Star. — 1831-03-16 (London, England)

BROMINE IN SEA-WATER.—We lately noticed the award of one of the Royal Society? Royal Medals to M. Balard for the discovery of this new simple substance. That gentleman found that 100Ibs. of the sea-water at Trieste yielded 31 grains of Bromine.  We learn from Paris that a single copy of the STA tt was for 24 hours the only London paper which contained the heads of the Reform bill, a subject which as deeply agitates the French as ourselves. Even the Quarterly Review's silly manifesto against Reform has been republished by some partizans there, and by them it is ascribed to Lord Dudley. It merits notice that the sentence ascribed to LA FITTE, by a Paris Correspondent of a Morning Paper, has never been quoted by a Paris Journal; and it would be unworthy of further notice, ;f it had not given rise to such notable' paraphrases by some of our Evening Contemporaries, to whose " Ambassador's Cabinets," and " Official Despatches," we on this occasion had fortunately no access. One of them has, it seems, a Wellingtonian correspondent at Frankfort, for it could not get rid at once of all its correspondents when it changed its own Protean character for the seventh time. It is high time that the public discriminated between old and steady friends, and wolves in sheep's clothing. In all the discussions about the state of trade, and the want of capital to foster enterprizes—it is surprising that none of our senators have the sense to perceive that trade must be starved while there are Exchequer Bills to absorb spare capital. Such accommodation may be necessary, and even harmless in time of war, when the government expenditure keeps up circulation ; but Exchequer Bills in time of peace are a nuisance of the most ruinous character. Why not at once fund the whole, and force capital into channels of industry and commercial credit ? This alone would do more for trade and agriculture than all the schemes that could be devised.  It is said that the very ingenious hair-splitter has given tip his Callington friends, and yields to the call of his country in favour of the Reform Bill. The friends of reform must be true, as needle to the pole, in supporting all and every provision in it. The 101. franchise, the resident voters, the 60 boroughs, the 47 halved ones, and the copyholders and leaseholders, render it symmetrical. Destroy or modify any one of them, and the Bill will be worthless. If the people are firm, success ; certain. We calculate on a division of 5 to 2 in the 'mullions, and of 3to '2 in the Lords. The King--GOD Ides.; him—is with his people ! It appears by their published accounts that the Brighton Commissioners last year borrowed no less that £56,000. We have no doubt they will expend it well, but out of this fact grows a question—what are the amounts of all sums thus borrowed through the kiugdom by commissioners, corporations, trusts, companies, &c. If any member would move for a return we suspect it would amount to a sum little short of the national debt itself; and for all this interest is to Le paid iu some form or shape! We seem, therefore, to be doubly bankrupt—mortgaged over head and ears—and to have every resource anticipated till—the day of judgment! It is no unconnuou thing to find a little town 120,000 or £30,000 in debt, with an income of £1,200 or 11,500 per annum, and still borrowing to pay the interest ! If the Livery succeed in getting Mr. Ward to resign, and Sir Thomas Doman is elected in his stead, a vacancy for Nottingham will enable its late candidate, Mr. Bailey, to start with a ceridinty of success. This, io every respect, vould be a legislative acquisition. The inquest at Bethnal-green on the murdered Mrs. Markham, has been again adjourned. Circumstances multiply against her son Dexter, but for the honour of human nature, we Lope they will not confirm one another.