Star.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

COM( I' OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday, a Court of Common Council was held
for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Com-
mittee for General Purposes, respecting the affray
which took place between the Life Guards and the
populace at Knightsbridge Barracks, on the day of
thy funeral of R. Honey and G. Francis.
The LORD MAYOR presented the Answer of his
Nlajcsty to the Address of Congratulation on his re-
turn to his native land.

On the motion of M. OLDHAM, Ms Majesty's most
gracious answer was ordered to be entered on the
Journals.

Mr. S. Thum said. that it was his intention to
move (according to the practice that all living Mo-
narchs should have statues in the City) that his pre-
sent Majesty should have a statue erected.
Mi. OLDIIAM said, it was only done after his Ma-
jesty had dined 1% ith the Corporation.
Alderman BROWNE took occasion to reprobate the
undue haste that had been used to canvass for the
situation of Upper Marshal, in consequence of the
lamentable accident which he met with on the day of
carrying up the Address to the King. He could say
that he had seen him the evening before, sitting up
in a state of greater comfort than could have been
ex ected ; and he had no doubt he would soon be
able to attend to the duties of his office.

Mr. HICK spoke to the same effect.
Mr. FAv'Ect. said, that if he should again be returned
to that Court, he should have the honour of support-
ing a motion to be introduced by Mr. Oldham for an
amelioration of the Criminal Code.

The Report from the Committee of General Pur
poses, respecting the aff.ay at the Knightsbridge
Barracks, was presented. It certified that they bad
endeavoured to obtain the fullest evidence on the
subject, by examining many witnesses, from which it
resulted that the statement of Mr. Ex-Sheriff WAITH
MA N to Eirl B ‘THONST, was fully borne out; and
that the Sh eriff acted with great humanity, wisdom, and
firmness, with the constitutional force under his com-
mand ; that a gross outrage had been committed on
the Sheriff; and that an inquiry should be instituted
by Government into the origin and causes of these
outrages. It was moved to be agreed to.
Mr. CLARK thought they ought to pause until they
knew whether the Report was founded on full, or on
ex-parte evidence. He therefore moved that the evi-
dence should be printed.
Alderman Baowse disclaimed all personal feeling
on this question ; but he should not shrink from using
that freedom of debate to which, in a free country, he
WAS entitled. He allowed that an outrage on a
Sheriff of London was an outrage on the City • and
that where a Sheriff of London disgraced himself, the
Citizens of London were disgraced also. He thought
the Sheriff had gone too far on the Inquest on the
body of Honey—
Mr. Huncomaz rose to order. The topics which
the worthy Alderman was introducing had nothing
to do with the reception of the Report. He trusted,
therefore, that the worthy Alderman himself:would
see the impropriety of pressing them.
Mr. Alderman WAITUSIAN also begged to say a
word to the point of order. As an individual, he had
no objection to have his conduct upon this or any
point submitted to the strictest investigation. Still
he thought that, if it were intended to go into an in-
vestigation of his conduct, it would be more fair to
introduce a distinct motion to that effect. If his
Lordship should be of opinion that the present was a
proper occasion for discussing such a question, he, for
one, had no objection : he should only claim it as a
right to enter, in reply, most fully into all the circum-
stances connected with the affair.
Mr. S. Dmow observed, that at present there was
no question before the Court. He wished to know
whether the other side had any objection to having
the Report printed, without entering at present into
any discussion on the evidence?
The Mover of the Report said, that he had moved
that very point.
Another Miscue stated, that as there appeared
to be SOD folio pages of evidence annexed to the Re-
port, it was fit that time should be given to the
Court to peruse and consider them.
The tine-don was now put, on which
Mr. Alderman littowne again addressed the Conte.
He thanked the worthy Gentleman who had inter-
tupted
him: perhaps he might have been uncandid
in the remarks which he had- uttered, and have takes
the Court by surprise; but what had induced him to
act as he had done, was, a recollection that on those
very matters to which he had alluded, the late She-
riff bad received the thanks of the Court. He also
was under the impression that the Member who
moved the Report intended to enter at that moment
into the discussion of its merits He concluded by
'giving notice that he should, upon another occasion,
I move that it be referred to the Committee of General
Purposes to examine into the conduct of Mr. Sheriff
Waithman on the Inquest on the body of Honey. In
doing this, he again begged to disclaim all feelings
of personal hostility to that Gentleman.
IThe question, that the Report be printed, copies

LONDON.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1821.
THE FUND&

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ON$ O'CLOCK
3 per Cent. Reduced 76% %
S per Cent. Cons. shut-3% per Cent. 871%4
4 per Cent. 96% Ys-5 per Ct. Navy Anns. shut
Bank Long Annuities 19 5-16 %
Imperial 3 per Cents. 757/s %
India Bonds 655. 645. prem.
Exchequer Bills £lOOO, 2s. dis. par
Ditto (Small) Is. dia. ls. pre.
Consols for Acct. 78% 77% 78.

