The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-24 00:00:00

DU I'CLI MAIL.

FRO'-1 TFIK FRENCH FRONTIERS, OCT. 19.

Le G Reviem., of the Brirish troop took

. .
e on the.lStii; and was tivoored by very fine
r. The martial. appearance, and the

rthe .01 the" troops excited the admitation of the
nurneroas spectoors The Generals of the Rns-

siaj, I" 'sign, and Austrian CoOtingents, Ge-

nerAs. \Vnronzow, Zietlier, and Frimont, were

present

The Commancler,in-Chief„ Field-Mitrshal the

' Duke

iogtrin, lia4 givens. several rnagnifi-
cent ewertailifocias ; and it has been observed

on these occasions, that the best understanding,/
rirevail;) betty rt the different Commanders. All
exert themselves to make the situation of the in-

habitants of the country as easy as.they can. There
is no idea of any reductiMi of the Army of Chen.:
patiou this year. If any shoiild take place, it will
not be till some time next. year.
Many vessels laden with corn have arrived
tvittim these few,days iti.the ports of the Chauntl,
,both from the Baltic and 'North America. The
prices are-declining in the principal inarkets.—
Public spirit greatly improves. • 1t is supposed that
the present Minister at' War will succeed in bring-
flog the Freneh artny, at the litginning of the en-
-suing year:, to double its present strength.

HAGUE, OCT. so. •
To-day the ordinary annual session of the States-
'General was opened with the usual solemnities.—
'The King deliVered from the throne a speech, of
-which' the following. is 'substance
His Majesty began by noticing' the happreVent
-.of the birth,of a on to.the Prince, Of Orange, and
added, that his education should be so dire'eted.as
to inspire him from his earliest childhood with a
sense of his duties, and with the Most' ar,l,p,t zeal
for .the freedom and welfre of his t'Oolitiwinen.
The general.peace, said his ;Majesty, has been toll
disturbed ; and every day, prOveS that the. CO-
vernmews, as well as the people, kc unanimous.
in the desire of maintaining it. O i my side I
baye neglected nothing that. can. tend to.ensure to
this kinHotn and its inhabitants the good will of
foreign Powers. . .
His Majesty noticed at length the difficulties

caused by the'imfavoutable.seaion, but which the
richisarvest of .this year will put art end to. The
distressedhsve been relieved, partly hyftndingttiein
work-, partly •by giving them assistance; the local
Authorities have done their utmost ; and private
clarity; the fairest trait in the nalonarcharacter,
leas kept paCe with the increasing distress. His
Majesty. observes, that some effeetnel regulations
relative 'to, the poor are necessary. -and hopes to
see :the basis laid in,this Session. Some measures
will be proposed that experience shots to be tiseful
to industry r(meaning probably tuantifectines).
Nothing has beep
.more injurious to this lban the
dearness of provisions, which .has checked the
consuniptio» of manufactured goods among the
niost numerous classes of people. His •Majesty
states, that the Government itself has felt the in,
.-fl'oence of this state of things, by the great increase'
•Aif its 'expences, and the diminution of its receipts.
Besides this, a great deficit has 'been caused by
the not levying of-a Tax upon inherited property,
-tor tr Legacy Tux- ' • = '
'The taw respecting the Militia has been put in
• t scetutinnfor the first time, and has answered every
• expectation. 7 'Agriculture .is flourishing. The
fsheities, the Colonial trade, annallhranches con-
nected with them,•have improved and the free-.
lorih ofthe corn-trade by sea, white it secured the
kingdom from scarcity at kome,• and 'kept the
juices of bread in the country lower than amongst
51sneiklibcoirs, has confined to the ports of the
Netherlands the privilege of being the granaries of
ell• Europe,
His Majesty notices the great expence caused.
by the fortification of the southern frontier. , A
'great many public works, as harbours, Etc. have
been begun 'and- continued, and even completed ;
and in some provinces great roads have been
-wage, 'which. the Most enlightened inhabitants
have for years desired in vain.-
' HisNajesty speaks with satisfaction of the great
joy which has been displayed at the installation of
the Universities, and expects the-happiest results
• for the whole•kingdom. • ' •
' His'Majesty conclude§ as follows :
" Thus the number. of objects is considerable,
on which We can look with. satisfaction, and we
can with the more tranquillity attend, to the means
.of extricating ourselves from temporary ditlicut-
ties which were independent of the human will.
.B it the surest pledge of this is sought by the ha-
the. cordial co-operation.of the King and
.the Skates-General. Neither t nor vonr High
Alighlinesses, whose seniiments-end example have
'so pOwerful 'an influence, will diSappoint its con-
fidence ; and the farther confirmation of the social.
sy,teir, founded on principles of liberty and order,
will be, with the blessing of Gtid, the 'reward as.
well as the fritit of our indefatigable efforts."
The Second Chamber of the States-Getieral was
.taken up, in its meeting on the 21st, 'chiefly 'in
forms; as admitting the new Mem-
bers ; chooSing three Members to he proposed to
.the King, • to select a President fiorn the number.

O'clock in On Sunday last, a little before eight
,the evening, Mr. Gee, the gaoler of Newcastle,
accompanied by the turnkey, proceeded to
exa-
m the cells for the night: On opening the
Jloor,of that, which eontaims the convicts Of the
iait Assizes, be perceived Henry Scope (who was
under sentence of death, though since commuted
to transportation) holding up a scuttle-full of
.vhichhe threw towards Mr. Gee's eyes,
"innvionsly with'•an inteni to blind him, and to fa,.
onr kiss escape.. howtver, Mr. Gee in-
stitiviy (wilted it aside,. notwithstanding s)rne se-
blows received from Seoperwith a stnall hand-
and
..by,thy qssiStanee of the turnkey,- soon
blgc t-d.:d in. closing the. door. A smith .being,
bent for, the priioaer was tioub4e7.irohell.,