Star. — London, England, 1819-03-24 00:00:00

II clic roar; of dc ;olatinn and carnage which sp dismay through . this unhappy coun a! the higher Authorities must surely have f or esight! They have' left us without a m i t h ou r a garrison, to the mercy of furious , ra l persons partly attribute this disturbance io n preached on Sunday at the Hospital. We have just learned, and we make it a point announce, that since the news of the dis at Nismes reached us, the office of Mayor intrusted to M. Cavalier, formerly Procu leral, eminently respectable for the services has alrea4 rendered, and for the firmness ,:acter. It is added, that Lieutenant-Gene ; has arrived from Montpellier, at the head ten of the troops of the line." !mat ? f Nimes of the 15th March contains !rs issued by the Councillor of Prefecture the fuoctions of Prefect and Mayor of that first, Fel:Hiking assemblages of more than an in one place, and the second, directing aufew-hell should be rung at nine o'clock at it farther orders ; that all Coffee-houses and hall be shut at that hour, and private houses lock. The Journal adds, that no new ex occurred, and that the calm of the City was , e-established. "HE EVENING STAR. LONDON. 'EDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1819. THE FUNDS. OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O . CLCDX ;k shut—Rank Long Anns. shut. t. Reduced shut—Cons. 7410 Acc. 74; per Cent. shut. shut—a per Ccnt. Navy 104f1,} ,ock shut—lndia Bonds 27 prem. 'r Rill) (2d.)1 5 dis. is Papers of Sunday arrived thh forenoon. camber of Deputies commenced in Secret tee, on Saturday, the discussion to which the we been looking forward with so much of the Resolution passed by the Peers re the Election Law. RTIN DE GRAY opened the debate by ob that the danger to which the public interest ased by the Resolution of the Chamber of had appeared to him so imminent, that in serious illness under which he was labour •oul.lnot rc.ist ccmsing to the Tribune to pay to 7, probably his last tribute of service te terms in which this Resolution was con !most necessarily concealed culpable inten se individuals who had concocted it, seemed deceitful circumventions, to get at the vital ,le law ; they were only waiting for success 4iminary attack, to rush upon measures of tore serious and dangerous character. The lections had, at the time it was passed, un the most thorough examination, and to dis new would only be to re-produce the same :.—The modifications which were hinted al anther of Peers, appeared all of them ex dangerous ; they could have no other ten tan to vitiate the Representative System ; and 'uld it be, at once to vote the total abolition Charter.—M. de GRAY concluded an impres- .th of upwards of an hour's length, by an prayer that should this wicked attack on the tion be suffered to prevail, he might never itness the troubles to which it must inevita- me. taxes LA BOURDONNAYIS supported the proposi. ne Commission had alleged, in their Report, inconveniencies said to attend the law had established by any sort of proof ; but how iocuments be obtained from Ministers in evi-. abuses which amounted to an accusation themselves. These abuses had been pro f in the Chamber of Peers, and no one had led to deny their existence. Is it not necessary rent Electprs from being despoiled of their lyr the introduction of persons into the Elec.', Aleges who have no right to vote? It had I id, that it is eay to remedy such abuses by l ions ; but how can instructions interpret a The titles of Deputies are, it is true, verified Prefects ; but of what worth is the guarantee passive and dependent instruments ? The proceeded to insist, in strong terms, on the y of er,nring well the ministerial responibi n udder to guarantee at the same time the in ity of the M onarc hy. Once this inviolap is attacked, revolutions will arise, and the be shaken to its very foundation. If there le a combat between Ministerial despotism ae liberties of the people, it will be a cGmbat ; if the friends of Constitutional Mo. r are troubled and afflicted, it is not on account changes which they propose, but from seeing serial oppression consecrated by the addition of Members to the Chamber of Peers. liouiN Was decidedly