Star.
London, England, 1830-05-08 00:00:00

TOULON, APRIL 29.

The army is really superb, and animated with the best spirit.
The regiments which have conic from the north of France have not
left a single man behind them. Our young soldiers, who have not
been able to form a part of the battalions engaged in active service,
are really afflicted, and many r.on-commissioned officers have re.
signed their rank, in order to enter these battalions on the footing
of soldiers. There arc 30,t'00 men of infantry, and 5,000 of other
tr°°Tre. navy is not less zealous than the army : the crews are In an
excellent state, and the greatest efforts are made in order to be ready
In time. We have counted 99 vessels of all sizes, and about SOO
transports.
" No armament of such importance has been made since the
expedition of Egypt; and even at that period the fleet was not
all assembled at Toulon—it was dispersed in several ports of the
Mediterranean. AU kinds of precautions have been taken to se-
cure the health of our soldiers against the climate and the dis-
eases to which Europeans are exposed. Never, at any epoch,
were the persona employed in the administrations and haspitals
so numerous. rho war which we have undertaken is much bet-
ter understood in the south, than in the north, of France. We
view it with pleasure, because its result will be to destroy the
piracy which has been so long infesting oor maritime commerce;
the army is, in consequence, received with satisfaction iu every
place where it passes.
The weather is beautiful : for the last six weeks not a single drop
of rain has fallen in Provence.

Several vessels of the division of Brest have entered the port, and
taken their station near the admiral's ship, La Provence. It is the
same vessel which was insulted by the Algerines, and will have on
board the admiral and the general who are to take vengeance for
this affront. Not far from it is the Trident, under the command of
rear-admiral Rosamel : this ship has just returned from the Levant,
and though the crew had a right to be discharged, it has demanded
as a favour to be employed in the campaign. The Congreve fumes
are tried daily, the sailors exercise at firing the great guns, and the
infantry at the military evolutions. Add to that some thousands of
boats, which are continually goidg to and fro, and you may have an
idea of the spectacle which the second port of France presents at
this moment.

The expedition will probaby set sail on the Bth or 10th; and even
then there will be no time lost, for the best months for the naviga-
tion of thelllediterranean are those of May, June, July, and August.
—Gazette de Frame.

TOULON, APRIL 29.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

The steam-vessel Le Rapide, commanded by Lieutenant Lu.
geol, senior, arrived here this morning from Lisbon, where she was
detained for the repair of the damages she suffered on her way
from Bordeaux. The Minister of Marine has announced the
arrival of 500 sailors, taken from men-of-war, on board the vessels
arriving from Brest, Rochefort, L'Orient, and Cherburg. This quan.
titymak mg a surplus of about 2,000 unemployed sailors at Toulon, his
Excellency has written to Vice-Admiral Duperre, that in conformity
to the authorization which he had given, he could, if he judged it
proper, give to the vessels and frigates now armed es flute, their
full complement of men and guns. No one can deny but that in
this instance it would be prudent to adopt such a measure, so as not
to be left unprovided with tailors in case the fleet should require al
reinforcement : but it is also necessary to observe, that this measure
,would considerably retard the embarking of the artillery necessary
for the second batteries on board our vessels ; and that it would be
necessary, on the contrary, to hasten the departure of the expedition,
so as not to give time to the Algerines to recruit new auxiliaries,
and to fortify more strongly their impregnable rocks.
Yesterday morning the steam-vessel Le Sphinx, having on board
12 carronades, 24 pounders, left the roads to go and try whether
the firing of cannon would cause any prejudice to its machines. Six
shots were fired, one at a time, then two at a time, afterwards three,
four, eight, and twelve. The commotion occasioned by the 12 shots
fired together, although violent, did not in any way derae the
machines, which still continued working. This trial, will has
turned out very satisfactorily, has proved that artillery can be made
use of on board these vessels without the slightest inconvenience.
The second and fourth regiments of light infantry have left their
quarters at La Veldts and Hiires for La Seyne, St. Nuaire, and
Roudots.
Lieut.-Gen. Berthezene and Major-Oen. de Morran, inspected
this morning the 9th regiment of Line, in the Champ-de-Mars.
Four batteries of light artillery of the 2d and 3d regiments arrived
here this morning from Strasburg and Metz.—Globe.
ANCONA, Aran 19.

The news from Rome is far from confirming the aiarmin
his respecting the health of the Holy Father. The weakness of Ho-
liness is merely the same as a great number of the inhabitants of
Rome, resulting from the atmospheric variations. This year, in
fact, the Roman States, during the month of February, experienced
the rigours of winter, the heat of the dog days, and both hot and
cold winds. But the return of the south wind has brought the si-
rocco of the African shores, and with it the contagious exhalations
which infect the greater part of Rome, and force the population to
seek out places which are kept healthy by a circulation of air. The
physicians attached to the apostolical palace of the Vatican have de-
elated to his Holiness that the seasons having changed so suddenly'
this year, the state of the country would oblige him to leave the
Vatican two months earlier than usual. According to this advice,
Pius Vlll. whose health is always precarious, quitted the palace
the 10th of April, for Monte Cavallo, upon Mount Quirinal. The
pontificial court, the same day, followed his Holiness to his new re-
sidence. Last year Pius Vlll. did not quit the Vatican before the
90th of June, atter the festival of St. Peter."—Quolidienne.
FRENCH FUNDS--Mar S.
Five per Cents. 105 f. 75c. soe 70c. 65c.
Four per Cents. 105 f.
Three per Cents. 11.4 f. SO. 55c. 83f. s2f. 90c. SSc. 20c.
Bank Steck, 1,915 f. 1,912 f. 50c. 1,9101.
Rentes de Naples, 95f. 45e.
Rentes d'Espagne, 151 &.
Royal Spanish Loan, 89i.
Reines Percentile d'Espagne, Slt. eli i 82 811.
Haydn Loan, $2O.
Bkchange on London.—One month (paper), lit. 80c. (money)
251. 55c.--Thses numbs (paper) esf. 45c. (money) 951. 402.—
Coors Authentire.

LON DON.

SATURDAY, MAY 8.

THE KING.

"WINDSOR CASTLE, MAY 8, 1030.
" The KIN G La had a comfortable night, with some
Lours of sleep. WS MAJUST Y'S symptoms continue

filo same.
(Signed)

" HENRY lIALFORD.
AIATTIINW J. TIERNEY."

Le National, a Paris paper of some eminence, con-
tinues to reiterate its former statement, that Prince Lro-
roLD has declined the proffered Sovereignty of G:ecce•
The assertion of Lord ABERDEEN in the House of Lords
having satisfied our minds on this subject, we have only
again to express a hope that no unnecessary time may be
lost in bringing the negotiations to a final close. Owing
to the system of intrigue to which we have alicady al-
luded, the difficulties of establishing tranquillit, and
putting down rival factions, will be greatly in-
creased by delay. We can easily conceive that
those who are anxious to perpetuate Russian in-
fluence in Greece, will resort to every means
likely to inspire the Prince with a distaste for his new
dignity. Wo trust, however, that the certainty of his
being able to confer vast benefits on the people over
whom he has been invited to reign, added to the true
glory attendant on such an undertaking, will outweigh
every other consideration. The artiele of the Na-
tional, which will be found in another column, re-
proaches a London contemporary with " exciting senti-
ments of honour," &c. in the Prince. However fre-
quently we have felt it our duty to differ with some of the
doctrines put forth by the journal in question, its recent
comments on the motives which would most naturally
influence the determination of the Prince, had our hearty
concurrence. If, contrary to our hopes, any insur-
mountable obstacle should prevent the present arrange-
ment from being carried into effect, we can only say,
that it is of the highest importance to British interests,
that the independence and political organization of the
new State should be decided with all possible celerity.

We understand that the meeting of Mexican Bond-
holders, recommended in the dispatch of M. ALAMAN,
will be deferred till a communication has been made to
the holders of Mexican Bonds in Holland.—As we said
yesterday, the English creditors would, of course, have
been much better satisfied with an immediate remittance;
but this could not possibly have been expected from a
new Government the moment after assuming the reins
of power. With regard to what has been done, we
shall continue to consider it as a transaction bearing all
the evidence of sincerity, and an anxious desire to re-
establish the credit of the Republic, until at least some
event arises, which shall justify a departure from our
present conviction.

The Russian Tariff has long presented, in the severity
of its restrictions, a striking contrast to the free-trade
principles adopted by England. There is scarcely an ar-
ticle of English manufacture, the importation of which is
not so heavily loaded with duty as to render the system
almost prohibitory. The Prussian State Gazette has
published a Ukase of the Emperor NICHOLAS, effecting
some changes, one of which is the reduction of the pro-
hibited articles, which, as a relaxation of the code,
may, to a certain extent, operate favourably on our ma-
nufactures. If the intelligence relating to the subject
rested here, we might be induced to flatter ourselves
that a change had taken place in the commercial policy
of Russia—that her eyes were opened to the wisdom of
English liberalism—and that she was preparing to emu-'
late us in all our new-(angled doctrines. The Commer-
cial Journal, a St Petersburgh paper, forbids the enter-
tainment of any such expectation. The object of the
change, it says, is to lessen the temptations to smug-
gling, and to afford to the Russian manufacturers new
patterns,—to make them sooner acquainted with the im-
provements of other countries—to excite emulation, and
generally to enlarge their ideas. This information, un-
fortunately, is not sufficiently explicit to enable our ma-
nufacturers to derive any immediate advantage from it;
the favoured articles of importation, from which the

prohibition is removed, not being specifically nusitist:kl
From the policy, however, attributed to the mea.stito,
may be presumed they are chiefly fancy articles, o•
such, as being of small bulk, were the most conveniett:
materials for illicit trade. It would require more elo.
quence and address than our Ministers possess, I
persuade Russia to depart from the restrictive system
n hick she has hitherto pursued. It is her pulic)
to encourage her infant manufactures by prohibitors•
duties in huports, and its success proves the soundneA
of the principles on which she has acted. They bet:av
profound i3morance of the internal state of that country
who consider it as little advanced in the arts of civiliza•
Lion, or dependent upon importations for articles of con-
venience. Years have elapsed since Tula acquired the
name of the Sheffield of Russia, and demonstrated, in tit,
excellence of every article of hardware manufactured in
that celebrated town, the fairness of her claim to that title
A rivalship in our silk and cotton manutacture, is probably
that contemplated in the recent changes, and we shal:
probably hear, at no great distance of time, of some mite:
manufacturing town, dignified with the title of the Man-
chester of Russia.

Many years ago, when Lord STANIIOPI: v.as Minister
for Foreign Affairs, he stated that he deceived and misled
the whole foreign diplomatic corps by telling them the
precise troth in answer to any questions which the:
thoughlii, to ask; for the several members, never sus,
pecting or thinking such candour and ingenuousness
possible in a statesman, were sure, in consequence, to
send to their several Courts instructions directly con-
trary to the information received by them from his Lord-
ship, and the respective Governments, acting upon them,
were thus led into error. The ethics of the diplo-
matic corps would seem to the full as pure now as in
Lord STAN 1101' E'S time. The Dey of Algiers appears,
by the extent of his preparations, to give) full credit to
the French for candour and sincerity in the avowed ob-
ject of their present expedition ; but there is not the
slightest reason to presume that in so doing he be
found to have been led into error. Some peoph: think
that, in this candid avowal of the object of the expedition,
where the good derived by Lord STANI101'1:, could not be
expected, the French have not displayed their usual pru-
dence. It was not thus the Directory prepared the ex.
pedition for the invasion of Ireland, nor BONA.
PA lITE that for the invasion of Egypt. however,
if there be little prudence, there is a good deal of chi-
valry, in this open mode of proceeding; and, as most
glory is to be obtained where most danger is to be en-
countered, the French may have sought an opportunity
of being gratified, to the fullest possible extent, in
ruling passion. There is something generous and ro
mantic in thus notifying their intention to the DEY,
long before the attempt, and warning hint to call fort::
all his strength, and be fully prepared to meet it. With
respect to the fate of the expedition, we are inclined t"
think it has the best chance of success by land. Ti:e
bombardment of the place by the squadron under Lord
EXMOUTII, when the state of defence was so inferior to
what it is at present, cost him 1,000 men, in killed and
wounded.

