29th of May and the 1st of November are for ever happy days in the annals of the society.

SPEECH OF THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS,

General,

On opening the States October 18th, 1824. "High and mighty lords, "It is agreeable to me to open the session by the communication that an alliance, subject to the common consent of your high mightinesses, has been projected between my beloved youngest son and the youngest daughter of his majesty the king of Prussia. This union, which heaven will bless, will augment the happiness of my family, and especially that of my son: the bonds of relationship and friendship which already exist between me and my illustrious ally will be strengthened by it. Since your last meeting, not only have the most friendly relations and the most pacific sentiments been maintained between this kingdom and all the powers of Europe, but the hope is revived that an engagement with the neighbouring and friendly powers will give a freer course to commerce, and to the produce of our soil and manufactures more extensive markets, than can be procured by prohibitions or restrictions."

It then proceeds, after some remarks on engagements with England,

"The higher branches of instruction, as well as primary education, every where diffuse their salutary effects. The fine arts flourish. The harvest has again been abundant. The continued decrease of the price of grain has rendered it necessary to institute a further exami

nation into the interests of the farmers in relation to those of the consumers. I depend on the cooperation of your high-mightinesses to determine the means which seem to me calculated to answer the wish which your assembly has expressed on this subject. Meantime the abundance of provisions has had a favourable effect on the means of subsistence of the people. The object of my constant solicitude is to cause the sources of industry to flow freely and abundantly, and to open new ones. The establishment of necessary or useful communications (canals and roads,) and the improvement of those that exist, continue to engage my attention. The laws in the national militia are now executed without any embarrassment. My desire to free also this execution from all difficulties as to the past, will give occasion to a project of law."

His majesty, entering on the subject of the finances of the kingdom, stated,

"That a farther reduction of the public expenditure would be proposed in the budget; some measures will be proposed to the states general relative to the coin and to the debt, towards the redemption of which it is proposed to assign two millions of florins. Some changes in the tariff of import and export duties will be required for the advantage of the national manufactures, and more especially of agriculture."

His majesty farther announced, "that the civil code would be completed during the session, except some chapters to be added when the code of civil proceedings should be finished, which code, as well as those of criminal proceedings and of commerce, are confided to a com

mittee

national legislation may be introduced, is rapidly approaching.Thus," concluded his majesty, "may each year of the re-establishment of our independence bring new bene fits to the country! I shall endea vour, with the aid of providence, to contribute to it by persevering zeal, and I confidently rely on the cooperation of your high mighti

nesses."

TRADE WITH THE NETHER-
LANDS.

Decree." William, by the grace of God, king of the Netherlands, prince of Orange-Nassau, grand duke of Luxemburg, &c. &c.

"On the report of our ministers, &c. In order to give effect to a provisional agreement entered into at London, during the negociations now pending there, for concluding a treaty of commerce founded on mutual interests, and until the said treaty shall have been concluded; we decree,

&c.

"Art. 1. All goods, which after the 14th inst. shall be imported from the United Kingdom of Great Britain by ships under English colours, shall provisionally be considered and treated in respect of duties, as if the importation had been made by a Netherland ship.

"This provisional arrangement shall not be considered as definitive, until the above-mentioned treaty of commerce shall be concluded.

"Art. 2. This equalization does not extend to such goods, of which the importation under the Netherland flag is specially favoured by the general law, or by the tariff of duties inwards or outwards.

"Given at the Hague, August 11,

1824."

TWEEN HIS BRITANNIC MAJES

TY AND THE KING OF PRUSSIA.

His majesty, the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his majesty, the king of Prussia, being equally desirous of extending and increasing the commercial intercourse between their respective states, and of affording every facility and encouragement to their subjects engaged in such intercourse; and being of opinion that nothing will more contribute to the attainment of their mutual wishes in this respect than a reciprocal abrogation of all discriminating and countervailing duties which are now demanded and levied upon the ships or productions of either nations in the ports of the other, have appointed their plenipotentiaries to conclude a convention for that purpose, that is to say:

His majesty, the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the right honourable Geo. Canning, a member of his said majesty's most honourable privy council, a member of parliament, and his said majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign affairs; and the right honourable William Huskisson, a member of his said majesty's most honourable privy council, a member of parliament, president of the committee of privy council for affairs of trade and foreign plantations, and treasurer of his said majesty's navy.

And his majesty, the king of Prussia, the baron de Werther, his said majesty's chamberlain, and his envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the court of his Britannic majesty; who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have

agrreed

Art. 1. From and after the 1st of May next, Prussian vessels entering or departing from the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and British vessels en tering or departing from the ports of his Prussian majesty's dominions, shall not be subject to any other or higher duties or charges whatever, than are or shall be levied on national vessels entering or departing from such ports respectively.

Art. 2. All articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of the dominions of either of the high contracting parties, which are or shall be permitted to be imported into, or exported from, the ports of the United Kingdom and of Prussia, respectively, in vessels of the one country, shall, in like manner, be permitted to be imported into and exported from those ports in vessels of the other.

Art. 3. All articles not of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the dominions of his Britannic ma jesty, which can legally be import ed from the the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, into the ports of Prussia, in British ships, shall be subject only to the same duties as upon the like articles, if im ported in Prussian ships and the same reciprocity shall be observed in the ports of the United Kingdom, in respect to all articles not the growth, produce, or manufacture of the dominions of his Prussian majesty, which can legally be imported into the ports of the United Kingdom in Prussian ships.

