The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-09 00:00:00

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ness to their Sovereign. This attachment, loudly
proclaimed throughout the kingdom, is regarded as
criminal by some Prussians who are here; and the
arrest of Counsellor Fleck, by superior orders, evi-
dently proves that it is meant to punish the fidelity of
the Sixons t 6 their Prince.
The following are the particulars of this affair
November, rkgreat number of the inhabitants of
Dresden had invited the representatives and heads of
classes and public bodies in the city, to become the
Channel of communicating to the Ministers assemblorl
at Vienna, the inviolable attachment of the inhabi-
tants to the sacred person of their King, nod to beg
them to accelerate his return to his States. In con.
sequence, IS representatives of Dresden met and
signed, on the 9th inst. a Petition to Congress. The
Prussian secret Police, which is not suppressed as
was announced, in some of the Journals, informed
of what had passed, caused Mr. Fleck, a Judge in
the Supreme Court of Appeal, to be arrested, as
having presided at the Meeting of the Representatives.
The ori4inal of a memorial was also seized, together
with several copies and addresses. Some of the do-
cuments, however, escaped the vigilance of the Pros-
sisl Police, and have arrived tit their destination.—
Mr. Fleck his not been sent to the common prism,
but is confined at his own house. The affair of
Saxony is by no means settled.

trian Emperor had given such a consent, which he
♦ery Rely never will, if he has a spark of gratitude
in his composition, (for besides his family relation to
NAPOLEON, be ha‘thrice owed his crown to the ge-
nerosity of that far-fallen man), this step we may
reckon would notbe taken without a previous sen-
tence,. declaratory of
,the nullitrof the marriage with
the Archduchess MARIA LOUISA. Will the Empe-
ror of AUSTRIA declare the child of his (laughter ille-
gitimate Y
Brussels and Frankfort Papers to the sth came to
hand this forenoon. The following are the only ar-
ticles of political interest which they contain :

VIENNA, Dsc. 22.—The tragic end of Baron
Schall, the Austrian Minister to the Court of Wir-
temberg, is supposed to have been occasioned by an
abuse of confidence, which exposed M. De Schall to
the mortification of being supposed to have betrayed
some secrets of state.

A German Paper, under the head of Vienna,
says, " It has not passed without notice here, that
in the translation given in the Moniteur of the note
of the Plenipotentiaries of the minor German
Princes and free Cities, of the 16th November, the
passage is omitted, in which the conviction is ct-
pressed, that the German Constitution cannot be
complete or durable until the dignity of a supreme
head of the empire be re-establiihed. There aro va-
rious opinions on ibis omission, whether it be acci-
dental or designed; people are likewise not at all
agreed, whether the question of the re-establishment
of the Imperial dignity, which is universally ex-
pected to become, sooner or later, a subject of de-
liberation at the Congress, be a matter adapted for
the consideration of the European Powers here as.
sembled, or whether it ought not rather to be dis-
cussed, as a purely national concern of Germany,
only by the Members of the future German Con-
federation.

SIUTGARDT, Dec. 28.—The departure of the King
is fixed for the 26th. His Majesty has given the
Order of the Golden Engle to Count Oppenni, who,
during his Majesty's residence at Vienna, has attend-
ed on his person.
Since the 25th, numerous couriers of different na-
floes have passed through here to and from Vienna,
among them two French Couriers going to Constan-
tinople.

It is obvious from every thing we hear and per-
ceive of the movements of our Rulers, that they are
not all in a comfortable situation. Symptoms of a
disposition to shift and change are more and more
observable in a high quarter. We cannot be sup-
posed to be so highly favoured as to be in the secret,
consequently cannot vouch for the truth or f^.l3ehood
of any of the rumours in circulation ; but certain it
is that it was yesterday currcutly reported at the Clubs
in St. James's-street, that an immediate change is to
take place in the Administration. The following
were named as the probable removals and substitu-
tions :

interview, it is added, accordingly took place on the' Lard Wetutst.st --vice I ord Ltviarooa.
9.411 i, no Minister Mr. Wicid.ester PoLe .... Lord SlDStotriH. • 1 being present except the Austrian mr. 1113S4ISSON
(Prince METTERNICH), who was merely called in to Duke of Wst.i.rassos Lord MULGRA VE.
furnish such documents as the discussion required.— , Another report gave the Embassy to France to ,
Here the information relative to this Royal con- Lord WHITWORTH, who is to be replaced as Lord
ference ends. The explanations given cannot be Lieutenant of Ireland by the Duke of WELLINGTON.
supposed to have been very satisfactory, for we find I —lt is probable, some change sill take place, I
that Austria is continuing to use every means of ! but, perhaps, not so extensive as•the above.
strengthening her military arm of defence, and her It was atso yesterday reported, that it is the in.
influence among the other German Powers. She has Itention of Ministers to propose the continuance of
signed a Treaty of Alliance with the King of BA. 'the Income Tax for three years, at 5 per cent. Per.
v.lttiA, who ts ill in consequence augment his army , haps the recent letters to Liverpool, Bristol, &c.
on the left bank of the Rhine from 15 or may have some reference to this object.
20,000 to SO or 60,000 men. The movements Whatever may be the Confidence which Ministers
of the Austrian troops in Italy, and the precau- have in their own abilities, or the probable duration
tionary measure on the part of the Cabinet of of the Congress at Vienna, it is confidently asserted i
Vienna of preserving relations of amity with the King that they will not again venture to enter on their I
of Mutts (Murat), are sufficiently indicative, ' Parliamentary campaign without their leader, who I
though they appear to puzzle some, that Austria , ,
I his so ably conducted our negociations abroad, and
dreads as well as opposes the annexation of Saxony who, on this account, is expected to visit England in
to Prussia end the designs of Russia upon Poland. ; the course of next month. We hope his Lordship
Respecting the former country nothing new is men- i will be better prepared to answer a few questions ,
Honed ; with regard to Saxony, we learn that some that 9 will in all probability, be put to him on iris ar-
than his
66 responsible" colleagues.
of the principal inhabitants having assembled for the rival,
purpose of petitioning the Congress in favour of I On Saturday the Members of the QUEEN'S Coen-
tbeir !climate Sovereign, the President of this meet- cii met at Windsor, for the purpose of making their
leg, who was the Judge of the Court of Appeal, had quarterly report on the state of his MAJESTY'S health.
After having examined the Physicians, they returned
been arrested by the Prussian Authorities, and the .
. to town, and delivered their report to the Privy I
printed papers circulated on the part of the meeting
;:Council.
seized wherever they could be fouod,.by the Polico. The fol Toning monthly bulletin of his NlAJesze's I
...
This circumstance affords strong evidence of the de- ' health was exhibited yesterday at St. James's :
termination of Prussia to berown opposition by I , The .6 Wiwisbr
6 t RING'S disorder continues unabated, but
the strong arm a power, whilst it also proves that his.
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MAJESTY has passed the last month in a very
the current of public opinion in Saxony sets strongly . tranquil state."
in favour of its despoiled Monarch. Saturday some Canadian Papers reached town.—
It appears tolerably certain that the final arrange. Major. General DE RoTverentroun, being senior
officer in the Lower PrOvince, had been declared by
meet of the affairs of Saxony will depend on the part
proclamation President, in the absence of Sir Geom.; e
PREVOST.-
taken by the Austrian Cabinet, which, in this pal-
'Phis latter Officer is stated to have ar-
culor, appears strongly inclined to support the views I•Tived
at Halifax. Lieut.-Colonel Nl'liAs- had ar-
of
France. In this state of affairs, and with these rived at Montreal. In compliment to the gallant de-!
accounts of political jarrings before us, it is absurd . fence made by hire at the Prarie des Chiens, Macki- '
to tell us that the business of the Congress has been ! nac had been called Fort M'Kay.
satisfactorily adjusted; and still more ridiculous, I COURT-MARTIAL—The several Members ap-
enEmperorßANClS appears
t ointed on the C- which hwh the Fto be putting his to
ordered forsit the trial of theourt chMargesartia l preferred agaasbeen inst
faith of efficient opposition to the plans of his rivals'
MURRAY, are summoned to asqemble on
in the influence of military power, to ask us to be- i Monday morning, the 16th instant, nt Winchester.
lieve that he has consented to the banishment of his The Right lion. CHARLES MANNERS SL,TTON, the
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1 the charges, with the exception of the last.--Ad-
this rumour is renewed.
son-in-law, of such military fame, and loot yet at- Budge Advocate-General, is the prosecutor of all
together powerless, to the island of St. Helena. Yet
•miral HALLOWELL is the prosecutor of this charge,
Unworthy as such a statement
which relates to the raising of the siege of Tarragona
is of brief, particularly at the present moment, we will and the abandoeing of gem', &c. r
only add that, supposing all the. Allied Powers werecor.l Her Royal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE of
dially agreed OR their political concerns; and the Aus. WALES completed her 19th year on Saturday.
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