The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-23 00:00:00

THE KING or PRUSSIA's A.VOURS.

Our Readers remember his Prussian Majesty's visit
to Paris last suo.n►er, but th..y probably never lipoid
the following .-entitnental n►ot►re ascribed to it. We
eutrac► the anecdote from a 'tour in Germany, just
puhlished, replete with pictu►es of Germany society,
and of the %) stems terthe duodecimo Courts with which
we are now so eagerly courting alliance:—
r• A general subject of consersation in the gay
circles is, the subjugation ut the, bs,..ible heart of his
Majesty of Prussia, by a fair damsel; whose inequality
o. years and of birth renders it doubly romantic ...
This fortunate fair is the daughter of the French
Ambassador at Dresden, and of charms well de-
serving Royal admiration. Love, which recognizes
no distinctions, exact ,d from its elevate►! votary
as arduous proofs of devotion as it could have
require•• from a humbler swain, and the King
has been as assiduous in following the steps of this
favourite nymph at Dresden, at Toeplitz, and at
Berlin, as he could have beets to secure a dowried
daughter of the oldest house in Christendom. 1V hen
the Lady repaired to Paris in the summer, his Ma-
jesty, as you know, lest no time in putting on his
romantic incognito, and surprising her at the Thuil.
leries as Count Ruppin ; and while the politicians of
Europe were drawn% ominous iuferences from this
friendly meeting of the Sovereigns, the saloons in
Germany were only admiring the constancy of the
Monarch, and envying the honours of its fair object.
The Prussians, however, who would have done the
same if the Lady had been a German, could not
conceal their soreness, that a daughter of the nation

they hate should hold their Monarch in such tri-
umphant chains ; and when a report spread that a
left-handed marriage either existed or was on the
lapis, they were indignant beyond measure."

LEITRIM.—State of the Leitrim gross Poll at the
clOaa—
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Mr. Latouthe 2975
Mr. %s kite
Major Clenien,6
A Proclamation has been put forth by the Duke of
MANCIIEsTEK, announcing that the Lords of his
Majesty's Treasury had given orders for issuing a
small copper coinage for the use of the military in the
West Indies, sod by mains of which the pay of the
soldiers would be issued daily instead of monthly, as
had hitherto been the practice. The Proclamation
further states, that with a " view of giving a 6aed
and permanent value to ouch copper coins, and to in-
duce the inhabitants to take them from the soldiers,
the Deputy Commissary-General has been instructed
to receive the said coins either in exchange for bill
upon the Lords Coinmissinuers of his Majesty's
Treasury, or in exchange ler dollars, at the rate
of fifty-siz penny-pieces, or one bombed and twelve
halfpeotty- pieces, for the Spanish dollar, which is now
issued to the soldier at the flied rate of four shillings
and eight-pence." It was therefore recommended to
the inhabitants of Jamaica to receive this copper
coinage as currency, which would prove no less cim-
vellietst to the Public, than salutary to his Majesty's

troops.
'rite increase in the various branches of the Reve-
nue proves incontestibly the flourishing state of our
commerce; while the peculiar improvement in the
Customs evinces the high opinion foreigners enter-
tain of our public spirit, by their avidity to consign
the finest flavoured Wines to England, on reading,
in the Continental Papers, ?Ir. CARROLL'S invitation
to adventurers to select the choicest Port, Claret,
and Madeira, as a zPst to the Prizes of Saver Ague in
the Lottery, in addition to the Two Prizes of
,e 30,000 sod the 16 other Capitals, which ,nay be
drawn Neat Tuesday week, as there are no hied
Prizes, and only 8,000 Tickets.
There was It.) business of public interest either at
Cit.cabrisde yr LitiatiOVlOo -'carter Seigooll.