Star.
London, England, 1829-01-19 00:00:00

At the conultencentesit of the year there Is to be a new general
leiy of recruits in Wallachia. It seems that in the neighboorhood
of %charm 'all the forage and corn is mistimed; 'wept duck
wheat, which is now the only food for the men cad horses. Count
&rugono(, it Is now positively manned, is gone with his bureau
Dot to Jassy, but to St. Petersburgh. Ac Ustcharest the plague
has DOW manifested itself among the Russian train, and several
parson In that.quarter of the city where the men belonging to that
part of the army were stationed have been attacked by it. The
Government bas therefore given orders to hum the infected
houses to the ground, which, an eye witness alms, was done on
the 40th Inst."

Viten*, JAM 7.—Metalliquee, 961; Bank Shares, 1,105 9 10.
—4lgenteisse Zeiten,q, Jew. 30.
VIENNA, Jan. S.
On the 2d Dec. Monsignor Cordelli. the Catholic Bishop of
Smyrna, arrived at that place on board the French brig of war Le
Curley:, after an absence of nearly a year.
The Austrian corvette, Adria, and the Veneto brig, sailed on the
Ist of Dec. from the States in the Levant, to reinforce the Austrian
squadron which is to cruise against the Morrocco corsairs.—
tsarina Observer.AN. 7.
FRANKFORT, ,fan. 11.

The Cheerier ris Segpree e 1 Mk& Nei Moder following paragraph :

• The blockade of the Dardanelles commenced on the 14th at
noon. The ships employed in this service are one of 74 guns, Ad-
miral Rieord's lag ship ; one frigate of 60, and one of 44 guns;
these three are at anchor, and another 44 gun frigate remains ruder
sail cruising at the entrance of the Channel. Sixteen vegeta front
Alexandria, and Ave from Rumelia, all with corn, entered the Dar-
danelles two hours before the arrival of the Russian squadron.—
Theis 21 ships have above 200,000 kilos on board."
The Austrian Consul has published a notice, stat'ng that the

Commander of the Austrian squadron had received Edictal notice
that Greek pirates, among which is the Hydra corvette, bad since
October to, plundered several vessels, vie. four Austrian, one
Tuscan, and two Neapolitan, all which were carried Into Putos
and Egina and unloaded, to be afterwards condemned.
The Leipsic Austrian frigate captured on the 18th of Nov. and
brought to Smyrna no the Plat. the Greek brig the Chimera, Capt.
Nicodemus, which captured two of the above-mentioned Austrian
vessels. Captain Maximus, however, has solicited the !froth
and English Commanders now here, to apply to the Austrian Ad-
miral Handel° for the release of himself and his ship, and he even
requires that the four Austrian ships which be was going to con.
duct to Egina shall be delivered up to bins, with the honourable
design of sending them to be condemned by the Prise Court. W.
do Out know what answer the French and English Commanders
have made to Captain Nicodemus ; it would suffice to say, that
when people make war it Is at their own peril, and that be who Is
the meet audacious should uy to be also the strongest.—FranVort
Rpm. Jaw. 12.

An ample Report of the proceeslii,g4 of the Devon
County Meeting, which took place on FlidAy at Exeter.
is given in our proceeding columns. It was one of the
most numerous. and respectable Meetings ever held in
that great county. and most cordially do we congt4-
tulate our readers on the result.

Notwithstanding the unprecedented t fforts made by
the Catholic Party to defeat the object 01 the friends of
the Constitution in Church and State, the proposed
Petition against the Catholic Claims to political power,
and consequent supreme ascendancy, was carried by a
proud majority of at leastifteen to one 1 The ever•to.
be commended example of the County of Kent being
thus laudably followed by Devonshire, a; well as
Cheshire, and numberless ether plac s in every part of
the United Kingdom, we may fairly pronounce the
Constitution to be now in a state of perfect safety.

