Star.
London, England, 1819-10-25 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

In consequence of the augmentation which is to
take plate in the Royal Marine forces, of twenty men
to each company, the following Officers are to pro-
ceed from the Portsmouth division on the recruiting
service: Major DA Lz ELL, 'to Leicester; Major
BRATTY, to Bristol; Major BAILE, to Oxford; and
Major STIRLING, to Newbury.
Six companies of the 80th regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cooxsoe, have
marched into Aberdeen from Glasgow ; the remain*
ing companies of the regiment are to be stationed at
Dundee and Fort George.
We lately mentioned that several of our Officers, in
Jamaica, had fallen victims to the yellow fever.—
The following extract from a letter, dated Port-
Royal, September 3, contains the following details :
" Colonel Sparrow, Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces,
died on the 21:4 of last month, of the yellow fever, which is
now raging lure in all its horrors. The ;,oth and 92d regiments
arc arrived here from Ireland, the latter so late as the 4th ci
June—a season when those assimilated to the climate expect
sickness. The fever broke out the latter end of June, in the
50th regiment, in the most aggravated and appalling form.
Colonel Hill, Ensign Barlow (son of General Barlow), and
seven other office's, with about 190 men, 23 women, and 15
children, fell victims In a very short space of time; as well as.
Lieutenant-Colonel Blaney, two other officers, and 150 men
and children of the 92d. I lament to say, its ravages have by
no means ceased. Sir Home Popham, who has evinced" an
anxiety to second the zealous exertions of our Commander-in-
Chief, General Conran, has, In the most handsome manner,
given up, for tile use of the troops, the Seraph's, convaiescent
ship ; and his kindness, in every way, in our melancholy situa-
tion, does honour to his heart."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
FALMOUTH, Orrover. C2.—Wind N.N.W.—Passad this Port
the William Manning, Ssurff, for St. Kitt's.
PORTSMOUTH, OCTOSIR 24.—Wind N.—Arrived yesterday the
Alpha, Doyen+, from Petersburgh ; Ocean (transport), from
Quebec ; Jane, Wain-mops, from 7.ente ; St. Johannes, Rose-
awe, from Holmstad ; aphelia, Drwson from Boston ; Im-
porter (transport), from Halifax ; and Earl &. Vincent, Sum
sox, from Java.-'7-Sailed the Ophelia, for Hamburgh.—Arrived
to-day the William Shand, Musa°, from London for Jamaica,
with loss of anchor and cable, and windlass upset.—Sailed the
whole of the outward-bound, except the St. Johannes, for Cadiz.:
and Mary, for Rio Janeiro.
Haawien, OCTOBRIL 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Castle-
reagh packet, with a Mail from Cuxhaven.
Livtatooc, Ocirosea 22.—The Hannah, Fataciouan, from
Antigua, went-on shore yesterday, but was got off again with-
out damages The Mary, Smarr, from Utverstone for this port,
foundered yesterday, at eleven o'clock, about three miles N.N.E.
of the Floating Light—three men and a woman were saved—
the Master was drowned. A sloop, name unknown, foundered
at the same time.
Dovaa' Gemara 25.—Sailed this day the Chichester packet,
Captain Roma with his Excellency Earl CwicAsrr, for
Calais ; alsd the Lord Duncan packet, Captain HAMILTON' with
a Mail and passengers for that Port; and the Lord Dimean
packet, Captain Name, for °stead, with a Mail and passengers.
Ocrosta 24.—Arrived last night the King George packet,
Captain Knee; Cumberland, Captain HAMMOND; and a French
packet, from Calais, with passengers.--Arrived this morning,
the Princess Charlotte packet, Captain Hau-iffna, from Ostend,
with a Mail and passengers.7-Satied this day, the Lady Castle-
mash, Captain Mowii, for Calais, with passengers.
Dam., Ocroma St.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived yesterday, and
sailed with the whole of the homeward-bound for the River, the
Frances Ann, Climatic, from Old Calabar. Catite down from
the River and- sailed, with the whole of the outward-bound, the
Loyalist, for St. Vincent's • Eipress, for Gibraltar; Lady
Hannah Ellice, Sappho, Canadian Packet, Sir Edward Hamil-
ton, Hanover; and Simon Taylor, for Jamaica ; Camden, for
Antigua ; Isabella, for Charleston ; Mercy, for Honduras; Es-
sex, for Bourdeaux ; Venus, for Spain ; and Felicity, from New-
castle for Lisbon. Arrived and remain the Selina, Pormacan,
fi-om Malta; Princess Charlotte, from Jamaica; and Pacific,
from Odessa.

NEWCASTLE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23.
Since the unfortunate affair of Thursday se'nnight,
North Shields has continued in a most agitated state.
Crowds of disorderly persons have nightly assembled
in the streets, and alarmed the inhabitants by their
threats and frightful shouts : on almost every door
and wall there has been written—' Blood for blood,"
and other terrible and threatening expressions ' • the'
shops have been nightly shut up immediately after
dark. So daring have the mob been, that they have
actually threatened to burn or destroy the ships of
war in the harbour, if the person who•fired the fatal
shot was not given up.
On the day after the riot, an Inquest was held at
the George Tavern, Dockwray-square, before STz•
PIIEN RLZD, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Joseph
Cleckson, the unfortunate person who was killed.—
The examination of the witnesses lasted five days,
when, after a patient investigation of most contradic-
tory evidence, the Jury, on Wednesday afternoon,
returned a verdict of Judjiable Homicide. This ver-•
dict, we regret to state, has caused the evil-disposed
to break out into fresh acts of violence.

About seven o'clock the same evening, as Mr.
COPPIN, one of the Jury, who resides near Milburn-
place, was sitting in his parlour, a pistol-shot was
fired at the window; but, owing to the thickness of
the window-shutter, the bullet fortunately did not
pass through, or otherwise it would have proved fatal,
from the direction in which it bad been fired. A
short while after, another shot was firel'at the house
of Mt. Fetiwicr, in Milburn-place, brother to the
Foreman of the Jury, the villains having mistaken
the houses of the two brothers, who reside next door
to each other. The windows of Mr. Fitowica's
house were also broken. This shot was also provi-
dentially unattended with any fatal consequences.
About the same time, a new mortice door-hinge was
thrown through one of the bed-room windows of Mr.
HALL, another of the Jury, who resides in the same
neighbourhood. It fell upon a bed in which a child
was asleep.
These daring outrages, as might be expected, ex-
cited the alarm, and roused the indignation of all the
respectable inhabitants, who, at a Meeting held the
next day, resolved to offer a reward of three hundred
guineas for the discovery of the miscreants, and to
use every exertion to bring them to justice. A most
liberal subscription was instantly entered into for this
purpose. The streets of the town were patroled by
cavalry on Wednesday, and at the time when our in-
formant left Shields, on Thursday evening, conjoined
parties of special constables, cavalry, and infantry,
were preparing to set out to patrole the streets that
night. A ccou ntsof these disturbances have been trans.
mated 3R Government, and a large ship, on board of
which are three hundred marines, is daily expected.
to arrive off Shields. •

We are happy, in the :lean time to stats, that.the
keelmen, on this river, returned to• their work on
Friday morning. The terms which have been ar-
ranged between them and their employers, will raise
tho funds of their Hospital, we understand, from
£lBOO to about £2700 a-year. The silos on the
Wear also returned to 6qt-work-last week, the ship-.
owners having acceded trtheir terms. • -

,:unied, but as to the farther history of the ti.,
there were conflicting statements. It was said, and
wai denied, that the Riot Act was read (,I;ce or eve.
twice. It did not appear from the depo
oath, that any one witness (and map). .ss imesses hs:
been examined) had heard it read at L. e
And it the Act was read, it did not appear that be
tween the reading of the Act and the tuto..ie do•
persion of the .Meeting, the time alloed uy law
for the peaceable separation of the monitude, had'
been suffered to elapse. It appeared that v•,:r•
rants were issued for theapprehensicn of M;.. Hurt
and others, and that a military body, the Yip-
minry Cavalry, moved at the same time taint the
warrants were to be executed. But it thd nct
appear that this movement was r.ecessery. It E:1,1
been said, indeed, by Nadin, that it was his op:
,inion that more than the civil power then proem,
would be necessary to execute the ss.:l rant.
surely something more than the private opinion of
sin individual was necessary, hefo;.e the vioient.e
.Which followed, against a peaceable Mee ivg, wfb
justifiable?—qApplasse). Ile warned them that they
‘
had not a full knowledge of the circumstances of the
Case.- .The facts-he had stated, were those which he
was induVid to:believe to have taken place by the
itotices.now..before them. But though the evidence
Was not complete, the least they were justified in as-
Setting was, that the affair had a doubtful and suspi-
cious aspect, as affecting the rights of the English
the. English People were bound to
express their•jeakousy—(Applause). It was said by
sdme, dtar they were not to call fOr investigation, he-
eatise.rbceedings: were in progress before coruce-
eitt•ti)tiilll4- inch proceedings were in progre:;,
they,werenot known to him. Bills indeed had bean
preferred-tothe Grand Juryat Lancaster, and had
'tieetilhiinvit out in n Manlier which was said to be
*• - . • ....
qa.OAArtalk.. was 'said, that. the Grand Jury had
ireefusedso examine Vitae .bes. • He could not believe
"`"l'a JOY"' of Enlish.nen could have subjected
Ihenlielves to this ch.irker-I (Hear). Put what was
lilttrididinairy,
•-parties. weiti, that when,deposi-
;lons had been offered to tEe ...Magistrates at Nix

DURHA.V • COUNTy Aar.,
et the PARISH ti ST. ILLEMENT zr, t'
DANES. .. .
--.....a.. I i si. bad I
•"',""' A Meeting of the Gentry and Fr L. when
!e of a public notice, a Meeting of the County of Durham was held on Tet4' to I
r ibis Parish was held ibis day' to take the County Hall, at the City of"nkty whel
wham, in , ht t
tion the late transactions at Manches- quence of a notice issued by the o•
ruisition haul
been presented to the suance of a Requisition addressedghoSh)7'6,
auntra
is, requesting that ;bey would give the of the most respectable Gentlemen“l° '
sir authority to the tailing of the Meet- At eleven o'clock, the Eberiff, of the C,. 1. 11
sdioa
anupdslpyothitietedG collected
the
ma rec'
Meeting of
f.' ,st t
it to be held in the Church; but these Mr. Lastarorhseav, Gentlemen • aea
r reasons of their own, thought proper Requisition, together with Mr. P who ''.li
owt err
ethGepH BIIRRIFF (W. Kepple Barer.
nplying with the request. ()n a sub- Member for the County, entered the 4 ' of a
ation, however, they allowed the use, of public doors being thrown open, the-11;1:11: e G
im for the purpose, in which the Meet- immediately filled by the crowd, Which dig
ipnegrlsoyhnesld.e
mno:eaxsnceoetdcrobewtwdeeceln;
ssoaim,dneltehtiamHt
w
hundred. present The
didrr
sox, on the-Motion- of Mr. STURCH, holders to be held, in con '° ' • that
sequence cf a P n Cre'
be Chair. • - which would be read to them. TI ' ''''
m. lIS V;7,
MAN commenced Witlfreading the Re- occasion on which his duty had called hi den'
!I had been. sent to the Churchwardens, the Freeholders of the County thus as'enithi' free
sr of the latter, declining compliance he therefore hoped, that if, in his perr' ".
toil
latter stated, that the sole reasonof his duty, any errors appeared, they would be rgs d
rdeac for not calling the-Meeting Was, buted to his inexperience only—(4p1j. ,; i
,urbing the tranquillity of the Parish. his turn he recommended to the Mcefinjc 're gto r-
t rose to move a series of Resolutions. their impartiality in hearing whatever - nit itclg
d with severity on the conduct of the offered to them, and to observe the order
and Till
LS, in refusing to call the Meeting. The runt which were suited to an occasion of this.. the-
of disturbing the tranquillity of the The Requisition was then read by the • • 1
b •n t
ogether ridiculous. The tranquillity of Sheriff.
alv
ry parish in the kingdom, had been Dr. FICNWICK said, he felt it necessary to , pie.
iusly disturbed by the late event's at himself from the charge of presumption, in r, the
rd it was to allay the ferment that had himself, at least thus early, on the attention ',
is
tat such Meetings as the present were Meeting, by declaring at once that he had be, .1i
to* of England Could remain tran- lected by the Gentlemen who had signed the I' hill
tai of such scenes as had hien trans- sition, to offer the first proposition to the c. t 1
Lchester, deplorable indeed, mug be lion of the Freeholder.
