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clic roar; of dc ;olatinn and carnage which
sp dismay through. this unhappy coun-
a! the higher Authorities must surely have
foresight! They have' left us without a
mithour a garrison, to the mercy of furious
,ral persons partly attribute this disturbance
ion preached on Sunday at the Hospital.
We have just learned, and we make it a point
announce, that since the news of the dis-
at Nismes reached us, the office of Mayor
intrusted to M. Cavalier, formerly Procu-
leral, eminently respectable for the services
has alrea4 rendered, and for the firmness
,:acter. It is added, that Lieutenant-Gene-
; has arrived from Montpellier, at the head
ten of the troops of the line."
!mat ?f Nimes of the 15th March contains
!rs issued by the Councillor of Prefecture
the fuoctions of Prefect and Mayor of that
first, Fel:Hiking assemblages of more than
an in one place, and the second, directing
aufew-hell should be rung at nine o'clock at
it farther orders ; that all Coffee-houses and
hall be shut at that hour, and private houses
lock. The Journal adds, that no new ex-
occurred, and that the calm of the City was
,e-established.
"HE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

'EDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1819.
THE FUNDS.

OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O.CLCDX
;k shut—Rank Long Anns. shut.
t. Reduced shut—Cons. 7410
Acc. 74; per Cent. shut.
shut—a per Ccnt. Navy 104f1,}
,ock shut—lndia Bonds 27 prem.
'r Rill) (2d.)1 5 dis.

is Papers of Sunday arrived thh forenoon.

camber of Deputies commenced in Secret
tee, on Saturday, the discussion to which the
we been looking forward with so much
of the Resolution passed by the Peers re-
the Election Law.

RTIN DE GRAY opened the debate by ob-
that the danger to which the public interest
ased by the Resolution of the Chamber of
had appeared to him so imminent, that in

serious illness under which he was labour-
•oul.lnot rc.ist ccmsing to the Tribune to pay to
7, probably his last tribute of service

te terms in which this Resolution was con-
!most necessarily concealed culpable inten-
se individuals who had concocted it, seemed
deceitful circumventions, to get at the vital
,le law ; they were only waiting for success
4iminary attack, to rush upon measures of
tore serious and dangerous character. The
lections had, at the time it was passed, un-
the most thorough examination, and to
dis-
new would only be to re-produce the same

:.—The modifications which were hinted al

anther of Peers, appeared all of them ex-
dangerous ; they could have no other ten-
tan to vitiate the Representative System ; and

'uld it be, at once to vote the total abolition
Charter.—M. de GRAY concluded an impres-

.th of upwards of an hour's length, by an
prayer that should this wicked attack on the
tion be suffered to prevail, he might never
itness the troubles to which it must inevita-

me.

taxes

LA BOURDONNAYIS supported the proposi.
ne Commission had alleged, in their Report,
inconveniencies said to attend the law had
established by any sort of proof ; but how
iocuments be obtained from Ministers in evi-.
abuses which amounted to an accusation
themselves. These abuses had been pro-
f in the Chamber of Peers, and no one had
led to deny their existence. Is it not necessary
rent Electprs from being despoiled of their
lyr the introduction of persons into the Elec.',
Aleges who have no right to vote? It had I
id, that it is eay to remedy such abuses byl
ions ; but how can instructions interpret a
The titles of Deputies are, it is true, verified
Prefects ; but of what worth is the guarantee
passive and dependent instruments ? The
proceeded to insist, in strong terms, on the
y of er,nring well the ministerial responibi-
n udder to guarantee at the same time the in-
ity of the Monarchy. Once this inviolap
is attacked, revolutions will arise, and the
be shaken to its very foundation. If there
le a combat between Ministerial despotism
ae liberties of the people, it will be a
cGmbat ; if the friends of Constitutional Mo.
r are troubled and afflicted, it is not on account
changes which they propose, but from seeing
serial oppression consecrated by the addition of
Members to the Chamber of Peers.
liouiN Was decidedly against the proposition.
of Elections had been reproached with
popular ; but popularity was not dangerous
•tnce, where the people have so little power,
"Ol lc nei•lier confer nor receive places. The
"i 17:!3 and 1815, had disgusted them with
ttoo,. France now sighed only for repose—no
Pm w:o: now possible, unless provoked by the
Authorities.

de VILLET.P. Wished to speak to the reason not
pass;ons of the Assembly. He did not un-
I the ftlud.tmental principles of the law ; but he

believed it Wl5 susceptible of ittprovemea. The
Prefects he conceived have too much influence; there
was no means of verifying their proceedings ; it was'
the same Magistrate who acted and who verified•

He cited some facts to demonstrate that the right of
appeal t o the Council of State was an illusory re-
medy for those who were unjustly excluded from the
Lists of Electors, and that it was very possible for

fictitious Electors to be introduced into the Electoral

Colleges. He would not mention names, but he

would vouch for the truth of his statement.

