Star.
London, England, 1831-06-14 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

If we were to reflect attentively. we should find that it
is not much in the interest of France that Belgium should
obtain the fbnress and the province of Maestricht. If, in
fact, the Cohference of London adjudged Limburg to Bel-
gium, it would be with the condition that the fortress had
a Prussian garrison. The -Belgian Government bad itself
made the proposition to the Conference. Moreover, the
efforts of Austria, of Russia, and Prussia, who in all that
affair acted darkly, according to the views of Russia, tended
that the new Belgian State should form part of the Germanic
Confederation. If Limbourg must be given to It, it will be
but upon that condition. Or, it is easy to see, that Prussia
and the Germanic Confederation, which holdelready a double
gate of Belgium and of France in the fortress of Luzern
Bourg, would again have a second gate by the possession of
Maestricht and the frontier of the Meuse, the only barriers
of Belgium towards the North. In case of war, an army
Prussian Germanic, debouching at once by these two points,
would invade in two days' time all the kingdom of Belgium,
which would cover us by the interposition of its neutral ter-
ritory. If, on the contrary, Maestricht and Umbourg should
remain to Holland, the inconvenience, in ease of Continental
war, would be much weakened, and for this reason--it be-
comes more and more probable, that if a war took place,
Drgiand would be neutral, or in agreement with us. Hol.
land, a country of maritime commerce, would be compromised
in a struggle with the superior fleeted Englander of FMCS,
and would be constrained to neutrality. It would thee leek
twice before making any attempt upon Belgian swifter,,
protected by Prance sad Ragland. That territory, and, by
emirs coup, the Nathan frostier of France, walla then
have more security, if Maestriebt eau the line of the Please
were occupied by Hamrd than by Prussia. This 'mei-
deraUou mast Dot be taxed as polltkel gabs, fir we have

erased to make march from in our reasonings, Belgian in-
terest with French interest.—Message►.

SPAIN.

°mama, Maw am sorry to inform you, 6.a
there is nothing but persecutions to be experienced front the
English authorities of this impregnable rock, where we cx.
petted, out of humanity's sake, to have met with an asylum
from the tyranny of Ferdinand and his sanguinary Captain.
General; but every means have been resorted to by them to
deliver us up to the power of out most inveterate foes; vcs.
sets, and even private dwellings, are searched in the most
rigid manner, as the name of a Constitutional sounds to
them worse than that of a pirate or common murderer. Tor.
rijos Quirogs, and other chiefs, have fortunately escaped
their treachery and researches; and all those who can are
now seeking an asylum at Algiers, where, no doubt, the
French will welcome them, as men who have been fighting
to rescue their country from bigotry and despotism ought to
be received, which, unfortunately, has been denied us here
by the representatives of a free nation ; for in Europe there
appears nothing but persecution adopted by the au.
thoritics, if a man possesses liberal idea*, as he must
either be a slave or a traitor; but the day will come,
notwithstanding the treatment we have endured from Gr.
neral Don, (who is nothing but a complete old dotard
entirely influenced by Ferdinand's emissaries) when the km
ner of freedom will once more wave in tyrannised Spain.—
Let the despot not forget that there is still a brave and pa.
triotic Mina (at Bordeaux) who is anxiously watching a fa.
vourable opportunity to rescue his country from tyranny and
bigotry, for liberty must and will ultimately triumph, not
only in Spain but in Portugal, where the sanguinary usur-
per, Don Miguel, in his palace of °twins, is now tottering
with far; for when a monarch will not govern his subjects
with equity and liberal institutions, his throne is only main.
mined by dread and force, which the people at the first op-
portunity will throw off the yoke ; but unfortunately for
freedom In both countries, the priesthood (who as a matter
of course are opposed to every reform) bare toe much in-
fluence over the minds of the Ignorant, added to the want of
a sufficient courage in the inhabitants to declare their consti-
tutional rights against oppression, they may for a time still
remain in bondage"—liberloo o la muerte.

P.B.—The

T. S.

with Spain Is again opened.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols, which left off yesterday at 821 for the
Account, opened at 82k, but soon after they got
up to 821 83.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols are, at present, 82i buyers, with a good
market. In the Foreign Market little or nothing
doing.

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols continue steady at 82i for the Ac-
count.

STOCK RicaAwoz.--Bank Stock, 200. Three per Ct.
Red. 811 2 11. Three per Ct. Consols, Three and
a Half pet Cent. 1818, 891 1. Three and a Half per
Cent. Bed. 89} 1. Three and a Half per Cr. New,
Four per Ct. 1826, 981. Long Ann. Jan. 1560, 161 1118.
Annuities, Oct. 1859, 181. India Stock, —; ditto Bonds,
1 prem. £lOOO Exchequer Bills, 10 12; £5OO ditto, 11
12 ; £lOO and £2OO ditto. 11 12 ; Advertised, 10. Bank
for Acct, 200. Consols for Account, 821 I 13 21.

A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning. We have
accounts that the French Squadron off the Tagus
has made six more captures of Portuguese Alps.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 12.—Arrived the Gazello,
Smith, from Bahia ; sailed 19th April. Fresh
disturbances had broken out at Bahia, in conse-
quence of the death of a Brazilian in a quarrel with
a Portuguese. The mob broke into the wine cel-
lars and oil stores, and emptied their contents into
the streets.

PORTSMOUTH, June 13.—His Majesty's ship
Volage has arrived from Cherbourg, having landed
the Ex-Emperor of Brazil, his family, and suite,
together about sixty persons.
Singapore papers to January 7, and New York
Papers to May 17, received at the North and South
American Coffee House, by the London line-of-
packet ship Hudson, Captain Morgan.
All the letters from Germany are written in the
greatest alarm, of the dreadful ravages of the
Cholera Morbus, fearing it will spread over every
part of the Continent.
Private letters from Lisbon, by the mail this
morning, bring accounts that Don Miguel is ob-
stinate, and will not comply to the demand of the
French government. The greatest activity pre-
vails in the arsenal of Lisbon, and four frigates
are preparing for sea. Don Miguel must cer-
tainly be mad to think lie can resist the
force of the French ; and, no doubt, he will con-
tinue in that mad delirium until the French send a
few bombs into the town.

The Singapore papers state the recal from Can-
ton of the supercargoes, or members of the Select
Committee, continue to be the subject of much re-
mark among those connected with the East India
affair. The immediate cause is said to be a dispute
with the Chinese, which these gentlemen are sus-
pected of having brought on, anxious to protect
their own private interests, in preference to those
of their employers, the East India Company. The
private trade at Canton goes on as usual, though
the Company is excluded from it. On the 21st
inst. a fire broke out on board the Manlius, while
in the roads, taking in ber cargo; but assistance
being rendered, the flames were extinguished.
Ave.—Despatches have been received from
Major Burney, tie British resident at Ava. It is
stated that the understanding between the Court
and the British resident is very gratifying.
Accounts from Mexico of the 10th April, state
that Ramos had surrendered himself, with 900 meo.
The town of Acapulco has been fired by Alvares.
The Cenducta had arrived at Vera Cruz with
937,936 dollars.

The New York papers, to the 17th May, men-
tion a dreadful accident of the steam boat Wash-
ington :—" We are distressed to state, that the
steam boat Washington is lost. She left here,
on her regular trip to Providence, on Satur-
day afternoon, with about sixty passengers. Off
Stratford Point she came in contact with the
steam-boat LivingstQy, at 12 o'clock at night. The
Washington was much injured; she filled with
water in 45 minutes and went down. All the plug-
mangers except two are supposed to have got on
board the Livingston, and arrived safe yesterday
afternoon."

THE ADDZESS.--It is said that Sir Charles
Lemon, the new member for Cornwall, will either
move or second the Address to hls Majesty, on his
speeth at the opening of Parliament.
A steam vessel has been laid down at Chatham,
to be named the Pbcanix ; she will be propelled
by a steam-engine of no less than 250 horse-
power. The length of her deck will be 137 feet,
and her breadth 32 feet; and she is inteaded to
throw shells of ten inches in diameter.