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PROPOSALS FOR. ESTABLISHING. A CoNIYANY, FOR INSURING, THE LIVES Of CATTLE, CONTORMABLY TO , A PLAN IN THE iOSitS3llOl l l 0/ WILLIAM ROBERT HENRY BROWN, ESQ. - • Chairman of the HOPE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN the present state of the Propos a l s, the whole Na ture and extent of the Plan cannot, with prudence, be made public, but it is necessary to mention, that the risks of Insurance are the deaths of Horses, Mares, Mules, Bulls, Oxen, Cows, and Sheep; occasioned by disease or accident (fire excepted) subject to such conditions and restrictions as will in due time be circulated throughout the kingdom, by the means of Agents, who will be speedily appointed for thegeneral purposes of the Company. The Capital not to be less than ONE MILLION of Pounds Stetting, and to be divided into Shares of XSO each, part of which are intended to be reserved for Country Gentlemen, Owners, and Breeders of Cattle, Farmers, Graziers, and others, who may be disposed to countenance the undertaking. No person to be allowed to subscribe foc more than Forty Shares, nor less than Five Shares ; Proprietors of which are to have a Vote for every Five Shares in all cases where a ballot may be necessary. Five l'ounds on each Share shall be paid when called for, and no mere of the Capital will be required unless wanted; and then only in proportion to the claims which may arise by losses. The Company to be under the exclusive management of 21 Directors, including a President, whereof the undersigned Gen tlemen, marked •, are to form a part, and the remainder shall be appointed by the Proprietary at large. The President to be appointed out of, and by the above named Gentlemen, who, together with those to be appointed by the Proprietary, are to remain in office four years. No Director shall be qualified unless possessed of Twenty Shares ; but the Directors shall have power to appoint honorary Directors in di ff erent parts of the Country, provided they are Proprietors. The Speoles of Insurance proposed to be effected by the Com pany has been hitherto unknown in this kingdom, and ie pre slimed to be of the highest importance, rendering more secure a property which far exceeds all other in value, and whose protec tion, therefore, is of the first consequence. In short, when the Plan (which has been matured by long investigation, and formed upon a basis derived from experience and subsequent calculations) becorites to be thoroughly understood by the Owners and Breeders of Cattle, it will be found to promise great benefit to the Agri cultural interest; and there is not the least doubt that it will re ceive the support which its magnitude and importance entitles it to. Such persons as may be des!nus of promoting the intended Establishment, by subscribing for Shares, are requested to address letters (post paid) to W. R. H. Brown, at the City of Lon don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; and d 1 sun as are approved by the present Directors will have notice the of the number of Shares allotted them, and of the time of paying deposits; but pre ference will, in all cases, be given to Owners and Breeders of Cattle, Farmers, Graziers, and all others connected with or en gaged in Agricultural pursuits. The deposits when called for will be required to be paid into the hands of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, Bankers, Mansion House-street; and Messrs. Hammersley and Co. Pall-Mall :and also into the Banks of such Places in di:, Country as the Directors shall appoint, for the ac commodation of those who reside at a distance from London, pre paratory to an investment in the public Funds, in the names of Trustee' to be appointed by the Directors. We, the undersigned, having bad the basis on which the fore going Plan is founded subniitted to us by Mr. Brown, aid by a Gentleman of extensive information on the subject, as well as the private calculations formed on it, which, in our opinion, can not, without prejudice to the Company, be at present made known, do recommend the Plan as worthy of the attention of the Public, and particularly of those connected with the Agricultural interests of the Country; and we assure such persons, that the ob ject in view, and all its bearings and consequences, particularly Oat mode of preventing Frauds,sehich, upon the first glance, this species of Insurance appeared to be open to, have been frequently discussed by us, et various meetings, and that it appears to ui to be a Plan possessed of peculiar merit, anti promises to be of great advantage to a Proprietary as well as to the Empire at large. Under this impression we have resolved to give it every support n our power. • W. R. H. BROWN, Golden-lane Brewery. • JOHN CARD, Devonshire-street, Portland Place. J. J. LOCKHART, M. P. Tubney Lodge, Berks. • W. A. MADOCKS, M. P. Tre Madoc, Caernarvonshlre. • WM. HALL, Duke-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. • JOHN WARMINGTON, Plaistow, Essex. • SAMUEL DAVIS, Borough. • ALEX. JOHN STRICKLAND, Wapping. IP' JOHN FARLEY, Clapham Carson. • JOHN BURNELL, White Chapel Road. . • JOHN SIMKIN, Red Croes-sweet. • GEORGE LEYBURN, LestlenhalL • J. JOHNSON, St. Paul's Charchiard. JOHN SIMPSON, Weut Gate House, near Louth, Lin colnshire. • JOHN CAPEL, Royal Exchange. • ANDREW ABBOT, Fleet-street. OW , FROM THE GERM4N P.4PERS. VIENNA, JAW. 2S.