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THE EVENING STAR. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1823. THE PUMA STOCK ZECH ANC& TWELVE O'CLOCK. - Consols opened this morning at het, and for the next Account, on Thursday, at 541., There wee sow busloess doing in part al the maming. Paris Expresses have brought the French Recta at Saf.sSc. Spanish at U. Otmanean's Loan has now been printed in the list, bet there is -"" doing in k. • FORMAN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds opened di in a, Li, ; Colombian and Chalon seminal, at yesterday's prices.' ' PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Stock 24434-3 per Lent. Reduced 83A s/ 8 Cent. Cons. 8414 3 / 4 - 7 3 1 4 4 per Cents. 9734 Cents. Old 100 34 Cts. New 104 3 / 4 A—Bank Long Anns. 21 W I iperial 3 per Cents. 8234, din Stock 268 1 / 2 -India Bonds 80s. 78s. achequer liiil. (U,000) 545. 48s. :onsols for Acct. 8434 % 14• LONDON. IMPORTANT TELLIGENCE. Express to-day has brought us the Etoik of yea. the contents of which are of the high - est kw. Count 1 1 0220 DI BORGO, the Russian Envoy, audience of the King of SPAIN, at Madrid, oo instant, whey he addressed to his Majesty the Ined speech. It will be observed, that the Russian clearly recommends an amnesty, and speaks of •EXPRESS FROM PARIS. :ance. dominiOns of Spain with a plain reference to America. This latter suggestion the King of may find it impossible to act upon. 'OLIO DI BORGo had, subsequent to this public two lengthened private ones, both with FEa and his Confessional Minister, SAE& MADRID. NOV. 18. King of Spain has deigned to confer th• Order ;olden Fleece on Count Pozzo di Borgo. following is the Speech of that Minister to the the solemn audience on the 15th : LE—When the rebellion broke out against the ights of the Throne of your M ijesty, the Empe .august master, foresaw, in his wisdom, all the of the evils which the authors of the criminal at nvpared for Spain. must painful experience confirmed these just ;es, which were shared by alarmed Europe in lion as the evils of violence and injustice of the of public power destroyed the most confident necessity of stopping the fatal consequences of of things become dangerous to all, made the ;ns assembled at Verona resolve to put an end rel) by force or arms, if the obstinacy of the is of the general tranquillity rendered the reso idispensable. , as fir France to take the first step in the noble rse ; she has just accomplished it with glory, and ,jetty is restored to your people and your allies ie plenitude of you' legitimate power—a condi :essary to the happiness of Spain, and to the Europe. 'rhe whole world, Sire, expects to just hopes confirmed. le difficulties which your Majesty cannot fail to :er in the pacification of your vast dominions, ly enhance the merit of having conquered ;fru will find the means in the wisdom of your termination, in the virtues of your people, and aerest with which you are sure to inspire your Ind your Majesty will thus have the glory of ting the last resolution by the firmness which ,them from reviving, and the clemency which hem to be forgotten. with these sentiments, Sire, that the Emperor, my master, has ordered me to offer to your Majesty ,t sincere felicitations on an event which he had at heart on so many account., and to confides his hopes, which are those of his Allies, in the tut which your wisdom, Sire, is going to prepare r numerous Kingdoms, whose fate is essen died with that of Europe." King, in his reply, expressed his satil.rctirm at tdship of the Emperor, said he would eridea repair the evils which his peoprc had suffered, ified his pleasure at the choice of tl.e Arnbas convey those sentiments. the lath Count .Pozzi di Borgo has had private conferences w Dun . Victor Saez, and ;ht he had a long audience of his Majesty. :u Fcsns, Nor. 24.i—Five per Cent. Cons. 1191. 30c.— swish Loan tlei—Spanish Iteutes 29f. 2a je. lave given in the preceding page, some extracts le Paris Papers of Sunday, received last night. be perceived that there are two contradictory rlts respecting Ouvnanes loan: one, which ap a Liberal Journal, and therefore liable to sirs positively says that it has been annulled; whilst ibes the act to august influence, meaning, pro the King of FRANCE. On the other hand, an Ultra The Drapeau Blanc) as positively denies the it, which it denominates " an absurd fabrication." 7he Drapeau Blanc is better authority, in a , of this kind, than The Constitutionnei, in which other statement appears, yet the latter has evi the advantage in point of propriety; but, un inately, this feeling does not always regulate most grave transactions of the political world. has as much influence in their decision; and we. ' therefore not be surprized, notwithstanding the Iptuous manner in which the loan has been repelled, to hear that it is intended to bring it into the market. The probable effect of the cx- periment imuld be another repulse; and we wish it were tried; as it might be the Means of impressing on its authors the very homely maxim, that " honesty is the best policy." Only this rejection, together with his urgent pecuniary wants, could convince FERDINAND that he is bound by good faith, and what he may con sider more imperative—a sense of interest, to recognize the debts of the late Cortes. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. " Paris, November 24. " The Government courier from Madrid has to-day brought intelligence front that capital to the 17th inst. Three days had thus elapsed since the solemn entrance of the King, and nothing was known of those important decrees by which Isis return was to be signalized. It is said that his Majesty obstinately resists all. proposals to bind himself to forgiveness by. the publication of an amnesty, and is determined to retain the privilege of executing as many of his subjects as he pleases. Dur. ing the latter part of his journey, and since his arrival in the capital, he has been hardly plied by some i,f the agents of France, and even of .the Holy Allianiv, to dismiss his Minister Confessor, 'but on this point, like wise, he has hitherto been inflexible. His conscience, which is in the keeping of the Confessor, will not permit him to part with the Minister. The lest fanatic Roy alists and the Foreign Minisiers have not, however, as yet given up all hope of being able to effect a change in the Spanish Cabinet, by firm, or perhaps menacing, representations. " Though his Majesty has neither published an am nesty, nor announced his intention of giving . any form of Constitutional freedom, he bas decided on other measures of great importance. He has determined, for instance, to disband both the Royalist and Consti tutional troops, and to create an entirely new army, as he has found the doubtful allegiance of the latter nut. more formidable to the continuance of his power,, than the-disorders, oppression * , and,pillage of the for mer. This measure, it is expected, will excite great dis content among the raigamuffins of the Faith, and lead to demands and remonstrances on the part of the fana tics of all classes. In order to avoid the necessity of hearing complaiuts which he cannot redress, or solicita tions with which he cannot comply, his Majesty has been recommended to retire to the Escurial during the execution of this measure. In the interval between the dissolution of the existing army, and the creation of a, new one, the French troops are to maintain order • ta r the Peninsula: The reports, therefore, of their coniiiig home in any considerable numbers are entirely destitute of foundation. General Bourmont, who commanded at Cadiz after its surrender, has arrived at Madrid, and taken the command of that garrison on the 15th instant., The French Army of Occupation will be generally in- trusted to Generals of Ultra principles. General Guille minot, who has been regarded as the Mentor of his Royal Highness the Doke of Angouleme during the campaign, and who had a right to 'expect a hiath ap pointment from the friendship and popularity of his patron, is neither to remain in Spain nor France. He is to be nominated Ambassador to Constantinople, and will thus he removed from any chance of pi °fiat% by the successes which are supposed to be partly owing to his services and counsels. The Ultras were afraid that it might be found necessary to create him Mini.zer of War had lie returned to reside in Paris. l't'xzo di Borgo, the Russian Minister, is soon expected from. Madrid. lie is afraid to make it known that he can . be spared from Paris. The knowledge of this secret may be dangerous to his permanence in Use French mission." •We have received to-day the following accounts from 134yonne. BAYONNE. NOVEMBER IS. Our private letters give us the particulars of the King's return to his capital ; all the Ministers, the Fo reign Ambassadors, and a great number of Spanish Grandees, went as far as Aranjuez to meet-him ana cotm his train. It was half-past three o'clock on the 13th when the King, with the Queen and Royal Family, entered the city. His Majesty, whose religious