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orders prescribed by this Government . Let them be persuaded that ( Tie momentary sacrifice of some part of our civil liberty has no other object than that of promising us a good Constitution , and of assuring us the entire enjoyment of Liberty . ' All the constituted authorities shall continue their present operations , until the necessary change , in a manner regular and conformable to the general good . — - The cidevant provisional administrations , or constituted authorities , in the different cities , districts , or villages , as well as the administration of dykes , rivers , and bridges , shall be continued till that period , and shall be subject ' aud responsible to the Executive

Directory . ' The Committee of Justice shall remain provisionally upon the present footing ; , and there shall be no change . All Officers , Mayors , Procurators of Communes , and Public Accusers , shall provisionally continue the . exercise of their functions , and shall pursue , with redoubled activity , all disturbers of peace and order , whatever mask they may assume . Persons and property shall be protected from every insult . The law which exists in this respect shall remain in force , and shall be rigorouslexecuted . Commerce shall be protectedand shall enjoy

y ; every one that safety , which is the foundation of all social union . No inhabitant of provinces still existing , no community , society , or corporation , shall unite , for the purpose of making , collectively , to this assembly , orto the Executive Power ,. any demand or petition ; but every Batavian citizen ' shall be permitted to propose his opinions , and defend his interests .

' Thus this new order of things will be established without difficulty orconfusion find the object which has rendered it necessary will be completely fulfilled . Thus the ardent vows of the true Batavians are about to be accomplished , and a good and wise constitution will consolidate our happiness , fulfil the wishesof our Allies , and render us formidable to our enemies . ' Batavians , it is to arrive at this salutary object that the assembly of your representation havethis day formed themselves into a constituent body , representing the Batavian nationunder the presidency of Citizen HMidderichand has named

, . , provisionally for its Secretaries Citizens Adr . Ploos , Van Amstel , L . C . Voi . k , W . F . Van Bennekom , and the Secretary of the ci-devant National Assembly , Citizen J . Van Haefen . We will order each of these to respect the signature of the temporary President , as well as that of one of his Secretaries ,, or his successors , to obey and follow all orders and commands so signed , as emanating from us . All petitions , before they are addressed to the constituent assembly , representing the Batavian Nation ; and all sentences of colleagues , charged with the administration of

justice throughout the Batavian republic , shall be henceforth in the name of the Batavian nation . ' This shall be published and posted up every where according to custom . ? We order and charge ihe constituted authorities of the Batavian Republic who remain in their functions , to give the necessary orders that our'intentions in this respect may be executed . ' Done and decreed by the said Assembly at the Hague , the 22 d of January , 1798 , the 4 th year of Batavian liberty . H . MIDDEB . CH , President . '

DOMESTIC NEWS . VOLUNTARY CONTKIBUTIONS * 701 VAHDS THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTHY . Inconsequence of the clause in the ' Assessed ' tax-bill / authorising the Bank Pf England to receive subscriptions from all' ranks of people , toward " defraying the expences of the State , a meeting of the Bank proprietors was held on Tuesday the 13 th of February ; and all doubt being removed as to the illegality of the the of 200000 !

measure , sum , . was immediately subscribed by the court . This , was followed by a subscription of 20 , 000 ! . by his Majesty . The merchants , bankers , and traders of the city of London met on the Friday following , in the square of the Royal Exchange , where a hustings was erected for ,-ieir accommodation . The meeting was very numerous ; the whole of the square and avenues leading thereto being literally crowded ; nor was it less conspicuous fonts respectability than for its number . Mr . Bosanquet , and some other gentlemen , addressed the meeting upon the subject of the present state of the county , urging the necessity of opposing vigorous Mcrikms to the inveterate hostility