Star. — London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

'. :' .-. . 1 4 . • a 'HE rvmmo STAR. • - ONDON. TUESDAY; AUGUST ff. Islll • • • - • •• • •••••• t.. • STOCK EXCHANOZ, I TIVSLVE O'CLOCK. Scarcely any besinees done up eci this beer in the Market. — Casuals are SO e, at which price they MAW steady; Reduced alp iVanereow will be settling d% Peens* Prem.—Avery little besings. has been done in the Market this morning.—Chillan4B44, New Prussian 8 7*; Old 9 ; Rltselan LSI to 86; New 64i f l pid ; Neapo litan 57}; Colsinbian 86j i; Scripl9l. STOCK EXCHANO3, ONE O'CLOCK. OUr Market remains steady, with little business dean. CURRCNT PRICES: Bank Stock 251. 1 ,4 252-3 per Ct. Reduced 81 1 / 4 )4, 2 per Cent. Cons. 80 1 ,4 3 / 8 1 4— 8 1 / 2 per Cts. 911% per Cents. 99 5 / 1 %-4 per Cent. New 994 i Y. t . Bank Long Annuities 21—India Stock. 2501/2 - India Bonds 475. 495. pr.--Old Annuities SON Exchequer Bills of £1 ,000, ss. 7s. ss. pr. Ditto Small ss. Bs. pr.—Cons. for Acct. 80% A %. Nothing decisive is yet known as to the new Mi nisterial arrangements which must result from the death of the late Marquis of LONDONDERRY. Some of our contemporaries are quite in despair at the •" irre parable loss" the country has sustained in the death of his Lordship ; but we have seen so many of those " irreparable losses" so easily repaired, that we have no fears on the subject; nor was Lord LONDONDERRY a statesman of such transcendent talents, or one who so far outstripped his contemporaries, as to render none of them capable of succeeding him. We are not now speaking of the acts of his Ad.. ministration, many of which we have never ceased to condemn. We merely allude to his abilities; and, in sa)ing—that we consider him to have been a man of capacity rather than a man of genius, we do not wish to detract from his real merit. But that merit ap pears to us to have rested on very different claims from those on which his advocates ground it. His Lordship had general talents for business, great industry, much self.confidence, and a facility of speaking on all subjects, with some ingenuity in elucidating a subject, and much more in mystifying it ; but that he possessed enlarged views. either of out foreign or domestic policy, we deny. As a diplomatist we doubt his qualifications very much, and would refer to the negotiations at Cha tillon, previous to the fall of BONAPA RTE —to the Treaty of Paris—or to the Congress at Aix la Cha pelle, and challenge one instance of successful, or even clever diplomacy. With regard to the Treaty at the conclusion of the war, he had almost everything in his power ; and yet he restored Colonies without equivalent, or even securing payment of the debts. due from the Governments to whom he gave them up--abandoned the French West India Islands to the merciless traffic in human blood, on the ground that he could not enforce its abolition—and did not secure one political or commercial advantage from twenty years of triumph. In everything that has transpired in Europe since, England has appeared to possess as little influence as one of the petty German Princes; and the Holy Al liance has exercised its tyranny at home and abroad unchecked. Continuing our review of the foreign policy of his Lordship's administration, what shall we say to the imbecile manner in which the war with America was conducted, or to the manner in which it was ter minated? Then, with regard to the South American States, which have established their independence beyond the power of revocation. This was certainly an op portunity which a wise Adminibtration would not have neglected for extending our commerce; but in this we have already suffered the United States to anticipate us, and we doubt not shall suffer others. The domestic policy of Lord LONDONDERRY'S ad ministration is too wide a field for us at present to enter upon; but we presume his eulogists will not rest much of his Lordship's reputation on this ; for the economy and reductions in the public expendi ture, the only merit that the Ministers can claim, have all been wrested from them by the unequivocal and decided tone that public opinion had assumed. What then, we would ask, is there to prevent his MAJESTY from finding individuals to fill the offices left vacant by the late Foreign Secretary ? There is no necessity to seek an individual who shall be at the same time Secretary of State, Leader of the House Commons, the mouth-piece of Mr.VANstrrastr, and Representative of Great Britain at the Congress ! but the offices may be divided, and, we are satisfied, filled with as much advantage to the country as they could have been by the Noble Lord, whose melancholy death would have sunk his political cha racter in oblivion, but for the injudicious eulogies of his friends. The French Papers of Saturday exhibit a singular picture of the weakness of the Government, and of the state of public feeling in France. On the one hand there is the Court of Assizes at*Paris labouring per fax out nefas to prove that a formidable con spiracy does exist against - the Bouasons ; while, on the other, there is the programme of the oesunmeries '-cerved on the Festival of St. Louis, or the day, on Sandal, which would. almost belief that the Boulamas are the most • that ever ruled, of misruled a country. I it' 1 spiracy does f i; ! ! the other, the .t ~ .,1 to b e observe ii 4 1 Kiwi's. name • : 1, induce doe be popular race hiiiii it ~! 1' I 41 , ~~1 J ~f ~i The equestrian statue of Lou" ILEX. is to be unco vered, and saluted by the prefect of'tbe Seine and thi Mualcipality. The pest fountain of St. Cloud will play ; the Public Offices be illumiiated ; the usual games, :hews, &c. will be asiablished ; and, in the afternoon, wine and eatables will be distributed to the public. The places for distributing them will be prepared on both sides of the Champs Nyder, from the rend-point to the square of Louts XV. Such were the ceremonies, feasts, and rejoicings prepared to divert the minds and, excite the loyalty of the good people of Paris. The intelligence from Spain, in the French Papers, is neither recent nor important ; but they announce one important fact, that " a camp is about to bc formed near Lyons, and that 10,0Q0 troops, destined to form part of it, were expected to arrive there with out the least delay." Will the French Government have the' impudence to assert that such a force is ne cessary as a corals sanitairs? Frankfort. Papers to the 21st instant, reached us his mornipg: An article itom the Oriental Spectator of Smyrna, contains 'tome further accounts of the natal victory off Scio,-and states, that all the Greeks who were on board the fire-ships escaped in a bark. They had determined to blow up . their vessels and perish in them, rather than suffer themselves to be taken. The Gseeks are said to have effected a land ing on the north-west of Scio with about 10 vessels, with the view, it is said, of favouring the emigration of such of the inhabitants of the Mastic villages as had escaped the scimetars of the Turks. The follow ing is an extract : 44 The contagion rages more than ever . at Scio. There have died already at the French Consulate, 11 Catholics and 76 Greeks, including the Dragoman, with his wife and children. The Greeks. crowded together in the church of the Consulate, were swept away in a cruel manner by the contagion. While things were in this deplorable state, they had the happiness to see M. Digeon return from Smyrna. With that humanity and zeal, of which he has given so many proofs, he immediately took judicious mea. sures to stop the progress of the evil. He has had wooden barracks erected in the great garden of •the Consulate for all those persons who were in good health ; he then hired a house contiguous to the Con sulate, where he has lodged the sick ; provisions and medicines are distributed to them daily, and more than 250 persons, encamped in the garden, are also fed and provided for. " The Church having been thus cleared, M. Di geon performing for the moment the functions of Agent of his Majesty, had a funeral service per formed for the repose of the souls of M. de Bout.. ville, of the Dragoman, and of all the other Catho lics dead before or after them. " To complete the misfortunes of Scio, provisions are extremely scarce, and nothing to be had but bad goats' flesh. " The persons who have taken refuge in the Con sulate were lately in very great danger. A Mussel man, moved with compassion, came privately and gave information, that the Turkish Regiment of 150 men, encamped close to the Consulate, had formed the project to scale the walls of the garden in the night, to massacre the men, and to seize the women, but M. Digeon based this infernal plot. " After having taken all necessary measures, he kept strict watch during the night in the garden. It was midnight; profound silence reigned, when the savages were heard scaling the wall. How great was their surprise at seeing M. Digeon, with his sabre in one hand and a pistol in the other, at the head of his Janissaries, all armed like himself, and ready to fire. In their confusion they discharged a few muskets, and then retreated. On the following day M. Digeon went to the Pacha, to complain of this violation of the asylum of those under his pro tection. The Pacha listened to his complaints, and has banished the wretches from the island. 44 An abominable action has been committed at Scio a Turk, the owner of three female slaves, being unable to take them with him to Tschesme, whither he was going, killed them all three. The Pacha being informed of this atrocious crime, caused the indivi dual who had been guilty of it to be pursued. Being taken and brought back, the Pacha ordered his nose and ears to be cut off, and in that condition sent him back to Tschesme." viz.sou., AUGUST 13.