Star.
London, England, 1814-10-06 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, OCTOI3ER 1.

An important Decree relative to the press has just
been published, abrogating all the French laws on
that subject. Every one is responsible for what he
writes and publishes, for what he prints, sells, and
distributes ; the printer alone is responsible if the au-
thor is unknown.

Every thing printed to have the name of the author,
the printer, the date, and place of publication.
The property of a work is in the author, his widow
and heirs, for their lives. An original. MS. in the
hand of a stranger cannot be printed during the lives
of the author, his widow, and heirs. All printt.d
editions printed in Belgium, or introduced from
abroad, to be conficated for the profits of the author,
and a fine of the value of 300 copies.

As our Paper was going to Press, we received Paris
Papers of Monday. They contain a continuation o.
the debate of Saturday on the introduction of foreign
iron into France. The Mositeur contains a long or.
dormancy, regulating the duties on tobacco, and the
culture and manufacture of that article, which is
made a Royal Monopoly, as formerly.

The Archduchess MARIA LOU/SA and the Princess
of WALES were at 13.2rne, in Switzerland, on the 21st
ult. The latter Princess proceeded towards Lau-
sanne, whence it is added she goes to Geneva, having
hired a country seat at Sechairon, near that city.
We presume that the Memoir alluded to in the sub-
joined article. is *that of Marshal DAVOUST.

Mr. roster, the English Minister at the Court of
COpenliagen, who returns to England during the ab-
sence of tip- King of Denmark at Vienna, sets off to-
morrow from I-Limburgh, where he has arrived.
The King and Queen of Sweden returned from
Gottetiburgh to Stockholm on the 22d of September.
The Crown Prince remains' at Gotteuburgh to settle
the affairs of Norway.
Politicians are very anxious to innw the course of
Vocee-ling that will be adopted at the Congress of
ienna. It is still -unknown whether the bases. as
arranged by the Plenipotentiaries of the principal
rowers will be publielfoiscussed in Congress, or only
announced for approbation. In truth, the mode of
proceeding may be supposed to create no little diffi-
culty.
The following extracts, from the German Okerver of
the `2lst of September, with reference to this great
assembly, are interesting :
6, The future settlement of the equilibrium of Eu-
rope, the final arbitration with regard to countries
:1141d provinies whose fate has not yet been definitively
dscided, the first bases of the Germanic Constitution,
are now the great topics which attract the attention
not only of the Vienna public, but of all Europe.--
Here the best hopes are entertained of the Congress •
and it is trusted, that, in spite of all difficulties in the
way of the work of peace, as complete a general ba-
lance will be established as circumstances will permit.
The intelligent are also convinced, that even the de-
lay of the Congress, though it may have occasioned
a prolongation of the provisional state of many pro-
vioces, was necessary, for the most weighty reasons,
and will upon the whole 'prove to have been highly
s
'• The following is a list of the diplomatic per- We lament to state that the crews of the ships of
tr,nages who hare hitherto arrived : war which have lately arrived from Jamaica, have
Foe Esau-min.—Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Under Secretary suffered much from fever. The SAPPHIRE sloop of
Cooke, Mzssrs. Planta, Ward, Merry, Momague, and Monier. • war, as will L. ki4ESI frorn our Port letters, has lost on
Fort PDS Ja...—Cosins Nesseirode, Minister for Foreign Affairs; her voyage lighit, two Lieutenants, the Boatswain ,
Cunsellor, Von Anstett, Schroeder, and liulgakoff.
1.11 st .4.-1 be Chancellor Prince Hard:Hl:lug, the Pm. ands9me seamen.
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