Star.
London, England, 1829-11-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Si R,—ln your article on the Cheshire Whig Club
there are some mistakes. First you suppose that Mr.
EDWARD DAVENPORT is Member for Cheshire, whereas
that Gentleman is son of the Member for that county,
and is himself a Member for Shaftesbury, a bo-
rough under the influence of Lord Gaost. No it.
And now a word concerning this noble person, whose eu-
logy I need not undertake, inasmuch as the public must
by this time be competent judges whether his Parliamen-
tary life has been favourable or adverse to public
justice, and the rights of his countrymen ; and
if they resolve the question in his favour they
will not hastily put an unfavourable construc-
tion, either on his words or presumed intentions.
But there is one fact of which the public are not aware,
namely—that the persons he brings into Parliament,
are .not bound to coincide in all political questions
with himself. They are as free as the air they breathe,
to follow their own views of their duty. To his Lord-
ship's honour be it said, he binds them under no condi-
tions, and calls on them for none of those periodical
categories which disgrace many of the place-
hunting patrons of the day. Hence the inference
that Mr. D. knew what his Lordship's speech would be,
(a speech which entered on many topics in which they
notoriously agree) is wholly assumed, as well as any par-
ticular application of the word " apathy," a complaint
unfortunatelybut too general.—Accordingly,Sir,you will
find among the persons returned to Parliament by Lord
G. every shade of what are called liberal opinions ;
but you will not find lawyers or trading politicians
of any sort. Whatever else they may be, they are at
least all persons who can afford to live and vote without
the aid of the public money.
Your candour will, I am sure, insert this front
Your obedient servant,
A MEMBER OF THE LATE WHIG CLUB.

15,8,—1 understand the suppreadoss of Mr. EDW. Duvrosoui's
Letter was entirely accidental, being a mere oversight of the
CHALIPALM'S amid the hurry of other badness.

The Austrian Observer to the 23d ult. is received this
day ; and contains the subjoined jesuitical notice on the
subject of the peace in the East of Europe

VIENNA, Ocr. U.

The peace between Russia and the Porte is concluded and rati-
fied by both parties. The end of the war in the East forms an im-
portant epoch in the history of the times.
The impres.ion which the termination► of this war has made on
the several parties who have the direction of public opinion is not
only decisive with respect to the character of those parties, but af-
ford the surest standard for their future efforts. By those who re-
spect the maintenance of public tranquillity, harmony between
States, and the regular progress of general prosperity, a. the
greatest blessings of society ; the Governments which do not for-
sake their most sacred duties and their true interests; the
majority of enlightened citizens, the great mass of the people,
the news of the peace was received with the same sensations
of joy that it has excited in us. Very different was its
effect on those who see in public tranquillity only t►e stagnation of
their extravagant hopes in the satisfaction of their few citizens, a
censure of their violent complaints; and in the contests between that
Powers, the most favourable opportunity to advance their ambi-
tious wishes and their extravagant plans. •

The adherents of this party, which has its chief seat in France
its friends all over Europe have latterly expressed their principles
and views in so clear and open a manner, that we do them no
wrong if we. characterise them as the declared enemies of
peace. They have left no stone unturned in order, by hypo-
critical arguments. by declamatory arts, by a skilful use of the
noblest as well as the most criminal passions, to prolong the dif-
ferences in the East ; and, In direst contradiction to the declared
sentiments of the Russian Monarch, to connect with the issue of
this war an endless series of new revolutions and new wars. Some-
time', under the pretext of promoting the civilization of the world,
at the expense of right and justice, and with the destruction of
whole Nations and Empires; sometimes as the open panegyrists of
the system of conquest, armed with the enticing words, " Na-
&mai honour,' and " National boundaries," they have with
remarkable effrontery furmed plans, the object of which
was nothing less than the dissolution of all raining Trestles.
an extensive partition of territory, and the arming of one half of
Europe against the other. Their orators and writers have been
indefatigable in sowing, by the most wicked fal.ehoods—the most
obvious insults—the seeds of distrust, jealousy, and discord, between
the Sovereigns; and if their art and their power bad not been more
circumscribed than their will, would willingly have spread over
the best part of Europe the flame, which was burnt in far too nar-
row a sphere for their wishes. t
We could not be unprepared to expect that a party animated by
such sentiments would receive with bitter dissatisfaction the news of
the cessation of hostilities, and that it would endeavour to sweeten
the loud expressions of this discontent by confident announcements
of new feuds and new revolutions. As little are we surprised, that
when thesis'', torrent of their accusations and abuse is poured forth
upon all (Melva Governments as well as their's, Austria is always
In the first line. The calm attitude of this Court, from which it
has never deviated during the whole course of the war—the con-
mistral tendency of its policy to maintain peace and social order—
its remoteness from all plans of aggrandisement—irs conscientious
respect for all existing treaties—for the independence of all States
—all lawful Constitutions—all just liberties, are unpardonable
crimes in the eyes of a faction thirsting for confusion and revo-
lution. The organs of that faction will find even in the
remarks which we here make, matter enough for insidious inter-
pretation. We must allow them this as the vital principle of their
system. Their future diatribes will only tam as the past have
done, as confirmations of the truth which we have here expressed.
t That what we here say is free from all exaggeration, we could
prove by innumerable articles from the Journals published within
the last twelve months. The well-known pamphlet of General
Richemont was but the concentrated echo of those articles...-.
Itistriats Oisatar, Oct. 23.

Lisbou Guzettcs to the 17th October are just come to
hand—by which we see the probability of the Usurper
being rtcogoind by his bigotted neighbour of Spain :

LISBON, Cler. 14.—(Orraciax.)
The Conde da Swim, in a dispatch to the Minister for Fo-
reign Main, dated Madrid, the Bth Inst. states that the 11th was
fixed by his Catholic Majesty for Mat to deliver to his Majesty at
the Escurial, his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Mater
Plerdpotentiari from his Most Faithful Majesty, oar Sovereign.—
On the same day (the 11th) the arms of Portugal were fixed over
the pte of the hotel of his Majesty's Legation at Madrid.
OCT. 15..--Yerwri, at cue o'clock,- the Chevalier Acosta e
Montalegres at as
fir*
the Palace of .Quelus, delivered to
Ids Ma' ,la tbe mid fir* Ms orideutials as Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Mitiesr PleMpearodary from his Most Catholic Majesty
to his Most Faithful Majesty, our Soverelgo.—Liem Gams to
Oct. 1714 iseciosim