Star.
London, England, 1818-11-27 00:00:00

WATER COMPANIES.

A most numerous and respectable Meeting of
the inhabitants of Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and their
environs, was held yesterday at the Flask Tea-gar-
dens, Five-fields, Chelsea, to take into consideration
the enormous rates of the Chelsea Water-works-com-
pany, and the best means cf obtaining redress for
the present grievance, and security against future op-
pression there ; and also for the purpose of uniting
the Committee of Chelsea with that of Knightsbridge,
for the furtherance of the objects of the inhabitants•
Sir HENny Wir.sos was in the chair. Several ap- ,
propriate Reiolutions were entcrcJ into, expressive of
their determination to check the evil complained of.
It appeared that the rate had been nearly doubled,
without any satisfactory reason being assigned ; and
that all remonstrances ha:: been met by threats to
Cut off the supply of water—threats which had, in
several instances, been put into execution.

The remains of fhe late Mrs. WILLIAM MORTON
PITT were landed at Dover on Wednesday night,
from Calais, anti taken yesterday morning for inter-
ment to Dorsetshire, accompanied by Mr. PITT.

Mr. KENNEDY succeeds the late Mr. TAYI.OR, as
principal door-keeper of the House of Commons;
and Mr. JONES, the senior Messenger, takes the place
of Mr. KENNEDY, as assistant door-keeper. The fees
and emoluments are not less than from l'2oo to 1.5001.
per annum. Mr. TAYLOR, who held the place for
many years, was much respected, for his obliging
manners, and was particularly courteous to strangers.
It is said he has died rich.

The journeymen-tailgrs of Glasgow are determined
that the inhabitants shall pay for their loyalty on the
present oecasion of a general mourning. They have
refused to work unless at an advance of 50 per cent. on
the former wages; so that if a gentleman paid 20s.
for making a cast formerly, he must now pay `..;os.
one half the price of the cloth. Notwithstanding the
advance much business is done by the drapers,
Wednesday se'nnight two Gentlemen were tined in
the Police Office, Glasgow, for cruelly treating a
horse, by driving a gig inriously through the streets.
Friday, Gray Edmonston, a collier, residing at
Tollcross, was killed at Hamilton Farm Colliery. The
hutch in which he was ascending, striking against
the side of the pit, he tumbled down headlong.
A woman was killed on Sunday, by falling from
a window in the third flat of a house in Bridge-gate,
Glasgow.
Saturday evening, a most shameful attack was
made on the life of one of the Officers of the 10th
Regiment, now quartered in Glasgow. He was stand-
ing in-the Barrack-square when he received a must
violent blow with a brick.
An Englishman of distinction has purchased at
Aix-la-Chapelle one of the pictures of RUBEN.: for
the enormous sum of Four Thousand Guineas.—
French Paper.
A CHEAP BA RCA Iti.—Friday last, a fellow sold to
another, in Grimsby market, a fat pig, a feather-bed,
an eight •day clock, and two or three other article
of household furniture, together with his wife, for the
sum of one pound and twopence!
PRICES OF Hors.—Bags, £5. ss. to £7.—Pockets,
Eb. 6s. to £B.

CORN ExcIiANGE,MAnK-tANE,Nov.27—Al.hougli
the art ivals since Monday have been very Small, yet
the Wheat trade contirxes exceedingly heavy, so much
so that the major part of the Essex supply on Monday
still remains, although offered full 2s. per quarter
under that day's prices.—Fine English Barley being
scarce, what wpeared this morning sold ls. per qr.
higher, and the best discriptions of foreign found
buyers on full as good terms as on Monday.—Oats
support Monday's prices, but the sales were heavy.—
In Beans and Peas there is no alteration.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, NOV. 27.
Beef .......4s Od to 5s Od Veal 5$ 6d to 6.4 fid
Mutton .. ..4s Od to 61 4d I Pork
rid
(feasts 750—Calves 160—Sheep and lambs 3,250—Pig' 2(.10
HAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. '
Hay Os to 113 e$ I Straw 10, to At 181
C10ver...... 6 Os to 9 Os Rowen Os 00‘ to Os •