Star.
London, England, 1819-04-26 00:00:00

Richard Jordan and John Smith, film F.saez and, John
Litchfield, Leadeahall.streat, ors, !Kay 4,
and June .1, at clews, at , Mr. Wilkin-
son, Cornhill
Thome' Ellerby, Pook, I,4llo4lluPaTs May 1,8,
and June S, at twelve, at C Attornits, Messrs.
Swee4 Stnkty, and Carr, liasinOrki-street.
Jaqies Atherton, Warrington Lancashire, cabinet-maker, May
':u, at five, Sl, at ten, and June 5, at five, at the George
Inn, Warrington. Attornies, Messrs. Mason and Housman,
N,w Bridge-street, Blackfriars; or Messrs. Borer and Ni-
cholson, Warrington.
Heaeliah Harris, Bradford, Wilts, baker and shopkeeper, May
ID. 11, and June 5, at eleven, at the New Bear Inn, Brad-
ford. Attornies, Meows. King and Lnkins Gray's Inn-square ;
er Mr. Bush, Bradford.

THE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1819.
THE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OICE O'CLOCK :
3 per Cent. Reduced 71lii
3 per Ceat. Consols 721:31
Si Ter Cvnt. SO; "i-1. r,er Cent. 90
5 per Cent. Navy 101) 10.5
Bank Long Annuities ISI3-16
India Stock (2‘.?o—lndia Bonds 30 27 pre.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 4 3 premium
Commercial 30 discount
• Consals for Acct. 72iii.

In the present moment of commercial distress
and alarm respecting the deficiency of the revenue,
two great que,tions are so blended that the inevitable
effects of the one are attributed to the other, although
it is only by possibility that the result of the two
measures alluded to can be similar. We refer to the
Bank Restriction and the Finance plan of the Mini-
ster.—lt is supposed and asserted, that by the remo-
val of the Bank Restriction the Funds must fall, now
this, we think, is by no means clear ; but it is quite
certain that, let the Minister do what he may, the
value of funded property must be depreciated. If he
fund any quantity whatever of the enormous mass
of floating debt, he must create new Stock, and con-
sequently diminish the value of that which already
exists ; if he borrows any money to supply the defi-
ciency-of the revenue, he will do still more to reduce
the value of Stock, for he will actually create so
much more debt in addition to the enormous floating
debt ; and if he touch the Sinking Fund, which by
the by would, perhaps, be his wisest plan, the Funds '
must be depreciated, because the demand of the
customer (the Commissioners for the Redemption of

the Debt) will be diminished, and Stockholders, hav-
ing occasion to sell out, will in so much be at a loss
for a purchaser.
All this is "as clear as the sun at noon day." But
it by no means follows that the necessary fall of the
Funds will add to the public distress. On the con-
trary, we will venture to assert, that it would be
advantageous to the country that such a fall should
take place—for it is a well-known fact, that .the
greatest part of the existing Funded Debt was bor-1
rowed at a lower rate than the present price of Stock,
and consequently that the Public are paying more
capital in. every purchase the Commissioners make
than was borrowed ; we maintain, therefore, that it
is the interest of the Government, in the present cir-
cumstances of the country, that the Funds should
be depreciated, because it would render the Sinking
Fund more effective.

Viewing therefore, as we do, a fall in the Funds
not only certain, but even desirable, we think the
Public should look for the result with calinness, and
regard all fluctuation but as the effect of temporary
impulses. The Funds must and ought to come down ;
and nothing but nefarious speculation can prevent
this for a time, to the injury, ultimately, both of in-,
dividuals and the Public.

Were we Bears, and these observations calculated
for any special purpose, instead of calling the atten-
tion of the Stock-traders to these truths, we would
remind them of other much more elarmiag conside-
rations ; we would state to them that such is the pre-
sent situation of the world, universal peace reigning
towards us, that we cannot hope for any thing better
in our relations ; but we have much to fear other-
Wise. The murder of the British subjects by the"
American Bravo, Jacicsox, is not yet discussed in Par-
liament—what are Government to do in that bloody
business ? Are we to lick the spittle of the American
House of Representatives, who have dared to justify
that public crime ? Is France quite comfortable at
heart under our constant bragging about Waterloo ?
—ls there no debateable point at issue between our
Government) and hers? The slightest such would,
at this moment, in our bankrupt finances, shake the
whole fabric of the State to its foundations ; and those
who would justly appreciate these things, might with
perfect sincerity say, that the funds at this moment
were more likely to sink to forty than to rise to
eighty. But we are not so gloomily disposed; we
think, if the Minister will fairly look his difficulties
in the face, and have done with his windmill Ex-
chequer Bills, the national energy would soon recruit
all—but at present he is swiMming on bladders and
beyond his depth; and we do not iesitate to say dile
he is individually incurrring a fearful responsibility,
by risking, as he is now doing, the honour, the safety,
and the peace of the kingdoml to a mistaken policy.
The Paris Parrs of:Alubs.44l3lsve *Tired.

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KING on Wednesday. c Aniv's:4l 4C• . :
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had brought forward his Article on the Liberty of the
Press. After 'some discussion, the KEEPER of the
SILALS proposed to substitute words to the effect that
there should be no liability to prosecution for defa-
mation or libel on rccount of any thing contained in
a faithful report of the proceedings of the Chambers,
given bona fide in the Journals. This Amendment,
which was adopted by M. BEN.' VIIN CONSTANT in-
stead of his own article, was agreed to. The other
Articles were gone through, without any thing ma-
terial occurring; and a scrutiny was taken on the
whole Project, when there appeared in favour of it
143—against it, 58—majority, 85. The Chamber
adjourned till Thursday, to commence the discussion
of the Second Project.
Cie story is still kept up, of M. de Srounnz.%, a
literary agent of Russia Dresden, having been
threatened with assassination; and it is added, that
he has in consequence set out to return to Russia.

Sand, the assassin of KarzEsus, had, it is said,
been subjected to a painful operation, which, it was
thought, would prolong his life.
The PRINCRSS of WALES, it was repotted, intended
to proceed to Rome during the stay in that city of
the Emperor and Empress of AUSTRIA.
Fanrcu Five rot C NirTheida• Y 66
ednesd ay 66 L 75c.

A ifamburgh Mail arrived yesterday evening, with
Papers to the 21st instant. The following are extracts:

" HANOVER, APRIL 16.
" To-day we expect the arrival of her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of M - -EININGEN, mother of the Du-
chess of CLAstExcx. Her Royal High:less will pay a
visit for some time to Meiniugen, during the journey
of the Duke to England.
" It is said that his Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent of England has purchased of the King of the
Netherlands the county of Speigelberg, which is quite
surrounded by the kingdom of Hanover, and has
again parted with that domain to Count Munster, the
Minister of State.

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 9.
" Together with the new law against smugglers and,l
defrauders of the Customs, an equally severe Ordi-
nance respecting navigation has been published, whichli
is to be in force from next year ; both together are
expected to have the most important consequences for
the course of exchange, the manufactures of the king-
dom, and the revenues of the Crown, national and
foreign. Captains are allowed to sail directly into
fourteen ports only, and declaro their cargoes ; the
places belonging to other ports (among which is
Stockholm) where they are to put in and make their
preliminary declarations, and be visited by the offi-
cers, are shortly prescribes, and all others prohibited
under a penalty of 500 dollars banco, or nine months
hard labour in a fortress ' • as well as all anchoring
without necessity, even in the right channel, or sail-
ing in without pilots, who are ordered to have the
superintendence till the arrival of the Custom-house
Officers."

This morning Dutch and Flanders Mails arrived
from which the following are extracts :

BRUSSELS, APRIL 19.
A report is current that his Majesty the Emperor
of Russia will pay a visit to this City at the end'ef
the month of May, and that their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Orange will accompany
his Majesty back to St. Petersbutgh. It is, however,
uncertain whether this has any foundation.
We learn that the chir7fotntriver of the conspiracy
against his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, which
was formed here last Autumn, is an Es-French Offi-
cer, named Laborde, who has hitherto found means
to elude the search of the Police. The opening of
the Assizes is looked for with impatience, as it is.
not doubted but that important particulars will then
be revealed relative to this atair, which is in so many
points so very obscure.

BRUSSELS. APRIL st.
The Court of Assizes will begin on the 24th of this
month the proceedings against the persons accused
of the plot which was to break out sNovember
It seems hard to believe that so mad a project could
have existed; it appears, however, that the inquiries,
made with the greatest care by M. Van de Casteele,
completely establish the proof of the plot. It was
not directed either against his Majesty our Sovereign
or against his Government ; but its sole object was to
compel his Majesty the Emperor of Russia by the,
most violent means, even by the seizure of his per-
ion, to sign proclamations, in order to establish ano-1
ther Government in France, by proclaiming her Ma-
jesty Maria Louisa Regent during the minority of
her son. The circumstance, that nothing was pro-
jected either against his Majesty or his Government,
but that all was directed against a foreign Sovereign
and Government, makes the Article 861 of the Penal
Code inapplicable in this case; anc thus there is no
question of capital punishment. The pleadings in this,
cause will certainly excite the public curiosity. We
shall communicate the details to our Readers. As'
there are above forty witnesses to be heard in this
cause, it is thought that the Court of Assizes cannot
open its public Sittings before Tuesday. The accused
are five in number, four Frenchmen and one Belgian..
Laborde, who has escaped by flight, was the sixth.

Yesterday, at four o'ctock, a Meeting of the Ca-
binet Ministers was held at the Earl of Liv4aPoois
house, in Whitehall.
We are sorry to announce the death of Sir JOHN
BUCHANYAY RIDDLE, Member for Lanark, SAkirk,
Peebles, and Linlithgow. Mr. OwEN, of Lanark,•
so well known for his philanthropic labours, has of-
fered himself to the Electors to fill the vacant seat,
in an Address which will be found in a preceding
column of this Paper.
Yesterday afternoon his Majesty's schooner Pim can
arrived in Dover Roads from Calais, having on board
the PERSIAN ANIASZAEOR and suite. His Excellcr.cy
and part of his suite quitted the PIOYEER in the
Customhouse boat under a salute, and on entering
the harhour a salute was fired from the Heights
Battery. On landing, his Exceller.cy was received
by a Guard of Honour, and was immediately clriven
in a coach•and-four to the Sh:p Lay, a great cot-
cour{e of persons being assembled at the Pier Heaes,
and Quays. The Circassian Lady landee. about four
o'clock, and went to the Ship Inn in a coach
face was nearly cniered over with a shar:l—olvap.
peared to be about the it:ddlc :Auto: c. • . •

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