Star. — London, England, 1830-01-28 00:00:00

*a eoulburn's predicdpos, Ise said on the withdrawal of the one pouad notes, had felled; the notes had conatantly decreased, wine sovereigns had not Increased ; and how, he would ash, was is possible that gold could supplant a currency of no intrinsic value ? He had told them, a long time before, that Mr. Peel's Bill would double the taxes, and that labourers would be called on to work double hours for the same wages; —all this it bad done. and that Bill of course, affected every pan of the community alike, except those who were fed on the taxes drawn from the people. It had affected the Con tinent as well as England; we had drained thence the gold and silver, by which foreigners were compelled to lower their prices. and they now hated us so cordially that they would sot buy our goods. Parliament could qfirjeve os—they could get out of t►e serape as they got is into it, and he would propose a return to small notes, with the option of paying them in silver, as heretofore. In the course of his speech Mr. D. condemned a property tax. or the lowering of the standard of value, by way of a remedy. He then read the following petition, which embodies that part of his speech which we have been obliged to That whereas all classes of hie Majesty's subjects are entitled to equal favour and protection at the hands of the Legislature : 1. Your petitioners have to state with deep concern, that no rl3ues are exempt from distress, except that which derives its prin cipal income out of the taxes. 2. That the agricultural class has witnessed a rapid decline in :he price of all its commodities during the last six menthe. 3. That although the stock of cheese, the staple commodity of this county, is low, yet the price has fallen about SO per cent. The quantity produced in the county has been estimated at 1,200 tons, which, taking the recent loss at £9O per ton, leaves the landed in terest a loser to the amount of £940,000 upon one single article in the produce of one year. 4. That the price of all other descriptions of stock, whether cattle, sheep, pigs, &c. have In like manner fallen in value. 5. That the profits of trade are in like manna diminished, and in some instances annihilated; and that several manufacturing con cerns ate still carried no at a loss, because the owners cannot end purchasers for their machinery and establishments, and that she wages of labour are thereby necessarily reduced to such a degree that thousands of industrious men can, by the greatest exertions, scarcely gain a livelihood. 6. That your petitioners cannot believe that the difficulties of manufacturers are principally caused by machinery. and an over production of goods, when they en millions in want of those goods, but unable to purchase them, for want of a sufficient quantity of circulating money, and an adequate reward for their labour. 7. That the consequence is a great increase of poverty, misery, and crime. to an extent entirely unknown in these kingdoms, pre. vious to the passing of Mr. Peel's Bill ; and that, without entering into all the causes which may have contributed to produce so dia. graceful a state of things, we entertain no doubt whatever that the principle and sufficient cause is to be found in the Government having been constantly tampering with the country's money, whe ther preparatory to or in completion of the Act of 1919, known by the name of Mr. Peel's Bill, and more particularly by finally with drawing from circulation many millions of one-pound notes during the last and previous year. v. That this most active medium of exchange was the bash of that system of credit which enabled the country to support its enormous taxation ; that it is the money in which all debts and contracts, private and public, have been made during the last 50 years ; sad that to withdraw it is to augment the country's taxes surreptitiously, and to condemn property, to an incalculable amount. to an indirect species of confiscation, thereby violating the spirit of the Constitution; first, in taxing the people without their know ledge or consent ; and, secondly, by violating that stability and se curity of property which has always been considered as the distin guishing mark between a free and an arbitrary Government. 