Star. — London, England, 1830-02-04 00:00:00

.1p : armers" of England, the vanguard of the party was yet divided by live thousand miles of stormy water from the land of promise! Before drawing any inferences from such presumptuous hardi hood of assertion, let us take one or two more examples of this writer's logic. " The extent of territory," be my., speaking of the ' New Colony on the Swan River, " may be estimated to contain from five to els millions of acres, the greater part of which, from the general appearance of the two extreme points (the only oaes yet examined), may be considered as land fit for the plough, and therefore, fully capable of giving support to a million of souls." Having, from the appearance of the two extreme points, ascertained the quality of six millions of acres which lie between them, and peopled them with a million of souls, the Reviewer proceeds to speak of 1 . anchorage, and he gives the preference, by far, tot Cockburn Sound," in the neighbourhood of Mr. Peel's And if any body should be so ingehitive as to beg his reasons for this preference. hr answers authoritively, In the words of Lint.- Governor Stirling. " Its value," up Capt. Stirling, " b not to be estimated solely by its own merits; but it must be recollected, that no other is known to exist on the whole of the western coast, ex cept Shark's Bay, where the heat of the climate, and the sterility of the soil. forbid the formation of an European settlement." This is very satisfactory. It is a good bay. because there is no ether, except one, which is in *feet no bay at all! Let us now surrey these three pointe—oue more, by the way, than the Reviewer rests hie argument opals—and try what tan be idferred from them : Ist. The lands in the neighbourhood of the Peel grant.—which have not yet been examined--are fertile; they are of the richest description. od. The lands in the neighbourhood of the Peel grant can sup port a million of souls ' because (though not yet examined) the greater pan of five to si x millions of acres are fit for the plough. 3d. The Bay in the neighbourhood of the Peel grant is a good Bay, because there is no other on the whole western coast. Conclusion—The Peel grant lea good grant, provided a sulkiest number of " respectable English and Scotch farmers, who cannot fail, can be made to think it expedient to seek an asylum upon it, or about it, and to look to the Peel herds and flocks as a depot from which they map be supplied with every thing requisite for their first establishment." THE EVENING STAR. vr: 6o F CAT%So „ LONDON. FEBRUARY 4. A T FOUR O'CLOCK. Do. Do. July & Jan. 19 5-10th India Stock, 933 India Bonds 74 5 Old Annuities 920 41000 Kleb.Bills 76 1 2500 Ditto 78 7 iioo and 4200 Do. 76 7 India foe Acct. Cons. for Ace. 921 at I. TWO O'CLOCK. Perna. Bds. 6 pr Ct. IS$ Port. Bds. 5 p. Ct. Do. Ace. 62 11 Prun. Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. Bds. 1822. 5 p Ct. 1010 Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct. 11i 19 I Da. Ace. 121 111 Do. 510, 151 • THURSDAY, PRICE OF STOCKS Bask Stock 2191 3 per Cent. Red. 921 5# 3 per Ct. Cnns. 921 1 # le per Ct. 1818, 100 31 per Ct. Red. 991 I 100 991 4 per Cent. 1011 4 per Ct. 1826. 1051 t 1 Long Ann. 19 11-16 tbs Do. 50 Years, 19 7-16tba FOREIGN FUNDS Brasil Bds, spr Ct. 71# 1 Ditto Acct. 711 Golom. Bda.6 per Ct. Do. Ode. 1894, 251 Greek Bonds, S p Ct. Do. B. 1825, 5 pCt. 41551 61 Ditto Au. 541 f 41 51 4 1 Mex. Bd.. 5 per Ct. Do B. 1825,6 p Ct. 85} BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHADES, TWO O'CLoCh • SWABS. ?AIM 11$ WAR& 500 500 470 400 400 S 4 100 15 Wanes Real del Monte -Canada MEETING OF PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—Tun DAT. The fourth Session of the present Parliament was this afternoon opened, by Royal Commission from the Kitt°, for the dispatch of business. The LORD CHANCZLLOR CMG into the House of Lords a few minutes after two o'clock. The Commis sioners were, the Loan CHAYCELLOR, the Duke of WELLINTON, Earls ROSIBLYN, ABERDEEN, and MAYO. Immediately after the Lords Commissioners had taken their seats, the Members of the House of Commons were summoned to the Bar by the Usher of the Black Rod, when the Loan CHANCELLOR read the following Speech from the woolsack to both Houses of Parliament: " My Lords and Gentlemen, " We are commanded by his MAJZSTIr to inform you that his MAJZSTY receives from all Foreign Powers the strongest assurances of their desire to maintain and cul tivate the most friendly relations with this Country. " Hia MAJESTY has NMI with satisfaction that the War between Russia and the Ottoman Porte has been brought to a conclusion. " The efforts of his MAJESTY to accomplish the main objects of the Treaty of the 6th July, 1827, have been unremitted. " His MAJESTY having recently concerted with his Allies measures for the pacification and final settlement of Greece, trusts that he shall be enabled, at an early period, to communicate to you the particulars of this arrangement, with such information as may explain the course which his MAJESTY has pursued throughout the progress of these important transactions. announce " His MAJESTY 1111110DitS that he is unable to to you the prospect of a reconciliation between the Princes of the House of Braganca. " His MAJESTY has not yet deemed it expedient to re-establish upon their ancient footing, his MAJESTY'S diplomatic relations with the kingdom of Portugal. But die numerous embarrassments arising from the continued interruption of these relations increase his MAJESTY'S desire to effect the termination of so serious an evil. " Gentlemen of the Howe of Commons, " ilia MAJESTY has &tasted the Estimates for the current year to be laid before-you. They have been framed with every attention to economy, and it-will be satisfactory to you to learn that his MAJESTY will be enabled to make a considerable reduction in the amount of the Public Eapeaditura, without impairing the effi- I We ere esemessied y 1 diet saes. the Illitiehtl I kw Rot *teased the _ - .... .45•A't • -Ikevinferlik444re-h•y. S i~ . t timaled, the diminution is not such as to cause any doubt as to the future prosperity of the Revenue. " My Lo►ds and Gextlemeis, " His M*JUTY cethumuds us I. acquaint you that his anent/on has ham of late earnestly directed to various important considerations connected with improvements in the administration of the law. „ -- His MAJESTY has directed that measures shall be submitted for your deliberation, of which some are calcu lated in the opinion of his MAJESTY to facilitate and expedite the course of Justice in different parts of the United Kingdom, and others appear to be necessary pre liminaries to a revision of the practice and proceedings of the superior Courts. ” Re are commanded to assure you that his MAJESTY feels confident that you will give your best attention and assistance to subjects of such deep and lasting concern to the well-being of his people. " His MAJESTY commands US to inform you that the Export in the last year of British Produce and Manu factures has exceeded that of any former year. " His MAJESTY laments that, notwithstanding this indication of active commerce, distress should prevail among the Agricultural and Manufacturing classes in some parts of the United Kingdom. " It would be most gratifying to the paternal feelings of his MAJESTY SOU enabled to propose for your consi deration, measures calculated to remove the difficulties of any portion of his Subjects, and at the same time corn patibld with the general and permanent interests of his, people. " It I. from a deep solicitude for those interests that his MAJESTY is impressed with the necessity of acting with extreme caution in reference to this important subject. His MAJESTY feels assured, that you will COUCH with him in assigning due weight to the effect of unfavourable seasons, and to the operation of other causes, which are beyond the reach of Legislative con trol or remedy. " Above all, his MAJESTY is convinced that no pres sure of temporary difficulty will induce you to relax the determination which you have uniformly manifested, to maintain inviolate the Public Credit, and thus to uphold the high Character, and the permanent Welfare of the Country." The Address in the House of Lords was moved by the Duke of BuccLzuou, and seconded by Lord SALTOUW. In the Commons, it was moved by the Earl of DA amio- Tow, and seconded by Mr. WARD, one of the City Re presentatives. ____ It Will be perceived by the foregoing Speech, that the just hopes of the nation have been disappointed. We reserve our comments. Mr. O'CouvaLL this day took the oaths and his seat in the House of Commons. We inserted yesterday the Resolutions moved at the Mechanics' Institute by the Parliamentary Reform Asso ciation, in favour and approbation of the objects of the Birmingham POLITICAL UNION. We knew that the sacred fire would spread. We felt—even at the first glance which we were enabled to take of these animating and extraordinary measures—that the principle of the federation would communicate itself like electricity to the distant limbs of the Empire. In that prin ciple alone—it is now evident—must be sought 4 It• privilege—Will the one fourth be able to hold it out against the three? for To Ms comphalae are we moo at lit ! In less than six weeks, all England will ➢resent the spectacle of one organised constitutional confederacy— one grand Po L ITIC A L Uw loll—indivisible.unsubduable: united for the just and sacred purpose of conquering back, by their tremendous moral attitude alone, the civil and political rights which their forefathers bequeathed to them, and of which a corrupt and selfish aristocracy, and venal Parliaments, have despoiled them piecemeal. The amalgam* ail:mug, whose same cannot now be mentioned without exciting enthusiastic associations, having also written the Letters signed Primo-Arrive, has induced some of our friends to attribute Pino- SI DM ZT to the author of the Letters to the Irwo. We think it right to undeceive there on the snidest. Neither in style, nor in sentiment, nor even in constitu tional doctrines, does PBILo-SIDxIT oorrespead with the glorious signature, of which his adopted new manifestly records only his admiration. The com promising judgment which Pit no-Staxxx in some eases passe* on the Duke of WILLINGTON —la well as the pecoliar phraseology of our friend Putso's compellatioa--separate his wide as the poise from his indignant Original, who never once eonibnads, nor qualifies, his eobstitutienel abhorrent,* of the dictatorial Minister. We are now going to press, without any intelligence of the fate of Mr. Aiszannza, and his co-proprietors of the Morten" Journal. At half-past tea, these defen dants against the action of Ow Prime Minister str Eng land, for a libel on his public character, took their station on the foot of the Court at Weetnineter, to naive the sentence of the Judges. This, we shell probably record In a Second Edition : but oar feeling.. en the web jeet of the despotic invasion of the rights et free discus sion, which are interwoven with it, cannot be so readily registered. An extract from the South African Advertiser, re lative to the Settlement at Swan River, will be found in our Gret page. We have only time to any that it merits the particular attention of our readers. cfusively the salvation of England. She perishes, if her people waver now : the impulse has bees given, and she must follow up the movement to the goal. ft is visible and distinct before her. Nevertheless, we are not unaware that many obstacles will be thrown in the people's way—stumbling blocks in their march to regeneration—interposed by the fears, and We hays received the copy of a pamphlet iutitled " Historical Illustrations of the Portuguese Question." The Author—" a Portuguese Lawyer"—was a Member of the Cortes ; and, from his thorough kw/lodge of the subject, he could hardly fail to do it ample justice. That this production is el high interest to the cause d her MOM faithful MAJssTY; we shall give more substantial proofs on an early day, by presenting our readers with copious extract,. We strongly recommend that the admirable Resolu tions passed at the Mechanic's Institute is Tuesday night, and of which a copy appeared in our mamas yesterday, should be transmitted to the branch Inetitutes throughout the kingdom. Thai will eery*, at ones. to prove that neither patriotism set public spirit are wanted, in the capital, and operate as a powerful antidote to that invidious poison which is so largely disseminating by a portion of the 'metropolitan press. passions, and interests, and prejudices of many. The privileged orders do not like regeneration, because by it they will be mulcted of their privileges. The Pro prietary confederation will lose their boroughs, and all the sweets of corruption, consequently—such as places, pensions, and nomination and preferment oranigenous-- which borough patronage entails. This cannot he grateful. Matters, however, have now reached a .crisis, when every man will be tried by the severest test. The heartless and flimsy sophistries, by which—heretofore—the Ministers and dbeir adherents have been accustomed to stave off great (pastime, sad defer, or altogether elude their discussion, will not serve them now. The people of England are amusing an attitude, which will compel them to entertain thee* ques tions ; and if they laugh—as they have hitherto done— at the remonstrances and calamities which their own cot- ruption and misgovernment have occasioned, let them take heed that it be not on the wrong aide of the mouth. Rira hien qui rira 1Q dernier, is a proverb worth bearing in their remembrance. In the meantime, we Solemnly warn the RIPAZSINTATIVZS Of the PzorLs—who meet to-day in times of no common anergenoe—that the eyes, and—yet for i brief *neon— ate hopes, of a perishing and hunger-exasperated country are fixed upon them. If the questions of reform are , retrenchnunst—if even large reduction i qf debt be not immediately and without shuility : affected, on the heads of those who wants* k . eel madly continue the burden on breaking, becks, be the storm descend,: and descend it as infallibly will, as the Dtree's Speech—according to Quit/drams t reed this afternoon from the wel d the pee* ja w ?gm . .a-oadsortls - secret plans and neenciations." A considerable portion of his life also has been spent abroad, amid the stormy scenes of civil commotion. He had thus not only th e means of acquiring accurate information, but the expe rience necessary to assist the judgment in forming just conclusions ; and how well he has availed himself of these advantage', may be seen in the clearness of his statements, and the spirit of truth and candour which they display. If then this representation of the commencing career of the charter be correct, it may be asked, how came this brilliant prospect to be so soon lost in clouds and darkness' —How has a perfidious perjured Prince been able to op pose the rising sense of his people, and establish a fero cious and sanguinary despotism in the place of a legiti mate government ?—To this question the treatise sup plies a prompt and decisive answer. The discontent ex cited by the developernent of the usurper's sinister views had ripened into a principle of action. " The Constitu tionalists felt that their only prospect of preserving their liberties, and their last hopes of individual safety, de pended upon their timely opposition to these encroach ments. The ferment was extreme, and the general disaffection of the army gave birth to an orga nised scheme of resistance. A crisis was rapidly approaching ; the patriots were anxious to defend their invaded rights by the extraordinary means that alone were suited to an extraordinary conjuncture. They wished not to revive any democratic institutions, bet simply to maintain that excellent Constitution which had emanated from their Sovereign, had been approved by Great Britain, and sanctioned by all the political wis dom of the country. They desired to preserve their free dom by their own unassisted exertions, and only required an easuranee from the British Ambassador that the Bri tish troops should observe a strict neutrality during the impending struggle. This pledge was unfortunately re fused : they were Warmed that British bayonets would defend their royal oppressor, and were only prevented by this intimation from upholding, sword in hand, their vio lated Charter. Not Leon. ,with the magic of his name, nor the Quinn Monism, with all her pas- 'ions and talents, directed to a single object ; nor yet the absolute party, with their various re sources, but the mistaken measures of a friendly em bassy, destroyed the Constitution." On this subject, the writer aye, be speaks with the more confidence, because he was acquainted with the hidden transactions of that time, living in habits of intimacy with some of the prin cipal actors on that eventful stage, and seeing the secret springs of action. It is thus proved, that the Engllsh Government, by an erroneous step, unconsciously as sisted the tyrant to overturn the Charter and establish hie usurpation epos the liberties of hie country. The ship was in a steno, but it would have worked safe into port had it been left to the guidance, the skill, and in trepidity, of those on board. Had the Charter been intrinsically bad, nobody would wish its restoration. Did the Usurper possess one redeeming virtue, the loyal and the bnive might in time be won to his sway ; but that impossible. His is a headlong course, and he must perish with the exhaustion of the crimes by which it is sus tained—for plunder and confiscation have their limits. The Charter thus, although overthrown, is not extinct. It is suspended—nut nippiest. Its spirit still liege, and time will yet restore it in all its lustre. Snob will be, in the course of things, the final result of a n eckties, lees sanguinary perhaps than the French, hut, in popertioa M the relative population of the countries" not exceeded in the amount of human misery which it has inflicted. Credulity would scarcely believe, on lees questionable authority, the extent to which the cruelty of the tyrant has been carried—" not lese than twenty thousand persons," says Lord PORCH ESTZR, " 470 supr posed to have emigrated from that little kingdom, 07 to be still concealed within its precincts; more than fifton thousand confiscations are known to have taken plate; and ten thousand individuals are believed to be still im mured in its dungeons, dungeons of whose wretchtrlosin a British public can hardly form a conception." We have been favoured with the copy of an able and interesting pamphlet from the pen of Lord Posen &STIR, entitled, " The Last Days ease Portiyueso Constitu tion." It is, as the title import., an account of the usurpation of Mronsx, and the political 'vests bailie. distely growing outof that usurpatim.