Star.
London, England, 1830-03-22 00:00:00

FRENCH FUNDS.

Five per Cents. we. 70c. 7k. 70e.—shut, March 6, 1001. 20e.
Three per Cents. 831. 70c. 65c. 60c.
Bank Suck, 1,8961. 1.990 f.
Rentes d'Espagne, 121 1.
Royal Spanish I.oan, 594.
Renee Perpetucile d'Espagne, 741 4 74 754 74.
Haytian Loan, 555 C 5301.
Exchange on London, one month (paper,) 251.70 e. (money,)
115 f. 65e. three months (paper) 25f. sk. (money) ISE 50e.—
Cows A uthextique.

If we had ever entertained a doubt of the expediency
and constitutional fitness of that course to which the
people have been compelled to resort, in the almost
simultaneous assemblage of public meetings throughout
the kingdom ; we could no longer resist the conviction
that is now forced upon us by the conduct of Ministers
and of the Parliament, that the convocation of such
meetings becomes their only resource ; and is not only
justified by the extremity of suffering to which they have
been reduced, but rendered imperative by the hopeless-
ness of their situation, and the insulting apathy with
which their patiently-endured miseries are contem-
plated, and their supplications for relief disregarded.
When we see the Ministry resisting every appeal for
relief, and opposing every demand for inquiry into the
actual condition of the country, lest the admission
of the necessity which calls for that relief, or the mere
adoption of such an inquiry, should be construed into
" a declaration of the want of confidence in the inten-
tions of the Government" :—when we see the petitions of
thousands upon thousands of the people repudiated as
unworthy of so much attention, or so much credit, as the
vague and casual information furnished by anony-
mous and irresponsible letter-writers, or the un-
authenticated statements, and hear-say repetitions, of
their partisans and minions :—when we know, that night

after night, the attestations—founded upon the personal
knowledge of such of the representatives of the
people as are not yet so lost to shame as to betray
their constituency and their country—are laughed to
scorn, or boldly contradicted by those who not only
possess no competent knowledge of the subject, but who
are deaf as well as blind to the real state of the nation :
—when the incontrovertible and appalling facts adduced
by the Duke of RICHMOND in the House of Lords, are
met only by the oily subtleties of the Duke of BUCK -
I WG II A M, and his " importation of butter"—" lardingthe
lean earth as he walks along :"—when the calamities of
the labouring poor, illustrated, as they have been in both
Houses, by the disgraceful truth of the monstrous degra-
dation of the peasantry—once "their country's pride"—
reduced as they are to toil, yoked like beasts of burthen to
carts and waggons-are opposed,—oh, how appryriately
opposed !—by Mt. P e EL'S reference to the increase of four-
wheeled carriages as evidences of the non-existence of
poverty or distress :—when we see these things, we do
indeed feel that the people are more than justified in ex-
ercising that right with which the Constitution has in-
vested them ; of assembling to consider of such mass as
may yet remain to them, for awakening the legisktare
to the full knowledge of their sufferings ; to assert their
determined purpose of effectuating some change in that
system of Representation by which they have been so
cruelly deceived; and to form such a coalition of their
energies as may enable them, whenever the great privi-
lege of the elective franchise shall be restored to them,
to requite the faithless depositories of that sacred trust,
to the uttermost of their deserving..
In this spirit do we notice the Report, which has this
day reached us, of the Meeting of the " POLITICAL
COUNCIL" of Birmingham, held on the 16th instant;
and the declaration of that Council on the Marquis of
BLANDFORD'S. Bill of Refores.—ln the words of that
declaration, we too affirm that " in the question of Re-
form, it is not merely the abstract merit of any par-
ticular plan which ought to be attended to, but doe re-
gard must be had to its practicability, and to the seem
of exciting and conciliating ALL CLASS'S of the cis-
munity to its support ; without which. there can bs
no security for any clam :—and that " it is of the
highest importance to the cause of the people that
soma general and effectual plan of reform Amu be