9. That the public have been grossly deceived by the statements of the Ministers, and led from thence to believe that the one-pound notes would be replaced by sovereigns, or an Increased issue of five-pound notes; whereas these five-pound notes have diminished instead of increased, and the sovereigns have not and could not supply the place of money which bad no intrinsic value. That the consequence has been the crippling of the internal trade of the country, and the substitution in some countries of provision shops (or barter,) for want of the money withdrawn, the sacrifice of ac tive industry to idle capital, and the increased pressure of all debts and taxes. 10. That your petitioners feel their grievances the more strongly from the knowledge that all persons holding public offices are deriving great emolument from this system, that bas reduced the price of all commodities, without reducing their own salaries, and that these salaries were doubled during the war on account of the high price of previsions, &c. and now are doubled a second time by laws put, to cheapen those commodities more than ever. t. That your petitioners therefore request, and loudly entreat • your Hon. House will forthwith proceed to afford them a prompt and elicacious remedy for the grievances they complain ofoerhethee by a great reduction of taxes and expenses of the country, or by a just and equitable repayment of the nation's debts to the amount of the sums actually lent, or by restoring the small paper money, together with the option to the debtor of paying in silver, enjoyed by all other countries, and of which England was only deprived in i TOo.—Or to take each other speedy and effectual measures as your Hon. House shall, in its wisdom, think fit. And your petitioners, &c. The resolutions hating been read, Lord Mumma, rose and objected to them, as not being sum candy respectful, and u being calculated to east aspersions upon his illajtity's Natters, whom his Lordship was disposed to coo. sider entirely free from being responsible for the distress under whkis the country laboured. His Lordship then read a petition, 'Aids he stated to have been prepared that marsh% while he was atioreikfau. Mr;Diva to k ; as which Mt. WiLMILAMAIC proposed that Mr. Davenport's reeshatkons sad Lord Delamere's petition &saki be referred te a Coornaktee of 'foot Gawking& This was agreed to. and the Committee retired for a few d. subs. On their return s they produced the following Betides. _ _ _ totem partly from Lord Delemere's Petition, and partly from Mr. Davenport's &solstices : •' The humble Pakten of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Free holders. and Inhabitants*f the county of Chewer, • '• &sweets—Thu the Maumee which exist in every part of the country, agrimeloaral as well as commercial, command the most eerious attendees. That we are sensible of the extreme difilculty of rioting oat the canes, or of seggesting any effectual remedy for the relief of this calamity, frost the various opinions entertained epos this *tint, though we cannot but attribute It in a great ensimos to the late alterations in the currency. With those impteedsso, we strongly recommend tined*, earliest possible day after the wet.. :4 , • lag of Parliament be dud for taking into consideration this mo mottoes subject, wino we find that a reduction of caution in the - country at large, as is consistent with tumour, may be effected; and a rigid system of mammy In every department adopted and en. foreed,to answer the deicing , in the remose, will came geosrally. 10 take plait, sod that your Honourable House will farther adopt each meassom so may tend effectually to remedy the pretest state of distress." The potties having boo unanimously agreed to, Mr. Devespon •• again row. and said that he should not have raised the least ob jeetios to it bad be the wish sod the opportunity of being nude a peer. Lord Desousa Odd, that Mr. Davenport appeared. from his • or, owner. to make an alimiseass Mns. If that was the case. he was low e r lit opportunity of ;teeing to him, sad so she Meeting, that • be flamed D.) was raked t. the Peerage kadependooly ; be Omer was obliged shim to tbe Alkiimers or se the Parliament is bla life. sod dough kis Majesty had conferred so high ea bosses upon him. he considered that he was in an equally respectable sphere of life previously—(Cheers.) If the bleeting would listen to' him. and he bad found them exceedingly kind. he would state to them the circumstances which led to his being raised to the Peerage. Is early life, said the Noble Lord, I was intimately acquainted with Hie Majesty,—was his companion s —kb friend; and on his