Star. — London, England, 1821-01-04 00:00:00

; s 'lig all they have to-hope in?—Nothing elsel— ney expect the Military of Europe to put down its o wn will!! Admirable reasoner)! Can any mean defecting Revolutions be devised that would meet w i t h the approbation of Tyrants? The question, in fact, is not the means, but the end; and any change that abridges the power of Despotism will be deemed criminal by the members of the Holy Alliance. If the old Monarchies of Continental Europe s hould fall by the agency of military force, it would b e nothing more than the natural result of those causes which their own perfidy have induced. Is it not obvious to the world that the debilitated Thrones of Austria and Prussia, with the minor Powers of Germany, called upon the people to hake one great effort for the restoration of their independence, and, as the reward of exertion, they promised freedom enough Representation and liberal Constitutions?— Tegmbund were formed in Germany, and they filled the ranks of the army—they removed at once the distinction of soldier and citizen—and those who overpowered NAPOLEON had rights of their own totally incompatible with the nature of des potism. Accordingly, we find, that the Tagen -but d claim those rights, and that the poor weak men, who , constitute the Sovereigns and Cabinets of Germany, are resisting, by every possible means, the fulfilment of their engagements. In such a state of things, can they expect tranquillity ? Can they hope that the army, composed of enlightened citizens, will for get the duty they owe to their country, and become the slaves of despotism ? Such is the change in the constitution of Conti nental armies, that they are no longer mere machines, but organized bodies of citizens; more enlightened, perhaps, than any other equal proportion of the comb smoky, and if any Revolution shall take place, it must proceed from them. If, then, it be attempted by the Holy Alliance to set up a principle, that no change in the internal affairs of a country should be acknowledged, if produced by the army ) It only more s trongly indicates their ignorance of those existing circumstances which they have produced. BRIGHTON, JANUARY S. Yesterday his MAJESTY removed from Marlbo rongh-row into the Palace, where his MAJESTY re ceived his beloved sister, the Princess AUGUSTA, who had previously arrived there. Notwithstanding the severe weather, his MAJESTY daily walks on the Palace lawn, and seems invigorated by the searching breeze. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. : Retract of a letter from Lloyd's Agent at Bowmore, Isle of Islay, dated Dee. 22 :—• This morning the Hope, Duncan, of sad for Liverpool, from Limerick, came to anchor hers alter teoantering a severe gale on the west coast, where she lost her boats and sustained a little damage. She will proceed as soon as the wind isfair." The llbenezer, Famous, from London for llansburgh, put kuo Hull on Sunday, with loss of an anchor. Dui, Jas. 3.—Wind E. blows a gale, with snow and thick westher.—Came down from the River yesterday and sailed, the Cyrus, Rouses, for the Cape of Good Hope; Ariel, Banton, for Gibraltar; Mary, for Rio Janeiro; and Caroline, Peru for Gibraltar. Faixonx, Jaw. I.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Jane, Eittorr ; and Venus, Wen, for Waterford ; Silvia, Hui., for London ; Constitution, Anwaii, for Whitehaven ; and Friends,Vaumue, ler Bristol. PORTZWOUTH, SAW. 3.—Wind EN.E....Arrived the Hope, JARMAN, from London. Meanest, Jiro. 3.—Arrived the Emily packet, with a Mail kit Gottenbergh. Astuvras—At Comma. the Dolphin, Cosine, from Newfound. land; Victory, Cunningham, from London; and Calpe, Haw , Ens, from New Orleans. At Rilboa, Love, Wells, from New.. fundlnid ; and Habnab, Lefevre, from Gaspe. Cusrum-douse,Jax.3.—Ships Sneered Inwards t The Amy, from Leghorn; Margaret, from Genoa; Friends, from Memel; and Jane, from Messina.—Cleared Outwards t The Charlotte, for Marseilles; Frederick, for Teneriffe; Wallace, for Jacomel; Gude Hoop, for Brussels; Swallow, for Gibraltar; Esther, for Ceti: Rosetta, for Havannah ; and Nelson, for Jamaica. Yesterday, the dispatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Parsers of the fol lowing ships, viz. Inglis, Captain T. BORRADAILE and Farquharson, Captain W. CRUICKSHANK...4OT Bombay and China : PASUSGEIS ran slur Ismus.—For Bombay—Mr. Weekes, Amistant-Surgeon • Waiswright free -m ariner; Messrs. r. J. Lugrin , W. C. Lugrin, and *eider ; Messrs. Lawrie, butt, and Hae, Cadets. PASUSOIIIIII PIS FARQIIHARIOX,... For Bombay—Messrs. Pringle and Inglis, Assistant-Surgeons; Mr. Bell, free - merchant; Mr. Fell ; Messrs. Spence and Clark, Cadets. The Duke of CLARENCE entertained a party of dis tinguished personages at dinner, yesterday, at his re sidence in the Stable-yard, St. lames's, among whom were the Earl and Countess of GLASGOW. The Misses FITZCLARINCE have returned to town from the seat of Sir CHARLES POLE, in Hertfordshire, end had an elegant party last evening at their house in South Audley-street. The beautiful dessert service of china, manufae- Tared at Vienna, and lately transmitted by the Em peror of AUSTRIA to his Serene Highness the Prince Esreanur, was a present from his Majesty the Est rum- to the Duke of WELLINGTON, and was on Montlay removed from Chandos-House to Apsley- House. The service consists of twelve dozen of plates, ions dozen of dishes, each dish supported on the backs of three eagles, and the whole of his Grace's battles painted thereon, in a masterly style: there are four ice-pails, and five superb vases. On each side of three of the vases ate the portraits of the Al lied Sovereigns, finely executed; and on the other vao are the portraits of Lord CASTLEREAGH, Prince liferreariten, Count NTASELRODE, and Prince llAR baNsEms. The whole of the service is beautifully enamelled, and richly gilt. The only pew - Yea rs Gift that can suddenly make ether individuals or families happy, free, and inde pendent, is a Ticket or Share in the New Year's Lot tery, which begins 2Sd INSTANT, when if they should set obtain One of the NINE Prizes of £21,000, they Lave, at least, double Me usual chance of obtaining those Sums of £21,000, &c. and the Lowest Prise is £l9 Money. TWELFTH NIGHT CHARACTERS are to be had gratis at the Contractors' Offices (as !iteel d i ; but it is necessary to state, they are reserved sinire y for their .id Friends or new l'ureba:crs. MEETING AT CARRIerPERGVS DO ADDRESS THE KING. (From The Irishman of Friday.) A duty devolves upon us this day, which we can. not perform but with mingled feelings of pain and pleasure. We cannot bring before the bar of public opinion one of the greatest delusions that ever was practised, without lamenting that men Can be found (and men, too, as we are informed, personally respect able) who will, in the most deliberate and premedi tated manner, pledge themselves to the truth of a publication, which they are conscious hundreds could be brought to swear was a gross and impudent fa brication; nor can we deny the pleasure we feel in having it in our power to expose the entire imposi tion-...t0 vindicate the feelings of an honest commu nity. and do that justice to the spirited and intelli gent Freemen of Carrickfergus which is due to them, to truth, and the cause they advocated. The Belfast Papers have thought proper to publish an Address to the KING, purporting to be an Ad dress from the Mayor and Corporation of Carrickfer gus, agreed to on the 23d instant, at a Meeting . held in Carrickfergus for that purpose. The proprietors of these papers say, that they received this Address from a respectable authority but what will their opinion be when we now tell them, that their credu lity has been grossly imposed upon, and that the Address they have published is no more the Address of the Mayor and Corporation of Carrickfergus, than it is the Address of the Sovereign and the Inhabit ants of Belfast ? We were present at that Meeting, and, it is now the Irishman's duty to expose that hoax, and lay before the People of the North and South the proceedings as they really occurred, with. out addition or diminution. For the substantial truth of the detail, we now pledge ourselves, being eye and ear witnesses of all the facts that occurred. _ About twenty minutes after twelve o'clock, on Sa turday last, the Mayor (the Rev. Mr. Donna) entered the Assembly-room, immediately over the Market house, and having taken his seat, he opened the bu siness of the day by stating, that he had received a Requisition from some Members of the Corporation and Gentlemen of the neighbourhood, requesting him to call the present Meeting, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of preparing and agreeing to an Address to the King. He felt it his duty, in obedience to that Requisition, to convene the present Meeting. GEORGE BURLEIOH, Esq. then rose and said, he held in his hand an Address to his Majesty, which he would read to the Assembly, and submit for its adoption. He observed, that the propriety of such an Address at the present moment required but few arguments to establish. It stated the evils every man here must be anxious to remove, and pledged the hearty and sincere allegiance of this Corporation, which he hoped it would be unanimous in recording. He then begged leave to read the Address, which having been done, Mr. DA.LWAT rose and seconded the motion of Mr. Bu r leig h. A considerable int erval now took place, when Mr. Houses, an independent Freeman of Carrickfergus, ram and addressed the Chair nearly in the following words:—There is no man here, Mr. Chairman ) more impressed with the propriety of declarin& his alle ranee to his Majesty than I am. In the sincerity of that feeling I will yield to no man here, and I believe I may, with as much confidence, say the same forthe entire of my fellow-citizens, whom I am glad to see this day in such numbers around me—(Loud shouts of " Hear him"). But, Sir, I beg leave to observe, that the best mode of manifesting the sincerity of our allegiance, on the present occasion, is, by sheav ing to his Majesty, and to the People the sincerity of the opinions we are delivering ; and if we act ho nestly, either by the King or our Country, will any man here put his hand to an Address, which charges the Press of Ireland with being licentious and im moral—that the said Press had corrupted the public morals, and that it had actually brought Ireland into a state of rebellion—will any here have the bold ness to sign a paper which contain& such unfounded assertions, such libels on the People of Ireland?