Star.
London, England, 1830-01-01 00:00:00

MARCH.

4. The Committee of the Honor of Commons that at to confider
of the petitions against the return of Mr. O'Connell, for the county
of Clare ; and ultimately decided that Mr. O'Connell was duly
elected.

5. Mr. Secretary Peel developed the proposed measures in the
House of COMMOUs, for malting further coocendoos to the Roman
Catholics.

6. The Duke of Nonbumberland, Viceroy of Ireland, arrived in
Dublin.

7. The House of Commons, at three o'clock this morning di-
aided on the motion, for going into a Committee on the Catholic
Claims. when the numbers wen—Ayes, 548—Noes, 160—Ma-
jority, 189.
9. Meeting of Catholics at the Thatched-house Tavern—a Peti-
tion against disfranchbing the Catholic Forty-shilling Freeholders,
to the House of Commons, was moved and agreed to.

Ip.. I,lr. Ward o►tained leave to bring in a-Bill, to legalise and
regulate the supply of subjects for dieser:don.
13. The Duke of Cumberland visited his Majesty, and break-
fasted with him at Windsor Castle.

17. Debate on the second reading of the Catholic Relief Bill—
debate adjourned.
18. The King held a Council at Windsor Castle, when the Re-
corder made his report, and Charles Goodlad, floe. Birmingham,
Joseph -----, and Wm. Kelly, were ordered for execution.
19. This morning. the House of Commons, after a long and
adjourned debate, divided on the report of the Committee on the
Catholic Relief Bill, when the numbers were—Ayes, 553 ; Noes,
175; Majority, 180. The Bill was then read a second time.
21. The Duke of Wellington and Earl Windiness fought a duel
in Bstterees-fields. His Lordship received the Duke's fire, and
fired in the air. The duel was occasioned by Lord Wincillsea
publishing an ill-judged letter, reflecting on the political conduct of
his Grace.

The Duke of Wellington had an audience of the King. at
Windsor, and returned to town to dinner. _ _ _

- Cardinal Castiglione, an Italian, elected Pope, and assumed
the name of Pius VIII. at 68 years of age.
111. The Duke of Cumberland dined with the King.
86. Lord Eldon presented a petition against the Catholic Claims.
signed by 113,000 inhabitants of London and Westminster.
118. Lord Eldon had an audience of the King, at Windsor Castle,
and preseuted 60 petitions against the Catholic Claims.
31. The third reading of the Catholic Relief Bill was agreed to
at four o'clock this morning, and the Bill passed. The numbers
were, for the third reading, 320; against, 142; majority for the
Bill, 178.
Jonathan Martin found guilty for setting fire to York Min-
ster, but moved to be insane, and a verdict delivered accordingly
by the Jury.
APRIL.

1. The Mary& of Aylesbury, the Earl of Winchibea, Lord
Braley, and Lord Rolle, had an audience of the King, at Windsor
Castle, oo the subject of the Catholic Relief Bill.
2. The second reading of the Catholic Relief Bin in the House
of Lords adjourned.
His Serene Highness the Elector of Hesse Weisberg, hus-
band to the Princess Elizabeth, died at Homberg.
3. Debate on the Catholic Relief BM resumed, and adjourned
to Saturday morning.
4. Debate resumed at one o'clock in the afternoon ; at a quarter
past eleven o'clock at night the House divided—For the second
readies of the Bill, 217 ; Against, 112—Majority in favour of the
second reading, 105.
h. Mr. Secretary Peel's Act for the withdrawing of Small Notes
from circulation came into operation.
o. Debate on the second reading of the Bin for Disfranchising
the Forty-Tilling Irish Freeholders in the House of Lords :
House divided—For the second reading, 139 ; Against, 17—Ma-
jority for the Bill, 122.
10 and 11. Dreadful Inundation at Dantaic, city surrounded
with water, houses swept sway, and a great number of human
lives lost and cattle drowned.

