Star.
London, England, 1822-10-18 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

STOCICHOLN, SEPT. 28.—There are still many fop-
eigners who will recognise no other authoiity but that
derived bybirth-right. These servile people do more
injury to States than the most outrageous dema-
gogues. In the Scandinavian Peninsula this opinion
is not entertained, it has been long ago 14saken, and
there are no people who now take pleasui e in extolling
it. Our Monarch has already done much, for We
country, and to tranquillise the persons on whom the
assertions of some servile people might have soMe
influence. It is not, perhaps useless to affirm, that
not only is the legitimacy of the reigning dynasty of
Swedea recognised by the European Powers, but that
Rus,ia has guaranteed the Throne to Prince Oscar in
the negociatious which have recently taken place fOr
the marriage of this Prince with a German Princess.
This guarantee has been formally given by Russia,
as is affirmed by well instructed persons acquainted
with the course of this negociation. Besides Great
Britain is essentially interested in preserving the pre-
sent dynasty for Sweden and Norway ; for the Cabi-
net of Sr. James's will never suffer that the Scandina-
vian Peninsula shall support with As ports and its re.
sources the large navy of another Emp're.—
These reflections, occasioned by the report that an
attempt had been made on the life of the King, are
followed by an extract from the Swc:lish Gazette,
where it is said, among other things, that this report
margive some idea of the projects of those persons
who ate the sworn enemies of the repose and peace
of nations ; the reports which they circulate come
from so well knOwn a source, that it is not difficult to
guess the intention With-Which they are circulated.•

CHINESE 1111TROPOLITAN BARBERS,
TAILORS, ifisc.—tA FRAGMENT.

Pekin, the metropolis of China, is erected on a very
fine fertile plain, not far south of the Great NVall, iii
the most salubrious part of all Chida, abounding with
corn, fruits, herbs, and roots, and all the necessaries
and comforts of life, except that of tea, none of whiCh
grows in that .Province. The streets are altrays
crowded, though Chinese women never appear in
their), except in covered seats and chairs: The rsa-md-
of this crowding is, that all provisions are brought
thither by laiti carriage, no river or canal corning
within three. miles of the city, which occasions the
streemto be filled with carts, camels, horses, and other
beasts of burden, with their drivers, insomuch that it
is difficult to pass through the gates in a morniug or
-evening. The artificers also contribute to increase the
crowd, as they work in the houses of those who em-
ploy them, and ate perpetually looking out for-ousi-
ness. Barbers go about ringing bells to get cuAorners.
They carry with them a stool, bason, towel, pot and
fire, and when any person calls to them, they run up ko
him, and placing their stool in a convenient plate-id
the street, they shave the head,.clean the ears, put the
eyebrows in order, and brush the shoulders, all for are
value of little more than a halfpenny. They then ring
their bell again, and are ready for another cuswiner.
The Tailors who ply in the streets go' home to the
houses of their customers, and do their work there.
They do not use thimbles, as our's do, but tie a rag
upon their fingers ; nor do they sit down to their
work, but sew standing, except when they grow. tired.
The work is upon the table, and they stand dose to it.
The motley crowd busied in their several occupations,.
cause a vast confusion, while jugglers, ballad-singers,
and nostrum-mongers, are encircled by their reipec-
tire mobs.

DUEr..—Friday, the 11th instant, a meeting took
place at the rear of the barracks, Coi k, between Lien-
tenant LANGLEY, of the Carbineers, and Mr. BEAM,E,
second son of Colonel BEARE, late of the City of Cork
Militia. The meetiog.originated in certain. imputa-
tions cast by. the former on the loyalty of the lattgr,
for not paying certain customary observances to the
air of GOD lave_ Me King, on the preceding night at
the Theatre. Th. observations elicited the very ca-
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THE EVENING SITAR.

fRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1822.
Sr. Luis—Holiday at the Bank.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Very little doing in the market this morning. Consols for
the Account 021 1, and for Honey 991. There was a very
heavy failure yesterday in the above market far nearly 1500,000
Codeols, and the House has called upon the defaniten' seventies
for ,elOOO, which every person is obliged to give on entering.
VOl3lOll MAILICZT.
The most business doing to-day is in New Spanish-Bonds.--
All foreign securities remain steady.
Current Prices: Chilian as, New Spanish 74, Old 96, New
Prnislan 90, Old 091, Russian 94 Danish 911, Neapolitan 14,
Colombian 95, Scrip 951, Peruvian 971.
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This forenoon we received intelligence from
Bayonne to the 1 lth instant, bringing accounts from
M4drid_to the 4th..- The news of the coronation of
Iroaaint, at Mexico, is said to have deeply af-
fected the kOy'il Family and the partisans of the
Colonial System in Spain. The utmost tranquillity
still reigns in Madrid. All the southern provinces,
Gallicia, and the two Castilles, are in the same situ*.
tiun, excepting that there are some bands of smug-
glers and robbers, who are incesiantly pursued by the
troops and national guards. ZALDIVAR is the only
partisan who still draws 'the attention of the inha-
bitants of the province of Cadiz, hut orders have
been sent to the civil and military authorities, en-
joining tilem, on their responsibility, to pursue him
without ceasing till he is completely routed.- Tra.
vellers, however, who enter or leave this capital, Me
often attacked by robbers and partisans who infest
the environs.

It is said that General VILLACAMPA will be sent
to take the place of EsPitiosA, who does not enjoy
the entire confidence of the Constitutional party, be-
cause be belongs to an anti-constitutional family.
Absurd reports are in circulation at Madrid of the
approaching nomination of a Directing Committee
of three Members; and Generals Ratan and BAL•
LASTEROS and the present Minister of the Interior,
GASCO, are mentioned as the persons destined for
these important posts. This Directory would have
executive power after a law of the Cortes, which
would continue to exercise their legislative functions.
" A rumour is even circulated," says the article from
Madrid, " which displeases the majority of the inha-
bitants of the Capital, for nothing less is said to be in
agitation than to remove the Royal Family to Seville.
Sensible persons, however, believe that all these re-

ports are spread by the Servile: to discredit the au-
thors of the revolution ; but nothing must surprise
• tis if Spain should be seriously threatened with fo-
reign invasion ; and in support of this assertion, we
may quote several articles inserted at•diTerent times
in the Ultra Liberal Journals and pamphlets, calling

for the application to FERDIXAND VII. of Article 181
of the Constitution, which runs thus, The Cortes shall
exclude from the succession the person or persons
olio are incapable of governing, or who have done
anything for which tl ey deserve to lose the Crown."
These Papers contain a narrative of the most re-
cent events in the North of Spain, which, though not
of a decisive character, are in favour of the Constitu-
tionalists. The following are extracts :
BAYONNE, OCTOBER 10.

We have received the details of the action which
has taken place at Berasuain, between Tafulla and

Pampeluna, but too late to give anything more shag
an extract. A column of Royalists, of 1,500 men,
commanded by Colonel Cabra, had, marched on the
3d from Roncal, and arrived next 4y at Tafulla.
General Espinosa, whose operationsfor some time

past hate not given the Patriots great confidence,
advanced with 700 men towards this point, with the
intention of attacking his adversaries, but having
discovered their superiority, he did not venture to
commence an action. The Royalists, however, forced
him to combat by attacking him on the 4th in the
Wank, with-so much intrepidity that he was repulsed'
as far as the village of St. Martin, with the loss of 50
men, and was even retiring towards Pampeluna. As
chance would have it, a detachment of cavalry, of
the regiment Lusitania, arrived to his succour from
Puente la Revna, and 600 of the regiment of Va-
lency, destined for Pampeluna, arrived also at the
same time before that town, coming from the three
Provinces. Hearing the firing of,musketry, they con-
tinsed their march, though they had already come
above eight leagues. When they reached the heights
Berasuain, they surprised a part of the column of
Cabra, and in less than a cwarter of an hour put it
completely to the rout, killing 150 men, and taking
an equal number of prisoners. The regiment of Lu-
sitania completed this victory by cutting to pieces
200 of the Royalists.
Espinosa, agreeably surprised by the arrival of the
detachment of the Regiment of Valency, resumed of-
fensive operations on the sth, and pursued the Royal-
ists as far as the mountains of the valley of Erro,
where it is affirmed that there was, on the 6th, ano-
ther action, greatly to the disadvantage of the De-
fenders of the Faith, but the particulars of which are
mot yet known. The bulletin published at Pampe.
tuna on the 6th, relative to the action of the 4th,
mentions the entrance of 120 prisoner, into that city,
in the most deplorable condition ; twenty bosses and
toules, laden witharnmunition, had also arrived there.
Up wows from Saragossa, of the 2d, say that