Star.
London, England, 1830-04-20 00:00:00

THE PETITION.

That your petitioners, British and native inhabitant. of Cab utta,
ate animated with sentiments of loyalty to the Crown, and &Defoe%
to multiply and drew closer the ties of interest and sfection which
connect the two countries, by the removal of those legal obstruction'
to the application of British skill, capital, and industry, to the con -
melds' and agricultural resources, of Lelia, which arc no less it .
compatible with national prosperity than repugnant to the laws
by which all other British Colonies and Dependencies art
governed. Your petitioners prefer no claims to exemptions,
favours, or privileges, at the expense of any class er deecrip
tion of his Majesty's subjects; and seek no other stimulus to the
advancement of this country in wealth, knowledge, and assimilation
in all the elements of public strength and private happiness, than
would result from a fair participation on the care and confidence of
Parliament, from the reception of its products on the payment of
equal duties, and from those judicial safeguards of person and pro-
perty which have ever been esteemed the birth-right of Englieinnen.
lour Honcurable House must be satisfied, from the uniform ie.
suit of experience in all ages and countries, that trade cannot be
profi:ably conducted by a Government without the unjust and im-
politic advantages of a monopoly; and that a Government trade. in
concurrence with that of private merchants, must not only he at-
tended with a waste of the public tevt nue, but be liable to come
into unequal competition and injurious collision with the operations
of individuals. These objections have been acknowledged to be ap-
plicable to the India trade carried on by the East India Company,
and enforce the expediency of divesting that =potation, wffik es-
ereising any of the functions of Government, of the few commercial
establishments which still remain to them. ^

The degree in which their monopoly f the tea trade con:racte
the extent of commercial intercourse ..th China, and chi:anus. the
Eae tea, Is equally well known to your Honourable Hcuse.
peopk et England are thus indiskcily taxed more than twice as
ranch as they would be (Freely if the 1, :de war opened, and the
capital stock of the East India Company (the dividends on which
are now paid from the extra price levied on the eon: mutt) were

LONDON.

TUESDAY, APRIL '2O.

THE KING.

STAR OFFICE, i TO FOUR O'CLOCK.

About ten o'clock this morning Sir HENRY WILFORD
arrived in town from Windsor, and had an interview
immediately afterwards with the Duke of WELLINGTON
in Downing-street. Up to the present hour, however,
no bulletin has been issued, and rumours of an unfavour.
able nature are consequently circulated in every quarter.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER left
town this morning on a visit to his MAJESTY.

This morning Lord VlLLizas arrived at the Foreign
Office with despatches from Sir BROOK TAYLOR, our
Ambassador at the Court of Berlin.

-=-46,
W I:at the Cameleon is in the natural world, the Courier

is in the political : a creature whose insignificance would
secure it from notice, if the phenomenon which its inces-
sant change of hue presents to the eye did not render it a
subject of curious speculation. When Mr. GRANT'S Bill
for the Emancipation of the Jews was first brought into
Parliament, the Courier, remembering the affected libe-

ralism of his task-masters, in conceding that measure for
the relief of the Roman Catholics—of which the leader
of the Roman Catholics now tells the Minister that " he
cannot conceive any thing so deserving of firm and sin-
cere condemnation as the triode and circumstances of that
concession"—the Courier, we say, very naturally sup-
posed, that having thus restored some millions of their fel-
low -subjects to the enjoyment of their civil liberties, Minis-
ters could have no rational repugnance to extend a similar
act of grace to" a. small, inoffensive, and decreasing body
of people ;" and accordingly the measure was lauded,
and eulogised, and advocated, and insisted upon, by the
Courier, " as a natural and almost necessary rider to that
of the last Session." But lo ! and behold !in the midst
of all this exultation—when the seer of the Courier fan-
cied himself, like the Prophet of old, looking down from
Pisgah upon the promised land—a frown dispels the glo-
rious vision, and he is compelled not only to forego the
delusion, but to denounce it as worse than chimerical—
as absolutely dangerous.
We lately afforded ow readers an infallible criterion of
the political consistency of the " Official Organ," by
placing in juxtaposition the opinions which he had un-
advisedly ventured to pronounce on the 20th of February,
and those which he promulgated by order, on the 7th of
April. But the display which he has since thought fit
to make of his most abject subserviency of thought and
purpose, outdoes all his former outdoings. Totally re-
gardless of all that he had written, and all that he had been
forced to retract,—forgetful of that memorable declaration
in which he told the world that " Ws can see no prin-
ciple upon which their continued exclusion" (the conti
sued exclusion of the Jews) can be contended for; and,
on the contrary, justice and consistency call for the re-
moval of it,"—he last night put forth an article, the first
paragraph of which runs thus :
..

" Whatever may be the few of lin GRANT'S Bill, the Jews will
haves° reason to complain that they have failed duvagh a lack of

zeal or ability in their advocates. In Parliament they we supported
with energy and talent ; and a part of the Press have taken up their
cause with a ilegree of animation and cleverness againt which It is
by no means easy to contend. So far we give credit to our oppo-
nents; but we are not quite sure that, notwithstanding their good
intentions and great exertions, they are not injuring the cause of
the Jews in their eagerness to promote it."

We shall content ourselves, in the first places with ask-
ing, whether any man who had not read the oiservations
in the Courier of the 20th February, and the recantation
of those remarks in that Paper of April 7, could for a
moment suppose that that very paper had caer been the
advocate of Jewish emancipation ? —or bud " funned a part
of the Press" " by which "their cause" had been " taken
up with a degree of animation"—that was quite alarming
in so staid and submissive a Ministerial hack ? Could
any man, ignorant of tho previous facts, bellow that the
writer who now talks about giving " credit to his oppo-
nents" for their " good intentions and great exertions,"
could be " one and the same," who, but two short months
ago, displayed not only his " good intentions," but "great
exertions" in support of that very cause, in such pithy
terms and cogent arguments as we now addu:e in evi-
dence against him ?

" That the Jews should be subject to civil disabilittes :rout which
all other natural born subjects arc now free, would be La absolute
anomaly in legislation: it would constitute a blot upoi. the mantle
of toleration thrown by Parliament on the religious institutions of
the country, from which we should wish to see it freed—and those
who have been most strongly opposed to the innovation of the last
two years, must, we think, join in the sentiment. Our heartytrish,
therefbre, we repeat, is Cult: the PROPOSED BILL MAY PA111...
MI A NATURAL, and almost NECESSARY BIDER to that of the
lost session."

Here we are distinctly told, that to hold the Jews any
longer subject to civil disabilities, on account of their re-
ligious tenets, would be " an absolute anomaly in legisla-
tion ;"—and not only would it be " an anomaly in legis-
lation," but " a blot upon the mantle of toleration thrown
by Parliament over the religious institutions of the coun-
try."—Last night, however, the Courier says—

" The principle upon which the Church of England opposed the
Emancipation of the Catholics, and that upon which it now opposesl
the Emancipation of the Jews, are essentially distinct. 7he ad.'
mission of Catholics to the Legislature was denied on the ground
that Protestantism ought to be the religion of the State; the ad.
mission of Jews is denial on the ground that Christianity ought
to be the religion of the land. These two propositions are widely
different. The liberalism which would confound them must be
very enlarged indeed. To place all sects of our common religion
on an equal footing may be proper ; but to extend the same privi-
leges to the Jews, is a stretch of justice which requires conside-
ration."

Without entering into any discussion of " the princi-
ple upon which the Church of England opposed the
emancipation of the Catholics," and that upon which it
now " opposes the emancipation of the Jews"—we should
like to know upon what " principle" the Courier, who,
in February last, considered the exclusion of the Jews " a
blot upon the mantle of toleration, thrown by Parliament
over the religious institutions of the country"—can now
attempt to justify the proposition that " the admission of
the Jews is denied on the ground that Christianity ought
to be the religion of the land." What, then, becomes
of the mantle of Toleration?
But the closing passage is too remarkable in itself not
to excite some suspicion that the measure of conciliation
having failed, through the instrumentality of Mr. O'CON-
NELL, in producing those healing and tranquillizing
effects, in the hope of which it was conceded, has already
become obnoxious to the reproach of those from whom, as
" the LIBERATOR" asserts in the face of his country,
that "concession was EXTORTED :"

" A Contemporary says that the admission of the Jews is allowed
to be innoedous, sad that all our fears are for the uniformity of the
Constitution. Strip a Constitution of itsforms, and its integrity will
not be preserved long."

Now, one of the essential "forms" of our constitution,
only thirteen months ago, was the supremacy of the Pro
testant religion in church and state : and yet, the Courier
found it convenient to suppress his "fears" for "the
preservation of its integrity," when the constitution was
stripped of that " form."—We live in strange times :
and we own we have now become so habituated to the
whims and caprices of " the powers that be," that it
would scarcely astonish us to find that Ministers had it
seriously in their contemplation to meet O'CoNNELL's
demand of a Repeal of the Union, by proposing to Par-
liament a Repeal of their own Relief Bill.

