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Wettoesday, on account of the urgency of the 1311- M. dr Villele (from his place).—There will be Ito it.couvettiehre in that. SITTING 4W OSCEDIBETt 18. The Older ut the Iltrwa, the discussion of the Mot of 14,4 w for the provisional levyiug of 4-12ths of the taxes of 1817. 411. Renate Labat;tide retparketl, that there was pa impost more dithoalt to be raised, that had tur. uihlted more pretexts for disaffection, or given rige to move remonsteances, than that on patents, vvbielt was doubled last year. lie might venture to affirm beforehand, tin the seut;meuts disclos ,vd in the Bateaux, that the Chamber would not aftopt it in its present shape next year, and he therefore proposed that 4- I 2ths of the same tax, it, it existed in 130, should only be provisionally M. Duilon, Cimmissioner, contended, that to discuss now the general contents of the law fiii'the finances, went to deprive the Government of the feeble resources whieleilte present plan of law held out. The land-tax had reached its maxi mum ; it therefore bevame necessary to resort to taxes on personal industry. In 181.5, the imposts cite patents ploduced 15 millions ; its produce was now railed to 17 millions. M . Cornet d'incour.—*lhe King wishes savings in various branches of the public service; France expects then). The rejection of the. provisional doubling of the patents would excite thy hope that such economy will be realized ; it is a hope that cittlif not,. beCaliAe it out not to be deceived. He expressed this to be the opinion of the Com. mince that had reported on the plan of law, and therefore should support the motion,. Me , oirs. de Villele, Dovergier de Hauraune. end Marcellos, spoke on the same, side, contending, that the law . was most vexatious and oppressive to the mercantile classes. Count onvetto denied that the proper PubjeCt of deliberation now was the, donbling of the pa. tents. It was not the Government which in 1816 proposed this I esource ; eallie from another' quart e r, and was proposed as a litalwitute for six othil introits, though it has pow been declared to be nit less' vexations. The urigin4l motion was then pot, and negatived by thrpreyiotta question. After this, the Chamber ;Wowed the plan of law by a •in t iority 01,164 to 30. M Delanney then read the Report of the Com mittee on the plan of law relative to absent mili tory men, of which it recommended the adoption. The President announced that there would he a public sitting next cloy, to hear the report on the la ‘v of elections. • The Chamber formed itself into a Secret Com. mister, to hear a utotion of Lieutena►►t-General Luis if. MADRID, DEC. 5.—A Royal Decree announces, that for the purpose of '' collecting the necessary stuns for continuing to send troops to the pro vinces of America, which, unfortunately do nut enjoy complete tranquillity," a duty of one per cent. shall be levied, Ist, on all articles introduc e,l into the, ports of America awl those of the Wands; and 2t,1, t!mt the gold or Over iin porhul or exported by the said port► shall pay the eau►e duty. Dispatches from tive Viceroy of Peru, dated the 11th of June, and published to our Gazette, state that his military force amounted to 7,300 men, well armed. it►ouuted, and equipped ; and that he expected reinforcements. On these grounds, so far trout dreading any efforts on the part of the rebel, of the river Plate, he expected that their languishing and intimidated army would be cote• pelted to submit; HANBURGH MAIL. ElifiCtIVED LAST NIGHT.) CrirewitAattle, Dec. 10..--The shares of the Asiatic Company, which a few days ago were ofl'ered for sale at 214 rix-dollars, rose on the sth instant to 270 and 280 rix•dollars. The reason is said to be, the good ners that has been re ceived that a snot of 380,000 silver rupees (•2a0,(J00 specie), which was due to the Company in the East Indies, will probably be soon paid. This debt from England proceeds, as we hear, from some prizes which they made in 1807, in those seas, and which by chance had not beets condemned and sold at the . conclusion of the Treaty of Kid, in 1814. According to this Treaty, all pr,perty not yet, condemned was to be given up on both sides, and the English now offer not only to pay the value of the ships, but also, as it is affirmed, to pay 8 per cent. interest on the pristeipal from 1807 ; but this assertion seems 1,. want confirmation. The Company expect also 200,000 piastrei besides from England, so that iLe receipt of these sums will place it in a very fluorisbiog condition. 11,01BURGfl, Dec. 14.—Though we have hall since the 1I th mild weather, with storm! and rain, none of the other 32 ships lately arrived at Cuxhaven have been able to come up on account of the quautity of drift ice in the Elbe. We ex pert, howe'ter, some of them to-morrow, it the weather continues as it is. .1)1'. 16. —The dearness of provisions this wihter has cattied the extraordinary circumstance, f:argoes Of potatoes have been ordered from U,,toburgh for Holland. Formerly it was the r" vet Dec. 17.—Exebange on London 35-3.—The beiug mild the greater part of the ships t r ,ou Cuxhaven arrived here yesterday safe ; and %riot' venting to S. E. several ships ready•to devm-tcd. To-dly the wind bet lig Sinn k . orrst maily arrived./ The herrings haviog not left the Elbe, many are taken, which employs a glee many poor people. STlrrroktto, Dec. B;—We frequently lee the King, dressed as a private citizen, in the public promenades. Whenever lie goes out he ie sur rounded with poor people and others, who prey sent their petitions, which he receives with great kindness, and, according to circumstances, con verses with them tor a longer or a shorter time. The Commission appointed for a new orgatti zation of the army has not yet terminated its lahoors. It is saOI that a new uniform will be introduced, in which more attention svli be paid to use and convenience than to skew. A Special Commission is appointed to draw a new Military Code. The punishment of the gauntlet is to be certainly abolished, end the cane not used except for great crimes. CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. 11. --News has been received here trout Egypt that Jussan Achmet Pasha, the conqueror of the Wechahites, and who, as - a recontpence for his services, was appointed by the Sultan Governor of Jidda, of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and of Ethiopia, is dead. He bad, without knowing it, bought a female slave from a ship which bad the plague on board, and fal, together with her, a victim to his imprudence, in the flower of his age. His lather the Governor, 113i111113t1 Aly Paeha, in the first transport of his grief, at the loss of his son, is said to have had the slave-dealer beheaded, - who, in selling the unfortunate slave, had concealed the danger of infection. Mtmcn, Dec. 10.—The King and Queen will set out for Vienna on the 18th, and his Majesty's two eldest daughters, by his present Queen, will accompany him. The - Duchess of St. Len has obtained permi t . sion to reside in Bavaria. It is said she had bolight estates near All4iolll'g. FURTHER EYTRA(7S FROM HAM BURGH PAPERS, ERZCEIVeD Tlll5 MORNING.] FasukroaT,Dec. 1 .—On the 9th of this month there .was a confidential conference, in which no protocol was kept respecting the maintenance of the persons belonging to the former Chamber of the I.4npire. ITALY, Nov. 30.-8 e the inhabitants of the Roman States arc to have a National Representa tion, the Pope has ordered a general enumeration of the people to be made. On - the 22d November, the two great ships of war which the merchants of Genoa have had built as a present to his Majesty were launched, and named the Maria Theresa and the Commerce of Genoa. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14.—Our exchange has risen within a short time to 580 per cent. and though many fortunate circumstances, among which we will only mention the large purchases of corn in Denmark, have doubtless concurred to effect it, yet it is not to be denied that the active, economical, and admirably organised administra tion of the finances has most essentially contri buted to it. Extracts of a Letter from Madrid, from good authority, has been lent us for insertion " We observe with pleasure that the hostility of some public Journals against our Government begins to diminish. The detention of the Ame rican ship the Firebrand, in the Gulph of Mexico, has, however, lately given new occasion to a ter rible outcry of the friends of the Insurgents, in the American Papers. According to them, the ge neral cry in these Provinces is war with Spain ! Only adventurers and vagabonds, who have no thing to lose in a Revolutionary war, and who think every man allowed to acquire riches and employments, can flatter themselves with the senseless hope of inducing the wise Senate of North America, by such Newspaper articles, to hostilities with Spain. The United States, rich and happy through their Constitution, will not ri s k this hap pines for the sake of to few persons exiled from other nations. " The fall of the great urper has every where banished Revolutionary principles. An open sup port of the Rebels in our Colonies would make Spain, Brazil, England, France, the Netherlands, and Dennuuk, become enemies of the United States. Bound by the future fate of their own Colonies, and by their friendly relations with Spain, they cannot see with indifference such a violation of the principles generally received. Af ter the entire pacification of the Tetra Firma, we declare Carthagena in the West Indies a free port fur attained and nem rat nations; at an earlier period we did the same with the Ilavannali and Porto Rico. We shall. do the same in the kingdoms which are not yet wholly tranquillized. Thus even commercial interest could tint lead. America to a breach with us. Hwe declare the Celpli of Mexico in a state of blockade, we fltelCiSC a right which incontestibly belongs to us. At Carthagena Meurillo found several English and American ships generosity am! equity judged them. We know that it is as impossible to forbid the circu lation of the lies and calumnies spread by the In surgents,” to hinder, even by the strictest laws of the American State, partial enterptizet from be ing undertaken to the countries occupied by the Insurgents." FROM GERMAN PAPERS. DIET AT FRANKFORT. FAANKFORT, Dec. B.