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PL•TBLIC MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES AND SAXE-COBOURG. HER Royal Highness the . Duchess of Yonx hating graciously condescended Se allow Mr. Matthew - Wyatt to name her the Patroness of a Plan for raising a CENO TAPH to the MEMORY of the late beloved .and lamented PRINCESS, public Subscriptions are solicited for Ms desired object. The generous spirit of the British public, Which has ever 'lawn itself ready at the call of patriotism in the hour of victory to per tuate the memory of the brave, Is now called upon in the hour of mourning, by the voice of affection and disappointed hope, to perpetuate that of exalted virtue and departed worth. To make the offering as general as the feeling of sorrow h sin cere, no sum exceeding One Guinea will be received from any one Skibwriber, whilst the smallest cum, u a tribute of respect, will be accepted. The Cenotaph will Se raised ott some public spot (subject to the apprubatign of her Royal Highness Ae Duchess of Yoaa) under the direction of the Committee, and will consist- of a emple of the purest Architecture, containing a Statue ut the late l'nuee,s, in Varian Marble, with a surrounding munumeotal groupe. Books arc •pencl for Subscriptions at Messrs. Drutnnionds ; Dears. Courts and Co. Backers to tier-Royal Highness the late - Princess Charlirre; Herries, Farquhar, Halliday, Chapman, and Halliday; Sir John Perring, Shaw, Barber, and Cu. Barclay, Tritton, Bevan, and Co. Kirland, Ransom, surd Co. the Bo rough Bank; and all the principal Bankers in Vown and Country. • The names of no Subscribers will be published, who have not paid in their Ssubwriptiom. Subscribers are requested to add their places of residence to their names. Communications may be addressed to B. Rota, jun. Bag. Honorary Secretary to the Cenotaph Committee, 19, Ileurietta-street, Cavendisk.squaze. COMM( r ITE. Sir FILSItY l'oaasns, K. C. B. GILOIIOS RICKLTTS NUTTALL, M.D. WILLIAM IifIIRT PTNE, ELNIAMII. ROTCU, jun. Esq. Treaquers—Messrs. DIUMMONIM, Charing-Cron. Patrohess—Her Royal Highness the Dochess of Yoa c. LIST' OF SUBSCRIBERS: ' H. R. H. the Duke of Cumberland A t 1 H. R. H. the Duchess of Cumberland 1 1 H. R. H. the Princess Anguna 1 1 .H. R. H. the Prit4CeS3 • Sophia 1 1 H. R. H the Duke of Groucetter 1 1 H. R. H. the Duchess of Gloucester I 1 a. S. It the Princes:, Au. viola I Ssln.& 1 1 • The Ducire.. of Lei& 1 1 Marquis at Nor thanipron 1 1 March. 111 Northampton 1 1 • March. at Downshire, Barutas. sandys 1 1 ClAllltella of Murnington Xi I lady A. C. Smith 1 I Cart g ' , WM. Eitie 1 1 • blarq.of Worcester 1 1 • March.of Worcester) 1-5 5 ' Marquis of .itaffbrd 1 Mare teioia,.s of Stafford 1 1 . tail 44 Harrington 1 1 Countess of Harting on 1 1 Earl of Charleville 1 I Countess of Charlevilie I i • Earl of Radnor 1 1 ' .Count es- of Raptor 1 1 'lad of hare:limn 1 I Earl of lii. a .ing con I I Viscurantes• Barrington 1 1 The bishop of Salisbury 1 1 Lord Bp. of Chichester ' 1 1 • The Jualup of Oalard 1 1 . ' Log , fershani 1 1 "Lurd Langford . I 1 'Lady Langford • 1 '1 - .-'. • arohne Stanhope 1 1 • ...ey C. . i Stanhope 1 1 ' ' Lady Jane Aston ' 1 1 Lady K. L. (lower 1 1 Tim Hon. D. P. Borne& 1 1 • Hon. F. P. &metric 1 1 Hon. P.' P. &weak: i 1 Hon. I. H. Stakhope 1 1 H0a...--: GaiSloer 1 1 Hon. Major George De Bisect:ere 1 1 Hon. Mrs. De Illacelnlere 1 1 - • Hon. C. Monckton 1 1 Hoo. W. Barrington 1 1 Rt. Hon. G. Rose ,di 1 •G. H. Rose, Esq. 1 1 W. S. Rose, Esq. 1 1 Mn. Rose 1 1 Miss Rose 1 1--5 5 Sir W. Geary, Bt. M.P. 1 1 . Lady Geary 1 1 Sir r Isos.Mostyn,llt.M.P. 1 1 Sir Walter Farquhar, Bt. 1 1 Sir Robert Gardiner 1 1 I.ady Gardiner 1 1 General laylur 1 1 General E. Stephens 1 1 Colonel Addenbruke 1 • 1 Colonel H. Wyndham 1 1 Celusiel Geo. Wyadhant 1 1 • Colons& Gee. Wyndham 1 1 Major Langton 1 1 Captain I.:bristle:4 Royal Veterans 1 1 Captain Hewlett, C. B. IL N. 1 1 poWilson Lowry,Esq.Creat Titchbeld-street 1 1 Beogionn Bullock, Esq. 1 1 Andrew Robertson, Esq. Gerrard -street, Soho 1 1 Eyre Coute Lord, Esq. Pembroke 1 I The Rev. S. Gamlen, Darham 1 1 Wm. Gamlen, Esq. i 1 Chas.Gamlca, Esq. 1 a R. Gingen, Esq. Gray's into 1. 