Star.
London, England, 1817-10-10 00:00:00

with her adherents and disciples in Swiss:ll4nd.

FROM THE ELBE, SEPTEMBER es.
The frequent conferences which the C'own Prince
of Sweden has 114 d, for some weeks p ist, with the
Minister Von Engstreetn, and this last with the
Funds Ambissador at the Swvdish Court, excite a

ht! of that the Bourbon Courts may be at length des-
pised to rec.ignixe the Crown Prince of Sweden and
lob male heirs, as the legitimate heirs of tie Swedish
throne. This prospect excites toe more joy in Swe-
den, as that country has always been closely crnnect-
ed with France, and in some me -sures feels a natural
want of a friendly connexion with that Power. The

differences with England about the vkiting of Eng-
iish ships out the S%edish coast are happily adjusted
to the entire satisfaction of Great Britain, so that the

p;)litical horizon of Sweden appears to become
brighter thins it was a few months ago.

PARMA, SIPITMSIER S.
The Archduchess M.sria Louisa, our Sovereign,
will set out in the month of December lien for
Vienns, there to pass the winter with her
Our former Minister, Count Mat•awli (Macaulay)
Crrati, has returned to Irel.and, hts native country,
with his children, for their education. This Minister

had good ante:Worts, but from want of acquaintance
with the situation of the country, and an inability to
judge r-,f its real interests, he f tiled in producing all
the good that he proposed. When Parma, in 1814,
submitted to the House of Austria, General Count
Nugent, the relation of Macaulay, appointed him a
Mfrnber of the Junta, and he had atterw ads the
good fottune to gain the favour of the Emperor of
Austria At Paris, where he was tent in the capacity
of Deputy. We have at present no Ministers. Mo-
tives of economy have determined our Sovereign to
place at the head of the different departments only
eresidents, whose salaries amount only to 12,000
francs per annum—a suns very interior In th.:t of
Ministers. Lieutenant-General Count Neipperg (the
favourite) is charged with the departments of war
and foreign affairs ; M. Cornacchia, with that of tie
finances; and M. Toccale, with th ►t of the interior.
The excavations of Willie, which our Duchess hal
caused to be re-comnienced, and were not ta ithout
success, have been interrupted on account of the ea-
traordinary expetoes occasioned by the petechial fever,
but it is belies,' d that they will soon be resumed.
FROM THE RHINE, SEPTEMBER 12.

Political literature is acquiring a new spirit in Ger.
many; writings on State affairs are becoming dant
more numerous, and are read with increasing zeal
If. however, a comparison be instituted, it must be
acknowledged, that with respect to the freedom and
expertness of public- writers we remain tar behind
what has been performed, and still is exhibited, in
England and France. If we except Massenbach's
writings, winch, with all their loquacious boldness,
are nothing but froth, and which are indebted for
their chid interest to the personal fate of their author,
our political publications for the ntost part manifest,
under in apparent hardihood. a forbearance and cau-
tion which enables them to pass over the principal
points at issue, and to avoid precisely ante topics
which are most eagerly seized on by the English op-
position. There are multitudes of events and affairs
of which, though perfectly well known in private,
not a word is publicly ventured to be said. Even
the boldest of all our new papers, " Web mad Zeit,"
which with regard to principles knows no reserve.
and would even advocate the Republic against the
Monarchy, allows certain of the domains of existing
realities and matters of tact undisturbed. These re.
gions are more closely approached by the 4‘ Dan.
dulade," in the second number of that publication,
which has just appeared, and which is not less rich
in spirit and talent than the first ; but the adroitness
with which these approaches mast be executed, gives
the measure of the means wherewith the attack has
to he made. Upon the whole, we regard tins snua.
tion of the German press as pretty well correspond.
ing with the pres:u state of things :—with the general
confusion of ideas which prevails, with the absence
of all great political national institutions and national
maxims, the nezivct of forbearance and caution
would plunge our political writers into an irregula-
rity, of the worthless and evil pernicious fruits of
which there could be no doubt. It it most desirable
and necessary. that a noble elevation in the language
and the espreson of public communications should
be carefully maintain td, and that frankness should
not degenerate intb vulgarity. Ia this respect the
most cultivated manner Of Wititing can a 161) be the
boldest.
According to-accourni from Frankfort, the Hes.
sian'Envoy to the Diet, M. Lepeil, who has return.
ed there, has brought no favourable intelligence as
to-the disposition of his Court respecting the per.
chasers of Westphalian national domains. The Elec-
tor remains obstinate in his system. An important
declaration is therefore again spoken of, which', it is
said, the Austrian and Prussian Envoys are on this
occasion charged to rualt.:.