Star.
London, England, 1815-02-23 00:00:00

' ' THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23, lel&
PRICE OV STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE
l O'CLIOCK
Comb Se
Reduced 64E4 per Ct. $l41— per ay Ct. Sh taf
for account, IHMI--Onndum SH, S db.
Bank Long 16 toldtbs—Boode Te. Sr, pre.
Exchequer BM par to Se. prem.

In the Commons, last night, the time of the Hower
was chiefly occupied with the question of the Corn
Laws. Mr. BARING opposed the general arguments
of the supporters of the • Resolutions, but admitted
that it might be impolitic .to attempt, all at once, to
go back to the state the country was in before the
prices were induced by the circumstances into which
the country had been brought by the late war. Any
rim upon the present import prices should, be said,
be declared to be only temporary, that those concer-
ned might prepare for a rum to their former state ;
and he, therefore, moved that in the 4th Resolution
the words “ for a time to be limited," should be in-
troduced.

Mr. furrow, Sir Fame= noon, and Lord
BINNING, supported the original Resolutions; main-
taining that the Farmer; could not pay their present
rents without the protection proposed to be given by
the Resolutions.
Mr. Rosa maintained the same opinions which ha
held last year. He thought the farmers should ri-
ceive a fair but not an unreasonable protection ; and
that 745. would give them all that they were entitled
to demand. He observed, that if rents fell lower
(and they are falling, and must fall) the Farmer
would not need so high a price as had been proposed.
Mr. RONSON'S!' gave all the support in his power to
the Resolutions ; and Mr. Wurrartaan acquitted the
Landlords from being the originators of the high
rents—They were the consequence of high taxes.
Mr. Wurrsagan, in the course of his speech, inti-
mated that the breWers had that day come to a de-
termination to lower the price of porter, which we
understand is to fall one penny in the pot.
. The Debate was adjourned.
In the mean time it is to be hoped, that other
public bodies will follow the example of the City of
London, and petition Parliament, to give the Coun-
try at least a little breathing-time before they pass a
law to raise the price of our bread.

Today we received Paris Papers of Monday.—
The Moniker repeats the article respecting the final
arrangements of the Congreu on the subject of
Saxony and Poland, which we gave yesterday, from
the Minor Journals : but the intelligence is evidently
not authentic, for the Madan. cautiously .gives. it al
'a quotation from the other Papers. According to
the,Minor' Paris Papers which we haveiectifitrAo#
day, the Slave Trade has beet formally -09W*.
i'ioy Congress; but we seallylca. net how tar
can credit them. They positively state also, atilt
the rumours which have been circulated respecting
the recognition of MURAT'S title to the throne of
Naples by the Allies are absolutely false. The pa•
cific ultimo's, respecting the general affairs of Europe
is said to have been signed by all the Allies on the
7th instant. The Congress then proceeded to the
internal organization of the German States.

By accounts received els Liverpool, from the Mis-
sissippi, we learns that c n the 6th of January, Gene.
ral PACKI2IHAM was within a few miles of New Or-1
leans with 14,000 men, and that the American Ge-
neral, JACTIION, covered the place, (being posted at
Terre aux Bccufs) with about an equal force. It is
understood, however, that Government have received
accounts of a later date, at which time, it is reported,
New Orleans was in the possession of our troops. •

Our Readers will observe hi our Port Letters. that
there is a report at Lisbon of the capture of the
Mutinous frigate, by the American frigate Consti-
tution, We suspect this is a mere revival of an ob-
solete story in an old American Newspaper. It was
long since contradicted by the American: the/mein*