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THE gVENIN G STAR. LONDON. . I;'4t, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29. 1823. THt FUNDS. STOCK EXEHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at e 3 for the Ageount, and 623., 3, for 'Aloney, with little business doing except in paying she differences of Accounts. FOREIGN FUNDS. All Foreign Securities appear rather heavy this morning Spanish opened at 363, /, and have since lowered to 36*, 3. A good deal has been done in the above Rends. Current Prices :—Ncw Spanish 36* /, New Prussian 863, Russian 86k, Colombian 68k, French Scrip 2*. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. A report prevails in the City this morning, that the Duke d'ANooutzsm has sent a Flag of Truce to Cadiz, stating that he is reedy to treat with the Kwo of SPAIN in person, provided he it set at liberty, but that he will not treat with the Cortes as a Political Body. PR ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 226-3 per Cent. Reduced 83 3 /s 1 4 % 3 per Cent. Cons. 82 3 / 4 1 4-3 IA per Cts.96 l / 2 4 per Cents. Old 101 100 7 / 8 4 per Cent. New 101% 1,4 5 / 8 Bank Long Ans. 215-16—India Bonds 635. 655. South Sea Stock 93% Exchequer Bills (El ,000) 345. 355. Consols for Account 83 82%. Intelligence from Bayonne, to the 22d instant, reached us this morning. It wa‘ reported there that Corunna had opened its gates to the French troops, but no bulletin had been issued, announcing such an event; nor is it likely there should; as Corunna was to be provisionally occupied by MoniLLo, who was not expected to arrive there until some days after the Bayonne article was written. It would appear that MILANS and LLOBERAS have succeeded MINA in active warfare in Catalonia. They are reported to hive either entered, or at least approached the French territory, near Puycerda, after a severe action with Baron d'ERoLEs, in the environs of Calaf. The fol . lowing are extracts:— BAYONNE, AUGUST 21. The news received to-day, by the Army Couriers, is not of much importance in itself, but it is however our duty to say, that nothing extraordinary has oc curred. The capital is extremely tranquil : French troops continue to arrive there, in consequence of orders given some time since. An arrangement is more spoken of than ever as having been concluded, nearly on the basis which we have already stated, by virtue of which and for its accomplishment, the French troops would withdraw to the left bank of the Ebro, which operation, it is presumed, would be effected in as short a time as possible, for if the Royal Family and the Cortes are impatient to leave Cadit, Our army may be glad to tetutn from a► country which is not healthy at this season of the year. Preparations ate still making for the siege of Pam peluna, as if no arrangement was thought of; and to judge from the immense quantity of heavy cannon which will be employed against the place, it seems impossible that it should long hold out. Private letters from the South allude to a may e mtnt of 8,000 Constitutional troops, under the com mand of Generals Milans and Lloberas, by which they have either entered, or at least approached, the French territory near Puycerda, after a severe action with Baron d'Eroles, in the environs of Calaf. It is said that the Monks, and the Clergy in general, in Spain, are much dissatisfied-with the prospect of a termination of the war without the restoration of their estates and their power; and it is even added, that should an art angement unfavourable to them be concluded, a great many of them mean to leave the country. A person from Tolosa affirms, that the Marshal is going to remove his head-quarters nearer Pampeluna. News has this moment arrived, that Corunna has opened its gates to the French troops. We have no Bulletin. Bithsels Papers to the 26th inst. and Frankfort P.►pers to the '22d, reached us this forenoon. The following are extracts from the latter:— FRANKFORT, AUGUST Is. In consequence of representations made to the Se nate of Frankfort, by a great German Power, sup ported it is said, by another German Cabinet, several political writers have received an intimation to quit Frankfort. OLDENBURGII, AUGUST 11. His Serene Highness the Duke has, by letters pa tent of the Bth inst. annexed to the Duchy of Olden burgh the Principality of Jever, ceded by the Em peror Alexander on the 18th of April, 1818 ; and the letters patent of this latter date, signed at Warsaw, are also published, by which the Emperor Alexander cedes this principality to the younger branch of the house of Holstein Oldenburgh. AUGSBURG, kUGUST 19. According to a letter from Constantinople of the •23d July, in the Allgesteine Zeitung, the late fire at Constantinople destroyed several hundred houses, an old ship of the line, and two corvettes, which were . dismantled in the dock, but did no further dama g e' to the arsenal, which was saved by great exertions; directed by the Grand Vizier, though the fire had broken out in several places at once. The incen diaries suffered for their crime: several soldiers taken ,on the spot when the fire broke out, have been executed. Accounts from Constantinople of the 25th ult. state that a treaty of peace with Persia was considered as all but concluded, intelligence having been received by the Porte that all the main points of a pacification were arranged, owing, it is said, to the skill and tem per of RAOUF FAUNA, who conducts the negociations on the part of Turkey. He was formerly Grand Vizier, and has the reputation of being the ablest statesman in the Ottoman Empire. These advices mention that the Turks have ob tained some advantages in the neighbourhood of Thermopylm, and that the preparations for attacking the Morea at two points, by the Isthmus and in the direction of Missolonghi, were nearly completed. They are said to be on a very large scale, and suc cess is anticipated as usual. But the Greeks are bet ter prepared in every sense, and have more experience in war than they had when invaded last year; and the season is also so far advanced, that we should not be surprised if the same fate were to attend. the pre sent preparations as befel the former, which, it is well known, ended in the utter failure of the Turkish expedition. The late massacre of the Greeks in Asia is noticed in these advices in a manner which does not at all in volve the Officers of the Porte in a participation of the outrage. It was the act of an unauthorised per son, who had fled from the post he held at Constan tinople, and signalised his arrival in Asia, by working on the prejudices of the Turkish rabble, excessively inflamed too at the time by a hostile visit of the Greeks. However this sanguinary act has been ppb licly disowned by the Porte ; and in addition to this formal disavowal, it has caused several of the perpe trators to be capitally punished. The affairs of Spain have so often appeared on the eve of an important crisis, and the Public so often been disappointed, that comparatively little interest is attaches to any intelligence from the Peninsula; pat ticularly as the advocates of the French consider the war as terminated, and the friends of the Consti tutionalius despair of any further effective resistance being made. The contest has now, however, reached a point when intelligence is looked forward to with anxiety. The Duc d'Ancotamtz has arrived before Cadiz, and it remains to be seen whether he Fill seek to terminate the struggle by offering to enter into an amicable arrangement, or, relying on his means of reducing Cadiz, he will attempt to force the Cortes and Government into an unconditional submission, that is, an act of self-dissolution. It is also doubtful, even if such a demand is made, whether the Govern ment has the means of successfully resisting it. We are aware that Cadiz is strongly fortified, and we doubt not well victualled. We are also aware that during the last war it held out for nearly three years against the French, who were compelled to raise the siege; but Cadiz had then an united garrison, and a population undivided by faction ; it had a vigorous Government, and its harbour was protected by a British fleet. Far different is the case at present. Cadiz, it is true, is still the last refuge of the Govern ment ; but it is a Government that has shewn itself totally incompetent so meet the difficulties into which the country has been plunged—a Government on the merits of which Spain is divided. The defections that have taken place among the Spanish Generals, must have tended to shake con fidence in the leaders, however honest those of Cadiz may be; the city is blockaded by a French Squadron, and a vigorous or even a successful resistance offers no very encouraging prospect of turning the tide of I affairs, and rescuing Spain from invasion. Whether, a Government that has been more remarkable for obstinacy than talent may yet be convinced that public opinion in Spain is not so decidedly with them as they imagined, or whether they will have the alternative of a liberal negotiation, a few days