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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1818. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT TWELVE o'cl.oct : Reduced 784 --Cons. 77f—Cons. for Acc. 781 per Cent. 980 —Navy Annuities 105 if India Bonds 95 97 pr.—Exchequer Bills 11 16 pr. those of both sexes who had specially distinguished themselves in teaching. Mr. MARTIN, the Protest ant Clergyman, well known in London, and who first opened the school in Pan's, received the gold medal. The Duke de LIANCOURT presented his private gift of 1,500 francs for the best Treatise on Moral and Re ligious Instruction, extracts of which were read. " A great many French Nobility and foreigners, Mademoiselle ORLEANS, the Duchess of DURAS, the Minister of the Interior, Sir SIDNEY SMITH, &c. were present. About 400 assembled, and a handsome compliment was paid, in the course of the Report, to the exertions of the Society in London, and the flourishing state of the School in the Borough-road. Some of the Friends from England were also present. the House of Lords, last night, the Report of Committee on the Indemnity Bill was brought and agreed to with the amendments. The Bill receive its third reading to-night. , the House of Commons, we were happy to hear G CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declare, that the revival of the Property. Tax will not be again re sorted to on any ground whatever, while the country continues in a sate of such profound peace. appears pretty plainly, from every thing elicited the subject in Parliament, that the day of resump of cash payments by the Bank is yet very dis. In the mean time a new plan of some kind is. a to be under consideration for increasing the cis% culating medium, and which would, consequently, increase the revenue of the country. The plan has, we mderstand, been transmitted to the Bank Directors. A it is said, has been proposed to be brought into Parliament, by which individuals depositing Stock . the hands of the Commissioners may receive Bank notes for a considerable part of the same, with power reclaim their Stock within a certain period ; or, ing of this, they shall receive the remainder of sum, and the Stock shall go to the liquidation of National Debt. We have not had the plan fully explained to us; but some such measure is said to be contemplation. The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this morning. following are extracts : PARIS, MARCH I. " The Duke of Wellington gives to-day a dinner to , large party, including all the Foreign Ambassadors. Almost, all the English Journals express astonish ment at the silence which the F,ench Journals pre serve respecting the attempt against the person of Duke of Wellington. They find in this silence something concerted and mysterious: the more mo .ate complain of it, and others are almost pro voked to impute it to us as a crime.. We can assure them that there is nothing here in the way of concert a common' ignorance; and that the mystery, which we are as much disposed as they may be to re gret., is founded in the same circumstance, and not in - unseasonable discretion on the part of Journalsts. , are convinced that the authorities are occupied with a particular solicitude in inquiries which may lead to the discovery of the authors of this crime— what are the facts which have as yet resulted from these inquiries? Whae are the conjectures which they authorise ? We can only say, that we are abso lutely ignorant, and persons, we should suppose, ly be in this predicament without either command concert, or even any particular discretion being required. A Journal has published an absurd report that the Duke of Rovigo was arrested on the night of the 27th when issuing from the. Opera. The report is rake destitute of foundation. The Duke has not quitted Gratz, where he has resided along time. STOCKHOLM, FEBRUARY I& " Information has reached Paris, that the expe diency of introducing the British System into the Prussian dominions, has been debated in the Minis • terial Council at Berlin, and every success is expected. " Last week a Banker in the Place Vendome was 'swindled out of a sum of money, from a fellow of dashing appearance presenting a false bill on an Army Agent in London, endorsed by Sir C.STWART, whose signature was forged. The bill was sent to the Po lice, which is in active pursuit of the swindler." It is asserted in another private letter which has been published, that a treaty has at length been ac• tually concluded fur the removal of the Army of Occupation in the course of next summer, and for the definitive payment of the debt due from Franc e to her Allies, at a period considerably