Star.
London, England, 1827-11-20 00:00:00

OLIVER CROMWELL.

The following traditional anecdote of Cromwell is
from the relation of an old man, who had heard it re-
petted many times in his youth by sr•me ancient mem-
bers of his family. During ilva time, of the Common-
wealth, there betel a scarcity of corn, in consequence of
a short harvest. Thoiigh it was knowo that the pre-
ceding years had produced plentiful crops, yet the
farmers of those days, like forestallers and controllers.
of the mar kcts in later times, artificially increased the
scarcity by .withholding their grain from the public till
a famine seemed to threaten the metropolis. On a mar-
ket day (I wars told by my nan atot), at Uxbridge, a
stout, t uhicond, respectable, gentlemanly man, dressed
like a substantial country yeoMan, purcha ed nearly all
the suppl• of grain in the market, The farmers, sup-
posing him to be employed by some merchants, or
probably by Government, were well pleased with him,
and invited him to dine at one of the inn-, in their com-
pany, which invitation he accepted. After dinner, whilst
regaling themselves over their tankards, Stc. he told
them he had a large commission for corn, and was dis-
posed to give a good price. He likewise offered a pre-
mium to h.sii who brought the greatest quantity for sale.
AccOrdingly, on the next market•day, Uxbridge had
never displayed a larger supply of corn. Then, too,
appealed our substantial yeoman, with several attend-
ants, and bags of gold. He purchased and paid ft r
nearly all the grain that was brougl t. The compe-
tition amongst the farmers for the prize had emptied
many a groaning granary, and the lucky farmer who
had brought the greatest quantity was called for by
the gentlemanly purchaser to receive at his hands the
promised douceur. Exultingly he received and pocketed
the money ; but as he was turnirg away Irom his
liberal cust mer, te was asked by thrt gentleman to
return him twopence, which the farmer did accordingly.
The gentleman, with a commanding and a severe
tone, thus addressed him :—Durst thou know what thy
twopence is for? He answered, no. Well then.
tell thee; I consider thou art the greatest 'ague in the
market. This twopence is to purcha e a arid to hang
thee withal. Corporal Stubbs (addressing; one of his
pretended servants), there lives a cord-twister over the
way; with this twopence buy thee a rope, and hang
this fellow npon the sign post of this very house, as
A warning to all such accursed Achans ; for surely, as
saith the Scriptures, " Cursed is he that withholdeth
Mead from the poor." The imm•dkate execution of the
farmer took place, for it was Cromwell who commanded
it; and Uxbridge market, for the future, was well and
tegularly supplied with grain.—Lilerary

