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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1816.
PRICE OF STOCKS THU DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCir.
Reduced 67{....Cons.67}—fer aceour 673.
4 per Ct. 84N-5 per Ct. Navy Its&—Omn. pro.
lank Stock 559{ —Long Atnta.l i Mils
Inds Stock 195 105—Bonds,17a. I r.—lizeb. 811 5e.6a.
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tit Dutch Mail arrived this day. The Sovsastou
Niue! of the Neruincalms has formally taken pos-
session of the rich provinces of Belgium, to the great
joy of the inhabitants. A Proclamation to this effect
has been issued from Brussels. •

The Astatardaii Castrate of the 3d inst. announces,
that negociations have been resumed with Prince
Cantsruar of Norwayvand with the.best hopes of a
successful issue.

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•
Paris Papers of Tuesday and Wednesday came to
hand this morning; Their contents are more than
usually important. The • Committee appointed by
the Chamber of Deputies` kave rejected the project of
the law proposed by the itiacribr -Twining the-
Liberty of the Press. Our Readers will recollect
that a Censorship had been proposed by his MaJarrY
it is against this interposition that the Chamber has
decided, holding it 'efficient that printers and pub.'
litheri Wait* amenable to the laws for the abuse
of the freedas of the Press. The arguments advanced
on this nuptials were chiefly drawn from the English
law, as laid down by Judge BLACESTOIIIi and other
eminent writers.
It is pleasing to observe that, on this occasion,
there was nothing indicative of a coalision of Powers:
the whole was an argument of principle; and we
cannot doubt that the KING will himself acquiesce
cordially in the result. -
His Majesty has suppressed all the Military Schools
which BON APA ars had established throagitout France,
as standing opposed to the only legitimate ground on
which military systems should be tolerated in civi-
lised States. The proper end of a military establish-
ment is for safety and defence ; whenever it assumes
another character it amounts to a proclamation of