senti ments are well known, and who is extremely i regular in hisdevotions, immediately . proceeded to return thanks for his deliverance to our Lady, at Mocha, for s hont the Spaniards have extraordinary veneration; he paid his devotions in the chapel of the_ Virgin, and then mounted with the Queen, a kind of triumphal car, Lit awn as usual on such occasions, by young men dressed in pink habits; the procession passed dough the Prado, the streets Alcala and Mayor, to the Palace, between a considerable number of French and Spanish troops, who lined the streets. A; the pocession moved on, the King, who was dressed in black, appeared extremely setious, and gave no sign of satisfaction on being again in his capital. The Queen, who has a very open countenance, seemed to be much affected. The returifof the King with abso lute power, and %OK, is guided by the, counsels of men who are not likely to favour the introduction of liberal institutions, gives t iie to various reflections, and people begin to ask themselves how this great drama will end when those who have contrived the plot shall have re riled front the scene. Even now it is thought that some scheme is in agitation; on the 12th, there were cries of Down with the Chambers!—No Chambers!" It is he lievelthat the pre:ence of the Court, and oral' the Minis ters and foreign Arnbassadors,%% ill hasten the denouement. Ballastefos it seems is not arrested, and is going to canton his troops at Alcala. We hear nothing of the Empecinado; the roads are still impassable. The Duke of Angouleme will' certainly arrive here on the 2Sd. Notwithstanding the order which he is said to have given, a most splendid reception is preparing for him. All the laurels in the surrounding country have been cut for this extraordinary occasion. Numbers of Spanish emigrants continue to arrive. . We have received to-day a file of American Pipers to the 26th October. The following is given as an ex tract of a letter from Vera Crux,: but without any• date:—" For several dap past there has been much alarm. as to hostilities between the Castle of st. John and this city. Affairs progress to a rupture; and we think it probable that the port of Vera Crux will be deadly. the Mexican Government, and that Alvarado will k,. come, fora time, the place of business.' i . Ml= i WI r ,11! :, .. - - 1 Ir l ' Consols 1 . which is et the essly I, C . The Par panisi I and•S atZIPM' nothing & ; ,i : 111 1 ' ' SPanish are amiss 1 I . Bank t 1 4 . 3 per C I . i. I," 4perC h ' , , , 4 per ( . 1 Imperi . i . India :. Exchec Consol • i .. Our El l' I , terday, t ► portance. . 4 had an at the 13th t ' subjoined : Minister • the vast c South Ai SPAIN m; .• M. Po ! ' , • ; : meeting, DINAND a i The Ki 4 ,) of tl4 Go ill The fol I T. king, at I ' " Sian sacred rig 4 4 Tor, my •a extent of • „.4 O. A 1 . tempt pre "The resages, proportio usurpers I hopes. I . " The 1 1 j a state ol . 1} Sovereign to it, eve i , I disturbers lutinn ind " It wl I enter prise :1 1 _your Maj i in all the tion neces . safety of • see those " The encounter will only them ; yo own deter in the iutt Allies ; at terminatit hinders ,t: i causes th , 1 ' " IL IS M Mktg Int m at most no much , to you 11 happy lot for your tially nisi The IC ~• the friend your CO 11 air,' testif saior to c Since several is last nir,in Fit LUSA! Buys! Spar We ha from the It will 131 statemeni pears in 1 picion, PI e ',l • it ascribe bably, th , Paper ( i account, , Though matter ol r li / the othe 1 dently tl fortunate 1 the most Pride ha! should th 1 ' i contempt hitherto I , . again int . . THE ARMY. We understand that the point some time since in agi tation respecting the appointment of Sir BENJAMIN BLooMIZELD to the vacant battalion of Royal Artillery, caused by the death of Sir ANTHONY FARRINGTON, is not ye decided. It is stated that the Duke of WELLING. , TON has had several interviews with the KING on the subject. It is a question in which the Officers of that highly distinguished Corps are much interested, and if decided in favour of Sit BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD, it is said will establish a precedent materially affecting the future promotion and interests of the Corps. Yesterday the Duke of Your held a Levee, as Commander-in- Chief; at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by General Gaseorscr, General Sir Groans Naomi?, Dlajor-Oeneral Wtxtaase DOUGLAS, Major-General Colman, Vice-Admiral Sir WILL/AW Holman, Sir Gamut Wszacin, and about 20 others. The well-trained brigade of Royal Marine