The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

are extracts :

RIO DE JANEIRO, SEPT. 22

Rich mines, four of gold, having been lately discovered in
the province of S. Pedro do Sul, of which large bodies of vaga-
bonds have taken possession and work them clandestinely, and
without any regular plan, to the great loss of the State, the ruin
of the land-owners, and the disturbance of public tranqUillity,

His Majesty the Emperor has issued a decree, ordering mea-
sures to be taken for working the said mines in a regular man-
ner, according to the ancient and modern ordinances.
SEPT. 23.—The British Consul having applied for a state-
ment of the method followed in the vesssels employed in the
allowed trade in slaves, the Emperor has ordered the Board of
Commerce, Navigation, &c. to send the requisite information
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to be by him transmitted to
the Consul.

OCT. 12.—This being the anniversary of his Majesty's birth-
day, and of his Proclamation as Emperor of Brazil, a salute of
101 guns was fired at sunrise by all the fortresses, and the vessels
in the harbour. At ten o'clock all the troop were drawn up in
the Ware, under the command of the Governor-General
Senhor Joaquim Xavier Curado, and at eleven their Imperial
Majesties arrived with a numerous retinue at the Palace de
Campo. After the parade, their Majesties and suite attended a
solemn Te Demo in the Imperial Chapel. They afterwards
received the congratulations of the Diplomatic Body, and a
vast number of persons of distinction. In the afternoon their
Majesties went to the country seat of St. Christovao. Where-
ever their Majesties passed, they were received with the most
joyful acclamations; flowers were thrown on them front the
windows ; the streets too were strewed with flowers, and the
fronts of the houses adorned with hangings.

We received last night the Allgemeine Zeitung
to the 15th inst. The following is the only ar-
ticle worth extracting :
" Court:, Nov. I.—Towards the end of October, an Al-
gerine squadron of four sail was seen cruizing between Du-
razzo and Vallona. This circumstance greatly alarmed the
merchants, but their fears proved to be unfounded ; for the
squadron, though it sent armed boats to visit the ships that it
met, did not plunder them. It was afterwards learnt that it
went to Patras, to convey succour to the Turks."

I'Ve had the pleasure on Monday last of con-
gratulating the country on the improvement of
the Revenue. We then stated, that 4C the pro-
duce or the Customs, during the present Quarter,
exceeds that of the corresponding Quarter by
nearly 200,0001. thus covering the whole of the
deficiency occasioned by the repeal of Duties,
estimated at 20,0001. a week, and leaving
an actual surplus of 12,0001." We have now
the additional pleasure of again cc:lngrain'
lating our countrymen on a still greater im-
provement in the Excise, which it is understood

I►as increased to the amount of more than
400,000/. compared with the corresponding guar.

ter at the close of last year. The increase of
both of these important branches of the Re-
venue during this Quarter, will, of course, be
000,0001. We have therefore abundant cause to

felicitate the Public on this considerable improve.
ment with respect to the financial state of the
country, and may consequently presume that such
a system has been established as will lead to a
still further augmentation of the National Pro-
sperity.

Yesterday morning about twelve o'clock the
Dukeof
YORK arrived at his residence, Stable
Yard, St. James's, from the writ or the Marquis
of HERTFORD, Suehurn, Suffolk. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE left
Bushey yesterday and came (Odle King's Palace,
Kensington, where the Royal Duchess alighted
at the apartments of the Duchess of KENT. The
Duke of CLA HENCE proceeded to London. Their
Royal Highnesses returned to Bushey in the
afternoon.

Mr. Secretary CANNING was much better yes.
terday. Dr. HoLLArin attended the Right lion.
Gentlemen at the Foreign Office yesterday.
Mrs. anti Miss CANNING arrived at Paris on
Tuesday. They alighted at the Hotel of the
English Embassy.
Mr. FINESSEY, the King's Messenger, arrived
yesterday at the Foreign Office, with dispatches
from Lord GRANVILLE, at Paris.
Lord Viscount GRANVILLE presented his cre-
dentials, as Ambassador from his Britannic Ma-
jesty to the King of France, last Saturday. His
Excellency was accompanied by eight persons
attached to the Embassy. Viscountess GRAN-
VILLE was introduced to his Majesty on Monday.
Iler Ladyship returned to her hotel in a carriage
belonging to the Dauphines.
Yesterday the Right Honourable the Loan
Mat on ordered the prisoners in Newgate,
Lud-
gate, White-cross-street prison, and the Cotnpter,
sack to receive one pound of meat, one pint Of
porter, and half a threepenny loaf for their
Christmas-day's dinner, in addition to the in-
creased allowance of bread, meat, and coals,
given by the city of London.
It is understood, that in future the public will
not he allowed admission to the chapel of Newgate for the pur-
pose of hearing what is termed the " the condemned sermon,"
usually preached on the Sundays preceding an execution. It is
said that the Court of Aldermen have thought proper to come to
this determination, with the view of sparing the wretched per-
sons who may be doomed to die the additional aggravation of
their sufferings in being made a spectacle of in a place which it
is thought should be resorted to from motives more sacred than
those of curiosity. Other reasons have also been assigned for
the 'propriety of excluding strangers on the occasion referred to.
It is expected that very early in February a
session will be held in the Old Bailey, for the trial of persons
charged with offences committed on the high seas within the
jurisdiction of the Admiralty of Great Britain.
FOOTE th IIAYNE.—We bear that it is in-
tended, in this case, to move the Court for a new
trial, on the ground of excessive damages.—
. (Morning Chronicle.)
Since the announcement in this Paper of Mr.
BUCKINGHAM'S intention to publish the Oriental
Herold twice a month, severe and continued in'
disposition has impeded the accomplishment Of
his wishes, by incapacitating him for the present
from those active exertions which so material an
increase of labour required. In
Consequence of
this unexpected impediment, he is compelled to
defer the issue of the additional Monthly Num-
ber, intended to have been introduced with the
commencement of the ensuing year. The Work
will therefore continue precisely on the same
footing as heretofore, until formal notice be given
of the period at which the meditated improvement
may take place.