laid down, which the people may claim as their constitu-
tional and legal right, end which, whilst it restores the
just rights and interests of the lower and middle classes
of the community, may protect alike the just privi-
leges and immunities of the upper classes, and may, in
fact, serve as A RALI,YINO POINT FOR ALL." The
considerations now promulgated by the POLITICAL
Us mu of Birmingham, are of more importance to the
cause of Reform, and more calculated to ensure the suc-
cess of that cause, than any that, as far as we have seen,
ever before emanated from such an Association. They
are entirely opposed to the visionary schemes which have
hitherto impeded the progress of that cause, and are
based, not upon theoretical or speculative doctrines, but
upon practical and constitutional principles. The decla-
ration unequivocally asserts that " Universal Suffrage,
in its full extent, is not a clear, defined, and acknowledged
Constitutional Right ;—that annual Parliaments are
not a clear, acknowledged, and indisputable Constitu-
tional right ;—that Vote by Ballot is not known to the
Constitution, and cannot be claimed as a Constitutional
Right of the people ;—and that the doctrines of Universal
Suffrage, Annual Parliaments, and Vote by Ballot, may
be calculated to Weaken the cause of Reform by creating
divisions in the UPPER and MIDDLE classes of the
community, without producing any greater una-
nimity or additional zeal among the LOWER CLASSES.
or any equivalent advantage whatever."—To this
declaration, the Union appends a series of Resolutions
commendatory of the MARQUIS Of BLANDFORD'S Bill,
as a measure peculiarly qualified "to restore to the People
all those great Constitutional rights, privileges, and
protections, which their forefathers possessed, and
of which they themselves have been wrongfully de-
prived." —We shall resume the consideration of this
important subject at an early day : our space, wo
find, now admits but of one short comment upon the
proceedings of the past week. The distress of the coun-
try—though not admitted by ministers to be either uni-
versal or extreme—has been proved by the most irrefuta-
ble evidence to be not only universal and extreme, but I
unprecedented, and calling for immediate relief. And yet
what is the reply of the government? The Premier says
" Wait :—lt does not become Parliament to enter has-
tily, at an inopportune period" (as if any period could
be inopportune for the alleviation of human misery)
" into such an inquiry; but WAIT, till - • the coun-
try is restored to a state of complete prosperity." Wait
till there is no longer need for an inquiry, and this
" proceed to the subject with a proper degree of atten-
tion !"—" Do not inquire," says Mr.PEEL ; " an inquiry
would only be the means of exciting hopes that could not
be gratified !"—" You need not either inquire, or wait,"
says the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ; " I will
put an end to suspense, and supersede the necessity
of any investigation by telling you that all we can do for
you is to augment the duties upon certain articles of con-
sumption, in this hour of necessity ; and promise you
a reduction of three farthings upon every quart of
beer that may be drank after October next." Surely,
surely, these are not the answers which sound policy
would dictate; these are not the answers by which the
unparalleled distresses of the country can be rendered more

endurable; these are not the answers which a long suf-
fering, a loyal, and a generous people have a '.right to
expect ; these are not the answers which any Government
can be justified in giving.

Whilst the ambiguous and undefined course of our
foreign policy has been distinguished only by the tena-
city with which our Cabinet clings to the accomplish-
ment of a project which its leaders are ashamed to avow,
it would seem AS if PROVIDENCE were graciously disposed
to frustrate the iniquitous design, which they have not
the moral courage to discountenance or oppose ; —and by

the gradual removal, at its own good time, of the chief
instruments of treason and usurpation, would preserve
the great principles of legitimacy and natural right.—
" The affairs of Portugal appear about to arrange them-
selves," and that without tho intervention of " the
most ancient and faithful Ally" of that Kingdom.*
The death of the old Queen, CARLOTTA JOAQUINA DE
Boy RIION, which was looked upon as the first blow
to the interests of tho absolute party, took place, as
our readers will recollect, on the 7th of January last;
and on the 7th of March—in two short months—that
event has been succeeded by the death of the Marquis of
CHAT LS the principal agent of Mic UEL'S ambitious

