Star.
London, England, 1826-11-08 00:00:00

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PARAGUAY.

ASCENgroN, 'Anus: 2.

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The first sad second legions have tajten arms, but the
'reason is not known. Promotions have been mane in
'the army of Paraguay, and the valiant Guarany has
just been named Generalissimo. It hto this Officer, as
the senior, according to the regulations in spig ,ur, that
the office of President of the Supreme Tribunal of Jus-
tice and that of the Supreme Board of Finances, and
of the administration of the public Treasury, belongs,
as well as the esetcise of the functions of Chief Magis-
trate during the illness or temporary absence of Dr.
Srancia. . _

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The Representatives and Chiefs of the Municipalities
'who met on the 16th July, would not accept the resig-
- riation of D . Francias This extraordinary man, after
seeing that the Commissioners whom he had sent to
Europe had not succeeded, leads a melancholy life
In consequence, he has alleged the state of his health,
to retire to the town of Pilar to some of his friends. The
administration of affairs, in consequence of the absence
of M. Guirany, has been confided ad interim, to Mr.
Zapidas. The Commissioners who were in Europe
have received orders to r• turn to Paraguay, and the
Plenipotentiary of Brazil has been obliged to withdraw
to Mattogrosso. Laqly, the moat recent letters from
that part of America. contain the following Prcclama-
ti n, which Dt. Ftancia has published : .
"INHABITANTS OF PARAGUAY I—Your first Magis-
trate, after having answered to the confidence which
you granted him by preserving the province in peace,
has nied of repose horn ail his labours; for this purpose
he has amen the town of Pilar; theie he will implore
the Amman to be pleased to consolidate the happi-
ness of the country under the rules of equity and justice,
which have hitherto preserved us from the evils which
have afflicted the whole American Continent. Leaving
Zapidas charged with the Government ad interim, I
retire very satisfied with the profound respect with
which all the measures have been received that I have
adopted for the administration, and I preserveengraved
on my heart the heroic actions of so virtaous a people.
Honour me with your remembrance; this has been, is,
and will be, my greatest happiness.
(Signed) "Ds. VRANCiA.
'" Ascension, in Paraguay, Aug. a, 1126."

THE EVENING STAR.

LON1)ON.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1826.
STOCK MCC!! ANGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Consol market opened at sl2j to j for the Account ; since
which they may be quoted at $2 to j for the Account, and SII to
$2 for Money. Up to the.pment time little or nothing is doing.
The Foreign markrt is in the same languid staff as the English
markt,. In Shares nothing is doing.

Current prices: Old Spanish 11 4, Mexican 644 6S, Colombian
We 39, Russianss4ll6. Milian 37 581 Greek 134 14, Brazilian
Matures 12 to 13.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK:
Bank stock 20214 203
31,,er Cei t Red. 811/4 % 81
3 per Cent. Cons. 81Y8 82 81%
3,12 per Cent. 8814 87%8
Si per Cen!. Re 87% Ys
4 per Cent. New 981/8 14 9776
4 her Cent. 1826. 97 96%
Lnnt Ann. 19% 5-16 3.16
India Ninth 39 40
il,OOO 11111 21 22 21
1:500 ditto 21 23
4:1(X) and £2OO ditto 21 23
Cons. for Account 821/4 81T/8 82

FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
enlombbo Ponds. 6p C. I Portuguese Bonds, pC.
Do Bonds, ilig4,sllj _ Di. Acct. 76
Do. Acct. Ma 1 Punts. lids. 4 p C. 94i
tlex. lids 1825,6 p. Ct. 65 41 a I Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 11
Ditto Acct. 65 41 a Ditto Acct.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK

IMAM& PAM.
Anglo Mexican 100 75
Castello & Espirito Santo 100 5
Potosi La Paz and Peru. Ass. 50 5
United Alexican 40 25
United General Gas 80 IS
Pearl Fishery, Yellow ''` 25 2

37; 32
2i
sel 9s.
12 12

EXCHANGES.
Hansuaom. Nov. 3.—On Lawton, 31. 1. 2M. 36. 10.
Draws, (VT. 31.—0 n London, 3M. 70}.
VICIONA, OM 25.—0 n Loodon. 2 11/.. 10. 3.

