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BERVAL PAPERS. Bp the Aetkomedte, Law's. hoe naked Bawl Pepsis to the beglanieg ld Altai. The fellowitig sett Memel CALCUTTA, Jour d 4. A goat memorise has been inked in the messy eteglet by re pertmd discoveries as to an extensive roust of forgery of Cos. patsy's paper, said to have been gain on fee years pest and la which it is added that natives, hitherto accounted men at wealth and character, are implicated. We have beard the names 01 m oral el the alleged dellopents seendosed ; but abodes, far 'belies tomes, hoes publishing them, in the pretest sow of the la so.—Wes beer that by the inverelptir gekgpos 4. the Furies-ties, Is regard to the tergoikatkei6, ► kbas Deep samertsloo4.that they amount to at bast tee has. The Beek o f Raga!, *Vat will offer too ne.ltalteLtikrom, aed thew tadpole as much more in piper. Some private isdivkleals have beep edam to a einsiderable amount. Jin.v 31..-. The Qvil Autherides have at length, we are happy to say, succeeded la amain Raujilesore Dun. He was taken Is Cakutts,at de seeks* yesterday morning. by J. H. Binh. Fey. and Seekent.litior Mac Cann, and was under naminados all day" at the Polke-allee. Ans. I.—RajeAlleddinauth Roy, who has bees under mud ° nation fur same days at the Nike-Ake, i. on a Oars, et forgery. was wommitted yesterday Airplane to ihe goat gaol to await father eisnanation. July 211.--We indented that letters from Moo of the 17th lost. represents the Indigo prospects in that quarter as very gloomy. The great fall grain has bad the effect of Weenies the quantity of .dye vory mob, and the rise of the river has le many places swept away the pianos. lour or Eve hundred sounds are hardly mow -espeeted, where a promise of upwards of a tboesand was at one time retied on. Jinx IL L —Commander.in.Chlef his Nacefisety Lord Viscount Combionere arrived in tows on Saturday morales, and is, by all accounts, in good health. We are happy to understand this, as reports of a contest, nature were la circulation a day or two ago. Jute 16.—A most distressing event took place at Barrackpore on Saturday last, a young slicer having been shot dead in a duel. LONDON. MONDAY, D 110LbiT AT TUB BAWL FOREIGN FUND Bruit Lids, S pr Ct. 70 f 1 Do. Ace. 701 11 f Do. Bds, 1529, Ditto Ace. 70f Cam. Dde. 6 per Ct. Do. Edo 1954, 26 51 Intim Aeet.26 Ditto 100, Hi Dada 800d5,:3 p. Ct. 7S 4j Greek Bonds. 5 p Ct. 27 Ditto 100. 27 Do. B. 1625, 5pC2.28 7,01 BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO trCl.ttea 'ital.& rota m MASI. Mists Nazism (he. at AS pin) 100 100 39f 41 40f aslist.. Lap (W. .es pm.) 55 20 92f 92 94 Da. Satissal 2S 10 263 Calembiss (lea Most* at AS pas.) 400 40 55 35 0 7 121 5 I Rea CEMBER 28. -Tim Hots , Immerse. TWO O'CLOCK. DM 100, I$ 11,1. Bds. 5 per Ct. 21 Do B. 1915.6 p Ct.:251 Do. ater.. 2$ Port. Ms. sp. Ct. 59e _ Pron. Bonds, p Ct. 1024 1 Rus. DJs. intl.s prCt. 109 _ Ditto 111,109 Diado. S per Ct.lol I tto Acet.lo/ Do. 510, 10/ s 11 Such has been the effect of the late attempt of FERRI WAND against Mexico, in promoting union, and recon ciling those who were divided by political opinion, that on his arrival at Xalapa General BRAVO was received into the house of SANTA Aww,t, formerly one of his most inveterate opponents, and treated with every mark of the most friendly attention. Thus the expedition of BARBARA* has been productive of two highly important results : it has proved the impotence of Spain, and united the people of Mexico. like Sch.&tart goading it to extremity, at the nod of a Minister like the Duke of WZLLITOTOII. We have Dutch Paper -7 s ilivi7orniag to the 26th inst. in the Second Chamber of the liMatiressenlethe law for providing the ways and means bad just been adopted by a great majority. 'lie following are our Wallow : THB EIAGUIL swam comma or ens wateliolunsal. eintusa es sea Is. 100 amuse Mom* Numerous peddona were presestad containing objecdoos whist the project of law, Math, to the dudes of Bacisefa Deer, Spirits, ..Witsuand Sugar : some Medea to Mat are called the pievaosse ; and also some mutter petitions. The ardor of the day was the debate an the project of kw. ter Po ampere Ways sod Moms far swedes thi ripeoditure (dready yard) of the Annual and DeensoLd Bodo. Moot of the Members win raiMatted their opinion thought that the pro posed pan was better thataiiiitleiddi the Chandler bad rejected ; au4 that besides, as the Chambers bid adopted that put of lie , fro Budgets which tans the sspoodkurop it was a name .."I ,soarer that it should provide the ways and nacos ; sad as the proposed law was to be coosidered only se a temporary inmate, Mere coui4 be no valid reason for rejecting it. 'M. Dooker amine said--" Mere is sow so time to make ekera. dens : we must not debate, bat resolve ; at the proposed laws are to be in force for one year sail, I hav e so Madly in amendog is them. Ido homage to the moderation cad wisdom of the Idell• and to the seal and jedgiramt of the suer of State, who has toss. selled the Sovereign to adept this measure. We have all me and' the same object at view; we all desire the prosperity of our deer cousuy. Let us, then, be unanimous : let us understand each other; and coestandy bear in mind that there is no happiest, for the Netherlands, but ander the sceptre of the Hones of Orange." The question being put, the two laws were passed by HO votes to 1 ; the single cicada; Wes M. de &mart. The Chamber then proceeded to disclose the project of law, re-' Wive to the proportion in which the sum voted for the laid tat. le to be paid by the several provinces. This Imola, a short debate, was carried by a majority of IS to 17.—Detek Niters, 11601 /Mc. ST. PETIMII3IIRGH, nu. 12. The amble of ships that have arrived in the port of Cromeadt, during the present year, was 1100, and of them that sailed 14911. Is 1521 the numbers were 11115 arrivals, and 14111 departures; so that we have ibis year see arrivals and 401 departures mare. TIFLIS, Nov. to. Last Sunday, the 15th, the Metropolitan, accompanied by all his Cagy, went in proceidon to the square Woe the hotel of the Governor General ; when “Te Daum" was performed in the middle of a square, formed by troops, that have reamed from the campaign against the Turks. The Goveroor, end the civil and military °Seen, sow at Tiflis, were present. The Field-Marshal afterwards gave a plod entertainment, to which the Smokier et Fremont, and the Tartish Padua sow here, were invited. Them distinguished persons will leave us In a few days, to return to their —Bl. Pdersbases Journal, Dee. 11. The following intelligence from Mexico has reached us through Paris Papers : VERA CRUZ, On. 6. The Spaniards left the Mexican territory in the 11th of last month, after a serious engagement, in which the Mexicans have acquired much glory. General BAs• RA DAS asked to capitulate, and surrendered on the most shameful conditions. This capitulation has put into the hands of the Mexicans 9,000 muskets, 3,000 sables, several cannon, and a great quantity of ammunition, altogether-to the amount of 120,000 piastres. General SARTA Am consented that the Spaniards should RIP* turn to Havannas, but without arms. General SAITA Awxa arrived hero on the 24th. He entered the town at four in the afternoon, amidst the ac clamations of the people, who in their joy carried him in triumph to his Palace. , • . • • THE EVENING STAR. - 11-$ I' . merts n SPAIN. Saturday last we were obli --sis— ged, from a press of other minty, to break off rather abruptly in an interesting por tion of our Correspondent's letter from Cadiz. In our commercial notices, we have the following account of the vessels of all kinds and all countries, which had entered into the port of Cadiz during the month of November : Spanish. English • . French American.- Pennines's .... II Sardinian . ..... ..... .. 6 Swedish .. 10 Danish 7 Dutch 3 Italian.. . 1 --. Total.. " Since our former advices, certain alterations are to be made in the new Code of Commerce, which does not come into operation so soon as was at first intended. The Chamber of Commerce at Cadiz have solicited and re monstrated on the subject ; and already sundry articles have been annulled in consequence. At the present time upwards of 100 bushels of wheat are consumed here more than the quantity used previous to making Cadiz a free port." - The last portion of our letter consists in the gossip and anecdotes of the town and vicinity. Among these we. find the following :—" The Spanish Government has ', prohibited the practice of the curing mode of Doctor Lzl, ROT—lately introduced from France. This was at the urgent entreaty of the Spanish Doctors. During the last month (November), there have been 177 deaths in town, both sexes included. JUAN R OD RIG az , u s g tanish P of great ability, at the Court of Port , has been so cruelly treated by Don MIGULL that he lost his senses; and he has been brought home *gain in a state of desti tution and derangement by his afflicted family. A de termined band of robbers has infested the town and neighbourhood for some time. Every other night a rob bery has been committed. Seventeen of the band have been already taken, and lodged in jail. The Captain of In ia tg e ish brig was robbed two nights ago of a very con sum; and a soldier of artillery, attempting to KIM Slimunition out of the powder magazine, was Mann up on the spot, bysome combustibke latching fire. 'Anther singular transaction took place on the sth in stant—The English frigate of war, Dartmouth, arrived here from Gibraltar ; and as our authorities wanted to impose upon her eight days quarantine, the Captain determined to go back. After a few hours stay, be weighed, and coolly went off without making the cus tomary salute of twenty-one guns." The Earl and Countess of LISTOWEL gave an Mi~ tannest, on Thursday, at Kingston House. Dinners were given, on Christmas Day, by the Coun tess of Eslsx. in Hill-street, and Lady Aux Dart WOOD, in Seymour-place. The Earl of LIXERICK I. arrived at South-hill Park seas Bracknell. Dr. Pnrualionz, M. P. is on a *it to lard Gaza v :lax, at Gronoz Pocnix, Faq i . 4 3 )ll" l3o g ur e kby returned 16 per cent. to his Lincolnshire tenantry at bi late audit. deliver the people of Puerto Rico snd Cubs from thel yoke, which is so emphstioallyasseribed by 40411tairla Correspondent from Bogota. " Them is information tide snersdag in thsCity,lesight by the Havaansh Packet to OA:, that Bouvai was preparing an expedition spinet Puerto Rico.* - - In • second Edition of the Messages des Chambres of Friday, (see our first page) it is stated that the Apostolic Courts ere thrown into consternation by the approach ing marriage of the Brother of the young Empress, with her Majesty DoNsi MARIA. We have little doubt but that such a project is on the tapir,--at all events, * more eligible alliance could not be formed. Such a marriage could not fail to exercise an immediate and be neficial influence on the fate of Portugal. The King of Ba iaria is at once the most enlightened and liberal Sovereign of Europe. It is not likely that the benefactor of Greece will look unmoved at the sufferings of Portugal; while it is satisfactory to know, that he possesses, in an im mense private fortune, ample means of meeting any ex penses which would attend the restoration of the Quczn. If an auxiliary corps should be wanted, there is no part of Europe where better officers or braver could be found than in Bavaria. troops We sincerely hope the following report, just received from the City, may be confirmed by subsequent intel ligence. Notwithstanding the lesson just experienced by the Court of Madrid at Tampico, we should not be at all surprised (for nothing is too extravagant or absurd for the advisers of Ftuninxia)• if 'die troops stated to be preparing at various. points of the Penin- Zola, by our Cadis Correspondent, were destined for Puerto Rico, with the ulterior project of attacking some part of Venezuela. Here we would again call the particular attention of our readers to the fourth letter of MZXICA 11 VS, which appeared in the , Swan of Thursday last, and in which some valuable hints will we found on this subject. Now that there can be no longer any doubt that Spain intends to make Cuba and Puerto Rico the fulcrum of her attacks on the New States, it is sorely high time that the latter should com bine for their common safety and defence. We cannot imagine that Ministers will throw any farther impedi rents in the way of measures as just as they are news . may. On the other hand, would it not be politic and highly advantageous to British interests, were they at once to .tell Spain; as we suggested six weeks ago, " England a determined to- form a close alliance with Mexico gad . . Columbia, and . she cannot render you a grde,ter service than by -insisting that you send no more Quixotic expeditions *Out either of tbsee Statie."