Star.
London, England, 1827-10-23 00:00:00

THE LATE MALT ACT,

It was lately stated that Viscount Goinatea .had
premised the Gentlemen deputed by the nialtiten -to
represent the inconvenience which they apprehended
from the operation 9f the new Malt Aet, that the sub-
ject would be taken into serious consideration by the
Lords Commissioners' f his Majesty's Treasury. We
are now enabled to produce a most satisfactory and
authentic proof that the Noble Lord has redeemed his
word, and that all the grounds of complaint have been
rewired, by the modification of the objectionable pro-
visions of the Act, or at least of those which had been
Aimed to. This proof h contained in the following
official communication addressed yesterday by Mr. F,
Lewis to the heads of the Committee of Maltsterw In
this important document it is shewn that the Act
*going which they bad petitioned, as having been
teased through Parliament without the Malting Trade
aring been fully cognizant of its provisions, was
-amply considered in the Committee, and reprinted
three times as amended—that during the proceed-
ings in Parliament many deputations al persons
connected with the Malting-Trade were heard by the
Lords oT the Treasury; and their observations Respect=
ing the different clauses of the Bill examined in the
most minute detail—and that the,Act itself is simply
a re-enactment of old regulations, with a very few
new ones, the object of which is to establish uni-
formity of practice throughout the United Kingdom.
—Notwithstanding these facts, which completely clear
both the Legislature and the Covens:tent from the
charge of having lightly interfered with the proeiedinis
and intere.ts of the Malt Trade, their Lordships have
consented to modify-the operation of some of the pro-
visions Lithe present Bill, and to make certain allow-
ances till-the 10th of October, 1828, which will remove
the possibility of any inconvenience being felt in con-
sequence of the new regulations. They also direct.
the Commissioners of the Excise to instruct their'
officers to keep such accurate eccounts, as will enable
bit M.jesty's Treasury to judge whether it will be
desirable to prolong the indulgences now granted,
beyond tie 10th .ot Octobernext year. For the details
of those indulgences we refer our readers to the official
document itself. The measures adopted are of such a
nature as to satisfy the honest trader, while they afford
security against the fraudulent manufacturer of malt.
It never was the intention of his Majesty's Govern-
ment to harass or take advantage of the former,
while it is their duty, at the same time, to guard the
Revenue against the clamour produced by the latter.
We say clamour, for we believe there is no doubt
that the present occasion has been used to raise more
difficulties then really existed. Viscount footnotes
and Mr. FRAWILLAND L 111,13 deserve much praise for
the ready attention which they have give to the subject,
and the urbanity with which they have received the nu•
merous deputations of Makatea. Mr. FRVILLAIID
Lewis has showed as much gentlemanly conduct
throughout as he has evinced knowledge of the techni-
cal pan of the subject, however difficult to the gene-
rality of persons hot in the Malting Trade.—The fol-
lowing is the communication:

