Star. — London, England, 1830-06-12 00:00:00

LON DON. SATURDAY, JUNE 12. 1, WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 12, 1830. " The KING continues less embarrassed in his respira tion. His MAJESTY has passed another good night. (Signed) " HENRY fIALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." Accounts have been received this morning from China to the Ist February. The Honourable Company's ship Bridgewater had just sailed for England with despatches. Negociations with respect to the recent commercial dif ferences were still pending ; and hopes were entertained lilt a speedy and agreeable settlement would take place. Commercial letters from Havanna state that the price of Sugar was giving way, 63 to 7 rls, being the price for the brown and yellow qualities, and 13 to 14 rls. for the white. Rice was dull sale at 4to 43, and Coffee 5 to 6, with a very heavy appearance. It is rumoured in the City, that the Tyrian packet, from Rio Janeiro, with the mail, has arrived off Falmouth. The letters, however, should this be the case, will not arrive in town before Monday. ---....__. We have an arrival from Bengal this morning, but the dates are not later than the 10th of January, u the essel called at Madras ; from which Presidency, weltave papers to the 6th of February inclusive ; but these do not contain anything of material importance. The beat was very excessive, and rain was much wanted. The homeward bound ship, Mary Ann, got underweigh on the sth, for England. The Honourable the Governor had been pleased to make the following appointments— namely, R. Cita w LET, Esq. to be Collector and Ma gistrate of Rajahmundry ; H. W. ASHTON, Esq. Joint Magistrate on the Bench. Our readers will perceive to-day, we are sure with considerable interest, the discussion which took place' , in the House of Commons last night on the Consular Expenditure of the Country ; and particularly the speech of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, one of the most use fu!, because one of the most able and matter-of fact membors, in the House. As Consuls and Vice- Consuls are, to a certain extent, the efficient repro— sentatives and agents of Government, where Govern ment—that is the executive and authoritative de partment of it—cannot extend its immediate vigilance and confront, from unfortunately not enjoying the attribute of übiquity, it is evident that the proper regulation of this department of the public service, is a subject of the first importance, and one which involves more the essential interests, the influence and character of the country, than at first, perhaps, might strike the mind of an observer. Every Englishman who has sojourned abroad for any considerable period, knows, by experience, the truth of what we have just said. He must have witnessed, if he ha. 4 lived where no accredited agent of Government re sided, acts of petty but sufficiently vexatious oppression, if not more serious ones, on the part of local Foreign Autho rities, which the very residence of such an agent would have prevented. In matters of commerce, where the in 'crests of British mercantile establishments so frequently are contrary to the interests of resident foreign competi tars, it is easy to conjecture the various modes in which these clashing interests may become destructive of all local fair-play, and even ruinous in their result to the unprotected party. Accredited agents of Government, therefore, really become almost indispensable in every foreign state, or place of importance, particularly those wilich are commercial ; and this we could illustrate, if ne cessary, by anecdotes coming under our own personal experience, where none were resident. If an important part of the expenditure of Govern ment—and we maintain it is one—the next important object is—that the appointments be efficiently and re spectably occupied. Now we have likewise witnessed, —but it is proper to say not during the power of the present administration—most deplorable inE stanas of bad selection, almost evidencing an utter care le.;sness as to the accomplishment of any one object, ex cept the discreditable one, s hich might b;. , suspected, of supplying a livelihood for some younger brother, or other relation, who had found his half-pay inadequate to sup port his extravagance. We could name a certain &st rafe commercial port in France, where, not an hundred years ago, to our knowledge, there had been a triplicate succession of Gentlemen, who could not reside at their posts from the debts which—sacrificing