Star.
London, England, 1831-03-30 00:00:00

THEIR MAJESTIES.

WETHERELL justified the Members for Cornwall and York-
shire; and Sir J. GaeulM justified Lord ALTIIOIIP.
Mr. Arrwoon then maintained that the people petitioned
for the Reform, solely because they hoped it might relieve
their distress, e bile the reformers in the house were those
who had refused enquiry ! He believed that nothing but a
change in the currency could save the country.
Alderman Woon deprecated a mixture of the Currency
and Distress Question with the Reform ; but Sir W.
HEATHCOTE declared, that he believed the Petitions for
Reform chiefly originated iu the indifference shown by the
House to the distress of the country.

Mr. H. HuGuts said the state of Representation was
itself sufficient ground ; and while proceeding to specify
instances, he was called to order by the Speaker.
The House was then occupied in receiving petitions on
Reform, Distress, Negro Slavery, Punishment of Death,
the Beer Act, and Assessed Taxes, till Half-past Ten.

This morning despatches were received at the Foreign
Office in Downing-street, from the Right Honourable Lord
HETTESBUILY, the British Minister at the Court of Russia.

CITY. ONE O'CLOCK.

Consols which left off yesterday at 781 1 for the account,
opened at the same price this morning ; but on the arrival of
two expresses from Paris the market became exceedingly
heavy, and consols receded immediately to 774 for the ac-
count. At present they are 77i.

The French Rentes come 51.
Consols which were done a few moments since at 77k,
are gone down again to 77i i.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at
771, have improved to 77i i for the Account. We under-
stand that a great quantity of Stock has been sold when the
French loan was known.

The general topic of conversation in the city, in the course
of the morning, related to the large amount of the French
Loan, of 13 millions sterling ; 10 millions more than the
French Government originally required ; and by the bidding
being put off to the 9th of April, it is expected that by that
period, the French Ministers will have received important
explanations, from some of the Continental Powers, which,
no doubt, they mean to take advantage of, to make some
sort of an expose of the state of the French nation ; and by
which manoeuvre, the French Rents will improve ; and
they will thus obtain a higher price for their loan. Al! this
may be well for the advantage of the French nation ; but
how will the above loan if taken, or partly taken,
in this country, by English bankers, operate ? Are they
not yet in possession of a large amount of the former French
loan, at a very heavy loos ? And is it supposed that the mo-
nied interest, in this country, will be so eager to subscribe
to a loan of a government, whose stability may not be dura-
ble for any length of time ? We think therefore it would
be advisable to let the French nation have the good pickings
to themselves.

We bear that Prince Talleyrand has notified that the
French Government will not permit any of the Dutch family
to be King of Belgium.
The East India Company's ships Berwickshire and Orwell
arrived on the 27th inst. the former off Portland, and the
latter off Weymouth. The Berwickshire left China on the
4th, and the Orwell on the 6th of December. The Edin-
burgh and Macqueen arrived at St. Helena on the sth
of February, and were to leave on the 7th of the same
month. The Ann and Amelia arrived in China on the 21st
of November. The Berwickshire spoke the Marquis of
Handy, outward bound, on the 19th of February, in lat.
.5.11. N. and long. 19. 30. W.
Mr. F. Lewis intends, on May 5, to move resolutions on
the subject of Savings' Banks.
The Court of King's Bench has recently, after solemn
argument, determined that one foreigner may arrest another
in England for a debt which accrued in Portugal, while both
resided there, though the Portuguese law does not allow of
arrest for debt.