—This is what lute rest eat small policy dictate. We shell watch very eldsely tie *progress I of evests i and hi the mesa time we , offer up Oar *axiom prefer for the success s of say eaterpriee oak** to • Several of our iontempotaries, with *Dom it is honourable to be found in unison—the Examiner ape daily, and the Morning Chronicle—have come round to the conviction txpreneml by us months ago, that the rsinsults,neotts attacks on the .Press lb France Mid ; land hams been the rest4of 4'convert pion between the "ettnifinietiiliA l 6 / 6Wie l ai tl . • This concert between the Duke 'of WlFLuisTox and Prince POLIONAC was affirmed by us, first bsfore all 007 contemporaries, and we were followed in that affimisititit by the News and Examiner of the Sunday following. As we have mentioned the Chronicle to-day, as coin ciding in this opinion, it is proper to say that he Tither acquiesces in the probability of certain statements made by the Examiner, than confirms them by his direct went : it is enough, however, that be acknowledges the collusion to be probable.' For our parts, we hive not doubted it from the beginning. Ministers like these, who are secretly conscious of their -own arbitrary pre dilections, and who have laid down to themselves a sys tem is coerce' and overawe—rather than bend before, and accommodate themselves to—the spirit of public opinion, cannot be friendly to a public press. If is not in the nature of things. At this moment, the great struggle in Europe is between Cabinets banded to re press, and. people determined to be free. Let it not be imegtaid that the KING of the NZTIIIIILA his itZed tyrant .4 M once, without accomplices in the ochre , * ler vision. His decree against the Bel g ic WOOD ally one of the many " wheels within wheels," 'ln the great league to keep down the freedom of na -1 Isms: if Sir CHARM'S BAOOT would faithfully answer hsterrogatories, be could disclose many secrets of the se.. Viewed, then, in reference to this extensive con federacy of power against opinion, the prosecutions which have been just pressed with such severity against the Morning Journal assume an importance, and a deep interest, which few triali—even on ex-officio indictments —have possessed. It is not, in fact, the Morning Journal, but the razes, which is the object of attack : B is an experiment on that mighty engine of opinion, made through the sides of our contemporary—and as it shall produce the signs of submission, or resistance, it will be followed up, or relaxed by the experimenters. We remarked a few days ago, that the alacrity with which these extraordinary verdicts were conceded to the sophistical and bombastic declamations of the ATTORNEY.. GenEZAL, was among the saddest proofs of the prow tration of the national spirit. In all that the Right Honourable and Leaned Placeman urged, there. MS not one shadow of argument—one inch of approxi mation to the conclusions at which he jumped— and which any Juror making use of his natural common sense, and independent spirit, ought not to Jtive instan taneously and indignantly rejected. By what magic— employing at once such fury and such sycophancy as he did—Sir J•uns SC A RLETT succeeded in so obfuscating the intellect of his listeners, as to obtain the convictions that resulted, we are really at a lees to understand : all that we know and repeat, is— that the fact is truly humbling to contemplate. When power wishes to domineer and repress, it is a common practice with the instruments of it to mask the meditated invasion under the specious show of a love of order : but order—in these instances—means nothing but the blind submission of the people to the will of those who rule them. Sir Jm xis says that It is a crime to write any thing, having a tendency to bring the KING'S Government into contempt—that is, having a tendency to show Ministers in their true colours, 'whenever those true colours may happen to expose vices and deformity in the Government. This is ir monstrous doctrine, and may be still fit enough Ito inculcate in Algiers or Turkey, but it can no Linger be I enjoined here, without great risk to those who teach it. It would go to overturn—not by degrees, but " at one fell swoop"—all the liberties which the Constitution secures to the subject : since it is plain, if the freedom to remonstrate against ministerial encroachment were inter dicted, ministerial encroachment would swallow up all the rights and privileges that now stand in its way. The TRIAL IT JURT.