Star.
London, England, 1830-09-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

Tritze.—There is the prospect of a commercial treaty between
France and England, as $ consequence of the late change of dynasty,
and of the recent appointment of an Ambassador in the person of
Prince Talleyrand. It must be gratifying to the friends of liberal cow-
menial principles in both countries, to hair of any intended change of
a system which limits the trading intercourse of the two greatest com-
mercial nations which ever existed,--of nations too, whose ports are
almost within sight of each other,—to the paltry exchange of less than
2,000,0001. sterling a year. Thom are, however, other prejudices than
those of monarchs to be renseved, and other interests than tee of po-
litical economists to be consulted, before so reasonable a proposal can
be carried into effect. It was the dynasty of the French iron-founders
or cotton-manufacturers, and not of the Bourbons, which lately op-
posed the greatest obstacles to a relaxation of the French restrictive
system ; and unless this is overthrown likewise, the new (tarter, which
gives internal liberty, will not confer an immediate liberty en foreign
trade.

Tintze.—The aisle in the laslfiof the Netherlands will not remain
long undecided. The proclamation of Prince Frederick, the Commander.
in-Chief of the Belgic army, to the inhabitants of Brussels, leaves their
Burgher Guards no alternative but submission to his command, or re.
sista:tee to his troops. It is now upwards of three weeks since be ar-
rived at ViWeide, within five miles of the capital, with a considerable
force. There be consented, along with his brother, to remain till the ef.
feet of the negociadon was tried. During the interval—from the let to
the 21st inst.—the Government has shown the greatest forbearance, and
made the most important concessions. In short, the King, in order to
satisfy his disaffected subjects, has do.e every thing which be could per.
form in his executive capacity, and is now consulting with the meeting
of the States of his kingdom, what both can do in their legislative cha-
ncier. This legal and constitutional mode of proceeding ought to sa.
thiy all those reasonable chimes who really desired $ redress of grlev.
axes, and had no ulterior object. Those, on the other hand, who wined
themselves under the pretext of putting down tumult, but with the real
design of dismembering the kingdom, most now throw off the mask of
patriotic guardians of tranquillity, and enter on the dangerous path of
rebellion, or submit to the King% authority. The Sth and 7th articles
of the Prince's manifesto are decisive on this point. The report which
has been spread, that M. de Potter (whose name was we of the watch-
words of the original thing) had arrived at Brussels, cannot be true.—
His appearance in that scene of action might expose him to more dan-
ga than he would be willing to incur. Being banished for sight years,
(by a sentence which we have always characterised as anti, unjust, and
impolitic,) his very return to Brussels, at this time of excitement, and
after the seditious letter which be be published in the Paris journals,
would be sufficient to convict him of high treason. But it is seedless
to reason from his fears or his prudence, when we have better rd.
deuce than a logical inference from his motives, that he could not
have reached the Netherlands at the date of our last armeants. In
the Conetilinionnel of Tuesday, he is described as having on
Monday attended a banquet at Paris, in which he and his Bel-
gic party had offered to fraternise with the ofileas of a betted=
of the trench National Guards, who were likewise enjoying their pa-
triode banquet at the same tavern. The scene is painted by the Preach
journalist:as " grave and interesting." The two pasties happened to be
dining in adjoining halls. It was proposed to remove the partition which
divided them, that" the two might fraternise." The proposal
was agreed to, and the Belgians gave for a toast," The monks of
Belgium with France." The self .denying Frenchmen /eked ends as
accession of territory ova their caps, and declined &hak the least
M. de Potter then is described as having made another Memo on the
patriotic modesty of the French National Guard, by a Medan Asia
that Belgium would rely upon them in cos of any fen* biereanden
in Belgic affairs. Again, the Frenchmen panted the aseglost by
eis=, wold willingly fight for the Belgians if thdr darn lbs
them. So thi mettle now etas& mad de Peat Milli&
babiy boo to eat his dinners at Paris is woe dm mum. Il ice
webs fee warlike succour from his new hinds of the Podia Na-
timed Guard.

Csaosicta.—Austris hos as--mr—soospod the sgltstioss eh kw*
We Mt lo almost grey smug la Europe sins the ilowsletlos.

