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RUSSIA.

PROM THE PIASISUROTI PAPERS.
ST. PETERSBURGII. DEC 1343,1% Et.
Her Majesty the Empress Mother, in order to make
Lis Majesty the Emperor easy respecting her health,
1 as resolved to send the Grand Duke Michael to his
M jest with an account of it.
Fier Majesty received news on the 16th, in the even-
ing, which informed her that his Majesty was in good
health, and gave reason to expect his Majesty shrrtly
in the capital.

On the 17th. her Majesty received a very affecting
letter from the Empress Elizabeth from Taganrok. It
appears from other accounts ftorn that place, that her
Majesty's health is tolerable, but that she does not
recover I.er strength.
The Ministerial Committee having received a cm-
mnnicati' n from Prince Wolkonsky to Prince Na-
tichkin .respecting the measures necessary to be adopted
on the death of his Majesty the Emperor, a Committee
has been appointed to order everything respecting the
funeral, the general mourning, &e. Prince Kuralt;t: is
at the bead of the Committee: fifty thousand rubles
are assigned for the necessary expenses. Prince Wol-
konsky having represented that the coffin, pall, crown.
&c. must be made in the capital, the Committee will
take care to have all those things get ready as soon as
possible, and send them by express to Taganrok. M.
Wylie, physician to the Grand Duke Michael, has
arrived here from Warsaw.

BERLIN, Dream 22.
A general subject of conversation here is a manifesto
cia proclamation which it is said his Majesty the Em-
pernr Corstantine I. will issue immediately on his arri.
sal at St. Petersburgh, but which has been drawn up
at Warsaw, and confidentially communicated to our
Court, on account of the ftmily alliance between the
two Courts. His Imperial Majesty, it is said, declares
in this proclamation, that he is firmly resolved to main-
t tin in every respect the conservatory principles which
form the foundAtion of the present political system, and
especially the basis of that Holy Alliance of which his
predecessor and brother was the principal founder. It
is fu•ther assetted that the new Emperor has declared
that the direction of the external affairs of Russia. as
well as that of the internal affairs of the empire, was,
according to bis convict.on, founded on observation,
committed to the most able hands; that he did not see
the least rea,on to make any change in the persons en-
trusted with it. In short, the apprehensions caused by
the first alarm, especially on 'Change, have given place
to a general opinion that great as the loss is which
Europe has sustained by the death of Alexander, this
unhappy event will not cause any change in the rela-
ti'm Russia to the Oler 6talM its BM's, bet that the
sialf4s pm rill be telly maintained.—Airemberg Corres
pondent, December 29,
FRON THE ETOILE, DATED JANUARY 7.
VIENNA, Micmac& 27.

It is said that h 6 Royal Highness the Archduke Fer-
dinand of Este, Commander-in Chief in Hungary, and
brother-in-law to the Emperor, is to go to St. Peters-
burgh, to carry the congratulations of our Sovereign to
the new Emperor, on leis accession to the throne. A
numerous suite, wo•thy of such a Prince, will accom-
pany him in this extraordinary mission. The principal
pervos composing it are Colonel Count Clamen, the
I.lndgiave F ederick of Furstenburg, Prince Charles of
Lichtenveirr, Count Dufour, &c. The Prince will set
nut as soon as our Court bas received the official notice
from than of Russia.

PARIS, ',MARY I.
Letters from Warsaw of the 27th December do not
announce the departure of the Emperor Constantine.
No public act bad yet infotmed Poland that Constantine
accepted the spccestion of his brother. It is probable
he was 'till at Warsaw on the 30th, as no news of his
baying lets it has reached Paris today (6th January).
The Count Je St. Priest is to go as Envoy Extraordi-
nary- to St. Petersburgh, to compliment the Emperor.

7110/41 TIM QUOTIDIEWNE.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4‘ Warsaw, Dec. 17.

" We are here on the theatre of events; and yet
nothing that is positive as yet transpires. Couriers con-
tinue to eschange dispatches between St. Petersburgh
and Warsaw. Yon may easily figure to yourself the
giticertainty in which our whole population is. Shall
we be erected into an independent kingdom ? Shall
we lase Constantine? Shall we become wholly Rus-
sians? Our political existence depends on the events
which are now in promss.
" Any one would form a false idea of Poland, its
institutions,' and its people, if he thought it could be
governed like your empires and kingch ms. Poland is
full of a gentry, independent and proud of their privi-
leges. The rest of the population is nothing—poor
J ws, pea-ant Serfs, villages under the guardian-.hip
and pascstection of some powerful Nobles, compose what
is called the mass of the population. As to the terri-
tory, it is distributed into large masses of propel ty, the
Lords of which Ilse in great magnificence, and almost
as Soverego,
" Alexander and Constantire both understord our
situation, `and it was a stroke of high policy to consti-
tute Poland an independent and separate kingdom.
Perhaps, too, it was not only love that directed the
choice of Constantine to a Polish consort.

•• it is not easy to form a just idea of the grief ita
Which C-nstantine was plunged at the death of Alex-
ander, whom he loved as a brother, and admired as a
hero. The Poles, fierce and haughty, could not com-
prehend this obsequious obedience, and therefore named
him Chief of the Guards of the Palace. Alexander
hin.self smiled at the attentions paid by Constantine;
aed seeing him in mnch about his pet sor, called him,
in good humour, his dear Aid-de Camp. C nstantine
is beloved by the army. In the nuii.eintisemnpa,glis
which he has made, he leas always subm tied himself
voluntarily to all the strictness of discipline: and s-l-
-diers like to see their Chiefs afford examples • f oh -
dience. Nicholas has ether qualities, a politeness mote
ire nch—and at St. Petetsburgli everyib'ng that is
French is sure to please.
• Ytw t o doubt know the generous contenfon that.
has arisen between these two hrutheis. We know t 01
yet how it will terminate z and indeed only 1 ok on the
Question with reterence to Poland. Iloweset, we ate

assured, that nothing here will be change I ; and this I
for my part believe. Oyr only fear is, that we shall
lose Constantine, if PaovtosNcs calls him to the
of Russia." •

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THE EVENING STA It

LONDON.

MONDAY, JANUARY 9. 1826.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Everything has a favourable appearance in the City this morn-
ing. The dividends are paying to the Public. and the high price of
the French Bente. on Friday, with money being plentiful in the
market, has greatly alarmed the Rea►s. Combols opened at 821
soon after were done at $5 to j, with a good and firm market; up
to the present time, they are $j to 83.
In the Foreign Market everything is improving.
Current Prices: Old Spanishli* f, Russian 82 f, Mexican 701
71, Colombian 661 67, Brazilian Scrip 14 18 din. Greek Bonds
11 lb.

Pr ICR OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Rank Stock 222 223
3 per Cent. iced. 82% 1h
3 per Cent. Cons. ex tliv. 8114
Si per Cent. Red. 90%
4 per Cent. New ex div. 99 9f I,A % •
Lone Ann. 20 %
India Ron& 23 26 prem.
£l,OllO Fxcheq. Hill 9 8 10 7 9 prem.
L:500 ditto 7 9 prem.
CIO) and £2OO ditto 7 9 prem.
Cons. for Account 82% % 831/8 82%
EXCHANGES.
Viastn, Dne.27.-51eta18ques 90f. Bank Shares 1163 4-4.
Aissmanam, Jala 6.-.sOn London, 40. 4. 2M. 40.
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Interim Ills S p Ct. %lex. Scrip.
frazilian Binds, Neapolitan Bonds,
On.Scrip,SpC.in2S, 13e Peruv. Bats, 6 p C. 45 46
Puerto. Ayres Bands 711 Ditto Acct.
Ditto Acct. 78 Ditto Strip, 1825.6 p C.
flilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds
Colombian lids, 6 p C. PfUSL, lids. S p C.
Do lids 1824, 66f 7 6e Do. Bonds, 1822, 91* f
Do. Ace. 66f j f 822. i p C. 84 fle 4L
Danish floods, Ditto Acct. 83 4 3i 4j
Do. Marks Span. 5 p Ct. C. 12f f
De. Bds. 3 pC.1112.5, 4131 5 Ditto for An. 12f f
Ditto Acct. Ditto 518,
Greek Bonds Span. p. et. C. lus. s
Do. Bd., 1825, French Rentn, 5p C.
Ditto Acct. Exchange,
lief. Minds 5 p. Ct. French Rent's. S p C. 67f
Ditto Acct. 5 p C. Exchange. 2Sf 15c
Do. Bds, 1825, 6p C. 70f 1 70f Guatemala Bonds,
Do. Acct. 70f f 170 f Ditto Scrip
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK;

NIA NIL PAID.
Anglo Mexican 5 pm. 150 ES 45 471
Colombian . 100 • S . . 141
Hayden 100 5 21 1
Pasco Peruvian 100 S 4$
Potosi. La Pas, & rem. SO $ 1$
United Mexican 40 00
Ditto New 40 10 10$
Alliance British & For. 100 10 11$
Liverpool & Mancbager 100 I 54 sq
British fro Company • 100 U 15$
British Rock & Patent Sak 10 $ . 7$
General Steam Navigation 100 $ 5$
Provincial Dank of Ireland 100 10 71

The Timms wetted on Saturday, and has this day
reasoned on the statement as an admitted fact, that the,
imams of the year 1825 falls short of that of the pre•'
ceding year by two millions. We, in following the
official statement, have shewn that the produce of Me
revenue in 1825 is only about 240,0001. short .of the
revenue of 1824. Both statements are true ; but the
assertion in the Times is likely w mislead the public
mind, unless properly esplained.—The income in the
first quarter of 1824 was increased, as every one knows,
by one item of an unforeseen nature—not arising from
Moons, and which-is not very likely to occur again—
namely, the payment made by the Emperor of Mis-
rule of 1,733,3331.

This explains the statement in the Times; but it is
not fair, in forming ah estimate of the resources of the
country, as evinced by its Revenue, which is the real
question at issue, to consider the extraordinary payment
made by the EIiINIROR as a part of the ordinary income
of the year 1824; and then, by comparing the income
of the year 1125 therewith, which arose purely from
Revenue, to leave the Reader to infer that our national
resources have fallen off to 'he extent of two millions.

With regard to the Imperial item abovementioned,
which has been usually termed a god-send, it may be
right to explain that the EMPEROR agreed to pay the
sum of two millions and a half, by periodical instal-
ments, in the course of five years. But three mercan-
tile houses, the Messsrs. Romsontuss, Messrs. BAR•
'NOS, and Messrs. REID and laviwo, agreed to advance
the money themselves immediately on behalf of the
Estee/ton, on being allowed the discount—an offer of
which our Governs ent very wisely accepted. The
sum received as the concluding payment of this debt.
therefore, in the quarter ending April 5, 1824, amounted
to £1,733,333, excluding this item from comparison.
We have shewn that the fist three quarters of the last
year presented a very great surplus of Revenue over the
same period in the year preceding.
We have :hewn that the whole deficiency has oc-
curred in the last Quarter only, and ee have further
shewn that this deficiency arises exclusively in respect
of the duties on Excise and Customs, jointly considered.
There can be an doubt, then, that it is occasioned by
the withholding, during a time of great pressure, from
consumption, such warehoused merchandise as could
not be removed from under the King's lock without
heavy advances of money. These advances were im-
possible while the panic continued, but cal now very
easily be ma.!e, since confidence is res•ored, and since
the slerch int• can obtain their usual accommodation.
Besides which general cause, there is one reason in par-
ticular for the momentary deficienry arising out of the
new arrangements in respect of British S,,ir'ts, which
we,e only so take effect at the commence ment of the
current year, and therefore the dealers suspended their
ordinary operations until that period had arrived.
IVe le..h confidently, then, to the termination of the
ine,,cro Q ratter, itDr such an ;staple surplus ut Rd.vellu

'as will allay the fears of the most timid, in regard to
the continued prosperity of our national resources.

