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SATURDAY, APRIL 30.

Portuguese, 10. Russian, 90 ; for Aect, —. Spanish, 16 ;* for
Account, 161 16. French 5 per et, $7l. Three per Ct, 59f 75c.
Exchange, 25110 c. French Scrip, 11 91 prem.

r, 64. Wind S.W.

THE EVENING STAR.

This day despatches were received at the Foreign
Office f:•om the Brazils.

This day also, despatches were reuived at the Colonial
Office from Corfu, dated the 4th March; from Malta, dated
the 9th ; from Gibraltar, dated the 18th ; and from Cadiz,
the 19th following.

The Metropolis has set an EX NIPLE to the whole Na-
tion. London and Southwark found themselves degraded
by a couple of supporters of the Borough Faction, and they
have ejected them ; and in their place have substituted men
who stand pledged to support the Bill. Of WESTMINSTER
there is no doebt—of Minnt.rsßx none—for they are al-
ready represented by able and pledged men. The Metropo-
lis. therefore, returns TEN sound representatives without one
black. sheep among them. What nu example for the United
Kingdom ! what an exciting, inspiring, and glorious ex-
ample ! and how tame, spiritless, and ignominious will be
all free bodies of electors, who do not follow it ! Let the
future Parliament represent the nation, as one voice, for its
interests ; and the nomination boroughs represent their
masters and their interests—and the question will then stand
nakedly before the world, and its determination no longer be
doubtful.

Nor ought the EXAMPLE of London to be difficult of ge-
neral imitation ; for there is no population more intermingled
with those, who thrive by corruption, and none where the
whole force of the corrupt system is more efficiently concen-
trt:te,: dim in the metropolis. Every free and respectable
constituency is therefore as competent, if duly managed, by
rrt lei F.Y T COM mrcrtrs, and if virtuously inclined, to as-
sert its will and independence as London. Then,
as all the usual influences will come to nothing
alto the passing of the bill, and as the power
of the Aristocracy will hereafter depend solely on the
affection of the people, fear of itijary need not deter any
man from doing his duty. An Aristocrat will not be so
foolish as to chew his teeth when he can no longer bite ; and
he will hereafter, as he ought, be more dependent on the
gold-will of his neighbourhood, than the neighbourhood
itself, under a vile system, have been dependent on his

caprice, or a%arice.
We calculate, therefore, that the EXAMPLE OF Lox-
no tq will be followed by all Counties, and all Free
C,oustituencies, provided there is moderately good ma-
nagement ; and, above all, if the two reforming candi-
dates coalesce. An affectation of distance, superiority or
coynes in either of two popular candidates, ought to be
resented by electors ; and any two who will accord, ought to
be preferred—because the accession of split votes will
generally give an ascendancy to a third candidate, however
obnoxious his principles. Elections do not take place to
please candidates but electors, and to serve them—not the
candidates. It should, therefore, be not only a long pull,
and a strong pull—but a PULL ALTOGETHER!

It grieved us to see such a man as Mr. RICHARDS yield-
ing• Worcestershire to the BEAOCHAMPS, owing to the threat
of their pti What a low opinion he must have of the
spirit, virtue, and intelligence of that fine county ! His ad-
dress must have animated all men in his cause, and yet on
a mere demonstration of the enemy lie has quitted the Field !
In such case, some other Worcestershire Patriot ought to
take the lead ; and not leave the people at such a crisis,
without a candidate on whom to bestow their prefe-
rence. In like manner, the GRENVILLES Ist be
fought in Buckinghamshire, the SOMERSETS in Glouces-
tershire, the WTHIIII in Wales, the BAN K ES'S in Dorset-
shire, the PERCES in Northumberland, the LOWTHERS in
aunties, the NEWCASTLES in Notts and Lincoln, and
,lir:ERS'S in Leicestershire. Two candidates must
coalition, and trust to the public spirit of the people.

