Star.
London, England, 1819-01-02 00:00:00

'PARIS, DECEMBER 29.

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His Majesty continues to hear Mass in his apart-
ments, but the state of his health is becoming more
and more satisfactory. There was no Levee at Court
yesterday.
The day before yesterday, his Majesty, at a solemn
audience, and with the accustomed ceremonial, be-
stowed the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour
on M. le Comte Co rvetto, Minister of State and Mem-
ber of the Privy Council.
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The first Sitting of the Court of Assizes at Albi,
for the uew process of Fualdes, took place on the 9.lst
of December, and presented nothing remarkable.—
The three accused appeared firm and resigned.
In coming to Paris the Duke ofGLoccEsTen visited
Mentz and Verdun.. The inhabitants of the last place
testified their happiness at seeing a Prince among
them who had never neglected any opportunity of
alleviating the hisrdshilss of the French prisoners in
England.

The Paris Papers of Wcdnesday have also arrived
at a late hour this forenoon.

The appointment of a new Ministry appears to
have revived public confidence considerably. The
Funds opened on Tuesday at 66, and left off at 65
francs 4. cents.

In the Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies oil
Tuesday, the order of the day called for the discus-
sion of the Project for the Collection of Six-twelfths
of the Taxes for the ensuing year. After a long and
interesting debate, the six-twelfths were granted, and
all the indirect taxes, till the promulgation of a new
Law of Finance. The third article, for opening a
provisional credit of two millions of francs, was also
adopted. On the general question of passing the
entire Law, the Chamber divided, when there ap-
peared 185 for it, and 17 against it. The Chamber
adjourned till Monday.
On Wednesday there was to be a Meeting of the
Chamber of Peers.

The Duke of RlctieLtEu continues seriously indis-
posed. The KING sends several times, da'iy, to en-
quire after his health.
Baron de la Bout r.Lent E. Under Secretary of State
to the late Minister of Finance, Lis followed the ex-
ample of his master, and given in his resignation,
which has also been accepted of.
We by Pt ivate Accounts from Paris,. that the
Stocks still continue to advance: they had risen on
Wednesday to 67, and were expected to rise still
higher, in consequence of a determination which the
new Minister of Finance, Baron Louts, is said to have
made to bring the Royal forests to immediate sale,
and to apply the produce, estimated at from ten to
twelve millions of francs, to the purchase of rentes.

Frankfort Papers arrived last night to the 2Gth ult.
On the receipt of intelligence at Vienna of the demise
of the late Grand Duke of BADEN, the entertainments
which were in preparation, in consequence of the visit
of the Emperor 4.LEXANDER, were suspended, and a
Court Mourning for ten days was ordered. The dif-,
ferences between Russia and the PORTE still continue;
the latter Power, it seems, refuses to give up the for-
tresses in Asia, the cession of which had been stipu-
lated in the last Treaty. The report of ALEXANDER
SUZZO having been appointed Hospodar of Wallachia,
is confirmed. An article from the Maine, contra-
dicts some reports which have been afloat in Ger-
many, as to meditated exchanges of territory, by
which Anspach, Bayreuth, Cleves, and Berg, would
once more pass into the possession of new occupants.
The Duke of Cosmos, who was pursuing his studies
at the University of Leipsic, died of the measles on
the 16th ult. in the 17th year of his age, to the great
grief, it is said, of his subjects, who were much at-
tached to him.

We are enabled to lay before our Readers to-day,
an extract from a highly interesting and important
document relative to the recent military operations
in India. Upon the return of the Marquis of IlAsT-
mos to the seat of Government, after the clo-.e of his
triumphant campaign, the British inhabitants of Cal.
cutta presented an Address to his Excellency, con-
gratulating him upon the occasion. To this Address
the Noble Marquis returned an elaborate a9ssver, de-
tailing, in the most lucid manner, the causes and tile
progress of those events which, to use the words of
the address, " will long be memorable in the history
of India."

Lord CASTLERVIGH, we are happy to state, is
much better.

tOMMERCIAL,

PETERSDURGH, Mktlath I.

PRivAtlt LESTCI
Business is now rather flat, but het barn tol6ably
brisk until these few weeks. Coarse Woollens, Ca-
licoes, and Flannels, have fetched a good price; and
in the latter part of the summer we had a very good
demand for fancy goods. Stuffs, too, of all kinds,
have sold well. Indeed, on the whole, every thing
has gone as well as our most sanguine expectations
could have anticipated. Among the many Agent
from different English commercial houses who ate
here, I cannot meet with one that is dissatisfied at
the prospect which the winding up of their accounts
is likely to present. The Russian Merchants are not
only kind and civil to the English residents, but ex-
tremely liberal in their dealings with us ; there is no
chicanery or deceit in them ; and we are welcome
guests at their tables almost regularly three times
a week.

