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SUCCESSION TO THE RUSSIAN THRONE. --- MANIFESTO OF TILE EMPEROR NICHOLAS I. IMPERIAL CORIALSPONDENCK, he. he. The Imperial Russian Field Yager, Ensign Wimmcy, who arrived at Berlin on the 4th instant from St. Peters burgh, brought with him the following important in- riTIMIBUROII, •' Whereas his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine having declared that he will resolutely adhere to his former abdication of the Imperial Crown, the Grand Puke Nicholas has, to-day, ascended the Throne of the Russian Empire, and all the proper Authorities, and the itifferent divisions of the Army, have taken the Oath of Fidelity to his Imperial Majesty. In reference to this important event, the following imperial Manifesto has appeared MANIFESTO. " By the Grace of God, Nicholas 1., Emperor and Autocrat of all the Ressias— " In the grief of our heart, amidst the general pain which oppresses us, our Imperial house, and our Beloved Cauntry, we can only bend before the impenetrable de :revs of the Almighty, and we can only seek for strength and consolation with him. It has pleased him to call before him the Emperor Alexander I. of glorious memory, and we all have lost a Father, a Ruler, who, during VS I,ears, vas she happiness of Russia and of us. " When, on the 27th November, the information of this disastrous event reached us, we hastened, even in the tiro rnent of the moat acute grief, to fulfil a sacred duty, and, listeuing only to the dictates of our hearts, we rendered the Oath of Fidelity to our elder Brother, the Cesarowitch 4 irand Duke Constantine, as legitimate lleir to the Russian Throne, in virtue of primogeniture. " Scarcely had we discharged this sacred duty when we were apprised by the Senate that there had been de poeited in their hands, on the 13th of October, DM, a letter, with the seal of the deceased Emperor, and with the superscription in the own hand writing of his Imperial Majesty :—" To he preserved by the Senate until my reedier commands; in case of my death, however, this paeket is to he opened, in an Extraordinary Sitting, before any other act is proceeded in:" that this tuost gracious command had been complied with, and that the following etxuments were contained in the packet:— " 1. A letter of the Cesarowitch Grand Duke Constan tine, dated 14th January, Dal, addressed to his Majesty the deceased Emperor, by virtue of which his Imperial highness renounces the succession to the throne, belonging to him by pritnoreeniture. "V. A manifesto, dated Aug. 16, 1823, bearing the autograph signature of his Imperial Majesty, whereby his Majesty, after the ratification of the Deed of Abdication of the Cesarowitch Grand Duke Constantine, establishes that we, the next in age, are Heir to the Crown, according to t!‘e fundamental laws of the Empire. " We were further informed that documents of the same tenor had been deposited with the Directing Senate, with the Holy Synod, and in the Cathedral Church of the As cension at Moscow. " These informations could not alter our resolution once taken. We observed in these documents only a renuncia tion of his Imperial highness during the life of the Em peror, and confirmed by the consent of his Imperial Ma jesty; but we hail neither the wish, nor the right, to consider this abdication, which when it took place was not tazoclaimed publicly, and had not received the power of a law, as irrevocable. We would manifest by this our veneration of the first fundamental law of our country, and of the unalterable order of succession, and faithful to the oath we had taken, we insisted that the whole Empire ehoald follow our example. " Under these momentous circumstances it was not our intention to dispute the validity of the Resolution pro trounced by his Imperial High:less, much less was it our intention to bring ourselves in opposition to the will of the deceased Emperor, our common father and benefactor, which will always remain sacred to us. We endeavoured aolely to protect the law, regulating the succession to the throne froovevery infringement, to show the purity of our sentiments, and not to leave our beloved country one single tnoment in uncertainty respecting its legitimate Sovereign. " This resolution, taken with a pure conscience, and be fore God the Almighty, was blessed and approved by her Majesty the Empress Maria, our much beloved Mother. • " Meanwhile, the mournful account of the decease of his Majesty had reached Warsaw, direct from Taganrog, on the with November, and consequently two days prior to its being received here. Firm in his resolution, the Ce serowitch grand Duke Constantine confirmed the same on tire fellowine clay, by two Acts, dated 26th November, and commissioned to our beloved brother, the Grand Duke blichael, to carry them to us. These Acts consisted in— " 1. A letter to her Majesty the Empress our much he loved Mother, in which his Imperial Highness renews his former resolution, supports it by the copy of a rescript of the deceased Emperor, dated the 2,1 February, 1822, and serving as an answer to the Act of Abdication, and finally renounces solemnly all his claims to the throne, and recog nised the same as transferred to us and our successors, se cording to the appointments contained in the fundamental law of the succession. " 4. A letter directed to us, wherein his Imperial High. new anew, declares his former resolution, gives us the title ref Imperial 'Majesty, and reserves for himself only the firmer one of Cesarowitch, and calls himself the most faithful of our subjects. " However decisive these acts were, and although they proved to ocular demonstration that the Resointion of his Imperial Highness was irrevocably fixed, yet our own sentiments, and the situation of affairs, induced us so defer the publication of the aforesaid Acts, until the will of his bowled II ighness with reference to the oath taken by us and the whole empire should be declared. " Whereas we invitee now also received on the part of his Imperial Highness this last declaration of his will, we communicate the same to our subjects, accompanying it by . the following docuint nts:— " 1. The.le der of his Imperial Highness the tlesarowitch Grand Duke Constantine to the deceased Einpetor Alex ander. " 2. The answer of his Imperial Majesty. " 3. The manifesto of the deceased Emperor, which confirms the abdication of his Imperial Highness, and re- cognises u 4 auccessor to the throne. " 4. Tho letter of his Imperial Highness to her Ma jesty the Empress, our much beloved mother. • 11. The letter of his Imperial Highness directed to us. '• in conformity with all these documents, and with the fundamental law of Or. , Em',ire regarding the order of sac- C.arsion, full of veneration for the impenetrable decrees of a guiding Provitlence—we now ascend the throne of our an cestors, the tlit.me of the Empire of all the Rosales, as yell as the thrones inseparable therefrom—tint of the kingdom of Poland, and the Grand Duchy of Finland, and command, " I. That the oath of allegiance be rendered to us and to the heir of our throne, his Imperial Highness thc Grand 'Duke Alexander, our much beloved son. " I. That the period of our ascension to the throne be caleulated from the 19th November: 1525. " Finally, we call upon all onr faithful subjects to join us in fervent prayers to the Almighty, that he will grant Oa strength to hear the burden he has, in his Divine Pro- Cadence, laid upou us, that he may preserve in us the firm tesolation to live solely for our bdoved country, and to tread in the footsteps of the Nlonsteh whom we now dc- P" our reign he nothing but a continuation of his, sad may we fulfil all the wishes for Russia's happiness, which animated him, whose sacred memory shall preserve lo us the endeavour and the'hope to merit the blessing of Hearn, and the love of our people. " Mae in our Imperial Residence, St. Petersborgh,, Hith Deoemher, in the year of Salvation, IntS, First of our Reign. (Signed) "NICHOLAS." FIRST SUPPLEMENT. LIITTSIL OW MIS ISITILSIAL HICHINTSS TOT CESSROWITCM AAAAA DOME COMSTAITISZ TO THZ surssos ALES ANDZII ?HZ runs. " Moat liluatriooa. &e. &C.—Encourage] by the ma a ifold proofs of diction of your Imperial Majesty to uts* oto, I "atom ow soon to claim them, and to lay the following submissive request at your illustrious leet. " As I do not lay claim to the spirit, the abilities, or the strewth, which would be inquired, if I should ever ex ercise the high dignity to which I may posses: a right by birth, I most fervently supplicate your Imperial Majesty to transfer that right to him who would inherit it after me, and by that act to s-cure the stability of the empire. With respect to myself, I shall add by this abdication a new warranty and a further power to that obligation, into which I entered voluntarily and solemnly on the occasion of the divorce from my first wife. All the circumstances of my present situation induce me still more to adopt this mea sure, which will prove to the empire and the whole world the purity of my sentiments. " May your Imperial Majesty rec. ive my wish with condescension ; may you determine oar illustrious Mother to accede to it, and to sanction it by your Imperial appro bation. • " In the circle of a private life I shall constantly endea vour to set an example to all your faithful subjects, and to all who are animated by a love for our dear country. " With profoun d respect, Sire, • " Your Imperiil Majesty s most loyal sul.ject said Brother, (Signed) " CONSTANTINE CESAROWITCIL "St. Peteraburgh, the 14th Jan. 1622." SECOND SUPPLEMENT. ANSWER OF HIS IMPEUTAT MAJESTY THE EMPEROR ALEICANDF.E. " Very clear Brother—l have read your letter with all the attention which it demanded. I have found nothing in it which caused surprise, as I always knew . how to estimate the sublime sentiments of your heart. It has given me a new proof of your sincere attachment to the State, and your care for the preservation of undisturbed tranquillity. " I have, in conformity with your wish, laid your letter before our beloved mother. She read it with the same sen timents as I dirt, and gratefully acknowledges the noble motives by which you were guided. " From the reasons which you state, we have both of us only to lease you full liberty to follow your firm resolution, and to pray the Almighty to grant the most benign conse quences to such pure sentiments. •' I remain, for ever, your very affectionate Br9ther, (Signed) "ALEXANDER. (A true Copy.) (Signed) " CONSTANTINE. " St. Petersburgh, the 2d Feb. 1822." THIRD SUPPLEMENT. MANIFESTO OF TITE EMPEROR ALEXANDER. " We, by the Grace of God, Alexanier the First, Em peror and Autocrat of all the Russias, &c. &c., " Make known to our fathful subjects, that from the moment we ascended the Throne of Russia we have invariably felt, that it was our duty towards Almighty God, not only to maintain during our reign the happiness of our dear ceuntry and of our people, Cut also to prepare anti secure a clear anti exact appointment of our successor, according to the laws of our Imperial House and rights of the empire. " We were not able to appoint him immediately, accord ing to the example of our predecessors, under the expecta non in which we were, whether it might ,not please Providence to grant us an heir to the throne in a direct line. But the more we increase in years, the more tee think it necessary to hasten in placing our throne in such a state that it cannot remain vacant for a moment. _ _ " Whilst we were impressed with this anxiety, our dearly beloved Brother the Cesarowitch and Grand Duke Constan tine, in fo!lowing his own inclination, addressed to U 3 the request of transferring his right to the dignity of the throne, to which he might hereafter be raised by his birth, to such person who may be entitled to it in default of him. He at the same time declared, by' this means, his consent to the Supplementary Act respecting the succession to the throne, which was granted by us in the year 1820, and ac knowledged by him voluntarily and solemnly,, and gives new force to it, as far as the same concerns him. " We are deeply affected by this sacrifice, which our dearly beloved brother has resolved to make with such great self-denial, for the confirmation of the hereditary statutes of our Imperial House, and the unshaken tranquillity of the Ritssiaii empire. " After having invoked the assistance of God, and having duly and maturely considered an object as dear to our heart as it is important to the State, and finding that the statutes which related to the order of succession to the throne do not deprive those who have a right to it of the power of relinquishing the same, if no difficulty exists with respect to the line of succession; we have therefore, with the previous consent of our Illustrious Mother, as well as the high power of the head of. the Imperial Family, which came to us by inheritance; and mindful of the power granted us by God, have commanded as follows : " In the first place, the voluntary act by which our elder brother the Cesarowitch and Grand Duke Cowan ; tine renounced his rights to the Russian throne shall re main firm and irrevocable. In order to secure the publicity of the said Act of Renunciation, it shall be deposited in the grand cathedral church of Ascension, at Moscow, and with our three highest authorities, the Holy Synod, the Senate, and the Directing Senate. . . " Secondly—With respect to the arrangement, and in conformity with the exact tenor of the act of succession to the throne, we acknowledge, as our successor, our second brother, the Grand Duke Nicholas. In this manner we reserve to ourselves the pleasing hope, that on the day when it shall please the King of Kings, according to the universal law of all mortals, to call us from our temporal government to eternity, the Chief State Officers of the Empire (to whom our present and irrevocable will, as also our present legal appointment, shall, by our order, be corn• municited in due time), will use all diligence in swearing the Oath of Allegiance to the hereditary Fmt peror whom we have just now appointed to the throne of the Russian Empire, as well as to the inseparable throne of the kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Fin land. " 11 ith rcpcct to ourselves, we request all our faithful subjects will, with the same sentiments of love and afilc.. don which caused us to consider the care for their constant happiness, as our greatest blessing upon earth, direct their fervent prayers to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, that, in his infinite mercy, he may receive our souls into his everlasting Kingdom. " Done at Tzarskaselo, the 16th August, in the year of cur Lord 1523, and 23d year of our reign. (Signed) "ALLXANDER." FOURTH SUPPLEMENT. LETTNIII 711011 HIS IMPERIAL lITONNESS TILE crown WITCH GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE, TO HEE 3ISJASTY THE EMPRESS MOTHER. " NIOS*I (iItACTOUS PRINCESS-DEAREST MOTHER, — With the greatest anguish of heart, I received last evening, at seven o'clock, (ruin Baron Von Dietiselt, (Thief of the General Staff of his Imperial Majeuy, and from the Ad jutant-General Prince Volkonsky, the accompanying origi nal intelligence, and act of the decease of our adored Ruler, my benefactor, the Emperor Alexander. Whilst I parti cipate with your Imperial Majesty in the terief which succumbs us, I pray to the Creator that he may, in his Almighty mercifulness, keep our strength, and give us poWer to support the afflictions which he has imposed up n n The aituation in which this misfortune places me makes it my duty to pour into the bosom of your Imperial Mejesty my real sentiments candidly and openly upon this important subject. " Your Imperial Majesty knows that, following my own inclination, I requested of the Emperor Alexamler, of glorious memory, the permission to renounce the right of succesiop to the throne, and:that, in consequence Cher. of I ! received an Imperial Itescript, dated 2d February, 1822, an attested copy of which is enclosed, whereby the Empe ror communicated his gracious consent to the request, with the observation that your Imperial Majesty hail also given your consent, which you have verbally confirmed to me. The cob:manila of the deceased Emperor were, moreover, to the effect that theLsaid gracious rescript should retnain in my hands under tie Seal of Secrecy, until the death of his Majesty. " Acfinstornad from my infancy conscientiously to fulfil the will et my deceased father as well as the late Emperor, and that If your Imperigl Majesty. and still maintaining the limits of this principle, I consider it as my duty to resign my right of succession to the Throne to hie Imperial A 195 It 248 C G 8 149 1 MI 608 D 44 1535 1903 3468 5419 5895 6447 7727 9434 9482 1470 14110 ES o eiIIARES YESTEHDAI. any Ea. Share. Palg. Promhuh panne*. Anglo-Mexican A nflo-Chilian nrarilian Bolivar 4:afttellott Espirttoganto Brazil 100 6 lf 4 1 4 tits General Mining Assuciation 6 par Pasco-Peruvian Wilted 11textran Ditto New I 4O 10 9 AssueAwcz commt2s. Mikan British and Foreign... IN 10 If 3 attiCEl.l.