Star.
London, England, 1830-06-24 00:00:00

necessary connection ; and attribute all the stagnation of
trade, and the fall in the value of their property, to the
measures of free trade which had preceded their mis-
fortunes, and formed the boast of the HusxissoN
banner. The good people on the coast of Kent,
who are said to have accounted for the Godwin Sands by
the elevation of Tenterden Steeple, are not more out in
their logic than the ruined ship-own, attributing
all their evils to Mr. Husitissox, uin his system
of free trade. If they said that his system had not
proved a preventative, or remedy, for much of the
evils they have suffered, by his not having had the
courage to carry it far enough, and include corn in
his liberating legislation, they would then have been quite
correct in their views ;and this leads us to remark on what
we think the fault which, to the public interest, mars the
utility and public good which might result from the
general fair views and integrity of the party, on whose
political importance we are observing.
If they are to join the Administration with the
acquiescent, tame, half-and-half, compromising spirit
which has hitherto rendered unsatisfactory all the good
they intended, then will their junction prove no addition
to the popularity of the present Administration, or to its
intrinsic value to the interests of the State. On the con-
trary, their abstraction from the Opposition, will prove
an evil, as diminishing that salutary check which at pre-
sent exists against the acts of Administration, when those
acts are censurable, and which goads or stimulates the
Administration forward to accomplish great popular ob-
jects, which temporary expediency might incline them to
postpone.

We have, as we have before had occasion to state,
great confidence in the general intentions, and useful de-
cision, which characterize the present Government. That
confidence has resulted entirely from events, and has su-
perseded an adverse prepossession. We do not hesi-
tate to state • that any addition to the Ministry,
which will not add vigour to the late liberal tendency
of their acts, would be destructive of our confidence, and,
we are sure, injurious to their general popularity. It
would be, perhaps, advantageous that the influence of
Government should be increased.—lt will not be in-
creased in strength by being diluted merely with milk
and water ; and we regret much that, to carry on
our metaphor, the grand chymist does not find it expe-
dient and practicable to include in it a portion of rectified
spirit—which, we even think, we could indicate where he
might obtain.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
This being Midsummer Day, it is a holiday at the
Bank, Stock Exchange, and Foreign Markets ; in con-
sequence of which the jobbers and brokers are assem-
bled on the Royal Exchange, as usual, but, up to the
present time, no business of the least importance is
transacting.
Consols may be quoted as they left off yesterday-
92f} for the account.
In the foreign Funds, nothing doing as yet.
The Brazilian frigate Prince Imperial arrived at Brest
on the 15th, with the Duke of Leuchemberg, son of the
late Prince Eugene. He his been permitted to land, and
to travel through France ; but ho is not to make any stay
in the country.

Our arrivals this morning are very few, and not of
consequence ; with the exception of the estafette from
Paris, which brings the French 3 per Cents. 78f. 25c.
CITY, HALF.PAST ONE.
Up to the present hour we have not a feature worth
communicating in regard to the Funds.
Console have continued on 'Change the whole of the
morning at 92ii for the Account. No business worth
mentioning has been done.
It is the same with the foreign funds, and the prices
may be quoted as per yesterday. South Metropolitan
Gas, 21 a premium.

Yesterday Alderman Smith, as locum Mucus for the
Lord Mayor, attended by a number of the civic of-
ficers, according to annual custom, visited St.
Thomas's Hospital (the same being under the ma-
nagement of the city), for the purpose of inspect-
ing its various wards, examining into the manner in
which its officers discharge their respective duties, and
listening to any complaint which any of the patients
may consider themselves justified in preferring.
After the inspection, the result of which was under-
stood to be satisfactory, had been concluded, and the
Alderman and retinue had left, the hall and museum
of the hospital were, as usual, opened to the pub..
lic. As this was the only day in the year on which they
are open to the public generally, the crowd collected
,to obtain admission, particularly to the museum, was
very great, and although the objects to be seen con-
sist principally of skeletons and anatomical prepara-
tions of various parts of the human body—objects
which, it might be thought, female curiosity would
not be excited to witness—still the proportion of oven
well-dressed females who were struggling for admission
was as ten to one of the other sex. There being no de-
scriptive labels attached to the preparations, there were
but few, the observation of which could afford gratification
to the unprofessional visiter. Among the latter is the
skeleton of a little boy, who died of water in the head.
The skull is larger considerably than that of a man, while
the rest of his frame is not above 18 inches long, and
slight in proportion. Several models of parts of the hu-
man body, apparently cut open as if in the course of
dissection, which are executed in wax, also attracted
much attention.

Wa are grieved to state that the small farmers in the
vicinity of Maidstone, are at this moment enduring the
greatest distress. Our readers are aware that a deputa-
tion from amongst the overseers and churchwardens of
several parishes in the neighbourhood had an audience of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who promised to take
their case into consideration. But we much fear, that
however well disposed the Government may be towards
this industrious and useful class of the community, no
substantial (if any relief can be expected from the Trea-
sury, under the present circumstances of the country. We
are bound to say, however, that if such relief be at all
compatible with existing arrangements at head-quarters,
it should not be withheld from the agriculturists of
this county. We are assured that arrears of poor's-
rates are fast accumulating against these " little far-
mers," while the chance of payment is becoming every
day more distant. Only last week the overseers were
compelled, in self-defence, to attach the agricultural
implements of one of these unfortunate persons; the
consequence of which was, that the parish was imme-
diately burdened with the support of himself, a wife,
and five children I—Maidstone Gazette.