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eittrm (iv STOCKS h..• s!ock. 22$ 74 1 .. • !'err. W3a 1 24 ).- st. r..n.. 114,1 3a ; .-lt onot. 911 "' C't Pecl. 921 I I rt r. t. New. 94a :11 4 4 1 , ..t Ct. 1 r. 6. 993 our A.m. 171 PV. rs, ne!. 1 a 3.1 e SO Yr. do .11iiv Jim v _ II N STAR .. LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBFIi Ioi. This da•, , his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON, the LORI► CHANCELLOR, the CH A NCELLOR of the Ex citE4cEtt, Secretary Sir Ronaitr PEEL, Sir GEORGE Mt•KRA v, and, in abort, all the Ministers togesher, went to saint James's, and had an audience of the KING ; to unnfer with his MAJ ESTY, in consequence of the change lu the public .opinion of their Administration. SECOND EDITION. STAR OFFICE, Foe a O'CLOCK. Sir ROBERT PEEL hoe just announced to the House of Commons•, the resignation of his MAJESTY'S Ministers, .riving the House, at the same to understand that the present Administration only retain of f ice, until the arrangements are completed for their successors. It is understood that his MAJESTY, in this ewer p,itcy, has consulted Earl GREY, and the Marquis of LA s SDOWN e ; and there remains little doubt that Lord PA LM ERSTON, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, and Mr. Bs° yi; ItA u, will form part of the new Ministry. THIRD EDITION. AT FOUR O'CLOCK. India S:ock, India Bonds 19 16 truth Sea Stock Antitiitie4 113 a I ,10040 Exch. 818. 33 4 30 £4OO Ditto 39 4 30 £lllO .c,l £2OO Do. 35 r a Advertised India for Acct. Coos. In, Ate. 133 HOUSE OF COMMONS. Shortly after four o'clock, Mr. Secretary PEEL ad dressed the SCEA KER as follows :—lt is, Sir, with the most unfeigned respect to the House, that I take the ear liest opportunity of publicly stating, in consequence of, what occurred last night, that I felt it my duty this morning to wait upon the KING, and humbly and res pectfully to inform his MAJESTY, that I could no longer undertake, as far as I w•as concerned, the public affairs, with satisfaction to myself, or advantage to the country ; and I have further to acquaint the House, that his MAJESTY was graciously pleased to accept of my resig. nation. I therefore now only hold office in the Home Depart ment, until such time as my successor can be appointed. It only remains for me now to state, that every other Member of M.tivsTv's Government bare also tendered their re ,ignations, which resignations have been accepted, and they, too, only hold . office until such time as their suc cessors may be appointed. The address of the Rigid Honourable Gentleman was list-ned to with the most profound silence, from all parts of the House, which was exceedingly crowded before three o'clock. With reference to the negociatory proceedings in the af fairs of the Netherlands, we have this day been favoured with an account of the mission of Messrs. BnEssos and C A RTW RIG HT. On being presented to the Provisional Government at Brussels, these gentlemen communicated tl,e first resolutions, of the Ministers of the Five Grand European Powers, assembled in London; and which were to the following effect : " That the Congress of Ambassadors, united in London, declared in their first sitting— " Finst —That Belgium is separated from Holland ; " Second—That Belgium is to be an independent State ; " Third :—That the Belgians are to choose their future So vereign from amongst the Nassau Family ; but their refusal shall not be an obstacle to the preservation of Peace ; " Fourth : —That the Envoy of the Provisional Government shall be admitted to the conferences ; and Fifth :—That a republican Government shall be excluded from Belgium." It further appears, that Messrs. BRESSON and CA RTM Rio UT were charged, at the same time, to impress upon all parties, the desire of the Congress to establish and prolong an armistice ; but all these conciliatory measures ar•e entirely set at nought, by the recent unaccountable conduct of the KING of the NETHERLANDS ; and it now appears, that the Commissioners have returned, in oonster nation and uncertainty, to London. hi the House of Lords last night, Lord Du atisat took occasion, in presenting a petition from the churchwardens, overseers, and inhabitants of St. Mary Newington, against the now police, to offer some remarks on that subject, His Lordship bore. testimony tb the good conduct and effi cient nature of that body ; but argued that it was unconstitutional, in being placed at the dis posal- of the Secretary of State for the Home Department; and thought some modification should take place, by which the direction might be placed in the parishes. Lord SU)FIELD likewise gave his testi mony in favour of the police and explained some existing misunderstanding