Star.
London, England, 1818-12-01 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER es.
The sales of sugar during the week 'have been fiat,
but without any abatement in the prices; fine Bar-
badoes, which was the only sort in demand, experi-
enced an advance of 2s. per cwt. Molasses are quite
a drug, and unsaleable at any price, 345. were offered
for some at public sale, buc it was bought in. Coffee
remains steady, but without any bi iskness of demand.
Some quantities of good Dutch and Demerara have
gone off by auction, at from 90s. to 91s. 6d. per cwt.
which is an average of 2s. hgher than last week. ,
The very great reduction that had taken place in
the prices of Cotton of all descriptions; and a general
feeling that it could not go lower, has brought a
number of speculators into the market; these, added
to the regula; r 0,11.1 e buyers, who were impressed
with the same conviction,. have bought up to a great
extent ; which caused an advance of one halfpenny
per pound in the prices of Brazils, Bowed% and Or-
leans. Surat% however, were very dull ; several lots
were sold by private treaty, at 10Id. which had been'
previously bought in at that price, by auctioa
11,000 bags of the various descriptions have be,*
sold during the week at the following prices:
Bengali, iid. to lid. per lb. Surat; 10d. to teed. pee OM.-
Bowed., is. ed. to ls. perilL—Orleans, is. 4d: te IL M.
and la. id. per lb.—Tennessee, Is. id. to 11..54. per lb.---See
21. id. to is. 9d. and some few lots at 4s. 3d. per lb.—
remains, is. 9d. to Is. ON. per lb.—Maranhases, is. 1000
is. 91d. per lb.—Bahlai, is. sid. to is. 9d. per lb.—Ml.l"
is. sd. to 15. 80. per lb.—Deaneragas, Is. td. to is. laid.
Nearly 4000 bales have arrived during the week,
exclusive of the cargo of the Neptune, lnot yet re-
ported) which has arrived from Calcutta, with 2400
bales.—The Tobacco market is dull. .and prices de-
clining.—A 11 kinds of Mediteiranean.peoduee remain
dull. fhe UMe may be said of tallow and dye-woods.
There have been considerable arrivajs of Buenos
Ayres hides; prices from 9d, to 9iii. per lb. , Horse
hides from 63.9 d. to 7s. 6d. each.
MANCHESTER, NOVEMBER 2P. •

dbtiktogcfAWC NOOKBEffeoi
lIIIIZARING ill OP T NRW-JHDORS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, op account of his *erre
jodisposition (an attack of -the pit), was unable to
go to Lincoln's Inn Halli Lordship thestfislik
opened a public Court at his hoase in Bedford-
square, to swear the nest Judges into office. It is
not necessary that Judges should be sworninto office
in open Court •it has the practice, where the
pe_ mon appointed to the high judicial office. is not a
King's &•rjeant, and it being necessary thasite should
become one befose he ascend: the Bench, to swear
him in a Serjeant in open Court, for which reason
his Lordship opened the Court, and RICHARD RICH-
ARDSON, Esq. Barrister at Law, took the usual oaths
of a Setjant at Law, after which his Lordship swore
IR WILLIAM! DRAPRR BEST, Esq. to be one of his
Majesty's Paisne Justices of the Court of King's
Bench, and RICHARD RICHARDSON,Esq. to be one of
his Miesty's Paisne Justices of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas.

vreitzgAtwitti.otre COURT. NOVRAIRRR so.
This being the first day. after Tenn, his Honour
ie Master of the Rolls sat tor the hearing of petie
one. .The Court met at nine o'clock, and set till
3Prf bares die .if' more than 80 petitions dur•
It the sitting,
... :,
its 'Rant' or qii4Tatimtv iia oTHaRiI V. Tin
atfilit'Ot ItAItakOROUOH.
Sr Allows Paaasors resealed a petition en
be-
:4oe .Trust.a. ottilloti fit a reference t 9 the
lin tree propuety of reducing the rents o( two
loasea, 11C_Id Red.l747tiltisg'Cofieges of Oxford.
Mr. Hones tOOther petition. on behalf
of Mr. Watkins, mealier of the estates, raying that
i 3; mighsbo referred to diary. Master, to consider whe-
grer the abet "pmts of rent, granted by the late Duke
Of Marlborough, mitt tole continued t, whether
additional abatements would be advisable in future;
and whether any, and what repairs may be necessary
,on the, estate? -
, Mr. HART appeared hot Mr. BlackeMisN of
oste
'the tousteest and MAWittaIIIHILI. far the.
of Marlborough.
Mr. Bata, appeared for the babe of Marlberou
and objected to the inquiry going before the M
en the ground that his Grave the Duke of
rough, being tenant for lifei had a right to *take
abatements of rent or not, as be thought propet.
Sir ARTHUR Pzo?TKlti said, that this was a *Won
for inquiry only, and that it would of course remain
Open to the Diske of Marlborough to object to the
report of the Master.
. -The MASTER of the ROLLS wished to know if the
Trustees had the power of letting ?
Mr. BELL sailthey had not, unless it should hap-
pen thit the tenant for life vas a minor. He tool: it
for granted, that he had a *rig& to argue the ques-
tion
before the Master ; but -he must, at present,
argue is if the petitioners had the report of the
Master in their favour. .
Mr. Hater.conceived that Mr. Bell had taken up
the question too warmly. The estate, descended, not
to the Duke of blarlboreugh, but to the trustees, one
of whom he (Mr. Hart) represented. He maintained
TO THR.F.DITOR OF THE STAR. that it was competent for the trustees not to lem a
Sin--I beg to address
,you on the subject of the rod mg" forested a a rmmaabk ablimment---
Corn Bill, just now so inuch discassed.-11sat it has 'admitting, oa the part of the Dukeaf Marlborougt,
considerably enhanced the price ached& to doe • that it shook% riiqr. tht rename Wert ant entitled •
sumer, without benefiting in any equal degree the ny abatement, the Court would not be reedited by
his opinion, but would allow it to ko to the Muter
grower of Corn in this country, is beyond a doubt.
Instead of keeping the prices steady',
has been which was ex. to decide what should be ;lone. As wk. prepared
pected to have been its effect,
to thew that no solvent tenant could take a lease
it
have a directly-contrary tendency ; for no steps can be without an abatement of the present rents. The re-
ceiver
taken towards importation until the necessity is fully
direct who had been appointed by the Court, with
ascertained, and the ports are opened in consequence ions to pay off certain incumbrances, had a
of the price of Wheat getting above eighty shillings right to call upon the Court to adopt such measures,
as would enable him to comply with its directions.
per quarter. The great speculators are immediately
Sir Amgen IwootT said, it appeared from the
at work, and suddenly by their competition- push •
statement of Mr. James,Blackstone, one of the exe-
up the price in all foreign markets much beyond
tutors and trustees, that, besides. the other incum-
what they would otherwise attain. This was parti-
brances, there were £30,000 to be paid to the Duchess
elderly exemplified in the autumn of 1816, when the
of MarlbOrough. The Duke of Marlborough, as
price of Wheat, according to my recollection, su.l.:
enant for life, could have no authority in the admi-
denly advanced from about shty shill;ngs or seventy
nistration of the estate till these incumbrances were
shillings per quarter up to one hundred and twenty
paid off. Unless the same abatements that haitheen
shillings, and even one hundred and forty or one
ranted by the late Duke were continued, many of
hundred and fifty shillings. The advance in our t
e tenants would be oblised to give notice of quit-
foreign markets was equally sudden, and in much
ring ,and therefore the Petitioners wished the inquiry
the same proportion. When the account of our wants
to be made before the Master, to prevent any part of
.reached America, Flour wax at the moderate price
the .estate from becoming unproductive for want of
of eight or nine dollars per barrel: the advance to
tenants.
twelve was almost instantaneous, and went up ra- .
Mr. Harms said, that the Duke of Marlborough
pidly to fourteen, and even fifteen dollars. A
had never been in possession of the estate ; and that
large proportion ef this advance upon an immense
he could not be considered as tenant for life, until
importation from thence went into the pockets of the
the incumbrances were paid off.