•HEOtta. American and Colonial Steam 100 10 0 0 di• British Iron British Kock and Minim Bail 111 0 1 Devon Ilaytoe Granite AO 2 le idle tiokl Ocoee Asoodoiloo lOAN contracted for his MAJESTY the KING of A PRUSSIA, by Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD, in London, in 1U22. Notice is hereby given, that, in conformity with the General Bond signcd by his 31ajesty the King of Prussia, at Berlin. the 20th June, 1322. wherein reference is made to the Contract of the above-mentioned Loan, pursuant to which a Sinking Fund was provided, whereof the sixth half.yearly redemption fell due on the Ist of the present month of January. his Excellency Baron Maltzahn, Envoy Extraordinary and 31inister Plenipotentiary of his Majesiy the King of Prussia to his Britannic 31aiesty, and 31r. N. Rothschild, in the pres e nc e of ai r . I twits (re-n, Notary Public, have, on the 12th instant of the present month, CAN CELLED, anti I)EPOS I Ti: f) in the Rink of England, according to the form prescribed, the following amounts. viz.:—seventeen Thousand Five Ilumired Pounds, in Special Bonds of the Same Loan, being tne sixth halt-yearly redemption of Bonds, viz.. one half per cent. on the amount of the hoar.; and also the amiunt of Two Thotwitul Three !kindred Priunds,beirg purchased with the interest of the Ninety-two Thousand (Inc Hundred Pounds re deemed to the lot July last. 'unthe 2no 717 144 151 !hit 444 1269 1015 16711 2929 of Special Bonds can, 3479 3633 6082 7612 11949 9478 9484 1926 (celled. 1.16 15:l 111 LZI 3 10001. 3000/. 4 50411. 200U1. 147 144 11F; tiOs 33 2501.80001. THE BRITISH PRESS. Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas and his heirs, in con formity to the apponament in the Imperial 'Ukase respect ing the order of succession in the Imperial Family. " Wiih the same caudour I make it my duty to declare that, w ithout extending my wishes any farther, I shall deem myself happy that, if after more than 30 years' ser vice devoted to my father and brother, the late Emperors, of glorious memory, I may be permitted to dedicate them for the future to his ,Majesty the Emperor Nicholas with the same high esteem, with the same fervent zeal, and the same unlimited submission, which have animated me on ail occasions, awl will do so to the end of my days. " Having thus expressed my real and irrevocable opi nion, I throw myself at the feet of your Imperial Ma- Psty, whikt I most submissively implore you to deign a gracious reception of the present letter, and graciously I to grant that the contents may be made known to all Iwhom it may concern, in order that it may be carried into effect, and that, thereby, the will of his Majesty the Em peror, my deceased Lord and Benefactor, as well as the consent of your Imperial Majesty, May be put in full force and effect. " I take the liberty of submitting to you herewith a copy of the letter, which I have, at the same time, ad dr,.ssed to his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas. " I remain, with profound regard, " Most Gracious Princess and dearest Mother, " Your Imperial Majesty's most obedient Son, (Signed) CONSTANTINE." " Warsaw, Nov. 23, 1825." "FIFTH SUPPLEMENT. LETTER FROM 111$ IMPERIAL. MOORES@ THE CESAR°. WITCH RRAND DUNE CONSTANTINE TO MIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS. "DEAREST BROTHER - With indescribable anguish of heart I received last night, at one o'clock, the painful in telligence of the decease of our adored master, my bene factor, the Emperor Alexander. NVliilst I hasten to ex press to you the feelings with which the melancholy mis fortune we have sustained fills me, I make it my duty to inform you, that I have at the same time herewith sent a letter to her Majesty the Empress, our much beloved mother, wherein I announce to her, that in consequence of an autograph rescript, which I received from the de ceased Emperor on the 2d of February. 1522, in answer to the letter which I bad written to him respecting the renunciation of the succession to the Imperial Throne, and which letter was laid before our mother, and to which she deigned to give her consent, subsequently to me personally confirmed, that it is my ir revocable resolution to renounce to you my right of succes sion to the throne of the Emperor of all the Russian, and, at the same time, I requested my much-beloved mother to make known to all whom it may concern my irrevocable will, in order that it may be carried into execution. After this declaration, I deem it a sacred duty to implore your Imperial Majosty to accept from me, as the first person, the oath of submission and fidelity, and to allow me to make known to you that, as rev wishes are not directed to any new dignity or title, I wish solely to retain that of Cesarowitch, with which I was honoured by our late father for my services. _ _ _ " Ii will constantly constitute my sole happiness, if your Imperial Majesty will deign to accept the sentiments of . my profound regard and unbounded submission, sentiments for which I pledge more than thirty years' faithful ser vices and pure zeal, which bare animated me for my late father and brother, Emperors of glorious memory. " With like sentiments I shall not cease to the end of my days to serve your Imperial Majesty and illustrious successors in my present appointments and situation. " I remain, with profound regard, Sire, " Your Imperial Majesty's most loyal Subject, (Signed) " CONSTANTINE. " Warsaw, Nov. 26, 1026." G RMA N PAPERS. HAMBURGH, JAN ! 