Star.
London, England, 1831-04-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

TIMES.—The deep importance attached, both in and out of Perlis.
meat, to the changes of the Reform Bill announced by Lord John
Russell on Tuesday evening, and even the misapprehension which it
seems had arisen out of the language of that noble Lord, have not
been without a salutary consequence. Lord Althorp stated, with
much distinctness, that as the same principle was to be stea-
dily acted on, it became a question of mere detail whether the
line of population adopted would apply to a great or less
number of boroughs than had been first contemplated ; and
it appears from circumstances that the number of boroughs
liable to a change of position from an amended list of the population
returns, would be extremely small--not more than two or three, u well
as we could learn. If we wish that the Parliament were fairly dissolved,
it is as much to get rid of that misehief.making person whom the popu-
lace of Preston have obtruded on it, in the person of Mr. Henry Hunt,
as for any other given purpose. That member never opens his lips but
to throw obstacles in the way of all reform, which it is plain enough he
rather dreads as the death-blow of all factious pretenders, than fairly
and honestly desires. It was shrewdly remarked by Mr. Fergusson,
that the " observations of the member for Preston were always
cheered by the enemies of all Reforms." That, we think, a
pretty sharp commentary on the public virtue of Mr. Henry Hunt.
We think it just to add, what may at the same time be gathered from
the preceding remarks, that ministers yesterday regained the ground
which the imperfect disclosures by Lord John Russell in the previous
debate had cut from under them. But it must never be forgotten by
them, or lost sight of fur sin instant, that the people of England will not
bear to be tampered with ow the imbalance of this measure.
Pose.—Earl Grey and his colleagues attempt to retain for a whole
week in their own hands, in addition to every other engine of corrupt
influence, the power of deciding to what places or districts the sixty.two
seats in the House of Commons shall be allotted, which their revolu.
tionary measure in its present shape supposes to be yet unappropriated.
With this increase of power, they will, no doubt, do all they can to
secure a majority of the present House of Commons in favour of the
Bill. They will, however, utterly and ridiculously fail in this hope.
ful project. The fate of the Bill, and that of its revolutionist
authors are indeed sealed. Ministers have begun to recede, and they
must go on receding until their revolutionary measure shall have vanish.
ed wholly out of view. They will then be driven from office, covered
with the everlasting opprobrium and disgrace of having agitated the
country for nothing. We learn with great satisfaction, from the very
competent testimony of Mr. Hunt, what we should indeed have andel.
pated without any voucher whatever, that the lower orders of the com.
mum" ;eve already opened their eyes to the insult and the juggle
which has been put upon them to serve the temporary purposes
of the present Administration. Can there be a deeper insult to
an honest labourer than withholding from him a franchise which
it is proposed to impart to the keepers of low shops, shabby
lodging-houses, petty alehouses, and obscene brothel; ? Can
there be a more impudent juggle than the pretence that this latter de.
scription of electors are likely to create • better House of Commons
than could be expected from universal suffrage? Mr. Hunt, in compe-
-1 rison with any member of the present government, from Earl Grey to
Lord John Russell, is a very Solon. Universal suffrage, would give
us a House of Commons incomparably more enlightened, more honest,
and more patriotic, than any man can reasonably expect from the suffrages
of those clas-es of society to whom Alinisters would commit the absolute
controul of all future elections. And are the contempt and aversion of the
orders of the community for the ministerial revolution likely to be
abated by the discovery that ministers themselves have never had a de-
finitive plan of revolution—that they have been throughout merely
upon the catch for party advantages—ethat they are ready to sacrifice
everything to which they arc pledged, every thing for which they have
incited the people to clamour, in the vain hope of gaining a few stray
votes in the present House of Commons ? All orders of our country.
men must surely join us in the prayer that if England iv ever to be re.
volutionised, she may at least be spared the additional misfortune and
disgrace of having a revolution imposed upon her by recreants and
tricksters.
HZItALD.—It is greatly to be regretted that ministers did not accede
to the recommendation of the select committee on the civil list, to reduce
the amount by 12,000 L The smallness of the sum thus recommended
for reduction proves that the committee did not apply the pruning knife
in a very sweeping way to this large branch of State expenditure. The
cutting off so small a sum could certainly have no sensible effect in re.
Drying the burdens of the country; but the smaller it is the more easily
could it be given up, while the obstinate refusal to part with it is cal.
culated to shake the confidence of the country in tire sincerity of the
professions which ministers have made cn the subject of retrenchment
and economy.

A new coinage, bearing the stamp of William IV. is irn-
medi Itely to be issued from the Mint, respecting which a
Royal Proclamation has been signed.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the thanks of the Court were voted unani-
mously to Wm. Astell, Esq. and Robert Campbell, Esq. the
Chairman and Depute• Chairman, for their zeal and attention
to the Company's interest during the last year.
On the Bth, 9th, 10th, and 11th inst. 153 vessels arrived
in the port of London from foreign voyages ; and 93 vessels,
from part-, abroad, arrived at Liverpool on the 7th, Bth, 9th,
and 10th inst.

Dinners were given yesterday by the Earl of Deihy,
Grosvenor-square ; Sir James Graham, Admiralty; Lord
Yarborough, Arlington-street ; Lord Montague, Hamilton-
place ; Earl of Kinnoul, Grosvenor-street; Mr. Tattoo
Egerton, Whitehall ; Mr. Mitchell, Charles-street ; Sir G.
Philips, Mount-street ; Sir J. Lubbock, St. James's-place.
Yesterday, a ballot was taken at the East India House,
for the el ection of six directors, in the room of William
Astell, Esq. George Smith, Esq. Campbell Marjoribanks,
Eq. Charles Elton Prescott, Esq. John Masterman, Esq.
and Russell Ellice, Esq. who go out by rotation. At six
o'clock, the glasses were closed, and delivered to the scrut -
neers, who reported that the election had fallen on John
Forbes, Esq. John Loch, Esq. Charles Mills, Eq. Henry
Shank, Esq. James Stuart, Esq. and Henry St. George
Tucker, Esq.
All the oak in Sweden belongs to the King, or the pro-
prietors of estates can only dispose of it to government; so
that, when not wanted for the navy, it is often left to decay,
and indeed is generally much neglected.

TIIE KING'S LEVEE.
His MAJUTY held a Levee yesterday, at his Palace in
St. James's, which was numerously attended. The Guard
of Honour was composed of a detachment of the Royal
Horse Guards.

His MAJESTY entered ti:' State Rooms, accompanied by
the Duke of Sussrx and Prince LEOPOLD, attended by the
Great Officers of State. and held his Entre Levee.
Mr. FLETCHER WILSON, the Danish Consul-General,
was prevented to the KING by Count M0t...1.Kr, his Danish
Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary.
Lord GRA NTH m had an audience, and kissed hands on
his being' appointed Aid-de-Camp to the KING.
Monsieur TOURQUEN EF r and MonsieurKLlJSTlNr were
presented to the KING by the Russian Ambassador.
There were present—
The Russian Austrian, French, and Netherlands Ambassadors : the
Prus.ian' Swedish, Danish, Neapolitan, Sardinian. Wirtemberg, Mexi-
can, and Austrian Ministers ; the Archbishops of Canterbury and York,
and the Bishop of London ; the Lord President, the First Lord of the
Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home,
Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of
the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Commander of the &revs, the
Master General of the Odnar.ce. the Captain of the Honourable Corps
of Gentlemen Pensioners, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard, the Vice
Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for Ireland, the Master of the
Horse to the Queen, the Treasurer of the Household, the Master of the
King's Hounds ; the Judge Advocate General ; Sir A. Barnard, Prin-
cipal Equerry to the King; General Nlnedonell, Principal Equerry to
the Queen; Sir A. D'Eate, Equerry to the King; the Master of the
Ceremonies, and Mr. Hinrici,, Lieutenant of the Honourable Corp. of
(ittitlemen

