Star.
London, England, 1830-03-31 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Mr. Sixas.Ex's Letter to Mr. ()vim, on the subject of the
public meeting about to be convened by that Gentleman, has been
received, and shall appear to-morrow. In complying with Mr
SINGLET'S request, we must, however, be permitted to exercise
our discretion in omitting the concluding paragraph, which contains
a proposition that we cannot but regard as infinitely prejudicial to
the success of the object which Mr. Own; has in view. Mr.
SINGLET is mistaken—and so, indeed, are many of our Cor-

respondents—.ln supposing " Wednesday to be an off.day, there
being no lengthened -sitting of the House of Commons."—The
debate of Tuesday evening is generally of considerable length;
whilst Wednesday evening seems in general to be set apart for
merely formal notices and motions, which rarely give rise to any
lengthened discussion.

Despatches were this Morning received at the Colo-
nial Office from Sir Tuomas Cocu RAN E, Governor of
Newfoundland.

This Afternoon, Mr. GOVLBURN gives a grand Ca-
binet dinner at his house in Downing Street.

Private advices, which have been received this morning
in the City, from Vienna, affirm most positively that the
Greek Government has resolved not to acknowledge the
old Greek Loans. _

Ardent admirers and zealous advocates u we are, of re-
trenchment in every shape,—and of every measure that has
for its object the reduction of the public expenditure, and
the consequent reduction of the public burthen, the alle-
viation of public distress, and the ultimate abolition of the
present monstrous system of taxation ; we are much more
ardent admirers and zealous advocates of the sacred and

immutable principles of "EVEN HANDED JUSTICE."
These principles may, for a time, be infringed or violated ;
but they can never be changed :—and we are free to con-
fess, that highly and sincerely as we eulogized, and even

enthusiastically as we hailed, the redeeming spirit, and
the patriotic determination of the House of Commons, in
disallowing the two sinecures thrust, by our provident
Ministers, upon the loth and modest scions of nobility,—
the deserving, self-sacrificing, and unrequited sons of
" perpetual placemen ;"—the subsequent decision of that
House upon a question involving a more prodigal, and
scarcely less profligate, abuse of the public treasure, has
excited in our minds an unwonted sympathy with the un-
lucky victims of the first vote, whom we are now almost
induced to look upon as " very ill-used gentlemen in-
deed !"

BATH c RST and Dux DAs, poor fellows ! had no " great
Captain" to fight their battle : they forsooth, who were
but to receive two paltry and inconsiderable pensions,
amounting between them to only nine hundred pounds per
annum, for doing nothing—and a slender remuneration
enough, all things considered, for their services in that
" universal department" of public business,—have been
dismissed pensionless; while Lord EDW A R D SOMERSET--
the patronized of the Noble Duke—is still to receive, in
his own proper person, upwards of twelve hundred pounds
per annum, for doing—what? Why, "a great deal
that could not otherwise be done,"—says his proud and
peremptory patron,—meaning thereby, receiving a very
handsome income for discharging duties which could bejust
as efficiently discharged if such a person as Lord EDWARD
SOMERSET had never been heard of at the Ordnance, or
if the said sum of twelve hundred pounds had not been
annually extracted from the coffers of the state ;—for the
performance of duties that could be—nay, that had been—
as fully, as conveniently, and as satisfactorily, performed by
the Master-General, at a time when, for aught the coun-
try knew of the matter, the individual who held that of-
fice, which the illustrious Premier, declared to be " essen-
tial to the well-being of the service"—might have been
diiturnatising in Vienna—gallopading in Paris—heading
an army in Portugal—steaming on the lakes and rivers of
Canada—sledging through the wastes of Siberia—or wan-
dering over the deserts of Arabia.—We have no patience
with those time-serving journalists, who, forgetful of the
scriptural adage, that " it is impossible to serve two mas-
ters," would fain preserve the hold they once possessed
upon popular opinion, by an affected display of indepen-
dent principle--whilst they cower down at the footstool of
the Minister, and earn the bread of corruption by the con-
scientious and consistent advocacy of his most arbitrary,
or the quibbling palliation of his most imprudent, measures.
Thus the Tintssi—that eternal trimmer—unable to defend
the pertinacity with which the Government persists in re-
taining the office of Lieutenant General of the Ordnance,
in opposition to the 'seem recommendation of the Finance

Committee, labours to divert the attention of the public from I
a consideration of the mnin points at issue—the actual
nature of the office, and the motives which influenced the
House in disregarding the advice of the Committee ;
content with insinuating an opinion, which he has not the
honesty or the manhood to avow. "We do not say that
the Mastership General of the Ordnance is a sinecure,
or that the Lieutenancy General is se ; but of this there
can be no honest doubt entertained—that one or the other
of them is nothing better than a sinecure."—ln what
quarter sets the wind now?—Has Lord BERESTORD
fallen into disfavour at Head Quarters ? or is he to be sacri-
ficed to the more favoured pretensions of Lord Enws RD
SOMERSET? The conduct of " the Honourable House,"
—or rather the conduct of certain Members of that House,
would go far to warrant such a supposition. It is not de-
nied, on either side, that the duties of the one station are
perfectly compatible with the duties of the other; nor
is it pretended that they could not be discharged by one
and the same person : and we must own it would not
surprise us to find Ministers coming down with a pro-
position investing the Lieutenant-General with all the
powers of both offices.—Upon what principle those Re-
presentatives of the People who voted for Sir ROBERT
HanoN's motion, withheld their support from the mo-
tion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM, We are at a loss to con-
ceive. It does, however, seem strange that they,
who so successfully opposed the grant of the pen-
sions to BATHURST and DURUM!, should have been either
absent or silent, or voteless, on such a question as the
abolition of the Lieutenant-Generalcy of the Ordnance.
That they were either absent, or silent, or voteless, or all,

will appear from tho following enumeration of Members
who voted upon Sir ROBERT HERON'S motion, and did
not vote upon the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM;—

