Star.
London, England, 1831-01-27 00:00:00

NATIONAL DISTRESS.

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PUBIIC MEETING will be held at the CITY of
LONDON TAVERN, ow MONDAY, January al, 11131,
at Twelve for One o'clock.
ROBERT OWRN, Rog. in the Chair,
To consider whether the present Distress of tbe Preductive Owns
proceeds from the natural increase of Population, at Arat the Enron as
which many of the existing Institutions are founded?
By order of Mr. Owen's Convnittec,
T. S. SPENCER, Secretary.

DEDICATED TO THE YEOMANRY CAVALRY.
CAPTAIN BAMFORD'S ILLUSTRATIONS of CA-
VALRY MOVEMENTS.—By the aid of this work, Noble-
men and Gentlemen may effectually train Troorsznidedeozetitoa-
manry ; the Situation of Officers, NO11.41:0‘0112 and
Privates, in the various changes of Position, being sheens in the Plates,
and the duties of each individual in this valuable Force clearly explained.
H. and W. Nicol, PaH.mall ; Egerton, Charing-cross; Gems, Re-
ernt.street ; and other booksellers.

FMCS OF S'l'ol KS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
51.1 k Stock, 203 India Stock,
3 per Cent. Red. 81d 4 B India Bonds 13
3 pe Ct. Cons. 904 4 4 South Sea Stock
3$ pet Ct. 1818, 904 90 New Annuities 904
3 per Cr. Red. 904 90 £lOOO Rack. Ms 33 4 1
:11 per Cent. New, 894 4 4 4600 Ditto 33 4 I
1 per Ct. 1826, 994
4 4100 and AOOO Do. 33 4 1
Long Ann. Jan. 1800, 174 3.18 Advertised
Do. Oct. 1889 India for Aect.
Aon.Jan.lBBo w Coos. toe Act. 904 4 4 I ii

CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKRT—THIS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, XS Ss. to Et St. Mahal
ditto, A 2 10.. to J:3 Ios. Fine Upland Meadow and Rye Grass
Hay, El IS& to de Os. Clover Hay. Zs IS.. to £5511 Oat Straw,
LI Its. to E 1 14a. Wheat Straw, Et 16g. •0 ael Its. pet load Of
MI tresses.

SMITHFIELD HAY.MARKET—THIS DAY.
Coarse Heavy Lowland Meadow Hay, All Si. to drit 15s. Useful
ditto, is Os. to 14 Os. Floe Upland Meadow and Rye Grass Hay,
14 Os to 44 Ss. Clover Hay, ii Os. to .15 Ss. Oat Straw.
Al Is to ti Ills. Wheat Straw, Al 12a. to Al 16a. per load of
SO traues

FARRINGDON MARKET—THIS DAY.
Prices per IL to the consumer:
Bear—Flnest Roasting, bid to 70. Bolling. 4&d and bd. Rival
waatity of each, 6d Rump Steaks. 9d. fid. Beef Steaks, ed. Rump of
Beef. 61d. Wasstaa iilueson—Leg, 76 and 70. Loin, 66.
Saddle, 61d. Shoulder, ild and fld.l 7d. and Neck.
bid. Breast, ed. Vaat.—Leg. 7jd oaf Fillet, 106 and ltd.
Loin, 70. and Bid. Breast, 7W. and 6d. Neck, 7d. Shoulder, 6d and
lid. Pose, tid and 6d per lb.

Riaar•—ln the article on BRITISH CONSERCI yesterday, deli
who, in the fourth paragraph; for defalcations read defalcation; and for
required read regard.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27.

The Gazette de France and Le Temps, of Tuesday, hays
been received this day, from which we gi►e the following
extracts :

" PARIS, TUISDAY.

" It is reported this evening, in some of the political salons, that a
letter has been received from the Duke of Lenchtenburg. addressed to a
person occupying a poet the most elevated in the French Empire,
declaring, that he loves FriDCe too well to give that country the hem
in-
quietude, or came any division , sod that he has determined not to ac-
cept the Crown of Belgium, even if the Congress nominate him. This
letter is dated the 16th instant.•
General Flahaut left Paris on the 22d, as courier to Lon-
don ; his mission is reported to be arrangements in regard to
Belgium.
It is confidently stated, that there has been seised in the
palace at Warsaw, a plan for the invasion of France, by
General Di garrscu.

We yesterday briefly alluded to the dangers which threat-
ened the Ecclesiastical Establishments of this country,

both substantive and figurative. With respect to the

noble edifices, reared by our ancestors, as permane

evidence of their piety and architectural pains,
their destruction, by the acts of reckless incendiaries,
would be a matter of regret, unmitigated by any palliative
consideration ; but with respect to the figurative and
untangible Church, we are strong in our conviction,
not only that if unreformed, it will fall to the ground ; but
that its fall, in all its present deformity, would be very, far
frees producing unmixed lamentation. As we venerate
Religion, we sincerely wish well to its teachers ; and
we regret to see them, like GLoucarrza, blind on the
summit of a precipice, from which they appear likely " to
topple down headlong," unless they recover their vision,
or the kind hand of our legislators, interfere, to lead them
gently back to the only safe ground—the affection of those
on whom they subsist. Our cotemporary journalists ap-
pear amazingly shy on the subject of Ecclesiastical abuses ;
and, above all, on the evils of our unreformed, irregular, and
menstrously absurd Tythe Laws. We have observed
lately, in one or two instances, that their abuse has
been directed at the farmers and agriculturists, for
displaying an unfriendly feeling towards the Clergy; but we
are impressed with the opinion that the time has come when
the real friends of Religion, and the Church of England,
should join with all who are seeking to alleviate the dis-
tresses of the public, and speak out plainly and un-
ambiguously, to enforce an ecclesiastical reform.
Should our present enlightened Administration be enabled
to carry to completion, what we are sure they have the
snxiety to effect, as regards the grand measure of Parliamen-
tary Reform, ecclesiastical, as well as other branches of ex-
isting abuses, will in time, in a great degree, disappear ;
but it is only by the expression of public opinion that good
can be obtained ; and we shall therefore deem it our duty,
from time to time, to call the public attention directly to the
evils of our present system ; and we shall be happy to make
our columns the medium of conveying to the public, any
facts tending to the exposure of evils, already so palpable and
, aggravated.

As the average of public feeling ought to be that of a wise
and liberal administration, we cannot dissemble our surprise
and grief, that, in neglect Of public feeling, the severe sen-
tences of the law, against the distressed agricultural rioters,
continue to be carried into execution with a sangfroid quite
inexplicable.
If those who direct this branch of the Executive imogiw
that legal sentences are, as matters of course, to be always
carried into force, we take the liberty to apprise them, penal
laws are always made for estrerne oases; bitamse a J udge,
in aggravated cues, hes no power to increase punisbnients ;

but hence follows, in all the other cases, that lawsetarlejbr
extreme cases are not to be literally enforced.
If this trite principle were understood, and were strictly
acted upon, there would belies occasion for public) petitions ;
but what extensive trouble and anxiety has been caused on
the preeent occasion I
We doubt, too, whether the public are duly aware of the
extent of the present calamity. We have summed up the
numbers of sentences in each class, pealed both by *sold
Commissions and Quarter Sessions, and they are as mart
Two HUNDRED •ND FOURTEEN had judging* di
Death recorded against them !
Saver; were sentenced to transportation for Life 1
TW ENT: -Firs for fourteen years !
Two HUNDRED and FOETT-SIX for seven years!
And Times HUNDRED and Firry-savErr from five
years to three months imprisonment
In all EIGHT HUNDRED AND TORTT-NINE!
Besides HUNDREDS OF FUGITIVES lurking with sullen
and desperate feelings, in all parts of the kingdom.
Such an examination may well speak to generous Royal
feelings, touching as they do those of the Public. Of the
feelings of the Ministers we have no knowledge.
Never was there a case which more imperiously de-
mands • GENERAL AMNESTY. We wish to draw
no odious comparisons, but we may refer to the
British expectations of similar duties, in the modern
FERDIN AN D and Mro u ; and we might quote
even the worst periods of ancient and modern history, and
many circumstances of far greater magnitude, as proofs that
general amnesties are acts of justice and policy, by
which law and vengeance are constantly ameliorated and ap.
passed.
Our attention is forced to the subject by notices of re-
moval to Hulks, &c. from the various county gaols, and we
are sorry that further expressions of the feelings of the
public should be rendered necessary. We have thus done our
duty; and we hope no more than the circumstances render
mbent.

my, ONS O'CLOCK.

We have a ceenplses blank morning for intelligence, not a
foreign mail has, as yet, arrived, or any ship letters of con-
sequence.
Consols are rather heavy at 81) i, and have receded to
811 1 for the Amount.
In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing.
CITY, rwo O'CLOCK.

Consols at present continue steady at elf 3 for the Ac-
count. It is reported that the Scotch Banks have been sell-
ing this morning to a considerable amount.
No foreign mails have as yet arrived.
In the Foreign Market little doing.