Star.
London, England, 1829-10-13 00:00:00

The Times of this morning says that nothing re-
markable took place at the Meeting of the Cheshire
Whig Club, except one single circumstance ; and that
circumstance—all callous as our contemporary has be-
come to public principle—even he admits to be extra-
ordinary, and calls it " remarkable." " The circum-
stance which we think worth noticing"—says this

jackal of the gallant Premier—" is the favourable man-
ner in which Earl GROSVENOR spoke of the Duke of

WELLINGTON and the Duke of WELLINGTON'S ad-

ministration. We may, we presume, infer from this
his Lordship's ADHESION to the present ministry.
There will be many more adhesions, if they were
wanted, before Parliament meets."
We do not quarrel with this self-avowed ministerialist
for thus pouncing upon the Noble Earl, and securing
him—before he make any qualification or retraction—as
a retainer of the Noble Duke : it is in the way of his
vocation. But that the degenerate and fallen party
should have come to this, moves our pity even more than

our indignation. Never mind ! Those Whigs—for there
are some yet left—to whom the name of Fox is dear, as
the watchword of all that is independent and manly ;
those Whigs—for there are some yet left—who scorn to
compromise their honour, and set their principles at a
price, can well spare the Noble Earl. It were but
shaming them, that he should be called longer by their
common appellation ; it were but shaming him, after his
deliberate secession. Doubtless, the Noble Earl ha. 4

long meditated this abandonment of his old associates,
and it is well that there has been no disguise about it.

There can be no hesitation, henceforward, on which side

—in parliamentary divisions—the name of Lord Gaos-
v ENOR is to figure : there can be no confounding the

Noble Earl, after his declaration at the Cheshire Meet-

ing, with the friends of constitutional improvement. At
least, it is satisfactory to the people, that they should
know who is who, and thus be saved from miscalcula-
tions and disappointments. If a Bill should be brought
in by the Duke of WELLtwarox to mount the PEEL
police, and establish the whole thing a la Fouchcl, we
know now that he would be sure of the vote and advo-
cacy of Lord GROSVENOR. To increase the standing
army ? Still sure of the vote of Lord GROSVENOR. To
suspend the Habeas Corpus, or put down the freedom
of the Press? Still sure of the vote and advocacy of the
Noble Earl.
For those, whose freaks do quail at freedom's frown,
Still Tote for fetters, to keep freedom down !
We have no desire to be severe upon the Noble Earl,
nor do we impute to him such " freaks" as we have just
alluded to : on the contrary, we have been accustomed
to regard him as friendly to that popular freedom,
" which is like the air we breathe—if we have it not,
we die." But the Noble Earl is aware that the Minister,
to whom he has thus unnaturally given in his ad-
hesion, has already displayed many freaks alarming
to the liberties of the country ; and he ought
to be aware that, in supporting such a Minister,
he contributes to endanger the Constitution which
he has hitherto professed to venerate, in so much
greater a degree, as the addition of his weight and con-
sequence on the side of oppression can make the arm of
oppression stronger. The Noble Earl ought, also, to
recollect, that in dedicating himself to the Duke of
WELLINGTON, he takes upon himself by adoption the
odium of all that Minister's measures; as, indeed, it is
but fair that he should, since he has thought proper to
sanction them by his public panegyric, and thus make
them his own.

Lord GROSVENOR, then, has divorced himself from
tho people of England, to unite with the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON, amcng whose satellites—if he have not
independence enough to disclaim it—he must henceforth
take rank in public opinion. We cannot help observing,
that this defection has taken us by surprise; we did not
ascribe to the Noble Earl the possession of so much
servility—nor so deplorable a defectiveness of in -
tellect—as was necessary to such a determina-
tion. As for the TotLzrs, and the LEYCES-
TERS, they are small fry in comparison with
Lord GROSV ENOR, and we will not waste words upon
them : we recommend, however, at their next anniver-
sary, that they will adopt an apter designation for their
body, and one more consentaneous with its avowed
principles, than the Cheshire Whig Club. This will be
a matter of no difficulty, since it is but to substitute the
word " WELSINGTON" for" Whig"—and then—as the
coachman of the SOV EREION says—it will be all right !

CITY. Twn.vs o'CLocit.

Consols opened this morning at the same price they
left off yesterday, 89i Sellers for the Account, and for
November, 89g. Our city correspondent expresses him-
self very eloquently on the subject of the approaching
settling day. At present the market appears like a
volcano before the eruption. Thursday being settling
day in Consols, no doubt the volcano will pour forth
its lava. It is expected the Bulls will give the Bears a
severe lecture for their temerity. As yet it is impossible
to say whether it will turn out a Bull or Bear account.
Money is becoming more plentiful.
Up to the present hour the Hambro' and Dutch
steamers have not arrived ; by the former, it is expected
that we shall have the official articles of the Treaty of
Peace with the Turks.
In the Foreign Market little or no bPsineu doing,
therefore correct prices cannot be quoted at present.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE.

No speculation of consequence is at present going
forward iu the Consol Market ; the only business doing
is making up the accounts against next Thursday. Con-
sols have continued the whole of the morning at 891
for the present account, and 891 buyers for November.
The holiday of the Hebrews still continues to-day, conse-
quently but few of them appear in the market.
To-morrow is settling day in the foreign market; they
are also busy settling accounts. Brazil Stock is the only
article in which any thing is doing : the (other foreign
securities may be quoted as per yesterday.