The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-21 00:00:00

DIET AT VRANiZFORT.

The fan, it is the Spec(h which the Atintrian
trti ;%ter Coont 11110L-SCHAUENSTEIN deliVtted,
as Vreiii!etit of the Germanic Diet, at the opening

Of that `assembly :
"A7.he Ist of August, 1806, was the epoch
when the first of the States of Europe ceased to
exist : the Confederation of the Itbitte occupied
the 1,1.1er of the Germanic Empire; and if nations
could be extinguished like States, such also would
have been the fate of the Germans.
• " Germany, parcelled out into a number of in-
iderndent States, formed a Confederation tri-
,butaty to a conntry,against which it littd inces-
lauds, contended for ages, and with which it has
only been first reconciled since the period when
the t ,vo-nat ions have reciprocally paid each other
the tribute of their esteemi for the towage of
•Nt•hich they have given such fine proofs while de-
fetrdit►t; theft eights and national dignity.
" Without making extensive researches of ern-
. &Lion, it is ,uflieient to cast• a .glance over the
-history of. the human race, or rather that of else
of all climates, its order to tents what
is the high destination of wan, and ho►v it de-
cides that of S•ates and !tat ions. On eXattlilling
Maturely Both the one and the Other under all
their shades and different foams, in onto, to ap-
preciate properly their nature, and to recognize
the relations between the individual character of
man and that of met) forming •States and nations
by their onion, we ;snivel') the surest manlier at
that point of history whirls presents the loftiest
period of States, but which at the saute time an-,
• notinces the proximity of their decline.
" The character of the German,
.considered as
matt, iude•peudesttly of every form of govern!.
inent, prese►►ts distinctly the elements and the
impress of his national government ; but reci-
procally, the civil and political relations to whiLlt
Ile is placed have a visible issflneoce on the ex-
istence and private lite of individuals. St►clt is
the law of nature---t at grand instenctress
men, of States, and of nation►. In consequence
of this reciprocal influence, that form of the
civil
and public relations of social life which shall re-
semble most faithfully the relations of private life
will he the best, the most (hirable, and will con-
dsict most surely the social body, as well as incli•
iidttals, to the most advantageous period of the
existence of nations and men.
• " In the German, considered intlividually,tve find
an innate lo veof the sciences,whethertheexact, the
metaphysics!, or the experimental, of which no aP-
. plication can be, made immediately to theiletails of
P life. He loves the arts, he is inventive, indus-
trious, and the spirit of commerce conducts bins
into the most distant quarters of the globe.
departing from my principal object, tchose here
to give a sketch of the history of the sciences, the
• arts, inventions, industry,. and Commerce, might
1 not cite. Germans who have distinguished them-
• selves in all of these brunches•? The number of
distinguished men, however, in the different
branches of. science or of art, is not precisely that

which constitutes the literary glory of nations.;
Is rather the general diffusion of intelligence an,
• of knowledge among all classes of a people which
^ gives the exact measure of its.talen4 to this re•
spect. Far be it front my intention to depreciate
any nation in this victri but a false Modesty must
• not prevent me from,aunouncing loudly my crs-
t viction,- that the German Nation can at least bear
• a comparison with those which, have most distin-
goiblied themselves in the sciences, in letters, and
social improvement. The attentive observer, who
. examine the most distinct 'portions of Ger-
.matly, Will not find in this respect a disproportion
. unfavourable to it as a whole 'Who Will not recog-
nize in oar Universities an honourable
munu-
meta of the progress of our knowledge ? ,Fo-
reigners themselves, stria do not always eqnitably
. hold fur, tot the balance of awrit, do entice Justice;
011ie very form of 005'4 instiotions which em 7
• .brare at 'once the principal sciences, and all the ac-
- oessory hranches which serve for their develop-
ment. Who is unaware •of. numerous academies
of arts, and the institutions for developing manu-
facturing industry.: which exist in the different
Stittes of GerinanY, and which form so many fur-
series for their difinsioni Who knows not how
many collections, galleries, museurns, the different
parts of Germany preient, mid which, if they were
united in one point, would form the first national
those= -in the world ?. Who then can hesitate
to pay to Germany that tribute of esteem which
places tier in the foremost rank of nations in re-
gard.to .mental cultivation ? I will add merely
another trait of the .highest importance : it is,
that'tbe Germans are ,not only distinguished by
their progress in science, but; I -speak •it with a
sort Of veneration; religions sentintents.fOrm..also
one of the chief elements in their character. •
" If I 'now turn my attention to its rela-
tions, I find a picture slot lessinteresting Alvan 'the
prertding,,- anti which proven the mutual influence
rat ti;t: ooe tipr,tt the other. The taSk:,of develop-
ing the latter, such as it ,presents itself to the eyes
of a profound observer, would lead inc niuch too
far' shah confine -myself to Presenting this
re-
sult, of int greatest truth. Would the Germans'
have reit. bed tbat'point of .perfection which: they
have attained in the career of science, of art, in-
Yeution; industry, and-commerce,-would they be
in possession of the finest collections in the World,
if they had only.mie capital, if a sirtgle prince go.
vented this populations of mare than 30 millions
• " Are tuft' the activity and -diversity in the de-
' rails of 'private. life al-so an .effeet of the different,
forms of ia• free goveentnent, in like manner as the
•:,lath; find, t i rev of 0; a solid support in the free
ch a 1.:1,qt:.r Of OW "Geribarti ? :Is it not to.tbeii lore
tjf St; j cni•e ; 4114. at art, 'that we .mnst loan)e that
part ictilhr trait in' thl!ft character, of not,recog-
ulzitig in the entpire 'of the sciences- the national
unifo.titify ? The Gerniats honoufs, appreciates,
scare! es .and adapts .all that he (teems good
at,tl worthy of being learned, boat whatever
country or people of the world beinay bortriw it.
dOes in‘itice.to every kittd of tuerit—a dispo-
sititm peculiar to which is tivottl'ed and
protnoted by the different. forms of civil govern-
vent outlet which he lives."
After various ~rher reniarks on this branch at
his-subject, the President gave a rapid sketch of

. .
'Lc fticat political tpnchs of the German nation.!
since the ;We when " Rudelph of lialmhurg put
an end th the gloomy interregnum of the OW
century, ri) the eternal gratiti.de and wdtare olf
his country;" after which he proc.(:eds 43 ' ful-

lows
" Germany, divided from the ealliest ages into
variety of States, but still Coked by the great
bands of nationality, whose visible synih6l was
the German imperial crown, scarcely reached in
this state the commencement of the 19th een-

tury.
" The termination of tile war witk..'"DAttinn.
ary France by the peace of Ltineville the great
sacrifices whichtsiermanywas necessitated to make
for this end, the only legitimate one of wars ;. the
cam:lust:oz Of the empire in 1803, which went to
parcel out indemnities in-the heart ,•ot Germany,
for what had been, ceded to a foreign power ;
in
fine, the- -formation of the Rhenish Confedera-
tion, and the thereby operated subversion of the
(vermin imperial throne; the Consequent destruc-
;ion of her territorial unitv,--'-snch were the prin-
cipal epochs which I would mention as marking
the great events of 'German history.
Thus stood Germany then,—without any na-
tional tie of union, but that which gave it a com-
mon tributary dependence upon a rot eign power,
---udder the deepest degradation which any people
,can have to hear. .Ihis situation of our nation
atilt lives in the sorrowful remembrance of ttll.of
us : but we all know also the heroism which.
united ell Germany ita tome league, ,in order to
conquer freedom and istelependence frotn,withoto,
and exhibit theinselvde- fifviin worthy of a new-
, national union. This high prize *AS: attained ;
the Bth of June, 1815, united all the Gelman
States in one league,' which, with Veneration anti
with pride, we detiothiliate the Ciermauic.
" Thus Germany appears again as one whole,
as a political unity, again as a power in the ranks
of nations.

" Germany is not destined to form one domi
nant power, but at the same time the wish of the
general voice was as little that it should be a mere
political league of defence. Germany is summoned
to form a league of States securing the nationality
of the whole.
" It will be our bounden duty to maintain this
twofold sacred. object, viz. respect tor the various
races of people.aud, for the various German Go•
vernments, and equal respect for the greattiniting
league which'exeites and supports our nationality.
We would fix as the great aim of our destination
—the sacredness of the act of league in its prin-
ciples, together with the undisturbed free internal
operatiou of the several Governments according
to total and occasional wants.
" After this sketch of the character °film Ger-
man League, I cannot in conclusion puss tumor
tired-the.. relations of that Court, the head of
which once wore. the Imperial Crown. The act
a league nominates his Majesty the Emperor. of
Austria as the President of the Germanic Diet.-*--
1-lis.Majesty acknowledges herein the rvney:ed
confidence of the. ierman Allied Staies,. towards
which the Sovereigns of Austria always aspired.
May no fear, nordistrust in route diSturb it ; and
who knows not the fortnnate position of Austria
naturally pointing, to this mutual confidence, in..
asmuchits she neither will nor can contemplin e
Conquest or domination in the territories of Ger-
many, but rather seeks a widening of, her centre
of stability in the Germanic Leasue.. The 1:4,m..
peror, my monster, honours the, declared uspres.
sum of. the public will, and follows it now us he
has ever done.
'" It is solemnly declared, 'by the express charge
of the Emperor, that his Majesty considers him
self in all respects an equal member of the league :
till! he recognizes •in the conferred presidency of
the Diet no real political privilege, but, toerely re.
spects in it. the honourable distinction of being a
conductor of its traosoctiuos.
•
" The power of the-Austrian Monarchy thus
cornea not into consideration; ,that power neither'
Call' nor will be exerted ngainst
,the: Germanic
league, nor anyof its component Spites but'estch
may confide in the maintenaueeitfijatis'
rate force, and the whole in lm
ence. 'rhe services of his ancestors towards Ger.!
many in this respect dials always iAmain preseot
to the mind of his Majssty, and he Will 'in future
guard with respect this inheritance of his tsouse.
" In conclusion, letour motto 4e, mutual con';
ntletice, openness, and true GerrnaO integrity!----
Then, as the finest reward of our exertions, tee
shall receive the last gratitude of our latest poi-
tufty.," •

R toTs.—Yesterday, John •Severn, the young man
who Was detected in breaking the windows of Mr.
Morrison, the baker, the corner of tireen-street
and • -Castle-street, Leicester-square, •on Friday
evening, atter the meeting in Spa-fields, was
brought` to• Bow•strcet Office, and underwent a
second examination before Mr.-Nalaaa., The pri-
soner was committed for trial en a charge of bur-
glary, in breaking the window and taking out a
loaf of blend.

A 'Gawk:. 100..-3 n Saturday, it crowd of err.
rimis speetators assembled in
,front of a pork
butcher's shop in OXford-street, to see cue of the
largest hugs,, (of .his own breeding) exhibited in
this "country during many years. It measured,
from bead to tail, seven feet, and weighed near
half it ton weight when butchered. One of the
hams weighed one hundred weight. order to-
prevent' disorder mut depredation, menaced by
many' in the crowd; it number of constables at-
twitted, and 'took their stutions near the butcher's
door.

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The Flirl of CLAIIIIICARD has lost his quart int.:
pedit canse with the Bishop of:CLONFILtaT,' by
which the Noble Earl losses the presentation to
five yaluablt livings in the Dioee,e ot Cloaca.,
Last night,"about six o'cloelt, whilst. a Gentle.:
iton43 earrioke was standing in Mork-lane, a very
respectably (tressed man cut a portmantean from
behind ; but being perceived by she Gentleman
inside, an intmediate pnrsnit took when,
finding himself likely to be overtaken, lie dropped
his burden at the, corner of (.I.a.tberitte-court,
Tower-bill, and effected his escape.

A
D MIR X LTV SaSIONt.
intuti; •
Vvertlay Laitishati was 'indicted for
fehrtioesly and piratically running away with the
)ally-boat, a sail and tour oars, from the merchant
vessel, the DomitliCa, off the Island of Duminica,.
On the Ist of April last.
Edward Holder, was master of the vetset ; 1)6-
softer :was his boatswain at the time laid in the
indictment, fled had special charge of the ship's
boats ; n.n the morning of the Ist of Apt ii, witness
missed the jolly-liat„ which had been fastened
to the ship's side the evening before; on making
inquiry at the master; the prisoner anti three other
seamen were missing ; on the 3d of April be heard
of the boat at Martinique, but did not recover her
till he arrived at Sr. Vincent's ; neither prisoner
nor the other men returned afterwards to the ship.
John Death, the mete of the ship, corroborated
the testimony of last witness, anti added, that pd•
soner was on watch the night the boat was taken.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that his object
was not the taking of the boat, his wish being only
to get away from time Dominica, and to go on
board another vessel, where he mitt to receive
larger wages ; he then called on Mr. Holder (the
first witnes4) and two other persons, who gave
him gOO(1 character.
M..-J,stice By ettooott, in summing up, told
the Jury that In this case there Was a doubt with
the ours whether the crime which appeared
against the prisoner in evidence came within the
meaning of the Act, as it was. evident that the ,
object of 'the_ prisoner and his companions who
took the lima', was for the: purpose of effecting-
,their. escape from the ship, rather "than that of
conurting it to their own use. In this case cer-
tainly the mischief was as great to the owner as if
the boat had been actually stolen, and if it did
tint come within the meaning of the Act, it un-
doubtedly called for legiiiative interference. His
Lordship, therefore, thought it would he the bet-
ter: way for the Jury, it they believed the facts,
to tied him guilty,
.and the point of law would be
reserved for the opinion of the Judges. •
The Jury, however, differed from his Lordship;
:and, without hesitation, acquitted him.

BRUT4U4 AssAuur.

John Stovers was indicted for assaultingJohti
Thrittitti Gibson, celriusboy, of the ship Thames,
'on the high seas. •
James EWA I'hissy was sailor tan board the
Thames, of which the defendant, Stayers, -.Wes
master, There was a lad. on hoard of 'the namt
of Gibson,. about 14 years old. The ship was
hound to the coast of Pero, and sailed from the.
Thames on the :19th of May, 1814. After the
ship had left the island of ,Madeira, a battle ne-
m red in the ship between Gibson and Doughles,
the latter of whom was another Intl on board the
ship. Soon after witness heard Gibson
and the Captain came on deck, and said, " I have
given him a little taste." This happened ;
in August, some bread was spilt between decks lay
the carelessness of tiibrnn, tytitl otherhoys ; (or this
offenceGibson was tied hand and foot to one of the
glint, and ahont a diesevaishes were given to him :
the plopl sate ted from his hack. 10 Nov. in the
year, while off the coast of Peru, wine more bread
was spilt; about -21 b. were spilt, hot the bread
could not be got. mit of the :place where it' was
kept without a little being' spilt,; for'thii offence
Gibson was flogged' by a man of the name of
Thorn, under the direction of the'Cuptrtin,; and
when Thorn did not hir hard enough, the Captain
hit him. The defendant then made Gibson eat
the bread, and ou the same day commanded the
on
boy to sit,
the spanker boom, with 4 crow-bar!
in his band,'for 'three or four hands. The_ same
was dmie tO the other boys. There was rat heii
swell at the time. in May, 1815, when off' the
Galiipagoi island, the boy was punished again
Gibson had some dirty clothes below, and one
of the crew laid them -ad the eapstern. The Cap•
rain saw them, and called Gibson up, had him
fastened- to a, starboard gun, and gave the hid
four dozen himself. The boy, its an excuse, saidlie
had no soap. The deck was stained with the
blood front, the boy's'hack. At shut time Gibson
was in a good state of health. On the same day
the Captain made the boy sit on the spanker-booth
with the.crow-bar, but this time he fell down on
the skylight, and broke oae or two of the glasses.
The Captaio then came up, took a rope's end,
and started him up again. The boy was mounted
up again upon the booM, and remaired there fur
3or 4 bouts. Gibson was then sent to stow the,
flying jib, and was 'ordered to stay there until
commanded to come in. 'lt was 'necessary to go
to the end of 'the flying 'jib-Wont, which
-was the furthest of all the three booms; to
perform. this *duty. There was at the time ra-
thee a swell, and the lad was kepi three hours out.
,iu ~ripe Gibson had a bile upod his knee, ands* hen
that went Oft his legs began-to Sive!! aliout; the
end of the month the captain gave the lad a very
severe starting with a thick rope (produced by
witness), and chased him all rotund the ducks.
On the 6th of July the binnacle lump had not been
trimmed, and it was Gibsolllll turn to do it : the
captain then took a rope, and beat him from the
binnacle to the after-hatehWay, where the boy
fell down, but, ,notwithstanding, the defendant.
continued beating him with great violence.. Af-
terwards the lad gor up, as well as he coulr4 and
went below. On Wednesday,
.aboitt the 18th or.
19th July, the boy died. The nrotaring before
he died the lid was. lying uri the starboard
side of the sky his dinner Was brought
to.bint, but , could not cat it. The• surgeon
carried the dinner., About two o'Cloek the captain
e cam tip with a eat=o'snine-tails,and threatened
to flog tl4e.boy he did not eat. Gibson said
thing,,bUthehl out his hand a* if to implore him
not Co heat him ; but the defendant said "'I will
he 117----fi first," and immediately struck him.
The lad was taken down in a dying state, and next
morning he was. .ftitind dead in hammock.
Witness examined
.the body, and no part of it
tool free front marks; his back in. partktht„„r
Sotin after the boy's death, he saw Tetupiteprk,,
the carpenter, give swq letters to the capraik,
these letters had been intrusted by Gibson to
Templeton, to ,; give .to the captain. 01* of
the !eters Was opened `by the captain, and read by
the whole of the crew. Soon.after witness saw

the captain tear IT somettiine,anti 'mare itoye:-
..
... . , . - •
hoard, . :..
Cross-examined.-3Tbe.Coptain al tYSYI 10:a t."
boy for what lie punished him.'
Witness b i !'cell.flogged himself on the charge of stcaliirg untitoni'
and most of thenereri •sliffi4 ell .very mirch b orb. ti,e
ol
l.:aptiiiii, who in the course of the yoyage had 11'01 _
own brother flogged. Some lime ago witness was
about to bring an action against the Captain, but
'denied that be -are it up tha-t it mighl 110 t be sild
he bad any spite ag:iiiist
.the defendant ;
,ne„ver
garc his evidence. at Shadwell Office when Mr.
Stayer's was examined.
Robert Combe, also a seaman on board the
Thames, coufirmed 'the stateoient of the last
witness.
Cross-examined.—NOw ' held a situation in thi
West India-docks, where the deceased's father
was head constable.
Several other witnesses deposed to the same
effect. '. •
Benjamin. Gibson, father to the deceased, de.
dared, that Captain Stayers never mentioned the
death-of his son' to him. , .
Cross-examined.—Two letters were handed to
witness, which he believed to be the band.writing
..•

of his son.-
AwDams, on the part of the defendant,
addressed:the. Jury at muchlength. After having
expressed his surprise that the surgeon, who was
present during the whole of these transactiiine,
endeavoured to show, by his comments on the
evidence, thit although the story of the'difierent
witnesses was in some respects consistent, Yet
that when the motives were considered why they
gave this teitimony, impiiting to
.a mosVreapeeta-
ble gentleman the most horrid deeds, against the
-very repetition of which human nature revoked,
no credit could be given to them, There ,could
-no doubt that they came into Court under ttita".
licious combination to take away the chat:Wet-14
a gentleman who had so 'honourably coutincie4
himself, at least before this charge was made
against him.
.
Mr. ANDREWS
.then proceeded to call his wit'
nesses for the defendant.
Mr..dohn Younger, formerly surgeon Of tn,/
ship, stated that the deceased had beelitieatcw,
with all care in' his sickness, and had wine and
nourishing fond. 'Witness bad made sortie 1;01
for hint the day before lie died. The deceased Ilan
made no compliant to witness of being seVetel
Ire`ated, • •
On his cross-examination would not swear that
the boy had not been severely, dogged, as 'he I"`:1
not been present, it not being tie customs in 00",1
Sea ships for the surgeon to be present at Me
flogging of the men. Acct
he7jsreydwraintiti,,acity cooper., said
et:
d that the boy
been had
•
Vt'tiliam Templeton, the carpenter, gave
deuce to the same effect. Tlie boy tVII3 v°7
e"
dirty in his. habits. Witneft hod received a the
ter from the boy to send. borne, and had told
father Of the &tab of his son, and that. no cruellf
had been used.
Mr. Gibson, the father of the deceased, sta",l
that thelast witness was .:the first who :WO
hint of the cruet that his son had'recei
in consequence of which the present proseevt"
had been commenced.
r,tie
A number of witnesses were CAIIrd, NVIU)
the prisoner an excellent character for hurno"Y'
Atter .
Att. Justice HOLROYD summed ny the evident c:::.
soil the Jay altapost instantly returned s vcr,:,v
„ •
0. .'John
ion/ ;In
rßasc
hteartg,
et 1 e
his
: r
tint
raatcei,,,
dw tpv na.diiiedtedriesl
Guilty.
Sir Wm. SCOTT then addressed the tiefe"(lll!ctis;
and strongly animadverted on the cowduet 't'irect
Captain. of the ship, who had, he observed, 'l'o's
;to otiose the powei put into his 11x0(11. AO '
eti.,‘
savage ferocity, beat and otherwise Al-Ircillor
boy of tender years who had been phieed
his care, and whose growing infirmities soylie
rather have claimed his care and peoteerinm i iu
was extremely sorry to see that a Mail plate
such a high rank in life should have
'graded himself by the commission of act' .„,s1
• the law,and human nature could not but lin
WiTthhletolreenotrean:Cdphatsiteigtqniution.
that he pay si fine to th.supKoinngj°olfinsolS.t. Seor.B!l,‘lvE:';
prisonedlor the space of one year, and to I'lleoca
imprisoned' until that tine be paid. Tho setae
ell' upon James llaster was, that he PO.
;>f 2W. to the King,' and do enter into 'mob.
zeinces to keep the peace for 12 calendar nwil
The tr.at laited for utile hours, and
sions ended this day,

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court. Fleet-street. Su
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