Lisboa Gazettes from the 20th to the 26th Dec.
inclusive, reached us this forenoon. They contain no
Portuguese news, except some ordonnances relative to
the army, aid an Alvara giving a new organisation to
the means for paying the public debt; the measures
prescribed by the ordonnances of 25th August, and
28th of June, 1821, not having produced the desired
effect, and it being of the highest importance to preserve
the public credit, to maintain the principles of justice,
and the honour of his Majesty, that obligations con-
tracted under his imperial and royal name should be
duly fulfilled.

This forenoon we received the Nurembutg Correspon-
dent to the td intt. and Frankfort Journals to the 4th
inst. One of the former states, that the Duke of SAKE
WEIMAR is seriously indisposed. Notices were issued
trom the Russian Legations at Berlin and Leipsic,calling
on all Russian subjects in those cities, to take the oath

allegiance to CONSTANTIN! I. Autocrat of All the

Russia:, on the, Ist inst. The account from Leipsic
states, that it is in conformity with an older from the
Russian Minister for-Foreign Afairs, dated 10th Dec.
1823. The following are extracts:
BERLIN, Deencus 29.
The first Provincial Diet of Silesia, which was opened
at Breslau on the 2d Octobes, was closed on the 22d of
this month, by the Royal Commission having, under
the direction of his Highness the Prince of Anhalt
Kcethen Pless, exerted itself with patriotic zeal to fulfil
the paternal intentions of his Majesty.
MUNICH, Szrenisza 28.
The Commissioners appointed to consider of the best
means of making retrenchments in the public expendi-
ture, had their last sitting yesterday. His Majesty pre-
sided, and at the conclusion of their labours, ex-
pressed, in the most gracious terms, his entire satisfac-
tion with the labours of the experienced statesmen of
whom the Committee was composed.
SWITZERLAND, DENIM= 27.
The Federal Directory has received from the Swiss
Consul at Lisbon, information of the recognition of the
independence of Brazil.
Baron de Liedekerke has informed the Government
that a final regulation for the navigation of the Rhine
would shortly be agreed upon, and that when that is
done a treaty of commerce, between Switzerland and
the kingdom of the Netherlands, may be concluded on
the basis of the new regulations.

The accounts from Greece in the French Papers are
not favourable. The destruction of a frigate and seve-
ral other Tu►kish vessels by the Greek Admiral, M-
antra, near Pares, is corroborated by advices from
several quarters; but this achievement, as well as the
achievements of Govaas in Livadia,are coun►erbalanced
by the news that IBRAHIM PAM% had crossed the Al.
pheus and penetra•ed into Elis, where be had reduced
the befntiful town of Pyrgos, and all its Churches, to
"Jew Ile then, it is said, caused the fent and the
' hands of a whole reli*us community in a neighbour-
ing convent, to be coliumed in fire, in order to make
them reveal where imaginary treasures were concealed,
and afterwards gave them op to his Nubians to hang
them on the trees. His next exploit was also to burn
Gastouni, an open place incapable of resistance, and
all the vi lages in the plain, butchering the old men
who had not been able to effect their escape to the
mountains. This account, we trust, is much ex sggerated.

—ln this manner he had forced his way to Pairas, from
whence he intended to embark for Missplonghi. At this
place all vs ere ready to conquer, or resigned to die.
" Give our last adieu to our friends," writes one of its
heroic defenders, "and to all who have defended the
cause of our rights in the west. In a few days, the
jfth siege of Missolonghi, and the seventy-second assault
shall have taken place. In one or two weeks we shall
have died or triumphed. May Gon ALMIGHTY grant
us his protection."

