Star.
London, England, 1817-01-17 00:00:00

FRAAGE.

PRINIZTE LETTER.
.„
" PARIS. JANUARY IS.
" The report of the loan continues in all its strength:
the assertions on the sithiect are positive. The arrival
of M. Labouchere, of Holland, and of Mr. Baring,
is'announced from day to day with the greatest cer-
tainty ; and the arrival of Mr. Wall, a gentleman
foimetly..of Mr. Baring's House, gives credit to the
assertions. he Ministerial circle, seem to entertain
Ito doubts, and hardly to tolerate them in others.—
That there is, at least, a mercantile speculation to
-awake the Foils rise, I am clear t whether this specu-
lation be cor:fined to some 13ar.kers of Paris, or whe-
ther any ht,glish, Mitch, and German Houses have
any concern in it, is as yt t doubttiii, though I think
the latter position far more probable.
" All the ptivate letters front the Departments ate
full of two subjects—the shocking and alarming dis-
tress of the lower ranks, and the mixed feeling of fear
and indignation among the Royalists, when they
found that the Election Law was likely to pass.
6, in Paris there is no want of bread, and it re-
mains at the same price. You will have seen in the
papers of yesterday an'incroase of the duties on goods
coming into this town : the measure is, I believe,
reasonable; but in England it must appear singular
to see, in a country governed by a Charter, and with
a Representative Government, a local tax established
by an ordinance. I suppose the produce of this tax
is designed to defray in part the expense the city is at
in keeping the price of bread so low. In the evening
there is seldom any bread at the baker's, if your daily
provision Las happened to he expended. Out of
Paris the bread is not only much dearer, but in many
places so bad as hardly to be eatable.
44 Although by law the French Princes are Mem-
bers of the House of Peers, it seems to be tacitly

understood (if there is no positive order) that they
should not vote against Ministry. I suppose, that on
the Election Law the Royalists will be stronger in
the House of Peers than on any other question. I
do not expect them, however, to be able to throw it
out, thuugh some of them are sanguine enough to
hope it.
'44 The King has sent to the House of Peers, not
only the amended law as it passed the Deputies, but
also the original law, as proposed by Ministers. This
appears singular, but the same step was taken last
year with the Election Law.
P.S. The Exchange was so full today, that it
Was difficult to get in. The Funds opened at 59 fr.
75 e. ; rose to 60 fr. 60 c. ; and at near three o'clock
were at 60 Ir. They are still talking of nothing but
tb4l Loan.
ea It has been proposed to the Committee on E-
ssence to give to the Clergy 150,000 hectares of woods,
• about one-third of their unsold property ; and to trans-
fer all the rest, as well as all other woods belonging
to the Crown, to the Caisse d'Amortissement."

THE -EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THE DRAWING OF THE STATE I ()WERT COM-
MENCES NEXT TUESDAY, star OF THIS MONTH.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17:1817.
Pawl OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK I
&Waage! 6Se—Cons. tne. eSii—Coas. for ace. off
4 per Cent. 700-5 per Ceat. Navy 943
izeimeseer BiW,l 24.15 e. pr.--liadla Bone, 11&1141. pre.

What with die Defalcation of the Revenue, the
general State of Europe, the numerous Petitions for
Retrenchment in the Public Expenditure, Economy
in the administration of the Finances, a Reduction in
the Army, the Abolition of useless Pensions and
Sinecures, and a Parliamentary Reform, the ap.

poaching Session will be a very busy one, and highly
interesting. By the subjoined Circular to the Friends
of the . Administration, it appears that Ministers
expect an early and strenuous opposition to their
measures :

• DOWNIIIO-sTRatT, hiIIiVART 14, 11117.
• list—As it appear to be quite canal* that an Amendment
is to be moved to the Address, and that a Division will take
pbco. I thiak it right to give you the ininnalnient and at the
aamesinse to beg the favour of you, very sanssedy, to MOW in
the House on the Ant day of the Sissies.
" shield not have troubled you upon this occasion If any
doubt hod remained in respect to the intention of the Opposition.

" I Mee the hoooor to be, Sir, yoor's faithfully,
(Signed) rC. ARBUTHNOT.*
To pretend to anticipate even the leading measures
which Ministers may pursue, would be folly. Some

iinportant changes are however talked of, which it is

whispered will be adopted with a view to extend the
basis of the present Administration. Mr. Irnstarr
?nava when April shall back arrived, will bare bee*
keg enough in his present situation to enable him to
retire on the full pension of the olfiee—.Five Thousand
Pounds a year s but: this will not disqualify him for
bolding another. Mr. Aims-, it is said, will be :ailed
up to the higher House, and the place of SpeAker to
she Commons be given to Mr. Vensannev.

h will be men by,
an Advertisement in the first
page of this day's Paper, that the Bank, with a view
to the convenience of trade, has extended the time
for giving value for all Bank Dollar Tokens at the
late of ss. 6d. to the Ist day of May next.
Reapusitions have been signed for Meetings of the
Livery of London and the Common Council—s, for

the purpose of Petitioning fora reduction of the pre-
sent enormous and unconstitutional military esta-
• , blishment, an abolition of all sinecure places and un-
merited pensions, retrenchment and economy in the
public expenditure, and a Constitutional reformation
in the representation of the people in Parliament."
A Meeting took place at Dublin on the 13th, to peti-
Ike par Reform, &c. The Irish-Government had pru-
dently takes every measure ef precaution against the
seetibiliri of ley disturbance. Abut 1000 persons
of various jesaiptioos were assembled, who quietly I
dispened oboe' three o'clock. The greater pan of
those pineenx appeared very indifferent to the
harangues made on the occasion by the Catholic a*
other orators wit° addressed them. .

OCCUPATION OF MONTEVIDEO, BY THE
BRAZILIAN ARMY.

It appears, by Cadiz Papers of the 24th ultimo,
that the occupation of the Montevidean territory by
the Brazilian army, was entered on in consequence
of a Treaty between the Courts of Spain and the
Brazils, though this has been denied by the Spanish
Authorities in London. The Proclamation of the
Marquis de Autizarre to the " inhabitants of the
country of Montevideo," announcing the entrance of
the Portuguese troops, of which we laid a copy be-
fore our Readers in the STAR of Tuesday, appears in
the journals before its, but still without any date :
and with this (in the Cores Mercantil) appears, but
also without say date, the following