Star.
London, England, 1830-01-19 00:00:00

CAVA IRV.

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Regiments of Life Gds. S Cuirastders--Fotming the Ca.l 3
Regiment of Horse Gds./ valry of the Household Troops i t
Regiments of Dragoon Gusrds .. ..
7
Regiments of Heavy Dragoons (lg. 2.1, and 6th) .. S
Regiments of Light Dergoons (3d, 4th, lltb, 13tb, and 14th) 3
Regiments of Hussars (7th, Stb, 10th, 13th) ... ... 4
Regiments of Lancers (9th, 14th, 16th, and 17th) .. 4

Reif:nests of Regular Cavalryt
Royal Horse Artillery.
Royal Waggon Train.

INFANTRY.

Regiments of Guards (Ist Grenadier)--Forming tbe In-
fantry of dm Hoosebold Troop' ...
Regiment of Royal Artillery
Regiment of Royal Beginners
Regiment of Royal Staff Corr
Regiments of the Linet
Rile Brigade ...
West India Regiments ...
Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)
Cape Corps, ditto
Royal Africsn ditto ...
Royal Veteran Battalions
Royal Veteran Companies (for service in
and New Sou& Wales)
Royal Malta Fencibla Regiment

.. ..

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MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
Ordnante, Commissariat, Medical. &c.
• Dukes of Wellington. Cumberland, Cambridge, Gloucester,
and Prince Leopold of Sase•Coburg.
$ In the ttb Regiments et Cavaky three are Irish, and three
Scotch; and in the 99 Regiments of Infantry *is are Irish. live
Scotch Lowland Rebitrients, eight Highland ditto. and one Welch
(Fusileers.)
The Royal Malta Feasible Regiment is a Maltese Regiment.
officered by Maltese; and in the Ceylon Regiment the men are
Celionese.ollicered partly by English and natives. These are the
only two Foreign Regiments in the King's service; forming in the
whole an effective military force of about 150.000 men for the pre-
sent year.

LIMERICK. Jan. If.
The depot oldie rich Regiment have arrived at Buttevant from
Cork. Tbe bead-quarters of this corps will not arrive Crum Corfu
in ',naiad until March next.
The depot el the 74th have moved from Dottevant to Cork. The
regiment is daily expected from Bermuda.
The nth 111111111tIlt will also retttu home from Medlin en lithjg
relieved by the gal Regintestfrom this garrison.
The Mich Foot, or Old parnerusiene, have tot the usual asslMf
titian of force on being appointed to the Madras action.
General air George Dm. Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar,
lamed a nowt complimentary General Order to Liniment Co-
lson o'oBlo'll. the oaken and soldiers at Om 73d Reglimenton
Gabes*. for Malta.
Deoleomat Gorse, gild Highlanders has beep withdrawn from
the deadliest of the Reginteet stationed at dill, for the purpose
of
taking thug, of the fleglawtial Sat appointments eighth's*.
"torten of Me corps at Klikenoy.
A Letter has been received from the Cape of Geed Hope. dated
the leth October, by a gentleman la this City, from an talker is
board the John Cr. lg. free trader, which sailed from Plymouth on
the inn July, for India, with detachments for the Sigh. 711d1017111•1
usehagyloo Regiment.. They reached the Cape ow the lltliAlipiae..l
usher, all well, after a very plower pawn,. hangs, most
weather yearly the whole way. The South East wind hav-10F,601
✓et M with great airy, prevented them from Opt** ba frnbilar
of wow and We mesh, of tv Web they Mee Is ithel
funstair May et the Cep ire. take emeettels, p
vellee with the lead was peuvensed. Mee the weir ellsegei
ehep eireettel le resit Add ekteeete flesdeeintie de wile mem
Chreaide.

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PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

Sta.— A,s the Session of Parliament approaches, con-
sidering the STA a a strong political paper, anxious to
direct the legislative powers of the country to its, int-
provement upon sound constitutional principles, I con-
fidently anticipate a fall and faithful report of parlia-
mentary debate in its columns. This duty you have the
means of discharging, and you must not fail in its per-
formance. For some of your morning contemporaria,
however, I have an improvement to suggest which is not
equally practicable, and consequently net to be expieted
in an evening paper. I allude to the snots of twentY.foUr
columns and thirty columns, of which latter class it is
said there is one in contemplation. Seeing how sadly
puzzled they often are for matter to fiU their pages; I
flatter myself they will be grateful for any assistance.
You are aware how essential the manner and action of
the orator are to give due effect to his speech ; how ml-
terially they assist in conveying the full forte of his
meaning. I have seen a Member of the Commons, who
continued fumbling with his hat all the time he was speak-
ing. His servant always handed him his worst hat when
he anticipated a long speech. Another has been ob-
served to enforce his argument by thumping the table.
I would suggest then as an improvement in the Parlia-
mentary Report in these huge papers a lithographic por-
trait of the orator, in his proper dress and attitude, in the
margin of the sheet containing his speech. The leather
breeches would shew at a glance that you were reading
the speech of a country gentleman ; if the " hair stood
on end" on the bead, it would point out the member for
Someraetshire ; and the mustachios would proclaim a
hero of Wnte:loo. It is only nectstary to refer to the
theatres to demonstrate the value of this improvemnt.t.
How much do his beard and his cloak contribute to give
due effect to the speeches of Shylock ? Is it to be sup-
pased that Sergeant oi:scow would not hare le-n more
successful in his Usury Bill had he assumed tl:e cosine.°
of the Jew ? It is not, therein*, Vie re; ot al rc.e of the
Speech that would be assisted by this mode of illustration,
but the orator himself would be taught to study what wet
appropriate and in character. Thus the portrait of tl.e
orator, if placed behind the Speck •r's chair, would indi-
cate that he was an advocate for the doctrine of non-in.

terference ; and the portrait of a Member speaking with
his hands deep in his neighbours' pockets would exhibit
the Chancellor of the Exchequer oreaing the budget. I
do not claim for this suggestion the merit of originality;
a similar mode of illustrating their contents is adopted in
some of the weekly papers.

lows, Ste.

A. HINT.

THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
SI R—Let those who doubt that such general didresa
and disorder can originate in one simple cause, visit the
seats of our manufactures, and observe the corresponding
condition of all classes, except, perhaps, the great capi-
talist, who still contrives, by the redoubled employment
of his machines, to sustain the depreciation of wages that
overwhelms every other. When the industry of the ope-
ratives becomes unproductive, that of the field labourers
who provide their subsidence, will be reciprocally de-
pressed. The same occurs in every relation, and the
powers of consumption become paralyzed. The powtn
loom will only purchase the small portion of the
labour of the ploughman, and of the thresher, required for
the support of those few connected with its action. There
can be no co-relativeness or sympathy between the steam

engine that gives power and motion to hundreds cf
aided by a small portion of adults and children, and the
bands of adult operatives it displaces and supersedes.
Could we apply the same powers to agriculture, and with
like results, the same effects would obviously be produced.
Thus applied to both objects we then might give away or
export their products; for, to sell to a population that I.as
nothing to offer in exchange but tears and supplication:.
would be impossible. Humanity would then have no re-
source but in charity ; and are we not actually on the.
verge of such a state of things ?
On the other hand, so long as the labour of one man,

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however divided, can be exchanged against that of
another, a natural barter ensues, which is the only cer-
tain element of prosperity and happiness. The produce
of each will then exchange at such prices as cannot fail
to afford to the producer those necessaries and comforts
which his long-formed habits and opinions hare assigned
to be the indispensable appendages of his particular sta.,
tion in society. He does not sell for less, because he
need not, for every producer can and must charge for that
labour which will include the charges of every description
required for his subsistence. The welfare of the la-
bourer, operative, or agricultural, is then truly in his
own keeping and discretion. The money price of com-
modities will not disturb him ; because corn being at a
monopoly price, and tythes, taxes, rents, and labour, rela-
tive, his domestic dealings will remain always the
the same ; price will then rest oniktrue basis; for, as con-
sumption will be reciprocal, so will be the supply mid
demand. Neither will a fit currency be wanted to eii-
oulate commodities at those prices, which our inevitab e
systems of monopolies demand. I do not aver that no
party will be worsened by this equilibrium, but it will be
the one only that gathers the undue harvest, for which
be has neither toiled nor risked.

It has been demonstrated by Mr. Ptravis, and otLers
before him, that low prices do not tend to increase our
exports, but the reverse. Those who sell at high prices,
can buy after the same manner. Nations cannot deal but
as buyers and sellers on an equality ; and we have beside
the evidence of facts. Let it not be supposed because
I inveigh against the consequences of the introduction of
power looms, and such Bristroan monsters, that I would
stop every wheel, spindle, and every process that machi-
nery can alone perfectionate at a moderate cost, and that
but for these means would bo confined to the rich alone.
Let steam power still spin our cotton yarns, make pins,
crop cloth, print, polish, grind, stamp, cut and raise water,
coal, sad conform its gigantic operations for the cowmen
interest of ail ; for these processes, though various, e.O
not in fact displace such immense portions of humid
industry. We can afford the sacrifice better than any
ishsv nation ; but we must reserve our coarse and general
fabrics, that clothe the greater part of the people.
In a following letter I shall attempt nosett the ease.;
tion, so often repeated, that industry, 'driven eat of iris
channel, finds a new occupation, and to show by what
means we may return to a natural system, not certainly
pleilisout some sacrifice, but partial and moments o het
esmpmed with our existing state.
1 sok .M. ke.
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VI.YOSIS.

NZW FARRINCIDON DIA11111111:—THIS. DAY. '
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