Star.
London, England, 1822-03-22 00:00:00

" ORDER OF THE DAY.

"JEAN PIERRE BOYER, PRESIDENT OF HAYTI.
" Our compatriots in the territory formerly subject to Spain,
having percJved their true interests, have addressed to me that
adhesion to the laws of the Republic, and claiming the sacred
rights of proxclon, upon which tiny may count with confi-
dence ; men %%Ise and experienced are placed at the head of a
force wl ich may be necessary to maintain order, and ebout to
enter that territory.
" Dining the march of these troops, should any of those evil
disposed persons, who, under an affected zeal for the public ser-
vice, be guilty of depredations or traher acts injurious to the mili-
tary character, it is declared here that the said individual who
shall be guilty of any acts of pillage, shall be delivered for trial
ea the field to a Military Commission, and tried, and if con-
deuund, punished with death as a traitor.
(Signed) " BOYER, President."

The late advices from China state, that the reign-
ing Emperor has issued several Edicts, restraining
and forbidding the admission of Missionaries from
Europe, who have arrived in that Empire with a
view to propagate the Christian religion.

It will be seen from our daily Police Reports that the Parish
Committee are very active in endeavouring to discover the per-
petrators of the atrocious murder of Mrs. Dotrarry ; but, while
we give them every credit for their zeal and honest intentions,
we cannot but question their discretion, and even doubt that the
means they resort to are calculated to further the ends of justice.
Since the murder was committed, there has scarcely a day
passed in which persons have not been taken up on suspicion.—
The whole of them have, indeed, been readily discharged, with
the exception of those examined yesterday; but this is a very
poor atonement for the reproach they must endure with their
censorious neighbours, of having for a moment been suspected
capable of such a crime as murder. Another objection we have
to the proceedings of this Committee is, that the Gentlemen
are not content with seeking to discover the murderers by
the most rigorous examination, but resort to those silly
superstitions which we hoped were only left to figure in a
romance, or to be mentioned as 'hewing the ignorance of former
ages. It will be recollected that previous to the funeral of Mts.
Domorre, some of the members of her family were asked to
touch the body, and we were told that they did so without ex-
hibiting any signs of emotion. Whether the Gentlemen sup-
posed that the touch of the murderer would cause the mortal
wound to bleed afresh or that they only sought evidence of
guilt iu the expression of the countenance, we know not.
Yesterday we find the prisoners examined were subjected to
a new ordeal. One of the Gentlemen of the Committee shewed
the finger of Mrs. Donatty, preserved in spirits, to the prisoners,
and watched their countenances very closely to see what effect
it had on them. We repeat that every praise is due to the Com-
mittee for their zeal and exertions; and we hope that they will
be crowned with success—that of bringing to justice the authors
of a most atrocious crime ; but we cannot but think that two
or three active and skilful police officers would have been better
calculated to manage the business than a Committee of Gentle-
men or tradesmen.

Accounts from Norfolk and Suffolk state, that the refractory
disposition of the labourers In these two caunties has been con-
siderably subdued by the proceedings of the Magistracy, aided
by the Yeomanry.
Saturday last, at Framllngbam, several persons who had been
active in breaking and burning threshing-machines, &c. were con-
victed under a new Act, the first of the King," fur the summary
purisbment, in certain cases, of persons wilfully sr maliciously
damaging or committing trespasses on public or private pro-
perty ;" and being unable to pay the penalties, costs, and
charges, they were severally committed to the jail of Ipswicl.
for three months bard labour; besides twelve persons scut to
the Jail Its take their trials at the ensuing Assizes.