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London, England, 1815-07-17 00:00:00

Gi::RMAN PAPERS.

8E1.1N,, JON 4.
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Tlie Duke of Cambridge is gone to Brunswick,'
where, in attending the funeral of the late Duke, he-.
expressed the national gratitude in a manner that
greatly affected the people of Brunswick, and does*
intinite honour to his ROM Highness as a friend of
the illnstrie us deceased. It "is long since a German'
Prince has died sa fair a death as he whom his fete—
braced niatch through Germany, in defiance of deg.'
putic power, has immortalized. History will make
gtatttful mention of a Prince who died so nobly for
his country, so gloriously for Europe.*

DECREE
RESPECTING TUE REPRESENTATIOY OF THE POP! E.
We, Frederic William, by the Grace of God, King,
of Prussia, &c.
By our Decree of the 30th of last month, we have
ordained a regular Administration tio: our Monarchy,
caking into consideration at the same date the former
-velations of the provinces.
• The history of the Prussian State spews, indeed,
that the happy state of civil liberty, and the duration
of a just administration founded upon order, has hi.
therm found in the character of the Sovereigns, and
in their union with their people, all that security
which the imperfection and uncertainty of all human
institutions would allow.
in order, however, that these advantages may be
built on a still firmer basis, and that we may give to
the Prussian nation a pledge of our confidence, and
so pos:crity as authentic document of the principles
upon which our ancestors and ourself have conducted
the govcs nalent of our kingdom with constant regard
to the happiness of our subjects ; and that those prin-
ciples may be durably recorded by a written docu-
nwnt, as the Constitution of the Prussian Monarchy,
we have resolved as follows:
1. A representation of the people shall be formed.
S. For this end,
(.1) The Provincial Assemblies, where they still exist with
,r less influence, are to be re-established and modelled ac-
cor.lia; .4, the exigencies of the times.
(b) When there are at present no Provincial Assemblies they
a e to be introduced.
S. From the Provincial Assemblies. the -Assembly of the Re-
Frei...ma:vs.% of the Kingdom is to be chosen which will sit at
Berlin.
4. The functibns of the National Representatives extend to the
ddliberati9n oron all the ohjects of legislation which concern the
personal tights of the citizens and their property, including
taxation.
5. A Committee is to be formed at Berlin without delay,
which is to consist of exprienced Officers of State, and inlaid-
tans to the Foy niers.
• 6. This Commit, c shall employ itself,
(a) Oil the OrLan.z...!iost of the Provincial Assemblies.
' The Oigantz,it inn a the National itt presentat ion.
(e). en the training of a Coma:it:ion actin-di:lg to the rind.
plea Lad down.
7. It shall met on the Ist of September tills year.
8. Our lhanccllor is charged with the escrotiOn of this decree,
Ind is to lay before us the labours of the Committee.
He names the Members of it, and presides at its meeting abut
is air haasi d, in case of need, to name a Deputy is his room.
Given under our hand and Royal Seal. hone at Vienna,
?slay cs, l&15. (Signed)
L. S.- IMIDERICII WILLIAM:
(Countersigned) C. r. V. ItAilDiNizittl.
J4AMJIVB.GH, JULY
' The 30th of June was a day of universal joy, such
as Hatriburgh never saw, from the very break of d.ty
when the news of the glorious result of the victories
of the allied armies began to spread among the people.
On the 2.1.0 t July there was public thanksgiving
for the soccesseS of the allied arms, on which occasion
an ample collection was made in the churches far the
relief of those who shall suffer in this war.
On the same day 4 very different ceremony was per-
formed ; it was'the setting up again of the tomb of
Ilopstock, which was
-thrown down last year. The
ceremony was very interesting. Among other persons
present was the English Consul Mr, Mellish, the
personal friend of. Klopstock, Schiller, Wieland, and
Qoethe, with his Pamily.