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4E4MAX PAPERS.
►]ARPOE*, SEPTEMBER 3.
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The dine when the Diet will epen teems
to be still knitter deterred. This delay is attributed
to territorial arrangements, which are to be made be-
forehand. ins toast. where the Plenipotentiaries of
all the States of Germany and of several European
Courts are assembled, there ate doubtless trainee-
• bons, negnciations, and solicitations, innumerable r
but cannot venture to affirm that all the diplomatic
affairs treated of or decided are necessarily in imme.
diate connection with the Diet, and mu.t be conside-

...lid Its preparatory.
- People can have no idea of the multiplicity of re-
ports that circulate in the several political societies.
If we would listen to the members of the ancient
. equestrian order,_ the reestablishment of the imperial
authority in its lull extent would be the best means
of consolidating the Confederation. 'lite equestrian
order hopes by such a return to the ancient order of
things to regain a part of its independence, and to
,obtain the rightof voting in the General Diet, which
would thus be a kind of national representation of all
Germany.. It is clear that this system is contrary to
the interests of the Kings and Prins whosefull so-
vereignty has beeq recognized in all the recent trea-
ties, and who do net admit the claims of the ancient
equestrian order-in their full extent. Thus the, prin-
cipal Journals of Bavaria, Wurtemburg, and Baden
seem to have an intimation unanimously to oppose
the doctrines of the party of the Unity if Germany.
An opinion that diverges a little from that of the
Vicky of the Empire, prevails in the Prussian circles:
there they talk only of the necessity of recognizing
and confirming the state of the political relations
which events have produced, and the results of all,
which is the existence of two Preeateretee—one in the
South, which has fallen to Austria; and one in the
North, exercised by Prussia.
There cannot, however, be any question about the
formal introduction of the tide of Protector, duo*
some Journals have said so. The Federal Act op.
• pesed this. But it is pretended that Prussia desires
the dignity of C.haresiler if the Confederation. or else
that of Graereinisse. Either of these dignities would
form a counterpoise to the power of the Empercir;
and if the two great Powers were agreed on this point
they would have obtained the same advantages as eke
title of Protector would give them.
But a third party is equally averse to whatever
may increase the Ascend, nc y of the two great Powers,
and to the ideas of Protector-ate and the Unity ot
German). This party includes almost all the states.'
men of Bavaria, Wutteniburg, Baden, Nassau, Saxo.,,
my. Hesse, and Hanover.
One circumstance paralyses the strength of these
Powers of the seconJ and third order ; it is their geo. ,
graphical position, which renders them, in part, de.
pendent on their more powerful neighbours, and in.
salates them from each other. However the journies
and interviews of some illustrious personages lead
to the supposition that Bavaria, Baden, Wurtem.
burg, Hesse (cite Electorate). Hesse Darmstadt,
• /kiassau, and Frankiort, are on the point of conclud.
ing Conventions mutually to support each other in
their common interests. The parts of Germany just
mentioned being contiguous, without any mixture of
Austrian or Prussian territory, would form a very
respectable Confederation.
Such seems to be the situation of German politics;
but it would be wrong to seek in this diversity tat
views the elements of active discord, since (thanks to
the coolness and probity of the German character !)
all these questions are publicly discussed in the most
.diipassioaate manner in various political Journals.
MESSINA, JULY Mk
'SAM Till ALLGeMeDIZ =TUNG, sex. I.
Since the English left Sicily, the commerce of this
happy bin neglected island has daily declined. The
'oil of Gallipoli, in Calabria, injures the sale of oars.
The Greeks carried away is the late years a great
cleat sit ready money for corn, which was replaced by
Virr subsidies, a resource that, is now dried up. Sack
quantities cf oranges and lemons hare been sent from
bore on speculation to different ports, that the fruits
el Sicily ere cheaper in Italy than in their native soil,
*AA again occasions a great lou of money. Wine
• is to be lad here almost for nothing.
The road along the Faro. which the English had
made passable; begins to fall to decay for want of
Mee The channel for gun-boats. which joins the
jwo gait .aces (i Pantanij, on the promontory of the
Pharos, tor,ether, and then with the sea, begins to be
cloaked up with sand.
In this neighbourhood, and on the Terra del Cam-
po, as it is called, the English had dug up some an.
tiquities, had recovered the Mosaic pavement of a,
Roman villa, and found some ancient coins.
The price of the Greek Sicilian medals has prodi-
giously increased within these few years, so that they
may be had every where cheaper than at' home. Ex-
cept the collection at Noto, there is now not one of
any celebrity on the island. That of Prince Biscari,
•of Catania, has rather lost than gained, that of the
late President Carbone, at Palermo, (which it is raid
be intended to leave to some learned society, but was
hindered by death), is now offered for sale by his
heirs. Sicily cannot boa* of the patriotism of its in-
habitants in this respect.
is the same Paper is a hug letter front Pa*, 4d
of Auger, which contains the following passages s
44. Count Decase, the Minister of Police, hallows
the constitutional coarse, has liberal principles, and
Bas recourse to rigorous measures only when the
maintenance of the laws and of the Dynasty make
them absolutely necessary. In one of the parties
!which be has every week, he lately defended the Li.
betty of the Press on the principles of ?argot. and
lliatherbes, as the
,palladium of civil and political
freedom. The law which limits it in France ceases
is October next. It is hoped it will not he renewed,
aisi that the Bth article of the Charter, which
tauten the unlimited Liberty of the Press, will he in
free exercise."
•Itt.Es, Avousr so.
'the Neapolitan If iglte the Arethosa has returned
from Algiers• whither it tarried the sums whit-hour
Government had sent to die Dey for the redemptioi
of the Neapolitan slaves.. The Captain states, that.
great preparations of *feline werimaking et Algiers,
and abet &lithe-valuable property was conveyed iO4
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the interim

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