Star. — London, England, 1822-12-27 00:00:00

t• ••`. :7 'THE COLUMBIAN 'REPUBLIC. • IaiXCLUSIVE of the Account of NAPOLEON'S LA West, LAS CASS!' JOURNAL' and numerous other Articles, the NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, for January 1, contain a luininous Sketch of the Political Carter of &mom Bo urke, the President of the Republic of Columbia. Printed for Henry Colburn and Co. Conduit4treet. INS pa% 144 N 6 STA LONDON. afford the assistance that Spa&eoNro to clooriblt North-east Provinces from that:qds that infest thorn. to establish the custom and prohibitory systein on the frontiers of France, and establish tranquillity, not withstanding the protection which the Defenders of the Faith may find in France. English manufactures will be received into Spain on payment of a duty of fifteen per cent. It is also said that several English' vessels, laden with merchandize, will shortly arrive at Bilboa and St. Ander° ; and it is positively asserted that the intercourse betwen the first port and Eng land will be so constant, that it is intended to estab lish a communication by packet-boats." Travellers from the Peninsula say that Memo, with 80 horse and 150 foot, entered Reynosa on the 11th, and committed great atrocities : he shot three or four of the richest inhabitants of the town, well known for their attachment to the Constitution ; he also dis armed the National Guard, ill-treated several pet sons, and raised heavy contributions. Two Constitutional columns are in pursuit of this robber, who will pro bably end his career like ZALDIVAR. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1822. ST. Joint's Dar.—Holiday at the Bank. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCH AN HALF-PAST TWELVE. Owing to the pacific accounts from Paris, the market has ra ther improved this morning — C onsols o p ened at SOL and went up to a 4; and, up to this hour, they ate BO}. Wednesday being Christmas -day, of course there was no Ex press with the French Funds, but It is said that a private Ex prL,s is in town of that day, which states that the Parisians have become tired of the many reports which have of late pre. veiled, merely for stock.jobbing purposes. • VOREIGN 74AILICIT. There is not much doing in the market this morning. Spanish opened at 54k, and up to I. Current Prices :—Civilian ill, New Spanish 54 ;, Old 61, New Prusgian 86, Old 85i, Russian 85, Danish 91, Colombian 68fr, Peruvian 771, Neapolitan 'nil, Spanish Scrip 9i dis. This forenoon we received a German Mail, with Papers to the ‘.22(1 instant.' The following are extracts: FRANKFORT, DF.CF.MBER 14. As the decision of the question respecting peace and war is to be expected from Paris, where it is well known t'.►ere is a powerful patty disposed to war, it L; no wonder that the Funds of vat ions States are so unsteady in our Market. It is now affirmed, in let- - • t , .:s from Vienna, that the new Loan, which has been . . _ I : equenLiy doubted, will however be made, and that th:: Cony actors are the houses of Rothschild, in Frankfort; Gaymuller, in Vienna ; and Parish, in Hambutgli. The amount of the new Loan to be 30 millions of the standard (..f . 201losins, or 36 millions of the standard of '2l florins. New Metalliques will be created to this amount. Mr. Lamb, late British Minister to the Diet, who is gone to Vienna, and thence to Verona, does not re: urn here in the same aaracter, but goes to London. Ile had furnished his re,idence in this city at a very great expense, for the reception of the late Marquis of Londonderry, who was to pass through . Fraukfort on his way 'to the Congress. All the furniture is now selling off. AUGSBURG, DECEMBER 17. We have received from.high authority at Paris, the following account of the situation of France, with respect to the question of peace or war with Spain : " The King of France is decidedly for peace:— Monsieur and the Duke of Angouleme are now known to entertain the same pacific views. Even the Duke of Montmorency, the supposed champion of the war-party, professes to have no warlike intentions. How, then, is it, you will naturally ask, that the ques tion is not at once set at rest by some decisive decla ration ? The fact is, that all the hesitation and delay is to be ascribed to the difficulty of getting well out of a scrape. France feels that she has committed herself, and does not know how to extricate herself from a situation bordering on the ridiculous: she is therefore waiting for some opportunity of backing out gacefully. A Lew facts will explain this matter full y : M on tmorency, at Verona, expected at first to find the Allies unanimously ready to make war on Spain.— The Duke of Wellington used such forcible argu ments against such a proceeding, that the French Ambassador abandoned all hope on that point : but he obtained the Recognition (already published in the Moniteur), that France had the right of herself to make war, and that she might do so if she pleased. Montmorency pressed hard fur something more ; and after long discussion it was agreed that Russia, Aus tria, and Prussia would, under certain circumstances, withdraw their Ambassadors from Madrid, provided France did the same. Montmorency pledged his Government to this arrangement, and the Congress broke up. M. de V allele, however, refuses to ratify such an agreement : he argues, that if the question is left to France, she has a right to settle the affair in her own way, and ought not to be required to co operate with other Governments in measures which may defeat, instead of expediting he: objects : that, especially, she ought not to be called upon to take a step which, by cutting off all negotiation with Spain, would probably preclude all possibility of a pacific result. Montmorency, however, felt his personal character involved, and obstinately adhered to the incautious pledge which he bad given. " Such was the state of the French Cabinet when the Duke of Wellington arrived at Pal is. The case was stated to him ; and before he gave his opinion, he requested to be informed whether there was any intention of going to war with Spain? He then learns that the King, Monsieur, the Duke of Angouleme, and the majority of the French Cabinet, were decided against war; nay, that M. de Montmorency himself meant to be content with the recall of the French Am bassador from Madrid, and had no idea of hostile in terference with the Spanish Government. hoitified with this knowledge, the Duke of Wellington asked why the French Government, seeing that her inten tions were pacific, should have recourse to a mea sure which was at least offensive, and which could hardly tail to lead to ultimate hostilities. The King of France and the Princes of the Blood yielded to this reasoning; and the French Minister will remain at Madrid. The natural result of such a decision seems to be the dismissal of Montmorency from the Cabi net; for the difference between him and M. de Villele is too great, and, what is of more consequence, is considered by the former in too personal a light, to admit of their acting together. The Kieg of France, however, feels a justifiable hesitation in disgracing a respectable servant, and the instantaneous dismissal of ,Montmorency would have that appearance. Mat ters, therefore, will probably remain as they are, till the meeting of the Chambers, when Villele, who is certain of a majority, will carry a motion in appro• bation of his own view of this important question.— Montmorency must then yield, and he and his Ultra coadjutors in the Cabinet will make room (it is to be hoped for ever) for more moderate and wiser Coun• The new Gas Tile of Zurich, after giving an as count of the sailing of the last expedition to Greece, which quitted Marseilles on the 22d of November, adds—" The expedition had to contend with many difficulties; not only were there among the persons engaged several individuals whom it was necessary to exclude, on account of their bad characters, and ho, angry at this, endeavoured to mislead others; rot only did certain persons at Marseilles succeed in persuading some of the ad , enturers to join the Spa nish Defenders of the Faith, instead of going to Greece, but the representations of several Officers who returned 1 . 1 um G. ecee excited despondency in many. If these Officers, in the moment of general alarm, when the Greeks, attacked on all sides, fled from the valleys to the mountains, considered the causeof that unhappy people as desperate, and returned home, who will blame them ? If they painted the moral, the military, and economical state of Greece in gloomy colouri, who will accuse them of falsehood, since we know that despotism everywhere, and consequently in Greece, tends to debasement? But that some of these Officers did their utmost, and used the basest means, to turn aside the assistance which it is to be hoped will contribute to make the Greeks free, and consequently more moral, is inhuman and unchris tianlike. All these difficulties were at length over come, by tic good sense of the better disposed, and the indefatigable exertions of the Committee, consist ing of Messrs. Kephallas, Sieceking, Hoffmann, Cap tain Dittmar, and Deutsch. It is true, only 130 men ember ked, out of the 200 that were intended ; but, hc.wever, the wheat was thus separated from the chaff. —Tc Ile great joy of the expedition, it was joined by five of those who had returned, and who are con- Nis.cel :hat a corps well provided with all necessaries, and well organized in every part, may be of infinite service in Greece. if preceding expeditions were not so well organized, it was not owing to a deficiency of g ood will or of judgment, but of money. How ever, the exertions of the Societies for the aid of the Greeks have been so successful in this respect, that at the beginning of next month aucthcr ship will be dispatched for