The French Journals, of which three days' Papers
are now due, have not arrived; but two expresses
have been received from Paris, by which we learn,
that, up to Tuesday, nothing decisive had taken place,
either in reference to a change of Ministers or a dis-
solution of the Chamber of Deputies. Indeed, it is
said that Ministers had declared to their adherents,
their determination to persevere in carrying on the
public business, notwithstanding the oveawhelming
majority of the Legislature against them.
After the KING had given his answer to the re-
monstrance of the Chamber of Deputies, that body
met, when a most stormy and angry discussion en-
sued ; but the Members separated without adopting
any specific measure, or coming to any agreement as
to their future operations. The French Funds do not
appear to have suffered much by the collision of
parties.—The Five per Cents. were fluctuating from
86 fr. 50 c. to 88fr. 25 c. and closed on Tuesday at
the former price.

The ample details which we gave yesterday of the
state of Ireland, have almost entirely anticipated the
accounts brought by the Journals from that country
this morning. A. few additional particulars will, how-
ever, be found in another column. It is stated in
some of these Papers, that the tumults are consider-
ably exaggerated, and some reported outrages are

contradicted. We doubt not but this may in some
instances be the case, but we have reason to know
that Ireland is in a much worse state than even the
aggregate accounts of all the Irish Journals together
represent it. _ _ _

We have seen letters written by Gentlemen of the
strictest honour and veracity, who give a much more
alarming picture of the misery, distress, and disaffec-
tion of the Irish peasantry, than any accounts that have
come before us. A letter from Limerick, dated on
Monday last, says, " We are in an unprecedented
state of disturbance here. The lower orders of Mun-
ster are now one body of assassins." Other letters,
from various parts of Ireland, are scarcely more
favourable.

The Dublin Evening Pod, which, it appears, is
honoured with the especial patronage of the Earl of
DONOUGHMORIts contains two rather amusing docu-
ments by his Lordship. The first is addressed to
Lieutenant JREtcs BUTLER, of the 22d Regiment,
appointing him Commander-in-Chief of four men,
which have been raised and armed by his Lordship,
to defend the unprotected inhabitants of Ardfin-
nan. This little " armed band" are to assemble
every night, and ultimately to guard " that im-
portant pass, the bridge," at Ardfinnan, for so his
Lordship terms it. His Lordship has, in concert with
his brother Magistrates, ordered the public-houses
in the neighbourhood of Ardfinnan to be closed at
six o'clock in the evening, and any persons found
these after that hour, to be arrested.
The second letter of Lord DONOUGHMORI is to the
Editor of the Dublin Evening Pod, a Paper which
his Lordship (flatteringly enough) calls "a talented
and discriminating print." It contains a contradiction

of a rumour that his Lordship's arms had been sur-
rendered to some rioters at Knocklofty. His Lord-
ship is quite indignant at such a report, which, he
serfs, is " a malignant lie," for which there is not the
shadow of any foundation.
While so many Irish Peers and Gentlemen are ab-
sent from their country at this critical period, we are
happy to find that Earl DONOUGH molts is on the spot,
directing his exertions to suppress or prevent any
tumult, and sincerely do we wish that his Lordship
may be able to keep hit arms at Knocklofty, and de-
fend the" important pass of the bridge of Ardfinnan."-

We yesterday inserted an article, from a Boston
Paper, on the subject of the American Navy, in which
department it called loudly for retrenchment, not by
diminishing the number of Officers, nor by reducing
them to half-pay. It recommended a reduction in the

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higher offices, and among those who had accumu-
lated fortunes by the Navy. There is airold proverb,
that " what is sauce for the goose may be sauce for
the gander!" and if retrenchment in the United States
is necessary, where the expenditure of the Navy is
,ebmparatively trifling, and thir Snantes are flourish-

ing, how much more essential is it with ns, where,
cost is tenfold, and where our Revenue never 1.41
the current expenses of the year.

