Star.
London, England, 1828-10-24 00:00:00

MAIDSTONE, OCT. 23.

This morning ushered in one of the wettest days that
.we remember for some time. The arrivals of strangers,
however. have beeq numerous. Mr. Cubism came in
about seven o'clock this morning. As soon as his pre.
Bence was announced, he was waited °pots by many of
those who take in active part in opposing the promoters
of the Meeting. From the excessive activity, or rather
comps nion, int() which the county has been thrown, one.
wbuld suppose chat
.a contested election was about to
tate place. Every hew' fur iiishes a fresh handbill'frons
from one_ side or the oilier. The opposers of the Bruns.
wick Clubs arc mostly lli,senterii, of the Unitarian per.
suasion, and they have been extremely active. They
hive formed general avid local Committees...the latter
in Rochester, and other places in the county. •rhe.ritun-
her of Catholics in Kent is very small f. none at all, 1
believe, ate to be found in Maidstone—so that the mea-
sures taken in their favour proceed altogether from the
Dl•unting body.
-It deserves to be noted that two men who attempted
to sing 44 l'd be a Brunswicker, tkc." and another bal-
lad reflecting on the Clubs, were prevented from doing
so last night by the beadles. But this being market
day, when, by prescription, the liberty of the yoke may
be indylged in with impunity, the ragged minstrels took
advantage of it, and making the echoes of Maidstone
ring with "I'd be a Bruns* icker, Ste." during the
greater part of the day.
' The Anti-club Committee held their sitting at the
Mout Tavern. to concert measures for the Meeting.
Lord Darnley and Lord Clifton arrived at the Bell
Inn about two o'clock to-day.

JAIL COBBETTS DINNSR. •
It having been announced by Mr. Cobbett, ht his
Rtgister three weeks ago, Vat he would on thi; day
dine at the Attie Tavern, Maidstone, when he would be
hkppy to have the company of a ay Gentlemen who might
chose to meet him, a conssderable body of farmers mid
others, notwithstanding the unfavourable Klee of the
weather, assembled at the above place at three
o'clock, the I our appointed for dinner. In the early
part of the day Ms. Cobbett eshibired some eats
of his Indian Coin, which were Viewed with great
interest by the farmers. At four o'clock the c• in-
Ploy sat down to an excellent. substantial dinner,
for which only 99. a head were charged. Mr. Russell
Wed the Chair, ,upported on his right by Mr. Cubists.
Amongst the Company were Mr.'Cohbelf, youngest
son and Mr. French, the barrister. Atter dinner the
anent* was very much increased bye body of farmers,
Who had been prevenied by market business (trim being
plesent at the dinner. so that shortly offer the removal
ef the cloth, the room contained as many as could find
accommodation in i..
The. CHAIRMAN, a 4 soon as the cloth was removed,
proposed the health of •'The King"with three times three.
A Gentleman in the Company requested that, as all
the tables bad not been yet liupplied with wine, the twits
bk deferred for a few minutes. Upon which—
The CHAIRMAN remarked, that as his Majesty was
then. be uodetotood, but very poorly, it was desirable
that. in order to be in time, the Company should drink
bi 9 health....-The coat was then drank.
Toitot The People—the source of all lesitimate power."
Tesit—.4 Apieoltore is all lea branches; sod may every poor
aw trojory iM birmilige,
Toes--m OM and- Religiosa.l4berty *sailboat the wait"—
lirook with mykrait.
Tosat--01 lila Liberty of tile Preis:" to vriakb, a Gestlesso
=111,6004 As as otaraisaorio—P The pegeakeg Boo*,
the mast was drink with *phut.

Taant—" The Maki. of Year.".—Three does three, i
The Chairman deo. at the airbag soilaitatlins of• the company.
letter the usual apology for a great sold. comma to all singers, sang
'the " Men of Kent--the loyal, brave and free."
Cratiman—Gratkmen, I give you " The lien of Kent, and
may they he at their post to-niorrow, and irarnso du their duty....
Applause.
CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen. I presume you all anti•
cipate the toast lam about to give. To slie too
highly of isle subject, both as regards general intima-
tion, and hi. readiness to speak hold to wise and ai etios•
but the troth, is impos,ibie. You will- dili, .it with
three time. three; and 1 hope we shall all learn, triark.
and inwatdiy digest what he has got to say. • Mr. Coh.
hetes good health, tirntlemen. You will glee. k: an&
three timed three, is a shout and good fire.

The tout was drank with duce times three'and vent
applause:

Mr. Coenar then mounted the table, and as boon as
the acclamations with which he was received had sub-
sided, he addressed the Meeting as follows—. 4 Gentle-
men, you will be very gla 1, I am sum to dispense with
my wasting any of your time in tenoning thanks fir
your hindnesx in any tuna! manner. Suffiee it to say,
that I feel it as I ought t:, do; that I will endeaioui
to repay it, not by wasting your. time, but by at once
communicating to you whatever information 1 possess,
and which has led me to form the opinions I enteitlin
with regard to the.transactjoos of to-morrow. In first
signifying my intentions to dine here t •-day. I hid
simply al view the object of showing some of 'roe a
sample of Indian corn, and explaining to you the, tia-.
ture of the cultivation id it. which I had adopted.; tot'
my mind has since that time been so occupied with the
matter which is to be discussed to-morrow; it his.**
So closely engaged in -the examination of the facts Ma-
t.ng to the question, as to bring me to the condom, n that
todns we alter the present state of things, we shall have
neither Indian coin nor anything eke left to u--(Ap-
plauses. Suppose me to introduce with great and general
' success, as I shall Jo, the cultivation of Indian corn into
tsis country. Suppose you, upon your (aims. shall be
able to raise 100 hoshels of corn to the am, following
' that crop With one ol whew, which shall equal any two
coops that you ale able to row at present—suppose
' you are able tiros to provide all the means of comfort
for the perm., and Ow you succeed in supplanting by
' Indian corn the accursed and degrading root the per.
tato—suppose for a moment all this—what avail will
'it be to us, for will there not be ten fold tithe laid
upon it?—(lotid cheers). A man at present may
well be afraid to make any kit/ •vement in his tom—
lite will he afraid to let it go beyond his own lamb-
!yard that his ammo. at improvement have been
attensled wilt any success. Me a will tremble at the
very thought of haying the Parson look over his hedge
and see what crop he has got-H(alters and a laugh)
Unless, Gentlemen, we change this state of thumb—
unless, by what we shall do to-morrow, we .'e some-
thing to alter this chndition of • ors, it is vain that we
meet. Yon hear a great deal of empty talk ab••ut a hat
is c.•lled Cats olic EmancipatOn. We do not want CA
Oldie Emancipation—what we want is, that we shall
have o.rr own earnings, to enj•y them ourselves, and,
not that a man shall ind, Is•rwever successful in busi-
nisi, at the end of two or three years, that he has
been able to get up very little, though his exertions
nave been beyond almost the ability at human nature;
at the same time that he sees the dependents i f
the Aristocracy passing by them with it haughty air,
expecting he will take his hat off for them—ani that is
'the state of every farmer ki the towns y—(Cheers).
The Wilier. then, I say, who does not make the attempt
