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wets too long in giving their judgment,—that the Government ought to intervene, in order to hasten their judgment—and, in fine, that the Royal Treasury ought to deliver the sum contested to him. self; adding, that the French subjects might then come to Algiers, it order to submit their claims to him. These pretensions were contrary to the convention of the 28th Ott they were not less PO to the dignity of the French Government, which could not even have consented to them without going farther than it was entitled to, by interfering with the course of justice and transferring mothers the decision of causes which were then pending before the tribunals alone. These explanations were given at diffe rent times to the chief of the Regency, who was not satisfied with them, and persisted in asking. as a condition of the continuance of rclations with France, the immediate paytnent of seven mil. 4ione of francs. In a letter, which he wrote himself to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, this alternative was couched in such haughty slums, that ti. de Dames did not think proper to answer directly, mid contented himself with exposing the whole affair anew to the icasul-General of the King, at Algiers, ordering him, at the same tits..., to have a verbal explanation with the Dey on the subject. Al. Decal had not received this letter when he presented himself, •ording to the custom, at the palace of the Dey, on the eve of Mahomedan festivals. This Prince on asking the Consul-Ge. ecral if he had no letter to deliver to him, received a negative an swer, and he immediately struck M. Deval several times with a Zan which he held in his hand, and ordered him to leave his pre. tree. After such an outrage, committed in public on the person of the French representative, the King's Government could listen to ..othing else but its offended dignity. This last insult completed the outrageous proceedings of the Regency. Every kind of con. exion was henceforward impossible between France and Algiers, before the national honour of' the former had obtained for the latter the moat signal satisfaction. Baron de Damas gave orders to the Consul-General to require it ineneillately, or to leave Algiers with. out further delay. It was refused, and 31. Deval had hardly left the town, when the Dey gave orders to the Governor of Constantine to destroy all the French establishments in Africa by fire and sword. The ore.er was executed with punctuality, and the fort Lacalle was entirely demolished. The king sent to Algiers a squadron of his fleet, with orders to maintan a most rigorous blockade. Notwithstanding the zeal and the courage of our navy, this measure has not been attended with the success that was at first expected from it. The blockade has cost Franca near 20,000,000 of francs, without having caused the enemy sufficient damage to determine him to give satisfaction and to sue for peace. The dignity of France and the interests of the King's subjects who arc engaged in commercial transactions with the north of Africa, required that a new system, more energetic and decisive, should be adopted : however, the Government of the King, being desirous of currying the scene of the war on the Algerine territory only when it should become indispmsable, determined on a new attempt at reconciliation with the Dey. In July 182. i, Captain de LI Britonniere was sent to Algiers, with orders to open negotiations, should the Regency appear disposed to render usjustice. This step, which proved the moderation of France, was not sufficient to conquer the obstinacy of the Dey, and a new insult to our flag,a new violation of the rights and laws of nations, filled the measure of the perfidy of the Regency, and made all reconciliation henceforward Incom patible with the honour of the nation. As M. de Is Britonniere was leaving the port, a general volley of all the batteries near the vessel was directed against it, and it received no less than 80 balls. The fire ceased only when the ship was out of reach. Such is a brief account of the outrages for which the King is preparing to take vengeance : violation of the laws of nations ; infraction of the treaties and conventions ' • arbitrary exactions ; insolent pretensions, contrary to the laws of the kingdom and pre judicial to the rights of French subjects ;—the pillage of our vessels; —violation of the residence of our diplomatical agents ;—a public insult proffered to our consul;—attack directed against the flag of truce. _ . _ _ The Dcy seems to have done all to make war inevitable, and to excite the courage of our soldiers, to whom is reserved the noble mission of avenging the dignity of the crown, and of delivering France and Europe of the treble scourge that the Christian Powers have too long endured ; the slavery of their subjects, the tributes which the Dey extorts from them, and the piracy which renders in secure the coast of the Mediterranean, and threatens, without ceas ing, all vessels navigating in that sea. FOREIGN FUN Grua Wit, 5 pr Ct. 744 Do. Acc. 744 5 Do. Bds. 11149,. Ditto Acct. 74i ChiUs:Adds. 6 pr Ct. Eh). Acc, 26i Colons. Bds. 6 per Ct. 144 Do. Bds. 1824, 454 Do. Ace. 454 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. B. 1845. 