and could not, therefore, be proceeded against in touch at St. Helena, except national ships. How this way. vast a compliment is paid to the genius of Bona 3. That to constitute an offence against the third parte by this vigilance to guard him! Louis "the section of this act the vessel must not only have been desired," on the throne of France, the holy alliance fitted out with intent to be thus employed, but ac-in full operation-all Europe united against one tually armed, for that purpose; and many deposi-man, and he a prisoner, without hope of escapetions were produced, proving that neither of the yet the clanking of his chains makes monarchs vessels were or ever had been armed. tremble in the midst of their legions of men in The alien bill is continued in England, though strenuously opposed. By this bill any foreigner may be sent out of the country at the discretion of the ministry, unheard, and without a possibility of The British house of commons consists of 658 members-54 only were present when a pretty important vote was taken on the 26th of May last, After an argument of these points by the re-arms! spective counsel, judge Livingston decided, 1st. The London theatres seems to be on the dethat no instructions were necessary on the part of cline. The propri etors and performers of that in the president, or any other officer of government, Drury Lane lately held a meeting. The duke of to justify the issuing of a warrant for the violation Bedford, earl of Essex, lord Yarmouth, &c. were of this or any other law, nor had the president any on the committee. The establishment appeared to right to interfere with the proceedings which had be 80,000%. in debt, which was increasing, at the been commenced in this case, by giving any in-average loss of 100%. every night of performance: structions to him on the subject. Nor was it ne. A reduction of salaries was proposed; but it was cessary that the application for a warrant should indignantly resisted by the performers. Lord Yarbe made by the district-attorney; as any individual mouth said that if the reduction was not made the might complain of the infraction of a law, and he con- theatre must close, &c. sidered it his duty to award a warrant whenever complaint was made to him on oath of a crime's being committed, whether such warrant were applied for by the district-attorney or any other person: 2nd, as to any privilege which Mr. Aguirre's commis-redress! sion conferred on him, the judge was of opinion, that this gentlemen, not being accredited by the president, and the independence of Buenos Ayres not being acknowledged by the government of the The New York Commercial Advertiser saysUnited States, he was liable to be proceeded against We have before us, "the general bill of all the for any offence which he might commit against our christening and burials in London, from Dec. 10, laws, in the same way as any other individual.—1816, to Dec. 10, 1817," from which we have made On the 3rd point, the judge thought no offence the following summary: could be committed against the third section of this act, unless the vessel was armed as well as fitted out with intent to be employed, &c. That it does not appear by any part of the act, that congress intended to prohibit the citizens of the Unit-Christening in the 20 parishes in Middlesex ed States from building vessels and selling them to either of the belligerents, so long as they were not armed. In the case of a principal, it was clearly necessary by the very terms of the law, to render him criminal, that the vessel should be fitted out and armed. Those, therefore, who were know. ingly concerned in the furnishing, fitting out, or arming of such ship or vessel must also be considered as innocent, until an actual armament took place, or this absurdity would result, that one man might have a vessel built or fitted out for this purpose without being guilty of any offence, while the whole penalty of the law might be incurred by a person who should furnish her with a single suit of sails, or a cable. As it respected the evidence. of an armament, the depositions on which the war rants had issued were not only either altogether silent, or quite insufficient to prove the fact; but those on the part of the defendants established, beyond controversy, that neither of the vessels, although no doubt built for warlike purposes, had ever been armed. Judge Livingston was therefore of opinion, that neither of the parties arrested had committed any offence, and ordered them all to be discharged. Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. Christened in the 97 parishes within the and Surry 1,044 5,429 12,710 4,940 24,128 Of which number 12,624 were males, and 11,505 10,108 Buried in the 10 parishes in Westminster, 4,836 19,968 Of which number 10,033 were males and 9,935 were females Four thousand two hundred are stated to have died by consumption, which is two thousand more than by any other disease, except convulsions, which is stated to have been three thousand two hundred and forty two. British finances. We have an abstract of the report of the select committee of the house of commons, on finance The "total disbursements" for the year 1817, including the sum of 15 millions on account of redemption of the public debt, was 168,096,245 52,302,210 The "actual income" is given at A sailor belonging to an East India ship has ter. The total disbursement and income for the year ribly alarmed wise Johnny Bull, by reporting that 1818 and 1819, are calculated as nearly the same, while the ship lay off St. Helena, he swam to the with some improvement as to balance in favor of shore, clambered the rocks, eluder the guards, the country, "if no extraordinary changes occur." and paid a friendly visit to some of Napoleon's do- Toast-A strong aristocratic one, given at a cormestics, with whom he was acquainted! It is pro-poration dinner in the west of England, after many bable that no vessels will hereafter be allowed to loyal sentiments had burst forth: "May the tree of liberty be transplanted from France into hell, and bear eternally, as fruit, the souls of all republicans!" A wag in company, observing the temper of his associates, and estimating their talents by their conversation, was soon after called on for a sentiinent. At the moment the chairman addressed him, a recent creation of peers was the topic of conversation, and he ventured on the following, in which he concealed the wishes of a republican under the semblance of aristocracy. "May all men be made peers!". It was drunk with three times three. PARLIAMENT.-The session was closed on the 10th of June with the following speech of the prince regent: looked forward without dismay, having always the fullest confidence in the solidity of the resources of the British empire, and in the relief which might be expected from a continuance of peace, and from the patience, public spirit, and energy of the nation. These expectations have not been disappointed. The improvement in the internal circumstances of the country is happily manifest, and promises to be steadily progressive; and I feel a perfect assurance that the continued loyalty and exertions of all classes of his majesty's subjects will confirm these growing indications of national prosperity, by promoting obedience to the laws and attachment to the constitution, from which all our blessings have been derived. My lords and gentlemen-It is with the deepest Dissolution of parliament.-Shortly after the deregret that I am again under the necessity of an-livery of the speech of the prince regent, the lord nouncing to you, that no alteration has occurred chancellor, who had approached the throne to rein the state of his majesty's lamented indisposi- ceive the royal commands on the occasion, came tion. forward aud addressed both houses in the follow. terms: I continue to receive from foreign powers the strongest assurance of their friendly dispositions My lords and gentlemen-It is the will and plea towards this country, and of their desire to main-sure of his royal highness the prince regent, acting tain the general tranquility. in the name and on behalf of his majesty, that this parliament be now dissolved; and this parliament is dissolved accordingly. I am fully sensible of the attention which you have paid to the many important objects which have been brought before you. The commons then withdrew, and the lords se parated. A proclamation has issued calling a new parlia ment-the lists of which are returnable on the 4th of Augus. I derive peculiar satisfaction from the measure which you have adopted, in pursuance to my recommendation, for augmenting the number of places of public worship belonging to the Estab lished Church; and I confidently trust that this AMERICAN LOYALISTS. House of commons, June 5. measure will be productive of the most beneficial-Mr. W. Smith said he was desirous of putting effects on the religion and moral habits of the peo-question to the right hon. gentleman opposite, with ple. Gentlemen of the house of commons-I thank you for the supplies which you have granted to me for the service of the present year; and I highly approve of the step you have taken with a view to the reduction of the unfunded debt. respect to this old and long contested subject. He was aware of the financial difficulties of the right honorable gentleman, and he had not therefore made any motion on the subject. The claimants were so worn out by suspense and expectation, that it were better for them to be deprived alto I am happy to be able to inform you that the re-gether not only of their claims but of their exist venue is in a course of continued improvement. ence. Four or five suicides had been occasioned My lords and gentlemen-On closing this session, by brokenness of heart. He had differed from I think it proper to inform you that it is my inten- them in their political opinions, yet he considered tion forthwith to dissolve the present, and to give they had a claim on the faith of the country. He directions for calling a new parliament. In mak-wished to be informed if any thing was to be done ing this communication, I cannot refrain from adverting to the important change which has occursed in the situation of this country and of Europe since I first met you in this place. At that period, the dominion of the common enemy had been so widely extended over the continent, that resistance to his power was by many deemed to be hopeless; and in the cxtremities of Europe alone was such resistance effectually maintained. for them next session. The chancellor of the exchequer said, he felt the force of the observations of the honorable gentleman, but that he could hold out no hopes as to the claims in question. [Such is the reward of men who deserted the cause of their country, in the time of its need.] Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Plymouth, Eng. to his friend in New York, dated May 14th, 1818. By the unexampled exertions which you ena. bled me to make in aid of countries nobly con "We are in great bustle, fitting out the guard tending for independence, and by the spirit which ships for a cruise in the channel. The Prince Rewas kindled in so many nations, the continent was gent is expected here in the month of June. Or at length delivered from the most galling and op-ders have been received from the navy board to pressive tyranny under which it had ever labored; and I had the happiness, by the blessing of Divine Providence, to terminate, in conjunction with his majesty's allies, the most eventful and sanguinary contest in which Europe had for centuries been en gaged, with unparalleled success and glory. The prosecution of such a contest for so many years, and more particularly the efforts which marked the close of it, have been followed with in our own country, as well as throughout the rest of Europe, by considerable internal difficulties and distress. But deeply as I felt for the immediate pressure upon his majesty's people, I nevertheless complete with all possible despatch the stern of the line of battle ship Kent, building at our dockyard. This vessel has a round stern, and, I have no doubt, that every seaman will give the decided preference to this mode of building. In an engagement the round stern can bring eight guns to bear upon the same angle. "The Iphigenia frigate is also fitting out in the most superb stile. This frigate is to convey the duke of Ric'.mond, his family and suite, to Quebec. The upper deck has elegant apartments as far forward as the mainmast; the pannels are covered with moreen, of a fawnjcolor; the mouldings and pilasters superbly gilded; the head and stern are to be the same. The doors are all mahogany. "In addition to the two frigates now building here, four others are ordered to be commenced immediately; they are to carry upwards of 50 guns each." June 10-The affair of the loan has become the subject of all conversations. An association composed of the first banking houses in Paris, and the first houses of the great cites of France, to the number of 32, had requested leave to contract for the loan of twenty four millions. The house of Baring and Co. having obtained the loan, you may easily imagine the humor in which the association was, at seeing the preference given to a foreign company. The friends of the government declare that high political considerations alone determined it to give this preference to Baring and Co. I expect soon to obtain positive information of the details of this affair, and I shall immediately "A new military exercise has been established. The 38th and 90th, two regiments ordered for Canada, made trial of this new mode on Saturday last. The bayonets were fitted with cork, which were previously burnt. The soldiers were in their white undress. They were ordered to charge; the 38th, which charged in the old way, became so irritated from the decided advantage the 90th had over them, that the officers were obliged to inter-communicate them to you. fere. The result was, that the 38th had from three to five black spots on each man, while the 90th left the field without being touched. This new mode enables the soldier to reach his man one foot further than on the old plan." Edinburgh, June 5.-Wednesday morning an Ox, belonging to Mr Ronaldson, butcher, in Leith, became furious in driving to the shambles, and after a circuitous rout through the town, pursued a man up a turnpike to Bath street, to the height of four stories, including the attic story, and entered a garret room; the mother of the man (it had pursued) was in bed; she fortunately escaped from its fury; but the animal remained till he tore to pieces the bed clothes and bedding, broke the bedstead and every article of furniture in the apartment; and it was not without considerable difficulty he was dislodged and taken down stairs.-Weekly Journal. FRANCE. There is now only one bank in France-it is proposed to establish another at Bordeaux. The emigrations to America from Germany and Switzerland continue. From the 29th of April to the end of May, there passed Mentzon on their way to America, 294 persons. In this number there were 261 persons from Wurtemberg, 23 from Alsace, and 10 from Switzerland and Baden. SPAIN. In our last we mentioned that a Spanish frigate lately fired into a British sloop of war, supposing her to be an American. We have another instance of the gallantry of the dons. The courage displayed on this occasion is worth a detailed record, and is as follows: Extract from the log book of the brig_Lady Mary "June 14th, 1818, lat. 43 12 N. and long 14 20 W. at 3 30 P. M. the wind from the N. and standing to the westward, close haul'd upon a wind, saw two sail ahead; about 4 P. M. made them out to be ships carrying a press of sail and shortly af ter shortened sail and exchanged signals, they were both armed, the largest mounted 24 guns, figure head, yellow sides and heavy quarter galleries, painted white chiefly. The smallest ship had a woman figure, head white and one white streak around; both had royal yards rigged aloft. When they closed with us the smallest ship passed to windward within grape distance, and hoisted English colors, then fired three shot well aimed from the waist, chiefly at the L. M. Pelham, although our courses were hauled up, main yard aback and our colors flying, and the female passengers on deck, which they could see plainly; the other ship hove to at the same time upon our lee bow, and State of France.-The Petersburg Intelligencer hoisted a king's Spanish ensign and pendant; the observes-An item of news by the last arrival de first shot from the Spaniard went over us, between serves attention. If founded in fact, it proves, that the fore and main mast, the second with round and in the event of the withdrawal of the allied troops grape, close under the bow, and the third went from France, the grand arbiters of Europe have no close over the forecastle, near the foremast, and confidence in the stability of the present peace, struck a few yards to leeward; after which the notwithstanding their professions to the contrary. small ship bore up and ran close under stern, and It is mentioned in a Brussels paper, "that the duke ordered us to send our boat on board immediately; of Wellington had visited most of the fortresses on and when within short pistol shot, under our lee, the frontiers of the Netherlands, and expressed and we in the act of lowering the boat down, the himself satisfied with the progress that was made female and all the gentlemen passengers upon deck, in restoring those ancient bulwarks against French having got a little over their fright after such a ambition." It is added "that in proportion as the rough salute, the cowardly rascals, thinking the probability gains ground of the army of occupa-opportunity too good to let pass, in a deliberate tion leaving France this year, the greater has been the anxiety to have these fortresses completed." Vaccination flourishes in France. During the year 1816, there were 604,935 births in the kingdom; of which 431,648 were vaccinated, 24,610 had the small-pox, of which 2463 died, and 2482 were disfigured.—It is unnecessary to add, that no mortality or disfigurating attended the vaccina tions. Paris, June 7.-The general staff of the army is said to be definitely organized. The following are the lieutenant generals-Baker, Bagart, Guilleminot, Thiebalt, Preval, Ricord, Lucette, Monthion, and L'Everilly; and the following marshals-decamp-generals L june, Deprez, Borelli, Grandler, Seepeaux, Montequion-Fezenzae, Antoine Darfert, Philip de Segur, and Nogues Saint-Cyr. manner fired a volley of musketry into us, which army, shall consist of 120,000 men-which would German states [Bundes Festungen:] displayed the most consummate ignorance, and Mayence, Luxembourg, and Landau, of the first class-a fourth of the first class is to be built in the south of Germany. The erection of several other fortifications are consideration, to be fortified as places of the second order. The following is the Austrian proposal: peace establishment 120,000 men-90,000 infantry18,000 cavalry, 6,000 artillery. To every 1000 men, 5 pieces of cannon; the gemajority of the votes of the German congress; in peace there is to be no general in chief. The general in chief is answerable to the congress only. Proportion of the army on the peace establish ment. 1 Austria for her German possessions 41,500 men. 2 Prusia Tuesday, 23d June, 1818-This day commences with strong gales and fine weather; at half past 11neral in chief, in case of war, shall be elected by a P. M. with the Tortugas bearing E. S. E. thirty miles, fell in with a ship and two brigs (Spanish;) I was asleep below; the second mate informed me there were three sail in sight, and I went on deck immediately; the brig nearest us fired a gun, I hove to; he commenced firing shot at us; I took in the top gallant sails and let the top sails run down to the caps, hauled up the foresail and hauled down 3 Bavaria the jib; he ranged us along side within 100 yards 4 Hanover and kept up a constant fire of grape, canister and 5 Wurtemberg musketry; I hailed him repeatedly but received no 6 Saxony answer, then hoisted a light, but it had no effect, 7 Baden he still kept up his fire, which cut away the main top gallant back stays, mizen top gallant brace, main top bowling and jib haulyards, some shot struck her hull, 1 grape shot in the mizen top-mast, which has wounded it badly, and several shots through the sails. 8 Hesse Cassel The night was clear and the moon shining bright, he could not but see that our ship had no sail on her. The ship to windward fired two guns (I ex-9 pect as a signal to him) he then ceased firing; I bore up under his lee; he ordered my boat out and to repair on board immediately, which I did; he examined the ship's papers, enquired where from and where to, which I informed him. I then enquired the reason for his firing into us, but could get no satisfactory answer; informed him he had cut away considerably of my rigging; he said he wished he had cut my damned throat. He then informed me I was at liberty to proceed and I left him. JAMES SERRIL, Master of the ship Caroline of Philadelphia. GERMANY. "Restoration." The inhabitants of Leipsic, or rather the booksellers of that city, have determin." ed, by a majority 101 votes against 10, to permit only Christians to carry on that trade, at the usual fairs. 10 Reusch Holstein Oldenburg Mecklinburg Mecklinburg Strelitz Lubeck Lichtenstein 2,700 400 150 250 900 900 600 580) 2,8007 120 800 420 275 18007 1100 1650 1100 300 There are at the university of Berlin, at present, 942 students. Hanover, Saxony, &c. are now, as in France, enact- Vienna, Feb. 1.-An extraordinary accident has happened here. A soldier, who was shot, having been convicted of theft, after having been delivered to the surgecus, and at the moment of the opera-ed tion of dissection, gave signs of life, although he had received a ball in his head and also one in his stomach: hopes are entertained of his recovery. From the Boston Daily Advertiser, July 28. Frankfurt on the Main, Jan 20. 1818. Our late French papers contain part of a new conAustria delivered yesterday to the congress Bavaria, to that country. It was published at Augs stitution, granted by Maximilian Joseph, king of [Bundes Zitzung] its opinion respecting the milita-burgh, May 25. The royal proclamation by which ry establishment of "the United German states." According to this statement, Austria calculates the direct German population, forming the immediate states, as equal to 28,950,000 inhabitants; and proposes that in time of peace the united [Bundes] this constitution is promulgated, after a brief bistory of the preparatory labor, proceeds as follows: ceded by long and mature deliberations, and com. "The present constitution, which has been premunicated to our council of state, is the work of our will, as free as it is unchangeable. Our peo- 600 vessels entered at Antwerp, before the 1st ple will find in it the strongest guarantee of our of June 1817-during the same months of the prepaternal sentiments. Liberty of conscience, with sent year the entries were only 250. scrupulous distinctions between what belongs to Freedom of the press-It will be recollected that the state and what to the church, with equal pro-the duke of Wellington had suit brought against a tection for each; freedom of opinion, with legal re-printer at Brussels for a libel against him; the strictions on abuses; an equal right in all natives printer was acquitted, the duke appealed, and the to all the degrees of public service, and all the dis- cause was bandied about from tribunal to tribunal tinctions due to merit; equal obligation to serve the until we lost sight of it. It appears, however, to state in the honorable career of arms; equality of have excited much sensibility at the court of the laws, and of citizens in the eye of the law; impar- Netherlands. It would seem, from a sketch of a tiality and promptness in the administration of jus- debate which we publish to-day, that the king of tice; equality in the assessment and payment of im- the Netherlands sent a message to the states geneposts; strict order in all the parts of public econo-ral expressing a wish that a law should be passed my, loyal measures for supporting public credit, making it punishable in any printer to animadvert and for guaranteeing the means destined to that on the conduct of any of the ministers of any of object; the establishment of municipal corporations the allied sovereigns. This law was resisted, and in all their rights to the administration of affairs its passage negatived in the lower house. From which immediately interest them; states general the sketches of two speeches found in the Hamformed of all classes of domiciliated citizens; the burg Correspondent it will be seen that the memstates general vested with the right of counselling, bers of the states general exercise an honorable voting the laws, or granting imposts, of making freedom of speech in the defence of the liberty of known their wishes and making remonstrances, in the press.