Star.
London, England, 1817-09-09 00:00:00

GHENT, AUGUST 25.

The following is an extract of a private letter:
" The scene here is so very different to that we
recently left in Old England, that it will take some
time to reconcile us to it ; but that we find has been
the case with all the English now here, who assure
us that we shall in due season subdue all our present
prejudices, and like both the place and its society.
'Ghent is certainly a very fine old city, and possesses
many advantages. The buildings are mostly upon
an extensive scale, and exhibit a magnificent exterior,
but within are miserably deficient, when compared to
the comforts and arrangement of such mansions at
home. The country is highly cultivated and abun-
dant in good seasons, but was miserably defective last
year, and productive of great wretchedness among
the lower classes, who still have an unpleasant pro-
spect before them, as we have constant rains. A
few fine days would brighten our hopes, and make
every heart glad. Bread is dearer than in England,
and very indifferent. No new wheat has yet
bground. Meat is sixpence per pound, and the ote.teelt l
necessaries of life in proportion ; but house-rent is
cheap, and taxes are trifling. The society, we are
told, is good ; but every body of consequence is out
of town, and the custom of the country is, that the
stranger must pay the first visit to those he wishes to
he acquainted with—a strange custom, but we must
submit, or live out of society.

THE EVENING STAR.

LON DON.

TO-MORROW ALL THE LOTTERY MUST BE
DRAWN—ONLY 2,900 NUMBERS—TWO PUMPS OF
sestoiooo—.C4o,ooo MUST BE GAINED BY ONE NUMBER.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1817.
PRICE OF STOOD; THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK t
Reduced abut—Confols,79-11—Do. for Oct. 714
4 per Cent. shut—Navy, lOW—lndia Bonds 35 pr.
Beak Loos Anne. shut—Exchequer Mb, 17s. to 245. pr.

The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this morn-
ing. The ifersiteer announces that “ Marshal the
Duke of RAGUSA arrived on the Sd of September at
Dijdn, about eleven o'clock in the morning, and de.
paned at two o'clock in the afternoon, taking the
route for Lyons." Now Marshal the Duke of RA..
OUSA, it will be remembered, set off from Paris post
haste on the night of the 28th, and must have arrived
at Lyons, which is only 220 miles distant, on the SOth
at farthest. Indeed, if we may believe the most au-
thoritative of our contemporaries, letters have been re-
ceived from Lyons of the Ist and 2d instant, stating
the actual arrival of the Duke of RAacru in that city.
And yet, ooly one day later than these letters which
leave the Duke of &louse at Lyons, we fiad him an
hundred miles off—at Dijon I So sudden a move-
ment cannot certainly be owing to any ordinary cause
—nor can that cause now be much longer officially
concealed from the public.
The following are farther Extracit from these
Papers 3
_ _

PARIS, SEPTEMBER S.

The sentence of Desba us and Chayoux was con.
firmed by the Council of Revision of the first Military
Division, last night, and will be put in execution
citbin twenty.four hours.

Thursday morning his Majesty transacted business
with the Director of Posts, and afterwards with the
Nuke of Richelieu.

Last night his Majesty, accompanied by the other
Members of the Royal Family, went to the Opera to
see the representation of Ferdissand Cortez, and the
Cansival of Venice. The audience hailed the presence
'of the august spectators by the liveliest acclamations.
The French chaant of Pitts Rsi 1 rive la Francs
was sang by Lavigne with lima effect. " When
the King consents to amuse himself, (say the people)
all gees well."

Daring part of today his Majesty has been en.
gaged with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and of
General Police.

The Count de Ruppin (King of Prussia) arrived
at Rheims on the Sd, and the Prince cf Orange
and Duke of Wellington followed shortly after. The
Duke of Reggio had arrived some time before. A
numerous suite .t superior Officers attended the
illustrious personages from the Camp of Risquetont.
a village between Bethel and Rheims, where the last
review took place.

The Prevotal Court 'of Pau has found Dausonne
and Curiae guilty of participating in the assassina-
tion of General Rand, and condemned them to five
yearrimprisonment. " This General, (said the Ad-
vocate for the accused) although he was the first to
hoist the white flag in Toulouse, was an old adherent
of Bonaparte's, and some proposals which he had
made to the Toulousians had prepossessed them
against him. His death was the effect of j popular
fury. produced by reports unfortunately too much
credited, that he had concealed Uener.ils Clause' and
Damen."

French S per Cents. 22d March. 1817. closed 4th
September at 68 tr. 55 c.---Idem, .22d September,
1817.56 fr. 45 c.