Star.
London, England, 1831-01-18 00:00:00

FORRIGN FUNDS
Brazil lids, fi pr Cr. 54#
Do. Ace. MI
Uuich Iti- 3 et It.
Ditto Aec. 591
Garet Bond.. 5 p Ct.
Do. 100, 26
Do. Bch. 1825. 6 p Ct. 294
Do. Ace. 5 per Ci. 29
Port. Bonds, 5 per Cr.
Bn. Account 42k

TWO O'CLOCK.
Plum 800d5.5 pet Ct.
Do. Acct.
Do.llds, 1525, 96
Roo. i 824, 5 per Ct. 91}
Do. Ace'. 911
Do. 111 914
Sp. DI% 5 prr Ct. 14
Dn. Ace. 16}
Sp. Ms. 1523 12}
Ditto Acct. 13

CUMBERLAND HAY•

i A ItKIIT.

18 DAY.

Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Illy, AV Os. to .411 ss. Useful
ditto, £2 ss. to £3 10s. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Gray;
Hay, £5 54. to £4 15.. Clover Hay. 422 15s. to £5 5. Oat Straw,
LI 12e. to AI 14.. Wheat Straw, £1 144. to £1 Its. per load of
36 trusses.

SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET—THIS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, £2 Ss. to AO 15s. Useful
ditto, RS 64. to £4 Os. Pine Upland Meadow and Rye Grua Hay,
£• Os to alr4 Ss. Clover Hay, Zs Os. to £5 Ss. Oat Straw.
£1 Is to .C 1 10a. Wheat Straw, £1 125. to £1 16s. per load of
U wane*

FARRINGDOS MAIL
Prices per b. to the consumer •
Baer—Finest Roatting, 7d to Bd. Boiling. 4d and 3d. Equal
quantity of each, 6d Rump Steaks. Pd. 10d. Beef Steaks. bd. Roil of
Beef. 64d. Winona Alorros--Leg. 70 and Loin.
Saddle. 61d. Shoulder. 3d and aid. Haunch, 7d. and Bd. eek.
Sid. Breast. 4d. VEAL—Leg. 71d to Mot. 94d and 100.
Loin. 7d. and 741 Breast, 7d. and 714.11eck.7d. Shoulder, srl and
6d. Pone, 641 and 718 per lb.

OM'.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NOTTINGHAM FAT CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 12.
Prices per stone of 141 b s.
tbs 6d to Es Od I Mutton ... 4s 6d to 6s 3d
I ... Os Ad to Os °Work ... 61 Od to Os Od

T 171.) Law. 12.
Rye .
Malt

... 41s to 44s
.. 56s to bits,
... 37s to 46s
... :17s to 66s

duce of their exports remained in Ireland, that fine country
would Asa be, in a few yearn,. the •richest in the world,
and its people be the best lodged, clothed, and fed.
No proposition in Euclid is more certain ; and then, as the
Union has directly increased this absenteeism, and as the
Irish gentry, in having no object of ambition in local redn
dente, abound in France and Italy, and at all watering places,
and gay places, drain Ireland of the remittances received for
their produce of the soil, which, owing to reduced prices, is
constantly obliged to be reduced in quantity, can it be won-
dered, that the Irish seek a Repeal of the Union ? And how
arc they to obtain it, but by petitioning, and by all the means
usually adopted in free countries, to direct general attention
to trace the cause of their grievances ?
Now, I. eland having obtained the redress of one acknow-
ledged oppression, the Penal Laws against its National Reli-
gion, by peaceable means, directed by Mr. O'ConWELL
he contends, that by the same system of general and fins
petitioning, the Union grievances may be redressed also,
while he proposes, as an alternative, that absentee landlords
should be heavily taxed, so that the benefits of local
expenditure might thereby be retained in the country.—
Then to obtain these remedies, by such means, the Irish claim
the rightof petitioning, secured by all our charters of liberty,
and essential to the well-being of every well-ordered State.
But it seems that as a measure of precaution, at a time when
It was not intended to concede Catholic Emancipation, a law
obtained a place in oar Statute Book, empowering a Lord
Lieutenant, in his view of the nature of any meeting, to pro-
hibit the same by proclamation. No doubt, however, it had
reference only to meetings for unlawful purposes ; but it
seems that it is now construed to mean any meetings in the
pleasure of the Lard Lieutenant ; and this discretion he bus
been exercising, not once, but three or four times, within tws
or three weeks! Thus, we have had first a cautionary sad,
instructive letter to Magistrates. Second, a proclaimed's
to prohibit an association to put down unlawful assemblies,
which Mr. O'Coux Er.r. considered, as bringing odium os
legitimate proceedings. Third, a proclamation to prohibit
public breakfasts at Ho ts s's Tavern, or meetings of any
kW, including, apparently, all meetings to concert petitions
against the Union, or in favour of a tax on Absentees.
In furtherance of these proclamations, Mr. Steele bee
been prosecuted, ex officio, for words spoken in a debate; sad
has been arrested and held to bail. A tavern-meeting, at
which Mr. O'Connell was present to make arrangements
for a general public meeting, has been broken up by the
Police ; and it seems a dinner at Longtown has been pro-
hibited by the Local Magistracy, unless the landlord gnar-
-1 ranteed that political questions should not be discussed.
Such then is the state of Ireland. The measures un-
questionably savour of the Polignac school, and we are
sorry it has been deemed necessary to resort to them.
Arguing by analogy, it might have been concluded, that
as Mr. O'Connell carried the Catholic question, by a IP-
tem of legal petitioning, so the means which produced
success in one case, seemed likely to be those which be
would prefer on the present question. The presumption,
therefore, is against the policy of the new Lord Lieutenant.
Agitation, for agitation-sake, ought certainly not to be tole-
rated ; but of grievances, petitioners only can, and only
ought to be the judges; while in absentees and tithes, the
Irish people certainly have causes which entitle their eivil
rights, legally exercised, to the respect of the executive
authorities. Some of our contemporaries urge the imme-
diate meal of the Lord lieutenant; but Lord ANGLISZY
may do as well as another, if he be better instructed from
home.

11.11111111111.21marr' ONE O'CLOCK.
The exprw from Paris is in some degree of importance
particularly the remark of General Sebastiani, who says
that negociations are now in progress for Poland and Bel-
gium, on which war or peace will depend. This Is certainly
an open confession, and a short time no doubt will kiw the
result. The Duke de Mortemart no doubt will use his efforts
to prevent the terrible vengeance of the Emperor against the
Poles. At length we have the official account of the disso-
lution of partnership of Lafitte's How, at Paris.
Consols, which left off yesterda at 82H for the account,
at the same price, with little or nothing doing as yet.
The Foreign Market is iu the same state.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The letters from Holland say, that the States-General
are convoked for Thursday next.
Console which were during the morning at 821. for the
Account, have improved to 821, and are now 821 1 • this
rise is not attributed to any political news, but to its being a
Bear Acoount. The speculators are mostly occupied in
making up their accounts against settling-day.
In the Foreign market the Stocks are much the same as
yesterday, with little business doing at present.
lienamems
The effect of Lverpool's sagacious scheme for establish-
ing Joint-stock Banks, has been the institution of about
eight in England and Wales in five years, although so many
fine things were said about them, and so much pains taken
in the Sessions of 1826, to insinuate that Country Banks
were unstable establishments. The truth is this, that banks
must grow like trees, and their existence and prosperity
cannot be enacted. Their bases are confidence and credit—
and utility, convenience, and liberality—qualities to be
experienced—not anticipated. No doubt ministerial coax-
ing, encouraging laws, and the spirit of adventure, might
set afloat some Joint-stock Banks ; but that all these fa-
vourable circumstances have not engendered more, is a proof
that they were not wanted, and that theory has little weight
in the practice of mankind.
liem=Eiummmmn

The First Lord of the Admiralty has issued an order cem.
mending all the clerks in the different offices of that es-
tablishment to be regularly in their respective departments
before ten o'clock daily.
Despatches IMO received yesterday at the Woe of the
Secretary of !fit oe for the Hose Dopartaieut, from the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.

_ •
_ - - reties, we have not been remiss in laying before our readers,
PRTCR Or 4TorX9 AT FOUR O'CLOCK. from day to day, the FULLEST and EARLIEST details of do-
B. ,i Stock. 201 54 Irid 1 a Stock,
2 per Cent. Red. 8 4 1 India Bonds ' mestic events and policy. Among these the affairs of las-
.l ,r rt. 0,114. eN. div. 811 14 South Sea Stock
7.r. pt. tt. tam 91 New Annuitlei LAND have claimed our-special attention, and we have di-
-34 per Ct. It.A. 90i I 11000 Ruh. BM 33 8 3 rested that of the rthlis to them. The foundation of the
:v., per Cent. Nen. .x. die. 901 a 1 1600 Ditto 33 8 3
.1 per et. t 824, 99R i 1100 and 1900 Do. 33 e 3 wheent theiti-agftetneAs7Aijillused and exhausted
Lni'-. Ann. Jan. 1800, 17 6.16 Advertised Mate eilbet textelq. • tOint in nutnial products; which
Do. Oct. 1899 171 India for Amt.
Ann. Jaa.lBBo es.div. Cell.. foe AU. Rif 1 elß9llB4loßafillMlAlddr7.olll9lldelidaly Alm the 'o9llorlse
not to enrich Ireland, by returns; to pay fixed rests to
Blirrimi AND FoIIRIGN stinllll3, TWto OCLOCK.
nun. MO. PIM !HA= absentee proprietors in produce, stva- lotc price. Egypt it-'
&linos :160 150 170 self would be exhausted, it subject to tbe payment of a
Ileasilian Imp. (is% £5 pm.) 36 90 61
Ditto National 0 :25 16 254 similar tribute to foreigners, or non-residents. If the pro-
United Meziean (its. at 22 pm): 40 39i 101 duce of their exports remained in Ireland. that firm country