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The election law, as it stands at present, favours the revolutionary interest in France. The electors are the landholders, who, having acquired their properties in consequence of the changes produced by the Revolution, naturally return to the Chamber of Deputies men whom they know to be firmly attached to all that the Revolution has established. The Royalists, aware of this, wished to introduce such a modification of the law as might procure them an ascendancy in the legislative councils of the nation; and the proposition was easily carried in the Chamber of Peers, which is composed chiefly of the nobles of the old regime. Upon the decision of the Peers on this subject, the anxiety of the people of France was extreme, and, previous to its discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, no less than 900 petitions were presented against it from all parts of the country. The French ministry, determined to oppose the measure, as dangerous to the established order of things, advised the King to create such an additional number of Peers as should give them a majority in that House; and, accordingly, on the 5th March, a royal ordinance appeared, calling 67 individuals to the dignity of peerage, among whom were many who stood conspicuous in the history of the Revolution as opponents of the Bourbons, as will be seen by the following list, showing the political character of the new Peers: Marshals of Bonaparte........ 6 22 3 9 Members of the House of Representa- Unknown Peers........ Decided Royalist VOL. IV. 3 2 6 In taking their seats in the Chamber, these newly created nobles took an effective mode of asserting their quality with the noble families of the old regime. They published, from some old records, an account of the origin of what are considered the most distinguished families of France. The founders of these appear to have been quite as humble as the nobles of the Revolution, with, for the most part, very different talents. One of the journals has been permitted to give a long extract from this curious table of genealogies. By this measure, the King of France has shown his determination to be guided in his government by constitutional and moderate councils. The country can never again be brought under a monarchical government, such as existed previous to the Revolution; and he has, therefore, wisely determined to rule it as a revolutionary king, and chooses rather to commit himself to those who have formerly been his opponents, but whom he hopes to secure by favour and indulgence, than rush into civil confusion to gratify his too zealous friends. Another measure is at present under consideration, which shows the disposition of the government to conciliate the people. Three projects of a law, relative to the liberty of the press, have been communicated to the Chamber of Deputies by the ministers; and, should they meet the approbation of the Legislature, the press will undoubtedly obtain a considerable share of freedom; since, by the proposed law, the previous censorship will be removed, and the offences charged against writers will be determined by a jury. An exposition of the expences for the current year makes them amount to nearly the sum of L. 37,000,000 sterling. This is a greater sum than was required for the preceding year, and the members appear to have expressed considerable dissatisfaction when it was announced. To appease them, the minister, now that the army of occupation was withdrawn, held out the prospect of a progressive diminution in the amount of the public burdens. Regnault de St Jean d'Angely, who had been permitted to return to Paris, was, it appears, so overpowered by his emotions, on returning to his family, that his frame, debilitated by previous illness, was unable to bear the shock, and he expired on the very night of his return. GERMANY.The celebrated German 1 writer, M. Augustus de Kotzebue, was as He sassinated, in his own house at Manheim, on the 23d March, by a young student named Sand, a native of Wunsiedel, in Saxony, who immediately after stabbed himself, and was expected to die shortly of his wounds. A private letter from Manheim gives the following account of this horrid transaction, the authenticity of which, it is said, may be depended upon. The students of Erlangen had a meeting, on the 18th of March, at a house of recreation out of the city, where they deliberated, with closed doors, on the fate to which M. de Kotzebue ought to be consigned, for having attacked the freedom which reigns in the universities, and combated the new doctrines which, since the affairs of Wartbourg and Gottingen, have made such great progress among the German youth. The decision was, that he should die; and the meeting immediately proceeded to determine by lot on whom the task of executing the sentence should fall. Young Sand was the individual to whom this atrocious destiny was reserved. * set out from Erlangen on the 21st of March, arrived at Manheim on the 23d, at seven in the morning; took a bath, breakfasted at the Table d'Hote, visited the church and public promenades, and at four o'clock called at M. Kotzebue's house. The valet told him his master could not be seen. "Inform him," said Sand, "that a Deputy from the Muses of Erlangen is come to visit him." M. de Kotzebue begged him to wait, and gave orders to serve him with coffee, &c. and sent him a pipe filled with Virginia tobacco. Kotzebue, when only half dressed, caused this pretended Deputy of