Star. — London, England, 1822-11-02 00:00:00

...:It s , . N • N o ‘ ii ‘ ISs , * s • w• LOAN. QO THE SpITOR OP THE STAR. a . it—An article lhasopsteared in The noses of this morning. from a French Paper, on the subject of this Loan. The writer of it addresses himself directly to M. ZIA, who is now staying at Exeter. Whether that Gentleman will consider any thing contained in this article worthy his notice, it will be Sr him to determine; but we think it right, for the information of all parties concerned, to say, and that in the most unqualified terms, that, as regards matters withi'n our immediate knowledge, it contains the greatest falsehoods. We art, Sir, your obedient Servants, CHARLES HERRING, WILLIAM GRAHAM, T. D. POW LES. Freeman's Court, Nov. 2. 111 E 14,1 14,i1.‘“ LONDON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1,522. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Litile or no business bas been done in the market this morn ing ; Consuls remain steady at 821 for Money, and for the Ac count 821. TOIIRIGN MARKET. The observations in a French Piper concerning the Colom bian Loan has caused a great panic in the market this morning. Colombian Bonds, which were done in the early part of the morning at 54 ex. div. has fallen to 82, and it Is expected a fur ther depression in the above Bonds will take plus. By some persons it is thought a manceuvre, oh the part of the Colombian Government, not to ratify the Colombian Loan until England acknowledges their Republic ; but the above French Paper has Lad a great effect on the market, and tended to lower most of the foreign securities. Current Prices :—Chillan 83k, New Spanish 601 to 70, Old 831 84, New Prussian 89ii, Old 89, Russian 89, Danish 9li 92, Neapolitan 82* 81i es. die. Colombian 82 ex. div. Pept •ian 88, New Spanish Scrip 0. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 81 3 / 4 Y 4 2 per Cent. Consols 82 3 / 4 1 / 2 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 93Y t -4 per Cents. 99 1 / 2 1 / 8 1,4 4 per Cent. New 1033/4 1/g Bank Long Annuities 20 7 / 8 13-16 India Stock 257 1 / 2 —Bonds 50s. pre. ' Old Annuities 81 3 / 4 Exchequer Bills (1.3,000) 7s. 6s. ss. Ditto small, 9s. 7s. pr.—Cans. for Act. 82 3 / 4 1 / 2 5/tk Madrid Papers to the 25th ult. have been received by express. Their contents are interesting. The sum to be raised in loans has been declared by the Govern ment to be 40,000,000 reals de rente, answering to a capital (4 . 800,000,000 of reals, equivalent, at the pre sent price of Spanish securities, to about £5,600,000 sterling. Several agents, appointed by capitalists in London and Paris, were in Madrid, for the purpose of making proposals for supplying the Spanish Go vernment with that sum, or different portions of it respectively. Madrid was in a state of perfect tran quillity. It had been determined by the Ministry to bring to immediate trial those Noblemen suspected of having favoured the insurrection of the Guards on the 7th of July. The Constitutional Authorities in Madi id were oc cupied in forming an armed force. Two companies of Infantry, each containing 120 men, and one com pany of Cavalry, containing GO men, are to be formed. These companies are to be called the Cazadores Con stitutionales, and no persons who do not possess the required qualifications, and whet have not received the special approbation of the Ayuntamiento, will be admitted into them. This force is to be placed under the command of the Political Chief, according to the regu lations prescribed by the abovementioned Ordinance. In the Sitting of the Cones, on the 21st ult. the Report of the Special Committee on the Statiof the Country was further discussed. A debate of some length took place on the following Article : 4. Authority is given to the Government, whereby it may freely remove from one province to another persons enjoying any salary or penaion from the Treasury, although they may not actually be in the exercise of any duties; and the said persons shall not have it in their power to p such removal by any means, not even by the resignation of their emoluments." Senor Bu EY observed, that the Committee appeared -to have gone beyond the wishes of the Government in the drawing up of this article. The question was of great interest, singe it involved nothing less than die repose of families and the personal liberty of ci tizens, which might be trampled on in virtue of the introduction by the Committee of the word freely, which was, in his opinion, equivalent to despotically. ♦Vith respect to the last clause of the article, he con sidered it quite repugnant to the Constitution. If any person, paid by the State, renounced his emoluments, tie placed himself in the situation of a private citizen, who could not he compelled to,change his place of abode, except by a legal sentence. Senor ROMERO, confining himself, in the first, place, to what Senor Buey had said respecting the last part of the Article, observed that, though a public clrscer who resigned, generally speaking, might be said to place himself in the situation of a privatecitizen, yet' 'here the case was different ; for the Cogamittee had to consider what was to be done with persons who might resign and renounce their emoluments, in or der to frustrate the intentions of the Government. with regard to the word " freely," be was of opinion that the power proposed to be given to the Govern ment, was, in the present situation of the country, in aispensAble. The Alinistell must be responsible for mer.cise of the power which was given them. ;nor A RGUkLLIIS observed, that the Deputies who 'posed the Committee must permit him to oppose Article, as one not not altogether conformable desire by which t h Corte were animated,' the us Set comp this to till which was surly to invest the Gavertnneut w i t h that' authority which was necessary for the well-being and prosperity of the nation. The unteptintiples applied , to the agents of the Government in a republic and in a monarchy. 'While in the exercise of his functions, the agent ought to support the Government ; bui if be think fit to oppose it, then morality and public convenience require him to renounce his office. Seno GA ukso recognized the liberal character of the principles put forward by the Deputies who op posed this and some of the preceding articles—prin ciples which the Committee most highly respected; but it has become necessary to resort to rigid mea sures, for it was needless to pass laws which would be found ineffectual. Unfortunately many of those men who agitate the provinces receive money from the State. The renouncing of emoluments ought not, therefore, to prevent the operation of the law. After several other Deputies had spoken, the debate was ordered to be closed, and the voting to be nomi nal. The final question being put, the article was carried ; the votes in the affirmative being 85, in the negative 53. The fifth Article was then proposed in the follow ing terms: " S. On any town or plice being attached by the enemies of the Constitution, if the pelsons receiving salaries or pensions from the Government do not present themselves, for the purpose of repelling and pursuing the factious, and of perforating the services which the Chiefs or Magistrates may assign to them, they shall be deprived of two-thirds of their emoluments." This article was apprpved without any debate. A discussion arose on the following: " 6. A town, which, being attacked by a number of fac tious, less than one-fourth of its population, does not,clefend it self, shall be obliged to maintain the military force which the General of the Army or Comm,lpdant of the District may des tine for its occupation." Senor ARGUELLES considered this an article which would deserve approbation if it could be made effec tual. But how was it to be ascertained whether a town was or was not attacked by a force less than one-fourth of its population ? _ Senor OLIVER observed, that the intention of the article was to punish criminal neglect ; but the cir cumstances under which a town had not opposed the factions would become a matter of consideration for the Government. Though the article obliged the town to maintain the troops sent into it, it did not compel the General to send any. Whether any should be sent or not, what the number quartered on the town should be, or for how long a time, were points which would depend on the circumstances of the case. After some further debate, in which the principle of the article was approved, but the terms in which it was drawn up objected to, it was referred back to the Committee to be amended.—Adjourned. The French Papers of Wednesday have reached us. They mention an alarm which was excited on the preceding night in the Castle of the Thuillerie", occasioned by a loud explosion, that took place about one o'clock, under one of the pavilions. The Journa 1 des Danis states, that it proceeded from the musket of a sentinel which had gone off accidentally while he was asleep. The ball entered the ceiling of one of the rooms in the Palace, without doing any other damage. The soldier escaped unhurt. We wonder a new conspiracy against the Bourbons has" not been discovered in this accident ; but perhaps the Go'. vernmeht has plots enough on its hands at present, as we find that, by an Ordonnance of the 19th ult. the Tribunal of Saumur has sent before the Chamber of Accusation of the Court Royal of Angus, Grandme nil, Baudrillet, Fournier, and Roseau, the first as a principal actor, and the three others as accomplices in a plot to destroy the Government of the King. Other letters from Saumur state, that on the night of the 26th or 27th, an attempt was made to assassi nate Lieutenant NI/omm, who had arrested BERTON, as he returned to his house from duty. As he wore a great coat, the blow was not fatal, and the poniard penetrated no farther than a little way into his breast The wound, although it was directed on the side of the heart, has not been judged mortal. Lieutenant WOLPEL, on the instant, received all necessary assist ance. Every search has been made for the assassin ; who, there is eves) , reason to believe, belongs to the infernal sect of the Carbonari. In the first conference at Verona between the Mi nisters of Foreign Affairs of the four great Powers of the Holy Alliance, the Duke of WELLINGTON alone, ,of all the foreign Plenipotentiaries, was admitted. The accounts from Madrid, in these Papers, are not of so late a date as those received direct from Spain. They contain some further particulars relative to General Moattto, who it appears was residing, by permission, at a small village called El i gollar, ' some leagues from Madrid. On the 15th a fficer lof Artillery, at the bead of a detachment, went to seek him, for the purpose of bringing him to Madrid, by order of the superior Authorities. The General had gone out on horseback by permission. The Officer waited for him in vain twenty-four hours. Seeing that he did not come back, he returned to Madrid. This circumstance has given rise to the belief' that ►this General has fled, foreseeing that he would be imprisoned like M. SAN MARTIN. It was the fiscal (Attorney-General>, in the process of the 7th July, who demanded the presence of General Moatt.to at Madrid. This news is the more important, as this same f iscal had prepared in the public prigs some separate apartments. It appears that there is organizing at Gibraltar a . new. Regency like that of Urgela:The Gopoehis Vlc Lea, bishop of Ceuta, is the President of this new focus of counter-revolution. Generals GIUMAILIAT arid LACIUNA, who at first recognized the aethority of this title, have not. chosen to continue to obey it, but have embarked for Marseilles. • The Portuguese Government has appointed Field Marshal Luta no Ritoo to take the military command of the provinces of Entre Duero y Minho, under the idea of forming in that territory a division of the Portuguese army, which may be in readiness to fur nish .us assistance if the liberty of the Peninsula should require it. FRENCH FUNDS, Ocr. 30.—Five per cents. opened at 93f. sc. closed-at 93f. 20c. We have received the Algemeine Zeilung of the 25th of October, which contains the following interetting article on the subject of the late negotiations at , Constantinople : ODESSA, OCTOBER 6. By advice: from Constantinople, dated September 29, it appears chat the Porte, up to the last moment of Lord Strangford's departure, maintained a very ostentatious demeanour, and had entered upon no dis cussion which augured any coacessism en its part.- r - Those proceedings, which have several times been re garded in Europe as foreboding a disposition to yield on the part of the Porte, must have been intended merely as a mockery on the Christians, as the haughty character of the Sultan renders concession almost impossible. On the 27th of July, the Reis Effendi addressed a Note to the Ministers of France and Prussia, in which mention was made of the appointment of theHospo- . dars, and the new administration of the Principalities; but the differences with Russia were not noticed.— Since the departure of Lord Strangford, who was re garded as the chief diplomatist here, the European Envoys in Pere have entirely withdrawn themselves, and maintain no connexion with the Reis Effendi.— It would appear, that being deprived of their leader, they wish to avoid all diplomatic concerns, and to await the issue of the Congress. But this may be easily guessed: nne Power which is represented by so many and such able statesmen has nothing to fear. It would appear, however, that there are still some persons in Constantinople who consider it to be the domestic and national policy of Russia to entertain designs unfavourable to the Turks ; and therefore those individuals keep a watchful eye on the North. It must, indeed, be acknowledged that under the pre sent aspect of affairs, this fear or hope seems scarcely ,hypothetical. Those who, at a distance, think differently on this subject, need only for a time approach the theatre of the present discussions, and by acquiring a more in-1 timate knowledge of the reigning system, they will be induced to alter their opinion: The sending away of the Greek fugitives at the inclement season of the' year, will, perhaps, open their eyes. At the late con ferences Lord Strangford exerted every endeavour to prevail on the Reis Effendi at least to empower him to become a mediator at the Congress, but without effect. The Porte, with assurances of the greatest respect for his Lordship, declined the proffered me diation, and addressed to him, a few days before his departure, an official Note, which he carried to the Congress. The contents of this Note, in which Lord Strangford's mediation is formally declined, are known to the Diplomatitts at Constantinople ; but it 'was given to Lord Strangford only for his use at the Congress, and not to be communicated by him. At a late hour this forenoon we received the Con stitutionnel (Paris Journal) of Thursday, by express. The following are extracts: ODESSA, OCTOBER 6. Since the departure of Lord &rangford, who was regarded the chief of the foreign diplomatic charac ters at Constantinople, all the European Ambassadors have retired to Pera, and have suspended all com munication with the Reis Effendi; and it appears they wish to avoid all diplomatic conferences, and wait the result of the Congress. AUGSBURG, OCTOBER 25. It is announced that the Spanish Charge d'Affaires near the Austrian Cabinet, before the principal Am bassadors departed for Verona, had some conferences with the Prince Metternich and the Duke of Wel lington, and in particular complained of the conduct of the French Minister against Spain ; after which he sent a Courier to his Court. The Bankers, Irving and Ward, employed by the Er.glish Government, who came from London to Viana, left here on the 11th of October, for Verona. French Five per Cents. 93f. iSc.—Neapolitan Bands. 1312. This forenoon we received Turin Papers to the 23d ult. and Frankfort Journals to the 27th. An article from Trieste states, that several young men, Dutch, Prussian, and French, had arrived there from Greece, 'in the most deplorable condition. The same account adds, on the authority of private letters, that the Turks had certainly abandoned the Morea, in conse quence not of defeat, but of being unable to get provisions. Madame CATA LANI is said to be on her way to Verona, after which she will visit Milan. Vissom, (k.r. 18.—Metalliques 854—Bank Shares 904. Ocr. 19.—Metalliques 9Si—Beak Shares sic* Letters, dated the 17th of September, have been received from Pernambuco. some distrust having Mille respecting the politic of the mem. hers of the Jun a, who wore ospinsod insincere ni their declarations of attnebenent to thalpai sci RE . Gorr, a tumultuous assemblage of the inhalitants took place on the 16th, with' a demand for their Te. Moral, and the popular voice ultimately A new election of the members was Szeti for the Sunday following at Olinda. Pooraoso, the former Governor, recently returned from Lisbon, was pointed Military Governor. Tranquillity was quite restored at the date of the aevices. The Rio Janeiro Expedition, whith had arrived at Pernambuco from off Bahia, after landing at Alagoas 5000 market, and 5160 Officers and men, had sailed on the 13th from Pernambuco to the South, landing 6000 mt.F. kets. The people of Pernambuco had sent 200 mel by land to Bahia,,in aid of the patriotic cause. THE ARMY. al••••..dimil The 43t1 (ot 'Monmouthshire Light Infantry), General J Lord.llownrag, G.C. B. and K.C. Colonel, having on Its cch,u., and appointments the undermentioned honorary distinctsor.— " Vimirra," " Corunna," " Busaco," " Fuentes d'i)nor," (..,_ dad Rodrigo," " Badajoz," " Salamanca," " Vittoria," " were; " Hive," " Toulouse," " Peninsula," relieved the Ritement of Foot, at Gibraltar. The Zephyr transport has conveyed the Depot of the °(:.% Regiment from Cowes to Cork, and has brought back the D.-- pet of the 43d Foot, from Cork to the Isle of Wight. The Duke of CLARENCR is remaining at his re,;. dence in Bushy Park. The Duke and Duchess almost daily take extended rides round the delightful neigh bourhood, mostly in an open carriage, and on othiT occasions his Royal Highness becomes the luinw e pedestrian. He frequently walks to Hampton Goa Palace, to Hampton, &c. and he returns the obeisances of those who may recognise him,whilepedestrianising, with much condescension. He generally attends the Subscription Ball held at the large tavern near the Palace: on one occasion the Duchess accompanied the Duke, but on that evening the ball-room was so 'crowded that the Duchess has not ventured since. The Earl of DARLINGTON is confined with a severe fit of the gout, at his seat, Raby Castle, Durham. Saturday, the Earl of LivettPont, held a Harbour Sessions for Doter, when it was determined that the Tonnage Duties on shipping should be lowered, agree ably to the recomnsendation of the Committee on Fo reign Trade. An eminent Grocery Company in Dublin announce in the newspapers of that city, that they have whiskey on sale which was drank by his Majesty while in Ireland Probably there never was a more natural corrup tion than that of Englishmen calling his Majest!'i Beeteers—" Beef-eaters.' Several of the City gourmands, preparatory to the feasting on the ensuing Lord Mayor's Day, are now busily engaged in getting their Stomachs in order. . A publican of Birmingham was, on Saturday lAt, fined in the mitigated penalties of pl 2. 10s. each, on two in formations, for mixing strong beer with small or table-beer. The Statute on which he was convicted is the 42d George 111. which enacts, that Neither the victualler nor common brewer shall mix strong beer, or strong worts ,lung with table-beer or table-beer worts; or by so doing he 5h..11 incur the penalty of £50." It appears by this Act that the Victualler cannot :•,. allowed to mix strong with` table-beer, in the same measure, f-r the supply of a customer; but that a person asking fur mixed drink must be served in two separate measures ! The masons have been actively employed, within these few days, in the south front of the Royal E.., change, making preparations for erecting four stone figures, each six feet high, representing the ft ur quar ters of the _globe. DRURY-LANE.— The School for Scandal was per formed at this Theatre last night. Mr. IIGNDEN'S Sir Peter was a true and faithful picture of the old and fond, yet capricious husband; and Mrs. DAVISON'S Lady Teazle was an able and spirited performance. The new Ballet, The Venetian Nuptials, followed, and the evening's entertainment concluded with The Ren dezvous.— The House was full. Madame LETITIA BOXAPARTE, the mother of NA POLEON, before her death, made an equal distribu tion of her property among her children and grand children. On the de . ) , of the late executions in Paris, and ti)e Court revelling, the wails were covered with the fol lowing Epigram: Louis ,e procure deux plaisirs dans un jour— On egorge i la Greve, et on clause I la cour ! And the oldjeu de mots on the Comte d'Anrois was revived in Paris three days ago, on the report of the KING'S illness— Louis mort, Charles X-pataitra (der-paraltra)! These are the straws thrown up to see *hid' way the wind blows—and the vehemence with which they are borne down the current of public feeling, tells what a storm is coming. A young Englishman while at Naples was intrc , duced at an assembly of one of the first Ladies by a Neapolitan Gentleman. While he was there his snuff box was stolen from him. The next day, being at another house, he saw a person taking snuff out of his box. He ran to his friend—" There," said he, " taut man in blue, with gold embroidery, is taking snuff out of the box stolen from me yesterday. Do you know him? Is he not a sharper ?" " Take care," said the other, " that man is of the first quality." "I do not care for his quality," said the Englishman, " I must have my snuff-box again; I'll go and ask him for it." 44 Pray," said his friend, 64 be quiet and leave it to me to get back your box." Upon this assurance the Engli'hman went away, after inviting his fi lend to dine with him the next day. He accordingly came. and as he entered, " There," said he, " I have brougl.: you your snuff-b Ox." " Well, how did) ou obtain it: "Why," said the Neapolitan Nobleman, "1 did not wish to make any noise about it, therefore I picked his pocket of it."—Ditten's Memoirs. MONTE Dl PIETA. —This is an establishment at Rome which has existed ever since the year 15 5. It is certainly the greatest pawnbroker's shop in the world, and in its kind one of the noblest charities. Any person that brings a pawn may borrow from s ,- pence to 30 crowus without paying any interest, but all that is lent above that sum pays after the 'rate of two per cent. per annuni. At the end of the year the borrower may renew, which is done without any ex pense ; but at the end of two years, if the - pledge be not redeemed, nor interest of the money paid, the pledge is sold, and the overplus of the debt is laid by fOr the owner, who has it in his power to demand it at any time within 100 years. There are now under sentence of death in Newgate 54 convicts, awaiting the REeottulitt's Report to lua ~ j.~