Star.
London, England, 1824-02-04 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

At the Court at Brighton, the 31qt of January, 1824, present,
the King's Excellent ,Ilajesty in Council.

SHERIFFS
Appointed by his Majesty in Council, for the year 1824.
Dsoromoottnt—Sir Robert Harry Inglis, of Milton Bryant, Bart.
Bemoan/us—Sir Charles Saxton, of Circourt, Bart.
Buctmanassumur—Philip Duncombe Pauncefort Duncombe, of
Great Ikkk-hill, Esq.
Cava AND those—George Thompson, of Somershani, E.q.
Ctoinntr--Peter Langford Brooke, of Mere, E.g.
Cunssaxattn--Thomas Henry Graham, of Edmund Castle, Esq.
(oaswatz--John Samuel Enys, of Enys, Esq.
Desstsurax—Sainuel Oldknow, of Ileltor, Esq.
lovo,iiian—Benjamin Bowden Dickinson, of 'fiverton, Esq.
I),,usit-vinit—George Garland, of Stone, Esq.
EASES.— Sathaniel Garland, of Michaelstow I lull, Esq.
Gunurstitasutur.—Thomas John Lloyd Baker, of Hardwick-
Court, Esq.
Rest, °immune—William Chute flayton, of Moreton Court, Esq.
Hlamniusulax—Patrick Hadow, of Colney Chapel, Esq.
Kerr—Fiennes Wykehani Martin, of Leeds Castle, Esq.
Lincesuasnuip—Ealmund Major, of Blaby, Esq.
Liscoi.ssinax—William Edward 'fornline, of lliby Grove, Esq.
31o:.moutusinam--John Partridge, of Monmouth, Esq.
Noaroxx—Theophiltis Thornagh Gurdon, of Lector*, .E.sq.
Notmanrronsulax—William Abbott, of Moulton Grange, F.sq.
lioartiostanntasto--Edward Collingwood, ofDissington lIaR, Esq:
Noessuowassoing..—Williain Charlton, of Chilwell, Esq.
Oxrdaosinaa—Stanlake Batson, of Mixbury, Esq.
lturtantontax—John Morris, of North Luffenham, Esq.
Suaorsimis—John Wingfield, of Onslow, Esq.
tiusiaistTsHistie—Ww. Jefferies Esdaile, of Cothelstone-House, Esq. ,
Stavvoimintac—Edward Sneyd, of Byrkley-Lodge, Esq.
COMM OF Souvaawnow—Walter Long, of Preahaw, Faq.
Sevroxx—John FitiGerald, of Bredfield, Esq.
t,eabtsy—Florance Young, of Camberwell, Esq.
I,cr.six--Daniel Rowland, of Frant,
VAIMICIESMIIIt—Robert Middleton Atty, of Snitterfield, Esq.
Wu:runts—Sir Edward Poore, of Rushall, Bart.
Woacavraasniaa—Sit Christopher Sidney Smith, of Eardiston-
House, Bart.
Yoassniza--Sir John Van de Bempde Johnstone, of Hackness, Bt.

SOUTH WALES.
easmaaruusunta—George Morgan, of Abercothy, Esq.
PtussoKassanut—Orlando Harris, of Ivy Tower, Esq.
Casoicsmsamur—John Seandrett Harford, of Peterwell, Esq.
Cumostansunts—John Bassett, of Bonvilstone-House, F.sq.
Dsreossnise—William Augustus Gott, of Penmiarth, F.sq.
NALNORsHIRE—thigh Vaughan, of Liwyn Niadock, Esq.

NORTH
Ascxestv—john Owen, of Trehwfa, Esq.WALES. .
i'aftsaavoxsinax--Sir David Erskine, of Plas Isa, Bart.
Mcsiostsnsuine—Samuel Amy Severne, of Rhosrgoch, F. q.
!tlosniosuntrsniart—Athelstan Corbet, of Ynysymaengwyn, Esq.
Distucitinier—Richard Nyddleton Lloyd, of Wrexham, E.q.
hurisinsx—Robert John Nlostyn, of Calcot-Hall, Rsq.
Palace at Brighton, Duchy of Lancaster, Jan. 31, 1824.
The King has been pleased to appoint John Entwistle, of Fox-
holes, Etq. Sheriff of the County Palatine of Lancaster for the
year alining.

