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f')RIIGN LUG ENCE. PARIS PAPERS. TAMS. OtteViebtlt Several journals have an, ((((( iiced for Friday the priesentstion of a project of law relative .to electrons. 'tither,. have mentioned for the Fame day that or a woject of law relative to the nuitiicinal adminis tration. Neither of the" statements .correct. The project of law which will he immediately presented will relate to the sectiritier of individual liberty. The Journal Ile Toillouse cites • letter from 011.• of the isth of Decenther, in which it is stat ed, that the F.-Wish hail elferted a rle.t.erit on Por. Aural, and reizeil by main force quits Ahranter. C 'CHAMBER OF DEPUTIE.q. SITTING OP THR 90TH DECEINORN.' f A letter from the Grand Mister of the Cell% !vionies of France announces to the Chamber that the King will to-morrow at noon, before Mass, re crtive the grand Deputation which is to present to him in the mime of the Chamber their emigrant'. 1-ations out the New Year. The tiroid Deputation is comprised of Ave Membeis of the bureau, and twenty-five others drawn by lot. A Report was made front the Committee of Pe. titian*. The Sieur Marie-Oitplan, an Officer of the Legiou wrilenour Paris comploined of the re. dingiest that was made in his ploy as a member or the Legion. The Committee pro l iosed to remit this petitiow to the President of the Council of Ministers. and also to the future Committee on the budget. General Foy said, that Captain Marie-131108n, the petitioner, airs a brave officer, who lust • kg by it CHIIIIOII shot at the battle of Salamanca. Nearly iii years, he said, have now parneel away since the c , eation of the Legion of Honour. Absolute power Fed lint then effaced the forms of the Representa tive Giiveriiroetit. The law of the 49th Floreal, !,ei,r X. was freely discussed before the Legislative Poily. The new institution was called to be pro log's:ea to future ages, and a dotation was assigned to it. Already advanced in glory, even on the day of its birth, its star at Dace gleamed with a lively splendour. The Legion of Honour held its ground sly it• own fonds, and by its material establishment.. ft marched at the head of the social interests for its own especial object, the strength gof the results of the Revolution.--(Laigkfee, end eirtrarters on the right.)—The law of creation had proportioned the number of titularies of each rank to the dote *ton assigned, but the unmeasured developement of our military power soon rendered it insignificant. A crowd of lucrative employments were at length reserved to the Legionaries ; the public schools receiv,-d the sons of those who, dying on the field of battle, had left the head of the State to be the father of their children. Asylums were Aliened for their orphan daughters, to preserve them Tram the corruption of morals. The war overthrew Napoleon, who was raised and aggrandised by war. The King, remount §og the throne of his ancestors, judged that new order of things was invariably established iii France, by the voluntary or forced part which two entire generations had taken in the events of the 45 last years. The King solemnly consecrated for himself and for his successors for ever, the minterial and moral interests of the Revolution (New murmurs) The material interests iii acknowledg ing the Pale of the property called Notional, the roots' interests iu recognising the order of the Legion of Honour. Tie guarantee mentioned in the 12th Article of the Charter is a personal of the Royal beneficence e.f Louis XVIII. By that the King wished to mark the high esteem in which he held our institu tion. The orders of Saint Michael, of the Hnly Ghost, awl of Saint Louis, were founded by un popular Princra.—(Violent murmurs General Foy, with vehemence—" Yes, very un popular. for they were Louis Xl. Henry HI. sod 1 outs XIV." M. Benoist, and other Members on the right— " Louis XIV. was not unpopular." Voices ou the right—" Order!" Al. Chauvelin—" Listen, and then reply." General Foy—" I say that these Princes were very unpopular."—(A'err tries of " Order !") Al. de Cattelb.jac—" We acknowledge nu one to be unpopular but Napoleon." After much agitation in the Chamber roil niter ruiflt 66666 General Foy at length obianned • hearing, es , nl complained that the Legion of Honour. winch Led beau hitherto given as the price of blood, had been lavished at once upon men oho had retideird oafy obscure or unknown services, un men who had haver been warmed by the tire of ir bivouac.— (.11ernairs.)