Star.
London, England, 1823-07-18 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1523.
.TILE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened at 84 to A, at which price they remain steady.
This being settling day, most parties are busy in settling their
accounts. The Expresses from Paris have brought the French
Funds of Wednesday ; they are at 91f. sc. and Spanish 36i.
Foreign Funds remain steady this morning. Spanish Bonds
opened at 33, and are now 321; Russian 8411; Colombian 381;
Prussian 851.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 2251/2 2213/4
3 per Cent. Reduced 833/8 83
3 per Ct. Cons. 821/4 3/4. 3/8
31/2 per Cts. 953/4-4. per Cts. Old 100 99%
4 per Cents. New 1011/8 1007/8 3/4.
Bank Long Annuities 21 1-16
lmp. 3 per Cents. 821/8—India Bonds 50s. 525.
Bills (121,000)27s. 30s.—Small 28s. 30s. pr.
Cons. for August 83 823/4.

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We have received accounts of a very recent date
from Switzerland, which completely falsify the insi-.
nuations which have for some time been so industi i-
cnsly spread, with respect to the state of its relations
with Foreign Powers; and explain by what base
means, a colour of truth has been given to the suppo-
sitioa that its independence was in danger. Our Rea-
ders may remember, that it was some time ago stated
in the German Papers, that the Emperor of RUSSIA
had refused to give an audience to the Swiss Charge
d'Affaires at Vienna; and the statement was so
orded as to convey an impression that he had been
singled out as an object of the Imperial displeasure.
—lt now appears, when the truth is known, that the
Emperor saw none of all the diplomatic body at
Vienna, and that the Swiss Envoy was only in the
same situation with all the other Envoys. Then there
was a pretended Note published from the Russian Mi-
nister to the Swiss Charge d'Affaires, containing the
reasons which had induced the Emperor to refuse
him audience; and among these reasons one of the
foremost was, that Switzerland was getting out of
harmony with that state of things which the Allied
Powers had resolved to preserve in Europe. This Note
is now officially declared to have been a vile fabrica-
tion. The first document which we have to lay be-
fore our Readers is the following :
" CIRCULAR.

I` THE FEDERAL DIRECTORY TO THE CONFEDERATED

CANTONS.
4, BERNE, MAY t 9,1923.
" Having obtained certain information of a fact
which proves manifestly the existence of treasonable
intrigues, for disturbing the peace of Switzerland,
and scattering in its bosom the seeds of trouble and
discord, we discharge an indispensable duty in ad-
drecsing a faithful report on the subject to the confe-
derated Cantons. The following is a simple state-

went of the affair.
" In the month of September last, during the stay
of the Emperor of Russia at Vienna, Baron de Muller,
Charge d'Affaires to the Confederation, solicited the
favour of being permitted to offer his respectful
homage to his Majesty, the august friend of Switzer-
land. Neither Baron Muller nor any other Member
of the Diplomatic Corps obtained an audience, but
his Excellency the Minister of State, Count Nessel-
r ode, addressed to the Charge d'Affaires of Switzerland
a NOte, which expressed, on the one hand, in terms
very affectionate, the sentiments of good will which
the Emperor entertained for the Helvetic body, and
on the other some desires respecting the political
conduct of this country ; desires similar to those before
manifested to the Federal Government, and which
had -been duly appreciated by it, as well as by the

Cantons.
" The Paper inclosed is i faithful copy of the
Note of his Excellency the Russian Minister of State
to Baron Muller, as the same has been transmitted to
the Federal Directory, by his dispatch of the 2d of
October last.
" It was scarcely to be expected that this Cabinet
communication could give occasion to a despicable
intrigue ; that any one would dare to falsify such a
`document; and to fabricate, as emanating from a
Minister of Russia, and from the Emperor his Sove-
reign, sentiments which, to our knowledge, have nei.
they in that nor in any other case been uttered. This
fact, however incredible, is nevertheless established. A
hand versant in political intrigues, and which has al-
ready more than once inter meddled with the affairs
of Switzerland, has substituted for the Russian Mi-
nisterial Note a supposititious text; has 'divulged it
at first secretly, then more openly, and has sent
the falsified document into the different Cantons.)
_No doubt whatever exists as to the imposition;
izs author also is known, and steps have been already
taken, through the proper diplomatic channel, to
unmask him in that quarter where he boasts of enjoy-
ing great confidence, and has for a long time abused
it to scatter impressions unfavourable to Switzerland.
The false Note which has been thus put in circulation,
is transci ibed in the enclosure, after the genuine text.
Besides menacing language, it contains insinuations
which appear to point to new political changes in,
SLL itzerland ; and it is easy to conceive the inquie-
tude which this worthless raishniasb (lripoiagi) has
occasioned. Desirous of putting all the Confederated
Cantons in a state of full re-a,sitrance on this point,
of couttadicting most positively this Übe and daring