Star.
London, England, 1831-09-08 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THIS nArs JOURNALS.

CHRONICLE..—At last, thank God, the Reform Bill
has passed through the committee. The few words uttered
by Lord John Russell were moat moving, " I move.
that you do report the Bill with its Amendments to the
House." These few words were received with loud cheers,
and ou the question that the Chairman do leave the Chair,
the cheers were renewed. The report is to be taken into
consideration on Tuesday next. We are now fast approach.
ins to the great erisis,—the progress through the House of
Lords. For all that has taken place in the Commons the
people were in some measure prepared, though the delay
may have somewhat exceeded their anticipations. Re,peet-
ing the fate of the Bill, however, there could be no enxiety,
the elections having determinedalw result In the House of
Commons. But the same certainty does not exist with re-
gard to the House of Lords. Anxiety, intense anxiety, is
entertained on that head. Much will depend On the people
themselves,. Let them now prepare to let it he seen that
they are worhy of the privileges to which they are about to ,
be admitted. Again we say much will depend on the peo.
pie themselves in the approaching crisis. Our hint, we
know, will be understood.
TIMES—The country may now be fairly congratulated
that the Reform Bill has passed the Committee,—the oppo-
sition gradually relaxing as the contest was prolonged, and
the later clauses having been carried with something little
short of entire and unanimous acquiescence. The report
will he received on Tuesday next, and there are many reasons
for desiring, that on the third reading a majority may show
itself in favour of this great national good, bearing some
slight proportion to the out-of-doors majority, bating a due
allowance for the rotten-borough members, who have no
ennnexion nor sympathy of any kind with the people.—
There are those who ascribe the decay of active bit-
terness in the anti-reform opposition of the House of
Commons to certain dreams of redemption for the
borough system in a different quarter. Dire chimeras
these ! and desperate the minds which an engender them !
If there be really a party within this realm which comets'.
plates as a matter within the bounds of reasonable pro-
bability the rejection of the Reform Bill by the House
of Lords, or any serious modification of even one of its
essential clauses, that party must itself be insane, or still
more insane the assembly by which such an expecta-
tion would be realised. For let not Tory peers indulge the
melancholy reverie that the " people have forgone,' the Bill,
—already we warned their lotdships on this subject. We
know that there exists a class of lords—aye, and of untitled
grandees, chiefly men who have been in office under Tory
ministries, a class which never looked foe information, while
the Government was formed by them and by their friends.
beyond the purlieus of Downing-street or Whitehall,—who
fancied that the people of England were as complete ma-
chines as their own clerks and messengers about the Treasury
chambers,—who never conceived that the constitution was
any thing but a form, that extreme eases were within the range
of physical possibility, or that the vehicles of state could be
endangered by any unskilfulness of the drivers. These unto,.
ornate men are now busy according to their peculiar fashion
Charles-street is to them, while out of place, what their much-
lamented Downing-street used to be. They see nothing but what
surrounds them in that their conclave,—hear nothing but
what is whispered there.—believe nothing but what is there
accredited,—circulate every thing which has the fiat of the
old Bureaucracy affixed to 14—and are, in point of autho-
Thy for the national spirit and sentiment of England.- just ea
a par with the present tenants of Holyrood, for knowledge
of what is going on amongst the French people. These
men, we say, are habitual aliens to their country. They
Would drive the House of Lords into a conflict with the
people of England. Such a conflict may a merciful Pro-
vidence avert 1

POST.—THS Dualists or Kluir.—A Morning Paper
in the confidence of Ministers makes a furious and most tin.
justifiable attack upon this truly amiable Princess, because
sbe does not attend the ceremony of the Coronation this day
—most falsely imputing to her Royal Highness motives of
systematic opposition to the wishes of the King." Any
thing mere unwarrantable or unjust than this charge, so
rudely preferred against the exalted Personage in question,
it Is impossible to conceive—it has not the slightest
shadow of foundation. Her Royal Highness, In the
discharge of her various maternal duties, has never
been Influenced by any political consideration ; and ,1
ber private virtues and correct notions of general,
affairs are acknowledged and applauded by aU who have the
honour of her acquaintance. It was in due consideration
merely of the duty she owed to her Royal Daughter, as the
Heiress Presumptive to the Throne, that on being informed a
place had been assigned to the Princess Victoria derogatory to
her rank, she deemed it most prudent and becoming to decline
the invitation to attend—conduct on the part of her Royal
Highness which every true and gallant Briton must cordially
approve and applaud. Our readers may be assured that
the actual circumstances of the case are as above described._
We have stated them simply in explanation of a point which
might excite some curiosity, not for an instant supposing
that the character of that illurriotts and exemplary lady,
the Duchess of Kent, whose virtues as a woman, and whose
excellence as a mother are universally acknowledged and tsp.
predated, and who has been by acclamation named Regent
of the Kingdom, required any vindication against the
ruffianly and brutal attack of the writer in the Tirurs news.
paper. As to the disgusting insolence of that attack, noted
as the Journal in question Is for its grossness and scurrility,
we shall not waste an obsewatiots upon it, convinced that it
will be appreciated as it deserves even by the lowest class of
the people.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE Ol—rnSrtDS, SIP?. 7.
The Lord Chancellor, sod Lords Lyndhurst and Plun-
kett, sat at ten o'clock this morning, to bear appeals.

HAIXIII V. Ili LL
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Air E. SUDDEN resumed his arguments on the part of
the appellant on this appeal. The learned counsel went at
le length into the facts of the letting of Sir Edw.
Antrobes's box, denying in strong terms the cilium* of
any fraud in that transaction, and contending, if such was
the case, there wu no ground for refusing a specific per.
on that point. The next point on which the
learned counsel proceeded to animadvert, was the assignment
of the rent of Lord Holland's box to the bankerwmppolated
to the said concerts, for a debt due by the coerce= to them.
On this transaction, also, the learned counsel contended
there was no ground for refusing the specilic performance,
as this transaction nu totally devoid of fraud. The &anted
counsel, corning to that part of his argument which referred
to the theatre being in difficulty and a state of bankruptcy,
paid a very high compliment to the •talente of Miss Fanny
itembie, observing that it was only through bee means that
great establishinent had been preserved from ruin.
The LORD CHANCELLOR bore to-tirnony to this
statement of the learned counsel, observing that that was
fact of which there could be no doubt.
Sir EDWARD SUDDEN thus proceeded. With ew.
pest to the misrepresentations with which Mr. Harris had
been charged as to the accounts, the learned counsel would
take upon himself to assert there was not a stogie misrepre.
sensation existed in them, though they might have been kept
upon an erroneous principle. The charge against Mr. liar.
vie of giving silver tickets to Mr. Coutts was totally un-
founded • and so satisfied were the respondents ok tkat, t bat
they had withdrawn that part of their ease. The !awned'
counsel concluded his opening at one o'clock, confident that
the decision of their Lordships would be favtiurable to his.
client.
Mr. THINLY followed make. same side, and filtharo.
atedinp were postponed to Friday next.
After the jud %minas, the bills on the, Milli west
forwarded assage, and their Lardsidmadjosnied 6 irridal.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Colonel EVANS presented a petition frenj. altijsksbt:
tants of WestraissOr, esinitaililni of the Num*. trade
of this country had atomised, la its commerce with OW.
many, In consequence et the war carried on by ilusaiw