Star.
London, England, 1830-11-18 00:00:00

among the men who derive unjust advantages out of the plunder, degra-
dation, and oppression, of the great mass of the People.
“.And the same remark holds good respecung 'social happiness.'
There is but little • social happiness among a people, broken down
by disappointed hopes and unrewsedol labours, harrassed with di-
minishing means and with increasing burthena, and esaspersted against
society, and against each other, by the injuries and difficulties to
which the operations of partial and unjust laws expose them. The
manufacturer and the farmer, deprived of their just and rightful pro-
fits, endeavour to seise the ',grit of their workmen in their defence ;
the unhappy workmen, reduced in their employment cud their
and opproseed by taxes, rents, corn-laws, and charges of many kinds,
endeavour to find a maintenance out of the capital of their employer
when his profits fad. A sane of discord and misery is thus pro.
duced, which is general throughout the country, and which we hum-
bly presume does not justify the tam of ' social happiness' which
your Majesty:. Ministate apply to it.
1' ffire.--Forinany years past, the commercial classes of your Ma-
jesty's subjects lave submitted to unhestd-of difficulties and privations
with exemplary patience, loyalty, fortitude, and forbearance ; and we
cannot but regtet to perceive that the exercise of these great virtues
should either be entirely overlooked by your Majesty's Ministers or
made use of by them as glviog evidence of ' social happiness' and • onn-
tnecial pros .• It would seem that your Majesty's Minister.,
overloaded with and luxuries themselves, will out believe in the
existence of distress, er of justifiable discontent among the people, us..
ul the minds of your faithful and loyal subjects are goaded and eras.
permed by a long course of insult. injury, and mismanagement ; and
the national spirit rises up in its matinees to sweep the iti.atutiona of
the country before it.
•• As good and loyal subjects of your Majesty, we feel it our duty
to declare. that in our humble opinion there is no institution of the
country which can be safe under the councils of men like these. We
ore perfectly convinced that no solid prosperity can exist in England, ter
law as their views and measures are persisted in.
e• Your Majesty's dutiful and loyal people are suffering under wrong:
and injuries of many kinds I and they respectfully claim, A% a remedy,
the restoration of their mom and undoubted right to a full and fait
Representation in their own House of Parliament. Your Majesty's
Ministers declare that the people are prospetous and happy- -that no
Reform of the Representation is necessary, and that none shall tie
granted ! It is known slid acknowledged, that a majotity of the [louse
of Commons are sot returned to Parliament by the people, but by le -s
thaw 200 individuals who have usurped their rights and privileges, ani
yet your Majesty's Ministate have the temerity to declare in
Parha-
meat, that this state of the Representation Is right, and that i.
not be altered !

" We have no words to express to your Majesty, the astortishmera
and alarm which these declarations of your Majesty's Ministers have
scattered throughout the country. At the very montent when the happy
commencement of your Majesty's reign had led yuur faithful and loyal
people to indulge the hope that their long sufferings were drawing to a
close, and their rights and liberties ware about to he res:ored, the cup of
hope is dashed from their lips, and they ate suddenly plunged into th,
dark and reckless machinations of despair.
' " Stax—lt is for your Majesty to determine whether this state of
things shall continue. The Ministers and the people are placed in op.
position to each other; the Constitution has given power to your
jesty to protect your faithful and loyal people ; we dutifully claim the
exercise of that power at your Majesty'. hands : and we implore your
Majesty to be graciously phased to dismiss front your council. and
presence for ever the Ministers who have so grossly abused your Royal
confidence, and to choose such other able and upright Mittisten as Wray
be willing and competent to restore the lost rights and happiness of
nation, and to establish your Majesty's throtte in the hearts of a
grateful, prosperous, and loyal people.
" The above Petition will lie for the signature of the inhabitants of
Birmingham fur a few days, at the Public Office."
The provoking cause of these extraordinary and forcible declara.
lions are distinctly stated by The Birmingham Journal as hollows :
" We are informed that, In consequence of the King's speech, and
the subsequent declaration of the Dam of Wellington on the subject of
reform, great numbers of the middle classes of society in this town have
enrolled themselves as members of the Political U. ME ; among whom
not a few were fellow-guests with the Duke and Sir Robert Peel at t!
late High Bailiff's dinner. An Address, emanating trom this societi
was presented to his Majesty, praying for the 4istnitoal of his 1111.
Meters.

The resignation of the Duke of Wellington has prevented ti e display
of strength of these Unions, by which he would perhaps have been more
embarrassed than by the antagonists with whom he came :rage tr. quettly
in contact.

MALTON COURSING MUTING.

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This meeting took place on Tuesday last and three folios in dit s.
We subjoin an abstract of the sport s
The Cup and Sovereign--coatested by eight brace of dog.. Mr.
Best's three, Martin. Harpy, and Tibby, were successful in all their
courses, and won both prism
Sweepstakes of b sows each for puppies ; 4 subs. Won by Mr.
Best's Mrnay.
Sweepstakes of b we. each for puppies ; 4 subs.—Won by Al *or
Bower's Bourbon.

Sweepstakes of 5 soy. each for puppies; 4 rube.—Won S r J.
Johnstnoe's Romulus.

Sweepstakes of b so% each for all aged dogs l 4 cubs.—Won by Mr.
Lowtha'a Villain.

Sweepstakes of 5 sem eseb for puppies ; 4 sub.' —Won by 3 r J.
Joboseooes Thisbe.