Star.
London, England, 1830-07-03 00:00:00

LON DON.

SATURDAY, JULY 3.

This day, the KING came from Bushy to St. James's
Palace, where his MAJESTY gave audience to the'
Dutch Ambassador ; and at a quarter past three o'clock
held a Privy Council, at which the RECORDER'S Report
was laid before his MAJESTY in Council.

Very important commercial intelligence is this day re-
ceived from the Colombian Republic. - General Bo-
t.t VAR., considering a free commerce to be the source of
national wealth and prosperity, published the following
decree :

Art. I.—All Bolivian and foreign vessels shall have free liberty
to discharge their cargoes at the port of La Mar, without the pay.
went of duty for lading or unlading.

2. Captains or supercargoes, before they discharge their cargoes,
are required to present a certified manifest, exhibiting his name,
that of the vessel, the port whence cleared, and the tonnage of the
vessel, together with an exhibit of the quantity and quality of the
merchandise, and the marks of the bales containing in them. Such
as are for transit must have their destination expressed.

3. The discharging of cargoes should be superintended by the
police, that no pan of it be landed not comprehended in the
manifest.

4. Cargoes shall be deposited in the stores of the Custom-house,
after the proper comparison of them with the registers and manifests.
The surveyor will valite the goods according to a general tariff, to
have effect throughout the Republic from the Ist of 1830.

5. An excess of valuation, amounting to three per cent. shall pay
double duties; but if greater, the penalty shall be confiscation.

6. At the importation and first sale of merchandise, the following
duties shall be paid :

7. Cloths and fabrics of wool, linen, and silk, of every kind,
mercery, chrystals, delft ware, watches, jewelery of silver, gold, and
stones, shall pay five per cent.

O. The prohibition of coarse woollens and cotton cloths is sus.
pended. They shall pay ten per cent. as well as finer cloths.
U. Horn, furniture, boots, shoes, ready-made clothes, hats, and
household furniture, ten per cent.
10. Foreign spirits ten per cent.
11. Wines, five per cent.

12. The exportation of pins silver is again prohibited ; stamped
silver shall pay 2 per cent. and common gold 1 per cent.
13. The importation of mules and horses, not to be again taken
from the country, are free of duty.

14. Goods not sold may be reshipped without the payment of any
d►.es, other than a meder real for stereage, upon each package after
the first month they may have been deposited, until reshipped.

Demerara Papers to the 4th May, are received this
morning, the contents of which are of considerable
importance. We cannot to-day enter into particu-
lars ; but we have to state generally for the
comfort of all friends of humanity—that, by an order
in Council, the condition of the slaves in that co-
lony has been greatly improved. The Order in
Council is much of the same purport as that which we
recently published from Trinidad ; and, if the con-
ditions of it are faithfully performed, there can be
no doubt that the oppressive measures which have
been hitherto praCtised .bY our colonists, and which

are a foul blot on ow character, as an enlightened
nation, mill be altogether done away with. We believe
that we have suffered more in our repute for cruelty to-
wards slaves, from the ignorance, and the despotic incli-
nations of a common planter, or overseer raised from the
dust, than from any actual intention of the better in-
formed master, or proprietor of a colonial estate, to in-
flict unjust and unmerciful. stripes upon a poor wretch
whom he may happen to We •entirely in his power.

The politician of the present moment has a field around
him hint for speculation, which was, at no time, perhaps,
more inviting to the indulgence of an hypothetical pro-
- penalty. •11 ho confine-4s observation-at home, he has a
new Kit: G, whose future volition. are all conjectural; and
the people in consequence called upon to exert their
volition lb the limited way allowed to them, the result
of which must he conjectural..
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Itant points, parallel to what existed just previous to the
terrific scenes which involved the trettiptillity of all

