Star.
London, England, 1830-01-20 00:00:00

TO OCR TELLOW-CITIZENS.

As individuals, citizens, and military chiefs, we think
it right to address our countrymen, to remove those
imputations which have been made against us by malignant
or mistaken men—our good character has been attacked
in a very unbecoming manner ; and being desirous to
preserve it unimpaired, we pursue this course, which, we
trust, our fellow-citizens will approve. It is said we
propose to alter the form of Government : this is false,
because we are aware that we do not possess the legal
faculties to make any change, nor can our calumniators
verify such a charge. We appeal to the unequivocal
proofs we have given of our attachment to the Federal
System, and which we bare never belied. It is a ca-
lumny the most atrocious and unjust, because the army
we serve with is also composed of free citizens, whose
attachment to the federal system is unequivocal.
Having repelled this imputation or suspicion, it now
only remains for us to make known that in conformity
with the opinion of many, we think some general reforms
necessary to facilitate the progress of our country towards
its due prosperity ; but the Constitution has fixed the
epoch for such reforms, when the representatives of the
nation may legally consider and adopt them if they ap-
prove. The present year is about to expire ; and in the
ensuing is that epoch when by law such improvements
txaybemade.

Mexicans !—Do not ascribe to us any revolutionary
plans, for we most positively entertain none. The inte-
rests of our country are too dear to us—its happiness too
much desired. We value too much peace and union, to
project measures which would involve us in ruin. There
are not wanting persons, from wicked designs, to sow
insidious dissensions amongst the principal Chiefs ; but
we will defeat their plans. It is time for all to assist in
the consolidation of our established institutions, that the
nation may assume ber becoming high rank. It is ns-
•cessary that she should not tarnish the laurels she has
acquired in the war for her independence, but
religiously her Constitution, and make it the a=
star of all her policy and operations. Such is our desire
—and we are always ready to sacrifice ourselves with
the greatest enthusiasm for this object, and that our na-
tion may remain free and prosperous.

ANTONIO BMA MENTZ.
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA.
Jalapa, Oct. 29, ISM

The Chief Secretary of State and Lady F. L. GOWIIt,
accompanied by Lady C. Gaav ILIA, and the Hon.
Mr. GaaviLLE and suite, sailed for England on Friday
evening. Lord Gowan will not return until after the
meeting of Parliament.---Dublin Paper.
The revival of Hungerford Market, announced in the
Sr*R of Saturday, is contemplated with great satisfac-
tion in the west end of the town. This quarter of the
metropolis having become so vastly extended, the pre-
sence of a fish market is felt a matter of actual necessity.
Most advantageously situated upon the river it will en-
sure a supply in greater abundance and on cheaper
terms, by the facilities which ii will afford to the seller,
independent of the benefit to be derived from competition
and the extinction of the monopoly which Billingsgate
now enjoys. It is one of the evils attending the unprin-
cipled speculations of 1826, that the odium attached to
Ahem should have discouraged the honourable and high-
spirited individuals who have embarked in this laudable
undertaking, and thus retarded its execution. The pub-
lic patronage which a plan of such obvious utility must
command, cannot fail to ensure its success.
We understand that a deputation of the West India
merchants—delegated at the end of last week to wait on,
the Duke of WELLINGTON—met with a peremptory ref-
fusel to their request, for a reduction of the duties on
West India Sugar.
MALT AND BEER DITTIES.—The following is the
amount of Revenue raised by these duties :
Alalt Tax
Beer .. 3,300,000
Mamas' Loom
Bremen 53,700
Public-bosses

T0ta1..... • • a1ti.037.700
It will be observed, that the above sum of sight mil-
lions and thirty-seven thousand seven hundred pounds,
forms early one half the whole revenue of Excise. Well
may the people complain of oppression, and inequality of
taxation, when the amount imposed upon the necessaries
is seven times greater than the luxuries of life. The
temptation too caused by those imposts to use pernicious
substitutes, in the brewing of Beer, is another great evil,
besides encouraging the use of ardent spirits. By re-
pealing the above duties, upwards of two hundred penal
clauses would be got rid of, together with ose-half the
enormous expensive Excise establishment.—Morning
Herald.

Several stand of aims were surrendered to the Magis-
trates in the vicinity of Tipperary last week. Three
farmers, named Croke, Power, and Cross, were convicted
on Thursday, at the petty sessions of rippsmry, for hav-
tig fire-arms is their possession, and were sentenced to
Iwo mouths' imprisonment.