Star.
London, England, 1831-03-07 00:00:00

SUPPORT OF MINISTERS.

ISir FRANCIS BURDETT, as Member for Westminster,
and Chairman of the AV EsrmINSTEE MEETING, hell on
Friday at the Great Room at the Crown and Anchor, iu a
speech fraught with patriotic sentiments, stated that Our
present Sovereign fully deserved the title of" FAT LI FIR or
TILE PEOPLE. " lie was the greatest Monarch who had
sat upon the throne of England since the time of Alfred.
This declaration was followed by immense cheering, and a
greater truism was never spoken, for in bestowing his vo-
luntary approbation on the Reform Bill, King William in the
first year of his reign has conferred a greater bona oa his
People than the Groat Charter obtained by Arms from King
John ; and far more than was obtained by the people when
they had a throne to bestow on William the Third. In a
word it is a boon not merely equal to that of Trial by Jury
established by Alfred, but oa BEATER because an honest par-
liament has more power for good or for evil than a Jury.
The escape of Britain, and even of the world, for we
now consider it as certain, is in truth to be regarded as a fit
Isubject for thanksgivings to HEAVEN ; How the resources
—ingenuity and industry—of a great people, have been
misdirected and abused ! Whether we look to the wars
abroad, or the complicated miseries at home, the whole are
to be referred to the wickedness of that rapacious oligarchy
which, for above a century, have tyrannized alike over the
Ministers of the Crown, and over the people. Nor has it
been the capricious and mortal tyranny of a Nadir Shah,
or a Muley Ismael ; but it has been a cold blooded, re-
lentless, irresponsible, and never-dying tyranny, the history
of which will hereafter fill the world with astonishment,
that it was borne so long, and with horror at the catalogue
of its crimes !

We therefore heartily concur with Sir Fitzxcis, and in
proportion to our gratitude to THE KING, we call with
zeal on the nation to support his Ministers, with HAN 0,
Namur, and voter, in carrying their benign plan into the
force of law, with nll the speed compatible with the usages
of Parliament. It will render Britons what ALFRED said
the' ought to be, as fiee as the air they breathe—it will
allay all discontents—it will inspire general confidence—it
will increase security—end it will establish the Throne, the
Altar, and the various orders of the State, on the firm basis
of the affections, choice, and loyalty of the People.
Besides the meeting of the Common Council and the city
of Westminster on Friday, opportune meetings took place
at the great metropolitan parishes of Stratford, and St.
Mary, Newington, Butts. In the last, the petition lay in
one part of the parish only from nine till three, and was
signed by 1,037 inhabitants. The following is its lan-
ringe :
" That your petitioners are anxious to embrace the earliest possible
moment to approach your honourable house, for the purpose of ex-
pressing their most entire and unqualified approbation of the plan of
reform brought forward in your honourable house, under the sanction
and with the approbation of his Majesty's 3linisters.
" That your petitioners, in common with their fellow countrymen,
have long felt that the present unequal system in the representation of
the people in the Commons House of Parliament, is a great national
grievance, and such as ought not to exist in England.
" That your petitioners view, therefore, the conduct of his Majesty's
servants on this national subject with the liveliest feelings of gratitude.
and are persuaded that If your honourable house will pass the proposed
measure of reform into a law it will tend greatly to conciliate all classes
in the country, and create that union and confidence amongst the people
that is so essential to the peace and prosperity of every state.
That your petitioners, therefore, most earnestly implore your honour.
able house to facilitate by every possible means the passing of the pro-
posed reform, and thereby allow thousands of taxed but unrepresented
Englishmen a voice in the expenditure of their country.
" That your petitioners cannot forbear expressing their most im-
plicit confidence in his Majesty's present government, and are satisfied
this measure will insure the approbation of all men who are not interested
in supporting a system that has brought the country to its present die.
trawl and alarming state.
The Brighton Herald of Saturday states, that it is im-
possible to describe the joy which the Ministerial plan of
Parliamentary Reform has occasioned there, and, indeed,
throughout the county. Letters from various parts of
Sussex are now lying before us, in which the writers de-
scribe the delight and enamel= with which the measure
has been hailed by the people. Yet, a measure embracing
so much public good can but be au object of fierce and un-
mitigable hatred to those, who live idly and luxuriously upon
the public funds ; to those, whale sole object for obtaining
scats in parliament is the gratification of personal views ; and
to those, whose voices arc never heard, and whose votes
are never giver, but in accordance with selfish principles.
People of this stamp will raise a mighty clamour—they will
be impudent, hold, and bullying—plausible, ingenious, and
eloquent,--any thing brit honest, upright, and resigned.—
The public must, therefore, expect to hear them grossly
miscal things; what we know and feel to be venal and cor-
rupt, they will swear to he pore and proper. The putting
them and their abuses aside, they will declare to be demo-
lishing the constitution ; And the sacred act and duty of
restoring to the nation its rights (which these persons have,
alas ; too long been permitted to usurp) they will, with af-
fected horror and alarm, affirm to be Revolution !

The Editor then gives the following list of the chief
speakers in opposition :—Mr. 11. Twiss, M.P. for Newport,
Isle of Wight (which is to lose one of its members); Lord
F. L Goner, M.P. for Sutherland ; Mr. C. B. Wall, M.P.
for Guildfoed (which is to lose one of its members); the
Earl of Darlington, M.P. for Saltash (which is to be
disfranchised) ; Lord Stormont, M.P. for Aldborough
(which is to be disfranchised); Sir J. Walsh, M.P. for
Sudbury (which is to lose one of its members) ; Lord Mahon,
M.P. for Wootton Basset (which is to be disfranchised);
Sir C. Wethevell, M. P. for Boroughbridge (which is to be
disfranchised) Mr. G. Banker, M. P. for Corfe Castle—
(which is to be disfranchised) Mr. A. Baring, M. P. for
Callington (which is to be disfranchised); Sir Robert Peel,
M. P. for Tam worth (which is to lose one of its members)
and Mr. J. V. Shelley, sou of Sir John Shelley, of Mares-
field park, late a candidate for this County, and M. P.
for Gatton, which important borough is also to be disfian-
chised.

He then speaks of the excitement, and of our exertions in
these terms :--" Expresses from the Sun, Star and other
Loudon Daily Newspapers, have arrived in town, this week,
to rapid succession, bringing details of the debates on the
all-engrossing subject of Parliamentary Reform. On the
arrival of the London coaches, the offices have been literally
besieged with clamorous customers, and it has been with
extreme difficulty that papers could be obtained, unless pre-
♦iously ordered."

Other provincial papers contain similar tributes to our ex-
ertions ; and we do not consider it au improper egotism to
declare that as we have not been outdone by any contempo-
rary on this occasion, so we never will, when any extraor-
dinary circumstances call for special exertion.
The inhabitants of Chichester, greatly to the credit of
that elegant city, on receiving Lord John Russell's measure
of Reform, immediately agreed to a petition to the House of
Commons, which received upwards of 400 signatures in less
than three hours. The following is a copy sent to the House
on Thursday evening:
" Sheweth—That you' petitioners view, with feelings of the greatest
satisfaction, the plan of reform submitted to your Honourable House
by his Majesty's Government. That your petitioners verily believe the

!same to be in accordance with the wishes and necessi.ies of the people
—calculated to unite all classes of his Majesty's subjects, and promote
the future welfare and prosperity of 11,1: kingdom. That your petiiinmrs
°wept debt of gratitude to his Alsjehty's !Mounts, fur havi!g 1•0 nob y
and efficiently redeemed the pledge which they gave to the country, on
their corning into office -that they place the utmost reliance in t:wir
firmi en, integrity, and patriotisni--2arrl whilst Mey promo, them
their zealous and uncompromising support, they humbly prey yot.r
Honoarabic House nut to allow any dralll/1 of party 110 th,
hopes and expectations of the people : but that your Hon. noose will
heartily cu-oper.ve with the tiortonment in promoting a metpuire si‘ich
promises such happy and bermic:el results to the country."
Under this we shill continue similar notices ft inn
day to day, till site Bill has p issed, convinced that we cannot
render a more acceptable seryice than by distinguishing. the
patriotism of the country.
The people are everyY.Le,e ideeting, to express their gra-
titude to Ministers, and determination to support
The livery of London meet this day. There is zils.)
Meeting of the Parish of Mary-la-bowie. Several other
parishes are moving. In short, the movement in the Me-
tropolis is universal, and extends to all classes of the popu-
lation. A petition from the Law Students will Le pies:well
this evening. Gosport has already met, and the Add:es-.
from that place will be presented this day. It i:: expeck.il
that the example will be followed without delay in Porta-
mouth. We learn from Birmingham that all reties
Tories, Whigs, and Union members—are cordially uniting,
to convene a Meeting of the Town and its vicious, for
the purpose of expressing their cordial and grate:'ol
faction at the measures proposed by his Mair.syy's
Ministers." The Requisition is already signed by 10(1
lead;ng Inhabitants, Bankers, Merchants, etc. and the
Meeting will probably be held on Wednesday. Bit t.trr,
NVolverhampion, Dudley, &c. &c. are also moving. 1
Yorkshire the feeling is the saute. The Leeds Mercury,
of Saturday, says—" The Refornie,s in this part of the
kingdom are both surprised and delir.lited with the plan—
it meets their most cordial apprchation—and they t= ill
support, by every constitutional oxeicise of their influence
both the measure itself and the Administration by them
it is brought forward." Tim same paper adds, We
trust that the Reformers will, as one man, support the
only reforming Administration that England has ever had."

WHY AND BECAUSE.-111.

IN IMITATION OP THE NEV. D. ',LAIR.

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WHY does the Ministerial plan of reform merit support ?
BECAUSE it duly regards the rate of population, and con-
fers the elective franchise on all heads of families, including
the whole of the middling classes.
WHY is it described as a new constitution and revolu-
tionary ?
BECAUSE those who have profited by abases seek to
enlist prejudices against this plan, and many small thinkers
entertain strong prejudices against innovation and revolution.
Wife are corporations said to be destroyed by it ?
BECAUSE, though the return of Members is no municipal
privilege, and quite distinct from the duties of corporations,
yet as the right of voting is now chiefly confined to mem-
bers of corporate bodies, so at every general election they
make a profitable harvest of their power. The corporations,
as to all corporate purposes, will remain as at present after
the franchise has been extended to all £lO housekeepers.
Wit Y is the clamour against it so great in Parliament ?
BECAUSE 168 seats usually sold for money or subser-
viency will be done away, and many of the members being
mere political adventurers, anti without public character, are
not likely to be returned by bodies of honest housekeepers,
who desire to have their interests, and the public interest
promoted, and not alone that of their representative.
WHY are many Peers so bitter against it ?
BECAUSE they are interested in Borough property, and
in the sale and filling of seats, by which they and their
families enjoy undue influence with the government, so as to
direct its practices and monopolize its patronage.
Wu I' should not the system of ballot be insisted on ?
BECAUSE it is not approved of by the Cabinet, and if we
obtain an efficient reform in the constituency, we are in-
debted to them for it. The people could never have gained
so much as they concede, except through civil war.
WitY is not universal suffrage insisted on ?
Because it would be impracticable without voting by
ballot ; and without this the basis of the franchise is wide
enough in 101. householders, in 40s. freeholders, 101. copy
holders, and 501. leaseholders. These bodies are too nu-
merous to be corrupted, and they include the average
intelli-
gence of the nation.
WHY arc 27 large counties to have four Members ?
Because their extremities are usually different com-
munities, and as they now c;:ntain thousands of 40s. free-
holders, the extension of the franchise to copy holders and
le;:se holders would inconveniently enlarge the nuts' ers.
WHY are non-residents not to vote ?

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BECAUSL they usually have a vote where they reside, and
the pa) ing their expeoces operates as a bribe, and often is
made use of as means of extortion, attending too in behalf
of those who ray them, they often nullify the hcm•st exer-
tions of local patriotism.
WIIY is it very import.int to diminish the expends of
candidates

BECAUSE if a seat is obtained at great cost, the mcmbeir
is justified in repaying himself by selling his constituents,
and reimbursing himself by his corrupt votes in Parliament ?
Wit r is it alleged that Government cannot be carried on
without the corrupt influence of Members ?
BECAUSE, hitherto to satisfy this very corruption many
measures of Government are jobs, only to be car: ied by
undue influence, and hence a vicious circle has been created,
from which there was no escape but by reform.
WHY is it pretended that an efficient representation
incompatible with monarchy ?
BECAUSE it is falsely assumed that monarchs and etude
require concessions inconsistent with public reason. Of
course, if they do, they ought to be restrained ; and if they
do not, an independent Parliament will be more manageable
by reasonable appeals to love of country, than a greedy as-
sembly whose demands arc unremitting and insatiable, and
whose votes thereby embarrass every measure of government
Will- is it alledged that Britain has specially prospered
under a corrupt system ?
BECAUSE the parties profiting by the system think only
of its advantages to themselves, and they overlook the mil-
lions whose under-pay, plivations, and abstractions are the
immediate causes of their aggrandizement. It works well
for those ; but for those only who get thousands per annum
by jobs, appointments, and tho sale of patronage.
Wit Y has it not rendered representation uniformly ac-
cordant with population ?
BECAUSE this would have required new divisions of the
country, and an entire re-modelling of its jurisdictions,
An intermediate measure has, therefore, been adopted,
po-
pulation has to a certain extent been respected, whilc
ancient rights and land-marks have not been disturbed
where they c mbine with sufficient population.

TIIE ROYAL LONDON MILITIA.—Orders have beet'
issued, by the Commissioners of the Lord Lieutenancy, fin
the attested men of the Royal London Militia, to assemble
for twenty-eight day's training, on Tuesday the 3d of Nlay
next, at head quarters in the Artillery Ground, commanded
by the Colonel of the Regiment, Alderman Sir Claudius
Stephen Hunter.

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ASSIZE INTELLICEIVCE.
OXFORD, MARCH 4.

LAW RP PI)RTS.
OURT OF CHANCERY, Meatcri 5.
TON ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE ARCHBISHOP ON TOll.
The Si•LictTon-GENERAL. with wham was Mr. BROUGHAM, ap.
peared in supi.ort of ;in appeal from an order of the Vice-Chancellor,
by which the information in this cause had been dismissed, on the
round that -the Court hail not jurisdiction over the matters to which
it related.
'rile 'AMR CHANCELLOR, after hearing Mr. SIIRROW sad Mr. BAG.
litAw on the other side. said that the revenue must be apportioned by
a scheme to be recommended by a Master, and in that the interests of
the Warden should he duly considered. No one could complain of the
Dean, whose duty it was to protect the rights of his successors ; not a
shadow of blame could attach to him. The decree of the Vice-Chan.
tenor was reversed ; but the costs should come out of the property, as
there was no abuse in the case.

Richard Watkins and W. Watkins, were tried for having stolen
from the house of Sir John Chandos Reade, Bart. at Shipton.under•
Wychwood, plate of the value of about 8001. They were found Guilty,
and it was intimated that they would be transported for life.
Aasoar.—./. Lynnell, an agricultural labourer, aged 24, was tried
tot setting fire to a barn in the occupation of Thomas Horn, the pro.l
perry of the Earl of Pomfret. The case was clearly proved by an ac-
t:env:ice and other witnesses. The prisoner was found Guilty, and
tiot the slightest hopes were held out of his life being spared.
NORTHAMPTON. ?Asset; 3.
William Alcock Holy, convicted at this Assizes of publishing a
seditious libel, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
John Warren, Job Clapham, Ambrose Freeman. John Desborough,
Joseph Munn:, John Mould, John blonde:l, and Michael Mums,
were indicted for breaking a threshing machine.she property of William
Page. of Finedon, in this county. All the prisoners, with the exception
of Warren, Minns, and Freeman, were found Guilty. These Assizes
terminated on Thursday.
WINCHESTER, MARCH b.
The Assizes terminated at one o'clock yesterday (Friday) afternoon.
Their Lordships will open the Commission at Salisbury this afternoon
(Saturday.)

