Star.
London, England, 1825-11-16 00:00:00

Irish, which lie raises at a considerable expense to him-
self, is the constant prey of midnight depredators:—
and it does seem a great hardship, that while the
meanest utensil lying about his garden ;is protected by
law from the hands of a thief, the fruit itself, for the
cultivation of which those utens.ls are provided, may
become liable to plunth r without entailing infamy
or punishment. This has, howeser, been remedied,
and n-iw our unreasonable cotemporary stands for.
ward the champion of all the apple, peach, pine, and
melon stealers throughout the nation. Not a delinquent
is caught, but he raises an outcry of hatred and con-
tempt, not against the thief, but the person unjustly
robbed of his property.
He exclaims against the number of offences of this kind,
which have become subjects of prosecution, as if this of
itself did not prove the necessity of additional severity ;
and as if impunity to the felon were the surest possible
means of deterring others from the commi.sion of crime !
Verily we live in an enlightened age, when it is held to
be philosophy to screen a thief horn condign punish-
ment; and when the wanton stealing of mere luxuries,
to gratify the greedy palate, is almost deemed meritori-
ous, or so very venial, as scarcely to deserve a rept imand.

If anything would be likely to populate Mr. MA...
srAssen Nown's new city of Ararat, in the United
States, it would be the continued persecution of the
Jews in Europe, against whom prejudices exist which
are a disgrace to the age. In Russia the Jews are
subject to many restrictions, and even the place of their
domicile limited, and this merely, because they will not
quit the pursuits of trade for those of agriculture; in
others countries, they are treated with rigour ; and the
POPE has just revived, in all their former strictness, the
laws against them.
It is now directed that the Jews in 14 the Eternal
City," shall be obliged to weir, as a distinguishing mark,
a yellow slip of band on the top of their hats, and the
Jewesses compelled to wear a broad yellow band across
the breast, as their distinguishing mark. In Rome, as
welP as in the provincial towns, the Jews are to be
confined in the " Ghetto," or to be shut up in those
certain divisions of the towns that are allotted to them
solely.. Truly his Ilousess is much in want of sub-
jects on which to legislate, when be adds the wearing
a badge to the other persecutions of a much-injured
race ; we see no reason for this distinction, unless it is
to mark out the poor Jews for derision and insult in
the streets, which they will no doubt encounter.

The French Papers of Sunday and Monday have
reached us, by which we learn that rumours of a change
of Ministers still prevail. The Constitutionnel considers
it almost impossible that the present Ministers can keep
their places, and mentions a report that the Duke de
DOUDEAVVILLE is the only person expected to keep his
situation. But as it will be difficult to find so expert a
man of business as M. de VILLELI, it is probable he
may continue to possess the confidence of CHARLES X.
though he may have lost that of a portion of the French
public.

The Bavarian army is about to be reduced from
40,000 men to 20,000, or perhaps 15,000. Nwthing can
more strongly prove the confidence of the Continental
Powers in the duration of peace.
It appears that the concentration of a larger French
force on the line of the Pyrenees has alarmed the very
party in Spain, who three years ago invoked a French
invasion ; and that the Government of FERDINAND, in
order to allay their apprehensions, has been obliged to
publish a dispatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
declaring that no hostile intentions are entertained
against Spain by his Most Christian MAJESTY. The Di-1
rector-General of the Police of the kingdom communi-
cates this sedative epistle to all the provincial superin-
tendents, that they may be enabled to assure the people
of the friendly feeling of their French allies.

It is calculated that the recent shameful advance of
the price of porter will be equivalent to a tat of a mil•
lion a year on the public, and if followed by a cone•
sponding advance of the ale brewers in town and country,
will amount to two millions per annum. By this means
the recent reduction of the duties on malt by the Go.
vrrnment, yields no benefit to the consumer, but the
money goes into the pockets of a few over-grown mono-
pas's, Artho have combined to raise the price,of malt
liquors to what price they please, and wher. they please.

In order to defeat this combination, we recommend the
public to abstain partially, or wholly, from drinking
porter ; even for daily labourers, it is not so essential
as it is deemed. In the North of England a few years
ago, the men employed in agriculture never tasted malt
liquors, except durii.g the harvest, but their beverage
at their meals was milk and water, and yet a set of more
robust and hardy peasants, were not to be met with any
To those, how ever, who cannot easily relinquish
a beverage which habit may have rendered necessary,
we recommend that they brew their own beer, which
may be done in any quantity, and with a small expense'
of utensils. By this means they wiil nut only have a
wholesome beverage, but it will not cost half the price
they now pay for the Btewers' Entire, as a too often
villainous compound is called.

Mr. Secretary CANNING was seize,' on Sunday with
a slight attack of the rheumatic gout, which caused Dr. HOLLAND
and Mr. Sorrels to be sent for to attend the Right Honourable
Gem lematt. lay their attention and advice the Right Hon. Secre-
tary was sufficiently recovered to be enabled to leave Lomita',
on Monday.
Nlimday. the Earl of HAaROWBY transacted business
at the Council Of Whitthall•place.
The Earl of HARRMYBY transActe I business nn Mon '
duy afternoon with the Earl of Lreaaroot,at his house in Whitehall.
We understansi that the Austrian Ambassador called
rn Mrs titntlAint on Sunday list, to congratulate him
wt liis presentation rs Columbian Minister.— I ink's.