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Wind E.— TH I EVENING STAR.. LONDON. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30. TO CORRESPONDENTS. To.morrow, or next day, we hope to be able to find roan to renew the strictures on Lord WYNTOI.OI bill, now in the House of Cemmene. TO FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT& ••• In the Political Department of the STAR, its Readers are aware that due attention has been paid to the importance of the events pro. Arming on the CONTINENT. This Paper not only presents the spirit of the best French Journals; but the original observations of an intelligent Correspondent in Paris. The Revolutions in BRL• •lUN, POLAND, ITALY, and SWITZERLAND, are events which have so rapidly succeeded each other, that a Journalist has found it difficult to male his arrangements keep pace, with his desire to gratify his readers, with the earliest information. These arrangements will not be neglected ; but, in the mean time, the conductors of the STAR invite runt.= wax, in all countries, who desire that interesting facts and statements should, in an lINGA 88888 WANNER, be laid before the British nation, to transmit the same to the STAR Office, London. They are particularly anxious to receive original communications from Poland; and also from Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, and Austria, whether from English travellers or residents, or public-spirited natives. Hitherto the world has been hood-winked by Journals and Gazettes, published under arbitrary surveillance; but *gamine British Journal ought to derive its information, as far as possible, from less suspicious sources; and this it is the determination, of the conductors of the STAR, to effect as far as possible. The KING arrived at St. James's Palace this day at one o'clock, when the Loan MA TOR of London, accompanied by a highly respectable deputation of the principal Bankers and Merchants of the City, presented an Address, numerously signed, to his MAJESTY, in favour of the Ministerial measure of Reform ; and which was most graciously received by his MAJESTY. By an express from Paris, accounts are received that the French government propose to raise a loan of thirteen mil lions sterling, to be contracted for the 19th April. The an nouncement of the loan expresses that the money is wanted to maintain the dignity of France, in peace or in war. A Frankfort paper, of the 23d instant, received this morn ing, has an article from Vienna, dated the 15th, which states that an Austrian army, of 90,000 men, is forthwith to be stationed in Bohemia, and a corps of 30,000 men, on the frontiers of Tyrol and Italy ; but no mention is made of the rumoured advance of the Austrian troops into the interior of Italy. The Journal de la Belgique of the 27th just received, eonfirms the advance of an army of the German Confedera tion, ancustizig of 60,000 men, no doubt, for the purpose of securing the Grand Dacty of Luxemburgb. Great con fusion seems to prevail in the Belgian Councils. The fol lowing are interesting extracts : _ _ _ Baussu.s, BLUICR 26.—M. Damn arrived at Brussels yesterday evening ; it is said that he does not accept the post of Minister of Po nip Affairs : we announce this with regret. We learn that Mr. B. Defacqs yesterday sent in his resignation of the office of Secretary. Deneral of the Minister of Justice. The committee of the National Association hohls its first sitting this corning; Mr. Tielemans was chosen President, and Messrs. Van Ma- MO and Gendebien, Vice-presidents ; Messrs. Walley and Beybs, Se cretaries ; Demi: and Fader, Treasurers. Yesterday evening, a great number of persons went to Vauxhall, desirous of being present at the sitting of the Association foe the inde pendence of Belgium ; but there was no meeting. Several of Chaste. Ise's chasseurs being observed in the crowd, were borne in triumph by tie people, amidst cries of ‘, Liberty for ever," The crowd went to • public-house in the Rue Duals, to sign the lists of approval of the articles of the Society, which were signed on the spot by great numbers. Much agitation prevails in the city ; but this agitation is en. tirely patriotic. It is affirmed that Col. Booremans was arrested yes. today morning at one o'clock In the Barrack of St. Elisabeth. On the 23d a duel was fought near Antwerp, between two inhabi tants of that city. M. V. died of his wounds the following morning.