Star.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

VIENNA, DECENIBER 30.

Mr. Stratford Canning, british Ambarsador to the
Court of Russia, has had a private audience of the Em-
peror. Ilis Excellency was above an hour with his Ma-
jesty. Mr. Stratford Canning will set out very soon for
St. Petersburgh.
Count Woronzow Daschkow, Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of Russia at the Court of Bavaria, left this city
the slay before yesterday, to return to Munich.
It is affirmed, that the departure of their Imperial
Majesties for Italy, is fixed for the month of March,
that they will pass the spring at Milan, and part of the
summer at Venise.
ST. PETERSBURGII, DECEMBER 24.

The Emperor has issued a decree to the tollov►ing
effect :

" Desiring to give our faithful subjects a new proof
of our wish to lighten the taxes and to protect com-
merce, manufactures, and all kinds of industry, we have
thought fit to grant (from the commencement of next
year) a considerable diminution of the due; paid by the
several classes of merchants, and likewise to approve
the subjoined additional regulations of the organization
of the guild, and of the trade of the other classes, which
more precisely determines the rights and obligations of
the commercial bodies; we are fully convinced that
our faithful subjects of these classes, profiting by the
favour which we grant them; will strictly confine them-
selves within the bounds which these regulations assign
to each, will redouble their efforts, andlulfil our gearest
hopes, by contributing to the progress of commer-
cial activity.

" St. Peterstoorsh, Nov. 96,1524. " ALEX AN DER."
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has exchanged with
the Ministers of several Foreign Powers, declarations
relative to the abolition of the duty called jar detractats.
it', virtue of these declarations, which ensure, in every
particular, a perfect reciprocity to Russian subjects, the
duty hitherto levied for the benefit of the Imperial Tree-
'miry, on theexportation and transfer out of the empire
of inheritances and other property belonging to fo-
ieigners, is abolished in favour of the subjects of Ba-
varia, S'artemburg, France, and Mecklenburgh Schwe.
Tin ; and this abolition shall have its entire effect, not
only in all future cases, but in those in which, up to the

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'date of the signature of the deelaratiOn) the said dutie
have not seen actually levied.
The river was frozen over on the 18th. the naviga-i
tion of the Neva has not been open so late since 1801.
It was only interrupted during part of the 17th.
The French Papersorrr—iday have reached us.—
Some
of these journals insinuate that our recognition of
tlitee of the South American States—a measure which
all the Courts of Europe have been constantly expecting,
is likely to embroil us with them. Nothing can be
More ildiculous. One of the Papers even goes so far I
'as to give a private letter from Lisbon, stating, that's
lEngland has demanded from the Court of Portugal'
an explanation of this course it would follow, if, under
certain circumstances, England should find herself
obliged to break with the•three preponderating Powers
of Europe.." The letter is evidently an absurd and
clumsy fabrication.
On Sunday lakt, Lient.-General Pozzo nt Bonoo had
a private audience of the KING, in which he presented
to his MAJESTY his new credentials, confgming him in
the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Room to the
Court of France. The Duke of SAN Caacos also pre-
sented his new credentials, confirming him in the post
of Minister Plenipotentiary from the Infant Duke of
LOrca. - •
The Journal ales Deifies states, that it is expected the
GoVernmenteihe Netherlands will immeJiately follow
the example set by the British Cabinet, with regard to
the new States of America.

- According to the Etoik, all doubt must beat an end
with respect to the evacuation of Moldavia and Walla-
chia. The Porte has formally announced it, and a day
had been appointed for the reception of M. de MlN-
ztacxv, as Charge d'Affaires for Russia.
According to private letters, dated Head Quarters of
Bern Camion,before Patras, December 1, the siege of
that fortress was about to be vigorously carried on,—
Eight vessels, sent by Admiral MIAULIS, cut off all
communication by sea, and the blockade was strictly
respeced by vessels of all nations since its official
recognition by the British lonian Government.—
Heavy cannon and mortars :had ken brought, and
batteries were erecting. - The works were directed by
European Engineers, and the Artillery was served by
a foreign legion. An army of 10,000 men Commanded
by CONSTANTINE BOZZA !us covered the siege.

The Moniteur contains two Royal Ordunnances. The
first for raising 60,000 men from the class of 1824,
with a table stating the contingent to be furnished by
each department.

The second grants to the Officers of the corps of Eap-
peurs Pompiets of the city of PAtis certain advantages,
to indemnify them for the slowness of promotion which
results from the pat ticular regulations of the corps.

After our Piper went to press, we reeeived the Mani.
tour of Tuesday and [:toile of yesterday. They are both
very barren of intelligence. The Chamber of Depu-
ties met in B,i,etiix, on Tuesday, at one o'clock, and
proceeded to, examine the preparatory Taws concerning
the indemnity of the ea.isrants and the reduction of
the renter; but their labours were not terminated, and
they adjourned at five o'clock.

The Rentes left off.on Tuesday.at 102 f. 75c.

The Roman Catholic Association met again, in Dub-
lin, on Saturday. The Hon. PIERCE BUTLER was in the
chair. Mr. O.CoNNELL and rsfr. SHIEL addressed the
Meeting at great length, and we are happy to say in a
much more temperate manner than they have done on
former occasions. The former Gentleman noticed the
false alarms which were circulated in various parts Qf
Ireland, with a view to disturb the country.

Mr. O'CONNELL disCIAMIed all the imputed views of
the Association, whose single object, he contended, was
Catholic Eilancipation. Their object, was not," he
said," to meddle with the question of Reform; I.!t Ca-
tholic Em incipation be granted, and he pledged him-
self the Catholic Association wolild be dissolved in
half an hour. They were attached to the Throne,
the Law, and 'the Peerage, and it was 'a rank false-
hood that Reform was any part of their object.—
There was no arming among the Catholic people:
there was not a Catholic rent collector in Ireland who
was not a most powerful ft iend to the Government, and
who were not warning the people. He concluded by
giving in his notice of a motion for an address to the
LORD LIEUTENANT, and a Petition to Parliament on'the
present system of exciting false alarm in Ireland."
Mr. Sum. moved a series of resolutions on the sub.
ject of the late plosectition of Mr. O'CONNELL, whose
conduct and character he eulogized in the highest
terms. The la,t resolution was, that an address should
be presented to Mr. O'CONNZI.L, expressive of the deep
reliance of the ks,sociation on his zeal, patriotism, and
integrity; of the value which they attach to bit great
public services; and of the conviction that his conduct
has been uniformly and successfully directed, not only
by an earnest anxiety for the freedom, but an honest so-
licitude for the peace and tranquillity of the country.
Mr. O'Conzsau. rose and addressed the meeting at
.considerable length.. He vindicated his own character
and that of the Association, for loyalty and attachment
to British laws, and the British Sovereign.
The whole of Mr. °Toxins:Les speech was veryltem-
perate; and he seems to have found that the violent
declamation in which he lately indulged, was not only
calculated to excite uneasiness among the Protestant
part of the population, but to injure the cause which he
advocates.

Ir is not only in the speeches of Mr. O'Connu.c that
we see a masked difference. The Roman Catholic in-
habitants of Nenagh had addressed a letter to him p
few days after his arrest. His answer contained the
following just and sensible observations:.

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it, Indeed, rhave atsy claims bit the atection of,
countrymen, I should rest them principally ul
the etertions I have continually made to convi

the people that emancipation cannot, as it oug
not, be obtained through any ether than the legitimi
channels:of the Constitution. I have long been strong
persuaded that the manifold grievances of the Iris
',elle have remained unredressed, principally hem
of the disturbances and outrages which have
generated by those very oppressions thetnselves,
which, being criminal id their nature, and, after al
driftless in their objects, are calculated to ec
mixed character of folly and of crime to the imp'
rectionary movements of our wretched
I do confess that I begin to entertain tn.,te layout. ,
hopes of permanent relief. - Tne people at larts
at length perceived that those- who insti,ote them
crime and outrage are their bitterest enemies, and tki
those only are their sincere and genuine friends ith
advise them to respect the laws, and place all thei
hopes of relief on legal and pe.iceable Petition and re

The Catholic rent for the last week amounted
7751. 3s. 7.1. Nothing is said of the proposed missi
of Mr .o*Cownata. to London.

IHE KING.

witaosoft, JAW. 12.—His MAJESTY has not
geletftlt
Royal Lodge since Saturday last. During the
part of Monday and yesterday, his MAJESTY'S time tral
occupied with public business.
Yesterday afternoon, her Royal Highness the Prig
cess AUGUSTA took an ailing in her carriage and four,
accompanied by Lady M. l'Avt.ort and Alias Wvx,
YARD, and atteuded by two nu triders, through theGreu
Park; her Royal Highness returned by St. Leonard.;
and paid a visit to the ad and Countess HAncount.
Yesterday afternoon, a few minutes before fug
o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived in town, in his travellinr

carriage and four, with outriders, &c. from the Roy,
Lodge, Windsor.

FARIIIONABLE 11101rEJIENTS.
Viscount Altborp has left his father's (Earl Spencer) seat :4
Northamptonshire, for Wiseton Hall, Yorkshire.
Lord and Lady John Thynne kit town yesterday for G. Sri,
Esq. N. P. seat, Wrotham Park.
Lord Loraine has arrived at his seat, Barking Hall, Estill
from a tour.

