The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-08 00:00:00

LISBON Pll PERS.

(OFFICIAL.) LISBOY, Nor. 21.
I, the Emperor and King, make known to all who shall see
the present Alvaro, that, to give my faithful subjects a new proof
of my solicitude to promote th.:ir prosperity, and to protect the
important branches of agriculture and comineret, desiring, at
the same time, to facilitate the means of reconciliation, and to
re-establish between the Portuguese and Brazilians the relations
which have been interrupted by the extraordinary events which my
paternal heart desires to forget, I have been pleased to ordain as
follows :
I. The wines and brandies which are exported from the ports of
Portugal and of the Algarve, of the islands of the Azores, and of
Madeira, for the ports of Brazil direct, in Portuguese or Brazilian
ships, shall pay only the half of the export duties fixed by the
Alvara of the 4th June this year.
2. Those shall be considered as Portuguese or Brazilian ships
which are the property of a Portuguese or Brazilian, and the Com-
mander, and at least two-thirds of the crew of which are Portu-
guese or 13raziliar a.
11. The exporters are to give security, binding themselves to
unload in the ports of Brazil ; and, within six months after the
sailing of the ships, they are to present a certificate of such un-
loading, in default of which, they will be bound to the payment
of all the duties now paid, according to the said Alvaro of the 4th
of June. I therefore command the 'President of the Treasury (and
other public otlicens, &c.) dilly to execute, &c.
TILE EM PEROR AND KING.
D. MIGUEL ANTONIO DE HELLO.
Lisbon, Nov. 25.—Exchange on London, 52i.

ACQUITTAL OF THE COURRIER FRANCAIS.

ROYAL COURT OF PARIS, DEC. 5.

M. DE Mum. the Attorney-General, having addressed the
Court against the Courrier Francois, and tl. 11l Ent LHOu, for the
defence, having resumed his arguments, the President at length
interrupted the latter, by saying, " your cause is heard." The
Court retired at two o'clock into the Council Chamber, and at three
o'clock resumed its sitting. The first President, before he delivered
the judgment, addressed the public, saying, that the Court had
witnessed with regret in the last case, the manner in which its de-
cision had been received. It hoped that to-daythe assembly would
be snore respeclul and preserve silence. He then pronounced
judgment in nearly the following terms s
The Court upon article 3 of the law of the 17th of March, 1899,
and the demand of the Procureur-General, considering that the
greater part of the articles objected to be inserted in the Courrier,
although very blameable in their form, do not possess at bottom a
sufficient character to affect the respect due to the religion of the
state; and that, although in fact other articles do possess this cha-
racter, yet they are by no means numerous, and have appeared
under circumstances attended with mitigation, such as the era-
blishment in France of religious orders not sanctioned by the laws,
ultramonsane doctrines publicly preached by a part of the French
clergy--doctrines which tend to compromise the rights of the throne
and the liberties guaranteed by our institutions ; dec!ares, that there
is no ground for suspension, but admonishes the publisher and edi-
tors of the Courrier to be more circumspect.—Without costs.

The French papers hare talked a good deal lately of a
pretended establishment of Bergami in Russia. It appears,
nevertheless, that he has never left Pesaro, where he re-
sides by himself, and is said to be very unpopular with
his •neighbours, to whom he has given various causes of
offence. He spends his time principally in field sports.
Latterly he has got into a rather awkward scrape. Wm.
Austin, the son, real or adopted, of the late Queen, is
arrived at Pesaro, and means to institute a suit against him
to recover, in virtue of her will, the lands of which Ber-
gami, in spite of Austin's claim, persists in keeping pos-
session to his own use.—EVile of Monday.
Alosnic GoLD.—This beautiful metal, which has re-
ceived the patronage of his Majesty, attracts general atten-
tion. His Majesty, we understand, has given orders for
the use of it, to a great amount, both in the external and
internal decorations of Buckingham House and Windsor
Castle. This scientific discovery is the result of experi-
ments continued upwards of 20 years, and more particu-
larly for the last three years, during which period the most
active and unremitting perseverance has been used to ob-
tain the metal in the state of perfection which the speci-
mens exhibit. Making every allowance for the enthusiasm
of those connected with the discovery of this new metal, it
is impossible not to anticipate that great advantages will be
derived to the arts and to our manufactures, from the em-
ployment of so cheap and yet so splendid a material. The
beauty of the specimens we have seen it would be difficult
to praise too highly.
Upwards of t,oool. Bank of Ireland notes were in the
Tullamore mail bag, which was robbed on the 15th ult.
A reward of 501. is offered by the Postmaster-General, for
the thief.—Limerick Chronicle.

We are happy to be enabled to state, that the Alston
lead mines have, for some time past, been more than usually
lucrative. The agent of Greenwich Hospital has, within
the last few days, made no less than 18 wants for new
mines, and had applications for eight more. We believe
this is unprecedented.—Tyne Mercurj.
Ga's Lacistrv.—A gentleman on Friday last went to
purchase a lottery ticket at one of the offices in Cornhill,
and by accident dropped three 101. notes. Soon after his
departure they were discovered by a person in the office,
who kept them in safe custody till Tuesday evening, when
the gentleman again made his appearance, to know if he
had dropped them there. He received an answer in the
affirmative, and immediately the identical notes were
placed in his hands, when he generously gave the party
who preserved them a " Thank'ye," and vanished.