Star.
London, England, 1828-08-20 00:00:00

PARIS, Alla. 17.

A very interesting Meeting has been held .by the
Directors and Supporters of the School of Commerce
and Industry. Upwards of two thousand persons were
present ; among them were the Comte de Chaptal, Pre-
sident; M. Charles Dupin, M. Lafitte, the Abbey de
Pompieres, Prince Ipsilanti, several young Egyptians
now pursuing their studies in France, and many other
foreigners. This School was founded iu 1818 for the
purpose of instructing the youth of Paris in the prin-
ciples of commerce and commercial law, in geography,
political economy, and all auxiliary brinches of infor-
mation. On this occasion of distributing the priies.for
the year, a discourse was delivered by M. Blanqui, the
Professor of Political Economy, in which he gave a
luminous sketch of the presint state of the industry and
commerce of France. In alluding to the situation of
England and Spain, he took occasion to compliment the
memory cf Mr. Canning, and to express his fears for the
countrythat has been deprived of so great a Minister. But
in apprehending any change in the commercial system
of Great Britain, M. Blanqui has greatly erred in sup-
posing that it is not too firmly e.tablished to be shaken
by the present Ministry, even if their inclination led
them to do it, which is well known not to be the case.
The following are M. Blanqui's words—
" The first thing that strikes us, Gentlemen, is the
progress that we have made in the coarse of one year.
It is just a year ago that I sketched out to You the af.
flitting parallel of England, France, and Spain : Can-
ning was then alive, and I saw with regret •the British
Empire preparing to strip us for ever of the palm of
industry; the misfortunes of Spain then excited our
commiseration. Now all is changed ; but, in one sense,
fortunately for France alone. To the embarrassments
of England have. been added the death of a great man,
and the ever green and bloody wound of Ireland—the
darkness of Spain has been thickened by the shades of
Portugal. For us alone, Gentlemen, a more propitious
sun has shone, and in the same autumn our fleets, our
electors, and our industries, have discovered the road
to victory."
It cannot indeed be denied, nor observed without
pleasure, that the internal prosperity of France is rapidly
advancing.' Her iron manufactures, though retarded
considerably by the want of coal, and the dearness of
other fuel, now employ 65,000 men, and produce a
value of 75,000,000 francs. The fabrication of steel has
much improved, and at Imphy and Vienne utensils of
copper have been made equal to the best English
specimens. In machinery, improvements are daily seen;
in clocks and watches the workmanship is become so
familiar, that excellent watches ale now selling at 200
francs, or 81. 6s. Bd. the dozen. The machinery for
shawl weaving has produced a perfect revolution in
this article, and 200,000 shawls of silk, woollen, and
cachmere, are now annually exported from France:
The manufacture of fine cloth now supplies the whole
population, and is of the annual value of 300 millions
bt francs; the duty of 33. per cent. on foreign wool,
however, is a serious check to this branch of industry,
and gives a great advantage to England, who, in con-
sequence of her low duty on foreign woo), now exports
to the value of 100 millions of francs', or upwards of
tour millions sterling. The silk trade, according to M.
Blanqui, is in a very thriving state, and .the fears en-
tertained by the Lyonese of being beat from the market
by the Bengal silks, and the measures adopted by Eng-
land, begin now to vanish. " Let us not, however,
Gentlemen," he adds, " lose sight of how sharply the
English are disputing sub us the silk manufactare—
that Queen of our Industries—as the Minister of Com-
merce lately called it. We must not forget that since
the reduction of their importation duty to 30 per cent.
the British manufacturers have taken a surprising start,
so much so, that at this moment numerous silk establish-
ments are springing up in Scotland, and threatening to
become formidable to us."

Some ingenious improvements in the spinning of
cotton have appeared; but this branch does net seem to
have been much augmented, but to have suffered from
the loss of demand in Spain, and other causes. The
amount of French cottons exported—viz. 40 millions of
francs per annum, still bears a very small proportion to
the 800 millions of francs worth exported from Great
Britain. This inferiority, however, is in some degree
compensated by the acknowledged eminence of the
French in draw hat.., in silk blonde, in cotton tulle, in
lithography, and especially in glass, crystal, and por-
celain. In chemical arts, such as dyeing and tanning,
they are as ingenious as ever; and they are fast ad.
vancing in the workmanship of musical instruments,
and in the fabric of carpets, in which line many English
speculators have lately settled at Paris and at Aubus-
son, and elsewhere in the country. Such is the general
view of Frenchindustry taken by Professor Blanqui.
He concludes withan allusion to shipping and corn-
tierce, which donut seem to have made any remarkable
progress in the last.year ; and he enlarges on the expe.
diency, in every point of view, of the French Govern-
ment recognizing the new south Ainerican RepUblics,

which, one would think, cannot long be avoided. Es,
concluding exhortation to the French y' uth will on,
doubtedly have the good effect which the el'gnence•
and information of M. Blanqui are well calculated to.
produce.

'l'Hl4. 141VENING STAR.

LON DON.

WEDESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1828.

STOCK KXCHANGH, TWEIXR 0*C1.0( K.

The Hamburgb steam.boat bas arrived, with letters and parer
to the 16th instant ; but contrary to expectation, it h.s roe
brought any later accounts Irons the Russian' armies thati. th,er
previously received. The exchange was rather lower, and the
funds were somewhat higher. For the best Wheat, on the 15th.
Instant, 375 marks ; Oats, 126 marks ; Barley, 150 marks; wisdp
is about from 15 to 20 per cent. higher within this (-milieu.
Owing to there being a great dearth of information, we are
the same dull state as yesterday in the City ;; but, the fine weather,
with a hope that no further rise will take place in the Corn market
this morning, has given a spirit to the Cenral market, as Console
opened at 871, went up to 871 3, and are at present 871 sellers.
Letters from Constantinople, of the 19th ult. received yesterday,
state, that the great magazine of St. Stephano had, by accident, et.
Ploded and 600 Turkz, with 200 Jews, perished.
CITY, HALF.PAS:T, ONE O'CLOCK.
There being no intelligence of. the least importance to the pre..
sent hour, the chief attention of the public is drawn to the operatives
of the Corn Market this morning, which gives every' prospect that
the heretofore gloom of a further rise in that article will vanish;
there appears to have been a good supply and no purchasers. Ts;
BuUs in the Corn Market hang down their beads, and are greatly
disappointed in their speculations.
The Coastal Market bas remained steady the whole of the morns
ins, at 871, alternately Buyers and Sellers. No speculation of con-
sequence has taken place.
In the Foreign Market Russian, Portuguese, and Brazil Stocks,
have rather improved.
PRICK OF STOCKS AT 'TWO O'CLOCK.
Bask Stock 2131 India 80nd5..113
3 per Cent. lied. 814 7; Si South Seat Stuck
3 per Ct. Cons. 871 i A Old. Annuities •
31 per Cent. 96/ New Ditto
3g per Cent. lted.96j g I £lOOO Excheq. Bills 71 2
4 per Ct. New,lol g £5OO Ditto 71 2 •
4 per Cent. 1826, £lO4 and £2OO Ditto 71
Long Ann. 20 1 18 Bank for Acct.
India Stock 243 Consols for-Acct. 871 • , '
FORKIHN FUNDS, TWO o'cl.l WK.
Brazilian lids. spCt. Port rg.l3ds. 5p C.
Do Acct. 611 g DoAcct 52; 3
D.niqh lids. 3 pCt. 61t • Russ. Mkt 81.2, 5 wet.
Mex.845,1825,6p Ct. Do. Acct. 951
Do.' Acct. 581 j Spanish Bds 5p Ct. 101 11
Neapolitan Bonds, 5 p C. 77 Dv. Acct.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.
SHAM IMIn.
100 95
300 290