Artillery, under the command of Sir RICHARD WILLIAMS, has been removed from Ports mouth to Ch:tbam, having a subaltern's detachment stationed at , each of the four divisions, for the purpose of training the Corps at large to the great-gun exercise ; thus ensuring to every ship a supply of gunners, to instruct landsmen as they enter. Commission in the Royal Ayr Militia, signed by the Lord Lieute nant of the County of Ayr. William Donaldson, M.l). to be Surgeon, vice Dunn, deceased. COURT OF MAO'S BENCH-THIS DAY. A country Gentleman, of the name of William Vond, was this day brought trp for judgment, for endeavour ing to provoke a Air. Payne., an attorney, of Leicester, to a breach of the peace, by placarding him as a pol boon and a toward. The Conti sentenced him to pay a fine of 1001. to be imprisoned in the King's Bench for three months, and to give security for hip good behaviour for three years, hiun,elf in 5001. and two sureties of 2501. each. WINDSOII, NOVE2VIBER 23. This morning his MAJESTY, accompanied by his at tendants in waiting, took an airinp; in the Park. Sir GEORGE NA Y Len, Garter king of Arms, arrived lat the Castle this morning. 1 Yesterday evening the Right Hon. Sir CHARLES 1 Logo also arrived at the Castle. Great improvements are still making at the Royal Cottage, where a number of %% of kmen are employed; and fresh alterations are also making at the Castle. • Nionday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Duchess of &at-WE:3IA it, the sine r of the Duchess of CFA e Ergo, left Bushy Park for Chatham, to accompany the Duke of Saxe-W►tuax, on their return to the Continent. " The Duke of SAXE-WEIMAR arrived at the Crown Inn, Rochester, yesterday, where he was received by a guard of ho nour. He visited his Majesty's Dock-yard at Chatham, and, after inspecting it, went on beard the Prince Re g ent, in L ong Reach, under a salute of 19 guns. The FRENCH ANIBASSADOR has issued cards of invi tation fur a grand cotertaiumerit, on the Ist of December, at his house in rurtland-place. The Earl of laßaiscrnx had a select party to din ner yesterday, at his Louse iu the Stihle-yard, St. James's. We understand there is no doubt of the fact that a new Loan has been contracted for with the Mexican Government. Mr. Bur.tocK (of the Egyptian Hall) was a subscribing,witne,s to the contract, having been accidentally pre-ent at the time of its negociation. Mr. I But.Locit went to South America on a speculation to procurCrarities for his Museum, and had the good for tune to discover a mass of Literary and other curiosi ties, of the most valuable description. Several apart , meats, chests, filled with documents and other objectsdear to the Antigua' y, and which . had not been opened since the conquest of the country by the Spa niards, were thrown -open to Mr. BuLtocK, who pur chased the cantents,wi th which he has ju s t returned to England. Amongst other articles, are the idols taken from the Temples by the first Christian Ministers who reached that country, and which were hidden or neg lected after the establishment of Christianity. We are told, even, that maps or plans of the country made by order of MONTEZVMA, before the arrival of CoRTEZ, have fallen into Mr. BULLOCK'S hands; a full descrip tion of which will shortly be published by Mr. MURRAY. Mr. G. C. BELL, Prolessor of the Law of Scotland, in the University of Edinburgh, has published a contra diction of a paragraph which has appeared in some of the Papers, in atria it was said that the Commissioners on the Administration of Justice in Scotland were about to make some arrangements to reduce law ex penses to half what they are at present : --• 41 I should," says Mr. BELL, " have been very unworthy of.a place in that Commission, if I could-have been capable of the indiscretion and indelicacy of disclosiog any of its pro ceedings, or hazarding predictions as to the ultimate effect of laboars not yet finally closed." Cants; NovExinErt 4.