Star.
London, England, 1831-01-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE JOURNALS.

Tenas.—The ruin to Ireland, itia productive and exporting country,
has been often dwelt upon by those who wish her well, and who are
conscious—as all men of common sense must be—that if a fourth of
or peasantry are now pining for want of work, another fourth, at least,
would be added to the idlers by the almost instantaneous eight of
every shilling of capital which could be withdrawn from an island
tined on a system of avowed spoliation of every form of pro-
perty. If the Protestant power declares itself, and the Go-
moment exhibits a determination to support it, fear may act upon the
opposite party, with whom virtue and Faded's are but empty Names #
end civil war, ma la a secure rectealmest of the rebel balm, may
sow at the elevendelnumbe, we ma, amided. In diem= dime, let us
treat the webiers Ilmddy. Is the gerernmeme of bdandoe ter as ere.
cans the puma tbe Sweaty, well anwthmed ter a neemene like
this ? la wr alma, the frame et ipernwmt—apart Dm b.
diekluala—isa delbedim The Hume Olin has been dime, awl
enaledive the Wes, all bat everaltimed by Mims 'tardy
to Great Debris, and dab it "dim Impsedble. by die een-
teida=t7lt r. Peel MEWL to pay nine sondes ea ihe emus of
Ida eillhe. WM sem or eight stun' et penis and itedentmeesh
le and the repine at mUliens, k r ey te whams the
repeated and futile Alms made is poem kind by a vaw ishalins
hem the Hans Department of this emery.

Canosno.2.—We understand that &Geddes have been thrown in
the way of the Belgian negodadema, by an attempt to detach the pro-
wince of Imumburg fres*. rest of the eoutheta states of the Nether.
lands. 4 priori, one woad hoagies that the right of the Liateenbur.
gees to choooritheir own purnmait with as obvious as theist the rest of
the Belgian people; but as it is sought to involve them, in spite of their
own wishes, in discussions with other Powers, it would beworth whiles°
go owe the facts of the nee. Bohn the heads revoludee, sad down-
wards from the middle of the fifteenth ecstasy, the Ducky of Liutem.
burg was one of the Belgian provinces. It was united to the French
republic in the year IV. (9 Vendentiere) as one of the new deport.
mats of Belgium. It was separated from Prance by the downfid of
Napoleon in 1814, and ceded by the 87th Article of the Treaty of Vienna
to the King of the Netherlands " to whom it was removed to make
such a family arrangement between his eon as he may deem conform•
able to the interests of the monarchy, and to his paternal
intentions." The Congress of Vienna conferred the Doeby of
Luxemburg on the Dutch King, u a compensation for
the lose of his betedituy German States. These States were to be the
heritage Prince Faluisatcz, his second son, after the death of his
father, and the Duchy became, in consequence, his reversionary per.
session. Luxembourg was, however, added to the Kingdom of the
Netheelsada ; it sent its Deputies to the thatei.General I sad by a
law of the 25th of May, 1810, the annual suns of 199,000 &rim was
granted PO Prince FaZDZILICI, all an indemnity far his eventual
succession to the Duchy; and thus the Duchy became an into.
Fel part of the Netherlands, united in every respect by the
same laws as the rest of the Kingdom. The SLuy.sevectb
article of the treaty of Vienna rovided;that " the (hand Duchy of Lux.
emburg should be one of the States of the Germanic Confederation -
that the Kiss of the Netherlands should be a member of the Gam;
Diet ; and that the town of Luxemburg Auld be deemed ens of the
Meanies, Of the Cesieduation." The apprehension which Germany
entertained of future iambs from Prance led to the eetoblieb.
mat of the foments of Lodes, Meats, end Lumanhourg.
The two former, belonging to Giessen), became subject to the
Confederation, and it suss deemed advisable to pima the latter
in the same dependence, by vesegabg the King of Holland
as a member of the Cmifekeeden. But this biedwsee never extended
bora the =Shiley of the hums, nor bed the acts of
tbe Diet the slightest en the Portion kalif. There the
Conweebip of the Press, by the Dist dough the
German Mates, never had any ISM, nee, in fast, was due the meet
remote recognition of the milkary arch of
the town. It is, thirefeSeMsbeVthe Soveselipty of Lux-
emburg,belonged is the Caron_of_des_Netbselseds, anal that as the re-
, venionery right of the item' Yeidwith has been ceded, mid, and paid
fer, thew can be no ressindie Met en bis part. It is grimily dear
that*, &bin of the Cr'nlieMbe moue justly be pubs* beyond
the eon rise of the mini end ought ant to mend te civil or
Withal ;mil dist, *Me the num of the treaty outlaw
be by tbe Onmemmend Dilibm, dime an be se fair pre.
Nam IMldammo. .

Sir Charles and Miss Flower arrived at Bekaa House,
Rum U-scare, yesterday, from their seat at Mill-hill
VOTES IN TUN COURT or COMMON COUNCII--
One of the most popular members in the Court of Common
Council, intends to more for the publication of the names of
the members who vete on the various questions of a pub-
lic mature discussed is the Court. The motion will, if car-
ried into effect, enable the constituents to judge of the
pubis conduct of their representatives, sad will influence
the St. Thomas's-day elections. It is believed that
if the mere knew the part some of their hvourkes took on
pabtie questions within The last year, there would have
loess a very different return made is many instances at
the late elections.
Ravoso.—John Wake., Eselsfatror Sheriff of Berk-
shire has ated a County to be held at the
Tewa-heli Reading ea Monday next, the pagass '• of
coosideration the popriety of peddsikg
on the present defentive state of the rim
natation of the people, and on the numerous saisehieb awl
grievances resulting therefrom. And also for the pupae
of obesinieg a rational, practical, and Admit Reform in the
Amiss of it poises* to serve to the Commas Howe of Par-
liament."

?Al ARMY.

Creemeilikiame, with hie trot.lth' lit Dragoon Guards, which bad
lot &edgy eeeeight fx the meaty liCiikenny,retumed ti
quarters on ll%lse mein.