the cre dit of the country as well as their own—they bad contracted around them ;—while, at the same moment, the similarly accredited agents of the other European States, were men of industrious habits, executing the duties of their office, at least with the merit of regularity and intelligence. Having thus given our opinion that efficient and res pectable Consuls, or Vice-Consuls, in adequate number, and well selected, are important to the interests of com merce and the character of the country—we surely need not add that we deem the non-residence of such authori ties, which is only another word for their temporary non-existence, an absurdity which requires no exposure, and one which, like the non-residence of clergymen, in principle, cannot rationally be defended. It is true, that the attendance at home of a Consul, or Vice-Consul, may be required on public business—if so, undoubtedly he should be paid when that business demanded his attention ; but during that time an efficient person, with the full powers and emoluments of Consul, should occupy his part, and do all his duties. Such temporary calls to head-quarters, is one thing—and long residence at home on individual pursuits is another—and the two things should be jealously distinguished. We remem ber a time, and that too not one hundred years ago, when those occupying situations connected in some degree with this department of the public service, have been known never to have left their own homes during the time of holding the situation ; but to execute all their duties by deputy.—Such abuses we believe do not now exist. As to the mode of remunerating those important ser vants of the public, whether by fees, as formerly—or by salary as now—it is a question which would, we clearly perceive, admit of much argument on both sides ; but we really think that the proper regulations of the ser vice—well digested instructions—duties well defined and correctly limited, with some organized mode of surveil lance and ready rcdress,are as important to be accomplish ed in this, and even perhaps a little more so in this, than the avowedly important arrangements of public po lice—and we would earnestly recommend the atten tion of parliament to the subject. Accomplish the real efficiency and public utility of the department, and see to the appointment of able and respectable individuals to the service—and we think the adequate remuneration of it would not, and should not, be begrudged. CITY, TWELVE:O'CLOCK. The Funds continue much the same as yesterday, and the speculators are very inactive. Consols, which left off 921 for the account, opened at the same price, and are at present 921 to 1. Reduced 91 A to 1. The Algerine expedition is at present the topic of con versation, and different opinions are formed of its success. In the Foreign Market scarce any thing doing as yet. Prices near the same as yesterday. Price of American Stocks in London, June 11.—Four and a-half per Cent. 923 ; United States Bank Shares £27i £2B per share; Pensylvania 102 3; Louisina 104 ; Ohio Six per Cent. 1133. Dividend 7 per Cent. per annum. Extract of a letter from Hey-West, 26th April : " We have had a number of wrecked vessels brought to this place within these last two or three months. The latest are the British ship Sappho, from New Orleans, with 771 bales of cotton ; the American ship Union, from New Orleans, laden with flour; Spanish Polacre, with 1350 boxes of sugar, from Havannah. It is also said that an American ship, laden with 1300 bales of cotton, had been wrecked, and totally lost on the Ba hama's side. Col. Stone, the new Marshall, had ar rived, and gives general satisfaction. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 10.—There has been a very fair demand for cotton to-day, and the sales, which chiefly consist of American descriptions, from 51 to 6i, amount to about 3.000 packages. We fully maintain our last quotations, except for Brazil, which may be quoted rather lower. The continuance of wet weather is beginning to turn the attention of the speculators towards the Corn trade ; and no doubt is entertained but that, should the rains con tinue, a very considerable advance will take place, parti cularly in wheat ; of which it is said there is not one month's consumption on hand. At yesterday's Market, some tendency upwards was formed ; and on Monday it is expected a more decided movement will be made, should the weather not have ceased. CITY, HALF.PAST ONE. We have not a feature worth observation in regard to the funds. Consols