Star.
London, England, 1818-11-16 00:00:00

who, having at their head M. Roll, ?resident of the
First Chamber, presented to his Majesty the Address
of their High Mightinesses, in rely to his Majesty's
Speech from the Throne, on opening this Session.
In the Sitting of the Second Chamber on the 12th,
the subject of debate was the Treaty With Great Bri-
tian for the abolition of the Slave Trade. Messrs.
Van Paenhuys, Barons Seres, Hogendorp, Nagel-
maeckers, Gendebien, Le Gheer, Plasschaert, Van
Alphen, Kemper, De Moor, and Reyphin, delivered'
discourses, in which they approve the suppression of
the Slave Trade, as contrary to the spirit of the age,
and to the wisdom and humanity of the Sovereigns:
Messrs. Von Paenhuys, Nagelmaecker, and Plass-
chaert, think, that the 4th Article, by which he who
shall be convicted of carrying on the Slave Trade, is
to lose his patent, is unjust, because it deprives of
the means of subsistence, an innocent wite and family,
and fixes upon the crime a perpetual punishment,
which the same law does not contemplate, since it
punishes the criminal by only the penalty of confine-
ment for five years, and a fine of 5000 florins.

M. Plasschaert thinks five years roafikement too'
heavy a penalty. As the Slave Trade has not hitherto
been prohibited by the laws, he thinks that .so severe
a punishment should not be applied, in the first in-
stance, to the weak minded, who may think he can
follow a trade formerly authorised. He voted with
Messrs. Von Paenbuys and Nagelmaecker, against
the Project.
M. Reyphins approves the law, which he regards
as incomplete, to repress with just severity, the shame,
ful trade in men; which the Christian ought to re-
gard with horror. The suppression of the patent
seems to him just, because, it is only a means to be
' certain that at the expiration of his penalty the cri-
minal will not again carry on the trade.
Mr. Nagel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, replied
to the arguments of some of the Members who had
spoken against the Law.
The Minister of Justice defended the law. Ilk
Excellency said, that the penalty of confinement. (re-
elusion) being infamous, brought with it the loss of
the patent.
Being ppt to the vote, the project was adopted by
87 votes against fire.—Adjourned till to-morrow.

AIN-LA-CFIAPELLE, NO VEMBEI: 11.

PRIVATE LETTER.

PROLOVGATION OF THF. 'FRAM FOR PAYING
THE rnEscu CONTRIBUTIO!.:S.

" The whole of this intricate business is now said
to be defihitively arranged, and the additional Con-
rention signed in the conference of to-day. For alf
the details, we must wait for' the document itself
but the following may be regarded as its principal
and only interesting articles :—The time for paying
the whole of the contributions is now at last exten-
ded from nine to eighteen months. The first pay-
ment is to take place on the6th of January, as before
stipulated ; and the whole sum. of 265 millions is
to be discharged by eighteen equal monthly instal-
ments. The half is to be paid in foreign bills on
houses at Hamburgh and Amsterdam, and the other
half in Paris. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. is to
be given on the part of the contributions the pay.,
meat of which is deferred beyond the nine months
stipulated in the first Convention. The same rate of
interest, and the same division of' Pine's into pay-
ments at Paris and bills or. foreign houses, are to be
com Men to all the Powers. The contractors, the se-
curities, and all the other terms of the nriginal Con-
vention, remain unchanged. It is reported. that the
four Powers have cordially and unanimously agreed
to these conditions, whatever might at first have been
the feeling of some of them on a propositiou to pro-
long the term of realizing their shares so much be-
yond the perind originally stipulated: The giving
of interest at 5 per cent. and the security- of ultimate
payment, added to the new convenience of bills on
cities with which the most of them have mbre inter-
course than with Paris, are advantages which have
rendered the measure satisfactory to all. Messrs.
Baring and Co. arc of coinse security tor the interest
as well' as the principal. They will receive the di-
vidend on the French stock funded, and will pay it
over to the' parties in proportion to their shares of the
contribution. Thus this difficult negciciation, which
was more likely than any other to create differences
'where they did not exist, or to give them a promi-
nence if they existed, has been terminated with that
unanimity, with that dispatch. and with that conci-
liatory and confiding disposition, which affords the
best evidence of present union among the great
Powers, and lays the best foundation, as well as gives
the best pledge, of lasting tranquillity. The bankers,
upon a report of money transactions going forward,
have again collected. M. Bethman, the relation of
M. La Bouchere, one 6f the contractors, is arrived
here from Frankfort. Several others are here from
others parts of Germany.
" The Journal gf Colopre mentions a curious re-
port, that Prnssia is knxiens to abandnr. entirely the
provinces of the Rhine, in exchanr for Hanover.—
Acording tf) this project, the King of the Nether-
, lands would accept of these provinces in excl. Inge
for Belgium, and the family of Hanover would bet
removed to Belgium. However wise this arrange-
ment may appear to some German visionaries, it
would be needless here to discuss such an absurdity
as would be involved in any proposition to realize it.
" The Hotel de Ville has now become like an ex-
hibition of pictures. A young Prussian painter ex-
poses his works in the Great Hall, and Sir •T. Law-
rence paints and exhibits in an adjoining room. The
Emperor Alexander has giver. four sittings, and the
head is nearly finished.
" The King of Prussia sat for the first time to-day.
The Emperor Francis's portrait is nearly in a state to
be carried to England. Prince Hisclenberg, Prince
Metternich, and Count Nesselrode, the Ministers re-
pectively of Prussia, Austria, and Russia, are ad-
vancing apace by the side of their masters. The room
of the painter is now a place of fashionable resort, as
much as the shops of the statuaries in Athens. Four
or five Ministers sometimes meet there at a time.