Numerous inquiries were made yesterday by the nobility.
respecting the health of the Duchess of Cumberland. VVe
understand that her Royal Highness has nearly recovered
from the effects of her recent cold.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester enter-
tertained a large party of the Nobility and Gentry to dinner,
at Gloucester House.
A United Service Medical Club, to bide...the Medical
Officers of the East India Company, is amoopt the projects
of the day.
A French traveller remarks that the inhalftants of the
United States are the most cleanly people in the world ; and
adds, as a proof of the assertion, " Their very capital is
named La Vile Blauchissante" (i. e. the Wasik*" laws 1)
The celebrated Bamber Gascoigne used to say, " an Ad-
ministration is like a set of nine-pins—if yea knock down
one the rest are apt to follow in succession." It is in defer-
ence to this rule probably that the Right Hon. Vice Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade retains office.

A gentleman walking on the City-road was accosted by
the driver of an omnibus, the which omnibus was built by
Mr. Morce, in the City. The gentleman refused to enter
on account of the motley associates therein assembled.
" Oh," said the learned driver, " Mors omnibus communis
est." Oh

Greenwich Hospital, it appears, is, for the future, to be
open to merchant-seamen, as well as to the King's. This is a
bad arrangement. If the merchant-service is to be pro-
vided for, let it be in a separate building, and let the pub-
lic still be sure, when they see a Greenwich pensioner, that
they see a veteran who has "served his King and country."
We are afraid, too, that the inmates will lead but a " cat-
and-dog-life" with the old men-of-war's men, should the
scheme be carried into effect.-- Herald.

HOW TO A M PLITT A SUBJECT.—An amateur proposes
to publish in London, by subscription, a " History of
Tobacco, as used for Smoking and Snuff," in two
volumes. The first volume will contain a description of the
nose—the size of the nose—a digression on Roman noses—
whether long noses are symptomatic—the origin of tobacco
for smoking—the conversion of tobacco into snuff—re-
searches as to the individual who took the first pinch of
snuff—an easy on sneezing—whether the ancients sneezed,
and upon what occasion—origin of pocket handker-
chiefs—Parliamentary snuff-takers —disturbances in the
time of Charles the First, as connected with smoking. The
second volume will contain —snuff-takers in the Parlia-
ment army—witticisms founded on a pinch of snuff—oval
snuff boxes, first introduced by the Roundheads—manufac-
ture of tobacco-pipes—dissertation on the clay pipe—state
of tobacco during the Republic—during the Union—Scotch
snuff, when first introduced—bow it was found piquant and
powerful—the accession of George IL—the period of
gold and silver snuff-boxes—George 11L—the introduction
of Scotch snuff to the Court—when used by the Queen—
German snuff bones in fashion—ladies who take snuff, &c.
—index, list of subscribers.—Le Furst* Londres.

WINDSOR, TUESDAY, March 29.—His MAJESTY, ae.
companied by Sir Auu urr us D'EsTE and Sir JF.FillEr
WTATVILLE, left the Castle at a quarter past ten o'clock
this morning, and drove to Cumberland Lodge, and returned
to the Castle by King's-road at one o'clock. At three
o'clock the KING took an airing in the Great Park in his
close carriage drawn by four greys ; be was accompanied by
his royal sisters, the Princess AUGUSTA and the Landgra.
vine of HESSE Ho x auto. At the same hour her MAJESTY
rode on horseback, accompanied by Sir A. BARNARD, Col.
Woos and Son, Sir AUGUSTUS WESTE, Prince Geoaoe,
Miss BIGOT, and Mr.. WOOD. The same distinguished
visitors as were here last week are staying at the Castle.—
There have been no additional arrivals.

The Lord Chamberlain to the Queen has issued cards of
invitation (by command of her Majesty) for a full-dress Ban,
to be given at the King's Palace, St. James's, on the 25th
of April.
The King's Royal Maundy Bounty was distributed on
Monday and yesterday at the Almonry-office, by Mr. Hanby,
Secretary and Yeoman of the Almonry, to 830 poor, aged,
and infirm persons.
The Duke of Grafton, Viscount Goderich, and Sir James
Graham, bad interviews yesterday with Earl Grey, at the

Treasury.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer entertained the Duke of
Richmond, Sir James Graham, and a select party, at dinner
on Tuesday, at his residence in Downing-street.
DOVER, MARCH 29.—The Sovereign Steam-packet,
from Calais, brought to-day two carriages, and many pas.
sengers ; among them were—Mrs. KENNEDY ERSKINE
and Captain FITZCLARENCE and Suite; also, Viscount
NORMANBY, who is charged with despatches for Lord
Viscount PA LitEssroN. After partaking of refreshments
at WRIGHT'S Hotel and Ship Inn, both parties started for
London. Admiral Sir Joss BERESTORD and family, with
the Hon. Captain DOWD" have been sojourning at the
above Hotel some days.
The story about a certain Marquess being summoned by
bis child's nurse to Marlborough-street office, for an assault,
inserted in some of the papers, was, it appears, a fabrication.
The grand jury at Kingston have returned a true bill
against Miss Jane Clark, of Putney.
By official returns, it appears, that the average fees of
forty-seven commissioners of bankruptcy for the last three
years, have been 3891. 15e.
The English people have fifty thousand reasons for
forcing the Belgians to accept a certain Prince as their
Sovereign.
It seems that the methodist party have succeeded in post-
poning the recognition of Alderman SCALES for three
weeks.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has postponed his stamp

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Insolidation measures till after the recess.

The recent failure, we should think, must have the effect
of convincing the most incredulous that the Bank parlour
does not afford any of those facilities to successful specula-
tion which has often been attributed to it.—Herald.
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The interest on Ferdinand the Beloved's new Bonds is to

commence, according to the proposals, on—of all days in the
year—thejirst of April I Can our capitalists refuse terms
so tempting as these ?
DEATH OF LADY JANE COLE.—lnconsequence of the
death of this Lady, a private ball, intended to be given at
Dublin Castle on Friday evening, has been postponed.
The house will adjourn this day till the 12th of April, for
the Easter recess ; but as the Lord Chancellor seems to be
reluctant to have any holydays when there is business, and
as the arrears in the Lords and in the Court afford ample
opportunity for gratifying the antipathy to holydays, his
Lordship gave permission to " assemble," notwithstanding
the adjournment of the house, on Easter Monday and
Easter Tuesday (they being idle days) to dispose of some
appeals, &c.
A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday at Guildhall, to
proceed further in the consideration of the petition for and
against swearing Mr. Scales into the office of Alderman for
the Ward of Portsoken. Mr. Alley, in a very long speech,
argued against the power of the Court to act in the matter.
Mr. Bodkin having replied, the Court over-ruled Mr. Alley's
objection, and directed Mr. Bodkin to proceed in the exa-
mination of the witnesses. Some witnesses were then called
and examined as to Mr. Scales' age, and his being bound u
an apprentice before he was 14 years old. The examination
was continued till half-put four o'clock, when the further
consideration of the subject was adjourned to the 19th of

April next.
It is rumoured very seriously, that a project of marriage
has been resolved upon between the Duchess of Berry and
Don Miguel of Portugal. We are even assured that the
Government has received this news by telegraph. —Le Ca-
stitutionnel.—We do not know if this news be true ; but it
is certain that the most active relations subsist between Ho-
lyrood and Lisboa, and that in Paris Madame de Berry
showed. a strong predilection for Don Miguel. In any cue
this is an able step of the exiled family : if there be one
nesse more unpopular in France than another, which in-
spires a mixture of horror and contempt, it is that of Don
Miguel ; and it was certainly requisite to have an ill-omened
baud to choose such a one, precisely, out of the list of
crowned heads.—Courrier Francais.

