Star.
London, England, 1822-09-12 00:00:00

I ions to die productions of Switzerland. The Com-
mittee has, however, made some modifications in the
first Project.

The minority have given two opinions. The one
presented by M. Braun, who persists in advocating a
sys:em without restrictions; and the other by M.
Hirzel, who would limit the import duties in wine
and corn. •' ,

After the Diet had again deliberated, t4irteen.votes
wcre in favour of the prittciple idelited by the majo-
rity, most with the reserve of the ratifi4atici4 of their
Constituents.

The Deputies of Zurich, Bale, Geneva, .Uri,
Schiweitz, Underwald, Neufchatel, and Valais, ac•
cording to their instructions, took the matter ad re-
fereadem.
It was also decided that the measures in question
should be taken, not by virtue of a binding resolu-
tion, to which the Diet would not be competent, but
by an candy free Concordat between such of the
Cantons as should adopt it.

In the sixteenth Sitting, on the 27th of August, the
debate on the Concordat for a partial introduction of
import duties, was continued, and the Tariff dis-
cussed. The various articles relative to produce and
manufactures were adopted, some by thirteen, and
some by fourteen votes, reserving the ratification of
the Cantons which shall adhere to the Concordat.

Vumna, Ago. 28.—Metalliques, 811—Bank Shams, 8691.
AUGUST 29.---Metalliques, 82 3-16—Bank Shares, 8749-10.

In another part of our Paper will be found some
i-.!eresting communications between Sir FREDERICK
I:VINSON, the Governor of Tobago, and the House
c: Assembly in that Island. It appears that when
his Excellency first arrived in the Island it was in a'
very flourishing condition, and the inhabitants raised
: salary to a sum far exceeding that of any pre-
ceding Governor. Such, however, is now the
,rierous condition into which the finances of the
Colony is reduced, that they no longer feel able to
continue their liberality. The House of Assembly
has therefore addressed the Governor, reminding him
of the conduct of his MAJESTY in reducing the Civil
List ; and that the salary of the Governor of Jamaica
Iris also been reduced, and playing that he would
take this subject into consideration.
Sir FREDERICK ROBINSON, in imitation of the
members of the Holy Alliance Junta, who assert,
that all Reform ought to " emanate from the free-
\vill of ti-ose whom Con has rendered responsible for
power," takes it in high dudgeon that the Assembly
should interfere; and still more, that they should''
remind him of the example of his Sovereign: he tells
them, that next year he will let them see what he will
do. Now really it does appear to us that 1:1,000 a-year
is a very large sum for a Governor of Tobago to re-
ceive, independent of Staff appointments and their
rerqui.ites—those " candle-ends and cheese-parings,"
Which in such offices form no mean addition. At all
events, the Governor might have treated the Address
more respectfully.

Mr. CANNING is arrived in town, and the Minis-
terial arrangements will, of course, be completed
without further delay.

The Duke of YORK visited the KING yesterday.
Yesterdhy morning, at ten o'clock, his Royal High •
ness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. accompanied by Colo-
nels PLATT and HUGINON, left the King's Palace at
Pimlico, in his travelling carriage and four, for
Brighton.
Hi, NI AJESTY ente talus great respect for every
thing relative to the Royal Family of the House of
Sara' t. The KING has many relics of them, and to
these he has now to add another, presented by a Lady
of Edinburgh, upon the recent Royal visit. We are
forbid to mention the Lady's name, who belongs to a
highly iespectable family, and has been alluded to
in woi ks connected with the events of 1745. Prince
LEOPOLD was p' e•sented with a ring that belonged to
MARY Queen of Scots, by the same Lady, when he
visited Edinburgh. His MAJESTY wished to obtain
a dirk that had belonged to Prince CHARLES, but the
Chid-Lain in whose possession it was, having declined
to part with it (as we have heard), the Lady alluded
to declared her intention to present a kr.ife, fork, and
Kith had belonged to the Prince, to his
MAJESTY, if he visited Scotland. These relics were
placed in the hands of Sir WALTER SCOTT, to be pre-
tented by him along with the gift of the Sisters of the
Silver Cross. The KING received them most gra-
ciously, and desired his warmest thanks to be con-
veyed to the Lady, with the expression of his regard
for every remembrance of the .4 unfortunate Che-
valier," as he called him. At the Drawing-room and
the Ball, the KING took particular notice of the Lady,
and always speaks of her present in a manner which
shews his esteem for the donor, and the high value he
sets on the gift. The knife, fork, and spoon, are of
the finest silver; their handles are richly embossed
with the thistle, and the ends of them are adorned
with the rose. The letters " C.S." are shortly and
conspicuously marked on them. They were manu-
factured in Holland, and consequently are impressed
with the Dutch plate stamp. They were contained
in an old case, which the Lady intended to have re-
placed with a modern one of Morocco leather, but his
Ma.setery'a good taste preferred their ancient garb.
An Officer's widow, in the neighbourhood of Edin-
burgh, having sent in a memorial to his MAJESTY, of
certain pecuniary embarrassments which she was la-
bouring under, in consequence of the loss of her hus-
band and one of her children, after a long and expen-
sive illness, his MAJESTY immediately transmitted
her £lOO, through Sir WILLIAM KNIGHTON. The
effect produced by the sudden and almost unexpected
arrival of two £5O notes, at the humble cottage of
the distressed widow and her helpless orphans, may
be more easily conceived than described.
Advices direct from La Guayra, of the 15th July,
state that Puerto Cabello remained in the same state,
desertions taking place daily from the Royalist forces
there, and.great misery prevailing in the town; but
the Colombians were not strong enough at sea to
prevent supplies being thrown in. Everything was
going on well at Caraccas, and BOLIVAR expected
soon to artive there from Quito.