Star. — London, England, 1823-09-17 00:00:00

COLOMBIAN BONDHOLDERS. Pursuant to public advertisement, a Meeting of the !solders of Colombian Bonds took place yesterday, at the City of London Tavern. Mr. Roweaore was called to the chair. Mr. Moxon proceeded to say, that he and others, as members of the Stock Exchange, had been assailed by very unjust imputations; but they had really, in the course of this matter, been rather the dupes of commu nications made to the House, than the originators of them. "He held in his hand a series of Resolutions, in the sentiments of which it was, he thought, impossible for the Meeting not to concur. Lest, however, they • should fail- to carry conviction to the minds of those at it ,, ni he was addressing, a second series of Resolu .tions had been drawn up, which were jocosely imagined, by those from whom they emanated, as being precisely what the Contractors themselves would sanction, if they proposed a' set of Resolutions. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to defend himself and his friends against certain imputations which he averred had been cast against them as Members of the Stock-Exchange, and declared that so far from wishing to disparage Colom bian Stock, he attended there to shew, that if the holders of the Bonds looked after their interest, they would find their securities were worth something, and that some thing tangible in England. Mr. Moans then proceeded to read a set of Resolutions to the following effect : The first set forth, that after duly considering the Decree issued by the Colombian Senate in Congress, on the 19th of June, and va rious passages to be found in the publication called the" Code of Laws of Colombia," alt tending to the same effect, and issued at different times ; the Meeting were of opinion, from such a series of acts, all conceived in the same spirit, that the Colombian Govern ment had, for a long time past, shown very strong repugnance against ratifying the Columbian Loan. The Itcl Ilesolution, after pointing out certain discrepancies between the communications made by Mr. Jones (the Agent of the Contractors in South America) as to the certainty of the Loan being ratified. and the information sub sequently received, declar ed that the Meeting could not refrain from expressing their astonishment that the Contractors, with agents on the spot, should have made communications so much at variance with decrees emanating from the Colombian Government. The 3d resolution set forth, that the Contractors for Olio Loan having, through the negligence or ignorance of their agents, made commu nications so very different from the decrees of the Colombian Go vernment, did not deserve the confidence of the Stockholders. The 4th resolution declared, that the 3leeting having strong grounds of apprehension that an unfavourable decree, totally withholding the ropayment of the Loan which had been negotiated for 2,000,0001. might pass the Colombian Congres', if it had not already, was of opinion that the Bondholder. ought to arouse front a state of sol,ineness towards their property, and endeavour to create a spirit In the Goyernin,:nt of Colombia with respect to that. Loan, which- ceuld not be looked for under the present circumstances. The 3th Hes:Anthill stated, that the ;Meeting having duly considered the tenacity with uhich the Government of Colombia had refused to ratify this Loan, was of opinion that the best step was for the Fun( holders to take their property. into their own hands, and place it trader the care of trustees. The 6th Itesolution set forth, that by way of preliminary measure, the Contractors be re quested to p..y into the Bank of Eirdland, on the 20th instant, un t!er the direction of trustees the sum of ,f 2 ,89'2. ltis. 6d. ster lir"°. 3rd likewise to deposit in custody of the same trustees, A:54.450 in Colombian Bonds, which Bonds had• rot been signed, such amount of money and Bends appearing, on the 17ib of J.,.• onary last, by an acco::nt under the authority of the Contracrgs, to be in their ban:s. 'lire - .11, Resolution solicited the four Members represent ing the City in Parliament to undertake the said trust. The Bth directed, that a Committee of Gentlemen shot Id be appointed to carry the preceding Resolutions into effect; anti the 9th directed tl at the Resolutions shntt!d be presented to J. R. Itavenga, Esq. to Le by him bid before his Government. On !-ac'd of these Resolutions, Mr. MoxoN Hived at considerable length, contend ir ty. • from differ ent dectves (w lath has c all eady been • published'), that M. Zest was not authot ized to ne!