There have been no fewerthen three memorable conspiraties to overturn
the Government. The first wu in the year 1793: the head of it
was Lleberntreit, an able and energetic man, who scrupled at no
moons, and, as Commandant of Vienna, had the kez.l.f all the
fianes of arms, and all the wo places at his The
t his fellow.conspirszers was Prandaatta the ablest of the
Mallistrazea. who led by his talents the who; of his colleagues,
and wu the best acquainted with the capital. Professor Riedel
was another of the conspirators ; a third was Rachel, a deb mer-
chant. The other conspirators embraad every ekes in society,
and spread over the most distant parts of the country. The
plan wu the introduction of a danoaadeal Constitution ; the

lives of the reigning Family were to be taken. The discovery
was effected through a conspiracy in Deemart. Hebenstreit was exe-
cuted, and a number of the Conspirators were thrown into dungeons.
Those whom their treatment had not destroyed, obtained their liberty
throe h Buonaparte at the peace of Om Formic The second
mnspiracy was in Hungary, and at the head of it was Bishop Mar-
tinowits, a man who, on account of his talents and energies, had
been loaded with favours by the Emperors Joseph, Leopold, and
Francis. The object of this conspiracy also was the introduction of
a Democratic Constitution. The discovery was effected through a
Pavane, who concealed himself in a cheat, and overheard the
conspirators. The Royal Treasury was much enriched by the con-
fiscations. and among the many Nobles who were executed, figured
Father Makk, Father bliss; and 'Father Vousigny. The third
conspiracy in 1821, in Italy, is 'loin fresh in remembrance.
It must not be supposed, because there is no liberty of the Press in
Austria, that the people are perfectly resigned to the system of despo-
tism in that Empire, though, under toe crafty Metternich, despotism
does not appear there in the revolting form which it assumes in Spain
and Portugal We noticed some time ago a very curious work on
Austria, in two volumes, published in 1829, by Dr. SchaneUer, who
had been twenty.eight years a Professor in Vienna, and left the country
to have the privilege of publishing his work. He says that the number
of men, who think correctly, and view with disgust, High
Church monkery, Jesuitism, and Feudalism, is very considerable.—
It would appear, however, that at that time the leading people
looked forward to the chance of a successor imbued with the
siri
to a Maximilian and a Joseph, rather than to the
dangerous experiment of attempting amelioration though civil
conflict. The following paragraph from the work is striking :
" Austria for five hundred years has led the re-action against the spirit
,of the times, almost without interruption. Before the Reformation she
combated the Swiss peasantry, and attacked the Hussites with firs and
sword. Since the Reformation, the has been the main stay of the ecclesi-
astical re-action against the Protestant principle. As this evil declined,
there began with the revolution a re.action against Representative ideas.
This continued and consistent struggle against ecclesiastical improve.
went and popular influence, led to an almost uninterrupted and consist-
ent hostility to science and literary activity. This consistency has ex-
cited sometimes surprise, but more frequently disgust. The dread of
revolutions has constantly haunted, like a spectre, the rulers, and
frightened them even from the most necessary reforms. Maximilian 11.
and Joseph 11. alone were benevolent and determined Reformers. A
return to their ways will become inevitable."

Posw.—The proclamation of Prince Frederick to the inhabitants of
Brussels, which we subjoin, will impart a lively satisfaction to the
friends of order in every country, and inflict an equal mortification,
however they may attempt to disguise it, upon all the friends of revolu-
tion without exception. in such a revolt as that of which Brussels has
been the scene, guilt must have been general, however distant the degrees
of it in different individuals. While, therefore, the special vengeance of
the offended law will fall only upon the more conspicuous and
atrocious criminals, we leant front the Proclamation of Prince
Frederick, that--as we yesterday anticipated—a general, and in
all respects an appropriate punishment, awaits the general dis-
loyalty which has been exhibited. The Prince expressly states
that the state of things which has existed in this rebellions city renders
more distant the possibility that it will ever again be the abode of the
Monarch or of the Heir to the Throne. The disastrous conclusion of
the Belgic insurrection is hailed, as we recollect its commencement was
hailed, with loud expressions of satisfaction, by those who still exult
in the recent Revolution in France, and exult in every Revolu-
Hoc so long as it bean a promise of success. This to us is, we
own, incomprehensible. The failure of the projected Revolution in
the Netherlands will be a severe disappointment to every Frenchman
who contributed to the Revolution in his own country from any other
motive than that of personal or panty ambition. It defrauds the French
Revolution of a large part of the reward which its genuine partisans
and efficient authors originally contemplated. It thews that the French
party into whose hands the Revolution will inevitably at no distant day
throw the whole power of government, to be less powerful in foreign
countries than was generally imagined. It endangers, and to a great
extent defeats, the French Revolution r yet do the same men who re-
joice in the French Revolution affect to rejoice that the Revolutionists
of Belgium are overthrown.