-11 it affects criminal justice—might, perhaps, even in such circumstances, remain : but in its relation to political trials—that relation alone, in which it has been designated the Pallariket of,Oltr rights-4t would be ceremonial merely, and inef fective. On what an abyss that grand bulwark of the Constitution stands—how near it approximates to so shadowy and depreciable a formality—we are almost afraid of saying. The Noble Duke has indeed made gigantic strides ;it is for us to arrest him—for sure we are, that he will not stop of his own accord. We would impress, particularly, on the minds of all future Juries, in any prosecutions which the Govern ment may yet institute, that the cant about bringing the KING'S Ministers " into contempt," is deserving only of " their supremest scorn ; and that the hired instrument of oppression, who besets them with such unconsti tutional language, is himself the only object of " con tempt" with which they have to deal. The liberties of the people are in the hands of Josses, even more than in the laws or charters: let juries, therefore, as they love their country, be watchful of the inestimable trust. We direct attention to a short leter signed HAMPDZW, in another column. It emanates from a quarter which hes always commanded respect from um—a quarter, indeed. to which we look with - high expec tation in the coming crisis. If any ens circumstance more than another is calCulated to rouse the Pans into combination, it is the contemplation of an apostate ‘r THE J 'RESS and the ATTORNEY-GENT. TO THE EDITOR OF TIE STA& N s Sts,—la the late trial of the Hum versus Fran la sod others, the Attorney-General, &T ./AXIS SCARLET, is reported to lame said, " that he cared not who know that is had advised that some proceedings should be taken against the licentiousness of the press, such as that mow before the Court ; bat that he bad held up his Awed against wry new measures being in troduced until those as existence should have been tried, and until it should be found that Juries were unwilling to discharge their duty." Here is a hopeful Attorney °moral i—He is not satisfied with t h e undefined law of rAii sit stands, a law whose glorious uncertainty almost 4ireabades a vigorous com mentary on either men or met awes ; but he " advises some proceedings should Se taken," and when his hint begin, to operate " holds up his hand" in order, merciful DISD, tO see first whether he can get a Jury to discharge their duty according to his views sad interests It Good GOD, Sir, is this the &AIM= whose whole Parliamentary diner was paned on the opposition benches ? If so, he has added another proof of the value of legal patriotism and Whig consistency. Pray inform us, if you can, what amis precious " sew immures" *ere, or when the Juries are is begin learning their duties from the Attorney- General ? We, in the country, are all alarm. fir. Dec. 26. HAMPDEN. 4 THE KING. WINDSOII, Dac. 27.—Hitherto for the first time at this season during nearly twenty years, no orders have been given relating to the Royal Christmas Festivi ties. His MAJusTY has taken quiet possession of his apartments in the Castle ; and when his leisure from bu siness and other cares have permitted, has employed himself in superintending a idight change in the ar rangement of his pictures in the Long Gallery, and the splendid furniture in his own apartments. The KING's health is quite as good as it was previously to his quit ting the Cottage. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Princess Sophia Matilda, in Csrsen-street. Maydrir. from Bbehbeath ; Countess Lydell; he Gloseerer.pisee. from lases: ; Mr. sod Mrs. Godfrey. in Brook-street, from Brighten; Lady Lashlogtoo, in Iforkylace ; Major Edw. Moward. M PlecadMy. from Paris; Lady Sophie Lunar!, in York.buildlogs; Capt. and Mrs. Bradford, from lIMe d'Avery, neer Vin. to Put street; the Dowager Lady Kilmains M Chapel-street. Gromme t 3, 1 ai i b s i t fi lady and NW Jones, * South Asian-street. from en; Sir George raunton. Bart. la Devandke-mrset, Port la "lace ; Lieut.