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London, England, 1825-12-20 00:00:00

FAENCII PAPERS.

(From the Monitcur of Sunday, Dec. 18.—Official Part.)
'PARIS, DEC. 17.—Dispatch transmitted from
Strasburg, Dec. 17, in the afternoon :

THE MINISTER or I'ftANCE AT BERLIN TO THE PRE-

SIDENT OF TIIE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.

" The Emperor of Russia has died at Taganrog, after a few

days' illness.
" The exp Tess which brought this news set out for Warsaw
on the Bth of this month.
" The Grand Dukes Constantine and Michael had not set
:out from that capital for St. Petersburgh."
(Front the Journal des Debuts of Sunday.)

PARIS, DEC. 17.—We stop the press to insert the following
•note, which we received at ten o'clock in the evening. The
,event which it announces cannot fail to have the most serious

-consequences in the present circumstances of Europe.
" The news of the death of the Emperor of Russia having
been received at Court to-day, the soiree which her Royal High-
ness tha Duchess of Berri was to have to-morrow evening will
not take place, in consequence of this event.--Saturday, Dec. 17."
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 German literary Journal, the Feuille de Converse-
tzon contains the following observation:—
" The Rcryal Prussian Calendar, as it is every where sold,
gives in a single line a piece of news which interests more than
one part ofthe world. In the list of Sovereigns we find as usual,
under No. 3, the Emperor Alexander of Russia, but the follow-
ing line is added Heir to the Throne, the Grand Duke
Nicolas, brother to the Emperor, born the 25th of June (6th
714), 1796."

This notice is important, heCause the source from which it
comes does not permit its correctness tube doubted.
We do no more than faithfully translate the Germaa article,
but the political journals of Germany will doubtless inform us
what weare to: hink of this Lille, which is very important, if
true. We have long since known that the Grand Duke Con-
atantine;had no children by his first marriage, and that the
children-he may have by his second marriage cannot inherit the
throne of Russia ; but no public act is known by virtue of
which the - Grand Duke Constantine is. personally excluded
from the succession to the throne.' This Prince is sufficiently
young,. and so long as he is not formally excluded from the
throne to which he is called by the order of succession ests-
blished by Paul 1., the Grand Duke Nicolas is only the even.
tual heir. Let us wait for what will be said and published at
St. Petersburg, for it is difficult to preserve silence.
We have just received, by an extraordinary channel, news
from Lisbon of the 4th of December; and we can confidently-
afErm, that the state of the King of Portugal's health is not at
all alarming. His Majesty bad nearly recovered from the dis-
order in his leg, and was expected at Lisbon, from Marra, the
6th inst. The Leahlade man of war sailed on the 23d for Rio
de Janeiro, having on board Senhor Mathias de Pereira,
Charge-d'Affaires of Portugal at the Court of Brazil. He car-
ries the ratification of the treaty concluded us the 29th August
between his Most Faiththl Majesty and the Emperor of Brasil.

(Front the eontiitutionnel.)
FaarrarmtT, DEC. l3.—(Extract of a Private Letter.)—
According to letters 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 De-
cember. Nevertheless, preparatory and confidential conversa-
tions frequently take place between Count Nesselrode and the
new British Ambassador, though the latter has not yet been
presented at Court, and ias not paid the usual visits to the
other members of the diplomatic body, except to the Ministers
of France and Austria, with whom lie has had several private
interviews. The inclination of the Emperor Alexander to
maintain the peace of the world being sufficiently known, it is
thought that in case of a difference of opinion, this monarch
will rather yield to the views of England than oppose them, at
the risk of seeing- that peace disturbed. The Russian nation
:continues to testify, the greatest interest in the fate of its
unfortunate fellow Christians. A war undertaken with con-
trar,yviews would be disapproved by public opinion.
I'RENCH FUNDS.—Pmtis, DEC. 17.—rive per Cents.
opened at SW. ; closed at. 951.. 10c.---Three per Cents. 62f. 20e.
liest fiL--
i rsq litan Rentes, 75f. 60c.—Spanish Loan, 49iExchange
on - on, one month, 25f. 25c.; three. months, 26f.—(Caurs
Act se.) . - . .