The Sun.
London, England, 1826-02-18 00:00:00

DECREE.

" The United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, having corn.
menced hostilities against this Empire, without provocation,
and without any express declaration of war, departing from
the forms in use among civilized nations, it is due to the dig-
nity of the Brazilian
,nation, and the rank she ought to hold
among the Powers of the world, that ,L, by the advice of my
Council of State, decline, and I do hereby declare, war against
the before-mentioned Provinces and their Government, ordain-
ingthat all possible hostilities take place against them, both by
sea and land ; authorising, the equipment of ctuisers and arum.
ments of whatever kind my subjects may think proper to en-
gage in against this State ; declaring that all captures or
prizes, of whatever kind or quality, shall belong wholly to the
captors, without any reservation for the public treasury. The
Board of Privy Council is charged with the execution of this
Decree.

" Palace of Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 10, 1025.
" By order of t 4 The EMPEROR.
" Vinonde de SANTO AM A RO."

Yesterday, the Lords of the Treasury, held a
Board in the Treasury Chambers.
Advicei have been received from the Mauritius
to the i 7th October. The Governor, Sir Lour ItY
Core, had issued a notice, announcing that the
Royal Assent had been given to the Mauritius
Trade Bill, and expressing his conviction that
the representations he had been enabled tomake,
on the part of the inhabitants, of their having
abstained from all attempts to revive the slave
trade, had materially contributed to the SUrCeSS
of that measure. His Excellency concludes by
congratulating the Colony on the successful ter-
mination of this long-pending question, and irust-
ing the inhabitants will manifest their gratitude
for the boon they have obtained, by continuing
in a strict observance of the laws.

Yesterday at one o'clock the Duke of Youx,
attended by Sir CUMILES LONG and Mr. WNATT,
the .Architect inspected, for a considerable time,
the progress of the building of his Royal
ness's new house.

in the SMALL NOTE BILL, an indemnity deuce
IS inserted to protect the Government, the Com.
missioners of Stamps, and their agents, from the
consequences of an illegal refusal to issue stamps
for one .and two pound notes., from ,the 3d of Fe-
bruary to the passing of the Act.
The NAVY DEUT unprovided for on the 31st
of, December last, appears, by a Parliamentary
return, in have been 1,478,5201. 17s. 74d.
Mr. BANKEs has heen elected to represent the
county of Dorset, in the room of Mr. MORTON

PITT.
TILE DuKE or DEVONSIII R.E.—On Thursday
cfraloieare'vvDierdecnteosrd,aiyn, the
list his Orace left town for Yorkshire, very unexpectedly, .ip
consequence of the sudden and dangerous indisposition of Lady
resignation
,took
..place.
Ha
osarrotiTmotelfteola as c cwt.;
iv:el:l:tie as,:mo.
st,
0. t hAosor
ir..lnaoyiteti,:i:slofrafisxhteisidtrn
yesterday, viz. that of Mr. HUDLESTON, but the
period of election consequent on that event is not
yet fixed.

TIIE FUNDS.
Consols—Yesterday, 'cimed

After the Close
This morning opened

7511

751

The Market opened this morning with every
appearance of reviving spirit, from the general
impression occasioned by Lord LIVERPOOL'S
speech. However difficult it may be to dis-
cover the ground an which any additional
relief can be anticipated from his Lordships'
remarks, the effect produced on the Stock market
may be said to have been almost electrical. From
75f, at which Consols began, the price advanced
to 76a, and at one period to 76-4.

At 1 o'clock, the price had receded to 74,
but still with a firm market.

The quantity of business has been great, and
that without the stimulus of heavy speculation,
no large operation having yet been effected.
Money Stock has been comparatively scarce—
and at a somewhat better price for Monts, than
for Account.

Notwithstanding the stimulus given to the
Stock Market by the purchase of Exchequer
Bills, and the cheering Speeches of his MA.) .sir's
Ministers---tl►e distress of the commercial and
trading part of the couwn►unity has hitherto ex.
perienecd not the slightest alleviation.
In the Metropolii, pecuniary difficulty con-
tinues to increase, while, from every part
of the Country, each successive post brings
ad vice of aggravated embarrassment. In
Manchester, llillf a dozen stoppages are an.
nouuced by this mo.ning's post. These con.
cerns are not, as is said, of first rate magni.
tude—and we anxiously, hope, that they
may not be the precursors of more seri.
ous failures. The proposed sanction to the
Bank of England, with respect to the issue
of one and two pound notes until October
next, appears to he a measure adopted in con.
templation of the
,demand for Gold Currency,
exceeding the possible supply within that period.
If,in the manufacturing districts Bank of England
small notes are acceptable to the people atlarge,
more time will be afforded for establishing an
adequate supply of gold to replace the 'vwciturn
produced by the contraction of Country Banker4'
paper.

Bank Stock
India Stock
India floods • -
3 per Cent. Consols (Money)
Ditto (Account)
3 per Cent. Reduced .
ai per Cent. Reduced .
New 4 per Cent. - .
Exchequer Bills, £1000) .
;LIM ‘cput 1 pm.
X 100)
FOREIGN.

221.

1 2 dls. par.

74.

77.
941.

Every description of Foreign Security Ints

been stimulated by the improvement( ht Consols.
Colombian, 18'24, 461; Mexican ti per Cents.,
591 ; Peruvian, 311 ; ))anish, 53 1; Greek,
18/ ; Spanish, 11 ; Russian Bonds, 77.
SHARES.

The little business effected hi this Market is at

ratitor better prices.

FASHIONABLE INT ELLIGENOE.

TH '~ IINO.

. _
WlKoson, Ft:n. 17.—Tbe Weather being more. mild and'
favourable yesterday afternoon, his MAJEsTv left the :Royal
Lodge at half after two o'clock, accompanied by Sir Samuel
in his pony phaeton, for an airing in the Great Park.
A second phaeton, containing a portion of the Royal Suite%
followed that of Ids Majesty, which passed by Cumberland.
Lodge and through the new plantations, visiting Virginia
Water, the new Lodge, and Cranhourne, and returning by
Sandpit ante to the Royal Lodge at live O'clock, having been
absent two hours and a half.—Last eveninj his Majesty, enter-
tained his visitor Sir S..llttlse, and his Suite, at dinner. .

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Extracts front the Morning Papers, Feb. 113 1826.