Star. — London, England, 1824-03-29 00:00:00

I / ~f ~ , . - •a. ' • • FRENCH FINA CE. The Moniteur of Friday contains a long article, under the head of Finance,,on the- redemption of the French S per cents. or the reduction of theinterest on such part. as may not be redeemed. The following are the prin cipal arguments employed on the subject:— " As soon. as the public funds are above par, this fact alone is equivalent to a public notice given to the Government that it may immediately borrow money at a lower rate of interest than it pays its present creditors. Such a notice cannot be neglected by an enlightened Government, whose duty it is to lessen, whenever it is possible, the burdens of those who contribute to pay the interest of the national debt. This is also the mode adopted by private persons, when their credit improves. The Government has an additional motive fot such a step, since it is notorious, that had not something of the kind been expected, even before it was formally an. nounced in the King's Speech, the renter, which were at 104, would be now 108, and would hot have stopped there. Such a progressive rise above par would fetter the operations of the Sinking Fund, since, with a given sum, it would redeem a smaller amount of rentes ; and this excess would be the more to be regretted, as the State never received the whole capital for which it re. cognizes itself a debtor. In fact, in the most advantage ous loans, it never received above 88 fr. and in others it was forced to accept 50 fr. only, for 100 inscribed. " It may be objected that the Government could sup press or suspend the sinking fund, erase from the Grand Livre the 33 millions of rentes which have been already redeemed ; subtract from the budget the 40 millions assigned to that fund, and there will be at once a reduc tion of 73 millions in the burthens of the - State. Such a notion is more specious than solid. First, most of the loans were contracted under laws which enact the annual redemption : the lenders reckoned on this, and a change of system would be deceiving them. Secondly, the daily purchasers, by the sinking fund, afford a mar ket for those fundholders who are desirous of selling, and without this the market might be at times exposed to a sudden and dangerous depreciation: - The article then proceeds to infer that the sinking fund must not be touched ; that it is the corner-stone of public credit, on which the edifice of the financial prosperity of the king dom reposes. "To the objection that the proposed mea sure is not legal, a single line of the civil code com pletely refutes it.—Article 1911 says, " La rente con stituie en perpetuel est essentiellement racheta&k." • 'FIIE EVENING STALL LONDON. MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 'Consols opened this morning at 95i to h, got op to a, went back again to for the Account; and for Money 95 toj—for next time (May) 953. In the early part of the morning there was some bu siness doing. FOREIGN FUNDS. The most doing in this Market is in the Alliance Shares, which opened at 16, got up to 17k—up to this hour they are 17. Current Prices:—New Spanish 17} to 18, Old 21i, Colombian 68 to 4, Chillan 814 to 82, Mexican Scr:p 74, Austrian lti to 4, Russian 974, Greek 1 dis. Portuguese 951 stock, Alliance Shares 17, French Three per Cent. 81, French Reines come 1041. 35c. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. AmsrznnAm, MAscu 26.—0 n London, 39. 5. 2 M.:,9. 3. rnien OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. per Cent. Consols 95 1 / 4 95 V 4 95 4 per Cts. New 107 A %—lndia Bonds 79i. 78s. 80s. I.:%cl•cq. bills (.C1,000) 555. 535. 555..5ma1l 543v575. Bank for Acct. 246 9 /. } 247—India for Acct. 293 Consols for Acct. 95 1 /. 4 Vs % 1/s. The French papers of Thursday and Friday reached us last night, and this morning we received the plo niteur of Friday, by Express. A telegraphic dispatch announces, that the brig Euryale, commanded by M. de MAIR:, and the galliot the Provencale, under the command of M. TEXIER, had sailed from 13re,t on the 26th inst. for the coast of New foundland, in order to protect the fishery, and that the Bietonne, another King's ship, M. MouaGuE, would follow for the same destination. Another telegraphic dispatch announce; that the Jean Bart, and tl.e corvette of war the Pomona, had sailed from Brestlon tb.e 21th imt. The corvette, uiider VIGOUREUX DE KERMORVANT, in order to repair to Toulon. The Jean