Star.
London, England, 1830-01-12 00:00:00

ECONOMY AND RETRENCHMENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

really think that economy and retrenchment
in the public expenditure are absolutely necessary in the
present distressed state of the country. Ever since the
present Minister came into office, the town has rung with
his praise, for his practice of these virtues, if I may so
call them. You may judge, then, the surprise and re-
gret excited in my mind by your recent announcement
• of his approaching removal before the completion of the
adthirible system upon which he has so uniformly acted.
With,a view to alleviate the evil, I take the liberty of
suggesting. the following hint several hoarding-
schools in Yorkshire the boys formerly had a new *suit of
clothes every year, but it is now usual to order a new
suit only for those of the first or highest class, consisting
of course of the oldest and biggest boys. These clothes,
when worn a good deal, are made up for the boys of the
second class, and so down to the lowest ; arrived at which,
if only an old skirt or sleeve of a coat should remain, it will
serve to make up into a jacket for one of the little ones.—
Now, Sir, might not something like this plan be adopted
with advantage in the army? The Life-guards being
tall strapping fellows let their clothing be entirely new.
It is the more necesary, as this force is as much for show
as for use. Their regimentals when worn nearly thread-
bare, might be made up for the infantry, and from thence
transferred to our sailors and marines, who are generally
men of lower stature. Having thus done duty in the
.army and navy, the remnants might assist in clothing our
veterans in Chelsea and Greenwich hospitals ; after
which their services might be dispebstd with. I am well
aware that the radicals and reformers will say this sort of
saving is mere " cheese-parings and candle-ends," and
will exclaim, why not disband some dozen regiments
with their Colonels and Captains at once ? But, Sir,
I appeal to you whether it be not in perfect accordance
with the system of economy and retrenchment practised
by the Noble Duke, wisely acting upon tho old proverb,
which says, " take care of the pence and the pounds will
take care of themselves," and if an authority be neces-
sary in a case of thrift and economy, nobody would object
to the example of Yorkshire.

Yours, &c.
AN ECONOMIST.

ARTS AND SCIENCES.

PHILIPPS' LECTURES.

Italy is universally acknowledged the native land of
melody. We must not presume to divide with it the
triumph of delighting an audience by the mere power of
song: but there is a power more congenial with the cha-
racter of our country—the power of pleasing by the com-
bination of sense and sound. Not a little merit was due
to the establishment of the English Opera in London,
founded upon this difference in the taste and genius of
the two countries. It is therefore with pleasure we find
Mr. T. Put LI PPS a gentleman well known on the Lon-
don and Dublin boards, engaged at the London Institu-
tion in delivering a course of lectures in which this prin-
ciple in vocal music is enforced, of the successful culti-
vation of which he furnishes a striking example in his
own person. A 'single case will illustrate our meaning.
The airs in Moore's Melodies existed before that gentle-
man was born : what merit, then, could be claim in any
effect they might produce if sung by some velvet-lipped
Italian of the most exquisite voice, in accents softened
down into an unintelligible language, in which all the
beauties of the poetry, with all its sentiment, taste,
and fancy, should be lost ? Of the advantage de-
rived from Mr. PHILIPPS' system, Mr.Woons, now one
of our favourite vocalists on the stage, brought up under
his tuition, and whose style is exactly formed upon his
principles, is a convincing proof. It is satisfactory to ,
the admirers of pure and perfect vocal music, to find these
lectures so fully and fashionably attended. They incul-
cate true principles with great force and clearness, and
will arrest that vicious taste, which, in the affectation of
excessive refinement, would sacrifice all sense to sound.
This, however, is a very narrow view of them, being con-
fined to a single point amidst a great variety of interest-
ing, entertaining, and valuable information. The lecttues,
in fact, embrace the whole science of vocal music.
LANDSEER'S ANIMAL PORTRAITS.

The first and second parts of a series of characteristic
partraits of animals, drawn from the life, and engraved by
Mr. T. Landseer, have been announced in our paper.
They contain the Giraffe—the Bonassue—the Thibet
Dog—the African Elephant—the Musk Bull—the Ben-
gal Tigers—the Elk, and the lbex.—These portraits are
drawn from fine specimens of these rare and beautiful
animals now existing in the principal collections of France
and England. To their fidelity as likenesses, and the
truth and spirit with which they are executed, the Council
of the Zoological Society, to whom they are dedicated by
permission, has borne testimony. It is an advantage
peculiar to the present time, that we have in this Institu-
tion means of forming a just estimate of the merit of such
works. Those before us are well worthy of an artist unrival-
led in this department of the arts. The physical organisation
and the moral qualities of the animal are seen as distinctly
as if the original, with all its living energies, were pre-
sented to the view.

Some of the inhabitants of Mary-la-bonne parish ap-
plied a few days ago to the Commissioners of Police for informa-
tion u to the number of policemen employed for the protection of
the parish, a piece of intelligence to which they considered them-
selves entitled In consequence of the large sum (11,0001. a year)
which they pay for watching. To thiesppUcatioo Mr. Mayne, the
Commistioner. replied politely, that it was not considered expedient
to mention the number.
Wednesday night last, the very extensive cotton and
woollen fatuity of Mr. James Greenwood, in Whesaley,aboue two
ones from Maiihe, wall destroyed by dm. The ado was closed
at nine o'clock, and the fire was discovered by the watchman at
half-past tea. The Halifax, and the Leeds and Tsi*i&ire
engines arrived on the premises at half-past eleven; the moist
this time bad fallen in, and their Worm were directed to mum
the tarp warehouses adjoining. In this setvice the Leeds and
Yorkshire sappins was most powerful and of ;the 11.416 x mo.
glues were all in good working order, and fortunately a thaw had
taken place, which liberated the water in Hebble-beck, and then
fundshed a plentiful supply. The building which is destroyed
farmed two sides of a square, and mod in manufacture of
fancy articles. The property
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