A great variety of intelligence has been received this
day from the Continent. There are mails from Hol-
land, France, Flanders, and Sweden. An interesting
letter from Toulon, published in the Courrier Francais,
detailing the preliminary measures for the invasion of the
African (mast, is inserted elsewhere in this sheet ; and
we now proceed to lay before our readers the latest com-
mercial intelligence, communicated by the Hamburgh
Reporter of Friday :

BORSEN-HALLE.

FRIDAY, HALT-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK.

Our Wheat muket improved during the week, in consequence of
favourable intelligence from England. Fine heavy upland grain
was eagerly bought for exportation, and holders are beginning to
demand higher prices. For grain of inferior quality there is no de-
mand whatever.

For Rye there is but little demand, and only small parcels are to
be disposed of to our own consumers.
Barley and Oats, if of good quality, continue saleable; as also
Rapeseed, of which our supply is small.
During the nine first days of April, 33 cargoes of corn passed
through the Sound. Of these, 9 were bound for British, 10 for
Dutch, 4 for French, and 11 for Northern ports ; of the remaining
vessel the destination was not known.

•TELL
Wheat—Dantzie
Pomeranian
Ault'lc White

Ditto Red . 11$ 145

Danish
Rye—Mutate
Upland
Danish
Dater—Magdabsug • • 35 as
Anhalt t SS as
Danish
oats—blecidenbusgh ..

Danish -
111alt—Ponneranian ..... ....... • •
Peas—Uplaad, yellow
Rapeseed—liobtelo

The rise in Berlin and Vienna bas operated favourably here, and
business to a large amount has been done during the last few days.
VW OF ATIUL.
Last Tuesday.—To-day.
Angio-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. .. 74 74J
Ruulan ... 109 e .. 109 j
liamburgh Ditto ... 104 j .. 1041
Polish Bonds ... 132 .. 1311
New Prussian Four per Ct. (1830)

. .
Austrian Bank Shares .. ... 1395 .. 1396
Austrian MetaSigne' .. 104 ... 1034
New Austrian 4 per cents. ... IN .. 911
Anglo Neapolitan ... ... 96b .. 96*
Falconets .. .. .. NI ... 906
Portuguese .. ... .. 63 ... 53
Greek, 1825 ... ... ... 44 ... 445
Exchange on London—Two months IS 13 .. 13 13
At sight, .-- ... 13 14i
Amsterdam, at two mo. 35 415-100 ... 35 48-100
Paris, two months
Petersburgb, two months ....- ... 9 9-1 G

CITY, Two.vr.
The public were greatly alarmed yesterday, and Stock was sold to
a large amount in consequence of the unfavourable reports of his
Majesty's health; but at a late hour in the afternoon their anxiety
was relieved by the appearance of a Bulletin in which it does not
appear that his Majesty was in imminent danger. This has rather
given an impulse to the Funds this morning. Conrols which left off
yesterday at 92j for the Account, opened at the same price, since
which they have improved to 92k, and for Money 92f e. We have
no arrivals of consequence ; later accounts have been received frmn
Calcutta, but no papers have as yet come to hand. Jr. the Forego
Marker Spanish Bonds have rather improved ; in other Foreign Se-
curities nothing doing as yet.
Accounts have been received at Bordeaux, from the isle of
Bourbon, of the 17th Jan. stating that the rivers had become imprac-
ticable, owing to the heavy falls of rain, which caused numbers of
accidents. The sea also became strong, and the shipping were
obliged to take shelter in the Roads. Accounts were read of the
loss of three vessels ; several have been damaged.

Letters from Madrid state that Saint Priest had sent off a courier
to Paris with a letter to his Catholic majesty, and another for his
Neapolitan majesty ; also one for the Duclie,s de Berry. It is re.
ported they are to appease the discontent which the future succes-
don of the throne of Spain has caused.
Information from St. Petersburgh states that, important negocia-
dons arc still going forward on the subject of an exchange of terri-
tory, which Halil Pacha is charged to offer to Russia in exchange
for the contributions of the war. The news of the French expedi-
tion to Algiers caused an agreeable sensation in the above capital,
and no doubt t►as entertained that it would succeed. It was re-
ported that the Russian Cabinet had made an offer to France to as.
sist them in that object, and that the Russian fleet was to remain
In the Mediterranean. The Duke of Mortemart was to be the
bearer of this offer to France.

