Star. — London, England, 1823-04-04 00:00:00

TILE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1823. THE YUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST TWELVE, ...4*'" • Consols opened this morning at 744, and, up to this hour, they are 741, 1, with a heavy market, though several great sales have been made by some eminent Brokers. t • FOBRIGN FUNDS. - Spanish Bonds, which opened this morning at 301, 1, have fallen to 491. Current Prices: Chilianim/ 67; Nes► Spanish 391, Old 54j, New Prussian 791, Old 714 ex. die. Rumba 71178, Cotom -141F2 st e PRICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. 5 per Cent. Consols 745% % 4 per Cents. New 94 1 ,6 Imperial 3 per Cents. 73% 3 / 4 . India Bonds 295. 31s. Exchequer Bills of £l,OOO, 13s. 12s. Us. Ditto Small 14s. prem. Consols for Payment 74% %. • , • We have before us the Speech of his Its.rzart'a Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Sir Txoe. MAIT.• LAND, to the new lonian Parliament, which met at Corfu on the Ist of last month. We regret our limits will not allow us to publish it at length—the substance of it we will give, with same extracts. Speaking of thesonviction that the new Parliament will be guided by genuine feelings of patriotism, Sir Tuoraits MAIXLAND says, ig of this the character, the known talent, and the property in the country of the persons I have the honour of addressing, is the ample guarantee." He then enters at length into the diffeience between the present situation of the Islands and that in which they stood at the period of the promulgation of the Constitutional Charter of - 1817, and congratulates the Assembly " on the increase of the prosperity of every part of the population," which -be attributes principally to the general demeanour of the people, under circumstances of a trying nature. _ _ Into the misrepresentations of the transactions in the lonian Islands, 4 4 which have been spread over Europe, and nowhere more industriously circulated than within the dominions of the protecting Sove- reign," he declines entering—" fur it is sufficient," says the General, " for you to feel, and for his Ma jesty's Government to know, that you actually enjoy more of the blessings of civilized life, more liberty, and a greater degree of prosperity and afiluence, than many of those countries in which there is an affecta tion of la►nenting the tyrarny and oppression under which they falsely say you live." In regard to the neighbouring warfare, he observes: — 46 These unfortunate hostilities are, as usual, at- tended with the greatest horrors and atrocities. The lonian Government, however, will continue to seize on every opportunity of exercising the duties of hos pitality and humanity in favour of the unhappy victims of that wide desolation which forms the pe culiar character of this cruel and bloody warfare." Adverting then to the internal situation of the Islands themselves, his Excellency feels confident " of the continuation of the present calm and unruffied tranquillity," . andrecommendi, in consequence, to the Executive lonian Government " the recal to their na tive island (Zante) of those turbulent individuals, being five in number, whose behaviour, daring the life criais of the affairs in the Morea, forced the-Government to remove them from the island for a time. They com. prise the whole number of individuals treated,in this manner, nor is there a single person within the hates' in a state of arrest or detention on such an account:. The speech then adverts to the finance of the islands. The accounts are up to the close of the last financial year, viz. 31st January, 1823. Spanish Dollars. . 707,875 - 590,518 The receipt durirg the last year was - The expenditure - ditto - . - Surplus Revenue within the year - - 117,337 " Your financial affairs (says the General) continue to wear a promising aspect. Certain it is that this is not the result of fresh taxation ; for you well know , that no additional imposts have been laid on the' people since the establishment of the Constitutional Government of 1817, unless the modification of the then existing taxes, under the regulation made by Parliament, in 1818, is considered in that light. But to settle the point at once, a Return of the present commercial duties and taxes of all descriptions is laid on your table ; together with a statement, shewing how they stood at the period of, and antecedent to the connection between Great Britain and these Islands."—From these documents it appears that miti gation and not aggravation of taxation was the result of the regulations of 1813 alluded to. The crops during the last year, failed in Corfu. In the islands of Cefalonia, Zante, and Ithaca, the last year, however, is declared to have been one of unex ampled prosperity. In them the crops were good, and the price of currants high beyond all precedent, owing* in a great degree, to the total destruction of the currant vineyards of the Noma. On this Sir Tito- WAS says— " From real documents which have been sub mitted to me, it appears that the proprietors of Ce falonia, Zante, and Ithaca, have received in one year a return, clear of all charges whatever, of twenty to *jay per cent. on the value of their respective pro. pettiest and it affords me the highest satisfaction, at a time whe n t h e a viculturists other party of the o woOd find the greatest diffitult y in obtairdng isle their prOduce, that the iAt4itants of these islands Arrm the happiest exception from the general din- tress, and that,the praiseworthy industry they ha shewn, since the establishment of the present Consti tutional Government, in the material extension of the cultivation of their lands, has . met its riue reward." In regard to the Expenditure, the Civil List is laid on the table for the consideration of -the Assembly. The chief heads of expense are mentioned : such as ,the Government Buildings at Corfu ) the new Market and Laxsaretto in Ctfalonia, and the new Military Hospital it Zante; also the sums are alluded to e;- pended within the year in all the islands to make roads, and in paying, during the year, an extra body of militia to guard the coasts, the plague having shewn itself on the neighbouring shores. An account enumerating every item of expenditure is laid on the table. The sew College is to open at Corfu during the cur rent year, and not at Ithaca, as originally proposed. Speaking of the Administration of Justice, the Ge neral expressei his regret that the progress has not been greater in remedying the defects, but which he ascribes to the difficulties which lay in the way. He considers, however, that great substantial-ameliora tion has been effected, and adverts particularly to an Act of Parliament of last year, from which the greatest benefit has been derived ; and fiom the effect of which, steadily persisted in, hi expects the certain reformation of the Laws, and of the Judicial Service of the States. This Address concludes with the following obser vations on 6e late general elections in the Islands :-- "" At the time" says Sir T. Maitland, "that the pre- Phent charter was framed, it must be known to many of those Lam now addressing that the greatest diffi culties were supposed to exist in introducing the sys tem of voting viva pace, instead of the old one in practice of bulls and hallooing-boxes ; and it was even contended that this last manner of voting was necessary for the preservation of the pea,- and har mony of society. " It appeared to me then, as it does now, that thle'ib• troducing the system of vcting viva awe on all occa sions, would of itself tend to form the charabter and correct the morals of the people more than any other measure that could be adopted ; and its success has not only, I own, exceeded my most sanguine expec tations, but has also, I apprehend, surpassed those of every well-wisher to his country. For whether we look at the number of electors who assembled, and their zeal and anxietyto exercise their electivefranchiseviva voce, or whether we consider the quality and description of the persons they have returned as their representatives, it must be obvious that everything that has been aid by a few factious individuals is proved, by the act and deed of the whole of the Nobility, and of every person of respectability or property, iu the country, to be utterly false. " The conduct, in fact, observed by all ranks of society seems to me to be exactly such as is best calcu. lated cc insure, and at the earliest period, an extension of the liberties and franchises possessed by the People. " Let me not, however, be understood as holding out the most distant idea that his Majesty will ever permit the introduction into these Islands, of those wild and destructive, principles which can only tend to sap) the wealth and happiness of nations. What I mean to say is, that you will always find me disposed to propose to his Majesty's Government' such further extension of the privileges of the people as a conviction of their 'Moral improvement and of their increased at. tech ment and confidence in their Government may war rant; and every recommendation on this head, when limited within the bounds of any real practical view of the case, will certainly meet the sanction of his Majesty, from that anxious solicitude ever displayed in favour of these States by your august Protector, my magnanimous and gracious Sovereign." We lay before our Readers, at greater length than we were able to do yesterday, the Debate in the French Chamber of Deputies, on the Budget for the ensuing year. The statements of M. LABOURDON• Nays, who, it will, be remarked, is one of the most violent Ultra Royalists in the Chamber and propor tionably eager for the invasion of Spain, will be found to contain some important truths. He complained warmly of the " tardy and indecisive policy" of M. de VILLrLa; of the impunity which had attended " those provocations to disobediense in the army, which all France has witnessed," and of the fact that no measures have been a yet taken to lead the army rapidly to the spot where the Spanish Revolution should be decided." "In short," said he "by an as tonishing and fatal contradiction, the apparent pre parations are for war, while the real ones are for peace."—" You have had six months to prepare, and already your Cavalry is in want of forage, and the snort urgent scant is felt on every side." M. de VlLLsr.a followed M. de LABOURDONWATZ in a speech of great length, but, it is remarkable, never once contradicted the statements thus so boldly put forth as to the state and progress of the Army of Invasion. He did not set the minds of the friends of the war at ease by assuring them that there had been no provocations to disobedience in the army, or no ' reason to dread their effects on the troops ;he did not re-assure the Assembly that seer was really the result which he contemplated ; nor did he dispute the U. sertion that the army was ix prod east of eller? thing whlth %ts memoir Went* success to . its 44:le r/Wm. With such • thereforeshirom 6 h ,iesl by one whb.i4azwions frlendlib thewitto, ,apitook contradicted bytbe