The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-25 00:00:00

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We have received Dutch papers to the I6th inst.
The King of the Netherlands returned to the !lave
on the 14th. The bial respecting the salt duties had
passed the first chamber of the St ates-Gencral by a
ma jurity of 24 to 2, and that relative to the grinding
of corn, by a majority of 22 to 4. The second
chamber has under consideration ar proposition for
vesting in his Majesty in full property a portion of
the national domains, sufficient to yield a c ear as-
nual income of 500,0001. The Emperor Alexander
was expected to art ive at Vienna between the lath
and 10th inst., accompanied by Nesselrode and Capo
d'lstra. The King of Prussia was expected about
the same time ; and after u short stay in the Austrian
capital, it was utiderstood that these Sovereigns,
with the Emperor Francis, would repair to Verona
to open the Congress to be there held. The Diet of
Zurich have been engaged in discussing the overtures
reside to them by M. 'Lea, the Envoy of the Colons-
bon itepubiic. •The King of Prussia has sentenced
the s :twig students said to be concerned in revolu-
tionary intrigue because they htlonged to the society
called the Armistia, to three months' imprioniment
in fertresses, except two, %Oise: cases are still un-
dergoing investigation lift also very kindly gave
them the choice. of three fortresses--Dantzie, Glatz,
and Magdeburgh—fiar their places of three months'
recreation. Some chose Dantsie, others Glatz, but
all despised the pleasant retreat of the dungeons of
Magdeburg,. 'They have had it intimated .to them.
that if they conduct themselves wellatier their return
from their confinement, they may yet be allowed to
offices in the state. The students, nut subjects of
Prussia, are to receive a slight punishment fur be-
longing to the Arnania. The Swiss Diet does not
seem to relish the restrictive measures of Wurtem-
Lerg and Bieten as to the importation or transit of
French goods: at least it has refused to authorize
the.ChaMber of Commerce to negotiate with the
Envoys of these two States on the subject.
' By the last letters fiom New South Wales, down
ta the 7th of March, it appears such is the rapidly
increasing population of this territory, that, agree-
ably to the official census in ()ember, there were
mustered in Sydney.aloee, 13,400 souls, being 1,400
more than in the year I SIO were in the various
settlements of the whole territory, including Van
Diemen's Land. The total population of Sydney,
Paramatta, Liverpool, Windsor, Bathurst, New-
castle, and the ssirounding districts, was mustered.
sot 34.500; and, including Van Diemen's Land, the
inhabitants of the territory at large, at the close of
the last year, must have exceeded 42,000 bolds
The increase of respectable settlers during the pre-
ceding two years exceeds the whole number that
had waived the preceding 32 years of the establish-
ment of the British Government in this part of the
world. So late us ISIS, there were uniy ten ma-
gistrates, and by the last papers we see that Sir T.
Brisbane had ffirected a dedimui pulertatcm to be
issued to 26 gentlemen, exclusive of the magistrates
el Van Di,.uien's Land. Lieut. lt. Johnson, It. N.
who had been sent to examine the coast to Lie
southward of Jervis Bay, to usuertain if a river
fell into the sea near that place, fuund at the head
of Butemau'a f3ay, the entrance of a fine clear capa-
cious river, wish nine fi:et water over the bar, deep-
esieg after to six fatlnens, and continuing from tour
to seven fahoms for 25 miles. For the first fifteen
miles the land is stated to be good forest land, alter
which it becomes hexer and litter fur cultivation.—
Mr. Throsby bad also proceeded over laud from Syd-
ney ro Jt.rvis's Bay (having set out on the 23d of
November, end returned on the 6th of December),
he is decidedly of opinisn that a good road may be
cut front Sydney to that harbour, and reports the
land to be extremely rich and promising, The
Aydacy Gam Ile of March 8 says—" la confirmation
of the many avoxals Brat New South Wales has
latterly rapidly increased in commercial prosperity,
we state the pleasing fact that ten vessels have lett
the ports of •Austratuaia, with cargoes, fur Europe,
within the space of twelve months."
Letters from Lisbon, iluted.the 31 inst., the day
the peclet sailed, mention that. a notice had heens
issued that murnirig• by the Government, of their
readiness to receive tenders for a Man-. The amount
will be .lout , sterling. It is said that
the contract will most probauiy be taken by
Portuguese houses. • There have been, however,.
lists formed in this country; one by Mr. Rothschild,
its conjunction with Messrs. James Campbell and Co.
Messrs. Reid, Irving, and Co.; and another by
Messrs. l'edra anti Co. in 'conjunction with Messrs.
Roberts, Bowen, and Co. Tile repot tof the com-
mittee of the Cartes appointed in J tine to consider a
proper form' of government fur the Brazils having
ta:ets rejected, a new report on the subject has been.
prepared by .the cumubit Lee, and was read in the Sit-
tut tit the Cartes on the 2d. The plan consists of
ten articles, of which the first states, that thereshala
be, in the kingdom of the Brazils, a delegation of
the Exeeutive Power, to which all the Provinces
to tlatt Kingdom shall he subject, and which shall
• b: subject, and which xletil he culled " the Regency
97 the Kingdom of Brazil," with the title of Majesty,