Star.
London, England, 1831-04-29 00:00:00

TO THE GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

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LONDON.
FRIDAY, APRIL 29.

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TRIUMPH OF REFORM.

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GENTLEMAN,
THE King has been advised to exercise his prerogative of
dissolving Parliament, and of immediately resorting to the sense
of the people in the election of their Representatives. It has been
repeatedly avowed by his Majesty's confidential servants, tha
this measure is adopted for the purpose of ascertaining
the sentiments of a New Parliament, not upon the general
expediency of some change in the Representation, but upon
the merits of a particular measure of Reform to which his Majesty's
Government stand committed, and which, in their opinion cannot
be altered or modified with advantage in any point of essential im.
portance. To that measure so proposed I entertain insuperable ob-
jections, and I have been called upon by a very large number of
the constituent Body of the University of Cambridge professing
similar opinions, to offer myself upon the present occasion as a
Candidate for the Representation of the University.
Under ordinary circumstances I should not have ventured to aspire to
this high distinction, and the illness under which I am at present la.
bowing, and which may unfortunately preclude me from paying my
personal respects to the members of the Senate, would have been
sufficient to deter me from seeking so arduous a trust. But
the present are not ordinary circumstances ; the consideration of
health—the fear of being charged with presumption—are over-
powered by the deep interest which I feel in the maintenance
of those establishments which are connected with the Univer.
sity, and by a firm conviction that their security is endangered
by that extreme change in our representative system which I have felt
it my duty strenuously to oppose. lam bound, at the same time, to
avow that I am not adverse to the consideration of a temperate measure
of Reform, which, while it extends the basis of the representation, shall se.
cure to respectability, intelligence, and wealth, their just influence;
shall give to no part of the United Kingdom an undue preponderance;
and shall expose to no hazard those venerable establishments in Church
end State, the integrity of which I believe to be essential to the well.
being of all classes of the community.
The grounds upon which I make this appeal, impose upon me the
duty of declaring, that I shall consider my election by the University
on the present occasion, as implying only the devolution of a temporary
trust—and that I shall be prepared to relinquish that trust at any time,
when a candidate may be found better entitled in the general opinion
of the members of the Senate, to represent the opinions and promote
the welfare of the University.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient humble servant,
WILLIAM YATES PEEL.
April 26, 1831.'

Nucl. OF sTof KS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
3 per Ct. Cons. 786 I a 4 per Ct. 1826, 946
Coos. for Ace. 78f 6 Long Ann. Jan. 1860, 161 I
3 per Cent. lied. 774 i i Old Annuities 77. New, 773
34 rel. Cr. 1618, 861 £lOOO Each. Bills 6 5
34 per Ct. lied. 881 6 .1500 Ditto 6 7
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THE EVENING STAR.

The General Election has commenced most auspiciously,
and already, on the very morning of the second day, we
have to announce that three Elections have terminated
entirely favourab:e to the GRAND CAUSE; ViZ. DOVER,
the Bo anu it of SOUTHWARK, and the CITY of LONDON.
Thus have already three new votes been added to the
cause of the B EFORII BlLL—for so, to avoid all tergi-
versation and ambiguity,we should designate the noble cause
which now occupies the patriotic energies of Britain. Theßill
—the whole BlLL—and nothing but the definite, the intelligi-
ble, and universally understood BILL, should be the motto
of our banners, and the war-cry of our victorious legions.
We cannot allow the election of Messrs. CALVERT and
Borough of Southwarth to pass, with but
it of the fact. We rejoice most sin-
brother of the greatest man of the age,

because the most useful man of the age, has been I
returned in so signal a manner—without hesitation or)
contest of any Lind. Mr. BROUGHAM, the new
member, is knows to hare many personal claims for public
favour ; but had his merits been less, as his principles were
true, it was an opportunity of showing a public regard to
his distinguished brother, which we cannot but con-
gratulate our countrymen has not been omitted. The
inhabitants of Southwark have done themselves peculiar
honour, by their unequivocal conduct on this occasion.

We need not say how much we are delighted to announce
the complete triumph of liberal opinion in the city of Lon-
don; and the retreat of General WARD and his pitiful junta of

contractors, jobbers, and antiquated city gutlers, has afforded
us pleasure, which could only be exceeded by intelligence
of the complete defeat, of the more seriously criminal General
DIEBITSCII.

