Star.
London, England, 1829-12-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The following detachments margined on IV &mislay morning
from London, for Bristol, on route, to join their respective regi
ments and depots In Ireland :
The 7th Hussars for Newbridge Birracks ; the 17th Lancers,
for Dublin; the 10th Foot, for Kinsale; the 12th ditto, for Lon-
donderry ; the 70th ditto, for Templemore; and the 77th ditto,
for Cloomell.
A detachment belonging to the 17th regiment of Foot embarked
yesterday morning on board a steam•vessei in the river, on route
for Chatham.
A detachment belonging to the 96th Regiment of F.ue arrived
in town yesterday morning from Devonparr, on route to Berwick,
on the retriting service.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mau. Mama Tans Dar.—Holland I.

The Charles Law, Smith, from Leghorn, has arrived at Dublin,
leaky, and with loss of rudder, having struck on Asklow Liank.
The following vessels have arrived in the Creek :—The Robert
Soourfield, from Alexandria ; Harbinger, Champion, from Zante ;
and Malvin', Brooks, from Palermo.
The William and Agnes, Seaden, from Sligo to Bristol, sunk off
Map. bland sth inst.
The Premier, &ewart,from Quebec to Liverpool, was on shore
near the Traverse 10th ult. and it was feared would be wrecked.
The Delight, from Dundalk to Preston, was run down oil the
Skerries sth instant--crew saved.
DZAL, Dec. 10.—Wind N. N.W.—Arrived the Apprentice,
Cadenhsm, from Havannah, and Speps, Cromartle, from Quebec.
Porramourm, Dec. 10.— Wind N.B.—Arrived the Tareworth,
Eastbrook, from Havannah. Off the Wight, the Henry, Clay,
from Cape Henry, and Grecian, Marshall, from
Fatmotrm. Dec. tr.—Sailed the Rinaidopacket, for the Brazils,
and Livia, for St. Michael's.

MR. COBBETT'S LECTURE.

Mr. COBBETT'S Second Lecture was delivered last
night in the Theatre of the Mechanics' Institute ; and
without stopping to describe here the preliminary uproar
by which it was ushered in—an uproar caused evidently
by some bitter personal enemies of Mr. COBBETT, who
:wilt into the galleries a gang of probably thirty hired
bi lel:guards—we proceed to give such an analysis of the
Lecture as our limits will admit ; and for which we are
a I obliized to the Morning Herald:—

sortnan—said Mr. Cobbett—when I had the honour of ad-
dressing you from this place on the 26th November last, I of-
fered to you statements and arguments such as were, in my old-
tzion at least, sufficient to convince you that the calamities
under which this country is I :bouring. have proceeded from an
arbitrary, a violent, and unjust change in the value of menet
—to convince you that, by that unjust measure, the Govern-
ment had caused a violation of solemn contracts; that they
had doubled the taxes which we. were called on to pay ; that
they bad deceived and defrauded the children of those pa-
rents who had just before bequeathed morey to them ; that they
had disturbed the whole mass of commercial contracts ; that they
had, in short. Mgtd all those evils of which we no • have to cons.
pla'n ; and that, if the snorer of th.,se evils he not removed by
some measure, and that as speedily as the judgment and powers of
men can make it, every single man of us, thus Arnie excepted who
feed on the taxes so much to their advantage and to our disadvan-
tage—we-will. every single ore of us. be a beggared race of men.
Gentlemen, two distinct projects have brett proposed for the pur-
pose of rectifying the curre, cy of the country. and regaining the
former standard of its money. The first of these projects was ad-
vanced by Jr. Western, Mr. Atwood, and several others. Their
proposition was, to reduce the gold and silver standard of the
country one half—that is to say, to give one sovereign the value of
two, one shilling the value of two, and m+ke sixpence equal to a
shilling. They say that this plan has the advantage of being as fair
to one as to the other, for it would make money plenty—it would
diminish tastes—in short, they said it would communicate benefit to
all and injury to none. Have patience with me, Gentlemen, while I
trace for you the operation of this measure—until I carry you to
its undoubted end—namely, a violent and general convulsion.
It is said that this project is as fair for one as for the other. I will
show you by and by, how much of this is true; for it is true, that
the measure would be very fair, very greatly to the advantage of
the landlords and the Clergy, who have been consequently very
great advocates, I promise you, for this project. See how the
measure would operate. Suppose a sum of money to be lent to a
man yesterday. or lately, or any short space of time age
you please. Say £lOO was I nt. Pass this law, and the
debtor pays no more than X5O for his debt. Suppose money
to be deposited with private bankers. and we know that
throughout the country it is customary to make such de-
posits—say 1,000 sovereigns, or something ezquivalent, were left
with a banker last week, pass this law, and the banker
pays you MOO, end pockets the remainder. And this is the fine
project for relieving the distresses of the country—(Applause.)
Suppose it be the case of landed property or of goods not paid foe ;
a man takes a farm,he pays down a certain portion of money ; and
agrees to pay the rest by • instalments in twelve months—pass tile
law in the meantime, and the seller of the land will receive only I
half as much as he bargained for. Imagine the consequence eel
such a law in the case of wills recently made—there is a total sob•
version of the arrangements made by the testator—half the pro.
petty is gone, and the legatees, to whom particular sums of money
have been left, receive no more than half the amount to which they
were entitled. A law so monstrous, so vicious, so full of oppression
in its operation, it is astonishing that any man could be found to pre-
pose. Gentlemen, the other project which is proposed. in a coven
manner, is that of Mr. Western; it is stated in his recent letter to
Ilhis constituents, the freeholders of the county of Essex. lie says
that a change must take place in the laws relating to the cur-
rency—that we muss retrace our steps—in short, he is for putting
out the paper money, the one and two pound notes, again. This
is what Mr. Western is covertly proposing to do. Now, Gentle-
s men, with respect to these projects, my opinion is that the bele
robbery, sod the other is theft.—( A laugh.) That is just the
difference between them. The stealing in the one case is done
openly—the stealing in the other is hidden from vulgar eyes
Mr. Cobbett neat combatted the proposition put forth by Mr.
Western, that as increase of commerce required an increase of cir-
culating medium. For a thousand years, be said, this country bad
flourished as a commercial country, during which time merchants
were enabled, out of their gains, to build monasteries, churches,
and charitable institutions of all kinds. It was never thought.
daring that period, that the increase of commerce required the bt
erase of medium. That, said Mr. Cobbett, is no bad argument
against this plan. There is another :—Prices accommodate them-
selves to the amount of money in any country. In 1615 we bad
a harvest three-fold equal, in the amount of produce, to that oil
1828. Now, according to Mr. Western's ragument, since
was so much more produce to be bought, assuredly Govern I
meat ought to bring out fresh batches of money—( Laughter and
applause.) I defy any .tan to get over the consequence of di
rampant. If the Government ought to have issued fresh batdeel
of money in 1815, bow ought the apple-growers of 1829 to rte
an outcry, since ten times as many apples were produced last seseen
as there were in any other season, on an average, for the last IND
years. Why did nut Government put forth more money to noble
the public to meet the superabundant growth of apples?—(Great
laughter.) why, Gentlemen, I'll tell you how it tell
you what regulates the demand and the price of apples, in a
plain, hotnely, simple, but perfectly intelligible way. You shad!
bear. The Reading Mercury contains this paragraph :—" It
was lately announced by the public crier at Bridgewater that
one hundred hogsheads of cider were to be sold at lb. per hogs-
head, and 1,000 bags of apples at lid. per bag." Here is the
secret. The price accommodates itself. Instead of fresh batches
of money being required to pay for the increased produce of
apples, the apples come down to the scale of the amount of money
in the market—and thus we have the cider at 12s. per hogshead,
and the apples at led. per bag. Linen to what Mr. Western says—
" We must legislate again, and we must take a different course
from what has been pursued. or we must soon exhaust the sinews
of our strength, and fall into a state of decay, out of which it will
be extremely difficult to recover." " A different course!" rays
Mr. Western. Well, it must be the right one at last, for to my
certain knowledge we have not failed hitherto to take every single
one that was.errooeous. He continues, "It is time the Wes-
trious and intelligent people of the country should interfete.'s
So say I. He goes on, "If the agriculturists, merchants. menu
facturers, and ship-owners raise their voice in harmony with each
other, as they obviously ought on this occasion, and tell our States-
men that they ascribe their difficulties to the state of the currency,
the Legislature will certainly take the subject into mature coed-
deration." Now, Gentlemen, Mr. W. may he very serious in
believing that good may be derived from the mature consideration
of the collected wisdom. But, upon my honour, Gentlemen, I
have not the slightest confidence in them. He next says, " I think
otherwise; nothing will be done till some dreadful catastrophe
occurs, and which, if we go on as we now are doing, will take place at
no distant period." That Is my opinion also. How, Gentlemen, are
we to rely on them ? Are we to suppose that the delicate task of
getting ,as out of our difficulties will be accomplished by men who
provost themselves so incapable ? Are we to stand by and
make no effect? Are we. the people. to be told that we have no-
thing to do in this matter? " The people of the country should is.
terfere." exclaims Mr. Western. Interfere! How? As Crom-
well did? Go to the House, tarn out the occupants, and tell them
to make room for better men ? No ; I do not say we should do
each a thing. What then? Petition the House—to make an idle.
viatica of our Iturdeoet What are we to expect from those on

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whom the prayers of the people have had so little effect?
Who have resolved, unresolved, and re resolved on the
same matter—who have enacted, re-enacted, and repealed ?
Are we to expect that these men, so negligent. so radically
ignorant, will ever accomplish what is cecessary until some-
body be placed in that House who will he able to es-
plain and advise what may be conducive to the interest of
the country? Constituted as the Parliament is at present, thia de-
sirable object never can be expected. Mr. Cobbett then said that
it appeared t• hint there was no use of petitions from the people ;
that in 1815 no less Oro one million and a ballot people petitioned
for the very same thing that be now wanted the people to petition'
lor, and yet in what manner were those petitions received? They
were answered by green hags and dungeons. Some 40 or 30 were
singled out as instigators of these petitions; some of them were put
into prison; some were loaded with irons, and others, after having
suffered a protracted imprisonment, were released, without ever
knowing their accusers or receiving any redress. I myself. to
' avoid that kind of answer which I did not so well like, moved a
little way tiff; for I said, Gentlemen. I bad rather the sea should
be between us while you are in this state of excitement ; other-
wise I should not have had the honour of appearing ►.elore
you this evening,—(a laugh.) Mr. Western tells us that we mast
retrace our steps; but he has not said one syllable about responsi-
bility for what has been done. Do we not know here that mer-
chants have been broken ; farmers ruined; tradesmen brought to
the brink of destruction, hot by any fault of their own, not by any
negligence, by want of industty or skill. but by the Government.
This, we are told, is the fittest coutttry in the world, and yet what
•ernes are we doomed to witness. Let me read for you an account
from the Nuttiegliam li•ei4o, which gives an account of the sale of
four ',shouter. in this rite (test country et the world. This is the
paragraph--. On Monday, the :.(1 Is ult. four men. labourer•, Wel.r
sold by auction at the Nag's Head and Plough at Staplefortt
The sale commenced by sticking a pin in the candle, whet, tlet
highest bidder before the pin tell tr, claimed the man, J.
his rightful property 'for tune month, at the price he had htet.
One strung bard-working matt, with a family of small Odder',
was sold for 41. Q. per week ; another, with a wife and large
family. for 31. another for 3s. and a fourth for 2.. 94. and it is un-
derstood that the i.te is to be repeated ever) month, so that the
poor labouring man is to be bought and sold twelve times every
year." Nevertheless, Gentlemen, this is England; nevertheless
this is a land of lemony. This is the famed cradle of true liberty.
They are our countrymen nt venheless. and, therefore. let us
feel for them as coutttrymen. I would sooner perish in the
depths of poverty; I would rather end my days in rags, beg-
ging my bread front &or to eller ; I would prefer ending nay
existence, stretched in a ditch, with half-chewed grass
in my mouth, sooner chase not speak out, and proclaim nay
feelings, whet, I see my enteitry in such a situation a. this
But never will I apply to that Pailientent again by petition, with-
out making it a special request that the House would exact front
Ministers that responsibility which they owe for having brew&
the country to its present situation. Mr. Coltbett assin adverted
to the evil effects to be dreaded from the contemplated measure•.
He believed that it was a moderate calculation, to conspire that
one half the landed property of this country was snorts geJ. 1 lt.•
effect of any measure of the nature he bad described, would nect a-
sarily be that every person paying off the mortgage. would cnly
return sESOO for every .41,00 s be bad received. Wok respect
to the Parson, be to. k his tithe in kind, so it mattered little
whether the sovereign was a big or a little one for him.—
Even in parishes where compositions had taken place, it should be
observed that they subsisted only for a year ; so that if the parson
thought the sum paid last year was this year reduced in value, be
had only to require that if it was not doubled he would insist on
being paid in kind. After a few words on the operation of such a
measure on the poorer class, Mr. Cobbett concluded his lecture by
thanking the audience for their indulgent attention, which was quite
sufficient to repay him fox all be had suffered in the cause of his
country.

LORD MOO NIT AsII ee..-esAn authentic contradiction
has been given to the statement, that it is a Presbyterian
Clergyman, resident tutor in Lord Mountcashol's family.
who writes the letters in his Lordship's name, in r.sply to
the Lord Bishop of Ferns. It appears they arc, ipso
facto, Lord Mountcashel's production.
The Florida, packet-ship, which arrived in Liverpool on
Saturday evening, made the passage from Few York in
the usually short space of 17 days.
The Clergyman of a village in Leicestershire desired
his clerk to give notice that there would be no service in
the afternoon, as he was going to officiate fur another
Clergyman. The Clerk, immediately as the sermon was
ended, rising up, called out " I am desired to give notice
that there will be no Service this afternoon, as Mr.
L— is going a-fishing with another Clergyman." Mr.
L. of course corrected the awkward yet amusing blunder.
A numerous party of fashionables have been invited
to spend the Christmas holidays at the seat of the Mar-
quis of HERTFORD, at Sudbourne.
CoTTox.---Monday's sale at Liverpool amounted to
1,000 bags, at the sanneprice as last week. This show.,
a raaAtet. which, without being so brisk as a forte 4:1 t
ago, is steady, and not likely to go down.
FAT. %L TRICK OF A CONJUROR.---A dreadful acci-
dent occurred at Arnstadt on the 10th of November.
On that day, Lipsky, the celebruted legorderirein per-
former, gave, in the presence of the fawiiy of l'rince
Schwartaburg-h-Sendershaueer, a grand exhibition, ia
which he wished to distinguish himself by an ex -
traordinary display cf his art. Six soldiers from
the garrison were introduced, to fire with ball car-
tridges at Madame Linsky, the young wife of tl'a
conjuror. They were, however, instructed in biting
the cartridge to bite off the ball and keep it irs,
the mouth, as they had been shown how tp
on a rehearsal. Mad. Linsky, who had recently lost .;
child, and besides, was pregnant, was fur a long time no-
wilting to perform the part allotted to Ler in this t:iek
but, by the persuasion of her husband, she w A induced
to consent. The soldiers, who were drawn up before the
company, took aim at M. Linsky and fired. For a monnw.
after the firing she remained standing upright, but the
next moment she sunk down, saying, " Dear hcsbarel
I am shot." One of the musket-balls, which had eft
been bitten off, passed quite through her abLmen. The
unfortunate woman never spoke another word, and died
on the second day after she received the wound. Many
of the spectato's fainted, and the horror of the scene
given n shock to the reason of Linsky. It was indeed
a spectacle which might well have unmanned the reoet
firm.---Austrian Observer.

CORN-EXCHANGE, MAI

'LANE. Du. ii

The Barky Trade was brisk this morning : One malting sanaylrs
sold freely at Monday's prices, and grinding suns were m,,r.•
sought after. Oat', from the shortness of the supply. ohtsit,ed
rather more mosey than on Monday ; bet in Wheat little ur ootb:1:4
has been done. Prices terrain the same.

IMPORTATIONS assns MONDAY.
Wheat, English (qrs.) . 4.000 , Barley, Foreign
Irish • . -- Oats. &gilds .
Foreign . 950 Foreign
Barley, English • 0,350 Irish
Irish Flour (rseks)
COAL MARKET—Tins Deo.

. I.`w

. 1.9t0
8,0.50

The supply of Sunderland and Newcastle Coal at this day's mar.
bet was rather better. 54 new ships having arrived since Wednesday
last. A great number -of ships are yet at tea, and it I. to be teased
some of them are severely damaged. The Coal Exchange was
numerously attended by merchants. and Coals were In good demand.
Ships arrived during the week 77—During the month tog.
Best Wallsenti Coil.; 599. Od, 390. 6d.
Other sons
Ships at Market

I.

MALT AND- BEER TAX.

...de of Newcastle, Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Nottingham.
1n your capacity of Lord Lieutenant of the county,
r address you upon a subject intimately connected with
the interests of this county, and with those of the coun-
try at large, and to which we are happy to say the
Public are now sensibly alive, though a puny attempt
in an adjoining county has been made to suppress or
stifle the voice of an enlightened yeomanry. We are in-
formed, and from the quarter from which we have re-
ceived the information we believe it to be correct, that
your Grace is decidedly averse to the continuance of the
iniquitous, unjust, and oppressive Tax on Malt and Beer.l
This fact having come to our knowledge, induces us now
to address you in your public capacity, and to call upon
)ou to exert your influence for the immediate convening
a public meeting of the county, to take the subject
into consideration, and to devise measures for the re-
moval of this crying evil. The manufacture of Malt is
one of the most extensive in the kingdom ; the raw
material (barley) is wholly of our own growth, and in
this and the neighbouring county forms the most staple
article of cultivation. The produce cannot be said to be
a luxury, unless, indeed, it becomes so from the inability
of the poor man to obtain it ; but rather must be consi-
dered as a necessary of life to the lower and middle
classes of society.. Your Grace is aware, as we before
observed, that the growth of barley is peculiar to this
and the nighbouring county ; the nature of the soil
rendering it less productive of wheat, it has, by an
extended application of capital, been brought into cultiva-
tion for the growth of barley; but the burthen of duty
which so heavily bears upon Malt is fast putting it out of
cultivation, thereby entailing further distress upon the
farmer, injuring the landlord, and oppressing the poor.
By a recent report it appears, that the quantity of barley
made into malt annually amounts to about Titur.z MIL-
LIONS TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND QUARTERS;
ave-
rao the price of barley at 325. per quarter, this will
produce 5,120,0001. A writer of considerable eminence
observes, " besides the vast importance of the malting
trade to agriculture, and to the numerous capitalist en-
gaged in the manufacture of Malt liquors, is of still more
importance to the happiness and well-being of the lower
and middle classes. Malt liquor is to the labouring classes
of England a necessary of life and a luxury ; it invi-
. gorates and strengthens the constitution, at the same time
that it gratifies their palate and elevates their spirits."
These remarks, my Lord Duke, are founded upon observa-
tion, and verified by experience; and lamentable is it that
any measure should be suffered to exist which prevents
the poor from possessing it. Impolitic is it; for if it
were more easily obtained, its consumption would be con-
siderably increased. How stands the fact ? our popula-
tion has vastly increased, there hail been a greater circu-
lation of wealth, a greater general demand, and yet,
the demand for Malt has remained about stationary
since the year 1800. Here- is an effect ! The cause
of such an effect must be unnatural ; and is well worthy
of inquiry. Is it the poverty of the people, or thekattach_l
ment to " blue ruin or liquid fire ?" No, my Lord Duke,
deplorable and much to be lamented as the increase of
gin-shops is, distressing as is the poverty of the peasant
and other labourers, these combined will net produce the
effect to which we have alluded ; it is to be found
alone in the oppressive taxes which are laid upon their
favourite liquor, and the still more vexatious regulations
by which- they procure it. The returns furnished by
the 'House of Commons show the damning fact, that the
ronsumption of Malt has not increased, but been nearly
tationary for the last FORTY YEARS. In the year
1800, the year to which we have already alluded, the
population amounted to nine millions one hundred thou-
sand; in 1821 it had increased three millions. In 1802
the consumption of Malt amounted tothree millions eight
hundred thousand quarters; and had the consumption
increased in the ratio of population, it should now be
six millions. By the return it appears, that instead of an
increase, there has been a diminution of six hundred and
sixty-three thousand quarters, the consumption being
only three millions one hundred and thirty-seven thousand
quarters. What further evidence do we require to show
that the Tax upon Malt is injurious to the farmer, and its
continuance impolitic in the Government. We shall
not now go into the question of the restrictions im-
posed upon maltsters, great and grievous as they
are, and which also must be speedily removed, but
shall proceed to the subject of Beer Duty ; and
here, my Lord Duke, we enter upon a field fraught
with evils. The Beer Duty amounts at present to
9s. 10d. per barrel on strong beer, 4s. 11d. per barrel on
intermediate beer, and Is. 11d. per barrel on small
beer; This is grievous indeed ; but the objection to it
does not cease here, as your Grace well knows. You may
brew what quantity you please, your vast cellars may be
filled, and you will not contribute one shilling of duty.
No, my Lord Duke, you, as being rich, are among the
privileged class; but the poor man, who earns by the
_sweat. of his brow a miserable pittance, is prevented
from obtaining this natural, this necessary sustenance
by the imposition of the .tax and duty upon it. Thi
man of 10,000/. a-year is exempted from the duty, a
man of 201. a-year is charged with it. The net produce
of this tax, in the year 1827, amounted to three million*
two hundred and four thousand three hundred and eighty-
nine pounds: showing that more than three-fourths
of the. Malt consumed in England is used by brewers;
consequently, paid by the middling and poorer
classes. Well, my Lord Duke, has it been observed,
.!‘ That a tax so scandalously partial should ever
- have been
,imposed' or that it should still be conti-
nued, and that so little outcry be raised against it
is indeedextraordinary. It is without any question
the most objectionable tax in our whole fiscal sytern.
We do not believe that the legislation of Algiers can fur-
nish a more glaring,example of partiality or preference."
And now, my Lord Duke, in the name of your own
tenants,in the name of the yeomanry of this county, in
the name of the-agricultural interest, in the name of the
Atanuficturer,*artisan, and labourer, we call upon your
c, Grade to interest yourself to have a public meeting con-
vened, -at the earliest possible day, to take into consil,
deradon the adoption of The best measures for the
remoVal of such an injurious and impoliiicTax--.Newark
Times.

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