Star. — London, England, 1829-12-26 00:00:00

C'` per . ' F recomprive in proportion to the deserts of punkblngs 'every one. XI IL Every citiven is admissible to public offices, either poll sisal or military, without any other distinction than that *of his taiems and virtues. XIV. Na person 'doll be exempt from contributing to the ex penses of the state, in propor ion to what he possesses. XV. All privileges are abolished that are not essential and emirely suited to employments for public utility. XV I. Except in those causes which, by their nature, belong to Articular Judges, according to law, there shall be no privileged evJets, no special commissions, in civil or criminal causes. XVIL There shall be organised, as soon as possible, a civil and erinsioal code. founded on the solid bash of justice and equity. XVIII. From this time are abolished whipping, tortures mar►ing with hot iron, and all other cruel punishments. XIX. No punishment will pass from the person of the delin quent : therefore, In no cue shall there be any confiscation of pro putt ; nor shall the disgrace of the criminal be transmitted to his relations, of any degree. XX. The jails shall be secure, clean, and well ventilated; having different apartments,in order to separate the criminals, according to their circumstances, and the nature of their offences. • IXI. The right of property is guaranteed in all its plenitude. If the public good, legaUy verified, require the use and employment of tie property of the citizen, he shall be previously indemnified for the value of it. The law will mark the cases in which this single exception shall take place ; and wUI glee the rules for de termining the indeninifications. XXII. The Pubile.Debt is also guaranteed. XXIII. No sort of work, Culture, Industry, or Commerce, san be prohibited, if It be not opposed to pubik customs, or the security and health of the Citizens. _ _ . XXIV. .Inventors shall base the property of their discoveries, or productions, The Law shall secure their own temporary and • exclusive privilege; or will renumerate, to make amends for the less they may suffer by its becoming common. XXV. The . Secrecy of Letters is inviolable; the Administra tion of the Pail is rigorously responsible for any infringement of this article. XXVI. The recompence conferred for services rendered to the State are guaranteed, whether they be civil or military ; as is also the right acquired by them according to law. • XXVII. These in public employ are steictly responsible for the abuses and omissions of which they may be guilty in the ezer clse of their functions ; and fot not rendering those under them efeetually responsible. XXVIII, Every Citizen may present, in writing, to the Le. ablation and Executive Powers, claims, complaints, or petitions; and even expose any infraction of the Constitution, requiring, be fore the Competent Authorities, the actual responsibility of the in fractors. XXIX. The Constitution also guarantees the public succours. XXX. The primary gratuitous instruction of all Chinn.. XXX L It guarantees the Hereditary Nobility, and its prero gatives. XXXII. Colleges and Uuivenities, where shall be taught the Elements of Sciences, Belles-letters, and Arts. XXXIII. The Constitutional Powers cannot suspend the Con stitution in what it decrees regarding individual rights, except is the cams and circumstances specified in the following paragraph : XXXIV. In cases of Rebellion. or Invasion of an Enemy, the security of the State requiring that, for a limited time, some of the formalities that guarantees individual liberty should be dispensed with. It may be done by a special act of the Legislature. If, how ever, at this time the Cortes should not be sitting, and the Coun try is Incurring imminent peril, the Government may use this precaution, as a provisional and indispensable measure, suspending it immediately when the urgent necessity which caused it ceases : it being requisite. in either case, to transmit to the Cones, as soon as they have met, an account of what caused the arrests. and the other preventive measures taken : and oil authorities that may have been ordered to proceed in them, shall be responsible for the .;abases which they may have practised in this respect. Therefore. I command all Authorities to whom belong the knewledge and execution of this Constitutional Charter, that they . swear, and cause it to be sworn to, and fulfil, and cause it to be fulfilled, and guard it as entirely as therein Is contained. The Re gency of these my Kingdociss and Dominions. thus will understand it. and will have It printed and published, &e &c. Signed by the Kno, and dated at No de Janeiro. April 29, 11105. FRENCH PAPERS. From the Cour; ier Francais. PARIS, Mc. 22. Who desirn a Revolution ? " Oa went jamais Widen: quand on atertit le pouvoiti temps et a propos." • Aipreseet in France there are all the elements of a Revolution vampt one—the desire to bring one about. When the restoration took place. some men thought that the Court, rabid all at once from a state of decay, recalled from eine, yet trembling with the misfortunes it had suffered would not ac ceft frankly a state of things which did not restore it to its ancient supremacy. It was apprehended that a contest would take place with our national institutions—dun the throne would be besieged with imprudent advice, and that those who ought to submit to ne eceelty would not be able to impose on themselves the proper mai , lets, uiti would think of nothing but regaining privileges Wont pedble with the new laws of the country. ' These are the natural and aidiost viiceisary consequences of a restoration ; and without hatred= prejudice, it was natural to dread their occurrence. • • Mere ceolkSeat people hoped that the lessons of history and of misfortuue w*ld lot be thrown away. They regarded the at, tempt at a eountee.reeolution as impossible, because it appeared to be madness; they believed that the alliance was sincere, because it • was sworn to ; and durable, because it was fur the benefit of aIL When the privileged'clahes,vanquithed for a moment, are re stored so power as in • Italy and Spain, the re - action is always violent; but when time has mingled their interests with those of other clamors, changed their position, wiped.out their recollections =hi Ragland and France, it is necessary to be cautious, and to feel the ground before renewing the contest. In such eases re-action is slow•—ltproceeds Gist with uncertainty, for hope is yet - timid, and the cpantss-ra•ohalon which begins h not belleveth. But a moment ernes when the whole is seamlessly, the most incredulous cease to' doubt, the past and the futures= explained at ogee, and the picture **awn iritaetTy' lahl INat moment its /hoer antisd to Fraties; The question which kW"' agitated for IS years is sow laid down= dearly, that the mast incredulous have cesessl to doubt. • During these fifteen years, ten Ministries have successively re newod =may= enunter-revolution, and by this the changling Government halos' public •cOnfictence. • • The rapantion bat Away* been begun at a time of calm and peace ; and wlmi danger has been.felt, a retreat has always been sounded : •-.• by respect his been forfeiyd. The =lwo' die communty: seeing power confided to guilty or unskilful hands, have •vadwallitlearot to doubt the good faith of Goverompt. Jut ,eapabillty...sod It. strength. Now there is no bitred—no hostility—hut there is no affection ; the people are con- Meet in their own strength, aa4 watt patiently till the will of Num. be done."' AR peels= thew ass set Mk lamas la the whole kingdom who dila fit .F4WiliaPineWWlt diersovernmein ; but bow many of them irioslif forsake home to defend It? Would they be as numerous, . ea - tesolate'iii they *Gild hXve been, if the - Monarchy bad kept its WAionstgangratakto Toles et bilog - able to Omer= this in gibs st: of. gimeetil.unsealoosi; Oet we - must also congratubte 4 iine tibygullsitancto Vow. titbit patience and =Apathies. • : fee On/ Asa Matesia aiaiso +wwoss than air. and they sea s 4, ~1114,14 gimperessoultaillilki• 711 a Vadat datalator do= the 41 ,Gatornassat 1 Qrrotalaost, bowmen sioaasomismadus heti* • Math*, set t barolst/to iptithievous 1114 - Mauve . we Ravi !aligned to . tiailltyvetWalltana* isse Dance tiritabisries ,llllldodrodirlisaVrltaloai- Ns* as at • . oLiardogsky.stlsoallilottat aissP . •f•-. 4••• 2 ;: , '••• THE EVENING STAR. pi N 4 ie O" ; PUCATIS LON DON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. CLOS' HOLINT•-ST. Swart. We think it right to inform our readers, that on the first of January, the STAR will add to its title that of the SOUTH AMERICAN REGISTER ; and we flatter our selves, that they will have already perceived that we may lay claim to this appellation, from the special and valuable sources of information of which we are in possession. The second letter on Columbia will be found in our second page : it contains some valuable historical facts, and like the first, breathes sentiments highly honourable to our distinguished Correspondent. Among the City reports of this morning, it was said that a vessel from North America, had brought intel ligence of her Majesty Doww* MARIA having arrived safely at Rio. The date of this happy event is not stated. It gives us great satisfaction, to find the general strictures of our contemporaries upon the late libel pro ceedings assuming hourly a tone of graver and intenser reprehension. Even those Journals, whose blind de- votedness to the Noble Duke has done so much to con solidate his unconstitutional power, alarmed at the use to which he now so palpably aims to turn it, are showing signs of recalcitration. They look to the gathering storm as we do, and are instinctively buckling on their defences. Nor are they one moment beforehand with the necessity, seeing that the first blow has been already struck, and an earnest in the verdicts which oppression has obtained is given of other verdicts which it will soon demand. Let it not be supposed that a fit of temporary irritation has brought the Duke of WELLINGTON before the tribunals, to inflict on a mere personal vituperator condign correction. Nothing of the kind. In his attack upon the Morning Journal, he has declared war openly against the Press—a war to exterminate opinion —since, if be destroy it not, opinion will exterminate his power. It is of the first importance to the No ble Duke, to have the Press under his immediate subjection and controul. He knows well-. that only by its acquiescence, arbitrary governments can maintain their sway. The Morning Chronicle has well said to day, that Sir JAMES SC A R LETT IS admirably fitted for his work ; his mind is indeed illiberal : nature designed him to have been born in the feudal ages. There is an arro gance about the West Indian character which we too seldom find belied by naturalisation here, and Sir JAMES does not certainly belie it. We feel it quite unnecessary to be delicate on the score of origin with the Right Honourable and Learned Gentleman, or to apolo gise for so tempting a personality as this. when we re collect the low and coarse vulgarity with which the ATTORNEY-GENERAL derided the origin of one of the defendants, whose origin is at least as honour able and as fair as his. Nay, Caledon may surely yet carry it over Jamaica—the highlander, over the driver of negroes. But these are only petty details ; light pencil touches in the great historical grouping which has been just exhibited at the Old Bailey, and which holds up a moral warning to public writers, how they prostitute their talents to do the work of imperious power. These cursory remarks we hold to be not inconsistent with our announcement yesterday, that we should forbear yet a few days from the argumentative discussion of the trials. Among the many letters which we have received on this exciting occasion, it is impossible to take leave of the subject even desultorily as we have touched it—without quoting from a corre spondent, equally distinguished for his patriotic aid social virtues, the following manly and energetic senti ments which cannot be too widely disseminated, at a pe riod when in such sentiments only the nationalsedemp tion can be hoped for : " I can think of nothing but the daily increasing— alarming signs of the times—that so many men should have been found willing to become such subservient tools to despotism and corruption, makes me sigh for my country, and makes me apprehensive we sre going down as a nation, au grand galop. If so, all attempts at regeneration are thrown away, and will Prove mere waste of time and breath. z „ " If there be not a considerable change, these things must end in the ruin of us all. I fear we shall not long retain the form even of a constitution. " In the shipwreck of the State, Villa float and are preserved ; whilst every thing solid and valuable sinks to the bottom, and is lost for ever I" Gdn only knows how soon this may be our condition—l tremble." We -have*Gerinin Papers this morning ; and Dutch Papers to the 23d instant. Their contents are very un important. Ws extract the following passages : 7 - BERLIN. Dn. 14: What we bun et the negotiations respecting tbg future fate of Greece is on the whole pretty satWactocy. Not only for the rat of Europe. but for the Greeks. tbeinselves, a monarchial Oland tad= of their new &ate will be the only advisable one, and the WI favourable to their prosperity; no valid obiecticeson tbe part of the Cabinets can be imagined. The retirement of Count Capo d'lstrias from the post of Presi- dent would indeed &Mach to be regretted; but why should not that eminent statesman continuo to serve the country in some other capacity ? The extraordinary mission ef Count Cops Muter'. darks, wbicla has kept blot so keg in Paris and Istadarhappaere to have been perfectly successful. • . Vianna..Dae. 14. Iletallignes, 102 154; 41pee aook am* 5.4; Sank Emma, Itts.—.4llgenekte Siam. ' • • . • TaII,•BAKIE, U. • ' • • The Seeetelebeatbeeet Abe Stmee.Geeeerkfteeleg apiesee4et, obi rejected YIN *be Abe PAM eseindklee.Mr the ell .. :. - years, included in the Decennial Budget, and also that for the Annual Expenditure for 1830; and whereas it rejected that part of the Decennial Budget which related to the Ways and Means, sad the corresponding part of the Annual Budget being withdrawn by the Minister of Fnance on account of itr Intimate connection with the rejected law, it has become necesary to adopt some measures to provide for the expenditure which the charter had sanctioned; accordingly in the Sitting of the Chamber to-day, a Royal Message was received, accompanying two projects of temporary laws to provide Ways and Means for the Annual and Decennial Budgets. The debate on these two transitory laws, as they are called, is iced for the 23d. Since the 18th instant, the English mails have been landed at Scheveningen, which is Axed for the place of arrival and departures of the packets so long as the Muss is covered with ice.—Dsiek Rpm Dec. 25. BUCHAREST, Nov. 27. To our great joy the restrictions wader which we have so keg been placed on account of the plague are now removed, and the communication is tre‘in all directions. Trade in particular already feels the beneficial effects of this measure. CONSTANTINOPLF, Nov. 11. Forty—three Armenian families have profited by the revocation of the edict against their nation, and have returned to the capitaL— Several of them have obtained permission to re.occupy their former residences'; and it seems that on the intercession of the Austrian Internuncio, the Porte will consent to restore to these unfortunate people their confiscated property. Letters from Smyrna announce that the Mountaineers is the neighbourhood of Carabessan have been reduced to order. Elks Aga of Scala Nueva, who was ordered by the Porte to marsh ',ain't the insurgents, had_caused above two hundred of them to be executed. STOCKHOLM. Dm 7. The Scandinavian kingdoms have sustained a severe loss by the death of Coont Platen. Governor of Norway, who died at Chris thuds lest week. aged 63. We are very anxious to learn who the King will choose as his successor. We latter ourselves that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come here to open the Stortking.—Hoesburgh Aspen, Dec. IR _ It is worthy of remark that the partisans of Don Mz 6Er EL in this country have long been in the habit of pre paring articles just before the packet sails for Lisbon, calculated as well to deceive the unfortunate people of Portugal, as to ensure the approbation and continued pa tronage of the ruling faction there. The last packet for Lisboa conveyed the most cheering tidings to the Usurper. According to the assertions of his friends in London, he was to bo recognised by the Great Powers ; to receive an Ambassador from his brother; and though last not least, be forthwith married to a German Princess ! Now, in reply to all these absurdities, we have the highest authority for stating that so far from Don PEDRO giving his sanction to the usurpation, all the communications received from Rio by the last packet on this subject, coincide in stating it to be the EMPEROR'S determination to adopt every means in his power for rescuing the people of Portugal from their present degradation and sufferings. All the diplo matic intrigues hatched at Rio had been frustrated; and the representative of a great continental power is known to have withdrawn his propositions concerning a compromise. This arose from the firmness of the Emperor. We are fur ther enabled to state, that the arrival of the young QUEEN, who was daily expected, would be the signal for energetic measures. It is almost superfluous to add, that these measures would be greatly accelerated by the intelligence of Count VILLA FLOR'S triumph at Terceira. With regard to the tyrant himself, his blood-stained career and total incapacity for Government, must have convinced even those powers who were most inclined to sanction the usurpation, that there is no hope of tran quillity for Portugal, or of prgsperity for the people, while he remains even with a shadow of power. During the six months we have given our best support to the cause of Donna MARIA—for it is,that of legitimacy and justice—we have never for one moment doubted the re sult which we now think so near at hand :—and we con gratulate the whole country on the prospect of an event which will not be less beneficial to British interests than calculated to save British honour. We had written thus far, when the following letter reached our office. LISBON, Dic. is. As I informed you by last packet, things are rapidly drawing nearer and nearer to a great crisis ; and many of the despot's tools begin to be aware of their inevi table ruin. Ministers met several times this week to adopt some measures on acc6unt of the appalling state of the country ; but they appear to be paralysed—except the octogenarian petty tyrant Da BASTOS, who roars for blood louder than ever; saying, that " her Majesty, the old Queen, never would be comfortable until the kingdom was purged of all the malhados;" adding, that the rea soning of MONTALEGAE and MACKENZIE has no weight with him; for the moment moderation was adopted, all would be lost. The mutinous workmen of the arsenal have gained their point; Government, through fear, ordering the Bank to pay them a months' wages—having previously supplied the Directors with 30 contos de reds from the money belonging to the Angola defunct°, Auzenter—the bequeathed legacies. A daily communication has been es tablished with Badajoe ; and many mules and carriages hive been sent to the other side of the Tagus, to be in readiness for Mmum. in case of need. The public Coffee Houses, especially that of Junta dos Juros—have been again ransacked ; and their contents, with many other valuable things, are dispatched to Alfaite, to the care of the Barber PIKES ! The victims condemned to. banishment will sail for their destination in the beginning of next week ; many families are going with their friends; and the widow of Brigadier- General MOREIR A accompanies her young son, who is condemned to banishment for life. Great discontent pre vails among the soldiery ; they are all in a state of mis rule and insubordination on account of their arrears of pay. To those of the capital, three months pay is due; to the Officers, seven months; to the Civilians, thirteen months ; and in many of the Provinces, much more. Robberies are frequent, even in broad day ; ased after sun-set no one is safe in stirring out. The cry of "thieves ! murder !" is heard at every corner, and at very brief intervals —most of the excesses being com mitted by the Volvottarios Realistas. The Countess CAVALLEI aos died the other day; and bequeathed great part of her fortune to the mock ambassador, ASSECA. His Excellency may therefore continue the 'stipends which we hear were lately suspended, to. the Mignelite Journals of London.° • lit the Mangle Which awaits all of al sod which Sir JAMES SCARLET has announced he the consoro of the inoderatioa of his prolog:Maori di d*. ill!, het ttal isms it behoves Juries to be constantly on their guard against this error—that they are bound to give effect to this defective law. Juries have large powers to correct the defects of liberticide laws. They ought to be particularly on their guard against Sir JAM SCARLETT, whose powers of mind are admirably suit•• ed to the sort of work in which he is engaged. Ila is a common-place speaker, but a dexterous advocate. We have always looked forward with apprehension to the possibility of his becoming Attorney-General, for we have never been one moment in doubt as to his principles, and the illiberal cast of his mind. He is the most bitter enemy of discussion that ever filled the situa tion he holds since the Revolution. He would reduce every Journalist to a state of complete subserviency to himself. We hope the warning will not be thrown away. With respect to the mode of conducting these trials, we have also something to el. On what principle is it that the public money is lavihhed in feeing, besides Sir JAMES himself and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr. BaououaY, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. WIGHTMAN the only individual doing anything being the Arcot w EY-GENEZAL himself! And this in the case of a lay individual who, under every disadvantage, pleads his own cause ? What is this but buying with the public money the sanction of the talent of the Bar ? We trust this matter will be made in time the subject of inquiry ? Morning Chronicle. CITY, TweLvt o'CLocE. This day being still a holiday, the Bank. Stock Exchanges and Foreign Market, are dosed; and the weather being 6o severe.very few persons have assembled at their rendezvous on the 'Change as yet, and the colfee-houses are not well (requested by the merchants, therefore we have no business going forward t. the present hour, and Cowls must be quoted at the price they left of on There day, IN to Calcutta Papers to the 30th July.' Hobart Town to 12th July, and Sydney Papers to the 22d July, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The following is from the Calcutta Paper of the 29th July : . " The brig Louisa has gone ashore on the Misers Sand. It is thought she will be totally lost. She has a valuable cargo an beard of opium. " We karo by the Investlgadon now going [award at the police office in regard to the forgeries lately discovered, by which it has been anti tained that they amount to at least ten lacks, the Bank of Bengal, it is said, will be the sufferers of half this sum, and there is about as much more in Government paper. Letters from Turban, of the 17th Inst. represent the Indigo prospects In that quarter as very gloomy, owing to the great fall of rain. VROU TUX CALCUTTA MCI COXITIUT OF JULY 24. Comop—Our market madame without aolutatiom No akera doo lo the prizes. • Ortow—The market is now cleared, and quotation somisal. Piece Goose—The market continues very doll. Satvravaa—ln active demand. Suoaa—ln consequence of the Arabs corning into the market. this article has advanced. European Goods without improvement. Freights to London may be stated at £5 10s. to £4 for dead weight, and £5 to E 5 10s. for light. We understand that not only at Cakotta, but in the interior districts, a scardty of copper coin is felt. Complaints are also made by the indigo planters of the high premium of picebearr The weather at the Presidency. for some time past, has been ex. ceedingly moderate—rain more or leas daily. PROM TIM ZOWIT "Offll TATOU TO THE 12 To rest. The Garde of the above date contains an order from the Lieut.- Governor, that Abstracts of the Colonial Revenue and Expendi ture for the year 18116-7, S. together with the Supplementary Ab stracts for ISIS, be published in the Hobert Then Gamile. for general information. TILOS IMO MOW PAWLS TO !ft 151 01 SILT. Currency, we understand, is quite in Van Dia• man's Land, all transactions being in sterling, of which we are told they have a plentiful supply of speck. It would only be neigh bourly kindness if they would send us some. The cold in the in terior is Intense—a very sharp frost has set in. Accounts from Liverpool this morning state that there has been rather a lively demand for cotton during the present week and the. two preceding days, the sales being 5000 bales each day. The lower quantities of American cotton were decidedly dearer this week at an advance off per penny per lb. Accounts from Nap!es state that, according to a new order 'tons the Blas t s second line of Custom house has been establiabed t wide% causes great discontent to the merchants Letters from Syria, of the 21st Nuv. state that the President of Greece has left Napoli di Romania for Resa t where are assembled all the admirals and diplomatists of the several Pawns. to Ai the limit of Greece, and it is believed that the island of Scie-Candis nod Santos will foetal a part of the new territory of Greece. HALF-PAST OHL The 'frost has driven all the Brokers and Jobbers from the Royal &Amp, except a few of them who assembled in the baU of di housekeeper of the &mit Exchange ; but they are quite idle in re gard to business; scarce a bargain has been done to the pretest hour. Consols may be quoted at the leaving off prise on Thurs day, 95 to The only thing doing in the Foreign Funds is in Brasil Stock, which Is rather lower. _ _ Private Wier* Iron Vienna state that Count Lawny, is to b • Ambassador front Austria to Portugal. The private letters from Alexandria state that the MONK of damage doe. by the overfinwing of the Nile was ate uncertain ; but it was known that the crops of mace, sugar, and indigo, were " entirely lost. The Pasha was in great Deed of money to send Ma subsidy to Constantinople, and for which be has contracted a bee. There is more cotton contracted for there than can be delivered. Roman Maxie. DSc. 1111, Four o . ootik Our Corn Market has this week been again extremely dell, so that the greater part of the prices marked below may be considered merely Dentinal. In Wheat, some trifling purchases were made by our own consumers. What was brought to market by land car riage could be disposed of ody at reduced prices. A few lots of Upland Wheat were taken on speculation, to be delivered as soon as the river should be open. During the lirtt l eleven days of this mouth. seventeen cargoes of corn passed through the Sound : one was bound to a British (Guernsey), six to Dutch, three to French, and seven to Danish, and Norwegian ports. • Rix Dollars Wheat—Dietlie •••• l9O to 161 Pomerarrian Aunt* White • Dine Red 114 116 Dada . go gg • • Rye --Dsomie . 63 Uplani Parley—Magdeburg AM* .. SO 56 Oats—Mecknebergh •• •1•••••••• 46 45 Idalt—Pemeranium.. ......... .......69 ... 54 Peas—Whew . 7O 99 Rapeseefisistein ISO IGO Our Stock Market has been somewhat depressed, by extesave sales made on amen et foreign homes. The effect has been &key felt in Neagellbe Securities bet other Fonds, though leas freely oared, ate as somewhat verse: Anglo-Dalai Lean, 5 per Ct. " Remits .. Hantbergh ds Dkto Polish Roo .. 73 9.16 .. 106 iii .. • • 1248 ••• Austrian Bank Share; Austrian . • • New Anstria lag l ik eZ per Cents. ADl lo. .Weargua Faicatets .... •1 •. gads/age ea Leosionewo inestbs, 12 II ; aljht, IS II& 11/110011. 1 Heacsuass, Doc. 12.-1 s 121. Two Menai, 16 11.. • Beaux, Dam 18.—iiires 2111. . . • •• • • asanot, Dna. IS.—Two aitsedis. esp. Ilsommout, Dic.ll-110 a is is. Aatrzsiumm. Dim 22.—12 12; (we ossibi, 1$ IS. ....Haathersh : • . • •