Star. — London, England, 1821-11-20 00:00:00

9.07. -- ”nowur .• drawing from the places where the disease mel t the pestilential germs may spread throughout the Province." The Commission of Health writes without entering into particulars—" The lever still rages at Barce lona." The letter is signed by Messrs. Pariset and Bally, whence it may be concluded that the health of the latter is improved. These details are the substance of information brought on the sth instant, from Perpignan, by the Courier of Catalonia. The Parguinotes, to the number of 400, having united with the Suliotes, made a desperate attack on the fortress of Parga, but were repulsed ; part of them retreated into the mountains ; the remainder, including the wounded, sailed for Corfu, where they were refused, by Sr Thomas Maitland, permission to land, who also issued a Proclamation for their future exclusion from the Islands. French Five per Cents. Friday, 90fr.10c. Letters were received this morning from Odessa and Constantinople. Everything continued tranquil, and large mercantile orders have been received by London merchants, from both places. It is expected that his MAJESTY will leave Carlton Palace to-morrow, for the Pavilion at Brighton; part of the Royal Household left town yesterday. It is said that Parliament will meet on the 3d of January, the day to which it is prorogued, to pass the Insurrection Act for Ireland. This Act was first passed during the disturbances in the County of Tip perary. The cause of it was the impossibility of ob taining evidence against culprits in that unhappy country, so that numbers who were well known to have been guilty of the most atrocious crimes, were I l roaming about the country at large and unquestioned. By this Act, which only exists for one year, a Bench of Magistrates is empowered to lay hold of such no. torious offenders, and banish them. Under this Act, formerly, nearly 500 men were sent to Botany Bay. l His Royal Highness the Doke of Sussex had a large dinner party on Sunday, at Kensington Palace. The Earl of BRIDGEWATER has a grand dinner Iparty at Ashridge this day. The Earl of SUATTZSBURY is entertaining a distin• guished party at St. Giles's-house, Dorsetshire. Lady STEWART, who was seriously indisposed a few days ago, has quite recovered. The Dowager Marchioness of DowNSIIIRE, and the Ladies HILL, are shortly expected home from the Continent. Count and Countess CARAMAN and suite dined on Saturday at the Cafe Royal, in Regent-street. Earl O'NEIL and Colonel GREvILLE were of the party. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE has nearly finished his beautiful picture of his MAJESTY in his Coronation robes. He ranks it amongst the very happiest efforts of his pencil. The KING sat for the last time, at Buckingham House, yesterday. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, the Lord Lieutenant, has been pleased to appoint Sir THOMAS BARING, Bart. of Stratton Park, Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Hants. Thursday last, Fnancts Jointly, Esq. was, by the unanimous vote of the Nations, re-elected Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, fur the ensuing year. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Sam in Brook-street, from Cashiobury Park. Admiral Young, in Quern Anne-street West. The Marchioness of Clanricarde and Sir Joseph Itarke, ai the Admiralty. Colonel and Mrs. Groves, in Park-street. Mr. and Mrs. Law, in Somerset -street. Mrs. and Miss Brudenell, in Harley-street. • Colonel and Mrs. Laforey, in Montague-square. Colonel Dadtwood, in Park-street. Sir George Itobimon, Bart. in South.street, Park-lane. Captain Burdett, 79th Regiment, from Brighton. Viscount and Viscountess Hampden, in Green-street, front Hampden House, Berks. DEPARTURES Marquis and Marchioness of Conyngham, and Lady Elizabeth Conyngham, for Brighton. - lion. Captain Duncan, R. N. from the Brunswick House Hotel, for Scotland. Hon. P. Ashburnham, for his father's, the Earl of Ashburn ham's seat, in I.*a.scx. Mr. Richard Spencer, for Brighton. CHANGF.S. Lord Illenborough, at Roehampton, from a visit to Lord and Lady Stewart, at their seat, Durham. Sir James Langham, Bart. from Hill Hall, Cobham, for Cot tedtroke, in Northamptonshire. Colonel and Mrs. Moore, from Ramsgate, for Brighton. Colonel Wauchope, front Edinburgh, for Iladdington, N. B. Sir Charles Halkett, from Edinburgh, for Dunfermline. It appears from a Report of the Lords' Committee upon the Silk Trade, that the value of the article, w lion manufactured and in the hands of the manu facturers, amounts to the amazing sum of Ten Mil lions sterling per annum. This proves the immense home trade in this article, notwithstanding the large importation of smuggled silk goods from France, &c. We have no return before us of the amount of the' silk manufactured goods exported from England tt the various parts of the world; but we should think that it bears a very trivial proportion to the amount we have stated, namely, £10,000,000. Great efforts have been made in the Stock Ex change, in the course of the last few days, to put a stop to that mode of transacting business called Op tions, or, to speak more intelligibly, the sacrifice of a certain per centage for the option of taking or deli vering stock at a given period, whatever the actual market-pt ice might be. Memorials opposed to, and in favour of this sort of speculation, have been handed to the Committee of the Stock Exchange. As thel matter stands at present, by a former regulation, the Committee adopted the resolution of not recognizing , options in the event of any failure of the Stock-mar. ket ; but this has not deterred the jobbers from trans acting business in the same manner, which, at the present moment, is done to a greater extent than ever., It is argued, on the one hand, that if options were discountenanced altogether, the fluctuation in - the Funds would be much more considerable; while, on the other, it is contended, that it would be much less were they put a stop to. Several commercial houses in Manchester have, within these few days, bad considerable quantities of printed calicoes seized from their premises by the , Excise, on the ground that the stamp with which they were marked was not the King's, but a forged one. The individual (a printer for hire) charged with '4 h a vi n g committed the forgery, has absconded. saw THE EVENING STAR. • • •-• LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1821. THE FUNDS. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 240 240 1 S per Cent. Reduced 7734 V s 3 per Cent. Cons. 78 1 / 4 34 78 1 / 4 3% per Cent. 87% 88 8773 per Cent. 96 3 / 4 A t If+ 5 per Cent. Navy Annuities 111 1 / 4 111 Bank Long Annuities 19 9.16 India Stock 242—India Bonds 72 73 prem. Escheq. Bills 4s. 65.55. par.—Ditto Small 6s. Cons. for Acct. 7834 1 / 4 34. A Dutch Mail arrived this forenoon, with Papers to the 7th instant, from which the following are ex tracts. The account given in the Leghorn letter, of an engagement between the Greek and Turkish fleets, is an inaccurate version of the same affair of which •we published an official account in the STAR of the 9th instant. By referring to the account, it will be seen that the English did not fire on the Greek ships, but did everything in their power to preserve the strictest neutrality : FRANKFORT, NOVEMBER 7. The Austrian troops in Bohemia and Moravia, that were under marching orders, are not to proceed to Ilungary, as was some time since, stated, but they are to remain in their garrisons till further orders.— It is now known, that the measures lately taken by the Austrian Government against the Greeks who have participated in the events of which several of the Turkish provinces have been and still are the theatre, were required by the Porte ; and that a Note from the Divan was delivered by the Reis Ef fendi to the Austrian Internuncio at Constantinople, in which Note a complaint is made, that refuge is given in the Austrian territories to the Greek Insur gents. However, no retrospective effect is to be given to this measure; nor shall there be any extradition. With respect to Prince Alexander Ypsilanti, it will depend upon Russia to accelerate his liberation, the Prince having been in the service of that Power. — Hitherto the Court of St. Petersburgh has not required him to be given up, and probably will not do