have continued during the morning at 92a to 1 for the account, and the House is thinly at tended. By the express from Paris, it appears according to the telegraphic dispatch from Toulon, that the French expedition was wind bound in the Bay of Palma. It also brings the French Rentes lower, but this has had no effect in the Consol Market. In the Foreign Market, Greek Bonds have receded one per cent. In other Stocks nothing doing. " Assimilation" has played curious pranks in onr Stamp-office department. It has caused God knows what time and money to be expended in bootless inquiries, and the rumour is, that it has impeded the discharge of public duty without adding one fraction to the revenue. It has caused certain Englishmen to supersede Irishmen, who were their superiors in standing, information, awl talent, and against whom there was not even a whisper of imputation. It has caused one Englishman to take an office in, we think, the Legacy Department, and it has given him the old Irish emolument, with one hundred a-year, as "compensation" for living in that Bceotia, or Botany Bay, or Sierra Leone, or Van Diemen's Land, or whatever Cockney taste may please to designate it, called Ireland ! True it is, Mr. O'Connell, that " assimilation" has caused this prank to be played in Dublin, and if you should think it worth while (which, indeed, it is not) to ask for the returns, you will have the entire story under the band and seal of office. It is well known that one hundred a year will go as far in Dublin, as one hundred and fifty in London, and yet this Englishman receives " compensation" for condescend ing to shift from dear to cheap quarters. He is only one of many persons similarly provided for in this department or elsewhere, and putting such people over the heads of meritorious Irishmen of long services, is what they call "as similation," and is the source from which the benefits to the public service, of which we hear so much, are to flow ! —Dublin Morning Register. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLoCK. 1 11.11 k s•eck WO , India Stock, I c per tent. Red. 911 1 ' India Bonds 80 79 •% per rt. Cnns. 1 Old Annuities 51 Ifs r Ct. 1818, 991 £lOOO Each. Bills 77 78 .s, per Cr. R e d. 98; Z £soo Ditto 77 78 4 per Cent. 1 £lOO and £2OO Do. 77 78 4 per Ct. 1826, 1041 4 1. , nr Arn. 19 1.16 18 15.16 19 1)o. 30 Yeari, Apt. Oct. Do My, Jan. Commercial Advertised 77 76 India for Acct. Cons. for Ace. 921 1 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Brazil Rh, spr Ct. 72 Ditto Ace. 371 7 Uo Account Sp. Si. 5 per 4 t. 171 181 Creek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. Ac 18 181 1325. 5 p Ct. 371 Da 5lO BRITISH AND FOREIGN SOARES, TWO 0 CLOCK. 4111 in IL TAM TEL SHAM 11.4211 Di 150 ISO 105 Brazilian Imp. (its. £5 pm.) 35 20 74 75 Dn. National 25 l2e 28t St..lohn Itey Do. Cocaes Re") del Monte London ei 400 400 59 )lAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TH . D. A. D. i Ddbr1D......... 0 0 France 0 I Waterford-- 0 0 Flanders 0 0 Guern. & Jersey 0 0 Holland I 0 Rano.; Ayres... 1 0 Hamburgh .. 0 Arnerica........ 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 THE EVENING STAR. 80 - [IS MORNING. A. n. O Lisbon 1 O Jamaica . 0 O Sweden 0 O Malta ...... O Brazils . I *also rl 4 lx i4. v :i r •-. 57., --sw ir.--......1„ - AF -- o r---- A.: .: 3: .... ‘ '... • • F. , : !.... 71.%iiii);•• . Cif 10' . ) 4‘- ' ll l e.v4.- , 4.A.: COURT INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, EIGHT O'CLOCK, FRIDAY EVENING.-- Up to this time the King continues somewhat better than be was in the morning. There do not appear to be such strong symptoms of immediate dissolution as there were a day or two since. His Majesty passed a more favourable night on Thursday night, than he has done for some weeks past. Sir Henry Halford left the Palace last evening,. about six o'clock, for London, and was not expected to return till this morning. This is the first time that Sir Henry has been absent from the Pa lace for a fortnight. Sir Matthew Tierney remained in attendance at the Palace dining the day.