Star.
London, England, 1822-11-12 00:00:00

NEW INVENTION.

On Thursday, the 31st of last month, a boat,
thc property of THOMAS ORDE LEES, Esq. was pro-
pelled by new machinery, on the river Liffey, having
seven persons on board, which, with the machinery
and boat, could not be less than three tons weight.
The boat is 25 feet long, and only required one prin-
cipal man to work it. It is but fair to say, that the
wind and tide were in its favour. Under these circum-
stances, it performed one mile and a half in five mi-
nute. On its return, the lever which worked the
machinery became loose in the socket in which
was placed, thereby causing a considerable loss of
the power ; under this disadvantage, and with the
wind and tide now against it, the boat returned in
twenty minutes to the place.whence it had started.—
The principal lever became more and more loose
through the whole of its progress. This was a first
trial, before any of the machinery had been adjusted.
The banks were crowded with spectators, who ex-
pressed their approbation by ardent applause.

Wednesday the MORGIANA, 18, Captain CHRIS-
TOPHER KNIGHT, arrived at Portsmouth from.the
Coast of Africa, Brazils, and the West Indies; sailed
last from Trinidad on the 30th of September, passed
Antigua on the sth of October, and experienced very
heavy weather on the passage. She did not hear of
any hurricane having taken place in the West Indies
this season. The ships on the windward station, and
the Droops at Demerara and Trinidad, were all healthy.
The Americans that had arrived at our Colonies,
since the opening of the trade, could not procure
good markets—some had left Trinidad on the same
day they arrived, in search of a better sale for their
cargoes at the other islands. When the MORGIANA
was at Bahia, that city was closely besieged by an
army of Brizilians, amounting to 20,000 men, but
they were said to be badly armed and accoutred, and
much in want of Officers. General MADERA still
held the city for the KING, and it was the only place
in the Brazils that remained to the Crown of Portu-
gal. The expedition sent from Rio Janeiro by the
Prince, consisting of a large frigate, and three or four
other ships of war, had effected nothing, as the har-
bour was blockaded by a fleet of armed merchant
ships, hastily fitted out by General MADERA on the
occasion. Their appearance was formidable enough to
prevent the Prince's squadron from attempting to enter
the harbour. Both squadrons had been several days
in sight of each other without exchanging a shot; and
the Rio fleet had at length retired, but are supposed-
to have landed some Officers for the Insurgent army.
—The King's-garrison at Bahia were always under
arms, as many of the inhabitants are disaffected.—
Some reinforcements arrived from Lisbon during the
MORGIANA'S stay. The besieging army had cut off
all communication with the interior, so that business
was at a stand, and provisions could scarcely be pro•
cured ; cattle were not to be obtained at any price.
His Majesty's ship BLOSSOM, 28, Captain BOURCHIER
(acting), had arrived there for the protection of the
British merchants. The French frigate L'Aigle, of
60 guns (with a round stern) was laying at Bahia.—
'One of her boats having gone up the river to endea-
vour to buy some fresh provisions, had been fired -at
by the insurgents, and forced to return. The MOH-
LIANA left his Majesty's ship PHEASANT, 18, Capt.
CLAVEIIING, at Trinidad, where Captain SABINE
(who is embarked in her) was making scientific ob-
servations. The PYRAMUS and !mins were also
there. Lieutenants FRASER and HUTCHINSON (inva-
lided) came passengers in the MORGIANA. She came
into harbour this morning to be paid off.
The following extract from a letter affords some
additional information:

' Tama/o, Saar. 28.—The PHEASANT 7rrived on the 19th
inst. from the coast of Africa, with Capt. SARIN', who is on shore
making observations, and will proceed to Jamaica and thence
home about Bth of October. The SURINAM sailed on the 19th
for Jamaica; Captain fisausar, late of the lemma, bag taken
her clown, to assume the coninund of the CARNATION, to which
ship he is appointed. Captain Cum.; late of the SURINAM, has
joined the Icaaus; Lieutenant lieu, of the SURINAM, is ap-
pointed Commander of the BUSTARM, which ship is now off De-
merara, but is daily expected here. The Est also is hourly ex-
pected; she has been at Bermuda to refit. The VTRAMUS will
sail about the 10th October for Grenada, St. Vincent's, Anti-
gua, and Barbadoes, and will take on board at the latter island
Sir Ilatrav Wawa, the Governor, on a tour of inspection to St.
Lucie and the other islands under his command. The 'calm
goes to Tortola and Porto Rico; the Est:, to St. Kitts; the
Burman returns to Demerara.—On the titsth three American
brigs arrived, being the first ships since the ports were opened;
one sold her cargo (flour) at nine dollars per barrel—the others
proceeded to the islands to leeward; in hopes of a better market.
The trade with the Americans, no doubt, will be of great ad-
%vantage to the planters, as it will lower the price of provisions;
but the merchants would rather the prohibition had remained."

In addition to the Hall,.the Court, of King's fteach
and Common Pleas were gnad up as dining rooms
,and every seat found an anxious occupant. •
At three o'clock the guests began to arrive, and
continued to pour in till six. Among those assembled
were many in Court dresses, and military and naval
uniforms. The costume of the Ladies, too, was in
general extremely.elegant.
At half-past four 'the Procession returned from
Westminster, amidst the cheers of the populace. • On
the LORD MAYOR elect entering the Hall, the band in
the music gallery struck up GOD sire the King, and
the company loudly cheered him as he passed to the
Common Council Chamber. ' Shortly beforefive the
LADY MAYORESS, who was splendidly attired in- a
rich Court dress, and wore a costly plume of ostrich
feathers in her hair, proceeded to the Council Cham•
ber, where, on taking her seat in the chair of state,
the customary presentations took place. Her Lady-
ship went through the fatigues of the day with great
good humour, and seemed to excite a universal feel-
ing of respect and admiration. Among the guests
who were presented were the following :
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York and Cambridge,
Earl Darlington, Earl Van Juth, Lord Erskine, Sir Ulysses
Burgh, Lord Cranborne, Lord Lowther, the Right Hon. G.
Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, the Right Hon. Frederick Robin.
son, the Rigltt Hon. W. W. Wynn, the Prussian and Portu-
guese Ambassadors, Sir Thomas Croft, the Lord Chief Justice
Abbott, the Chief Baron Thompson, Mr. Justice Bailey, Mr.
Justice Parke, Mr. Justice Holroyd, Mr. Justice Best, the At-
torney-General, Serjeants Lens, Vaughan, Ruff, Bosanquet, and
Firth, the Recorder arid Common Serjeant, Mr. Scarlett, Mr.
Gurney, Mr. Marriott, together with the great majority of the
Aldermen. Sir William Curtis was not present.
At about half-past six the Long MAYOKand LADY
MAYORESS took their seats; his Royal Highness the
Duke of YORK on their right, and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of CAMERIDGB on the left. The men
in armour, accompanied by their Squires, had pre-
viously taken their stand on elevated situations at the
end of the Hall.

On the dessert being served, the Loan and LADY
MAYORESS drank to the health of their guests in a
massive gold cup, and the cup was afterwards handed
round to the company on the platform, each pledging
their noble hosts.—The following toasts were drank
with enthusiasm:
" The King," With three times three.
" The Duke of York and the Army," three times three.
" The Duke of Cambridge," with three times three.
" The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," three times three.

His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK then pro-
posed a the health of the Lord Mayor," which was
drank with loud and reiterated plaudits.
The LORD MAYOR returned his thanks in a short
but animated speech, in the course of which be ex-
pressed his deep sense of the honour which had been
conferred on him,and of the high and important duties
which he had to perform. in the distinguished office
to which be had been raised.

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE proposed the "health of
the Lady Mayoress," which was likewise drank with
evet y demonstration of respect.
The_ LORD MAYOR next gave ge the health of his
Majesty's Ministers"—(Loud applause).
Mr. CANNING, in expressing his own thanks, as well
as those of his colleagues who were present, for the
honour thus done them, said, that they were at all
times proud to have the support and approbation of.
the Citizens of London, because they were aware that
such support could only arise from an approval of
their conduct. He had to assure the assembly that
it was always their anxious wish to merit the confi-
dence of the people ; and no' effort should be wanting
on their part conscientiously to discharge, to the ut-
most of their ability, the great and important trust
which had been reposed in them—(Cheers).
The following toasts and sentiments followed :
a The Earl of Yarmouth and the other Noblemen who have
honoured the Corporation with their prence this day."
" The Judges."—" Lord Erskine."—" The Serjeants at Law."
" The City of London, and the Trade thereof."—" The Alder-
men who had passed the Chair."—" The Recorder," &c. -
During the dinner, the man who wore the armours,
made for " our Fifth HARRY," and which had been
brought from the Tower, could stand no longer under
the weight of it,- and was obliged to sit down.
At ten o'clock the Ladies retired, and the Gentle-!,
men soon afterwards followed their example.
The Common Council Chamber was prepared for
the Ball. The pressure of the crowd to see the LADY
MAYORESS open the ball WAS so great around her
Ladyship, that she became highly indisposed, and
was obliged to retire. The LORD MAYOR applied to
the Lady of Sheriff THOMPSON to open the ball. Mrs.
THOMPSON, in the most accomplished manner, under-
took the task, and walked the minuet with the Prus-
sian Ambassador with a degree of ease and elegance
that excited great admiration. The dancing was
kept up in the Hall and Common Council Chamber
for nearly two hours, during which time most of the
elders vigorously plied the bottles at the tables below
the platform, until a loud voice announced that it
WAS Sunday morning ! In an instant the dance and
revelry ceased, and in a short time all was silent in the
Hall,and soon after one o'clock the whole had separated.

A fine sturgeon, seven feet six inches in length, and a porpoise,
Were last week taken together in the river Kite. 'l'he sturgeon
has been fire/aided as-a present to his la.reste.

THE DINNER.
At an early hour in the day the entire space id
front of the Eagle Tavern, City4oad; and all the
streets and lanes adjacent to it, were filled with people:
Indeed the crowd was so bast, and so denie, that it
was hardly possible for any person either to get into
or out of it. When the Procession arrived, between
two and three o'clock, half an hour elapsed before it
could make its way through the multitude. At this
time the greatest confusion prevailed. A horse bag
longing to one of the carriages fell down ; the horse
could not rise, and the carriage, In which' wire seve.
ral females, was on the point of being overturned,
until the great pressure of the crowd on the opposite
side righted it again. Many persons who' had tickett
for the dinner were .almost suffocated in the mob ;
the rushing of people, inall directions, was tremen.:
dous ; so much so, that several females; who had
mixed among the populace, were Wien up in a state
onosensibility. -When-those persons who had dinner
tiets were able, after the greatest struggles and
bodily exeitions; to obtain admission into the garden
of the tavern, they had still to-force their way through
a great crowd collected inside the premises; before
they could reach the dining-room. All those extra
visitors, had -been admitted on the payment of six
pence each, for which they had a ticket, and received
the value in refreshments. Long before three o'clock
every seat in .the dining-room was occupied, even to
crowding; the number was, altogether, nearly 300;
but many who could not obtain places in this room,
dined in other apartments of the house.
At four o'clock the company became very impa-
tient; and the rattling of their knives. against the
table announced that they could no longer endure
the privation under which they were suffering. The
landlord made his appearance, and, having got on
one of the tables, told the company that the dinner
was ready ; but that the passages between the kitchen
and the dining-room wese so blocked up with people,
that the constables found the greatest.difficulty in re- '
moving them. - At length, between five and 'six
o'clock, the tables were covered with the viands, and
Mr. HUNT, accompanied by Mr. Woot.En, Mr. PAR.
K INS, and his Committee, entered the room amidst
loud plaudits, and took his seat at the cross table.
Mr. Woot.sa said it was the wish 'of several Gen•
tlemen present that Mr. Pat kins should take the Chair;
and the company having signified their approbation;
that Gentleman undertook to preside at the dinner:
The dinner was good and substantial ; there was
abundance of beef, mutton, veal, poultry, and pastry
of every kind; but from the excessive crowd,"and
the bad attendance of waiters, everything was like
a scramble.

When the cloth was removed, the Chairman gave
the following toast :
" The People—the source of all legitimate authority.".—.
Drank with three times tltri.c.

• Mr. WOOL ER sail he had to propose a toast to the
company, and he did so.with pleasure. They had
just drank " the People," and he now proposed•that
they should drink " the Man of the People" (Shouts
of Applausc)—that man who had just appeared be-
tote them, after an imprisonment of two years.and a .
half. He (Mr. Worrier) hail been present in the Court
of King's Bench when sentence was passed: on.D.lr.
Hunt, and it was a sentence which the history of fu:.
tine times would describe as the most
had ever been recorded in any Court of Justice.. It
was a sentence passed for an alleged offence, which
had not been committed, and without any justifiable
ground. They must all feel, and they were that day
met to declare it as their opinion, that the sentence
of the Court of King's Bench was passed upon the
man, and not for the offence— (Applauscs).—He had
heard the opinions of several persons, and even of
Tories, respecting that sentence, and not one of them
agreed in the justice of it. He wished to know what
the Judges of the Court of King's Bench would now
'say to that act, which only served to render more for-
midable the 'man aai:ist whom their hostility had
been so pointedly directed? They had, indeed,
thrown him into a dungeon, but, fortunately for the
cause of liberty, he possessed a sufficient degree of
nerve and resolution to survive the attack made upon
him. The same parties who were capable of prosti-
tuting the laws of the country to the worst of pur-
poses, would not have hesitated to seek the death of
Mr. Hunt had they the same means. He concluded
with giving the health of Mr. Hunt.
This.toast was drank with three times three and
loud applause.

Mr..Husx now stood upon the table to address
the Meeting, amidst loud shouts of applause.—.. Gen-
tlemen and fellow.countrymen!" said he, " I must
claim your indulgence for the deficiencies I now ne-
cessarily labour under in consequence of the fatigues
of the day—(Shouts of applause, and great tumult
among the crowded cumpany).—To say that I do riot
feel the full force of your kindness towards me,
would be to acknowledge that I was not made of
animate materials." After the eulogium which had
been pronounced upon him by his friend Mr.Wooler,
he should not tiespass on them by many observations.
They all knew that he had been imprisoned tVro
years and six months ; that the only offence he had
Committed was that of having attended at a Meeting
constitutionally convened, and at the particular re-
quest of those who called the Meeting. He wished
to take the orpmtunity of requesting the Gentlemen
connected with zhc Public Piess to notice one thing 4
almost all the Public Journals had been unanimous
in agreeing that the sentence passed upon him had

been too severe ; but, at the same time,

that they did not arpiove of the cant
Hunt in calling the Meeting at Nlanchi
the fact was, that he (Nlr. II iflt) had not
Meeting. It had been called by 700
aid was a Meeting in every respect coi
lA'S, :Uhl it .11,1,e.11 OA, fi OM Aidav its in;

pow mm tiad
they observed
nduct of Mr.
:hester. Now
lot called that
householders,
)nformable to'
lade iu his be-

