Star.
London, England, 1828-07-28 00:00:00

VIENNA. JOLT 1&'

We have received the Russian bulletin of the Ist July,
from Karats°.
metaniques, 93i ; Bank Signs, 1,07* It; the evening, 1,074.
dlgemeitie Zeitausg, Jay 110.

NORWAY.

cHRISTIANIA, Jose 5.
Yesterday the guns of the fortress announced to the
inhabitants of this city the birth-day of his Royal High-
ness the Prince Royal. His Majesty invited the supe-
rior Civil and Military Others and the Members. of the
Scorching to dine with him. About eight in the even-
ing his Majesty repaired to Etterstad, the site of the
encampment, near the city, where be troops of the
garrison, with thirty-two pieces of cannon, and two
corps 'of infantry from the interior, performed ma-
nceuvres and militarysevolutions, under the command of
Lieutenant General Stavel. The King was received by
his troops with enthusiasm ; and after vie manoeuvres
the Officers had an entertainment, at which toasts were
drank in honour of the day. At eleven in the evening
the troops of the garrison returned to town, and.while
defiling in front of the palace they saluted his Majesty,
who was pleased to appear at the windows,_ with the
most lively acclamations.
JULY 9.—Yesterday at two o'clock, the King pro-
ceeded in grand ceremony to the Storthing, to close the
Session. The troops which lined the streets and the
numerous spectators, loudly cheered his Majesty.
On this occasion the -King delivered the following
Speech:
SPEECH 07 THE KING ON CLOSING THE scsstpx-OF THE
NORWEGIAN STORTHING, ON THE STH OF JULY.
" GENTLEMEN—The object for which I assembled
you in an extraordinary Storthing has been'ohtaind.:.
• "It belongs to the nature of Representatite GOvetn-
ments* to accomplish the necessary ameliorations only
gradually. The necessity for thus proceeding has aN
ways been overlooked by inexperienced legislators; bin
it is the duty of. a paternal Government to seize the
proper period. • The, two organic laws which I have
approved by my sanction will remove the uncertainty
which has existed for 14 years. I congratulate myself
on the service which I have rendered you by the estab-
lishment of those laws. _

,4 A longer delay of the first, or of that respecting
elections, would have renewed the errors and def:cts of
form, which, strictly construed last year on the vtriti:•
cations of powers, would have prevented you from
being constituted in Storthing. The stipulations now
established at once assume the legal exercise of your
rights, and affords security to all classes of society.
41 The law on responsibility will in future prevent
arbitrary proceedings in respect to the accusattoni
judgments.. the officers of the State, amenutls• to 4.
Righs Ret, are specified by this law. Firmly resolved

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never to allow my Government to depart from the line
of the fundamental law, with that law in my hand I
will prevent individual passions from interpreting it ac-
cording to their pleasure. In a constitutional state the
sy4tens approaches its ruin when arbitrary acts are in-
tradacea. and it is for the interests of liberty itself That
the law should prevent unjust or too enthusiastic ma-
aifestation!, whatever may be the quarters whence
they proceed.
'• You have regarded the two sections of the law on
responsibility as belonging to the class of constitutional
questions.; and nctwithstaoding that this opinion is not
warranted by the text of the fundamental law, I have
considered that, in the case of doubt. I may accede to
the view which you take with respect to the latter. 1
reserve to myself the making a representation thereof
to the approaching Storthing. As to the former, sec.
75, let. t. of the Constitution being clear, I refer to its text.
" But the confidence with which I have adopted your
opinion respecting the latter section, must render evident
the obligation which results therefrom for future Assem-
blies not to give to the Constitution any other interpre-
tafon than that respecting which we shall be agreed.
" You have thought fit to restrict the sum which I
proposed for the relief of proprietors embarrassed by
the stagnation which exists in some of the principal
branches of our minas. If the object which 1 have
constantly in view can be attained by these measures,
my satisfaction will not be less great; but in the con-
trary case yon will join me in the adoption of more ex-
tensive measures, while my efforts for promoting the
advantagecius export your produce will continue to
be equally constant as :•aloe . •
" The concurrence. which Il.ad a right to expect,and
which I have with pleasme experienced, on your part'
and on the 'part of the n.;tiOn, with reference to my or-
dinance of the 7th of May, affords me the certain as-
surance that I shall never again experience the painful'
sentiment w hsch ineuced me to publish it. My reply
of the 19. h of May to the address presented to me on
the same dae, made known to all faithful subjects of
• the State my final determina• ion to regard as an attack
on the union, on the rights of the 'Mont, and the Corp:
• stantion of November 4,1814, all acts and proceedings

whip ore contrary thereto.
14 When I caused the plan of the law for the general
armament to be tran-mittert to you, the motives which
required the adjournment of its final discussion to the
next Storthing were fully stated.
"On returning to the bosom 9f your f imilies, carry
thither with you the vows which I have contt +nay
formed fro the happiness and prosperity of the nation.
Give an example of confidence to the Government, and
to a tution of brothers.
" In virtue of section 70 of the fundamental law, I'
' declare that the Session of the Extraordinary Storthing
• is closed, and I renew to you, Gentlemen, the assurance
of my Royal benevolence.'
This speech was folios ed by the cry of " GOD pre-
..ierve the King and his kingdoms.'
The Storthing afterwards, in a body, waited on his
'Majesty. The Couut Wedel Jarlsberg addressed a
speech to the King, to which his Majesty replied in the
most gracious terms.
• The King left this city on the 10th, to returnlo Stock-
holm, by the way of GottenbUrgh.