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London, England, 1830-04-21 00:00:00

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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 21.

THE KING.

No Bulletin of the state of His MAJESTY'S health has
been issued this day. The reports, however, as far as we
have been able to collect them from the Public Offices,
e of a favourable nature.

A Cabinet Council was held this day at two o'clock
at the Foreign Office, and was attended by the Duke of
WF.I.LINGTow, the Earl Of ABERDEEN, Lord Viscount
IMELVILLE,LOrd ELLEN BOROUGH, Sir GEORGE MUR-
RAY, Mr. PEEL, Mr. GOULBURN, and Mr. HERRIES.

If implicit reliance—or any reliance whatever—could
be placed upon the unofficial and unauthenticated com-
munications of the Court Circular, the intense anxiety
with which the public mind has for some days been agi-
tated, might subside, on the announcement that " his
MAJESTY'S health had improved since Monday :"—but
these accounts, coming as they do from no responsible
source,—and unsupported, as they are, by any Bulle-
tins,—so
far from allaying tie alarm so universally ex-
cited, are looked upon only as an evasion of that duty
which, in all other instances, the Physicians in attend-
ance upon the SOVEREIGN have felt bound to per-
form, and v..ltich the people, who are most deeply in-
tarested in the health of their KING, have a right to ex-
peat. It will be seen from the statement of our City
Correepondent, that great dissatisfaction has been not

only felt, hut loudly and generally expressed, at the in-
difference thus manifested for public feeling; and we must
say, that in a matter of such paramount interest and im-
portance to the whole nation—and indeed to all Europe
—the departure from long established custom is neither
hemming, es it respects the KING; nor judicious, as it
affects the people. The Globe does not hesitate to as-
cribe the interruption of the regular Bulletins, which had
heretofore been usual, to a cause which seems to us of all
others the least probable. " Deeply," says our contem-
porary, " as the public are interested in the health of his
hfssagTY, we must recollect there is one person still
more painfully sensitive as to these Bulletins—namely,
t►e KING himself." This may be so :—but we confess
such sensitiveness but ill accords with that magnanimity
and fortitude which have hitherto been considered the
distinguishing attributes of our SOVEREIGN'S dispo-
sition.—But if big Mar err v's physicians have thus
been deterred from " putting forth statements painful
to the mind which it is their business to soothe ;"
—lnd we are bound to infer, that such pain could only
be Inflicted by the perusal of unfavourable Bulletins in
the dilly Papers—we can scarcely trust ourselves to
mew* upon the conduct of those Journalists who, not
content pith discharging their duty'to the public by the
mere romulgation of such official documents, pursue a
cense° *at is but too well calculated to excite emotions
the most afflicting and painful of all, in the Royal mind,
by the indecent baste with which they publicly discuss
the probable results of such a termination of his MA •
410111,1011 illness as men of all Same and all parties must
ositerepiste with bitterness of heart ; and the unbeooming
oversees With which they canvass the pretensions of po-
litical lenders, and the merits of political measures, with
refoNNION to an event which Arad men most heartily
desire that Hatitin, awl lose amt. •

la the last page of thie'dare paper, iN.lekbefora oar.
and " poetical illustration" otibo.
lehtity lodic& porridge the beiscita of Ora twoallopoi

Catholic Association-- or, we should rather say—the
" New Society for promoting the Agitation of Ireland."
—After such declarations—declarations at once so une-
quivdcal and unreserved—of their individual opinions
upon one great public question, well may the leaders
—O'Cows ELL and LAWLESS—compliment each other
upon " the singleness ofpurpose" which,,o eminently qua-
lifies them for the arduous duties which they have conjoint-
ly undertaken ;—well may those who disclaim all union of
principle and sentiment, in themselves, set about the
Repeal of our Political Union ;—and well mad• their
disciples anticipate the successful result of measures de-
vised for the amalgamation of all feelings and all in-
terests, by men who thus manifest their sincerity in
the promotion of universal concord ! But matter
of more moment now demands our notice, and im-
peratively calls for the interposition of some effec-
tual power to avert the danger which menaces alike the
tranquillity, the safety, and the integrity of the Empire.
At the last Meeting of O'CoNN Lt.'s Association, the
" Agitator" boldly avowed his determination never
to suffer the United Kingdom to enjoy repose while
he existed. These were his emphatic words : " Eman-
cipation, it was considered, would be a good trick to put
down agitation ; but w 1111. E I LI rr. they shall not suc-
ceed in that." While lie lives, then agitation never
shall be put down ! Is not this " too had ?" After
such a declaration, well might his newly installed col-
league, Mr. ANTISL LL, protest against the vehemence
of " the great leader,"--and pronounce him—as he did
in the presence of his own as,:enthied agitators—" a dan-
gerous man, because, in the same breath, he expressed sen-
timents of conciliation and of irritation—a wish to recon-
cile parties, and yet remarks calculated to rouse the feel-
ings of the peasantry."—But unless the Ministers of
Great Britain have made up their minds to pursue their
career of " Irish conciliation," till they have no longer
an Irish people left them to conciliate ;—unless they are
prepared to concede demands even more preposterously
extravagant than the Association has ever yet dared to hint
at ;—unless they are resolved to submit to the dissevera-
tion of the kingdom, and the establishment of Ireland as an
independent nation—governed by a distinct and sepa-
rate Legislature, and alien to all English laws—we tell
them it is high time that some effort should be made to
enforce the enactment which was deemed an indispen-
sable precursor to the Catholic Relief Bill, and the en-
forcement of whisk was never more urgently demanded
than at the present moment :
" A little fire is quickly trodden out,
Which being suffered, rivers cannot quench."

The example so resolutely set by Ministers, of resisting
retrenchment in every department of the State, ha.• not
been lost upon the Corporation of London. Let the
country go to ruin as it may,—let the people suffer all
the privations that human nature can endure,—let the
national interests decay, and the national character be-
come a bye-word and a mockery ;—let the fundholder be
defrauded of the fair and equitable advantages of his
contract ; —let the landowner be impoverished—the
peasant do the labour of the beast of burthen,—and the
manufacturer starve in silence :—but never let the salary
of the minister, the wages of the placeman, or the sti-
pend of the sinecurist, be " curtailed of its fair propor-
tions:"—touch not with irreverent hand the emoluments
of the " Chief Officer of the City," nor mar with nig-
gardly economy the Board of " Civic Hospitality ;"
diminish not the pomp and pageantry of my Lord May-
' or's show, nor the splendor of my Lord Mayor's feast :
though LAZARUS shiver in nakedness and hunger at the
threshold, let DIVES be gorged and pampered in the
banquet hall.

The bold attempt of Mr. PEA RSON, to infringe upon
the immunities of the Corporate Body, and to invade the
comforts of Gentlemen who aspire to be rotatory Lords,
and of Lords who" lose the title with the office,"—has met
the fate of all such propositions ; and what other result
could Mr. PEA RSON anticipate in such a season of in-
creasing prosperity, and overflowing of ? —What !
propose to reduce the LORD MAYOR'S allowance 1,500/.
per annum ! and expect that those who, like Mr. Alder-
man COPELAND, "have not yet reached the dignity,"
and " may be affected personally by the result," should
stand tamely by, and see all their golden hopes thus
blighted—all their " creature-comforts" annihilated " at
one fell swoop ?" Or that such staunch assertors of
" the pride, pomp, and circumstance" of the Chief Magis-
tracy—such social and generous spirits, as Mr. S. Dix ox
should, without " making horrible discord," witness so
daring an effort "to lessen the dignity of the Chief
Magistrate," or to diminish those festive enjoyments—.
those " convivial entertainments that never failed to restore

the harmony which political disagreements occasionally
suspended between individuals?" Monstrous thought !
to abridge those glorious orgies, at which it is so " essen-
tial to the maintenance of a good understanding amongst
the members of the corporation, that they should perform
those important and agreeable functions of Nature—eating
and drinking together !" We know not whether we
ought most to admire the hardihood of Mr. PEARSON'S
motion,—the equanimity of the discussion to which it
gave rise,—or the justice of resisting every endeavour " to
stint the Loan MAYOR, lest he should indemnify himself
and have his revenge by a frightful economy in the larder
and cellar of the Mansion-llouse."—.But this all comes
of admitting Radical Reformers into such places. Let
the City look to it ; and let " the idea of squeezing in
the established modes of civic hospitality" be as Mr.
Dtxon sagely recommended, " altogether abandoned."

We have accounts from Nassau this morning to the
30111 Feb. from which we take the following speech of
the Governor at the close of the Session :

ONNTLENZN OF TINE COUNCIL,
"Mr. SPEAKER and GENTLZININ of the Assztent.v.

I " In performing for the first time the important duty of
publicly addressing you as his Majesty's Representative,
, It offside me great pleasure to be able to state, that in all

the business I have had as yet to transact since my arri-
val in the Colony, I have received from both branches of
the Legislature that cordial and frank assistance I had
anticipated. Whatever measures I may feel it my duty
to propose for your consideration in the ensuing Session,
I em confident you will receive and discuss in the same
spirit of candour and good feeling you have hitherto
shewn. in fact, where men have the welfare of the corn-
munity sincerely at heart, and are convinced of the recti-
tude of each others intention, (as is, I trust, the case with
us,) although they may differ in opinion in some little
matters of detail, it is impossible they should not agree
as to the leading and general principles which ought to
regulate their conduct.
" The Consolidated Slave Law, to which I have just
given my assent, is the principal cause which has occa-
sioned my intruding upon you the foregoing reflections.
You have done a great deal in this important business,
and have gone beyond the ieg,islatures of all the other
colonies. There remains but a few points, and those of
a comparatively trifling nature, and which in no way
affect either the property or the interest of the master, to
be attended to. By conceding these, you will s ttisfy
his Majesty's Government, and call iu that agitation to
which the constant and renewed discussions of the sub_
ject have given rise. I shall draw your attention to these
matters early in the ensuing session ; in the mean while,
I thank you for what you have done ; and as there re-
mains so little to do to perfect your work, I hope that
in another session you will enable me to send home a
bill, with such additional enactments, as will put the
question finally at rest.

"MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN DE ASSEMBLY,
-I thank you for the supplies you have granted for the
service of the current year, and which are as liberal as the
state of our financial resources will allow.

" GENTLEMEN OF TUE COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY,
—The business of the Session being now closed, I hereby
prorogue the General Assembly until the 25th day 01
February next.

" J. CARMICHAEL SMYTII.
'• Connell Chamber, Jan. 11, IMO."

CITY, TwiLvE oTtocic.

During the course of yesterday great excitement was experienced
in the City, owing to the public having been deprived of the publi.
cation of a bulletin with thg statement of his Majesty's health.
Crowds were flocking to the Mansion-house until a late hour, con.
tinually enquiring if his lordship luul received a bulletin ; but the
negative being given, they departed much dissatisfied. This morn-
ing we perceive that his Majesty's health has improved since Mon.
day, and had passed a good night. Surely an official communi.
cation of this would have been very gratifying to his Majesty's
subjects.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 921 for the Account, opened
at 921$ ; for Money 92i /, with little business doing u yet.

In the Foreign Market most of the prices are nominal.
Accounts front Bogota bring the following letter from Bolivar to
His Excellency the President of the Constituent Congress :

" Elm MIXT SIR,

" The occurrences which have lately taken place in the province
of Venezuela, have induced me to believe that it would be advisable
for me to proceed to that part of the Republic, for the purpose of
endeavouring to settle some differences which unfortunately disturb
the order and tranquillity of the nation. To this end, I have al.
ready invited the Chief Superior of Venezuela to an interview, but
have not thought proper to make any further advances in so import.
ant a matter without first submitting it to the consideration of Con.
gram, not only that I may proceed in accordance with the will of
the Representatives of the people, but also that if Congress accedes
to the proposal, I may receive the sanction of that body, which will
tend to the greater success of this concWatory enterprise.

(Signed)

"SIMON BOLIVAR."

Quebec Papers to the 14th March, Montreal to the 11th March,
and Mauritius to the 3d January, have been received at the North
and South American Coffee-house, from Upper Canada. The
Report of the Committee of Finance to the Assembly shows an
increase of revenue of 2,2951. for the year 1829, in consequence of
the ezpiradon of the law which imposed provincial duties on shop
and innkeepers licenses. The revenue in 1830 will be found to
have decreased 17001. The Report complains of the burthen of
having two Chief Justices and one Puisne Judge on the pension
list, and recommends the curtailment of the Judges.

NEW YORK, Fes. 27.

The rumour of the intention of the free black population from the
state of Ohio to pass Into this province, and form a settlement is
the western district, has created much alarm amongst the inhabitants
of that part of the country.

The Kinpton Bank Bill ha been thrown out by the Council,
who hue panted one for authorizing a loan in England to pay off
the provincial debt.

The Mauritius Papers do not contain any news.

Ltvwool., APRIL 18.—The demand fee cotton throughout
the week has been steady, and previous prices foe most kinds have
been supported; Brasil cotton may be quoted one farthing per it
higher. We continue to mistime indications et improvement in
our timber market; the country demand is very good, and app..
rently on the increase. The stock is lowering very fast, so that it
is probable there will be a scarcity of pine timber, of the best qua.
lity, before any new imports can arrive. Our quotations are fully
supported.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols have improved during the :seining from 921 to 921 for
the. Account ; and at mast they are 921 I, with little doing.

The Foreign Market Is quite idle—not a feature worth oblerra.
Lion at present.

We are informed that some demur has taken place in the Annuity
Office, and they will not grant Annuities far 30 years, in exchange
for Long Annuities, this mode being injurious to Government ; but
they will grant it on Stock.

Private accounts from Carthagettabf the 10th of February, state,
that the Congress will not admit the separation of the province of

Venomla—conciliatory measures will be proposed al: battalions
of troops have strived at Panama been the South,- ma four batta-
lions in this department are going to Karacsibe ; wed it is said that
Bolivar is on the eve of his departure foe that city—ether troops are
marching from the South; these preparations are making should
Venezuela refuse all amicable terms.

Private accounts from Port au Prince, via America, state that
since the la February the President Dow has issued a Proclansa.
tion or Declaration of War aplast,Spain. Four regiments of
infantry are stationed at an insportint pees between Poet au Prince
and St. Domingo. All the forts ere in active preparation ; but the
general opinion is, that nothing of moment will transpire.

The Journal des Debars 11111111110111 at 100,000.000 fs.
the probable expense of the expedition against Algiers,
and asks whether such a sum would not be more benefi-
cially expended if applied to internal improvement.—
How few wars have ever been waged with respect to
which a similar question sight net be asked