Star.
London, England, 1816-04-30 00:00:00

FRANKFORT. APRIL 10.

• The Fair begins to be very lively, but however is
among. the number of those which are something
better than middling. The English white goods re-
tain the advantage on account of their cheapat•ss and
goodness, but in printed goods there is more demand
for Swiss manuf.icturrs, especially on account of •he
newer taste of the pasterns. The Saxon goods dons
last description, will also nOt be put net of the mrr-
ket by the English, at least not this Fair. Some ex-
pect that cotton will rise much.

NUREMBERG, APRIL I.

The Correspondent of Germany contains to-day the
following article horn Russia:
46 The important and fine province of Finland was
of great consequence, in a financial and economical
point of view, to Sweden, which is so poor in ',eternal
resources ; for the colossal Russian Empire it has
more interest in a political light.
In former times Finland furnished a considera-
ble part of Sweden, and particularly the capital,
with some of the first necessities, wood, better, salt,
and bread corn. If the Finlanders were at first dis-
satisfied at the change of their Government, because
they feared the Rassian despotism, they now love the
Emperor Alexander arid their Constitution to such a
degree, that very few indeed desire to return to their
former condition.

44 The ancient Finland Nobility, which ate nume-
rous, and now live chiefly in St. Ntersburgh, at
Court, are treated by the Emperor with particular
regard; he loads them, and the persons in public
offices in Finland, who have* mostly retained the.
places they held under the Swedish Government,
with titles and orders, and relieves the people from
taxes when they are too oppressive.
" A great part of the annual revenues of the coun-
try, which, acco: ding to most exact accounts, are esti-
mated at 4,000,000 Swedish Bank dollars, are ex-
pended in the country itself ; new roads and canals
are made ; the internal communication acquires daily
more life ; the fortresses are greatly strengthened;
Sweabnrg, the Gibraltar of the North, had cost
Sweden twenty millions of Swedish B.ink dollars, and
a period of 20 years, to complete it : all the works arc
hewn out of the solid rock, and are defended by 40()
nieces of cannon. Ot late years this fortress has
fallen a little into decay ; but workmen are now cm- .
Iployed in repairing mid enlerging it. The mild libe-
ral Government has the happiest influeece no the po-
pulation, and Finland has now nearly a million of in-
habitants. May the treatment of Finland be a proof
to the Poles, that they also will speeaily advance in
civilisation and national wealth, under /le
of Russia. '
" When the Principality of Isenberg was taken
possession of in July last for the Emperor of Austria,.
ail the financial resources were lett to the ceuat-y,
and up to this hour no revenues, not even the 113.,-
voidable expenses of the Administration, have been
levied by the august Sovereign. Notwithanding this,l
the battalion of Isenberg, which has been taken into i
the Austrian service, has lately reeeieed from the
Imperial Treasury its proportion of the considerable •
douceur given to the whole Imperial Airily.°
FROM THE LOWER ELBE, APRIL re.
The report of the death of the King of Sweden is
not confirmed. Another vpoit. that has been for
some time in circuletion in Stockholm, pretends,
that 'an Embassy will shortly be dispatched from
Sweden to the Continent, to apply to a great Court
fit: the hand of a Princess (or the Duke of Sutler-
mania (Oscar, see of the Crown Piincc).
Though the Hatteveriett Privy Counselor, Van
ll:tr.:cretin, sh eegociated at Copenletgen concern-
-1
ing the fate of letuertaurg, has returned to II Hover,
yet there is not i; COpeiihaivii any appearance of
measures inclicaLitig teat that province will soon be
taken possession et. The public are unacquainted
with the diflicti!ties that rn iy yet prevail, as Prussia
and posse Ca:eel, as,weil as Prussia and Hanover,
have arranged their respective demands, and each
ceded aid taken possession of the countries stipule-
ted ; even Swedish KMlcr.inirt has been fur some time
in the hands of Freesia, and the whole of the liquida-
tions in Norttli :;errnany mey be considered as cm-
, pleted as soon as Denmark has at length obtained
letueeburg.
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