to deliver himself nut of it deserves to be kept in that
state—(Cheers). Gentlemen, the Meeting to-morrow,
will be one of the greatest imp. lance. and will be
thought so by the whole kingdom. The state of the ease
is this I—the wretched people of Ireland—and I believe
there is not such a wretched people—no negroes Witte
West Inaiel, nn vassals any whine, no wretches under
the sun, have been treated in sound and barbarous a
manner as-the poor lush. 'lbis people, I say•-•-or rather
all the senlobk purr of them. are disposed to look to,
sot the bawling: of interested Festiva, not the voting'
!of Associations, not tie petitioning of 'Peers and ex-
peewits, who, after all, only want to have their
share of the plonder-o-these p• ()plc all look With
hope for their deliverance from the people of Eng-
land—(Cheevs). On the people of England do they rely
—tin the people of England must they rely. The talking
of a deliverance from this or that Lord Lieutenant—
Ithe talking of get;ipg assistance from Franc--; and
setting' up an opposition to England, all this is nonsense;
for it must be clear to any man of reason that this
country, with its papilla' mos with • it: pos.essions—fot
it has not only the oche* of England, but of Ireland
into the bargain, and ever reaJy to pour to its armies
into that country—it must, •1 say, be appaient that
there is no deliverance that way for Ireland. The),
therefore, are I,mk ng to the people of England : and
it is important fur sou to bear in mind that the whole
people of this country look, up to the people of Kept
for an example for them to follow—(Cheers). The
course of proceedings tons ,crow, will be. as I think,
thus, or something, very near it. The High Shard&
Gentlemen, in the advertisement fur calli g a'bleet;•
ing, proposed to you to slinsider the propriety of
petitioning Parliament, calling Alison that Parliament to
adopt such spe.asuies vs they-think best talc•il.tiel .to
P support the •otestant-Ustablishment in Ostrich Jaati
State. Now, the Brunswickers have been putting their.
own interpretations can the words of she High Sherd,
not dreaming, in their haughty bosoms. that other-, may
be all the while putting Doer •constructions on those
same words c.f such great Latitude so mean-ng. The
Brunswickers. Gentlemen, come for wird with a petition,
begging the Parliament wit to grant any further' con- i
cessmns to the RoM in Catholics. The other paity, arzd,
there war n•-t the smallest doutt• of their bring, sir
the man at Maidstone sail, tarred with the same bomb,
will propose an adjournment ; that is to say, th •t nothing
at a.I shall be done. So many thousands shall be brought
together; and then shall disperse without doing anything.
But, Gentlemen, Ave being .met, are we to be thus se-
?seated without doing anything T—((hems). Now as to
this question • (Catholic Enianerpation, the negative of
which is to be•proposed, I can wily say that tgo along
with the B. unswickers, and I am fro no Ensaneipatom
at all; and I'd t.ll you why. The-e two words Catholic
Emancipation, mean really mailing' eke than this—the
freeing from all restraints which portent the Catholic ,
A t istocracyand la w yers from getting e share°, the taxer
that is what it is. B.ing hotly interpreted, pot into as
datum a compass as possible, Catholic Kin . nripation
signifies in one word ropery—(elieers and laughter)
In the year 18'15 a*Bill was brought in to tarty this!
Emancipation, and it was proposed that two things
should be done. The one was, that the forty-shilling
reeholders ot -Ireland, • the Dissenters and P. otestant -,
as well as Catholics, should be disfrat.chised ; that
is to say, not permitted to vote at •elections, and thits
be deprived of. the little bit of liberty which yet 1:C..;
maimed to them; the other thing was more material;
and a thousand times asorclutpudees....sumely, that
we Enlist Protestants should be lazed to pay seta-

atiepstotopoifilte Cion,atolioli Priest.
uinkedlrtanoide.
biSts asciim;opidentaikri:
it was never thought of in this vivid Wore. Only
think. bete are the Clergy of tour Church constantly d•
pouncing t'.e Catholic religion as idolatrous and dam-
nable; and here we have our Government callingocitU
to pay tt.e Priests for carrying on that vety damnable
idolatry —(Cheersand laughter). So gioss an affront to.
the senses of men was reser °ailed bets fr; and I di
ye. ily hel'eve. or rather I speak it will the knowledge
of :he
and Mr.
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r.iiutnheast el e n
es
iftionit
coons at
t atrtohremmy eff
meeting
sitith
at
te pen.
Winchesterb
" .his abominable measure would have been earned.—
Therifore, I say. Gentlemen, we have no oecaiion to
cry ourfor Emancipation ;we don't want it—we watt
a gem ral Einuncipsiion. The Catholics, if they please.
may partake of it ; but we would as lid have our Braga -
ciliation instead of theirs and have it Seat too, it they
like it—(A laugh anal cheers). So far then with re
sped to what is to take place to-mot:ow. The Bruns-
oickersi you may espect. will, with all due solem-
nity. lola about the d 'neer of inuoducine Popery. not
forgetting the fut. of Smithfield, and the water anc
idolatry. and all that—and they will urge you to believe
that the Catholics Want to bring the Pope from Rouse
—(A laugh). Well, let the Pape stay at Ron.e lot us at
as.y rate. The other patty, on the contrary. will talk
to you of the policy of renativitig disqualifications. that
the purple should live in harmony. and about English
mea Wag spared the expense of keeping as unequal
system in Ireland. arid )cin will hear it iotnanatended
to ahsean from violence, and all that. New both sides,
I don't hesitate to say, are hypocrites, and he nudes.
stands nothing died it wliodoes not think the same.—
What vie want, and whet theirish want too, is Mao-
cipation from tithes—(Much cheering). 1 havelstated
br a paper. which some a f you, I dare say. have read,
1114 the tithes were insti uted upen a principle of
Charity—that they were given in nest far the relief
of the +not, for building and repairing churches, end
the like cliaritabk objects. There were then no poor
. rates, to he sure ; neither were there any Do.senters;
but the whole expense of religion and ns.nitaining
the punt was borne by the Clergy. who had the 'unit.
in trust to do so. - These trusts. I say it with coo&
dence. and I can be answered if l am wrong. for what I
say will he reported and seen ehewitese—l do say that
these trusts are perfect this very day. 'five has been
no law to abrogate them; and if we coeld only enloics
the law as it exists, we could make the Clergy sapposi
the poor this nit ment. This 1 say with confident,.
andl defy any lawyer to show that I am wrong.—But
ihough we have the law, Gen lemen. we Ewe not Use
, power ti. elitorce it—they have got the poses ; and we
have nobody to assist us in geitiog -nine of it to catty
the law into effect. BirC surely. (;esittemen, it vie cannot
do that','wei can *appeal in the Pashameot ale so; We
.10 not want all at once t • withdraw our .weans from
the porn; we don't want to see the poor labourers with
their families 5185 ye. and we would therefore consent to
:toy. them in a Certaid degree ; but surely we may astr
Pa lian.ent to take a part ol what will teed them from
out St the property originally set apart for their relief.
It that is not reasonably, I know not what is; and 1
.hall propose it tromor sow. If their taking all this mass
of property, thew tithes, prebends, Laud., Bishops'
manors, which have since increased to a degree to as to
,excite wonder—if the keeping of this property would
make the Clergy do their duty, trah) even still I woroNd
scruple to give it them.
We regret that, f om the lateness id the hour. we
ate obliged cut short. our seri( if Mr. Cobbett's
speech. As soon as he bed done, hi tieeged leave,
having been up early, that morning, to re i.e.
At the coniclusson of Mr. Cobbert's adatess, from a
party assembled near th; door these were loud coin
for Mi. Atelier,• who had interrupted bits during his
speech, to come forward ; the Gentleman, howeves, did
act present himself to the company. •
The CHAIRMAN then remarked he should he Kapp)
to hear any replies to, or observations tesre-ti g. "hat
had fallen from Mr. Cobbett. No one appeasing in
dined to speak, he again gave a Mr. Cobbetes health:*
which was dia. k with three times three. After which
he briefly stated that the County Meeting had originated
in an anonymous advertiseitieui, but via it would non
lead to an expression of the voice of the toui,ty, and
.gave as a toast—
" May the wind in Chelsea Reae% never drive auto bipenehnsers."
Mi. BLINICHAtt jun. from the crowd assembled near
the door, cried out, " Put C•obbett in the place 44 show
he abuses, and he will do the same thing a. those be
abuses." This caused snow clamour.

