Star.
London, England, 1830-06-12 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET, Jules 12.

Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, ,f2.os. to Ins. Meru'
Meadow Hay, se2 M. to £3 It.. Fine Upland Meaduw 3rd
Rye Grass Hay, 43 12s to £4 15s. 4 lover liayntnerally, F 3 lOs.
to £5 10s. Extraordinary fine ditto, Os. the Straw, At 4-
to £2los. Wheat Straw, £2 6t. to AI 12s. per load of 36 trusser.

LON DON.

SATURDAY, JUNE 12.

1, WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 12, 1830.
" The KING continues less embarrassed in his respira-
tion. His MAJESTY has passed another good night.

(Signed)

" HENRY fIALFORD.
" MATTHEW J. TIERNEY."

Accounts have been received this morning from China
to the Ist February. The Honourable Company's ship
Bridgewater had just sailed for England with despatches.
Negociations with respect to the recent commercial dif-
ferences were still pending ; and hopes were entertained
lilt a speedy and agreeable settlement would take place.

Commercial letters from Havanna state that the price
of Sugar was giving way, 63 to 7 rls, being the price
for the brown and yellow qualities, and 13 to 14 rls.
for the white. Rice was dull sale at 4to 43, and Coffee
5 to 6, with a very heavy appearance.

It is rumoured in the City, that the Tyrian packet,
from Rio Janeiro, with the mail, has arrived off Falmouth.
The letters, however, should this be the case, will not
arrive in town before Monday.
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We have an arrival from Bengal this morning, but the
dates are not later than the 10th of January, u the
essel called at Madras ; from which Presidency, weltave
papers to the 6th of February inclusive ; but these do
not contain anything of material importance. The beat
was very excessive, and rain was much wanted. The
homeward bound ship, Mary Ann, got underweigh on the
sth, for England. The Honourable the Governor had
been pleased to make the following appointments—
namely, R. Cita w LET, Esq. to be Collector and Ma-
gistrate of Rajahmundry ; H. W. ASHTON, Esq. Joint
Magistrate on the Bench.

Our readers will perceive to-day, we are sure with
considerable interest, the discussion which took place',
in the House of Commons last night on the Consular
Expenditure of the Country ; and particularly the
speech of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, one of the most use-
fu!, because one of the most able and matter-of-
fact membors, in the House. As Consuls and Vice-
Consuls are, to a certain extent, the efficient repro—
sentatives and agents of Government, where Govern-
ment—that is the executive and authoritative de-
partment of it—cannot extend its immediate vigilance and
confront, from unfortunately not enjoying the attribute of
übiquity, it is evident that the proper regulation of this
department of the public service, is a subject of the first
importance, and one which involves more the essential
interests, the influence and character of the country,
than at first, perhaps, might strike the mind of an observer.

Every Englishman who has sojourned abroad for any
considerable period, knows, by experience, the truth of
what we have just said. He must have witnessed, if he
ha. 4 lived where no accredited agent of Government re-
sided, acts of petty but sufficiently vexatious oppression, if
not more serious ones, on the part of local Foreign Autho-
rities, which the very residence of such an agent would
have prevented. In matters of commerce, where the in-
'crests of British mercantile establishments so frequently
are contrary to the interests of resident foreign competi-
tars, it is easy to conjecture the various modes in which
these clashing interests may become destructive of all
local fair-play, and even ruinous in their result to the
unprotected party. Accredited agents of Government,
therefore, really become almost indispensable in every
foreign state, or place of importance, particularly those
wilich are commercial ; and this we could illustrate, if ne-
cessary, by anecdotes coming under our own personal
experience, where none were resident.

If an important part of the expenditure of Govern-
ment—and we maintain it is one—the next important
object is—that the appointments be efficiently and re-
spectably occupied. Now we have likewise witnessed,
—but it is proper to say not during the power
of the present administration—most deplorable inE
stanas of bad selection, almost evidencing an utter care-
le.;sness as to the accomplishment of any one object, ex-
cept the discreditable one, s hich might b;., suspected, of
supplying a livelihood for some younger brother, or other
relation, who had found his half-pay inadequate to sup-
port his extravagance. We could name a certain &st-
rafe commercial port in France, where, not an hundred
years ago, to our knowledge, there had been a

triplicate succession of Gentlemen, who could not reside
at their posts from the debts which—sacrificing the cre-
dit of the country as well as their own—they bad
contracted around them ;—while, at the same moment,
the similarly accredited agents of the other European
States, were men of industrious habits, executing the
duties of their office, at least with the merit of regularity
and intelligence.
Having thus given our opinion that efficient and res-
pectable Consuls, or Vice-Consuls, in adequate number,
and well selected, are important to the interests of com-
merce and the character of the country—we surely need
not add that we deem the non-residence of such authori-
ties, which is only another word for their temporary
non-existence, an absurdity which requires no exposure,
and one which, like the non-residence of clergymen, in
principle, cannot rationally be defended. It is true, that
the attendance at home of a Consul, or Vice-Consul,
may be required on public business—if so, undoubtedly
he should be paid when that business demanded his
attention ; but during that time an efficient person,
with the full powers and emoluments of Consul, should
occupy his part, and do all his duties. Such temporary
calls to head-quarters, is one thing—and long residence
at home on individual pursuits is another—and the two
things should be jealously distinguished. We remem-
ber a time, and that too not one hundred years
ago, when those occupying situations connected in some
degree with this department of the public service, have
been known never to have left their own homes during
the time of holding the situation ; but to execute all
their duties by deputy.—Such abuses we believe do not
now exist.

As to the mode of remunerating those important ser-
vants of the public, whether by fees, as formerly—or by
salary as now—it is a question which would, we clearly
perceive, admit of much argument on both sides ;
but we really think that the proper regulations of the ser-
vice—well digested instructions—duties well defined and
correctly limited, with some organized mode of surveil-
lance and ready rcdress,are as important to be accomplish-
ed in this, and even perhaps a little more so in this, than
the avowedly important arrangements of public po-
lice—and we would earnestly recommend the atten-
tion of parliament to the subject. Accomplish the
real efficiency and public utility of the department, and
see to the appointment of able and respectable individuals
to the service—and we think the adequate remuneration
of it would not, and should not, be begrudged.

CITY, TWELVE:O'CLOCK.
The Funds continue much the same as yesterday, and
the speculators are very inactive.
Consols, which left off 921 for the account, opened at
the same price, and are at present 921 to 1. Reduced
91 A to 1.
The Algerine expedition is at present the topic of con-
versation, and different opinions are formed of its success.

In the Foreign Market scarce any thing doing as yet.
Prices near the same as yesterday.

Price of American Stocks in London, June 11.—Four
and a-half per Cent. 923 ; United States Bank Shares
£27i £2B per share; Pensylvania 102 3; Louisina 104 ;
Ohio Six per Cent. 1133. Dividend 7 per Cent. per
annum.

Extract of a letter from Hey-West, 26th April :
" We have had a number of wrecked vessels brought to
this place within these last two or three months. The
latest are the British ship Sappho, from New Orleans,
with 771 bales of cotton ; the American ship Union,
from New Orleans, laden with flour; Spanish Polacre,
with 1350 boxes of sugar, from Havannah. It is also
said that an American ship, laden with 1300 bales of
cotton, had been wrecked, and totally lost on the Ba-
hama's side. Col. Stone, the new Marshall, had ar-
rived, and gives general satisfaction.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 10.—There has been a very fair
demand for cotton to-day, and the sales, which chiefly
consist of American descriptions, from 51 to 6i, amount
to about 3.000 packages. We fully maintain our last
quotations, except for Brazil, which may be quoted rather
lower.

The continuance of wet weather is beginning to turn
the attention of the speculators towards the Corn trade ;
and no doubt is entertained but that, should the rains con-
tinue, a very considerable advance will take place, parti-
cularly in wheat ; of which it is said there is not one
month's consumption on hand. At yesterday's Market,
some tendency upwards was formed ; and on Monday it
is expected a more decided movement will be made,
should the weather not have ceased.

CITY, HALF.PAST ONE.
We have not a feature worth observation in regard to
the funds. Consols have continued during the morning
at 92a to 1 for the account, and the House is thinly at-
tended.

By the express from Paris, it appears according to
the telegraphic dispatch from Toulon, that the French
expedition was wind bound in the Bay of Palma. It
also brings the French Rentes lower, but this has had no
effect in the Consol Market.

In the Foreign Market, Greek Bonds have receded one
per cent. In other Stocks nothing doing.

" Assimilation" has played curious pranks in onr
Stamp-office department. It has caused God knows what
time and money to be expended in bootless inquiries, and
the rumour is, that it has impeded the discharge of public
duty without adding one fraction to the revenue. It has
caused certain Englishmen to supersede Irishmen, who
were their superiors in standing, information, awl
talent, and against whom there was not even a whisper
of imputation. It has caused one Englishman to take
an office in, we think, the Legacy Department, and it
has given him the old Irish emolument, with one hundred
a-year, as "compensation" for living in that Bceotia,
or Botany Bay, or Sierra Leone, or Van Diemen's Land,
or whatever Cockney taste may please to designate
it, called Ireland ! True it is, Mr. O'Connell, that
" assimilation" has caused this prank to be played in
Dublin, and if you should think it worth while (which,
indeed, it is not) to ask for the returns, you will have the
entire story under the band and seal of office. It is well
known that one hundred a year will go as far in Dublin,
as one hundred and fifty in London, and yet this
Englishman receives " compensation" for condescend-
ing to shift from dear to cheap quarters. He is only one
of many persons similarly provided for in this department
or elsewhere, and putting such people over the heads of
meritorious Irishmen of long services, is what they call "as-
similation," and is the source from which the benefits to
the public service, of which we hear so much, are to
flow !—Dublin Morning Register.