Star.
London, England, 1830-09-21 00:00:00

be astonished that tho Magistrates, and various functional its
chosen under the influence of the congregation, hurry to
take an oath of fidelity to Louis Philip ?

Tits BunoET.—EccusoxY.—The first care of a doveru-
mout, who wishes the well-being of the people, is, to
prepare and spread economy in the state. It is said that
the Budget occupies the greatest part of the time of
the Minister of Finance : but, if we are well informed,
the savings and suppressions in the next service will be
almost imperceptible.—We know well that the actual
state of the country has brought on extraordinary ex-
penses ; but how many sinecures might be suppressed—
of how many useless places is our immense adminis-
tration composed ! France, as a great nation, must not
be parsimonious ; hut let hose who prepare the Budget
bear in mind this truth, that often a place of lux-
urv, consumes uselessly the revenue of a parish or
a district. It is already something to lay ou a better
' base the taxes ; but it would be still better to lighten
them ; and that object cannot be attained without
suppression and strict economy. It is not suffi-
cient to see the Moniteur fill its columns with the
names of new public functionaries : but again those
useless places must be suppressed in all the hierarchy of
public services ; they are numerous. Shall all the general
direction bo kept up—would not simple division be suffi-
cient ? Shall the parish cashier be maintained, and the
secretary-general of prefecture ? Would it not be easy to
suppress the under prefects, and replace them with the
great corporations of districts ? Wo quote these example::
from amongst thousands of others taken in th" diNerellt
branches of the administration. Can it be well to have an
extended government ? We think that it is essential to (1,;
away with the idea. Pray—trust a little to this generous
nation; and give her as much as possible a participation in
the government• of the country ! —Lc Constitutionuel.
QUESTION Ow Batolum.—The Messayer des Chumbres.
in commenting on the opening of the States-General, in the
presence of the King of the Low Countries, says "The debate
will solemnly begin upon the question of the separation betweet
Holland and Belgium. We are already persuaded that that
question will not be solved—because it is really insoluble.
The King of the Low Countries, the Dutch Nation, the
English and Berlin Cabinet, will employ all imaginable
means against such a result. It is not because we think of
an armed intervention on the putt of England and Prussia ;
we are, on thu contrary, persuaded that those Powers will
follow the ir.tpartial neutrality of France ; but the means of
intrigue, the rage of tiip:oieatic efforts, will Is put in mo-
tion against a separation.

" The King of the Low Countries, very stubborn in Ins
ideas, and very conscientiously persuaded that his will has
always been for the good of the subjects of th? two uations,
will not willingly change his power and his rights, as a King,
against that species of nominal power offered to him by the
Belgians. There is besides no example in the history of
the world, of a Sovereign making concessions otherwise
than by force, or for his own interest. As to the Dutch,
the submission of Belgium to a King of their nation, is for
them at all times an affair of self-love and interest. Their
pride and avaricious disposition (as the Belgians say) leads
them to look on the rights of the House of Orange as their
own rights, and the sovereignty of Belgium as their own.
As such the indignation of the Dutch is unanimous.

The Belgians are left to themselves, and yet they
are not united in a defensive mass, for Liege and Brus-
sels are the only two beat cities where insurrection
is complete. The others are kept under by garrisons
and citadels. An armed force is even encamped
between Liege and Brussels, to intercept military communi-
cations between one town and another. The cities of Ant-
werp and Ghent, not less important by their riches and po-
pulation, have not expressed themselves in favour of the
event : either they have not the power, or do not find it to
their interest. If the Government succeeds in reducing
Liege and Brussels, all will be finished. It will certainly
attain it by artifice and dilatory means. The sittings of the
States-General will creep along. It will be shown, as ha_
already been done in the Dutch papers, that the separation
is net even iu the interest well understood of Belgium. Th.
National Guard will be wearied—popular commotion will be
stirred up against machinery and other property. By degrete,
those cities will ho brought under the authorities of the Mr'.
gistrates of Royal Institutions : they will be even brought to
ask for garrisons to maintain their internal security ; and,
at last, at the end of some months, and with the
redressing of some insignificant grievances, and strong pro-
mises for the future, then will be established what the Dutch
call order and calm--that is to say, their dominion.
"If things go on this way, Europe ought to believe that the
Belgians had no real motive to complain and ask for the
separation. la fact, if they again take the yoke, that yoke
then cannot be so intolerable as it is pretended. But if the
Belgians persist with courage, if they are seen devoted by
energetic personal sacrifices in favour of their national inde-
pendence, then they will evidently be in the right, and they
will obtain the separation because they were determined to
have it. We nevertheless fear the want of firmness and
vigour. We wait for the result to admire or pity them."

PARIS EXCHANGE, SATURDAY, 5 O'CLOCK.—On Fri-
day the 5 per cants. shut at 92f. 50c. ; on Saturday the 5
per cents. opened at 95f. 25c. ; shut at 95f. 60c. On Fri-
, day the 3 per cents. opened at 63f. 50c. ; on Saturday the
3 per cents. opened at 37f. ; shut at 57f. 15c.
All the monied men asked each other,how it was that they
did not buy rental at the price which it had fallen to yester-
day—and, in fact, even those who like better to leave their
funds in their Bureaux than to take tho 3 per cents, at 64,
and 5 per cents. at 92, hurried to buy at 68, 50, and 96, 50.
Was the situation of the country, or that of the finances,
imore alarming yesterday than to-day ? Not the least in
the world; but fear was there, and that fear has disappared,
and confidence taken the place of it, and all spectators bought,
as if falling of prices was not to come again.
CITY, TWELVZ O'CLOCK.
The Dutch and Hamburgh steamers are not yet arrived
consequently there is a great dearth of intelligence. This
morning a Lisbon Mail has arrived, sailed on the 12th inst.
Consols which left off yesterday at 881 for the Account,
opened at the same price, with very little business doing
at present.
Quebec Papers to the 19th of August, and Montreal to
the 20th of August, have been received at the North and
South American Coffee House. The following from Saint
John's, New Brunswick :—The Pictou Patriot of the 23d
ult, states, that on the previous evening, two ships arrived
at that port from the Baltic, with timber, which, of course,
must be re-shipped to Britain, these being the first vessels
engaged in that circuitous mute.
From the Montreal Papers.—West India Trade.—The
St. Audrey?: Herald has the following, relative to the
West India Trade :—" Private letters have been received
here, from a gentleman holding an official situation under
the British Government, in the United States, stating that
the writer had received positive information that the West
India trade question was now settled, and that the ports
will not be opened to the Americans.
atr, HALF-PitT ON&
Consols continue steady at 88i for the Account, for
Money 88t.
The steam boats have not yet arrived.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing to the present tires.