Star. — London, England, 1811-01-31 00:00:00

~'*~~' • ~l'.aS corm? OF COMMON COVIVCII 4 - Text it k wait simetotty.ite *b. _ .............. • • ' •MI be mut to reliatosit. The proceedings of the last Court were yesterday Mr. Alderman WOOD remarked, that bowewet un read and confirmed, ju t his in s i n uations might b e t owar d s M r . Wilber- I A letter of thanks from the Sea B athi ng Infirmary ' force, and however anxious that gentleman might be was submitted t. the Court, for the liberal grant of to meet the wishes of the comtununity, be had, on the two hundred pounds towards the support of that In- last occasion, when the bill was discussed, brought a stitution. Majority of 19 to 3 against the Bill in the Committee t of the House of Commons. It - well known that LUDGATE PEtSON. . was Mr. WAITHMAN wished to put a question, which he Mr. Wilberforce would approve of no other (Jai than Loped would be satisfactorily answered by some of Tuesday, and that alibis energies would be exerted the Members o f t h e Court. A petition was presented to oppose any other proposition. He contended, some time back from the debtors confined in Lud- therefore, that the naming of the Market-days should gate Prison ; he should like to be informed whether be left out of the Petition altogether. • any thing was then doing to alleviate their deplorable Mr. Courerrns wished to be informed by the Law situation ? He had received several pressing letters ,Officers of the Court, whether the Court had the roin the unfortunate individuals to whom he alluded, Power to alter the market-day or not ?If they had, and in conformity with th e i r w i s h es soug h t i n f orma . he was at a loss to find out the necessity for applying tion on the subject. He believed the matter had been to Parliament on the subject but if they had not, it referred to the Committee on City Lands , but was not was evident to every man oicommon sense, that the aware that they had done any thing of importance. I application should be made. Mr. Alderman Woon, in answer to the query of The RECORDER, in answer to this inquiry, obseried, the Hon. Member, observed, that the case el Lud. I that as the market then stood, the Court certainly gate Prison had been referred to the Committee of I had the power to make any alteration they might City Lands, and that they had actually given orders' thiuk proper in the market-day ; but in case of the to the City Surveyor to make those alterations which enlargement of the market, their prescription would were deemed necessary to the comforts and conveni- I not go to the extension. ence of the prison. At the present moment he did Mr. HARPER said, that in former times the Court not think that any great disadvantage was experien- was not aware that they had the power which had ced by the prisoners. During the exercise of his of. just been described by the Law Officer of the Court. flee as Sheriff, a considerable number of debtors had It had often been urged, that by changing the mar been discharged ; sad in all events he did not think ket-day from Friday to Thursday, a great part of the situation of those who were then confined was the inconvenience which had hitherto been experien such as to make it a matter of pressing necessity that ced, would have been avoided. As the Court were their case should be taken into consideration. When now aware therefore of the extent of eleir powers, he he looked to Newgate, his feelings were very different; thought they might save all further expence and de that jail was dreadfully crowded, and from the great lay, by changing the day forthwith. increase of prisoners, he feared, unless some measures Mr. FAVELL confessed that he did not conceive the were shortly adopted for its clearance, diseases would report would have contained so much as it did. He arise of a most melancholy and fatal description. imagined the Law Officer would have curtailed it in PROPIIIIITY or ASSIMISLING THE COURT ON THE emu- many points, and more especially in that which threw VIRSARY OP THE MARTYRDOM or KIND CHARLES. the power of the Court, to change the Market-day, Mr. S. DIXON considered it highly indecent, that into a dubious light. The Court had evidence of the the Court should have been convened on a day which importance of an alteration in the Market to a very had always been held as a solemn fast. He should considerable extent ; but the Committee, in framing be glad to know upon what principle a proceeding their report, had not in his opinion followed that so indecorous had been adopted? course which was likely to be attended with ultimate The LORD MAYOR said, it was his intention to have advantage. In all events he thought the Petition had summoned the Court for Tuesday, but as it had been better go up to the House of Commons without the represented to him, that a question of great conse- clause respecting the alteration of the Market-day.— quenee to the interests of the City of London was to The rights of the Corporation should not be risqued be agitated in the Court of Aldermen, he had been on any occasion. Induced to forego his original intention, and to defer Mr. HARDY was entirely of opinion that the al. the meeting to that day. He certainly should not teration of the Market-day ought not to form any have chosen the 30th otlanuary, had he not been ac • part of the Bill. tuated by the conviction that had he fixed any sub- Mr. Alderman Woo. was willing that the experi sequeet day, the most serious consequences would went of changing the Market-day to Thursday should have ensued upon the delay, as the merits of several be tried, which could not be attended with any greet Petitions to Parliament were to be discussed, which cost. of necessity were to be presented by the first of Fe. Mr. Alderman BIRCH was of opinion that the Pe. bruary, in pursuance of the order of the House of tition should go to Parliament for the enlargement of Commons. The Court would therefore see, that in the Market only, and that the mention of the akerso following the course which he had adopted, he was tion of the Market-day should be left out. solely guided by the urgency of circumstances.— Mr. DIXON supported the proposition of Mr. Al (Neat, hest.) derman Birch, and wished to be informed why the strain COMMERCIAL ROAD. Petition could not go to Parliament in general terms, A Petition from the Subscribers to this undertak- without any specification of the Market-day. fog was presented to the Court, stating their inter. Mr. WAITHMAN had so frequently expressed his tion to apply to Parliament for a Bill, and represent- opinion on this subject, that he felt it would be im. Ing that for the completion of their plan, they were possible to urge any thing new on the subject. He, desirous of purchasing certain City lands, which they was firmly convinced, even if Parliament compliedi prayed permission of the Court to do. with the Petition which had been proposed, and the Ordered to be referred to the Committee of City enlargement of the present market took place, it Lands, would only increase the nuisance and create an addi- 11111TRFIELD MARKET. The Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the best mode of enlarging Smithfield Market, was rsad, and also the letter, dated Whitehall, in an swer to the Memorial on the same subject. The Report commenced by stating the expediency of changing the market-day from Friday to Tf.urs day ; it then proceeded to describe the houses which it would be necessary to remove, at the north end of Long-lane, to carry into effect the proposed enlarge ment of the Market, and the other rneasltres which would tend to facilitate the object desired ; and con chided, by recommending that a petition should be presented to Parliament, praying for leave to bring in a Bill, in pursuance of the said Report. On the motion that the Court should agree to the Report, Mr. Alderman Wools said, it was not his intention to say one word upon the merits of the Report itself, he merely wished to observe, that by asking Parlia ment for leave to change the market-day from Friday to Thursday, the Court would be only requiring a favour of which they were already possessed. In ad dition to this circumstance, it would be giving Mr. Wilberforce a new opportunity, in the House of Com mons, of changing the first market-day in the week to Tuesday, which it was well known would be of serious inconvenience to all the butchers in London, ns on that day they were particularly engaged in ser iing their customers. He trusted, therefore, the Court would see the folly of giving up any one of their own privileges, and of leaving it in the power of Parliament to refuse them that, of which they were already possessed. Mr. WHITE bad the strongest