Star. — London, England, 1830-08-24 00:00:00

THE EX-KING OF FRANCE. Cowzs, Aag. 22. It is arranged, I understand, that the ex-King and his family will !cave this place to-morrow for Poole, on their way to Lulwoeth. The transshipment of the carriages and luggage have been completed, and one of the steam vessels took her departure this forenoon. The female part of the family, with their suite, left the Fountain hotel about 11 o'clock this morning, on an excursion to the back of the island. The young Duke de Bordeaux improves upon acquaintance; he is certainly an intelligent boy. I hare seen the ex-King once more. He has been much misrepre sented in regard to his person ; he is very agreeable in his aspect and manners. The Great Britain is provided with a large stock of provisions, cat. tic, and poultry, which makes it evident that a longer voyage was ori ginally contemplated. The French corvette still remains here. She is, 1 find, a store.ship, bound for the Isle of France. I just learn that the party will leave this place at eight o'clock to. morrow morning, on board the American vessels, attended by the steam vessel the Commerce. It appears that they were plundered at Cherbourg even of their ward robe, and the ladies have been obliged to fit themselves out with neces. saries from this place. So ill provided were they, that Lord 0/sadism, it is said, accommodated the party with linen. Some difference of opinion has prevailed amongst . the party as to their ultimate destination. The Duchess de Bern washes to return to ha own home, Naples. (From the" Portsmouth Herald.") Thursday morning the Duke de Ragusa, attended by Mr. Vanden Berg, attended at the Custont-house to pus that small portion of his luggage which might be required for his private use. Among this was a considerable portion of plate, for which he was anxious to avoid pay ing the high duty. Mr. 'Vanden Berg stated, that if he would wait for an answer from the Treasury, he had no doubt as much as was neces. vary for his use might be passed at the low duty. The duke, however, it appears, became impatient, and sooner than wait, or pay the high duty, begged it might be broken up, and passed as old silver. In this way 62 ounces of silver forks and spoons, beautifully ornamented with the Duke's crest, were subjected to the merciless mutilation of the ham. mer, and broken to pieces. The Duc de Ragusa started from the Blue Posts Hotel, Broad-street, at half-past o'clock, p. tn. for London. He went in his own cartlage, drawn by four horses, and accompanied by his Marechal de Camp,' 'and a chaascur who sat behind with a broad sword and a bum of pistols. The Doke seamed anxious to avoid attracting attention, and had his carriage drawn up at the side door of the hotel, the front gates being closed when he stepped into it. The gates were then thrown open, and he drove through the town without stopping, for London. The Duke de Pcdignac, as well as General Merman, expressed to Mr. G. Clarke, before they left the Blue Poets, their sense of the attentions which they had received in his house, assuring him if they should come to Ports. mouth again, they would avail themselves of the accommodations of the Blue Posts. _ A very fine family of four children, three boys, and one girl, the eldest about twelve, and the youngest five years old, were landed from the Charles Carroll, on Wednesday morning, and remained at the Blue Posts Hotel, Broad-street, until Thursday evening, when they pro. ceeded in a chaise, under charge of a valet, to the neighbourhood of Chichester. The Duke de Polignac boarded and slept at the same hotel, while he remained on shore; and, although the children were not acknowledged by him, it was generally believed they were his family. On one occasion he met the little girl, who was about ten years of age, in a passage at the same hotel, when he caught her in his arms, and, having kissed her, immediately put her down again and walked quickly away, as if not wishing to be observed paying her any attention. We believe the children have gone to Lady New. burgh's, and that they were not, as was generally supposed, the Duke's, but the Prince de Pulignac's, whose fate is still doubtful. SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. HEZALD.—The assembling of the New Parliament will be an era in the history of this country unequalled in interest by any occasion of a similar description. The utter inaptitude of the last House of Com. moos to administer the affairs of the State, and the striking influence which the new reign, commenced under such happy auspices, must have upon public affairs, were both of themselves sufficient to render the meeting of the new Legislative Body of more than ordinary im port. But when to these, and other influential circumstances at bme, we add the new and extraordinary state, of things, which has started, as it were, like the offspring of Cadmus, from the earth, the measures to be looked for from the King's Government and the New Parliament become of double interest and importance. Had the lan Parliament done its duty, the labours of the next would be greatly simplified and curtailed. Had the Ministers, instead of disregarding the wants of the people, sought out the cause of their distress, and diligently applied themselves to find out and apply a remedy, much of the labour which now awaits them would have been dissipated, while the em which has arisen abroad would have been felt much len keenly at home. Next to personal protection and security, the great object a a British Minister should be to encourage, by every fair and possible means, the genius and the effons of native industry. This was the policy a the Government till the ill-starred theories of the bullionists broke in upon the flourishing state of our monetary system, and till the not mare us fortunate free-trade speculations of another set of theorists gave to the untaxed produce and manufactures of foreign countries (under a pledge of reciprocity which has never been realised) an undue advantage over those, who with heavy and unavoidable public burdens to pay, were thus rendered more and more unable to meet their engagements. The Free Trade and Currency Questions were the two great errors of former Administrations. Had the Duke of Wellington seen through the mist in which they were enveloped, and dispersed it, he would have added a civil laurel to his military renown. Unhappily, though the distress in which these measure had involved the country was apparent everywhere but in Downing-street, and in the purlieus of the tax-eaters, nothing could open his Grace's eves upon the subject, but the country was left to the chapter of accidents for relief from its overwhelming difficulties. To these all-pervading difficulties, which the last Parliament and the Ministers had neither the wisdom nor the courage to grapple with, are to be added promised retrenchments and reforms, of which very little, if any part, was realised. AU these topics, and many others then, must press themselves upon the immediate attention of the new Parliament. We have a pledge in the firmness, the activity, and patriotism of the new King, that neither the Ministers nor the Parliament will be allowed to sleep at their poets. - Indeed, were they so inclined, it would be madness little short of that which would distinguish the man who would quietly resume his sluMbers while his neighbour's house was in Awes. If the calls from within have not been loud enough or suffi cient, a thundering has come upon them from without, which must awaken the most lethargic and supine. Events have arisen which must overwhelm feeble minds, and which nothing but superior energy and wisdom can grapple with or control. TIMES.—The French papers their narrative of passing events, which, compared with what are past, are of little interest, but which at serving to fill up the acts of a drama of which we have not yet seen the denouement, are not to be dispensed with. We learn more of the wrest of Polignac. The peasants of the country where he was taken would have hanged him. because, said they, " he occasioned our houses to be burnt down.^ 'The Prince has enough to answer for in the massacre at Paris; but as to burning the houses in Normandy, they might as well have added, that through him The ploughman lost his sweat, and the green corn Had rotted, 'trellis youth attained a beard." ' I And some of the charges advanced hire in England against supposed friends and abettors of Prince Poximfac, are about as rational as those of the peasantry against the Prince himself. The proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies an daily acquiring .an increased interest, as well by the light they cast on the state of parties, as by the importance of the questions discussed. On Saturday an application from dui committee appointe& io report on the motion for the impeachment of the late 111 blisters, gave rise to a warm debate. The committee desired to be authorized to exercise the powers with which Instructing Judged, and Council Chambers are invested. It seems at first sight nothing but sea; sonable, that persons appointed to prepares charge of so solemn a nature, should be. allowed the same means of investigation as a magistrate whose preliminary examinations afford materials for an indictment. The prop*. sition of the committee was, however, obstinately resistedby several mem. ben of the right and centres , and, thopgli it was carried by a great ma jority, the circumstances which accompanied the decision are not,* little remarkable. On the ordinary division by sitting and rising, the num. ben appeared so equal that. the officers of the Chamber could not say how the question was decided. A second trial took place, and it was then declared to be carried in the affirmative. This decision was not satisfactory to the opponents of the proposition t they asserted that the. state of the division was still doubtful, and after much altercation it was agreed to come toafinal determination by ballot. The result proverthata great number of Deputies who had openly voted on the unpopular side of the question must have embraced the opposite side in the ballot for the num beret( white balls found in the urn was 186, and of black balls only 90. There is nothing apparent in the present state of France which can se. count for this extraordinary circumstance. It is evident that the oppo nents of the proposition did not expect such a decision, for they called for the ballot—The news of the arrival of Charles X. at Spit cad foams a prominent feature in the Pails journals of Saturday.—A letter from Toulon states that Bourmont has refused to strike the white*, though the Admkral has hoisted the tri-coloured ensign. In consequence alibis difference, all communication between the fleet and the army is said to be suspended. This report, however, remains as yet unconfirmed..— The affairs of Spain, we apprehend, are drawing to a crisis t we have concealed the process, but hope to have it in our power to announce, nut a glorious or splendid, but an ha py and useful result. Cnnowsci.E.—lt is said that the Duke of WELLINOTOS was es. gacious enough to foresee the tendency which the change of the Elective Franchise for Counties hr Ireland had to destroy the power pomeseed by the great Proprietors over the Returns, and aid his best to iodates the aristocratic promoters of that measure to give it up. They most new bitterly . repent their obstinacy, for almost everywhere throughout Ireland' they appear to have been wonned..or to have been obliged, as lathe ease or the BLIESPORDI at WaitifOrtl, to enter into compromises little less mortifying than defeat itself. To mention all the Counties in which contests have taken place, would be little else than to enume rate the Shires into which Ireland is divided ; but there has not Men, perhaps,. any struggle better entitled to engage the sympathies of all who desire to witness the downfal of aristocratic monopoly, than that now carrying on in the County of Down. The Constituency of that country includes a considerable proportion of Church of England men and Presbyterians, chiefly small Statesmen, the independent ex webe of whose franchise was overborne previous to the Disfranchisement of the Forty Shilling Freeholders by hordes of voters, belonging to the most abject elm of the Roman Catholic population, and entirely sub servient to the two great families of Downshire and Londonderry, but chiefly to the former. No sooner was a prospect afforded, by the dis qualification of those wretched hinds, of vindicating the i of the County, than the respectable class of the Yeomanry, un with the more spirited country gentlemen, began to concert measures for throwing off the dominion of the two Lords, who have shared between them the representation of Down in many parliaments. The individual in whose person the independent party resolved to fight their battle, is Col. Ford, a gentleman who is advantageously known as one of the earliest proselytes to the concession of the Catholic Claims, and although by no means a systematic opponent of Ministers, universally considered a man of upright intentions, and independent in principle as well as fortune.— He now stands second on the poll, one of the Lordlings being little above, and the other considerably below him. The struggle, there fore, promises well. Meantime it is not a little amusing to note the streights to which, in their difficulty, the two Aristocraties are reduced. Of course they cordially unite against the man of the people. The differences between the two august houses of Hill and Stewart once little less important, in their own puny ap prehension, than the rivalries of hostile nations—are forgotten in the hour of common danger. At such a moment the distinction between Whig and Tory vanishes; nothing is thought of but the interests of the" Order; ' as Lord Grey called it; and the vain, haughty Whig shelters himself with infinite satisfaction under the wing of the Tory brother whom he once contemned. But, above all, it is pleasant to find these Noblemen invoking the assistance of the without whose spiritual co-operation it is found hard, in these times, to move the Catholic voters. Nothing is now beard of the dangerous nature of the interference of the Ro man Catholic Clergy; but it is truly said misfortune makes men ac quainted with strange bedfellows; and we must not, therefore, wonder to find Lord Downshire imp the Catholic Bishop of Dropure.. We trust, however, that his will meet with that disappoint ment which he oug ht; and that Mr. O'Connell's declaration, that the Priests were potent only in a good cause, but impotent against the people,. may prove true. Of the riots and confusion prevailing at this election, not without suspicions of being fomented for interested purposes, we hear much; and against the conduct of the Sheriff, a Mr.Whyte, a Roman Catholic, great dissatisfaction has been expressed. AgrzaTtaEn.—We received last night the Masao". des Chatebres of Sunday, from which we give ample extracts in another column. They refer par tly to the internal affairs of France—partly to the late conspiracy at Algiers--and partly to reforms which are said to be meditated by the Emperor of Russia. A project of • law, it is said, is about to be sub mitted to the Chamber of Deputies, for revoking the law of the 12th July, 1816, and annulling the whole of the condemnations for po litical offences since the restoration. Such a measure will be ex , tremely popular. There are many families in France whose re latives are at present residing in foreign countries in copse. tce of the vindictive spirit of the Bo u rbons, a nd w ho will find themselves doubly attached to the new Government by their restoration to their native country and to their rights as citizens. The most curious part of the intelligence, however, in the Paris papers, is that which re lates to Russia. The Emperor Nicholas, it is said, is about to turn reformer—to give something like liberty to his people—and to destroy the moat sacred rights, and dearly-cherished privileges, of the lords of the soil. Faushtin fell:pus mous adsit ! May he be suc cessful to his heart's content, and the bettering of the condition of his semi-barbarous subjects ; but the ittetnpt is dangerous, and we question much whether, in the event of his carrying his proposed reforms into effect, his head would be insured at Lloyd's at the rate of A. 1. FORZI•N POLICY or PIANCIE.—FROM TUE CONSTITUTIONAL. —ln the midst of immense events, which every generous soul in Europe has hailed with enthusiasm, absorbed by the pressing interest of our in. tanal organisation, it is not very surprising that the press has hitherto paid but little attention to the relations which exist between France and other Powers. We have no doubt that the Government, which bad a duty of the highest order to perform, has acted as it ought, and we perceive wisdom in the reserve that it has maintained with respect to this grave question. The interests—the wishes of regenerated France, can have no communion with the wishes and interests of despotism and of the Congregation. France has not reconquered its liberties alone: it has also reconquered its national independence, and the rank which it ought to hold amongst nations and governments. With liberty she has recovered power ; but she has no wish to employ this power except to consolidate the great work of her regeneration. We know what fatal influence the Pontifical Government exercised upon the Alien dynasty. It is even believed that the comarilla of St. Cloud asked the Popes:advice for the these son of the church in order to sanctify the coup d'etal, which had been meditated for fifteen yew, and which exclusively governed the political ideas of Charles X. Cardinal Albani beamed to give the holy.advice which was solicited from Pius VIII. and then it was resolved to raise the mask and to proclaim perjury. If these facts be true, it appears to us difficult, unless there be a modal. cation of the cabinet of the sovereign Pontiff, that the new French Govern. meat can become, like the old Government, the sincere ally of the Roman Government. Delivered from the emigrants, notwithstanding the impotent efforts which they still make, can we place any confi. deuce in the promises, the protestations of men subject to the influ. once of mental reservations ? Henceforth, moreover, Rome is of little consequence to From:, and is the last power with whom she should be anxious to renew political relations. At all events, France need no longer suffer an uneasiness as' to the consequences which the great revolution of July may have with respect to that Power. Rome, it is true, like Naples and Upper Italy, is controlled by a Power whose principles are at complete variance with those which Frame has proclaimed. But this Power, on the other hand, would have mom to fear from us than we from her. Her situation, with respect so bee possessions and her influence beyond the Alps and re Appeanhus is now hemming very precarious. She presses with a yoke of iron on the people of Italy, who aspire to independence and liberty. They have already seen the tti.coloured flag. They salute it again with enthu siasm and the oppressors of fair Italy will have enough to do to maintain the power which is passing from them, without coming imprudently to provoke the anger of a people who have not forgotten their ancient victories. The noble transport of the brave British nation on learning our national triumph, would not permit the English Govern. meat, even should such an idea suggest itself to them, to op. pose any obstacle to our glorious regeneration. The time has arrived when Governments can no longer go to war when the people wish for peace. It would be superfluous to dwell upon Russia. At St. Petersburgh, as at London, the events at Paris meet with admiration, and in this respect there is a sympathy between the people and the government. Prussia has already declared her opinion. Her aim would rather be for than against us. Thus the great Powers of Europe either have not the wish or the power to disturb our triumphs. We speak not of Spain. That country is reduced to a most dirlsitalis state, so near to anarchy, that ere long her government will am ben sellelent strength perhaps to maintain itself. Such is the distinctive ohmmeter of this marvellous revolution. It establishes at home the li. bury of all ; and abroad it finds only sympathy, support, enthusiasm, se esperfuous spite, which it would be imprudent 'even to manifest aloud. However, certain diplomatic intrigues, it is said, are hatching at this moment. We must be on our paid. We dein to disturb she Wo to those who re repose of nobody, to disturb ours i FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mesraper dm aware, of Sunday.) • PARIS, Atto:.2l. We are assured that 33 attnissioners of Police in the eity l of Pada. have been discharged from their functions. A great many families still have relations abroad. The Chatabee . of 1815 passed a law banishing. the Members of the Canada who bad thought it their duty to give a severe but conesiestistas vote on the trial of Louis XVI. Since that time several courageres patriots having attempted generous en to deliver the country from the yoke which it, were brought to trial and condemned. Some were fortunate enough to name by emigrating the punishments pronounced against them. It is abated that the Minister of Justice will lay before the Council tomorrow, a project of law revoking the law of January 12th, 1814, and the con demnations for political offences since the restoration. If, therefore, as we make no doubt M. Dupont de Flare should find in the Commit a footing favourable to Went of reparation and justice, France will in a short time not long have to deplore the forced absence of one of the citizen, who have devoted themselves for her welfare. ALOISIIB, Ave. 2. (From a pprivate letter.) The following are some partiatisn of the conspiracy which has just been discovered bon t—The posts placed at the inter of Algiers had for some time past observed mules Loden with Iltb, and driven br gerines, pass out of the city. Our people took It into their heads to examine some of them, &Mina a great quantity of ammunition, l which they were taking to the Arabs, to arm them. The news of this discovery was immediately spend, and about fifty French, who were scattered in Algiers, were cruelly massacred. • The whole godson was immediately under arm, and a wad -many of the infamous conspirators were arrested 84 happily, smog them were the principal chiefs. They were all Turks, and orders have been given to . make an immediate and dowr ies search for all of that nation remaining bore. This meads has placed in our bands 2,010 Turks, who will be sant, without less of time, to Smyrna, on board eon* Sipa. Oin has 'already sailed; and we hope that this MUM will man tessmollty t As Alise• dean frigate arrived yesterday, and instantly plead lair between the Provence and the Breslow, 'Ant . slating she INellell_ •The 'American captain 'put out a bait tolpti en shore, but Admiral Ma rne immey armed a best, which put itself in the way of the Anseviean. The Alec. in the bat 'asked the reason of this conduct, say ing he was in a fire city. Lieut. replied, that as the French gag was lying on Algiers,he ought to submit to the laws and regulations of the coaquerer, and that Admiral Dupers would let bim know what they were. The American boat returned on board. The Captain of the frigate waited on Admiral Duperre, and every thing was, I believe, arranged. Just as I am going to close my letter, the Etho corvette is arrived from Bons, with the news that that town has received a French garrison. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 10. (A Private Letter.) "You know that the Emperor Nicholas is a man of a firm and vigorous character, and, as I have said before, liable to fall into either extreme. Happily, whether from conviction or po licy, be seems to look favourably on the cause of the people, and seems to aim at di rect i ng t h e wor ld on mora l principles, - as was the intention of the immortal Canning. The obstacles which the Russian Autocrat may meet in keeping himself at the head of the general civilisation, do not seem to discourage him. In spite of the murmurs of the aristocracy, he has caused a report to be spread, that after his return from Poland a new code would be published, one of the first articles of which would declare all debtors, without distinction of rank, liable to personal arrest. Hitherto the Nobility have set themselves above the laws, and do not pay, unless voluntarily. Another article is said to abolish civil distinctions, declaring persons of merit eligible to all offices. Lastly, from the day of the promulgation of the future decree, no persons shall be born slaves in Russia. This' would be a mortal blow to the despotism of the Lords. It is said that the code containing enactments have been secretly drawn up by the most able men here, who are almost all of them of the third estate, and they have been allowed to make use of all the papers found in the possession of the liberal conspirators who were tried six years ago. THEATRES. ENGLISH 01 7 ffi: — .ADELPIII. Last night a new operetta, entitled The Deuce is in Her, was to have been presented at this house, but owing to the " sudden indisposition^ of Miss KELLY, who was announced to play the Widow Volatile in it, it was withdrawn. Marsciumes splendid opera, Der Vampyr, was substituted, and gave ample satisfaction to a house tolerably well at tended at half-pr. The Spring Lock and other entertainments closed the performances. TOTTENHAM-STRERT THEATRE. Lan night Mr. Power:(who is engaged for a limited number of nights at this theatre) made his first appearance in a new piece, written, the bills say, expressly for him. It is called Etiquette Run Mad, and ekes its tide from the excessively punctilious manners of Sir Peregrine Lang ley (Mr. W. Vining) a Baronet of the old school. The history of the plot may be comprised as follows :—The Baronet, who is guardian to a daughter of Getters! Forrester, absent on service in India, is visited by his son, Captain Frederick Langley (Mr. Fredericka), and a brother officer, Caplahs Dennis O'More (Mr. Power), an Irishman, as his name imparts. The Baronet's eon falls in love, very natural)y, with the pretty ward (Miss Daly), but di ffi culti e s are in the way of the union of the lovers. The good-natured &More determines, however, that these shall be overcome, and resolves himself to ask the old fellow's consent to the marriage. The Baronet is horror-struck at the proposition, involv ing, as be insists it does, a violation of all the rules of propriety and etiquette. Captain Dennis is bothered, and the Baronet resolves upon separating the lovers. °Wore determines to countermine, and now blunder succeeds to blunder to the great amusement of the audi ence. Finally, through the happy mistakes of the Irishman, General ' F ter, who has arrived from India with another daught e r (Mi ss Boyle), is introduced to his old friend the Baronet ; au explanation takes place, which, of course gives happiness to the lovers. Captain Dennis, too, who loves " like a light dragoon and an Irishman," wins the hand of the newly-arrived sister, and an order fors general marriage terminates the piece. It was received throughout with great favour, and the announcement of ;repetition was received with loud applause. Power was excellent as the Captain, and repeatedly created bursts of laughter. Vining, as the Baronet, also deserves notice. The Irish Tutor followed, in which Power appeared in his character of Doctor O'Toole, and repeated his laughter making experiments on the auoi ence. The house was well attended. Among those of rank and fashion we noticed the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lord:Carrington, Colonel Stanhope, &c. DUBLIN 7'HBATRE-ROYAL. Sale of Me Property of the Lessee for non-payment of Rent. Friday there was a sale at our national establishment, which was stated by the auctioneer, Mr. Littledale, to have been for arrears of rent, or rent charge due to Mr. George Bicknell, of London. There was no notice given of the sale in any of the public prints of the city; the only notification was the posting of two or three bills on the entrance doors In Hawkins-street. At twelve o'clock, the appointed :hour, a few persons were assembled at the doors. In a short time afterwards Mr. Littledale made his appearance, and, with a few gentlemen, en. tend the theatre. However, those who appeared in the character of Wane. were not permitted to enter until more than half an hour af terwards. The large centre chandelier was sold for 301. The next lot stated in the bills were eighteen small chandeliers that lighted the interior of the house, but these were not sold in consequence of an ob. jection made by a gentleman in attendance. The auctioneer then put up three small chandeliers, one of which he said was in the Mana ger's room. Some of the bidders having expressed a wish to see it, they were ushered into this apartment. Here everything was in die. I order and confusion—books, pspers, play-bills, ate. were lying about in various directions. The auctioneer remained in this room about two minutes, and returned to the stage, where he put up three chandeliers—they were sold at 41. The third lot—" The several articles in the manager's mom and in the green-room." The furniture of the manager's, or more properly speaking, the lessee's room, con. slated of some chairs, a sofa, and oral table—there was an iron safe which was open, but being a fixture, was not included—in the Green. room no*hing of value appeared, except a large looking-glass; this lot, including the furniture of both rooms, was sold at 331. The foutth and last lot, as stated in the bills, consisted of " the several articles in the dressing.roorns ;" the bidders were ushered into four or five filthy apart. ments, which appeared to have been the dressing rooms for the per. formers, and those holding the lowest situation* about the establishment. This lot was sold for MI. When this last lot was sold, the auctioneer said, " Now, gentlemen, the sale is over, the articles must he removed forthwith." The entire sale occupied about i 0 minutes, and was carried on with the utmost hare and precipitation. TIIE TURF. TATTEKSALUS. Yesterday there was a thin attendance and bu.iness slack; Priam advanced a trifle, 7to 4 being snap wd at. Houten was stationery, nor did either Maria, Moss Rose. or T 4 Cardinal move from their places. St. Nicholas was talked about, but nothing was done; there is a screw loose with Raby, who, although quoted at 21 to I is in point of fact quite out of the betting, some of the bets were made agt.inst outsiders, but taking the afternoon's busineu generally, it was dull and unim portant. A few engagements were made on du races at Ascot this day. The closing prices were as follow ASCOT KING'S PLATE, (This day.) Even on Lord Uxbridge's Rough Robin, p.p. 2 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Olenanney. Great Park Stakes, (Ascot, this day.) 5 to 4on his Majesty's The Colonel apt LUrd Mounteltarks's Raseekaa. mot p.p. offers to take 6to 4 about The Colonel, not p.p. and 7 4 tared apt Raaselas, pp. DIIIICA ITEM ST. 7 te/ 4 apt Mr. Chifney's Priam (taken freely) - •6so I Lord Queensberry's Hassan (taken) • 10 to 1 Mr. Clifton's Mow Rose 16 to 1 Lord Queensberres•Maria V • IS ma 1 Mr. Shepherd's The Cardinal (taken) • • 17 to 1 Mr. Richardson's St. Nicholas 20 tel Mr. Petre's Brun:midi" 22 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Rsby (no hack, rs) 22 to 1 —. Duke of Leeds' lady Mowbray 30 to 1 Mr. Powlett's Lady Rmmeline 40 to I Mr. Beardswenh'a Birmingham 40 to 1 Mr. Grant's The Balkan 50 to 1 Mr. Ridodale's Rryen .50 to t Colonel Cradoeli'. th e Barber 50 to 1 Sir T. Mostyn's Laurie Todd. Even between the field and two; money given for choice of the two. 1,500 to 1,100 on the Barber apt the Balkan (taken.) /GAL WAS= AT PONTITRACT. Even betting between St. aniiiiiießed Rover, p.p. BETTING IN THE COUNTRY. At Ilasschestet and other sporting places the betting of late has been unusually brisk. Priam, Hassan, and Moss Sow are in high favour and several others are backed at prices below the London quotation. The following is a statement oldie odds up to Saturday night : THE OUT STAKES AT wAnwici, •7to 4 apt Lawrie Todd. I sto 1 opt Ihe Mumma. 9 to 4 aim Birmingham. 5 to 1 ogee say other. DONCASTLIIIIr. LlOll. 7to 4 apt Priam 1 10 to 1 apt &unswieket. 7 to 1 apt Hama. 18 to 1 tript Baby. I to 1 apt Masa Row. 20 to 1 apt Lady Mowbray. 12 to 1 apt Maria. 26 to 1 opt Lady Emmeline. 13 to 1 apt The Cardinal. 20 to 1 apt The Barber. 16 to 1 apt W. ?Belisle& A freeholder presenting himself at one of the country booths, and hulas given his vote for Mr. Paget, was told that he had gather vets. " Have 11 1 (saki he) then kt Mr. Paget have that also !" retort o tt i rodseed a beasty laugh bees the by.standers..— likwarsr Thursday, while the servants of Lady Aylesford. of Lower Oreevenmenvet, were et dimmer, some expert thief towed his way to the pain by tbs tame an s, and carried sway several pieces of plate. - . MR. OWEN'S SECO.VD LETTER. TO THE OOVERNMETIFFOIEfirtE OF. FRANCE. In my first Letter, I stated that all people now require institutions, to form a superior character for the population; arrangements to direct their skill, capital, and industry, the more advantageously for the coantr! ; and practical mea sures to unite all in good and kind feelings for each other ; and that, in my next letter," I would expainavhat the institu tions are which prevent the formation o a superior character among the people ; which keep them generally in poverty ; and which create disunion among them." All Governments have hitherto naturally adopted such measures as they thought were the best calculated to insure their safety and permanence ; but, cooing to the inexperience of former times, none understood the art of governing for the mutual benefit of the people and themselves. Facts were unnoticed, or not followed up to their legitimate conse quences. Human nature was misunderstood; the science of society remained unknown ; and vague conjecture, and ran dom imaginations, directed the whole proceedings of mankind. The world is thus governed at this moment. In consequence of these errors, the governments of all Cie nations of the world have entirely mistaken their course ; and instead of forming institutions to remove ignorance in the people, and to create a superior character for each of them, they have devised establishments to perpetuate this grossest ignorance, and to engender a variety of the most inferior characters among the great mass of the population whorl: they governed. They contrived various measures to keep this mass in perpetual poverty, or in the continual dread of it. They encouraged all means of disunion among the mul titude, under the supposition that they would be more easily kept. in subordination than if they were taught to unite, and have rational kind feelings for each other. This is the present condition of the civilized and unfivilized state of man wherever he has yet been found. Are you, men of France, prepared to break this triple bondage of ignorance; to meet your present difficulties fairly; and t. say, we wish to know the truth, and to act rationally in con formity to it ? If you are, I will state to you the task which you have to perform, and you will thus discover that, although the schoolmaster is abroad, and some progress has been made in the march of intellect, you have scarcely yet entered upon the first steps of that knowledge which can satisfy human expectations, or insure happiness to mankind. What are the causes which keep you in ignorance, and make you mentally imbecile ; which oppress you with the dread of poverty, or make you feel its actual existence; and which now divides man front man, solely for the imagined benefit of those who govern ? I solicit the attention of all the faculties of your mind to the replies which lam about to make to these all-imp of questions. The cause of the present mental imbecility, moral cow ardice, and utter confusion of intellect and conduct among the human race, arises front them all being made recipients, early in life, of false religions. The experience of the past enables us now to declare it, as an universal truth, that env child may be forced to receive any false religion, and to be lieve it the only true one; and, in consequence, to have all the feelings of his nature aroused in favour of it ; and to be made willingly to suffer death in support of it. True reli gion is truth, pure and undefiled from all error. The ascer tained and universally-acknowledged facts which have accu mulated through past ages, enable us now to declare, with out fear of any rational contradiction, that no such religion, entirely free from the impure admixture of error, has yet been current, among mankind. That, in every part of the world that which has been, or is now Balled, by the name of religion, is mixed up with, and is defiled by, innumerable grievous and most melan choly errors, calculated to make their votaries incon sistent and irrational in the extreme, both in principle and in practice; and that while these errors shall be forced into the infant mind, it will be vain and useless to expect that men can be formed to be otherwise than ignorant and vi cious. This is alone the character which all the false religion, in the world now force upon the human race. It is every where compelled to become vicious, and far more ignorant than Nature would form it, except for this lamentable u►isiu struction. Men of France, are you prepared to remove this obAaele which stands pro ineptly in the way of your progress to knowledge, peace, and happiness? Are you prepared for the reception of truth without any admixture of error on the subject of religion—on the cause of your poverty,. and on the sources of your internal and external divisions And, if you are, are von also ready to act in conformity with the knowledge which will be thus developed ? If you are not ready for these truths, and to act upon them, then is your present revolution a . change only of men, I and not of false principles for true ones. You will only fol low up the old common game of ignorant people, and ex change one set of aristocratic governors for another. All former revolutions have terminated alike in this result. Great Britain and the United States are to-day governed by an aristocracy of wealth. And until you know how to overcome this evil, you will, after every chance of men. he still governed in the same manner. In my next letter I will explain the cause of the' perpetual poverty of the people under the existing order of society, and develop the means by which the cause may be for ever re moved. . . But, in the meantime, before it maybe too late, let me direct your attention to the mistaken and miatiught duals who, by the previous circumstances of their education, were the, immediate cause of your present most desirable situation. They were the victims of your sensele s institutions, and were formed by them, and, consequendy, deserve your pity and commisseration. ' Plinhl them not—let them be supported., M reaionablit comfort, arid your revolution will prosper. .If you act other wise, you have a knowledge of t •.most valuable principles of human nature yet to acquire. ROBgkT OW h • Last week Mrs. Ridsell, aged 60, a roost respectable wo man, who has long been in the habit of attending the first families in Bexley and its vicinity, in her capacity of nurse, underwent a tided and final examination, befOre Captains Cater and Levi,, and the Rev. gip, Davies, the county magistrates, at the Golden Lion lea, on Beide y. heath, Kent. charged with having administered points in some melted • butter, or fish sauce, about seven weeks since, to b lr. !datum,* on Bexley-heath, and his wife. The circumstances of the case excikd considerable interest in the neighbourhood for some titre past from the well.known respectability of the accused, and the greatest care Lid viten. lion has been bestowed by the magistrates to sift the affair lathe bottom. On the day previous to the alleged dreadful crime having been consasiteed, Mr. 111. had been to Woolwich, where he purchased two fine trviste, as he thought s at the extraonlinary low prim of one shilling each, and at. the time of their being cooked it may well be supposed that they were nut in a very fresh state, but nearly in a state of deeempositioo— just in that state which might be called • betwixt and between:" Now, an the fish being served up with butter and sauce, it appeared that both Mr. and Mrs. Milburn partook pretty freely of the cheap repeat, and, on die following day, were much alarmed at !lading thenweelvee in, great pain, and their .bodice oaasiderably swollen. A mews was called in, who, from the appearances, gave it as his opinion that they bad both been poisoned, ant be instantly procribed the ne cevasty remedies to candaact its ellitemomd anted that had not a me. dicel man been called in apse the inniant, the.censdpicacht might have =fatal. it was Aeneas& =W a tt the coshes" .whaelt. hod eaten were the canoe at •the Alter a bag in vni i gallon, the magistrates dedend thonweless Pettedly whiled that th e Wags, of the complainant and his wilt peeeeeded from the impose state at the turbots which On had eaten, sad ordered the sensed es be dia. Omega instanter. I I 1 I