Star.
London, England, 1826-08-30 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, AUGUST 28.

There was a Meeting this day of the General Com-
mittee for the Relief of the Necessitous Poor, at which
the Sub-Committee closed their met itorious IThours, by
giving in their ninth and final Report, of which the
following are extracts :
"In conformity with your direvions, your Sub-
Committee discontinued the distribution of provisions,
and withdrew all the tickets presented on Friday, the
18th instant.

"Painful as this measure was, though, in consequence
of the reduced state of the fund, evidently unavoidable,
your Sub•Commitree have the high satisfaction of re.
porting to you that the deportment of the applicants on
this occasion has afforded a strong proof of genuine
gratitude for the bounty you had bestowed, and for the
kindness with which they have been treated ; for, though
most of them could not but anticipate the accumulation
of distress, which a privation of the accustomed pittance
must bring on them, already suffering families, even
this sad prospect did not prevent their expression of un.
feigned thanks, or their prayers for a blessing on their
benefactors. Your Sub-Committee conceive it to be a
duty which they owe to their poor neighbours, to bear
this testimony to their good conduct; and, recollecting
also (what they before had occasion to commend) their
patient resignation and patient endurance of the evil
that has befallen them, they cannot but refer to such
eaidences of right feeling, and readiness to acknowledge
obligation, which, in the season of calamity, have been
so generally exhibited, as most gratifying proofs that
your contributions have not been indiscriminately la-
vished upon unworthy objects.
" It only remains for the Sub-Committee to resign
into your hands the trust which you confided to their
management; and while they do this, they feel assured
it will afford you sincere pleasure to be informed, that
during the last period in which they were
.employed
upon this important subject, the most cordial unanimity
has marked all their proceedings; and though it was
your pleasure, in the selection of your delegates, to
associate together persons differing most essentially in
opinion upon subjects of the highest concern, it is with
unmoved satisfaction and perfect confidence they appeal
to the whole of their transactions, and to the compre-
hensive record of them before you, for a proof that nei-
ther party prejudice nor religious distinction has ever
infisenced their decisions, or in ajyr manner interfered
with the duties they had to perform."

Petersburgh Journals to the 13th August were re-
ceived last night. The EMPERIM has conferred on
Captain KOTZEBUE, 'the celebrated circumnavigator, the
Order of St. Anne of the second class.—An Ukase of
the Ist instant directs the removal of the President of
the Criminal Tribunal at Nechni Novgorod, for ex-
treme indolence.

By accounts from Mexico we learn that the Autho-
rities have lately made some new regulations concern•
ing the admission of foreigners into the Mexican terri-
tory, repealing all previous laws, except that of Novem-
ber, 1825. The great object of which is to free strangers
from unnecessary embarrassments, and at tke same time
to keep all suspicious persons out of the country. Before
landing in Mexico every foreigner will be required to
give to the Captain of the Port a written declaration of
his name, country, &c. He is then to produce his pass-
port, when the Captain of the Port will give him a writ-
ten permission to land. Strangers from countries which
have not recognized agents from Mexico can land only
with passports from the Governments, and those from
countries which have, are required to present passports
from those agents, but if they do not they will be per-
mitted to land under the security of the Consul from
their own country: In any place where he stops more
than three days the stranger must get his passport coun-
tersigned by the Authorities. The small pox is stated
to be very prevalent in many parts of Mexico.
The New York Papers state that the gold and silver
specie and bullion imported into the United States,
during the Commercial year, ending on the SOth of
September last, amounted to 6,150,765 dollars. In the
same period the export of gold and silver was 8,797,055
dollars, from which it appears that the export exceeded
the import by 2,646,290 dollars. This enormous export
is stated to be occasioned by the excessive issues of pa-
per, which drove the specie out of the country ; and the
China trade in particular, which was so far overdone,
that most of those engaged in it suffered a loss. This
year, however, there was a re-action, and silver is stated
to be brought in so abundantly that the men at the Mint
had to perform what is called a day and a half work.
—The expert of specie from the port of Philadelphia
during the months of April, M ry and June, of the pre-
sent year, had only been 500,501 dollars.—From New
Orleans we learn that two cases of yellow fever had
occurred in June. This di eadfial malady was much
earlier than usual, which was attributed to the excessive
heat of the weather. Two hundred and twenty three
emigrants from England had arrived at New York in
one day, by three of the packet ships from Liverpool.
Ft R E.—Between one and two o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, a fife was di•covered .to have broken out in the
second floor of the house of Mr. Drysdale, the London
Spa, at the corner of Rosamond-street, Clerken well, and,
' from the hour of the night, and the whole family having
for some time previously retired to rest, very serious
consequences were at one time apprehended. The very
prompt means, however, adopted by Mr. Drysdale and
his neighbours, prevented his family from accident, and
' confined the fire principally to the room where it burst
I out, which, with the furniture and property therein, is
destroyed, The fire was got under before the arrival
of the engines and firemen.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Catharina Aldrina, frail the Cape, has arrlied off Rye. She
sailed from St. Helena the Stith of June.

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Faamoont, Avo. 28. Wind S.W.—Arrived off the port, the
John, of London, from Berbite. Arrived the Havannah Packet,
RAmur, from Zante ; and Betsey, BILL, from St. Sohn's (N. B.)
Sailed the Albion, Buitam.t,, for Leghorn ; and the Commerce,
HAIM, for London.

Portals 29.—Wind S.S.E.--Arrived the New
Speedwell, and Harmony, from London. