Star.
London, England, 1819-06-12 00:00:00

VIENNA, MAY 2S.

Commerce languishes—there are no bankruptcies
—but at the same time there is no business doing.
Money is abundant, and discount very low. The
corn and vines present a most promising appearance.
We learn from Inspruck, that the Emperor has
conferred a distinguished mark of his benevolence on
the family of the late Andrew Hoffer, the celebrated
innkeeper, who put himself at the head of the Tyro-
lean volunteers, in 1809, and who being afterwards
taken prisoner, was shot by order of Bonaparte.=
—His Majesty has granted to the widow of Hoffer
an anneal pension of 500 florins, a pension of 200
florins to each of his four daughters, with a dowry of
500 florins each in case of marriage ; and ordered
some considerable hotel to be purchased for the son,
Jean Hoffer.

ZURICM, MAY 51.
The Government has been at last successful 41
discovering all the affiliations of those brigands and
thieves which have for so long a time infested part of
Switzerland. Two Chiefs of the Band, FelixWaser and
Jean Ulrich,; were beheaded on the 24th of May at
Zug. It appears from the information obtained, that
their principal establishments were in the forests of
the Canton of Lucerne, at Schindileggi, and other
places of the Canton of Schwyz, and at several points
in the Cantons of Zug, Argovia, and Soleure. They
had fixed places of meeting, where they were obliged
to assemble at stated periods.
PROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.
" PARIS, JUNE 9e

g,
I have snore than once endeavoured to call the
attention of the British Government to a due consi-
deration of the objects, character, and aims of Rus-
sian policy. They have too long been much misun-
derstood, but I have reason to believe, (for we can
here learn facts not so easily discovered in London)
that Lord Castlereagh and the Duke of Wellington
have at last begun to view them in a different light
from what they formerly did. Let me hope, how-
ever, that there is no serious intention to send the
Duke to Stockholm. Diplomacy is not the kind of
service in which his great powers should be employed ;
on that point no doubts are entertained here. His
services may yet be wanted, and perhaps sooner than
some people may imagine, in that line in which he
has no rival, and for that line alone should he bet*

ieived. The fate of Europe &rale nest half century;
mat depend an the character (not for valour) of the

indisklual sent to Copenhagen; and if *btild be
worse than plating our political existence on the cast

of a die, to be indifferent t o the diplomatic audit,-
ments of the individdal Who may be sent to that capi-

tali It is in Sweden, and at tilt Cburt of Charles
John, that the great question of peach or *at in
Europe will be deCided. Rntsia (it is bell'eved in the
best informed circles here) has sworn hii OVerthrOw.
England ought to swear to maintain hith. In Eng-
land wt have not to fear the liperborian Hordes.

The wooden walls of old England will protect us;

but continental Europe will have to strdggle against
them. In Russia every thing is reduced to calcula-
tion, and (if we may credit what is confidently asserted
here,) at a late Council of State it was discussed
what would be the maximum of loss to Russia to
effect the conquest of the rest of Europe?* One of the
Generals, (B---, if I am rightly informed,) rose and
stated, that to conquer Europe it would be necessary
to destroy 500,000 of her troops ; this done, the con-
quest was certain; that to effect this, they must cal-
culate on losing themselves at least 1,500,000, ()Wing
to the inferior state of discipline of the Russian troops,
&C. &c. ; added to which, 500,000 more might be re-

Attired to garrison the fortresses, and 500,000 addi-
tional m maintain the countries in a state of coloniza-
tion. This calculation was regarded as the maxi-
mum. The assistance of Prussia, it was thought,
might be calculated on, who was to be promised a
I large share of the German empire, for her co-opera-
tion. Such are the ridiculous dreams of the demi-
savages of the north. The required numbers it was
agreed, could be found ; but the means of raising,
equipping, and paying such an Army, suspended all
fat ther deliberations.

I have no particular affection for the King of
Sweden ; I can never forgive his turning Against his
old friend and patron Bonaparte ; but his case was a
delicate and peculiar one, and which ever way he
might act, he was sure to incur an equal degree of
blame, besides the danger ; for had he refused, it was
decided to dethrone Charles XIII. by attacking Swe-
den by sea and land with large forces, and proclaiin-
ing young Gustavus. Let not England forget the
services, (or, if gratitude be out of the question,) let
her look to her present and future welfare, by allying
herself closely to Sweden, who can furnish the prin-
cipal supplies for her marine. Russia may have her
spies every where, and she has several in every state,
whether great or small. I do not include in the
number the Duke of Richelieu, Governor of Odessa,
who is now travelling with a passport which he had
made out for him, as a General in the Russian ser-
vice. But what part will France take ? If England
looks hot well to her own interests in this quarter,
tad employs not able agents here to support them,
France, that issthe Government, will throw herself
into the arms of Russia : but France is nbt to be
feared ; England has the means in her power of turn-
ing the scale as she pleases with a single breath."
• This statement we consider as quite ineredible.—Etut

Yesterday morning Prince LEOPOLD,. attended by
Baron HAlN:mantel!, visited the Duchess of Yoax
and the Duke and Duchess of KENT. In the even-
ing Prince LEOPOLD left town for Claremont.
The buke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER had a din.;
ner party yesterday.
The Duke of NORFOLK and the Catholic Bishop,
Dr. POYNTER, attended the Debate on Thursday
night, in the House of Lords. They stood in the place
railed in, near the Throne, for the reception of privi-
leged persons.
The Duke of WELLINGTON appeared yesterday in
the House of Peers, in a full dress Field-Marshal's
uniform, and decorated with the Garter and several
others of his numerous Orders.
The Countess of TEMPLE has presented a new Set
of Colours to the second regiment of Bucks Yeo-
manry Cavalry, who met her Ladyship, and Earl
TEMPLE, on the day of their nuptiali, on the confines
of Buckinghamshire, and escorted them to Stow.
The reception of the PERSIAN AMBASSADOR by
his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, ai Ascot.
Races, was highly calculated to pleace his EiCel-
lency. lie was escorted in his carriage to the Royal
Stand by Sir GORE OusLax and Mr. Moasu,
where the PRINCE REGENT soon after arrived. His
Royal Highness and the Ambassador remained on
the Stand during the whole of the Races ; on his de-
parture his Royal Highness was cheered by the
crowd, and the same honour was conferred upon the
Ambassador, who has learnt to prize it as the high=
est honour he can receive in this land of liberty.—
The Ambassador followed his Royal Highness to
the Cottage, in Windsor Park, where he dined, and
was seated on his Royal Highness's right hand.
We ought not to have finished our remarks on the'
closing of Drury-Lane Theatre without Mentioning
the pleasure which We derived from the lively per-
formance
of Lady Percy, by Mrs. ROBINSON. Her
naivete formed a most pleasant contrast to the brus-
querie of the fiery Hotspur, and we were happy to
see that such efforts met with deserved approbation.
This Lady's feeling personation of Cora, on the pre-
ceding evening, proves that her talents are not only
capable of exertion in the lighter parts of the Drama,
since we have seldom witnessed any thing on the'
Stage more affecting than her scene with Rulla ; and
we cannot help expressing our regret that we have
seen so little of her this last season, acid otir hope
that the next may present her with more opportuni-
ties of diplaying those talents which require only
fostering to arise to perfection,
Swan. WiNes.--Aniount of btities paid in Grea
Britain: viz.---For 1817, 1:12,44.5 2-11-1818
C 9,849 Gs. 110.-18191 £15,878 ss. Sid.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 17,--Joszpn BotAPkarsi
ei-clevenet King of Spain, passed through Alexandria
laic Wednei&ay, on a Visit to Mount Vernon ; and
thence took passage in the steam-boat for Richmond.