will, perhaps, de termine ; as it is now thirteen days since the Duc d'AnnouLzme reached Port St. Marie, it is probable ) that the next arrival will bring some decisive intelli- 1 sence as to his operations. Catalonia is now the only place in Spain where the French have an enemy to contend with ; but had the I armies of Gallicia, Andalusia, and La Mancha, had such Generals as MINA, LLOBERAS, and MiLans, Ca talonia would not thus have been left to maintain a hopeless struggle single-handed. It Would appear that the last engagement between the army of Micans and that of Baron d'ErtoLes has been more important than it at first seemed, if the following statement, from one of the minor Paris Journals of Wednesday, is to be relied on: ', PUYCERDA, AUGUST 19. " The enemy, to the number of ,8,000 men, were making their way along the heights with 400 horses and about the same number uf bullocks. It was thought their intention by this movement was to provision Hostairich or if igueias. When they had arrived at the bridge of Cabrianos, his Excellency the Baron d'Eroles, though at the head of a force very inferiot in number, advanced flout Mantesa to meet them: the alarm-bells were rung, which pros tared hisa.st.reinforcement of from two to *valiant sand of the peasantry. "The action commienoed pd was maintained with ouch fury, that, accordipg to a letter from. Via), in ' are assured Baron d'Ereles said, that, in the whole Course of his military career, he bad never witnessed sanguinary an action." [The same letter announces, that we had two hundred men killed and wounded ; that Milans had more than six hundred men killed, besides many wounded and prisoners ; ..nd that we remained masters of the tieid of battle. His Excellency the .145 Baron had his horse twice wounded under him, and one of his orderlies was killed by hlq side. Amongst several Militia Officers who were killed on the field was found one Colonel. We have received the Gazette of the Regency of Spain, dated the 19th. It contains nothing under the Madrid head, except a notification that FERDi• N AND, his QUEEN, and the other members of the Royal Family, were in good health on the 11th and 12th of the present month. There are in this Ga. zette several official articles, none of which al e of much importance. One, from the Regency's Cap..l tain-General of Old Castile, gives an account of an' attack upon a party of 42 Constitutional cavalry, commanded by Don A LoNso MARTIN, Lieutenant- 1 Colonel of the Regiment of Algarve, and brother t:s l the Empecinado. The men of the Faith state, that they took 36, killed two, and that the remaining four, one of whom was Colonel MARTIN, fled into Portu-- gal, where they were arrested and given up. It aii• .pears that a remonstrance has lately been made by the French Ambassador against the practice of infe rior officers and magistrates giving passports, by which " even persons the most noted for their revolu tionary ideas," have been enabled to enter France. The Regency, in obedience to this hint, ordered that passports for foreign countries shall only be given by the highest provincial authorities; but that on no ac count whatever, shall they be given to persons noted for their revolutionary ideas, and attachment to " what is called the Constitutional Government." The Memorial Bordelais details the particulars of the disturbances at Bilboa, to which we alluded yes terday. Three men, it is stated, were arrested for insulting the Constitutionalists, by a French patrol who wished to convey the offenders to the city prison. This was opposed by a mob composed of friends of the Faith, who insisted upon taking them to the post of St. Antonio, which was occupied by a party of the Regency's troops. The mob succeeded in res cuing the prisoners ; two were set at liberty, and the third was carried to the post of St. Antonio. A French detachment soon arrived before the post. The mob and the Royalist troops flew to arms on their part, and a fatal result was expected, but the inter ference of the civil and military authorities is stated to have prevented the effusion of blood. It was determined that the French should return to their quarters, and that in future the patrols should be made by the Royalist militia. Such is the account which is given of this affair. It is also stated by the Constituti onnd, that the.correspondent of a Ministerial journal printed at Bourdeaux writes that the execution of the Andujar Decree ispreviously suspended, and further adds, that the members of the diplomatic corps have signified their intention to withdraw, if the decree be not revoked." PRISONER AT LARGE-.