—ln the ninth Sitting of the Diet on the sth December, several Reports were made on documents laid before the Assembly ; amongotlsers one respecting a reclamation of Prince La Tour d'Auvergne, on account of the Duchy of Bouillon, which could not be received, as the subject of it bad already been determined at the Congress of Vienna. The Envoy of the free towns who made the Report called the attention of the Diet to the circumstance that the Recla mation was in the French language; and he pro posed, for the purpose of avoiding similar cases, that they should adopt such a resolution as the honour of the nation, the dignity of the assembly, and their conviction of the high worth of the German language demanded. This proposal was received with general applause, and it was unani mously resolved, that no communication to the Diet which was not conceived in the German language should be received ; and that any docu ments, or proofs, belonging to such communica tions, in a foreign language, must always be accompanied by a German translation. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed vn Saturday Night. DRURY-Lane.—The Iron Chest: Sir Edward Mortimer, Mr. Kean ; Helen, Mrs. Horn. tfter which, 'Whin Hood. COVENT.GARDEN.—GtIy Mannering Henry Bertram, Mr. Sinclair; Lucy Bertram, Miss Stephens. After which, Blue Beard. MAILL ARRIVRTI-1 France, 1 Harnhurgb, 2 Guernsey and Jersey, Dublin, 8 Waterford. Dtm-1 Holland, t Gotteubstrgb. ,_i i PRICE a STOCKS THIN OAT AT T Bank Stock, 4l9j 3 per Cent. Cif 3 per Cent. Cons . shut 1 per Cents.... • 7Bii per Cent. N. Ann shut 'tLvr u'Ci,uCK. Hank L. Ann...... 161 3-Ifiths India 80nd5 0 ..... 14s. 15s. pr. Rub. ........ 51. 7s. pr. Cons. for January,....... thlif StioAn.—Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the week endirtgthe Nth day of December, Isle, is 495. WV. per cwt. MGM WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 2 minutes after G. I Evening, 27 miunte3 after: S. THE SUN. 1101i101 QUIS DICEHE TALSUNI 111.11,1:.111. LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1816. The Paris Papers of Thursday have reached us since our last publication. The French Ambassa dor in America lies solemnly and publicly con tradicted the fabrications about Protestant per secutions which disgraced several of the London Journals. In the Chamber of Deputies, the law far anti cipating one-third of the Taxis for 1817 was agreed to after some opposition. From the American Papers to 30th tat ! . It ap pears that the EMPEROR ALEXANDER has not been so readily pacified by the American apologies as was anticipated, though Mr. DASSIKOFP still re mains in the United Staten. We have no inclina tion to-day to discuss the point of national Law involved in the proceedings against the Ittissian Consul, (Mr. KOSLOFF) but have to state, that the charge against him was for violating a female. Our Factious Prints having failed in impressing• tl►e belief that there has been neither plan, plot, riot, insurrection, nor conspiracy, are now fain to confess that there has been a very diabolical conte bination against the Comititutioa. But they charge it upon Ministers generally ; and one. of them (the Morning chronicle of to.day) specialty upon Lord CASTLEREAGH : . " Tt is now well ascertained Numb the Writer, after com menting upon the Rebellion in Ireland) that the Irish Go vernment were in possession of every step taken in the pro• gress of that unfortunate conspi►ncy ; that they could have prevented it; but Lord CLARE declared in the House of Lonls, of that it suited their views to rause it to ceplode." It is not $ little curious that the then Chief Secretary for Ireland is one of tl►e stow Ministers' of England. The means adopted by Lord CASMEREAOII to carry the measure of the Union must naturally excite in the breasts of Englishmen some little anxiety for the complexion of his politics toward; his adopted country,and no little apprehension from the aektitsr ledged dexterity of his management." Knowing the authenticity of the Journal whence this extract is made, its strict regard to veracity; and the candour from which it t►ever departs in reasoning upon party questions, we do not feel ourselves at liberty to doubt the above assettion, or dissent from its inference. Be it known to you, then, all ye Rioters, Seditious Subjects, Conspirators, and Reformists, that you are merely the tools of Lord CASTLEREAGH, whose views it suits that you should explode, in order to enable him to establish a military despotism ! And will ye suffer yourselves to be so wrought with Will ye be mule the engines to accom plish this atrocious plot? We are convinced that you will ►suite to defeat the plan, and, with all the d friends of the Morning Chronicle, turn round an learn not only not to promote but to discountenance revolutionary movements, and be true and loyal, were it only out of opposition to the designs of the Noble Secretary ! The Country will thus reap much good front your eyes being opened. Orator Hun' attended the Agricultural Meeting at Bath last week, and was heard with patience by the Assembly while he descanted on the Reso. lotions which were the subject of discussion. His Oratorship, however, having thought proper to introduce his favourite topic, Politics, the Meeting did what they ought to have done when such a fellow presented himself to their notice, --they hissed and hooted him down. This trader in vulgar eloquence is, it seems, on the eve of displaying a sample of his Ware at Bristol, where a 'Rabble Reform Meeting is sum , owned by a few obscure individuals for Thursday next, on Brandon Hill. it is hoped, of course, to stir up the populace to riot, as at Spa-fields. Several Parishes of Bristol have resolved to enrol themselves in aid of the Civil Power, rind though we feel confident that any dis turbances excited by this mischievous Dema gogue would speedily be quelled, yet it is pain ful to contemplate the possibility of vengeance again falling on the misled, %stifle their misleadets contrive to keep their necks out of the merited baker. It pains us to learn by letters recently received from our ships of war in the %Vest Indies, that a fever has prevailed on board some of them, pecu liarly fatal in its nature to those attacked by it. Among other vessels, the Scasteurfer, it is said, has lost six Officers including the Surgeon, lour Midshipmen, and two Cle , ks. The Childers, is the short period of a month, li,S been deprived of several Uff►&.ers by the same unfori,unate cause. besides five pursers successively appointed to her , and upwards of 30 men.--( Hampshire Chronkle.) Oh Friday evening, after the breaking tip at the Cabinet Council, Mr. DIRARS, the King' s Messenger,.was sent off with dispatches to Si; HENRY WELLESLEY, our Ambassador at the Court' of Madrid. The report of the Duchess of Custierteallois health yesterday was, her Itoyal Highness the Duchess of CUMBERLAND is not quite so well this morning, having passed a very disturbed night. The Duke of WRLLINGTON IS to dine at Sir C. STEWART'S on Christmas day; till then he was not expected in Paris. The French Budget will not, it is said , b e finally discussed before February ; it will be made a powerful instrument against the Ministers. The whole body of the lower classes, particular ly those in trade, are mar shalled a g ainst it. The complaints u a i ga mt i i n t s i t ) e i t p a o r o e r c a l l oaf o i plreetsrsti,nagsofra It; ug the rich, by directly taxing a tenth, a fifth, Ike. of their annual income according to its at" unt : This system of taxation is the favourite topic of the political economists of the Palace Royal. In the French Chamber of Deputies there ar pears to be an Opposition and a Ministerial side,er, as in English Houses. The former, howev are ranged on the right baud of the President ; they seem to have no recognized Leader. M. de VILLELB, the Mayor of Toulouse, Ants much weight in the ranks of Deputies op' the party in power, and is one of th ose who ere most feared by the Ministey ; he is said to have rejected the offer of a Peerage. l owa to The Germanic Diet consists . of 20 Deputie s ' who represent all Germany. These 20 Deputie s have in the General Assembly 69 votes. The ger peror and the five Kings have together 24. It is reported at Calais that the English resid' ing there have requested permission to establiSh an English Theatre. 'We have received accounts from. Rome, where it seems Lord Gaeotto has at last safely arrived; after having narrowly escaped front the hand/ fes o t the ra ti co nearu nr yr i tilers Lordship i r whaasosdtiottpip‘ev,lron theinfest terbe, pillaged of every thing, aro l e f t on the high road in an almost absolute state of n udity- One of his servants was mortally wounded. H is Lordship has had an audience of the Cardinal Secretary of State, and will be shortly presentee) to the Holy Futher.—( Path Paper) The American funds are to ours in the redo of 95 to 127 ; that is to say, their 6 per cents. are et 95, and our 3 per cents. at 631.. We are glad to perceive that the Americans are acting on the princ;ple to which we adverted a kW days ago—that of protecting naval commeted against the numerous and audacious pirates tha t now infest the ocean. The celebrated Mr. Hague, who wrote so much against the Duke of CUMBERLAND,end Other, branches of the Royal Family, was apprehend° by Lavender and Gilman, on a Judge's warrantl for contempt of the Court of King's Bench, o ft Saturday morning, at his lodgings in We stinh" ster ; lie threatened to shoot the officers la lilt Yesterday, between eleven and twelve it was so extremely dark in the metropolis, t o most of the churches and chapels were oblitieu" frol) use candies. The tog did - not extend roach " e^ yond the suburbs. Notwithstanding the early stage of the yesterday several persons yellowed on in St. James's Pink, m i ld on the Serpentine Ittfoo The Humane Society took the usual prece!,.o against accidents ; several fell in near the its Closr, Bridge, but were Canpiv got oat witboto it It is understood Mr. HEctss , th e o :11` trete, is to be transferred from Maribu rt) i tee street Office to Bows:itreet, in the to°n l late . NAtu. the Clatter.: