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GERMAN PAPERS.

STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER 4.

•

THE BRITISH PRESS.

His Majesty the King of Sweden has, by a Re.
script, dated the 25th of lust month, given a reproof
to the Directors of the Goths Canal, because they
have protested against a resolution or the states of
the Kingdo►►►, which was provided with the Royal
sanction, and having been ►wade public had the
force of a law.

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY. DZCZNIES 23, 1818.

We have received Paris Papers of Saturday last,
with Dutch and German Papers of recent dates.—
The Modetar contains a Royal Ordinance reciting
the list of five Candidates for the Presidency of
the Chamber, presented by the Deputies to the
KING for his MAJESTY'S *election, and nominating
M. RAVEZ, the first name on the list, to that high
office. In this selection, it is impossible not to
observe a delicate and reapectfal attention on the
part of the KING to what he might suppose the
wishes of the Deputies must be on this impostiont
point—for M. ItAvez was the only Member who,
on the first scrutiny for electing the five Candi-
dates, united the absolute majority of the Mem-
bers present in his favour. It was intended to
instal the new President on Saturday. The Cham-
ber elected the following Members as Secretaries :
MM. SAINT AULAIND, 8010, PAILLOT DE
LOTNES, and General AUGIER, and then the Mem-
bers retired to their bureaux to nominate a Com-
mittee for preparing an Address in answer to his
MAJzsTT'$ Speech on opening the Session.
One of these Papers contains an article from
Berlin, in which are noticed with an expression of
ridicule the surmise, respecting the forthcoming
Constitution for Prussia, which occasionally ap-
pear in the several Journals of Germany. It op-
pears by this notice in the Berlin Paper, that
nothing is as yet accurately known respecting the
nature and character of the measures that occupy
the attention of the State Council, and to this effect
we spoke in yesterday's number of this Paper,
serving with respect to the rumours in the German
Papers, that " they only spesk the wishes of those
who utter them, and give a pictUre of a Constitu-
tion such as they think ought to exist, ►ather thin
of one which they have sufficient authority to enter•
lain confident hopes of obtaining." It is asserted
that in the promised Constitution there will be Pro-
vincial States, and also States General, and a cen•
sure is cast upon the romour dint seemed to coun-
tenance the idea that there shotild be only one
Legislative Chamber. If, its is suggested, this
rumour implied that an hereditary Nobility should
not be established, it, would indeed be diffi-
cult to place any coliffdence is its accuracy.—
Who could believe that a Ring could be found
in Europe, in the present age, so itnors►►t of
what constituted the srcuiny of hip throne, as
voluntarily to degrade dirt close of society which

The Nth of this month, being the one hundred,

• ;;;; ismer?, of the death of king Charles XII.,
will be observed with due solemnity to satiny parts
of the kingdom.

The Studruts of Upsal have !presented a medal,
made for the occasion, to the celebrated Naturalist,
riofessor Throbs.% on the seventy-sizth anuiver.
wary of his birth-day.

CHRISTIANIA, DECEMBER 2.

On the 25th of November, at three in the morn-
lug, a terrible fire broke out at Drootheim, which
reduced almost the whole of one division of the city
to ashes. Besides many small dwellings, fifty large
houses were the prey of the flames.
A Supplement to the Gnzeite of the kingdom
publishes, according to the Fundamental Law, those
proposal► selinive to the Constitution, which were
'tome during thr late Storthing, and cannot be de-
Tided upon till the next ordinary Siorthing iii I Oil.
They are the following three proposals for alterations
in the F. I a
%neut.' !elm : -

Ist. 4 Royal proposition of the 29th of 'fay Ibis yew', re.
spettiog au additom to the Act of Union between Swedes
and Norway. Thin ►elalcv to limitations of the liberty of
the Feet., uliith is leisured to all Norwegians by the Foods-
tweets! law. The King wishes that all Norwegians who
wide against the Swedish nation o► its Goveremeat, may be
punished as if they were Swedes.

2d. A proposal of Counsellor Floe, respecting an alteration
of the 14th Statism of the Emoluments' Law, by which a
Swede may be appointed Governor of Norway. for wishes
11111 oilier to be wholly abutithed, as it canoes the State a
tuasideiable expense. without Mink of auy real utility.

3,1. A proposal of Mr. Meyer, Comptroller of the Cus-
toms, that the country people in Fointnark, oho bear all
public hiirdesis in the same proportion as the farmers in the
southern proviocee, but without possessing as they do ma.
teiculated reegisteei it) lend, may he 'milled equally with
iliciti to rule in the Assemblies of rketurs, for the nomina-
tion of Lblinties to the Starthing. The Fundamental Law
" bet only those are entitled to vote at these CICC.
1;u11+ ahl have • mil nritricalated land fur at least lire

FROM THE RItIRE, DECEMBER 5.

The Prossi,o Dim itnent for Foreign Affairs
I a• already approved the first list of definitively
liquidated itiivate claims, originstiog tinder the
French Ailitiiiii.tration. The extract of this list
for the I'ru.•ton liheni•h provinces, contains the
intiemuity for nine different heads, amounting to.
gel her to .!!)!).990 francs nou►itnNl amount.

The Committee otitis tu its uutice respecting the

payments to he made, the agreeable intelligence more immediate!), upholds it lir Aisle rAnior,
for the other private creditors of France (now of I wealth, and influence,lisid which holding a happy
Prussia). that the renter obtained for the claim medium between the Monarch and the pentile, pre-
were sold at a favourable moment, so that the I serves the public tranquillity from being disturbed
claimants have to receive fur 104) francs oiontinal by too rude a cnllitton ?
value, including the dividend. 75 francs in money. A writer in a Brussels Paper draws n very flatter-
' A
log picture of the internal stale of France us it re-
To a letter from hspells the coutioualice of peate and order in that
:liollisu.aull Highness vhKoicessinin theß Princei4
Regent of the Coked Kingdom of Great Biagio country. [litho/roe there liar appeared no symptom
and Ireland, and of the kingdom of Hanover, an- of a general disposition in the people of France to
nouncing the afflicting death of her Majesty the take ailventage of the absence of liar Allied Annie%
Queen of Great Britain, Ireland, and Hanover, to terminate the exiNoing order of illings—!or 11,0
our Senate has, in reply. respectfully expressed recent agitations tip Lyons can lie regarded rialy nu
the sincerest condolence, and the most cordial par- i the ebullition of au angry feeling on the part of
tido:inns& in this loss, so painful to his Royal High. I those immediately affected by the obuoxions law
uess's House, and to his Majesty's subjects. for recruiting the army. Why thee should the
ST. Veveitsanaost. wovEssaeo 27. i Government of France drew such an anxious desire
A school on the Lancasterian system' is now to increase its military strength. while every oilier
established heir, for 100 boys. power in Europe is rapidly redwing its army to u
During the violent storm in the lest half of peace establishment? The avowed purpose is, that
October, by which a greet many ships were wreck. I Franc! might be thereby restored to her rank as out
ed in the Gulf of Finnland, the brig Falk also j of the first Powers of Europe. But although the
perished, with its whole crew, except two persons. I late Government of France was overcome by the Al-
It sailed on the 25th Sept. from Cronstadt, with I lied Armies, the country never fell from its proper
a cargo of flour, hound to Seioahorg. The crew I rank in the scale of nations. and we believe there
consisted of five officers, pilot, &c. 35 men, and • is not a statesman in Earope who would think of
female twisseuger, with her son. 12 years of age. estimating her relative position by the number of
SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 5. rank and file in her army, or would fancy that she
A German Prince. of the Lutheran religion, has had fallen to a second or third rate Power. even if
gone over to the Catholic Church. He made his her standing army did not filmier 50,000 men.
profession of faith publicly, in the principal church The moral force of a nation, by which alone her
of Freyburg, in Switzerland, received the sacra- importauce can be rated among other States, is
mesa according to the Catholic rites, and was, in essentially distinct from the degree of influence
the sequel, confirmed by the Bishop of Lausanne. which the possession of a large army could bestow.
FROM THE MAINE, DECEMBER .9. To have a large military force is one thing, but
The present Paths of Egypt has founded an Or-
to have the power of supporting
it in case of
der, among the Members of which a certain number an emergency is another. It would he more politic
have the title of Grand Moons of the Order. in a Government ambitious of maintaining an in-
HANOVEZ. DECEMBER 10. fluence among other States, to cultivate the affec-
Last Sunday the head-quarters of our troops re-
tions of the people, to foster the resources, and
turning from France with the field Hospital and
prove the finances of the country. than to disgust
the Commissariat, arrived here under escort of a the public mind by an ostentatious vanity, and
detachment of the fine regiment df Hussars of the
uselessly squander in time of peace the means of
Prince Regent. promoting the safety, and elevating the glory of
Yesterday came two companies of the light bat-
the nation, whenever it was so unfortunate as to be
taliou of Hoya, going as garrison to Gottingen. plunged in war.
The other troops returning from France have either
already returned to their garrisons, or will arrive in
a few days at their destination.
It is said that the Palace of Herrenhausen, which
has been uunduibited for many years, and is greatly
dilapidated. will be repaired next spring, to serve
for the residence of his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge.—(HaniburgA Pews. Dee. 15.)
Exchange on London, 11th and 15th Decem-
ber:•-•42. 1.

We have received Washington Papers to the 15th,
and Philadelphia dates to the 17th ult. The Con.
gress were to meet on the 16th November, and from
the number of arrivals at the seat of Government, it
was expected • quorum would be formed on that
day, in which case the PRESIDENT wonld deliver
his Message on the 17th.

The Muria, CONDON, from St. John's, and the
Success, Dusts, from Little Placentia, Newfound-
land, arrived at Waterford on the 17th instant,
bringing letters and newspapers to it late date. At
St. John's considerable irritation bud been excited
by the project of procuring the Grand Jury to im-
pose local taxes. The sturdy old British principle
of making taxation co-existent and co-extensive

with representation had found zealous advocates, de-
termined upon seeking for a charter of iticurptit toil.

Yesterday, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at the LORD CHANCELLOR'S house, on ac-
count of the Noble and Learned Lnrd continuing
indisposed, which was attended by (besides the
Noble Lord) the Earl of LIVERPOOL, VIPCOOut
SIDMOUTH, Vwcouut CASTLEREAGH, Earl lla-
TuuttsT, the CIIANcELLoIe of the EXCHEQUER,
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE, the Duke of ‘VgLustu-
TON. &P.

The Cabinet Ministers were summoned on Mon-
day afternoon to meet yesterday, and the Duke of
WELLturnola was summoned at the same lime.
The Cabinet continued their deliberations till about
half-past three o'clock. At the breaking up of the
Council the Duke of ‘VELLINGTON rode on horse-
back to Carillon House, to pay his respects to the
Patrice REGENT. His Grace remained with hie
Royal Highness upwards of an hour.

Viscount SIDMOUTII had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT, after the breaking up of the
Cabinet Council, yesterday.
Yesterday morning, soon after eleven o'clocki
Viscount CASTLEREAGH went In Carlton House,
to pay his respects to the PRINCE REGRET,
upon Ins return from attending the Congress at
Aix-la-Chapelle.
The Duke of YORK had a long conference with
his Royal Brother, the Patrice REGENT, at Cart-
ton House, yesterday.

The Metropclis was yesterday enveloped is a
fog, the most dense that has been witnessed fur
several years. The darkness in the early pert of
the day was not so very great as to be attended
with extraordinary inconveirielice ; but it gradually
increased, and about four o'clock it became iin.
possible to discern MI object at the distance of a
few prices. The carriages and waggons moving
along the streets were not discernible from the flag-
ways, and the passengers on the latter derived
very little aid (tow the lights iii the e•itirlows, or tit
the lamps, as most of the shops, frinti fear a ar.
eidento, were shut, and several of the hitter were ex.:
tingtristied by the fog ; e'en those which di,d burn
afforded but a very feeble ttsiiik I•ght, not visible
until a near approacii. The ems: hmrn alightttl from
their boxes to lead their kaiser, and the link-boys were
in great numbers to utter tin it ussi.ta,xe lout With
every postribte care ttrttl rret dutiNt, pes,tolgets,

broth on foot awl in a, s, !•.!r;rl soicteed,rl Ur,
making their way without me:takes—am, hosts and
carriugt a frequently deviated from the street to the:
flag.vsay 4, to the imminent danger of ti,e
gent. The noises made by the people in the street'
Were frightful; some shrieking frorn terror when stir.
prised by the sodden approach of rt horse or ascar.
siage, and others ent to their fell:lts-travel-
lers, to warn them of danger, or auxiatt,ly inotair.
iug their way. In many 1'1141.1 the conspatuy de-
tented their carriages, which remained stalieuurv,
the coachmen loot knowing where they were, Va.
onus sum., from half-a-erowir to ten thillitl44,
were obtained by lied.-boys for condi:cluing a can.
riuge through a single street. In the theatres, the
noon' on the stooge were scarcely visihle to the
audience; and even pulsate hunt..., though closed
and well furnished with fires, were filled and der.
kened by this nowt:cisme visitor. Betwerue eleven
and twelve o'clock, however, the rattling of the ear.
ridges indicated its departure, mold the metropolis
had nearly resumed its usual appearance at that
hour. The fog, while it lasted, afforded N golden
opportunity to the thieve' ar,d pickpocket'', of
which they did not f,,il to avail themselves.
most daring gang of thieves paraded Piccadilly,
mud committed extensive depredations 111/011 the
public with impunity. About the hour of five
o'clock, several ladies who had hired a coach, alight-
ed near the barracks at 'Knightsbridge, and 41 con-
sequence of the intense fog they employed a link-
boy to light them as far as the Sre,thd. While
they were proceeding along near the C4llllOll Brew.
house, a dastardly fellow came op with 11 link
blazing in his limid and dashed it ansotig the ladies,
Mx in number, which threw them into the ut-
most confusion. The lighted *tuts that was au.
netted to the link stuck on the Whist'
burned them very touch ; at thin instant a great many
persons came up, who attempted to save the fstnslea
clothes from burning, and cried " shame" at the fel-
low's wanton act. In the confusion one of the ladies
lost awed, and several toersomo patting by at the time
lost their property. The fellow who (bodied the
link made off instantly, and was 111101/ hiddeo
by the fog. Several other depredations were
committed about the same time along Picca-
dilly, &c. It was rendered most dangerous for font
and other passengers along the differeut toads !ced-
ing to Kennington, Illsmmersmith, &e. Several
of the lamps were not slight, and carmen and 'trivets
drove their horses on the foot-paths, by which one wits
overtitmed. A foreign gentleman, driving through
Temple-bar, met a broad-wheel waggon on the
city side, which coining in contact with his chaise
on one side, and a coot heavily laden un the other,
his vehicle was dashed to pieces. It was a bene-
fit night for the coach-makers. Almost every
street presented a similar misfortune. We did not
learn that any one had experienced serious tonsorial
injury; but we fear that this day will din:lost a list
of many sufferers.

Letters from Madrid, dated on the. 711)
state, that the greatest tranquillity loci/ailed in that
capital. The KING had not, am ..-pori mated a fee,
dots age, left it for the. E•cnrial, but remained na
Madrid, as well an the British Ambassador, waiting.
the Neevacheirteat of the QUEEN, whirls was expertr.l
daily. Other letters "'minim' that large bodies of
banditti, who are assembled in the mountains, make
descents up the towns and village., and liy them
under contribution.

The Cabinet-fanciers anticipate the formation of
• Item Cabinet, composed of the following in •te-
riots. It has prubuhly no other In !slims than
the confident eapecialimi generally entertained that
some changes are in contemplation :--
Lord &annal' resigns, and Mr. Peel is to succeed his
Lordship.
Lord Melville goes out of office, not, however, to go to
India, fur of that there is met the stickiest prolosleility. II:s
Lordship will he succeeded by Mr Thomas Geceivellc.
Mr. Croke, goes out of office, to be sticcesealed by !Ile.
Tacker. homer', Secretary to boil Si Vincent.
The Earl of Liverpool will iesign as .06114 eft, she meet.
in; of Parliament as possible. Hes Lordship will be sue.
(veiled, at She particular desire of the Priam Recent, by
Lund Crenieitle.
The Earl of Hgrrowby has expressed a wish to retire to the
Continent, se his Lorclieleip is eery much subject tie pains iu
lies head, which the climate of Enghinsl residers efirrnirly
aflictine. The embassy to Paris has been offered him, lint
he has not yet made up Ina mind as to his ace/Mk any
office after his retirement Gum the Cabinet, which, hos eve T,
will not take place for some Montle.. tVlwa a vacancy in
the Presidency of the Council shall Ilins be crested, it will
he filled up by the Marques IVellesler Whatever be the
Aire which the Noble Marquis is to (weary, it is curtain
Ilia he will become a Member of Administreiam.

It is inentioaed, but not upon the sauk aiiihnrity as the
above chimps, that Mr. Vaasittait a eiloapni in ensiling
up the roimetais of his afire, preparatory in his retirement,
and that he u ill be succeeded by Mr. liuskissuo.

iVe ate Ord to find that this country is l•kely to
receive a supply of the finest kind (Amu,' front our
Colony at Botany Bay. There was lately a erziiini-
derable nate of wool from that dintaot country at
Liverpool, which averaged U.I. per lb. selolnt
the bent Spanish wool reaches only from 6.. to
74. 6.1. per lb. It is remarkable that the sheep of
New Holland were originally from
Spain, 310 el.'
chiller of this new country has . peculiarly
fettotiblile to ilw improvement of their fleeces. A
singular circumstance attended a pro or th. wool.
A bat of it was stolen from a hunt oir the count
near Leeds, and four men, who bid offered 61.111 t:
*col for sale at Bradford, were apprehended tipno
auspicion--une of the number hisinediatel:
lewd that the Captain of the boat was one of the r
gang—that he hurt given up the hag of r•
them fur 30.9. and left tlielo to make whit prelit
they could of it. which might have turned nut *
gainful speculation on their part, as it wan reell
worth lib/. The whole party, together with the
Captain, are committed in y„,k Ca,tir, to swirte
for their cruitlect. Tut, 1 r'rer, it in sant, Iran for
solar time been in the bah t of taking burn t-itrri
shell ot 0.1, intrusted to It,. care. Illiolit two strife
which he found iil e mean- of snlrog far his
own tr'l%:. ringr.—(Kered ( or i(.' .J

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Si 6 qi

' THE FD(.

Amend she many lessee se/ amides's semisolid by the
VoG lest eight are the felknrimg !--

A solemn promise of ecellemy •nd retrenchment,
prepared for the Speech on the opening of the loos•
►inn of Parliament, was lost by Ministers on their
May to Cat him House.
Mr'. VAUGHAN, the celebrated simper, lost her
lore-letters in the Court of Common Pleas, but the
Laity fortunately succeeded in carryiug army her
mutes.

A very eminent Drys*lter in the City, en olii
Ge►►tlemen, with a young wife, who left home to
(line et the London Tavern, lost his wey, and got
ornong the honied (little in Smithfield.

The pocket of • certain Illostrioss personage
W'l4 picked of hie popalarity, mid instead of the
brilliant hie and blue bag in whirl, it was con-
tinted, • filthy greets bag was substituted.
Several old Tabbies, playing whist, lost their
temper, suit the Dandies, in the streets, lost •11
their pains to degrade manhood, as tin one could
see their laces and stays.

COMMON COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

The elections were carried on yesterday with
much spirit iu the three following contested
Wards:—

Thom marked thus • ore sew Candidates.
BISHOP3GATE WARD.
Mr. W. Day . 77 1 Mr. Judlons
•Mr. Peacock 75 Kr. Sitaistead. MI
Sir Was. Realise, Kat.
Mr. Pearson
*Mr. Seamen 73 •Mr. Rudd 59
Mr Giveaway (Deposer) 71 •Mr. Dowses
Mr. Rash
Mr. Davies 6O •Mr Woofer
This Ward returns 14 Umbers.
BREAD-STR BET WARD.
I
Mr. Bowel Hayward ... 37 Mr. Thomas Moore .... 31
*Mi. Illeaj. Blakerley ... 36 Mr. T. Gibson
Mr. MMus* Powerby .. 34 Mr. William Gillmaa .
Mr. MMus Mathie.... 34 Mr. Jobe Blaeknoore .
Mr. Thomas C.ilematt .. 33 I Mr. James Rate
Mr. Heary Dibble 33 •Mr. Samar! Oliver .... 13
Mr. Joie V.lliot
The Ward rearm 13 Members.

