The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-02 00:00:00

LETTER FROM STOCKHOLM, Du. 1.2.

There has just been published here the fallow-
trig remarkable Report of wit at. has occurred in
Government of the Kingdom since the last
i)iet, signed by•his Majesty the King, and the
Chancellor, Baron Witterstedt
Doting the period which has elapsed since
'!,- last Assembly of the States, the general peace,
and.the amicable relations of the Kingdom with
ign Powers, have afforded his Majesty atappy
portimity to direct his exertions and cares to the
;•,•,tnotion of trade and ißdustry, and of the in-
, roar Administration.
•‘' Though the 'rapid transition from war to
;•are, particillarly after the violent convulsions
!rave diiitiuguisbed the last 20 years, has
had a proportionate influence on the trade of
-s,yedeu and. the revenue of its Customs, yet his
•,i,tj.:sty has had the satisfaction to find, that
influence, which is so striking in the richer
:•iropean States, has pot been considerably
j,l ions to Sweden. It was to be foreseen
it the transit trade, after the re-establishment of
e ire Europe, would return to its ancient than-
, is—anti tha•, consequently, Sweden could not
,ttaio the only chitnnel ; and notwithstanding he
which time King has been forced to toe,
time to time, for maintaining the
currency, according to the wish of tbe.l.)iet,
ice been added to this, yet the revenue of -the ,
Customs has even exceeded the sum upon which
States bad calculated. •
Attentive to profit by every opportunity to '
mica' advantages to tire trade of the King-
in, his Aljestv has concluded a Treaty Of•Com-
:qt.? with rhe United States.of North. America,
,:tp!ed on a perfect eqtrality ttf rights autlprivi,
Though'this Trealy, .with the .eideption
,r -.owe less impottantopointsi which .were to be
;1,, subject of a new olegociation, has been already
tritied by the Presi4nt' of the United States, yet
could not be published on account of the sego-
r: ion still pending; but his Majesty hopes we
SOW) he able to. make it. knower:
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Treaty has been concluded with the Court
respecting the commercial relations be-
:. cvn Sweden and. Finland, the ratifications of-
- Lich• will shortly be exchant:cd ; and his Ma-
t .p.• is convinced that the Diet will learn with
:t..nre the equity, and, at the same time, the
,-!v,r;idgrs of the principles on which this Treaty

• • To Inifil the obligations of which his Majes-
,. ;,e.i.aioted the States at the Nit Diet, the

Duchy of Pomerania and :the island of 1114,Ten were
given up-to the Prussian Government in October,
1815, several payments haVe been made by Prus-
sia on account of the sum agreed upon, and the
arrears arc relative principally to the accounts still
to be settled with the inhabitants- of Pomerania,
many of which were as unexpected by his Ma-
jesty, as their amount is exaggerated. As. the
negociation has now taken a decisive turn,- his
Majesty confidently hopes that iit will be speedily
concluded in a satisfactUry manner.
" His Majesty has- the satisfaction to be able
to announce to the States that the foreign debt of
the kingdom in Hambairgh, Holland, Genoa, and
Antwerp, has been paid in the manner fixed by
the Diet. The loan in:Leipsig is the only. one
which has not been paid. His Majesty has, how-
ever, the best founded hopes that with the exact
observance of-the principles of payment prescribed
by the States in.1812.-atidl.Sls-;this also will not be
long delayed,,and,. tbus.the promise fulfilled which
his Majesty and the Crown Prince made to the
States at their last meeting, namely, to pay ()tithe
whole foreign Mil,. wliieh.was.so oppressive to
the kingdom, so disproportioned .to. its power, and
the interest of which would have absorbed near
tWO-thirds, of the slim- now granted, or above
800,000 rix dollars, in cash."

His Majesty then proceeds to develope. what has
;been done in the various• branches 9f the internal
adtninistration.