Star.
London, England, 1812-04-10 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9.

Sailed his Majesty's ship NEESE, with the convoy
for Quebec; and with her the Friends, STEPHENSON,
for Gibraltar • and the Brown, BROUGH, for New-
foundland, with a fine wind at about East.
DEAL. APRIL 9.

Arrived his Majesty's ship Vtoo, Rear-Admiral
Moulin, to join the fleet intended for the Baltic, now
rendezvousing in the Downs. The SPECULATOR lug-
ger has a signal flying for a convoy to the westward.
Wind E. N. E.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the Six New Directors,
WILLIAM ASTELL, CHARLES GRANT, JOHN JACKSON,
CAMPBELL MAJORIBANICS, GEORGE SMITH, and SWZNY
TooNE, Esqrs. took the oaths and their seats. Sir
HUGH INGLIS, Ball. and ROBERT THORNTON, Esq.
were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman.
We understand that Deputations from Liverpool,
Bristol, Plymouth, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Birming-
ham, have already arrived in town to oppose the
Renewal of the Commercial Monopoly of the East
India Company, and have held conferences at the
Spring Garden Coffee-house, where they will continue
to assemble daily.—Deputations from all parts of the
United Kingdom are expected immediately to arrive.
We cannot doubt that the weight and influence of
their representations will succeed in inducing the Le-
gislature to refuse to renew in any degree a monopoly
so obnoxious and so injurious to the country.

A foreign vessel is now taking in a loading at Bos-
-1 ton, which is the first of its kind, we believe, ever
shipped at that port—a cargo of salt, for Riga. The
vessel is a Swede ; she has already taken 140 tons of
salt on board, and waits for 20 tons more.

By a Gentleman just arrived from Seville, we learn
that almost every other day small vessels were ar-
riving at St. Lucar, direct from Cadiz, with from 60
to 100 barrels of flour each, sent thither by some des.
mate *peculating Jews, and evading our cruizers by
pretence of their Wag tubing vessels.

PlO7l

I/i..E.,.•

•_ ii

We are much concerned to state, that an alatrang
riot has taken plate at Manchester. The subjoined
letters will put our Readers in possession of some of
the particulars :—There have also been some distuf-
bances in Cornwall 3

" MANCHESTER; APRIL tio
" This, town has been thrown into great confusion
during the whole of this day. A Meeting ,o-ik place
at the Royal Exchange, by order of the Merchants,
for the express purpose of Petitioning ►he PR►INCtsl
REGENT on the present calamitous times. The po-
pulace, in great numbers, repaired at an early hour
to the place where the Meeting was to be held.
41 The merchants finding that the meeting would
be attended 4ith disagreeable events, announced that
it was put off to another day, upon which the popu-
lace, being disappointed, immediately became disor-
derly, and turned the merchants out of the Exchange,
throwing the tables and chairs out of the windows I
and in a few hours this fine building was demolished.
At length some troops arrived, and the Riot Act
was read; but the Magistrates could not act until an
hour afterwards, in which time pll the mischief was
accomplished : the fine picture of Colonel Srametr'
was tore down and destroyed.

" This moment (two o'clock) the cavalry had be.
gun to scower the streets, and patroles are stationed
'at all the pr ncipal avenues. I cannot go to the post.
office without permission of the officer."
ANOTHER LETTER, SAM!? DATE.
" The meeting was called on Wednesday by the
Boroughreeve and Constables, to address the PRINCE,
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, when the mob as-
sembled in St. Ann's-square, where they were ad-
dressed by one of them. Afterwards they returned
to the Exchange-room, broke and destroyed all the
furniture, glasses, &c. and actually set Bre to it le
several places.

" At length the drums beat to arms, and signals
were given for military aid, and fortunately they ar-
rived in a very short time after, when the Magistrate,
at the head of the military, read the Riot Act, which
at length partially put an end to further destructim
accruing at this time, and the mob somewhat disper-
sed. We are not without apprehensions that there
will be much mischief done in the course of the
night."

" Ta utto,A pril G.—Trade Is very dead here,andeverynecessary
of life is very high—bread coin in particular being so high, sod
hardly to be got for money; the consequence of which is, that
the Miser: have risen in the different parishes adjoining, and live
been to several farmers in this neighbourhood, whom they We
made sign a paper to sell wheat at 90s. per bushel, which was re.
fused at 475. ; barley at 16s. which was refused at 30s. ; sod po.
tatoes at 6s. a bushel, which were refused at 12s. 1 his is the first
day of their rising, and they have come into Truro to the nuns-
ber, I should suppose, of about 1000; but have behaved themselves
very quietly. How it will end, I cannot say ; but from their present
disposition, they do rot appear to be bent upon any mischief, and
they say they do not intend to hurt any one. This morning,
about eleven o'clock, the drums beat to arms, to call out the
Staff of the Local Militia, which assembled, and also what pri-
vates were in town, to guard against any surprise; but every
thing is now quiet, and the Muter, appear to be going home, an
none are seen In the street."

CORN EXCUANGt, MARE-LANZ, APRIL 10.—We 11111, SIR
many fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, but middling supplies as
hand; not much of first quality, whieh is at a small increase ia
price—Barley in abort supply, somewhat higher, and appears a
rising article—Malt and White Peas keep their prict--Beans of
each hind rather dearer—The supplies of Oats are inconsiderable,
and in this trade rather higher prices are asked. Flour whitest
variation.