PANORAMA OF TH E BRITISH
EMPIRE.
BRIGHTON HERALD, MARCH 5.
The plan of Reform, which was brought forward by Lord John
Russell, on Tuesday, was received with the greatest joy and satisfac-
tion
by the inhabitants of this town.
The labouring class, in many parishes are complaining most bitterly
on account of the reduction of wages again ; as many men, with a fa.
roily, are only earning from 9s to 108 per week. We were informed
by a baker, that he served a family with bread, to the amout of 7s 10d
per week, out of their 9s.—The farmers are now getting 181 and 191
per load for their wheat; yet they do not give the poor man any more
than they did when it was selling at 141.
A hovel at Ilailsham, belonging to Mr. Waters, was wilfully set on
fire last week and consumed, and it was with great difficulty that the '
ricks, and other property on the farm were saved. A fact in connection
with this outrage speaks volumes : only a few days precious to the fire,
the farmers who at the close of last year raised the wages, and engaged
to find full employment for the peasantry, had reduced their prices of
labour to the old standard.
A few days since, a dog in a dreadfully rabid state was seen at Cross-
in-Hand Gate; Staplehurst, in this county, from whence he ran to
Linton and thence to Tovil, biting, before he was shot, three persons
and several dogs and cattle.
A Committee of the Commissioners have been appointed, to consider
the most proper course to he adopted for procuring the holding of the
Assizes, for the Western Division of the County, at Brighton.
The materials of the famous blacksmith's shop, and houses adjoining
the northern entrance of the Palace, were disposed of by auction, by
Mr. Ridley, on Monday last. Workmen have already commenced
pulling down the property, and in another fortnight or three weeks,
these dilapidated buildings, which have long disgraced the entrance of
the Royal Palace, will have entirely disappeared.
The carriage-road. in front of the York Hotel, will shortly be opened
to the public. This a ill prove a great improvement and convenience,
by avoiding the dangerous and circuitous route of Pool-lane to the
Marine-parade.
We could, without difficulty, instance more than one of the rotten
boroughs, which are purposed to be disfranchised by Lord John
Russell's bill, where a great part of the labouring classes hold their
cottages and gardens rent free, their vote only being required in return.
UCKTIELD TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—Every individual who
travels this sandy, hilly desert, loudly complains of its very dangerous I
and ill-conducted state. The Right Hon. the Earl of Abergavenny
has it in contemplation to make a new road, at his own expence,
through his Lordship's private grounds, to the Wells.
The rot continues making frightful ravages among the Southdown
Pocks.
The Earl of Chichester has granted allotments of land to the labour.
rug poor of Summer and Falmer, for the purpose of spade cultivation.
LEWES Coax MARKET.—Wheat, white, 31. 18s. ditto, red, 31. Ifis.
Beans, 11. 4s. Oats, 11. Ss. to 11. 6s. (h l. per qr. Oil Cake, 121. per
thousand.
CHICIIESTER Coax MARl:RT.—lnspector's Return:--Wheat,
7.74.3 d. Barley. 38s. 3d. Oats, 265. M. Beans, 41s. 7d. Peas, 395. 2d.
DIED.-6.3, Mrs. Jane Jackson, wife of Mr. John Matthew Jack-
son, upholsterer, &c. of this town.—At Fast Grinsted, Isaac Lowden,
Esq. surgeon.—At Chalky, Mr. T. Beard. 60. On the Marine
Parade, Richard Wellesley, Esq. eldest son of the Marquess of Wel-
lesley.
LANCASTER GAZF.TTE.
The shepherds in Loweswater and the adjoining sheep districts main-
tain that a greater loss amongst sheep has not been experienced for the
last thirty years than that which they have just suffered. They attri-
bute this unusual mortality to the strong winds and long-continued
rains which succeeded the last thaw.
It is in contemplation to form a branch Railway from the Liverpool
and Manchester Railway at Raithill to Preston.
At York. in consequence of the thaw, the waters of the Ouse and
Foss rose higher than they have been for 200 years past, and all the
lower parts of the city were completely inuntlate&—Hull Packet.
His Majesty has been pleased to giant to the inhabitants of Shrews-
bury a king's plate of one hundred guineas, to be run for annually.
The Lord Chancellor has placed in the hands of the Archbishop of '
York the dispensation of all below the value of two hundred pounds
a-year ; and his grace recently exercised the patronage by presenting
the incumbency of Castle-gate, York. to the Rev. Mr. Salem.
On Wednesday evening, the workshops of Mr. Joshua Smith, joiner
and builder, of Kirkdale, were consumed by tire. In a few hours after
the flour-mill and warehouse belonging to Mr. Jeremiah Shaw, near the
Kirkdale House of Correction, were also discovered to be on tire, and
the whole of the interior was destroyed.
Last week, in a piece of iron mine at Merthyr, called " Blackpin,"
some men discovered a species of fat substance, resembling candle grease,
which has caused great speculation among the miners in that neighbour-
hood. When thrown into the fire it melts and flames like any other
oily matter. The most experienced miners of Methyr, have never be-
fore met with any thing of the kind.—,llotaninuthshirc
MARRIED.—J. F. Whittell, Esq. of !Manley Lodge, to Phoebe, I
'mind daughter of Capt. Lefroy.—At Liverpool, G. laat. Esq. of
Kincardine, to Margaret. eldest daughter of J. Thompson, Esq.
In ED.—Alice, wife of Contain John Bond. aged 41.—Alice, relict
of the Rev. Mr. Tunstatil. of Eitel. aged 77.—Ai Ileversham, Mrs.
Cicely Deckhouse, 70.—Richatti Shiers, Esq. of Fsliton, near Gar-
grave.—At Wigan, Amelia. daughter of the late John Startifant, Esq.
of Preston, 2a --At Liverpool, Edward Ridgway. Esq.—At Torquay,
Henry Dixon, Esq. of Liverpool, 29--The Rev. Robert. Brcakspear, of
Autllem.—At Seor Green, the Rev. J. Brockbank, formerly of Was-

dale Head, 77.
NOTTINGHAM nEvirw, I%lAtair 4.
On Monday afternoon. the first public meeting of the Nottingham
Political Union, was held in the Exchange Hall. for the purpose of
making a declaration on the vote by ballot. Mr. Sewell was called to
the chair. The meeting was addressed with force and good intelligence
by Mr. R. Sutton, Mr. B Boothby. Mr. T. Ilart, Mr. W. P. Smith,
Mr. W. Taylor, and Mr. Cox. when the following declaration of the
Nottingham Political Union on the Vote by Ballot, was agreed to ;
k• We pass at once to the consideration of the only mode of making ha-
dependent the vote of the poor and dependent elector, the Vote by ballot.
:he effects which will he produced in this vicinity by the carrying of
the new bill into effect are. first, the town of.Nottinghani,--it will be
productive of the great beneficial good of disfranchising from a thou-
sand to fifteen hundred non-resident electors, to bring up whom to the
poll has beer. so ruhantsly expensive to candidates ; and the resident
electors will continue in the possession of their franchise, and to them
will be added a body of rot less then twelve or fifteen hundred house-
holders, with the possibility ef pollii.g every vote without much cost.
In the constituency of Newark, no change will be made, but the
number of electors will gradually bteunie narrowed as the pre-
sent el,ctors die off. The additional two members to the county, in
two psrui, will increase the influence of the manufacturing district
immediately surrounding the town, and two popular candidates may be
returned for the southern division. Of the northern division we are
doubtful, front the immense influence of the " Dukery." In Leicester,
the constituency will be considerably reduced, by the disfranchisemept
of at leas; a thousand tory non-resident honorary burgesses, while in
Derby the number of electors will be considerably aufmented, for
though there are many nonresident burgesses, the number of householders
to be enfranchised will be much greeter The influence of the Duke of
Devonshire in the county of Derby, and of the Duke of Rutland in Lei-
cestershire, will receive a severe shock, and in all probability one divi-
sion in each county will be uncontrolled.

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A meeting was held at Mr. Gilstrap's Hotel, on Wednesday, to
take into consideration the best means to resist the tolls at Newark, and
Marekham Bridges, hitherto claimed and levied by the Duke of New-
castle, the meeting was respectably attended, and a subscription en-
tered into. The Newark market and cattle tolls were also brought under
discussion also claimed by the Duke; and we bate no doubt, but
Newark will soon be " Toll free."
Petitions to Parliament have been prepared at Worksop, against the
Registry Bill. The prayer of them rune--" Your petitioners are of
opinion that the law requires to be rendered certain, rather than unset-
tled; to be simplified, rather than rendered more complex; and the
Igeneral expenses of the country to be reduced rather than augmented s
land this bill is by your petitioners considered likely to be productive of
uncertaintitintricacy, and a prodigal waste of public money.
At ade ate meeting of the hands employed in the plain silk hose
branch ju counties of Nottingham and Derby, it was determined to
strike on Monday next, for the list prices of 1824.
A meeting of the framework knitters was held at the Robin Hood,
Arnold, on Monday, when it was agreed that next Monday, deputations
should solicit from the hosiers a return to the statement of 1828.
A requisition to the mayor has already been numerously signed, to
call a public meeting of the inhabitants, to adopt measures in support of
his Majesty's Ministers in their arduous undertaking.
NoTTINGHAM, BaTuaame..—The Wheat trade was very
dull to.
day, and the little business transacted was at a reduction of 2s to 3. per
quarter. Malting Barley was dull, but not lower. Oats sold heavily
at a reduction of 2s to 3s per quarter. Beans and other grain without

alteration.
DERBY, FUDAY.—Wheat per qr. fies to 84; Barley, 40s to 43;
Oats, 27s to 90 ; Beans 40s to 445.
MARRIED.—At Birmingham, Mr. Frederick Simpson. of Derby,
to Anna Maria, only daughter of Graham Chappell, Esq. of Oekbrook.
—At Peterborough, Mr. Robert Warren, of Stamford, to Mira
Mary Ann Frisby. The marriage of the bridegroom's father to the
bride's sister was recently announced, and he may now say—
My wife my father's sister is,
My sister is my mother ;
My wife my father's daughter fa,
My father is my brother.
DIED.—Mr. Wm. Hallam, engineer to the Old Waterwork Corn.
pony.—Frances Sophia, wife of the Rev. Francis Tunnicliffe, Rector of
Hartshorne, Derbyshire.—At Derby, Mrs. Hall, aged 64.

BLACKBURN GAZETTE, MARCH 2.
The following Petition against the Monopoly of the East India
Company, and fora Free Trade to China, is now lying for Signature at
Blackburn.—That in the opinion of your Petitioners, the present state
of this country, with its numerous and increasing population, its vast
mechanical improvements, and the great accumulation of its capital,
makes it incumbent on the Legislature to adopt all practical means of
opening new channels of commerce for its merchants and manufac-
turers. That a free trade with the rich, populous, and commercial
people of China presents such an opening; but the exclusive privileges
of the East India Company debar British merchants, and them only,
from approaching this almost boundless market for our manufactures,
whilst we alone are made to pay an exorbitant monopoly price for tea,
now become one of the necessaries of life. Your Petitioners submit to
your Honourable House that the plea of the East India Company
(that the profits of the China monopoly are necessary to enable them
to carry on the government of India) is unworthy of your consideration ;
and that to accede to such a demand would be to the full as absurd and
unjust as to grant them, for that purpose, a monopoly of the American
or Irish trade.
The object of the Liverpool anti Leeds Railway, is to open a direct
line for the transit of carriages, impelled by steam' from the port of
Liverpool into and through the great coal-field of Lancashire, to com-
municate with the large towns and numerous manufacturing establish.
mcnts situated in that district, and, ultimately, to penetrate through
the central ridge of England into the West Riding of Yorkshire, the
great seat of our woollen manufacture, and so on to the ports of the
Humber, thereby forming an expeditious mode of conveyance from
Lancashire to the German Ocean, and from Yorkshire to the Irish Sea,
through the most populous and industrious parts of the empire. A
collateral advantage is, the facilitating the communication between
these towns and places, and the great mart of our manufactures at
3lanchester. The mal is to be spacious and convenient, with four
lines of railways, two for swift carriages going and returning with
passengers and light goods. and two for slower carriages with heavy
goods and minerals. The whole road is to be lighted up with gas,
so as to be travelable by night as well as day; the constraint of the trots
rails securing carriages from obstructing each other. By these means
the traveller may be conveyed, at any time, from the shores of the Ale%
soy to those of the !lumber in six hours.
A deputation from the Cotton trade in Lancashire, and other places,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday. the
result of which was an agreement to the following resolutions :—" From
and after the passing of the resolutions, the duty on printed calicoes to
be repealed.— All goods in operation on printed grounds shall be writ.
ten off the excise books.—No drawback to be given but in cases of
shipment, and three nionths to be allowed for exportation.—The duty
on all cotton imported, not the growth of India or of our Colonies, to
be fibs of a penny per lb. weight."—This determination, which is to
be regarded as a sort of compromise between the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and the Lancashire deputation, has excited in Carlisle very
great dissatisfaction. In Carlisle it wilfoperate as a tax of 10 per cent.
upon the wages of the operatives—that is, where the manufacturer for.
inerly could pay 10s. to his workpeople, he will henceforth only be
enabled to pay Os.
We notice, as an instance of extraordinary despatch in the shipping
business of Liverpool, that the packet ship York, Captain Burnley, a
vessel of nearly 500 tons burthen, arrived here on the 16th i
commenced her discharge of a general cargo on the 17th instanir,ll:i
was reloaded and ready for sea (Sunday intervening) on the 221 inst.
thus occupying only four days and a few hours in the entire process....
The York bailed for New York on Thursday morning.
On Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the wino
and spirit vaults of Messrs. Bevan and Smith, in Slater's-court, Castle.
street, Liverpool. The flames raged with great violence for nearly an
hour, completely destroying the interior of the warehouse.
DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—This Liverpool institution has,
from 7th January to the sth February, attended to 1,277 applic,atio
of which 1,014 have been relieved with bread and soup, 23 have refused
to take soup, 137 have been referred to the parish, and 103 have bees
dismissed as unworthy.
CoTTON WEAVERS.—The following letter has been addressed le
the " Weavers' Committee," in this town, by Mr. Radcliffe, who hats
been sent to London to lay a statement of their condition before Go-
vernment.
Gentlemen,—On Monday last, I sent a note to Lord Auckland,
President of the Board of Trade. Ilia lordship appointed yesterday to
see me. I sat down with the president, vice-president, and another
gentleman for sonic time, and at last succeeded in getting their pledge
that government will support a "fair, candid, and impartial enquiry
into the merits of our cause by a committee that will be appointed," to
whom not only your late memorial to his Majesty, and one from 801.
ton to the Lords of the Treasury, with such petitions as have or may
be presented, will be,referred ; but I have also got his lordship's
consent to have all those memorials to the Prince Regent, and
petitions that were presented in 1810.17 referred to the same com-
mittee.
Mr. Radcliffe has addressed a second letter to the Secretary of the
Weavers' Committee, in which he states that the manufacturers and
bleachers of Bolton have sent a Mr. Richard Needham to assist him ;
and that they waited upon Lord :Stanley on the 23th ult. for the pur-
pose of arranging a plan for bringing the question of the exportation of
, cotton yarns before Government. Lord Stanley," says the letter,
I " made many objections, which were, 1 trust, completely answered, as
his lordship, in conclusion, recommended that those townships which
have not sent petitions should do so as soon as possible."
At a meeting of the committee of the Bolton branch of the associa-
tion. for the protection of children employed in cotton factories, on the
evening of the 113th tilt. it was unanimously resolved to petition Parlia-
ment in support of Mr. Hobhouse's bill, which is now before the House
of Commons.
It is our mournful duty to record, that about half-post seven o'clock
on Thursday morning, an accident happened at the colliery of J. B.
Hollingshead, Esq. at Pemberton, near Wig in by which no fewer
than eighteen lives were lost—sixteen of the number having died upon
the spin. The people being at work, as usual, an explosion of fire
damp took place, and instantaneously terminated the existence of six-
teen unfortunate persons, namely, twelve men, three women, and one
girl. Seven others were severely wounded, two of the number having
died in the course of the day, and we fear there are apprehensions that
more of the wounded arc past recovery. The cause of the explosion we
Dave not heard, but we doubt not that in our next we shall be able to
communicate further details. We understand that the colliery at which
this accident has occurred, is the same in which an explosion took place
het year, when nine persons were killed.
There is as yet no appearance of the contest between Messrs. Butter-
worth and Brooks and their men, being brought to a speedy conclusion,
indeed, the conduct of the workmen has been even more outrageous
than before, and it has been found necessary to station two companies
of the 33e1 regiment of toot at Sunnyside to preserve the peace. The
lawless proceedings of these men, however, are likely soon to be put a
stop to ; for on Tuesday week a general meeting of the associated calico
printers of the district was held in Manchester, when a vote of thanks
to Messrs. Butterworth and Brooks was unanimously passed ; and it
was resolved that they should receive all the support and assistance
which the association could give diem—even to the extent of stopping
all the works, if necessary ; and that the entire expense which might
arise from resisting the outrageous conduct of the men should be
defrayed by the association.
TRADES' UNlON.—Considerable commotion has been excited
amongst the members of the National Association for the Protection of
Labour, by the sudden disappearance of one of its officers, who is sup-
posed to have carried off with him a considerable sum of money. It
appears that lie had been required by the committee to make up his ac-
counts during tire present week ; he went off, and with him, disap-
peared, the cash in his possession.
Rumours have been afloat respecting the removal of the Assizes from
Lancaster. The hints communicated to us hum private quarters, in.

doss us, however, to fear that an adjournment of the civil causes to
Manchester and Liverpool, will, at no very distant period take place..
MAHRIED.--At Stockport, Mr. John Bradley, surgeon, to Miss
Mary Ellen Browning. At Chester, Mr. Hugh Shaw, of Manchester,
to Harriet, third daughter of the late Mr. George Wood, of Auden-

shaw-house.
DEATHS.--Mri. Hutchinson, wife of the Rev. R. Hutchinson,
Incumbent of Litde Mandel, near Burnley. At Preston, Mrs.
Chamley, Jordan-street, mother of Mr. Charnley, Solicitor, Fishergate.
SHEFFIELD COURANT.
We bear it is the Intention of the proprietors of the High Peak Rail-
way, to erect corn mills near the four inclined planes on that line, in
order to find employment for the extra power of the steam engines at

those places. -
The commissioners of the road from Chesterfield to Sheffield have
determined to oppose the intended railway from Sheffield to Manchester
crossing their turnpike road north of Heeley Bridge, conceiving that
such an interruption of the public passage so near the grand entrance of
a great manufacturing town. would be an itolerable nuisance.
Our clothiers can now purchase wool inn Dresden, manufacture it in
Ragland, and send the cloths, made from that wool, to Dresden, to
undersell, at their own doors, the manufacturers of that city.
Business is rather slack at Knaresborough. It does not appear that
the linen manufacturers of that town are partaking of the activity which
at present prevails in the Wast Riding.
New STEAM Sate.—Last week was launched from the yard of
Messrs. Richard Pearson and Co. at Thorne, a new steam ship, named
the Transit, one of the largest and finest vessels of her class ever built.
Her beauty and symmetry, and the excellent arrangement of her lute.'
rior' are universally extolled, and do infinite medic to the builders.—
She is intended for the Hamburgh trade.
A few days ago, a party met at the Anchor, Stone Gravels, near
Chestettield, and after enjoying themselves freely, they agreed to decide
by toss, upon which of the company the experiment of hanging by the
neck should be made, when the lot fell upon a person named Glossop.
The trick was immediately put into execution, and it nearly proved
for life appeared to be extinct for some time.
THE TYNE MERCURY, MARCH I.
A trial for murder at the Durham Assizes, on circumstantial eels
dence, has excited great interest in that and the neighbouring counties.
It employed the Court nearly two days, and terminated in the convic-
tion and execution of the prisoner. The case was briefly as follows :
Thomas Clark, aged 19, and Mary Ann Westhrope, about the same
age, were servants to Mr. Oliver, of Hallgarth Mill, near Durham. On
'Sunday, Aug. 8, Mr. Oliver and his wife passed the whole day from
home, and between five and six o'clock Clarke walked to an adjoin-
ing village, and alarmed the inhabitants with an account that six men
had entered the mill, killed his fellow-servant, and Titled the house,
while he with difficulty had escaped. But as several persons had
passed the mill about the time, and no such men had been seen, and
above all, as Mr. Oliver's money-box was found in a field through which
Clarke had passed in his way to the village, and as marks of blood ap-
peared about his clothes, suspicion fell on him, in spite of his previous
good character, and a very elaborate case was made out. It appeared
that the poor girl had first been struck with a poker, and then had her
throat cut. After his conviction, and at the place of execution, he so-
lemnly denied hie guilt.
RICHMOND Senr.stwo.—.A Meeting was held on Tuesday last, in
the Guildhall, for the purpose of taking such measures as should be
deemed expedient in older to obtain the abolition of the duty on coals
exported from the river Tyne, called the Richmond Shilling. Archi-
bald Reed, Esq. the Right Worshipful the Mayor, in the Chair.—
John Brandling, P. said, it having fallen to his lot to bring
the subject before them, he should do it in the best manner
he could. There was no man more Interested in the subject than
he himself was. They hail to sign a petition that day for the
removal of a tax at once odious and burdensome, and though
the notice had been short, he was glad to see so numerous and respect-
able an assembly. They had not met there to discuss any theoretical
point, but to do what he hoped Englishmen would always do, to resist
oppression. This was a harsh term, bue it was, the only one be could
findi to describe the conduct of those who would attempt to saddle them
with this odious tax. He could not me why there should be the'
slightest demur against the removal of such a tax in the minds of those
men who crone into power professing liberal principles—that Ministry
which had made parliamentary reform a cabinet question. If that Mi.
nistry gave us, as we had a right to expect, a reform in parliament, the
first act of that reformed parliament would be to turn many of them out
of their places, unless they acted differently from what they seemed
disposal to do. What bad Newcastle done to merit this treatment?—
Was it because they had remained so long quiet, and paid 7s whilst
other ports paid but Gs a chaldron on the coals. The Meeting was
aware of the nature of this tax. Had Government not purchased it,
the payment of it might have been resisted, and resisted successfully.
Mr. Ald. Sorsbie, in seconding the petition observed, that be thought
I the Government could not be aware of the odium that attached itself
to the events from the origin of this tax, or they would endeavour to
blot out the recollection of it for ever by repealing it at once. The pe-
tition was unanimously adopted.
The history of this tax is as follows :—ln the 42d year of Elizabeth,
the company of boatmen of the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, who had
received a charter of incorporation, and then exercised the exclusive pri-
vilege of vending all coals shipped on the river Tyne, granted to her
Majesty, the sum of twelve pence for every chaldron of coals, New-
castle measure. which should be eanprted from the river Tyne. This
duty was received by the crown until the 29th of Charles the Second,
when his Majesty granted the same to his Majesty's natural son,
Charles, Duke of Richmond, and his heirs, subject to a provision for
his mother, Louise, Duchess of Portsmouth. That the said duty con-
tinued in the family of the Duke of Richmond until the year 1792,
when it was purchased by Government for about 400,0001. since which
period Government has been in the receipt of the proceeds, and in con-
sequence of the vast increase of the coal trade which has since taken
place, and the corresponding increase in the produce of this duty, the
capital sum or purchase money, and all interest thereon, has not only
been fully redeemed, but a surplus or profit of upwards of half a mil-
lion sterling has been actually realized by Government.
Mezzo Durres. —Another meeting was held after the above, at
the Trinity Hall, for the purpose of conakiering the propriety of peti-
tioning Parliament against any alteration in the present duties on fo-
reign and colonial timber. From the statements then made, it appears
that there are at present 600,000 tons of British shipping employed in
the colonial timber trade, and that 69,000 of those tons belong to this
port alone, and consequently this was one of the most essential branches
of trade connected with the shipping interest. If, therefore, as bad been
projected, the government were to impose an additional duty on
colonial timber, the British shipowners would be unable to com.
Pete with those of the other northern parts of Europe ; and the trade
would thus be left exclusively to than, to the great detriment of the
shipowners, and the utter destitution of the seamen employed in their
ships. Two petitions, embodying these facts, and prayinL; against the
proposed measure, were unanimously resolved quo).
bromenv SICK SOCIETY.—This society held their annual meet.
ing on Wednesday evening last, in the Music Hall, Blackett-street.--
The Reverend the Vicar, as chairman, opened the meeting in an im-
pressive manner. From the report, which aas read by the Rev. A. H.
Dodd, it appeared that this society bad, since its commencement, a
riod of four years, expended between 12001. and 13001. for the relief
-
of from two to three thousand families. This year the sum expended
was 2841. and the number of families relieved was 450. Besides this
sum of money, which was generally dispensed in the shape of food,
clothing, 18 keels of coals were given for distribution to the society by
the liberality of several coal-owners. These coals had been distributed
to about one thousand poor families.
On Thursday last, a most respectable meeting of gentlemen took
place in the Guildhall of this loan, for the purpose of establishing a
Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Shipwrecked mark.
ncrs. A. Reed, Esq. Mayor, having been called to the chair, the
meeting was ably addressed by the Vicar of Newcastle ; the Revs. R.
H. Brandling and Mark ; and John Brandling, 0. Straker, H.
Hewitson 'Si. Chadinan, IL B. Sanderson, Esqre. and others. Seve-
ral resolutions in furtherance of the object were agreed to.
A petition from this town against the projected tax of Is per bead on
each passenger going by a steam boat less than 20 miles, signed by up-
wards of 3000 persons will be sent off this evening, Monday, to be pre-
sented to the Commons House by Sir M. W. Ridley, hart.
A petition to parliament against the bill for rating landlords of tone.
mental property to the poor-rate is now in a course of signature in this
town. Should the bill pass, it is, we understand, intended by the land.
lords to cause the stocks in trade, manufactures, shipping, &c. to be
rated to the pour rate, to which they are now actually liable by law.
MELANCHOLY ACClDENT.—Saturday last, a very serious accident
occurred upon the Hetton waggonway,near to Hare Law. As the Rev.
John Branfoot, and John Hewson, primitive methodist preachers, we re
proceeding to their appointments in the country, in endeavouring to
avoid some loaded waggons, they were unfortunately run over by some
light ones coming in a contrary direction. Mr. Hewson was killed on
the spot ; Mr. Branfoot, although severely crushed, was immediately
removed to the Sunderland Infirmary, where he lingered for a few hours
in great bodily pain, but perfectly sensible, and enjoyed the consola-
tions of that religion which he had with distinguished success recom-
mended to others for many years.
On Monday week, a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of Hex-
ham and its vicinity was held in the Moot Hall, John Bell, Esq.
Bailiff; in the chair, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
propriety of petitioning the legislature for a reform in the House of
Commons. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. C. Bird, of Chol.
lerton, John Stokoe, Mr. Matthew Wilson, and other gentlemen.
The operations at the Foxdale mines, in the Isle of Man, are pro-
ceeding with mote than wonted briskness. A vein of upwards of a
yard square of solid metal has been discovered so near the surface that
the roots of the heather are imbedded in the ore. These mines are said
to be immensely productive—the proceeds of three months amounting
we understand, to 14,0001.
MARRIED.—In this town, at St. Andrew's church, Capt. E. Hen.
derson, to Eliza, second daughter of Mr. Flower Humble, of Jeamond
—2Bth ult. at St. John's, Mr. T. Oliver, of this town, grocer, to Elisas
beth, only daughter of James Clapham, Esq. of Hallowell House,
near Ileighington.

