The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-08 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, OCT. 1.

We, William, by the Grace of God, &c. considering that,.
by the Laws and Regulations now in force, relative to
Printing and Bookselling, the Liberty of the Press has
been subjected to an inspection (Surveillance) frequently
arbitrary; desiring, besides, to determine and to guaran-
-tce the Rights which Authors may exercise over theii•
Works, on the Report of our Commissioner General of
the interior, and with time advice of our Privy Council,
have decreed, and decree :

AnT. 1. All laws and regulations published under the
French Government, relative to printing and bookselling,
including every thing relative to the Journal•, are abrogated
throughout the whole Government of Belgium, from the date
of tl►e pill-ilk:aim' of this Decree.
Q. Every one is responsible for what the writer and pub-
lisher prints, vends, and distributes; the printer alone is
responsible, if the author is unknown, or cannot be dis-
ctivered.

;3. Every publication which appears without the name of
the author or (nut and) the printer, and without mtmtioning
the year and place of its publication, shall be considered as a
libel; the editor or the distributor shall be prostcuted, as if
he was tl,tt author.

4. All exposing to sale, or distribution of wi iting, figures,
or im►►ges, tending to degrade religion or corrupt morais,shall
Lie punished accolinng to Art. 267, of the Penal Code.

5. Every author of-an original work ltas the exclusive right
of printiiig and selling it in the Government of Belgium, dur-
ing his life; his widow and his heirs retain the same right
during theirs.
6. In case of the publication- of a posthumous work, the
property of it belongs to the widow and heirs of the author,
who enjoy it during their lives.
7. If an author's M.S. should be int he bands of a person
not belonging to his tinnily, it cannot Lc published during his
life, nor that of his heirs, without their consent; and the
right recognised by the sth article is to be respected.
S. After the extinction of the first generation of the heirs of
the Author, all right of property ceases, and the Work enters
into the class of those which will be mentioned in the I:;thr
Art.

9. It is expressly prohibited to reprint, expose to sale, and,
in ease of being reprinted in a foreign country, to import, tills.;
tribute, and vend in the Government of Belginut every origi-
nal Work, over which the Author can exercise the right of
property by virtue of the sth :krt.., under penalty of the confis-
cation of all the copies of the pirated edition not disposed, and
also cif a fine amounting to the value of :100 copies of the work,
to be fixed by the sale price; the said confiscation and fine for
the benefit of the person possessing the right of property ;
nevertheless, he who shall have introduced into Belgium a
single copy.ouly for his own use, shall nut be liable to the Elite,
but only to the confiscation of the copy.
10. '1 he property oe every original work, published ante-
cedently to the publication of time present Decree, is guaran-
teed to the Author, conformably to the sth Article.
11. The translation of a work gives no right to the Author
of it beyond the edition which he plkbriShei ; iu this case, the
right of property can be increased only upon the notes or
commentaries :Laded to the translation.

12. It is forbidden, under the penalties fixed in the 9th
Article, to publish the translation of a Work, Over which the
Author or his heirs stilt-exercisc the right of property, unless
they give their pern►ission in writing, or unless the. work
tra►►slated has-reached a second edition.

13. From the present regulations arc excepted, the Bible,
Church or School Books, the Classic Authors, S,:icittific
Works, or Foreign Literature, Almanacks ; and, a word,
all books over which no inhabitant of the Government of
Belgium can obtain a right of property, either because they
belong to all nations, Or because the period fixed in the sth
Article is expired. The present ,exception extends only to
the text, and the right of property may always be exercised
over the notes or augmentations which the. Editor may add
to it.

14. All Editors of Journals, Advertisers (Feid X.l n-
noneAr), Periodical Wm-Ls, under whatever denomination,
are bound either to be entitled to establish new Ones, mit)
continue the publication of those already in circulation; to
ptovide themselves with our 'authorization, which wilt not-
givcti them, unless they prove satisfactorily that they have
at least 300 subscribets. Those who shall not have conformed
to:this, before the 10th of October, arc to cease publication
'entirely4 The present regulation concerning the number of
subscribers, dues not include Papers 'that treat entirely of
subjects relative to literature or to the arts and sciences. •
15. There shall be sent to the Office of the Commissiuner
of the Interior previous to their distribution three copies of
every presented work whatever; they must be bound if they
contain above 100 leaves. We reserve to ourselves to deter-
mine hereafter the use to which they shall be applied. This
includes all Journals, Periodical Works, Maps and Prints.
16. Our Commissioner General of the Interior and c f J 457
tice are charged, each in his department, with the execution
of this Decree, which shall be inserted in the Oftidal Journal..
(Signed) WILLI AM.
By his Royal Highness the Secretary of State,
.•
' • (Signed) Baron, de CAPELLAN.
Brussels, Sept. 23, 1814.

Yesterday the Loan CHANCELLOR, End BA.•
THURST, and Count NUGENT, had audiences or
the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House.

It is still confidently asserted that the Queen of.
ETRURIA Will be married to the Grand Duke of
TuscANY.

The QUEEN'S Palace is partly under the hands
of artificers. The front is new-pointing, and the
root towards the Mall undergoing some repair.
A, detachment of the Staff Corps, *tiered from
Flythe to Portsmouth for embarkation,was for-
warded on Wednesday last across the country, in
waggons, by forced, marches.
About 2.000 troops are daily expected to go
into garrison.at Yarmouth.
A• vision of the 11 th regiment, containing 300
men, marched into Kilkenny on Wednesday last,
from Callan, on.their way to Athlone, to join the
Ist battalion.
A draft of several Officers, and about 100 non-
commissioned Officers and privates of the 42t1
Royal Highlanders, marched `into Clonmel on.
Tuesday last, on their way to
.foln•the Ist batta-
lion, now quartered in Kilkenny.:

The Bedford embarked at -Dublin on
S' tardy morning, for Liverpool, on their rout to
their native country, to he disembodied.

The South LinColnshire Militia marched from
Dublin for Newry on Friday last, on their way .to
England,

THE THEATRE.—It is with much pleasure we
state, that the very favourable opinion which we
formed of the merits-of Miss O'NEILL, was fully
confirmed by her re-appearance at Covent-Garden
Theatre last night, in the character of Juliet.—
The curiosity which she has already excited in the
Metropolis, by her admirable performance oa the
preceding night, was visible in a crowded audi-
ence, from Whom she received the wannest tokens
of applause. The tenderness, unaffected simpli-
city, and characteristic truth, which we noticed
yesterday, marked her performance last night ;
and we have no doubt that• she will be considered
as one of the brightest ornaments of the British
Stage. The PHI4CE REGENT
,was in his private
box, and remained till a late hour. As we did
not distinctly notice Mr...ToNEs's Mercurio yester-
day, it is but justice to add, that he supports the
character throughbut With spirit, truth,. and
bunioun%,