M. de Sr. AUL A IRE declared that he only mounted
the tribune to give a word of explanation with re-
spect to the facts alluded to by the previous speaker.
It was evident that it was to the College of the Gard
that the Honourable Member referred; but M. de

St. Aulaire protested that he was altogether misin-

formed with respect to it. The Deputies of that De-
partment had obtained at the first scrutiny about one
thousand suffrages, out of one thousand four hun-

dred. It was alleged, that forty-five of these voters

were not Electors ; but who can believe for a moment
that it was by the influence of the Prefect that these
forty-five were entered on the roll? What influence
could so small a number have on the Election?—
The Administration had indeed used its influence,
but it was a legitimate influence. They employed it
to persuade Protestants that they might come, with-

out danger, to the elections; that they would be
protected even against assassins. " You speak of
the elections," said M. de Saint Aulaire, " of 1818.
I will speak to you of those of 1815. They were to
have taken place on the 21st. On the 17th, thirteen
Protestant electors had their throats cut; the rest,
filled with consternation, fled to the mountains. The
last year, the Deputies of 1815 presented themselves
again to the Electoral College. The crimes of the
former election na having been punished, similar
fears prevailed ; and it was necessary that the Admi-
nistration should take means to remove them."
M.DBVILLELE reascended the tribune —" If crimes
have been committed in 1815, the Government ought
to punish them ; but crimes committed four years
ago, cannot remedy abuses committed last year."
Several Members on the left side protested against
the getieral order of the debate being interrupted
by such incidental discussions.
M. GUIL.HitM, of Ftnisterrei demanded libertT to
state one other fact.
The Chamber became tumultuous. The President
was loudly called upon to put to the vote—whether
the order of inscription for speaking should be ob-
served ?—M. de COMVUISIER thought that M. Guil-
hem was quite in order.
M. USSR and the Keeper of the Seals were suc-
cessively beard on this point.
M. de CUAUVELIN said, that it Was necessary to
reply instantly to false assertions in matters of fact.

M. Guttman' resumed, and spoke of an Elector ac-
cused of having no right to vote while he had shed
his blood for his country and paid 500 francs in

The tumult increased so much, that M. CuTuns
could no longer be heard, and the farther discussion
of the question was ultimately adjourned till Monday.
At a Public Sitting on the same day, previous to
the preceding discussion, the Minister of Finance pre-
sented the Budget of the Ways and Means for the
year 1819. The sum required, as stated in the
Budget of Expenditure presented some days back, is
889,210,000 francs. M. Louis stated, that he was
happy to announce that the Government would be
able to raise this sum without adding any thing to
the existing taxes, in demonstration of which, he pro-
ceeds to give a long detail of improvements which
are anticipated in different branches of the Revenue.
Among some extra resources of Government, the Mi-
nister took particular notice of a sum of .5,180,000 of
rentes which are in possession of the Treasury, for
the interest of which, the same being placed to the
debt of the year, Ministers are of course entitled to
take credit in the Ways and Means. The possession
of these redo by the Treasury naturally suggests the
question, how they came there? The Readers of the
STAR may probably remember, that some time ago
we stated exclusively the fact of the new Ministry
being engaged in repurchasing the Government stock
with the Goverment ;money, in order to keep an
ostensible rise in the Public Funds. The fact was
denied at the time ; it is now avowed.
The Chamber of Peers had also a public sitting
on Saturday, when the Annual Report on the state
of the Sinking Fund was brought up and read.—
Several of tke new Peers took their seats.
Bench Five per Cents.—Shut price 68 fr. 20 c.—
Saturday, ex div. 66 fr. 45 c.
BARCELONA, MARCH 6.
We are expecting here M. de Cevallos, who is
about to return from Vienna to Madrid. It is said,
that he will resume the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A story is current that he had apprised the King that
the late Queen was subject to epileptic fits. The
party who had projected the marriage pretended that
it was nothing but a nervous disorder, caused by the
climate of Brazil.

A Dutch Mail this morning brought Letters and
Journals to the 20th instant. A letter from Milan,
in one of these Papers, mentions a trial made on the
19th of February, with a boat on a new construction,
'which moves either with or against the stream, by
means of Machinery, without the aid of oars or steam,
moved by the power of six men, carrying a load of
11 its own weight, which is stated to have answered
every expectation. We cannot, for want of sufficient
, data, make any proper estimate of the supposed ad-

vantages gained by this construct, being neither in-
formed' of the load moved nor of the velocity, but
only of the power applied—six men !

BATAVIA, OCTOBER 4.
The day before yesterday, about half-past one, P.m.
a very smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Bru-
tenzorg—the houses were violently shaken, the win-
dows rattled, the mortar fell from the walls, and the
bells rung; people who were standing up became
giddy by the motion of the ground. Some houses
had the walls rent open. Happily the shock lasted
only a few seconds; it was felt also in the mountains

as well as here, (in Batavia) but at this place less se-
verely than at Brutenzorg.

