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DICIOIIIai 7.
The fanatic, Dr. Demme, hod foluserly the astir
city to preoch • eases spinet the divinity of
Christ, en which accoust he was psibibited from
preaching any more. It is sot yet. deeded bow he
spell be tried. According to as ancient ordinance,
the }weenies esimaioatioes in such awes are tube
laid before the King. who decides whether the sir
shall be sent directly to the tribune's, or tint refer.
red to a commission.
Si: thomand horses are sow purchasing is toor
duchies, for the cavalry of a foreign power.
ST. revirmsourum. ger:MISS 23.
The wilder is estrernely mild. The navigation
is dull over at Croastidt, sod merchant vessels ssi'
or arrive daily.

ussovse, mentos' 13.
The gross revenue of the kingdom ad Hanover,
from the Id July, 1820. to Ist July. 1821, is cal-
culated at 3,104,007 dollars ; and the net revenue.
after deduction of the expenses of collecting, dye.
at 2,1103,032 dollars ; of this sum 1,667,002 dollars
are required for the army, 781.467 (lairs for the
debt of the States. and only 169,4.51 dollar's for
other expenses. If the gross revenue for 1320 to
1821 should not prove to be greeter than that of
1819 to 1820, there would be for 1821 to 1822, a

new deficit of 639,526 dollars.
The public know very little of the discoosiom in
the Gruel-al Assembly of the Stater, which have
been going on daily since the Ist of this month.—
The Assembly has no went of subjects of debate,
as it appears that above twet,ty proposal@ from the
Government have been la-ad before them.
Among the prop ossls are said to be a new plan
of tiastion ; an improvement in the constitution of
patrimonial jurisdiction ; a detailed ordinance from
the roads and causeways; the plan for the improve-
ment of the navigation of the Ems, and other points
of great importance to the country.
svocanotin, DECEMBER 5.

An oScial Gazette now contaiers the opinion of
the Supreme Tribunal, which was given so long
as last year, respecting the question which the
King had I•roposed to the Tribunal to be resolved
and answered, otiosely, " HOW far the King of
Sweden has a right to acquire landed property in
Sweden." The Supreme Tribunal finds his Ma-
jesty folly authorised to make such acqesisitions.
Since the King, who always takes the greatest care
that the laws shall never be infringed, has been
acquainted with this decision, that he has a right
to acquire landed property in this kingdom, he has
even notiee, that fie has appointed the Auditor-
Gcueral. M. Farttins, as his agent in all affairs
which may concern him to a private capacity.
There was a plan to form a society here oil the
model of the English Debating Clubs, but Baron
.Edelcranz has siguid to Count Schwerin, the
spokesman of the society, that he cannot allow the
society to meet, because the establishment of it has
not received the approbation of Ins Majesty ; and
that if the meetings are coestinued, he should he
obliged to take measures to separate the members.
It i► thought the society will complain to the Tribu-
nal of the Governor's proceeding. Among the
members are many distingsished men, and persons
its high employments in various branches of the
Administration. The society intended to meet on
Oscar's day; hit the meeting being prohibited, the
same home which the dissolved society had hired
was taken to celebrate the name-day of the Crown
Prince. A great wally of the members of the
society were present. Toasts expressive of attach-
loco to the Crown Prince, the King. and the
country, were drunk with the greatest enthusiasm.

FEESS

LONDON,

FRIDAY. DICtIIBER 22, 1820.

We trust that Mr. CANNING'S resignation will
be immediately farmed by that of the other Mem-
bers of the Cabinet, and yet we should not wish
that they were permitted to depart fiom office with
the credit of a resepratios; it is due to the coun-
try that they should be driven from their seats by
nste of the House of Commons, as usuleeerviog
0f the public confidence. 11 they persist in cling-
ing to office much longer, we predict that such
will he their fate; for now that they are descried
by the eloquence mitt wit of Mr. Caminito, and
have nothing to depend on but the vulgar goosed
of Ministerial patronage and influence, what hope
can they entertain of weathering the storm that
they have berm preparing fur Cremators, and must
encounter-on the meting of Parliament ? The
depavture of Mr. CAIIIIIIIO causes a terrible chasm
in the Cabinet, which the Ministers will laud it
difficult to supply. The talents and acquire.
mental of Mv. Castatuo are of the highest and
most valuable description, and are especially cal-
culated to delight and infloctsce • numerous
mixed assembly ; :and although his want of
consistency, and the atitruce of what might be

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eaa PO"titers *A 4
O "1
p•mibility ntif mei' ie
Stets whidt- it Weald •eisidifi public Cent::
deem so amosably prosesslog the orfew
•nnty etenmelis tasenatttg end.' tllldP
held fres fentinetion of hie 'eatery their'
highest oppsithetion: elk* have the sportive
sodas
of his wit, the lei id sporkliog of his eloquence,
;trued the tide of victory in fame of his Isle caw
leagues, or here effected for them whet to a cne..
repting Minion/yeses less serviceable, by giving to
their venal followers • plausible (wane for voting
contrary to the general same of the great body of
the people. It Night be injurious to the Wormer
of the Crows, hurtful to the dignity of Parliament,
mid appease** the tree interests of the coantry, to
support his side of say proposed political gantlets ;
bet to err soith Canting meld not be personally
disgracefel to the under ;ridings of his followers,
fur they were shielded by the blaze of his wit, nod
might justify themselves by his arguments and his
ingenuity. He ranked iu place es one of the least
important members of the Cabinet, but in point of
lacteal weight he was the first and greatest. To him
it woe that ie the hour of danger his colleagues
looked for support—he was the Achilles of their
battle—and he now leaves them at the moment
when they could lust spare him.
The Treasury prints essolowly, and we doubt
not with unfeigned sorrow, lament Me. CAN NIN c's
&lettere; but the cease they assign for it is as
singular as it is unlucky. They say that from she
turn which the proceedings respecting the QUEEN
have token, and the Perfiesteniary discossions Shut
ore likely to ensue upon them, he meld not, with
honour to hisue(f; or advantage to the Government,
continue in the Administration. So the public
thought long since, bet it is strange that the Trea-
sury writers should consent to acknowledge the
humiliating fact. Mr. CANNING forfeited every
claim to the good opinion of the public when he
united himself with the present Ministry, and cer-
tain it is, that no act of his life ever become him so
wttl as his resignation. From the teoor of the ex-
pressions used by the Treasury writers, we are to
collect that a purpose, such as we noticed some
tune since, is certainly entertained by the Cabinet,
of instituting in the next Session of Parliament,
some new persecution of the QUEEN. Persecution
we now most call any further proceedings hostile
to tier MAJESTY, for the word prosecution implies
a mode of proceeding cousouant to established
legal wages, sod all such proceeding ceased when
the 13111 of Pains sod Penalties was abautloned by
the Ministers end thrown out by the House of
Lords. In Use peoposed measures Mr. CAn alma
could not concur ; they were repugnant to his
principles of good faith. sound policy, end honesty;
he could no I ogee continue in the Cabinet " wish
Amour to ;" and his resignation Mugs the
severest reproach upon those who remain after him.
or shall succeed him upon conditions which be
'ound it impossible to accept.

We beg leave to direct the particular attention
of enr readers to a report in another part of our
Paper, of a meeting that was held at Edinburgh,
on Saturday the 16th, for the purpose of collecting
the sentiments of the inhabitants of the northern
capital on the prevent state of public offiirs. The
meeting was distinguished by the presence of Mr.
JEFTREY, the Prince of Reviewers," Mr. MON.
CILIEFF, and several other geotletneti of eminence
at the Scottish bar. whose characters and profession
place them far above any insolent sneers at their
want of loyalty, or of affection to the person of
their Sovereign. These gentlemen warmly cen•
sired the conduct of the Ministers in many acts
of their ado • • trillion since the return of peace,
mud expressed their farm conviction that the country
would never enjoy that tranquillity and confidence
which tesulted from a reciprocity of feeling between
the Government mid the people, until the present
Ministers were removed from office, and succeeded
by inn's who enjoyed in a higher degree the good
opinion of the public. An Address to the littso,
founded on these sentiments, received the alino4
unanimous concurrence of a most numerous and
highly respectable meeting of the inhibit:nits of
Edinburgh.

A Flanders Mail arrived hist night with papers
front Orussels to the 19th inst. The following is
so extract :

•ausaau, otc►tr•Pt 18.
Mr. Fitzroy, one of the Secretaries to the British Le-
gation at Vienua, pissed list night through this city with
dispatches from Lord Stewart, which are said to be ex-
tremely impartial. lie proceeded with all possible haste to
ILmidua.

Paris Papers of Monday last have arrived at
our office. The accounts they contain front Naples
represent the Government of that country us
sinking every day into more serious elitharrain.
meats, arising principally from the want of money.
Li has been found neeerrary to retract the promise
of increased, jail made to the troops at the com-
mencement of the Revolution, an expeiiment
dangerous ■t all times, but far more so at
a moment like the present, when the military
snort feel that in their bands rests the whole col.
lective power of the State. The consequ•mces were
such as might have been 'tweeted. The troops
displayed their discontent in various ways, and one
regjusentin particular, the 11th, of infantry, broke