Star.
London, England, 1817-10-21 00:00:00

BERLIN, OCTOBER 11.

•
The C mmissioners appointed to examine into the
affair of Colonel Von M4ssenbach, •iz. Lieutenant-
General Von Diericke and Major-General Von Stol-
zendoiff, have set out today for Custrin for that
purpose.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to address
the following invitation to the Consistories, Synod!,
and Super intendaricies of the Monarchy:

" Potsdam, September 27.
" My illustrious ancestors, reposing in u.op, the Elecor John
Sigismund, the Elector George William, the great Elector King
Frederick I. and Kill Frederia William I. as Is proved by the
history of their reign and lite, endeavoured with pious zeal to
unite the two separate Protestant Churches, the Reformed and
the Lutheran, in one Evangelic Christian Church in their domi-
nions. Revering their memory and salutary views, I willingly
loin them, and w i,h to see a work agreeable to Gov, which met
with insuperable obstacles in the unhappy sectarian spirit of those
times, to be !nought about in my dominions, to the honoui of
Goa and the weal of the Christian Charts, under the influence
of a better spirit, which disregards what is not essential, and
holds fast what is the vital part of Christianity, in which both
Churches are agreed; and I desire to see the beginning made
upon the approaching Secular Festival of the Reformation. Such
a truly religious union of the two above•mentioned Protestant
Churches, who are separated only by external differences, is con-
formable to the great objects of Christianity ; it answers the first
views of the Reformers, it lies in the Spirit of Protestantism, it
promotes religious spirit, it is salutary to domestic piety, It will
be the source of many useful iroprovemente In churches and
echook, which have been often Modeled hitherto. merely by the
difference of religions.
la To this salutary union so long desired and now again so
Madly called ier, and so often sought in vain, in which the Re-
formed Church does not p over to the Lutheran, or the latter
to the forme, but both unite in one new animated Evangelic
Obristian Church, the spirit of their holy Formosa, there is no
longer any obstacle in the nature of the thing itself, if both par-
ties seriously and honestly desire it, in a true Christian spirit,
and if produced by this, it will wort Sly express the gratitude
which we owe to DIIIN s Paortostscs for the Invaluable bless.
lap of the Reformation, sod honour the memory of. Its great
Authors in the continuation ot their work.
Bet much as I must with that the Reformed and Lutheran
Churches in my dominions may share with me this my well-tried
eouviction, I have far toe Luck respect for their rights and their
liberty, to force lc upon them, or to order or decide any thing is
this stair.

..

" Tbla union, besides, can bays real valikcaly U neither per.

swam nee laddfersaitisna bays a iv ft* proceed from

die unbiased bberty of self-coavicalipp, aO5l 4 lot only a union'
hi 'eternal form, but has ks roots ackviaoll4 source in Maki
eflrearts, according to the genuine priarlikalm•of scripture. •
" As I shall myself celebrate in this spirit the approaching Se-
eds: festival of the Reformation in the Union of the late re-
donned and Lutheran Congregation at Potsdam, la us' Evangelic
Maratha Congregation, and cake the Holy Sacrament with them,
i hope that this my own example will have a beeekcial 'nausea
eon all the Protestant Cengregatkns in my country, and that it
may be geeerally,followed in spirit and truth. To the wise di-
rection of the Coasistorku, to the pious seal of the Clergy and
their Synods, I leave the exterior coinciding form of the Union,
convinced that Congregations will readily follow in a true Chris-
itsn spirit, and that every where, when the attention le directed
variously and ;sincerely without say Interested secondary views
to what is emeatial and to the great eared cause itself, the form
will be easily found, and the external will naturally result from
the Internal, sikile, dignified, and true. May the promised peeled
be So mere remote when under one on
shepherd,allfflauad
is we faith, one charity, and one hope, shall form only one Meek.
• (Signed) fIUDIRICK
••• To the Consistories, Synods, and Superintendants
is—The undersigned Minister, charged with the pub.;
lication of this expression of -his Majesty's Withes,
does not doubt of the desired and happy success, be-
cause, as it has been accepted since the Ist of this
month by the Clergy of this City of both Evangelic
confessions united in one Synod, with unanimous joy
end grateful respect for his MAjesty'Rentinsents and
views therein expressed, it will certainly be received
is the same manner by all the Evangelic Clergy and
Congregations in the Kingdom. lo - •
(Signed) "17.Viiiitief,11fxxstartii."
2 W
IF Bettis, nth Ortobet, MT.". • 'hi • 1.
41: t's
CONST r INOPLE, sgtrudbEß is.
• 'ice negotiations with Russia have taken a favour-1
ewsurn, for, in s conference held on the 2J of this
Illtooth with Baton Stroganoff, the Pone has accepted

