Star. — London, England, 1822-12-21 00:00:00

if! f , THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1822. XV. UMW', DAL—Holiday at the Beak. ' THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST TWEL Core* opened this morning at 79/ to 80, with a heavy bet, owing, it is supposed, to the Corm having decreed Loan of 40 minions of reels. An express also arrived early , the morning from Paris, bringing the French Funds of Thurs day at 88. 30. Two other expresses arrived from the French Capital about eleven o'clock, stating that the Funds were down to 88. b. Consols are, up to this hour, 79/ j, and the market still heavy. roomy rumps. New Spanish Bonds, which opeix4 at 54i, fell to SSII 4, as soon as the expresses arrived from Paris. There is however so little business doing in this market, that no certain price of the Foreign Funds can be quoted. New Spanhis have got up again to 53%. All the rumours which agitated the Money Mar kets of London and Paris have died away, and per- baps will not be succeeded by others until some spe culating Jobber has a purpose to serve by depressing the Funds, for it is certain that the fluctuations are rather to be attributed to artifices of this sort than to the aspect of " mundane affairs," as FRANCIS Moon; Physician, would say. The French Journals of Wed nesday are quite silent as to the question of peace or war, and scarcely contain a paragraph worth quoting, unless the KING going to Mass and giving audience to his Ministers can be considered as such. An ar ticle from the frontiers of Spain says—" Bayonne is in a state of bustle, and everything indicates war. The park of Artillery is prepared to move at a mo- 1 ment's notice ; it is composed of 300 tumbrils full of ammunition, and 36 field pieces. General TIRLET, Inspector-General of Artillery, has just arrived here. "The fortifications of our town are actively carried on, notwithstanding the bad weather. The Journal de Paris says, " M. SIERRA, one of the persons attached to the Spanish Embassy, in London, has lately come to Fiance, on his way as a courier extraordinary from London to Madrid. The mission with which he is charged, we are assured, is of the highest importance; at least he travels with such speed, that, contrary to usage, be did not enter Paris, and his journey was only known at the Spanish Embassy by a letter, communicating his. destination to M. the Duke de SAN LonENZO." In the STAR of the ilth inst. we corrected the mis take of the French journals, in which it was stated that the KING had refused to sign the Decree of Cortes for the regulation of Patriotic Societies. The Decree is now published with the signatures, and in the official form. The folloWing ate the chief Articles : 1. All persons who propose to asset publicly for the purpose of discussing political subjects, must give twelve hours' previous notice of the time and place of meetitlg to the First Constitutional Alcalde, or the Political Chief of the district. 2. If it be, intended that the Meetings shall be periodical, those who propose to form the Society must draw up a set of Rules, and present the-same to the above-mentioned Magistrates within the filed period of twelve hours; not, however, for the approbation of the said Authorities, but merely to give an op portunity for ascertaining whether anything is proposed to be dot* whicja may , call for consideration or interposition. 5. In the case of any appearances of sedition, suoh as acts of violence, or.faeoous acclamations, the Political Chief, the Al calde, or the.Corregidor, is empowered to dissolve the meeting; which is to be done by reading, three times, with a loud voice, the present law, and desiring all the persons then assembled to disperse. In the case of their refusing to obey, force may be used to mike them withdraw. • 4. The dispersion of a meeting or society shall not prevent its members from assembling. again within three days ; but all the formalities required by article lit must be repeated. 