Star.
London, England, 1818-07-15 00:00:00

LICENSING SYSTEM.

Yesterday a Meeting was held at the Crown and
Anchor Tavern to take into consideration the best ;
means of providing against the injurious effects of
the present mode of licensing public-houses. It had '
been announced in this Paper that the Chair would
be taken at one o'clock, and that Sir Fawects BUR-
. DETT would be present. It was nearly two o'clock,
however, before there was any appearance of busi-
ness, and then Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT stated to the
company, that as the Honourable Baronet had pro-
mised in the most unequivocal manner, either to take
the Chair or to do any thing else that might be
thought necessary to promote the object ef the Meet-
ing, it might be advisable to delay the consideration
of the matter for a few minutes. The company ac-
quiesced. A considerable time then elapsed, and still
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT did not appear.
Mr. BARBER BEAUMONT then rose and said, that
as the Honourable Baronet had not arrived, he
thought it would be proper to read a letter which
he had received from him, in order to confirm the
statement which he had previously made. He then
read a letter from Sir Francis Burdett, which stated,
that he should be glad to do every thing in his
• power for getting rid of the arbitrary licensing sys-
tem, and that if Mr. Beaumont would have the good-
ness to inform him what he wished to be done, he
would attend. Mr. Beaumont then said, that, in
consequence of this letter, he waited on Sir Francis
Burdett, and informed him that a Meeting was to be
holden on Monday last; but the Honourable Baronet
having heard that the Electors ofNestaninster wished
to chair him on that day, he requested that the Meet-
ing might be deferred till Tuesday, lilies be would
attend. The Honourable Baronet, howeier, had not
arrived, and, therefore, he (Mr. Beaumont) would re-
commend to the company, that the Honourable
Washington Shirley should take the Chair.
Mr. SuraLEy expressed his assent, observing, that
he considered the object for which they were assem-
bled perfectly unconnected with any party, that he
would do the best in his power, and trust to the in-
dulgence of the company if he committed any error.
Ile then read the advertisement calling the Meet-

ing, when
IVIr. BARBER BEAUMONT rose, and said, that in
consequence of the determination of the Committee
of the House of Commons, to whom a Petition on
the subject of the Licensing System had been refer-
red, not to print the important evidence which they
received in support of their allegation, he deemed it
a duty which he owed to the Petitioners to give them
some further information of the proceedings than
appeared in the Report. This printing of the Report
without the evidence, was a, most extraordinary
course. The Report recognised, that he had pros ed
those allegations. It found a verdict of guilty agair.st
the licensing system, and the combinations of the
Brewers—it called on the Magistracy "to lend their
aid to break down a confederacy which is so injurious
to the poor and middling classes of the community"
—and recommended a prospective law, which, by
the way, would just amouut to nothing ; but the
evidence upon which the whole was founded had
been suppressed. Those who were to legislate were
rot to see the evidence itself, but the hints of such
parts of it as were given in the Report, and nothing
more. Of this suppression of the evidence, which
was.collected and produced with so much trouble,
he certainly did complain. Had this been printed,
as was usual, the folly and immense injury to the
Public, of the English Licensing System, would have
appeared so glaring to the world, as to put to shame
its interested and corrupt advocates —and, he should
hope, to have induced the Legislature to restore tol
the People of England the right which the Petition
Frayed fur—the right of a Free Trade in Victuals
—a right enjoyed by the People- of every other
country. He was aware that the publication of
the evidence might prove disastrous to certain great
capitalists ; but this was no reason why the stream
of knowledge, of justice, :laid of public good,
should be stopped. The rnisdoings of petty rogues
are displayed without mercy. Tile publican who,
following
.the example of his superiors, adulterates
his beer, is held up to odium, and is consigned to
ruin. The grocer who mixes beans or leaves of
English growth with those of foreign, although
equally wholesome, is exposed to public indignation
for his little cheat. Why is a friendly mantle to
cover the sins of cheats by wholesale:' Is the mag-
nitude of an offence a reason for remitting.punish-
meat ? All persons concerned in adulterating hu-
man food, when detected, ought to he made known
(applause). He hoped he should not be accused
of attacking Brewers and Magistrates improperly.—
He desired to do neither. His object of attack was
the arbitrary Licensing System, the inconsiderate
Act of Parliament which prohibits all persons from
retailing beer, except those whom a few privileged
men on one day of the year empower to do so. The
modern Law, which deprived the British Public of
their natural and chartered right, a free trade in vic-
tuals, corrupted the Magistrates, made monopolists
of the brewers, and did more injury to the moral
character and substantial rights of Englishmen, than
any law that ever was passed. The Brewers in Par-
liament denied this monopoly ; but it was obvious
from the Relort of the Committee, a document
which certainly had not been prepared in any dispo-
sition of hostility to the Brewers. The Report had
also observed, that the meetings of the biewers to fix
their prices " probably will be used as the means of
demanding such an unfair price from the public as
they may be compelled to submit to." But had not
things arrived at this pitch already? A rise in
Porter never takes place until after all the London
Brewers have met together, and pledged themselves
to adhere to one price, and from one day. One'
brewery, it is true, acts independently, and offers
beer at a reduced price ; but the public cannot get
at it, because almost all. the houses licensed for re-
tailing are under the influence of the combined
Brewers. The lengths to which these Gentlemen
will go to keep up their price is noticed in the Re-
-port, which says, " a pecuniary oonsideration was
offered by an agent of a brewer to a victualler, to
induce him to abandon a practice which he had
adopted, of selling beer at a reduced price." The
fact is, this victualler, Mr. Allchin, of King- street,
Seven Dials, has a free house—he deals with the in-
dependent brewery, and sells genuine beer at a half-
penny and penny per pot under the regular price--

his trade has, in consequence, increased extensively,
and taken away, of course, from that of the sur-
rounding houses. A very great brewery offered this
bribe if he would raise his price to their standard.—
So much for the professions of the combined Brewers
acting for the benefit of the Public—( applause ).
The Report proceeds—" The abuse of the licensing
system is in progress in this country, and is produc-
ing still more injurious effects than any of which
evidence has been adduced as affecting the metro-
polis." In the country the construction of these mo-
nopolies, under the licensing system, is easy, and is
becoming general. The consequence •is, that the
Public, in some parts, are robbed without mercy ;
the beer is the most vapid, nauseous stuff, that can
be conceived—the price is a penny per quart higher
than in London, and the measure not more than
two-thirds of the legal quantity. The Report de-
clares a very just opinion—" That a brewery, sup-
ported by purchased public-houses, would deteriorate
the quality of their beer." It proceeds to state, that
" The liquor then becomes inferior—private families
supply themselves from their own breweries, smaller
societies brew from molasses,-in tea-kettles; but the
poor, whohave none of these resources, must be content
with such liquor as is retailed at the licensed houses,
whatever may be the quality, the price,or the measure."
—This was most true, and a fearful truth it was.
The labouring poor of England must be content with
such liquor as is retailed at the licensed houses, whop
ever may be the quality, the price, or the measure.
And yet the House of Commons countenances the con-
tinuance of a system which reduces them to this
condition. With the conviction thus expressed-of
the injury to the poor of this licensing system,•nsi
recommendation is made for restoring to them the
benefit of the competition afforded by a free trade.'
But the Report concludes with the hollow echo of a
piece of advice given in the Police Report, which
earnestly calls on the Magistracy to lend their aid to
break down a confederacy which is so injurious to
the interests of the poor and middling classes of so-
ciety: Upon the detection of the use of unlawful in-•
gredients, the report observes, they find, both from
the Excise returns, and from the seizing officers, that
drugs of a very nauseous, and some of a very per-
nicious quality,- are • still ended by persons as a
trade, and bought by the lesser brewers and by the
publicans. This, with other observations, might
lead the public to suppose that the lesser brewers
and publicans were the only persons who used un-
lawful ingredients, and to acquiesce in the-plan for
crushing the smaller breweries, so as to complete the
monopoly system. The public must not be misled
on this point. It ought to be known that evidence
of conviction of the great brewers was tendered, as
well as of the lesser ones, an 1 refused. It was ob-
jected, that the petition was in the present tense,
and that the convictions were in the vast, the greater
part of the convictions of the great houses being up-
wards of six years old—(Gre it applause.) But, (said
Mr. Beaumont) while ; state this, I think it right to
add, that I know of no informations or convictions
which have been in any instances produced against
the houses of Whitbread, Coombe, Goodwin, the
Golden-lane, or Elliott. But it is not only by the
useof drugs that the beer is rendered inferior. The
Report notices a conviction of one of the great
brewers for using alkaline salt to neutralize acidity
in young beer. 'To neutralize the acidity, alkali is
added. The liquor thus formed has none of the
heartening and strengthening qualities of old beer:—
Labouring men, who drink beer not for amusement,l
as their superiors do, but to enable them to bear up
under their great toil, are miserably deceived by
these saline mixtures. Such beer rather weakens than
strengthens. Where men already labour under
disease, their complaint will be aggravated, not
healed, by such drink. This is the most general
adulteration of modern beer, and perhaps the most
injurious. That the price of porter is materially in-
creased in consequence of the licensing system, 'does
not admit of a doubt : but I would fain hope that the
great men of the nation are not aware of the extent
of this enormous price, and of its effect on the la-
bouring poor. I am thoroughly convinced, from
a patient examination of this subject, that in the price
of porter and ale, at least a penny per quart in the
metropolis, and two or three pence per quart in
many parts of the country, are sacrificed to the li-
censing system. Mr. Beaumont then entered into some
other details respecting the arbitrary and interested
conduct of the brewers, and concluded with saying,
" The object of this emancipation I will never aban-
don in despair. It cannot be that under a corrupt
use of an indiscreet law, a set of privileged men shall
be empoweled to wage war against the civil rights,
the property, and health of every British subject fur
ever. Be it remembered the emancipation of the
Blacks was long and stoutly resisted, but in the end
it was accomplished. We may hope that the eman-
cipation of the Whites will be ultimately not less
successful. The proceedings in the late House of
Commons were certainly most discouraging. In the
youth of the new one we will hope to find enough
of public feeling to produce a restoration of the
right of a free trade in beer."—(Loud chcersfollowed
the conclusion of this speech.)
Mr. JONES 111:RDETT, who had but a few moments
before entered the room, now came forward, md
expressed on the part of his brother, Sir Francis, his
great regret at not being able to attend the proceed-
ings. He was, he observed, extremely fatigued by
the business of the preceding day, and be hoped the
Meeting would accept that as an excuse—(hear, hoar.)
At the same time he was authorized to state, that the
object of the Meeting was one which he was anxious
to support, inasmuch as he conceived it was condu-
cive to the public interests. He was also authorized
to state, that if his brother had been present, he
could say but little on the subject, for it was one
which he had not turned in his mind. He would,
however, be very glad to receive any information
from Mr. Beaumont, or any other Gentleman upon'
the subject. This was all he was autherized to state
from his brother. For himself, he should say, that
no man was more anxious for the success of any mea-
sure which had for its object the procuring of a free
trade, than he was. He heartily wished success to
the undertaking, for he thought that nothing could
be a greater absurdity than that a free people should
be debarred from carrying on a free trade (hear,haar).
Mr. BEAUMONT then proposed the following Reso-
lution, which was put, and carried unanimously :
" Tl:at, from what hu occurred to the late House of Cam-
,tacos, respecting the uhitrary mum of Limning Pubtio.

houses, this Meeting feel themselves justified in persevering in
their exertions to obtain a permanent runtedy. to ‘uunteract the
numerous grievances which result from such system."
The next Resolution was,
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" That it is the opiniod of this Meeting, that a due regard for
the health and property of his Majesty's subjects requires that a
full dlsctotare be made of all convictions of Brewers, who have
been detected in having in their possession deleterious or unlaw•
ful ingredients, fur the making of Beer; and that the Represen-
tatives in Parliament for Westminster be respectfully requested
to more for the printing of the same, together with the evidence
lately taken by the Committee on the Public Breweries."
On this Resolution being put,
Mr. BARRY, the Barrister, addressed the Meeting.
The resolution they had heard read, was one to which
he did not anticipate any objection, yet he wished to
iay a few words upon it. The question which the
exertions of the Meeting had to decide was, whether
the people of the Metropolis should have a whole-
some beverage prepared from malt and hops. as their
forefathers had once been accustomed to enjoy, or a
pernicious substitute, in which were mixed up the
most deleterious drugs ? That a liquor of the latter
description was now impudently forced upon the
Public, no one who had any experience of recent
transactions would attempt to deny, and that this was
lowing to the present arbitrary licensing system, was
equally obvious—(hear, hear).—Upon this subject
it would be unnecessary to declaim. The arguments
against the arbitrary system of licensing rested upon
plain facts, and a statement of a few of these would
be sufficient to support them. He had for the last
five and twenty years been unfortunately in the habit
of seeing the very worst of society, and he could say
with truth, that he had never witnessed actions
more degrading to the human character than that
which he had found among some of the great Brewers.
.11* had recently to attend at the Board of Excise in
his professional capacity. And here he conceived it
his duty to state, that this body had, by their upright
and vigilant exertions to put an end to a most vil-
lainous system of imposition upon the public, de-
served the cordial thanks of every man in the tont-
munity—(Load anduase.) He had attended, as he
said, at the Board of Excise, where he saw a large
table covered with samples of deleterious drugs,
which had been seized in the houses of brewers. In
the house of one brewer alone not less than thirteen
different kintls of pernicious drugs had been detected.
For this the individual had been fined I.:500, as had
also several others, but what satisfaction was that to
a public whose health was hourly exposed to danger
by the consumption of a liquor composed of such
poisonous materials ?—(hear, hear.) The persons
who had been so fined were resident in different
parts of the country, and from all he had an oppor-
tunity of knowing he might almost say,
" Ex uno discs omnes."

Formerly, if beer wanted a little more colour or
strength, a proportion of malt or hops was added to
give it ; but at present that good old practice was
dispensed with, and some of the most pernicious of
vegetable and mineral poisons were added. In some
instances which he had seen, a sort of mixture was
used to give the porter a head—and what was this
chiefly composed of ? The Meeting would, no
doubt, be indignant at hearing that green and white
copperas has been used for this purpose—(kear, licar.)
The Learned Gentleman then went on to describe se-
veral other instances at adulteration which had been
proved against certaiinrewers, and from thence he
called the attention of the :Meeting to the abuses of
the licensing system. The fatal effects of that sys-
tem v oild be perceived by any person who attended
a Court where he was in the habit of practising (the
Iniol‘Fat Debtors Court.) There numbers of poor
publicans who were brought up to take the benefit
of th: t merciful Act were the strongest proof of the
opprcs,ive system under which they endeavoured to
live. The evil arose from the practice of the brewers
of setting•up poor men in their houses. To these
they gave a certain sum of money to begin with,
getting first his bond and warrant of attorney, and
when they found that the business of the house was
improving, they either wished to exact a rent which
it was not in the power of the then occupant to pay,
or to let the house to another tenant. If the tenant
refused to comply with their exorbitant demand,
judgment was immediately entered up upon the war-
rant, and the unfortunate man was deprived of every
thing he possessed in the world. The Learned Gen-
tleman then cited several instances of the species of
oppression which he had mentioned, and concluded
by a strong exhortation to the Meeting to use their
utmost exertions to put an end to a system so com-
pletely destructive of every principle of free trade.
The second Resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. BE.tumorcr then proposed the 3d Resolution:
" That it appears that better beer than is now sold from,
some of the principal Brewers in the Metropolis at sixpence per
quart, would be generally sold at sd. It the trade of retailing
beer were free, and that in some parts of the country the sacri-
fic., is considerably greater."
The Resolution being put from the Chair, •
Mr. Drturry begged leave to make a few remarks
upon this proposition. He had no hesitation in de-
claring himself the advocate of a free trade in porter,
and the enemy of the present arbitrary system of

licensing. He was also as anxious as any man to
have the price of porter reduced, if it could be done.
under present circumstances. In the meeting which
took place upon this subject in January last, many
incorrect statements had been made by Mr. Beau-
mont. This incorrectness he was willing, if called
upon, to prove upon oath. The statements, however,
were contained in a Pamphlet published by that
Gentleman, to which he (Mr. Drury) had written an
answer, and he would now beg leave to read extracts
from both to the Meeting.
Mr. BEAUAIONT rose to order. He did not think
that the pampblets mentioned, or the statements they
centained, had any reference to the Resolution. He
might have been mistaken in some of his data, but
they were collected from the most authentic docu-
ment to which he could have recourte.
Mr. DRURY was then proceeding to a refutation
of the propositions contained in the Pamphlet, but
being called to order, said he should confine himself
to one or two observations. He did not think that
under present circumstances porter could be sold for'
less than 6d. per pot. The Golden-lane Brewety had
some time back made a reduction of one halfpenny
in the price, but they were forced to raise it again,
even with all the patronage they received from the
Reduction Committee. It was not in the power of
Brewers to sell their porter at present for less than
they did, as would appear from the price thoy paid
for the materials.

The CHAIRMAN did not think that the calculai;o.l
of the prices of materials had any thing to do ss
the Res /lotion, which referred only to the increase
of pric: arising front the present system of licensinr.
Mr. HOLMES did nut think that the Ueetingsbonad
commit itself by agreeing to such a Resolution wit;;.
out luring some facts laid before them to prove,
with some degree of exactness, the effect produced
upon the price of Porter by the Licensing Syr7rn--
£1.;600 was not at all the average price Flid ni.4l
entering into a public-house. It would be rants ti r
to state it at ESOO. This was not.paid by the brewer,
but by the publican, for the good-will of the hoe*,
as was the custom in every other line of Intone"
It should be considered that the publican's profits d.,1
not arise merely from selling beer. He was al, a
dealer in spirits, and in the purchase of a
looked to that as a source of emolument, s tvel
porter. It was the publican and the brewer, ht.,: ,
the public who suffered by the present nr.),ie ui
ing licenses. The brewer had no interest in I.
licences arbitrarily taken away. Quite the co:.t,. ,
he was often a considerable loser by it. The
ing attack made upon the t brewers t
quite fair. The Report of traCcimmiree was
proved,
that for six years only ore of them had been ce:.-
victed of using iniptoper ingredier.ts, and they ny:
deleterious. it also proved that there was a ino:„
. .

active competition between them, and that
quality of the article was not in the least 41:grt.:
deteriorated in consNuence of the great iternanc.—
Barclay and Co. sold more than any other htewel,
the Metropolis, though:they wertithe owners of kavr
public-houses. It was a mis-statement, to say
brewers calculated their profits upon their W hole c..
pital, and expected an exorbitant return from .
part of it which was voted in public-houses. ".
were liable to great risk in tra.le, an.l to tne:t
risk it was but fair that they should calculao
a profit of more than €3 per cent.
estimated the expense of a barrel of beer to the brevs-r
at £2. 7s. 6d. but he did not take into accotrt

was paid for horses, casks, wear and tear, 1a50,..;-,
and other things. Taking these items at tis. Lie
profit to the brewer, upon Mr. Bcturnont's ova show.
ing, would be only Is. a barrel, exclusiveof licences.
He did not deny that the Magistrates 1C(72 often
guilty of abuses in granting licences, and F.e was
glad that t►te conduct of one individual of that body
had already met with exempla: v punishment. The
brewers were not to be blamed for such abu,e,,: alt.!

if he was rightly informed, Mr. Be, utnont Li n
admitted, that the brewer':, before a Committee

the House of Commons, nta;:e a defence which *ze
did not expect.
Mr. 13s.At;:aoxr denied having made any such al.
. .

mission.

Mr. liotatts said, he understood that this :Wm's.
sion had been made to the lion. Mr. Brand. satit
was the case, it was not right now to attempt to :le-
ceive the public by declamation. He wished to s&
the licensing system revised ; it was :he vi s Oso of
the brewers themselves ; he was r.ot less desirous t':!.w:

the practice of purchasing public houses should le
re' rained ; the number, however, in the hinds cf
brewers could not have the effect of increasio!,z

price of porter one penny in each pot. The total.;ur:-
ber of public houses throughout the countrt v
44,4,89, out of which 12,862 belonged to brewr-s.—
In London, the number was 4247, of which 1:•:•S
were not free, or, in other words, were the prop:rty
of brewers. If the further practice of this was re-
strained, the evil would remedy itself in a few years.
?he licensing system certainly required correction,
for the sate of the publicans, who had no less than
£40,000,000 of capital embus ked in their trade.
Mr. PITT said that the publicans and all other per-
sons ought to be made independent of the arbitrary
power of the Magistrates. He begged to say that he
was a Burdettite, and be had hoped that this business
would have been taken into consideration at the din-
ner yesterday—(hear, )rear.)—He was not a publican,
but he held the lease of a public house; and, bovatse
be was a Burdettite, what had been raid to him ?
Why, truly, a lawyer, (he would mention his name)
Mr. Manning, of the Adelphi, had interfered between
him and his tenant, and told him that he must not
expect to have his licence renewed—(Clies of shame.)
Yes, he was told so ' • and the reason assigned VAS,
because he was a rank Burdettite !—((Ties of gams
repeated.)—The public ought to know, that on a late
occasion the Magistrates had gone round, arm in arm,
with the tar-gatherers, in order to influence the pub-
licans in giving their votes.
Mr. JAGO begged leave to make a few remarks
upon what had fallen from Mr. Drury. It was tree
that the Golden-lane Brewery had been obliged to
raise their prices, and if he was rightly infotrne,!,
that concern was merged in one of the other great
breweries. This arose from the opposition they met
with from the extensive brewers of the metropolis,
who threatened never again to supply any publian
that should deal with them. This, added to their
inability of procuring licences, was the reason why
they were obliged to go with the tide, and raise the
price of porter. Mr. Holmes was mistaken whom
he said that £lOOO or £5OO was paid only for :he
goodwill of a house. This was true with respect to
tree houses. In such the goodwill was purchased,
but the observation could not apply to those pur-
chased from brewer., who, upon such ticcasious,.al-
ways insisted upon a Power of Attorney, by winch
all freedom was taken away from the poor publican.
The brewer, by this means, retained the power of
throwing out the present occupier, and it was his in-
terest to do so as often as he could, for the purpose
of getting a new premium.
The Resolution was then agreed to.
Mr. BEAUMONT proposed the fourth Resolution—
" That the extra price paid in cos: yuence of the Ecerar:
system, in its effects on the expenditure of a labouring man,
is
equal to a Property Tax of ten per cent. on his wages, ri oda-
cient for the support of a child independently, or to pay fur the
entire clothing or lodging of his family, and in the avinfate
amounts to an annual levy of £130,000 upon the iodisation
classes of the Metropolis, and of upwards of four millions n+{'
ling upon the inhabitants of the country generally."
The following Resolution was then put and carried:
▪ That it be recommended to the committee to introduce, is
any legislative proceeding they may adopt, a clause, 'eclair( te
the Publican the full, constitutional, and wholesome 1041
trial by their Veers in all eases, in lieu of the present upprentl
practice of depending upon the capricious will of the dfagintacl.
The sixth Resolution was
• That a deputation of the Committee do wait on the New
ben for Westminster, the Borough, and the Sit/ of banaors
Sir Francis Burdett and Sir Samuel Romilly, Sir Robert Wilier:
and Mr. Waithrnau, to request them to favour the COPY
with their powerful exertiosui to obtain fbr the POL.

:.! an t,-.l.4uatien c: cbt prtiliat c 4

ming.
ULAS KIN NA lAD suggeste% r it would
the Resolution embraced all Members
of London, Westminster, and tile Borough.
it was objected, that r. Calvert was a
at one of the Members for the City had a
the same business, and that Mr. Alderman
a brewer's druggist.
:NAM did not think the objection auffi-
Calvert, he knew, was a brewer ; but he
of honour, and woul.l not resist a propo-
is nature, when it involved the interests of
cents. The root of the evil was the licens-
i, and the profligacy of the Magistrates.
solution, with Mr. K:N .‘ IR D's Amend-
then agreed to, and thanks being voted to
nan, the Meeting broke p.
['HE EVENING STAR

LONDON.

ViEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1818.

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)aris Papers of Sunday attired this forenoon.
tly article of-importance they contain is al
)lEci.d announcement, under the_bead
at FERDINAND has ordered that certain ports
it shall, from the 15th (Thursday), be open
commerce; which ports are, for the pre-
rune as were designated in the Royal De-
e 30th of March last, namely—Santander,
Cadiz, and Alicant. His MAJESTY has
Jed, that such foreign merchandise and
may have been presented at these ports, in
ice of the said Decree of the 30th March,
y the privilege of the entrer4e, in the tame
s if they had entered under this new Order.
per Cents. Saturday-761r. SOc.

from Cadiz state, that considerable inquie:
rails there respecting the fate of a large
'hich on the 25th ult. had been 45 days out
Havanna& The principal object of the
s lmiependimt cruizers which have lately
a the Spanish Coast, is supposed to be the
'len of this convoy; and as yet the Spanish
tent has not been able to dispatch any force
vtedon. The Asia which was to have gone
his purpose, has received a counter order ;
iigatc Diana will, it is said, be immediately
td in its stead.

following letter, dated Gibraltar, June 4,
elating tothe plague at Oran, has been trans-
from the Ctuncil Office to the Commissioners
:oms, and hy them to their Collectors

lars—l have the honour to acquaint your Lordship,
al:* I I limiest received (roan Mr. fkitcovich. stye
.4at Oran, dated the 21th ult. I am informed thud*
(4' the plaint in that city have been so extensive as al-
) have swept off trae.h.lf of the population. On the day
h he writes, 150 per:on, had died.
Sptcovich further adds, that the whole province of
is infected, and that the mortality was considerable in
a, a town on the Morocco frontier, having a popula-
etween 4'113 and 30,000 persons ; and that the dis-
alreuly begun to shcw its i in Fcz, the usual scat of
sect of tLc Morocco dominions, and a city, from its
population, mad the commercial spirit of its inhabitants
most extensive relations of any in the Empire.
hat advices from Mr. Dl'Donnell, at Algiers, aredated
4.7. The deaths, during the pressed* week, had not
.114 per diem, while, previously to that, they bad in
'zees amounted to I fear, bowever, this decreased
03 rather to be attributed to the reduced populations
ty ether muse.
ll`Doundl states, that the crew of the frigate pee-
-1 tee Emperor of Morocco to the Dey of Algiers, bad,
ear "o a month onshore, embarked about three months
dy E.: board a hired vessel, to be Landed at some port on
:at) cont. We have not yet received any intelligence
and. i.ineedkas to observe that this crew must have
e 10241 t them to a great extent.
canseqtance of the above intelligence, I ant employed in
Lela measures for the security of the public health of
awn. (Signed) " Gin. Dor, General.
ilithurst, K.& &c. &e."

e report of tho state of her MAJESTY yesterday
Om eery littlo from whit it had been for seve-
hmait. It was as follows Her MAJESTY
goad night, and is rather better than she
ynerday:

ie Passel Iltatir went as usual to pay his du-
resPecasat Kew. His Royal
.Highness left town
t three o'clock, and returned again in the evening.
turclaT Lord CLIFTON sailed from Dover, in
any with his father, the Earl of DARNLEY, and
Lou. Mr. BLIOH, to join his family at Geneva,
ban period: it is his Lordship's intention to re.
Canschury at the ensuing Races.
* centre division of ships now at Plymouth, is
Mt formidable, as to Use size of the vessels and
tit of the guns, that ever was displayed in any
sarof the world. All first rates, as follow :
04.12aledonia, St. Vincent, Hibernia, San Josef, Royal
=,?: 05 year?. old, and most of the time in active service),
dt Para, Sr. George, Royal George, Union, Neptune.
rah, are Ir.pregnable tag-skip. The highest vessel above
the Revatutrztait e.
LlLlSEt.—Yesterday a Court of Aldermen
kd at (.ivildhail, at which the CHAMBERLAIN
j..zeit Tutu, Esq. Citizen and Musi-
lately elecled Brieriff, together with TitoseAs
E,c. Lad paid the fine of four hundred
arid •.wc-sty marks, with the usual fees, to be
utgel from suet: election, pursuant to the direc-
' fir tLe Act el Common Council in that behalf ;
ze..,.cr. he WaS called three times to give bond ;
szt. attending, the Loan MAYOR INZS requested
e
pr...ect for the holding a Common IL;11
Bleztion of atother person.

NA rAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, JULY it.
WiAd West, fresh breezes and fine Aventhar.—;Ar-
riied the brig Susan, ORN, from Amsterdam for
Philadelphia, with 129 passengers, put in here by
adverse winds.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 13.
Arrived the Imogene, STACKS, from New Orleans;
sailed 21st, and from Balize 31st May, in company
with the Susannah, MORGAN ; Mary, STEWART ;
Amazon, --, and Freeerick, --, all for Liver-
pool. On the 11th instant, off Kingsale, spoke the
Elizabeth, BAKER, from Liverpool for St. Domingo.
Also arrived the Mary Ann, CLARK, from St. Mary's
(N. P.) sailed 25th June, and on the 27th spoke the'
ship Rodie, -, in lat. 4.5. 35. long. 54. 58. from
Liverpool for Nova Scotia.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14.
Wind S.W.— arrived the Swallow, LAKE, from
'Waterford.

DEAL. JULY 14.
Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the
Probity, COOPER, from Lisbon.—Sailed the Nile,
Scot's., from Fayal for London.—Remain in the
Downs, his Majesty's ship SEVERN, FLORIDA sloop
of war, and Royal Sovereign yacht ; the Emma,
ItitwooD, for the South Seas ; and the Matchless,
GARRICK, from Havanna, for orders.
DOVER, JULY 14.
Arrived off this Port, the ship Preston, BALDRY,
from Pernainbuco ; and the Moreland, HALL, from
Jamaica.

HARWICH, JULY 14.
Arrived last night at eight P.M. the Lord Nels 4
packet, with a mail and passengers from Holland.

COWES, JULY 14.
Arrived the brig Alexander, BOOTH, 96 days from
Malaga, for Orders.

GRAVESEND, JULY 14.
Arrived the Friendship, Plaster, from Erubclen; Margaret
and Elizabeth, 011iog, from Tonningen ; Gebroeders, Oubes,
from Groningen ; Jenny, Scotland, from Pillau ; Good Intent.
Robertson, from Riga ; Vrow Serlina, --, from Groningen ;
Barbadoes packet, Balaton, from Barbadoes; James and Mar-
garet, Sly, from Christiana ; Young Hannah, Tammin, from
lirsabden.—Sailed the Paragon, Hare, for Quebec, &c. Peter
Procter, Peterkin. for Elsineur, &c. Sarah Margaret, Nichol-
son, for Bremen ; and Minstrel, Linklater, for Newfoundland.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, JULY 14.
Sims eterzar.o Inwanns.—The Lady Holland, Robson; the
Cambridge, Evans ; and Ruvand, Barkly, from Jamaica ; the
Mary, Brown, and John, Campbell, from Grenada ; Prince of
Sale Cobourg, Ladd, from Rotterdam ; Venerable, Davis, from
Liverpool; Garland, Taylor, from Antwerp; Hoop, Guyt,
from Amsterdam; St. George, Zouder, from ,Dantric; Ram-
bler, Slater, from Stockholm; Harrington, Heslop, from De-
merara; liooton, Alpine, from Canary,lslands ; Lively, Fur-
rano, from Newfoundland ; liopozo, Cortina, and Sydney pac-
ket, Rees, from South Seas ; Henry Wellesley, Coverdale, and
the Zodiac, John, from Antigua.
Ourwaara--The Zealous, Scotland, for Pillau ; Industry,
Adams, for Copenhagen ; Alleconda, Krulema ; Resolution,
Price; and Telernatus, Haverberke, for Antwerp ; the Venus,
Holmes, for Malaga; Nancy, Stacey, for Mogadore; Amelia,
Corrielysor, and the Salim Thompson, for liamburgh; New
Albion, Bishop, for the Cape of Good Hoge ; London packet,
Corneky, for Smyrna; and Hero, Molloy, for Waterford.

GREENOCK, JULY
Arrived on Thursday, from Ctiebec, the Rebecca, 'M‘Ken-
zit, Sailed thence the 12th Mt. in company with the brig James,
of Clyde, and parted with her in the Gulph. On the 23d in lat.
45. 28. N. long. 54.18. W. spoke the Minerva, of Jersey, for
Quebec. On the 25th, In let. 46. 12. N. long. 49. 35. W. the
brig litho, from Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland, with a
jury main-topmast. On the 27th the island of St. Paul's healing
W. N. W. passed vessel with loss of main and mlzeninasts, but
could not learn her name. Arrived yesterday the Basseterre,
M•)foriand, from Bay of Chalsur. Sailed thence the 13th ult.
Left loading, the Jesse and Flora, Love, of and for Clyde. Ar-,
Owed Ms morning, the Dunlop, Brown, from St. John's, New
Brunswick.
PORT GLASGOW, JULY 11. _ .

Arrived on Thursday, the Sussex, Richards, from Mirami-
cld, sailed thence the 20th of June. On the 28th of June spoke
the brig Langton, of Whitehaven, from Liverpool to Newfound-
land, out 30 days, all well, in lat. 48. 11. long. 41. 10.

A private Letter from Paris, dated July 11, says--!
" The London Papers of the 6th and 7th, which we
have just received, remove a part of the veil of the
Royalist conspiracy. ' In London, as well as in Paris,
some who discredit the intelligence are doubtless to
be met with : but the arrests by judicial process ; the
documents, all of which are already in the possession
of the legal authorities ; the great number of persons
cited to appear before the Judge of Instruction ; the
well ascertained flight of General Cannel, who has
net answered the Judge's summons ; the discovery of
the clandestine presses of the faction in a detached
house in the Marais, and the removal of several tegi-
ments from Paris, are, I think, proofs sufficient to
overcome the most obstinate incredulity. All the
proceedings have been the consequence of orders
given by the legal authorities, and not by the Police.
The whole of the examinations have been con-
ducted under the direction of one of the most upright
men in France, the Procureur-General Bellart ; and
he certainly will not be accused of seeking for
guilt wl:ere he would wish to find only innocence.
" In recapitulating the reports most credited in
the highest circles of this capital, the following flw
words are what appear to be the elements of the ph,„
though I do not pretend to guarantee any thing :--
On Wednesday, the 24th of June, on the rising or
the King's Council at St. Cloud, the Ministers were
to he seized by a detachment of the horse grenadiers
of the Ist regiment of La Roche Jacquelin, and con-
veyed to the fortress of Vincennes. A part of the
3d regiment of the guard, and a past of the 2d Swiss
regiment, were to be posted in echelon on the road
from Vincennes to St. Cloud. About 3000 men,
composed of gardes-du-corps, Vendeans, the old
Royal volunteers, &c. were to assemble at the same
hour at the Place de Carrousel, with a countersign,
whence they were to march to different predeter-
mined points, and proceed to arrest and carry off a
certain number of the public functionaries.
" The insurrection troops were to be commanded
by two well-known Generals of the party, assisted by
several Superior Officers of the Guard, whose names
circulate in public, but which I refrain from mention
ing, in order to avoid the risk of injustice or error.
On the first part of the plan being carried into
effect, had the King, whose courage and firmness of
character is known, refused to sign his abdication, it
is said that it was then the intention of the conspira-
tors to proceed a la Pau/premier.
" Such is the information which I have been able
to collect from the best sources on this strange con-
spiracy : however, as I have already said, I do not
pretend to guarantee any of the details. Had a plan
so monstrous, so absurd, been successful in the first
steps of its execu4orc—it is certain that the triumph
,of the rebels would not have lasted 24 hours."

THE ARMY

Friday, the Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry were
reviewed on Portobello Sands, by Major-General
Hops. The regiment made a fine appearance, and
in their charges and other evolutions gave great sa-
tisfaction.

Wednesday se'nnight the 50th regiment matched
into Drogheda from Derry, on their route to Dublin.
Friday se'nnight a detachment of the gallant 42d
Highlanders arrived at Drogheda, from Dundalk, to
replace the 45th.

The 44th received order to march from Waterford
on the 9th.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Sue—l believe it is very little known amongst Lieu-
tenants of the Army, that without any reference to
the period of their being placed on Half-pay, when
they have completed the seventh year from the date
of their Commission, they are entitled to the addi-
tional Sixpence, which is obtained by proper applica-
tion to the Right Honourable the Secretary at War,
and which communicated through your friendly Pa-
, per, will give much pleasure to A WELL-WISIIER.
July 13, 1815.

The Duke and Duchess of CLARINgt returned on
Monday evening from Bushy Park. Yesterday morn-
ing their Royal Highnesses left town for Windsor.

The Duchess of CLARENCE is about the middle-
use, and well proportioned ; her complexion is very
fair, her hair flaxen, and fine soft blue eyes. Her
appearance is exceedingly interesting, and her man-
ners are mild and gentle.

Miss MARY FITZCLARENCE has arrived in Dublin,
on her way to Palmerston, near Naas, the seat of the
Earl and Countess of Mayo.

MAJOR Ferzet.aneNcts.—The accident which has
happened to this gallant Officer is most severe, and
is curious, from being the second within the last few
days. On Thursday last, while in his tilbury in the
Park. the rein of the bridle got under his horse's tail,
and he kicked so violently as to shatter the gig, and
strike Major lITZCLARENCE seve.-ely on the breast,
who was obliged to lose above twenty ounces of
blood. On Sunday, when returning from Bushy to
wait upon the PRINCE REGENT, the rein again got
under the horse's tail, at Hammersmith, and he ran
off. The servant jumped out to stop him, but fell,
and the Major leaned forward to remove the cause
of the horse's alarm. For this purpose, he put his
right leg forward on the shaft, and while in this po-
sition he received a kick upon the shin, which
smashed both bones of the leg, and forced one of
them through his boot. The horse ran the gig up
against the wall, and threw Major FITZCLARENCE
out between him and the wall, where he lay plunging,
the shock having upset gig, horse, and all. Major
FITZCLARENCE, with great fortitude and presence of
mind, held the horses head down with his left hand,
while with the other he drew himself along the
ground, an/ succeeded in keeping the horse from
going over him until assistance arrived. Mr.,PaiNo,
of Hammersmith, surgeon, immediately attended,
and set Major Frrzcx A RENCE'S leg, in a public-house,
after which he wrote to his father and the PRINCE
' REGENT, to acquaint them of the sad accident that
had befallen him. The PRINCE REGENT immediately
sent his bed-carriage for him; and the Duke of CLA-
Jimmy, although only married the day before, came
to assist in moving him to his house in the Stable-
yaid, where he arrived in about five hours after the
accident. We regret to add, that Major FITZCLA-
neNcE•has suffered very much.
ENGLISH OPERA.—A new Opera, called the Bull's
Head, was performed last night, for the first time.—
The story is simple—Captain Lovel (Mr. WnEsctt)
in love with Julia, is of course most anxious to possess
her. She, with her aunt, being on her way to Bath,
passes through Marlborough, the place of his uncle's
residence. A smart servant of the Captain's proposes
1 to represent the house as an inn, for the purpose of at-
tracting the young Lady to it. With this view he
converts the head of one of his master's ancestors, by
a few touches of the pencil, into a bull's head, which
is exhibited as the sign. The Ladies Then make their
appearance.—Mr. Jeremiah Brag, a rich cochceq,
another lover of Miss Julia, arrives at the same place,
and, after some proofs of cowardice on the part of the
latter gentleman, and some embarrassment occasioned
by the unexpected appearance of the Uncle, the Cap-
tain is married to Julia. The Fine was exceedingly
well received by a numerous and genteel audience.

Monday, as Captain M‘Ccuocit, of the Severn
frigate, was returning from Dover to Deal, in a gig,
having reached the turnpike at the top of Castle-hill,
he descended and gas e the gig to tl:e care of a little
boy:who taking the bridle from the horse's head,
it sat off at full speed, and sprung over a precipice
nearly SO feet high, near the entrance to the Castle, and
was killed on the spot, and the gig dashed to pieces.
A curious circumstance took place about a fort-
night since, on the Leven, just above Dumbarton
bridge. A horse, being led to the bank of the river,
was about to drink, when he discovered a salmon in
the stream, and, making a successful snatch, held it
up -*live in his mouth, till it was laid hold of by the
man. It weighed about 201 b.
POLAR EXPEDITION.—We have the pleasure of
announcing that a Whaler, which has just reached
this country, states, that it fell in with this interesting
Expedition in the first week in June, opposite to Mag-
dalena Bay, on Spitzbergen, in lat. 79. 31. all well.
Scars LAW PROMOTZONS.--The following Law
appointments have just taken place in• Scotland :
JOHN HOPE, Esq. to be one of his Majesty's Advo-
cates Depute, in the room of Mr. M'CORMICK, ap-
pointed Sheriff of Bute ; ROBERT llama, Esq. to be
Sheriff of the County of Argyle ; and THOMAS MAIT-
LAND, Esq. to be Sheriff of the County of Wigton.
CIRCUITS.—The following are the appointments
for the ensuing Autumn Circuits in Scotland :
NORTH.—Loan Joyner Cr.suit and Lord Prritict.r.
Inverness - - Friday - - Sept. IS.
Aberdeen - - Thursday - Sept. 24.
Perth - - - Tuesday - Sept. 29.
SOUTH..—Lords HIMMAND and fterrow.
Jedburgh - - Wednesday Sept. i 6.
Dumfries - - Monday - Sept. 95.
Ayr - - Saturday - Sept. 215.
WEST.—Lords GILLIES and &morn.
Inverary - - Monday - Sept. 21.
Stirling - . Saturday - Sept. 21.
Glavow - a Wednesday - Sept. 150.