Star.
London, England, 1829-11-06 00:00:00

HAbIBURGH, OCT. 30.

According to a new Ordinance lately published at &. Peters-
burgh, all bills of exchange on foreign places must be henceforth
written on stamped paper; the firsts on paper, with a stamp pro-
portioned to the amount of the bill; the seconds, thirds, and
fourths, on paper with a 50 wpm stamp. The stamp duty on
foreign bills is, however, reduced one half ; so that the stamps hi-
theno in use may he employed for bills twice the amount that they
could before. Bills drawn from foreign countries on Russia, must
be written on stamped paper, for the purpose of the acceptance.
The lowest stamp for bills up to the amount of 2,000 rubles, is
three rubles.

=CUMMINS ON LONDON.
lissesums, OCT. 30 —l3 11 ; Two Months, 13 9j.
Baum, OCT. 27.—Two Months, 611 615.
SToeanot.ss, OCT. W.-75 D. 11 42.—Honsb. Papers, Oct. 30.
All the political news in these papers has been anticipated by
previous arrivals.

FRENCH PAPERS.

From the Constitutionnel of Tuesday.
(I,IIIVATR coaistrowpancr.)
RIO JANEIRO, Avaurt 12.

It is reported that the present Session will be prolonged for a
month, in order to terminate the deliberations on the finances, and
to determine the maritime anti land forces necessary in time of
peace.
The last Debates of the Senate have been devoted to the dis-
cussion of the project of law relative to the extinction and the
liquidation of the Bank, such as it has been adopted by the
Chambers. It was proposed to facilitate the buying up of the
Notes by the establishment of a Lottery ; but such an opinion
was declared contrary to public morals—and it has been resolv-
ed, that the loan proposed by the Ministers should be contracted
for in a foreign country. The Chamber of Deputies is now en-
gaged with the Budget of the Ministry of Justice ; the snicks
which have met with opposition are those concerning the accumu-
lation of public situations in the same bands, the pensions granted
to Monks and Convents, and the expenses occasioned by the build-
ing and repairing of Churches. These different articles have been
considerably reduced, and the emoluments of all the Curates in
the empire have been fixed at 200,000 refs-1,250 francs.
A new light hinwe has been erected at Rose Island, near Rio.
Its height is 49 fathoms above the surface of the sea, and it can be
seen at the distance of ten leagues. It accomplishes its revolution
in three minute!, and In that space ut time thews two white bands
and a red one. An kinds of vessels will now be able' to Enter our
port at any hour of the night. The work. ware directed With great
application and talent by Lieut.-Colutiel Jean Vincent Games, one
•I of our, young gaiters. who has most benefited by his residence in
France. It will be highly beneficial to the French vessels, which.
• seem to'prerr the hasbour of Rio Janeiro.
• The Deputies have approied the erection of new primary sample-
the provinces of Rio Janeiro and other places. • i
1711011 TIM MOW= Die CHAMMS or TUESDAY.)
. PARIS, Nov. 3.
The Menkessr contains a Royal Ordinance, appointing M.
klangin, the Prefect of Police, to the rank of Counsellor of State,
. with pet init'sion to be-present at the deliberations ;.f the Council:
Their Sicilian Ilajesittiviliatriw'at PearrSr. Ittprit on the 4th'
411,1sietintheri. and will' see 'sat the next day for Monett, where.
they will remain till the 6th, and set out on the 7th for MootpeUier.

Ste—Want of conveyance, in consequence of the interrup•
don so long suffered in the intercourse between this country
and England, has been the cause of my too long silence.—
During all this time I have been bereft of the honour of
bolding mutual converse with Mr. Bentham ; but his respected
voice has reached me through those children of his mind
w►o have been travelling abroad over the civilised world
for the good of mankind. Yes, Sir, In these your children you have
multiplied yourself—you are living in all civilised countries—you
will live in all ages. A sage of whom this may be said is, of all
human beings, that one whose nature advances at least distance to-
wards the nature of that Bono in the number of whose attributes
we are wont to reckon omnipresence.
To come down to the material world ; a long, but necessary de-
scent. An opportunity presenting itself, by favour of Mr. Acker-
mann, I avail myself of it, for the purpose of giving myself the
pleasure of begging your acceptance of a sample of the several
recently-struck coins, gold and silver, of this Republic. Accept
the assurance at the respect and affection with which I have the
honour to be yours,

(Signed) JOSE DEL VALLE.
P.S.--I have just now received from the Press a copy of a little
work which I sent to it the very first moment at which it repined
that liberty of which it had been deprived by the late troubles. I
send it to you u an additional testimony of my affectionate respect.
Title of it," Discnno sobre is Liberud de Imprints escrito CSI
Franca. por el Viscoude de Chateauhriand y traducid.t al Cas-
tellano por J. del Valk. Guatemala. Imprints de la Union, Anito
de 1629."—Avery well-reasoned and eloquent performance.—J. U.

COPENHAGEN, October 24.

From the Hamburg Reporter of Friday.
It is with great satisfacdeo that I hasten to bring to your know.
ledge an event which cannot but excite a very general interest, as
affecting a question of the highest importance to humanity, and
which has long been an object of serious attention to all civilized
Governments, possessing colonies. I have learnt, from a source to
be relied upon, that the most respectabie part of the Free coloured
Population in the Danish West India Island of St. Croix, have
lately transmitted a letter to his Excellency V. Bulo, Chief of his
Danish Majesty's Staff, a man who, from his long service, fidelity,
and personal attachment, possesses the confidence of his Royal
Master, in which he is requested to lay before his Majesty the
following address :
"• May it please your Majesty,
" We, the undersigned, your Majesty's free coloured subjects,
inhabitants of St. Croix, and entitled to wear Denmark's cockade,
do most humbly beg leave to approach your Majesty's Throne with
this Address.
" Having through a series of years received the most evident
proofs of your Majesty's parental care and benignity towards us,
of your Majesty's desire not only to soften, but also to elevate our
situation in the community, we (eel called upon to lay before your
Majesty the sincerest assurance of our warm gratitude, of our un-
alterable affection and inseparable loyalty to our gracious King and
dear parent State.
" In beseeching your Majesty's coodescension to accept this hal-
lowed assurance of our sentiments, we embrace the sweet oppor-
tunity most humbly to acknowledge our sincere thanks for the ap-
pointment your Majesty has been pleased to make in the nomination
of our beloved Chamberlain Von Scholtera, as Govemor-oGeneral
of these Islands, in whose representation your Majesty's mandates
have been plainly expressed, and whose great delight, as all will
acknowledge, is to execute with alacrity, and even in anticipation,
the wish and commands.), his King ; and who, with impartiality
and freedom from latent prejudice, attends to his important oust.
and whose fortune it is to win the hearts of all, and to gather
blessing. for our King and his Government. We lament that im-
paired health has obliged hint to leave u., we hope the separation
will be short ; we embrace the fond hope, with Heaven's mercy,
and your Majesty's gr ace, of seeing him again soon.
" When we compare our situation with that of our brethren in
some of the other colonies, we find many motives to rejoice in liv-
ing under the protection of your Majesty s sceptre. That depressed
condition under which several of them labour, is unknown twos.
Whilst they are ►ufering under oppression, (very day furnishes us
with unequivocal proofs of our King's generosity, justice, and
humanity.
" A reward worthy so kind a Monarch,Heaven bas granted your
Majesty, in the happiness and contentment of your Majesty's sub-
jects, and in the enjoyment of the happiness they share with your
Majesty in the nuptials of her Royal Highness the Princess
Wilkelmine Maria. and the union of her Royal Highness the
Crown Princess Carolina. to both which we beg leave to offer our
most humble congratulations, and which event we look up to as a
source of prosperity to our mother country.
" Proud to be called the children of Denmark, with a Monarch
like Frederick the Sixth for our father, we feel that it is only by
our conduct, by an exemplary fulfilment of our duties, that we can
make ourselves worthy of your Majesty's grace. This shall con-
tinue to be our aim, and we will omit no opportunity to prove the
love we bear for our country, and the loyalty and grasidude we
have for our King and his house. Should there be found among
the multitude, a subject, who, blinded by ignorance, should forget
these sacred obligations, we beseech your Majesty to rest assured,
that besides self-reproach and remorse of conscience, the disdain
of his fellow-subjects would be the inevitable consequence of Iris
ungrateful conduct.
a With these unalterable sentiments, we implore 'he protection
of Heiven on our adored and revered King, on his Koval House
and our beloved mother-country, and we subscribe ourselves your
Majesty's most humble, and faithful subjects.
" St. Croix, the 20th July, 1829."
[Here tallow about 160 signature.

This event, so rate in its kind, must hive been doubly gratifying
to the King of Denmark, as he was the first to abolish the slave
trade, has constamly laboured to ameliorate the condition of the
1 negro slaves, soil now again, wish this new rising clsss in society,
I has been the first wbn succeeded in operating, by wise and apposite
: laws, a reform as diicult as important, and this so very fortunate
' to thy execution, tia‘t ground of dissatisfaction has been given to au
party, and the free people of colour have all felt prompted to ac •
I knowledge, in the aboveamentlotted manner, how duly they appre-
clue the great lienefattioos bestowed upon them, . • ,

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