Star.
London, England, 1830-12-09 00:00:00

thagena, which announce a new Revolution in Colombia,
and the re-appointment of BOLIVAZ as President. On the
18th September, he issued a Proclamation at Carthagena,
declaring his acceptance of the call of many of the people,
to quit his retirement, and fulfil his duties, as a soldier, in
assisting to free the country from the alarming desolation
which threatened it. He was to set out for Ocana, about
the let Oct. His partisans, it appears, took possession of
Bogota, on the 28th August, after a severe engagement. in
which the troops of the then acting Goveinment were de-
feated, with a loss of 22 officers and 218 men killed and
wounded, and 40 officers and 532 men prisoners.
The following is an extract of a letter from Carthagena
" The star of Bora vAR is again in the ascendant, and once'
more has he assumed the reins of government. The divi-1
sions existing among his opponents, and the determined
firmness of his friends, have led to this result ; but the great
purpose has not been accomplished without much bloodshed
—near 300 men having been killed and wounded in the
battle of the 28th of August, which decided the fate of the
Republic. A number of officers of the adverse party have
been made prisoners; and it is supposed their punishment
will be confined to banishment. The merchants, and the
inhabitants generally, rejoice in the result ; and it is to be
hoped, that the destruction which is fast depopulating the
country, and has nearly ruined commerce, will, now cease.

The destructive proceedings of incendiaries, we regret to
observe, still continue ; and we regret still more to observe,
that those who address themselves to the public, to explain
the causes of such terrific outrages, and propose remedies
for them, appear either quite at fault, or not very profound,
or consistent, in their views. Few, however, we hope, par-
ticipate in the absolute despair on the subject, attributed
to Sir THOMAS BARING; and, to afford time for the ope-
ration of such gradual changes in policy, as may be pro-
posed to the legislature, Government is, we have no doubt,
applying all the vigilance and palliative measures, which their
earnest reflection on the existing evils can devise.
With a full conviction, that nothing will be so successful,
to satisfy, and produce essential confidence in the people,
as a retrenchment of expenditure, and reduction of tax-
ation, we are likewise fully convinced, that the existing
distress of the labouring classes, cannot be remedied by
these measures, indispensable as they have become,
from their happening to have been so long re-
presented as indispensable. It is therefore much to be
wished, that the public, generally, could be induced to
to reflect on the peculiar state of our internal affairs, with
something of logical accuracy ; and it affords us pleasure to
remark,that there are not wanting characters in this country,
who, at the present crisis, are zealously exerting thanserves,
to induce the public, of all classes, to investigate
and understand the real, although more occult causes of
distress. We hope to be able to-morrow, to give to our
Readers, the substance of a pamphlet just transmitted to us,
exhibiting, in the conduct of Mr. WILMOT HORTON,
a most delightful and interesting instance of anxiety to
promulgate, in a truly philosophical mode, what be considers
to be demonstrable truths, on those parts of political science,
which the distresses of the labouring classes, as well as the
grand vital interests of society, render it indispensable to
tranquillity, should be universally discussed ; and, if possible,
universally agreed upon.
To expect unbroken, close, and consistent reasoning in the
columns of a daily Journal, we are very sensible is expecting
more than the unfortunate restraints, and limits of their
writers, can enable them daily to supply. Still, as a Jour-
nalist is well known, sometimes, to have more influence in
leading public opinion, than, in the eyes of all re-
flecting men, they are entitled to ; or than such
men could suppose possible, without knowing the
fact ; it becomes perhaps desirable, that what is given
out by Journalists, who generally are seldom deficient in
self-assumed authority, should be examined a little critically,
by their Readers : and we are not prescribing a law here,
from which we would desire to be excluded.

Since the commencement of the agricultural fires, we have
more than once or twice, taken the liberty to point out,wbat
we considered the inconsequential reasoning of the Tim es,
on the distresses of the labouring classes, and the remedies
proposed. When it stated, that the came of the evil was
in the " obstinacy of Farmers and Landowners," in not
increasing the wages of the labourer, and that public
tranquillity would be restored by their doing so, we
ventured to treat such writing as absurd ; and, if
influential in any degree, influential to rnisebief. It has con-
tinued, however, tenacious to its theme until this morning,
when we are happy to welcome our cotamporary back again,
to the region of good sense. It has at last discovered, that
all interference in the contracts as to the price of labour, is
absurd ; and that the remuneration of labour can only depend
on the conscience and honour—to which we think it rather
dangerously adds—terror of the employers. We could
wish, for the sake of the Public, that it would advance
a step farther ; and no longer maintain, as it has done, that
the " difficulty is wholly agricultural, and that considera-
tions should be applied to the state of agriculture, and the
persons employed in it, exclusively." No one is more
capable of enlightening the public, than the Times; and
therefore, it becomes of some importance, to induce it not to
practice a slip-shod kind of logic, fit only for men " whose
talk is of bullocks ;" and which never holds its footing firm,
in any permanent principle, or philosophical elementary
truth.

This morning we were in conversation with a gentlesitan
who arrived by the Bath comb last night, and who informed
us, that about three o'clock yesterday, a fire of an alarming
character had broken out, between Twyford and Maidenhead,
at Shotteebrook farm, where it was rumoured that about
forty corn-ricks were sonsumed, the property of Mr. AL-
DRIDOS, who bad previously received a threatening letter.
This is looked upon, as one of the most extensive and alarm-
ing sets of conflagration, that has occurred during these
troubled times.

we rinderatend, too, that the Proprietors of the greet
Saw-mills, between Winton end the City-road, having
received letters, keatbing a determined spirit of violas,.