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ef the Police, and even in violation of the 
promifes of the chiefs of the proceffion. 
The Infoector of Police, in oppofing this 
tumulitrous fcene, was ill-treated, and a 
workman threw a ftone at the officer of the 
guard. Th:s mutineer was fabred; and a 
combat enfued, in which he who carried 
the crofs made ufe of that holy fign to 
overthrow thofe who oppoled his progrefs, 
éxclaiming—Iz the name of religion! On 
the day foliowing, the workmen agreed 
among themfelves, not to work, until all 
_the feftivals abolifhed by the Government, 
in concert with the Holy See, were’ re- 
eftablithed. They colleéted in parties of 
fifties and hundreds, and thus paraded the 
ftreets: The Elector, accompanied by 
one fervant, rode through the city on 
horfeback, exhorting the eldeft to return 
to their duty, and to perfuade the ‘others 
to do the fame ; but his fuccefs was’only 
momentary, and the tumult foon re-com- 
menced. ‘The Prince then ordered the 
~ garrifon under arms, cauled thefe fanatic 
bandstobe furrounded,and conduéted to the 
manege, again{t the entrance of which he 
pointed cannon, loaded with grape-fhot. 
Next day thofe who promifed to return to 
their duty were liberated, and the ring- 
Jeaders referv-d for a juft punifhment. 
The good citizens fubfcribed money to be 
diftributed among the foldiers who had 
the moft coniributed to the re eftablith- 
ment of order, and teftified their fatisfac- 
tion to the Elector. 
Several monafteries have been already 
fuppreffed. It is remarkable, that the 
Menks of the convent of St. Wit have 
themielves folicited the fuppreffion of their 
eftablifhment, and requefted that they 
might be transferred to the fecular clergy. 
«© We perceive (faidthey, in their addret's 
to the Flector), that monaftic inftitutions 
are incompatible with the enlightened ge- 
nius of the age, and are perfuaded that we 
fhould be more ufeful in other funétions.” 
- Among the incidents attending the fup- 
preffion of thefé inititutions, we remark 
the following, which certainly does not 
argue much in favour of their continu- 
ance. 
The fuperior and feveral members of 
the fupprefled convent of Récollets of 
Munich, who were lately tranfported to 
Ingolditadt, have béen put under arreft, 
and conduéted to the prifon of that city, 
known by the name of the Falcon’s 
Tower. A ‘pecial commiffion is charged 
with their procefs. They are accufed of 
having been the authors or accomplices of 
féveral aflaffinations committed on the in- 
habitants of Munich, who have difap- 
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as 
peared for fome years paft, and whofe bo- 
dies have becn found in a fubterraneous 
part of their convent hitherto unknown, 
and difcovered in a fingular manner. 
Among thefe victims was recognifed an 
oficer of diftinétion, who had fuddenly 
difappeared, and for whofe lofs his. family 
was incon ‘olable. ' 
Subterrcneous yaults are generally to 
be found in convents, at leaft, in many of 
thofe which have been fuppreffed in France; 
and it now appears, that, whatever were 
their ordinary and avowed objeéls, thefe 
fombre abodes were liable to be convert- 
ed to purpofes of the moft pernicious con- 
cealment. _Fanaticifm, however, does not 
willingly abandon its hold. Two pam- 
phiets have lately been printed at Ratis- 
bon, and circulated in Munich, ‘one of 
which is entitled, Thoughts on the Inftruc- 
tions given to the Commiffion of Conwents, 
Jo calied, lately effablifbed in Bavaria; the 
other, Impartial Reflections on the Suppref- 
Jion of Convents in Bavaria. The au- 
thors of thefe publications endeavour to 
fhew the utility of all convents, even thofe 
of the mendicant orders, and the injuftice 
of their fuppreffion! 
Among other reforms, the Elef&tor of 
Bavaria, following the example of the 
King of Pruffia, has lately decreed the 
fuppreffion of lotteries throughout his do- 
minions. Neutrality during the late 
war, marks a farther fimilicude in the po- 
litics of thefe two Princes. 4 
EMPEROR OF GERMANY’S Domt- 
NIONs.—JIt is not the bufinefs of a review 
of this kind to give an account of the 
laws, hiftory, extent, population, power, 
orrevenues of nations with which thereader 
is {uppofed tobealready generally acquaint- 
ed 5 but of the changes which have re- 
cently taken place, or are actually paffing, 
in their internal fituation, or in their poli 
tical conne€tions with other ftates. 
In the internal fiiuation of the fubjeéts 
of the Houfe of Auftria no change of 
any importance has, for a long time, 
taken piace. In refpeét to the adminif- 
tration of juftice, the levying of taxes, mi- 
litary confeription, and all objects of do- 
meftic police, the hereditary dominions, 
Aufria, Moravia, Bohemia, Styria, Ca- 
rinthia, Carniola, é&c. are under fimilar 
regulations, which feem to be almoft re- 
garded as immutable. Captains of dif- 
trits perform the fame kind of funétions 
as the intendants of provinces formerly 
did in France. For form’s fake, fome of 
thefe ftates ftill retain a fhadow of repre- 
fentation ; but their reprefentatives have 
neither power nor influence. Huncary 
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