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SATURDAY, JULY 17.

'r The Editor cannot let the STAR of this day go to press, with-
out conveying his sincere regret that in his temporary absence yester-
day, a paragraph was accidentally inserted, which he considers to
be in origin so malignant, and in taste so bad, as to require im-
mediate apology and disavowal. The Editor has impressed on his
assistants, that to steal from some quarters requires peculiar caution,
as a burning coal may be carried away by mistake, and do the pil-
ferer much mischief.

Letters from Civita Vecchia of the 30th ult. state that
the news of the capture of Algiers, had been received
with the greatest joy there. It was calculated there still
remained in the prisons of Algiers, as slaves taken under
the Pope's flag, 17 sailors of Civita Vecchia, some o
whom had been at the galleys these twenty years.

By our letters from St. Petersburgh, we learn that on
the 25th ult. a 44 gun frigate, called the Juno, was
launced from the Dock-yard of the Grand Admiralty
there, and a short time before another frigate, of the samo
number of guns, called the Bellona, was launched at
Oclita.

We have received a file of the Antigua Register to
the end bf May. The weather in the island had, for
some days past, been exceedingly pleasant, and, it was
hoped, the rainy season had been broken up. The da-
mage done in Trinidad had reduced the landed interest to
an unparalleled state of distress. At Grenada, the rain
had swollen the rivers, and the most serious apprehen-
sions were entertained.

We have received, by the Jamaica packet, papers from
that island to the 15th June. His Majesty's packet,
Reindeer, sailed from Carthagena on the 2d. BOLIT AR
was then staying at Turbaco, a small village about ten
miles from that city, and it was reported, and generally
expected that ho would embark on board the Shannon
frigate, Capt. CLEMENT, on the day of the Reindeer
leaving His Majesty's ship, Victor, Capt. KEANE, had
received orders to proceed from Jamaica to Carthagena
with all possible despatch. It was reported that the ob-
ject of her visit was to convey Bei. t v A it to Jamaica, and
that the Shannon frigate would remain at Carthagena to
protect the rights of his Majesty's subjects, in the event
of any commotion taking place after the departure of
% Alt. Everything was tranquil when the Reindeer
sailed.

The following is a copy of a letter received from the
Agebt to the North and South American Coffee-house,
dated—

Buenos Ayres, April 19.
At this moment civil war is suspended (would I
might add concluded) in all the Provinces which com-
pose the Argentine Republic. Since the defeat of
General Quirogo's Army, that part of it which remained
entire under Colonel Villafane, has entered into a sort
of composition or capitulation with the Victor, obliging
themselves to retire to their different Provinces, and
l:ty down their arms ; and the governments of those
Provinces who were in arms against Cordova and
her allies, viz. Mendoza, Rioga, &c. have sent deputies
to meet those of Cordova, in order to regulate the peace
or the interior. Thus far all looks well, but no one cares
to hazard an opinion as to its duration, at least at present,
nor until time has moderated the passions of the late
telligerents. General Quiroga remains in Buenos Ayres:
lie appears to be overwhelmed with grief at his late
disaster, and lives in great privacy.
The Governor of Cordova (General Paz) expresses his
great anxiety to remain in peace with the sister pro-
‘itices of the republic, and he is Rrobably sincere ; but
I.c will have difficulty to restrain his numerous military.
o.rdova cannot long support them, unless by heavy con-
tributions, and that will drive the inhabitants to insurrec-
tion, and he cannot disband them just now. Many per-
sons fear that General Paz will, a few months hence,
tic propelled into war, particularly against Buenos Ayres,
and its federal system of government: this is, however,
a matter of speculation which, it is to be hoped, will not
be realized, and that time may be gained to heal the
wounds of the last outstanding parties, giving the oppor-
tunity, both to the Unitarian and federal, U. unite and save
what remains of the wealth of their really fine country.
Buenos Ayres itself, and all the province, is tranquil,
except indeed the wordy warfare (chiefly in this capital)
between the Unitarian and Federal, which continues as'
violent as ever, and in which the former are said to have
decidedly the advantage.
The Governor Roses is making a tour of the country
districts, and has had an interview on the frontiers
lvi tit the Governors of Santa Fe, Corrientes, and
Entre Rios. During his absence the Government is
confided to the Ministers Garcia, Aucharena, and Bal-
cam. The late Minister of Foreign Affairs, (Guido,)
eintarks this day on board the British packet, Skylark,
fu: Rio Janeiro, upon business connected with the treaty

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determined Federal, and would not stick at trifles.
Our financial affairs, a few days since, seemed to have
approached a crisis. Doubloons were at 165. Exchange
upon England sd. per dollar, and ten paper dollars
given for one Spanish dollar—much consternation pre-
vailed. The government issued a decree, prohibiting
the exportation of specie, and in virtue of the extraor-
dinary powers granted to it by the legislature, arrested
several individuals; amongst them two or three money-
brokers, and sent them on board the brig Republican
(late Cacique) guardship in the outer roads : this mea-
sure, as a thing of course, met with the high reprobation
of the opponents of government, and the applause of its
friends. The bears on the London Stock Exchange may
thank their stars that they do not live under the govern-
ment of Buenos Ayres, with the habeas corpus act sus-
pended, or they might be conducted on board the
'render. The arrested brokers are charged with vilifying
the Government in order to facilitate their money opera-
tions. In a confined place, like Buenos Ayres, where
there are only four or five individuals acting in the
money market, their occupation may be prejudicial—
opinions are divided in this respect.
The sensation caused at first by the arrest of the above
persons, has subsided. The newspapers which, from the
circumstances of the times, are completely under the
control of Government, do not mention the affair.—
Doubloons are now at 12.5 to 130, and Exchange upon
England 6d. The Government party attribute this
improvement to the strong measures pursued, and the
other party shrug their shoulders and smile. In conclu-
sion, I have only space to state the likelihood, that
Buenos Ayres will, for some months, at any rate, con-
tinue in peace ; further, I will not, just now, pretend to
hazard an opinion.

We have perused this morning a pamphlet, entitled,
" A letter to the Ktwo, on the present crisis ofl,
National Affairs ;"—aad as we conceive it a well-timed,
a temperate, and yet energetic appeal to his MAJESTY,
at this most important period of our national history, we
deem it our duty to recommend the perusal of it to our
readers, and to call their particular attention to =one of •
its contents.

The writer commences by saying, most truly, that his
MAJESTY has succeeded to the throne of these realms
"at a moment the most auspicious for a Monarch,
who has at heart the welfare of his subjects, and
desires to be himself the creator of their happiness."
" Tho reign," continues the writer, " of the Sove-
reign we have lost, will be distinguished, over all others,
for the glories of successful war ; but a richer harvest
of immortal honour remains to be gathered ; a far nobler
object of ambition is open to your MAJESTY.—At the pre-
sent momentous crisis, the country is placed in such pecu-
liar circumstances, that it is in the power of one individual,
though but of one, almost without efftwt, certainly without
sacrifice, to confer upon its inhabitants benefits of incal-
culable magnitude; and to lay the foundation of perma-
nent national prosperity. Need I say that individual is
your MAJESTY"—" The power is possessed by your
MAJESTY, should the will not be wanting, future mil-
lions will regard you, as, after the Divine source of all
blessings, the founder of their happiness ; and WILLIAM
TILE BENEFICENT, Will be the title by which posterity
will bless and revere your memory."
The writer then proceeds to state, that although the
Constitution of this country affects to be representatives,
the popular branch of the Legislature, it is well known,
is returned by a small body of peers, and great proprie-
tors ; on whom there exists no check except " their
dread of exasperating the people to such a pitch, as may
occasion open and desperate revolution."—A latent
check, however, does exist, he afterwards remarks, in
" an elementary principle of the Constitution, capable
of destroying these selfish combinations of the few, and
vindicating the cause of the many."—" That germ
of Godlike power resides in the Royal Prerogative,
of appointing the Members of the Government."—
" For years past the beneficent power of Royalty has
' lain too dormant, bribed to inaction, by a sordid division
with the aristocracy, of the spoils of the people. Should
the term, however, of this base compromise have at
length arrived—should the Monarch throw his weight
into the scale of the nation—irresistible would be the
tendency towards improvement : rich and eternal the
harvest he will reap of gratitude and glory ! so may we
avoid the cruel alternative of an oppressive oligarchy on
one hand, or a revolutionary convulsion on the other."
" Who will dare deny that some great change for
evil, or for good, is at hand ? Who will dispute that
such change is necessary ? For fifteen years, Britain
has been blessed with Peace ;—blessed did I say?—
should it not be a blessing ?—But, has it been one ?
or, at the end of fifteen peaceful years, are not the great
interests of the country, all the productive classes, tho
masa of the people, in a worse condition than at the end
of a long and ruinous war ?—ls not the revenue con-
tinually falling off,—trade declining,—profits and wages
diminishing ?—Are not the labourers of Britain impo-
verished,—those of Ireland in a state of starvation?—ls
not crime rapidly increasing?—Are not our Laws ac-
knowledged to be a complete denial of justice, and a
tissue of absurdities ?—ls not the Nation in fine, dis-
contented and unhappy ?—And, without looking to our
foreign relations, (which would perhaps present as gloomy
a picture,) is not Tit is our internal condition, after fif-
ten years of uninterrupted leisure for cultivating the im-
measurable resources of this wealthy, industrious, ener-
petic, and ingenious people ? There's something rotten
in the state of Denmark."
The writer then takes a glance at the measures for the
last fifteen years ; shows what has been done—what
might have been done—and suggests what yet may be
done, should Heaven afford peace, and his MAJESTY de-
termine to espouse the cause of his people. We cannot
here have space for the two first branches of this glance ;
but shall endeavour to afford that which is the most im-
portant—his suggestions for the future :

" 1. A deliberate review of our Monetary system, for
the purpose of giving freedom, security, sufficiency, and
uniformity, to the paper-money of the three kingdoms.
By this alone can the productive classes be relieved from
the intolerable and unjust pressure of the addition which
a deficiency in the medium of exchange has lately made
to all their money obligations, public as well as private ;
l and by this alone will be obviated, for the future, those
1 pernicious see-saws of delusive prosperity and real dis-

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2. A re-consideration of our financial policy, with
a view to lessen the waste in collection ; to remove the
vexatious impediments which particular modes of Taxa-
tion oppose to the best direction of labour and capital ;
and to take off such taxes on labour and raw materials, as,
by checking production, lessen the very fund out of
which all taxes must in the end be paid. Our financiers
have, hitherto, mulcted the seed as it falls on the fruit-
ful soil. They have plucked the goose that lays the
golden eggs; stinted her nourishment, and worried her
with efforts to get at the treasure before it was formed.
It does not seem unlikely that she may die under their
hands. _ _

" 3. A general and permanent composition for tithe,
so as to allow capital to be employed in the improvement
of land, and the production of food for a half-starved
population, without being liable to a heavy tax, from
which it is exempt in every other employment.
" 4. A reform in the administration of the English
Poor Law; its extension in an improved state to Ire-
land ; and the organization of a scheme for facilitating
the transfer of the labouring poor from those parts of
his Majesty's dominions where their nunthers are in
excess, and their existence a burden to the community,
to those where they are deficient, and their labour con-
sequently of high value.
" 5. A re-modelling of our civil and criminal code,
by the universal establishment of courts of local jurisdic-
tion, so as to render justice cheap, speedy, and eject ual.
" 6. The reform of the Game Laws, which, at pre-
sent, create one crime, and induce a long train of others,
to which the practice and punishment of poaching neces-
sarily leads.
We must subjoin to these extracts, that lie impresses
upon his MAJ EST V, that it is not a change of men that
is wanted, but a change of measures ; and that no Mi-
nistry will be found to bring forward, and execute these
measures, unless supported by his NI AJ
We have thought it our duty to be copious in our
' analysis of this able pamphlet—because we think it con-
denses much into little. Perhaps with all his expres-
sions we do not quite coincide . We think him, perhaps,
now and then " 7112 pen trop fort" ; but we sincerely re-
commend his whole pamphlet to the public, as not ema-
nating in faction or party, but in honest public spirit.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened this morning at the same price they
left off yesterday, 94i to ; and at present they they are
94 to i; little business going forward as yet. In the
Foreign Market not a bargain doing—prices nominal.
From the Jamaica Paper of the Bth.
We are indebted to a gentleman of the City for the
details of a most diabolical outrage which has been per-
rooted on the person of Mr. Shenly, the Bristol
Consul-General of Hayti.
Extract of a letter from Hayti, June 4.—" You will
be shocked to hear that an attempt has been made to
assassinate Mr. Shenley, our Consul-General at Port-
au-Prince. This event has excited great consternation,
as well as indignation, throughout the whole Island. The
reception Mr. Shenley met with from the President, was
flattering to the highest degree. Conjectures are various
as to the cause of this extraordinary act. It is atti ibuted
by some to jealousy on the part of the French, to the
influence of the British here; by others, to some Spa-
niards. The conduct of the President Boyer is highly
praiseworthy, and clearly proves his anxiety to dis-
cover the perpetrators. I am still sorry to say poor
Shenley is still very feverish, but no serious consequences
'are apprehended from the slight wound he received as he
' was returning to his residence,accompanied by his brother,
about two miles from the city, and when about 300 yards
from his house he was fired upon ; but the ball fortunately
only penetrated his coat and shirt in front, and grazed
his skin. He was fired upon a second time with slugs,
which bad effect on the horse's head, who fell with his
rider. Mr. Shenley, assisted by his brother, rose imme-
diately, and got safe to his house.
CITY, lIALF.PAST ONE.

Consols are rather heavy, owing to a report that the
French rents have come lower, but up to the present
hour we do not believe that an express had arrived from
Paris. Console which were in the early part of the
morning at 94 to for the account, have receded to 931
to 94, and for next account 94 to Very little busi-
ness has been transacted. _ _ _

In the Foreign Market, Columbian Bonds have re-
ceded two and a half per cent. owing to the information,
by the Jamaica mail, of Bolivar going to embark for that
island.

In Shares nothing doing. South Metropolitan Gas,
21 premium.

COURT INTELLIGENCE.

THE KIWI:I.—This morning, between ten and eleven
o'clock, his MAJESTY entered the Court-yard, St.
James's; and after the enthusiastic salutations of the
Officers, his MAJESTY conversed with them in the
most affable manner. The Officers then formed them-
selves into a Guard of Honour; but this MAJESTY
politely declined ; and the soldiers, who were
placed near his person, with fixed bayonets, his
MAJESTY ordered into the ranks—thus leaving bis
Royal Person to the view of his staunch body-guard—the
PEOPLE. On the relieved soldiers marching off, the band
' struck up " God save the King ;" but were often inter-
rupted by the loud shouts of the people, which was gra-
ciously acknowledged by the Kra;G, uncovered. His
MAJESTY retired at half-past eleven, and entered the
Palace amidst the loud and long acclamations of the
people. His MAJESTY was plainly attired.

The Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford have, it is said,
given in their unqualified adhesion to the Duke of Wel-
lington's Government.
The vacant Bishopric has fallen in most opportunely as
a tempting bait for Parliamentary influence.
The King, we are informed, will appear in St. James's
Park, at the time the guard is relieved, on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next. His Majesty
will prorogue Parliament in person on Friday, and on
Saturday will visit the Exhibition of the Royal Academy
at Somerset House.

The King has appointed the Earl of Jersey to be the
Lord Chamberlain. His Lordship officiated in that capa-
city on Thursday night, at the funeral of the late King.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Augusta
came to town together yesterday from the Queen's Lodge,
in Bushy Park.
The Austrian Ambassador had an interview with the
Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at the Foreign Office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited the Duke of
Wellington yesterday, at the Treasury.
The King and Queen will take up their residence at
Windsor Castle about the end of next month.
The King has given to the Queen Bushy Park for her
life, together with the house, which will in future be
called the Queen's Lodge.