Star.
London, England, 1825-10-26 00:00:00

THE AilAit.

224 *.ooe—thiree koinpadies and the Head-quarters of
meat marched from Kilkenny on the 19th, and arrived at
on the 22d instant; One Company marched from Csdom
19th, and arrived at Lititerick on the 23d instant ; ono c4..W
marched from Athy on tbe 111th, and arrived at Limerick the 27
25th Foot-z-Three Cdmpanits marched from Dublin 00 e u•
and arrived at Kilkenny do the , lith instant; rine the
marched from Dublin on the 15th, and arrived at Carloo the
18th instant ; one Company marched from Dublin on the 1
and arrived at Athy on the 17th instant. i
x.t,
34th Foot—Three Companies Ind the Read.inarters •
from Longford on the 11th, and arrived at Athlone the 12th inn,
63th Foot—One Company marched from Milling-4r On the imb;
and arrived at Longford on the same day.
66th Foot—Three Companies marched from Athlone ei
tOth, and arrived at Dublin on the 13th instant; two Conspemm
marched froin Athlone on the 11th, and arrived at thibm, ce the
14th. It therefore appears that the 23th Regiment was wired
by the 66th Fobt. . .
9.41 Battalion Ride Brigade—Three Companies Marched Nei
Birr on the 12th, and arrived at Buttevant on the Is:h Inman;
four Companies marched froha Birr on the 13th, and ailived at
Ihntevant the 17th instant; three Companies marched from Bete
on the i sib, and arrived at liuttevant the 21st instant.
Detachments belonging to the 1 2t h, 24th, and 65th Regiment, ,y
Infantry, marched yesterday, from Westminster, fur &Mot, on
route to Ireland.
Forty-two recruits joined the 73d Regiment ntßam, Previously
to its marching, last week, for Dublin.
Forty recruits joined the Depot of the 76th Foot, at AI/Sachet*,
during the last week.

SUDBURY ELM lON.

Monday evening, a numerous Meeting of the Free.
men of the Borough of Sudbury was held at the Angel
and Crown, Whitechapel. JOIIN WILXS, junior, Esq.
in the Chair.

The room was tastefuUy decorated with laurels, and behind the
Chair was an elegant device, on which appeared, io splendid du.
racters--" WILK% a Constitutional Briton, the friend of the Pm,
the Independent Candidate for the Borough of Sudbury."

After the cloth was removed, the health of the King was dm*
with four times four. The Chairman then proposed the Dde it
York and the Protestant Ascendancy—(lmmense applause).—Af.
ter the prosperity of Sudbury, the Vice-President gave the ham
of Mr. Wilk', which was drank with enthusiasm.

Mr. WILKS rose to return thanks, and expressed the
embarrassment which he felt in being obliged to speak
about himself; but there were occasions when it was a
man's duty to overcome that reluctance, and one of
them was when an individual offered himself as a Re-
presentative in Parliament ;He was surely, then, bound
to make a declaration of his principles. He came for.
ward (he said) as an independent Candidate, and would
not unite with any other. He would state what he had
already stated at a Meeting of from 8000 to 4000 per.
sons at Sudbury. He was attached to the Church of
England, because he believed in its doctrines, approved
of its discipline, and of its tolerance and liberality,
towards all sects of Christians; because it was too-
nected with the laws, and with the state of this mar
try ; because it provides the means of religious instrac.
tion to all classes of his Majesty's subjects ; because it
extends the arms of liberality to all Christians, and ap-
provosdrevery man worshipping GOD according to the
dictates of his own conscience. He considered the
Protestant Dissenters also entitled to all the privileges
enjoyed by the members of the Church of England,
and he could not help feeling surprise when he heard
of any hostilities between the Dissenters and the Church.
When he beheld the mighty river Thames rolling on its
majestic course to the ocean, he felt delighted; but he
felt also pleased in observing the numerous streams asd
rills which either flowed into or from it. He viewed
the Church as the great river, and the sects of 111-
senters as streams meandering through the valleys d
the country, and producing the richest moral advan•
cage. He hoped to live to see the Dissenters enjoying
all proper political advantages ; but he did not mean to
include the Catholics he wished them to be allowed
the fullest liberty of worshipping according to the die-
sates of their own consciences, as they now enjoyed;