Americans. The effect in the Faits of the ftaltic was
Mr. BELL—The tenant for.life does not wish the
amilar ; so that it may be estimated we paid to fo- .
rents of the estate to be lowered. lie wishes, and
f'eigners one to two millions sterling for our supply,
thinks he has a right to exercise his own judgment
beyond what we should have done had we been with-
that subject. The question before the Master
out a Corn Bill regulating the opening and shutting
must be, whether it would be for the benefit of the
Our ports. estate to continue the abatements ? . •
Instead of such Bill, so uncertain in its operation,
Ms. HoRNE said, if it could obviate Mr. Bell's
and giving rise to so much speculation, would it not
objections, he would alter the prayer of the petition
be better (if a Bill for the protection of the Agricul-
ture of the country is necessary, which I think it is, t° that effect. . . •
Mr. BELL.—The language! which the Duke of
under the circumstances of our heavy taxation and,
Marlborough holds is, that if the law allows him the
poor's-rate,) to enact that fordgn Grain should at all
right of exercising hisawn judgment on thicsubject,
times, and under all circumstances,
.paya moderate
ire will -avail-himself of that right. The inquiry is
duty; without variation, which, with.the Might and
net confined to the abatements which have been
charges, might be deemed a SufAcient protection?—
but extends to what shall be allowed. The
In this case, we should have our wants regularly made,
Petitioners do not.pretend to say that the tenant for
supplied, without those great and sudden fluctuations
life has
benefit
snr2ht ; but they contend, that it would be
in price—often vexatious and irritating to the public,
tof the estate to let ch., leases at lower
and at other times occasioning heavy losses to the ftw the
rents. They will not assert that the Duke of .Marl-
merchant. The amount of duty would be some Ire-
borough is racking the tenants and ruining the estate.
turn to the community. t is only on ;his -last supposition that any inquiry
It would also be advantageous that Grain should
at all times be allowed to be bonded; and in case of can be neceac,art „ .. • Bell
that if
oarurrits or the Roars-You say, Bar. that is
Flour or Bread Stuffs manufactured in this country
this inquiry be submitted to the 'Master, the Court
being exported, that a drawback or bounty should be
cannot act on his report. Suppose that report to be
allowed, equal to the duty paid on Wheat imported.
favourable to the peutioners, you will be at liberty
We should thus be able to supply the West !Julia
Colonies as cheaply from home, nearly so, as they m object
c.to it.
Mr. Br.—The petition goes on to pray, that the
have usually been supplied from or
America; which
Master may inquire what repairs are necessary on the
would in a great measure obviate any inconvenience
Nuw, if the petitioners have any ground for
that may be occasioned by shutting their ports against estate'
British
vessels from these Colonies. .s measure wishing an inquiry on this subject, as I must suppose
would also add greatly to the business of the millers they have, I can see no objection to that part of
the prayer.
anti the arts dependent wit, which in many districts
The Counsel on the same side as. Mr. Bell said, thatl
,is of importance. the state of the preset:it case, prune feeie, was, shot 1
In the hope that you may find these observations,
the rents of the estate were sufficient to pay the in
hastily put together, weary of insertion,
I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, terest of the incuntheances. The trustees had bore tau
a T power, but in the event of a minority iin which case,
Nov. as„ ISM
wiimimmo& -

Within the last four days very considerable sales
of Cotton have been effected, both in this place and
Liverpool, at advanced prices ; anti there is a preuy-
geaeral persuasion that a gradual rise will take place
for some time to come. Many persons, totally un-
connected with the trade, have made large purchases,
.under an impression that no further abatement could
'reasonably be expected, and that prices must speedily
advance. Some are also investing large sums in the
purchase of Manchester goods, every description of
which will, it is expected, experience a material ad-
vance at the termination of the present mourning :
indeed, nothing but the stagnation of the home trade
has caused the flatness of demand which has so long
existed ; tor the foreign trade, generally speaking,
was never known to be better—as is sufficiently
proved by the number of Excise Officers, who have
for a long time been actively employed here in
marking off goods for exportation, and the vast sums
remitted in the way of drawback in this respect.

THE CORN-BILL !