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On the conclusion of the peace , Buo . rwttiarte returned to his own , dominions , being saluted in his wajr by numerous princes ; and among them the king and queen of Wirtetnburgh paid their ready £ uid willing homage . At Fontainbleau , he has taken up his re idence ; relaxing his mind , after such seveie exertions ,
with the amusements of the chace ; there he is preparing to receive the king of Saxony ,, and some other Kings : and he xvho a few years ago , would have been refused admittance to many a court , will find sovereigns eager to pay him their ^ ssiduou * homage . Such is the state of
die world , and such examples might , one ^ Vould think , root out every trace of pride from the hearts of the sons of men . Bht no > the form only is changed ; the seme obsequiousness and flattery will in the new courts , give ample room for the talents of the satirist .
What must be the sensations of the king of Saxony , on entering the palace at Fontainbleau ? How are things changed , since he entertained the sovereigns of Germany and Prussia , at Pilnitz , there devising his confederacy of "kings to subdue and divide France . It is * useful to contrast together great e veo * : ?; the entertainments of Pilnitz with
these of Fontambleau . The two sovereigns arc now humiliated , but the then elector is now a king , and his terri-r tory is considerably enlarged . Something will be done by him assuredly for this accumulation of favours , and howcan he testify his gratitude , but by complete resignation to the wishes of his
great benefactor . The troops of France and the confederacy are retreating from the seat of war , and tfie active mind of Buonaparte wilt imd them -occupation . No place oners for employment but Spain and Turkey , unless he thinks himself prepared to invade our island *; but this pippose he
* &r * l l most probably defer till after the next peace with this country . Russia is occupied with the Turks , and has gained some advantages , fey the motion of the French troops , for some extent east from Vienna , it is not improbable , that they will join in the attack on the Mussulman empire , though their presence
rriay perhaps be requisite to establish order in Poland , Russia , having little ^ elJBe upon its hands , yviU surely now press upon the Turku ; and , if it does not ' reach the capita ! , will cu ^ off spxae of the frucmt provinces
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The treaty between Russia and S ^ re den , is arrived . The cessations on the part of the latter , are confirmed , ani it lies , we mig&t say almost at the mercv
of its neighbours . It e , nrers into the maritime confederacy , and England will b « expelled from the Baltic , as far as regal edicts can controul the benefits of trade and destroy the great comforts of human life . The . new constitution also of
Sweden is arrived , which places the government of that country on a much better footing than before . Vast power is vest * ed in the crown , but it is lirnited by the diet . Religious liberty is imperfect .
The king must be of the true evangelical religion , the name for their established religion , which differs much from that of the Evangelicals in this country ; and the members of his council of state , who are to be responsible for their advice , must be
natives , and of the true evangelical faith . The power of making war is in the king ; but he must state to the council his motiyes , and each member must give his opinion on the subject on bis own responsibility . £ Io man is to be harassed or persecuted for his religious opinions ,
if the promulgation of them or the exercise of his religion be not injurious to the state . In judicial affairs , the king has two votes , and may pardon crimi ? nalsor mitigate their punishments . The king may create nobles , whose eldest sons and heirs only are to inherit the family title * The diet is to be assembled every fifth year at Stockholm , and without it *
consent , no taxes can be levied . In this diet also , a committee is * o be appointed , for inquiring into the conduct of the mi * nisters , council and secretaries of state ; and it is strictly enjoined , that the officer ! of the court are not to interfere at all ia the election of a member of the diet . The constitution is good , but what it will do in execution , ti me must decide ; the
law on the interfe rence of ministers ^ f the crown in the election of members of parliament , is strongly enough wordc 4 in England ; but if the Swedes resemble the English ,, they will derive little advantage from this article of the constitution . We do not see the penaltf attached to the breach ojF h ; and tfoc same thing is waited in E » gte * ul . If
die ministers of the crown , and every person in a public office , was U abjeto fine and imprisonment for aioh oifepec ia interfering m elections , the cause > e « Jg decided by a j ury * we cannot iou \ t
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64 b 4 State of Public Affairs .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1809, page 644, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1742/page/58/
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