Star. — London, England, 1826-02-09 00:00:00

RUSSIA. • PROM Tar Quolunstiss OP MriNDAY, 1111111WAllty 6. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. ...• ft. Parmasitaa, .Tamontair .8 The official accounts publi.hed in yesterday's Gazette have a little quieted people's minds- respecting .the temper of the armies stationed at a distance from the capital, particularly that under General Sacken ; the Emperor Nicholas hai behaved in an admirable manner, amidst all these eTents ; he has sliewn a coolness and compu-ure which, I asjure you, have greatly contri buted to put an end to to the revolutionary movements; for thie.fortnight past, the Emperor goes about the city, sometimes on foot, sometimes on horseback ; he has visited the Citadel, the Institution of the Cadets, the Isles of the Admiralty and of Basil (VAssily °AWE) Some days ago be was in the square where the statue of Peter the Great is placed; casting his eyes on the statue of the Czar, he said to she'grerit men who sur rounded bim—' He also had many obstacles to over- come, but with perseverani.e and the aid of Goa he suc- ceeded in destroying the facfious. I have the courage m..desire what is good: with that many difficulties vanish. Two days after, he visited the Exchange *here the German merchants assemble: he was every where received with enthusiasm. " Now that people are more tranquil, they relate several traits of courage in the Emperor at the moment of the great tumult in the capital. The plot was laid in such a manner, that each of the conspirators was to strike at one of the Officers of Nicholas, who was himself marked for the dagger of an assassin. At this minnow, when Nicholas appeared in Isaac's square, who was to strike at him, approached, but the commanding and intrepid countenance of his Sovereign arrested the arm bf the assassin. If the crime had been ceasum mated, it would have been all over with Russia.— Obedience and fidelity would have been uncertain among the troops. This his Majesty, as it were, owes his crown to himself, to his presence of mind, to that heroic composure which never forsook him for a moment. " The Cossacks of the Guard have displayed on all these occasions a fidelity proof against everything: those unpolished men retain something of the frankness of our ancestors. The Emperor has testified his sada fattion with their conduct to General Effrennoff, and to all the Officers who commanded that regiment. " The Officers and soldiers have received a present of two silver roubles, two pounds of meat, and two glasses of-brandy. • " General Totrisehoff, Minister of War, has been ho noured, by a rescript of the 18th, with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Wladimir. 4* Viscount St. Priest has arrived here; Prince Liam of Pi ussia made his entry the evening before. " There is great difference of opinion respecting the future. It is certain that • the army is worked upon by the disciples of Cubonarisns: important disclosures have been made- on this subject, and it is wholly impos sible,go deny it. " The Council seems resolved to employ severity against the fomenters of the trouble, and this is politic; eiitriples must be made when Empires are menaced ; the conspiracy being discovered is no longer dangerous, but it has made known the spirit of the army, and the tendency Of the great men. What is thought necessary is to give their minds some occupation: now s war against the Tullis is almost a religious idea among the nessiaas; every phenomenon, every unfuttsnw event, is considered by them as a presage, or as an act of Di. vise vengeance; the sedentary habits which are often dangerous to armies, will change in a foseign war; battles and victories will render tbe new Emperor pop*. lar in the camp. The Divan cannot possibly make any effectual resistance. 4 Will England engage in t his struggle with Russia ?' This is the whole question. TIIE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1826. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. . At the opening of the Como' Market this morning, a great panic and gloom prevailed, and Consols, which opened at 7sj 79, sud denly fell to 7a/ / for the Account, and a great deal of business has Mai done. The cause of the above panic is net exactly knows, but various reports, as usual, are in circulation, suck as that MiaisttO Win prO pose, tOMINTOW evening, this Fuelling et Exchequer Bills—that a war is expected between Russia and the Porte—that the Public are dissatisfied with the insantres of Ministers, in regard to the One and Two Pound Callum Bank Notes, &c.. But the fact is, that the Bears have got possession of the House, and there is no one to oppose them successfully in their operations. Within this half leer, the CORSOi Market has istproved—Con sok 78i The Foreign Market was in a conspkee storm this morning, Colombian and Mexican Stocks fell Two or Three per Cent. since which they have, however, somewhat recovered again. Current Prices: Oki Spanisb 11e 12, Mexican 614 62, WM bian New 63e 54, Austrian 901 91, Russian 82. enlcK •)F sII'CNS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 207 2(X) 3 per Cent. ked. 79 1 4 78% 3 per Cent. Cons. 78% 1 4 1 4 77 'A Si per Cent. 87 3 / 1 % n per Cent. Ited. 87% 87% 86 3 / 4 4 per Cent. 96% 94% 95 3 94 1 ,E Long Ann. 19 9-16 1 4 13.000 Ezcheq. Bills 2 1 die. £5OO ditto 2 dis. par. £lOO and L2OO ditto 2 1 prem. India for Acct. 226 Coon. for Acct. 78% 79 78% 3 / 4 1 4 • EXCHANGE. i7.—Mctalliques,ls 9.31. Bank Shares, 11611. FRENCH FUNDS, rams; Fassoser 7. Five per Cents. . . . 99E 40c. Three per Cents. . . . 66E 10c. lima Sao& . . 2035 f. Harlan Loan . . . 7751. A very extraordinary fact was elicited last night, by a conversation in the House of Commons. It appears that his Ma:airrY's Ministers have found it absolutely 'necessary to restrain the operations of the law Sd Gan. IV. cap. 70, which allows the issue of one and two pound notes until the year 1833, by directing the Commissioners of Stamps to refuse the neces• wary supplies of stamped paper for that purpose.-- Tie ground assigned by Mr. Hums, the Bectuary of the Treasury, for this very remarkable and unusual Meant% was that it was in accordance with certain opinions, which. on the first night of the 3essioo, had fallenTrald the Cfppogtion - siat of the House. We •te eanstrqined to think however, that there Most be far mitre imperative :tenons fst such s form it pro eeedag, MINA perhaps, which would admit of no delay in carrying the suspension into immediate execu tion. It is not possible to conceive that Ministers, would carry their deference for the Opposition to' such a point, as to thus circumscribe the ordi nary operation of the law of the land, at the vague suggestion of some one or other of the Honour. able Members, whose daily avocation it is to prove -that they, the Ministers, are decidedly in the wrong-+ and that the country would be far better governed by themselves, the Honourable Members aforesaid. The exercise of the suspending prerogative carries with it ao awful responsibility,both in principle and as matter of pre cedent. We may be perfectly certain, therefore, that such a responsibility, avoidable only by a bill of indemnity, would never be incurred by the enlightened persons who, flow hold the reins of Goverment,but on the single ground by which .it can be fully justified—extreme necessity. W. -therefore infer that an immense demand for new stamps must have taken place from among the Coun try Bankers, who are desirous of pi,sbessing the meant of extending their issues before the pas►ing of say new Act to restrain the small notes; and as this would defeat the objects which Ministers have in view, and also, if carried to a serious amount, endanger further the credit of the existing currency, it has been deemed ab. splutely necessary to refuse the stamps, even without waiting for a short Act of Parliament, to render such a measure strictly legal. We would humbly recom mend, however, with the utmost earnestness, that such an Act be immediately applied fort because, without pretending to much knowledge of constitutional law, we think that the Commissioners of Stamps are, by the pre- sent priceeding;placed in a situation of very serious re sponsibility. If, on the contrary,it shall turn out that the necessitywas not so eztremelyurgent as we suppose, then, with the best wishes for Ministers, and the sincerest wish to .support them on all just occasions, we are bound to say, that in this instance at least, they have been very ill advised. The- suspension of the law of the land by the mere act of Government, is no slight matter, considered as a precedent. We have received