Star. — London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

NIM.1.•••.• e arrived in Bengal, N rm.' Hoterum, Jet? July 27. DECEMBER as: km -Clyde, 8101111. froth 70 days.—ThTie P.M. Osborne packet, free etvisere. trrived the ilalacia,Goirtwn, John and William, Der oth for Tendon. Sailed _ r the Cape of Good Hope d bound: The cargo of tne incur, as stated yesterday,) nce writing this evening, the !ket, from theßrazils m t from Penzance, where • Ings !, DECEMBER 2f. n, fritn Oporto from Limerick H, DECEMBER 30. his Majesty's ship Tagus; id off; Brilliant; Aurora, ; Suffolk, for Cayenne and Hope, Lou, for Fur Newcastle ; aid • >ECE)(ER 30. ived and remain the Camel:town from . for Cayenne, &c.; Britannia, t; Promise, BaowN, for the JZITIIRSON, for Barbadoes alta: Ellergill, POR7 Calcutta; Richard, lelfast Francis, Baooics, Katy, SADLZR, for Legb Drth, the outward bound DECEMBER 30. Iws strong, with a thick ichester packet, Captain passengers for Calais ket, Captain HALLANDS, for Ostend. 'E, DECEMBER 50. dder has been lauded , belong to the Jonge Eheardius, erp to London, which L the Kentish Knock. lON, DECEMBER 29, :h sloop, from Dundee to the Northward of light brig, who left t' :ante. The crew with d were taken up by LONDON, DECEM . se Amphitrite, Murdock, . Tully, from Odessa; Vrow and Goede Hoop, Stnit, from from Bombay ; Mary, Jefferson, ram, from Dcmarara • 'offer len ; William Pitt, Cunningham,. manna, and Twee Gebroeders, :enturion, Mead, from Galant& The Fair Elite, ileias, for Doak .; roe ; Johanna, Amle, for Copeehagen; Iler, for St. Lucas; Concordia, Berg, The Telus,Chaltero, for . ithyroa; Lowther Castle, ;him. srwich, 432 packs in seized by an officer . , the Eagle, and deposited burnt, by order of the -Office. of war, Captain Sir 1 to proceed without :hes for Sir HUDSON is vessel was fixed for hes must be of great ion necessary. ,r from Captain HUOGVP lore, the 15th inst. :—" known) got on shore down ; and on the g W. by S. distant . ship's deck, and two ree lying dead. A Prussian took the two men off • was, or where from." lISCOVLRIEIS: &C. IN ' Act passed in the la of £20,000 was provided that should first •th-west passage from ern and Southern Oceans ith of the King, the ,covery of a northern Atlantic and Pacific ich, by sea, within one Mese Acts are now - last Session, 1818, for discovering a passage, ntic and Pacific Oceans rst approach within ‘' of £5,000. And may not be accomplished, d may be awarded by the iscovery of the Longitude, d in their judgment b , ihips papers, and the the proportions of 'the Commissioners' nof the CounciL I .1111 IT, Esq. and Colonel .LASTON, Dr. YOUNG, pointed Commissioners By these Gentlemen, • nt to judge of the efforts Are companies, in the ' le claims of all parties be considered. As within one degree of 'pear any claimant , ll no doubt tend to encourage d however perfect et • may prove, yet the sounded, so much t navigation become, s approach to the grand nmunications of mankind. p * J . . • . The 'dinner' Oard t ies at a l Piii4oti4Onthitti t h e jt 4011' * ge pros Posed 0;4 ' VA* Dr. Auite ri(Pied tit litelitheeithie• elaelisk t ' ' elf Pk . ; totally coedited to the Royal stilte, nor have the ,ibiWlege at i i iettete ProPaeed af the ftttork tetimigir of their ... in/rime= . company as yet been augmented by visitants at - the lociety,theeeteetfld on , Froth the , later part of the evening. His Royet. Humes* ing thesChairtnan 6, 'cell a Ter mg' Altelonilee Persisted is sa ' thea the. C e entlesamtware ot . retires soon and rises early ; his spirits have much Insurers ip that - 8010, and otheilaleibllgitierepid. highest . I .M. else, • . - • / Pi.* -ti. i . ft . ..,_,_ _ impeoved of late, and his health continues gird. bolder:, for' the pilaw* df eskipiinto ccenaidefatioe The question wareperited by t ele.,o .o=lmep Ltd .- 9 'etlie the The Duke of Tom arrived at the Pavilim this the pmriety of -0. • riahla Nation:taro VIM loudly echoed by Retaral .voicelliArtlieh PM* hat evening ithalf-past five o'clock. Dinner, is usua, stnd'ldrelnsurande ciete,,e _,ifie priricip e's Of glue Mr. Aldis Ittllatersevered in not ziviegetee ARV" GoiviNG was served up soon after six. Lord and Lady lt. tug ititerest-end leettiel risk.` .Teeterflay 'heing the bat sale the ymigbe elm prebably. b madgetublic . ~ t Szymoret are also among the arrivals of this tearing. day fleed_forlhe Ileetiagplt was held at theta - Lot 'in aor .r-twet -w. , Damon yap: C.0.,' 4,4 '' . . s The Marquis of ANOLISKY and his brother, the avers, Videepegalelletiee: lt .was, how- Many persons t* , spoke termer, some calling for ;ailed the Hon . Captaie . PAGeT, came in list night In ti:fle to 'ever",:ut verythiely attended, theti neebeing mote explenauor, and • ...**e t _ . •'Edit t heir opinions upon d Hype; join the Pavilion. dinner party.-,•.:, e - go of toe . ---• than three or feur Poen persons assembled at one its being withheld. OnteMi . -4- sal%. ~ l itet,he was . o'claile though kited beet announeea that the chair called upon to renetvlits insiiiincelcirl,Am. and he. esterday,) THE ARMY+ . would betaken precisely atterelve. Soon after one, wished to knoteto wbornlte *auto the p remium . . ning, the —Fre. :ils tri 57 The Duke of W141.11,61'61! has comatenced his there heinrhetrahni t t 4110 Perscinstresbitsl irsl36llP No answer given ' to this:' chat _ she duties at the Ordnance Office . , Icy : was c all ed t 6 the chair, which having taken, hi Mr: Cntererneeea put the same edition that Mr. . Recruiting for the East4lndies still . goes on bre * brie stated to the Mettles the Object for which they l', eY Hanson had preeitmely et, 4de - aadiel,lllie if the in Lancashire, and many fine fellows are from Limn had 'Dean called * togeth er ' and regies4 their attar - parties were respectable, es was alledgeti,there could '' Limerick for to time picked up. • . ton 'to Mr. Brook, the Geetlemenoitb *hem the tie no reason to Conceal' theile ~ A detachment of the 6th Regiment of InAlttry has • • . Resolution bade mulated. ~ Mr. Tnonseti approial a -iilhat uata i n from 1 , e! Limerick marched into Manchester, and it is expected will bet Mr. Bisn°E sak 4 t hat as he had proposed thelm- the last speaker. He wies hitnielf; elltedier with a , followed by others of the same corps, to woad . the , lion which occasioned the Meeting he felt. it neces- • -' .; , re, , , _miry to state his reasehi; but That be 'Wished to see numbof friendt, deeply althea - elite& the Not. Tagus; to place of that part of the 80th, now in barrack; the me ,? e numb e r Oce, analie had a le' ember' •it the awaiting • but who are expected soon to quit that place. , himself right in the Opißs%ms of many preimit, as he the result of this Meetirig's denberitleits. He carne • nom, and Two troops of the 18th Hussars have also arrived' t ar . ad intender. '6ere. hatheett * g reat Misunderstandi n g of ..,. Cayenne;here so-day ready' to offer his purse end les kervices r London; at Manchester, where they are to receive hones from 's ha tWn-thOizi g ht thiihe'Wished to • - in the formation of a new Society, en 'the Norwich L William,. the 1 eth Light Dragoons, now in the barracks at ma i - take a leading part inthe foundation 4a aes ' ll°e ' e U . plan. To` promote it he'would, ff. ry, give but such an object he meet positively disclaimed. e siateen hours o f h i s t i me out o f t h e • 4 0 , v , an d place. The latter regiment ie about to discharge all: . • . , men a b ove t h e speci fi e d age, and under a e ssaka i n . had not .. time sp sufficient, and it t ill less in . clination . ,to the first year f o r ncebine _ siik or ere Speaker ,1. he Active, standard. will be completed up to the fall devote . himself tesuch a muse . i ; and his only inter- - . I the River establishment, by recruits and volunteers from other tion in wishing that a Mee_ eing t e on n- of h Lond I wa"alerta l gai fi r a trate t S "el peak 1 Britannia,' disbanded corps. The 18th, as soon as they haye aarr in the leone . ich Unan i t i. Society should take was well acquainted with tlx principles ef iniurance i N, for the completed