Star. — London, England, 1821-04-27 00:00:00

THF 4 EVENING STAR. LONDON. . / FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1821. THE FUNDS. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS HAY AT ONR O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 223 1 / 2 -3 per Cent. Reduced 71 9 / 4 3 / 8 3 per Cent. Cons. 72 1 / 4 Vs-3 1 / 2 per Cent. 81 1 / 4 4 per Ct. 89 3 / 4 % 1 / 4 —.5 per Ct. Navy 108% 107 1 / 4 Long Anns. 18 3 / 8 7-16 5-16—India Stock 230 1 / 4 India Bonds 445. 40s. pr.—South Sea Stock 80% Exch. Bills 4s. 6s. pr.—Cons. for Acct. 727 8 3 / 8 1/4. We are sorry to find that the rejoicings on ac• count of the Anniversary of his MAJESTY'S Birth, should have been anywhere interrupted by acts of outrage and disturbance ; and that the instances we have to record, should be furnished by a country, the population of which has hitherto sustained so high a character for its moral and orderly habits.— We refer our Readers wish pain to the details, which will be found in another part, of the violent and un provoked attacks to which the military force has been exposed, both at Edinburgh and Glasgow, and to the distressing consequences which, at the latter place, have ensued to many misguided individuals. We have received this forenoon the Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday, as also private.letters. The following article is given under the head of Vienna, of date the 12th April : It appears certain that a corps of observation of 40,000 men will be sent to the frontiers of Wallachia. The regiments in garrison in Gallicia have received that destination.• Everything announces that our whole atiny will be put on the war establishment, and that the Landwehr will be entrusted with the service of the interior. From these extraordinary measures, it is presumed that after the occupation of piedmont, there will be still some farther enter prize for Me re-establishment of tranquillit y in Europe. It is said to be on news received from L aybach that these conjectures are founded." What, then, can be the further enterprize contem- plated ? Can Spain, notwithstanding the solemn as surances of the Allied Sovereigns, be the country which is next to have its affairs overhauled by these Imperial Supervisors? But, after what has passed, why need we talk of Royal assurances as any obsta cle to any injustice they may have the power to ac complish? It cannot be denied that, according to all appearances, Spain is the country next threatened. The continued march of Austrian troops for Italy, together with the approach of a formidable Russian army, cannot be accounted for by any circumstance connected with Italian affairs. It is not improbable that an attempt will be made by the Allies to induce Spain to modify her present institutions; and should persuasicn fail, coercive means will, of course, be tried. It is well known, that by the stipulations of the Alliance, improperly called Holy, the Members pledge themselves to protect one another from the effects of Revolution. King FERDINAND of Spain, as one of the Men.bers of the League (at least he was so previously to the adoption of the Charter), is no doubt considered by the Allies as having a claim to their interference. The Spaniards are not blind to the danger which threatens them. A private letter from Paris, of the 23d inst. says—" I am happy to inform you that the Spaniards have at last adopted strong measures. They have decreed a levy of 500,000 men, and the creation of four armies. A Commission of five Members is to be nominated, in order to be joined to the Ministry during the war. As soon as hostilities commence, the Political Chiefs are to have dictatorial power, and all attacks against the Constitution are to be tried by a Military Commission, the sentence of which is to be executed within twenty-four hours, with the approval of the Political Chief. Two Piedmontese have been arrested at Lyons, who are said to have played a great part in the troubles at Turin and Alessandria. A letter from Modena of the 7th April states, that the students of that town have attempted a small in surrection, after the fashion of the Carbonari, but that the attempt had been very speedily suppressed. Three of the mutineers have been arrested, and the rest brought back to obedience. Fiend) Five per Cents. Monday, 82 fr. 60 c.— Deferred Stock, 96 fr. 10 c.—Bank Shares, 1545. We have received this forenoon, by Mails from Flanders and Holland, Papers to the 24th inst. The following are extracts: CORFU, MARCH 16. The Commissioners formed by the order of the Government of the 17th of January, condemned to six years imprisonment Anastasius Peta (surnamed Cuchi), as an accomplice of Antonio Martinengos. The Lord Commissioner has ordered the execution of the sentence. Sir Thomas Maitland then dissolved the Commission, and ordered all the persons arrested to be set at liberty, on condition of their giving to the Government of Zante security for their good conduct' in future. Pietro Logitelli, and Dionisio Platimessi, are excepted from this measure, not being permitted' to return to Zante, till after the lapse of a year. FRANKFORT, APRIL IL . To give an idea of the manner in which the pre. seAt putitical situation of Europe, and of Germany in particular, is considered in our diplomatic body, we quote the copy of a report sent within these few days by a Legation to its. Court. lt is as follows: • " Since the Neapolitans had shew•n a cowardice . surpassing everything that their adversaries dared to hope, things have taken a very remarkable turn.— The monarchical principle has obtained a victory so I decisive, that the events in Piedmont have lost all their importance, and the fate of Italy is consi dered to be decided ; that the Liberals of every de scription universally disappear; that people cease to talk of Constitutions ; finally, that the only fear now remaining is, that the solid advantages that have been gained almost without sulking a blow, may not be wisely turned to an account. The moment is come when it is possible to give with a good grace, and without being constrained to it, those institutions which the voice of the age demands, and which may be granted without injuring the Royal Power, as the examples of Wurtemberg and Bavaria prove." INSPRUCK, APRIL 9. Troops still continue to pass through this city for Italy. On the sth a division of the Emperor's Hus sars arrived, and on the following day a battalion of the Regiment of Kaunitz. HAGUE, APRIL 23. DF:CRRE. " We, Widasast, by tlsegn;ceofOon, King of the Nether lands, &c. &c. " Considering that, according to reports which have been re ceived, Slaves are now and then imported into the Colony of Surinam, from certain foreign Colonies, where the Slave Trade with Africa direct is still permitted; referring to the Treaty con cluded between the Netherlands and Great Britain, on the 4th of March, 1818; referring to the Law of November 20, 1818; having examined the Reports of our Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Justice, Public Instruction, National Industry, and Colonies, by the advice of our Privy Council, have thought fit and determined to prohibit the Importation of Slaves into the Colonies of our Kingdom, and especially into that of Surinam, from those Colonies where the direct Slave Trade with Atria is still permitted, as we do by these presents and under the same penalties as are denounced against the importation of prohibited goods there. " Our Ministers of Public Instruction, National Industry , and Colonies, are charged with the execution of this Decree, of which communication is to be made to our Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice, and to the Council of State, and this our resolution is to be inserted in the Official Journal. (Siped) ,4 WILLIAM. " By Ms Majesty's command, (Signed) "J. G. D. MEY VAN STREEFKERK. " Brussels, 16th April, 1621." Yesterday the Duchess of CLARENCE visited the Duchess of KENT and the Princess Sornin. The two Ro)al Duchesses afterwards visited Prince LEOPOLD. Yesterday Prince Lnonotn had a numerous party at dinner, at Marlborough House. Prince LEOPOLD visited the Duchess of KENT yes terday. The Duke of DEVONSYTIRE entertained a large party of distinguished fashionables, yesterday even ing, at Devonshire House.. His Grace his issued cards of invitation for another Grand Route, on the 10th of May. ALMACK'S.—The first Ball, of the third set, took place on Wednesday evening at these elegant rooms. Notwithstanding the absence of the numerous fami lies from town for the holidays, there were present about 200 distingui-hed fashionables. Among the dancers were the following distinguished couples: Lord Looomosouciff Lady FOSTZSCUL Lord S. Couacuiza. Miss Miacoect. Lord Bsua-••-•• Miss CHICIINSTM Lord W. Lamsox.. ..... Miss Viamtas. Marquis Ga.arau. Lord GARLIES Alts Cavaronsti. Mr. Foaaa. Miss GOSLING. Count ST. ANTONIO bliss BLUMIII4% FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Archbishop of Cm:reamer and family have left Lam beth Palace, for Addington Park, for a few days. The Duke and Duchess of Si. ALBANS have left town for their seat, Upper Gatton, Surrey. The Earl and Countess of Max:rums have left town for their seat, Caen Wood. The Earl and Countess of Auntuannam left town yesterday, for their seat in Sussex. The Earl and Countess of Jeasxv have returned to town, from a visit to the Duke and Duchess of BLOM% at their seat, Woburn Abbey. The Earl and Countess of SW. GIASIALN:S are expected to re turn to town to-morrow, from their seat in Gloucestershire. Lord and Lady LANGtORD have left town fur their seat, Cooper Hill, Englefield Green, Surrey. Lord and Lady Geoacis LENNOX left town yesterday, for Romford, Essex. C.W. FORZSTIM, Esq. M.P. and Lady ICATNARINC are arrived at the Dowager Duchess of livrtawo's house, in Sackville.street, front their seat in Shropshire. General Powers. is arrived at his house in Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly, from his seat in Hants. The Hon. GLORCIL aim has left Hanover-square, for the Earl of Amu:owes, Stanmore. J. J. ANOICISTEIN, Esq. has left town for his seat in Kent. Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street :—Jolts Sex. VISION, Esq. from his seat Penileld-place, Betts; and the Rev. Nov. ELLISON, from a tour. Sir ROStRT and Lady Lams left ditto, yesterday, for their seat in Scotland. His Excellency Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, Governor of the lonian Isles, arrived with a numerous suite at Paris, or. Sunday last. We insert an interesting narrative of the circum stances which preceded, accompanied, and followed the promulgation of the Constitutional Government :It Genoa. The account is by an eye-witness. Sub sequent statements, published from Milan, allege that the Genoese have since submitted, with the other subjects of the Sardinian, or perhaps we might have said the Imperial, Crown. If so, the transient effu sion of feeling at Genoa is but an historical fact.— Still it is a fact which, if true, deserves to be recorded to the honour of an oppressed and _injured race, that the lowest of the Genoese were actuated on this occa sion by sentiments worthy of the highest ; that no base appetite for blood or plunder disgraced the cause of freedom ; that the property of an odious Governor stood respected in his defenceless Palace•; and that large sums of money, vken from his Agents by force, were lodged, by men in the poorest class of society, undiminished, in the hands of the Junta. The extensive dye-works attached to Blantyre cot ton mills, were, on Saturday morning, discovered to be on fire, and entirely consumed, notwithstanding every exertion to arrest the progress of the dames. FATAL RIOT AT GLASGOW. FROM THE GLASGOW CHRONICLE. GLASGOW, APRIL 24. Yesterday the KlNG's . birth-day was celebrated with the customary demonstrations of loyalty. The Mili tary and Volunteers, in the presence of an immense crowd, manoeuvred and fired in the Green ; and in the evening his MAJESTY'S health was drank at the Cross, amid great applause, by the Magistrates. The juvenile loyalists amused themselves during the day by letting off pistols, squibs, and crackers. The populace came into play as the evening advanced. A flamingtar-barrel was paraded through the prin cipal streets, and then used to light up a bonfire in front of the prison. Baillie CLELLAND'S palings are the materials usually seized upon for expressing loy alty. Five months ago the mob consigned them to conflagration for the escape of the QUEEN ; and last night a similar use was made of them in honour of his MAJESTY. The bonfire had not lasted long, be fore the Police Officers came forward and endea toured to prevent further depredation ; but they were fiercely assailed by the mob and obliged to retire. A small party of Dragoons then came to the spot. The Officer commanding them, in the most humane manner, tried to persuade the populace to desist, but they answered his mild deportment by hisses and a volley of sticks. The Officer still contented himself with keeping off the crowd from the fire. By and bye the Magistrates appeared, with a company of Infantry. The crowd, persisting in their attack, were ultimately driven back ; but they renewed the conflict with sticks and stones, and severely wounded some of the soldiers. The patient forbearance of the Dragoons deserves the greatest praise; every man of this small party was cut or bruised : a serjeant and private were unhorsed. The LORD PROVOST and the Head Jailor were cut on the head. Several Gentlemen near them were also wounded more or less. One of the 41st was knocked out of the ranks. After some delay, the Dragoons, having been reinforced, ad vanced ; and the crowd made off in all directions.— During one of the evolutions of the Dragoons, seve ral hundred men, women, and children, were tumbled over each other. The confusion and cries of terror, as well as the loud lamentations for the loss of hats and shoes, were striking. They whe endeavoured to get away by the wooden bridge, soon blocked up the passage, and the first arch, twenty-five feet in width, broke down with the pressure. It was a ter rific crash ; the cries which arose from the sufferers were most piercing, and were re-echoed by others little less fearful from the spectators. A mingled mass of men, women, and boys, were precipitated into the bed of the river. The water was not at the deepest more than ten inches; but much injury was sustained from the fall and pressure. The Police officers assisted the bystanders in carrying out the wounded, but the soldiers were by this time too much irritated - to offer any aid. The unfortunate persons were conducted to the Town's Hospital, the Jail, and the Infirmary. Five of the sufferers were carried into the jail, four of them had broken legs, and one had a broken arm. In the Royal Infirmary there are seven men and boys with fractured arms and legs. In the Town's Hos pital there are eleven men, girls, and boys; among the injuries are a fractured thigh bone, a compound fracture of the leg, a dislocated shoulder joint, a girl with a fractured jaw -bone, and, the remainder are bruises. A number were taken to the South Bank. A surgeon in Hutchesontown has three cases of frac ture, and twenty-one of severe cuts or bruises. A number more were hurt, who went home. We lament to say that these accidents are not the worst. —One unfortunate man of the name of George Andrew, a shoemaker in the Gorbals, was helped (from the bed of the River) into an adjacent house, and set down in a bed ; when he had got a drink of water, he fell back and instantly expired.— He has left a wife and four children to lament his death. There are rumours of several more deaths ; but they have not been authenticated by our enquiries. Tire practice of firing pistols at the head of pas sengers, is one that merits exemplary chastisement. Yesterday, a boy passing Calton Mouth, received a pistol shot in the head. His skull was broken, and a portion of the wadding was taken out of the substance of the brain. This morning he was still alive, and even sensible. A girl received a shot in her eye, which is likely to deprive it of sight. FROM THE GLASGOW COURIER. Yesterday, the Birth-day of our most gracious So vereign, GEORGIC the FOURTH, was celebrated in this city with every demonstration of loyalty and affec tion. The Troops in our Garrison, the sth Dragoon Guards from Hamilton, and our different Volunteer Corps, were under arms early in the forenoon, and drew up on the Green in the following order : The Glasgow I.ight Horse. Two Squadrons sth Dragoon Guards. One Gun Royal Horse Artillery. 7th Fusileers. 41st Regiment. Glasgow Sharpshooters. One Gun Royal Horse Artillery. Two Squadrons sth Dragoon Guards. The whole had a. very fine and martial appearance. At half-past eleven o'clock, Sir THOMAS Bnao- FORD, Commander-in-Chief of Scotland, appeared on the ground, and the. whole then bred threefeux-de- •• ' joie, and afterwards went through various milit aq evolutions in a masterly style. The day, th oug h cloudy, was dry, and the concourse of spectators was immense—not less than 50,000 persons were as.. sembled. Every vehicle that could be procured was put in activity ; and the number of carriages, filled with all the beauty and fashion of this city and neigh. bout hood, was greater than on any former occasion, The assembled crowds retained the most peaceable demeanour, and seemed to enjoy the gay scene bef ore them with much satisfaction. In the evening, the Magistrates and other respect able inhabitants assembled in the Town•hall, wh en the healths of his MAJESTY and the other branches of the Royal Family were drank with the greatest enthusiasm. We were in hopes that the improving prosperity of the country, and returning confidence among all ranks of people, would have prevented anything like riot orouttage upon the celebration of his Maient's birth-day ; but wo have been mistaken, and are song to learn, that the proceedings of the mob were lasi night as violent and as uncontroulable for a sho rt time as have ever been experienced here. As the evening approached the streets were very much crow ded ; and squibs, crackers, and rockets, became numerous and annoying, About nine o'clock a large bonfire was again placed opposite the jail, formed by one or two tar-batrels, which had been carried in procession ; and the !nisi. ness of plundesing the adjacent paling of the Green, or anything that could increase the fire, was carried on with great activity. The Magistrates, with a small detachment of Cavalry and Infantry, re were on the spot, and were for a short time unable to prevent this, until, acting both with spirit and moderation, they succeeded in preventing access to the fire, so as not to afford any in- ducement for carrying on this disgraceful proceeding. In the performance of this duty, however, they were violently attacked with stones and other missiles; and one or two of the Magistrates, with several of the military, were severely hurt. A serjeani of the Dragoons was exceedingly hurt, and in all probabi lity would have lost his life, as the mob continued to press upon him when down, had not a bystander interfered and got him carried into an adjoining house, where medical assistance was immediately procured. The person who bore him to the house then took his horse to lead to the barracks. In the way he was attacked by the mob, his face cat, and otherwise severely injured. The area in front of the Court-Houses being cleated, many of the people retired further up the Green, a to the adjoining streets, but a great number posted themselves upon the wooden bridge leading to Het• cheson Town, which, in consequence of the great weight, unfortunately gave way at the north end, ad precipitated a considerable number of people into the channel of the River, which, however, is there a. ceedingly shallow, or almost dry. Immediate atte. tion and every assistance was rendered to the unfa• tunate sufferers, under the personal direction of the LORD PROVOST, and they were immediately carried to the Town's Hospital, where medical assistance asi every comfort was afforded. We have not been able to ascertain exactly the number of casualties; hut one man, George lurched shoemaker, Gorbals, died in consequence of the injury he rec b ived, and thirteen or fourteen have received severe bruises, or have had their limbs fractured; although, from the information ' we have procured, we are happy in being enabled to state that meal the cases are dangerous. EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER. " GLASGOW, APRIL el; You will, no doubt, hear many exaggerated sr counts of a much to be regretted accident the wok place here, about a quarter before eleven o'clocklat evening. As I know you would wish to get a ccr. rect account of it, 1 have taken a good deal of trout/ to get at the truth ; at the same time, I must oh it is very difficult, there are so many reports At I have conversed with several who were near the spx , and spoken nith others who had good access to box the facts. cg Yesterday the military here, and our Starr shooters, met in the Green, as usual, to fire a rOl 3l , salute in honour of his Mansrv's birth-day. Val crowd was immense: a number of idle boys and no began to throw stones at our Sharpshooters, on the return. Little notice was taken of this, and as& streets, in the evening, were very quiet, no lingu was looked for. The mob made a fire oppO the jail, whidh became so large that the Magistrates sent a party of the sth Dragoons to prevent Me m ' chief, and get the fire put out. The mob began 50 pelt the Dragoons in a most desperate ono , wounding a number of them. The attack was mad e in such a desperate manner, that it was neressarlo make a charge. The mob made for the foot-pall wooden bridge, and the pressure and.weight wet great, that the arch next the Green gave way, ad the whole of the people on that part fell ttith tle arch. The river was low, and it was dry greo l , The height, I suppose., was about twenty feet, all the length of the part that gave way about thirtl ,°f perhaps more. By this accident fouiteen or fitel persons have got legs, arms, &c. Ste. broken, an d vast number were severely brui.xd. Two are ce dead.—report says seven. A number 'mg