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London, England, 1830-12-21 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S HAY-MARKET, Du. st.

Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Ilay, .21 15s. to £S 10s. New
DiSto. £ll Si. to LS ISs. Useful Old, LI 10s. to Zs 10s. Fins
lipland Meadow and Rye Gras, Hay, L 4 Ss. to £5 os. New Clover
Hay. .62 10s. to XS 10s. Old ditto, £3 Os. to E 5 Os. Oat &raw,
Z 1 101. to ,S 1 12s. Wheat Straw, ‘1 121. to £1 161. per load of SS
trusses.

FARRINGDON MARKET, Dow 21.
Prices per IL to the consumer :
Boer—finest Roasting, 7d to Sd. Boiling. 5d sad Sid. Equal
quantity *reach, 6d and Sid. Rump Steaks. Rd and 10d. Beef Steaks,
Ild. Rump of Beef, 61d and 7d. WITHEZ Alursom—Leg, 7di
Haunch, 7/0.1. Loin, did. and 7d. Saddle, 6id. and 7d. Shoulder, 6d
and Sid. Neck, Aid. Breast, 41d. VIAL—Leg, 7d to Id. Fillet,
10d. Loin, Sd ; Breast, Sd. Neck, 7d. Shoulder, Sd and 614.—
Posit, 61d to ild per lb.

rii F. EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 21.

In an extract below from the Conslitsitionnel, it will be
seen, that reports were current in Paris, of revolutionary
movements becoming apparent in Prussia; but we have been
this morning favoured with a letter from Pillan, which
positively contradicts such reports. It is mach in favour of
the King of PRUSSIA, and in confirmation of the proba-
bility of his remaining undisturbed, at the present revo-
lutionary crisis, that he has been governing, we believe,
with a liberal mild spirit ; and endeavouring, with the
advice of a wise Minister, to anticipate revolution, by
making changes in the institutions of his kingdom, fa-
vourable to the future improvement of his people, and suited
to their present state of intelligence. We refer, indeed, to
impressions of his Government, contracted now several
years ago ; and are ignorant whether his late acts
have been confirmatory of the fair promise, which
intelligence from his Court then afforded. The only sure
way to check the progress of revolution in Europe, is to
set to work honestly, and reform institutions. In con-
flagrations in towns, it is sometimes found necessary to
pull down old combustible fabrics, u the only way
to stop the progress of the flame ; and, perhaps, some of
the Kings and Emperors of Europe might take a salutary
hint from the practice. The letter to which we allude is
the following, dated the Bth December :

PILAU :—As, in the present revolutionary era end approximation of
actual revolution to the kingdom, at a port of which I have so long
resided, may have given rise to rumours, which, if credited, might be
injurious to our commercial interests, I can assure you, in the
most positive manner, that not the slightest symptoms of dis-
affection have yet presented themselves in my neighbourhood, and
yes know we are not many hours journey from Konigsburg.
There have been very lately reports brought by traders from
Riga, of riotous transactions in the Russian capital ; and no doubt
the revolution in Russian Poland, must render the other old
provinces of that ancient kingdom liable to infection; but every
precaution bas been taken to insure tranquillity. A Russian
army of considerable strength.—say 70 to 80,000 men —divides the
disturbed Polish Province from those yet tranquil; but of course the
present position of that force, may be changed, as the Government
at Petersburgh may see expedient. For the present, however,
they preserve the boundary of our kingdom safe from cam.
motion. AU disposable troops, from Konigsburg, have been
sort to the frontiers. There is therefore no alarm In this quarter of
even a rupture with the Pules ; for it is generally believed the King of
Prussia Is bent on preserving the tranquillity of his own State. We
►ear that the Polish Authorities have, to insure no interruption in com-
mercial affairs, opened the entrance of the line of frontier custom-houses.

Our Readers will peruse with much interest, the trials of
the unfortunate ignorant agriculturists, who have adopted
lately so dreadful a mode, to attract attention to their dis-
tresses. The trials, we need not add, display all
die dignified combination of justice and mercy, which
is so honourable to our Courts. The culprits aro evidently
objects of commiseration, even to those who are sitting in

serious judgment on their acts; and we have no doubt that,
as far as sound policy will admit, lenity will be, even at
the eleventh hour, shown in the sentences to which the law
way subject them. We hope so ; for death will do evil.
We have heard, what is very creditable to the present Go-
vernment, that in anticipation, that many might be
sentenced to transportation, a vessel has been prepared to
take them exclusively on board, and immediately sail with
them, without running the hazard of subjecting them, to the
•ever-failing contamination which proceeds from interme-

diate residence in jails, or at the Hulks ; or in community
with others, destined to the same voyage.

lo the House of Lords last night, two subjects were dis-
cussed, of importance; the 6rat was a demand made by
the LARD CH•NCILLOR, for a return of the number of
lunatics, under the care of the Loan CHANCILLOR, with
the dates of the longest and shortest time of confinement,
the sums allowed for their maintenance. and the actual
amount of their estates. Lord ELDON replied to the LORD
CIIRIKKLIOR, elating that it would be necessary to
have the utmost caution in treating the subject, and it
behoved the Noble Lord upon the Wooleack to
outsider the point, whether it would net be better
- to echo pitysicatas, who confined themselves to the treat-

meat of one subject, as the most likely persons to !
be the best judges of the disease in question. To
which the learned Cn•iicaLton rejoined, that there was a
tendency to suppose, whether right or wrong, that all medi-
cal men who devoted themselves exclusively to cues of in-
sanity, and who kept asylums, had a prejudice in favour of
insanity. What he meant was, that they were apt to ima-
gine, and see insanity, where other people saw none. The
proper course to take would be, to constitute the commission
of three persons, one to be of one sort, and two of the other,
or vice verso. The returns, as a matter of course, were
agreed to.
In the House of Commons, the Liverpool Election was
again brought under notice. In reply to certain charges of
bribery and corruption, Mr. Ew A RT, 60 successful candi-
date, stated, that if there were one sentiment which could add
to his consciousness of rectitude, it was the confidence he
felt, that he came in for the borough of Liverpool, with the
strongest support from the most respectable classes of
society, and also with the enthusiastic acclamations of
the people. Even this, however, was not to be
compared with his own deep consciousness of tecti-
tude, to which extraneous circumstances could add little, and
of which no circumstances whatever could deprive him. The
other debates of the Honourable Members, we give at con-
siderable length, seeing that they cannot fail to be interest-
ing to the politician, as well as to the connected professional
gentlemen—consisting chiefly, as they do, of the merits
and demerits of places and pensions; common law, and
Courts of Equity, which, it is well known, are two very differ-
ent things. With respect to the Judgeships in Ireland—about
which so much has been spoken to little purpose—Mr.
DAWSON made some inquiries, which were answered by
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and Colonel O'GRADY. These
gentlemen were followed by Sir Joint New roar, and
Sir ROBERT PREL ; the latter of whom expatiated on the
reductions of places, sinecures, and pensions, which the
late administration contemplated to carry into effect. After
a desultory debate—or rather conversation—in which re-
form was mixed up with revolution, it appeared that at
a quarter past twelve o'clock, there were not forty Mem-
bers present ; and an adjournment necessarily took place.