' Mr. CROATr. the V.ee•Pte-ittent, then intern' ted In
'address the Alerting, b..t, from the noise that prevatleJ
near the d o , was inaudible.

Mr. Cosivit ohtestred, that he had been busily en-
gaged suite I •ur o'clock in the nintning, trod must beg
leave to sett, e "to tecrtot hn itiengeh. that he might be
'able on ttie f',ltovang day to serve the' county ; and
quitted the rur,in mows' litud appl, use.
The bract') of the 4.3141011A1l was then drank; end the'
Meiting separated.
The mad this day from the Metropolis to Maid
unite esitibiled a lively scene, lom the rapid move- I
-*lent of carriage. of all sorts, conveying persons 14 II e
lades, to be toady to attend' the Meeting- this day at
ftoeisclen Heath. It is e.timuted that 'upwards °I
1003400 individuals of all grades would be present. in
conbequeoce ot.the imprudent invitation given by the
1311inbsvieket. s. to the Men 4‘f Kent M assemble tofeti-
Lion against the Catholic Claims. •
•

NV RN I ING

LOA 110. N.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 24, IMO.

PEUCK OF srucxs AT POUR 011,0C1L.
•Ilasl Stock Will 71 1 India bads 96 5
S per Cent.lted• 115 i i l South Sea Stock
I 3 per Ca. Cite& 96 51 1 Oki Annvitieellej
31 per Cent. 94 3j 4/ 3 per Cent. 1751
3t per Cept. Bat. 941 41 ' AlOO9 Bache+ Hills 75 6
• New Ct 1 / I i5OO Ditto /5 0
4 per . .. 191,
4 per Cent. 18.26, 1011 1 Awe and .12UU Ditto 75 0
Long Ann. • Commercial
India Stock • ' • Conouls Inc Met. 064 1
poititlim lliwiliS, TWO 0 i Len 1.
Brazilian Me. 5 pCt: 65 41 1 Slez Bd.. 5 p Ct.
Do. At. t. 651 41 / .Do. Ace. 291
Buena A yeti MI .tis. C. 501 El 1 Mee,1kte,10254,7 Q.
1). Asp. 0* 391 411
.• ' I
1 Do. Acct. 39
.so.l.l.tan li, . 6 peret. Purteg.tkle.spC.
Do. howls, i 81/44, 191 . Do Acct. 561 71 7
bo Acct Hoe al Biwa. Ude. Illeg, 5 pCz.
LE niok lido. 3 pt.:t. . • Do Atm 9EI
Do. Acct. 511 . Spanish Ode 5 p Ct. 114
Greek 11.1..11165. SeCt. In •• . * Do. Amt. /14 •
BRITInH 'AND FUKKION 311 ARKS. TWO tr.CLOCII.
wane. . ran..
Aelle Altaic', 100 91
tkasilian . . • 35 99
Ditto National 25 _5 "• 101 1
TlalpintAina 400 310 ES .71 :0
Unewd Melia's • .00' - : ;11 19 •
- • • iiminrim . e
Dispatches` were received
.ieit night at the Foreigu
Office, Wallaby the Hon. Captain Goatioajiata Ler.
PoN sows; uor Am, astador at b Courtof Rio Junin/6J

27j

They annource the imp ts, t fief if peace Masi
been concluded betwreu the Go.rtamfot of
Ares and that of Be :mil. The preliminaries on
the definitive treats is to be f ticled, was signed an the
147th of Augno. No doubt nas entertained of the 644
reitificstion. The blocirge of Menai Ayres by diesel,
of the Etersioa, was to be inmedlitely raked.

Extract of a letter received at the North sad south
Mott ican Coffee Hoube. Irons Rio Janeho, Avg, 29.
rte announce to you the easelution of nate hewers shi,
Governinent and Buenos Sties. The Dm& Oriental ts be
dependant. Two of the Deputies go to Buenos Spite k theller.
Woofs of war, on the lad of Sept. if, ea their mini the Dug,
hoe ratified, an arenietk* will take place for free yew% is " k
guaranteed by Great Britain --Irstbangs st."

11th awaiting we reteireJ. by Express. the yaw
l'epess to the 14th inst. The following 'realism:4e
. LISBON, Oer. 7.

The Calcite mentions the departure of the Iliemis
irigate Impetatriz from Gibraltar far England. ]tom
that the state of Portugal having entirely disa •
the holes of the disorganising faction, those who 4:44,
ducted the young Princess, heard at Gibraltar, for*
first time, the •,,ice of stutb, and fund it abatis*
necessary to go to tome plate nearer than the pelt
Italy, in order to wait for farther instractions ifoui
their Master.

B.—The Gazette mentions the events in die
ibiaad fTerteira, which, it says, is one of thane* loyal
of the Portugbese possessions; bet the inhabitant, of
Aagst could sot hinder the tactiou,, who surprisd.%
the 2fd of J..lt, the Castle ot St. John, whit* is die
principal fortress of the Island.

[The Gazette of the 90, )oth, and. Ilth, comae

la news.]

Ocr. 11.—The 'write' of the yoong Queen in Lop
land has excited albutb sensation in bah parties, and
doubled the vigilance of the police► A formidable Er
pedition against the luldndt sailed a few days ago.
The Paris Papers Onntaut o news from the theatreef
war, laser than we have al►eady published ; but they
announce the complete •xeewit►n of the Treaty lot the
evacuation of the Mures. A Frentb vess•l, which
sailed fioas blavarin on the 6th instant, and arrived t
T. ulnn tin the 19th, tars brought word that imams,
PACHA sailed on the 4th fisr Alexandria. plecedell by
20,000 tioaso, who composed the wh••le of his stay,
•ith the exception of 1,200 men, oho remained, by
'owe of the Treaty. to garrison On cot junction with
he Tufts) the fortresses of Modon. Coma, tilavariei
and Pat:as. B the same conveyance inteUigeoce has
been received, that a pan of the French espeoitiso bad
set not for Pattas. with the design, no doubt, of obtain-
Mg fumble possession of that place, should less violent
mmtuifail. The Tie.by of Aiezandria is justly coed
.sisfeied. by the Gazette de Prange, as hams placed
France in a new position ; whilst a reasonable tenet.
tine is indulged is, that the French Ministry can tar
longer hope fur the !accomplishment of the object date
expedition, without further reinforcemems, with the
cro (slaty . f placing France IN ousta brutality with the
OTTOMAN PONTN.

The German Papers. received last aight, futnish vs
with a Russian Bulletin. dined Bucharest. Rept 29th,
giving an account of the victory g.ined over the Pads,
of WIDDIS, of shish some contradictory accounts base
already a ppeare.l. It appears, that on the 26th ult. the
Turk, made an attack on the Russian position at Caroni.
but were repulsed with considerable los+, in men, can,
non. and ammunition. The Turks, it is stated, sere
driven back to Kal .fat. The number of killed and
*minded on the side of the o.tomans was not known,
the c. airier having departed with his dispatches befog,
satisfacviii inquiry c old be made. The Russian Sc.
count, however. presumes that the number must have
been very great,.. considering the ardour with wbscb
the enemy was permed."
It is not by any means unlikely that the Tusks may
have been beaten as is described in the bulletin; bet
the tact of their having withstood the army of Gee.
GZISMAR during seven boors, without the latter having
sustained any deci.ive loss. proves that the rtreagth of
the two armies must be nearly equal. and the Turks
possess such a aoperiotity in. the facility. of procuring
aupplies oUall kinds, that they have, in all probability,
resumed the offensive alsabst immediately after their
reported defeat.
A Brasil Mail arri ye--7=--morning. bringing Rio
Papers to the st of August. Their cont-nts, which
we'subjoior art destitute of the least interest;