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PRICES or D lIITISR STOCKS YESTERDAY. Desk Stock Loft Ann. 20$ 3. IS D4:ta Acct. Ind* Stock 5 We beat. Mod. SW i India Ikeda 10 110 m ! so A;t4ll,Cor.. 1104 14 ka. Dllla I.ooof par Spat Pubic Asst. 001 101 I 4 Ditto. SW/. 1 2 poi V per Coot. Ditto Small I aro 4 t pet Crat. Red. LutteTy Ticket, 101. lb. ! P 1 ever Coot. 97$ 97 I "it . - - or IrMtgION Aukfrisn bonds 90 Itt;Wia4l Benda U 4 65 6 144 nus Ayres Hondo ;4 2 Imo Acct. 7.3 uTorKs Y EST EIMA . PAchange ?M Ue. Mtxicats Beide eat Ihtte Bond. (12251 2 f g 7 • 4—iinnbian floods Mt° Bonds(11.24)80; Fe 41 IJl , rr Aect. 60 t ! CO 3 ZO3 I►.:wsb Bonds (1825) GO lkno Acct. 001 13:) l'rsorls Recites $ per C. AOC 26c. 11 _ Virtu Acct. C 7 t!A 8 7i i 7 Penis' lium)s 4•2 i 34 Ditto Acct. 4 '2 Portuguese Ilit;e: 75 44 Russian Minds 851 4 44 Ditto Ace. es 4i Spat t,ta Bends 111 Ditto Bonds (1823) bi PNICLs OF .HARES Yk:t 4 TERIPAI. 141111t4 Stmt. P.. 1,1 Premium per Share. Anglaliniesn Onsilias I Miles SO 5 4 Cobol:otos _ . PAW- Peuviast Poioni La Pas it Peruvian Ma AO A is r,,,4 Mndgs 40 20 Viso New 44 I U 7G$ Abstra.mcz coxpAsits. ........ $4 2 It I dis 211 2 d'i 110$ IIIAILWAYS. L verpool and 111arebestes IN S 10 Palla.li•4m Protector Fin LLLLLL °VS. Acuralino British Iron 13rIich Hock and Patent Salt 10 6 I Canada Ortoral stem Navigation . 100 5 It 116 Patent Pricks 5O 5 2 di. Elie SUMO WOO. DRURY-LANE THEATRE SCI s &realist, TIMSDAY. An. SS. will Ds perforined Ilse Dragnet FAUSTUS. Faustus. lit. Youngs: Itfoomist, Mt. Hairy : Mephistoptillos. Mr. J. Ilasesll. ROOOlii. NM I. Paton: Adane. Hiss iitspbsts. To conclude with Ow Pantomime a.f MARLE9I/01. SACK or ALI. TRAOES. HaeWools, Mr. Howell. Pantaloon. Mr. T. litanchard: Clown. Mr. T. Brows : Columbine. Stift earostt. To morrow. Itatabot; sad the Pantomime. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE: This Evening. TUESDAY, J 24, sv . l . llbe gerfermed the Opts& of THF. DL MIA. D.Ol Jerome. Mr. IllancitiVrit — Zatloe... —. llr. C. 11land ; Antonto. Mr. POW' IT/WI reclines/. Mr. Emmet Ism*. Mr. Fawcett: Father Paul, Mr. Hartley. Clara. Mim Paton: Louisa, Miss Love; the Inaccinti. Mn. Davenport. conclude with the Pantomime or H aIIt.IIQVIN AND THE MACHCK RUSE ; Or. 1111 at: I Y AND THE saior. tratiesialn, Mr. Eller; Parteloon. Mr. Barnes; Clown. Mr. J. S. Grimaldi; Columbine. Mire Romer. To-morrow, A geld Stroke f7e a Wife; This hunchbacked Brothers et Bagdad . and the Pantomime. The 811711111 Pars. eommenad.;iblishing yesterday morning as five o'ciack. LO'DON, TUESDAY, JANUALT 24, 1826. The Paris Papers of Saturday add nothing worthy of credit to the accounts we have already received from Russia. The private correspondence of the Conettadiennei abounds in prownostications of future dissensions in that empire, but we pay little attention to the speculations in Oat gn•rter, which usually accord more with the wishes tLian the expectations of the writers. The succession is, to all appearance, as firmly settled as could be desired. We know, besides, that the authorities, civil and military, at Moscow have unanimously taken the oath of allegiance to e'e Emperor NICHOLAS, and no information could have reached Brussels from the Pruth, as to the disposition of the army stationed in Bessarabia. No public business was transacted on Saturday in Paris, it being the anniversary of the death of Louts XVI. (From the Cotutihrtionr.el of Saturday, Jan. 21.1 BIUSSILS, JAW. 17. (EXTRACT OF A PRIVATZ LITTER" Several commercial letters coming from Germany (for very few are received from Russia, and those which do come speak with ir•ich circumspection of the affairs of that country, • precaution without which they would be stopped at the frontiers) announce, without our thinking ourselves entitled to give credit to the report, but in such a manner that the news is generally spread, that the insurgents at St. Petersbutgfs, far from being reduced, are more me-acing than ever ; that great movements, like those that took place in Russia long after the occupation of the throne by Catherine (but much more serious) have manifested themselves ie venous parts of the vast Russian empire, the nearest to the place of Alexander's death ; that while Constantine kept himself ►hut up at Warsaw, the army on the Pruth loudly declared for him; that the same unanimity of opinion prevails at Moscow ; that the feeling in favour of the Greeks, long suppressed by the Autocrat wt.o has just descended into the tomb, every where shows itself with violence, and forebodes a long seriess of agitations, unless the Government resolves to change its polig accordingly ; that though Constantine seems to persist in his projects of abdication, the powerful partisans or the old Russian policy, who want a Chief, will make us: of hi. name, in spite of himself, to.oppose a power. ft , resistance to tie foreign influence by which they are indignant et I tying been so long governed. Ti:e accaunts from the Hague state that the Princess is con windy plJnyed in the most profound ofifietion. It seems that in deperdent of the loss of her brother, to whom she was tenderly at toct.ed, that Princess, who his so &lei deplored the fate of her Wi llson]. fellnw•christians the Greeks, and who must be well informed of the spirit of opposition which showed itself in all ports of the Rowan Etopsre to