The CITY of Low now is at last emancipated from the in-
fluence of one or two great families of jobbers ; to which,
during the greatest part of the last thirty years of its history,
it has been disgracefully subject. It is well known to those
who are familiar with the political necktie of WILLIAM
PITT, that be reared his popularity, by pandering to the
avarice of a few men in the City, who, to procure
contracts, got themselves placed in certain situations,
commanding the bread and cheese of large masses of
the City electors. The large joint stock commercial
undertakings existing in the City, the East India
Company, the Bank, the Dock and Assurance Companies
—among the Directors of which certain of these jobbing
Leviathans were sure to be found—offered an exten-
sion of cogent personal influence, which nothing could resist.
Add to all this, the fact, that war of itself has always solid
charms on 'Change ; the business at Lloyd's, and the
Gambling of the Stock Exchange, both increase.—
The transport service has a most irresistible influence over
the conscience of a ship-owner; and the Minister that ruins
unborn generations by war, has never failed to obtain the
plaudits of the generation to which we allude. But now all the
adventitious blandishments derived from war-jobbery, have
ceased to dazzle those even, who formerly suffered their moral
principles to be misled. Good sense and sound morality are
again ascendant"; and the commercial men of the present day
blush at what has passed, and rally round the standard of
Freedom.

Our Readers are too much engaged on domestic politics
to attend to the affairs of their neighbours. We may, how-
ever, en passant, refer them to a very important document
of General Ss RZYNECKI, dated Kaluszyn, midway between
Warsaw and Seidlec, on April 17th. Down to that date
there appears to have been no general battle ; and this
despatch relates entirely to the operations of General
DWERIIICKT, who has advanced from Zamosc, in the south;
and, crossing the Bug, has entered Volhynia, defeated some
Russian detachments, and raised that province in the rear of
the Russians, so as to obstruct their supplies of provisions.
The reports of a three days' battle are not yet confirmed;
but they come from different quarters, and it will be seen
by our Correspondent's letter, gain credit in Paris.
DIEBITSCH appears to have made a flank movement from
Ryki, with a view to a junction with some of his reinforce-
ments.

Every account confirms the stability of the insurrections
in the ancient northern Polish provinces.

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.

This being the day for the electing of the city members,
a great sensation exists in the city, on account of the mani-
fest exertions and great interest by the monied capitalists to
uphold Mr. Ward, u member, again, for the city ; but this
morning, it is generally believed, that he will not meet with
success, and that the King and country will triumph over
this combination.

Consols which left off yesterday at 78g for the account,
opened at the same price, with little or nothing doing to
this hour.

The express from Paris does not bring any news of the
east importance, except the French 3 per Cents coming
higher.
This is settling day in the foreign market, no defaulters
at present.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
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We now hear, in more positive ienns, that Prince
Leopold will be placed on the throne of Belgium. The let-
ters to-day, from Paris, are of a more cheering description
than those lately received—the Ministry are gaining great
confidence, and the storms which lately prevailed in that
capital are beginning to disperse. The letters from the
Brazil bring the Exchange 21, and the Stocks 73k. No
news of importance.
Consols are rather better than in the early part of the morn-
ing, when they were 781.0 for the account ; at present they
are 78; buyers, and the market looking healthy. In the
Foreign Funds Portuguese bonds have got up two per cent.
up to the present hour the account is going off well.

The LORD CHANCELLOR has consented to preside at the
anniversary dinner of the LITERARY FUND.
Mr. RAE WlLsow was presented to her Majesty, with his
Book of Travels in the Holy Land, dedicated, by special
permission, to the King, by Lieut.-General Wetherall, and
was most graciously received by her Majesty.
A little humour was sported by some of the illumi-
nators.—The following was exhibited on a transparency by
a butcher in Aldersgate-street :—" Russell's Purge—Suc-
cess to the motion." At BENBOW'S Temple Bar Coffee-
House, a gibbet was exhibited on a large flag, with a motto
For the Charles-street Gang."
The late Lord Walsingham's house and furniture. in
Harley-street were insured in the Sun Fire-office for
11,0001.

The present Earl and Countess of Walsingham (then
Archdeacon and Mrs. De Grey) were with their family, at
Mrs. Camac's ball, in Mansfield-street, when the tidings
reached them of the melancholy catastrophe which so sud-
denly raised them to the Peerage.
The meeting in the bank parlour yesterday, broke up with-
out any resolution being adopted for an advance in the rate
of interest to 5 per cent. as currently reported would have
been the case, within the last few days. It appears, however,
according to report in the city, that the Directors have issued
orders to their branch banks, in different parts of the country,
to withhold all accommodation, except at the rate just
stated. This is looked upon as more important, because it is
considered the prelude to its being extended to the metropolis,
and consequently a continued diminution of the circulation of
bank-notes. The effect in the country, particularly in the
manufacturing districts, arising from this resolution of the
Bank, it is believed, will be severely felt, and the applica-
tions for discounts, at the Bank in London, will, no doubt,
be the more numerous.

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