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London, England, 1826-04-06 00:00:00

GER3IAN PAPffRS.

LEI MC. Magni 21.
Kampffe, partner in the house of Peter Richter, was broiled
in here under arrest the day before yesterday. lie hail drawn bills
of exchange to the amount of %MN dollars, and when they became
due it appeared that he concealed the matter from his partner, and
had employed the proceeds to his own benefit. He had. In cone.
quence, absconded, but was overtaken and arrested at Gera.

GIESSE7I, MARCH r.
Dr. F. Schultz, professor of philosophy in this university, who,
with the permission of his Government, and supported by it, has
been for these three yeses in Paris studying the Oriental languages,
has now received from the Grand Duke's Government unlimited
leave of absence, to travel:to Persia at the expence of the French
Government.

[From the Atlgemcinc Zcilung of March 301
PRESIIUBG, MARCH 20.
The Sittings of the Diet continue without interrup inn. In the
77th, held on the 17th, his Imperial Highness the Archduke Pa-
latine was pleased to communicate to the ehiunber of Magnates,
the happy intelligence that his Majesty the Emperor was out of all
danger, and it was then announced to the Chamber of Deputies. It
was received by both with the most ardent enthusiasm. In the 78th
Sitting, on the 18th, a letter was read from Count Joseph Telekyt
Szek, by which he not only gives a large aunt of money to the is.
tended National Academy, but allows the free use of his private
library, consisting of thirty thousand volumes. The reading of this
letter called forth the most lively expressions of gratitude to the
patriotic writer. On the same day both Chambers complimented
his Imperial Highness the President on his fete, or Saint's day.

The Jamaica Papers that arrived yesterday are to the
20th February ; their contents are unimportant.
It appears from the following letter from the Privy
Council•office, that though the Order in Council which
prohibited the exportation of military stores is not F. uf.
fered to expire, yet the one which prohibited the expor-
tation of cannon and gun-carriages will not be renewed:—

ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
" Council.office, Whitehall, March "ft.
" am directed to acquaint you, for the information of
the Cominissioners of his Majesty's Customs, that the Order in
Council dated the 30th of September last, which prohibits the ex-
(rtation of military stores, will expire on the 30th of this instant
larch). but which will be renewed at the first Council to be held
y his Majesty. As, however, such Council may not take place
before the expiration of the present Order, I am to desire that
the raid Commissioners will give directions forthwith to their
officers, to consider the said prohibition as being in force, not.
witty:tending the said Order may nut be renewed previous to its
expiration.

." I am, sir, &c.

" C. C. GetriLLt."

" P.S.—The Order in Council, of the same date, WtTiih iro.
hibita the exportation of cannon, gun-carriages, ste. will not be
renewed.

"ZThomas Whitmore,Esq:"

The proprietors of the Alliance Insurance Company held
a meeting yesterday, at which a dividend of 8 per cant.
was declared.

The price of corn is rising pretty rapidly both in Bri-
tain and Ireland. In Boston, Lynn, and the other leading
corn markets in England, wheat has advaneed Gs. to Bi.
per quarter within the last three weeks. The, only ap-
parent reason for this start in the price, is an opinion which
gains ground among the farmers, that the supply of corn
in the country is rather short.—Country Biper.
Messrs. Sparrow and Co. have informed the public, that
some alterations will take place in the arrangement of the
proposed new partners in their banks ; at the same time they
announce that, whatever arrangements may be finally en-
tered into, the banks, both at Chelmsford and Brainuce,
will open on the 17th of April, as declared by them at the
public meeting on the 19th ult. ; nor will the application
made in the Court of Chancery, on Tuesday week, as re-
ported in several papers, make the slightest alteration in
such arrangement.—Bury Gazette.
YoRK M A N rs' Com PA KY.—Considerable interest
has been occasioned at our Assizes, in the antieipation that
an assumed right of the Merchants' Company to oblige
every inhabitant of York, trading in articles of forign
produce, to purchase their freedoms of the said Company,
would be decided in a Court of Law. The case is as fol-
lows :—There are several freemen of the city, who are thus
trading, and who, till lately, have long uninterruptedly so
traded. Amongst those are Mr. Seawin and Mr. Harwood,
druggists, both of whom have had notice from the Mer-
chants' Company, on the imagined authority of an anciint
charter, that they must become members of their fraternity
(the entrance fee of which is, whatever the CompallY
may think proper), or for ever cease to trade in those ar-
ticles over which they claim this exclusive domination.
To the demand a refusal, was given. and the Company
then resolved to call in the assistance of the gentlemen of
the long robe. Law proceedings were consequently insti-
tuted against Mr. Scawin, but were soon withdrawn, and
Mr. Harwood was fixed upon as a more desirable subj. et
for litigation. Counsel were retained, and witnesses were
subpeenled, who day after day waited in court, expecting
to he called up m to give the sanction of their evidence to
this act of monopoly ; but at length, on an alleged inac-
curacy in the pleadings, the record was withdrawn, and
the power of the Company to enforce th2ir injurious claims
remains to be decided at the next Assizes. We are con-
vinced, that all who feel interested in the prosperity of
our city must most anxiously wish for the abolition of a
power which has so deteriorating an influence over its
trade. Besides, if the demand now made be proved legal,
who can say where the next attempt may be made; and
the freedom of the city will be of little use to the young
tradesman, if, after this, another mulcture must be sub-
mitred to, at the will of the Merchants' Company.—York
(Antiwar.