Star.
London, England, 1830-12-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

Tiaras—Some of the French papers of Wednesday ring with the
of Marshal Souk for throwing his energy, talent, and activity,
rttits the business of the War Department. Mete is now much lees
writing, but more decision, than in any former Ministry. Every where
is soon a preparation far war, and an ambition for military glory. This
L issmitios of the oatioa is smotuaged by that of the press which
to see it employed in foreign aggnesbe. It is no longer
pretended that the Russians are coming to attack From, but there
are journalists who now urge the French Government to go and
attach Russia. France has too extensive an Ida of her duty, if she
buena herself ailed upo. to prevent intervention in every part of
the world as well as in Mean. The new state of Belgium bor-
ders upon her territory, and an aggression on her neighbour to put
down principles of government which were common to both, would
have been an aggression on France. But Poland is not in the saute
t. It lies at the dietance of Weal hundred miles from
with the barrier of Germany interposed. To send an army'
to Warsaw would, therefore, necessarily kindle the dames of war
over a whole eminent. It Den Quixote bad redressed only the wrongs
of his own vUyg be might not have been a hero—but he would have
avoided the rniss eindeehief and the (bargee( madness in his erratic
excursions to • lei and Nines the. Of Turkey, and of Greece.
we haw nothing at prow ; and the Belgic troubles are lolled for
awhile. But the nerds of Italy is in a feverish state ; fiwitserland die.
tarbed, and swift to lesturecties ; and France, like a drunken man
in a fair, is demul at light, Tidiest well bowing wherefore, or
with whom. Beim if snacking her inispendenat 1 Nobody thinks
of it—no ens strikes her ! But they meant it, and to spare them the
trouble of she will aim herself, and give the fist blow. We
know not w It is painful, or the reverse, to observe in how unsettled
a state Europe is at the Farm esement. The young, who are ardent
and hill of hops, may view the crisis with pleasure as one out of which
beer institutions and happier days may emerge ; the more aged will in.
I nimbly be possessed b fears, jealousies, and `Fhe Poland
business is Dot well yet in the westsalr.u:pe : the storm
rages at a distance, and its murmurings are low and indistinct."

Canon ta.s.—At the Reform Meeting of Liverpool, on Tuesday
last, Resolutions was passed, in one of which it is declared, that "The
tows and immediate vicinity of Liverpool (they state) comprise a
laths of of about 100,000 souls. The number at burgesses who polled at
the late election, including out-voters, was 4,401, consisting principally
of persons dependent for thins support on their daily wages, and
thereto's, from their station in life, liable to be actuated by every
variety of undue ininenee ; while nine-tenths of the substantial
householders have no voice in the election of their Representatives."
They state also, that about 100,0001. was spent by the parties= of
the two numlidates. We may see from this example, that if the ex-
tremes of wealth and poverty be allowed to come into contact, $ num-
ber of voters esnesponding to the whole male population of age in a
town of UAW inhabitants would be no security against corruption.
The Liverpool Meeting agrees with even other Meeting, that without
Ballot the exercise of the franchise would be illusory. On idler points
them may be diversity of opinion—on this all are agreed—To an
honest msa, without the protection of the Ballot, the ;Itanshise would
be the heaviest of all curses.

T111211...1115ie is a mazer and data country than Franc& where
matters are not in the meet assuring state—the turbulent spirits far
from composed or tranquil. To this country we would give M advice
to wait in patience; it will not be hag before the reform measure is
I:sought forth. Int it be obemed. that this is the first reforming mi.
minty we have eves had. Should its project succeed, other boats will
follow in the train : should it fail, it will not have been worth rte
while to mood fee objects of laser impend:Des, for that Whir& as
every eft me, will be the signal few a greed nimment—the revue
Judos in Inghand will be begun. It is totally imponible that Peers
and others should be any longer suffered to nominate mock rope s&
wives to Pedimaset. We would only advise modalities is the reform.
We should my, let no new theory be tried t this is not the time for
experimmts. Then there is the vote by ballot. We km= not what
is expected is the subject, but we suppose Lied per, in the phn of
reform which he is new coasesting, has no idea of de-Wen by ballot,
sad the proposition, ft that dist on therefore have as other meaning
than to provide a plisfeepoposselag diminished= with the fortheondig
nessoure, whatever that may he
Coatmect.z.—The people 47111 are more imams' is the
Rehm of the &olds repromitetion them the Scotch though= are.—
Mt Boesch ropeesentatlea belongs as meth so the illishisie the the day
as the Timmy boroughs ; but the Bondi than in the peessoks: which
the nobs derives hem the British Pailimmene. They are es mach
under di, premed= of Parliamest as the Ilse they have all
the booth of Pediment without the seemilaist MI the
stale of the tamales In Ragland. The people be have
to de with the veressotatio. But in theekiml, in order se
pores' ihndlise to compere ladkettly who daiyampt movias
mcdy. crepe of pompom see seeinesined la decoyed bermigh& ankileidug
is the most Mem mat= the spasm* of ineroptleo std peestiteden
of mild. The tesostry sneer elms en kept is a ante of degiedthg yee-
=takheisd at mity election to pollees themselves fee the sales of their
a =pees themselves and familles to beggary. Coseivelen mod
pseethielso meet yea in )Mend at every tam If a mai edam to
see ti illet le best MI dishonourable—all Om =Mks etir =Me in
the most leadiestas of him pommel themegh Sighed
at a Goad and witness the orgies to wahli k everrhere
ghee rise. In Isidand the meropdme o mosepelledl by a body of
'lsom not se moos= by one.half es the home= of lersepooll who
haw body mole thesseelves es ceagiaarea The plisse dm set in
ilsothed math the femme or the ardor. Inc Bigloadand Ileedeed
together have a essennen intseest in impowleg the of
goodead, bonus both the lbglish aid Boob lathe in=lidissleolho.
hem the Smithy which the hemmer of the Smelt espressmadis ghee
Both Inoverylni bed mum& It is a ndoebs, Impeireer, es sown,
ohm the Beside SW net as deeply inesseseed se the thresh la imparites
the Booth ellthiloodso ; say, owe deeply thesemied ; mho as we
km ohoseved, dist the /mesh, hi se poseas, all the bogies et the
BOW repeemeasodes, widow eke seeselless ea It