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iLE GN r INTELLIGENCE. BRUSSELS.AND FRANKFORT PAPERS, LREGFAVED THIS MORNING.] HAGue, Dec. i3.--Alter a month% interval, the States-General FIVC resumed th sittings. Though the severe cold had hindered many •msittberi from being present, yet there being five More than %vits . tenuired by tilt. ConstitutiOn, ti sittings of the second Chamber opened at noon. After some preliminary business, Baton Van Litid . Cll an Floeeehagen, the President, announced that he had received the following message and project of a law, which were read • High and Mighty Lords—At the moment when made, with my August Ally, the Emperor of All the Russias, the first atrangementi far the marriage of the Prince•of Orange, the interests of the State were not less present to my thoughts than the future happiness of my beloved Sono " On this last head, the virtues of the Grand Duchess Anne could leave no doubt ; and I feel the Most lively joy in such an intimate connection formed between my Family, and a House as dis tinguished for its eminent qualities as for the ex tent of its power, and in which the Most glorious prosperity has only served to display in higher lustre the noble sentiments of love, humanity, and moderation. " lint the projected union has appeared to me equally desirable in a political point of view— it must consolidate anti binu more closely the tits of attachment and veneration, which have tong since united we with the Emperor Alexan der it utters a new support to the interests %Otitis the cotumercial part of the nation must cultivate in the 14-mth of Europe : Laistly, it gua retirees to the Whole kingdom the durable kind- Ass of a Court which has so powerfully tonal- Isoteclito the work of Its foundation. " Such are the considerations which have in deed me , as well as The Queen, to give full con sent to the marriage .of tl'e Prince of Orange, to Madame theGranti DachessAnne Paulowna. Bne of my first cares is to communicate it to the Re presentatives of the nation, and if, after their acknowledged attachment to the interest's of the country, and to those of my House, they partici pate in the satisfaction which so ternarkaille an -event inspires, I May expect with confidence the co-operation which the Constitution has required on the part of the States General, for the mar riage of those Princes, who may be called to the throne. et ;e tha nt % ;."# - e Law, which I submit Co your deliberations, praying God to keep you, High: and Mighty Lords, under his holy protection." " llngue , Dee. I t. WILLIAM." " We, WILLIAM, by the grace of God, Ike. &c. " Having taken into consideration that the projected union between our beloved Son the Prince of Orange, and Madame the Grand Duchess Anna Paulowna, Sister to his Majesty the Empe ror of All the Russias, will be advantageous to the happiness of our Son, as well a3.,t4a 'the inte rrst of the nation, over which be will one day be called to reign seeing the 13th Article of the Constitution. For these reasons, by the advice of our Coun cil of State, and in concert with the States-Gene. ral, we have decreed, as we decree by these pre. sents, to give our consent to the marriage of our beloved Son the Prince of Orange' iiiiW her fin perial Highness Madame the Grand Duchess Anna Paulowna. " Given at the Hague, the • - . • • of Dcc. 181.3, and in the 3d year of our reign. "By the King► " WILLIAM. ts A.R. FALCK." This message, and project of a law accompany. ing it, are sent to the different Sections, that after :nature deliberation the report may be nude by the Central Section to-morrow. • BIUMELS, DEC. Canora, who arrived in this city The day before yesterday, set out yesterday for Antwerp, where a part of the Monuments of the Arts were deposited which were taken. from the States of the Pope, and have been ifmoved from the Museum at Paris. These was ter-pieces will be embarked next Spring on board of English vessels, to be conveyed back to Italy. To-day there has arrived from Paris a convoy of precious effects belougiag to the gin . g of Spain, which Joseph Buonaparte bad taken at the mo ment of his retreat. The value of these effects is incalculable. They were entrusted to Lieutenant- Colonel Minicessi, an Officer in the Spanish ser vice, is itl► a detachment of English cavalry to accompany them to Antwerp, where they will be embarked for Spain. Count Real, Coun=ellor of State under Buona parte, charged with the second Arrondissement of the Police of the Great Empire, has been here for owe days; included in the. Royal Ordounance of the 21th of July, lie c.inies, like mini abeh, to seek an asylum in an hospi't - Able confltiS,, where liberty and great a nd generouti . d - eid ate •nOt vain- words, Lausakse, Dec.S.--41uningen lekotzt- mi* like a village surrounded' With ruins, and composed o f a few streets, drawn at right allies. It !nay make an agreeable appearance when tie ruins and the barracks are removed. The enrirms of Basle are covered with bricks, and they a) continually bringing more. The quantity is so great that all the brick kilns of Basle have left off work, and it likely_ they will begin again for a long time to come. BRUSSELS, Wt. 15.-4 alt is afrateci, that by a Royal Decree which will shortly appear, all pub lic spectacles will be prohibited during the Holy week, the, four great festivals in the year, and on the Corpus Christi and Assumption. Such a re gulation has been long called for, by all those who desired to see the Catholic religion surround ed with the respect of the people. VIENNA, DEC. s.—By private letters from Servia of the 20th November, affairs in that coun try seem to take a pacific turn. The fortresses of Servia and Palanken were occupied by the Turks. The corps of 12,000 Serrians near 04trusehniza was dissolved, and Soleinan Paella, the ancient Governor of Belgrade, beheaded near Negotin ; and the Servian Nation had engaged to pay an nually to the Porte 7000 purses, and, in cpse" of war with a FOleign Power, to bring 15000 men into the field. FRANKFORT, DEC. 11.—The Elector of Hesse Cassel has adopted, respecting the individuals named in the Ordinance of July 24, the same measures as the King of Wurteniburg. FRENCH PAPERS, [RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.] CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, DEC. 14. - An extraordinary request was made" by M. de Solignac, and other Anomie, (Notaires), of "tl►e Deparntent of llierault.. These civil officers make a ►resent to the King of the securities ►shish they have deposited, on the collation that a change shall be made in the lays , concerning their profes sion, and that their employments under Govern ment shall be rendered hereditary ! The Commit tee, says the Reporter, could not refrain from ex pressing their surprise at such a petition, which displayed more self-interest than devotion to the King. The. Order of the Day was moved upon it and carried. The Count de Beaumont, Mayor of Baclesol, in -- -e presented a Me ;oriel, :tem iptive of the distresses of the great majority of the Curates the object of the Peti tion was, that the Communes should be allowed to grant voluntary aids, to increase the pay of their pastors. The Committee were of opinion, that however important and just it might be to give the inferior Clergy the means of comfort and proportionate independence, such a benefit could only result from legislative interference, and consequently passed to the Order of the Day. This was opposed by the Count de Marcellus. who proposed that the Petition should be referred by the Chamber to the Minister to whose department it belonged. The President being of this opinion, it was re ferred accordingly. The law for the union of the Cantons of Mont beliard and Handincouet was put to the vote, and carried by 208 white balls against two black ones. PARIS, Dee. 15.—The Bishop of Troyes,' M. de Boulogne, will make the funeral oration on Louis XVI. on the 21st January next, in the Me tropolitan Church of Paris. Letters from the frontiers of Poland state, that the Emperor of Russia has left Warsaw for St. Pe ' tersburgh. The Minister of State, Count Nessel rode, is preparing to follow him with all his as sistants. The,Grand Duke Constantine remains at Warsaw, in the capacity of General in Chief of the Polish troops. They write train Bourdeaux : "On Monday the 11th inst. 30 persons accused of the most serious offences, and who were coMmonly designated by the name of Federates of la Reole, will be tried by the Court of Assizes." The day before yesterday, an English sapper, one of; troops of that nation at Epinay, was banged in the plain of St. Denis, after a trial by Court-martial composed of English Officers, for having run through the body his Serjeant-Major, whom he had surprised in bed with his wife. Thenty-three persons are to stand trial in the second Session of the Paris Court of Assize for this month ; and we remark with satisfaction, that 1 none of the offences charged arc seditious cries or discourse. On the Bth instant at Cambray, several soldierS,, forming part of the . Hanseatic troops, who had arrived there the day before, were guilty of re prehensible excesses both at their private lodgings and at public places. Their officers, as s isted by the national gourd, succeeded in restoring order, and on receiving an acconnt of the mischief that had been clone, they paid the whole atuount out of their own pockets. 