Star.
London, England, 1821-07-12 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1821.
ME FUNDS.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONC O'CLOCK
Bank Stock 232% 233
3 per Cent. Reduced 771/s 76 3 771/8
S per Cent. Consols 76% 1/4 %
3% per Cent. 871AI-4 per Cent. 95% 1/2
Navy 109% 1/2—Long Anns. 19 7-16 9-16
India Stock 234%—India Bonds 555. 565. pr.
Exchequer Bills. 4s. 6s. prem.
Consols for Account 78 77% 78 77 73 .

We announced yesterday, in a Second Edition of
our Paper, the Rejection'of the QUEEN'S Claim to par-
ticipate in the honours of the approaching Coronation,
and the Prorogation of Parliament by Commission.
The details of both events will be found at length in
our columns of to-day.
We are also enabled to lay before oar Readers the
Reply of the Qtnitm to the decision of the Ps ivy Coun-
cil. Her MAJESTY states, that notwithstanding that
decision, it is her intention to be present at the cere-
mony, and she therefore demands that a suitable
place may be appointed for her. This is spirited ;
nor do we see how her demand to be accommodated
with a place, merely as a spectator of the solemnity,
can with decency be refused.

The Speech of the Km to Parliament, is not of
a nature to invite much observation. It seems, of
late years, to have become a rule, in productions
of this sort, to make them as empty of all tan-
gible meaning as possible ; and, providing a suffi-
cient quantity of bad grammar and vulgar expres-
sion is thrown in, every other merit is disregarded.
The Speech of yesterday is entitled to pre-eminence
in both these respects ; we do not remember ever to
have read a worse. It contains scarcely a single sen-
timent which was worth uttering ; and, as a piece of
liteiary composition, would do no credit to the merest
tyro. His MAJESTY has determined to "put an end to
the present Session."— 44 H a (!) has obset ved with parti-
cular pleasure the facility with which the restoration to
a metallic currency has been effected by—the autho-
rity given to the Bank of England to commence its
payments in cash, at an earlier period than had been
determined by the last Parliament"—a statement in
which, Rom an obvious confusion of meaning, the
re-abundance of the precious metals is sagaciously
ascribed to the mere operation of an Act of Parlia-
ment. It would have been as wise to say, that his
MAJESTY regretted the inauspicious turn which
had been given to the weather by the Report of the
Agricultural Committee. But it is unnecessary to
multiply criticism on what is, in truth, beneath it.

The Paris Papers of Monday arrived this forenoon.

The Gazette de France mentions, that one of those
hawkers who go about the streets selling an Evening
Paper published at Paris, was on Saturday night ac-
costed by some young people, who asked him whe-
ther he had got an account of the Sitting of the
Chamber of Deputies ? lie answered that he had
not, but that he had got some interesting news—the
Death of BONAPARTZ 1 At these words the young
people fell on the poor man, and beat him severely
with their canes. This is the only manifestation of
the popular feeling respecting this event which has
yet found its way into the Parisian Journals.
An extract is given from a private letter from
Madrid, dated 26th June, according to which the
KING had, after some very threatening proceedings
on the part of the Club de la Fontana, agreed to the
convocation of the Extraordinary Cortes. The period
at which they are to be convened had not, however,
transpired ; report says, not sooner than the Ist of
October.

The King of WIRTEMBERG set out, on the 2d inst.
from Stutgard for Spa, where the King of PRUSSIA
and the king of the NETHERLANDS have also gone.

Accounts from Denmark, of the 26th June, state
that the Russian fleet, which had been precipitately
fitted nut in the ports of the Baltic; had set sail for
the Mediterranean.

We have received, to-day, Papers direct from
Madrid to the 28th of June. They contain the fol-
lowing details respecting the recent attempt to orga-
nize an extensive insurrection in Andalusia: