Star. — London, England, 1822-11-20 00:00:00

I ~~ • ":4e TiVF'"F . ... . . -., , .... N . . „, .-.. .1,..... -.... fl l ' So , -1 - -- fa, • i - STAR. n . WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1822. THR FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE., TWELVE O'CLOCK. A treat deal of business has been done in that market this morning, and the Jew party have purehised very largely. Con gas opened at 811#, and, up to this hour, they are 81# j ; but they closed yesterday afternoon at 81i, in consequence of some false reports of a hostile nature. _ . Early this morning two Expresses arrived front Paris, bring ing the French tends 89f. 50e. and no further reports of hostile measures; In consequence of which, Consols improved at an early hour this morning, and the market became brisk. FORE:GII MA RIM. The market still looks heavy this morning, in consequence of stiany failures being expected—upon the whole the foreign Stock :Market has a very gloomy appearance. Colombian Bonds are drooping, in consequence, it is supposed, of the Leeward Island Wail not having brought the ratification of the above Loan, and it is said that Mr. Zs* is going to he superseded by another Gentleman on his way to this country. Current Prices:—Chilian 78, New Spanish 60 to }, 011 72, New Prussian Old 87i 1, Russian 875. Danish 944, Nea politan 71 to 78, Colombian 77, Peruvian 79, New Spanish S!rip 4 ills. STOCK F.XCITANGF., ONE O'CLOCK. Our market is looking very gloomy—Consols, within the last hour, have fallen 3 per cent. All the Brokers are anxious to sell. ROTA L EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Spanish Bonds &we within the last half hour declined one per cent. Colombian Bonds are quoted at 76, being also one per cent. lower.—Several failures have been announced just now, and many more are expected. The market looks very heavy, and a farther decline must, it is supposed, take place. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 80% M 8078 2 per Cent. Consols 8.1 5 / 8 % Ye 31/, per Cent. 93 92% 4 per Cent. 98 5 / 8 44-4 per Ct../slew 192 1 A Vs Bank Long Annuities 20% 11-16 India Stock 256 1 ,4—80nds 435. 425. Old Annuities 80% Excheq. Bills 01 ,000) is. 6s. ss.—Small Bs. s. 6s. • Cons. tur Account 8 1 1 / 2 % 1 / 2 5%. The French Papers of Sunday are much occupied in discussing the merits of an article which appeared in the Monitear of the preceding day, to which we alluded yesterday. The article in itself is not worth a rush, and were nut the Moniteur the official Journal of the Government (and it has been that of every French Government for the time being from the de struction of the Bastile to the present day), there could not be the slightest importance attached to it. The article in the Moniteur does not throw any new light on the question of peace and war, but after heating about it and about it, leaves the subject pre cisely at the point where it took it up, and shews that so far as regards Spain, the French Government is " willing to wound, but yet al - laid to strike." The French Papers evidently do not know what to make of the Moniteur article : this we believe was precisely the wish of those who put it forth ; it is, in fact, anything or nothing—may be construed as either warlike or pacific, knt as subsequent events may render necessary. The Journal des Debats gives the article without hazarding an opinion upon it; the Consul:dim:rid declares, that it has not sagacity to resolve the problem, whether it h for peace or war. The Courier Francais says—" Those who may have expected to find in this first manifesto of the official Journal either novel reflections or conclusive asser tions, will be strangely disappointed. The Moniteur has maintained all the formal intricacy of that diplo mtitic nullity of which it has long possessed the means of presenting the model." After dwelling on the ar ticle at some length, the Editor concludes—" Now that we have the declaration of the Moniteur, it is asked, what ought we to conclude from it? and whe ther there be ground to believe that we shall have war with Spain ? Many persons incline to the af firmative, improbable as may be such a determina. 4 tion: but when the mete apprehension of war is so injurious to trade and public credit, if there be no in tention to go to war, why is that not frankly and dis tinctly stated, in order to put an end to the anxiety ' which ambiguous declarations only serve to prolong 7' The evident impression in France is, that the arti cle in the Moniteur is rather warlike than otherwise; and the Public Funds, which, when the news became less hostile to Spain, had risen, suffered a depression when the mysterious article in the Moniteur ap peared. That this article is considered of a hostile character in France, we have not only the evidence of the French Papers of Sunday, but that of a pri vate letter, written on Saturday, of which the follow. ing is an extract : " PARIS, NOVEMBER 16. c , The Moniteur of to-day assumes .a warlike tone, which is the more remarkable from the pacific cha-. ratter of the recent articles in the Journal des Debats. The arguments in the Moniteur come shortly to this— we have a complete right to go to war with Spain; we have no reason whatever to doubt of success if. we embark in the contest ; and nothing restrains us but our own prudence and moderation. • ft It is idle to say that war has not been contem plated. It has been contemplated, and all but re solved•on ; and had there been no other important States in Europe but France and Spain, hostilities would have long ago commenced. The attkle in the Aloniteur bearing evidently an official character, it could not con,istently notice the influence of oilier rows on the policy of our Sovereign. But evtry one knov . is that there is a paramount influence con- ~~.. . venting the cohnsels of each Cabinet in Europe, i 1 namely, the united opinion of the majority of States.' Against this it isin vain for as :bight Power to con tend. How that might► influence may eventually operate on the affairs of .Spain, I believe nobody can yet foresee. Some persons suppose, that the ♦ery pacific ar earl in the Journal des Debate were put forth to mo derate opposition in the Elections; and that, now the Elections have been almost wholly carried by Royalists, the war trumpet will again be sounded. " It is reported, that when General Berthier de Souvigny, the son of the first victim of our unhappy Revolution, took leave of the King, to go and assume his command in the Army of Observation, his Ma jesty said to him, Be assured, General, that if we are to fight with Spain, you shall be present at the first shot that is fired: It has been remarked too, that the War Minister has lately had frequent con ferences with his Royal Highness the Duke d'An gouleme. These circumstances are of course laid hold of as indications of an approaching war." But notwithstanding all these opinions on the sub ject, which are certainly entitled to respect, and with out at all prejudging the ultimate issue of the hostile character which France holds towards Spain, we consider the article in the Moniteur as evading the question. The French Government, it will be recol lected, had assumed a decidedly warlike tone, which was manifested in their organ, the Journal des lk bats, on the 9th instant. A great alarm immediately spread through Trance; public credit, that unerring thermometer of public opinion, received a shock which indicated how unpopular war with Spain was likely to be. It is impossible to conceive that such evidence could be entirely lost even on the French Government, obstinate as it is : in the meantime, the news from Spain began to render all interference more doubtful of success, and the French Ministers found they - must draw in their horns a little ; when a tranquillizing article appeared in the same Jour nal that had first sounded the alarm. This had the effect of raising the Funds a little, bet still the public mind was uneasy and unsatisfied ; for, although it is well-known that the Journal des Debate is actually a Ministerial Journal, yet an avowal or disavowal was expected from the authorised and official Journal of the Government—the !foniteur. Ministers felt themselves called upon to say some thing ; and, unwilling to acknowledge that , they had successively played the bully and the coward, they put forward a mysterious article, the whole gist of which is, that we reserve to ourselves the right to go to war whenever we think France endangered by the events now passing in Spain, but that the question of war or peace will depend less on the events in Spain or the principles of justice, than on the support we may receive from other quarters, and the consequent probabilities of success. Such, in fact, is the tenour of the article in the French official journal. The news from the North of. Spain still continues highly favourable to the cause of the Constitu tionalists. An article from Frankfort, dated the l2th instant, says the news from Congress is not so tran quillising as is wished, and that it appears a very close union does not prevail among the Cabinets. It is added that the death of the Marquis of LONDON DERRY has disconcerted many hopes and projects. This we readily believe; had the late foreign Secre tary been at the Congress, matters would have gone on smoothly enough ; and an army of Russians, French, and Austrians, would have keen before this time on their way to Spain. The same article from Frankfort states, that—" A Deputation of the Greek temporary Government is to repair to the Congress. It has not disembarked at Trieste, as it was said, but is at present at Ancona, performing quarantine. It is a matter of curiosity to conjecture whether or not it will receive passports to go to Verona." In the STAR of yesterday we gave an account of an expedition that had sailed for Porto Rico. It appears that this band of adventurers landed at the port of Mayaque on that island, where they published a Pro clamation of Independence, under the title of the Republic of Boiiqua, which was the originil name of Porto Rico. The Proclimation, a translation of which we subjoin, is printed in the French language, and appears to have been prepared before the ad venturers landed, as the date and the name of the place have been inserted in writing. This band of freebooters and pirates, for they appear to be nothing else, do not seem to have possession of any part of the island except the spot where they landed ; but it is melancholy to think that this noble colony should be in so defenceless a State as to be preyed on with impunity by a band of desperate adventurers. The following is a copy of the Proclamation : APPEAL OF THE GENERAL-IN-CHIEF, AND PRESIDENT OF THR REPUBLIC OF BOIIQUA, (PORTO RICO). " To foreigners of every nation, European Spaniards ar.epted s •' The revolution of this island is cotnpleted. Its independ ence is proclaimed, and a free and wise Republican Govern usest offeri you employment, protection, security, and welfare. ei We therefore invite you to come and settle in this fine country, under a general and salubrious climate. Here is what we promise you ; " 1. The right of citizenship—that of voting, and being en titled to aspire to all the civil and military offices of the Repub. lie, without respect either to birth or religion, but merely to the moral character and talents of the candidate. " 2. To the military the same right of citizenship; with their pay punctually discharged. and . tlselr accoutrements completes - 1 111 "4 /1 . 1 1 1 r "7"1- I . M~_, ~ 01 7 1 ' etwording to their wants. They mar rely on rims ad pr-1 tan remotion, according to their giodbehaviour. " 3. The soldiers and sailers who May have the misfortune t• became lame in the ilersiee of Republic, WWI be placed the invalid Hospital, and supported there at the expense of the Government. • 4. Skilful physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists, will find em ployment in our armies and our Hospitals. • S. Cuhlvatots, planters, and persons skilled in agriculture, 1 are requested to present themselves to the Commission of Agri culture, which will assign to them, according to their means and their merit, land, assist them in the purchase of materials, and protect them in their undertakings. ' • " 6. Artisans and manufacturers will and protection and em ployment. Those who wish to propose useful establishments will present their plans to the Council of State; and if the plans are-approved, their enterprises will be facilitated and protected• ▪ 7. Merchants and traders are invited to settle on the island' ifo articles of commerce will be prohibited. Trade will be pro tected, and the duties paid will be slight. " 6. Artists of every kind, men of learning, and persons ca pable of forwarding public instruction, will find employment and protection. " 9. Manufacturers of powder, tobacco, and leather, ar mourns, carpenters, bootmakers, shoemakers, and tailors, vete rinary surgeons, labourers, ail persons who can exercise any use ful business or handicraft, will be employed and protected. " 10. The following are excluded from this appeal : " Individuals prosecuted for infamous crimes and offeoces, stockjobbers, professed gamesters, men of no character or pro fession, all chevaliers d'indisarie and adventurers, swindlers and intriguers of every kind. If they come they will soon be dis covered, arrested, and banished fur ever from the soil of our Republic. " The persons described in the nine articles preceding thsslast, who shall arrive first, will obtain greater advantages than those who come to settle at a later period. We invite the friends of our cause, the journalists and mer chants who may read the present appeal, to assist us in circu lating our Proclamation, by printing it in the Newspapers, in the language of their country. " The principal object of this Proclamation is to endeavour to ameliorate the condition of many unfortunate foreigners who are palling a wretched life unmerited, and below that to which their intellectual faculties entitle them, It win be endeavoured to place every one according to his merit, his conduct, his expe rience, and his talents; to all are offered equality of rights, asy lum, protection, and well-being. " Head-quarters, Mayaque, September, 1822. "LOUIS VILLAUME DUCONDRA, " President, and General-in-Chief. " B. IRVINE, Secretary of State pro tempers" Prom the board of the New England Coffee-house —Quebec Papers to the 30th of October have been received by the St. Lawrence, Captain Douot.As, being the quickest passage ever known. QUEBEC MEETING, OCTOBER 15. Agreeably to notice, a Meeting of the Citizens of Quebec took place at the Union Hotel ; the Honour able Louis de Salaberry, win called to the Chair ; after which the following Resolutions were proposed and unanimously adopted : lissoiviro-1. That our Constitution, established by the Bri tish Statute of George 111. chip. 51, is well fitted to secure the rights, and to promote the welfare of the inhabitants of the province. S. That we consider it a precious gift, which we are earnestly anxious to preserve and transmit inviolate to our posterity. 