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London, England, 1838-10-10 00:00:00

glorious attack on native artists. The exhibition which 1
propose would do full justice to all concerned in the ques
tion, and give great pleasure to your faithful friend and
constant reader, • JACK BRITON.

P.S. After finishing my letter, in looking over Mr. IL-
milton's letter again, I find, according to him, that: Mr.
P. has been " candid" in freely " communicating to all
who are admitted to see him at work every result of his in-
ventive genius, many of whom, as soon as they learn what
he is about, either try to forestall him, or exert their inge-
nuity to prevent his success." This vague and general
charge I call on Mr. Hamilton to give some proof of, else
I must have an indifferent opinion of him.
I have just learned that the model of the condemned
coin of 1816 is in the cabinet of the Mint, and that it is
done in jasper.
It is understood that the Coronation Medal will cost the
country near 9001. as this " first man of his time" has been
at work upon it for nine months, and makes the modest
charge of 5001. for it, while he has a regular salary of
5501., with a free house in the Mint, so that the mock
heroic battle of the Gods will be a pretty costly whistle.

SWITZERLAND.

(From the Helvelie.)

The following proclamation was publithed by the Avo)er
of Friburg, on receipt of intelligence that, France was
marching troops towards the Swiss frontiers :

' THE COUNCIL OF STATE OF THE CANTON OF FLIBURG

TO ITS FELLOW-CITIZENS.

" Dear Fellow Citizens—At a moment when the Fede-
ral Diet was occupied in examining the application of
France for the expulsion of Louis Bonaparte, and before
that high authority had adopted any resolution on the' sub-

ject, the French Government ordered a movement of
troops towards the Swigs frontiers. After resorting to
menaces with a view to support its demand, it appears now
determined on influencing the deliberations of the Council
of the nation by a military demonstration.
'• Such a proceeding imparts a new character to our dif-
,.

ferences, since it attacks our honour and national indepen-
dence, Louis Napoleon is no longer in question ; he .has
manifested the intention of quitting the Helvetic territory ;
it now remains to be decided whether Switzerland is or is
not a free and independent nation.
" The adjoining cantons of Geneva and Vaud have not
waited for the Diet to order the measures required for the
honour and safety of the country ; they considered the
danger too imminent, and lost no time in calling out their
cantonal militias.

" The canton of Friburg has a similar duty to perform,
and we have consequently decreed in our tura the levy of
1-

the contingent and reserve of the canton.
" However hostile the conduct of France towards Switz-
erland may be, still we preserve a hope that peace between

the two states will not be disturbed. But Switzerland
must hold herself in readiness to act according to circum-
stances. However unwilling to engage in a conflict, she
ought to be prepared to resist, in a just and legitimate
cause. She owes to herself to assume a firm and ho-
nourable attitude, if she wishes to be respected by her
neighbours.

" We rely in the hour of danger on the patriotism of the
Friburg soldiers, and we trust in Divine Providence, which
for ages has watched in so obvious a manner over the des-
tinies of our country.

‘:lliFerimbuormg,enOtett;baebtr.
LLER
" R. WERRO, Chancellor.
Bcia"itation of General Aymar
was known in Berne a great irritation was observable among
tShl, CelH pBAr3o , Avoyer, President.
the inhabitants, and the Government, without waiting for
the orders of the Diet, prescribed measures of defence.
On the Ist the Executive Conncil called out all the troops
of the first and second contingents ; 600 men of the 4th
battalion, belonging to the remotest districts of the Alps,
were ordered to Berne; the Urban Legion was placed in
barracks, under the command of Colonel Zimmerli ; the
Military Board caused the works of the arsenal to be car-
ried on with the utmost activity ; the materiel was put in
the best possible condition ; the ammunition was prepared,
the waggons loaded, and everything, in short, in so for-
ward a state of preparation, that the artillery is now ready
to take the field at a moment's notice with the rest of the
troops. The direction of the central police was provision-
ally intrusted to the Councillor of State, Lan,,,,el; the com-
mand of the Gendarmerie was confided to Major Kupfer ;
and Captain Kurtz was sent to Geneva to watch the course
of events, and apprise his Government of their progress.
On the 2d the staff officers of all the battalions were-re-
viewed, and set out for the towns where the soldiers were
respectively to rendezvous. The students likewise offered
their services. On the same day the citizens of Bienne
and of the environs, who do not belong to the militia, as-
sembled and organized themselves into corps of volunteers.
'Those of Courtelary followed their example. The recall
of' the Bernese regiment in the service of Naples was de-
bated in the Executive Council ; no decision, however, was
arrived at, but it was agreed that in case circumstances
became more serious, an appeal should be made to the
cantons to recall all the regiments now serving in Italy.
On the 3d the preparations were carried on with re-
doubled activity, on receipt of intelligence that the canton
of Vaud
troops of the
the 4th
hth‘a
evfsou marching
rba 16,000
battalions of
mili
tia
tao the frontiers. On
and
dthe
reserve were to be inspected, and the war battalions com-
pleted and organised. The 72 officer,: who, in 1832, re-
fused to take the oath to the Constitution, held a meeting
in the Casino, and resolved on tendering their services to

