Star.
London, England, 1815-01-07 00:00:00

nuatierstheyeertailly have made considerable progress:
The increase in machinery for spinning in France
and Belgium during the existence of the Codisental
Syrte►n, though certainly considerable, cannot be easily
ascertained, but some Idea of the extent may be
formed, horn the increase at Saint Quentin, where, in
1804, there were only 900 spindles going ; and at the
present time there are upwards of 40;000 spindles at
work l In calico printing they certainly excel us con-
siderably, and independent of certain local advan.
tages, arising from the cheapness of provisions, &c.
the striking difference in the relationship of matter: and
workmen, in France, and in England, gives the forme;
so decided an advantage, that if something is not im,
mediately done to put the two countries more nearl-,-
on a level in this respect, the most disastrous conse
quences to this branch of our foreign commerce must
inevitably follow.
In France the laws oblige every workman to have
a book, called a Ltvz►tY, in which his employer, or
the workman quitting his service, is obliged to writ,
down the Cele he has served—how he has conducted
himself, whether he ii indebted to his master, and it
so, to what 11,0101111 t F and no respectable .naster wil
take a dorkman into his employ unless he proch;c:
his I.ltranY for inspection. If the master applied to
does employ the workman, aid he was indebted to
his former master, he is obliged to withhold one-filth
of the workman's earnings until thedebt isdischarged
The cOnsecteace, is, that Master's in France Liv
'the red direction of their own aides. Having no
bin:stiont of their workmen to contronl their operation•
they can have any course of werk executed chic'.
their customers require ; and at the present momec:
they are fully employed in producing deslinr, partl,
done by machinery and partly by blocks, for whic-
orders have been repeatedly sent to this country fro:
various parts of Europe to very considerable exten•
but which the Master Callico Printers have not bet-.
able to execute, because, in consequence of the combi•
nation which, to the disgrace of the country,
suffered to exist, the Journeymen Block Printers will
' neither execute them themselves, nor suffer thei:-
Masters to employ Apprentices to produce them—
thus the trade of the empire is checked, and businers
and employment wantonly and foolishly forced into
the hands of our rivals.

The ignorance of their true interest, thus evinces
by the block printers, is as great and as palpable as
their conduct is vexatious and wicked, for io most a
the designs or patterns which they refuse to work,
there is more actual labour, and consequently emolu-
ment to themselves, than in those which they chuse t
execute.

As reason and common sense are recovering their
dominion in the other parts of Europe, it is to be
hoped that England, through whose exertions chiefly
these events have been produced, will not remain the
only nation exempt from their influence,

Yesterday afternoon, Lord GAMBIER arrived
Downing-street, where his Lordship had an inter.,
view with Earl BATHURST. The Noble Lord pro•
ceeded from the Secretary of State's Office to the
Admiralty. Lord GAMPER left Ghent on Monday,
and landed at Dover on Thursday evening.
Last evening a Messenger was sent from the Fo-
reign Office with dispatches for Viscount Ciarri,l-
- with the Congress at Vienna. The Messen-
ger also took with him dispatches from Count Lives,
the Russian Ambassador.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Bumunaness.
have a numerous assemblage of fashionable* at their
sear, at Stowe, in Buckinghamshire.
The extension of the Military Order of the WO
about to be followed up by an immense Brevet, which
is to include all Captains of three years standing. This
is as it should be. The army bas deserved well of
its country, and in the absence of pecuniary reward,
is entitled at least to honorary distinction.
Letters had been received at Bombay from Benares,
stating that Colonel RICH* RDSOII4I detachment had
received orders to move onwards, in consequence of
the Nepaul people having declared their rescind°. to
resist all attempts at our establishment in the disputed
districts. The troops were expected to pus at least
all the hot months under canvas.
From the Madrid Gazettes to the 20th ultimo :
" BARCRLONA, McLain* 11.-..... The rich Inhabitants of
Via, belonging to some of the first and Noblest houses, have
been thrown low the prison of the Inquisition of this pity. Spore
days ago two State prisoners, unknown, were sent to Montjui
by superior orders."
MAZIUD. enjoy the met petfeci
tranquillity. A general unmet, is talked °finery day."
The inhabitants of the Borough of Plymouth bare
met, and unanimously agreed to petition Parliament
against the renewal of the Property Tax.
A Letter from Liverpool, received this mornirig,
brings the following intelligence:—
" The Reecho, Omand, from hence to Brazils, put bath to
Cork, after being bran& to by an American privateer oo the
10th ukinto, in M. SI. long. S. 32. from which she mimed in
the night, it blowing oo hard when else wee brought to by the
privateer that she could not take pomeesion of her. The fleet
bad all dispersed in a gale, except the Intrepid, which was with
the Commadora when the &mettle ported.
" The Milford. Fowler. offend front Teinnmouth for this port,
was stranded no the ezd ultimo, near Weafeed; most of the
materials saved.
" The Venus. Soderbolm, from *Dee IWNumbers% with*
was onshore near Stade, has got off. after dbekarging pare
of her cargo, and is arrived. The Grace packet arrived at Bar.
bade.. 17th October from Fahnouth, seer besting off a large
Americas privateer two days befote.
" On the nth ult. the schooner Rhode. Wright, front per.
much for this port, laden -with sugar, coat and cotton was
akin by an American schooner privateer, of Boston, earryiqg 11
guns, three Iragues oil Cape Chat. The Rhoda had taken a Past
on board,and was proceeding for Crookheve• when the prienteet
gut between her and the .harbour and ewe be oil and immedi-
ately took possession, stripplog thi Caputo and spew of {belt
clothes, itc: and seat the erew oo shore.

" 11w Moscow, Stoddarteftmo MIMI* to Hamm* pam
tell from Os convoy and caber vassals on tko nth Notompber,
in lat. U. km. 10. On the neck pit. spoke tie kliddings. Ber.
cloy, has, Clyde for CdOkind Jamaica. Tim Alamion
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takes ac and Mow. Ai NOP "4.•