Anglo 'Nlezican
Bolanos
Brazilian
United Mexican

• 271

40 38

290 285*
£4- .
20i 21

Last.night we received the PAO: Papers. of Sunday,
and Gazelle de Frame, dated Monday. The lattErl'Oß
the guilicrit'y of accounts from Odessa of the 24th ult.
states that Admiral GREIG had sailed towards Varna.
with his squadion, with a view to co-operate with the
army.under General SurcuaLiw there. We are also
informed of the increased exertions of his IMPERIAL.
MAJESTY to render his operations as effectual as pos-
sible. 'The Guards are on their march towards the
Danube; and sixty thousand fresh troops have re.
ceived orders to march from Volhynia to the hontiers,
who are to be replaced by fresh troops from the interior.
It is added that 800,000 men have long since been as-
sembled on an extent of eighty lelgues,. who are ready
to march on the firit signal, on any point where their
services may be required. • From all these mighty pre-
parations', it appears that'efie Eirrsaoa aims to strike
decisive blow. The fate& on theintrenched camp at
Schumha. fmes upeettid. to be, most sanguinary, as the
Turks were in. resit forte; amounting it is said to up-
wards of oesdnindred thisusand men, and animated at
the same time by the recollection of the successful
resistance they had made on former occasions in the
•
same position. These troops ate commanded by Hos-
SEM PACHA, one of the most distinguished Officers in
the service of the Porte; but we expect these advantages
will be of little avail against the steady courage and
superior discipline 9f the Russians.
The Gazette de France dwells at some length on
the good understanding that exists between the Eng-
lish and French Governments, and gives the substance
of the speech lately addressed by the British. Ambas-
sador at Paris to the KING, and that of the answer of his
Mos' CHRISTIAN MAJESTY. His Excellency, in the name
of his Government. expressed the most pacific inten-
tions. He observed that he has known France only under
the BOURBONS, its legitimate Princes—that he had
laboured under the late King, •and is concert with
him, to maintain the good understanding between
the two countries, and that he will continue so to
employ all his efforts to obtain the same result.—
The Kuso, in reply, said that he would endeavour
to maintain this good understanding, for two reasons;
the first, and the most weighty in his opinion. because
it is the interest of France and if Europe; the second,
out of gratitude to Eogland for the reception whiCh
it gave in times of misfortune to the French exiles.—
The affairs of the expedition seem still involved in con•
siderable mystery. The letters even from the spot
express the doubts of the writers as to what quarter it o
destined for. The means of embarking the horses are
not yet provided. The number of transports assembled
at Toulon now amounts to 82. The town, it is sute`i,
is in a state of bustle and excitement.

•
The German Papers received this morning c3otlin
the following particulars, relative to the insurrectionar!
movement of the troops in Bosnia, a short account of
which appeared some weeks ago :
FRONTIERS OF BOSNIA, JULY 12.
On the 19th of June, Abdunaham Pacha, Governor of 130018,
received, by a Capedgi Baschi, a Erman from Constantinopk,
which, ccimmenicating the manifesto issued by the Porte, 00"
mended him to march 40,000 Bosnian' partly towards the
*riter
Drina to observe the Servians, and partly through Scura to J.
den ; and it also ordered that the newly organised troops he
clothed, before they began their march,with the new unifornosenc
for that purpose. Abduttabain Pacha gave notice that this finnan
should be read the following day (June 20) in the great Iteglt" at
Sarajevo (Boma Saar), when the Bembaschis (Colonels) of the
new troops, as well as the Captkins and Beys of the &Wen and

ashes, with deputations of their Ortas, were to appear; but
the Captains and Deis intimated their wish that the Sratan might
be read by a Menai In the camp near Sarajevo, in order that -the
•words of the Sultan might be beard by.all the troops in the camp;
they also requested the Governor to attend the ceremony in
person, which he promised to do. Abdunaham, who appears
*to have conceived some suspicion, staid, howreer, in Sarajevo, and
sent in his ptead a Benibaschi, with the Mollab, to the amp, which
is about half a league from the town. Salutes of artillery announced

the departure of the Bembaschi from the fortress, who, in great
pomp, surrounded by Abdunaham's guards and accompanied by the
Nlollah, appeared in the camp, and was therefore taken for the

