Star.
London, England, 1814-06-22 00:00:00

MADRID, JUNE B.

By a Decree of the King, all Lodges of Free-
masons are abolished in Spain. By another decree
the Nunneries have been re-established.
IIERLIN, JUNY. 9._
_ _

Count Constantine de Stolberg Wernigerode, who
left Paris on the night of the 31st May, art ived here
on the 7th, with the official news of the signature of
Peace. He was preceded by 24. postillion, blowing
their horns, and escorted by different detachments of
the city guard both horse and toot. The Ministry
then published a Proclamation, of which the follow-
ing is the concluding paragraph :
• Thus the Allied Sovereigns have attained the
important object of their glorious efforts, of those of
their faithful people, and of their armies. The Treaty
does not indeed yet contain the definitive arrange-
ments wLich concern Prussia and Germany ; they
will be settled at Vienna by a new treaty. The bases
already established give us, however, the ceitainty,
that Prussia, who is raised to so high a pitch of
glory, will receive an increase of power proportioned
to her dignity.
• Let us return thanks to DIVIIE PROVIDENCE,
and put up prayers for the ssehare of our beloved
Monarch."

CASSEL, JUNE it.
The Elector of Hesse.CAssel, our sovereign, is
dangerously ill—his lite is despaired of.

PRIVATE LETTER.

" Pmt.'s, Jame IR, Isl 4.

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" This town is full of rumours--which usually suc-
ceed to a period full of events—rumours that often
rise and perish in an hour. Others, again, are re-
vived with mach asstaluity, and persisted in with
headstrong obstinacy. We are told, for instance, that
on Friday the Sd instant, a corps of French, on their
way to Paris, met a body of the Allies (Bavarians
they say) in full march for the frontier—that the
French officers could not or did not restrain their sol-
diers, who attacked the Germans, putting many hun-
dreds of them to the sword. We are likewise inform-
ed, that a regiment of chasseurs of the old Imperial
Guard, quartered in Beauvay, have been for some
days in a state of open mutiny, moving off with their
arms and horses, and levying contributions in all
directions. • It is one of thi, blessings of a free press
to check the circulation of falsehood. The French
press having lost all character under Bonaparte, and
being stiil conducted unfortunately on the same
system both of invention and restraint, no one credits
isliat he reads in the newspapers—nor wiLltholds his
credit from any tale, merely because they fail to
notice it. •
.. We are thus the spott of *every imposition, and
die evil is aggravated by the means adopted to pre-
vent t ; but the favourite romance of last week has
been the assassination of the. Duke of V ,4•ington,
wl.ich I believe you has+ long ago qu isl., .! in Eng-,
land, but which has been the chosen topic of all
circles, sexes, and ages here; described with so Many
of its incidents, varied so ingeniously, from a stab
w4h a sm ill sword, to a bullet in the thorax," but
insisted on as to its event, with so much eagerness Mat
it is probable his Grace's arrival in Paris, this morn-
ing, will be considered a libel on the dexterity of the
Spanish murderer—and his appearance in the streets,
should he have time to walk about, as no better than
an optical illusion. He is, however, safe at Sir
Charles Stewart's. In the mean while, you perhaps
expect that the new French Constitution should begin
to act. If so, you are mistaken. The choice of a,
President in M. L'Aii:ee, indeed, is an indication of
a temper at present very favourable to the Court,
M. L'Aiihis., you recollect,' being the person who
made so bold a stand last winter against the mad
war policy of Bonaparte. But the tact is. and we
shall, I believe, have frequent opportunities of re-
verting to it hereafter,—the fact is, that for several
years to come, France will be governed, and must be
governed, without regarding this theory of a Consti-
tution, which time, however, may bring into some-
thing more effective.
.. The great landed properties were destroyed by
the revolution ; and most astonishingly subdivided,
or rather minced up, to a degree highly favourable
to individual industry—il industry had been allowed
to act for itself—or if commerce, the nurse of agri-
cultural industry, had been fostered by the military
government ; but combined as it has been with a sys-
tem of force and rapine, the subdivision of landed
property has produced a state of almost universal po-
verty. Again, as the great landed properties have
been rained by the revolution, the" great commercial
trapitali have been gradually destroyed, by the perpe-
tual wars which have followed the revolution. There
is no concentrated wealth, in the shape either of land
or money. There are nor, as in England, two bo-
dies of natural representatives4for the landed and mo-
nied property—looked up to by the nation as the sure
depositaries of enlarged intelligence and corrected
feeling7and as the grand moral stick out of which
an efficient and powerful legislative assembly can be
at all times formed. No such thingthe Peers of
France, with the exception of a very few military
men, or people lately in office, are a band of well-
dressed paupers—uholly destitute of any sort of au-
thority over the nation, and alike incapable of ever,
acting as a. check or a support to either Prince or
people.

