Star.
London, England, 1830-11-30 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

Timne—The accounts said to be received at the Home-office yes-
terday were, we rejoice to state, of a somewhat more favourable nature
respecting the disturbed districts than those with which the public hare
now for some time been so painfully affected. Still, besides that there
is much to regret, there la also much to apprehend. Temporary tran-
quillity being attained, which we do not think impossible, some steps
must be taken—some measures introduced—to made, it permanent, end
to take away the dread of the recurrence of the present evils. We
have been thought hostile to the farmers t the very contrary
is the case ; fur if they are not at ease, we are certain that
their labourers must be miserable. It is very obvious that
the dialculty is an agricultural difficulty; manufactures and cow-
mace have fortunately nothing to do with it; every considetation,
therefore, must apply itself to the state of agriculture, and the per-
sons concerned in it, exclusively. The situation of the tenant is this,—
that be must get every thing as cheap as he can ; the land as cheap as
he can from the landlord, the tithe as cheap as he can horn the cler-
gyman, and labour as cheap as he can from the peasant. He cannot
dispense with the clergyman or landlord at will; his only means of re-
um:Mr:eat, therefore, fall upon the labourer he diminishes his
wages, or he reduces the number of hands employed; and each me-
thod is fatal to the comfort, perhaps even affects the adequate sus-
tenance, of the poor labourer. In any case, the mischief, wherever
it is, lies among these four classes of people—the land.owaer, tithe-owner,
fanner, and labours, for they are all that have to do with the land; and
they must be made so to adjust their several claims upon each other,
as that the country may not be disturbed by quarrels purely theirs.
To us it appears that a slight relaxation from thelandlord would set all
at ease, at least for the present; and till some means, such as the an-
nexatien Osman portions of land to cottages, with various others of a
similar character, should come into operation. When we say ,4 slight
relaxation," we shall explain precisely what we mean, that we may sot
be subject to misconception or misinterpretation. Suppose the farmers
were to take on their full complement of men, and allow them wages on
which themselves and their families could live ; and the landlords, looking
to the execution of this plan, were to remit in their rents whatever might
be the amount of the additional price of labour. The whole would be
no great matter, and peace would follow.

Csnourcs.r......A circumstance was stated lost night by Lord Eldon,
which we are ohmic certain can have no foundation in fact. " He begged
(he said) to mention, that he had that day been told that one of the
pole in the country was filled, in consequence of the disturbances,
with individuals who were not natives alibis country." Now a mo-
ment's reflection might have satisfied hie lordship, that foreigners
cannot possibly poemss such knowledge of the language and ways of
thinking of the English peasantry, as to be able to 'Miasma their ac.
tions—that if foreigners have been at all concerned in the outrages, It
must bare been in the confiagrations, and their object would have boss de-
feated by appearing in any district in such numbers aa to furnish the coat.
plement of a county gaol. Any thing extraordinary,ln dines like the pre.
seat particularly, is instantly remarked in the country parts of England,
and we will venture to say that 6 foreigners even proceeding through any
one rural district would create universal alarm. The statement curies
absurdity on the face of It. lord Melbourne said, " that he bad ae
reason to believe that the Noble and Learned lord's statement was well
founded." On this Lod Eldon said in explanation, "that the state.
anent which he had made was contained in a letter which he had that
morning received. lf, on fun her inquiry, he found that the statement
I was well founded, be should feel it his duty to wait upon the Noble
Earl, and communicate to him the circumstances of the case." Lord
Falmouth seemed disposed to yield a credence to this monstrous story.
We think we could almost clear up the mystery of the foreigners. Many
of our renders must have laughed at an amusing Poem, by Butler,
I called, " The Elephant in the Moon." &vend pbilaeophers, who cul.
tivated astrenomkal science. perceived, on looking through their teles.
copes, some strange animator tremendous magnitude In the moon, and
immediately disputes grew warm as to the nature of the animal, its eine,
80. when one of the party, having his doubts, looked to the end of the
glass, sad found that • fly was interposed between it and the mess. The
" not natives of this country," interpreted foreigners, will be found to
man, if we are not mistaken, natives of the Duke of Wellington's
country, Ireland. There has lately been rioting in Carlisle, a soma in
which we believe there are • number of Irish weavers ; and it would be I
singular if there were not, into which the Irish•dki not, from a tura for
that sort of excitement, contrive to thrust themselves. We could almost
bet on this interpretation. But this obvious explanation is the last
which would occur to men whose brains teem with foreign plots and
armies of incendiaries sent to interrupt the Arcadian simplicity of our
English peasantry.

Post..lt is the prevailing opinion of our estauporarks, that the
determination of the Belgian Congress to elderly the House of Nassau
from the supreme rule over a portion of territory, guaranteed to it by
the Great Powers of Europe, will bring on a Continents' War, in
*Lich England must become involved. We cannot participate in this
alarm. We do not think it likely, that the Continental Cabinets will
plunge into a blind contest for an impracticable object. if the people
of Belgium cannot be persuaded to pay homage to the House of
Nassau, we fear there will be no means of forcing them to submission.
A war ofaggreesion upon Beigium,would be viewed and treated byFrance
as tantamount to an invasion other territory t and we can hardly imagine
either Russia, Prussia, or Austria envious to engage is a seated war with
a power, which has already within the hut half estuary given thema rich
trouble. Although it is greatly to be deplored that events have taken
so unfavourable a turn for the King of the Netherbads, a discreet choice
so the part of the Belgians, nay yet give that security to Europe which
would be preferable to a state of war. At all events the maintatanee of
present peace ought to be regarded as a more rational ansagsniest than
the harard of immediate war for the attainment of future peace. Neither
can we maw in the opinion that the present stale of things between
Belgium and Holland constitutes the maw fookris upon the trades of
1814 which would warrant foreign iaterfereace. In lef the
integrity of the new kingdom, the paws cos seared! mesa
to become "adore for the loyalty of the new 'swap s sub-
jects. Thar stipulations must be construed to have ffriomt se
eluvial assaults. lf, however, the Beopeser of all the Russia. absuld
take a different view of the matter, as is pretended, and hulas ether
potentates is joie with him in an appeal to arms, we de ees essullulm it
as an inevitable oasesquenee that Krigland should be deism from the
smaideratka of her internal came= sane a bah sapeadkuto of bleed
and treasure, for an object which in these times ma be admitiod to
be of secondary intermit to her. There ie paw and koduantese aim*
on the Condasat to cheek the territedul eirnsidluemssi 01' tail.
the am heed, se, sa the other, the esmilacomy emmuudis " airs*
lkiennisal open ladepeudenos, without the wool hossilerenie air
land. •