—The Twist= frigate, after she had taken his Excellency Sir WILLIAM A'Counr from Gibraltar to Seville, returned to Gibraltar for J. NI. BRACKENEURY, Esq. the new British Consul fOr this city, and landed him here under a salute. The Consti tution American frigate, Commodore-Jos ES, arrived here yesterday, with the Ambassador from the United States to the Court of Spain. At Lloyd's the agreeable information has been re ceived, that the Ferriby, for which great apprehensions ' had been entertained, had at last passed the Sound for St. Petersburgh. She had £120,000 of dollars'on board for the Russian Government, shipt by N. M. ROTHS CHILD, Esq. £20,000 of which was insured at the Pub lic (Ace's, and £50,000 at -Lloyd's. Mr. Rom:rump was £50,000 uninsured, and be gave the Gentleman who first informed him o' . her safety, a check for thirty five guineas, to be applied to either a public or private charity, as he might think proper. These acts deserve to be mentioned. • A singular circumstance occurred at the Bench of Magistrates last weer,. at the Swan Inn, Chichester. C. H. Sums, Fag. had just convicted a man, of the name of Penni cot , in the penalty of live pounds, foe sho oting, he not being qualified ; when bis brother came forward, and said he had an information to prefer against C. Pacznaat Sawn, Esq. the Magistrate's son, for shooting a cock pheasant, on the 15th of October last, and brought his brother (who had just been fined ,65) for his witness ; anti after some consultation among the Magistrates, the hearing was adjourned. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Stagy--As several of dia./weals haye countenanced a report, that I apt a contributor to The leht 3.1 sewspaper, and as I deserve neither the literary fame, nor tie personal censure, which different Readers may respectively construe that 'report to convey, I b eg leave, through the asedirnh of your neat pubtleadea, to state that /new am* e VW* is The Jed* ANN Neempsper, sue sure had Amy amensiniontile Mainnaises Ma it. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, HORACE • eateitttet,lizooherinv, *4th Nowertabei, i TWISS. ssa. HPRTFORT) ✓.IIL, nngh d :r i l le cid n e i n a t n , iler in which ti st in a Ea te nv m ea e riy n r t od s finly ari osint i e n e 7 c Zu frir : o tei is hinted respecting t h e : proaching trial. It is an undoubted fact, althou g h tie near approach of the trial renders premature di..cloaa, improper, that statements have been made which rri 4 on the trial remove all doubt respecting the particular of the murder of Mr. Weare, and the identity nf i l perpetrators of that crime. A new feature in the evidence was discnvered in >a examination of a witness last Saturday at Watford, b e , fore (as we are informed) M r . Cl utter b uck Mason. It will be recollected, that at the supp o ,„ l hour of the murder, nearly eight o'clock in the eveni ago Mr. Smith, who was in an adj o i n i ng roa d to Gilrr.hiii Cottage, proceeding at that hour to meet his wife,heof the report of a gun or pistol, and at the same m ark , : some indistinct groans ; and also that his wife, a n d ihe nurse who was attending her, and who were app road„ ing from the contrary direction, and much nesie rttt supposed spot of the murder, confirmed her ha s h ands evidence, hut with a better opportunity of hearing th e groans, which Er two or three minutes followed th e sound of the gun or pistol On Sunday, we areinformee4 that on a closer examination of the nurse (she was i lia pony or donkey chaise at the time with Mrs. Smith), r l Le declares that when this groaning ceased, she audibly and distinctly heard from the same spot the voice s of two persons in earnest conversation I Mr. Williams (of the firm of Williams and Goddard), is the Solicitor who is employed for and in communica tion with Pi ()heti ; and he has, according to a comm a . nicatioa made yesterday in Hertford, applied to M r . Geoige Nicholson, the brother of the Under Sheriff, and who is associated with Mr. Jenkins, of Red Lion. square, in the cond uc t o f t h e prosecut i on, to say that obert ha, desired hint to t en d er an impo:tant commit. nieation to the agent fo r the p rosecut i on, provided Iris (Pi oberes) case would be con s idered as affected by the bona fide merit of wh a t h e s h ou ld state . Th e rumoured reply of Alt. George Nichol s on was, that he'could enter into no arrangement whatever with Probert; but that if be desired to mzke any co'rornunicat ion to him herb:raid be ready to receive it, and give to it that consideration which its nature may revire. It was also added, that Probeit'i communication would upon this understand- ing be made. — Sunday last *Mr. Williams repaired to St. Alban's jilt to see Mrs. Probert, and to inform her of the situatitio of her husband. She was in bed at the time, and indi, posed. Her answer is said to have been, that, under present circumstances, and until after the trial, shepre terred holding no correspondence with her husbiuizi. Mr. W. wits recognized by her as a Getaleinan who had some time ago called to bargain for Conan Hunt and Probert are extremely dejected. Thtutell continues