Accounts from Central America state that persecutions had some-
what diminished ; but they still co ninued against the richer classes,
and the war continued in Honduras, and was carried on with great
cruelty. The Federal Legislature convol:ed for the 15th December
had been unable to assemble. The impoverished treasury and ri•
vulship projects of the different states every day increased. Nica-
ragua is in the most frightful anarchy, and is completely ruined.

HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols continue firm at 921 for the Account, and NI fur
Money. A good deal of business has been doing in the course of
the morning. Large amounts of Stock, which were sold yesterday,
have been purchased back again this morning by the same parties
who sold them. Accounts have been received from St. Michael's
and Ttrceira, but not of importance.
In the Foreign Market, Brasil and Greek Stock, which wete lower
in the early part of the day, have since improved.

It is reported in the City that Government will permit
the French to take up English shipping to the extent of
40,000 tons.

It is generally understood that within the last few days
the number of dissentients to the conversion of the 4 per
Cents. has much increased, occasioned by the decline in
the public securities from the illness of his MAJESTY.
It is said that the amount of the dissentients exceeds two

millions—indeed by some it has been given at as much
as six millions—but the former is believed to be nearer
the real amount. Should there not be a more favourable
report ere the day for closing the books, which will be
done by the 25th instant, the number of those dissent-
ing from the conversion, it is more than probable,
will be so increased as to form a very serious ob-
stacle to the completion of the plan of the Finance
Minister ; for a decline in the value of Stock must
be looked for, and many of those who have hitherto
withheld their dissent from the slight probability that in
the common course of events any fall would take place,
and who were unwillingly acceding, by their silence, to a
measure which they saw no chance of profitably refusing,
will, without doubt, take advantage of circumstances, and
of the different position in which they are now placed,
and refuse to accept those terms which, in any case, ne-
cessity only would have induced them to accede to. At
present the price of the Four per Cents. has varied but
slightly, the quotation being 101; 102 ; but there
is a degree of heaviness in the Market, and a very
trivial event, in the present ticklish state of things,
would evidently create a serious deterioration.—ln
the meantime, the party operating in support of the
conversion scheme are using their influence to prop up
the Stocks until the closing of the books, and thus Con-
sols, which on the appearance of the extremely vague
bulletin of yesterday dropped to 92i, are now at 921 for
Money, and 92i for the Account. The most gloomy
forebodings are current in the city ; and the report is
strongly prevalent that his Majesty labours under a dan-
gerous pressure of water in the chest.
The Courrier Francais, just received, has the follow-
ing passage, dated Toulon, April 12 :—" The transports
which lately arrived here cast anchor yesterday in our
harbour, from Marselfges. They are forty-one in num-
ber. The guard ship made them form a line, which had
been indicated from the arsenal to the for Balaguier.
These vessels will take on board various articles for the
artillery. It is expected that about one hundred more
will arrive shortly for the cavalry. The ships which are
to form a part of the expedition, excepting the Marie
Therese, are all in harbour, and have already formed
their lines, in order to prevent confusion : they are in
number 87, five of which are men-of-war—le Trident,
la Scipion, la Villa de Marseilles, la Provence, and the
Breslaw ; seven frigates—l'lphigence, la Pallas, la Pro-
serpine, la ThemisaAmphitrite, la Didon, and la Cybele;
3 schooners, la Caravane, la Bagonnaire, la Victorienne ;
9 brigs, la Capricieuse, l'Alert, I'Zebre, I'Alacrity,
l'Ewryale, la Fleche, la Ducorridie, la Badine, la Faime ;
3 steam-boats, le Coureur, le Soufileur, and In Naguer ;
4 bombards, l'Hocla, le Valaine, le Cyclope and le Fi-
nistere ; 1 lighter, la Lamprire ; 50 transports. General
Desprez has arrived here; he is to receive the civil and
military authorities this day. Vice-Admiral Duperre
visited our Deputy, N: Aguillon, yesterday.
VIENNA, APRIL s.—Peace with Morocco having
been restored, and the Emperor of Morocco having con-
sented to give the satisfaction required by our Court, an
extraordinary Embassy will shortly be sent from Vienna
to that country, and preparations are already making to
get ready the presents usual on such occasions. Our
Funds continue to rise, which is partly owing to the in-
fluence of the high prices of the French Funds, and the
confidence which is placed in the present French Mini-
stry. On the representation of our booksellers, the Go-
vernment has issued a Provisional Decree against lite-
rary Piracy.