Star.
London, England, 1819-11-02 00:00:00

TO THE HIGH SHERIFF OF WILTSHIRE.

Sta—lt being publicly announced that a Requisition is about
to be presented to you for the convening a County Meeting, to
take into consideration the late proceedings at Manchester, we,
the undersigned Freeholders of Wiltshire, respectfully submit
is you our decided sentiment, that a Meeting convened for such.
purpose at this important juncture would unduly tend to influ-
ence the public opinion on matters already in a train for legal
investigation, and waiting for judicial determination.
At the same time it would be of dangerous tendency, by weak-
ening the confidence of all classes of his Majesty's subjects within
this County, in the wisdom, the integrity, and the power of
those Tribunals which have hitherto maintained the equal admi-
nistration of justice in eves y country.—Signed by
PCMBROKE and MO/4TO°. BADNOR,
aster (Lieutenant), MALIIISJIVAT,
BEAU/VAT, Nceson and BROHTZ,
BATH, And 900 of the Clergy,
AvLIMUILY, Gentry, and Freeholders.
Mr. WELLESLEY and Mr. %NETT, the two M.P.'s
for Wiltshire, have, it is said, declined signing a Re-
quisition for a County Meeting on either side of the
Manchester question.
Wednesday se'nnight, the heritors of the County
of Clackmannan met in the Tontine of Alloa, in con-
sequence of a Petition from the Operative Weavers,
shcwing forth, in a very respectful manner, the suf-
ferings they endure from the want of work and the
low prices of weaving, and that those that had work
could not earn above Ss. or 4s. a-week, which is quite
inadequate for the support of themselves or families.
After taking the Petition into consideration, they re-
solved to lend their aid and assistance to all the Ope-
rative Weavers in the County, by employing them
all at repairing foot-paths and toll-toads at 1 s. a day,
with this additional encouragement, that, after they
are a little accustomed to labour, they will have it in
their power to take a piece of work, and receive the
same price for it as other labourers do at present, and
a number of them have repaired to the toll-roads
under the direction of Mr. WINGATE, who is doing
every thing in his power for their encouragement.
The Weavers are resolved not to return to the weaving
until such a price is paid as they can live by.

The York Herald states, that the example of Capt.
WvvILL has been followed by many privates in dif-
ferent Yeomanry Corps, and that the dismissal of the
Noble Earl, FrrzwiLLlAM, has excited universal con-
sternation.
The applications at the Secretary of State's Wee,
by persons wishingto emigrate to the intended new
Settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, have been so
numerous as to render it 'necessary for Government
to apprise those who m 4 now be desirous of pro-
ceeding to that Colony, that the whole number which
it is possible to send out during the present year, ba's
already been completed. • "

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THE ARMY.

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In eonsequence of letters from the Home Depart.
mentio the Lords Lieutenant, the Yeomanry Cavalry
in the Midland and Northern Counties have seen
called upon to hold themselves in readiness to assist
the Civil Authorities, in case of necessity.
Monday se'nnight the Perth Yeomanry Cavalry,
under the command of Major BELNIZS, assembled
at Perth, to remain on active duty far eight days.
Saturday se'nnight the 6th Regiment of Foot, now
in Edinburgh Castle, was inspected on Burntsfield
Links, by Major-General Sir T. 13 ft A prom+. the-Com-
mander-in-Chief, who exts.ressed hirns,:lf in terms cf
high commendation at the appearance of this very
fine body of men.

A letter from Barbadoes and St. Kitts states, that
the sth Regiment, which sailed from Portsmouth
some time since, has not lost a single man since their
arrival in the West Indies.

The 66th Regiment, which arrived on Wednesday
last at Gravesend from India; where they havebeen
in active service for twenty-three years, are now.
quartered at Chatham 13Arracks.