Star.
London, England, 1829-11-14 00:00:00

FACTS AND FANCIES.

SYSIPTOII,S." Mr. PEEL, Mr. DAWSON, and the
other official men not holding Military Commissions,
appeared at the late Civic Dinner at Guildhall, in the
full Windsor Uniform." Truly, the military mania
seems just now to infect the whole Cabinet to an alarming
degree. Formerly our Ministers were not ashamed of
their rank as civilians, or of appearing at civic entertain-
ments in the plain garb of citizens,—a costume more
complimentary to their entertainers, and—we would j►.st
hint to Mr. PEEL-a little more consistent in oue who
appeared there " in the double capacity of a fellow free-
man and a guest." But we have every day some fresh
indication of the blessings in store for us under a Military
Government, which seems resolved to make up for its

weakness and pusillanimity abroad, by its abso►ute arbi-
trariness at home. It is lamentable, however, to see a
man of Mr. Pcra.'s intelligence and talent descend to
the littleness of humouring the caprice of any Cabinet
Chieftain, or of becoming the mere echo of a person so
totally unqualified fur any Ministel ial station as the Duke
of WF.LLINGTON.

THE LIBERAL it HEIL ATOR.--D.tx [EL ()VON N rLL,
" Founder of the order of liberators," has announced to
Ms " seven millions" the grand object of his Parlia-
mentary crusade ; amongst which he declares, first and
foremost, " that be goes into Parliament to seek the re-
demption of the West Indian Slave." It is said
amongst his bosom friends, that the " liberator," with
the overflowing grner.isity, and sterling disinterestedness,
of his nature, means to devote the entire balance of " the
Rent," and the whale amount of the subscriptions fsr the
purchase of the new 'FINN ell IN ell. and the erection of
" the Monument t.) his own honour and glory," to the

magnanimous emancipation of these same slaves, and the
formation of a fund for their future independence. But
the repeated lamentation; of our friend DANIEL for
" the loss of his time and of his professional fees, in the
cause of the people," coupled with the fact of his hayin;
suffered the expencos of his two elections to be paid by
the pence of the peasantry, justify some slight doubts of
the excessive sacrifices now contemplated. He cannot
part with the subscription without baulking the family-
hopes of the estate, and the country's pride in erecting
the monument ; and as for " the rent," the admission of

the two accounts, (No. 1 and 2,) kept in his own nam
iii the Bank, fully demonstrate the patriot's prudence in
taking care of Num nt:n ONE.

ELEVATED PERSON AG ES.—The Prince and the
Sweep.—lt is one thing to cherish a benevolent and ge-
nerous disposition in the mind of a young Prince, and
another to indulge his patronising predilections at an age
when he is utterly incapable of making a judicious, or
even a becoming, election of the objects of his favour.
Prince GEORGE Of CUM B ERE AN D may be a very dis-
criminating young gentleman ; and the people of England
must rejoice to find that he is possessed of warm and
humane feelings : but it is very possible to gratify these
feelings without any affected display of romantic inci-
dents, or " scenes extremely touching throughout;" and
the tutors of his Royal Highness might long since have
directed his ingenuous disposition to objects as much in
need of his compassionate assistance, and more calculated
to engage his sympathies, and to interest the sympathies
of the People in the dispensation of his bounty, without
waiting for so extravagantly farcical an affair as tbe ad-
venture of " the young chimney sweep," to call forth the
humanities of his nature. Nevertheless, the distinction
conferred upon this sooty aspirant to worldly elevation—
who has " climbed betimes" to such enviable notice—
may do much for the eventual emancipation of these little
domestic slaves, whose condition is much more deplorable
than that of O'Cow Num.'s West Indian protegh. It is
not long since a Noble Lord thought it necessary, in
moving for a criminal information in a case of alleged
libel, to declare upon oath thnt " he had no connection
with any sweep whatever." Under the auspices of
Prince GEORGE of et. ERx.ANn, the sweeps bid fair
to become a fiv;hionable set of fellows, and we shall hear
no more of Noble Lords' affidavits disclaiming connection
with them. Prince GEORG e's young sweep seems well
adapted for his new line of climbing at Court, for we
are told that " he reluctantly separated from his Royal
Highness." As our politicians say, " The devil doubt
him."

DIPLOMATIC ADVOCACY.-It is quite clear that the
French correspondent of " the Times," who, under the
signature of " E. E." attempted of late to bolster up
the POLIO): Ac Ministry, adopted that signature with re-
ference to his official employment,—" E. E." being, in
PalcuLoss's phraseology, " the Roman initials for
English Embassy."

We regret to learn that Lady COCII RA N c continues so
much indisposed that she has left Paris, accompanied by
his Lordship, to pass the winter in Italy .---Galignani s
Messenger.
The subject of the Norrisian prize essay for the ensuing
year is---" The Christian Religion the last Revelation to
be expected of the Will of GOD."
_ _

Count MATEWSWITz, the Russian Minister on a
special mission to this country, was to have left town
yesterday, on his return to St. Petersburg, but, owing
to the receipt of despatches from Russia on the previous.
evening, he has postponed his departure. Shortly after
the arrival of the messenger, the Count, accompanied by
Prince LIEvEN, had a long conference with the Earl of
AslltD EEN. _

This forenoon, a child, of the name of MORTI NIER,
about two years old, while playing at the window of an
apartment, three stories high, at the White Hart Public
Hone, in Clement's-lane Strand, was precipitated into
the lane,---a height of 35 feet ; and what is most mira-
culous, was picked up, with only a very slight external
bruise. The child is likely to do very well.

Mtn yet-- —We have been favoured with some num-
bers of the New York Morning Herald, to the 7th of last'
month, from which we have extracted sonic remarks on
the recognition, by the American Government, of a
CHARGE D'AFFA I R ES, from the Vampire who bestrides
the throne of Portugal, and gluts himself with her best
blood : these remarks, in the justice of which we fully
coincide, will be found in another part of our paper ;
together with an account furnished to us by one of the
Portuguese Emigrants lately returned from France,
of the . causes which led to the intended departure of
these unfortunate victims of perjury from France, for
the dominions of the King of the Netherlands ; an
account which will be read with deep interest, and
for the accuracy of which, from our personal acquaint-
ance with the writer, we can safely vouch. The
venal eulogists of Don MIGUEL may affect to triumph
at this partial approach to a recognition of the autho-
rity of the tyrant ; but their triumph will be some-
what premature, since the reception of a mere Chargé
d'Affaires, does not of necessity imply a recognition
of the authority claimed by him who sent him ; but we
must at the same time, however, admit that it is making
a great stride towards it, and will probably be followed in
the end by a formal recognition of his ill acquired and
I worse employed power.—Plymouth Journal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mans ARAM= TINS MT.—Dublin I—Waterford 1...-France I

—Sweden I—Hemburgh 2—America 1.

The Nicholson, Sheffield, front Pillau to London, was on shore
on Same 3d inst. Cirgo discharging.
The Prancis, Gibson. from Alemel rg London, was on shore
near Heleseuborg 3d inst. bet eapected to be got off.
The Uvely. May, from Kiel, was at Cuxhaven on the 6th inst.
leaky, and discharging, boend to London.
The Thomas King, Williamson. from London to Demerara, was
spoken with 29th ult. in let. 41. 46 long. 14. 30. by the Nassas,
arrived in the River (ream Smyrna.
Dam., Nov. 13.—Wind E.—Sailed the outward.boond. Ar-
rived from Landon, the Romulus, Sisk ; and Henry
Wellesley, Alexander, for Jamaica ; and Bruce, Sim, for Si. Leda.
Poonatourer, Nov. 14.—Wind FL.S.E.—Arrived the Union,
Taylor, from Memel. Sailed the outwits d.bound.
Fautotnra, Nov. 12.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Spey
packet. from Bermuda—sailed the Stb uit. and from Halifax the
list. The Opossum packet arrived at Halifax the 10th ult. and
sailed. Arrived the Legman, Brown, front Dontingo
Bawrot., Nov. 13.—Arrived the Ellen, Patterson. from the
Cape; Belorey, M•liucbeson, from Faro; and Caroline. Crack.
from Lisbon.
STANDOATE Caere, Nov. 13.—Arrived the Whirler. Martin,
from Smyrna; Triton, Prole, from Ocala ; and Swallow, Anis,
from Tarragona.
Cowes, Nov. 13.—Arrived the Hereford, Longcope, from New
Orleans.
Intathern., Nov. 12.—Arrived the Albion, SP Neil, from Ali-
cant, and ..--, Wright, from Miraniichi.