the French Papers of Monday, es tracts from which will be found in a preceding columi, and the Etoile of yesterday, which contains little intel ligenie. The Chamber of Deputies is engaged in ap pointing Committees, the real business of the Session net hating yet commenced. The Etaa does not contain any news from St.' Petersburgh, but quotes from the Lausanne Gazette, a description of the Grand Duke MICHAS'', who is pretty well known in this country from having visited it. The same Paper quotes from the Austrian Observer, an account of Prince Tnoverrzaor's share in the conspiracy at St. Petersburgh, stating, that when he-was conducted before the &MRCS he began to protest his innocence, but when his papers were produced, he fell at the feet of the &MUIR, implored his mercy, and prayed that he would spare his life. The &alma said, ulf you are sensible what it is to" live with shame and remorse, you may announce to your spouse that I grant you your life, bat this is all that I can promise you." The Prince, with about thirty of his accomplices,was then conducted is the fortress. Accounts from Madrid state, that the Council of State had resolved on sending a new expedition to the Havannab, and that the ship of the line the Guerrero was getting ready for the purpose. A letter from M. CoLurn, dated Napoli di Rmaßia, Dec. 24, announces, that CoLQCOTAO!:: having been ap pointed Geopl6 , irio of the armies of thePeloponnesus 'Dy the Government of Greece, bad marched, at the head of 8,000 men, to Tripolizza, with a firm resolution to carry it by assault. A letter from Corfu, dated the Sd of January, states, that more than one vessel had arrived from Calamos, bringing the news of COLOCOTRONI having taken Tri polizza, and adding that the garrison (which previous letters made to consist of 3000 men) had been put to the sword, with the exception of twenty-six individuals. The Gieek fleets were before Missolenghi, which has been provisioned for two months. Accounts from Lisbon state, that General Lows Do Rao% who has been living in a sort of exile in the environs of Oporto, on account of his having takes an active pan in establishing the Constitutional Govern, meat, has been recalled to Lisbon, and graciously re ceived by the KING. This forenoon we received Frankfort Papers to the 3d inst. and the Austrian Observer of the 28th uit. The former contains an article from Presburg, by which it will be seen that the misunderstanding between the EMPEROR of Amain, and the Hungarian Diet is not yet settled. The latter contains a refutation of some statement iq a, French Journal, relative to the time the news of the Emperor ALIXANDOR'S death reached Constantinople. The following is an extract: PRESBURO, JAMMU' It The humble representation of the Diet, to his Imperial Majesty. after having been read and signed, in the 43d sitting, which was held on the 20th, has been sent to his Majesty. This is the second representation made during the present Diet. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Palatine. set out for Vienna immediately afterwards. Since then, the Chamber continues every day in a Ge neral Committee. The preliminary discussions commen ced on the 24 but have been interrupted since the for a third representation to his Majesty. en the principal means of strengthening the Constitution. In the fol lowing Sitting, the Chamber will reduce its delibera torn into the form of a Message, which will be 'sent tr ;the Cinnabar of the Magnates. The Nuremberg Correspondent of the Ist inst. which we received this morning, contains the following obser vations on the excess of the late speculations in this country, their effect in Get many, and the prospects that the intercourse with Sluth Amerits and the West Indies opens to the commerce of that country : NUREMBERG, Funua ay 1. When we look back on the course of the trade last year, we see great activity, particularly in foreign countrie.. The recognition of the South American Republics was, in England, :he signal for expensive operations, from which, however, no favourable issue could be expected, because they were founded, not on the wants and increasing opulence of the consumers (which proceeds gradually, and not by fits and starts), but ra ther on the cupidity of the s, eculatorc, the consequences of which were the more ruinous, the greater