Star. — London, England, 1823-05-22 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR• LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY 22 182$. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. This being settling day, the most business doing was in ba lancing the Accounts. Consols opened at 791, and went up to 1101 11, at which price they remain up to this hoar. An Express arrived from Paris, brings the French Funds 89f. 20c. last price; Spanish 431 to 1. The above rise in the French Funds is sup posed to have contributed to the improvement of our Consols, as well as the immense Bear Account. The difference during the present Account is 6 per Cent. and the continuation for the next is j per Cent. FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds opened this morning at 371 ;1 but Colom bian bay , * experienced a great fall; they opened at 65 and went down to 59.—Current prices _ Milian, nothing done ; New Spanish, 37i; New Prussian, 84 ; Russian, 79 ; Danish, nothing done ; Neapolitan, 75i ; Co lombian, 59. Wants, May 7, Metalliques, 81a—Bank Shares 897 i • CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. There have been several failures this morning, both in and out of the Stock Exchange, but we do not hear of any to a con siderable amount.—A report prevailed that the Commissioners from Colombia had arrived, which had the effect of raising Co lombian Bonds from 58 to 61. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 218 th.-3 per Cent. Reduced 79ga 3 per Ct. Cons. 79%8 80 1 /g 1 4-3 th per Cts. 91 5 4 4 per Cents. Old 96%8 975/8 4 per Cents. New 99N 100 3 / 4 Vs Bank Long Annuities 20% 3-16 India Stock 250 1 ,4 250—India Bonds 395. Exchequer Bills of £l,OOO, Iss. 18s. Ditto Small 1.55. 18s.—Cons. lot July 80 1 4 3 / 4 1/4. We have before touched on the hardship of the situation in which the respectable Gentlemen who 1 1 constitute the present Opposition in the House of Commons, are daily placed by the general course of measures pursued by his MAJESTY'S Ministers. It is a settled point in Parliamentary practice, that an able and vigilant Opposition is at all times a good thing for the sountry, whatever it may be for the Govern ment. But, to be of any use, the Members of Op position must have cause for blame provided in something like a reasonable quantity ; they must have motives too to animate them to exertions—some hope, for instance, of benefitting their co;-ntry, by prevent ing the encroachments of corruption or power—nor should they be cut off altogether from the still more inspiring hope of supplanting those they oppose in the-Management of the country's concerns. It is clear that, without all or most of these requi .sites,..we might as well have no Opposition at all ; and without au Opposition, in what a situation would the country be? We should be deprived of one of the greatest blessings of our Constitution; and the Houle of Commons would, in truth, be rendered what patriots of all ages have so vehemently depre cated—a mere Chamber for registering the Acts of the Ministers of the Crown. We are afraid that this obvious consequence is not sufficiently appreciated by . those who have the reins of power at present in their hands. They seem to be proceeding on the very fanciful plan of doing everything in their power to please everybody, and of bringing in no mea sures but what merit universal approbation. Every day they are depriving the Opposition of some perennial topic of complaint, and furnishing nothing new in its stead. We might say to the Trea sury Bench as a Noble Lord said the other day to the Champion of England (when Noble Lords and Sena tors attend such exhibitions, there can be nothing very low, we trust, in the comparison), " You'll break their hearts if you go on in that way." . We have been led to these remarks by the proceedings which took place last night in the House of Commons. In addition to the many excellent measures .which the Board of Trade have 'already originated, for the purpose of relieving the Commerce of the country from the various restraints which the unenlightened anxiety of former limes has imposed upon it, Mr. Hussussoar intimated that it was the in tention of Government to propose that the distinc tions which exist between England and Ireland in respect to 'matters of