Star.
London, England, 1823-11-21 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1823.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 84 1,- far neat Account j,
with scarcely anything doing: ' •

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Littteor.pothing gtolng in the blaiket: The only speculation this
morning Is fn Spanish Bonds, which opened at 254,4.
Ctitient Prices : New Spanish 154, 014264 4, Colombian 5944,
Chillan 661 4, Old Poyais 54, New 44.
• PJIICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced 82% 83
!-; pt.' Cent. Cons. 83% % 5/8-3 nth per Cents. 96%
4 per Cents. Old 97%
4 per Cents. New 103 7/8 104
Bank Long Anus. 21—Imperial 3 per Cents. 811 A
India Bonds 78s. 795.
' Exchequer Bills (I+l ,000) 455. 48s.—Small 455. 48s.
Consols fol. Acct. 83% 5/8.

This forenoon we received Brussels Papers to the 19:b
in,tant. An article from St. Petersburg!), dated the
25th of October, says, " Count liEsszr. RODE is expected
here to-morrow ; we have now no doubt of the speedy
adjustment of all our differences with the Porte." The
following are extracts:

BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER to.
The German Journals lately announced that the affair
of the navigation of the Rhine was on the point of being
terminated ; and it appeired, from what they stated,
that pur Government had renounced its pretensions.
The official' paPer which had likewise mentioned this
fact, nowdeclares that there is no foundation whatever
for the assertion that his Majesty has made concessions'
respecting the meaning of that Article of the Treaty of
Vienna which relates to that navigation.

HAG VE, NOVEMBER. 15.
SECOND CHAMBER ON THE STATES-GENEBAL.

The Order of the Day was the debate on the project
of Law relative to the deposit of property belonging to
persons presumed to be absent. -

M. NICOLA t, in a very concise speech, chewed the ad-
vantages of the proposed law.
Baron de STASSART approved the law, as being emi-
nently calculate-I to preserve the interest of the absent
iu ordinary times ; but he objected that it did net offer-
the wine security in time of war: for instance, when a
province might be invaded by an enemy, and when it
might be 'thought necessary to remove, to a place of
greater safety the sums deposited in the public coffers.
lie was far from thinking that such a Government as
ours would ever apply such sums to its own use; butif
the war should continue, and interfttpt the communica-
tions for some years, a family may be put to great in-
convenience. He therefore proposed, that the family of
the absent persons should be permitted to receive, by way
of deposit, the sums that have devolved to such persons,
in case they should desire it, and on giving sufficient

security.
Some Members replied to these objections, and the
question being put, was adopted by sixty-six Members,
Baron de Stassart's being the only vote against it.
The Chamber then proceeded to discuss the project
of law for relieving from the land-tax, for fifteen years,
the buildings erected by the Benevolent Societies of the
Hague and Brussels.
Messrs. BARTHELEMY and VAN At.rtitx spoke in
favour of the proposed law. The former observed, that
the object of the establishments which it was intended
to encourage was two-fold, to cultivate an immense
track of wmss and barren land ; and to employ, in a
manner useful to themselves and to society, numbers of
unhappy persons, whoni misfortune and indigence
seemed to condemn to a premature death.
M. VAN ALPHItIi :hewed, that while England made
an annual sacrifice of eighty millions (eight millions
sterling) for the support of the poor, without being able
to extirpate mendicity, the means used in ourj kingdom
were much better calculated to attain the object.--
The: speaker remarked on the, liberality of our fi-
nancial laws:—:.4 While our neighbours.(said he) try to
encourage the. Industry, of their country by prohibitory'
laws and high duties, we employ the indigent in the
cultivation of *yeasts land, and ,our import duties are
very moderate."
The. law was a`clOPted without one dissenting voice.

By accounts from &Aida" to theld of September-
.
we learn that the insurrection was drawing to a close,
the greater part of the insurgents having laid down their
arms. The following Proclamation on the subject had
been issued :