An American and an English Red Beef form
singular contrast of the economy of a new, and the
lavish waste of an old Government. Tlie whole es,.
pence incurred in carrying on the Government at
Washington, from the salary of the President, &mats
the porters and messengers, is only 351,887 clout
annually. Of this sum the President has 253000 di.
lars ; the Vice-President 5000. From are orth
Officers at Washington, it appears that the Sequa,
of the Navy has 4500 &liars a year ; the Chkicit-g-i
2000: four Clerics and Messengers 4910. In se
Navy Commissioners Office, there are three Nan
Commissioners, with 5500 dollars each; the Secret"
to the Board, 2000; three Clerks and one Mestenges.
5410. In the Office of the Accountant of the Wry
the Accountant has 2300; thirteen Clerks am at
Messenger, 14,710; making a total of 44,330, heist
little more than the salaries of the First Lord of*
British Admiralty, and that of the Principal Beau
tart' ; and considerably less than, we believe, the ley
of one single Officer, that of the Treasure of de
Navy, amounts to!

Charleston Papers arrived this morning to the 16
November. The following are extracts:
. 11AVANNAIL NOVENIBER i.

By the arrival of the schooner Margardta, is 1
days from Campeachy, news has been received
this city as late as the 25th ult. from the Meg"
capital, and to the 4th inst. from Vera Cruz. T
accounts mention the approaching entry of India
into the metropolis of New Spain, and the no,
tion of the individuals who were to compose thek
preme Junta of Government until the convocation
the Cortes. We have also received a 6le 44
Yucateco, a paper published at Merida, and frcei
we collect, that that Province declared itself ioda
pendent on the 15th September last, and was dam
mined to follow the fortunes of the Imperial Leads[
of the Army of the three Guarantees. There is r
longer a doubt that the Imperial cause, which ha
already reached the Banks of the Sabine, would u.
tend through vast and rich Provinces to the Inbar
of Darien, the boundary of the Spanish dominions is
North America, which, in the cause or raced bds
pendeoce, has, through the cunning of Iturkideood
Inquisitorial Priests, far outstripped the Satin

lominions of the same Power in the new wadi

Captain Couthony, late of the brig Aristides,cm
it was reported that the pirates had captureiaFreadi
ship off St. Antonio, and murdered all on bml,
cluding a Lady passenger ; and the fact of a laths
clothes being found on board of o:.e of their meas.
stained with blood, is a very strong confirmatia of
the report.

MEXICO.

Extract of a letter from New Orleans, Mediae(
October, containing an account of the Realities I
the internal Spanish Provinces t

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a Sue—l arrived at St. Antonio on the Mit
with my Company, all in good health, and kids
Government had been changed, and that, isseall
entering the dominions of Ferdinand, I was is ib
Independent Empire of Mexico. There has beta
commotion of importance in any part of the esalis,
except at the cities of Mexico, Vera Cruz, al
Durango, which are the only places in the *I
that have not declared in favour of Indepewlse
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The Mail arrived from the interior this
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of its falling into the hands of the Revolutionits,
were redoubling their efforts. All is quiet in their
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established, with the exception of my former lent
(Mexico, Vera Cruz, and Durango).. The newels
vernment promptly confirmed the proceedinpag
old one, in regard to my grant of land, andiatil
ready furnished me with guides, &c. for eqionil
the country : this labour I shall commence Ito
or three days.

CHARLESTON, NOVEMBER
COMMERCIAL News.—The following is all tbele
formation we could gather from our New Torla,
pees yesterday relative to the state of the kg
markets, at the last advices per the Orion:—At
counts from the Continent concur in represealinal
harvest to be good, and the crops plentiful A
the arrival of the Orion, large sales of flour*.
made in New York, at from seven dollars to 0"1
dollars and a quarter, being a reduction of from..
dollar to one dollar and a quarter from pool!
prices. The cotton market also assumed moo..
vity, and vales were readily effected at price 1114
before had been heavy.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

W.—Arrived the Jane, of Car-
.cs, will) lots of fore-topmast; and
..iverpool for Jamaica, out 21 days.
—Wind K—Salled most of the out-
remainder will get away by day-light to-