objections to the Report altogether. He censured the manner in which the subject had been treated, tor its first introduction to the attention of the Court had been most disgrace ful. It had been postponed from time to time, at one season one party had a majority, and at another the opposite side had the sway. It had already been decided that less than twelve acres of ground would not be sufficient for the market, which spice could not be procured by the proposed alterations ; under these circumstances, therefore, he should object to all that part of the Report subsequent to the mention of the day to which the present Market-day was to be changed. He then moved an amendment to that effect. Mr. DIXON observed, that whatever disgrace was imputable to the manner in which the subject then before the Court had been discussed, the Hon. Mem-' bers on both sides had contributed to increase it.— With respect to the insinuations that had been thrown out against Mr. Wilberforce.he thought it extremely unjust, as from the late comilici of that Gentleman, he had shewn a propriety of prOceeding highly cre ditable to himself. He (Mr. Dixon) was donvinced, therefore, he had too much good sense to object to a measure which seemed so generally to meet trio wishes of the community. With reference to the insertion of the market-day in the Petition, Wain Law Officers tional sentiment of reprobation and disgust. The question, however, had been so often agitated, and the opinions of the Members of the Court were so much at variance, that rather than enter upon a topic ,which had excited so much' trouble and discord, theyl would let any thing pass, however absurd, than again Involve themselves in a fruitless contest. (Order, Order) In truth, the very idea of Smithfield market was so nauseous in every point of that view, it was impost'. ble to think of it without sickening. It had beep fully admitted on a former occasion, that unless a largo space was allotted to the market, it would be fruitless to attempt improvement. To this opinion he still acceded. He was perfectly satisfied that it was ut terly impossible to remedy the defects in the present market, and that, by pursuing the plan which was then proposed, the evils would be increased, and, in a few years, a more considerable ezpence would have to be incurred in making new alterations. Mr. Deputy Box repro bated - the Report altogether. Mr. Alderman Woon was about to address the Court, but was interrupted by Mr. Alderman HUNTU, who remarked, that be had spoken five times. Alderman WOOD again rose, when Sir JOHN Battu reprobated the attempt of Alder man Woed to be at all times exalting his voice above the other members of the Court. Alderman Woon observed, that the Honourable Member did not like to hear his voice on any occasion. Sir JOHN EANIER positively protested against the conduct of the Worthy Alderman, in thus obtrud ing himself so frequently on the attention of the Com mittee. An universal clamour now pervaded the Court, and coughing, laughter, and confusion reigned trium phant. When order was obtained, Mr. Mutsu rose.—He remarked, that it seemed to be the opinion of a great part of the Court, that no relief could be given, unless a more extensive piece of ground was chosen for the market, and in this feeling he most heartily coincided. However, as it was now understood that the Court had the power of altering the market-day, and that every accommoda tion would be obtained from that alteration, he did not think there was any necessity for going to Parlia ment at all. If the day could be altered, why not try the experiment, and avoid the erpence hich must otherwise be incurred. Mr. Gmerrrns said, that the question respecting . the Smithfield market had been before the Court for eleven years. He trusted they would not any longer let it hang between wind and water, but adopt the Report as it was framed, as it seemed calculated to' afford the most genet al accommodation. Mr. WinTE wished to have the experiment of chan ging the market-day to Thursday tried. Mr. Quite objected to the precipitancy with which it was attempted to pais the Report thro' the Court. The question was then put by the Recorder, and the Report, in its original form, was agreed to. The intended Petition to Parliament, founded upon .. , r _~ • ithis *ft ttrad, agree t -f. , .. thin . ... • ~ be presented to the House by ths _, _ by their Rernensbrancer. tureovltateNTS Al TESEPLk-SAR. The Report of the Committee appointed to toper intend these improvements was brought ups It re commended that a Petition should be presented to Parliament, praying leave to bring in a bill tcrenable them to borrow £lO,OOO on the Orphan Fund, to carry on the said improvement:. After some discussion, in which Mt. Dixon, Alder man Doraville, and Mr. Vandercombe took part, the Report was agreed to. The Petition was then read, and ordered to be pre sented in the usual forms. _ ___ * SUNDAY TOLL. The Report of the Committee, recommending a renewal of the Sunday Tolls on Blackfriar's•bridge, . after a abort discussion, was ordered to be referred back to the Committee, in order that they might take the subject more fully into their consideration, and suggest some efficacious measures which would relieve the City in future from the burthen of the whole ex. pence of repairing the bridge, &c. BAST LONDON MILITIA. Alderman WOOD was desirous of being informed, whether it was the wish of the Court to enter on the subject of the Report of the Militia Committee then, or, whether from the lateness of the hour, it might not be expedient to defer the subject to a future day.• Perhaps the Lord Mayor might assemble a Special ,Court for the purpose, by which it would have all that attention it so imperiously called for. Mr. WAITHMAN said, it was desirable that no de. l_ay should take place in the discussion of the subject. If it was the with of the Committee, he was ready to go on with the question then. The Lows MAYOR said, if it met the opinion of the Committee, he would hold a Special Court on that I day se'nnight, for the purpose of taking the matter into consideration. After some remarks from Mr. Hunter, Mr. Waith. man, aad Mr. Deputy Box, the Court adjourned to Wednesday next. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY, IN. The DRYAD frigate has detained and sent in here the American brig Matilda, LEE master, 49 days from Boston, with a cargo of Ssh, bound to Nantz. The Maria brig, belonging to Plymouth, which sailed from London to Cork some time ago, it is feared has been lost, as she has not since been heard of. Ar. rired the ARMIDE frigate from a cruize ; the NIMROD cutter from Rochefort ; the London, OLDRIRVE ; Sally Ann, Puturs ; Mary, COOPER ; Unity, WAY ; William, FowLza ; Liberty, VARRAL ; and the John, Lewis, all from London ; Goodzez, BanoustAst, from Bristol ; Apollo, StrarsoN, from Ipswich ; Hope, OLDEN, from Yarmotrth ; and the Neptune, Pniutvs, from Scilly. Sailed the BRITANNIA hired cutter to the Eastward ; and the Acukrzs, of 1$ guns, on a cruize. Also sailed the Duke of MArl. borough packet for Lisbon ; Princess Mary packet ' for Malta ; and U Lord Hobart packet for the West Indies. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY W. This day, the following ships of war sailed from Portsmouth for Lisbon, under the command of Sir 1 JOSEPH YoRLa, Ban. viz. The Genets, PIMPLY, FORIIIIDARIA, I AROO, ORION, ETHALION, PRINIROSS, VICTORY, VIINCIDR, and the Anonnewcz stare•ship. Arrived, his Majesty's ship Lmarr from a craze, and the HUMBER armed ship with convoy from Fal mouth. Also arrived the Eliza, TUPPER, from Mor i laix.—Wind N.E. COWES, JANUARY IR. Sailed from Yarmouth Roads and Jack irr the Basket, the HUSSAR frigate, with the convoy for the East and West Indies, Lisbon, &c. DEAL, JANUARY SO. Sailed his Majesty's ship KANGAROO, with the Princess Amelia East Indiaman, and a large Beet under convoy, for Portsmouth. Passed through the Downs the EMI° sloop of war, with the Enterprizi transport, having on board a detachment of the Royal Veterans from Harwich, for Cork.—Wind E. SHEERNESS, JANUARY so. Arrived his Majesty's ships Cm, from Leith; ani the SNAPE from the westward.—Sailed the TWELVE fOr the Downs. HARWICH, JANUARY so. Arrived the King George packet, with a mail and passengers from Heligoland ; it brings no news of importance. The Prince of Wales packer, also from Heligoland, is now coming into harbour.—Remain the Lord Duncan packet, with mails for Anbolt.