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taSDAY, NOVEMBER tO, 16127.
ITOCK EXCHANGIi., TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The C 4109111 market is rather in a gloomy state this morning,.
caused by the disappointment sf not having any infemeation from
.Constandoople, which ought to have been received by this dine,
either in a direct or indirect channel, as it is understood that ac.
counts are is town front Vienna of the 11th of November; and
supposing even that the information of the battle et Navarin
arrived at Constantinople on the 30th of Whither, the result, and
what happened at Constantinople, ought to be' known at Vienna in
ten days.—Consels opened at the same price they lee off yesterday,
851 for the ACClNffit, went down to 64, and at prevent may be
quoted at 44 f for the Account, with little doing at present.
In the Foreign market little Is doing.
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Current prices: Old Spanish 911, Mexican Of S 4, Colombian
29 6, Portuguese TS 74. Brazilian 60,1' 4, Buenos Ayres 44 48,
Russian 931 93, Danish 601, Greek 181 191.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Sown after the Commissioners bought at 8.5 j, the market gave
way, and Consols receded to $5l for the Account. Some heavy
sales have been effected within this hoar. • ---
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 9064 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red.64a 1 a Ditto Bonds 68 86
3 per Ct. Cons. 1151 1 1 6 South Sea Stock • ' "
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36 per Cent. 911 Old Annuities
5i per Cent. lied. 911 I 1 £lOOO Rachel. Bills S 6 911 • ' •
4 per Ct.. New 1011 a a £5OO Ditto 54 54 i ... ~.,
4 per Cent. Scrip £lOO and ,€2OO tMtto 56 54
4 per Cent. 1995,, 1011 Bank for Acct.
Long Ana. 191 Consols for Acct. 651 161, • .
winternN. FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK • , ,3..,.
Prazilian Ms. S p ILk. 601 1 Greek Roods, S p Ct. '
Do Acct 601 I Do. Daa.1425, Sp Ct. 186-4 6
Coiowhian Liooda,o p Ct, • lies Bds. 1895,4 RC. SS 464'
Do Acct. ' Do Acct 531 54 . . .
Ditto 11d5,11124 29 ' Peruvian Bonds, 6p Ct .
..
Do Accell9l 284 Da Met 281 29 281
Danidslidas 3 p Ct. 601 4 Rass.Bds.lB22, Sp C. 921 1
M Acct. $0 Spaniels Bak 5 p C 91 1 .1
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TV/IkOVALObIC.'
WARR. rata. .
Anglo Mexican 100 85 so
Brazilian 55 20 . 74 T 2
Colombian 100 90 14 13
Genes* Mining Asso. 50 5 13 4
Hibernian 50 8 61 7
Real del Monte 400 400
Do. Do. 490 430 '435 440
United Mexican 40 35 17
Marine Alliance 100 S 44
Provincial Portable Gas 10 9 11
Phoenix Gas 50 31 324
Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 25 261
FRANCIS Fauna.—Pasts, Nov. 17.—Five per Cents. Ioif. 45e.--
Three per Cents. Tr 1. Oc. Bank Stock, 2,000 f. 50c. Exchange,
on London, one month, 251. ISc. Three mouths, 25L

The almost feverish excitement that has pervaded all
classes in the Metropolis, fur these several days put,
for information concerning the fate of our, fellow Chris-
tians at Constantinople, when the defeat of the Tothish
fleet at Navitin would be known there, still exists.
Although sufficient time has now elapsed for the macb
looked for intelligence is have been received from that
Capital, we are nevettheless obliged to leave our Readers
in suspense, as no communication, up to two o'clock

this day, has beep received, either from the seat of coo-
flict or that of the negociatious in the Levant.

'The Paris Papas to the 19th arrived last night, ex-
tracts from which appear in our front page: they,
like our own, afford no additional news from Constan-
tinople.—We were enabled to give an extract from
the Gazette de France, dated Sunday, which arrived by
express, in part of our yesterday's impression. It says.
‘• A telegraphic dispatch had announced the arrival of the
Provence vessel of war from Navarin, at Toulon. It was
understood to bring the detailed reperts of the battle, and
of succeeding events, but they had not yet been landed
It was stated, however, but evidently without official
authority, that the allied squadrons, after destroying
the Turco-Egyptian fleet, had separated themselves,l
aad gone to blockade the principal Turkish ports in
the Levant, in order to protect the Franks against the
brutality of the Mussulmans. It was also reported that
the Porte intended to avenge itself by confiscating the
whole of the property belonging to Eorqpeans within
its dominions, which is said to amount to an enormous
sum!'

-The Algessehge Zeinuag to the 15th inst. has been
received. We copy the following as the only article it
contains of any interest:—

TRIESTE, Nov. 6.

Yesterday arrived here the three fallowing ships;
the Archduke John, Captain Ragusin; the Andreas,
Captain Bonavich; and the Egio, Captain Marassi.
They were bound from Alexandria to the Morea, with
provisons for the Turkish troops, but they received an
intimation, first from an English frigate, and then, off
Zante, from the French Admiral de Rigny,that they
could not be allowed to put into any Turkish port ex-
cept Alexandria, Smyrna, or Constantinople, *here-
upon, at their request, Admiral de Rigny gave them
the following written certificate:
" Captains Prosper Bonavicl►, J. Ragusin, and A.
Marassi, of the three Austrian ships Andreas, Egio,
and Archduke John, hive declared to me that they
hard taken in cargoes of barley, rice, cheese, and,
brandy, for account of Ibrahim Pacha, and had sailed
with the Egyptain Bert to supply Patras and Na
vtrin. I have declared to them, that as the squadron
of the Allied Powers blockade the Turkish harbours
in tt:e Motea, all vessels laden with aminunition
or provisions were forbidden to enter these posts,
and did accordingly atter such a declaration they would
run the risk of being captured if they should appear
before those ports; but, in consideration that they per-
haps could not ye; have been informed of these arrange-
ments, they should be allowed to go back to Alexan-
dria, to Smyrna, or to Constantinople. On receiving
this notice, they declared to me that they would take
advantage of the ptoximity of Zante, or some port in
the Adriatic, to sell their cargoes, and signed the pre-
sent declaration, a copy of which was given to each
of them. (Stisockr
" The Rear- Admiral of the Floods Naval force,
"DR LtIG)iY.
" T►e Syreor, Tame, (A 1.14,1627."

