The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-31 00:00:00

THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.

Yesterday morning, atlialf-past eleven o'clock,
theiprand Duke litunot.as, attended by his suite,
arrived in their carriages at the Stage-door of
Drury-lane Ihentre, where they were received by
Mr. Ran, the Manager, who attended, and con-
ducted his Imperial Highness over the interim of
that splendid and 'extensive building. The, Ma-
nager conducted the Grand Doke on the
_root of
the Theatre, from which his Imperial Highness
Fnd an extensive anti excellent View of London.
ire tank and the complicated inachiaery !attached
to it, erected by Sir writ CONGREVE, for the ex-
tittguishin4 flames in case of tire, with an im-
ntence body of water, was set to work, and raised
it great quantity to the top of the Theatre, to the,
great amusement or the Grand Duke, who re-
peatedly expressed his astonishment to Sir Wm.
CONGIIEVE, %Viio was in attendance to explain tart
whole of the ingenious invention.
The Grant! Duke and Suite went from the
Theatre to Mettles Porter Brewery, white the
oprietors and Managers of that extensive con-
certi and buildings, explained to his IMperial
Highness the process of 'brewing porter, and the
whole appiratos used in it. The enormously large
vats attracted the. attention and surprise of his
Imperial iFghness.

Rr;xCFri PAPIRS.

PARIS, MONDAY,JANUANY n.
xtract of a Letter from Toulon, dated
'ary 17 :—" Early in this year 'a King's corvette
ssfl sail from Toulon, on a Voyage round the
world, for the purpose of ekamining coasts al-
.reatly discovered, and to attempt, it is said, fo
find %flint lace 41:nflar to the Botany flay of the
-Fighsh, there to'make art establjilmient to *Welt
co'nvicts may be sent. they will thereta treated
with less 'rigour than In the hulks, Wilfe'ctbir do
Very little %yolk, and cast the State a great 431.1'
The Tararstola, Capt. Dash, an English 'vessel,
which sailed tram flourdeenS, freighted by M.
Violet for the flavannab, has been pillaged by
some piratical or insurgent eoriairs, within sigh
of Cuba.
Private letters from Vienna, dar•
eirtbe 14th, in-
, ,01
form us, that field-M ;:
ariltal„.yuric„S t
e wartzen-
berg bad on that day an apopletie!attack,' which
paralysed his left arm and font ; there was some
arirm for his life. The sante letters state, that
the departitre of the Bavarian Court was fixed
for the 27th of January.
Accounts front Hanover state, that by a deci-
sion of the Ministry, approved of by the Prince
Urgent, the 14 ..anoverian army will in future con
*lst 0t'20,000 men in time of peace.
On Friday evening the Count D'Artois, accent.
•.prtnied by his son the Duke D'Angnideme,
surf
Lord Wellington, left Paris for Compiegne.
luilte night between the 10th and Ilth of Ja-
intary,,,six bales of contraband English merchan-
dize were seized at Caluis.
They write from Rome, thS!l.lirsculptor C.
nova We finished a large moiit4 of a groupe, re-
presenting Mats appeased by :Wht's, which it is
said will be one of the chefs- d'irurre of modern
sculpture. It is destined for the Prince Regent
ot-.England.
The Qgicial Gazeltry of. M4dritl anucutnees that
the Portogue3e Expeaition Lox alfected u ;orioili(
division of cavalry against Buenos Ayres, which,
with (he whole province of La Plata, is expected
immediiitily to submit. The deficit in the Spanish
Revenues is stated at 260 milliona-of reals,(above
millions sterling),
,to rnecgq44ll; ran extrdur
(finery contribution is to heltigptitb,
citAMBER OP DLELLILES.
SITTING OF JAIL, 25.

At e

The dismission was opened'ort the Projet vela:
tive to the Niblle Journals.
M. de St. Aldegontle dwelt un the horrible
effects produced in the revolutionety.thnes by the
urtlimited liberty of the Journals, and front thence
argued for the propos.ol restriction, wits* the. fut...
lowing amettdments :—lst. That there should be
provisionally appointed a Committee of teu Mem.,
hers, to exercise the cettatire of the Joitrnals col.
lectively...2d. That every Proprietor of a Jour-
nal should give security for 40 or 50,000 francs,
Figatol also supported the
tProjet.
Mt de Casrelltajac tooted 1490,' sqi eu and De
Lohne In favOur of the Libetty inn, the Press;
dwelt much upon the libels'lvltich had been cir-
culated with impunity against the Royalists with-
out their being Allowed to answer them; com-
plained of the neglect experienced by the true
fri
eendsro of the King, and concluded by °flimsies
th Pjet.

M. Jaerplinot Parripislime supported thisllrio`-:
jet, ;deprecating the idea of exposing thchtlition
to new horrors, by alluning an unlimited: liberty
•of the press.
The Count de la Bourdonnaye contended against
the Projet, that the Liberty of the Preis was con-
iterated by the Charter ; that it,,,W41 necessary,
and that to grant the Liberty n( tile Press, and at
the stone time enslave the pubfia tnurnals, wits a
mockery and illusion.
M. de Hautefttille supported ,i111"e t'rnjet, con-
ceiving it necessary for the inter'Oa of the State,
and the stability of the Throne.
M. Barthe la Bastille contended, that if the
Journals were not free the truth could not. be
told. He thought merely that the Proprietors
and Printers should be responsible. •
M. Duvergier de Haurauttc 'maintained, Old
there was a grat difference between PamAlets
and the public Journals, the fornier:were tree, and
Answered all 'WI poeposas...a.sho-Libtely, rtwf, Mr
Press ; bat the latter, if entirely free, might do,
much mischief without its being possible tope.,
Vent it,
The discussion was adjourned till Monday.

VIIANKIPORT, JAN. 4.--The Diet held plus..
its fitst Sitting of 1817.

We see ivitit pain that tlie.Germart
Isis are y0)141014; diatribes againxt the Dict, tied
threatening Germany with a revolUtion, because
that hcdy does not act •J,..cortllo.iii ttleir ideas,
VIt,NYA, JAN. 15.—'1 here is arreah'at Vienna
con•dtlvrahle society of pet/ions %Omni literature
and the.arts are about to conduct to the 13razils,
ond who will set out in the month of April next,
Ni. Inolexsor of medicine at Prague, will
be the botanist of this expedition , his engage-
ment is for four years.

'flitre coo be no longer a ilou that NM 95.1;4.1.-
tvitich tsike vrice here betwqco thc,Awp
(',coma of Rio Joileiro Lilo! Madrid tvill
ly termionted to the sacisGiction of both parties:
the two Niiiiist,rs fregßently tit!V each other herr,
irvci it is pretty cptuitt ttr,st ilte intervention of
our Caliamt Wilt amooth all their