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London, England, 1818-03-05 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1818.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT TWELVE o'cl.oct :
Reduced 784--Cons. 77f—Cons. for Acc. 781
per Cent. 980—Navy Annuities 105 if
India Bonds 95 97 pr.—Exchequer Bills 11 16 pr.

those of both sexes who had specially distinguished
themselves in teaching. Mr. MARTIN, the Protest-
ant Clergyman, well known in London, and who first
opened the school in Pan's, received the gold medal.
The Duke de LIANCOURT presented his private gift of
1,500 francs for the best Treatise on Moral and Re-
ligious Instruction, extracts of which were read.
" A great many French Nobility and foreigners,
Mademoiselle ORLEANS, the Duchess of DURAS, the
Minister of the Interior, Sir SIDNEY SMITH, &c. were
present. About 400 assembled, and a handsome
compliment was paid, in the course of the Report,
to the exertions of the Society in London, and the
flourishing state of the School in the Borough-road.
Some of the Friends from England were also present.

the House of Lords, last night, the Report of
Committee on the Indemnity Bill was brought
and agreed to with the amendments. The Bill
receive its third reading to-night.
, the House of Commons, we were happy to hear
G CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declare, that the
revival of the Property. Tax will not be again re-
sorted to on any ground whatever, while the country
continues in a sate of such profound peace.
appears pretty plainly, from every thing elicited
the subject in Parliament, that the day of resump-
of cash payments by the Bank is yet very dis.
In the mean time a new plan of some kind is.
a to be under consideration for increasing the cis%
culating medium, and which would, consequently,
increase the revenue of the country. The plan has, we
mderstand, been transmitted to the Bank Directors. A
it is said, has been proposed to be brought into
Parliament, by which individuals depositing Stock
. the hands of the Commissioners may receive Bank-
notes for a considerable part of the same, with power
reclaim their Stock within a certain period ; or,
ing of this, they shall receive the remainder of
sum, and the Stock shall go to the liquidation of
National Debt. We have not had the plan fully
explained to us; but some such measure is said to be
contemplation.
The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this morning.
following are extracts :
PARIS, MARCH I. "
The Duke of Wellington gives to-day a dinner to
, large party, including all the Foreign Ambassadors.
Almost, all the English Journals express astonish-
ment at the silence which the F,ench Journals pre-
serve respecting the attempt against the person of
Duke of Wellington. They find in this silence
something concerted and mysterious: the more mo-
.ate complain of it, and others are almost pro-
voked to impute it to us as a crime.. We can assure
them that there is nothing here in the way of concert
a common' ignorance; and that the mystery,
which we are as much disposed as they may be to re-
gret., is founded in the same circumstance, and not in
- unseasonable discretion on the part of Journalsts.
, are convinced that the authorities are occupied
with a particular solicitude in inquiries which may
lead to the discovery of the authors of this crime—
what
are the facts which have as yet resulted
from these inquiries? Whae are the conjectures which
they authorise ? We can only say, that we are abso-
lutely ignorant, and persons, we should suppose,
ly be in this predicament without either command
concert, or even any particular discretion being
required.
A Journal has published an absurd report that the
Duke of Rovigo was arrested on the night of the
27th when issuing from the. Opera. The report is
rake destitute of foundation. The Duke has not
quitted Gratz, where he has resided along time.
STOCKHOLM, FEBRUARY I&

" Information has reached Paris, that the expe-
diency of introducing the British System into the
Prussian dominions, has been debated in the Minis •
terial Council at Berlin, and every success is expected.

" Last week a Banker in the Place Vendome was
'swindled out of a sum of money, from a fellow of
dashing appearance presenting a false bill on an Army
Agent in London, endorsed by Sir C.STWART, whose
signature was forged. The bill was sent to the
Po-
lice, which is in active pursuit of the swindler."

It is asserted in another private letter which has
been published, that a treaty has at length been ac•
tually concluded fur the removal of the Army of
Occupation in the course of next summer, and for
the definitive payment of the debt due from France
to her Allies, at a period considerably subsequent to
such removal. It is also said that a company of
French Bankers, at the head of whom is M. LAPITTE,
have offered conditions for the new loan more fa-
vourable than any previously. proposed, and that
Ministers have accepted them.

We have at length obtained intelligence from Al-
giers, on which we can depend, and from which it
appears that no insult has been offered to the British
Consul, though the conduct of the Day has been
outrageous: " ALGIERS, DEC. 14, 1817.
" Our situation here is about the same as I before stated to
you. With respect to the plague, the sickness is certainly di-
minished, but so long as ten or twelve victims are failing every
day, we are far from being able to consider ourselves in safety ;
and when the season becomes more mild towards the months of
February and March, we have to fear that this calamity will
rage with all its former fury. Up to this time I am happy to
say that, by the precautions adopted by the. Europeans, not one
Christian has been attacked.

" Since the month of September last this country his been
the theatre of almost uninterrupted revolutionary
Oxen, &show, was murdered three months ago; his successor,
the present Dey Act, had scam* reigned a week before the
Turks were ready to assassinate him also; he proved himself,
however, more vigilant than his predecessor, and several of the
conspiracies formed against him had only the effect of strengthen-
ing his power the more.
" To be in greater safety he removed his residence up to a
strongly fortified castle close to the town, where he has esta-
blished a garrison of Moors, sod she Turks are not allowed to
pass its gates with any sone! arms. From the strong measures
he tool against the turbulent military body, be irritated them
extremely. In the town they could do nothifig to reveage them-
selves; but a Turkish army returning from Constantine at the
end of last mouth, had resolved to take Algiers by force, and
destroy the Dey, in which, however, after making a desperate
attack on the town, they failed; the Moors composing the gar-
rison of the castle and batteries behaved perfectly well, and the
Turks were repulsed in a battle fought in the immediate neigh-
bourhood of my garden. It will be astonishing for you to hear
that we were not In the least molested, although surrounded by
these barbarian armies—perhaps amongst some kuropean armies
we had not come so well off.

" After this victory Ali became perfect master over the
Turks, and all is now quiet ; but a great discontent amongst the
people of all classes against him, does not offer a prospect of long'
tranquillity. lie has rendered himself very odious by several
tyrannical acts, amongst which are deemed particularly atrocious
—his having carried off several youths and girls of the Jewish
nation, and even a Christian girl, whom he has forced to em-
brace the Whammed= religion, and has taken the females into
bis Harem. He &hewed himself in the beginning very friendly
to the Consuls, bat at present it is no more so ; and there is
reason to believe it to be his intention to make war soon against
Spain and Sardinia, as he has lately confiscated three Spanish
and one Genoese Cargo, under the most frivolous pretext.
" Decimate 28.—The plague increases in the town, and the
deaths are abcat 30 per day, but in the interior it is dreadfully
bad, whi:h is the mere extraordinary that it sheuld cow spread
so wah the very cold and rainy weather that we experience, and
leaves us no hopes at its termination this year."