—The Charter thee overthrown,thoagh not free from imperfections—sad whet human institution is fauldese—the Roble author worm, was intrinsically pod. He regret., however, that the Emperor, relying too much on its smite as a boon to his subjects, which it undoubtedly was, had sot previously obtained for it the sanction" of the three Estates, clothed with which this emanation free his own sole authority would kayo been pissed epos a more solid basis, and rendered more swore against attack. A large portion of the work is devoted to as analysis of the dif ferent muses which "mewed to reader some classes of CITY, Twzr.va o'CLocs. itagNea disaffected this new order of things, and the MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE THIS MORNINQ. adherence of Mime, doubtful and wavering. The dis- A. ID IA. D. A. abilities imposed on the regular clergy, and the ands- 1 Dublia.., ...3. 0 0 Frame* ..... 0 0 Lisbon .... w . 0 sided state of the questions connected with the crown ,!) Gann . Waterford . I ** •• • t a 'a l ea w 1 6 :: grasts.and other territorial right., indisposed many of the 0 Leeward Island. 1 0 Hamburg!: . 3 . 3 4 0 Bradt nobles and monks ; and a vivid moollectios of acts passed All the speedaten and jobbers are on the alert this morale to if the former Cartes, of the oppression which they abseils the eesteme of the Log's Speech, to be delivered dds oho ismodooed, and the right. w hi c h t h ey i nva d e d , exc it e d seem We are credibly informed that the Speech will notice em . the hen of all. Several other special causes of ad- "eats "Willre fn the ia P en s an da dec ur° afta ; i r t y r e y ar, and *ln ma l i t t f reoemmeedverse teenage to the Charter are eamaeratsd, but it is with the present welfare of the country : it will also give sow oiled " many of these feelings woe* diminishing. It maces of tbo dreamt friendship of all the great Powers towards die is erne the notional institution, were taking root most matey : It also states the near settlement of the Greek goesdio s l ow ly ; the wor k o f l eg i s l a ti o n scarcely proceeded, but but It is understood it doss not Blind= that Priam Leopold is es still the influence of a constitutional government was 1 : 554/13.4 ha a 1125 a rapist dinGtaleg. tWYlsrs sea going to prpose a OatpseY- The leading lam Were acquiriaff habit. °I w e ths ve llseee s for Ms boveodpeiss of the state of the made& b■sinsss; public 1 at6.ll6° wee d irecting Ala " to le is gala asserted wkb some coalesce that the redanhet of pmblie is.; ; a n d a , ee and manly spirit of p - she Four par Cease. wiu positively take place. Utica discussion, fir the Arse time. pervaded society The Cooed Market, which left GE yesterday afternoon very A portion of the Nobles, and that by far the most heavy at ae for the Account, opened at the same price this mom enlightened ; a considerable number of the Priests lug does which they have reached file for the Aerosol, and for and of the middling classes ; a majority of the Merchants, mart osi fl uid lastly, that most powerful auxiliary, the Regular In the Fordo Market, Greek Beads fell oat pet cent. dace Amy, were favourable to the Charter." The history of welch they have recovered to 541 55' other &cud*. Sills nations does not afford an instance of a new constitution or amid" d°ll4. The only arrival we have this morning Is a Flanders llbillwattli cosamenolag wider more favourable auspices.—lt was in- deer see wee say yeidea information. ' trinsioally good, and emanated from a legitimate authority. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. On the part of the different orders of the people, nothing ma y have bees dome to the es* pars of the emotes et e oh, was oppose to it but pride and mistaken notions of their d ue w hi c h t h e market has h o p o o n g t o poi, and at mead mil separate Womb ; all of which were giving way, as in be looted es; 11, sod IBM for wool. The mosey market se generally the fate of error and prejudices upon a fair pears better to-day then for some days past : they are teholo he of isiaL .Of the cerrectasse of this statement no doubt can be Bonk at Si per amt. Choked thldtlat are made is 111. City eattetained. The noble writer is no loess authority, ferias Majesty's liPset"hiell "led ' smelt fee. raindog scenes ac t e d at a di stance, en d finning his Tk Trench Meld AM rondos doe, therefore we have no re ' views upon report. His Lordship passed the greatest dal lahignadia at rsimi" In the Forel. Market , the only buboes doing Is Omsk vart of the year 1827, and a portion of 1828, in roe- boa. which net se sai d as yeiten k y , sw i ng . it le to VI. sad daring that long residence Its says, "he be. Mato Leopold set being as yet appolotod to the Oro= ateohne• ameard ll rdo aim", friendship with many Jodi- In Wise kedge sesastdes lees sr sedges doing. V A , lei was dim segesiated with some of their I We have so arrival Ibis thy et alp Were. ~~ ~. .