Bait, commanded by . M. TOUFFETs mill proceed to join ,the naval squadron cruising off Brazil, under the orders of Captain GRIVEL. The French Papers are chiefly filled with the pro ceedings in the Chamber of Deputies. On Thursday, the Chamber of Deputies was occupied ;uncaring the Reports of Committees appointed to inquire into the circumstances and validity of the election returns. — The qualification of General FOY became a subject of dispute, from the mode in which that part of his contri bution is paid which does not arise from laud. this half pay, composing a part of hi, income, pays a contriliu tion which was forme? ly deducted from it before it came into his hanJ. For the two last years the mode of levying this contribution has been altered, and the contribution is elf has actually bean neglected. The General, however, is still entitled to the pay, and being willing to pay the contribution, in , ,ists that he is eligible though it has not been demanded. The point was not then decided. In various instances the Liberal party, through M. GIRARDIN, M. MEcuts:, and other Members, com plained of the mode in which the returning, officers had -refused votes which were legal when in favour of the Liberal Candidates, and allowed persons to vote who had no legal title to appear in the Electoral College. The reporters of the commissions, however, always suc ceeded against these complaints and remonstrances. On Friday the sitting was opened at two o'clock, when a petition was presented from some individuals in the Arrondissement of Dijon, complaining of their being excluded from the electoral lists. The Cham ber, however, confirmed the election of M. SMJNAC. The next Petition was presented' by M. GIRARDIN, against the election of M. NICOD , DE RONCHAUD, for the First Arrondissement of the Department of the Jura, signed .by twenty- persons, claiming the 'rank of electors. In this instante r as in the preceding, the Petition was ciiSinissed, and the Deputy admitted. Such, indeed, was the case in every Petition against the • return of an Ultra-Royalist. In the Sitting of Friday the election of General FOY was confirmed, A long discussion then took place on the validity of the election of M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT. The Reporter of the Bureau proposed that it should be c9nfirtwed. M. DUDON expressed his astonishment at such a proposal, and declared that he did not possess the:requisite qualifications for a Deputy. He begged not to be suspected of any spirit of malignity in denying the eligibility of M. CONSTANT to a seat in . that Assembly. He proceeded at great length to give the personal his tory of M. CONSTANT, in order to shew that not being a native of France, and not having obtained letters of naturalization, he -was not eligible. M. DoDox did not omit betraying his opposition to the politics of M. CON STANT. " lf, said lie, we are compelled to see in this Chamber, persons professing such political opinions a) M. CONSTA N T.—" Here the speaker was interrupted by M. GI RARDIN, who reminded him that the elections had been so ma naged that the number was not great. " What, do you feel hurt !" exclaims M. DUDUN• NO ;" replied M. GIRARD'S, 44 nothing that you can say will hurt me." M. DUDON expressed his doubts whether the Minister would solicit letters of naturalization for M. CONSTANT; and that if he even obtained them, whether the Cham ber would verify them. The Deputy concluded a vio lent speech, which excited much sensation, by declaring that M. CONWANT was not a Frenchman, and therefor e ought not to have a seat in the Assembly. The Reporter of the Eighth Bureau vindicated himself and his colleagues, in proposing to admit 51- `CONSTANT, and said they were ignorant of . his ances tors having left France for any other cause, than on ac count of theleligious disputes which pervaded at the iime. M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT demanded . to be heard,. when he was interrupted by criei of " To-morrOvir to-nrorrow !" and by others, who called out " N0,.n0 hear him." Having obtained leave, he addressed the Chamber as follows;—" Gentlemen, the justice of this Assembly will undoubtedly pardon the details into which I shall be compelled to enter, in order to . shew the incou-ectness of the assertions of M. Dudon. It will also not feel surpr iced that I am not at present altoge ther prepared, for I have heard but vaguely the at tack made upon me." M.CONSTA NT was proceeding to prove his eligibility, when he was interrupted by cries from all sides of " To morrow I" " %o-trorrozo r and several of the Deputies quitted the Hall. The President then adjourned the dis cussion to the following day. Tire. Journal des Petals notices a Royal OrdOnnance, said to have been issued at Madrid, which fixes the fate of all the military belonging to the Constitutional Armies—those who have abandoned the armies, and those made prisoners or comprised in the capitulations- It is a true military armistice. It is not only-a general pardon for all that has passed, with the only reitric tion not to inhabit Madrid nor the (Shies) royal re sidences; but it leaves to the military the hope of re- . entering the - service. This military armistice was secretly prepared in the Council of Ministers; it had been more than a month in pteparation in the Council of War, composed of an cient military. _ Dutch Papers to the 27th instant reached us this morning. They contain the following interesting intel ligence relating to the Greeks AUGSBUItG, MARCH is. We have received, by letters from Trieste, some new particulars relative to the situation of the Greeks, of which the following is the tubstance: Omer Vrione, jealous of Ismael Pacha, in whom the Greeks place more confidence than in him, has sud denly renewed his ancient connections with the Tur kish Commanders in Thessaly, and put numerous garrisons into Arta and Prevesa. Ismael has marched against Omer, and gained great advantages over him, the re sult of which is, that he is quite master of both banks of Upper Aspr,opatamo, whence he communicates with the Greek General Zongas, whom Prince Maurocordato has had the precaution to detach with reinforcements towards Rentina, while a Greek corps of reserve has been stationed near Zapandi, on the road' which leads from Prevesa and Vonizza, in order to oppose aAy at tempts which Omer might make, with the intention of ' relieving Lepanto, of which the Turks are very de sirous to raise the blockade. An Ottoman corps which had marched from Thessaly about the beginning of the month of February, to advance by way of Patradgik, towards Lepanto, and which had come as far as Lid loriki, in Livadia, was met near this latter place by the Greeks, who cut them to pieces, and took the artillery, horses, and baggage. .The negogi;tion; that had been commenced for the surrender of Pettras, are broken off, the Greeks having refused to agree to the terms proposed by the Turkish garrison, which it seems has still provisions enough for some time. Letters from Lausanne state, that the long pending ne gociation between Naples and Switzerland, for an ex change of men for money, has at length been concluded. The following are the conditions on which the Govern ment of Berne is disposed to enter into negociations with Naples for a military capitulation, by which it would furniAt 400 men I I. That the Neapolitan Government shall do justice to the claims of some Cantons for arrears due,to their sub jects, and , or iginating in the former military engagements' 2. That a sufficient number of the other Cantons take part in the negotiations, in order to form a suitable eorps• S. That the manufactures and produce of Switzer land be freely admitted into the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, on the payment of moderate duties. 4. And lastly, that Swkrerland may, incase of need, purchase and freely export corn from that kingdom. The Canton of Thurgovia seems inclinect to furnish a company. • We have received accounts from Bayonne to the 21st instant. They contain nothing of importance, except a report that all the foreign Ambassadors had had a meet ing at Madrid, " to give at length a solid GovernMent to Spain," and that the question of Chambers and of a Charter had been brought forward, and discussed. Now, as it is not in the power of the foreign Ambassadors " to give a Government to Spain," the repot t of such a Meeting having been holden must be unfouhded, or what was merely matter of recommendation has been turned into an attempt to dictate. ! New York Papers to the 2d March reached us this morning. The following are extracts:— FROM TILE NEW YORK GAZETTE OF MARCH 1. Fttora HAVANNAH.—We have received by the sloop James Munroe, Havannah Papers to the 16th ult. The captain of a vessel from Porto Rico informs us, that the commandant of that place received information on the `2d, that S 1111 a Fe de Bogota had declared in favour of Ferdinand. L ite advices from Mexico state that the- English CoMmissioners hail left that place. We have Curacoa papers to the 31st of January. Accounts from the Liberator Bolivar, at Lima, are to the 25th of September. Them had been much confusion among the l'attiots, and a 'evolution in the Govern 7 meta ; but Bolivar had done much to allay the tur bulence of faction, and it was confidently believed , he would restoie good order and harmony. The Royalists were yet in some force in the interior, though there were rumours of some partial successes against them, which, if true, it was supposed would compel Canterac to follow the example of Morales.-- The Peruvian Congress has confided the salvation of its RepubLc to the Liberator. The Liberator, on present ing himself in the ball of Congress, amidst millions of acclatnAinns of joy, confidence, and gtatitude, pledged himself to make the greatest efforts to realise the wishes of his heal t and of Congress. This body assigned him 50,000 dollars salary timing his con tinuance in Peru ; decreeing at the same time the pay ment thereof in preference to eve! y other claim, but the magnanimous Bolivar modestly refused this provi sion,-stiting that be was sufficiently provided for by the salary granted him by the laws of Colombia. A splendid banquet was given' in honour of him on tilt same day by the Govel'itment. • The British fiigate Thetis arrived at Havanna!' on the l3th, from Vera Cruz, and hi ought information that many families had returned to their homes since the. firing between the Castle and City hid ceased. Fitost Sr. DostutGo.—We learn by the Curlew, that news had reached Aux Cayes,. that a formidable fleet: Svas fitting out at Brest, and it being believed that an attempt would be made upon that island, every man able to bear, arms was compelled to perform military duty. It was expected rhal the Expresses which last arrived from Paris, would have brought some intelligence from Madrid respecting the negotiation for a new Loan, but the letters and the Journds were wholly silent on the subject. Extreme slowness and ci, cnmspection are in cidental to every negotiation in %%Well the Spanish Go vernment is concet ned ; to which -is to be added, the effect of the extreme 'reluctance with which FraftniNA ND engages in this. His credit has sunk so low in this market, that even his acceding to the terms proposed, unless under the strongest and most effectual guarantees, would fail to inspire confidence here in the securities issued in his name. Hamburgh Papers announce that M. de Tatischeff t the Russian Senator and Negociator had left St. Peters burgh for Vienna, and that the great commercial house of Lundholm and Co. at Stockholm, had failed fot the sum of 400,0(X) rix dollars. banco. Brussels Journals contain intelligence from Semlin, accoruing to which it appears that a large Turkish army was assembling at Schumla..Tiri, is said to have caused flinch anxiety and alarm, as Schumla was the place .ibere the Grand Vizier's army was assembled during the last war with Russia. The accounts lately from Egypt state that the pro gress of the cultivation of cotton, and the general im provements in that country, exceed the most sanguine expectations which were entertained ; it has attracted .Bt itisls capitalists and merchants to such an extent, that a sum of thirty thousand pounds in specie has lately been shipped for that quarter. The money was taken on board ships of war to Malta, and lions thence re shipped to Egypt. Last week above one thousand bags of Cotton from this quarter were sold in the City ; and at Liverpool, we understand, the arrivals during a week have frequently amounted to two and three thousand bags of the finest cotton wool. Advices have been received from St. Petersburgh, through Paris, to the 16th ; by which it appears that the recovery of the Emperor of Rtissla. from his lite ill ness has been attended with an extraordinary activity in the Civil and Military departments. The Governors of the Provinces had been summoned to St. Petersburgh, and couriers were arriving there daily from various parts of the Continent. The object of all this bustle remained, however, a profound secret. With Paris, Vienna, and Odessa, the intercourse was incessant; and it was un derstood that the dispatches from Constantinople were of considerable importance. The affairs of Greece oc cupied almost the exclusive