the Government.
The Government of Vaud was unremitting in its pre-
parations, and had decreed the amount of all the cantonal-
troops, without exception. That canton will then
have
on foot an effective force of upwards of 20,000 men. On
en.
the 2d, General Guiguier, who had been appointed to. com-
mand them, issued the following order of the day
" Soldiers!—The Council of State has done—me the
honour of placing me at your head ; I shall endeavo Ir to
merit that distinction. For the present,vaeutnreleahasst,
Irnytumn mis-
sion sion is of an exclusively pacific nature, and order and dis-
cipline are the only qualities we are cAlleds(uiip:,inthitoouttliwsphliacyi,l.
ostoaci'desvoeteenid nee toss , 's change,hall e
ySohnoru Should c
courageircum
ears st'ineene only
re-
quire of you to observe order and discipline
patriotism and courage little avail. Sol er- .
? I com-
manded your fathers upwards of thiry •
confided in me, because they knew that I eondsider.edlelacehy
of them as a friend. Years have not changed my
'my heart.
Trust me as your fathers did, and, please God,ge Will not
deceive your expectations.
“GUIGUIEIt. General Commanding the
Division.
" Lausanne, Oct. 2. ,
(From the French Papers.)
They write from Gex, near Geneva, that a battalion of
of
the 3d Light Infantry, with two batteries artillery,
believed, that if the demands of
Council
were
cantonal i t
troops wasn °
t
marched into Ferney on the sth inst., and that
generally
satisfied by the 15th, the troops would immediaetel y move
on Geneva. Ferney, once the residence of4Vettoipotwafairrsed,tsa
most of our readers are aware, is the last place on the
hies said to prevail
and departure of
frontier,rrh o Lanbuosuatntnheree
Gazellemiles fromstate
states,
Geneva.
'The
of Vaud, which have been ordered by the
aotesf
to take up arms, will form an effective force
amongst2o,oo Omtehno. s 0
ildshi
eer greatesty, and
bo
tehn enthusiasm sri ansi3min'g
the troops were executed with the utmost alacrity, in spite
of the labour required from the population at the t approachn:he in. i
of the vintage. 'The Grai,tnstdodoCekouuitnnacttioiloocnof
nttoshiedtheßreaatpsiloeine-
t on the
ol
t FrancepA and Switzerland. After
question
its
eussei
tttitiooi sitting ott foi
betweenstsbhueeeg2i9vetln ut Basle-town, m
a Prince's discussion
withdrawal ot. for hours,should thebon :de m
beblayd
addressed in
i, forns
answer
et its
innusttirfiuccattiioonos
of
fo
biistsredt
ierpeumteant it
be
'I 'he
all obstacles to the
should
aside, and that a simple
to the French Government. 'he deputation was likewise
authorized to vote the precautionary measures judged ne-
cessary to prevent hisG return.
me'nftheofFethd
the
is
oouf
nieerneva
Philippe bad been h
The contents of thear positively contradicts the state-
ment Min, that the bust of Louis
would seem to render tin the streets of Geneva.
thhnestilFercinnetehntuinns
against
. Lyons Journals of the sth instant
Government
it a matter of some doubt whether
fornorardmreerhsti us,l
towards
aabrt
de
been
np
thei t o ent has yet entirely abandoned its
Switzerland. Those prints in-
the above-mentioned date no counter-
frontier, and that
re-
place him at Lyons h
that General
We continue to ltaya"dLb'
sts
hsll
ee d to the troops, which continued to
Ayworwiss frontier. The Censeur even adds
the state of publicc:hdeeerliuni
neiasefloor to
cea
ndosayuentrat
-rrGoreivavotden
arrived
orr
readers
brief'
whoihriieae
tfsacwtichtneyos.l
accounts
sthoe
Napoleon, although
exists of everythine•
oaken by the sever. cantons in the affair of Prince Louis
ginaintinStvg
iintztehrleaan:icaanbdleomf tahnenesrteps
t we believe that. no doubt whatever
de-
sired by all trEueorloo'vers of the welfare of both countries and
of
sthieecpieeawereitoefs, The Lucerne correspondent of the
under datel of the 3d inst., that the Committee
gclinantodn
mbNiy,oertrnheirent for the sir,
appointed by the Diet to take the necessary steps to obtain
passports for Prince Louis Napoleon, had assembled that
courier had been decided
Thurgau,that aa
anti afterwards
s por passport
sheen t delivereded
b y
the
the °sneantt7rtne of the differentnfe id a anti
AAnriebnaesnsbaedrogrst.o
ap-
priseA
giveGovernmentf of Thurgau of the decision of the
the Vorort that be Diet, and to
moneormation of it to the Prince. At the
same time Mr.
li e ~11 ow e d t o interdicta tt
itiuodr
iwera,sthaeutEhnogrilsiseldt 11tIoindiesitievre,r, had informed
etdo
the Prince,
Ministerial pwuilt,llileiht.e reserve, as the Revue de Paris, a
shtiarotestroomf a
pcaosisuilni condition o
on v that a ta
any part
psharotuol,fl
• , question had
France. The assumed by England on the Swiss
given great satisfaction at Lucerne. The Diet