—Metall. ell—Bank Stock, 842 9-10 of New York Papers to the 4th of August, have been received this morning. FROM THE BRAZILS. The following interesting documents are contained in a file of Rio de Janeiro papers to the 20th of June, from which it appears that a complete change was about to take place in the Government of Brazil : a General Constituent and Legislative Assembly, com posed. of the Deputies of the different Provinces of 1 1 Brazil, would be convoked as soon as possible: DECREE. " Palace, June 1, nig& I , The salvation dike State urgently requires the tweeting, es soon as Feasible, of the Council of the Representatives General of the Provinces of Brun, that I ordered to be created by my Royal Decree, of the 16th of February, of the present year.-4 JLave thought proper is order a Meeting for to-morrow of those already elected and residing here. (aimed) g BY THE PRINCE REGENT." I. Jan. te, Ism 411 ILIAMITIMINI ao WOSIIIT RIMIIISMITATIVIN. • 0 The Rep o:oatWei of 31. Pude, 3le de Janke. aid the .__. _ net only Monarchy in several, and especially of the Great Brasile, of which I am the son; my pleasure was still mach more enhanced at seeing that the ideas of the people coincided with my own pare, sjncere, and cordial intentions ; and as I Ira not wil ling to delay their enjoyment of the benefits which Such a meseure promised to them, I determined in the said Hectrei that as soon as the Representatives of three Provinces should be essEmbled, the Council should begin to exercise its haletiSoo. The 'execution of this Decree cannot take place literally, lasi. much as the will of the people has been most unequivocally toe• nifested that there should be a General Constituent and Legit lative Assembly, as was communicated to me by the Chenille*" Not wishing, therefore, to postpone for a moment nor to abridge in the slightest degree what is desired by the people, I was am vineed that I ought this -very day to convene nsy Council of State, notwithstanding that the Representatives of the three Provinces are Übe yet assembled, in order that, in conjunction with such. illustrious, worthy, and liberal Itepresentativel, I might know what was their opinion relative to our political situation, and in which the salvation of our country, menaced by factions, is interested. " I have allowed myself to nyalte this single recommendation, which is, to support the cause of the Brazils .as they have just 'worn, even though it should be against myself (which I hope will never happen), for I am ready for the sake of the nation to sacrifice my oven life, which, in comparison with the salvation of our country, is nothing. " Illustrious Representatives—These are the 'Liniments that govern my sold. and that are to govern your's. Rely on me, nut only as an intrepid warrior, who in our country's cause will defy all dangers whatsoever, but also as your friend, the friend of liberty, of the people, and of the great, fertile, and most rich Brazils, w hick has so much honoured and loved me. no not think, Illustrious Representatives, that all that I have said is the result of deep &ought, expressed in studied and deceitful words No, it prom4ds from int love of our country, expressed with the voice of the heart, believe me. (Signed) •• '" THE PRINCE REGENT." After the above &nowt his Oath, with that of the Ministers and Secretaries of State. • • " To his Royal Highness the Prince Regent—The public safety, the integrity of the nation, the honour of Brazil, and the glory of your Royal Highness, most urgently requires that your Royal Highness should convene,with the greatest possible speed, a General Assembly of Representatives of the Provinces of the Brazils. Brazil, Sir, wishes to be happy; this desire, which is the principle on which society rests, is founded on nature and. reason ; to fulfil it a Gcvernment is necessary, which, givir.t the necessary expansion to the great capabilities which it pos. seises, may raise it to that height of prosperity and grandeur to which it was destined in the Councils of Plovuninca. It was the desire which so long devoured her that fascinated bee at the moment when abe heard on her shores the echo of liberty which sounded on the Douro and the Tagus, and prevented her from 'kstrusting European pride. M It is unnecessary for us, Sir, at this moment, to enumerate the misfortunes with which the Congress, prostrating the very principles to which it owed its existence, authority, and power, threatened the rich Provinces of this Continent. Europe, the whole world, which has observed it, knows them, notes them, enumerates them. Brazil now - cannot, ought not to expect from it anything but measures hostile to her happiness. The Congress of Lisbon, that lost sight of the Polar Star by which it ought to have been guided, that is the happiness of the ma jority, is now capable of framing every species of plot, and of propagating anarchy in order to ruin that which it cannot rule; parties are formed, dissentions fomented, criminal hopes nourished, animosities sown, abysses are opened under our feet, and they insist upon the retreat of your Royal Highness, which will instantly arm as against each other." a rao DE JANEIRO, JUNE 5. " BRAZTLIANS AND 0 Our country is menaced by factions far from hence ; irons