that till first twenty of those individuati wee
respectable men, who had resided for seven years
in their houses. Therefore there never was a more
legitimate measure than the Manchester Meeting; nor
WAS there ever a more illegitimate sentence than
what had been passed on him—(Loud applause).—
'there were some old women in Somersetshire, who,
during his imprisonment in Ilchester jail, said that
PROVIDENCE had sent him there. PROVIDENCE indeed
had looked after him, and preserved him from all the
horrors of the incarceration to which he had been
subjected. ,Snon after he had been sent to that jail;
new laws were made for inflicting upon hies the in-
most decree of severity. Three different times he re-
,Monstrated against the severe and cruel restrictions
imposed on him ; and although each time an assur-
ance had been given that those restrictions would be
removed, the same severities were again inflicted. A
fnurth time he remonstrated, and the severities were
removed, by the assistance of these whom he then
saw around him, and others, who petitioned Parlia-
went in his behalf. Ile was very happy to say
he had always found that the People of England
were ready to step forward and protect men who
were persecuted. Since his incarceration a female of
the first rank in this country had been persecuted
even to death—( Cries of " True, true r )—PerhOs
the persecution against him would have beep. suf-
ficient to put any man to death; but, thank GOD ! he
had a good conscience and a good constitution, and
bore up against all his sufferings. For 896 nights he
had been shut up in his cell at dusk in the evening,
without hearing a human voice during the remainder
of the night. Yet, under all these sufferings, he never
spent a melancholy moment. His health and his eye-
sight had indeed suffered ; but his spirits had always
been kept up, in the hope that,nane day or other, he
should see his own and his country's enemies brought
tar- justice-(Cheers).—Justice he demanded, and justice
he would have, if he lived, lie was satisfied he should
have justice ; and he would never cease in his endea-
vours to bring the Manchester
The times were working greatly in their favour, and
their enemies were trembling at the consequences of
their own iniquity. One of those enemies would not
wait for the consequences, he sought out the carotid
artery, and put an end to his existence. The coward
ought to have lived to have had a fair trial ; and if be
had lived, a fairer punishment would have awaited
him. There was that Lord Sidmouth, who lately
held the situation ofJailer•General of England. This
man had lately been down in Somersetshire, and pur-
chased a magnificent estate with the money which he
had taken out of the pockets of the English people—.
..u.nulis of applause). He wished to explain to
the Meeting the cause of Sir Charles Wolseley's ab-
sence. That worthy friend of his had promised to
accompany him that day, but he was prevented by
an unfortunate circumstance. One of his servants in
administering some medicine to his Lady gave her,
by accident, an extraordinary quantity of laudanum;
he was happy to say that since he came into that
room he had received a letter from Sir Charles, in-
forming him that Lady W. was out of danger, but
WAS still so indisposed that Sir Charles could not
leave her. There was one fact which he should state
to the Meeting respecting his imprisonment. When
he petitioned the Parliament, he made his attack
against the Magistrates of Somersetshire ; for they,
and not the contemptible jailor, were his dirty per-
secutors. That Jailor, however, would soon be
brought up for judgment, for having tortured one of
his prisoners, and then they would all see what pu-
nishment would be inflicted on him ; if the sentence
would be mild, he trusted a heavier sentence would
be inflicted on the Magistrates ; for they were the
real culprits ; and Sir Francis Burdett had lately
pledged himself to him (Mr. Hunt) that the conduct
of these Magistrates should be inquired into. AU the
severe restrictions that had been imposed on film
originated with these Magistrates, in consequence of
an order given them by Judge Best. After the re-
moval of Bridle, and the appointment of Mr. Hardy,
in his stead, he had experienced the best possible
treatment. No man could behave better than Mr.
Hardy. Here Mr. Hunt adverted to the question of
l'arliamentary Reform, of which he was still the ad-
vocate, without which the People of England could
not be free ; and for which he would struggle with
his last breath. He now thought it necessary to re-
peat what he had often before declared, that he never
would concede to any system of Parliamentary Re-
form short of Universal Suffrage ; and it was because
Government knew him to be the advccate of Universal
Suffrage that he had been prosecuted and persecuted.
Here there was a great noise out of doors, and
several persons said that the multitude assembled in
the gardens wanted Mr. Hunt to come forward to,
address them.
Air. lireT said he was the guest of those who were
present in the room, and that he must put it to them
whether he should address the persons out of doors ?
On the geestioe being put, a great majority of the
company expressed an opinion that Mr. Hunt should
nut address the populace out of doors, and in this
decision he acquiesced. He then concluded with
giving as a toast—" The Male and Female Reformers
of the United Kingdom." Drank with three timesthree.
At the request of Mr. Hunt, a person of the name
of Saxton then read an Address from the Reformers
of M Anchester, expressing admiration of his conduct.,
Mr. Sax rom prefaced the Address by stating that
he had the honour of being imprisoned in the New
B iiley Bastile at Manchester, for crying out a Hunt
and Liberty ;" and he told them if that were treason,
lie would go before the King's Palace and shout out
Bunt and Liberty."
A communications was then made to the Meeting
that the crowd round the.doors had determined not
to disperse until Mr. Hunt appeared at the window.
Al r. !leer then said, that as it was the wish of the
landlord that he should address the people, he should
forego Iris own feelings to gratify him.—He then
quitted the dinner table for the purpose of addressing
the people who surrounded the house.
The CHAIRMAN HMI proposed—" The healths of
our incarcerated brethren."
The next toast was—" The memory of the victims
of the 16th of August, and may their cruel * • • •
never he forgotten. '—(Loved applause).
4, •Mr. ‘Vooler's health" was givers by Mr. Hoar,
connected with the Liberty of the Press.
Mr. Womatit then rose and said, sensibly as he felt
the compliment which bad beers passed upon him, he
would endeavour to be as brief as posaible. He had

adhered to principles which his enemies mist skinsire;
and which his enemies could never purchase. Those
principles had cost him much, and he would never
sell them ; he would speak *ids respect of his ene-
mies ; but the approbation of his friends counterba-
lanced all their efforts. Those who persecuted him
came from darkness to light; they were not to be
called his enenries—tkey were the sinews of the cause
which he attempted to support, because they had
come from error to truth ; they had strayed from the
enemy's camp, and had supported the cause which
they intended not to serve. After a laborious argu-
ment with regard to the hewing dosin of the woods of
Monarchs, the politics of the Neapolitans, and the
principles of Spain, Mr.Wooler gave—" The Gentle-
men of the Northern Union."
A Gentleman recited several Addiesses which were
presented to Mr. Hunt.
Mr. MArION then rose to speak his sentiments. A
violent clamour ensued, which was continued for some
time. When it had subsided, Mr. Mahon proceeded.
He said he was as sincere a friend to freedom as any
Gentleman present, and would, if occasion required,
make as great a sacrifice as the patriotic Gentleman
upon whose account .they had assembled. He ably
commented upon Mr. Woofer's display; and spoke
with considerable effect of Universal Suffrage. Mr.
Mahon asked, was it because he was a stranger that
he was denied a hearing? Was this their boasted
liberality ? Was that the glorious result of Universal
Suffrage? Was that the way to prove themselves thel
friends of toleration? We could.not too much admire',
the intrepidity of his manner and the eloquence of his
language. Mr. Mahon then sat down.
The CHAIRMAN said he had now a toast to pro-
pose, and he hoped the company. would excuse him
for not having proposed it at an earlier part of the
evening. It was the health of " Sir Francis Burdett."
Three times three.
The health of Mr. Hume followed.
Mr. PARKINS then proposed the health of all the
Gentlemen in,the House of Commons who supported
Radical Reform, -and 4' with power to add to their
numbers."
Mr. MArION then rose, and said aloud—" I have
no hesitation to pronounce that an empty toast, for
there is not a single man in the House of Commons
who advoCates what is called Radical Reform.' "
(Murmurs of disapprobation).
Mr.GALE.Tosus proposed the health of Sir Robert
Wilson. He was sure the Meeting would agree with
him in thinking that, in the treatment which Sir Ro-
bert Wilson had received, the British nation had suf-
fered a national insult—(Three times three).
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Mr.
Galloway, one of the Members of the Common
Council of London.

Mr. GALLOWAY returned thanks. He felt sensibly
the honour they had done him. He conceived that,
in the person of Mr. Hunt, the liberties of England
had received a mortal stab, which nothing could re-
move but a simultaneous resolution on the part of
the whole nation to express their opinion on the treat-
ment he had received,. It was not very lately that
he had become attached to the cause of Radical
Reform. He was a Member of the London Corres-
ponding Society thirty years ago, and he had the
honour of suffering a three years' imprisonment for
his principles during the reign 61 the mighty Pitt.—
Those principles he should ever continue to advocate;
but he was sure that, until the whole People were
amalgamated, all hope of success would be vain. He
de'pised those artificial distinctions which property
conferred. The only distinctions he recognized were
virtue and attachment to country—( Applause).
About this time there was a cry for a song, but no
melody being forthcoming—
Mr. HUNT once more ascended the table. He
said, as he was now about to retire, he should take
leave to propose a toast, which, he was sure, they
would all drink with satisfaction. It was—" The
whole operative classes of England."
Mr. WOOLER said, if they were to do full justice
to all the patriot band, the sun would have passed
his meridian to-morrow before they had completed
their task. They were, however, desirous to do jus-
tice to all; and he was sure, that if the spirit of Cas-
tlereagh could come amongst them, he would do the
Ill:!..;rmers one great and glorious act of justice. He
then proposed—" The health of Mr. Harmer."
Mr. HARMER briefly returned thanks. His profes-
sional avocations led occasionally to detect gross op-
pres,ions, and he hoped he would always be found
ready to put them down.
I r. GA LE JONES proposed thanks to the Committee.
The health of Lord Cochrane was then drank, after
which the company separated.
The landlord of the Eagle Tavern, City-road, last
night sustained a very heavy loss, by a number of
persons forcinr, his bar, and helping themselves and
their friends most liberally.