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GERMAN PAPERS.

MUNICH, DECEMBER 24.
Th 1 Protestant Consistory, established in c()nfor-
sillty to the Constitution of the Kingdom of
was solemnly opened by day-bleak yesterday, and
Cte Counsellor of State, Baron Von Seekendorl, w!:o
has been graciously appointed President of it, was
iattoduced by the Minister of the Interior.
VIENNA, DECEMBER 17.
The day before yesterday Princess Catherine de
Montfort (wife of Jerome Bonaparte) arrived here.
:The went to the hotel of Count Winzingerode, the
Minister of Wurtemberg, where his Majesty the Em-
peror Alexander repaired about five o'clock, without
any suite. The Monarch had an interview of two
hours with his illnst:ious cousin and sister-in-law.—
The Princess returned yesterday to Schonau.
The Emperor Alexander svlil certainly depart for
Russia on the T2d.

We learn from Bucharest, that on the Slst of last
month, about ten in the evening,- a most brilliant
tnetcor, probably of an electric nature, made its ap-
pearance. 111 light was perceived even in moms
where candles were burning. Several persons who
observed it affirmed, that it had the appearance of a
globe of fire resembling a falling star ; that after-
wards it became longer, and ended in a faint light,
which disappeared in two minutes, leaving a trace of
a reddish purple like a long tail. A courier. who
arrived on the Ist of November from Jassy, saw it
exactly in the sane form, ar.d with the same splen-
dour, when he was on the road of Moldavia,• 180
wersts (I'2o miles) from Bucharest.
This probably is the same phenomenon which was
seen ' at half-past eight in the evening of the same
day, in the neighbourhood of theliath of Hercules,
near .filehadia, In •
tha Bannat, inthe south-eist part
of the horizon. It had the form above. described,
aid a great number of spiilks fell from it, but with-
out any sensible detonation, and shed over the whole
country a brilliant light, which lasted five minutes.
Atter•this there was obvitved, for a longer time, an
illuminated longish body, with a black spot, which
separating in the miJdie, formed two irregular still
I uminous masses, which gradually diminished, and
at length vanished.
The firmament was serene and star-light ; the air
was calm. The thermometer, which was in the
morning at seven o'clock 15, and at noon 9, stood,
at the women of the phenomenon, at 11 of Itect-,
mar; the barometer at 28.

?lie young Count Belecznay, who last summer
murdered his father, found meant by the connivance
of the son of the gaoler, to escape from the prison at
Pesth. He immediately proceeded to his father's
estate near Pesth, escorted money from the steward
by the most dreadful threats, and had then the assur-
ance to return armed and on horseback to Pesch ;
tl.cre he repaired to the abode of a woman of the
town, with whom he had been formerly acquainted ;'
ar.J when the Magistrates had discovered his retreat,'
he barricaded the house, defended himself despe-
rately, killed or.e of the officers sent against him, and
et length surrendered by capitulation, on condition
that he should 'al: allowed, before he gave himself
up, to discharge is to the air two pistols. He is now
in strict confinemmt, ar.d awaits the just punishment
of his crimes.

BERLIN, DECEMBER 22. •
The pu'alicity of the judicial proceedings greatly
interest the public here, since the vote of the Minister
of Justice on the subject is known. The difference
of opinion on this publicity is four.ded prineipplly on.
the following grounds . ur Lawyers say, "If the,
Judges, who really decide (that is, the Jury), am
taken from among the people, a mere simple, posi-
tive jurisprudence must be first produced by a popu-
lar legislation, in place of the mixed Roman and
German law now in force; otherwise the Jury will.
judge as blind people do of colours, and there will
be need of a rich cast of lawyers, educated in the
science. The other party think that the Roman law,
and the cnsl of lawyers who c:.pound it, are the very
source of the present corruption and despotism.
Themis being more a•. instrument of the Sovereign
than a serv:•nt of society, publicity would change
many things in the law, and lead to a natural expo-
sition, and justice would thus appear a more friendly
and familiar relation to the people."

TweYlh Night.—G. CaartoLL, in gratitude for
past favours, and desirous of promoting the hilarity
of the present festive season, has the honour of in-
forming his juvenile friends, now at home for the
Christmas holidays, that he has provided for their
amusement a set of Twelfth Night Characters, which
will be given to them, Gratis, at either of his Fortu-
nate Lo tery Offices, No. 19, CornhiU, or 26, Word.
street ; where No. 2,387; the Ticket which was
drawn a Prize of £304.000, in the present Lottery,
wa• sold.