—The organization of the Insur rection Army in Hungary proceeds with such rapi dity, that it will be completed during the month.— The tailors of this city have been obliged tofurnish a given number of hands to make regimentals. Telegraphs have been constructed to correspond with the principal provincial towns here. ODESSA, JAN. S.—Two vessels laden with cotton, &c. have been lost during the storm which, some time Since, prevailed here, and which has occasioned great damage along the shore of the Black Sea. VENICE, JAN. 6.—We learn from Naples, that the Island of Pona has been taken, after a slight resist ance on the part of the English. The garrison, chiefly foreigners, had been carried to Naples, and had for the greater part entered the Neapolitan service. A considerable reinforcement of troops had been sent to Capri. RAOUSA, Dve. 23.—General Devienne was laiely sent from hence, with a corps of French Grenadiers and Voltigeurs, and two guns, to the assistance of the Turkish Flat, Agi Bey, who was besieged in a fort by his brother, at the head of a body of insurgents. General Devienne defeated the rebels ; they have, however, obtained a reinforcement of troops. HAMISURGH, Fan. B.—The Austrian Government has been busily employed in forming large stores of grain. The last year's harvest in the Hereditary States was tolerably productive ; but some partial • failures have been made the pretext for considerable importation from the neighbouring countries. The grain from Bavaria alone, which passed Lintz oti the Danube between the 18th of November and the 20th of January, is stated at nearly•4oo,ooo quintals. • The Cabinets of Saxony and Bavar i a are engaged in measures for the augmentation of the military. in Saxony the recruiting service is forwarded with great • activity, and the system of conscription will shortly be adepted . there. A mllitia.is forming in Bavaria, a nd vast numbers of ammunition waggons and mili tary vehicles, have beetr built at Munich. The desertion in the Bavarian army is so great, that the Government has found it necessary to declare • d is t a ff deserters shall be shot ; and all persons assist ing or harbouring them are to suffer two years im prisonment in irons, and the confiscation of their pro perty. Fro* a statement in the Munich Official Ga- Zette at qt. that th e Bth Regiment bad lint by desertion Men and four other regiments, in the course of a month, had lost 56.5. The greater part of them are supposed to base sought refuge in the Austrian States. '~ • - FRENCH 41•71 D&IVH Azilekt • P Aitis J NUAit It is announced from Figuieras, that on the 12th instant, some remains of the Spanish Insurgents ha made their appearance from the villages in dietimall tains, but they bad been-driven back with-A-We of more than 600 men. According to letters from Bayonne, of. the 17th instant, the bombardment of Saragossa bega n on the 12th. It is supposed that the town cannot tong resist, being inclosed on all sides, and having lust a small stock of provisions. The sale of the wool which has been taken in Spain, began at Bayonne on the 16th. Every day Spanish prisoners of war are brOtight in, The Imperial Guard iserpected beet Yrom Spain. It is believed that it will arrive here in the course of the following month. - The Duke of Oldenburgh has entered into the Confederacy of the nine. From Plana:fort sve learn that much artillery has been transported from Germany to Mayence. Jax. 28.—His Majesty the Emperor and King re paired yesterday to the Opera. His entrance into the hall occasioned- a burst of enthusiasm, which ex pressed itself by the loudest shouts and acclamations of rive rEmpereur Some papers affirm that the Emperor of China, and all his fansily, have embraced the Reman Ca tholic religion. JAN. 29.—The measures taken to raise the con scription of 1810, which were adopted the beginning of this month, have already been carried into effect through the whole empire. In every part the young men have manifested the greatest readiness and zeal in entering into the army. There has been no dis turbance at the ballot. The conscripts who are sum moned to the army, are ready to depart on the first notice ; all are animated by the same noble desire to tread in the glorious paths of their predecessors, and by their valour and fidelity render themselves worthy to serve under the command of the greitest General in the world. It is asserted that the Duke del Infantado, was present in the engagement, in which the Marshal Duke of Baum) (Victor) compelled 12,000" Spa niards to lay down their arms; he was for a consider able time surrounded;; however, he at last escaped with a small number of his followers. Considerable reinforcements are joining the army which is besieging Saragossa. The Spanish insur gents have collected almost all the forces which re main with them into the city, and have at the same time statione , 4 them in a . fortified camp, but they have already been driven with great loss from their strongest posts. VALLADOLID, JA.IItI,ARY,gS. Numerous columns of English prisoners pass daily through this town. The Prince of Neufchatel takes a survey of them from time to tine, -and has distri buted shoes among them. The. English officers and. soldiers say, that from the day of being over taken, their retreat has been nothing but a precipi tate flight. They have lost their ammunition, bag gage, and all their horses. The Commander in Chief, Moore, is killed, and Sir David Baird dan gerously wounded. Four ships which wereiltopped by the French fire have been taken. The British army is returned to England, and put to sea during a dreadful storm. -General Moore was the best land officer whom they possessed. They have lost a great number of Colonels, Captains, and Officers of all ranks. MADRID, JAN. le. A report is just spread that his Majesty the Em peror and Xing, affected by the submission of the Government and inhabitants of. Madrid, has consent ed that our Sovereign, Xing Joseph I. may remain amnng us. We flatter ourselves that his Majesty will soon make a solemn entry into, the r.apital of his dominions. The CitT is making preparations to re ceive him in a splend►d style. Since the beginning of this month we enjoy perfect repose and good order, thanks to the venous measures which have been taken for that purpose. MILAN, lAN. St. Ati Aide-de-Camp of General Pino is this day arri ved from Spain. On his departure, the Italian divi sion was under the walls of Tarragona. All the corps of which it was composed were in the best condition. The Spaniards were defeated in every encounter. — The affair of the 15th December, and the battle of the 16th, have done our troops the greatest honour. , The Spanish Commander-in-Chief, Reding, owed his escape solely to the swiftness of his horse, which re ceived three cuts from a sabre. The enemy have suffere4a . great loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The division of Pino has united itself with that of General Lecchi. According to the report of General St. Cyr, his Majesty has promoted a number of the Italians, and honoured several of them with the order of the Iron Crown. VALLADOLID, JAN. 9. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. PRfCE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 66H—for Fels.67l4—Ea. Bills 1 is. 121. Omni= i pce. lON SATURDAY. Imp. 3 per Cent. 661- Imp. Ann. 7 9.164- Ex. Bills les. 14s. pre. Omnium 1 prem. Lottery Tickets 211. 19s. Cons. for acc. 671 i PRISE OF STOC: 3 per Cent. Red. 64 68 3 per Cent. Cons. 87 it 4 per Cent. 8344 gr. 5 per Cent. Navy 99 Long Ann. 184 11-16ths India Stock 1844 185 1841 India Bonds, los. pre. :0 1 The following proclamation has been addressed t, the inhabitants, by the Magistracy, Clergy, licads o, Cloisters, and Deputies of the different wards : " The ardent desire with which we are animated to prevent fresh calamities, imposes upon us the duty of exhorting you to reject all the instigations of the enemies of peace and order, and to.divest yourselves of those fatal conceits which enthusiasts, and persons devoted to the—eternal enemies of-the Continent, are circulating among you. The decisive advantages obtained by the French, should suffice to anni hilikte criminal hopes, and ought to inspire with con fidence and tranquillity all true Spaniards, .and all those who are friends to the peace and prosperity of their common country. An irresistible force has brought under subjection the provinces of Biscay, Santander, and Rioja, and the kingdoms of Navarre, Arragon, Catalonia, and the two Castiles ; it has put to flight 'all the armies that were destined to oppose it ; it *evened the English, who mislead the un thinking multitude with bravadoes and promises of mighty assistance ; who at this moment are abandoning their Allies, who have no where dared to offer auy resistance, and have no other object in view, but to preserve the remains of an army-exhausted. with fa tigues, and who are pursued at the point of the bayo net, tto those vessels which have only landed on the Continent, to involve Spain in calamity. They must be enemies.both to themselves and their country, who shut their eyes against so manifest a truth, and who Since our last, we have received French and Dutch papers to the Sth inst. and Spanish papers and letters to the '2d, -German papers to the 4th, and letters from Heligoland to the 11th inst. NAPoLEosr has returned to Paris, and the Imperial Guard is expected to return in the course of the pre sent month. The accounts from Spain add little or nothing to what was before known. The affair of the 13th ult. in which Venegas was defeated, is referred to. The loss of the Spaniards is stated as not having been more than 2000 men. The French force is stated to have been 15,000, the Spanish only 7000 men. The Duke del Infantado then retreated towards Valencia, and was followed by the French in that direction. His army, after the affair of Venegas, consisted of 25 or 20,000 men ; the Valencians had 5000, and the Marquis PALactos at least 12,000. From Andalusia 12,000 more were to be speedily raised! The later letters mention the entrance of the Duke into Gre nada : he meant to pmceed to la Carolina. It is stated in these letters that expectations were raised that