Star. — London, England, 1829-10-21 00:00:00

I I of said, •• What, are there two of you ?" ;,nd he fractured my jaw bone a second time. Gartel—This is not true ; I never touched this man's jaw-bone. Oaken—Then I must have broken it myself. Garrel—That is very possible ; but I never touched it. Mr. HARRY, as Counsellor the accused, put the following slues• t ions to the witness : Have you never fought before ?—Sometimes. Have you not lost one of your ears in some of your battles ? Yes, the tip of one of my ears. I always fought man to man, but on the occasion of the loss of my ear nay opponents were two to one. The accused individual, denied having fractured Daken's jaw bone, but pretended that this accident might be the effect of a heavy fall. or possibly of the kicks received from some individuals in the gallery, incensed at Daken's infringing the rules of boxing. This course of defence proved successful, and the two English men, being found not guilty, were forthwith discharged. - MANIFESTO OF HIS MAJESTY THE EM PEROR OF RUSSLI. " By the Grace of God. We, Nicholas the First, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Ruisias, &c. &c. &c. " Thanks to the decrees of Divine Providence ! the Treaty of Perpetual Peace between Russia and the Ottoman Porte has just been concluded and signed at Adrianople, the 2d of September, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the two Empires. " The whole world is sufficiently aware of the irresistible sweet city which alone forced us to have recourse to arms. Upon that legitimate war, undertaken for the defence of our empire, our Faithful subjects, unceasingly animated with au ardent devotion for the throne and the country, hastened to offer us the tribute of•their property, and to second us with all their efforts; and God has blessed our cause. Our intrepid warriors have given in Europe and in Asia, by land and by sea, new proofs of their heroic valour. They have triumphed at once over the obstacles raised by nature, and by the desperate resistance of the enemy. Rushing from victory to vic tory, they have passed over the chain of the Saganlouck Mountains; they have traversed the summit of the Balkan, and did not stop till they were at the very gates of Constantinople. Formidable only to the armed enemy—to the peaceable inhabitants they were full of clemency, humanity, and mildness. " In those days of combats and glory, constantly strangers to all desire of conquest, and to every wish for aggrandisement, we have never ceased to request the Porte to aid In the re-establishment of good harmony between the two Empires. " At each victory the chiefs of our armies hastened, by our order, to offer him peace and amity; but nevertheleu our efforts were always useless. It was only when he saw our flags waving within a short distance of his capital that the Sultan became aware, from our conduct, that our object was not to overturn his throne, but to obtain the accomplishment of treaties. Convinced, then, of the purity of our intentiona, he held forth his hand to receive the peace which had been so proffered to him. " This peace promises to Russia the most prosperous and happy results—the blood of her warriors is compensated fur by numerous advantages. The passage of the Dardanelles aad the Bosphorus Is from henceforward free and open to the commerce of all the na tions of the world. The fafety cf our frontiers, especially on the Asiatic side, is for ever guaranteed by the incorporation with the Empire of the fortresses of Anapa, Pod, and Akhaltzik—of Atz kow and Akhalkalaki. Our former treaties with the Porte are confirmed by it, and re-established in all their vigour; and just indemnities are insured for the expences of the war, and the indivi dual losses sustained by our subjects. The scourge of the plague, which has so often menaced the southern provinces of Russia, will in future be confined within a double barrier, by means of the es tablishment (as agreed upon by both parties) of a line of quarantine upon the banks of the Danube. Our solicitude has also been ex tended to the fate of the people who are our co-religionists, and subjected to Ottoman domination. The ancient privileges of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia have been sanctioned, and their welfare has been consolidated by new advantages. The rights accorded to the Servians by the Treaty of Bucharest, and confirmed by the Convention of Akermann, were previously sus pended in their operation; but these stipulations will in future be faithfully observed. The political existence of Greece, determined by Russia, in concert with the Allied Codas of France and F.ng land, has been formally recognised by the Ottoman Porte. " Such are the fundamental bases of a peace which has happily terminated a bloody and obstinate war. " In making known to our well-beloved subjects this happy evLnt, a new gift of the blessings of Heaven showered upon Russia, we address with them our fervent thanks to the Almighty, wbo has deigned to raise, by his divine decrees, our beloved country to such a high degree of glory. May the fruits of this peace develop titt mselves, and be multiplied more and more for the advantage of our faithful subjects, whose welfare will ever be the first object of our constant solicitude ! " Given at St. Petersburg!), the 19th of September. in the year of Grace, 1829, mad the fourth of our reign." FROM TIIE BANKS OF TIIE ISEA, OCT. 12.—We are still in a state of uncertainty whether the Sultan has ratified the treaty of peace concluded on the 14th of September at Adrianople or not. One is almost justified in taking the latter contingency for granted, because the European Ambassadors would otherwise infallibly not have neglected to report the ratification to their respective Courts, as being at this moment the most import ant event. Or should there be some unknown motive for publishing the detailed and positive accounts from the capital of the Turkish empire as late as possible?, Such a case is undoubtedly not impossible, and actually the prevailing silence re specting the events subsequent to the conclusion of peace does not seem to be without its meaning. For these last six days, since we received accounts from Constantinople of the 18th and 19th of September by extraordinary conveyances, neither private letters tsar any other intelligence whatever has some to hand that is cal culated to throw a light upon the still obscure passages of the Treaty of Peace ; it appears only from a short notice in the official paper, the Monitore, that the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus are, in future, not to be opened to Powers waging war with Russia or Turkey—an important circum stance, which might have reached us sooner than by the way of France. The French Journals do slot' deem the conditions directed by Russia moderate, because Turkey has thereby become dependent. upon Russia ; but they do not state in what manner Russia might have conferred independent consesequence to the Ottoman Empire in the European balance of power, after all its support, fanatiCbet, the Bal kan, the military reforms of the Sultan, &c. proved to be so many failures. The same Journals complain that France has beau disregarded in this peace, bet blame their own Administration fur this, which a►andoned a closer connec tion with Russia, to join England. Should they not be mis- • taken in this respect—which has repeatedly happened to them in judging the Oriental questions—there still would be no cause for reproaching Russia. The decision was evidently committed to the Russian army, and, as the alliance in favour of the Greeks pro duced no result, Russia could not possibly set herself up as an unasked guardian of France for the management of interests t hat are not her own. Besides, the policy of Cabinets must be judged irons trestles and actions, and nut by hazarded conjecture, and guess-work. We must await the detailed document of the Treaty of Peace, snd then compare it with the declaration of war, to judge whether Russia remained faithful and consistent with herself, and whether she attained bee objects and ends. Only one effect seems to be placed beyond a doubt--the state of Turkey will net interrupt the general peace of Europe for some years to come . Difficulties that might turn up may be arranged by friendly Rego. thaws. Alere envy of the glory of the Russian arms would Doc from its well-calculated career. THE EVENING STAR. make this Power d-date )1( - , - . Pvents . . LONDON. WEDNESDAY, PRICE OF STOCKS Bank Stock ex. div. 2131 141 India Bonds 63 4 5 per Cent. Iced. ex. div. 891 90 South Sea Stock 5 per Ct. Cons. 901 3 Old Annuities, 51 per Ct. 1818, ex. div. 981 9 £lOOO Exckeq. Bills, (2d.) 74 5 51 per Cent. ited.ex.div. 981 9 £5OO Ditto 74 5 4 per Ct. 1031 / £lOO and £2OO Ditto 74 5 4pr Ct. 1826, ex div. 104 ; k Bank for Acct. Long Ann. ex.div.l9 13-16ths India for Acct. lulls Stock i Consols for Acct. 901 91 90; FOREIGN FONDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil Bonds, spr Ct. 66 6 / Do. Acct. 16 15; Do. Acct. 65/ 61 1 Do. Bds. 1825, 6 prCt. Colour. Eds. 6 per Ct. Do Acct. 191 Ditto Acct. 191 Port. &Is. 5 p. Ct. li‘l4. 3 p. Ct. 73 Ditto Acct. 4 Ditto Acct. 731 Fr. Rts, 5 per Ct. 107L25c. Mexican I3ds. 3 per Cent. Exchange 251. 65c. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO ,►'CL,,CK. OCTOBER 21. AT TWO O'CLOCK. MAZE. ?AID. PIM MAZE. Brasilia , Imp. (iss. .E 5 pm) 35 20 76 Do. National 25 Ti 10i 11 Colombian (iss. at ,E 5 pm.) 100 55 al Marine AUianee 100 5 51 Guardian Fire Ass. 100 20 24 Dispatches were this morning received at the Colonial Office from Lieut. General the Hon. Sir G. L. COLE, Governor at the Cape of Good Hope ; Lieut. General Sir C. CoLv LE, Governor of the Mauritius; Lieut.-Gen. Sir EDWARD BARNES, Governor of Ceylon; and from Lieut.-Colonel ARTHUR, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. The Manifesto of NICHOLAS, on the termination o the war with Turkey, will be found in another column. After thanking DIVINE PROVIDENCE for bringing about the treaty of Adrianople, he attests the whole world that he only went to war from necessity. He then thanks his " faithful subjects" for the eager tribute of their property which they laid.at his feet, in order to enable him to continue his operations—doubtless, taking the hint of this tribute from sundry suggesting Ukases— and passes to the eulogy of his " intrepid warriors." On this theme the Manifesto dwells with a not unnatural complacency. They had triumphed over nature, not less signally than over the enemy ; the chain of the Sanganlouck was no barrier to their advances—even the Balkan bowed his summit before them—and they stopped " only at the very gates of Constantinople." Formida ble to the enemy alone, they were all mildness to the unoffending population. No doubt, it must be very gratifying to NICHOLAS, to have discovered that the Balkan is such a bugbear as it is. At the crossing of the Prnth, his armies no more contemplated to make that passage, than they did to scale the Andes : but ce n'est que le premier pit's—and the accommodating supineness of England in viting them from experiment to experiment—they finished, in sensu literati, with what bays would call a steeple-hunt to Constantinople! Capital fun it has been for them; and now they knOw that it is of such easy practice—though they have gone home to save appear ances, and prevent an inconvenient alarm—they will re turn to the sport with confidence. Not to digress, however, long from the Manifesto— NicitoLas, in the next paragraph, renews his dis claimer of ambitious views, and his professions of mode ration. " The commanders of our armies"—says the Atitocmt—" after every victory, hastened by our orders to offer it [the Porte] peace and friendship. Neverthe less, our efforts were always fruitless. It was not till he saw our standards displayed not far from his ca pital that the SULTAN was at length sensible, from our conduct, that our object was not to overturn his throne but to obtain the execution of the Treaties. Being then convinced of the purity of our intentions, he held out his hand to receive that peace which had been so often proposed to him." In this last sentence there is an admirable vein of humour. After being thrashed every step of the road from Shumla nearly to the seraglio—finding him self defeated beyond hope of reparation, and his empire prostrate before the victor—the despairing SUL TAN perceives all at once, that the " PA DISH A of all the Russias" only came so far to shake hands with him ! It was not to the imminent danger which threatened his palace and city—not to any fear of the bowstring from some rebellious Chief, or aqsaqsination by popular fury— but to his conviction of the Czaa's " pure intentions " that MAUSIOUII yielded at last. Be that as it may, the important fact is established, not only that MA u :stoup has yielded—but that he has yielded to Russia. The Manifesto then begins its fearful enumeration of happy and prosperous results to Russia. " The blood of our warriors"—it continues—" is redeemed by numerous advantages. The passage of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus is henceforward free and open to the com merce of all the nations in the world. The security of our frontiers, especially on• the Asiatic side; is for ever guaranteed by the incorporation with the empire of the fortresses of Anapa, Poti, Akhaltzik, Atizkour, and Ak halkalaki. Our preceding Treaties with the Porte are confirmed by it, and re-established in all their force. Just - indemnities are secured for the expenses of the war, and the individual losses experienced by our subjects." In reference to this catalogue of conquered advantages, many of which .are definite and positive, while others— under the phraseology of JUST INDEMNITIES—are tremendously insinuated, the universal remark which cannot fail to suggest itself will be, that Russia ought never to have had it in her power to hold such language. The passage of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus— which the Manifesto so imperially regulates—has been eP all times in the keeping of the Turk. It had become his imprescriptible privilege, by the acquiescence of the sur rounding States—not for any love which they bore the Crescent-=but because that Power was its recognised and convenient, as it was its natural, depositary. In the hands of any Extra-Byzantine Sovereign, it would have been an object of just jealousy and apprehension—not merely from the inexpedient preponderance which it would give such Potentate in the commerce of the world— but from the still more inexpedient capabilities with which it would invest him, to wrong or disturb the king doms. The general consent, therefore, founded on con siderations for the general advantage, vested that right in the Ottoman: and his retention of that right has con stituted—ever since—t he criterion of his political inde pendence. He was great by nothing so much as by his custody of those gates, and the necessity in which Europe was, to maintain for him that custody undisputed. A con quest, which could not have been achieved but for the spell-bound apathy with which it was contemplated by the Western States, has now transferred this custody to Russia : and along with it, all those undue and danger ous preponderances, which—whether in commerce or aggressive operations—nothing short of the insanest policy both in France and England, ought ever to induce those Powers to confirm in her possession. What have we to do with disclaimers of meditated aggrandisement, and the protestations of forbearing power ? In spite of the " disclaimers," do not we see aggrandizements ac cede : in spite of the " protestations," territorial extensions widen on every side the bounda ries of " forbearance ?" It is sufficient for us to know that these annexations rather intoxicate—than assuage—conquest; that these preponderances capsize the political balance—overturn the independence—and compromise the general safety of the nations. Not now, perhaps, nor in five years—possibly not even in ten—may we witness on the part of this encroach ing Power the deliberate occupation of one of the great continental thrones, and a kingdom extinguished from the world : but that our acquiescence in the right as sumed by Russia relative to the Bosphori and the Dar danelles, must lead infallibly to these ingulphments, it would be an insult to the commonest understanding to deny. The formal recognition of the political existence of Greece by the Sublime Porte, is an announcement of more agreeable interest, and the sole announcement which claims our sympathy throughout the whole Manifesto. It is artfully silent on the amount of the stipulated In demnities, and finishes—as it began—by dragging in DiviNE PROVIDENCE, as particeps facinoris in this ever memorable expedition. Although our Lisbon Correspondent merely alludes to the recognition by FERDIN AN D of the Portuguese Usurper as a report, we ought not to be surprised at the sympathy which prevails between such kindred spirits. While the *'hole world is by this time sufficiently ac quainted with the qualities and crimes of 111tovEL, it should not forget either the facility with which his friend FERDINAND became a perjurer to the Constitution which he had sworn to maintain, or the series of atrocities by which his power has since been supported. Whether the rumour be true or not, we do not apprehend the example of Spain will be followed by any Cabinet of Europe. With regard to ourselves, we cannot imagine that the Duke of WELLINGTON has any serious intention of recognizing an individual whose monstrous usurpation, and notorious incapacity for government, are now so universally ad mitted by the whole civilized world. On the contrary, we have reason to know that the total ruin of our for merly lucrative commerce with Portugal, the insults to our flag, and—above all—the wanton seizure of British property in violation of common honesty, have at length roused the attention of Government; and that Captain GORDON, the brother of Lord ABER DEEN, is about to sail in the Briton to ascertain personally the accuracy of those details, so disgraceful to the Usurper's miscalled Government, and so injurious to England, which the Noble Earl has hitherto persisted to disbelieve. We hope and trust a favourable breeze may soon bear the gallant Captain to his destination ; con vinced as we are that that spirited and intelligent Officer will soon remove the film, which continues to obscure the vision of our Foreign Secretary. While we congratulate the Noble Earl on a determination