German Papers.
The Sultan has issued the follo-wing flrmaDn K Knovw, I have learned that bools, such as the Bible, Psalter, the Gospele, and the Epistles of the Apostles, have been printed in Europe to the numuber of two or three theusand copies of each, to- getber with a treatiBe in the Persian language, and that two or three hundreil copies of each kind, w7ith four or Live of the Persian trea. tise, have come to my capital Now as it is ray duty entirely to prevent the arrival of such things In the empire under my Govern. 'ment, you have to order these books back to Europe; and if such shlould in future arrive at the Custom-house, to make a strict exit. ml,adton and to take c4re that nene of these books bo &old in my ca*Ll. wou will algo see that no Massulman obtains ptch books; anA If there abould be any copies of them that thev be taken. away and thrown Into the fire to be consumed by it; and above all things, let none of theni be sold or bought in any coun try,belonging to my emnpire.' This firman was sent alrX to the Cadi of this city, who, thereuponi caUed together the cllefs of the seeral Chtistian commnunities, ana commanded them to erjoin such of tbelr brethren as had any of theze prohibited books mt their possession totdeliver them up, threat. Ining to hang all thosg xho should be found to bave retained the. boks& It is affirmied, howeveri that yesterday evening not a single copy had been delivered up. All those persons'who speak on the subject, the Roman Catholics as well as the other Christians, Jbe- lieved that this firman had been Issued at the Instance of the Roman Catholic clergy. GERMVrAN PAPERS. ALEPPO. AnG. 12.