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London, England, 1809-09-30 00:00:00

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LONDON.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOGIE:
S per Cent. Cons. for money 64—for acc. 681 prena.
Omnium prem.—ache. Bills, 6s. lgs. pre.

Our Readers have already been informed of the
arrival of Lord GRENVILLE in town. His Lordship
had yesterday an audience of his Royal Highness the
PRINCE of WALES. He had also conferences with
Lord HOLLAND, Mr. TIERNEY, and all the Gentle-
men in town who formed the Administration when
his Lordship was last in power. His Lordship had
also communications with the remaining Members of
the present Cabinet.

The result of these conferences cannot be known
with certainty till those interested shall have come to
some determination on the subject—or rather till
etiquette shall permit a disclosure to be made; but,
judging from circumstances known, the general im-
pression seems to be, that Lord GRENVILLE and his
friends will not coalesce with the present Ministers.
The letter sent by Mr. PERCEVAL to Lords GREN-
VILLE and GREY, had tor its object to invite these
. Noble Lords to give their aid in forming with the pre-
sent Ministers an efficient administration. So far it
was written as a personal communication from Mr.
PERCEVAL, or at least might be so conceived. But it
concluded with an expression that " Mr. PERCEVAL
had his Majesty's command to make the same com-
munication to Earl GREY, and vice vow."

The one Noble Lord, interpreting the message as
coming from the KING, conceived himself bound from
proper respect to his Sovereign, to hasten immedi-
ately to town : the other, as properly, gave his opi-
nion by letter, upon what he conceived to be an offer
of co-operation, made only by the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER. This, we believe, will be found to be
the true cause of the different conduct adopted by the
Noble Lords ; there can, however, we presume, be
but little doubt, that Lord GREY will be in town.
shortly.

The note which Lord GRENVILLE dispatched from
his seat in Cornwall, in answer to the intimation
transmitted by Mr. PEncEvAL, and which was re-
ceived on Thursday morning, was nearly as follows:

" His Lordship achnowledsed the receipt of the letter, and un-
derstanding it to be an official communication of his NIAJCSTY'S
command s, declared his readiness, as in duty bound, immediately
to attend in London.

" But his Lordship desired to defer all discussion .f the sub-
jects noticed until after his arrival in town."

At an early hour yesterday morning Lord GREN.
mix informed Mr. PERCRVAL of his arrival in town
in a note, of which the following is reported to be the
substance :

" That his Lordship took the earliest opportunity of acquaint-
ing Mr. Peacavni. with his arrival, and of communicating his
sentiments on the subject of the intimation which he received in
the country, and which he btrged might be laid, in the most
dutiful manner on his part, before his MAJESTY.
" in declining to unite with his Mairsex's present Mi-
nisters, lie was nut actuated by any motives of personal hostility,
but he felt convinced, that in joining his MAJESTY'[ Councils in
the present crisis, he could be of no real service to his country.
" That with him it had uniformly been a chief object to soothe,
rather than foment political animosities, which system he thought
at this moment more particularly expedient than ever.

" He therefore begged that his sentiments might be dutifully
communicated to his MAJESTY, with a firm assurance that,his
zeal should be unremittingly (whenever there appeared a pro-
spect of its being successfully) exerted in his MAJESTY'S service."

Of coarse Lord GaesvlLLE's letter was laid before
his MAJESTY, but it would be presumption in us to
pretend to state what passed on the occasion.

We have reaMti 'to believe that one powerful and
insurmountable objection in the minds of the Noble
Lords to-coMplY with the request that has been made
to them' for advice and assistance " in extending and
combining an administration," adequate to the exi-1
gencies 4 the present crisis, arises from a conviction
that the country cannot be benefited by such expedi-
tions and projects as have for some time been citnying
on. In this conviction. we believe • they will not be
found • iingtilar : indeed •we can hardly doubt that
those who promoted them are now pretty mach of
the same mind' and confident we are that a great
majority 4 the p4lk—even of those who clamoured
for -inch measures, have had their eyes opened- not
Only .0 the inutility, but to the mischief of peaking
in such measures.

Whoever may form the Administration, when once
it is arranged, we have no hesitation in asserting,
mast pursue a very different system from that which
has been followed for many years, if they hope to
make the country Enally triumph over the dangers
with which it is threatened.

Those who have been in the habit of reading the
STAR, we are sure will not impute to us malignant
motives, in stating a conviction which with us is not
new, but has invariably pervaded our columns for
years. We have been uniform in our sentiments

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that we ought not to waste our own brave bus limited
population, in fighting the battles of the Continent.—
Nay more—that to do so is to destroy and annihilate
the last hopes of the very people who now groan
under the oppression of the tyrant who has levelled
their institutions and liberties in the dust !

Lord GRENVILLE'S interview with the PRINCE of
WALES was at Carlerton House, so early as nine
o'clock yesterday morning, and continued for nearly
two hours. Mr. SHERIDAN had afterwards *a
very
long audience of his Royal Highness ; and, in the
course• of the morning, the Pa►lscc also saw his Royal
Brothers, the Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND,
and his Serene Highness the Duke of BauNswlcx.