so, if war does not break out between Russia and the Porte, because he is struck out of the list of the Rus sian Army. LEGHORN, NOVEMBER 2. The meeting of the Greek and Turkish fleets took place on the 12th October, off the island of Zante.l The inhabitants of the island were assembled on the shore. The advantage appearing to be on the side of the Greeks, as the Turkish flag was struck in some of the ships and the banner of the Cross hoisted in its stead, caused them to express their joy by loud acclama tions and clapping of hands. The English perceiving this, gave orders for the guns of the fortress to fire on the Greek ships; but while they were engaged in this the inhabitants revolted, and the English were obliged to shut themselves up in the Castle. Troops have since arrived from Corfu under the command of General Adams, and we expect with impatience the further particulars. HAMBUItGII, NOVEMBER 13. By the latest accounts from St. Petersburgh we learn that trade was very dull, and that the Ex change bad fallen a little. The letters which we have received from that city ate, however, rather of a pacific than of a warlike complexion. HAGUE, NOVEMBER 14. The first Chamber has adopted the project of law passed by the second Chamber, respecting the con tinuance of the Land-tax, kc. upon the same footing as in 1820-1821. A Convention has been laid before the second Chamber, concluded between his Majesty the King of the Netherlands and his Majesty the King of France, for the reciprocal giving up of deserters. The ship Flora, Captain Kirchhoff, from Malaga, which was refused admittance at Cuxhaven, has en tered the port of Arundahl. Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this forenoon. The Chamber of Deputies proceeded on Friday to examine the state of the ballot for the election of a fifth Candidate, to complete the list of Candidates for the Presidency, when the PRESIDENT pronounced that M. DE VAUSLANC had obtained the election by a considerable majority. The Prefecture of the Gironde, on the 12th of this month, published the following extract from its official correspondence: At Barcelona, as well as at Tortosa, some dimi nution in the disease is observed, but this is supposed to be owing to the flight of a part of the population, and to the ravages which have already been made, so that the pestilence has fewer victims to prey upon. —lt is believed that in the former City nearly a hun dred deaths take place daily. An inhabitant, who has established his residence beyond the walls, sends word that the malady exists in the country villages, and in many habitations which are situated between the City and the cordon. It is not said that the malady has yet extended itself beyond this last bar rier, but since it has extended;so far, it is to be feared, that in consequence of the means of surveillance being lessened, and perhaps from the effect of the mower, which infected persous now have, of with- I • - • NPIIRw THE 10210',g COVET. Yesterday at two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Court at his Palace in Pall-Mall, which was attended by The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the ice ("State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Judge Advocate, the Recorder of Loudon, am. The Kiwi held a Council, at which the RECORDER of London was admitted, and made his report of the Convicts capitally convicted at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, at the last October Sessions. His MA JESTY gave audiences to the Earl of Ltveitroot, Vis count SIDMOUTH, the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, Earl CATHCART, Baron BUT, and Mr. BECKETT, the Judge Advocate, who laid before hisMAJesty the pro ceedings of some Courts-Martial, and took the Kimo's commands upon them. Lord ST. HELENS was the Lord in Waiting, Sir ANDREW BARNARD was the Groom in Waiting, and the Earl of CATHCART was the Gold Stick in Wait ing.