Star.
London, England, 1822-02-27 00:00:00

DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS.

Jones and Co. Bagillt, Flintshire, coal-owners. Macnab and
Stuart, Glasgow. Heyward and Booth, Manchester, cheese-
mongers. Isle and Troad, Taunton. coal-merchants. Malett'
and Bishop, Downham-Market, Norfolk, plumbers. Baines
and Co. Liverpool. Cross and Elliot, Gutter-lane, lace-dealers.
I. and J. Swathe, Halifax, carpenters. Houiston and Smith,
Wellington, Salop, booksellers. Barker and Co. Gracechurch-
street, merchants. Barclay and Cuming, Cambridge, coach-
makers. Trigg and Rattcliff, Hertford, timber-merchants.

The Ordnance Estimates have been printed. The
sum voted for 1821 was £1,095,000 ; to be voted for
1822, £1,200,000--difference in favour of the for-
mer year £105,000.
From the official Account of the Payments made
into the Chamberlain's Office,. on account of the Or-
phans' Fund, it appears that the average Monthly
Payment is somewhat above £4,000; and the average
Monthly Balance remaining in the hands of Sir Wit.-
Aht CURTIS, alter each payment so made by him,
exceeds £9OO.

An important Document hasbeen published, namely,
an Abstract of the Returns of Weekly Artivals of
English Wheat at Mark-lane in the years 1819-20,
1820-21, and 1821-2. It appears, from this Docu-1
ment, that the quantity at market in the 20 weeks
from the 29th of September, 1821, to the 9th of Fe-
bruary, 1822, is about seven-tenths more than the
quantity at market for a similar period in 1820-21,
and above six-tenths more than the quantity at mar-
ket for a similar period in 1819-20. It appears,
that after the arrival of the new corn of each year in
the mat ket, there has been a steadiness of prices for
the remainder of the year, and that the increased
quantity of each succeeding crop has tvolatly
lowered the prices.

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, in rising, pursuant to
the notice he had given, to move-the Order of the
Day for taking into consideration the internal state
of the country, wished to call their Lordships' atten-
tion to the Petition which had just been presented.
He was always•disposed to respect the sentiments of
any great body of men, when set forth in a becoming
manner;and he thought their Petition entitled to a
fair and liberal consideration. Nor was it necessary
for him to bespeak that consideration from -their
Lordships, knowing, as he did, that they must be
deeply impressed with the nat.sre of the claim. He
felt that those who now stated themselves to be
aggrieved, were really under pressure, however mis-
taken they might be as to the remedy which they de-
sired should be adopted. It w..s, however, for their
ILordships to exercise their own judgment as to the
state of the case, unbiassed by any other considera-
' dons than those which it immeliately involved. This
course Must afil.rd him the highest satisfaction,
seeing that there was no way more likely to remove
error and to clear up doubts than free discussion—
(Hear, hear). It was his intention, before he con-
' eluded, to submit certain motions to their Lordships,
and the purpose of them was to obtain information
respecting matters in which the country was deeply
I interested. But as their Lordships were aware that
a great subject of national importance had very pro-
perly been taken up in another place, and as measures
were in preparation in consequence, it was thought
advantageous that their Lordships should take a
general view of the state of the country, before any
specific measures, suited to different times and de-
signed for different objects, should come befcre them
for their adoption. With this view he should have
to trouble their Lordships with a few observations
respecting the internal state of the country, and in
reference to the subject of Petitions, which of late
had been brought forward in such numbers. His
great object was to direct their Lordshii,s. attention
to facts as they came before him, authenticated by
the best authority, and from those facts to draw such
conclusions as the nature of them might warrant.
But in doing this it was probable he might find it
necessary to go somewhat further than the imme-
diate object of those motions which he should have
to call upon their Lordships to sanction. First, then,
while contemplating the internal state of the coun-
, try, their Lordships must bear in mind the great in.
crease of population that had taken place all over the
empire, as appeared from the census which had been
made out last year. That increase had been produced
though the country was at war, and many causes
tended to it that in themselves seemed paradoxical.
—ltappeared, according to an accurate Census, that
between the year 1801 and the year 1811, the popula-
tion increased from 10,900,000 persons to 12,500,000,
and the increase from that period up to the last year
1821, made the aggregate number fourteen millions,
thus producing a corresponding increase of one.
seventh in the population. Such an extraordinary
accession to the population of the country was not
confined to any particular class, or to sny particular
district, it extended to all classes, and to all quarters
of the empire. The proportion was the same between
England and Wales ; Scotland was rather less, but
still the increase was considerable. In the manufac-
turing counties the increase was r,reater than in the
others; but it was not by any means confined to those
alone, for the agricultural counties chewed a propot--
tion not much less than they did. It would be quite
• impossible for their Lordships to form a proper esti-
mate of other important circumstances relating to the
state of the country, without bearing in mind this
very material fact. It was not to be forgotten that
within the last thirty years the -population had in-
creased more than it had done for one hundred years
before. He must again observe that the increase was
general throughout all quarters and communities ;
the principle was found to obtain in every direction ;
east, west, north, or south. Another important cir-
cumstance to be considered was the state of the Re-
' venue. He had the satisfaction to see that the Re-
venue last year, as compared with the year befsre,
spewed an increare of more than one million sterling,
excluding from the account all at ticks taxed in ore
year and not in the other. Ile also wished their
Lordships to hear in mind how that Revenue had been
collected. He would boldly state it as a fact. that at
' no former period was there less arrear ; for out of the
immense sum cf twenty-seven millions, there was yet
not more than 5000/. deficiency, in the collection et
which it was necessary to issue Exchequer processes..
It was gratifying to perceive that not only had the
Revenue increased, but that also it had not been
screwed up (if he might be allowed the expression)
by extraordinary Jemands. It had been paid with 'as
much ease and as little difficulty as at any previous
time. Considerable advantages had resulted from
the institution of Saving Banks, and the pr ogress they
had made last year was of itself sufficient to prove
the value they were of to the country. Ile would
show their Lordships, from a Report of the Commis-
sioners for the Reduction of the National Deht, the
increase of last year as cnorpared• with the preceding.
,On the sth of January, 1821, the sumpaid in
I amounted to 777,0011. and on the sth of:January,
1822, it amounted to 1,250,0001. thus shewiug an in.
crease of nearly half a million. Looking at the state
of our foreign commerce, it would be found equally
satisfactor y. It would be feund that the imports had
increased last year to the amount cf three millions, as