trade—those distinctions which helped to make one of the most eloquent and power. cal Opposition orators of his day, the illustrious G TAN—shall be entirely removed, and that the two coun tries shall be placed, as they ought to be, on an equal footing. The night Hon. Gentleman farther declared, that he was desirous of seeing all restrictive duties on commerce removed ; leaving it to be inferred, of course, that such is the principle on which he means to persevere in the direction of the Board of Trade. No sooner, moreover, had this sweeping reformer sat' down, than up started the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER, and completed the dismay which was vi• sibly spreading on the Opposition benches, by an nouncing, that on, another topic, which Session after Session has been a favourite theme of declama tion, he would spare them the trouble of preparing the usual quantum of speeches—for that he meant in future to have no Lottery. You'll break their hearts, Gendernee, if you go on in that way." Frankfort Papers to the 16th inst. and the Austrian Observer to the 10th, reached us this morning, but they contain little intelligence of importance. A circular letter of the Federal Directory of Swit zerland, announces to the Cantons the opening of the Diet, which will take place on the 7th ofluly. It in vites the Cantons to give instructions to their De. IFINBEIN puties for voting on 51 different subjects of dismission that will be laid before tbor-Diesi but none of them is new. • -1• • - Mr. WYNN, the English Minister in SwitzerlAnd, presented, on the 24th of April, his letters of recal to the President of the Diet. Immediately after, Mr. C. VAUGHAN, his successor, presented his credentials. The Austrian and Russian Post Offices have made a new arrangement, by which letters are to be. dis patched twice a week from Vienna by way of Brody, St. Petersburgh, Moscow, and Odessa ; the letters will reach Moscow and St. Petersbuigh on the 19th day. Those to Odessa, will arrive once in the week, on the 10th, and once on the 11th day. The letters from St. Petersburgh and Moscow, will reach Vienna on the 14th day (twice a week) ; and those from , Odessa once on the 11th, and once on the 12th day. The following are extracts: FRANKFORT, MAY 14. The latest accounts from Smyrna, of the 28th of March, say, last week a Greek schooner took on the European coast opposite Tenedos, two Turkish saw. leves, which had completed their cargoes, and escaped with both its prizes. There was a third sacoleve on the same coast, which had began to take in a cargo, but the Captain immediately landed his crew, and with a few cannon erected a little battery on the coast, to endeavour to defend their vessel in case ofan attack. Some Greek schooners continue cruizing in the Gulf of Smyrna, and come sometimes near to the fort which defends the entrance of our roads. The last regiment raised for the Marine left this city on the 16th : the heavy rains that we have had obliged it to pass by way of Burnbachi.. It is many. years since we have had such abundant rains, which are a happy presage of a rich harvest. Now that all the newly-formed corps of troops have left us, we have every reason to hope that the tranquillity we enjoy will be durable, and that after the alarms caused by their passage through the vil htges, the Greeks will again experience the calm and security without Which agriculture and commerce • cannot prosper. . . Accounts from Syra, of the Bth of Mareh,say that on the arrival of the Chevalier de Rigny, Commander of the French division, the inhabitants of the city gave him a very handsome entertainment. Forty-eight Ipsariot vessels, and thirty-five 1-Iy driots are already prepared for the next campaign. The Greeks are quite sanguine in their expectations of victory, because they say they shall have only frigates of the second rate to contend with. SEMLIN, APRIL Es. The post from Seres of the 15th, and that from ' Salonichi of the 12th, has arrived in Belgrade, but did not bring anything remarkable. Both cities en. joyed a state of tranquillity. An the letters are silent with respect to a new Turkish army ; from which it seems, we may infer, that no step has yet been taken towards opening the campaign against the Morea. • A Tartar had brought news from Constantinople to