Star.
London, England, 1823-01-25 00:00:00

TOREIGN ItUNI)S.

All foreign securities have experienced a great fall, and the
market appears very heavy. Owing to the great probability
that a war will take place between France and Spain, the great
Foreign Stockholders in the City are trying all they can to keep
them up ; but the current of the tide bears down on them, and
all their might proves in vain.
Current Prices :—Chilian 70, New Spanish 40: 1, Old 4.5,
New Prussian 75, Old 80, Russian 75, Danish V., Neapolitan
72J, PeruVian 73, Colombian 55, Spanish Scrip 25i ?.6.
Consols are this moment done, at 76& k, with a very gloomy
market—Spanish 40i.

The tone oldie French Papers is now decidedly war-
like. The KING is known to be against it, but he is
goaded by the Ultras, and by the Ambassadors of the
Holy Alliance, who urge him to attack Spain, at all
hazards. Indeed, it would appear by a private letter,
that the Russian Ambassador has used every species
of intrigue, in order to force France; to war. The
object of ALEXANDER is obvious enough ; it is to in-
volve Europe in a general war, not merely for the
purpose of putting down liberal principles and sup-
porting the cause of legitimacy, but in order that he
may pursue his designs, in the East.

The Etelk of Wednesday evening (the only Paper
published on that day) asserts that France has twice
refused the mediation of England, and that the Am-
bassadors of the Holy Alliance will be accredited to
the Regency. If so, they must be prepared to shoulder
a musket, and cat ry their credentials in a knapsack ;
for we suspect MINA will chase them before him.—
If, however, France goes to war, the Regency will
no doubt move in the rear of the French army, and
may, with the Ambassadors, be transported in the
baggage-waggons.
The dignified reply of Spain to the unprincipled
Notes of Russia, Austria, and Prussia, has.been fol-
lowed, as might be expected, by their Ambassadors
demanding passports, which they did in the same
tone as their masters. The Note of the Russian Am-
bassador was by the Spanish Minister properly termed
insolent; his passport was sent to him, with a hint
that the sooner he made use of. k the better.—
The correspondence between the Spanish Minister
and the Ambassadors on this subject, we subjoin,
with some other extracts from the Madrid Papers of
a. late date, which sheivs the firmness of the Spanish
Government, and its determination to struggle for
its Independence.
In the Sitting of the 12th, the Deputation of the
Cortes proceeded from that Assembly to wait oxalis
MAJESTY with the Message which was inserted in our
Paper of Thursday. On their return, General Macro,
who was President of the Deputation, stated that his
MAJESTY had received the Message with the greatest
pleasure and satisfaction.
A motion which had been made by Senor MoNaa-
niz, calling upon the Government to publish to all
Europe, as speedily as possible, the *motives of its
conduct, was read, and the mover made a short
speech in support of it.
The SECRETARY of STATE rose, and said that the
Government had already declared to the Charges
d'Affaires of Vienna, Berlin, and Petersburgh, that it
would, explain its sentiments and principles to all
Europe. The Government would fulfil its promise ;
and he would say more—it was now employed in exe-
cuting it.
Senor MUNARRIZ then withdrew his motion.
A Madrid Journal of the 13th contains the follow-
ing important Diplomatic Correspondence :
NOTE ADDRESSED BY TIM PRUSSIAN MINISTER AT THE