4. An express that arrived at one o'clock this morning from Berlin was followed by many others to mercantile houses, and some to foreign diplomatic agents, which bring the highly important news from St. Petersburgh, that afpgr the uncertainty respecting the ac ceptance of the impetial QM/ by his Majesty the Emperor Constantine had kept every thing - 11 great suspense for several days, at length on that day the final act of renunciation in favour of the Grand Duke Nicholas had been received, who was therefore proclaimed Emperor, as successor to his Itlajesty. The brotherly love and esteem of the two brothers kip been shown in the highest light, and it is only after „theopost positive declaration of the next heir to the throne, that - iiis present Majesty was induced to accept the imperial Crown. ST.PETEIIBI3IIROII, Drc. 24. The Cattle of the Senate of this date contains nothing respect iog the death of the Emperor Alexander, or of the succession to the throne ; but a Supplement to the number of 2Rth November (10th Dec.) is published with it, containing first, `• An Ukase of his Imperial Majesty the Autocrat of all the Ruatias, from the Directing Senate," which announces the death of the Emperor Alexander, end that the Senate hal taken the oath of allegiance to the lawful heir, his Majesty the Emperor Constantine. It con tains directions for taking the oath by all classes of his Majesty's subjects. The form of the oath is added The health or her Majesty the Empress Maria is stated in the last bulletin to be better, and, according to the last accounts from Taganrog, of the Inst. the Empress Elizabeth was in tolerable health, but still very weak. This day, which used to be a day of rejoicing among us (the accession of the late Emperor), is now a day of mourning. All the Churchev were crowded with those who sought consolation in prayer for the afilicatth which tills all our hearts. Under the reign of the late Emperor Alexander, which was o nearly 25 years' duration, the following ecquisitions of territory were made by the Russian Empire either through treaty or con quest. I. The province of Byalistock. 2. The Grand Duchy of Finland. 3. Bessarabia. 4. The Penslan provinces to the Ataxia and the Kur. 5. The Kingdom of Poland. During this week and the last there has been a very frequent in terchange of couriers between this city and Warsaw. EXCHANGES. ILIMICRG .TAX. A Hnlyday. No list published. Pone nn London. 24 months 3.5 6; ST. PET MIMI/WU, Dec. *23. London 11.1 PRICES Or RIOTISI! sTOCKS YESTERD 1 T . ' Rink Stork 216 i 21:4 Long Ann. 20 1 316 I Ditto Acct. India Ronde 20 22 ptu len 4 nut. Bed. 1311 1 i South Sea Stra 3 mtr Cent Cot,. B tt /i I South Sea Old Annuities Ditto Acet. 0240:4 0 I 22,i I Ks. 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COURSE (sF EXCII Amsterdam (' F. 12 8 Ditto at sight 12 Rotterdam ....2 U. 12 9 Antwerp 12 9 flamburgli "i U. 37 4 Akona 2f U. 37 5 Paris, 3 days's ighl "5 40 Ittto 2 IL 95 85 Bordeaux "A 65 Heflin 7 0 Fronk.on Maio Ex. 51.155 Petersburgb, rble. 3 Us. tti Viennu,elrevive H. 2 51. 10 17 Leghorn 4Ri rGelioa 4.4 Venice U Malta. U Naples 39i Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon 61 Oporto 511 4Ai [labia 411 lrvielte ditto 10 17 - - • • Madrid—, 361 11 'l6 Cadiz ililbna Barealona 36, Seville (iibnitar 41 Buenos Ayres Dublin !Cork 0 DULLION,PER UZ .E. s. d. PortugalOoldin coin 0 0 0 Foreign (fold in bars 3 17 0 New D0tib100n5........ U New Dollars 0 4 10. Silver in bars, stand U 0 0 KING'S 7..7EA71tE. This Evening, VII 7 fItDAY, Jim . 14, will 1.9 performed Ileyerbeere Oprrit Sena, in Ac: , . en*.iied IL C WWI \TO IN EtArro, After width will to presented the new Pantoral Pallet, entitled JUSTINI-; CISsEi.:. composed by 11. D'Egyllie.--Musi.: by M. Ih.chsa. Iso On Thursday next a Crinitl_blF . isgitF . Taiile. To begin at Haltpast Seven tienfek. Applications fur Boxes a n d Tirkets to be made at Mr. Ebert% 27, (nd Itund,trevt. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Mk Inning, SAIL it DA V..len , 14,.7111 , be performed the Opera of 'I II SIEGE 01. 117 E. The Serwilder, Slr. Shichlir : cohenberg, Mr. Archer; 11.eopf04. Mr. Harley t Ansatm, Mr. Bedford; Ismael, Mr. t;. Smith: Yuseph, Mr, Gattie; Peter, Mr. Fitzwilhain. Mhos Steph:tas; Katheriue, ►lln Gradduu; Ghita, Pt.vey. To conclude with the Pantomime of HARLEQUIN, JAI K OF All. I'ItANiS. limPletpdh. Mr. Howell; Panto:non, Mr. T. Blanchard; Clown, Mr. I'. Brown; Columbine, Miss Barnett. 011 Monday, Rob Boy; and the Pantomime,. COVE NT-G A UDEN EATRE. This gvenltim . sATUll94y . , Jan . 14, mill he performed the Comedy of ----- IKEA A i01:1;.A.1; PFEIL The Duke, Mr. t..per; (semi. Mr. C. Keti,b:e: Michael Perez, Mr. Jones. I.:ctifonht, Allis Chester. Atter which the Pantomime of MARI.EQUIN AND TIIE MAGICK ROSE: Or, lit; 11; AND Tilt: iIEAS r. Marloquin. Mr.Ellar: . Puittuloon. Mr. Darner,: Clown, Ms..l. (Ohne!di; Columbine, Mims limner. On Monday, Othello; and the Pantomime. ADF:LPHI 7'IIEA7'Rh', STRAND. Thistvening, S tTURDAV, Jan. 14, win Ise presented the Nautical Melo-Dranottic . Thirlettat of THE ; Or, A T II,E OF THE SE 1. The prlnotral Cl.nra,;iere Tory, Yates, T. P. Cooke. and J. It eere;'and Mre. Fit Zit After which the Rurletta SUCCESS; or, A ilia, IF l't.a/ LIKE IT. The prlnsfYileint - r - awierTl;j;:!:de . s . s . ;).l 7 ate . s:i. Recve, end T. P. Cuoke ; sod Mrs. Fitzwilliarn. To conclude with the Comic Pantomime of "'TIE TIMES: GOLDEN LAMPS: Or, 11.41ILF.QCIN AND THE WlZAiii) PSVARF. Harlequin, Mr. W. Kirby; Pantaloon. Mr. Elliott; Clown, Signor Paulo; Columbine, Miss Pineutt. The BILITIIIM PIIESP commenced publishing yesterday morn ing si live o'clock. LONDON. SATURDIY, JANUARY 14, 1824. We this day publish the important .documents relative to the accession of the Emperor NI cit oLe s. The reasons which induced CONSTANTINE to