— Wind S.S.W. ORRENO€K, JAN. I. VI Captain UDSTEY, of the United Kingdom, arrived in the Clyde, on his voyage out to Jamaica, on the 15th September, Scilly bearing E.S.E. distant ten leagues, fell in with a brig on fire, and, on standing towards her, saw two beats full of men pulling towards the United Kingdom ; on their coming alongside, he learned, that the brig's name was the Joan Joachim, Capt. 0. T. Lens, from Naples, bound to London, a Dane, with a special license, having a valuable cargo, consisting of quicksilver, raw silk, and rags. The. cause of the disaster was, that the brig became leaky, and heated the rags stowed by the pump-well, which set her on fire. The Danish Captain, on learning he was only ten leagues from Scilly, proceeded, with sit of his crew, in the long boat, two of the crew having remained in the United Kingdom, th oug h Capt.Vdney cid all in his power to persuade him to remain on board till he would fall in with an in-' ward bound ship; but, after supplying him with a number of articles he wanted, set off, and, from the circumstance of a letter Captain UDNEY wrote his owners having never come to hand, he is apprehen sive the Dane and his crew have perished. Captain USINTY spoke the following vessels—on the 15th ult. " :1 . , 40, Ogle WWII Mole, titE es.bet, bt and for London, from Fahnetith, lamaiet. , --and of Heneg on the 16th, the shipWillnughby, of and fqt London, from Mootegp. IN ten days out—arid, ob the 1?Oth, lat. 26.18. toil. 69.44. the hrjg Libely, of and froth Liverpool, Thomas SPALDIN O , bound to theHavan. nab, out IS tilt, and supplied her with water. JANUARY 28..—8 y a lett& from Captain Actsitax. oak of the ship Mars, of this port, dated Funchall Roads, Madeira, 6th December, it appears that the fleet for the West Indies, which left Cork 0,1 the 17th November, were all dispersed in a gale on the 231 h of that month. The Mars, in company with ten sail of the convoy, found the Comm adorn, with sit sail, at Funchal! Roads ; all the Clyde ships were with the Commodore at Madeira except the Comber. land, Titoresos, which parted on the night of the 3d December. Arrived on Friday the brig Bi , ters, Macktg, from lNew -York, in 38 days—left the Radtke], 111.1NneALN and the Trident, Br.axestAtt, lo id;ng for this port. The Henry Dundas, BltowN, from Glbralar in 17 days—spoke on the 7th inst. in lat, 44. .5/. 1011. 1/. 55. the victualling sloop Starley, of and f-om ply. mouth, boded to Corunna, under jury mists. The ship Aurora; CRAIG, from Charleston, in 29 days—sailed over the Bar in company with the Per. . . severance, FINLAY, tor Clyde, barque Esther, Jomes i and brig Thames, LYONS, for Live: pool.—On the 6th inst. in lat. 47. long. 35. spoke the brig Ann, ---, of and from. Norfolk, bound for Clyde, out 15 days, all parted with her on the 9th, lat. 51. long. 30. The ship Cyrus, TfinstsoN, for Clyde, sailed lb days • before the Aorora.—The Lord Duncan, ---, frwl Lisbon for ibis port; an American ship, bound ler Liverpool ; and a sloop froin Ireland, with oats, are on shore at Lochindall, Isla.—The Jane, O'BatEK A late Foutzatacusate, was spoke on the 20th inst. of Cape Clear by the Martha, Baiter, arrived at Liver pool, all well. - LEITH, JANUARY 26. Thursday, sailed from the roads his Majesty's brigs desire and Nightingale oa a eruiae.—Yriterday arrived the Gallant gun-brig from a truiae.--Fresh gales from the wenward. DUNDEE, JANUARY It. On the night of Friday, or early of Saturday :horning lair, (!ur ing a very heavy gale,* vemeignamded on the 'basks of the lay, near the buoy, and went to pieces. Part of the *reek has sista been wafted on shore at the Havens and at Arbroath, and i wars the description of the sloop Hope of this pert, Jobn Calth nets master. that vessel sidled from the Frith of Forth, with A cargo of casts, and ought to have ranched the pert of Dundee on Saturday, which more strongly confirms the suppositi o n tha t ilia is the vessel which has been thus lost. The :natter, one man, and a boy, the crew of the Hope, must have perished w i t h h er , as they have not sinc e been hearl of. The mister has left a wife and family to deplore his lass. • s ABERDEEN, JANUARY 211. • •'• • • • I ! Friday right, the sloop J ane s an d Eaphan, Lustre,, Mate, width sailed from Berwick on Thursday, for Leith, laden with gridn, was totally lost en the Fife coast ; crew saved.—The smelt George, of Inverness, made her last voyage to London, with a degree of expedition seldom equalled. She left Gravesend on the 11th inst. made the Buchannen on the 19th, and called at tind horn and gat into Cromarry in the 1 eth -e-Saturday last , the ' Alfred, Mu apace, Was put in here by iontrary winds, on her i voyage to Leith from America, as formerly stated. The Alfred left the brig Barbara, ECION, ready for sailing; and reports the ship Eliza, Seer+, being in a port near the Lewes., about the lit instant. —The ship Jane, Perri. s, of this port, from Piston, was off Shields on the morning if the lsd, with the loss of her miser. i mast, and with other considerable damage.—The peke Isabelle, ! Jamas Per Rue, of Newburgh in Fite, was put in here lest night on her way to Leith, atter a long and severe purser of three mantis and MVO...ea Jaya teem tae. vessel had part of her gunwale stave in, and lost some of her deck timber.—Last night, the Wrangler gun-brig passed dingier, tide Bey for Leith, from a long cruise in the North Sea—The brig John, Groaot INNES, of and fur this place, from Southampton, sailed towards the la• ter end of this month, and, we regret to state, has not since been heard of—having, as is supposed, bees ' captured by some of the numerous privateers, which have so loeg infested the British Channel.—The brig Console,- , 411,111.4 he arrived at Mulls Island , atter a passage of fifty days. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Pheasant, for the Clio, recaptured Oct. le, 1110, will I* pied es arrival in port, and recalled at the OI!ee of Mr. Pete: Spam, Foxhole -street, Plymouth. The same, for the Elizabeth, recaptured Oct. 6, 1510, Will W paid and recalled as above. The same, for the Falmouth, recaptured Oct. 4, It will be paid and recalled as above. The Bonne Citoyenee, ter la Furless., captured Italy 6, 1109 e was paid the 29th inst. at No. 12, *sple Inn, Holborn, ...sod will be there recalled. The Earnest, for the Emanuel and Laurette, captured Nos'. 14, the Cairn., ee, and the Magdalena and Enighed, Dee. 4, tree, and for the Charlotte, captured Oct. 16, 1109, was paid on boaefi t - at Sheerness, on the Sith instant, and will be recalled at No. 70,,, Great Russell -street, Bloomsbury. The Implacable and Melpomene, for the capture of oundl• Amgen gun vessels, between the 90th Jane and 7tk July, 11100, • WIWI paid the 29th Instant, et We. 11, Clement's Inn, and will be dhow retailed. ' The Implacable, Bellerophon, and Melpomene, for the capture 'of sundry Russian gun-boats, en the 7th and ink July, 1509, Irere paid, and will be recalled as above. The Unicorn, for the Marie Joseph and cargo, eeptwed hoe 1,1110, was paid on board, on the 13th iota. &adornll be mufti at Mr. E. Lockyer's Plymouth. The Brlseis, for the Commerce and Raffnees, recaptured Aug. I 8, 11110, will be paid on arrival in port, and recalled at No. S, Clifford's Inn. The Ceinar, for the Image Jan, captured May 7, 1909, was paid the al th instant, at No. 11, Clement's Inn, and will be there recalled. The Lisbon mails bring an account of several ves sels having arrived in the Tagus, from England and Ireland. A fleet tot the West lalics sailed from Cork diet 24th instant. Th Triton, Rollins, from New York,lslost on the Isla. CreW saved. The Venni —, has arrived at Plymouth, from St Michael's. The Hope, Everett, has arrived at Cape Coast The Catherine. Hodgson, from Heligoland, whit% was on ahem at the entrance of the Humber, has been got off, and arrived at Hell en Wednesday. The Cambridge, Duncan, from Jamaica to Liverpool, Is pet Into the Hsvauneh, vritlida;nage. 'Ms Porseerante, Gou, from the Severna's, fell over in the I Queen's Dock, at Liverpool, and filled with water. On Thursday night, the 17th instant, the packet Fells, of Lists bon, * Nr, y muter, from Mar:lnk:4m to Liverpool, laden with often, rice, he. struck on a rock near the batten, on the coast of Ireland, and sunk the following ntorniog. The crew, mashie ting of 16 men, took to the boat, and on Satarday arrived at • Aberporth, a creek within five lades of Cardigan, ago esteems ted with fatigue and hunger. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Balmr.s, of the ship 1 Marchioness of Ex e ter, t oo k leave Of the Cou rt , pare. vious to departing for St. Hciena and Bengal.—Tho 'regular ship Barmg, Captain CAR/12915, was destii-cl , for Madras and -Bengal.—=Captain RANKINBI was sworn into the command of the chip Union, and took leave, in the room of Captain StursoN, resigned.-- The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till lb-mor.Ow.