The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-09 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

FRANK'FOIiT, Dec. 28.—A plan of reform; concerning
one of the most ancient and important privileges of the
German Universities, will, it is said, be shortly laid before
the Princes of the confederation. Nothing less is proposed
than to deprive the Universities of the right which they
have possessed ever since the middle ages, of deciding as
Courts of Justice to-a certain extent. It is to the Univer-
sity Commissioners that the German law gives the faculty
of revisal, which ,is exercised in other countries by Courts
of Appeal, and even Courts of Cassation. In the dark pe-
riod, when this custom - was instituted, the several States
were not yet so. well organized as to enjoy such a jurisdic-
tion of its own, and the documentary evidende of proceed-
ings being once drawn up, were submitted to competent
judges, wherever they were to be found. The great States
have successively declined this appeal -to a foreign Court
of Justice, and Prussia itself first set the example in 1747.
Only the small Ger Man States have continued to recognize-
the competency of the University tribunals. It would be
easy to substitute for this institution, superior Courts of
Justice, the jurisdiction of which should extend over an
aggregate of several small States, in the manner of the tri-
bunals of Jena, Parchem, and Lubeck. The advocates of
the antiquated institution pretend that it aficrds the pro-
fessors in the Universities the means of acquiring a practical
knowledge of business. Tois observation is not logical, and
does not justify Such a defective piece of legislation The
professors, if they wish to acquire - practice, have only to
accept judicial functions, rather. than preserve, merely for
their own instruction, institutions which ore completely at
variance with the advanced state. of knowledge of our times.
STurromtn, DEC..' 28.—His•. Excellency Count Von
Murich-Bellinghausen, President of the Diet of the Con-
federation, arrived here yesterday evening, on his way from
Frankfort to Vienna.

LEIPSIG, DEC. 27.—This will be- a remarkable day in
the annals of. our city ; it is the'SOth anniversary of the
birth-day of our revered Monarch, the first sovereign 'of
Saxony that ever arrived at so acli-anced an age. The
fete has been celebrated with -great pomp. A grand enter-
tainment was given by the magistrates. Tile King of
Prussia -has sent to our beloved Sovereign the insignia of
the Black Eagle.
DRESGEN, DEC. 30.—King Anthony thanks his sub-

;ets on occasion of his birth-clay, in the fo-Nowing manner :

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" The numerous proofs of ardent love and attachment which
I have received on completing, by the Divine favour, the
80th year of my age, from my subjects of all ranks and con-
ditions, and from all parts of the country, and, in particular,
from the inhabitants of my capital and the district of Dres-
den, have certainly been extremely.gratefulkto nay heart. I
feel:myself impcl!cd thereby publicly to declare this, and to
express my heartfelt gratitude for it. May the fair Lord of
reciprocal dove for. ever unite the Prince and the • people of
Saxony.

(Signed) " ANTHONY.
" Dresden, Dec. '29, 1835."

—Franl,fort Papers, Jan. 3. • . •
ATHENS, Nov.—The Salle expresses itself as follows re--
spouting the Synod Our hopes arc fulfilled. The
composition of the Synod is unchanged, and confirmed as it
was proposed by M. Rizos, Minister for Ecclesiastical Af-
ffairs. Men whose worth is acknowledged by all real
and impartial friends of the country, whose experience,
whose devotion to the Greek Church, the King and the
country cannot be doubted, have- been placed by our just
and pious King at the head of ecclesiastical affairs, and
therefore let the sc hole Christian flock offer its thanks to
our Monarch. From this time let the Church cease to
suffer ; the day for rejoicing is come. The composition of
our Synod may be considered as one of the most excellent
measures, which increase the attachment of the Greeks to
their King, and insure the future fidelity .of the people to
the throne on tvhich,it has placed all its hopes. The moul-
t:ors of the Holy Synod are the following ;—the Bishop of
Kinauria as President, the Bishops of Angelis, Attica, the
Cyclades, and Demala, and as supplementary Minister, the
Bishop of
,Phocis• and Locris."—Prussian State Gazette,
Jan. 2.