Star. — London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

■ 5 ~~~ i~ S LONDON. ,ILYCHEQUER BILL LOAN OFFICE, South &a House, August 6, 1622. WHEREAR an Act has passed in the present Session of Parliament, Cap. 86, " to amend two Acts of the 57th year of his.late Majesty, and the first year of his present Majesty, tor authorising the issue of Exchequer Bills, and the advance of Money for carrying en Public Works and Fisheries, and .tmployment of the Poor; and to authorise a fur ther issue of Exchequer Bills for'the purposes of the said Acts." Notice is hereby given, that all applications for Loans under the said Acts, by any Body or Bodies Politic or Corporate, or any Company or Companies of Proprietors, or Person or Per sons engaged in or desirous of carrying on any Works of a public nature, or for the encouragement of the Fisheries, or the sup port of any Collieries or Mines, or any Trustees of Roads, Rail ways, or Drainages; or any Person or Persons proposing to undertake any Embankment from the Sea, in Great Britain, specifying the amount required, the purposes to which the same is to be applied, and the security proposed, are to be addressed, sealed ep, to WILLIAM HOLDEN, Esq. Secretary to the Commissioners, constituted by the Acts, at their Office as above. THE EVENING STAR. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. 1822. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Very little business doing this morning. Consols remain steady at 806. FORZIGN Froms.—Pay-day of Chilian, which was yesterday, has passed over without any defaulters of note. Spanish Bonds seem to rise.—New Spanish 635 ; Old 645 ; New Prussian 865 5 ; Old 89; Chilian 83 to 5; Danish 87%; Russian 835 ; Neapolitan 746; Colombian 86 ; Scrip 885. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 251 1 ,E %-3 per Cent. Reduced 81% 11 per Ct. Cons. 80 1 / 2 3 / 4 3V, per Cts. 92 3 4 Bank Long Annuities '2l 20 15-16 India Stock, 249%--New Annuities 80%, Exchequer Bills of £l,OOO, 7s. 9s. 7s. Ditto Small Ss. 6s.—Do. Commercial 7s. 9s. Consols for Act. 80 1 / 2 3 / 8 1/2. This forenoon we received a Lisbon Mail, bring ing Papers to the 4th instant. The Committee ap- pointed for drawing up the additional Articles of the Constitution of Brazil, have presented their plan to the Cortes. We had hoped that the Portugueze Government would, by this time, have considered it hopeless to attempt to preserve Brazil as a Colony, and would have been the first to recognise its independence; the following, however, is the plan proposed: Art. I. There shall be, in the Kingdom of Brazil, a Delega tion of the Executive Power, to which ail the Provinces of that Kingdom shall be subject, and which shall be called " Regency of the Kingdrm of Brazil." It shall have the title I Tratamento) of Majesty, and shall reside in the most convenient part of Brazil, which the law shall designate. 11. The Regency shall be composed of seven Members, who shall be chosen by the king, as well as duet substitutes, who shall be called to supply the place of the former when wanting , according to the order in which they shall be designated by the King. 111. In order to make this choice, each of the Provinces, when it proceeds to the election of the Members of the Provin cial Juntas, shall nominate, besides those who ate to compose , them, one for the Regency; in case of an equality of votes, the election to be decided by drawing lots; these Members may, be re-elected. IV. The names of the persons elected for the Regency shall be transmitted to the King; and the selection of them shall be Made in such a manner that the Regency shall nut be wholly composed of Members from the Northern or Southern Pro vinces, but from both. V. The President and Vice-President of the Regency shall be chosen by the Members themselves out of their own body. VI. The Regency shall have three Offices of Secretary of State, one for the affairs of the Interior and Finance, one fur the Narine and War, at:d the third for the affairs of Justice and Re ligion ; and the matters which appertain to each of these depart ments respectively, shall be transacted in the name of the King. VII. The Regency shall present to the King a triple list for Secretaries of State, of which his Majesty shall select one. VIII. In case of miiconduct they shall be suspended by the Regency, which shall appoint others ad interim, and the Regency as well as its Secretaries shall be responsible to the King. IX. There shall be in the Kingdom of Brazil a supreme Tri bunal of Justice; it shall have the same attributes as that in the Kingdom of Portugal and Algarve, and shall exercise its func• tions in the same place in which the Regency shall reside. X. The Regency of the Kingdom of Brazil shall not be , competent— r. To present to Archbishoprics and Bishoprics; fur which, however, it shall send triple lists of those who shall be the best qualified, fur the King to choose one. 2. To appoint to the places in the Supreme Tribunal of Justice. 3. To appoint to the office of Lieutenant-General, and those superior to it. 4. To appoint Ambassadors, Consuls, or other Diplomatic Agents; to make Political or Commercial Treaties with Fo. reigners ; to declare War and make Peace. .5. To grant Titles, though for the recompence of services, a s well as any other reward, the application of which is not deter mined by the law. This project was ordered to be printed without delay. We received a German Mail this forenoon, bring ing the Austrian Mover to the .sth inst. and Frank ton Papers to the 11th. It would appear that the report of millions of roubles being subscribed for the Greeks in Russia was unfounded, as the wretched fugitives are now quitting the country in the most deplorable situation, and destitute of everything.— The accounts from the Peloponnesus, and of the death of the Captain Pacha, so revived their courage, that 185 Hydriots and Spezziots, who were at Odessa, immediately resolved to sell their ships, and to make on foot the long journey to Ancona (as they are not admitted at Trieste). They have already passed the frontiers, and affirm that 2000 Greeks will follow, all resolved to return home by this long journey on foot, to expose their lives for their religion and country. Letters from Alexandria, of the Bth June, say that there have been some cases of plague among the 7rz - lowest clan, but, as the hot season was far advanced, it was hoped that it would not spread. Viaxwt, Aua. 9.—Metalliques, 79i—Bank Shares, 787 3-10. Aua. s.—Metalliques, 791—Bank Shares, 789 14. The Turks, it will be seen, still continue to riot in unrestrained massacre, to the disgrace of the Christian Powers of Europe, who look tamely on while their brethren are indiscriminately murdered. TRIESTE, JULY We have received news from Smyma,to the 6th of July, by the way of Lepanto. Destruction has at length fallen on the Mastic villages in Scio. The Turks have fallen on them, and have cut to pieces, drowned, burnt, or carried into slavery, 30,000 men, women, or children. . . - . On the sth of July 780 virgins, from 13 to 17 years of age, were brought by the Asiatics to Tchesme, and conducted, bound with cords, to the stave markets—some to Smyrna—some to the interior of Asia. An eye-witness affirms that they were the lower of the virgins of Scio, and that great numbers perished on the way with hunger and misery. Some Christian boys, of seven years of age and under, were kept to be educated in the Makometan religion. There are great rejoicings in all the islands of the Archipelago, on account of the disaster of the Turkish fleet. An article from Odessa, in our (the Frankfort) Journal of yes day, states the above particulars in nearly the same words : " The Barbarians," it says, " when they saw the fleet burning, hastened, in the first excess of rage, to the Mastic villages, and murdered near 20,000 Christians, who, it is well known, had be fore given up their arms, at the persuasion of the European Con • suls." The Oriental Spectator, of Smyrna, in relating this circum stance, says- 0 The Turks, to the number of 20,000 (having been dissuaded from their first purpose, to storm the residences of the Consuls, and murder the Greeks), went into the country, and attacked the Mastic villages, the inhabitants of which they massacred, or seized as slaves." The French Papers of Wednesday have reached us. l The Court of Assizes at Colmar continues its pro-, ceedings against the conspirators ; the defence of the accused has commenced ; and an eloquent appeal in their behalf has been made by the Council. The Cottrier Francais mentions, that a report had reached Paris on Tuesday evening, that the Marquis of LONDONDERRY had died of a fit of apoplexy.• The Journal des Debuts state's the same melancholy fact, and mentions that the intelligence was conveyed to the French Government by telegraph. Two or.thtee of these Papers quote from a German Journal the following Proclamation, addressed by the Areopagus, or Government of the Eastern P►ovinces which have shaken off the Turkish yoke, to their countrymen settled in Europe : " It is now generally known, and we doubt not but that you are already acquainted with the fact, that at last our nation has adapted a Government—that the troubles and disorders inse parable from anarchy, together with their dreadful consequences, have ceased—and that we make daily advances towards the en tire deliverance which is promised us by general liberty, and the destructlon of the unheard-of oppression of despotism. 4" In consequence, we announce to you that we fight with all our force to.extirpate our inhuman tyrants, and to expel them front the soil of Greece; and that as often as we have come to graj•ple with the enemy, we have, by the assistance of GOD, come off victoriou.y. " We continue to fight with courage, and endeavour to ac complish impossibilities by means of a general levy and extraor dinary sacrifices. We put even the stones in motion. Hitherto victory has been faithful to us; and, full of confidence in succours from on High, we carry the war against our enemies into Thes_ saly and Macedonia. " Let the ancient enthusiasm of llellenians (Greeks) for their dear country animate you likewise—you who belong to Greece and are settled in Europe. Come to her assistance as much as you can, by sending money, provisions, and militat y stores— se•nd them to the Council of the Hellenian people, to enable them to encounter the extraordinary demands of the sacred struggle. " Suns of Attica, of Banda, of Enbtea, of Phncis, of Locris, of Thessaly, and Macedonia, if you destine your succours to the Provinces which gave you birth, send them as soon as possible to the Areopagus. The blessing of Hwy:, the gratitude of your country, will be the recompense of your generosity and patriotism. " On the coast of Eubcea, the Second Year of Liberty." (Signed by s:veral Members of the Areopagus). The Greeks found in Patras 30 cannon, a great quantity of munitions of war, and provisions, and the treasure of the Governor, estimated at 30,000 golden Mahmoudies. The news from Spain is not of a later date than those which we presented on Wednesday. French Funds, Aug. 11.—Five per Cents. 931. We this day give a fall Report of the Trial and Conviction of Bridle, the late Keeper of lichester Jail. The attempts to screen the conduct of this man have given an importance to his conviction, which his cru elty, wanton as it has been, could not have done.— He was tried on two distinct charges of cruelty —fist, for confining MARY Cote, who had an in fant at her breast, to solitary confinement in a damp cell, without fire, or provisions and water in due quantities ;—secondly, for applying a blister, not for any medical purpose, but as a punishment, to the head of a man named Gardiner, whose hands were at the same time restrained by a strait waistcoat, and who was confined for several days in a solitary cell. On the first charge he was acquitted ; but the second act of unlawful severity rested on testimony that could not be shaken, and he was convicted. Yesterday morning, soon after nine o'clock, the Duke of YORK left town on his return to Brighton. Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Birth-day of the Duke of YORK (who has completed his fifty ninth year), the Theatres, and the houses of his Royal Highness's Tradesmen, were elegantly illuminated on the occasion. The Duke of BEDFORD is sufficiently convalescent to take his departure from his present residence, Ends: leigh, Tavistock, which his Grace purposes to do in a few days. Letters from Marseilles bring accounts from Moga doge that MuLex SOLYMAN has returned to the capi tal, and all was quiet there—business begat{ to revirc. ~a!a Ills MAJESTY'S VISIT TO SCOTL'AIkiD. It will be seen from the Edinburgh Gazette Extra ordinary and the private letters we this day publish, that, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, his MAJESTY's royal yacht did not reach Leith until four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when she cast anchor, about a mile and a half from the shore. At the time the royal yacht was discerned bearing up the Frith of Forth, it was raining heavily, and had done so for some hours previous; but an immense multi tude was nevertheless collected, who bore the incon venience cheerfully, in expectation of being gratified by:the sight of the Km's landing, and the first to welcome him to his northern kingdom. An official communication was however made to the Magistrates of Leith, who were assembled at the platform and at the Exchange, in readiness to receive his MAJESTY, that the landing would not take place until the following day. It was understood that his MAJESTY was slightly indisposed from sea sickness during the heavy gales of Tuesday, but that the principal reason for his not landing was the unfavourable state of the weather, and the consequent inconvenience to those attending on the ceremonial. It is more probable, however, that his MAJESTY had then received, though the event had not generally transpired, the intelligence of the melancholy death of the Marquis of LONDON- Denny, and that the shock it would necessarily occa sion deprived him for the moment of the spirits re (visite to support the ceremonial of a public entry. All the vessels'in the Roads fired salutes as the KING entered, and his MAJESTY, who appeared on deck in a naval uniform, acknowledged in the usual manner the cheers which hailed his arrival. I EDINBURGII GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. " JIMMIED IT •UTLIORITT. ~ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1822. " His MAJESTY having been pleated to fix the hour of twelve o'clock to-morrow, the 15th of August, for his landing at Leith, the Procession, formerly or dered by the Edinburgh Gazette Extraordinary , of the 10th instant, will be ready to move off from Queen street at ten o'clock, in the order therein prescribed, with these alterations: " ht. That the attendance of the Peers i 3 not expected. " 2d. That the Lord Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian, on hone back, will follow, instead preceding, the carriages of the Of ficers of State. " 3‘l. That after the keys of the City shall have been delivered to his MAJESTY, the carriage of the Lord Provost will fall into the Procession immediately behind the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Mid-Lothian; and the carriages with the Magistrates of Edinburgh will fall la behind the Deputy-lieutenants of the County. ' 4 MELVILLE. WM. DUNDAS. W3I. RAE. D. BOYLE." EDINBURGH, WCIINZSDAY MORNING, Ezc T o'CLocic. Although the Royal Squadron we cannot see," for 'tis not yet in sight," crowds of persons of all ranks and descriptions are flocking towards the shore.- The Royal Company of Archers, with their bows slung' , over their shoulders ; Highlanders, with their wooden shields and broad claymores ; Bailies and Deacons, in their civi' insignia ; Dukes, Marquisses, Earls, and Barons, with their stars and ribbons ; tall raw-boned mountaineers, with as much heath stuck in their hats , as would suffice to make a broom ; shop-boys and' apprentices, with white and blue cockades, and a St. Andrew's cross ; grave Professors, with powdered heads and sable raiment ; fine Ladies, with tartan scarfs and dangling tartan reticules ; smart semp stresses, and flirting milliners, with bedizened bonnets and stylish spencers ;—these, with a whole train of other characters, too numerous for any catalogue, are now hurrying off from Edinburgh to Leith, with all the speed they can possibly make. In this motley assemblage I must not omit the PRO VOST of Glasgow and his retinue. One of his Bailies (a personage as important as Bailie Nicol Janie) ez hibits a coachman, with a hat and wig which might bid defiance to the pencil of Hogarth, while it- im parts a ludicrous gravity to a face which nature never intended to look solemn or serious. A ponderous black blowsy wig, of immense circumference, sus tains a little triangular chapeau, not much larger than a good sized mushroom. It is looped up in such a manner as to make it lie perfectly Rat, and the ap pearance of the whole is grotesque to a degree, pro voking the gaze and grin of every passing beholder. It is thought that there will be a warm contest be tween the Chieftains of the Glengary and Clanronald clans when the procession takes place. Each wishes to take precedence of the other, and each talks of his claims, as though the question involved the fate of an Empire. EDINBURG 11, WIEDNICSDAY, TffRZE O'CLOCK. A telegraphic dispatch at three o'clock this morn ing announced the appearance of the Royal Squadron off St. Abb's Head, and at an early hour the Calton Hill and other high grounds in the vicinity of Edin burgh began to be spotted with people. The morning was fine, but a thick fog hanging over the mouth of the Frith, prevented the squadron from being seen till about nine o'clock, at which hour they were de scried between North Berwick Law and the Isle of May. By ten, the top of the Calton was crowded with spectators, but the fog had become so dense that the number of vessels could not be ascertained. About eleven o'clock, one of the squadrons and the battery on the Bass saluted each other, and the white smoke being distinctly seen through the black fog, which had a very picturesque appearance, left no doubt of the actual approach of his MAJESTY. The ascertaining of this fact was followed by enthusiastic cheers. About twelve, the Royal Yacht, towed by two steam-vessels, was seen to emerge from the fog, and at a quarter past twelve, the ships of war in Leith Roads fired a salute. At this time the Royal yacht and the vessels in the Roads were about five or six miles from each other. The Royal yacht now glided smoothly ‘ up the Frith, aided by the flowing tide and a light breeze at east. The sky began to be overcast, and at oneo'clock, the signal guns announcing that his MAJESTY would land in five hours, were fired from the Castle and Calton. All Edinburgh was now in commotion-- every person flew to his post—Highland Clans, Re shunts of Dragoons and Yeomanry Cavalry, with the Officers of State and other official personages to be engaged in the Procession, assembled atithe mus tering place, at the east end of Queen•street. The Loan Pnovosea carriage, with sit horses in splendid harness, was drawn up in front of the Royal Ex. change, accompanied by the Civic Tail (the tashi.m. able word for any person or thing that follows), all clean and ready to deliver over the keys of the city * at a barrier erected at the top of Leith Walk. All the windows in the streets through which the Procession was to pass, were speedily filled, chiefly with fashion able females, splendidly dressed, while the streets themselves presented a bustling mass, every p erson repairing to the place where he might see the im posing ceremonies. Unfortunately, however, it began to rain heavily, and it has continued to do so ever since, so that the spectacle will be deprived of its beauty and much of its comfort. The platfotin, at Leith Pier, is laid with drab and crimson, and the covered way by which his MAJESTY ascends from hit barge to the platform is very convenient. Nothing can be more sublimely picturesque than the view from the Calton Hill at this moment—em- bracing, as it does, all that is grand and interesting in nature, with all that is graceful and noble in art.