The Coronation of Charles-John is to take place on
17th. It is remarked that the new Monarch adds
number to his two names, and that he has consi-
derably reduced the titles which the Kings of Swe-
den have hitherto borne.
TOBOLSK. SIBERIA, DEC.. 13, 1817.
We learn from Ochotskoi, that the English mer-
chant ship the Brothers, Captain Gordon, arrived
there direct from Bengal on the 21st September la-t.
vessel arriving from the Indies at a port situated
the extremity of the east coast of Siberia, is a cir-
,mstance to rare, that it will make an =a is t:,e
annals of navigation. The cargo consisted of grain,
rice, salt, cottons, wrought iron, &c. The Captain
had made an excellent speculation.
PRIVATE LETTER.
u PARIS, MARCH 2.
" I have been at the Duke of Wuxi rrotOres Hotel,
and saw most distinctly the mark of the ball on the wall Buenos Ayres Gazettes to the Bth December have
opposite to the spot where the assassin posted himself. arrived. An official Report states, that from the
Ist of November to the 6th of December, 33 prizes,
There is no truth in the report of either the pistol or ball
aving been found, or any discovery made of one or taken from the Spaniards, had been condemned by
the Tribunals, during which interval eight More had
more engaged in the plot. The various accounts in
`,e London Prints on this subject are a good deal
entered the river, and remained for adjudication.--
aughed at here by the English. His GRACE has, Seven chests of Spanish correspondence had also been
er since the event, been more publicly seen than at captured, principally from the Military Commanders
:y former period, and rides daily along the prin-
in Caracas, Havannah, Lima, Mexico, &c.
(pal streets, attended only by a single groom. According to advices from Guyana, 36- Spanish
" Yesterday a grand Meeting was held in the Officers, among whom were two named VISCAMOS,
lotel de Ville of the Friends to Public Instruction had gone over to General Paz; after the surrender
on the British System of Education, which has been of St. Fernando d'Apure. A garrison of 1800 men,
Itroduced into France, presided by the Dukes of and BRION'S squadron, had remained for the protec-
MONTMORENCY and Donozauvn.zz. tion of Guyana. The rest of the Patriotic troops had
" A report was read of the progress which the moved in the direction of Caraccas and the provinces
pystem had made in France, from which it appeared, lof the northern coast of the Spanish Main. It is
that at this moment the number of Schools throughout further stated, that General MORILLO had sent a
she Departments amounts to four hundred and eighty- ! mission to General ZARAZA, offering him the benefits
three. High eulogiums were passed on the Dukes of of the Indult° ; and also to make him a Brigadier,
ANGOULEME and ORLEANS (the latter of whom is on condition of his joining the Royal Standard. The
Juilding a school on his estate), and the Duchess of bearers of this overture were a Priest named Sum.,
DURAS, for the marked interest they have taken in and a young man, son of ZARAZA, on whom Mo-
the cauJe. Medals and prizes were distributed to • emu) had previously conferred the rank of Ensign.

TANGIRRS, FEB. 2, late.
it the pli.gue appears to have reached Oran and its neigh-
bour:Acid. Its ray.ilis have been dreadful."

To' alit propotal of ti, Spsnish General, ZANATA is
said * have made the following reply :,
" Not sntil I behold my wife and unfortunate children
cruelly murdered by the legions of General hiorillo, restored to
life again, shall I desist from the noble undertaking and glorions
strife in which I am now engaged, against the tyrants of their
country, and the assassins of their innocent posterity."
Having said these words, he handed a sword to
his son, who, scorning the rank which was given
him merely for.the sake of necessity or convenience,
grasped the weapon, with which his father said—
" You must again defend the rights of your country,
and avenge the death of your mother and brethren."
A number of Spaniards who had fought against
the Patriots, had experienced the clemency of the
latter, and were suffered to return to their homes, on
the banks of the Oroonoko, where they lived in the
best harmony with the Independents. The Comman-
dant of Angustura was Don ILIA:, formerly an Offi-
cer in MORILLO'S army, but who had gone over to
the Republicans. He is a Catalan, of much activity,
and 'a brother to Don JUAN, Don FRANCISCO, and
Don Jou' ANTONIO ILLAS, respectable merchants at
the Caraccas. It is said, that there were several
°dm. Catalans and ArrAgonians in the service of the
Independents. _ _

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated the
sth December:—" The two Portuguese ships sent in
by the St. Martin privateer, have lately been re-
itored by this Government, after a long negotiation
between them and G....neral Lecor, at Monte Video."

We have received this morning Washing,ton Ga-
zettes to the 94th of January. The following are
extracts:

" It is not true, we.belie,,e, that Don Onis intends
to invite the citizens of Washington to illuminate
their houses, in consequence of the execution of the
brave General Mina.
It is rumoured that the Don was only anxious
to get Aury away from Amelia on 'account of his
abhorence of the Slave Trade, as the Royal Spa-
niards do not wish to see any person engage in that
traffic but themselve;. _ _ _

It is supposed that Don Onis much approves of
the plan of the Colonization Society. He deems it a
natural effect of the African' Slave Trade, and he
argues upon it syllogistically, as thus—there must
be black slives before there can be free blacks;
there can be no Colonization► Society without free
blacks ; ergo, it is indispensable to bring slaves from
the coast of Africa."

It is definitively arranged that the marriage of her
Royal Highness the Princess ELIZABETH with the
Prince of Hasse-Hostaanc shall take place in Easter
week. After spending two or three weeks at Cran-
bourne Lnd3e, which is preparing for their reception,
the Royal Couple will prnreed direct to Hamburgh,
through France, by way of Calais. Lady CAMPBELL
and Lady ELIZABETH MONTAGUE will have the ho-
' nour of attending her Royal Highness on the journey,
and Sir Hanley CAMPBELL will also be of the party.
Travelling equipages for the occasion are ordered to
be ready in sit weeks at farthest from the present'
time. The whole of the domestics on the establish-
meat of her Royal Highness were discharged on Fri-
day last. Sir H. CAMPBELL and his Lady purpose
to eturn by way of Paris, where they will probably
pass some time.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER has been entrusted
with the selection of the wedding dresses, ornaments,
&c. for the intended Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, with
which a Hanoverian Messenger left town yesterday.
They are extremely tasteful, elegant, and splendid.
The Royal Duchess has selected the whole of British
manufacture.

Oaavonto.—The performance at Drury-lane last
night was, in all its parts, of the most excellent de-
scription, and was warmly applauded by a very nu-
mero is and respectable audience. The Duke of Sus-
sax was in Mr. Courrs's private box. On the en-
trance of his Royal Highness God save the King was
given in very fine style.
We are sorry to announce the death of RICKARD
MEYLER, Esq. of Grosvenor-square. He was hunt-
ing on Monday, as usual, at Melton Mowbray, in.
Leicestershire : On a leap he was thrown
.from his'
horse, and was pitched on his head. He was imme-
diately taken to his house, where he lingered till half-
past seven on Tuesday morning, and expired. He
never spoke from the moment of the accident.
Thursday two Gentlemen, who were out at sea off
Whitstable, for the purpose of shooting wild fowl,
very nearly met a watery grave, by their boat upset-
ting ; the accident was observed by a person at Sea-
salter, who instantly rode to Whitstable, when a boat
put off to their assistance, and happily rescued them
from their perilous situation, after they had been in
the water three quarters of an hour.
" A most viol6nt storm from the South-West conc.
menced last night about seven o'clock, which conti-
nued with unabated fury until twelve. A very large
unfinished building, intended for a coach‘maker, close
to the Cobourg Theatre, was blown down during the
evening—fortunately no 'arson was hurt : the wall
of the old building on the eastern side of the avenue
to the Waterloo bridge also came down with a dread-
ful crash. In the East-end of the town several shells
of houses, with some nearly finished, but of slight
construction, have been levelled with the ground. Se-
veral trees have been blown down in St James's Park,
and in other quarters. Some idea of the strength of
the gale may be formed, from the circumstance of
its having blown a piece of lead, weighing more than
two hundred weight, from the roof of Surgeon's Hall,
in Lincoln's-Inn-fields. Many chimnies and chimney-
pots were blown down, and the streets of the metro-
polls, even this morning, found strewed with their,
fragments. We are happy to add, that we heard of
' no personal injury received by any, from the effects
L of this dreadful hurricane ; indeed it was such as to
force such as were abroad, to seek the nearest shelter

they could find. Many of the Mail Coaches were
two, three, and four hours beyond their usual time of
arrival this morning, from which it is inferred that
the hurricane extended to a considerable distance.—

The gale, it is to be feared, has made terrible havock
among the shipping on the coast.

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