hostile designs against the neighbouring States—pre.
parations on their part for repelling the feared attack
become necessary ;—war is thus provoked, and the
world is deluged with blood and crimes.
An' article from Berlin states, that Commis*.
have set out for Dresden, to take formal pesseilion t..
the whole of Saxony, in the name of the tibia of
Payola. From this we may infer, that there was
no truth in the reported micenderstandieg between
Russia with *Prusiia on the one band, and Awswialiiii
the other,, respecting this arrangement--41t, ilteklie
has been .amicablradiassed. - : , , , , ,A, ,
rue unitises of the Porinde frigate, and statro•
4,40.a5c Itsiliclt ships captired by the Engiffissintar
bartritif lir Courts Martial, and most bomitualily
eilititteicr
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The dleakilowcopies from a Modkidlosper the follow.
ing ironital description of the presentstate of Spain s
" MADRID. JULY et.
Nothing has yet been discovered of the forgers
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of the warrant for putting to death the three patriotic
GeserAli. It is very astonishing, as the dispatches
ware carried by three different Couriers. that they
have not been discovered. This surprise, excited at
the expense of oar Government, is far more serious
than the Ouse of the liberty of the press, of which
some of our journalists have been guilty. We thiot
that the teibimal of the Holy Office, now that it as
in full activity, should attend to these things.
6,... His Majesty lately made in unexpected visit to
all th
tswittrg, and gave new ismructions to the jailiws:
thWiarg pelf cl,hii Ord is jvaire. &Mem' nab-
licences have appeared here by order of the King, on
the subject if his Majesty's journey to Bayonne, and
the labeequent siegociatiens at Valency.. These dd.
content,' thrOw
.great fight 'on two most impatient
paints of our revolution ; that is so say, its ori-
gin and contusion.. It. most he admitted, that
the absence of the ir,ieg,- and of :these who *geom.
palsied him, occasioned all our ems,, Sega, the re.
turn of his Majesty, and of this. persons, most no.
comeeily oseasion theircomplem termisatieo. is re.
nukes, atealeep logics, prove this 'The . : . . .'
thareitisted in tedikiiihort. - : •
ruldu of .. *- 11, has* shot the moodkreftilli izira-
"Witair#4ol4l.47 &riveted cheinisk Gagissies'
frees tbe painfidombereemmekiof.oberrefoit fres
Mess the MOM% theorist."' . 4,:„ , ' ". .
H',atirt 9?
'breelkiklitt4uPl4 41
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esseass issammefp•r•44l,44, . jirsiag au-
nousseed that 'be *row subjettifillitiesny of
• the Plea would gawp seigrilionwiliblit ' . .' . '
K. ItarsouitteNneended the Mkt* about one
0.4106, and read a most elfin,* sod logical die.
!irse. wWeh .lasted for Olinnts end of which die
following is an abstract ; ' ..
14' 447.r.."22 began by trfotlig, that for a long
period in 'Snow a kit and wieirepirit of toleradon
permittefi ill r.cajity theliberty of tikil mu. Abe*
it was not sinnainiisiel•be icaasei 4.4: ,-110,00 Vern,
went, in lam, 'WOW v. the ingiluatili '
esZ
lie apiniona. awl ifiesinettereasionia :-; Nilkiit.
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wishes of his people, ,recogaind, by the first mts of
his authority, that liberty is ad essential portion' of
the public morals. The Constitutional Charter which
we hold from this Monarch has formally cooperated
it r nay more, the preamble itself of the project of
the law recognized *aright of every citizen to pub.
list his opinions. The profound examination of so
important a question has long occupied the Commit-
tee ; and K. Raynouard, as its organ, thought it
right to preface his examination of the project of the
LIW by some iteneral considerations.. The faculty of
thinking, the noblest .of the human mind, would be
comparatively useless but for the right of giving vent
to our thoughts to speak and to write are only the
developemects if this faculty; and where a criminal
intention it visib,le, slurs easy commences the authority
of the. Magistrate. The operations. of printing are
.under the eye of the Police; and because it is easy to
stop them, Governments have arrogated to them.
selves the right to do so. There must, however. be
an important distinction drawn r the ancient privi-
leges of the press merely secured the copy-right. It
is certain that our ad cestors always enjoyed the liberty
of the press. Under Francis I. the Faculty of l'isesbil
logy examined all vrorks which treated of re '
matters, but pig Or their publication. Louis KM.
it is true, directed that the Chancellor should examine
, all new books; but he granted the express privilege of
exemption from censure to certain authors whom he
judged worthy of confidence. In 1699, Trketarte, a
work which was supposed to contain so many attacks
upon authority, was printed at Petit, 'with the King's
privilege. Twenty-four. years afterwards, (i. r. in
1763,) another production could not be printed in
France—this was the Miriade, which was Ailed with
allusions to the glory of the French arms, and to the
`good Henry, the father of his people.
In countries which have a written Constitution, the
Liberty of the Press is the first and surest guarantee
of civil liberty. It apprizes the Prince and the na-
tion of the prevarications of Ministers and other depo.
sitaries of authority :. by the Press, in short, truth is
communicated to the great assembled bodie►. 44 The
Press." continues M. Itaynouards " may give good,

and useful advice to the , ,
tion, and is even useful to Miniiteis themselves. The
Constitution subjects them to responsibility, but since
we cannot bring them to justice but fur great crimes,
is it not right that the Press should gibe them a little
harmless castigation for lesser offences?"
The right of petitioning, .so solemnly recognised
by the Charter, is inseparable from the liberty of the
Press.
' Here the Orator entered into an examinatientOttitit
project of titellitng and bis Ministers. IC is di.
tided into tert, pans: one concerns the cemeeiship,
rise other thit reeponstbillty of author.booksil.
keep,: Iliad printers. Against the censorship, tbe
5.
nippiest objections arise: in fact, far front audios%
lobo think themselves injured, being able: mmediately
to address a Commission formed out of • the two
Chambers, they must sometimes wait the whole of
the Recess without being able to complain ; or rather
their complaints themselves may be subjected to the
Censor. There is besides, in the project itself, an
awkward omission ; where authors have complained
justly, what damages are they to receive, and what
punishment is to be inflicted on the Censor t
Passing afterwards to the permission given to
works of great magnitude, and those in foreign 1$
guages t... 44 What !u—exclaimed M. RaynotsapiWtt
" May foreigners !soldi& in France what it loci*
be criminal to valuate into French? and are forei4
ers thus to enjoy the Liberty of the Press which is
prohibited to Frenchmen l. Why, also, omit to recojk
nice the ancient privilege of academies and other
learned bodies,. whose members might priat what
they pleased, after getting the approbation of their
colleagues r.
The article *daring that no Journal shall be
printed' wishont ibe*thcief 11 the King, M. Ray.
nooard-temeidsloil ignallssalnensing with the vest of
the project, i k.wouW, of inane, pdt the periodical
Press of Prone* wholly Under the oOntrettl of the.
Kin and Ministers. ' ' • ,
. - thus dente what he conceived to be hiestatliz
• I • V 4/ 4
• against the adoption of the Prcii ' I'l
' brd promidsd, its a manly and candid sbilltill
. notice
ff:g
~..1;11i eitianisfififfi his' been said, is sat indult-
pitihle With public liberty and can only flights* the
evil-disposed. Take arteibsi worship, and yoi.
aced the most deogiiieu faciliaina for suiting ler-
Incaution : bydalltbye, guilty men will not hesitate
to try their fawartms,witb stirring up the country, and
they
,will go so lioriiss to deprive the Sovereign, of
doing all the goalellich he intends. • Do.aot all of
os recollect, • say 'these reasoner,: with horror,
pamphlets which gave birth to the 'French Revolt:.
Linn ? The English themselves, whom the partisan .
of liberty always quite, suspended the habeas .oriiiii
in these troublesome times. Admit the Cuteenhip,
and all crimes,wil) be prevented. .„ ..
• These "niotiver, however strong they appear to '
some persons, have no weight when balanced against
the blessings which the pibertytof the Press hats ge-
nerated. This liberty, to • certain extents supplies

