Star.
London, England, 1822-01-04 00:00:00

ODESSA, DECEMBER 2.

We have news from Constantinople up to the 25th
cf November, according to which that capital is the
theatre of the most dreadful excesses. On the 23d
of November, according to letters worthy of credit,
the Austrian and English Ambassadors, Count Lut-
zow and Lord Strangford, had a conference with the
Reis Effendi, and endeavoured to induce him to ac-
cept
I the Russian Ultimatum. The two Ambassadors
lbad then an audience of the Sultan himself, but, as
it is affirmed, to no purpose. His Sublimity is said
to have declared, that the privileges which belong to
the Greek nation by existing Treaties cannot be Te-
rmed, and in general the demands of th...: Russian
Emperor can in no case be granted. That the extir-
pation of the Greeks is resolved upon, and they must
all be destroyed from the face of the earth.
When these Diplomatists were returning home, ac-
companied by a numerous escort of Janissaries, they
were (according to our letters) grossly insulted by
the furious Turks, who fired the whole afternoon
with pistols at the hotel of Lord Strangford. The
Sultan bad in vain caused the people to be called
upon to cease these excesses. The Janissaries had,
n the contrary, uttered the most dreadful impreca-
:lions against the Sultan and Lis Ministers, who they
!aid had promised them for above these six months
I:st the plunder of the quarter of the Franks in
Pia. Such are o.ir la:est accounts, which have
teen sent by Couriers to St. Petersburgh.

DERMA NSTA DT, DECEMBER 6.
The accounts from Moldavia and N's'allachia are
full of aletails of murders and atrocities ccmmitted
by the Tut ks.
On the of this month several Ottoman Officers
attired from Constantinople at Jassy. All affirm
'-.,at the Porte has 'ejected all the demands of ltus-
These Officers in their vain boasting already
talk of nothing less than re-conquering the Crimea.
I.v ,a ywhere the Christian churches are spoiled—the
Liauch plate is thy prey of ate Asiatic soldiers, who

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carry it about the streets in triumph. The Nuns and
the Priests are ill-treated or sold; in short, every day
is marked by new horrors.

BRUSSELS, DECEMBER N.
Yesterday afternoon three Couriers from Paris
passed through here on their way to holland. In
the night two English Cabinet- Messengers passed
through, one from St. Petersburgh to London, the
other from London to Vienna.

PROROGATION OW PARLIAMENT.—The Parliament
re-assembled yesterday. At three o'clock the LoaD
CHANCELLOR, accompanied by the Marquis CHOLMON-
ORLEY and Lord Viscount MELvit.ts, the three Com-
missioners, entered the House of Lords. The De-
puty Usher (Mr. QUARME) summoned the Commons.
Mr. W. LEY (in the absence of Mr. RICEMAN, who is
out of town), and other Officers of the Commons, ap-
peared below the Bar. The LORD CHANCELLOR said,
that they, as Commissioners, were authorised to de-
clare the Parliament t' be further prorogued till
Tuesday, the sth of February, then to meet " for the
disc :itch ,:f business."

The KING is expected to retutn to Carlton Palace
on the Ist of February. It is said that his MAJESTY
ill not reside permanently in town, but will occupy,
during the summer months, his favourite cottage in
Windsor Great Park, and come occasionally to the
Metropolis, as State Affairs may require.
Sir GEORGE QUINTIN, and the other Officersolthe
10th Royal Hussars, are ansolig the select invited to
the evening parties at the Pavilion.
His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, accom-
panied by Captain d'EsTE and the Hon. E. GORE,
dined with the Rev. G. BURN, in Tiinity College. on
Wednesday, and proceeded to Holkiiam the next
morning, where it is understood his /to) al Highness
will remain till the Fox Dinner at Norwich, on the
24th. His Royal Highness is expected to honour
HUDSON GURNEY, Esq. with his company while in
Norwich ; and if Sir FRANCIS BURDETT should be
sufficiently recovered from his late accident (having
been thrown from his horse while hunting in Leices-
tershire), R. H. GURNEY, Esq. M.P. for Norwich,
hopes to have him for his guest at Keswick.
The Duke of BEA uroaT entertains a large party of
distinguished persons this day, at Heythrop, Oxon.
The Marquis and Marchioness of BUCKINGHAM
give a Masquerade Ball and Supper on Monday next,
at their seat, Stowe, Bucks, to which all the neighbour-
ing Nobility and Gentry are invited.
The Marquis and Marchioness of LONDONDERRY
arrived on Wednesday evening at their house, in St.
James's-square, from the Earl of WESTMORLANDS
seat,. Apthorpe, Northampton.
The Marquis of TICHIIIILD left town yesterday
morning, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness
of LANSDOWN, at their seat, Bowood Park, Wilts.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE and the Ladies KEPPEL
have left town for Holkham Hall, the seat of T. W.
Co,KEE-q. U.P. _ __ _

The Earl of MANSFIELD has let his !tense in Stan-
hope-street, to Sir W. DUFF GORDON, who has taken
possession. The Earl resides at Scone Castle, Scotland.
The Eatl and Countess BROWNLOW are entertain-
ing a party, at their seat, Belton House, Lineolnshite.
Letters from New York mention that Mr. WAL-
LACE has had his leg amputated below the knee.
It is presumed hat most rersoiv ii:terested in Mo-
dem Literature have been pleased in seeing how well
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to any part of the country.
It has been said, but no assertion could be less
true, that the Greeks never enjoyed more happiness
than at the very moment before the Revolution broke
out. The tendency of such assertions is to mislead
the people of this country, and to disguise the hor-
rible tyranny which has been exercised by the Turkish
Government; for what, it may be asked, was the
Constitution, by which the life and property and free-
dom of the Greeks were secured? What were the
Courts in which justice was administered to them ?
Every Greek was bound to admit indiscriminately any
Turk into his house, and to provide him with lodgings
if necessary for the whole year, his family were en-
tirely
anhe mercy of the Turk, his wife, his daughter,
his son, were exposed to every indignity—humanity
might be outraged, and what appeal had the Greek?
if he dared to complain, he was amerced in his ef-
fects, or banished from his family, or, according to the
caprice of his Judge, was sentenced to lose his head.
The poorest farmer or labourer was happy, if, at the
close of each day, he could save a sufficient pittance
for the wants of his family, from the exactions and
rapacity of the Aga of the village where he resided.
The Capudan Pacha, in his annual progresses through
the Islands, to levy the taxes for the Porte, seldom
failed to gratify his avarice and his cruelty, by the
execution of the wealthiest Greeks ; if he spared the
lives of the unfortunate persons, with whose riches he
had been made acquainted by his informers, it was
to subject them to greater misery than the loss of life
could inflict; it was to behold their dearest offspring
turn from their native home, add condemned to serve
the lustful purposes of their inhuman masters. The
handsomest youth of both sexes were seized upon
without remorse; and brides have been torn from
their husbands at the very foot of the Altar, and con-
signed to all the pollutions of a Harem, whilst the
nti•erable complainants, if they escaped with their
lives, have undergone a severe bastinado, for daring
to repine. Such have been, and still ate, the blessings
of Turkish government, and such the happiness
which was enjoyed by the Greeks; and to the conti-
nuance of which they seem at this moment so un-
gratefully disinclined. When Christendom mourned
the capture of Constantinople in the 15th century,
would it -have been believed that a period might ar-
rive when Christian writers would palliate Turkish
cruelty, and Christian nations would lend their aid to
the enemies, not only of Christianity, but of the hu-
man race, in the support of their unjust domination,
,and the exercise of their oppressive tyranny?

THE ARMY.

The Barracks of Kinsale are at present fitting up for the re-
ception of twenty of the Fiinishanon'YeOnianry to whose care
the peace and good order of that town and neighbourhood are to
be entrusted.
A party of the 241 Dragoon Guar& Glow proceeding from
Newcastie-upon-Tyne to Nottingham, where it will arrive the
loth inst. to receive a lot of horses from the 7th• Dragoon
Guards, transferred from the 4th light Dragoons, anckto return
with the horses to Newcastle.
The Depots of the 48th, 59th, and 87th RegiMeits, joined
the Provisional Battalion at Portsmouth, the 2d instant, from
Albany Barracks. The Depot of the 46th has been sent to Port
Cumberland, and the Depot of the 87th to Tiptior Magazine.
The Depat of the 59th has been ordered to remain with the Bat-
talion at Portsmouth.

A party of the 15th Hussars is now marching from York to
Romford Barracks, where it will arrive on the. 15th inst. to re-
ceive a lot of horses transferred from the 4th Light Dragoons,
and to return with them to York, or other head-quarters of
the Hussars.

IRELAND.

The Marquis of WELLEsz.ev, who rose through
the city Tuesday, resides at present in Dublin Castle.

IROM THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL OF WEDNESDAY.