•otiate tl.e Loan: that tl.e Colombian (lover riment would not ratify it; and that, tinder these C it TIM.I the bond holders ought to take into their own hands the unavio priated part of the Loan. Ile s..ored iris firs: Resolution. Mr. YouNo was obliged to the Hon. Gentleman ft r having brought the subject forward; but, as the busi ness s, as not yet cenclodeJ with the Colombian Govern ment, he thor•ght it e ould be much better to wait till the next arrivrris, which, in all probability, would bring something explicit on the subject—(hear). Mr. Coosa approved of this sslggcstion. The par tici sc ho called thi4 meeting were too respe‘table al) have iurproper metires imputed to them. But he could not help thinking, that resolutions like these, brs.ught for -44 ard just beim e an account day, were likely to produce fluctuations. and could not add to the security of the fund, or to the benefit of the stockholders. lie would a'k, whether Mr. R. Moron, jun. did nut openly state his opinion, before the last arrivals, ragain.t those Colombian Bonds? He should also be glad to know, whether the lion. Gentleman who had provided two sets of resolutions, bad communicated to those who wzre c Interned a copy of tho.e resolutions ? Mr. it. Mottos, jun. observed, that whatever he had said in public, he had said fearles.ly ; and he knew well, from private sources, that what he had advanced \N be borne out to the very letter. lie had, within the last ten minutes, learned from a merchant, who was con nected with the Colombian Government, that the Loan never would be ratified by that Government. I.e did not want to depreciate the property—{t ars2htt r, and airs of " .Name.") He was not at liberty to ns me the individual, and therefore he must refuse the cl enrage. Mr. Pow Les said, it seemed to him to be highly in deccrous and irregular to discuss an act of the Co lombian Government before it was completed. The Resolution was erroneous in speaking of a Decree of Congress. These was no such thing. The Members of the Adississistration were net Members of the Con gress ; and though the Decree in question had gone through one branch of the Legislature, it had still to be sanctioned by two others. That Decree might be greatly modified ; and what was of much importance, it gave to the Executive Government complete power to liquidate this Loan, with a due regard to the rights of all parties. The Bondholders had to wait until the =muse was completed by the Colombian Government, and then, and not till then, could they judge of the in tentions of that Government. If they looked to the Decree, they would find the line chalked by which the brr , iness could be satisfactorily arranged ; because it rzssly said, that the existing obligations might be i.rv,•ed in any new Loan which might be agreed on. • '1 nee were many different par ties connected with this Loan. lst, the Colombian Government; 2J, the Mi nister who negotiated it ; .Id, the Contractors ; and 4th, the Bondholders. Each of these had distinct rights and functions ; and they could not be mixed up with each other without producing the utmost confusion.— The Decree, as he said before, might be modified; or, as was expected, an Act might be passed referring to a new Loan, and thustlie question between the Colombian Government and the Bondholders would be put an end to. • The honourable Gentleman then proceeded to shew, by extracts from a letter of Mr. Jones, the Agent in South America, that the contractors had acted in the most cautious manner. The whole of that letter he would not read. If communications with the Colombian Minis ters and Senate were to be divulged, and if names were to be published, it would be impossible for their Agent to procure information. Mr. Jones wrote, that on the, 29th of April he was informed by the Colombian Mi nisters that " the ratification was proceeding slowly, but that it would be concluded before the end of the sitting of Congress" Now, if Ministers had told Mr. J. this, what better information coulchhe contractors have laid before the bond-holders? He now begged leave to say a few words on the part of a Gentleman who could no longer answer for himself—he meant Mr. Zea. To shew the fullness of Mr. Zea's powers—powers that never were withdrawn from him to the day of his death—he would read a few documents—CHere the honourable Gentle man read an extract from a Decree issued at Angos tura, on the 10th of January, 1820, by which Mr. Zea was authorized to undertake any project that ap peared to him likely to benefit the Republic.]— The next document, he was sure, had not been laid be fore the Colombian Congress; because no public body could meet to state knowingly that which was not true, and the document in question was opposed to certain statements that had been made in Congress. To account for its not having been produced, it was only necessary to observe, that in 1819 and 1820, the seat of Govern-, ment was at Angostura, that the seat of the Capital at present is 2,000 miles from that place; this removal, together with the want of organization, most probably' prevented the document from being submitted to Con gress. Another unfortunate circumstance was, that the Ministers, Ilulivar and Itavenga, were totally absent from Congress. The document in question was dated' Angostura, December 24., 1819, and was addressed toi Mr. Zea. It set forth, that though the Republic was in a flourishing condition, it stood in need of certain sup plies. It went on to say, " the advances for those arti cles may be sought for from the Governments most favourable towards us, or front capitalists who will ad vance money for those supplies, or for what you may want for your own expenses. For such advances the, Government mill give ten per cent. per annum, secured on all the . lands of the Republic"—(icar). This was explicit. And be would repeat, that whether Mr. Zea tent beyond his instructions er not, the fund s had nothing to do with it. It was a question entirely between the Government and himself. The ho nourable Gentleman then took a review of the instructions given to Mr. Zea, with respect to his intercourse with England, Fiance, Denmark, &c. and pointed out the mode he took when he came to this country to liquidate the debts previou-ly contracted by his Government, and thus to rescue her credit from smpicion. The intercep tion of his dispatches was the greatest possible misfor tune : for, in their absence, the worst rumours u ere cit . - cblated to his disadvantage. Ile said thus much to shew, that this was throughout a boßti /de transaction. Mr. Zeds powers, he contended, were never withdrawn, so far as this Loan was concerned. The Colombian Con gi es, said, first, that ke had applied his powers to that hich was never intended ; and next, that the Constitu- tion was a virtual repeal of those powers. This Loan' was made in March, and, from that period to the day of his death, Mr. 'Lea was employed in negotiating im• poi tant treaties. How could it be said, that a Comfit& Lion could at on:e do away powers which were given in the face 01 the world ? In the first place, not a word was ever stated to Mr. Zea of thelnnulment of his towers by the Constitution. But if it did annul them low did it affect them? He had taken the-opinion of a great constiortional lawyer, Sir James Mackintosh, on this question. It was suggested after the last meeting, that it would be well if lie were aired whether a Congo jution, making an-alteration in Mr. Zea's powers, would affect the fund-lwlder s? And lie was of opinion that it would not ; lecause the parties were not bound to know that the Constitution would revoke those powers. This was suite clear : fur you never could treat with the Reprisentative of a distant Government, if a change in the laws or Constitution of his country, pending the ne gociations, was to destroy his powers. What mattered st to the Fund-holders it the Constitution were changed, when the original pow ers remained, and were as full as they could he given to any person ? He would say, that that Constitution never came before Congress until long after the Conn act had been entered into ;- 44rd Le did not read it until two months afterwards. Under all these circumstances, he advised the Fund holders to adjourn the Meeting. Mr. IL:CLIARDSON argued, that the documents re ferred to by Mr. Powles would, when examined, bear a very different interpretation. It was" quite clear that the instruction sof Mr. 'Lea were limited. The money he was authorised to raise was to be laid out in procur ing supplie , , which were particularly s, ecified. Now the nioi:ey obtained by this Loan was not procured for the purpose of purchasing the articles so specified in Mr. Zea's instr uctions. There was another article read, which had nothing at all to do with the Loan. It was that w hick related to the powers of Mr. Zea to under take any projects for the benefit of his country, and which clearly referred to his intercourse, not with mo nied capitalists, but with Courts. But it went on to state that those powers were not to take effect till the, necessary documents were signed by the Executive Government.—Mr. Powles.—They did sign them. Mr. Rtcriaaoson.--He would now call the attention of Mr. Powles to the letter of the 27th of November, 1821, in which Mr. Zea declared that his powers had been revoked, and were limited to political objects. It these powers were so revoked, they could claim nothing from the Colombian Government. If the claim of Mr. Powles were invalid, so also was that of the fundholders. But it was asked, why touch on those points? For a very good reason—in order to establish a ground for 'demanding the funds now in his possession, which, in equity, he ought to deliver—which, in justice, he can not retain, and which, as an honourable merchant of the City of London, be ought to invest in Government secu rity. In what security did this 292,0001. now stand in vested ? If it did not stand in Exchequer bills, or some other security equally valid and subsantial, Mr. Powles had not done justice to the holders of Colombian Bonds. On the 4th of January, 1823, Mr. Ravenga declared to Mr. Powles that the loan was illegal, and he repeated the statement on the 12th and 13th of the same month. Farther, Mr. Ravenga furnished him and his friends with a copy of the code of . Colombian laws, which proved that what he said was true. Now, four days after he had received that information, Mr. P. appeared before the Bond-holders, but he never mentioned Mr. Ravenga's declaration, nor shewed the code of laws. Mr. P. also laid a case before three eminent lawyers, but he said nothing of Mr. Ravenga's statement. The, most important declaration made by the Colombian Government was not laid before Counsel. The most important document for the guidance of their opinion was not submitted to them. Mr. Powles had stated, this day, what had been written by Mr. Jones. Now, he would say, that Mr. Powles ought to have brought Mr. Jones before this meeting ; for, if he were not grossly misinformed, Mr. Powles could have done so. He un- derstood, so tittle chance Lad the Contractors of getting the Government of Bogota to ratify the Loan, that Mr. Jones had left the country, and was now in Paris. lie had been informed that Mr. Jones had arrived in Paris on the 13th of August last, and, on the 2d of Septem ber was seen, where they might naturally have expected to see him, in a box at the Italian Opera, with the widow of Mr. Zea—(Loud cries for the natne of Ike informant.) He could only state, that the information came from a gentleman of high character, and, fearful of a mistake, he got him to write the statement. The. Hon.Gentlemna concluded by arguing that there was no pretence for supposing that the Colombian Government would ever ratify this Loan. There was not a single , document pubiished by them that did not speak the same plain language. They had throughout denomi tutted these transactions as scandalous and illegal. Mr. FOWLES said, that Mr. T. Mostyn Jones s of Bos ton, had called to take leave of him, a week ago, as he proceeded to Paris. That Gentleman had transacted business with the Colombian Government ; and, know ing Mrs. Zea and her daughter, it was very probable that he might have been seen at the Italian Opera with them. But the Mr. Jones alluded to never was at Paris in his life—(Hear). Mr. Moxos proposed to withdraw all his resolutions except the 6th and 7th, relative to paying the funds into the Bank of England.—After some further conversation, Mr. YouNG moved the adjournment Gf the meeting as an amendment, which was carried by a large majority, lend the meeting broke up. GLASGOW, SEPT. 13. SIT/. LOONIS.—No further acts of violence have been committed by the labourers who so foolishly fOrsook their employment at the steam looms in this city and neigh bourhood. At a meeting held yesterday on the Green, we hear that it was determined by a majority of 73 of the workers to 52, to continue to hold out or stick by one another, till they got things their own way. Of this, we believe, there is not the smallest prospect. It is with deep concern, however, we learn that a plot has been re gularly organized, to put to death some of the Masters and Proprietors of these looms. The man who fired at the foreman belonging to Mr. MILLER'S Mill has been apprehended, and confessed that he was employed, re tained, and paid to accomplish the horrid purpose. Ilk wages, be says, were raised by means of sixpence, or one shilling per week, paid by those who chose to contri bute. One of the instigators, and who furnished the person alluded•to ye ith the pistols to accomplish the dia bolical deed, is in custody, and we do hope that no stone will be left unturned to drag to light and punishment such horrible associations as those—a disgrace to the age and our country. Yesterday we.learn that one person was severely injured by vitriol thrown from the hand of some miscreant or miscreants.