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troops are to be sent to any destination which may not I
exactly be to their taste, it will be necessary to have
them escorted, like the chains of galley slaves, by a
strong detachmemt of French trodps, otherwise the
it muster-roll w" I exhibit a considerable number- of
blanks at the dof the march,i,ilhi spirit of discon-,
teatseems to ave gained even the Royal Guards, the
only corps which can boast of any old: or disciplined
soldiers. Formerly cart was taken to officer these
troops by men of experience and military character ;
but at present they are commanded by a set of beard-
less boys, that have neither the knowledge nor qualities
necessary to constitute good officers.

THE EVENING `TAR•

LONDON.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1824.
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 935, 1, for the Account, with but
little doing.—Consols are, up to this hour, 935.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
In the Foreign Market this morning there is but little doing.—
All South American Securities remain very heavy.
Current Prices :—New Spanish 18, Old 2215, Russian 965 5,
Alliance Shares 11 125, Mexican 491 5, Colombian Scrip 7to if
disc. Colombian 785, Chili= 765 77, French Scrip 115 khor-
tuguese 87 to 5, Brazilian 15 disc. Billings Ayres 5 4 disc.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2351,% 236—S per Ct. Reduced 941/4 3/8
11 per Ct. Cons. 9354 s 1,42 5/8
4 per Cent. Assented 101
4 per Cent. Old 1013/4 14-4 per Cent. New 10554 3/4
Long Anns. 2314 3.16
£l,OOO Excite. Bills (2d.) 40 1 ; (114 d.) 41
£5OO Do. (2d.) 40 2 ; (11/2d.) 40 1
£lOO and £2OO Do. (2d.) 40 3 ; (1%d.) 44 5
India for Acct. 2863/4—Consols for Acct. 931,4 Mi.

The establishment by his MAJESTY'S Government of
regular packets to communicate with Mexico by Vera
Cruz, and with Colombia by Carthagena and La Guyra,
has afforded much gratification to the Merchants in
the City, and may be considered as another and a very
important step towards the recognition of their inde-
pendence. The present is certainly an anxious moment
with regard to them both ; and it would not be fitting
to the caution by which the conduct of the KING'S Go-
vernment has been hitherto marked, if any further steps
were taken, until it be satisfactorily known what will
be the issue of the crises through which they have both
to pass. We shall probably soon know what is the fate
of ITURSIDE'S enterprise. The Peruvian war will,)
perhaps, not be settled so speedily. We have no fear
that either Mexico or Colombia is exposed to any seri-
ous danger.

The Dey of ALGIERS would probably deem it but a
Poor compliment to be informed that the commence-

ment, continuance, and termination of the War carried
on against him by the British Government have alike
escaped the notice of the people of England. Yet such
is the fact. The declaration of hostilities against this
barbarian did not depress Consols an eighth per cent.;
and the annunciation of peace with him in Tuesday's
Gazette scarcely elicited from a single Journalist an ex-
pression of satisfaction. Yet, if we consider the matter
rightly, it reflects no small honour on Government to
have so promptly and so effecroally •indicated the na-
tional honour. For the last five months the Port of
Algiers has been kept under strict blockade. Not a
cruiser has dared to venture out. 'the Algerine flag
has been swept from the sea ; and the power of the
British Navy has been strikingly displayed in the eyes
of all those nations which were wont to crouch before
the insolence of the Algerines. Thus, although we
have to record few displays of British heroism, and no
conquests of territory, the energy of our Rulers and
the bravery of our seamen have not been exerted with-
out a beneficial effect ; and we may confidently believe
that it will be long ere the Algerines will again pro-
voke a punishment which so certainly and so quickly
follows the offence.

This forenoon we received such of the French Papers
of Wednesday as had not reached us yesterday by Ex-
press, and we have been amused in looking over them,
to see the progress of the Censorship. ,
The Courier Francais of Tuesday has had nearly
half a column struck out of its translations from the
English Papers, about a quarter of a column frem its
Spanish news, and nearly a column struck out of its do•
mestic intelligence. On Wednesday, it has either been
more guarded, or filled up some portion of the blanks,
which are small.
The Gazette de France and the Journal de Paris
bear no marks of the Censorship, but the Journal du
Connnerce has nearly a column struck out of its do-
mestic intelligence, and half a column out of its ad-
vertisement page ; for all literary journals, as well as
those appropriated to advertisements, come under the
jurisdiction of the Censors. The Journal des Debats,
which exhibited a " naked void" of two columns and
a half on Tuesday, fills its sheet by one means or
another on the following day, as does the Consti-
tutiound. There is little doubt, however, but the
Censors had expunged some articles, and that the
blanks were filled up by matter which had pre-
viously passed the ordeal. The Editors of the latter
Journal observe, that not being allowed to say what
they would, they must be content to say what they can,
and confess that the system of making blanks cannot
be continued. It is indeed probable that a series of
blanks would be regarded as libelous, and subject the
Journals to the penalties by which a periodical Paper
may be condemned on the vague charge of a seditious
spirit and tendency.
The Journal de Paris is the only paper that praises
the revival of the Censorship. The poor Quotidienne,
which at first seemed to think that nothing it contained

could. give offence, has been sadly embartnseed in its
typographical 'arrangements. SAe twenty lines had
been struck out of its fharis iatlUi ce, and'the printer,
seems to heave filled up t spi.lee inverting the type,
as a large black spatsßTO •witere the pen of the
.Ceisor had passed; but the difficulties of the Quotidienne
did-not terminate here. A new Tragedy, by M. CHAU-
VET, entitled Arthur de Bretagne, was performed at the
Theatre de L'Odeon, on Tuesday, and an account of it
is given in the other papers ; but the theatrical report
of the Quotidienne could not be got ready in time
for the inspection of the Censor, who insisted upon
seeing it at seven o'clock in the evening, and is there-
fore omitted in the publication of Wednesday,
These papers contain no intelligence of interest ; the
Censorship seems to engross the public attention ; and
an Ordonnance has been published, establishing six Cen-
sors in Paris, to be appointed by the Minister of the
Interior. In the Departments, the Censors are to be ap-
pointed by the Prefects. M. FRANCHET, Director of the
Police, is placed at the head of the Commission of the
Censorship; and a M. DRLIEGE is its Secretary.

This morning we received Lisbon Gazettes to the
7th instant, inclusive. They contain the appointment
of several Naval Officers to the command of ships, and
long extracts from the Goa Gazette of the 27th of Ja.
nuary, describing the rejoicings that took place on the
arrival of the news from Lisbon, of the KING having
been restored to his authority. The following are extracts: