Star.
London, England, 1814-05-24 00:00:00

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The. .advocates for dear Bread talk much of the
'justice imdpolicy of paying our coro.growers thirteen
pence a leaf in place of sevenliince—perhaps on
account of the great privations which slug-endured irt
consequence of the late' war. ' What did they suffer
Weal not the land.holders more highly favoured than
any Other class in the cotnntunity 1 How did the
geoperty tax operate.? How does it still operate ?
Property, acquired by personal industry pays 1-10th
•of its amount ;life annuity income. on an average
I-100th a funded money 1-200th and' landed pro-
perty 1.-500th of the raved value, which upon ail,
average is 1.500 th of the actual. By a short
tisem adroitly inserted in the progress of the Bill the
rated rental is taxable, instead of the actual, unless
othirefise ordered by 'Goirernment ; and Gohernment
issued no such orders till 1812, nor have they yet
been generally enforeed.
Was ever argument so ungracious as to maintain,
,that: because the corn growers [say land-holders"
-Iwo Wen in the habit of receiving excessive prices for
A doom of years, it is therefore reasonable that the \
,high prices should be , continued. When the war'
rice of carriage, freight, and insurance made int.\
p high price, our corts.mte
parted corn cost a toot the
full advantage of the snarket—the 'utmost farthing
that could he obtained for their produce. There eons
nothing wrong in this. But now that peace has re-
duced the freight and insurance of foreign produce,
• they endeavoueby legislative enactments not merely
to prevent the people from benefiting by thisrediced
produce,
expense, but to compel the people to pay to tbs.
• that moseY which a war-freight compelled them
pay before the peace. ,
Let the arguments of the advocates for dear bread be
fairly analyzed, and they amount simply to this:—The'
----- • war made foreign torn so dear, that we weft
fattened
•
to get double price for our crops, and we
while others were starving : now that Peace promises
a cheaper :apply, it is right that things should be so
arranged as to put into our pockets a sum equal to
the care freight, the eitra insurance, the convoy
‘duty--and, its a word, the whole, if possible, of the,
war tams.
Whe dear.irtakeue express ouch sympathy for the
/wester, *lto, it seems, deserse great commiseration,
Abe ruined if other people be not corn-taxed
and
or their benefit. The argument is hollove—it is de-
f ceptive. The resit of the farmer must ever bear a
obtain for his produce.
proportion to the price be cad.
In other words, his rent must fall if corn
f fall in
linglpyrifce.
It appears then that those who speak so eeor
the farmer mist either be fools or believe
that all the
arc of that description.
world, except themselves.
easy
to work mischief than to re-
It is much's:tore
oar as well as the Landholders
mcdy it.—Let the p
cave some consideration..

Yesterday the PRENC6 REGENT held a Court at Carl
ton-horse, which was attended by the Austrian Am-
bassador, and 'most of the Cabinet Ministers • the
Dukes et GOKEON, ATHOL, and B '
uccLEUGII, the Earls
of MORTON and PoULET, Viscount BRIDPORT, &C.
The PRINCE afterwards held a Chapter of the Or-
der of du- Thistle, at which the Earl of ABERVA-
vENNy was introduced, and invested with the Order.
Viscount BRIDPORT was introduced to the PRINCE,
and delivered to his Royal Highness the Order of the
Bath, worn by his late father.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, it is reported, is to be'
united to the sister of the late Queen of Paussta.
The Duke of CAMBRIDOE was introduced tone
Duchess of OLDENOUROH, at Pulteney Hotel, ye
day. Het imperial Highness returned to town OR
Sunday night, from Brighton.
DEVONSHIRE HOUSE.—The Sponsors who stood on
Sunday fot the infant son of Lord and Lady MORPETtI,
and the infant daughter of Lord and Lady G. L.
Gowest, at Devonslere House erre, for the former,
his Grace the Duke of Noarotx, Earl FITZWILLIAIA,
and her Grace the Duchess of Beaueoe ; for the
tatters his Grace the Duke of DI. VON SHIRE, the Coun-
tess of HARROWBY and Lady NVIIPETH.
Lord HAMILTON, the only son of the Marquis of
ABERCORN, we are concerned to state, lies dange.
rously ill at his house, in Upper Brook-street.
The French General, Siloam, who has been long
a prisoner in Dumbarton Castle, having obtained his
'iberation, is arrived at Edinburgii.
The CouA of Inquiry on General WILKINSON had
not assembled at the date of the latest account from
Washington. It consists of Generals IZARD and
Comte, and Colonel KING.
Earl Mottoes establishment in India is upon the
most splendid and courtly style. The Countess of
LOUDON has three pages, and the Noble Earl is at-
tended by eight *ids-de-Camp. •
The Alexander, Lord Keith, and Rose East India-
men, from Portsruouth,'arrived at Madeira 26th of
April. They.lett the Fleet bound to China the dm/
before, proceeding on their voyage under convoy.
BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week.—
The Quartern Loaf as Eleverepence Three-farthings.
One hundred and fifty pieces of heavy ordnance,
from Woolwich, are intended to be stationed in St.
James's Park on the ensuing pyrotechnical exhibition.
Toe heusilaarioes.—ln front of Carlton House
the grand outline will resemble The Temp& of the San,
pourtrayed by every device applicable to the subject.
No less a number than forty thousand lamps, of va.
riegated hues, are to be used in lighting up the facade
alone. The transparencies, now preparing, will asto-
nish foreigners, as well as atives.
FposTiNo.—Yestorday was the greatest day is the year at
Tatters all's, as Epsom Waco begin to-morrow. The owners of
the several horses were most of them present, and betting was
brisk, at• the following average odd*: Aerby.-7 to SI agu Lord
Lowther's Bourbon 4to 1 apt I,d Siawell's Blucher, 4a to 1
apt Ld Foley's Haphazard toll, 7to I set ,Mr. Wynuilam's
Hadley colt, 7 tot apt tbd'lforksyre filly, 10 to 1 agst the Duke
of York's Zodiac colt, 12 to. i apt brother to Joke,
inea+ 15 to 1 apt
act other. Lord Foley took the odds to MO gu, backing
his Haphazard colt. k.vtn between three and theßield.—Oaks:
7 to 2 agst I.d Grosvenor's Nike filly, 7 to 2 apt sister es Wisde-
bone, 4 to i agst the Yorkshire flay, 10 to 1 agst the D. of Rut-
land's Selina filly. Even betting between two and the Add.
Saturday mining a horse-race took place in the
Long Walk in Windsor Park, between Captain FOY-
ef the sth regiment of Foot, and Lieutenant
BLAKE, of the 55th Regiments which was won by the
former after running a mile. A great concourse el
people were assembled on the occasion. A boy, the
second son of Mr. ROGERS, of Windsor, was unterui-
nately knocked down by an Otlicer on horstback, and
had his leg broke, and was otherwise much bruised.
WESTAIINSTat Merriom—Yesterday a numerous
and respectable assemblage of the Eleetcrs of West-
minster met at the Cross n and Anchor Tavern, to
celebrate the Seventh Anniversary of Sir FRANGIs
Boat:wale Election for that City.— Sir FRANCIS Bun-
t:it:l4 is the Chair, and the usual toasts, thatthe
Sovereignty of the people," was drank with enthusi-
astic applause. Upon the health of Sir FRANCIS BUR-
DETT being drank, on the proposition of Mr. STURCH,
with the usual demonstrations of respect and regard,
the Worthy Baronet addressed the Meeting. In the
.course of his speech he forcibly reprobated the endea-
vour to starve the people of Norway into subjugation
to a Foreign State, and pronounced a glowing pa-
negyric upon the impecunious conduct of the Ern-
peror of Russia at Pais, especially in recognizing
ore
the
sacred principle that the people have a eight to c
their own Government. Adverting to the toast which
the Meeting had so rapturously applauded, the Hon.
Baronet observed that the Duke 01Norfolk had been
censured and disgraced by the Government of Mr.
Pitt, if the hostility of such a Government could be
considered as disgraceful to its object, tor proposing
in that Room "The Sovereignty of the People,"
yet the principle of that toast had been recently recog-
nized by the Allied Sovereigns of Europe will regard
to the people of France.
Mr. J. BURDETT proposed the health of Mr. Broug-
ham, whom he denominated the honest lawyer:'
which toast met the warmest gratulations.
Mr. BROUGHAM returned thanks in a speech replete
with briUiant eloquence.
The health of Major CARTWRIGHT being. drank that
Gentleman returned thanks in an approptiate speech,
and concluded with proposing u The emonple of t
he
Emperor of Russia towards the French people,d
may that magnanimous Sovereign act upon that ex.
ample towards the people of Poland."--(Leied chers.)
Sir JOHN TMP.QCKMORTON, Mr. Alderman Woo
and Mr. WaITHMAN, being severally toasted, return-
ed thanks. The Meeting broke up about ton o'clock.

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• ' li4RWICH, MAY 2.5. •
Arrived tht 1-lehr/ Fielding Packet, with a lama
and passeUggs friank GOtteßnrgh,.
,Sailiif the Al:
fiance Packet', with i Mail ana.pasiengen for 'Hot-
land.—Wind E. , ~ ~,
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tAudtouTpoik..ix•ii. . ..• „n.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Seer. Captain aisau-
woon, from a cruise. - Sailed the-IA(1y Azabella
Packet with a mail for Boordeaus..—Wiad E.S.E.
fresh breezes and-fine weather..
PORTSMOUTH, MAY es.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Nawcasme and East's
for Quebec. Went oat of Harbour his Majesty's
ship LEYDEN.—SaiIed the Hindustan store-ship for the
River.--Wind N. N. W.
DEAL, MAY 21.
Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships Isivnto.l
TABLE, his Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE
MONMOUTH, CHATHAM, JASON, NYMPHENt CrntrroN,
CADMUS) RINALDo, and CALctorc, and a fleet of trans-
ports, bound to Holland. Arrived the Huswt fri-I
gate from the Westward, and sailed for the Thames.
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Came down from the River the Henry, GARDNER,
for America ; and the Elizabeth and Donsox,
for Halifax ; they have sailed for Portsmouth.—Wind
North-West. -

THE ARMr.

Lord HILL, the late Sir ,ROWLAVD, has accepte.
the command of the troops destined tci act against
the United States.— -It is to be altogether indepen-
dent of the military Government of Amer .His
Lordship will not, however, proceed toca un-
til the middle of next month.
Yesterday,• Major CHURCHILL; of the Guards, one
of the Aides-de-Csmp.to the Duke Of WitLLINOTON,
arrived at Earl BATIWBSTIS Office with dispatches
from his Grace. They contain advice, that the Bri-
tish army, now entirely detached from the allied
forces, is in perfect readiness to proceed for England,
and require instructions as to the embark
rendez.
of the
troops. The-transports, it is expected, will
vous in the Gironde, below Bourdeanx.
ELTRACT OF A MUTTER FROM A MELD-OFFICER AT
ANTWERP, DATED MAY 19.
gi- Lord LyNoocit's head-quartets are now .at Brus-
sels, and instead of returning to England we are augh
t'
to expedt :more Briiiiifitroops. The fleet take its de-'
parture for Frinceoit the lit of June, when this place
will be entirely evacuated. Disturbances occur daily
between our men and the French, and the new ar-
rangements cannot be carried too promptly into exe-
cution."
C7rnplaints have been made to the War Office, tha
the Paymasters of corps on service in Spain and Por-
tugal, have taken to themselves the profit arising from
the eschange on the remittances made to England oh
account of the credits of L:eceased Officers.
The Commander-in-Chief has ordered, that re-en-
listing for further service is to be paid as follows :
For an unlimited period of service ......
14 0
X 5 0 0
For a Limited period of seven years
No man to be re-enlisted who is above 32 years of
who age
is below
The Foot Guards are not to ro-enlid arty man

S feet 8 inches in height•
Men under: 3 feet e inches are not to be re-enlisted by the

Infantry.
An official Return of the Number of Regimental
Officers of the Regular Army, printed by order of the
House of Comm Ons, states them as
eneral followsreceiving full-
Field-Marshals receiving full-pay 5; G
pay 74; ditto half-pay"7.—Total, bl.
Lieutenant-Generals, full pay, 113; half pay 44.—Total, 157.
Major-Generab, full
11 pay, 151 ; hallf pay
0ta169. 52. otal, 221.
Colonels, full pay, ; pay 4.—T,-1
litutenant-011oa:Ii, full pay, 518 ; half pay 190.—Total,11811.
Majors, fullpay, 572 ; half pay 40.—Total, 612. •
Captains, lull pay, 2504 ; halt pay 456.= Total.
lieutenants, WI pay, 6909 ; halt pay 816.—Tot al, 4723.
Cornets, full pay, 224; ball pay 66.—Total, SOO.
Ensigns, full pay, 19x0; half pay 378.-1
The Militias continue to march to their respective
Counties and Districts : The Ist West York Regi-
ment has been ordered to Leeds; Carnarvon, to
Preston ; West' Middlesex, to Norman Cross ;• lakes.
tershire, to Nottinghim ; and North Devon, to Ply-
esrouth.
The East Kent Militia are on their march from
Portsmouth (or barracks in Canterbury, and will ar-
sive there cn Wednesday next.
The barracks (described as temporary, and huts)
in Kent,'Essex, and Suffolk, are to be taken dowr,
except those at Harwich.
A detachment of about 70 of the 9th Regiment
marched from the Depot in Canterbury on Saturday
last, for ernharkation, to join the regiment at Bour.
dean'. but have since been counter-ordered, and are
to return totheir former station on Wednesday next.
Nothing can be more natural, at a moment like
the present. than for Military Officers of all classes to
be anxious to know the fate that awaits them. We
have had so many articles sent to us on this subject
that it is impossible to Bad room for them. We e
press but a common feeling when we say that services
so meritorious as those conferred on .our country and
on the world by the Military and Naval Officers of
Great Britain deserve, and no doubt will obtain,
every consideration from a grateful nation. The
half-pay of all ranks should be increased.
We understand that the reduction of the army is to
be by no means so sudden and general as has been
stated, and that even several ot the present Second
Battalions will be kept up. All the Battalions of
Light Infantry will remain, and it is said to be the in-
tention of Government to number the First Batta-
lions of these, as Ist, 2d, 3d, 6cc. Regiments of Light
Infantry, and to allow the Second Battalions to retain
their present numbers in the Line, as separate reFi-
rnents, as was the case with the 52c1 last peace, wttb
this difference, that they were styled the'96lb. This
measure is said to have been recommended by high
authority, and seems to be one which our army esta-
blishment demands, in order to make it correspond
with the military system of Europe, as a large body
of light intantry is indispensable on an emergency,'
and this description of troops cannot be rapidly trained
and prepared for the services they have to perform.—
The present Battalions of the Aifle Corps are likewise
to be kept up as a distinct class.

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