Accounts have been received hoot Gibraltar of the
119th December. Within the last Ave days no ease of the epidemic
ot deaths have been reported. The Lieut. Governor has Issued a
Proclamation, staling, that In the opinion al Dr. Paw, the fever
was completely at an en.l.• He recommends the inhabitants to
purify their clothes, furniture, tad bedding.

BY THE FRENCH ►TAIL THIS MORNING.
LISBON, loam's, 1.

Don fthouzi. exists, but is much debilitated: he can move his
thigh, but his countenance is very pale ; and as be has not ceased
to spit blood; it is believed he will be a king time before lie recovers.
The dispatches received from St. Nlich.sers state, that a re-actlou
is expected to take place there.
Tito Royalist volunteers. at Labon, continue their excesses. Ou
the night of the ailth and 21/th ult. they aisailinated a custom-
house officer, a Spanith merchant, and two other individuals.

The Chattier de la Pait contradicts the news ut a bank at Varna.
The Nuremberg Correspondent 'peaks slightly of a circular
wbicli is paciec. on the part of the Russian Cabinet.
CONSTAR riNOPLE, Jaisuaseet4.

They are working night and day in tke arsenal. and most of d e
ships have been repaired, and three sail of. the lime will put to ►ea
immediately. The Porte is still making every preparation for War.

TRINAPA PSCHA has left with twelve thousand.men from Ardos,
and part of this army is marching towards Yarns. The advanced
post of the Grawo VIZIR& is near Paravadi. The GRAND Via
wbo is to command the grand army. it is believed will strike
a decisive blow. A great movement and activity prevails amongst
the klinisters, as the Rats Berman was yestetday..at the camp,
where be -stayed all nigh. •
They write from Candia. that Admiral Sir P. MaLcoLat was
gone to Suds, to communicate to the Pacha bis orders, and those
of the Allied Admirals. An armistice between the Turks and
Greeks was proposed to the Pacha, on condition t►at they keep
their respective positions.

LI l I. TweLva o'CLocK.

Owing to the intense fkg,icarcely any person is on 'Change, and
the. City bas a very gloomy appearance. Consols opened this
morning at 871 to for the Account, and 871 fur next time.
CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Nest WedneOday is willing day, and the Consul market has had
a tr.lsy hilly appearance, during the whole of the morning. too.
ad, have been done at 87g sellers, and at present may be quoted
871 to 't for the Account, and 87; I for nest time. lu the
Foreign ' Market little.doing.
DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM CURTIS.

It is with much regret we-have to acquaint our
Readers, with the death of that worthy man and loyal
citizen, Sir WILLIAM Curets, Bait. which event took
place yesterday, at his residence at Ramsgate.

Summonses for the !netting (4' a Cabinet Coanco
wen trued on Friday evening. The Milliners aicordingly own,.
bird about three o'clock on Saturday afternoon; n the Pomp
Mice; Downing-street. Those present were the Loan Crows,.
the Duke of Vinatiewrost Saris Samoanlind Assam,
Viscount hi myna; Lord EasonosougH, Mr. Secretary Pim.
Sir GllOlllll 14/11.111111, toy Curacntxoa of the Ssenatioaa,
Vary Firnosaat.u, and. Mr. Humes. The hilinisteM remained
is deliberation about two hours. • •• • •
Another Cabinet Cduncil was held at f( ur o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Oki, which was encoded by
.the same Ministers as were present at. the—Council the day pro.
coding. The Ministers continued in deliberation till near six o'clock.
EXTISAORDIMA BY Foo.—Yeste"day, woo after twelve
o'clock a drn'e fog came on, which enve)oped the. me-
I tropolis in almost total darkness.. Such was the °Luca-
rity, that lights were had recoasse to in as the tbuicbee
to enable the service to proceed. At one o"cloelettite-
gin gradually ro clear off,. The tbertbometer.
this time "taxi at twenty-eight defrees. This 'twining
'the fog began spin, and continued the greater part Of
the Cy throatbout the City, whije the imam:oam
neighbourhood was clear and almost unclordei.