-- This unhappy affair originated in a difference of political opinions. The Pont** contains an snick, of which the following are some extracts :—" Every day there are movements among the troops, which have the appearance of useless promenades. Some battalions are con centrated in one point, and then scattered to be again collected. without any reason that the people can see. These measures are looked upon as puerile, and as • mere thew of activity, without any real object. These men who are thus promenaded, from town to town, are lodged and fed at our expense. The eitisens, who MI their houses almost always full of soldiers, do not conceal their discontent. They toad cheerfully submit to a burden, of which they caw the ne cessity: but they cannot be pleased with what seems to be a needless tax on them." The venerable Bishop of Namur expired to-day at ten o'clock, after several days severe suffering. _ _ AIIITWiIIP. Mtacn 25.—The Dutch troops are in motion, and are approaching in great numbers to our frontieta by way of Model and Eetrel, between Eindhoven and Turnhout. The position of the squadron in the whole line to Flushing is precisely the same; some persons, who pretend to be well-informed, affirm, however, that there will be s change in a few days,—that the fine ship of the line, the feeow, will come before the city with some corvettes,—and that the gun boson will go away : at all events, it is certain that the &saw, of 90 guns, is ready to leave Flushing, and that It is fitted out foe active sat rke. ALYIIIICZ, !Lace 13.—The news of the =temente in France, has induced the inhabitants of our city to lay in provisions. in case a blockade should take plate. The Austrian oaken are preparing to send away their families. However, since it has been known that an may of OMR men of the troops of the German confederation will shortly pass the Rhine, and take up a position between our city and landau, eke apprehensions el a edge have greatly abated. The command of the se. veal divisions of this army will be determined by drawing lota, and the States interested have already:named their alms. As Germany will not commence offensive operations, it is probable that a fortified camp will be formed between Mayotte and Linden, end in front of the line, in order to swore the left beak of the Rhine spinet a hostile in vasion.—Journadde la Belpipire, Marsh 27. The intelligence from the t t i72tinent, to-day, is extremely scant, and devoid of interest. From Belgium we are appre hensive of intelligence, unfavourable to the cause of its in dependence. There appear symptoms of disunion internally, and great preparation for attack externally. In our " Spirit of the Journals," our Readers will, we think, peruse, with an unpleasant feeling, the raven forebod ing., and vituperation of the Times. All its artillery of abuse is directed, in our opinion very unworthily, against the patriots of Belgium, who are called " ignorant, selfish, mischievous men"—" political quacks"—" knavish agitators," —supported by a " Jacobin Press, bullying all Europe !" We have before said, what we shall now repeat, that the public men of Belgium have u yet not betrayed their trust, with, no doubt every possible temptation, individually, to do so. They have been guiltless of civil blood in a period of revolution ; and if they have erred in their policy, we believe it has been from the vacillating councils, and volition of other Governments. Ds POTTER, we assert from knowledge, is not an " ignorant man ;" nor has he proved himself a " selfish or mischievous one ;" and, perhaps, had his more decisive policy been adopted, Belgium would have been more secure of its independence. The likings and disliking. of the Morning Paper to which we allude, are well known always to border on the extrava gant; and not to be always—as our neighbours say —bien aimable; but to all men of good sense, it must be unplea sant to hear it croaking forth its vituperative epithets, so undeservedly es on the present occasion. The Russian accounts of some affairs on their left wing on the 10th, and on their right wing on the 16th, prove that both wings are barraged, and hemmed in by the Polish Militia and Landstrum. The Wkra on the left, and the Wieprez on the right, are nearly 100 miles asunder ; and yet, in both districts, the entire population are palpably in military array, while the ferocious leader of the barbarians dares to call a whole people rebels. As a general battle is not the object of this species of warfare, so it was easy to claim advantages in the occupation of places not seriously defended ; though it appears that the people of Lublin did their duty, and to the world this speaks volumes.— The Polish Gazettes to the 16th, fully confirm our in ferences, drawn from the above Russian statements via Berlin. It appears from them, that the patriots are entering Podolia, a palatinate which intercepts all the communica tions of the Russians with their own country. The clergy join the people, and a general exasperation exists against their savage invaders, whose outrages are every where of the most atrocious character. The guards—the last hope of Nicholas—are on their route by Kowno and Grodno ; but they have to suffer all the consequences of a winter march, and popular obstruction. In fact, Poland is lost to Russia. Great armies cannot subsist in it, and the people are too numerous and brave, to be overcome by small ones. The House of Lords last night was occupied in receiving petitions for reform of Parliament and the Tythe System ; and the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY gave the welcome notice, that he should speedily bring in a bill to facilitate the composition of tythes, and for other objects of church re form. On this announcement, we congratulate the public ; yet, it is not to be dissembled, that the public ought to view with jealousy, laws for regulating the church proposed by churchmen ; and laws for reforming the laws proposed by lawyers. Genuine improvement can be expected to proceed, only from parties who are free from the courtesies of professional connection.— Neither a churchman, nor a lawyer, generally speaking, can be a false brother. We should rather wish to see Com mittees of both Houses, composed neither of churchmen, nor lawyers, appointed to inquire and report on the improve ments in the Church and Law, desirable to the public. In the COMMONS, among petitions in favour of the Re form Bill, Mr. G. Mooka presented two against it ; one from the well-known Corporation of Dublin, and another from its Company of Brewers. Mr. O'CowItELL 'hewed that they were petitions of eighty persons, of whom forty one had been insolvents or bankrupts, against 22,000, who were to obtain the franchise. It was the ascendancy of such persons that made the Union obnoxious. Many petitions, and some from large bodies, were pre- sented against Negro Slavery, with a view to aid Mr. Burrow's motion fixed for that day ; but, at the request of Lord ALTHORP and others, it was postponed till April 15th. And on the motion of Sir R. PEEL, the Committee on the REWORK BILL was postponed till Monday, April the 18th. Mr. LITTLETON also postponed his desirable bill against the cruel Truck System, till after Easter. On the motion of Mr. BENET?, chairman of the Liver pool Committee, it was unanimously resolved not to issue a writ for Liverpool, till after the 18th of April, when the subject is to be formally considered. In a Committee of Supply, 155,0001. was voted for superannuation and pensions. Lord ALTHORP gave notice of an intention to issue Ex chequer Bills, for the relief of local distress in Ireland—a step which, we are persuaded, will give general satisfaction. In consequence of a petition from the freemen of New castle, Mr. HODGSON gave notice of a motion to prevent the eons of freemen from being disfranchised by the Reform Bill. Doubtless, the main object of the Bill is to prevent corporations from making freemen at the eve of elections. Sir R. VYVYA N seized on expressions in some petitions, to show that the public were influenced against the House, by its refusals to inquire into, and relieve the distress of the country, owing to the influence of the very persons now seeking reform. Mr. RICE asserted that Lord ALTHORP had voted for a Committee on Mr. DAVZNPORT'S motion ; but this was positively denied. Sir R. VYVYAN and Mr. DUNCOMBZ were then very severe on the neglect of the &strum of the country, created by PEEL's Bill, and the deplorable free trade system, which had disturbed all the great interests of the country. This led to a very warn debate, in whit* Sir CKAILLIS THEIR MAJESTIES. WETHERELL justified the Members for Cornwall and York shire; and Sir J. GaeulM justified Lord ALTIIOIIP. Mr. Arrwoon then maintained that the people petitioned for the Reform, solely because they hoped it might relieve their distress, e bile the reformers in the house were those who had refused enquiry ! He believed that nothing but a change in the currency could save the country. Alderman Woon deprecated a mixture of the Currency and Distress Question with the Reform ; but Sir W. HEATHCOTE declared, that he believed the Petitions for Reform chiefly originated iu the indifference shown by the House to the distress of the country. Mr. H. HuGuts said the state of Representation was itself sufficient ground ; and while proceeding to specify instances, he was called to order by the Speaker. The House was then occupied in receiving petitions on Reform, Distress, Negro Slavery, Punishment of Death, the Beer Act, and Assessed Taxes, till Half-past Ten. This morning despatches were received at the Foreign Office in Downing-street, from the Right Honourable Lord HETTESBUILY, the British Minister at the Court of Russia. CITY. ONE O'CLOCK. Consols which left off yesterday at 781 1 for the account, opened at the same price this morning ; but on the arrival of two expresses from Paris the market became exceedingly heavy, and consols receded immediately to 774 for the ac count. At present they are 77i. The French Rentes come 51. Consols which were done a few moments since at 77k, are gone down again to 77i i. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 771, have improved to 77i i for the Account. We under stand that a great quantity of Stock has been sold when the French loan was known. The general topic of conversation in the city, in the course of the morning, related to the large amount of the French Loan, of 13 millions sterling ; 10 millions more than the French Government originally required ; and by the bidding being put off to the 9th of April, it is expected that by that period, the French Ministers will have received important explanations, from some of the Continental Powers, which, no doubt, they mean to take advantage of, to make some sort of an expose of the state of the French nation ; and by which manoeuvre, the French Rents will improve ; and they will thus obtain a higher price for their loan. Al! this may be well for the advantage of the French nation ; but how will the above loan if taken, or partly taken, in this country, by English bankers, operate ? Are they not yet in possession of a large amount of the former French loan, at a very heavy loos ? And is it supposed that the mo nied interest, in this country, will be so eager to subscribe to a loan of a government, whose stability may not be dura ble for any length of time ? We think therefore it would be advisable to let the French nation have the good pickings to themselves. We bear that Prince Talleyrand has notified that the French Government will not permit any of the Dutch family to be King of Belgium. The East India Company's ships Berwickshire and Orwell arrived on the 27th inst. the former off Portland, and the latter off Weymouth. The Berwickshire left China on the 4th, and the Orwell on the 6th of December. The Edin burgh and Macqueen arrived at St. Helena on the sth of February, and were to leave on the 7th of the same month. The Ann and Amelia arrived in China on the 21st of November. The Berwickshire spoke the Marquis of Handy, outward bound, on the 19th of February, in lat. .5.11. N. and long. 19. 30. W. Mr. F. Lewis intends, on May 5, to move resolutions on the subject of Savings' Banks. The Court of King's Bench has recently, after solemn argument, determined that one foreigner may arrest another in England for a debt which accrued in Portugal, while both resided there, though the Portuguese law does not allow of arrest for debt. Numerous inquiries were made yesterday by the nobility. respecting the health of the Duchess of Cumberland. VVe understand that her Royal Highness has nearly recovered from the effects of her recent cold. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester enter tertained a large party of the Nobility and Gentry to dinner, at Gloucester House. A United Service Medical Club, to bide...the Medical Officers of the East India Company, is amoopt the projects of the day. A French traveller remarks that the inhalftants of the United States are the most cleanly people in the world ; and adds, as a proof of the assertion, " Their very capital is named La Vile Blauchissante" (i. e. the Wasik*" laws 1) The celebrated Bamber Gascoigne used to say, " an Ad ministration is like a set of nine-pins—if yea knock down one the rest are apt to follow in succession." It is in defer ence to this rule probably that the Right Hon. Vice Presi dent of the Board of Trade retains office. A gentleman walking on the City-road was accosted by the driver of an omnibus, the which omnibus was built by Mr. Morce, in the City. The gentleman refused to enter on account of the motley associates therein assembled. " Oh," said the learned driver, " Mors omnibus communis est." Oh Greenwich Hospital, it appears, is, for the future, to be open to merchant-seamen, as well as to the King's. This is a bad arrangement. If the merchant-service is to be pro vided for, let it be in a separate building, and let the pub lic still be sure, when they see a Greenwich pensioner, that they see a veteran who has "served his King and country." We are afraid, too, that the inmates will lead but a " cat and-dog-life" with the old men-of-war's men, should the scheme be carried into effect.