The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-26 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WURTZBURGI, NOT. 12.

" The kingdom (of Bavaria) since the death of our beloved
`Monarch, is divided b.etween two powerful sentiments—regret
and hope.
,The new King, by a new system directly opposite
to that of his predecessor, has declared himself in favour of re-
trenchments. Nobody, however, ventures to blame the bound-
-less generosity and goodness of the late King. The retrench-
ments spoken of fall upon things, the inutility of which is ac-
knowledged, and which might be even characterized by another
expression, if good were not always sure of escaping a censure,
' however misled it may be. It is now said that the late King
biroself.intended to suppress certain expences, but it was re-
pu 'gmant. to his royal heart to deprive any of his subjects of an
employment wisial.he ,held at the time of his accession to the
throne. Be could not prevail on himself to diminish the por-
tion of bread, or to take it away from him who was in posses-
tior of it, or who wanted it. The reforms now in contempla-
tion are calculated to interest ail Germany, for they afrect the
higher branches of, the administration, and the King's house-
hold. The re* Monarch, who has conceived the idea of them,
shows that he possesses, in the highest degree, patriotic senti-
ments worthy to be imitated by all the Princes of the Confede-
ration. . • ,
". Every hotly
,knows, that among the complaints which are
repeated throughout Germany, is the useless support, in times
peacre,of numerous bodies of troops, by estates which have
very little weight in the present system of Europe, while the
expellee absorbs the greater part of the revenue of their
States; another point is the expensive parade of num-
bers of useless horses. A proof of this luxury, which
passes all bounds, is the late reduction of the number of horses
in the King's stables by 200. Another subject of complaint is
the money expended in operas, ballets, bands of music for the
Court and the Churches, in imitation of great Monarchies,
where their enormous expences have an object of public utility,
• since they encourage the arts, which cannot be the case in the ,
• little German States.

A political question now arises from the indispensable dis-
banding of part of the troops of the small States. Will the great
Powers, which, since the new order of things, have reckoned
on the numerous armies of the little Monarchies, oppose the
measure of retrenchment, braving public opinion, which has
seen with pain large standing armies in small States, to serve
the ambition of great Potentates ?

" A report is current that the Spanish Clergy are every
where trying to raise money. Secret proposals are said to have
been made to the monied men of Frankfort, offering engage-
ments in a new form, in order not to follow the mode adopted
'for the old loans. ,It is the superior Spanish Clergy that come
forward, engaging to obtain the ratification of the said loans in
.11 certain time given by the Spanish Government.
It is generally believed here that Russia is resolved to 101-
' low the great principles now adopted in -commercial matters ;
nevertheless that Government rather directs its attention to its
internal commerce, to increase the sale and consumption of the
produce of its soil ; this is the object of a late Ukase, diminish-
ing the taxes paid by retailers and artisans. The policy with
regard to foreign commerce is different from that of all other
States. It tends to the acquisition of new possessions, in order
to import into them this national production; however, it seems
that it has a certain system in this respect, and cannot adopt
any so long as the troubles in the East continue."

BeussEr.s, Nov. 22.—The day before yester-
day, during mass at seven in the morning, in the
church-of St. Baron, at Ghent, a noise, tire cause
•of which is unknown, was suddenly heard, and
the congregation being alarmed, rushed to the
doors, which were soon blocked up, and several
-•persons were trodden under foot. Inn the midst'
of the confusion, some thieves were very active
in stealing the shawls, hats, &c. of the fugitives.
A WIDOW, 1010 had, in general, enjoyed good
',health, found herself suddenly reduced to a state
of great debility. Every day was expected to
,bring her decease, the physician despaired, and
the last sacrament was administered to her. She
•livetl at Meuse with her daughter, who was
married there. On the 16th of October she was
to all appearance dead, and the body was laid
. out on a mattress in the usual way, and covered
with a cloth only. Some hours afterwards, her
son-in-law placed his hand upon her mouth, and
thought he felt a feeble respiration, but the heart
and pulses did not beat, the members were cold,
rand the eyes closed, and he did not dare to
hope. Some time afterwards her daughter visit-.
eZI tier in like manner, together with the doctor,
and presently the widow recovered from the syn-
cope, and is now entirely restored.--(,French
ipver,)