Star.
London, England, 1830-08-25 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25

General DADRA uD, whom we mentioned yesterday as
having come from Louis PIIILLIPPE of France, upon an
important mission, has this day been admitted to an audience
of his MAJESTY.

It is generally believocl, in well informed circles, that our
Government have received assurances from the great Conti-
nental Powers, that they will be guided in the present crisis
by the proposed policy of this country.

Until some distinct information shall arrive from Spain—or
until the information which we have reason to surmise has
been for some days in this country, shall be made known— ,
the public can only conjecture as to the effects which the
the change in the French Government may have on Spanish
affairs. We believe—and indeed know—that the pre-
parations for insurrectionary or revolutionary movements
in Spain, had preceded the Revolution in France; and
therefore, the latter event was a happy coincidence,
which will contribute to the progress and success of
scLcmes already commenced, rather than the probable
origin of the explosion to be expected. The Courier, of
yesterday evening, appears to give credit to an account,
which represents, that the present Spanish Government
had, as it might be said, at the eleventh hour, set to work
to liberalize, or ameliorate its policy. It is possible ; but we ,
confess that we think it barely possible, that even such
tardy prudence will emanate from the counsels of a FER-
DIN AND ; and even were such course to be evinced, we
apprehend it will be too late. •We have no doubt that the
failure of CHARLES X. will strike terror into the soul of
every KING in Europe, who has been adopting the tenets of
absolutism. Like the prudent Scotch thief, who was caught
coming over a garden wall, and who, when asked where
he was going, replied back again, we sincerely believe many
of the Princes of Europe will be inclined to claim the merit
of going back again, in the course they have been
pursuing ; but when the hand of justice has fast
bold of the collar, a mere declaration of such
intentions will not avail ; and with FERDINAND, the day
has gone by. He has gone on, too long and too perse-
veringly in the wrong course, to baffle his opponents by a
mere sliew of now changing his views. Had he not been
uniformly perfidious in all his past transactions with his
people—bad he not been uniformly bloody and cruel in his
revenge—had lie not ruined and proscribed the most virtuous
and most intelligent families in Spain—had he not been
the treacherous and cruel murderer of the brave RlEGo—
then, indeed, might jesuitical craft, and what is falsely
named machiavilian—but more properly--swindling po-
licy, even at a late hour, have had some chance to
break the force of the hostility which now awaits
him. But FERDIN AN D is too well known to be
trusted ; and, like Itl IG u EL, when hurled from his
throne by his indignant subjects—which sooner or later
be must be will not obtain even the sympathy_of 'one real
philanthropist in Europe. All that can be pled for them, in
the hour of tribulation, will be, that their imbecility—in the
language of the Benevolent OWEN—is the production of
the faulty institutions which they have been supporting;
and on that account—and that account alone—we shall
not I.:g.udge them commiseration, but never shall afford'
them our syntpathy.

To confound the abdicated Cu ARL ES with such characters li
as FERDINAND and Mu.: t•i:t., is really not doing justice to
the former ; for be it remembered that, however erroneous
his policy, Ilk reign—with the exception of its dreadful
conclusion—has not been one of blood. We believe no one
since his accession to the throne, has suffered death for his
political opinions, or imputed offences. In candour, this
should be remembered.

Some of the general views of the Courier on the present
state of public opinion in Spain, we consider temperate and
judicious. We doubt, with that writer, whether the majo-
rity of the Spanish people, numerically, are adverse

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