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FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Et lc, dated T►«:tThy) " THIRD BULLETIN OF THE KING'S HEALTH. " Monday, Sept. 13-11 A.M. " His Majesty experienced a respite from pain during some hours last night, but his weakness is extreme. The extremities are not so cold ; his pulse beats more slowly and weaker. He re mains at present in possession of all his faculties. (Signed) " PORTAL, " DUPUYTREN, " ALIBERT, " THEVENOT. " DISTEL. " The King has received the sacrament from the hands of the Grand Almoner, in the pre sence of the Royal Family, the Grand Chem berlain, the principal Officers of the Household, the Prince de Castelcicala, the President of the Council, and all the Household. " After the ceremony, the King caused the members of the Royal Family to be called to him, gave them his blessing, and embraced them. (signed) " Count de DAM" " First Gentleman of the Bedchamber." " FOURTH BULLETIN. " Two o'Clodk The King is tranquil ; he has taken broth three times, and is at present 'free from fever. His weakness continues. (Signed) " ALI BEIM, " DISTEL. " The First Gentleman of the Bedebtunber, "Count de DAMAS." PARIS, SErT.I3. This morning the King received the holy -Viaticum and extreme unction, with his wonted presence of mind and firmness. At five minutes after eight the Grand Almoner entered the chamber of the King, accompanied by the Bishop of Hermopolis, the First Almoner, and some of the clergy of the chapel. Hi, Royal High mess Monsieur, the Duke d'Angoulerne, Madame, and the Duchess .of Berry, attended the sacra mental ceremony, carrying the lighted tapers. The Prince de Castelcicala, the President of the Council, the Ministers, the Grand Odicers.of the Household, and generally all the persons in the service of his Maje&ty and their Royal High nesses, were present at this august and affecting uervico. After it had ended, the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family heard a mass in the chapel, on acts of mercy. Afterwards they returned to the King, and received on their knees his bless ing. His Majesty said, " Adieu, my children ; may God be with you 1" As wl►ut follows contains :something Web we Lave not already given, we consider it our duty not to suppress the repetitions which may OMB :- The King was confessed yesterday : he was again confessed this morning, having sent to the, Grand Almoner, saying, " that every thing was prepared, anti he felt himself strong." At eight. o'clock the Royal Family went to church with Monsieur. They afterwards attended the Via ticum. The King received the sacrament. No thing could be more affecting than the ceremony. His Majesty received the extreme unction. his Majesty was calm, and made himself the re sponses which were necessary to the ceremony. The Royal Family heard the mass for the sick. His Royal highness Monsieur, and the Princes and Princesses, as his Majesty had expresßed a wish to see them, again returned to him. The King spoke to them in a very touching manner, and raising his hand from the bod, 'he said, " to bidding you adieu, I wish to give you my bless ing. May God be with you." His Majesty was perfectly calm. All the approaches to the Tuileries are throng ed with persons , who Come to made inquiries of the King. The most profound sadness appears in' every countenance. It is known what solicitude the people of France have always felt., espe cially the inhabitants of Paris, during the illness of their Kings. Never has this sentiment been more strongly marked than at the present mo ment. Dies per silentium vuslus ! Today will begin, at the Chapel of the Tuil. Cries, the prayers of Quarunte henrys. Prayers commenced to-day, at the chapel of the Chateau, at four o'clock in the morning. At one o'clock his Royal flightless the Duke df Bourbon paid a visit to their Royal high. 11e35C8 Madame and the Princes. The museum 16 closed till for ther orders are givt.n. The Emperor of Ruisia left St. Petersburgh on thO 213th of August, to visit some of his Asiatic States. lie will pass the Ural Mountains, which separate those parts of the world. The follow ing is the itinerary of his Majesty;-- The Emperor will stop the first. day at Itomanstehino, the name of tho.place where the Marquess de Traverse, Minister of the Marine, resides. He will pass through the . gorernments of psvo &polemic°, Twer,.Kaleyega, Moacow, and Tool*, with out stopping. On'the 2d September he will rest - at Ratan, where lie will remain till the sth. On the oth he will be at , TAmboif, which place he will not leave till the' Lith. on the. 10th, being the feast of St. Alexander Newsky, his Majesty will halt at Pensa, and remain there till the 13th. On the 17th he will be at Simbirsk, and will not go thence till the 9.01:11, when he proceeds to Crenbourg. Between the 211th_ and 30th, he will go to Cure, thence on the sth of October to Perm. On the 7th he will halt at Ekaterinbourg, a city of great import ance, and taking his route by Viatka and Fologde, his ;11a• jesty will arrive at Tzayskoalo on the sth of November. Lieut.