Star.
London, England, 1819-12-27 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 25.

A numerous Meeting of Naval Officers on halt
pay at Edinburgh, took place in the Council Chamber
on Friday hut, Vice-Admiral FRASER in the Chair,
supported by Rear-Admiral Sir DAVID MILNE,
K.C.B. Captain Sir THOMAS TROWBRIDGE, Bart. :cc.
when Resolutions were entered into, to be forwarded
to the First laird of the Admiralty, and laid before
the Pi-inc.:FA OCTCtsi.'fetatcy trinielins
their .et-
vices in support of the Civil Authorities in the pre-
sent eventful crisis.
The RALEIGH, IS, Cant. BAUMGARDT, Will Sail to-
morrow from Portsmouth, on her return to the Lee-
ard Islands station.
Tuesday the LEVEN, 28, Captain Basitifotosisw,
C.K. arrived from a scientific examination and survey
of the Western Islands anti Coast of Atiica, last from
Madeira, whence she sailed on the 26th ultimo. She
sailed on Thursday fur Woolwich.
The PH/ETON frigate, Captain W. A. MONTAGU,
will shortly proceed to the North-American station.
Lieutenant JoslAs BRAT is appointed to command
the Sprightly, a new revenue cutter, at Plymouth,
fitting for the purpose of replacing the Vigilant on
the Portsmouth station. The Officers and crew, late
of the Vigilante have been turned over to the Sprightly.
Mr. CHARLES MAIDEN, son of Captain MADDEN,'
of Portsmouth, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant,
and appointed to his Majesty's ship WASP, in the
room of Lieutenant M.CLINTocii, deceased.
Mr. Roister GOLDEN is appointed Purser of the
QUEEN CHARLOTTE.
The Owcw GLENDOWER, 42 guns, Captain the
nourable It. C. SPENCER. arrived at Madeira on the
21st November, and sailed again the following day
for South America.
Friday, the TANLAR, 26 guns, Captain the Hon.
H. GORDON, was paid off at Portsmouth, and com-
missioned again on Saturday, by Captain STOW. She
is ordered to be fitted for Channel service.
Last week, the Rambler, JOHN KNIGHT, Master,
arrived at the Motherbank, Portsmouth, from Cepha-
lonia in sixty days, wifh currants, for orders; Royal
Sovereign, GEORGE SMirti, Master, from Fiume,
laden with timber for the Dock-yard-...she sailed the
6th of October ; the William Spence was then load-
ing timber for Portsmouth Dock-yard ; the Eliza,
RonEnT CArP, Master, from Malaga, with fruit, in
34 days to Portsmouth, for orders ; Francis, JAMES
KING, Master, from Patras, with currants, for orders,
56 days passage ; also the Tantivy, G. L. PARROT
master, from Leghorn, in ballast : she is only ten
days from the Gut of Gibraltar, and five from the
Rock of Lisbon.
A letter from Madeira, dated:November 26, says :
The OwEti GLENDOWER, Captain the Hoe. Ro-i
star CAVENDISH SPENCER. arrived at this island on
the 23d instant, having had an excellent-run of seven
days from Spithead. She will proceed immediately
Ito Rio Janeiro. She had some blowing weather, but
behaved remarkably well and stiff under her canvass,
is a most excellent sea-boat, and sails superior to most
ships of her rate. Sir ROBERT SEPPINGS' new plan
of round stern, with the other alterations which mark
him as the parent of the OWEN GLENDOWER, are
likely to do him cr,..dit.
Friday night a boat belonging to the Biwa ea,
bound to Madras, in going off to that ship, at Ports-
mouth, from some unknown cause (it is believed the
men were intoxicated) upset, when the chief- w mate of
the BULIOtR, a gentleman (passenger), who as
going out to take the command of a country ship,
and four men (all.that were in the boat), were unfor-
tunately drowned.
•

Thursday last, the Magistrates issued i warrant
'Mr the arrest of certain individuals, delegates from
neighbouring towns, who had assembled at the Sir
Sidney Smith public-house, in Port street, Manchester.
About three o'clock in the afternoon of that day, the
following persons, part only of those included in the
warrant, were taken into custody by Nadin and his
assistants, and brought to the New Bailey, escorted
by about forty soldiers of the 85th Foot t
Owidapher RoHinson, tailor, from Darwen.
William Dobson, weaver, from Blackburn.
Charles Whihoorek, schoolmaster, from Stayley-bridge.
Amer Lang, weaver, Mount-street, Ancoats, Manchester.
Rohm Amber, shoemaker, from West Houghton.
Richard Janson, shoemaker, from Flizton.
J,hn Blamer, cabinet-maker from Padiham, near t urnley.

William 1 emall, an itinerant Radical, who, on being taken into
custody, said he lodged in Manchester, but did not know the
street, or the person4s name he lodged with.
Charles Masan, also an itinerant Radical, who had been lately
at Bolton, Bury, Blackburn, &c.
The whole of these persons were yesterday Brought
before the Magistrates, and underwent a private ez-
attsination, which was adjourned till Monday. Two
other 'persons named in the warrant, viz. Seaman
Center, a blacksmith, and George Fraud, a nailer,.
were apprehended in the New Bailey Court yester-
day. It is presumed they came to hear the result of
thi examination of their confederates. Upon the per-
son of'Naaman Carter was found a quantity of bul-
lets, and a piece of flint.

OLDHAM INQUEST.—The Jury .who were impark.
neled on the celebrated Inquest on John Lees, of Old-
ham, being very properly desirous of having the
business determined according to the law, on Wed-
nesday transmitted, by two of their body, a request
to the Coroner, to afford them an opportunity of de-
livering their verdict. In this they state that the
original writ is still in force, and that, therefore, the
duty of the Coroner will not be completed until he
resume and conclude the Inquest. The letter was
signed by seven ; the other five, being publicans, have
refused, from motives of personal interest, although
they have expressed a wish to be enabled to give
their opinion in the formal manner of the law.—
Should the Coroner refuse compliance with their
wishes, we understand that they intend to publish
their opinion from the evidence they have already
heard.—Manchester Observer.
There was a parading of the effigy of a manufac-
turer through the public streets of Nottingham on
Tuesday last, for lowering the prices of his work-
people ; hut as soon as the circumstance became
known to the Mayor and Magistrates, orders were
given to seize the offensive instrument, which was
immediately carried into effect by the police officers,
when the actors in the disgraceful scene dispersed.
An application has been made to the Mayor of.
Leeds, and through him to the Overseers, for a re-
turn of the houses of Leeds, under the rent of £lO
a year ; of those from £lO to EIS : from £ls to £2O ;1
and from £2O upwards, with a view to some ulterior
.proceeding upon Lord Join/ RUSSELL'S motion, for
conferring the Parliamentary elective franchise on
that place.
• In dic t'f eauday Ism, atm= Attains broke
into the Bank of Messrs. SINITIC bankers, in South-
ampton, and by the application of false keys, and the
force of crow-bars, succeeded in plundering it of an
immense quantiti of local and Bank of England notes,
with which they got off undiscovered.
In the Mittau Gazette of the 16th November there
is a notice, that the sale of books coming from abroad
which have not the place of their publication on their
title-page, will not, in future, be allowed in Russia.
The Bill for the relief of Insolvent Debtors, pro-
posed by Lord ALTHORP, has been printed by order
of the House of Commons. It prohibits the officers
of the Court from taking gratuities. The petitioning
creditor may compel the surrender of the.insolvent s
property, which shall vest in the provisional assignee.
Examiners are to be appointed by the Commissioner;
they are authorised to compel the attendance of wit-
nesses', and are empowered to allow or disallow
claims of creditors, subject, however, to an appeal
to the Commissioners. The assignees have a power
of making compositions with creditors. In the coun-
try, examiners may be appointed by Justices of the
Peace at Quarter Sessions, and the Commissioner of
the Court in London may direct prisoners, in certain
cases, to be examined before Justices at the Quarter
Sessions. Prisoners, after discharge, becoming pos-
sessed of public funds, or any other species of pro-
perty, and refusing to convey such property, the
Court may, upon petition, in a summary way, order
such persons to be again arrested. No person is al.
lowed to practice in the Court as Attorney or Agent
unless he shall be regularly admitted as an Attorney
or Solicitor in one of the Courts of Westminster.—
' Lists of the names of all persons discharged by vir-
tue of this Act, with their places of abode before
commitment to custody, shall, from time to time, be
published in the Gazette. The assignees shall account
to -the Commission for their receipts and payments.
There was 'an excellent take of hen ings bet*een
the Cumbrae Isles and Pert Crawford, the week be-
fore last ; fifty barrels were cured at Milport. Lath
Saturday sennight, towards the close of the twilight.
nine boats from Largs had something like a wiractt•l
low draught. In the space of ten minutes all the'
nets were filled ; and one of the boats nearly sunk
by the extraordinary load. The fishers hastened ashord'
in an ecstacy of joy, and advertised the herrings
through the town at 2s. per hundred. This proved a
very seasonable relief to many a needy person, and
11 what remained unsold, were carried off to Greenock;
and other places, early on Monday.
A letter from Kingston, (Jamaica), dated October
2.5, says--,, Rear-Admiral Sir H. POPHAM, K.C.R.
in consequence of his recent promotion, changed his
flag on Saturday last, from blue to red. The ctn.,
tomary salutes were fired on the occasion. We re-'
Bret to learn, from the Bermudas, that a bilious remit.
tent fever had broken out in those Islands, and had'
swept off several of the inhabitants, as well as sol-
diers and seamen. The medical practitioners Of St.
George's had almost all become sick themselves, or
exhausted, by their arduous duties, in consequence of
which Doctors GILREHT and COOK had tendered
their services to visit the sick, notwithstanding that
they had patients, in their respective quarters of the
counti y, to attend, as well as in St. George s."