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London, England, 1822-10-12 00:00:00

PERTH COUNTY NESTING.. •

At the Michaelmas llead Coed of Freeholders of
the county of Perth, held on Toesday. there were
pt gimpy prang, DO holiness of any coosequence
bssiag been expected to come before them; James
Drummond, Esq. of Strathalimn, M.P. for the
eionty, in the Chair.
There was produced to the meeting • petition
sod memorial. addressed to the Lords Commis.
sioners of his Majesty's Treasury, by the lioeo ma.
sof/relaters, linen merchants, and bleachers of the
minty of Perth, preying that their Lordships
wield be pleased to direct the Commissiooers. who
bare been appointed by Per!lament, with reference
in the situation of duties on articles as between
Greet Britain end Ireland, to take let. considera-
tion the sfiffrrence of duties paid by the manufac-
toren, merchants, and bleachers in this country and
Ireland :-Ist. on ashes, pearl or pot ; td, hard
yap ; 3.1, soft soap ; 4'h, starch ; and to have these
duties equalised, in terns■ of the articles of Union
between Great Britain and Ireland.
The meeting having taken the petition into consi-
derotion. resolved, that takiag a deep interest in
the linen trade, of such importance to this pert of
the country, they would request the Member of
Parliament for the county to forward the object of
the petitioners, by every means hi his power.
The meeting also considered a coormanicittion
addressed to the Conveners of the county, by the
Committee appointed by the General Assembly of
the Church of Scotland, to take under consider..
tMn the present mode of striking the fats of corn :
sad were of opinion, that the fan of the county of
Perth were struck with perfect fairness, and hither-
to they had heard no complaint on the subject.
They considered that it would be inexpedient to go
to Parliament requesting any new legislative enact.
went on the subject.
The meeting requested the Presto to write to Mr.
Skene. who addressed a letter to the Convener of
the county, wishing subscriptions to the equestrian
statue of his Majesty, expressive of their regret
that there were no public funds belonging to the
county from which they could vote any sum to.
wanls that object.
Communications were also laid before them from
Mr. Henry Bell. of Glasgow, wishing the meeting
to support a claim he hail made to Government.
for a remoneretion. us bring the first person who
brought into this country the power of steam in
propelling vessel. against wind and tide; and cer-
tain letters on the subject of the distillery laws ;
bat they judged it unnecessary to come to any re-
tractions on either of thane subject..

There was also laid before the meeting a circular
from the Convener of the county of Thurso, re-
questiog the counts of Perth to co-operate with
the other counties of Scotland in forming a Com-
mittee to consider the subject of the Cone Laws,
sod to petition Parliament on the subject.
Sir A. M. MACIESNZII said, that keenest inde.
biteable the fact of the existence of pest twice!.
nue, distress was—however much to be dq&red—
sad however they and all felt it most deeply—yet
that he thought Perliamesit too mach interested in
the question to require to be pro opted to their
duty. He therefore thought it better tint it *build
ace at present be discussed.
Mr. MILL'', of Milton, regretted that the
county of Perth should puss the subject over in
this way, end thought that as so little, indeed
sothiog, was done lust Session to relieve the exist-
ing distress, the appointment of • Committee to
investigate the subject was highly proper; at all
events, that the present application should not be
treated with so much disrespect.
Sir ALIZANDBII., in reply, said, that as great
diversity of opinion existed on the subject, hardly
three Gentlemen thinking alike oil it, such a Com-
mittee could not come to any conclusion. It
would be mach better that the subject should not
be entered into at present, than enter into any dis-
cussion, sod conclude with disapproving of the
menure.

A letter from the promieton or a metrapeitan
newspaper was read to the meeting, which produced
eousidershle stoutement. It contained a "very
obliging' offer, as Sir A. M. Mackenzie termed it,
to publish gratis sock of the proceedings of the
county meetings as they would order lo be copied
out and sent to Edinburgh for that purpose ! A
pass which, however troublesome to the county,
Instil certainly abridge the labours of reporters in
Bowan degree. It will be a halcyon time for the
public journals, when public meetings send accounts
of their proceedings themoelves, and not trust to the
newspaper reporters ! Until such an arrangement
takes place, the other papers mat always depend on
bediog, in our columns, reports of every important
natter brought under the consideration of the
County Meetings.
After come routine road business, the Meeting
adjourned.—(Edinburgh Piper.)

Ten thnuiand two hundred and fifty emigrants
hare arrived in Caen& during the present season,
from Eu►ope.
A French vessel has arrived from Pernambuco.
which plate she left about the 18th August, up to
which date she brings letters. They mention that
the Portuguese expedition had arrived at Bahia,
this information having been brought to Perasm-
hue° by the Pheasant, B,itish armed vessel, which
left Baliia on the 10th. When the Pheasant came
easy, the united fleet of Lisbon nod Bahia were
off the harbour, near the Rio Janeiro expedition,
where they had been carrying on negociationa for
t■n days, the result of which was not known. The
I..llooring is s comparative ttttt meet% of the Portu-
Km.P and Brazilian forces off Bahia :

Potteoootat --Tiro corvettes, a brlg of war, four large
larirhanimen erased, all belonging to liable. Jost arrived
h,m Lisboa, a frigate, the Calypso, sod four transports, two
of which are strongly armed.
BRlZtuAleo.—Tbe frigate U•iaa, twit corvette, and • brig
ti war, chiefly manned by Petiolate* mimes.
A Gentleman applied a few days ago at Brixton
Pol to see Corporal George, who was sentenced to
"'tire months' imprisonment (and works at the
tread mill) by a court-martial, for accusing Colonel
Gots of usiofficer-like conduct. Although he had
an order to see the Corporal, signed by the visiting
illgistratcr, the gaoler refused to admit him unless
iu the presence of a third person. The Gentleman
i'(l su interview with George in the presence of •
':siting Magistrate, and is about to commence
I'o proceedings in Wow of George.