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scarce, the latter more abundant; it formed an article of export to Rantoon and Mariaban, the high prices obtained at whicff places tempted the Tavayers to brave in openitroats the violence of the monsoon. The dorian was highly esteemed at the Court of A va. The climate *nd soil of Tavai are favourable to the production of European vegetables. The Burmans do not eat such quantities of rice at their meals as the natives of Hindoostan. They eat twice a day, early in the forenoon and in the evening, and their meals are served up in trays, in the Siamese fashion. Their Meats are chopped up, and put into small cups or saucers, as are different sorts of stewed vegetables. The rice is distributed on red or lacquered plates to all the members of a family, who help them. selves with spoosi to all the other dishes, although they generally eat with their fingers. The Tavayers.have no objection to eat at the same table with an European. They will not always drink spirituous liquors. There are afe amongst them who have made a vow to abstain from certain luxuries and indulgencies. They allow their beards to grow, and are generally more sedate in their deportment than the rest of the people. They do not, however, shun society, nor debar themselves from its innocent pleasures. SPAIN. %e following is extracted from the Madrid Gazelle: V OFFICIAL ARTICLE. The King our Lord has been pleased to address to his First Se retary of State and dispatch the following Decree t " The promulgation of a representative system of government in Portugal might have affected public ir .nquillity in another country, its neighbour, which, scarcely free from revolution, might not have been ge nerally animated by the purest loyalty. But in Spain few have dared to cherish in obscurity hopes of seeing the ancient form of Government •changed ; for public opinion has declared itself in so decided a manner, that no one can have the hardihood to belie it. This new proof of the fidelity of my vassals obliges me to mani fest to them my sentiments, which are directed to the preservation of their religion and their laws. With these the name of Spain- was always glorious, and without them we can only have in their place demoralization and anarchy, as experience has taught us. " Be the ciicunistances of other countries what they may, we will govern ourselves according to ours; and I, as the father of my people, have chosen rather to listen to the humble voice of an immense majority of vassals, who are faithful and useful to the country, than to the audacious clamours of a small and disorderly faction, desirous pet haps of renewing scenes which I do not wi h to recollect. is I have already published, on the 19;h of April, 14(25, my Royal Decree. in which, convinced that our _ancient legislation is the fittest for maintaining the purity of our religion, and the mutual rights of a pa reinal King and a faithful vassalage—the best adapted to our customs and education—l thought proper to promise to my subjects, that I would never make any alteration in the legal loins of my Government, nor would permit the establishment of Chambers, or any other institutions, whatever might be their denomina ti.in. .It only remains for me to assure all the vassals of my dominions, that I will render a doe return to their loyalty, by causing to be executed the laws which punish solely the infractors, and by protecting all who obey them ; and that. desirous of seeing all Spaniards tinired in opinion and in will, 1 shall dispense protec tion to all who obey the laws, and will be inflexible sith all is ho d to dictate laws to their country. " Wherefore I have resolved, that the before men tioned Decree shall again be distributed to the authori ties and tribunals of the kingdom, urging on the magistrares the due administration of justice, which is the greatest security for the happiness of the people, and the best recompense for their fidelity. You will take notice r f this Decree, and make the necessary ar rangement, fur its publication and execution; (Signed by the Royal Sign Manual.) 01 Tn the Palace ' August 15, 11126. ' To the Duke del Infantado." FRENCH PAPERS. =ROM TIM JOURNAL DU C"MMERCE. History presents no example of a commercial crisis, exactly similar to that which continues to afflict Great Britain. The disasters which followed the South Sea scheme in England, the Mississippi plans, Law's system, and the catastrophe of the Assignats in France, had a relation to general facts, which were at least well known and defined. Nearly a year has passed since the time when unheard of reverses surprised Britain, in the midst of the greatest prosperity that any. people ever enjoyed, when, all at once, a dreadful storm burst upon her, without any sign announcing incoming. Niver were the fields more productive, ncr the season more propitious, the domestic peace more pro found. Acts and sciences had attained a developement previously unknoa n. Commerce was extending on every side, hamlets were convei teJ into opulent cities,all classes of society were happy in their sever al degrees—such, in fact, was the appearance of national prosperity, that the Ministers thought the moment arri►ed for diminish ing the public debt. All at once the fortunes of Eng land began to retrograde. her credit to be weakened. and Ihe productions of her manufactui cr. to lie on he hands. Her labouring population arc expiring of want at the doers of the numerous workshops which formerly nourished them. One of her first political economists is compelled to exclaim, • if we are perishing by the will of GOD, nothing remains for us but resignation: but if we perish through the effect of crime, or of ignorance in men, we have a right to demand reparation, or at least to call for reform.' The Journal des Debats of Tuesday contains the re mainder of the Decree for regulating the electioa of the Portuguese Deputies. The following are the most curious and important: The Bureau Dffinitif (Committee of Appeal) is to preside over the regulation of the Electoral Assembly, to which no one armed shall be admitted. The Bureau is to break up the meeting so soon as artificial light is necessary. The whole of their transactions are to be with open doors. If at sunset the business of the Meeting is not finished, the President is to put the whole of the lists into an urn, which, being secured with three keys, to be deposited in the hands of the three Members of the Bureau, shall itself be locked up with a fourth key, and not opened next day but in the presence of the Meeting. The electoral business shall not continue for more than three days, and at the end of each the result of the bu siness of the day is to be affixed to the Church door. The Islands of the Azores are to form one province, an d t h os e o f Madeira and Porto Santo, another. The Captains General of those Islands are charged with the careful execution of the decree. There is to be one Deputy for _ every 25,000 souls, which gives 15$ Deputies, namely, 120 for Portugal, eleven fur the Islands, and seven for the Establishments in Asia and Africa. Scrutinies are not to continue above four days, and every day the scrutiny is to terminate, if possible, before nightfall. At the termination of each scrutiny, the re sult is to be posted up. Nothing foreign to the elections can be treated of at the Provincial or Parochial Assemblies. All discus. sions and deliberations not connected with the elections, shall be null and void, and the persons who provoke them, shall be punished as disturbers of thepublic peace. No Deputy shall be excused from taking his seat without lawful cause duly proved. The business of the Election is to commence on the 4th of September, by the formation of the prescribed lists. The parochial elections are to commence on the 17th, and terminate on the 19th. The election of the Deputes is to commence on the first day of October, and end on the Bth. The other parts of the Decree prescribe the forms to be obsersed in making up the lists of Electors, in forming the Electoral Colleges, and Committees, with a number of other deuils. It it dated at the Palace of Ajuda, 7th August, 1826, signed by the formes, and countersigned by FRANCISCO klaxon. Tissoos D'Aaaouo Mogan,. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. ERIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1826. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off yesterday at 781, opened this morning at the same price, and may be quoted, up to the present time, at 784 4, both for Money and the Account, with very little business doing It is reported that Parliament will meet, for the dispatch of bu siness, on the 14th of November. In the Foreign Market there is little or nothing doing, but South Americans remain steady. Current prices : Old Spanish 10 4. Meeican 52 4, Colombian new 331 34, Peruvian 24 26, Russian 814 i ea div. Greek Bonds 134 14, Brasllian Shares 6 to 8 prem. _ . CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols which were, at the commencement of the market, a 781 for the Account, rose to 781 j, when an eminent Broker slipped out One Hundred and Fifty Thoosand, upon which the market got up, instead of receding, and they were afterwards done at 78j 79: at present Consols are not quite so good, and may be quoted at 78; I, both for money and time. In the Foreign market, Mexicans have bad a small fluctuation and they have been done at 51e, but have got up again to 52 to e. In other Sec irides little is doing. PRICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock WI. 3 per Cent. Red. 7914 1 / 3 sitt 3 per Cent. Consols 78 1 / 4 3 / 4 3/ s 3), per Cent. 87 V I per Cent. Red. 86 1 / 4 86 1 / 8 New 1. pet Cent. 904 1 / 2 4 per Cent. 1826, 95►/s 1 4 Long Ann. 19 7-16 5-IG India Bonds 27 'l9 £1,0(0 Exct:eq. Bill) 19 17 19 £5OO ditto 18 'lO 0100 and £20() ditto 18 20 Advertised ditto 17 18 Cons. tot October WA I ,i 34 FORRIg;N FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK'. Austrian WAS p Ct 88# I Mee. ildvlB2s,sp.Ct. 53 % 11 21 Buenos Ayr. s Bonds 55# I Mex. Acct. 52 # 11 11# 11 21 Colombian Ponds, Russ. lids, 1s 2t, s p I. el i e d Do. Bonds, 1824, 331 i Ditto Acct. 81# ex div I o. Ace..:3l Fr. Mantes, S p C 101 f —c Danl.& Ponds, 5 pCt. 56# # Exchange, 25f 60c Greek 80nd5,18g5,5 pC. 13# 18 French Hemel. 3p C. 66f SCle Do. Acct. Exchange, 25f 60c BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CI.00K• Brazilian 100 General Steam Naviga►ion 300 'AID. 15 10 r.. 7 28 21 EXCHANGE. ASISTIRIDAM, AIM 20.—0 n London, 40. 6. 2M. 40. 4. FRENCH FUNDS, Paus e Amon 30. Five per Cents. . MOE 44c. Three per Cents. . 