464 6 Ditto 100, 274 Mex. Bds. 5 per Ct. Do. B. 1845, 6 p Ct. 354 TWO O'CLOCK. Do. Acc. 331 1 3 Do. 100, 341 1 Peruv. Mk 6 pr Ct. Ditto Acc. 23 Pruss. Bonds, S p Ct. 101 Do. Bds. 1822, 6 p Ct. 1031 Buss. Bds. 1822, 5 pr Ct.lll Do Account 111 Do. ill, 111 Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct. 171 171 1 Do. Ace. 171 Do. 510, 181 SE. Bds. 1823, 5 pet Ct. Ditto Ace. 61 BRITISH AND FoRRIGN SHAKES, TWO ()CLOCK. SHA ni PAID. 111 MAIM Anglo Mexican (iss. at £5 pm) 100 100 381 Bolanos 300 300 500 485 Brazilian Company 20 5 10e 11 e Brazilian Imp. (iss. .£5 pm.) 35 20 81 80e Do. National 25 12e 256 Real del Monte 400 400 40 Ditto Subscript. Thirds 5 United bleu. (iss. at Ai pm.) 40 39i Se 21 MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TH' D. A. D. 1 Dublin ... 0 1 France . 0 ) Waterford ..... 0 0 Flanders u Goer!). do Jersey 0I 1 Holland. 0 O Buenos Ayres... 0 1 Hamburgh . 0 U America.... 1 0 Leeward Islands 0 [S MORNING. •. 11. 1 Lisbon ..... 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Sweden 1 O Brasil . 0 O Mexico 0 THE EVENING STAR. I3ON DON. FRIDAY, APRIL 23. St. GlOllllll . l DATeHOLIDAT AT TUT BANC THE KING. STAR OFFICE, FOUR O'CLOCK. We have delayed the publication of our Paper till this I)l.tr, in the hope of being enabled, by the publication of a Bulletin, to dispel the uneasiness occasioned in the C►!y, by the carelessness of those persons whose duty it should have been, by every possible precaution, to o avoided any additional excitement of the public mind. It will be seen from our City article, that con sidvable alarm was occasioned by the sudden lower ing of the Royal Standard, at the Tower, at noon this day, which circumstance was immediately supposed to in di 7sito the receipt of some unfavourable intelligence from Windsor. It now appears that the order for suspending the rejoicings at the Tower, was not issued from the Ordnance Office till nearly twelve o'clock.—We rejoice to find that this fresh alarm was as unfounded, as we cannotbut think the neglect in which it originated. is censurable. We have the satisfaction to state, that the information re- ceived at all the Government Offices, this day, is of Oil most gratifying nature. His MAJESTY'S health is so decidedly improved that it has not been deemed re quilite to issue any Bulletin. This day despatches were received at the Colonial Office from Ceylon, the Mauritius, and the Cape of Good Hop°. The latter are dated the 14th of February. Tho style and purport of the Bulletin, in which the Phisicians in attendance upon his MAJESTY vouch safed to announce the cheering intelligence that " the Ki ?I 5 is better," have been made the subject of severe comment by the Times, and of most inopportune banter and unseemly levity by the Morning Journal—as if the occasion were one which justified an idle quibble upon the grammatical construction of a sentence, or it were " a time to jest and daily now."—The laconism of the Bulletin savours, it is true, of the camp, rather than the study ; and would be more becoming the rescript of a C.CSA u—the great Dictator of his day—than the offi cial communication of the most gifted disciple of HYPO CRATF.B but so long as it conveys to the hearts of a loyal people the hope of having their beloved Monarch yet spared to them, and his mild and benignant sovereignty prolonged—for many years to come, we fondly trust ! shall we cavil with the phraseology in which the glad tidings are conveyed to us,—and manifest our thank fulness to PRO V I DEN C E for the blessing thus graciously extended, only by the cold and heartless display of critical acumen, or censorial spleen?--Though brevity, we grant, may be " the soul of wit," yet brevity and wit are alike ill-timed, when a matter, so momentous in its present effects, and in its future consequences, is involved. But the painful suspense in which the Nation has been held, is censurable in the last degree : and, as we hold that the public feeling has been most unjustifiably disregarded — if not sported with—by the unprecedented silence which the Medical Attendants have, either of choice, or of com pulsion, observed during the most precarious period of our good KING'S illness, so do we affirm, that the people have a right to demand, through their Representatives, a full and satisfactory explanation of all the causes in which so unwarrantable a mystery had its origin. The Times" fulminates" his indignation and his wrath,against