The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1818-11-28 (London, England)

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS.  PARIS, KOVEMRSI '24.  The Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester arrived at Strasburg on the 17th from Upper Snabiat where he had gone on leaving SwitzerlAnd, with two supe • Flight!' of icers. and a Noblemen, who has accompanied him in all his travels. During his residence to Germany and in Switzerland, he took the name of the Earl of Connaught, and it is also under this name that he has arrived et Strasburg.  M. the Duke of Richelieu is not expected sooner then the 28111. It is thought that Lord Wellington will arrive in Paris on the 26ilt. Some persons who have tie means of being well taws/fled think that Lord Castlere igh will visit Paris before he returns to England. It it said that if Talmo succeeds iii rendering himself wholly independent of the first theatre, it it his intent to perform alternately at the two French theatres. De requires only 1,200 francs fur rich representation. Ile could not be more modest !  The reigning Duke of Brunswick has celebrated the anniversary of his birth with great solemnity, and several Prince* were assembled at Brunswick oil that occasion. The Duke of Clatence was of the somber. In three years the reigning Doke will take upon himself the reins of Government, which are stilt held by the Prince Regent of England. Au F.siglishinan of dutisiction porch wed at Aix-14-Chapelle one of Rubella' pictures, for the eitorlimos stun of 4,000 guineas. The intelligence respecting the pretended interfereure of the Emperor of Russia and of the Emperor of Austria, the object of winch was the removal of Bonaparte from the Island of St. Helena to some other place, is altogether false.—The arrest, at Brussels, of several individuals, lot the most rat foreigners, is the subject of general conversation, and excites in a singular degree the public attention. All the reports that are circulated concerning this circumstance excite horror and indignation in the highest degree. A woman, named Susanne Decarion, a native of Surinam. died on the 12th instant at Haarlem, aged 105. According to letters from Berlin, the King of Prussia is expected to arrive there on the glith lost. A suicide was committed on the Ylst instant, which displays a sitigular character iii the commission of this wicked act—that of a resignation founded upon the must false interpretation of religious principles. On Saturday last a man was found hanging on one of the trees in the wood of Vincennes. At the foot of the tree was a note, containing these words—" Let not my (heath be imputed to any one: toy guardian angel wail come to take me away, and God will pardon me." The ship which strived ht. Leghorn from Alexandria, on the 4th inst. brought there the afield' tlrwa. of the taking of Demjch, the capital of the Wechabites, by the troops of the Viceroy of Egypt, commanded by his son, Ibratain Paella. The news was contained its a dispa;ch addressed to Osman App, one of the Viceroy's Generals residing at Florence: • In • sitting of the Ist, the Council of State was engaged in discussing the project of a law tending to modify certain articles be the Criminal Code reWive to Juries. The nioditication affecting the 35 Ist article is a very important one; its mischievinis tendency was developed by the Nlarquis de Is Place, Peer of France. Its tenor is as follows :  " 11, however, the accused shall he declared guilty only by u simple majority, the Judges will deliberate upon the same !mint amongst themselves ; and if the opinion of the minority of the Jury should he adopted by the majority of the Judges, ill such a manner, as that on uniting the number of opinions, this 'mother should be found to exceed that of the majority of the Jury, and the minority of the Judges, the opinion in favour or the accused shall prevail." According to the new project of this law, the Judges will be required to deliberate upon Jeclaration of the simple majority of the Jury; the opiniou of the majority of the Jury will only prevail when it shall be adopted by a unajoiny of the Judges. The ropers found in the possession of Geio-rul Gourguud are, it is said, of the highest itoportattce. They designate the principal agents of tha St. Helena conspiracy, develope the secret machine. linos oil winch were founded the hopes of delivering Bonaparte, and will lead to discovesirs of the highest importance.—(Quotidienne.)