Star.
London, England, 1826-02-17 00:00:00

BANK Of IRELAND.

Sir 11. PARNELL moved for a copy of the memorial
which had been presented to the Lords of the Treasury
by vveral merchants and other repectable individuals
of the city of Dublin, praying their Lordships to take
into consideration the charter of the Bank of Ireland,
and consider the expediency of placing this bank on
the system of the provincial banks. The whole of Leland,
excepting Dublin, had derived advantage horn the sys-
tem of provincial banks which find been adpoted. The
City of Dublin alone had its chartered bank, and
was deprived of those advantages prisessed by the
country generally. lie trusted Ministers would not be
deterred from looking into the subject by any consi-
deration of the exclusive privileges with which this bank
had been invested. It it were deemed expedient to
remove the mon-poly ex'stiag, and any loss ,A e e
consequence of such interference, this might .be 'net by
making a f tir remuneration. It ought to be recollected
that the principle on which monopoly was allowed was that of
public convenience. If therefore it was now found to be the in-
terest of the public that the monopoly should cease, there was na
just reasons why it should not.

Tne CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
the manorial in question he had not seen. He thought
thrie could be no real objection to its production, and
!re did not mean to make Any. The Right Hon• Gen-
deman could not, however;Ahink the subject of a nature
quite so trifling as it appeared to be in the estimation of
the Hon. Member. 'l'm f a mnunt of his suggestion «•a'
ibs•'lntely to quash the chAi tered company of the DAC,:
rt Irela,ie, without its appeating that they had do c

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 18'26.
STOCK EXCIIANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Market, which left off rather heavy yesterday, opened this
morning very lively at 751 for the Account, with a givid deal doing;
this is owing to there being a great scarcity of Money Stock, as
well as to the purchasing of two millions of Exchequer Bills by
the Bank. It also appears that the Public are beginning to pur-
chase. Consols hive been done at 751 for the Account, and for
next time at 1-51.. Consols are now 75} Sellers.
The accounts from :he country are still gloomy.
In the Foreign Market little is doing.

Current Prices: Old Spanish 91 1, Mexican 521, 53, Colombian
IVLw 421 43, Austrian 83 89, Russian 74 75, Greek Bonds 18 19,
}:.:chequer Bills 1 to par.

PRICK OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
.Bank Stock 200 201
3 per Cent. lied. 761/2 761/2
3 per Cent. Cons. 7.51/4 1/4 51/2
33 re. Celit. 841,4
i:er Cent. lied. 811/2 siti 11/2
per Cent. 931/2 Vg lhi 1,6
Lon;.; Ann. 191/2.
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India Stock 218
India Bonds 12 5 8 4 dis.
South See Stock 84
Old Annuities 76
11,0 E I:,:rheci. Bills par. I di.. 1 prem.
I'mnk for Acct. 200 201
Crats. tr:r Acct. 731/2 1/4 1/4 44 14.
FoltitteiN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK

%lei, Bondi 5 p. Ct. 49
M. 11414,1825,6 p C. 57 64 8
Do. Acct. 57 64 74 44 u
ituscitas 1V.:2, 11 pC. 744 5
Olaw fur Acc. 74 Si
S; art. 5 p Ct. C. 9% 10%
Acct. 9% 10
qvall. sp. Ct. C. 1823, 64
French Reines, 5 p C. 96f
Exchange, 25f 50c

AtettrlAn 5 p 1': 83
l/raailLo Rail-. 54
ltlhan llotitls,A pCt 42
Colombian C. 43i
lir► 21 5 4
Acc. 41 21 31 4
I/ 'MO) :twist:,
Iltl4, 5 pC. 1825, 5:
iiterk limas
His, 182.;, 131 i 1 18
Jlttu Aect. 18i j
IiItITISII AND FORKION SIIA RES, TWO O'CLOCK
SNARL tall).
100 40 23
100 95
100 5 14
100 le 5
50 5 1
40 20 •
40 124 124 15
25 90 10 11 104
100 10 It
20 s 111
100 5 -

Anglo Mexican spm.
Pritish Iron Comrany •
chilian and Peruvian
Pasco Poruvi in
Potoiii, La Paz, & Pcrtiv.
United :Mexican
Ditto New
‘velch Iron & Coal
Alliance British &
Protector Fire
I louduras

DECLARATION or WAR BETWEEN rne BRAZILIAN
AND BUENOS AYREAN GOVERNMENTS.

The following notice was this morning posted At
LLOYD : —Extrut of a letter from the Agents to
LLoYo's at Rio Janeiro, dated 17th December, 1825.

" On the 10th instant, a formal Declaration of War was made
by thedirazillan Government, against the United Provinces of
the River Plata. Several cruisers under the patriot Sag have ap-
peared of this coast, and captured a few vessels belonging to this
place: but, with this exception, we have not heard of their molest-
ing any vessel under the British Sag."

Thus it would appear that all attempts to reconcile'
the disputes between the two Governments has been
effectual, and the infant Republic of the Provinces of
Li Plata is involved in a war with the more powerful
Monarchy of Brazil. It is, however, not improbable
that some of the other Republics in S3uth America,
which have no good will to t►e Imperial Government,
may join in the contest, white thereis a danger that
the Republican party in Brazil may again exert itself.
It will be seen by the following extracts from the New
York Papers, which we have received to the 26th of
January, that war between Brazil and Buenos Ayres
was not unexpected :
Itao ox JAwiniu), Nov. 50.—1 t is currently reported that the
Brazilian Government (in consequence of despatches received by
the Brazilian brig of war Caboele, arrived last evening from Monte
Video) is going to declare war immediately against Buenos Ayres;
and that Captain Taylor will be appointed to command the squadron
at the River la Plata. Several vessels lately arrived have been
ribbed by privateers about the line ; one of them a slave ship, bad
• cargo, 550 slaves, taken oat of her.

" Several transports, with 2,000 troops, sailed for Monte Video,
!green days since, under convoy of a frigate and two sloops of war.
nye decisive victory obtained by the Patriots over the Brazilian
troops on the Itch of October has had a tendency to destroy all
r.mhdence which the latter reposed in their military discipline,
brtter equipments, Ste. The loss on the Brazakn side was four
hundred killed-470 privates and 52 officers prisoners; a large
number of small arms, !Mika, stores, &c. The Brazilian 64
rnodore Jrwrrr, bad just arrived from Bahia.
' S r CHA RLFS gl mare left Rio recently for Bahia in the Diamond
f74-sre, and it was said would return here."

Ia
answer to an inquiry made by the Marquis of
~•""snowx last night, in the House of Lords, we are
vt,y much gratified to observe it stated by Lord Livatt•

P)ot, that the. Utmost anent to which the pttrnaies Of
Exchequer Bills, on the part of the Bank, is to reach,
will only be two millions, arnd.that Parliament is to be,
requested to make provisiofi for repaying even that
sHtall stith to the Bank, in the course of the current year.
We also observe with satisfaction, that it appears from
a Parliamentary paper; that up to the sth of January last,
the total sum advanced by the Bank on Exchequer Bills'
was only about two minions and sixty thousand pounds.
Consequently, if the Reven tie should in the course of
the current year, as may well be expected, fall short
of its former amount; the Sinking Fund, small as it is,
will sufficiently compensate the Book for all its ad-
vances on Exchequer Bills, and thus render its capital
effectually disposable to the ordinary purposes of '
banking in the usual channels. After this we hope,
to hear no more of the • Bink being clogged by
affording the aid required by Government. It
has been shewn, by the same document to which
we allude, that the balance now -owing to the
Bank consists mainly of advances to the Sinking Fund,
to pay off the dis'ientients in the four per cents. la this
resp.ct the Sinking Fund is manisfe.tly applied to its le-
gitimate object—the reduction of the national debt ; and
the repo/meat of those advances from the forthcoming
income of the Sinking Fund will follow as a matter of
course. Its application in case of necessity, to withdraw
the Exchequer Bills which may now be purchased in the
market by the Bank, is not perhaps so consonant to the
ordinary practice, which is to exert its force on the
Funded Debt :—but the deviation is only in prac;ice,
not in principle—and it may easily be compensated
by a to issue of Exchequer Bills to the same amount
a.. a more favourable opportunity. We rejoice to find
that no further failure of any note has as yet occurred
in the City, as a consecirience-a the severe shock occa-
sioned by the dowliall of the princely establishment of
Messrs. GOLDSCHMIDT. But the holders of Colombian
Stock must have been sufferers to an immense amount.

In the present most trying crisis every remedy
which may have a tendency in the slightest degree to
restore public confidence ought to bs hailed as a
national benefit. In this view we consider the Bill
just introduced by Mr. Bawur to be of the greatest
consequence. Its object is to enahle debtors to assign
their property in trust for their creditors, seven-eighths
of the latter agreeing to the trust. In this case the
trustees will have the same powers as assignees in bank-
ruprcy, and infinite expense and delay will be avoided.
—The honest debtor will be immediately relieved, and
creditors will, at least, in part of their demands, have the
benefit of immediate payment.
•

We have received German and Ilimburgh Pipers
to the 10. h inst. The latter contain an article from
St. Petersburgh, of the 26th ult. stating as a report
that General Count ARAKTSCHLIEFF, the 'Director
of all the Military Colonies in the Empire, Will retire
from public aff.iirs, and •in the next spring take a
journey to England. The Adjutant Ge ieral WAS-
SIELTSCHIKOW is spoken of as his successor. It is like.
wise said, that the pre,ent Minister of War, Von TA•
TISCHFFIP, will give up his office to Lieut.-General
SAICRESIIKEY, now Governor General of Finland, and
will then have a seat'in the Council of the Empire."
_ A letter from the Polish frontiers of SOth January,
in the Allgenzeime Zeitung, after giving some account
of the insurrection among the regiment of TSCHERNI•
cons, contains the following article on the Russian
Military Colonies :

" It is not unlikely that great changes will take place
in the Military Colonies, which the French and English
Journals, especially an article in the Journal des Debats,
written by M. de Chateaubriand, have so severely re-
prehended as a motivement resrograde de civilisation,
and painted in such threatening colours by Dr. Lyall.
This may be inferred from some official expressions,
though the Emperor Nicholas has for the pre,ent con/
firmed them, and it is supposed will entrust the
superintendence of them to General Diebitsch.—
Properly con,idered, they are the superlatives of the
most rigorous feudal system, and cost incalculablesuens,
to which even the vasj resources of the Russian empire
are hardly equal, interfere in a very seriaus manner
with the right of property, and but too forcibly remind
us of the Castro Station of the Roman frontier legions,
or colonies of veterans, in which the germ of the most
ruinous civil wars was soon developed.
" It is generally believed that the Emperor Alexander
himself formed the system of Military Colonies, ac-
cording to the arrangements before existing in the South
and East frontiers of the empire, and gave the execution
lof it to General Araktschejeff, whose populous punc-
tuality in executing the Imperial commands and in-
exorable severity made him the fittest person for th
purpose. It is certain, the General showed unconquera-
ble perseverance in overcoming the increasing difficul-
ties of the colonisation, of already more than 150,000
soldiers, and drew down on himself all the odium that
this vast measure caused."

Frankfort Papers to the 10th inst. reached us this
forenoon. The following is the only article worth
quoting :
FRANKFORT, ?n. 9.

In the first Ming of the Diet, OR the 26th January,
several changes were announced in the ministers of
that Assembly. Mr. ETBEN, the Minis!) Minister,
having died during the vacation, his Mvjebty the King
of DENMARK has appointed Baron de Pacturrr in his
room. The King of BAVARIA has recalled M. de
Privet., and appointed the Baron de LERCIIIMIELD in
his room.

Baron de MUNICH BELLINOHAUSRN, the Austrian
Minister, nest being present, the Prussian Minister
presided in his stead.

Brussels Papers to the 16th instant have reached us
They coatain a Decree of the King of the NETHER %ANDS,

which tetoices that of the 11th of August, 1824, by
which merchandise imported. in vessels under the Eng-
lish flag into the ports of the Netherlands was to be
treated with respect to the. duties as if it hid been im-
ported in national vessels. The causes assigned for this
revocation are, the late addition of .one-6fth to the
duties paid by Netherland goods introduce] into this
country, and the imposition of a duty of 11. 131.4 d.
on salt exported from England in vessels from the
Netherlands. This representation, however, is not cor-
rect, and the measure itself is unjust ; for the altera-
tions made in our system towards al:: Netherlands,
were occasioned by the act of that Government, which,
notwithstanding its Decree of 11 th A ugust, 1824, did not
place our ships on the same footing as national vessels.
—These Papers also contain a letter from the Director
General of the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church,
to the Archbishop of MECHLIN, expressing the KIN 94
displeasure, because that Prelate had received by an
unusual channel, and had not ctimmunicateki to the
Governmen,, a letter signed "MAuziN," in Which it is
attemptei to excite disobeJience ani opposition to his
MAJErrit's resolutions.

At the same time the Director-General signifies w
the Archbi,hop his MAassry's displea.ure at the publi-
cation of a certain lerer written to the G 'veruor of
ANT EDP, and without disputing the statements which
it contains, exhorts his Graoto to remove from•him
those persons through whom the piece has I:nob:11)1y
became known.

This forenoon we received the Piedinontese Gazette
to the ith inst. but it contains no political intelligence.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis of Lansdown had a dinner party yesterday, at
Lansdown noose, Berkeley-square.
Lord King had a dinner party on Wednesday, at his house in
Dover-street, among whom were the Marquis and Marchioness of
Lansdown, Lord Ponsonhy, James Scarlett, Esq. Mr. and Mrs.
Abercromby, Mr. Grenville, Mr. Tooke, Mr. Bruce, &c.
The Vice-Chancellor had a dinner and evening party yesterday,
at his house in South-street.

General Ross entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester-
terday, at Lis house in Portland-place.
The Marquis of Chandos arrived in town yesterday, from his
seat. Wotton, Backs.

The Earl and Countess of Darnley and family have arrived in
town, for the season, from their seat, Cobham Hall, Kent.
Lord and Lady. Saye-and-Sele have arrived in town, from
Brighton,
Lord Blitgham left town yesterday, for Brighton.
Lord Sussex Lennox has arrived in town, from a tour.
Lord Robert Manners has arrived in town, from Belvoir Castle.
DZPARTURIM—Mr. and Mrs. Owen, from Fenton's Hotel, St.
James's street, for Hants; Captain Fenton, from ditto, for Somer.
setshire ; John Fergusson, Esq. from ditto, for Devonshire; Capt.
Mortimer, from ditto, for Scotland ; Miss Freeman, from Gould's
Hotel, Jermyn-street, for. Cheltenham; the Rev. Francis North,
from Warren's Hotel. Regent-street, for Hants; Mr. and Mr•.
Silvester, from the British Hotel, for Bath ; Capt. Walpole, from
ditto for Brighton ; Wm. Pike, Esq. from ditto for the Continent
Lord Hervey, for Cambridge; Earl Stanhope, for Kent; Col.
George Langton and family, for Brighton.

WiNosAt, FEB. 16-J
--Last evening, at eight o'clock,
his NA/ESTT returned to the Royal Lodge iu Windsor Great Park
in his travelling carriage and fotit, with postillions and outriders
froor Lyndon. His Aliabarr was unescorted from Hounslow.
Yesterday the CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER
transacted business with Mr. Secretary Catimmo.
The CH A wczcLrut. of the ExcuEtaUlta hat a consulta-
tion yesterday morning with the Earl of Livitarour., and some
Official Gentlemen, on the subject of Finance, at the house of the
Earl of Lirearein., in Whitehall.
Yesterday Mr. Ruius KING, the American Ntnister,
transacted business with 'Mr. Secretary CANNING, at the Foreign
Office.
The Marquis and Marchioness of HASTINGS. the
three Ladies HASTINGS (their daughters). with Colonel Arcata,
Military Secretary, embarked at Portsmouth, on Wednesday af-
tern, in his Majesty's yacht the Henault, Captain Humor J. Large,
for Nana.

The Duke of Wsuastorota passed through Brussels
on the 10th inst. on his way to St. Petersburgh with a suite of five
carriages besides his own.
The LORD MAYOR had a large party of
.the Clergy
and Common Cosincil of the Wards of Bridge and Broad-street
to dinner on Wednesday.
RICHARDSON, GdoncticE, and Co. respectfully ac-
quaint the Pu►lic that the last Lottery but Two will be decided
the Ist of March. The Scheme contains SR Prizes of 20.0001.
besides numerous other Capitals. Tickets and Shires, Chances
for the above Prizes, are on sale in a •ariety of Numbers at
Ricnimasost, GoooRucit, and Co.'s Office, 104, Corner of Bank-
buildings, Cornhill.

Mr. HAVILAND, the King's Messenger, was sent off
on Wednesday evening with divatches from the Secretary of
State's Mice for Foreign Affairs to the Right lion. Fatigue[
Lows, &lir Ambassador at Madrid.

Yesterday the dispatches were clos-d at the East
India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships,
viz: Sir David Scott, Capt. JOIIN OSR W'r.sauaav; and George
the Fourth, Capt. Ts RMAS War. BA 4110 W, for Bengal and China.
At Covent-garden Theatre, last evening, %ht.,' remit
Libertine passed oil' very well, and was followed by Fizaro ;—ex•
(*pent performances.--italaina, at Drury-lane Theatre, also at-
tracted a numerous audience, who rewarded the delightfal music
with repeated plaudits.
Mr. KEAN has appeared on the Philadelphia stage
with very little opposition.
__Yesterday a numerous and respectable Meeting of
the Vestrymen of Sr. Luke's Parish was held in the Vestry-room.
when a Petition to Parliament for the total repeal of the Corn
Laws wall agreed to.
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A valuable bed of oysters, called the New Heaver,
Pugilist been discovered in the Looe off Selsea.
The following are the names of the Mtnibers who
composed the celebrated Bullion Committee in 1810—viz. Mr.
Horuer, Mr. Perceval, Mr. TierneyrLord Temple, Mr. Brand,
Sir H. Parnell, Mr. Magens, Mr. G. Johnstone, Mr. D. Gilbert,
Mr. Dickinson, Mr. H. Thornton, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Baring, Mr.
Manning, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Greafell, Mr. L. Foster, Mr. Thompson,
Mr. Irving, Mr. Huskies's', and Mr. Ahercremby.
Letters in town announce the arrival of the Honour
able Company's chartered ship Malcolm, Captain James
Eyles, at Madras, on the Bth September, after the short
passage of fourteen weeks from England, all sale.
Yesterday the Anniversary Festival of the friends to
the Refuge for the Destitute was celebrated at the City
of London Tavern. Mr. Justice GAZELEK took the
Chair, and was supported by the Bishop of LICHFIELD,
Lord BOLTON, and several tither distinguished and pub-
lic characters. The object Of the Invittrion was ahly
and feelingly described by Mr. Justice GAZELEIC, the
Bishop of LICHFIELD, Mr. FonaTen, the Treasurer, and
several other Gentlemen, whose appeal to the benevo-
lence of the company had the effect of • considerably in
creasing the funds of the charity. The Learned JUDGK
left the company at ail eaily hour ; bot a set ct few re-
mained till a more advanced hour of the night.
The object of Mr. Bitioires Bill tofactlitate arrange.
ments between debtor and creditor, is that a deed exe-
cuted by a merchant or &Ado', wherebt all his effect,
are conveyed to trustees, is not tf, be deemed an act
of bankruptcy." •

MOttti. tgivEttstirt

•
ittriat tete vote&
It mayaffurd starue cousolatinn to the frietds of Hr.
CANNIMIIr
the friends of light an/ learning in this celebrated seat of b,* earlf
distinction —in be informed that his paramcitint deli% td the bi;•
nour of adequately representing their common mother, Alma;
the theatre of the world, is in progress of appreciatinn, and th
strong bores are entertained. even in this eleventh hour, that hi
will be put in nomination, and a poll demanded tor him on the
hustings on Wednesday nett, ur whenever eke the opportistiirt
shall occur; and two be!, were actually off, red !:td night at rki
University Glob-house ON the subject—the irst,/..:0 guineas to ie..
that Mr. Camel/in, absent or present, would he proposed, and a
poll demanded ;—the other bet was, (an even one, of twenty giii•
neas), that if a poll were demanded and proceeded in, that Gentle.:
man would eventually be elected.

l:tiE ARMY,.

A detachment of the 80th Foot consisting of twenty non (Ali.
missiOned officers and four buglers. disembarked at Portsmouth on
the Sth inst. from the regiment in the :Mediterranean, and joined
the depot at Haslar Barracks.

Three companies of the 434 Regiment marched from Castlehar,
NVeuport, and Dunmore, on the 13th inst. and will arrive at But-
tevant on the nth and 41st inst.
One company of the 10th Foot marched from Templemore on
the 13th, and will arrive at Westport on the 20th inst. Pour com-
panies of ditto marched on Tuesday, and win Arrive at Cantle-kir
on the 21st inst. One company will march from Roacrea on the
SO* and will arrive at Dunmore on the 24th inst. One company
of ditto from tienagh, on the 17th, will arrive at Castlehar oil tilt.
23d instant.

Three companies of the I Sth Foot marched, from Buttevant on
he izth and 14th, for Temple-m.4'e, Rowerea, and Nenagh.
Detachments belonging to tire filet and 112 d Regiments of Infantry
have recently embarked at Leith, for Deptford, from whence they
are ordered to embark on board the Numa transport, for the pu►.
pow of joining their respective regiments at Jamsica.—Detacli-
ments belonging to the 15th Hussars, the 10th, 15th, and 58th
Regiment of Foot marched, on Tuesday, from Westminster for
Bristol, on route to Irtland.—A detachmebt of the 10th Hussars
marched, on Tuesday from Westminster for Exeter. A detachment
belonging to the East India Company's Service embarked, on
Tuesday, at Billingsgate for Gravesend, on route to Chatham.—
The 42d (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot has completed its
augmentation establiabment.—Detachments belonging to the 13th,
30th, 46th, and 54th Regiments of Infantry, arrived in town, yes-
terday morning, from Bristol, on route to Chatham, to join their
respective Depots and Corps.—Detachments belonging to the 38th,
47th, and 117th Regiments of Foot, embarked in the River, on the
13th inst. on board the Sir David Scott, for Bengal.—Detach-
ments belonging to the 7th, 18th, 28th, 4.1 d, Slit, and 88th
Regiments of Infantry, embarked on the 12th instant, at Ports-
mouth, on board the Eggington transport, for th Mediterranean.—
Detachments belonging to the 49th, 65th, and SBth Regiments
of Foot, the Royal Artillery, and Cape Corps, disembarked from
on hoard the Rockingham, on the 12th instant, atthe Isle of Wight.
—A detachment lielonging to the 4th Regiment of Infantry is
ordered to march front Canterbury to Chatham, to embark with
a detachment of the same corps for India.— A detachment belong.
ing to the Buffs is ordered to march from Canterbury for ShefEekl,
Newbury, arid Croydon, to complete the recruiting parties 'at
those stations.