Star.
London, England, 1817-02-21 00:00:00

ERLANGEN, FEBRUARY

The first considerable convoy of Russian corn ar-
rived bete at last a few days since. The corn is of
the finest quality, and the bushel at least 10Ib.
vier than ours.

4 • Large quantities of rye from the Baltic are on
*ay,, and none but the monopolists can doubt of .1
stigitderable decline in the prices.
USANNE, FE)3RUARY 7.
followist-44se Act by which SwitzellAnd
404ra to the Sacred Alliance t
The Swiss Confederation, invited by his hlajeo.y
the Emperor of all the R ussias to accede to the
Treaty of Trauma and Christian Alliance, rood:id-
ea at faris, September 26, 1815, between his 1,1.1. r.
rial Majessy- end their Majesties the I,:tuperur ts:
Austria anll the King of Prussia, does homtge t
`the rellsiostand moral spit it of this Treaty, tetic!:
emittettilx*nds to secure the peace an& happieesi
of nations.

lbe Swiss, faithful to the manners of their fore-
fathers; hit-as much respect for the riglit6 of other
Stites, tailpt at heart to maintain with all the
must amicablimaittlations, as they themselves value t'e
peacalul najtOusient of liberty, indeptndena, and
that PlechguslautraLty which has been attain con'
firnsed'tethlin itthe late European Treaties.
The Geitetieradon finding a new guarantee of
these hursdiusblir 4lwings in the alliance between the
august Courts with wish his Majesty tie Emperor
oa Russia 'has-m*4lM acqsainted, declares, tl'At
avows "Id 1tc°80;443 the principles of the ia'd •

the most satisfactory, and the Most osiers;
happiness of nations; and that it will ob:-
on its side faithfully, and according to the
of the Christian religion, which prescribes
intents, as well as to individuals, justice, con-
mutual affection.

"In testimony whereof, we, the Awoyers tad Conn.
els of 13erne, Directory of the Confederation, after
rte censtittitionAl.assent of the States of Switzetland,
tare sinned and scaled these presents." t, ,
rrilq N;titure4

WEST INDIES.
• Vk.'
'e learn from the Jamaica Papers recoil's§ yew
it there has been some discussion is the
Assembly, and an examination of Ma,.
the purpose of ascertaining what proaec.
been given to the commerce of the island.
littee made a Report hostile to Admiral
but the Merchants, on the contrary, were
satisfied with the conduct of the Admiral,
'resented to him an Address highly expel-
Atire satisfaction with the constant and
attention shewn to the mercantile interest by
ender in Chief of his Majesty's Squadron
ition ; and the effectual protection which
11l times afforded to a commerce, rendered
inesampled importance, by the unsettled'
!he Spanish Colonies, which has thrown the
?Alt of the supply of these Colonies into the
British Traders.

SrAIN.
;redtted at the first, the rumour via Atu.
an insurrettiun having broken out in*
the 17th ultimo; and we now find there
in t Awn from that capital, of even so recent
the 3d instant, which make no mention af
occurrence. But we learn, through tarsi.
Is, that a popular commotion lately took
'alencia. The particulars we have not
any kind of precision; butii;:elipcdre
a large number of country labounerstialhotteti.
round the city, in which considerable foment calmed,
iu con.egence of the distress esperiencid; and the
impossibility to pay the contributions iniiibsed; tbe
snaltontents,. it is said, attempted to overcome the
soldiery, but they were repulsed by Era% Captain.
General of the Province. It is also asserted that
Mance, one of FERDINAND'S greatest confidants
during all the time he was in captivity at ifelanceyel
was lately hung at Saragoza.
Spanish letters certainly depict the country as is
the mo.t dreadful state of misery and discoatente
The penile compare their present situation with what
it was under the Cortes, pheo all was We and attic
ity, whereas now scarcilyu dollar is to be seen*

. So great is the exhausted state of lb,
-110
treasury, that every thing is atirstaalk.
nor Ittiiitfonaires are paid. As are • ,
suggested that at loan might be anted he
to which plan the late French OM has shier
As the pledge and security, it is
, of the Clergy are to be given, which
to indispose the liaao with his Tonsured

THE NEW COIN.
Some of our contemporaries are contesting whether

have or have not got into circulation.
proie the contrary, we are told that some Ui the
pieces have been tried at , the Mint, and
to be of the full weight and ffirenesb: and
is inferred they were not cotiwterfeits. This
is not indubitabk. We ne4r4Ondefilodd
there was any difficulty in produeide trikii.of
of the same weight and standarlinvlliAby,
piece: nor will their being so prove that they
their impression in the Royal Mint. Dace
of an inferior stander,d, may be detected
the assay ; but in the natare of things it is iinpos-
that the assay should tell where or by whom k

mentioned in a former Paper that, without
recourse to an extra quantity of alloy--with-
, the pieces either in quality or in weight,
weight of the new coin holds our a sal&
iptation to the cupidity of weewfweierni•
issue coin every warepial in quarnyto.
money—and equally well executed, withs.
nine per cent. In other wnrds, being • '
trade,, in which they may turn their,
a week, with an annual ptogt of at)
for can the counterfeit 'be in this sake
;uished from the genuine, by putting than
Ling pot.
fact so palpable before the paths, we are'
see in some of the Daily Yarn state.
ling to impress the public with an idea that,
. will be melted down by ...counterfeiters.;
nested into Bank Tokens, which are of a still
compared with their nom:nal value,,
from the Royal Milo. Who woad be
. as to melt down shillings, while Incas
market, buy standard silver niaeprSent.
he would pay for an equal ifiraki of .tht
•
taken at its nominal valuoi .
perhaps, generally known that on • ill-
in the letters W. W. P. (the initialraf
lonourable WILLIAM Wl/414HALISX Poi. 4
. the ornamental parr round the Royal
ween the Harp and the word 4,
opptnite side; also In the othainsintkl part, le
for Worker. On the crowns and half.

lett:rs are distingtsisbablety the caked
the shillings and sispences by the help
Magnifying glass.

ljanCe. 1111
ory to the
offe them
rue spirit
10 govern rni
tors, and n
in testi]

eaay, that
;use of A
haat., for
In had bee
be Commi
VGLA3; I
r !al
eat they 15ri
tve of anti
anions atm
the Comma,
en that stati,
be had at al
gar of on'
lute of the
roeicial pal
ds of Br,
We discre
dam, of
4rdrid on
e letters in
date as the
as, such or
est channels
thee at Vd
I atilt with
Era a large

city, whereas at
circulation.. So
üblic treasury,
then troops nor
t has been sugge
Eagland, to whi4
sconragement.
seded, the rents
Ls tended to in
• Brethtcn.
'1
gome of our c
eountesfeks havi
Do proire the co
suspected pieces
bond to be of
e it is infers
nference is not
hat there WAS
filter of the si
• her piece r no
eceived their i
r/ia—coin of a
• Y &assay s b
'bk that the at
as coined.
We mention
acing recourse
.ut debasing tb
e under weigl
*lent temptatio
hey can issue
he l‘lint atone,
,t‘fit of nine
tad; money u
apical one.: a
• cent. Nor
see distinguish
the melting
With a fact s
►prised to see
tilts tending t
"ei;ew coin Wi
• converted
Weigh►, ci
' eh the coin Er
an ideot ai
' the open mar
'wet than he
coin, takes
Ii is not. per
New Coin
e Right Hon
• placed nn tl
this, between
n tl,e oppdgis
letitr W. to
Owns these lei
and on th
a Magnifyini