Star.
London, England, 1824-08-04 00:00:00

FROM THE COURIER FRAIISAIS.

The question of recognizing the new States of South
America makes less progress in France than in England:
but still it is eveiy day, becoming clearer. We have al-
ready pointed out the first step taken by our Ministry
in the career in which Great Britain has preceded them,
and they will hardly overtake her. It will be recollected
that General Donzelot, Governor of Martinique, taking
advantage of M. Chasseriau going as diplomatic agent
to Colombia, assured the Vice-President of the wish of
France to remain neuter in the contest between that Re-
public and Spain. At the same time, the General dis-
avowed the reports of armamelts preparing in France
to assist Spain in enforcing her claims on South Ame-
rica. A still more formal declaration has now appeared
in the Moniteur. We have taken from the official
journal the explanations and assurances which have
been given to the Emperor of the Brazils. In the let-
ter of the French Consul to the Secretary of the Provi-
sional Government of Bahia, k the following passage:—
" It is my duty to declare to your Excellency, that I am
authorised formally to deny them (the reports circu-
lated as to the intention manifested by France to assist
Spain and Portugal in reconquering their Colonies),
and to assure you that France, far from having any hos-
tile views against the Brazils, on the contrary, desires
I to draw stilt closer the bonds which exist between the
two countries, and to give an extension to the-commer-
cial relations which shall be reciprocally advantageous."
It may be objected, perhaps, that this letter only relates
to trade, and that it has no political bearing. But ex-
amine the conduct of the Cabinet of St. James's to-
wards South America. At first it declared its neutra-
lity—then it promoted and extended the interests of its,
merchants—treaties of commerce were soon concluded,?
Consular Agents sent out, and now Great Britain is on
the point of recognising the independence of Colombia,
Mexico, and the Brazils. Our Cabinet has not got so
far, undoubtedly; but as it has commenced in the same
manner, let us hope that the result at which it will ar-
rive will be the same.

Calcutta Papers have been received to the 21st of
March, from which the following are extracts :
PEISDWAR Naws.—lt is reported by the Ukhbars,
that Yar Mulimed Khan, the Governor of Peishwar, was
informed by messengers that Nabob Pundel Khan has
taken.Jalalabad from Mehrab Khan, and is encamped
with an army procured from that place in an adjacent
village.—.Suntachar Durpan, Feb. 7.
TRADE OF BENGAL—We are indebted to Phipps's
annual statement of exports and imports from and into
Calcutta, for the following important information rela-
tive to the shipping and commercial interests of this
port. The imports into Bengal during the last yesr
have amounted to 34,830 tons, in sixty-one vessels:—
Of this tonnage 13.684 tons have been bmtiglA in six-
teen of the Company's regular and chartered ships ;
20,073 tons in forty-three free traders from London.
Liverpool, and Greenock, and 943 tons in two licensed
Bengal ships, one from London, and one from Gib: altar.
During the same period the exports have amounted to
37,402 torts, in 66 vessels, of which 9651 tons were in
eleven Company's regular, extra, and chartered ships;
20,716 tons in 43 free traders for L' ndon, Liverpool,
and Greenock; and 7,035 tons in 12 licensed Bengal
ships, 11 for London, and one for Gibraltar. Of the
Company's regular ships, five, the tonnage of which
amounted to 6,716 tons, sailed for China,, and of the
free traders from London, two, amounting to 1,086
tons, arrived here ►y the way of Port Jackson.
MURDER AND RAPE.—On the 31st of February, at
Raunayepoor, in the south of Serampore, two villains
entered the house of a young woman, aged 16, who
slept there alone, and carried her off; the wretches af-
terwards violated her person, and stripped off all her
' ornaments; and while their helpless victim was crying
for assistance, they stabbed her in the throat, and ran
away I The following morning she was found dead.
The thannadars have since apprehended a gwala, who
is reported to the Magistrate.
Extract of a letter, dated Singapore, sth January,
1824 :—" This place is improving daily, not only in its
commerce, but in its population also.—There are up-
wards of 10,000 settlers in it, most of whom are Chi-
nese. New streets are made in all directions, substan-
tial brick houses are built, and the bridge azross the
creek is finished. Much land has been cleared by indi-
viduals, and, in short, everything wears a new appear-
ance. On the 29th and 30th of February, the first two
junks arrived from Cochin China. These vessels came
from the port of Saigun, in Lower Cochin China, in the
very short period of four days; a striking proof that
the N.E. Monsoon is at the very height. They have
brought rice, sugar, raw• silk, Tonquin lead, pickled
pork, hogs' lard, and live stock; also tea, and some
other articles, the produce of China.
" The accounts brought by these vessels represent the
country in the same state of repose as it is known to
have enjoyed for many years back. The Envoy from
Ava, in company with the Cochin Chinese Deputy, who
had returned with him from that country, had reached
Saigun safely in the Portuguese ship, in which a pas-
sage had been hospitably taken for him by the Hon.
Mr. Phillips, the Governor of Penang, after the de-
struction cf his own junk by a fire in the harbour of that
place. From thence he proceeded to the capital ; here
he was reported to have been well received by the Court.
The old Governor of Saigon, who received our Mission
so graciously in 1822, and without whom uo public
measure of consequence is carried into effect, had also
gone up to the Court a short time after him. The King
of Cochin China had prep, ed a vessel to carry the Bur-
man Envoy back, and we may expect to see him at this
place in about two months.
" What political consequences are likely to result
from this Mission, we have not been able to learn, but
the present accounts do not confirm the rumours which
have been for some time in circulation at this place,
that it had ended in a coalition against the Siamese.
" The pirates have again made their appearance, and
taken post on the smaller of the two Carimon Islands.
Efforts have been made to send out a small party,
' under an Officer, against them ; but they have not been
successful in getting a vessel to take them. If the pi-
rates do not shift their quavers in four or five days, the
party will be sent against them in boats, which is, how-
ever, a very disadvantageous mode of attack ; none, at
present procurable, are able to cope with the prows of
the pirates."

The Government of the kingdom of Hanover has
just published a Circular, by which the various Autho-
rities are called upon to prevent the introduction and
circulation of mystical and religious tracts and pam-
phlets amongst the lower classes, the tendency of which
is to excite them to religious fanaticism.
It has been notified to the tribunals in Prussia that,
for the future, they are to deal with any students of the
Prussian Universities accused of belonging to secret
societies, in the same manner as persons belonging to
any other class are dealt with—that is, in case of con-
viction, they ate to be sentenced to imprisonment in a
fortress for a term not less than three years, and not
more than ten. The same notice has been transmitted
to the academical senates of the Universities, with an
order to publish it. They are also required to put
in force several new arid rigorous regulations.—
One of these requites that each student is to take an
oath that he has not belonged, nor will belong, to
any secret society. Foreign students are to be subjected
to the special surveillance of the police. None are to
be received who shall present themselves in an unusual
costume, and particularly in the soi disant Fentome c is-
tume, which is expressly prohibited. No native students
are allowed to lodge. in the same apartments with fo-
reign students. A most strict watch is ordered to be
kept upon the reading and fencing rooms and other as-
semblies of the studei.ts, as it has been discovered that
these meetings only served as preparatory ones to the
more secret societies.
The house in which CoßNettLe died, has lately been
discovered to be No. 18, line d'Argenteuil, in Paris. The pre-
prietor bas placed a black marble slab in the front of the house, in.
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in the Court-yard, crowned with hinrels, on which is written—Le
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