Star.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

; for the Old quay has not sufficient warehouse-room at Man.
chester, and the Trustees of the Dike have monopolised so much
of the land and warehouses there, that what is called a bye-carrier
is subject to delays, costs. and impediments which completely put
an end to all fair and open competition, and enable the Trustees to
exact twice the amount of towage to which the Acts of Parliamedt
obtained by his Grace entitle them.
" That, in addition to the monopoly which is thereby obtained
hut never intended to be given to them by Parliament, these two
Companies are strengthened and supported in their proceedings by
the paucity of accommodation which your Corporate Body is ena-
bled to offer to new Companies of Carriers by water; so that, in
point of fact, a state of things has arisen which was never contern-
plated, and which ought not to be submitted to, if a remedy for so
serious a grievance can be suggested.
" 'That your !Memorialists, considering the actual difficulties
with which they have had to contend, and which appear, from the
rapid augmentation of trade, to be likely to increase, have, after doe
i..vestigation of the cost and the advantages, determined to seek
a remedy, and to .apply to Parliament, in the ensuing Session, for
In Act to obtain permission to form a hail-road between the
afosesaid towns.
" Your Memorialists submit, that they have already made site a
sufficient case for interference and competition with the two Com-
*panics named, and that, for the reasons stated, they trust they are
entitled to your countenance and support; but they lay a claim to
•yout cn-operation and assistance on broader and stronger grounds--
they claim, on behalf of this populous town, on behalf of !related,
and of the manufacturing population of this part of the empire,
your active and hearty support to a measure which will reduce the
'preseni charge on the conveyance of goods at least 25 per cent.
'the time of conveyance nearly three-fourths.
" That, in addition to these claims which they prefer to your
support, there is still another of great moment to the population of
this town and neighbourhood—namely, the very great reduction
'which must take place in the necessary article of coals, in conse-
quence of the rail-road passing through the collieries situated on the
-linty and laying them open to a quick and cheap conveyance.
" Your Memorialists further beg to urge, that by the rail-road
system delays from floods, droughts, frosts, or storms can never
.Cl. cur ; that goods will escape damage by water, and that the owners
will be exposed to no risk by wreck, or from any other cause.
" That your Memorialists are as little disposed to trifle with their
own property as with what are called the vested rights of others;
but they are satisfied, after a patient and diligent inquiry, that the,
undertaking will be attended with pecuniary recompense to them.
selves, with incalculable advantages to the country ; and that, to
this town in particular, and to the revenue of the Corporation, the,
benefits will be immense.
" That as to vested or exclusive rights, they acknowledge none,
except such as are specifis:ally provided for by legislative enact-
ment, or by patent ; and as to patents, they were intended as an
incitement to improvement, rather than as a prohibition.—That
your klemorialists have yet to learn, that because the trade of the
. country has been greatly facilitated and increased by canals, no
fattier extension or improvement is necessary. That since nature
has determined the limit to which canals can be carried, by the
number of rivers and of springs which she has supplied, they have
yet to learn that it would be wise to declare, that steam should not
be employed in competition with water ; and they beg to state their
opinion, that, as the existing navigations have monopolized the
whole of the streams between here and Manchester, it would be
just as reasonable that all Water-Aills should be protected from
Steam-mills as that the present Canal Proprietors should be pro-
tected from the power of the Locomotive Engine.
I"rhat your Memorialists are sensible, that the conduct of your
Corporate Body never evinced a snore liberal and enlightened
spirit than at the present moment; and that, for the -purpose of
promoting their own views, it is quite unnecessary that they should
refer you to precedent; nevertheless, for the honour of your Body,
and fur the credit of the Town, they cannot resist stating, that the
Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool can claim the distinguished
merit of being the earliest promoters of Inland navigation. On re-
ference to your records, in 1765, you will find that the country is
mainly indebted to the Corporation of Liverpool for the establish-
ment of the Trent and Mersey Navigation, and that the funds of
the Burgesses, and the influence of the Members for the Borough
and County, Were employed to obtain the Act of Parliament under
which that Canal was established.
" 'That your Memorialists are aware. that the projected plan may
affect the value of certain Canals in this neighbourhood ; but they
have no idea that the reduction will be greater than from exorbitant
to liberal and fair returns for the capital employed ; and, when this
reduction is compared with the great public benefit which will re-
sult from the measure, they trust, that the Proprietors of those
Canals will submit without resistance, for it cannot be denied, that
they have long derived pecuniary compensation far greater than they
ever anticipated.
" Your Memorialists have further to observe, that these Canals,
as well as all others; were commenced and supported under the
plea of benefiting the public, or, to use the words of the Old Quay
Act,' because they will be very beneficial to trade, advantageous to
the poor, and convenient for the carriage of coals and merchan-
dize ;' and as those Canals superseded, in a great measure, the pre-
viously existing modes of conveyance for goods, your klemorialists
confidently trust, that the Proprietors will not swerve from the
principles which gave them existence, by opposing the project
which is now laid before you ; a project which cannot fall of bents
fitting the public in a very eminent degree.
" Your Memorialists, therefore, pray that you will take all these
premises into your serious considetation, and give them such sup-
port, both in and out of Parliament, as you may consider the im-
pottance of their case demands.
" Liverpool, June 1, 1824.

41. JOHN MOSS, Chairman."

SPAIN.

By the arrival of the Montague packet from the Me-
diterranean, we have received Papers and Letters to the
3d instant. The intelligence conveyed in the latter is of
considerable importance. It states, that there had been
a rising in the South of Spain, and that many of the
troops had joined the insurgents. Proclamations and
addresses, bearing neither date nor signature, had been
circulated among the refugee Spaniards at Gibraltar,
calling upon them to redeem their character and their
ight s. On the 2d inst. reports were current in the gar-
rison :hat an armed force occupied the Sierra after
having proclaimed the Constitution, and that in their
advance they had killed the Alcade of Ximenes, a de-
cided Royalist. Other accounts say, that " a large
body of segar-makers and idlers had armed themselves,
and made their appearance in the Bay, with the intent
of efecting a landing, and marching against the French
force." General O'Donnell had written a letter of re-
monstrance to the Earl of Chatham, complaining that'
the refugees In Gibraltar were engaged in a plot to dis-
turb public tranquillity in Spain. Boats and vessels
w ere directed to perform eight days quarantine at Al-
gesiras. But from the date of the adv ices, down to the
2d of the present month, no interruption had taken
place on the land side.
PRIVATE CORRF.SPONDENCV..
Ahmui), AtasT S.

" The battalions of provincial Militia which are to
form a part of the garrison of the capital, have at length
arrived, and were this day reviewed, in the wood of
Migas Calientes, a little distance from town. It appears
that they are far from being content with their transla-
tion to the capital, as they have got the idea into their
heads that they miry from hence be transferred to Ame-
rica. If some members of the Government should be
still blind enough to the signs of the times to think of
sending an expedition to our ancient Colonies, be as-
sured they will never be able, by force, threats, or pro-
'vises, to embark a-single company. The mere decla-
ration of such an intention would cause almost universal
desertion. An order has just been given to put roost
strictly in force the dispositions of his Majesty's Decree,
of the 4th of October, in consequence of which several
person. have been expelled the city ; and the Commis-
sioners of P lice have orders to make-the most minute
re.ein ell relative to those persons who, according to the
tenour of that Decree, have no right to remain in the capi-
tal. What 1 told you in my last, relative to the disputes
au►onbst themselves, and subsequent desertion of Que-
sada% battalion of Guides, sent away from this, has
been fully confirmed, but very few of them reached
their destination, Toledo. Hencelerth, when Spanish