—At the King's Palace, St. James's, the bulletin was show► to the No bility and Gentry by Lord Clinton (Lord) and Sir Wil liam Houston (Groom) in waiting. Count Mestuchewits, the new Russian minister, had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Aberdeen at the Foreign Office. The noble Earl afterwards visited the Duke of Wellington at the Treasury. A deputation from the West India Merchants and Planters, headed by the Marquis of Chandos, had a con ference with Mr. Herries on Thursday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. A deputation of Iron Founders, from Bilston and other parts of Staffordshire, headed by Mr. Littleton, one of the Members for the County, Lad an interview at the Board of Trade, on Thursday, with Mr. Herries. Yesterday being the first day of Trinity Term, the Judges partook of a dejeuncr with the Lord Chancellor, at his residence in George-street, Hanover-square, and at one o'clock they proceeded in procession to Westminster- Hall, and entered their respective Courts. The cortege consisted of twenty-six carriages, escorted by the beadles of the parishes they passed through. In the management of tho Royal sufferer, the attend ants experience considerable difficulty in inducing bini to take proper medicines, food, and drink. The King does not consider that his case is hopeless. From private in formation, however, we can only say, that although in our opinion ultimate recovery is impossible, immediate dissolution is not inevitable. The medicines which have been administered for sonic time past, have consisted chiefly of (ether, and the sedative tincture of opium -- Lancet. The King has rallied in a manner which has surprised all his attendants. There must be considerable force of mind, as well as of constitution, to bear up so stoutly under the oppression of so afflicting and exhausting a disease. One thing is pretty generally known—that the physicians have been greatly at fault in their calcula tions. They misunderstand his Majesty's complaint, and have more than once been considerably mistaken in their prognostications. It is said that on a recent visit of the Duke of Wel lington, to inspect the state of the new Palace at Pim lico, his Grace was heard to declare that, " money or no money, it should be finished," and that additional hands have since been set on. It is a matter of some surprise that Sir James Scarlett appears neither to have delivered his opinion nor voted on the Forgery Bill. The name of E. Davenport was omitted in the list of pairs in favour of Sir J. Mackintosh's Amendment of the Forgery Laws. We understand that a very active opposition is getting up against the return of Colonel Gordon, of Cluny, at the next election for Weymouth, and it is said that Major Weyland is the favourite candidate. This gentleman is married to Lady Johnstone, whose son, Sir Frederick Johnstone, is patron of the borough. The property of the late Sir C. Hawkins, Bart. in St. Ives, and which secures the purchaser a seat in Parlia ment for that borough, was sold for the sum of 57,2001. The real purchaser is the Marquis of Cleveland. His Lordship is said to be favourably disposed towards Mr. Heise, one of the present Members. J. Awdry, Esq. the barrister, is to succeed the late Sir Wm. Seymour, as a Judge, at Bombay. The appoint ment was notified to the learned gentleman, with an in timation that the honour of Knighthood will be conferred upon him on the occasion. The salary is 7,0001. per annum, with a retiring pension (after a certain number of years) of 1,2001. per annum. The late Sir Robert Peel was the third, but eldest surviving son of Robert Peel, a wealthy merchant at Ardwick, in Lancashire, who died in 1795, and one of seven brothers. His four younger brothers were all engaged in trade; the youngest, Joseph, was settled in London, and died about ten years since. The salary of the Secretary at War is 2,480/. a year ; that of the Chief Secretary for Ireland 4,1531 So that, in point of emolument, it is better by 1,673/. to be a a " share-beggar," than Secretary at War.—Morning Register. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland pro ceeds to Belfast in the royal yacht, which has been ordered to be in readiness for sea. The inhabitants of Belfast should not lose the opportunity, thus afforded, of addressing the Lord Lieutenant, and of calling upon his Excellency to interpose between the Irish people and the British Government, in order to prevent the infliction of additional burthens upon their wretched and impoverished country.—Mid. Lord Charles Townshend has purchased Mr. W. E. West's picture of " The Pride of the Village," which is in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy. Mr. West has on the easel another beautiful incident from the tale of " Annette De L'Arbre," a fiction also, it will be re membered, of his highly-talented countryman Mr. Wash ington Irving. A punster, on reading in the Gardener's Magazine that a new pea had just been introduced into this country from China, observed, that the opening of a trade in P's with the Chinese was ve r y opportune during the present embargo upon their T's. EDUCATION IN Ganzcz.