some occult agency by which the most intricate machi nery of the Royal Establishment is at once impelled and controlled ; and ascribes to some " power behind the Throne," both the alarm that—if his suspicions be well founded —was, in the first instance, rashly and needlessly excited, and the suspense in which the people have been so wilfully and so blameably kept. If there be, indeed, any " impenetrable circle, of which neither the centre nor circumference is visible to the general eye of En glishmen," and by which the responsible advisers of the Crown, and Ministers of the State,—those " who form the link between the Sovereign and his people,"--ate kept in ignorance of the actual state of the Kiwo's health ; we must say that the sooner the magi. influence of such a circle—however charmed it may be—is dispelled, the better will it be for the dignity of the Monarch, and for the security of his subjects. If any attempt be made to delude the servants of the Crown, or " to keep them in the dark," when the condi tion of the Km° is concerned,—an attempt which might eventually endanger the interests of the nation,—Minis ters owe it to their own characters, considering the serious responsibility imposed upon them, to exculpate themselves from the imputation to which they must be exposed by such an apparent abandonment, or neglect, of their duties as their tacit asquiescence in the course lately pursued would imply. Assuming the fact, that some occult agency does exist,—we perfectly concur with the Times In the opinion he has this day pronounced, that the se amy which has been observed, " is not honest, in the first place, because the public have an undoubted right to ascertain the situation of the Monarch. It is, in the second place, very stupid, because mere secrecy will not prolong the KING'S valuable life, and those creatures whom the shield of the royal kindness now protects, may be called to a searching and severe account of the manner in which, being not officially responsible, they exercise more than official power."—But may not the Times be mistaken all this while ? May not persons " officially responsible" have exercised more than " offi cial power ?" We own we entertain no such idea of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S amiability of disposition, pla cidity of temper, or complacency of manner, as to imagine that if, on such an occasion, the prerogative of the Pre mier were so interfered with, he would not take the most prompt and effectual means to remove—or at least to counteract, if he could not remove—the unwarrantable and dangerous influence of any Court favourite who should dare to interpose between the Monarch and his , responsible advisers. We do not give the Duke of WELLINGTON credit for such delicacy of feeling, or squeamishness of purpose, as to suppose that he would, in such a crisis, subject himself to the severe censure of the country—to which he would become most deservedly ob by submitting for one moment to the slightest nterference, in any quarter, with his own functions. But it has been roundly asserted, that no slight portion of the blame which justly attaches to this ill-advised mystery, rests upon the gallant Premier himself. It has been said—and the statement has not been controverted— that the silence of the KING'S physicians was in obedience to the absolute command of the military Minister. It has been said—we use the words of a contemporary —that " the Duke of WELLINGTON expressed his high displeasure that the medical attendants upon the KING should have presumed to issue a Bulletin respecting his MAJESTY'S health, without having previously received his Grace's commands ;" and that " the Noble Duke pe remptorily ordered all further Bulletins to be discon tinued." It has been said, and very currently believed, that every official communication from the KING'S phy sicians, at Windsor, was peremptorily ordered to be ad dressed to Apsley House, the private residence of the Duke of WELLINGTON, or to the Office of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street,--a palpable and unaccountable deviation from the established usage, in compliance with which all such communications had been heretofore invariably transmitted to the Secretary of State for the Home Department. If these statements be founded in fact, the Times acts neither judiciously nor honestly in attempting to shift the onus from the shoulders of his patron, upon any " impenetrable circle " or occult agency ; neither is it judicious or honest in him to put forth such a para graph as the following :—" We observe in the Court Circular that the DUNE OF WELLINGTON visited the KING yesterday at Windsor. This, we trust, implies that His MAJRSTy is recovering: at all events it is certain that the real state of the Kim) is now known, as it ought to be, to his principal minister.".—Now there is something very invidious, and—like all invidious things , —very imprudent and very impolitic in all this. It is the excessive and dangerous seal of the advocate, proving too much, in his anxiety to make out an exculpatory case for his client. It is well known that the Du KE OF WELLINGTON was at Windsor on the 15th of April,' the day upon which the alarming bulletin was issued, and had on that day an audience of an hour with the KING, whom he had previously seen only the day before.—His Grace was likewise reported to have visited Windsor on Sunday last ; and it is certain that,Sir HENRY HALFORD has had repeated conferences with the Duke on every occasion of his coming to town—when no doubt the actual state of his Royal patient was very fully and faithfully communicated to the Premier. For our own parts, we must own, we feel the strongest con viction that if any persons have presumed to exercise " more than official power," they will be found, not in " an impenetrable circle"—but in the rank of those who, though amenable to "official responsibility," regulate their notions of " official power " by the imperious dictates of an absolute and arrogant self-will. It is rumoured, in political circles, that his MAJLSTY'S Ministers have been roused, by the intemperate language in which O'Cox N ELL and his Com.cno UES now labour to irritate and inflame the minds of their deluded fol lowers,—to a sense of the danger to which the tran quillity of IRELAND must inevitably be exposed by the unrestrained exercise of such influence as the Leaders of the Association unquestionably possess, and which they seem determined to employ only for the iniquitous purpope of perpetuating the " agitation" of the empire. The subject, we have reason to believe, was brought fully under consideration, at a recent Cabinet Council ; and a communication was forthwith made to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in consequence of which it is sup , posed that measures will immediately be taken to sup press the Association. The lmt edvices from the Azores, brought by the Por- tuguese schooner, Prudencia, from Fayal, aro interesting and important. The picture which they present of the heartless persecution with which the power of the usurper is exercised in those Islands which have not, like Terceira, been able to work out their deliverance from such a shameful bondage, or to burst from the ignomi nious thraldom of tho Tyrant's yoke, is lamentable to huma nity, and degrading to our common nature. The pri sons are completely filled ; and, in Fayal, we are told, the " dungeons being already gorged, an extensive wheat cellar is now fitting up for the reception of additional victims !" When the partisans, the advocates, and the palliators of his monstrous treason, assure us that the Infant Dow MIGUEL has been called to the throne— which he has so perfidiously usurped—by the voice of the people ; what a fearful commentary does the actual condition of Portugal afford, confirmed as, it is, by the state of these wretched islanders. In Fayal, we find that almost all the respectable and influential inhabitants of that island, together with several clergymen, the Comp troller of Customs, and even the Brazilian Consul, M. Teixeira, are at this moment incarcerated ; that a Special Court of Inquiry for political offences is sitting there ; and that exemption from persecu• tion can only be obtained by pecuniary compro mise. At St. Michael's it is said that political per secution is more restricted ; the Captain General for MIGUEL being well aware that the only result de rived from judicial investigation is the enrichment of the Magistrates to whom they are entrusted ; and that the grievances inflicted by these rapacious harpies of the law, do but afford fresh cause for excitement and irrita tion, where the spirit of discontent has already become formidable. The arrival of a vessel from the Cape has furnished us with the South African Advertiser of the 13th and 17th February, and also with letters from the Swan River settlement. The following is an extract of a private letter : " SETTLEMENT OT PERTH, NOT. 21, 1829. " Some disappointment has been felt here, in consequence of the ridiculous expectations formed in England with regard to the qua. lity of the soil ; but it is good, and the settlement has advanced at a most promising rate, although our knowledge of the interior re. mains trifling, and no party has yet been formed to explore beyond the mountains. The banks of the rivers Swan and Canning, up to these mountains, are most rich and beautiful soil, and nearly half a million of acres have been, up to the present time, apportioned. A party has set out to explore a new river, recently discovered at SOUND thing more than 20 miles to the south of Cockburn Sound. " Arrivals from all parts have taken place, and have brought us large supplies of live stock, and very numerous parties of settlers, so that our population has numerically extended to a considerable degree. From The mares imported having, with one exception, all cast their foals dead, it would seem advisable that they should not be shipped while any time gone with young. In consequence of the influx of live stock, especially from Van Diemen's Land and Sydney, the prices are very low, and will disappoint the shippers. Hobart Town sheep are from 40s. to 60s. per head, few reaching the latter. Merinos from England are 91. to 101. chiefly the latter rice. " The weather has been calm since the equinox ; we have had no gales, and the ships have consequently been exposed to no WOO. venience. Still the anchorage will be insecure, until Cockburn Sound is properly buoyed off, and regular pilots established. " A company is to be established for the cure of fish, as well as one for whale fishing. A number of the Leviathans of the deep have been seen along the coast, and a vein of salt, which is the chief talk of the colony, has been discovered on the banks of Divan River. It is anticipated, we shall be able to send this ankle, as well as limestone and bricks, as exports to the Cape. All the bullocks brought out by the St. Leonard have thriven well. They were landed In good order by Captain Rutherford, who performed 1 his contract as well as could be required. " Live stock appears to be so low at Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales, that at present the Cape will hardly be able to compete with those colonies. In conclusion, I may say, that the colony bids fair to be most nourishing, that every thing Is proceed. ing as favourably as could be expected 4 that the ellmateis healthy, and ,that when those natural impediments which are inseparable from the formation of a new settlement are removed, the advantages offered for a residence here will not be surpassed by any colony belonging to us." CITY, TwELvii o'CLocx Although his Majesty is betus, and reported to be out of danrr the funds have experienced but a slight impmventent. which left off yesterday at 93 to j for the Account, opened at Tit to f, and for Money 93, with little business doing at present. This day is a Bank Holiday, consequently all the dissents to ~ reduction of the 4 per ants• must be accomplished to-morrow. In the Foreign Market nothing doing. A Lisbon mail has arrived by the Sandwich, sailed April 11. The Lady Holland, Indianian, outward bound, has been lost 1 4 Saldanha Bay, on the South Coast of Africa, near the Cape of Ga.).! Hope.—Crew and passengers saved. Accounts from Vienna to the 10th of April state, that a clerk of the house of Rothschild has set of for Constantinople, it is said, to contact a loan ; but it is believed that his journey will be use • less, as the Sultan has several times refused propositions of that dacription. Jamaica papers have arrived to the 28th Feb. The Courant the 28th Feb. has the following article :—" THE JEWS.—A good deal of trouble has bean taken to misrepresent the intentions of the Members in the Assembly who took the most active part in tty! measures adopted in the late Session, to obtain for the Jews the pri. alleges of their fellow subjects. We may just as well correct this misrepresentation. A gentleman of the Jewish religion, who sides in Spanish Town, applied to Mr. Beaumont, as a member of the Committee, on Sir George Murray's despatches, relative to the Jews, and enquired whether they were to be left in a wone condition than the people of colour ? Mr. Beaumont replied that the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Atkinson, was assiduously employed in obtaining information to draw up an answer showing the fallacies into which Sir George Murray had been led by the Ignorance of his legal advisers in relation to Jamaica law. The Jewish gentleman replied that it would be right to get all that could be obtained for the present, and wait • more favourable time for the remainder. It was known that the Council would pass the bill, containing a concession of all privileges, but it was also known they would couple with it • suspending clause; and it was reasonable to expect that, acting as they had done in regard to the General Free Privilege Act, they would pass a restricted Jew Bill, without any suspending clause. The Bill was so drawn." HALF-PAST ONE. Up to the present time we have no political news, or do we hea d any express from Paris, in consequence of which the Cons*: Market has continued steady the whole of the morning, fluctuating from 93 to f for the Account to 931. At present they are 93i to *. and 93 for money. No speculations of importance have taken place. In the Foreign Market the only business doing was in Colombian. and Spanish Bonds, which maintain their prices. CITY, HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK. About half an hour ago, the greatest confusion took place in the City, owing to a current report of the death of hie Majesty. Immediately, a certsin eminent dealer sold about three hundred thousand Consols ; and thus caused the funds to recede from 931, to 1, down to 92t for the Account. Soon afterwards, it was ascer tained that the Royal Standard, which had been hoisted at the Tower, in celebration of Hts MA JESTY'S birth day, was suddenly taken down about noon. This circumstance increased the alarm. as seemingly confirming the general rumour of the.