Star.
London, England, 1830-01-13 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sin—l baye hitherto taken in the Beam, because of its
veziety of intimation, and the intelligemeHifitte remarks.
If is a true Cosmopolite jousted, but through a Liberal
myself in politics, I must attend to ay own pommel in-
, and therefore can no looter encourage a. paper
whio is constant!, suggesting advice calculated to de-
prive me of my share of the general loaf.
I am, Sir, a Surgeon-Apothecary, residing in Picca-
dilly. If you succeed in. extending your care of the
police to that quarter, we shall be prejudiced in an equal
degree. Within the last week, there has been no less
than one elderly gentleman brought into our shop, whose
leg was broken by the snow being left under the Park-
wall, and the boys making a slide on it ; two young
ladies with sprained andel', from a like cause, near
Devonshire House; and a servant-maid, with dislocated
hip, by a similar accident near Chohnondeley House.
If, Sir, you should send your Police Scions, as you
term them, into Berkeley-square, Grosvenor-square,
Portland-place, and generally into the principal stations
of the Nubility and Gentry, my profession would be
deprived of the prizes which the chapter of accidents now
enable us to draw se bountifully every winter; and there
being no slop baths for the feet of the pedestrians of both
sexes, the pestle and mortar would be quite out of use.
I trust, Sir, you will suspend your care of his Majesty's
liege Subjects in this respect, and allow us still to enjoy
a merry Christmas.—Your obedient servant,

SAW.XURGE, and Co.

STATE OF PORTUGAL.

TO THE, EDITOR OF THE STAR.

SIR,—To satisfy you, who have done so much for the
cause of Legitimacy and Constitutional freedom in Por-
tugal, lam about to inform you of a fact or two,
which must. prove highly satisfactory to every friend
of that cause.. It has, fur the preceding four or
Eve weeks become manifest, that even with the
cpsntewtnee —for it i 3 nathiag more—of his foreign
friends, it is impossible that the domination of M toe et,
can exist much longer. The misery— the utter destitu-
tion to which his measures have reduced Portugal, have
now reached their utmost limit ; and the wretched
despot had best provide for his personal safety—for he is
too great. a coward to die in defence of his usurped
sovereignty—in the best way he can. Will England
befriend -him in this emergency ? Will she open her
arms—display her guards in review before him—feast
ihim—chnr him..-and shelter him? I should think
not : there is not an honest man in your country who
would not turn in loathing from the wretched, powerless
thing, that has so grossly abused the kindness you hare
already lavished upon him, and insulted you in every
possible way—even in the person of your gracious and
forbearing Sovereign.—Every thing, however, is in a
state of preparation fur his departure, or his flight—call
it which you will. Of this, you are already apprized ;
and it is now for me to unfold to you, by a statistical
statement, how his fate bas been accelerated.

,The individuals imprisoned throughout the kingdom
for political opinions exceed twenty-five thousand. Those
that have perished either on the scaffold, in jails and
in banishment, with some that are at present hidden,
and are lying in wait for a favour** opportunity of
musing themselves, amount to thirty thousand MOM
Here is a list of fifty thousand persons, among whom
were reckoned the prime of the population of Portugal, la
talent, rank, and fortune, who have been trampled on by
this scourge of mankind—deprived of their natural
rights, and stripped of their possessions —for what end ?
Let those statesmen who sent him to Portugal answer the
question:—let those enlightened Cabinets who encouraged
him—cheered him on—in his work of death and deso-
lation, 'tell us for what end this man has been so
Is - permitted to tyrannise over his fellow-cma-
tures—or let them inform the world what poor Portu-
gal had been guilty of, towards any of her allies,
that they should combine in her destruction, by inflicting
this mite upon her. It was, indeed, a short-sighted, as
well as an iniquitous, policy, that led to the selection.
The appalling list of victims, -of which I have gives
yen the summary, was calculated to strike terror into
the breast of a braver man than MIG UEt —and he is
sot so superstitious as to believe that all the holy water
in the Peninsula can wash the stain of blood from his
hands. In addition to this, he . finds, when it
It too late, that besides ,the numbers I have stated,
dam, is a daily increasing power now in arms
Wt him, both at Terceira and Madeira. Had
ttez. the strength of mind to look his danger in the
Mit ail- au *artier stage of his career, perchance, much
it ardlvil he has caused might have been averted, by
it Oder end more conciliating manner; and be might
have retired from his seat with some little outward ire
or!' pomp and circumstance." As it is, he Emit
sway from it—amid the jeers of the neighbor/kg
thus, and the deep curses of an afflicted people. He
leaves the country which he was bound to We,
end' whose people he ought to be proud tp
Amish and rank among his friends, without a single
ireinthy. Aud how can it be otherwise ? Not only
ins he committed the deeds I have already set forth, but
he .has left the poorer classes, indirectly interested,
entirely destitute of the means of earning a livelihood, by
the confiscation of the lands of the liigher orders, which
have been abandoned : the honest tradesman, the indus-
trious artisan, the humble shopkeeper, as well as the more
enterprising merchant, have all been ruined by the
grasping avarice of the tyrant.
In short, perhaps a more prodigious mass of unhap-
piness was never effected in the same brief space of time
by any being that ever existed. To believe that sueh
a deplorable state of things could last much longer, would
be almost to arraign the justice of PROVIDENC.
I am, &c.
'Wan la.

I. )L

Information was it Bow-street in the coarse
of yesterday, that a clerk In thi employment of Messrs.
Swaim Ralph, and Swain, merchants in Dublin, had
absconoted from that city on Thursday, the 7th issteat,
taking with him Bank of Ireland notes to the mewl of
45001. the property of his employers. An caret from die
Head Police-care is Dahlia anividat Bow-straeton 3440-
day, With a warrant issued by Alderman Darley, for the
mats oldie accused. The warrant, at ;the in-
of the officer' was immediately backed by
air Richard Biters, and the members of the nOtes
Wig known, the most prompt means were adopted,
Is them said the person who might seek to pass them,
they be offered in **chows at any of the booms
whets Irish await are oonatantly »calved. A
aria seen aftes.discoverei, ,whicli led to the comela-
*at the sunder had taken.* week Dora,. for.
Mimes retooling to eCsi fiat. As. die
eleviser of ens of the parties
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Rio, receivediesivet eireesaltimo- OS
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FRACAS BETWEXN MR. ADOLIkRUS AND-
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XL. PRIRDISOMT.
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Prow the etionienosniant of the resent ailing linsieat
and. Modred. the observation t ►e carried still further Hack--.
It beg been ehsinos that very far frees a friendly state efleelung
ouboitted bottom, Ur. itoosasits and Mr. PROINNOSAIR. Tester.
day the two Loomed Osedesten happened to hellyposed to each
other, in a ease of awash atm interval. whoa a Osempleteearlotton
took plat.. between theta
Ur. Pagans/Au" in examining a witmessepst a "oration which
31r. Ammosnrs objected to as Warder.
Mr. Paeseessaer insisted it was sot irrepdar.
lir. Askmewns-1 uy, it is. sir. •
Mr. Pawnseactarr—lt is not ; and I will have a answer.
Mr. Anot.rovs—But )oo shall net.
Ur. Paraseavase--1 will.

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Mr. Astourses—You shall am bully ate i.e ant.
Mr. Psoutastausv—That's all I can do fee it is well known
that you are a toward.
Mr. Autumn—l shall am answer you ;it woad *sly be throws
ing dirt loin a paddle. 11l take the *phase of the Caste. '
The Csauusau (Mr. Marriott) decided that the question was
irregular.
The case proceeded tranquilly fee same time, till Mr. Adolphe,
was croes.examlalng a 'vicars+. whoa Mr. Prendergast interrupted
Mtn by addressing aomethiag :o the Court in esplanatioa of what
the witness bad just said.
Mr. Aaotraus indignantly complained of this. and called it au
impertinent rudeness which no gentleman would be graiky
Mr. PILINDIZOASTI don't understand roe, Sir ; yaw language
r! extraordinary and insulting. Every Counsel is a gentleman.
Mr. Agnates:us—l know one that is not.
Mr.

Don't be leseitst.
Mr. Minimises made no reply. awls& elle wen peseeeded with.
In addressing the Jury, Mr. Ammo aid that he newer took po-
lice of any thing which might be add:awed -te hie by a person
" radically wire and obscure." Ilech a perms naig►t stump to
raise hinisell into notice by fixing a quarrel spas a pecans who
might have the good fortune t• possess more celebrity that hinssetf
hoping thereby to obtain a gilding to his owe " di►tiwps asolkpfli."
He should take no notice of any such attempts. but leans them In
their own success, let It be what it might. hin. Amaaseva here
proceeded to observe 'upon the evidence, and in the course of so
doing. called the atteation of the Jury to the fact that a panicular
settnesatad been withheld.
Mr.Pemmesesetv—(ridng and interrupting It enplain
that. It was in order to s ive the time of the Court that I did nut
call him.

Ilr. Aanirmoa--Iteally these vulgar irregularities are not iu he
borne with. I desire (to Mr. Prend,rgast) you will .it down.
n Mr. Petagon's-1 ahtll not tit down. I 'posh is eaplaoatil.
and am addressing mywlf to the Court.
?Ir. Ancwimus--You have no businew to interrupt me.