against the proposition. of Elections had been reproached with popular ; but popularity was not dangerous •tnce, where the people have so little power, "Ol lc nei•lier confer nor receive places. The "i 17:!3 and 1815, had disgusted them with ttoo , . France now sighed only for repose—no Pm w:o: now possible, unless provoked by the Authorities. de VILLET.P. Wished to speak to the reason not pass;ons of the Assembly. He did not un- I the ftlud.tmental principles of the law ; but he believed it Wl5 susceptible of ittprovemea. The Prefects he conceived have too much influence; there was no means of verifying their proceedings ; it was' the same Magistrate who acted and who verified• He cited some facts to demonstrate that the right of appeal t o the Council of State was an illusory re medy for those who were unjustly excluded from the Lists of Electors, and that it was very possible for fictitious Electors to be introduced into the Electoral Colleges. He would not mention names, but he would vouch for the truth of his statement. M. de Sr. AUL A IRE declared that he only mounted the tribune to give a word of explanation with re spect to the facts alluded to by the previous speaker. It was evident that it was to the College of the Gard that the Honourable Member referred; but M. de St. Aulaire protested that he was altogether misin- formed with respect to it. The Deputies of that De partment had obtained at the first scrutiny about one thousand suffrages, out of one thousand four hun- dred. It was alleged, that forty-five of these voters were not Electors ; but who can believe for a moment that it was by the influence of the Prefect that these forty-five were entered on the roll? What influence could so small a number have on the Election?— The Administration had indeed used its influence, but it was a legitimate influence. They employed it to persuade Protestants that they might come, with- out danger, to the elections; that they would be protected even against assassins. " You speak of the elections," said M. de Saint Aulaire, " of 1818. I will speak to you of those of 1815. They were to have taken place on the 21st. On the 17th, thirteen Protestant electors had their throats cut; the rest, filled with consternation, fled to the mountains. The last year, the Deputies of 1815 presented themselves again to the Electoral College. The crimes of the former election na having been punished, similar fears prevailed ; and it was necessary that the Admi nistration should take means to remove them." M.DBVILLELE reascended the tribune —" If crimes have been committed in 1815, the Government ought to punish them ; but crimes committed four years ago, cannot remedy abuses committed last year." Several Members on the left side protested against the getieral order of the debate being interrupted by such incidental discussions. M. GUIL.HitM, of Ftnisterre i demanded libertT to state one other fact. The Chamber became tumultuous. The President was loudly called upon to put to the vote—whether the order of inscription for speaking should be ob served ?—M. de COMVUISIER thought that M. Guil hem was quite in order. M. USSR and the Keeper of the Seals were suc cessively beard on this point. M. de CUAUVELIN said, that it Was necessary to reply instantly to false assertions in matters of fact. M. Guttman' resumed, and spoke of an Elector ac cused of having no right to vote while he had shed his blood for his country and paid 500 francs in The tumult increased so much, that M. CuTuns could no longer be heard, and the farther discussion of the question was ultimately adjourned till Monday. At a Public Sitting on the same day, previous to the preceding discussion, the Minister of Finance pre sented the Budget of the Ways and Means for the year 1819. The sum required, as stated in the Budget of Expenditure presented some days back, is 889,210,000 francs. M. Louis stated, that he was happy to announce that the Government would be able to raise this sum without adding any thing to the existing taxes, in demonstration of which, he pro ceeds to give a long detail of improvements which are anticipated in different branches of the Revenue. Among some extra resources of Government, the Mi nister took particular notice of a sum of .5,180,000 of rentes which are in possession of the Treasury, for the interest of which, the same being placed to the debt of the year, Ministers are of course entitled to take credit in the Ways and Means. The possession of these redo by the Treasury naturally suggests the question, how they came there? The Readers of the STAR may probably remember, that some time ago we stated exclusively the fact of the new Ministry being engaged in repurchasing the Government stock with the Goverment ;money, in order to keep an ostensible rise in the Public Funds. The fact was denied at the time ; it is now avowed. The Chamber of Peers had also a public sitting on Saturday, when the Annual Report on the state of the Sinking Fund was brought up and read.— Several of tke new Peers took their seats. Bench Five per Cents.—Shut price 68 fr. 20 c.— Saturday, ex div. 66 fr. 45 c. BARCELONA, MARCH 6. We are expecting here M. de Cevallos, who is about to return from Vienna to Madrid. It is said, that he will resume the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A story is current that he had apprised the King that the late Queen was subject to epileptic fits. The party who had projected the marriage pretended that it was nothing but a nervous disorder, caused by the climate of Brazil. A Dutch Mail this morning brought Letters and Journals to the 20th instant. A letter from Milan, in one of these Papers, mentions a trial made on the 19th of February, with a boat on a new construction, 'which moves either with or against the stream, by means of Machinery, without the aid of oars or steam, moved by the power of six men, carrying a load of 11 its own weight, which is stated to have answered every expectation. We cannot, for want of sufficient , data, make any proper estimate of the supposed ad vantages gained by this construct, being neither in formed' of the load moved nor of the velocity, but only of the power applied—six men ! BATAVIA, OCTOBER 4. The day before yesterday, about half-past one, P.m. a very smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Bru tenzorg—the houses were violently shaken, the win dows rattled, the mortar fell from the walls, and the bells rung; people who were standing up became giddy by the motion of the ground. Some houses had the walls rent open. Happily the shock lasted only a few seconds; it was felt also in the mountains as well as here, (in Batavia) but at this place less se verely than at Brutenzorg. 'We mentioned in the STAR of Monday, that great numbers of workmen employed in theWoollen branch, had been turned off from the principal factories, on account of the depressed state of trade. Letters from Leeds of Monday last, received this morning, inform us, that, in addition to the great numbers discharged, the masters have given notice to the re maining workmen, that they must limit their labour in future to eight hours per day, until affairs take a more favourable turn. In fact, both the Woollen and Cotton Manufac tures are at present in a depressed state. Except for articles of the finest fabric, the demand was never known to be so dull, either for home consumption or for exportation. It is true, there have been some extensive orders received within these few days, both from North and South America ; but as these are confined to a few of the first houses, who,e ware houses have been long overstocked, they have not occasioned any fresh or increased demand for labour. EXTRACT OP A LETTER, DATED BUENOS AYRES, 30TH DECEMBER, ISM TO A EENTLRMAN IN BATH. " We turn with pleasure to a view of the progress of political events in South America, for, indepen dently of their interest viewed generally, there is no quarter where commercial depends so much on poli tical prosperity as this, and an extended and flourish ing trade is alone to be looked for in the continued success of the just Revolution which has been entered on by the South Americans. " You have heard ere now of the great exer tions made by this,ts more particularly by the Chili Goverment, to form a respectable naval force. They bought and fitted out ships here: they sent to England for them ;- and- they contracted at a great expense even for frigates in North America, which are now in their possession. These exertions have beer. rewarded by a very decisive triumph. The whole Expedition sent from Cadiz to Lima had been carried into Valparaiso, and instead of offending the Patriots, the arms of the Spaniards are turned against themselves. • " It is now said that two frigates, which were in the port of Lima (Cullos), the only remaining naval force of Spain in the Pacific, has left with a view of protecting the ill-fated Cadiz Expedition, and in con sequence it was determined that the Patilot squa dron should again proceed to sea, and . endeavour to fall in with these vessels. !I Lord COCHRAN has arrived at Santiago de Chili, and was well received : it is generally supposed he 'will be invested with the first naval command. " Aware of the immense advantage under which an attack on Lima might now be made, very stre nuous exertions are carrying on in Chili with this view. The great difficulty is the want of money— but the Government seem determined to make every sacrifice to attain so desirable an end ; and, from the energy and activity of their great leader, SAN MARTIN, we should think they would, ere long, have an Expedition in readiness for the invasion of the Viceroyalty. "When we consider the formidable force, the able commander, the high spirits of the Patriots on the one hand, and the reduced and discontented state of Lima—its want of troops, ships, and money on the other, it seems almost impossible that the Patriots should not, with comparative ease, place their Stan dard, and firmly embody the last hope of Spain, in the cause of Independence. " We look to two results as extremely probable to follow the preparations now making in Chili. The first, that PEZDELA, the Viceroy, will order his army in Upper Peru, to retire, leaving that country open to us; and next, that pressed for money to carry his own defensive measures into effect, he will open Lima to a free trade with England. This last mea sure he had before in contemplation ; and the first seems a necessary precaution towards offering some defence in case of the attack of Lima. Some are even of opinion, that before any force can go against Lima from Chili, the Limenians themselves will have thrown off the Spanish yoke, seeing the low state to which the affairs of FERDINAND ate reduced. The Spanish force which has all along remained in the South of Chili, has been forced rapidly to retire, 'and must soon inevitably be driven out. By last accounts, their cause was so desperate, that disaf fection prevailed throughout the force, and thirteen Officers had actually passed over to the Patriots. '. Thus the prospects of the latter are very bril liant, and it is evident that the affairs of Spain are quite desperate: and if the last great blow is struck with decision, the contest must very soon be brought to a happy conclusion for the South Americans. " The Creole frigate has arrived here, and our worthy Commodore (BowErs) is reappointed to the station. The able manner in which he conducts himself, certainly makes him worthy of this confi dence on the part of our Government ; and it is much in Commodore BOWLES'S praise, that the ge neral impression among the English here is, we could not have a better Commander on the station. " You will find that on the whole, the cause of In dependence flourishes in South America more than ever ; and I really begin to think the revolutionary war must soon be brought to a happy conclusion. " The only obstacle to the more rapid success of the Patriots is the want of money. We ate all poor here at present—and great sacrifices are necessary, on all hands, to keep the Government's head above water. These sacrifices, however, must lead to good; and we have only to hope that the people will see it is their best policy, having once begun, to continue the struggle with energy, till they bring it to a happy end." '4 eto vet . ias 4 r little p it iect, w Sret c r itic !o • d d u ty to Once al io b ee n in .. a .Gener c l : ich he char: 1 Own i:te Jou; r , orders c cisiug t ; the f is i'ersu n ' t he cu :ieit until lotus shy :::!en tido c e had oc TI Tv - WE nuts c Hank Stoci 3 fer Cent. foi's. for A rer Coat. S:nc . 