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London, England, 1824-01-08 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

Yesterday we received German Journals, from which the
following are extracts:—
FROU THE 314 turn, Dec. 30.
It was lately stated hi a Gennep Journal that the King of Bava-
ria, by the marriage of his daughter, the Princess Eliza, to the
Crewn Prince of Preemie, had adapted the principle that the redo-
raiment religion in the kingdom of Bavaria was not the Catholic or
Protestant In particular, but the Christian. As soon as this state-
ment was known to the Government at Munich, orders were de-
spatched by expresses Dot to repeat it in any Bavarian Journal, be-
emus, the greater part of the inhabitants of the kingdom, as well as
the Sovereign and his family, profess the Boman Catholic religion,
which is thelared by the Constitution and the Concordat to be the
religion of the state.
BATAVIA, AVG. 9.
It appears that, in the years 1831 and 1822, the number of chil-
dren vaccinated was 2211.421 ; no pains are spared to promote the
general use of this excellent preventive of the small pox.
Ilamistratitl, DEC. 28.
Between this city and Illankenem, there is already a great
quantity of floating ice, so that it was judged to-day to be not ad-
! viable to despatch the vessels which were ready to slut One ship
that had sailed has been obliged to return on accourt of the ice.
PETERSBUILOTI, DEC. 12.
Our Government appears disposed to do every thing to favour
the productions of our own manufactories, In preference to those of
foreign countries.
STOCKHOLM, DEC. 23.

Yesterday the Diet was closed with the usual ceremonies. His
Majesty on this occasion raised the Lord (Hershel, Count de Geer,
to the dignity of Reichesheer, with the title of Excelleticy. (We
shall give his Majesty's Speech on closing the Session to-morrow.)
We have accounts of numerous shipwrecks on our coasts.

M. Manuel, whose expulsion from the French Chamber
of Deputies last year created so much agitation, has been proposed
as a candidate to/our of the Electoral Colleges, with a view to se-
' cure his nomination for one of them.
Several military half-pay officers in this district, who
received an order from Lord Combermere, are to appear thisday at
the General's office, in this city, to ascertain their eligibility as to
being placed upon full pay.-Ifraterford Mirror.
CRAVEN Ht'NT BALL AND SUPIFFII.—On Tuesday last
the gentlemen of the Craven Hunt gave a most elegant ball and
supper, at the Devonshire Hotel, Skipton, which was attended by
nearly ISO of the first personages in the neighbourhood. The ball
was opened with a country dance, " Speed the Plough," about ten
in the evening; quadrilles were then commenced, and continued
with country dances until nearly one o'clock, when supper was an-
nounced, and the tables displayed an elegant set-out of the choicest
delicacies of the season. The supper was served cold, except
soups. At about three o'clock dancing was resumed, and kept up
with the greatest spirit until six in the morning, when the company
reluctantly separated, higldy delighted with thP excellent arrange-
ments made for their gratification. The mpsic engaged was se-
lected from the York Quadrille Band, by their leader, who was
highly complimented for the correctness and spirit with which they
contributed to the evening's enjoyment. Indeed, it is but justice
to state, that it bas been remarked of this band, that it cannot be
exceeded by any out of the ineelepnlis.—Yerit roomed.

Aw tiC DO r E.—Ndllekens the sculptor, who recently died
one of the richest artists of the day, and who was considered by many
a character of a most eccentric cast, was in reality a perfect too-
-1 dil of unsophisticated simplicity ; as an illustration of which we
give the following. fart ;—Nollekeits was personally known to hi%
present Majesty when Prince of Wale., and never lost an opportunity
of extolling the domestic and amiable qualities of George the Third,
the then reigning Monarch. Upon one occasion, however. he
thought to still further insinuate himself into the good graces of the
son, by enumerating to the Prince many of the goodly deeds of his
Royal Father. and when coming, as he conceived, to the climax of
compliment, he fetched a deep sigh, and exclaimed_" Ah ! your
Royal Highness, when God in his mercy takes our good King from
us, we shall nut see such another again in a hurry."—This anecdote
is said to be told by his present Majesty with considerable humour,
in opposition to the prevailing opiuion, that princes are always Mat-'
taed to their faces.

Doctor Watson, of Spa-fields notoriety, is gone to
America.

REMOVAL OF TOE PRISIONERS.—This day the pri-
soners who stand committed on charges of felony, will be removed
from the several gaols in the City of London and County of Mid-
dlesex to Neirgate, preparatory to their trials at Justice Hall in the
Old Bailey, where the Sasions will commence on Wednesday next.
The Sessions of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
will begin on Monday next, the 13th instant, when the trials of
rraversers and others, out on bail, on matters of assault, nuisance,
and misdemeanour, will be proceeded upon.
His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant a re-
prieve for Hobert Wade, convicted at our last Assizes of setting
fire to a barn in the occupttion of 3lrs. Eli:. Smith, at Tatting_
stone, near Ipswich.—glary Paper.
THURTELL AND RIINT, AND THE GREAT FIGHT.-
-The Mania!, .Ifanitor of neat Sunday will contain twenty long
and close columns, of the Trial, and Wert accounts, from Hen.
ford ; and the full report of the Fight between the Champions of
England and Ireland ! The Monitor will also contain p mraits
taken in Count, of Thurtell, Hunt, acd Probert, and the only like-
ness ever published of Langan, the Irish Champion. No wirer.
tiseutents will be inserted, and the price of the Monitor will be
only swear nerve. The Portraits will be beautifully printed on the
Paper, which will enable the purchaser to send it, free of postage,
to any part of the country. Orders must be given to the News.
renders on cw before Saturday.--Oflices, 9, I,otubattl.street, and
Black. horse Court, Fleet-strset. •