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London, England, 1818-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1818.
.THE fUN43B. -. • • .
!mica OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O.CLOTK
3, per Cent., /leduced 78-4 per Csnt. Cons. 'nil}
Cons. 61AC604, n-U—Si per Cent. 8711
4 per Ct. 9.51-96-5 per Cent./slavy 1081.1 •
ludia Bonds 82 84 pre.—Omnium I 1 prem.
Exchequer Bills 18 20 pre.

The Paris Papers of Saturday and Monday have
arrived. The following are extracts :

PARIS, NOVEMBER 29.

•
The King transacted business last morning in his
chiset, and at two o'clock he drove to Vincennes.
The families of authors will not be in future dis-
turbed in the right of property in their works, as
hitherto, at the end of tell years. The Minister of the
Istevior has given an official assurance that literary
property will be immediately declared unalienable.

The Libel Cause instituted by General Cannel
against Messrs. Fabvier and Charrier-Sainnevillc,
etas,, afar a long hearing before the Court of Correc-
tional Police of the Department of the Seine, on the
98th, adjourned for a fOrtnight.
The Emperor Alexander arrived at twelve o'clock
on the night of the last, at Frankfort, and next
morning he visited the King of Wirtemberg. On his
return his Majesty, accompanied by the King of,
Prussia, went in a chaise and four to Homburg, to'
Ate with the Hereditary Prince, the brother-in-law
(tithe Prince Regent of England.

A Private Letter, dated Valenciennes, the 27th

ll'member, says—
' « The arrival of a regiment of the Royal Guard
has excited a delirium of joy. It is- a contest who

shall lodge the officers—who shall feast the soldiers.
Banquets, balls, and assemblies succeed to each other
without interruption. The white flags float at all the
windows. Our city has been illuminated three days
following."

PARI4, NOVEMBER 30.

The Duke of Richelieu arrived on Friday, and
waited• immediately on the King. His Excellency
Was decorated with the insignia of the Order of St.
Esprit, which his Majesty had designed to send to
his hotel.

Prince Metternich has also arrived. He proposes
tti remain here eight days.
The Duke of Wellington is hourly expected. Part
of his equipages are already arrived.

On the road to Nancy the Duke of Angouleme sent
for General Drouet, received him 3raciously, and the
General had afterwards the honour of dining with his
Royal Highness.
We learn with pleasure that one of the new condi-
tions imposed on the new administration of gaming-
houses is, that females shall no longer be admitted.
Their presence in these places was a great scandal.

• The Duke of Gloucester, on his way from Switzer-
ilond, had the good fortune to pass through the town
Switzer-
-4 Schelestadt on tile same day on which the Duke
Of Angoulcme was expected there. Informed of this
circumstance, the Duke of Gloucester repaired to the
*Poi where the French' Prince was to stop, and re-
ceived his Royal Highness on alighting from his
carriage. The two Princes had then a conference
together which lasted some time.
The Five pep Cent. Consols were, on Saturday,
69 fr..--Bank Actions, 1,540.

New York Papers to the 11th ult. and Philadel-
►la to the 10th arrived this morning. The follow-
g are extracts:

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 9.

It is stated that a large Portuguese ship, prize to
one of Artigas's privateers, was run a-shore a few

days since at Mount Desert, and the crew commenced
soon after to smuggle her cargo on shore. The Col-
sector at Frenchman's Bay had sent an armed vessel
to take possession of her. She was from Oporto,
bound to Rio Janeiro, laden•with wine, steel, manu-
factures, &c. said to be worth from 90 to 100,000
dollars, and was ordered for St. Bartholomew's.
James Hamilton, fox the murder of Major Birdsall,
was executed at Albany on the 6th October.

QUEBEC, OCTOBER 29.
John Johnson, Esq. the Surveyor-General of Ver-
mont, passed through this city last week, on his re-
turn from the exploring survey. This Gentleman,
conjointly with W. F. Odell, Esq. principal Surveyor
employed by the British Commissioner under the sth
Article' of the Treaty of Ghent, in June last corn-
menced their operations b, exploring the line due
north of the source of the St. Croix at the Wagansis,
a branch of the Ristigouchi, and continued said line
due north a distance of from 40 to 50 miles, to a
brook running into Lake Metis, whence they pro-
ceeded to Mar's llill, sougi side of the river St.
John's, to explore the country southward and west.
ward ; which done, they have quitted field operations
for the present season. Mr. Odell having also returned
to his residence at St. John's, New Brunswick.
We understand from the American Surveying
Party, that the men employed in opening the Postage
road from the River St. Lawrence to Lake Temis-
cm:to, are at present occupied in erecting a Bridge
over the Reviere du Loup.