641. 20c. Bank Stock . 2007 f. 60c. Rentes de Naples . . 711.1. 75c. Royal Spanish Loan . 43f. A Flanders Mail, with Bru,sels Papers to the 30th ult. reached us this morning. The following are extracts: CONSTANTIN I OPLE, Jour 26. M. Boyer, belonging to the French legation, who was sent some time ago with dispatches to Rear Admiral Rigny, has returned from the M aea. According to his account, the Greeks had resolved to defend them selves to the utmost, h.iving still possession of the fortress of Napoli di Romania, into which the brave patriots from Missolonghi have thrown them elves. This for tress is in good condition, and is said to have provisions for eighteen months. The N 1 ainotes had hnightily re jected the proposals of submission that had been made to them. Hydra, where all tl.e naval force of the Greeks is assembled, is preparing to make a desperate resistance. The arrival of the Greek Commissioners at Tino, who demanded a tribute ref 40,000 piastres which the island had already paid, and also 20,000 piastres for Colonel Fabvier, caused a tumult on the 14th, in which blood was spilt, and which was appeased - by Rear Admiral Rigny. The second division, under the command of the Captain Pacha has quitted the Dardanelles. Be tween 8 and 10,000 men are assembled at Sighigik, where they are to be embarked. The expedition seemed to be intended against Samos, but will probably go against Hydra. ROME, Avows 5. It is reported that it has really been in contemplation to reduce all the Roman military caps to little more than half their present number, by which nearly 200 officers would be dismissed. This wholesome measure, which originated with the Pope himself, in order to diminish the burdens which oppress the country, seems to have been considered by the Council of Finance, as not to be carried into effect under the present circum stances, and consequently, if not entirely given up, to be deferred for the present. It is to be regret t ed that this is the case, because this plan, like many others, shows not only the regard of his Holiness to the welfare of his subjects, but his mag nanimity in seeing in the signs of the times only fleeting shadows, and not substantial forms. For this reason the two ordinances against Secret Societies lately issued nay have been incorrectly ;edged of in ft:teirp 'coon tries. It cannot be denied that there have been, and perhaps still are, criminal associations, or that excesses , have been committed, the authors of which have fallen under the swot d of justice ; but to fancy the safety of the State endangered by these powerless wretches, would be giving them an importance which they do not merit. The Government is in the singular predicament of being thought by some persons too tyrannical, and by others too mild. We agree with the latter. The individuals condemned to the galleys for bring concerned in the association of Catbonari, receive daily thirty bajocchi, do little work, and grow fat. There are not, perhaps, ten of them who, if they were at liberty, could earn half as much. On the other hand, it is so worthy of him who is called the Holy Father, to be generous even to criminals, who have indeed been convicted of evil designs, but not of having carried them into effect. The Pope lately paid another visit, quite unexpect edly, to the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, and the Poor House, in the square Fermini, and examined everything very closely. He seemed to be well satisfied. T''e F.ench morning Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile of Wednesday's date, contain scarcely any intel ligence of interest. It is st net! in a letter from Corfu, dated the Ist ult. that Lotel COCHRAIVE had arrived at the seat of war, bat had not touched at Greece, sailing up the Mediterranean towards Egypt. The Etoile contains advices from Corfu to the 2d of August, which state that a division of the Egyptian fleet blockaded the coasts of the Mainotes, whilst IBRA HIM threatened them by land. It also gives a letter from that Commander to MAYROMICHAELE, son of Parno BEY, and now the principal Chief of the Main otes, beginning in the following extraordinary manner : 66 IBRAHIM, by the Grace of GoD, Commander of Cia• dia and the Morea." This is throwing off the veil al together. It has long been more than suspected that the Pacha of EGYPT meant to declare himself independ e.rt of the Porte. His son has now preceded his father, and de facto proclaimed himself indep:ndent both of Egypt and of the Porte. The intelligence from Spain, if the account given by private letters of the result of the last Grand Council of Ministers be correct, is of a nature to dispel all appre hensions of an attack upon Portugal ; for it shews the total impossibility of FERDINAND'S assembling an army, to give effect to his hostile intentions. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY has visited the Duke of YORK since his return to town. His Royal Highness drove out yesterday, between one and two o'clock, in his cabriolet, through St. James's Park, &c. Sit HRRIRILT TAYLOR, his Royal Highness's !Military Secretary, transacted business with the Royal Duke yesterday morning. Sir HENRY ilat.roan and Mr. M4GRZ 001t, Sergeant-Surgeon to the KING, visited his Royal Highness yesterday. Mr. liusictssow transacted haloes , : yesterday with the Earl of I.tvcarooe and the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER. _ . • _ Earl BATHURST has arrived in town. 11 s Lord,hip transacted business yesterday with the Dukeof WEccisorost, at his residence in Piccadilly. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Foreign Office from the Right Hon. Fascism= LAMS, our Ambassador at Madrid, and from Lord GSM:TILL; our Ambassador at Paris. The CHANCIELLOR of the EXCHEQUBR transacted bu siness yesterday with Earl Baruuasr, at the Colonial Department, A Council has be n summoned to assemble at one o'clock this day, at Windsor. A Cabinet Council has been summoned to assemble to-morrow, at two o'clock, a: the Foreign Office. Mr. Secretary CANNING left D.twning-street yrster day evening for Salt Hill; where the Right Hun. Secretary slept, preparatory to Ws attending the Council appointed to be held this day, at Windsor. This forenoon, the Right Nor. the CHANCELLOR of the ' eaccumuxe ' accompanied by the Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Peet, left town for Windsor, where a Council is summoned, to attend his Matasrt The Marquis of CORNWALLIS and family are daily expected at Hastings; the house opposite Diplock's Royal Marine Library is engaged for them. The Earl of Ltvatteonr. arrived at Ashbourne H II on Sunday last, on a short visit to his relative, Sir W. Boontxv, Bart. The LORD BISHOP of LIUERICK arrived at the See House on Saturday. Tuesday ee'nnight, Lord and Lady MASSY arrived at his Lordship's beautiful seat, Hermitage, near Castle Cannel. The distinguished pair were met beyond Bird Hill by a numerous array of their tenantry (male and female), fancifully attired, who hailed the approach of their kind Patrons with cheers, and presented wreaths of rases, with baskets of flowers, fruits, !lc. in abundance. 'Die Dowager Viscountess DONERAILS has arrived At Cheltenham. _ _ _ v Aaatrata tst Donn; nest Exowns--The Marquis of West meath, the Rev. Dr. Grier, the Rev. Mr. Griffin, Major aml Mrs. Patrickson, Mr. and Mrs. M•Loughlin, Miss Colville ' Mr. and'Mrs. Bankes ; Messrs. Lewis, Smith, Stewart, Read and family, Bayly, Preston, Merydith, Carter, and Tompkins. In consequence of the early clearance of the lands, the game in the neighbourhood of Plymouth ate strong on the wing; but the poachers have in many places been beforehand with the regular sportsman. Coney, AUGUST I.—Leacts from Cerigo of the 27th July, state, that a division of the Egyptian fleet was blockading the coats of Alain'. Whilst IBRAHIM at tacked that Province by land, the rest of the Egyptian fleet gave themselves up to piracy, like the Greeks, who, in addition to their other misfortunes, find some diffi culty in putting Hydra in a state of defence against the Turkish fleets which menace it. Lord GORDON had ar rived at Cerigo from Napoli; he was about to return in a short time to Hydra. FRERDOM 01 THE CITY OP LONDON.—A question of considerable interest has been started, which will in volve a great deal of discussion, it pressed to an issue, as we are assured it will be. It is ene which deeply concerns every person in any wise connected with or employed in the trade or manufactures carried on in London. It is this—.“ Whether a manufacturer, artist, or other person carrying on trade to a considerable ex tent, within what is called the precincts of the City, shall be at liberty to employ non-freemen in his ware. house, workshop, or office, whilst those who are free of the City, and equally competent to the performance of the same service, shall be out of employment?"— The subject, it seems, has been already Canvasied in a large meeting of operative mechanics (of course all freemen), who, feeling themselves aggrieved, took the opinion of Counsel on the point, which, being favour. able to their privilege, they have.resolved to bring the question under the consideration' of the Board of Alder men and the City Law Officers, one case being selected to establish a precedent. The decision will be looked for with the most intense interest. DUKE OF YORK'S 1•1EW RESIDENCE. The exterior of the mansion erecting for the futrtre residence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Yolk is almost finished, and presents a very magnificent aspect when seen from the Par ks. The form of the buildin g is nearly a square. The front side, which faces the cast al in St. James's Park, projects eligibly at each end ; there is alto a projection in the middle, having six Corinthian columns a little in advance, supporting a pediment ; the windows on the ground floor, between the piers which support the columns, have circular heads. At each end are Venetian windows, one on the ground floor, and one on the first floor ; that on the first II , or, has two pilasters on each site of it, of the Corinthian order, of the same height as the columns which support the pediment in the maldle. There are eleven windows along the side of the building, both in the ground an t first floors : those of the first floor are of large dirtier). sions, and fully proportionate to the magnitude of the building. The west side, fronting the Green Park, re sembles exactly the side we have just desctibej, with these exceptions,—there are no pilasters on the projec tions at the two ends,nzither has it the Venetian