e.iieTireedoan of the City of London was delivered this day,
in a golden box, to Mr. Secretary Peel, with great ceremony, is
Guildhall, by the Lord Mayor, in the presence of the Common
Hall and a large assemblage of Ladles. Mr. Peel afterwards dined
erhlt his Lordship at the Mansion-house.
The Catholic Relief Bill passed through a Committee of the
House of Lords. and was ordered to be reported.
10. Meeting at Hyde Park, for the purpose of agreeing to a pe-
tition to the King against the Catholic Relief Blll—it turned out
to be a very silly business.
it. At a quarter past one this morning the House divided on
third reading of the Catholic Relief Bill—For the Bill. 2t3;
Against it, 109—Majority for the Dill, tO4. The Dill wail then
reed a third time and passed ; as also the Irbh Freeholders' Dis-
franchisement Bill.

Is. Royal Assent given to the Catholic Relief Bill and the Irish
Freeholders' Disfranchisement Bill.
Esther Hibner, aged di, executed it the Old Bailey, for the
murder of her apprentice. Frances Colpitts. by cruel ill usage and
starvation. The delinquent attempted to commit suicide in New-
gate, and behaved in a most hardened manner.
10. This day observed u his Majesty's birth-day, with the meal
delta:mantises of joy. The usual processions of the nuil-casdies
discontinued.
V. His Majesty arrived at St. James's Palace. from Windsor.
- A Are oUvered about eleven o'clock at night in Westmin-
ster Abbey, which fortunate! was got coder without any
damage of to have been the work of an
baceadiary.
IL The Doke of Norfolk. Lord Qifford, and Lord Donner,
Catholic Peen, took their seats, ani the oaths, hi the House of
Lords.
The Nil held a Laves at St. James's Palace.
W. His liagesty held a Drawing-room.

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2. A grand concert at Guildben in the city, for the benefit of the
distressed Spitalfteld weavers. which was numerously and fashion-
ably attended.
4. The Marquis of Anglesey moved, In the House of Lords,
for the production of the Correspondence relative to his dis-
missal from the cake of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, which was
refused.

Great disturbances In ]Manchester, destroying machinery and
setting Are to manufactories.
Disturbances in Spitalfields, cutting of the work in looms,
a■d other excesses.

5. Attack on a serjeant's guard at Rochdale, who fired in their
own defence, when four persons were killed and others wounded.
6. A numerous and respectable meeting of Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen at the London Tavern, to consider of the propriety of en-
tering Into a subscription for the purpose of erecting a statue, lo or
Dear Dublin, to his Grate the Duke of Wellington.
Lord Surrey took his seat In the House of Commons for
Horsham, being the first Catholic who has taken his mat ender the
Catholic Relief Bill.

8. Lord Colchester died, at his boon in ;Sprintgardens, in the
7ist year of his age.
11. A destructive are, near Temple-bar, broke out at the house
of Mr. Carlisle, bookseller, and destroyed the house of Mr. Harper,
silversmith, the Sun begot°, and injtued other dwellings.
13. Recorder made his report to to the King, when John Saw,
William Henry Carr, and Thomas George Hawhlns,were ordered
for execution on Tuesday the 19th.
13. Mr. O'Connell presented himself at the table of the House
of Commons to take his seat for the County of Clare. The old
oaths being tendered to him which existed previous to his election,
be declined taking them, and was ordered to withdraw; and a de-
bate having arisen thereon, was adjourned till the 18tb.
18. Mr. O'Connell was heard at the bar to support his claim to
sit for the County of Clare without taking the oath of supremacy.
The House decided against the claim, and Mr. O'Connell was osu
dered to attend next day to bear.
19. Mr. O'Connell attended at the bar, when the Speaker COM.
mueleated to him the decision Of the House. A motion was then
moved for a new writ to be Issued for the County of Clare.
27. A grand review of troops in Hyde Park, at which the Duke
of Orleans and his son, the Duke de Chartres, were present.
Royal Bazaar and British Diorama, in Oxford street. burnt
down.
28. His Majesty gave a grand dinner at St. James's Palace to
the Dukes of Orleans and de Chartres, and several other distin-
guished characters.