-Colonel Campbell and Mrs Campholl. in Half Mcourstraer. from Park; Lady Duman in Whopolcureet ; Cap tain Caswell, in PlocadMy, from the loolau Maids. CHANGES. The Hoe. William Long Wellesley and Mn. Wellesley, from Dovevetreet. for Brighton ; the Rom Frederick Keppel. from Pall•asall, for Lukens Hall, Dear Setoff bans, in Norfolk ; Lord King. from Deurmmet, for Wilma Court, our Ripley. hs Sur rey ; Mr. R. Price. M.P. for Radaoraire ; Mr. Alnander B e ki.P. from Bath How. Piccsdilly, fee tbe Grange, in Hampshire ; Orr Best.-General Sir Rufus Dubin. Bart. fur Caversisam, fordsbire • Vi s count Neville, from Berkeley.egiare, foe Sussex ; put for Brighton ; Major Losack for Canterbory ; Essex o Evans, from Hounalovr. for Dublin. a. CITY, TwiLvz o'CLocz. The Steil Bachange and Niglio Market are open ; but it is holiday at the Beak, and Comes opened this morph* at the same price they kik et ea Thenday,9s to I, with little or no Weimar doing as yet, nor Is there likely to be until after die dividends are gold. In the Foreign Market there is no appearance at proem of way speculatioeu. We have received by an extraordinary easier. ante letters from Vienna et the 19th December, when a sodden rise took plass thee in all the Funds since the 14th December. The Four per Cents. from elite 94; the Bank Shares, from 1,919 to 1,163 ; Rothschild's Loan of 1510 (Five per Cent.) 176 e ; dims, 1991 (Four per Cent.) 154 . Th e above high prices were Dever known before in Austrian Stocks . Money was at three per cgs. It is said that the affairs of Portugal are arranged, and that pests is certain to be maintained in Europe. Ltexatoot., Dm. 95 —The import this week ot Caw is 1,225 bags, and the sales reached 15,750 bogs, at an advance of ith et a penny per lb. on the middling and lower qualities of Babies and American, and at steady prices for ether desaipdoss. The tram sedans in Sugar this week are 790 Mids. chiefly middling &scrip dons, at shout last week's rates. In Foreign nothing has been dens; but $OO bags of be Bengal have hies taken at 73e. 551.-- In Coffee the sake are 150 casks of Junks, at last prices. In Indigo the sales are 12 chests. Letters from Adrianople of the tech Nov. sate that the plague had made its appearance there. HAL F. PAST ON& The Caned musket has coodened very inactive daring the whole of the monde& and only one price can be quoted, it same as thy/ opeeed.9s to j; the market was Minty Aided. In the Foreign market the broken an mere seeteross, sod a goad deans dig in bruillan Stock, oritich reached 711, owing to a demed fee the above silky for Holland. In other foreign sentrides very little doing. Aemeau frost Paris state that the Spanish Royal Rooms had fallen there, ist consequence of S &inhered= of the Committee of &doom Brokers. who have come tea resoledes that 15 per ens. deposit shall be paid on the perdue se the above Stock. Up to the resist hem we have so political lolosioatido or re pork. NIMONIffi g... His MAJESTY has presented the Mayor of Windsor with 100 guineas, to be laid out is blankets and distributed *along the industrious and deserving poor of the 'parish. The Governor of Windsor (the Marquis CON yponAm) has likewise presented him with 201. to be applied to the same purpose. Saturday afternoon a number of the Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Foreign Office, including the Duke of WELLINGTON, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MURRAY,Iind the Earl of ABERDEEN. The Ministers remained in conference together at the Office about four hours. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, the Governor of New Brunswick, was oujsiod with the Ministers at one period of the= Monsieur DEDEL, the Mi nister from the Ne arrived at the Foreign O ffice to wards the close of um:conference, and had an interview with the Earl of ABERDEEN. The new tragedy, stated in the play-bills of Drury en Theatre to be produced shortly," alludes, we maw . ,to a play by Min MITVOILD (the writer of the po pular tragedy of Rienzi), but which the author hes Dot yet finished. • T. P. Coons has for the last few weeks been in the receipt of the enormous salary of 851. per week ; 6 01 . from Covent-garden, and 251. from the Surrey. Poitier will again appear before a London audience. The Mummers of the FIONA Theatre, Esse* Oro - House have secmnd him for the approaching PP ' 63rmai;ces. Mr. VZIIIIT FIVIGINIALD has been iatlisposed &AN the last few days, at his residence is Sosarsest-pisee; the Right Hon. Gentleman is,howeverolow mob bale. 1 4 1