are preparing to fetter our hands (and, in the time of liberty, what a disgrace !), and yet there are in ber bosom men who are plotting against her every day and:every hour, notwithstanding that, by their imposture, they appear to be adherents to the holy cause of the liberty of the Brazils, and to her independence, moderated by the national union, which was so cordially de sired. I know these terrible monsters, who are scattered over all your provinces; Brazil knows them well, and pardon• them, and I know them not to fear them, buil° watch them. I con jure them not to pursue this system, but to cease front it, be cause Brazil embraces only honour, the sole object at which she aims, and the only thing which distinguishes her sons: he who says Brazilian says Portuguese; and may Coo grant that he who shall say Portuguese shall say Brazilian. For firmness, constancy, and intrepidity, in the great cause that has begun, rely upon your perpetual defender, who is pledged by his word, honour, and love, to Brazil. " PRINCE REGENT." NEW YORK, AUGUST s. Foots Laccize.—By the arrival of the schooner, Dandy, we have received Ceram& Papers to the 10th ult. Among their contents we observe an Ast of Congress, freeing the Indian natives from oppression of the Spanish laws, and placing them upon the footing of citizens. Letters received from New York communicate very distressing intelligence from Boston. At that city up , wards of 200 failures had happened, chiefly amongst Lb* retail dealers. A great many had also taken place at New York, and much farther distress was expected. A letter from Constantinople, dated July 25, says, " The Turkish and Egyptian Beets are said to have joined of Scio, and to have taken a southerly direction." Letters from Constantinople to the 26th ult. men tion a report that the Turkish army, of about 80,000 men, headed by Chourschid Pacha (conqueror of Ali Pacha of Janina) had routed and defeated the Greeks near Corinth, with considerable loss, bat nothing certain is yet known. Mr. LITTLEWOOD, King's Messenger, arrived in town on Sunday with dispatches from Scotland. Mr. Roaiwsow , King's Messenger, left town on Sunday night, at eleven, with dispatches for Scotland. Thursday, Mr. CHRISTIE, a King's Messenger, passed through Carlisle in a chaise and four, with dis patches for his MAJZITY at Dalkeith Palace. The Observer of Sunday, August the 18th, price Seven Ponce, containing the Particulars respecting the Death of the Marquis of Loanonsiaav, sad a Biographical Memoir of his Lordship's Public and Private Life (which is given to the i extent of Thirteen of the Clossavas Columns), will be reprinted to-morrow ; and to suable parsons in Ireland and distant parts 'of the Country to_pessess_tbsaualves of the Papa , it will be WI: of the ' o2B l2:o wi W is ooks fro; this time. which Monday's very dminble for country and foreign circulation...4*mm Moe, 'tread, 118th August a 18112. VISIT tio‘ SCOTL AN D. PRIVATE LETTER!). [BURGH, AUGUST 24. the drama of the Royal Visitation last night. The whole piece has been ..• bring his MAJESTY in contact with __Jjects of every class, and in every aspect. There have been Levees arid Courts for the men of office, " progresses" for the people, reviews for the military, and last night beauty and fashion shone out at TUE PEERS' BALL. rThis Was held ha the George-street Assembly Room % which were enlarged and adorned for the occasion, and the whole getting up and conduct of the Ball were the most splendid and orderly. We shall give a hasty sketch first of the scenery, and then of the actors. The porticos of the todms were tastefully illuminated, the columns being wreathed; and t',e iraents outlined with golden tinted lamps, the ems ems of Royalty shining in the centre. T he rn:- pillarl intim Anti-room were twined with flowers,surinounte.d by emblematical tablets, over which the dome glowed with coloured lights. The principal room, tea room, and refectory, were very handsome—the first a plat form and throne, covered with crimson ; the second was ornamented with paintings, in water colours; and the third was well stored with viands. The whole was simple, but there was an air of freshness, neat. ness, and good taste about it. At rather an early hour, say eight o'clock, the,eierintes began to pour 'in, and the people to throng to the adjoining street, in order to catch a glimpse of their lair forms and nodding plumes. By nine o'clock the rooms were completely filled, and the downy feathers which now reeled to and fro in mid air, with the mingling darker hues of the other sex, and the sheen of tartan and gold lace and-ribbon, and star and spangle waved " Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. If Scotland has had honour from tl e general ap pearance and conduct of the people ul.on this ccc.i sion, she has bad glory in her daugl ters. If they have not the light heart and laugh ng eye of the ' daughters of the south, they are fully equal to them in dignity and intellectual beauty. Their dresses were elegant rather than