—Ile declared that the reduction of the pay of the Legion, of Honour appeared to hini • bassitioptcy, and a fraudulent bankruptcy.— After some further observations, in which he severely 'reflected upon the abuses of the system now pursued -with regard to the Legion of Honour, he concluded by moving that the present petition, and all other. pa the same subject, should be referred to the fklansters, that they might be taken into their serious cospidenttion. r-_ The President apprised him that this last pro poOtiriu was inadmissable, cud sabeersite of the strut. Tier Chamber fluidly adopted the conclusions of tl.e Committee, :mil remitted the petition to the President of the Council of Nlinisters, cud the Coil u'itter of the Budget, The Sitttog was (IWO babooruert. A Petition has been presented to the Committee howl a Strut Vtucens, Irrour of the Regicides. = 6* the value so one attic+ hes beep already pre vented to the Peers, and these eundeunsed to be tutu outside the doors of the Aveetub4y. l FLANDERS AND DI rCH MAILS. F4APIKYOST. liEuElestit 24. The Gaulle of AlU1114:6 CURiallill the II•Ilvoing anto4e •. e•.it 1s certain that a plan has beru formed to vetalstish a wilting-office at Stpuitsurg that . 4.lsymeit ohmsposttoss had already smuts ther e : ~,4 1 Aind st ea* sotetsded to.prisit is thot city all such •IssiOta sa.‘aooot. be published Su Germany. oia :,isrssetrat. htl l itus .14/ euhululisios• of 41se Uses as Feaultfost. It was also totepded to print s uees. paper of the same tendency, Which would On.. wards have been circulisted wn the right bank of the Rhine. We have now received certain infor patio.' that the French Government. fir from to- TormiHß such * project. has prohibited the execu tion of it. and that positive orders have been re ceived on the subject from Paris."... A German Journal simou,ces iltinwror and Empress of Austria will go in the spring to Milan, and that their Majesties will even set oot before the roll of Febrisorv. astussELN, DSCIMBER 30. By the accounts we receive from the Hague, it appears that very warm debates are expected in the Second Chamber of the States General, tit the chapters of the new codes which have treeit I.ul be. fore it for exami.ration. It is observed that public *Pinion is to very favourable to those parts of these codes which hive hero hitherto published. HAGIJR, DVCFINIBER 427. We have accounts from Bat.,via of 1811) August, 'Net state that the ship Henrietta and Betsey WHO reedy to set sail for Palemisattg with (roots. The ship Abs o rber/I was to proemd to the 101111 C place. 'RUN. DECEMBER 25. . - - - The King of Spain has ordered a corps of 3 or ;111,000 chosen troops to be diotatched immediately ; Wigan General Morillo. Order. have been sent to !Cadiz, and it is supposed that this first part of the texperlitiois will sail about the itOtli of .I.ilsrary. It is impursible in form an idea of th- general aotonishment caused in all Spain by the forged orders for the march of the regiments of militia. The immense rewards offered in the King's flame to him who shall reveal the authors of this plot have hitherto been without effect. Meantime it is certain, that resolutions favourable to a great part of our exiles had been taken, mid were on the 'whit of being published, which tire now deferred, be cause this inconceivable inancetivie is attributed to the party of the Liberals.—( Brussels Pape►s, December Si.) FRANKFORT, DECEMBER 26. We learn from Nlaitheini that the writing of the snow on the mountains. in t h e middle of tilts month, has caused the rivers in Germany to rise in an extraordinary manner. The Necker had overflowed its hanks. and done gru.d. damage. The Rhine is eight fret higher than usual. Melan choly accounts are expected from the oilier pArts of Germany. HAARLPMI. OCCV.SIDFR 29. The waters of the iteighbouring liver- have ti,ett conmiderahly within these few dirs.. At Colwve port of the city inundated, and great fears are eutretained fur the breaking of the dike.. At A rot. helm the river rove, tr the 44th to the , 28th, f►om 16 fret to )9 feet Y lii6es. The arrmitit. from Utrecht are also very alarming, and owe that the rising of the waters viva williout parallel. Part of the city of Liege is overflowed liv the rising of the Nlrusr. This sudden rise iv attributed 1,, ihe ing of the snow on the uotriiiituins, mid the cunt,• nual rams. COLOGNE, DECESILINdt 27. The Maine is falling slowly. which makes us hope that 110 'furl her damage will etisuir.—( Derck l'apers, Juivary ).) GEIIMAN PA PEWS. lIBILIN. DECEII4ISER 13. We learn that JAR is awry diligently at work in his confinement, on a history of the thirty years war. His examination is said tint to have yet been brought down later than the year 1014, respecting which period, and the Union then existing under iii. direction, many of the members have been ex amined—among them are Z,une, Starke, Turto, Grasshof, and also Jandke, who at that time gave information of it. That such au existed is proved, and thus M. Schrunlz is justified, who asserted it ; whereas those who boldly denied it, are proved to II ive been in the wrong. Lint w hether the Foilm had at Ilott time the seine dangerous tendency as that whicki arose (according to an English Journal or Will Sep tember this yew.) iu 1814, is now to be made oat Irons the papers. -The book of the cmistitti bon of this Union has beets accidentally or design edly destroyed. It is to be conjectured that it was wholly direcied against Ntipoleon. and 11441 i u view the desirable union of fiwilitany, without ally inten tion of Iciviwg recoorte :o prison or the dagger. Dr. ItUlligfr. who was frledlrd bourse dart ago, has been again arrested. The deputation of the society of German flier. chants mod manofaciurets has met with a most friendly reception at Berko, and has reason to hope that the Prussian Government will promote the petitions and proposals of the German mer clouds. MEININCIEN, incEstasa 22. In this city, where public 0111111011 had already clear ly expre.eed itself respecting the injury done to the town and the country by the increase of the petty com merce of the Jews, limits hove been fixed to its fur ther spreading by a Ducal Ordinance. By this Ordinance it is decreed, that the number of Jewish mercantile establishments now existing shall not he increased, unless peculiar circumstances should occur, and without permission from the Go 'endured. The Jews are still allowed to deal in suauulactured goods by retail, so far as it is not contrary to the privileges of the Guilds or Comps airs, and existing Orilinsoces. If they wish to deal ill such goods of home manufacture, they must of the wake's. and maimed on pay. lurid am sidling fee. Rebid trade in colonial pro ductions is prohibited to all Jews ; the Government martyr. to astir the right to give special permission to deal thrni wholesale. All Jews are forbidden to Look goods about fur sale. MI well in the country aw the teems; they may only hawk about goods at Bair., and are day before sad after. Nu licenses to mode will be given to foreign Jews. On the other t ••-• .1,14 , 4 1 dews, subjects of the country, will be allow. 1 . id to dostlibute their trade saute iu the 4,;euutty, LON DON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1840. A variety of Foreign► Papers have reached owe Office, extracts from which will he fumed in our preceding column.. The " which we noticed yesterday as existing between the legitimise/1e Soverei:„ of Europe, has brew very strikingly exemplified by an incident which occur►ed lately at Strasbourg. A plan, it seemi, had been formed by some friends to liberty iii Germany, to establish a German printing-office at Strasbourg, for the purpose of printing there such political works as prohslily could not be published in Germany s ►u cans. tinesice of the severe measures, restrictive of the freedom of the press, which have hero recently adopted by the respective Governments in that country. It was also contemplated to print and publi.li a puldical Journal at Strasbourg, in the Getman language; hut these intentioils have, we are now told by the Gazette of Munich, been frus trated by the French Government, and that orders have been transmitted from l'uris prohibiting the execution of the project. As the Bavarian Co. remittent has establi►hed a censorship of the press within its territories, we must presume that this statement has been made public with its concur rence, and a certain' authenticity is thus given to the coinniuoication ; but whatever may be the wishes of the French Government upon the sub ject, the liberty of the press is not an idle name in France ; it does not exist at the discretion of the KIN() or of his Ministers; and although the Co ve tttttt rut of France may be invested with the power of prohibiting fnreiglie►s from estsblish ing either their !lade us domicile within its ter- Moults, it certainly is not capable of prevent ing a French subject front establishing in any part of the kingdom r lirintisig-office, fur the purpose of printing political or other books or jour nal. in any language he may think !Holier to use. Be this means Germany may yet have the advan tage of a free press. The great moral engine of public opinion cannot be elrecitially destroyed un less all the Governments of the civilized nations in the world conspire fur this object. llostArAars, in the plenitude of his power, trembled before the free press of England, and the comparatively petty tyrants of Germany will, in like manner, feel the power of the press, though the bolt be hurled from a foreign country• ; nor will it strike with less force and effect from the circumstance that those who hurl it will be free front the control of the Govern ments whore abuses they *mil. Since the passing of the severe lava in this country against the liberty of the premi, every circumstance on the Continent relating to this subject is interesting to us, for they are much mistaken who think that one country• is not deeply interested in the political and civil liberty of others. The Boris repels of the Slot last intimate that some alterations iu the Election Law of France will shortly be proposed to the Legislative Assemblies by the Government, but that the Ministers are in despair at the continued illness of M. Ds Scant, who had underttsken this delicate and hazardou► enterprise. An important IJW relating to the secu rities of individual liberty, will, it is thought, he submitted to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday next. The Illonitrer notices a very singular para., graph contained in the Ammo/ de 7'ostlouse, pur porting to he extracted from a letter from Bayonne, that some English troops had effected a landing in Portugal, and had seized upon Abrantes ! It is difficult to imagine from what source such a piece of information could hate otlginated, or for what object it could have heen Nosed. Accounts from Iron state, that Aloott.l.o l s complaints have moved the King of.Sootti to rend him some succour, and that orders have been dis patched to Cantos to expedite the depollute of • corps of 5 or 6,000 troops for the seat of war in South Ainerics. The earliest period et which this force can sail is said to be the 20th of this month; so that if Mound.° br not overwhelmed by 80-I.IVA 1.IVA It before the arrival of this expedition in South Aruerici, the troops composing it will, we trust, he encountered by at least an equal Humber of gal lant fellows from these islands, inspired by the ani mating principle that they are fighting to promote the extension of freedom, sod are accompanied to the field of honour by the best wishes of the wise and Knoll of mankind. They have also the conso lation of reflecting, that although not supported by the Government of Great Britain, they yet tiv,ltt to promote the welfare of llHit native country, for sl 1.1 the Spanish Provinces of South Ame rica become free, they must open large, numerous, and increasing tout kets fur larigii commerce; this shone arit.l.l essentially promote the welfare of this country ; but sl Id they acli;ev,. their liberty 11 British as,istatice, such • partiality %snubl be thereby created to favour of Greta Britain as most give to British merchants s great and decided ad vantage over all their commercial rivals. On Thursday the French 5 per Cents, were 71 f. 10 c.—Batik Actions 1,380 tr. The alarming report which we made yesterday respecting the Coutitess TALBOT, lora ineibireil the public fur the melancholy event of her death, OS announced in the Dahill?' extracts from which are given in another part of our riper. The Viceroyalty of Ireland has ',roved laud in several of the Noble families that have been elevat ed to that honour witiiiii late years. The late Duke of RUTLAND died during hi. a lan ni.trution in that country, in the year 1757. Tiie Lite Countess or WESTSOBLAND (lied in U•ablio in 1793, during the Viceroyalty of li-r hust)4 sil, the present Earl of WENTIIIOIIL 1N D. The late Duke of Dowirt was killed by a fall from his liorpe wear in 1815, during. the Viceroyalty of lis father-in-law, the present Earl WurrwrouTit ; aid now we have to lament the death of Countess TALBOT, during the Viceroyalty of her husband, the present Earl TALBOT. New Odeons rapers have reaclird us to the 3th of November. They contain an account of the entire dispeisiou of the rapedition prepariug its Texas, against the Spanish Provinces of Mexico, but Not tty any military force. It appears to have beets occosiented in a great memate by the steps taken by the Government of the United Stotts to prevent , seen sod supplies from betug fontrarded to the Insurgents. The mine Papers oho comings re cent accounts from the Wood of COha. Since the arrival of the troops from Spain, several hawked had been carried off by the fever in the telly pert of September; but it-appears that, by the Reels of October, the sickness bad greatly subsided. A good deal of stacertaisity esistril at the Ilavounali as to the iuteutiona of the King of SibAlll mespert ing the Florida*. By the Contra,, the arrival of which we an.. bounced yesterday, we learn that the incursions of the Cares on our itettlesumet at the Cape had ceased, unit it was hoped that the measures pursued br the (:overnor would prevent their recturetsce. FARTE continued at St. I lrlessa his Whits of seclu sion ; but lie heel apparently lire,' gratified by the arrival of Ins l'hysician his health was serf 140.41. Two 'lava ht fore time ba.ling of the Conway f Si. 'Weirs. a (7ourt-Nlattial was held there ou Captain II CNN, of the Itetl wing, for leaving run down a bust off Plymouth about twelve months since, by which one of her men els, drowned. The Coition war acquitted. but the Cows fictlinv Marne uttetbotatuble to the PIM Lieu tenant, repitincliidtd that Officer." Some movements of u hostile nature being ex pected among the Nlancliesier Radical., the yeti. marry cavalry of this county, we hear, have again received orders to match to the vicinity of dlauvlar tsr, to be in readiness if wanted.—((hater Paper.) The new battery in front of the higher ward entrance of Chester Castle is completed. Four piece• oreannon are mo ttttt ed un it. which are to be discharged through square apertures, similar to the port-holes of a ship, above which are a number of loop-holes I.ir intoloftry. By letters from Cadiz of the 4th tilt. we learn, that it appears by the official remits of the mortality front the 'dime fever to the rod of November, that 4,537 persons hail fallen victim. to it in that coy within three months; of these there were 2,849 men, 694 women, 602 male, and :39i female children. It would appear that the French paragraph, slut in:: Mr. I'.lVr.t.o to lave retired from the world, and tledicated himself to the church, is erionentis. since he has been tor some years and still is engaged in a litigation relative to tithes, with landed pro prietors in the neighbourhood of his Stonylitirst mansion, so long occupied by a company of Jesuits. —(Etening ruper.) Several persons apprehended at the Mauritius snider charges of slave dealing have arrived in this country, and are lodged, preparstury to commit ment fur trial, in Coldbatti-firlds raison. A melting of Gentlentrn has been held ni Liver pol.ll (GEORGE WiL Li AWM Esq. in the chili). at o IOCII it was agreed to address Mr. Houtiousc. de claring their sentiments against the legality of the ouse of Commons culminating to prison, motets .6 in cases of direct obstruction." After one of the most severe contests in our re collection. GORDON Wu. KELLY, of the Middle Trwpk, Esq. llorrister-ot.law, Was on Friday elect ed Recorder of Colchester, iu the room of Mr. Ser. jeont Rountuorow. The uosuccessfol caodidste ors Mr. Cu swoop. § 4l . • . . 01 ,4 0 . 1?) 4m0 . ":„..._ 0'.3 pliAb( Y. [oataimm..] WRITTNif OR TRY lIAT or YRS /MST JAIFTITO 4' inIITRTIALD, IN Tile TIRE OF TOT LATE LORD M 414. ATKINS. (To the tone of " Scot* who Isle seri' Ilrollace Lied '", Knaves! who follow Hunt, your !mid— Fouls! whom Bouilvit oft his trd— iVelcume to—a broken head, th' cause of Libert)! Now's the lily and now 's the hour-- See advance the City p.,wer— See, is front, our Load Mayor low%-- A Mayer with stallions tiuce! And see our people's q 4(, unfold, Green, or poi Oz. h gold, Decked *oils no in% a sent/leo. tie Liberty!" Tlwn forwl,d! forward! ON we'll co, Whether hi. I:,ri.hip likes o► wo-- rear not death, for hies life—(ll,! Dcio irrrl 1.1w'11): ON TNc KEW i r.A from the French of Jean Bapfiste Vout.e.ru The brilliant orb that rubs oar day., And doers,. us with his glorious sa) , , Nue, terminates ■ tied career, And renovates again the Year. Aft! with *hat strtfluess has the 70../ Tu our sight and notice p4st ' S.) shall the wills the saute p To us rim too 11l stated race. AU lhinga nul , anal soilejert arc To the laws of lime severe: And each new incisor, as it coin's, Tile previous to arms urittin dooms. The brighter, days that ever shone Pres newer, newer to ; And years roust fruitful but (wane rice To take a (pick