the Muses to be introduced, went to meet him at the door, received him with distinc tion, took from him a paper which he presented to him, and, whilst he was perusing it, fell, pierced with a stiletto. The billet contained the following sentence: "Sentence of death pronounced on the 18th of March, by the University of Erlangen, and carried into execution on the 23d March, by the present bearer." Sand having seen his victim fall, went tranquilly out of the house, and scarcely was he in the street, when he stopped, and, lifting up his hands to heaven, exclaimed several times, "Opus consummatum est!" and plunged the poignard twice in his own breast. There was found upon a large blue ribbon this device, "VITA ET MORS." The Gazette of Carlsruhe, speaking of this distressing event, remarks: "Liberty, liberal ideas, and morality, formed the device of the assassin; and he has poignarded a man because he dared think freely, Other communications from Germany contradict this story, and assert that the assassination, in its conception and execution, was the individual act of the maniac Sand. but differently from him; to express opinions which happened to be displeasing to this fanatic. The most frightful of terrors is a man abandoned to the fanaticism of his opinions." The French papers, commenting on the excess to which fanaticism, political as well as religious, may be carried, state, that the assassin of Kotzebue had been excited to this crime by the furious declamations of the German levellers, who could not forgive to M. Kotzebue the talent with which he defended the social institutions of the European monarchies. The fact is, that the German youth are in a state of great excitement, and it is reasonable to expect some results at no very distant time, of a more serious nature than can be produced by the insane perturbations of a single mind. There seems at present to be a strong feeling of animosity among the young men against the Russians, and Kotzebue's connection with the Emperor Alexander is well known. SWITZERLAND.-On the 4th of March a dreadful conflagration nearly destroyed the large village of Azmoos, district of Sargans, canton of St Gall. Nearly the whole population of this village and of the neighbouring communes were at work at the dykes on the banks of the Rhine; and, before any help arrived, 113 houses were consumed by the flames, and 313 indivi duals, forming 78 families, were reduced to the most afflicting misery, by the loss of their live stock, furniture, and provisions. The church and 25 habitations escaped this disaster, which has been alleviated in some measure by prompt relief from the government of St Gall. In 1716, this village ex perienced a similar fate. NETHERLANDS.-Intelligence from this quarter states, that the Concordat, so long negociating with the Holy See, has been concluded; that, in consequence, several bishoprics are about to be established in different parts of the Netherlands; and that the dispute has been arranged with the Prince de Broglio, late Bishop of Ghent Precisely at this particular time, however, it appears that the bishop's pamphlet in defence of himself has been seized by an order from the Judge of Instruction. It is added, that the bishop had agreed to resign his see, and accept a pension for life instead of it. ASIA. EAST INDIES.-Accounts from Ceylon, by way of America, communicate the intelligence that the two principal rebel lead. ers in that island have been taken prisoners by the British troops, which event was considered as the death-blow of the rebellion. They were surprised by a detachment of the 83d regiment, under Lieut. W. O'Neill, 1819.] Register-Foreign Intelligence. on the 26th of October last, after a fatiguing march or 16 miles. Two inferior chiefs, who were with them, escaped at the time, but were expected to be quickly made prisoners, if they did not surrender. Part of the troops sent from Madras to Ceylon returned to Madras in November. AFRICA. Letters of the 23d ult. from Gibraltar state that the plague on the coast of Africa, instead of diminishing with the cold weather, was increasing to an alarming extent. The only information with regard to the ravages committed by it was brought to the British fortress by the vessel appointed by the governor to sail at stated periods, as no private trading ships were allowed to have any communication with the Barbary coast. According to the latest advices, 100 or 200 persons died daily of the disease. AMERICA. 363 and in the power of the conquerors." The UNITED STATES.-The New York papers of the 28th February communicate SPANISH AMERICA. Letters have been the intelligence of the cession of the Floridas by Spain to the United States. The treaty by which this transaction is carried received from Buenos Ayres, dated 2d JaChili had brought the news of the arrival into effect was laid before the Senate by nuary, which state, that an express from the President on the 22d ult. The controversy between Spain and the United of Lord Cochrane on 4th December at Valmanner the most enthusiastic and, flatterStates on this subject is in this manner set- paraiso. His Lordship was received in a tled. The Floridas, according to the said treaty, become the property of the United ing; and, as Admiral, was immediately to States, in consideration, as is expressed, of take the command of the Chili squadron, a sum of money to be paid, not to the Spa- consisting of one seventy gun ship and two nish Government, but to American citizens, fifties, with a