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London, England, 1808-01-14 00:00:00

EIKCDO.II OF WESTPHALIA.

CASSEL, DEC. 17.
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We, Jerome 'Napoleon, by the grace of Gml and
the Cotistitutioti, liiug of We.itplialia, French
Prince, &e. to our goal. awl hful Subjerts,
and inhabitants of our kingdomfait of Westphalia,

greeting :
West Pmvidenee Imo Rorie Ilium hi
order to re-unite your scattered Kovno es under ono august
institution, together with tieighbouting them&
strangers to each other.
I crone to occupy this Theo e, prepared by victory, raised
by the asseut of the greatest Powers of Europe, founded ou
a title no le sacred, by rate real interest.
Too lung has your country' suffered from the pretensions
of families awl the intrigues of Cabinets : you mere exposed
to an the ealainitics of a ar, suit yin were exelatleil from all
the benefits of peace. guise of your towns only reaped the
barren honour of anitesing their name, toin which
twitting was overloolacti bot tbe welL-Iwiug of the people
who inhabited theta.
How widely different re ties results of the wars stirred up
against the almost head of toy
House ! It is for nations that
Napoteoa has couquered ; sod emit of the Treaties be has
concluded, is a step farther towards the mid proposed be his
mighty genius, of giviag to ranee stations a political exist-
ence, gewernmeats and hiss dictated by wisdom, the esta-
blishment to each of them of a entistir, and the dereliction
hereafter of none in that deplorable ounity, in oleic% they
were equally ambit either to steer clear of wsr, or avail
themselves of peace.
Westphalian !—Suet wee the issue of the battles of Ma-
mie°, of Austerlitz, °Clem ; each now is fur you tlw result
of the memorable Treaty el Tits& (hi that day you obtained
else nest of bleernege, • coorttry—Far be now removed from
yonerdrollectime those mattered dominations, the last resolt
of the fesdal system, which prernin..l a toaster for each city—
these different interests are now to fitrlU but niw—your etas
ter now is the law—your protector, the Monarch, trios is to
cause it to be respected : henceforth you shall hate no other.
Westphalian' !--Yoa bare got a Conelltatiese adapt, d to
your eminent and to your interests: it iv the frait astir me-
ditations of a great man, and id the experience of a great na-
tion its principles are in unison mph the present stale of the
civilization of Europe, and are big with prospirts of improve-
ment, which will far overbalance the miorifires which doe sew
order of things may impose upon mese *ryas. You most,
therefore, attach yourselves to it with cooidence, since epos
it rests your liberty sad your prosperity.
In ascending the Throne, I contracted the obligation of
ranking yon happy, and I will be faithful to it. The equality
of the modes of religion shall be sosiutalned, property as-
sured end guaranteed. Thais shall there be eitablobed be-
tween toe and wy people an alliance of *ulna and of imarests,
eiat shall never clause. IVottphelie year Sovereign hence-
forward relies on your tiechte and inciotable ettachownt.
Given at oar Royal Palace of Casket, the 15th Decent-
her, 1007, and the first of MIT new.
(Signed) JEKO3IE NAPOLEON.

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CAIBMI., DEC. 15.
A Decree of the 7th itnit. prablialive the Consti-
tution gir the Kingdom of treatithelia. The fol-
lowing tit the tenor or it :
" Napoleon, by the Grace of Cod and the Constitutios,
Emperor of the Vrieneh, King of Italy, Protector of the
Confederacy ufthe Rhine;
" Whatnot to give • proatpt execution to (v 19th Article
of the Treaty of Tilsit, and estuVugh for toe kingdom of
Westphalia fardassentalconatitutiose, which mil memo the
;tinily of the nations which constitute it, ad at the NOM
tone 'threads the Sovereign, u member of the roitikiierney 4
the Kinzie, with the means of coneurrinc with the pewee&
*slaty mad prosperity, have deemed mid do decree as fuilows : '
"Title 1. Art. t The bottlion of O'estpludia is composed
of the following Stater, viz.—the territory of Hrutooriek
Wolfenbuitel, the pert of the Altmark shirk lies on the left
bank of the Elbe, the part of the district of Illarietrorg which
lire on the left bank of the Ellw, the territory of Hallo, the
district 411.hlesheisioied the town of Guider, the lands Lt.
=ln Helberstark, Iluiseitstcia, acid hinerlliatioure, the
nanaiss. of Eiebel with Treffurth, Illulhuseu,
liledillenelbs,lllo or Steiberg.Wertioreriolc, the tern-
! tzioefillepee 'with Ilintetu Rini Schsotabourr, not in-
Ibions salt Ihnsorraboges on the tibiae, the territory
0 Ciarrep, t;ottinamf, and Graloculragen, a ith the lamb • Inch
lie surrounded by Ildresstris and Materials., the lieshuprick
of Oerobruck, der hnhoprick of Path:thorn, Minden, and
Rannalarg, the arbiters of Rietberg-Kausiits.
" g. We reservete stn.-saves one moiety of time *Medial
domains tit the i'llelfoll, to be applied an furnishing the re-
composers vie hineouusweil to for °divers of our armies,
who have rendered/a:Ohs greate,t service in the present war.
Pootiasioa shell Ye okra et thc.,! estate% iridium delay by
our intendants arid the protca usebul shall he drawn up COW
juatti with the :MaGistratea of the countries before tie Ist of
f:b'ee‘lier.
" 3. The extraordinary matter, erintellwitiorotoilticie bore
Urea demanded in dime countries, shell be paid, or security
fur the payment Rare, brine, the to of December.
" 4. On the first of Dei ',Airs' the hint of li'estphalia
shall be put of possession of the s menignty of Lace territory,
by Commissioners shoot ,I r ~• ill nominate.
" Title 11. Att. 5. The Itoopioui of Westplialm forms •
part of the Confederation of the Rinse : its combageat limn
be 411,000 teen, via. Own* infantry, 4,1404 cavalry, and toot,
artillery.
" Dieing the first pear there shall he raised only •legion
' infantry, anno cavalry, nod Soo artillery; use ilotto others
shall he funinlied by France, sad .hall be garrisoned at Mag-
deburg. These 1e......tri0 nitro shall be paid, maintained, and
clothed by the Xing of Wentphatia
"Title 111. Art. 6. The inag4mn of Westphalia shall he
hereditary in the took heirs of the hotly of Prince Jerome
Napoleon' in the order of prinwiceintare, sod to the perpe-
tual eschasion of the females and their deserwlants.
" In defruilt of the legitimate denren.lants of Prince Je-
rome Napoleon, the Throne of lVestplialia shrill devotee
upon us end our heirs end ilesmolonts either of Oar body or
by adoption.
4. And tit default of these, to the Ward deseendwite of
Fritter Joseph Napoleon, king of Naples mid Sicily.
" And in default of Dieu-, to the leafed descendants of
Prince Louis Napeleuri, King of Moths&
" And ia disk of these latter, to tier lawful deneeadeada
of Privet. ionelsits, Grand Mite of Bergson ('levee.
" 7. The King of Westphalia sad his Funnily are subject, in
all that retiree's them, to the dispositions of tier law respect-
imy the Imperial Family.
"P. In ere of minority, the Regent of the kinqpiont
aboll be munisseed by ita, or our ancersaws, in OUT Raabe, of
Chief of else Imperial Family.
" He eball be chosen from among the Primers of the loyal

" Tlue minority of the King shall terminate at the aga of
elgkr?".
"is The King and Ito,-al family shall hare for their sup-
port • revenue apart, entitled . Revenue of the Croon,
amounting to the sum of tit r 116111iLIIIA of francs ”..01)
" The revenue arising from the domain Curcio., and a part
of the domain lands, is appropriated to this piirpme la aline
the domains shouts be inadequate, the surplus •Yell be paid
aeontbl) oat of the public Treanor.."
(To he continued.)

The hurricane of Tuesday night, the 19th ult.
was particularly felt at the hamlet of Tnniby, in
Lincolnshire, where. for a white, it drove almost
every thing before it. A peculiarly neat belittling,
just erected by the Hight Hon. Sir Josern BASK',
which was intended as a hark-shed, and was 1.10
fret long by 30 wide. it completely de,troved.
The tiles. wally.. Sic. were dashed to atoms, Ina! the
roof aid everyother.part of the wood-work literally
shi‘er.4 into splinter... It .!.o tore np many trees
by the roots, levelled the hedge. with the ground,
oofed house's. barns, stables. corn ar.d hay
Amelia, etc. aupliajuretl. wure.or lea, whatever was
exposed to its tury.