subsequent to such removal. It is also said that a company of French Bankers, at the head of whom is M. LAPITTE, have offered conditions for the new loan more fa vourable than any previously . proposed, and that Ministers have accepted them. We have at length obtained intelligence from Al giers, on which we can depend, and from which it appears that no insult has been offered to the British Consul, though the conduct of the Day has been outrageous: " ALGIERS, DEC. 14, 1817. " Our situation here is about the same as I before stated to you. With respect to the plague, the sickness is certainly di minished, but so long as ten or twelve victims are failing every day, we are far from being able to consider ourselves in safety ; and when the season becomes more mild towards the months of February and March, we have to fear that this calamity will rage with all its former fury. Up to this time I am happy to say that, by the precautions adopted by the . Europeans, not one Christian has been attacked. " Since the month of September last this country his been the theatre of almost uninterrupted revolutionary Oxen, &show, was murdered three months ago; his successor, the present Dey Act, had scam* reigned a week before the Turks were ready to assassinate him also; he proved himself, however, more vigilant than his predecessor, and several of the conspiracies formed against him had only the effect of strengthen ing his power the more. " To be in greater safety he removed his residence up to a strongly fortified castle close to the town, where he has esta blished a garrison of Moors, sod she Turks are not allowed to pass its gates with any sone! arms. From the strong measures he tool against the turbulent military body, be irritated them extremely. In the town they could do nothifig to reveage them selves; but a Turkish army returning from Constantine at the end of last mouth, had resolved to take Algiers by force, and destroy the Dey, in which, however, after making a desperate attack on the town, they failed; the Moors composing the gar rison of the castle and batteries behaved perfectly well, and the Turks were repulsed in a battle fought in the immediate neigh bourhood of my garden. It will be astonishing for you to hear that we were not In the least molested, although surrounded by these barbarian armies—perhaps amongst some kuropean armies we had not come so well off. " After this victory Ali became perfect master over the Turks, and all is now quiet ; but a great discontent amongst the people of all classes against him, does not offer a prospect of long' tranquillity. lie has rendered himself very odious by several tyrannical acts, amongst which are deemed particularly atrocious —his having carried off several youths and girls of the Jewish nation, and even a Christian girl, whom he has forced to em brace the Whammed= religion, and has taken the females into bis Harem. He &hewed himself in the beginning very friendly to the Consuls, bat at present it is no more so ; and there is reason to believe it to be his intention to make war soon against Spain and Sardinia, as he has lately confiscated three Spanish and one Genoese Cargo, under the most frivolous pretext. " Decimate 28.—The plague increases in the town, and the deaths are abcat 30 per day, but in the interior it is dreadfully bad, whi:h is the mere extraordinary that it sheuld cow spread so wah the very cold and rainy weather that we experience, and leaves us no hopes at its termination this year." The Coronation of Charles-John is to take place on 17th. It is remarked that the new Monarch adds number to his two names, and that he has consi derably reduced the titles which the Kings of Swe den have hitherto borne. TOBOLSK. SIBERIA, DEC.. 13, 1817. We learn from Ochotskoi, that the English mer chant ship the Brothers, Captain Gordon, arrived there direct from Bengal on the 21st September la-t. vessel arriving from the Indies at a port situated the extremity of the east coast of Siberia, is a cir ,mstance to rare, that it will make an =a is t:,e annals of navigation. The cargo consisted of grain, rice, salt, cottons, wrought iron, &c. The Captain had made an excellent speculation. PRIVATE LETTER. u PARIS, MARCH 2. " I have been at the Duke of Wuxi rrotOres Hotel, and saw most distinctly the mark of the ball on the wall Buenos Ayres Gazettes to the Bth December have opposite to the spot where the assa ssin p osted himself. arrived. An official Report states, that from the Ist of November to the 6th of December, 33 prizes , There is no truth in the report of either the pistol or ball aving been found , or any d i s cover y made of one or taken from the Spaniards, had been condemned by the Tribunals, during which interval eight More had more engaged in the plot. The va rio u s accounts in ` , e London Prints on th i s sub j ect are a g ood deal entered the river, and remained for adjudication.