Mr. PattrDueoas7—l'R not be pu. down by you, whatever row
opinion of yourself may be. You know you hive been pub:lc ly
called a common gambler in a Court of
Mr. Auosetius—l appeal.
!Ur. Paminceoesc—lle quiet, Sir. (This was said mem echo•
osently, and was thrice repeated. with, if ►ossible, increawd energy,
on Mt. Adolphus attempting to address the Court.)
Ulr ADosenes at lest succeeded in being beard, and appealed to
the Court for protection.
Mr. Pasatossoasc—That you may well do, fur it is well known

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you are a coward.
Mr. ADOLPHUS again addressed the Court, sod oohed if it would
su&r such language to be used as had been addressed to Sint?
The CHBIIII/111, who hitherto bad remained passiire, said that
he was afraid very rough language had hers toed on both sidrr.
It was nut only his opinion, but It was also that of the Gentlemet
sitting by him. He hoped that It would Dow be stopped. and that
both would endeavour to forget what had pissed, and not allow
it to lead to anything out of Court.
Mr. Aeot.raus—Out of Court! I weald not acknowledge hint
out of Court. I know none but gentlemen out of Court.

The Caaittratr hoped to hear no mire of this anpleasantnesi.
Mr. Prendergast bad certainly no Dunces to interrupt Mr. A.
when be did.
Here the mUoqny ended. and at the conclusion of the trial the
Court rose, and the Counsel. of COuffe, retired.
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THET=FA7=IISUEi.

SURRENDER Or MR. WM. LASISREACHT, CII AUG I'D
ON THE CORONER'S INQUISITION WITH Tat Witt'.
MURDER OF MR. OLIVER CLAYTON.
About nine o'clock last night the alive unfortunate
gentleman, whom the police hive actively been in
search of for these three days past, on a Coroner's warrant,
surrendered himself to a police constable, who imme •
diately conveyed him before inspectoio Blackman and
Comer, division C, at the metropolitan station, Vine-
street, Piccadilly, where he annouriond. hinwelf us. en,
individual who, in Battersea-fields,' slot-Mr. Oliver
Clayton, saying, " I am DOW here,. enst•seedy to abiC.•
the consequence of niy act." From the appearance ot:
the unfortunate gentleman it was nsweifest•drat he butt
suffered much mental affliction, and his haggardness t:
feature indicated that he had been for souretime'withotit
rest. He was evidently mid r the influence of great ex-
citement, which induced many persona:to ,attribute his
conduct to intoxication. Prosser immodiatelv ran off
to Wood's hotel, in Penton-street, and sethroc'd in com-
pany with a person who knew bothpardes, who imme-
diately accosted him, and certified his' identity. Mr.,
Lambreacht gave an involuntary shudder: when he w:l3
addressed by the individual, and appeared-to feel acutely
the situation in which a false notion of hewn; bad placed
Wt., His age appears to be about thirty-five, sharp
visaged, and with an obliquity of vision, Owlet amount-
, ing to blindness of the right eye. He was then sccureti.
preparatory to his being taken before a asegistrate in the
morning.
At Union-hall, yesterday, a gentlemen of the name t.f
Byrne was brought up, charged with being en accessary
before the fact in the late fatal duel. The only circum-
stance, however, which inculpated biro wae,that he went
to the ground, in the carriage with Mt. Clayton, at bis
particular request, He was Mpon• the ground for a ie....-
minutes. where be attempted to 01001101011 the parties ;
but finding this useless be left theepote and was at some
distance when the shots were fired. = ,Hipeago we tinier-
dersaind, committed ; hot upon what MaMint u. e' it
loss to guess.
- - -
' Mr. CODBETT, who was at MaDC.ltesteiit:ii the 7th
inst. had then given two Lectures, and was teapive the
third and fourth on the 7th and Bth. His -fteentioir r. t.-
Manchester hail been very Battering 'him • Ist hill teen
the guest of some of the most opulent; atklisat
respectable gentlemen ; and his *names* large at
place would permit, and consisting,.
.in pert, of the flirt
persons in the rank of merchants, manafaittrrsis, bank-
ers, and traders... On the 9th he was to le rove
TORT, and on the lith. at OLDHAM. irelatna dePtilationa
had cools to invite. hiss. .On the 12th at, *wine ; on
13th at Pateron ;•owthe 14th at ROC.4II,,Sai (whence
also a dep.titation hail came) ; on the 15th .at Tenni, kt-
DEN ; on the 16fhltt'HtIttusasitittn ;
tax ; 19thneDtwinunv • 20th Sr Lsii.ol; .2ist: at
Bs nrenLET ; 22d at Sfirdield ; sari $34 at Sorrint—
Am. Everywhere be baa been gliallpiesickieh,luni at-.
tentively listened to. 'What a chalk* iovlikr opinions of
aiea of property ! They all now see; dint serhat thiy
still have, is to be preserved only by aparfeectsstointioii
at the King's Gin, and by a retain *the taxes of
'1791.
CORN-EXi AP' IMK-I

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