Star. — London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

~; _- . . - ~. INDIA. The free-trader York, Captain Talbot, from India, has a valuable cargo of silk and Indigo on board, said to he worth 200.0001. She It Madras the 21st September, Cape of d Hopethe 23d of November (where tire Regalia. ft ~tti England, had arrived, with Sir H. Piasket on boa• d), and touched at St. Helena and Aicensinn. The passengers are— Coto ei John Munro; Captain Cuppage and Lieutenant Purcell, of the 46th Regiment ; Lieutenants Forster, Gaitskill, and Mellish, Madras Army ; Assistant-Surgeon Gibson, of the 13th Light Dra goons; islr. Reeve, a Missionary ; Mr. Gr:ffiths and family; Mts. Weddell and two children ; and Mrs. de Carteret and one child. Crovetnor pir Thomas Muni° was about to leave Madras for England ; he had taken his passage in the A.in. The greatest distress had prevailed in that Pre sidency, from a long drought, which had destroyed vegetation, and famine was rapidly spreading among the miserable and improvident natives, thousands of - wham must perish ; Cholera had been fatal in many . instances. Among die resent deaths which had oc curred were— Sir W. Franklin, one of the Pulane Judges; Dr. White, Chief of the Medical Staff; Mr. Wood, Chief Secretary to the Government; General Le Land; Lieutenant A. Sutter, and Assistant. Surgeon Osborne, of the Ist, or Royals. Commodore Grant had also died • at Penang. Mr. Cohen, Surgeon, of the 41st; Captain Cummings, Chief of the Commissariat ; and utenant Lyons, of the 10th Na tive Infantry. in the expedition against Rangoon. The Liffe) frigate was at Madras ; the Arachne bad just gone wit:. treasure to Calcuttp ; and the Alligator to New South W..les. Operations against the Burmese had been suspended during the rainy season, but ample prepara . ions had been made at all the Presidencies, to provide an overwhelming force, with which to corn mence hn.tilities at the latter end of October, whose united object wnul.d be to fight their way to the capital, Umnsepoora. The forces would proceed in three di visions: one by land, under the Commander-in-Chief, Sir E. Paget, one from Chittagong, and the pi incipal from Ranz.non. under Sir A. Campbell, whose united force comiste 01 seven brigades, comprising the Ist or Royals, 41st, 47th, 54th, and 89th, King's Regiments, with thirteen Regiments of Native Infantry, a Battalion of Pioneers, a numerous train of Artillery, and the Ist European Regiment. It is the opinion of the passengers, that the war has ere this successfully terminated. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. Saturday w4s launched in the River the steam-ship Enterprize, built for the purpose of running between England and India. We have not heard the details of the plan; but we have no doubt of its feasibility. We should think that its course should be by Madeira, St. Jago, St. Helena, the Cape, through the YL.zambiqueChannel to Johanna, and thence to Bombay ; if for the other coast of the Peninsula, from Johanna to Point de Galle, Madras, sand Calcutta. At all the places mentioned she might take in coals. The time consumed in the voyage might be thos,stated, allowing at the very low rate of eight knots an hour:— To Madeira To St. Jago To St. Helena i • To the Cape To Johanna To Bombay 7 days Total consumed in vpyage Allow for stoppages To Johanna as above To Point de Galle To Aladras ir Mum.' a vo sg Allow for stoppers Madras to Calcutta Stoppages 11 12} 534 10 64 days to Bombay /- 41 12 2 55 12 87 days to Madras 73 days to Cakutta. The most rapid •oyage made heretofore was by the Medusa in 1805. This ship *ent in 86 days to the Sand Heads, and.retuined in 84.; but it is to be consi dered that she was a frigate, unencumbered with freight of any kii,d, and built tor the express purpose of fast sailing. If steam-heats be established, the maximum of time will thus be three weeks shorter than the former minimum.—Telescope. MEXICO. THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH. Wednesday, his Majesty's sloop the Surinam, Captain Charles Crole, arrived from the West India station, where she had been employed upwards of four years.— She sailed from Jamaica on the 29th of August, as con voy to Campeachy and Alvarado ; stayed some time at Vera Cruz, which place she quitted for England on the 13th of November ; called again at Campeachy, and then at Havannah, whence she sailed on the 13th De cember, giving protection through the Florida Stream to the British brig Dispatch.