President .f the °Mica by which that war is directed, what other coneliision• ean.be drawn than that they are altogether tree? le it to be supposed that M. de LABOURDOISIT/ would have so discredited the preparatioas for a. war, we" which his heart is set, unless from a bitter certainty that Matters are really in such a state as• toilefeat every wild hope which he entertaius?' Did ever be fore the President of a Council thus paw over in si lence accusations which, if true, must cover it with , disgrace, since it must make it the scorn and derision of all Europe? It is worth while, too, to mark particularly the time at which this exposure is made. It is on the 31st of March, the eve of the very day on which it had been so long pompously announced that all the preparations for invasion would be completed, and the army be ready to cross the Bidassoa. M. de la BOURDONNAY6 waits till the last moment to see whether there is any hope of'this being accomplished; and not till all hope is vanished does he give vent to his feelings of disappointment and rage. The Mi nister says nothing by way of defence or apology-- nothing to revive the hopes which he has blasted; he is silent, because his vindicAtion consists in the truth of the statements which have been thundered in his ear respecting the inability of the army to ac complish the purpose for which it has been collected. We must now beg to recall M.-the recollection of our Readers one or two facts with -which •our own credit, as Journalists, is more ittunediai4Oheensed. It will be remembered that, asfor book fol.thi 2&h of Afasch, the STAR was the first Paper to announce: the same facts which the partisans of warissfrance are now themselves, on the eve of All Fool's 'bay, obliged reluctantly to Acknowledge. We said that the.ofii cial reports of the spirit and conditiox of the French Army of Invasion were such as to make its advance at theperiod announced impracticable-; and that un til it was greatly improved in both these respects, no invasion of Spain could or would- be attempted. We were accused by some of oar contemporaries of making these statements without sufficient authority, and with a view to divert the sympathy of the Pub- Tie from the cause of the 'Spaniards, 14 lessening the extent of the danger to which they are exposed. The Public must now be satisfied of the exclusive correct ness of oar information, and will not, we presume, require further of us, that we should chew cause for communicating only what we know. Some of the latest Paris Journals .now state that the Army of the Pyrennees will break up on the 10th instant; but now that postponement is the - French order of the day, it would be idle to place the least reliance on any such announcement. . The COurier Francais states, that one of the Aides cle-Camp of . General Gutxtestiaor had arrived at Paris, in the custody of an Officer of Gendarmerie. We extract from the Paris Journals last received the following - additional intelligence from the Spa nish frontiers : A private letter from Bayonne, dated the 27th ult. states, that the Trappist has been entirely defeated near Irun, and has returned to Bayonne, followed only by one servant. It adds that General QIJUADA, who had passed the frontier, has also been com pletely beaten. Advices from the frontier, dated the 23cl and 24th ult. state, that two attempts have been made against Irun, by the combined bands of GoROSTIDI and the Trappist, who only, succeeded in burning two houses. The Constitutional troops hastily arrived and put the aggressors to flight. Letters from Pampeluna, dated the 17th ult. state, that Colonel Nat.°, with 60 horse, attacked a body of the factious, consisting of 100 Cavalry, at Mont Real, of whom they made 27 prisoners, and took 56 horses, and various articles of military clothing. Intelligence from St. Sebastian, dated the 2Sd ult. announces the arrival in that district of General BALL ASTMS. • Had the following account appeared in a French Ministerial paper, we should have supposed that the French Ministers were seeking for pretexts to creep out of the war. As the report proceeds, however, from the Oppoiition or Liberal party, we can only believe that they are willing to suggest to their op .pooents some Method by which the Ultras may escape with only a small quantity of shame from that war of which they seem now to doubt the result, and dread the commencement. The account is from the Courier Min pais : " Sunday, there was a Council of Ministers held, after the arrival of a Courier, who, some say, came from Perpignan, and others from Berlin. On the breaking up of the Council, pacific reports were circu lated. Yesterday there was a renewal of the rumours to which we have alluded, respecting the mediation said to have been solicited from Austria--a mediation which, joined to that of England, would be eagerly accepted. An autograph letter, which the King of Spain is, at the suggestion of Sir W. A 'Court, to write to the French Government to induce it not to make war, is also the subject of conversation. These decorous Rretens for not commencing hostilitieh it is said, would be eagerly embraced by even the partisans of the war t who within these some days past bate se vetted to more madetate eenthients. There are, however, some men who persist in their wish forin t , and towboat the first measures of General Dime' s iaiiministration have given much displeasure." We feel so strongly the injustice of the Fel*, plated aggression, are so thoroughly convinc . At ut mottling but disaster, if not