--Glasgow courier. FARTHER PARTICULARS. FROM THE GLASGOW CHRONICLE. The ringleaders of the combination which exists among the hands formerly employed in the power-loom factories have rot yet aban doned tbpir criminal and extravagant design% In direct opposition to every prudential consideration, and in defiance of all order and authority, they seem to be determined, at all hazards, to try every espeatnt to force the masters to dismiss the new workers and em ploy themselves on the old tooting in their stead. With this view, partly by menaces and partly by persuading a number of the ku tonsil. rate weavers, that the new hands are totally unable eithet to dress the webs or keep the machinery in order, they have deterred them from resuming their labour. Hence it is tha. detail; the week, such bands of females have been constantly gad ding the streets of the Gorbals. Oa Tuesday night, between six and seven o'clock, as if by a preconcerted plan of operations, a crowd of fellows from all directions simultaneously arrived in Ilir chesontown, and perambulated the different streets, particu larly those in which the cotton-factories are situated. The Gor bats police, accompanied by a number of patrol men, proceeded to the spot, and vainly endeavoured, by admonitions and threats, to cause them to disperse. The former they heard with dogged sileuce, and to the latter they,nniformly replied with epithets of insolence and ntcmpt. About half-past seven, a large mob appeared before one of the power-loom factories, and cmimenced a violent attack upon tl e windows. The guard within remonstrated, and advised them to desist, but they still continued in their work of demolishing the Windows, and assaulting the party stationed within for the defence of the place. Several of the latter received hurts from the stones, and were at length necessitated to fire its their own defence. On the discharge of four or five pistols over their heads from •te windows of the factory, the mob retired, bat it was only for a moment ; for they almost immediately advanced with terrific sboutings and yellings and vollies of stones. The protecting party then issued out, and solos more shots were discharged, when the mob again retreated and were pursued for a short distance. A lad of the name of Ronald AP Nab, about 14 or 15 years of age, was mortally wounded in the face. Ile was forthwith carried to a surgeon, but medical Aid was unavailing, and he expired yesterday morning at a quarter past five o'clock. A dispatch had in the meantime been sent off to the Sheriff, who instantly seat for a party of cavalry, on whose appearance the streets were soon cleared. The Sheriff and other official persons accompanied them, and wok their stations inside the work ; and about half-past ten the Sheriff dispatched a messenger fur 40 infantry, and that number of the 73d arrived about eleven o'clock, and were stationed inside the work, where they remained until about six o'clock yesterday morning. The Sheriff remained himself until midnight. A patrol paraded the streets in the neigh bourhood all night, and a number of suspicious persons were made prisoners, and lodged in the Gorbals police-office. Yesterday morn ing some constables were stationed beside the mill. About eight o'clock yesterday morning a party of dragoons arrived in liutche sontown, where they remained till .after the works were shut in the evening. Last night a party of infantry remained in the factory that bad been assailed, and a strong piquet of the dragoons were kept in readiness to tern out on the least alarm. By ten o'clock the shops in Ilutchesontown were mostly shut, and there was scarcely a person to be seen in the streets. So long As the present disposition to maltreat the new workers is manifested, the factories are to stop at such a time as will enable them to get home with daylight, and such measures are taken as will ensure their personal safety, and lead to the instant apprehension of any miscreant by whom they may be assailed. About a month ago a cotton-spinner was dismissed from a cot ton-mill near Barrhead for making bad yarn. A fortnight elapsed before any person appeared for the wheels. Eventually a spinner came forward, who was on application employed. It appears that this spirited individual is cordially opposed to the absurd and dan gerous views of the combination which exists amongst his fellow tradesmen, and is, consequently, to them an object of dread and detestation. During the first few days he was engaged in the work, the piecers broke his ends, and molested and interrupted him in va rious ways. The spinner despised and disregarded these petty an noyances, and the instigators had recourse to violent measures. Se veral anonymous letters were sent, in which a coffin was drawn, and the worker threatened with exemplary vengeance if he persisted in keeping the wheels. These threats he also treated with contempt; when, determined to be bailed no longer, on Monday night, shortly before nine o'clock, just as the spinner was preparing for bed, some of the bravoes of the confederacy coolly discharged a pistol through his window, and lodged upwards of 30 slugs in his body. Medical aid was promptly procured, the shot was extracted, and happily for the individual be is now out of danger. The civil authorities in Paisley proceeded in the business with their usual activity, and se veral persons have been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the diabolical outrage. BONDED GOODS.—The following important commen cial intelligence is communicated to us from a high au. thority in the CUstom-House department : " It has been decided by a letter from the Secretary of the Trea sury, that bonded goods, warehoused before the sth of July, 1823, may remain in warehouse without payment of duty, for the unex pired part of five years allowed by their Lordships Minute of the Bth of August, 1815, provided the parties renew their bonds as beretofeet."—Lerierpol Afercury. - - Last week there was great briskness in the Glasgow cotton tuarket, and about 3000 bap have changed bands. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHLQurn. On Thursday a public dinner was given to the Right Hon. the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham, by A number of the most re: spectable inhabitants of that town and its vicinity, The chair was taken by THEODoRE Plum E'q. hay. ing the Right lion. Gentleman on his right, and on hi s left a Mr. CUMBERLAND and Colonel Gum!, friends if Mr. ROBINSON. The Low BAILIFF acted as Vice-Pie. sident. The Chairman was also assisted by W. C. Rea. sELL, Esq. and Mr. MEREDITH, who occupied the chairs at the ends of the cross table. It was intended that the duty of presiding should have fallen upon the HIGH BAILIFF, but in consequence of his absence ft ti m h omes and, though specially summoned, of his inability to tee turn, the Chair was filled by - 11 Ir. PRICE, as the senior Magistrate present. On the removal of the cloth, " The Rine with four times four, was drank with rapturous applause. The " Royal Family," the " Duke of York and the Army," and " Lord Melville and the Navy," followed. The CHAIRMAN next, in a short address, introduced the health of " the Chancellor of his Majesty's riche. quer," briefly adverting to the popular acts of the Right Hon. Gentleman during the last Session of Parliament, and to the broad and enlightened views which distin guished his Presidency of the Board of Trade. The announcement of the toast was received with the most unequivocal tokens of approbation, and was drank with three times three, amidst the loudest cheers. The CHANCELLOR rose, evidently much affected by the enthusiastic warmth with which his name 113.1 been received, and was for some minutes prevented giving utterance to his thanks by a c6ntintrance of the rounds of applause, which wire renewed at his rising for that purpo€e. Silence being at lengili obtained, M Rost xsom proceeded to express his acknowledgments in a manner and language at once manly, eloquent, and impressive. The Right honourable Gentleman commenced by alludieg, with. great feeling mid animation, to the kind welcome with which he had been greeted—a welccrne that could only have been lookedfor in reference to an old and long-tried of p h u t bl e ie 3e ciemciingcti,tl ote . llesaiit grateful lie traced the encouraging a pprobatio n task that had fallen to him since his new official appilintrii.nit—that of assisting in lessaning the public burthens of the country. Re could it sure the company that it wets the .rst object of his polity, and that the relief so afforded had been extended with a most will- ing hand. Mr. Robinson then refereed to the trying period throuEll which the country had passed, and adverted to the lamented effects produced be the late coninwrcial distress, and particularly as it re. laced to this and other mannfactuti"g district". Ile next congra tulated those who heard him upon the present condition of our ma. nufacturers, and those employed under them, and touched with great delicacy and tenderness upon any feeling of discontent that might have been found among those who had borne the more intense pressure of the times; adding, most truly, that whatever might once have been the case, all was now industry, contentment, and happi ness. The Right Hon. Gentleman having alluded to the gratification he had experienced in the course of his progress through the various establishments he hrd visited, adverted generally to the policy of Government, declaring that it was its determination to pi eszrve the blessings of peace, so long as they could be secured consistently with the honour and dignity of the State ; and in this he felt as. sured that he expressed the sense of the great majority of his fellow: subjects. Should the time, however, again arrive, when it might be ' necessary to call the resources of the country into action, he doubted ' not she would again put forth her mighty strength in defence of out national safeguard, the Constitution. lie concluded by remarking, ' that although it had been said the walls of that safeguard had bees rent, and its foundations materially impaired by time ; anti by others that it was tottering to its ruin, he felt that it was founded upon a rock ; that it stood where it had originally been placed in all its ins ' posing, he might say Gothic magnificence; and he feared not, that if attacked from without, it would yet he found to be a castle of strength amply sufficient to laugh a siege to scorn. The Right Hun. • Gentleman sat down amidst the cheers his Address bad eseited,liut rose again almost instantly, and proposed as a toast, Prosperity • to tie Town and to the Trade of ihrininp,ham." ~..., _........