LORD ALTIIORP'S NEW GAME. BILL.
An abstract of all the material alterations in the Law, by the
amend the Laws in Engiand relative to Game :
Repeals the Acts from 13th Rich. 11. to 9th Geo. IV. inclusivy,
The possession of game illegal after ten days in dealers, and t. 1.•
days in other persons, from the expiration of the season.
This Act not to affect the existing laws respecting game eatiticat,
except that the duty on game certificates shall be raised to :ti. e
gainEevkeryeepersceriialllcled 6/senor% omthaery Pekrni game, subject to the law of
pass, except gamekeepers.
Persons entitled to the game upon lands of the annual valet et :tisq.
may appoint gamekeepers.
Every person, who shall have obtained annual game certificate, shay
have power to sell game to any person licensed to deal in game, provided
that no game certificate on which a less duty than 61. is chargeable on.
der this Act shall authorize any gamekeeper to sell any game, ext.:l.r,
on the account of his master.
Justices of the peace, upon some day in July, to hold a special acre: ,
for granting licenses to deal in game ; and are authorised, if they this;
fit, to grant to any person, being a householder or keeper of a shop 4,-
stall, a license for one year to buy game, and also to sell the same at one
house, shop, or stall only, kept by him.
Persons so licensed to take out a certificate with a duty of 21. Penah)
for dealing without such certificate 201. Collectors to make out Jim of
persons who have obtained licenses to deal in game, which is to open
for inspection to any applicant paying Is.
Penalty for selling game without a license, and on certificated persons
selling game to others than licensed dealers, 21. for every head of game:
sod She same penalty on persons buying, except from licensed dealers.
Licensed dealers buying from uncertificated persons are liable to Inf.
penalty.
Servants of licensed dealers, acting in the usual course of their (Au
liVent upon licensed premises, may sell for their employer.
alty for trespassing in day time in pursuit of game 21. on convict
don before a justice of the peace ; the leave of the occupier no defence.
where the landlord has the right of killing upon such land, by reserva-
tion or otherwise. Such trespossers not quitting the land when required.
may be asked to give their names and abodes, and in case of refusal
may be arrested and conveyed before a justice, and, if convicted, forfeit
51. but must be brought before such justice within six hours. The pro-
visions as to trespassing not to apply to persons hunting, Ac.
Imprisonment for nonpayment of penalties two months, where the
amount to be paid, exclusive of costa, be under 51. and not exceediag
three months in any other case.
Power of appeal to quarter sessions by giving to the complainant
notice in writing three days after conviction, and seven clear days befor:
such sessions, and within such three days entering into a recognizance
before a justice to try such appeal, and abide the judgment of the cow t.