Russian produce is at present rather high in price;
and so are most articles of Colonial growth, the im-
ports here having been very slack for some time
past. Coffee and Sugar are very high.
This city is greatly improved since I last visited it,
by the erection of many handsome buildings. The
weather has now become extremely severe ; but we
have had it as mild as in England until within these
few weeks. There arc many English Merchants
here, as well as workmen in the different branches
of trade; and they are all treated with the greatest
respect and attention by all ranks here—every Rus-
sian vies with his neighbour in acts of civility towards
us ; they make us truly proud of our country, by the
continual high encomiums they bestow on it. I have
been several times at the country seats of their No-
bility ; and have always received as much kind at-
tention and hospitality, as if I were in the house of
the nearest friend. Living, in St. Petersburgli, is very'
high ; and were it not that the frequent invitations
we get in the houses of the respectable inhabitants
relieve the purse-strings, the expense would be insup-
portable to a person in my situation, obliged, as I
am, to keep up a genteel appearance.

Yesterday forenoon, his Royal Highness the Duke
of YORK. left York-house, St. James's, fOr Windsor,
to visit his Royal Sisters, as well as to congratulate
them on the beginning of the New Year. In she
evening, his Royal Highness took leave Of his Royal
Sisters, and proceeded to Oatlands, to dine with her
Royal Highness the Duchess of YORK, and a select
party of friends. His Royal Highness will return to
town again on Monday, to superintend the affairs of
his office.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Yontc, whose
benevolent and charitable disposition is so universally
felt, distributed, with her usual munificence, on
Christmas Day, to all the Poor surrounding her, her
half-yearly contribution, in money, clothes, coals,
bread, meat, &c. as well as new clothing, and a
sumptuous dinner, to all the children whom she has
educated.

Yesterday, Mr.WEJ.LEst.Ev Per E had a long inter-
view with the CHANCELLOR of the Excliroveft. In
the evening, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUFC
left town, for his seat at Blackheath.

HARLEY, the Comedian, is nearly reinstated in his
health, and will shortly again take his station in the
light iiifuntry corps of New Drury !
About nine o'clock last night, during the fog, as
a Dutch Captain, belonging to the 'row Jane, laden
with butter, and lying off the Folly House, in the
River, was goingon board from shore, his boat up-
set and himself drowned. The boy with him saved
himself by clinging to the boat's bottom.
NVe have to record the sudden death of THOMAS
•LEACH, Esq. who filled the situation of Police Ma-
gistrate at the Hatton-garden office between 19 and
20 years, and was also Chairman at the County
Court of Requests in Fulwood's-rents, Holborn ; he
was in the 72d year of his age, and never married
he has been in an ill state of health for some years.
In November last, he scot in his resignation of Police
Magistrate to the Secretary of State, which, of course,
was accepted, and a successor appointed to act at the
conclusion of the year. Wednesday last Mr. LEACH
presided as sitting Magistrate at Hatton-garden ; he
appeared to be more cheerful, and in better health
and more even temper, than for some months before.
At half-past two o'clock he entered his carriage, ac-
companied by a young lady his niece, on his return
home to his seat at Muswell-hill ; on entering Ken-
tish-town, Charles Virgin, who had been formerly
messenger at the Police-office, Hatton garden, but
now fills another situation, rode up to the carriage
to speak to his old master, but receiving no answer,
and seeing Mr. LEACH leaning back in his Carriage,
thought he was asleep, and was on the point of
riding away, when the young lady called out to him,
For Con's cake, Charles, don't leave me thus, I fear
lie i. dying !" Virgin immediately opened the car-
riage-door, and took Mr. LEACH by the hand, which
he found as cold as kali ; he had life, but was
speechless and insensiblet: in this alarming state be
was carried into the Kentish-town Assembly Rooms,
being the most convenient place near. l'hvicians
and surgeons were sent for: Dr. Cootte of bower-
street, the family physician, and Surgeon Dam,
shortly arri...e2. Mr. LEacit vs as stripped and put
to bed ; he was bled in both arms and cupped, and
every possible remedy was .had 'recourse to, but
without effect. He continued in this state of insensi-
bility till the time cf hi's death, which happened at
eleven o'clock on Thursday_night. Yesterday was to
have been his last day at Hatton
Up to Wednesday, the last andloaleren. month have
hen in Ireland, as mild as could be expected in
April or blay.—New potatoes were brought into
Uahlin,•on Tuesday, from the neighlooud of
it athfarnh am. There was then in the garden of the
Rev. W. B. Mamma, at Belmont, near Stillorgan,
strawberries, some ripe, and othirs.fully formed.
The ponds in the viciniky of the metropolis, yes-
terday, yielded a pretty tolerable supply of ice for
the store. of the conlec6mers.lt appeared in general
to be about unc inch thick.