The Sun. — London, England, 1817-09-04 00:00:00

lIAMBUItGiI PAPERS. EVANGELICAL CLERGY. LETTER !RUM WESTPHALIA, AUG. Mindcn Sunday Paper contains a remarkable cir cular letter to the Evangelic Clergy of both con fessions in the Prni4n Monarchy, on occasion vt the i n t e nded celebration of the secular festival 40 thel Reformat in which there ib the follow- I.l(l ' s "g e The rtyresentation of the occasion and the oh jeet of the Reforniation will afford the Clergy ample ma'erials for edifying reflections and discoorses, ealcithted to affect tie minds of their hearers, wnho , it their h!.ing tempted to give their sermons a tendency hostile to their non-Evangelic bre thren. The spirit of troth %%licit animated the lieformers, and in whose energy they began and accomplished the great work, is also a spirit of race and of love. The fruits of this spirit, ac 'cording to the exhortations of the Apostles, should be kjodness,jitstice, and truth. o,ly on account of the few Clergymen who might perhaps forget this, it •must be mentioned that in sermons to be de livered on the Festival of the Reformation, every expression of bitterness or contempt towards the adherents of another mode of •belief, as it would be wholly incompatible with the dignity of the Evangelical Church, would likewise he directly opposed to the expressly declared will of his Ma jesty the Icing, it being his desire that the pure representation of ti:e spirit of the Reformation, without any mixture of unfriendly expressions to wards other confes'Aions, be the general theme on which the Clergy in his Majesty's dominions shall uniformly preach upon the prescribed choice of texts. The Ministry farther observes, that the name of Protestants, significant as it wls at the time of its introduction, though it is inore adapted to indicate the &fence n►ade at that time of the external rights of the Evangelical Pri►►ces and States in the con cerns. of religion and church government, than the E►ecnii.►r spirit and meaning of the Evangelic Church ; yet even in this last sense occasions va rio►►s misconceptions, and has, in fact, been here and there misemployed in this manner in these latter times. It seems therefore advisable, in more accounts than one, to leave these denominations, Protestant, Protestant Church, to history, to which they belong, and henceforward universally to employ in their stead, especially in religious writings and discourses, the more proper and more generally intelligible terms, Erangefic Church, Evangelic Christians. Luther himself disapproved of all party uatnes. lie . remonstrates in his writings against the professors of the Evangelic faith calling them selve..s, after his name, Lutherans, and refet s them to the sole foundation of the Christian faith, the doctrine a Christ the Evangelist. In the cele bration of the approaching high festival of the Chinch, may the Spirit of their Divine Master re pose on all faithful labourers in the vineyard of the Lord, and crown their endeavours with suc cess'', The Ministry of the huffier, (Signed) V. SIIUCKMANN. Ber3in, June SO, 1817. According to this official declaration, the names rrotestant and Lutheran will for the future be disused in the Prussian do►ni►nions. ST. PETERSBURGH, AUG. 16.—Large sums con tinue to be subset ibed to the New Loan. It yields 7,1 per cent. interest, because for 100 roubles which the subscribers pay, they receive an inscrip tion for t2O, which bear 6 per cent interest. The bilkts Avhich are given to the subscribers are signed by Count Lambert, as President, and Mr. Nicolay Sticglitz, as Director. MA.NnF.rm, AUG. 19.—Colonel Baron Massen bacb presented a memorial, dated the Ist inst. to the Diet, in which be loudly complains of having been ordered to leave the Baden territory, just as be was going to take his second son to the Uni versity of Heidelberg, his eldest son having fallen in the defence of the liberty of Germany.—(Ham burgh Correspondent, ing. 26.) WARSAW, AuG. 18.—A few days ago a great storm, accori , panied with thunder, rain, and hail, caused dreadful devastations at Kiel-cc and the en virons, over an extent of country five German miles long and one and a half broad ; 30 villages in particular have suffered. In some parts of Gal licia the hail has wounded a great number of cattle, killed birds, &c.