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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, Ism THE FUNDS. FRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONK O . CLOCK Bank Stock 225-3 per Cent. Reduced 73 1 / 8 727 8 3 per Cent. Cons. 74 73 5 /i V4-3 1 / 2 per Ccnt. 827 s 4 per Cent. 91 90 7 / 8 5 per Cent. Navy 109108% 7 / 8 Long Anns. 18 11-16 —lmp. 3 per Ct. 71 1 / 4 India Bonds 41s 1 425. pre. Exchequer Bills 3s. 4s. 2s. pre. Cons, for Acct. 74 1 / 8 73% 7/8. In the House of Commons, last night, Mr. LEN YARD submitted to the House a mot.on for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Acts of the 60th of the late King, relative to Seditious Meetings, Political Libels, &c. Two divisioni took place on the motions for the repeal of the Acts relative to Seditious Meet ings and Seditious and Blasphemous Publications. The former was negatived on a division by a majority of 89 to 68, and the latter by a majority of 88 to 66. We yesterday mentioned, that we entertained no Lope of any effectual emancipation of the Greeks from the insurrection in Wallachia and Moldavia, and de scribed the inhabitants of those two countries as still in a state of ignorance and barbarism, having no re collections nor associations connected with the an cient honours of the Grecian name. The Address of YPSILANTI to the Greeks must, among them, have been unintelligible jargon. It was only in the year 1739 that Wallachia was ceded to the Tut ks, at which time the Christian cattle by whom it is inha bited were transferred to their Mahommedan pro- prietors, with, it must be acknowledged, a little more care than has charactet ized some of the recent Smith field bargains in subjects, of the members of the Holy Alliance. Moldavia was ceded about the mid.lle of the sixteenth century. As the inhabitants of these Principalities were Christians, it was condi:ional that they should be governed by a Christian Prince appointed from the Porte; and the Turks, who have the glory of tel!ing the Christians that they have never yet violated a Treaty, have faithfully kept " the word of promise to the ear." They have, however, broken it as uni formly, with respect to these provinces, " to the !toper for the Hospodars of their appointment have been generally selected from the grand interpreters of the Porte, a race of men the most corrupt, pro fligate, and clever, that has ever mangled or managed the interests of nations. We believe that not two of the Hospodars have successively escaped decapita tion at the end of their ministry, which is but for three years. This, which may be called their re gular fate, has been often ascribed to the conse quences of their excessive exactions and other mal versations in office. Russia has now for many years been the avowed protector of these treacherous miscreants. She con siders them but as the Governors of her advanced posts; and though ALEXANDER may, in words, and by proclamations, disavow the undertakings of the rebels he cannot, however, deceive the world, which is historically acquainted with the regular machina tions of the Court of St. Petersburgh against Turkey. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE was baptised by that name at the special command of his grandmother, the late Empress, for the express purpose of being set forth as king of the Greeks, aid established at Con stantinople. The events of the French Revolution have retarded, not suppressed, this design. To ex pect, therefore, any person to believe that Russia sees with any other feelings than those of satisfaction the insurgency of Wallachia and Moldavia, is to suppose mankind in general almost as stupid as the instru ments of the Holy Alliance. Russia desires the in surrection of these provinces, and her policy for years countenances their rebellion, and has encouraged it as effectually as the co-operation of her armies could do. The rebellion we consider as of Russian origin, the fruit of Russian policy, and fostered for Russian aggrandizement; and we say this the more deci dedly, as it does not appear that it has been followed by any corresponding movement among the genuine Greeks. YPSILANTI'S animated Address to them was a mere ruse de guerre, contrived to excite a diversion, to distract the Divan, and