- -As for my part, Mr. Mayor, I do not think it be coming of us even thus to speak of our sister coun try, groaning as it is under a weight of distress un paralleled even in England—(" We will sign no such Address, it would be false," a number of vows ex claimed).—But, continued the Speaker, it is not to this point alone of the Address propose d by Mr. Bur leigh that I object—there is another, and a more important point, I mean that part which speaks of his Majesty's Government—give me leave to ask what is meant by the word Government? Does not this mean his Majesty's Ministers ?—and will my fellow-citizens agree to an Address which contains their good opinion of his Majesty's Ministers?—C' No, no ' no r was the universal cry). The CHAIRMAN here rose and observed, that he was always happy to hear -the opinions of the Free men of Carrickfergus—that to Mr. Holmes's opinion he was inclined to pay every respect; but he hoped he could satisfy Mr. Holmes and the Meeting at large, that the words of the Address could bear no such construction as Mr. Holmes put on them. The Chair man should be sorry, if it were supposed 'that it was contemplated by the writers di the Address to charge the Irish Press with the dissemination of immoral and blasphemous doctrines. No such charge can be with truth brought against the Press of Ireland—this is a distinction which entirely belongs to the Press of England—it is with great satisfaction I say (said Mr. Dobbs), that, however we may differ in political opi nions, we cannot impute to the Press of Ireland any disposition to loosen those solemn obligations which we all owe to the sacred doctrines of Religion : and as to that other objection of Mr. Holmes (said Mr. Dobbs), namely, that his Majesty's Government means his Majesty's Ministers, he could assure the Meeting, the conduct and character of Ministers were never in tended to be introduced into the Address. The word Government can only mean the power wielded by his Majesty. As to the distress of the poor, to which Mr. Holmes alludes, even Ministers cannot remove this. If the Freemen of Carrickfergus have com plaints to urge, let them prefer them to the men able to redress them. Let them appeal to their landlords. No doubt the times are severe, but the remedy is at home. Landlords must meet the times by a proper attention to the wants of their tenantry—(This sen timent from Mr. Dobbs was peculiarly well received by his audience). Mr. House. 3.—" I am a plain man, Mr. Mayor, but I always Understooa his Mesty l s Covers:Meek to be his Majesty's Ministers ; an d sure I am, if that Address goes forward, it will be called an Address to support the Ministers, who want support, and not to support the King, who does not want any support from as. The Mayor has told us, the Ministers wet* not in the contemplation of the framers of this Ad.' dress. I hope not, but the world will say otherwise, and who would send forward an Address which went to support a set of men distinguished by a pro fligate waste of the public treasure—an unprincipled contempt for public opinion—a desperate effort to retain their places at all hazards, however sangui nary ? Will my fellow-citizens give their support to such Ministers ?—(No, no, from all quarters—we are set Lisburn men—see are not to be humbugged). Sup pose (said Mr. Holmes) a Gentleman, you, for in stance, Mr. Mayor, have a steward who, having the management of his master's affairs, becomes extrava gant, wastes and purloins the property 'under his care —I am in the habits of friendship with the man so abused, I know something of the steward's conduct— would it be right to consul what I either knew or heard? I certainly thank not, and I therefore submit that those Ministers, who are those faithless stewards of his Majesty, may not be included in the Address ; or, if included, that we should pray his Majesty to remove theme But see further, Mr. Mayor—why is the word Family' omitted in the Address, though the Mayor's notice to the Freemen of Carrickfergus was to declare our allegiance and attachment to his Majesty's per son, family, and government. Let the sentiment of Family' be inserted in the Address, in the most pro per and respectful manner' first, the King and Queen, and then the rest of the Royal Family. This would be the course if the Family' be inserted in the Ad dress, according to the notice of the Mayor." Mr. SPZAR observed, that he did not believe the word Family' was in the notice. The MAYOR answered that it was in the notice, and bore testimony to the correctness of the state ment of Mr. Holmes. A Freeman then came forward, and said, it was no wonder the present Meeting was convened, and for such objects; it was easy for any man with half an eye to see who brought forward this proceeding. Look," said he, to the right, and then to the left; look to the good things of - life which the one side enjoys, and which is denied to the other; look at the crowd who surround me, the struggles they are obliged to make for a daily sustenance, and look to the other—most of them enjoying places and pen• sions, or good livings, or living in expectation of bet ter than they now enjoy! When you look at this picture;" said this animated speaker, 44 can you be surprised at the curious Address you have been called upon to sign?"