—A most extraordinary as sault and robbery was committed a few evenings ago upon the person of a messenger at arms, when in theexecution of his duty. A person who had been con fined in the Canongate Tolbooth, Ediburgh, for debt, obtained a conditional liberation upon what is called a bill of health ; but, in place of returning to the bosom of his family, he formed a connection with a landlady upon the South Bridge. This house natu rally appeared to his friends a very singular place for his performing quarantine ; and they consequently resolved to restore him to the less impure atmosphere and somewhat wholesome discipline of a prison.. With this view they confederated with the creditor; and having got np the caption, they put it into the hands of a messenger, with directions to put it in force. Accordingly, he collected a party, and pro ceeded, under the cloud of night, to the house, where the debtor, at the very moment, was officiating as master of the revels at a grand ball given by the landlady to her customers. The messenger demanded admission ; this was refused ; be insisted upon making a search ; the landlady demanded to see his warrant; —he produced it ; the landlady uneeremoniopsly snatched the royal rescript from his hands, and fled with it into the penetrant' of her dwelling ; he pur sued her, when the debtor himself rushed out of an apartment, and made a savage attack upon the mes senger. The watchmen were sent for, who took both delinquents into custody ; but still the caption' was not forthcoming. Next day both were presented at the bar of the Police Court, when the landlady, ob stinately denying all knowledge of the caption, was fined in two guineas. The messenger engaged to forego proceedings against the debtor, provided he would voluntarily put himself into the keeping of the Canongate Bailies, which the debtor having consented to, he was suffered to retire from the bar. CULTURE OF TOBACCO IN CANADA.—(From the Quebec Gazette.)—The culture of tobacco is a sub ject which has of late very much engrossed the at tention of the agriculturists in the western districts of Upper Canada. At a period when agricultural pro duce in general is reduced to so low a value, and in a country whose foreign and domestic markets for such produce are so unsettled, so distant, and so pre carious, we know not an object more highly deserving of encoufagement than the rearing of an article, the universal use of which must ever secure to it a remu neration adequate, at least, to the expense of its cul ture and exportation. Indeed, so far has the truth of this observation forced itself upon the minds of the farmers of Upper Canada, that many of them have already spared neither pains 'nor expense to arrive at a state of more perfect acquaintance: with the culti vation of tobacco ; and the fruits of their industrious perseverance was importation last year into this city of upwards of a hundred casks of tobiceo. It is this year expected, not only that this quantity will be doubled, but that a' very large exportation will be made to Europe. It would be unpardonable to ex pect that the quality of so large a lot of tobacco, thus for the first time brought into our market for immediate consumption, would reach in general to a competition with what bad been brought from more favoured climates and through the hands of more experienced manufacturers ; yet we are informed, upon very respectable +iuthority, that much of what was sold in Montreal was fully of as good a quality as that which is imported from Europe. COM.VERCE OF THE, NETHERLANDS. In the Brussels Papers received this morninz w e 'filid the following Decree for regulating the cormner. aid intercourse between France and the Netherlands; GHENT, AUGUST 24. His Majesty has issued a Decree, dated the 2Or of August, in consequence of repeated representa tions addressed to him by the Chamber of Com merce and Provincial Assemblies, requesting hint to make use of the prerogative reserve:! to him, to impose higher duties upon, or wholly to prohibit, certain articles the produce of Fiance ; variou s ordonnances, successively issued in France. having imposed gicat restraints on the commercial rela tions with this Kingdom, though .they are favoured by the laws of the Nether hinds, being charged with ex cessive ditties or wholly lircrliP,iited in France, and all • his Majesty's entkayout s to make an arrangement equitah'e to both patties hav i ng failed, his Na. jest y Or Art. 1. The following articles, so far as they areal' or' n, or imported from France, into our king dom, shall he liable to•the following import duties. Perctlain, svh;te cr painted, per 1001bs. •)0 fr. Fart-nee of al kinds, ‘...f0 fr. Narthenviare, 15 per cent. Stockings, Caps, ths. tells, anti other articles of wcaring apparel, of carton, watt, fie thread, either knit , it . .wove, 20 per cent. Siates per 1000,3 E 2. The fo-lowing are:ides of French origin, or im pot ted from France, are pr Ihibizr%l Glasses and Glass ware of al ':rinds, exctpt Leoking-Glasses; Cloths and Casintirs, Murizitic Acid, Nitric Acid, VittioUt Acid, and Brandy distilled tram Grain. 