1 ' Jciehuaßrooks,Esq. Blen heim-street I 1 Mrs. Moulton, Baker•st. 1 I Miss Tripsack, Baker-st. 1 1 Mrs. Counsellor Scarleu, •' • Guildford-street I 1 lire. R. Barrett I I 'Mrs. Nutted, Dean-n. 1 I Mad. de Berg, St. James's 1 I Irdrs.Uoutts, Piccadilly 1 1 The Rev. P: Y. Bike* 1 a Hughes 1141, Lag Upper Brook-street I I fAardn Topper,rusg. 1 1 ' J. B. Papwsrtb, Bag. Bath • ' place, Hew Road 1 1 .eorge Spreckley, Esq. 1 1 ' Mrs. Sarah Apthorp AEI James Orctuerd, Esq. Ger rard•strepc 1 Dr. Srockmore 1 David Erskine, Esq. 1 CeltLighi, Esq. Cock- spur-street 1 74.4oraist, Esq. New Boud street 1 J. 'll E..q..Prtuces- street 1 W lityrste, Esq. Aid. 1 Mrs. Brereton 1 W. Polhill, Esq. let Life Guards 1 Duppa. Esq. 1 J. Bitlilu'ph, Esq. .C 1 1 — Mrs J. liicklulph 1 MissA. P. Bidslulph 1 1 MI4 K. kliddulph 1 1 Master kt. lle!dulph 010 Mils Aug blithlulpb 0 S MissM.A 11id4u pb 0 S Miss P. Bahlulph ott Mast.F.T.hidtlulph 0 Master 0.1341,01 A 0 1 Mr.,l Sididulph,jun.o 11.—S John G Clarke, Esq. 1 Mrs. J. G. Clarke 1 William Dawson, Esq. St. Leonard's Mss. Dawson 1 E. Smith, Esq. Maddox wrest 1 Moist. Waliingbt, Esq. 1 J. H. Deacon, El. 1 Hepburn, Esq. 1 J. ACCartby, Esq. .1 Mrs. B. Wyatt, Foley- _ plate - 1 Hole, Esq. Chas. Greenwood, Esq. ' Craig's-court 1 Mrs. Oduey, Orchard-st. 1 I— Lore:leo, Esq. Bed elord-squar• 1 13tnj, Golding, Esq. St. Martin's-lane 1 Allman, Ei.Princes. street, Hatiover.square 1 Joseph Allman, Etq. do. 1 &c. Su. Ore. (To be continued). BANILtItt. And. B.Drummond, Esq. ' John Drummond, Esq. Chas. Drummond, Esq. Henry Drummond, Esq. And. M.Drumtnond, Esq. J. Drummond, jun. Esq. Ch. Drummond, jun. And.R.Drummoud, Esq. 8 Thos. Cants, Esq. 114 Eclat. Antrobus, Bart. Contra Tiouer Esq. Bdw. Majoribanks, Esq. labn.Actrobus, Esq. 5 Mr J. Paving, liars. M.P. IL Shawn Esq. M.P. 11.141draitas barber, Esq. $ Massa: Hsxtie., Farqu . los, and Co. T. N.Parquhar, Esq. Mom Halliday, Esq. Owes Halliday, Esq. Barclay, l ritton, Bevan, and Co. 4 4 To be continued.) From the Bah Paper, Dee. At Mews. Cavenagh and Co.'s Bath Bank. John Parish, Esq. Halley, Esq. Mrs. Haffey Major Cavenagh Mrs. CilavenuM Mrs. Fridsaos Miss Come Colonel WlCenzle Wm. Browne. Esq. Clerks of Menrs.Cavenagh and C 0.% Bank. J. Heaviside, Esq. 11. Browne, Esq. Vaughan, Esq. Mrs. Wrougbton At Mawr,. tiobbou se and Co.'s The Hon. Mrs. South'',ll W. Au&ld, Esq. At l dusk and Co.'s Lieut. Col. Thorne. At Upbans's Library. Mrs. Maltby Miss M. Cborley. At Colling's Library. Mrs. t. Bawdier Miss Lloyd. TO THE EDITOR OF TliE STAR. eta—Belleving it is not- generally known That the Public Mourning terminated yesterday, we beg your insertion of the enclosed Paper, net only in behalf of the Manufacturer and Shopkeeper, but of thousands of the Labouriog Poor who are now out of employment in consequence of that event. London, Dec. 22, 1817. losers TODD and Co. " COURT MOURNINOS. (COPY). " FROM THE LONDON (31A7ETTE, NOV. 16, 1816. - - " LORD CHAPRIMILAIN'S °talcs, Nov. 16, 1616. " Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased to command, that all Court Mourning. (except those of very short period.) shall, in future, be abridged Half of the Duration as at present established: and further, that all Court Mourning, of a long duration, shall, after the first Six Weed, be worn only at Court and no Sundayt." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1817. THE FUNDS. Pelee of Stocks this day at Twelve o'Cleek: Reduced 9011—Cons. shut—For Opening, 61 4 per Cent. 96-5 per Cent. Navy abut India Bonds 96 99 pr.—Exchequer Bins 17 22 pr. Various rumours are circulated in the City relative to *change of Ministry, &e. and such reports, which generally follow a rise or fall In the price of the Funds, have been industriously circu lating. The depression Oh morning has been seriously felt by large Fund-holders, and such is their eagerness to sell, that at a time when S per Cent. Reduced was Hol, the Commissioners were offered Et 47,000 at Sok. An eminent Broker afterwards offered them at nog}.. A third d the Commlssienen with this enormous amount of Reduced at so. This is a fall of 1 per Cent. from the price at which the Market opened. A: One ci'Cloelt they had recovered—Reduced was at tit; Consols ej for opening. Our readers have already been informed, by ex tracts from the American papers which have ap peared in the STAR, of the arrest of eleven British Officers at Philadelphia ; but the public have never yet been rightly informed as to the particulars. By a letter from a most respectable house in that city we learn that their arrest was by a writ from Judge WASHINGTON. They were passing quietly as strap. gets through the American States, and had taken out their passage for the West Indies. They were seized upon a construction given to an old Act of Congress of 1795, prohibiting the furnishing ot neu tral belligerents with munitions of sear ; and it was pre tended that these British Officers by transferring, as , was presumed, their own bodies to South America, which it was contended was their ultimate destination, whatever they might shew ostensibly, were in fact, far. nishing the principal arm of war to one of the parties. The proceedings of Judge WASHINGTON, (who is considered a very weak man) had caused much sur prise among all ranks and parties in America; for these officers had with them only their side arms, which even when on half•pay, every officer has a right to carry at all times; and it is the opinion of many of the best informed, that this arrest is an act which the British Authorities cannot pass over without some serious notice. It is diffizult to account for Judge WASHINGTON'S conduct, unless upon a mistaken idea that he would thus manifest to the Spanish Consul, the sincere desire of the United States to maintain a perfect neutrality andimpartiality. But if this was' his motive he has mistaken altogether the means; ' , for while he has thus seized upon the persons of indi viduals who were violating no law, and had a right to transport themselves whither they pleased, it is notorious that almost every week, vessels loaded with warlike stores are cleared oat from the ports of the United States, which every one knows are bound for South America. . If this proceeding be tamely submitted to, it will establish a most dangerous precedent, as it will sub ject British subjects travelling through the United States, on any business whatever, to the caprice and whim of any Magistrate, who may choose to seize their persons' on an assumed power that he has a right to interfere as to the place and object of their destination. Such a power has never yet been con ceded, nor ever will be to any power upon earth with which Britain maintains the relations of peace and amity. From the detention of the packet Swiftsure for about twelve days, at the time the preceding event occurred, it is believed at Philadelphia that our Am bassador, the Hon. Mr. BAcsor, has sent home pre cise information and a strong representation to the British Cove:amen' upon the subject. Yesterday the Earl Of LIVERPOOL arrived in town from Worcester. Lord Ciurrutaaacm has been closely confined at his Office for several days past upon business. The Noble Lnrd is expected to leave town the latter end of the week, on a visit to the PRINCE RICIENT at Brighton. The Duchess of MILLINGTON arrive/in town yes, terday, from France. Mr. Rum, the new Ambassador from America, son tithe eelebrided Dr. Rum, arrived in town yesterday. Prince LZOPOLD has taken a house for his town re sidence in Grosvenor-place. Camelford-horse is to be quitted by his establishment imtned;ately, and Igreat part of the effects are packed up for Grosvenor. place. The intention of occupying Marlborough hoof is now quite given up. Mr. RerroN, the newly-married husband of the Lonn CHANCILLOB'S daughter, is son to a Gentle man well known for his ability in landscape soften ing; and is related to Mr. Nash, the Architect. The Bench and the Bat may now boast that they have met with a Hew/capable of sharpening their wits ! The Majestic and Thaws steam-boats are now em-. ployed in towing outward-bound vessels down the River to. Gravesend, against wind and tide—so far these inventions are of commercial benefit, as any ship, of upwards of 500 tons burthea, can reach the Downs by a certain day. Formerly, at this season of the year, ships have been detained for weeks toge ther in the River, horn tne adversity of the HAMBURGH PAPERS. This morning an additional parcel of Himburgh papers reached us,from which we extract the following LETTERS FROM M. LAS CASAS s 1. TO LORD SIDHOUTH. - • 11 My Loan—l am extremely sorry that I have the honour to write to your Lordship, and knowing for certain that I shall not remain here long enough to receive your answer, which would, perhaps, fulfil all my wishes.. For these four days I have been in the hands of your State Messenger, who, on his arrival, had restored to me my papers, which had been pre viously sealed up, with the declaration that I might do with them what I thought proper. " After this he saw me constantly writing, and even encouraged me to do so, and waited till the very moment of my departure to take from me (.0 I was on the point of setting sail) all Rey papers, 'even the most trifling, in your name. " This is a trap, my Lord, which I cannot find l it in my heart to ascribe to any higher person than the man who laid it for me. " This messenger understood nothing but English. He had an assistant with him who pretended to under. stand some French, and desired to read the papers one atter another, and has; notwithstanding, kept them all. He would have had enough to du to read them all in a week, and I did nut think that AN indi vidual had such a right over me. mi Every thing has been taken from me : letters, notes, my, son's writing•books, deeds of property, do meitic ►ecrets, official documents of Sir Hudson Lowe and Lord Charles Somerset, my journals, and even a letter to the French Minister of Police, and another to my wife, which, being here at leisure, I had already directed, that it might be forwarded as soon as 1 landed at Ostend. They have been taken from me, witbout making an inventory of them or numbering them ; and they declared it was done by your Lordship's orders. " In the first moment of indignation I protested against such violence, and enquired for a Magistrate, that I might make my complaint to him. I will not here repeat the answer which I received. " As there is nothing I so much dislike as to have my name mentioned in public discussions, and consi dering that it was impossible that you could have pre scribed such conduct, which is opposed to all the legal rules in the world, by which public officers must guard themselves against him, who, in such a case might affirm that some papers had been taken away or others substituted ; considering this, I contented myself, when I recovered my temper, with trying by all possible means, and by all possible arguments, to induce the messenger who disposed of my fate, to delay my voyage till I could write to your Lordship, and receive from you the confirmation of his rigo rous order. 6 I This man who detained me three days on the most trifling pretext. was not to be moved in respect to this affair, though it was so important. Netwith star.ding all my representations that I had not the smallest objection to have all my papers looked over by confidential persons appointed by your Lordship for the purpose, and that your Lordship must your self desire that certain formalities were observed in respect tome; that in the examination of my papers, my presence would be very useful. if not absolutely necessary, to give explanations respecting things that would not be understood without me; that he sent me in person to the Continent and kept my papers in London ; that it was to be feared that there was a misunderstanding, and that in 24 hours all would be cleared•up. be answered me coldly, that I need not be uneasirespecting my return from the Continent . if it should be necessary, since you would pay all the expenses.—To what hands, my Lord, have you delivered me ? 44 On another occasion, my Lord, which was certainly against your instructions, I was obliged to impose silence upon the man who guarded me, on account of his gross abuse of the august person whom I honour above every thing in the world. " In one word, my Lord, since I have touched your coast, I am treated as a malefactor, and in what does my crime consist ? That I, as perhaps is believed, have a different political opinion, and went I voluntarily into imprisonment at Longwood ! But is not the last the mon noble and excellent action that is known, and so ooble that every body would re_ joice in his heart to have given this example ? My Lord, the natural mildness and justice which are at tributed to you, cannot, possibly, have approved all that has been done to me. N I have received permission, and have hastened to seal the papers taken • from me, not to protect myself against your Lordship, but on the contrary for your interest, to supply the deficiency in the forth which might, perhaps, have compromised your agents. 44 I beg your Lordship again to torn your atten. lion to my affair., and lb decide nothing respecting my papers till.you have received from me the infor mation which you may desire, and which you shall have to your entire satisfaction. 44 I assure you, beforehand, that however different the opinions and feelings may be that will be found in them, there is not one respecting which judicial ex amination or amicable negotiations could not take place. Nothing interesting will be found in them relative to affairs of state, nor any political secret.— I have never ha any thing of the kind ; and if it bad been the ease, If should, long r.:(l.:c, wanted v opportunity to make use of ;t. " This is, perhaps, my i.ord, t' , e place should mention the palm-, which were tak f me at St. Helena, as well as many other *! , ;n s specting which I shall have to speak with rata stip or with Lnrd Bergs:lt. But the four I have left, and the coofusiol in my Om:V:, wi•ii such sudden and unexpected events occasion, ob!i me to put k off till another t;rl-. " I sh4ll wait with impatience fn- 7cr.n. answer, where, I know riot. perhaps at lavd!, I obtain permission to st p bare nour, &c. (Sign( d) t.Aft 'r. " Dover, 22d Nov. 1817." [This copy is trade from mein.-)ry, and some m•i therefore, be di6ereitt 1: all the orig:Ial; but tbc i..rguag t an the sense are certainly the earr.el. 11. LETTER TO LORD POLLAXD • " MY Lnßo—l had the horoar to ‘nd you a 1 ter from the extremity of Africa, wish a d irkcate it. I h ipe that you will p trdon the tertine that d; tated it to me. It drew Inc, though ti : rr.,wr, • him, who from love of justice and et,..tress of tr.r took up the most noble'. II ca.ises. I h;1 add to ii the few documents that 1 h .d n my hands, t; grievances at Longwood, my irtspondence sid S r Hudson Lone, and the sketc.l)ot a petitinn Parliament. Have yell ever receivitthrm s , The mere unfortnnatc I become, the more my confidence increase. The treatment I have to ctived since