Star.
London, England, 1831-02-21 00:00:00

able edict of censorship, checking all freedom of diemmolos
and opinion."
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We are every moment is expectation of receiving our
usual intelligeice from our correspondent in Paris by the
Estrifette, which is due this morning, bat not yet arrived,
The foreign intelligence, which has come to hand since our
last publication, will be found in our preceding columns, and
is of the greatest importance. The details of the alarming
state of feeling in Paris, which is evidently inti-
midating the Government to trivial, and rather un-
dignified acts of compliance, in order to soothe the
populace to quiescence, under the announcement of
what is really the cause of the present unfavourable ex-
citement. The formal rejection of the throne of Belgium, by
the KING, for his son, must be read with the utmost interest
by every politician in the empire. Not leas so, the details
fully confirming the accounts which we bad previously com-
municated of the Italian revolution ; and likewise with
nut less interest, but with less unmixed feeling of satisfac-
tion, will be read the intelligence of the actual entry
of the northern barbarians into Poland—the holy land of
patriotism and valour. Such are the contents of our preced-
ing columns, to which we may, by the arrival of the French
estafette, before our Paper goes to press, have to make im-
portant additions.
In the meanwhile, we have seen some private letters from
Paris of Friday, and had much conversation with a gentleman
who left the French capital on that day ; and the result has
been, that minis much impressed with the apprehension that
all the alarming contingencies of violent counter-revolution,
will be inflicted on France, if the Government do not
timeously yield to the real object of popular excitement,
and accede to the wishes of the Belgians, in accepting the
Crown for the French Prince. Nothing we conceive can
be more honourable and dignified, than the co nduct of the
King of France in this transaction ; but the power of his
kingdom is not in his hands ; it is in those of others
—in those of his statesmen— his generals —his army—and all
the ardent, the youthful, the enterprising, the thoughtless,
and the abandoned of his people. Under these circum-
stances the result may be almost predicted with certainty.
The King of FRANCE must lose his throne, or consent to
govern a nation at war with the whole of Europe.
Whether King PHILLIPPE'S Ministers, if he consent
to change his policy, must likewise be changed, is with us
a matter of doubt; as we conceive they have been working
the ship not quite in accordance with the Pilot's orders ; but
we long ago foresaw, and some of our readers may recollect,
ventured to mention it as the probable, that a nation con-
~trerted into soldiers, would require the employment of their
calling. The scenes that are now acting around France
ire such as to stimulate to sympathizing co-operation,
not only the soldiers of France, but all the citizens
of France, who are lovers of liberty and haters of injustice.
They are scenes to call forth not only all the military enter-
prise, but all the generous excitability of an ardent people.
When we reflect what may be the next intelligenc e from Po-
land, callous and apathetic indeed, must be the politician, who
could feel perfectly unmoved in his views of non-interven-
tional policy, however prudential may be the arguments in
its favour.

LONDON.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21.

el The peat and important mass of Foreign Intelligence which we
this day present to our Readers, prevents the insertion of a variety of
articles which were already in type, including the Spirit of the Journals.

This day despatches were received at the Foreign Office
from Lord Viscount GRANVILLE, our Ambassador at Paris;
and from the Right Honourable Sir CHARLES BAOOT, our
Ambassador at the Hague.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCZ

A communication from Florence in the Gazette de France,
states, in addition to our Italian details, that Sicily is in
full insurrection.

Consols, which left off on Saturday at 791 i for the account,
opened at 79f, since which the market has become exceed-
ingly heavy, and Consols have receded to 79* 1
In consequence of the unfavourable state of the French ca-
pital, it is much feared by the speculators that the mob will,
sooner or later, get the uf per hand of the present government.
It was reported at Berlin on the 10th that a great number
of the Polish peasantry had thrown away their pikes and
joined the Russian army, on its entrance into Poland.
In the foreign market every stock is heavy.
The American papers received this day, of the Ist Feb-
ruary, contain the following from a St. Thomas paper of the
24th January :—" We have to notice a horrible report in
town for these last two days, but to which no clue has as
yet been found. It is said that a vessel has been fallen in
with near St. Domingo, with a great number of murdered
persons on board. It is supposed that the vessel is the one
which wits bearing the equestrian corps of Mr. Hendry,
who was here last year to St. Domingo; and it was reported
they had with them a greet deal of money."
Lay savoo FEB. 19.—The import of Cotton this week
is 19,567 bags, and the sales are also extensive, reaching
24,780 bags, at an advance in the early part of the week
of to of a penny per lb. and at the close of about per
penny lb. in consequence of the proposed increase of duty.
In Sugar only 550 hhds. of British Plantation Sugar have
been sold, at former rates.