1 4 ;hequer The rat i The Cha Cenuni:tee pxlilic has anxiety, of voting th M. n rising, th ran expose Peers, had spite of a s mg, he coul liscountry The vague cored, alrr tiers. The aiming, by rails of tla in this prel a much nu La of El dergone tli elm it of arguments the Ch candy le;cy that be:ter wot of the Ch, ire spec tames; pr Constituti, he to wit ly give r M. De tion. Th that the oot been could doc dente of tl (Waled presumed to prev 1 ,1 - 4. s by twal Col Ikea aid i:istructit La'? 'f L i ;!.e P ouch *,y. in be is to he t h, y r: any li • L: 1 1 1 e Pith NAVAL INTELLICENTV. Co,R MAZClllB.—Arrivcd the Sarah, or Dat!in, Laxvsots, from New York, with cotton and rice for Liverpool, with ie4 of sails and main-top -mast. FALMOUTH, MARCH so.— Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, with a mail, for Lisbon. The Wellington packet hal arrived, with a mail, from Jamaica. 21.—Wind N.N.W. Sailed his Majesty's brig Wimp, for Cork. Arrived the l'eraeverancr, Spices, from ltio Janeiro IA 73 days, and sailed for Hambro'. . MARCH 21.—The North Star, from Dumfries ta Gibraltar, contrary to expectation, has been got cff the Dutch. man's Bank, by the Success Revel ue cutters' boats, and brought into harbors, with little damage. The Ocean, 11.tuatton, re. mains still on the sand. Ponrsmocrn, hl umt f. ) 3.—Wind Sonth, thick weatlter.--Ar rived several outward-bound vessels from the Downs. Sailed the General Harris, Wrt..re.►n, and Warren flutings, RANces, for Bengal and China, but have since brought np in CUN't. Roads; his :Majesty's ship Nautilus,for the Cape ut Good Hope and St. Helena. DRAL, MAACK 9.3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for Ott River, the Planter, Rows, from Danerara ; I:•:critcr, from St. Dimino ; Blersing, Mims, from St. '.'dieltatl'; ; Yo phie, BLACK, from ditto; 'Marianne, ALLIN, from the South Se:e , ; Albion, —, from Bristol; Batavia, AusGELDER, from Batavia for Amsterdam. Livearoot., MARCH 9.2. Arrived the George Cannim Snw*rr, from Bengal—sailed 2.3 d November; the Guildford, for Liverpool, sailed 12th November, and passed the George Canning 26th January, at St. Ilelena also arrived the William Dawson. Scorn, from from the Sand Heads 19th November, and from the Cape 13th January. Cowes, DlAccu 22.—Arrived and came into Harbour the Betsey, Newsy, from Yarmouth to Liverpool, leaky, and it is believed, with pumps choked. Sailed the Union, Oncuto, from Batavia for Amsterdam. FISIICUARD, Nlnactt 20.—This afternoon, about four o'clock, the brig Friends, of Swansea, feom lli.blin, and the sloop Mer cury, Lewis, from Chester to Cork, parted from their Anchors and cables in the Road+, and ran on shore on Goodwich Sand. CAMPBELTOWN ' 'MARCH 6.—The brig Cambrian, of and for Liverpool, from llerhice, put in here las; night, and sailed again to-day—saw off Cape Clearthe wreck of a ship, but could not _ . make out what she was. Buon.nicrox, M. 22.—Tbe Edward, Ilmnrawm, fro% Newcastle to London, has put in here, with loss of mainmast and foremast sprung. Hem., Mono yeFterday the Buncombe, tiring, Margaret, lio!berry, and Bach .tnu, for Greenland. To day put in here the 51. try Ann, Stars, from Londou to Shields, to repair her windlass. Lowestorn—The Twins, Sumer, from Ilamburgh, has ar rived off here with loss of bowsprit and sails. Custom-House, 31ortcd .22. Entered Inwards: The Ugie, Walker, from Palamos ; Truro, Ciymas, from Truro; 'EA:lrd, Williamson, from Denicrara; Aid, Hall, from Cadiz ; Vrow Sibenlina, Roster, from Embtien ; Teazer, Rogers, from Ant werp ; Vrow Ando, Aadin, from Embden ; Vittoria, '.'iontgo niery, from Clewiston ; Bebe, Brunton, from JAmoka ; Ayres, from Lisbon ; Luis Elizabeth, Berneval, from Czen ;be Eghani, Peter, front Buenos .Ayres ; Ann, 1)t ysbornugh, teem Bourdeaux ; Byron, Richardson, from Trinidad; and Vittoria, Coulson, from Genoa.—Entend Outwards The D.sprch, Whitingham, for Odessa; Adriatic, Patrick, for Darter , : ; 'he Sarah, Goodrisige, for Bilboa ; Ebenezer, Edmond, for Ham burgh; Prince Regent, Lead, for Rotterdam ; Tartar, Downing, for Seville; Eliza, Bedwell. fur Venice • and :Margaret , S:nith, for Bermuda.