but not to obtain political power, so long as they held
principles politically religious, which were of such a
dangerous nature. The Catholics acknowledge a foreign
Potentate, and where the commands of that Potentate
were in opposition to the Sovereign of this country,
they would submit to him with much more satisfaction,
and obey his dictates rather than any King of this
country who was a Protestant. The Catholic Church
still assumes the power to absolve from oaths, and
whilst it did so, what security could the Religion and
Constitution of this country possess, if Catholics were
admitted into political power? The Catholics held k
unlawful to have communion with heretics, and think
they serve GOD in destroying them. We, therefore,
cannot safely unite with them in political administer
Lion; the only union we can have with them is to ea
deavoar to do them good ; but we mast not afford dies
the means of destroying our liberty and religion. As
to his political principles, he was of no party, by which
he meant, that he would attach himself to no party—
at the same time. he was strongly attached to the sew
sures of his Majesty's present Ministers; to the M
nisters who had preserved the country from war—wh
had reduced the taxes—who had diminished the sad
'in army—who had attended to the rights and privi-
leges of the people—who were friends to a free trade,
and bad removed innumerable restrictions on cow
Monte. If he did not support them. he should be ssr
worthy to be their Representative—(Applais4-16
be would not wed himself to them. If they changed,
be would not change; his principles were founded a
mature consideration, and such as he hoped would 11-
ford him confidence and satisfaction in future life. tk
was not a Tory, a Whig, or a Radical. Not a Toll,
because they frequently represented the people as men
ciphers; not a Whig, because the Whigs were all plan
hunters; not a Radical, because the Radicals made the
people everything. He esteemed the respect the Toll
felt for the King. the laws, and religion of the count*
he respected the efforts which some of the most rck
brated Whigs had made in perilous times, to fan cb
dying embers of liberty into flame; and he value!,
the seal of the Radical for popular rights; but he woos
not attach himself to any party, but to the Constitution
of his country. He wished education to become sti
venal He approved of the National Srlsvwsh, for their attertiori
religious Instruction, which was the most important of all ; sod°
the lancasterian Schools, as affording instruction to all sects 1(4
denominations. Whether another Cendidate Calllo forward ss r 4
—lf there should be no contest, still he would afford to everf
man an opportunity et visiting his native town—be would 1".
to every Freeman the means of being at the Elm**
night see his Representatives, and have the oppeittlili
pressing his political opinions—(Applause).—He would -
no Candidate. From the reception he met with in finartlism,""
from the Freemen present, he considered his election skew
certain, and be wished to be returned as the independent COM.
attached to the interests of Sudbury, sad the country at brew
Immediately atter, Mr. Wilks proceeded round ty
room to canvass the Fieemen, and appeared to bowl
ffatteringly received.

Ems►:._ ~..

OM OF THE COMET.

Ai THE 121,111VIIGH EVENIrti COURANT Oi MONDAY.

It falls to our lot this day to cummunicate to our
of the most awful and calamitous events
perhaps has ever taken place in this country. On
• morning last, the Comet steam-packet, from
via Fort William, to Glasgow, when off the
, point of the village cf Gourock, about three
below Greenock, was run on board by the Ayr
luggage packet, outward bound, and in the
ef two minutes afterwards the Comet went to the
)1,1 ! There were, as nearly as can be ascertained,
sixty persons on board, out of which number
only have been saved. The variety of reports
.h reached this city during the course of Saturday,
us to proceed, on the evening of that day, to
iurock, for the purpose of enabling us to lay before
readers, in this publication, the latest and most
.tic intelligence that could possibly be procured.
We accordingly reached that place yesterday fore-
and found numerous boats engaged in dragging
the bodies around the place where the steam boat
id sunk—which was, as nearly as we can guess, about
yards from the shore, in sixteen fathoms water.
Ile Sieriff.Substitute of Renfrewshire, Claud Mar-
-11, Eq. assisted by Mr. Rankine of Gourock, and
r.Leitch, one of the Magistrates of Greenock, had
employed without intermission since Friday morn-
in the painful duty of examining the dead bodies
-y were brought ashore—taking exact descripthns
!ir dresses and appearance, and inventories of the
'y found on th ir persons. On our arrival, we
mad these Gentlemen superintending the insp caul.' and
al of the bodies of five persons which had just
lagged up, to the church of Gourock, where the
bodies that had been found on Friday and Sa
fdiy, were laid. The Lord Advocate, accompanied
Mr. Dunlop, principal She: iff of Renfrewshire, ar-
?ea about mid-day, and proeee.'ed to Mr. Rankine's,
the purpose of assisting in the investigation.
Nearly nine cart loads of luggage had been thrown
ashore, and the duty &so of examining it devolved on
the Sheriff•substitute. The greater part of it, however,
seems to have belonged to Sir Joseph Radcliffe, the
dohei of six of whose ser►ants have been found. The
thole has been lodged in a place of security in Greenock.
The following is a correct and authentic list of the '1
bodies that have been found, with the names, so far as
known, and the best description of those unknown we
could procure, up to yesterday at mid-day
WOUND ON YIUDAY.
Two women servants of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, one named Han-
ish Mitchell, the other having the initials S. It. marked on her shift.
Mrs. Wright, of Glasgow.
Two women, unknown; one with a blue, and the other with a
brown stuff gown.
Two children,one of them belonging to the female passenger saved;
the other, a female child, unknown, well dressed, with lace cap.
Mr. John Bell, butcher, Dumbarton.
Anus Cameron, of or near Fort William.
Mr. Arrli:hald Graham, of Corpach, near Fort William.
James Grierson, steward of the Comet.
In all eleven bodies found on Friday.
FOUND ON SATURDAY.
William servant to Mr.Dennietoun, claimed and taken to
Conbunkin.
Jar•.tes Miller, of Edinburgh.
John livid, of Edinburgh.
A girl about 17, unknown, poorly dressed.
Duncan Mackenzie, a Highland trader.
An old man front Crinan, name unknown.
A woman unknown, supposed the mother of four children who
were on board.

James Dingwall, his left hand injured by a mill.
George Murray, a Highland trader.
Jas. Manderaon, engineer of the Comet, taken away by his widow.
A young woman named Rose, claimed by her brother, and car.
TA to Greenock.
A sailor belonging to Limekiln, or Kincardine, name unknown.
Ronald Mackenzie, piper to Sir Joseph Radcliffe.
A young Gentleman, name unknown, green coat, silver watch,
burn marked C.H.S. Surgical instruments found on him.
Angus A. Kennedy, a young Gentleman about 14 or 15.
A young man about 15, name unknown.
An Irish Pedlar, name unknown.
Eupban Riven, servant to Mrs. Wright.
lu all eighteen bodies found on Saturday.
vows on mnenay.
A seaman, name unknown.
John IPLacblan, one of the Comet's crew.
Jars. Wincliffe, supposed to be the housekeeper of Sir J. Radcliffe.
A yang man—linen marked J. M. P.
The body of a woman—name unknown : initials or. linen I. M.;
red Morocco baby shoes found in her pocket; supposed to be the
nursery maid velars had the charge of one of the children found on
Fritlay.—Five bodies found yesterday.
From the foregoing melancholy list, it will be seen
that thirty-four bedie%have already been found, which,
with the eleven persons saved, makes the number ac-
counted for amount to forty-five. No traces had been
found of the bodies of Captain Sutherland or his Lady,
us of Mr. M,Alister or his nephew. We lament to say,
that there is too much reason to fear that Mr. Hugh
Rollo, writer to the signet, has also perished ; though
there are some circumstances that afford a feeble ray of
hope, which a day or two at the farthest must confirm
Or destroy. It, is certain that a part of his luggage—a
Portmanteau—has been found; but the under steward
of the vessel reportscas far as we can understand, that a
boy brought to the boat at Lochgilphead, Mr. Rollo's
luggage, consisting of a portmanteau and a travelling
bag, for the latter of which he soon after returned anal
carried away. A Gentleman, however, came on boayd
at that place, though the man can give no description of
his appearance. Some other persons belonging to this
City have been mentioned, but we abstain from Term..
ang their names, as we are perfectly satisfied they were
not in the Comet.
Such of the bodies as have not been claimed and car-
ried away by their relatives, have been laid out in the
Church of Gourock, and decent coffins provided. There
were yesterday about thirty corpses in that sanctuary,
and a most heart-rending and agonising scene was these
eshibited. Every hour arrivals were taking place—the
parent looking for his child—the friend for his friend—
tbe wire for her husband. The uncertainty as to who
sere passengers, a endered only the suspense of those
141,0 expected friends or relatives by the vessel, more
dreadful.
The p'cure given by the survivors of the scene, it is
impossible for us to describe. It appears that up to the

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