Star.
London, England, 1825-10-24 00:00:00

SURREY SESSION OCTOBER 22.
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AA SLAVER Mfr,ETING, NUILVOLIC.

Thursday, a meeting, pursuant to a requisition, was
held at the Shire-hall, in the City of Norwich, for the
p: rpose of expressing their sentiments of colonial sla-.
very, and of petitioning Parliament to give affect to the
• resolutions of last Session, on the same subject.
Lord W. Bernina, Lord Suffield; Lord Calthorpe, Colonel
Wodehouse, the lion. E. %Vodehouse, ilr. F. Buxton, Air. J. J.
Gurney, Ste. addressed the meeting, at which several Resolutions
and the following Petition were adopted.
Lord SUr►76t.N, on the authority of correspondents in the Colo-
nies. gave sotre frightful details of cruelty to temale slaves, even in
the lest stage of pregnancy.
Tne following is a copy of the Petition adopted by
the Meeting :

%homes Lewis, aged-26, was indicted for assaulting
Elizabeth Reynolds, and attempting.to violate;her per
sin. The prosetutrix is a servant to Col. Stapleton,
of Egham, and was returning from Staine:, where she
had been on business, and met Abe prisoner in a place
.cal!ed Devil's-lane. The prosecutrix kuew him from
.his having been employed about the premises. They
wished each other a good night. The prosecutrix had
proceeded but a short distance when • she heard some
one behind her, end on looking round she. saw the pri-
soner running towards her with his shoes off. He took
hold of her by the arm, and endeavoured to force
her against the fence. She called for assistance, but
the prisoner stopped her mouth, and tliteß her down
in a ditch. The prosecutrix said, that at that time
she was almost exhausted, and bad not assistance
arrived, he would have effected his purpose. 'the pri-
soner pleaded intoxication. He was found Urri/ty, and
sentenced to be imprisoned 13 months at Guildford.
A Gentleman, named Campbell, was indicted for
having fired a loaded gun at Jahn Lovegrove, and
wounded him in thebead and face. Oa the ht of
August, the day that the swan•hopping took place on
the Thames, Mr. Campbell, C iptain White, and a
party of Ladies and Gentlemen, were on 6ie liver.—
Some one was singing in the boat ; and Lovegrove
and a man named Crook, who was in the boat with
him, went alongside to hear the singing in the d.fcnd
ant's boat. According to their own staterne:a, they
made a few remarks when desired to row off, and Mr.
Campbell immediately fired at them. One of the shots
was still in Lovegrove's head, and another cut his
They again went alongside, to dem end some expla-
nation of this outrage. Mr. Campbell said he was
sirry for it; but as the injuries Mete trifling, he offered
them .ss. Crook refused to accept it; but at length
o.ie pound was given as a compensati n. Crook ad-
mitted having received this money, but Lovegrove said
he positively refused to accept of any compensation.
Fur the defence, it was contended that the one pound
was accepted by both men as a compensation for the
injury. Captain White and other witnesses were ext.
mined, and they stated that the two men came down
very violently against their boat, which was drifting
down with the stream, and caused the oars to be un-
shipped ; that Mr. Campbell told them if they splashed
them, he would break evety bone in their skin ; that'
Lovegrove and Crook then went about thirty or forty
yards off, and made faces and grimaces at them; and that
with a view of frightening them, Mr. Campbell fired
the gun into the water, but that the shot scattered
and accidentally struck the men. The trial occupied
several hours, but the Jury deliberated only a few
minutes, when they returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Cousx sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of One Shilling.

" TO THY PIONOUZAZLi THE CO)IUOWtRS OF 01ltAT 'BRITAIN AND MI-

LAND IN ASSY-MILIEU.
" Thu Petition of the undersigned Freeholders and Inhabitantt
of the County of Norfolk,.sheweth—
" That your Petitiontn are deeply impressed with the convic-
that the system of Slavery, as it is e‘tablished in the West To-
rii in, and other Colonies of Great Britain—a system which degrades
800,000 of our fellow-men to the condition of chattels, to be bought
and sold at pleasure, and which occasionally exposes them to the
most grievous stdierings—is utterly inconsistent with the unalien-
:lsle natural rights of man, with the benevolent precepts of our holy
r-ligimi, and with the glorious principles of the British Constitu-
tint!, which ought to secure to all his Majesty's subjects, in what-
ever situation, a toll participation in the benefits of even-handed jus-
tice and equal laws.
" That your Petitioners consider that the continued maintenance
of such a system involves this cation in the deepest guilt ; and that
it is our itidipenslble duty, as Christians and Engl.shmen, by all
justifiable means to promote its immediate mitigation, and final ex-
tinction.
" That *bile your Petitioners cordially approve of the Resolu-
tions unanimously passed to this effect by your Honourable Howe,
in ]fay, 1813, and While they are thankful for die Worts so wisely
made since that period by his Majesty's Government, in order to
promote the great end in view—they deeply regret that the fervent
et: sires el the liritish people, the declared sentiments of Parliament,
and the strong recd oulat:otts of the Government, have hitherto
lien rendered almost entirely abortive by a local opposition of the
most detetthineil and ditigraeuful character.
" That tinder these circumstances, your Petitioners earnestly be-
siach your Honourable !louse to take the subject into your recon-
sideration, and to adopt such further measures as shall appear to
you the best calculated to overcome so unreasonable an opposition,
and to insure the immediate amelioration, and as early as possible
(consistently with the safety of all the parties concerned) the final and
entire abolition of the lk itish Colonial Slavery."

LOSS OF 1 CITY OF CiVASGOW STEAM

PACKET.

LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 21.

We regret to state that the City of Glasgow stem-
packet, in coming out of Douglas Harbour, on Wed-
nesda) night last, was so uck with a heavy squall, which
drove her on a ledge of rocks at the entrance of the
harbour, where she lies dry at low water. The crew
and pass 'riots were all saved.
A second edition of the Liverpool Mercury contains
the following additional particulars, partly extracted
from the Ma nks Advertiser of Thursday, which s ys—
" The City of Glasgow, Captain Carlyle, left Greenock
about one o'clock on Tuesday last, and after encounter-
ing the violent storm of that night, arrived in this bay
ye.terday afternoon, about four o'clock, with her ma-
chinery considerably injured, part of which was sent
Cu shore to be repaired. About midnight s' e attempted
to proceed on her voyage zo Liverpool, but owing to her
machinery not being properly put in order, her engine
mould not work; her anchors were then let go, tut such
was the vi lence of the wind (which veering from the
N. W. to S.E. blew for about two I ours from that point a
complete hurricane) that the vessel drifted upon the
rocks at the entrance of the harbour, where, we are
sorry to say, she sustained very considerable damage.
The packet immediately after listed to port ; and her!
side wa; stove in. Just before she struck, we under-1
stand that Sir WiLiarn Hillary, apprehending the
danger to ss !rich she would be exposed, and which bas
bee►► unhappily verifies, offered twenty pounds to any
ut V e boats that would go out, and take a line to her;
but such was the sea, at the mouth of the harbour, that
not one dared to venture out. A line was, after some
tine, got on shore, but all attempts to get her off
proved fruitless. Hopes, however, are entertained that
she still be got into port this evening's tide. It was
with great difficulty that the passengers were landed
from the packet ; one of the boats being upset on reach-
ing the shore, owing to the violence of the turfs but
we are happy v.) add that no lives were lost."
We have since (says the Liverpool Mercury) received
the following letter, containing additi inal particulars,
horn a passenger on board the vessel, which it appears'
will be a 'WWI wreck:—
ADZ EDITORS Of Tin LIVERPOOL MERCURY.
Gaacruw►t'—l write in haste to inform you of the wreck of the
City of Glasgow, last night. We struck on a rock at half-past
eleven, and remained in the most perilous situation till five this
morning. Passengers all safe—vessel total wreck. I write this
principally to say no blame can be imputed to Captain Carlyle ; nor
can too much praise be given to Sir William Hillary, who himself
came in a boat, when too boatman would stir to rescue the suffering
passengers, who, in that situation, were exposed, every moment
expecting our last, till five o'clock this morning. I can scarcely
hold my pen. Your's, &c.
' It. S. CORP., passenger, .5, Dover-street, Liverpool.
Douglas, :Isle of Mau, Thursday, Oct. 20, 182.1.

THE SCOTCH COLLIERS.