-- Thousands of spectators seem, as it were, to hang from her bold precipices that command the harbour, and their variegated attire. forms an animated con trait with the numberless white tents that are pitched around in all directions. The flag .on the summit of Nelson's Monument floats proudly over the whole scene, and the vessels in 'the harbour have hoisted their streamers to greet the Royal pendant. In the back ground the beautiful structures of the town ex hibit countless gay devices for the illumination, and the streets present a brilliant display of fashionable pedestrians, with occasionally some splendid equi pages. The signal-gun has just been fired, giving the inhabitants five hours' notice to prepare for the recep tion of his MAJESTY upon his landing. The 'Rail of BREADALBANia carriage passed at ore o'clock, in very conspicuous style. Tne coachma•i is dressed in tat tan livery, and two of the Earl's clan officiate as running-footmen on each si.le of the cat. riage, while two more, with cocked-hats like German yagers, follow behind. The rest of this clan follo•w•ed soon after dressed in green tartan, and having yellow feathers and bunches of heath in their bonnets. They advanced in martial order, and marched to their fa vourite air of " Tke Campbell's are coming 1 . Flys u'CLocK.—Owing to the continued heavy rain, his MAJESTY has delayed his landing till to morrow, and should it be as unfavourable, a further delay will take place. The official announcement of this intelligence was received with marked signs of disappointment by the Official and' Civic Procession in Queen-street : nor were the Tails of the Chiefs less vexed, as they returned marching to the mixed sound of the piebracht and the paltering rain. The flowers and trappings which adorned the Ladies who filled the windows and balconies along the line of the pro cession, also suffered not a little. We have heard that the reason why the Peeresses declined to sit between the Civic Authorities and the Ministers of the Kirk, was the injudicious remark thrown out by some Ultra l Loyalist in his zeal, that they were to represent the beauty of Scotland. They were, of course, aware of the state of male ept es:rata don in Scotland, and did not wish to be placed on a par with the Knights of the Shire and Burgesses, whura Sir GEORGE SAVILLE once proposed to have 'caned and replaced by elbow chairs I ROYAL 0111SERVATORY, CALTON HILL, ACOCST 14. The wind has been all the morning about south west, but very light; at about half-Fast eleven the hulls of some vessels were indistinctly seen, but owing to the haze nothing positive could be ascertained about twelve the wind shifted to the south, and the haze began to clear away ; at a quarter past twelve the Royal yacht, towed by two steam-boats, with her sails furled, was distinctly seen, the smaller steam boat first with sails set; and at this time the vesse:s in the Roads fired a salute ; forty minutes past to elve the wind blew a fine gentle breeze from the souts. The yacht is still in tow, without any sail set, and nearing very fast ; six vessels in company under sail, besides two steam-boats. The steam-boats having the yacht gaining on the vessels under sail. The Calton Hill at this moment presents one of the finest scenes imaginable owing to the immense crowd ; fifty mi nutes past twelve, it now rains a little. One o'clock, it still rains and is hazy; five minutes past one, two guns fired from the Calton Hill and two from the Castle ; the yacht and steam-boats bearing about direct south from Inchkeith. The crowd upon the Calton Hill is now dispersing very fast; and great numbers are proceeding down to Leith in all directions thirteen minutes past one, a troop of the Scots Greys are passing by the new London-road to Leith. It is now much clearer and the rain has ceased, and a troop of the 3d Dragoons is passing in front of the jail into town, and lining the streets; 19 minutes past one, the yachts, accompanied by two steam-boats, are between Inchkeith and the Beacon, near the mouth ot Leith Harbour; it rains a little again. At 25 minutes past one, the smallest steam-vessel left the yacht, she being at this moment to the west ot the Beacon ; 29 minutes past one, the ships in the Roads saluted again, and also the guns at Leith Font ; at 36 minutes past one, the other steam-boat left t ,, e yacht, and she came to anchor outside the guard-ship; forty-seven minutes past one, the wind is shifted to t'e S.W. with every appearance of heavy rain ; it has al ready begun. The yacht is completely surrounded with small boats, but it is so hazy, that nothing can be distinctly seen.—Ten minutes past two : it rains pretty and is so hazy that the vessels in the Roads are searedy visible, and the people are leaving the Calton Hill very fast. A band of Highlanders has just passed by the Jail to Holyrood House.—Thirty-seven minutes past two : the Yeomanry are passing down Leith Walk, and a band of Highlanders, dressed in green, with yellow feathers in their bonnets, are passing thc front of the Jail, from Holyrood House, and VIII down by the old road from the Calton Hill to Leith Walk, down which they are proceeding.—Forty-sir minutes past two : the haze is a little removed, but nothing can be discovered of what is going on, on board or about the yachts. The troops are leaving their posts on Leith Walk. Immediately after the smoke of, the second salute had cleared away, the persoi of his MAJESTY was