BANKRUPTS.
Ct'olle Bryson, Lad-lane, Manchester-warehouseman, to surrender
February IC, 17, and March 16, at ten, at the Court of Com-
missioners of Bankrupts, Basingha:l-street. Attorney, 31r. Tan-
ner, Fore-street, Finsbury-square.
3s4eph Creswell, Huddersfield, woolstapler,' February 9, 11, and
)4%1116, at ten, -t the Office of 31r. Jaconib, Huddersfield.
.'norities, Mr. Jacomb, Huddersfield; or Messrs. Drew anti
has, Bermondsey.
ictri /I;:ghes, late of Wood-street, Cheapside, tavern-keeper, Fe-
kr:ary in, 421, and March 16, at ten, at the Court of Con ttt is-
• i,:ners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attornies, Messrs. Ware
_?!'d Young, Blackman-street, Southwark.
217 as Vale, Leg-alley, Long-acre, coach-joiner, February 7, 14,
as
16, at twelve, at the Court of Commisibiners of Bank-
:. Ns. Basingball-street. Attornies, Messrs. Richardson and
Pike; Golden-square.
V I DF.NDS to be made in BA SI NG II A 1.1.-SMEET.
:arch 6, .1. Hay tad J. Hill, Borough High-street, linen-drapers*
:velve. Feb. 9.4, 11. Collins, Regent-street, carpet.clealer, at eleven.
a Milk; Beriinzton- A rude, Piccadilly, bookseller, at teir
arch 23, E. Blakey, Ntir Bond-street, dress-maker, at eleven.

DIVIDIiNDS to he made in the COUNTItY.
;larch 17, S. Holland and T. S. Williams, Liverpool. merchants,
at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liferpool, Feb. 24, T.
ic7clru.,l
I, late of Liverpool, slater, at one, at the George Inn,
street, Liverpool. Feb. 2g, J. 3i. 'Newman. Bromsgrove,
::::;(7ershire, dealer ht wool, at eleven, at the Star and Garter
nrcebter. March 17, C. Parker, Colchester, merxhant, at
" ..n. at the Angel Inn, Colchester. Feb. 23, J. Dale, 31atietbes-'
• ,4',:rehouseman, at eleven, at the Star lun, .3J.mclieste.e.

Stn—Your Commercial Readers are much indebted
to you for the publicity you firsegave to the documents
that were published respecting the stoppage of goods
not in transitu" in the London Docks. They will
receive with much pleasure the information that the
London Dock Directors have resolved to abandon their
late novel practice, and that Messrs. Watson and Co.
havoAlso given notice that they are ready to deliver
the goods so stopped by them, and to pay all losses and
charges consequent thereon.
The good effects of the clear, luminous, and very
able opinions of the four Learned Judges, have restored,
Commerce to its original and natural state, and given'
,ecurity to property so much endangered by stoppages.,
It is hoped by many Merchants, that the Committee to
whom the Mercantile Interes.: are so much indebted,
will adopt some plan to embody the whole proceedings,
which are not only important to the Merchants of Lon-
don, but to eve! y commercial man. It is unfortunate
that the secresy of the Court of Directors prevents the
Public from knowing the names of those Directors who
gave the directions for such irregular proceedings. It
is well known that several of the Directors have con-
stantly opposed the proceedings so unfort una tel y adopted.
A MERCHANT.
LAW 1 TELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, THIS DAY. WARD OF COURT.
HART this day produced several affidavits in the cast
of the Rev. James James, a Welsh Clergyman, who had run
away with a Ward of the Court, who has a fortune of 12,000/.
The,Loso CHANCELLOR ordered Mr. James to attend on the se-
cond dm stem Term, and observedahat his brother and the Rev.
Mr. Evans :appeared to have freed themselves from blame. In
the business of Covent-Garden Theatre, the Loan CHANCELLOR
intimated that he would probably give judgment to-morrow.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY
THE KING V. TRUST.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment of
the Court upon die defendant (who was brought up in
custody of the Turnkey of Newgate), for having pub-
lished a blasphemous libel, entitled Paltner's Principles
of Nature.—The defendant put in an afHavit, stating
that he had given up the sale of such works, and had
Jet his shop to a person who was bound not to sell such
works in the shop; that he had, in compliance with the
wish of the Court, given up all the copies of the work
which he had; that he had already suffered three
months' imprisonment; that he intended never again tol
bell any Anti-Christian works; and that he had fre-
(ineptly heard the divinity of CHRIST denied from the
Pulpit of the Unitarian Chapel.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE asked the Attorney-General
if, under all the circumstances of this case, the prosecu-
tors would be satisfied that the defendant should enter
into his own recognizances to come up and receive the
judgment of the Court when called upon?
The ArroftwET-Gexuem. said he had no objection to
do what his Lordship proposed.—The defendant having
consented to a rule of Court ordering. the. books to be
destroyed, entered into his own. recognizauces of 1001.
and was discharged.
LIBIEL.THE KING V. CANNON AND OTHERS.

The ATTORNEY•GENBRAL moved for a Rule, calling
upun the defendants, who are the. Printer, Publisher,
and Proprietor of The British. Press Newspaper, to shew
cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed
against them, for a libel which appeared in that Paper,'
imputing to George Chetwynd, Esq. M.P. for the Bo-
rough of Stafford, corrupt and improper conduct in the
discharge of his duty as Chairman of the Stafford Quar-
ter Sessions, upon the trial of Mr. Charles Flint, an At-
torney's Clerk at Uttoxeter. In support of the motion
the Learned Counsel put in the affidavit of Mr. Chet-
wynd, denying that he had acted previous to and upon
that trial in the way in which he was stated.in this libel
to have acted —Rule granted.
A similar Rule was obtained, calling upon the Prin-
ter, Publisher, and Proprietor of The British Traveller
Newspaper, to shew cause why a Criminal Information
should not be filed against them, for inserting this libel
in The British Traveller.

In the Sheriff's Court, Coleman-street, a verdict was
yesterday given by consent fur 501., against THOMAS WESTBROOK,
the Proprietor of a stage-coach at Abingdon, for the seduction of
NIA AY NUNN, the daughter of a green-grocer at Kensington.

A murder of a most atrocious nature hasbeen com-
mitted in the parish of Sholden, near Deal, upon the body of an
unfortunate insane widow, of the age of 84; which is supposed to
have taken place on Sunday se'nnight, and not discovered till Wed-
nesday last, when she was found in a most mutilated state, with
an arm and her fingers broken, and otherwise dreadfully beat
about the bead.

GAMBLING Houses.—ln the Court of King's Bench,
this morning, the Attorney-General moved the judgment of the
Court, upon William Fielder, for ►eeping certain gambling-houses,
in the parish of Westminster, when the defendant was adjudged to
be imprisoned one month in Newgate,fio pay a fine of 30001. to the
King, and to find sureties to keep the peace for five years, himself
in 50(0/. and two securities in 11,5001. each.

LULLY, Th MUSICIAN.
The following story is related of a conversation be-
tween Lolly (Sorerintendant of the Musical Establish-
ment of Louis CIS'.) and his Confessor, in his last ill-
ness. For some years before the accident which occa-
sioned this illness, Lolly had been closely engaged in
composing for the Opera ; the priest took occasion from
hence to insinuate, that unless, as a testimony of his sin-
cere repentance for all the errors of his past life, he
would throw the last of his compositions into the fire,
he must expect no absolution. Lully at fist uould have
effused hifself but after some opposition he acquiesced,
and pointing to a drawer wherein the draft of Achilles
' and Polisenes lay, it was taken out and blunt, and the
Confessor went away satisfied. Lully grow better, and
was thought to be out of danger. One of the young
Princes, who loved Lully and his works, came to see
him. "What, Baptiste," says lie to him, " have you
thrown your opera into the fire? you were a fool for
giving credit thus to a dreaming Jansenist, and burning
good music." " flush, hush, my Lord,' answered Lully
in a whisper, " I knew very well what 1 «as about, I
have a fair copy of it."--Sonicrscl //urge Gzarlite.

PARLIAMEN7'ARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 3.
Parliament was opened this day by a Royal Commission, the
Lords Commissioners being the Archbishop of CAN4Eitsuar, the
Loan CHANCELLOR, the Lord Privy Seal, the President of the
Council, and the .Earl of SHAFTESBURY.
Soon after twelve o'clock a numbis of ladies wet! admitted to
be seated in the House, though it was generally known that bi.
MAJESTY could not possibly be expected here. Strangeri were ex-
cluded from below the Bar till nearly two o'clock, by which time
several of the Lords, Spiritual and Temporal, hail assemble.' ; and
at twenty minutes to three o'clock, the fli-ntlernatt (idler of the
Black iZod (Sir THOMAS TYRWIUTT, Knight,) was directed to re-
quire the attendance of the Commons.
Soon afti:rward. Mr. SPEAKER, preceded and attended by the
Officers of his house, and followed by a considerable portion of
the Members, approached their Lordships' ; after which the
Royal Conunissiuu was read for the opening of the Session, when
the Loan CHANI:%I.LOR, by virtue of the same, delinTad the Speech,
which we gave in the STAR of yesterday.
After the romtrons had retired from the Bar, the rimer Jtai-
vex of the Common Pleas was introduced with the usual forms,
supported by Lords STowitu. and COLCHESTER, when he took the
preserit oaths, upon his creation as Di.loll GIFFORD of St. Leo-
nard's, von.

Lord BAYKINC and the Earl of t RROL took also tile oaths, and
afterwards tiu•ir seam

Adjourned during pleasure, and exactly at five o'clock the House
re-assembled.

The hal' rl of LIVERPOOL now moved the first reading of the
Bill for the Regulation of Select Vestries, which was read.
The Speech was again lead by one of the Clerks of
the (louse.

Earl SONIERS said, that in rising for the purpose of
moving an humble and loyal Address to his Majesty,
thanking him for the communication be had' so gra.
ciously made to their Lordships, and assuring him of
their concurrence and support, he believed that the
House would sincerely join with him (Earl Somers) in
the satisfaction he had derived in hearing such a state-
ment of public affairs—a statement well bounded in
facts, and proving so clearly that the affairs of the coun-
tiy were rapidly recovering from their recent depression,
and advancing in proportion to prosperity. Most of the
subjects to which it became his duty to anode were rather
of a common or general nature; but among these topics
there appeared to be one more peculiar, and which all
must lament. the regret expressed by his Majesty on ac-
count of an illness which prevented his being personally
present in the House on this occasion—when, too, their
Lordships considered his Majesty's earnest and patiiotic
desire to have congratulated his Parliament on the pre-
sent state of the country. He was aware, at the same
time, how much their Lordships would feel indebted to
the wisdom and firmness of his Majesty's Councils for
the stability and prosperity of their affairs. To estimate
this improved state of things, their Lordships must re-
call to their minds the period when we were plunged in
a most bloody and-tremendous conflict with a new Re-
public, whose doctrines were nothing but stimulants to
hostility and violence of 'every sort, while flattering to
the deluded mass Of the people, and when this very
same Republic was engaged in a war that threatened
all establishments, all lawful rule, and all real liberty.
-This, however, had lasted hut a few years, when the
whole power of the Republic went into the hands of one
man, who manifested that, like the first of the Roman
Emperors i❑ power, though unlike in character, he, not-',
withstanding, was not unable to avail himself of it. Not
only our independence, our very existence was put to
stake by the measures and success of that single man,
who had concentred all the power of the Republic in
his own absolute grasp. By the steady perseverance of
this country, which never had succumbed to arbitrary
sway, except once only, when we made peace upon the
hope of preserving the peace so made, and by the
prowess of our arms, which never had yielded to the
power of France. By these exertions it was this coun-
try had overcome such evils, and obtained, at length,
repose for the world. But after all these efforts made to
save this country and Europe, it was discovered that our
efforts had gone beyond our power and resources. It
was true, indeed, that the Emperor Napoleon had been
subdued, and peace restored to us; but instead of re-
turning plenty v.-nil returning peace, we found nothing
but exhaustion, and penury, and losses in trade, so that
the country groaned in, peace, and the result was the
spreading of disaffection and discontent on every hand.
Now, however, what was our situation ? We were now