• , Trrasory Chambers, Oct. sz, 1827.
"Stu—la an,erer to your several letters respecting
the late Malt Act, representing the, inconveniencies
which the mahout.* in the county of apprehend
from its operation, I am directed to inform you, that
the Lords Comnassiotiers of his Majesty's Treasury
have had'the subject repeatedly under their considera-
tiess,-with a viewpot only to uncertain the exact grounds
of the apprehensions which have been expressed, but
whether there is soy foundation for suitements which
hare been made, that the persons connected with the
malting trade. were not fully cognizant of the diffetent
provisions its the Bill before it had passed into a law.
Their Lordships having refer red to the pt;tved votes
of the Hou .e of Commons, for the purpose of ascertain-
ing the proceedings upon the Bill during its progress
through Parliament, find that it was read the second
time on the 2d of June last. and on the same day was
ordered to he printed; that.it was considered in Com-
mittee many different times, on each of which it re-
ceived various akerations and amendments, and that it
was three times reprinted as amended ; that during
these proceedings in Parliament many deputations of
persons connected with the malting trade in England,
Ireland, and Scotland, were heard by the Members of
this Board, and their observations respecting the diffe-
rent clauses and 'proposed enactments in the Bill were
considered in the most minute detail, so that, before the
passing of the Act, *tied took plate cm the Bd of July
list, toy Lords understood that it had received the con-
currence and approbation of the trade.
" Their Lordships having compared the provisions of
the new Act with those which were previously in ope-
ration in England, Ireland, and Scotland respectively,
find that a principal object of the Act is to establish one
uniform system of regulation throughout the United
Kingdom for collecting the malt duties; that with this
new the old laws have been assimilated and consoli-
dated, the greatest part of the Act being simply a se-
enactment of old regulations, such as are new being
fee in number, and designed chiefly to establish
formity of practice.
"Their Lordships having also adverted to the direc-
tions already given by them to the Commissioners of
Excise, with respect to.the sections relating to cistern&
and couch frames. and to the memorial of the,soill
Commissioners, dated the Ifish instant, in which they.
request their Lordship: further directions therein,
of opinion, that any cisterns or coach firm* which
*etc in use before the pawing ache late Ac‘arad whierb
are so placed as to be accessible to the officer, and in
constructed as to enable bun to gauge the, corn therein
without obstruction and without error, shall be 'forth-
with certified by the proper officer, although the :ease
may not in their consttnction conforni with the rules
prescribed by the statute with reference to such cistern,
and couch frames as shall be hereafter made.
" That with respect to any couch frames or cisterns
`..bich may be so situated as co impede the officer in the
discharge of his duty, and render it difficult for him
correctly to gauge the grain contained therein, their
Lordships are disposed to believe that many such caret
permitted to exist under the operation of tin
itch have hitherto been in force; bat if any such
their. Lordships are of opinion that they should
into such a state as will enable the officer tor-
lischarge his duty, before they are certified as
for use, although in these cases also they do
ire that the vessels shall be so altered as to be
,act shape and depth'defined by the statute.
Got'erich has also made known to their Lord-
substance of the communications made to him
deputations of maltsters, and the apprehen-
les ed by them as to different clauses of the
lib a view, therefore, of yarding every facility
is ugaged in the malting trade, and of rano,-
tesb aims which may not be necessary for the
and equal collection of the revenue, their Lord-

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ships have been pleaeed to ditett the following commu-
nication to be made to the Commissioners of Excise:
4' First—With respect to the 25th -
al LISAs direct that under_ the regulations
tarnesk'lltaltstere alma be allowed
from their cisterns throughout the _
without the limitation of period therein
" Second—With respect to the
miltsters shall not be required to
the conch frames longer than 26 hours, if before
expiration of that period the officer shall have taken
a gauge of the said corn, whilst still in the couch frame;
,but if no such rage shall so bare been taken, the coin
shall continue in the couch frame until the guage is
taken, provided always that the, officer shall attend for
that purpose before the expiration of 30 hours.
"Thirdly—With respect to the 42d section of the
,said Act, the =haters having represented that by the,
regulations therein contained, the duty will in some
districts, when a particular system of malting is pur-
sued, be charged in warm weather upon a greater
quantity of malt-tban will be actually manufactured by
such maltsters, their Lordships are desirous of pointing
out that the main object of the Act is to provide the
means generally throughout the United Kingdom of
charging with the duty of 2s. 7d. every bushel of malt
which shall actually be made; and their Lordships are
tot convinced that more than this would generally be
charged, if the provisions contained in this section
were carried into executOnto their fullest extent : never.'
tbeless, in consequence el thelpprehensions expressed by
the enlisters, they are pleased redirect, that in the first
instance, and until the 10th of October, 1828, au allow.
&ace of oae•third shall be made on the quantity tricorn
ascertained by gauge, to be taken at any period betweenl
,the expiration of the time for the corn to remain in the
couch, and seventy-two hours from the time at which,
such corn shall have been emptied from the cistern; and
.that upon all subsequent iloor-gauges the trader shall
be allowed one-half, in lieu of only one-third.

" Their Lordships further direct the Commissioners
of Excise to instruct their officers to keep such accurate
and particular accounts of these different operations u
may enable them, at the expiration of the above period,
to stite to their Lordships how far the regulations above
prescribed, for carrying the provisions, of the act into
effect, shall have actually succeeded, in charging with
the duty of 2s. 7d. per bushel the whole quantity-of
malt made in order that their Lordships may be enabled
to judge whether it will be desirable to prolong beyond.
the 10th of October, 1828, the indulgence hereby grant;
ed, or adopt any other regulations for more effectually
securing the objects of the act.
" I am, F4r, your obedient servant,
0 T. FRANELAND LEWI3."

TORTOLA.
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IItITRACT 01 A P!IIVATI LRTTIL

Torroz.a, Auo. 19, 11327.—The last week has been
pregnant with a very alarining event. The whole of
the negroes (with the exceptioa of the tradesmen) oo
Nibbs Estates, struck work shoat a fortnight ago, under
an idle notion that they were all entitled to their free,
dom under the will of their former master. Every for-1
bearance was evinced towards them by the attorneys of
Mrs. Nibbe, who are in the possession of the properties;
they were allowed to consult and. obtain the opinion of
Counsel on their title to freedom; who, after due exa.l
mination, and three days' deliberation, informed them'
that they had not the slightest pretensions thereto under
the will in question, or any other to be found among
the records—that they were under an idle delusion.;
and advised them to return quietly to their work. They,
nevertheless, persisted in refusing to do, so. Several
other persons then, among the rest one of the Methodist
Missionaries (many of the negroes being in-the Society),
went to the estate and remonstrated with them on the
impropriety of their conduct, the evil example they
were setting to others, and the consequences that must
result from it. It, however, produced not the least
effect ; and they became so riotous on the 16th, that it
was found necessary to adopt some measures to restore
subordination among them, and, as there was no militia
or any other military force in the island, the managers
from every estate were assembled, and, accompanied
by a Magistrate and neatly 200 trusty negroes, who
had been selected for the purpose, proceeded to the
estate, situated near the town, before daylight on the
morning of the 17th, surrounded their dwellings before
they were aware of the movement, and succeeded in
securing the whole of them, except two of the principal
ringleaders, who unfortunately escaped. The major
part of those who were thus apprehended still persever-
ing in their refusal ttiresuase their work, were brought
into town, and committed to prison. They have since
undergone an examination, and been remanded until
Tuesday nett, when a further investigation is to take
place. fortunately, this spirit of insubordination has
not extended beyond the properties in question, and I
flatter myself the proceedings which have taken place
Will prevent its spreading.

Saturday the mortal remains of TALMA, 'Which bad
been provisionally deposited in the East Cemetery, in
vault belonging to the family of M. DAYILLIERS, sen.
stiere transferred to the tomb where they are eternally
to repose. The artists of the Comedic Fraucaise, and a
great number of other persons, assisted at the pious
ceremony.—French Paper of Saturday.

One of the most animated contests that ever took
placed foe the office of Mayor is now going on in Liver.
pool. The candidates are THOMAS C. POMTSRA Esq.
Art NICHOLAS ROBINSON, big. both Gentlemen of the
[highest respectability, and both entertaining the same
political sentiments. The election commenced on
!Thursday last, and continued until midnight. On
Friday morning the poll recommenced, and was kept
open until five o'clock in the evening, when it was
adjourned till Saturday. At the close of the poll on the
latter day, the numbers of freemen who had voted for
each candidate were equal, being 1,160. The-poll was
to be esnmed yesterday morning, and the contest was
not expected finally to close before tomorrow.

Last night, about half-past eleven o'clock, an alarm-
ing fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Jonathan
Edwards, grocer and cbeesertrowier, No. 64, Castle-
street; Somerstown, which for i considerable time
threatened total devastation to the surrounding houses,
especially to those in a sorrow court in the rear, occu-
pied by numerous poor families. The tames were
first discovered bursting through the kitchen siindowsi
and in a eery few moments they ascended with such ra-
pidity that the wholerearises were engulpheet in the
devouring element,The various fire engines soon arrived
on the spot, and were put into immediate action, yet
the flames continued to rage with unceasing fury, not-
withstanding the exertions of the firemen, and a plentiful
supply of water. At about ball-past twelve the roof
of Mr. Edwards house fell in with a tremendous crash,
burying everything in the ruins, and not the least vestige
of property could be saved from the flames.

!FORTING 1:

THEATER_.
; -rawa
"°DftUJstL
.e Phi of ruirrre- wet itttforibed at this Mike*
night with vivatuiet as Mita, and untended,
presume, as a conoterpoise lb Staxaramte with
and Kuntz, at the other house. In the snots
of the other4haracters the only thing ternarb
the displacing Mrs. Wear frogs that el Core.
. she has so long sustained with credit, gad paten
her into Moira, which it is physically impossible Ale east
eyer play with half so mute effect. To gain this desirable
object, Miss E. Tau, a young Lady who is fast 'making
tier way in light and elegant comedy,Was put into the Ira.
gic line. The PlaY was followed bribe revived errata.
rasa of Giavanni ra Id: doe, in which Miss Lore sp-
eed for the first time as the hero oflibertiniim. The
and Listing impression made by Vasrnts in this ..art.
muddied it a matter requiring some confidence to follow
tie. We have no difficaky, however, in saying, that
*lei Love has taken the formidable step with decided
meets. She also sung the various parodies, if not with
the full rich tone of Viers's, with quite as much point
and spirit as they receive even at her hands. Miss
Love has so much improved, both as a singer and
as actress, that her popularity cannot fail to inertias,.
_SOVIINT.GARMaIif.
A crowded audience attended this Theatre last night.
'to witness the performance
.of Richard the Taird sass • •
Der Freisckiiiii. Mr. lEamr was Rickard, Mr. KawaLn.
[Richmond, and Mrs. sParost. Queen kiisabehi.—a
fir. KEAN played Inds more spirit than he did as
elliplack, and in more thase•asse passage reminded the
illimileace of his brightest' efforts. A great deal ei
'Mc acting was as vigorous as is the first seasons
of_ his appearance. Mr. CRARLLS Kssultn strength.
need the play by undertaking the character of NMI.'
goad, which becomes important from its positioi is
tie piece, however slight in itself, or in the business
noisnected with it. The tragedy was warmly and de.
tieivedly applauded throughout ; and, if Mr. KNAVE
t attraction continues, his engagement will have
si fair speculation for the The.tre. The encounter
Wiesen the rival Princes was picturesque and loudly
Altered. Mrs FAUCIT rendered the scene in which Mash
44 parts with her Children hied y effective. armed the
Moir tharaiters were well Ned, those et the children
aspalsialy. . The music and horrors of Der Preischatts
sobs delighted, and drew forth loud applause-
&OKLPHl,
The Drama of the Gambler's Li.ft, was last night fol•
lowed by the excellent Barletta of the Wittig Widow, in
whiCh the elegant and lively Mrs. YATES appearedto
great advantage; in the laughable Farce of 13rona, Wtt
rums made his first appearance at this Theatre for
`dtesit four years, and was received with great applause.
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NEWBURY, Ocr. 20.

MARRIAGE sv PROXT.-....A very Indictees &entreats!
took place at asiereley, last Saturday. The banashava•
ing been published in the usual way, of DANIRL PAI use* •
And Lucy Smirk; tie parties attended the altar of Hy.
men, accompanied by F. Fula., as father, and RACRARE,
SMITH, as bridemiid. PAINTER never hieing witnessed
the ceremony
.6f matrimony before, FULL officiated for
bun, and was to all intents and purposes-married to the
fait one. When the name of the bride was abont.to be in.
serted in the Register, it was discovered, to the coaster..
nation of the whole party. The Rev. Gentleman felt
very angry with the parties for such conduct, and at
length adjusted the circumstance, and ma•ried the fair
one to her right lover.
Our Statute Fair yesterday' was very sonseroosly
attended. The day st as very fine, and the convenience
the. public txpetienced from the removal of •the old
Town 'Hall very mtiab exceeded what was calculated
on by the inhabitants and only astonishes every
one it should have been suffered to encumber the
ground se long. Our fair was well supplied—with
pickpockets—and, under such agreeab:e circumstances,
it is not to be supposed that they were inactive. There
was much rivalry amongst them, and, unlike to all
other species of opposition, the public were the iufferers.
Cash, pocket books, and wipers, were Nelt eat inventws I
and amongst the sufferers, we hear, was Mr. Year. a
respectable Gentleman, residing et Highclere. We
understand he lost 401. and his pocket book, but the
latter was found, despoiled of its contents.--/3erkshins
Cheosick. •

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