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GERMANY. BRUSSELS, Oc ['OBEN 20, 1819. The Journal General of the Netherlands con tains an article, dated Berlin, Oct. 10, which has, been communicated to it, and iteof high import- . afire, as it heats an appearance of an official cha• racier, and throws great light on the events which have passed its Prussia within these three months, which events have been disfigorrd and represented in a false light, by French Journals, or Journals edited by Frenchmen." After an in troluction, showing - how little right these Joor nalists can have to declare that the conspiracy is a mere fiction, wiihont seeing the documents on which the Government has founded its opinion that such a conspiracy exists, the writer exposes the exaggerations that have been publishers--as if the most rigorous -proceeding hatl- been adopt ed—as it the prison of Berlin was crowded with victims, and the whisk kingdom its consternation. The numberof persons arrested does not exceed ten or eleven. Three or four others are placed tinder • • surveillance, and the papers of suspected petsons Lave been seized._ These are the pretended great Measures of public safely, with the noise of which all• Europe is made tOresound. Among the per sons arrested these is only one public func tionary ; all of them, except two, are young men, from twenty to •twenty-four years of age, less • criminal, perhaps, than deserving of pity, for having suffered themselves to be led, without re flection, to criminal projects.. If the Prussian Government needs no justifica tion, it does not fear to subinit its conduct to public opinion. The accused, now confined in a decent prison, will be brought to trial as soon as the Governthent shall hold all the threads of a • crinsPiracy which, however absurd, is not the •less real and extensive. All the arts of the pro cess will be pubifsbed ; meats thne it has officially • made known the facts resulting from them. It is not possible to doubt die, existence of secret asso •ciations, by which invisible chiefs desire to pre pare per ple's minds for the revolutioa which they lot dilate, and form .-instruments for the execution of these plans. In ISI2, they attempted to form associations amongst youne men at the Universities. Proofs loo.e been obtained of their endeavours at Berlin. The .project failed, but was not given up, and was afterwards realized at the meeting on the Wartburg. The number of these associations known to exist is' 14 : all correspond together for the eunsmon object ; each has its own orga 11.z-slims, its chiefs, and its common treasure.— Besides these great assemblies, which are appa rently very innocent, there are meetings cont posed of a selection of members distinguished by their ealents or their enthusiasm. The candidates for admission to these undergo a very rigorous ese a ut ination those who . arc found not to possess sufficient enthusiasm to serve as active ittitrii. mews in the revolution, which is the secret oh. je e t o f t hes e ai;sociarions, remain in the Propy 'cunt (so the invisible chiefs' express is), and are not .allowed to penetrate into the sauctoary.— Their affiliation is useful to the society, in being enesged in literary pursuits, especially judsprn . dental :sod political economy ; they serve to mark the real object, and prepate themselves by their studies ,to act wart in *the new order-of things. Four 'of these special unions have been disco vered, wls ch direct the 14 great associations. Three ere in Universities, Else fourth -in the resi- •• dei►ce of a German Prince. Agreeing in•the pro ject of overturning the existing order of things, lind the means'of succeeding, they, are not agreed 'Upon what they:shill substitute in its room. What they call libetty and"equality to be the basis ; but veheiberGermany, united in one body, shall "be elective monarchy.