informed, and circumstances bore out the statement, that
our manufactures were reviving and our commerce
flourishing, while our credit had risen to an unparalleled
height. Agriculture, which had experienced the se-
verest shock of any of the great interests of the country,
he was happy to say, of his own knowledge, was reco-
vering; and here he must approve of the manner in
which the Speech noticed this improvement, as owing
to the steady operation of natural causes; and, while
stating the fact, holding out rational hopes to the landed
interest, who retained so great a share in the general
interest and welfare of the country. He was therefore
hurt whenever he heard certain expressions used with re-
gard to the landed property, by asserting that .if the
greater part changed hands, this country would conti-
nue to go on as well. He was aware of the importance
of commerce—that we rested on our commerce for our
greatness, and on our greatness for our independence.
He was, glad, indeed, that we had in the progress of so-
ciety so far got rid of the old feudal system, which pre-
vented the change of lands; but it was quite a different
thing to suppoise that if the principal lands in this coun-
try should entirely pass from under their possessors, the
state of affairs'would be improved here. No; there
would subsist nolunger the same feeling on the
pal • t of
tenants for landlords—the sentiment of sympathy would
be destroyed: there would be less employment for the
agricultural labourer, and no longer that community or
interest which now connected and identißed both. Na
interest, be must remark, had made more exertion u,
save the country .than the landed one. Daring the
hour when danger most threatened us, the yeomanry
were formed into corps for the defence of eve, piling es-
timabre and dear to us, and other steps h6d been taken
for thessame object by the possessors of bind. ltut he.
would not dwelt longe: on this subject, as he was happy
to hear, ftom the highest authority, that agriculture was
se•assuming the stauon to which its importance entitled
it among the great interests of the nation. Now if our
situation were so much and so decidedly changed since
the return of peace, though so depressed at that mo-
ment, it was merely an act of justice, he conceived,
to acknowledge, by the Address he should coacluLie

Certainly a spirit of order and a more just sense of tl•.eir
advantages, as the result of it, appeared in the pee,ple of
this country ; but in Ireland that feeling of happiness
was not so evident, thougls the state of tl;e sister king-
dom was now improving. He was once resident in Ire•
land, but that residence was short; and therefore be
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should leave it to the Nobie Lord (Viscount Lorton)
who intended to second the Address--who.had besides

a great stake in Ireland, and was long resident there=
to satisfy their I.,)rdsl!ips of the statement found in the
Speech. Respecting the measure of tithes, however,
he knew that it had done good, and would be beneficial.
But the Speech stated, that there was no danger that
our internal prosperity would be distut bed by the inter-

ruption of tranquillity from abroad ; and, it is added,
that nothing is omitted on his Majesty's part to draw
closer the bonds of amity between Great Britain and
Fnreign States. Was not this statement, at the present
time, most encouraging, and to be rejoiced in ? Even
the long-existing and difficult negotiations, through our
Ambassador at Constantinople, between Russia and the
Porte, were stated to be drawing to a favourable issue.
With respect to the Convention conch uded between his Ma-
jesty and the Emperor of Aostria, for the settlement of
our pecuniary claims, for long.furnished loans, on the
Court of Vienna, he, For himself, must confess, that he
was glad to hear of it, as it redeemed the pledge of his
Majesty's Ministers last Session, and, also, as some per-
sons had doubted the fact. The next subject. he cons
ceived it proper to touch upon was, Spain ; and here,
again, what was the simple fact? England, by observ-
ing a strict neutrality, had avoided much bloodshed ;
for, seeing the weakness of the Cortes, we must have
become the principals in any such war; while his Majes-
ty's Ministers could not feel that interference inthe inter-
nal affairs of Spain was required on account of the inte-
rests of this country. Was, he would ask their Lords
ships, the King to be supported by us against the Con-
stitution? Or was the Constitution to he supporteds on the
other band, against the King? Events had shewns what
he believed to have been so, that the Spanish Constitu-
tion was not agreeable to the people of Spain ; it was,
in effect, a Republican Constitution with a nominal Mo-
narch at its head ; it was without that just admixture of
aristocracy which constituted the principle of adhesion
in well-tempered Monarchies, and fitted Sovereign
Powers for mutual intercourse, while securing then sta-
bility. Ile disliked, in affairs of this importance, all
Ultraism ; it tended to vitiate good systems, and even to
enhance the evil of bad ones. In the unhappy state of
Spain, GOD only could know the result. If, notwith-
standing, she were unhappy in herself, we could not
mitigate her miseries by plunging at once into war, into
an unnecessary war. It appeared that one great mis-
fortune of Spain was owing to the Nobility and Cortes
being discouraged from residing on their estates ; and
he could not help reflecting on the great advantages
which accrued to this country from the mixture, through
residence, of the higher with the lower orders in the
State. With regard to the rolicy which his Majesty's
Government had pursued to the provinces of South
America which had declared their independence, be con-
fidently trusted that it would be approved by the House.
Everything bad been done by his Majesty's klinisters
for the commerce of this country. They had sent out
Consuls to these colonies for the protection of our
widely-extended trade, but they had done nothing more,
and nothing more ought to be done. h was stated in
I the Speech, that some addition was required to our sea
and land forces; but, notwithstanding the increase of
the expense so to be incuried, it h ill be in our power to
meet the demand thus called fot, after first providing
for the services of the year. Ile now came to the ques-
ion of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies. This was,
he knew, a complex and delicate subject, which be
hoped their Lordships would handle with caution.—
But, it should be observed, that their Lordships
were not implicated in the desite and recommenda-
tion to the other House, alluded to in the Speech. He
would agree in the propriety of amending the condition
of the slaves in that quarter; but, in so doing, their
Lordships must not hastily trench upon the rights of
the planers, who had been encouraged by Acts of Par-
liament. Let their Lordships do all consistently with
justice to both sides; this, indeed, was the obvious line
pointed out by common sense ; and, if so, it was the fit-
test course. If, upon the whole, we had so rapidly re-
covered from the effects of those miset ies which fol-
lowed the war of good government, we ought to recol-
lect that this arose from the excellence of our Constitu-
tion—that system which was established by the wisdom
of our ancestors, and be hoped would be perpetuated
in our posterity. It was among the great benefits of
our Constitution that it corrected all evils as they arose
—(h ear! front the Maiquis of Landoteu); and he
trusted we should never be so ben ildered by visionaries
as, like the dog in the fable, to mistake the shadow for
the substance. He thanked the Noble Lords for their
indulgence. The Noble &ill concluded an address,
which embodied the Royal Speech, and assured his Ma-
jesty of the sympathy and support of the House.
Viscount LORTON.—My Lords, it is with extreme
diffidence, but at the same time with sincere satisfaction,
that 1 Ilse to second the Address so ably moved by the
Noble Earl." The several topics in his Majesty's most
gracious Speech are truly of an exhilarating nature,
and such its to demand our warmest gratitude. The
flout ishing state of our *finances, and the activitir so ap-
parent in the various branches of our_easissastint,npnou-
tactus es, and all our commercial pursoitsnamiffWeitb
. the imp ovement in our agricultural _ **Vv.
jects of high consideration, and satfieimilUttr.tß
the most b•iiiguine hopes and espectitione *at alk di e
I ditfiCtlitieS whichCwhichnatui ally followed the /*e Most as-
' duous and successful war, have happily been breast*
to a termination, and that the time has at length awn
Lordshipsbeeann.dso int
sttiently looked for. Thus, my Lords, we see is..our
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upon that congratulating glorious