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^ l7gl THE EVENING STAR• LONDON. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, Na LX. was published THIS DAY. —...-- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Coital, opened thh morning at 93 to 94 for the Account, at which price they remain steady, with little doing. Several Expresses have arrived from Paris this morning, bringing unt that the French Rentes of Monday, after 'Change, were • 011. 30c. The account from Panama, tie Jamaica, has improved Colom bian Securities. FOREIGN FUNDS. In the Foreign Market this morning the most business doing is in Colombian and Mexican Bonds. Current Prices : New Spanish 161, Old 20) 21, Russian 931 94 ex. div. Mexican 49/ /, Alliance Shares 101 111 pre. Colombian Scrip 10 9) disc. Colombian 76, Chaim 711.1 77, French Scrip 121 1 prem. Austrian 951, Portuguese 86, Brazilian 21 11 dist. Peruvian 26 disc. PRUSSIAN LOAN, NEGOCIATED BY MR. N. Mb ROTHSCHILD, IN LONDON, IN lens. The Half-yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due on Friday, the Ist of October next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. Roseman, oa that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between the hours of Ten and Two, at his Counting-house, No. 2, New-court, St. Swithin's-lane. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, mud be left one day for examination. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 235 1 ,4 34 235 1 4 235 3 per Cent. Reduced 94 3 % % V t S per Cent. Cons. 93 5 / 8 1 / 2 5 4 3 -3/, per Cent.lol34 4 per Ct. Assented 101 78 % 4. per Ct. Old 101 5 / 8 3 4 4 per Cent. New 106 105% Long Annuities 23% 3-I6—lndia Bonds 8f f. 1.000 Exchequer Bills (2d.) 41 ; (1 tificl.) 40 £5OO Do. (2d.) 41 ; (1 1 Ad ) 41 Advertised (2d.) 38 7 9 Consols for Account 93 7 / 8 94 93 7s. A file of the Jamaica Papers to the 21st of July has been received at the Jamaica Coffee-house, from which we are enabled to extract some interesting intelligence relative to the affairs of Peru. The defection of the Spanish General OLANETA has been followed by the defeat of General CARATALLA, who, on being taken prisoner, joined the cause of the Patriots. Thus two divisions of the Spanish aimy have been united to the cause of independence ; and theie is little doubt but BOLIVAR will give a good account of the remainder. The Peruvians, however, contribute little to the eman cipation of their country ; and had they not powerful neighbours, would scarcely be able to maintain their independence. The following are extracts : From the Jamaica Royal Gazette, of the 17th July, received this morning We have just received a letter from Panama, dated the 27th ult. and hasten to give our Readers the following extract : I send you an official account of the defection of the Spanish General Olaneta, who, it appears, has put Limself in communication with some Buenos Aryeans, on the frontiers of Upper Peru, which will act as a powerful diversion in favour of the operations of Gene. ral Bolivar on this side. 6 A general engagement was expected to take place in Peru in all this month. The appearance of a Spanish force on the other coast has prevented the arrival of some troops here destined for that country ; but not withstanding this circumstance, I am not apprehensive of the issue of the campaign. General Bolivar has a force of upwards of 10,000 good troops with him, well clothed, organized, and disciplined, and far superior to anything, from what I can learn, that can be brought against him. The Peruvians are not Spartans; they are at the lowest ebb of moral debasement.' - FROM THE JAMAICA COURANT OF JULY 19. 4, TRUXILLO, MAY 13. 4g By an extra Courier, I have just received from his Excellency the Liberator, the following intelligence : that General Olaneta, who bad been with a considerable division in the province of Upper Peru, after having taken General Caratala, who had followed him with an equal force, prisoner. The latter immediately con sented to serve the patriotic cause, and cordially recog nized the justice with which America had recovered her liberty and independence. You will be pleased to give this general circulation. " JOSE GABRIEL PEREZ." eg This unlooked-for event assures us of the establish ment of the national freedom. The Liberator, with the rapidity that characterizes him, will avail himself of its consequent advantages, and Colombia, now in her glory, will give general independence to South America 41 I have the honour to felicitate, is MANUEL TORRES VALDIVA." By the Alexander, whose arrival off Holyhead from Jamaica, we announced yesterday, letters arid papers have been received five days later than the packet. At the "time she left, the Island remained perfectly tran quil. The Francis Freeling packet, from Falmouth, had arrived at Jamaica on the 14th of July. The General Assembly is prorogued to the 17th of August. The following is an extract from a letter