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London, England, 1824-12-23 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Vurrent Prices: New Spanish 151, Old 42i e, Rusiisn 9S 96.1
Mexican 69*, Colombian New 8.5 i, Old 85/4, Chilian 80*, French
Scrip 14* pre. Austrian 951, Alliance Shares 8} pre. Portuguese 881,
Brazilian 3 pre. Buenos Ayres 88* 89, Colombian Mines 20 pre.
Rio de la Plata 10i pre. Greek 58, Gas par to; pre. Peruvian
Marine Alliance 1 pre.

Pt: ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per ( ent. Red. 947/s 5/s
3 per Cent. Cnns. shut.
per Cent. Red. 101 1007/s
4 per Cent. Neve shut.
Long Ann. 22 15-16—India Bonds 91 92
1:1.000 Exclieq. Bills (2d.) 52 4 2; (1;O.) 49155
£5OO ditto (114 d.) L'O 54
£lOO and £2OO ditto (11/2d.) 54 2 5
Cons. tor Acct. 957/8 sit

This forenoon we received a file of Lisbon Papers,
from the 2d to the 12th inst. They contain a Royal
Decree for sending persons to ascertain the state ut the
Trans-marine possessions of Portugal, particularly the
Island of St. Michael, so far as relates to agriculture,
commerce, and manufactures. The custom of general
illumination, on days of public rejoicing, is Aboliilied in
Portugal. These Gazettes are almost wholly filled
with extracts from French and English Papers ; the
news from Drazil is all taken (tom the latter.----The

following are extracts:
LISBON, DECEMBER 2.
The Gazette contains a Royal Decree, to the following
effect :
lt having been represented teem by the Con:le di
Suli.Sterre, Minister of State for the Marine and Colo.
ties, Etc. the advantage sod necessity of sending intelli-

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gent and upright persons to vi‘it the various countries
of. my transmarine possenions, in order that, carefully
examining their co, esent situation, as well with respect
to the economical and administrative branches as to
their agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, and
other sources of public wealth, the information thui ob-
tained, with that already possessed, may afford the best
foundation for the legislative measures, which, in conse-
quence of the changes produced by time, may seem the
most urgent ; and it being shewn to me, that this mea-
sure, which is of general utility, is much needed in the
island of St. Michael, that it may attain the degree of
prosperity of which it is susceptible, (two-thirds of its
territory being at present uncultivated), I have been
pleased to appoint Dr. Vicente Jose Pereira Cardozo
da Costa to proceed immediately to the said island, for
the purpose abovementioned.
" Dated Marra, Oct. 30,1824."
The same Gazette contains an Edict signed by the
Marquis de Palmella, that the custom of general illu-
minations, on days of public rejoicing, being carried to
an inconvenient extent, causing• great expense, and
useless cmtsumption of a most necessary article, no il-
lumination shall henceforward be made, unless ordered
by public edict, as was the ancient custom.
" DECEMBER 6.—As the money arising from the pro•
duce of the prizes made in the last war, which is depo.
sited in England, cannot be received except by mean*
of the original documents, which most be -presented,
specifying the individuals of the army who have ;
claim to a share of the said prize money, his Ma-
jesty has determined that the Committee, of which
you are President, shall inform me, without loss
of time, how far its labours are advanced, and when
the said documents will be ready to be sent to Eng.
land ; and the Committee is to. understand, that his
Majesty's wish is, that the said money be received as
soon as possible.

" Palace of Bemposta, 20th Nov. 1024.
" To Baron de Albufeira."
(Signed)

“ CONDE DE SUB SIERRA.
ANSWER.

" MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND MOST EXCIILLZNTSENHOR
—The Committee of prizes, in reply to your Excel-
lency's communication of the 29th nit. has the honour
to inform you, that since the Ist of June last, when it
was charged with its arduous labours, eight penotur
have been constantly employed on the papers in question,
which have been sent back tWO or three times to the
corps and civil departments which furnished them, to
correct the errors made in them; and also to etch*
from the corps the civil officers, who are to be placed
in a separate list ; this being a most arduous task, as
the number of names is 147,645, more or less, the
Committee hopes to have furnished, by the end of this
month, as the copies of the documents, which are to
remain in the archives of the Dommittee, are nearly
concluded, the original being to be sent to Eriglaad.

" December 1,1824.
" Signed by Baron Abulfeira, and the other Members ado
Committee.

4, To his Excellency the Conde de Bab-Sierra."

By the arrival of the packet ship James Cropper,
from New York, we have received files of the United
States Papers to the 2d instant. Bogota Paper to the
7th alt. had been received at New York, but they con•
tain no news. A file of the Mexican Sol had also
been received, confirming-the account of the 'election of
Generals VICTORIA and BRAVO to the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the Republic. The Province
of Chiapa has voluntarily incorporated itself with the i
Mexican Union, while Tabasco had declared its ad-
herence to the United States of Central America.
The Mexican Government has established a regular
escort every two months, for the conveyance of specie
from the Capital to Vera Craz and Alvarado. Mani-
festoes of a most liberal character had been issued, de-
claratory of the principles of the Government. On the
sth of October the President delivered the inaugural
speech to the Congress, in which be alluded to the
examples of PENN, WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, and
BoLIVAR on the one hand, and to the fate of ITURBIDE
on the other. A Report was made by the Committee
of General Congress, recommending that the City- of
Mexico should be the seat of the Federal Government.
The authorities of 'Yucatan are said to have sus-
pended the execution of the federal laws, but the Re-
public appears tranquil. Little, however, can be said
in favour of the Police of the Capital, where parties
of seven•or eight armed robbers, attack and plunder
persons on the public walks and rides in the imme-
diate neighbourhood of the town.
The statement of the evacuation of Lima by the Spa.
niards, and the temporary occupation of that city by
British marines for the preservation of the public peace,
and protection of property, in the letters from Truxillo,
is highly important should it prove correct; but no
mention is made'of it in these Papers.

Private letters brought from India by the Cambridge,
state, that the delay occasioned by the weather in the :
operations against the Burmese, had not only enabled
the enemy to increase his military force and the means
of defence with which his territory abounded, but it had
given him an opportunity of tempting the fidelity of some
of the native Princes dependent on the Company.
though with what success had not yet been ascertained.
A Burmese Chief, it was known, had been tampering
with Ituu.rur SINGH to induce him to revolt and to in-
vade the Company's territories, and as that Prince had
collected a large and well appointed force under the
pretence of acting against Kabool, it had become ne.
cessary to employ the whole of the Bengal army to the
North, in watching his movements, for it was feared
that lie had secretly acceded to the proposals of the
Burmese Government, and only waited for a favour.
. able occasion to (lima his arm ;against us. It was not