Star.
London, England, 1824-01-21 00:00:00

FROM A FRENCH PAPER.

BAItCoi.ONA, JANUARY 10. ...
On the 4th inst. at noon, when the promenade of
the Rembla was crowded to excess, Colonel Targaconne
was insulted on the public walk ; he retired by the rue
des Escidillers and the rue Large; a stone struck his
head; the Colonel took refuge at the first French post
which was within his reach. The Governor of the for-
tress repaired thither, and called a surgeon to dress his
wounds. This event gave Occasion to the following
order of the day
" Some idle and evil-disposed per Sons endeavoured to-day to dis-
turb the tranquillity which has reigned without interruption since
we entered this city, by cowardly insulting an olficerpf the royal
Spanish army. •If the rioters think that they can abuse the gene-
rous protection which has hitherto been extended to all, to commit
excesses, -they deceive themielves. Authority will separate them
from the immense majority of peaceful citizens who people this in-
teresting City ; it will continue to protect this class, it will favour
the Royalists, and press with an iron-hand on the turbulent.
" In ordtr to avoid in future such culpable attempts, assemblages
of more than 20 persons, except on the public walks, in the markets,
at the port, and exchange, must be dispersed by the guards, posts,
and patrols. In case the first summons is not attended to, recourse
will be had to force. The guilty will be imprisoned, and judged
with all the rigour of the laws.
(Signed) " Major-General Count FERNIG, Governor.
" Barcelona, Jan. 4."

THE EII4.NING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, Is 4.
TUE FUNDS.
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STOCK Exc.LIANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 884 to 89, with little doing.—
We understand that the Bank were so busy yesterday, they were
obliged to add additional Clerks in the 4 per Cent. and Consol
Offices, owing to the numerous transfers, as the whole of the
Country are now taking advantage of the high price of the Funds,
and selling out their Stock.
The Expresses ftom Paris have brought the French Rentes at
95f. 15c. Spanish 241 k to 2.5; and the private letters state that the
Spanish Bonds will have a further decline, owing to the recent
failures in the above Capital. •
FOREIGN FUN DS.
Spanish Bonds opened at 24k, and got up to 24j, with little
business doing.

Current l'riees :—Old Spani4l 24k, Colombian 65) New Aus-
trian 43 LeChilian 751 to 76, Russian 89, Poyais 33.
FOREIGN•EXCHANGES.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 160.--On London,. 39. 11. 2 M. 39. 8.
DAEIBURGII, JAN. 13.—0 n London, 36. 7. 36. 10.
PerEasauuon, DEC. 50.—0 n London, 9.29-64; I'aris,loo.
11Exi.114, JAN. 10.—On London, 3 M. 7. 2.
Larrsic, JAN. B.—On London, 2 M. 6.20.
PIZICE or STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
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Bank Stock 2371/2 2 .7
3 I.er Cent. Reduced 89-1/4 %
8 per Cent. Cons. Ssy4 % 34
31/2 pr Cents. 9973-1. vet Cents. Old 102
4 per Cents. New 105:A 1:0 1/4
Bank Long Anus. 223/8 I/2
Imp. 3 per Cents. 891/2-Im2ia Bonds 84s. 82.
Erclieq. Bills of A.:1,0.)0, 53i. 55s.—Small 535. 565.
Consols tor Account 89A 89 SS N.

Last night we received the French Papers of Sunday;
and this morning the Paris Journals (4. Monday, with
the Etodc of yesterday, reached us by Express. It ap.

pears that the French Rente3 got up to 94. f. 9.5:. on
Monday—an advance which has been attributed to .1
report that the Government 'will reduce the interest as
soon as they are at par. The Moniteur of Monday con-
'tains, in its non-official part, a copy of the Convention
concluded between France and Spain, on the subject of
the maritime prizes taken in 1823, and the manner in
%.% hich French and Spanish owners are to be indemnified
and reimbursed for -ships and cargoes captured.
this Convention it is agreyd, that as the value of the
prizes taken on each side was neatly equal, a total at-
quittance shall be given by the.respective Powers, and
each Government left to indemnify its own subjec;s.—
We stated yesterday that France had come to this.reso
Lucian, so far as related to her own merchants; but th
Court of Madrid is in no condition to indemaify those
who have suffered in Spain. Indeed the case is de-
cidedly different; all the captures made by France were
on the part of the French Government, which 'of course
reaped the benefit of them, while the ships captured from
Spain generally fell into the hands of privateers, or ad-
venturers of all nations, who bad fitted out letters of

marque.
It is stated, in a private letter from INlArid, in the
Etude, dated the Bth inst. that ad active correspondence
has taken place between the Courts of Paris and Madi id,
and that the Marquis de TALARU has addressed an
energetic note to the latter, but of what nature the pri-
vate correspondent of the Etoile is silent, contenting
himself with observing " that things cannot remain
long in the present state between France and Spain."—
We think so too ; and the accounts given in another
column of tumults in Barcelona and Alicant strengthen
the idea. Even Madrid, according to private accounts
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from that capital, is the scene of continual broils, and
although the quarrels between the French and Spanish
soldiers are not apparently of a political nature, yet a
spirit of distrust and is engendering which may
render the duties of the Army of Occupation Something
more than a sinecure. The following are extracts:
TOLOSA, JANUARY 11.
A great calamity menaces Guipuscoa and Alava : it
is generally known that these provinces abound with
iron mines, the produce of which was shipped to dif-
ferent parts of our South American possessions, but
owing to the emancipation of our Colonies, the masters
of these works have given notice to the numerous per-
sons employed in them, that circumstances require they
should be discharied.

Accounts from Pampeluna state that the French troops
who are there in 'garrison are obliged to be continually

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