from Eliza beth Town, dated the 15th of July, which appears in the Janfaica Royal Gazette: We have all been fully engaged with guard keep ing. It is my opinion, had not the militia been called out so promptly, some mischief would have ensued There are three persons to be brought to trial, charged with conspiracy : two of them were drivers on the Ips wich estate, and the other head driver on Rosehury plantation." We have received the French Papers of Sunday and Monday, with the Pilate of yesterday, by Express, with private letters from Paris of the latter date. There is ••••• • I - - r % no longer 4 iny lona thithe nf the kin is inl a very precarious state. Oa Wednesday last, be was not expected toget over the night ; and it is feared the hot weather will accelerate his decease, which is spoken of in Paris as an event that may be soon expected. The Monitevr of Monday contains nothing official, but in its non-official part, there is an article from Smyrna of some interest. It appears that shortly after the Greeks had issued the proclamation threatening-to bum sink, and destroy, all neutral vessels found trans porting stores or arms to the Turks, three Austrian vessels were captured by a Greek Corsair. M. Ate lIROZIO PELLE GRAZZIE, Who is the Consul-General at Smyrna, communicated the circumstance to Colonel AMEBIC,. the Commandant of the Austrian naval force in the Levant; and the trig of war l'Orion, com- manded by M. Amman, was immediately dispatched to reclaim the ships. On the evening of the 28th of June, the Orion perceived the captured vessels in the roads of Miconi, and entering the port, hoisted the Austrian flag, which was returned by the vessels— 'the corsair hoisting the Greek flag. The Austrian Cap tains then repaired on board the Orion, and stated that they had sailed from Acre with a cargo for Constanti nople, and that they had been captured by the Greek brig then in the roads; one of the cargoes had been landed at Samos. The Captains were then ordered on board their respective ships, and hoisted their sails- The Greeks seeing this, threatened to destroy the ves sels, denied that the Orion was an Austrian vessel, but a corsair, and said they would not allow them to de part. The national flag of Greece was soon seen on the captured vessels, and a discharge.of three cannon from the Greek brig announced that neutrality was at an end. The Commander of the 01101 l then prepared for actibn, and the Greeks abandoned the Atistilan ships for their own ; but the Orion soon crippled and took posses,ien of the Greek brig, which, with the captured vessels, were carried to Smyrna, with the exception of ene ves sel, which was left, on account of its havi►ig the plague on board. The Moniteur contains extracts from the Universa j Gazelle of Augsburg, which confirm the previous ac. counts of the recapture of Ipsara by the Greeks, and the unexpected departure of the Capitan Pacha for Mitylene. It is said that the Russian Ambassadors at Foreign Courts have received new instructions to endeavour to get some plan adopted for the general pacification of the Greeks. The French Papers contain similar accounts to those we have previously given, from the German and Dutch Journals, of the bravery with which Ipsara was recap- ; Lured. It appears that the Ipsariot women fought with as I much valour as their husbands. They pursued the Turks with blunderbusses. The Turks, who had the advantages of treachery and superior numbers, rendered themselves masters of only half the town of Ipsara. In that part of the town, the women seeing themselves on the point of falling into the power of the enemy de stroyed each other. Parents killed their children, and wished to meet death in the enemy's ranks. The wind which sprung up during the massacre haring forced the vessels of the Turks to retire from the coast, they fancied they were abandoned, and terror seized them. The Ipsariots took advantage of it, and were repulsing them when the Hydriots and Spezziots arrived. The Moniteur and Journal des Debals contain a long account of overtures made by the Austrian Minister to the Germanic Diet on the 16th of August, and the re solutions adopted by that body. Notwithstanding all that has been done by the Sovereigns who have taken upon themselves the task of maintaining the peace of the world, Austria is by no means satisfied with the state of things in Germany. It is declared that the monarchical principle is not yet duly extended, nor the press sufficiently restrained. The Austrian Minister complains to the Diet-1, Of the false interpretations given to the 13th article of the Federal Act ; 2, The erroneous ideas formed of the powers of the Diet ; ' 3, The state of the German Universities ; and 4, The abuses of the press. In consequence of this represei.- tation, the Diet resolved—l, That in all the States of the Confederation in which Constitutions exist, care should be taken that in the exercise of the rights granted by those Constitutions to assemblies, the monarchical 1 principle be maintained in all its integrity, and that the ' evils which may arise from the publicity of the debates, and the printing of the proceedings of such assemblies, ' should be guarded against by regulations; 2, That a committee of five members of the Diet should be chosen to examine and report on the law of the 20th of Sep tember, 1819, which is in the meantime maintained; 3, That the provisional law on the subject of the press, which would expire on the 20th of September in this year, should be maintained in vigour until a definitive measure on the subject be adopted. A paragraph in the Courier Francais of the 25th of August, complains bitterly of the partiality-of the Cen sors of the Press. It appears that that paper had sub mitted to the revisal of the guardians of public opinion a packet which it had received from Barcelona. The Censors, for reasons best known to themselves, refused to allow it to be inserted. As this was not an unusual occurrence, it could excite but little surprise; but what was the astonishment of the Editor to find the same news, in nearly the same words, in the Journal de Paris 1 , FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. " PAIUS, Auc. O. "The numerous recent nominations of Councillors of State, &c. were all made in the contemplation of the accession of Charles the Xth, an event which is proba bly not far distant, as the Royal physicians are very fearful that the King will not pass the hot season. On Wednesday last he was not expected to get over the night. Thirty-four Peers are about to be created; and Baton Rothschild's Letters of Naturalization are on the - 7"7 . ." , r7••• , 1.rM.P.11. . _ ~ _ --- PARIS, AUGUST 30. M. Villele transacted business with the King. The King did not go out.— Rentes at four o'clock, 101 f. 25c. A letter of the 23d instant, from Augsburg, states that the Straskier Dervisch Pacha has dispatched a courier to Constantinople, to urge prompt reinforce ments to be sent to him, without which he must eva cuate Thessaly. PROW GALIGNANI'S MESSIINGItIt, AUG. SO. STOCK EXCHANOI4 AUG. 28.—The market opened at an improved price, but afterwards declined, towards the close of the day, Five per Cents. 101E5c. For the end of the month, when the packet closed, 1001: 90c. At this hour, 101 c. Extract of a letter from Barcelona, of the 18th inst. French Governors are nominated for the towns of Tortosa and Cardonna. The town of Lerida is now occupied by the 13th regiment of the line ; the occupa tion of Cardona will also be effected." The following are extracts from the French Papers : FROM THE PILOTE OF MONDAY. VIENNA, AUGUST 2t. The last news from Constantinople and from Bucha rest announce, that the losses sustained by the Turks in the Archipelago has caused a great sensation in the Turkish capital. A Tartar courier, arrived at Vienna, announces that the Captain Pacha is blocked up at 111i tylene. Other news state that be has experienced a loss of so many ships that he canndt repair it, and he will never return again to Constantinople: BARCELONA, AUGUST 2b. A squadron of cavalry, which lately left this place, will form part of the garrison of Lerida, where already a regiment of French have arrived from Saragossa. Tarragona and Tortosa will also have a French garrison. STERNE says, and the observation has been applied a thousand times since, that " they manage these things better in France." There is, however, no role without an exception, and it is not difficult to find many things better ordered in England than across the Channel. One instance, for the present, shall suffice. In the year 1821, an English Gentleman insured his furniture, li brary, and plate, for eleven hundred pounds (27,000 francs) with the " Compagnie Royale d' Assurance," at Paris. This Company undertook also Marine Insur ancesj which did not answer : the assured, in the case now stating, being dissatisfied with the Company, as he did not consider it offering a sufficient guarantee in case of accident, consequently did not renew , his insurance in April last. The Company invited him to continue to insure at their Office; he declined; they threatened him with a law-suit if he did not; he set them at defiance, and he accordingly received a sum mons, for the Ist of September, to appear before the Jugs de Pair, to " hear himself condemned definitively to pay to the plaintiffs the stun of 27 francs, due to them by the defendant for the premiums of one year's insurance, which will end on the 30th April, 1825, by the said Company, on the furniture of the defendant' and belonging to him, according to a verbal agreement of the 30th April, 1821, of which proof will be given if necessary, under all reservations, particularly that of leaving to the risk of the defendant all accidents or losses which may have happened, or shall happen, dating from the day of his being in arrear to that in which the arrears shall be paid up." We were silly enough to think that a man could drop his insurance whenever he pleased, as, by ceasing to pay, the risk of the Company ceased, and there ended the matter; but the Royal Company of Fire Insurance at ' Paris does not think so, and having once insured at its Office, it compels, - er tries to compel you to conti nue to do so. What would be thought of an Eng lish Insurance Office 'that would attempt to force a person to continee to inure with ir, sind bring in ac tion for two and twenty shillings, the premium of a year in advance, at tbe same time that the assured is told the Company does not held itself liable to any risk! !1 live la Co►npag»it Royale (I* Assurance We shall watch for the decision of the Jage de Pail, which Cannot, we presume, but be favourable to the as sured. Thus, in attempting to foice a continued assur ance, the Royal CO* . pany, to gain two arts hoed, s hit, limp, exposes itself to it public juditiil inquiry into its solvability. Shall weir* now my, then, 11 They ma., nage those things better In England r A Morning Paper statel76FFEablirAND WI. h as written a letter to the Emperor of RUSSIA on the dan ger arising to European States from the liberty enj oye d by the French, and recommending A LEXA MDER" to m arc h an immense host of Cossacks against the French, who me to be blessed by the establishment of that same pater nal system which FERDINAND would perpetuate beyond the Pyrennees, if onl y his cousin Louts would permit him." We du not know whether our contemporary is inclined to be sportive (a thing quite unusual with him), or has been hoaxed with this pretended letter of FERDINAND ; but we strongly suspect the latter. If the King of SPAIN had the folly to write such a letter, we are sure the Emperor of RUSSIA would have the good sense to conceal it. THE KING. WINDSOR, AUGUST 31.—At half- past two o'clock his MAJESTY, with his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and the rest of the company, with part of his household attendants, left the Royal Lodge. His MAJESTY was accompanied in his pony phaeton, by the Duke of YORK, and some of the party followed in the double bodied .phaeton and landau, and the remainder on horse back. They proceeded to Virginia Water. It is said that Don FRANCISCO Con.Lo, formerly Commandant of the Cuirassiers of the Queen, has formed a guerilla party ha Estremadura. His MAJESTY, on the recommendation of Mr. Se cretary C.aminto, has appointed Lord Easing Anshassador to the Court of fitutgard. The Duke of YORK left town yesterday morning, fur Windsor, on a visit to the Kum, for a few days. His Grace the Archbishop of Duman has sailed for England, on his way to Leamington. Lord and Lady HOLLAND and family have returned to Holland House, after taking an extensive tour. Monday, the town of Ramsgate was lighted for the first time with gas. A princely, magnificent, and entirely spontaneous mark of attention has recently been deem by the highest Personage in the State, to the comforts of the widow of one of the most dis tinguished Statesmen of modern times. This High Personage having heard that the wife of his old friend, whom, while living, he so ranch esteemed,that he recommended the adoption of his principles to his exalted Daughter, was not so easy in her circanutances as the widow of so great a man should be, from his own private purse, Rai with all the delicacy peculiar to his rank and station, lw pre. meted the Lady with a handsome and ample annuity. Monday last, Earl SPENCER and Mr. LITTLETON, accompanied by Lord Bassonotent, Sir H. Witteogitar, and the Hoooorabk Sir G. OIL&T, left Portsmouth in.lals Majesty's steam vessel the LIGHTNING, to observe the operation of the machinery whilst towing the StRINHATATAM frigate to Spithead, which was effected against a strong tide in less than an hour : the party having partaken of a cold collation on board the frigate; returned to the 'Lloirrwmo, and proceeded to Hyde, where Lord bles.vu.t.n, Lady JIMMY and Lady GIIIIRGIANA FANG, came on board, and tare a turn t hrough the shipping at Spithead. The party minutely exa mined the vessel and engines,which were directed to be immune! in various ways, to prove the facility with which steam-vessels our be managed. The LiGHTNING excited considerable interest, hoe her being the first steam-vessel employed in the British navy (sr purposes of war, and from the circumstance of her having lately returned from Algiers, before which she performed essential service to the fleet ; her astonishing, and in that part of the world, nerd powers,having, it is said,greatly conduced to bring the Dar to term. The Greek Chronicle of the 7th July gives the follow ing instance of activity and gratitude on the part of the Greeks The island of Zecalamisma, iii the gulf of Missolonghi, presents a very advantageous military position. The enemy might have taken possession of it to favour his attacks on Missolonghi and