jojtave concentrated a powerful army, tbai it is not
very likely it could have been surprised by the enemy,
and still less so that it could have remained three
weeks in their possession.
Captain H4u. klt Calcutta on the 19th of April,
Madras on the Ist of June, and St. Helens on the
14th of August.
The dispatches he has brought are, to the India.
House, the Board of Controul, the Admiralty, and
the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department,
including, besides those from India, dispatches fro*
Governor FARQUHAR§ and Sir HODSON Lol(►u.
Immediately after his arrival, Captain HALL had
a long interview with the CHAACIILLOII of the Ex-
CHZQUER.

Among the various speculations which have baittil
made, as to the probable causes which might induct,
Russia to give aid to Spain, in the contest with. her'
Colonies, there is one purrose which his not, we
think, been noticed witlb,that anemias which it
merits, in as far as it affects prely arias& hisrash—.
The claims of the North West Company of lior.•
chants trading to America have long been kiews,
and are recognized by public Statutes, which are not
to be infringed with impunity. Russia, compendia's
gn immense extent of coast on the Pacifsehas diem*
i'
t oc bet attention to the coast of. iolagglit, dittlin that
I asap• and has actually introducidaestihlalilirents ea
itheWestern shores of America,. ironi,,tly. omens,
.10itli to the Province of California, to which the
feeble authority ot Spain is extended: These Settle-
ments include the district ot Columbia, which is con.
sidaed to be within the range of the British Cow.

The Hon. and Right Rev. the Bishop of Gyou-
comae, during his autumnal tour, preached Sermons
for the benefit of the Sunday Schools of the parishes
of Lutter worth and Claybrook ; at tl:e former place
upwards of 431 was collected, and at the latter
437. 2s. In the evening of the same day, at Lotter-
worth, 415. 121. Bd. was collected for the Church
Missionary Society ; and on Sunday last his Lord-
ship preached three times at St. Martin's Church,'
Leicester, the sermon in the afternoon being for the
benefit of the Female Asylum, the sum of 479. Bs.
was collected. The Right Reverend Bishop thinks
it his duty to ordain every man of good character
who has a call, whatever may have been his education
or previous occupation.
Oa Wednesday last the first stone of the school for
the instruction of childfen in Angel-alley, Bishops•
gate, was laid, when an appropriate address was de-
lieered by the Rev. JOSEPH ENTWISTLE to many hun-
dreds of the inhabitants, who were assembled on the
occasion. Their conduct during the ceremony was
very becoming. and many of them cheerfully contri-
buted their pence towards the erection of the building.
ST. CLISIENT DANES Comm.—The repairs of thus
fine old building, which have been deferred so many
years on account of tke improvements at Temple.bar,
are now completed, and is very much improved.
—The
.alterations of the reading-desk, pulpit, and
strapimplats of the pews, add much to thecunifeemii ,
etihrmaace. The plainness, of the cobbling ;
th‘litr.gefo4a , &c. strikes the mind of the
.behold
in Aiose..4 ea, of solemnity due to a Place.of Won.
ship,,picl, together ragas much credit on those
Is
who. have conducted the arrangements of the .un-
dertaking. The organ has undergone very con-
"siduearia btlov
iitsmiron°gve-acinerikoto'walenddgnier rinvoawl iben thcoenis'eidaserpelde
Church; Wing one of the AMIE ancient structure.

Extract of a letter from Liverpool dated 19th
instant, received in town this mu:Ting
being St. Luke's, the Election of Miyor for tis
Borough took place, and was unprecedently ntekd
between the two Candidates Tuosms Case, 11l
J. BLUNDELL HOLLINSUgAD, Esq. It had not tenni.
noted last night at twelve o'clock, at which hour ex
Poll was 820 for the former, and 819 the latttr. .13
Election. will be continued to-morrow."

A letter trbmyruro, of the 18th inst. says: g. By it
MarlboiOngh'pucket, arrived at Falmouth list :1;,7!I
from psbok,lveltave the following extraorci;nary
'llekritiniaVabka, Portuguese line of battle sbip,sAi:a
'sailed firiPOitiambuco, with 500 troops en board fot.
Bahia, hA afely arrived at Lisbon with the trooph"g.
consequence of a contrary wind which be expel•
arced on the coast, and which prevented her guisi
Bahia."

The Members of the Caledonian Hunt, at the
elusion of the Ayr Races and Meeting of di.: iizti
with the generous spirit so charae:eristic of Pir::lsa
sportsmen, left fifty guineas to be distributed ara3i
the poor of Ayr and the neighbouring parishes'.
A few days since a labouring man, while I)is'r'g
by the river Tavy, near Tavistock, perceive,: ibiL'
dle of clothes lying close to the water, which, on so
amination, he found to contain a female child, new*
born and alive. It was immediately take-n to zke
Tavistock workhouse, where it was kindly fcstmis
and has since been baptized after the name of 'be
river, ,4 Mary Tavy."
During the night of Friday last, a fire was ei•
covered on the premises of Geopoz
Medstead, near Alresford, and which was
by himself and three poor families. The ore raged
so furiously, that in a short time the four teltme'l
were entirely consumed, together with their tan:;:s
and wearing apparel.
An Author, accustomed to write for the OM
Theatre, lately read one of his roductioos t^
PICARD. He bad said, on coming in, that he had t!
new pieces in his pocket, a Tragedy for the F:ar‘:..ei
and a Coo edy for the Odeon ; and when he
finished his task, the Manager addressed him, wi:bi
good dea;:9/ippbarrassinent, in these words, • l'!15
.sir, klndneas to inform me, whethera
ur Ifkge47 your Comedy that you have ,Cs
r reading .
Pr asstai* ' ifs.—Cale arrived at Oxford freni 1.0,1.1001
Saturday talitii;' it eight o'clock, having left town at a q••••=e
past three. He left Oxford, on his return, at tut tnimt,
four o'clock on Sunday morning, and arrived at die
Oxford-strevt, five minutes past nine at night. He ea.
five minutes before four yesterday morning, and art •'•
bridge at a quarter before eight, where he rested tw cn y ;!;,'
mid then twinned lais.louttrey._

