Star.
London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF GREECE.

The struggle_ between the Turks and Greeks still
lingers. The most recent accounts are no later than the
17th of last month, dated from Corfts—and even them
give but a meagre view of the actual state of the con-
tending. parties. The advantages of the Greeks at sea
ate decisive and incontestable. On this element they
meet the Turks with a sentiment of their superiority,
and an assurance of success, which must alone be suffit
cient to decide the victory. There has been of late no
naval engagement; the Turks affording no opportu-
nity. The Admiral commanding the combined squa-
dron, after several defeats and much loss, returned to the
Dardanelles.. The Turks make a more obstinate resist-
ance on land. Missolonghi was, in the beginning of
November, their great object, and the Pacha of Scutari,
who commands orie. of the only parties deserving the
name of armies for the Turks, was still pursuing his
enterprise against that place, in spite of several checks
froth the Greeks. The latter appear to Carry on against
him a sort of guerilla warfare, advancing from, and
returning to the wronntains, as occasion requires. The
Tutrks can fight-only in the plains, and are taken by
surprise, obliged to fight at the discretion of their ene-
nties, and only on the defensive, as they are unable to
pursue into the mountains. With such obstacles, and
at the commencement of winter, the Turks were likely
to make no impression upon hlissolonghi. They are
even stated to have lost a train of artillery destined for
the enterprize. On its way to /Etolia, the Greeks made
a descent from the mountains between &toile end Acar-
nania, and took out only this artillery, but a large quan-
tity of munitions of war, and the very escort that ac-
companied them. The emancipation and independence
of the Morea was so perfectly organized, that a corps of
5000 Morale troops were expected by the Greeks to
aid them against Jussuff Pacha and the Pacha of Scu-
tari, who command the only considerable forces that
are opposed to them. It is even reported that the
army of the latter, composed chiefly of Albanians, had
revolted, and reduced him to the netessity of retreating.

THE EVENINey STAR.

J;ONDON.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1823.3
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVItOTLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 80,1, at which price they re-
main steady up to this hours with little or no fluctuation.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Spanish Bonds opened at 261, with a very heavy Mullett and
little doing. Spanish Bonds 261, i.

_ .
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONZ O'CLOCK.
S per Cent. Reduced 351 A, SA 1,6
31,4 per Cents. 9874 34-4 per Cts. Old 100% % 3/4
Bank Long Annuities 21%
Imperial 3 per Cents. 804—India Bonds 81s
Exchequer Bills (k 1,000) 51s. 525.
Consols for Acct. 861/4, 3/s 3/4.
•
This forenoon accounts were received from &Wits;
Ayres, of the 19th September, with the important intel-
ligence that General BoLiv.in bad marched to Lima
with 12,000 sum and after a severe battle recaptured
that city. General CANTERAC, the Spanish Corn-
wonder was taken prisoner, and his second in command
killed in the engagement. The arrival of BoLtvAa
with so large a force will, in all probability, drive the
Spanish troops entirely out of Peru.

An Evening contemporary, who has of late become
extremely nervous, and troubled with dreams of dire
disaster to this country, put forth one of his alarming
articles last night. it is the same Journalist who an-
nounced the retreat of the French behind the Ebro, at
the very moment that they were marching on the Gua-1
dalquiver, and that fitted up British men of war, and
raised regiments, without the knowledge or consent of
114 allot Cioverntnent. These fits are periodieal,
but whethei the moon has any share in producing them
or not we cannot state.

Fearing that the good people of England mightgive
vray to cheerfulness and gaiety, and forget everything
of politics, but England's peace and prosperity during
the Christmas holidays, the Courier has determined to
poison their delight,

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" And though they, in a fertile climate dwell,
Plague them with dies; though that their joy be joy,
To throw Inch changes of vexation stet,
As it may lose some colour."

To no other motive can we attribute the article of
last evening, which commences with disclaiming all
idea of creating unnecessary uneasiness, and then gravely
tells us what is certainly no news, and very little
likely to excite antalarm, namely, that 46 all things
wear a pacific appearance ;" that “ persons might
almost be tempted to predict that the repose of
the world was little likely to be speedily interrupted:*
No cause for uneasiness hei e, certainly, particularly
as, 4, if we look at home, we find, indeed, abundance of
capital, trade increasing, manufactures improving,
Stotts rising, the interest of money lower."
All this the Public; knows as well as the Courier
but we are sure it will be news to them in learn that
the European flewitts; the Sovereigns of ibis kloly Al.
Hance, whose meows sire unequal to theiroopeoditureo
are actually raising loans in this counts-fill& few the
purpose of meeting their obligations, bit l order to
hoard, it up--that, in fact, they mean to drain every so.
weirs (his present bla.ruri exceptski) from us, and
when our Treasury is empty, and their' is fell, to pounce
upon Oa Old England and annihilate her at once!
The tditor with honest simplicity acknowledges
• 44 thogenany of our politicians do not take this view of
rtbat they treat all such anticipations as gloomy,
and utterly unworthy of all serious notke.* Shame on
such politician', we say, to neglect these warnings,"
• Rome was sated by a Bock of geese, wbi may. u
Eastland be saved by ewe goose?.

and to tome at
is—thy the -

But one word on the Foreign Loans t with the ez
caption of Spain, has not the interest been regularly
paid on the whole of them ? Have the ,contractors for
the Austrian, Russian, Prussian, and geapolitan Loans,
ever been a day in artery with their payments? Then as
to the employMent sif the money thus raised. Ad-
mitting for one moment, which we deny, that this'll
Powers are enabled to accumulate any portion d the,
mesey thus raised, where would be the advantage?
Why the advanced rate of interest, the bonus to
Contractors, and the expenses of managing the
Loan, would, in a very few years, exhaust the capital.
As to Austria, we know that she is not accumulating
the money she borrows, but discharging a long lust a
just obligation. paying the debt due to this count:l7, by
which means (thanks to the present Ministers) our own
debt, and consequently the public burdens, will be re-
duced. We have often said, and we repeat it, that whatever
may be the views of foreign Powers, our GovernMent
carefully observes them ; but that theie is not at present
the slightest indication, so far as we are concetned, that
the peace of iurope will be disturbed; but should that
be the case, England is as well 'prepared for war as any
Power in the world.

:rbe Loan mania has not reached its acme, as will be
seen by the following letter from our Correspondent in
Paris, received last evening s
PAsn; Madam se
rt • h With some surprise I. find, from the London
Papers, that the Mexican Mine icbetne, after being pro-
posed in a most pompous'waf here, and having totally
failed, should be presented in London. Messrs. Alaman
and Co. think, no doubt, that if there were no eats at,
Paris, there must be a good many in London, vbere
money is so plentiful, the capitalists do not know what
to do with it. Here the plan was considered as one of
the most impudent attempts on public credulity ever'
made, and was spurned accordingly. It is anew South
Sea bubble, and like the other, will prove a total loss
to all but the projectors. It will not even turn out so
profitable as Sir Martin Furbisher's ship loads of pre-1
cious stones, which did serve to mend the high ways.—
.
Here Messrs. Alaman and Co. offered, I believe, as high
as 20 per cent. agency, to any person who would get
their shares sold; in fact, whatever money was touched
would all be profit, and consequently high premiums
could be given.
44 The Mexican Mines is not the only hoax Meditated
on Juhn Bidl. A gtUnd project is on foot here for
bringing into cultivation the marshes and landes of
Bourdeaus, and it is to be presented to the English ca-
pitalists by an English house. The projector, in a pro-
spectus I have seen, asks modestly for himself, who is to
have the direction of the affair, 500 shares of 1,000
francs each (E 200,000 sterling), far preliminary ex-
penses, Revelations, &e. The capital stock to be one
hundred millions (four millions sterling). There are up-
wards of two millioni cf acres,' most part sand, with a
good bottom, no doutt, It it- eusid be cOlne at, like the
Ili-h bog. The scheme, though ridiculed here, krill be
one day gravely proposed to Mr. Bull, as a certain way
to wealth ; though, if persevered in, it will terminate
like the Mississippi scheme, to the loss of all, and the
ruin of many who are concerned."

We understand that the heroic MINA arrived in Lou. •
don, on Monday morning, by the mail from Bath.
Among the names entered on the books of the Bristol
Commercial Rooms, during the lest' week, are the renewing &win-
'Oiliest Members of theist. Spanish Comm—Den Jere Caags
Aituelies, late Minister of Finance; Don Jose Maleor Prat; Don
hioatesenos ; Don Anatole Veleta; Din Mateo Sews;
and Don Michael Bustamente. Their appearance at precept deflates
* trials which they have undergone. • Don J. C. Arguelles Is as
ela man; of an intelligent countenance, with very prominent and
overhanging eyebrows • the others have the general appearance of
Spaniards, They left eyebrows;
for London on Thursday,
The Lion. Mr. Exact/max has arrived at Richmond,
from Brussels.
J. Gazoorte, Esq. the new Chief or Resident Magis-
trate for Queen-square Pollee-Odlee, append on Monday in that
pollee-Office for the Brat time.
Mr. Wzrrros is appointed Surveyor-General of Cus-
toms, for the Irish Southern District.
Yesterday the Company of Goldsmiths distributed
their annual donation, of nearly &ve hundred pounds,
to the freemen and poor widows of that Company. • •
CULLUM/IAM, Dec. 20.—Amongst the latest arrivals
here are, Sir Bwrinc Cioatearos, Vke-Admiraloliir D. and Lady
Go, Sir G. A. Bowsaw, Colonel Rau., Captain and Mrs. Oar.
van; Captains Ilaassur and Rica...ins; Rev. Pr. Milieu;
Mr. and Mrs. BOOLTON, BAYLIS, BORSOWtsI/2 Blajet
HAUL', HAMILTON, lisaaas, KELSALL. &c. &C.
Mom Istasucisses.—copper Drat sold at Rafrix Dee. 111,
1,607 tons, average prothice 1/, quantity of line Copper 157 toga
7 cwt. amount of tale 141314 his, Isserslis standardlosl. 1011
Cara,:trtsOres for side next srstlit 1,645 tons.
Letters froa._Constantmeple, via Otlesep, dated the
15th nly state tlhaj.the, Dirfftjta4 rioMred, ,rroln the
alarm WhiCh the conference of the Monal.chs atCnern •
Rita produced, anifshas.Seturnei4 tp its old course, so
'conformable to. the Otteroito. clintagtece. The disPa4
which Lord STRANGFORD received from London, dated
October
11, coneriTtote ii-tVe-httiiiige of conduct on
• "Ott Of the Porte. Ragland appears to-regard het
obligations towards' the: Allied Powers, inabfar as re,
lutes to the concessions obtained from .the Porte its the
conference of the 30th of Auguse,:ata completely fa;
filled. The• Divan Seems cones:teed assuLord.Slitiaant
FORD will no longer exert the samaamco..ins. sCie the
Porte to concede other points 101110:464 as, for
example, the evacuation of Mohiavla-and
The Austrian hue:nuncio prossitiete ' ;a*.
that evacuation, to which the Reis. a lava
e style on the/7th instant..., kis • abet Irip

_..,..nance. On those grounds Mr. WEITHIRELLIDA,
tended yesterday to have applied to the LORD CHAN•
CEULOR. •A. case, however, occupied the attention of
the Court until nearly four o'clock, when the LORD
Caaamat.eoa, finding himself nearly exhausted (indeed
that was perfectly 'table) from the fatigue his Lordship
had undergone, was obliged tb intimate that he must
postpone all further cases for hearing, and his room,
which was then very warm, was immediately cleared.
A consultation was then held in the Court, between
the different professional Gentlemen concerned in Lord
Portsmouth's businesi. " •
• Mr. WITHERILL and his colleagues were. decidedly
of opinion the case ought to have been moved, and re-
gretted they could. not again trouble the Lord Chancel-
lor, for the reasons before stated.
Mr. HART observed, he was instructed to oppose the
motions, and they would ,therefore lead to very great
discussion. ,
Mr. SHADWILL remarked, that should the case, when
it came before the Lord Chancellerdse warmly igitated,
he was of opinion his Lordship's first'direction would
be to provide for the maintenance of the lunatic, and,
consequently, the second application would be•imme-
cttately acceded to.
This observation seemed to have great weight; and
after a slight discussion, in which a great number of
p:ofessional advisers participated, it was agreed that a
recommendation should be signed by the Counsel en-
gaged in the cause, giving as their decided opinion that
the sum of 1:3,750 should be paid over (should so much
remain in the banker's hank) for the present ropport of
Lord Portsmouth,, and the Petition to stand over for
the next Seal.
The sum intended to have been moved for, was 1.7,5013,•
but that aum Lord GRANTLEY, one of the Committee
appointed for the care of his Lordship's person, refused
paying, without the sanction of the Court of Chancery ;
on obtaining which, it was intimated Lord GRANTLEY
woald immediately have signed his checlafee the amount.

EtEc froN FOR COMMON COUNCILMEN.

PORT:
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PARRINGDON WITHOUT.
At half-past.four o'clock yesterday, the books chised
for the second day, when the numbers for each candi-
date were as follows:
Moe 90611*ed MISS [s.
- 231
.- 219
11 218
- 211

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Vale
Reeves
Savage
Griffith

Mack et

Crank
Young

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arefresis Candidette&)
Southgate -
Taylor
Figgie*
Hansui
- gOt I Turner

207
206

• 191
- 197

-19 S

. .. 199
- 191
• 191
• 169
• 158

Patten
Galloway

Beckwith a - 904 I a Butterworth
*belts - - 204
`1 As soon as the numbers were declared,
tdr. GALLOWAY rose.—Notwithstanding his oppo-
nents had used all the arts and schemes they were able,
in older to forward Mr. Butterworth, yet he still was
placed in a most conspicuous situation, for which he,
begged to rerun his sincere thanks. He had no objec-
tion to urge against Mr Butterworth individually; but
he appeared to be supported by Gentlemen who bad,
uniformly been opposed to the principles of liberty.
Mr. BUTTERwoNTH, in rising, iSid he was unable to
.express the obligation ender :aid he laboured for the
support he had Teceived. throtighout the day ;_it was to
their free exertions hems indebted for.his present situa-
tion on the poll. He weeld not follow the last Gentle-
man through his observations, because every person in
a. contest . was liable to be led astray: he hoped, bow:
Ow, to see his friends to-atorrovr give a long pull, a
poll, ands pen altogether, !
which would enable
him to defeat the phalanx to which be as oppoiedr
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LA NO BORN
- 59
- Ayr - 57
Ayres-
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- 51
isubbirig
Rice 51
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Diaoo 51
Cillbsoa - 47
CR PPLEGI ATE
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1 is—that the LegiAature stole: siVor *tne dicksi* : 1-' • "•• ' :_t•
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ing• manufactures" are insialeni to employ that. 111110***f a special applicationv on twomaidi. The to
88 abundance of capital" which' is ibeknowlided td be 6als wan to appoint
the‘ a Teeai'lla af'bia ablia Ind' tai
in the country. • eguktoess application was tor a sum of Fr
' - money' to bethowed-oUt of the estate for his Lordship's /I,
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