Art. 4. All goods, wares, and merchandize which can legally be imported into the ports of either country, shall be admitted at the same rate of duty, whether imported

Art. 5. No priority or preference shall be given, directly or indirectly, by the government of either country, or by any company, corporation, or agent, acting on its behalf, or under its authority, in the purchase of any article, the growth, produce, or manufacture of either country, imported into the other, on account of, or in reference to, the character of the vessel in which such article was imported; it being the true intent and meaning of the high contracting parties, that no distinction or difference whatever shall be made in this respect.

Art. 6. The present convention shall be in force for the term of ten years from the date hereof; and further, until the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same; each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other, at the end of the said term of ten years; and it is hereby agreed between them, that at the expiration of twelve months after such notice shall have been received by either party from the other, this convention, and all the provisions thereof, shall altogether cease and determine.

Art. 7. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratification shall be exchanged at London, within one month from the date hereof, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms.

Done at London, the second day
of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and twenty-four.
(L.S.) GEORGE CANNING.
(L.S.) W. HUSKISSON.

"Frankfort, July 18. "The journal called Hesperus publishes two ordinances issued from Vienna.

"1.-Vigilance respecting several suspicious individuals. The magistrates of circles and districts must have learned from the newspapers, that the police of Paris has ordered two English ladies, who have become suspicious on account of their connexions with the liberals, viz. lady Oxford and Mrs. Hutchinson, and also the widow of count Burke, the Danish ambassador, who died in France, to quit Paris and France. As the suspicious political character of these foreigners, which caused their being sent away from France, shows it not to be advisable to allow these individuals to enter imperial dominions, in the same manner, the notoriously very bad sentiments of lord Holland, who is well known as an enthusiastic adherent of radicalism, and even in the English parliament openly utters the most insolent abuse of the allied monarchs, and the well-known ultra-liberal tendency of the British authoress, lady Morgan, who, in the account of her, travels on the European continent, and especially in Italy, has allowed herself the most shameless calumnies of the Austrain government, are sufficient reasons to order, that these foreigners also, if they should happen to arrive at any part of the im

perial frontiers, be refused admittance, without any regard to their passports; or if they should already have entered the imperial dominions, that they be hindered from prosecuting their journey, and sent over the frontiers by the shortest road. According to these directions, the magistrates, guided by the ordinance of the high police of the 14th of June, 1823, are to be attentive to the five foreigners herein-mentioned; and in case they should appear, to proceed towards them in the manner here prescribed, and report the same to me,

"2.-This is an order not to suffer any persons who appear suspicious to enter the Austrian dominions, and to send away any foreigners who may have already entered, the moment their conduct gives ground for suspicion.

"March 1, 1824.

"A notice has been issued from the minister of the interior at Carlsruhe, absolutely prohibiting emigration to Brazil."

DECLARATIONS OF SWEDEN,

For the abolition of certain dues affecting British commerce, in the ports of Sweden.

No. 1.-The undersigned minister of state and of foreign affairs of his majesty the king of Sweden and Norway, having received the declaration of sir Benjamin Bloomfield, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of his majesty the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of this date, containing the assurance of a perfect reciprocity, declares by these presents, in virtue of the authority to that effect, with which he is invested, in the name and on the behalf of the king his most gracious sovereign

That English merchant ships ar

riving in the ports or waters of the kingdom of Sweden, shall in future be placed upon the same footing as national vessels, with respect to pilot, lighthouse, and tonnage dues, and, in general, with respect to all those duties which are included in the denomination of port-dues payable to the crown (Skepps-umgalder), of whatever description they may be.. The English merchant ships shall be equally assimilated to national vessels, with respect to salvage dues, without any restriction or difference. And that, as Swedish commerce is already in the enjoyment of reciprocal advantages in the ports of Great Britain, the above-mentioned arrangements in favour of English commerce shall be put in force in all the ports of the kingdom of Sweden, without delay, and with as much expedition as possible.

In witness whereof, the undersigned has signed the present declaration, and fixed thereto the seal of his arms.

Done at Stockholm, the 24th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1824. (L.S.) LAURENT COUNT D'ENGESTROM. No. 2.-The undersigned minister of state and of foreign affairs of his majesty the king of Sweden and Norway, having received the declaration of sir Benjamin Bloomfield, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of his majesty the king of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of this date, containing the assurance of a perfect reciprocity, declares by these presents, in virtue of the authority to that effect with which he is invested, in the name and on the behalf of the king his most gracious sovereign

That all articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the kingdom of Great Britain and of its colonies,

which according to the existing regulations, may be imported into Sweden on board of Swedish vessels, may be imported into Sweden in English ships direct from the ports of Great Britain, without being subject, on their entry, to other or higher duties to the crown than if imported on board a Swedish vessel.

That all articles, the exportation whereof is not prohibited, may be exported from the ports of the kingdom of Sweden on board of English vessels, to any place whatever, without being subject, on their export, to other or higher duties to the crown than if exported on board a Swedish vessel.

But that, as Swedish merchant vessels do not enjoy the liberty of visiting the ports of the colonies and foreign possessions of England, it is understood that the privileges above specified are not applicable to goods imported into the ports of Sweden, in vessels belonging to the said colonies and foreign possessions, or în vessels strictly English, coming direct from the English colonies.

And finally, that the above-mentioned stipulations, founded upon the promise of an exact reciprocity in the ports of Great Britain, in favour of Swedish commerce, shall be put in force in the ports of the kingdom of Sweden, from the 1st of June of the present year (1824.)

In witness whereof, the undersigned has signed the present declaration, and has affixed thereto the seal of his arms.

Done at Stockholm, the 24th day of April, in the year of our Lord, 1824. (L. S.) LAURENT COUNT D'ENGESTROM.

RUSSIAN FINANCES.

The superintending council of the Russian credit establishments having assembled