Star.
London, England, 1814-08-17 00:00:00

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Various imperfect statements having appeared re-
specting a rebellion which broke put last year in
China, and which, it is possible, may not yet be en-
tirely suppressed, we are happy in being able to lay
before um. Readers some particulars respecting it, on
which they•may place a perfect reliance.
In the course of last year, a conspiracy was formed
against the life of the reigning Emperor, which was
attempted to be executed in September. On the 2d
day of that month, the sect of Teen-le [Ce/estiol rea-
son—llluminati] broke out in rebellion, and spread
ruin and devastation over a large district, about 200
miles from Pekin. On the 28th of the same month,
an insurrection broke out in Pekin itself; and on that
day upwards of seventy of the rebels succeeded in
forcing their way into the Palace, and attempted to
reach the royal apartments. In this they were pre-
vented ; but it was two days before they were ex-
pelled the Palace, and this not till after many per-
sons were killed or wounded. Of three that attempted
to scale the wall that surrounds the inner apartments,
two were shot by the Emperor's second son, and the
third by his nephew.

The EMPEROR himself was absent. He was to have
returned on the day the attempt was made, but had
delayed ; or it is possible the conspirators might have
succeeded in intercepting and destroying him. The
EMPEROR'S eldest brother is suspected to have been
concerned in the conspiracy ; but it is so repugnant
to the feelings of the nation, to put an elder brother
to death, that he ha 6 escaped punishment. The Em-
my:in has, however, removed several of his principal
Ministers fur their want of circumspection; for this
is not the first attempt that has been made upon his
life. Among others removed is the first Poe-swag,
whose office has been conferred on Sung Tuzhin, the
friend of the English Embassy—a circumstance that
may ultimately improve Qur commercial relations
with that vast Empire.
A famine prevailed in the district in which the
rebellion commenced, and the conspirators bad seized
tan the circumstance as favourable to their views. It
was a similar calamity that led to the overthrow of
the last dynasty, about 170 years ago.

The rebels made themselves masters of three cities
and several districts, and such was the distress occa-
sioned by the &mine that the Chinese affirm, the flash
of those Mho fell was eaten by the famishing people.

The rebels sustained several defeats, but not till
one of the Chinese heroes who died above a thousand
years ago (like the Lady of the Pillar some time
since in Spain) took a part in the contest. Fortu-
nately he was on the Royal side. At the end of
December the rebels were, however, still in force in
some mountainous districts.
-This mighty Empire, like that of the Turks, seems.
hastening to decay. In China many Associations
exist, something like our Mason Lodges. By' the
Government they are all called Kcdou fee—Religious
banditti t thigh not distinguished by holding any

peculiar tenets. They have distinct names, as " TI •e

Association of the three Powers" [Neaten,Ea►th, awl
Man]—" The Heaven and Earth Association"—,-
“ Celestial Reason's Association," &c. They have
secret marks and signs, by which they know each
other—and their brotherhoods pervade the whole
empire. One of their great objects is mutual defence
and protection against real or supposed acts of in-
justice, and it is alledged that sometimes they have
taken the lives of Magistrates supposed to have mai.
created a number of the fraternity. •
The Chinese ascribe the famine, the rebellion, aid
all the evils with which they have been for some time
visited, to the inP,tience of the Comet that appeated
in 1811. A fiery meteor which was seen last year
at Pekin, has also come in for a s!eare of the, blame,
The Esweiton, in a Proclamation addressed to his
subjects, ascribes them to the lower scale of his own
virtues, compared with those of iris father and grand:
father; and to the remiss conduct of his Ministers.
The more knowing among the Chinese, to the debi-
lity of a decrepid system, which is unable to prevent
oppression in the distant provinces.
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The Prize-money to be immediately distributed at
Calcutta, for the capture of Serampore, in 180 S,
amounts to 541,413 sicca rupees, or 867,714, as fol-
lows, to

Sleea Rupees, Sterling.
1 Lieutenant-Colonel I. a 164,293 32 or 420,536
S Captains - - - - • 164,293 12 22,5311
4 Lieuteilants - • • 127,7114 5 -- 15,973
1 Ensign • - • - 22,818 9 -- 2,852
1 Subador - - - - 4,211 13 295
1 lemadar T - - - 1,399 1 11 It
2Se rjeants - - - - 1,825 7 22$
.5 HaviWars - - - . 3042 7 2 till
2 Cwrporals, 1 Drummer, and 501
Englisit Soldiers - - S 24,187 11 -- 3,1 ::ti
S Naiks, 2 Drummers, and 90 Sepoys 29,816 4 9,727

Total, Sim Rupees 541,743 or 67,714
A letter from Lord SIDMOUTH to the Sheriffs of
London, had directed them to suspend the punishment
of the pillory on Lord COCHRANE and the others, till
the pleasure of his MAJESTY should be known. On
Monday a regular warrant was sent, directing the
Sheriffs not to put the punishment into execution, the
PRINCE REGENT having remitted that part of the
sentence.

The Duke of Cat/arm% horse Partisan is match-
ed against Mr. WYNDLiMeII Orville, at the First Oc-
tober Newmarket Meeting, for 200 guineas, h. It.
General GaosvcNon's Cherry Bounce is matched
again 4t Mr. 4A.Kell Zodiac, at the same Meeting, for
100 guineas; as is Mr. Noamay's Curlew againa
Lord F. BENTINCIei Ireyntosith, for 100 guineas.