views—the enemy of all liberal institutions—and of the
liberties of all the human race. We give the fol-
lowing passages from Lisbon letters• of March 8 :
" The Marquis of CHAVES died yesterday evening,
in his house, near the head police guard, where
he had been kept for the last two months, in
strict surveillance, by order of " his King." Some of
the Absolutists now despair, for they cannot trust. to
" Mtn usi. I." and they therefore turn their eyes to the
British Cabinet ; they attribute the late manes' of the
Marquis, as well as his final loss, to the ingratitude of
him for whom he had expended his fortune and blood.
The funeral of the Marquis, at which all the regular
troops are to fire three rounds, takes place this evening
at the great Convent of the Carmelite Friars.
" The Miguelite faction was elated on Saturday by the
arrival of the Viscount of Ass Ec A's Secretary, the Conde
de Pon Demo, in the packet. This young man waited
for many months in London, to bring to MinvEz.
the assurances of his recognition by Great Britain ;
but he brought nothing, as he says, but promises
from Lord Aasansex. The number of political pri-
soners in the Tower of St. Julian is now 297. Every
.atrocity is perpetrated on them by their keeper, TELLES
JODDAO. Among those now most persecuted is the old
and respected Counsellor of State, BARDADAS. The
brother of the Conde DE LINHMILS. who was taken at
the same time as Sir J. M. DOYLE, is imprisoned alone,
in the sea• girt Tower of the Bugle. •
" Some preparations were last week made to send some
more ships to blockade Terceira ; but mossy is still

wanted. The only troops regularly paid are the 3,000
police, who keep Lisbon in awe.

"The French acting Consul-General, Monsieur BLAN-
CIIET,has been recalled by Prince Pomo N AC, in the same
manner as Mr. MATTHEWS WAS by Lord ABERDEEN, fur
having told the truth of MIGUEL and his Government.
Some here construe this act of the French Government
as indicative of the determination of that Government to
follow the example of the British Cabinet in settling the
affairs of Portugal. Misery and discontent are spread-
ing more than ever."

The following letter has been received from the Agent
to the North and South American Coffee-house, dated
Buenos Ayres, January 14, 1830:
'•
I have not agree deal of news to communicate to you by this
packets the province of Buenos Ayres remains perfectly tranquil ;
the finances however, do not improve. Exchange upon England is
at 8 to 81 per dollar, and doubloons 103 paper dollars ado ;
it will probably require six months of domestic quiet, and the like.
lihood of its continuance, before confidence an be restored t the me.
derate Unitarians are satisfied with the present government, and
dread a change. The war in the interior still continues. General
Pax (the Governor of Cordova) is a few leagues from the
City of Cordova with, it is said, from three to four
thousand men, and his opponent, General Quiroga, with
his force, is in the province of Catamarca, and will doubtless avoid
a pitched battle with the superior army of Pas. Some Commis-
sioners have left Buenos Apes in order to mediate between the par-
ties, but it is thought that it will prove unsuccessful, and that in
the end an armed mediation will take place between the provinces
of Buenos Ayres and Santa Fti conjoined; the army of General
Pas is in good condition, and is supported by the inhabitants,
&t. Until something is done to settle the peace of the interior our
republic stability is frail. The present government of Buenos

Ayres is moderate in the extremetheze have been no political
wrests. The funeral rites of the late Governor Dorrego were
splendid and imposing; not the least tendency to disturbance took
place.

_
The latest British arrivals at Buenos Ayres arc as follow :
January 4th, the barque Mary, Stott, from Liverpool ; Gth, ship
King George, Smith, and brig Elias, Davis, from ditto; 9th, Wm.
Nabb, Nubbuck. and schooner brig Aurora, Corneby, from ditto ;
10th, brig Exchange, Dupree, and Delight, Thompson, from Rio.
Sailings—January sth, the ship Tyrian, Cunningham, for Li.
verpool ; Gth, brig Pomona, Tessler, for Antwerp ; 7th, Alarmion,
--..., for Pernambuco ; 10th, ship Garland, (heaves, and barque
Julius, Collins, for Liverpool.

CITY, TweLv. v. o'CLock.
MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE THIS MORNING.
D. I A. T. 1 A. D.

Dublin ... 0I 1 France .0 1 Lisboa ....... 0
I Waterford ..... 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Jamaica 0
Guam. & Jersey 0 1 Holland 1 0 Sweden 0
Buenos Ayres... 0 0 Hamburgh .. . 0 0 Malta .

