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FRENCH PAPERS.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday an express brought us the Paris Journals of
Wednesday, with the Etuile of Thursday's date.
PARIS. JAN. 7.

The Monilenr of IVedocsday contains, in its official part, three
Royal ordonnanees. The two first relate to the meeting of the'
Electoral College' in some of the depantnents; the Mini onion-
mince is founded on a long report of 31. Vilkle, On the state of
French commerce, and orders the formation of a Superior Council
of Commerce and the Colonies, which shall be chcarg-d with min_
mining into the laws and tariffs which re.mlate the commercial in-
tercottrse between France and foreign countries, as well as the
French colt): std to propose such lIICASUIVII as the Council may I
deem necessary 'for the approval of the King. The Superior Coun-
cil will be formed tinder the presidency of the President of the
Council of 31inistev, and will consist of the Secretaries of Stale,
the two Ministers of Seale, the Directors-General of the Customs,
Agrieultuns Commerce, and the Arts, the Director of the Colo-
nies, a Counsellor of State, and five other Members appointed by
the King.
A Committee of Commerce will also be formed for the purpose'
of collecting information relative to commerce, to be laid being, the
Superior Council. This Committee will consist of the Director-
linneral of the Customs, Vice-President, and six other persons.
The Ministers are °stiffest to furnish the Superior Council and the
Comrnittee of Commerce with all the official information net:misery
fee their deliberations. _

[From the Efoik of Thursday, Jan. H.l
Pstits, JAY. 7.
I )Ii Majesty heard mass in his apartments. Ili% 3lajeaty pre-
sided at a Council of Itlinistcrs, which lasted till hall-past one
o'clock.

Some letters horn Italy announce that the Emperor of Russia is
expected at Rome in the middle of .Ipril.
MADIRID, DECF.MBER 27.
We have received the fifflowing letter from Port St. Mary:—
" We yesterday received letters of the Vith front Gibraltar, by
which we learn that his Britannic Majesty's Government has for-
bidden the entrance into that port of all Spaniards who belonged
to the revolutionary government. Since this order was known, se-
veral constitutionalists have been diiven off the port."
II Front the Messenger.]
to
ARTS, JAW. 7.
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STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 6.—The price of Smcks has e•Cpe-
rienced a decline to-day, which is atrributed to the fall of the Eng-
fish Funds. The Five per Cents. for money, closed at 941. The
Etachange Market is in a state of stagnation.
A Council of Ministers was held yesterday, at the house of Count
Villele..

(EITRACT OF A LETTER FROM AARAGOSA.)
The number of French troops that passes through this city on
their way home is very great ; the last column is to depart to-mor..
row. Several individual.s, known to be violent con,titutionalists,
and among others Sao Miguel, have put themselves under the pm-
tectioo of the French. _ _

[Prom the Contr.-ter Froneeiej
SWITZERLAND.
GENEVA, DEC. MI.
The Sovereign Council of this Canton has been discussing for
many . weeks the new project of the law on marriage, which the
commission has presented to hint, in consequence of the demands of
the Olinister of Sardinia to the Helvetic Cinfederation. The Envoy
front the Court of Turin had, as we know, pmtested against the law
introduced into Switzerland in the year 111'21. ordaining that every
celebration of marriage should be preceded by an act before the
Mayor of the Municipality, which alone should render it valid.
The benediction of the church, and other acts before the ecelesias-
' tical authority, were, by this law, to depend upon the inclination of
the contracting parties, and which, however respectable in thant-
selves, are not actually neen.scry to the validity of the union ; this
validity is secured by the declaration made before the civil autho-
rity. The Sardinian Minister pretends that this law is directly op-
polite to the institutions of the Congress of Vienna ; and that the
act of marriage celebrated before the civil officer cannot be valid, un-
less it be followed by the nuptial benediction bestowed in the face'
of the church, and celebrated by a priest regularly ordained. All
the old citizzns of the Republic of Geneva manifest loudly the opi-
nion, that they will not sacrifice their religious liberty, or be depen-
dent, in any manner, on the Court of Turin.
(most THE. INTERIOI.I
The linnenteur of Bordeaux gives the following from Madrid,
under date the flth January :
" The amnesty is to-day more the subject of anxiety than ever,
and it is hoped that it will be no longer delayed. It is said that
the AJnt irer/dot will make a conspicuous figure in the same de-
cree. The tranquillity which they have been hitherto suffered to
enjoy is a favourable omen ; not one of them has as yet been dis-
turbed. The re-appointment of the Minister is expected. There
is a rumour of a warm altercation in the Palace between the two.
Infanta., Don Carlos and Pun Cnocisco, in the presence of the
King their brother; in conseienez of this quarrel, the Infant Don
Francisco has been exiled to Naples.
We are assured that the Austrian Government has given up to
the Spend It Authorities a famous Constitutionalist who took refuge
with his tinnily in Livonia.
We hear from Cieza that the arrests continue. Many respect-
able persons are taken to prison. Papers are said to be found upon
them, proving the existence of a conspiracy. Their trial has com-
menced ; a woman and priest are amongst them. It is also
affirmed that the decrees issued by the Provisional Junta and the
Regency, respecting the restoration of the Royal Municipalities,
will be carried into erect as soon as his Alajnity shall decide on the
manner in which the elections are to be made.
PARIS, JAN. G.

We read in the Bloile of this evening, that an Ordinance of the
Tribunal of the First Instance, at Lyons, dated Decembee24, has
tent before the Correctional Tribunal 31: De Isapopye. Lieutenant-
Oeneral, accustd of having distributed seditious writings. We
know not all the affair of which the Etude speaks, but it nay not
be useless to remark, that General Lapoype eat the Deputy of the
Department of the Rhone, that he hat constantly vat on the left
side, that he signed the protest of last 3larch, nr.d that the elec-
tions will take place nest month.—The stair of the heirs of .‘ll-
- Ballet lit:sheen sent before the First Chamber of the Tri-
bunal, at Paris, and it will be decided upi.n in a week.
...* . .

[From the Jostrital des Aimls, January IL
Letters from Vienna state, that. important despatches have been
received from Lisbon, and that great activity prevails at the Fo.
reign OlUcca in consequence. 31any Couriers have been sent to se-
veral capitals.
It is certain, that the son of Count Cancre, the former King
of Sweden, will arrive immediately in this capital.
]Front the Conslitvlionart]
GIBRALTAR, DEC. ILL
It is reported here that the amnesty has been actually published
at Madrid. There is even in circulation a manuscript copy, which
is said to have come from Cadiz. The substance of it is. that the
Sicwill bestow his pardon on all those men of property who
it have belonged to the revolutionary faction. It is, however,
ed upon to be apocryphal. A steam packet has been established
hereto ply to Malaga. The vessel returned on hat wood voyage,
crowded with Liberals, whoare all in a complete state of destitution.
PORT liT. MARY, DEC. 111.

We hear from Gibraltar that the distinguished Constitutionalists,
Lopez Banos and Behan°, have been publicly insulted by the
of lters of that garris3n. .

BAYOXXE, JAN.).

Marshal Molitor has arrived here, and was received with salutes
of artillery ; a double line of troops was formed from the glacis to
the hotel, where he was to put up. He was attended by a nume.
roue staff; and by two regiments of cavalry., which served as his
escort. Crowds of people went to meet him, though the rain pour-
ed down in torrents. The Marshal departed this morning with
the same honours. The 52d regiment left us this morning ; the
24th, which is to take hi, place, will arrive us-morrow.
IIIENCII FUNDS.—PARIS. JAN. 7.—Fire plc Cent. Consols
opened at 93 fill, closed, 91 no; Loan, IffM, 544 Q ; Neapolitan
Five per Cents, 7ffi ; Spanish Homes, 25/ 21. I:xcliangc on Lou.
don, one month, 25 50; three months, 25 40..--C,ittrt .lethentique.