the object for which they. have gone to place . f wds, trie t . as au or _ most D. them we re about to business, and had acted as agent to an office of this 9. kind in one of the princirea towns of Scodaod. He l a ; Manchester, will proceed for Newcastle, which place, oaten off . by the Norwich 'rectors,.. t hey might did not come here to beg a situation—he bad that 1 tTON, from with Kendal and Carlisle, are. respectively spoken together consider the best means of providing for the . already, and emplityed two clerks under him. If Tie:news, of as the head. quarters of the regiment. consequences of that measure. He had given the sub- ject every attention in his power, and was first of oe money were wmted in the new plan, he him where ROOKS, for to get that too, and he was convinced that the only r Leghorn. EPIGRAM. nion that a Society might be established on simi l ar • - • thing wantee to establish a new boctety eras--a lon • bound are , Teo' ast my wig I seed to put en, principles; for he had hoped that some Gentlemen of weight and in fl uence in the City would have come pull, a strong pull, and a pall alto r . Ret And scan a case by tight *lmam i go to all the principal towns in &Wand, and ' 7, • . forward and supported it. His only object, as far a Now wised over swam wiglits, knew them all well —he was confident that he could I dierit au . csia ,.. 4 ,,, sin . yO/ , / wscs _ as . a . he himself was concerned, was, that there might be hick fog.—in this manner render essential eerv'ce. • . i p— in - Lendon a Society conducted on principles similar ,ptain th e to those of the Norwich, and that he might insure his Mr. TH.Locu said, that hitherto the business of Yesterday a Ballot, was held at the East India• , es ; and the roperty in it. He new regretted that the proposed the day had gene on in a very irregular manner,,and House, for the electien of a Director, in the room of le did . fi n d _ s ,ANDs, withrt which would lead him he saw no likelihood of its going on otherwise. He Joust LUMSDRN, Esq. deemed. At six o ' c l oc k t h e plan not that su ppo rt glasses were closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, to anticipate its success ; he had before understood ~ Meeting . - had therefore a motion to make, and it was— e.That that the alletael loss to the Norwich , b y the London F. ,, zi here this who reported the election tohave fallen ma WILLIAM 0 -- . . 'ne die." He thought its should adjou rn es : Eheardius, TAYLOR MORIN, Esq. Then umbers were— Insurers was caused by improper management ; but the Meeting greatly indebted to Mr. Brooks for . • Mr. Money 627 I Mr. Ravensbaw sac he was since informed, that in order to realize any his conduct on the former Committee, and tell more ich was lost profit purenetioned to the risk, the London Insurers for his candour in stating this day the di ffi culties Mr. Prescott 554 i E. Upwards of seven huncked persons on the estates would be sufficient to support any new Society. . which appeared to him to interpose in the formation 19, of Sir Garooav nos Tuntiea, in Oxfordshire, were He had said thus much in explanation of his motives, of a ne w Society' To the it did not ap- dce to Hull, made to enjoy their Christmas Day, by a good dine and should now, without proposing any thing, leave Pear a prudent measure, arid Mr. Etrooks's intima- of Flambro' her, through the benevolent? of Sir Gasocate and it to the consideration of the Meeting, whether, under don ought now be taken as a delicate way of getting them with- -his amiable Lady. all the discouraging circumstances he had mentioned, rid of the bust 'ness. Be therefore moved that ,this . th difficulty The materials left by the late Sir $411‘124 -RO. they would proceed any further. His own opinion Meeting do now adjourn. • a smack. MILL?, for his intended work on the Criminal Law, was, that there was not su ffi cient support for an un• This was seconded by Mr. BROOK, who repeated !DER 30. are said to embrace the subject in every point o f ,dtsrtaking of such magnitude as a new Insurance some' of his reasons for declining to move rep este- ii, from Tens- view. The papers are very voluminous, and are now s oc i e ty. blishment of a new Society. I krrow Jantina, arrang in g under the friendly inspection of Mr. Doctor ALOES begged leave to address himself Mr. BIONOLD, :girt. said , that on Thursda y last his dt, from Gro- Jeer ..., fr om DROUGHANI and Mr. WHISHAVI. . most respectfully to the Meeting. He had to inform younger son came to him, apd stud that they (the Tetra Mar- A French Poet has hitched into rhime,.the alleged them that a Society of Gentlemen of the greatest 'Norwich Directors) would advance him 15,000 e to 'Bing ham, from exclamation of the Imperial Guard at the battle of credit and respectability was already formed as a Pro- support him in the establishment of a new Society. kbmedera , Ds Waterloo:—" The Guard will die, but not surrender." visional Establishment, co-operating with a number He arced to take it, and to advance 5,0001. himself ; • Garen*. for Dominica ; Upon , this,kiParisian critic observes-" It is very re- o f o thers Insurers to a great amount, who were daily he di not want to be Secretary, bet he would give , I • Copenbarti. . markableyellit the expression *MS uttemdereltherm 'and hourly effecting policies in Bridge-street.. This the Society the benefit of his long experience. , , t e cordts, Berl, the battle of Waterloo tier by the General to whom was also under a security guaranteed to them for any Mr. S. BlONOLbraid ` it was true he had called it is attributed. It was invented at leisure, far out of. losses that might be sustained. This Provisional upon his father, was not voluntarily. His r Pernaniboco - ale, Mortlock, ' the reach of cannon and musket shot, by a pacific Committee had " also announced that their views of father had sent for him and asked, could they, mean- , scribe, who drew up 'the Bulletin of that sanguinary advantage would be considerably enlarged, as to the ing, as he understood it, hit three sons, advance him engagement, and whose invention was afterward, be- prevention of fires, end in which they meant to avail 10,0001. t s support him in a new Society ; and that 1 I of playing- lies by the fact." . themselves of the bene fi cial services and experience of he , would add 5,0001. himself. To this he replied, er of his Ma- Saturday a young men, of the name of JatatitsOW; their great founder, Mr. Rigeold, senior —( Hear, that they could and would ; but he never had the posited at the foreman in a tailor s sho p, its, Glasgow,„got himself hear I )—Their credit and funds were upon a large intention of binding the Norwich Directors by such i f t he commis • so severely bruised on the head with a stone, or some scale, in which Mr. Bignold, though co-operating, declaration. • other missile, thrown at him whilst near , the shop- stood quite apart from them, until they felt them- Mr.. HANSON read a letter, which he said was a lir WILLIAM door of his employers, that he was instantly seized selves completely organized. The Gentlemen nomi- copy of a circular sent to the different Agents in the t delay to St. with a locked jaw, and is since dead. • rated as Directors, together with the funds in their country. It was signed by Mr. Bignold, sen. and • i Lowe. As yesterday afternoon, as same bricklayers were at hands, be was not yet prepared to particularize. Was stated that a Board of Directors had been formed in for Jamaica, work building some houses in Hayden. street, Mino- it to be wondered that Mr. Bignold, senior, was at the London, and that they were to be assisted by the i t it importance ries, the scaffolding gave war, and precipitated the head of this Establishment, after all the obloquy that Norwich Board. He called for an explanation of this, whole of the workmen, nine in number, to the ground; had been cast upon that Gentleman? Here he should L and agaia asked who were those London Directors ? , . moue, of the four of them were sohurt as to be taken to the Lon- beg leave to quote from Shakespeare— . Mr. BIONOLD, sen. said, that they were only a f —" An Eng- don Hospital, where one of them died soon afte •• Thrice is he arrn'd that bath his q uarrel just, Provisional Committee, tCut had called themselves tore neu•Ste- About five o'clock this morning, a ere hroke out Whilst he is naked, though lock'd up in steel, Whose sonstience with injustice is corrupted!" Directors. 1 •1 . . 11 th inst. the at Messrs. R tmnv and Co.'s ship. paieten, East This was the real and the only new plan of Insu- Another Insurer read a similar letter, which he • about twelve Smithfield : the fire totally consumed the dwel- ranee after the model and foundation of the Norwich said was signed by Thomas BignA, sen. as Secre- rti men stand- ling-house, together with the extensive warehouses, Union, and he was convinced it would be rendered tary. In this he was called upon to renew his Insu- Prussian bark, which were crowded with ship-chandlery & c• oil, &c. perpetual and infallible, and the supporters of this ranee, and told that the persons concerned were some off; but I can- Great fears were entertained for the neighbourhood ; . alone, and no other of the like, would be protected of the must respectable in London, sad that he might OP but a number of engines, and the activity of the fire- l•against loss en this Metropolis. With respect to the insure with great safety. He wanted to know how r THE ARCTIC men, stopped the progress of the Bathes by eight organization of the Provisional Committee to Which this coincided with the declaration of Mr. Bignold, .. • 18th of King o'clock. me property consumed is to a very large he alluded, and the Establishment about to be in. that he did not wish to be Secretary. vided for the amount —most of it insured. stantly formed, he believed every thing was ready to Mr. BIoNOLD, sen.—l had a right, as I offered find out, and The late miser, Courtois, was the man on whom the receive Members, and to conduct it in its progress. 10,0001. om Hues° e's unfortunate Mrs. Maria Theresa Phepoe, about twenty Mr. BARRY congratulated the meeting on the in.. Mr. THOMSON wished to be informed whether the means of Ame- years ago, projected a rather -bungling scheme, in tended establishment of such a Society as that which large balances said to be in Mr. Bignold's hands, had e reward was order to frighten het old visitor(Courtois) out of a con- the last Speaker had mentioned. It would, he had been paid is ? .. rn passage, by siderable sum of money. One evening, when she was no doubt, be conducted upon more equitable and Mr. BIONOLD said, that it would be so much the • is Oceans, and certain of his calling, she had h er apartment prepared honourable principles than the Norwich, and it would better for the London Insurers if he h eld them ; for one degree of for his reception in a species offitnereal style—a bier, prevent the Public from being imposed upon by little if it were true that they were entitled to a share of the repealed ; and a black velvet pall, black wax-candles lighted, &c. clubs of sculators, which were forming in several accumulations, he would have them fortbsoming : the reward of No sooner had her old friend entered the room, than places in London for the pu of taking insurances. A long conversation then ensued. 'The question usage, by sea, the Lady, assisted by her Maid, pounced on him " These clubs he condemned in strong terms, and after of adjournment was put and negatived. Another • . • keans ; and to forced him into an arm-chair, in which he was for- again praising the new establishment, which, he ob.' motion was then proposed . that ' a Committee should one degree of cibly held down by the woman, while the Lady, loran- carted, though yet in its infancy, would rise like • a be appointed to consider how far it 'night be este- to encourage dishing a case •knife or razor, swo re, with some vio- htetfix from its ashes, he added—" l am of opinion, dient to institute a new Insurance Seelety, upen tee ,•‘. tplished, a pro- lent imprecations, Mat instant should be his last, if he S ir , that this establishment has completed the object principle of minuet profit and mutual risk. This d by the Core- did not give her an order on his Banker fora large for which we met ; and I may say, ' Let every man was seconded, and after another tedious conversation, .ongitude, who sum of money. The venerable visitor, alarmed at e depart in peace according to the word. This day *as carried unanimously, after an amendment to it, ant by the in- gloomy preparations and dire threats of . the desperate . have we seen the salvation of our interests begun." for an adjournment for three mouths, was 'ye& be Privy Coon. female, asked for pen, ink, and paper, which being pro- Thil last sentence drew upon Mr. BARRY the The Meeting then proceeded to elect the ne ge t ;mit- of the reward. slimed, he wrote a check on his banker for 2,0001. marlad disapprobation of many in the room. He tee; but here grewa difficulty arose; scarcely any s' meetings are He immediately retired with precipitation. happy to Mr. AI was loudly hissed, and a person in thEfront of him ane could be found to undertake the task. r. - Lord Coecnes. escape without personal injury. The next morning, cried out, " That's blasphemy , and eiu should not derman THORP was put in nomination, but begged D lonel WILLIAM ' before its opening, he attended at the Bank with some have uttered it." to be excused, and his example was followed by 10, and Captain Police myrmidons, and on Mrs. Phepoe's making her MG Bean./ begged he might not be misunder- abtiat a score of Gentlemen. At length, after much eners until Ja- appearance with the cheque, she was arrested, an d . stood: nothing watfurther from his intention ' • than entreaty, and having nearly exhausted tho list of all some of whom subsequently tried at the Old Bailey, on a capital that profanatOn should ever pass his lips, or come the names in the room, a Committee of five was 1, torts of the ships proceedings . charge, grounded on the above How- from the tip of his tongue. He 'eyed his GOD and made up, with power to add to their numbers. It e late Unsuecess- ever, thro tr g h the able defence made by her Counsel, his Religion, and had as much pretence to moral was also hoped that the Committee would make a ties concerted in (now Mr. Justice Fielding) who took a legal jesict- conduct, and a moral life, perhaps, as most of those Report as soon as possible. skin to the c ase as proved, and contended t h at Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who s to the reward who heard him. .fie. had but one word more for f the North Pole, never had or obtained any pr o perty of tu M te r..C t eu e reo t i s e t these wild speculatists for new Insurances, unless acknowledged the th favour conferred upon him. but the efforts s i lco s t on the principle that pos sid b . b they found themselves capable of effecting their The Meeting to 1, , encourage future badge of ownership , . she was eventuallythat _ acsettted. . ol ens . He prayed GOD, after the sentiments of the every part of die Truth, however, obliges us to add , Mrs• ne•Pee , p oet, to enable them eremennorts no nig Las or ilav—J. Coniabssi, too. feu e oftener a coast connected with a respectable family m - T shake cif th ew who was once af . . Water Raiff, to be one of his Mat i :l; e s rt lMmisaters, vice flik &relative laurels from their crops, Hod. iscfirams . wore, deceased. Rtantart, Ihri. ito be the more f a mi. the sister island, was, in about four years ter,.czpi- . .. And bring than bait to reason and their shops r conbase of Ms Mai -sty', Customs, vice Wine* Beau, fleq. tally convicted on a charge of cutting and maiming r. HANSON wished to know who and whet those &mo w. ()tbs.," Quirk , Est use &creasy us die lics. um _ ▪ and so mu ch for which sbillinfored the last penalty a highly respectable" Gentlemen were who were to temint- Governor Smelt, to be Water D a ilii, vice Atka Cesar grand objects of a Po" w oman, tukind. ,of the law. . mintage the Nest Society. It was fi t that the meet- Imo, Bee. promoted. - ' . . , • .. . , . . .. _ .. e-