The Readers of the STAR will perceive, that at this

moment we live in an epoch of Revolutions, and that we
are on the eve of the most important changes in the des-
tinies of the European Family. It is natural that it should
be so—it is the ordinary course of events—it is the neces-
sary result of the Printing Press and the March of Intellect.
During the past week we have had to record the commence-

meat of a revolution in ITALY, for which we know that
country has long been prepared,—and of its progress, how-
ever its success may be chequered, we entertain no doubt
whatever. The movements in Bavaria, and the eastern
parts of Germany, evince a similar spirit, and will inevitably
lead to great changes. SPAIN cannot be much longer the
dupe of priestcraft, although the intelligence from that
quarter is still unpropitious; and we bad on Saturday the
supreme satisfaction to announce, that the chains of despo-
tism, which for three years have borne down the Pot TU-
G U ESE NATION, are happily broken.
Our object in alluding to these circumst .nces in this
summary manner, is to impress on our Readers, and the
Public at large, our assurance, that the Conductors of the
Sr* R are sensitively alive to these very important occur-
rences; and persuaded that the great body of the British
nation /sympathise with them in feeling all the interest
which intelligent freemen ought to feel at such a period,
they think it proper to state, that the STAR will be watchful
of the progress of these great events—that it will adopt
every means, ordinary and extraordinary, to possess itself of
the earliest information, and that it may be looked to by
anxious inquirers, all over Europe, for the fullest and most
, authentic details.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The Funds continue •ery heavy, and Console have been
done during the morning at 79 to i for the account ; at
present they are 79k to In the Foreign Market the va-
rious Stocks are also heavy.
Various reports are in circulation at the Stock Exchange ;
such as, a change in the French Ministry, and that the
Citizen King has abdicated the throne—of which we do not
believe one word.

We are sorry that the Administration have judged it ne-
cessary to institute a prosecution against the press in the
person of Mr. COBBETT. We are too good friends to the
salutary use of the press to be advocates for its abuse; but
we are also too zealous for the rights of free discussion to
wish to see affected or officious restraints imposed. In the
advocacy of a question if the writer is to be useful, he becomes
While terminating the last paragraph, we have received our ' impassioned ; and of cow se not measured or select in his
correspondent's packet from Paris, and the contents of the expressions or arguments. The Political Register has
German Mails. The following is the substance of the in- taken up the cause of the agricultural labourers, and who
telligence thus placed before us : has sot ? 1 hose who profit most by their oppressions would
not themselves defend the system—and the system is
The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 14th February, contains not yet corrected, although we give credit to Ministers for
an article from the Frontiers of Poland of the 7th February, sincerely meaning to do so; but they will admit that it has
stating that the Polish Army had retired from the extreme not yet been taken up as it ought to be. We are strangers
frontiers, on the approach of the Russians ; which this to the passages selected ; but hard words and severe argu-
ments, are neither too hard nor too severe till conviction
authority would insinuate, had had an unfavourable impres-
reaches those who have the power to correct evils. and till
sion on the country people, and caused some desertion. The they have done it. We abhor the hard-hearted doctrines
Cossacks bad made inroads on various points of the south-east which have been lately incessantly advanced as the science
of Poland, and obtained forage in the usual way. The of political economy,
.and we honour, therefore, the efforts
of individuas to dsh of. miser which has
fate of Poland, it would appear by this Paper, is expected to
lately covered the countri they, and w masse
daily record their acts
be decided under the walls of Wa saw. with pleasure ; but individual sacrifices cannot correct a
The same paper contains also an Address of the Deputies vicious and cold-blooded system, and the correction of this
of the Corporation, Guilds, and Companies of the city of requires the wisdom and powerful benevolence of legislation.
Luneburg, to his Majesty the King of He NOM. delivered In this view of these questions we concur with Mr. Sadler,
Mr. Attwood, and some other members in one house ; and
to the Duke of CAMBRIDGE on the 28th January ; urging
in manly, firm, but loyal terms, a claim for popular repre-
with Lord Teynham, Lord Wynford, and Lord Stanhope, in
the other house; and prefer one grain of benevolence to a
sentation ; and expressing the grievances by taxation to hundred weight of unfeeling, we might say unprincipled,
which they are at present subjected, and by an " inexo- political economy.