—(Load cries of Bravo ! —No Ad dress, unless to the Queen!—The Queen lot ever, and the King along with her.) The CHAIRMAN observed, that it would be impos sible to introduce the name of her Majesty, because, in his opinion, the Queen was not acquitted—( Loud and continued groan:followed this sentiment.) JAMES MlCaAmtnr, a freeman of the Corporation, instantly rose and observed, that, as far as he under stood the Constitution, we were all innocent until proved to be guilty; but here is the Queen innocent, after passing a fiery ordeal—after being sworn against by the greatest villains in Italy—(Hear, hear ! ). Why introduce the word Family, if you do not men tion the Queen? Suppose, Mr. Mayor, a neighbour asks me—how is your family, Tom will thank him, no doubt; but you know, Mr. Dobbs, the Mis tress is always asked for first, and that the question is—Tom, how is your wife and family ?—( This home and familiar illustration canted loud and continued laughter.) Mr. WILLIAM BURLEIGH made an animated ap peal to the loyal feelings of the Assembly. He ob served that it was his great boast to be a Member of that loyal though independent Corporation. He should lament to see the day when he would witness a resistance to an Address professing the most sin cere and anxions allegiance to his Majesty and his Government—( Considerable applause followed this speech). Mr. Gsonaz BURLIIOII observed, that since the opposition to the Address, as read and moved, was so great, let those who like it, sign , and those who do not like it, refuse. To this it was instantly replied, that if such was the determination, it was a mockery to consult their opinions—a private snug Star Cham ber should have been the plan. Mr. G. BURLEIGH then proposed, that all those who approved the Address might sign it, and those who disapproved might have another. To which it was soon replied, that at the Meeting was called, the qtrestion of Address or no Address from the Corpora tion of Carrickfergus should then be decided—that it was an idle thing to convene a Meeting if the mino rity were not to be bound by the act of the majority. The MAYOR then asked, was the Address, as read by him, to pass, or was it to fall to the ground ? (A general cry of « Down with it—down with it," throughout the Assembly.) The MAYOR, with some warmth, declared he would dissolve the Meeting, and instantly left the Chair.— Some persons however interfered, and the Mayor, after a few minutes, resumed his place, and asked whether the Meeting would agree to the Address? he had no objection to the word family being in troduced according to the terms of the notice.— (One hundred voices, at least, cried out, to introduce the Queen.) Mr. SPEAR (the Post-Master) said the Address should be given up, if the name of the Queen was introduced; because it could not be supposed that they would present an Address to his Majesty con taining so marked an insult—(A voice in Me crowd exclaimed, 44 Why insult the Queen, by addressing the King, and passing her byr ) The question was now loudly called for, when there appeared about twenty-three hands raised for the Address, and about 150 against it. The MAYOR then retired from the Meeting, amidst the strongest expressions of its displeasure. Dftunt-LAris Tritieritz.—Last night the Comedy of the Wonder was again represented, and the young Lady who made so successful a debut in Donna Vio lent% repeated the character with increased effect.— Don Giovanni was the After.piece, and was received [ with the usual approbation. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER honoured the performance with his presence. IttAtN'motor; AMEtacli .`.._ This morning one of the Most numerous and Ss spectable Parochial Meetings which has been had within the Bills of Mortality, took place at the Horns Assembly Room, at Kennington, for the purpose of taking into consideration, the necessity of cow gratulating her Majesty upon the defeat of the conspiracy directed against het honour and rank: also for the purpose of preparing a Petition to the KINO, praying his Majesty to expel -from his Pre sence and Councils, for ever, his present wicked and incapable Ministers, whose foreign and domestic policy had degraded the dhatacter Of the Country, and both at home and abroad repressed with op pression and violence the growing spirit of biberty. —The Requisition also embraced a Petition .to the House of Commons, praying the immediate restora tion of the QUEEN'S name to the Liturgy, and het MA nines full and acknowledged investiture in all the honours due to her station It also enforced the imperative necessity of an ade quate( Reform in Parliament, so as to afford a fair and reasonable chance that the House of Commonst instead of readily adopting coercive measures, hostile to the genius of the Constitution; at the will bt cor• rupt and profligate Ministers, would act in unison with the feelings and true interests of the people. This comprehensive and able Requisition was signed by Ws. WILLIAMS, Esq. M.P. of Belmont House, Vauxhall, Ron?. SLADE, Esq. Col. SLADE, H. MOORE, Esq. R. LAwsoN, Esq. and a considerable number of other Magistrates and Gentlemen of rank, in the Parish of Kennington; and, in pursuance of their wish, this Meeting was convened by three out of the four Churchwardens, and the Chair taken at half-past eleven o'clock, by Mr. Nom.; the Senior Churchwarden, who read the Requisition, as well as the Resolutions, Petitions, &c. rough drafts of which were put into his hands, merely to put the Meet• ing in possession of a full outline of the business of the day, before the Motions were submitted seriatim...—. ( This communication was received with applause). Mr. SL ADZ then proposed the first Resolution, which he enforced in an able speech. He was fol lowed by Mr. WILLIAMS, M.P. Mr. MIRY MOORri Mr. So}lmmo, Mr. LAWSON, Mr. TH&LWALL, and others. We left the Meeting, at one o'clock, prodeeding Iccessively in the unanimous adoption of those Re• lotions, &c. It is understood that his MAJESTY will not return from Brighton to Carlton Palace before the 20th in& start, after which a Privy Council will be held, and the Royal Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on the opening of the Sessions taken into consideration. SHELTER FOR THE HOUSRLIULS POORr•-•••-The House Committee met on Tuesday last, at the London Workhouse to hear the report of Messrs. CAnseam.r. and Iliac, as to the state of the prepara tions for giving succour to the destitute. Up to that time only two persons had accepted the relief of fered; but on Tuesday night no less than fifty-six men (mostly spilors) together with five women and three children, were admitted into this useful asylum. The Report was approved of, and Messrs. Gomm and ASTON were added to the Committee for the in ternal management of the Institution. Several bene ficial regulations were adopted ; among others it was ordered that the doors should be kept open from seven o'clock till eleven in the morning; and, in or• der to extend the means of obtaining the benefit of this Association, it was resolved to apply to the LORD MAYOR, with a request that his Lordship will kindly use his powerful interference, and direct the nightly patrol in their perambulations to give notice of this place of shelter at the various watch-houses in the City, and to send in Such persons as may be found exposed in the streets. Messrs. GOULD and Arnow volunteered to go round during the night s with an officer, for the purpose of exploring the Bridges, Markets, and other receptacles for wretch edness. The offer of this excellent service was im• mediately accepted by the Committee. Letters have been written to the different Gentlemen in the eastern and western divisions of the town who last year kindly offered to open houses in their respective districts : and we trust that a charity so useful, while it is so per. fectly unpretending, will not Wig want the support of our benevolent countrymerh- to whom it is recom mended by their favourite characteristics. - Those who may be inclined at this inclement season to lend their personal services in rescuing their fellow-crea tures from a death of cold and famine, may at once have their inclinations gratified by applying to the General Committee. Rinds will be supplied, andin structions how to use them. The Committee meet to-morrow, at No. 27, Poultry, at one o'clock. We entertain a confident hope that the several public bodies who so laudably came forward last year with offers of their premises, will this - year fol. low up their benevolent design : they will easily find humane individuals in their respective neighbour& hoods, to apply their funds under their direction. We cannot chase these brief remarks, without re• commending that this Charity should be kept distinct from any other r and,. in this view, we would suggest to the Mendicity Society the propriety of continuing their excellent practice of allowing sixpence a night for lodging to their various applicants ; and not to send them, as sometimes is, we believe, the case, to the Shelter for the Houseless. It is true, that the two Charities seem necessarily to embrace the same ob. jects ; but as the funds of each Institution were raised under a specific plan, and with a specific,promise of a strict appropriation, neither fund should be spared to the advantage of the other. This day, the prisoners who stand committed on char'es of felony, were removed front the several jails in London and Middlesex, to Newgate, prepara tory to their taking their trials at the ensuing Ses sions at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, which come mence on Wednesday next. i