the Emperor Alexander, in filled w:th the most serious alarms for the fate of her own fam;ly. (From the Journal Jr. Debait ) PARIS, JAN. '2O. Es-on de Lajova, Envoy Extraerdinary of his JlaJ,•sty the Etnperur of Braid, has arrived nt l'ar•s. It appeirs by the Official Report ham the Covernor of the Ruiti7an NilLary Colonies that many circumstances have concurred to rend...r the vast project of iniiitary colonization abortive ; and it is probable therefore that it will be formally abandoned. Among the causes oatensiEly enumerated as leading to thie re ..ult are the enormous.expenses of the establishments, the extraordinary mortally of the children of the soldiery. anti the general (lige:intent excited both with the nobility and the peasantry. The former sufFcretl iu their revenue; the latter were disturbed in their economy. we rrgard the appearance of this report at this juncture as a further evidence of the pacific intentions of the new Ey e: Post. The military colonies were perhaps the most sus picious and dangerous of the measures adopted during the late reign. Europe will feel more assurel of the tranquil pclicy of the Russian Cabinet, when this singular and ex tensive erten' of military colonisation shall be wholly abandoned. We have hid the perusal of wine letters lately received from Calcutta, which authorise the most favourable expec tationsregarding the Burmese war. These letters are from a quarter possessing the best information. The statements contained in them are, we know, entitled to perfect cre dence. Sir AROMA LEECAM Pt ELL, we are glad to learn, continued to enjoy gJod health, soil was himself quite satis fied as to the gradual progress he was making in the con quest of the kingdom of Ave. The taking of Prome had confin.d hie Golden-foiled Majesty to the limits of his ancient empire, and eves, of that a great part may be already considered es. etabdred, it being under British protection, sod meted an foroloblog the invading army with sup plim, by tiles aid of which, when the season will allow theta to lithe the gem, they will path forward to the enemy's capital. The difficulty or penetrating through an ihnost unknown country may make the advance on Urnme "Pow* slow, but there was every reason to anticipate, that the approaching campaign would bring this protracted war to an honottrable and glorious termination. The most com plete confidence was reported in Sir Ammo Aln CAM POLLC by the Indian Government. They alone possessing a full ,knowledge of all the circumstances attending the in vasion of the Burmese territory, were capable of judging bow far it had been skilfully ex•'cuted ; and we understand they ar:. in every re et natisPeil with the highly valuable services of the gallant General. Among the reports current at Calcutta was one respecting a newly-organised army of the enemy, consisting of 60,000 men, which was to be accompanied to the field by sor ceresses, and assisted by all the power of the black art. That some attempt would be made to oppose the march of the British troops upon Uminerapoora is very probable; but, as the inhabitants of the country are all anxious for peace, and the Burmese armies dispirited by repeated defeats, no serious resistance is apprehended. On the contrary, the most current opinion in the hest-informed circles was, that overtures of submission would be received before the British troops left their present quarters. It is very satisfactory to us to be able, on unquestionable authority. to state that there is no foundation for thereport which was some time ago circulated, that a misunderstand ing prevailed between the Con- ErtNOte-Gli NERAL and the Commander-in-Chief. On the contrary, we understand that Lord .I'4/1451 and Sir EDWARD I'AGST are living on terms of perfect amity, and that the whole efforts of both arc equally applied in supplying the armies with reinforcements, and in bringing the war to a favourable and speedy termination. We priamitted to accompany Mr. CORNETT through the continuation of his address to the " Mechanics," on the sub ject ef pa per curt rnry. What he has written for their learn ing in his Register of the prcrent week is quite original. He is first foolish enough to represent country bankers, and all who issue paper-money of whatever description, as taking away from the litho the prerogative of coining! No one we should have thought at this time of day could have betrayed such utter want of knowledge on all that relates to the subject either of commerce or of the coinage. His erroneous conception of the nature of this prerogative— than which, important as it is, none can be more harm less, or less liable to abuse—may be collected from the fol lowing most extraordinary comment uponit " But, what must be, not what has been only, but what must be the consequence, if this prerogative be taken from the Kix°, or Sovereign, and exercised by COM PANIES, or by INDIVIDUALS ? There are several prero gatives vested in the KING for the good and safety of the people ; but this of makinc money is the greatest of them all. The calling and dissolving of Parliaments; the mak , ing of peace and of war ; the power of pardoning criminals ; in short, all his other prerogatives put together are not equal in importance to this; for this affects, at once, the property and even the life of every soul In his dominions. By changes in the measure of value, the Kiwis might de stroy, actually destroy, the lives of half his people in a month. Suppose the KING were to issue a proclama tion, declaring that none uf the money Vogt should be con sidered as looney any longer, and were to issue no other mo ney in its stead. There could be no sales, no purchases, no debts, no wages paid. The people roust starve or seize the food by force : all law and all gorernment would be at an end." It is impossible to illustrate more strongly the direful consequences that would ensue were the KING to issue such a proclamation as is here supposed, than by sumosing 1 that his MAJESTY were to tack another to it, by way of rider, declaring that none of the bread sold should be con sidered as bread; and were to give his subjects no other com modity in lieu of it. There could then be no hot rolls, no muffins, no crumpets, no bakeri shops! This, we think, would be an infinitely worse proclamation of the two; be cause, although his Majesty King GEOIIOI IV. should be pleased to declare that money should no longer be consi dered as money, still, as we do not eat sovereigns, it would not necessarily follow that " the people must starve, or seize the food by force ;" but when the royal flat had de tertnined that bread should no longer be bread, this great staple of our subsistence would, of course, be annihilated, and then FAMINE would knock at all our doors with a vengeance!! Our learned Pt. NDIT thus proceeds:— " Is it not, then, a monstrous thing, that this great prerogative of the Kixo should have been taken, in reality, from him, n, we nom &hold it? The prerogative was vested in him, awl in him only, for the protection of the whole al' his people; and do we not now behold the fatal eonsequeuces of allowing bodies of men and individuals to exercise this prerogative of issuing money? At the very lowest computation, hall a million of pet ions must, within the Gist two ',ninths, have suffered 123 s of properly, direct bar, by th7se issuers of money. And there sits our lawful !iv:6 on his throne, wi: 1 1 this great prerogative still nominally his, but without any more power than ally one of you have to afford protection or relief to these his suffering subjects! Ought this to be? Can this long last? Every man exclaims, 'lt ought not to be; it einnot last ; the King must r.r,mise his prerogative agnin, or there must he and! " The li:ng mutt exercise Lis prerogative again." To be sure he must. MI that puzzles us is to know when and how it was taken away! How the momentous intelligence reached Kr nstsc; r as we know not, but certainly the secret was ne ver dropped by the way. Well may Mr. COB/all' ask, '' Ought this to be? ('an Mrs long last?" All mat join chorus in answering, " Certainly not." But who, may we be permitted in the mean time to ask, has usurped this royal prerogatives As the coin of England trust be either of :fold or ri:trr, it is manifest di it no issuers of paper money can at all interfere with it. How comes it, moreover, that the Au/rimy-General Antili! have suffered " this great pre rog.atier of the King to have liven taken in reality from him," and not have made even a single effort to recover it ? We trust Mr. CODDETT will vouchsafe to inform him who they arc that have thus infringed the sovereign power, that he may take due means to restore it, and we further hope that when restored his NIA, Lary will issue no procla mation, declaring that money shall not be money, but will suffer all his subjects to enjoy what little they can get of it to the end of their days. Mr. Coml.]. dells very little with rich, but he makes up for this deficiency by dealing, as we have seen, very largely in suppaiilionr. His imagination is at work with out end. His Registers are enough to frighten all the old maiden ladies out of their wits ; they are actually led to fear that ANARCHY is lurking behind every act of man and every measure of Govermnen, and that it will . surely fasten upon them in some shape or other. No sooner have they got somewhat freed from the dread .tf some possible proclamation that may annihilate all the money, bit their'! weak nerves are assailed by the following supposed case of a cOngregliOrfOliSTltli BANKLRY:— " fitippose that they had met, and had resolved all to stop THE BRITISH P' S • , en the same day! There would bare been generalanarehyi the next day. 71. e laws wosiSall have bees laid prostrate. The law of strength, of forte, would have prevailed ; for every man and every woman would have taken food and raiment, and hcdding, and fuel where they could find them• Such is the power of money, and such the tremendous evils that may arise from that power being, in effect, taken from the Sovereign and given to private persona. " While some persons will say, that such a resolu tion on the part of the money issuers is quite improbable, all men must agree that it is possible ! And, ought such a pussihddy to exist? Ought it to he in the power of eigoil hundred individuals, self-constituted money-makers, to plunge twenty millions of people into anarchy, to dis solve all the tics of society, to lay prostrate all the laws, and set the King's crown itself on the cast of a die! Ought this to be ?" Ought this to be ! What ! women to find bedding where they can ! Certainly we should say without hesitation, Mes ought not to be% As to th 9 eight hundred money makers plungit4 twenty millions of people into anarchy— dissolving all the ties of society—laying prostrate all the laws--and setting the KING . 6 man itself on the cast of a die—we consider all these as minor evils compared with the inconvenience of ladies being obliged to take up with any bed that offers. Still, if it is coolly put to us as a question, " Ought these things to be ?" why, we should say that upon the whole we think not. And we hope the eight hundred money-makers will never be so inconsiderate as to resolve all to stop on the sante day, when they are thus made to perceive the very awkward and unpleasant results which would follow from their determination. We have already remarked on the shameful ignorance which Mr. Convert discovers when speaking of paper money. He takes it for granted that his readers are as ig norant of the subject as himself, and he therefore ven tures any assertion that comes uppermost. He is in the first place aware that he shall not be called upon for proof; but in cases of difficulty, lie provides against this by a practice to which he never fails to resort : it is this—he makes his readers admit it /e proved, and then goes on as if he had actually followed up his assertions with the full est demonstration. The Register before us furnishes a specimen of this mode of management. He puts the follow ing into the months of the mechanics to whom he professes to address himself:— " You hare proved to us in the preceding lecture, that the quantity of money in any country is a matter of no consequence ; that dealings to any amount may be carried on with a very small quantity of money; that, if our com merce were augmented ten thousand fold, there would, and could, no injury arise from there being no augmentation at all of the quantity of money; and that FRANCE gets on very well without Iwpn-money. Why, then, cannot our Government get on without paper-money?" Now Mr. Conarr-r neither has proved, nor can prove, any one of these assertions. They present a tissue of ab surdity and nonsense from beginring to end. Every reader of common information smiles in contempt at the man that can combine such consummate ignorance of his sub ject with such egregious self-conceit. As to the assertion that FRANCE has AO paper-money, it is repeated from his last Register, and we have already remarked upon his gross want of information on a point upon which his ignorance is inexcusable. The fact is, that France not only abounds in paper money, but that gold bears a premium, it being by no means so plentiful in that country as it is in this. The agio we believe is at present in Paris about half per cent. Silver is more plentiful, and of course enters more into the circulating medium. We cannot, at present, •pare more of our space to Mr. CODBETI. When we undertake to expose the errors of such a writer, it is not our subject but our patience that is exhausted. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. The bargains in Consols commenced this morning with great cheerfulness, and the early quotation was 801 I. This amendment was chiefly attributed to the news from Russia, establishing, as it was supposed, beyond a doubt, Ntellol.As's succession. Towards the middle of the day, however; he British Funds declined, and Consols closed for the night at sof 3 for the Account. There was no great extent of business doing in English Securities this morn ing; and after the immense transactions that have recently taken place in them, it is not to be wondered at that busi ness should slacken for the present, and particularly when the vast sums that have just been paid by reason of these transactions are taken into the account. Indeed, the Funds are likely, in some degree, to remain inactive, we should imagine, until the meeting of Parliament; speculators being naturally anxious to gain all the information they can from his M Ansi. v's Speech, and the declaration of Ministers, before they again operate largely. Exchequer Bills were at par to Sts. pretnium. In the Foreign Market there was, in the early part of the day, considerable bustle, and every Security in which busi ness was doing assumed a brighter aspect. Russian Bonds, in which, however, the transactions were not numerous, were particularly buoyant, having reached 85j, which is patty decisive evidence of the opinion entertained on the Stock Exchange this morning as to the solidity of Nicito- LAS'S Government. The elasticity in South American Securities was also apparent ; although they, in common with other Stocks in this Market, felt a slight reaction be fdre its conclusion, still, however, leaving a balance of improvement on the day's business as compared with Saturday. Colombian Bonds were 591 ; Mexican 6 per Cents. 671 8; and Guatemala Scrip 17 15 dia. Greek llonds were unusually steady—so much so, that there was no difficulty in getting Jobbers either to buy or sell at the quotation of tl, IS, which continued all day. Spanish Bonds were 12. 3, but speculators seemed disinclined to bar?ain largely for the account in this Stock, from the ex pectation, whether well or ill founded it is not here neces sary to inquire, that an advance in it would shortly take place. Danish Bonds were 59/ 60 .1. Although this i,: a (lay of no public business in Mincing lane, the demand in Rum still continues. The Ripply of Grain, generally, has been plentiful in Mark-lane this morning; but that of Oats has been parti cularly abundant. Prices, I owt ver, continued steady. L.:tters received yesterday from Madrid state, in con fident terms, that Catliz will be declared a free port. The arrivals from India yesterday only brought letters of old dates, and consequently added nothing to the infor mation that we had previously received. Letters arc in town from Batavia to the sth of October, which state that tranquillity was restored in the towns. General De Kock had marched into the interior with 2,000 Dutch troops, for the purpose of attacking the rebels. The exchange on London was nominally 3. 7. The. Government was about to draw for one million of florins. The merchant ships continue to arrive daily from Java, on accomit of the distracted stare-of the country, and the anxiety to ship off any article of produce or of value. The dates received yesterday were to the Sth of October. They are more favourable to the Dutch authorities than the previous ones. General De Kock bad collected a consider. able force, and advanced on Jacatta. There had been more skirmishing, and the insurgent Rajah and his son were prisoners on board a Dutch.frigate. The subscription for General Fey's family amounted, on Friday last, to 786,028 francs—nearly 31,5001. PASWIONARLE INTELLIGENCE. Earl Beshorough has left the Earl of FitzwilHam's peat, Milton. Northampturishar, fur Lord Rendlesham's seat, Woodbridge, Suffolk. The Honourable "W. Burrell has left town, for Dilalea Hall, Emir. — Sir William Ably, Bart. arrived in town yesterday, from Brighton. Arrivals at Fenton's Sew Hotel, St. James's-greet : —Mr. and Mrs. Chambers, from Bath; J. Lockwood, Ihui. from his Neat in Surrey ; General I.'oghlen and Son, from Brighton. Departures : J. Fyson, Esq. for Oxtnrd ; Captain Ilan, 11.5. for Portsmouth. Departures from Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street .—colonel Fine and Mr. Levin, for Tunbridge-wells; Mr. and Alm Prothe roe, oil a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Frankland, to their seat in Essex. Departures from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street :—The Earl of Gosforth, for his seat in Suffolk ; Sir George and Lady Nugent, for their seat in Bucks. Departures from the British Hotel, :ermyn. * :—Captain Everett, for Norfolk ; Messrs. 31arkham, for their scat in Kent ; W. Test, Esq. for Oxford. Arrivals at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-411m :—Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, from their seat near Blandford ; Major Buckley. De partures ..—The Duke of Bueeleueh, on a tour; the Marquis and Alareltionees of Salisbury. for Hatfield ; Colonel Gore Langton, for Brighton; Colonel Andrews, on a tour; the Earl of Chatham, for Kent. Sir Robert and Lady Wilmot left the Burlington llotel, Old Burlington -street, yesterday. for York. Arrivals, at the Boyd Hotel, St. James's-street :—J. Sparks, FAN. from Cobham Sir Italtilt .‘nstruther and family, from Scot land • Sir IL Yam., front l'oechicood, Hams. Departures :—J. Cook. Esq. for Leicestershire ; 1). Beneage, Esq. ; and W. Sergi• son, Esq. on a tour. Arrivals at Batt's lintel, Arlineron.street :—The Dean of St. Patrick, from Dublin; Sir John !Alley, front the Continent; Dr. and Mrs. Stedman and family, front Wanstead, Essex. De partures:-11r. and Mrs. Branfeild, for the Continent; sad Illjor Clayton, for Surrey. The Earl of Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer arrived in town yesterday morning from Coombe Wood and Beckenham, and it is understood that the Mi nisters have come to London for the season. Yesterday morning Mr. Secretary Peel left town on a visit to the Duke of Wellington. Yesterday the French Ambassador and the American Minister transacted business at the Foreign Office. The Russian Ambassador received a communication yesterday from Mr. Secretary Canning. Cards of invitation have been issued by the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Secretary Canning, for Parliamentaty dinners, on the day previous to the meeting of Parliament. It is said that Mr. Stuart Wortley, jun. and Mr. Alex ander Baring, are to move and se rand the address in the House of Commons to the King, on the opening of Parliament. Yesterday Mr. Wallace, the Master of the Miut, trans acted business at the Treasury. Sir Hudson Lowe left Vienna on the sth inst. to proceed to Constantinople. The Archduke Ferdinand of Este set] out on the 1 lth inst. on his mission to St. Petershitrgh. His Highness goes by way of Breslau, and will be three weeks on the road. A letter received at New York from Alvarado states that preparations were making by the inhabitants to remove to Vera Cruz. Furniture and merchandise of every description were strewed along the beach, ready to be taken on board coasters. Several merchants had al ready taken houses at Vera Cruz, and were only waiting for perm ission from Government to transport their goods in F re n ch vessels, free of duty. The transportation, how ever, would be delayed some time, as the houses at Vera Cruz were in a very bad condition, and would require a deal of repair. People were flocking into Vera Cruz from every part of the country to secure housas._ An evening Paper has published the forged proclama tion of Bolivar, to which we alluded yesterday in our ex tracts from the New York Papers. There can be no doubt that it is a gross fabrication. We are sorry to announce a considerable failure in the cotton trade at Liverpool ; the amount for which the house has stopped is reported at 100,0001. STIRLING AND HODSOLCS BA NlC.—This highly respected firm, the last of the banking-houses in the me tropolis which were compelled to s 'spend their payments during the late severe financial cenvulsion, has been the first, of those who have not absolutely resumed their busi ness, to make a dividend of six and eight-pence in the pound, which was paid yesterday. In consequence of the great expense incurred by the Burmese war, it is understood that the East India Cam patty will find it necessary to avail themselves of the full extent of the privilege granted them by Act of l'arliament of issuing " bonds for circulation in the London market. The amount at present out is, we believe, very consider ably within that privilege.—Morning Paper. Mr. Ileber has lately added to his enormous and valu able library a curious collection of manuscripts, which the worthy Member for the University of Oxford considers a desideratum in that particular class of literature depo sited in the library at Hodnet. Mr. Gooden, the eminent merchant, and Mr. Lockhart, the son-in-law of Sir Walter Scott, were selected by the Curators and Trustees of the Advocates' Library, is Edin burgh, to examine and report upon the value of the Astorga collection of Spanish books, which were then the property of Mr. Thorpe, the bookseller. This singularly curious library of Spanish history and romance exceeds in value even the numerous tomes of Lord Holland. The price originally asked for it has been ratified at 3,000 g. Notice has been circulated in the City, that it is intended at the next Session to apply to Parliament, for Bills to erect a new Corn Exchange, at or near Mark-lane, in the parishes of St. Olave, Hart-street, or Allhallows Bark ing; to form a new street frotn Moorgate or Finsbury place through London Wall to the north end of Bartholo mew-lane, making a direct communication with the Royal Exchange, Bank, and Stock Exchange, and to widen and improve the entrances to it, in the parishes of St. Marga ret's Lothbury , St. Stephen, Coleman-street, Allhallow s , London IVall, and St. Peter-le-Poor, Broad-street, through which it will pass; also a Bill to amend the Act, 14th Geo. 111, commonly called the Building Act, for the further and better regulation of buildings and pasty walls, to prevent mischief by fire, and to indemnify builders, under certain restrictions, against penalties to which they may be exposed by acting contrary to law. have read a copy of the official paper published by the Greek Provisional Government at Napoli di Rumania. It is dated the pith (30th, new style) of November, and contains a very sensible article on the Proclamation issued by his Majesty's Ministers for the prevention of military supplies and expeditions to Greece. We are happy to find that the Provisional Government has the good sense to see and the manliness to declare, that the publication of that document announced na change in the polities of our Cabinet injurious to the interests of the Greek nation, and that it is entirely founded on that principle of neutrality which we had "not only proclaimed, but had also ob served throughout the existing contest." It is also grati fying to ascertain that Greece is neither offended, as we had been told she would be, nor disheartened, by our refusal to accept her proffered Protectorship in a military sense, and that, on the contrary, she do, s us and our Government the 1 1 justice to hope and to believe, " that England protects her rights at this moment, not with military force, but with the strength of her influence, and her upright, wise, and liberal policy." Rice BREAD.—The following directions fee making this valuable succedaneum will be read with interest at the present high and increasing price of wheaten bread. The composition, long considered impracticable, from the defi ciency in gelatinous matter in the grain, is thus developed, among tnany illustrations and observations in the Journal des Scienres:—" The rice, after being reduced by the mill into the finest possible powder, and carefully sifted, is put into the kneading-trough, and a quantity of water merely sufficient for the operation, thickened by boil ing in it a small portion of the flour, must be thrown upon it. The whole must be then well worked toge ther, adding a little salt and a due quantity of leaven. The dough, covered with warm linen cloths, must be then set by the fire for fermentation, during which it will assume an appearance almost or liquefaction. It is then to be filled into a stew-pan, previously wet with water, and covered with a sheet of paper, be placed in the oven duly heated, and quickly and dexterously turned upsidedown. By this time it is formed in mould. and may be left in the oven till done. It conies out a fine yellow, the colour of the richest pastry, and is equally agreeable to the taste and sight. Its value is, of course, proportionably abated by keeping." BRAZIL. Ire have received Rio Janeiro Papers (the fil,. o f Metro flurniqens) to the 14th November, containing an abstract of the treaty co nc l u d e d b y this country ' w i th Brazil for the anppression of the slave trade. The fi st article declares that four years afar the ratitimion of th, treaty (rather a long term) the slave trade shall not L e permitted, under any pretence, or in any manncr, to t ], v subjects of Brazil. 11. That the trade in slaves, under the following eircure• stances, shall be considered piracy :- 1. in British ships, (Jr on account of British subjects, uadtr, whatever flag. 2. In Brazilian ships, or on account of Brazilian subject, after die term referred to in Art. I. 3. other U G d e vernmthr e M t.artian flag, on acco un t o f she subjects of MI en 4. In Brazilian vessels destined for any port out of the Brazilian empire. 111. The territories within which the slave trade may be carried on by Hindi:lns for four years are— !. The Portuguese territories on the east coast of Africa. win% of the equator, viz.:—Between the Cape Delgado and the Idty Laurence Marquees and on the west coast, the territory betwer4 8 deg. and 18 deg. of south latitude. 2. The territory to which Portug a l i s d ec l are d to h are a right on the west coast. viz. :—the territo r i es o f 31olemb s and Cabinda, from '. deg. 15 min. to th e Bth deg. south latit u d e . The remaining articl es are intended to facilitat e t h e exe cution of the for e g o i ng stipulations, establishin g a passport syst:m, declaring that tic voyage of the slave ships shall be direct, mmitting a right of search, and providing tri bunals—two mixed commissions to try the cases of detention. The ratifications are to be exchanged in London within four months, or sooner if possible, from the tle:e of the Treaty, which is the 18th of October, UPPRR raIVADA. In the Parliament of Upper Canada the alien Mosrrneat question has g: l rtr, rise to n very lengthened discussion, which ended in the rejt.et , c.c of the Bell by a majority of fifteen, and an amendment, of which we make the following extracts, substituted : " A very large portion of the inhabitants of this province :I composed of persons who have come fmm the United States of America. and who were either natural-born British subjects then,. selves, or children of natural-born British subjects: which said persons have, with the knowledge, approbation, and encourage. went, and, in many cases, in consequence of the invitations of his Majesty's Government, come into, settled, and been received into this province, and been treated and considered u natural-born British subjects, and entitled to all the privileges. &c., and bawl also been liable to all duties, !Lc. at natural-bsn British subjects. And whereas doubts have lately been manifested, whether they arc entitled to the rights, &c. of British subjects. It is therefore declared, &c. that all persons who were born, or whose fathers or paternal grandfathers were horn in his 31sjesty's dominions, and who have since been resident in this province (not. withstanding they may have resided in, or been citizens of the said United States of America, at or since the period when the inde pendence of the said States was recognised and acknowledged by his Majesty's Government) are, and shall be considered to have been, to all intents, &c. as natural.born British subjects, and en titled (subject to any qualifications which the legislature of this province has from time to time thought it expedient to impose) to all rights, &c. of natural-born British subjects."—Nr w York Papers. UPPER PERU. Address of the President of the Assembly of Deputies of Upper Peru. in the city of La Plate, after they had taken the oath of faithfully discharging their trust:— Gentlemen : When at the end of sixteen years of contest and bloody struggle for liberty, the honour of inst a lli ng t h e fi rst august representation of Upper Peru falls to me, in the midst of the trans. ports of my heart, I ask with pride where is the fatal monster, who, surrounded by injustice, ambition and fanaticism, turned these provinces into the strong-hold of tyranny, the theatre of war, and the symbol of servitude ? Where the iniquitous power which de. vastated our fields, conflagrated our towns, covered our families with mourning, and dared believe its dire dominion eternal ?—1 ask it that I may hear joyfully, that from the Gulf of Darien to the Amazon, from the Amason to the Klemm, from the Mune to the Desaguadero, from the Desaguadero to the Maule, from rte Alaule to La Plata, the freemen of the south answer with one sr. dent and respectful echo, " Bolivar and Sucre have destroyed for ever the lion of Iberia, have wrested Peru from his horrible claws, and placed the liberty of the continent upon an unmovesble basis." Bolivar and Sucre—yes, gentlemen, these two geniuses, the tint endowed with the heart of Alexander, with the talents of ('user, and the virtues of Washington ; the second, hum ane an d j ust as the Antonines, and valiant as the hero Who reposes on the rock of St. Helena, are they who fixed in Ayacucho and Junin the memo rable boundaries, which for ever separate tlin era of our ignorance from the propitious days of our glory ; they who, having disco. thrilled Peru from the bloody car of despots, have placed in our lar.ds the decision alma future destiny, Representatives, the sure way to feel so sacred an object, and show worthily our gratitude to the liberators of Peru, and accom. plish the independence of the South, will be to place ourselves upon the summit of impartiality and justice; and we shall resolve to promote, according to the dictates of our consciences, the happi. ness of our constituents anti of the whole continent, A million of men have intrusted their destiny to our probity and feeble powers. Thousands of victims, who have descended to the tomb for the liberty and prosperity of the country, demand of us from the shades of death that we should not frustrate the holy objects for which they died. The events in the states which surround us must form our great volume of experience to enable us to avoid those paths where they stumbled upon the monster of anarchy, and to adopt the principles which healed their wounds. Let vile prepossessions, the spirit of locality, and ignoble vengeance, be removed from our niinds : let us fix our view on the moderation, frankness, and disinterestedness, which have preceded the policy of our members in regard to our soil, and having been just towards us, let us be just and politic towards them. Friends and Fellow-Citizens, it is our fortune to begin our la bours in the illustrious city of La Plata, my adored native place ; in this province, where the sweet accents of liberty were first heard in Peru: in this temple were hundreds of agents for the independ ence of the South : in this ball whose walls were destined to serve as the vestibule to the free, the interior of which has been soiled by obscene legions. Let these recollections united with our sacred duty influence our souls, preserve ever pure the fire of Li berty, confirm us in our hatred to tyrants and tyranny, and lead us to act with order, justice, and constancy, to secure the happi ness of our constituents and that of their posterity. The address of the President, Don Jose Mariano Senano, being concluded, the Assembly, which was declared to be duly installed, received the congratulations of the authorities and comniniced its session. The session opened with reading the message sent by his Ex-Senor General Sucre, intrusted with the Government of the Departments of Upper Peru. THE RUSSIAN MILITARY COLONIES. Sr. PETEUSBUROII. DEC. 17. The Official Report respecting the Military Colonies is now published, and is extremely remarkable in its kind. Its author is Count Arakschejeff the Governor of these Colonies. It appears from this Report, that the advantages which were proposed in the establishment of those Colonies have not been obtained. It was calculated that they would increase within themselves sufficiently to render any other mode of recruiting unnecessary. But the mor tality among the sons of the soldiers has been so great, in corn. parison with the births, that Count Arakscheieff was obliged, in order to complete the regiments, to take soldiers' children from the Crown villages, or from villages belonging to other proprietors. But where would children be found if the whole army were co. lonised and the conscription abolished ? We see further, from the Report, that of the 15,061 males and 12,670 females composing the northern district, only 4751 have not become a burden to the Government. Consequently the Government has had to provide for .251, instead of for 6,000, which was the utmost number provided for. Thus about six.sercnth parts of these military colonists do not support and maintain thonseives. as it was expected they would do. on the contrary the Government must find support and provision. for the colonised battalions, as well as for those on service, and at the same time provide for the other indigent individuals, of whom there is a constantly increasing number in these settlement.. It may therefore he assumed that if of the 600 battalions of the Russian army 200 were settled, the remaining part would cost much mote than all the MO would have cost. I'o this muse he added the expenses of the first establishment, and the loss in the annual revenue. It is said that every colonized regiment cows the State five millions of rubles annually ; this would make for 21't) regiments the enormous sum of 1,000 millions of rubles. But if we take only the half, the sum will still be very large. If the laud were to be executed to its fullest extent, t h e colonization would in. dude three millions of individuals. Each of these pays the Go. vernment a poll tax, which on an average may be estimated at eight rubles at the least. There would therefore be an annual loss of 24 millions of rubles, not to mention the diminished amount of the brandy distilleries, and many other branches of revenue, as this colonization reduces the peasants to i porerty. Such great sacrifices were certainly not contemplated when this dea was suggested to the late Emperor. Indeed other powers have conceived much too formidable an idea of this system. It has, besides, produced effects equally important and melancholy, with respect to the dispositions of the people ; it has excited great discontent both among the nobi. lity and the peasants. The former suffered in their revenue; the latter were disturbed in their economy. The farmers distil sod sell brandy. In this we must seek the first cause of a discontent, foe which the late Emperor himself was not is any respect to blame. —Allgemehic Zeitimg, Jon. 16. Mr. Pelby, au actor of considerable reputation in America, is to appear at Drury-laue, to-morrow, in the character of Hamlet.