Star.
London, England, 1824-10-01 00:00:00

INDIA BONDS.

We yesterday stated that the East India 'Company'
had given notice, that they would lower the interest on
India Bonds. The following is a copy of the commu-
nication made to the Stock Exchange on the subject:
" EAST INDIA Hogs; Sam 29.—The Court of Directors of the
United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East In-
dies, do hereby *lee notice :
" That the present interest of (A% 10s.) three /punch ten skil-
linp per cent. per annum on the Company's Bonds shall cease and
determine on the sth day of April, 1325.
" That from and after the said sth day of April, they shall carry
only an interest of (.€3) three pounds per cent. per annum.
" That the holders of Beads will be allowed to bring them in to
be marked for continuation of the iald interest of (AV three pounds
per cent. per annum, until the 29th day of March, 1325; and that
suck Bonds as shall not be marked for eontinuadon as aforesaid, on
OT before the 29th of March, 1125, shall be liable to be paid off on
the said sth day of Apri1,1225, with the interest due thereon; front
which date unmarked Bonds steal not carry any buena.
• . "JOSEPH DART, Secretary."
The amount of, these Bonds is very nearly four mil-
lions ; the India Company will save by this.operation
about £40,000 per annum.
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It is understood that Mr. Rumsleroy will, after the
next examination, be fully committed to Nes/gate for trial, the
charges already preferred by the flank of England being deemed
sulScient to authorise that step, and require his removailrona Cu*.
bath4elds prison to the usual place allotted to persons in hissitssisgips.
We have received letters from Malaga to the ech of
September, by which we learn that some dispute had
arisen between Mr. MARK, the British Consul there, and
the Spanish inhabitants, but tbe cause had not traps.;
pired ; it bad, howeven, assumed so serious an aspect,
that Kr. MARK bad thought it necessary to hoist the
British colours on hlt house, and to take other mea-
sures for his murky, threats of personal injury having
been thrown out, Which it was more than probable, but
for these precautions, would havet been carried into.
effect. The dispute remainedunsetded when these ad-
vices left, but no al violence-had been used.
ANSCDOTR OF personal violence
u cause in which
Lord (then Mr.) ERSKINI was Counsel for the plaintiff:
a watchmaker, to recover the price of a watch furnished
,the defendant, the talents of this eminent Advocate
gained a verdict foe his client. The fact was, that
Gentleman had ordered a watch to be expressly made
to his directions; and with that indecision which some-
times appertains to noble and distinguished persona4es,
he also ordered another watch of a similar descrtputia
'from a tradesman lit a different part,of the town. Both
were made—the latter preferred; and an action was
brought hy the former for the recovery of the specified
sum. The verdict was for,the plaintiff—when the face-
Lions Counsel remarked to his opponent, that though
detesidasit had got Cie watch, his dial h4d SC.
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