which cannot fail to be productive of important consequences,we should have been still more gratified had he decided on sending back the Consuls who have been so unjustly and injudiciously with drawn, at a time when their presence was so indispensable in every point of view. We sincerely hope that the Noble Earl will take these matters into his early and dis passionate consideration. A personal knowledge of the serious injuries arising to commerce and individuals from the absence of our Consuls, would justify even much sharper remonstrances—but we forbear them now. We understand that the Admiralty have it in contem plation to adopt a very ingenious contrivance, suggested by Captain Joni; LI nov, of the Navy, and by which ships at sea may repair accidents occurring to their rud ders without the necessity of going into port. Hav ing heard that there is a ship constructing in the river on the gallant officer's plan, we shall take an early oppor tunity of giving a more minute account of his important invention, for the information of our nautical readers. Files of the Colonial Times from Vs,n Diemen's Land to the Ist of June, Hobart Town papers to the let of June, Calcutta to the 25th of May, Cape of Good Hope to the 15th of August, and the Gaceta Mercantil of Buenos Ayres to the 25th July, are received at the New South American Coffee-house. From the Gaceta Mercantil :—The following is 'a note addressed by Admiral Grevel, on assuming the com mand of the French naval forces on this station, to the. Commodore of the French squadron in the River Plate: —" Do not fail again to recommend to our countrymen, tranquillity to follow their employment, and not to take any part in the political concerns of the country, de claring to the King's subjects, who despise these coun sels, that, by the act alone, they will lose the protection of his Majesty's flag. Yon can, on the other hand, assure those who conform to this advice, that they may rely on the most prompt and efficacious protection in case (which GOD avert) it becomes necessary for their secu rity. The orders communicated to our marine forces are positive." We have Hambwgh Papers this day, which are in teresting in a commercial point of view. The followinz are extracts : HAMBURGH. OCT. 16. Bonen Halle, Four &Clock. Wamke.—The supply continues to be small from the Upper and Lower Elbe, but is equal to the demand. Towards the beginning of the week a few parcels of best quality were bought at reduced prices for the French market, but within the last few days there have been no purchasers. Our own consumers buy only as much as they want for present use. Rye has also been less in demand, and sales are to be effected only at reduced prices. A few parcels of Barley have been taken. to be sent to England. Our own consumers are shy in buying either this or any other kind of grain. During the first nine days of October 48 cargoes of corn passed through the Sound; 15 were bound for British and 17 fur Dutch ports. Wheat—Dantzie Pomeranian .. 105 115 Anhalc White Ditto Red .. 110 120 Danish . 80 95 Petersburgh and Riga . 100 105 Rye—Dant zie - 68 Barley—Magdeburg Anlaalt - 68 Ditto, New Oats—i leeklenburgh Malt—Pomeranian Rapeseed—Holstein l5O 160 Funds are to-day less in demand, and a shade lower than o:i Tuesday. English Danish Loan, 3 per cent 69; English Russian Loan .. • 991 Hamburg Ditto • • 941 Polish Bands . Austrian Bank Shares .. 1209 Ditto Metalliques .... —Hanks's?' Papers, Oct. 16. ST. PETERSBURGH, Ocr. 7. On the 4th there were solemn thanksgivings to the &MHOS of ALL GOOD for the series of brilliant successes of the Russian armies during the late war with the Porte, now happily terminated by a glorious peace. At ten in the morning twenty-six battalions of infantry, twenty.nine squadrons of cavalry, and thirty-two pieces of cannon, were drawn up in columns in the Champ du Mars. Ge neral Dimidow I. commanded all the troops. When the Emperor appeared on horseback, accompanied by his son and a numerous suite, and rode along the lines, he was saluted by all the troops with loud acclamations the bands playing the popular air of " GOD bless the Emperor." The procession of the Cross, which with the singers had proceeded in solemn pomp from the Casan Cathedral to the church of the Transfiguration, in which the trophies of the last campaign are preserved, went from thence after mass was performed to the Clamp du Macomber. Divine Service was performed in pre sence of the Curt, the Chief Officers of State, and the Diplo matic body. The trumpet gave the signal for prayer, and all the troops kneeled with bate heads. When the hymn, "We thank thee Gon" was performed, a