5. These meetings may remain open until midnight, or one in the morning; but after the last-mentioned hour, the Magistrates may dismiss them. If the persons present refuse to withdraw, they -Ball be held to be in a state of disobedience, and the society shall incur the penalty of suspension. G. These meetings have no legal character ; and petitions from them cannot be received as from corporate bodies, but must be held as merely expressing the opinion of the individuals present. His MAJESTY continues to enjoy excellent health and spirits, at his Palace at Brighton. On Thursday Lordand Lady GwYDYR, Lord JoHN TOWNSEND. and Mr. GREENWOOD, had the honour of dining with his MAJESTY. The Marquis of GRAHAM has arrived at his father's (the Duke of MoNvuoss) house, in Grosvenor-square, from a tour. The Earl of Essaoaouou left town yesterday, for his seat, Richmond. The Earl of MALSIESBURT has arrived at his seat, Heron- Court, Hants, front a tour. The Earl of CHZ3TIIIFIFAD has left town for his seat, Bradley Hall, Derbyshire. Lord and Lady Ct.= have arrived at their father's house, the Earl of Powis's seat, Walcot, Salop, from a tour. Lord AUHERST has left town fur his seat, Montreal House, Kent. Lord Sv. Harattes arrived yesterday in town from the Earl of Essaa's seat, Cashiobury Park, Herts. Lord Nliontarmr has arrived at his seat, Wollaston House, Notts, from Mail, Yorkshire. Lord LANGFORD left town yesterday for his seat, Cooper 11111, Surrey. Lord WILLIAII RENTINCE has left his seat, Lynn, for the Duke of Poart.awn's seat, We%beck, Notts. Lady SOPHIA Hearacore has arrived in town from her mo ther's (the Countess of DYSART) seat, Ilam House, Surrey. Viscount LARS has left town for his seat in Hens. Count LATIN= has arrived at the Pultener Hotel, Piccadilly, from Paris. The ll•mourable ROBERT Olive, M.P. has left town for his seat, Oakley Park, Salop. More than 100 fine large trees were torn up by the roots during the late violent storm of wind, in Hardwick Park, in Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of DEVONSHIRR. In the course of the ensuing year there will be six Eclipses, viz. four of the Sun, and two of the Moon; one of the former will be visible here, and two of the latter, which will be total.— Time's Telescope. Thursday afternoon, a cat penter employed in one of the large houses building near the King's Mews, fell from the roof to the ground, and was killed on the spot. Saturday, on the arrival of one of the London coaches, at Banbury, two of the horses were seized, in pursuance of a distress warrant, for_eight guineas, granted against the proprietor, who is a Member of Major STRATTON'S Corps of Yeomanry, and who had refused to pay a fine inflicted on him for not joining the corps last spring when in quarters, at ' Oxford. The horses have since been redeemed, and I l the fine paid. When the Persian Envoy was introduced to the fErtro at the last Court, he presented to his MAJESTY a mirror, as a compliment of the highest order. It is the production of an artist who is particularly pa tronized by the Prince ABBAS MIRZA, and is the first specimen of modern sculpture which has been brought to any degree i perfection in that country. It is of an oblong shape, with a kind of circular top indented, and is about 14 or 15 inches wide, and about 21 inches in height, including the top. The ap parent frame, top, and back, are formed out of a solid slab of pure white marble, nearly an inch thick. The lass is sunk in the centre, the marble surrounding it being sculptured in what the Persians call a Gothic style, but to a European has the appearance of a'run- Ding pattern, or sprig richly gilt. The back is sunk lin the middle to correspond with the obverse or front, and in the centre, in bas relief, is a whole length portrait of the Prince Royal of Persia (in ad mirable likeness), with a lion couchant at his feet on the dexter side, and a disnummed cannon on the sinister. The top and border are sculptured, and gilt to correspond with the other side ; but in the border, or apparent frame, two panels are intro• duced on each side, with one at the top and another at the bottom, iu each of which is a Persian couplet, in bas-relief, painted black on the surface: these form the theme of cong ratulation from his Royal High: ness to the King of GREAT BRITAIN, on his accession to the throne of these realms. As the Persians abound in metaphor, there is no doubt but the material from which the mirror is principally wrought, is intended to signify the stability of the PrinarltilAs MlitiA sentiments. , .. . . re" ... Au ._. - •• . . 0 .4, s I. Of P . • on . .• ' . 7 dle . 114 . ugh. . • :V .- . :: THE AR . . - • 1 7, 11161.11111 5: D. ' . This mo ••••••• 4 P dble .--- • . . ' I I ... • "'. . Wier lin been sent to . •• dy e ., alarlaing 6 ' -Cavetry, that in • di .. Il i the corner 1 116 11-111( *Wiles leformation to , ~. the &Awes* the.trodiW Of this. sole. ' ..•_,.,.., 1 ".1i: Vt. Onment shall apply wietZir spiii iiiar.b• = lailst rk e - year daesiereipaelest ate to be est seid ended .da f y ri:L i t i toZl als9n day r. WAS first oi . pad tw t e ' the whole to be toweled, at least cuse . day during the . fosoil paper to the sinking fund of Melia . it... IT -. Amain, by tbe MU* of tbe district. said to has In *irtire — cif this Decree, the Searetart for the dis- Saturday sennight, Woad laard Viscount Gorr inspected Several ee the Non-commissioned Mews of his Regiment, the City of 704 an d patch of Finance wi ll receive proposals for the sego- La per i c k plinth', previous to the general reduction of in lrit Te was nc nation; by sale or commission, of the 40,000,000 of Stair. on the 84th Wet- .l 7 2. the County of Limerick Staff, and reduced 50 of the and seven ry mar- Same day, Captain CONNOIi N nspect . reals vellon rode:, and the . Gdternment will, in missioned Oilicers.—Tvienty-four of the City of Limerick Star down to tl are also to be reduced. a new due time, accept the proposal which may be found , . - t 21 commis the roof of On the uoth inst. a reduction of 13 seriean s, injured.' ' 'arty In most advantageous for the public. ` ' and three drummer', will be made in the Staff of the Roscom- house at tl _ ,_._ _ • •...... 1 , - a •••••• .11..0004dad1l Ai. ?lois- men rdiatia• their escar TELEGRAPHS. The following official article from the Moniteur of Wednesday will be read with interest: " On the 18th of last November, there was inserted in the lonian,. a notice relative to the adoption in France of a system of signals, in use in England, and which is designated under the name of Universal Telegraphic Languagr. " His Excellency, the :Minister of Marine and Colonies, ad dressed, upon this subject, the following Circular, dated Decem ber 17, to the Commissioners of Marine at Dunkirk, Havre, St. Maio, Nantes, Bordeaux, Bayonne, and Marseilles: • Sta—Messrs. Luscumbe, Agents of the Association called Lloyd's, at London, have caused to be translated into French a work, entitled Uourersal Telegraphic Language, or Code of Signals. • By means of this work, and of the signs which it contains, the ships of France and England may carry on, at sea, easy and certain communications. • Vessels provided with this work, and with these signs, may convey, with greater ►apidity, assistance to otheriin distress, or demand assistance themselves; they will be able to give and re ceive important indications as to shoals that should be aSoided, what courses should be followed, and with respect to anchorages, the entrance of ports, Bc.c. There are various reasons which combine to induce the French Navy to adopt a system already practised in England, and which, in many circumstances, may be attended with re sults the most beneficial to humanity, to commerce, and to navi gation in general. ' I have, therefore, given orders in the five military ports, that the Commanders of King's ships should be successively sup plied with the work and the signs in question; and I instruct you to inform the Chamber of Commerce of this. Marquis de CLERMONT-TON N Milt E.' " FRENCH FUNDS, WEDNESDAY. —Five per Cents. opened at 88f. 50c. and closed at 88f. A variety of rumours are in circulation on'Change this morning; such as, that the King of FRANCE is dangerously ill, and that a declaration of war against Spain will be issued forthwith. Private letters from Paris, of Thursday evening, are quite silent on these subjects, which are doubtless mere stock jobbing rumours. Madrid Papers to the 9th inst have been received. They are principally occupied with the proceedings of the Cortes. In the Sitting of the 7th, Senor ()myna was chosen President, and Senor SANTAPE Vice- President, for the ensuing month ; and Don Dm litsto VALDES was elected one of the Secretaries. All these elections have fallen on Deputies who be long to the party, which is considered the most liberal of the Cortes. In the same Sitting, various representations from Political Chiefs and Provincial Deputations, sug gesting the establishment of provincial corps of Cara(leres, to be employed in guarding their pro-' vinces against factious offenders and other male factors, were referred to a Committee. These papers contain an official publication of the recent Financial Decree of the Cones, of which the 'following are the articles:— “ The Cortes Fartracodiaary, in the exercise of the authority even them by the Constitution, have decreed -0 Art. 1. The Government is authorised to effect the sale and NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The following elegaiat otorceatt was picked up in a bottle at Scilly, on the Ist December: • " Western Ocean, on board the brig Ro yal Union, from Que bec to Dublin, out 22 dam lat. 48. ls. N. nger long. , 45. 