departure twairr. To all thioxa the same laws estrod— To the same tde we all must Lem!. The moment foal *list gates its to salts Is the first that leads to death. Say, why thew, is so Ann a space, S. many enres atlgnl,l we entwaer And why go the Riming flay, For the next that flits away ? Usual the demist,' of woo— His life clebiriiy one otogiseill Call Theo to the present let us live, Aod to itself the future give. That 111311 lanai study wretched prove, .Wist, with Fortune su iu lose, Can misery to himself create, Lothutoritog for the iolul 'state. lu illusions, flittering high, His best of day* with him to Ainl to iloohifill hopes, and vain, Ile sacrifices presrui gain. Snsselnts toortals! thus to Lend To restless pruj. els soul and mint!: You's*.lves to death you certain vs.., Ere yet you leant the time to li‘e. 'rhea carers., ever be embraces! The hies:isle in our power placed; Nor let the hope to them essjJy. Their real visjo)ineut e'er &sing. The moment pact—fur evel'e fled ; Tbc fut ure—nt'kr may us leestea.l ; The present—is the unly our h.:t 1313 h may truly call his own. VIENNA, DECEMBER 17.—The presentation of the English Atiobassadress, Lady VANE S tEvw ART, to their Imperial Alijestier, which told lwen dr. frrred some time in consequence of her Execlletirs's indisposition, took place on the 12.11 itioant. 11,1 Excellence alit received with marked chitin( tiot. by the Emperor and Empress, and the intertit which this lovely y g Lady excited was much increased by the Pplendour and good taste dispLitrd iu her dress appearance. Iler *e« the handsomest ever seen at Vienna; the hOr% , . were particularly so. Alter the presentatio , ., Excellency had there days of reception, at t;,,- superb lion I she inhabits in the tort,, fur all Ii; Princes, 111 o ter., and Nubility of the cApital, I. pay their trapret• to her ; a inure It31111“0116 more brilliant company we never remember to have witnessed. Ors Friday, the 24ther Deeember, beint the day before Chroitaises-iloy. the Earl of Nlot.:NT- Ent.. cUIitUE made his usual yearly donation. which coo. lusted of 1,500 weight of beef, 300 loaves of bread, and several 'moods in silver. and toot distributed utuoagst two or three hundred peroolio. ilia Lord ship. Lady Emma Eincusiist:. Mr. Justice I.lr. TILL, and the Res. Mr. I.EY, attended the dittri built's'. Mr. CHA RLES tins after an absence of two yews, auprared on Mr Crow-street hoards, Dublin. on Tuesday eveini; last, as Fit jams:, its The Lally of Me Lake, and performed Dortituas, in Tht Ituud to Ruin, on dy night. Theie was no perceivable alteration in Mr. CON soft's person or manner. He wenn to be in perfect health, and corn 10=11 of every qualification lie could at wis an actors His neeviou was Is .iti aid Ilimiltso -00 z • , * • 4, ~'`a t "I ''s S t . ' _:- , , , , Ofr . l!' . that it may not be injurio . us to the places in which they reside. lITIPTGARD, DEMMER 20. Au Ordinance of his Maj,sty the King of Wir temberg has been published st Tubingen, which contains' in substance what follows Tie laws al ready existing against secret and unauthorised associations iii the University are maintained in their whole force and tenor, and they are portico lady extended to the association which has been formed within these few years, wider the general foamed' Iltirschenschaff. Those students who, after the publication o f thi s prohibition, shall be con. titled of having coutinued, or having become mein bf,rs bf secret and unauthorised associations, are ex cluded for the future from any public employment. Every student who, by virture of a decision of the Academical Authorities, Imo been dismissed from a University, or who, to avoid a decision of this kind, has quitted the Utiieersity, will not be ad mitted into any University in Germany ; and ill Relies) no student 'roving one Uoivcrsity will be received ,into another, unless he is providerr with satisfactory testimonies from the University which he has quitt e d." The Central Committee of the Society for the promotion of Manufactures and Commerce, the formation of which was ordered by a Hest rips of his Majesty of last July, has now puhlished it cir cular letter to all manufacturers, merchants, &r. inviting them to collect and send the most accurate information un the suhjrct, slating the present Si tustion rf the manufactories, &c. whether iin iaig or declining, how allectrd bi the concurrence of forrign article's, what obstacles impede them. and how these may be removed, &c. &e. TH K BRITISH PRESS.