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PRICE OF STOCKS Knot Stoat 215; 16 2; per Cent. Red. Mt ; 2 7. per Ct. Cons. shut Zi ptr Ct. 1818, 99; ; 3 4 1 1 per O. Red. 99} e f 4 per Cent. shut 4 per Ct. 1826, Long Ann. 19 1.16 Do. 30Years, Apl.Oct. Do. July. Jan. AT TWO O'CLOCK. India Stock, India Bonds 911 .21000 Exch. BM 77 B £5OO Ditto 77 Xtoo and .8200 Do. 77 2 Commercial Advertised India for Aect. Cons. for Ace. 921 1: FOREIGN FUND Brazil rids, 5 pr Ct. ; Do Account 73i Colorn. Bds. 6 per Ct. Do. Bds. 1824, 231 3 Do. 100, 241 (3 reek Bonds, S p Ct." Do. B. 1825, 5 p Ct. Ditto Ace. 37i Bds. S per Ct. • S. TWO O'CLOCK. ~ Do. Ma. ISIS, 6 p Ct. Do. Aee. 311 P Port. Eds. 5 per CLI I r Ditto Acet. Olt Sp. Eds. S per Ct. 14 i - Sp. 13d5.1823, S per Ct. 11 Do. Met. Fr. R. S p Ct. 1041. Exchange, 551. 50e. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHAUF.S. TWO ()CLOCK. Ill Ail. PAID. PRR MARL Brazilian Company 20 5 to Brazilian Imp. (in. £5 pm.) 3S 20 13 Do. National 25 12i tis. John DR Rey Do. Coen, '9 S $ 7 71 3 7e [S MORNING. A. D. O Lithos ..... 0 0 Jamaica 0 1 Sweden 0 O Malta . 0 O Brazils . 1 MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TH D. I A. D. .. 01 France .. 0 I Waterford ..... 0 0 Flanders 0 ▪ Cuero. St Jersey 011 Holland. 0 o Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburgh . 0 O America........ 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 THE EVENING STAR. pu s LONDON. FRIDAY, JUNE 18. "WINDSOR CASTLE, Juxr 18, 1830. " The KING slept at intervals during the night. In other respects, his MAJESTY remains in the same state. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." We have received this morning by express a French paper of yesterday's date, and letters dated Wednesday evening. Under date Leghorn May 31, some interesting intelligence is communicated from Algiers. It ap pears that the DEY had been regularly acquainted with every—even the most minute—particular, re garding the French expedition,—and that its sail ing from Toulon was well known to him very early after this event. The intelligence was conveyed by his agents, not only by sea, but by land ; as in the former, it was found difficult to evade the vigi lance of the blockading squadron. It was well known that the DET bad received, by some secret conveyance, several hundred cases filled with Congreve rockets, which had been distributed on several parts of the coast. All the flocks had been driven into the interior of the country; and every precautionary measure adopted to prevent the invading army from finding provisions of any kind on its landing. A numerous defensive force had also been raised, by putting in requisition, all the male population from the ages of 17 to 50. There is now little doubt that Prince FREDERICK of Prussia will fill the throne of Greece. The Emperor of RUSSIA has not altered his sentiments with respect to the settlement of the new Kingdom ; but has left his proxy, as in the first instance, with France; and this strengthens the belief that FREDERICK will be the man. It may not be generally known, that Prince FREDERICK of Prussia, is not the son of the KING of Prussia ; but of the Duchess of CUMBERLAND, whose first husband was Prince Louts of Prussia. His Royal Highness was born in 1794, and married in 1817. A private letter from Paris--speaking of the approach ing visit of the CROWN PRINCE of SWEDEN to St. Pe tersburgh—states that the Swedish Ambassador at the Russian Court had been instructed to enquire, confiden tially, at what time the visit of the PRINCE would be most agreeable to his MAJESTY ; and that the answer returned through Count NEssEtaoDE was, that the visit of the CROWN PRINCE would, at all times, be received with the greatest pleasure. At the same time, a more formal invitation was given for the 13th July —the birth day of the EMPRESS. We have been favoured with the perusal of a file of the Hobart Town Gazette, received by the last arrival. The dividend of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land would be something more than 16 per cent. per annum ; and the Derw•ent Bank would divide to the same amount. An attempt was making to open a new market for that aluable article of Colonial produce—wool. Twenty bales had been packed up for the China market. The Tice of wheat at Hobart Town continued to average about 7s. per bushel. The weather had been very hot, and a vast quantity of corn had ripened so fast, that it was feared it would be lost for want of sufficient time to get it in We have more than once lately called the attention of uur Readers, to the reports on the present state of parties in Parliament, and a paragraph appears in the Times of this morning, conveying some intelligence on the subject, derived, if we may be allowed the expression, via Brighton, which that judicious Journal seems to consider de serving of eome credit. It is that the two branches of the Opposition have come to an understanding to unite their forces against the Administration on two ques tions—the Greek and the Currency Question ; but on nthers only to stand by, and watch the movements of Go vernment. Now, we cannot but consider this paragraph in the Brighton Paper, as having internal evidence of being devoid of any foundation in truth ; as far, at least, as it ould infer any compact or agreement between the two parties alluded to ; and rather a libel on their good sense and public honesty. We have endeavoured before to prove, that any resolution to act together in opposition to Government, formed by parties who hold sentiments, or, at least, have publicly committed themselves to senti ments in direct opposition to each other, could only originate in what deserves no other word, in the English language, but faction, or unprincipled opposition ; and we repeat that we have too high an opinion of Lord GREY and the party probable to coincide and act with him, or even of the party likely to be found acting with Lord ELDow, as to suspect them of ever approximating to such an un worthy compact. Were the public characters alluded to, so abandoned as this conduct would necessarily, in our opinion, infer, they would at once destroy all their in fluence with the people, and all hopes of obtaining or retaining power ; for the period has come, we sincerely believe, when no dominant set of men can obtain perma nence to their influence in the State, unless they govern their acts, an great points of principle, in conformity with the popular voice. But, critically examined, does not this intelligence from Brighton involve something like a degrading absurdity ? We have heard of resolutions to differ on certain sub jects, and believe, as in the anecdote of ROUSSEAV, narrated by MARMONTEL, such agreements, in matter of mere school-wrangling, have been formed with out real moral depravity—but agreements to agree on matters of serious business, when the parties are already coincident in opinion, appears to us some thing very like nonsense ; and if the paragraph means agreement to vote together, on questions on which the parties agree, it can in other words only mean, agreeing to do their duty, which we can hardly suspect our Tory Contemporary at Brighton would wish to insi nuate, at least his friends are ever deficient in—farlees that , they would form an agreement to vote with others without reference to the question—and contrary to their sentiments As to " watching with a wary eye, the proceedings of Government, and checking them whenever their mea sures may appear wrong," we can have no objections whatever. We only think it is insulting the parties in question to report it as a new resolution. In itself it is certainly a very pious, good resolution ; but has nothing in it, we hope, very original : and why it is singled out from among the other devout aspirations and resolves, which we have no doubt find a place in the morning and evening prayers of the Honourable Gentlemen alluded to, we really cannot conceive. We are apprehensive we have detained the attention of our readers too long on a paragraph of no authority and we think no importance, except what it has obtained by having attracted the notice of the Times. Among the variety of little points of discussion which occurred in the course of the Parliamentary proceedings of last night, had we room, we should be inclined to re mark a little upon the Petition from the parishioners of St. Luke's, against the conduct of the Commission for Building New Churches. We certainly think that every friend to the Establishment, must regret any erroneous selection made by the Commissioners in the location of new Churches, as such errors must be productive of discontent ; and we caanot help thinking, that the numerous hard working population of St. Luke's parish, have in their petition made out a case meriting the serious attention of the House. The interest of the Church of England requires great caution not to alienate the attachment of its friends ; and we are sorry to say, that the conduct of the Clergy has often become before the public in a disputable form. The late transactions at Hendon, which, have occupied so much room in the public prints, we think not to the credit of the party who has been the most noisy. The conduct of the Bishop of Lox DON in that case, we think has been im properly viewed ; and we shall probably take another opportunity of explaining our opinions on the subject. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at the same prico they left off yesterday, 921 for the Account ; and soon after were done at 92i buyers. This was owing to the Rentes coming higher from Paris. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing as yet. Most of the prices are much the same as yesterday. The estafette from Paris brings the French 3 per cents. near one per cent. higher, 77-80, owing to a report at Paris that the expedition had made good their landing on the coast of Africa. The following is a passage taken from the electoral mandement of the Archbishop of Avignon :—" The King has dissolved the Chambers ! The fate of the monarchy depends on the choice of the electors : if they select men acceptable to Gon, France will be saved ; if, on the other hand, they give their votes to the favourers of new ideas, hostile to the Bourbons, sighing after a liberty which would reduce us to a pitiless slavery, such as we have before experienced, our noble country will soon resemble that of Algiers." A Paris Paper says, that the sentiments expressed in the royal proclamation to the electors, are calculated to assuage the constitutional alarm which it has been sought, with so much perseverance, to excite in the minds of the people; but in their present temper, we question whe ther the eloquence of St. Paul himself would ensure the return of what is called a Royalist Chamber. We un derstand, however, from authority, that the Ultra can didates, of whatever shade or colour, are likely to be defeated ; and that the new Chamber will be composed of Deputies who, seeing the danger of pushing matters too far, will consent to such a compromise as may ensure the permanency of the real benefits enjoyed by the country. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE. The private letters received this morning from Paris, state that the rise in the French Funds is owing to an article in the Atoniteur pf Wednesday, stating that every elector is free to vote for whom he thinks proper, by which it will be ascertained the will and true senti ments of the nation, as well as their choice in regard to the Ministry. This liberality on the part of the King is regarded in Paris by the well-informed, that his Ma jesty will conform according to the wishes of his subjects, by adopting every conciliating measure consistent with the honour of his Crown. The Consol market appears to be looking up, and they have improved to 92f 93 for the Account. According to the information from Paris, the state of affairs are becoming more calm, and every thing will go off more quietly than previously expected. In the Foreign Market, business is nearly at a stand still, and the prices are nearly the same as yesterday. In Shares, little or nothing doing. COURT INTELLIGRNCR. His Majesty received visits yesterday from his sisters, tne Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester, who arrived at the Palace together about one o'clock front London. The Princesses remained at the Palace upwards of two hours, and then left together on their return to town. Mr. Brodie left the Palace yesterday morning, and was expected to return in the evening. At the King's Palace, St. James's, the bulletin was shown by tho Earl of Warwick (Lord), and the Hon. Mr. Towns hend (Groom in Waiting.) THE KING'S HEALTH. We have heard from a source upon which we are disposed to place reliance, that His Majesty was so far recovered on Tuesday last as to require that his tradesmen's bills should be brought before him, for the purpose of being examined, as was customary previous to His Majesty's illness. From the same source we are informed, that a venerable nobleman, who resides within a short distance of Windsor, having omitted to pay his customary visits to the Castle, His Majesty inquired the reason, and having been informed that illness was the cause of the noble Lord's non-attendance, His Ma jesty sent a special messenger to inquire after the health of the noble Lord.—Morning Paper. WINDSOR, Thursday Roguing. The Duchess of °lactater and the Princess Augusta anived at the Castle this day, at half-past twelve o'clock; the Duke of Clarence came at one o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses had a long interview ' with his Majesty, and afterwards partook of an elegant dejeautc pre pared for the occasion. The Princesses left the Castle at three o'clock, drawn as far as Hounslow, on their return to London, by the King's hones, where they were met in the morning, and brought to Windsor by his Majesty's horses. The Duke of Clarence left the Castle at half-past three. His Majesty is still improving in health, and continues to take more nourishment and a less quantity of medicine. The physicians and the usual distinguished personages remain in attendance on his Majesty. The Duke of Cumberland came to town yesterday from Kew. His Royal Highness dined with the Prin cess Augusta, at her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, on the return of the Princess from having an interview with his Majesty at Windsor. Prince Frederick of Prussia honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry with his company to dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Park lane. There was a select party to meet his Royal High ness. Prince Leopold left town yesterday for his residence at Claremont. The Earl of Aberdeen and Sir George Murray had in terviews with the Duke of Wellington yesterday, at the Treasury. Lord Milton has postponed his resolutions relative to the Corn Laws and Trade till Tuesday next. It is stated that Sir Robert Peel intends immediately making considerable improvements at Drayton Manor, with the view to its becoming the family seat. The House of Lords have examined witnesses on the East Retford Bill during eighteen days ; of the evidence taken during those 18 days, there have been printed 700 folio pages ; and it may be satisfactory to know that their Lordships have now got through the evidence on one side —namely, in support of the Bill : they have now to hear the witnesses on the other side—namely, against the Bill ! This Bill is likely to rival, in duration, Mr. Hast ings' trial, and not unlikely to bare a similar result— i. e. failure. GENERAL ELECTION.—Lord Brabazon, son to the Earl of Meath, will offer himself as a candidate to repre sent the county of Dublin in Parliament at the next election. Indications of a coming election meet us on every side. We refer to our Lewes and Chichester intelligence for examples of the excitement in those places, but which do not, however, in this respect stand alone. The retire ment of Mr. Poyntz will give a new aspect to the state of parties at Chichester. At the moment of going to press, a report has reached us that it is the intention of Lord George Cavendish to start for the county.—Brighten Gazette. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant did not sail for Belfast as was expected; but as a mark of respect for the people of that town, and the little fleet which left tho harbour of Kingstown, to join in the amusements of the Regatta, his Excellency ordered that the Royal Char lotte yacht should accompany the expedition. In addition to what was stated last week, we under stand that upon the currency question the Tories will cordially co-operate with Lord Grey, and that both par ties, as we then intimated, are firmly resolved to watch with a wary eye the proceedings of the Government, checking them wherever their measures may appear to be wrong. The Tories will rally together, and form what the Duke of Richmond on a late occasion termed " a country party," acting as an organized body, ad hering together, and determined to hold the balance be tween all others. This result will, we are sure, be highly satisfactory to the country ; and we are happy to know th..t they will constitute a body sufficiently powerful in numerical strength, as well as in the moral influence of po litical integrity and sound talents, effectively to maintain the position of arbiters. On the Greek question, the course which we pointed out last week is fully settled and determined upon. One expression in our former ar ticle upon this subject has, we find, been misunderstood in some quarters. We therefore think it right to ex plain, that in speaking of an amalgamation between the Tories and Whigs, we did not mean to imply that any express overture had been made from either side, as from a corporate body.—Brighton Gazette. Eprizo FOREST.—In consequence of a recent en closure made of a small but beautiful portion of this de lightful forest, and the injury which the freeholders, copyholders, and commoners, have sustained from pre vious encroachments, they have determined upon legal proceedings to assert their common rights, and preserve the forest from being by degrees wholly withdrawn from the public. A numerous meeting of the resident gentle men and commoners was recently held at the Eagle, at Snaresbrook, at which a resident magistrate presided, and resolutions were passed to assert their own and the public rights. A liberal subscription was entered into, and a committee of resident gentlemen appointed to fur ther these important objects. Considering the extent of this great metropolis, and the importance of this ques tion to the health and enjoyment of its inhabitants, we trust the committee will be successful in their efforts.— The value of the estates upon this forest must be greatly dependent upon the beauty of the scenery, the open ness of the adjacent country, and the respectability of the surrounding neighbourhood. Let but enclosures become frequent, and this noble forest will, like the lower part of the beautiful heath at Hampstead, shortly be thickly studded with petty erections, destroying alike the beauty, health, and respectability of the neighbourhood. In stead of being, as the forest now is, a place quiet, healthy, and retired, to those resident, and of health, recreation, and en" t to the immense population of the eastern part me!ropolie, it will soon become a mere extension of that endless meal of brick" of which London is composed... Daily Paper. PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE. fwarin H He l e s flit Siberia almost manyco A private letter from B er li n says , t h at a Spaniard lase, sent as ariso h n is ero native in language. 1815. arrived in the above city from Siberia, where he had be en pletely forgot p hundreds of his fellow-prisoners, living in caves, and hor ribly mutilated by the peasants of Tartary. The Jamaica Courant, of 30th April, says—" W. have received information, from a source on which ei ought to place every reliance, that the lady of a gentle man, holding a high and respectable office in the Island, with certain ladies in the parish of St. Elizabeth, ha% t. formed a committee, in aid of the Clapham Anti-Slaver% Society." We hope, for the honour of the parties bulk cated, that the above report is unfounded. The Jamaica Packet, which was to have sailed on th.. 4th of May, has been put off to the 11th May. The Ganymede, from Columbia and the Sandwich Islands, had arrived at Hobart Town. Her consort, a fine vessel of her own class, had been captured by th, natives of Columbia River, and every human being board murdered. Petitions were getting up, at Sydney, to the House of Commons, praying for trial by jury and a representative assembly. The 26th January was the 42d anniversary of the Colonization of New South Wales, and was celebrated with great festivity. From all accounts of the harvest in New South Wales, thr: wheat crops had not been equalled. Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland and suite arrived at the Vice-regal Lodge, Phoenix Park, on Sun day night from England. Her Grace was accompanied by her noble father, the Earl of Powis, who is to prolong his visit to the Chief Governor. We understand that Taglioui receives the enormous sum of 2,0001. for 18 nights' performances in Loudon Ponchard, too, who has been singing lately at the French theatre, is paid 201. per night.—Brighton Gazette. THE MAJORS 11. TIIE is rumoured tha' the proprietors of the Patent Theatres have it in con templation to try the right of the Minor Theatres to act the regular drama, and it is further stated that the first crusade is to be directed against the Tottenham-street Company ; after which the Surrey, Coburg, and other houses of that description, are to be successively attacked. Mr. Adolphus, it is said, has been retained on behalf of the assailants, who make no doubt of succeeding in their undertaking, as the licenses under which the Minor Theatres are kept open only extend to spectacles, music, and dancing, although for some years past tho regular drama has been acted in them, without, it would seem, any lawful authority. REPEAL OF THE UNION.—The freeholders and inha bitants of Clonlea, Killuran, Killaloe, Kildysart, and Kil fedalis, have petitioned for a repeal of the Union. IRISH FREEHOLDERS.—An exact return of the num ber of freeholders in Ireland is to be printed by order of the House of Commons. Petitions against the new duties have been presented from the county Tipperary, the county Kilkenny, the city of Kilkenny, the inhabitants of Keady, Ballymena, Limerick Chamber of Commerce, Mohill, St. Mary's parish, Limerick, and Clovne Priest. STATE OF TRADE. — Time public complaints have un dergone a considerable diminution in the woollen and worsted stuff branches within the last few months, and want of trade is no longer complained of, though small profits and low wages are still felt, and produce their na tural consequences. Trade is also materially embarrassed in some departments, owing to the precarious state of the King's health.—Leeds Mercury. The Treasurer of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has received the sum of £304 sterling, in aid of the funds of that institution, from Charles Shaw, Esq. being the sum he received back from David Paterson, for having cheated him at cards. GILMERTON MURDER.TIIOM6OII and Dobie, the two men suspected of the murder of Margaret Paterson, near Gilmerton, were indicted on Saturday to take their trial before the High Court of Justiciary on Monday, the 28th current, for the crimes of murder, rape, and robbery. SURVEY OF TILE NORTH or SCOT I. AN D.—The Investigator surveying vessel is about to proceed to Shetland, to continue the surveys that have been for some time making of the coast and rocks of the north end of Scotland, and of ascertaining the true nature of the tide and currents in the Pentland Firth. NOVEL MODE OF COMMUNICATION.—The folloa • ing note was found at the bottom of a chest of tea, im ported by a Merchant to Baltimore :—" If this box of tea should find its way to America, and should be opened by an American, I wish he would inform my brother, John Wilson of New York, that I am prisoner in Pekin. 1829. " W. WILSON." An extraordinary instance of despatch in the la n di ng of goods occurred in the St. Katharine Docks yesterday, the cargo of the Benjamin Ruggles, from New fork, consisting of 4,568 barrels of flour, having been lanced in about seven hours and a half. Tura WEATHER.—Although Midsummer is now within a few days of us, so variable have been the seasons of late years, that we can scarcely know them but by name; for at the present moment, the weather is of such a description that it can hardly be compared, from its temperature, but to the closing of winter, or the com mencement of the vernal quarter, the sun withdrawing from us the greater part of the day his cheering influence, and exposing us to the keen chill of the northern Eas:, accompanied by frequent showers of bail and rain. \V trust that the new moon of Saturday next will dissipate the present ungenial weather, and gladden nature by the welcome of summer, which is so much wanted to reaan the prospect of otherwise apparent abundance, for the com fort and happiness of man.—Plymouth Journal. Friday evening an explosion of gas took place at :Hiss Nixon's millinery establishment in Union-street, in a room in which a number of females were at work, none of whom, fortunately, sustaiued any serious injury. The gas pipe was conducted through the centre of a table, the moving of which broke the pipe and extinguished the light. One of the young females took a candle to examine the cause, when on placing it underneath the cloth that covered the table, the gas which had e sca p ed immed i a tely exploded. The females ran scr eaming down stairs into the street, and a gentleman passi n g at the time being in- in formed of the cause of alarm, entered the house and ex tinguished the gas, which was bla zin g from the orifice in the pipe, and thus prevented any further mischief.— Bath Chronicle. PROTRACTION OF VEGETABLE LIFE.—The ing extraordinary instance of the leng thened p eriod of time during which the vital principle of vegetables may be preserved, was mentioned by Mr. Houlton, in the course of his introductory lectu re as p rofessor of botan y, at the last meeting of the Medico -Botanical Soc iety. A . bulbous root, which was found i n the hand of an Egyptian mummy, in which situation it had probably been for more than 2,000 years germinated on exposure to the atmos phere, in a PI pat state of perfect dryness. The root was sutZent y p here t h oug h , when discovered. it was a into the ground, where it grew with readiness and vigour. —The Lancet.