splendid, and their move ments had perhaps as much of stateliness as of grace. The sustained and chastened joy which they all dis played, and the keen glance of intellect and national pride, which mingled with their mirth, threw an in terest over it, which is unknown in lands of lialitcr skies and warmer suns. _ _ The Noblemen and Gentlemen were in every va riety of dross (meaning, of course, every elegant va riety). The Duke of HAMILTON was splendidly at tired in (we presume) the Douglas tartan; and Mac • Caulin mon was most conspicuous in the broad bands of the Sliabh trait Diarmid. The Chiefs, too, were in their various tartans; but Sir WILLIAM appeared in a plain Court suit, abandoning the appl) jog ci " the kelt aerial to his Anglian thighs," with as much care as he would watch not to let " Lignarian cha lice filled with oats, his orifice appro.tch." His MAJESTY came at ha-after nine, just when the Rooms were in the Neigh= of their splendour. lie was greeted with a cheer by the people outside, and most respectfully received by those within. lle c mained about an hour, and then retired. Immedi ately after his departure, the company passed to the Supper Room by sections, but without any distinc tion of rank. The conduct of the higher classes of the Scots at this accumulation of all the rank, the ue.ioty, .• t:Je fashion, that they could o.uster, was no, .. • • cre ditable than it was characteristic. Welt- , •ple are f course always polite, but here th, Ch real cordiality, and the xhole of the briiii... .z.:l - seemed as if in gestation round one common centre. We detail not the dancing—of which, by the way, there was much le,s than of pro ..evading— but in general they were 11A ional en ..up ,o " eschew both waltz a nd quadrille. and addic: t'lemseltes to the good old orthodox fling." In this their fe.sourite and characteristic m .ven ent they strewed equal firm ness of foot and flexture of limb, and though the Room thinned a little upon his MAJESTY'S departure, the evolutions were continued till full three hours be yond the " keystane o' night's black arch," and thus, according to every canon of witchery, the charms of the Ladies were overpowering and triumphant. Not withstanding the great concourse of people, and t!‘e closeness with which they were wedged together, there was no confusion ; and though a guard of ca valry was in readiness, it was not in the slightest de gree required. Of the Ball it may be said, as of all the past acts of this drama, that it was rich, beautiful, and orderly. The KING banquets with the Right Hon. the LORD Pnovor'r and Magistrates of Edinburgh, in the Par liament House, this evening at six. That fine old Hall is well fitted up for the occasion, the furnishing of plate is very good, and the list of toasts, which we have just seen, is loyal. We shall be able in our next to give an account of the style in which Majesty is 'entertained by the Edinburgh Authorities. The KING attends Divine Service in the Presby terian Kirk to-morrow, and Dr. LAIIONT, the M•- derator of the General Assembly, who is an orator, is to preach before him with due brevity and eff..t. This, with a Ball along with the Highland Socie:y on Monday, and an attendance at the Theatre 0.1 Tuesday, are to fill up the list of his public labours. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Last night the fashionable world enjoyed the splen did Ball given by the Peers of Scotland to the KING. The company began to arrive before eight o'clock, and at half-past nine the Assembly Rooms were quite crowded. The Ladies were elegantly attired in the dresses which they had worn at the Drawing-room: white satin, embroidered muslin, and tich plumes of ostrich feathers, with the brilliant additions of dia mond aigrettes and necklaces, shone richly amid a gay and beautiful assembly. His MAJESTY arrived a few minutes before ten, attended by the Duke of DORM', and several other Noblemen and Gentlemen of his suite. He was dressed in a Field Marshal's uniform, and appeared in excellent spirits. Immediately on his MAJESTYS arrival the Ball was opened by a reel, which was suc ceeded by a country dance, both of which, from the spirit with which they were executed, and the sprightly airs that were played, his MAJESTY seemed to wit. 'less with much pleasure, and frequently kept time to the notes of the music. His MAJESTY was most at table and polite to all within his observation, and in ea,.wheephri requited ute to rens jrthr omnined 4 del I. ' MB KING'S ted,eteni this-creation of a Council tit if illt ream* to the form entiwed b lay al r t Niyee'M die PR i of_Abeuary of the emelt year, w*k form. al* g e le ire 4 EDINI be disci Provinces legal*repseent4 Ineitireeelbklibili A n oth er a ... ~4 plesiumo that my soul feiradleei dieeeiblepreimiedadie ... 1 ;,.... Ir mA j., my presence, because I then knew that the public will was was r"= — .,.'; only useful bet neeessar to support the Integrity el die s ° arrass ir' as ."' ' . . • _. _. _.__ ~...„ his Scottish subject by the the" I