The subject, on wind de'
*ling into which they had sunk.— were assembled to deliberate, was one than , .ni
ns Were allowed .to pus -vrithout in the -thirty-six years, during which he had ..e:
without punishment, then yes "the attention to public affairs, none had more . m
ion of England gone for ever—Abe affected the liberties of the People, though that
unmated our fordathers must. have had been more crowded with great and in ~ f
:eforth nothing bet a base•xiabinis- events than any equal period recorded in .z. ..
could be onr portion. The proceed- The subject, too, was one which had no ne.. ..
ester 'were of a character ifiar4_ if al. connection with party feelings, and on v.lii .1
unheeded, might lead to consequences allould only wish to address himself to those .e
ire of British freedom; If a peaceable felt. the ' adyinteges of freedom, and the diLtinc,
sons in' theopen ii cool& keii.ithirsed Ofjustice. - Such.an -accumulation of facts had i
:,- so ,night the present; ai ..*ll.Qt4er laid before diem;- that it was nut necessary for e
dixo.s, however legally., eareadded; to elite?' into. -a detailed history of the mean ' t
histukre: . In - famed times) thtie•-Irad ....e,e114 V. lioOcstert,whial ;hey had assemb'
hertameO.Ctotirkellovfitiontritted, take into consideration.—He should simply , 4
' i militiFY•fOir,2;:l,6 fif4:lEirifiTe.. bowoveer eon* -facts,- avoiding altogether any
and when 'Parliament beialaiefs:ipe tempt t cttAise -those felings of horror which , . i
him, he nalketl4o--Ilti'Volieet . ••• • aw&k.,gle.7.sieliberite judgments of the M.- t
ittrsv,tanlect.:4l4.4P Tigili • -..- •
ll' - - • rho. the' 9th -of August, an advert'''.
r, and putitieetenrin •• :
.- ~ t Itat; .- , a Manchester, appointing a Meeting
ik wurlnenlOsibt • " a, • . :..- Niay,::Th'the.fint place; to consider of the
as to preriteist the, p -- - ' - . jitdinelikiralt4form in Parliament; and in
eet.
my at thenvbaii -46'' 'Wm?. 'IV pinie to clecta. Representative for the un
'eluded an aqinialli. hr.**o7e. nanned. Towri-Of Mineltester; The latter of ..
VeVnetteok
Rims, which mat; ,a etmilar name purposa was:- clearly illegal, and shewed that ,
ul at other Pnblic Meetings; • 0 s•-•• .12:1,1vAldfadicolly to change the Constitution
Hu were seconded: by; a. tictitlensae, :• , root dthe laws strbich they professed toipip ,
'e could not lean, and ban put-to ( Ridge_ frog one or ten persogs ), or that, if not i
arced unanimously. '. :'. ..-- -.• •• - .:ti'abt7 mete culpably negligent of them. He •
then voted to the Chanson, and the not inuoisednt the Manner in which his remark
el' •
' • thogc 090111 Was received, as their adherents
. .
... generally unable to answer their opponents, except
.
Socuudessaa.—&-AsspansDay, die clatbouve • -The 'Magistrates, on this occasion,
the glorious Victory d Agincourt, a course at once humane and judicious.
?ifth HARItY, has this year been elle- save no/ice, that ji Meeting for such an object
*cries of the taint in expressing their illegal, and the People, on their part, shewed •••
cent military achievement of a wary respect -tor the law,s, since, in consequence, . •
tion at borne. The Boot and shoe- abandoned the illegal objeet which had been Fee.
on met this day at Mitchell's Asian- out to them by the folly of their Leaders—(H
'o-Atmouth-street, for the piirpose, as , .the same sounder, +alai sereimmediately al •
ivertisement, of " taking auto (cosi- by Cries ef ~ 'lora Mm out.") Another Me...ting .
st effectual means of opening a Sob. called for the.l6th of August, for the purpose .'
: Relief of those unfortunate persons of promoting Reform .by legal means. A
the late outrages at Manchester.' . however, had been spread, that a warrant had ...
was called for eleven-o'clock, but it Issued for the apprehension of Mr. Hoist. On
*fore the Chair was taken. rumour being heard by Mr. Win,. he waited on ..
t PHILLIPS being called.to the Chair, Mitgieurates on the... Saturday previous to the Mon
Ling would patiently hear what any on which the Meeting was appointed to be held.
to say on "this here atrocious trans- stated, that he came to surrender hinisef, it L.;
ester." • charge existed against him. As they stated •
n a rather sensible speech, moved a they quad no charge against him, he had good r
Lesolutioni, declaring, that the-Man- to conclude that there was nothing to present •
was legal, &c. &c. and, lastly, that Meeting from being held. Hitherto, he (Dr. Fc
to Messrs. Hunt, Harmer; Pearson, wick) hail given them only those facts, as to sth
U the leading men in the great cause the statements from all quarters cOrnpletely cor-
e CHAIRMAN read the Resolutions. curved, but as to the farther history of the transact-le