3. That hating learnt with the utmost alarm that a Bill had been introduced into the House of Commons of the Imperial Parliament, tending to alter that happy Constitution and to unite the two Legislatures of Upper and Lower Caoada, we observed, with pleasure, that the Honourable House had it in its wisdom to postpone the consideration 'thereof to a future period in order to afford his Majesty's faithful subjects an op portunity of expressing their sentiments touching that measure. 4. That the Union of those Legislatures could not otherwise thaa interrupt the welfare of the inhabitants of said Provinces. MONTREAL MEETING, OCTOBER 7. Guy, Esq. was called to the Chair. Resolved—That it is with surprise and regret that we have learnt, by the publication of the debates of the House of Corn.. tnons, that some individuals, enemies to this Province, have lately made vile attempts to lead his Majesty's Alinisters and his Parliament into error, in striving to persuade them to make such changes in our Constitution as would be contrary to the rights, interests, or wishes of his Majesty's faithful Canadian subjects. FROM THE QUEBEC PAPER OF OCTOBER 19. It is a pity but the friends of the union of the two Canadas would contrive to concentrate the two ex tremities, which are at such an immense distance, so as to render more compact and dense a population at present very thinly scattered on a very long line. Could they accomplish this, an union of the Legisla tures would be somewhat more feasible ; and more conformable to the nature of things. The Marquis of CAMDEN arrived yesterday at his house In Arlington-street, from his seat, the Wilderness, Kent. The Marchioness and family have arrived there, from Bayham Abbey, Sussex. Lord Ct.trroat has left town for his father's (the En! of DAtatitlv's) seat, Cobham Hall, Kent. Sir G. BERNER BROGRATT, Bart. has left the Claremont Hotel, Bond.street, for his seat, Werstead Hall, Norfolk. Sir HOMY and Lady OTORGINA Wauxstity have left town for the Marquis of Sausauay's seat, Hatfield. Captain 'heron. left Warren's Hotel, itegent-street, yester day, to join his Regiment in Ireland. Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street—P. D. Coors, Esq. from the Continent; and Islets Wittu.sa STUART, Esq. from Hastings, Sussex. _ _ _ Rummto TORIN, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Paltensy Hotel, Piccadilly, from his seat in Berks. Departure--.JAates Ersou, Esq. for. Brighton. Departures from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square-41e A. Jowls, Bart. for his seat in Herefordshire; Colonel and Mrs. Mums, on a tour. Arrivals.at the Bath Hotel, Arlingtothstreet—Mr. and Mrs. SHAW, from Devonshire; Mts. Balsam and family, from Brighton ; Mr. Fosses. from Path. Depanures—Mr. STE PHENS, to his seat, Bower flail, Eases; Colonel and Mrs. Mar, and Mr. and Mrs. HATES, for Bath. COVENT-GA RDEN.—Last night the Opera of Pon John; or, The Two Viektias, was performed at this Teatre ; in which the character of the First Violetta was ably supported by Miss Lova (in the absence of Miss HALLANDE), and Miss M. Tani most success fully performed the other heroine of the piece. She was loudly encored in the song of La Rose (Amur, in which she introduced a Spanish Bolero with much taste and neatness. The reit a the it aracicrs were L ably sustained. i !~:R ~. ... - I3RIGHI'ON, NOVEMBER lg. His 1114finart entertained a,select party of twelve -at dinner yesterday evening. To-day his Mans,* again entertains a party of friends to dinner, and there is to be a concert in the evening. The Duke of CAlia Damon is very much missed, as his Royal Highne.4 was constantly walking about the town, and mak-i n ,. social friendly calls on those families who have th`; honour of his acquaintance ; indeed; he more th, l once unexpectedly joined-the breakfast party of k f,,_ mily here, who afterwards made up little conceit parties, in which he always took a part. His Royal Highness is so exceedingly fond of music that he de_ toted two hours every day, during his stay here, to practising on the violin. DOVER, NOVEMBER 19. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess AuourrA and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, arrived here this day, about twelve o'clock, in four carriages, under a Royal salute, from London, and alighted at Wright's Sh i t, Inn. Owing to the boisterous state of the weather their Royal Highnesses havedeferred their deOarture till to-morrow morning, when they will embark on board the Dasher Government ,:team-packet, frit. Calais. Their Royal Highnesses this afternoon visited the Heights and the fortifications, attended by tha Officers of the Garrison. THE MERMAID! COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS D.Y. Mr. HART moved tie LORD CHANCIA.:.ott, iMMe diately on the sitting of the Court this day, for an In junction, on behalf of a Gentleman of the nann: ~i• Stephen Ellery, against' a Gentleman of the tiani . 2 Darreiti, urging that he, Mr. Darretti, who wa. Pendant, by cau-e of a sill filed against hirn,, may restrained from removing a certain dried men or article, now exhibited as A Mermaid. . the room in which it is now depr4site . ci, ra - James's -street, London. That Mermaid, or imit4t:..n of a Mermaid, or whatever it was, had been bun; t by the defendant with the money of the plaintiff. e plaintiff and the defendant, in the month of Au ors,, 1817, bought, for the sum of 1.:1200, ,a certain jointly, of which the plaintiff had seven-eighths, and the defendant one-eighth, and the defendant was ap pointed Master and Commander. He received ii.- structions from the plaintiff to go to Boston upon the Southern Whale Fishery, and to proceed cargo thence to another port in America, for thc purpose of disposing of it, and to 'mike the be running voyage he could, fur their mutual benefit. The plaintiff gave the defendant credit •to draw to a large amount, to answer his wants whi;e abroad ; and also gave him instructions from time to time, at different ports, communicating to him the inannc: in which he should traffic, whether there should Li gain or loss in the coarse of the voyage, which wai to be a running voyage; and the defendant kept up the communication as if .he were following his in structions. In the month of Dezember, 18'11, the plaintiff received a letter from the defendant, in forming him that he was about to obtain a cargo to come to Europe, and should arrive shortly; but on the 25th of January, 1522, the plaintiff, to his sur prise, received information that the defendant had sold the cargo of this vessel for 6000 dollars and cy - wards, for the purpose of going to Antwerp, in,tead of going to some port i i America. The pretence under which this was done was, that he wanted i o go to Antwerp in order to obtain from the Govern ment of the Netherlands a recompense for the treat risk he had run in saving sorre persons and pre perty belonging to a Dutch man of war ; but stead of this, the defendant purchased, with the duce of the sale of the ship and cargo, belongi7..; 7-Bths of it to the plaintiff, and only one-eighth t , himself, that which is now tailed a Mermaid f - r about 6,000 dollars; and, in another vessel, came from the Cape of Good Hope to London, keepit7; this a total secret from the plaintiff, and then pr.:- ceeded to exhibit this Mermaid, or whatever else it was, as his own property, to public view in London, out of which he had already made, and was now making considerable prOfits ;. and that he has threat ened, in case the plaintiff makes any claim of pro perty to this Mermaid, he, the defendant, will re move it to another country. The present application was for an Injunction to reEtrain him from doir:- so, until he shall have answered the Bill now tired against him. The LORD CHANCELLOR desired Mr. Hart to state, particularly, the manner in which the plaintiff stated tke property to be his, the manner in which the de fendant was stated to have disposed of it, the use he is now making of the produce, Ere. which Mr. flanr having done, his Lordship granted the Injunction till answer or further order, and directed that the Re gistrar should sign the minutes of the Order, so that the parties have due notice that the Order is granted, and that it shall be given to the agents or servants of the defendant; and, as it was alleged that the de- tench:it was keeping out of the way to avoid being served, they should do all they could to serve him personally with a subpoena to answer the bill, and, in case of failure, to come to Court with the bc , : statement they could make, that the Court may con sider what further may be done. In the meantime, the Injunction must issue, to restrain the defend:nit from disposing of or removing this Mermaid, or what ever else it is, from the place of its present in London. It is rumoured in political circle s , that in CNC of the present Lotto CHANCELLOR resigning, be mil be succeeded in his high office by Lord Chief JUStiC: ABBOTT. We understand Lady ANNE Cots It is at present " ai Ladies vv6h to be who love their Lords ' Lord HOLLAND entertained the Marquis of T. S 9. DOWN and a select party to dinner yesterday, at Hol land House. The Duke of NORTHUMBIRLAND is entertaining a party of distinguished visitors at his seat, Castle, Northumberland. _ . An elegant farewell dinner has been given so ir• T. Moose at Paris. Fifty.five persons sat down L. A splendid repast at forty francs each. The jail at Boulogne is called the English ift, r. and is much better teequeuted, it is said, than ail Odle, iu the own.