Star.
London, England, 1831-01-12 00:00:00

DIVIDEND&

Jam U. W. Chambers sad W. Ithiumissa, 11Mtalassii miselsots,
at umbra, at tie Court ol Commobsisses—Yeb. 4. W. P. am, &math
tlaa Cluoubsrs, Tb— "•-.asst, uurchsat, at swots% at tbs
Druhrorth,

Met of Commitkoleseeve—Poh. L 0.,
st twelve, as the Court of Comobtlet 1. It. It.,
Jeatteo.eireet, Weetedneter, hitter, at alas, at the Coed et
Ewa—Feb. I. IL Woodward, Chelmihei, limnAmper,l
,at ayes, at the Court et Comatielieura, Loahse—leb. a. C. Flame
and O. C. P. Livia`, re. 11derik4bee, attedusis, at deem, at the
Omit Cameiseiners—Pda 9. IL Midge& Karoo, Bbrepoiske,
iteltder, at see, at •the ChwastiesAidlibp, LivospeoL—Feh. 9. A.
Naar, litakfetd, Yetitsidsa, weekomplery at twelve, at the Sae
Dradferd.—Feb. 11. IL Cestsitea, Gloat Yareseads, Nerfelk,
Mar brews:, at tee, at it Dein Hoed Ise, Great Yarateads.—
Pa. I. J. A. WaShimilet, Caswell, messy eorivetter, at
elms, at Ilawke's Camosidd Hoek Podetew, Onsaveli--Peh. it.
W. Better, Meorptr, Clalheseash, netdegkamoldee, Ned ameheat,
as twain, at the White Hart bee. hest Rotten%
Feb. 1, W. Cochran sod J. P. Roberts, Leaden, asercheots, at
mein, at the Clersodem-hallilesa, Limped—FA. 1, J. Theme,
. cheese Isaw, at,
does, at the loyal Pirsda.-
Bkhe:Fit
w4-r%Hatikery Iketleterhaililage, worebesseataL et
Arm, üb. Olebe inn, 11111 111191 e, Yorkshire.

CIIRTI FICATINI—Fs. I.
3. Taylor, jon. liallisz, eerderdeer—P. WiMN, Dalton, Luna.
obieekerbltster—.l. Newnan. Upper Oases, earpsiter—J. Nevin
Lanbard.etriet. beeker—H. Hoban, Lanata-etreete,
'eArlds, irks, nerebast- —W. arbeg, Palmer New-reed,
Lambe*, vineallar-114. Barbee, Illeeten.beslui, Tortabire, naketer
—R. Mammy York, innkeeper—W. D. Wadi*, Camerbery, wine
Ineekant—G. Clark, Deeryer.lasw. Camberwell, baker—A. Bat.
tenby, Utmost, badbler—J. Drewbeeselard. Nettlnglana-
skire, wbufbager—G. L. V. Grey, Loodeikternee, Haeksrpreed,
Wan.

PA ILTN ERSHI P 8 DISSOLVED.
C. Hillard and W. Grow. Little Boduereet. Coldbadt-eipare,
printers—C. Clark and Ca Tiuneruresdt, Northumberland. cormao•-
brewers—J. and J. Wade, W. yes, and T. H. Hardin, Brad-
ford, Yorkshire, oersted-spinners (so fig as wok the mid T. H.
Nonfall).—J. and J. R.Coolt, Great Queen-stwet, Limosist's
Idlers—X. mad H. Desnoaa, Urarpeol, emmisokis meashenta—T.
Batt and T. Shipman. N lam insnelbstnewii—H. and T.
Wilson. Livery's'. wholemb —T. S. Masiers awl O.P. Bonn,
Great tiottost-street. Clerkenwell, refmem—C and .1. Col-
dogwood. Woburn. llethinshanulske, piper miters -41. Starr and
Co Msadmetm. tailors—L. Candler and Co Cringledisid, Norfolk,
ntillere—T. Truant= and T. Gaspar* Illeadsester—J. Hyde and
Co. Nanehreter—J. Edwards and ?Ask!, Smith Melds, ship
beilders—R. Wilson. W. Berr, R. Edwards, and J. Peale, La Gears
(90 far as reprds th. said W. Herr)...H. lianowessmhe and J. Cborky,
Taman. Senewsetedte, straw hat asnetasures—.ll. Graham and &
Dooley. Throe Coblirset. Liadwas Omar. tic balm—G. Brds-
wick aad Co. Banality, Tortshire. Hese Iwwwfaeterers-11. sad B.
Malin. Hinckley, Leiossaershire. igen drapere—T. ir Lone and & H.
liatterdeld, Loa, andihy, lionharepteashire.seirkerow-G. and G.
J. Rallinsoli, Great Qa-arem, Liewein's lan-Sills,oplicaterers
C. Wanes and J. P. NI, dm. Tait, arebitscts—G. lamb smd IL
Biddle, Card I,olassorposhire, Welt niereliants—ft. and W. Towns-
enWbbilyti d, Great -street, job masten—J. Higembodoln and Co.
rdip Perby
Penland
tbirs, iriWtr imashetwon.

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nu AfArfarrrifs.
.•
Some time ago the planter, in the islan‘ of Meneitilm,
In consequence of the great difficulty expe•iencee be pro-- -
curing labourers on their estates, and minions, if postlible,
introduce some system independent of slave cultivation,
formed an association for the purpose of importing free la-
bourers into the island. It occurred to them, that those
countries already overstocked with population, would mo, t
readily afford them supplies; ; and accordingly arrangement.
were set on foot. in conjunction with several mercanti.o
houses having the command of ships, to procure the Iran .-
portation of labourers from India and the Malty islands.
Several vessels were accordingly freighted to Singalore
and Madras ; and the consequence was, that a great num-
ber of Chinese and Malabar free labourers offered their se--
rites. and were hired for periods varying from three to five
years. The charge of transporting those people came t►
about 51. a-head ; which, along with the other incidental
unforeseen expenses, very nearlycounterhalanced the cheap-
ness of the wages for which they had been hired.
At length, after very considerable difficulty, about 1,531
free labourers were landed at Port Louis duriog the last half
of the year 1829 ; but, to the surprise and mortification of
the planters, who, in adopting the scheme originally, had
been much influences' by the promised support of the colonial
government, the moment that those people came ashore, the
authorities interfered between them and their employers,
and refused to allow them to proceed to t e plantation.
until security was found by their masters, at the rate of
251. a-head, for the good and peaceable behaviour of those
foreigners during the whole period of their future residence
in the island. This unprecedented step on the part of the
government. was adopted without any law being pissed ou
the subject, and seemed to be dictated by bad feelings to-
wards thett=. The chief commissary of police (who, it
may be o , bed shortly before been paymaster of a
regiment in the garrison) received orders to summon the
planters to his office, where the above requisition was an-
nounced to them. The planters in vain objected, and hum-
bly represented the hardship as well as illegality of such a
proceeding. The government would listen to no alterna-
tive. The official order must be peremptorily obeyed ;
and as in our unfortunate colony, where no legislativ, as-
sembly exists, there were no available means of appeal an 1
I redress, the planters at length found themselves compelled,
though with the greatest possible inconvenience, to lodge
the security required, amounting to no less a aunt th:in
37,5001. sterling.
_ _

After the planters had thus obeyed the wishes of the go-
vernment, the Chinese and Malabar labourers were ulti-
mately allowed to repair to the estates of their respective
employers. But it was not long before the ill-consequences
of the sesames of government began to appear. These
peeps seen became discontented with their situation,
t7egtwo months' wages were given to them in advance,
instigated by the bad advice of some of their own
asiggyams, previously settled in the island as servants,
shopkeepers. drc.
Unfortunately for all parties, these ignorant creatures
were swayed by the instigations thus administered to
them ; and many, at length, though at first only a few,
deserted from the plantations on which they were settled.
These their employers immediately sought to reclaim by
persuasion and solicitation ; but finding them obstinate,
and that the contagion was spreading, the planters were
obliged to denounce them at the police-office es run-sways,
and arirformally to that department to compel them to
hmi agreement, and to serve out the fill period of
Meer which had been stipulated. What was the astonish-
ment of the planters when, in answer to their application,
they were informed by the chief commissary of police,
that those Chinese and Indians, being freemen, had a
right to leave their service if they pleased, and that go-
vernment could not interimq to enforce the fulfilment of
their engagement.
Intelligence of these circumstances soon spread through-
.4lli the Wand, and the disastrous effects were such as might
easily have been foreseen. All the plantations, to which the
News bad reached, were immediately abandoned by their In-
dian cultivators, who resorted in crowds to the police-office
in Port Louis, where they met with the same protection and
relief as had been already so liberally bestowed on their
countrymen.. The bounty of the government even went so
for as to grant them permission to build huts in the neigh.
bourhood of the town, on a piece of ground belonging to the
harbour-master, and adjoining to bis villa. In an incredibly
short time, between five and six hundred of these runaway.
had encamped on this chosen spot, living there under the
immediate auspices of the government, setting at defiance
and @earning every attempt on the part of the planters to
/mss them to return to their stipulated service. Loosed
from all control, and even, as it seemed to them, encouraged
in their delinquency, they soon turned their thoughts to every
sort of aggression. They began to infest the whole neigh-
bourhood, prowling about for plunder, robbing poultry-yavds,
stealing sheep, calves,and pigs, and attacking black servants
on the highways.
Alter ebb most deplorable state of things had continued
ter some time, a government-notice appeared in the official
pate, calling on the respective planters who had employed
labourers, to show cause, to his Excellency the Go-
vernor's satisfaction, why they should not now be sent back
to their native country, and the rations given them by the •
police paid for,—all at the expense of these employers !
of the planters, rather mom bold than the rest, ven-
tured humbly to represent, is written memorials to tlinGo-
senior, that if he had allowed the existing laws to, be
enforced against die first runaways, and obliged them
to adhere to their engagements with their several masters,
the rest would have been deterred from following their ex-
ample; and, moreover, that it would be imposing a most
intolerable hardship on the planters, if, in addition to the jo-
llities injury already inflicted on them by being deprived of
their workmen, they were now to be saddled with the ex-
pense of maintaining them after they had deserted, and of
transporting them back to their own country. To this ad-
dress his Excellency the Governor did not make any reply;
but immediately after, a peremptory order was issued to the
chief commissary of police, to have all the Indian labourers
embarked forthwith ! Three vessels were got ready for the
purpose, and the tumultuous hoot of thee* lawless vagrants,
who seemed to glory in the impunity with which they had
perpetrated so much mischief, embarked with basses king,
and such shouts of triumph, as at first spilled consternation
through the whole town. At length, the whole party were
got on board, and immediately sailed, no doubt well eat's-
' fied with their trip to the Mauritius at the expense of thi
planters.
The Government Advocate has since received instructions
to institute legal proceedings against nineteen of the princi-
pal planters, in order to extort from them payment of the
expenses incurred in the maintenance and re-conveyance of
these Indians. On the succor of this prosecution, which is
only intended as preliminary to Mute proesedinge, will de-
pend the adoption of droller measures rosiest the rest of the
planters. The prosecutioa has not yet eviteledell, but no
one doubts what will be tbe Imo of the trial.
Thus it is that the Immo, attempt out the port of she
Mauritius plasters to mowed the offormet.the sootherosen-
try, at the risk of their own intermte, in abelithing la-
wn* the evils of negro sierery, IMO Otis reudered abortive
by the colonial government.

it !eh: OF SI it, KS I
hub Mtn k. 201
3 iwr I•rnt. lied. 81j $
3 ..er C•tns. ex. div. 811 /
:it :•et 90
21, per Ct. Kett 90i 1
34 per Cetix.New, cx. div. 90. 90
I per Ct. ISM. 994 4
Long Aim..l4n. 1860. 174 5-18
Do. Oct. 1859
Ann. Jan. 1060 es.die. 10 15.18 1

India Stock,
India Roods
South Sea Stock
New Annuities
ElOllO Rath. BM 35 37
A5llO Ditto 35 37
I £lOO and £5OO Do.
' Advertised
Rank for Are.
Coto. Cur Ace. 82; 3

11 HIT! ANO v••lir.IGN Tw., OCLOCK.
iMA Ns. PAIN Pat MASI
M 911
26 16
20 6 3
100 13

Brazilian imp. (ist. Xi pm.)
Ditto National
St. John del Rey
iSenetal Steam Navigation

96

FOR FAWN! FUN
Brasil MI% 5 pr Ct. 53i
Out. Ace. 514
Cs)111M. 13d4,6 per Cr.

1821,
D111;4.. Mts. 3 ter bt
Pruto 80w14.3 p

D.).94.1., 1829, ..
?Do. Acct. 94%.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Rua. tidy. 1522, 5 pee Ct. 911
Do. Acct. 911
Sp. Bdr. per CL
On. Ace. 161
Do. 510
Sp. Ms. 18143, 5 per rent. 12i
Fr. Itte, 5 p Ct. 93f 50e.
Hiclsange, 2M. 30e.

CORN-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY.
We have some fresh samples of Barley in the market to.day, which
went off briskly at our last quotations. The supplies of Wheat are but
scanty. the demand not very great, and prices full as high as on Monday.
Oats, Beaus and Pease are not much in demand, and remain as before
quoted.

turoarsrioin WWI MONDAY.
Wheat, English (qrs.) - 1.985 liarley, Foreign
Irish . . Oats, English
Foreign . . 5401 Irish .
Barley, English . 3,810 ; Foreign •
Irish - - Filar (sacks)

- 1,340
- 5,680

3,190

COAL-EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Ships arrived during the month
During the week
Best Walben 4 Coals
i /thew sorts
Ships at Market, lefli.

COUNTRY MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.
&
Red Wheat (611bs to 621ba)
White ditto (ditto)
Barley, (52Iba to b3lbs)
Beans, (1131bs to 64Ihs) .

... 71. to
.. 73. to
.. Us to
... 38s to

714
76.
43s
394

VA It MOUTH, Jute .
Red Wheat (fillbs to 621bs) ..
Wthe ditto (ditto) ...
Barley (b2lbs to 6Mbs)
Beans (131bs to 641bs) ..

7lrto 74s
.. 74s to 70s

, 42s to 431
.. 38s to 39s

UXBRIDGE.
Per Load of 40 Bushels. I Barley (per quarter)... 31s to 40e
Wheat .. £l5 6a to £2L 0 Oats (ditto) . . 23e to 30s
Wheat Barley . Oats
1 Pee cir• i Per qr. quarter
I-- ---
s. s s. s. ti s. d
Lewes . - . . 58 76 27 42 236 24 6
Warminster - . 50 74 28 44 24 30
Devil" . . . - 82 75 28 42 21 32
Newbury . . . 50 78 26 41 19 34
Heading - . - - 84 80 30 42 16 91
Salisbury . . . 62 70 30 38 24 30
Basingstoke . . . 60 76 26 38 20 25
Windsor . . - 58 59 . 21 22
Bonney . . 60 68 36 37 21 27

Wheat

Wheat
Batley
()ma

W I NC H BST ER.—Per Quarter.
.. 61s 8d I Barley

... Ms 7d

COLCHMT RR.—Average Price per. Quarter.
71. Id I Beans .. 36s 2d
... 39s 10d Peas ... 39. 3d
... 20s 7d

CHELMSFORD.
Whet (per quarter) lots to 76. I Beans ... ... 32s to 36.
Barley (ditto) .. 34a to 41. Peas .. .. 34. to 60s
Oats .. .. 26a to Ws Rapeseed (per last)... 3O to £3B

GUI LDFO It D.
Per Load of 40 Bushels. Oats (per quarter) .. 24s to 32s
Wheat £lB to ./21 Bs Beans (ditto) .. 34a to 40s
Barley (per quarter)... 30s to 41s Pew (ditto) ... 38. to 42s

AYLESBURY.
Per Load and Measure.. Oats (per quarter) ... 22s to 28
Wheat .. IEI6 to £lB Beans (ditto) ..."32s to 43s
Barley (per quarter) .. 321 to 38a 1 Peas ... . . 36. to 42.

fTII F. EVENING STAR.

LON 1)0N.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12.

This day, there was another conference at the Fo-
rripn Office, on the affairs of Belgium, which was at-
tended by the representatives of the Great Powers, namely,
Prince liars/4, the Russian Ambassador; Prince RITRIV
HAZY, the Austrian Ambassador; Prince TALLETRAND,
the French Ambassador ; Baron %mow ; the Prussian
Minister; Baron de WrISSEMBOVAG, and Viscount PAL-
MEILITOII.

At four o'clock this afternoon a Cabinet Council met at
the Foreign ()ace, in Downing-street, and continued in de-
liberation when this Paper went to Press. The Council Suss
attended by the LORD CHAN cm. Lo a, Earl Gas:, the Mar-
quis of LANSDOWNE, Lord DURHAM, Viscount
MIL-
BOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, Viscount GODISRICH,
the Earl of CARLISLE, Viscount ALTHORPE, Lord HOL-
LAND, the Right Honourable C. GRANT, and the Duke of
RICH MOND.

An Express has arriveclT—om Paris with Letters from
that Capital, dated on Monday night. It was stated on
'Change, that an engagement bad taken place on the
Polite frontiers, between the advanced posts of the
Russian army, and the Polish force assembled there.
The result was not known, although it was current
that the Russians had been compelled to fall back
on the main body. It was known that the Aus-
trian Government was making extensive military pre-
parations, and fears were entertained at Warsaw, that in the
event of the Russians being successful in the first onset, an

Austrian force would combine with them. The Polish De-
piny who had reached Paris, it wu understood, was fully in-
structed to strenuously urge on the French Government, that
its bounden duty wu to see the non-intervention principle.
acted up to in the fullest degree. The following are the
prices of the French funds at their close on Monday
evening.
Five per Cents. 93f. 25c. 93f.
Four per Cents. 77f. 50c.
Three per Cents. 61f. 95e. 75c.
Bank Actions, 1510.

Exchange on Loudon at one month, 25f. 15c. Three
months, 25f. sc.
Rent* de Naples, 63f. 15c.
Rents d'Espagne, 14i.
Rents PerpitueUe 47.
Royal. Spanish Loan, 621.
Hayti= Loan, 340.

We have so frequently unequivocally gives our sentiments
against :11* legal taking' st►y of human life, that our
readers will readily believe as, when.we express ow regret

'at the executions. which are taking place in the agricultural
districts. We regret that the grand principle of abolishing the
infliction of death penally, except where the infliction
of death has been the crime—a principle which
has been daily gaining ascendancy with the ameliora-
tion of the social character--should be receiving
a disheartening repulse, at the very moment it was
able

fondly expected, that it was probe to have been
triumphant for ever. Britain has been hitherto always for-
most in the cause of humanity ; but at the very moment
when the Government of France had, in a manner, antici-
pated the glory which awaited this country, and so sig.,
nally patronized the principle of Mercy, by absolving
from death, political offences quite sufficient to call forth, as
they did, among thousands, the unchristian spirit of revenge,
we are, instead of gladly adding the weight of our national
character, in applauding acquiescence of such an example,
retrograding on the scale of moral excellence, and punish-
ing, with death, political offences of minor importance.
Convinced, as we are, that the individuals who form the
present Government, are the very ilite of the nation for ac-
quirements, talent, and integrity, we are grievously morti-
fied at what we consider an error in their judgment
and policy. We know that by some moral mystifica-
tion, they are acting conscientiously ; but there is no
mystification in the pure spirit of Christianity ; and it is
from that source which the philosopher, as well as the de-
votee, can alone trace up all that is now boasted about, in the
ionized world, as social morality. We therefore most an-
xiously hope, that they will pause, and reconsider the
important subject. It is evident that transportation is
punishment quite enough, to restrain the species of crime
under adjudication—if it caw be penally restrained—and
more is impolitic in the extreme. It is, we fear,
Mowing the seeds of future horrors ; and the se-
,
corky of terror is precarious. We are very far from
wishing to embarrass a government, which it is the
interest of the nation should experience its full support.
Our present ministers have an onerous duty to perform ;
and we are sure they are well inclined to perform it with
courage. It is not right to be esigeant, to use a French word, as
to the measures of Reform they may intend, and we are well
aware it must fall far short of what many anticipate ;
but as they can only obtain to the limits, which it is prac-
ticable to reach, without collision between the constitutional
ports of our Legislature. we feel it prudent to moderate our
expectations accordingly. With respect, however, to the
poor agricultural criminals, can those who recollect the de-
moralising legislation on the game laws— can those who have
witnessed the reluctance to allow broad day-light to beam
en their benighted intellects— can those who, in short, have
seen them carefully kept down to the standard of former
times, and to be as much as possible " all of a piece"
with their plough—can those who have seen and condemned
such ungenerous social policy be right, in turning round
and visiting with severity, acts of ignorant outrage,
the result of hunger acting on ignorance ?
Do not let it be supposed we palliate crimes, nor do
we, with some of our contemporaries, lay them on the
fanner, or even on the landlord; but on an unfortunate social
system, and state of the country. What we have said, we
say with sincerity. We implore our Government to listen
to the petitions for mercy.

Singapore Papers to the 19th Sept. and Canton papers
Ito the 18th July, have this day been received at the North
I and South American Coffee House, and which we have pe-
rused. From the former, we learn, that his Majesty's
sloop Zebra had been ordered on • survey of the Eastern
Coast of the Peninsula. A private letter from Lintin, of
the 26th July, conveys the melancholy intelligence,
of the loss of the French ship Euphemie, which left that
port for Canton. From Canton we learn, that the Thomas
Coitus, and Duchess of Athol., were the only Company's
ships that had arrived; and were lying outside the Buoy,
until despatches from the Court of Directors should arrive,
by one of the direct ships ; and these, it was understood,
were sent by the Canning.
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the Earl of
D•utousis. and Lady, arrived at Penang; and it was
believed that his Lordship would proceed to China, for
the restoration of his health. We have heard that no
fewer than three hundred clerks have been discharged
from the public offices at Calcutta. We have little c0m..1
mercial intelligence in these papers. The latest reports on
cotton were unfavourable ; opium was low, and not mush
in request. In Manilla the productions of the country were
reported to be plentiful ; more particularly Sugar, which
was in moderate demand, and might be purchased at five
dollars and a quarter, per pecul.

Charleston papers to the Bth December have likewise been
received this day. We find by these that public notice
had been given by the Custom House Officers at Nassau,
that on the sth of this month, Dollars would cease
to be receivable in the British Colonies, for duties on im-
port; and that after that period, the duties will be payable in
British money only. This snbject appears to have excited'
some interest at Nassau, as there is not sufficient British
money in the Colony to answer such purpose ; and brought
the Exchange from 11 to 16 per coat. against the Colony.
Accounts from New Orleans of the beginning of Decem-
ber, state that the Cotton Crop at Louisiana and Mississipi
will be larger than ever was known.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ZICLUSIVZ.

We fear not to advance, that if the Ministry be truly
national, the diplomatic reception of the Russian Ambas-
sador will make an uproar in Europe. The Kiog should
reply to M. Poses di Borgo—" Go, say to your master, that
his proceeding is tardy, and that I hold my crown by the
sovereignty of the people ' • I will make the independence of
natione be respected.—La Tribune.

When all are upon a war footing, what will be the con-
signees, ? The position will be too violent to last. The
absolute governments must consent to disarm ; but will
they ? If it be permitted to be in doubt, we shall then
hare neither psalm Der war, or rather, we shall have the
inconvenierce of war without may of its advantages. We
commire that the only Illielle to avoid war, is for the Lap

of Europa to repeat the promises which in the days of dan-
ger they made to their People, and fulfil them. The time
of despotism is passed, that of right is come, and it will
triumph by force if it is not admitted by justice. Abso-
lute Kings, will you have peace ? Cede with a good grace
to the public right ; give to the People, whom you govern,
free institutions in harmony with their wants, the progress
of their intelligence, and even with their prepossessions ;
then what you lose in power, though you do not exercise
it, you will gain in stability. Do not ask from diplo-
macy what, in the actual situation of Europe,
it is impossible for it to grant; the security of the fu-
ture, that security depends on your prudence, your mode-
ration, and your good faith. You assure yourselves in vain
upon the valour and devotion of the armed masses which
surround you ; upon the number of your cannon, and the
force of your citadels. All these will fall down before one
principle; accept this principle and you may sleep in
peace.—Le Constitutionnel.

Lafayette and M. Dupont de l'Eurs have retaken their
places at the extreme gauche, at the side of M. Dunoy.—
This Hon. Deputy, whose doctrines have not, it is said,
varied, developed in a speech delivered on the 3rd, an opinion
upon monarchies supported upon republican institutions,
which merits to be made a subject of reflection.

The former journal of the Camarilla of Charles X. an-
nounced yesterday, that the French Government had ceded
to England the possession of Algiers. This journal believes,
without doubt, that its former masters are again upon the
throne. They were those who were, in fact, capable of de-
livering to foreigners our strong places, our fiesta, our artil-
lery, and all our meanie of war. They sued to purchase their
crown by the sacrifice of onr glory and our dearest interests. It
has been the price paid to the Holy Alliance, who granted it
to our country on the condition to debase it. Louis-Philippe
has at least been crowned constitutionally, with the voice of
France ; he does not owe, like the last usurpator of our
rights, anything to foreigners, without whom he reigns over
a free people.

CITI, ONE O'CLOCK.
The City speculators are anxiously waiting the arrival of
the express from Paris, by which we may have further ac-
counts from Poland, but they can only relate to their local
information. An important debate in the Chamber of De-
puties at Paris, in regard to Poland, was expected to take
place, which no doubt will be interesting.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 82b1 for the account,
opened at 82j, afterwards were done at 8211, since which
they have receded to 82j1. at which price they are steady;
at present we do not hear of any local information. In the
Foreign Market little or nothing doing as yet.
'ay zavooz., J•it. 10.—The transactions in British
Plantation Sugar this week reached 1,000 bhds. at full
prices. There was a spirited inquiry in the early part of the
week for Cotton, and sales, including those by auction. have
been made to the extent of 23,000 bags. The demand for
Pine Timber has been limited the last two or three weeks;
and owing to large arrivals, the article has been rather dull.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols continue firm at 821 1 for the account. In the
Foreign Market little doing.

One of the most pernicious effects of excessive taxation
is never adverted to by our financiers, because they are not
practical men, and in truth seldom know any thing of
actual monetary operations. • Fifteen millions of Excise
Duties and Assessed Taxes, and three of other taxes, are
collected per annum in the country, sad remitted 8 or 9
times in the year to London. This is a perennial drain ;
and when the periods of the payments arrive, there is almost
literally no circulation left in many districts. In general,
too, checks on London and country bankers' notes are re-
fused ; bat were it not for increased issues of these last, even
in their inconvenient and almost useless amounts of fives
and tens, all business would be at once at a stand. Can
we wonder, then, at the Truck System, and other shifts—
as 1. 0. U's, &c. &c. being resorted to ? Stich fiscal ope-
rations repeated, with rents to absentee landlords, easily
explain the exhausted state of the country, which, in de-
gree, is drained of nearly all its produce by taxes and
absenteeism.

THE KING'S COURT.
BRIGHTON, Jaw. H.
His MAJESTY, acoompanied by Lady 8 taw zT, took a
carriage airing yesterday for sane time.
The Qv saw, with his Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD,
Mai BOYLE, Miss MITCHELL, Lord and lady MA TO,
and several of the suite, rode out on horseback for nearly
two hours.
The calls at the Pavilion yesterday were very numerous ;
among those who had the honour of leaving their names were
the following.
Mr. and Mrs. Banosamy, Mies R. Kamilla, Lient..oen. Sir Wm.
and lady Houston, Major Scarktt, Miss Cuthbert, Mrs. Shelley,
Lord Colville, Mrs. and Miss dents, Colonel sod Mrs. Dawson Dm.
ma, Countess Newburgh, ladles km, tifir 0. and Lady Way. Mrs
C. Dearing, Lienr..Co load Mutdebary, Sir C. and Lady Blunt, Lord
John Townsbend, Conarsos Carhomptoo, lord Bandon, lady Hemp
and Miss Reenort, Lord A. and Wlll. Barmy, Colonel, Mrs. and Miss
Bowman. Rev. H. and M. Dodd, Sir H Blackwood, Mrs. and Mies
Broadheode,

The KING Oat° Sir Wk. SUMMIT yesterday (last time)
for his portrait. Her MAJZOTT'S bend attended at the Pa-
vilion last night.

Their Majesties will, it is expected, give &grand ball at
their Palace at Brighton on the 28th inst.
The Doke of Richmond, the Marquis of Lussdowne,
Viscount Melbourne, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
visited Earl Grey yesterday at the Treasury.
One of the Commissioners from Belgium transacted bu-
siness yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.
.:The Russian Ambassador received despatches yesterday
from his Goverment.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Foreign Office for Viscount Granville, our Ambassador at
Pails ; and alio foe Lord Ponsonby, in the Netherlands.
The Duke of Richmond and Lord John Russell had in-
' terviewe yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
at the Trossary.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM'S proposed voyage round the globe
having_ been as highly and as cordially patronised in France
as in England, be has announced his intention of giving a
detailed account of its plan and objects, and of meeting and
isewerinor the objections raised to its practicability and
success, in a gratuitous lecture to be delivered to-mor-
row, at one o'clock, at the Old London Tavern, in
Bishopegate-street. Soon after this, Mr. Bucsiwouist
leaves town for the purpose of asking a tour through the
provinces, and visiting the great mercantile towns of Li-
verpool, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, deo. in
prosecution of the same great object which has been so well
received in London and Paris. The shipping, the mircaatile,
and manufacturing interests of the country, are certainly all
in need of new outlets for the employment of their capital,
and the extension of their operations ; and If this expedition
'beta have the effort of premeds( these desirable objects,
it cannot fail to deserve the support of all well-wisbers of
their souatri.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

MOT ZICLVSIVI.

Fran Ma ]/w& we, ✓ea. ..
PARIS. Jaw. &
The Quotidiemse, in an article of the Bth of January,
pretends that a permanent subject of conversation in the
salons is a check stated to have been suffered by General

Clause!, in his late expedition to Mediah, &c. and if we took
the contrary of what the Quotidiertne says, we might have
•' nearly the truth." Documents, which are not of anti-
quated date, since the last are of the 19th and 24th Dec.
arm, after details which will soon be made public, that the
happy results which were expected from the two expeditions
to Mediah have not been long delayed. The Arab inha-
bitants, who lately never approached us without muskets in
their hands, now come to bring us fruit and all kinds of pro..
visions ; nay, some men who lest their way in the last march
of General Boyer, were picked up by the Bedouins, who
treated them extremely well, and afterwards gave them horses
to rejoin their regiments; this circumstance took place et
several different points.
Independently of the military advantages, it is not in a
situation which answers to the wisdom of the measures taken
by the commanders of the army at Algiers, that we can be-
lieve the disasters which the Quotidienes takes pleasure in

communicating, and in news calculated to alarni the fami-
lies of our brave men. Far from asking reinforcements,
General Cisme!, from motives of mere precaution, had him-
self proposed that his army should be reduced to 10,000 men
(the Government offered him a greater number), besides the
irregular troops, which he is still authorized to organise in
the country, and which have already performed useful ser-
vice.

From She Menefee dee Chambers, dated Ideaday, Jan. JO.
TOULOUSE, Jul. 4.

We have before us a copy of a letter, addressed by the Mi-
nister of War, to the superior officers and chiefs of the military
boards, in which we notice the following passage :
" It is necessary that the army should be speedily in readi-
ness, and that it may be able to take part,with its commanding
force, if necessary, in the great events that are passing almost
under its eyes. Its formidable weight must act in the scale of
our dearest interests. Second, then, the wishes of the king,
who is wholly devoted to France, to her liberties. Remember
that the days of danger send him good soldiers to fight. The
question is not to make conquests to gratify ambition, it is our
independence and prosperity which must be consolidated and
secured ; this is saying enough to you for me to rely with con-
fidence on your zeal, and on your perseverance in surmounting
all obstacles in fulfilling the orders which I have just trans-
mitted to you by his Majesty's commands."

PARIS, JAIL 9.
It appears that the report of the evacuation of Algiers is
unfounded, as the materiel of that place is being augmented.
The Minister of War has decided that 6,000 horses shall
be sent to Douay, for the service of the artillery.
EXCHANGE OF PARIS, JAN. 8.

At the opening of the 'Change a report was spread that Ge-
neral Fabvier, at the head of a considerable detachment of
volunteers, bad entered the Belgian territory, and had set up
the tricoloured flag, and that the whole population had risen
in a body and marched with him. This news, improbable as
it was, did not fail to cause a great sensation among our spe-
culators, and all the stocks experienced a new decline, though
there was a reaction which caused them to recover a little at
the moment of closing.