_ .
Sir Thomas Aciand. J. Farquhar. N. W. Peach.
G. Bing. D. W. Hervey. W. S. Poyntz.
Sir F. Biota A. Hay. F. Hamden.
C. Barclay. J. B. Hoy. M. T. Sadler.
C. H. Batley. H. Knight. Sir M. S. B. Stewart.
11. Cholmondeley. Sir E. Karim. W. H. Trans
Hon. H. Cavendish. kl. Kekewich. Lord Uxbridge.
C. Cavendish. J. H. Langston. Sir R. Vaughan.
Sir J. G. CotterelL Lord G. Lennox. J. Ward.
F. S. Duncombe. Lord F. Osborne. C. C. Western.
W. Egerton. Colonel O'Grady Sir R. Wilson.
F. Euthope. Lord W. Powlett. Col. Webb.
'Cuthbert Ellison. Dr. Phillimore. . L. White.
W. Ewan.; N. Pallrner. Sir W. Wynn.
Sir Ronald Ferguson. C. F. Palmer.

Last night, Mr. D.W. HARVEY brought under the
notice of the House of Commons the present state and
management of the Land Revenue of the Crown ; and
moved for the appointment • of a Select Committee to
take into its consideration, and report upon, the most
efficient means of rendering it available to the exi-
gencies of the country. There are few subjects of
more national interest or importance, at this moment ;
none certainly more entitled to the grave and delibe-
rate attention of the Legislature : and assuredly, as Mr.
HARVEY observed, " it cannot be said that the question
has grown tedious by repetition"—for " for there is
scarcely a part of either our foreign or domestic policy,
which has been less inquired into. "—And therefore it
would seem as if Ministers, preferring to " bestow all
their tediousness" upon the people—and nothing but
their tediousness—would keep the state and manage-
ment of the Crown lands, for ever as a sealed book ;
and never suffer them to be enquired into at all. The
discussion, however, will not be lost upon the people;
and it is impossible not to coincide in the opinion of Col.
DAV its, that every thinking man must come to this con-
elusion, that it is a matter of very great importance that
a rigorous investigation should be instituted with respect
to the proceedings of the Board, in which the management
of these lands and revenues is vested.

CITY, Tw

MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TH
A. D. I A. D.
1 0 0 France . 0
1 Waterford..... 0 0 Flanders 0
O Guern. & Jersey 0 0 Holland. 0
O Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburgh . 2
O Brasil 0 0 Mediterranean . 0

LV P. O'CLOCK.

[IS MORNING.
D.
oa. Lisbon 0
0 Jamaica 1
O Sweden 3
O Make .. 0
O Mexico 1

By an extraordinary conveyance we have received the following
information from Vienna, of the 25th March :
" The funds are rising here, owing to a fear that the 5 per cents.
will shortly be paid off; the 2à per cents. are as high as 66k; the
4 per cents. are, for money, 98j, for time, 99j."
The Vienna Court Journal gives the official account of 74 per.

sons losing their lives by the sudden and unprecedented overflow of
the Danube in:the suburbs ofVienna. BAWD Solomon de Rothschild
his behaved with great humanity to the unfortunate sufferers, and
has distributed considerable sums of money for their subsistence.
Discounts are 2 per cent.

LIVERPOOL, Maacii 24.—The demand for British Plantation
Sugar this week has taken off the market about 700 hhds. but the
prices are barely supported. The sales in Rum have been rather
limited ; prices remain steady. We still continue to experience an
active and extensive demand for Cotton, the sales of the week
reaching 24.200 bags. Tobacco remains in limited demand,without
any change in prices. There has been a brisker market for Pine
Timber this week than we have experienced for sane time pest, and
prices are rather improved. There are now scarcely any cargoes
being offered foe sale, and few remain in importers' hands. There
has been a better demand this week for Indigo, but less activity has
taken place in the market for Grain since this day se`nnight than foe
some weeks past.

By the Eiiimus from Paris this morning, it appears that there are
both hopes and fears of Villeles coming into the Ministry. Some
of the French Papers aunt that he is only good for causing dissen.
dons among the Royalists, and to break their alliance. According
to other statements, they are already quarrelling; but they are not
against 'nide coming into office, provided Polignac plays the
" first fiddle."

Consols which left off yesterday at 92 14 for the amount, opened
at the same price, and ii9l 1 for mower. The market has a better
appearance than yesterday, owing, It Is laid, to the publib
coming to purchase, u well as the improvement of business in
Town and in the Country. In the Foreign market, little or nothing
doing as yet.

' HALF-PAST ONE.
The Funds are in a complete state of stagnation, and in conse-
quence al which a great dulness prevails in the City. Cana* were
in the early part of today at NI, and have since bah done at 92).
This Is the extreme fluctuation during the whole of die tosening.—
At present they are 92) 4 he the Aosonnt ; and an 4 for money.
We have no 'hip letters or any ether arrivals, which causes a great
dearth of information. _ _ _ _ _

In the Fondgn Market Ona Bomb ban ban tbs 1017 Weds'
ties,: and they have nada about I pee Cent. owing to the infer.
notion from Vienna, that thiatea Gamow wadi net teasent to
pay the old kW. . . .