Dutch Papers to the Bth instant reached us this fore-
noon. They c iutain no intelligence from Batavia later
than the 25:h of August. The Prince of ORANGE had
not set out for St. Petersburgh on the 4th inst. though
his Royal Highness was prepared for the journey. One
of thep Papers states, that among the laws which will
be discussed in the Second Chamber of the States Gene-
ral, immediately after the holidays, are, that relative to
a Loan for the assistance of the Colonies ; the changes
to be made in the Tar ff of duties on importation,
exportation, and transit ; the 3d Chapter of the 2d
Book of the Civil Code; and the first two books of the
Code of Commerce.

It is reprrted in the City, that intelligence has been
received horn via U imburgh, stating that the
Grand Duke CossTaN rise has iesigned the throne of
Russia, in favour of his brother NICHOLAS, and that the
latter had been proclaimed at St. Peteriburgh. The
same account adds, that Col:mkt:Time is to be King of
Pcland. The Funds a'e said to have risen at Berlin
in consequence of this intelligence. We give the re-
port without attaching any impoi lance to it.

In a preceding column we have given some extracts
from the French and Haniburgh Papers, relating to the
affairs of Russia. N Ithii►g further is said of the almost
romantic self-Jenial of the Imperial Brothers, of the
accuracy of which we have some doubts. The setting
aside CossTA srt a, nn t!:e ground of his ma• riage with
a !object, WAS a heavy le, alty for an offence so venial,
if an offence it can be called, sv hick has been recently
imitated by the King of Pit vssi A nor is CossTAsrt sE,
_ _

if wa are n at much mistaken in his character, a
person likely to submit to such a degredat on. The
whole strry, though of en repeated, is sa istiproba-
ble,that we cannot but doubt its ; nor do the last
accounts in the least remove th .t clouts., but on the cor.-
trary confirm it. Then the Empress Motl:cr. who is
,teitec,tited as having c tuse • :1 L NUL:It td iuhetl

CONSTANTINE, manifests the utmost aoricty for his
health. It appears from the latter, that CONSTANTIN C
had not left Warsaw on the 27th December; and that
Paper adds, it is probable that he was still at Warsaw
on the 30th, as no news of his having set out had been
received at Patis on the 6th January.
It was reported at Berlin, that as soon as tie Em.
peror CoNSTANTiNe had assumed the reins of Gower*.
meat at Sc. Peter sburgh, he would issue a manifesto de-
claratory of his adherence in every respect to the foreign
and domestic policy of his late brother. Eirecially, it
is said, his Imperial Majesty will proclaim his .• firm
resolution to maintain the conservatory principles which
firm the basis of the Holy. Alliance."
The AVM/tern Dee, a Russian Paper, published at St.
Petersburgh, has a warm tribute to the memory of the
late ensperor. Who," says the writer, among the
Russian sons of Alexander can relate with cold indif-
ference the loss of our great Sovereign, our good father ?
Now, can we fully comprehend the anguish with which,
a century ago, the celebrated pastor of our church b,Lse
forth in the commencement of his oration overlithe
perishable remains of Peter! and well may we now say
with him, What is this! to what have we lived—oh,
Russians! What do we see? what are we doing?--
Welare burying Alexander the First."
The article thus concludes—" In our opinion the
best inscription for this fai Wul representation of our
S.tvereign, would be the words of his own Ukase to the
Holy Synod, the Council of State, and the Serrate, in
answer to their bumble Petition, that he would adopt
the title of the Good—' Let a mondment be raised to
me in your affections, and let my people bless me in
their hearts, as in my heart I bless them; and may
Russia flourish, and the benediction of the ALMIGHTY
lest upon her and upon me.'"