French Papers Of Wednesda...
The Times, 1824-01-10T00:00:00

.^. itarn masc5 ID 1 apartments. His Alajesty presid. ed at a Councl of Ministers, ovhich lasted till half past one o'clck. Some letters from Italy announce, that thc Emperor of Russia iS expected a- Rome in the middlc of April. Aftcr a long report to the King on the state of the commerce of France witli her toreign colonies, the following decree has been is- sued: " Louis, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre. On the report of the President of our Council of Ministers, we order as follows: " 1. There sball be formed a " Superior Cotncil of Cotmmerce and the Colonies, charged with considering of the means of progressively amending the laws and t.irifl5 which govern the relations of French cornmerce with the colonics, and to the consideration of which Coun- cil shall be subriitted the examination of' all the law projects and ordinances on the same sutbject which are intended to be presented to us for our approbation. " 2. The Superior Council of Comnerce arid the Colonies shall be comnposed, under the Presidencr of our President of the Council of Mlinisters, of ll our Ministers Secretaries of State * of two Mtlinis- ters of State; of the Director-General of the Custonts; of tie Direc- tar of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Arts, in the Hlomne Dcpart- ment; of the Director of Political Affairs in lie Foreign Depart. ment: of the Director of the Colonies in the IMarine Departnent- of a Councillor of State, Secretaty Zor the Bu reau, shicli shall be hereafter spoken of; and of five other memrbers to be appointed by us. ' 3. There Thall be formetl, near our President of the Council of Ministers, a B3ureau of Commerce and the Colonies, for the tollec- tim of facts and docunments calculate,l to throw light nn the delibera- ti.ns of the t.uperior Council, anrd on our deterniinaiiors in respect to all mnatter touching tlhe action of our Governnent on tra(le, in its relations with foreign couoiiries, annd wtth our colonies. 4. This Bllreau sh:ll be cuiptased of the Director-Geen^ral of tie Ciistouis, Vice-President-; the 13ir,ccor of A,riculture, Commerce, aid t,e trts, in the zlomie Department; the Director of Political ATairs, in the: Foreign D2peartient ; the Director of the Colonics, in the M.inistry of' Marine; a Counji!lor of State. Secretary to the Bnreau, who shall al,o discharge the du:ies of secretary to the Su- perior (:ouncil; and two Mlastrs of Requests, under secretaries of the PBireau. `5. OIur President oftlie Councileof ,inisters will take the neces- rary measures. in ortkr that the Denartments of Finance, the Inte- rior, Foreign AfFairs, anid the .Marine, mav cause to be punctually transnmitted to the said Bureau. every iteni in the facts certified by- the Board of Customs, in she correspondence and acts of the Cihatishers and Councils of Commerce and Manufactures; of the French Consuls in toreign countries; of our Governors and Adnui- nistratorn ini the colonies, anti Conina-ders on foieigr stations in all seas; wili,Cl. ffom its nature, niay be calculated to enable the Bu- reau to appreciate the progress aind the wants of our trade and navi- gationl. " 6. Thie Bureau shall receive, tlirougli the carc of our Ministers, conmnunicaton of' the releral representations oai the subject of trade, wbich niay reach their respective department,; and every informa- tion tilat the Bureau may judge necessary to require from the Cilamoben and Councils of Commnerce, Companics, Merchants, and Manufacturers, and our agents of every class, whetlier at home or abroatd. '- 'the Bureau mav propose to the competent Ministers. to order inquirieA tending to explain the points of cntlmaerce wvhich are more particutlarly suscerptible of controversy. These inquiries shall take noece throug~h the intervention of the saidl Miirnisters, who, when they j;.:lge proper, may confine the direction thereof to the bureau itzelf. 7. Assisted by these documents, anti tli others that can be col- lected. the Bureau shall propose to the Superior Council-in order to the same being refenred to us, if there be occasion_..ll measures whichna mv appear to it advantageous for the general commerce of thekingdem. '- All law projectc anl ordinances on matters relating to trade, itie custons, and the colonies, v:hiich our ,Ministers inay think fit to be submitted to oir approbation, shall in the first place be comniuni- cated to the Burean of Commnerce and the Colonies, to be afterwards examined atid di,ctussed irn the Superior Council. "8. Our Ministers are charged, eaich in what concerns his depart- ment, witlr the execution of tile prebent erlinance, whiclh shall be inserted in the bulletin ofthe laws. Given in our Castle of tile Tuileries. &c., Jail. 6. (Signed) " LIOUIS. (Countersignedl) VILLLE." MV5ADRID, DEC. 27. *I'e have received the following from Port St. MIarv M e yesterday received letters of theC 28th front' G;ibraltar, by sehic;s we learn that his Britannic Majiesty's (Government has for- biddcll the entrance into that DO.t of all Spaierts w ho belonged to the Revolutionarv Government. Sitee this order wcas known, seve- ral Coustitu:ionahts w ere driven ofF the port-L'Etoile. EXTRACr ou A L.ErTTER FRtO1t SAItAGOSSA. The number of French troops that passes through this citv on thrir wav homne is very great; the last coluiimn is to dtpart to-morrow: severl 1tliviiduals,known to be violent Constiiution listc, and among others San Migmel, have puit themselves under the protection of the French. 9 f. ro;ccus F ns, P rnl\ss, J.Lsn 7 .-F Pi?v3e p e'r Cents, opened at 83r 60:. cled,!1f. iul. oanof 82, 5 4. Banlk Stock, 1J20f. Neapolitan ,S per ttcnL<, 79,. S>panish Rentes, 251. 25. Exc..r- nge1 Oilatlool, one month, 25t. 50c. ; t1sre months, 25i. 40c. -Coors' Aut/e,utiqae. FREA'CH PAPERS OF IVED7AtESDAY. PCRIS,JAW. 7.