Star.
London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

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the bkagtees for tbe Town. the Marquis of Tien-
Thus and Colonel WALL,O6II g Mr. Was. tomcat
Mr. Caaatats baows Bit. Alderman Wools, M.P.
Ste. After dinner, when the usual toasts had been
delivered from the Chair, the health of the County
!Vauban was proposed, and received with loud ac-
clamation; when
Mr. Coas rose, and, in a speech frequently inter-
rupted by loud applause, expressed his political sen•
timents in that manly strain of eloquence so peculiar
to himself, and pointed out the miseries arising from '
the present system of Government.
Idr.Wonatiouse also alluded to the depressed state
of agriculture.
The health of the Town Members, the Marquis
of *Tichfield and Colonel Walpole, was also pro-
posed ; when
The Noble MARQUIS rose and returned his best
thanks for the toast they had just drank. This was
the first occasion of his being in the town since the
day when he had the honour of being chosen to a
share in its representation. He could assure them
he rejoiced in the opportunity afforded by this an-
nual meeting for their Members to come among them,
because it gave their Representatives means of
learning their sentiments, and becomfng acquainted
with their wishes; and so highly did he value it, that
as long as he remained in the honourable station he
was holding, he should never willingly fail to take ad-
vantage of the festivities customary in the town at that
season, for the purpose of paying his respects to
the Gentlemen connected with it, He was quite aware
be was meeting on that occasion, which he deemed
purely convivial, persons of all parties and opinions;
and he knew too well what was due to that consider-
ation to say one word that could be thought incon-
sistent with it: but in consequence of the recent cir-
cumstances regarding the Administration, V 1 hich had
placed a near relation of his in nearly the most dis-
tinguished situation a Minister could fill, and by
which he became, in the opinion of many, virtually
the first Minister of the country, and in consequence
of having found, as he had t6"Ws surprise, some per•
sons imagining that his political conduct might re-
ceive some variation from that occurrence, he felt he
owed it in justice alike to himself 'and to his consti-
tuents not to let slip the first moment for observing
publicly, that no step of any relation, connexion, or
friend, however dear to him, or however much the
object of his admiraticin, could possibly produce the
smallest effect upon the performance of the great
duties he owed to his constituents and. the country.
He trusted, in making this one remark, he should not
be considered as having obtruded it; he hoped and
believed it could be offensive to no man ; and he
would cetainfy have abstained from making it at
all, if he had not been apprehensive that his silence
on the subject, when he had that opportunity of de-
daring himsel4 might have allowed doubts to remain,
or might have caused doubts to spring up, in quarters
where he should much regret to hear they had ever
been entertained. He concluded by proposing the
health of the Mayor, observing, that the person who
then filled the office was, all would allow, pre-emi-
nently entitled to their respect and gratitude.
The toast having been drank, with much applause,
Colonel Evenano, in a neat speech, returned thanks.
Several other toasts were given, and the evening
was passed with the utmost conviviality.

In 1791, a pound of fine cotton, which cost 7s. 6d.
was spun into yarn, measuring 97 post miles, of the
value of £22. It was sent to Glasgow, and there
made into muslin, which ,A as presented to her late
Majesty Queen CHARLOTTE.
To such a pitch of perfection has almost every ar-
ticle of machinery obtained, that those only can be-
lieve who witness its wonderful effects. A machine
for the dressing of cloth has recently been erected
in Leeds, which does as much in forty:five minutes as
two men could do in two days ! consequently a num-
ber of industrious workmen are likely to be thrown
out of employment, and with their families, will per-
haps become paupers.
The price of flour on Monday was 30s. 355. to 40s.
a sack. The bakers having generally charged 2d.
per pound for bread, it is proper to give the Public
a calculation of the real expense to the baker. A
bitch of household bread consists of one-fourth of
the finest flour and three-fourths of North country,
or second qualities: The present value of flour to
the baker is not more on this average than 8.55. per
sack, to which must be added for salt, labour, and
profit, 13s. 4d. per sack, and which is held by the
bakers themselves as being fully sufficient. The
expense of a sack of flour baked into household bread,
with a fair profit to the baker included, it therefore
48s. 4d. One sack of flour of this description will
produce 863 2-161 b. weight of bread, and therefore
led. per lb. is the full value, in the present state of
the market, for the best description of household
bread, being as near 7d. for the quartern loaf as pos-
sible. The new Act may do much good when the
Public become acquainted with it ; but 2d. per lb. is
dearer than the quartern-loaf was last week. A
quartern-loaf weighs 41b. 51toa. and a sack of house-
hould flour produces 84 of them.
CROYDON Fain.--Yesterday morning this fair com-
menced with great spirit, and was much crowded by
a respectable-company, seldom witnessed on such oc-
casions. The theatrical booths of Richardson, Gyn-
gel, Cook, antl Rrydges, and other itinerants of the
sock and buskin r and all the sleight of hand talent
fronr London attended numerouslj, and the joskine
in that neighbourhood suffered'Materially from the
mode of performance by the light-fingered gentry,.
Although in the country, 4, Life ss. London" was not
forgotten, and it was played off in prime style; but
the dresses were the chief attraction. The perform-
ances altogether were fair, and the paint and tinsel
which decorated the fair sex in the booths attracted
much attention. This fair lasts for three days, and
the shopkeepers are very conspicuous every year for
•,elling pig and goose.
Saturday se'norght three great fish, of the whale
tribe, but much exhausted, Here taken on a shoal,
near Wexford, and cut up by the country people who
, discovered there--the blubber yielded above 200 Fett
lons of fine clear oil.