attention of the Austrian and English Ambassadors, who had daily conferences with the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs; and the most sanguine hopes were entertained that the dispute between Russia and Turkey would-be arranged to the sa tisfaction of the Greeks. The Russian Funds had expe rienced a sudden depression, from the military prepa rations on foot; but at the date of these advices they were recovering. The arrivals of Cotton last week in Liverpool were, we believe, the heaviest ever known. They amounted to more than 30,000 bags: . - I' THE KING. • . WINbSOR, MARCH Q • Yesterday afternoon, at a quarter after ttto . o'clock, his IVlalarrit drove to-the Lodge in leis pony phaetoti attended by the Marquis CONVNGHAM, and returned about five o'clock to the Palace, where his MAJESTY had a select dinner party. Among the company were— The Rat! and Countess Bathurst, Lady G. Bathurst, Rail of Bristol, Lord Hervey, Lady A. Hervey, TAf.l•Anciarp. the Duke of Dorset, Lord and Lady lllaryburough, att. His MAJESTY will have a select party to . dinner to day. Among the company expected are-- , lkr Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, the Duke of Welling ton, Mr. Secretary Canning, and the Earl of Latliraule. This morning the KING, with his - usual attendants, heard Divine Service at his private Chapel, in the Castle. The Service was performed by the Rev. Mr.'Sumisait. Her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA had Di. vine Service performed this morning, at Frogmore. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR rut ;;Tir. THIS EVENIXC. EMILY 'Marchioness orLowoosmunair's Rout, St. James's-squire.' The Marchioness of Lawsomor's Party, Berkeley-square. Lady Won P . ' Party, Great Cumberland-place. Lady ALVANLEY'S Music Party, George-street, Hanover-square. Mrs. 'notes Route St. James s-place. W IMNSSDA Mr. Lusatscrroses Entertainment to the Duke of Yost and a di o. anguished party, in Downing-street. The Marquis of ihRTFORDS Concert, under the direction or Signor Rossisr, in Seymour-place. Hon. Mrs. Hors's Assembly. • • 7111;I:SnAY. Marchioness of llmrrosu's Rout, Manchester-square. Mrs. General Ross's Rout; Portland-plat?. The lion. Mrs. Acut liLus's Rout, Spring-Gardens. . Sir JORN and Lady Cwt.'s's Party, George-street, nano. ver-ssuare. r It MAY. Lady Trnmtvt's Rout, Gloucester-place. W. and the lion. Mrs. Ilom's Varty, Mant.field•strect. The Earl and Countess of Rosiaenay's Party, Piccadilly: Mrs. HAMMOND'S Concert, Baker-street. Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Privy Council assembled at the Council Hall, Whitehall, upon the subject of Jer-i sey Appeals. Their Lordships sat till half-past four o'clock. Saturday, Prince LEopoLD came to town irom Clare mont. His Royal Highness dined with the Duchess of KENT, at the Kiac's Palace, Kensington, and afterwards accompanied his Royal Sister to the Italian Opera. Yesterday, Pt ince LEOPOLD attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal. of The Duchess of KENT attended Divine Service yes- . terday, at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a Set mon by the Rev. Dr. KUPER. Saturday, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had 4 numerous party to dinner. Sir S. RAFFLE., Governor of Bencoolen, is on his voyage home to this country, on account of ill health. The rlew Comedy, Pride shall have a Fall, went off with trcatAriat on Saturday. The house was crowded, and the hits told remarkably well. The Dandy Hussar's reply to a propn , ,ition of marriage, " re, the Tteeniieth, are not connubial but if the Orl wants a husband, I shall state the circumstance on parade," raised great laughter. Saturday morning early, Lieutenant-Colonel PERCY Mitscm, Aide-de-Camp to the Marquis of HASTINGS, left town with dispatches for the Noble Marquis at Naples, which place he was expected to arrive at from Rome the beginning of the present month. Previous to the NubleaMarquis leaving Rome he gave a grand ball. ,Lady For:mutat gave a bl illiant rout in St. James's street, on Friday, when the new apartments in the rear of the bank ing concern were thrown open, illuminated in a style of peculiar refulgence and taste. His Grace the.Archbi,hop of YORK preached yester day at the Parish Church of St. George, Illouni,bury, roe numerous congregation. for the benefit of the General Lying-in Hospital; and the Bishop of USISToL, also lent his aid in behalf of the Deaf and Dumb