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W it 1 • . . : ♦ , ^~ i • Thf, EVENING STAR. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1822. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Some business has been dew in the market this userning, and the Ponds seem to be on the rise. Up to this hour Consols are as} for Money, and for the Account 1121. • swarm); Yesterday afternoon a great panic mulled In the Colombian Bands, and at the close of the market they wars done as low as sae, but this morning the panic has subsided, and they have re covered nearly six per cent. To-morrow being settling-day in all foreign securities, a great bustle prevails on'Thangs, and much business is doing in all foreign &oat, which wan to be ms the rise up to this hour. Current Prices:—Chilian itai, New Spanish TS& Old LS, New Prussian 88k j, Old 89, Russian 511 i, Danish 91i, Nltapo- Man sit, Scrip sq. Colombian 89. Peruvian *eh New Spa nish Scrip 4k. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Market remains the same, with little or no business doing. Consols $B4 for the Account, and $B4 for Money, selisrs at both prices. TOMMY KARI= .. , OXI a'CLOCX• 'Within the last hour the Timken have been chiefly seamed in making up their accounts. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 251 250% % 3 per Cent. Reduced 81% 7 4 2 per Cent. Consols 82 1 4 5 / 8 1 4 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 9344 W I % 4 per Cts. 99 3 / 8 % 4 per Cent. New 10314—Vs Bank Long Annuities 20 IS-16 7 / 8 India Bonds 50s. 525. pr--South Sea Sock 93 1 h Old Annuities 81 IA Exchequer Bills (E1,000)Ps. 7s. ss. pr. Ditto (£.500) 7s. pr.—Ditto small, 7s. 9s. pr. Consols lot Acct. 82 3 /s y,, % • The French Papers of Sunday have been received. The intelligence they contain (rem Verona is not of-a later date than that which we ga‘e ye ,terday ; and, with the exception of some speculations as to the views of Congress, there is nothing worth quoting. The following are extracts: _ VERONA, OCTOBER 19. EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER. The Emperor of Austria, the Kings of Prussia and Sardinia, went on the 17th, in the mot ning, to meet the Emperor of Russia, who entered our city . the same day. His arrival was retarded to the 17th, because his Imperial Majesty, on the way from Itr spruck to Ala, visited some of the most picturesque spots in that part of the gouthern Tyrol. 114. also visited the north bank of tee Lake de Garda. Among the persons in his suite we observed Lieutenant-Ge neral Pi ince Wolkowsky. _ _ It is affirmed, that one of the first operations of the Congress will be to decree the evacuation of Piedmont by the Austrian troops. This point is in a manner • settled, and will not require any farther discussion, the Ministers of the great Powers having perfectly agreed on this subject in the preliminary conferences which took place at Vienna. _ _ _ But it is not the same with regard to the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. The deliberations on this point, at Vienna, continued several days ; some Ministers had at first voted for the evacuation of those coun tries, but the contrary opinion was carried by a great majority. There is reason to believe that this first decision may be confirmed by the Ministers of the Congress, though England is not of this opinion.— Thus the kingdom of the Two Sicilies would continue to be occupied by the Austrian army, which would even be reinforced, or, at least, raised to its full com plement. It must be observed that, for some time past, a certain quantity of troops has proceeded from the Milanese to the Roman State, to go thence to join the army of Baron Frimont. They talk also of the formation of an Austrian corps of observation on the coasts of the Adriatic, the head-quarters of which would be at Ancona. This last news, however, needs confirmation. Some persons who pretend to be well-informed, assert that the preliminary resolution taken at Vienna by the Ministers of the great Powers to' prolong the occupation of the Neapolitan territory, probably in fluenced the resolution of his Majesty not to come in person to the Congress. It is believed that he will be represented by Prince Ruff°, President of the Council of Ministers. FRANKFORT, OCTOBER 21. Our Readers remember the vain effufts made by Lora Strangford just before he set out to Viennu, - to Induce the Porte to,renew the diplomatic negotiations with Russia, and that the Ottoman Government for mally refused. It is,now said, that after an extraor dinary Divan, to which 56 persons were summoned, the Reis Effendi addressed a very important note to in the Ministers of Austria, France, and Prussia, ' which the reasons are explained that induced the Sultan to reject every proposal leading to a renewal by the Porte of the ancient relations with Russia. A Tartar has arrived at Constantinople, with news of a great battle gained by the Persians near Erzerum. The Journal de Paris, in a letter dated Aix-la- Chapelle, Oct. 22, states that , 4 the Russian Minister of State, CAPO D'lsTate, has received a dispatch of an agreeable nature from the Emperor ALNIANDZI, who has also sent for 'Baron STROOONOIF, his late Minister at Constantinople."