Star. — London, England, 1822-04-29 00:00:00

!~ I 1 11 , t 1. ~~~ THE . • s 4.16 e• ‘'• 'ENING .STAR. LQNDON. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1822 THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCL There is very little business doing this morning in the Market. Comb opened at 714, and are, up to this hour, 781 for the Ac.-: east, and 781 1 for Money. We have no news on 'Change. Fonmen Mazzay..—To4norrow being settling-day for the Old Spanish Bonds, very little business is doing in them this morning, as well as all otter foreign socuritks. Spanish Bonds 051; Danish 841 toes ; Prussian 841 to 85 ; Neapolitan 6814; Columbian New 84 to 86, scarce; and Old 1081, scarce. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Within the last hour a good deal of business has been transact leg, and the Market looks more favourable. One report is, that ten Bank will discount at four per Cent. and another, that no stanch Bank will be allowed to exist within 65 miles of the Metropolis. Fonermi Masxsz—Considerable sales have been made of Columbian Bonds this morning, at 851, and at present are in great demand at that price. The announcement of Government having determined to recognize the Sag of Columbia, has pro bably occasioned this demand. gZr• Messrs. A. F. Hazonsaun and Sows, inform the Holders of Certificates of the Spanish Loan of 1821, that they have re ceived instructions to pay the Dividend due on Ist May twat, and that they will be ready to pay the same on that or any fol lowing day, between the hours of ten and four o'clock, on pre sentation of the Dividend Warrants (Nunes this), at their Counting-house, No. 24, Cateaton-street. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 238-3 per Cent. Reduced 7734 34 • S per Cent. Cons. 78 1 / 4 3 / 4 -4 per Cents. 94 1 A 4 per Cents. 1822, 95 Yu 5 per Cent. Navy A nns. 102% 1 / 4 I,,pdia Bonds, 58s. 565. pr.—South Sea Stock 87%8 Icachequer Bills of £l,OOO. Ss. ss. Ditto Small 4s. 6s. pr.—Bank for Acct. 238 237% Consols for May 78% Va. The promptitude with which Governments resort to extraordinary powers for suppressing the slightest symptom of disturbance and disaffection, forms a striking contrast to the slow and dilatory manner in which they proceed to relieve the distresses or alle viate the miseries of those who suffer. The appoint ment of the Marquis WELLEstxv to Ireland was fol lowed by an almost immediate request on the part of his Lordship to be invested with greater authority ; and Parliament, without any previous inquiry and with very little discussion, hurried a Bill through Parliament, empowering his Excellency to suspend' the Constitution of the country, and giving to the Magistrates the power of summary punishment with out the intervention of a Jury. The state of Ireland at that moment was such that we should have felt less regret at the adoption of measures of severity, had they been accompanied or followed by a full investigation into the causes of the disturbances; but from slat moment to the pre sent time w•e do not hear of one single step taken, either by the English or Irish Government, to relieve the distress which is known to pervade a great por tion of that unhappy country. Mr. G tux r declared most positively, in the House of Commons, on Mon day last, that " the first existing cause of di-content was in the abject state of the peasantry." Every ar rival from Ireland since that day has brought some additional proof of the extent of the misery under which that unhappy country groans. We have had accounts of more than one family perishing of actual want, and that such will be the fate of thousands, unless immediate relief is afforded, we have the most po sitive assurance. The Irish provincial papers of the South and West, are filled with the most melancholy details of the distress and starvation of the poor in the provinces of Munster andConnaught. TheGekvali Advertiser says, " It is :toted, from unquestionable authority, that seven persons died last week in the neighbourhood of Killydesart from actual want.