Star.
London, England, 1815-01-17 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

STATES OF HANOVER.
HANOVER, DECEMBER 29.

Count Schalenburgh Wolfenburg having been
named President of the Assembly of the States, Mr.
Erblandrost, Von Baref Osnabruk, General Syndre,
and Counsellor Meyer, Secretary-Generals. The
Assembly being now duly constituted, began its pro-
ceedings after hearing the propositions from his Ma.
jesty's Ministers, Icy an Address to the Prince Regent.
These propositions having mentioned his Royal
Highness's intention, after securing the independence
and safety of the country, to give it an internal ad.
ministration most suitable to the spirit of the German
nation; for which purpose the Deputies of the several
• Provinces were here tor the first time assembled in a
'General Diet of the whole Country, ani.l proceeded
to mention the points on which the opinions of the
-States is required.
1. The consolidation of the taxes and debts of all the Pro-
vinces Into one mass; to which end his Royal Highness has been
pleased to determine that the Royal domains shall contribute to
the wants of the country.

2. Tile regulation of the system of taxation, recommending
• particularly the land-tax, which is the oldest method of taxa-
tion I. the greatest pan of Germany, and most part of the Hano-
verian States.

& The ascertaining of the debts.
4. The support of the army, which will be made easy by letting
the most considerable pan of the army consist of landwehr.

S. To consider how the administration of justice and the po-
lice in the Patrimonial Tribunals may be rendered more couso.
tont to those of the Sovereign, and the rights be modified, the
exercise of which caused great inconveniences; and
6. A better regulation of the administration of the high De-
partments of Justice.
• The Assembly appointed a Committee to consider
'of the order in which these objects shall be discussed.
On the 27th it was resolved to represent to the Mi.
.flistry, that it was impossible to regulate anew system
of Taxation before the end of this year; and, there.
:fore, to request that the levy of the Taxes, as at pre-
sent, may be continued in 1815, till the new is ready
to be introduced. In the same Sitting, thanks were
voted to the Hanoverian military, who took an active
part in the late war; and at the same time it was re-
solved to inclose this Address in a letter to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, which has been
.presented to-day, by a Deputation from the States.
[This Address is merely complimentary, and con-
"tains nothing remarkable.l
JANUARY 2.—A Decree of the Prince Regent has
been published, ordering the taxes to be continued in
the )ear 1815, on their present footing, according to
the wish 4 the States, till a new system can be pre-
p:see&
His Royal Highness the Duke of Brimiwielc, who
came here on the 29th ult. departed again yesterday.

THE EVENING STAR._,

LONDON.

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Doubts have been entertained by many whether the
Pax .zIIDENT of the United States would ratify the

Treaty lately concluded at Ghent. Those who have
the best means of being informed respecting the
ishes of the American people generally, have always
maintained that the intelligence would be hailed with
rapture by all classes in America (a few bankrupt ad-
venturers perhaps excepted) and that the Govern-
ment would instantly ratify the Treaty.
Private accounts received this morning from Hali-
fax in sixteen days, state that intelligence had reach-
ed that quarter from the United States, announcing
the arrival of 'advices from the Commissioners at
Ghent with the welcome news that the Negociations
had come to a happy conclusion, that the bases of
the Treaty of Peace were agreed on, and the formal
Signature of the Treaty all that was now wanted.—
la consequence of this intelligence there were the
greatest demonstrations of joy every where, and the
Americans were anxiously expecting the arrival Of a
vessel with the Definitive Treaty.

A Dutch Mail arrived last night. The foreign
Papers which it conveyed are filled with official do-
cuments respecting Hanover : these consist of ad-
dresses from all the old and new provinces of that
kingdom, to the restored Government, in which the
warmest eipressions of loyalty and attachment are
conveyed. From the Congress of Vienna we arc not
made acquainted with any partienlass which we did
not know before, and these are not very authentic.

Last night we also received 'Madrid Gazetto to the
91 A ult. and the Barcelona Diaro to the 28th. Ty;
canny still continues to be the order of the day in
that country.

The Dutch naval armament, which left the Texel
a few weeks ago,i bound for the Mediterranean,
met with dreadful weather in the English Chan-
nel, and the ships which composed it have been
obliged to put into various ports to refit. The Zea.
land, the Dagrad, the Eyscl, and the Haavec, have
put into Plymouth, where they will undergo :1 coma
plete repair. The Rotter Jam, belonging to the same
fleet, has put into Falmouth, but is expected round
to Plymouth for the same purpose. The Endragt,
the only remaining ship of the convoy, was obliged
to make for Brest.

The destination of this flzet has been variously re.
ported : we can now state from authority, that it is
under orders to proceed up the Mediterranean, to
pay a vjsit of ceremony to the Day of ALunuts.
There are a variety of presents on board, we are in.
formed, for his Highness, and if these do not speak a
language which his Highness understands, 'he Dutch.
men are fully prepared to send on shore a few of
VAN TROMP'S negotiators. Old MACKLIN used to
say, th 4t the guns of a 74 could speak all languages;
and the new government of Holland have determined
to try this experiment with his Highness of Algiers,
if he will not listen to reason in the shape of such
gewgaws as they are pleased to offer him.

The contents cf the German and French Papers
which we yesterday laid before our Readers, par.
titularly the substance of the Dispatch from Lord
Cance.asatott to General DALRYMPLR respecting the
cession of Genoa to Sardinia, gave rise to rumours
that there were serious dissentions among the Mem-
bers of the Congress at Vienna ; that the occupancy
of Poland and Saxony by the troops of Russia and
Prussia was in direct opposition to the will of the
other Powers ; and, in a word, that Europe is OR the
eve of a new war. In confirmation of this it was
asserted that the dispatches received yesterday from
Lord CASTLIMEAGH announced that...the Cowes:
had broken up.—Need we add that the whole of the
inferences thus drawn from distorted facts are entirely
unfounded. It is true that Lord CASTLEREAGH will
soon return to this country ; not because nothing has'
been settled in the Congress, but for a reason directly
the reverse—Almost every important point that bu
been under discussion has been arranged.

HUGH STUART, Esq. of the Colonial Department,
is on his way to America with a duplicate of the rad-
fied Treaty of Peace. We understand that if, on his
:strive' in that country, he should ascertain that Mr.
BAKER, who went with the original document, shall
have already landed, Mr. STUART will not proceed to
Washington, but immediately return to Engleud.
Tuesday there was a Meeting of the Roman Ca-1
tholic Gentlemen at Lord FiNGAL9S house, in Dublin,
The object of this
,Meeting was a decide upon the
Petition which should be presented to 'Parliament in
their behalf. Lord KILUIRS, Messrs. SHRIL, O'Gort.
MAR, and Luna, had each prepared drafts of peti-
tions, which were submitted to the Mietii.t. Lord
FOAL, Messrs. MONATVILIo 09GOIPIANe BLIMAHON,
&c. made several objections to Mr. Stmt.'s, which
the latter defended. After a long discussion, all the
Pctitions were referred to a committee of whoi
were to make tbekr jieprt this day.
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