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London, England, 1815-11-01 00:00:00

ficers two months' pay as a present.

HANOVER, OCTOBER ea.
The Speech of Quint Munst( r to the Assembly of
the StAres, on the lUth instant, w.ts in substance as

follows :
His Excellency first developed the foreign rep itions
of the kingdom, as far as they have an influence on
the future Consitution, observing, that it was a
highly flattering thought that the consolidation of
the external relations was partly owing to our army,
which had had so great a share in the most glotintis
of all battles of modern times, the victory of
Waterloo, which might be attributed to the excellent
military arrangements, kr which we • ate chiefly in-
debted to his Royal Highness the Vit.:e of Cam-
bridge, and to the cerecierei us employment of the
means afforded by the country, and that this mus!
make us disposed to the pew sacrifices which would
be requi,ite to perfect our military institutions.
The :Nlinister then touchup upon the Congress at
had not only promoted the security of
Germany against foreign attack, .bat fixed the prin.
ciple, that all internal disputes shall be settled, not
by arms, but by the way of legal decision.
He tilxiereed, that all expectations respecting the
security of the civil rights of the Germans, had not
indeed been fulfilled; but that it might serve to sa-
tisfy the people of Hanover that the Prince Regent
had proved the virtue hereditary in the family of the
Guelphs, and ce conspicuously displayed during the
whole paternal
_government of the King, of most
conscientious observance of all the duties of aetiove.
reign, and respect for the rights of the subject, both
in his whole administration, and also by the fact,
that his Highness's Plenipotentiaries at the C. ngress
had constantly and loudly expressed themselves in
favour of the civil lieerties of the Germans.
Then he mentioned the augmentation of the terri.
tory of die kingdom, which had been guaranteed in
the Congress as a necessary measure to m.iintaio our
ancient relative situation, which was highly impor-
tant to Germany ; at the same time, he spoke of the
cessions which the Prince Regent had been obliged
to resolve on, with deep regret, not to delay the con-
clusion of the agreement between the greater Pov i:rs
respecting the reconstruction of the States, and to
avoid greater injut y to the rest of his subjects.
The Minister then proceeded to our internal con-
cerns.—The union of new provinces would ;ender
necessary many essential changes, • in all departments
of the Administration, in the finances, and the army.
But as it was necessary to examine tile different situa-
tions and ability of the Provinces, and the.present
Assembly could make no valid resolutions for the
Provinces not yet represented, no definitive resolutions
could be made in this session—it seemed sufficient for
next year to take the amount of the taxes for the pre-
sent; an equal amount will therefore be proposed,
with the reservation, that in case the expectation now
entertained should be deceived, the necessary addi-
tion will be called for from the States; and on the
other hand any overplus shall be applied to lessen
the burthens that are most felt by the country.
The Prince Royal does not intend to give the
country a new Constitution. He will hold sacred the
ancient original rights of the States. But his Royal
Highness is convinced that the changed situation of
Germany, and particularly of the kingdom of
`Hanover, makes several modifications necessary in
the exercise of these rights. Our finances require an
uniform and firm administration. It was therefore
that the consolidation of the debts of the country,
and the union of all parts under one general system
of taxation, has been recommended to the States, as
the wish and advice of his Royal Highness, who had
seen with satisfaction, that this measure had been de-
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As fur the debts of the country, upon the question
of recognizing the debts contracted during the French
occupation, his Royal Highness could not allow the,
States the right of binding the country and their pos-
terity, by contracting debts without the consent of
the Sovereign. Such a right in the Stems might have
the most detrimental consequences for the country,
by giving an invading enemy the means of oppres-
sing, by the use of force, future generations. The
Prince, however, thought it advisable to recognize
these debts under certain modifications.
In regulating the Taxes, the point of exemption
eees particularly to be considered. The relations
from which the exemptions of privileged classes from
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Lastly, The Minister observed, that the Prince
Royal, when the new Provinces were incorpotated,
would cause a ?lad to be drawn up for the future