The LORD MAYOR has issued a Proclamation, call-
ing on theinhabitants of this city to illuminate their
houses to-night, to testify their joy at the appointment
of the Most Noble the Marquis WELLestaz to the
Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland.
Notwithstanding the exultation which, in common
with our fellow-citizens, we-feel on this auspicious
occasion, we must confess the Proclamation of the
Lord Mayor gave us surprise. We do not much ap-
prove of illuminations as a mode of expressing pub-
lic joy, under any circumstances. They are almost
sure to produce inconvenience, expense, trouble, and
idleness; and are not unfrequently attended with
danger to life and property. In addition to these
standing objections to illuminations, we cannot forget
that not more than a fortnight has elapsed since the
Lord Mayor commanded the publicans of Dublin to
close their houses at eight o'clock at night, at the risk
of destruction to their trade, and that within the
short time the city was almost in a state of blockade;
and yet now his Lordship is pleased to order a gene-
ral illumination, when, if any spirit of riot or misrule
was abroad, it would be impossible to restrain it,
without sacrifices too painful to be contemplated.
The Commission opened yesterday, when Judge
FLETCHER, in his charge to the Grand Juries, con-
gratulated them on the lightness of the calendars.—
He noticed the alarms and reports which had pre-
vailed, and said, that even in the county of Limerick
(the scene of so much disquiet) no conspiracy existed
against the laws or ieligion of the country.
The Limerick Chronicle contains a letter from a
Gentleman, dated Charleville, December 28, which
gives the following account of some disturbances in
that neighbourhood, during the week that the Spe-
cial Commission was sitting ar Limerick :

On the nights of 'Wednesday and Thursday of that week,
after numerous convictions and executions had taken place, se-
veral houses at Ki.ockmoor, betwten Pruree and Hawards-
town, were broken into, and where they did not get arms they
demanded and got money. As several statements will be made
of an affray that occurred on Christmas-day, at Ballyagran, be-
tween the soldiers stationed there and the country people,
wherein one of the countrymen was killed and one or two
wounded ; to prevent misrepresentations, permit me, who at-
tended at Ballyagran on the 26th instant, and yesterday at the
Coroner's Inquest, to give you the following correct statement
of the facts and circumstances :—About two o'clock, during
Divine Service there, within the Chapel a vicious and false re-
port was made, that the soldiers had surrounded the Chapel,
were setting fire to it, and were to lire on the congregation;
nay, in the remote part of the Chapel it was said that the sol-
diers were striking the Priests and driving them from the altar;
on which the whole congregation rushed out through doors and
windows, and took up stones to repel the soldiers. It has been
proved that not a soldier was near the Chapel-yard, or nearer
than the high read, which is at a distance from every side of the
Chapel. The two Priests, in a most praiseworthy manner,
have proved this, and on this occasion, as well as on many
others, exerted their endeavours to dissuade the parishioners
from violence or outrage; however, an affray began, the sol-
diers were assailed and struck, and wounded with stones: in
their own defence, and to prevent being disarmed, they fired
three or four shots, when one man was killed, and one or two
wounded. Sir Richard Ilarte and Mr. Odell Upton arrived
from Drew's-court, at Ballyagran, within half an hour after the
affray, and both gave testimony of the sober and regular state
of the soldiers, and of the blood, bruises, and wounds which
the several soldiers exhibited and had received.

" I am, Gentlemen, your's, with truth,
0 AN OLD hIAGISTRATE"

The man's name who was killed in the above af-
fray is James Lane. An Inquest was held on the
body on Thursday, by JoHN Cox, Esq. Coroner,
and a highly respectable Jury, who, after a patient
investigation of two days, and examining nearly
seventeen witnesses, returned an unanimous verdict
of Justiflabk Homicide.
ARMAGH.
HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.

A horrible attempt at assassination took place in
this city on last Friday night. In our publication of
last Tuesday week, we announced the death of Mr.
JOHN GALLAGHER, of this city, pawnbroker; on the
above evening, JAMES GALLAGHER, of Newry, the
brother of the deceased, and who is also the step-fa- 1
ther of his widow, supposing, that by his step-daugh-
ter and eister-in-law s influence over her husband, a
will had been made unfavourable to him, came to
1 town and dined with her, after which he required the
will, which she refusing to give up, a dispute arose,
and in a scuffle which ensued in his exertions to ob-
tain it, the widow with a knife which she took to de-
fend herself, and pre:erve her property, inflicted some
slight wounds on him. Gallagher went to a gun-
smith's, in Scotch-street, and inquired for a case of
pistols to purchase, but could not procure them; the
gunsmith, in their conversation, mentioned the per-
son to whom he sold the last case he had; to him Gal-
lagher repaired, borrowed one of the pistols, which he
loaded, returned to the house of Mrs. Gallagher, and
when in her apartments drew out the pistol, which
the nurse-tender perceiving, threw herself on Mrs.
Gallagher, with the hope of deterring him from firing ;
he, however, with one hand, removed her somewhat
aside, and with the other, fired off the pistol close to
his unfortunate victim. The ball entered near her
breast, and was extracted from under the shoulder-
bone by surgeon Vogan. She still suffers under the
wound, and is not expected to survive. After her
unnatural relative, the brother of her deceased hus-
band, and the husband of her mother, had accom-
plished his infernal design, he deliberately left the
house, and, as if glorying In his success, communi•
cated to different persons the perpetration of the act.
As soon as the circumstance became known, Mr.
MiCeon, the High Constable, and some other Gen-
tlemen, went in pursuit of him, but he effected his
escape; and was seen the neat morning in Newry.