3. The following .articles coining front France shall not be imported, except by -e.t : Distilled Liquors, Vinegar (of wine, beer, and artificial slaw gar), and Wine. TRIESTE, AUGUST 7. It is generally reported, that the large Greek ships have returned home, because the Senate cannot pay beforehand the four months' pay promised. The sai lors that have returned borne have turned pirates, and are said to have already taken an Aust►ian, a Russian, •and a Sardinian ship. We expect further particulars with impatience. Captains of ships from the vicinity of Patras affirm, that on the 260 of July a heavy cannonade was heard, and it was reported in Corfu, that the Greeks were defeated near Patras, and pur sued to eke interior of the Morea. THE AILIII'. IRISH MILITIA REDUCTION. Whereas we think it proper that a more adequate pro•ision shall be made for the support and maintenance of certain Ser. jeans of our disembodied Militia of Ireland, who have bees discharged in consequence of the late reduction of the INtablisb ments of the said Corps, than the existing Regulations of the Militia admit : our will and pleasure is, that every Serjeant so discharged, in consequence of the aforesaid reduction. and who shall gave served twenty years as a Serjeant hi the aria a Regular or Fencible Corps, shall, i; regularly reco.tiatended by the Colonel or Commandant of the Corps, receive a poisias of Twelve Pence per diem, although not rendered incapable of service by age or infirmity. But we are pleased distinctly to declare, that this our warrant shall apply only to the Sergeants of the disembodied Militia of Ireland, who have been discharged iu consequence of the late reduction of the Eicablibhment of that Force ; and that all Serjeants of such Militia, who may be dis charged after this date, shall be twirled to pension only under the provisions of our Warrant of tlir 2Srh February, 1814, which is not in' nded to be cancelled or an -.Red by this present War rant. And it is our further pleasure, th it this ourWarrantshall be duly observed by the Comndssie.ters of Chelsea Easpital, and by all others whom it doth or may concern. " Given at our Court, at Carlton Palace, this twenty-eighth day of July, 1823, in the fourth year of our reign. " By his Majesty's Command, (Signed) " PALMERSTON." , - The detachments belonging to the t d Battalion of the 60th, 74th, and 81st Foot, which embarked at Cowes on the 3cl of April, have disembarked at Halifax. The detachments of the 49th and 55th Regiments of infantry, which embarked at Cowes cn the 27th of January, have dis embarked at the Cape of G. od Hope. Lieutenant-General Viscount Beetirsroan, G.C.B. and G.C.H. who succeeded the late Lieutenant-General Sir Hammes, Ours, Bart. as Lieutenant-General of Ordnance, has alto bees • appointed a Commissioner of the Royal Military College, ands Commissioner of the Royal Milit iry Asylum. The appointment held by the lite Lieutenant-General Sr ITILOCIMAND ()sus, Bart. at the Consolidated Board of General Officers, for the . lnspection and Regulation of the Clothing d the Army, the Investigction of Claims for Losses, and for al ' Duties heretofore performed by the Clothing Board, Board d Claims, and other Boards of General Officer% has not bees hued up. The Duke of WELLINGTON, when he left Gkent,' proceeded to Termonde to inspect the fortifications and thence to Antwerp, where he arrived )e.terdar at noon. After having examined the fortification his Grace set out for Brussels, where he arrived x six o'clock in the afterboon.—Brussels Paper. The Duke of RICHMOND has resumed his resid at his ancient and venerable patrimoniallnansion of Goodwood Saturday the young Duke of Bucciaocu, acme panied by Lord STAFFORD, and his uncle Lord MONTAGUE, prvi through Dumfriei, on his way to Drumlanrig Castle. Ilis Gro looked extremely well, and appears to be exceedingly active as intelligent for his years. He was preceded by two at his sisto who travelled in a carriage drawn by four beautiful grays. considerable number of persons assembled in the strees td greeted the distinguished party with loud cheers. The LORD CHANCELLOR, and his family, have ki town, for his Lordship's seat in Darsetthire. This forenoon, the remains of the Lady of Sir RP BEET WILSON were interred in Westmiuster Abbey. Debtor three mourning coaches, and one private carriage, formed the ftk neral procession,which,without pomp, was respect fully sonart 4 - ENOLisH OPERA-HOUSE.— The Highland Red, fe Curious by Half; and A Day et an Inn, were giro out for performance at this Theatre yesterday evening, bet sr e delay was occasioned by Miss L. DANCE and Mr. PEA 111.111 kr ing unfortunately met with accidents. Apologies were rag received by the audience, and another Piece was substituted.. Marntws was extremely successful in the Fatcetta, - KELLT, in the highland Reel, acted with her wonted HAYMARKET 'THEATRE —Last night the ances at this Theatre were Match Making, The P and the new Farce of Fish out of Water, which • with, tf possible, increased applause. Miss PATON fully in the Opera. The liouse was crowded. DEATH BY FIOHTING.—Last evening, a fortunate dispute arose in a public-house, Edgeware-toad, between three soldiers of Guards and a number of dustmen, par one of the latter, of the name of Norman, one of the soldiers challenged to a contest ; for which purpose they all retie road, and the dustman stripped ; his e: followed by a soldier, named Spenser , fought some minutes, %then' a ,Serjeant ment passing by, interfered, and commant 'Mien to retire, which they refused to do. jeant then seized Spenser, for the purpor him, when he broke front his grasp, Nonslip, struck him a tremendous blow 11911; the unfortunate span staggered and; Ulteriag a groan, in - a few moments The Serjeantinstantly ordered the men to a constable, they did so, and into he gave them. The seconds of the utu man (who WAS, it is said, generally a escaped. The body was taken to the Red diugton, for the Inquest. Considerable been excited in the neighbourhood by business ; as it is said the soldier struck basely foul—this is mere conjecture. were to undergo an - examination this day Alaiatates of tine district. DINNER Ar L' The dinner worthy Chief on Monday, distinguished Of the compx Among th‘ ing were the " Hl;' Majesty, es aa s t t4 l l: it tl i tr hdi a e rel‘ d ! oty l ir i a l w :e y L t n Ar ti trg vo Airde :t e n t i fi C l l i n i t a sA t: a. he k s :n , the best of hi: community pleasore and had been give could not cot **est a sep which nOthini hare compel! whether he diality with to their sery luctant, acq' kind enough The parting, stance he rem; vant s their fr' their servant, than necessai tale of his of express the gi sight of the lateJ to heigl meant, of bet the insignitif elections for had exhibit( prompt reco, struggle wlr ances and c survive the n; the town in periencing of Jul to him to in the coon.e understand t( in delicacy p, personal estee political , bosti' verpool was in which, hi which the nu culated to m; in these respt Liverpool w; political conk that the tern hich he wi of the genera " The Itig HUSKI the honour w' health, said, whiCh that I exceeding hi hope, that d since he had liepresentati' those expect in his favour, the services tinuance of t' sense of justi spurredeehis predecessor he was no: aft services on el their indulge' to promote thi those interests, the department more immedi; he should ft might be his advancetzleni country, in the concurrent munity, who' pies ef comr sive practic: that descripi acknowledge and unresel .portant que deration of sion of Park assuring them which he h: he had sperm prized most town afforded, interests whi of its name! rity of the With this which caul+ by any fa ardent wisi cmitinue to old town of ins the cor " Gene/ HysKisso, thanks tot bealth oh IT applause. ledgment, Burgess of Mr. Hu: which Had name Amon so much it Mr. CA of the Chat confident, the most . to the health him, *be - Faltetta, and 16 wonted exults ht the pelf' he Barber I was again real lATON SUS d. ing, a most :-house, ow iers of the m, partici; Norman, s • to a 1141 1 retired to his example enser, and t .ant of the it • stnanded the do. 11x pose of tem° , and rushing blow on the ti ed a few fa . nents erpite- .n to follow bi . o w h us e cot unfortunate N('`, a quiet atain Y Red Lion, Fd ble sensation the unfurl act the dot re. 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