The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-23 00:00:00

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GERMAN PAPER&

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• AistriNuting the prOasure of .1;4ot/sorer a given perloa, belt
I conceit., it may be proved to dernusistration, that in 1121 I
the die rrrrr will be much greater than in 1919, and that it
must, Oleo costione to increase. No Act of Parlinthellt
• - - -.-emaltllintit the period or nsiert iin thirpiecirte degree of suf-
fering incideut to a nation Involved its debts, which the et.
oast sieeteh of its v.-reline in ita creates' prosperity was
UP*, 'efficient-In mem WhetillWfirltiTAN
increased ill VNlur, by which its ritionreer of iverylescrip-
• -•"1.lion With Inspitired toed gradually wasted. The ptiblig debt,
• Abe evroiliture, bonds,„4lo4llllleS. teh*es *SR.,
•"'";'• eitiittnne utffnuched and unstick...4_ it retualna tea
13* Witnessed how long this measure will-be•perseVered.int
.r" •if persevered in, what irairtiordisary aid unheard-of insane
'• Is the feet+, Inuit of 'hie country wilt he resorted by.
radium, therefore, illegrost once-taint, which pervadle
. future, and deeming, as I do meat highly, of the valise
ograculittre in the scale of per resources, I cannot bill
••41' ." sisinseder any Immediate attempt to uniform the import MIA
• ""2,Llis, corn to' the increased •••Ine stf money, as a isseasnire
franeht with the most serious con,oxpienees, and wholly tits-
' • 'warranted by any, joidicotions reselling from the progress
• do cub pxyments. If, as 1 venture to think, a great error
• • inlegislation was committed 'by the sodden sod forced ele-
m.' vation of the value of our currency; If, as I conceive, the
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standard or mint price was Seed much ton low, consideting
'all the circonisiances•in which the country was placed;• it
• 4 will be •nwisv to aggravate the mischief by following up
will consecutive plans a measure, Ike consequence of which
-its ore can yst fully comprehend. If, unfortunately, it
• shall be discovered that the country is placed in the dilemma
whese "wratig cannot be done without •rtrin, nor right
without a little farther experience will serve to
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shun what cowrie it will be,the part of wisdom to adopt.
*i I have take`ii the, Jiherty sf pybhablitg this letter, be-
- cause I think some of the statements may he oreful, and I
" • siStdress it b, yon, be-attar, on a recent tine, you afforded
•'' rufample proof that there in Ma individitat more competent
Ibaa youraclf to entertain the necessarily complicated sub.
, Sect of whit hit treats. What is wrong in fact your habitual
• ',..-aicourecy will detect, and what is erroneous ill thelll y cannot
SOC•I4 you•
I remade, Sir, with respect,
. Your most °Wiest aid fistulae Servant,
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efeitreeperd, May U, 1620. JOSEPH SANDARS.

FOREIGN INTELLIGICNCE.

raanx.rort, MA 14.

For "some days past the passage of couriers
thiough this city has been uncommonly frequent.
Three arrived in one day this week at the hotel of
M. de Gilt, the Prussian Minister. They came.
from Paris. sod were immediately forwarded to
Fi 'eau). It is affirmed that three dispatches, of
which Oily were the bearers, related not only to
:the atteirs of France (though the debates on the
new law id* elections excite great interest in the
IVKrman• Cabinets). but they concern also the
:affehrs of Spain.

A report has been in circuktion here for some
;Alleys past. that the Prince Chancellor of Prussia
Ilardetiberg) will shortly resign, ou account
great age and bad health, mid will entirely
withdraw from public life. It is conjectured that
.iiiitsoigit'oinon will be followed by great changes in
Pru•rian Ministry. People even speak of
''llse,rastarn of M. do Humboldt into office. M.
said .to he recalled from the past he
• till; here, dist is, according to the acconnts given
.hy all travellers,for the private letters from come
couutsies in the oorth of Germany say ha►dly auy

+WIT about politics. tulle" on the ministerial cite,
■nd 0)U: in corutegeseuer of the operations of some

pust-ntPces;' but travellers say that these changes
in the Ministry would be considered as very advan-
iggisrus. Some people persist in considering tire
Pritsce eliancllor as the greatest obstacle to the
saitelislimeut cf the constitutioo.
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LEIPSIG, MAY 9.
the Easter-Fair is now ended, and the result is
knows. A great deal of wholesale husi-
i.p•si %volt done, brit whether it was profitable is
another question. Thi English were numerous, and
qustitity of Eaglish goods was very large. and
Most exletoive dealiols were made is them. The
house of Behrens. from liamburgh, sold English
good- to the value of 800.000 dollars (above
130,0C.J/. sterling) ; but tbe German mantifirnurers
efao have partly Aone a Vest deal of business. The
Ettglah calicoes wire
.again very cheap. and there-
fore in great request. Silk goods were in very
great demand, acid it is' affirmed that the quantity
retp•tining here is very .small. The buyers from
the :.Ni7oth purchased large -quantities of expensive
goudi, as will as others. Thsas a Jew went into the
warEheaht of a Frineh'shilvil.-rnerchant. mei inked
boa enneb.:pir cent. he iinuld allow him if lie would
sets his whole Stock. Litwin maintained a good
priori PiliolAito cloths Were much sought after at the
beginning. toilabe finer sorts,sold readily. Though
the
.gulgliab. bed, delegearAf, place with goods,
it would 'he untrue to soy that they alone bad
darai,soicb. lassidess.• Becker from Chemnitz,
Albiichi•fsisaa Zeils, and many others, sold large
qaaratities of their manufectures. in the retail trade,
ors Ow Crlutrary, the fair was bad, and the cow-

Ouija. in tins particular are Todd sod well-
' fiewsied. Colonial goods remained at the former
prices. Articles of luxury, as well ass otij, cts of
!lady. use, were in great demaiiil. Straw could
scurce4, be supplied in suffi•.ent quantities, and
tilos, for children could With difficulty br procured
at ill at the end of the hir. The fair pissed over
witf,out any bankruptcy of importance.
The Rord Ordinance respecting the commercial
texts, winch. take plats from the lit of August
this year, it now published, and the articles are
derailed• which base to pay these taxes. They are
very law, eelePared with former taxes, and the half
goee to the Royal•Treitury, the other to the city.
Every thing is,iiciplided, sod there is jest ground
. to hope that the -trade of Leipsig will gain consi-
derably.. A INV bniklida is now erecting before
the iialte.gebt, where waggons loaded with mer-
chandise are weighed. sod where those which only
pass through the city rennin, when the driven