loo] ANNUAL REGISTER, 181s. 
CHAPTER X, 
Germany.— Affairs of Wurtemberg.—Contest between the King and the 
States.— Saxony : Note of the King to the Allied Powers.— Mutiny of 
the Saxon troops in Blucher’s army.— Final treaty with Prussia, and 
Dismemberment of the Saxon Territory.— Hanover: Speech of Count 
Munster to the Staies.—Prussia : 
the King’s Proclamation to the In- 
habitants of Posen, and of Danizic and Lhorn.— Royal Decree on the 
representation of the People in Pxussia.— Organization of the Prussian 
Monarchy.—Act of German Confederation. 
“A S the final settlement of the 
affairs of Germany depend- 
ed on the resolutions of the con- 
gress of Vienna, which had not 
concluded its deliberations till 
nearly the close of the year, the 
political condition of that country 
for the most part remained in an 
indeterminate state which afforded 
little matter for historical record. 
No longer the seat of destructive 
wars it was gradually recovering 
from its wounds, and returning to 
the exercise of peaceful industry ; 
and although speculation on the 
forms of government under which 
they were hereafter to subsist must 
have been active among the en- 
lightened classes of society, its ef- 
fects were in general confined to 
literary discussion, Some exam- 
ples, however, were given of con- 
tests of a more important kind; 
and the kingdom of Wurtemberg, 
in particular, was the theatre of 
political events, which will be re- 
garded with interest, as elucidating 
the spirit now prevailing in the 
mixed constitutions of the Ger- 
manic system. 
On January 12th the King of 
Wurtemberg having convoked his 
ministers and council, announced 
his intention of introducing into 
his kingdom a constitution with 
States-general ; and to this effect 
published a memorial addressed 
to all his ** subjects, servants, and 
vassals,”? in which he notified that 
he had sketched. out a constitution 
of this nature, which he meant to 
lay before the States-general to be 
assembled in March following. 
The Statesaccordingly met, con- 
sisting of representatives chosen 
by the people, joined with others 
who sat by right of birth as for- 
mer states of the empire, and with 
members appointed by the King. 
The general expectation was, that 
the ancient free constitution of 
Wurtemberg, which circumstan- 
ces had abrogated, would be re- 
stored, with modifications rendered 
necessary by the change of times ; 
but the King’s speech on opening 
the session expressed a different 
intention. No mention was made 
_ of the former constitution ; and a 
new act, in the formation of which 
the states had no share, was laid 
before them, as the only organic 
law of the state sanctioned by his 
Majesty. The assembly, fondly 
