Star.
London, England, 1831-09-19 00:00:00

In a sentence, the object of the bill, as first in-1
troduced in 1828, and successively renewed in each
year without opposition until the present, is, te
give to the labour, capital, and skill of this coun-
try the means of employment in manufacturing
the raw produce of other countries for export again
to foreign countries. Whatever employment is
thus found, is so much clear gain to Great Bri-
tain. To the West Indian the bill is a matter of
no account, either one way or the other. It leaves
the demand for his sugar at home exactly what it
was; because not an ounce more sugar can find
its way into the consumption of this country. It
leaves the foreign demand for his surplus just where
it was, because it is not pretended that the supply
of foreign sugar can be either augmented or dimi-
nished by the circumstance of its being refined in
England instead of on the continent. .
The simple question is, says an advocate of the
refiners, whether the refiners of London and Liver-
pool shall be permitted to work up sugar for the
markets of Europe ; or whether, by our laws, it
must go to Hamburgb and Antwerp, there to be
worked up and sent to the same markets,—whether
we are to destroy our own industry, in order to be-
nefit that of the continental ports.

PRESENT STATE OF PRUSSIA.

The policy of Prussia is to conduct her plans
with as much secrecy as possible, so that not even
the inhabitants are able to judge of the force of the
army, or its position. Few fuddle', am quartered
either in the principal towns or in the villages on
the high roads, but dispersed in the interior of the
country. This system has not been long pracl
tised. At Eupen, the frontier town between Ver-
viers and Aix-la-Chapelle, till vevy lately 500
Jagers were stationed ; now there are only one
hundred ; the rest are in the surrounding villages.
The same in this city—there are at present only
about one thousand men, infantry and cavalry.
The Prussians are daily forwarding troops to these
provinces, and the actual state of the army on this
side the Rhine is as follows:

There are thirty thousand men on the frontiers
between Aix-la-Chapelle and Cleve, on the fron-
tiers of Holland, with 60 pieces of artillery,
20,004,1 infantry, and 10,000 cavalry. From Aix-
la-Chapelle to the Duchy of Luxembourg twen-
ty-five thousand men ; the Duchy of Luxem-
bourg twenty thousand men ; and from Cleve to
Luxembourg
.150 pieces of artillery.. The pro-
vinces of the Loiter Rhino; including Westphalia,
have 150,000 oiled: *itb 220 pieces of cannon,
mounted, and 'provided with. abundance of ammu-
nition. They aresept• in a.etate of continual .ex-
citement, andirrePared to, March/eta moment's no-•
tice. There are. also 400' piecetrof cannon that:
could be brought 'to the ltouticrein three days.
The corps de reserve is at Dusseldorf, Paderborn,
and the neighbourhood of Elberfeld. This corps
is very strong, being composed chiefly of the re-
giments raised in the Rhenish provinces and the.
lamlwehr.

The troops on the frontiers are commanded by
General Tillet, a very old and experienced odicer,
and the discipline and tine appearance of his men
are beyond all praise. They are fine young men,
chiefly from fivti-fert eight to five feet ten in height,
particularly clean an I neat, and of the most or=
derly conduct. 'file system of till King of Prussia
compels very young' matt,' of ehatspevor rank, to
serve three years; 04 66 M seine measure act
counts for their superior typcs-ance. Their dis-
cipline is very stria ; and a scriber is not allowed
time for reflection.. Every private is compelled Co,
know the dut'es of a serjeanl. They are enthu-
siastically attached to their King, with one excep-
tion with regard to the regiments raised in the
Upper Rhenish provinces, where the population
have still an inclinjtion to be. joined to France.
These, althongh satisfied with-King William, still
feel -a reluctance attomnrencihg war with France.
It is for this reasokt that..thex• are chiefly in the
corps de reserrc, and rt intendei to garrison the
frontiers with old Prithian s Ithei's•frons Silesia,
Pomerania, and Bradenture:. Several exchanges
of this nature have alreltsly been .effected,
The feeling towards the. King of Prussia in thsti.
Rhenish provinces varies -much. From Cologne
to the extremity of the Upper' Rhipe 'the inclina-
tion of becoining attached' toTrSoce increases at
almost every step ;, on the contrary., the lower
nice is strongly attached to the pre:tett dynasty:
The feeiing:or the. Upper Rhine is chiefly confined
to the lower order. Various reasons are assigned.;
the increase of taxes—the billeting of soldier's ;
but the two following appear to be the greatedt
griiiiancer,-• -these- provinCes have becothe
atizOied to 'Prussia the King has been continually
cutting down woad, an I exporting it to the neigh-