I approached the English coast, and Os impulse it has given to that which ! have esperience on the Continent, are difficult to desci;be. take the liberty to annex my ietter to Lc•, Sidmouth, on this suhjezt. If it should happen tha the newspapers, as they usually do, should misrepr, sent my case,• and should any of those voices, continually watch over every kind of abase and is justice, be heard in Parliament, your I,mdsiiip have the advantage of being acquainted whole affair. My Lord, I adi to the c..)py of th;s letter th of another, of which I must be proud —(the lit of te.:onamendation from Bonaparte, already pu lished).—l would .1,0 for the foture have rejni over it in silence, it it were not necessary to min' late the lying repotts of the journ..ls, which ha spread a false opinion on the Continent. Some p. tend, that I left Longwood because seary t brutality of him from whim I parted with grief, could not live with him any longer. o:hers. v , :t 2 .1 further particulars, say that I deserted Joni. T annexed letter, if it is mute public, will s,te•v truth. It is a favour which I beg of you,• your Lordship should see objections which I 1171 not • remarked. " Hy Lord—They make meAery unhappy—;ini make me a martyr : that is to say. genervi. are made to incline to me, and their particire: consoles me for all. 44 It is attended with the greatest clinic:lit:es • : write these few lines to you. May they come it: your hands. If time allows me to present r, grievances to your Ministers, you shall receive a c: of them. " Accept the homage of my gratitude and my spec t. (Signed) " COUNT LAS CANAS " [lt is to be observed tbat this lo not translated iron the but from a German translation.] The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this mornirt The discussion on the Project regarding the 1 berty of the Press has, at length, drawn nearly to close. On the adjourned meeting of Friday, aft , M. SARTELON and M. DRSONALD (the celebrate publi:ist) had delivered their sentiments at consi,!r table length against the Project, there was a Inu. and general call for the question. M. Owl . : u rose not to oppose this movement, but merely for t!. purpose of obtaining an explanation from Minister , on a point which it was of importance arm! be distinctly understood, before the almus came to any determination on the subjecr.--Ti. greater part of the speakers, he stated, had u: curred in urging, as an amendment to tLe 1): . • ject, that the mode of Trial by Jury should Le 1p plied to delicts of the Press ; but a Minister tit t! King had thought proper to oppose this amendur r• by a declaration that the King would not enr,:cr.t any such addition to the Law. It was imporzatit, said, to know how this declaration should be regard:! for himself, he considered it to be entirely contrary t the rights of the Chamber and the Constitutional C! cr ter. The Minister of the Interiorimmediately mour.tv. the Tribune ; he said, that the expression he had Litt: had been misconceived—that he intended no mot than to affirm that the amendment was contrary t the Royal Prerogative, meaning, we presume, Its the Project of Law having been presented in if , King's name, an alteration so material as that prc posed, which would have all the effect of a diitirr and substantial law, could not be entertaircd. No thing farther passed on this point ; and we confurs w are surprised et it. The prerogative which ilir'ver have claimed for the King, even qualiged as it by the last explanation, is in direct subversion la! :!I power and independence of the Chamber, ali conceded, must render their proceedings altoget: - t nugatory. The c4l for the closing of the discussion bt.:r , terwards renewed, it was carried unanimon , ly, a' the Chamber adjourned till Saturday, for the par of hearing the Reporter of the Project in repl y . French per Cents. Ilt D. fr. s-