Star.
London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, Ism
THE FUNDS.
FRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONK O.CLOCK
Bank Stock 225-3 per Cent. Reduced 731/8 7278
3 per Cent. Cons. 74 735/i V4-31/2 per Ccnt. 827 s
4 per Cent. 91 907/8
5 per Cent. Navy 109108% 7/8
Long Anns. 18 11-16 —lmp. 3 per Ct. 711/4
India Bonds 41s1 425. pre.
Exchequer Bills 3s. 4s. 2s. pre.
Cons, for Acct. 741/8 73% 7/8.

In the House of Commons, last night, Mr. LEN-
YARD submitted to the House a mot.on for leave to
bring in a Bill to repeal the Acts of the 60th of the
late King, relative to Seditious Meetings, Political
Libels, &c. Two divisioni took place on the motions
for the repeal of the Acts relative to Seditious Meet-
ings and Seditious and Blasphemous Publications.
The former was negatived on a division by a majority
of 89 to 68, and the latter by a majority of 88 to 66.

We yesterday mentioned, that we entertained no
Lope of any effectual emancipation of the Greeks from
the insurrection in Wallachia and Moldavia, and de-
scribed the inhabitants of those two countries as still
in a state of ignorance and barbarism, having no re-
collections nor associations connected with the an-
cient honours of the Grecian name. The Address of
YPSILANTI to the Greeks must, among them, have
been unintelligible jargon. It was only in the year
1739 that Wallachia was ceded to the Tut ks, at
which time the Christian cattle by whom it is inha-
bited were transferred to their Mahommedan pro-
prietors, with, it must be acknowledged, a little more
care than has charactet ized some of the recent Smith-
field bargains in subjects, of the members of the
Holy Alliance. Moldavia was ceded about the
mid.lle of the sixteenth century.
As the inhabitants of these Principalities were
Christians, it was condi:ional that they should be
governed by a Christian Prince appointed from the
Porte; and the Turks, who have the glory of tel!ing
the Christians that they have never yet violated a
Treaty, have faithfully kept " the word of promise
to the ear." They have, however, broken it as uni-
formly, with respect to these provinces, " to the
!toper for the Hospodars of their appointment have
been generally selected from the grand interpreters
of the Porte, a race of men the most corrupt, pro-
fligate, and clever, that has ever mangled or managed
the interests of nations. We believe that not two of
the Hospodars have successively escaped decapita-
tion at the end of their ministry, which is but for
three years. This, which may be called their re-
gular fate, has been often ascribed to the conse-
quences of their excessive exactions and other mal-
versations in office.

Russia has now for many years been the avowed
protector of these treacherous miscreants. She con-
siders them but as the Governors of her advanced
posts; and though ALEXANDER may, in words, and
by proclamations, disavow the undertakings of the
rebels he cannot, however, deceive the world, which
is historically acquainted with the regular machina-
tions of the Court of St. Petersburgh against Turkey.
The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE was baptised by that
name at the special command of his grandmother,
the late Empress, for the express purpose of being set
forth as king of the Greeks, aid established at Con-
stantinople. The events of the French Revolution
have retarded, not suppressed, this design. To ex-
pect, therefore, any person to believe that Russia sees
with any other feelings than those of satisfaction the
insurgency of Wallachia and Moldavia, is to suppose
mankind in general almost as stupid as the instru-
ments of the Holy Alliance. Russia desires the in-
surrection of these provinces, and her policy for years

countenances their rebellion, and has encouraged it
as effectually as the co-operation of her armies could
do. The rebellion we consider as of Russian origin,
the fruit of Russian policy, and fostered for Russian
aggrandizement; and we say this the more deci-
dedly, as it does not appear that it has been followed
by any corresponding movement among the genuine
Greeks. YPSILANTI'S animated Address to them was
a mere ruse de guerre, contrived to excite a diversion,
to distract the Divan, and to make an impression in
Christendom. The true Gieck insurrection, if ever
any such is to take place, will be among the
islands of the Archipelago ; nor, till we hear of the
fleets of Idra, Spezia, and the other mercantile islands

Preparing to blockade the Dardanelles, will we credit
tse rumours of a general insurrection among the
Greeks. It is but little known to the 13s itish Public,
that the islands alluded to could, without difficulty,
let rut a navy of at least a hundred ships, as formi-
dable as our sloops of war; and that the Ottoman
any is so dependent on them for sailors, that by a
**llion among them the SULTAN'S men of war
"old rot as sheer hulks in the harbour of Constan-
tinople,

The Paris Papers of Sunday have arrived. The
intelligence which they contain, if correct, is of some

iraptitnee. Contrary to the accounts which arrived
PAErday, the two leaders, YPsILANTi and THEO•
Dual, have formed a union of their forces and en-

tered Bucharest, the Capital of Moldavia, attended
by an army of 60,000 men.

VIENNA, APRIL 25.

An Edict has appeared, ordering the levy of
50,000 conscripts.

PARIS, MAY s.

This morning, at eleven o'clock, his Majesty gave
a private audience to the Marquis de la Porte. After
Mass his Majesty transacted business successively
with Count Simeon, Minister of the Interior ; Baron
Pasquier, and the Duke de Richelieu. About 70
Members of the Chamber of Deputies have received
the decoration of the Legion of Honour : 172 func-
tionaries of the Ministry of the Finance have been
created Chevaliers of the Legion of Honour.
The Neapolitan Ambassador, Prince Castelcicala,
' has received from his Majesty the Blue Riband.
The ancient Abbey of Paraclete, founded by Eloisa
and Abelard. is advertised for sale.

The discussion of the affair of the 19th of August,
will open in the Chamber of Peers on the 7th of May,
at the Palace of the Luxembourg.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, the prisoners impli-
cated in the charge of conspiracy were removed in
hackney-coaches, to the prison which has been pre-
pared for them in the barracks occupied by the Gens-
darmes. The day before, a huissier gave them the
list of 173 witnesses who will be examined in this
affair, independently of the witnesses in favour of the
accused.—Journal des Detals: