Star.
London, England, 1824-06-08 00:00:00

SPAIN.

PR IVATE *CORRESPON [VENCE.
Malmo, MAY 24.
The conversation now chiefly runs upon the intended
expedition to America, and which will assuredly be car-
ried into mention. The offers for supplying the trans-
ports have been made by an Irishman (Richard Ryan),
a Dutchman (Stapperts), and a Frenchman, I believe,
of the name of Chnstophe. The latter has 'recently
left this for England, in company with one Groves, an
Englishman, naturalized in France, on a mission to
Messrs. B. A. Goldschmidt and Co. to propose a loan
for the Spanish Government, the major part to be ex-
pended in supplies of transports) equipment, and every
thing necessary for the said expedition, in like manner
as the Colombian Government was fill nishesi. The idea
of getting the requisite amount from France within the
time wanted has vanished.
If there should be found persons so weak as to lend
money to these agents, whether in the name of Ferdi-
nand ar not, they must look to the successful results of
the 'expedition for repayment, for if unsuccessful, any
security given in this country, even church property,
will then avail them nothing ; the Government must
seize it for the current expenses of the State, or the
people of themselves will wrest it both fi our Church and
State, and this will be nothing more than the natural
course of things. Let them consider these things s ell—
good or bad success is problematical. Supposing, how-
ever, it be favourable at first, is it likely any solid lasting
advantages to this country will be del ived therefrom ?
Accounts from•the country state that the roads are
infested with robbers, excepting, however, the high-road
from Iron to Madrid, and the main road from Neuce to'
Seville; but in the others scarcely a passenger escapes
being plundered. The excessive drought in this neigh-
bourhood has caused the green wheats to perish, and
bread has risen here cent. per cent. and likely to go
higher. In consequence of the ill-treatment by the
populace of some bakers' lads, an edict was affixed in
the streets this morning, ordering the voittnteers and
police to enforce tranquillity, and sentinels have been
placed at all the bakehouses to prevent further mischief.
The friars have begun to supplicate openly 1.. t rain.
The French continue pouring in fresh troop-. It is cal-
culated that shortly there will not be less than ninety
thousand men in this country.

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1824.
WUIT.TVESDAY.—HoIiday at the Bans.
TILE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened this tnerning at 94 for the Account, at which
price they have contunied up to the present hour—sometimes
buyers and at other periods sellers at tke above price, with little or
no business doing.—This Is a Holiday at the 13. ink, but the Stock
Exchange is open. . . . ...

_ .
A private letter front Paris states, that it is expected the Rentes
will be mach higher.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Very little is doing mull in Colombian and Mexican Scrip, and
slut to no great extent. _ . _

Current Prices :—New Spanish 1.1, Old 20b, Chilian 77a to 78s
Russian 95a a, Mexican Scrip 1 to a pr. Austrian 95a to a, French
16% to I), Colombian Scrip j pre. Colombian 84% to 85, New
Prussian 99a. Old 98% to a, Alliance Shares 13% isa, Irish Shares
dis. tot pre.

PRUSSIAN LOAN OF 1822,
NSGOCIATED SY )11. N. M. SIOTHSCHILD, IN LONDON.

The Half-yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes
due on Thursday, the Ist of July next, will be paid by Mr. N. M.
Horn:alum, on that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted),
between the hours of Ten and Two. The Dividend Warrants,
with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous
for examination.

Some of the Morning Papers, in stating that dis-
patches had been received from Sierra Leone of the
14th of February, express surprise that they do not
contain some intelligence respecting the battle with the
Ashantees at Accra, on the 21st of January. NVe should
have been very much surprised if they had. The fact
is, that more than a month ago Government had di,-
patches from Sierra Leone of the 3d of March, and that
intelligence has been received from that colony to the
,14th of March, instead of February, and that it is
equally silent on the subject of the events at Accra ;
nor need this excite surprise, since the latest intelligence
from the Gold Coast was derived from the English
Newspapers of the 3d of January. The Government
Dispatches were dated the 13th of March, and state
that no intelligence had been received from Sir CIIAS.
M'CARTHY since he set out on his Expedition.
The Sierra Leone Gazettes contain the warmest testi-
monies to the paternal care of the Govet nor, Sir
CllAnLEs M'CARTIIY, whose return from Cape Coast
was expected in the beginning of March, but no intelli-
gence had been received from him on the 13th of that
month. One circumstance, however, of a satisfactory
nature is, that the Borodino transport, with 120 men
of the Royal African Colonial Corps on board, under
the command of Lieutenant IVP,Coxiale, arrived at
Sierra Leone on the 21st of Febru• ry from the Cape of
Good Hope, and sailed on the ' 4th for Cape Coast,
where we trust they arrived in time to render effectual
service. The following are extracts Irons the latest
Sierra Leone Gazetks: