The National Register.
London, England, 1808-04-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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FItANCE.
NAV', N & nen 12. By an Imperial Decree of the day
before ‘esterda,s, an University is established, to which is en-
trusted .the care of supervising public Instruction through the
unole French empire.
The following is the oath to be taken by the new Nobility :
" I swear to 1w faithful to the Emperor and his dynasty ; to
he obedient to the constitution, laws, and institutions of the em-
pire; to serve his Alaje,ty as a good, upright, and faithful sub-
j:ct ; to educate my children in the same feelings of fidelity
and obedience, :md to march in defence of my country as soon
a, its territors shall be threatened, or as his Majesty shaft go to
Vic 4ring."
Further, a Connell has been established for the beftlißg of
coosistiog of three Senators, two Councillors of State,
one A ttorneN Owral, and one Secret:try-Ca-newt!. The ex-
peaces of this Council are to be discharged out of that which
persons are to pay for their patents of Nobility.
The Monit..or of March 23 contains the intelligence of the
entrelt of the Ituslao troops into Finland, and the arrest of the
IZu,sian Mini,rter at Stockholm. with the sealing of his papers,
&e. It ad:ls the follow ieg remarks:—
" Such an outrage on the rights of nations, which is known
only to barbarians, has roused the indignation of the whole
OEII (H hat does the King of Sweden complain 1 That
1.-sia has declared war against him ! More than six months
are pa,-;ed sins Russia intimated to him that all the principles
utrility had been broken, and that his alliance v i:11 Eng-
land mould not he sulf.retl, so that war must necessarily follow.—
the usher side a Froich army is entering Zeal and. and all
p7rparatio.is are inaki;ig to seta, these allies of 111)z1and tit Ame-
rica. that they may reign there. The King of Lot land may.
d congratulate himself main in Parliament, as he did
tYlore, on the new power he grants to nis Ally : it is pretended
al•o, that Eneland i, to give St. Thomas's to the K ing of Sweden
at an nulemAtication. l'hos the brave Swedish Nation, after
la:visu seen their commerce awn hilated, is lore to pieces by a
:‘ in iu t!teir interior. How dreadful a calamity it is for na-
ti,,o to nave a King who is governed by levity and folly !"

PRUSSIA.
I: ONIG%P,rIIG, MARCH b.—Our Court hag published the fol-
ing: I),Tlaration

" Ilis 110‘:.l Majesty this King of Prussia, our most gracious
Silverelgo, lids kern solicited h% both Imperial Courts of Parts
:LA St. Peter:hurgit, con-istentiv with Use system or the other
powers of this Cotitioent, and the declaration against England,
t.) extend. tile same measure, against Sweden, which have been
1.1 ken :!;;Liosi Logi:mil. on art ouot of her fresh alliance with
that power. In imitation of the declaration i,sued by the Ern-
pt•ror of Russia on the 10th (lid) of rebut:ll-y. in this year,
his lajesty has according! v.brukfn n9' all Relation,* with .114:"1'711
and commands all in (Afire under him, under the penalty of severe
I",ilidialent, to refrain from all community or iiitcrcoari-e what-
tt et with Sweden. In pur:-uance of this, from the present mo-
rwat, and till further orders, all Prussian harbours shall be ut-
v closcd agaimt Swedish vessels ; Prussian vessels shall no
loaner he sent into Si vic&ll, neither shall Sweilith or neutral
ships. or cares which conic (ruin Sweden, be admitted into
harbours.—koitigs,e g, March 6."
A meeting of the States r viz. Parliament) of East Prussia
was held on the .eil of February, and dissolved on the 17th of
t;ie same month, in order to consult. on the means of relieving
Vie country test the consequences of the disasters it had eu-
dureil. 'the °utter., of land, not proprietors, were called to tilt
ineetin,z, so lb& the Diet consisted of iS noble Ssud 13 chic
I.),Tii ties.