The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-09-28 (London, England)

GERMAN PAPERS.  NURENSIRG. armless' 18. The remarkable affair of the inerchairt Funk is not finished by the rejection of his appeal to the Court of Cessation. For the opinion of the Ministry of Justice must now be laid before the King for his confirmation. It would be improper in any way to anticipate the royal resolution. As little can it be doubted that this resolution will not be given without minutely investigating the affair from the beginning, and maturely weighing it. It may be also taken for granted, that if, in this investiga. lion, a suspicion should arise that the calving judicial forms had not served for the defence of right and of civil security, but may have been abused to the suppression of truth, and the persecution of innocence, it is not only in the power, but also the attribute of the head of the State, to refuse his sanction, and to order previously the must strict ion of the proceedings. Aleautime this affair has led to the tenting of a remarkable circular note from the Minister of Police to all the Governments of the Rhenish provinces. This note aye in sub. stance, that se it unfortunately appears from the printed reports of the proceedings in the trial of M. Fonk, that there is reason to apprehend that in order to discover crimes and criminals, not only persons of the most suspicious character are employed, but with them even police officers, that they ha►e used for this purpose the most objectionable measures—the secret police means, io the most scandalous manner ; the respective Governments are therefore called upon strictly to watch for the prevention of such offensive proceedings, Ike. and the police at Cologne is at the same time ordered to call to account the 'Counsellor of Police, Guisez, and the Inspector of Police, Schoning, for their conduct in the cause of M. Fonk, and to send the documents to the Minister.  An account from Treves, of the 9'h, represents Foek's situation in an unfavourable light : it says the windows of leis priiou are blocked up. end hardli any light admitted, and all sharp In. atrumeots taken flow him that that he may not commit suicide ; that the King is resolted that rigorous justice shall be executed on him, and that be received with displeasure the petition of 91 inhabitants of Tret•ea in l'av,ur of the unfo►tunate man. It even pretends that some petsons have offered to give positive evidence against him. This account, however, seems to be written by some angry adversary of Fonk..; for why should the King be displeased at a well-meant petition ?—why should two witnesses come forward so late, if they could say any thing to elucidate the troth before ? The very remarkable circular rescript which we hate quoted, does not seem well to accord with this account from Traces. It is • happy phenomenon in our times, that in Prussia the public revenues and expenditure are now accurately determined and fixed at 60 millions of dollars. The army cost. g millions, which us a reduction of two millions, rad it is hoped a great farther saving will be effected. The &Orli army, which, though distributed over all parts of the globe, is not more numerous than the Prussian, coats nearly thrice as much, on account of the high prices of  its course prOporolions ire making t i the 910 of haai reception. end, it psoi- Tie lailitary preparalioni which is ate'wet shortly "Pike; every day there hat quarter. gun Carnage,. cartridges,