" P. S. The readiness and unanimity with which
the Allies have agreed to the application of the French
Government, clearly demonstrate that there could be
nothing very unjust and unreasonable in the demand ;
and furnish the best answer to that chain of reasoning
detailed in former letters, as proceeding from the
party most hostile to this fresh concession in favour
of France."

LONDON.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1818.
TEE FUNDS.

PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOSK
3 per Cent. Reduced 76j 77--4 per Ct. Cons. 77;i
Cons. for Acc. 771—S per Ct. 86-4 per Ct. 95 95}
5 per :l.'s. Navy 107} 108—India Bonds 85 87 pre.
lOmnium l dis.—Exchequer Bills 19 20 pre.

The substance of the recent Dispatches from St.
Helena, respecting a plot for the liberation of Bo-
NAPARTE, still continues to be involved in the pro-
foundest mystery. Nothing of a definite nature on
the subject has yet been suffered to transpire from
the Government Offices, beyond the simple fact, that
there has been a plot, and that that plot has been
detected and defeated. Several persons in England
were said to be implicated in the scheme, but though
a whole week has now elapsed, the only arrest which
has yet taken place, and which can be supposed to
have connection with this affair, is that of General
Counc.s co, which we gave as a rumour in our last,
but which we have now ascertained to have actually
taken place on the morning of Saturday last. From
the circumstance, however, of the General being
merely arrested under the Alien Act, and instantly
hurried out of the country, it would seem that, even
as to him, the information in the possession of Go-
vernment does not amount to any thing legally ccg-
nizable, at least by the Authorities of this country.
The Dublin Evening Post states it as a report pre-
vailing in that city, that BoNapalm had effected
his escape, a whole month before it was discovered ;
but in all probability this is no more than an exag-
o.cration of the London or Portsmouth rumours.
The Portsmouth Paper received to-day, alluding
to the accounts of the preceding week, contains the
following article:

" PORTSMOCTII, NOVEMBER 14.

"'ln our last week's Paper we stated, that Capt.
of the Alt,sQutro, immediately upon his ar-
r:val from St Helena, on Saturday last, landed and
proCcee.ed to London, with the dispatches of which
he was the beau er, from Lieutenant General Sir lIL/D-
-so Lowe and Rear Admiral PLAmezx. From the
circumstance of Captain Ilnixe having set off express
wi:h thSse dispatches, and all communication with
the MI:M.1171TO having been interdicted for hours
after her arrival, it was expected, and with some rea-
son, that as soon as the communication with the ves-
sel should be permitted, some very important intelli-
gence %% ould have been made known ; consequently
the inhabitants of these towns were not 'a little anxi-
ous for the arrival of the appointed hour ; and va-
rious were th rumours and conjectures on the sub-
ject. About three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, a
boat was seen to leave the Musuetro, in which
were observed three Officers ; the platform was
crowded with spectators, and the eyes of every one
was directed towards her.

