The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-22 00:00:00

v 4

10.17.

,-

• AUG• 1111801 Dec.• 11.—A letter which we have
rpeo,yed horn Berlin (but not from any of our usoaf
Correspondents) says, 64 It is well known, that ten
• month, ay. Prussia promised, in the German Diet,
doting the D-bates on the 13th Article of the Ante
of Confederstinn, to prepare and &ear op its CAS.
Slitntinn in one year. This year is nearly expired.
Iraq King named a Committee for the Constitution,
cnnaisting legit* of enlightened Jawd dispassionate
non from the &until of State. by which the At..
tide was evaded, which the enemies
.of thonseasure
Lad iutroduced into the Edict ieopecting Wile for-
motion of the Council of State, ii=. • That nothing
should be discussed in it except whet Was referred to
it by the King. Tketowinsittoe bus now completed
Its plan of the Constitution, it will be immediately
kid before the (.11 Council of State, and not first he.
fore the Cabinet, where it • might perhaps meet with
unexpected difficulties at the outset. rn the Council
of State the question Maker 2 will certainly have
the majority in his favour, even though the question ;
Bow? may lead to some discussions. This, howevaV
far from being a miefortene is much to be desired ;11'1
Is enough. that the first step is taken. Persons, who
Say they have read the plan of the Constitution, Mato
that they foend in it unlimited freedom of theMileiel;
' publicity of judicial proceedings, only tank,Chatbbefs
evapensibility of Ministers, t heir. ming ef (awe by As
the States, and their participation in theetegialatiour,
• the army .of tine people, nod the redoction of they
'' Mending army. According to this the Preislin Copal
siltation would be one of the most litiefal in Europe.d
And to whom are we indebted far it 1-..t0 men•who
organised the Council of State so and not otherwise—
*, Privy Councillor Eichorn—to a Savigny—a 13eysne,
the warm advocate of the publicity-of judicial pro-4
coedings•-aod to others whom I oiled not name. It
can hardly be doubted but that the King will give his
entire approbation to a Constitution proposed to him
by the whole Cinacil of State."
Wetutst, Nov. 30:—A plan is spoken of, which

t

- .
Mould be of •est importance to Prussia, cod which
it is supposed will be effected, namely, the acquisi-
,
• , tion of a narrow slip of territory ta cOanact the old
provinces with those in Westphalia sod on the Rhine.
: This territory would be obtained, it is' raid, by the
cession of some districts belonging Co' /gismo and
the Electorate of Hesse, which would receive a suit.
able indemnification by an annual payment. It seems
certain that the new Prussian system of Customs will
• be scarcely feasible, unless this plan be allocated. In
this case, a person woeld in future be able to travel
from the frontier of the Netherlands to Memel, with.
%. out leaving the Prussian territory.
Beaux, Dtc. B.—Prussia will obtain a military
.;410ad, one league in breadth, from the Lahn to the
so Werra, passing throegh Nassau, the Duchy t,f Hesse,
Abe Electorate of Hesse, Saze-Meinengen, Gotha,
• *id Weimar, without the cession, however, of any
• teen or linage. The Princes whose territories are
• tags intersected will be indemnified in money.

~t