Star.
London, England, 1818-10-31 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

PRICE Or STOOKS THILDAI AT TWELVE O'CLOSIC
Bank Stock shut-9 per Cent. Reduced 761.
per Cent. Consols 774 j—for Acc. 778.
51 per Cent. 86}-4 per Cent. 95ff.
5 per Ct. Navy 1071 108—India Bonds 87 88 pre.
Omnium dis.—Exchequer Bills 19 20 pre.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-
room—The Emperor ALEXANDIR and King of Pays-
am left Valenciennes on the night of the 24th, and
after visiting Maubeuge and Sedan, they were ex-
pected to arrive in Paris on the morning of the 28th.
The King of PRUSSIA, it is said, was to pass the 29th
and SOth at Paris, and to leave it on the Slst. It was
not supposed that the Emperor of RUSSIA would
stop longer than one day, but depart on the night of
the 28th and 29th. Prince DOLGOROUKI, attached
to the service of the EMPEROR, and M. BOTOVRLIN,
his bl AJZSTY'S Aid-de-Camp, had already arrived on
the afternoon of the 27th.
Count URBNA, the Chamberlain to the Emperor of
AUSTRIA, had, on Tuesday, an audience of Loris,
when he presented a letter to his MAssszy, from his
Imperial Master.
The French funds continue in rather a depressed
state. On Tuesday the 5 per cents. left off at 71t. 95c.

A Dutch Mail azrived this forenoon with Papers
to the 28th instant. We find under the head of Valen-
ciennes a farther account, in addition to that we have
already received, of the military manoeuvres on the
field of Ptrcars, on the 23d instant, which, as pos-
sessed of some features of novelty, we subjoin;

VALENCIENVES, OCTOBER 94.
Yesterday the grand review and the military ma-
nceuvres that succeeded it, tool: place near this city ;
it was a most magnificent sight. An immense crowd
of strangers, from the frontiers of ' Belgium and all
the neighbouring towns, were present. At day-break
the Saxon, Danish, and Hanoverian troops, were in
motion, and joined the English army in the plain of
Denain. The latter represented a retreat towards the
camp of Famars. These immense forces developed
themselves. Above sixty thousand infantry, six thou-
sand cavalry, and 130 pieces of cannon, manoeuvred
till six o'clock in the afternoon.
The heights of Famars, crowned with an immense
crowd of spectators, were several times carried at
the point of the bayonet, and the prisoners taken in
these sham combats restored without exchange. The
finest weather favoured these manoeuvres, which were
commanded by his Grace the Duke of Wellington.
The Emperor Alexander and the King of Prussia
remained constantly on horseback, followed by a
numerous and brilliant suite, and by some hundreds of
spectators on horseback. Fear Famars the Emperor
Alexander was seen suddenly to quit his suite and
gallop towards the astonished crowd—it was to take
a pinch of snuff from the snuff-box of a peasant.—
Some time after the latter, still holding his box open,
seemed to solicit the attention of the Emperor. The
Emperor had the extreme condescension to accept
the invitation. " Sire," said the villager, " it is only
common snuff."—' Friend," replied Alexander, " I
never took any which I thought betterT The pre-1
sence of this Monarch excites every where joy and
enthdsiasm.
The Emperor of Russia and the King of Piustia
arc gone to-day to the head-quarters of the Russian
Army at Maubeage, where Lie tenar.t-General Count
Woron7.ow will give them. a splendid Fete and Ball.
The most distinguished Ladies of the neighbour%-g
. cities and environs ha-.e received invitaticas. To-
morrow the Monarchs go to Sedan."
An article from Aix-la-Chapelle of the 25th, states,l
that the Ministers are engaged in drawing up several
new Treaties of Alliance, which will be signed by the
Russian and Prussian Monarchs immediately after
their return to that city ; and that no doubt is enter-
tained but that before the close of the Congress, an
cificial declaration. of its result will be published.
Private letters from Paris are mentioned as having
been received, which say, " That 6e ;oral Boyer,
President of the Republic of St. Domingo, has pro-
posed to the French Government to recognize the
Independence of that Republic, in return for which.,
he would engage to pay a considerable annual tri-
bute, and would consent to stipulations which would
secure to France great commercial advantages." We
can scarcely conceive any thing more unlikely—.in as
far at least as regards the matter of tribute.

In consequence of the favourable wind prevailing
on Monday, we understand that two out of the four
ships chartered by General M,Gstaooß, andfreighted
with recruits for South America, left the River
Thames. They have also arms on board, not only
for the troops in the ships, but for the Insurgents on
the other side of the Atlantic ; and we believe that
the same agent has made large purchases from the
manufacturers of muskets at Birmingham, &c. within
the last fortnight, and has given some extensive or-
ders yet remaining to be completed. The Patriot
Envoys appear to be in no want of money.
This forms a striking contrast to the penury of the
Agents of the Mother Country, who have been dis-
patched to Great Britain not merely to procure arms,

but to hire shipping for their transport, as well as for
the conveyance of militlTy forces: They have yet
produced no money, but offer promises of payment
as soon as the Spanish Treasury shall have been re.
plenisbed 1 This kind of payment is, of course, by
no means so acceptable ; and although some military
accoutrements have been obtained upon credit, not
one of our ship-owners has come forward, partly de-
terred by a want of faith in the inducements held
out, and partly, we may say, by some reluctance to
aid the opponents of the cause of liberty.
From a source of unquestionable authority we
learn, that the Patriotic army in Chili, is much lar-
ger than we had reason to suppose. It is tinder th
superior command of SAW MARTIN, who enjoys the
complete confidence of his troops. It is not true that
he remains stationary at Santiago, as he has pushed
forward a body of more than 1000 men to St. Luis,
in the neighbourhood of which the Royalists have no
power to oppose them. It is stated, that the tone,
of SAN MARTIN, by the last accounts from him, was
thus posted :—At Santiago, 3000 men ; at St. Juan,
1500 men; at Riocha, 1000 men; and at St. Luis,
1000 men ; making a total force of between 6 and
7000 mer.. On the other hand the Royalist Ossonro,
has not more than '2OOO equipped soldiers under hi;
cyders, and while the Patriots are daily gaining
strength, he is losing it, in consequence of frequent

desertions.
On the subject of the Expedition which has been
so long said to be preparing at Cadiz, the following
is an extract of a letter from Madrid of the 16th of
October :
" The threats held out by our new Ministry, ofl
extinguishing the Insurgents in South America, are'
as little likely to be fulfilled as ever. The boasted
expeditiOn from Cadiz positively stands still for want
of funds to carry it on. Troops cannot be obtained
without money, or if they could, they cannot be con-
veyed across the Atlantic without shipping. The
body of inn at present collected on the Isla of Leon
and its vicinity is very far below the number neces-
sary for the purpose, and among them great discon-
teas prevail, which almost have amounted to mu-
tiny. Besides this, the shipping, by which I mean
the ships of war, are in a very unprovided state: they
have neither crews nor stores, so that little hope can'
be indulged that it will be ready to sail even at the
most distant date yet assigned. All the money that
can be afforded from the Treasury is devoted to the
pay of the army and navy, but it is by no means suf-
ficient ; and though the members of our Cabinet may
talk of retrenchment, and of undergoing personal
privations, it will not produce present money, or sup-
ply immediate necessities."
Another letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Bue-
nos Arcs, dated the 15th of August, 181 S, states,
" The Patriot Government brig of war Oalvareno
(formerly the British brig Lucy), sailed on the 13th
instant, for Valparaiso and Pallao,- to cruize off the
latter place for the convey from Cadiz to Lima, row
at sea. The Galvaren*o mounts sixteen 21-pound
carronades, and two long eighteens, and has on
board 150 seamen and '25 marines ; and the National
vessel the Maypo, will sail in a few days to join her.
The Maypo privateer (formerly an Amtnican brig),
Capt. DANIELS, has captured three Portuguese ves-
sels from Rio Janeiro to this place, and is likely to
do great mischief to that flag. It is pretty well as-
certained that ARTIGAS has granted one hundred
commissions against the Portuguese, and that nearly
all of them hare gone to the United States."