ruin, woiitcreiisne tq Boustaoms from, proceeding in theiipresesst ea, and consequently are so assured, that a part would be consistent with justice and their ot t interest, that we regard every report of their wisla t .to withdraw as likely to be true, and we hail it asCri, firming to us the continuation of the blessings of peat Our wishes may be fathers to our thoughts,"4 the whole of the proceedings in the Chamber of D, pubes on Monday, combined with these reports, tali to make us believe that the French Ministers, though still -driven forward by the more furious of the 'Ultra party, have now lost whatever inclivatio, they may have once bad for war. If Austria joins he-artily with England in her siren. ous efforts to preserve the peace of Europe, we c have no doubt that peace will either be preserved, or the war he of short duration, and that the effom of industry will be directed to multiply enjoyments, not to ravage and destroy. A Dutch Mail arrived this 'naming. The fallea. Ing are extracts: BRUSSELS, MARCH 49. The Session of the Chambers was yesterday closei by the Minister of the Interior, in his Majesty's name. WARSAW, MARCH 20. On the 6th inst. at four P. at. the ice in the Vistula began to muve; ber , :een the Si and tth, in tit morning, the bridge leading fr In the city to the suburb of Praga, was carried away ; the river ba already risen 9 ft. 2 inches, and continues increase, STOCKHOLM, MARCH is. Frykstedt is set at liberty again : a person of de name of Schagerberg is, however, arrested on acetic* of expressions which he has used respecting several persons in public offices, in different publication& In the Sitting of the Chamber of Peasants, on Sa• tnrday, a Member proposed a Motion to reduce the whole army ; he would have the army consist wholly of conscripts, who should serve from the age of2Oss that of 40, instead of from 20 to 25, as hitherto.... This Motion was so ill received by the Peasants, that the question was even put, and carried to a divisjok whether the mover should be put upon his trial? J • The Address presented to the King by the Diet, 4 reference to the forged orders lately sent to t h e wernors of several towns, is expressed in strong terms: a The intention," says the Address, a is so highly aiming, that every honest citizen and subject swell suppose it impossible. To compose writings isads ing and threatening the King, the Crown Prince, ad the Royal Family—to desire to overturn the Coed tution and Government—and to use expressions d such a shameful and insane description, that . cannot and must not be repe4ed; and lastly, by illegal use of the name of a public officer, to to mislead the Public Authorities, to make writi; public—all Lions, of dross jesty siat MIMS that tate is P in such a shameful and insane description, that thq be cannot and must not be reputed; and lastly, by sa illegal use of the name of a public officer, to a to mislead the Public Authorities, to make tbisl 114 writings public—all this is a tissue of wicked iettij tions, intrigues, and crimes, at which the feelings se the nation are highly indignant, and by which its hey n nour and character are in the highest degree offended Pi Having then expressed the unbounded attachisat of the States to hii Majesty and the Prince, the Ad; 1 1i, dress concludes with a ri urgent reque st t h at hi s Ma. At jesty will be pleased to order every exertion to be at made to discover the author's of the crime.Ths tb King in his reply thanked the Statesfor this apres hi sion of their sentiments, and said that every legal means was using to discover the criminalt. : to ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH ' fr 14. ' An Imperial Ukase orders the sum of a milrsidiSlt rubles to betaken from the Fund of the In valids,to foss a Fund for the support of meritorious Civil Othcas. DRESDEN, MARCH O. It is said that the beautiful estate of Morcolioi, neat Hasterwitz, is purchased for the King of Naples, *it that this Sovereign will choose Dresden for hill" II tare residence. EXCHANGES. - Astrasasax, Aram I.—On London 40 7 ; do. two M. 0 4 all Se. Psexassuatan 2.l*Acn 14.—0 n London 9 15.32; Aar nerd= 9 11-16; Amber& e j ; Parts TOO I. Rink, Mason 17.—0 n London 9 19-52 ; Anutenians9 1141 BMW, MARCu es.—On London three M. 7 6b. MARCIE 19.—0 n London three M. 10 M. 4 Matsuura Manua te.—No exchanges noted, on =out d' b the holday--Lusiness done on Loudon at s? New York Papers have arrived to the llth Hartle 4 FROM TIM RIM YORK DAILY ADVIIRTISER Ol Tee 111 • To 10TH MARCH.. Maxsco.—Letters have been received from Tar* pico to the 6th February. Inconsequence of Raw : I vani and Santa Anna having united their foes* Iturbide, who had gone down again to Jalapa,llldt precipitately to Mexico with an assort of vs twenty men ; he then issued a Decree, coin ing, under pain of death, that all those who ee. in possession of property belonging to subjects Ids • the Spanish Government, should immediately der liver it up. Guadaloupe Victoria had gone into 114 interior with forces; and at Tampico and other on the coast to the North, they had declared aft Iturbide. Such families as had Bed to theCintir of St. Juan de Ulloa, for fear of an invasion GCVO eg es 'Cruz, had returned in full confidence. A Provisional Regency had been established ha° 1 : 4 ; lapa, whose Government was recognistl e s s y4 41s sr publicans until the Congress should be , • N. •in Mexico. .4.4 w ea an The Selina, from Dominica, b r i ngs SIXIIIMMI arrival at Barbadoes on the sth of ilidinirryiM"-; sir I England, of the squadron under On • •