i; The Deputies must be elected from amongst
men of moderate fortunes,—for in truth there are
none other ;—.and moreover they are not above one-
third as numerous ns the Members of our House of
Commons :—it is pretty certain, therefore, that we
shall cot find the ..ower Assembly an atom more
important with regard to this vast and populous
Empire, than the Peers lately nominated by the
Court. Hence it Wows, that since the nation can-
not be go'verned 'through the medium of its property,
which is only another word for its governing itself,—
arid Silt* filbreofer, there does not exist, in the pre.
.sent conclifioa of Fuller, a field of civil pationage,
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or of infittenee if. yoti.avill; the Monarch mast rule toy
will alone. The actual state of France with regard
to property. would be convenient enough in a bmall
republic, but is wholly unnatural and dispeoportioned
to the interests of an extensive monarchy—which re.
quires the support of an efiient aristocrary,—or uit;,t
take refuge in despotism, or be ovetthrown. Thi.
atistocr4cy :oust be formed by peace and commercial
prosperity. As for the rest, a large body of tree];,
1 believe 12 battalions, and three regiments of ca-
valry, have arrived in Paris: the men have tl.e ap.
pearance of veterans, and are strongly inflamed with
the spirit of war aid vengeance.
" Par:s, hich was the strength .of Bonaparte',
Governmvitt, is the weak point of the Bourbons. 1 ,
the provinces they are powerful beyond all icar
disturbance, and growieg in pax er every day. T!.
exclusion of Soulr, Massena, &c. from the How: .•
Peers, however gratifying to many people:,i, 4611;:'.1
sure of doubtful proc:nce. buchet has hem f.ti.t.4
upon the ruins-of ietult
" Bonaparte, it seems, is ir. high favour with thc-
Elbese. 1 seen a letter from an Leglish office:
there, dated the 22.1 ult. which stairs hu t u, be. in
perfect health—up every morning and on holselx:.cl-.
at four o'clock—building palaces, projecting works
&c.—in short, the same ,had ttatt as ever, and net
ill denominated' l'Etiperesir
" Exchange more in favour of Engl Ind ever?
boor. Yesterday, 2! francs the pound sterling—ao
'improvement of more than It pet cent. in lea.s
,sir weeks."

_

:Monasch Mit rule bt
of France with regard!!
iient enough is a small
nal and dispruportioned
e monarchy—which re.
rnt arislocracy,—Ce must
be ovetthro*u. This
peace and commercial
a large body of troops,
three regiments of ea
the men have the ap.
strongly inflamed with
ice.

strength .of Bonaparte's
at of the Bpurbonc. la
!rid beyond all bur 44
ppser every day.
Bcc. from the House uF
many peopli,is a mea-
litic4et bat; beeu

in high farm with the
from an English officer
hick states him m
iruing and on hot sebacit
laces, projecting ivorkii
arEtan as ever, and -nct
mss..

rour of England ever*
the pound sterling—an
i 2 pet cont, in ho than

IPERS.

UNE 14.

is broke up from Mops
We bear it is-to occupy
e, J.uliers, And the vsliore,
part of the.4lectorate of
the *line.

taken place in the des.,
lorclt, which ikactust4
apes to occupy tbp pro.
e important fortress of
imerous Votioian gatri.
ere are to go home.
difficulty about the far.
Wlowjt of which the first

:h we state from good
the Prussian Monarchy
east from the Moselle to

: Antwerp, which is not
auction ; ainong this, ig
cture.

employed respecting the
41 stores. • •
11s of the town.and for-.
the Allies. It seems
Baron Vincent, who is
ands, will xhortly •leave.
be succeeded either by
der Copelkr, Commis•
e of the Isle therlAnds.to'

considerable pnstsi.whm.
rime: during the Revo-
idlest, of the Tribunal:
Dinette, was at the head
of Tosacco ; but he has.
nrnent, been conducted

troops from Loid. Wel-

somed their Sittings.

EG STAR.

;)Isl

NE 22, 1814.

ie arrival of dispatches
Rhey were. brought
Putt, Who • arrived
im was.
)t the wind b)own ma,
Duke
.of Witmarcrroar
Gucci Nas.ixpected at.
a. ship was p 1 pared

koin Mts3rld bf the .6th
the** Oniernaient„
'its adigt}ation, tQ such
any, that theca:der oft',
three Member's
of it, and wha nearly
has been banished*
tna ;.And CLlcAuk Loa
reported.thatAaavent?
Heber of thb 'ZiefaVg
i ettiAtarotence • is- =4r
??t come' to any InCito

.40/1.•, 'IL
howeeer, in hearing,
e Duke of Macomb.. -
by FERDINI(Nb.' The
!mporary nature; and t.
General of the King_
n, has been conferred
have been confirmed
1, and a Knight Com-
thich title and honour
Decree o-ithe KING,
Regency, had it not
and authority.

Hanover, that there
bhshed in Germany;
1 watch ever the'trao-
rill be made subbrdU
trig{ gaearia
•
ets of these Protecto.