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London, England, 1825-12-23 00:00:00

HOWARD'S BEAUTIES OF SHERIDAN.

This day were published, in One Vol. royal nron. price its. 6d. bds.
rfHE BEAUTIES of SHERIDAN, consisting of
Selections from his• Poems, Dramas, and Speeches.

By ALFRED iIOWAR.D.

" This work will afford to the Reader a complete pletnrc of the
powerful mind of Sheridan, in all its varied forms. It contains the
finest specimens of his Poetry (in fact' all his best Poems) ; of his
pramatie Writings, and also of his Orations. As a Supplement
and Companion to the late excellent Life of Sheridan, by 'Jr.:
Moore, it will be found to be without a rival.
London : Printed by T. Davison, for Thomas Tegg, Cheapside
sold by Griffin and Co. Glasgow; and Westky and Tyrrll,Dublin

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FROM VIE ETOILE.
TIRE:URN, DISCANCL ii.

CONVENTION OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BET/VEEN
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND TIM

IiANSEATIC CITIES.

His Mak-sty, the King of the Unit-d Kingdom of
Great Britain on the one part, and the Senates of the
free and Hanseatic Cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Liam-
burgh (each of these Stares treating in particular fair
itself), on the other part, ego:illy animated with the
desire of procuring all possible facilities and encoarage.
ment for those of their subjects a•td citizens corrocc..ed
with commerce, and persuaded that nothing can con-
tribute more advantageously to tk:e Attainment f this
end than the rs•ciptoeal surooetsion of difference in
die duties payable by the vessels and cat goes of the
tontracting States in each others port;, hive appointed
Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Convention to that end.
[The Treaty goe; on to state, that the Right Hon. George
Canning, and the Hight 1-lon. William Huslasson, were appointed
Plenipotentiaries on the part of Gruat Britain, and Janie,- Colya-
Men, the Ageht anti Consul-General in Eaglaud for the Hansa
Towns, acted as their Pleniputentlary.)
These G.. ntlemen having exchanged their full powers, Sce. agreed
ypon the following articles:-
1. Reckoning from this day, tfie Vessels of Lubeck,
Bremen, and Hamburgh, which shag 'arrive in the ports
of the United Kingdom of Great Britiin, or which shall
sail from them, as well as the English vessels waiving
in the ports of the free cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and
.Hamburgh, or sailing therefrom, shall nor be subjected
to any other duty, or any other impost, more heavy than
those which are paid by national vessels artiving or
sailing front those ports.
2. All merchandise, whether the produce of dieter ti-
tory of the free cities, or that of aly other country,
which may he imported from one of the ports of the
,said free States in English vessels ints the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, may be intro-
duced in the same manner on board of Lubeck,Bremen,
and Hamburgh vessels, and all merchandise the pro-
duce of the Stares of his Britannic Majesty, or of any
other country, which may be exported from the ports
f the United Kingdom in English vessels, may in like
manner be exported on board of those of Lubeck, 13re-
men, and Hamburgh; in short, all merchandise which
may be imported on board of national vessels into the
ports of Lubeck, Bremen, and Ilamburgh, or which
may be exported from them, shall enjoy the same ad-
vantage when on board of English vessels.
3. All merchandise which may. be imported directly
from the ports of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, or
one of them, into those of the Unittd Kingdom of Great
Britain, shall be introduced for the same duties, whe-
ther on board of English vessels or those of the said free
States ; all merchandise which is permitted to be ex-
'ported from the United Kingdom, shall enjoy the same
bounties, drawbacks, and advantages, whether exported
in English or Hanseatic vessels. The same reciprocities
shall take place in the ports of the said free States, for
all merchandise Which may be imported into or ex-
ported from their prat. in English vessels,
4. There shall not be granted, directly or indirectly,
either by one of the contracting parties, or by Corpora-
tions, Societies, or agents, trading in its name or under
its authority, any preference to the purchase of the pro-
duce of the manufacture, or otherwise, of their respet-
tive States, which are introduced into the other through
the nationality of the vessels in which the importation
takes place, the intention of the high contracting parties
being that there should be absolutely no difference in
this respect.
5. Considering the small extent of the territories of
the Republics of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, and
the narrow relations of commerce and navigation which
exist among them, it is provided by the present con-
ventit•n, that•every vessel which has been built in one
of the ports of these States, or which is the exclusive
property of one or more.of theit burgesses, and has for
master a burgess of one or the other; in short, whose
crew is composed of three fourths of subjects or burges-
ses of the said Republics, or of States forming a part of
[fits G-•rmanic confedt ration, according to the table and
the de criFtion contained an articles 53 and 56 of the