—Cleared Outwards: The 3Lry, Barclay, for Antigua; Trois Antis, Moc-aer, for Havre; Alabama, Hamil ton, for New Orleans; the Margaret, iliGlasliam. for 'foliago; William Bryan, Urquhart, for Jamaica; Iris, Cassie, for ditto; JongeWilliain. Sorgher, for Antwerp; Highland Lad, 3loore, for Quebec ; Castor, Somerset!, for Bemerara ; and the Prince Cobourg, Hutchinson, for Quebec. Morten 23.--bnvonna—The Venus, Candler, from New York ; Actif, Noiten, (coin Rouen; Vyssery, Wykitchrtt, from Worcum ; 31ary AIM, Stable, from Leghorn ;' Young, from Charente; Amelia, Gilmore, from St. Michael',; Jewel, Persons, frem Virgin a; Morro, Perkins, from IhAo - - &aux; Tobago, liVistmonand. from D.:mantra : Royal Chin lotte, Harper, from Cadiz ; Little Ann, Ford, from Oporto.— Outwonn, The Vs caw Rolima, Pot, fur Brussels; Providence, Palmer, for Rotterdam; Marquis of Wellington, Wood, aod Princess Charlotte of Wales, Gribble, for India; James, Law son, for libation ; Ocean, like, for Lisbon; Busiris, Gardner, for St. Vincent's; Schwager, Jahnholf, for Stettin; Watson. for Buenos Ayres • Lindsays, Turner, for Be:bi.e; and Consul, Sear?, from Bounleaux.—ersorro OUIW.IIII : The Julio, Way, for Lanzarotte; Joseph and Mary, Stanton, fur ; B,itannia, Bally, fur Seville; Marie Ann, Vidal, fee Havre; Inverness, Potts; Gleaner', Reid • and Britenti.., Jack•;, for Greenland ; Harriet, Adams, and Vertumnus, house, for Cadiz ; Laurel, Andrew, for Elsinenr. Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had a long an d:ence of the Pitt NCR REGENT at Carlton House. Last evening the Duke and Duchess of Gr.oucE:;TER honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence. We are extremely sorry to learn that Lord Sin- MOUTH, on Monday evening, received a severe con tusion on the knee by the kick of a horse, as he was walking to the House of Lords. The Noble Lord Is confined to his house, but was better yesterday, and there is every hope of a speedy recovery. The largest Prize drawn yesterday was One Thou sand Pound's, No. 3718—it was sold in Shares by HAZARD and Co. the Contractors, who also soli 9504, a Prize of £2O, and entitled to Sixteen undrawn Whole Tickets. The Wheel still contains Three Pr iZes of £20,000, Three of £2,000, &c. &c. all of which :must be drawn SATURDAY, the 3d April, being tl.e last and only day.—HAZARD and Co.'s Offices, Royal Exchange; 26, Cornhill ; and 324, Oxfbid street, corner of Swallow-street. Letters from Rio Janeiro of the 4th January state, that trade was then very dull, there being no demand except for fine goods—those of inferior description being entirely a drug. They were in daily expecta tion of hearing important intelligence from Peru, where it was expected the Independent standard would, 'ere long, be ti iumphalit. A letter from Madrid, dated 4th March, says : " We are assured that there are letters from Lima and Brazil, announcing the loss of the King's frigate la Marie Isabelle, and of the convoy destined for Peru. It appears, according to these letters, that the Trinidad transport, which went into Buenos Ayres, had revealed the secret signals of the Expedition-- that they were immediately communicated to the Government of Chili, which having got possession of Talcahuano, as soon as the convoy presented itself before that port, supposed to be still in the power of the Royalists, its signals were readily answered, and it thus became an easy prey. This mishap will render the situation of affairs in Peru very embarrassing.— As for the Grand Expedition, the preparations ror it are going on with as much activity as the difficulty of obtaining the requisite money will permit." CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, MARCH 24.—The only arrivals we have had since Monday were a few samples from Suffolk, and there being but few buyers at market, the Wheat trade was exceedingly heavy, and none could be disposed of except those of the Gist quality. Barley is also Is. per quarter lower, and there being scarce any demand, was dull sale at that reduction. In Oats, Peas, and Beans, there is no alteration. _ _ _ EXECUTION.—This morning at eight o'clock, Ed ward Dent and John Adams, for forgery ; William Lynch, for bighway robbery ; and John Willett, for sheep-stealing, were executed in front of Newgate. The concourse was immense. The criminals behaved with great resignation. RIM 1 '