Star.
London, England, 1826-08-14 00:00:00

PETERSBURG H, has 27.

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To-day,at noon, the Duke de San Carlos, Ambassador
Extraordinary from his Catholii Majesty, had his
audience of leave of the Emperor, at the palace of
Yelagin. Their Imperial Majesties set out to-day for
the isle of Yelagin, fur Zarskajiselo, 'whence they con.
tinue their journey to Moscow.

Its Majesty has addressed a rescript to General
BaroDiebitsth, thanking him fortis zealous exertions
to ba, the plots of the conspirators who were prepar-
ing to raise the standard of revolt in the 2d army.
Weisave receiysil the 4enreine Zeiteng of the 7th,
and Brussels Papers to the 12th inst. Their contents
are uninteresting, with the exception of an article from
the former, dated Trieste, July 29, announcing the im-
portant intelligence of Lord COCHRANZ having at length
reached the waters of the Archipelago, accompanied
with a considerable force; what this force consists of,l
whether in steam Teasels, or in the usual description of
ships of war, is not mentioned. Commodore HAMM.
Tow, who commands the English squiidron in these seas,
is said to have had an interview with his Lordship, and
exacted a promise from him, not to commence hostili-
ties against the Turco Egyptian fleet; this would appear
strange, after his Lordship, and his brave men in arms,
havinuarrived for the express purpose of chastising the
aggressi3as committed by these barbarous invaders of
the Mores. The following is an extract :

TRIESTE, Jusir 99.

'The packet from Corfu. of the 14th of July, has at
length brought us news of the arrival of Lord Cochrane
in the Archipelago, with a considerable force. The
English Consul has received this news officially; and
privateletters from Corfu affirm that the Egyptians in
Patras are in great alarm. Meantime, according to a
I report in circulation here, Commodore Hamilton is said
to have exacted a promise from his Lordship, to commit
no hostilities against the Ottoman fleet ; this is, how-
ever, doubted by other persons, who look for int-
' portant results.
The Frankfoit Papers of the 6th instant quote, from
the Austrian Mum, of the Ist, a notice from Constantinople, dated
10th July, stating that a division of CS ships of the Captain Pacna's
feet bad sailed from the Dardanelles on the 4th. His first point of
attack, it is supposed, will be Samos. That is/and Is possessed of
no force to withstand the Turks, and will, it is said, surrender im-
mediately, if tolerable conditions be offered. The Austrian squa-
dron arrived at Smyrna on the 50th June. There are now in the
Archipelago four squadrons besides the Austrian, viz. the Englilki
the French, the Sardinian, and lastly, the American, under Coal-1
=odors Raises.

By the Canada, arrived at Liverpool, New York
Papers to the 15th, Boston to the 13th, Philadelphia to the 11th,
and Baltimore to the 13th ult. have been received. Their contents
are of more than ordinary interest, and extracts will be found in
our first page. The intelligence from Colombia is important, as
*miss( that the recent events which have taken place in Vene....l
seek threaten to be followed by serious commotion,. The death
of the venerable Ex-president Jetraasoss is confirmed.
The Lisbon Gazettes, from the 17th to the 22d of July
inclusive, contain several Decrees by the Pumas Realist One of
them orders the copies of the new Constitution to be printed at the
Royal press only; a second appoints two Commissioners to arrange
measures for the speedy assembling of the Cortez; a third orders
the Oath to the Constitution to be taken OR the 31st ult. The same
f3asette contains the additional Treaty between Brasil and Porto-'
gal, whereby the former engages to pay the latter two millions
sterling, foe the Ourpose of liquidating the loan contracted in London,
my October, 1923.--This Treaty is signed, among others, by Sir
Cita:ism STUART. as Plenipotentiary of the late King of PORTUGAL.
We received last night the Dods, dated Friday, from
which we make the following extracts, in addition to others In our
first page :
We have received accounts front Greece, dated July 29, of *na-
ture very unsatisfactory as regards the Greek cease.
The Chicks are less united than ever. The new deverpment is
less vigorous than the old one. it has just removed to an island, the
Bogy, Is hoot of Napoli, occupied by the Senores and Rornelioks,,
who refine to surrender the forts until their arrears be paid. Se.
revel villages of Attica have submitted to the Turks.

The enterprises of truants are directed against the Maine!es,
who, having never left their mountains to support the other Greeks,
will not be assisted by them.

The American squadron, under Commodore Room, is in the
Dardanelles.

Lieutenant-General PAVIA/CO is at Smyrna with the Austrian
naval division. Vice Admiral NaILI is also there.

Letters from La Guayra, of the 17th June, state, that
Whin remain quiet, and that General Pun was nuking great
exertions to strengthen himself, and he Lad levied a tax of fifty
thousand dollan per month on the cities of Carnes. and La Guayra.
The adviees from Valparaiso of 19th April, state that it is reported
the chili= squadron had been sold to the Government of Buenos
Ayres, and that the Peruvian squadron was dismantled.

Sr HallllaßT TAYLOR, Military Secretary to the
Duke of Vona, and Sir Warmest:yr Goose; Quarter-Master.
General, transacted business on Saturday morning with the Duke
of Yost:, at Mr. Glaatuswittio's villa, at Bromptuo. The Judge
Advocat• also transacted business with his Royal Highness, and
laid before him some proceedings of Courts Martial. In the
afternoons bb
wards of an hoer. guar Ritrous and Mr. I'. M•Giticon
Woes, drove out in his cabriolet for up
Asked tie Royal Doke ass Friday.
The Marqats and Marchioness of CLA 14RTCA tIDE left
town oe Saturday morning for Brighton, on a visit to Mr. Secre-
tary sad Mrs. Curious.

EVILS OF RI SIDENCE ABROAD—No. 2.
4-•••••••.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Stn---The attention of your readers having already,
in a recent number of your Journal, been directed to
one of the unhappy effects accruing from the residence
of so large a portion of our countrymen abroad, I have
now to request it again to another of the lamentable
evils resulting from the same cause—viz. a ruinous and
increasing spirit °fp:tabling a which, if it has not alto-
gether originated with them, has at least been widely
aggravated by their encouragements.
That the constant intercourse of the English with
Foreigners, and their participations in the amusements
prevalent on the Continent, has given a most accelerated
impetus to this fearful species of vicious dissipation, of late
years, which it did not formerly possess at home, no rea-
sonable man can for a moment question. Those who know
any thing of the places abroad to which British residents
are attracted by various inducements, must be well
aware that there is not a town on the Continent to
which the English most resort, where constant facilities
are not presented to them, through the artifices of pro-
fligate aJventurers,f.ir opening gambling-houses; which,
however limited they may be in provincial towns, coin.
paled with those in the Metropolis, produce the most
ruinous effects. If Paris, as the central focus, has its
salon, and its chambres, every secondary and still more
subordinate place (especially where there are English
purses to be fleeced, and English victims to be duped)
has its petits cabinets—and, to complimeat British fed-
ing, even its "Societies Asiglaises."
What must be the enormous gains of the proprietors
of the latter may easily be calculated, from a compa-
rative estimate of them, with the produce of the central
establishments, a conspectus of which, given from a
source of unquestionable authority, will be read, if not
with some profitable interest, with at least fearful
foreboding.

" The following striking details are furnished by an ex.farmer of
the Parisian gaming-houses. Into what a vortex they plunge who
stake their property in these establishments, rightly termed' Hells,'
will appear from the immense gains, which enable them to meet
the following expenditure :
The farmers of the public gaming-houses, who are ex.. Flan%
elusively privileged, pay the city of Parts, annually 6,500,000
The Pots de sin and presents that they take upon them-
selves, or that are put upon them, amount annually to 1,500,000
The farmers are allowed ont of the profits, for expenses
of administration and service . . . 1,800,000
The profits of the farmers, per month, are estimated
at 200,000, which give for the year . . . 2,400,030
The City of Paris, besides the above farming rent,
takes 3-4ths of the profits, which yield annually

• 7,200,000

18,400,000
1. From this sketch it is evident that the gaming-houses of Paris
cost annually, to those who pay them--tbat is, gamesters the
enormous sum of above 18,000,000 francs (or 936,0004 sterling),
which is a larger amount than is received by all the collectors of
direct taxes in the,capital."
Now, after reading this statement—after finding that
there is not a town of any considerable size (in France
at least) where this demoralising system has not its ra-
mifications and its emissaries to fleece the wretched
dupes whom they can inveigle—and where there are
not even haunts provided, of a corresponding level, for
our very servants themselves,* shall it be asked, it the
influence of a continental residence has not become a
fearful and tremendous engine of evil to our country?
- Your's, truly, PHILO-PATRIS.
• The employments and seductions held out abroad to British
servants, and their demoralising influence over this class of Britain's
sonsovill form the subject of a future number of these Sketches of
the" Evils of Residence Abroad."