SPEECH OF THE KING OF FRANCE.

ROYAL. SITTING.
OPENING OF THE SESSION OF 1825.

PAPAS, DEC. 22.
At one o'clock a salute of artillery announced

the departure of his MAJESTY from the Tuileries,
and having been received with the usual cere-
monies, he took his seat on the Throne, with the
Dauphin and his Royal Highness the Duke of

Orleans on his right, and the Duke of Bourbon
on his left ; and the Peers and Deputies having
also taken their seats, his Majesty delivered the

*ollowing gracious Speech :
CC GENTLEMEN—The first wish of my heart is
:o speak to you of my grief and yours. We have
lost a wise and good King—tenderly beloved by
pis family—venerated by his people—honoured

and respected by foreign Governments. The
glory which the nation has acquired under his
reign will never be effaced. Not only has he
restored the Crown, but he has consolidated it
by institutions which, comprehending and uniting

he past and the present, have restored to France

ranquillity and happiness.

" The affecting sorrow which the whole nation
felt in the last moments of the King, my brother,
was to me the most soothing consolation, and I

say it with truth, that it is to that alone I am in-
debted for having been able fully to enjoy Ow
confidence with which my accession to the
Throne has been hailed.

" This confidence, Gentlemen, will not be lost.

I know all the duties of Royalty. My efforts,
my love for my people, and, I trust, the aid of
God, will give me the courage and firmness ne-
cessary to fulfil them properly.—(Loud acclama-
tions here interrupted his Majesty.)
'6 I announce to you with pleasure that the
dispositions of foreign Governments have not un-
dergone any change : they leave no doubt of the
preservation of the friendly relations that exist
between them and me.

" The spirit of conciliation and prudence which
animates them gives to nations the strongest gua-
rantees they have ever had, to check the scourges
which have so long desolated them.

" I shall neglect nothing to maintain this happy
agreement, and the peace which is the conse-
quence of it. It is with this view that I have
consented to protract the stay in Spain of a part
of the troops that my sou had left there, after a
campaign, which, as a Frenchman and a father, I
may call glorious.—(A fresh burst of acclamation
followed these words.)
" A recent convention has regulated the con-
ditions of this temporary measure►, which is calcu-
lated to conciliate the interests of the two Mo-
narchies.

46 The just security which we derive from our
commercial relations will favour the develope-
ment of our internal prosperity. I will second,
Gentlemen, these salutary movements, by caus-
ing those ameliorations which the interests of re-
ligion require to be successively proposed to you.
" The King, my brother, experienced great
consolation in procuring the means to close the
last wounds of the Revolution. The moment is
come to execute the wise plans which he had
conceived. The situation of our finances will
permit us to accomplish this great act of justice
and of policy without augmenting the taxes, with-
out cramping the different branches of the public
service.

" For these r-sults we are indebted to the or.
der established with your concurrence iu the In-
ternal administration of the State, to the peace

vo Bich we enjoy.
44 I entertain the firm conviction that you w

enter into my views, and that this act of repara-
tion will be performed with a perfect unanimity
of sentiment between my people and myself.—
(Avec en grand accord de volonte entre men
peuple et mi.)
" I intend that the solemnity of my coronation
shall terminate the first Session of my reign. You
will be present at that august ceremony, and in
presence of Him who judges Nations and
Kings, I will take the oath tobymnaliyntbarionthtehre. tie
in-
stitutionst granted (octroyees)
" I thank Divine Providence for having deigned
to make use of me
to repair the last misfortunes
of my people, and I conjure it to protect this
beautiful .Francev
which I am proud of govern-
ing."
The tone in which these words were pro-
nounced increased the effect which they would
otherwise have produced, and the acclamations
which followed them were as lively and as ener-
getic as those which preceded the King's en-
trance.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dauphiness, the
Duchess of Berri, and the Princess of Orleans,
took their places in the Special Gallery with the
ladies of their suite.
The Galleries, though spacious, could scarcely
hold the crowd of spectators. The first row of
the Galleries, and from fifteen to twenty covered
seats between the places reserved for the spec-
tators and the Foreign Ministers, were entirely
occupied by ladies ; and in the Foreign Minis-
ters' Gallery all the members of the Foreign Le-
gations accredited at the French Court were
present.