Star.
London, England, 1831-10-01 00:00:00

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DEAL, Sept. 30.—The contraetors for supply-
ing fresh beef and vevtahles, have received' eiders this
morning to hold themselves in readiness to supply.asurd-
roe. (with a crew of about heo thousand men j w • are
ordered to repair to the Downs immediately. The. Naval
Hospital, which was opened in consequence of the fleet of
Sir Edward Codrington being here, and which was expected
to have been shut up this week, is to remain open.
The Marquis of Palmella strived in Paris on
Wednesday, and held an immediate communication wi h
Don Pedro. The loan for the patriotic cause of Portugal was
said in Paris to hare been concluded. The Terceira Regency
can command 8,000 fighting men, three frigate*, and some
smaller craft : they are to sail under a blue and white flag,
and Don Pedro offers to command in person.
The Counties of Hertford and Kent have held
considerable meetings, and agreed to petition the !AMA.—
We do not enlarge, important as are the meetings of such
great communities; because It would be to repeat the same
round of arguments. The gentlemen and the people of
England are everywhere doing their duty.
There were a variety of repnrts at the principal
Club-houses last night respecting the destination of the
troops embarking on board Sir L. Codrington's squadron.
Regiments of Militia from this country will rep:Ace the
regular troops leaving Ireland.
The Lords assembled today, but chiefly for the
purpose of enabling the Lord Chancellor to procce.l with
appeals. The case of " Hicks v. Moran;" was further
heard.

A number cf Peers have met together for the Inst
two days. for the purpose of concerting measures of opposi-
tion to the Reform 8.11. Several leading Members of the
Opposition In the Lower House were also present.
Last night a new writ was ordered fat Dorches-
ter' on motion of Mr. Holmes, in the room of Lord Ashley
(Lord Shaftesbury's son), who vacated by accepting the
Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, and for the purpose
of starting, on the high Tory and Ansi-Reform interests,
against Mr. Ponsweby, for Doesetshlre.
F. C. Knowles, Esq. a son of Admiral Knowles,
opposes Sir John Byng at Poole.
The new Sitetiffs proceeded yesterday by water
to Westminster Hall, and were sworn in, with the usual
formalities, in the Court of Exchequer, after the usual culo-
gluons on their respective merits by the Recorder.
The new galleries in the House of Lords have
been completed. A good deal of opposition bring off red to
the proposition to meet in the day-time for the discussion of
the Reform Bill, it is determined that the debate on the se-
vend reading, at all events, shall take place in the evening,
commencing peremptorily at five o'clock.
At the close of the poll at Guildhall yes'er-
day, Mr. Pearson addressed the Livery, and impeached the
sincerity of Sir Peter Laurie. A question was raised about
a presentation to Christ's Hospital, and about the compara-
tive charity of the two candidates, when the Lord Mayor
came forward, and stated that he paid 400 guineas to become
a Governor of the Hospital. and Sir Peter enjoyed his pri-
vilege only by virtue of his gown ; and he impeached the
liberality of Sir Peter when Sheriff: The voice of the ball
was adverse to Sir Peter, for there is a want of distinctness
in his declarations about teforn,.

The Freeholders of Surrey met yesterday in the
open air at Epsom, Harvey Combe, Esq. High Sheriff, in
the Chair. Mr. hiaberly, Mr. Dennison, Mr. Briscoe, and
Mr. Morrison, made speeches ; and the petition to the Lords
was passed unanimously.
btu night a most Numerous and highly re-
spectable meeting of the Parishioners of Islington, was held
at lons's Riding.school, Upper-stmt, Islington, to petition
the House of Lords to pan the Reform Bill.
Yesterday evening a ntomerous and highly re-
spectable was held at the Vestry-room, Claris-street,
Connt.Clarden, for the purpose of petitioning the House of
Lords to the
‘t Reform Bill without delay; Church-
warden Be MI in the Chair. The Meeting unanimously
voted a petition.
A Petition from the inhabitants of Deal, very
numerously signed, was on Thursday evening forwarded to
End Grey, for presentation to the House of Lords, in favour
of the Reform Bill.
The Nottingham petition wa, signed by 11,000,
and Leicester petition by 7,000.
C•1111BRIDOESHIRC ItEPRESENTATION.The
Commit., which bin hitherto conducted that election of Lord
Frans Godolphin Osborne for Cambridgeshire has received
from him a letter, of which the following is a copy a—Gog-
magog Hills, Monday, Sept. 2tl.—" Dear Sir,—ln answer
to your letter, which I received this morning before I leR
London, I beg to state that I have received no intimation of
his Majesty's intention to call me up to the House of Peers;
but at the same time I think it my duty to inform you that
it is my intention to vacate my seat in the HAM of Com-
mas as soon as the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills have
passed that House, by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.
" P. GODOLPHIN OSBORNE."
DORIETSHIAL ELECTlON.—Yesterday, grati-
fying accounts of the probable result of the election for
Donetshlre were received by Mr. Ponsonby's Committee.
Meetings have been held at Sherborne, Poole, Lynne
Shaftesbury, and Bridport, at which resolutions were entered
into in support of Mr. Ponsonby.
On Saturday, the 18th, Lord Ashley came down
in the mall-coach, with a eart-lood of handbills, tor the put.
pee of opposing Mr. Ponsooby, and has been ever since
canvassing. This opposition, however, will only add to the
triumph which we are more artain of than at the last coo.
test. All that lawyers, money, exhortations, threats, and
entreaties can do, has been done these tco days past; but
Lord Ashley and Co. will find that the Dorset 111C11 who so
nobly defeated Mr. Bakes and his one hundred and twenty
five-shilling bludgeon-men, are made of the same stuff of
which their ships are made." This is the day of nomination,
and reparations are making in every direction to repel the
libel that we had relaxed in the cause of reform.

CH* amouvit, 12 o'CLocx —Lord Ashley has
just finished canvassing this village, but has not even obtained
the support of the clergyman ! He ptoceeds next to Lyme,
travelling in a rat-chaise, with three lawyers.
Dtt 31.1 it PETITION, SEPT. 30.—The examina-
tion of witnesses in support of the petition proceeded very
slowly both yes trday and to-day, in consequence of the nu-
merous legal objeclion taken by Mr. Harrison, in the discus-
sion of which much time was occupied. Three witnesses
were examined yesterday, one of whom (Mr. John Rogers)
deposed to sets of bribery, though he claimed the protection
of the committee when asked any question which tended to
criminate himself. Ile stated that ite had been engaged to
canvass voters by Mr. Courtney, who was one of the cooduot•
ing agents of Mr. Shaw and Lord Ingestris This day the
almost entire time of the committee was occupied in hearing
the arguments of counsel on both sides in support of and
against the proof of the agency of the witness Sharman,
who was examined on'the second day of the investigation.
It is said that the Malt Duty this year will
amount tu five millions. Last year it vat only three and a
half millions. If this should turn out to be the fact, it
shows that the consumption of malt liquor has greatly in-
creased, and proves the use of the Beer Shops. I: is stated
that the gin trade is falling utE
Dm. Wttar ELY.—The elevation of Dr. Whately
to the archiepiscopal see of Dublin reflects equal credit an
the ministry and on the object of their choice. He is to-
tally unknown to, and unconnected with the goveratuent
and owes his appointment solely to his high character.—
Sheffield Courant.
EXOTICS.—Since the discovery of the New
World, our English gardeners have produced 2.314 ra.
tittles of trees and plants from America, and upwaids tai
1,700 from the Cape of Good Hope, in addition to many
ttiousande which have been brought from China, the bast
Indies, New Holland, various parts of Attica, Asia, acid
Europe, until the list of plants now cultivated in thus country
exceeds 120,000 varieties.
INCREASE or LEGALISTS.—An important fact
connected with lawyers isthe enormous increase in their rAI 1..
bet within the last ten years, during which time the nunititr
of attorneys in the metropolis has augmented day per ct
There has also been a corresponding increase in the country
and in other branches of the profession. It arises, no doubt,
from the increasing number and perplexities of the laws,
wldch have rendered additional guides, commentators, ex.
pounder, and interpreters indispensable ; or it has arisen
from the large fortunes suddenly amassed by dealers in this'
black art, which have tempted more than a fair proportion
of the consmanity to embark in so lucrative a calling.
It appears that in the Bce years Irom 1824 to
1839, the consumption of Port wine fell off 227,000 gallops.
Our 'sapient legislators ascribe this to commtrelal regula-
tions; but if the knew the state of the country, they would
know that the people, for some years past, have been unable
to indulge in wine.