The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

PRUSSIAN CONSTITUTIONS.

BERLIN, AUG. s.—On the 2d his Majesty
came from Toplitz, Otis birth-day being on the 3d,
which he kept with his family in the Pfauen Insel
Osle of Peacocks.)
The greatAt sensation has been excited on
this day, which is so dear to all Prussians, by the
publication of the Bulletin of .the Laws No. 13,
-which contains the following general law respect-
ing,the Provincial Assemblies . .
" We, Frederick William, &e., to give our faithful subjects
a new and durable pledge of paternal favour and confidence,
have resolved to introduce Representative Assemblies into the
slonarchy, and to that end to establish Provincial Asseniblies
in the spirit of the ancient German Constitution, such as the
pecilliaT situation of the country and the spirit of the times re-
.quire. A con*ttee, of which his Royal Highness the Crown
Prince was President, has been . appointed by his Majesty to
xprepare this measure, and consult upon it with experienced men
.from each province."
On the report of this Committee, his Majesty
issued the following decree, dated June 5 :-
1. Provincial AsseMblies shall be called into action.
2. Landed property is the basis of the repreientation.
.1. The provincial estates are the leading organ of the various
_subordinate estates in each pro Vince. Ac,cording to this de-
cision, his Majesty will—lit, cause to be sent to them for their
discus,ion the projects of laws which concern the province only ;
• 2. So long us there are no general assemblies of the States, send
,te them tier discussion such general projects of laws also as re-
_late to changes in the rights of persons and property, and to the
taxes; 3. Reserve for the Provincial Assemblies petitions and
remonstrances which concern the special welfare and interest of
the whole province or a part of it, examine them and decide
upon them ; 4. Leave it to them to decide on the communal
affairs of the province, with the reserve of his Majesty's appro-
bation.
To the present law, which, however, is not
applicable in Neufchatel and Vallengin, this will
arid a special law for each province. Should his
Majesty think that changes in these special laws
might be useful or beneficial, lie will not make
theta without the concurrence of the provincial
assemblies. When a convocation of the general
Estates of the kingdom- will be • necessary, and
how it shall then proceed for the provincial
-Estates, remains for his Majesty in his paternal
care to determine.
The special laws, all dated Ist of .Tuly, relate
severally to the provincial Estates —l. For the
March of Brandenburg,' and the Marquisate of
.Lower Lusatia. 2. Those of the Kingdom of
Prussia, comprising (a) East Prussia, (b) Lithu-
ania, (c) West Prussia. 3. To Pomerania, and
Rugon.
The Estates of the Ist province to meet at
Berlin ; of the 2(.1 at K oningsberg and Dantzic
.alternately ; and of the 3d at Stettin.
The special laws contain detailed regulations
respecting the eligibility of the deputies, the right
of election, the exercise of the right of the
Estates, the convocation and the duration of the
provincial Assemblies, the communal Assemblies,
the Assemblies of Circles, are.--( llornburgh
..Paper, Aug. S.)