Star.
London, England, 1829-12-26 00:00:00

LISBON, Dic. is.

As I informed you by last packet, things are rapidly
drawing nearer and nearer to a great crisis ; and many
of the despot's tools begin to be aware of their inevi-
table ruin. Ministers met several times this week to
adopt some measures on acc6unt of the appalling state of
the country ; but they appear to be paralysed—except the
octogenarian petty tyrant Da BASTOS, who roars for blood
louder than ever; saying, that " her Majesty, the old
Queen, never would be comfortable until the kingdom
was purged of all the malhados;" adding, that the rea-
soning of MONTALEGAE and MACKENZIE has no
weight with him; for the moment moderation was
adopted, all would be lost.
The mutinous workmen of the arsenal have gained
their point; Government, through fear, ordering the
Bank to pay them a months' wages—having previously
supplied the Directors with 30 contos de reds from the
money belonging to the Angola defunct°, Auzenter—the
bequeathed legacies. A daily communication has been es-
tablished with Badajoe ; and many mules and carriages
hive been sent to the other side of the Tagus, to be in
readiness for Mmum. in case of need. The public
Coffee Houses, especially that of Junta dos Juros—have
been again ransacked ; and their contents, with many
other valuable things, are dispatched to Alfaite, to the
care of the Barber PIKES !

The victims condemned to. banishment will sail for their
destination in the beginning of next week ; many families
are going with their friends; and the widow of Brigadier-
General MOREIR A accompanies her young son, who is
condemned to banishment for life. Great discontent pre-
vails among the soldiery ; they are all in a state of mis-
rule and insubordination on account of their arrears
of pay. To those of the capital, three months pay
is due; to the Officers, seven months; to the Civilians,
thirteen months ; and in many of the Provinces, much
more. Robberies are frequent, even in broad day ; ased
after sun-set no one is safe in stirring out. The cry of
"thieves ! murder !" is heard at every corner, and at
very brief intervals—most of the excesses being com-
mitted by the Volvottarios Realistas. The Countess
CAVALLEI aos died the other day; and bequeathed great
part of her fortune to the mock ambassador, ASSECA.
His Excellency may therefore continue the 'stipends
which we hear were lately suspended, to. the Mignelite
Journals of London.°
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lit the Mangle Which awaits all of al sod which Sir
JAMES SCARLET has announced he the consoro of the
inoderatioa of his prolog:Maori di d*. ill!, het ttal isms

it behoves Juries to be constantly on their guard
against this error—that they are bound to give effect
to this defective law. Juries have large powers to
correct the defects of liberticide laws. They ought
to be particularly on their guard against Sir JAM
SCARLETT, whose powers of mind are admirably suit••
ed to the sort of work in which he is engaged. Ila
is a common-place speaker, but a dexterous advocate.
We have always looked forward with apprehension
to the possibility of his becoming Attorney-General,
for we have never been one moment in doubt as to his
principles, and the illiberal cast of his mind. He is the
most bitter enemy of discussion that ever filled the situa-
tion he holds since the Revolution. He would reduce
every Journalist to a state of complete subserviency to
himself. We hope the warning will not be thrown away.
With respect to the mode of conducting these trials,
we have also something to el. On what principle is it
that the public money is lavihhed in feeing, besides Sir
JAMES himself and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr.
BaououaY, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. WIGHTMAN
the only individual doing anything being the Arcot-
w EY-GENEZAL himself! And this in the case of a lay
individual who, under every disadvantage, pleads his own
cause ? What is this but buying with the public money
the sanction of the talent of the Bar ? We trust this
matter will be made in time the subject of inquiry ?
Morning Chronicle.

CITY, TweLvt o'CLocE.

This day being still a holiday, the Bank. Stock Exchanges and
Foreign Market, are dosed; and the weather being 6o severe.very
few persons have assembled at their rendezvous on the 'Change as
yet, and the colfee-houses are not well (requested by the merchants,
therefore we have no business going forward t. the present hour,
and Cowls must be quoted at the price they left of on There-
day, IN to
Calcutta Papers to the 30th July.' Hobart Town to 12th July,
and Sydney Papers to the 22d July, have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house. The following is from
the Calcutta Paper of the 29th July : .
" The brig Louisa has gone ashore on the Misers Sand. It is
thought she will be totally lost. She has a valuable cargo an beard
of opium.

" We karo by the Investlgadon now going [award at the police
office in regard to the forgeries lately discovered, by which it has
been anti tained that they amount to at least ten lacks, the Bank
of Bengal, it is said, will be the sufferers of half this sum, and there
is about as much more in Government paper.
Letters from Turban, of the 17th Inst. represent the Indigo
prospects In that quarter as very gloomy, owing to the great fall
of rain.

VROU TUX CALCUTTA MCI COXITIUT OF JULY 24.

Comop—Our market madame without aolutatiom No akera-
doo lo the prizes. •

Ortow—The market is now cleared, and quotation somisal.
Piece Goose—The market continues very doll.

Satvravaa—ln active demand.
Suoaa—ln consequence of the Arabs corning into the market.
this article has advanced.

European Goods without improvement.
Freights to London may be stated at £5 10s. to £4 for dead
weight, and £5 to E 5 10s. for light.
We understand that not only at Cakotta, but in the interior
districts, a scardty of copper coin is felt. Complaints are also
made by the indigo planters of the high premium of picebearr
The weather at the Presidency. for some time past, has been ex.
ceedingly moderate—rain more or leas daily.

PROM TIM ZOWIT "Offll TATOU TO THE 12 To rest.

The Garde of the above date contains an order from the Lieut.-
Governor, that Abstracts of the Colonial Revenue and Expendi-
ture for the year 18116-7, S. together with the Supplementary Ab-
stracts for ISIS, be published in the Hobert Then Gamile. for
general information.

TILOS IMO MOW PAWLS TO !ft 151 01 SILT.

Currency, we understand, is quite

in Van Dia•

man's Land, all transactions being in sterling, of which we are told
they have a plentiful supply of speck. It would only be neigh-
bourly kindness if they would send us some. The cold in the in-
terior is Intense—a very sharp frost has set in.
Accounts from Liverpool this morning state that there has been
rather a lively demand for cotton during the present week and the.
two preceding days, the sales being 5000 bales each day. The
lower quantities of American cotton were decidedly dearer this
week at an advance off per penny per lb.
Accounts from Nap!es state that, according to a new order 'tons
the Blasts second line of Custom house has been establiabedt wide%
causes great discontent to the merchants
Letters from Syria, of the 21st Nuv. state that the President of
Greece has left Napoli di Romania for Resat where are assembled
all the admirals and diplomatists of the several Pawns. to Ai the
limit of Greece, and it is believed that the island of Scie-Candis
nod Santos will foetal a part of the new territory of Greece.
HALF-PAST OHL
The 'frost has driven all the Brokers and Jobbers from the Royal

&Amp, except a few of them who assembled in the baU of di
housekeeper of the &mit Exchange ; but they are quite idle in re-
gard to business; scarce a bargain has been done to the pretest
hour. Consols may be quoted at the leaving off prise on Thurs-
day, 95 to The only thing doing in the Foreign Funds is in
Brasil Stock, which Is rather lower.
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