- KING'S death. It shortly appeared, however, that orders had been given at the Tower not to celebrate the birth day ; and the Standard must have been, therefore, hoisted through misconception. This discovery instantly caused a re-action in the Market; and Consols again improved to 92i for the Account. In this state of gambling, uproar, and mercantile distraction, much dissatisfac tion was manifested at the want of any official communication, or Bulletin, respecting the health of the King—especially on his birth-day. Crowds were. Socking towards the Mansion-house, in the hope of being satisfied ; but up to the present moment, every anxious desire has proved vain. KING'S BlRTirb m s being St. George's Day, and that on which the anniversary of his MAJESTY'S birth is celebrated, the morning was ushered in with the ringing of bells, which continued at intervals during the* day. THE WEATHER. — Hitherto the month of April has proved very unfavourable to the progress of vegetation. A day or two of mild weather had the effect of unfolding the leaves and early blossoms in the second week ; but since then, and more particularly during the last three 01 four days, a rough and blighting blast, acompanied with showers of hail and rain, completely checked all further progress. Monday several deep and heavy peals of thunder broke over the metropolis, preceded by viTid flashes of forked lightning. The hail which fell during the storm has doue considerable injury to the delicate garden productions around. Nevertheless, the markets are now amply supplied with strawberries, asparagus, potatoes, and salads. The House of Assembly at Jamaica have passed a bill admitting Jews to sit in Assembly of Council ; so that Jews and Christians, in regard to civil rights, are on the same footing now in that part of the world. Tuesday, there was a meeting held in Dublin, of per sons desirous of effecting the conversion of the Jews. The Archbishop of Dublin was in the chair. The Rev. Peter Roe, and other Clergymen, addressed tho meet ing, which adjourned at four o'clock. We understand that an extremely interesting Scotch Appeal is set down for hearing on Monday in the House of Lords. The question is, whether a Bastard born in England becomes legitimate by the subt.equent marriage of his parents in Scotland ? It has been decided by the Scotch Court, that, in such circumstances, legitiniaeu supervenes; but the decision was not unanimous, the Lord I President and some other learned Judges having dis sented from the opinion of the majority. The case is evi dently of importance to both sides of the Tweed— because, if the judgment under appeal comes to be CON firmed, there is nothing, so far as we can see, t.. I hinder persons having a large family begotten in open coa cubiaage in England,to take a run by the mail to Scotland : and there, having declared themselves married partie s (which, by the law of that country, is quite sufficient)they will, on returning home, find their el-decant spurious offspring redeemed and purged from the macula nata tion. Mr. Curran said, that from the moment a slave put his foot on English soil, he had the stamp of free dom indelibly impressed on him. But there is some thing still more magical and purifying in the shores of Scotland, which extend their regenerating benig-• nity to the inhabitants of other countries, living under different laws, and subject to different jurisdictions. Mr. Jeffrey (the Dean of Faculty), who, we learn, has received a retainer of one thousand guineas, is to open the case of the appellant. The greatest beauty in female dress, is that which 4 most simple, and the same time gracefully adapted to ex hibit the natural beauty of the female form. This sim plicity should be observed even in colour ; a profusion of tawdry and glaring colours bespeaks a tasteless and vul gar mind, even if the wearer were a Duchess. Colour should also be adapted to complexion. Ladies with deli cate rosy complexions bear white and light blue better than dark colours, while on the contrary, sallow hues of complexion will not bear these colours near them, and imperatively require dark quiet colours to give them beauty ; yellow is the most trying and dangerous of all, and can only be worn by the rich-toned healthy looking brunette.— Dublin Literary Gazette. I N 1