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TO THE EDITOR OE THE STAR. Sin—Observing a paragraph in some of the Pa pers, in which I am named as having, with other Gentlemen of the Committee, appointed to investi gate Mr. OwEN's plans,. concurred in a Resolution as to their impracticability, I feel it my duty, in justice to Mr. Owen, and to the illustrious CHAIRMAN who presided at the meeting of the Committee in question, to state, that no Resolution whatever was then agreed to, much less any respecting: the practicability of the plans. • That question is still at issue between Mr. OWEN and the Public. The CoMmittee 'appointed for the purpose of conducting the experiment, which can alone determine the point, would have ill performed the duty they undertook, had they ventured to pro nounce their judgment upon the theories,.respecting which the Public were as well informed as their committee, and as capable of forming it sound opi nion. That Public, however, at two very numerous assemblies, considered it right that Mr. Owen should have the benefit of an actual trial of his scheme ; but the means for so doing have been withheld. Under these circumstances, it was proposed at the Committee, on the 18th, as so far correctly stated in the paragraph alluded to, that, owing to the inade quacy of the funds, it is expedient to resign the trust reposed in them ;. and notice of a motion to that effect was given, and will be taken into consideration the 30th inst. wlitlf his Royal Highness the Duke of KENT has graciously promised to attend, who was also pleased to approve of the tenour of the proposed motion, which concludes in these words : " The Committeee cannot conclude their labours without ex pressing a feeling of regret, that, after considerable sacrifice •f time, ;nd much laborious investigation of a most important sub ject, their endeavours should have proved fruidess, and an op portunity thus, at the present interesting crisis, lost, of bringing great question to the test of experience, when little of risk, and no possible injury, could have accrued from the completion of the experiment ; and which, should it have proved ultimately unsuccessful in the attainment of its primary object, could not have failed to have elicited much practical good, in an especial manner, to the persons for whose immediate benefit it was con templated ; and also to all classes of the community, by the dif fusion of knowledge, and the improvement ever to be derived from experience." 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, w►l. TOOKE. Bedford-row, November 22. EMPLOYMENT OF THE LABOURING CLASSES. V/ - ~ , i On Monday last we alluded to the necessity imposed upon the Nation to find means for furnishing em ployment to our Labouring Classes, as the only sound and rational plan for putting an effectual end to popular discontent. This is rendered imperative on our Legislators if they truly deprecate, and would avert the horrors of a Revolution; for the distress is real, and fine-spun anticipations, and exhortations to patience, are no way adapted to allay the cravings of present honer. The fact is simply this :—Such have been the improvements in our Machinery of every kind, of late years, that the British Weavers could more than clothe the . .ahabitants of the whole earth. British industry and ingenuity have outrun the de mands for common consumption ; and this can be cured, only, by the Nation turning their whole at tention to Agriculture and internal improvements. But how is this to be instantly effected ? Let Go vernment come forward with a loan to all such pro prietors as have not money to lay out, declaring this debt preferable to all others held over the State, and see the money judiciously expended in real, not fan c /Tut improvements; and let the interest of that money be collected with the Taxes. There is nothing so much wanted in the rural eco • - nomy of this country, as that the whole lands under cultivation in the Island, should have at least three good dressings with the spade; awaken the soil at least a foot deep, then the effects of neither rain nor drought would, comparatively, ever be felt. Were the spil loosened, and laid open to the depth of a foot, in stead of the seed and tender plants so often perishing by early rains, which mire and sour the surface, tinder the present very imperfect mode of cultiva tion, the loosened subsoil would act as a drain in the first instance, by drawing the moisture from the sur face downwards, and latterly preserve that moisture for the support of the perishing plant, in times and seasons of drought. In many instances, the plough never penetrates beyond three or four inches deep, while the subsoil .lies as hard and firm as the pave. ment round St. Paul's. How often are we amused with reports, from all quarters, of the early and pro• raising appearance of all kinds of crops, the forebod ings of cheerfulness and plenty, till the summer fairlr sets in; and then the Nation is thrown into the ut most state of alarm, the whole crops being burnt up by a scorching sun, and destroyed for want of rain ; prayers, are offered up imploring relief; whereas, if the exarnple of the gardener (thefirrt agriculturist) was adopted, no such effects could ever follow.— A loosened soil of three inches deep is easily drenched or drownee(r and as easily dried : the plants, like thdse on ey ground, push forth and flourish till the cl fonds, and then, alas, they are withered aw , rn the nature of thilsgs, Dan it be other liciwever vigorous the .• plant may be, the iavenfeat, or beaten sithsoil, presesits an impenetrable barrier to the further progress of.; the roots ; and perish they must, far want of nourishment : but open the subsoil, and you not only create a drain in one case, but also a reservoir for moisture in another, and the tenderest root gets down beyond the reach of the sun's rays, and soon covers the surface with a luxu riance of foliage that bids defiande to the scorching beats; drawing nourishment from their roots by day, and spreading their grateful leaves to receive the dews of Heaves by night. We often blame PEOVIDENCIC, for our own improvident mistakes and foolish measures. No Nation better deserves peace a nd plenty than Old England, and no Nation has these blessings so completely within their reach; turn the Nation to internal improvement, till the calls for British produce is loud from all corners of the earth, then the Nation will be improved and independent, and the surest of all trades, our home consumption, in creased and permanent. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday there was an tniustrally numercins at tendance of the Members of the Court, a Special Court having been called by the Lotto MAYoa, pur suant to a Requisition, numerously signed. THANES TO VIZ LAT' LORD MAYOR. Mr. Deputy WILLIAMS rose to niove a Vote of Thanks to the late Lord Mayor, for the manner. in which he had discharged his important duties, dur ing the late Mayoralty. After eulogizing the pub lic and private virtues of Mr. Alderman Atkins, he moved a Resolution in the usual terms. Mr. PSARsE seconded the motion. Mr. BLAMITT moved that the Minutes of the Court of Common Council, of November, 1772, re lative to Alderman Nash, should be read. The pro ceedings were accordingly read by the Deputy Town Clerk, from which it appeared, that a Resolution of Thanks to Alderman Nash, for his conduct. as Lord Mayor, had been negatived, by an Amendment, in which, by a majority of that Court, he was censured as guilty of the violation of the rights of the Livery, by refusing Common Halls, and by abruptly break ing up Halls, when convened, by which the Livery were prevented a discussion of their grievances— (Hear, hear). Mr. BLACKRTT, after the precedent which had just been quoted, felt it his duty to move an Amendment of a similar nature to the one which had been read. —( For which see Advertisement ix our .firsi page).— The conduct of John Atkins, late Lord Mayor, fully justified him in doing,so. Almost every act f that Gentleman showed hiM no friend to the Livery or their tights. The very first act of his was the re turn which he made of the pUmbers of his own Ward, but which the Court of Aldermen had set aside (Hear, hear, hear). He had also reftised to convene Common Halls, on Requisitions being pre sented to him on proper occasions; one when three millions of taxes were about to be imposed on the country, particularly on the poor; and on another occasion, when the Livery wished to give an opinion on the horrid transactions at Manchester—(Hear, hear). It was impossible to lament too strongly the Meetings held in the open air; but if Public Bodies were refused the use of their public halls, they had no alternative but to resort to the open fields. He certainly was most eminently entitled to a refusal of thanks, because he uniformly resisted the will of the Livery. He (Mr. Blacken) had voluntarily come forward to move this Amendment ; and be must say, that if the late Lord Mayor (Atkins) was now ho noured by their thanks, it was not possible fer any future Magistrate to put such a value on their thanks as was generally done. Mr. C - ROOK seconded the Motion in a few words. He could not, however, give his vote in silence, as he thought a strong censure ought to be passed on Mr. Alderman Atkins, whose Conduct had been, to the several Deputations of the Livery who had wait ed on him, every thing but that of a Gentleman and a Magistrate. Even when Halls were convened, the Livery were prevented transacting their business, by the sudden breaking up of the Hall. A Chief Ma gistrate, if he could not redress, was at least bound to hear them patiently. But such was not the con duct of the late Lord Mayor, who always mixed his political principles with the discharge of his duty.— Besides, it was somewhat singular to hear Gentlemen speak of his Lordship's hospitality. The fund which the City gave him was for hospitality, not to enable him to put L:4000 or £5OOO in his own pocket— ( Loud cheers)—but where was the hospitality of his Lordship? where the boasted magnificence of his con duct, in supporting the dignity of his office as a Chief Magistrate of one of the first Cities of the World?