Star.
London, England, 1810-01-10 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.

Arrived the ESPIEGLE sloop of war from tbe East-
ward. Sailed the PORT MAHON gun-brig, with a con-
voy for the Downs.—Wind S. S. E.

DEAL, JANUARY 9.

Remain in the Downs the outward-bound as per
last.—Wind S.W.

CHATHAM, JANUARY 7.
An order from the Admiralty arrived at the Dock-
yard on Friday, to give preference to line-of-battle
ships in fitting for sea, notwithstanding the late order
for bringing forward frigates and smaller ships. The
POIGTIERS was undocked on Friday, and in conse-
quence of the late order is now fitting for sea instead
of being laid up in ordinary at Sheerness, .ts was in-
tended.—The Liox was yesterday taken into dock in
her stead, and the PLANTAGENET will be docked to-
morrow.

Yesterday two riggers fell front the mast head
of the PLANTACIENET, one was taken to the surgery
with very slighr injury, and the other v►as not at all
hurt, a circumstance truly remarkable, considering
the great height from which they fell.

ettikiiiodiet JAR. 9.--irestadtv in parlance of
a public notice, the Meeting convened by the Fret;
holders and Partisans of the Whig Interest, in the
county of Essex, was held at the Shire Hall, prepa-
ratorrio the Pending election. The company was
not numerous, and the business of the day was opened
11 the Chairtnan, (W; Hosmvwoon, Esq.) who stated'
the object of the present Meeting to be for the purpose
of considering the most eligible person to be put in no-
Mination as Representative of this county, vacated by
the death of thelate worthy Member, J. Bullock, Esq.
MONTAGU BURGOYNE, Esq. then rose, and declared
his intention of standing the contest, upon the firma
and established principles of what he considered the -
Whig lute est, formed and approved by that party at
the glorious Revolution ; but at the same time he beg-
ged to be understood, thathe would be bound to no
party, but would conscientiously maintain the rights
of his constituents, if they honoured him by their
choice, and would strenuously use his utmost endea-
yours to defend the laWs and liberties of the people.
Considering that the county of Essex had not been
independently represented for many years, he hoped
his friends would rouse, and viva tvice, proclaim their
determination to support their own interest, by giving
their votes to him.
C. C. WESTERN, Est. M. 13: for Mallon, rose, and
commenced a long reply to Mr. B. by stating, that
however proud he was of tanking the Honourable
Gentleman among -his friends—however satisfied he
was that the Honourable Gentleman could boast of
the most conspicuous virtues, yet, in this instance, he
was sorry to ditFer in opinion from him as to his eli-
gibility.; and he wished the Honourable Gentleman
to understand, that by So doing he by no nhans re-
tracted from that cordial support which, in all other
crises, he (Mr. W.) should feel happy to afford him.
The present was a matter of considerable import, and
Mr. B. had so determinedly declared himself an
enemy to party, that it was impossible for those who,
like himself, were proud of that appellation, to sanc-
tion and encourage him at this pat tic ular period, and
on this important occasion. Mr. W. concluded, by
hoping the Honourable Gentleman would view the
situation of himself arid friends, and not, by his per-
severance, give the opposite party an opportunity of
enjoying the triumph of finding, among those ivho
so long had been ranked as true Whigs, a dissention
and division, which must be finally fatal in its effects_
to that cause it was the immediate wish of themselves
to espouse.
Mr. BURGOyNE here repelled the.attack of his Hon.
Friend, as to his comments on the observation of his
being no party man. He farther explained his mo-
tives and meaning, and trusted that the same would
be fully appreciated and properly understood.
Mr. HARVEY, of Feering_ Huse, in a very eloquent
speech, appealed to the Meeting as to the nasure of
the clainis of Mr. Burgoyne, and he contended stron!ly
that it was impossible toff any person, situated as that
Gentleman then was, h6lding a sinecure of consider-
able value, to act conscientiouly and independently.
The Learned Orator proceeded in a speech of son e
ledgth, replete with flowery language, to contiast
the proceedings of the present Meeting in its effects
with-the. Tory party, and most decidedly gave his dis-
senting voice to die claims of the Hon. Gentleman,
regretting, at the same time, the necessity for such a
measure, as it was affording too true a proof of the
scriptural phrase-64 A house divided against itself,
can never stand,"
After some, desultory conversations between Messrs.
Burgoyne, Western, and Harvey, the Chairman put
it to the vote, whether the Meeting should adjourn,
when the show of hands being in favour of Cie ad-
journment, the same took place accordingly.
The Meeting consisted of about 150 persons, and
we observed some leading Gentlemen of the county
present. No Candidate of the Whig Interest having
been offered to the Meeting, and Mr. Burgoyne's
offer of his owr, services having been rejected, on the
ground, asjt was pretended, that he is the receiver of
0500 per annum of the public money, by virtue of '
his holding a sinecure place, the Meeting 'was ad-
journed lute die:
In the course of the discussion of the Meeting a
proposition was introduced for the purpose of afford-
ing to Mr. Burgoyne the support of the county,
case that Gentleman would engage not to assert his
pretensions to the representation of the county beyond
the continuance of the present Parliament ; but Mr.
Burgoyne, it seems, did not think proper to accede to .
this proposition.
John Archer Houblon, Esq. still continues a very
active canvass through the county with the greatest
success.—Essex Paper.