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to see that in this respect we shall not be too proud to borrow fro | n our neighbours . In the midst of his Festivities , the Emperor is not unmindful of other concerns , and he is carrying on his anti-commercial tchemes with great ardour . The Americans are in consequence the sufferers , and their losses amount it is said to an
immense sum . Such a system cannot last for ever , but it fills his country and the countries under his influence with custom-house officers , whose numbers will equal that of the monks , and be as great a plague to trade as the latter were to religion .
The new Germanic body is taking a consistency , and approaching nearer every day to a resemblance with the old body . A meeting is talked of , of the great Confederation , and instead of the multiplicity of representations we shall probably see a diet , consisting of a
kingly instead of an electoral college , to which the deputies of the few remaining sovereign princes will be admitted , and there will be a college also for the deputies of towns . A jurisdiction similar to that of Weslar is also talked of , but instead of the Roman law the code of
Napoleon will be the standard , and it is not improbable that as much employment will be found for lawyers Under the new as the old code . The king of Westphalia has received the homage of his new subjects of Hanover , and has ordered home all who are
serving in foreign corps , under pain of confiscation of property . The Primate of Frankfort is shortly to receive Hanau and Fulda , and Bavaria is to be put in possession of Ratisbon . "The king of Holland is returned home safe to his
curtailed dominions , which are guarantied to him by the Emperor , under a treaty by which he is to provide a squadron for the great nation , keep a body of French troops , and enter into all the regulations of the anti-eommercial system . Russia does * iot seem to have made
any progress against the Turks , but the latter have been guilty of some irregularities near the French barrier , which wray afford . a sufficient pretext for the French carrying their arms into Greece . If this should be the case , we can scarcely doubt that the Austrians will be in
* notum also , and a partition of the Turkish territories in Europe may take place before the summer is over . The sudden peace between Austria and France , the marriage , and the present
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state of affairs , seem to inaicate that this long expected transaction will not admit of further delay . As to England , it will be impossible for her to be other than a looker on , except that she may seize a few isles in the Mediterranean , which , would be happy to partake of her industry and protection .
Spain has not yet submitted entirely to the Napoleon dynasty ; but the real state of the country is little known . The eastern part is said to be tranquillised , and the Frenqh are bringing great force against Cadiz . The resistance also may be expected to be great , yet
we can see no reason to imagine that the siege will be raised by the efforts of any army of natives coming to its relief . During this time also the government of the French is gaining great strength , and the Spaniard , finding l « m > - self relieved from much of the ancient
oppression , will be little likely to sigh for the return of a Bourbon to carry him back to his former bigotry and slavery . If we know little of Spain , still less are we acquainted with the real state of its colonies ; but their independence , if the war lasts "between France and England , is inevitable .
Portugal is safe under the protection of the English and the-Portuguese in our pay . How long this may last time will discover ; but it seems most probalue that France will leave us there at ease till Cadiz is taken ; and then , when the affairs of Spain are completely settled , an irruption may be expected into
Portugal . The prince regent is said to have expressed a wish to be nearer his ancient dominions , and to have chosen Madeira for his residence ; but we should not imagine him likely to exchange the certainty of a gr ~ at empire for the un--certainty of a small kingdom . The Brasils are capable of being made far
greater than any dominion now mJ Eu * rope . Their trade with this countryis increasing , and important improvements "will be the consequence in the western world . The approaching summer will produce probably considerable changes ; but we have lived in ** ich
eventful time % that nothing can now astonish us . Happy should we be , if there was such a change in all our minds , that should make us as anxious for the thorough establishment of Chrises kingdom , as we are now interested in the little events of nations which have in view only mistaken notions o £ worldly prosperity .
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State of Public Affairs . 113
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1810, page 113, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2403/page/53/
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