T.ere are no Foreign arrivals this morning.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, which continued steady in the earlier part
bf the morning at 82.1/8 for the Account, have, within
this hour, become rather heavy, and have been done at
81 h for the Account, and 81% for Money ; and, up to
the present time, may be quoted at 81 'a to 82, and fin
Money 81% %, with little doing at present. The cause
of the market becoming so heavy, was attributed to the
French Funds coming lower on Monday.—ln the Fo-
reign market there is rather wstagnation in business.

The French Papers speculate on the reported ocen•
pation of Lisbon by our troops. The Journal des De•
bats, in particular, is quite alarmed lest the rumour
should prove true, and tbinksthat such a measure would
have the effect of rendering the stay of the French
army in Spain eternal. We can relieve its apprehen-
sions, and assure it that they are as imaginary as the
event which it so seriously deplores. At the same time
we cannot help feeling grateful for the compliment
which it pays our gallant heroes, when it says—that
where they are concerned, number is an indifferent
thing ; and that " one single English soldier stationed
tin the banks of the Tagus is quite as effective as a
thousnnd !" We suppose we are to add, "of another
nation," which is a degree of positive flattery, little to
have been expected from such a publication.

Hamburgh Pipers to the sth inst. have reached us.
They contain no fresh intelligence from Russia, Greece,
or Persia, and but li tie from any other quarter. An.
article from Stockholm gives a favourable account of
the Public. Revenue. It appears that the receipts of the
Customs had increased 1,377,880 rix dollars above its
produce last year. The Import Duties had fallen off,
but those on Exports had experienced a considerable

augmentation. Famine, however,
,still more terrlle
than commercial distress, of which 11 is sornetistres the
offspring, continued to ravage die coaftstvy, and in snipe
provinces the peasants suffered so tittich, that they %Vere
obliged to use the powdered bask of trees, and to mix
it with their 8 wr to increase the quantity, and procure
sufficient nourishment.

The Public are already aware that a patent for con-
structing a new Board at the Stamp-office, has become
necessary, in consequence of resent enquiries into the
management of that great department of the Revenue.
In forming the new Board, the Government have been
actuated entirely by a de:ire to be guided by the opinion
of the Commissioners of Enquiry, who, from their re-
ports upon this, and various other departments of the
Revenue, and from their labours generally, have de-
servedly acquired the confidence of the Government
and tf the Country,
The following are the names of the new Corn-
mibioners :—Tne .IaatitS•ICEITH STEWART, late'
Comptroller of Army Account., is to be the Chairman ;
Ms. TRoRNTON, from the Audit Office; Mr. Boom
Mr. R.WELLESLZY, Mr. SAURIN, Mr.W. B. MONTAGUE,
and Mr. S. MONTAGUE, to he Commi:sioners.

The decision, pronounced yesterday in the Court of
Chancery, upon the bills filed by persons who had be-
come holders of shares in Joint Stock Companies,
against the Directors, as personally answerable for the
instalments which had been paid, is of great importance
to all who have engaged in such speculations, and parti-
cularly to the persons who have acted as Directors. The
two Companies which were brought before the Court,
were the British Stannary Company, and the Imperial
Distillery Company. The bills were filed by persons who
held shares in these Associations, upon which they had
paid instalments; and their object was, to make the
Directors personally answerable for the sums which had
been received from the subscribers. The case stated
against the Directors was, that names had been inserted in
the list of Directors without sanction or authority—that
the actual Directors had taken upon themselves to add
others to their body—that they had not brought the
whole number of shares fairly in-o the market, but had
kept many in their own hands, in order, ultimately, to
retain them, or reject them, according as the one course
or the other might be profitable to themselves—and that
they had proceeded to do acts towards carrying on the
proposed operations, before the deed for the regulation
of the partnership was prepared and executed. The IN-
rectors insisted, that, even if these allegations were true,
4 Court of Equity would not interfere in such a transac-
tion, but would leave the aggrieved party to obtain
what remedy he could by an action at law. The Vice
CHAVCELLOR, 110WeVer, has, after so:emn argument, and
upon mature deliberation, come to a contrary
: he has determined, that such a cane as that which
we have stated above, o ill entitle shareholders to relief
in a Court of Equity against the Dir,ctors personally.
There are, perhaps, few of the Joint Stock Companies
in which the same features and transactions, or at least
some of them, do not occur, as those upon which the
Court founded its jilt isdiction in the two instances which,
we have cited. Wherever, therefore, fraud or miscon-
duct has existed, the Directors, who have/committed or
permitted it," may anticipate a very severe scrutiny and
very heavy liabilities; for there is no escape from ti e
minute sifting, ever varying interrogatories of a Bill in
Chancery, except in complete integrity, or daring
perjury.

