The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-21 00:00:00

LON DON,
MONDAY, rIBRUART et, MO.

The aesessination of the Doke L) Baur is
likely to be attended with consequences the most
fatal to France. ‘Ve learn from the Paris Papers of
Wednesday and Thursday last, that the Ministers
have resolved to take advantage of the horror and
cousteroation excited by the dreadful event, and
have actually submitted to the Legislative Cham-
bers prijects of law fur destroyisig the new.
horu liberty of the press, and for placing even
the right of individual freedom at the discree
him of the Cabinet Council. The infamous
assassin, Lowed, is considered by the Roy-
alists cud the 31iiiisterial party as the wretch-
ed but destructive instrument of a numerous
and desperate faction, awl in proportion HS tlerir
fears magnify the danger, they are disposed to adopt
violent measures. The avowal of the murderer that
he was ihflueuced by hit political opinions, directed
the instant munition of the Gove iiiiii nit to the pro-
bable sources of these pernicious reidiments, and
iii the doctrines iiii•ulcated by the liberal journals
they conceive that they at once hod the remote
cause of the crime which has now unhappily plunged
the Royal Family in despair. The safety of the
Royal Family seems therefore to require the Uncut.
diate suppression of such writings, which can be
effected only by a previous censorship; and to
meet the desperate violence of Louvers presumed
associates, the. Government must be armed with
extraordinary powers of arresting and detain-
ing individuals who may chance to be suspected
of designs dangerous to the safety of the Royal
Family and the tranquillity of the State. To
attain these object., a proposition was submitted
to the Chamber of Peers fur re-establishing the
previous censorship of the press over nil political
journals, and ou the mime day a project of • law
was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies for
suspending that portion of the Chatter which pro-
tected Freuchmen from being ted, except in
cases provided fur by law. By this project every
individual m4y be a d without being imme-
diately brought to trial, upon an Order of Council,
signed by three Ministers of State. , This law is
equivalent to what is familiarly termed in this
country a susprioion of the Act of Habeas Corpses.
Should these projects receive the approbation of
both Chambers, and in the present disposition of
the Members such an event is very probable,
France will be at once deprived of all the golden
fruits of her past sufferiugs, and will hold even the
form of her constitution at the discretion of the
Government.

We think too well of human nature to believe
that the assassin of the Duke DE BURRY was insti-
gated to the perpetration of this crime by any con-
siderable party, and indeed from the circum-
stances attending the melancholy transaction, sod
the vague answers delivered by the miserable
ruffian on his examination, we are disposed
to believe that the unfortunate Prince fell a
victim to the ill-regulated enthusiasm of a mind
bordering upon • state of insanity. Our confi-
dence, however, in human nature loses much
of its pride oti finding and an event so revolting in
its mature elicited an expression of ferocious joy
from many periwig in Paris, and that numbers of
persont, who, perhaps, more from fear than virtue,
would have hesitated to raise the poniard, exulted
that it had drunk the blood of • Bouillon Prince!
This circumstance is calculated to excite reflections
of a painful stature, and would certainly teach us
cot to repose too much confidence in the establish-
ment of the existing order of things iu France,
especially as we know that the tranquillity of that
country, and we might add of Europe, resits
upon the tenure of one or two lives, the
ivae-
curity of which is but too strongly manifested by
the dorailful occurrence which his so recently and
suddenly happened. The speech of the President,
Saucten, to the limit, which will be found among
our extracts, marks in a particular manner the
general feeling of his party. Ile emphatically
assures his MAJIIIITY and the country that there ex-
ists a permanent conspiracy against the BOUR/101111.
If the P,esitlesit he aware of such a conspiracy lie
moat know something of the conspirators, slid
might furnish the tarsus of their arrest and punish-
ment; bat if his words be merely the echo of the
general dechisuatiou of his party, him public ex-
--ressustif such a seutiinent, and on au occasion so
serious, is, to say the least of it, extremely is.judi-
cisme.

The new law of elections bus been submitted to

the Ch.lother of D potties, aid reTerred to the
bureoux for coosiderolion.
The Five I,er Celllv. are Tit 1. 95 c. Book Stock
1,430 1.

A Flinn lyre ljril orri.eit 1014 oight wltli Papers
to the moan,. The following eittr4ct !olden
the policy of Pro-oil, with reSprCt to emigration.
in coistroot with 0141114:11 11411 been recently
adopted iu England :

•IRLIX, VIIIIIVARY 5.

A Royal Ord i , dated Jammu to, states, that his
Majesty hie !well informed that cretins persons cud r
to seduce Prussian 'object• to emigrate. This crime not
being presided against by any law, Ibis Majesty has ordered
that persons found guilty of it shall be punished by im-
prisonment fur a time nut lees than one mouth, nor ex-
ceeding two years.

Letters from Rio.faiseira mention that the. Superb.
74, (Commodore Sir TtiowAs HARDT), Ceisto:n T.
WHITS ; Vengeur, 74, Captain F. L. MAITLAND ;
awl the Hyperion, Captain T. StARLII, sailed for
the River Plate oil the sth of December. to join
the Creole, Captain BowLEs. and the Toe, Cap-
tain F A 1.C,) N.—Sir Till)S1 Ag was sent for in coolie.
qwesice of the Buenos Ayres doverinftent levying I
vexations impost on our merchants, which it was
impossible fur them to pay.

A numerous and respectable meeting of free-
holders and Gibers, Mends of Mr. BROCGIIIIII, was
held on Saturday evening at the City of London
Tavern, when a se►ies of Resolist' were entered
into for the purpose of securing his election for the
county of Westmoreland. A full report of the
proceedings is given in our preceding columns.

Saturday the LORD CHANCELLOR and Viscount
CAsTI.ERIAGII had 'indictees of his filaJiisTir, at
his Palace in Pall-mall.
The LORD CHANCELLOR bad SD •udieuce of
his NI A.IRSTY yesterday.
A society has been formed to carry into effect
the good and gracious act of his MAJESTY, in
appropriating Dartmoor Forest for the employ.
went of thy poor of the metropolis, particularly
the pauper children ; sod his MAJESTY kra be-
come the beneficent patron of the society. On
Saturday, at three o'clock, the Archbishop of CAN-
TERBURY, and the Right lion, the Lotto_Maxon,
two of the principul members of the society, waited
upon the KING at his Palace in Pall-mall to sub-
mit for his MAJESTY'S approbation the plan sug-
gested fur giving permanent employment to pauper
children, under the direction of the society.
The establishment at Windsor Castle ceases this
day.
The slate apartments in Windsor Castle are
again exhibited to the public as before his late MA-
JESTY'S decease; and in addition to the splendid
suite of rooms which compose the usual attraction,
the Kingis Guard Chamber, the Presence Chaos-
her, Ind 'he 'Audience Chamber," which hive been
shut up during the whole period of his late MA.
Jerre's indisposition. will be again shewn. They
are amongst the most sumptuous of the whole
Cattle.

The whole of the Canons of Windsor were pre-
sea at his late MAJESTY'S funeral, with the excep.
tioit of Dr. COOltioX and Dr. DODSIVOIITH. We
rrgret to say that Dr. HUTH was led out during
the service, seriously ill. The Rev. Canon is since
recovered.

It was observed on Wednesday by'lhe Rev. Mr.
CLAYTON. a di.senting minister, that of 110 minis.
tem of his persuasion who had presented the
Address to his Majesty, Gitoitag 111. on his acces-
sion, not one was now alive.
Itt addition to the authentic anecdote which we
lately published. detailing the extraordinary fact
of the late KING communicating to Mr. l'irf the
awuratice of Isis own recovery. we have to add the
following interesting and authentic narrative of his
late AlidgeTY'S first interview with his Ministers
on that occasion :
Whet Mr. Pitt soil the Lord Chancellor waited oo his
Majesty at lZew, by appointment, the Log received them
iu the gracious manner so peculiar to him, and especially
to Mr. Pitt, expressed himself with the warmest regard.
After these mutual expressions of satisfaction, bis Ms.
jesty declared, the Atm thing necessary to be done was
to give them some assurance of his recovery, aid prove
to them that the Almighty had mercifully restored
his reason. He said he had considered of the best mode of
affording them this proof, and should give them a summary
detail of t►e state of public affairs previous to the period
of his unhappy malady. His Majesty then proceeded with
hi■ usual distinctness, to give a masterly sketch of the poli-
tical interests of the Continental Powers, and especially
those of the internal affairs of Great Britain. and bowleg
brought up his narrative to the date of hie Meese. bp coo.
eluded by saying, all beyond this is a blank—you utast eons-
plebe the statement by giving me an cruet aecoam of all
which has lieppened during this long and distressing period.
Mr. Pitt having fully informed his Majesty of all the peel.
rebus necessary for his immediate laforamtlem, soak leave
w4ll feelings of admiration and delight; and *hem the
Hosea of Commons met for the second reading of the
R. grimy Bill, which was they improvises through the House,
he bad the g►atiiestiou of euramaarestine to the astonished
Members, that by the ►trssing of Divine Providence his
Majesty's reason was perfectly restored, sod that be 104
repented the funetisioa of Government.

The House of Lords will sit on Wednesday next
to hear appeals.
A division of the Coldstream Guards will march
into Plymouth garrison this day.
The 55;h regiment of foot are on their march
from Plymouth, in four divisions. fur Shrewsbury,
Wellington, \Veillock, and Bridgisorth, where they
expect to be stationed some time.
At a Court Martial held oo beard the (been
t' !Harlow. Thomas Woods. mark*, of his Majesty's
ship Liffey, was senteuced to receive twenty.faue
lashes, tor having m ide use of expressions subver.
sive of discipline and good order.
Captaiu CHARLES MARSH SCHOMIRRO. C.B. is
uppoiuted to the Rochefort. the intended flag-ship
of Vice-Admiral Sir GRAHAM MOORI,
Lieutenant ROBERT STUART to the Egeria.
The Tribune frigate, Captain Wit.Lottuaisa,
C.B. arrived at Plymouth on Saturday from Cork,
to be docked and fitted for the West India station.
She has been ou shore at Cork, and her back is
broken.