The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-07 00:00:00

~ HAAIPSTEAD MANOR.

A Meeting of the freeholders and copyholders
of this Manor will be held at the Assembly-rooms,
at Hampstead, on Wednesday evening next, the sth
of August, at seven o'clock for half-past seven pre-
cisely, to consider what proceedings or steps it will
be necessary or advisable to adopt, in regard to the
several questions at issue between Sir Thomas
Maryon Wilson and the freeholders and copyholders
of the said Manor, and to provide the necessary funds
for the purpose, and for opposing any bill that may
be brought forward affecting the rights of the free-
holders and copyholders, in the next Session of
Parliament.
" Hampstead, July 30, 1829."

Appended to this notice (in the circular) was an
earnest request, signed by Mr. Ripley, to the several
freeholders and copyholders to attend in person or
by their tenants or agents.
Though the time of meeting was fixed for seven
for half-past seven, it was half-past eight before the
chair was taken. At that hour Mr. FENTON took
the chair, and stated, that the object of the meeting
was to consider the propriety of adopting a resolu-
tion which would be read to the meeting.
Mr. RIPLEY then read the following :
" That a subscription be entered into, to which
the inhabitants of Hampstead be invited to contri-
bute, to defray any expenses or costs to be incurred
in proceedings intended to be taken for the purpose of
trying the right of the lord of the manor to disturb and
destroy the herbage of the heath, by permitting sand,
&c., to be dug for sale, and of trying his right to
enclose any part of the heath; and also for the pur-
pose of opposing any bill that may be brought for-
ward in the next session of Parliament which may
in any way affect the rights of the freeholders and
copy holders."
Mr. RIPLEY then stated, that a number of the
most respectable freeholders and copyholders were
strongly opposed to the bill introduced last session,
and were determined to object to any similar mea-
sure which might he introduced in the next session
of Parliament. There were many amongst them,
and amongst others, Lords Mansfield, Clifton, and
Romney, who had expressed themselves dissatisfied
with the kind of opposition which was offered to the
bill last year, and who were willing to subscribe,
not only to pay the expenses on that occasion, but
to any which might be incurred in the opposition to
any future bill, to enclose the Heath, or in any other
way to infringe on the rights of the freeholders or
copyholders. A letter was read from Lord Mans-
field, offering his subscription of 501. for the purpose.
The resolution which Mr. Ripley had read, was
now formally proposed by Mr. Ward, and seconded
by Mr. Kay, and carried unanimously.
Mr. RIPLEY complained of the conduct of the
Committee who had conducted the opposition to
the bill last session, and contended that they ought
not to be intrusted with the opposition to any fu-
ture bill.

Mr. ALLEN objected to the vote which the Com-
mittee had come to on Tuesday, to pay upwards of
2001. out of the general fund for the expenses of
such an opposition as they had made to the late bill.
Mr. KELLY, though himself a member of the
Committee, should like to know the precise nature
of the authority under which they acted, which he
had never yet heard; and he would suggest that in-
quiries should be made on this point.
Mr. PAXON said the Committee were appointed
at a general meeting of the whole body many years
ago.
Some other gentlemen present suggested that
another Committee should be appointed by a gene-
ral meeting of the freeholders and copyholders.
Other suggestions were also made, but none of them
were adopted, and the meeting separated at past
ten o'clock without coming to any other resolution
than that already given (save one of thanks to the
Chairman).

A Marseilles Paper states that an unfortunate
man, accused of a political crime, had been so cruelly
tortured, that the Judges thought it their duty to sentence
him to death, because they felt it was impossible to restore
to society a man so horribly mutilated by his sufferings.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—Aug. 4.
WHEAT, English, White, per 70113.
Red
- Scotch, Welch, and Manx
Irish, White 9 3 9 9
Red 8 0 9 4
- Foreign 9 2 Ii) 0
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 4 3 6

.
Irish

-- Foreign
BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 32 0 36 0
-- Scotch and Irish, per Golbs.
--- Feeding 4 6 5 0
BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 4l 0 43 0
--- Irish, &c.
- Foreign
PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 3B 0 41 0
- Foreign
FLOUR, English, per 2801 b
- Irish

OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2.101bs 29 0 30 0
INDIAN CORN, per 4-101 b.

Rye, per Imperial quarter
MALT, per Imperial quarter
IMPORT OF GRAIN for the WeCK ending Aug., 3.
Wheat. Oats. I I
Barley Flour. Oatme il
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Brls Irish, &e. Scks.l Loads.
5,152 4,319 309 1,431 1,190 1,471

By a return made to the House of Commons,
and recently printed, it appears that the tea retained for
home consumption in 1820, the first year in which the
present duties took effect, was 22,452,0501b5., producing
a net revenue of 3,128,4491. In 1828, the consumption
was 26,790,4811b5., and the net revenue 3,177,1791.
The increase in the quantity consumed was, therefore,
about 20 per cent. in eight years, while scarcely any addi •
tion of revenue was derived from that increase, The duty
during that period having been, on teas at or under 2s.
per lb., 96 per cent., and on teas above 2s. per lb., 100
per cent ; it follows that the average cost of the purchasers
was, in 1820, ss. 6d. per lb., and in 1828, 4s. Bd. per
lb., being a diminution in the price of about 15 per cent.
The present average sale of the India Company's teas may,
therefore, be taken at about 2s. 4d. per pound, although,
as respects the quality, the major part comes nearer to the
denomination of that to which the lower duty applies. In
the same period there has been an increase in the con-
sumption of coffee from 6,896,2861b5. to 16,522,4231b5. ;
and of sugar, from 2,581,256 cwt. to 3,285,843 cwt.