Europe. He sees the same question imprudently brought
forward for decision, which, for the security of an exe-
cutive power, should always be kept undefined and
in happy obscurity. When the primary principles of all
Government—when the origin of all executive power in
a State—is thrust forward for the decision of a people,
an agitation which shakes the executive itself, whatever
be its origin or character, cannot fail to be the result.
State policy has been defined by Lord CitESTERYIELD,
in a humourous essay, the Art of Wrappiny up'; and
undoubtedly the security of all established tran-
quillity, frequently depends on this important art of
well wrapping up the intentions and views of the
executive. How truly extraordinary it is, that what
might he deemed evident priori—and has been most
dreadfully confirmed a posteriori—should be still ex-
cluded from the consideration of the executive power
of that people, whose temperament, expevience has
proved, the moat hazardous under political excitation.
Such, however, has been the inexpedient conduct, appa-
rently, of the French Government; and the politician per-
ceives quite enough in the facts before him, to exercise
his conjectural talent to the extreme, and to tremble at
the conjectures he is compelled to form.
We hope that yet the Government of France may re-
tract a little from the bold tone they have injudiciously
assumed ; and, by temporiziag, get the rational portion of
the people into better temper ; or, most assuredly, some,
direful experiments will be the result. We apprehend
that the real advocates for a Republican Government
are not numerous in that country ; but the majo-
rity—we might almost say, indeed, the people ge-
nerally—are decidedly favourable to the maintenance of
a state of Government, in which the people will enjoy
a great share of influence. Now, we are apprehen-
sive that the present state of the French character,
will not be consistent with the enjoyment of that
influence, which would satisfy the moderate reformer;
and is probably all he has conscientiously in view ;—and
if ever the necessary line of executive power be crossed,
most certainly, it will not be rc-crossed without fighting
the passage back.

These are conjectures which do not relate merely to
France : for, on the verification, or contradiction, of
these conjectures, most assuredly, will depend the in-
ternational tranquillity of Europe. There are Powers
in Europe, awaiting the favourable contingencies wi.ich
French party politics may assume, to form alliances
and develops plans,—only kept in abeyance—Wo are
fully convinced—by the able exertions of British influence ;
and we think the present Administration has exerted, and
managed, that influence with ability. But a new Ad-
ministration in France, unless of a molt judiciously
artful character, will disorganize all such relations.—

Under such circumstances, will the King of FRANCE. be
able—or would he be wise—to relinquish plans for
colonizing the African coast of the Mediterranean ? In
short, we would ask one general question—will ho be able
and would he be wise, to strive to counteract those in-
fluences and schemes for aggrandizement, the indulgence
of which, perhaps, must bo contemplated as the only
means of securing his existence as a King?
The French, or French revolutionary war—as it is
sometimes termed in British history—was condemned by
many sound and virtuous politicians as unnecessary and
impolitic on our part ; but then, the relative situ-
ation of this country to the rest of Europe, was far
different to that which now exists ; and we rather appre-
hend, if the unfavourable conjectures which we have ha-
sarded on the state of French politics be confirmed, a war
between this country and other nations would soon prove
inevitable.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols have opened at the same price they left o;
yesterday, 934 buyers for the account, with little doing,
and if an express from Paris does not arrive in the course
of the morning, an idle day in the funds may be ex-
pected.
We have nothing to communicate in regard to the fo-
reign market prices as per yesterday.
Consols which left off yesterday at 92i to 93 for the
Account, opened at 93 to ; and at present the market
remains steady, with little doing.
LIVERPOOL, JULY I.—The Cotton Market continues
very steady, with plenty of cotton offering. The sales
yesterday were 1,000 bags ; to-day 2,000 bags.
Extract of a letter from Port Au Prince, 29th April :
—4' The negociations lately entered into by Baron
Pishau and the government, have terminated unfavoura-
bly, and he determined on leaving in the Pomone cor-
vette for Brest, which sailed on the 22d. A pass was
requested in the corvette for an Haytian envoy, which
the Baron refused. In consequence of this, Mr. Macavy
was despatched by the brig Jeune for Havre, for which
place she sailed on the 27th. Mr. Hendrett, who had
taken his passage in-the latter vessel, gave up his birth to
Mr. Macavy, and proceeded via United States, where he
will endeavour to form preliminaries to a commercial
treaty between America and this country. Fretn the
United States, Mr. H. will proceed to Europe on some
financial arrangements for the government. Preparations
in the Eastern part of the Republic are carried on with
great activity for the purpose of repelling an attack from
Spain ; about 5,000 troops have proceeded to the East-
ward."

CITY, HALP-PAST ONE.
To the present hour we do not bear of any express
from Paris, consequently there cannot be any material
alteration in the prices of the French funds, or any im-
portant information from the African expedition.
ThS Consol Market remains very firm, at 93i j for the
account. This is owing to the little opposition which
Ministers experienced in the House last night in the
passing of the various votes of credit. We have neither
reports or political news to communicate.
The Foreign Market is void of interest, little or no •
thing doing. In Shares not a feature worth noticing.

The Duke of Wellington has, it is said, been solicited
to start one of his sons for the county of Hants, GI
which bis Grace is the Lord Lieutenant.
From what occurred the other night in the House
;Lords, It is thought, that should the noble Prentiii.,
luau his own station, it win be, at all events
to hendover the " tainellephant" to another
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