School, at the new Church of Saint aLry-la-bonne, yes terday morning. The collections at both Churches were liberal. We ale sorry to state, th 4:. Count SCHULENBUROH. a Hanoverian Nobleman, who has resided many years in this country, was run over by a Gentleman's carriage ; near his lodgings in Chan dos-street, a few days since. The consequence was, several bruiws and a concussion of the brain. The venerable' sufferer, who is in his 86th year, now lies without hope of recovery. Ile first came to Eng 'land in the suite of her late Majesty Queen Cita awl-re. Among the strangds of distinction who have resided at Naples the entire of this winter arc—the Princes of SWEDPN, TERHAPP, and PHILIP of Hasse DOMINIC ; the Alarchioness of DowNstoar, Lord and Lady Poosortar, Lord BLESINTON, Sir Wit.- tux DRUMMOND and his Lady, Sir - Rieman!) Accent, Lady Acme, and her beautiful daughZts. The Gazelle contains the appointment of Colonel wysioaAss to the 10th Light Dragoons, in the room of Sir Groans QUENTIN. Colonel WYNDHAM isi man of great firmness and character. FUNERAL OF SIR GEORGE COLLIER.—The remains of this lamented Officer will be interred in a vault prepared for the family in the New Church at St. Pancras, on Wednesday next. The funeral procession will leave his brother's house, in Fitzroy street, precisely at one o'clock. • Some idle or malicious persons, who deserve a month at the Tread-mill for their conduct, have, during the last few days, been fabricating accounts of the death of various individuals; par ticularly Mr. SCARLPT; the Barrister. Mr. ELPHINSTONR, the East India Director, and Mr. Known's, the RP-CORM/L. We are happy to • state that there is no truth in any of these reports, and that al though Mr. Fa.rttresvoNs is dangerously ill, that Mr. &astern and the II =ozone are rapidly recovering from their recent indisposition. Such is the 'extent of buildings now going on in and about the metropolis, that it has become scarcely pos-' silile to obtain bricks for the purpose. Several persons, under contract to complete their works by a given time, have offered ss. and 6s. a thousand for bricks beyond the regular price, without being able to obtain them. The Consistory Court of York, on the 10th instant, pronounced a sentence of divorce and separation be tween John Worrall, Esq. of Leeds, and Sophia Mariner, his wife, who had committed adultery with Mr. William Sanderson, of Aberford. • LEGACY Mmes.—Revenue received in Great Bd.' tain for Stamp Ditties on Legacies, Probates, Adminis trations, and Testamentary Inventories, for the year ending the sth January, 1824 : England and Wales - X 1,712,924 12 6 Scotland a .88,916 9 2 Saturday se'nnight, a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. John hP Nellati, brewer, Alloa, andicontinued to rage with uaabating violence for an hour and a half, before it was subdued. THE LONGEST LAWvBUIT.—The longest law-suit ever heard of in England was between the heirs of Sir Thos. Talbot, Viscount Lisle, on the one part, and the heirs of Lord Berkeley on the other, respecting certain posses sions not far from Wootton-under-Edge, in the county' of Gloucester. It commenced at the end of the reign of Edward IV. and was depending till the reign of James i. when a compromise took place, it having lasted above 120 years. Brylines Natural History being more eloquent than exact, and more poetical than scientific , a new History of Animals, classed according to their organization, ras been published at Paris; by the celebrated Covina. This Work being of the first order of merit, and of standard authority in this brahch of Natural History, an English translation has been undertaken by E. Gniernita, F.L.S. and has just appeared in Parts, with Engravings chiefly drawn from living subjects. It will be completed within five years, and make abott ten volumes octavo. In 1596 PHILIP 11. declared himself a bankrupt, un.: der pretence that an unfair advantage had been taken of his neces sities. His creditors loudly exclaimed against his conduct, and as serted that no confidence could thenceforward be plaited either id his word or his treaties, since he interposed the Royal authority td supersede therm He could no longer find an one who was willing to lend him money, and hie affairs suffered so severely in conse titiencef that he was obliged to replace things on their former foot ing, and to heal the Wound which he had given to the publit faith I— arelint. V INF! ~► r f