Lord Li!ford has arrived at his seat, Atherton llall, Lancashir
from Northamptonshire.
Captain Milner. left town yesterday, for Brighton.
Lord and Lady Barnard have left town on a visit to the Ila
V. Powktt, at his seat, Somerby, Leicestershire.
The Earl of Bective arrived on Tuesday at Gould's Hotel, Jr
myn-street, from his seat in Ireland.
Captain Pretzel, ILN. arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Je
myn-street, from Aidwick, Sussex. Baron D'Elmar has left fir
for Brighton.
Departures from the Puiteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :—N
and Mrs. Tureen and family for their seat in &nt ; and 111
Levsey fur ditto.
Arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street :—Lord Mimeo
from Niekon Mowbray, Leicestershire; Charles Berkeley,Paq.
son, from their seat near Norwich ; Sir Charles Hach, ltart. Erg
Berks. Count Karole left ditto, yesterday evening, for Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Stanhope have arrivod at their seat
Kent, from lkightuit.

Mr. WILMOT-HORTON arrived in town last nigh.;
from Blitlifield, in St.ffordshire, where be had been an a oi.a
Lord BACOT, and transacted business at the Culotta' Office, MCI.

ing-street, this day.
We can positively state, that certain reports which
have been circulated by some of our cotemporaries, of the L.
Earl of hfouascimacas having been married, are totally deititta
of foundation.

The Right Hon. Lord HENNIKER gave a grand hall
and supper at Major house, his Lordship's seat, at GreatThornhars,
on the 4th, which was attended by all the brat persons of flak*
and rank in that part of the country.
The friends of Lord l'eac.tvat, supped together at
Powell's Hotel, in Poiryn, on Monday last, in commemorationa
his Lordship's birth-day.
TheKingsbridge ball, on Friday last, was numerously
and fashionably attended; above one hundred persons were present.
Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the following Commander* took lease of the
Court previous to departing fur their respective destinations, sir.
—Captain Cnaatzs SzzLnon Trams Royal George; Captain Ili-
CHARD Anson, Waterloo; and Captain JOHN Ronan Miaow
wiz, Btidgeiiater, for Bengal and China.
The Earl of CLANRICA RD! left London on Saturday
last, for Pads, where (says a Dublin Paper), according to the re-
port In the fashionable circlei, the marriage between his Lorthhip
and the lovely daughter of a celebrated Statesman will shortly be
solemnized.

The Brussels Paper of Saturday states, that on the
preceding day, a British Cabinet Messenger passed through tini
city, DM front Vienna by Mr. &WATFORD CANNING, with dih
patches, said to be important, for the English Cabinet.
The following will shew the advance in the price of
Mining Shares iti one month :
Dec. 10. Jan. 11.
X X .e X
Anglo Mexican 100 10 paid 31 pr. 156 115 125
Brazilian 100 10 paid —lOl. dis. 66 70 44 pt.
Colombian 100 10 paid 19 pr. 52 62 510
Real del Monte 400 70 paid 550 1350
United Mexican 40 10 paid •35 15S 115 125
The man who, it was stated a few days since, had re-
cently committed various frauds under the travelling
names of Major Brock, Clare, a West India merchant, and
the Rev. Mr. Carr, was apprehended ill his travelling cha-
riot between Royston and Cambridge, on Tuesday, on the
charge of feloninu;ly stealing the said chariot and a
parr of horses from a Mr. Mann, of Holywell. He was
entrusted with the property on trial, and to give 160 so-
vereigns is approved of. 'This transaction took place oft
the 4th instant, when the swindler was playing the port
of the West India merchant.
Yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, a fire broke
out at the paper-mills at Horton, near Windsor, be-
logging to Messrs. TIPPaII and FRY, of London, which
were completely consumed, with another adjoining, for
the 'manufacture of mill boards and brown paper.
Three men went to work at the mill at four o'clock
yesterday morning, and it is supposed a lighted candle
dropped unknown among the paper in the upper Pat
of the mill, where the 4re originated, which was not
discovered until too late. Prompt assistance was ren-
dered, but the buildings being all wood, with such I
quantity of paper, all attempts to save it was useless,
and they were consumed. A third mill, adjoining the
other too, was saved, hairing a party wall.
The rage for Joint Stock Companies is not confined
to Edinburgh; sew are spoken of in Berwick, Iris. Joint Stock
Insi.rance, Coal, and Iran Foundry Companies, in consequence of
the ptosptct or a railway into Rozburghskire. There is also
hinted a Joint Stock Company for a railway to join the branch front
Rozburghshire, at Kenfteld (should the route surveyed and recom-
mended by Mr. Tasman not be adapted), which would paw
Whitewall', Hutton Mlli, Tweedhill, New Castklillh.
Bankbill, and terminate at Norwich Quay, where there will be a
depot front Berwick I'LL—Berwick Istvertiser.