Governor himself, who was personally unknown to the greater part
ut the troops. M soon as the Alollah bad done reading the Fir-
.man, the troops in rbe camp broke out into imprecations against
the Sultan, and against Abilunaham Patin, whom, they called a
traitor. At the same moment several muskets were fired at the
.13cmbaschi and Mullah, who were killed on the spot 1 .and at the

lame time the uniforms sent to the camp for the new troops were
zornte pieces and burnt by the enraged mutineers. The Pacha's
-guard fired on the rebels, but were obliged to give way to superior
slumbers, leaving sixty dead behind. Hereupon the whole camp
proceeded to Sarajevo, In order to compel the household troops
srf Abdunaham Paella ( whom they supposed to be dead) to
leave the place, aad. give ,) the forts to the rebels; but
Abdunaham Packa, alread) Wormed of what had passed.in the
camp, ordered the gate of the post of Tustahans to be shut, upon
which a fire of artillery and musketry was kept up on both sides
during the. day, in which several hundred men were killed. On
the fifth day after this event, negotiations were opened between
Ahdunahani Pasha and the rebels, in consequence of which the
Governor and his household Were allowed to retire 'unmolested, on
-condition that, like his predecessors, he should ix hie residence at
Travnik, and govern Bosnia according to ancient custom; to which
terms Abdunaham agreed, and on the same day (24th June), set
'out with his household troop and.hit Harem for Travnik. Four
days before the mutiny, •the Kiaya, with a vanguard of 4,000 or
5,000 men; bad gene from Sarajevo to Zworuik, where be had
joinsd Mahensied pacha who' had an equal number of troops, and
was to command the vanguard. On 'fating Informed of the events
at Sarajevo, the Kiaya returned witb.his troops to Travnik, but
Mahoused Packs Remains in his-position on the Drina, between
Wiscbegrad and Zwoniik."
The troops which were sent from Bosnia in the spring, as re-
inforcements to the Seevian townie; of Belgrade, Schaborezi Us.
titsa, and Sokol, on learning what had passed at Sarajcves left those
fortresses with the inlentlon of returhlugto their hornet; when they'
reached the Drina. whicisdividti.gervii from Bosnia, the passage
was disputed by:Dlabomed Pacha's troops, and they were oidered
to return to their fortresses. They refused to obey this order, and
part of them found an onaortonitt td mos the titer-iwthe night,
and to surprise a small cams of "biaisdmed in`which they
got possession of some canner; on the following days hot!? parties
kept up a fire of artillery end musketry, by which several hundred
men were killed. Mahound Packs, however, succeeded in driving
the rebels back to the other'side of thelhina, where tan remained
when the Last accounts came away. . .
Accounts of fist July say, that Abdunaham -Pacha, with about
1,000 Men and 12 pieces Of Mum% had arrival at•Tutla (betiieen
Travnik and Zwornik, nearer to the latter plate).. These accounts
add, that Sallie was perfectly tranquil.*-41starriers Observer, Aug. 8.
' BUCHAREST, JOLT 26.

The health of this city intproves daily. A park of the heavy
atta.lrry front Brailow has passed through this city, to be employed
agonst Ghilagevo, where the Torks make a vigorous resistance.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMM/RON, AM. 15.-15 10/.—Two mooths,ls 91.
I:IUPSSG, Aust. 11.—. Three mouths, 6 14i.
Benin, Auo. 11L—Three mood* 6 241.
. .
Vienna, Aug. 6.—Three nujoibs..9 50.
—Haushorgls Papers, 'lava/ 16.
'•

The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCR, the .Duchess
of hissinsime, and Princess F.sutia of etacitami, left the resi-
dence of •the Royal Duke and Duchess at Bushy Park, on Mon-
day. for the seat of Alf. and the Hoponrable Mrs. HOPS, of Deel.-
deane, near Dulling, Surrey.
The' Duke- and Prince GEORGE Of •CVMSERLAND
landed at Calais, the steam-vessel being usable, owing to unfavour-
•shie weather, to reach (Mend. Their Royal Highnesses have pro.
seeded.to the Haguk to pay a visit to the Kiog of the Minus-
/AIM
The ezpen•es already paid by the Treasury, in respett
of the Pearl Disfranchisement Bill, amount to I,oooi. • '
Dispatches were received 'this morning at the.Coio.
alai Office frow.Lient. General Mauna, Governor of New South
Ws* ; abo*unt Major General Ponsouar, Lieutenant'Crevernor
of Malta; and from General 1)oir, at Gibraltar. .
The Duke of GORDON is arrived at Gordon Castle, to
take up his residence there. Sir JANIS NPGasma. M.D. is now
on a visit to Colonel ALES/MOS& Guam., C.B. Findrassie. The.
Right Has. OMNI.= Game:is at Sanquhar House, Forret.
The French Ambassador visited the Earl of Asia-
sus yesterday, at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign,
Affairs.

Vinoant Sr RA 140lOaD, .Lord ELLZNEORoU6H. sod
Sir Hussar Jamie', uansacted business yesterday at the Foreign
Mee, Downing-street.
The Earl of Alta RDIOIN had an audience yesterday
with Sir Cutouts Armee ai the Colonial Office, and also transacted'
business at the Office of the Board of Trade.
The Duke of NoRTIIIiMSERLA.ND entertained a nu-
rntrous party to dinner, at Alnwick Castle, yesterday .se'nnight.
Amongst the company were her Grace the Duchess of Leans,
Lord sod .Lady Revantwoarn and the Hon. Misses Linvext.,
Camas.= Bosaanuer • Req.(the High Sheriff for Northumberland),
and his Lady, Mr. Alderman Beau, of Newcastle, &c. And on
Friday last his (irate entertained the officers of the late Pr ace.
Tenantry, of which his Grace was many years Lieutenant-Colonel
Commandant when Bart Palter.
The simultaneous appearance of above 300 vessels in
Steaaaa Bay, on *edasteday morning last, 'Making down Channel,
after a loog detention in port by uepropitious weather and winds;
resealed to the beholders a most magnificent spectacle.-Camtviens.
The following is the postscript tea letter from Opoi-
to, dated the 10th inet.--44 People continue to be taken up—to
kayo the coontry—and to hide themselves."
There are few years in which we find so many con-
victions for wagrelte as the present. Eleven convictions have taken
place for murders of an atrocious description at these Assists--
Maidstone 1; Easter 1, Lancaster 1, Shrewsbury 5, Buckingham 2,
Bury .11t. Edmunds 1:
his doubtful whether the la,t.e Archbishop of Calf-.
sensual has made a will, at least nape has as yet been proved at the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury—thus the real state of his Grace's
affairs is nor likely to be at all generally known.
EKTRAnRDINART TAKE GY HERRINGS.— On the
evening of Friday last Mr. Joint Guam a hardy and skilful fisher-
man htioaging to Rsherrew, shot his nets off Butner, and took the
extraordinary number of forty thousand odd herrings. Oa remits.
Int shore, be sold his whole cargo for forty sovereigns; the herrings
being so Dirge that six hundred composed a clan ; about sixty-six
barrels wove ,taken at this trip. So large a take, at so early a period
of the seassodeas not been known for 20 yearsi.--C.oleidenianMerises.
A curious and rather interesting case was brought
before the Tribunal of the Juges de Pais of the nth Arrondisse-
ment in Paris, on the 12th inst. It was an action for compensa.
nue by an old widow of eighty-four, against a M. Jearre, whose
cabriolet had run against her, and caused an injury which prevented
her for some time pursuing her ordinary labours. The Counsel for
the plaintiff, in addressing the Court, said, " This woman, whom
you now see bending nader the weight of age, poverty, and infix-
mills served In the French armies in the uniform of a soldier, by
the side of her husband, from 1773 to 1806. In that time she
travelled over twenty-seven thousand leagues of ground—received
eleven severe wosimds—and is alie year 1783 was taken by the
English in the Villa de Parts. Her pension, which formerly was
fire hundred francs per annum, was reduced at, the restoration to
one hundred and slaty six francs sixty centimes." The Onunsel
au proceeding with great feeling on behalf of his client, when the
deteudant, with considerable emorion, stepped forward and stopped
ii.e cause, by paying the whole amount of the cotapensatlon suet
fur, and all the expenses.