We are happy to learn, that by advices received
flom Smyrna, of date the 23d of September, that
place was then perfectly free from any symptoms of
plague or contagion.

Yesterd ty the LORD CHANCELLOR paid his respects
to the PRINCE REGLNT at Carlton-klouse, upon his
arriyal in town.
Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL had itn audience
of the PRINCE E EC:ENT. _

The Duke of YoKK visited the PRINCE Itscrxr
yesterday.
Earl BATHURST left Town this day to meet t'.-:e
Countess, at her mother', Lady LesoZs scat, Wood-
end, near Chichester.
A very large seizure was made last week at Dover
by the Custom-House officers, of contraband goods.
which were discovered amongst some baggage of
one of the regiments in France, on its being lauded
at Dover. _ _ .

A few days since, one of the packets tradirg be.;
tween Brighton and Dieppe, arrived at the pert of ;
Shoreham from Dieppe, with a cargo of eggs, onions. i
chesnots, &c. several of which goods were carefully I
packed in cases, and to the eye every thing appeared
regular and correct; but in removing one of the
cases, it by some accident fell and burst, when a par-
tition in the case split, and out popped a piece of
plate glass : this led to suspicion or. the part of the
Officers of the Revenue, who immediately caused
strict search to be made in every case ; when to their
surprize, the greatest part of the partitions were found
to be hollow, and contained a variety of prohibited
articles, such as silks, gloves, plate glass, &c.
BONAPARTE'S RETURN!—The prophet MULLER,
more celebrated in Germany than even Mademoiselle
TANORMAND is in France, arrived lately at Aix-la-
Chapelle, and thought it necessary to inform the
Regency of the motives of his journey. As the Conn-
senor, shelved very little respect for the oracle of
. German magic, and charitably admonished him that
unless he was very cautious in his predictions they
would send him out of the city, he took the advice
in dudgeon, and replied that they would not long
' enjoy such a power, for in six months NAPOLEON
, would return. The Regency ordered him to be, im-
.
prisoned, and his sorcery has not yet enabled him to
I eEcct his liberation.

THE QUEEN.

1. Kew, Fast night.

gg The QUEEN was evidently worse on Thursday
evening, after our account was sent off, than she had
been in the early part of the day. Though, from
her great exhaustion, her MAissty's complaints are
not made audibly, yet it was very apparent that she
suffered considerable pain. Her cough, too, was
more frequent, and her restlessness produced much
fever. In consequence, Sir FRANCIS MILLMAN (the
only Physician in attendance) did not retire from the
Royal chamber till near midnight ; when her MA-
JESTY, if possible still more exhausted, sunk into her
usual torpor.
44 Her MAJESTY remains much in the same en-
feebled state as she has done for the last eight or
nine days, and at seven o'clock this evening there

was no perceptible amendment.
• "The PRINCE REGENT arrived at the Palace from
Carlton House, about six o'clock. His Royal High-
ness, after receiving the report of the Physicians, re-
mained to dinrer with the Patscnson, and probably
will not leave them before eleven o'clock. General
TAYLOR, Sir ER %NCB MILLMAN, Colonel Si etirN-
SON, and Sir HENRY HALFORO (Wl.O returned fr.rn
.Windsor this afternoon), had the honour of twing of
the dinner party.
" The PRINCESSES walked out repeatealy in the
course of the day, according to their constant prac-
tice. Their Royal Highnesses received visits from
the Dowager Countess of CARDWAN, Countess HAR-
couur, MIS. FREENIANTLE, Miss BEST, and several
others of the neighbouring Geittry."
The following Bulletin was issued this day :
sew Pat.ee, Ortubez 34.
" The Qum has had several hours sleep, but the
symptoms of her MAJEsTv's disease remain un-
changed. (Signed)
U. it I. F.° ma."

" 7. MILLMAN.

MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 29.

PRIVATE LETTER.

I learn, with regret, that the Masters have been
under the necessity of making a further reduction in
the wages of the Weavers.—i am informed that the
seduction amounts to the whole of what they so lately
o'Jt.ained in advance. It was stated, some time ago,
drat they had held meetings to considet of the pro-
priety of giving in their reeds to such house's as had
given notice of their intention to reduce their pricer.
This measure, I understand, they afterwards carried
into effect ; and have since wished to take them out
again, but have been refused, and are under the ne-
cessity of seeking for new employers, at the reduced
prices, which they have been compelled either to ac-
cept or starve. The resignation and patience with
whieh this long-suffering and peaceable body of men
ler.,'.nto privations and disappointment, entitle them
to universal commiseration ; but I much fear there
is no great: probability of any amelioration in their
condition. Many of the Masters are men of the most
humane and liberal feelings, and would gladly do all
in their power to promote the welfare of those they
employ ; but they cannot counteract the current of
events, which sets so strongly against this once flats-
! rishing and well-paid branch of industry.
If the weaving trade, however, be depressed, that
of the Spinners was never known to be so brisk. The
immense foreign orders for cotton twist, particularly
from the Northern nations, continue unabated. Two
respectable houses here have been busily employed,
until a late hoar at night, for some weeks past, in
packing and sending off this atticle. lam given to
understand, that the immense exportations of twist
arc injurious to the trade of the Weaver, and that a
duty ought to be laid on it, in order to keep it for
working up at home. There is not, however, any
possibility of doing this without a legislative enact.-
meat ; and were any interference of this End made,
to protect the Wearers, it must necessarily, for a
time at least, prove irai.ice to the Spinrics. Ilow
far it is matter of sound 'volley to allow the exporta-
tion of twist, duty free, and thereby enable foreigners
to compete with in the most important branch of
our staple manufactures, must be left to the conside-
ration of those %chose peculiar province it is to watch
over the national interest and prosperity.

Thursday se'nnight the calico and muslin wearers
of B?lfast :1,•?.):dou:, as it is termed, for an advance
of wages. About three thousand of them assembled in.
SmithEeld, and afterwards formed into processsion,
and marched in a peaceable manner through Belfast,
pt•ce:ding acrecs the Long Bridge, towards Bally-
i macarrett, were they separated.
At the Old Bailey Sessions this morning, the first
, persons pr: on trial were, William Rayner and John
Fuller, for the murder of James Wakeiy, in a boxing
match. The witnesses called proved that the de-
ceased had been the aggressor, had given the chal-
lenge to fight, and had otherwise acted in a most
improper manner : and the Jury, under the direction
of the Judge, acquitted the prisoners. Wakely had
fought several pitched•battles previous to the casual
encounter in which he thus lost his life :

The Bank of England prosecutions for Forgeries
next came on, when John Lennard, an old man,
nearly 70 years of age, was put to the bar, charged
with passing a £1 forged note, with intent to defraud,
&c. The trial was proceeding when our Reporter
came away.
At the Clerkenwell Sessions, yesterday, T. Cotcrlery,
who had been unlawfully gathering walnuts in Lord
RANkLAGH'S grounds, at Putney, and even break-
ing the walnut-trees, was sentenced to three months'
imprisonment in the House of Correction, for an as-
sault upon his Lordship's butler. The prisoner was one
of a gang. of fifteen, who refuscxl to leave the grounds
when desired to do so. He offered.to fight the butler,
and when taken called upon his fellows to release him.