Star.
London, England, 1823-02-21 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1823.
TILE FUNDS.
RUSSIAN FIVE PER CENT. STOCK OF 1822.
IN lEILEST TATABLZ IN LONDON.

The DIVIDEND on the above STOCK, which becomes
DUE on the Ist of MARCH next, will be PAID by Mr.
N. M. ROTIISCII IL D on that and every succeeding day, Sun-
days excepted, between the hours of Ten and Two &Clock, and
the Holders are accordingly desired to leave their Coupons, With
Lists thereof, in numerical order, at Mr. ROTHSClllLD'SCount-
ing•house, Nt). , New-court, on the :Bth instant, as one day
will be required to intervene in all cases, for the purpose of exa-
mlnation.—London, New-court, 7th February, 1823.

PRICKS OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced 743/4 73 747/8
3 per Cent. Consols 741/4
31/2 per Cents. 86Y8-4 per Cts. Old 931/4 S/8 %
4 per Cents. New 93% 1/2
Bank Long Annuities 19 9-16 3/s
Imperial 3 per Cents. 711/s
India Bonds 325. 30s. 325.
E.chequer Bills of U,OOO, 14s. 16s.
Ditto Small, 14s. 16s.
Consols for Acct. 741/4 Vs.

In consequence of the procrastinated departure of
the Duke VANsout.Este, which is thought, in the
City, to be the forerunner'of an accommodation be-
tween France and Spain, Consols opened at 74% ; up
to this hour they are 741/4 to 1/4.
The i?rench Papers of Wednesday mention the con-
tinued disag►eement of the Regency of Spain with
the French Government, the Regency wishing to act
as a separate body, which the French Government
%%ill not consent to. The preparationsfor war donut
seem to go on with energy. The Duke D'Atiooumme.
reviewea a few troops previous to their leaving_Fatis
for the P)renees. It is supposed that the Duk4 of
ORLEANS is at the head of a strong party at Paris,
and is exerting all his power to prevent a war.

It is comparatively seldom that motions in Parlia-
ment for the production of information, which it
would not be injurious to some measure then in agi-
tation to disclose, are opposed. by the Ministers. We,
therefore, were surprised that they should last night
have resisted, and successfully resisted, a motion
made by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, which had for its ob-
ject to procure correct statements as to the persons
who return Members to the House of Commons.
From public inquiries, most of the facts on which ill-

formation was asked are already known. Nothing,
therefore, was gained by opposing the motion, except
to beget a thorough conviction on the part of the

people that the Ministry would, if possible, keep
them even in darkness as to the persons who have
usurped the power of representing them. They
will believe, with Mr. ARERCROMBY and Mr.
CREEvev, that the " reton was only withheld be-
cause the House was reigly ashamed to expose its

present state." The arguments used by Mr. CAN

NINO were so futile that we must in charity think the
Hon. Secretary was taken by surprise. He made also
• an assertion nearly as barefaced as that made by the
present CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER last year,
• " that it was necessary for the Government to possess
corrupt i enenee, on account of the progress of the peo-
• ple in knowledge." Mr.Ca NNING stated that he and his
• friends who voted with him, " opposed Parliamentary
Reform, because they dreaded change more than then'
desired improvement." But as every improvement
is necessarily a change, this is an assertion on the
part of the Honourable Secretary that the Govern-
nient of this country dreads, and his vote, founded
on such a reason, thews it opposes improvement.
We leave Mr. CANNING with this admission—fully
satisfied that the existence of such a sentiment on the
part of those persons who have to administer the
affairs of this country, adequately explains its present
state, and takes away all,hope of future amelioration.

French Papers of the 19th have arrived, but bring
no intelligence of importance. On that day (Tuesday)
it was said, the gardes-du-corps who are to attend the
Duke of ANGOULZDIS, were to be reviewed by the
Princes, and to leave Paris for the frontiers on Wed-
nesday. Letters from Perpignan speak of active pre-
parations for war. But a Morning Paper states posi-
tively that the Duke of ANGOUL&MZ was not to
proceed to the Pyrenees before the end of six weeks,
or the end of March. We have before stated the
Deke's journey was postpnned till the beginning of
next , mouth ; and this further postponement indi-