—Dem. Press. case of the invasion of constitutional rights, and Extract of a letter, dated at the Hague, March 3d. called to increase in their public assemblies the You will have learnt, ere this reaches you, that wisdom of the deliberations of the government, the plan of ministers to restrain the liberty of the without paralizing its energy: finally, a guarantee press, has failed in the lower house. The debates of the constitution, which renders all change im- in the house of deputies on the question have been possible, except such amendments as experience very serious. may prove to be beneficial." Title 1. of the constitution, declares that the old and new provinces of the kingdom of Bavaria, shall form a sovereign and monarchical state, and that there shall be an assembly of states general, di vided into two houses. Mr. Clifford declared, that he, for one, should feel happy to see the authors of malicious insults against foreign powers punished, but I do not, said he, see that there exists any necessity for a new and separate law for this purpose. Ministers would misuse it. Pray what is calumny? Is it caTitle 2. relates to the king, the succession and lumny when one says that Spain has re-established the regency. The king is the supreme chief of the the inquisition? Is it calumny when one says that state, with all the rights of supreme power, limit-England not only winks at, but stirs our colonies ed only by the provisions of the constitution. His person is sacred and inviolable. The crown is he reditary in the male line, but on the extinction of the male branches, may go to the female. If it should fall to a sovereign of a greater monarchy, who cannot or will not reside in Bavaria, it is to pass to the next heir. The age of majority in the princes and princesses is eighteen years. The king may appoint any prince, who is of age, to be regent during the minority of bis successor, or in case none has been appointed, the nearest prince of age is to be regent during the minority. NETHERLANDS. to rebellion? Soon would it be said that the deputies calumniated government when we only found fault with the acts of ministers. The peers of France have rejected a similar proposal, and yet this very same France is garrisoned by foreign troops. Shall we not follow her example, being in a more independent situation? You will recollect that some years ago, Mr. Otto, the French minister at the court of London, remonstrated there against several publications implicating the character of Napoleon. What did lord Hawkesbury, now earl Liverpool, answer? That the press was free in England; and if the emperor wanted redress he must appeal to their judges. Mr. DE CHOKIE-The king states in his message The report of the committee of finance of the kingdom of the Netherlands to the states general, and adopted by the same for 1818, is as follows:-to the house of the 30th September, 1816, that he King's household, &c. Guilders 2,600,000 had no reasons to limit the opinions of the people 1,170,000 respecting the administration of the kingdom. But $20,000 he thinks differently as it respects foreign powers. 853,000 The king there grants to his people, for his person 3,700,000 and for his ministers, all possible freedom. This 2,000,000 is very much to the honor of the king. It is a 1,325,000 proof of his religious esteen for the rights of his 1,875,000 subjects, and entitles him to rank with all those crowned philosophers who have desired the good 1,200,000 of mankind. The noble, proud, old English an25,000,000 swers of the earl of Liverpool to Mr. Otto, ought 5,500,000 to be the bases on which our ministers for fo22,000,000 reign affairs should answer demands of the same 4,700,000 kind; and who would complain? They rest on the 1,100,000 independence of the crown and the rights of the 657,000 people. Can foreign ministers demand more from us, than to equalize their sovereigns with ours? Department of education, arts and belles lettres Interest on the public debt, &c. Navy department Total 74 millions of Guilders, equal to 29,600,000 and what will this new law alter? It places the dollars taxes, on a population of less than six mil-ministers and diplomatic agents on the save footing lions of inhabitants. [Dem. Press. with, their monarch, and therefore a foreign petty |