Star.
London, England, 1818-04-01 00:00:00

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• THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1818.
THE FUNDS.
TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
Bank Stock shut—Reduced shut—Cons. 791
Cons. for Ac. 791}--4 per Cent. shut
Navy Annuities 1061—India Bonds 87 90
Exchequer Bills 15 '2O pr. 1
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There is still a great fluctuation in the Funds. Consols for I
Account left off yesterday at 791-Bth, and this morning were
early done at 79 3-Bths. At twelve o'clock, however, the Corn-
niissioners were served by the Jobbers at 79 1-Bth. Great efforts
arc still made to keep the prices down, but the general opinion
appears now to be so favourable for the rise, that it is supposed 1
the Jews will be completely conquered. Various reports have
been circulated evidently with the intention of depressing the
price of Stocks, particularly—that the Russian Loan has been ;
taken by a great foreign House; but we do not attach credit to ,
any of them.
The news from Spain begins to be extremely in-
-11 teresting. The intelligence of the intended occupa-
tion of Colonia by the Portuguese, and the actual
maritime possession of the harbour by a Portuguese 1
squadron, has produced a strong sensation at Ma- 1
drid, and an immediate movement of the troops both I
in the direction of Portugal and of Gallicia, has fol-
lowed. The march of forces towards the latter, is
not at all connected with any apprehended rupture
with the western kingdom, but with a report, which
according to letters of the 13th ult. obtained credit
at Madrid, that some treasonable proceedings were
expected on the coast of Gallicia, supported by a
•d squadron, at the head of which was to be a ship of
60 guns.
The General Officer to whom it was imagined the
bold experiment was to he committed, and who has
been designated merely by the initial R, is, we under-
stand, one ResovaLes. This person is now in Lon-
don; and, whatever may be the belief in the accounts
entertained at Madrid, we have not any ground for
supposing that there is any truth in the story ; and if
this military gentleman were so inclined, we can
fwm no conjecture by what means, or from what
direction, he could procure a ship of war of the force
mentioned to assist him in such a hazardous under-
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taking. The Court of Spain, with so much business on
its hands, has postponed the equipment of the arma-
ment destined to South America, to attend to mat-
ters nearer home, and it is now asserted, that the
fleet for the Western Colonies will not sail until three
• i months have expired, and that the Russian ships, in-
stead of being too late in their arrival at Cadiz, are
too early for the purpose for which they were in-
_ tended. Even the place to which the fleet is to pro-
ceed, has not yet been determined, but the general
impression is, particularly on account of the new en-
croachments of the Portugnese, that it will, in the
first instance, be employed to drive these haughty
intruders from Rio de la Plata. Although the time
is delayed, we are informed in another account, that
it is only to augment the magnitude of the force, and
according to one statement, it would appear, that
this force is to constitute two grand divisions, the
- one of which, supported by six or 7,000 men, is to
proceed directly for the coast of Peru.
We are happy to say, the PRINCE REGENT was
much better yesterday. His Royal Higlness gave
audiences to Earl Barttuasr and Sir Wsi. SCOTT,
Judge of the Admiralty; he also received visits from
the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Dukes of YORK,
CUMBERLAND, and CLARENCE.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Dukes
of YORK and Sussex, and the Prince of Hesse !low
BERG, visited her MAJESTY and the Princesses Au-
GUSTA and ELIZA nErn, at the queen's Palace. The
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Duke of CLARENCE dined with his Royal Mother
and Sisters. In the evening her MAJESTY had a se-
lect party.
Yesterday the Prince of Hesse HostnraG received
visits from Mr. NAGHTEN, Mr. DE NEWMAN, Lord
STEWART, Lord 'Ropey, General TAYLOR, &c. In
the evening his Serene Highness dined with Earl Sw-
ill uasr, where the Nine REGENT was to have dined
• had he not been slightly indisposed with .the gout.
Prince LEOPOLD, contrary to expectation, still re-
mains at We> mouth. On Saturday, his Serene High-
r ness paid a visit to Mr. WELD'S beautiful seat of LW-
.; worth Castle, and, after inspecting the fine paintings,
surveying the chapel, and partaking of some refresh-
ment. returned to the Kings Lodge to dinner.
Marlborough House, the magnificent Mansion
which is for some time to be the residence of our
Illustrious Ruler, was originally built at the national
expense, on a part of the Royal Gardens, which were
attached to it in perFetuity, for the town residence
of the justly famed military hero of ANNE'S reign,
JOHN CHURCHILL, first Duke of Marlborough. The
Parliamentary vote for the erection of the mansion
4 and offices, (and which expense does not appear to
have been exceeded), was 40,0001. The ground was
granted by her MAJESTY. The attic story, which'
seems to have greatly improved the whole structure,
•I. as well as the large room or saloon, on the ground
floor. was added by the late Duke. The plan and ele-
vation of the house were from an Italian design.
Mr. Lam Brow is the purchaser of the lease of the
late Marchioness of Suoo's unique residence, front-
ing the Green Park, at the bottom of Cleveland-row,
which was some time ago bought of Lord GRENVILLE
by MILES Peres ANDREWS, Esq. Mr. LANISTON
gives three thousand guineas for the lease, and is to
pay ad annual•rent of seven hundred guineas.
1 - A now entrance hall is about to be built in the
northerti site of the Pavilion, at Brighton; the old one
to the west, and its fine portico, are to be removed.
Mr. Pte,ident Weer has just finished a fine altar.
piece, which he has gratuitously presented to the
NeW Church at St. Wary-la-bonne. The subject is
the birth of the Saviour in Bethlehem.
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