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. - a • - THE EVENIN4 STAR. LONDON. if SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1823. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. HALF-PAST TWELVE. Consols opened this morning at 93 for the Account, and for Money. At this hour they are Ma for the Account, and 821 for money. The Expre4s from Paris this morning brings the French Rentes at 93f. Spanish 43. ease of not being able to Mini it perionalli, he was to give it to M. Valdez, the Military Commandant, who accordingly received it; and promised to lay it before his Majesty. The Duke, in his letter, gave five days for the answer; and if, in that period, the King was not delivered up, he would bombard the city. It is fully expected that his Royal Highness would enter Cadiz, or have the King delivered to him, before the 22d." FROM THR RTOILZ Or THURSDAY. EXTRAORDINARY COURIER. ' Grand Head-quarters, Port Sainte Marie, Aug. 18. " On the 18th August, the Duke of Angouleme re viewed the whole of the lines which surround Cadiz and the Isla, accompanied by his Etat-Major." ;, Port Sainte Marie, August 19. " His Royal Highness has sent a flag of truce by M. de la Hitte, his Aide-de-Camp, who was received with great demonstrations of joy. It is impossible not to have great hopes of affairs being settled ; but should this not be the case, when the time given by the Prince for an answer shall have expired, all is ready for a general attack." SUBMISSION OP CORUNNA. REPORT OF MARSHAL THE DUKE OF REOGIO. " Mairid, August 51. " M. le Marshal—General Bourcke sends me an account, of the 17th of this month, that the Count of Carthagena has sent one of his Officers to the Re gency, to announce to them that the garrison of Co runna haTsubmitted to his command, and the con ditions on which this place' is to open its gates. I have received the same advice from General Morino. It is probable that. the moment I am writing to your Excellency our troops occupy Corunna." FROM THE PILOTS OF YESTERDAY. MADRID, AUGUST 20. His Royal Highness the Duke d'Angouleme ar rived at Port St. Marie on the 16th. We have re ceived news in this Capital of some disagreeable affAirs having lately taken place at Bilboa and Vit toria; they speak of the approaching return to Ma drid of bis Royal Highness. On the 16th of this month, the authorities of Tala vera de la Reyna set off for Madrid, as well as several Ecclesiastics, and a great number of Royal ists, who abandoned their homes, Lopez Banos having passed the bridge of Almarez, with 400 cavalry and 800 foot soldiers. Colonel Amor has also passed the bridge of Arzobispo, with 400 cavalry and 1,100 in fantry, which makes their numbers 4,000, with other reinforcements they received ; but as there is at To ledo 2,000 French and two pieces of cannon, there is no fear the Spaniards will come near the Capital. It is to be seen by our correspondence from Ma drid of the 20th of this month, that the Duke of Inlay tado set off on the 19th for Port Saint Marie, accom panied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs: it is said his journey tends to several causes; according to some peg sons, it is owing to the troubles which have taken place at Saragossa, Vittoria, and other places, and that the French military authorities have been obliged to have recourse to arms to put into force the Decree of the Duke of Angouleme. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN INDIA. We have received the Bombay Courier of the 19th of April, containing Calcutta intelligence to the end of March last. In the report of proceedings in the Supreme Court of Calcutta on the 30th, an argument was maintained by Counsel; in behalf of some of the principal inhabitants, against the registry by the Judge, of the late rule of the Govern or - General, for imposing restraints on the - Press, and which is requi site, we believe, by the constitution of our Indian Go vernment, to give it - validity. The principal points of the Governor-General's rule appear to be, that no journal can be carrieil . ons without a license from the Government, and that this license may, be withdrawn at pleasure, in case of misconduct, of which the Go 'vetnment of course is to be sole judge. The follow ,: is the decision of Sir F. Macnaghten on the sub --I,7ject. In the spirit of such restraints the Judge coo r'Curs, as essential in his opinion to the preservation of " our Indian possessions, though he declines giving the power to punish by an ex post facto law. Sir F. MACNAGHTEN then proceeded to deliver his opinion on the question. His Lordship said that it was a great satisfaction to him to be thus called upon .publicly to deliver his sentiments upon this occasion. He was sorry that any one who knew him should think hiin such an impostor as to wish to conceal his opinion on this subject. Every one knew his Lord ship's connection with the Government. His Lord ship said that he had nothing to do with the forma tion of the rule now before the Court. It had cer tainly on former occasions been the custom to consult the Judges on any rule of Council which was about to be passed into a by-law, and accordingly his Lord. ship observed that he was applied to, but refused to have any concern in the framing of it. He was ap plied to a second time, and asked if he saw any ob jection to it? " To this," said his Lordship, " I re plied, as I think, without compromising my former refusal, that there had been an oversight in those who drew it up relating to the fines to be imposed upon in dividuals who may uninteptionally offend, and at my suggestion six words were added to the rule, and thus it now stands. It appears to me to be assumed in the argument, that Calcutta is as free a land as Bngland., —Whether it be advisable for theliberties of English. men, or for the inhabitants of Calcutta, to grant a' free Constitution to India, I shall never inquire; but I shall always rejoice at the spread of liberty. I know that many are of opinion that India is a proper coun try for the introduction of the same liberties as those enjoyed by Englishmen at home ; but I also know that others arc of a quite different opinion. Among these, Sir Wm. Jones, a zealous and ardent lover of liberty, is one; and lie says, that the introduction of liberty into India would be worse than the most odi ous tyranny. If we are to have a free Constitution in India, I shall be glad, if anyone a ho can do so, will tell me upon what principle we can found our right •toit ? I must own Ido not know the text or the comment. I must execute the laws as I find them. I confess I am at a loss whence the idea, that a Bri tish subject, or anyone else, has a tight to the liberties of England in this country, has arisen. I really know of no place where there is more rational liberty than in Calcutta. Industry is encouraged there, and I never knew an individual who had any claim to it com plain of a want of patronage and attention I never was in any society where individuals were more free and fearless, and they may well be, where they have • nothing to fear, in theexpies,ion of their sentiments. ,* 1 say that a free Press, coming into contact with such a Government as this is, is quite inconsistent and incompatible, and they cannot stand together. What have been the consequences of Mr Bucking ham's transmission ? A Gentleman has come for ward, has taken the charge of the paper, and has told Government that they cannot send him out of the country, do what he will. But may not a rule be established to meet such a case? It is very true he -cannot be sent out of the country; but where is the repugnance to the Br itish law ? I repeat again, that this Government and a free Press are incompatible, and cannot be co-existent. I say, that the ground upon which he claims any exemption to that to which an Englishman is liable (I solemnly declare that I mean no offence), is the ground which every sircar e every bearer, every cooly, nay, every mighter in Cal cutta, can urge for the same purpose. " With respect to the property which any Gentleman may have in this Paper, I believe there is no intention to refuse it a license. I speak from conjecture; but I would not register the act if retrospective• objects were ; and if anyone will tell me that he has such a fear, I will engage tkat he shall have a license, because I will not register the rule unless it be granted to him. If the Pipers are to be like the prices of Stocks, to depend for their value upon the defeat of the enemy, and to rise and fall accordingly; and if the Government is to be consi dered as that enemy, I would put an end to.such Stocks and such stock-jobbing." With respect to Mr. Buckingham, his Lordship observed, that after having 1-een openly bearded by him, after every means of defiance had been made use of by him, the Government had acted very leniently towards him. " Now, had I," said his lordship, 0 been in the situation of Govern ment, I would nut have allowed a copy of that paper to have left Calcutta by my dawk." But such outrages as those con tained in Mr. Buckingham's Paper rendered it the bounden duty of Government to send him home. " But is this regulation according to the laws of England? I do not know the repugnance. By the lath Geo. 111. power is given to the Government to establish laws for the administration . of.justice in the Factory of Fort William, in Bengal. That of the 21st, gives theta power to make regulations for all their pos sessions; and the 33d gives them power to send home unlicensed persons, or to forfeit the licenses of such persons as may behave improperly :.53d recognizes and coat/ins this power; and these Acts protect the Government from anything that British sub lents can do. In England, a power exists equivalent to that of granting a license: for if a man carries on the business of a printer there, without giving notice to the Clerk of the Peace, any Magistrate may issue his warrant to a constable, or other person, and order the house of the offending individual to be broken open, and seizure to be niade of his presses, types, and all his papers." This, although nut strictly a license, his Lordship contended was equivalent to one. His Lordship concluded by saying—" I have before said all that I can say. I had nothing to do with the framing of this re gulation, but now I will take the whole blame of it upon myself, though whatever merit it may possess, I have no claim to it. do really think that sonic such regulation is absolutely necessary, and that it would be quite absurd to refuse to register this Act. If the Government abuse the power it vests in the.n, they are responsible for it. I once more assert that I make this one of the conditions of registering it—that a license shall not be refused to any paper now in existence. Taking the view which I have already explained of this Act, I shall feel it my duty to order it to beriegistered." COMPLETION OF COUNT LAS CASAS JOURNAL.-- We are requested to state that the Seventh and last Parts of Count Las Gtsas' Journal of the Comfersa lion of Napoleon, are published this day, and may be had 4 every Bookseller throughout the kingdom. FOREIGN FUNDS. All was confusion to-day in the Market, owing to the arrival of the official accounts (see below) from Bogota, finally disavow ing the Colombian Loan, bat recognizing the bona fide debts of the Colombian Government. No sooner was the Decree of the Congress read on 'Change, than the Colombian Bonds fell at once from 68k to SO, and kept sinkiLg. At present they have recovered fur a moment, and are at 53, but markets heavy. Ams M, Aug. 86.—Exchange on London, 41. 2 M. 40. 9. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. _ - --- - Bank Stock 226 1 / 4 -3 per Ct. Reduced 8354 1 / 4 % 3 per Cent. Cons. 82$/ 8 y B -4. per Cts. Old 101 1 / 4 4 per Cent. New 101 y 4 7 /8 Bank Long Anns. 215-16 1 / 4 3 / 8 India Stock 264 1 / 4 —lndia Bonds 655. 665. Old Annuities 8111 / 4 Exchequer Bills (#.:1,000) 355. 37s.—Small 355. 375. Bank for Acct. 226 th --Consols for do. 83 1/4. THE COLOMBIAN LOAN. A Mail from Jamaica has brought us this morn ing Papers and letters to the 23d July. The private letters contain official accounts of the proceedings of the Congress of Colombia with respect to the Loan lately negociated in this country, which will be found of great importance to all interested in that specula tion. In conformity with a Report made by the Executive on the subject, the Congress have decreed: tat. That the power' which their late Minister, Mr. Zea, possessed, was of a political nature, and not a financial one ; that, in negociating fur a loan of two millions, he had exceeded his authority; and that, therefore, the loan and debentures he had issued are declared null and void. "2d. The Government acknowledges the services received from persons in Europe, during thei: late contest; . and, therefore, holds itself iu honour bound to pay tit: amount of their debts in proportion to value received. " .Icl. It declares that proper Commissioners shall be appointed to liquidate their debts, for which they will Issue bonds and debentures." Mr. Jones, the agent at Bogota for the Contractors of the Colombian Loan, in transmitting the above Decree, writes as follows: " You will observe that the preamble of the first clause wholly disavows Mr. Zea's authority and pro- ceedings ; but the second article contains i full and perfect recognition of the debt." The statements that have appeared in the Papers on the subject .of the I'oyais speculation, for settle merit there is none, have hitherto been very contra dictory. The complaints of the emigrants who have been seduced from their homes by fallacious pro mises, have invariably been followed by paid-for•con tradictiens, fiom those interested in keeping up the imposture. All doubt is, however, now at an end, and the worst accounts of the sufferers confirmed by the most indisputable evidence. It appears that as soon as information was received at Honduras, of the state of the English emigrants, Major-Gem Corm, the Superintendant Commandant of the British settlement there, employed Mr. BIN• NETT, the Senior Magistrate, and Mr. %VESTRY, the Keeper of the Records, to proceed to Poyais, and col lect every information relating to the nature of the settlement mace, or pretended to be made, by Sir GREGOR M`G REGO R. In another part of our Paper we have inserted a Copy of this Report, together with a Proclama tion of the King of the Muscriito shore. These documents sufficiently speak for themselves; but we feel great pleasure in adding, that Major-General CODD, on receiving the report, lost no time in remov ing the unfortunate settlers to Belize. EXPRESS FltOn PARIS. Two Expresses reached us this morning from Paris, with the Aloniteur and other French Papers of Thurs day, and the Pilote of yesterday. We have also re ceived a letter from our Private Correspondent. The whole of the intelligence is interesting. The Duc d'ANGOULEME, on at riving at Cadiz, sent a letter to the King of SPAIN, with directions that it should be presented to his MAJESTY in person. The Ministers refused to receive it on such conditions, and it was then banded to the Governor VALDEZ, who pro mised to lay it before the KING. Five days were given the Spanish Government to decide on their answer to the proposals of his Royal Highness.— The garrison of Corunna has acceded to the terms offered, and submitted to General Monitto. In Madrid some uneasiness appears to have been ex cited by the movement of LOPEZ BANOS, who had appeared in considerable force at Talavera de la Reyna'. The following is the Private Letter FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. ' , PARIS, AUGUST 25. di Dispatches from the Duke d'Angouleme, dated before Cadiz, the 17th, reached Paris this morning. His Royal Highness had written, that morning, a letter to the King of Spain, and sent one of his Aides de-Camp with it into Cadiz, with orders to deliver it, if possible, into the King's hand. This was refused; but the Ministers offered to receive it. This the Aide de-Camp said he was not authorized to do; but in PARIS, AUGUST 29. It is reported, at Madrid, that on the 17th was signed a project for an arrangement between the Infant Don Carlos and two Deputies of the Cortes, members of the permanerii commission of that as sembly, and a French General, bearing full powers from his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. This convention, which contains 20 articles, gives the sovereignty to the King united with the States. The States are to be composed of two Chambers. We have had before our eyes a copy of the above Act, but we shall not as yet give it to the Public, because we imagined that news of such importance would have been announced by the telegraph to Government. FROM TUR RTOILR. NEWS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF SPAIN. MADRID, AUGUST 22. The detachments which were sent out of Madrid, under the orders of General Urbal, have returned. They scoured the borders of the Tague, without having met any of the enemy's corps, which were said to be in the neighbourhood of Madrid. All is quiet at Madrid. PORT SAINT MARIE, AUGUST is. The people of Cadiz believe the war nearly at an end : the King also believes in his speedy deliverance. A letter of the 15th states, that the Count Puebla re ceived orders from the King to proceed to San Lucar, to prepare the means for his Majesty's coming to that place, as, after a few hours of his Majesty's being free, he wishes to embark ; although there is great ' danger in passing the Bar, his Majesty prefers going by water, rather than traverse the Isle, where he re ceived so much insult in his journey to Cadiz from San Lucar. The King, it is said, will go by water to Seville without taking any repose, he will proceed to Madrid. P.S. We have received fresh news, datedVillafranca, 22d August, which we hasten to publish. The enemy continue their retreat, on the 19th they were at Tarrega. On the 22d our troops took a position to the right of Montblanc, and to the left of Terregrassa. Marshal Moncey will continually ha rass the enemy. The Cones, before they separated, named a per manent commission, and brought forward the ques doll, if they should• receive propositions in case they were offered, 86 members were for it, and only 16 against it. filiOM THE 0011STITUTUTYVILo PERPIGNAN, AUGUST 19t CORRISPONDiIieg. We have received intelligence from Cerda dated the 18th, at nine in the morning. It ''as s, the enemy were at Bel t; a, and at Baga, but it was believed that they intended to match upcin p r Cerdigne. Nevertheless, the Royalists of Puycer and of Spanish Cerdagne were removing their de, upon Mont Louis, and the authorities of Puycer had taken refuge at la Cabanasse, under Mont Lou Our troops, however, occupy Puycerda, and the c voys for the army blockading La Seu went as use The same accounts state, that on the 12th the forts La Seu ceased to fire, that they had communicatio, with the town, and that the Governor was pernrati, to purchase sugar, coffee, and other articles for sick ; but the next day, the 13th, the fire re -cot menced, and it continued every day as usual. Five hundred prisoners taken by Milans, belongi! to the Army of the Faith at Calaf, have been match upon Lerida. EXTRACT OF A REPORT FROM THE MINISTER MARIN& " I have sent you an account of the order given to the commandant of the frigate La Guertie and the frigate Galatee, to take their stations bei( Algesiras and Tariffa, to force those two places submit to the authority of Ferdinand VII." FROM THE JOURNAL OF TOULOUSE. BLOCKADE OF ST. SEBASTIAN, AUGUST It On Sunday we received news of the submission , General Ballasteros.—Our artillery fired a round el twenty-one guns, blank shot, in honour of the eve —The ramparts of the fortress were instantly crowd with the Constitutional garrison. An Officer ofo 41st was sent with a flag of truce. He had a le j conversation with the Spanish Officer appointed to reive him, but nothing has transpired as to the tesu BLOCKADE OF PAMPELUNA, AUGUST it. Marshal Lauriston sent yesterday a nag of no with a copy of the capitulation of Ballasteros; I . the Constitutionalists, whom we blockade, pay regard to his instructions. THE GREEKS AND THE TURKS. Dutch papers to the 27th, and German papers r a recent date, reached us this morning. The onl political intelligence they contain is the follow•ir article, relating to the war in Greece, which appea in the Austrian Observer of the 16th. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 25. In a fire which broke out on the 13th, in the Ks i sim Pacha; near the arsenal, the Kiosk of the Capta Pacha, the Bagno, the geometrical• school, and abo , 1,600 private houses were destroyed. Greater m fortunes were dreaded, if the fire should reach ti Arsenal; but this did not happen; only two sm, frigates that were in the Docks, and a large ou which was old and unfit for service, were burnt. Bt since that time the Capital has been four tim alarmed by fires; and though they were of little cot sequence, the frequent recurrence of such accides has given rise to conjectures and apprehensions, whit. • are not yet removed. . The difficulty of obtaining authentic intelligen from the theatre of war, was never greater than this campaign. The Porte observes profound sil respecting the movements of its Beets and armies. The correspondence with other places, even the 1 distant, is subject to numerous difficulties, and costs much trouble to collect a few certain data the various reports that clash with each other. The Turkish troops have advanced, on semi points, to the Morea. It is probably from Negropu that they have gone to occupy Livadia, Thebes, ssi Athens ; though other reports state that they an is possession of the Thermopyls. It is Omer Bel Mutselim, of Caristo, who has taken Athens: be bm been recompensed by being created a Pacha of thin tails, and appointed Governor of Negropont. The greater part of the inhabitants of Athens, a well as those of Thebes, have taken recur of Salamis. In the Acropolis of Ad.. garrison of 300 men, which is, indeed. provided with provisions, arms, and but according to the accounts of tray( rived, it does not seem disposed to m: sistance. The foreign Consuls at Athens obliged to leave the city, in consequence given them, before the departure of Those of France and Austria have at Spa. On the other side, Mustapha, Pack who, it cannot now be'doubted, has join army, with 12 or 15,000 men, has ad , lona, and has taken a position on the the Gulf of Lepanto, which indicates "of passing from Scala, or some other coast, to the Peninsula. The Turks formed the plan of entirely turning Corinth, and of conveying detached Gulf to the Morea. Thus we exploit tam Pacha, after having collected all cept a division which blockaded Napoli di Romania, and after having attained his first object, has Milos° . remained stationary near Parras. In Albania corps of troops are said to be ready ti march under Jussuff Pacha and Omer BI ione, or eves to have already marched to act against Missoloagt which has been hitherto blockaded on the sea side • Warned by the experience of the last campaign, the Turkish Commanders carry on their opera Dons this time with more deliberation and prudence, and tbej are well supplied with provisions and • An account from Corfu, 25th July. Pacha had then assembled, near Prevesa, f joined in parties of 100 to COO men, and pay in advance. Omer Brione had not been raising troops.—Note of Austrian Observir. refuge its sheik rhens there is eed, suff • id ammunitim; rellers lately or make a lmg IP ,thens bavelell ence of k MO the Insurgeds already arrived 'ache of &noir joined the mom advanced to Ss- e north coast of aces an intentioe ' ler part of that s seem to have the lamas d I corps over the in why the Cap all his fleet, tX • Ind ammo nia as. with robbing swallowed, v In says tbat Jo. 7. 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