the Ist, according to which nothing new had oc curred in that capital. The Deputies oldie Servians at Constantinople, who had hitherto been very wretchedly lodged, have now had a better residence assigned them, and are treated with more atttention. THE JEAN BART. EXTRACT 7110 M TUE AGENTS TO LLOYD'S AT HAVRE, DATED MAY 20. " The following is an extract . of a letter, dated St. Thomas's, March 20, received here from Bourdeaux : —' We have at Guadaloupe the French ship. of war Jean Bart, having captured a Spanish frigate, of 22 guns, with about six millions of dollars on board. There were lying there 15 French merchantmen, to sail shortly for Europe, under the Martinique convoy.' " By a letter from Martinique, dated March 29, received by the Esperance, arrived at Dunkirk, we learn, that the convoy had sailed from that island for Europe on the 25th of that month. The French mer chant vessels Caroline and Aurora, are reported to have been taken by British cruizers, for being en gaged in the slave trade. This report reaches us by way of Bourdeaux, and the ships captured are said to belong to Nantes." A letter from Leghorn, dated May 7, says—•" The Sappho, HaspcunrAct., arrived here on the Sd inst. from Alexandria. One mau died of the plagee on the passage ; and, the Master and two of the crew being indisposed, they have been put into our third Laiaretto, and are in a fair way of recovery. Every precaution has been strictly adopted by our Board of Health." Yesterday the KING received visit from the Duke of YORK. Prince LROTOLD left town on Tuesday for Clare mont. His Royal Highness returned last evening. His Serene Highness Duke BERNARD of WEMAR, and his amiable Duchess (sister to our exalted Du• chess of Crasagrics), are expected this afternoon in town, on a visit to their Royal Relatives. We under stand that the Duke of WEIMAR is about to make a tour to the Scottish Isles and Highlands with his bro ther-in-law, the Duke of SAXE-MILININGYN. The long talked of marriage between Prince OSCAR, the eldest son of the KING of Swsuarr, and the daughter of Prince EUGENE BEAUHARNOIII, will take place by proxy, at Munich, on Sunday nesr.l She then sets out for Lubeck, accompanied by the QUEEN of _SWEDEN, from Paris, where they will em bark for Stockholm. The marriage will be publicly celebrated there about the middle of text month, when the meeting of the Diet will also take place immediately afterwards. THE ARMY. The 58th (1141andsbire) Regiment of Infantry, in pursuance of a previous order, marched yesterday from Chatham to Wsedua; and this morning passed through London on their route to Weedon Barracks. A large detachment of invalids, which arrived In England on board the Ganges free-trader, from thablaurithis, disembarked at Gravesend, on the 19th inst. and marched to Gliatbam. ' The let division of the 17th Lancers, which recently arrived co board the Upton Castle free-trader, from Bombay, disem barked on the 19th inst. at Gravesend, ;rid marched to Chatham. The second division of the 72d Regiment of Foot, which em barked on board the'Loyal Briton transport, at Woolwich, on the 3d, and remained wind-bound in the Downs on the 16th inst. proceeded on Saturday last for Guernsey, foe the purpose of re lieving the second division of the 12th Regiment of Infantry, which is ordered to Sheerness. The second division of the 17th Lancers, which is shortly ex pected to arrive in England on board the Barkwortb, free-trader, from Bombay, will disembark at Gravisend, and proceed to Chatham, to join 'the remainder of the Corps at that station, preparatory to its inspection by Lord EDWARD SOMIDART, previ ous to its proceeding to its future destination. A detachment of the Royal Staff Corps, consisting of three Officers and 62 men, have arrived at Deptford, whence they will embark in a few days for Ceylon. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, MAT 21.—Wind &W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the VilUam Harris, MARIUS, and Jack Tar, ANIALS from Jamaica. Came down from the River this afternoon, the Florenda, \Vitalise; Atherton, Paseivat ; and Orient, Wane, for Calcutta; Underwood:lt instsorces, for Demerara •' Mirables, HUTHIRFORD, for Sl.ViDeenell; Mired, TITMAII; andESSCX, At na-tom, for Quebec; Raikes, GAADDZI4 for Jamaica; and Potion, Wata.sAitit, for Bengal. FAL/MOUTH AND PILTMOCTII, MAY 20; PORTSMOUTH, MAT 21. —Wind &—No arrivals or sailing.. Crayon-Howse,. MAY 21.—Ships Entered Inwards: Lively, Atalanta, and Ann, from Harlingen; Eucharist, from Chris tiana; Better-lucli-still, from Stangate Creek; Duke of Kent, George, and Eliza, from Rotterdam; Mara, from Antwerp ; Bengal Merchant, from Bengal.—Clearing Outwards : Forti tude, for St. Kitts; Marmion and Aimwrll, for Hamburgb; Wilson, for Elsineur - Albion, for Genoa; Unanimity, for St. Petersburgh.—Cleared Outwards fin:llY: Susan, for Cadiz; Van Egmont, for Eliineur; Caw Grove, for St. Vincent's; Albion, for Demerara; Union, for Antwerp; Philotaze, for Amsterdam; Lord Wellington, for Quebec. It appears by notices fixed on the entrances of the different Courts of Law this morning, that the Sit tings of the Court of King's Bench are adjourned to the 26tb, And those of the Court of Common Pleas to the 29th of May. EFFECT OP THE WAR ON FRENCH COMNIERCE.—A Gentleman who came from Havre last week, informs us that there were then in the harbour of that place, a sail of eight fine vessels, which had been fitted oot for the West Indies, and had proceeded to sea as far as Brest, expecting there to meet with convoy—but being disappointed in this object,liad returned to port, were dismantled, and laid by.—Southampton Chron. Advises from Lima, dated December 12, mention that the Royalists had evacuated the Provinces of Tarma, Jauja, and Huamanga, and retired to Haan cavelica, on the approach of the expedition under the orders of General ALVARADO, who expected to ob. min great resources from the Provinces thus freed from the presence of the enemy. Several Bibles in the Spanish tongue, which were dispatched to Malaga, have been gratefully received, particularly by some of the priests, who, extraordi. nary as it may seem, had never before seen the Scrip tures without note or comment. It will besseen by the Parliamentary Report, that the Bill introduced by Mr. Huseissou, to repeal re gulations that ate generally known by the name of the,Spitalfie/ds Acts," is likely to experience some interruption, by the appeal to " the Standing Orders" of the House—first by Mr: S. WORTLEY, and after wards by Mr. F. BUXTON. Besides the Sessional Committee on Trade, there is a Standing Order, pro posed by Mr. Serjeant ONsLow, in June, 1820, and adopted by the House, " that no Bill, regulating the conduct of any trade, altering the laws of appren ticeship in relation to any particular business, af fixing marks to designate the quality of any manu facture, prohibiting the manufacture of any species of commodity, &c. should be lead a first time, anti' a Select Committee shall have inquired into the expediency or inexpediency of the proposed Re gulations, and shall . have reported to the House the result of such inquiries." Here there was no pre. vious Committee, nor, as Mr. Husalasost remarked, was then: any Coinmittee.previouslf to introducing the " Warehonsing igltrillfe..whe'restrch preparatory inquiry might have been most useful sod, as he added, what is still more remarkable, the Hon. and Learned parent of the Standing. Order (Mr. Serjeant ONsLow) was in the House during the progress of the Warehousing and other Bills, and had never thought eg( appealing to, and enforcing his own regulation. The Ministerial Members truly inferred from this fact,' and from the intention of the Hon.andLearned Moyer, that the Standing Order was meant to apply to Bills introduced for the purpose of imposing new regulations and restrictions on trade; but as Sir J. MACKINTOSH held that the language oil the Order was such as to apply to all Trade Regulation Bills, Mr. Huagtsson put off the second reading of the Spitalfields Acts Repeal Bill, at the same time giiing notice that he should this day bring forward the subject of the §tanding Order, in violation of which the Ware- Eousing Bill, and several other Bills have passed: If the Order have the meaning now attempted to be put upon it, doubtless it will •be forthwith amended, if not altogether rescinded ; otherwise it w ou ld app l y to several Bills now before the House, where there have been no Committees. CONTittIINTA L Socurrr.—Yesterday, the Anniver- 1 sary Meeting of this Society, for the Propagation 9f Religious Knowledge on the Continent, was held it the Freemasons' Tavern. The Report represented, that great progress was making in the North of F ra n ces, notwithstanding the opposition which was made Ity the Authorities to the ci rcu l at i on o f t h e Bible. Tbe Scriptures were mach wanted amongst the nominal Protestants of France, for the word Protestant meant there, a person who did not observe the forms of the Church of Rome, and who had, with the sup*" stitions of that Church, renounced almost everi, fundamental doctrine of Christianity. The is' - urt.s read by them were chiefly of a Deistical natnie L nieise j cloning our Blessed SAVIOUR only as a pattern of morality, whose footsteps should be followed. Lord SOCK/3*VMM and Lord PO WERSCCi CRT, Sir F. BA. R I NO, and Mr.WiLeaturoacs, addressed the Meeting, as did Mn Sneeze •Psacavat, the Stin of a late Chapcallar of the &Chequer, in a promising maiden s ,Pee. . 19 0 % . plete with piety, and which was warmly applau • STATE OF IRELAND. I . IPIIOII TUC DUBLIN JOURNAL ell' stoNDAy, There seems to be an impre,sion, in some MiA that the midnight marauders oldie south will char t their system—that they will take the field --..and the ramifications of the conspiracy mend as f. may produce something nearly general. tVe caul place any confidence in such anticipations, and 4, 4 them rather the effect of timidity in those Who (" 0 4 ings are shocked by the atrocities daily reconkii the public prints, than founded on ally circutnstaikt either known or probable. There is, eve should imagine, nothing politicsti fecting the mass of the people as in 1 793—Re ps t ik can ideas are now quite unknown—end these h fostering encouragement from a foreign Poiye i , thing to furnish a pretence for .a national no • to produce a great event—nothing, we .s4l ) . ‘ caring a combination reaching hi g h er tbantheasatet orders, whose objects are local, specific, and clared—and how then can it be supposed, that his surrection, resembling, in any degree, that 011; 4 could be contemplated by a majority of the p ctiik Or even by the Insurgents themselves, who limo sy perienced their inability to withstand the troop., A. though ten to one, asevinced in different petty re kea , tres within these 18 Months? It would, however, b c i a , zardous to si:eculate on the conduct of men, who,p r , bably, estimate their strength by their numbers, ai w think, that a long list of sworn ribbonmen is a Jane dable army, although destitute of every steterid war, and therefore, precaptions are not to be despise s !, But certainly, before any considerable rising calla pike place, the intention must be knOwa to rotu nd Whose interest would . sugar, and without any credit for patriotism and loyalty, inforaisno si would teach the E;ecutive in due time to r e v eal such a crisis. We think it scarcely possible t hi 4v i plan pf insurrection,. comprehending fire thousand men, in any part of Irelazd, could be arraage4iiiih, out the knowledge of the Catholic priests ia it quarter, and we are confident that they uoulJ ant conceal such a measure from the Goveinin e o t ,,, There i s no class in It elan'd whose interest would se(- fer so deeply by Rebellion as the Catholic Chug their revenue, or subsistence,, arises from the Manta of their flocks and the means they posse s s of min dues. Eiclusively,. tkereforu, of the obligations religion, morality, and loyalty, the priests have evetyi motive to preserve the tranquillity of the couutry, anal as they are also the keepers ()lithe people's conscien:es' and secrets, we may rely oil their desire to frustratei treasonable projects. FROM THIS LIMERICK cunpmcvt OF SATURDAY. Thursday last, in the noon day, wkile the inhabi tants were at Mass, a good farm house, on the ;antis of Currabinny,..iti the parish of Kilnainart.ra, near Macroom, was 'consumed, and a large quantity of ' potatoes, milk vessels, and some other articles, were also consumed. Between the hours of six and seven o'clock in the evening of last Tuesday, three monsters attacked it new farm house which had been jnsf finished, on the lands of Kannabeengan, in the county of Cork, ad. joining Glanduff; and, having most unmercifully beaten two men who were in the premises, set Greta the house, which, together, with all the furniture, were totally consumed. One of the wr e tc h e d nien h a d his head severely cut, and one of the arms an d one the tibs of the other broken. Thi s crue l an d dan • , attack was audaciously made within a mile of the litany post at GlandufE ,t ~~ J oat BF NI aal her FROM TIIE CORK SOUTHERN REPORTER OF SATURDAY. Just as our Paper was going to press, four persons, of the name of Golden, were brought into town under a military escort, and taken to the house of %Valium Preston White, Esq. a Magistrate of the County, where other Magistrates had been assembled, for the purpose of holding a private investigation respettig thew, on charges of being implicated in the resest disturbances. They were apprehended the night btu fore last, at their residence in Donoughmoreoseer Blarney, and yesterday an ezamination took plata, when they were all comtni' k—three • the , ' surrection Act, and.one on eel Ike Ent se r and by 10s. P 1120i1 ,publ Deb Iwo Ist d in d lie, 177: Eiste T awn Tab YORK SPRING MEETING, The Gold Cup, value loop. for Watts's b.c. Dispose, beating Mr. F others.—Fite paid forfeit.—A good The Shorts, a Sweepstakes of Mlles, was won by Mt. Watts's b nms and Balance . .--Two paid forfek.— A Sweepstakes of togs. each, easy by Mr. Solvies ch. Princes., t+.._ five others, easy. --Three paid forfeit. , Acme/ay.—As a gentleman of the nao retusaing home yesterday afternooh outside of one of the Blackheath street-hill the coach stopped to take Moment another coach came in contact, Mad-wheel of thetas& Mr. F. was tassed,jumped oU when the coach it broke below the call He Was' New England Coffee-house, and s it as his decided opinion that the 1 ten minutes. In the interim the arrived; and after a few minutes vented to the operation, which and, we are happy to say, Mr. , An Inquest was yesterds Hemming's-row, on the ref Wood, who lost her life at t, Covent Garden. Mr. Wood, ceased, said, he returned fror tal night, and saw the deceased . answer to some jocular observatii for burning. About twelve found the room full of unoi very infirtn,'and be attemr trapdoor in the ceiling, but was unable to get it up: she and bid him farewell. The could be proved that Gotte would be as much guilty the deceased. A Jeror said, carried into the house that cion had irisen.- The Jury t. ink Ordictz--4 , The deceased het indging in Gotte'.s hour accidental or wilful, there was .. .CH41114711 Olt A L11071.-:-BOW-STREIrre.-• - Boma and G. R. MumincLc, F.- - principal pan of the day in ter. against .Mss Gpue, who was spin Some fresh evidence was adduced, Mrs. Gibbs's husband, aisd of Mr. the Eagle Inserance Compitly. Saturday nest. • . r • MCC, TatpiNMar. with tills ap i ~~e~e vtitar `ROI ~'aiiio ♦y{q tab* mitted—three under the Is. N • lac on a very r particula t i . INO, TUESDAY, Willt s. for all ages, was won by Ilk. ) Mr. Ferguson's Jonathan sal Is , . ~. IV mss. each, b. ft. for sit t weal I's b. t. Oberon, beating Oty ! -cold forfek.—Won easy. , LA' ch, for 3 yrs old Wks was WO e MR] news, beating Lady Falford."/ with forfeit. 1 elms . • ..—,,..—.......... to s. lof the name of EnsursOVPl o w moon about five o'clock sde a d o , eath 'coaches, on reach's; 4rigi, o take up a passenger. Alt sat In contact, and fasteuelsiblds ~" lay ?. Was on, who, fearing to kass 1 any tipach went over his left*Me l amp Was Immediately convsyMee IN Dar .nd a surgeon sent for, Mai Dui he leg must beintputaliell . „ . chili the unfortunate gemissilfill fines tea conversation with hoo. boo , ' otbe t was performed below dia.. rim . F. is dam; well Whi day held at the WhitiLigli fist* remains of the body o,llos 14" at the late fire in l ..,, ood,. the husband 4 . from the Theatre ofti . t r R !ceased in the shop,' 10 , i ... bservation, said he . lath, li lye o'clock he aw* ~ At wil l smoke. The deceatell' mpted to get her tbry i ; but the ladder fell, he then said she must The Coroner - Sin te set the hottse um littsX *Pt 1 of murder as if he bet - r l l lid,,some shavings fat night, and 111041 . ' /wets ry then returned di . bus 7 'aced was burned tO 'Rot use; but whether the it was no proof before Arid inimr.—Yestenisy Mr , Esq were occupied . C I meidisting. the dm.- %bine gain brought up Th mud, among wNdk walla I' mr. &atom, !he' /tee I iy. The. rlseser-slni' . IdiAbl • ali sink giaeiby Lev!. 111,... - 1 11 L ett „ 7eMpie.Ear. momilmimilinimoMMilal