Star.
London, England, 1822-12-10 00:00:00

FOREIGN MA REF.T.

Spanish Bonds are rather heavy within the last hour, arising,
as it is supposed, from the payment which is to be made on the
COth, and this is the day when the determination of the parties
is to be received. Bone., of 1821, 54%. •
• 'PRICES OF STOCKS ATONE O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock 201/4%.-3 per Cent. Reduced 79% %
51/2 per Cent. 913/s 1/2-1 per Cent. 971/2 96A
Bank Long Annuities 201/2
India Bo ids 345. 31s.—01d Annuities 79%
Bills (1:1,000) 2s. 4s. 3s.—Small ss. ss.
Consols for Acct. 807/g .

• The French Papers are still, on the subject of war
or peace, " everything by turns, but nothing long."
We yesterday stated that the Ministerial Papers were
frequently obliged to counteract the ravings of the
Ultra Journalists, by more moderate avowals, and an
instance of this occurs in the last arrivals from Paris.
The-Etoile of Saturday evening had a very warlike
article, translated, however, from an English Jour-
nal, of which more anon. Whatever fears the Etoile
might have excited were dissipated by the Journal
des Debats of Sunday, which .has been received by
express. It contains a long and most pacific article,
which will be found at full length in our preceding
columns, and to which we refer.
It is unnecessary to inquire into the cause of
vacillation in dip Cabinet of the Thuilleries. The
threat of war was probably thrown out to try the
feelings of the French, and now that is discovered
they are decidedly hostile to it, the Government may
have the good sense to pocket all the alleged affronts
it was so ambitious to resent, and to leave to Spa-
niards the settling of their own affairs. This is the ad-
vice the best friends of Louts XVIII. could give him.

The Courier of last night stopped the press to
announce what it termed very important intelligence
from Paris, and which, consequently, was blazoned
forth with all the typographical distinctions usual on
such occasions. This was neither more nor less than
a very warlike article which had appeared in the
French Journal the Etoile of Saturday evening.• The
Courier, which has long been calling for war, and
has professed great prescience on the subject, gladly
seized on such a confirmation of its opinions. But,
what proves to he the fact ? why, that this very im-
,portant and warlike article of the Etoilc is but a li-
teral translation of one which had appeared in the
Courier three days before!

The Courier seems to have been as much startled
at this offspring of its own brains, at second baud, as
the cat appeaps to do when viewing itself in a boot
polished by Warren or Turner's liquid blacking. As
a literary anecdote worthy of being stored up in the
third set ies of Mr. D'lsn.tet.e,s "Curiosities of Lite-

'rature," we give an extract from the original article
in the Courier, and the new version of it, which wia
slew that it has not suffered much in passing throuzb
a French and an English translation.
From the leading article in the Courier, of a:0
sth December ;
" Some intelligence front •Madrid would seem to chew that
the Cortes anticipate the decision of the Congress;' or that thy
are determined to reject any proposition that inai.ise enatle to
them to change or modify their present Constitution' The nic,
cess of the Constitutionalists, tinder the ferocious Mina, is con.
firmed, to a certain extent, but these very triumphs may la:
expected to accelerate the execution of whatever plans the
French Government may intend to pursue in furtherance cf
that discretionary power which the Congress-ilasAohceded to
it, We have already said, it would he irration4 to suprig
that France has strenuously urgesi the recognitfon.pf a right
to the exercise of which she felt indifferent ; while, fiay;pg
obtained the recognition, the next atop would ohvipusly 1;4
to adopt the policy emanating from it. If the Royali-ts
were themselves in a condition to bring about this obj,:ct,
it might be sufficient for France to manifest its friemily
disposition, and to remain a neutral, but prepartll spectator
of the struggle. When, however, it is clear that the Kinz's
friends are not in a condition to make his cause triuotpharn—
but, on the contrary, that they are sustaining disancrs and
reverses, the moment of interposition cannot be sielayrd tviih_
out the certainty that every hour it is protracted will only
multiply difficulties and accumulate clangers. Prompti7ude and
decision will of themselves accomplish half of %Oat :here is to
do, with a proportionate diminution of the evils al te::.tant upon
a state of war. We do think, 'therefore, that the advance u:
Mina, and the retreat of the Army of the Faith, are two dr_
cumstatices decisively calculated to cut short all intermi.s.ton;
and to force upon the French Government the nect.bsity of
immediate action."
1. Postscript of the Eioile of &tilt-thy evening, as
translated in the Courier December 9th :
" Advice; from Madrid induce a belief that the-C
v.,. hive
anticipated the decision of the Congress, and that they .re ,-!ster-
mined to reject any proposition which might be Malie theral
to modify the -,;resent Constitution.
" The success of the Constitutionalists, under the ~rd !rs o'
the. ferocious MINA, is confirmed, but these very triumph, most
accelerate the execution of the plans, whatever they may
which the French may have in view to adopt, in virtL,.t of the
discretionary power granted to it by the Coggre.c. We hat:
already said :hat it would be unreasonable to supra ;e that F:ar.c.:
has urged the recognition of a right which :he sees nprFoit
to enforce. If the Royalists of Spain could alone maintain th.!r
cause, France might continue a spectatress of the ren,l;,7,
struggle, but now that it is known with certainty CIA .'
Royalists cannot longer resist, unaided; the march of gilts r, 1
the retreat of the Army of the Faith, are two cii-cliaLittnr:t
which ought to cut short al deb?y, and force the GnvermneLt to
act forthwith."

Dutch Papers to the Bth instant reached vs
Enenoon. Accounts from Constantinople state that
the eituation of that capital becomes every day time
alarming: In Pera, where the Arblv.s:tdors rest Vic,
great apprehensions were entert,ained since the order
of.the SurTia, calling upon all tl:e Turks to take up
arms; and it is leafed that the Janissaries viii jei:l
the populace,.in order to plunder and murdei [Le
Christians.

Lettersfrrn Verona to the 13.1, state that Congrei;
we►e much occupied with the dilTe►enccs betwecti
Turkey and Russia. The Greek Deputies had rot
been admitted to an audience. Letters from o,lesEa
state that the Persian army, Which had advanced as
far as Erzerum, had been obliged to retreat tor want
of provisions, and that troubles had broken out in
the southern provinces of Persia.

Hamburgh Papers to the sth inst. reached us at a
late hour this forenoon. Their contents are of little
importance. An order has been issued at Vienna,
prohibiting, in the Austrian States, the giving away
or selling, at reduced prices, the bibles of the Eng-
lish or German Bible Societies.
itos-Buitco, llec. 3.—Exchange o* London, 56. Si. ;6. El.

This forenoon we received intelligence frdm Bay-
onne-to the 3d instant. The entiie kielectiuti of ti e
bands of the Faith in Barcelona is Confirmed; M:N A
had arrived before Urgel and was makinwprepar::-
tions to besiege it. The accounts from Madrid, whit:i
are to the 26th ult. state, that the probability of wit-
had occasioned a fall in the Funds.
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are ext racts :