Star.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

LYONS, APRIL s.

Saturday last, the Sicur Louis Gutton, a dealer in
thread, living at the Market de la Grenette, his wife
and daughter received a visit from some of their
neighbours, which at departing they invited them to
repeat the next morning. At an early hour the visi-
tors presented themselves; but finding no answer to
their many applications for admittance, they recon-
ciled themselves to the disappointment, by supposing
that M. Gutton and his family had• gone into the
country. The Monday following, however, the same
application was repeated, with no better Success.
This circumstance raised a suspicion that some acci-
dent had happened, and the friends lo't no time' in
apprising the Commissary of the Acrondis-;entent of
the nature of their fears. An immediate investiga-
tion, in consequence,. took place; and the Officer, in
company of the friends and neighbours of M. Gutton,
proceeded to search his house. There appeared not
a vestige of any of its inhabitants; though, from the
condition of the supper table, and the state of the
beds, it appeared they had supped and gone to bed.
This was the more mysterious, as to one had seen
them go cut during the night, or in the morning.—
In the evening of the same day, the Magistrate put
his seal upon the door, at the request of the friends of
M. Gutton. Hitherto the closest inspection into the
state of the house did not go far in removing the mys-
tery; fcr the plate, watches, and jewels were. in their
places, and there was money in the chamber, and tne

-warehouse--)n Sunday, the ‘2Bth, at eleven o'clock
in the morning, the body of Madame Gutton was
taken up at Irigny, on the Rhone, having been stopped
in a fisherman s net. The night-cap and night-gown
which the deceased had worn the preceding niht,
were still upon the body; however, from no outward
inspection, or by opening the body, could the smallest
clue be found by which to trace the cause or manner
of her death. It is still impossible to guess by what
fatality these three individuals have been thus lost to
society, which regrets thetil with a melancholy re-
flection upon their fate. Was it a simple accident,
or the consequence of an act of despeir 4r.nigdness,
or could it be the result of a aeliberate frightful
crime ? We must leave it time and the active efforts
of the Police to bring to light the Mysterious bear-
ings•of this affair..

THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR.

A Paris Paper contains some. curious details of the
history of MIRZA ABDOUL HASSAN KHAN, the Per,
%ion Ambassador now at Paris, on his-way to tow.'
don. iitoing descended from a distinguished family,
who occupied th• hinhest post of honour anckpower
under the Kings of Peir.ia, he himself, when yotmg,
was appointed to the governut.nt of a district 'of the
kingdom of Persia bordering on du. Persian Gulf.
While thus enjoying his' Sovereign's favour, azimerse
of fortune, not uncommon in the despotic countries
of the East, plunged him from the pinnacle of ho
nour into the depths of adversity. His uncle, who
filled the situation of Prue Minister at the Court of
Persia, was accused, by the cilurnnies of jealoniii
courtiers, of 'aspiring to the Throne: and the Royal
displeasure, of which he, in consequence became the
victim, extended its withering effects to all his family.
The unfortunate Minister was put to death, and his
property confiscated to the Crown, while several of
his relations lost their lives or had their eyes put out,
for no other reason than because they happened to
be connected with his family.
Abdoul Hassan, the Ambassador, who was de-e
prived of his Government, and threatened with a si-
milar fate, happily escaped death by being forgotten
till vengeance was satisfied, and after languishingin
prison for three months, was allowed to retire from
office and danger into foreign lands. Ills first object
was to visit the tomb of the Prophet. at Mecca, and,
this pilgrimage inspired him with the wish of more
distant travel. Accordingly, after seeing the chief
' city of the Wechabites, and other parts of Arabia,
he embarked at Bassorali, on board of an Engliih
vessel, for Calcutta, during the time the Marquis of
Wellesley was Governor-General of India. In British
India, and particularly the Deccan, he spent three
years ; when, proceeding to' Bombay, he learned that
his Sovereign had made a tardy discovery of his in-
nocence, and, restoring him to favour, had sum-
moned him home.

In 1809, by the influence of a surviving uncle,
who was Minister of Finance; he was sent to England
in quality of Ambassador, accompanied by M. Mo-
rier, who was at time Secretary of Embassy at the
Court of Persia. In London he remained only seven
months, when he returned to Persia along with Sir tie.
Ousley, who was appointed our Minister to Persia.
In his passage home, the vessel toucheclat Rio Ja-
neiro, and Abdoul Hassan was, perhaps, tjie first Per-:
sian Ambassador that saw the New World. When
he returned to hiSmaster, his.. services were requited
with the title of 'Khmark's newmark's of confidence.
He• Was employed to conclude.a peace with. Russia in
1813, and in the • following year proceeded as Am-
bassador to St. Petersburgh, whence he returned
home after'a Stay Of -thtee years. The Ambassador
'is not only knownfor his diplomatic, services, but his
literary attainments and elegant accomplishments.
He is known to have cultivated learning with:distin-
guished success. He ipeiks,several languages, Eng-
hsh, Arabic, atiosiait, and ilindostanee. Ile has
Witittetc,l4Vbkliiitilt, of his travels and voyages, and
linjotirnal. he has entitled " The Wonderful Book:
To this " Wonderful book " he is said,to be adding
fresh ClaiMs to the'favotir of the Greet Ki by an,
sae:Mg...ll4 observations on Franey and Germany.
.Mirza Abdonl flassan is about 44.s•years of. age, of.
an ordinary height; Ott( of a noble and. agreeable pie-
terlk.: cr-
perience as.his iniiniers are graceful us polishes.' •I)7
4kis .extensive Iravglr•lnd hiS 'intercourse ss ith the
highest society., awAccusati Oservego: •
of art, and Calms an account of the nitski.kii2.4aide
elrcfs d'cruvre which he visits in the Prerie/rcapitiel.

PRICZ OF 'Tom; Tilts DAY AT ONF
flank Stock 25S—Reduced 7Sfil er.di
Consol's 74 ;t—Cons. for Acct. 74%,ii
31 per Ct. 82} ex. div.-1, fser Ccnt. !..2
Naryl 0.5; 311-.5 per Cent. 1797 108!,
Hank Long Anns. 19 5-16 5-15 cx. d;
Itidia Stock shut—lndia Bonds 4)
Exchequer Bills (94.) 2 pre. par.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday
ing.—The Chamber of Peers had a pu,
Tuesday. Marshal Connt JoIJRDA): too;
and his seat. The Marquis de Mango!
developed the grounds of his propcsitic
dress to his Majesty, beseeching 1.:4n t
the Chambers a Law for substitutinr;
transportation, the execution of which
be impossible, some other punishment
to the nature and magnitude of crimes.
"her ordered the proposition to be printed,
bpted along, with the developments
Mover. A new-proposition was neet
Denenouviat, the object of which is r,
the article of the Law of 'Finances, w
the accumulation of several military pen;
number of old Chevaliers of the Ordes
on their establishing that they are the
Order, that they have no other mean,
but their pensions, and that they do Ili
the aggregate of these pensions more the
to 1600 francs of annual income. Thi
decided that the proposition should be eni
Lt then adjourned until Tuesday, the !`,7
The Chamber of Deputiss.were. near]
cupied on Tuesday with the'adjourned
Monopoly of Tobacco. The speake:s
day were MM: Poycm:D.HANC.UIDL•rt,
DEOCEDIC. and KERN. COUSit BEUGUir de
The only Member who .:mpported him
PANVILLIERS. A second adjournment
tion.:olen took place until Wednesday.

The departure of the KING for St.
nounced fOr the.2d 91May. ..

By an Ordinance of the 31st of Marc
has ordered that ten-of the-legions shall
by.the addition of a third Batallion to each.
Letters received from Italy say, the
been detected at 3lantua for carrying of
an august traveller (the Emperor Of A,
is now in that country. A great number
of the sect of Carbouari, have been arrest
quence of this affair.' It appears, accor,
letter', that the•plot was not delio,,,Lcc:
Milian hour before the time designed fa
Lion. This news stands ih need of confii
• Ptenc) 6 per. Cents. Tuesday, div
March, V;l9, 66 fr. 90 c.

Boston Papers reached us this mornin

later than previous arrivals. A Bosom

10th ultimo, presents the following
which we have not seen in any papers recei'
In the House of Representatives, Mart
to prohibit the Slave Trade passed to be
The following section was added—" That
son who shall import into the United States,
ingly aid or abet the importation into
States, of any African negro or other person,
intent to sell or use such negro, or other
be irnported as a Slave, or shall purchase
Slave, knowing him or her to be thus imp(
on conviction thereof, i:t any Circuit Col
United States, be punished by death."