general act of the Congress of Vienna, in 1815 • that.'
every vessel so built, manned, commanded, ano:being
the property above-described. shall be considered in
what concerns all the objects of the present convention,
as a vessel belonging to Lubeck, Brenton, Hamburgh.
6. Every vessel, with her cargo, belonging to one of
thettlnee Hanseatic Republics, and which shall arrive
from one of their polls in the United Kingdom, shall
be considered, oath' relation to all the objects of this
convention, as coming from the country 10 which she
belongs ; and every gessel trading directly, or in succes-
sion w itli theism is 01 Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh,
shall be, as well ;4% the cargootreated, for the objects
above-mentioned, upon the same footing it a Hanseatic
vessel making the same voyage.
7. It is be.id-s agreed between the two parties, that
in each of their Sates there shall net be raised upon any
individual property of their subjects and burgesses,
when it shall be transported out of the territory or pos-
sessio,ns of these States, either in the way of purchase or
otherwise, any other duties or taxes heavier than those
to which in each of those States the same articles of
property are liable whets transported by their own sub-
jects or burgesses.
8. The high contracting Powers teserve to themselves
the right, in order to facilitate and extend the commer-
cial relations of their subjects and possessions, burgesses,
and territories, beyOnd what is s'ipulated by this con-
vention, of affixing add clonal articles, founded upon
reciprocal or equivalent advantages as the nature of the
case may be. Should the high contracting Powers
agree on one or more articles to annul these dispositions,
it is prJvided that the article or articles which may
thus be concluded in future, shall be considered as
forming part of the present convention.
9. The present convention is concluded for the space
of ten years, reckoning from this day, and for a space
of twelve months more, after the King of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland on the one part, or the Governments
of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburgh, or one of them, on
the other, shall have notified their intention of putting
an end to it. Each of the high contracting parties re-
serves to himself the right of making to the other that
notification at the end of the said term of ten years. It
is agreed between them, that this convention and all its
stipulations, in case one of the parties shall make to the
other a declaration of this kind, shall cease entirely Sts
regards the State which shall have made, and that
which shall have received, this declaration; it is never-
theless understood and agreed, that if one or more of
the said Republics shall make or receive the above de.
claration, this convention shall not remain the less in
force and vigour against the other Hanseatic Repub-
lics which shall neither have made nor received such
a declaration.

The Treaty is dated the 20th of September, 1825, and signed
G. CANNING,
W. HUSKISSON.

71'1 I I±, EVEN IN( >'l'A It

• LONDON.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 182.5.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened this morning at el, soon after they were done
at Sit for the Account, and are now to with a good deal
doing. There are a great many requests at the Bank this morning
tea T...vottort. it being the last day for this Public to insist Trams.
feis, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday being Holidays. There
is still a great effort in the House to keep Consols down.
In the Foreign Market little is doing.

Current Prices: Old Spanish 13, Russian 76 77, Mexican 611
62, Mexican Bonds GI 1, Greek Bonds 26 18, Gustemela 1613.

PUICK OF srocKs AT TWO O'CLOCE.
Bank Stock 210 212 •,
3 per Cent. tied. 7954 80'4 7954
3 per Cent. Cons. Shut.
Si per Cent. 871 h
3i per Cent. Red. 87 7/8 881/2„ 87'4 V 2
4 per Cent. New Skut.
Long Ann. 1934 1/6
India Bonds 20 15
Old Annuities 7954
£l,OOO Excheq. Bills 25 18 disc.
4:500 ditto 15 5 8 disc.
4:100 and £2OO ditto 3 10 2 disc.
Overdue 5 3 10 disc.
Loos. tor Account 81 8078 81% 8078
FRENCEI FUNDS, PA PAS, Dgcuniv. 21.
Five per Cents. . . 93f. 25c.
Three per Cents. • . 60f. 10c.
Bank Stock • . 20001.
Rentcs de Naples . . 70f. 75c.
Royal Spanish L0an,189.3 . . 48if. .
Hayti.= Loan . 7801.

EXCHANGE.
Aatvraanass, Dim. 20.—0 n London, 40. 2M. 39. 10.
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Austrian lids 5 p Ct Alex. Scrip,
Brazilian Bonds, Neapolitan Bonds,
Du. Snip, 5p C. 1825, 16 dia Pertly. lids, 6p C.
Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct.
lOtteuos Ayres Bonds Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 p C.
Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Pot tuguese Bonds
Colombian Ilds,s; pC. 561 Pros,. lids. Sp C. .
Do. lids 1824, 581 7) . Do. Bonds, 1822, 89
Do. Acc. 571 81 71 Russ. 13i5,18i2, s p Ct. 761 71
Danish Bonds, Ditto Acct. 771
Du. Marks Span. 5 p Ct. C. 121 1 13
Dittoßands, 3 p Ct. 1825, 58 7 Ditto for Acc.
Ditto Acct. Ditto 510,
dreg& Bonds 'lpan. sp. Ct. C. 1823,
Do. lids, 1825, French Itentes, 5 p C. 93f
Ditto Acct. Exchange, 25f 25c
Mex. Bonds 5 p. Ct. French 'Centel'. 3 p C.
Ditto Acct. S p C. Exchange,
Do. 1ki5,1825, 6 pC. 611 1 i 2 11 Guatemala Bonds,
Do. Acct. 611 1 2 11 i Ditto Acct. CUL
BRITISH AND FOREIGN ;,SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.

!NA PAL IPA ID.
Anglo Mexican spm. 100 35 36/ 39
Colombian - 100 - S - . 11
Rio de la Plata - 100 5 4
Tlalpuxahua - 400 20 571
United Mexican 40 20 24
1)Itto New 40 10 151 1.5
French Bendy Distillery Comp. 50 2 31

The recent alarming commotion in the financial
orld, has unquestionbly diminished, in point of inten-
tity—lhat is to say, the panic has giveaway to sober
Tesson ; lint we lament to observe that much suffering
still continues, and that the distress has only changed
its visitation from one class, composed of a few wealthy
individuals, to another, comprehending the whole of
the middling and lower orders.
The price of Stock was yesteeday very low, a certain
sign that persons who in private life had debts to pay,
are compelled, by their creditors, to make great satrifi.
ces of funded and other property, from the impossibility
of obtaining the usual accommodation. If Bankers
are not now in dread of a run, it appears the balances,

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left in their hapds are, foe the present, inconsidew
able in amount, while they are also locked up for
security—and in this state •of things discounts being
withheld, people have no alternative but to press in the
debts owing to them with unrelenting rigour.—The
debtor so pressed, attacks those indebted to him in his
turn—by means of which, very much misery is, as we
fear, impending over the inferior manufacturing popula-
lion, as well as over many respectable persons in the
middling and lower classes.
In these circumstances, foreseeing the difficulties
which the farmer will have to sustain in paying his
rent, we think it unfeeling to work upon his fears by
any discussion on the corn laws, as an abstract question
of political speculation. We lament, sincerely, that
the agitation of such a question is for the pre:ent ren-
dered unnecessary—as it is but too evident that the
prices ofagricultural produce will fall of their own
accord, not from the abundance of the supply, but from
a diminished demand and forced sales, in order to raise'
money at w hatever loss.
Most assuredly the farmer has, by means of that
pecuniary accommodation on which he could, until
very lately, have relied from the Country Bankers,
been enabled to retain his produce on hand, until it
met the most favourable market at the fittest sea-
son. The sudden revulsion which has taken place
will, for a long time, deprive him of that resource, and
compel him to sales on disadvantageous terms.—
As a practical measure, therefore, the question of the
free trade in corn has undergone a vast change in the
short space of three weeks—and must, from overpower.
ing necessity, be postponed till a fitter opportunity.
In theory, and in principle, however, it is unaltered ; and
of this it would appear the agriculturists are aware
from certain Resolutions adopted by them at a very
respectable Meeting of the Landed Interest, held on
Tuesday, at the York Hotel, Bridge-street.

We shall to-morrow insert a second letter from a
correspondent on the same subject, for delaying which,
so long, the writer will, we doubt not, hold us ex-
cused under the circumstances and events which have
occurred.

Our Correspondent will not, however, mistake our
disinclination at this disastrous period, to enter into
the discussibn of the Corn Laws at all, for any inability
to reply to his arguments. We think the matter es-
sentially hinges on one pivot. If those who consume
corn can permanently be supplied with food from
foreign countries more abundantly than by the produce
of their native soil, the excess of price which they pay
to the cultivators of their own country, is a tax for the
exclusive benefit of the latter.

The onus probandi lies therefore on these to drew
that some equivalent benefit is conferred on the country
at large, which is worthy of the tat so submitted to.—
That the first proposition can be made out is undeniable,
from the fears of the agriculturists themselves ; besides.,
it can be fully established.
That they can make out the latter is not so clear.
The arguments, built on the heavy taxation in this
country, are done away by applying the revenue which
would result from imported corn, fiscally, in lieu of the
taxation more immediately pressing on agriculture. And
it is obvious that this same argument would apply with
equal force to every other article of import upon which
we, in England, could enter into competition with
foreigners, as well as the article of Corn. This last is
a branch of manufacture, as well as any other, and
equally subject to the general principles which regulate
commercial policy.

We have received the Etoile of yesterday, from
which we subjoin a few extracts, relative to the last days
and death of the Emperor ALEXANDER ; like the Dutch
Papers, elsewhere noticed, they confirm the accounts
we gave of this event in the STAR of yesterday.