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    produced , whatever may have been intended in other quarters . We have heard much of the dissatisfaction of the Austrian court , and it was rumoured , that hostilities would commence between

    that country and France . An Austrian ambassador was however seen at the conference , and no active measures have taken place in Austria . It was pfobablv the policy of Buonaparte by this conference to intimidate Austria , so that

    she would be unable ta take up arms for fear of Russia . Thus the French are fully at liberty to carry on their designs against Spain ; and , if they

    succeed , they will pursue at their own discretion any measures against Austria . The kingdom of Hungary has had a meeting of its states , in which every thing passed agreeably to the -wishes of the sovereign *

    The fate , of Finland seems to have been at last determined . The successes of the Swedes have been continually announced , but those of the Russians till lately in general suppressed . It appears at last , that the Swedes have been severely defeated , and there is no expectation of reinforcements to make up for their losses . It is probable therefore ,

    that before Christmas , all Finland to the east of the gulf of Bothnia , will be in subjection to the arms of Russia . In this exchange of sovereigns it is not easy to say , how far the natives may or may not be injured . Despotic as is the government of Russia , religious liberty is allowed in its vast dominions , and in them are to be found Christians and

    Mahometans : of the Christians the Greek sect is the prevailing , but the Romish and the Protestants have their places of worship . Finland is Protestant , but what degree of religions liberty it allowed , we do not know : we hope that it has not been one of the

    intolerant Protestant countries * } but if it has , this subjection to Russia will in one respect teach it better manners . One of the plans of the two great emperors in their conference , in Germany , respected most probably the Ottoman empire : but in that a new species of vigour seems , to have , arisen . The

    vizier seems to be a man of great fortitude and enlarged views . He sees the danger of the empijte , * ind is resolved to put It into a proper state of defence . To do this the army must be placed on a different footing , and he is assimilating it to those of Christian Europe . Great severity has been exercised in the

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    civil government . The grand signior has merely a nominal authority ; the ' Vt ^ zier exercises in reality all the fuhctiohs of the executive government . The approaching danger of the empire will * eirable him to carry through with greater ease many necessary reforms ; but we

    cannot expect him to withstand the French tactics , whenever they are fully displayed against him . Report says , that the disciples of Wechab in the south have met with some severe checks , but very little credit can be given to intelligence from these qviarters , and we know so little of Arabia , that no one

    can ascertain , what is the strength of this sect . As Mahomet made force th ® instrument of propagating his doctrines , force may be made the instrument to overthrow them . In France , a grand display has been made , at the opening of their legisla * ' tive assembly , of the resources of the

    empire , and the grand thing's done in it by the wisdom and exertions of the emperor . Allowing for a great deal of high colouring , enough remains to shew ^ that every exertion is making to recover it from the wounds , inflicted upon it by the revolution ; and , whether Buonaparte is to be considered as a good or a

    bad man , a lawful king or an usurper , he assuredly is entitled to the gratitude of his subject-, for his attempts in their favour , which far exceed any tiding ever proposed by any of the house of Bourbon , The custom of thus giving annually a memoir on the circumstances of

    a kingdom is a novelty in the annals of France ; but will be productive of future g-ood consequences . The martial spirit will not it is to be hoped be always prevalent . Men will one day cease to be children , and despise the rattles of war . At home , the eyes of the nation have been fixed on the convention of Cintra *

    The answer to the city of London oa this subject has given universal disgust , and this disgust has been expressed in strong language in addresses to the throne . The city of London could not be expected to pass over the affront in

    silence . On the day « that tl > e king ' s answer , was read to the common council , several strong resolutions , asserting the right of the subject to petition , were unanimously passed , and the speeches of the members of the court expressed strong abhorrence of the conduct of

    those person .- ; , wno had advised the king to return such an answer . In Middlesex , a meeting of the county was holdcn , in

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1808, page 613, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2398/page/37/