Star.
London, England, 1825-01-18 00:00:00

DRESDEN, JANUARY It.

In the Session of the Diet which lately closed, very
few changes were made, in the amount of the public
expenditure; the expense of the army is, however, di.
minished 60,000 dollars; on the other hand, the States
have been very liberal in supporting schools, poor
houses, &c.
Our poor-house receives an annual augmentation of
of 3000 dollars, the University of Leipsic, 4000 dol-
lars annually, to increase the library, &c. and a sum
of 1'2,000 dollars for the repair of the Medical and
Philosophical Lecture Rooms, for erecting new lecture
rooms, &c.—the Schools of Meissen: and Grimmer,
to the year 1830, an annual angmentation, &c. &c.
GENEVA, JANUARY 3.

Besides the lakes of Genoa and Constance, those of
Neufchatel,; Biel, Zurich, and Wallerstadt, will have
the advantage of steam boats by the end of this year.
It were to be wished that the lake of the four Cantons
might participate in the advantage; but though it would
perhaps, be more useful and agreeable there than else-
where, it is likely to meet with the most opposition in
the petty inlet ests of the inhabitants of the little Cottons.
Mr. Perdonnet, banker, of Paris, a native of Vevey, in
the Pays de Vand, has proposed to the Governments of
the Cantons of Vaud, Berne, Neufchatel, Solothurn; and
Freyburg, to advance two millions of francs, to com-
plete the canal of Entre-roches (which was commenced
in 1610, to join the lakes of Geneva and Neufchatel, but
afterwards abandoned), on condition of their allowing
him to levy a certain toll. It is hardly to 1* supposed, that
the Governments concerned will reject a proposal so inte-
resting to all Switzerland, and which will cost it nothing.
But, independently of alit, it deserves consideration, as
it would lead to the gradual draining of the great
marshes of the Ober and Iris, the Lake of Geneva be-
ing 190 feet lower than that of Neufchatel but for
the Perte du Rhone, as it is called (which, perhaps, may
soon cease to exist), it would then be possible to still
from the Mediterranean to the Lake of Geneva, and,
thence through the canal of Entre•roches into the lakes.
of Neufchatel and Biel, the Ziehl, the Aar, and the
Rhine, to the North Sea. The whole voyage might be
performed in steam boats, and the beginning is al-
ready made by those between Lyons and Arles on the
}.!hone, those on the lakes of Neufchatel and Geneva,
and that from Mayence to Cologne, &c.

Sunday morning Mr. H A RDENBERO, the King's Mes-
senger, arrived at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, with dis-
patches from our Ambassador, at Vienna.
Mr. HAVE, jun. the King's Messenger, arrived at the
Foreign Office, with dispatches from Paris.
Yesterday, the Duke of DORSET had an audience of
his DIA.; [SIT.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived at his
residence, in Downing-street, from lkckenharn, yesterday morning.
Saturday afternoon, the Earl of HAttIIOWBY left town,
on a visit to his brother, the Right lion. It. Rains at his seat,
Westbrook, Hens, where the Noble Rail was expected to remain
till yesterday, when his Lordship was to proceed to his seat, In 1
Staffordshire, to remain there several days.
The patty at, ll:midlands, the seat r f Lord PAtmen-
MN, has been greatly increased since the middle of last week. The
magnificent mansion makes a brilliant appearance at IV*. About
forty persons dine in the banqueting-ruout every day.