the Marquis RoMANA would be able-ro co.c•Oe. rate in these plans, and proceed to Estatortdora. It . - - . moot 've that all resistance iiieigaelly idle and 1 was hoped that he and the Duke would both be a;,e-. • • . The real enemies of Spain are those who,' to maintain defensive positions till each had recee,.e to delay that reform front which the people in part,-' accessions, which would make their armies amount t; cular must derive so many advantages, flatter them !3o,ooo men ; but the want of arms for this psri.e s ., selves with being able to stop the career of those vic is confessed. When these plans were formed, it do es tOries which result from the great genius of the French Emperor, and the valour of is army. These attempts not appear that the issue of the war ha the north-we: are really absurd. Resistance can produce no other was anticipated ; and it was not till a short time be. effect than that of aggravating the usual calamities of i fore the departure of the post that the final retreat of , war, and involving the guilty and innocent in indis- • Generals MOORE and ROMANA was known. 'criminate destruction. 44 We have, at the same time, to acquaint you with On the Ist inst. the Justo arrived at Cadiz in Se , the following measures adopted by his Majesty. days from Vera Cruz—and 32 days from the Haven. 1 " The cloister of St. Paul, in this city, in conse- nab. She brought home 9,220,000 dollars, of which quence of assassinations having been committed there seven millions were for the Government, including on, is dissolved, and all its property confiscated. 1 4 4 Every parish, in which a murder shall have been 600,000 from Carthagena, and 30,000 from the Ha. committed, shall be subject to a penalty of 100,000 vannah, patriotic contributions. The other two nal. reels ; and if the guilty are not delivered op, three of lions were the property of individuals. The Justo had the principal inhabitants shall be responsible for the alto on board-two chests of precious articles, and some same. d , All persons conducting themselves in a criminal . colonial praduce' manner, and all instigators to insurrection , shall be A person who escaped from Madrid on the 'sal arrested and brought before the courts of justice. ult. states that there were then in that city 3000 F t -crick 4 6 The calamities under which Spain suffers cannot' troops--2000 in Ocana, and 6000 in hospitals. The be terminated but by the sincere submission of all its people had been well treated by the conqueror. Whee inhabitants to their King Joseph I." - the order was given to take the oaths to the Keeo, CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 12. body of the people assembled, and asked whether they A convoy from Malta, consisting of 35 vessels, the were to swear to FEAR/NAND, for they had taken the greater part of them under the Austrian flag, arrived some time since in the Archipelago, under the escort oaths to him, and would swear fidelity to none besides. of an English frigate. These vessels afterwards se- No further disturbance took place, aid no punishment parated, and repaired to their respective places of followed. destination, where, under cover of false papers from The Madrid Gazette, of 22d January, announces Fiume, Trieste, or other neutral ports, they were ad that the Emperor had sworn the destruction of Sari. mitted, and discharged the cargoes of colonial goods which they had taken on board at Malta. The Aus- gossa ; but that the mercy and humanity which cha. trian vessels that accompanied this convoy have met racterise him, had induced him once more to summon with a very singular fate. The greater part of the it to surrender. In case of its further refusal to sot vessels that sailed from Trieste were laden with the min, it would be devoted to perdition, being the onl; , produce of the country, or Austrian manufactures. —e—o ... , part of Spam which continued in a stltf itiiiirree • They proceeded to Malta to complete their cargoe s and to procure English passports. The English eon- tion, he being master of all the other provinces. fiscated and took out all these commodities, and then the same Gazette, the national debt, or paper mote compelled the Austrians to take entire cargoes of of Spain, is recognized' bthe new y G overnment English goods. but the creditors are to be paid by bills upon his Ma . BUCHAREST, DEC. If. jesty's possessions in the two Americas ! ! We have the following particulars of intelligence from Constantinople a- 44 As soon as the Janissaries .. From the German papers it appears that the A. i found the body of Bairactar, they tied a rope to h is trian Government was employed n forming some legs, and dragged him through the printipal streets, large magazines of grain.—Saxony and Bavaria wr a herald going before and continually proclaiming taking measures to augment their military e s tabl ; that it was the body of Bairactar, until they. reached InHolland a new law was before the Le g. the Palace of the Grand Seignior, where they hung it mer. up by the legs, and left it to remain three days as a lame Body, for more effectually preventing all trade public spectacle." with this country; according to which, the first offenc Some bloody scenes are expected to take place be- is to be punished with confiscation of property, tureen Silistria and Rudschuch. Bairactar's treasure the second with death. The failures at Trieste, will was' chiefly secured in the fortress of Gyurgin. The involved Porte now demands that this treasure shall be deli- twenty houses there, have caused great ci vered up to it, and twenty thousand men have march edmercial from Constantinople to enforce the demand. Bai- other cities in Germany ; at Vienna six houses hie rattan's partizans, however, refuse to give it up. stopped payment. Great distress continued to prey TRAUNCK (BOSNIA) DEC. 18. at Copenhagen ; fuel was at so high - a price as tt The Ansttian and Turkish Croatians have had some almost beyond the reach of the poor. severe and bloody contests. The Turks set on fire several of the villages of their enemies. Two Aus trian regiments have had an engagement with the Turks. The fortresses on the frontiers have fired upon each other, and a number of persons have lost their lives. The Bosnians, however, have not discontinued their inroads. These events have occurred in the vicinity of Bihatoch on the Unna. The Vizier and the Consul have mutually exerted themselves to effect a reconciliation, and to prevent further bloodshed ; but it is greatly to be feared that their efforts will be unavailing. VIENNA, lAN. Cl. The following article is extracted from our Court Gazette :.••-•" The reigning Grand Seignior, Sultan Muhmud Ham, has notified to our Court his acces sion to the throne by a letter dated Constantinople, the 9th of the month Schwal, in the year of the Hegira 1223. The letter is couched in the most friendly terms, and gives his Majesty the title of Emperor, and Pudischach of Austria. The letter in which Mustapha IV. announced his succession, was not re ceived by our Court, because it did not contain the additional title of Pudischach." We have forborne to offer aily remarks on the quiry into the conduct of his Royal Highness Duke of YORK : indeed the great length which details of the inquiry have occupied in our minim put it out of our power, had we even been inclined assume an office which we thought belonged morc• perly to our Readers than to us. Our first duty to give a full• and impartial detail of the evidence proceedings. This dutT we have honestly performed nor can the public need the dicta of Newsp: Editors to enable them to form a correct opinion specting the business. Some of our contemporaries have been exclaimi 44 What a scandal to the nation What a specta, 0 do we present to the eyes of the surrounding won " At a time when, by the' weakness and corrupt " of foreign Courts, ancient Governments have " overturned, and roy4 dynasties extinguished, " too have exhibited an example of equal imbecilic 44 and indiscretion I"—But, whatever view ma , taken of the business, we most heartily with the remark of another contemporary, " the scene which is passing, serves to the superidr character of England and to chew , we have inherent in our Constitution, the means averting from the country the calamity which brings upon less favoured nations. It shews that have what they have not—a free pre•:s to arraign , popular tribunal at which to investigate the cor. of our Princes. That scene cannot degrade a people which shews that there is no character in the Staff high for the scrutiny of their public Ins:itutions. Saturday morning the Duke of Yonx waited his MAJESTY, at Wind;or, and remained with him about two hours. Yesterday, at one o'clock, his Excellency PEDRO CEVALLOS and Suite arrived in town Portsmoilth. His Secretary has been in L( some days, which occasioned the mistake in the pers prematurely announcing his arrival. At the time two Spanish Couriers, the bowers of disp: to his Excellency, reached town. By the same which brought them to England, Ministers reel dispatches from Mr. FRERE ; and it was wlfo that the Treaty with the Jung of Seville we : malty ratified and exchanged. It is said that to be allowed to assist in the garrisons of Cadiz, thagena, Ceuta, and Minorca, during the war. On Saturday the SPEAKER of the House of mons held his Third Parliamentary Levee f , Season, which was most numerously attended. Saturday the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEI a dinner party, among whom were the foil( company : Lard BUJIPHURsT, Lord GRAN% LEVESON GOIVER;LOTd and Lady BATH, Lord Lady HAnnoway, Mr. Secretary CANNING, Mr, Logo, Mr. R. Sysses,anci Mr. C. ELLIs. Yesterday Mr. CA)IUNO, and a numerous party the Ministers and their friends, dined with the Tess of WALas, at Kensington Palace. • tatitd' Fis h 0.0 Vow Set • 000 tfieV 4 ther 4 WPC ' I al tle da ble 41 tbot &AP judib 1. etral y e ti el° ll lest' horn tbaN T ao he Rest a at ey tire he 'ent es, nei mt' * ha. th e ion u b. the rec• an In at un nt ; Nfa,' Re tisl itts. h r ome a flo were by egis. .rade ha :once fa and cc coin. *4:5 and have evail . 11 to to p en. • s the 1 lz the urns, led to pro. f waS c and med; :4 paper .1 DU re• ming, ctacle • rorld! tption been d, we ecility ay be agree t h at • astrate 7. w that cans of h vice hat we oneuct people ate too 5. ,, d upon urn for y. 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