The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-06

the Kings health was rapidly improving; he takes
frequent airings, sometimes on foot, sometimes en-
carrosss, eats with good appetite sleeps soundly,
and receives the visits of his relatives and inti-
mates On the other hand, it Is considered an unfa-
yorable sign that his removal to Charlottenburg has
been adjourned sine die and that he is to pass the
winter at the new palace in Potsdam il being obvi-
GUS from this circumstance that his strength is not
equal even to the fatigue of so short journey as
that from SansSouc to CharOttenburg, distance of
hardly more than twelve miles. The state Of his
mental faculties appears to be even less satisfactory
than his physical condition. Occasionally his intel
lect ia quite overclouded he converses with those
around him in a perfectly composed and rational
said to him, examines drawings and architectural
plans with the interest OF connoisseur when sud-
denly his mind wanders, his ideas become confused,
and, painfully conscious OF his nfirmity he bursts
into tears. How long he may continue in this melan-
choy situation it il impossible to foresee but from
all ihave heard am satisfied that his entire
very is out of the question. Whether this
will definitely preclude him from re sna9has
affair. George H., OF England, was as
mad as March hare, with occasional lucid
intervals for at least half his reign, which did not
prevent him from performing his regal functions, or
father from having them performed by his Ministers,
till the latter had got sufficient hold upon his son,
the Prince Of Wales, to enable them to delegate the
authority to him without danger to themselves. No
doubt this example has not been lost on the Prussan
Ministers, and it may depend upon the success of
their efforts to regain the confidence OF the heir APP
parent whether the present crisis will be terminated
IN similar manner.
Unjust not omit to mention as sign of the times,
that on Friday, being the Queens birthday the
Court poet NJ Relstab omitted for the first time to
address congratulatory ode to her Majesty IN the
columns of the POssrche Zeifung ill-natured folks
look upon this as sure symptom that her reign Is
| at an end; but perhaps NJ Rallstab's Pegasus had
| only turned FESTIVE and refused to be sadded.
Prince Frederick William left the other day for
Coblentz from whence he proceeds to England on
his visit to his future motherin-aw and BRIDE which
| had been put off on account OF the Kings illness.
| Unless some unexpected event should come In the
| way again, the wedding will certainly take place
about the oath January and after spending the first
week Of the honeymoon at Windsor the young cou-
pie will set out for Berlin, where they are to make
their public entry early in February, Great testvi-
ties are preparing for the OCCASION and as the Gham
bers will have met by that time, all the rank and
fashion, to say nothing of the beauty, &c, OF Prus
STA, will be assembled to greet the noupeaur maries
The match is immensely popular with all classes
here and especially among the fair SEX who always
take particular interest in such matters The only
drawback is that the young princes palace is not
finished, although they have been hard at work at It
for the last twelve months, and the happy pair will
have to put up at the "Schloss until their new
abode is ready to receive Them 1t is fitted up in
the English style, and the interior is said to be quite
model Of comfort and convenience: but in an ar
chitectura point of view it is certainly decided
| failure.
| The money market continues to be in much the
same state as detailed ii in my last report About
ten days ago the Bank Of Prussia raised the discount
to q per cent; since then you are aware the Bank
of England have raised theirs to 10 per cent but as
the pressure is far from being severe here as 1t is
| in England it is doubtful whether the Bank OF
Prussia will be induced to follow their example. As
yet at least there has been meeting OF the stock
holders or of the select committee called by the
| :hef director of the bank (the Minister OF Com
nerce), to deliberate upon measure OF TINS KIND.
The opinions respecting the necessity OF such step
are divided, in most cases where part OF the pub
| liz are entrusted in power, and another against it..
The former he capalists agree that If the present
rave is maintained the specie will leave the country
to go to those money markets where higher DIS
| count can be obtained The opponents point to the
measures taken by the Bank Of England for increas-
ing the circulation Of its notes, as being likely, in
conjunction with the more encouraging intelligence
from the United States to produce favorable reac
ton. and TO bring down the rate Of discount from
\ its present enormous height. For the moment,
| therefore, the question remains undecided Mean
while the bank has given notice that II VIII cease 10
make advances on railway shares and other stock,
which will occasion no little inconvenience to specu
lators who are in the habit Of raising money by de-
posting such securities in the bank. Az the same
time however it Is granting greater facilities TO mer-
chants with regard TO discountng their bills and Is
| not particular about having two endorsements,
which used to be the case, but is now frequently de-
waited frcm. Railway shares have fallen but not to
any eAtcHt, uuu ~ iaHuiCs VI oousC-
quence have been heard of lately so that altogether
there is general feeling that the worst OF the crisis
| is over
In consequence of the continued low stage Of wa.
ter in the rivers, wood and all other kinds of fuel
which used to come in large barges can now only
lie brought in small craft and through the deficiency
in the quantities arriving prices particularly OF
wood have risen enormously. II is stated that there
plenty lying cut and stacked up at the landings in
the forests but it cannot be brought TO market for
the above reasons. The timber merchants applied
| to n. Won der Heydt for permission TO have the
wood forwarded per rail at lower rate, but their
request has not been complied with, the Minister al
leging that the railway companies have no proper
| wagons for carrying wood. Coal and coke are COM
ing in great quantities by railway. but generally
speaking they are only employed for industrial pur-
poses. Peat, or turf, as it is called in Germany
| which is used here great deal, has not risen so
| much rs wood and other descriptions Of fuel, and
lately process has been discovered TO give II a
! more intense heat than 1t possesses in its natural
state understand the humid particles are pressed
| out of the peat, and only the more combustbe ma.
| terals left in t. committee has been appoint.
| ed by government, who have been experiment
ing on this compressed peat and their report Is de-
! cidcdly favorable to the invention.