NAVAL

••••=4•Mligs.
SCILLY, Jaw. I.—The Gennetts' Matt, from London, M try..
ing to work in, broke her anchor and was forced Into a small
bay with her bulwarks and stauncheons damaged, but is now
nearly ready for sea. Part of a writing-desk, and several light
articles, have been washed on short lately, but no 'narks on
them. The wind for this fortnight past bas been from &W. to
W.S. W. with gales scarcely ever remembered before.
Faurotern, Jaw. 2.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Duke of
York packet, with Mails from Ameflca.
Pwrstount, Jaw. 2.—Wind S. W.—Arrived his Majesty's ships
Worse. from a cruize; and lernortna, from Torbay for Africa;
also, the Canadian packet, HOIThET, from London for Bermuda.
Put back, the Vihelia, for Jamaica. The French ship Manlius
has become a total low; the materials were sold on the Island at
a trilling sum, and the cargo is understood to be damaged. The
George and James, Cour.rna HD, for Gambia, is so much damaged
as to be olliged to land her cargo to repair.
POILTIMOUTII, JAN. s.—Wind S. & W.—Arrived the Arundel,
%me; Eclipse, Krum; and Denmark 11111, Fortnum, from
the Downs; Sarah,-Tnoareron, from Newcastle; James, WALL
TON, front St. Petersburgh; and his Majesty's ship SHEARWATIN,
from St. Helena.—Put in, the Eclipse, Howson, with consi-
deralle damage, hiving been run foul of by a ship in the Bay
of Biscay.
Nllr.roan Jan. I.—Arrived the Horatio, Wins, from New
South Shetland, and sailed again for London ; and the Mariner,
GRANANT, front Liverpool for Virginia, leaky.
ST. ITICII;JAN. I.—Arrived the Harmony, BRORIN3IIIII, from
Bangor for London, leaky.
Ara, Dec. 31.—A sloop, supposed the Beaver, of Ulverstone,
which left this port a few days ago for the Isle f Man, is sunk
about three miles to the north of this harbour, having come on
shore : part of her mast is above water : it is supposed the crew"
have perished.
DEAL, JAN. W.S W,—Came down from the River
and remain, the Berwickshire, SNZPII can ; and Duke of York,
Can , fur Bombay and China; Brailsford, Sratwo, for
Bombay; Mary Ann. Feaster'; and Delight, ALIA'', for Ja-i
maim. Arrived and remains, the Broughton, WiLson, from Hull
for RI. Janeiro.

GXAVVIIND, JAN.s.—Sailed the Dunira. lIA3IILTON, for India
and China.

PENZANCE, JAIL I.—The Gambier, HuTtunvion, sailed lut
night for Bury, and put back again this morning, leaky. Her
cargo must be discharged, as it is supposed that she has broken
her back.

Quaaac, Nov:26.—Sunday morning, Mr. Hoy, of this city, a
passenger in the Tom, from Liverpool, arrived by land, and re-
ported, that that vessel was driven on shore on Sunday morning,
at St. Vallier, and the crew and passengera saved ; and that the
Stir:ing,Wntya, outward-bound to Barbadoes, was a total wreck
lon the shoals at Beaumont, the crew and passengers also saved,
excepting Mrs. MtAzzisyra, the wife of the supercargo. We
are informed, that Captain Warn had lashed them both to wind-
ward, but that suffering greatly from the waves, they endeavoured
Ito change their position, when both were swept overboard. Mr.
M'ALLISTIR, though alive, is quite insensible. They had not been
married a fortnight when this melancholy event took place. The
Captain and Mr. 'M'Aztasyza are at Beaumont.
Cusrox-Housr, JAN. 3.—Ships Entered Inwards :—The Har-
rier, and Alexander, from Ili.mburgh ; Zealous, from Heligo-
land; Lady Juliana, front Gottenhingh ; autcra, Abeona, and
Isabella, from Petershurgh ; Ellen, from Jamaica; Ebenezer,
Atalanta, and Sarah, from Hamburgh ; and Tras is, from Men.
sina.—Entered Outwards : The I.;:•ity, for Dublin ; Deception,
for Calais; Castle Huntly. for India; Fox, for Ostend; Ed-
ward, fur Jamaica ; Mary, for St. Vincent's ; and Britannia, for
Creriada.—Cleared Outivardc: The Hope, for Lisbon ; the
Duchess of Gloucester, for Trinidad; St. Felix, for Balm ur ;
and Wilhelmina, for Antwerp.