—The Court broke up soon after six o'clock. BRIGHTON, NOVEMBER 19. A Public Meeting was called this afternoon, at the Old Ship, to receive the Report of the Committee appointed to conduct the Procession in honour of his MAJESTY'S arrival. Sir DAVID SCOTT, Bart. was called to the Chair, when a Report was read from the Committee, stating, " That a communication had been received expressive of his filasesres heartfelt satisfaction at the marks of attachment and loyalty intended by the Inhabitants and Visitors of Brighton. The loyal and dutiful Address his MA. ..ixv would receive with feelings of high approbation, but dispensed with the Procession intended, from a feeling of the inconvenience it must necessarily put so many truly respectable individuals to at this unsettled sea son of the year, as his time of arrival, from many circumstances, might be very uncertain ; at the same time, expressive of his Me ager?, confidence in the anxious wishes of the Inhabitants and Visitors of Brighton to shew their attachment in the most affec tionate manner." J. M. Caters, Esq. then moved, that no Illumina don or Procession might take place, in obedience to his MAJEsTv's wishes : although he could assure the Meeting, that if it had received his MAJESTY': gra cious approbation, a more splendid Procession never would have been exhibited than would have taken ' place ; and, as a Member of the Committee, he would assure the Meeting, none of the Inhabitants and Vi sitors but had gone heart and hand in meeting the views of the Committee. Sir J. M. TIERNEY rose, and addressed the Meet ing in the most feeling and impressive manner, stating his happiness of knowing his MAtsasrit's goodness of heart, to doubt for a moment that he had not re ceived the intended marks of homage of the Brighton people with the most lively impression of pleasure ; and that his MAJESTY'S kind and paternal feelings were, to avoid giving , unnecessary trouble, and the probable risk of injuring the health of the Inhabit. ants and Visitors of this his favourite residence. The impression on his (Sir J. M. Tierney's) mind was in favour of an illumination, from the use and habit of ages in expressing public joy ; but, in the present in stance, from the peculiar circumstances attending this town, from the number of invalids, the omission of that mark of public feeling he cordially approved of. The worthy Knight, after some powerful and im pressive observations, sat down amid great applause. The cordial Thanks of the Meeting were then voted to the Committee, as well as to Sir DAVID SCOTT, for his judicious conduct in the Chair, when the Meeting, which was most numerously and respectably attended, separated. A strong feeling was expressed in the town to illu minate at all events, but, from the wise and judicious conduct and advice of the Magistrates, &c. that ex pression of feeling will be dispensed with. Few towns, if any, have the happiness of possessing Magistrates and Public Authorities so truly worthy of the high trust reposed in them ; while, on the other band, the inhabitants look up to those Authorities with feelings of confidence and respect, unalloyed with mistrust of any kind. It is this confidence in the Public, and the uniform kindness, humanity, and im partiality on the part of the Magistrates, that renders the union of both so uniformly cordial and happy.— Crimes of any heinous description are seldom, if ever known ; and although evil doers will now and then make their appearance, these are allowed a fair and impartial hearing; if guilty, the impressive and feeling manner they are admonished by our worthy Magistrates, never fails to make a lasting impression, and bring them, to a sense of their situation. To produce a proof of oppression or inhumanity, is utterly impossible. Happy the town that possesses such rulers, and a thousand times happier the minds of such men must be, in a knowledge of their own virtuous conduct! (0i ALARMING FIRE IN lI.CHISTER JAIL. --Thursday evening last, a most destructive conflagration broke out in this jail. The alarm was sounded about nine o'clock, and the inhabitants of the town repaired to the spot to assist in extinguishing the flames, which continued to rage furiously for upwards of two hours, illuminating the atmosphere, and vomiting clouds of smoke and ashes. The woollen factory and work shops are all consumed, or rendered useless; and the ' utmost efforts were necessary to prevent a communi