Anatolica. A fort which has been constructed on Cape Procopanis ton now renders that island impregnable. On the 28th of Jane it received the name of Fort Byron, in honour of Lord Byron, and it is considered at once as the beacon and bulwark of Western Greece. Measures have also been taken to place in a state of defence another posi tion, which presents advantages cif a totally different nature. It is a mountain called Apoclistra, which is situated in the high lands of Etolia, not far from Car penisi. Its summit displays varied and fertile hillocks and plains, whilst its steep tides, inaccessible in all directions, render it a kind of island in the midst of surrounding lands. It has but one line of approach, winding amidst rocks, which three men would be suf ficient td defend. A ruined fortification, which com mands that entrance, shews that the natural advantages of the Apoclistra had been fully appreciated in ancient times. A garrison of 100 men will render that position impregnable, whilst in times of necessity the Apoclistra may contain 5,000 families. In case of invasion, the Greeks might easily concentrate their forces there, and observe the movements of the enemy or prepare sur prises. Even in case of reverses, thel would find in it a safe asylum to repair their losses, without any danger of a general attack, or even of a coupde-train. " A singular application was Made to the Magistrate who presided at Gnildhall yesterday. A person of the name of Cole proposed to sweat an affidavit that he believed his wife had married a Gentleman, who is one of the Magistrates of a London Police Office, and that* under the name of that person aid as his wife, she had obtained 4,0001. out of the custody of the Court of Chancery. He added, that be was informed, and verdi believed, that certain individual; wham he named , knew and could state where the second marriage took place. Mr. Alderman SMITH did not consider the Pm' posed affidavit as sufficiently precise and positive to justify his interference, and it was returned unsworo- The principal object of the applicant was to induce the Magistrate to summon the parties before him. IMPORTANT TO PARISH OFFICERS .--Shepherd art.—This was an action tried at the last Oxford Assizes. It was brought by the plaintiff, an attorney at Usk, against the defendant, one of the Overseers of Poor of that Parish, and was founded upon the Stoat of the 17th of Geo. 11. by which an Overseer of Poor is subject to a penalty of 201. if be refuse to ails an inhabitant of the parish to inspect a rate which h been assessed and allowed, on the payment of a shin"' The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount of the penalty, 201. and costs. • Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Monday nigh a fire broke out hi the premises of Mr. DAVIT, of Putney, lall° chandler and nicker, which totally destroyed the whole a the P r mists, besides damaging the buildings adjoining. . 7.!.Tr . _ eve a being apeciited—it is suppised . softie that he ' will be created a Peer 01 . France." FROM A MORNING ?MIER. " VASS% Ms. Ity. 41 What I mentioned to you in my last, concerning the King's health, is unfortunately but too true, and in creases daily. The continual lethargy his Majesty is always in, if it was not for his courage and admirable resignation, would not permit him to give his attention to public affairs. " I have just heard that the King is much worse, and that a fatal crisis is every moment dreaded. Yesterday his Majesty, according to his usual custom, wished to give the orders to the Captain of the Gardes de Service; but he could not pronounce a single word, and imme diately fell into a lethargic slumber, which scarcely quits him for a moment." " AUGUST 28.—The health of the King seems to have experienced a slight improvement ; the physicians are of opinion that motion is indispensable to his Ma jesty, and have thetefore advised his Majesty to try a short walk. Whatever it be, people's fears are far from being calmed. According to highly authentic reports, it appears that M. Foust di Borgo has had another and rather an animated discussion with M. de Villele upon the subject of Spanish affairs.— He complained that the French Government re strained the King of Spain in his wishes, and obviated his intentions. He imputed to him also that he sup ported clandestinely the loan of the Cortes, and of lend ing a support to the moderate party, which called forth new rebellions. It is added, that this Ambassador, be coming heated during his own discourse, spoke of a rupture and even of a war,in a tone like to that which a master would use to his dependents when they had in curred his disgrace. " M..Villele, it is said, only opposed the language of timid season to the waft expressions of the other. He terminated the interview by saying, that the results would prove that France his never veered from the principles agreed upon between her and her high allies. F