-- Herald. HOW TO A M PLITT A SUBJECT.—An amateur proposes to publish in London, by subscription, a " History of Tobacco, as used for Smoking and Snuff," in two volumes. The first volume will contain a description of the nose—the size of the nose—a digression on Roman noses— whether long noses are symptomatic—the origin of tobacco for smoking—the conversion of tobacco into snuff—re searches as to the individual who took the first pinch of snuff—an easy on sneezing —whether the ancients sneezed, and upon what occasion—origin of pocket handker chiefs—Parliamentary snuff-takers —disturbances in the time of Charles the First, as connected with smoking. The second volume will contain —snuff-takers in the Parlia ment army—witticisms founded on a pinch of snuff—oval snuff boxes, first introduced by the Roundheads—manufac ture of tobacco-pipes—dissertation on the clay pipe—state of tobacco during the Republic—during the Union—Scotch snuff, when first introduced—bow it was found piquant and powerful—the accession of George IL—the period of gold and silver snuff-boxes—George 11L—the introduction of Scotch snuff to the Court—when used by the Queen — German snuff bones in fashion—ladies who take snuff, &c. —index, list of subscribers.—Le Furst* Londres. WINDSOR, TUESDAY, March 29.—His MAJESTY, ae. companied by Sir Auu urr us D'EsTE and Sir JF.FillEr WTATVILLE, left the Castle at a quarter past ten o'clock this morning, and drove to Cumberland Lodge, and returned to the Castle by King's-road at one o'clock. At three o'clock the KING took an airing in the Great Park in his close carriage drawn by four greys ; be was accompanied by his royal sisters, the Princess AUGUSTA and the Landgr a . vine of HESSE Ho x auto. At the same hour her MAJESTY rode on horseback, accompanied by Sir A. BARNARD, Col. Woos and Son, Sir AUGUSTUS WESTE, Prince Geoaoe, Miss BIGOT, and Mr.. WOOD. The same distingui s h e d visitors as were here last week are staying at the Castle.— There have been no additional arrivals. The Lord Chamberlain to the Queen has issued cards of invitation (by command of her Majesty) for a full-dress B a n, to be given at the King's Palace, St. James's, on the 25th of April. The King's Royal Maundy Bounty was distributed on Monday and yesterday at the Almonry-office, by Mr. Hanby, Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry, to 830 poor, a ge d, and infirm persons. The Duke of Grafton, Viscount Goderich, and Sir James Graham, bad interviews yesterday with Earl Grey, at the Treasury. The Chancellor of the Exchequer entertained the Duke of Richmond, Sir James Graham, and a select party, at dinner on Tuesday, at his residence in Downing-street. DOVER, MARCH 29.—The Sovereign Steam-packet, from Calais, brought to-day two carriages, and many pas. sengers ; among them were—Mrs. KENNEDY ERSKINE and Captain FITZCLARENCE and Suite; also, Viscount NORMANBY, who is charged with despatches for Lord Viscount PA LitEssroN. After partaking of refreshments at WRIGHT'S Hotel and Ship Inn, both parties started for London. Admiral Sir Joss BERESTORD and family, with the Hon. Captain DOWD" have been sojourning at the above Hotel some days. The story about a certain Marquess being summoned by bis child's nurse to Marlborough-street office, for an assault, inserted in some of the papers, was, it appears, a fabrication. The grand jury at Kingston have returned a true bill against Miss Jane Clark, of Putney. By official returns, it appears, that the average fees of forty-seven commissioners of bankruptcy for the last three years, have been 3891. 15e. The English people have fifty thousand reasons for forcing the Belgians to accept a certain Prince as their Sovereign. It seems that the methodist party have succeeded in post poning the recognition of Alderman SCALES for three weeks. --- The Chancellor of the Exchequer has postponed his stamp - - Insolidation measures till after the recess. The recent failure, we should think, must have the effect of convincing the most incredulous that the Bank parlour does not afford any of those facilities to successful specula tion which has often been attributed to it.—Herald. . . The interest on Ferdinand the Beloved's new Bonds is to commence, according to the proposals, on—of all days in the year—thejirst of April I Can our capitalists refuse terms so tempting as these ? DEATH OF LADY JANE COLE.—lnconsequence of the death of this Lady, a private ball, intended to be given at Dublin Castle on Friday evening, has been postponed. The house will adjourn this day till the 12th of April, for the Easter recess ; but as the Lord Chancellor seems to be reluctant to have any holydays when there is business, and as the arrears in the Lords and in the Court afford ample opportunity for gratifying the antipathy to holydays, his Lordship gave permission to " assemble, " notwithstanding the adjournment of the house, on E aster Monday and Easter Tuesday (they being idle days) to dispose of some appeals, &c. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, to proceed further in the consideration of the petition for and against swearing Mr. Scales into the office of Alderman for the Ward of Portsoken. Mr. Alley, in a very long speech, argued against the power of the Court to act in the matter. Mr. Bodkin having replied, the Court over-ruled Mr. Alley's objection, and directed Mr. Bodkin to proceed in the exa mination of the witnesses. Some witnesses were then called and examined as to Mr. Scales' age, and his being bound u an apprentice before he was 14 years old. The examination was continued till half-put four o'clock, when the further consideration of the subject was adjourned to the 19th of April next. It is rumoured very seriously, that a project of marriage has been resolved upon between the Duchess of Berry and Don Miguel of Portugal. We are even assured that the Government has received this news by telegraph. —Le Ca stitutionnel.—We do not know if this news be true ; but it is certain that the most active relations subsist between Ho lyrood and Lisboa, and that in Paris Madame de Berry showed . a strong predilection for Don Miguel. In any cue this is an able step of the exiled family : if there be one nesse more unpopular in France than another, which in spires a mixture of horror and contempt, it is that of Don Miguel ; and it was certainly requisite to have an ill-omened baud to choose such a one, precisely, out of the list of crowned heads.—Courrier Francais. Earl Grey's speech on Monday night, or rather on Tues day morning, excited an unusual degree of interest in tilt house. We never remember a speech in that house listened to with such marked attention. The epees around the throne, privileged for Members of the House of Commons, was crowded, and, whilst the noble earl was speaking, members continued to rush in for the purpose of healing some of the speech. Nor did the Peers evince less com pliment and devotion to the patriotic Mislabel.. Although his Lordship has a fine clear voice—a distinct and delibe rate utterance, so that he may generally be well beard in any part of the House—iet many Peers, contrary to the usual etiquette, quitted their seats, and took their statical close to and around him—namely, on the seats at the table, and the ends of the cross benches. The Duke of Sussex and the Duke of Devonshire, in particular, thus ranged them selves ; and the Duke of Sussex, in the most marked manner, cheered the prominent points of the Minister's speech. The Duke of Wellington likewise listened anxiously to the speech ; but, curiously enough (it il l no doubt accident,) his Grace, who bad till then re mained uncovered, put on his hat, and pulled it down over his forehead. when Earl Grey spoke of it being no longer of any use to call county meetings " farces f and the Duke gave the hat an extra pull when his Lordship reminded tbs Duke of his having once said that it was not emancipation Ireland bad wanted, and that her agitation resulted from he r having been " not half conquered." On the lower seats. by Black Rod's box, there were a number of peeresses and . . their daughters. THE MIDDLESEX MILITIA. — By virtue of a preorPi issued by the Duke of Portland, the lord lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, s court of lieutenancy was held this morning at the Westminster sessions-house--Col. Chain% Mr. 'lndia, Mr. Floyd, and other gentlemen, all/ lieutenants for the county , attended, and fixed the dal' 7_ l taking the ballot to be W;dreesday, Thursday , and Fri da y ID next west. The ewe of ballot for Westminster, and the other parts of iddlesex, to be at tbs MiddiMex stisiGse. house. f F .~. 1 I'4 k 1 ti