renounce his birth-right yet remain unexplained. The Manifesto of the new EM PEROR simply stet s, that after having taken the oath of fidelity to his elder brother, the Grand Duke CONSTAN TINE, he was apprised by the Senate that the late EM PEROR had deposited with them a series of dOcuments, which, on being examined, was found to contain a renun ciation of the throne by CONSTANTINE. These docu ments are appended to the Manifesto, slumbered in suc cession, but they communicate no information whatever as to the motives that have led to this extraordinary abdica tion. Never do we recollect to have read so unmeaning and unsatisfactory a letter as that which CONSTANTINE, in the first instance, is represented to have addressed to the Emperor ALEXANDER. No reason whatever is as signed for his abdication, which can rationally be supposed to have influenced him. The act must therefore be re garded as the immediate result of some powerful influence which at the moment he was incapable of resisting. Whether he will, under all circumstances at the present time, b edisposed to acquiesce in the arrangement by which, without equivalent or compensation, he is to give up the largest territorial dominion in the world, we shall shortly know. We confess that these documents, so far front in ducing us to regard the Russian succession as settled, rather lead us to consider it precarious and uncertain in the highest degree. We are yet anxious to ascertain which Emperor the army of the Pruth are disposed to support. If, indeed, they should choose the pacific NICHOLAS, the question will be decided; but, we doubt that such will be their choice. No wish appears to have been manifested by CONSTANTINE for the possession of the kingdom of Po land, or any other power or distinction independent of the will of his brother NICHOLAS. As the new }Nest:eta has declared his intention to adhere to the policy of ALEXANDER, there can be no doubt tl at the peace of Eu rope will remain undisturbed. We congratulate our readers cordially on this happy and almost unexpected result. Considering the rugged disposition of CONSTANTINE, much was to have been apprehended from his reign.— The resignation of his sceptre to the mild and pacific Ns cnot.as has dissipated all the alarms which otherwise the death of ALEXANDER was too well calculated to inspire. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. This has been an uninteresting day on the Stock Ex.. changes, and the fluctuations neither in English nor Foreign Securities have been great. Consols for Money, and the two Accounts, viz. that for the 19th and for February, were the same: they opened at 62, and subsequently ad vanced to 82k 1, and finally closed at for Thursday next, and i for the 28th of February. Reduced Stock was 81i, and 3i per Cents. 90. Bank Stock was 9151. Exchequer Bills and India Bonds were a shade lower. Some business was done in Colombian Bonds at 63 4, and in Mexican 6 per Cents. at G7l 8 ; but the principal transactions of the day were in Russian Stock, which has advanced to 83 83i. In Mures the bargains were to a trifling extent. Money continued plentiful. The new Parliament will show a number of new mem bers. In England, it is said, from the strong ropular feel ing which exists, that the groat majority of the Representa tives will he decided Anti-Catholics, while in Ireland it is more singular that more members favourable to the Catholis Cause will be returned than ever sat in Parliament since he U nion. Important changes will occur in both countiee Errning Post. 63 1001. 61101. Itrmdli f 19.800 Elite Wit 'lt FiircOY.i. FASHIONABLE I A'TE PNCg. The Earl and Countess of Ssauhorough ha re left their seat ee Yorkshire, on n visit to Lord Middleton, 1113 seat, Wcillatoo House, Nottinghamshire. Lord Melbnurne arrived in town yesterday, from Earl Cot perr e seat, yanseager. Herts. befrd Frederick Itenuclerk arrived yesterday nr his broiler's, th e Duke of St. Alban.,, at James's-mplar‘... trout his seat to Her,. Mr. and 3lre. C. H. 'f vnie arrived ye.terday at their house :6 Grosvenor-street, from Buttermin Hall, Staffordshire, the seat of T. Swennenton, Esq. Wm. Heysham, Esq. and snort arrised yesterday at Footer' s New floret, St. James s•street, from their seat in Hanes. Lilly tures :—Thomas Page, Esq. for his st.r.t, Cobham ; A. F. Esq. for his .rat in Hants; Cautnin Milo( r, for Brighton. Arrivlis at the Puhreney All)nnarle.terva :—Mr. meal Mrs. Wykehani and 3lirssrs. 11. and A. Wylccliam, from q u i,. seat, Tytitron I louse, Otifortliditre. Bed:stuns Diuming, Esq. for !lit h : J. 11aitiv,(1, Esti. for doom Arrivals at li.rkhaiti's Iliad, Cower II:ook- , trecr Una hi, Esq. trod. a tour; ____ Serjeardson, Esq. fr 0114 a tour. Departures :—Colonelli7ay, for Norfolk ; Cipt. Lo, titer on a tour, A rr i ve : eat Batt's Hotel, Dover-street and 3L - s. IV iihren s front Yorkshire; J. Smith, Esq.. fl..ndrdi. aud Ilr. es, j .ilia. II ny(lon. Departurcs and Ars. Edwards, fo r Mob ; Mr. an 111 r 4. Stroud and family, for Beric..ttdre ; Cf. TiAirnp. son, Esq. for Itaimgute; H. Williams, inq. hit. Oxford. TIIE FI.VL HANOVER/AN AND SAXON '...f . 'ENERY, FROM DRAWINGS BY CAPTAIN RAI"! Y. Part I.—Jaw:: p. • The distinguished patronage which the ta: -n:1 of Captain Batty have received Las ini;uced him to follow up his beautiful Views on the Rhine with Oleic exq u isite de. lineations of Hanoverian and .S.11:011 sentry, the first part of which is here presented to the public. Renowned as ale the works of Viva tas and WOOLLEY, and other greet master: of the art of engraving, we have here the works cif living artists which will hear to he placed by the side even of their most finished producti:ats. In these Views we have suecimens of landscape etigravin; from the pencil of Val-Tall, Wallis, Smith, Goodall, and Golden, that rank [bent with the best professors of the art. The vignettes will not fail to strike the lovers of art as exhibiting ti[ : per..cetion to ! which wood-engraving can be carried. Tie-se Views in Hanover and tsaxony are preceded by the following neat and expressive dedication:— TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT lIA.TESTY, Sirc—Thc gracious permission to lay at your Al.ijesty's feet this humble, but, it is hoped, not unsuuessful t ndessour to delirewat some ot the most remarkable features and objects of yolr Xlajes ty's Hanoverian dominions, and of the neigbbauring kingdom of Saxony, impresses T 1 my IMod feelings cf sra:iiac.! which, though unable to express, lam desirous, front duty inelmation, thus puhlily to Acknowledge. Yuur Majesty's faithful and devoted suYect and servant, ROBERT BATTY, Lieu t. acd C , pt. Grei.atlicr Uuards. COI - EAT-GARDEN 7711...1THE. We are fond of opera, but do not desire to see Sbak speare Eet to music. 'I he humour of Falstaff fs sufficient for us, without hearing the fit Knight in a catch, and we do not think it necessary that Desu'emuna should die in a bravura. Music is a good thing (tew better) in its place, but it is riot exactly the mate fitting " to be married to immortal vase," when that verse is the poetry of Shakspcarc. The scund overlays the sense, and it is but a pour rtcompence to have our ears tickled to the detriment of our brains. We object not to the .intio auction of music where the poet appears to have count. - named and provided for it by the use of songs in the ori ginal. We only deprecate its forcible and misplaced appli cation on occasions where its use was never contemplatett by the dramatist, and its introduction is prejudicial to other and more important effects of the performance. To the musician ambitimus of improving Sliaksp,:are by means of his art, we would say, as our great epic writer is reported to have said to Dryden, when seeking permission to turn the Paradise Lost into rhyming tragedy, " &e, young man, you may tag my lines if you will !• Truth to say. the Tempest had already suit-mil sufficiently from merci less and metaphysical alterations, without calling in tla aid of the musician to comph to the profanation. In this play our mighty tragedian has put forth his immenre powers in imagining, not merely human but earthy ard ethereal intelligences of no common cast, and we would rather take it as he has left it to us that marred by mis called improvements. Last night the musician and machinist Jul as much as they had ever before done for the Tempest ; woods and waves were both as mobile as they wt ll could be in painted canvass ; whirlwinds and every other description of wind instruments were in activity ; and rosin was busy as well for melody as lightning—before and behind the curtain. Yet, with all these means and appliances to boot, it is a question with us whether the Tempest were not a more pleasing aid satisfactory intellectual treat in the closet than on the stage, represented as it is now the fashion to represent it. To perform the character of Prospero successfully, it only requires reasonable good declamation, a stately man ner, a white beard, and a sonorous voice. With all these accomplishments, thanks to nature and his barber, Mr. Warde was provided ; accordingly his performance of the Milanese, magician was quite respectable, and left us not much to regret in the absence of Young. 'f o be sure the latter has a better mouth fur poetry, particularly Shakspeare's —but let that pass. Blanchard made a merry jesi rof 7'rineuto, and Darren was as drunk in &Than° at any tailor could desire to be in the Christmas holldays. Speaking of Culiban, we are bound to say Mr. Rayner ap peared a most inordinate and accomplished monster; Ilia Mr. Duruset was quite a natura/—that is. his representa tion of Hippilyto deserves that commendation. Ariel (Miss Cawse) " did her spiriting gently,' •and looked as light as a gossamer in foot, heart, and voice. Misses Paton and ilantmersley sang the songs forced upon the magician's daughters with rather more of skill and science than could well be expected from damsels brought up in a desolate island—and there's an end. The Earl of Liverpool arrived in London yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, from Coombe Wood, to transact business at the Treasury Beard, &c. We are extremely happy to say the Lord Chancellor is nearly recovered from hs indisposition. Mr. Wallace, the Master of the Mint, transacted busi ness yesterday morning at the Treasury. Yesterday morning Lord Bexley transacted business with Viscount Melville, at the Admiralty. Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted business yesterday, with Mr. Secretary Canning, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. A complete new system is under consideration before Mr. Secretary Peel for rendering the Yeomanry Cavalry of this country more efficient; it will he submitted to the Colonels of the different cori s, in order to see how fat it can he carried into effect.— puhlis Evening Post. Yesterday his Excellency Baron Maltzahn, Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Prussia to his Britannic Majesty, jointly with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, and accompanied by Mr. Charles Green, notary public, canulled, and deposited in the Bank of England, the amount of 19,800/. in special bends of the Prussian Loan negotiated by Mr. N. M. Rothschild in 1822; being the sixth half-yearly redemption of bods, anti also the saving of the interest on the i 12,100/. redeemed to the Ist July last. NEAPOLITAN LOAN OF 2,500,0001., NEGOTIATED DE Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD, TN Loxuost.—The half-yearly dividend on this Lnan, clue onlVednerday, the let of February next, will be paid on that and every succeeding day, between the hours of ten and two, at Mr. N. M. Roihschild's counting-house, New-court, St. Swabia's lane. It is requested that the warrants, with a list thereof, iii numerical order, may be left one day for the purpose of being examined. Vie News of Literature and Faalcinw, Science, and 4rl, No. 84. being the Second Number foe the present year. or tlas2d of the Fourth Volume of this Weekly Jeutnal (which is just publish ed by Mr. E. 1). Pouches, No. 7. Brydges-street, Covent-prden, and sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen), contains, among many other interesting articles Political Reflections-2. Public Cha racter of Mr. Drogden-3. The Women of France, Italy and Spaix —4. The Drondos in London, No. 13; Drawing Roma Mimesr 3, preventive% against Suicide—ti. Opening of the Opers--7. The Townley Marbles, No. 50.-8. The Art of Female Dress, and the influence of Fashion, No. 2.-9. Metropolitan Architecture, Ne.B. —lO. Diurnal Critics-11. News of the Drama-12. News of the Fine Arts-13. News of Literature-14. Novi of Scienes—D News of Prefessions and Arts-19. Reviews of New Books. Ul stamped Esli#on of " The News of Literature anti Fashion," for town circulation and transmission to the country in we*, prise Oil ; Stamped Edition, foe teseituissiott by post, pries —_--. . 0 THE EDITOR Sta—ln the Unmet r t l ie manufacturers of IN >esent distress existin* neasure, owing to thee; :rial,stl en extra prop , i consegnence. Now, * stein, may be once e ve entered the mind o is not exactly ernisiste ,(her trade could be co' Mort space of time (anti fl, being out of enipli the measure of lfiVt) ; sirteJ, that the present whole of the silk inane innot arise from such, Inportation of foreign my next. This is tli 1 " tress which is so sever of the trade. As a sl the Right Hon. Gentl one-third of the silk- m 'flour to the measure i Huded to being broug f employment, and or te afforded to the prose he vast number of diet perity will every wee& alarming degree ; and oP humanity to see so Les daily driven to the sitar into the poor•hou: they belong. Such a s out being productive consequenefts. From what little es home, and the cotnpat manufactured broad gti lam so convinced of manufacturer to enter any apparent regulati r Europe, that Shonid 1 here to the principle silk goods, under any w,ill become my dirty, in the trade, to cease thereby adding two li state of wretchedness City, Jan. 13, 1t:26. TIIh On Tburvday P. very place, pursuant to pubis awe-mount, Bethnal. grer . of a Comm i ttee appotr.te. pare a Memorial to hie : sent alarming situation the large room of that ex that itotwithstanth: , t; the obliged to be * T ubed. being able to gain admit Mr. JOSLPII P.F.NS reading the revisit tqn. Tensorial their rut iii q•. Memorial winch the Coe Mt. WAI.LIS said, :I' at a general m-eting. sidered it their duty PI Ingly repaired to the I tidy of goods selling. se *talky, but not one yard or Bethnal-green. Ac chasers, by paying wee July, might then bring thirty per cent. afwr tlit shemie'ves of the fa tcy C mpany'e warehouser trade. leaving the entir , 4 this country silent. IL mitten proceeded at on eisters, who received ti hefore him a short e gulled as to its cause. regulations. II e then haveh differede arisen a ni beinguf o eh ' a ' f rom t , the l ~c : not buy, but were end milks cheaper. The It * ow l s t id bri a g n l y it the d e fy , sideration. They any to the an d t u y ty en was sm b tg o l eli igv t i oo g trade in England. 11 , planned as to prevent I. that smuggling, under i an extent never Lenn rendered almost imp time, if such goods r c'on t fti l 7 e sid d . 00 e ( r i e r e d n o tt f c e 3 m n ,,r a tra l p i l )::t a i li w obinries oul etihyd d ean,sd d ei u tevroh, e e v air e tpt r p y li t ti l is t o i eti n ,iirn, i i t ii ' lengthened view of th , 11;, ,. ;. d ic o u ra pi teym s . t p a i n ori c y es e:wh h eh e ni c c s , ha i r i f t Mro stro u n l g d ly be r a e rm u p 'e .:: )l( i l . / the present Unprecri would surely induce the ameli.iration of plore hie Majesty's 3 clement season, they - silk trade on t he path blows of the rc,p,ci ~, the prayer or their I nest Petition front tl as they would be Ott ..'‘ Nl'. Wallis sat du Mr. HARRIS, anti Memorial, s Inch is and the o:her Ito' out with a declarat then represents the In consequence of i the many disidventa of provisions, as r:i raw en M.Th.'s., Sad Superiority of Briti did not mean to a. with his Nlajesty's It one of vast imp silk-weavers, re-ii sands of En L lish also states, th:.t II land, compared r huposslble to comp , the pro eying, duty • Adagios and b elief accomplish a natinr hi herto contribute( liberal policy or " • • to be done ? It co therefore cannot to • wiraiah or forfeit th , • -loyalty, obedience, • the Immediate and t • meld. The Mem t 'concluded, was ful C The Cliental* • offer, or was it the brr of voices etch I , Mr. BOULTES received and apor, 3 . fields and its Arlo The mntion was r 7 • After the cite o i Com mitte e, it w; Y • „. respecting f ' pany the Memorit F • • A de s ultory ofoneilunr cc edp 1-• • r• by Monday of a rf ' Thanks were t Poona, and after. rated. 1, 1::: :' t Y : e 1 lei t N b a : : n a Bvh . c L ui 0 e i m 2 : fi eu fi e e e l l t I TRAIt o h e n l Pl h . a l th N ta h i is. du i n great numl I—.. upon half-breo ;he thethe week, ar the .Ibe whole nun 15. imagine appo Yu- ),Ifter In D for • . fif 4" ' ." Prallild Illerect .• ..... ‘ , I