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London, England, 1828-08-23 00:00:00

HP} 14.1VENING STAR.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, I reTB

SUI('K gXeIIANGIC. TWRIVE 0171.111 K.

The Consol market at present 4 very inactive. with Bole or
nothing doings Consols, which left off yesterday at "471 if fur the
Account, opened this morning at the same price, and remain steady
at the above quotation.
Up to the present hour we have no further accounts from the
East or Portugal, which the public are ansiouhly e :pectins.
In the Foreign market Brazilian Bonds have improved t in other
Securities nothing doing.
CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The Como' market i. not so good as in the previous pan of the
morning, owing to some sales for money. Con.ols at present may
be quoted at 87t j for the Account. with no huaine.s doing. We
are very dull in the City for want of iuformation from the East.
The Spaniards are making the greatest exertions la finishing two
sail of theline at Ferrol ; and two frigates bui ding there. wbcn cons.
pleted. will be joined by others, and transports 'with troops fur
the Ilavansi.b, as it appears Spain is det rmined on a descent on
the coast of Mexico.

The viell.informedpositive'y believe that his BRAIII.IIII Maninv
has signed the peace with Buenos Ayres.
NICK OF StOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Mink Stock India Bond. 103 100
S per Cent. Red. 87* 6 South Sea Stuck
3 per Ct. Cons. 871 * Ohl Artioities
5* per Cent. New Ditto
5t per Cert. Red. 961 #lOOO Katheq. Bills 72 5
4 per Ct. New,lol j 3 #5OO Ditto 72 5
4 per Cent. I Rt,..e. 1053 aloe .11d #204) Ditto 72 5
LAMEAun. 20 1 18 Batik for Acct.
India Stuck 242* Consols fur AIM s7j
YORKION FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian lids. spCt. 621 Do Acct 621
Do Acct. 63 23 j Spanish lids 5p Ct. 111
. 'wind., 6 per Ct. Fr. Hemet. S p C. 1071 50e
Do.l3onds.lfrt4, 231 Rachange 25f 30c
U to sh 11.1% 3 pet. $24 Do. Acct.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS. TWO O'CLOCK.
swine. /Allll6
300 290
35 20

Bohnos
Brazilum

292 i 297 b
U
7;

Ditto National 25 5
General Steam Naviption 100 IS

We have hithest • abstained from offering any obser-
vations upon a subject which has engaged, in no oi di-
nary degree, the attention of our contemporaries—we
allude to the remarkable speech of Mr. VAwsot4 at
Derry. Our silence has arisen, not from any impression
of the unimportance of that speech, but from an absolute
reluctance to approach a theme, every circumstance
connected with which is calculated to create such painful
emotions. For Mr. atwaorg, both in his individual
and in his public capacity, we have always felt great
respect; and whither we reflect upon his talents, upon
his family connexions, or upon his official influence, it
is with us matter of deep regret, that a cause which we
plate foremost among those affecting the national
we fare, should have lost so able and so efficient an
advocate.

We quarrel with no man for changing his opinions,
when that change is proJuced, as we are sure it has
been in Mr. Dan ante's case, by honest conviction. Nei•
ther are we surprised to find that somewhat of the zeal
of a convert should manifest itself in the announcement
of the conversion. It is impossible not to wish, how-
ever, that, in the present inttence, this zeal had been so
tar under the controul of reason, as to have prevented
Mr. DAWSON fiom making one declaration peculiarly
ill timed, and every way inconvenient. We should have
been better pleased if the Honourable Gentleman had
left his auditors and the pubic in connect his sentiment,
with his place, instead of o t:otaitously
himself to be a Servant of the Crown," in the saute
breath, and at the very moment when he was com-
promising, not only the other set %wits of the Crown,
but, in some degree, the Crown itse f.
We pass, however, from the consideration of the cir-
cumstances attending Mr. DAWSON'S speech to the
speech itself, and chiefly to vial portion of it which so
immeasurably exalts the poser of the Catholic Asso-
ciition, and so despondingly dwells upon the means of
resisting that power. Heir, again. we say, we have not
the slightest doubt of the sincei ity of Mr. Dawsos's
opinions ; but we are compelled to add, that if we par-
ticipated in those opinions ourselves, we should feel that
we were pronouncing the most unqualified censure
upon the KING'S Government. What, indeed, could
be a greater or more severe censure, than to declare
that a knot of factious orators—some dozen or twain
of crawling politicians, had In en allowed so to ma-
tore their illegal sod unconstitutional schemes—so to
consolidate their powers, and extend their authority,
as to be now in a condition to beard the law, and
stipulate for terms of submission with the Executive ? If
inieed, were so, in what language of reproach and
indignation might not the Protestants of Great Britain r x-
postulate with the Juries Ministers? With what bitter-
ness might they not upbraid them, for having betrayed
the citadel of the Constitution to its unrelenting and re-
lentless enemies? And is it were so—cir our Protestant
'ellow subjects could be made to believe that their bit th-
right had been thus tamely, thus basely surrendered. by
the imbecility or treachery, of these who were its ap-
pointed guardians, would they not deserve the fate that
awaits them, if they did not instantly array themselves
in their strength—and crush with their united energies
—terrible and resistless in their union—the league of
demagogues and Priests, who have dared to invoke
the conflict?

But it is not so. Nether the Catholics as a body,
nor the Association as their organ, have yet assumed
that attitude which need inspire fear, thoug:t there is in
both, we freely admit, enough to awaken caution.—
Prophecies have some times a tendency to accompli.ll
themselves; and multitudes, like intim duals, have al
similar tendency to become **hat they re repute .
This exaggerated talk about the formidable chat a. t r or
the Catholic Association will give the members ut it
inliated notion* •of it power, while
.it will,
assist- in propagating the aeithinit among tite;r eye
' durous tools. Therefore it t. that we would ear
tirstly A 5,,,; our P;,r,start bortl ern to e me Cu
.
ward—..o *Low themselves—to avow their dc.tcrait•