proportionate number of friteen sail, besides gun-boats. This naval who have put forth claims against that go gates, brigs, &c., in all amounting to thirvernment for alleged spoliations on their property. The sum to be thus paid by the force was destined to escort and co-operate Martin is to command in an attack on republic to its own citizens is 5,000,000 of with the expedition which General Sah dollars. Peru, for which every preparation had been made. It was expected the Viceroy would make his final stand within the walls of Lina, a city built of light wooden and mud houses, in consequence of the frequency of earthquakes; and for the object rockets had been procured, together with in view a large quantity of Congreve's men dexterous and experienced in their management. The resolutions of the committee on military affairs, disapproving of the proceed ings in the case of Arbuthnot and Ambrister, have been negatived in the House of Representatives by a majority of 108 to 62; while a report to the Senate on the same subject reprobates the execution of these individuals in the strongest terms, as contrary to every principle of civilized warfare; and it farther observes, that the tendency of General Jackson's measure was" to involve the nation in a war without her consent, and for reasons of his (General Jack obson's) own, unconnected with his military functions." In another passage, it served of the individuals thus cruelly put to death, that, “as prisoners of war, they were entitled to claim from the American Government that protection which the most savage of our foes have uniformly experienced, when disarmed, and in our power. Humanity shudders at the idea of a coolblooded execution of prisoners disarmed, THE BRAZILS.-Intelligence has reached Lisbon from this country to the end of January, which confirms unequivocally, Court there, not from his own wish, but that the King of Portugal continues his A number of because his presence is absolutely necessary to prevent revolution, although every place has a tranquil appearance. persons arrested and confined under the accusation of having been concerned in the late conspiracy to overturn the government had made their escape. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. 26th, by Lord DARNLEY, for the production of papers shewing the actual con Chimney Sweepers' Bill.-On the 15th March, the bill for preventing the employ-dition of our navy, was productive of a ment of children in the sweeping of chimneys was again thrown out by the Peers, on a division of 37 to 20. The bill was opposed chiefly by the Earl of LAUDERDALE, who, in the course of his speech, related the following anecdotes:-The merits of the present bill might, perhaps, be illustrated by a story which he would take the liberty of telling their Lordships, though he was himself the subject of it. The physician who had attended him in his late illness had prescribed large doses of calomel, so much, indeed, that he thought it necessary to ask him the reason of such prescriptions. "O! (said the physician,) I can easily prove to you the advantage of my practice. The calomel is like the climbing boys, it finds its way into every corner and cranny of the frame, and sweeps every deleterious particle clean out; whereas the other sort of medicines resemble the machines, and do the business very imperfectly. They do not follow all angles and turnings, but pass over many important parts untouched, and leave heaps of matter, which afterwards kindle into mischief." (Loud laughter.) If this story had any effect in explaining the policy of the measure, he might relate another, which perhaps would serve to render its humanity more intelligible. In some parts of Ireland it had been the practice, instead of employing climbing boys, to tie a rope round the neck of a goose, and thus drag the bird up the chimney, which was cleaned by the fluttering of its wings. This practice so much interested the feelings of many persons, that, for the sake of protecting the goose, they seemed ready to give up all humanity towards other animals. A man in a country village having one day, according to the old custom, availed himself of the aid of a goose, was accused by his neighbour of inhumanity. In answer to the remonstrances of his accuser, he observed that he must have his chimney swept. "Yes, (replied the humane friend of the goose,) to be sure you must sweep your chimney; but you cruel baist you, why don't you take two ducks, they will do the job as well?"-(Laughing.) The zealots for this bill had, in their blind eagerness to relieve a partial suffering, as completely forgotten the general interest of society, as had the poor Irishman disregarded the ducks in his anxiety to save the geese.-Mr Bennet has obtained leave in the Commons to bring in another bill on this subject. The Navy. A motion, made on the most satisfactory statement from the Noble Windsor Establishment.A short but HOUSE OF COMMONS. Thanks to the Indian Army,-On the 4th March, Mr CANNING brought forward a motion for a vote of thanks to the Marquis of Hastings, and the officers and men employed in the late war in India. The speech with which the Right Honourable Gentleman introduced his motion was justly characterized by the opposite side of the House, as " eloquent and luminous." It took a rapid but distinct view of the origin, progress, and termination of the campaign, and apportioned, with discriminating force, the praise which belonged to the most distinguished individuals for their |