..—Put back, the Regret, Wirt.s.
died nn the 21st ultimo. Arrived
STK:MOUSE, from Halifax ; Ilan-
and Elisabeth, MATUIR, from

the River, the Thomas Cnutts,
; Lady Kennaway, BLACK. for
Shand, Rims, for Jamaica; and the
have sailed with the whole of
;Clock—Wind S. E.—The John
Princess Charlotte, for Deme-
humeward•bound are getting under

anchor, weighing ISewt. Sqrs. 15th.
with about five fathoms of chain,
_.• picked up and brought in here.
Ibis, &Erni, from Hull for o,thrto,
Ate' North Foreland yesterday. She had experienced
low op hem SSW. to N.W. and had been driven back
tog don is attempting to reach the North Foreland.
Birk. om proof
6.—Arrived
and the
blVs
ctoire,
Sild Slomm, from
eimeavh with loss of atianchor cae. ae sever l coast ers,
Om The outward-bound are preparing to rail.
'Twos, Dec. s.—The Ann, REDPATH' from Greenock for
most keg cable owing to the William Miles driving down
ow. me Commerce, ItP re wiser, also cut her cable.
W',Saes, Nov. 99.--Tbe sloop Good Intent, of Greenock,
Nue, was east away on the With inst. on Isle rnsay, at the
twee of tie Seat Channel. *She was in the herring fishery,
bail a toothy of fish in barrels. The sloop Ann, Nws.,
imps away en Tuesday night, on a rock off Plocktown ; he
of partly laden with wool and furniture, which was completely
&AWL
Nemo, Dsr. S.—Saturday morning we had the heaviest
'frees the Westward ever remembered here. The schooner
Jam of Bristol. upset on the point of the Cane Bank;
Ott ~i,o‘ The vessel is on her beam-ends on the bank, but if
*weather keeps moderate hopes are entertained of savirg her.
ihic vessels are on glory, but none with great damage.
Doevellocss, Doc. 6.—Ships Entered Inwards: Venus,
ho Gijon ; Ann and Paris, from Petersburgh • Semaphore,
km Calais; Christian and Rochester, from Oporto ; Esther,
km Cork; Hope, from Dublin ; Royal George, from Water-
fall. Entered Outwards: Thames, for India; Faith, for St.
Toreat's. Cleared Outwards: Echo, for Odessa; Duke of
yok, for Bermuda ; Echo and Kingston, for Jamaica ; Sir
hoid Scott, for India; Crichtoo, for St. Mary's • Manly, for
Walks; Fiche, for Teneriire ; Nautilus, for Grenada.
Aunts—At Sligo, th- Anne, Shaw' from Quebec. At Bally
Bep Bay Maria, Nicholson, from Quebec, dismissed. At
lerfosialland, Venus. Silly, from Jersey ; Carbonear, Ste.
;as; sod Horton, Hill, front Poole; and Union, Pack, from
Wed. At Matanzas,,Sstsan, Pollock, from Liverpool and
Ism. At Batavia, Malabalk, Orne, from Rotterdam ; Cabs-
---, front Amsterdam ; and Fortune, Tabor,
frolayal. At Quebec, Young Norval,—, from London;
al hatupt Jack,,—', from 'roberrnory. At Halifax, Victory,
lisity. from Liverpool. At Demerara, Cecilia, Iltpburo, from
*Clyde; Onderneming, —, from Middleburg; Emperor
gander and Onslow, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.
At Pssk, Mercury, Pittman, from Newfoundland. At Dart-
wadi, Stag, Jay:, from Newfoundland. At Bristol, Dolores,
km Ribes. At Belfast, Marathon, Boyd, froth Jamaica. At
lierpsol, &eolith, from Oporto ' • and Dorothea, from Norway.
bit Clyde, Clyde, Morrison ; and Isabella, Adams, from St.
Jai, New Brunswick.

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Soldon, BlinVit4l., from Livo
Forrotom it, 6.—Wind
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ftw Batavia. having s dled
sog Moab. tbe Vertumnus, ST;
14 Wawa, from Quebec; a
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goes. for Bengal and China;
oss sod &nal; John Sinful
jog Sion, for Alicant : they
igesatirsrd bostad•-•--Seven o'i
sad Adult, for St. John's, and
ktptinciont es remain. The homey
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