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

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The able Letter of a " POITVGIIESIC EMIGRANT" to Lord
.IHIRDEZN, and other communications, are unavoidably postponed
IL/ want of room.

THE KING.

"WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT 5, 1830.
" The KING continues much the same, and has passed
very comfortable night.
(Signed)

" HENRY HALFORD.
" MATTHEW J. TIERNEY."

It is not unknown to our readers that the Baron D'As-
-31 C A, the agent and representative of Don Mu; UEL in
this country, has had the ingenuity to persuade a portion
of the Press to defend the usurpation. Several pam-
phlets have also been put forth, under the auspices of this
soi-disant Ambassador. The last of these, modestly
entitled, " The Right of Don Miguel to the throne of
Portugal Incontrovertibly Established!" appeared some
6)1 ago, and has been distributed gratis to all those who
felt disposed to wade through its dull and tedious pages.
We should have passed it by as utterly unworthy of no-
tice, were it not for a letter which appeared in
the Courier of last night, and in which the writer
talks of the " ability" of the author, and his " access
to good channels of information." After referring to an
Act of Cortes passed in 1641, relative to the succession,
and the total inapplicability of which to the
present question, has been proved by the ablest
men in Portugal, he proceeds to assert that the
izarges of cruelty made against the Usurper have been
' grossly exaggerated in nine cases out of ten, and are
tor the most part, invented by Portuguese refugees in
014 country." These assertions are followed by a
iyer that the writer may not be considered a peril-
"ll a DON MIGUEL. When we remind our contempo-
fey that those charges have appeared in his own columns
Well as those of nearly every journal in England and
l'r.ince, without any contradiction, except on the part of
the hsurper's immediate agents—that they have been
proclaimed by a hundred voices in both Houses of Per-
i:44.2ot, and admitted by Lord ABERDEEN himself, wa
►eel aseured he is as little disposed to acquiesce in the ac-
curacy of his correspondent's dictum as ourselves. With
respect to the correctness of those sources of informs-
tiuu Possessed by the author of the Pamphlet, we can
easdy conceive what they are. There is no doubt
but he has bad all the archives of the Apostolicals throws
'Pan to him ; and what is of still more importance, bees

very handsomely remunerated by the Ambassador Ex-
traordinary. Notwithstanding these advantages, we
venture to predict, that the time is not far distant when
the people of Portugal will prove to the writer of the
letter we have thus briefly noticed, that they are not only
" ripe for a representative system," but anxious to draw
the sword in defence of their legitimate Sovereign.
A very interesting letter on French politics, will be
found in another column. It is taken from the sixth
number of a new weekly publication " Le Reprisentant
des Peeples," published in London, and which seems to
be conducted with singular ability. The Editor's
sources of information are evidently of the first order,
and we only regret that want of room prevents our in-
sertion of other details of peculiar interest. As the title
of this publication sufficiently indicates the objects for
which it has been established, we entertain little doubt
of its success in a country where the friends of practical
reform and rational liberty are daily increasing.
" We doubt," says the Courier, alluding to the Jews'
Relief Bill, " if Parliament should go further with it
until there has been some expression of public opinion on
the subject." What does the man mean ? Does he
want public meetings and petitions In favour of a mea-
sure to which nothing is opposed but narrow and anti-
quated prejudices ? We thought demonstrations of this
kind were in the very worst odour with the Courier and
his employers ; and, under the most favourable circum-
stances, nothing better than " a public farce." Oh ! yes,
but the silence of the public shews that the public feeling
is adverse to the measure. This to us appears a perfectly
novel mode of reasoning. In the common intercourse of
life silence has been hitherto interpreted into assent :
but this is an age of improvement, and it was reserved
for the logician in the Courier to make this new disco-
very. It may,therefore,be presumed that he will not in fu
Lure eat his breakfast, until he has had the assurance of a
public meeting: there is no poison in the tea and toast. The
Jews have been always found good, loyal, and peaceable sub-
jects, and the government of the country has been often
indebted to their wealth and intelligence for valuable
assistance.—lf they be sordid and inordinately fond of
money, it is the fault of the restrictive laws which have
left to them no other pursuit. If they are excluded
from every object of ambition except the acquisition of
money, it is perfectly natural that they should indulge
in it to excess. It is hard, however, that the coun-
try should punish them for that which is the result
of its own wrong. The strongest, if not only ob-
jection to the admission of the Jews to the full benefit
of the constitution, in our mind, is not the silence of the
public but their own silence, the lukewarmness with
which they have sought the boon, or rather their indif-
ference about it; but this, like their ardent love of
money, is the result of our own wrong, and should not be
visited upon them as a bar to their improvement. If you
make a man a slave, it is a refinement of cruelty to re-
proach him with his chains.
„op__
The second reading of the Beer Bill was carried last
night in the House of Commons, by a large majority.
In the debate upon it, no attempt was made to introduce
the preposterous restriction to which we yesterday particu-
larly alluded. The principal ground of objection taken
by its opponents was, that the repeal of the Malt Tax
would be a preferable and more effectual mode of relief,
—an objection which did not go either to the principle
or the detail of the Bill. The vested rights of the pub-
limns were treated very lightly by some of the
speakers, the trade being exercised only from year
to year, at the discretion of the licensing Magis-
trates. We do think, however, that the case is a
hard one, and probably some mode of compensation may
be devised in the Committee. It is well known that
publicans, relying upon their own good conduct and the
long established character of their houses, have been in-
duced to purchase them, not on account of the value of
the house itself, but of its trade. They had no reason to
presume that the magistrates would act unjustly and re-
fuse a renewal of their licence, and consequently had no
reason to fear that the value of the house would be de-
teriorated in their hands. The system was sanctioned
by long usage and the acts of the Legislature, and surely
the publicans have a right to complain of a measure that.
disturbs that system to their great injury without giving
them compensation or redress.

CITY, 'NEL% z o'CLocx.

Not a foreign mail has arrived this morning : there are arrivals
from the Bast Indies, but of old dates ; and the Funds, at present,
remain stagnant. Consols opened at the same price they left off
yesterday, 921 'for Account—for Money, 92i f. Greek Bonds
have fallen I per cent.

A notice has been sent by the Mexican Minister to the Stock Ex-
change, stating that he has received a communication from his Go-
vernment, containing some propositions relating to the Bondholders,
which be will submit to them as soon as the documents are trans.
lated. The above has had the effect of getting up Mexican Bonds
2 per ant. this morning.

Within a short period the Canso! Market has improved to MI
sellers, for money 921, by this improvement it is supposed there is
some communication in town from Windsor, and that the Bulletin
of his Majesty'y health will be favourable.

LI V Z *POOL, MAT 3.—The sales of pine timber have bees mare
limited this week ; and we have had fewer country dealers in town
than usual. In price there is no alteration. A cargo of Rt. John's
pine, of middling quality, was offered by auction at ROO. and
per foot. The stock now on hand is 600,000 feet of yellow pine,
and 60,000 of red pine. There has bees a tolerably good demand fee
Baltic timber this week, and a great proportion of the present stook
L old timber, which prevents any advance on the article. Very little
continues to be done in Indigo. The Wheat Market continues U.
tremely heavy. Prices on the decline.

HALF.PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols, which improved in the early part of the momini tofi 2
for the Account, are not so good at present, and may be quoted
Sellers, and foe Money 92j . No business of magnitude has base
doings the speculators are waiting for further information In mud
to his Majesty's health.

In the Corn Exchange this nosing the supplies were rather
short, sad trade was ray heavy, the prices reining same as on
Monday. We have neither reports or any political inftweadeo en
'Change. In the ferelp Market Mexican beads wore the ehlei
apserlatiest ; this meaning a re-action has takes place, and they
lave fallen from 39 to MI. Cheek is Wm Bpaieb is wise
bac,. In ether Indira securidee little deiag.