Star.
London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1824.
THF. FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened at 95j I for the Account, and for next time 96
to I, with little doing. Most of the brokers are busy making up
their accounts for to-morrow, it being settling day.

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Current Prices s New Spanish 16} g, Old 224 /, Russian 954 a,
Mexican 664 4, Colombian New 80, New Neapolitan 1 pre.
French Scrip 134 pre. Austrian 941 4, Portuguese 901, Alliance
Shares 91 10 pre. Greek 541.
PZi ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
S per Cent. Red. 95 94Y8 95
8 per Cent. Cons. 95% 3A
si per Cent. Red. 101% 1/2 1/4 Vs
4 per Cent. New 1081/s
Long Ann. 231/2 1-16—India Bonds 98 99
£l.OOO Excheq. liill, 12d.) 54 5 ; (11/2d.) 53 5
£5OO ditto (1 iA2d.) 53 5
£lOO and £2OO ditto (1 d.) 53 5
India for Acct. 2891/4
Cons, for Acct. 951/4 3/4.

Dispatches were this morning received at the Colo-
nial Office, Downing-street, from Malta, dated the 21st
of October, but they contain no news of importance.

This day, at two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Privy
Council at Carlton Palace, in order to receive the RE-
CORDER'S Report of the Convicts who received sentence
of death at the last October Sessions, at the Old galley.
The Coubcil was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the Right Honourable Mr. Secretary CANNING, the
Judges, and a great number of other members.—
The Judges attended with their decision on the legal
objections in the case of Mr. FAONTLEROY.

By the General Palmer, whose arrival in the Downs
we announced yesterday, advices from Madras, to
the Ist of August, have been received. This vessel
has made a ternatkahly quick passage both out and
home, having performed the passage to Madras and
back in eight months and three days. The drought
which has been tnentioned as prevailing in this place,'
still continued; there had been no rain for many months,
and serious apprehensions of a famine were entertained ;
Accounts had reached Madras from Calcutta up to the
19th of July. In the extracts from the Papers from
that Presidency, which we have given in our pre-
ceding columns, will be found the official accountof
an attack on a stockade at Kimmendine, by the
troops under Sir A. CAMPBELL, and also a report
from the Officer in command at the taking of Cheduba,
which proves to have been a more arduous affair than
was at first stated. Great efforts were making at
Madras to send reinforcements to the army acting
against the Burmese. One brigade, under Col. FAIR,
had sailed for Chittagong. and several of the native
regiments at Madras were under orders to be prepared
to march at a moment's notice, They were encamped
about nine miles from Madras, near the Artillery can-
tonments. The 54th and 69th Regiments were under
similar orders. In the meantime, the campaign was to
open on the northern frontier, with a force (as estimated)
of 20,000 men, under the orders of the Commander-in-
Chief. The declared object of ,tie northern army was
to march by Chittagong, upon the Burmese capital, de-
pending on the co-operation of the force collected at
Rangoon. The combined expeditions were to include a
body of 50,000 men, a force which it was supposed
would soon put an end to the war.

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Let tell treys Lisbon, of the 14th ;natant state, 'that
rn. Ambiasador, Sir WILLIAM A'Couat, has com-
menced his diplomatic duties, by strenuously everting
himself to bring about st speedy determination with re-
spect to the Brazils. This is a negotiation of some
difficulty for although the Portuguese may not enter-
tain a very sanguine hope of reducing the Brazils to
subjection, yet they view the loss of so valuable an :le-
, pendage to the throne of Portugal with regret. Some
hope is, no doubt, entertained that the Emperor of
Ba*zu., however circumstances may now compel him
to act, must secretly wish to prevent its separation from
the mother country ; but even were this the case, we
doubt how far he has the power ; indeed, any attempt
on his part would most probably terminate in the
ascendancy of the republican party of Brazil. No
further information had been received-from Rio Janeiro,
than what has already appeared here; but the know-
ledge of the fact, of the President of the United States
having recognised the independence of Brazil, which
had just reached Lisbon, had persuaded many persons
there that the recognition by Portugal would speedily
follow. Others, however, who pretend to be better ac-
quainted with the feelings of the Portuguese Govern-
ment, think that the recognition will be evaded as long
as possible. There does not, however, appear to be
any attempt to fit out an expedition against Brazil in
any pan of Portugal.

The French Papers of Sunday and Monday have been
received. The Moniteur of the focsner date, contains a
Royal Otdonvonce for assembling the two Chambers,
which are to meet on the 422 d of December.

No busine,s will, however, be entered on until after
Christmas, beyond the Members taking their seats, mod
perhaps t!:e appointment of the several Bureaux.
The intelligence from Constantinople in these Papers
contains fresh evidence as to the decline of the Turkish
power. thie of the latest acts of the Porte indicates

the financial extremities to which the SULTAN is re-
duced. He will no longer pay the expense of victualling
the garrison of Parris. Whether this be regarded as an
abandonment of the Morea, on account of the hopeless-
ness of its subjugation, or as an act of absolute neces-
sity, from the exha.istion of the Imperial Treasury,
it equally reveals the fact of his conscious weakness.
Not a vessel now sail; on the Levant under the Cres-
cent, while the Greek squadrons are everywhere.
There seems to be no doubt that the Capitan Pacha
has been put to death. On the Continent, General
RANGOS, acting on the offen,ive, had penetrated as far
as Mount Chimera, and summoned Arta to surrender.
He announced, in an address to the Turkish inhabitants,
that OMER VRIONIC was blockaded in Carvassara, by
Prince MAURECORDATO. The following are extracts :

FROM THE MONITEUR OF SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21.
" 011DONNANCE OF THE KING.

" Charles, by the Grace of Goo, King of France and Navarre : to
all whom these presents shall come, greeting—
" On the report of our Minister Sec►etary of State of

the Department of the Interior, we have ordained and
ordain as follows:

" Art. I. The Chamber of Peers and the Chamber of
the Depu.ies of the departments are convoked for Wed-
nesday, the 22d of December nest.
2. These presents shall be inserted in the bulletin
of the laws.
" 3. Our Minister Secretary of State for the Depart.
meat of the Interior is charged with the execution ef
the present ordonnance.
" Given at our Palace of the Tuilleries, the 20th of November,
the year of our Loan 1824, and thearst of our reign.
" By the King, " CHARLES.
" The Minister S,:cretary of State for the Department of
the Interior COR WEBB."

FROM TIIE ETOILE OF MONDAY.

BAYONNE, NOVEMBER 16.

The 2d Swiss Regiment, which is now here,-has re-
ceived, by telegraph, orders to enter Spain : it will leave
US the day after to•mort ow, and, with the Ist Swiss Re-
giment, which is now at Madrid, will form the garrison
of that capital. As soon as the 2d Swiss Regiment has
arrived at Burgos, which will be on the 29th and 30th
of this month. the French garrison will commence its
march to return to France. Cadiz and the other places
tetaining the number of troops that have been assigned
them, the number of French who will leave the Penin-
sula is estimated at 14,000 men. There is, therefore,
now no doubt of the return of a part of the French army.

The United States, packet ship Florida, bas arrived
at Liverpool, with letters and papers up to the Ist inst.
The papers contain a confirmation of BOLIVAR'S skir-
mish with CANTERAC, and one of the letters mention a
report of his having died of his wounds, which, how-
ever, is not credited.
Letters from Philadelphia of the 31st ult. state, that
the exchange had fallen two per cent. owing to the
great number of bills which had been negociated for
the new States in South America.

The Princess SOPHIA visited the Duchess of GLotr-
CCM,' yesterday. The Royal Duchesis health continues in the
same state of progressive improvement as on the preceding day.
THE DUKE OF YORK'S LEVEE.—Yesterday the Duke
of YOIL/C, as Commander in Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the
Horse Guards, at Eve o'clock, which was attended by Mr. Secre-
tary Put., Lord Csmactitt.t., and about twenty others.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Justice PARK, after the
breaking up of the meeting of the twelve Judges upon the case of
Mr. Fatnizz.raor, waited upon Mr. Secretary PILL, at the Office of
the Home Department.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER arrived in town
yesterday afternoon, from Yorkshire.
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR transacted business at
the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department.
Among the new Estliabshments recently formed in
the Metropolis, there appears to us a very useful one, entitled the
Medical, Clerical, and Genetal Life Assurance Soziety. Its object
is to extend the advantages of Life Ahsur.oice to such individuals
as are not admitted at other Offices, on account of their bad state of
health, or hazardous occupations. The premium is, of course, as in
all eases of hazard, proportionate to the risk.