'We mentioned in the STAR of Monday, that great
numbers of workmen employed in theWoollen branch,
had been turned off from the principal factories, on
account of the depressed state of trade. Letters
from Leeds of Monday last, received this morning,
inform us, that, in addition to the great numbers
discharged, the masters have given notice to the re-
maining workmen, that they must limit their labour
in future to eight hours per day, until affairs take a
more favourable turn.

In fact, both the Woollen and Cotton Manufac-
tures are at present in a depressed state. Except for
articles of the finest fabric, the demand was never
known to be so dull, either for home consumption
or for exportation. It is true, there have been some
extensive orders received within these few days, both
from North and South America ; but as these are
confined to a few of the first houses, who,e ware-
houses have been long overstocked, they have not
occasioned any fresh or increased demand for labour.

EXTRACT OP A LETTER, DATED BUENOS AYRES, 30TH
DECEMBER, ISM TO A EENTLRMAN IN BATH.
" We turn with pleasure to a view of the progress
of political events in South America, for, indepen-
dently of their interest viewed generally, there is no
quarter where commercial depends so much on poli-
tical prosperity as this, and an extended and flourish-
ing trade is alone to be looked for in the continued
success of the just Revolution which has been entered
on by the South Americans.
" You have heard ere now of the great exer-
tions made by this,ts more particularly by the
Chili Goverment, to form a respectable naval force.
They bought and fitted out ships here: they sent to
England for them ;- and- they contracted at a great
expense even for frigates in North America, which
are now in their possession. These exertions have
beer. rewarded by a very decisive triumph. The
whole Expedition sent from Cadiz to Lima had been
carried into Valparaiso, and instead of offending
the Patriots, the arms of the Spaniards are turned
against themselves.
• " It is now said that two frigates, which were in
the port of Lima (Cullos), the only remaining naval
force of Spain in the Pacific, has left with a view of
protecting the ill-fated Cadiz Expedition, and in con-
sequence it was determined that the Patilot squa-
dron should again proceed to sea, and.endeavour to
fall in with these vessels.
!I Lord COCHRAN has arrived at Santiago de Chili,
and was well received : it is generally supposed he
'will be invested with the first naval command.
" Aware of the immense advantage under which
an attack on Lima might now be made, very stre-
nuous exertions are carrying on in Chili with this
view. The great difficulty is the want of money—
but the Government seem determined to make every
sacrifice to attain so desirable an end ; and, from
the energy and activity of their great leader, SAN
MARTIN, we should think they would, ere long,
have an Expedition in readiness for the invasion of
the Viceroyalty.
"When we consider the formidable force, the able
commander, the high spirits of the Patriots on the
one hand, and the reduced and discontented state of
Lima—its want of troops, ships, and money on the
other, it seems almost impossible that the Patriots
should not, with comparative ease, place their Stan-
dard, and firmly embody the last hope of Spain, in
the cause of Independence.
" We look to two results as extremely probable to
follow the preparations now making in Chili. The
first, that PEZDELA, the Viceroy, will order his army
in Upper Peru, to retire, leaving that country open
to us; and next, that pressed for money to carry
his own defensive measures into effect, he will open
Lima to a free trade with England. This last mea-
sure he had before in contemplation ; and the first
seems a necessary precaution towards offering some
defence in case of the attack of Lima. Some are
even of opinion, that before any force can go against
Lima from Chili, the Limenians themselves will
have thrown off the Spanish yoke, seeing the low
state to which the affairs of FERDINAND ate reduced.
The Spanish force which has all along remained in
the South of Chili, has been forced rapidly to retire,
'and must soon inevitably be driven out. By last
accounts, their cause was so desperate, that disaf-
fection prevailed throughout the force, and thirteen
Officers had actually passed over to the Patriots.
'. Thus the prospects of the latter are very bril-
liant, and it is evident that the affairs of Spain are
quite desperate: and if the last great blow is struck
with decision, the contest must very soon be brought
to a happy conclusion for the South Americans.
" The Creole frigate has arrived here, and our
worthy Commodore (BowErs) is reappointed to the
station. The able manner in which he conducts
himself, certainly makes him worthy of this confi-
dence on the part of our Government ; and it is
much in Commodore BOWLES'S praise, that the ge-
neral impression among the English here is, we could
not have a better Commander on the station.
" You will find that on the whole, the cause of In-
dependence flourishes in South America more than
ever ; and I really begin to think the revolutionary
war must soon be brought to a happy conclusion.
" The only obstacle to the more rapid success of
the Patriots is the want of money. We ate all poor
here at present—and great sacrifices are necessary,
on all hands, to keep the Government's head above
water. These sacrifices, however, must lead to good;
and we have only to hope that the people will see it
is their best policy, having once begun, to continue
the struggle with energy, till they bring it to a
happy end." '4

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