—(llaniburgh Correspon dent, Aug. 27.) NATIONAL SCIIOOLS.—There cannot be a more convincing evidence of the estimation in which that most valuable and important Institution, the National Society, is held, in this part of the coun try, than the fact that the National Schools at York have had an increase in the course of the last year of nearly 90 children, there being at pre sent in the Boys' School 390, and in the Girls' School 217 . ; and that, to the National Schools in ' the Diocese, under the superintendance of Dis trict Societies in connection With the Central Diocesan Society in Yotk, 22 Schools have been added in the course of the last year, making the whole number of Schools in union 88, and of children instructed in them 10,730. It appears front the last Report of the Parent Society in L ou d o n, that throughout the kingdom, '253 new Schools have been opened during the last year, making the' whole number of Sch oo l s now un it e d to them 1009, and that the number of children instructed in theta is 155,000. Besides this amount, there are many thousands of children instructed in Schools, which have adopted the plan of proceeding approved by the Society, but have not yet bten . r rited with it. It must be highly gratifying to all persons, who are interest ed in the preservation of our venerable establish ments, to observe the successful progress of this most important institution : and the friends of the National Society in this Diocese will see with satisfaction the share which their exertions have contributed in producing the general result. (Leeds Intelligence'', Sept. 1.) It is proposed by the French Academy, to in stitute an annuli,--1 prize for the work which shal be jqdgcd most conducive to the re-establishmen of good morals on sound doctrines. NEXT WEDNESDAY THE toTTE 7 .., TILL nrcu; AND FINISH—ONLY 2,903 NUMBERS—FOILTY mou- SAND POUNDS MAY UE GAINED 1W ONE NUM BER. STr;:t , THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. Tilt Atil t RnYAL, IIAYMARKET.—Traziug Made Easy : Prin• Opal Characters by Mr. Terry and Miss Matthews. After which, The Actor of AU %Volk. To which was addeil, NEw Til EATRE ROYAL. ENOLISIf OPERA-TIDIJAY..—The Per sian Hunters : Principal Characters by Mr. 114,rn and Miss M. It Bliggins. Aticr whiel), Fire and ‘Vater. wtaiela was added, o f ..Ige To-niorrow. MAILS. Aaalvzo-4-1 Frame, I Ha►uburrh, 1 Dublin. DUE—I Got tt.tibiirgii, I Vaterford. PRICE 0 STOCKS THIA PAY AT T 3 per Cent. WELVE O'CLOCK. :3 per (:ritt. Bank 1,. Ann.... 20 13-16ths India 80nd5,...100 , . 105*. pr. Exch. Bills 225. .295. pr. Cons. fur October, 80 4 prr Cunts.. 5 iier Cent. Nary Aim.l6.ciii HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Nlorlihig, 25 minutes after 8. I Eveniug, 50 initiates atter 8. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS FALSU:4 AUDEAT. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1817. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Monday last. The King of PRUSSIA, it is now said, did not propose to be present at the review of the EngliNit troops at Cambray, but meant to proceed to Maubeuge to attend the review of the Russian troops. His Majesty is expected to arrive at Brusiels on Saturday next, to remain there only one day, and then set out for Aix. la- Chapelle.—The following are extracts : " PARIS, SEPT. 1.-The following is an Extract of a Private Letter from Cadiz : We think it our duty to inform you, for your guidance in your commercial speculations, that a formidable expedition will, without delay, be sent from Europe to make an attack upon . Buenos Ayres and what will appear to you still more remarkable, that this expedition is combined, or ganized, and will act in concert with other Powers, who have engaged to support Spain in the present contest.• This armament will set sail either in September or October.' " Yesterday the King, accompanied by MOn. aieur (Count d'Artois), the Dukes and Duchesses d'Angouleme and de Berry, and attended by the Officers of their Households, went to the Chapel of the Thuilleries, to assist at the Mass in music, executed in the Grand Orchestra, under the direc- tion of the Chevalier Cherubini, Superintendent of the Service of the King's Chapel. " O►t returning to his apartments, the King, in the presence of the Duke de Feltre, Minister of War, and several Marshals, received the oath of the Duke d'Auerstadt, Prince of Eckniuhl, to whom his Majesty delivered his Marshal's baton. " There were also presented to his Majesty the Neapolitan and Spanish Ambassadors, the Grand Officers of the Crown and Legion of Ho nour, the Chancellor of France, the Ministers, Marshals, Cardinals, _Ministers of State, Under Secretaries of State, several Peers of France, Deputies, General Officers, &c. &c. " The Fates and Rejoicings in honour of St. Louis (postponed from Monday last on account of the weather) took place yesterday. " They write from Cambray, "r They continue :o grant leave of absence to a number of the Eng- lish troops, and sub-officers and soldiers are daily embarking at Calais to return to England. The small number of recruits which arrive are scarcely equivalent to a fourth of the number who depart. All these circumstances prove the harmony and good understanding which presail between France and England, and bow completely order and tranquillity are established on solid bases.' " They write from Strasburg, August 27,—' It is now understood that the grand review of the left wing of the Army of Occupation will take place 10 or 15 days later than has been announced. It appears certain that the Duke of Wellington will be here upon that occasion.' "-Thursday, the I i th, the Aeronaut Margat is to effect a nocturnal descent in an illuminated parachute, garnished with fire-works, the explo sion of which is to take place during the descent. " The audience which) the Count de Fernand Nunez obtained of the King the 28th ult. had for its object to announce officially lo the King that the Queen of Spain was delivered of a Princess on the 21st. His Excellency afterwards made the same communication to the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family. " MADRID, A uG. 22.—The birth of the Princess, of which her Majesty was delivered yesterday, has been announced by 12 discharges of cannon, and by the hoisting of a white flag at one of the cor ners of the palace. The bells of the city have been ringing. To-day, the Grandees of Spain, the Ministers of State, the Futegn Aml,acsatL,•s, &C. have presented their congratulatiom et the palace. to Deurn will be sung. CAaLsa.3o, AUG. 12. Field-;Marshal the Prince de Schwartienherg set ova yesterday for Tceplitz, where his Highness will use the baths for some time. if The Count Capo d'lstria„ Minister of State, sets out to-day for Franzenbrimn, and before the end of the mouth his Excellency will be on his ‘vay to Petersburgh. PETERSBURGH, AUG. G.—The troops com mence to-day grand manceuvres it the vast plain near Oranienbat)m. " It is still announced as a thing certain, that he Emperor Alexander intends to pass at least a ear at Moscow and in Southern Russia, and that his Majesty will visit also the Governments of Casan, Astracan, and other parts of Asiatic Russia. " BERLIN, Auo. 20.—The dislocation of a part of the Prussian army is about to be immediately effected. All the regiments are successively to return to the provinces where their depots are situated, and from whence they draw their recruits. The organization of the Laudwehr has been en tirely changed. " The labours of the bureaux of the different :Ministers will recommence towards the end of Autumn. All the Functionaries of the First Class will then return. The next winter will be highly important with regard to the interior ort, ganization of the Prussian Monarchy. "VIENNA, AUG. 21.—The Court Gazelle has published to-day the ceremonial of the delivering up at Leghorn of the Archduchess Leopoldine, Princess Royal of Portugal, to the Portuguese Commissioner (already published). The follow ing are additional particulars : " Her Imperial Highness embarked on the 13th, at four in the afternoon, in the chaloupe of the ship of the line -John VI. from whence she went on board the Royal ship, which was magnificently decorated ; the Artillery of -the. Port, the - Twin- - guese ships, and the English ship of the line Albion., firing salutes. " The Count d'Etzi, _Austrian Ambassador to the Court of Portugal, embarked with his suite on board the ship of the line Saint Sebastian. On its passage through the Straits of Gibraltar, the Austrian frigate l'Auguste will join the Squadron, which off Mad::ira will be augmented by a Portuguese frigate. " The Duchess of Parma went in the evening of the 13th on board the John VI. to visit her august Sister. The suite of her Imperial High ness is composed of the Marquis de Castel-Melhor, Grand Master of the Court, the Grand Equerry, Count Zuran, the Grand Chamberlain, • Count Pennafield ; and the Austrian Ladies who accom pany her Imperial Highness to the Brazils, namely, the ,Countess de Kuenbourg, Grand Mistress, and the Countesses Sarenthein and Lodron, Ladies of the Court. The 14!h, the ships were still at anchor, but it was thought they would set sail in the night. The Prince de Metternich, after having on the 14th paid his farewell visit to her Imperial. Highness, set off to return to Lucca. " The Baron de Steigentesch, our Minister Plenipotentiary at Copenhagen, arrived here the 18th from Carlsbad. " BRUSSELS, Attc 28.—The Duke of Welling ton is expected towards the end of this week at his head-quarters at Cambray. " AUG.L‘USANNE, 26.—The new road by Saint Bernard, decreed by the Cantons of Grisons and Tesiu, will be shortly commenced. " An abundant harvest is announced from all parts of Switzerland." We are sorry to see The British Press return to the charge against Government for improvident expenditure respecting the Embassy to China, and persevere in thinking that Lord AMHERST ought so have submitted to any humiliation for the sake of accomplishing the object of his Mission.* We are astonished that a Paper which professes an at tachment to the British Constitution, and which consequently ought to feel for tke dignity of the British Empire, should avow such sentiments. It is ev'ulent that Lord AMHERST went as the REPRE SENTATIVE of THE MONARCH of the BRl`i ASH EMPIRE, and therefore should not submit to any measure derogatot y to the national character. The British Press asks who told Tar. SUN that 1.40111 MACARTNEY was held in high estimation by the people of China for refusing to Olmelye this ceremony. The f3ct is notorious, and wc are surprized that the intelligent Editor of The Press should be ignorant of it. It is equally notorious that the DUTCH ENBASSY, which submitted to the required humiliation, far from pleasing the Chinese people, excited their contempt, and was insulted by accommodations, on its return through the Coun try, more otrensii.e than respertful and convenient. But The Press still urges 'its complaints against -~ he expenor atieudin; tl:e 65 if die ~ .-i4 ney did not cirrti l inte atnoug our own coikutr;invu„ and afford them caiployarent aid profit. It w i;th: by Altt,ToN, in the churliiii ,spken of i•eputii eanism, that " the trappings of INlCtlarchy support a Commonwealth." This splenetic and narrow-minded remark shows that Mzurom I,VR% more of a Poet than a Politician, since those veri trappings, tli be styles them, contribute to promotion of trade, the embellishment of society, and a due support of those gradations of rank which are essential in every well-ordered Starr, and runler an hereditary and limited Monarchy the best form of Government than ever was de.• vised for the security of a Country :1,„1 the hap piness of a 1 e9ple. EMIGRATION;—We are informed that the Venus, for New York, which sailed from Gravesend a few days ago, had 65 steerage passengers on board. While laying wind-bound they cat all their provi sions, and 12 of them were left behind, in conse quence of not having money enough to purchase more. When she sailed they had the typhus fever on board. The Morning Chronicle is attempting to throw ridicule on The Courier, for its laud,tbk endea e,surs to rescue the JEWS from the contempt which is too often cast upon them. We think that The Courier in this respect shews a spirit of liberal to leration. it seems, however, to have fallen into, a mistake in supposing that when it supports the Jews of the Stock-Exchange, it is supporting TIM WHOLE of the JEWISH WORLD, since it is noto rious, that the JEws who frequent that place are as mucl► divided in their religious tenets - as in pur suit of their individual interests. The following paragraph was in The Anti-Gal limn Monitor of Sunday last. The matter cer tainly reqmires some explanation : " A short time ago, an author who is publish. ing a Work, sent a Prospectus to Doctor CLARK, the Librarian, to be presented to his Royal High ness. The Doctor returned the prospectus to the Author, saying, that the PRINCE'S' Private Secre tary was, the competent person to present is ; accordingly the author sent it to the Pri.ale Se cretary, who sent it back again to the Librarian saying, that it was not his, but the Librarian's. business to present it. Consequently Pro spectus never was presented. Query—ls the English Government monarchical ?" The Court of Stockholm is stated to have re ceived an assurance from the Barbary States, that tile crtlizers of the latter shall not in future skew themselves in the North Sea. Yesterday the Mike of YnnK visited the PRINcOI Itr.GENT at Carlton-house, and ford CHARLES STEWART and Count MUNSTER ainUences of his Royal Highness. Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, Co lonel of the lion. Artillery Company, attend( d on Tuesday last at Wormholt Common, ro eit ness ball practice of a detachment of the. Yagers of the Corps under his command. Ilk Royal Highness himself seems to be a guns) matksatt4H, for he took the rifle of the Captain of ihe Com pany, and fired at the target (30 inches di.antcter) at 200 yards, and without a rest struck the tar,:et very near the centre, about the third sir fouttlt shot. The Emperor ALEXANDER is about to (+►it his capital for eighteen months. Part of the t%inter he will pass at Mosrow, and pat t at Warsa , v He then intends to visit the Southern provinces of his empire, those at least which ',lie or are capable of civilizat on. Mr. BROOK TAYLOR, the British Envoy at the Court of Stuttgaidt, is preparing to return, for some months, to Lon►lon. He has already re,- ceived from his Court permission to that effect for a limited time. The Archduchess CAROLINE, the fourth ter of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, is affianced to Prince MAXIMILIAN of Saxony, and the nuptials are to be celebrated immediately on the return of the EMPEROR and EMPRESS to Vienna. A Decree of the Congregation of Index, at Rome, on the 23d of last June, since approved by the Pope, places the following among the number of interdicted books-1 . Lessons of Commerce and Civil Economy, Abbe Genovesi ; 2. }Fraternal, Advice to the Ultramontane Concordatists, pub lished at London, by Juigne; 3. Abstract of a Discourse pronounced at Bologna, in the Chair of Physiology and Anatomy ; 4. Succinct History of the English , and Foleign Bible Society. A.t the same time, all translations of the Bible, in whatever vulgar tongue they may he, are forbid den, unless approved by the Fitly See, or pub lished with Notes taken from the Holy Fathers, and the Catholic authors, pursuant to the Decree of the 13th Juce, 1757. Yesterday n Co , lr: of Directors was held at the East India Mouse, when the following Copiains were sworn into the command of their respective Siiipf, viz.:--- Captain J. B. So of tile Scabby (lactic, for China di ;vet ; Captain A. fl. Campbell, of the ship building. by S. ; and Captain W. Nl:trjoribanli, of a ditto ditto, for Bombay and China; .nd Captain P. Cameron, Ge neral Hewitt. EARL OF CRAVEN.—The last acco►tnts of tl►is Noldeman and his family state (het they were i►A perfect health. In a private letter flout his Lord -o,ip, dated the 27th of Judy, he says they heft Venice on flue 27th of June, for Trieste, from thence sailed to Pola, and hack to Venice. Oa the 21st of Judy, they set sail in company with the IVels1) sloop of war for Ancona, to see the fair of enegalin, bat finding they must perforin seven days quarantine, his Lordsl,ip on going immediately to Court,. N fair breeze springing up, they ran it in 41 limns, a distance 0139(1 miles. In all situations, his ship, the Louisa, given the 'greatest satisidetion. They intend going to Zlnte, from thence 'on to Sicily, and to winter again at Naples. We trust dila paragraph will give pleasine to the many who feel an interest in tilt: ‘vellarc of his LoNibip apti