The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-04 00:00:00

MALTSTERS' ASSOCIATION.

Yesterday, .a meeting of rnaltsters was btld at the
Bull Inn, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the -necessity of forming a
society for the protection of their interests. About
thirty deputies attended from different parts of the

kingdom.
-Oust, Buows, tsq., of Norwich; in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated, that the meeting was call-
ed in consequence of a former meeting which was
held on the sth of November, at which it was re-
solied, that such a soelety be immediately formed,
the objects of which should be in suppeirt the Go-
vernment in the full and fair collection of the ditties
imposed .by Act of Parliament, and to obtain the
amelioration of several oppressive clauses; now only
suspended. till the meeting of Parliament; that the
resolutions . had been communicated to the leading
maltsters throughout .the United Kingdom ; that
letters had been received ill reply, approving or the
object, and remitting money to carry the same into
effect; and that they would come to London at the
meeting of Parliament, to support any measures the
society might deem proper to adopt at that pe;.
riod. The Chairman observed, that they had
met as honest maltsters, and to protect themselves
and to prevent frauds,—that, as honest men, they
could not compete with dishonest maltsters,—that
as they paid annually 3,000,0001., it was not just
they should be subject to the operation of
obnoxious clauses contained in the recent Act of
Parliament,—that they would undertake to prove
before a: Committee of the House of Commons, the
oppressive tendency of the Act.. Ho had no doubt
but that the Legislature would erase it from the
statute-hook. If the Government will listen to the
suggestion of the deputies, they will point out how a
duty may be laid upon barley, without any loss to
the revenue, and give satisfaction to the maltsters.
Lord Godcrich and Mr. Huskisson said that it was
contemplated to lay an equal duty upon all malt, and
Why should a distinction be made in brown malt ?
The maltsters were the only manufacturers who
were restricted from manufacturing their goods as
they pleased.: He concluded by observing that he
understood there was a pamphlet published in the
shape of a letter, addressed to Lord Goderich upon
the subject, which contained opinions that the
maltsters disclaimed—(Cheers)—nor had they the
1 slightest knowledge of the author.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HERAPATH (of Bristol) then moved the fol-
lowing (among other) resolutions, which were
seconded by Mr. BENTLY, and passed unanimously :
That a Society, to be called the " Maltsters' Associa-
tion, be now formed of such maltsters u shall contribute
their subscriptiOns, and conform to the rules and regulations
about to be established. '
• That all the deputies present do form the managing
committee (of whom five to be a quorum), until the end of
828, with power to add to their numbers from the .depu-
ies hereafter to be chosen by other parts of the -United

Kingdom. •
A desultory discussion arose as to the propriety
Of allowing the deputies from all parts of the United
Kingdom to form the Committee, and it was deemed
more advisable that 'the Committee. should consist
of the Deputies present ; and authority should be
delegated to the provincial deputies, and that they
could communicate by letter to save expence.
A Gentle Man inquired if the laws for Ireland and
Scotland were differeUt 2—Mr. Ford replied, that
the laws were assimilated by the last Act.
Another gentleman observed, that Mr. Carr, the
solicitor to the Excise, stated to the deputation, that.,
Irish and Scotch maltsters went away perfectly sa-
tisfied ; and that he (Mr. Carr) was astonished that
the English maltster was not equally pleased.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. Ford moved, that Mr. Crisp Brown he elect-
ed Chairman of the Society for the ensuing year,
which was carried, and Mr. Ford was elected
Secretary.
A discussion took place as to the necessity of ap-
pointing a; President to the Society, when Mr.
Bently observed, that he did not think it necessary
to have any President, who was only requisite in a
Bible Society.
The Meeting then resolved into a Committee of
the Society, to consider the bye-laws necessary.

WINDSOR, DEC. 3.—Yesterday the Marquis
de PALMaLLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, arrived at
the Royal Lodge, and had an audience of his MAJtsr v.
Earl DunLEy also arrived, and had a long audience; after
which, the noble visitors partook of some refreshment, and
left the Royal Lodge, on their return to town. This day
his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE is expected to
arrive at the Royal Lodge, on a viiit to his MAJESTY.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday after-
noon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was
attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, Earl of CARLISLE, Earl DUDLEY, Viscount
GODERICII, Lord BEXLEY, Mr. HUSIEISSON, the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr. Wri,u4, Mr. STURGRS
BOURNE, Mr. CHAS. GRANT, and Mr. 'TIERNEY. The
Ministers assembled at half-past three o'clock, and sat in
deliberation till near six o'clock.

" MR. HUSKISSON AND DESPATCH OF
BustNass.—The Magdelaine, Captain Honcsox, with a
cargo of fruit from Smyrna, arrived in Liverpool on Mon-
day evening, at six o'clock ; she complied with the quaran-
tine regulations required (by order in council) of vessels
from the Levant with clean bills; the customs duty was
paid on her cargo, it was landed, was regularly weighed
by a landing waiter, was re-exported and was discharge.' in
Dublin on Me following Wednesday morning, at eight
o'clock. By this extraordinary despatch, the revenue (to
whom every farthing due ulas paid) was benefited by a
saving in the officers' time,—the merchant was benefited
from the same cause, and by getting his fruit, which is of
perishable nature, to the earliest possible market. Before
the prudent mitigation, as circumstances demanded, made
by Mr. flusalssox, of the odious quarantine restrictions
—before the simplification, by Mr. 1-Insmssox, of the
custom-house business—and before the use of steam-boats,
the Magdelaine's fruit, after arrival in Liverpool, most
probably would not have reached Dublin in less than 38
days, instead of 38 hours.—Liverpool Chronicle.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—The Earl and

Countess of Erroll, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street,
from Norwich ; Doctor Ainslie, at his house in Dover-
street, from his seat in Lancashire ; John Dingwall, Eq.
at his house in St. James's-street, from Kent ; Captain and
Mrs. Bowles, in Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; Thomas
Yard, Esq. at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's-street, from
St. James's-street, from Huntingdonshire; the Hon. Mr.
Dundas, at ditto, from
the t
; Sir Charles Lamb and
Brighton; Mrs. Wadham Wyndham, at Jordan's lintel,
street, from their scat in Sussex ; the Rey. Henry Palmer,
tditto, from Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt, at the
Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets, from
Lady Montgomery, ,at the London Hotel, .Albemarle-
Surrey ; Captain Wellesley .Hope, at the Bath Hotel,
Arlington-street, from Yorkshire; J. Hartled, Esq. at
ditto, from Clifton; Lady Hazelrigg and Mrs. 'Richford, at
Warne's Hotel, Conduit-street, from Leicestershire. '
. DEPARTURES."The Dowager Marchioness
of Salisbury, for her seat, Hatfield ; Lord Viscount Dun.
garvon, for Oxford ; Mr. John Angerstein, for Weeting
Hall, iu Norfolk; Lady Banks,
.for Overton Hall, Derby;
Major Preston, for Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss North, for
Bath ;. Colonel Simpson, for Chatham ; Mr. Alexander
Baring, for the Grange, in Hampshire; Mri. and Miss
F. Howard, for Bath ; Mrs. and Miss E. Greville, for
Bath ; Major Hewett, for Brighton ; Mrs. and Miss Car-
ter, for Bath; Major Cooper, for Brighton; Captain F.
Bramwell, for Manchester ; Lord Foley, from the Bur-
lington Hotel, to his seat in Worcestershire; Mr. and Mrs.
Arbuthnot, from ditto, for their scat in Surrey ; Mr. and
Mrs.. Feilden and family, from ditto, for Hastings; Mr.
and Mrs. Phipps, from ditto, for Calne, Wilts ; Sir Wil-
liam Abdy, Bart., for Brighton ; the Hon.. William Bur.
rell, to the Dowager Marchioness of Exeter's seat, at Roe-
hampton ; Sir Valiant Lumley,- Bart. from the Roval
Hotel, St. 'James's-street, -on a tour ; Major-General Sir
Thomas M'Mahon, from .the Brunswick Hotel,. Jermyn-
street, to Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Arbuthnot,
from the London Hotel, to their seat in Barks ;!ii. Adeane,
Esq. from ditto, to his seat in Cambridgeshire; Henry
Dover, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; Mrs. and Miss Col-
lings, from the Bath Hotel, for Bath ; Captain Wang,
from ditto, fur Cheltenham ; Mrs. Wart ender, from ditto,
for Berks ; the Marquis of Lothian, for the Dowager Lady
Suffield's seat in Norfolk; the Earl Clanwilliam, from
Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Norfolk;
the Earl and
Countess Gower, to the Marquis of Stafford's seat, West
Hill, Surrey ; Captain Gilpin, from Warnis Hotel.
CHANGES.—The Earl of Clare, at Bath, from
.
his seat in Ireland; the Duke of Roland, from Belvoir
Castle, to Derbyshire.