•
Hzitet.n.—The present uncertain state of the Ministry cannot but be
considered a very serious evil to the country, and calculated to increase
that procrastinating habit which has been already so much the bane of
public business of late years. Ministers, it is understood, should be
preparing, in the recess, the measures necessary to be brought forward
in their respective departments, when Parliament meets; but, if the
Minister of the recess is not likely to be the Minister of the session,
what encouragement is there, or, we might almost say, what use is
there, in his preparing plans, the execution of which, if likely to be
persisted in, will devolve upon another? We would instance the case
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with whom the most material part
of the business of the House of Commons rests. If there
alseaz
one point upon which men of all parties and opinions are r
it is of Mr. Goulburn's total unfitness for that office. If
then, Mr. Goulburn's removal be, as It is universally admitted to
be, inevitable, why has It not taken place ? Why is not his successor
appointed, and allowed time to prepare himself for the details of his ar.
duals duties ? The same may be said of others, though not, perhaps,
with equal force and urgency ; and it will be truly mortifying if, when
Parliament meets " for the despatch of business," no business can be
despatched till this or that Noble Lord, or Honourable Gentleman, has
had time to be remlected perhaps; or to prepare himself for the duties
of hls novel situation. If it were a question whether the present set of
men ears nary on the affairs of the country, the public would readily
await the result of the experiment : but as it is agreed, on all hands,
that a change, to a certain extent at least, must take place, surely the
sooner it is made the better. It is surely time that the new recruits to
the Cabinet should be put into training, that they may know how to
handle their arms before the day of battle.
Truss.—The proceedings at the quarterly meeting of Proprietors
of the Bank of England, held yesterday to consider about the half.
yearly dividend, are deserving of public attention. When Bank Pro-
prietors are called together under a positive Act of Parliament, to de-
clare a dividend, and when, by one of their own bylaws, they are
empowered to apportion such dividend " according to the amount of
the profits," can any thing exceed the effrontery with which the
" amount of the profits" is concealed from them, and the power
of conscientiously discharging so pave a duty withheld ?
A motion (to obtain information) was resisted by the Governor
on no specific grounds whatever that we could understand, but that
the question was not one between the proprietors and directors
only ; the Bank was to be looked at in "'a political point of view, and
the influence of its operations cm the currency of the country ought to
be considered, before its present mode of proceedings was arraigned; "
that " the interest of the public was vitally concerned in the proceed.
ings of the Bank." Therefore it is, we beg leave to say, that the pro.
ceedings of the Bank ought not to be enveloped in mystery, and the
public interests--" vital interests"—tampered with by men whose ma.
cbinations are altogether secret. In the actual precarious and incalculable
state of Europe, when each post may bring tidings pregnant with dismay
to every lover of civilisation and of continued peace, we ask, ought 24
merchants (nay, we believe the secret committee of the Bank does not
exceed three in number)—ought any such small body to possess the
Power of raising or depeessing prices—of extending or contracting pri.
rate credit—of driving gold from England, or forcing it suddenly back
...of changing, in fact, the whole face of society amongst us, and all the
while demand from the nation at large, as well as from their own ern.
ployets by whom they ham been immediately delegated, a blind, im-
plicit, and unbounded confidence in the infallibility of their wisdom and
their honour We repeat, that the prerogative exacted is frightful,
and the ground on which it is asked quite contemptible.

Saturday evening next, the 25th inst. at half-past nine
o'clock, an Eclipse will take place on the Seven Stars (commonly called
the Little Bear) which will continue exactly three and a half minutes.
—Ptolemy.
The effect of carrying passengers upon the Liverpool and
Manchester railway coaches begins already, as might be expected, to
show itself very decidedly upon the old Liverpool stage.cosebes.
They are now travelling comparatively empty, and the proprietass,
yesterday, reduced the fares 2s. A further reduction is expected In
the course of the week.—Manchester Memory.
SPLZII DI D EQUIPAGLe.—The Sheriffs elect for the city
of London and County of Middlesex, take upon themselves their office
on Tuesday. Their dress chariots an now exhibiting at Stubbs and
Hanceek's Mrookaarry. An eye witness informs us that the equipages
are on a emplane& sisk,ithat otX. H. Poland. esq. is painted green,
with ants sad of the city and company, ke. in a mantle,
as the back pwtesemlag ski whoa side, withrieh pUt mouldings;
peen and white biome dee, aod Hip a summit_ pair of brass
moseimil lamps, the aserlop end wheels hubs p~ to correspond
gab the 'ay, and very richly gilt. Magma@ ilershall's, Esq. is
panda dock besern, with the city arms mid Improvers; the innhold.
en mute sad supporter ; the counts arms wed hit own aims, with tie.
phis mid immers, and the Rosa, tlisawll, sad Male, boeutifully
pained ea.aai side I markt Hobs and brow doll, with the city
urine sod sulpmers is pH, so nib end ; the aerial asel wheels are
nay gik ove,
whole ead a pair of Algot Harness ler each
Ups she we are inforawl that awe Chariots supra
Chris Corrieges that have boat hr nee yews, for tame and ele-
gies% and me highly asditabk to the manufacturen.