Earl Grey's speech on Monday night, or rather on Tues-
day morning, excited an unusual degree of interest in tilt
house. We never remember a speech in that house listened
to with such marked attention. The epees around the
throne, privileged for Members of the House of Commons,
was crowded, and, whilst the noble earl was speaking,
members continued to rush in for the purpose of healing
some of the speech. Nor did the Peers evince less com-
pliment and devotion to the patriotic Mislabel.. Although
his Lordship has a fine clear voice—a distinct and delibe-
rate utterance, so that he may generally be well beard in
any part of the House—iet many Peers, contrary to the
usual etiquette, quitted their seats, and took their statical
close to and around him—namely, on the seats at the table,
and the ends of the cross benches. The Duke of Sussex and
the Duke of Devonshire, in particular, thus ranged them-
selves ; and the Duke of Sussex, in the most marked
manner, cheered the prominent points of the Minister's
speech. The Duke of Wellington likewise listened
anxiously to the speech ; but, curiously enough (it ill
no doubt accident,) his Grace, who bad till then re-
mained uncovered, put on his hat, and pulled it down over
his forehead. when Earl Grey spoke of it being no longer of
any use to call county meetings " farces f and the Duke
gave the hat an extra pull when his Lordship reminded tbs
Duke of his having once said that it was not emancipation
Ireland bad wanted, and that her agitation resulted from her
having been " not half conquered." On the lower seats.
by Black Rod's box, there were a number of peeresses and

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their daughters.
THE MIDDLESEX MILITIA.—By virtue of a preorPi
issued by the Duke of Portland, the lord lieutenant of the
county of Middlesex, s court of lieutenancy was held this
morning at the Westminster sessions-house--Col. Chain%
Mr. 'lndia, Mr. Floyd, and other gentlemen, all/
lieutenants for the county, attended, and fixed the dal' 7_l
taking the ballot to be W;dreesday, Thursday, and Friday
ID
next west. The ewe of ballot for Westminster, and
the other parts of iddlesex, to be at tbs MiddiMex stisiGse.
house.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

POLAND.
EXTRACTS PROM WARSAW PAPERS Or TEE 16TH.

Field-Marshal Diebitsch having, with his own hands
pulled the different orders of merit gained on the field of
battle off the breast of Major Kiwerski, who had been severely
wounded and made prisoner, the Major, in consequence of
such an insult. being hurt to the extreme, answered, with
dignity, to the Marshal, " You may take upon yourself to
have us shot, but not dishonour us, for when a nation declares
war upon another, there are no rebels." The Field-Marshal,
enraged at such an answer, ordered his Cossacks to take the
prisoners into the interior. The General Gerstenzweig having
met them, added his insults to the former one; and his sol-
diers threw mud and stones at them, and forced them into
rooms covered with blood, and where a number of dead
and dying Russians lay : there they were obliged to pass the
night, without any kind of assistance,and, after having given
them some few dry biscuits, without any distinction to rank,
they were driven along, on foot, to Minsk.
Letters from Warsaw, of the 15th inst. contain no new
fact of any importance. What they state respecting the
movements of the Russians seems to indicate that Marshal
Diebitsch intends to carry on vigorously his operations as
soon as the weather shall permit. We have no positive ac-
count of the movements of the Russian army.—Sunday,
fifty young men of the University of Paris set out to serve
the cause of liberty in Poland. The Polish Committee fur-
nished them with regular passports, paid the expenses of
their journey, and promised them speedy promotion in
the army.
WARSAW, MARCH 14.—After the departure of the
corps under the command of General Dwernicki, the Rus-
sians made a second entry into the town of Pulawy on the
9th inst. Humanity is struck with the atrocious horrors
committed a second time by these Russians upon the un-
fortunate inhabitants; after having pillaged and completely
destroyed Pulawy, they forced away with them seven of the
inhabitants, on which unfortunate beings they committed
the most violent acts of barbarism ever heard of in the
civilized world. Among these unfortunate persons were
Gniewkowski, and Szmidt, and the deputy-constable,
Niestorowicz, and another, the name unknown to the eye
witness. After their suffering the most dreadful punish-
ment, their eyes were pushed out, until death put them out
of reach of further torments, which otherwise they would
have undergone from the hands of those barbarians.