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London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

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PART?, DECEMBER 19. •
TE:c• iteplth of he icing continues to be very, satis-
Ilictoty. I-i is Ni..je..;) preside.) yesterday at a Coun-
ail of MiniZters fro n three o'clock to five.
The waters of the Seine continue very high : they
rose right inches additional yesterday.
• The merchants of Cadiz have opened a subscrip-
tion to fit out several corvettes to make war on the
privateers of the South American Insurgents, which
infest the shores of Andalusia.
His Majesty has been'O:eised to commnte into trans-
..portation the sentence o death upon Mounier, who.
was convicted of an attempt to poison the garrison
of Vincennes.
A most sacrilegious robbery was committed in the
night between the 46th and 17th in the burying-
ground of Pere la Chaise. Some robbers escaladed
the walk and stripped the tombs cf all their copper
and bronze ornaments. Markle ornaments were aim
broken, and statues thrown down : the inscription in
letters of copper, which were on the tomb of Ravrio.
and which brought to mind a benefit to humanity at
large, has among others been shamefully mediated.
Five individuals of the Commune of Seine, in the
Arrondissement ot Vervins, accused of hegging with
:nen aces during the night, were arrested on the 12th
of this month, and placed •at the disposal of the
King's Advocate at Vervins.
The Ring of DENMARK continues to take the Jews
-eider his protection. the licence of a little Theatre
• has been taken away for pee forming Pieces ridiculing
the tribe of Ist:tel.
The present King of WIRTEMDERG has now en-
tirely broken up the menagerie near Stuttpatel, which
was erected by the late King, and which cost, merely
for the food el the animals, 36000 fi nins annually.
On St. Louis's day, the 25th of August, M. Hyde
de Neuville, the French Ambassador, celebrated the
fete of his Majesty Louis XVIII. at his c.iuntry-
house, situated on the 12...nit0n. The repast, to which
several citizens of the United States were
was splendid, and the guests were numerous. After
we first toast, wiiielfwas "his Majesty Louis XVIII."
the French Ambassador rose. and proposed the fol.
lowing :—o Tie President and Congress of the-Uni-
ted States ot America: Ins Majesty the Kiog of France
perseveres, and will persevere, in the sentiments of
friendship which his onfortunste brother Louis XVI.
forinetiy vowed to the United Stares." The most
sincere cotdiality presided at this .!inner; and the
different toasts MAiiilefted how earnesly the most
respectable men visit to see perfect harmony prevail
between the two nations. Among those drank we re •
snorkel the fo lowing :--" To the memory of General
WAshing.on, first President of the Ukited Statesl"-
-This o.dUced the French Minister to give another
toast, wive!i we mention with pleasure:—" To tole-
rance and umon between men of different retegions
To my f!iiOW.CitsZCIIS the Protestants ot the Souils
and other pai.s of FtVIICC I They are all., like the
other French. the children of my go sq Z en.
jcy pat.snal ituits of the Government of ,Louis
XVIII. I'hej are not proscrieed -for their rel.gtous
opinions. except in certain foreign Journals, which
have the audacity and the baseness to circulate odious
falsehoods. Sir, (continued the Ambassador, ad-
-
4resorig the respectable Bishop of Jersey), I -declare
on my ititoour that it is an abominable calumny. No
• one i. 0-seemed in France on account of religion.—
eery kind of worship is protected in law and in
fact. The fsvours and the graces of the King, my
=aster, extend to Catholics and to Protestants, with
est any distinctions, save those of virtue, merit, and
Adelity."—From the timeriean .17&rna1 the Evaing Post.'
„Verna Funds 551. 70c. Bank Actipns
MADRID. DECEMBER S.
The Commission appointed to superintend our
Ultra Marine Expeditions, was directed, by an order
of the King, of the 10th of June last, to report upon
the best means to be adopted, in 'order to raise the
sums necessary for continuing the transportation of
troops to the provinces of America, which unfertto.
sagely have not enjoyed the most perfect tranquillity.
The Report of that Commission _ Presented to the
King oat the 4th of July following. advised the esta-
blishment in foreign ports, of the ditty exacted for
the same object in those of the Peninsula and adja
cent Islands, in virtue of Decrees of the 9th and 16th
of September, 1811. This duty is one per cent. upon
the amount of goods exported from these ports, in
addition to that of five, per cent. to which they are
already subject. -
His Majesty, having advised with hi; Supreme
Council Of the,lndiee, has ordained—lst. That all
goods imported into the ports of America, and those
of the Philippine Isles, shall pay the Iforestid duty.
That gold or silver imported or exported. by the
iid.ports, shall equally pay site!' duty. And 3d.
That the duty shall be levied according W the valua-
tion fixed by the Royal Tariffs.
Extract from the Dispatches of the Viceroy oC Pi ru,
dated the 11th of June last, inserted in our Gazette
of this day :
44 The Royal army of Upper Peru, according to a
statement of the 2tst of April, subsequently received
by his Excellency, the Viceroy, consisted at that date.
of 5350 infantry, 1590 cavalry, and 403 artillery—
total 7843 men, well clothed, well armed', and paid
up to the end of April ; the strength and excellent
disciplinc of which could not fail to overcome any re-
sist :net on the part of the languishing and indated aorny of the insurgents. the squadrons of
hussars of Ferdinand VII. and that of the dragoons
ot the Uniiio, have besides set out from Lima; in
ordy to reinforce our troops. Front Cuzco there
has also been dispatched a battalion of 600 chasseurs,
newly raised and disciplined. A route for the like
destination, has at the same time been given to the
battalion of voluuteers of Gerona, which went from
Spain, and upon their arrival in the Isthmus, were
joined by more than 2000 area. The conveyance of
time troops is provided for. a sufficient .number of
transports having set sail from Callao for the.purpose.
44. Su far, therefore, from baring any thing to fear
from the rebels of Rio de la Phila, we may hope
that in a short time the insurgents of these countries
will acknowledge their error, and the irremediable
evils which they havve brought on tbcir country, or
did dory sill be ctighed by the arms of our invinci
V.: soldiers."

HAMBURGH MAIL.

COPENHAGEN, DECEMBER 10.
The sharei of the Asiatic Company,. wilieh a foil
days ago were offered for sale at 214 cilltrOlbrra,cosei
on the sth instant to 270 and '2sO ti: dollars. The'
reason is said to be, the good news that has been re-
ceived, that a sum of 8/30,()00 silver rupees (230,000
)ecie) which was due to the Company in the East
Indies, will probably be soon paid. This debt from
England proceeds; as we hear, from some prices
which they made in 1807, in those seas, and whit,'
by chance bad not been condemned and sold at the
contlusion of the Treaty of Kiel in 1814. Accord-
ing to this Treaty all property not. yet condemned
was to be given up on both sides, ad the English
now offer, not only to pay the 91 f the ships, but
, also, as it is affirmed, to pay S per cent. interest on
the principal from 1807, but this assertion seems to
want confirmation. The Company expects also
200,000 piastres besides from England. so that the
receipt of these sums will place ii in a very nourish-
ing condition.
DECEMBER 1.4.—0ur exchange has risen within a
short time to 580 per cunt.; and though many fortu-
nate circumstances, among which we will only men-
tion the large purchases of corn in Denmark, have
doubtless concitired to effect it, )et it is not to be de-
nied that the active, economical, and admirably orga-
nized administration of the finances has must eisen-
,tially contributed to it.

