Star.
London, England, 1823-03-14 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

,:~ .

FR/DAY. MARCH 14.19103.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Them was great bustle at the Opening ;pf the' 74a0rtie'Vtit
morning, and a variety of rumours prevailed, such as a change
in the French Ministry, the desertion of a teginsent of the Army
of the Pyrenees, &c. Consols opened at 733, 3, and weld up
to 3,3, and even to 74. Spanish Bonds fluctuated between 284
and 291, but there is little business doing.
Current Prices :—Chilian 72, New Spanish nk Old 54
New Prussian 78, 9ld 813, Russian 71:i, Danish 795, Coldno.
bian 513, Spanish Scrip 57.1.
STOCK EXCHANGE. ONE O'CLOCK.
A report is in circulation that M. des CAW is to be at the
head of a new French Ministry.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols 73 /8 Y 8 %
4 per Cents. New 931 h Is %
Imperial 3 per Cents. 733/3—lndia Bonds 235.
E,.cliequer Bills of £1 ,000, 12s. 10s. I Is.
Ditto Small 10s. 115.
Bank for Acct. 2371/2—lndia for Acct. 236
Consols t Acct. 73% 5/s %a 5/s % •
PRIC2S AT THE CLOSE—FOUR O'CLOCK. •
Consuls for Acct. 74 3—Spanish 283 3.

We stood yesterday alone, in being able to announce
•10 the Public the intelligence looked for with so much
.anxiety, of the opening of the Spanish Cot tes, the cha-*
racter of the KING'S Speech, and the change that has
taken place in the Spanish Ministry. The letters In-
• rived at too late an hour in the day to permit of our
giving more than a brief outline of their contents;
but we stated enough to give the Public an earlier
intimation of their general beating than they could
receive through any other channel.
We now publish at length the Speech of Fem.
DAND, and such other parts of the intelligence received
as bean most immediately on the question of war.
• The Speech is, as we announced, most warlike."
The topics of it do not, however, seem to us to be very
happily chosen; as for example, where his MAJESTY
asks the associates of RIEGO and QUIROGA—" When
was it that it beame the business of soldiers to amend
laws?" Neither do we think that it is calculated u pon the
whole to hive that spirit-stirring effect which ought
to be the object of any appeal from the Sovereign of
an invaded people, to their sense of honour and in-
dependence. As it is not, however, by speeches that
. Spain is to be saved, we do not suppose that a speech
not so good as it might have been, will do it much
bans]. The new, Ministers are—

!loan Ifeasene—for Foreign Affairs.
Loanize Cei.ro Dig Itnaes--Finance.
;out Z,onactuni--Grate and Justice.
• Commodore ftoaret—Nerino.
Joel MARIA Tongues--War.
Dias Du, Moset—lndies.
We believe that there is &considerable diversity of

character among these in'!ividuals; but they are sup-
posed to be as united as their predecessers in resisting
every foreign interference in the affairs of Spain.'
. With respect to tbe resources of Spain, the Public
• will find some interesting information on the subject,
which was furnished to the Cortes by the Es-Minister
of War, Lor* DE BANOS. We 'must repeat here,
for ihe sake of that war faction, whO think that there
is no salvation for Spain withotit British interference,

two important passages:—
d# We have a foree of 200,000 men, besides fifty
thousand Guerilla', who, being furnished with arms,
will provide themselves with the means of sub-
sistence." France sends only 100,000 men, so that
we see the Spaniards are two to one.
Id Our Treasury is exhausted ; but the nature of
hostilities we shall carry on is such that—monv
way be dive-seed Then they do not want
achy of ours.

Paris Morning and .Ere Ping Papers of the 12th
have arrived. They bring no intelligence of im-
portance, except that the Duchess d'AttooucEsta is
to follow her husband. on Wednesday in Easter week.
.Tbe Duke positively sets off tomorrow.
. The French Funds continue to fall ; and were done
•on Wednesday at.77f. 60c.

We have received intelligence from Bayonne to the
• 7th instant. The passage of extraordinary couriers
"fiats Madrid continues with great activity; but the
lidadvid*Mails from the 2Sd to the 27th bad not ar-
Toe delay had given rise to various reports.
'lt was said that the bands of the three Provinces bad
itittercepted 'dr Conitrtunications, by occupying the
..'defiles of the mountains on the. high road; and that
tbeY'Cotild not
.be pursued for want of a sufficient
force; Gissaral eTrannuos haring. wzrobed towards
-the iatethilt collator& of fifteen hundred men.—
' Other sisporil:itlitras, that a part of die division of
:•BMlti.y4t#:OctchtiO,• toad to .!310itygo to Sa-
!lAenitois,comajanssion-witii theabsuid Of. fdsanto ;
saa thatjnyor.tiCtliorrilin4 blob*. out in the provinces
!Sielkstgo.assOallnisaiidi :. .
' ' t calidd dAe ildtetit ti?.tf tie: two
battalions of the , oue.
-Of.the ita ites*l
• •
~Weak-of ~,iihtlfifimurk,ao.:rio.bilklx!ions of the.
74h,..0f L4batifantey, were- to.encasstp ea: the 6th
• insttsitt; betweett richtitt stiunhettidaiisod kvltt-the
otheriebeis:athieb wee, expecic'd in diat—chy,iiiikOld
proieid-fiekeisiSeWtei the same desti.naqOit:
It is statid.troes.,llayenney that , Lora N
OaW dnivi4 to- That City did sth' itiff.Vit his
way float Madrid to. London... ,

The National Debt Reduction Bill went last night
through the second stage, and will be read a third