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Th. BRITISH k AVIS commenced publushirg yesterJay morn-
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LONTDOti, TUESDAY, Dicerreca eO, 18115.

Last sight, by an extraordinary exprers, we received the
.1110 Awn of Sunday. The information they contain
raleinigelleelpsily to the sudden demise of the Emperor of
ialbwk tipplers died suddenly at Taganrog, after a
fie* Aare There are some singular circumstances
cellneetadlith Ght decease of his Imperial Majesty. The
Royal Calendar published at Berlin under the immediate
censorship of the Prussian Government, had just trade a
very remarkable announcement, in stating as usual the list
of the Sovereigns of Europe, as it is given in our Court
Calendars. The next brother to the Emperor Ar E ZANDER
. was the Gesnd Duke Conn./air' xa, and as the Emperor
bad no male issue, the Greed Duke CONSTANTINE was of
anaree, fa the enter of succession, the heir presumptive to
the Imperial throne. But the Prunian Calendar,
without in any manner explaining its statement, an-
messed lie the Ent time that the Grand Duke
Idtcnoxas, the younger brother of CONSTANTINE, was
the " thronfolger," or heir to the throne. This unexpected
announcement had just excited public attention, when the
news of the emperor Attiarairit's decease arrived, to
add to it a more painful interest. We fear that this me-
. lancholy event will greatly retard the progress of the nego-
tiations regarding Greece, which Lord STRANOFORD was,
it seems, commencing under the most favourable auspices.
It is impossible to foresee the consequences that may
ensue from this sudden death of the Emperor ALExAND&R,
*specially if it should have happened, as appears probable,
that some previous misunderstanding bad taken place with
the Grand Duke Cowsrawrimr, whom lie had excluded
from the succession.; The late Emperor was born on the 24th
of December, 1777. He bad not therefore completed the SST h
year of his age at the period of his premature decease. He
was married in 1793. to LOVISA MARIA AUGUSTA., daughter
of the Hereditary Prince of BADEN. His Imperial Ma-
jesty had reigne nearly 24 yens.
Wear glad to icd that the health of the King of Poa-
TUOAL is reels as to give hopes that his life may be pro-
longed for many years.
[Prom the Mcsdentr of Sunday, Dee. 18.]
Winded Part.)
PARIS. .Dsc. 17.
DESPATCH TRANSMITTED FROM STRASBURG,
DECEMBER 17, IN THE AFTERNOON.
Tax NINIETILII OT TRANCE AT BERLTX TO THE PRESI-
DIO? OT TOR COUNCIL OT aerwtarxr.s.
The Emperor of Russia has died at Taganrog, after a few days'
illness. The express which bronght this news set out from War.
saw the Bth of this month.
The Grand Dukes Constantine cnd 3lichael had not yet set out
from that capital for St. Petemburgh.
(From the Journal des Debuts of Sunday.]
PARIS, Dec. 17.
We stop the press to insert the following no:e, which we to.
cerred at 10 o'clock in the suming. Tb.. event which it announces
(Arno: fail to have the meet MOW consequences is the present
state of Europe :
The newest the death of the Emperor of Rosalie having been
received at Court to-day, the acute stitch her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Berry was to bare given to.mcfrow tverin will not
take place, in consequence of this event.
" Saturday. Dn. 17, 1825."
N.B—When we received this note, the following article was
in the press. We think it proper to give it without changing a
word. A Germs literary journal. the Feaftle de Con:creation
(Coarersetioulduro tontaine the following observations:—
The Royal Prost:as Calendar, as it is everywhere sold, gives in
a single line a piece of news which intermit more than one part of
the world. In the list of Sovereigns we find, as usual, under No.
3, " the Emperor Alexander of Russia," but the followirg line is
added :—" Heir to the throne, the Grand Duke Nicholas, brother
to the Empaar. born :he 26th Jima gith July), 1780.-
T his rotice is important, became the source hom which it roma,
dues not permit its Lonecuires to be doubted. We do no more than
faithfully translye the German article, but the political Journals
of Germany will doubt/ma inform us what we are to think
lithe fine, which is very important, if true. We have long since
known that the Oland Duke C,or.stantiae had to children by his
drat marriage, sod that toe children he may have by his second
s merlinee cannot inherit the throne of Russia. But no public
act is known by virtue of which the errand Duke Constantine
le personally excluded from the succession to the throne. This
Prince is still sufficiently young, and so long as he is not for.
Acidly excluded flora the throne, to which tie is called by the or-
der of sue/tenon ettabliabed by Paul I, the Grand Duke

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chola. is only the eventual heir. Let us wait for what rill be
said and publlshol at St. Petersburgh, for it is difficult to Fe-
mme silence.
We hare join received by an etteaordioary channel news front
Lisbon, of Dec. 4, and we can confidently affirm that the state of
the King of Portugal's health is not at all alarming. His Majesty
had nearly recovered from the disorder in his leg, and was expected
at Lisbon tromMatta, the 6th inst. The Lealdade mon.of-war
sailed the 231 for Rio de Janeiro, having on board Senhor Mathias
Pereira, Charge d'Affaires of Portugal at the Court of Brasil. n•
ounce the ratification of the treaty concluded 29th August between
his Most Faithful Majesty and the Emperor of Brasil.
(From the Coarlitationeel of Sunday.)
FRANIVORT, Dxc. 13.
(IXTEACT Or • PRIVATE LETTER )
According to batten received from St. Petersburgh, the opening
of the conferences relative to the affairs of Greece, notwithstanding
the arrival of Lord Strangford, has been deferred till the return of
the Emperor, who was expected the first fortnight in December.
Nevertheless, preparatory and confidential conversations fee-1
quently take place between Count Nesselrode and the new
British Ambassador, though the latter has not yet been
presented at Court, and bas not paid the usual visits to the other;
members of the Diplomatic Body, except to the Ministers of Film
and Austria. with whom he has had several private interviems.
The inclination of the Emperor Alexander to maintain the meat*
of the world being sufficiently knowo, it is thought that, in ea* of
a difference of opinions, this Monarch will rather yield to the vineel
of Et shied than oppose them at the risk of seeing that pence
turbid. The Russian nation continues to testify the greatest tote- i
rest in the fate of its unfortunate Tellow.Christlans. A w e ten.
dertaken wish contrary views would be disapproved by public
opinion.
I. The new Almanack oflierlin is very remarkable foe one puff-
cubit cireumetatiou It I. wsil known that in Prussia, and eve-
esally •i Berlin, all the Almanacks are subject to a rigorous cen-
sorship, and that nothing can be inserted in them without bring
authorised. People have therefore been much surprised to find
under ibe head of the reigning houses in the article " Rustle," that
after mentioning the Emperor Alexander, the editot of the Alma.
sack adds, " Successor to the throne (thronfolger), the Grand
Duke Nicholas, his brother, born 1796." This designation,
which is given this year for the first time in the Almanack tf
Berlin, would cert-inly not have been inserted in it if it were in:
conformable to the truth. It would result, therefore, the
the Grand Duke Constalitine, the elder .brother of the Grand
Duke Nicholas, had renounced the eventual succession . the report
of thiX renunciation bad, Indeed, circulated some time ago, but no
great attention was paid to it. It seems, unless there is an error of
the press, titian this report was well founded.

The Paris Papers of Saturday contain scarcely a line of
political intelligence worth extracting. The French funds
were suffering from the effects of the panic which prevailed
last week on our Stock Exchange.
[From the Moniteur of Saturday, Dec. 17 j
Pants, Dec. 18.
1.-tters from Gibraltar announce, that Capt. Cunningham, com-
mander o( the Colombian privateer, General Soublette, is dead,
in consecidence of the amputation of the arm, which was rendered
necessary by a wound ahich he received in the action which lie
bad not feared to it lytaire in with I Spanish men-of-war, escorting 18
merchc-tnien, bound for the Mediterranean.

(From the Elea(' dated Sunday, Dec. 111.]
Convtr, Nov. 10.
We have no account of the Egyptian expedition since its lauding
at Navattno.

We learn from Athens, that the greatest tranquillity prevailed
•sere, and even that families came from other provinces to take
r ,ige. The Tur/fa of Salon. and Negropont think of nothing less
.n of disturbing the environs, and °our& maintains good order
in Athena. Nevertheless, however great the services renderecl by
that Chief may be, the Government looks upon his power with dss-
trust and envy, and it is said that attempts are made to draw him
out of the Acropolis, in order to place in it an officer more depend-
ent on the Government.

Fa ext. u Fu —Paws, DEC. 17 —Fire per Ce, ts. opened at
113 r.; elcried at 9Sf. 10:. ; Three per Cents. 621. We. ; lk:aapoittan
Rentz' ibf. 60e ; Royal Spanish Loan, 494 t Exchange on London
—One Month, 25f. 26e. ; Three Months, 25f. Com AtAnGrie.

Last night we rewired Papers from the Hague and Am-
sterdam of Friday last. Great interest appears to have
been excited by the discussion of the budget in the Second
Chamber of the States-General on the 14th inst. The gal-

lilies were filled, and it is added that the Prince of Oitalloe
wag in his box, and that most of the Ministers were pre-
sent. On the following day the four projects of law were
adopted, but the voting on each was very different. The
first, for transferrirg certain items from the annual to the
deceninal budget, by .57 votes to 43; second, fixing the
ways and means, by fi9 to 32. The fourth, fixing the
sum to be employed in) 1826 in redeeming the national
debt, unanimously. The following are extracts:—
ST. PETERSEUROH, NOV. 20.
Though Russian produce is say low in price, on account of its
abundance, the exportation from Riga, especially of flax and
seed, has this year exceeded in value that of last year by above
four millions of rubles ; and the importation, chiefly in sugars,
shows an increase of 1,300,000 rubles. Above 1,000 ships have
entered the port, and above 100 were still there on the 1041.

STOCIHOLM, Dim 2.

The report that a new tariff may be expected at the beginning of
next year begins to be more generally credited. It is said that the
merchants of this city and Uottenburgh have petitiooe.l his 31a.
jesty to make some change.t.
The English frigate the Berwick, Captain Armstrong, which
stranded neer Calmar, and was carried into dock there, has been
destroyed by fire, which broke out in the cabin.

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