Star.
London, England, 1830-11-12 00:00:00

SPIRIT' OF THE JOURNALS.

Cunowicr.z.—The Belgians,hr;ra received the most positive assur-
anca from our Government, that there is not the slightest wish in any
quarter to interfere with them. The Duke of Wellington has stated in
the frankest manna, that an amicable arrangement between the Dutch
and Belgians, to prevent the unnecessary continuance of hostilities, is all
that is sought for by third parties. The Belgians would be left entirely
to themselves to choose their own government, and all that the
English Government wished was, that they might so conduct themselves
as to afford no cause hereafter foe the interference of their Deighboun.
We understand that the young men are generally inclined to a Republic,
and the partisans of monarchy are chiefly among men of a somewhat
advanced age. Now that that the fear of interference is removed, it is
supposed that the prevailing opinion will be for a Republic. The state
of property, whish is very divided, the sober and economical character
attic population, and the continual Irritation In a small community,
likely to be caused by the captains necessarily attendant on monarchi-
cal establishments, would seem to point to a Republic as the best
adapted for them. No man would think of a monarchy among the
frugal Swiss, or the cultivators of North America. On the other hand,
wherever there is a rich Aristoaacy, Monarchy is the natural form of
Government. The state of property in any country determines the go-
vernment. The Republic of Poland was a mere abuse of language.

Truss.—Of all the occurrences, either of a foreign or domestic na-
ture, which it bas ever been the duty of this paper to record for the law
thirty years, the suspension of the King's • 'laid° the city.—now that it
is explained, or, rather, appetite to admit of no rational explanation—iss
beyond all ccmpariaoo, the most absurd. We cannot laugh at the
affair—we wish we could; but it is degradingly Mindoro and con.
ttwptible. In plain English, the hearucheering festival at which the
King was to have visited his loyal city of London on Tuesday last, has
been set aside, because Sir Claudine Stephen Hunter, Aldennan,and
cries Lord Mayor, wanted to ride upon a whits horse at 14mo:salon
For this purpose be frightened the Duke of Wellington, " the man rot
frightened" Buonspene himself, and made him run away from the field
of Waterloo ! Nay, in reality, he frightened the pliant Duke so much
more than he intended or expected, that his Orace would not go to the
dinner at all, and, what is more, he would not let the King go, though
both would nave been under the protection of Sir Claudius Hunter,
hart. riding upon a white horse ! This is a lamentable conclusion of a
scene to which we and the public looked forward with pleasure. The
Court of Aldermen very properly mean to adopt some measure by which
.hey may give °Scud expression to their feelings on the occasion.

Cs sox ictz.—The Court of Aldermen wen yesterday busied in en-
.:eavouring to elicit from the Lord Mayor and Sir Claudius Hunter (the
Lorton Towns of the late Lord Mayor) 'owe information respecting
ti;e evidence on which they came to the conclusice that the metropolis
i‘ta to be deluged with blood on the day co which the City was to be
•ormurtd by the presence of their Majesties. Their industry 'mak*
ployed on Ald. Hunter, to whom questions in evert shape were put
‘,..hout effect. It would seem that each of theft distinguishedmagivustee
"au ar zious to have alone the honour of saving the state ; for Sir C. says
h, knew nothing of the letter of the Lord Mayor Elm, and be appears

to have been somewhat mortified on proceeding to the office of the Home
Secretary, to find that he had been anticipated—that the discovery of the
danger had been already made. It appears that it was proposed to intro-
duce an army by stealth into the City of London (in hearses we suppose)
—that the military were to be divided into five bodies, to he com-
manded by five Aldermen, and to lie in ambuscade till the breaking out
of the conspiracy, when each Alderman should with gallant bearing
dash forward with his troops on the astonished conspirators.—
Sir Claudius Hunter, who is a personable man, had not neglected
the means of appearing to due advantage on so great an occasion; for
though he was shy of answering the question directly, when asked whe-
ther he had not applied for one of his Majesty's white chargers, his
admission that he was anxious to appear in a manna becoming the first
magistrate of the city, implies that the application had actually been
made. The loyalty of the aldermen is not more unquestionable than
their intrepidity; but, as heading troops is somewhat foreign to their
pursuits, some serious mistakes might have been made in their charges.
Considering what a formidable business a royal entertainment is, it is
perhaps as well that matters have ended as they have.

CIIIIO,ICLE.it is a somewhat melancholy truth, that humanity is
wonderfully strengthened by fear. (ill Bias's charitable inclinations
were wonderfully heightened towards the lame beggar on the road side,
when he perceived, beside the hat stretched out for alms, a musket
resting on two sticks, with the muzzle pointed towards him. The evils
of the Poor Laws might have remained long enough a subject for senti-
mental discourses, had not other motives lately come Into play. The
farmers say they have been frightened into an advance of wages. This
advance of course they cannot afford to pay, and in the struggle be.
tween them and the landlords and Clergy, the latter will have the worst
of it. 0 the advantage of possessing an enlightened self-interest—to
use the language of a certain class of philosophers ! The eyes of the
landlords and parsons will be opened to the defects of the current mo-
rality; and as Lord Winchilsea stated that the great cause of redun-
dancy was, " the giving relief according to the size of a man's family,"
which "encouraged early and improvident marriages; it would not sur-
prise us to tind an extra allowance given to bachelors, gradually 'meas.
tog with the number of years they remain single, sub' to deductions
for natural children. At all events, the premium in favour of large fa.
mines will be withdrawn.