—Now, Count C. DISTRIA is a Greek, and is known to be an enthusiast In the cause of his countrymen : his disposition was so well understood, that during the late negociatiats foe peace between TOrkey and Russia, it seemed ne ology so 110 Imperial rastor.that he should be, for '7 7 711' I a time at leasthremovedfrA tbrAtbinet; le if k vire inwossible Eurc4e ettid hope for an ad justment of the Greeklearrel by-iny means but the Russia while a Greek Minister armed'icterference of R enjoyed the Emperor's konfidence. STROGONOIF, it is also well known, was recalled front Constantinople, because his presence there was supposed to render' pe4ce between Turkey and Russia impossible. From these circumstances, therefore, viz, the agree able dispatch to Count Cai.ro D'lrrata, and the mes sage to STROGONOPIP—coupIed with the recent ru mours of the increasing barbarities of the Turks, some may be disposed to infer that the report of the changed purposes of ALIMANDIR on the Turkish question is something more than vague political gossip. We have received this morning, by exprpss, the Pilate (French Paper) of the 28th, from which we extract the following: MADRID, OCTOBER 14. In the discussion of the Cortes of yesterday, which was replete with wisdom and dignity, the National Congress has accorded to Government the necessary power for an extraordinary levy of 29,000 men, and 7,900 horses, which has caused the greatest impres sion in the capital, and no doubt will cause the same when it becomes to be known in the di rent pro vinces. This is the first time our Government has taken energetic measures, and has set aside an apathy I which has caused us so much evil. To-morrow, the Report of the Commissioners of Finances will be received, in which the Minister de mands the creation of sixty millions of Rotes. Yes terday, after the Public Sitting, in which was voted the Extraordinary Levy, the Cortes remained sitting in secret, to hear the reading 'Odle Memorial of the Minister of State, on our exterior relations, which has been prevented from appearing before the Public. General Nlilans announces in an Official Report, dated d'.krcas del Mars, that he has defeated Mosen Antpa and several other Insurgent Chiefs, who were at. the head of 1500 men marching on the above town to get, possession of it and to give it up to pil lage.—The Governor of Urgel has escaped, and ar rived at Barcelona. It is assuredthat in the secret Sitting of yesterday there was a -question whether or no measures of re prisal should not be adopted against France? In the Sitting of yesterday, the Minister of Wier presented several statements on the force of the Spa nish Army, which is as follows: The permanent Army., comprising the activeblilkin and Infantry Horse (Cavalry) 109,051 15,090 7.1895 The effective force of the Portuguese Army - hone - - - - - - 131 ,OS6 60,30 Q %OM Total - - French Funds.—Five per Cents. 93f. 35c. 193,556 Intelligence has been received from Hayti to the 14th tilt. by which it appears that a commotion took place at Port-au-Prince on the 30th of August, in consequence of a person named Darfour presenting to the Chamber of Representatives a representation, which is said to have aimed at the destruction of the existing institution. The contents of the representa tion are not stated, but it appears from a narrative of the affair, signed " A Patriot," which is said to be written by M. Inginac, the Secretary-General, that the object of Darfour, and those with whom he was connected, was to procure exclusive privileges for the native merchants, by requiting that all importa tions should be consigned to them. The Government on the contrary, is said to be desirous of establishing a perfect freedom of commerce, and of placing na tive and foreign merchants on An equal footing. When Darfour presented his incendiary Memorial, the greater part of the Deputies insisted that this in famous representation should only be read in a secret Committee, because the title announced the nature of its contents. Laborde argued for its being read in public, and it was so read. St. Martin pretended alarm at its contents, and moved the arrest of the author. This was opposed by Beranger and La borde. The indignation of the Chamber was extreme. No order was observed. Darfour was sought for; he was found, and was about to be iMmolated, when the police arrived and rescued him. He was im peisoned, and tried by an Extraordinary Commission, because his crime was extraordinary. He was con- demned, and on the 2d of September he expiated, by a capital punishment, his audacity and guilt. An order by the Grand Judge, dated September 2, dismisses from their functions, in consequence of the events of the 30th of August, Noe! Pirou, Dean of the Civil Tribunal of Port-au-Prince; Pierre Andre, Judge of the Tribunal of Cessation t Dugue, Notary of the Government ; Laborde, Public Defender before the Tribunals of the West; and St. Laurent, Public Defender and Interpreter at Port-stex-Cayes. By another order of the Chamber of Representatives, the citizens Beranger, Laborde, St. Martin, and St. Laurent have ceased to form part of the Represents , tives of the Commons, and their substitutes areealfed upon to take their seats and concur in promoting the happiness of the Republic. :APO The affair of Sir Minims Lows and *Win L*s CASAB has excised a warm discuuion siding our contemporaries, who l of course, speak of k vary dsT. ferently, aid certainly not with the most soraist *feal‘ ing. The Ministerial Journalists wish to show that ' , - the • 1 1. , . • LAS U4SAIi could' have no personal &seal towaris Sir HUDSON Lows, said that, consequently. the, oves regeosts schoOl-boy attack of young LAS VASA. must have arisen in a conspiracy, of which he was the tool. An Evening Paper of yesterday, in support of this hypothesis, endeavours to , trace an intimate connec tion between the Baron LAS CASAS, Mr. O'MEARA, and Mr. Houma (who was Agent to the latter Gee tleman when he was at St. Helena), and asserts that . Mr. flottass took the lodging for Les CASAS at the Dog Tavern. This Mr. HOLMES most positively de nies ; be says he did not take any lodging for Baron LAS CASAS, nor had he the least knowledge of his object in coming to England. The attempt to shew that LAS CASAS could feel no animosity against Sir HUDSON Lows, for the treat ment of his family-when at St. Helena, is most absurd and injudicious; for it is notorious ' that the conduct of Sir Hutosotr, while there, was such as to provoke the enmity or hatred of every individual of NAN). Lames suite, who felt oppressed by the rigid severity with which he enforced his orders, even admitting them to be such, though there is no doubt but that he exercised a large discretionary power with any thing but mildness. But to have recourse to the tes timony of the Count LAS CASAS, to shew that he was i quite satisfied with the treatment he had received from Sir Hunsox Lowe, is highly ridiculous. In a letter which the Count wrote from Longwood to LUCIEN BONAPARTE, in 1816; after speaking of the arrival of Sir Hopson Lows, as Governor. he says On 'his appearance everything assumed a dark and gloomy aspect ; every appearance of external respect, and all the farms prescribed by a due regard to decency, which had hitherto been observed, st once disappeare d ; every day since has been to us a day of greater pain and more insulting treatment." "Sir Hudson Lowe pleads the instructions of his Minister In justification of himself, with respect to all these complaints; If this justification is well founded, his instructions are most bar hams; but we can bear witness at the same time that he en.' deavours to carry them Into execution In a barbarous manner." " Everything, even- down to the most petty details, betrays the personal character and disposition of our jailor." " The truth will one day come to light, and people wW then indignantly ask,' What had treatment of this nature to do with the security of the prisoner r If, on the other hand, ail this is merely the result of an excessive and officious zeal on the part of Sir Hudson Lowe, it throws a bad light on his heart, lowers his character, and disgraces his memory." But while we disagree with one Journalist as to Si Huosott Lows's conduct, and the opinions of LAS CASA& family respecting it, we differ quite as much from. the Editor of a Morning Paper, who endea vours to convert the affair into an act of bravery on the part of young Las CASAS, and to impeach the honour or courage of Sir HUDSON Lows, because appeals to the laws. What LAS CASAS did, any puny Frenchman might have done to the Duke of Wzr. LINGTON or to Torn Cribb, and might have escaped as he did; for it is evident that the youth when he had raised the whip, became so frightened at what he had done, that he made the best of his way to a place of safety, from which we much doubt that he would emerge were Sir HUDSON Lowa to offer him that to which he is certainly not entitled—the satisfaction of a Gentleman. Of the humanity of Sir HUDSON LOWE WE believe nothing favourable can be said; but if his courage or honour never suffer more than they have done from the puny insult of young LAS CASAS, the world will have nothing to reproach him with on that account. WgsT-INDIA TRADE —From a New York Paper : Most of Our readers understand from the British Acts of Parliament, and the Proclamation of the Pre sident, that the intercourse between the United States and the British Colonies is placed upon a reciprocal footing to the vessels of both nations ; the Proclama tion, however, does not admit of this construction— there is nothing in it which would exempt a British vessel, coming from one of her Colonies to the United States, from the charge of foreign tonnage, which, we are informed,will be exacted here, unless contrary instructions are received from the Treasury department. —We cannot for a moment imagine, that after the British Acts have placed this commerce Upon so li beral a footing, it can be the intention of our Go vernment to continue the discriminating tonnage duty, which would be inefficient to confine the trade to our own vessels ; though as soon as the Act would be known to the British Government, the intercourse would, by an Order ix Council, be altogether inter dicted. We are further of an opinion, that the sub• ject only wants an explanation." Our Readers will recollect that the Mine cause, 4 , Rowe v. WOOD," which occupie d the LORD CUANCELLOR'S attention, and our Chancery Report, so many years, was some months since dismissed out of Court, on the joint application of the parties, who had then agreed to refer their disputes. The parties have since been engaged in discussing their respective cases before the arbitrators, Messrs. GEORGE HATNOEN, D. MACLEAN ' and H. HUNT, merchant; of great intelligence and the highest respectability in the City. The award has just been made, and the result is—that Alderman WOOD'S claims against the plaintiff, Mr. Rowe, and his mine property, which have been variously stated at £50,000, god 00,000, are declared to be less than £:1,001)--that Alderman WOOD and his brothers, Messrs. l'insis and BENJAKIN WOOD (who were made parties to the reference), are directed to pay certain proportions of the costs, amounting to about two-thirds; and thatl Mr, Rowe will be immediately put into possession of this valuable•property. Thursday, Thomas Reilly, a lahouker, was in. trusted by Mr. ALEXANDZI SHERD/F. who is in the 'employment of the Bishop of KILDA''', superintend• ing the labourers on the Bishop's lands bb Cary. mount, near Cabinteely, Cotinty of Dublin with a letter containing £7{ in Bank-notes, with directions to deliver it to the Bishop, at his resident* at Glam. Since tkat day, however, Reilly is amongst „Arm, war has any trate of him as yet bon end.' Thelettor, fidipewider) cif souls% basin, reiached ilk destiaatioa. ,~, . __ - :- Kirdit iall geor41"11LCIII.1 ket _Co i _ l menl oarl i viz Attar,. • tut l killoo___ : l ..n tb en e ef t saithik(or r tt. _ 40 No odours aad appointments the toUoviing honorary dlidoetlem, le commemoration of Its services, " Martinique," 114 o u artived at Dublin oa the evening of the 24th i nit . maiirrpsss, on board the Duke of Wellington, F a d of Ansisiiii, Dike of Athol, and - Marquis of Diagkeda s trans. port vessels. Ilia Ilithiligloooln of Foot has relieved the Mc ( o f me,. god tt matiery) Illogkoom, General F. Dumas Colo ne l ; 'the latter Coops asarchod, pOirmance of previous orders, trans seers to teddy, whorl It arrived in two divisions on the 17th obi tOdi The fist Fdlit relieved the 57 elk (10 We* Middlesex) R eg i. meat, which latter Corps was 'tattooed at Fermoy, and is re. moved to Dattevant. Two conaWani Of the leth (or North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant-Oeneral the Right Hod. Sir T. MAITLANO, G.C. B. Colonel, having no its admire sad "pfeinUrtents the fol lowins honorary distinctions, in coinasensoratiern of former see_ vices—P Egypt," a Peninsula," hale received orders to march from Harwich and Landgeard Fort, do Wedeesday the 6th ot November, for Chatham, where they arrive on TurnLy the 12th of the saner month. NAFAJL INTELLIGENCE. The Mos, 'rstosesex, from, London for Rio Janeiro, put iota Pertsasouth yesterday, leaky, and must discharge. Raucous% Otot. 4L—Wind S. R.—Sailed the Duke of Kent packet (2), for Lisbon; Marchioness of Queensberry packet, for Jamaica; and Marchioness of Salisbury packet, for the Leeward Islands. Du t, Ocv. 29.—Wind Weeterly.--Canse down from the River but night, the William, Gomm, for Trinidad; also ail e d last night for the River, the Margaret, ALLOW, from Batavia. Arrived this morning, and 'ailed for the River, the Tricot, MEW, from BeifwA.--Half-past six, rase—Cal:ls and thick weather. PLYMOUTH Ocv. 211.—Wind R. by S.—Sailed, the whole of the entwardlound.--Arrived off the Port, the Brilliant, Gases _ _ wait, fens Gibraltar for Portsmouth ; and the Mary, of South. amps's, fees Palermo.—Five o'Clock, vas. the wind has sow got rowed toS.W. with every appearance of dirty weather. The whole d des vends that sailed in the morning are now main ►ack, wed bringing up in the Sound. !winsome', Om. ”.--Wind E.—Arrived the General Smith, Roussel', from Batavia, out 210 days; his hilaiesty's ship TYISACIAS, from the eastward; Enterprise, Come. from the Dos►na for Jamaica; Wilna, Thomas, from Cowes for Bin Janeiro; Cudelin Charlott, CLACS, from Villanova, leaky, and must discharge and go into dock. Sailed the Tula, WHITE, for Gibraltar. The following Letter has been received at LLOYD . , " Hanoverian Consulate, Circus, Minorite; " Sea--I have the pleasure of acquainting you, that I yester day received a commtniication from his Excellency Count Munster, by which it appears that directions have been given, by the Hanoverian Govenunent, to place British ships, in re spect to charges, upon the like footing in the ports of Hanover, with the Hanoverian ships.—l am, &c. (Signet') ° Air. John Bennett, jun. Lloyd's. " JOHN HALL" CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. The Meeting at Lloyd's this morning, on the sub ject of the Correspondence between the Committee and the Admiralty, has been numerously attended. Up to this hour nothing has been determined upon, aad there appears a regular opposition to the Corn mittee's proceedings. he) The Authoress of those admired Novels, Rhoda, Plain Sense, &c. has a new Work in the Press, en titled " Isabella." DRURY-LAKE THEATRE.—The Comedy of The Road to Ruin was again performed last night. A , the Play is now cast and acted, it may challenge a very extended portion of the annals ( f the Stage t shew so complete and powerful a combination of dra matic talent. The Farce of What's Next? followed. There was a brilliant and crowded audience. COVENT-GARDEN.—The Wonder was performed at this Theatre last night.—Mr. C. K EMBLE'S Don Felix, and Miss CHEsmna's Violeinte, were given in a style of superior excellence, and the other charac ters were well sustained. The new Farce of the Iri A Tutor, and Ali Pacha, concluded the performances of the evening, and gave general satisfaction. The House was full. The Opera House end of Pall-mall was yesterday at noon thrown into the greatest consternation, by a sudden and tremendous subterraneous explosion, that was more like the discharge of heavy ordnance under ground than anything else. All the inhabitants in the fine new shops constituting the Opera House Arcade, and in the houses on the opposite side of the way as far as Cockspur-street, were instantaneously out of their residences, thinking that their own habita tions were tumbling about their ears. Pall-mall and the Opera House Arcade were immediately filled with people ; and their alarm and amazement wenr not diminished on beholding an immense volume of flame, accompanied with a strong smell issuing foith fiom the dilapidated front of the house belonging to the " Westminster Wine Company," at the corner of the Opera House Arcade. The shop fronts were completely blown from their stations, and dashed on the pavement in thousands of pieces ; and within the premises, there appeared nothing but ruins. This immense explosion and sudden ruin were the result of an accidental ignition of gas that had esca?ed from the I pipes, owing to some defect in them, or to the gas not having been properly cc turned off," and had wholly occupied the cellars under the Wine Company's shop or counting-house, at the corner of the Arcade.— The clerk and cellarman were proceeding to the cellar to fulfil some orders, and the approach of a lighted candle caused the ignition of the vast body of gas that had escaped from the pipes and filled the cellars. The whole, of course, immediately exploded, and for a time left the two individuals almost sense less. The ignited gas, in the progress of its expan sion, beat down windows, doors, partitions, several hampers of bottles, all of which were spread on the cellar-floors, nearly shattered to pieces; and it thence made its way up stairs to the floor which is even with the street, and dashed out the whole of the shop froats as already described, carrying with it ruin and terror. It cannot be compared to anything ex cept the fury and devastation of an earthqua ke.— The clerk, whose hair was so severely burnt, on escaping from the house, ran off with horrific haste to such a distance, that for some time it was not known what had become of him. Firemen welt promptly on the spot; individuals connected with the Gas Works in Peter-street, Westminster, were also immediately sent for, and instantly obeyed the sum mons; and the Arcade iron gates were closed, so that the premises were protected from those inroads being made upon them which, as the crowd was so great and mixed, mighthave otherwise subjected the proprietors to further severe losses, MP r vii. i `i ~~,.