the credit and pecuniary resources were which they could com mand. All wanted to acquire rapid fortunes in South A merica, and engaged in speculations to that country, without calculating their ability, or recollecting that the capital employed would yield no return in less than 18 months, and then only in goods. In this manner, immense sums were last year sent from Eng land to &nth America. The result of this want of prudence in commercial operations, has manifested itself in the British markets in the late crisis, which threatened the English commerce with greater dangers than any to which it was ever yet exposed. The specu lations of the English had their effect in Germany, to which they were in some respects advantageous, as its produce, and especially its raw materials, had an in creased demand, at higher prices. The impulse given to foreign trade, and the inter course which has been opened, or extended, between Germany and North and .South America, with the East and West Indies, must contribute still more to animate the manufactures of our country. Several ships have been sent from German ports even to China, almost all of which have turned out well, and must lead to more extensive operations. FOREIGN FUNDS AND SHARE LIST. FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK Austrian his 5 p Brazilian Bonds, 52 Ditto Acct. Do.Scri;4s p C. 1825, Buenos Aires Bonds Chillan Bonds, 2 p Ct. Colombian Bd., 6 p C. De. lids 1224, 54} 3} 4 3 Do. Ace. 54} 3 4i 3 Danish Bonds, Do. Marks Do. Bds. 3 pC. 1125, 53k Ditto Acct. Grath Bonds D0.8d5,1825, 15k 15 Mex. Scrip, Neapolitan Bonds, l'aruv. Ha, 6 p C. Ditto Acet. Ditto Scrip, 1825,3 p C. • Poi tuguese Bonds Pruss. Bds. S p C. Do. Bonds, 1822, Ituss.lids,lB22, a p C. 82 81 Ditto Acct. 82 Span. 5 p Ct. C. 111 101 111 Ditto for Acc. 111 / Ditto 510, sp. et. C. 1823, lientes, 5 p C. Ditto Acct. - Exchange, %ler.. Bonds Sp. Ct. 52 55 French Routes, 3 p C. Ditto Acct. S p C. Eschatige, Do. Ms, tS2S,Sp C. 02 14 I Guatemala Bo Ala, 42 Do. Acct. Siti 2i 601 j Ditto Scrip ts BRITISH AND FOREIGN . SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. SNARL. PAID. Anglo Mexican 5 pm. 100 40 25 27i 26k Arigna Iron and Coal 50 12 6 Bolivar 50 3 7 Colombian . 100 - S - - 7i Potosi, La Paz, & Perim. 50 S 14 2 li United Mealaan 40 VP Ditto New Continental Gas Alturalian . . British Iron Company - 40 100 190 100 12b 101 9 10 1 • a 45 13 WINDSOR, Fan. B.—Yesterday forenoon, after break fast, the Duke of Wat.t.rnoton took leave of his Altrastv, and left the Royal Lodge for his residence in town. Public business, together whit the unfavourable state of the weather, has hitherto ;Pr/Vented his ManStlf from indulging in his favourite exercise. Yesterday, the Duke of Wax.rariorox and Lord Ratner Sexism transacted business at the Foreign °See. Tuesday, a Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the Treasury Chambers. Yesterday, the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl of WISTMORLANO, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of several of the Cabinet Ministers took place at the Earl of LITCRPOOL'S booty in Whitehall, who umlauted in deliberation till past two. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court, previous to d eparting for their respective destinations, vie. Captain REWARD DAMIWILL DANIALL. Duchess of Athol; Captain Amanitas Csaverse, Thomas Courts, for Bombay and China; and Captain TIMILAS WILLIAM BA snow, , George the Nerdy foe Bengal and China. Captain CRAZE= Lava as Ma le• mat was sworn into the command of the ship Marchioness of Ely, consigned to Madras and Bengal The Duke and Duchess of ORLEANS have sent 6000 francs to the Paris Conu nittee. for the purpose of supplying the Greeks with medicine. of which they are said to be much in want. His MAILITT has given orders that the rooms of his Palace at Wind or :hall be hung round with silk of the Spitalfieldi manufacture. It is expected that many of the Nobility will testify their compassion for the unfor tunate weavers in a similar manner. The distress in Spitalfields is now dreadful is the extreme; many of the wretched families are actually starving. The Stamp-office is preparing, by order of Mr. Haaatas, arid preparatory to the discussion on Friday, an account, sheaving the number and value of Country Bankers' Notes, of each description, stamped in each quarter of a year, from January 5, 1820, to January 5, 18%; and the total value of the whole stamped in each year during the same period. Petitions were presented to the House of Commons, on Monday, from the Fire Insurance OlEces of London ; also from the Directors end Managers of the Forfarshire and Perthshire Fire Insurance Company, &c. praying the Parliament to repeal the duty on insurances against ire, the same being greater than the rates of insurance. BOMBAY, SUIT. 10.