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- • - • _ • ' a...--vattm0rtaw.....0w....... a- NORWICH UNION SOCIETY,' For the INSUItANCE of LIVES and SURVIVOWNII,S. • ' GRANTING ANNUITIES, rind ENDOWMENT of CHILDREN. . PATRON& The Most Noble the Duke of SOMERSET. The Most Noble the Duke of BEAUFORT. • The Most Noble the Duke of ARGYLL. 'Ma Right Hon. the Earl of CRAVEN. The Right Hon. the Earl of ROSE/31,1EY. 1 The Right Hon. Lord BALTOUN. - t TRUSTEES. Sir Joan Waoszeurr, But of Wrorosky Hall. Sir (Baum P 100; Bart. Pashal. Vassals Borrow, Esq. Birmingham. 1 i lVlraus !Lucca, Esq. Birmingham. I XMS , A WOMAN Massa', Paq. &stint Lodge, Suffolk. Maier Caimans.; Esq. Hilborowe, Norfolk. 1 • WALtlial FAWILts, Dn. Fernley Hall, Yorkshire, Etc. rrHg DIRECTORS of this SOCIETY do hereby - give Notice,. That they have taken a HOUSE, No. 16, i WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL MALL, which will be opened i t as their Chief Office for the transaction of Business in the Metro- -1 . polio, on MONDAY, the 4th day of JAMAS!, 1819, and where Attendance will be daily given, front Ten o'Clock till Four ; sad also at the Office of the Society's Agent, Mr..C. A. Hasse, r , . SI, Birchen -lane, Cornhill. • I s ' Persons in or near London, on whose Uwe Insurances are C proposed, will, in future, be required to appear before the Ips- s dots ee, Cununitt who will sit weekly at Waterloo Place. 1 Fire Insurances may be effected at either of the above phises t • en approved risks, not being situate In Londe* or its Liberties, er within the Weekly Bills of Mortality. • • , e Agents for the Nouveau Limos' Fxsa axiLite bretrara; 5 • Semis:se are appointed at the principal Torres tireoghoutthe i Kingdom. c ttt . FROM L4ST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. a I I [This Gazette captains Adareeses to the Panics Raozate off i her late ' l / 4 !aratrty's demise, from the City of Hereford . County of Hereford, County of se:, Diocese of Lincoln, Burgh of c Kirkby in Kendal, Isle of Man, Burgh of Cullen, Burgh of r i Fortes, largh of Linlithgow, Maidstone, Leith, Merchant Ceci- -1 pany of Leith, Borough of Rippon, Borough of Wick, Town. of Bridgnorth, County of Hertford, Knights Templar of Scot- c - land, Shire of Ayr, Bishop of Bath and Weil and Deaa and c • Chapter, County f Nottingham. County of Selkirk, Burgh of ‘ DTsart i and Plymouth Dock.-His Royal lightiess the Pauses c Beervz has appointed Major-Gaseral Herbert Taylor, to the 1 • ()nice of Master, Keeper, and Governor of the Hospital or Free t Ch ipel of Slant Catherine, in the roost of Colonel Edward Di.. c brenve,ilearased.) - BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. a • William Prosser Hereford. grocer, front Jan. 12 to LS, at c eleven, at the C ommercial ' Hotel, Hereford: Erie threnstrom, Fen-court, Fenchurch-street, from Dec. 26 1 to Feb. 18, at twelve, at Guildhall. a i 1 BANKRUP I'S. t Thames Jenkins, Whitchurch, Glimorgenihire, timber-meta 4 chant, to surrender Jan. 20, at three, 21, and Feb. 0, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Merthyr Tydva. Anornies, Messrs. Jenkins, James, and Abbott, New Inn, London; or Mr. . . Merrick, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. I 1' I Matthew Silt, Lane-F« d, Staffordshire, flour-dealer, Jan. 19, . . it three, 19, and Feb. 9, at eleven, at the White Hart Ina, C • Uttoxeter. Attornias, Mr. Flint, Uttoaeter; or 91r. Tooke, t Gray's Inn, London. . Thomas Curgenven, Truro, linen-draper, Jan. 6,7, and Feb. 2 9, at eleven, •at Pearce 's Hotel, Truro. Attorney, Mr. Bea.' j t l nallack, Truro. . I George Jackson, Mile-town, Tole of Sheppy, baker, Jam 9, g 19, and Tab. 9, at one, at Guildhall, London. Attornles, 0 I R Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple, London. Robert Collens, Maidstone, dealer in hops, Jan. 9, 16, and Feb. s 9, at ten, it Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Lindsay, II St. Thomas'asreet, Borough. John Stanbury, latent Barnstaple, Devonshire, groc r, Jan. 2; ‘ . 16, std Feb. 9, at ten, at Guildhall. London. A torsi, I .• Mr. Hall, Coleman-street. William Simmonds, Lowestoft, Suffolk, merchant, Jan. 20, at 5 ... IVe,A9I, arld Feb. 9, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Bury St 1 , Edmunds. Attorney, Mr. Bromley, Holborn-coart, Gray's Inn ' London. John Twyford, Portwood-within-Brinnington, Cheshire,cot- ton-spinner Jan. 7,9, and Feb. 9, at ten, at the arren 1 Bulkeley Arms, Stockport. Attornies, Mr. Walters, Stock- port; or Messrs. Wright and Cole, Temple, London. c Thomas Symmoas, Strand, brass•founder, Jan. 2, 16, end Feb. ~ t 9, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mount, Tukenhouse- 1 yard. I CSRTIFICATES-Jascalie 19. . J. Lancaster, Michael's-grotre, Bromptun, merchant. G. $ ' Harper, Gresford Mills, Denbigh, tobacconist. J. Jackson, a . , Easingwold, Yorkshire, merchant. L Dobson, Stapleton, , Cumberland, bacon-factor. S. Lord, Cock Inn, Sutton, inn- ! . kecper. a PRUSSIA. 1 . i EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED OCT. 13 1 " I find, in many parts of the Prussian dominions, ' the inhabitants restive and uneasy. The delay of the , .' . King in fulfilling his promise to bless the people with , , . a lime Constitution, is a continual cause of discontent: ' They urge, and I think justly, that, even admitting ' 4 the sing to be the best judge of the time when this I boon ought to be given, he is not immortal ; his death r i I l i would cancel the promiv, and they should remain i slaves still. This being the case, instead of dismissing • . 'the application of his faithful and brave people with 1 haughty dignity, it is his duty to point out to them I what particular combination of circumstances renders I • the present time pee iliarly unfavourable for granting them a free Constitution. If be can shew some good , • cause, it will satisfy many ; if no good cause exists, it z i v. is a poop return for all their services thus to play with their ardent desires after freedom. When the throne ' was in danger, the King gave his promise without re- ( serve; when he thinks himself in safety, be casts it , 1 1 into the tide of futurity, which will probably never , . 1 . land - the blessings ,be promised on the . soil of Prussia. I 0 Besides the above ever-active cause of aiscoliteb 1 i some new regulations which his Majesty has lately 1 1 ' • s circuhted, regarding service in the Army, which 'are 1 thought excessively rigid, produces considerable agita: . . . , .. • tiois. Every individual, whatever his situation . in life may be, from the age of 20 to 40, is declared to be a i 1 ' t . soldier. If his age be from '2O to 25, he is enrolled in the regular Army. If from 25 to 32, he belongs to the first Militia. If from 32 to 40, he is placed in the second Militia. Of course these regulations affect the ' - comfort and happiness of a large portion of the inha; • bitants of Prussia ; the general feelin respecting them • is very keen ; and when the people t hink they can in- dulge themselves with safety, they express their feel- ings with little reserve. v , I think the Prussian Government would do well 0., . to tread warily at present, and consult the wishes of the people, by fulfilling a promise made by the highest authority, in the most solemn manner, and .. on a most interesting occasion. It it does not, and that speedily, I think in all probability it will have ', cause to regret its present course of proceeding. • t \ i 1 "In truth, whatever measuretis adopted of an un- popular character,' however necessary, will be called 11 i arbitrary or unfeeling, till the King fulfils-his pr0.•14 .•1 4 . ‘ vise; and no one who has been of late in Prussia will deny that nothing is more calculated than procrasti- -1 ' nation in this matter to estrange the affeeuces of the people from their Sovereign. . e • 1 , No THE EVENING STAR LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER SO, ISIS. THE FUNDS. !KICK Of STOCKS THIS DAT ♦T TWSLVE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Reduied 77j 4—i per Cent. Cons. shut Cons. for Account, 78 , 11-3 i per Cent. tisii 1 4 Tier Cent. 94/-1-5 per Cent. Navy shut India Bonds 76 78 pre.—Ornnitun par. Exchequer Bills 12 16 pre. Boston Papers to the 7th instant arrived this morn ing. The following are exttacts: " WASUINGTON, NOV. 27. " I learn with pleasure that the reduction of the present standing army, which many consider in its to be worse than useless, is contemplated. Indeed it is loudly called for by the sombre statements of Mr. Secretary Crawford. By his Report it will be seen, that the estimates for the 'military department next year only, will exceed the enormous sum of eight millions and a half of dollars, vastly more than doable the whole naval expense, including the annual million for the gradual increase .of the navy. The intention, it is said, is to retain only one Major-General (Brown), and two Brigadiers. But as the troops will be stationed in small bodies, in remote garrisons, it may be found expedient to dispense with even these two, and make the Colcinels report direct with the Major-General at Washington. " It is hoped, by all friends to economy, that a great part of the present General and Medical Staff will be abolished—they now consist of more than 120 officers, moat of which are mere sinecures. Indeci, those Staffs have been pronounced more than suffi cient for an army of 40,000 men in the field. " We still have hope that something will be done on the subject of the Bankrupt Law. The Bank 6uhkles excite much attention and much quaking here, and I fear it is but the of the most distressing embarrassinents." MOBILE, OCTOBER 50. By letters from Havannah, of the 6th instant, we I learn, that on the day before advices from the Court of Spain were received there, through Don Onis; that the affairs of the Floridas are settled for the present, and Pensacola is to be restored positively to Spain ; in consequence of which a new Governor, Don Ma riano Calonj•a, is apppinted, and will sail immedi ately with 200 men to garrison the place. The per sons who have speculated in real estate in and about Pensacola, we are fearful will be much injured. If we aie not mistaken, no person under the general law of Spain can legallyitold a freehold unless he in sonic manner becomes a Spanish subject. IBIPORTANT LAW CASE. UNITPD STATICS V. THOMAS TAYLOR. Indictment for Piracy, containing Five Counts. The conspicuous part hitherto borne by Commo dore Taylor in the cause of South American Inde pendence, the anxiety manifested throughout the Union on that subject, and the abilities of the oppo site Counsel, have all combined to render this case an object of general interest. W. Wort, Esq. Attor ney-General ; Elias Glynn, Esq. District Attorney ; and David Hoffman, Esq. appear in behalf of the United States ; and Wm. Pinkney, Esq. and General Winder, are the Counsel for the prisoner. The trial commenced on Wednesday. Several witnesses for the prosecution, were examined, but the progress of the testimony was suspended to discuss a point of law. The Counsel for the prosecution having offered to introduce the capture of vessels not named in the indictment, to evince the piratical intention ; it was objected to by the Counsel for the pr:soner. Mr. Ilorrmax cited several authorities to prove the legal admissibility of such evidence, and was supported by Messrs. WORT and GLIINIC General WINDER arrived . yesterday, and it is sup posed Mr. PININZT will submit his ideas to-day. BOSTON, DECEMBER S. The Spanish Captain GARCIA, captured on the coast of Africa by a British sloop of war, was exe cuted for piracy, at Fort Royal, en the 7th of Sep.' tember. Previous to his execution he made several! unsuccessful attempts to destroy himself with a ilass , bottle, and to jump into the sea : he was a man of family, and of considerable wealth. The differences which have been for some time known to prevail in the French Ministry, have At length arrived at an important crisis. It appears from a variety of Private Letters which were received in town yesterday, and from which we subjoin some inttresting extracts, that all the Members of the . Ca binet, with the exception of the Duke of Ricastrzo, gave in their resignations on Thursday ; and that an endeavour had been made to form a new Ministry under the Premiership of the Duke, but that none of the individuals whom he recommended to the vacant , pasts could be induced to accept of them. In this emergency it was thought probable that the Krim would see the necessity of recalling M. CAZIS to carry on the Government, with an Administration unmixed and more unfettered than before. A later, but rather improbable, rumour in circulation was, that the noted TALLRYRAND wax once more to come into office. The Jourriab of Sundiy, which are due to-day, but have not as yet arsived, will in all pro bability put us in possession of the final re.ult of this important change. PRIVATE LETTERS. ' " PARIS, DECEMBER se. At last the divisions of the Ministry have led to *general rupture. On Thursday all the Ministers gave in their resignations, and the KING accepted of them all, with the exception of that of the Duke of &CHIMING, who immediately formed a new Minis try, composed as follows: " M. Cusses, (the great Naturalist, who was lately in Eng land,) the new Moslem f the !uteri's.. " M. Mottunt, (formerly Minister of the Treasury during the reign of Boxaraaez, a place which be occupied even during the hundred days,) itsuialer of Finance. " M. Samar, (Member of the Chamber of Deputies, who had been Counsellor of State under Bomarsarz, and Minister of Justice in the Kingdom of Westphalia,) Minister of Justice. " M. an Vu.ttte, (Member of the Chamber of Deputies,) Minister of Marine. And " Count Law or Lawn:troy, (Peer of France, Aide-de-camp of 13.oraranz, and his Ambassador at the Court of Petersburgh during the years 1511 and 19120 Minister of War. " According to this new arrangement, the Minis -17 of Police was to have been suppressed. " Yesterday, by five o'clock in the afternoon, all these Gentlemen bad declined the places tendered them, with the exception of M. CIJVI&R. MM. Met- Luna and SIMEON refused office, from a fear that they might be required to give their sanction to measures which they regard as anti-national; and MM. DE VILLELK and LAVIIISTON (two Ultras) declined to act, unless a pledge were given by their colleagues, that they would support such modifications of tie Laws of Elections and Recruiting as would render them more mocarchical. " It was easy to foresee that a Ministry composed of such heterogeneous and discordant elements could not go on a single day ; and it is generally believed, that in the present state of affairs, the Duke of RICHE LIZU will not be able to form a Ministry which will Act in concert or last for three months. ". In the Chamber of Peers M. de Cazzt has already been in a minority. Joined by a party of twenty four other Members, he opposed the draft of the Address, which, notwithstanding his opposition, was presented to his MAJESTY without amendment. " Nobody can calculate the result of this crisis in the Administratipn. It appears certain that, the Chamber of Deputies will to-day refuse the levying of the 6-I2ths of the contributions which Ministers had demanded, Any change which the new Ministers may propose in the law of elections and the law of recruiting will only give new activity to the move ments of party. After thirty years of civil troubles, during which the overthrow of many theories that were attempted to be executed, and the abolition ,of so many Governments that were atterncted to be ,establisheii. have harassed the public wind, society cannot be re-assured; bat by the stable conviction that the compact on which it rests its civil order and political institutious shall be durable, and that the laws which contribute to the conservation of its in terests and the maintainance of its tights shall be faithfully executed. This conviction alor.e can en sure the public tranquillity. It; on the other hand, doubts or uncertainty are again revived, social insti tutions and general repose caul never be consolidated." " PARIS, DEC. 16.--(Afternoon.) , e The crisis of the Ministry has as yet had no in fluenceon the public funds. To-day, at the Exchange, the 5 per cents. are 62.63 c. Nothing is as yet de cided regarding a new Ministry. The Duke cf Rt. cnutzu is in negotiation with M. Lem., to induce him to remain in the Ministry with M. de Vtxxxxx, and to prevail upon him to accept the Department of Marine. In this case the Ultras Nr ould triumph, and M. de CAtEs would lose his influence. I cannot give credit to this theory. " It is said that Bavaria has not acceded to the basis of the arrangement proposed at Air-la-Chapelle , to settle the differences between her and Baden, and that she is determined to preserve the rights gua ranteed to her by previous treaties." ANOTHER LETTER. " PARIS, DECEMBER 26. " The Bum, at the close of the Council, on Wed nesday evening, is reported to have used every effort to engage the Ministry to act with concord, but the views of the two parties at the head of affairs were It4o divergent to admit of any understanding. Inca pable, therefore, of conforming to the wishes of his MAJESTY, the whole Ministry, with the exception of the Duc de RICHELIEU, offered their resignations, which were accepted at eight o'clock on Thursday evening. It was expected that the Moniteur of Fri day would have contained the nomination of the new Ministry, bet (a circumstance almost unparalleled) it was perfectly silent on his MAJESTY'S choice, as well as on the catastrophe which all Paris knew had be fallen the old Ministers. M. ROY said to his friends, on Thursday evening—' I receive you, not as a Mi nister, but ellfatosille and M. Ds CAzas made no secret of tilt event which had taken place. "On Thursday evening (the 24th inst.) the course of exchange had risen to 63 it was quoted at this price at three o'clock, which is the last hour of its legal business—but in the Arriere Bourse, from three to four, it transpired that the stability of the Ministry was still in jeopardy, and the Funds fell lfr. 75c. I sktrjoin a list of the new Ministry, which every one believes to be a correct one : " Minister of the Interior, M. Coin' ; Minister of War, General Latiasson; Minister of the Marine, N. DnVn.kwas : Moister at the Great Seals, M. Same; Pie: ter OM Mount'. " The Police De attment is to be repl ace] ditection as in 1814, and M. Tonasom its Chief It will prpbtbly be under them's/ of the Minister of the Interior. The most extraordinary rumours ar e some affirm that the KING intends dissolv. in g Lower House, others that the Deputies of ' bet, named by the Kr so introwvable of 1815, be reinstated in all their functions; more , men maintain that the determination of is to adjourn the Chamber for four mrr.t!l„ the mean time by an Ordinance to make ► sional Law of Elections until a ft hamber , in virtue of that Ordinance shall have annulled the old one. The Deputies of the dent and Liberal Party, aware of this, are to oppose with all their vehemence the de:, 6-1 2ths, which is to be discussed to-day, aid to cord merely 1-12th, so that the Subsidy In, st granted anew every month. The Debates will , the highest interest. Ail extraordinary Moxtteu► was expected morning, but none has appeared. The eti c i4 cunt can Ant be delayed beyond to-morow.' " PARIS. Two &lad, a Since my letter of this morning, l bytes tot . nounce to you that the public have acquircl t o re, tainty that the hulivideals to whom the take d e Ittcurtrzu had offered appointments, and who* names I communicated to you this tnornii. hare absolutely declined accepting these pet - bus functirre. de Irtt.tett insisted as a time 7 1t4 R",I :1 3 the too . dification, or in other words, the abnlitioa of tie Election and Recruiting LaWi to this his 3tAmn gave a posilive refusal. Monsieur's Cuvita, Stan, and Motu cm refuseJ to share the responsibility of measures dictated MI. de Vittet.t and LAC. RISTON. To those who have alreldy 'sent in twine. signations, I have to add the names of MM. BAREST!, VILLZIIAINE,,ROTRR COLLARD, CAMILLRJCPRD.AY, de SIRRR, Gutior, &c. Thus the Duke de lit:us• Lieu, under whose auspices the new Ministry was n have been formed, finds himself singularly er.:bat• rassed at these unanimous refusals. " Gre.tt and just apprehensions are enteruired cf the Funds to-day ; bets are offered that they %sill be down to fitly in less than a fortnight. A loon no of M. TALLeYRANo is in circi:laties on this state of afiairs ; he says it is the conirocont• men: de la fin ! " Saurday Errs:* " I embrage this opportunity of accpuiating you, that hopes are still entertained both by the Rend party and by the rainisterisdists, that AL DE Cs:A.3 will be recalled to office by the KING, and that the re>igratioli of 31. LA I xe will alone be final Extract of another letter, of the same date :--- It is said that TALLEYRAND is to succeed the Duke 41e RtCuatartf." .Nery little business has been done at the Stock Ex- change for several days. Consols have n.mained pretty steady at 713 i. Such a calm is frcquently the precursor of a storm, and from the political st.IL of the French Capital, apprehension :s entertained by the monied interest in this country, that a sudden and great fluctuation will very •hortly take place in our Funds. Two Gentlemen have arrived this day, who left Paris on Sunday morning. They state, that the greatest agitation prevailed in the public mind, and that several Enghilt who had arranged to remain in France during the winter season, had determined upon quitting, and were disposing of their property, at a great loss, for that purpose ; many that had no incumbran:e had already taken their departure, and every thing wore the most gloomy appearance. Notwithstandin this unsettled state of politics, every nerve had been strained to secure public confidence, and, in some measure with success, for an express was received this morning in town that left Paris on Monday, whi.:h has brought intelligence that the 3 per Cents. had, on that day, risen 2 per Cent. several bargaiss having been done at 65 francs. Yesterday being the day to which Parliament was prorogued by the Royal writ, there was a Meeting, pro forma, of both Houses, to hear the writ read for a further prorogation. The Commissioners on this occasion were, the LORD CNANCIII+DR, Lord Vis count MELVI LLE, and Lord Viscount SIDKOCTR.— The Commons appeared at the Bar of the House of Lords about a quarter past two. They were repre sented by Mr. DYSON, Mr. RteiestAN, and sere:al Officers of the House of Commons. The writ was read proroguing Parliament to the 14th day cf.lanu ary next, when both Houses are to meet for the dis patch of business. The Commons then withdrew, and the Lords immediately adjourned. We are happy to state, that the LORD CHANCELLOR appeared to be pretty well recovered from the effects of his rece:t attack of the gout. Monday the Duke of Yon came to town f:rm Oatlands, and yesterday his Royal Highness left town for Brighton, on a visit to the. PRINCE RECENT. The remains of AARON GRAHAII, Esq. wife OR Monday removed from his house, in Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and deposited in a vault under the middle aisle of St.Georgt sChurch, Blooms bury. He was attended to the grave by his two sous and several of his old friends, who had long knows his worth. The funeral was well calculated to mani fest the affection and respect of his family. The hearse was drawn by six horses; and four mournirg coaches, drawn by four horses each, follewed. • The carriage of —ll/CICS, Esq. son-in-law of the de ceased, closed the mournful procession. fjpnl n from S: ship, sa Regent , He fot lie WHIM Ity or :tir o( t , 4) 1 4'0 nu ti S. jari,4 w , from don to are i ng bee s:sunc Molvi ng 'led the the • . n. 1815, , re 0. just L ore his NlAj tsl of whit aol e 4ike a pre;i. The je ' er cemmid they . . the Ick t , c al ve i are resois 'led fro e de n:l4l l i I', 13d to t . Wind idi ra" ..ver. tes wi".: be Wind expe ce a ..ht and e omciL. , c. E1;14l ~ row.' ri, Seur4 it hsv lustea to e d I)7 sired ear te r . d been the Dake the K and whu hentern he ornii tt . ho t °us functiot e • Came .1 as the eno. .d the a!itioa of ti e . ving his 31,0E47 sh e h " ita, Sumo), the responsibility vin I !Ls and LAC. hag der, .145 ent intik-krt. F . l tbc o Mutsu, AtJetinnay, Arrii Ike de 111.....n5. Purser The with c back ti Sand. EX/ s &. Vu! Cturait _ .gy moo., Ba!b4tl for Na Adam' Ireulo Cur, Col, ft Gilka Etude Tn Trea caku llte Uri Ditto Me a e IA me 1 tion, dow Pad farts an 3 At tiog tan M be ho