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GERMAN PAPERS.

NAPO" JULY 16.
the Monetary Lsw of his Majesty the King of
the Two SiCities, dried Portici, April '2O, 1010,
inairates a great advance-in this branch of politic ii
economy, volitch the Neapolitan Guyer 1111 l etit has
Made before that of any other European Statc,tiot
excepting even Ea ;land, since by this law " the
silver con. al.nir, and exclusively, and without any
refereoce to the gdd coin of the State, is assumed
as the standard h.r the inanition of all objects Of
trade acd commerce." This highly-improved
Monetary s3•fem is the fruit of many years medi-
ation, cud of the exertions of the. Minister of
Finance, Chevalier de Medici. It was to have
been phblished so long ago as the year 180, but
war 'and invasion prevented it. Though it has
been but n few months in force, the happy effects
of it siresdy ►hew themselves, and money flows so
abundantly into the mint, that the value of above
a Million of ducats lies in burs ready to he coined,
trinl it is out possible to execute all the orders.

Under the title of " Ordinance of the Minister of
Finance fbr Me execution of She 1414 Article of the
Lam ow the Monetary Systeme if CNA April, 11119,"
'the Chevalier de Medici has published an admir-
able and masterly explanation, and two tables
which merit the attention of every thinking roan.—
It is • remarkable phenomenon that we should see
issue fr Naples (aliich general opinion in Eu-
rope, would represent as Elie most unenlightened
country), roes of light, while in other countries it
*is yet dark ; and 'this is not the first example in
legislation and administration, in which Neapoli-
tan *Merv, if they have not opened the way, have,
'however, reiidered it 'wore practicable, as may tie
instanced in Filangierie and Gullianis' writings on
the Corn Trade. It may also be observed here, that
Naples is the only c try in Italy where they
have bail the good swine to reject hardly any of the
-pod measures of Administration, which had been
introduced in consequence of the late revolutions,
as indemnity, thnegli au ausofficient one, for niaily
evils, and are besides seriously intent upon extend-
ing tlirw to Sicily, which 'stands so much in treed
of them.

COLMAR, JULY 31.

The metes whisqi several officers of 'the kit sing
of Ai my of Occupation are stated to have
spread at the Baths of Badeii, viz.—that prepara-
tions were making iu their corps to leave France
in the autumn, and that several orders had already
been ismed to cotifirm this opinion, is wholly un-
'founded in respect to both the assertions, since no
sueasiern have been taken in any of these corp.,
nor 'orders relative to such been issued. To draw
positive conclusions from conjectures which are fre-
quently inserted in the French Papers would be
very precipitate, especially at the present moment,
as the question is not to be decided till the ap-
proaching Congress of the Allied Sovereigns.
The Duke of Wellington will indeed begin at
the end of the month of August the review of all
the corps of the. Allied troops, of which he is the
CoMmarider in Chief; but his jimmies for this pur-
pose will probably have as little influence on the
departure or further stay of the Army of Occupa-
tion, as those he has rustle in each of the preceding
years about the came time. That the Emperor of
Austria May probably honour these reviews with his
presence,
is indeed the ardent wish of the Austrian
corps, which basso long been separated front its So-
vereign and eiimitry, kat no order, or even hint,
;which cast give confidence or even prohalility to
this hope.—( Anger/wine Zeitung. to Avg. 8.)

Medina, which together with the fort contains 91
houses, carries on a groat trade with Bars°rah' ni
other ports in the C;ulf. irlie port of Nlediva
accessible to ships not caging 200 tons barite

mill with a good wind they cati sail in 14 boll,
from Bueithire to Bahrein. Near the island is 3
honk where the finest pearls in the world are fi-lied.
Tht:y are found in small shells "fastened to the
bottom of the sea by a thin and very long thread,
the divers rut oft Tne King of Persia has
strongly recommended to the Arab Sheiks, and the
linati of Mitten!, not to allow the occupation ut the
island of Bahrein by the Yiilidrh, and promised
powerfully to support the measures they may adopt
ftir the purpose. A division of the l'er•itrn army has
lately really besieged lirrat,-or Heron', the capital
of South 'Khorasan. The Governor of the city,
Shah Z4do Feeraguden, has applied for aid to his
father, St:ltach Maliniud, upon which the Vizier
'Fulfil) Kim) received orders to advance with a
inning corps by way of Catidaliar to the relief of
Herat. and he will be joined by another corps wi-
der Shat:k Zsdu Komene.—(Nurentberg Corns-
ponderit, Aug. 7.)

DUTCH MAIL.

.FRO)1 THE FRENCH FRONTIER% ACE). 9.

We learn front Paris that Ceneral 011111C1, who
is closely confined on account of the conspiracy, is
still an stet a , and that even his counsel have not
yet been allowed to see him. Ile has been already
examined several times, and his examinations have
been very long. tie has written from his prison a
second letter to his Majesty the King, and one to
the Miiii.ter of War, Imt the contents of them are
not known. The other four officers are also denied
all cm 00000 unicatinn, and are very strictly watched,
so that every thing which they receive 'from without
is most rigorously searched. It is however asserted
that they will shortly be brought before the Court
of Assize, in order to be tried by the exitting laws.
it i, said that the particulars of this plot, which so
nearly borders oil insanity, will excite the highest
astonishment.

AUGIIST 11.

By the Ordinance of the King respecting thenr-
ganization of the General Staff; opportunity is
g ven to all the officers on half-pay, provided they
have the necessary qualifications, to apply for a
cuinniissiou in that corps.

The harvest in the northern departments is Wear-
ly finished, and is equally remarkable fur the fine
quality and the abundance of the grain. The prices
have therefore greatly declined, and in those parts
which have so long suffered from want, abundance
is now general.

HAGU!, At GUST 14.

Greet preparations are making here to arrange
the principal church for the baptism of the young
Po ince.

FRANKFORT. AUGUST 9.

They write from Leghorn that the Count ;ISt.
Leu, the Countess of St. Leu, and the widow of
Manisa! Ney, are in that city, for the benefit of
sea bathing. It is pretended that the Coma of
St. Leu 11.4 had n private interview with the Conn_
acts, and that a reconciliation has taken place
between them.

•„10 AT NINE O'CLOCK'. NEXT TUESDAY MORN-
ING. TWO PRIZES OF c 30,000, TN's► PRI7. OF
41,000, Lonio SOVEREIGNS, &c. WITH GOLD, CLA-
RET, PORT, MADEIRA. ALL MUST BE DRAWN
NEXT TUESDAY.—unTuy FINISHES.