-General Baron de Diebitsh, and the Aides.de.camp Generals Tchernichetf and Ojerowsky will accompany the Em peror on this excursion. (From the Journal des Debuts of Monday.) STOCKHOLM, AvG. 27.—The sum to be paid for the family of the Ex-King Gustavus Adol phus, agreeable to the treaty with Russia, was lately paid, in conformity with a resolution of the Diet. A part of this sum has been allowed to Russia in payment of arrears. The Diet of Nor way has rejected the motion of M. Konow, to beg his Majesty not to forget the Norwegians in his diplomatic appointments, because on this point the nation ought to rely on the King, who has given many proofs of his favourable disposition. This confidence is justified by the circumstance, that hitherto it is not known that any Norwe gians have tsked for appointments of this nature. On the 24th a fire broke at a sugar bake-house, by which three persons lost their lives, The King repaired to the spot on liiirseback, and encouraged the fire-men by his presence. lie has rewarded several sailors and others who stopped the farther progress of the fire. Ritmo, SErr. 13.—A horrid crime has been committed at Wahperschweil, a village about two leagues from Arberg, in the Canton of Berne. A man about 60 years of age, long known for his disgusting immorality, suddenly conceived the project of going to America, and asked his wife, who he sup. posed had some property, to supply him with money. He also addressed a similar demand to his parish, which did not think there was any reason to sanction his emigration.. On account of this double refusal, ho conceived a project of horrible ven geance, and he executed it by fire and sword. After having murdered his wife, he resolved to reduce the village to ashes, and succeeded too well. His jsreparations were skilfully made, and on the 30th of August, 25 houses were destroyed by fire! The criminal has not yet been apprehended. SPANISH ARMY IN PERU. RESIGNATION OF GENERAL LA SERNA. TO lIIS EXCELLENCY TIIE GENERAL IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF Tlll NOILTII, DON JOSE CANTEIIAC. Excellent Sir—Having reflected maturely since my circular of the lith of the month current, on the Royal decree of his Ma jesty dated front the port of St. Mary on the Ist of October, 1112:1, I understand that, as the King has declared by artic'e Ist of the above-mentioned decrees null and void all the ordi nances, regulations, &c., from the 7th of March, 1820, to the Ist of October, 1821, I am justified in not continuing the charge of this high office, that I accepted against my will, and solely because the general good required it; DO other sails. faction having resulted to me during the three years that I have held it, but that of having contributed, with my companions in arms, to the preservation of this integral part of the Mo. narchy. In support of this opinion, which for me is an axiom, I feel compelled to make the following observations :- Ist. That I resign this command without waiting for an order from his Majesty to pass over to the Peninsula, because It may be the most peaceable means by which General Olaneta and his followers can be recalled to order, and equally to show any iniquitous man who may entertain doubts as to the testi tude of my intentions, not only my obedience to the Sovereign will, but that not the smallest idea of ambition for command has passed my mind in the remotest manner, of which there are many proofs in my repeated and earnest entreaties to his Ma jesty, that he would relieve me from this painful service; and of this his Royal Mind must be fully informed. 2(1. That those ordinances issued by his Majesty from the 7th of March, 'lll2O, to the Ist of October, 1823, being null, it is evident that my command should cease, and the order for regulating the succession of commanders cannot include me in this Viceroyship. Though, Indubitably, lam now the oldest General in these countries, yet it is manifest, that according to the spirit of the above-mentioned Royal Decree of the Ist of October, .1823, I ought not to remain in Peru, because tl'e or dinances for my remaining, as well as the approval of my no mination of Captain-General and Viceroy, were issued at the period of the Constitutional form, which the King has thought proper to annual. If this admits of no doubt, which I believe it does not, neither should I hesitate to adhere to the Royal Ordinances of 48111, when his Majesty thought proper to ac cede to my resignation of General in Chief of the army of Upper Peru, and to translate me to the Peninsula, which is now the only ruling ordinance, it being issued at the time that the King was in all the plentitude of his authority ; and, ac cording to this, I cannot consider myself as having any rela ticn to these,countries e or as having any right to enter into the enjoymentof the orders for command that precede the Royal Ordinance of•the 23d of October, 1808. • 3. That independent of the reasons I have here exposed, my own delicacy requires that I should not continue in the com mand. Convinced of this, it follows that your Excellency, being the senior General in active service, should assume the cont. metal ; taking into consideration, on that head only, the Royal orders not appertaining to the period of the Constitutional sys. tent. It thus results, that there is no brigadier of older stand ing titan yourself in Peru ; because, though General D. I'io Tristan is of the year 11110, still I consider him as having retired front service. I desire to give a new proof to his Majesty, and to the universe, th .t I moreover now sacrifice all to obedience to his soeereign will, ,as we 1 as to the good of these countries; they always having been ohj:cts of my cares and sacrifices, I think it necessary to pass over to the Peninsula immediately. The reasons I have stated, and my declining health, not allow. ing me to labour as I wish, and as heretofore, justify and give weight to the motives which actuate me to resign this high offiee; therefore I make no doubt that your Excellencyy, your chiefs and officers of this army, will agree to your Excellency's taking the command, as your knowledge, political as well as military, independent of soar other qualities, are no well known, that l'cru will lose nothing by it ; 00 the contrary, 1 ant perstualed that it will gain much by the change under every consideration. With this Iltatortent,l transcribe this to the Oeneral-in-Chief of the army of the South, a - al to the principal authorities of the provinces to whom I have thought it necessary to communicate this step. I expect that your Excellency will send me a re ply without delay, and by an express, being convinced that my own delicacy requires me to resign this command immediately, and that I should pass over to the Peninsula, to present my self to his Majesty. I conanunicate this to your Excellency, that you may bear it in mind in the answer that you will give me, and particularly conformably to my above-mentioned cir cular of the sth. What I copy for you, Sir, (General Valdez), is for the Mine ends, recommending you again to send me an answer by an ex press, according to my circular of the sth. What I copy for you, Sir, (Ileneral Olaneta), is with the same views, desiring you not to fail to answer me l egally and conformably to the laws on the first question stated in the same circular as noticed in my decree of yesterday. Oruro, March 21, 1824. (A Copy). VALDEZ. OLANETA. ANECDOTE,--Some of the Indians believe that the evil spirit is the maker of Spirituous liquors, from which, notwithstanding, too many of them cannot refrain. Yet there have been numerous instances to the contrary, when drunken. nest tuts urged them to commit some crime which in their sober moments they held in detestation. An Indian, who had been born and brought up at Minisink, near thel Dela. ware water-gap, Wand to whom the German inhabitants of that neighbourhood had given the name of Cornelius Rosen. baum, told Mr. flecbewelder near fifty years ago, that he had once, when•under the influence of strong liquor, killed the best Indian friend lie had, fancying him to be his worst avowed enemy. He said that the deception was complete, and that while intoxicated, the face of his friend presented to his eyes all the features of the man with 'whoM he was in a state or hostility. It is impossible to express the horror with which he was struck when lie awoke from that delusion ; he was so shocked, that he from that moment resolved never more to taste of the maddening poison, 'of which h e was conv i nce d the devil was the inventor; for it could only hp the evil spirit who made him see his enemy when his friend was before him, and produced so strong a delusion on his bewildered s enses that he actually killed him. From that time until his death, which happened thirty years afterwards, he never drank a drop of ardent spjfits, which he always called the " devil's blend," and waslrtrily persuaded that the devil, or some of his inferior spirits, had a hand in preparing it. LANDING OF ITURBIDE IN MEXICO. [FROM TIMES.] Intelligence arrived yesterday of the landing of ITURBIDE on the shore of Mexico on the 15th of July last, but the accounts of what befel him after his landing are so extremely confused and contradictory, as to render it impossible to pro nounce decisively on the result. The best au thority on the subject is, undoubtedly, the letter of Captain QUELSII of the Spring, the vessel which carried the ex-Emperor from Southamp ton, to his owner in London ; the substance of which is, that he anchored on the 13th of July off Soto la Marina, a port about 150 miles to the northward of Tampico, where one of Gene ;al Isruentne's suite landed. On the evening of the 15th, the General himself landed, and proceeded on horseback to Soto la Marina, where General GAitciA, who commanded in that district, received him, turned out the troops, and proclaimed him, ITURBInu, Captain-General of all the troops. On the 17th, Madame Urea et DE, the family, and baggage, were landed, and it appeared the whole were very well received. It appears that Capt. QUELSII, of whose letter lwe have not been able to procure a copy, re mained off the bar of Soto h i M ar i na , w hi c h is 16 miles from the shore, until the 2'2d of July.— Up to the previous evening ho continued to re ceive favourable reports from the shore, that all was going on well; bat on the morning of the 22d, he was informed by some American Captains, that ITURI3IDE bad been shot on the 19th. It is said also in another account, but this fact, we believe, does not rest on the Captain's authority, that some people who had come off from the shore in boats had stated, that they had themselves seen the party of soldiers returning from the execution of Ulmann. Capt. Quer.su, we understand, in his letter to his owner, gives no faith to this account, because he carried a letter to Havannah, the port to which he next sailed, from one of the American Captains who had circulated the account of Frunetoe's execu tion, which letter Capt. Quer,su saw, and which did not contain any allusion to the event. This is the only information ou the subject of ITUR• num.'s landing at all worthy attention; for though various letters which arrived yesterday from Ha vanna!), into which port Captain QucLsn put on' the 10th of August, contain different versions of the affair, they are obviously all derived from his verbal information, and magnified or embellished according to the fancy of the respective writers. It is to be regretted that Captain QueLsx, who must have been off Soto la Marina when the report reached him of ITtianine's execution, did not send his boat ashore, which he might easily have done, in order to ascertain the fact. What strengthens, perhaps, the proba bility of the General's having fallen in the way described is, that Captain QUELSII received a promise from him when he quitted the ship, that if successful he would send him in a few days some presents; as the testimony of a happy issue to his adventure, which promise the Gene ral did not perform. It is tree, that his mind might be too much absorbed by the new situation in which he was placed, to allow tohim 1 bear has left m this promise y anti h recollection is t w asbut eldest children, in this country, of whose anxiety for tidings respecting him he could have no doubt, it is difficult to adopt that construction of his silence. We incline, the opini on that histherefore, on th e w h o l e to extreme enterprise readiness terminatedun favourably.mili- tary to welcome and place him at their head has the appearance o f a Snare laid for his de struction. It is known that the Mexican Go elloaneg entertained rprisewa the smediat s e u d s : I vi ii i l 'e t i l inuulli t e a e alt : lt n t the precaution have i a r il e caution of changing the officers commanding at the different ports on the Gulf of Mexic o , and of pl ac i ng ot h ers there on whose fidelity they could place dependence. These men, if faithful to their trust, would allow !Tea HIDE to land, in order to collect from him who the individuals were in Mexico on whose as. sistance he depended, and thus enable the Go. %remittent completely to extinguish a party justly considered to be dangerous to its safety. If the design has actually miscarried, a few days will set the question at rest, as the event might easily he communicated by the next arrivals from New York ; but if he has been allowed to pass unmo lested into the interior, it may be a long period before any further particulars transpire. [FROM THE MORNING HERALD] ITURBIDE'S PROCLAMATION. We have received a copy of the first Procla rr►ation which Iturhide issued upon his lan►ling, and of which the following is a translation : " Mexicans ! on placing my foot upon our shores, after greeting you with the liveliest affection and kindness, my first duty is to inform you of the reason why I havo returned from Italy, as I now come, and with what object. I trust that you will listen to my voice, and that you will allow to my words the credit that is due to ono who has adhered to truth on every occasion. Experience has taught you, by a series of transac tions which required the greatest delicacy in their management and must be well known to you, that when I have undertaken operations of public importance, it was not without due medi tation that those operations bad uniformly sprung from a desire to promote the true and solid happiness of my country, and were carried on in a spirit of prudence and ofjustice. " I should but offend your feelings if I used any arguments to convince you that Spain is under the protection of the Holy Alliance, and that she is not yet reconciled, nor ever will be re conciled, to the loss of the most precious jewel in her Crown. Allow me, however, to observe, that It is impossible for you to be aware of the numberless intrigues which are actively in mo tion, not only in distant countries, but within this out proper territory, for the purpose of restoring it again to Spanish domi. nation. But I, who from my residence in Europe, found myself in a situation to learn much, and to perceive snore, upon this subject, saw in the clearest manner that ruin was impending over you—and co u ld I b e i n diff er ent, my countrym en , to your destruction ? Need I sa y, t h e n, wherefore it is that I return to you, journeying f r o m suc h rem ote regions, triumphing over the obstacles, and eluding the toils which this same . Holy Alli ance was anxiously preparing to prevent me from achieving my purpose ? I.return not as Emperor, but as a soldier and a Mexican, attracted to you even more by the sentiments of my heart than by community of country. I come as the first person° amongst you, interested in the consolidation of our cherished indepen dence, and our just liberty. I come influenced by the grati tude which I owe to the a Tection shewn me by the nation in general, and without any recollection of the:heinous calumnies with which my enemies—the enemies of our country—have sought to sully my name. " My only object is to contribute by my counsel, and my sword to the preservation of the liberty and independence of Mexico, or never to survive die - commencement of this new and most disastrous slavery, which powerful nations are pre paring to inflict upon it, and that too through the instrumen tality of some recreant eons of our soil and several ungrateful Spaniards. It is my wish also to reconcile the differences which exist amongst you—differences which of themselve s would be sufficient to plunge you into ruin—to re-establish the invaluable blessing of domestic peace, to support that system of Government Which may be most conformable to the general will, without any restriction whatever, and to co-operate with you in effectually promoting the prosperity of the nation. " Mexicans ! you shall soon again hear from your most sin cere and affectionate friend, " AUGUSTIN DE ITURBIDE." • It may be recollected that it was Iturbide who first pro claimed and carried into effect the independence of illexico. The following are extracts from three private letters from English merchants ut Havannah : HAVANNAIr, Alfa. 11.—As you may feel some interest in the fate of, and movements in, Mexico, I take leave to inform you that the British brig, Spring, Captain Quelsh, who carried the Emperor of Mexico out, arrived here last evening, after having landed him at Soto la Marina on the 15th ult., with his suite. Horses had been prepared for them, and they proceeded into the interior for Mexico, without any military escort, from that part. This is the spot where Mina landed ; and they say that the upper road from thence to Mexico is algood one. From my last accounts I have no doubt but he will be favourably re ceived, as all the chiefs he left behind wish to be rulers. We anticipate a favourable change, as soon as he reaches Mexico, in favour of the commerce of this island, which, no doubt, will be immediately renewed again. P.S. I open this to say, that the Captain of the Spring re ports, that at the moment of his sailing, a rumour had reached Soto la Marlin-, of the Emperor having been shot the third day after he landed, ant when on his way to Mexico. This, if true, will be confirrueu the next vessel that arrives. (Extiact of another Private Letter.) IlAvAwmaii, A ua. 13.—We have information of the land ing of Iturbide at Soto la Marina on the 15th ult., and a report that he was shot a few days afterwards. This report, though it wants confirmation, is given under circumstances of consider able probability. (Extract of another Private Letter.) HAVANNAII, Ana. 12.—1 embrace an opportunity offered by a brig of war to inform you, that the Emperor has actually arrived in the empire of Mexico, and landed at Soto la Marina, (where Mina landed), on the 15th ult., from the brig Spring, Captain Quelsh, who returned to this port on the 10th instant, in search of a freight. The Emperor found no opposition, and having horses furnished to hint, immediately proceeded into the interior with his suite, without a military escort. Ills safe arrival in Mexico will be all•important to the commerce of this island, provided he adopts his old regulations, and allows the same privileges we had when he abdicated. MEXICO. By way of New York we received yesterday the Mexican Paper called El Sol, containing accounts to the 11th of July, three days later in date than the last series of journals, of which we gave a summary in Monday's Paper, which extended only down to the Bth. It cannot, of course, be supposed that they should throw any light on the move ments or fate of Iturbide, who, according to an apparently authentic statement, received by way of Havannah, did not disembark in the Mexican territory till the IGth. It is well known to those acquainted with the position and resources of the immense territory subject to the Mexican Govern ment, that though its eastern and western frontier stretches along the two great oceans to a great extent, it lies on either side few good ports. Vera Cruz, Tampico, Alvarado, and Soto la Marina, are the only places on Its Atlantic coast into which at vessel of any size could enter. On the side of the Pacific, it is supplied chiefly with the better ports of Acapulco and San Bias. The Government of Mexico, therefore, being apprehensive of the arrival of the ex-Emperor as an usurper, had only to place a force on which they could rely, on s few points of its maritime frontier. That the friends of Iturbide in Guadalaxara intended to reserve for him a place of landing on the west is evident, from the fact, that in opposition to the remonstrance of the General Executive, the Governor of that state appointed Garcia commander of the port of San Bias.— It was the advancement of so suspicious alt individual—a re lative of the ex-Emperor—to a . place of such trust, that first excited the jealousy of the Mexican Executive, and led to the expedition of General Bravo against the faCtious authori ties of Guadalaxara. That expedition ended in the deposition of the Governor anti military commander of that state, and in the overthrow of the small rebel force headed by Garcia' and Baron Bocernherg, Iturbide's chief ? supporters in that querter • It would be rather a singular circumstance, if after the defeatte x.E a e ndca n t;i e l capture of should have oofone his Garcia th e west, the d and the command of the army conferred on opened h i m, by another Garcia in the east. The papers before us sup ply us with little information on the internal state of in edition to that which was c on t a i ne d i n our t of Monday ; but from a paragraph und er th e head Guadalaxara, it would upper that Garcia, thou g h st defeated :lteaey, ttecjoin t luoef nr a d taken prisoner on the 23d of June, had not been executed on the let of July. It is even said that the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of 'Topic, where he was cap, tured had transmitted a petition to G enera l B ravo, so- liming the preservation of his life. The General, it is add ed, returned an absolute refusal to this application. If the accounts in this paragraph, or in the official dispatches of Ge neral Bravo, can be at all relied upon, the factious force in the west is entirely subdued, and the strong holds of Iturbide's influence in Guadalaxara, Guanajata, and Valladolid are now in complete possession of the friends and supporters of the existing Government. The General was to leave Guadalaxara on the 7th or the Ilth of July. "It is almost incredible," adds a letter quoted in El So!, " how much good he has done in so short a time. After freeing our city from the horrors of civil war, and all its consequent calamities, he has established order, and rectified opinion which had been industriously this. led. His conciliating spirit, his frank and amiable manners, have produced greater results than could have been ex pected ; and it' we are soon to enjoy peace and security, we shall owe these blessings to General Bravo." It would he ra ther a singular circumstance if, after this defeat of Iturbide's partisans in the west, he should be r e ce i ve d w i t h f avour i n another quarter. In the mean time, the Congress and Execu tive of Mexico seemed to manifest no alarm. The former body proceeds in its deliberations with all the calmness of a season of peace and security, and the Government is receiving from the provinces such reports as the following :—" Oajaca, July 2 . The clouds which hung over us , have been dissipated. Our provincial Congress has acted with an energy which merits ge neral approbation, and the disaffected see public opinion declar ing ageinst them." We observe in the proceedings of Congress on the Oth July, a rather interesting discussion on a project presented by a Mr. Binnon, to supply as much quicksilver from the soil of Mexico as would be sufficient to work the mines, without any foreign importation, provided importation w as prohibited. The projector engaged, that if he did not find a sufficient quantity of the metal within a specified time, he would surrender all the advantages of his contract, and his machinery into the bargain, for the benefit of the nation. This project Wits favourably reported on by a commission, and its conditions, thus amended, were accepted. "As soon as the projector shall produce as much quicksilver as the mines of th e Republic shall require, and shall prove the same to the satis faction of the Government, the introduction of foreign mercury shall be prohibited." In t h e „ um b ers of El Sol which lie be fore us we observe a well-wtitten theatrical critique, and some philosophical articles.-4 Times.) TRADE WITH MEXICO. Copy of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mexico, dated IGth of June:— " This Government has issued, under date of the 9th of June, and published yesterday, the following decree :-- " • 1. The Executive Power will give letters of marque to Mexican subjects, and to strangers. " 4 2. The execution of this decree will, for the present, be governed by the regulations contained in the Spanish L aw N o. 4. Bth chap. Gth book, of the newest compilation of Castile, with the sth, Bth, and Bth, as far as they are compatible with our present laws; and greater precautions may be taken with regard to strangers. 