Star.
London, England, 1830-10-06 00:00:00

From the New Brunswick Paper, Sept. 4.

TRADE.-It is with pleasure we state, notwithstanding
the many complaints of the dullness of trade, and scarcity
of the circulating medium, there will be a greater number
of large sized houses built in this town, this year, than any
of the preceding years. The amount of imports and exports
for the Midsummer quarter is greater, and the amount of
duties paid during that period, both at the Customs and
Treasury, far exceed the corresponding quarter of any pre-
vious year.
The Halifax Royal Gazette contains :—Sir Peregrine
Maitland's Proclamation; dissolving the House of Mimi-
bly of Nova Scotia.

His Majesty's ship Blanche, arrived at Halifax in a
wrecked and dismasted state, from Jamaica.
The Prince Edward Island papers state, that the flag at
the garrison was kept flying at half-mast for seven days,
as a mark of respect to the memory of his late Majesty,
and sixty minute guns were fired.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4.—We have hod an unusually dull
week in British Plantation Sugar, the sales amounting
scarcely to 100 hhds. : prices remain as last quoted. The
Public Sales of Coffee have gone off this week with spirit,
at an advance on the Inferior ; good and fair ordinary
kinds are at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per cwt. The de-
mand for Cotton in the early part of the week was brisk,
and lower descriptions of American improved II of a penny
per lb. Several ,cargoes of Pino timber have arrived dur-
ing the week, and the demand from the country having,
in some degree, fallen off, has caused the article to be
rather dull.

CITY, HALF-PdEr ONE.
Consols, which were in the early part of tho day at 874,
have dropped to 87 buyers. The speculators are still
anxiously waiting the arrival of the steamers.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish has receded this day about
2i to 3 per cent. supposed owing to the Spaniards having
sent a large force to the frontiers, which will deter the few
Constitutionalists on the frontier from entering Spain.

Extract of a letter, dated Rotterdam, Oct. 2 :—" As to
political affairs, they are in a most deplorable state. The separation of
the two divisions of this unfortunate country has taken place de facto,
whilst the States. General are sitting. They have also voted for it. But as
the people have taken the law into their own hands, the Government is,
in fact, dissolved, the troops disorganized, and by their consisting of the
two parties, are, in fact, nothing. The people are turning out the gar-
risons of the frontier fortresses of the Allies, and they will come too late
to save them. Yet some other nations must restore order in Wiwi. as
the disorder is the consequence of the work of the Congress, and which
they bound themselves to prevent. But they will now be tso late in
acting up to their own treaties. It is a difficult matter enough
for us, in our present crippled state, to defend our old frontiers, if the
Belgians took it into their heads to attack us ; in which case the citi-
zens and the country people will be obliged to defend themselves. In
one month our funds have fallen from (lb to 40 for per cents. and a
new loan, effected at 90, of 3i per cent. is at 53. This will give an
ides of the state of things."
Ron Ror.—lt is a circumstance worthy mentioning in
the life of this famous freebooter, though neither Sir W. Scott nor any
'other of his biographers hat ever alluded to it, that he was a sub-
scriber to Bishop Keith's voluminous " History of Scotland during the
reign of Queen Mary," which appeared in the year 1734 Thee, in
the midst of a long string of names, comprising all the jacobite
gentry of Scotland, stands the terrible designation of " Robert Mee-
t= alias Rob Roy, looking quite as well as the best of them,
how the book was to be transported to the outlaw of Balqaid-
der, or the money to be paid in return, it would be difficult even to =-
lecture. We look upon this circumstance as a strange memorial of that
admixture of the barbarous and the civilized which obtained in the
Highlands immediately before the insurrection of 1745. The name of
of Glengyikis also in the list, immediately above that of his
rarliaorecgreJlated kinsman.
The journeymen batters of the metropolis have had several
me ,to consider the propriety of presenting the Queen with two
tle;tsiZsy-made beaver bonnets. The proposition having been most
cordially adopted, it was thought advisable to communicate their inten.
don to tile Robert Wilson, the Member for Southwark, who kindly un-
dertook to convey the wishes of the trade to her Majesty. Her Majesty,
having been duly apprised of the disposition of the hatters, was gra.
cloudy pleased to return for answer that she reluctantly declined re.
ceiving the proposed present, lest she should be supposed to give
offence to either the silk or straw-bonnet businesses by encou-
raging the trade of the hatter, to the detriment of the others. Her Ma-
jesty would, however, feel much pleasure in receiving from their hands
a riding-hat, promising to wear it as a mark of their loyalty and esteem,
while at the same time it would not be considered that she was patronis-
ing one branch of English manufacture to the injury of another. Her
Majesty's intention having been communicated to the hatters, they have
determined to comply with her Majesty's gracious request, and have de-
termined upon manufacturing a riding.hat of the very best quality and
workmanship, the weight of which, including trimming, is not to exceed
four ounces !

COMFORTS OF TAE PEOPLE.—On the publication of every
quarter's revenue, if there be an increase in the income of
the Excise, it is immediately set down as proof positive of a
corresponding increase in the comforts of the people. This
conclusion is more specious than solid ; because, in too many
instances, when men meet with losses, disappointments, and
sorrows, they add more to the revenues of the Excise than
they did in the days of their prosperity and comfort. Dr.
Cleland has a more satisfactory criterion of the increase
and decrease of the general comfort—namely, the in-
crease or diminution in the consumption of butcher meat.
When the office of Searcher was abolished by Act of Par-
liament, the doctor succeeded in keeping the same officer in
the service of the Town Council, and it is a part of his busi-
ness to ascertain accurately the number of beeves, calves,
sheep, lambs, and pigs, slaughtered in the city of Glasgow.
This number is published annually, and generally contrasted
with the results of two or three previous years; and, by re-
ference to these statements, it will be found that the results
have been almost always according to the state of trade, and
consequently, according to the ability of the people to pur-
chase that almost indispensable,article, butcher meat. Be-
sides being an invaluable piece of statistical information,
this is obviously a better criterion for ascertaining the in-
crease or diminution of the general comfort than the revenue
of. the Excise. Among other improvements, Bailie Morton
was at great pains to organize a plan, by which this impor-
tant piece of statistical information for this city might be ob-
tained, and, for reasons that no person of ordinary capacity
can divine, all his exertions were rendered abortive by the
opposition of the incorporation of flashers. His time as Bailie
of the markets, is now on the point of expiring; but it is to
be hoped that his successor will be animated with the same'
laudable zeal, and will overcome every difficulty. We beer
that the proprietors of the Southern markets have it in con-
templation, to cause their superintendent to keep a mist.,
n
of this kind, and this of itself will be highly important.—
Scotsma•