10. W. of Jams Greenwich, by Pure, c cabin passe Friday, 27th September, 1822. " Whoever may this bottle find, By reporting us *M be kind— Will satisfy those who're concern'd, And reap the frui6 of our ship's errand. Now may you have a prosperous gak, With as much aft as bear topgallant-sails; And may you In the haven lie, Safe-mooed beneath a tranquil sky; And may you have a happy year, Warm fires, good wine, and hearty cheer !" FALMOUTH Dec. 19.—Wind E.N.E.—Two, r. sr. Severa l homeward - b ound vessels are now putting in, among them the Albion, of London, and the Esk, of Bristol. PLessouvn Dee. 19.—Wind E—Arrived, his Majesty's ship GLOUCKSTRR:from the Eastward, and remains in the Sound wit h his; Majesty's ships Pnazron, Eon, and VALOROUS; also ar rived, the Dwaar cutter, from a cruise. Put in, to take passen gers for Sierra Leone, the Nepos trader, from L o n don for Sierra Leone. Arrived , the Martha, Cor.r.rus, from Newfound land ; and the Borodino, in 58 days from St. John's , Ne w Bruns wick. The Berwick, or Van Dieman's Land, sailed yesterday, with 78 passengers. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind N.E.--Artived, the Marianne, P , from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed, the Ida, for llourdeaux ; and the Brothers, for Jamaica. Den 20.—Wind N.E. • Ilaawsett, Dec. 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived, the Vansittarr. lkloerrotstax, with Mails from Holland. Livearoor., Dec. 19.—Wind F. N. F..—His Majesty's brig RACEHOUR was lost on Sunday last at the Isle of Mao, and six of the crew and three boatmen were drowned. Cerro's-House, Dee. 20.—Ships Entered Inwards :—The Britannia, Atlantic, and Aimwell, from Hamburgh ; Christiana,. front Antwerp ; Gipsy, from Lisbon ; Ajax, from Dantzic Sarah, from St. Petersburgh ; Neptune, from Jersey ; Duke of Richmond, from liamburgh ; Sir William Curtis, from Rotter dam ; Trent, from Riga ; William, from Ilamburgh ; and the Two Brothers, from Leghorn.—Entered Outwards : The Re gular Packet, for Dublin; and the Asia, for Bombay.—Cleared Outwards : The Sprightly, fur Antwerp ; Feliity, for Dublin ; and the Sally, for Malta. SHOCKING MURDER AND ROBBERY.—A dreadful murder was perpetrated in the village of Llanbedr, in North Vales, on Monday night. Jane Williams, an aged widow, many years a respectable shopkeeper in the above village, and who was generally thought to have amassed a little wealth, was found murdered behind her counter on Monday morning. A little grand daughter said she heard her grandmother,in the night, cry " Murder !" two or three times, but was too much :Tightened to stir. Three persons are supposed to have been concerned—they had dragged their unfor tunate victim from her bed; the shop-drawers, &c. were broken open, and several articles stolen, as well as what money she might have had in them. We have not heard of any clue being yet afforded by which to trace the wretches. Swzaairro.—The savages of America learn to swear in English, having no correspondent expressions in their native tongue ! Bow-wraear.—Yesterday, Jerensiah Ansa Reading, charged with obtaining money from persons under pretence of procuring them situations under Government, underwent a final examina tion before Sir 'Louisa Brame, and G. lt. Mnrsmett. and Tao- MAS HALLS, Esqrs. Previously to the examination being gone into, Mr. Slausuutt, assisted by Mr. STAFFORD, the Chief Clerk, had a consultation with two Gentlemen from the Colonial Office, with a view to ascertain whether the prisoner could not be proceeded against under Mr. Perceval's Act, for negotiating for the sale of a Go vernment place. The result was, that it was not a case within that Statute. " Have you consulted with your solicitor, as you talked of doing, Mr. Reading?" asked the Chief Magistrate. The prisoner replied that be had not ; and when asked why he had not, he answered," Because that Gentleman in the corner there (pointing to Mr. Parkins) has done his utmost to prevent any person from attending me ; nay, be has done more; he has visited me himself in prison, on Tuesday last, for the sole pur pose of abusing and insulting me." Mr. Parkins was about to reply, when Sir RICHARD Mame stopped him, by inquiring if a Mr. Evans was present? And no one answering, he observed, that they were inundated with letters complaining of the prisoner, but no one came forward to charge him publicly. lie said, the Magistrates had made up their minds to proceed upon the charge of Messrs. Dwerrihouse, the watchmakers, and desired that the witnesses, might be hound over. Mr. STAFFORD then read the evidence, and bound over Mr. Austin, the partner, to prosecute for feloniously stealing, taking, and carrying away two watches, &c. Prisoner—Stealing! How can you call it stealing? I thought I was charged with fraud only. Sir liteuaan Bram said, they considered it a stealing. Had the prisoner anything to say to the charge? Prisoner—Sir. Austin, did you not, some months ago, issue out a writ against me for 891. the price of these watches? Mr. Austin said he did. Prisoner—That of course makes me your debtor for them. T know I owe you the money and I will pay you ; but a charge of felony is nonsense. Now this being done away— Sir Merman Brauta—No, no, it is not done away. with ; for it is by your intention at the time you entered Messrs. Dwerri house s shop that we shall be guided, and we believe that inten tion to have been to steal the watches. Prisoner—That is a very extraordinary declaration, that you can know what passes in a man's mind. Sir RICHARD Bresta—We have a knack of judging of a man's intentions by his acts. Mr. Hall was then called to be bound over, and at the request of the prisoner was sworn. Prisoner.--Was you ever a draper, Mr. Hall? Hr. was. 'Prisoner.—And you lived in Barbican, Mr. Hall?—Yes. And you was a bankrupt, Mr. Hall?—I was. Prisoner—Did you ever take the benefit of the Insolvent Act ? Mr. Hall—No, 'never did, Mr. Reading! The prisoner explained the object of these questions to be, to skew that Mr. Hall had endeavoured to impose upon him with an assignment which he ought to have given up to his creditors. Mr. Hall, however ' said, that he had not the reversionary in terest at the time of his bankruptcy, it having been bequeathed to him since. He added that there was property sufficient to pay his creditors 20a. in the pound. Sir Riemaaa litsaux.—l believe, Mr. Reading, the situation you said you could procure for Mr. Hall was, that of accredited agent for the lonian Islands at Liverpool? Prisoner.—l will explain everything upon my trial, but shall decline saying more latish time. The prisoner was told he stood committed. He asked if bail could be taken? and was told net in the case of the watches, as, the chary was felony. ALARMING PIRRA awning, between one and two o'clock, ad fire broke out in Long's Hotel, Bond-street, of Clifford•street, which nearly destroyed of that extensive establishment. The fi re observed in one of the upper bed-rooms, lave been occupied by a gentleman's val et . engines were very rapidly brought to th e a good supply of water procured; but the not got completely under until between si t • o'clock. The whole inside of the house ; the ground-floor, is entirely destroyed, and of one of the adjoining houses has been much There were a great many lodgers in the the time, but they all succeeded in making their escape, mid we have not heard of any accident. So intense was the frost, that the water almost con gealed in its passage to the fire; and the walls, which are still standing, now appear like a sheet of ice; large isicles also hang from the lamp-irons, and such of the rafters of the floors as remain. We us derstad the hotel was insured, but to what amount we have not heard: WIFE SELLING EXTRAORDINARY! About half-past twelve, on Thursday gen:tight, t h e Public were attracted to Plymouth cattle minket, h consequence of notice which had been previottly given, that a man; at that time and place, was to dispose of his wife by public sale f The report v..lticli accompanied the notice stated that the Lady wa s not only young and handsome,' but that she had rode to town in the morning cn her own horse, of her o. , ;) free will and accord, and with consent of her who was to act the part of auctioneer on the t;cc.l. sion ; and that she would, moreover, in the cour,e ct a few days, succeed to 6001. which her then (and as it still happens, her present) husband could not touc h . The concourse of spectators was immense, and they were not kept waiting long, the husband and the wife having appeared in the market-place exactly kt the appointed time, the latter accompanied by th e hostler of the Lord Exmouth Inn, Old Town. The husband put the article up at once, and st , ,lted for bidders—" Five shillings" was the first ten" the next—" fifteen" the third—and so on, until the hostler aforesaid bade " Three Pounds;" stica to the evident disappointment of the auctioneer, as well as of the lady, two constables took possession of the goods, and with them the auctioneer, and carried them both directly to the Guildhall, where the Chief Magistrate was then sitting. The parties were placed before the Mayor. The husband, named Brooks, and who resides at or in the neighbourhood of Ivy Bridge, on being asked why he had committed so illegal an act as to attempt the sale of his wife in the ts ay he had been doing ? he very innocently said—" They were both willing, and he did not think there w any harm in doing it—they had not lived together for a considerable time—they had been married ab.ait two years and a half, and she brought him a child three weeks after marriage !' which, until after it was horn, he never knew anything about ; that the chill soon after died ; that he got a coffin for it, paid the expenses of the funeral, and put it con/for/di:, nut cf the way, without ever reproaching his wife Nish her conduct ; but all would not do. She soon afser de serted him, notwithstanding his kindness, and avert to live with another man, by whom she had one child since, and, he was informed, she was again progadilt with another. On being asked who had advised or told him that he could sell his wife? he said, many people in di:: country told him he could do it ; and that in conc. quence of her coming to him and saying that a per. son would give him £2O, and take her altogether clean off his hands (ES in hand and £l7 more at Christmas), he had had her advertised for sale in Mod bury, on three separate market-days, and had come to Plymouth that morning by her appointment to get the business finished. The Lady, a good-looking young woman, stated, that she and her husband could not agree, and that in consequence, as she knew of a person who would take her, and give £2O for the bargain, she wished to get separated from him, and she had been told by different persons that the thing could be done, by public sale in the market-place on a market day. On being asked the name of the person who was to buy her? she said it was Kane, and that he lived near Plymstock ; she further said, he had disappointed her in not coming forward to bid as be promised, and that in consequence she had employed the hostler of the Inn where she put up her horse to bid for her if the price did not exceed £2O. She said she had left her own horse by the way on account of its having a sore back, and borrowed one in lieu of it of a person near Ivy Bridge, with whom she stated herself to be in habits of intimacy. After a good deal of consultation it was deter mined upon that the parties should be bound over to answer the charge at the ensuing Sessions ; but thcir own recognizances were taken, neither of them bcia able to find sureties. Mr. ROBERT GounLAy appeared before the Ma gistrates to request an order from them, to compel the Overseers of Wily to allow him a sufficient main tenance as a pauper. He entered into a very long detail of circumstances relative to his situation, the sum of which was, that he had gained a settlement 3 Wily; that 'he had not wherewith to support himself; that he did not wish to eat the bread of idleness ; he did not ask for charity, but employment, and a soil dent sum for his labour. The Magistrates listened with the utmost patience and attention to his story: they were aware of his talents, his integrity, zlii made ample allowance for his eccentricities. Mr SWAYNE, of Wilton, in a way which did credit to that feeling and humanity for which he is so eminently distinguished, on inquiring about his property, "as informed by him that he had given 1,5001. in tru4 for the benefit (we think) of his family, but over which be had no controul. As for the ring which he 1)3 ,1 upon his finger (we believe it was a mourning onei, be considered that to be a species of propefty %%1: 11 which parish officers have nothing to do. The 11- gistrates fully coincided in this opinicn, and s cenle. l surprised and offended that such a subject s how . ,l have been introduced. The Magistrates ult inntwiy made an older for an allowance of three rlill:'' pet week to the once opulent and generous possess ,I of Deptford farm !—Southampton Chronicle. I'