Star. — London, England, 1822-11-22 00:00:00

t VERONA, NOVEMBER 8. There is no longer any doubt of the Austrian troops remaining in Piedmont and Naples. The point is, I understand, settled ; and two or three years is to be' the furthest term fixed for the military occupation of each of those countries. In the meantime, some mo dification of the expense is to be made, so that Austria will defray part of it. The general impression is, that the Cabinet of Vienna has reiolved on keeping up a permanent Ince in the South, as well as in the North of Italy. It is certain, however, that the tone of poli tical sentiment in Piedmont is regarded by Austria with more jealous apprehensions than that which pre vails in any other quarter, from the Jura to Mount Vesuvius. On Wednesday, the Emperor of Austria, attended by Count Urbna, his Chamberlain, drove up in his private carriage to the great porch of the Am phitheatre, where, on alighting, his Imperial Majesty was received by the Pot - testa (or Mayor), and the en gineer of-the public svoi ks. The purpose of his visit was to inspect sonic alterations that are now going forward in the interior of a structure, which is cer tainly the proudest ornament that exists in any part I of his dominions. A single vestige does not now re main of the unsightly wooden edifice, which quite disfigured the arena of the Amphitheatre. The whole has been removed, and it is understood that no similar mass of lumber will ever again be erected within walls that ought to be sacred to everything vene rably classical. Lord and Lady flurghersh hastened back to Flo rence last night with most anxious precipitation, on hearing that the life of a favourite child of theirs was despaired of. The Duke of Wellington devoted the greatest part of yesterday to official business with his Secretaries, never once leaving his bureau until dinner was announced. The Marquis of Londonderry was also as busy as he could be, having remained in his closet writing from morning till night. It is said that his successor at the Court of •Vienna will not come out before the business of the Congress is con cluded, and that his Lordship will be intrusted with the adjustment of all the minor details, after the Duke of Wellington has Oven in his ultimatum upon the more important questions. Nobody thinks that the Noble Duke will prolong his stay here beyond the latter end of This month, though most of the other Ministers are expected to remain much longer. However, after the Duke goes, everything relative to the Congress, so far as England is concerned, can have but little interest. NOVEMBER 9. The king of Naples intends to proceed, in a few days, to Vienna, and wait there the return of the Emperor, with whom his Majesty will remain some time on a visit. His son, Prince Leopold, sets out on Monday for die Austrian Capital. While the Emperor of Austria was passing through the Tyrol, an incident occurred which proves that, in one respect at least, • he is capable of achieving more than his puissant brother of the North, when ever they both aim at the same object. The practice of firing at a mark is quite a national amusement among the Tyrolese, and some military Officers at Inspruck got up a fete of this description in honour of their Sovereign. A target, painted with circular lines of black and white, was provided for the purpose, and a great concourse of spectators being assembled, several Officers entered the lists as marksmen. Many of them distinguished themselves as good shots, and others were less successful. The Emperor of Russia resolved to try whether he him self had not. a keener eye and more steady hand than any whe had already made the essay. Never was any attempt more luckless—never chagrin more visible. —His Imperial Majesty fired several shots, but with out once toaching the target; and at last, to use a homely phrase, he gave it up as a bad job, evidently embarrassed at having come off with so little eclat. The Emperor Francis, tempted by the example of his august ally, nest stood forth to make a trial.— His success was complete. It astonished the specta tors. His first shot struck within an inch of the inner circle—his second within less than half an inch—and at the third shot he lodged his ball in the very centre of the mark. William Tell, who deprived his Imperial ancestor of Switzeiland, could not have done more. NOVEMBER 10. Everything tends to confirm the belief that a very few days will put an end to the deliberations of the Congress. The Ministers, in the meantime, hold their conferences as usual, and very often see each other on state affairs, without attending minutely to diplo matic forms. Prince Metternich is indefatigable, and M. Genz, ever since his arrival here, has laboured with surprising assiduity. The latter is looked upon as the organ of all the official documents that ema nate from the Austrian Cabinet, and his politics are known to be decidedly in unison with those of the Minister. He has had some long private conferences with the Duke of Wellington; but you may be con vinced, that with all his talents and address, he has not been able to divert him one moment from that straight-forward and manly course of policy which from the commencement his Grace determined to pursue. In this course there is little doubt that the Noble Duke is supported by the British Cabinet, and I think there can be as little doubt that he will be supported by the British Nation. Those who calcu lated on a war with Spain will find themselves woe fully disappointed. The great lever cannot be worked; England will not move, to set the machine of war in motion. _ NOvEMBES 11. Yesterday, Mr. Draffen, one of the Messengers of the Foreign Department, arrived here with dispatches from London and Paris. He came by Auxerie and Turin (the road over the Simplon being at this season of the year impassable), and performed the journey itli remarkable expedition. The contents of these dispatches, ate said to be of the highest importance, and the Duke of Wellington, after having read them, sent round circular letters to several of the Foreign Ministers. In the course of the day, a diplomatic meeting took place at Prince Metternich's, but it was not, from all I could hear, a regular conference.— What the subject of discussion was, I must not at tempt to conjecture; but it is certain, that since yes. terday, the report of a speedy dissolution of the Con gress has gained additional strength, and nobody now questions the fact who has any access to cor rect infoi mation. Tlvie gi the Police have in a great degree usurped ': • , the functions ()tithe Clerii, in attending to the morals Lieutenant-eseneral Count Reufs immediately set out of the People, and though none but women and old for Dresden, to carrrthe ring to Prince John. trouble their heads about spiritual :affairs, yet UGSBURGII, NOVEMBER is. as country is still over-run with lazy Ecclesiastics, and there is a young brood springing up, which, when nurtured, will be quite sufficient to supply every nation in Europe that may stand in need of Priests. Almost every third man you meet is in a clerical habit; and the Church has monopolized to herself an immense proportion of the youth of the country. However, this state of things, anomalous as it would appear in England, is here quite reconcileable to the genius of the people; and, in a land where all would taro be idle if they could, the indolence of a vast number I easily assumes the character of sanctified retirement. —The principle has been recognised for ages ; how long the practice may yet continue in operation,time alone can determine: Sir Watkyn Williams Wynn and Lord Sandon are among the few English per sons of distinction that were yesterday permitted. to enter within the walls of the town. The former at the express instance of the British Ambassador, backed and supported by the Duke of Wellington,a.btained liberty from Prince Metternich to remain here for eight days, and I believe the same favour has. been extended to Lord Sandon, the eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby. NOVEMBER I9....—THREE O'CLOCK. I have just learned some very important partici'. lars, from a quarter on which I can . depend. It is understood that the Sovereigns have resolved to issue neither a Declaration nor Manifesto, as explanatory of their ulterior measures ; and the reason is, because those measures will depend upon events which are not likely to be clearly developed for some time to come. It is said that an Official Note, including three distinct propositions, and signed by all the Great Powers, except England, will in a few days he dis patched to the Spanish Government, with a formal demand for its speedy concurrence. The three pro positions are in substance as follows : First—That the person of the King shall be inviolable; that he shall be freed from all restraint, and allowed to exercise in every respect his functions as a Sovereign. Second—That Spain shall consent to such a modification of the Constitutional system as will render the Government similar to that of France, and counteract the democratic influence that now predominates. Third—That Spain shall not, by secret agents or otherwise, endeavour to disseminate the principles of the Spanish Revolu tion in other countries, nor excite among the people of other countries a spirit of insubordination and discontent. The British Minister, it is said, agrees entirely in the tenor of these propositions, but declines signing them, as not being prepared to pledge his country to the measures which the other Powers may adopt in the probable event of Spain not being willing to acquiesce. THE EVENTING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1822. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A great deal of business has been done in the market this morning, and, up to this hour, Consols remain steady at 811. — Two Expresses have arrived from Paris, bringing the French Funds at 89f.—The market opened this morning at 81;, and some large sales were made, which lowered Consols 1 per cent. VORZIGN IWARLIII. The market appears dull up to this hour, and little doing. More failures appear daily, which throws a great dullness on all foreign securities. Current Prices :—Chilian 77k, New Spanish 601, Old 72, New Pru.sian 88, Old 87, Russian 87, Danish 90i Neapolitan 77, Colombian 891, Peruvian 79, New Spanish Scrip 4 dis. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. There has been a great many sales within the last hour, and the market looks exceeding heavy at 811. The Jews are the only persons who appear in the market to purchase. The gent ral opinion is that Consols will decline under 80. ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The panic in the country is great. Letters from the country towns have been received by all the Brokers to sell, and the failures are numerous. The market looks exceedingly unfa vourable. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 80% % S per Cent. Consols 81% % 3 1 ,E per Cent. 92%-4 per Cent. 98% 1,4 4 per Cent. New 102% 101 Ys Bank Long Annuities 20 9-16 Imperial S per Cents. 79% India Stock 256 1 ,4—80nds 425. New Annuities 81 1 4 Excheq. Bills (13,000) ss. 6s.—Small ss. Bs. Cons. for Account 81% 3 / 8 1/2. This forenoon we received a German Mail, with Papers to the 17th instant. An article from Copen hagen, dated the sth inst. says, it was rumoured on 'Change that the loan for Norway had been concluded with the house of HAMBRO and Sou. _ _ _ The AllgemeineZeitung contains a letter from Paris, dated so far back as the 4th inst. which we should not have noticed but for the singular rumours it con tains respecting the intrigues of MINA, and the charge agaidst some of our countrymen of being concerned in an intrigue to liberate the Rochelle Conspirators: charges, we have no doubt, as false as they are mali cious. The following are extracts : A. _ . The Allgemeine Zeitung contains the following letter from Paris, dated 4th November : " It seems that Mina, in union with our Ultra Liberals, has reckoned upon defection in some parts of the French Army of Observation. The intrigues have been proved, but how far the truth has been acknowledge) is not yet known. So much is certain, that M. Cherise, an Officer of the Gardes du Corps, in the company of the Duke of Grammont, has re ceived orders immediately to repair to Perpignan, there to assume the command of the 36th regiment of the line. He was accompanied by several Officers of the Guards, who are to serve under him in the same regiment. The Colonel, the Major, and several Officers are removed ; and, accoi ding to some state ments, arrested, in consequence of the discovery of intrigues with Mina and with Paris. " The whole affair is still involved in obscurity, and will hardly he cleared up at present. The chiefs of the Ultra-Liberals manifest their consternation at the several measures adopted in the Army of Obser vation, and in the neighbouring fortresses. This would be a worse blow upon them than the affair of ' Berton, and even than the seizure of Mr.Bowring.— It is beyond a doubt that Englishmen of distinction were concerned in the intrigue to liberate the Rochelle conspirators: the expedition of Sir RobeztWilson had pleased them." SALONICA, SEPTEMBER 3. All is tranquil here. Abulal Pacha continues to preserve perfect order in the country. We have also the advantage of being quite free from contagion. VIMINA, Nov. B.—Netalliques 8615-32—Bank Shares 943 k. Nov. 9.—Metalliques 86 7-16—Bank Shares 94g. The French Papers of Tuesday have been received; their contents are of little importance. On the pre- ceding day a courier from Verona is said to have ar rived at the house of ROTHSCIIILD the news he brought was pacific. Cardinal SPINA, the Plenipotentiary of the Holy See at Verona, had on the Bth of November a pri vate conference with Prince METTERNICH, which lasted above an hour. It is supposed to have been on the subject of the Deputies from Greece, who have just arrived at Ancona, with the intention of proceeding to the Congress. The Pikte announces that the Lisbon Cortes have offered to Sir ROBERT WILSON the command of the Portuguese contingent which is to join the Spaniards in the event of any hostile attack on their independence. A letter from Nancy states, that M. MAILLET, Lieutenant in the late Legion of La Meurthe, a dis tinguished Officer, has been lately cashiered, without I any reason assigned. General O'DoNNELL, kfore leaving Bayonne, is stated to have written to a friend in Paris in the fol- lowing terms: " I shall set out, my dear friend, in two hours, and in three days I shall be at my head-quarters. Notwithstanding what the Liberals say, things are going on well, very well, for the Royalists in Spain." The General has issued a proclamation to his sol diers in Navarre, calling on them to assist him in re establishing the religion of their fathers, degraded and outraged, in all the mist which it possessed, amidst a nation so justly celebrated for its Catho licism—to re-establish our captive King in the free enjoyment and exercise of his rights, with which the fundamental laws of the Monarchy invest him." A letter dated Puycerda the 12th, states that the cause of the removal of the Regency from Urgel was the want of provisions, and the difficulty of supply ing that place when the defiles are filled with snow. The Regency left Urgel on the 10th, passed the night at Bever, and arrived on the 11th at Puycerda. This movement, it is asserted, is not the effect of the ope rations of MIKA ; and the letter says—" The Consti tutionalists at first attempted to advance by the Couque de Tremp, but contented themselves with occupying the neighbouring villages, with the view of finding provisions. A movement of our troops obliged them to take the direction of Pons; and on the 10th, Baron n'EaoLEs, who had at first taken the position of the Pobla de Segur, and afterwards that of Talaru, proceeded to throw himself on Pera-Mali. His forces are augmented by those oE BADALS (Ro- SIANILLO), whose conduct has nut justified the confi dence of the Government." FRENCH FUNDS, Nov. 19.—Five per Cents. opened ' at 891.75 c. closed at 89f. Sydney and Hobart Town Gazettes, to the 21st of June, have been received. A melancholy accident happened off the latter place a few days previous: a party going in a boat for North-west Bay, the boat was swamped, when Mr. PAYNE, who had gone out to settle in Van Dieman's Land, and Mr. READ, who was in the service of Government, were drowned. A stock-keeper had been found dead in the woods, supposed to have been murdered by the natives. An action had been tried in the Lieutenant-Gover nor's Court, which excited considerable interest: it was brought by a steerage passenger against the Cap tain of the Denmark Hill, for not furnishing him and his family with the necessary accommodations during the voyage. The Court gave a verdict to the plait:till for the full amount of his demand.—llamages, 501. PALERMO, OCTOBER 17. Though, according to the time of year, autumn' should long since have set in, we have to-day the most violent sirocco wind, so that it is necessary to keep the houses entirely closed. All the springs are quite dried up, and there is now only a single well in the city that contains any water. MUNICH, NOVEMBER 10. Yesterday, Count Einsiedel went in state to the Palace, to solicit his Majesty the King to ask the hand of the Princess Amelia Augusta for his Royal Highness Prince John of Saxony. To-day, at seven o'clock in the evening, the Bride was affianced in the Royal Chapel, his Royal Highness Prince Charles of', Bavaria being the proxy of the Royal Bridegroom.— Virginia Papers hive arrived this morning to the 22d of October. PROM THZ NORPOLC HERALD, OCTOBER 21. THE PIRATES. Referring to the proceedings of the British House of Commons on the Petition respecting the pirates in the West India seas, the Ilavannah Government Paper remarks with more liberality and candour than we were, prepared to expect, that " up to the year 1822, there were no pirates, except the privateers of Buenos Ayres and Colombia, fitted out in the United States, and that from the Island of Cuba not a single man went upon this infernal business." They allow, however, that boats armed and manned by criminal aslventurers have sallied forth, but they assert 'it to have been done with the regret of the Authorities of the Island, who will not rest till they have succe?de.i in exterminating them, that this is due to the com merce and agriculture of the place, and that the United States will make a common cause. In another part of our Paper we have given ex tracts from letters from Verona. If they do not con tain much political intelligence of importance, it is because little is suffered to transpire. There seems no reason to doubt, what we were the first to state, that the influence of England had been successfully exerted in preventing a crusade against Spain. As however, the Holy Allies, who have been thus de: feated in their favourite project, are not likely to separate without affecting an appearance of having done something, we should not be surprised at their issuing a Manifesto, threatening Spain with their baneful interference, if she commits acts which no Spaniard ever contemplated—such as bringing the King . and the Royal Family to trial, disturbing the tranquillity of other States, &c. It is expected that Congress will not sit longer than the end of Novem ber, or the beginning of December. Yesterday evening, at half-past sir, the KING ar rived at his Palace in Pall-mall, from Brighton. His MAJESTY, we have great pleasure in stating, Inoked well ; and in such excellent health, that scarcely any inconvenience is now felt from the late severe attack of the gout. Yesterday morning, coon after ten o'clock, the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE left Bushy Park in a cha riot and four, and proceeded to Kensington Palace, where the Duchess alighted on a visit to the Duchess of KENT. The Duke proceeded to London. In the evening the Doke and Duchess returned again to Bushy Park. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex left town on Wednesday for Bognor Rocks, with amended health, there intending to remain six weeks, for the benefit of the baths. There has been a muster of the Opposition this week at Holland. House. The Marquis cif - LANs- DOWN, the Right Hon. GEORGE TIERN sr, and Sir 3 MACKINTOSH, were in the circle. We understand that at the Club-house on the Steine, at Brighton, play has been suspended on Sun days, through the interference of the M agistra The Members, in consequence, find the tedium of that day wholly insupportable ! An Ordonnance has been issued by the King of the NETHERLADS, directing that as Flemish is the language of the arrondissements of Brussels and Lou vain, all Public Functionaries who, by the Ist of Ja nuary, 1823, are not masters of that language, shall be displaced ; and that all public pleadings, procla matiens, arrets of Government, civil contracts, and acts, shall, from the time above specified, be drawn up in Flemish. Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 29th of Octe. ber, say, that his Majesty the EMPEROR is expected t 3 return to that city by the anniversary of its birth day, the 21st of December. This day the planet Mercury will attain its greatest elongation in the south-east, where, since Venus is withdrawing from the sphere of observation, it wil% as it floats " upon the wings of silence," appear f-; a time as the harbinger of morn, causing dal kness to seem to wear a smile. A transit of Mercury is a phenomenon of great importance to the philosophical world ; but of that which took place on the sth inst. no advantage could be taken in this country. There will be ten more transits in the course of the present century. Of these the next will occur on the sth of May, 1832, and will be visible in Great Britain. —Venus will become the star of the evening at an early period in the approaching year, and will again gild the south-west with those gladdening beams which so often appear in their greatest splendour at those hours of quiet and of calm, when the heat, the hurry, and labours of the day give place to coolness, tranquillity, and peace—beams which,as we learn from the Itemaa Poets, were wont to call forth each youthful village swain to innocent pleasures, and mirth, and joy ; pipe of the shepherd, the song, and the dance. DRURY•LAN E.—MT. BRA II ANI last night appeared, for the first time this season, in the well-known clat racter of the S'eraskier, in the Siege of Belgrade. Ili; voice is unimpaired in strength and sweetness, and it follows, of course, that his songs were most raptu rously applauded by a crowded audience. ".11.1 heart with love is beating," was.loudly encored, ar..l the same distinction was conferred upon the duet with Madame VEST RIS, " When thy boson: hcaves sigh." There has been no change in the cast since last season ; it would be impossible to suggest any without diminishing the more than ordinary effect which the Opera derives from the variety of talcs:: combined in its representation. The attractions of the new Ballet are justly appreciated, and it weal or with great eclat. COVENT-GARDEN.—The Musical Play of Hen,: Quatre was performed to a brilliant audience at t!ii,; Theatre last night. MACREADY sustained the patt of the great, but eccentric Henri, with his usual .i;- nity and pleasantry. Miss M. Tries, as Loaison Miss 13Enusionr, as Clotilde de Biron ; and 3 1 ,:s:' Love, as Florence St. Leon, gave the songs incident i to their respective parts in good style. The otb::' characters were well filled, particularly that of !ache, by Mr. 13nankr. 1 i 1 i R Ig i , ~, I •