- Site brought dispatches from Mr. Harvey, his Majesty's Commissioner at Mexico, relative (no doubt) to the present state of Mexico ; and from Mr. Moiler, who was on his way to that city, Laving arrived at Vera Cruz in his Majesty's frigate Diamond, after a good passage from England. Lord Napier, and same of the Officers of the Diamend, had accompanied Mr. Morier and his suite to Mexico.— Mr. Morier was received at Vera Cruz ss *eh diain guished military honours. The Diamond may be ex pected to arrive home in about two months, with Mr. Harvey, whom Mr. Nlorier has been appointed to suc ceed. We are gratified to hear that the accounts from Mexico are favonrableto the commencement of a new era in commercial prosperity and political importance .-which, we have no doubt, will be the result of the liberal and enlightened policy of our Government to. wards that ostensive and interesting country. Since the expiatory death of hut bide, there-had been no ap pearance of intestine faction, but the people seemed sentiment and object ; the feeble power which .rig held there was completely dissolved, and, to `7avoirrite phraseology of the contemptible Fer tile country was nearly 4 , put ified" of all Oki Is. The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa still held, it is only de.irable to reduce that fortress, horn situated at the entrance of the port of Vera The Mexicans, however, had strengthened Fort \bo, on the Main, and fortified the island of Sa for the purpose of securing to themselves the age. Preparations had been made in the Castle a fire upon the city, as well as to attack the with gun-boats. Each party has 13 of these The ci devant Captain-General of Mexico, Le. was residing in the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa ß unor. It is understood that be enjoys the sa allowances attached to his Commission as Cap- LONDON. MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1825. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 943 j for the Account, since which time they have been done at 94f. FOREIGN FUNDS. In the Foreign Market the most doing is in Mining and Milk Shares.—No reports or news on 'Change, nor anything from South America of consequence. Current Prices: New Spanish 141 15, Old 203 21, Russian 961 97, Mexican 813 3, Colombian New 91, French Scrip 143 151, Austrian 97, Portuguese 903, Gas foreign 13, Brazilian Scrip 161, Greek 573. MAIMS. Alliance Assurance - £lOO Do. Marine - 100 Anglo Mexican Mines - 100 United Mexican ditto - 40 Real del Monte ditto - 400 Brazilian ditto - Colombian ditto Rio de la Plata ditto - Buenos Ayres ditto - Chilian ditto - Anglo Chihas 100 - 100 - 100 PAID. PAICI TO-DAT. £lO se 9 pre. 5 5 10 90 100 10 70 5 17 19 pre. 35 37 52 54 14 16 pre. 910 pre. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Vxnect, JAL 11.-14etalliques 96g. Bank Shares 1171 9-10. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 232 1 h 233 S per Cent. Red. 94% 95 3 per Cent. Cons. 94.% 1 / 8 1 / 4 3i per Cent. 101% 3i per Cent. Red. 101 1 / 8 4 per Cent. New 106 1 / 2 Long Ann. 23 3-16—India Bonds 98 100 £l,OOO Ezcileq. (2d.) 62; (1 thd.) 63 4 £5OO ditto (1 1 ,4 d.) 62 4 £lOO and £2OO ditto (1 Ihd.) 62 5 Coals. for Acct. 941/ 4 3/S Getman Papers, to the 18th instant, reached us this fug enoon. The AllgemeiniZeitung contains a very long and sensible article concerning Hayti, headed France, , 3LI January. , This article, which has somewhat of a demi-official character, has lost much of its interest by the publication of the official documents, relative to the late negociations between France and Hayti. The writer recapitulates the negociations that have taken place since the restoration of the Bourbons." First nas the mission of General Lavaysse, immediately after the restoration, which failed, because he required that Hayti should return to the state of a Colony : it is re markable that the French Government afterwards de nied having sent him on this mission, while the:Govern ment of Hayti affirms that the General delivered to it the original of his instructions, signed by the Minister of the Marine. The second attempt was in 1816, when Lieutenant-General Fontanges and M. Esmangatt were sent to Hayti, to induce Petion and Christoßhe to re cognise the supremacy of France. The conditions pro posed were on the whole very favourable. Petion was not satisfied, because they did not recognize the inde pendence of the Republic. The negociations having been again broken off, it is not unlikely, that if France had felt itself sufficiently strong it would have attempted hostile measures. In these latter years, indeed, France might, perhaps, have felt itself able to make an attempt ; but as it has done nothing for eight years, it may be presumed to have renounced the idea of conquest, especially as it has again proposed negociations. It was not to be supposed that France meant to repeat the proposals rejected in 1816; but that it was proposed to recognize the hide pendence of its" former Colony, at least under certain conditions. Nor could it be expected, on the other hand, that the Government of Hayti would abandon the basis it had before laid down; for if it might have more to fear now from the power of France, yet the safety and strength of the Republic is increased by the union of the whole Island under one Chief; and the position of England, with respect to the South Ameri can States, affords a kind of collateral support to Hayti. —lt may be presumed that the French Commerce would elljoy some peculiar advantages in return for the abandonment of its pretensions, and would be favoured also by the predilection for everything French which may be supposed in a people living in the French man ner. The Colonists would be indemnified for the loss LS their plantations fur the sum of 100 millions of francs, which would be a very reasonable compensa tion to be paid by the Haytians, to whom the property would be much more valuable, and it is not likely they would refuse to pay it. The grand cause of the rejec tion of the proposals of France, probably is its'demaud to place strong garrisons in the two most important points of the island, as a guarantee for the payment of ! the stipulated sum. It seems reasonable in France to require security, and prudent in Hayti to refuse a secu rity of this description. d . If Hayti could find means to pay the sum required at ouce, no security would be wanted, and reconciliation, desired by both patties, might'be brought about. It cannot be doubted that the Government of Hayti might easily make a loan for four millions sterling in England, on reasonable terms, as soon as it is certain that the sum will be applied to obtain from France the recognition of the independence of the Republic. The political situa tion of Hayti would afford the lenders much better se-, ,curities than any of the new South American Govern ments, which have borrowed such large sums in a short time. The energetic proclamation of BOYER, on the retnin'of his negotiators, doss not take away all hope of an amicable arrangement. He chews himself a pru dent Chief, ready to meet the worst that may happen; and it may rather be hoped that France will be sensible that it will attain its object by friendly means better than by open force." Accounts from Madrid of the lOtli inst. state," that the arrival of Prince MAXIMILIAN had produced the good effect of suspending, for five days, the military executions; but they had recommenced with new fury. On the preceding day, the unfortunate PHILIP CALDE RON was executed for having sung some ballads in his prison. The next day, five individuals were hung at once, as suspected of disaffection to the present system, and two gibbets were erected upon the Place Cebada. In the. meantime the Royalist Volunteers commit every sort of excess in the towns and villages in the en virons. At Guadalaxara they declared war upon all the rich people, by calling them Negros. They assas sinated many, and imprisoned some others, so that it became necessary to send troops to repress these outrages. The Volunteers opposed themselves, with all their fiirces, to the re-establishment of order, but thirty-two of them having been made prisoners, and brought here, ant to he judged (this would be contrary to their privi leges,) but to be entreated not to commit assassinations. The French are employed with great activity in for tifying all the military positions in the neighbourhood of Cadiz; more than 900 men are daily engaged in this service. Letters have been received from Bahia to the 29th of November, at which time the city was pretty tranquil; two of the officers toncerned in the assassination of the Governor had escaped to the United States. JossPn AWTONIO was on the point of embarking, with his bat talion, for Pernambuco—and the troops had rebelled, amounting to about five hundred and fifty men, in cluding very few officers. - The Etoile, dated yesterday, reached us this forenoon by Express. It is extremely barren of intelligence. Ac counts from Madrid, of the 14th, state that a system of moderation prevails, which, however, ill accords with the revival of the executions in that capital, noticed elsewhere. French Renter, Jan. 22, opened at $ o'clock, at 102, 85; at 3 o'clock, 102,95; after 'Change, 103, 5. By the Leonora, arrived in the Clyde from Demerara, a file of Guiana Chronicles, to the 10th ult. have .been• received. They contain no material news. The Guiana Chronicle, of the 29th of November, says, " Attempts have again been made, in this town, by some worthless and unprincipled villains, to set fire to buildings and stores, in the hope of pillage. Large rewards, and redoubled vigilance, at nib very remote period back, averted the distresses of fire and plunder." Accounts from Martinique state, that two brigs, with six guns each, have lately carried into that island car goes of African slaves, to the number of six hundred, which have been sold there. The following is the only article worth quoting : BARBADOES, NOVEMBER 9. We are authorised to state, for the information of the Public, that a regular communication between these Colonies and the new Government of Colombia will very soon be established. The second October packet will bring out mails for Laguira, which will be 'con veyed hence by a new mail-boat. The boat will remain twenty-four hours at Laguira, thence proceed to St. Thomas, and will touch at all the islands on her return to this port, the general rendezvous. On the arrival of every island packet, this boat will take the same route. The Austrian Observer of the 11th inst; gives an ac count of the result of the last campaign in Greece, very' different from that which we published On Saturday. According to this anti-Greek journal, the good cause has made no progress in Westesin Greece ; and Prince MAVROCORDATO, harassed by disaffection and disobe dience among his troops, has been obliged to quit the field, from the shattered state of his health, which care, anxiety, and fatigue have occasioned. f'n addition to this, the Morea is represented to be again converted into a theatre of civil dissension and sanguinary conflict: The renewal of thepersonnel of the Government is said to have been the signal of rebellion—the siege of Patras was neglected—an insurrection had taken place in Elis and Arcadia; and, after the death of his son, before Tripolizza, the elder COLOCOTRONI is said to have taken possession of that place with 6,000 men. After the re peated predictions of this paper in favour of the Turks, belied in every fresh campaign by successes on the other side, we shall require better evidence than that of the Austrian Observer to convince us of the truth of these statements. Saturday, the Princess SOPHIA visited the KINo. The Duke of YORK returned to his residence in the Stable-yard, St. James's, at an early hour yesterday morning. Yesterday, the Duchess of ICANT and Princess Frio- Dona attended Divine Servire at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Koran. The sudden demise of L,rd HERBERT, in Paris, has thrown theNeble Family of Piatuaocc ingo a state of great afßiction. • The late Major-General Lord MUSKERRY is succeeded In his titles and estates by his brother, the Honourable M. Deans, Captain in the County Limerick Militia, now Load MINILMIT. • I united in • ! Spain 1.41 use the b dinand, tl 1 Spaniardi out, but ii :k . its being r .- ~ . Crlll. '1 4 : Mocanii:p . crificio,, anchorag i.' i to open v i i island wi boats. '1 Maar, WI as Govet limy and , I I • •••••• tain•General, which amount to a very , considerable nuity : his integrity to the Royal cause'. is, therefore, undoubted. The Lieutenant-Governat% Colonel Antonio Baler, took a passage to the Havannah in the Surinam, and his mission was sopposed to bb important ; a convoy for the relief of the Castlelseing appointed shortly after his arrival. The strength of the garrison was said to be 700 men, besides women, children,• and servants; but in consequence of a want of fresh provisions, some cases of scurvy had occurred, pat ticularly amongst the seamen who man the gun-boats, they being the oldest residents. Fish taken round the reefs is the only fresh provisions obtained, unless from Havannah, by the vic tuallers sent down about every four months ; yet, ge nerally, the Castle inay be considered healthy. The Spaniards have only one frigate in that quarter, which is kept for the purpose of throwing supplies into the Castle. The Surinam spoke the Isis on November 14, going into Vera Cruz. The Surinam has brought to England about 280,000 dollars, and 100 serous of cechineal, on merchants' account. TILE EVENING STAR . , ';T -' • THE ARMY. tommalla Tuesday, nit* tcoopl bf the its Hussars, under the , of the Earl of Witasniaa, thatched from Mists:bards Barracks, to the head-quarters at Dorchester. The Depot of Recruits fot Regiments on Foreign Service, which has been some years established at Albany Barracks, in the Isle of Wight, It is said, is to be broken up, and the men are to be sent, as anon as raised, to de Garrison duty at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, until they embark. The Eisi India Recruits will in future be stationed at Chatham; the Mediterranean, at Ports mouth ; and those for the West Indies; noise of Africa, and North America, at Plymouth. Fifteen Regiments are at present recruiting in the county of Carlow. The hand and staff of the Sith Regiment are recrttiting in. Clontnel since Wednesday sennight, for the several Regiments now . quartered in the Indiei, and upwards of eighty young fellthet btiVe, we un derstand, been induced to enter the service. A recruiting party is ordered to be sent from each Diei•ion of Royal Marines, to complete the strength of that corps to 800 melt. The following change of quarters bas recently been ordered is Ireland : 86th Foot—Two companies, and head-quarters, from Newry to Naas ; two ditto from Armagh to ditto ; one company from Newry 'to Trim., and ore from Newry to Wicklow. snd Foot—Two companies,with one Field-Officer,fromDrenheda to Armagh ; three ditto, and head-quarters, from Naas to Newry ; • one company from Tam to Armagh ; and one ditto from Wicklow to Newry. Monday, Captain Bcaces.ey's troop of the Royal Horse Artil lery proceeded from Limerick to Athlone ; they are to he replaced in a few days by Major Cosa's company of Foot Artillery. (Apo tenant-Colonel THORNHILL continues in command of the Lower Shannon district. Lieutenant Baron, 84th, is ordered to command the red u:ting parties at Ennis. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. OFFICE OF ORDN A NCB, JAN. 19, 1525. ERRATUM in the Gazette of the 18th instant. Royal Regiment of Artillery—For Second Captain Irwine Whitty, from half pay, to be Second Captain, &c. read Second Captai:s Irwine Whitty, from half-pay, to be Second Captain, vice Scott; First Lieutenant Robert Andrews to be Secand Captain. Commissions in the Ewa Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. Cornet Warren Hastings Anderson to be Lieutenant, vice James Cuthbertson, resigned ; John Ferme, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Anderson, promoted. FASHIOA ABLE INTLLLIGENCE. The Duchess of Buckinbam left town on Saturday for her seat Stowe, Bucks. - The Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, Lord Augustus Mil, and Lady Mary Hill, left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, yester day, for their seat, Richmond. Lord Frederick Lerma.: left town yesterday for his brothtr's (the Duke of Richmond) seat, Goodwood, Sussex. Lord Alvanley left town on Sates day, for Edinburgh. Lord Somerville has arrived at his house in Hill -street, Berke ley-square, from a tour. Major Gardiner has left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn street, for Tun bridge Wells. Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—Francis Morgan, Esq. for his neat in Herts ; and Captain Nelson, (or Bath. Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart have left the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn. street, Ms Hastings, Sussex. Arrivals at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street—Richard and. Edmund Hopwood, Esqrs. from their seat, Hopwood HAI. Lan. mask.; the Rev. Edward Hoiwell, from Exeter; and Forbes, Esq. from a tour. Earl Shannon and family have left for their house, Connaught-place. Sir Frederick Baker, Bart. has left town for Bath. Lady and Miss Stuart have arrived at Hickman's Hotel, Lower Brook -street, from a tour. Departures—F. Cresbney, F.sq. foe Southampton; and Mr. and Mrs. Murray for their seat is Suffolk. Major Russell arrived in town yesterday, from Brighton. The Hon. R. Neville has left town for Billing-bear, Berkshire. Arrivals at Long's Hotel, Clifford...tree—Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe, from Brussels; Captain Jervis, from Brussels; William Fen wick, Esq. from Norfolk ; and Thomas Feliowes, Esq. from Ba De parturm—Mr. and Mrs. Cotterill, for their seat in Oxfordshire; C. Hawkins, Esq. for Brighton; Wm. M'Dooald, Esq. for Scot!and. The LORD CHANCELLOR had an audience (ibis MA- Mr yesterday. Tbis day, the Earl of LIVERPOOL and Mr. Secretary Camelot; arrived in town, front his Lordship's seat, Coombe Wood, SurrCy. This day also, S. R. LusuanovoN, Esq. M.P. arrived in Downing-street, from his country seat, Norton Court, liens. Mr. Secretary PEEL came to t!Asn on Saturday morn ing, from the seat of the Countess of Bainnewavca, at Ashi•ridge, Hertfordshire, and transacted business on the same day at the Home Office. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Mr. DAWSON, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, arrived in town on Saturday morning, from Drayto.s Park, Staffordshire, the residence of his father-In-law, Sir Roarer Pau ; and also transacted business at the Home Office. The Gazette of Saturday night announces that Vis.. count Sraaaorous,late Ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, has been - raised to the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom, by the title of Baron Pusstosn, of Penshurst, Kent, instead of Baron STRANGTOUP, of Clontarf, Dublin county, as notified in the L , ustst Gazette of the 9th October last. Sunday se'nnight the Earl of MINH AVEN arrived at his seat, Adore, in the County of Limerick, from Wales. The tottering state of the Hotel of the British Em. busy at Paris is a subject of disappointment to the En•zli h fashionables now resident in that capital. Lord GrAwrin.is tat hittierto been unable to continue those splendid reunions at whirls Lady &mama Sweat presided with so much attraction. It is supposed the necessary repairs will not he completed before the n oting winter, and then it is said the Hotel is to be opened with un precedented magnificence* Saturday evening, Earl WA LslscHAN,teturning from Cavendish-square to bis residence in Upper Harley-street, wa. at tacked by a young faotpad at the end of Nlansfisld Mews in Har ley-street, who rushed out of the Mews, and against the liar], with suck violence, as to stagger him several paces ; the thief at the mo ment seised the Earl's watch-chain, and endeavoured to abstract the watch from the fob; but the chain snapped in the middle, leaving in the fellow's possession half a gold chain and five valuable seals, with which he fled up the Mews, and was almost out of right before his Lordship had time to recover from the attack. We stated on Saturday,that Mr.Rornscismo had en tered into a contract with our Government for the Welsh Mines. This Gentleman, jointly with some Noblemen of high rank, has obtained a grant of those lands in North Wales which were formerly the pro perty of Sir HUGH MIDDLETON, but afterwards re vetted to the Crown. These lands, although they have not been worked for a very long period, ate well known to contain ore of various metals in great abundance. It is therefore proposed, under the superintendence of Mr. ROTHSCIIILD and the N.lb!em n above alluded to,to fin m aCompany and to raise an ade quate capital foe the purpose of working this valuab,e district. The public advantages of this great under taking, in forming a most just and useful medium for the investment of English capital, as well as in fur nishing emploment to an almost indefinite extent to the labouring poor in Wale., need not be dwelt on. It is not surprising that this splendid undertaking, is this era of schemes of every description, should have raised peculiar expectations in the City, an l it is material, therefore, that it should not be confounded with other on. dettakings, which might be supposed from their title to arise out (.f it. This has been the case with the Weld' Mining Association, which has been mistaken for that in which Mr. ROTHSCHILD is concerned. It is pro per, therefore, to state, for the information of capi talists, that no Company has yet been formed in consc quence of the grant to Mr. R OTHICH I LD, nor have any of the preliminary arrangements for that purpose been made. Nothing, in fact, has yet been done beyond the completion of the grant from Gcvernment ; but in few days the Report of the Engineers and Mineralogs3 sent down to inspect We mines, will be published. V . '