•Ilse Officers landing soon afterwards, the public
curiosity was somewhat relieved although not fully
satisfied, (they being wholly unacquainted with the
nature of the dispatches;) but in reply to the nume•'
roux inquiries respecting BONAPARTE, 'their answers
were, that he was' in good health, and safe.' They
further stated, that it was currently reported at St•
Helena, just before they left the Island. that a plot
which had for its object the liberation of BONAPARTE:
had been discovered, in which many of the inhabi-
tants. of
,St. Helena, as well as some persons in this
country, were said to be implicated ; also that a se-
•cret channel of correspondence had been for some
time established between Box.tr, %RTC and certain
parties is Eurppe, and that he had lately received
large remittances of money to ail his plans of escape.
Such are stated to have been the reports at St. He-
lena ; but how fur they are founded in fact, we are
entirely ignorant, ,the.. contents of the official dis-
patches not baying transpired."
The following is an Extract of a Letter which'
has been received from an Officer on board the
1 Dit:situtro :

- - -
• " His 11fat.-sty's chip Mw.quito, Apitlirad, Nov.

,4 We anchored here last evening, after a very good
passage of thirty-nine days from St. I lelena. Having
dispatches on hoard of very great importance, Cap-
tain BRINE took a post chaise and four, and proceeded
to the Admiralty immedia,ely on our arrival. I should
have written to you yesterday, but no communication
was permitted between us and the shore, until after
the Captain's arrival in London. Several letters have
been discovered at St. Helena, directed to Doctor
o'M—, for NAPOLEON, some of which contained
several sums of money, for the purpose of effecting
his escape. Several other persons have been likewise
concerned, among whom is a Gentleman who
lately went from St. Helena with his family to Eng-
land ; they will all have been apprehended 'ere this.
A fast •sailing privateer, supposed to be a South Ame-
rican, had been hovering off the island for three or
four weeks before we left, hut I-can assure you that
the prisoner was then perfectly safe. 1 suppose you
have had numerous reports about him—some people
here believe him to be dead, and say that his body is
on board of us—others, that he has made his escape.
I think I have already told you of the sickness which
has prevailed ig tlio squadron at St,. Helena ; we have

lost more than one-third of our ETC', a;,d the
CHAROR about 150 men."
EXTRACT or ANOTHER LETTER, DATED ST. niLl
SEPTEMBER 28.
" The Itfusqui..o sloop of war sails to.morrow tot is is charged with dispatches from Sir Hudson Lam rit is understood, to an intercepted correspondence,
discovered the existence of a plot, the object of whi:l 4
liberation of Bonaparte from this Wand. I (whean is r.
the names, currently circulated here, of those lei) are ,
be implicated in this transaction; a banker's boa', it L
however, and two individuals in England, with nthcn
Continent, it is rumoured, are couzerned. Lksectiqaoo,
was produced by the eiramittance, it is said, et r
addressed to a person (of which name no iteb,
found here), lying uncalled for at the
in very good health; he still, however, aSeAns
confining himself wholly within d4ors. Tar mato
Longwood for the departure hence of Gecend (if
quarrel between him and General Monthnloa,
been challenged by the latter, but Bonaparte fort+
fight, Gourgaud quitted. It is confidently said. I
recently obtained the sum of £15,000 in &Ban; 1
means this weighty :sulk cruld have been c.trried
to Longwood, is still a matter of surprise.
" The discovery of the plot has alio brought t,
the whole of Bonaparte's treasure is deposittd: B.
time since arserted, he could at any time contain:
sterling. Of the three Commissioners, sue nett
islan.l. Tnose of Russia and Austria Are rose ;.,
up their abode some time. Bonaparte wi.: .
of th.nn to his presence. The Austriaa Comma.:
dr Stunner, who returned some weeks sinen to b!
not, during the long period be r, rota:riled en the :.:.,
Bonaparte. This island is not heakhy tor a caws.:
It is, for many hours every day, comred with tape;
fogs, 'and It does not yield a sixth pan of I..fficic,
substances for the use of the !chops and sc.,mee.
tants are wholly excluded from all means cif Wel:head;
are allowed to remain here longer thea is alt.ilately
all supplies come from the Cape, but they are setl
what it, sh meat is afforded from this channel is obi
by the ttoops--the ships never get mei! of it; u.
last five months they have had only onz-thiri
nod no peas ; the defieleneris whe.ky made of -*
tory, consequently, prevails much, and all the its,
many men. The Mosquito b.i log about twany-;
months, and the Conqueror has rne:ely set au
board to work the ship.

" But, notwithstanding thk weak rate, !ht sp.
lashed tiOC men to a. ,ist in laiddinz a raw h
the inert capacious dimensions. The searirtn,
Work is over, are marched to another part of th.i
SonaMped for the night. Every chip furnishes
which row round the island, and, as thy approarl
riots, arc always challenged by the serried:.
duce, one cf The sloops ci war, in working to wind,
Mend, discovered two men in a cave at the share;
bally sent a boat, and tinuuzht off two Tar.:nctk
woes, who had town fishing; and who, it appears,
to the beach from the top of the Ciiff by a guilt
path. A new battery was consevently brimedia
sod it was by this unknown outlet, hi: said, that tte
Ina to be carried off. We are csr.stendy amcsed
of-schooners hovering off the island ; the wain
sometimes see sucQ, but never board then. A tramp:
the cape lately passed one close, lying to, to winds,-
eighty miles from the island, which tock ro noels(
might, however, have been slaving, cr k^:clug cut
or Portaguese Indiamen ; she was a large long schemer
guns, and apparently full nt men. The troops here
healthy than the seamen am; many casualties, how,
among the format. -several sentinels hrte been loot
over the cliffs."

We Sud by the Paris Papers of Thum
arrived this morning, that we were tiet
diting the private reports circulatPd hen
day, of another rapid decline in the Rent
cents. (nun 69 t. to 66 f. 50 c. The lowest
'which they were done that day was 69f.
they gradually rose to 69 f. 80c. at whi
of, being 70 c. higher than the closing '
preceding day.
The Marquis De CARAMANT, Minister
tiary to the Austrian Court, arrived on 31i
Aix-la-Chapelle, with dipatches, which ;
be most important and satisfactory.
Wednesday, Prince TALLrYRAND arriv

The King of the Two Simms Nap.
22d of October, and arrived at Albano on
where he was met by his brother, the
CHARLES IV. of Spain, and the two brother:
Rome together on the evening of the same
salute of fifty guns from the Castle of
announced their arrival. Next moaning ,
NAPLES visited his notivEss, and in th
was present at a magnificent fete given
&ACAS, the French Ambassador.

The Grand Duke CONSTANTINS is C
leave Paris in akw days. He dined OD
with the KING.

It will be seen,by the private cerr.nrond
Aix-la-Chapelle, given in another part of
that the Protocol of the Congress, on the
extending the term for payment of the cont::
due by France, which we published on blatur
not contain the final decision of the Allied
the subject to which it referred. Althouf
posal for a prolongation from nine montb
came expressly from the French Goverm
was entertained as such by the Allied Ali
now appears that Mr. BARING'S arrival hr
materially those views of the question or
above document had been framed. Thai
had given in a Memorial, which enti
largely into a discussion of the financi
stances of France, and into the state of
markets ; and the conferences of Mond..,
following day resulted is an agitenaent to extend t
term to eighteen months instead of twelve; the F:
payment to be made on the 6th of January, as boot
settled, and the remainder of the 265 millions
discharged by 17 equal monthly instalments. r
half is to be paid in foreign bills on houses at Harp
blolo+ and Ain.514a.‘12,m, stud tha vtlier inviey

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