Greece, which will have some men on board, but be chiefly laden with arms and stores." The late base and wanton outrage on the Loan LIEUTENANT Of IRELAND, has afforded the better part of the Irish station a new opportunity of ex pressing their loyalty, we do not mean that loyalty which consists in Orange processions, decorating the statue of King WILLIAM, or throwing bottles or watchmen's rattles at those who have the courage to oppose such factious proceedings, but that loyalty The Paris Journals of Tuesday reached us by the which shews itself in respect towards the 'Wm's ordinary conveyance. It will be seen by the extracts REERRSENTATIVE, and in accordance with his avowed from them in a preceding page, that the yell of war wish to allay all party feelings and animosities. which the Ultras have sounded, is now no longer The Address, voted by one of the most numerous beard in the capital ; and that it is also dying away m eet i ngs of the inhabitants of Dublin ever collected, in the departments. Accounts from Bayonne to the was presented to the LORD LIEUTENANT on Tuesday 20th, state that the reports of peace become daily afternoon, and was attended by the LORD MAYOR, more positive; and the news both from the frontiers the Duke of LEINSTBR, the Protestant and Catholic and from Paris, give asswance that the peace be• Archbishops of DUBLIN, the Earl of WESTMEATH, tween France and Spain would not be interropted. Sir Roma SHAW, Messrs. GRATTAN, CYCONNEL, A dozen vessels laden with snilitaxy .stores had I &c. &c, The Address expresses a just abhorrence of arrived at Bayonne, but even this circumstance did the late Orange outrage, but we think it goes too far not lessen the confidence in pcaq. • when it states that the peace of the country was en• Intelligence froth-Madrid of the 11th, received at dangered by it. We should also Levi dOilbted that Bayonne, positively states - that a Commercial Treaty ;there was any premeditated design against the life concluded between England and Spain ; and it is : o f t h e N o m e Marquis, bad not some of the rioters added in die Bayonne Papers, that " England will been committed on the charge ; a circumstance which I no i B; is 4 .',t we regret, et we fear it tow! afferalhoti Wretches the only chance they possibly could have. of 4- caping punishment. The Addressers brand them ai desperate assassins, and they beg that it may not be considered as the act of the country or the city. " We entreat your Excel lency," says the Address, " that in any communica tion which you may think necessary should be laid before his Majesty, or Parliament, on the subject of this traitorous attempt, you will be pleased not to represent it as the act of this country or this city, but of a set of heated and misguided persons, infuriated by the spirit of a dangerous and desperate faction— one of the unfortunate consequences of our intestine di v isions." The answer of his Excellency was somewhat egotis tical, but this is a family foible, and might well be excused, when so gross an insult had rallied round him all the worth and rank of the Irish metropolis. An attempt has been made to deny that the out rage on the Loan LIEUTENANT is attributable to the Orange faction. That point, is however, pretty clearly settled. At one of the Meetings in Dublin, ovi the subject of the late outrage on the LORD LIEUTENANT, Mr. RICHARD O'GORMAN stated, that Henry Handwich, accused of having thrown the bottle, is the same per son who was paraded through College Green on the 4th of November, attired in Orange trappings, and accompanied by a body of Orangemen similarly de corated. He also stated, that information upon oath had been laid before the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, that, on the night after the attack on the LORD LILLIE NANT, it was said, in an Orange public-house, that " they regretted the attempt did not succeed. but they hoped the next bottle would be thrown with a surer aim." Here is evidence, not only of the act having been committed by an Orangeman, but of the feelings of the party ; indeed, of that we were previously pretty well informed by Mr. Sheriff Tnonnes declaration, and which Mr. MILLIKEN has so fixed upon him that he can never get rid of the charge. THE ARMY. I Yeomanry Cavalry are in future to be trained twenty-eight, instead of fourteen days. The detachment of Officers of the Ordnance Department (under the direction of Major TiIOMAS Couiv, of the Royal En gineers) employed in the Trigonometrical Survey in the Western Isle: of Scotland, have recently returned from thence to the Tower, the season not allowing them to continue their laborious duties in those Islands. In the Spring they will return to the same part. Other detachments in variousplaces in Great Britain will remain and continue the survey as the weather will permit them. The stations arc, Ayrshire, Northern Counties of North Wales, and the Eastern Counties of England. (*OFT OF A •IRCULAt ADDRESSED TO TOR MALT-PAT OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL STACY. " Army Medical Department, Dec. 1. " Sin—That I may he enabled to ascertain the fitness of Me dical Officers for duty, in the event of their services being required, you will he pleased to state the following particulars: Ist. Your age; td. The period you have acted upon full pay, in •very branch of the public service; M. The disabilities or ail ments yuu may suffer from, if any such exist. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) "J. M'G RIGOR, Director-General. "To ---, half-pay Officer on the Irish Medical Staff." CIIRISTVAS FESTIVITIES. On Christmas Day the Duke of Waimea:sm and a nun*. eons paty dined with the Earl of Ltvratroot., at Conabe Wood. TINV Marquess of &Lamar entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Christmas Day, at his seat, Hatfield. The Earl of Banowaram had a large party at dinner on Christmas Day, at his seat, Ashridge, Herts. Dowager Countess of firautoan had a select party yesterday evening, at her house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. Lord ANIIIMPAT gave a grand dinner on Christmas Day to the Marquess and Marchioness of Downshire and a party of their distinguished friends, at his seat, Montreal House, Kent. Pasco/ GRIXTELL, Esq. M. P. had a dinner party on Christ. mas Day, at his house in Charles -street, St. James's-square. The Duke of NORPOILZ is entertaining aparty of friends at his seat Fornham, Suffolk. Earl Caavrat had a party of friends at his seat, Hempstead Lodge, Berks. The Earl of - Ha aanialon had a select party at dinner yester. day at his house in the Stable-yard, St. James's. Dowager Lady Never had an elegant evening party yester day, at her house in Albemarle-street. • Etcts, Esq. M. P. had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Audley-square. Mrs. DAMTIIIII bad a small party on Christmas Day, in Chan dos-street. Lord and Lady Moarrrm have arrived, to pass the holidays • with their young family, in town. Next week the Oaks will be rendered gay, by the presence of much company. Lord guise and the Misses ing a party, at Foot's Cray. The Duke of Sr. ALIAM'II entertains a party next week, at Gattnn ' in Surrey. The Marquis of FATTER is enlivening Buricigh Hall. Also, in town, the following Fashionabks are entertaining their riends :—Lady Sissertaat., in Wimpole-street ; Lady (:Lana, in Hanover-square; Lady STOORTON, and Mrs. VA Ua- HAS in Berkeley - street; and Lady E. TLITTON, in Cumber land-place. are now entertain- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Medina Swanivui, from Portsmouth to London, laden with Hour, malt, &c. ran on shore in Pegwell Bay on Wednes day, with loss of anchors and cables, and rudder unshipped— cargo discharging. FALMOUTH, DEC. 25.—Wind E.—Sailed the Ardent, Borna, for London. Pottv:stount, DE& .26.—Wind IE-N.E. DEAL, DEC. 26.—Wind K—Remains in the Downs, the &van:: frigate. DEC. FAR—Arrived, the Leicester packet, with Mails from Holland. Sailed, the Prince of Orange packet, with Mails for Holland ; and Leicester packet, for ditto. PENZANCE, DEC. 4.—Arrived, the Lively, of Jersey, Capt. Pstact ; Harmony, of London, from Bangor to London, with slate; Charles, RAWLINGS ; Eleanor, Memoir; Jane and Mary, fin-Norms; St. Patrick, of Dungarvon, RFATI; Spring, DORK.. INC ; Juno, HOOPFR ; Trident, OwaN; Lark, SMITH; Flora, BEAMS:LH; Letitia, of Ilfracombe, CHARLWOMRE ; Mars, of Fowcy, TONIS ; Elizabeth, of Teignmouth, Muncie; Three Sis ters, COLLINS ; Bristol Packet, Bran; Nathaniel, 110NDALL ; Happy Couple, of St. Ives, CLARK ; Duporth, of Charleston, Oftssrm.c, from Bristol to Charleston ; Dispatch,Wm.su ; Sam, DAMON. Yesterday the F.atl of Damon the Duke of WiLLINCTON, and Viscount Miu.vmait had a consultation with Mr. Comm, at the Foreign Office. By accounts dated 16th October from Maracaibo, it appears that MORALES, the Spanish General, is still in possession of that important place, although it was expecteel to fall soon. The English squadron from Jamaica had blockaded and meant to seize from the Spaniards British subjects and their pro perty, while BOLI VAR was in full march in their rear; consequently, this will finish the game with advantage to our countrymen, and their connections both here and in South America. Sr. JAMES'S Panic.—Yesterday the Canal in St. James's Park was partially frozen over, and during the day several persons ventured upon the ice at the upper end and along the sides. The ice appeared to be tolerably strong, except the places where it had been broken up for the confectioners. One young man, about three o'clock, skaited accidentally into one of those places, and was immersed into the water, but providentially he threw himself forward, and was caught by another, who kept him from sink ing till assistance came. Wednesday morning early a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Living, tallow-chandler, Chancery-lane, but several engines arrived, and having a good sup ply of water, it was extinguished, but net before the flooring, joists, and wainscoting of the first floor were I entirely destroyed. Suess Ehtasit.—Yesterday morning, on the servant going into the bed-room of Sown, l'unars, Esq. at , Waltharnstow, is" found his master dead. lie had gone to rest the night before In apparently good health, after spending the day with a few friends. Mr. Timm was advanced in years, and was much respected for his urbanity of manners. Ile was father of the present worthy Aldefinan Tamara, and Senior Connuon Councilman of the Qty of London. FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Countess of CA RNA IVION has arrived at the Earl of V.gre nsont's seat, Petworth, Sussex, from Lord Ducie's scat, Wood chester Park, Gloucestershire. The lion. Mr. Illusatar has arrived in town from his seat in Scotland. The Hon. Gronor PrrRE has arrived in town front the Earl of Lonalale's seat, Cottesmore, Rutlandshire. Sir littillY FAKE, Bart. left the Royal lintel, S. James's, yesterday, for Lincolnshire. Mr. and Mrs. Mirciari.t. have arrived at Hodgson's lintel, Dover-street, from their seat in Oxfordshire. Departure : and Mrs. IlExiir lhaas, for their seat in Kent, The Earl of CIIICIIKSITS has left town for his seat, Stanmer, near Lewes. WINTER SONG. the blazing midnight fire, Heap the crackling faggots higher ; Stern December reigns without, With old Winter's blustering rout ! Let the jocund timbrels sound; Push the jolly goblet round; Care avaunt, with all thy crew, Goblins dire, and devils blue! Bark ! without the tempest growls, And the affi ightesi watch-dog howls; 'Witches on their broomsticks sail, Death upon the whistling gale ! neap the crackling faggots higher, Draw your easy chairs still nigher; And, to guard from wizards hoar, Nail the horse-shoe on the door! Now repeat the freezing story Of the murdered traveller gory, Found beneath the yew-tree sear, Cut his throat froth ear to ear ! Tell, too, how his ghost, all bloody, Frighten'd once a neighbouring Goody ; And how still at twcJve he stalks, Groaning o'er the wild wood walks! Then, when Fear usurps her sway, Let us creep to bed away ; Each for ghosts, but little bolder, Fearfully peeping o'er his shoulder ! At the last Concert at Salisbury, a very beautiful glee was performed, which came from the pen of al amateur; the words are taken from JOHN LILLYE, a Poet of the Elizabethan age: Cupid and my Campaspe play'd At cards for kisses : Cupid paid ; He stakes his quiver, bow and arrows, His mother's doves, and team of sparrows; Loses them, too then down he throws The coral of his lip, the rose Growing on's cheek (but none knows how), With them the chrystal of his brow, And then the dimples of his chin; All these did my Cantpaspe win. At last he set her both his eyes; She won, and Cupid blind did rise. Oh, Love ! has she done this to thee? What shall, alas! become of me? The following anecdote is recorded of Judge Do& deridge:—Having, at Huntingdon Assizes, in 1619, reproved the Sheriff for returning persons on the Jury who were not of sufficient respectability, at the next Assizes the Sheriff presented the following list, at which the Judge smiled, and at the same time ap plauded his ingenious industry: Mamillan King, of Torland; Henry Prince, of Godmanches ter; George Duke, of Sonaersham ; William Marquis, of Stoke- I c y ; Edward Earl, of Hartford; Robert Lo,d, of Worsir ; Richard Baron, of Bythorpe; Edmund Knight, of St. Non',; Peter Esquire, of Easton; George Gentleman, of Spaldock ; Ro bert Yeoman, of Barham; Stephen Pipe, of Weston ; Hum phrey Cardinal, of Kimbolton ; William Bishop, of Bugden; John Abbot, of Stukeley; Richard friar, of Ellington; litany Monk, of Stukeley; Edward Priest, of Graffham; Richard Dal ton, of Catsworth. RUSTIC WIT.—AS two would-be Wits were" push ing along" in their gig on the road to Brighton, on Sunday morning, elated with the expectation of ob taining a peep at Majesty and a sight of the Palect! Chapel, under the guidance of a" gentle Shepher,i," they overtook a clod pate on the road, blowing oil his fingers, which were benumbed by the COLL Well, John," said one of our Wits, have yolt met a swarm of bees on the road this morning '" " Why, no," replied John, with the archest look imaginable, " but I saw two confounded rest drones though." Tuesday, when the York mail arrived at the Cross Keys, in Hull, about six o'clock in the morning, a hen was discovered roosting on the top. On inquill it turned out that she had come all the way trout York in that state. She had chosen that place ler her night's lodging some time previous to the co.tch being brought out, and, undisturbed the liar' nessing of the horses, or the motion of the vehicle, had . remained stationary the whole of the way. Th ere were no outside passengers, and the night was as well as excessively cold. ij