THE Lion is roused, and no inference is to be drawn at
this time from the unhappy experience of the past.
Misgovernment and injustice have reached every domes-
tic circle. The people require no more than a rallying
point, and there are few now so ignorant as to be misled,
by any selfish members of the Priesthood, or so base as to
truckle to an aristocracy, whose ascendancy has been so
grossly and manifestly abused. We hope, therefore, that
in the progress of the general election, we shall not have to
record the return of a single high tory, or equivocating Re-
former, for any county, or open constituency ; and that all
of them will follow the noble example set them by London
and Middlesex.

We remember to have seen an old French work entitled
" La Dictionaire d'Epithetes," and we could wish such a
work, honestly and definitely written, were extant in the
English language, for the benefit of the country, at the
present juncture. We have just been condensing,
from a mass of provincial papers and private letters,
as complete a view of what is transacting throughout
the empire, in the important business of the General Elec-
tion, as, we believe, can br.., offered to the public ; and, in
the course of our la!,aur, we have been struck with the
numerous amplabologies which characterize the elec-
tion addresses of certain candidates —particularly of
ome whose names were not Wore known to the public .
Now,we implore our countrymen to he suspicious and penc-
trating, nt the present election. We are sure there are
wolves coming forth in sheeps' clothing; and we cannot pre-
scribe a more efficient mode of developing the ravenous cha-
racter of the animal in disguise, than to ascertain scru-
pulously, whether what is enunciated by him, has
anything of the howl which betolreneth the terror
of the fold. As we can refer to no dictionary of Epithets,
already extant, we shall endeavour to mention a few very
current ones, as applied to reform, which at once may be
taken as " a mark of the beast."
Were you, Reader, in a vessel with rocks under your lee,
and every meteorological symptom around you indicating
destruction, if you could not make Port within a limited
time, would you be satisfied with a moderate wind, in the
right direction ? Were there a leak, in that ship, would
you be satisfied with the carpenter, who should tell you he
was about to stop it, by a moderate caulking ? Beware, then,
of those candidates, who, when the good ship Britannia is
in danger, use this unmeaning, insidious word—moderate.
Such men are not for your employment at the hour of
peril. " Safe' and" Constitutional" are epithets applied to
reform, which strike us as equally to be suspected. They
are words intro.:need to cover a retreat. To return to our
former metaphor,ehen there is a leak, can it be unsafe to
stop it—or can it be done too soon ?

As to the word Constitutional, its meaning must be that
which is consonant to the past practice of this country; and
it has always been the practice of Englishmen, at certain
periods, to correct the abuses which time produces in the
National Legislat;ion.
We should not even recommend electors to be satisfied
with a candidate, who merely professes himself generally a
friend to Reform. Where is the necessity for vague
indefinite phraseology, when, thanks to his 111 AJESTY and
his Ministers, we have a defined measure of reform before
us. Scrutinize, then,tbese genaralizers—penetrate them to
their heart's core—and receive their distinct pledges to
support Lord JOHN Russ Et. es Bill, or deny them your vote.

We are happy to observe the Dissenters in the Metropolis
are to have a meeting to pay the expenses of Lord J.
RUSSELL'S election for Devonshire. This is a proper
tribute towards that truly noble friend of Civil and Religious
Liberty.

There are no arrivals this morning, from France or Hol-
land ; and no further particulars have reached us by that
channel respecting the operations in Poland. An arrear of
German Papers gives a few uninteresting particulars of the
recent disturbances in Dresden ; from which it appears, that
after five men were killed, and several wounded, tranquillity,
in the meantime, was restored.
A northern paper —the Caledonian Mercury—received
this morning, states that the brig Louisa, of Leith, Captain
MACKIE, which arrived on Thursday morning from Dantzic,
after an eight days' passage, brought the important intelli-
gence (which had reached Dantzic just before her sailing) that
on the 15th, after some partial skirmishing, another great
battle had taken place between the Poles and Russians, which
terminated in favour of the Poles. The result was, that no
less than 14,000 Russians laid down their arms, and after-
wards joined the Poles. Captain MACKIE reports that when
he passed Copenhagen, he found the same news had already
arrived there. We trust that this will prove to be another,
and more splendid victory, than we have had yet to describe ;
and shall anxiously look for details.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.;
A Malta mail is the only arrival we have this morning;
sailed on the 9th of April. We do not hear it brings any
news of importance.

Our funds are dull this morning—nothing doing. Con-
sols opened at the same price they left off yesterday,
78f 79 for the account, and are at present 79, alternately
buyers and sellers.

CITY, HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols hare been steady ; most part of the morning at 79;
alternately buyers and sellers. At present they are 78j,
sellers.—ln the Foreign Market nothing doing.
We have it stated on 'Change, that an express has arrived
from Bristol saying that Hart Davis has resigned the
contest.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Their Majesties and the members of the Royal Family
went yesterday to view the collection of pictures in the Royal
Academy, at Somerset-house, previous to its being opened
for exhibition tcrthe peblic. Their Majesties and party ar-
rived at the Royal Academy in six carriages, a quarter before
one o'clock. The King and Queen were accompanied by the
Duke, Duchess, and Prince George of Cumberland, the
Princess Augusta, the Duke and Duchess of Glouster,
Princess Sophia, and Prince Leopold, and were attended by
the Lord Chamberlain (to the King), the Matter of the Horse,
the Lord Chamberlain (to the Queen), the Duchess of Leeds,
and Lady Brownlow. The Earl of Denbigh and General
Finch were the Lord and Groom in waiting. Lady Sophia
Lennox was the Lady in waiting on tho Duchess of Cum-
brained. Miss Wyuyarti and Sir Benjamin Stephenson at-
tended the Princess Augusta.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Princess Victoria, attended by the Duchess of Northumber-
land, Lady Charlotte Sr. Maur, Lady Catherine Jenkinson,
Baroness Wizen, and Sir John Conroy, arrived in two car-
riages directly afterwards. The Princess Sophia Matilda
also arrived about tie! same time, in a carriage and four, from
her residence on Blackheath.
The Duke of Sussex came a few minutes before their
Majesties.
Sir Martin Archer Shee, the President, Mr. Hilton, R.A.
the Keeper, Mr. Wilkie, and others of the Academicians,
received their Majesties and the Royal Visitors, and con-
ducted them through the different schools. /Vier remaining
about two hours, the members of tiro Royal Family left the
Academy, and returned to their respective residences.
The Duke nod Duchess of Newcastle, Countess Howe,
Mr. George Cochrane, Mr. Charles Cochrane, Commander
Juhn Cole, Colonel Mayne, Mr. Charles Frederic
Mayne, and Mr. Tereplemae, wore present at the Queen's
Drawing-Room on Thursday. Mr. George Cochrane was
presented to her Majesty by Commander Furber, R.N.
Commander William John Cole was presented to the Queen
by Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, K.C.B.
Their Majesties entertained Prince Leopold and a select
party at dinner, on Thursday, at the Palace at St. James's.
The King and Queen left town about five o'clock in a
carriage-and-four for their palace at Windsor. Prince
George of Cambridge and L 6 tutor followed in a second
carriage-and-four.
Baron Orirptedie, the Hanoverian Minister, paid his res-
recta yesterday to the Duchess of Cumberland, at the
King's Palace, St. James's.
Prince Leopold left town yesterday for his residence at
Claremont.

Her Majesty wore at the state ball, given on Monday
night, a rich white satin dress of Spitalliclds manufacture,
(manufactured 11 Mr. Bruck) embroidered with rich guld
bullion, and relieved with lama in gold of unrivalled splendour.
The Landgravine of Hesse Hoinherg honoured the Dow-
ager Viscountess Hampden with her company at dinner, last
evening, at her residence in Green-street, Gresvoior-square.
There was a select party to meet her Royal Highnoss.
The Duke and Duchess of Glucester will, it is expected,
leave town this day, on a visit to their Majesties at the palace
at Windsor.

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