cation of ignition to the wards and principal build- 1 , ings. The wind carried the burning embers, like torches in the air, in a south-westerly direction; had it veered a little more to the west, the whole jail must 1 1 have been involved in the devouring element The prisoners conducted themselves with propriety during' the whole of the time, particularly the time-men, who rendered most essential service in extinguishing the flames. The officers of the jail, and several inhabi tants of the town, exerted themselves in the most praiseworthy manner for the same purpose; and the whole was got under about twelve o'clock, without damaging any other part of the building.-. The cause of the fire is not at present ascertained. Saturday se'nnight, at midnight, a fire broke out in the dwelling-house of Mr. TILLY, in the parish of Ringwood, which was totally consumed, together with the out-houses adjoining; the whole of the fur time and wearing apparel were likewise desttoled. -~~ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Nine Mates and llidsitipmen passed for Lieutenants at Royal Naval College, l'ortsmouth, on Tuesday l as t Sunday ae'nnight, a boat belonging to his Nlajesty' s stonp it SAKS° was lost near Weymouth, and three of her crew dru;sik The Emelie, BOWLER, from Amsterdam to Bay into Folkston yesterday, leaky, and sails dama ge d. e l The Agincourt, of London, was fallen in with on the I heart, waterlogged and abandoned, by the Anderson', ar r i ve in the Downs. from Quebec. The Wanderer. from Liverpool to Gibraltar, has put in; • Holyhead, her upper-works being straiu~vl, o a d p, r u ml eboaked during heavy gales. She is discharging her car. !. 6 0 , bla of the bales are much damaged. The Caledonia, 'foiimmaix, from Liverpool to New T Into Cork on the 1 0 th instant, leaky. tr y Iv The Jane, from London to Itichebucto, was sp o k ell , 44ll the 30th ultimo, in lat. 45. long. 40. out afty.three days, va loss of main-topmast and principal part of her sails, by th e u linda, arrived in the Downs. The Brothers. DENDAS, has arrived in Inverkcithlng Bab k r Dantsic, &c. with loss ofboats and bulwark,. pcymou,m, Nov. lg.—Wind S. E.—Arrived the Pervert.= WATIOSI 6 from Quebec, hi 24 days. Sailed the Counte r Kontaime ; and Louis and Julie , JAGER, for O porto ; Mat Cusrlsoa •' and Tom Cod, Botts:ro t for St. Michael% ; prier, for Demerara; and Glory, Pot:soca, for !hinds: The Najad, Foarraou, front Fa ro fo r this pot, has b een svl off St. Ives. Poarsoorrn, Nov. 19.—Wind W.S.W. — Arrived a nurr of the outward-hound from the Downs, amon g whi ch are following :—Shakapeare, Voiotia, llibberts, Princess Mob Rockers, Prince George, Caroline, llichard and &lona, die ward Hamilton, Standard, Melpomene, Emperor Alexan Augustus Caesar, and the Friendship, for Jamaica; ltuKq Hope, for Liverpool Victory, for Gibraltar; George 1)., for St. Michael's; Pakmon, for St. 'Mums's; Paling GI for Dominica ; Dale, for Savannah ; Sir Samuel I\l`Cdrilly Sierra Leone; George Ilibberts, for Antigua; Margaret Grenada; and his Majesty's ship Wye. DtAL, Nov. 19.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the and sailed, the General Graham, Cnntsmt, for Jamaica; lington, PEASSEV, for ; and St. DlnUillE4), WE' nut, for Pooh:: the two latter remain. Arrived anti rel the l'ursuit, Betty.x, from l‘lemel for Bridgewater; the 11 Anntsost, from Newcastle for Jamaica; and Apollo, Tom. from St. Petershurgb for Kamschatka. Sailed, the home! bound for the River. Itanneare, Nov. 19.—The Hope, At covs, has this dal seised by the principal officers of his Majesty's Customs. MARGATE, Nov. 19.—The Sarah, 1 Is.tmosn, from I went ashore last night on Foreness Rods ; she is iq have struck heavily and to make water, and that het •AL was upset, but got right again. It is hoped she will be j next tide. 'lacon', Nov. 19. Arrived the Prince of Orange r with a Mail from Holland. Ara, Nov. 16.