to make an impression in Christendom. The true Gieck insurrection, if ever any such is to take place, will be among the islands of the Archipelago ; nor, till we hear of the fleets of Idra, Spezia, and the other mercantile islands Preparing to blockade the Dardanelles, will we credit tse rumours of a general insurrection among the Greeks. It is but little known to the 13s itish Public, that the islands alluded to could, without difficulty, let rut a navy of at least a hundred ships, as formi dable as our sloops of war; and that the Ottoman any is so dependent on them for sailors, that by a **llion among them the SULTAN'S men of war "old rot as sheer hulks in the harbour of Constan tinople, The Paris Papers of Sunday have arrived. The intelligence which they contain, if correct, is of some iraptitnee. Contrary to the accounts which arrived PAErday, the two leaders, YPsILANTi and THEO• Dual, have formed a union of their forces and en tered Bucharest, the Capital of Moldavia, attended by an army of 60,000 men. VIENNA, APRIL 25. An Edict has appeared, ordering the levy of 50,000 conscripts. PARIS, MAY s. This morning, at eleven o'clock, his Majesty gave a private audience to the Marquis de la Porte. After Mass his Majesty transacted business successively with Count Simeon, Minister of the Interior ; Baron Pasquier, and the Duke de Richelieu. About 70 Members of the Chamber of Deputies have received the decoration of the Legion of Honour : 172 func tionaries of the Ministry of the Finance have been created Chevaliers of the Legion of Honour. The Neapolitan Ambassador, Prince Castelcicala, ' has received from his Majesty the Blue Riband. The ancient Abbey of Paraclete, founded by Eloisa and Abelard. is advertised for sale. The discussion of the affair of the 19th of August, will open in the Chamber of Peers on the 7th of May, at the Palace of the Luxembourg. Yesterday, at three o'clock, the prisoners impli cated in the charge of conspiracy were removed in hackney-coaches, to the prison which has been pre pared for them in the barracks occupied by the Gens darmes. The day before, a huissier gave them the list of 173 witnesses who will be examined in this affair, independently of the witnesses in favour of the accused.—Journal des Detals: GREECE. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BRASSAU, IN TRANSIL- VANIA, ON THE FRONTIERS OF WALLACHIA, APRIL 12. 44 We learn from Bucharest, that Prince Ypsilanti has made his entry into that city, preceded by Theo dore Wladirnireske and the principal Bo) ards, who went to meet him at'some distance from the city.— This entry was a real triumph. 44 The inhabitants of Wall ichia rejoice at the union which seems to be forming between the different Chiefs, and e l recially at the union of the forces of Theodore to ;11,:se of Prince Ypsilanti. The first re sult of this union has been the creation of a Council of Government, as well for the civil administration as for the supplying of the Army, which is stilted to l a•insunt to 60,000, and which is encamped on the; banks of the Danube, one day's march from Bucha i est. A decision of the Council has placed at the dis posal of the Leaders of the Grecian Wallachia Army ail the bells of the parishes and of the numerous mo nasteries in Bucharest and the neighbouring districts, to be cast into cannon. The patriotism of the majo rity of the inhabitants has caused this measure to be well received, even by the Beratimines, or superior Abbots, of the monasteries, and by the most super stitious class of the people, as has been already ob served, in Moldavia, when the first cannon were cast out of the bells of the churches in that country." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM TRIESTE, APRIL 18. " We learn by several Greek vessels, that the richest inhabitants of the isles of Psara, near Chios, and of many other islands in the Archipelago, have united near the isle of Hydra with their vessels, to deliberate on the measures to be taken; after having united their marine with that of the Hydriotes, which is the most powerful in the Archipelago." Five per Cents. sth slay, 82f. 70c. New York and Philadelphia Papers arrived this morning, to the 16th uk April. The following are extracts: PHILADELPHIA, APRIL IS. We have been favoured with Papers from Curacoa to the 17th March. The accounts from St. Kuala state, that Commodore Aury lately died at Baran quilla. General La Cuta had also died at St. Martha. The greatest tranquillity reigned in St. Martha, and the other places in possession of the Columbian Government. CURACOA, MARCH 17. There have been several arrivals from the Main.l The following information has been received: 4 , We learn that the period of the armistice is pro longed, but to what extent we know not. Two De puties of General Bolivar arrived at Curacoa, and were received with great cordiality, and'they will in ten days proceed to Spain. The object of their em bassy is not yet ascertained, but it is presumed that the acknowledgment of the Columbian independence is the leading feature of their instructions." FROM THE GAZETTE OF BOGOTA, JANUARY 7. DEPANTI6LENT of QUITO.—The Major Antonio in forms his Excellency the Vice-President, in a dispatch dated the Bth December, that the Province of Cuenca has proclaimed its independence of Spain, and ap pointed a Supreme Junta ; that in consequence of the approach of the expedition sent by the Patriot Junta in Guyaquil against Quito, the districts of Ambato, Qyararda, and Tucongeo, have likewise declared themselves independent ; and, that from these districts 2,000 men have enlisted in the army of the Liberator, and these combined troops were within nine miles of the capital. We have received intelligence tint the Province of Rio de la Hache has also united itself to the Repub lic of the whole department of Cundmamarca ; there is nothing left to Spain but Carthagena and the isthmus of Panama; fourteen Provinces enjoy already the fruits of independence. CHILIAN EXPEVITION.—Buenos Ayrean Papers to the 20th January, contain Chilian Gazettes to the sth of December, in which there are official details of the proceedings of the squadron under Lord Coch rane, since its arrival at PLco, down to October 15. Up to that date, Lima was hi possession of the Roy alists. An armistice had interrupted the proceedings of the Patriotic Army for some time : but hostilities had recommenced, and General San Martin, in dis patches to the Supreme Director of Chili, expresses the utmost confidence in the complete success of the, campaign "in three months." By this time, there fore, the whole of Peru should be in the hands of the Patriots. We believe that surveys have taketilliace, and pre parations are ordered, for a grand Installation of the Knights of the Bath in Westminster Abbey ; which ceremonial may be regarded as preliminary to the Coronation of the KING. The Duchess of CLARENCE and Prince ERNEST dined with the Duchess of KENT, at her apartments in the King's Palace at Kensington, yesterday. Yesterday the Duke of CLARENCE dined with Sir CHARLES POLE: The Countess of Sr. GERMAIN'S has issued cards of invitation for a splendid balland supper, on Mon day next, at her house in St. James's-square. The Countess MUNSTER gives a dress ball, on Fri day next, at her house in Grosvenor-place, at which his Maartrry has signified his intention of honouring her Ladyship with his company. Lord HOWARD of EFFINGHAM gives an entertain ment on the 15th, and another on the 23d instant, at his house in Mansfield street, Cavendish-square. Lord PETRE entertains a distinguished party, on Sunday next, at his house in Portman-square. Lady C. Sraurr gives a rout on the 17th instant at her house in Great Cumberland-place. Sir JOHN and Lady WHITE MELVILLE give an en tertainment, on the 17th instant, to a distinguished party, at their house in Lower Grosvenor-street. Sir WILLIAM AHOY, Bart. has issued cards of in vitation for a rout, on the 18th instant, at his house in Ilill-street, Berkeley-square. The Countess of SEFTON gave her second Ball for the season on Monday evening, at her elegant resi dence in Arlington-street. The whole range of apart ments on the drawing-room floor were thrown open, and most brilliantly illuminated; the back drawing room was fitted up with unique taste and elegance for dancing ;• the fluor was beautifully chalked; the whole of the apartments were decorated with a pro fusion of pots of the choicest and most odoriferous flowers : the refreshments consisted of every delicacy of the season, with fruits and wines bf the first qua lity. The Ball commenced at eleven o'clock: it was nearly half-past six yesterday morning before the whole of the company had left. There were upwards of 300 persons of the first rank, distinction, and fashion present. Among them were the Marchioness of LONDONDERRY and Miss Ftrznov, Countess of lia nROWey and Lady M. kirDER, Countess and Lady BAT:IURST, and Mrs. and Miss PITECLARENCE. Oekaa-HOUSE.—We were exceedingly gratified' last night at this splendid Theatre, not only on ac count of the magnificence of the entertainment, but the brilliancy and number of the audience. As a place of fashionable resort, the Opera had, for some years, greatly declined ; but we rejoice to see that, by the spirited endeavours of the present Manage ment, the inte:e,t and elegance of the Performances are so far revived, that it has again become what it was in former time,—the only place where the Nobi lity and Gentry of the metropolis are seen to advan tage. La Clemenza di Tito was repeated, and most favourably received. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night, a Musical Drama, entitled The Kind Impostor, altered from COLLY CIBBER'S Comedy of She Would and She Would Not, was performed for the first time in that shape. It would be difficult to find on the Stage a more exquisitely humourous portrait than Mr. Mu`- DEN gave of Don Manual, an old fellow who is out witted by two young girls in the disposal of his daughter. In the scene where he is overjoyed from obtaining the consent of his daughter to marry the person lie had chosen for her himself, the House was literally in a roar; nor was the effect of his humour less audible when he sunk into a fit of ludicrous de spondency. Mr. HARLEY had the part of a deiterous intriguing servant, in which he took care to provoke his fair share of laughter also; and Madame VES TRIR, Miss POVEY, Mr.l'. Cook, and Mr. HORN, sus• tabled the vocal parts with considerable talent. On its being announced by Mr. HARLEY that the Pei forrnances ef this evening were by command of his MAJESTY, the most enthusiastic applause proceeded from every part of the House. As we mentioned yesterday, the new Act for per mitting the Bank to issue specie came into force, and has been acted twon in the most complete manner. Few applications for gold coin were made by indivi duals at the Bank in exchange for notes, probably because the new state of things is yet imperfectly known; but the Bankers, instead of the usual daily supply of small notes, received sovereigns only ; and their introduction, therefore, into general circulation, must be almost instantaneous. No notes of the de nomination of one pound are now to be procured at the different Bankers in the City ; and the same dif ficulty exists at the Bank itself, the Directors intend. ing not to issue any more of that description at pre sent; reserving the power which they possess under the Act of doing so, for any emergency that may arise, af fecting either their own supply of specie, or the de mands of the country circulation. Arrangements have been made on a most extensive scale for supplying the different Counties so extensively with specie, that a deficiency can scarcely by possibility be felt. For the county of Lancaster, where circulation has al ways been in Bank of England notes, those of country bankers being unknown, the amount of gold coin con sidered requisite to supply the place of those below five pounds, was transmitted some days ago, with the view of bringing the new system into act►on both there and in the metropolis on the same day. To ' other parts of the kingdom the same, or nearly simi lar facilities have been afforded. Inspectors have been sent to the principal towns to detect the forged notes that will probably on this occasion be presented. Still less apprehension is felt concerning the power of the Bank to supply specie in sufficient abundance; for, independently of their own stock, they calculate, as an auxiliary, that all the specie which has been , hoarded during the circulation of paper will again see tlk light. It. is impossible of course to form an exact estimate of the gold thus withdrawn, but we hear it valued, by as good judges as are to be found, at £6,000,000 or £7,000,000 sterling. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Company's ship Orwell arrived in the Downs on Monday morning, and the Princess Amelia, off tt'e Start, on the 6th inst. The Orwell lert China the 13th of December, arrived at St. Helena on the 10th of Match, and sailed from thence for England on the 17th of March : she left at St. Helena the ships Scalehy Castle and Repulse; ako th. Princess Amelia and London, which are arrived, the latter in the Downs. The Prin cess Amelia sailed from Sr. Helena on the 19th of March. The Dunira was at Sincapore on the 85th of November. The Keine Castle was off Madeira on the 20th of March. The Marquis d'Angeja, from Lisbon to China, sailed from Penang on the 10th of September, and having experienced bad weather, put into Sincapore with loss of anchor and cable, but having been supplied, intended to proceed on her voyage the ed of o,:tobet. The Loyalist, from London to Halifax, was spoken with on the 26th ult. in Lit. 41. long. 40. 40. by the London. arrived from China. The Fortuna, Br.vrit, from Portsmouth to New Orleans, eras spoken with on the 2tl iust. in La. 4G. 41 long. 10. 15. by the Minerva, Btu. arrived in the Downs, wilkh ship parted from the Castle Robes, from . Bomhay, Cape of Good !lope, and St. Ilelena, for London, on the 28th Lk. The Minstrel, arrived iu the Downs from Penang, brought to the Cape of Good Hope, as passenger, a Prince of the Island of Johanna, and suite, who had been wrecked on his passage to Mecca, and afterwards carried to I'enang. She left at Penang, his Majesty's ships LEANDER, bearing Admiral Btacrivuon's flag, and the DAUNTLESS. The United Kingdom, PERKINS, from Demerara, arrived at St. Andrews, North Britain, on the 17th ultimo ; next morning she drove from her anchorage and sunk. The following Midshipmen passed their examinztions for Lieutenants on board the iauzarrCstant.orsz, Oa Weduesday:—. CHARLES ELLIOTT, of the QUEEN CHARLOTTE; EDWASH CAVAN. WAGH, INSIIGATOR ; EDWASO IIA RVRY, DOVER; HENST zisas, 'feta ; THOMAS HENRY Pima, late WELLESLEY. SHLRENEIS, MAT B.—Sailed the Recta.. and Fray, I S.. covert Ships, and Nautilus transport, from the Nore, Lis morning, with a fine bneze from the &S. W. FALMOUTH, Mar 6.—Arrived the Aurora, Jacesom, from Odessa; and Betsy, Roszwzxt., from Penzance fur Loodon, with loss of foretop-mast. PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Ocean, Bums, from Hemburgh for New York. Poalahouru, MAY B.—Wind S.W.—Passed by the Castle Forbes, Rem, front Bombay for London ; ten weeks from St. Helena. Arrived the Brothers, JZNICINSON, from Buccari; and Herd, James, from Zante. Mixruars MAT 7.—Arrived the Harriet, &newel, from Liverpool for Leghorn, leaky, and it is supposed must discharge to'repair. Dem., Mar B.—Wind S.W.—Passed by the back of the Goodwin Sands the American ship Stephania, twenty-four days from New York, for Antwerp. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Princess Amelia, Tome, front China ; Lord HUD. gerford, O'Bentu, from Bengal ; Telus, CuttstN , from Pernam. bow; Governor Ilalkett, Justice; and Harmony, WOODALL. from Demerara; Noma, House, from the South Seas, and some more, names unknown. Came down from the River and remain, the Iluddart, Arnrros, for Quebec ; Acorn, HIM, LAWN for Malta; Alert, Juries, for Leghorn; Edgar, Sunray, Jamaica, Mil Lea, and Entcrprize, Cnoz, for Jamaica. Dm, MAY B.—Passed by the Fortitude, CORIIT, from Bar badoes for London, with loss of bulwarks ; and Tolson, Pass awe, from Dominica, also with loss of bulwarks. Aaatvzo—At Cuxhaven, the Jenny, Henderson; Margaret, Christie; Ocean, Kidd ; Streatham Castle, —; and the Har rier, Brown, from London. At Demerara, Margaret, lkigle, from the Clyde. At the Cape of Good Hope, John, from Prince Edward's Island. At Newfaundland, Vestal, Albion, Eliza. and Alliance, from Lien-pool; Royal Charlotte and Betsy, from Greenock; Pentagon, from St. Vincent's; Traveller, from Ber muda; and Minerva, Cowan, from the Clyde. At Madeira, Luiza Cecilia, front New York. Custom-House, MAY B.—Ships Entered Inwards :—The Cor nelia, from Worcum ; Unity, front Lisbon ; Pomona, from St. Michael's ; Elizah,th and Jane, from Lisbon ; Ganges, from Bengal ; Thetis, from Jamaica ; Ceres, front ditto ; and Provi dence, from Limerick.—Cleared Outwards: The George, for Belfast; Elizabeth, for Rotterdam ; Diamond, for ditto; Rolla, for Jamaica; Norval, for Fayal ; Commerce, for Ma deira; Esperar.cc, for Ostend; Ebenezer, for Hamburgh ; Mentor, for Elsineur • and Canadian Packet, for Virginia.— Entered Out•aarda : The George, for Belfast ; David, forl Lyre ; Julie, for Bourdeaux ; l‘ledway, for Trieste; Express, for Gi braltar ; Gambier, for Cadiz ; and Foeklirigton, for Jamaica. DtsratausioN ur Pntzr-NlorteT.—The Elk, for the Fox, on the 26th inst. at No. 4, Clement's Inn ; and recalled there. Another series of Papers relating to the Slave Trade, has been minted by order of the House of Commons. It consists of extracts of all communica tions received at the Admiralty from the Naval Offi cers stationed oh the coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, since the Ist of January, 1820, relative to that detestable traffic. Many new cases are stated. sheaving the success with which the present Treaty is evaded, and the inadequacy of the existing regula tions. The following extract from a letter, which is the last of the series, shews the necessity of some fur ther measures on the subject: COPT OF A LETTIR /ROM COMMODORE SIR C. R. COWED, DATED 14TH set. 1820, AND AD/MESSED TO J. W. CROMER, 111. Q. . - - " Sta—l enclose the duplicate of a letter I have addressed upon the subject of the difficulties and delays we meet with to the Courts of the Mixed Commission, and I regret to say the plan now commenced by the slavers, of declaring upon oath that the men slaves had been received as hired men to navig de the yes. sel, and the slave boys as servants, is likely to encourage the trade, and increase the difficulty of condemnation, it being al. most impossible to effect the capture by such complete surprise as to prevent the escape of a large proportion of the slaves ; the contempt in which the slave-masters now hold the Treaty, is such as to induce them to boast of their evasions, and confess themselves waiting for the number of slaves they have agreed for; and in sonic instances they have catried this so far, as to point out their live cargo upon the beach, only waiting the ab sence et the ship of war to load. " The flags of France and America are now generally adopt. - ing it, as the best cover to illicit slaving, and the unpleasant situ ation this places his Maje.ty's Officers under, who are charged with preventing this traffic, must be evident to their Lordships, and will, I hope, induce them to give me sonic specific instruc tions upon this head. " The Thistle has arrived here, but without having succeeded in the object I had in view, of recovering a pat t of the Marie's cargo, at Ki , sing, in the Rio Pongas. "I h ve , &c. (Signed) " G. R. COLLIER, Commodore. " J. W. Cavan', Esq." COMMITTEE 01; AGRICULTURE.—There are ROW twenty-eight Members forming this Committee. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY has been added to them; and his Lordship has constantly attended their Meet ings since the recess. One witness, it is expected, will complete their exaniinations. A Gnosr.—A report has lately been circulated of the extraordinary appearance of an apparition. That in the Nineteenth Century, there should be people found credulous enough to believe in such fancies, might be doubted, had not John Bull given so many proofs of his credulity. A more interesting subject, however, claims our attention, no visionary theme, but a source of solid gratification to all classes of so ciety. We allude to the new Lottery; which, for cheapness, novelty, and advantage to the Adventurer, stands unrisalled. A Ticket Chance only 14. Guineas A Sixteenth only 20 Shillings. All the £21,000 Prizes, and all the 4,005 other Prizes must be drawn all in One Day, 17th This Month (May). Coax ExcnAms 5i.,1111-LAlllt, MAT 9. We bare had but very few arrivals of any Grain since Monday, and but little fir* Wheat or Barley at market ; the prime samples of each mitt ready sale, on fun as good terms as on Monday, but there was little or no demand for the inferior qualities, the prices of whkh are nominal. The Oat• trade was heavy at Monday's prices, especially for light ordinary samples. In Beam, Peas, and usher articles, there is no alteration. ;; • • I n