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Two expresses have anived from Paris, by which we understand
that the Chambers have been prorouged for six months, to the Ist

September, also the French Reines come considerably higher. It is
stated 84f. 15c. This has given an impulse to the Conseil Market.
Cowls which left off on Saturday at 921 for the Account,
opened at 92a a, and immediately went up to 92 1 for the Ac-
count, and 92a a for Money. The effect of the above measure by
the King of France, cannot as yet be ascertained.
Private letters by the Buenos Ayres Mail of the 14th January,
state all was tranquil in the capital, but civil war still rages in the
Provinces. Exchange 81.
In the Foreign Market
,little business doing as yet. Greek is
shade higher.
New York papers have been received at the North and South
American Coffee House to the 4th March ; Quebec to the 19th
Feb. and Montreal to the 23d Feb. The New York paper of the
3d March states, that by late accounts received at Philadelphia from
la Clubs, of the 2d Feb. that great excitement was prevailing there
owing to Pam collecting his forces to oppose the march of Bolivar.
PRIM has Issued a proclamation for a Constitution, dated 12th Jan.
The Quebec papers state that the Royal Gazelle says in a post-
script as follows : —From various sources we derive assurances
mounting to all but a moral certainty, that his Majesty's ministers
have unalterably resolved not to open the ports to the United States.
except in consideration of a clear equivalent in the advantages of
which British America will fully enjoy its proportions. The
Gazelle recommends a pencil:ranee in memorials and petitions
against the measure.
At a meeting held at Kingston, Upper Canada, on the 3d of
Feb. the report of the committee was read fur establishing a bank,
and approved ; the capital of stock was to be 100,0001. in 4,000
shares, of 251. per share, to be called the Commercial Bank of
Upper Canada.
There is an arrival in the Delaware from Vera Cruz, with
advices to the 28th of Jan. and from the City of Mexico to the 10th
Jan. They do not bring any fresh accounts later than on Friday via
of Bordeaux.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 20.—The import of Cotton this week is
large, reaching 28,545 bags, and the sales 21,010 bags. In Sugar
only 460 hogsheads have been disposed of this week at low price,.
with 50 bags of East India at 71s.
We have a great number of arrivals this morning. A Lisbon
Mail by the Sandwich, sailed the 9th of March, Buenos Ayres
Mail by the Hope, sailed the 14th of January, a Mail front the
Brazils, not by a Packet.

HAI.F•PAST ONE.

The Funds have remained steady the whole of the morning, with
an improvement of about per cent. They have been done at 924,
and 92j for the Account; at present they are tO2H, and 924 1 for
Money. No speculation of great importance has taken Oa,
owing to an opinion in the House that the French people will not
be satisfied with the measure of the King of France in proroguing
the Chambers ; but persons who are well Informed say, that
before the six months are passed off, affairs will be miti-
gated, and that the King has sufficient time to change
the hostile prefects in some of the departments, by which he will
gain great strength. At all events, this bold step on the part of the
King, is a proof that he is not afraid of the consequences, and de-
termined to enforce his prerogative.
In the Foreign Market very little doing at present, and most of
the prices are the same as on last Saturday.
Accounts from Berlin, of the 11th March, state that it was
officially announced on Change that the remains of the loan of the
millions sterling, contracted with N. M. Rothschild in 1818, by the
Prussian govetranent, was to be paid off by a new loan of 4 per cenc
and the new loon was to be 3,800,4001. sterling ; the bonds are to
appear in London on the Ist July.
Accounts from Alexandria, in Egypt, state that notwithstanding
the Inundation of the Nile last year, the has already arrived in the
warehouses 150 thousand quintals of Cotton in the beginning el
December, and the mops would produce 240 thousand quintals.
The private keen this day from Rio Janeiro of the 18th Janu-
ary, state that the funds then had fallen to 2 per cent. occa•
doted by an approaching mend& loan which was to be bid for 21st
January. The house of litarch and Co had contracted far the
valuable mine of Comas; the sellers were to take ono.third of the
shares. Packet was to mil on the 24th ; all was quiet there. El-

change Stf.
Accousts from Cods sift, dist dm Greets were Is rest OW
owing to aims Maid %midi %pep who were to remain is
Greece.

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