CH EA!

WARD.

Mr. T. A. Lesley (Ds-
poor) . . • •
%Tr. John amid' 3O
Mr. loreph K 006..
R' "R
bylf. • Devitt Wailierspoe
. . .

Mr. Sala. Jenson 13
Mr. Rickard Brno! l3
Mr. J•bu Panel!
•Mr Geo. Ledger ll
Mr. Wm P. Rmith It
Mr. R•bt. Jesimmre
Mr. Cbea•nlht.... recipe!

elle. Joins Jaws
Mr. Sareel JOON.. ..... t 4

This Wan!

Is It Members.
Ir. T. N. Williams was
an, vire Mr. W. Hyde,

In Wslbcook Word.
el•veil without typo'

The late Qoata left her suit of garnet. only to
the Dowager Qaern of WIRTSMIERU. because
pprr►ets are the •uly precious stones that can be
warn with deep mounting, which the Dowager
Quiets is resolved to wear for Ide. All her other
doottoods she left to be divided among the other
Isar Princesses equally. Her fine wardrobe, sa►d
ra tk of isnmeisse indite, she has left to Madame
HICK Duttlr. Froginore is left to the Princess
Itutiusaa, a►wl the Lower Lodge to the Princess
Surma.

The seriffAcling in front of the King's Theatre
removed, awl the iireirkinen ore time hip.ily eon-
pio)rd nt erecting the Corinthian column+ of can.
which are to support the grand portico.

Snit fHPILLIMIAT.—Orders are vote down to
expedite the arrangements for building the Palace
fur the Duke of WELLINSTON. The ground was

itsiorked lost week. roil this week the topping of
trees rod reinovsl of other encumbrror•eS will cont.

savors.. lu his than ten days the purchase motley
will he tonal into the hands of Lord HIRERS. We
are attach pleased to add, that never was there is
bargain completed 14 much► to the satisfaction of all
the parties concerned.—(Evening Paper.)
FUNERAL. OE LORD ELLENBOROUOL—Lost
morning, so early as nine o'clock, the remains of
the late Right Han. L•trd chief Justice Et.t.ett-
L•nROUGH were retnoved from his house in St.
James's-square, for interment, in the vault of
Viarter.house Chapel, his Lordship bring a Gover-
nor. and one of this Brethren of that holutalile fossil•
dint. The hearse was followed by seven mourn-
,ar• coaches and see, Nutt sac' tidisig the tinnily coach,
is,eiitysone earriiges ut• the Law MN-
,.rris of the Crovill and the Courts of Judicature,
•Vho lend hee•••nit•g respect to the memory of a
erriit luau. tuneral procession moved fintsi
Jsilies'a.squivi: through the Strand• and down
Vie Old 'Wiley to the Charter-liourt ; hut the ling
su think that tlos. train WWI searerle vi.t-
I:Ie
to prisons who *ere passing stout, while it was
otally obscured from those who were in lionwr,
i•tIV trailing K coach carried his Lord•t.:p's
ronatet on a evicts on velvet cushion. Four of tow
Nobleman's mow, the youngest about
''venue years of mgt., Gotowed his remains to the
Play of iiiternieut. Atioing the mourners were his
(•rirdship' brother, his fir:we the flishop of
'ILK, and Lord Viscount Siglleitilti.
Mr. COURTOE. who died a re., Ills ago, was a
Fr.ince, Niel, when young, genteel in taw
I' rench anti). He was by trade a hair-dresser,
*lnch booms, he felluwed for ninny years in the
%!rolity of St. Jame♦'*. Ile *Ai one ut• do: la►gest
Proarietors of Wok smith Ellt India Stock in the
kiiiplous, and is sail to have left property to the
three linititred thousand pound..
Doting the whole period •;t' ins Imo• life, his lest-
annul expense* were litnr IIiUMA rifted unc
guwea pet Wet