Star.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER 15.

General Count Sandels, who so honourably pre-
sided at the last Swedish Diet, has received from his
Majesty leave of four months absence from Norway,
of which he has beets appointed Governor-General,
in order to reside here during that time with his fa-
mily. This circumstance sufficiently refutes the re-
ports which have been spread about the pretended
discontent of the Norwegian people.
The spirit of the public is so good in that country,
. and the loyalty of the inhabitants is so respondent to
the confidence of the King, that his Majesty has been
pleased, in the absence of the Governor-General, to
allow the administration of Norway to remain in the
hands of M. Schullebourg, a native of Holstein, and
formerly a Danish subject.
To the many gallant vessels wafted from our shores
with the most ardent wishes ever breathed in the
cause ofliberty, we have to add the departure of the
Hero, on Thursday last, with veteran troops for the
Southern Sea. A complete Medical Staff sailed on
board the Perseverance, at the beginning of this
month, for the same destination. A body of cavalry,
composed principally of German Lancers, amounting
to SOO men, is expected to be ready in a few days.

CEYLON INTELUGENCE.

(PRIVATS LWIIIIIIIO •
" TRINCOMALEE, JULY cS,

•
" This has been a most dreadful season: among the deaths

are—Colonel Isl'Nab, Captains Fitzgerald, Jones, Langton,
M'Glashen, and Dr. Hooper, of the 19th regiment ; Mr. and
Mrs. Waring; Lieutenant Foote, of the Navy, and Mrs. Fran-
chell. A sad mortality has taken place in the Naval depart-
ment. All the European shipwrights, except two, have paid
the debt of nature. In Candy, and throughout the interior of
the Island, the troops have suffered severely, and great num-
bers of them have died. The war is now carried on in the most
inveterate way. In exchange for the iron bullets which the
Kandians use, our troops are furnished with buck shot.
1' Since the arrival of the Company's troops, the Officers
serving in the interior have been put on full balsa. There are
now in the field three European Regiments, viz. the 19th, 73d,
and 83d ; the Ist and 2cl Ceylon Regiments, the 15th and 18th
Madras Native Infantry; and the 20th Bengal Native Infantry
are embarked, and expected here daily. Besides these, several
Independent Companies have been formed, making a total, in-
eluding Pioneers and Coolies, of about 16.000 men. The
expense of bringing so many troops from the Coast has been
enormous. The extra expenditure, during the last Eighteen
months, cannot be less than three hundred and Eighty thousand
pounds sterling, not including sixty-two thousand pounds, the
produce of prize sales.
" With regard to prize-money, perhaps it is not generally
known in England that a partial division has aitu.:lll taken
place. The distribution was made in the following inanner :
A notice was posted up on the doors of the Prize Sale Rome
stathig that Officers entitled to share, would be allowed to bid
to a certain extent, according to their respective ranks; viz. a
Field Officer to the amount of ; a Captain £100; and a
Lieutenant £5O sterling ; or those who preferred having the
gash, were allowed to employ a Native Merchant to bid for
them, having the amount placed to their debit, to be &ducted
when the general division takes place. As the reverses we have
suffered :rimier it doubtful whether all the property will be shared
by the Army, the Governor, the Officers of the General Staff,
and those who happened to be at Head-quarters, and attended
the prize sales, are the only persons who have yet benefited—
the common soldier has received nothing !"

ANOTHER LETTER.

" CEYLON, AI7GCST is.

" The unfortunate war in the Candian country is farther than
ever from a termination. Amongst the number of Officer; wha
have already died of the fever are Captain Jones, Captain Lang-
ton, Doctor Hooper. Captain Gray, Lieutenant Cnit:well, and
Lieutenant Taylor, and many others—l dare not venture to say
how many more. Poor Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. 'Taylor,
Mrs. Cruttwell, and Mrs. Green, are widows, same of them
with large families. People say, that military men of eun•ider-
able experience have declared that it will re9uire 60,000 men to
bold the Candlan country, under the present system. There are
even at present 20,000 men, including the sepoys of the Com-
pany, and their coolies, &c. in the country. The sickness has
been, and is, melancholy. Upwards of I title men are in hospi-
tals; and the expense, including the reinf.arcements that are ex-
pected from Bengal, is almost as great as th'it of the English
force in France."

THE EVENING STAR. -

LONDON.

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1819.

TILL ruxDs.

PRICE or sVOCKIS THIS DAT AT TWELVE O'CLCCK :
Reduced 7814-3 per Cent. Cons. 77i1 ex. div.
Cons. for Account, 79i—Si per Cent. 871
r,er Cent. 95;11-5 per Ct. Navy 1051 106 ex. dir.
India Bonds 90 pre.—Omnium 1 pre.
Eschequer Bills (2d.) 19 20 pre.

The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday have
arrived since our last, but their contents are unim-
portant. We iuhjoin a few extracts :

PARIS, JANUARY 6.

At one o'clock to-day, the King presided at a
Council of Ministers, which lasted until three o'clock.
His Majesty afterward, presided at a Cabinet Coun-
cil, at which were present, the Marquis Gamier,
Count Beugnet, Baron Pasquier, and M. Roy, Mi-
nisters of State ; Count 13erenger, and Baron St.
cricq, Counsellors of State.
The preposition of M. Delessert, in favour of the
Duke of Richelieu, was not discussed this morning
in the bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies. We are
assured that this discussion is adjourned because the
Council of State are preparing a project on the sub-
ject, which will very shortly be presented at a public
Sitting of the Chamber.
JANUARY 7.—Monsieur accompanied the Duke of
Gloucester this forenoon through the gallery of the
Museum, where they remained a long time examin-.
ing the chef erceurres which this fine collection con-
tains.—h is said, that at the Cabinet Council which
was held yesterday, several questions were agitated
relative to a change in the financial year, which is
in future to commence on the Ist of July.
By an Ordonnance of the King of the Gth instant,
there is to be formed in the Ministry of the Interior,
and under the immediate authority of the Secretary'
of State for that Department, a General Direction of',
the Communal and Departmental Administration.
M. Guizot, Counsellor of State, has been named Di-

of this Administration.

French Five per Cents.--. Wednesday, 67 ft. 60 c
Thursday, 67 fr. SO c.

DRESDEN, DECEMBER tr.

The interview which our Monarch had with the
Emperor Alexander was extremely amicable. The
Emperor reiterated to the King the promise which
he had formerly made him of maintaining by every
means in his power, the existing order of things, and
particularly the political independence of Saxony.
The Emperor also promised to pay a visit to Dres-
den when he returns from Germany.