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London, England, 1824-03-18 00:00:00

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distress prevail,,, so that the emigrations are still iitiMe-
rothe A Decree re•establi,!.es the Junta of Ministers,
which is to draw up a pla❑ for the education of youth,
of which Religion will he the basis. A Couiier who
lift Madrid on the 6th arrived this Morning. There
was nothing new, only that numerous posts were esta-
blished for the security of the city, which communicate
at night by sentinels.

Three Mails from aunburgh arrived this forenoon.
The Papers brought by rhcm reach to the 19th instant,
ne following are extracts:—
CHRISTIANIA, FEBRUARY 17.

His Majesty has had proposals laid before the Stor-
thing, for the regulation of the public expenditure for
three years, from July 1, 1824; and invited to pre-
sent proposals relative to the taxes. The receipt and
expenditure arc stated as follows:

Receipt (in silver)
Expenditure (in do.)

Crown*.
437,000
271.466

Excess in silver . • . 165,55.4
Which is added (at the exchange of 15 per cent.) to the receipt in
paper.

- 1,750,07,7

Receipt (in paper) if no change takes place in the
produce of the taxes and duties
Expenditure (in paper) including 35,000 crowns
for the Silver Mine of Konigsberg; 600,000 for
the Army; and '209,000 for the Marine

- 1,831,521

Deficiency - - 31,484
Which, however, will be made good by an increase of
duty on coffee, tobacco, wine, brandy, Stc. For extrac,rdi-
nary expenses, Scc. the arrears of the taxes, 600,000
crowns, and what remains in the Exchequer on die Ist
July this year will, at all events, suffice; but it is pro-
posed, fur the sake of security, that the Storthing would
renew the Vote authorising his Majesty to contract a
loan for 345,000 crowns, which his Majesty has not yet
occasion to make use of.

We have received to-day the Paris Papers of Monday..
They! incipel article of intelligence is the following.,
which, however, is not "official :
" It is at length probable that the Spanish Bonds, so unjustly and
so imprudently repudiated by the Spanish Ministry, will be recog.-
nised and received at the rate of thirty per cent, in a new Loan,
which is on the eve of taking place. Several highly respectable
commercial houses in London are Ifegociating, at this moment, a new
Loan with the Spanish Government, on the bash that the Constitu-
tional Bonds shall be received in payment at the rate which we have
just mentioned, and it is firmly believed that the negociation will
terminate in a satisfactory manner. The Madrid Cabinet ought to,
be copvinced, that an act of justice towards the holders of the
Bondi, proceeding from the Loans of the Caries, is necessary to re_
hstore the credit of Spain."
We observe, with pleasure, that the liberal principles,
of commercial policy announced and enforced ►y Mr•
Ilusicissorr, in the debate on the Silk Trade, have been
echoed and recommended by the French press. The
following quotation from the reported speech of the
Right 'Honourable Gentleman has been translated into
most of the Journals, and eulogized by many of them :

" If for advocating such principles he should be accused of lean-
ing strongly to a liberal policy, he should at once plead guilty to
the charge : but they were principles founded on experience, and
sanctioned by the best authorities• In his opinion, to be liberal in
matters of commercial policy was to remove the jealousies which
had hitherto prevented a free intercourse between different nations,
—was to extend to each the advantages and enjoyments of the other
—was to promote arts, science, and civilization ; and, in a word
was to advance those salutary, beneficial, and enlightened views
which were best calculated to increase the wealth, opulence, and
power of the country. In short, he was liberal to other countries,
because by being so be felt that be best consulted the interest of
his own."

The Constitutionnei; which is most extensively read
among those powerful classes of French society devoted
to commerce and manyfactures, acd which, as their or-
gan, has frequently expressed an illiberal jealousy of the
progress of English trade and industry, has been the
first to give to the above sentiments all the advantage
of its circulation, and all the weight.of its authority. It
even goes farther; and, as Mr. HusKissost professed
that he would be liberal to the commerce of other
countries, beca.tise in being so he best consulted the in-
terests of his own, the French
_lout nalist recommends
the abolition of certain restrictions on the importation
of foreign manufactures into France, because they pro-
voked reprisal.) " injurious to French agriculture and
industry." By a free interchange of such liberal ideas,
we shall soon have a free commerce of commodities.

Letters from Lisbon, by English residents, dated the
4th and sth inst. mention a very tragical occurrence,
whiel!,t at present the theme of general conversation in
that ca Pal. It is the murder of the Marquis de LotmE,
one of the King's Chamberlains., It appears the KING
went to Salvatiert a to pass the Shrovetide with his
daughters, when festivities were to take place. The
dead body of the Marquis, it would seem, was found
lying on the gYound, and in the open air, in a part of
the Palace that was, some time ago burnt and never
te-
built. Ile was in his full uniform, with all his insignia
upon him. There were two great contusions in his head,
and a sharp instrument had entered his mouth and come
out at the top of his head. He v, as found there in the
morning of die I st, and, as it had rained heavily during
the night, and the clothes he had on were dry, it was
concluded that he had been conveyed to this unfre-
quented spot after the completion of the murder.

Advices have been reeeivet from Constantinople, of
the 10th ultimo. The forte has made-a strong remon-
strance to our Ambassador, Lord STRAIWFORD, on the
interference of " Chdde Harold" and other Englishmen
in its quarrel with the Greeks. The Turkish Govern
meat appears to beat a loss to reconcile kith its absolute
notions, the individual freedom of action which our in-
stitutions allow. Through the negociations of Lord
STRANortono, a Treaty has been concluded between the
King of SARDINIA and his SuirtimE MAJESTY, the ra•
tification of which had reached Constantinople, accom-
panied by a portrait or miniature of the King of SAR•

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nitsli, set in 'diamonds, as a present to onr Ambassador,
and trained at about 4,0001. From forty to fifty lobians-
ail peOple-cf the loweit rank, had been recently arrested,
4' We are not yet quite aware," says one of the letters,
what crime is laid to their charge; but we bear It said
that it is either for being concerned in the circulation of
fake money from the Greeks, or for having assisted that
Power by paying money for raising troops. Another ru-
mour is, that they were the wilful cause of a fire at the
corn magazines about a fortnight ago.".
The Glasgow iler7rorSMday's date, says, that
advices had that morning been received there, direct
from Peru, which state that, subsequently to the ad-
vantages gained by the Royalists, llor.tvAa, with his
usual energy and good fortune, had restored the Indc-
, Pendent ascendancy. The advices are dared Lima, the
11th of November, December: 1,,t and 4.11, To the last
of these there is a postscript, shish says, since writing
the above, accounts have arrived of llot,iva n !laving
taken RIVA AGCERO, and all his principal °dicers pri-
soners, at Truxillo."-
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Madras Papers har•e come to hand to the• I;th of
October, from which we extract the following articles :

►aunt 'Mt MADRAS COCRIFR OF OCT. 17.

Our accoudts from Singapore state that land was considetial of so
little value there, that every parson was at liberty to take as much
as they liked. The population of Singapore was increasing very
fast, and free ttaders were fiosking in great numbers to that settle-
ment. European goods were plentiful anircheap, but pr.nluce had
risen considerably. Tin was ..t.l dollars per bankul, and opium was
very high, on account of little bring in the tnarket.