of the na-

the place of convocaton of threlpristich.ought
to.) be very rese indeed. if the'. l'e Were secret
ionemier to the Ministers ur even to the King (cues
‘ehiStb might happen). would they not stifle Hai
'pobbestion which could justify them in the eyes of
the world. On the other hand; if under the controui

of Oaf of those bigb functicoatise, what mischief
might not he Press do to the °these t What would
bewail of the proceedings of the Deputks, and What
false colouring might not be giria to'Ouf meesores ?
Driven from all Abair positive% the advocates for ,
the censorshop fly to existing or recent circumstances.
We admit that there has been even a licentiousness
in the press 6a some recent occasions : but what evils
has it produced ? The authority of the King has been
rendered more secure than ever. In short, there
is scarcely an evil which the press can commit which
lit cannot also redress. But if serious mischief In the
State or to individuals be apprehended, have we not
dignified Tribunals and Judges, animated with the
most upright intentions. Is the Monarch ()fended by
a libel, will not the punishment of the author be ine
vitable ? But let us not sacrifice real bencits to ima.

Binary feats. .
The public Journals, as we all know, are not dis- '
turbers of:the peace, although most of them have
ken off the yoke of Censorship. Require a strong
of caution and the names of the proprietors.-
jot severe laws be enacted against thole who are ea►
lei to good order. It Is not the Journalist, of sq.
, who will expose himself to penalties s the seam,
•
hment of a Joumal requires a large sum of matiers
. .
persons risk their fortunes for the sari 'di 1
I f ..q.l .1 n 4. "
With respect to the suspension of the Hahas Corftett
its England, M. Raynouard remarked, that the peke*
ierhen this took place was generally one of calamity.
I'he liberty of the press did not exist under Crow.'
.srell,•or it would have saved the life of Charles. I. It
did not exist under Charles IL or perhaps by rousing
him from his indolence, and acquainting him with the
acts of despotism committed in his name, it would
have prevented that catastrophe, which SO, shortly
after the restoration, hurled the Stewarts -for ever
from the Throne. I
After M. Raynouard concluded, the Hien was
divided, when there seemed to be almost an equality
of numbers for and against agreeing with the Report
of the Committee.—The debate was adjouned until,

Friday.

WINDSOR, AUGUST 4.
-. •
. The Quint and Parscsans arrived at the Castle
on Tuesday evening, about half past eight o'clock, in
their carriage and tour, escorted by a pan, of Light
Horse from London. At the same time Sir Janes'
and Lady ERSKINZ arrived on a visit to the Qom and
Nexuses.
t Yesterday morning Lady and Min lams cane
from Spring-grove on a visit to the Queen and PRIN•
Inns. andlett again in the evening, when the weather
proving fine, the-Quian and Pantcassas went to Frog.
more. „
Her Royal Highness the Princess Cnaar.Ornelnyt
not rode an horseback ..firr wend day past, but.his
tam airings twice a day in her carriage in the rides
in the Great Park, attended by the Couattss_of ID*
CII/ISTIR.
Lord and Lady Joins THYNNZ arrived at the Castle
yesterday on a visit to the Queen and PRINCESS/S. .
Yesterday the 'Earl of BEICKSNO/AMSHIRZ gave a;
grand dinner to their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of"
Daft and CAN/RIM:M. the Dukes of WILIAM/TON;
AZAUFORT2 and MONTROSK I Marquis WILLESOCE ;
khe Russian Ambassador; Earls of 141/CRPOOLI
WISESIORLAND. MW.OaAVZ, IiAT/URST• LIMERICK,
ac. at his seat, Fitzroy Farm, near Hampstead.
Thursday Lord &amours gave a grand dinner at.
his house, in Richmond Park. to their Royal High-
sees the Dukes of Voltz, CLARINCI, and. CAMP
14 the Dukes of Weu.tareron and Mormon,
. . Austrian, Russian, and Spanish Ambassadors, the
ilwo
Zla Livaaroof, BATUUItST, ABIADZE.N. WILSTSIARPr
M. MULORAIIIy &C.
' ` Last night the Countess of Mitancwr had a se-
, tea patty. at hey house in Hanover-square.

Yesterday Lord and Lady CASTLIIRRACH left town
for their seat in Kent.
The Kum of FRANCS has bestowed the Order of
the Lilly on Mr. ASTLICY, jan. in an addition to an
honorary distinction bestowed. on that Gentleman,
twfuty years since, by Loots XVI.
• Tut PAilti.—The Fair continued yesterday with
undiminished hilarity ; and, we are happy to add, no
disposition to disorder has been manifested. All is
loyal mirth and it is likely to conclude this day in a
manner becoming the truly glorious and happy oc-
casitnt.
• Twhstuud salhdoiresels) wuke of MoNraosnspeed
hich latel7arriverdiat thcet the
Mrs; after which his Grace went to view the sew
, whirls was intended to have decorated the
;coleiolial horses, on hit Royal Highness the'
antes Rzoater's going to the Parliament House.
gibe harness is allowed to be the moat elegant and
richest ever made in this country ; the *found work
is a beautiful mazarine blue, richly mounted, and''
ornamented with the Royal Arms, dtc. the whole',
chased and frosted with gold.
We have advice: from Malta to the date of the 2d
alt. With accounts from Smyrna to the end of June. I
At the latter place the Plague raged with unabated
violence, and the medical practitioners did rot anti.
cipate its disappearance until after the middle ot
August. From Malta we have the pleasing notice,
that both there and at Gozo perfect health was re-'
stored; and so complete was the asturance of its con.l
Lummox, that preparations were making on the sth
of July to grant Bills of Health, and to issue a Pro.'
clamatton in the usual tarns, of the total extirpation
of the malady. We also understand, that on account
of the new telations ot Malta, under the changes that
have taken place in the Mediterranean, some com
menial regulations are to be formed from authority.'
which it is presumed will be materially beaeticial to
the Island. Not only Corfu, but all the lonian'
Islands were occupied by British troops; and mute
interest was attached to the future appropriation of
these Colonies. The conveyance of the letter* 41f:
by sea to I..!thurns and from di*, Olga 41.
through ?mace,'

NAPAi

ARRIVAL OP CHINA AND INDIA !Lan.
Accounts were this owning received at the East
India House, of the are' Arrival yesterday, off the
Isle of Wight, standing iii the Dowas, of tlso aiwier
mentioned ships. cis s •
teem COMA.
Watley, ' Ceres,
-. Cumberlard,
Prisome Amelia. Atlas, Lees,
Marquis Camden, Bridgewetee. Lowther C.anle, and
Marquis of BIT, Hope, Hertfordshire.
Charles Grant, Weimer Cud.,

General Harris,

FROM l'lll cur INDItt.
Lord NUM*, Meryl. Wasitoo.
General KO, Nortbinsbotisnel,
Towslwo, lbWißiasa Poking,
___.-t Union (Yosingbus. Iffeerva,
of Wales„ bend), And
Carnatic, Mahn, Retreat. •
The China Sat left Canton the Ist March, tender
convoy of his Majesty's ship Prima, and rounded
die Cape the 10th May, and arrived at St. Helena on
lotthe 26th.. The India fleet left Bengal the beginning
J4nnary, aud Point-de-Gale the ild March. Both
Nets left St... Helena the 2d June, under convoy of hie
Itilety's ships Czonnws, Pagan; SztuutAstse, and
Pillions sloop of war.
p ''ilpe following have 'also arrived from the Cape
'-4Preston, Oxford, Baring, and Cortifitandel tun,
, . is 1 - and the Dundee brig, and Hope, of London,
1 The Fleet arrived from the East ladies, fell in
'th, (on the 24th uk. off the Western Isla); two
American privateers 6 the ships 4 war gave sham to
them, but returned to the Fleet again.
FALMOUTH, AUGUST S.
Arrived the Sandwich pack, trith a Mail from
Lisbon in nine days. Sailed the Henry Pearce,. for
Malaga ; aod two other ships for Lisbon sad Leedom;
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST S.
Arrived his Majesty's ships Dust,rs and Geowtelk
from Bourdeaux; and several shipi from the Data:
Came into Harbour his Majesty's ship SNARL
DEAL, AUGUST S.
Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Recovery,
BACON, front the South Seas ; and Ids Majesty's ship'
Sas Damao, from the Westwards tad ha also pro-
ceeded to the River to be paid oL Rover, Fearing.
BritiskUnion, Mary Ann, Malvina, Union, and Phyl-
, limn transports, from Calais.—Wind S. W.
HARWICH, AUGUST S.
Arrived the Beaufoy packet with a Mail from
flollind.
ORSEimoac. AUGUST fli.
Arrived this forenoon, the brig Feast. frau OPulttla
11 days passage. CAM, in a fleet ofdOekil, for Britain,
--'--.lse Friday, at Part-Glagow,the Charlotte,
froundhedleck. On theist ult. is wire
the cast end of the ;slate* otieerd• wet
tr:altlloy an °Ester from H. Id. s.,Lpwani! anti
iinfetteed that she was on shore as diet hamd and
•114•11—=teat the troops which she castled out were
'4l landed iliiii. She had been then on above dwelt
d'.tys, and that they had dispatched a sehooner to
Quebec with the infonnetkm. Oe the Tibial'. spelt,
his Majestes ship Cnommics, and communicated to
ber., the , above intelligence, when she inotedinpli
"Ae sal in that direction. . . k.. ;,. , At a.

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MS mew.
A party of the Foot -Gaudlk on 'their wiry. fres
Wokingbam to London, marched through WWl**
on Thursday. On the seine day, di the
Royal Hone Guards *arched is toWitidsorDaerseksi
their Noble and gallant Commander, the Doke of
Wastes you, glee orders for the Olken belcongleg
to the six troops, -to be entertained With * pond din.
net at- the Castle this days -
Three companies of the Royal Staff Corps have
been ordered to propped from Hythe to embark for
America: so largedetaaments from this corps, which
is identified with ostensive field operations, promises
so speedy termination to the contest.,
Saturday the 03d ult. died, Sir EDWARD MAY,
Bart. M. P. for the Town of Belfast.
The following account of the state of things in
Paris, extracted front a German Paper, appears to
have but too much foundation in truth :—" However
mad the Journals pretended BONAPARTR to be, he is
assuredly sot snore so than ever he was, and he stiU
remains sbe same crafty individual. By means of his
vereatiesk of whom many are in great credit, he in.
trigues in a most dangerous and astonishing manner.
If the Royalists of the old school are left to them.
selvee, they are inevitably gone. TALLRTRAND alone
is able to restrain them, and prevent them from cum.
Mktiaglinsdere. Hence the staunch Nan:xenon=
, mak common atom with the staunch ilomusoerrits,
to destroy the credit of TALLRYDAND. OR the other
hand BoRAPARTR offers, as the army still 'hews itself
refractory, to employ all his indigence to produce *
favourable disposition in it towards the Kam He
would not even hesitate to enter into the service, and
associations to that elect have actually been set on
foot. The Court has done itself infinite mischief by
its religious mummeries. M. de &ARAI, who has the
greatest influence on the Etna, has altogether Din-
taken the country and age he lives in."
Various traits are mentioned in the French Papers
in honour of the character of the BOURDONS g the fo:.
lowing among others :—TheDokeDßßoDasow learnt
that an old traletqls-ehastire of his father, the Prince nt
Coasts, lived in a small room, in the Palmistry. He
went to the place afoot, alone, and without decora•
tion, and waited some time for the return of the man,
who had gone out to walk in the Lusembourgh.ve.
den, and to read the Gazette. On his arrival, be at
once recognised the Doti', kissed his hands, and es.
claimed, Is it you, myPrince t What Your High.
'less f" The Doke embraced him, and said. "My
Father and I have ilensd lon every day, Not so.
lag dot ered tO 1111,1 and hunt for you my
At, to offer yes in the name' of ley father, an apart.
ment in his puke,. It ie set ett large as formerly ;
yet sulkient to reatesemble around us est gond Oki
erienth and domestics." The neat day M. Mad.
were placed in a weil4settiebeil little *pertinent
itt the Pills astarhig. ' ' •

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