,Dispatches were maimed yesterday at the Colonial
Office (torn AlAjor Genera/. Six Jelin Keane, K.C.S.
it Jamaica.

COURT CIRCULAR.
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, Th. Duke of Cr Alsace arrived at his residence Ini
rig Miskity yesterday /awning. frank* nisi in Booby Park.— ,
His Royal Ifigbarms transacted %Moen during the day at the Ad-
"rail'', and returned in the evening to lisstiy. •

The Princess Amami, vot ma happy to state, Is la a coma.
kek•ent state, though Still mut& to leave her chamber. Sr Horne
lii•Leoso and Mr. 'kayos tenthly, to attend her Royal Highness.

The Lards of his Majesty's Most Honourable Pi ivy Council
had a meeting yesterday morning at eleven o'clock at the Council
06or; the Lanis mem were Lard Bextre, the Right Honour-
able WILLIAM LIVIDSOORD, CHARMS Gamin., COMILES
Streams Baum, Wmascre-Hoavon, Goose. Tt , and noun
Banos. Their Lordship, *ere occupied nearly the whole ofathe
time during which they sat in deliberation, in hearing the evidence
of a West India proprietor, who had resided in the West Indies
for a period of seventeen years. This Gentleman wa. examined
respecting the erect of different enactments in the Order is Council
for the- nsammaissitm of slaves by Mr. Sergeant 1130SANDOCT, who
appeared in suppose of the appeal from Berbice against the Order
in Council. The Cannance Sergeant appeared in support of the
Order. The Attorney end Solicitor-Generals were in attemiance
set their Lordships sterbg the Meeting. At half-past two o'clock
their Lordships adjourned.
After the breaking up of the Cabinet Cmincil on Sunday evening,
bir. Conner, a messenger attached to the lonian Government, was
sent off with dispatches from the Foreign Me; and also from the
Admiralty, for Sir EDWARD CODLINGTON.

)Jr. Tvf.accrre, a King's messenger, arrived at the face of thy
Seeretary of State for Foreign Affairs yesterday morning, with
asp.tches frost Viscount Qmisiviszi, our Ambassador
' Au Aunties courier arrived at Citandos•home, Cbandus•streeds,
yesterday lamming, from Vienna, with dispatches from the Am-,
trim Goveneneet, for Prince Esvannsiii. After the receipt of
'the dispatches, bis Excellency proceeded is the Foreigu °See, and
had a ootiferetwe with the Earl of Duotar.
The Marge(' 'of Avoca:ear left town yesterday morning for
Hastings, towhieb place his Lordship had been ordered for the
benefit of his health

Prince Lanni, the Hanlon Ambassador, and the Marqois de
Par.maua, the Portuguese Ambassador, ttamacted business with
the Earl of Avatar yesterday, at the Foreign °lice.
Prince Farrannaer, the Austtian Ambassador, entertained Mr.
Hammon and a select party to dinner on Sunday, at his residence
in Chandos-street.

Me Attorney-General transacted business yesterday at the Co-
lonial Ofsce.

A Cabinet Coundl was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreigri
Office, Downing-street, whisk was attended by the whole of the
Cabinet Ministers (with the exceptions of the Duke of PORTLAND,
who is on the Continent, and the Marquis of Anutser, who has
left town for Hastings). The Ministers assembled at half-past four
o'clock, and continued sitting till past six o'clock.

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