unnmed, although more serious than whet first committed. He is very attentive. to his person, wears a new blue coat with a'high collar, abuff waist. coat with metal buttons, and black trowsers, is shaved regularly every morning, and has a constant change of linen. His manners are respectful, and frank almost to an excess in answering the 'questions which are pnt him; but the greatest caution is recommended and served in touching upon the question of the guilt a,- cribed to him. Yesterday, the Under Sheriff, Mr. Nichol son, went to the Magistrates who signed the order arm which the Rev. Mr. Lloyd acted, in originally refu s i ng admission to Mr. Fenton, to obtain their signatures to the return which is this day to be transmitted to t!!e writ of mandamus issued from the Court of King's Bench. None of the Solicitors of the prisoners have been at Hertford since Saturday. Senors Ano u z as and QUADRA, distinguished Mem bers of the late Spada' Cortes, arrived in London yesterday. We observe in the Spanish official paper, the Gacria de Madrid, a copy of the Preliminary Convention en tered into between the Government of Buenos Ayies and the Commissioners of ::is Catholic MAJE4TY. This is a fact of some importance, inasmuch as it :hews this the restored Government in Spain has no idea of attack. in the independence of that part of South America. We learn from a Gentleman who has just arrived from Corunna, that Galicia is a prey to all sorts of (Es. orders. The difficulties of the French were but com• mencing, and both officers and soldiers were wishing themselves well out of the country. The heavy coati. butions which have been levied on the peasants, and the attempt of the Priests to levy the arrears of tithes, have excited a determined spirit of resistance. Several Friars had beep obliged to shelter themselves in Coruna.. It was reported there, that at Monforte, near Lugo, a nom ber of Priests had been killed by the peasants, even while they were celebrating high. Mass. In short, nothing can be more gloomy than the picture which this Gentle man gives of the country. The French are 'nobly ' alive to the dangers of their situation, and where opprx : tunity favours their lives are attempted. It is the op nion of all sensible men, that they will soon repent they ever set foot in Spain. Several French soldiers wet killed by the natives, a short distance from Corona's little before our informant sailed.—Morning Paper. . Muanza or MR. RAVENSCROWL—On the MOM of the 7th of May a report reached Secrore that Ravenscroft was murdered ; and it was confirmed g the course of the day by the arrival of people in Sect cantonment:, who stated that they saw the corps' the poor Gentleman. It appears that a party, it is IN . of from 60 to 100 ro bb ers , surroun d e d t h e h ut which formed Mr. Ravenscroft's humble dwelling-plage 0 . 1566 night of the 7th. Mr. R. and all his people, eleerr. Chokeydar, were in bed. The Decoits cut down 0 ° Chokeydar, broke open the door, and rushed tOnas Mrs. Ravenscroft's bed. The unhappy man VA the moment, in the act of starting out of beds whet he received a spear through the body. A dome sr more of the ruffians now came upon him and befell+. covered with many wounds, several spears' h avu g passed through his body. Whether it was that the thieves were too busy in plundering what little prating was in the hut, or whether they deemed it unnecennarl . to add to the wor k of s l aug h ter , we cannot te ll; bat seems they offered no violence to Mrs. Ravenscroft her infant. The principal object of the Deceits anon to have been plunder, since they came with h*dl purposely to break open the few trunks and boxes mach were in the hut. Three or four of Mr. R.'s serveeu . were slain is their master's defence. Mrs. R. WU tm Meted at Secrore, as being the Dearest post, stuiwheres no doubt, she would receive all the attention which kte deplorable situation demanded.—C,alcmths Pair. CORN EXCHANGR, MARK-LANK, NOV. M. The arrivals of Grain since Monday are only thy. The Wheat trade retains the healthier, noticed last ma= day, though prices are not lower. Barley wets a vel, A „ 4Bll at ratio* levier rates. limns and Peas so off &Mir 8 12'..,.„ o f Price& Oata have ant sold readily this Womb& bet tit 'es: market-day axe tar m rP srted • • • - , EXEI At alseatl stwprl able glimp impel Sesstc Jot twent Scott. Pre a shot snore SIT t and a defra t he fi being tensb , tious adris CARD Pi m* had 1 bop: licg but pro, apps !tiz 1 self but tie 1 he .on( tssi tYal wit Sit 111 be • fail ce 61 ej VI - .