Star.
London, England, 1830-10-28 00:00:00

men of this country, no one unites so many of the
qualities constituting the temperature of character, which
the times require, as our present premier, his Grace
the Duke of WELLINGTON. Others we could name, who
might, with advantage. perhaps to the country, join his
Government ; but by his retirement, we hesitate not to say,
• the country would materially suffer.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

PAWL OCTOII6I 26.
SI R,—l am happy to state, that the turbulent feelings
which distinguished the commencement of the week, have
entirely subsided. The admirable conduct of the National
Guard, cool and temperate, has convinced the captiously
disposed that a most formidable barrier has arisen between

themselves and the present Government. It is ludicrous to
think that the victories of the Great Week should have so
convinced the populace of their invincibility, that a fow hun-
dred men thought themselves competent to the capture of
Vincennes—a very strong castellated fortress, which would
require artillery and a regular seige to capture it. The con-
duct of the Governor, Gen. Daumesnil, a veteran with a
wooden leg, was admirable. As I have always said, agi-
tators and instigators seem to bo at the bottom of this out-
' rage on the 18th. One man, in the uniform of a Colonel,
who was arrested, acknowledges that he has been branded
on the shoulder, and exposed in the pillory at Brussels ; and
that in France be has been repeatedly under the sentence
of the Law for swindling and vagabondage.
• Some ex-officers of the ex-Garde Royale, disguised in the
blue frocks of the working class, are now confined as ring-
leaders ; and one man, who distinguished himself by his ac-
tivity, was discovered, upon his arrest, with watches in his
coat-pocket, of which he knew nothing, but supposes they
dropped in, or were put in by the mistake of the owners,
who, in the bustle, took his pocket for their own fobs. The
really working class, and those whose relations fell on the
' eventful days of July, are not the prime movers of these
ebullitions. Demand of one of these popular orators, whe-
ther he has lost a friend, or suffered in his person or pro-
perty, and he invariably slinks away. They are chiefly dis-
appointed place-hunters, a more numerous class in Paris
than you can possibly imagine. The city is filled with ap-
plicants from the provinces, and it would really seem that
eve Lyman, who has not avowedly supported the Government
of Charles X. thinks he has deserved an appointment, not
by his activity in opposing, but by his mere neutrality.
It is pleasing to the mind of an Englishman to observe the
increased respect and affection which his nation receives from
the French in general. An instance has lately occurred
which proves this fact. A Mr. Jonah Davis, of Tipton,
in England, lately died of an apoplectic fit in the moun-
tains of Anverge, at a small town called Issoire. This is
a wild and desolate part of the country, where foreigners,
are almost unknown. The inhabitants spontaneously at-
tended his funeral, conducted by the Staff-Major of the
National Guard, with all the pomp their confined means,
would allow, and they are about to raise a monument at
their own expense to hie memory, as the proposed in-
scription expresses, that although a stranger, they pay
this respect to a nation which has sympathised in so great
a degree with their political efforts. The present Minis-
ters are much displeased at some terms made use of by
Monsieur Odillon Barrot, Prefect of the Deparrment
of the Seine, in his address to the inhabitants of
Paris on the subject of the late tumultuous assemblies. In
allusion to the proposed law for abolishing the punishment
of death, the words " Dinnarche inopportune" are to be
found. This unlucky expression, which is literally our far-
famed phrase " untoward event," seems to have given
equal dissatisfaction to the parties itlluded to. The Journals
supporting the Administration not only harp upon the words,
as tending to bring their patrons under the popular censure,
but also attack him, for having permitted a meeting of the
Council of the Society " Aide toi, &c." at the Hotel de
Ville. The Prefect is a very honest man, and possesses
considerable oratorical powers ; he can speak extempora-
neously, a qualification very rare among the statesmen of
France. His off-hand addresses to assembled crowds are
firm, and carry conviction. Ido not know where they will
find a superior for the situation he holds. To render the
Ministers more unanimous than they are at pre-
sent, the appointment of a President of the Coun-
cil is called for by many It is an office of
great responsibility and weight, and casting a glance around,
I do not know any one of sufficient talent to fill it, who is
not already in the administration. The Chamber of Peers
have a very unpleasant task before them in the approaching
trials. They are looking to other countries for precedents.
The proceedings of our House of Lords and the state trials
of English Ministers, from the Earl of Strafford downwards,
are the study of those who intend taking an active part.
The examinations of Berth': have commenced. He is well
known in the annals of crime. He was confined several years
at La Force, where his pretended piety and penitence intro-
duced him to the Jesuitical party. Ho had extraordinary
privileges, was appointed school-master to the young, esta-
blished the order of the " Sacred Heart of Jesus," among
them, until dismissed forlicentiousness.—J. L.

P.S.—lt is said that the at Lulworth have sent
to Paris the project of a manifesto, to undergo academical
corrections, of which the works of the Court always stand
greatly in need. In this manifesto, the ex-Ring renews, it is
said, for himself and his son, a formal abdication ; but
claims the right of his grandson, and makes a call to all
the friends of his race to engage them to submit to events,
to keep their position and their faith, and to take through
superior force the oath required. The writers charged with
the re-modelling and publication of this document are
known. We reluctantly believe their acceptance of this
task, which has more of ingratitude in it than danger.
Stock Exchange, Oct. 25—Five o'Clock. The result of
the elections hitherto known has exercised a favourable in-
fluence on the money market, by restoring confidence to
capitalists, and the consequence is, that although business
has been far from animated, the price of Stocks for the end
of the month, has experienced an improvement. Foreign
securities have been heavy. Spanish have receded except
Cortes, which are a shade higher. For money the 5 per
cents. 5c.; the three per cents. sc; Neapolitan 20c. Gueb-
hard's 1 ; Rentes Perpetuelles, ; Cortes have improved e.
For the end of the month the 5 per cents. have risen 25c.
the 3 per cents. 35c. Neapolitan 15c. Rentes Perpetuelles,
have declined 3.

Reports of partial changes in the Ministry become daily
more and more credited. We have no positive information
upon the subject, but we much doubt whether a new modifi-
cation of the Cabinet, which would interrupt the proceedings
of the Elections, will at this moment take place. In every
direction, men of known moderation and firmness have been
re-elected by majorities which are unexampled in our elec-
tioneering annals. Whatever may be the fate of the present
Ministry, let us hope that an opinion so energetic and una-
nimous will not be lost sight of in choosing the men who are
to direct our fature destiny.—Journal des Debate.

" We were mistaken in announcing that M. Odillon
Barrot was, according to rumour, to become Minister of the
Interior. M. Montalivet, a peer of France, is mentioned as
likely to 611 this post; and it is added that the division of