry with renovated cotifideucs and Spit it s. `~ )p