salute was fired by the fortress, and the eight yachts which lay at anchor on both sides of the Great Bridge over the Neva, and had displayed all their colours. In conclusion, all the troops defiled before his Majesty. All the streets and windows, and even the roofs of the houses were filled with spectators; though the weather was rainy, towards the end of the ceremony the sun shone bright. All the ships in the Neva hoisted their colours, and the city was illuminated in the evening. By an order of the day of the 4th. His Majesty has conferred additional honors on many of the Generals employed in the late campaign. Counts Diebiuch and Paskewiuith are rai,ed to the dignity of Field Marshals. The first army stationed in Lithuania. Poland. Ste. will be organised in a quite different manner ; six Generals of the second army are to be Commanders of corps, and 17 Major-Generals to be Lieut.-Generals in the first army ; the six Generals, are, Counts Palen, I and 2 ; Generals Kras sowsky, 1, Sawoyni, 1. Roth, 1, and Rudiger, t. General Nesselrode, the Vice-Chancellor, and Count Woronzow, Governor of New Russia, are made Knights of St. Andrew, and General Canain and the Minister of Finance are raked to the dig nity of Counts. Up to the 4th of Oct. 1,397 ships arrived at Cronstadt ; sailed 1.125. HAMBURG, 15th OCT. His Majesty the King of Sweden was attacked on the 7th by a violent ibtertnitting fever; but on the 9th, when the post left, he was considered to be better. General Francisco de Paula Santander has arrived here on board the Maria, from Laguira and Puerto Cabello. He is accom panied by his nephew, and will most likely go to Paris with other passengers.—Harnburth Papers, 161 k Oct. =commas ON LONDON. HADMIDOW, OCT. 16.-13 101 ; two months, 13 9}. Payaasauttais, Ocr. 6.-10 21-32. StoccooLm, Ocr. 9.—Ninety days, 11 31. Lamm, OCT. 12.—Three months, 6 16} Balsam, Ocr. 13.—Three months, 6 26i. Bassunt, OCT. 13.—Two months, 611. CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Hambro steamer has just arrived, by which we have re ceived the Hartsbro Reporter of the 16th Oct. which states than the supply of Wheat continues to be small from the Upper as weU as from the Lower F.lbe, but fully equal to the demand : the begin ning of the week a few parcels of best quality were bought at reduced prices for the French market. During the first nine days of October 48 cargoes of corn passed through the sound. The funds were ou the 16th less in demand, and must be quoted a shade lower than on Tuesday. In Paris 13,00 W. sterling Anglo Danish Bonds have been stolen, and the public have been warned against puchasing them. Exchange on London, at two months 13 91 ; at sight, 13 101. Consols, which left off yesterday at 901 for the account, and 901 e for money, opened at the same price; since which the market has become very stiff, a►d Consols have improved to 901, and at present may be quoted-901/ for account, and 901/ for money, with a good deal of business transacting. CITY. HALF-PAST ONE. Some of our Evening Contemporaries have been amusing the public for several days put with reports in their French anklets that the cause of the improvement of oar Consols was owing to attempts making on the Continent to get up the Foreign Funds. They must have been imposed upon, or badly informed. The real cause of the continual improvement is, and credited by the well. informed, that Government have it in cootensplarion to pay *Eche Four per Cents. as well as the Three and a Half per Cents. era sting a New Stock of Two and a Half per Cent. by which financial operation there will be a saving to the public of seven or eight millions sterling, should this plan be adopted—it will cause another great improvement in the funds. No doubt this grand scheme has got vent in the Stock Marker, and has given the Bears a fever. Consols has again improved in the course of the morning per cent. In the early part of the day they were at 9011, and may be quoted at present at 91 for the account, and foe money 90# buyers, with considerable business doing. We have numerous arrivals this morning from the East Indies. The El Timnpo of the 23d July makes some remarks upon the foregoing, concluding thus :--" 'Who knows whether M. Grevel, by prompt and efficacious protection, may not understand what Viscount Venencourt under stood ? This affair is yet pending. The Government of Buenos Ayres has had recourse to that of his Most Ca tholic Majesty for redress. Some time must pass before it will be possible to receive an answer • and, notwith standing another French naval officer already threatens us, our Journals admit the insult without saying a single ord ."