Sir F. Bo RDETT did not preside at the Meeting. at thc•
Crown and Anchor Tavern to-day, as was expected. Mr
BUCKINGHAM addressed the audience, which was n:.-
merous, with great force and eloquence, on the ruinous
effects of the Monopoly of the East India Company.

CITY, TN'CLVC O.CLOCY.
The Funds at present remain steady, and opened at the same
price they left off yesterday 921 j for the Account, since which they
reached 92j, at present 921 I, and for Money the same. No specu.
lation of consequence has taken place as yet—the steadiness of the
Market may be attributed to the last favourable Bulletin of hi.; Ma.
jesty's health. Our arrivals this morning are very insignificant.
consequently we have no political information to communicate.

In the Forcigr. Market the prices are much the same as your.
day. Noshing doing at present.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

We have observed for some time past, that a statement has been
put forth in a morning journal, that the sum of about twelve mil.
lions of Stock is pawned with private bankers. On this statemer.t
we have to notice to the public, that to ascertain the above point, i:
would be necessary for all the bankers in London to expose their
books and betray the confidence of those who employ them, to
able the party to ascertain ►he amount of Stock pawned; therefore
it is evident that the whole of the above assertion is a mere guess
and supposition, as it Is almost impossible for any person to a,cer-
tain the stock in pawn, which is not computed by the well.infonr.ed
st more than four or five millions at the utmost. Consols which
continued firm in the early part of the morning at 921 for the Ac.
count, have since receded to 92i f, and may be quoted at present at
02g. Owing to a sale of 30,000 Stock, we have no news of ito•
portance to the present hour.
In the Foreign Market Greek bonds have improved near 2 yer
cent. Mexican and Colombian stock are 1 per cent. lower. Z4r3.
nish maintains yesterday's prices.
The Bulletin of his Majesty's health is anxiously looked for by
the public.
We have no arrivals of Foreign Mails.

Nine-tenths of the delusions practised by every reli-
gious party which holds power in its hands are bottomed
on the fallacy of confounding its own tenets and privi-
leges with Christianity, which is thus made answerable
in the world for a thousand abuses with which its spirit
disdains any alliance.—Scotsman.
There have been 1,353 Tythe Compositions effected is
Ireland, gross amount to the lay Impropriators, 67,4941.
to the Incumbents, 326,3631. Of these Compositions
128 were effected in Limerick, Ardfert, and Aghadoe,
amount to the lay Impropriators 7,0161. to the Incum-
bents 24,3491. _ _

STATE OP THE CROPS, &c.—(Extract of a Letter from
the neighbourhood of Salisbury, dated 6th inst.)—" The
promises of the season are very gratifying. The wheat,
which at first looked very thin, especially on the strong
lands, is wonderfully improved by a rapid growth, and ex-
tensively branching out; it is now quite strong and luxu-
riant. The oats have come up thick and well, but seem
at length to require rain. The barley land has been well
cleansed from couch, &c. and the blade springs up nicely
Bloom on the apple-trees is great, but on many trees weak,
and hurt by the late frosts : the apricots and peaches are
the most unfavourable of any ; but the grapes are coming
lout in great abundance. Our peas and beans are in bloom.
and our potatoes some inches out of the ground. The
gram plentiful, and very forward; the beau• strong, and
forward also.