— (Loud and continued applause). Nor was this the only reason why he supported the I.mendment, because the Lord Mayor had uniformly insulted the Livery by his conduct when they waited on him. It was with pleasure, however, he turned to the conduct of the present Lord Mayor ' • who had received the De putations which waited on him with a dignity and an urbanity not less honourable to himself than gra tifying to the feelings of those who were thus rece ived . He concluded by seconding the Amendment. Mr. Baowx contended, that there was nothing in the Motion of Thanks which was not strictly true, because he considered the conduct of Mr. Alderman Atkins was such, as justly to entitle him to their gra titude. He thought no such reasons as those stated by the Mover of the Amendment were sufficient to justify the refusal of thanks. The Common Halls never could be considered expressive of the general sense of the Livery. Mr. JACKS said, that with respect to the Lord * Mayor's hospitality, he, for one, could say, that he had certainly partaken of that liberality. The wor thy Member then entered into a very long detail of the history of Common Halls. If the Lord Mayor was wrong in refusing times to call Common Halls, why had the Gentlemen not applied to the Court of King's Bench ? Mr. FATZLI, observed, that perhaps, if the chic-. trines of the other side were true, it would be proper that the election of Members for the City should be confined to the Common Council and the Court of Aldermen. The worthy Member then stated his rea sons for agreeing in the Amendment. Messrs. JAMES and Gammas supported the 'mi. ginal Motion. Mr. Dixon said, there was apparent in the conduct of those who supported the Amendment, a great de gree of envy.—A general call of ‘, Order" was ut tered, and Mr. Dixon declared, that they were ac tuated by envy, hatred, and malice! The LORD MAYOR then interfered, and declared, that the words were highly censurable. The question was then put, and the Loan MAYOR stated, that it appeared to him the. Amendment was carried in the rotative. A division was called for, when there appeared— For the Aatesdarest ICS--Against it ST—Majority 16. PROCRLDINGS BY ?NBC:001T OP ALDIRSIZN AGAINST Tlll uvesiy. The Requisition upon this subject having been read, Mr. WILLIAMS rose is move a series of Reso- - lotions, the console:I of these voted at. the Coin mon Halla ar e a r whet as Me Asitnytionnesi in OW :r ee lltaf 62411111116011ef the Com: After sense eroF the sight and prilnla : of the Livesy i and is pra t es of theee s mdset of scan WAITIMAN g those oiler persons. sebum SMUTS were ill drat ilae-eit boasted by the Ctotut of Aldermen, he handed his motion over to the prof per officer. Alderman Woon seconded the Resolutions. He Charged the Court of Aldermen with inhumanity towards a brother Alderman, and stated that the City Solicitor, who had been ordered to inquire whether that Court had a right to interfere with the Livery or not? had not yet been able to give an answer. He (Alderman Wood) believed, that if a Common Hall had been called upon the first application to the late Lord Mayer, no Smithfield Meeting would have taken place, and he wished the Court would add to the Resolutions one to order the City Solicitor not to go on with the prosecution. Alderman CURTIS defended the Court of Alder men and the late Lord Mayor. If the Court had no power, whit was all this form about, or all their scar let robes?—(A latigh). He reprobated the practice of disclosing what took place in the Court of Alder men, and said he never could be guilty of doing so. Mr. Alderman WAITSISIAN believed there never had been a case like the present in the history of this country ; for he never knew of the proceedings of the Court of Aldermen against himself and others, till he saw therit in a report of the Court of King's Bench. • When the Honourable Baronet talks of the election of a Lord Mayor being obstructed, did he forget that it was the custom of all elections to exa mine the character of the Candidates ? Besides, was it not known that there had been a conspiracy to take possession of the hustings and to raise a tumult, and did not that loyal body do every thing they could to prevent the discussion of grievances ?—(Loud cheers). The worthy Alderman commented severely on the proceedings of the Court of Aldermen, and declared his determination to persevere in the defence of the rights of the Livery, which were involved in the pre sent prosecution. After a discussion, which. lasted some time, the Resolutions were carried, without a division, by a majority of about six to one. It was also Resolved, that the Court should recommend to the Court of Al dermen forthwith, to drop any further proceedings in the prosecution. The LORD MAYOR laid before the Court a Letter of Thanks from Marquis Camden, which . was read, and ordered to be entered. An application was agreed to be made to Parlia ment for a further sum of money for completing the improvements at St. Martin's-le-Grand. Thanks were voted to the Chaplain to the late Lord Mayor, and the CcoUrt broke up. DR. WATSON A ROXSTED.—Dr. WArsow, after ha- pa the Radicals, on Wednesday, was roofed- ti ing - home, when he was arrested for the expenses of the dinner given to Mx ? Huslx, on his grand entry into Londed. . • " • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER ts. THE KING V. CONNELL. This defendant, who, it will be recollected, was convicted, with others, at the Sittings after • last Term, in Middlesex, of a conspiracy to injure the coach-making trade, was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court, but the case requiring further affidavits, it was postponed until to-morrow. THE KING V. RICHARD PIETY AND HIS WIFE. These defendants, who were convicted at the last Assizes for Kent, of a violent assault upon a poor woman, named Lucy Cannagh, were brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. The husband was sentenced to six months •imprisonment in Maid stone jail, and the wife was discharged on the hus• band's recognizances, for her good behaviour, for three years. CRIMINAL INVORMATIOJB. Mr. REAvEtt moved for, and obtained a Rule to shew cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed against William Lewis, the Proprietor. of The Coventry Recorder, and Freeman's Advertiser, for an alleged libel published in that paper, on the 29th of October, reflecting upon the general conduct of the Magistracy of that City. Mr. CHITTY moved, on behalf of an Attorney, named Wilton, for a criminal information against the Propiietors of a Salisbury Newspaper, for an al- leged libel, purporting to be the report of an eject ment cause, in which the character of Mr. Wilton was supposed to be implicated. The COURT refused the Rule, saying, that the pro . - per remedy was by civil action. THE KING V. JASIES LEWIS. On the motion .of Mr. STARKIZ, this defendant, who was convicted at the last York Assizes, upon the 57th Geo. 111. for being found in art inclosed park armed, with intent to kill game, having been in pri son since the 18th of February last, was brought up for judgment, and he was sentenced to 14 days im prisonment in York Castle. THE KING V. CHARLES WALKER, ESQ. This Gentleman, convicted at the last Assizes for the County of Devon, of an assault upon Jas. Jenks, was brought up, on the motion of Mr. Duni*, aid sentenced to pay a fine of 6s. Bd. and find security to keep the peace for three years, in the sum' of Three Hundred Pounds. PROCEEDINGS AT COVENTRY: Tuesday, Mr. CHITTY moved for an attachment against William Pickard, William Bateman, and Abraham Pickard, constables of Coventry, for treat ing the process of this Court with contempt. The Learned Counsel stated, that this application arose out of the late transactions at Coventry. It appeared, from the affidavits, that the Court having granted a Rale to shew cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed against Mr. Goodall, the High Constable of Coventry, and the other persons above named, a Clerk was employed in the country to serve a copy of the said Rule upon each of those persons. When the Clerk went to serve the three persons last alluded to, they treated him in the most violent manner, knocked him down, and, whilst on the ground, struck him repeatedly, and this without the least provocation on his part. The affidavit con tained a full statement of the particulars of the out rage, and Mr. Chitty having stated them at length, The COURT granted a Rule to shew cause. ibilio Exscarrow.—This morning, the sentence of the law was on Jail' Henley, Henry Lovell, and 2disotdi a:T. I y, for robberies, attended with much violence, committed at West-End Fair ; and on Tho mas Forssick for forging a seaman's will. A reprieve was received last night for Williams Fletcher, who had ordered for execution at the same time. The iota of the boy Cassidy, not 16 years old, excited the compassion of all present. They were each attended by their respective Clergymen. There was a great cougurse of people assetaWeci TO THE EDITOR OF TILE STAR. SlR—Unwilling to make your patrieiti, the vehicle of controversy, I shall not atter cupy your valuable time with any reply ter of Veritas, which appeared in the Sr, 10th inst. But, in justice to the Public, wl my previous communications were intend( cate, and to prove that no trifling moti ve induced me to address you, I particular) the favour of your giving an early inserti( few lines, written merely for the purpose that the whole of the above writer's assertio, any others that bray be brought forward, tion of the Coast Blockade System, will be legally answered, before the ensuing moor sion of Parliament terminates. November !I. BETTING-ROOM, Norman. "S. DERBY. 13} to 1 agtt. brother to Blucher 18 to 1 apt. brother 13i to 1 apt. Mr. Pierse 20 to 1 apt. colt out 15 to 1 apt. Sailor 23 to 1 agst. Iloopoe 15 to 1 apt. Pindaree 25 to 1 agst. Orve I 7 to I apt. brother to Coons, V OAKS—Ten to one the field laag ai nst Wasp. RIDDLESWORTII.--6 to I apt. brother • BOlMC.—Pninter and Spring are finally matched 100 Guineas, the second Tuesday in February, pugilists have fought twice before; the first tirce the conqueror; the second battle was won by Paint rather lhy ; the match having been made by merely to keep the game alive! JACOBINICAL SCROOLMASTER!—A 111 Heritors of Ratho was held, a few days : purpose of electing a Schoolmaster. Thi were desired to F . into another room, a% specimens of their hand-writing. The sentent one of the candidates took for his specim text was—" Kings may command, but si obey." Finding that lie could only put words in the line, he wrote the final won , obey," in small text. Upon this being Earl of MORTON, who was in the Chair, eloquent harangue, demonstrating, in manner, the principles of Jacobiiiism Reform, which were thus avowed by tlu 'the-great and immirent danger which were any person, who could so daringly loyalty, entrusted with the education people of the parish.. It is hardly twee: that the person guilty of the atrocious puted to him by the • Noble Earl, was cessful candidate !—Scotsman. Just published, by T. HARVEY, of road, a Pocket Manual, being A Jew vin, from the Med:etd Board, in a Lestui Lues Venerea and Sexual Debilities, ed at Woodstock-House, and Charlotte. 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