Star.
London, England, 1829-12-12 00:00:00

LON DON.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12.
PRICE OF STOrKS AT TWO 0 CLOCK.
Bulk Stock 2171 17 India Stock shut
1 per Cent. Red. 931 1 India Bonds 7 068
:: per Ct. Oms. shut Old Annuities
31 pet Ct. 1818, 11000 Exch.Bills (24) 73
31 per Ct. Red. 99/ 1 1500 Ditto 73 5
per Cent. shut 1100 and 1200 Ditto 75 5
4 per Ct. 1826, I Advertised,
Long Ann. 191 1 ! Bank for Acct.
Do. 30 Years, 10 ' cons. for Jan. 95 4/
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazil lids, 5 pr Ct Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct.
Do. Ace. 671 7 Do. B. 1825, 5 prCt. 971 181
euiont. lids. 6 per Ct. Do. Ace. 271
On. gds. 1824, 211 Rus, gds. 1822, 5 prCt.
Ditto Acct. 211 1 Do. Ace, 109
Da1,i..11 11d... 3r. U. Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct.lol 1
Do. Ace. 101 1
Ditto Acct. 74
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK
4H,1114. PAID. 11110. SHAM
Anglo 'Mexican (Isl. at 15 pm) 100 100 57 36
Holanos 300 300 475 480
Brazilta .Imp. (iss. 15 pm.) 35 20
Dn. National 25 10
United Mrs. (isa. at 11 pm.) 40 7.1

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There is no doubt, according to correspondence which 1
we have just read, that M. ROY has been offered by the I
KIN o a seat in the Ministry ; but that he has declined,
unless certain persons named by him were appointed his
colleagues.
We consider the French Cabinet as now positively
undergoing the process of a total change, and only hope
that it may be re-composed in such a manner as to secure
the constitutional liberties of France ; and at the same
time to strengthen those national ties by which France
and England ought to be united for the welfare of both
countries. The wisest policy will be that which tends
most to accomplish this object.

There is an article in the French Papers, stating that
the Bordeaux Packet, No. 4, was compelled by the
Governor of the ilavannah, to take on board, and convey
290 volunteers to Tampico, where they arrived several
days after the capitulation of General BAARADAS.
We feel confident the Mexican General will not treat
these unfortunate men with any severity ; but we hope the
French Government will take serious notice of a transac-
tion, which must tend to prejudice so much the inter-
course of nations by the Packet Establishment, and which
is so violent an outrage on neutrality.
_

A letter from Alexandria states, that the
fleet was about to sail, in compliance with an order from
the SULTAN, for Constantinople. If this should prove
to be the fact, it is a most important article of intelli-
gence—for it proves that the Pacha of Egypt has
no intention, at all events, to break away from his
connection with Turkey, and depend upon Christian
Powers for the maintenance of Egypt as an independent
State, under his authority ; whilst it supplies to the
Su I.TAN the most valualile ail he could have;.to prevent
any further encroachment by Russia on pretexts growing
out of her self-wilted interpretation
the of the Treaty.
The increase of naval powr in Black Sea,
sufficient to oppose the Russian supremacy there—
which became a consequence of the battle of Navarin—
would necessarily throw Russia on the defensive, as so
- many leagues of vulnerable coast would be suddenly ex
y -
posed, and thus some of the future evils now
wouldimpending
from the passive policy pursued by England
prevented, or greatly mitigated.
The Pacha of Egypt would only be the victim of his
own ambition, if he assisted the dismemberment of Tur-
key, and trusted to the insidious councils of those who
are seeking to divide, that they may obtain possession.

When yesterday we spoke—as we are prepared to do
to-day--in unqualified praise of Mr. Co BBLTT'S powerful
and luminous lecture upon the Currency, we did not
on that account conceive ourselves bound to abide
seriatim by every proposition put forth by that root and
branch reformer. We did not, indeed, enter upon any
analysis of Mr. COBBETTIS arguments at all, contented
to let them speak for themselves in his own ungarbled
language : wo asserted, merely, and it was all that we
intended to do, the general masterliness and superiority of
COBBETT, in comparison with every other person d who
Lad approached the question of the currency ;
anwe
left this masterliness and this superiority—instead
readers--tof
cramming it down the throats of unassenting o
steal by itself upon their convictions, through the uncom-
mented perspicuousness of the illustrations to which we

referred.
Perceiving, however, that the notice which we gave ,
of these lectures yesterday has provoked our con-
temporary, the Morning Journal, to take the field
somewhat on the other side—though by no means
in hostility to Mr. CODDETT.....W4I are tempted to
follow up what we then said, with one or two
supplementary remarks. And • first, we re• afirm
that the ATTWOOD and WIISTanN theories have
been completely overthrown by the exposition of Mr.
COB BZTT. The Morning Journal insinuates that
Mr. ATTWOOD was not candidly dealt by, and as•