(which is only x republic), or a purely democratic republiw, is not decided. The membets of these unions call themselves " the Black," probably alluding to the national ' costume adopted by them. They are not all stu dents, but men of classes are anions; them, ' thutigh the real directors take great care to place themselves behind the curtain. . Ainong the iuitiated some are called the abso lute (unbedingten) or devoted, because they have engaged not to be withheld by any consideration from going all lengths required. Sandt was doubt less of the number of these Scides. The above ske•ch of the organization of the secret societies is the result of the examination of abo►e - 10,000 papers, .letters, journals, speeches, &c. &c. which gave been seized. Ail doubt of the object of these visionaries must vanish on reading the following phrases, li terally extracted from these papers, of which the authors are not named, out of the respect to jus tice, which is employed in examining the affair, and out of delicacy to their families. A vet y well known individual, having given of- fence by an action really reprehensible, - received the following watnittg, the original of which nes ,found upon the authors :—'' Hitherto we have Fished to spare bloodshed. We grant a fresh tie lay• Let not the hour of midnight of the Ifith find you at, -- if you desire to live." This threat was not executed, because the person in question had been seur away, by superior authority, before the term expired. " Ua prudent ; that the bomb may not burst too soon," is the warning, which, on the fist re port of the arrests, one of the initiated gives to ,h,i associates. " Destroy all the papers," writes another ; " preserve only the act of our Coll3tiititioll : LS peeidily, let the Protocols disappear." 7 . . , Is it liet to be feared that, in a moment of vi e :takness, or in the agony of death, Sundt may b}•tray his secre! ?" " I zealously study the history of Revolutions ; th y ate as necessi.try to nations, as respiration to " At the moment of execwion, otdfriend N. ta put biinselt at oar head ; and like another est ry . the bible in one band awl ttr'e sword _ in the A total overthrow can alone save us." , e" , . f• Tilt people do not, ye( know ►f►e plan for Sandt bacrificed himself; but they begin ,ve a notiou of it." ov.erturn t he th rones of Alexander, ... • - ick %Vi:liarn, and - Francis IL"- "To evers; tree on ibe rtriad from BerlM t Charlottenberg 'one -of theseservantQ of the chronr lutist be, hung ; and .even that-will not. be suf ficient." " Hereditary Mouarrhy is a foolish l'►stitu tion." (This phrase is. taken from a public clis r course held by one of the Chiefs of the Order ) " Is it, then, so tlifftettit to kill the 38 . ?" (meaning the 38 Sovereigns of tl►e-German Con tedet at ion.) " Sandtjmnst (lie on the scaffold, that the pnblie may learn to belie►•e in Christian charity and_resig nation ; that it may see of what sacriticrs the German youth are capable In this enlightened age the svatfold is the symbol which will re:Oder the cross." • " Remark this ; the present order of things Must be changed by the people, by force, and by a tragedy." One of the ahsobitts, parodying .tt verse in a German tragedy, . :: vs, Our locks will nor be adorned with the nuptial crown ; _they are reserv ed tpr the axe of the executioner." The following would be only laughable, had not late events given it some importance :- 7 ." To day the fate of the Jews was put to the vote." In conclusion the writer ohseiVes, that though tire associations consist ebietly.of young men, the se fret chiefs depend also on a set of men, fond of innovation, the more easy to seduce as their own intentions are pure ; -but though such men, more dangerous perhaps than the chiefs, are notwant - - ing in Prussia, the Government fears less than some others the enemies of secret order, and will soon , put the natioti it; possession of a liberal Constitution, which will cost neither tears nor blood, nor even give cause of regret, except per haps to those who incess,ortly labour to separate the cause or the. King from that of his people. THE LATE , CVABERLAND MEETING. ' Lord Motternr addressed the• following judi cious- Letter to Mr. CURWRIC, M. I'., explaining his reasons for not attending the above Whig- Hadiral Meeting : " SIR-I have just had the honour of receiving a letter of the 30th-ult. front Carlisle, bearing your signature and those of four other gentlemen, deputed on the parr of the gentlemen who had already signed tbe'Requisition which you•inclose. l should have great satisfaction in adding my name to the very respectable list which I have received, if I did not entertain conscientious doubts as to the expediency of the measures pro posed:for immediate adoption. " I am impressed as deenly as any Ger.tleman who has signed the Requisition, with the neces sity6f a complete and thorough investigation into the late proceedings and conduct of the Magis trates of Manchester; but am of opinion (as far at least as I am at present informed), that Parlia ment cannot, with propriety, institute an inquiry pending the progress of judicial examination be fore the ordi:;ary tribunals of the country. " I conceive that at present such inquiry mast be imperfectly conducted, in Parliament, and -might have the effect, which we should all de.; plore, of prejudging in some degree the conduct of those who are the subjects of judicial investi gation. • " IVith sincere regret that - I cannot exactly coincide with that measure which is proposed to he adopted, but feeling roost sensibly the serious importance of the transactions that have occurred, I -shall attend with deference and respect to the opinions of _so very considerable and respectable .a part of my Constituents, at whatever time they may be communicated; in the present State of the transactions, I have taken the liberty of ex pressing, with a freedom of which I' hope you will not disapprove, the- reasons that iminced me to pause, and to decline signing the reqoisition 'at the present moment. " I have the honout .to•be, Sir, with. great re spect, your very,nbedient_and very humble ser vant, i• Castle Howard, Oct. 2, ism a M ()RPET I-], " J. C. Cumen, Egg." LONDON SEsh lONS. Wigley. That.LearnedGentleman, in his.cbarge to the Grand Jury of the Co'unty of Worcester/ has ably discussed the subject of public Meet' ings, and has gripe hr in endeavrittling to she' ll : their illegality. The Learned Clidirman contfodea by repeating his most earnest desire. rhatdie . Gentlemen of the Grand Jury ,would give the that were submitted to them an impartial, serious , and full investigation. The Petit Jury was •then sworn in, a nd lb' Court proceeded 10 the trial of traverses ;.:bal ici case of the slightest interest occurred. 4 b Mr. Cahnac, of Black - man -street, charged 'A I selling seditious pamphlets, has traversedjillo gs. Sessions. ST. CLENIE:' , .`i - DANES. [Further Particulars, from a Morning Paper.) Pars cant to pti hiic notice, a Aleering of Ott i n h a bi tan t 1-I,)useholders of St. Clement Danes was yesterday held, in the Court- room of t hat Parish, for the purpose of. taking into considera r ion the late melancholy transactions. at Man chester. • Mr. CiaaltsoN having been celled to the Chair, oil the motion of Mr. Soo-eh, procceded to ad.- chess the assembly. He adverted slimily to the c o n duct of the Churchwardens, Messrs., t.;'.olealry. and Telly, who, in answer to the ilegoisition presented to them, declared their unwillingness to convene a• Meeting on 'a -subject by which the public mini! was at present so much agitated, lest. it might. tend to disturb the •tranquillity of .the. Parish. After the receipt of this Hos , er, Mr. Solesby was reqnesred ro let the Parishioners. have the use. of 'their Vestry-room to meet in-; and he replied, it the Gentlemen who sighed the Requisition would tornish hint with a copy of the notice.callingohe fleeting, be it he rip proved of the notice, direct that the Court-toom should be foepareit tor the reception of the inha bitants. The bill was accordingly seait to lii and as he did not object to its coateuts, the Court-room was thrown open to than. Thor who signed the Reqoisition, supposing the not* of meeting note() have been sufficietoly extensive, caused pew bills to be posted up on Saturday, and amongst other places, a notice was placed on each side of ~the Irestiy-door. Those notices were, however, during the time when. service was performiog 