Star.
London, England, 1829-10-07 00:00:00

THE ARMY,

The 41b (or Royal IriSh) Dragoon Guards, now stationed at
York hairacks. were inspected on Saturday, in a large field near
Lincroft, by Major-General Sir H. Vivian, When they passed
through their various evolutions in a mamwr which chewed the
perfection of their tactics. Their appearance also was strictly
soldier-like,and would have met with the approval of the most pre-
cise martinet. The opinion expressed by the inspecting General
was in accordance with these characteristics, and will, no doubt, be
a matter of pride and a cause of emulation with both officers and
men. Lieutenant-Colonel Ross was directed by Sir H. Vivian, to
express to the 4th Dragoon Guards his perfect approbrion of their
appearance and movements in the field ; and above all, of that good
conduct on the part of the men since the last inspection, which
was equally a proof of the respectable and soldier-like spirit that
exists amongst them, and of the great zeal anti attention of the offi-
cers and non commissioned officers in maintaining the excellent
discipline of the regiment. After inspecting the books, the barrack
rooms, &c. the Hon. Major De Roos and Lord Southampton
honoured the officers with their company at the mess.—Turk
Herald.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE
4IND HIS TEN4NTS.

NEWARK, °vivant. 5.
This morning the town was, at an early hour, in an
unusual state of agitation. Crowds were moving before eight
o'clock towards the Castle and Falcon on the London Road, and
at half past nine o'clock a procession was formed, consisting of •
large body of horsemen and a great number of the Blues, wbo went
to meet Sergeant Wilde at Balderton. At ten o'clock the Sergeant
entered the town in his carriage, accompanied by 4r. lull, the
barrister. He was drawn round the town by the people, and upon
his reaching the booth in the centre of the place where the Ileet-
ing was held,
&must. Bakens, Esq. was called to the Chair.
The CHAINMAN said, that the object of the Meeting could
be best explained by the Report which the Committee bad pre-

pared.
Mr. Mecum (the Editor of the Newark Times) then read the
following Report :
We, the undersigned, being a Committe of the Requisitionists,
convetung a Meeting of the inhabitants of Newark, do present the
foihwing tepurt of facts for their consideration :
About the itild of September the greatest consternation prevailed
amongst the inhabitants of the borough of Newark, iu conse-
quence of the delivery of a 1 trge nuad of notices to quit to
such of the electors as, during the late election, gave their
votes for Mr. Sergeant Wilde. Demise: such a mea•ure s vio-
lation of the freedom of Election, an ititiiitgement of the liberty
of conscience, and a proceeding highly prejudicial to the prospe-
rity of the town, we call together such of the inhabitants a, were
pleased to attend. Amid the excitement and agitation which
prevailed at a crisis so alarming to the independence of the
borough, it was impossible to ascertain with any degree of accu-
racy the precise extent of the evil, and public feeling readily
ascribed to the Duke and his agents several notices to quit. which)
had Iron given to :heir tenants by persons known to be themselves
occupiers under the Duke of eel tain crown lands, and thus sot,
ject to his influence and cnntroul.
The Mayor having refused to call together the inhabitants, or to
allow them to meet in the Town Dail, we thought it advisable
ourselves to convene a Meeting, and to erect a temporary build-
ing suitable to the occasion.
Feeling that the honour and character of his Grace the Duke of
Newcastle was seriously affected by the proceeding. adopted in
his name, we deemed it our duty to forward to his Grace an
announcement of the intended Meeting, together with a respect-
ful letter from our Chairman, intimating that every accommo-
dation should be provided for himself and friends, should it he his
intention to favour the Meeting with his presence. We have to
acknowledge the receipt from his Grace of a reply, which we
submit to the Meeting, inviting its attention to the extraordinary
principles which it avows and attempts to justify :
Clumber, Sept. 28, 1829.
Ste—l am much obliged by the e mipliniettrary manner in which
you have invited me to attend your Meeting on the sth of Octo-
ber, although, upon reflection, I think you must perceive that it
would be utterly impossible for me to attend a Meeting of the na-
ture described in the printed advertisement.
If I rightly understand the object of the requisitionists, it is to
assert the cause of freedom and independence• No man on earth
values both Inure than I do. But as I respect the liberty of others,
so must I demand that others shall not attempt to interfere with
that freedom and independence which is my right as well as theirs.
According to my interpretation of the advertisement, yeu meet to
deliberate upon an interfertoce between my tenants and me. Is it
presumed then, that lam not to do what I will with my own or
that I am to surrender my property, and the iuht•reut r. ghts be-
longing to it, into the hands of those who desire to deprive me of
it? This is the simple question; to which I answer, while the
laws of England exist and are respected. I shall permit no clamour.
nor threats; nor even force itself, to deter we from doing as I
way think tit with my own property.
My advice to those who deceive themselves with the notion that
they are acting as becomes fret-born Englishmen, is to maintain
the well-balanced scale of even-handed justice, and nut blindly to
engage in an unjust crusade against any man or men (especially
when those men tbem•elves are the real friends of genuine freedom
and the constitutional rights of the people) merely because they
may he the possessors of title or property. Your invitation to the
meet►ng is made with so much politeness that I have replied to it
as it deserves.
In conclusion, I must remind those of the inhabitants of New-
ark who suffer themselves to be led to suppose that they have CaUlle
of complaint against me, that neither I nor my ancestor. have
ever been oppressive or tyrannical landlords. The very reverse is
the well-kuovru fact. it us the town of Newark has on
sli
occasions found ready and prominent benefactors ; by us the de-
serving poor and needy have always been regarded with steady
kindness and consideration. and not to suit the mere purposes of
the day.
When we are found to deviate from this course, then arraign
tit; We should merit correction. But whilst we are your friends,
your constant and best friends, we naturally look for entire con-
fidence and a grateful co-operation, nut an assumed distru►t and
a faithless disunion.
I am, Sir, your's, &c.
NEWCASTLE.

Mr. Samuel Bristowe, Chairman.
We considered it also our duty to send a similar letter to Mr.
Sadler, in order that, as in the character of nominee to the Uuke,
his name could nut fail to form the subject ut observation at the
proposed Meeting, he might have the opportunity of explaining,
if such proceedings bad been taken with his concurrence, end if
not, how fat the electors might calculate upon his co-operation in
their endeavours, by application to Parliament or otherwise, to
proctire redress and protection.
The Committee cannot but regret that a period of nine days,
since the letter was transmitted to this gentleman, has been al-
lowed to elapse, without their having been honoured with a reply.
Although so large a portion of the inhabitants of this borough
glory in having given, during their last election, their suffrages for
Mr. Serjeant Wilde at their own peril, and are prepared to abide
the consequences, be they what they may, the Committer felt that,
in justice to the noble and m.nly declarations of the learned
Serjeant, they ought to invite hint to attend the proposed Meeting,
that he might witness the spirit by which they are still animated,
and himself see that persecution cannot subdue their love of inde-
pendence. They were also anxious efor his presence, that they
might have the benefit of his acknowledged talent ; and they
accordingly transmitted to that gentleman a letter of invitation
to the Meeting, which immediately received the following reply :
Bowes, Southgate, Sept. ES, 1829.
My Dear Sir,—l beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter, announcing an intended meeting of the inhabitants of
Newark, for the purpose of taking into consideration the circum-
stances of the Duke of Newcastle and his agent having given
upwards of two hundred notices to quit to persons renting pro-
perty in Newark, and who declined to vote for M. T. Sadler,
Esq. at the late election. I beg to assure you that I appreciate
very highly the honour the electors of Newark have conterred
upon me by their invitation to attend the proposed Meeting ; and,
it is scarcely necessary to add, I shall, with pride and pleasure,
obey their call.
lassure you, Sir, that the deep interest I take in the honour
and welt are of Newark, induces me to entertain very strong feelings
respecting this very extraordinary proceeding ; but I admit it may
be thought the expression of them at present would be premature
there may be some who suppose it to be posae that, at the pro-
posed Meeting, the serving of 200 notices to quit upon a class of
persons distinguishable from the faller tenants only by their having
refused to vote for his Grace's nominee at the late election, may
be accounted for on proper grounds.
While I shall not deny the existence of such a possibility, I re-
gret to say, that the inference from the facts at present known ap-
pears to he lamentably unfavoutable to the character of the pro-
ceedings ; and should such inference prove to be correct, no honest
man can doubt, that the attempt to dispossess tenants of their
houses, and probably with them the means of support, because
they have conscientiously withheld or given a vote, is a gross abuse
of power and property to the purpose of oppression, and a perver-
sion of the law into an instrument of cruelty and injustice, for
punishing men for performing the duties it enjoins.
Allow me to express my best thanks to you for your obliging
communication, and to assure you I remain, with respect and re-
gard, your very faithful and obedient servant,
THOM AS WI L DE.

To Samuel Bristowe, Esq. Newark. •
The Meeting will recollect that tke letter of his Grace the Duke
of Newcastle was written with reference to complaints of an at-
tempt on his part to controul the electors by direct intimidation.
By the explessions contained in his Grace's reply, it therefore but
too clearly appears his Glace holds the monstrous opinion, that such
a power is one of " the inherent rights of property, of which he
cannot be deprived as long as the laws of England are respected."
Under the circumstances of such an avowal, we have thought it
right to take an possible measures to ascertain the nature and ex-
tent et the property in favour of which his Grace makes such ex-
traordinary pretensions.
In the fist place we find that the principal part of the property
of the Duke, by which be has been enabled to controul the borough,
consists of Crown lands, held upon leis. from his Majesty's Com-
milsiosiers of Woods and Forests, under • which, besides about 50
houses and tenements within the town Of Newark, of different
sizes and descriptions, besides the lordship of the manor, the faits,
s.
markets, fishery, and tolls of bridgei, his Grace possesses NO*. l
15s. Crown land, commencing with tbe castle, and passing down
both Ades of the river, dames Avenbasn aid Stoke' to Markham
hAdilts,iliones diverging into the lordship of Faradoo, and cos-