The Sun.
London, England, 1815-08-12 00:00:00

HAMBURGH PAPER.

. BRUNSWICK, -AUG. 2.—We George, by .the
.grace of God Prince Regent of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the
Kingdom of Hanover, Dnke of Brunswick and
Luneburg, &c. :in guardianship of Duke Charles
Frederick. Augustus William of,Brunswick Lune-
burg, to all who see these presents, greeting :
As it has pleased Divine Providence to call away to a
better state in the kingdom of peace front the midst of his
deeply afflicted family and faithful subjects, omit deiuly be-
loved cousin the reigning Duke of BrunA‘viek Imueburg,,
Frederick William, by a glorious death on the kith of June,
in the conflict for the tranquillity of. Europe mid the
iide-
pcndeuce.of Germany; and as through this never enough to
be lamented event, the succession to the said Duchy de-
volves on his eldest son,. our .meth lovekd consiu Char/us
Frederick Augustus, therefore 'have we, as, *ell on account
of the ties of consanguinity as of the exriessed wish
of the deceased, been moved to take upon is the guar-
dianship of our said cumin Duke Charles Fivderick Augustus
AVilliam, during his minority: and we now declare, 11l the
nanze, and as guardians of our said Cousin, that we take pos-
session of the ducal territories ot.Bruswick Luneourg, with
all the rights, regalia, and superimities, as po:.s„sed by our
deceased cousin Frederick Willi;tm:.we now, therefore, enjoin
all subjects and inhabitants of the ducal Brunswick Limeburi;
territorie,:„ in virtue of their watlllll allegiance, to be true ant
obedieot tonur said Cousin aod us, on account of the,goardio. -
ship devOlved on •us,.and 'also the general colleges, nia'..t;-
trettes, and administrators, to proceed noise errApted ho
sines.; of their :everal departments, and t, watch
over. Cie inierests,of the country and the.goveromt: '0 •Le
hest of their annity. In painic:nai, we atilliort, d,:d
request the Home College of Cooosaio,-• at lirtiniwiels,
cilia administrators of the country, in future 3,3. berrt„fo.tto continue in the regular administ rat ion.or the country, and
tv report td us the instructions coininunieat ea or stilt by
collimunicated to them. •
Given at CAllturt-!noose, this iutla July, Vll5.
GEORGE P. It.
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CcewtilUNST-tly,

AdniA

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

STATE. PAPER.

SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE NETI:IERLANIA

QN THE OPENING OF THE STATES-GENEIZAI.

nAGUZ, AUG. B.—Yesterdly his Excellency die
Secretary of State for the. Home neiikrtment
dosed the extraordinary Meeting of:the States
General, in the name of his Majesty.

doy his Majesty solemnly opened the Assem-
bly of the States General of the United Nether-
lands. Ws Majesty went to the Assembly in
great pomp, in a coach drawn by eight horses, at
half-past one o'clock. Ms Majesty was attended
by a brilliant suite, and both when going and re-
turning, the cannon fired a royal salute. The
following is the Speech addressed by his Majesty
to the States General on this important occasion :
" High and Mighty ;.ords,,
" A few months ago T announced tri'!the States
_General the union of all the Netherlands under the
Royal sceptre. Bat that this union maybe perma-
nent and beneficial, it is not enough that all the
inhabitants be united- und'er one-Sovereign. They
must, besides, be most intimately bound together
by the same laws and the same institutions ; the
party Walls raised tinder other circumstances must
be removed, and they must mutually regard each
other as inhabitants of one house,. and children of
one family.
•

" Your High Mightinesies know that Such are
also the views of the United Powers of Europe in
establishing the new monarchy.
" Faithful to the principle of every where main,-
taining and preserving the already established re-
lit ions, they have especially required that our
constitution shall be maintained, and only alma
in so far as the change of circumstances should,
upon common deliberation, appear to. demand.
—My own wishes coincide this determina-
-1 bare chosen for the revision of the