1 4 3. A new regulation of the letters of marque will be corn. piled as early as possible, and laid before Congress for its ap probation.'" * * y 4 4ye ra • MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, Sept. 20, LONDON. Nos. 1, 8, 14, 16. 22, 2334, 293, 3013. Comma. N 0.4.20, 72, 102, 219, 311. 3811, 423, 509, 510, 521, 583. Tuesday, - 21, LoNnom. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 309. Cot:writs% No.:. 127, 151, 167, 179, 184, 199, 383, 532, 544, 551. Wednesday, 22, LoynoN. Nos. 2, 12, 235. COUNTRY. Nos. 84, 'l5, 314, 414, • 440, 442, 478, 548, 661. Thursday, 23, LoNnow. Noi. 82, 142, 150, 214, 481. House Coin. Fent. Sch. at 11. COUNTRY. Nos. 153, 178, 243, 269. --24, Losi)ox• • • • Co o tr: x ; o ri N t:c . . Nos. 53, 2:16, • 28i1. -25, L COUNTRY. Nos. 412, 492. IRELAND. Monday, Sept. 20, CORK. No. 67. Friday, Saturday, Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Old Annuities ............... -- New Ditto .................. -- Ex. Bills 10004.2 d. ...... 43 Ditto 11(1....... 41 3 Ditto NW. 2d. ......... Ditto Lid .......... Ditto Small lld. ......... Ditto 1id.......... Ditto ......... Bank for Act ......... 2351 91., India for Acct. ............ Cons. for Account ......... 9411 NDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portugueie Bondi; ......... Scrip... Prus%ian, sper . t. ............. Ditto New ......... ....... Russian, New, 5 per et... J 4 Spanish 1821,5 per et.." 11123, ditto ... Alliance Shares ......... !OA 11 ..... Equitable Loan ..... Palladium ............ dis• Par 1 Canadian ................... French ltentes ......... - Scrip ............... Plt, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stuck 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. Cons. ..94A 94 941 3i per Cent ( Dissd. shut 4 per Cent. -Y Assd. shut ( New ...lON 106 Bank Long Ann. shut Imp. 3 per Cents India Stock Ditto Bonds B6s. 84s. South Sea Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN Ft A ustrian Bds, 5 per ct. 95,3 Brazilian Buenos A yres lids, per ct. ColoniCian 116,6 perct — Scrip 124 13 dis. Danish, 5 percent. reek Scrip Mexican Bonds 5O Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Peruvian Bonds Scrip — FOREIGN Pat %lr,c. AnitivEU. Pr 1 .56 1 Gottenburgh Ilaniburgh • France • 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-3101010w. 3lorning, 11 ininutes after 8. j Evening. 48 minutes after E SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICE RE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1824. The same uncertainty still prevails reqpectin4 the state of the KING of FRANCE. If the firs t report of his MAJESTY'S death had reache d town on Tuesday last at an earlier hour in the day, we might fairly infer that, as it has prove ( ' false, it was invented for stock-j o b b ing purposes, but it came too late for the accomplisle: l ° O f such an object.—By the accounts in the pork of Tuesday (see another column), we find that his MAJESTY still retained his faculties, that he , was able to go through the awful ceremony o f receiving the Sacrament, not only in the pre' settee of the Royal Family, but of the principal Officers of the Household and others; MS MAJESTY afterwards ordered the members of his family to be called before him, to receive hi s blessing and embrace. The power of the und er ' going these ceremonies and affectionate attentions, and in the presence of those not so immediately near and dear to him, seems to slew that hiS MAJESTY was by no means in so eXilat/Steil state as was reported, and, as he was free from fever, and able to receive nutritious feed, it i t probable that the last fatal change is not 5 0 nee as was generally apprehended. Besides Ol e , indications of a degree of corporeal streng th ogl ec remaining, the circumstance of his having twl confessed, a ceremony in which self-exa minat i on was essential, may be deemed another proof tat .". his life is not in such imminent danger, part!" Grand larly as he himself, add ress i n g the )rePared moiler, said, " that ever y thing sva s and he felt hitnself strong." We a re positively assured that the Er enci rS; baSgader had n o i n t e lli gen c e , at a late Par night, of the Death of the KING of FaAr 4cc. 0-0 DovEtt, 15.--In the prese nt anlcie" news as to the K ING o f F RANc E, I thin k it In c i a o at agreeabl e t o y ou t o k no w that up_to this ( ed at noon no ad v ic e o f his death ha d tec is t Boulogne,They had no later ne ws respect the KING than the Etoilc of yes tordef ca is veyed, and y o u will see the last Bulletin dated Mond a y a f tern oon. le t' ou r lates t ters from Boulogne, and dated this day al fil l' : up to that hour no advices of the death of KING of Fit 1 NCE had arrived, but We"' l'ar expected. Ile was alive on Monday eve " l". Another Letter, same date.-13v have W We have thi s been day ce g the act . 0 0 1 . arrival of the ex-Emperor ITunnin z in Ale'lleid i ye a tr a ei i v v e e d n all re sp t e h ceting accounts l,O tis hardly possible to suppose that he wler have ventured upon the expedition unless un h is very favourable omens of .access, whatever