—There are already esta blished in the Morea, and the islands of the Archipelago, 111 schools, in which 7,824 pupils are receiving instruc tion.—Athenceum. A FACT.-At a late confirmation, which took place in a parish not 100 miles from Chertsey, in Surrey, the clergyman, examining a simple country girl, asked her if she knew " who was the oldest man ?" She promptly replied, " If you please, Sir, they say old Master Goring, the tailor, is." " You are a very weak girl," said the reverend gentleman. " I am, indeed, Sir," was the re ply, " because I have taken a great deal of doctor's stuff lately, and it has made me very weak." ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER.—A coun tryman, on Saturday last, sold half a dozen of pigeons, at 4d. each, to an innkeeper of this city, who, on the mar ket day, provides an ordinary at Is. 6d. per head. Act. ing on the reciprocity system, the countryman paid his eighteen-pence, and took his place at the ordinary, where his half dozen birds were inclosed in a spacious circumference of pastry. He dispatched a segment of the circle, containing three of the pigeons, did full justice to a fine loin of veal, with sundry slices of ham, and other et cetera:, the whole of which he washed down with two quarts of ale ! It need not be made a question in our mathematical department how much Boniface gained by his guest.— York Courant. el DVERTISEMEIVT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SIR—I request you will insert in the STA it New, paper my positive denial of what the writer of a letter in your Paper of yesterday, hearing the signature "G. J. CHRISTIE," has most falsely stated. As that person's past conduct does not entitle his t to the least credence, I consider his assertions totall}• unworthy of further reply. I am, Sir, your most obedient te►eant, Dover-street, June 12, 1830. DOUGLAS e. 11111.1, PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The faiture of which we spoke in our last, is of the house of Messrs. T. and B. Hogg, of and Leeds, extensive woollen-manufacturers and chants. Their affairs will be wound up, we untie : . stand, under a commission. We hear nothing to 1, depended on as to the probable amount of the dividend._ Leeds Intelligencer. On Friday Squire Farrar was brought before the Nit gistrates, according to his own account, f or t h e wet , teenth time, charged with having neglected to provid for his wife and child. The defendant admitted the col. rectness of the charge, but pleaded inability and conju : , ll misunderstandings as his excuse. He paid the sum which he was summoned, and entered into an arran,zi , ment with the Town's Husband for the future. —/W. The Earl of Euston is appointed Colonel of the Suffolk militia, in the room of the late Sir Win. Pa; ke:. and the Earl of Stradbroke is appointed Colonel of ti.t East Suffolk militia, rice the Earl of Euston. Wednesday, the eldest son of Sir John Henry Palmer Bart. having arrived at the age of twenty-one, there e el -, rejoicings at Carlton Hall, and in the neighbourhood. a party of friends were invited to a handsome elitertain ment, and the Leicestershire and Northamptonshir e a nantry, as well as the labourers employed on the respee tive estates, partook of the festivities of the day Northampton Mercury. IRISII AGRICULTURAT. REPORF.—" A wet itoii windy May fills the barns with corn and hay."—Neeo• within the memory of the oldest inhabitant has the Green Isle put forward a more vigorous claim to the honour of such a name than during the present season. The enteral,' is the " first gem" of every field ; and a most cheering promise of abundance delights the ewe of the traveller on all sides. Tho wheats are particularly strong and bloont ing. Hay also will be a most plentiful crop, and th, supply will be doubly acceptable this year, inasmuch :is the old stock is nearly exhausted. The early potatoc , are shooting up with a rapidity of vegetation almost un exampled in our climate. There has een a verb genera; failure in the growth of oats, which will be the more ae• verely felt as the supply on hand is extremely scanty. The sale of Mr. Smith's rams at Dishley took plae: on Tuesday. It was very numerously attended by mane of the most eminent breeders in the kingdom. The sheep welt) in excellent condition, and realized good prices. A two-shear ram (lot 67) sold for one hundred guineas, and many others at proportionably high prices They were allowed to be the finest animals ever offerer: to the public. CONFEssION OF A Munn euen.—Our readers ma% recollect that, some years ago, a woman of the name c: Margaret Shuttleworth was tried in Perth for the mur der of her husband. She was convicted entirely up:. circumstantial evidence, and executed at Montrose, afte: being respited for two weeks. She maintained her inno cence to the last—even when standing upon the drop ! We have heard the contents of a private letter which arrived from England last week, which states, that a man who has just now been executed in England, confessed (upon the scaffold) that be was the sole murderer of Mar garet Sltuttleworth's husband.— Duiidee Adrerriser. A GARDEN ROISBEa Sitoa.—A respectable individual in this town, who has a garden at Portobello, and is it: the habit of stocking it with choice plants and flower roots, has frequently experienced the mortification of hav - ling those things which he most prized carried off in tie night, without being able either to prevent the robber‘ or detect the thief. As the articles stolen would not attract the notice of the young urchins, who fre• quently save the owners of gardens the troalile of g., • thering fruit, the party concludad that his garden was the convenient resort either of some un;‘rincip:ed botanical coneoisseur, or of that fraternity who aa . able to supply gentlemen with any rare plant for whir., they may indulge a fancy. Ile therefore detenuitaal to punish the miscreants, and for that purpose planted several well-charged si ring-guns in his garden, one of which proved effactual ; for on Tuesday merning, he had no sooner opened his garden door, titan he saw a felloe prostrate on the ;round. The wretelt pleaded for mercy. and stated that in coming late the preceding night with an intent to rob the garden, he had no sooner entered than he was shot in the leg by a spring-gun, and such was hi: terror lest he should fall in with cone other, that although the rain had fell in torrents, he dared not stir, not even to make his escape. On examining the fel.lov: minute!.... the owner of the garden knew him ;he was a sat - a . . t a I dustrious gardener. As he had suffered severely, he ea, allowed to escape without prosecution.—Shaffield /r;s. On Sunday last, on the return of Mr. and Mrs. Har wood, of Union-street, in this city, from a place of wor ship, the female servant (who is about 2O years of age , ap peared to be in much trepidation, and informed them that during their absence the house had been robbed. Informa tion was immediately given to two of the police officers. Orchard and Garland, to whom the girl stated that jest after her master and mistress were gone out, a man knocked at the door and enquired whether her master or any of the family were at home, saying he had particular businees; after some time he went away; her attention was afterwards engaged with some domestic matters for a little tiete. and when she next went up stairs, she saw the same man in one of the rooms, opening a drawer with a picklock key : site immediately knocked him down, but he rose and re turned the compliment in a similar way; she howe‘Er at length overcame hint and got several articles he haJ stolen out of his pocket ; she hallooed " murder" out of tiai window, but he drew a razor from his pocket. and threat ening to cut her throat, he made his escape. net before he had cut her on the arm ; this cut (a elialo cue; -sae exhibited. The officers soon perceived that the ‘,. Leta tale was made up for the occasion, and taxed her wAit being the thief, which site stoutly denied ; they h r . ever, went up to her room, and upon the bed, and in aer drawer they found the stolen articles, consisting of a andgold n a t n h el er a a s r i t l i v c e le r a watc A h n , a nth g e o r ld h gn c id ai w n at a c n h d a s n e d al a s, th b er ro a o : c t l i i : des which have been stolen, have not been found. After this discovery, she still denied the robbery. She ea. , immediately sent away to her parents, her master dale ning to prosecute her. Orchard subsequently obtained such information as induced him to believe that this girl had been guilty of two acts of shoplifting, and upon searching her boxes, the articles stolen from two shops were found ; she was then taken into custody. She %vat this day examined before the Magistrates, and was COM mitted for further examination on Monday next. Her name is Ann Court.— Worcester Journal.