Star.
London, England, 1819-09-08 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE EVENING STAH,

" As thou did me the favour to insert in thy widely
circulating Paper, a copy of my letter, addressed to
the Earl of DEBBY, as Lord Lieutenant of this County
(one of which Papers I sent to the Noble Earl my-
self), and as I made his silence the ground of its pub-
lication, I am bound, I think, in justice to him,
'- the same medium to state, that I have within
received two most friendly and
ictters. The first containing an assu-
nch letter ever reached his hands, or,
to say, the " character of the writer,
benevolent purpose of the letter itself,
insured an earlier notice." His last
looking over Papers, which daring his
had accumulated upon 14 table, the
was found concealed wader them, and
mseen and anopenetuao the 4th inst.
Earl appears convinced, that some
be immediately taken, to endeavour at
iate the distresses under which the la-
are suffering ; and, though he states,
, in conformity with my reccmmenda-
Lieutenant, consistent with his official
a Meeting, yet, if the benevolent pur.
be brought about under better aus.
he will be most happy to contribute
:urtherance and success.'
most exceedingly that I am not at li-
;sh these letters, because, the beneve.
cc ow-feeling displayed in every line of

them, adds dignity to the high rank he holds, and
would afford no small degree of consolation to the,
suffering multitudes, who ate taught to believe that
men, in the higher walks of life, are Tegardless of
their privations and distresses.
" The winter is fast approaching, when the diffi-
culties with which the Poor will have to contend,
will be much increased : it is, therefore, imperative
upon the leading men in the several Manufacturing
Districts, without a mcment'S delay, to tonvene Meet-
ings (as some have already done) for the purpose of
devising the best means of affording relief to those
who stand in need of it ; and it cannot be too strongly
recommended,. or too often repeated, that there is no
.possitality of effectually meeting the difficulty with-
out first ascertaining its magnitude and importance,_
and this can only be done by a full and impartial
examination into the situation and circumstances
of the libouring Poor in the several Manufacturing
Districts, and making a distinct report of the families
who are either 'out of einployment, or obliged to
work at prices that preclude the possibility, without
the addition-of parochial aid, .of obtaining the' com-
mon necessaries of life. -It would .be desirabl6 to
know the general characters -brilltie familip, and
`how long this state Of stiffening has been their
'When this is done, if it itould be seen that the evil
Is too gigantic to be effectually reached by such,
measures, as are within the adoption of County Meet;
ingb then an union of the several Committees
through the Empire should take place, for the pur-
pose of seeking such Legislative aid, as may put an
effectual stop to the growing evils, and restoreto the
industrious Poorthe comforts they once enjoyed.
“ Permit me to subscribe myself, with much re-
spect, thy obliged friend, DAVID HOLT."
" Chorlton Cottage, Manchester, Sept. 6, 1819."

In our subsequent columns will be found a more
detailed statement of the proceedings in the Assize
Court, at Lancaster, than had before reached us.—
The Bill against HuNT and his associates, is not
confined to the occurrences of the 16th of August.

It charges them with having combistd; conspired,
&c. on the Ist of July, to excite tumult and dis-
turbance; then, with the several indications of an

evil spirit, repeatedly urged against them, on the 16th
of August, viz. their unlawfully,•maliciously, and se-
ditiously assembling, and causing others to assemble,
with offensive weapons, banners, and placards, and
in martial array; and finally with remaining so (un-
lawfully) assembled for HALF an hour, making

great tumult, noise, and disturbance !—Mark the ex-
pression—" HALF an hour !" We have been tra-
duced and vilified, by certain Prints, for asserting.

though w•e had irrefragable evidence for the truth of
our statement, that the Military were let loose upon
the multitude before an hour had transpired after the
reading—if reading it may be called—of the Riot

Act : and now the fact that was so stoutly and

shamefully denied by these servile hirelings, is put
upon record in the Indictment itself. Thus, too,
is established the truth of evidence given by the
Special Constable, LONGWOOD, before the Coro-
ner, on the body of DAWSON on the 4th instant,
(see The Star of the 6th), that withinffteem minutes,
or within half an hour after the Rev. C. W. ETHEL-
STON had been reading a paper which he could not
hear, he saw the Manchester Yeomanry dispersing
the People.—This question is, therefore, now put at
rest : nor will public credulity, already so grossly
abused, be now easily imposed upon by falsehoods
more criminal than the fury which they have been
fabricated to defend. But the truth has had its ad-

vocates, and (as well remarked by a contemporary),
since the subject was first discussed by the un-
bought Press of England. large accessions have been
made to that body of opinion and constitutional
feeling which require at the hands ef' Government
a strict investigation of all the circumstances at-
tendant on this great paroxysm in our history.—
It is not alone the blood of our fellow-subjects which
must be appeased ; it is the honour of our Municipal
Soldiery, the reputation of the Magistrate, the autho-
rity of Justice, and of the Sovereign, its sworn pro-
tector, which must be amply vindicated, or it is weak
to imagine that the spirit of domestic peace and happi-
ness can again revisit the people of this affrighted
Land. We have lamented from the beginning, and the
Nation now joins us is the hasty impolicy •
with which the King's Ministers committed themselves
upon this important issue. Had they but taken a little
time to reflect, they must have been satisfied the Local'
Authorities of Manchester, if acting lawfully, weruld
receive much higher suppoif from the law itself than]
any that the Otbinet could give them ; and that, if
acting against the law, the Ministers who encouraged
them must inevitably share their disgrace. The em-
barrassment of which ordinary .minds might be con-
scious, when called upon to disclaim or counte-
nance their partizans in a questionable exercise of
power, can be admitted as a plea for no other than
ordinary minds. A great man, or a proud Minister,
would answer the importunities of his lesser agents,
by announcing to them, that he must stand or perish
with the laws, for those laws are the foundations of
all real grandeur; party is but its instrument."
The Courier, when it would carry a point, regards
,not who it vilifies. The Grand Jury found a true
Bill against Owen for wilful and corrupt perjury, in
swearing, that Moonnousz was on the hustin:
along with HUNT. According to this advocate of
the Manchester Magistrates, he was on the hustings

—" he was in a barouche alongside the hustings," and
" the hustings consisted of two carts and the barouche."
Of course, the Grand Jury did wrong in finding the
Bill; for no other -construction can be put on the
statement. But, in spite of this side-wind censure,
the Grand Jury stands completely justified in finding
the Bill; for the fact preyed before them was, that
Mooasuouse was only taken into the barouche in
the way to the hustings; and that he left the ba-
rouche when HUNT quitted it to get on the hus-
tings, and proceeded to a public-house, which he
did not —leave till the Meeting was dispersed.-2---
We should like, however, to know the principle on
which the Grand Jury threw out the Bills against
some, of the Members of the Manchester Yeomanry,
for cutting and maiming various individuals on the
16th ultimo, but tl4s information will probably net
btrafforded to the Public. Where so many lives have
been lost, and so many wounds inflicted, and where
both have been the result of military for& employed
extensively against the King's subjects; neither
Parliament nor the Nation will let the question sleep.
Arbitrary violence is a catching:malady. If, therefore,
we were to.point out the men who, beyond all others,
ought to reel most anxious for offences on both sides
to be legally punished on this occasion, we should
name the Ministers of the PRINCE REGENT but each
passing hour brings with it an assurance, that, whe-
ther those High Personages pettorm their duty or
neglect it, the People of England will do their's.

We have received, this morning, Boston Papers of
a day later than those we last announced.
An extreme drought has lately prevailed in almost
every part of the United States, which has proved
extremely detrimental to the crops. A letter from
Brooklyn, near New York, dated August 3, says:—
" We have had the most hot and dry season ever
remembered within the recollection of the oldest in-
habitants, which has proved extremely injarious to
the crops of every description, I regret to learn,
that in some districts the rot has made its appear-
ance in the cotton crops, and is likely to prove ex-
tremely destructive. Accounts from Nashville (Ten-
nessee), however, and other quarters, state, that these
crops wear a most promising appearance, And were
never likely to prove more abundant. The country,
notwithstanding the extreme heat and drought, has
been generally healthy."
An article in a St. Kitt's Paper, of the 6th August,
confirms the account received at Baltimore respecting
the victory obtained by the Patriot Army, in the Pro-
vince of, Barcelona. The battle took place on the
10th June,. at Chipparo, in Barcelona. After the
battle General MARINO took up a position pro-
mising ulterior advantages.
Extract of a Letter from Valparaiso, dated the sth
of May :—" We have news from the Squadron at
Callao to the 26th March, at which time they had
made about half a dozen prizes, of small value,
which had been converted into a bomb vessel, two
explosion ships, and two fire vessels. Another attack
was soon to be made, and Lord CocuRANK had taken
possession of the Island of San Lorenzo. Captain
Merateic and cfew, of the Cossack, were still de-
tained as prisoners at the Gulf of -California.—
The Macedonian sailed from this port for the Gulf,
and we may entertain the hope of the speedy release
of our countrymen now in captivity, and that a resti-
tution of property, most shamefully plundered, will
be made, and a stop put to the atrocities which have
been committed is that quarter."

It is now stated that his Royal Highness the PRINCE ,
RECENT intends visiting Plymouth about the 15th of
this month, should the weather permit.--The Alfred.
Lord EasKINE, and several other: persons of dis-
tinction, are at present on a visit to the Duke of NOR..
FOLK at Arundel Castle.
The PERSIAN AMBASSADOR arrived on Monday
evening at his house in Charles-street, Berkeley-
square, from Oxford, his Excellency having post-
poned going to Cheltenham.
Tuesday morning, the 31st ult. PRINCE LEOPOLD
left Kinrara, accompanied by the Marquis of HUNTLY
and the Gentlemen who form his suite. At six
o'clock in the evening he made his entry into Inver-
ness, amid the acclaniatians of a great concourse of
spectators of all ranks and ages. In the evening he
honoured the Magistrates with his presence at an ele-
gant dinner, served up is the Northern Meeting.
rooms. He was dressed in black, with the exception
of a white waistcoat, and wore the star, riband, and
knee-band of the Order of the Garter. His suite
were also in full dress. After an excellent dinner,
and when the customary hails had been drank, Pro:
vost ROBERTSON proceeded to confer the freedom of
the town on his illustrious guest, which he did, in a
speech very happily expressed, and very impressively
deliiered.• His Royal Highness accepted the civic
honour with evident satisfaction, and in a deliberate,
Idistinct manner, but in a low tone of voice, expressed
I himself nearly as follows :—" Permit me, Sir, in few
words, to return my thanks for the honour that has
just been conferred on me, and to express my sense of
the very kind reception I have experienced in this
quarter. I will always study to prove deserving the
name you have just mentioned of a good Burgess of
Inverness and I shall be very happy if my services
can ever-be of any use to this good town." His Royal
Highness's health as a Burgess of Inverness, was then
,drank by the company with an enthusiasm of which
we can recollect no similar example. The evening
'passed in a very pleasing manner. His Royal High-
'tress left town early this morning (Thursday, Septem-
'ber 2cl) for Fort George, where he will breakfast with
Governor MAIR. At Elgin he will be entertained,
by Colonel GRANT, as Lord Lieutenant ofthe County.
He sleeps to-night at Gordon Castle, from whence he
returns to Kinrara. He will afterwards visit the
Dukes of ATHOLL and Mormons on his route to the
South.—(hurnas Pper.)

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