3TATE PAPERS. ATIOLITION Ox." 1131: SLAVE TRADE. NOTE rttost iTiSCoUNT CAiTLEREAGH To ritis'cis TALLEYRAND. Paris, July 27, ICS. PRINCE,--The Official Order to the Admiralty, which I had the honour of transmitting to your Highness on the 25th, having suspended hostili ties against the coast of France, and against French ships carrying the White Flag, I have been directed by my Court, without delay, to call your attention to the necessity of guarding, under these circumstances, against any possible revival of the Slave Trade. The British Government conceive that under the operation of the Law of France, to it now stands, it is strictly prohibited in French subjects to carry on a traffic in slaves ; and that nothing but a specific Ordinance could again revive that commerce ; but, whether this be the true con struction or not of the state of the law in a tech ideal sense, they feel persuaded that his Most Christian Majesty will never lend his authority to revive a system of this nature which has been, de facto, abolished. I have desired Sir Charles Stewart to commu nicate to your Highness what passed on this sub ject at _Ghent ; the assurance- the King was at that time pleased to give to the British Ambas sador entirely tranquillized the Prince Regent's Ministers ma this subject ; but now that- his Ma jesty has been happily restored to his throne, they are most anxious to be enabled at once to re lieve the solicitude of the British nation, by de claring, that the King, relieved by the state in which this measure now stands, front those.con siderations of reserve which before induenced.his conduct, does not hesitate to consider that ques tion as now for ever closed, in conformity with those benevolent principles which are at all times congenial with the natural feelings of his Ma jesty's breast. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CASTLEREAGH. His Excellency Prance Talleyratad, &c. &c. NOTE FROM raiNcn TALLEYRAN'D TO VISCOUNT CkSTLEREAGH. (Trauslatiou) Paris, July 1815. MY LuitD,-I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency, that the King, in consequence of the conversation he has had with Sir Charles Stewart, and of the letter which your Excellency tied me the honour to write to me - on ..the 271.1 i instant, has issued directions, in, order that, on the part of France, the traffic in slavei may cease from the present time, every where and for ever. What had been done in this respect by the . Usurper was in the first place null and void, as were'all his decrees, AA moreover bad been evi dently dictated to him by personal Motives of in terest, and by hopes, which he would never have conceived, had he been capable of appreciating the British Government and. people. It had not, therefore, aild could not have, any weight with his Majesty. But it was with regret that, last year, his Ma jesty stipulated the continuance of the, tratioilor few years. He had only done so. toe one nand, he was aware that on this point there existed in France prejudices, which it was at that time advisable to south ; and that, on the other hand, it was not possible to ascertain ‘iith precision, what length of time it would require to remove them. Since that period, these prejudices have been attacked in several publications, and with such effect as to afford his Majesty, this day, the satis faction of following, without reserve, the dictates of his inclination, the mote so, since it has been proved, by inquiries ,made %vith the greatest care, that the prosperity of the French Colonies not being compromised' by,the immediate abolition of. the trade, the said abolition is not contrary to the interest of his subjects—interests %tie% ) above all, his. Majesty thought himself bound to consult. This satisfaction is increased by the idea, that his Majesty, at the same time, does what is agreeable to the Government - and people of Great Britaiu. Accept, my Lord,. the as surauce, &c. (Signed) The PRINCE DE 'I ALLEY His Excellency Lord Viscount Castlereagh, &e. NOTE FROM VACOUNT CASTLERE.AGH TO PRINCII 11LLEYRAND. Paris, July al, Isis. The Undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's Prin cipal Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs; has the honour to acknowledge Prince Talleyrand's note of this date, Conveying to him the decision taken by his Must Christian Majesty finally • to abolish the Slave Trade throughout the French dominions. The Undersigned will not lose a moment in transmitting this communication to his Court, and he ventures, in the mean time, to assure his Highness, that the 'King could not .have taken any determination more personally grateful to the Prince Regent and to the whole British nation. The Underiigned, &c. (Signed) CASTLEREAGH. His Highness the Prince Talleyrand, &d. The following paragraph relating to an Eng lishman of distinction, is extracted from a French paper, under the bead of Fundi, Nov. 29 : " Lord Asuictit LOWI3 has been brought into our town in a litter.—His carriage, driven by a drunken postillion, was overturned, and precipil tated the Noble Lord from rock to rock, to the bottom of a valley, where he fell, severely wound ed, and without any signs of life. The Dean of the Civic Council, apprised of this sad event, hastened to send assistance to the Nobleman. It was at first thougia that this accident was inten tional, for the purpose of robbing the carriage, which was said to contain valuable effects, and much gold ; but: every thing being found, the poor postillion has been fully justified." We know of no such pet son as is" here described by the strange denomination given in the French Jonr .nal ; but it is aliuost impossible to recognize an English name in a French dress. We recollect, (to give One instance out of a thottsand„) that, on one occasion, Mr. WELLESLLY POLE wi,ls called Al. VESTEYENIPOLL. I ',.- MAILS. vl,l • 2 tranihtirgh. GottOnitrgls, 1 11)0" 4 2 atlctiisey and Je:tsey, 2 S4.liii:l•furd. PRICE OF is - FocK's • . This DAY AT TWELt*. tics.uctc. Bruit India Bonds, 3s. di,. 3 per Cent. Red. 59/0 Exeliey. Bills, 3s. dis. par 3 per Cent. (Qum. shut Oinninin, 14kt 4 per Cents. i.l Dittd fur Payment, ISt .i per Cent. Navy Atm. !hut 1 Cons. fur Opening, 614 i 'Bank 4.,:11111. IS 1=161:11 , COURSE OF EXCHANGE ; TUESDAY, DEC. 19. f ul ANlSteliiiiiil ' 37 0 13: q'' Ditto, at Sight • ' • • •• • • ' Athstertlant Ditto, at Sight • '' • 11 3 Rotterdam •'• ' • 11 7 2 V C ' ' Antwerp Hainburgb ll4 3 el us ! Mtona • Bremen .• • I t :1 (Js. Pa is 1 Day's Date • ' • 24 0 • Ditto ' • 2-1 20 I VI. Bouraleaex, ditto • • 24 20 • Frankfort en the Main Madrid '. .** :8843'13! El.;f111:41tli';:: •••• Cache Barcelona Bilboa St. Sebastian's Cerunna ... Gibraltar Genoa... 47 —Venice Malta 49—Naples l'aleynto 'Lisbon Gof, Oporto 591 Rio Janeiro Dublin . .. 11 {—Cork..... 111 per Cent. ilgio of the Bank on golland.... -2 • Portut;al Gold, in Coin 1.4 2 0 per OP Foreign Gold, in Bars 4 V 0 New 1)ou4loons New Dollars u 5 • 3 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIORROW• e 351nintites-aft e r 5. minutes alto' Tilt] SUN. 1101.:SNI QUIS DICERE FALIUM AUDEAr? LONDON, IrEDNESIL4Y . , DECEMBER 2Q. ISIS. The missing Paris Papers of the lsth have heel' received since our last, but they partake of th e sterility of the other dates. We hear nothing further of LAVA LETTL, and Whether his sentence will be carried into effect, or his punishments be commuted by Royal clemency, puzzles the judr ment of our political Should ebe . loriner be resolved upon, we do most came stif hope, were it only fur Decency's sake, that the' awful ceremony may not be suniggled throogb a corner like the shooting Of the Traitor ? 4. ` 11 Entirely convinced of the justice of Lis fate, ' 1 " 11 deeply impressed as we are with the convictioll that to have spared him would ha ve been to r 3lit one of the most dangerous and fatal o f tri""':'lj4 to the Bad Cause, there was yet sontethi" 6° revolting to propriety, and so repugnant io th e feelings in the »tanner of his execution, that it excited commiseration Where only abhorrence ought to have held place, aryl powerfully coutri' buted to make the worse appear the better rev ion. Why was the solemn proceeding conston' mated like a guilty act ? Why was that, which e 9 a great example of national retribution, ought t`' have been as public and notorious as circunisanco could render it, hurried over in the clink like _foul_ murder ? The chicane of misleading the pedple by sending close coaches and IniOdug sh a m preparations on tha plain of Grenelle, was Dw ic unworthy of any government, and is liable “) very serious miscoustracjon as well as to sever reprehension. Tinydeath of NEY has been, ornt fairly enough, dwelt upon as a proof of the streng al ''grili l firinness of the restored Monarchy : it was rrt this point of view that it becalm: of i:niversal import' ance. Nothing, therefore, could be more unwise than to betray pusillunimil in the termination °( that which required vigour to carry it thronei and vigour especially at its close. The timidity thus evidenced, destroys the efficacy of a ll the preceding determination, and the example O f NEY's trial and condemnation is weakened b 1 the example of Net's execution. Bnt it " S been alleged that popular tumults might have at . ' tended a very public or longer delayed inflictica l t and that it was in mercy that the King spared hf s subjects this risk. Cowardly and insensate a" gumeut ! The whole act went to spew, that Law of the Land was stronger than the Factici lb and you confess that, even in the first instance, V LI are afraid to meet them. This is encouragement" -* • not terror ) prudential retreat—not victory. The sam e may be sa id . o f t h e A mnesty W ith which the Duke of RICHELIEU came down to the Chamber of Deputies on the very day of , '"' s . death. It was to superse d e the stronger mea 4sarei—.proposed by M. BOURDONNTAYE, " time chosen for tljs communication instead ('E giving it the aspect of Royal benevolence, con verted it into a sacrifice olered by pale Fear on the altar of bold Rebellion. i It is not for France but for the sake of Europe,. thltlyvyewish there was less undignified equivo catieg 'on th e p art o f t h e Government o f F rance . It must grappl e w i t h its difficulties ; it cannot avoid thew : the Hyd ra must b e over p o w ere d while yet its most potent h eads are WI, otherwise , a l 8, LI, tti C Cm get) 43 ncl -:,1 ity