—The sloop Aim. -of Kincardine, W. ) Master, from Malaga, with wide and fruit, lately stravdo Ballasstrae, has been since got off, and is now lying in Car.:. Locbryan, under strict quarantine. Two of the four tn•lib ing to liallantrae, who went to her assistance, are on !me other two are still encamped on the beach, under a guard. Mate died on the voyage, and there is, at this moment, one crew ill of the fever. A Court Martial was held on Tuesday, on William 1 seaman of his Majesty's ship PaarroN, for stealing acl meter, from Captain Moe:races, of which offence ke Guilty, and sentenced to receive fifty lashes, to be mulct months wages, and to be turned out of the Navy.—The then proceeded to try a private marine, named G. Alder, bi ing to the Iron:Was, on charges preferred against him bj C. Sir It. MINDS, when he was sentenced to receive 24 IA board his own ship. Custom-House, Nov. 19.—Ships Entered Inwards:. Rising Sun, from Faro ; Hoogly, from Madeira; Po from Bilboa ; Sincerity, from Stangate Creek; St. Helens Dantzie ; Ernest, from Caen ; John Howard, from Qs John, from Hamburgh ; La Eaperanza, from Bilboa; from Oporto; Hope, from Lisbon; Kitty, from St. I burgh; and Integrity, from Dantzic.—Entered o;:rward, Batavia, for Cadiz • Arno, for Naples ; Prince of charge Rotterlam ; and ialward , for lied:wt.—Cleared dune The Waterloo, for Sierra Leone ; Barbados ?luster, tot badoes ; Regent Packet , f or Limerick; Eclipse for int Alexander, for Ilavre ; Manly, for Cork; and Tepky Honduras. PIRACIEF. =TRAM TOIE THE ?:EW ORLEAN4 CAZZTTE, OCTISZE 1 " The vast number of piratical robberies have pris mindon In the community here, not perhaps experienc do lift war. We all knew that our Government hay ammo to protect us, and every one is enquiring nth imam are not made use of to prevent these his as If we are more exposed by our topographical posit oar sister States, then the greater necessity fur addition Is required for our protection ; whilst our humanity es vessels to the shores of Africa, to arrest the Slave Trade oar vessels are sometimes occupied in transporting Rol lies and Royal treasures—whilst, in fact, our Rag goats sea, our own vessels are robbed, and our own citizens i sod treated as outlaws, almost at their own dwellings. " If we are correctly informed, it was at the instals Senator, Mr. JOHIMON , that fi ve schooners were rece to proceed for the protection of our commerce to tit Mexico, where are three schooners by cha nce: one • on the Lake Penehartrain, under Captain RAM set. know that Commodore Ila.rntasou has already forwi dispatches (one by express) to Captain RAMAGE, and thing has, and will be done, to prevent future &pre Where the other schooners are, we know not; and wl Officers do without vessels? It would require at schooners, constantly cruizing sir this station and in d give us security." Among the recent Naval Appointments, the I Paper mentions that of Mr. " Choospion" Dvmors to Shipman of the Limy. By the Thomas and Hannah, from R learn that a Spanish brig, with some perm board, was run on shore in the tremendou Sunday se'nnight, near Honfleur ; the survi have been carried to the highest hills in th bourhood to prevent the infection, and tents for them in which to undergo quarantine. A letter from Barcelona, of the 31st ult. following circumstance :—" The other day cipal Junta was informed that a noxious od+ from a house in Nomalla-street, and that al heard crying within the house. Upon thehc visited, there were found the body of a m disfigured by the ravages of the yellow fever had been dead four or five days. Beside t was a woman'expiring, and, lying upon her, infant, which, in the torment of hunger, 11 and gnawing the breast of its mother." The Trinidad Courant of the 14th Aug: " We hear, with a warm feeling of gran Sir RALPH WOODIORD, Bart. is exerting procure for this Colony, a General Free and that the many important modification Excellency has submitted to Lord BATH to be taken into consideration after the ac of Parliament."—Trinidad is a thriving C from its extent (about 90 miles by 60), toj its local situation, and other peculiar 2 MST ere long become a very opulent con Friday night, a circumstance somewha the moving bog in Ireland, occurred at Reac A garden at the back of a house in C which forms the side of a hill, fell into th neath. The trees now stand with the r most, and the whole gives the appearance quake : some pig-sties were buried in th their inmates killed. I