coming tke throne, His Majesty did that for me which one friend would do to another. He was sorry to see so many opinions as to the caste of the general distress, and various remedies were recom mended; some said, take the revenues front the church ; but in his opinion there was only one remedy for the agricultural distress end that was a reduction of the rents by the landlords. (Tre mendous cheers.) Sir H. M. Mainwating, Sir John Thomas Stanley, George Wilbraham, Esq. M.P. Wilbraham Egerton, Esq. M.P. Charlie Cholmendeley, Esq. and several other gentlemen, subsequently ad dressed the meeting. Mr. moved that the Petition he signed by the She- al. hi the name of the County;' bet subsequently it was deemed more advisable to send it to the Houses of Parliament with the Individual signatures attached; and ultimately it was agreed that Petitions should lie at each market town in the county, for one week, in order to obtain signatures. Thanks were then voted to the High Sheriff for convening the meeting and for his impartiality in the chair, and the meeting separated. . . TH VENING STAR. aim )0( • lo -rei t ft. rf LONDON. THURSDAY, PRICE OF STOCKS JANUARY 28. AT FOUR 0 CLOCK. Rank Stock 219 per Coot. Red. 951 per Ct. Cans. 95* Si per Ct. Red. 100* a 100 4 per Cent. 1014 bi 4 per CLINIC 1051 Long Ann. 10i 11-16tbe Do. 50 Years, 111 e India Stock 951 5 India Bonds 73 2 South Sea Stock 103 k New Annuities 95 3 per Cent. 1751, 95 £lOOO Exch.Bilis 75 4 S £5OO Ditto 75 4 3 86100 sod 4200 Do. 75 4 5 India for Acct. 233 II Cons. for Feb. 93i TWO O'CLOCK. Nee. Ilds. 5 per Ct. Do. Ace. Do.loo. 94 Do B. 18254 p Ct. Do. Acc,26l Do. 100, 291 Ferny. gds.!' pr Ct. 121 Port. lids. sp. Ct. 60k 1 Do. Amin Prose. Bands. 5 p Ct. Do. Bds. lasift. 5 p Ct. 101* Sp. Ilds. 5 per Ct. 111 SHADES, TWO 01:1.tre FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazil Bds. spr Ct. 711 I Ditto Acct. 71e Colom. Bds.6 per Ct. Do. lids. 1124, Do. Ace. 26; Ditto 100. 24 Danish Bonds, 3 p. Ct. 751 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. 55 s Do. 100, 56 Do. B. 1625, 5 pCt. 36 37 61 7 Ditto Ace. 561 74 61 Do. 100, 381 9 BRITISH AND FOREIGN 414 ANS Anglo Nlezican (iss. at .e 5 pm) 100 Brazilian Company 20 Brasillau , , Imp. (ha. .e 5 pm.) 35 Do. National 25 United blew. (iss. at £1 pm.) 40 Ditto Sobscrip. Liverpool &Manchester 100 PAlft. 100 PIA MASI. 40 76 U U. We 54 171 II ___ 162 Despatches were this day received at the Foreign Officio from Lord STVAST DI ROTIISAY at Paris ; and from Sir CHARLES BAGOT at the Haghe. This afternoon at two o'clock the Kiwo held a Privy Council at Windsor Castle, at which his MAJTSTY'S Speech for the opening of Parliament on Thursday next, 1 and other matters of national importance, ware taken into consideration. The Morning Journal and Times have copied the lull' portant fact announced exclusively by us yesterday —we allude to the resignation of the Earl of Mouwr- CHARLES as a Lord of the Treasury—without any ac knowledgment as to the SOMA of their information. The following sentence was added to the announcement in the Tinges—" WHETHER HE HAS RESIGNED OR HAS BEEN DISMISSED, MUST BE A MATTES OF IN, DIFFERENCE TO EVERT BODY BUT HIS LORDSHIP." Without referring to the ill-natured and ungenerous tendency . of this sarcasm, the truth of which we flatly deny, it shall be our business to prove to the. Times that, so far from the resignation of this young Nobleman being a " matter of indifference," it is of great public importance at the present moment, when we see so many individuals of the same exalted class abandoning pure principle, and coalescing with ar bitrary power. In order that the country may jadge between us and the Times, we state, without fear of con tradiction, that the real motive of this resignation has arisen in the determination of Lord MOUNTCHARLIS to maintain that independence of character by which he has always been so distinguished. We should honour the Noble EARL at any time for such high : miaded conduct, but we do so more especially, at the present crisis, when it is by such firmness that England can alone be saved from the perils which- menace her on every side from within and without. The pecuniary sacrifice made by Lord MOVNTCHARLBS on this occasion—and we know that the emolument which he has abandoned was of great consequence to the Noble EARL—will be simply repaid by the applauding voice of his coun try. Having said thus much, we shall merely Odd, as the most probable among the rumours at the west end of the town, that the misunderstanding which has led to his Lordship retiring, occurred during a recent visit of the Noble Dust toWindsor. We have already had occasion to notice the superior foresight and political tact which enabled our most gracious SOV gaIION to detect the impolicy of erecting a• mmaerchy in Greece, and of putting the Crown on the head of Prises -ten liot.n. We stated two days ago that the ideaLe: 'eh* Crown bad been abandoned. •We can assure our readers that this abandonment . itf tirely due to the resolution of the liss‘A. • not give his judgment lhou gt , l 4l, -CAW Cabinets had agreed to the terms of the last Protocol. By this act alone, the KING of En,gland, has proved himself a better politician and statesman than all his Mi nisters put together. That his MAJESTY was always superior to those who have held power on the Continent during the last fifteen years, we never doubted. After this, We shall only add, that if Lord MOUNTCHAULES has shown a greater readiness to acquiesce in the opinion of the Kum, than might be pleasing to the Noble DUKE, he has set an example of public spirit which will not be lost on the class to which he belongs—and of patriotism, which ensures him the applause of his country. Mrs. Another County Meeting has been held at Northwich, Cheshire, attended by a large concourse of Magistrates, Members of Parliament, and the most influential persons of the district. Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT opened the business of the day in a speech of consider able animation, remarking by the way, that when Whigs, Tories, and Radicals afforded — as they did on that occasion a spectacle of close union and harmonious co-operation, the cause which united them must indeed be cogent ; and the Meeting might be sure that it was high time, now, for all classes in the country• to combine, and endeavour to save themselves from destruction. Mr. DAVENPORT finished by moving a string of spirited resolutions, which were instantly opposed by Lord Ds- LAMER; "as not being sufficiently respectful, and as being calculated to cast aspersions upon his MAJESTY'S Ministers." If we were inclined 'to be plea sant on so serious a matter, the grounds of my Lord Dasutzat's objection to these Resolu tions would furnish rich materials for jocularity : as it is, we cannot afford to waste more ink and paper on this Lord, than to chronicle here our reprehension of such a sy cophant example, satin such a crisis, by a man in such a station. These are not the spirits, who will con tribute to save the country : scarcely do they deserve to be saved with it, for the repulsive antipathies which they lose no opportunity to exhibit, whenever the redress of its grievances, or political amelioration, is the theme. We have always thought favourably of Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT ; but in this instance it is impossible not to regret that he should have suffered himself to be superseded by a person like Lord DELAMERE, and per suaded to forego his own popular and independent re monstrances, for the breakfast-table inanities of an in competent and parasitical Aristocrat. The men of Birmingham understand better, both the crisis and the remedy ; but the news of that bright ex ample has yet scarcely reached all the extremities of the empire. When the publicity of that federation is completed, there is no, physical nor moral force of suffi cient power to prevent the universal adoption of its principle. Years. It would appear that the naval armament continues with increased activity at Toulon, and a correspondent of the Messager des Chambres talks of the great events which are about to take place in the Levant. We think, as we said before, that all these preparations look very much like a wish on the part of the French Ministers, to draw aside public attention from themselves. If Algiers be the object, we should not be in the least surprised at the failure of any attempt against that place, by a French force. Such are the efforts which have been made for its defences since the attack of Lord EXMOUTH, that it may now be considered as impreg nable, if properly defended. The DEE has, besides, been stimulated to new exertions during the three years in which be has been laughing at the French blockade, one of the greatest absurdities of M.H Y D E DE NEUVILLE, and soi-disant liberal colleagues. Whatever may be the result of this quarrel, it is a fact no less ludicrous than true, that a handful of Janissaries, with a barbarian at their head, has defied the whole power of France for three years ! Private letters of a recent date from Cadiz are now be fore us, which communicate several important facts. Among these, we have to notice that on the 7th of last month the authorities of Cadiz despatched a deputation to Madrid, offering to Government to contribute a levy of one thousand soldiers, clothed and armed at the ex pense of the town, to aid in a second expedition for the reduction of Mexico. Our correspondent states further the belief was general that the other provinces of Spain would follow the example of Cadiz. At the same time, naval preparations, on an extensive scale, were go ing forward. The French Government had just sold to Spain four frigates, four brigs, and four schooners of war, at the sum of three hundred ihousancipounds ster ling. The Royal Marine were also paid up to the month of June ; and on the 14th of December, a Spanish packet had sailed for the Haiannah with one hundred and seventeen soldiers. On the occasion of the Kt tio's marriage there had been great promotions of the marine officers ; and this eventhad been universally celebrated with the greatest demonstrations of joy. No lees than 100,000 foreigners—chiefly persons of distinction—had flocked into Madrid, to witness the arrival of the new QUEEN, and to join in the public amusements ; and up wards of twelve thousand dollars were expended by the authorities at Cadiz hi festivities on the interesting owe sion. As we stated in a former notice, we fled that the state of trade in Gibraltar had been in the most wretched condition—many merchants having quitted town, with the intention of establishing themeelvse • • Cadiz. Silver coin had become scarce ; and a person changing the gold doubloon of sixteen dollars, bad to paY mu shilling premium. • We to-day exhibit a complete view of the extent of the eseissercial operation in Great Britain in Foreign Grain, idiring the year 1829. As we anticipated, the Wheat Warted las emealled the quantity impseted israny thr ow year Oat, tehing all kis& of Chain together, the quantity imported in 1829. is not, is great as in 1818 ; as will be seen by the following statement, which shows the imported in each of these yens since 1790, that n remarkable for extremes either of extent or Qsatten of Oats. 1 Oskar oi. I Cwts. of Average Price of Wheat per week. Is Jan. July. 1600 1.174,523 542,803 1 , 520091 543,87 92 7 134 5 1 1,186.237 582,4528 518,749 1,125.714 139 0 199 s 8 55,780 34,630 55,841 19,939 19 5 81 I 1810 1,304,577 115,918 ° 132,736 475,908 102 8 113 4 18 1,410,079 986,793, 953,055 804,8 84 4 84 4 23 13,951 28,964, 7 5911 se 1 97 504,1061,743,680, 581494 54 7 60 7 29 1,603,644 447,593 508,151 485,08 75 11 q t The above statement, however, after all, exhibits but a partial view of the occasional dependance of Great Bri tain upon external sources for a supply of subsistence.— If a comparison of the supply from Ireland, since 179 q, be taken into account, it will prove that the foreign suo - ply in 1829 regarding the supply from Ireland as foreign, has very considerably exceeded that of any former year, as the following etatement of the supply from Ireland in corresponding years will show. In 1800 and 1801, none. Qoaotides of Grain. I Cwts. of Meal. 35,993 5,831 52,276 MON 79,472 95,025 70,910 52,210 150.252 106,435 124,001 4,555 90,805 39,012 353,840 337,898 Wisest. 1 Oats. 1 Battey, ---, 411,664 I 102,177 117.896 1 463,516 96,615 .1,051,644 173145 1 910,177 507,573 11,194,554 045,1175 11,050,411 S Assuming that the supply from Ireland in 1829 will prove equal to that in 1828, it will give an aggregate supply of Foreign Grain into Great Britain, in 1829, of about 5,500,000 quarters. Suppose the necessity for such an external supply to occur during a war, in which Great Britain and France were to reverse the maritime ascendancy which prevailed prior to 1816, under which the supplies from Ireland would be as liable to be intercepted as the supplied from any other part of the world ; and what would then bo the condition of society in,England? This is a position. it is true, according to all priority of reasoning, in which Great Britain is not likely to be soon placed ; it is, how ever, not less true, one in which she is from year's end to year's end, liable to be placed, and a possibility, if not a probability, which a discreet and paternal Government would not lose sight of, and seek to make a timely pro vision for. How noble and praiseworthy it would be to see the Government of a country like Great Britain, comparatively speaking, limited in surface, densely po pulated, insular, and exposed to great casualty and vicissitudes of season, making a provision of ten, twenty, or thirty millions quarters of grain, as a security against those contingencies to which her insular position so pecu liarly renders her liable. Contrast such a rule of policy with the sacrifices the country has made since the peace in 1815, in the progressive diminution of reward for labour, the consequent diminution of consumption amidst an increasing power of production, and the ne cessary embarrassment of the productive, trading, and commercial part of the community. CITY. TwELvit o'CLocx. RD AND DUE THIS MORNING. A. D. a. s• France . 0 0 Wan 0 O Flanders. I 0 Malta... 0 O Halkod O Hamborgb .... I o Brasil MAILS A] ♦. P. 1 D0b1ia......... 0 1 Waterford.... 0 O Gown. St Jersey 0 O Leeward Island. 0 The Cooed Market has resumed its former brumes, and ap pears breaking up. Consols, which left of yesterday at 941 93 for the Account, opened at 93 to I, and have been done at 93i. At present they are 114 to;, with a steady market, u the Balls have succeeded In stopping the progress of the Bears, and the lat ter are making their retreat in good order, watching the future operations of the Bulls. In the Foreign Market Greek Bonds have improved. Brasil Stock is not so good. In other securities little doing. We have fete arrivals of ship letters this morning, and ibises are of old dates. The letters were delivered at a late boor, and the foreign letters by the French and Flanders malls ate not yet come to hand, consequently we have no intelligence to communicate at protest. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. Up to the present hour we have neither political information or reports, and the Consol Market continues GSM; in the early put of the day they were done at 13, afterwards reached 95i I, for the Account ; at present they are 94 to i. A good deal of busi ness was dose In the course of the morn* : motley is plentiful. This is Settling Dsy in the Foreign Mullet, which is going WI weir.; Greek Bonds is the chief speculation, which have reached ff. Letter received of a late dote, via Frame from Mezieo, state tbat the Government Gave levied upon all goods whirl entered the capital, IS per cent. Oa the original import at Vera Crux, tbs addition on liquids is 54 per ct. Amasses from Lisboa represent that city. after the death tithe !been, in a great confusion, and the streets aro Sled with the agents of the police and the Royal Guards. This does not reveal the Constitutionals from szpemehig their joy. His MAJESTY holds a Privy Council at Windsor Castle this day, when it is expected Mr. RERRIES Will receive his appointment as President of the Board of Trade. The Marquis of CHAIM°, is also expected to be sworn in as Muter of the Mint, in the room of Mr. HERILIES• A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office,_ which WSJ attended by the LORD CHAN CELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHUAST. ROSSLYN, and-ABERDEEN, Viscount MELviLLE, Lord ELLENNOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir GEORGE MURRAY, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER_ , SW Mr. HEnRIES. The LORD CHANCELLOR left the Council about half an hour after it was assembled. The other Ministers remained in deliberation till half past fire o'clock. In the evening the LORD CHANCELLOR gave a grind dinner at his residence in George-street, Hanover-square, for the LORD PRESIDENT of the Council (who was pre vented from giving it, owing to having but recently moved into the maiden*, belonging to the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-atrut), to the members of the Grand Cabinet, composed of the Great Officers of State, and the Cabinet Ministers. At this Meeting the list of perms nominated to serve the Office of Sheriff in the different counties of for the present year was arranged previous to it: l e l :i d pricked by his MAJESTY in Council. The party masted of the Loan CuAn- SZILAIi s the LORD PRESIDENT of the Council, the ' tem) _ mr Seer., the FIRST LORD of the Treeeto7 , tltii _ ' ems, of &pas foe the MSS% F. *d , sad Departments, the FIRST LoßD,of do ~_- amisokt, the CIIATCRILLOR of the Excusravaa, mr:d we I PZISIDINT of the Board of Control. _ 'f .t. .•• S. ~`+=