—We are all in a bustle again on this side of India. The authorities of Sind, the country on each bank of the Indus, are showing a hos. tile disposition, and we shall, I think, shortly have something to say to them, and perhaps extend our ter ritory in that quarter. A force is collecting with extra ordinary dispatch at Bhooj, in Cutch, consisting of all the 4th Dragoons, the troop of horse artillery from' Kane, half a regiment of native cavalry, a large portioi of foot, artillery, engineers, and six regiments of native infantry, the King's sixth, and the flank companies of the 2d European Regiment. The whole to be commaildee • by Colonel Nartzti, of the 6th. tASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ~_ The llamas- and Slsrehioness of Hastings and suite ate bfi the eve of leaving town for Portsmouth. The Marquis of Chandos has artived in town from hK ieatj Wottem, Bucks. The Marquis of Westmeath has arrived at the Duke of Buck- Ingham's; Pall-mail, from Ireland. The Duke of Norfolk is expected to leave town this daj for seat, Futnhapt, Suffolk. Lord and Lady King and family have arrived at their house iii Dover -street, from their seat, Ockhsm, Surref. The Earl and Countess of Jersey idt town yesterday, for thrit seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire. r- The Honourable Miss Grimston arrived festerdar at her &mot in Upper Grosvenor-street, front her seat, Berkhampstead Castle, Herts. Sir George and Lady Nugent and family have artived at ther house, in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square, from their seat in Burrs. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamea'a-street :—.The Hon: Captain Forbes, from Windsor ; Robert Vansittart, Esq. frtnf Berks; F. R. Kemp, Esq. M.P. (*corn Brighton. Arrivals at Holmes's Hotel, Parliament-street :—General Hart, M.P. from Ireland; Colonel and MrselKelly, from India. Ste Henry thendon, Bart. has left ditto for his seat, Broome House, Kent. J. Bonnar, Eq. arrived yesterday at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's.- street. Sir Lawrenee and Lady Palk left ditto, for their seat in Devonshire. Arrtvali at Miller's Hotel, Jerrnyn.street :—The Dean of Derry, from a tour;--- Ryall, Esq. from Chegliire. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower 6mo/emu-street :—The Re-v. Richard Lawrence, from Bucks ; Hon. G. Finch Hatton, (torn h:.) seat, Eastwell Park, Kent. Departures ;—Captain Kirby, R.N. toe Chatham ; Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, for their seat in Norfolk. Lord Arundel has left town for his seat, Wardour Castle, Wilts. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a card party yestyr day evening, at her house in Arlington-street. Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at his house, in St. James's.street. THE CURRENCY. The Currency of the Country consists of sevyil ferent portions, viz: 1. The legal coinage in gold, silver, and copper. 2. The notes of the Bank of England. 3. The Country bank notes. To which it is to be added, that in some parts country, mercawile acceptances pass Cu, rent the mercantile and manufacturing houses, ar London a great part of the dealings are trat Walkers' cheques, which are set off against without any intervention of cash. The mode of estimating the Country bal founded on the time they are supposed to ' is on an average, three years each. ne different stamps, according to their vales numbers stamped in three years will, theref( An approximate view of the sums in circular given time. From these premises the fog mates have been formed of the country-ni tion, which, however, we are inclined to think below the fact : 1809 . : ► ,C 16,953,000 1810 . . 21,8 - 1811 . . . 21,4; 1812 ; . 19,94 , - 1813 . 22 597,0‘ 1814 . . . 22,709,000 1819 . . . 19,011,000 1816 . . _ . 15,096,000 181? . . . 15,898,000 1818 . . . 20,60' The actual number of notes stamped in years, 1822, 1823, and 1824, appears, from paper, to have been as follows : 1122. 1123. . ,C 1,961,316 ,C 2,065,922 . . 15,000 34,622 . . 1,250,915 1,437,015 . 600,340 704,320 Al Notes . 42 . . as. . i g: • • • • .C5O . • . ,C5O . • . £lOO . • . . 202,620 256,140 . 3,000 5.*TO . 19,050 19,250 . 161,000 134,200 £4,213,241 £4,657,589 Of the number stamped, the whole were not issues three years. What propertioe any have been reserved, course be mere matter of conjecture. We apprehend it will be found that the number of notes, In the cisme of last year, was greater than ceding period.. By a document laid before Parliament last year, it a, the average amount of Bank of England bills for per)ods corresponding with the above three years, viz. for the - respectively on the sth of April, 1823, 1824, and 119,693,5481. 18,984,49 W. and 19,092,0051. A distinguished party concluded the shooting at Broadlands, the seat of Lord Raman:9; by killing of 340 head of game in four days. Tuesday, the LORD MAYOR entertained the Master, Wardens, and Court of the Stationers' and a large party of Gentlemen. _ . . We lament to announce that two more siderable failures in the silk-trade have take this town in the course of the present wee? sequently many hundred hands have been from their employ. The Petitions to PAIR this town relative to the silk-trade, are ahead' numerously signed : that from the operatives about 10,000 signatures.—Macelejtelri Herald. The Dover coach drove up, yesterday mornii Mr. ROTIISCIIILD'S house, for the purpose of ing a cargo of gold. A considerable quantity was also paid into the Bank on Tuesday. A robbery was committed last night, soon o'clock, by cutting the window of a shop at of Angel -court, near Catharine -street, Stroud, property to the amount of twenty pounds. CURIOUS WAGRIL-A few days ago, silk weavers, of the names of Ranson and of Spitalfields, agreed, for a wager of fire , winnings to be given to the fund raising for weavers), to try which could weave the most eight hours, when it was woa by Mr.RAtISOW inches and three quarters; the latter doing within the time. Neither of the manufactu' been in the loom for above 20 years. On the afternoon of Saturday, an Irishman the person of a young girl, on the parish road brae, Mousewald, near Dumfries. The assaulted three other young women the same a similar intent, but they were providentiall; from his brutal violence. The unfortunate been sent by her master to the neighbourini get change of a note to pay to labourers, ai in a delicate state of health far some time ruffian was secured after a bard run, and many and windings _through fields and plantations, . safely lodged in Dumfries gaol the same evening. The Court of Admiralty was yesterday occupied a question of appeal from the judgment of the Admiralty Court of Tortola, which bad seized declared forfeited a number of slaves, on their from an excursion to the estates of the late ROW HILL, Esq. in St. John's and Porto Rico, the executors of the deceased proprietor, ani .hey had been employed in their usual occupation :'ortala. Counsel having been heard on both side., farther argument was deferred. parts of the rent among and that in - ansacted by t each other ask notes is lasr, which e notes hove re, and the !fore, afford ation at any lowing e,ti- note went it. link is rather 933,000 819,000 453,000 944,000 597,000 709,000 011,000 096,000 ,898,000 607,000 in the three 111 an official 1824. 411,394,104 411,11111 1.053,923 1,137,715 324,120 420 24.6A3 236,100 .C 6,093,031 issued in these !served, can of r Country Bank an at any pre- it appeals, that periods nearly le years coding 111115,were— toting season alhag upwards m 1 at dinner ere Company, ire very COll- - place in I tk, and con- discharged lament from already very ves contains raid. morning, to of discharg- itity of gold m after eight at the corner mi l and .stole , two master d Idltsausos4 pounds (the ror the poor ost velvet in • 110/1. doing 41 ng 41 bathes Factures had man violated id at .Cleugh• e fellow had me day, wit!' daily rescued Ate girl had , ng village, to alid had bet- , before. T..e tarty turning' ions, and was evening. r occupied on of the Vice• d seized and their return late Fawner) accompanied tor, and site occupation a: n both side,'