The prompt manner in which the combined colliers
were rooted out at Calder Coal Works, has thrown
their leaders into terrible consternation. A general
meeting of about one thousand five hundred of the
combined body was held on Friday se'nnight, in a field
near Tollcross, when it was derreei, in order to pre-:
vent there being any increase in the supply of coals,
from the number of new hands that have so unex-
pectedly been thrown into the market, that the colliers
who adhere to the combination in the other coal• pits at
Faskine, should limit the quantity of coals they put out
to s'x carts a week, or 9s. of wages. The wages a
collier can make at present being from ls. 3d. to ls.6d.
an hour, they do not go more than three or four days
a week to their work, but when they do go it is only
for a few hours, seldom the length of six ; and when
these are two or three in a family, the half of them only
work that day, the others sitting and looking at them,
sever casting their coats. It was proposed, at one of
the late meetings of the colliers (and which will, no
doubt,be tried to be carried into effect),to counteract the
effect of new hands being brought in, that all the
colliers at all the Associated Works shall restrict their
outputs in proportion as the outputs by the new hands
increase; so that no more coals shall be put out, what-
ever means may be used to increase the quantity. This
is practiced so far at present, that whenever the stock of
coals at any colliery amounts to three days output,
they are ordered instantly to restrict their quantity till
the.stock is sold off. This is almost a daily cccutrence.
—The great wages which the colliers have made so
great exertions to gain, have been very far from a
benefit to them. In vatious places, ever since the
Repeal of the Combination Laws, they have,been al-
most constantly in a state of semi-intoxication, while
their wives and families have been much worse off than
when wages were far lower. The.manner in which
the colliers exercise their authority over their humble
masters, may be judged of from a late incident.—A
manufacturer in Glasgow had ordered IQQ tons from
Ayrshire ; but when the colliers thetelearnedthe ,des-
tination, they intimated their determination ' not to
interfere with the Lanarkshire cotliers, andfins4ted that
the 100 tons should be sent elsewhere; they were obeyed.
~-.1.•1•411 . . The injury dune to the iron trade of Scotland by the colliers'
ME.RGHANT T. tons' Sciroot..—FedAy last was the combination is strikingly evident from tI4 fzet 'that this year there
e.aamination of the young Gentlemen of this School. The exa. is fully a fourth less iron made in this country, solely in cense-
miners were the Rev. Dr. Tana Loni and the Rev. ---- idavo •' quence of the want of 'coals, and the frequent interruptions render.
and their report was Most gratifying to the friends of the halm. ins it unsafe for the iron-masters to propose iron-Stone, ,Ste.
non. After the different sses had undergone this test of their and several of the blastfurnaces have consequently remained va.cmt.
ability, the Monitors, as , delivered the Greek, Latin, and There are applications from all parts of the kingdont for pig-
English.speeches. T4se Maste and Wardens subsequently enter- iron ; and although the price has been lowered a little in %Vales, it
is owing to the rivalry of the leading iron-Masters. The ounsuntp-
dinner was served up, several loyal and constitutional toasts drank, tained, their friends at Merchant Tailors' Hall, where an elegant
non of pig-iron in Great
,liritain last yesr.was etso,opo sops; of
and the evening concluded In the utmost harmony. this quantity, Scotland supplied 34,9p0 tons. It is understood the
SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.—The Sixth Anniver-
nit
8"Itc1 this year will not be-above '5.0p,090 tons.
la. there are seven iron.-works. At Calder iron-works
f nary of this Institution was held at the City of London there are our !,lie,t furnaces ;in Wilson-town, two ;in Carrot!, five ;
Tavern, (to Tfstirsday, Lord Garanikrt in the Chair. The Clyde, two ; Shuns, oise ;.ciospd,two ; :51airkirk,dscae ; Devon,
Secretai lead a satisfactory and detailed statement of two. These furnaces mike, on
.an aveseee, thirty-fivs was of
iron a-week each, When ascii:king.
the prpceerlings of the Institution in vasi.us parts of the
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kingdom, which was received with great applause..
Captalh ALLAN read the report of the finances, which, A Naval Proclamation was issued by tile §uper.or
o:ugh not in the most flourishing circnmstar.c.es, still Board of Health in Pm tugal, on the 12th Alsguat, sub-
afforded hopes that the Institution would cont'alue to jectinz nessels,from Gibral;aratid',Algesiras tp six slays
receive the countenance of the public. Thanks were. I,glritiniii.e, od lo!bids their acitnitrann into AN' pqter
voted to the Noble Chairman', and the other Officers of Port tAin:,t4t 91.1414tr„it they larrepr.poicd ,a.rticl,vs
the Listitinion, and the Meeting separates,. susceptible pf injection. Vessels front .otberiSeauieo
NEW BAILEY,AIANCHESTRIt.r—Three own, appaassuly, ports inahe IVecliteer,astem,h3se duly
.spur ays qua-
bricklayers, or bricklayers' laboure, s, named Aothaßiql, raa.titae Of 9b.serf?oPolo Pe.rintifk! .
Neil, and lineotAll und i Itoqins flonagh lie, Mere cl • a rged: 1:11e follow ing e.straerdi 'nary c! ecapl*f*e 9,csorced
wi.h comm cuing a set ions assault upon
.a man emceed at Ottndle on SlunJar tglkaight tr,--Mtitesp ,eistgaed
Hugh ityley, who was so much, hurt that he was taken nine o'clock in theevessing, a lad.rinstei Sa mei §tAmey,
to -the Imfirmary, v here he n' w lies in a very Oats.: took a horse to a dose near Ashton geado.w, and on
gelous state, his head being severely cut, and dues of his return was attacked by a donkey, which sprang vi n
'hislngeis bein', studied ta
_pieces. They Jets e allteeni him, thiewlhip down, and
..,ri;,tss
,co. Worry 1301 in a
tem*"44B not' the late of the woundcil min,is )(Olin. dreasifistpaoper, sisak;ng at a Lie sagse mote a
.Nplt ht
Tuesday, a man and a boy fell saciitlies to (he foul dome noise tiortuhanfly a man Wilt) was Oturning.(rons
air of an old well, at Bexhill, which they were empinl ed • Poltbrook, hearing the noise, 'can to the spo-, and de-
•ao eleanoot, hut strifttr•-ation quickly put a stop to their: Ir4eked kbe,pecir boy from ktie merciless .04ic es 'of the
, ,ssperatigni, as they kad,is”t long descended ,bAtirt.they beast, or there is eiery.xeiisqn :to Apikektnif. e squid
,
t..esesasce,l4.drawn up qu to deas • i- -s
baste Leen killed; suit was, An *as vc4ry semereil Intuits:

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