LAST DAY Or THE SESSION.—In the
--the.3d of March, the Bill from the House,
the second Monday of November for the •
ing of Congress, was indefinitely postp(
Bill authorising the establishment of a
Government of Florida, passed ; it has hero
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
The Bill front the Sedate, 'changing thi
disposing xi the Public Lands, was dcl
there Was not time to complete it.
The Bills concerning Invalid Pensioners
blish certain Post-roads ; and to amend
corporating the Subscribers tethe Bank of
States, have an beconie laws.—At a late
Houses of Congress adjourned nine

We have given, in ancther column, est
Calcutta Papers received yesterday. It apj
them, that in several Districti in the intern
,tranquillity halh y'et;been restored. Su
ioo ; "a *Celebrated Pindaree- Chief, had ma‘
pearancein the licituol Valley, with a trai
lowers. APPA'Surse was also canoe tiag
in all .directions, according to these accou,
-intelligence from Isms nalt represented the i
of'the latePetsitwA's territory as so Yes&
'had been &mid neicssary-:ici.--dispaich hie
reenient Of footirbrnflOnsbay towar

The l'ltt)oi, Retl4ire;eiyr,st.vis4syester
tlit Dnk.e lootc.:no*Lhicip..A of th.be.ci
Count uiisTEfri lid.lliffNek REGyld 4 eunte.. % A.
Ivo:-7n •
The Doha' a You k
oii Thursday

CO? MEKE..

ItOYAi, EXCHANCHt.
the Bank from paying their
E;11 for restT3ining
an earlier date than the Ist of January, 1817.
srns undei. £3, in gold,-seeMs to have
eact of -lowering foreign Exchanges.,
Aware that the depression can altogether
te the aliore measure, it is More the conss;.
Ih. h
w
soneral languid state of trade ,
esporta:ion, naturally produces a
el Bills ; but we do not consider this an evii,
circumstance of this scarcity will act as a
to erprtation by diminishing the value of
ste: ling abroad, or what amounts to the
• itiag, the value of what a pound sterling will
We think our Contemporaries give them;
tmcccessary anxiety about the rate of
I.4thanges. %Vim: e commercial intercourse is
tlie wig always find their level ;
ary art::icial measure to promote what is so
teamed the " par of Exchange and Ba-
er' Trade," will only tend to obstruct mercan_
rperatiors ; but we strongly suspect that many
.se who reason so much upon those subjects,
ray conversaat will their nature.
Corse of Exchange, last Thursday, upon
vrdain, was from 11.5 to 11.4 i, being about one
rerte, or one-half per cent., lower than...on the pre-'
Tuesday'.—Upon Paris, francs, 9A, at three
and 2160 at sight. which is a mere shade
r.—The Exchange on Hamburgh fell. about 211
king done at 33.10 and 33.8,2 decline, of
eac-ibird per cent.—There was no alteration
tion other places siace last Post.

MINCING-LANE.
.5t% have experienced a very considerable de-
t!::s week, and very little has been done. The
in..:A still be considered as merely nominal.
bars of all descriptions remain very dull, and'
pas arc rather lower.
peper, Err.ento, and. other Spices, are still de-
-3 in price, and very little inquired for.
At a Sale of the East India Company, held on
nsday, consisting of about 8,000 hags, Coffee,
~0 brs Sugar, and 12,000 bags Rice, the prices
a icl.ow:

COrTYX.

,9xt Bap Cherib2t Coffte, sound, 101i..6d. a 104a.—About
.270; bags rkker.
AO hit damaged, 9as. 6d. a 101s:—All sold.
13 St:sai CLas, 87s. lid. a 91s. 6d.—Ditto.•
gp iintd CL,s, 'id. a 725.

RICE.
Xe Down Java Ricc, sold, 1!s. a 13s. 6d.
KO White Bengal ditto, 19s. a 2fls.—Only 128 bags sold.
IA I.daior and dusty ditto, 16s. 6d. a 17s.—Only 150 sold.
1.t4 Tcliow.sh il.!ngal ditto, 15s. a 165.—About 250 taken in.
MD Good dti White Bengal, 471. a 48s.—None sold.

050 I.cw White Sugar, 445. 6d. a 455.—Partly bought in.
PO D..T.? ditto, 40s. 6d. a 465.—Ditto,
0.0 Drown Bourbon ditto, 335. a 3.15.
10 Damp ditto, 28s. 6d. a 321.
To East India Company have declared the fol-
riag Sale for the 10th May :
it:97'nos Saltpetre. 100,000 Dr. Cloves.
6.410 Dugs Black Pipper. 35,000 Lbs. 3lace.
400 Lbs. Cinnamon: 100,000 Lbs.. Nutmegs.
II4CC AT THE WEST INDIA DOCKS, APRIL 3, 1819.
!:*CAL-14,444 bhds. 5,868 tierces.
Carat-8,267 rusks, 10,690 bags.
casks, 7,153 bags.
AT THE WEST INDIA DOCKS, APRIL 7, 1819.
5:0,4.-13,874 hhds. 4,407 tierces.
• Onii..-8,90,2 casks, 33,310 bags.
fast.ni.-144 casks, 9,813 bags.
COTTON MARKETS.
"Ice is more appearance of steadiness in Cotton
week, particularly for Bengals, which are a shade
-kr a: Liverpool, according to our letters this
flg. We have been favoured with the follow.
!interesting statement respecting Cottcn, which we
r.Cdonbt will be valuable to many of our Readers:
The Import for %he first three Months of the pre-
- sear in Liverpool, consists of—
r 3apfrore Amerka apt 37,785 Bogs in the
-

',14

Brazil and Portugal —. 27,648 same Pe-
Dards Colonies, &c.... 5,816 clod last
East Indira ... 12,145 year.
Europe ... 1,491

'4l Bag.

64,591 Bags.
lag an increase of 33,043 Bags, of which it will
o:rerved 18,750 are East India. The gross Sales
7,7 the same period this year amount to 89,000
anl supposing 8000 to have been taken on
?.7-cina, and left for re-sale, the Stock will have
about 21,000 Bags.

COMPARATIVE PRICES.
'T' "7,11119. Slit March, 1819.
M. Sea Island Is. 1011. to 35. Od.
Is.U.d. Bowed It od. to Is. lid.
• is. N. Orleans Is. to Is. 4d.
)tid. Pernambuco Is. 6d. to Is. 741.
I It- :ud. Is. 4d. to Is. sd.
gd. 111.aranharst is. 4d. to is. 41
1.'4(1. IN-nit:ram Is. M. to Is. 7d.
eAd. West-India is. 2d. to Is. 3d.
214. Surat Cs. 71. to 0.. ltd.
cs. I Id. 11.mg.t1 cs. Li. to u..

w. t 1

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FOREIGN TRADE.
hatch Mail of the Gth instant, hrings
arrival of the following colonial pro-

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:,;eraam, daring the last wcck, 410 whole
Sr3ar, 45 half ditto, and 554 bags Coffee,
n !!arannah ; 453 chests Sug.a, and (7,5 bales
r::(,:1, from Surinam ; and I,sfig b.t?s, 57 casks
ae and 30 bags Cotton, from Dernatara.
6.1 th: :'tench Mail arrived this morning we learn
at saitS even fur the home consumption were very
si!!ed, and prices evinced a slight tendency towards
`ttlining—particularly of Sugars, which have rececia
ie a few centimes. Bourbon, St. Domingo, and Spas
`"h Islands Coffee have fallen to francs 2. 40. Cot-
.4as continued to arrive in the French ports, but few,

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sales :were effected. Cocoa has fallen francs 2. SO.
Molasses 1 franc—Carolina Rice 3 francs. Black
Pepper has advanced about GO centimes.

Actual PriCes at Archangel 21st February t—Oits
rubels,-.Wheat 22 to 22k, Rye 16; Tallow 141.,
145, and 116 rubels per 10 paid. Train oil was at
10 rubels, but found no buyers-29 rubels offered
for Linseed, but none was to be bought under 30 ;
Barley was held at ISt, but no offers above 13 per
tschw. Maus might be purchased at 375 rubels.