as to its expense. His lordship disap proved of the parishes baying any controul of the police, as destroying their unity of action. Lord Rossi Ys followed on the same side; and in reply to Lord Du R II A ta's question whether Government intended any repeal, or modification ? answered, we understood, in the negative. The Lord A Nci:LLolt then introduced, agreeably to previous notice, a Bill, entitled " An Act to provide for the Administration of the Government of the Countty, in the' event of the demise of the Crown;" which was reed a . first tune. The very perspicuous preliminary. speech of the learned Lord, explained the line of poliqi,.lo4l4slo"ti . for merly goverhed this country, on the appointmentof .Regen cies; and explained she purport ;of his . ' bill inise, that her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kenr. shall, in the event of the. demise of - tho , present SaTititieso be the •Guardirti• of • the 'Humes, .PassusteTivi, and the Raisin T .. of tie, gi* a DOll. until the Prin eess ar‘iires_as her majority -- that is, the age of eighteen yetis; aid egin'prOposed; chit 'in the event of the birth of * pustliiinious child, her Nlsjesty the QUEEN should be, in the same manner, the guardian of the child and the Regent, acting in the name, and on the behalf of the Infant, during its minority. Lord &now gave his entire assent, td the manner in which the Bill had been introduced ; and as no dissent was expressed, it may be presumed that the Bill will net experience much opposition or alteration, in its passing into a law. In the House of Commons, on the presentation of some petitions, an explanatory discussion took place between Mr. O'CONN ELL, and the Marquis of CHA N DOS, regarding what the latter stated were misrepresentations in a petition, presented by the former ; and likewise some similar discussion took place, between Mr. HUME, Mr. KEN NEDY, Lord DUNDAS, and other members, in which the parties completely differed, as to the predominating sentiments in Scotland, on the subject of reform. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then moved the Order of the Day, for the House to resolve itself into a Com mittee on the Civil List. Mr. Holz SUMNER called the attention of the House to the alarming state of Kent, and Surrey ; and inquired if Ministers intended any preventive measures—to which Sir ROBERT PEEL said,' that what measures were intended could not be divulged ; but recommended local vigilance, and the exertions of the Magistiacy, under the existing Acts of Purliament, which gives power, in case of necessity, to increase the Consta bulary force. Mr. HUME and other Members, having said a few words on this subject, the conversation ended. Sir HENRY PARNELL then moved an amendment to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S motion " That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the various items connected with the Civil List, and to report thereon." He maintained that the subject of the Civil List could not be satisfactorily considered, except in a Select Com mittee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, l and argued that the appointment of a select committee was unusual and unnecessary. Mr. BAN aces spoke in favour of the amendment, and Mr. CALcsArr and Mr. HERMES against it ; upon which n division took place, when there appeared For the Ministers Against them Shewinga majority against the Ministers of twenty-nine! The Administration having been last night left in a mino rity, occasions its continuance in office to become the prin cipal subject of discussion in all political circles. Such a defeat as that alluded to—judging by precedent—cannot lead the public to auger, with any certainty, that a change will immediately take place ; and, we think it very probable that the question will not be decided, until the division on Mr. BEOUGHA AI'S motion, which may be considered a regular trial of strength between parties, shall be known. .• In this period of uncertainty, some Journalists may in cline to say little or nothing, as to their pleasure or regret, at what may prove the result ; but we decline any such cautionary procedure. We have no line of duty to follow towards our readers, but to place before them, as we always hare done, our conscientious sentiments on events, as they occur or approximate. Whatever may be the permanence of the present Minis ters in power, we /than not hesitate to declare, that since we have been able to reflect on national affairs, we have never observed the interest of this country, governed so ably, or we may say wisely, as it has been during the Duke of WELLINGTON'S Administration. We have newer known a period,when the peace of Europe was so precarious; and when it so much depended on the policy of this country; when so small a mistake would have produced a ruinous war, and when it was so easy to slide popularly into one, bad the corrupt views,so often actuating statesmen, actuated ours. We have never before observed a more earnest anxiety, or greater address displayed, to avert the greatest of all evils, and at the same time preserve our rank amongst the nations of Europe. So much for our candid opinion of the Duke of ' WELLINGTON". foreign policy. With respect to domestic policy, we consider, that the people of the United Kingdom, owe more to the courage and discretion of the Duke of WELLINGTON, and his col leagues, than to any former Ministers, within our recol lection. Can we forget the grand measure of religious equalize tion,and the courage it required,in opposition to all the bigotry and ignorance that could be found in the empire, to achieve it ? Can we forget that during the whole period, that the pre sent Administration has held office, there has never been any attempt to extend the power of the Executive, or exert vexatiously the power already existing ?—When, we ask, have there been fewer attacks on the Press?—We know there have been some ; but none, we maintain, but such as unbiassed good sense must have approved ;--aone, but against avowed and determined libellers. Having thus expressed our sentiments of approval, we have to state,as candidly, that in which we have disapproved. Our disapproval, then, is entirely confined to the declaration of the Duke of Wellington against reform. That declara tion we shall always regret. Some reform—or if we might change the term—rectification, of certain parts of our consti tutional system, must, we conceive, take place ; and its measure—its limits—we deem so difficult—so hazardous to establish, that the preservation of the entire sys tem, appears vitally involved in the firmness—the sa gacity—the strength—of that Administration which is to direct it. For such an important destiny, we thought the Duke of WELLINGTON appeared providentially placed at the head of our Government. By taking what we consider an erroneous view on this subject, he has, we fear, diminished his popularity, and endangered the otherwise im portant utility of his administration. We are sure, how -1 ever, his views are sincere, and the manner of their expres sion has been suitably candid. We are at a lode to conceive, who can be found uniting energy, ability, and the necessary essentials of influence, among the mixed interests 'of tots nation, to be select e d as his MAJ WITT'S advisers at the present time. Many there are of great talent, integrity, and devotion to the good of their country; but something else is wanted that is more difficult tofind, to constitute impartial arbiters between , the aristocracy and the people. For these reasons, we regret that the moment of change appears to approximate. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE-EXCLUSIVE. PARIS, Nov. 14. Si a,—Surely never did an administration commence its labours under more unlucky auspices, than that u hich at present holds the reins of power. They were scarcely established in'their Bureaux, when the laws affecting the Press, their revision, if:not their total abolition, being con fidently expected, underwent a solemn discussion ; and, to the disappointment of every liberal in France, received a modificatioq so trifling, that the boon has been accepted with scorn and indignation, instead of the expected gratitude. A reduction of the deposited security of about one-half, in lieu of its beit ° e totally discontinued, is the principal object at tained. It wus formerly about 120,000 francs compulsively funded ; it has now been lowered to 3,000 francs renter, demanding the investment of a sum in any stock, which I shall produce that amount of annual interest. The Jour nalist, whatever his opinion of the security of the public funds may be, is compelled to be a stockholder, and to see a considerable portion of his capital producing but a trifling interest ; while he could employ it much more pro fitably, and probably feels its wants every hour, in the trans actions of his affairs. It was in vain argued that on the non-payment of any fine, within a month from its infliction, that the delinquent paper should have its license withdrawn, and that it should cease to exist. In vain did the advocates! for freedom offer to submit to be licensed, and to pay a yearly sum for such licence, producing the same amount of interest required as a deposit. It was answered, that the security was intended to act in a double sense, not only to guarantee the payment of imposed fines, but to compel the I proprietors of a journal to a certain rank in society, which would be the best security for their good behaviour. There is no doubt, although it was not broadly alleged, that the intention of Government is mainly directed to compel the journalists to support the funds, and to force them to have a ' considerable interest in tbo upholding tho existing order of thiugs. I cannot avoid picturing to my imagination, what an extreme disgust such a law would occasion in England. Even Cobbett himself must become a fundbolder, or give up his Register. What a protest would he not utter on the occasion, commencing as usual with, " Tell it to your children, and your children's children, that I am obliged to become a beastly fundbolder," &c. &c. Another paltry concession was the yielding one centime, the fifth part of a' sons, upon the postage of those journals sent into the pro vinces. However, I am happy to state that foreign news papers will be henceforward placed on the same footing as those of indigenous production, relative to postage. From Calais to Paris, when the law has paned the Chamber of Peers, and been sanctioned by the King, four sous, or two ' pence, only will be the demand. This will conduce greatly to the circulation of English journals upon the Continent, where many families arc domiciliated, who cannot afford the expense of a paper from home, and to whom its receipt would be the highest luxury. It would also serve to prevent Eng lish feelings, from being stifled by a long residence among foreigners, and the younger branches of those families whom economy has expatriated, will still feel themselves linked to . their country. On the other hand, from the freedom of dis cussion, and the political vigour, which distinguishes and elevates the periodical press of England beyond, far beyond, that of any other nation, a manly and correct feeling will be disseminated among our Continental neighbours. Your language is daily becoming more known and appreciated ; its strength and freshness, at once so energetic, and so copious, render those students, who have courage to over come its primary difficulties, its enthusiastic admirers. But while the French have yielded this point to the detriment of their revenue, let me mention an abuse which has crept into the Foreign Post-office in England, which adds nearly fifty per cent. to the price of a London Paper sent to Paris, cr any other part of' the Continent. I pre sume this subject must be handled delicately, as no doubt it comes under the head of " A vested right but as since Sir Francis Freeling has destroyed so many heads of the Hydra in his department, it is to be hoped that the mention of the forthcoming one, will also be sufficient for its de struction. Sanctioned, I presume, alone by custom, the clerks of the Foreign Poet-office, claim and receive four guineas per annum for every Daily Paper sent through their office. This amounts to 3ed. each, nearly fifty per cent. upon its cost price. I cannot learn any reason for the perquisite claimed by those gentlemen ; if their salaries are insufficient, let the Post-office, which contributes so largely to the revenue of the country augment them, but surely they have no claim to an im post of fifty per cent. upon the readers of English pa pers. I believe the foreign poet offices to be an Augsean stable, which requires the besom of Mr. Hume to cleanse; if application to the gentleman, who has long, and with such credit toshimself, acted as its mainspring, should be found in effectual. I trust the notice of this abuse, which I think your brother journalists should assist in promulgating, will have the effect of rectifying it. To add to the embarrassments of the new ministry, upon the ill-fated discussion which has funned the subject of my former letters, the following circumstance has arisen :—M. Lametb, who, to the surprise of every one, took a most active part against the papers, said, in his ill-judged speech, that " horrid delinquency had been committed by the Press" Oa his return home the next day, he found what is here termed an assignation, signed by the Procureur du Roi, or Attorney-General, summoning him to appear, before the Tribunal of Premier Instance, on a certain day, to state particularly what these horrible offences were, and by whom committed, ender a penalty, in case of default, of fine and imprisonment. Now, as it was far more easy to declaim in the chamber, than to prove facts, which had no existence except in the heated brain of the orator, he saw no way of getting out of the dilemma, but by complaining of a breach of privilege. He accordingly charged It. Charles Compte, the Procureur du Rot, with the invasion of his rights as a senator, and a debate ensued, which ended in the appointment of a com mission to report upon the subject. It is supposed the Mi nistry must pass such a censure upon the zeal of the officer, as will compel his resignation. The accession of M. Lafitte to the councils of the King, has left a vacancy in the Pre sidency of the chamber, which has been supplied by the election of M. Casimer Perrier, by a large majority. M. Kergorlay, whose letter appeared in the Quotidienne,and the Star, will be tried in company with the editors of those papers, by the Chamber of Peers, which, by a royal ordon nance, has been appointed a court of judicature to that effect; the tour royale having declared their incompetence to try him, he having been a peer, at the time the letter was writ ten ; although, by not taking the oath required he has forfeited his privilege since; and they now prefer elevating the Editors to his rank, rather than to bring him down to theirs: so that this question of libel, which it was supposed would be the first to occupy the attention of 4. Jury, will not have that honour. Permission has been granted to manufacturers of arms, to work without their • former ia.. 'per:don and restrictions. • On Wednesday 'wising, the 10th instant, we .were much alarmed by memo of x p_seral isserrectio s in don. We had t h e air ea Okit Of Monday, and Ileoldd not learn that any express had arrived. The r_e_ports r f a that London was barrieadoed, that the D u k e of Welkigtos had been burned in Apeitty Hew, that the Mansion House was pulled down, with many other figments of the lik,, nature. lam happy to loam that it had no foundation 1: , fact. I am, Sir, &c. J. I. It is written to vs from Algiers, that the r.„. fish Consul in that place has received despatches t wo , his government, which have presented to him the pto ject of an English expedition upon Tripoli. It is a l bo announced and acknowledged, by sure means, that English Consul at Tripoli has himself caused the ins u l t, 'and that he openly announces his intention not to ed am of any satisfaction. The English Consul at Algie rs Imo• changed his languago upon the occupation by the French ei , that country ; he has ceased to represent it as temporal ) . t. the Cheik Arabs, with whom he is in constant coinnita n • cation.— Constitutionwel We are invited and authorized to declare, that the repo t? , mentioned in the Number of the 9th inst. of the Courritt Francais, and repeated in that of yesterday, respectin z supposed difference having taken place between two Art. bassadors of two great powers, is entirely without founda tion. That Journal has been entirely misled.—Moniteur. 7-•••- 40 -77" The discourse.read in the sitting of yesterday, by ti o. Minister for Foreign Affairs, satisfies generally, as gi v i ni , assurances of peace ; these assurances accord, besides, nid: those presented in the Congress of Brussels by M. de Potter . Thom: who attempt to prove too much prove nothing. T„ be persuaded that the powers of Europe, and England it particular, have not dreamed of an amicable intervention, and a proceeding of humanity, in the affairs of Belgium. one must not enter into explanations on the subject of tin speech of the King of England. Some reasons we have to be reassured. we are not to take for amicable dispositions, the language of humanity, and tho expressions by whit:, the Duke of Wellington pretends to characterize tin , struggle between the Kinn. of Holland and the population , of Brussels, of Ghent, and Antwerp. Perhaps it will excite surprise, to hear the flippancy with which Marechal Maison avows his egotistical patriotism, and the perfect indifference for every thing not French. It is timid allusion and little generous to the late events of the Peninsula ; it is more, in the mouth of Marshal Maison, it is an unhappy contradiction. The Minister for Fo reign affairs, owes his baton of Marshall, and the best part of his reputation, precisely to a war wholly disinterested on the side of France. It comes with a bad grace from the General, who commanded our Phillellenique expedition, to speak the language of the Hardembergs and the Castie relight,. and wish to carry high the character of a diplomatist, imbued with enlarged views. This shows the inconvenience of reading speeches at the Tribune, by ministers who do not mako them. Who would suppose that power could so soon charm the eyes, and change the heart !—Le Nationnel. The National Congress was opened the day before yes terday in Belgium : we shall receive to-morrow the pare milers of the first sitting, and the speech of M. de l'otter it this solemnity. The work of that assembly will go on rapidly, and before long we shall know what sort of government Belgium will adopt. A great obstacle has already been done away with by the Diplomatic. It has made known, that the allied powers would not be opposed to the independence of the southerly provinces. The sound of a republic appears still to terrify them ; but if the Belgians are unanimous cr. that point, to prevent the peace of Europe front Lein:, disturbed, it must be complied with. England and Prussi a , appear to attach much value on the accession of the Prince of Orange to the throne of Belgium. An accession of ter ritory has been offered by them, from the Rhenish provinces, so as to form a more powerful state, and to be more able to resist an invasion, from whatever part it may come. France would certainly be the last to oppose to such an intention. Her wish above all at present, is to see established near her frontiers, constitutional governments with which abe can Ix allied; time will do the rest. But notwithstanding the ad vantages which annexing the provinces on the borders of the Rhino would offer to Belgium, it is doubtful, whether the Belgians will submit to the condition of accepting the Prince of Orange, for their so vereign. Since the catastrophe of Antwerp, lie has become an object of public execration. This can ea sily be conceived, by the association spoken of in a Belgian paper, and which had for it. object to do away with the Prince of Orange, should treason bring him back to the land. It would be in vain if, to please the Catholic party, be abjured the Protestant religion; the other party would repel him with indignation, and his return would be the signal of civil war. His want of principle and capa city has placed him in a very awkward situation; lie is hated by the people and cursed by his father : at this moment Bel gium, as well as Holland, is shut against him. The Dutch, it is true, do not partake in the animosity of the King ; they even begin to open their eyes to the obstinacy of that Monarch, who, instead of acknowledging the separation of the two countries, still calls upon his allies to help him by the force of arms. It is well known what the States-Gene ral have done a few days since, to enlighten the King on this po thin in k t ;of taking bettertheseeffortsu anillmbeeus to bring useless, they know it, and they him to his senses. They begin already to advise upon the reform of luxury at court, and to return to the Stailtholdership. The state of distress to which Holland is now, reduced with the spirit of economy of that nation, must soon bring the project into realization.—Courier Francais. • AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. -7;re Correspontionce.)— BA YONNE, Nov. 9, 1830.—This morning, a telegraphic dis patch from Government, to our Under-Prefect, bar c7dered hint to direct upon the field near Bourges, all Spanish refu • gees who may be found in the arrondissement of Bayonne, and to employ force of arms, if it be found necessary, for the execution of that order. Scarcely had the Under-Pre fect received this dispatch, when the Commissary of Pclicc addressed • a letter to the Spanish Junta, composed of MM Calatrara, Badillo, Sancho, and 'stuns, inviting these mem bers to render to the Under Prefecture, and receive cummu nications of the orders, which the Under Prefect had received 'from Government. The members of the Junta hastened to comply with the invitation which had been given to them ; and, having been made acquainted with the nature of the com munication, they returned to their homes, protesting against a measure so rigourous.--Le National. CITY, ONS O'CLOCZ The City speculators are greatly Surprised this morning with the majority in the House of Commons last night against Mi ' niaters; and they are anxiously waiting the result of this even ing's debate on the question of Reform. Should ministers ex perience a similar defeat, it is expected they will surrender. Various are the opinions in the City on this unforeseen event. Some imagine that this night's Debate will be put off ; others that the Duke will boldly come forward, and chance this cast of the dye. Consols, which left off yesterday at 84ii for the Account. • opened at 84 ; afterwards fell to 83f ; at present they . are 83111. In the Foreign Market little doing. CITY, TWO O'CLOCS The City and Stock Exchange are in a convulsed state.. sad the fiends very feverish. The result of the present state of our domestic affairs is looked ti with great anxiety by the Public. coaliola are going down. and nay . Is incited 1 i per cent* lowa than yesterday ; at posse they areB3l, with a very heavy market, and for next assonst; am. Pan Vernal 24th of hoisted pantile and 64 of the 1 taken t French esjoyet Cow Count positiv4 thins. French ,aFlf to flans it the fall Ambits It is in Howe, that th which Glavin ARRID 11~ ■