Star.
London, England, 1814-05-19 00:00:00

THE AR MM'.

EXCHEQUER.
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francs are requisite for the immediate provisioning
of the' Allied troops and for other purposes, and
calling for the same from the inhabitants of Paris by
way of loan, to be repaid by Government out of the
Excise and other Duties. The amount to be ad.
vanced from each person to be regulated by some-
thing like the:scale of the Income Fax in Great
Britain.

• " The Moaiteur contains a Proclamation by the
Minister of War to the Army, announcing the ap.,
pointment of Monsieur -as Commander in Cbief of,
the National Guards ; also an Order of the Day, di
recite every Officer apd soldier of the trench army
to join his regiment without delay, in order that they
may be reduced and placed on half-pay, or retained
its service, as his Majesty shall be hereafter pleased
to direct."

" ZURICH, MAY 4.
" Every thing goes on in the most promising man-
ner here. The most friendly dispositions are recipro.
tally manifested by the. Representatives of the 19 Can-
tons and the Plenipotentiaries of the Allied Sovereigns.
The King of France has made proposals for taking
Swiss tmors into his pay as under the ancient regime.
The demarcations of territory to preserve the inde-
pendence and neutrality of Switzerland ere also
nearly agreed upon:"

fould,

. " SCHAFFHAUSEN, MAY 5.
" Marquis de Bausset,Prefect of the Palace, arrived ,
here yesterday morning, to prepare lodgings for the
Archduchess Maria Louisa. A part of the baggage
followed, and the Princess herself arrived about nine
o'clock in 'the evening : she was escorted by a de-
tachment of the Hussars of Kienmayer, and some
Swiss Dragoons. Her Highness and suite proceeded
this morning to visit the falls of the Rhine—to-morrow
they will make an excursion to Zurich.
" The suit of her Highness, and of the Prince of
Parma, her son, consists of 62 persons ; among whom
are the Duchess of Montebello, the Countess of Brig.
stole, Baroness Hurtault•Castener, Madame de Re-
busson, General Count Caffarelli, Grand Equerry.
Mirquis de Bausset, Prefect of the Palace, Count St.
A ignau, Equerry, Baron Mennev al, private Secretary,
Baron Corvisart,physician, Madame de Montesquieu,
Governess to the Prince, Baroness Soufßet and her

daughter."
" COLOGNE, MAY 7.
a Since the 2d instant the navigation opposite
Wezel has been re-opened. Barges pass that place,
but they do not venture as yet to stop there. It is
thought that it will be definitively evacuated to-day."
" ROTTERDAM, MAY 7.
U Nothing can be more gratifying to the Dutch
than the spectacle which this city now exhibits.
While the harbour Ailed with, the same ships which
have been crow ded here together since the year 1810,
all returned with full cargoes, the'Meuse in front of
- the city is entirely coveted with British -vessels, which
bring us an immense quantity of col,-nial produce
and English manufactures. A. great part of their
cargoes are daily transported up the Rhine. Several
Englishmen are settled among us. The same activity
reigns at Amsterdam and Middleburg, the naviga-
tion of which is perfectly free by the evacuation of
the Helder, Flushing, and Tervere.
"• The Dock-yard of the Navy is full of workmen,
and we are assured that SO frigates, corvettes, &c.
will be shortly equipped for the re-occupation of the
colonies which the general Peace will restore to us-
Our army already amounts to 62,000 men.
10, "M. de Changuion, charged with fall powers
from the Sovereign Prince, is preparing to sail tor
America in the corvette Ajax, to renew our commer
vial treaties with that country."
FRANKFORT, MAY 10.
41 General Count Lauriston arrived here yesterday
with his Aide-de-Camps, from Berlin, where they
wcre prisoners of war."

" GAND, 'MAY 12,

44 All the ydung Clergy of France, who were sent
by Bonaparte's orders to Wesel, as refractory Con:
scripts, have been released. Many of them would
Lave perished, in consequence of their being con-
demned to hard labour, in severe weather, but for
the humanity of the inhabitants, and the Archbishop
of blalines."

A pirate letter of the 16th, from Paris, states,
' that the Board of Finances bas issued an Order, pro-
,hibiting the importation of all manufactured goods,
in order to encourage the French fabrics and rnanu•

The Ifonoarable Mr. ROBINSON arrived from Paris
yesterday, with the draft of the Preliminaries of Peace,
which arc said to have been approved of by tbe PRINCE
arlPhirMinisters, and retransmitted to Paris.
An English Messenger arrived-at Dover last night,
with dispatches foe Lord CASTLEREAGH.
The Definitive Treaty will, it is reported, be con-
cluded at London when m,st of the Allied Sovereigns
are present, and it will be denominated pal. woes/lout
THE TREATY ON LONDON.

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mony of visiting his new territories.
Our Readers will see front our Pott Lewis, that
preparations upon. a magnificent scale aYe making for,
the reception of our august visitors, the EMPERORS
of RUSSIA and AUSTRIA, and the Kis° of PnusstA.
The Duke of CLARENCE has hoisted his flag as Ad-
miral of the Fleet, on board the Itat,neurrAßLE, in the
Downs. The day is not precisely known on which
their Majesties will arrive in London, but it is pre-
sumed that the same salvoes will announce their ar-
rival on our shores ani the signing of the Prelimi-
naries of a glorious, a firm, and durable Peace, which
will be ratified by exclamations of joy from every
corner of the civilized world.

The Corn Dills make their way throughthe House
very rapidly. On a question of such vital interest to
our nationkl prosperity there ought to be much deli-
beration. The argument that without legislative in-
terference to protect the Farmer he will be unable to
pay his rents. sounds most ungraciously in the mouth
of his Landlord. It cannot be doubted that some of
`the rents are too high. Ought the public to be corn-
taxed to enable foolish speculators to pay exorbitant
rents ?—The business ought not to be hurried.

.
ie been aceived in toots 'MB the
Which state, that both taws. Land
to the t2d kepluietit of 141 k Horse
. health, and Were in daily station
of"reebiving orders to leate that island for Madras.
Thetxpedition to America is upon a much larger
scale than was originally imagiqed ; and we hear it
will he placed under a Lieutenant-General not yet
named, although it is supposed it will be entrusted to
Lord HILL. Sir HkNRY CLINTON, Ma Generals
BARNES, KOIMNSON, KEMPT, and several others, are
included in the arrangement. It will be composed
of the 14th Dragoons, a detachment of artillery, the
3d, 4th, sth, 9th, 39th, Sath, 88th, And several other
regiments, comprising the elite' of the army at present
under the Duke of WELLINGTON.
The Garrison and Veteran Battalions, the 2d Bat-
talion of the Nth (the highest numbered ti bane-
lion), and a few other skeleton 2d battalions, are to
be reduced on the 24th of June—not any of the Mi-
litia before the 24th of July, and then only a few te
giments. The reduction of the effective 2d battalions
will ric;t take place earlier than the 24th of Septem-
ber, and probably not before the 2-11th of December
next. It is understood that the half-pay is to be in-
creased one-third.

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tit bit RING'S gIIIiCit,ICAT
THE STOCK EXCHANGE HOAX.
Tut KING V. LORD COCHRARN 1041) OTHIPAR.
Mr. Serjeant Batt, at Counsi.,l tor one of the defers:
dents in the above prof.ecshion; aptieared in Court to
know the pleasure of their Lordships as to the day
when it would be Most convenient fur the Couk td
take the trial, tt as it wa's, (added the Learned Ser-
jeant) the ardent wish of • Lord C•Ahrane; Mr. Coen.'
ratie Johnstone, and, he also understood, that of the
other defendants, to meet the charge as soon as prigs
sible, consonant to the practice of the Court for dusts
to do so."
Lord Etcrinentouctr here interposed by °Meriting,
that an application to the foregoing of had r.f.eit
made to him at chambers ; hut unadvised as he war,
as to the mode the defendants should select t it
their defence—whether they meant totie defended set
parately, by Counsel distinct for each, or otherwise-t
he then could fir no day. It was also requested of
him tp fix Tuesday next for the purpose ; Mit up*
due consideration of the convenience of others, lie
could not consent to that day i it was the Vuesdar
in Whitsunweek, when recreation INAS naturally
sought for by most classes of society ; and although
he could give up his own time and labour, he did
not consider himself altogether justiffed.in imptessing
into the service of a Court of Law, upon such a day,
the labour and time of others : therefore he would
not consent toTuesd.iy. HeyitasOt opinion; as the per-
sons accused were to stand upon separate defences, and
have More than the usual ntimber Of Counsel gene-
rally engaged istaccusations of conspiracy, it wouta
probably not be one day but three days that it would
be necessary to set apart for the xansei
Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. PARR, Mr. Scalauttei, and
Mr. Limas, all signified then that thcy.were setNrally
retained for separate and distinct defendants, and thit
all the defendants shaiing now pleaded I Mr. Mee
Rae having been the last. and he pleaded yesterday)
they were desirous that-the trial should take place with
all possible etpedition.
Mr. GURNEY then obierved. on the pert of the pro-
secuLon, that as the parties were so anxious to meet
the charge, he trusted that the trial would take place
before the next Term should begin.
His Lordship, at the Sittings in tbe course of ti'e
ensuing week, will most probably fie the day. And
thus the matter rests for the present.

• BOXING ZT SHE PPERTON RANGE.

The battle between Ofivir‘the gardner; and Pairikr,
had excited =Ott inlerest than any which has occul-
ted for some years, and thousands were pending oat
the event.' Both had Olean themselves brave ni-n, .
and neither was evtr ber.tc.:, Their condition too in
the ring, after between two-and• three mosults dose
paining, w.€ rein:lrk:AA:7 fine: The, stake hit which
they contended was ,Clo of Ilse'aymnastie •At
one o'clock a- twenty-four.feet square wanfotened, en-
compassed by about ten thousdisd spectators.
men entered at one o'clock, each full
,of cOnAdente.,
Betting had been hitherto about e'ven, the par.:teans
of each tieing about equal; but although I. sister
had a few pounds In weight, and appeared by far the •
finest man of the two, y.t, 'torn the kdown superiti-
rity„ or .01iver's training undir the lamed:ate patro-
nage of a Gentleman, whose syletis is naming, the
odds in the ring may be estimated at 11 to curl-mit
on Oliver. The.teconds were—glor .r diriZek, irtind
and patron, Greven--anii,for Oiler. the Cliartipio'n
Cribb, officiated with J. Clark, his bottleholkler.— fi-se,t-
ting was at an' eyes were rivetted ou the
champions of the day:
Round 1. Oliver made play wt h leis left hand, at I:arm-re-a
distance, and Painthr returned, but without tffect, .1 • ort of
rally took pace. in vrbirle Pa:lttif fir,t strewed blood. They
got to a close by Painter making a miss with his right hand, and
Wafer got at the Jibbing system, having his adversary's head un-
dei his left arm. Painter was ultimately thrown. Nu banns.
2. °Aver hit his man in the front of the face with his hit
hand, and Painter returned awkwardly with the rtgir. Assuan
rally followed, when Painter got punishtd about the bead with
his a!versary's kft hand. Be planted one good body het
Oliver. Thee was some &rats, resolute fighting us the roily.
and Oliver was at length knocked eloon by a dean hit on be
head. Betting averaged at even.

S. This inlaid exceeded in bravery, perbspek any thing as re-
cord. Painter, encouraged by success a the rudest the lair nand,
made play, but he hit short, and got anoiher lett.bassiled f.cer.
A most determined rally followed, with riciprocal advantage,
which lasted two minutes.' Both fought chieili .t u.. brad, his
for bit, until they were covered with blood. Oliver retrea.ed
front the n 414 and nubbed his adversury with the lett heed, but
Painter at length got to in-fighting avant, and this sesi.4 rally
was even more ferocious than the first P.Auter seemed to have
the best of the ray, but in the mid t of it be received . tusk bit
ho the heart, with which b
edas near going down. Penile, at
knr.h fen frees weakness, a both were at this tune piping
4. Oliver got at slay sale lighting, sad was very sarce,stni to
planting his left-banded hits on Pettus's head. Painter
fet-
ed his adversary retreating, but was 'ambito° return up-in
his bits. He was evidently distressed and threw away way
right-handed blows, one of which would have been unlucky is
Oliver bad it told. Painter placed a goodnight. haridaa hit =hie
adversary's eye,and seemed to be getting second lad Anwher
smart anti courageous rally took place to the ropes, add Painter
tend weak--two to one on Oliver.
6 Oliver coodnued his safe fighting, by hitting wig? the left
band and breaking away: Painter 101 on his flee in pursuing hist.
6. There was no difference beiween dis and .he Ritzier rt.und
excepting that Painter in a sort of rally elided hits left and right
and fell weak.
7. Oliver had his antagonist so mush vadat, tbit be ht bins at
pleasure. Painter war tea much beat uss4 distsmosi to make a
hit, and be fell on out knee. : • .._
a. •"
Oliver went to work andddlibpdtlik fight by some ierriblo
hits . be knocked him down adds thidglit hand, and Painter
was unable again. to 'appear in Ilse Painter was quite blind
and dreadfully punished, and Oliver suffered much about the head
and body. His W:t eye was nearly closed.
Two Men more brave never stripped ior combat,
but with nearly equal weigh!, Oliver out-fouAlit his
man ; Painter never could return upon the left hand
on his head, and was only partially successful its
rallies. He was beat in the child round by the body
blow described. Oliver, too, by the superiority of
training, was in. the cutest imaginable condition, and
was never much out& wind in the determined rallies.
When Oliver was. placed in the post-chaise, after
fighting, he was taken very ill, and fainted away.
Paibter was put to bed almost a lifeless state.
• Cooper beat Jay in ei in minutes.—This was for a
purse of 15 guine ay was the most fterfect damp
iiiQ that ever cams within a ring—at the fourth round
he hung down his head; and then gave iooper
seemed to be an earket fighter, in the style of the late
James Beicha.
Catsty, a sir-stone lad. a Jew, beat another Jew
well•known• by the name of the Bob
after
forty minutes hard fighting.—And thus ceded the
sports of .the day.

ing uncovered, whose respectful and dignified attitude the contents of the lett* flora General tERTTIAND, THE
np.utting off the bcvoke them to be ancient garde: du corp.,. alluded to in our Paris pipets of to-day. Report
AcCotints- hive been 1
.. The Prefect of the Seine has published an Arr?t
1. • added, that BONAPARTE'S first act of Charlatanerie was
island of Java, Which si
‘
in Paris, by vvhich it appears that five millions of
e House adopted to go to Mass—he then visited the fortifications, and niert belonging to the 422 C
I« ~,- c are rennisite for the immediate orovisionintr would, no doubt, afterwards gd through the core= were in perfect health, at