Star.
London, England, 1825-08-19 00:00:00

ASSURANCE COAIPANY.
50. '2
SIISCMLANEOUS.

SUARL rAta, PRICK PIZ SHAUL
100 - SO - 181 1
93 5 14 i
100 5 10

French !Scantly Distillery Comp. 50 2 17
Gereral•Stcani Navigation 100 5 - 7* *
Imperial Plate Glass 100 2 5A 5 6
London Gold & Silverßefining 230 5 :10
Netherlands Patent Salt 2* 5
Patent Bricks ' 60 2 21 2 .

The effects of the recent arrangement between the
rNo of France and his ancient Colony of St. Durningo
are beginning to be apparent. The industrious popular-
,tion of Rouen hailed with joy and exultation the first
notice of the event, and they are already all in activity.
Very estentive orders are iq hand for execution, and
considerable shipments we begun, from that City and
the port of Havre, which will speedily resume the im-
mense trade which it heretofore carried on with St. Do-

pingo, at a time when the latter was by far the greatest
• Sugar Colony in the whole world; The extensiot, of the
trade and navigation of France, which is a necessaty
Consequence of those measures,will be very obvious, and
frost speedily contribute, in some degree, by opening a
, vast market for the industry of the black population of
S. Domingo, to diminish the existing demand for the
productions of our Colonies, and tend therefore to dete.
riorate the alrea ly drooping fortunes of our West IndiAn
,proprietors. It is contended,even in theFrenchOpposition
prints, not only that the KIN° of France has made no
.surrender of sovereignty by the recent Ordonnance, but
that he is ipcapable of so doing without the 'concur-
rence of both Chambers. It is most evident, there-
fore, that the French Minister has made a better bargain
for his master, with those his ancient subjects in this
Colony, than if he had stipulated for the entire resump-
tion of his authority, with all its splendid but very ex-
pensive accompaniments—Governors, Judges, Tax-ga-
therers, Forts, Garrisons, and Navies: and it raquires
mighty little skill in statesmanship or acquaintance with
Colonial affairs to perceive that those expenses would
considerably exceed the small matter of half duties.
The idcrr.ty of language, with continued intercourse,
Will in a ?con time produce similarity of manners and
feelings, and hence it seems prob ible that French in-
fircr ce will soon be paramount among the Colonists.
V?e, therefore, cannot help thinking that this device of_!
P. de VILLELE is one of the happiest schemes that could
Ease been conceived for governing a distant and
powerful colony on the safest, the cheapest, and most
ae.vantAgeous terms for the mother country. We have
tlen nol;ing as yet to induce us to change our opinion
that tl:e Ortionnancc is only a concession of privileges,
a:::1 by no means a formal recognition of independence.

Jarn'aica papers to the 26th of June, Philadelphia
palms to the 21st July, and Quebec papers one day
later, have teached us, but they contain no news.

The Lisbon Gazettes, from the Ist to the 6th August,
reached us this mewing, but they contain no news.
The K!NG has sent orders to Oporto .to make strict
v:arch after the authors of the late sacrilege, who, how,
e'er, had not yet been discoverel

'this fesenoon we received Hamburg!' Papers.to the
l:4th, and Dutch Journals to the 17th in•t. They
state, that while Norway is parched up with dreadful
and long-continued drought, St. Petcrsburgh is visited
vkith daily rain, hail, and cold winds. An article•from
Hanover relates a curious phenomenon. On the 29th
Jill/. at three o'clock in the afternoon, the earth sunk
in, and left a large opening, in the di.trict of Barlis :
it is 100 feet in diameter, and continues to enlarge.

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It ear not be seen how deep it is, but stones being thrown
in, a noise is heard after the lapse of a Wings and some
seconds, as if they had fallen into water. It will be
seen by an article from Paramaribo,that the Goveinment
of the Netherlands strictly enforces the measures against
the African Slave Trade. The following are extracts:
PARAMARIBO, JULY 21.

On the 6th of this month sententa_avatpassed in the
cause of the Attorney-General against Michael Boulle-
mer and Pierre Marie Le Frapper, for haring clandes-
tinely imported into this Colony' a number of negroes
from the Coast of Africa. In conformity with a reso-
, lotion of his Majesty, of 17th September, 1818, they are
sentenced to pay a fine of five thousand fix ins, to im-
prisoament: for five years, to the payment of their
share of the costs, and are declared ilfamous. Hen-
drick Dickman, director of the plantati'n d la Jionkeur,
at which place the above two persons, with tao hun-
dred and twelve of the negroes importei by them,
were taken, on the 29th of January, and who was ac-
cused as an accomplice, has been acquitted by the same
sentence, of th4t charge, but condemned for his impru-
dent conduct, to a fine of three thousand florins, to pay
meet of one third of the costs, and the time that he has
been in cor.finement is to be accounted part of his
punishment. The sentence decides nothing respecting
the negroes, but we know that immediately after they
were taken, they were placed at the disposal of his Er-i
cellency the Governor, and have since been employed
as free labourers in the public service in the fort of
New Amsterdam.

In a preceding sitting of the Court, the famous cause
was decided respecting the Captain, the Supercargo,
and the Crew of the French slave ship La Legere, cap-
tured in 1823, by Sir Thomas Cochrane, and delivered
up to our Government. By sentence of 13th Decem-1
ber, 1823, the accused was acquitted of the charge of
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importing negroes from Africa into this colony, or in-
tending to do so; but the brig, with the negroes, 300
in number, was ordered to be conveyed to a French
colony. The supercargo, Jean Marie Bled, found
means, however, to land most of the negroes by night,
in a plantation, whither he secretly repaired with one
Joseph Pallu, who was probably interested in the cargo;
they were, however,"discavereJ, with the negroes, and
brought back to Paramaribo, when the supercargo was
again- tried for importing negroes. Both Bled and
Pallu *were found guilty of rebellion, and banished from
this country for life; and the confinement suffered by
their accomplices is accounted for punishment.
As a proof that the Court poWerfully protects the
slaves against the severity which some masters are
disposed to use, we may mention the proceedings in-
stituted against the D;rector of the•plantation La Soli-
tude, who had scandalously ill-treated a female slave
belonging to his plantation. He was sentenced to be
scourged, branded, apcf banished, and his three mom•
pliFes to a fine of 3000 &mins and banishment. •

SYOC$l.lOOf, . _
The trade with Norway-is' inareissini very much.
Among 22 ships that arrived at Gottenburgb from the'
9th to the 16th July, 16 were Norwegian witb cargoesl
and three sailed with salt.
AUGUST 2:—The claims of the United States are
now arranged, and Mr. Connell, who was here with full
powers for the purpose, has now left this city.

In another part of our Paper we have given a Re.'
port of the first General Meeting of the Proprietors of the &g-
-all and Bristol Channels Ship Canal, which took place yesterday,
lat the.Loudon Tavern. Great praise is due to the Gentlemen by
whom this important undertaking has been advanced, in defiance
of the opposition it encountered, and a laudable anxiety was ma-
nifested yesterday in the election of the Directors, to choose such
persons as were most likely to ensure the successful completion of
this great work, which is the most important undertaking that an
age fertile in projects has produced. It is the employment of
British capital for British interests. During its progress it will
give employment'to a great number of agricultural labourers, as
well as,artificers, and when completed it hill be a monument of
public spirit, and of the most important service to the commercial
interests of this country.

Witanson. AUGUST 17. Yesterday afternoon, at
half-past two o'clock, his MAJESTY, accompanied by the Duke of
Domes., with his usual household attendants, left the Royal Lodge
IR the pony phaetons; and were followed by the regular retirtie of
grooms with saddle horses, as his MAJIMIT takes the exercise lat-
terly of tiding on horseback, as well as the exercise of the piraeton.
His Maarery and attendant., after passing the day in the usual
manner, returned to the Royal Lodge in the evening, at nine.
His Royal Highnet.s the Duke of YORK passed
through Derby on Sunday, on his way to Baslow, to join the Dukes
of RUTLAND, Drvoxsulne, and RICH:WOAD, on a shooting eICIST.
sion on the moors in that neighbourhood.
We are happy in being able to state that Mr. Sure-
tary CANNINn is quite recovered from his late illness, and that the
Right Hon. Gentleman nester enjoyed better health.
BRIGHTON, AUGUST 16.—The Duke of Biturrawrcx,
and suite, with his Aides.de-Camp, Captain Bons, and Baron
left us, for Portsmouth, on Sunday. His Serene High-
ness seemed in good health; and his habits to partake of the affable
and social character. His Highness, during his nine days sojourn
with us, frequently mixed with the elegant throng, and partook of
the 100 and music pastimes.
Sir THOMAS and Lady ACLAND arrived at_Devon-
port, OR Monday evening, on a visit to his brother, Captain Ay-
LAND. of his Majesty's ship Hxucos, fitting for the West Indies.
Major DENHAM left town on Wednesday, for Ports-
mouth, acctimpanied by Captain Cr.arrrnrom, U.N. his companion
on the late successful expedition into the heart of Attica.
LORD COCHItANE.—The following particulars re-
specting Lord Cocmitor4 come from a quarter on
which we can rely His Lordship' had on Thurs-
day morning a meeting with the leading members of
the Greek Committee. His proposals to them are of
the most liberal iescription. By resigning his situation
of First Admiral of the Brazilian navy, his Lordship
gives up nearly 60001. a year, and a pension, upon re-
tiring, of half that sum, settled upon himself and Lady
for life; besides unliquidated claims z.) 7. considerable'
amount. His Lordship leaves it to the Committee to
settle the amount of the recompense to be awarded to
him for his services; but he expressly stipulates, that
the auxiliary expedition shall be placed under his whole
and sole control—the trammels in which his Lordship
repeatedly found himself, while in South America,
having tended greatly to impede, and even endanger.
the success of his naval operations."—Tinees.

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PASUIONABIE INTELLICFNer.
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The DmVager Marzbioness of Salisbury arrived Li town yester-
day, from liens.
The _Marquis of Carrviartben has left town for his father's, the
Duke or. Leeds's sear, tiornby Castle, Yorkshire.
The 'Marquis of I:ansdown arrived in town yesterday evening,
from his seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.,
Lnrd Suffield has left town for his seat in Norfolk.
The Duke and Duchess San Fernando have left town for the
Continent.

The Duke of Bucdeugh has left town on a tour.
The Rev. Archdeacon Prosser left town yesterday, for Nune-
ham , Oxfordshire.
Departures from the British Dotel:—Captain and Mrs. n2.‘on,
for their seat, in Hants ;J. Reeves, Esq. for Paris; and M:s.
Tatham, for Cheltenham.
Arrivals at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn.streets—Dr. and Mrs.
Littlebales and family, from their seat in Herts; Mrs. Simpson,
from Rath.
Departures from the Burlington Hotel:—The Earl and Coun-
tess of Ormonde and family yesterday, for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs.
Parry for the Continedt ; and Captain Rose, R.N. for Portsmouth.