Star.
London, England, 1819-04-06 00:00:00

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THE FUNDS.

The alarm created in the City by the proceedings
in the House of C respecting Cash Payments
last night, is beyond precedent. The Royal Exchange
was crowded early with visitors, each anxious to
ascertain what effect it would have upon the Funds.'
Consols commenced at 75 for the Account, but from
the immense sales thrown upon the market they fell
to 74i, but again rose to 744 3, at which price they
were at one o'clock. This being the first day of the
quarter, the Commissioners make no purchase, but
to-morrow they lay out ninety-seven thousand pounds
in money, and continue the same during
.the whole
of this quarter. The Bank has been crowded the
whole of this morning with Backers, Brokers, and the
Public, who are anxious to exchange their old notes for
gold, which, if not done this day, they will be depri-
ved of the opportunity to-morrow, as no doubt the
Bill will be passed into a law to-night ; the rapidity of
this measure prevents those persons in the country
from sending their immense hordes of old notes up
in time ; they will, therefore, in future, only be ex-
changed for new Bank-nixes. The fractional parts
of the Dividends will be paid in silver under a pound
note, instead of gold. The general opinion among
the Merchants is, that the Bank will pay in specie
within a twelvemonth from the present time.

Two Dutch Mails arrived this morning, bringing
accounts to the Sd instant. The daughter of the Prus-
sian Ambassador, Prince HAT2FELD, having over-
heated herself at dancing, has fallen a victim to its
consequences in her 17th year, greatly regretted. Her
remains are to be removed from Brussels to Prussia
for interment.

AbOve twenty persons have been summoned to
Paris from Brussels to give evidence in the impend-
ing trial of the person who shot at the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON.

BATAVIA, NOVEMBER 7.
M. Rienwirdt, Director of the Affairs relative to
Agricultime, Arts, and Sciences, was litst month in
the government of Preang during a violent eruption
of the Volcano of Goenoeng, and has communicated
many important particulars respecting it. The first
effects were perceived on 21st October between, ten
and eleven r. m. when the mountain amidst violent
shocks, which were felt at Trogong, began to throw
up from the summit red hot stones in immense
quantities and a great mass of lavi. Happily the
wind blowing from the south-west, carried all these
inflamed bodies towards the uninhabited mountains,
aid the inhabited districts were spared. The erup-
tion lasted till Saturday at noon. Besides the prin.
cipal crater at the summit of the mountain, its sides
at different heights also emitted fire and smoke for
several days after the-eruption.
On the 28th of October, M. Rienvrardt attempted
to ascend the mountain, which was very trouble-
some and dangerous, on account of its height and
steepness, and the heaps•of loose and sharp stones, as
well as the heat of the ground, and the rolling down'
of stones from the summit, it became more difficult'
as they ascended higher. M. Rienwardt had left
Tragony at day-break and nearly reached the sum-
mit at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the barometer stood
then at 25-35 English inches, and the thermometer
at 75 degrees Farhrenheit. We now hoped, with
another effort, to reach the spot where the eruption
took place, but was obliged to desist and to leave
this dangerous place by the coming loose of a large
mass of the upper heap of stones. The Goenoing-
Goenloer is part of a chain of mountains, almost all
situated in a direction north east to south-west.
The mountain of Agon, to the N.E. is nearly of the
same height as the volcano, which is near 3,100 Eng-
lish feet above Trogong, and 5,200 English feet
above the level of the sea.

It is again rumoured in the political circles, that
Mr. VANSITTART is preparing to resign his office,
and that his successor will be Mr. PEEL. We do not
pledge ourselves to the accuracy of this report, but
we are inclined to think there are circumstances to
warrant it.
The report that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER had agreed to give the British Newfoundland
Fishers a bounty of 3s. per quintal on all fish cured,
by them, which would amount to £250,000 a-year,
is now contradicted.—They ate to have no remune='
ration for the losses, nay ruin with which they are
threatened by the late Treaty with America.

12 D
PEDESTRIANISM-72 int •rs Pas DAY roe
Crisp arrived at Cribb's. the Golden lion, Borough Market,
from Dover, on Sunday evening, at 25 minutes past ten o'clock.
This makes 216 nines in the three first days, and is mote than
any horse can be found to do, and it is computed that there are
17 miles of hill in each journey.
Another pedestriaa has started to do 222 miles in three days i
He is a Lancashire man, and his journey is to the Lincolnshire
fens, and returns to Shoreditch. from whence he started yester-
day morning at one o'clock. His name is Iht4theit.
BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S I'MTERDAY.
DERBY.
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