windows, as they are all made of the same dimensions. The east side, which is directly opposite the Duke of Clatence's new mansion, differs from the other sides in i. s having any columns in the centre projection, which con tains only three windows ; between each of these st io dows ate placed two Corinthian pilasters; there are also two pilasters at each of the angles of the centre proje, tion. There are nine windows on each tier on this si 'e. The remaining side to the north has been chosen (or the entrance, owing to the open space in the &able yard, immediately in front of it, affording ample room for the purpose of a court yard. In the middle of this side of the building a portico is erecting, which will very shortly be completed. I( projects sufficiently tar to leave a commodious carriage drive under it ; it is sustained by eight Corinthian columns (six in front and two placed behind the end ones, near the building) which stand on piers, extending as liigs as the first fl or : the height of the portico will correspond with the height of the pediments on the south and west side.. Above the columns, pilasters, &c. an entablature of the Corin thian order suns uninterruptedly round the building; above this entablature a very elegant balustrade has been put up to serve as a screen to the attic windows, Within the outer wall, although at on great distance from it is an attic wall, rising several feet ab.:ve the roof, which goes completely round the building; into this wall all the flues have been conducted. Nearly ia the centre of the edifice, and still loftier than the au c wall, a lantern of considerable dimensions has been erected. It is to light the grand staircase leading from the ground floor to the state apartments on the first floor. The whole of the extetior walls have hero cas-d with stone, which, together with the piers, &c have been rusticated in the French style as high as the ti. st floor. COURC OF CHANCERY. The expense of proceedings in the Court of Chancery is acknowledged to be one of the most burdensome of the evils with which it abounds. When the value of the property, respecting which the aid of the Court is sought, happens to be large, the expense is not very severely felt.. But as there are, according to the pre sent constitution of the Court, no means of proportion ing the length and course of the proceedings to the amount in value of the question, and as the same cir cuitous mode must be pursued in all cases, it frequently happens, that in creditors' and other suits, the costs consume sometimes all, and often the greater part of the property. As one example is worth a dozen lectures, the following instance, which is quite a common one, 1 and not selected for any peculiar circumstances attend. ing it, will demonstrate this fact. A testator died, owing 7741. to specialty creditors, and 4481. in simple contract debts. A bill was filed against his executors and heir at law to compel the ad ministration of his estate under the direction of the Court of Chancery, as the only mode in which it could be per tot med safely to the executors, who had previously pos sessed themselves of the whole of thepersonal estate, and satisfactotilf to the creditors. On the account being taken in the Master's office, it appeared that there remained in the hands of the execu tors, of the testator s personal estate, after deducting funeral expenses and other necessary payments allowed by the Master— .esS 0 0 The real Estate sold by order of the Court produced (in vested in the funds) 920 0 0 The dividends on which amounted to . . . 40 0 0 So that the whole sum to be administered by the Court was . . . . . . . . "95 0 0 Before, however, the distribution could be made, one of those accidents to which property in the Court of Chan• very is liable, happened ; the price of the funds declined, and a loss was sustained on the whole sum of— EISO 0 0 The costs of all parties to the suit were then tared, and amounted to . . ..... 620 0 0 £770 0 0 These sums deducted from the whole produce of the estate, left 2251. to be divijed among the specialty creditors, instead of the 7741. due to them, and this not until some further costs should have been pail out of it. The simple contract creditors had nothing to receive, but then they had the satisfaction of know , ing that justice had been administered to them by the high Court of Chancery. Lord Redesdale, al hiding to the expense and delay of proceedings, says it most be of the greatest importance to the public at large, , g that questions in litigation should be rightly de cided, whatever the immeJiate litigants may suffer; that the principles guiding every decision should be clearly just, and that the decision should therefore be l a rule in future cases." The case above described is one of ordinary occurrence in the Court of Chancery, l and may therefore be fairly taken as a proof of the soundness and justice of his Lordship's assertion, and at 'the same time a most wholesome encouragement to the parties" in future cases." We learn that a great number of weavers, and others in this town (Blackburn), have been prevailed upon, in consequence of the distress of the times, to embark for America, and that others are preparing to follow their example.—Blacklntrx Mail. 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