At the General Levee were:
Dukes—Wellington, Grafton, Montrose, Manchester, Gordon, A; -
gyll, Richmond.
Marquises—Hastings, Lothian, Downshir:.
Lark— Bosslyn, Errol, Carlisle, Ferrer.. Browolow, Selkirk,
Malmesbury, Guilford, Vcrulam, Fingal, Cas,lor.
Viscounts—Beresford, Abhbrook, Fitzharris. Acheson Hood.
Lords—Byron, Grantham, Kilmaine, Bingham, Chinwilliam, Ed
ward Thynne, Bridport, Grimston, Seymour, Dude Durham, Sher-
borne, Skelmersdale, Ellenborough, Saltoun, hlarybOrough, W. Gra-
ham, H. Thynna.
Ri, ht Honourabks—Sir Stratford Cannin:, Sir G. Murray.
Honourables—Sir Francis Frisk, George Agar, F. J. Shore, F. H.
Nugent, William Ogilvy, M.P. Lieut. Harris, R.N. F. Byng.
Sirs—James Urmaton, F. Vincent, Bart. J. Croft, Dart. G. Barlow,
F. Burton, Matthew Tierney, Gee. Nayler, G. F. Fowke, Bart. W. E.
Welby, Bart. Charles Colville, R. Thornton, George Staunton, Bart.
M.P. Frederick Watson, K.T.S. C. Des Voeux, Bart. Wm. Guise, T.
Whichcote, Wm. Oglander, W. Abdy, H. Willoughby, T. F. Drake,
Trevor Wheler, Walter Stirling, R. Frederick, Bart. J. Strong', H.
Fletcher, Bart.
Bish4s—Chichester, Rochester.
Dean of Windsor Archdeacon Butler.
Rev. Doctors—Sir Robert Peat, Everard, Days, Goodenough.
Rev. Messrs.—J. C. Wright, T. Carter, A. B. Mesham, J. C.
Young, C. Day, J. 31•Evoy, J. Barker.
Doctors—Spurgin, Jackson, Alderman, Garrott.
Messrs.—George Du Pre, Kynaston, tayford, C. Wynn, J. Frost,
F.A.S. H. Herbert, R. Wyatt Edgell, Grimston, Norton. John Read,
Sanctuary, Robinson'Gordon,
Bacon, Brecon, E. Buller, Butler
Danvers, Belts, M. Grant, Moberly, Hornsby, Littledale, Staples.
Henry Littledale, H. J. Grant, Knight, M.P. Robert Hook, W. Tat-
ton Egerton, W. K. Child, R. Earle, M. Ure, E. Fanquiere, H. Lyt.
ton Bulwer, M.P. H. Seymour, C. Pole, Frederick Calvert, Hyett,
H. Musters, Fyler, M.P. A. G. Stapleton, H. Lambton Beaumort,
Homes, Hugo dildmay, W. Lascellea, Gretshill '
Russell, M.P.
Welby, M.P. Fitzgerald, M.P. Stirling, George Harrison, Capri, A. V.
Corbet, Stanley, Delme Radcliffe, Fletcher Wilson, Holden, Dashwood,
Selwin, D. Thomson, D. Belford, Fraser, Boner, E. Marnaghten,
H. Drummond, Pulman, Tyrrell, Jones, J. Alexander, John Rid,
Smyth Windham, A. F. Moreton, Cooper, Verseboyle, Adams, Ruth-
yen, M.P. Egerton, W. Fraser, R. B. Wilbraham, N. Carlisle, 0. Han-
lon, H. Parish, Woods, H. Broadwood, T. Harrison.
Adroirals—Sir Robert Otway, Sir James H. Whitahed, Earl of
Northeak, James Douglas, Sir Thomas Foley, Mackellar, Noumea,
Walker, C.B. Plampin, Durham' Sir E. Codrington, Sir W. -Lake,
Curzon, G. Martin, Thos. Hondas. Sir Charles Ogle, Sir J. Saumares,
Sir C. Thorobrough, Sir D. Gould.
Commissioner fleas Thomson, Accountant-General of the Navy.
Gentrola—Macdonnell, Grosvenor, Frederick Maitland. Sir W.
Oswald, Hart, Douglas, Hon. Robert Taylor, N'ynyard, Crosbie,
A. Weaves, Thornton, Sir R. Jones, Sir E. Paget, Capel, Sir J.
111‘Malion, Wetherall, Meade, Macdonald, Corner, Sir W P. Cam!,
Foster.