teeter say °Dome in me nature V. Lug; ...........9 .. ....A. r.g. 51 Mil& lIIISFUIIII.I. OIL JUU WIALGULIII 11413 pruccesscra to
death. She had been unwell for some time past,
ties seriously and honestly desire it, in a true Christian spirit, from Calcutta to Madras, .ind was to bare an iln- and to amuse herself had been reading in bed. when Extract of a letter from Liverpool datei
instant, received in town this morning :—" Yet
stud if produced by this, it will worthily express the vented* it is supposed she fell asleep, and the candle having
portant command assigned to him.
being St. Luke's, the Election of M4yor f
"Ida we owe to Di rtes Psoviosacs for the it:veinal*, bless- . . . fallen, set fire to the bed.clothes. Medical assistance
Borough It is stated, in addition to the above intelligence,
rigs c ilia Reloralations awd halm" the memory 411. Its great . was instantly procured, but it proved of no avail, as took place, and was unprecedently c'
Authors in the continuation of their work. that hostilities had also broken out in the province &be was so dreadfully burnt that she died the same between the two Candidates TtiostAsCasE, Y.:
J. Bturauxu. HOLLINSUEAD,
0 But mush as I must wish that the Reformed and Lutheran of Cuttack, and that the communication between night at ten o'clock, in a state of the greatest agony Esq. It had not
Churches in my dominions may short with medal° my welmtiad Calcutta and Madras bad been interrupted for twenty and torture, having survived only about three hours. nated last night at twelve o'clock, at which hi
sauvignon, 1 have far too witted respect for their rights said their
I. days—but in this we think it probable there is some T Poll was 820 for the former, and 819 the lattt
Mont he thanks of the town and parish of Me°.
mery have been voted to the Right Hon. Viscou-nt Election. will be continued to-morrow."
ItbutY' to terse It upon thaw, or
to cider tic
4.thie any
Will
- mistake, for the correction of which we must
for his munificent donation of the
.beastaitul
sbis stair. A letter fromTruro, of the 18th inst. says: "
a This union, wades. ea, twee reel velem,* untidier per.
.wait for the publication of the official accounts. CLlvit MarlboiQogli'acket, arrived at Falmouth Ls
tower of that Church, which cost 411700. s.- • •
reasloo nor Indifferentism have am *AI,, *it proceed ham -Cottack lies so contiguous to the metropolis of Lord BULEELEY has presented a service of c . i.• from, psuok,we..tave the following extraordinat
sae unbiased teem/ of sou-soltokaisto.lo4 le oat *MY alibi". 1,1.40, around which the Governor-General is knows nion plate to the Church of Llangwillog. Arigigg%. Thefffinthiiiie, Portuguese line of battle ship
ft *eternal form, but has its roots autkviyiftileg source in Mahe
•, Ao)lave concentrated a powerful array. ]bar it is not •of erfrich parish his Lordship is the luipro. , . sailed ,lilt Ninambucn, with 500 troops on bth
snit to the town of Beaumaris a clock, to be placect Bahia, liAi afely arrived at Lisbon with the trot, orliarts, according to the genuine prieeftlerof scripture. ,
ver
v it could have been surprisedloY the enmity,
"As I shall myself celebrate in this Spirit the approaching Se. likely in the tower of the Church. consequence of a contrary
afar festive"( the Reformation ht the Union of the lets re. wind which bile
and still lass so that it could have remained three
The Hon. and Right Rev. the Bishop of GLou. *need on the coast, and which prevented her t
Boosted and Lutheran Congregation at Potsdam, to see Evangelic weeks in their possession.
mean, during his autumnal tour, preached Sermons Bahia*"
for the benefit of the Sunday Schools of the parishes The Members of the Caledonian Hunt, at tl
* Congregation, and take the Holy Sacrament with thetas Captain Hau. left Calcutta on the 19th of April,
I bays that this my own example will have a beaefietal influence Madras onthe Ist of June, and St. Helena on the of Lotter worth and Claybrook ; at the former place elusion of the Ayr Races and Meeting of ilia
den all the Putestant Congregations in my country, and that it 14th of August.
upwards of £CSI was collected, and at the latter with the generous spirit so characteristic of
may seeerally
£37. 2s. In the evening of the same day, at Latter- sportsmen, left fifty guineas to be distributed
be
,followed in spirit and truth. To the wise di- -
The dispatches he has brought are, to the India.
worth, £l5. 12s. Bd. was collected for the Church the poor of Ayr and the neighbouring parish]
mission of the Coasistories, to the pious seal of the Clergy aced
,
rile of clothes lying close to the water, which,
Asir , I leave the exterior coinciding form of the Uufte, House, the Board of Controul, the Admiralty, and
Missionary Society ; and on Sunday last his Lord-
A few days since a labouring man, while I
convinced that Coosreeatioos witi readily
follow In* a true Chris- the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, ship preached three times by the river Tavy, near Tavistock, perceive,
at St. Martin's Church
pm spirit, and that every where, where the attention is directed including, besides those from India, dispatches from Leicester, the sermon in the afternoon being for the
benefit of the Female Asylum. the sum of 479. Ss, amination, he found to contain a female chip
born and alive. It
seriinisti and leacerviY *kiwn't say ibeemeed seccwiliri Till"
Governor FARQUHAR,' and Sir Hensel' Lowe.
collected. The Right Reverend Bishop thinks
wait is ameatialmad to tire great marl ranee Itself, the form was immediately take-n
Immediately' after his arrival, Captain HALL had .wat.
tt his duty to ordain every man of good character Tavistock workhouse, where it was kindly fc
will be easily fornd, and the external will naturally resuk from
the internal, .
Ex-
who has a call, whatever may have been his education and has since been baptized after the name
a iong interview with the CHAACILLLOR of the
situjle, dignified, endues. May the promised period
be do more remote when under one common sliepheril, all united CHZQUER. or' previous occupation. river, "Mary Tavy."
in faith, one charity, and one hope, shall form only one bock •----•-- Oa Wednesday last the first stone of the school for
During the night of Friday last, a fire w
• (Signed) .1 fIUDIRICK WILLIAM." Among the various speculations which have been the instruction of childfen in Angel-alley, Bishops• covered on the premises of GEOADE Aft LE'l
' ate, was laid, when an appropriate address was de- Med..stead, near Alresford, and which was ec
.' To the Consistories. Synods, and Soperintendants made, as to the probable causes which might induce f A the Rev. T
deeds of the inhabitants, who were assembled on the
metro by - by himself and three poor families. The ore
so furiously, that in a short time the four tel
a-The undersigned Minister, charged with the pub- Russia to give aid to Spain, in the contest with her
were entirely consumed, together wrth their 1,:
very becoming. and many of them cheerfully contri-
tuition of this expression of 'his Majesty's Wishes, Colonies, there is one purrose which his not, we occasion. Their conduct during the ceremony was
, bated their pence towards the erection of the building. and wearing apparel.
does not doubt of the desired and happy success, be- think, been noticed witlb,that emotion which it
Theatre,An Author, accustomed to write for the
cause, as it has been accepted since the Ist of this merits, in as far as it affects Aim* Brisith intones
Qi ing.,w which have been deferred so manv
Sr. CLEMENT DANES Ottawa —The repairs if this lately read. one of his roductioes
swath Ivy the Clergy of this City of both Evangelic lithe claims of the North West Company of Moe-
years on account of tae improvements at Templebar.
fine old b 'ld' If .
and is very much improved.—' PICARD. He bad said, on coming in, that he I.
new pieces in his pocket, a Tragedy for the F:
confessions united in one Synod, with unanimous joy chants trading to America have long been known,
reading-desk, pulpit, and and a Comedy
.for the Odeon ; and when
mind grateful respect for his Majesty'Rentiments and and are recognized by public Statutes, which are not are now completed,
finished his task, the Manager addressed hint,
The plainness of the eolontin •
views therein expressed, it will certainly be received to be infringed with impunity. Russia,.commandieg —The alterations of the
strikes the mind of the _
l the same manner by all the Evangelic gellY and ea immense extent of coast on the Pecirata has diree• aing44lPPu of the Pewstadd much to thesunifonois
&c. . good dea;pfuembarrassment, in these words,
, .
.4 Cal solemnity due to a Place.of Won.
r Sir, kFxe 4, godness to inform me, wheal
your-ra..7_sregir .dt your Comedy that you La
Copgregations in the Kingdom. to i_- • *"
1, 04 fp, attention to the coast ofi•AealeAditt On that IA if.reeerace*.
(Signed) "11:VasuiefIllexicarte I Agar and has actually introducollestaiiilailisents en iiiiik Digs,: • of .behcil
V... . .arn ', 21.1 V
.i,•..J. ,
who. ale conducted the arrangements of the .tm-
:. bit 4therWestern shores of America, how9„the. extreme shipt toed. together reflects much credit on %host reading r , .
~,,
* Betlin, Oh Octobet, 1917." .
siderd Making. The organ has undergone very Sa Irk lit e e having left town a
fourlust treerio4
• tPurrnhastittA4ll.:.-ir.hCtatar.clutanikv.ed atOitfori hen I;o,
n: ~sra- q• ,
, ,
itismcvement, and may now
CONSTADUINOPLE, spina:wit Is. ~,,, iittiitii to the Province of California, to which the
be considered oa He ksultn (14xyfomrd, oninhgis
asiretduratrir,iavtedtLantn.lictuit
Church;
tog g-ackoowledged rival hi the Tem 1 atford-creet, five minutes past niue at night. He s'a.
• 'The wegociasiuns with Russia have taken a favour- feeble authority of Spain is extended: These Settle- con-
e five minutes before toter yesterday morning, aini VI"
&wises, for, in a conference held tut the 24 of this assents include the district of Columbia, which is eon.
O with Baron Suogonoff, the Pens has accepted sidceed to be within the range of the British Com. bin g One of the Male ancient strectare. bri4ge at a quarter Wore eight, where he i est. d tw, n y
. • er.d then twinned his bruiney.
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