Star.
London, England, 1831-01-12 00:00:00

THE PETITIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
MONDAY NIGHT, JAW. 10, 1831.
SlR—The press of London has, almost unanimously, and
with great ability, advocated a commutation of the punish-
ment of the SIR RIOTERS ORDERF.D TOR EXECUTION ON
SATURDAY NEXT. I am one of many thousands who
(although we heard, through the papers, of petitions in be-
half of these men) were not informed at what places these
petitions might be met with. If the parties, who so lauda-
bly got them up, had sent word to the papers where these
documents lay for signature, I am convinced there is scarcely
an Editor in the metropolis who would not have rejoiced to
give prominence (out of motives of humanity alone) to the
information. Anxious as I ha'•e been to sign, and willing as
I have also been to walk—aye—ten miles so to do, if it were
necessary, I did not know. till this morning, and then by,
mere chance, where to gratify my, so earnest, desire. In
passing along HIGH-STREET, ISLINGTON, I was attracted
by a crowd, both in and outside of an extensive CHINA
WA REHOUSE (nearly opposite Rhodes's farm), where I
had, at last, the satisfaction of recording my vote for mercy
to the convicts above mentioned. Hoping, if you have not
room for my letter, you will at least announce the above, and
any other station you may be acquainted with, to which the
enlightened and humane may flock, without a moment's
delay, for the purpose already explained.—l am, Sir, your
obedient servant,

THE SHADE OF EDMUND BUKKF

0 We readily insert the above ; and will be happy to
forward, in every way in our power, the important object of
the writer. The deficiency of information on the point al-
luded to is evident, the following being the substance of the
only sentence to be found in the Morning papers :—" Lang-
bourn Ward and Coleman-street Ward, in the city of Lon-
.

don, meet to-day, at two o'clock, to petition the King to
spare the lives of the unhappy and misguided men condemned
to death by the Special Commissions. Coleman-street Ward
meets in the Vestry-room of St. Stephen, Coleman-street ;
and Langbourn Ward in the Vestry-room of St. Dionis
Backchurch—the Lord Mayor in the Chair."—En. STAR.

THE ARMY.

The following oaken compose the Military Staff of his Excellency
the Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland s—Aides.de.
Camp in Ordinary— Lieutemmt-Colonel Sir William P. de Bathe,
Bart. half.pay. unattached; Captain F. Paget, Coldstream Guards;
Lieut. C. J. Henry. 88th Regiment= Lieutenant &swan H. Paget,
7th Hawn; Lieutenant lien. H. Cole, Bth Dragoons; Second Lieu.
tenant R. G. Williams, 4 let Fualleas. Extras—Major Brownlow,
bail pay, unattached Captain Willoughby Cotton, Coldsuemn Guards;
Cornet Hon. William T. Caper. Royal Hone Guards; Sub-Lieu.
tenant Viscount Ranelagh, let Life Guards; Lieutenant F. Nesbitt,
half pay, 18th Humors; Lieutenant lion. W. & Clements, 43d rest.

NAVAL INTELLICBNCE.

MAW flours Tim Dar.—Doblin. ; Waterford, I.

_
Dom., Jam 11.—Wind If..N.E strops breeze.
POSTIMOOTIII. JAL 11.—Wind Z.N.E. strong breeze.
PLYNOUTIII JAIL 10...—Wind E.—Arrived the San Joan Bepdtta,
Arum, front Seelig.

DAILTXOOIII. Jan. 10.—Arrived the °tarp Canning. Bally. from
Singapore. Of tie port. die William the Fourth. Atwood, from St.

FA' 1410011111, Jaw. 10..Wied N.N.K. to RNA strong breesol....
Arrived the Riilll Moore. Mastro. front Oallipoly.
PINIAltel, Jas. 10.--Arrived the Terra Nova, Kelso, front Bahia -
Cosset, Drennan, from Madeira; Spanish Packet, Wrightson, from
Carlin ; and Wllbelmma. Bowe, from Seville.
Lavrarom, Jan. 10.—Arrived the Hector from Smyrna ;
Lady Frances, Dawes. from Messina; and Vine, Beans, from Havre.
Off the port, the Lady Rowena, from Charleston.
Panerow, JAIL ;o.—Arri.ed the Symmetry. Hick, from faghern.
Jaw. 10.—Arrived the Jenne Mode, Dupes. from Boor.
dean.

Hamm% Jew. 10.—Arrived off the port. the John. Visor. from
Palermo. • •-•

Cow, Jam 9.—Anived the Restaorador, Oliver., from St. Übe'.
STAIIDO•TIi Caere, JAM the Phyla's, Dodd, from
Malaga.
Gasatuns, Jam. 11..—Arrived the Harriet, Cummings, from New-
fonodhad • and Aveph and Willfasn, Anderson, hem Copenhagen.
The Etipttemia, laniard, from Singapore to China, was totally
wrecked at Linton, during a heavy gale on the tab July.