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PRICK OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. R - 1 / 4 Stock, 1985 95 ndla &oek, 3 ~.r Cent. Red. 84 I I -India Bonds 16 18 3 ~r Ct. Cnns. ex. dlr. $O5 5 South ties Stock ex. dlr. 00. 1 pet rr. lIIIR, 901 Nye Annuities ex. div. 801 5 '3l l per Ct. Red. 991 1 £lOOO Butt. Bills 30 34 31 per Cent. New, ex. div. 901 891 .1500 Ditto 4 per Ct. 18 28. 9111 i 1100 end 4100 Do. 1 I Long Ann. Jail. 1860, Advertised Do. Oct. 1869 175 1 Bank for Acct. es Ann. Jan. 1360 e.O. 16 13.16 1 cons. for Aee. 831 11 1 a FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. • Brasil Mt. 5 pr- Ct. 54 Dkto Acct. 90 Ditto Am. Bp. Bch. II per Ct. 17 Mex. 04,. 3 per Ct. ' - Do. Ace. 17 • D o . B. No. 6p. Ct. 34; : bp. Bde. ism 8 per Cent. 13a Port. Bonds, s'per Ct. Do. Acct. 13‘ Do. Account 41 Fr. R. 3 pr Cents. 69f. Bunk f1dt.1822, 5 per Ct. Exchange, 25f. 30e. BRITISH AND FORZION SHARES, TWit ()CLOCK. watts ram vas amass Brazilianimp.(itt. LS p..) Ditto National Mexican 35 21) 25 15 100 39 20 ili CORN-EXCHAN E-THIS DAY. naroseasions Inter MONDAT. Wheat, English (qn.). - 3,616 I Harley. Foreign - Irish - ! Oats, English Foreign . . 2.1701 Irish - Barley. English - - 4.240 , Foreign Irish - - Fluur (sacks) 4 • 895 .1 2,500 . 185 5,710 COAI;EXCHANGE-THIS DAY. Ships arrived during the month During the week Best Wa'laced Coals t othes aorta Ships at Market, M. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The letter of "An Inglialunan" shall be Inserted to-morrow. This afternoon there was another conference at the Foreign Office, on the' affairs of Belgium, which wan at tended by the Representatives of the Great Powers, namely, Prince Lay aw, the Russian Ambassador ; Prince Erma n AZY, the Austrian Ambassador; Prince TA LLEY RA ND, the French Ambassador; Baron &mow, the Prussian Minister; Baron de WEISSEMBOURG, and Viscount PAL.. E RSTON . The conference began at two, and continued till four o'clock. The affairs of Poland occupy tho close attention, not only of all parties on the Continent, but in this country. We have, therefore, deemed it proper this day to lay before our renders, ample details, from the Foreign Journals, of the opinions entertained on this subject; which chew, that if the diplomatic corps do not negociate very skillfully, no doubt exists, that the whole of Europe will soon be involved in desperate warfare. The question of war is very ably treated in some of the subjoined extracts from the French papers, which we received this morning from Paris; besides which, we have before us a vast supply of information— for which we regret we cannot make room to-day—all tending to the confirmation of NICHOLAS'S formidable pre- 1 parations, and serious purpose of invading Poland; and to the firm determination of the Poles So resist, and retaliate. in which they are universally encouraged by the sympathies and good wishes of all friends of freedom. In our extracts from the French papers, in the subsequent columns, our readers will find some comments on the new Electoral Law, lately proposed by the French Government to the Chambers. If the elective franchise cannot be advanta geously, to the public welfare universally enjoyed, and such, in the present organisation of society, and state of human in tellect in Europe, we hold to be sound opinion, the limits to which it may, with advantage extend, becomes a question, on which a great variety of opinion may be ration ally entertained. This is the question which, now almost under parallel positions, agitates the politician of both France, and this country. No question ever became a subject of public discussion, so involved with difficulty u this question. It may appear easy of solution ; and perhaps, if viewed as an abstract ques tion, it might not be a source of so much discrepancy of opinion; but it is viewing it as a question, to be reduced to immediate practice, and to be applied to a particular state of society of a particular people, at a particular time, which introduces at once to our necessary consideration, all the difficulties of expediency, and complication, from which human transactions cannot be exempt. Int the reasoners on this important question, if they expect to arrive at a sound conclusion, cautiously avoid the error of confusing questions of a different nature, and not keeping distinct the question they mean to answer. Let them carry into politics, the same prudential laws, which govern them in their individual transactions; and then they will know, that what it may be desirable for them to accomplish, must occasionally be deferred, and occa sionally be modified, according to circumstances, over which they can have no contrail They will then know, that all they can, for the most part, accom plish. is but as approximation to the good which they, perhaps, with the soundest judgment, may have planned; and be inclined sometimes to =knowledge, that the exact execution of thepurest results of their reason, would have been, if carried into practice, productive of evil. These are the views we would recommend, both to thcpoliticians of France and England. In this couutry we think, at present, we should await in good cheer, the propositions of those in whose probity, ability, and accurate knowledge of present contingent circumstances t the friends of freedom have so good reason, in our opinion, Wray. To judge correctly of what is proper to alliance the happiness of Francs, is . still more ; but arguing on the sub ject, as one of mere diicussion, we must confess ourselves net surprised that the slits of the elective laws, as they have • eriated, or are now • permed to be framed, thud be productive of dissatisfied= to the . French mph,. gislature," would be startled to find, that after six centuries, the boosted liberties of France are proposed, by its present Ministers, to end in. conferring the elective franchise on 200,000 out of 4,000,000 of householders, or on a twen tieth part. l'he friends of the cause of French emancipa tion,have fully anticipated =extension, to at least all house holders; but the exclusion of nineteen twentieths would render, it is to be perhaps feared, the French Legislature, a mere close corporation of an aristocracy, while so unjust a monopoly would generate cabals, factions, discontent and civil wars. No liberality effects more public good, than that which applies to the elective franchise ; for if on a broad basis, the proposed measure were to make all the electors an integral part of the State, then, assisted by their ballot, no danger could arise from the easy price of corruption. Such not being the plan of the French Ministry, there can be no wonder that LA Pit TETTY withdrew his participation ; for no system can differ more widely from " a limited monarchy with republican institu tions," than the aristocratic franchise, just proposed by the French Ministry. In the greatest part of our impression yesterday, we gave the protocol of the conference on the affairs of Belgium. We do not perceive the importance of repeating the details, having upwards of a week ago given the substance of them; and which is comprehended in the following summary. The protocol is signed by the Ministers of Austria, France, Great Britain, Russia, and Prussia. The connection between Hol land and Belgium is considered no longer possible ; but Bel giUm has to fulfil its part of the European duties of the Neth erland Government, which former Treaties had caused it to contract, towards the other Powers. The Powers, therefore, invite negociation, u to the arrangement between the two countries, by suitable Plenipotentiaries. These ar rangements are not to affect the Grand Duchy of Luxem bourg. To this declaration, the Members of the Belgian Go vernment reply, that it is impossible to form an independent State of Belgium, without the guarantee of the freedom of the Scheldt, and the possession of the left bank of that river. Our Brussels letter states, that after reading these details in Congress, it was agreed that the members should proceed to the election of a Sovereign ; but nothing has trans pired to indicate upon whom the choice will fall. CITY. OVZ O'CLOCK. The only arrival this morning is a Mexican mail, by which Vera Cruz Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 10th Nov. She sailed on the 10th Nov. The Vera Cruz Papers are very barren of information; it appears that a conductor going from Mexico to Vera Cruz was attacked by robbers, and plundered of 8,000 dollars. , The express from Pa ris brings the French Rentes lower. Poland is the general topic of conversation both here and at Path, and an anxiety is felt for the fate of that unfortunate coun Consols, which left off yesterday at 82H for the account, opened at 84, feU to 821; at present they are 8•211, with little doing. The Foreign Market is as yet void of interest. CITY, TWO O'CLOCZ. Consols, which ruched this morning 821 for the Ac• count, have fallen to 821, at which price they are at present. We have no local information. In the Foreign Market, Brasil Stock is lower,. We Deem, as a nation, to be on the horns of a Moms created by a few shallow theorists. The -payment of taxes depends on profits—these on multiplicity of transactions — and these on currency, which constitutes the first step in the ladder. Our theorists found fault with the paper cur rency, but they did not set about to amend it, and thought best at once to destroy it. What then becomes of tran sactions, and profits, and taxes ? While profits were quad ruple, the taxes could be paid ; but, reduced to half, or less than half, the taxes become a ruinous impost. But pride exclaims, are we not infallible ? Ought we to do and undo? Shall we sot be the laughing-stock of the world? Wise men think, however, that obstinacy in error is more contemptible than its correction • and that if the new Mi nistry would prove themselves ;riser than their predecessors, it will be by repealing all laws connected with the currency, which have passed in the last ten years. - - TILE KING'S COURT. BRlolnrarrn & Their MAJISTIES did not leave the Palace yids:day, in consequence of the unsettled state of the weather. Lord BYIIOII and ViNCOUlat MZLIOVILIII took their de. partite for London. Among those who left their names at the Palace were the following : The Reba of Chichester, Sir D. and lady Gould, ilk Piaci Ike. den, Mr. Smear, Wesel Damns' and Mrs. Danny Ma. sed Miss Cr,A Binger lbatar, Mmoaad Miss Law, Lad and lady Lyme. heat, LiestAleastal lir Babas Deakin Sir Themes, Lady, sad Win Allialwa, Maids sad lierebisaa et Caseation, Mr. ad Ma. Amass, sir Warn hawk, Cops. sled 4 li gk = Vaasa, Mr. sad; Mr" Load Derafeed, Pah. Lord Ceiville, the Canna OH Miss Bowan, llas Timmy, lady Craw and Miannen Ma. Miss Bowan, Marquis sad illereblesees se DANA lady Caw, Miss al, Caplan sad Ma. Pella, Mr. wed Hen. Mrs. Tema, nut ad Comma elle** Captain & Maa. Hesse, Mr. limiest, Mr Z. Lapis W. sad A. Hervey, Mr lady ad Miss Bayley , iwa: Heated and Miss Dann. Mr. Cop .d' Millivaa, lead end Mrs. Maxwell Wallace, Cumemder Mikan, Osanialas, peose-sail Ma. aurempe, Mr Mew aed.lady Vissoin. sad Vissesumenliteeacat, - Mr. Lawitsee Peel,; *+ ~ we per, Rimy lissisa, lady sad Mies lkyrear, Sir Moray Napa, &c. Lord and Lady Clinton have left for town. The ascend Almack's Ball took place last night, about 350 of the halo toe were present. Mr. C. and Miss Fanny Kemble are to appear at the Theatre on Friday and Saturday ; the box sheet for each night is quite full. The Duke, Duchess, and Prince age of Cumberland left town on Wednesday morning for their residence at Kew. The Duke spent the day shooting in Richmond Park. Prince George, attended by Sir George Quentin and Ms. Wylie, partook of the diversion of coursing. Their Royal Highness returned to town in the afternoon. The Duke and Duchess entertained the Russian Ambassador and Prin die Lieven, the Prussian Minister and Baroness Bulhw, at dinner in the erasing, at their residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Princess &phis visited the.:Diallsess of Cumberland yesterday. I • Prim. Teßeyread, the French Ambessador, had a amt formes with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Treasury. flaway.Sylviaa Via de Wiyer and Vilain, the Dolga' Cessoasiosers, treaseeted bagasse yesterda y at the as of thelecretary of Kees air Pamir Afars. Thin le visited some of the Calm Ministers yesterday, at their re. spedive resideacee. Moms. Welts Bek are the le orototiso to the lolgioaliqoatoi• • • ~~ - --do.— _jibe deaceadaate el dee audio of Mao et 4 CliAltfa; .14, is 1916 were trios osough: wont ` tfrot se aria ought to be taxed yaw' it mot roptimani le • Ili Ls- . J ~. 1 ... -. •, .i 3 I r h • •., Of t . .. ' kit ~.., . . .. 1) FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, J•ximair I Au extraordinary courier arrived from Belgium this night, Se the Minister of Foreign Affairs; nd another left at eleven this morning for— The commission named for the re-organisation of the ar tillery of the National Guard has commenced its labours: it assembled this morning at the hotel of the Minister of the Interior. Each of the members was penetrated with the necessity of not leaving in uncertainty the honourable citi zens who had been put to the expense of etinipment; and the General Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of Paris, and that of the precincts were convinced that all would terminate with the least possible delay.—Messagsr des Chanbres. MAIII7ZITO 07 Tut EMPEROR OP ItURSIA.—WO direct the public attention to the two Proclamations of the Emperor of Russia to the People and the Army of Poland. These two documents attear to us to be little favourable to the irritation of minds. With the report of the propo sitions which Prince Lubecki is charged to transmit to the Autocrat, and which we gave yesterday, we hays compared the terms with that of the Proclamations, and we are convinced that the sword alone will terminate this affair. As for us, it has never been matter of doubt that the Despot, who had manifested so directly the irritation which he felt at the Revolution of July, would never admit of conciliation with an insurrection, totiching so near as that of Poland. We were not much astonished at the violent words spo ken by the Emperor Nicholas, against the Envoy of Prance, which bad some foundation. It is possible that the Emperor confounds in his resentment Prance and Poland ; because it is difficult for him well to comprehend, upon the despotic throne of Russia, that 500,000 men are not sufficient to quell an insurrection, when supported by the unknown rights of a nation.—Russia appears to believe contemptibly of Poland. —After the success in Turkey, the regards this expedi tion as an easy war, and nearly terminated in advance.— But what will be the numerical force of Russia to Po land? She remains well united, and is in a state to sus tain the strong gale ; and victory is not sufficiently certain to justify the Asiatic injunctions and the ' boasting of the proclamations of Nicholas. It is true that the Russians have conquered Turkey, and that they re established the triumphal arch of Chinon or Catherine 11. who wrote " This is the route to Constantinople." But the Poles cannot have forgotten the inscription of the triumphal arch of Warsaw, on which was read, " It is hers that John Sobieski returned to Vienna," and it will point out to them to be worthy of those who raised it.—Le Temps. REPORT ON THIL QIIIISTION OF Was.—The penalty of two years imprisonment, which has been discussed yes terday against the National Guards, " Mobile," who will not proceed to the frontiers, appears to us to be contrary to the institution of the National Guards. When France calls to the frontiers to maintain her independence, all Frenchmen understand the cry of honour ; but a penalty of two years makes us suspect in she men who bare proposed the law that It is not for them an interest of independence, but an ' Wend of party. They will then have the power to make the National Guard serve in another war than that of the independence of our territory, and in that cue it is two eon seriptions in place of one which they will give us. They well know that in ease of foreign aggression, to put a rushy, is an insult and injury to France, which would then rise as • single man, whilst if the aggression came from the French Government, all the penalties in the world would not march a Biagio soldier.—VEtoile. CONTRADICTIONo—ACCOMINg to the project of M. Hum. Ingt-Coattionodified by the commission charged to exisine it, the mayors and the issistantn will be named by ling, or in his name by the Prefect. In the project ot the Electoral law presented by the Minister of the Interior, it is said, " The mayors and assistants of cities specified in Paragraph lat. of the Article 3, must be Members of the ' Electoral Colleges before the law has rendered their nomina tion out of Municipal Agents by the King, and the Miele* the principle of tUir election by the citiseas.—VEtelle. Gazette de From. The reports of war are credited more and more; but no person is afraid ; if the public funds bare been affected to-day, commerce promises to view without inquietude a wigs of which all the chances seem to be advantageous to is, such is the great public confideace in the power of Fresco 'need for the most just of causes. The iamb are sulk tly justified by **situation of general itics. anti- Elise have rreemmeneed between Belgium and Hobs, I al announce den Ift William is obstinate, in spite of doe stintsof a paelle omacy, in his preleasions to &pm, la is abasinta agar, at the navigation of the Schalk pilangles not ady *not, with respect to the Belgians, lesi lompadble with the legitimate interests of new. Ind ers,e spe e..* y France and . Great Britain. The in Belgium reconcile daily the advantage l a rlil s idea of an intimate alliance with France. One may joke d that disposition of their minds by a crowd of public manifestations, and especially by the podding if the @idiom al Venima, where the Congress wall seen be aessmbled. Fran holds herself ready far all events ; The lailatigable Mahal Solt redoubles his activity ; the army calls for war with all its voice, and warlike youth obeys with ardour the law which calls then under the lag. But what will the powers of Europe do ? Prussia anima she will not interfere, that is to my, that she will not aid Russia to crash Poland ; but she is fortified in the Duchy of Posse, where the inhabitants an, by nature, partakers in all the vexations, and fellow-citizens with those of the Duchy of Warsaw. Will France and England see with coolness tbs . execution of the dreadful menses of the Autocrat ? If the Emperor Nichols • did nately refuse to Poland all concession, that ie to say, all elocution of his engagements; if he puts his siesseney at the price of submission to _mercy and misery, it is certain that he will lose lty the act the crown of Poland, and it will be in the eyes of Eur op e a war of the Gar with the Polish na tion. England and France will en in the quarrel engaged quarrel of State and State. and not a contestation between a people and their government. They have certainly the right to oppose a conquest which the least deranges the efuilibrisin of Europe, because we must speak of the equilibrium . of Europe when it affects the most sacred rights of nations sad humanity.—Journal du Commerce. The electoral law proposed by thegovereaset has already been submitted to trial, and the dined= hes emmiesedie the busses of the Chamber of Deputise. The drat bee has not terminated, became all the bursa= have not yet earned their ceesaissieows. Is the mean time, the glues of the minity appears to be nearly well Imbed up= the whole of the law. It appears, after the reports which have lees spread, that it is gernerafty advised to op= the discoe d= imaisthately alter the vole of the law gat die National Gioad, sod that it will have priority of the emicipal law. But after this drat satishetioa °seceded to pub e epees, it do= DOI else disposed to aisle may ether somessises. The law, it is said, hes hese Mud tee dementia helms of the toe "eat webby wider it ootookd to moo of ham 4lt also s gossiism, armed to ne to take the fixed anus for the token of elec. toed capacity, and to prescribe the mode of the proportional cenans.—Journal du Commerce, r. The discussion in the bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies, on the project of the electoral law, takes a very bad tarn. The deputies of the center repulse with much energy th e notaries, the avowees, the doctors, and the advocates. A turbulent part of the population follow them. It is not for the enlightened they must search, for they must take a suf ficient number of men of letters, but for guarantees of territorial fortune. Many partisans declare that the system is that of upstarts, of members of the former opposition, who give their election. to a committee director; otherwise, th e society aide toi, is cid t'aidera ; that is to say, to the advo cates, the avowees, the doctors, and the notaries, for which at this acsaaso they witness a great aversion. The project of the Clavarusasac finds but little, nay, scarcely a single supporter le each Bureau. Each carries a different system, all agree in mud* ag it decidedly as proposed by the ministry. NOdialbsft kls not improbable but the system will Irimarlh. That which appears to unite the most chances, is the actual state of the electoral body, that is to say, of the Carus of 300 francs. Almost in the same degree, the I liewering the figure to 250. This will take a small portion the list of Juries, and give about 120,000 elect ors. The friends of the Revolution of July are seeking to make prevail the system of a proportionate representation to the population, that ie, the right cif an elector to 150 inhabitants, and which car ' des the number a little nearer to that of 200,000 proposed by the ministry ; and more to establish a class of electors of sight, by calling the advocates, doctors, notaries, avowees, judges, without 'my other condition of guarantee. But this system—so simple in execution, so rational—finds little fa vour. They will be obliged to accept the basis of the taxes, save in fixing the minimum of the number of electors af fected in each arrondissement, demanding that the minimum shall equal the two-hundredth of the population. This will, with the electors of right, give 180,000 electors.—Courrier his. If from the month of July we have experienced troubles and damages, it remains for us to repair them by prompt and certain means, we have lost nothing of our ter ritory, of our capital, of our moral energy. We bare not Allies who demand from us, for the price of their friend ship, a fiftieth of strong places, 12,000 cannons, 50 vessels, and more than 500,000 souls of our population ; who gave us in return 150,000 soldiers to lodge, feed, warm, light, clothe and pay ; who after having despoiled our dep6ts and our museums, after we had been made to contribute in quality of vanquish ed, we were made to contribute again in quality of debtors. We have not a Royal Family of emi grin who plaaed at our charge thirty millions of debts : we have no longer a mass of national apophthegms to strike, with discredit, even after having been redeemed with a mil liard. Our revolution is not obliged to be guarded and es corted by Swiss, of which each soldier devoured as much as four Frenchmen. In fact our revolution has not retaliations to exercise, rancoure to satisfy ; it demands not proscription by category ; it does not keep in pay bands of waning ; its justice is not the channel to the guillotine and muds of martial law. It leaves not its politics to be managed by foreigner+, and its interior affairs by a Holy Alliance, to the profit of its rivals and its enemies.—Joarnal du Commerce. THE LITTER OT LAZA TiTTZ TO THE NATIOVAL GUARDS.— Lafayette, forced to ramble from a government to•which he sacrificed in July his power, the wishes of his friends and the expectations of the world, Lafayette, again become a simple citizen, has caused us again to hear his noble voice, which will henceforth resume all its power. His letter to th e National Guards of France forma one of the most beautiful documents of ouV history. One can find In it but a single defect, the only defect of Lafayette, too much generosity : abnegation of himself ceases to be a virtue with a man who :truants the party of honor and of reason. But it appears decided that Lafayette can not lose the habit : no ingratitude, no misreckoning, will correct it. As for the rest, Messrs. the doctrinaires who count upon the Departments, who would represent us as sufficiently stupid as to put Paris to fire and sword, in order to avenge the honour of Memo. Dupin and Gullet, Messrs. the Doctrinaires, wbo have cher ished singe five months the idea so dear of a civil war, have Without doubt not calculated the effect which would be produced, in the Provinces, by the dismission of the great citizen. It has been a bandied times more marked than at Paris. Distant from the seat of intrigues, the inhabitants of the Departments have been more easily sad above all much longer deceived. They obstinately believed in the good intentions of thaw whom the Parisians had taken and known for several months; but at the news of the dismission of Lafayette, the veil has fallen from their eyes. We have received this day ten Wm, all store ea argotic than that of our eorreepoodeat of the Haut-Rhin, all somantle that we have no means of publishing thou.— ' La Tribune. The funeral of ma. the Counties ele Gealb was cele brated, on Tuesday, with the greatest pea% is the church of Saint Philippe-du-Roule, her parish - . %. mourning was conducted by Marshal Gerard and Marquis de Lawastine. We remarked in the cortige many General Officers and men of letters, of the diplomacy and administration. After the ceremonies of the church, the funeral procession pro ceeded towards Mont-Valerien, and there, upon the verge of the tomb, many discourses were delivered. We were struck, above aU, with the words pronounced by M. 14 make, Senior of the Faculty of Letters, who for a long time had been attached in friendship to the illustrious : " Genthmess," said be, "in order to honour, and celibate worthily, the memory of Madame Geniis, a single es.esse will :-11er most beautiful eulogium is upon thei *rens of France r—ifossiteui. Ws ammo, as an affair which is on *pint of being concluded, with the mew of Governinent; ffie forisatiosof a new bank. This bank, of which the capital is fixed at 10 millions of francs, is destined to discount commercial notes guaranteed by the deposit of merchandise, and of which the dates must not exceed 100 days. Ths sum ad vanced will be the half at tines-fourths of the value of the merchandise, to uit--helf upon diode of luaury ; two thirds upon those of neuel oeseusglbia, web as clothes and stuffs of all kinds ; three-fourths upon mania produce. The public fonds ham mpesianced a tensible fall this day at the Exchange. It saust be setribeledisos to Melia news, and to the hostile dispositisas ci cestais Powers, than to the announcemeat by the Waiter of the beprovemset of interest of the Royal Bonds. This . 'Merest, which has been fora long time at three, throe sod a half, and four r er east. is to be carried to five per cent. We Sad is that ammo au indicates ci amistraint in the tressury, and it has caused alarm. They have not yet aside ever the sesta accruing from the ammo toads of isdnunity of the migris ; h is thug that the Royal Heeds are the only resource to relieve the extremism mats. It is not at five per cent. it is said; and not at dues per li o m o t st a, tltat the 80 or 100 millions of the migration will bi . It would be, ea the part of the President of the Iris* and noble to abase* a private *Mks, li amend, and which must _yield