Star.
London, England, 1829-11-17 00:00:00

CITY. Twwvg o'CLocE.
For some time past we have not been so barren of in-
formation as on this day. We have no arrivals of the
least import as yet : the one from Calcutta, at Liverpool,
is of the 20th June : several days since we had Papers
from Calcutta of the 18th June, consequently the above
arrival is of no use. The Dutch steamer has arrived,
but the Hambuigh still remains due.
The accounts from Paris state that a general search
has been made in the above capital by the Police at the
gun-shops for fire-arms of all descriptions, as well as at
the shops which vend sword-canes : a large quantity has
been seized.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 91i 1 for money,
'and 911 1 for the account, opened at the same price this
morning, with little or nothing doing to the present time :
for the next account, 921.
The report of a Turkey Loan, under the guarantee of
Russia, does not gain credit in the City, as it is well
known that the Turks never pay interest.
In the Foreign Market Brazil is rather better, and the
foreign account has gone off well ; no defaulters.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE.

The Consol Market is creeping up, and at present has
a very firm appearance. Consols which were in the early
part 'of the morning at 91i for the Account, may at
present be quoted at 91i hy and 921 for the next Ac-
count, The Commissioners purchased in Consols at 91i.
The business done since the early part of the day has
been considerable, particularly in the purchase of the
3 per Cents. Reduced ; and within these few days a large
'quantity of Stock has been taken off the market.
We sire at present destitute of any political informa-
tion, nor is there a single report. The public are anxious
for further accounts from Tampico, as the information
hitherto received front that quarter cannot be much
relied upon.
In the Foreign Market, Brazil, Greek, Russian, Por-
tuguese, and Mexican Stocks, have rather improved.

From the Calcutta Price Current, received at the
North and South American Coffee-house, to the 12th of
JuSe
COTTON.—The market continues languid, and the
sales through the week have been confined to a few small
parcels changing hands amongst the native dealers.
Elephants' teeth scarce, and wanted.
GRAlN.—Business to a considerable extent has been
effected in fine qualities since our last, and prices con-
tinue firm.
OPIUM.—No sales were reported during the past
week ; stock limited.
PIECE GOODS.—TIia market very dull.
SALTPETRE.—III undiminished demand, particularly
for fine descriptions.
SUGAR.—Looking down, the new crop coming fast
into the market.
EUROPEAN GOODS.—Generally the market has been
in a state of stagnation all this and the past week, trade
holding off for lower prices.
Freights to London may be rated at 3/. to 41. dead
weight 51. to 51. 10s.
A rumour has prevailed, during the last few days,
that serious difficulties are likely to arise between Eng-
land and France on the one side, and Russia on the
other, with respect to the final settlement of the affairs of
Greece. Without attaching any credit to this alarm, we
can but admire the discernment of those who are led
to believe that the British Ministry (arousing from the
apathetic indifference with which they have beheld the
dismemberment of the Turkish empire for the aggran-
disement of Russia) will enter upon a serious quarrel,
for the settlement of some comparatively unimportant
points in the future destinies of Greece. The audience
given by the Sultan to Admiral Malcolm, and the sub-
sequent departure of a French frigate from Constan-
stinople for Toulon, afford no ground whatever for be-
lieving that any misunderstanding has arisen between
the three great Powers above-mentioned. To us, the
subject appears only interesting as a proof of the slender
foundations on which some shallow politicians are in the
habit of raising warlike rumours. The affairs of Turkey,
and perhaps of Greece also, are now completely under
Russian domination ; yet it would appear that the
humbled Sultan, by breaking through all the absurd
forms of etiquette that have hitherto excluded the
highest. European diplomatists from almost all inter-
course with Turkish sovereigns, and by granting an au-
dience of two hours' duration to the British Admiral,
was anxious to avail himself of the assistance of England
at this emergency, to extricate him from the difficulties
by which he is surrounded ; yet no definitive intelligence
has been received to warrant the belief that was enter-
tained in some quarters that the Porte would succeed in
obtaining a modification of the severe terms imposed by
the Russians, in the Treaty of Arianople. We must
remain satisfied, it appears, with the subjugation of
Turkey; and wait the next display of Russian modera-
tion, ere an attempt is made to check the progress of
that grasping ambition which thieatens, at no distant
period, to disturb the repose, if not to affect the inde-
pendence, of all Europe.—Cheltenham Journal.
Extract from a letter, dated Chatham, near Fredericks-
berg, (U.S.) Sept. 29, 1829 :—" We have fallen upon
the golden age in this country. Wben at Mr. J.'s, I
rode with him one day to the place where they are finding
gold, about twelve miles distant ; during the half hour
that we were there, besides smaller pieces, obtained by
washing the earth, one was dug up weighing four ounces
of pure gold, worth, say 67 dollars. On my next visit
I found a second piece that had been picked up in the
same way worth about 300 dollars. The people, quite
poor and obscure, were led to the search they are making
by finding a small piece, some months ago, in a gully in
a road leading to their house; eight or ten hands have
since been finding and washing out about 40 dollars'
worth per day. There are tens of thousands of
places in that district of country, as likely to con-
tain gold as that, and in many places it has been
found, but in none as yet so abundant as at that
place. This is what is called alluvial gold, not considered
so valuable a discovery as a gold mine, one or two of
which are said also to be discovered in that neighbour-
hood • • *. The unjust policy of your Govern-
ment in refusing to trade with us on equal terms, and the
American Tariff, are making us all manufacturers."
The son and heir of Edward Stanley, Esq. of Ponsonby
Hall, near Whitehaven, was christened on Thursday last.
The sponsors were the Right Honourable the Earl of
Lonsdale, the Rignt Hon. the Lord Bishop of Dur-
ham, and Lady Beckwith. The distinguished visiters—
amongst whom were the Earl and Countess of Lonsdale,
the Bishop of Durham and his Lady, Miss Thompson, the
Hon. G. O'Callaghan, &c. amounting to nearly twenty,
afterwards sat down to a sumptuous dinner, consisting of
every delicacy which the season afforded.
The Duke of Wellington has offered the Viceroyalty
of Ireland to Earl Grey, and his Lordship has not re-
turned an answer.—Dublin Evening Post.
A Right Hon. Secretary, who has hitherto been es-
teemed a good shot, is said to have been this year pard-
cularly unsuccessful, in short, to have lost his steady avg.