Star.
London, England, 1830-05-12 00:00:00

STANZAS.

THE PORTRAIT.—IIy Miss Lannon.
Oh ! let me look upon thy face,—
Fling back thy clustering hair ;
It is a happiness to gaze
Oa anything so fair.
'Tis such spring-morning loveliness—
The blushing and the bright_
Beneath whose sway, unconsciously,
The heaviest heart grows light.
The crimson flushing up the rose,
When some fresh wind has past,
Parting the boughs—just such a hue
Upon thy cheek is cast.
Thy golden curls, where sunshine dwells
As in a summer home ;
The brow whose snow is pure and white
As that of ocean foam.
For grief has thrown no shadow there,
And worldliness no stain ;
It is as only flowers could grow
In such a charmed domain.

I would thy fate were in my bands :
I'd bid it but allow
Thy future to be like the past,
And keep thee just as now ! '

COUNTRY BANK SYSTEM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Ma. EDITOR,—I beg leave, with reference to the
paragraph en this subject which you very obligingly in-
troduced to public notice in your Paper of the 28th ult.
to request the attention of your readers, interested in the
question, to the conclusive part of the 7th regulation,
and to the following substitute :—That all notes under
five pounds should be withdrawn from circulation, and
cancelled at the end of three years from the dates ; and
that all notes for five pounds, or for any larger sum at the
lend of five years ; and that such notes might be replaced
altogether, or partly, on payment of the duties, at the
option of the Banker.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
May 10,1830. W

THE KING.

His MAJESTY sent an invitation to his sisters, the
Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER.
Their Royal Highnesses, in consequence, came to the
Palace at Windsor about half-past eleven o'clock yester-
day, from London : their Royal Highnesses remained
with his MAJESTY a considerable time. The Knvo's
equipage, which had brought their Royal Highnesses
from Hounslow, was in waiting at two o'clock. The
Duchess and the Princess, after partaking of some re-
freshment, entered their carriage at half-past two o'clock,
and proceeded to the residence of the Princess at
Frogmore.
Accounts of the state of the KlNo's health were for-
warded yesterday to the Duke of CLARENCE at Bushy-
park; and also to Sir ROBERT PEEL, at Drayton Park,
Staffordshire. The medical gentlemen were, as usual,
in constant attendance at the Palace during the day. At
his Majesty's Palace, in St. James's, the bulletin was
sbewn by Lord GLENLYON, as Lord in Waiting, and
by Mr. Tow NSHEND, as Groom in Waiting. The in-
quirers were as numerous as on any preceding day.

THE KING'S HEALTH...-WINDSOR,TUESDAY NOON.
—Some days have passed since I wrote to you on this momentous
question ; and, indeed, so convinced am I of the Burce's progressive
improvement, and final restoration to as good health as can be res.
amiably expected, under all the circumstances of age, habit, and
constitution, that I should not have written to you again bad not
the ambiguity of the bulletins been continued. Nine months ago,
the newspapers were positively protesting that the Brno was af.
Dieted with blindness, and that " the only question among his me..
dial advisers was, who should perform an operation upon him for
that malady ?"—But the Lure has no such malady. During the
KING'S present indisposition, I have affirmed that his MAJESTY
was not so ill as the journals, generally, building theft sickly con.
pc' tures on the studied ambiguity of the " bulletins," would
have us believe. Hitherto 1 have been borne out in my pro-
pheeies—of his MAJESTY'S amendment—even by the bulletins
themselves; and I now repeat that his MAJESTY'S health is daily
improving, and that, between this time and the filth of June, Ascot
Races will again be honoured by his Alia sarr's presence —I,
perhaps, could give you the why and the wherefore for all the ;Ilya-
tery in which this deeply-interesting question has hitherto, and still
will be, involved ; but 1 do not feel myself at liberty to do so—at
least, not at present ; and I must, therefore, content myself with
adding, that though his MAJESTY has not yet rode out, be has
quitted his bed-chamber these two days ago.—Herald.

The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAN D returned to
their residence at Kew on Monday evening.
The Spanish Minister had an interview with the Earl
of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office.
Viscount MELVILLE had a long conference with the
Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury.
According to the letters from Madrid, of the 26th
October, an increased activity of communication between
the Courts of Madrid and Lisbon had been displayed lately.
This, it was imagined, had arisen from the installation of
the regency, at Terceira ; and it was rumoured that King
Ferdinand had offered a force of 6,000 men to assist any
expedition for the subjugation of Terceira.
The Bishop of ELY is seriously indisposed, at his re-
sidence in Dover-street.

The alterations and improvements on the Goodwood
Race-course, under the direction of the Du' e of Men-
MON D, are of the most extensive description, aid, with
the new stand, are fast approaching to completion.
May-day ie, in most parts of the country, the day for
turning cattle upon commons, and other reserved pastures;
in which there was this year observed to be more grass
than was ever remembered.

In the beet-informed circles it is believed that the
KING is considerably worse, and that the disease under
which his MAJESTY labours is rather approaching it
crisis. The LORD CHANCELLOR was unexpectedly
summoned to Windsor this morning.
The following speech has gone the round of several
Papers, as having been delivered by General Boy a-
MONT, in answer to the address of the Authorities at
Marseilles. It is a fine specimen of the bombastic, and
precisely such a piece of rodomontade as might be ex-
pected from his Excellency. Let the reader judge for
himself.—The following speech was made by M. Boy
MONT to the authorities presented to him at Marseilles,
as wed to the Chamber of Commerce :—" Every neces-
sary measure has been taken to ensure success to
the expedition I am going to command, and
the result will prove particularly ielleantageous to
the town of Marseilles, which has greatly suffered by
this var. France will take: possession of Algiem, and form
establishments for commerce as well as colonies, per-
haps governed by a prince of France. In either cue,
communications will be opened with the interior of
Africa ; and in regard to the reports that the English
will "pose us, it is without the Wet foundation. France
has strength enough to make herself respected. Be-
sides, have not the English, a King is Obseee of their
own malting ?"

CITY, TwELvt o'CLocc.
The information publiabed from Colombia this morning, we an-
ticipated oa Saturday last in our City article. By a frociamaticrn
from General Arismendi, dated Nth Feb. Caraccas informing the
Vonesuelians that Bolivar was approaching with his legions, we
also published on the arri►al of the Jamaica Mail, some days pay,
that Bolivar had sent three commissioners to meet these of Pam

Ltvearoor., MAT 10.—British plantation augur continues In
pod demand. The sales of the week amounts to 900 hhda. at
shoot former prices—nothing has been done In Bengal sugar. The
cotton market in the earl,' part of the week continued dull, but the
demand has since revised.

The demand for Pine Timber continues good, especially for prime
qualities; and if the present demand continues, it is probable that
the stock will be nearly run off before the MUMIler import. Since
our last four cargoes from St. John's have arrived. The consumption
of Baltic timber has improved some little within these last few weeks,
Owing to the N. E. winds we are still deprived of arrival*. Not
a single ship letter has come to hand this morning. Consols,
which left of yesterday at 92j for the Account, opened for the
same price, and have since been done at 92}, and for Money 92i.
Report says that His Majesty is somewhat better.

In the Foreign Market Colombian Stock hie gone down 2 per cent.
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
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We have quite a blank day, both in regard to infra:nation and
the Funds. We cannot state a feature in the Consol Market worth
observation. Consols have continued the whole of the morning at
921 j for the Account, and 92j for Money, with the exception, in
one instance, when they were done at 92j.
We have various contradictory reports as to His Majesty's health,
but the general opinion is very unfavourable.
The Foreign Market is in the same stagnant state as that of the
British : prices much the same as yesterday.