HAMBUROII, DECEMBER t 4.
Though we have had since the I Rh mild weather
with storms of rain, none of the other thirty.two ships,
lately arrived at Cuxhaven, have been able to come
lip, on account of the quantity ,:t drift ice an the
Elbe. We expect, however, snore of :hem to.morrow,
if t l e weather continti,:s 4v it is.
STU TGARD, DECEMBER 8. •
The Commission appointed for a new organizaainn
of the army has not yet terminee.ti its labours. It it
said that a new unilorm will be intr-duced, in which
mote attention will be paid use and convenience
than for spew.
A Special Commission is app ,anted to draw up a
new Military Code The punishment of the gauntlet
is to be certainly abolished, and the cans not used,
except to great crimes.
Hambui gh Lxchamge on London, Dec. 17, S 5-3.
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I.ONDON.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1816.
PK ter: F :ITOCKti iTITS DAY Al' TWELVE O'CLOCK
Reduce., 6214L-cous.mo. st.ut —Co
ns. for opg. 611,if
4 pr" Cent. —5 per CcAt. Navy shut
Exchequer bills, as. 72. bonclaJ Ss. pre.

i Last night we received the Paris Papers of Thurs-
day. The only tact which they patent at all in-
' terming is the result of the project ior levying tile
'first Toirrtsvelftte‘ er the t..xes for 1817. The Mi.
nisters carried the question against :he limas by
majority of 164 to SO.
TALLORAND, it is saidohas left Paris, find.nit him-
self abandoned by all the visitors who formerly
crowded round him. His departure is eien ascribed
to an intimation from the Lisa, In consequence of
his being suspected of caballing against the Ministers.
According to-ptivate accounts, the Duke of Wm.-
rawctou is to spend his Christmas in Paris. On the
'2sth he dines with Sir C. STEWART.

A Hamburgh Mail also arrived last night. nit
Diet of Frankfort proceeds in its usual snail-like pace.
It is announced, however, that the inhabitants of the
Roman States are to have a National Representation ;
and in -consequence the Pori has ordered a general
enumeration to be taken of the population.—Extracts
relating to other particulars brought by this Mail are
given above.
It appears by private letters from Hamburgh, that
a meeting of the Burghers was lately held at the
'Town House, to take into consideration several ques-
tions relating to commercial affairs. It was resolved,
that the duties of customs, on both exports and im-
ports, should remain on the present footing for one
year longer ; and, at the expiration of that term, du.
a new and more moderatetariff should be introduced.
The export duties, in particular, will, it is expected,
be considerably reduced, if not entirely abolished.
The enormous charges of the brokers, of late years,
constituted another subject of discussion. The im-
porters of tobacco complained that the brokers mic-
Led t ve. per pent. commission, whilst they could not
charge the consignees oT the ws)amepoiNer as -than
two per cent. -,With the exception of very few ar,
tides,. it was resolved,- that t:ie broker's comae sir
should net, in future, exceed See-sixths per ewi'
This determination has, of course, occasioned
dissatisfaction among the brokers, who. so-
MO persons.

• .
Fridiy evening. after the breaking up of the Cabi-
net,Council, Mr. WARS, the King's Messenger, was
sent off with dispatches to Sir HOMY Wam.ssutv,
our `Ambassador at the Court of Madrid.
Wednesday a freehold quAllfi:ation to vote fot a
Member of Parliament for the County of Edinburgh
was sold by public 'Ale tor Al 05.
Monday the Grand Doke NICHOLAS. brothay of thi
Emperor ALEXANDER, Arrived at Edinburgh 'gild) his
suite, consisting of I.i4ron NICIIoLAY. Sir W. Coo-
cam's, clenefillS KIJTCSOFT and flanaAsost, Dr.
CRICHTON. Monsieur' KLINKIIII. MAaa&LL, and PA.
•ROsitY. wilco a grenadier guard'of honour 0.-the
Highlanders WAS immediately mounted in front of
the Hotel where his Grace resides.
A letter from Catnismy says—" The coition who
arrived from India to the Dge of WELLINGTON in
the month of September is gone to HA mburgh.
It
is believed that he returns with digatches from his
•Extfelleacy without passing throup Loudon." •

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