'on Sunday, torn down. by the Parislelleadle, in consequence of an order -from' Mr. Solesby—a proceeding. which he (the Chair-. man) considered most extraordinary, when the Chorchwardens had - formerly expressed their ap probation of Are notice. Having delivered this preliminary explanation, the Chairman concluded , by tequesting.that an impartialhearing should be afforded to every person who thought fit to ad dress the Meeting on this occasion. „ Mr. STURCH rose,. amidst the applause of the Assembly. He observed, that it would have given him - much pleasure, it their worthy Chnrchwar dens'had thought proper to sanction the Meeting, by calling it in their-names. lie condemned the conduct of those Gentleo l ien, in directing the no- rice of the Merting.to be torn down, after they had read and approved of it. The reason assign ed bythem.for not calling the Meeting was most fallacious. They did not , wish.to,saoction . any in quiry into the sanguinary proceedings at Man-' chester, although it was.a fact upon record, that more than 400 persons were injured there:. by wounds and bruizes.. They did not like to coon.' tenance a Meeting, lest it might disturb the tran quillity of the parish. He abhorred any thing that came under the denominatitor of .I%iob Law ; but it would -be a most melancholy thing, if the pen -jale of this country, who had been accustomed to live under a free form - of Government, should see an armed. force-riding amongst -an unarmed and unoffanding assembly, cutting them down and trampling on them—it world indeed be a lament .able eircumstance„, if they saw all this, and re. Yesterday morning the business of these Ses, Rosined unagitated, unmoved—in that stare of sions commenced. at. the Court-House, Horse tranquillity which their worthy Churchwardens monger-Lane, before D. TROTTER, Esq. the Chair spoke of. if, onder i sach circumstances, the Peo- titan, and a numerous Bench of Magistrates. On ple were not alarmed, from one end of the country the Grand Jnry being sworn, the Worthy Chair to the other—if they did not tweet in their several man addressed them as follows : districts to call for inquiry, then he would "' GENTLEMEN-1 sincerely lament the heavy conclude that the British Constitution was calendar that will be laid before you, ,and which gone—that the spirit of liberty . which aril. will necessarily occupy much more of your time mated their fOrefatliers had fled for ever—and, than could be wished. In the few observations that they Were ready to live under any which I shall consider it my duty to make to system of Government, however tiegrading you, it will be of great importance to call your at whether it was that of a Turkish Bashaw, or a tent ion to the dissemination of blasphemous and Dey of Algiers, After some spirited remarks on seditious publications ; I have to acquaint you the danger to be apprehended from a standing of the determination of the Magistrates of this army, and a variety of observations on the con- County to use every effort to bring persons offend duct of the Magistrates and Yeomanry of Man- ing by. selling such books to condign punishment, chester,' the Worthy Gentleman concluded by and they do notdoubt of having your hearty co reading five Resolutions, - asserting the right of the operation. If ever there was a time when the loyal subject to petition the Throne, condemning. the A and .well-disposed should be active in supporting haste with which the thanks of the Prince Regent the Laws and -Constitution, this is that time. I were given to the Manchester Magistrates, and -*will put it to your good sense, and to every per calling for a full P arliamentary Inquiry into the son capable of, reasoning, which is the most dun .sanguisnrry transactions at Manchester on the 16th. gerous person in society, tae-who steals a few shil of August. hogs from his neighbour, or be who, by distri- Mr. STURCH then proposed the first Resolu- .bitting those seditiolts -arid blasphemous works, ashich was seconded by 'Mr. CLAittooN, not only destroys that consOlation„afforded.you by junior, in an animated speech, and carried unani- 7 Religion here, but also your prospect of happi monsly, as were also the remaining Resolutions. tress hereafter. -As there are Seditious Meetings The thanks of the Meeting were then voted 10 'about to t a ke place in Vatioll3 parts of the Metro. Mk. Clarkson, tor his impartial conduct in the .polis,l cannot do better thaajlirect your attention Chair, and the Assembly dispersed.. . to th e oi ,j u j ou of _an eipinent_ individual , Mr., Yesterday these SesNions commenced at Guild hall, before the LOH D Mayort, the Recorder, Al dermen, &c. The latter appeared in their scarlet robes, in honour of the commemoration of the anniversary of the King's Accession. The Recorder charged the Grand Jury to the effect, that, although the number • of persons Charged with crimes in the Calendar was very . great, "after so short a lapse of time, since the last 'Sesious, the offences were of that ordinary nature we! , ich daily occurred in all great and• popukus towns and cities. IRON COFFINS. .Jacob Fruit; was indicted for ,assaulting„BOrard Lillie.Bridgeman, on thelOth of,June last, at the parish of St. Sepulchre.' The prosecutor is manufacturer of the patctit iron coffin's, and the difCndant beadle of St. An drviv's,-11olhorn. The chargei'whieb was a em) - ter one (the proseOtor.beiog himself tried upon the charge of the .defendant last Sessions) arose from the circumstance-of the latter having.hrought the corpse of a Mrs. Gilbert, in an iron coffin, without due notice to the Churchwardens, the , Rector, or others, 'The consequenCe was, that the—prosecutor remained several hours in the church•yard, without being able to procure the interment, and a report being circulated that the" burial was resisted upon the ground that the practice _of ,using iron coffins would be 'detrimental to the interests of the sexton laud " body snatchers," a, considerable mob col lected. A riot and disturbance quickly ensued, 'and the defendant was ordered by the Church wardens to carry the prosecutor to the Compeer. It'was on his why there that he complained "of being struck by Frain, and the fact was not de nied by the latter, who said he did it in his own de fence, -having first received a blow from Bridge man, which cut him in the mouth, and caused an effusion of blood. The facts have already been detailed at great 'length to the public, and several witnesses were now called on either side, whose testimony WAS most conflicting. Mr. ALLEY addressed the Jury with much ability and energy for the detendant,and the RE CORDER having ;charged the Jury, they retired for about one. hour, and then returned with a verdict of Not Guilty. The body of Mrs. Gilbert remains un buried in ode of the vaults in the church, and the ease is also dormant in the Ecclesiastical Court. SURREY SESSIONS. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK. ;,,The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread_throg h° l the Metropolis, is stated by the principal BaVers to be the Quartern Loaf.—Some Bakers sell the QuartertrW' from one penny to two pence lower. tn. oz. I Df lf. Perk Loaf to weigh .. 7 6 Quartern Loaf to wetgli Half ditto.. ditto 81 i Half Quartern ditto •• PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt. OCT. 23. Bags. Pocket s. e l . K Kent .. 314 s to 31 'Ss a4l Os ent 31 4s a 31 16s . ti , Sussex..'2l 13s a3l 9s aOl Os Sussex .31' Os 31 ss tA) 01 0. 0 Essex..... .21 16s to 31 lOs Essexol Os to 31 Os a__, 4 ' Farnham, second, 41 Os t o :11.1N—fine, GI Os to 61 IV° ' Foreign Ptu hats, 28s to 42s to—s—lluty, 210,0001. . SEEDS. -------- —s 60s 86s to 9S s per at' Red Clover (Foreign) Ditto English —s 40s to 72s White ditto —s (10s 83s to 100 s Rye-(irks . . lss 25s to 40s per qr. ~, Turnip, White Wtute Mustard Seed fis Us to 11 s Od Brown ditto lss ad to 20s tut 'led and Lireen . l6s ud to 20s Gd Carraway S;!eds (new) ett4s ad to 2Us Gd - Clique Foin • 505 oil to 70s Ott per qr• . _ New Coriander do. Trefoil Rib grass .. - Canary Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, 141 t4 s t o —1 u s per , 4 ,,, sand--New Rape Seed, :341 t o 351 p er Last.—Rape .. ' ido t. 1010 s to G 1 Os per thousaud.