Pri0ileges and Prcrogatises of he King 9f Engload.-At the present moment, the following brief abstract of the pre- rogatlve and powers of the Monarch of these realms may not be uninteresting ta our readers.

 The king of England takes an oath at his coronation to preserve the rights and privileges of the church, the prero- gatlve of the crown, and the laws and customs of the realm. lie has the pow CT, by his prerogative alone, of making war or peace, concluding leagues and treaties, 61c. He convokes and dis solves parliament; and may refuse his assent to any Bill passed by both llou- sess, sss, without giving his reasons for t. But this apparently important preroga- tive has not been exercised in this coun- try for long period, other means being usually resorted to, to prevent such an ungracious and generally unpopular step in monarch. He may increase the number of Members of either House at pleasure, by creating new Peers, and bestowing privileges on other towns for sending Burgesses to ParIia- nent. Debts due to him are always to be satisfied in the first place, in case Of insolvency. lie has custody of the per sons and estates of idiots and lunatics; and to him revert all estates, when no heir appears. All bullion, money, &e. found, if the owners be not known, be longs to him. So all wreeks, and land recovered from the sea, gold and silver mines, 6zc. are said to be bis. He can- not make new laws, or raise taxes, without the consent of Parliament. But though in Great Britain, which is Ia limited Monarchy, the power of the King is greatly restrained, this is so far from diminishing his real honor, that it adds much to the responsibility of the office.

 Of the Kings revenues, some have belonged, time out of mind, to the Grown, and some have been granted by Parliament, by way of purchase or ex- change for such oi the K ilerediiGa- ry revenues, as were found ineolsvenient to the subject. Another branch of the King s crdinary rerenue consist of the

 