_ ... The CHAIRMAN next gave " The House of Bruns wick, and the pi inciples that seated it on the Throne of these Realms." , This was followed by the health of the Duke of Wellington," and by that of " Lord Liver pool and his Majesty's Ministers," which was drank with three times thtee. The latter toast again brought np Mr. ROBINSON, who observed, that in stating his own opinion on the 'topics to which he had alteady adverted, he had dis tinctly expressed the sentiments of his colleagues. Hi; Majesty's Ministers, he repeated, were actuated by no other motive than the public welfare ; and though the line of policy they had adopted might in some instances ba deemed erroneous, they felt that it was only so long as they carried with them the approbation and confi dence of the country, that they could hope to maintain those situations, the duties of which it was their endea vour honestly to fulfil to the best of their ability. The health of the " Marquis of Lansdown," of " Earl Talbot, and success to the approaching Festival," &c. followed. In the course of the evening the health. of " Colonel Gore," and of " Mr. Cumberland" were drank, as was the health of i " Mr. Canning," who, it was stared by Mr. Spry , had sed pa through the town on that day, and that it was with the u ost regret Mr. C. found himself compelled to forego an invitatio , int mediately conveyed to hini by the Committee to meet the Right Hon. Guest at dinner. Mr. Robinson afterwards begged to pro pose the health of the " Ladies of Birmingham;" and Mr. Bata replied on behalf of his fair townswomen, in a speech that excited much mirth. He concluded by giving " Lady Sarah Robinson and family," which was drank with great enthusiasm, and produced another address from Mr. Robinson. After a few other toasts, which we are compelled to pass over un noticed, the Chancellor rose and took his leave of the company, and upon retiring was immediately followed Iry the whole of the party. 'l'H EVEN IN G STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1823. THE FUNDS. - _ STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 83 for Money, and 83j to kg the Account, but little business is doing. The Expresses from Paris have brought the French Fluids g Monday at 91f. 25c. Spanish 42i. FOREIGN FUNDS. Little business is doing in the Foreign Funds, as it is settling- 4 . 1 Y for those Securities.' At present no defaulter has been declared. Current Prices :—Spanish 353, Colombian 58j, French Scrip Russian 83*. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Ct. Cons. 83 Vg 83-1 per Cts. New 102 1 ,4 3 / 4 Imperial &per Cehts. 82% India Stock 266—South Sea Stock 94 1 / 2 Exchequer Bills (Cl ,000) 355. 335. 365. Consols tor Acct. 831/4 5/8. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received this forenoon, by Express, the Mo. niteur and L'Etoile of Monday. The following art extracts : ....---..- - . FR; M THE MONITEUR••••••OFFICIAL PART. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH, veeNsaurren PION LLY020.6 " Bebuzier Mayor, Sept. 11, Seven o'Cloek in the Morning. " MARSHAL LAURISTON TO THE MINISTER OF WAR. " Yesterday, at eight in the evening, the trench" were opened before the citadel of PERIPEIIIEai at 2 dd. tance of 2i circuit of 1 of the enei rents durb The whole have but 1 "-Mars Chief of tl Highness Palarea— ~ The gour. TI ments. have been batteries, the enem place. Th yesterday near Pun extinguisl Septembe the 31st cers, sub guished t well meri " Head-1 ,6 B Colone some jot thousand On the of truce, letter froi Duke or, the Princ with the We are batteries at Punta' on fire. i It is said War, an, fend the I confessed Trocader The II under the " local aut 8.1) of At several 01 that stop to,al the utilit; cities, bot eiimes, t public tra object of Royal H prosecuti Magistra authority 4 ' The August, I of the Pi; quality o Royal Hi at the san of the re l and cons! to suffer to punist shall in f disobedie local autl preservai • " As f places th Commar other obj of article the offec mess, by military the liber his Roy; "The 'with the such; ai to these for the i Comma " wish aui French observat real inte The E captures with prc Villa Nt The s de Tosa, Majorca Two the other Unfortui arrested lila ~ .