—Tares, p s to 16s per b!' ' ____ NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MAItKETS; By the Carcase. Beef 3s Sd to 4s Sri ( Veal 4s Sd to 6 ' A ga Nuttati .. 4s 8d to 5s Pork Ss 4d toil,' ~.-- ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, OCT. 23. Hay 3l 1 Od to 61 Os od—Averawe 41 17 - 1 1 16 ' Stlaw, 7s Od to 11 ids Oci--.—Average, WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. 1. .a Hay 5l Os Od to 61 8s Od—Average, 51 —7 dit New ditto 4l 8s Od to 41 18s od—Average,. 41 134 641 Straw ll los Od to 11 161 od—Averitge, 1 1,1 !;; 4 211 Clover 7l Od Od , to si (Is 0(1-=—Average 71'1' ~.... RAW HIDES. •,d Bestneifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary .... 2s od to nal 3s Od to 3S 4d • Marliet , Calf .. each .4 700 Aliddlings 2s (id to 2s 10d Entz. Horse Os Od to v, SHEEP SKtNS. • to 04 Polled - • 42s to 54d 1 Shearlings ....Os od t- OA 'Ditto PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 561bs each Ditto, 56 to 661hs each per lb l9 d7 t t o o e li j: . 22tt to 9f -10 Dressing Hides isd to i ii Find Coach Hides.. Crop Hides, 35 to 40lbs for cutting . .. 151 d to n o Ditto 45 to 50Ibs Galt Skins..:3o to 40Ibs ild 't° l : A Ditto...—. 50 to 70 1 bs 2&I to 3,' 3 6 'Ditto 7O to tiOlbs ‘26d to - 3 A Small Seals (G reenland ) 18d to 9 0 ; 1 1 Large ditto ,' ...:12d to I Tanned Horse Hides Spanish Horse Hides ...- - 14,1 to . ~.. PRICE OF RAW FAT, dh &ailed by Its Tall. Jlelters. St. James's Market .. 3s 74 Whitechapel Aiarket 3s VI per Stone of 81b.—Ocr• 9g. p l As stated by theliatche;44 WIl tit. James's Market; . 35 IA itechapel Market Ss 6 Clare Market ...... Os, 0 4 Newgate Market ... . 135 *tt Average.... 'S s ~.' -- , SOAP, &c. per lielb. - 8 ,6* Yellow Soap ........ . Mottled 4O 'Curd - Graves ,is, A 9! .Good Dregs . Average PRICES OF TALLOW Town Tallow 61s od—s Yellow Russia' 60s od 6;3 od White ditto .. Oil - 0(.! Soap ditto..,. 58, od Alehill , - Stu' oil od . 1 DitiO'Rougli.. 32s oil • , • PRICE OF CANDLES, - fron, Tallow. Chandlers' Il t o ,Price dozen allowed for reaily money. ' . COAL MARKET, 0Ct.25.' Ships at Market. Ships sold. ,oti• 'Newarstla 32. Sunderland 25 . 3ss. Od. to 43t:e, i be ALARMING FIRS..--'OO Saturday nigliri f i house of P. P. Waikiki), Esq. of Bantliain W e r Bucks, was discovered to be on fire in the I°* i ii part. Within a •tew,minutes after the fo -41/ j - i , providentially escaped half naked from their be A. the fabric was enveloped in one flame. The c a re flagratioo was seen for miles round, and ( 14 0 ( being a deficiency of water, the whol e , , I the house was a heap. of ruins. in less 0 7 10. half an hour. A strong northerly wind c° 4 . , municated the flames to a range of ste l7l , l * which was also destroyeds A youth- 1 14 " - f i. Mortimer, who slept over the kitchen, yvto 64 00 ously burnt in escaping, and by his 40 0 fire other part of the inmates were saved. `th e seas supposed to have been occationa by 1- 03 0 clothes takingfire, which were left :o (fry 01 4 , 0 ', kitchen, which joins the house, with dieser . .. ll %d sleeping-room over it. The damage is etiliw"' at 70001. BIRTH. On Frkbs!, the 22d instant, at Asbford, in Kent, of G. E. Jenlmett, Esq. of a sorr and heir. . . MARRIED. On the 24th instant, at St. Leonard's, Shoreditco2: per Surplice, of Gutter-lane, hosier, to Miss Mary Af l3 ma rls Roberts, Roberts, daughter of the late Wm. Roberts, Esq• Chapel, in the County of Sussex. . . DIND. f . he IM iii‘ On the 24th inst. Mr.John-Fretieriel: Bourne, 0- & of England. lA"'' • St• 1 - On the sOtit of August last, upon his estate in, ~ or g • cent's, in the f)7tli year of his age, Josias Jackson, b9411.4,11t" years one of his Majesty's council for that Islands 4 :Member of Parliament for Southampton. - e gt LONDON: Printed by .1. B. CARSTAIRS, of Na• 39 '1 14'11 ,; Ormond-street , Queen-square; and published :40 SCRIPPS; of No. 7, south Multon-street, at I will' (Mice, No. 112, Strand; where Advertisemen t. / Letters," c, (pu3t-paid) most be ttddsossed. - -** (I / tit. 3, 1819, Ale rci * "774 'Goo Slap, ros rZels )1 3 ht e *Ate' tato .5~1 E , .....••• V