— The streets of Ennis are lined with labourers and tradespeople, who stand leaning against the houses, their arms folded, and despair in their countenances. In conversing with some of them, they say they have from one to six acres of land, with a cabin, but their potatoes having failed, they have neither present food nor seed for the next season; they have left their land waste, and have,with their families, become wanderers through the country." Meeting of the Gentry of the Barony of Inchi quin, assembled to take into consideration the fright ful state of wretchedness in which the peasantry are plunged, adopted as one of their Resolutions, That having investigated the returns of the individoah who bad been appointed to ioquire into the extent of distress in the Barony of Inchiquin, we find Aso number of persons who at present have neither food nor the means of acquiring it, to be above three thousand ; and that, from the same source of infor mation we are decidedly of opinion that number must, in the course of one month, be increased to five thousand, Three thousand persons actually starving in a sin gle Barony ! nor is the distress peculiar to this part of the country. In several other Counties numbers of the unfortunate peasants have abandoned in despair their miserable habitations, and have taken to beg for their. starving children. That some should resort to other means to rescue their families from perishing, must not excite surprise. That acute and able philosopher, Mr. Locu, well observes, that when some common and great distress 44 unites the labouring classes in one universal ferment, it makes them forget respect, and emboldens them to carve to their wants with armed farce, and then, sometimes, they break in upon the rich and sweep all like a deluge." That such may not be the case in Ireland, we call on the Govanniest to afford instant and efficient re t lief. The Ministers hare raised loans to relieve the Mercantile Interests, and nowlbffrjrn Van to relieve the Agriculturists, but we never het refalean to assist the suffering Peasant or Mechanics', Let them then, instead of treasuring up that" ruilimis altundance"— that " excess of production" (of whichlkey complain) in granaries, by purchasing it of the cultivator, send 1 it to Ireland, and rescue the thousands that are now in want from the most dreadful of all deaths, that of hunger : but should Ministers still turn a deaf ear to :the prayers and sufferings of the Sister Isle, we trust that the British Public, which has collected such vast SUM for the wretched in other countries, will now let " charity begin at home," and contribute as far as in them lays to compensate for the apathy of Minis ters, and rescue some portion at least of their fellow countrymen from misery and death. We all know, that when food was wanting in Swe den, Denmark, and in Germany, money was raised instantly in England, by subscriptions, to purchase food to save the lives of the perishing ; and that even our charity has, on more occasions than one, extended to the relief of our enemies. Surely, then, an integral part of our own country cannot be less dear to us than a German Principality, or Irishmen lack that assistance it has been the proud characteristic of Eng , lishmen to afford to all that are distressed. In Eng land potatoes are plentiful and cheap ; and a Corre spondent suggests that a subscription should be im medntely raised for the purpose of purchasing this essential article of food, which could be obtained at a reasonable price in Lancashire, and thence instantly shipped for Ireland. It would, as he observes, have the doubly good effect of not only saving the people from starvation, but also of giving to them that of which they are so much in want—seed for the ensu ing season. But we again call on the British Govern ment to interpose, and to spew to Ireland, that while their crimes shall not go unpunished, their miseries shall not remain unrelieved, nor their wrongs con tinue unredressed. Letters have been received this morning from Odessa, dated the 2 d instant. They state that the Russian Officers who had been residing there for some time had received orders to join the army with all possible dispatch. The French Papers of Thursday and Friday do not contain a single article of intelligence of importance. The Journal des Debats and the Constitntionncl de fend the authenticity of the Note transmitted by the Reis Effendi to the mediating Ministers on the 28th of February against the Austrian Observer and the Berlin State Gazette, which had attempted to invali date it. The Journal de Paris states, that a report is in circulation that intelligence has been received at Marseilles, of a Revolution in the lonian Isle-. The population are said to have taken up arms against .i.: English, and to have•proclaimed their independence. It is stated from Frankfort, that General de LA :MENA Ir is appointed Chief of the Staff of the Austrian Army which is assembled in the environs of Temeswar. The last letters from Vienna state, that Prussia will enter into the new alliance which is now nego tiating between Russia and Austria. The Court of Prussia is stated, in a private letter from Aix•la-Chapelle, to have recognized the Con stitutional Government of Portugal, and to have ex pedited passports to M. Gob= d'OuvEt RA at F: ank fort, sanctioning his journey in an official character to Berlin. Accounts from Malta of the 15th March state, that the garrison of Coron, besieged by the Greeks, had made a sortie, but had been repulsed with loss. At Navatin they assembled on the coast on the arrival of the Turkish fleet, which threatened a debarkation, and obliged it to depart without effecting anything. French Funds, Five per Cent. Consols, April 26, opened at 87 fr. 55 c. highest, 87 fr. 65 c. closed at 87 fr. 60 c. We have received Spanish Papers to the 16th inst. and accounts from Madrid, through the medium of the French Papers, to the same date. Some disturb ances of a trifling nature are said to have taken place at Barcelona. The sanatory cordon, it appears, serves as a protection for disaffected Spaniards. The Cortes are proceeding in their deliberations with the greatest temper and coolness, and, in most instances, with prudence and wisdom ; but we are sorry to see, from their proceedings in respect to South America, that the Spaniards still pertinaciously cling to the hope of preserving their Colonial Empire. In the Sitting of the 14th ultimo, the Committee on the Affairs of the Colonies presented their Report ; and, after making some observations on the subject generally, left the treatment of the Colonies to the Government, aided by the Council of State. Senor SANCHEZ blamed the remissness of Government, in not taking proper measures to preserve Cuba and Porto Rico. The Mtursrea of GRACR and Jusycs said, Cuba re mained firm as the bulwark of North America, and the Government was preparing to send Commissioners to bear the propositions of the other Colonies. The Government, according to this Minister, is not to pro pose forcible measures to reduce the revolted Pro vinces, because direct hostility would be of prejudi cial operation and uncertain issue; but it is to endea vour to lead them back to their allegiance, by dis playing the mutual advantages of their union. We need not say how hopeless any such attempt must be, and we are sorry thv the Spaniards should for an hoot delay a pleasure which the? must ultimately yield to, that of recognizing the inderndence of their Colonies. This forenoon we received a Flaaders*Mail, bring ing Brussels Papers to the !7th inst. The following are extracts : LROHORN, APRIL e. After the death of Ali Puha, Chourschid, his ignoble conqueror, addressed the following Procla mation to the Greeks : " Peace and pardon on the following caodidons :—You shall • lay down your arms; you shall pay to the Sultan all the sump duos, and tributes which you paid to Ali: you shall lay aside the WOWS reserved for Musseinsen, which you profane, and you shall clothe yourselves only in habits made of goats' hair: you shall cover your hoods only with a cap of buffalo skin. Is the humble Petitions which you shall address to our Sublime Porte your names shall be always preceded by the titles of kiopek, kallr, keavour (dog, cafre, WWI), signs of your unworthiness, and of your servitude as vile Quinlan, &c. &c. • " You shall deliver into the hands of our Maar (sword bearer) the thirtieth of your children, both male and female, to be educated in the principles of the religion of our great Pro. pint fdahomet. You and your's shall henceforth ride nothing but asses." Such proposals have been received by the Epirots as they merited. All have sworn on the Cross rather to die than to deliver up their children to epos tacy, and submit to a disgrace to which even Ali never thought of condemning them. Chourschid has by this action restored the memory of Ali Pacha to honour. The General Assembly of the Greeks lately met at Corinth. In a solemn Sitting, it decreed to send four Ambassadors to the principal European Powers, Russia, Austria, England, and France. Among the various civil and military laws published by this As sembly, the remark that which finally fixes that the Greek flag is to be black, red, and white, placed hori zontally, bearing on one side the figure of Minerva, and on the other a Phoenix, as an emblem of the re surrection of the Greek nation, and of its new exist ence. We observe, also, in the date of these several Acts, the year 1822 denominated " the first year of the emancipation and independence of the Greeks." A Decree of the same fixes the year 1822 as 44 the first of the new zra of Greece." We have received a Dutch Mail, bringing Papers to the 27th instant. An article from Hamburgh states that the new Tariff has been received from Peters — burgh, and that it was w be in force in all the Russian ports on the 12th of April, and on the land frontiers as soon as received. Accounts from Batavia state, that on the 10th of September there was a dreadful hurricane at Nurrgatacky and the environs, by which many houses and magazines were blown down, and several Japanese vessels destroyed. Two Netherland vessels. the Java and Fortitude, were driven from their moorings, but did not receive any damage. The ravages of the cholera morbus in Java and madeira I , ave not ceased ; and in the eastern part the victims seem to be very numerous. Charleston Papers to the 19th March, and Balti more Papers to the 26th March, have been received this morning. The following are extracts: CHARLESTON, MARCH Is. By the schooner Dauntless, Neill, arrived at this port in fourteen days from Havannah, we learn that the duties on all kinds of provisions have been re duced there nearly 50 per cent. except flour, which was expected to be reduced full 30 per cent—the markets were very dull. We anticipate the great est possible benefit from this port being made an emporium for merchandize of every description.— As the situation of this port and its superior harbour in all seasons, and the tranquillity in a political point of view which it continues to enjoy amidst storms Mich agitate the surrounding Colonies, gives a de cided preference over every other near us, already the average yearly crop of sugar exceed 300,000 boxes, and of coffee thirty millions of pounds.— Cotton is also raised, but not abundantly, and the to bacco of this Island. The value of these may amount to 12 or 15 millions. The crops of coffee this season is short, not amounting to 18 millions: we consider that one half has already been exported. The Ex change on London, by which all others begin to be regulated, is from 11 , to 15 per Cent. FROM THE BALTIMORE PAPERS. FROM BERMUDA.—Accounts from Bermuda state, that the markets were not so flourishing as they had been. The great influx of American produce had reduced the article of flour to six dollars a bar rel. Vessels arriving at Bermuda, especially at St. George's, were much annoyed by a British 18 gun-brig, called the Argus, which was stationed at St. Gelage, and would not suffer a vessel to enter without detaining and overhauling her and her cargo, and putting a prize crew on board, to prevent the revenue laws being infracted. Disaffection among' the inhabitants was daily augmenting. Placards were posted in most of the public places, caricaturing Sir William and his Officers. We are happy to find that what we have so long urged, the recognition of the Spanish Colonies by Great Britain, is likely to be adopted ; and although we wished to have taken the lead, even of the United States, in this act of justice and liberality, yet we are glad to find that we are likely so speedily to follow theibexample. It is already known that a Meeting of the Merchants and Shipowners of London has been held, for the put pose of presenting a Memorial to Government on the expediency of admitting the yes.] sels of Columbik, &rends Ayret, Ind the other In de. pendent States of South America, to entry in oar 'ports. We have now the pleasure of laying before our Readers a copy of the Memorial itself, signed, a s will be seen, by several of the first Commercial Houses in Europe, and to announce that Governm ent has acceded to the prayer of the Memorial. We unit that what has been done somewhat tardily will no w be done with liberality, and that the intercourse vrith South America will be fettered with as few restr:c. tions as possible. The following is the Memorial arid I Answer : • m TO THE LORDS OF MS MAJESTY'S MOST lION, PRIVY COUNCIL " TIM HOSOLI 11111103111 AL OP TUC UNDERSIGNED MERCHANTS, Sum OWNSAN, INANDTACTONZIII, AND 7NADNRS OP LONDON. " Suirwrix—That since the establishment of Independent Governments in the countries in South America, which were formerly under the dominion of Spain, an extensive trade been carried on with them from this country, either direct!), 4 e through the medium of other places. That this valuable trade which,with due encouragement and protection, may become of much greater importance, has bee:, interrupted, and (according to the declaration of Mr. Zea, the Minister deputed to the Powers of Europe by the Governm.:.: of Columbia) is likely to be lost, or subject to serious disadeav tate, unless timely measures be taken by his Majesty's Gover: - ment to place the commercial intercourse between the United Kingdom and those countries upon such a footing as will he conformable to those regulations which they appear to have adopted as the rule of their Government in that respect. " That the principle of those regulations appears to be, to admit into their ports the ships and merchandize of nations which recognise and admit the flags and merchar.dize of their respec tive countries. " That your Memorialists, therefore, bvg to submit for the consideration of your Lordships, whether, is perfect consistenay with the spirit of the Navigation ►.aws, the kttcr of them mzy not be so far relaxed as to admit vessels belonging to the several newly-established countries in South America, to trade, as such, at the several ports of this kingdom, in the same manner u ships of the United States and " That unless the ships of those countries be admitted to a participation in that advantage, your Memorialists are appteher.- sive that foreign countries, especially the United States (whose regulations are governed by the rule adopted by the said newiy established Governments) availing themselves of the opportunity which any hesitation on the part of this nation might afford, w!'l secure to themselves most important advantages, at the expezee of the shipping, commercial, and imuatliaoti:ring interests of ti.:l kingdom. " Your Memorialists therefore entreat, that the sub;•2ct engage your Lordships attention, and that such measure, ri:f be timely adopted to secure the advantages of a dircc: and men the .:ommercial intercourse with the United kingdom, whi.h are offered in the change of the Government of the o.unt!:.i before-mentioned, as to your Lordships shall seem meet and .- pedient, for extending and improving the commerce of this Ore. And your Memorialists will ever pray. " London, April 23, 1822. " Baring, Brothers, and Co. Frederick Huth and Co. Richards, Mackintosh, Law, G. W. and S. liabbert. and Co. Jos. Marryat and Son. Bazett, Farquhar, Crawford, Hallett, Brothers, and Ca. and Co. Richard Jaffray. Reid, Irving, and Co. R. and B. Brown and Co. Findlay, Bannatyne, and Co. Dickson, Pizey, and Co. Campbell, Bowden, and Co. G. I. and G. Ranking. Smith, Inglis, and Co. Barclay, Brothers, and C,. Paxton, Cockerel!, Trail!, Anthony Gibbs and Sons. and Co. G. and J. Brown. W. and T. Raikes and Co. Buckles, 13agster, and Co. Fletcher, Alexander, and Co. Wilson and Bianchard. Bainbridge. and Brown. John Jacob." Palmer, Wilson, and Co. Copy of a Note from Messrs. Coca and Wittotouay, to the different Firms which subscribed the Memorial to the Privy Council. " Grstr-r3szsi—We have the pleasure to acquaint you, that the Lords of the Council have decided favourably on the app:i cation for admitting to entry in this country the ships of the Independent Governments established in the Spanish p::rt ci South America, conformable to the Petition presented to their Lordships on the 23d inst. We have the how= to be, Chni.c men, your most obedient servants, (Signed) " COCK and WILLOUGHBY. " 0, New Broad -street, April 27,1222." Yesterday Divine Service was performed at ti.c King's Palace, in Pall-Mall, by the Rev. Dr. F. W. BLOMBERG. His MAJESTY received a visit from the Duchess :f GLOUCESTER on Saturday. The Princess AUGUSTA attended Divine Serv . ce, yesterday, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and Le z:-.L a Sermon by the Rev. Dr. STANIER CLARKE, Can,':l of St. George:s Chapel, Windsor. The Anthem was " Sing unto the LORD" (Cnovv), and sung by Messrs. KNYVETT, NIELD, and CLARKE. Sir GEORGE SMARS presided at the organ. Saturday evening the Princess AUGUSTA, attendel by Sir HARRY BURRARD NEALE, Lady MARY TAY LOR, and Miss V YSE, honoured the Italian Opera with her presence; as did the Duke and Duchess cf GLOUCESTER, the Duchess of KENT, and the Prince,; SOPII lA-MATILDA. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess SOPIIIA-MATLLDA dined with the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. Yesterday the Duchess of KENT and the Princess FEODOR took an airing in an open carriage. Yesterday the Princess SOPHIA visited the Duke of YORK. The Princess AUGUSTA honoured Mrs. EGERI6'I with a visit yesterday. Saturday evening, the Marchioness of Lowoow- DERRY commenced her petite soupers, in St. James's square, after the Opera. There were present — The Duke of Wellington, the Princes Lubokonitz, Car lin.amiteill, and Lardaria ; Duchess of Leeds, Princess EstellusYs Marquis of Camden, the Ladies Pratt, Lady George Cavendi , N Miss Cavendish, Marchiosteu of Salisbury, Lady G. Welles'e!, Marchioness of Westmeath, Countess of &Ron, the I adws Molyneux, Countess lieven, Countess of Clare, Lady Eitzo , - bon, Hon. Mrs. Hope, Lord and Lady Grantam, Earl ( La william, Lady Gwydyr, Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord Le vison Gower, Count and Countess Ludoiph, Countess of Ilzr• Mwby, Ladkdary Ryder, Countess of Glen's% Lady H. B.t• ler, Lord M. Hill, Earl Gower, Countess and Lady Bathurst. The new Edition of the ETONIAN, which has been so long in preparation, will be published to-MorrcW. It is dedkiitcdi by permissiop t to the Rev. Dr. iisArt I • I