THE KING.

WINDSOR, Novara's& 7.

Yesterday, Lord FA RNBOROUGH arrived at the Royal
Lodge, on a visit to his MAJESTY. and had the honour
..f dining and passing the night at the Royal Lodge.--6
This forenoon, after bre4klast, his Lordship took leave
of his MAJESTY, and left the Royal Lodge fur Windsor
Castle, where, as one of the Commissioners, he inspected
the progress nride since his la-t visit. On the inspection
of which, his Lordship seemed highly pleased. On
leaving the Castle, his Lordship proceeded to his resi-
dence in town.
Sunday afternoon after Divine Service, Mr. Secretary CANNING
took leave of his Kamm and left the Royal Lodge, for his resi-
dence in town.

The unfavourable state of the weather has for the last few days
back prevented his Vii• JUTT from taking his usual exercise.
This day her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gcoucuvra arrived
on a visit to her Royal Sister, Princess AUGUSTA, at Frogmore Lodge.

The Duke and Duchess of CLA RENCE, accomp +flied
by the Princess CARMAN, of 111 rturaan, left their residence at
Hushrpark on Sunday afternoon. and proceeded to the apartments
of the Duchess of KUNT, in the King's Palace, at Kensington, where
their Royal Highnesses alighted no a visit to the Duchess of KINT,
with whom their Royal Highnesses dined and spent the evening,
and afterwards returned to their seat at Bushy._

The Duchess of GLocEsvort arrived in town yester-
day from her residence at Bagslun-part.
Yetterday the Princess AuuusvA came to town from
her seat at Frogmore.
The LORD CHANCELLOR visited the Duke of Yoac
yesterday, at the residence of the Doke of RUTLAND, in Arlington-st.
The Duchess of GLOCESTIR and the Princess SOPHIA
visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday, at her apartmentsin the
King's Palace, St. James's. The Princess entertained her' Royal
sisters to a dejeune. The Duchess of GLOCISTIR and the 11friacess
Auourra afterwards visited the Duke of Yoax, and then krt town
for Frogmore-lodge, the residence of the Princess Auousta, where
the Duchess of Gammas is expected to remain a few days.
The Earl of LIVERPoOL came town yesterday,
from his seat at Coombe-wood.

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A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yes-
terday at the Treasury-chamber.
His Majesty's Commissioners for building additional
Churches, had a meeting yesterday morning, at their offlee, in Great
George-street.
Mr. WYNN transacted business yesterday, at the office
of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Dispatches were sent eff ye.terday from the Foreign-
office, to the British Charge d'Affaires at Brasil; also to the
Marquis of HAWING% Governor of Malta.
Tile Duke of DEVONSHIRE arrived in Paris on Friday,
having travelled from St. Petersburgh in fourteen days, two of
which he stopped on the road.
Nearly alt the Cabinet Ministers have arrived in town
previous to the commencement of the new Parliament. Lord
Matutax., Lord SIDMOUTN, Earl BATHOSIT, lard ELDON, Mr.
Secretary CANNING, Mr. HUSCIIISON, and Mr. tOIINSON, are either
at their offices or within a few miles of town. _ _

BRIGHTON.—The Marchioness of LANSDOWNZ, Mrs.
Mame and Miss Girroao, the Berl of Lustrous, Lord Puna-
MAN, Mr. URZ, M.P. acc. are among the last departures from the
New &eyne Motel. Mr. and Lady Cu* eurrra Dannicoor. have
left us. Lord and Lady How= are also in the departure list, but
the Dowager Countess is remaining with us.