-- aughed at here by the English. H i s GRACE has, Seven chests of Spanish correspondence had also been er since the event, been more publ i c l y s e en than at captured, principally from the Military Commanders :y former period , and rides daily along the prin- in Caracas, Havannah, Lima, Mexico, &c. (pal streets, attended only by a single groom. According to advices from Guyana, 36- Spanish " Yesterday a grand Meeting was held in the Officers, among whom were two named VISCAMOS, lotel de Ville of the Friends to Public Instruction had gone over to General Paz; after the surrender on the British System of Education, which has been of St. Fernando d'Apure. A garrison of 1800 men, Itroduced into France, presided by the Dukes of and BRION'S squadron, had remained for the protec- MONTMORENCY and Donozauvn.zz. tion of Guyana. The rest of the Patriotic troops had " A report was read of the progress which the moved in the direction of Caraccas and the provinces pystem had made in France, from which it appeared, lof the northern coast of the Spanish Main. It is that at this moment the number of Schools throughout further stated, that General MORILLO had sent a she Departments amounts to four hundred and eighty- ! mission to General ZARAZA, offering him the benefits three. High eulogiums were passed on the Dukes of of the Indult° ; and also to make him a Brigadier, ANGOULEME and ORLEANS (the latter of whom is on condition of his joining the Royal Standard. The Juilding a school on his estate), and the Duchess of bearers of this overture were a Priest named Sum., DURAS, for the marked interest they have taken in and a young man, son of ZARAZA, on whom Mo the cauJe. Medals and prizes were distributed to • emu) had previously conferred the rank of Ensign. TANGIRRS, FEB. 2, late. it the pli.gue appears to have reached Oran and its neigh bour:Acid. Its ray.ilis have been dreadful." To' alit propotal of ti , Spsnish General, ZANATA is said * have made the following reply :, " Not sntil I behold my wife and unfortunate children cruelly murdered by the legions of General hiorillo, restored to life again, shall I desist from the noble undertaking and glorions strife in which I am now engaged, against the tyrants of thei r country, and the assassins of their innocent posterity." Having said these words, he handed a sword to his son, who, scorning the rank which was given him merely for . the sake of necessity or convenience, grasped the weapon, with which his father said— " You must again defend the rights of your country, and avenge the death of your mother and brethren." A number of Spaniards who had fought against the Patriots, had experienced the clemency of the latter, and were suffered to return to their homes, on the banks of the Oroonoko, where they lived in the best harmony with the Independents. The Comman dant of Angustura was Don ILIA:, formerly an Offi cer in MORILLO'S army, but who had gone over to the Republicans. He is a Catalan, of much activity, and 'a brother to Don JUAN, Don FRANCISCO, and Don Jou' ANTONIO ILLAS, respectable merchants at the Caraccas. It is said, that there were several °dm. Catalans and ArrAgonians in the service of the Independents. _ _ Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated the sth December:—" The two Portuguese ships sent in by the St. Martin privateer, have lately been re itored by this Government, after a long negotiation between them and G....neral Lecor, at Monte Video." We have received this morning Washing,ton Ga zettes to the 94th of January. The following are extracts: " It is not true, we.belie ,, e, that Don Onis intends to invite the citizens of Washington to illuminate their houses, in consequence of the execution of the brave General Mina. It is rumoured that the Don was only anxious to get Aury away from Amelia on 'account of his abhorence of the Slave Trade, as the Royal Spa niards do not wish to see any person engage in that traffic but themselve;. _ _ _ It is supposed that Don Onis much approves of the plan of the Colonization Society. He deems it a natural effect of the African' Slave Trade, and he argues upon it syllogistically, as thus—there must be black slives before there can be free blacks; there can be no Colonization► Society without free blacks ; ergo, it is indispensable to bring slaves from the coast of Africa." It is definitively arranged that the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess ELIZABETH with the Prince of Hasse-Hostaanc shall take place in Easter week. After spending two or three weeks at Cran bourne Lnd3e, which is preparing for their reception, the Royal Couple will prnreed direct to Hamburgh, through France, by way of Calais. Lady CAMPBELL and Lady ELIZABETH MONTAGUE will have the ho ' nour of attending her Royal Highness on the journey, and Sir Hanley CAMPBELL will also be of the party. Travelling equipages for the occasion are ordered to be ready in sit weeks at farthest from the present' time. The whole of the domestics on the establish meat of her Royal Highness were discharged on Fri day last. Sir H. CAMPBELL and his Lady purpose to eturn by way of Paris, where they will probably pass some time. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER has been entrusted with the selection of the wedding dresses, ornaments, &c. for the intended Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, with which a Hanoverian Messenger left town yesterday. They are extremely tasteful, elegant, and splendid. The Royal Duchess has selected the whole of British manufacture. Oaavonto.—The performance at Drury-lane last night was, in all its parts, of the most excellent de scription, and was warmly applauded by a very nu mero is and respectable audience. The Duke of Sus sax was in Mr. Courrs's private box. On the en trance of his Royal Highness God save the King was given in very fine style. We are sorry to announce the death of RICKARD MEYLER, Esq. of Grosvenor-square. He was hunt ing on Monday, as usual, at Melton Mowbray, in. Leicestershire : On a leap he was thrown . from his' horse, and was pitched on his head. He was imme diately taken to his house, where he lingered till half past seven on Tuesday morning, and expired. He never spoke from the moment of the accident. Thursday two Gentlemen, who were out at sea off Whitstable, for the purpose of shooting wild fowl, very nearly met a watery grave, by their boat upset ting ; the accident was observed by a person at Sea salter, who instantly rode to Whitstable, when a boat put off to their assistance, and happily rescued them from their perilous situation, after they had been in the water three quarters of an hour. " A most viol6nt storm from the South-West conc. menced last night about seven o'clock, which conti nued with unabated fury until twelve. A very large unfinished building, intended for a coach‘maker, close to the Cobourg Theatre, was blown down during the evening—fortunately no 'arson was hurt : the wall of the old building on the eastern side of the avenue to the Waterloo bridge also came down with a dread ful crash. In the East-end of the town several shells of houses, with some nearly finished, but of slight construction, have been levelled with the ground. Se veral trees have been blown down in St James's Park, and in other quarters. Some idea of the strength of the gale may be formed, from the circumstance of its having blown a piece of lead, weighing more than two hundred weight, from the roof of Surgeon's Hall, in Lincoln's-Inn-fields. Many chimnies and chimney pots were blown down, and the streets of the metro polls, even this morning, found strewed with their , fragments. We are happy to add, that we heard of ' no personal injury received by any, from the effects L of this dreadful hurricane ; indeed it was such as to force such as were abroad, to seek the nearest shelter they could find. Many of the Mail Coaches were two, three, and four hours beyond their usual time of arrival this morning, from which it is inferred that the hurricane extended to a considerable distance.— The gale, it is to be feared, has made terrible havock among the shipping on the coast. 4 • . , • . ~ . .... t I I ...—,,...... .I=== 1 • I Pawl Red 4 FA Ind; • 1 In t the C ~ 1 ' up, al . . will is In t the Ci , revive sorted , contin It a j , on the tion c tant. ~, , said u 1 I, f' I, t culati increa under Bill, i . Parli 1 in the notes I to rec failing t'..e su r!,e N explai (- in con Tit( The f H 1 1 1, ~ Thl . ~ a larg . ~ Ali • ment serve the I somet I'. I det at, i • yoked them ) . but : whit} Bret, any e 1 . We a . ~ with lead I but II • from ] I ' they lutel] ] may l , . or co L ' requi • • A [ . Dub 27th quite quitt ,', I] . 11 1 • 11 ‘ ' . then . , no I f . • decal den ] 1 NV 's . • • I St! than ill ' 4 then A vc . at tli UITI e:) C •. 1 '4l ar.n2 rice, ‘ . had . . . , and • i oPP' The i ~ , li n:O vi r i i i I, , / the ) • , laui eve: . any , 1 1 tips lio t."l ' ) ‘ on int] i i t,' ! Ii Mc Sy! the the Liu Al • I k bu Dt ~. th( , ~ • . t , 1 , , . . ' ' • .' ' ~ s , THE ARMY. REGIMENTS SERVING IN IVD Royal* - - - - sinc 14th - - - 17th - t4th 47th 47th RAMSGATE, MARCH 4.—Three transp lais yesterday morning for England, v mentsfrom almost every regiment we has sent home invalided. Two of the tran!p here in the night, after an ineffectual et into Dover; the other vessel is sum , brought up in the Downs. Captain GP. 71st Regiment, has charge of the detach, have reached this Port. A commissiel two Serjeants, one Corporal, and eight 1 longing to the Third Dragoon Guards, h come over by this opportunity, in ord some new exercise: in all, we supposi transports have brought across about —We are a little surprized Gowen= turn their attention more to this Port, v can get in and out at any time of tide whereas at Dover they are constantly expo difficulty 2nd delay, owing to the immen has been thrown up at the habouf , nio , be urged, Dover is the most Jima con with France. which cannot be contradict we are persuaded, in the present state bour, on many occasions, this Port might in much the shortest space of time; and ning cif the Ostend Mali, ttarusgatt is e nearest English port by some wishes it to be understood, he is not gove interes-ei motive in making the above st wholly with a view to the public good. NAVAL INTELLLANC MAILS •IL. DVS. I 0 I Lisbon [IS DAY. Waterford 4 0 I Malta Guernsey and Jersey I 0 I France FALMOUTH, MARCH 2. Wind W.—Anivci ti,e bike of Kent Mails, from Lisbon in sic days. Ail tho Lets are at present itt this port, a circum very rarely occurs. _ PLYMOUTH. MAr.CH & Wind W.—Came in his Majestfc sloc from Ireland. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4. Wind S. E. blows a gale, the whdeot ride in safety.—Passed ttp Chaznel, the from St. John's, New Brunswick, in S 4 49th January, and has experienced very all the passage. The Comet, Btu.. w day after for Cork; and the J..ha and Liverpool the 241 February. DEAL, MARCH 4. Wind S.W. blows stron7.—Arrive,: for the River, the Lond,:: - ..Packet, Cc Smyrna, all well. Sailed his Majtsty's and CADMUS, on a cruise. The Asia, Bombay, lost an anchor early this morn Louisa, Hitt, an anchor and cable. I bound remain, all well. MARGATE, MARCH 4. Wind ships ale Pansand Hole, viz.—The N'ittcry, B 'from Calcutta; Lord Melville, ALLE: gal ; and the Phcenix, DONALD, from Latter lost an anchor this morning. ton, Numot.s, from Calcutta, is at a Roads, and has landed letters. GRAVESEND, MARCH 4. Arrived the Rnighaden, iw from Dram ; from Smyrna; Albion, Reed, from Leghorn ; t brews, from St. Michael's; Levant, IskGibbo hazy Ann, Parkin, tram lavre - Thetis, '':ar seines ; Caledonia, Thorn, from Ilsbon ; Luna Michael's ; Churchill, --, from Lisbon ; the from ditto ; Isis, Young, from South Anterica; rises, from Jamaica —Sailed the Catherine G for Valparaiso, Columbia River, and India; for Madeira, Fort George, &c. Albion, Bag•stes and the Juno, Hutchinson, for Dant:ie. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Saga nem= Ixwalos—The 6nsteuati an Hobe fromWaterford, Hope from Cadiz, Hegel and the Albion from Leghorn.—Oetee, A Les.- Ehdnore, Darlington for St. Domingo, Argo fcs Malta and Odessa, Dwina for Elsinore and Imre and Copenhagen, Riglard and Am for 1 Lucia, Nevis and St. Kitt's, Swallow for Net Merchant for Ehinore and Copenhagen, Nan Friday night, the sloop William, of Weym master, laden with barley, was tota.ly lent on miles South of Wexford. It is feared that :1 crew have perished, no trews of them beioi (Erns ( ide.) Extract of .a letter from the Agent Ramsgate, dated the 4th inst. liall=pau at ntg t; received by express: The Glory, of Aberdeen, from Lor&n on shore on the Main, to the Northward. It it storm. Several ships are caning in, me d: impoesibis to get on board them yet. A man Titaness the. Wolafash, Tartos, of Court dam to and by all accounts a numb , shore, and many wrecked." The Bristol, BRIGS, from Greenoci hernia, Gastis,t, both bound to New Belfast 28th ultimo, in distress, and to repair. Extract of a Letter from Charfestc January Cotton is dull : r.o bales day. We mention two late sales, wh yoU to judge of the ideas of the dea;cr —3OO bales, on board and actually Liverpool, sold for 31 cents. on a loni cotton cost 34 cents. in Charleston. ment of Cotton, cost 34 a 35 cents. ar dollars, sold also 'on a credit wi board, without freight or charges." BY letters from Gibraltar, dated ti bruary, we learn that a serious alan casioned by an order recently receive‘, nor from England, directing him to al sioner's to inquire into, and exarnir.c titles to all property in the place, w,J many years. This has excited a%2 sensation, as transfers of houses and I have been made and acquiesced in. be regarded as doubtful, though sdni • possession. LONDON rrinul and publi.ll..! by L.b Urnpk-bu. A