Colonds—Teulon (35th regiment), Whatley, Sir I'. Thornton, Cust,
Berne, J. Munro, West, Lewis, WOl. Hay, Sir A. Christie, N. Harris,
Guille, Bir Henry Watson, Berkeley, Arnold, Belli, Ellicombe, Sir W.
Jolliffe, Gibbs, Dawkins, Taylor, Sir W. Herries, Custance, O'Grady,
11. P. Rice Jones, Douglas, Hughes, Sir C. B. Vere.
Majors—Ponnefather, Gardiner, Swcetman, Freeth, White, Savine,
Napier.
Ceasmandets—Maitland, John Hamilton.
Coptaiss—Rainier, R. N. C. B. George Pechell, R. N. Hancock,
C. B. R. N. Christoph.Heise, Paterson, Bullen, C.B.R.N. Simmons.
R. A. Perkins, R. Logan, Trotter, Cary, Wynyard, J. Percy, Anger_-
stein Frederick Berne, Sir John Phillimore, John Thompson, De
Stank, Nooth, Sir G. R. IVestphal, R. N. Waiter, Louis, Barard,
Hon. C. Berkeley, Levison Gower, Tobin, C.B.R.N. Thornbrough,
R. N. Hoare, R. N. K. Curzon, R. N. Brace, R.N. Joseph O'Brien,
R. N. J. Anderson, Cadogan, R.N. M. Seymour, It. N. Cuthbert,
Hickey, R.N. Arabin, Sykes, R. N. Herringham, R.N. Gill, A. P.
Green, R.N. Astell, H. B. Martin, IL F. Martin.
tioulenatila—Stopford, R.N. C. H. Jay,, R.N. Hortyman, .1 H.
Maxwell, R N. C. Genet, R.N. B. P. Sadler, R.N. Roy, R.N.
Wright, M'entworth, R.N. C. G. Butler, R.N. Bendyshe, R.N. R M.
Pculden, Cherry, H. Helmsley, George Morris, Hope, H. D. Tespalen,
L A. Robinson, R. 0. Ward, George Hague, Ey Perkin., 0. V.
Hart, R.N.
Cornet George Smell.
The following Addresses were presented to his klajesty
The Duke of Wellington, wi:h a Petition from the Mayer and Citi-
zens of Cork, praying that in the Reform Bill care may be taken for
the safety of the Protestant Church in Ireland.
The Duke of Gordon, with Petitions from the counties of Elgin and
Ross against the Reform Bill.
The Duke of Montrose aith the Dumbartonshire Address
Earl Grey, with the following Addresses in favour of Refor.n in Par-
liament :—From the Inhabitants of the town of Wigan and t s vici-
nity ; from the Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Kerri.inuir, in the
County of Forfar; from the Feuars and other Inhabitants of Lark-
wall, in the Count, of Lanark ; from the Congregation of Particular
Baptists at Woratid.
Lied Durham, with Addresses from Edmonton in Nliddlestx. and
Johnshaven in Scotland, in favour of Parliamentary Reform.
Mr. Alderman Garrett, with an Address from the Inhabitants of the
Ward of Bridge, in the City of London, in favour of the bill fur
Reform in Parliament.
Mr. John Read, High Sheriff of Suffolk, with a County Address, by
his Grim the Duke of Grafton.
Mr. Adams, High Sheriff of the County of Carmar hen, with an Ad-
dress in favour of Parliamentary Reform.
Mr. Fraser, of Tovbrrek, with an Address from inrertios.
The Earl of Errol, with Addresses from the Moderatcr, Office-
Bearers, and Menibers of the Society of Iligh Constables of Edin-
burgh; and from the Landholders and Inhabitants of Orkney and
Shetland resident in Edinburgh, ro thank his Majesty fur tie mea.
sure of Parliamentary Reform proposed by his klinisters.
Mr. William Knox Child, one of the Magistrates of the t ounty of
Kent, with an humble and loyal atkress from the Inhabitants of
Tunbridge, expressing tier satisfaction at the plan of reform intro-
duced by his Majesty's Ministers, by Viscount Melbourne.
Mr. B. Danvers, High Sheriff for LeicesterAore. with an Atidass to

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Ilia hlajem from ttiat Ct unty in fart:ur Of tar Refurwi rnearure.
31r. llaberly. with an Ad !revs from Croydon, &r.
Lord Duck, Sir William Ouie, Mr. liven, Col. Berkeley, and Lord
Sherborne, with the Address from 01oucesteishire, in favour of
Reform.
Several Noblemen rind Gentlemen had the honour of
being pesented to his AIAJEs•rv.
His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of DEVON-
SHIRE, the Marquis CLAN RICA RIM Earl Gary, Viscount
MwaocaNc, the Marquis of LANspowxr, Lord At.
T 11011 P, lord HILL, Viscount Pa 1.7.1 RSTOW, and the
larquis of WINCHESTER. The Field Oticer in waiting
and the Colonel of the Guard had audience of his MAJESTY.
After the Levee the KING held a Plivy Council, nt
which Sir Enw. Titokteron was introduced and sworn in,
and took his seat at the Board accordingly.
Lord FOLEY was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Worcester in the room of the late Earl of Eor ENTRY.
A Proclamation was agreed upon for the issue of a new
coinage.
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Afterwards the Riwo held a Council for the purpose of
receiving the Report of the Recorder of London, of the
convicts capitally convicted at Justice Hall, in the Old IBei-
ley, during the last February Sessions. The Lord. Chief
Justice of England attended the reading of the Report,
which occupied about two hours.

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