The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

1. Provincial Assemblies shall he called into action.

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2. Landed property is the basis of the representation.
3 The provincial estates are the leading organ of the va-
rious subordinate estates in each province. According to this
decision, his Majesty will—let, cause to be sent to them for
their discussion the project of laws which concern the province
only; 4.40 longas there are no general assemblies of the States,
send to them (or discussion such general projects of laws also
as relate to changes in the rights of persons and property, end
to the taxes ; S. Reserve for the Provincial Assemblies peti-
tions and remonstrances which concern the special welfare and
interest of the whole province or a part of it, examine them
and decide upon them ' • 4. Leave it to them to decide on the
communal affairs of the province, with the reserve of his Ma-
jesty'/ approbation.
To the present Isw, which however is not applicable In
Nearchstel and Vallengiu, this will add a special law for each
province. Should' his Majesty thlnk'that changes In these spe-
cial laws might be useful or beneficial, he will not make them
without the concurrence of the provincial assemblies. When
a coavocalloo of the General E lates of the kingdom will
be necessary, and how It shall then proceed for the Pro-
vincial Estates, remains for his Majesty in his paternal care
to deter Fine.
The specie! laws, all dated Ist of July, relate severally to
theprofinels) estates—l. For the March of Brandenburg and
• thi tilltrqiilsate of Lower Lusatia. 2. Those of the kingdom
•Of *min,' comprising (a) East Prussia, (b) Lithuania, (e)
Wist•Peurwin. S. To Pomerania and Rugon.
TIN totes of the Istprovince to meet at Berlin; of the
I&st lEosingeherg and Dentxic alternately; and of the lid se
Stahl. •
Ibeepecial laws Contain detailed regulations respecting the
eligibility of the deputies. the right of election, the exercise of
the right of Estates, the convocation and the duration of the
Provincial. Assemblies. the Communal Assemblies. the Assem-
blies 61 Circles, des,—(llansksirg paper, August S.)
3.

'qe • SHIPPING INTELLIMENCE.
'DIAL, Abo. it—Came down from the River and remain,
the Cagle Forbes, Ord, for Van Dirsean's Land; Ocean,
Cram,• kw Quebec; and Wilding, Boyle, (or lialifax.—Wind.
West.

PaLttorrr, Ave. 13.—Arrited the Prince Regent Packet,
frem Brasil, sailed from Rio. 23d May, Bahia, 20th June. and
Pernambuco. 29th June. Marshal, Blocher. Davies. from
Plymouth, for Nislags. Sailed ills Majesty's Packet. Pro lc,
for America; and His Majesty's Brig, Perthlan, to the East-
ward. —Wind, West.

PoaisuouTn, Avo. 14.—Arrived from the Downs, the Ahe
sad Elizabeth h r the South Seas; Rose. for Malaga ; Rather,
for Deno e ; Lady Combermere, for Trinidad ; As's, for
New South Wales; Proberty, for Melee.; James Sibbald,
for Romhay. Also arrived. the Ann and Marls, from Antwerp,
for St, Ches.—Wind, EL W.

The Cyrus, Welhurn ; and Neptune, \ternary, both of Hall,
are lost at Greenland.

Yesterday Prince. Polignae. the Freasth Ainbassador, trans-
acted business at the Fort ign Office.

This tiorning, at half-past seven, their Royal Highnesses,
the Duchess bf Kent, the Princess otieundrina, and Prince
Leopold, arrived at the Tower, and immediately embarked on
board the Hero, steam vessel, for Ramsgate, under a Royal
salute. They were received Ay a Guard of H nor. and eon-
daeted by the wardens to the place of embarkation. The Royal
Standard was hoisted upon the occasion.

ROTA L CON DESCENSI ON. SOME time ago, a young man
in this city, who had carefully attended all the King's out-
goings and incomings at Holyrood House, and been much
captivated with the Royal appearance and manners, pro-
posed to form a Society to commemorate his Mesty's gra•
doss visit last year to his ancient kingdom of Scotland,
and with this view made application to his Grace the
Duke of Montrose. to use his influence with his Majesty,
to wri.e down the memorable Tout which he gave at the
Magistrates' Banquet in the Parliatnent House, Edinhorgh.
His Grace most obligingly undertook to request this favour
from his Sovereign, which his Maje4y, with that con-
descension and good humour for which he is so distin-
guished, instantly granted, and wrote down with his own
band on a card, " The Chieftains and Clans, and (ion
bless the Land of Cakes. 6. K." This has been accord-
ingly forwarded to the person who applied for it, accompa-
nied with a very polite letter from the Duke of Montrose.
The Club will meet on the 15th Angus'. the anni
of Lis Majesty's landing in Scotland, on which occasion
the Royal Present will he exhibited to the meeting. set
in an elegant frame, with suitable emblematical devices,
by Mr. Finlay, Lis Majesty's carver and gilder.—(Glatgow
Rudd)

By a letter from a passenger by the Royal George
steam vessel, who left Lisbon on the 21st ultimo, and
Vigo on the 31 instant, we le.rn that on the eve of his
departure from Lisbon, a great number of persons were
arrested in the night, particularly in the Bairro of S.
Pmlo. Mr. Taynner, one of the Bank Directors, was
also arrested on account, as it was said, of hi. not agreeing
to an order sent by the present Minister of Finances to the
Direction of the Bank. The Committee appointed to make
the new constitution, has, ft is said, declared itself into&
cient for that purpose, and the individuals composing it
were desired to give, separately, their opinion on this im-
pertain subject. It was supposed that this measure was
taken with a view to gain time. The regiments forming
the garrison of Lisbon, part of which bad shown themselves
motes to the ancient rulers, were daily fighting against
each other, and military discipline no longer existed. On
the 18th, the colonel of the 12th cavalry reprimanded the
soldiers for disobedience, and was told by them not to say .
any thiag more, or they would cry out, Down with the
despots, and long live the Constitution," and all the nation
would join them. A great many Portuguese officers of the
Constitutional party were already at Vigo, waiting for the
timewheo their services would be wanted in their own
elrsutrs; others were at Corunna, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.—
Pestrieo, a meritorious Portuguese officer, was appointed
at Vigo, by the Spanish Governor, commander of the fort
Of Bayou,

New Sown ?him—The rapid increase of this Colony
may be ascertained from the following statements of a Pe&
thee to the House of Commons, presented on the Bth of July
by Sir James Mackintosh. from the emancipated convicts.
ne emancipated convicts are 7,556 in number ; their
Andrea mould to 5,859. 01 cultivated land they posses
!Macros ; of land yet uncultivated. 212,000, acres; they
emery 1,200 houses in town, and doable that number lo the
Insify ; they have 174,000 sheep, 415 hones, and of other
Nth. 48,800; they have 215 colonial ships in constant
ImPleyeseat; and hare netted in trade a capital of 150,00 W.
:he Atonal Conference of the Weeleyna Methodists was
Wl4 mihelleid last weak. when from ON to MO Ministers of
bet persaasioa were present. Toe lamas. of Members daring
blast year was stated to be 10,491.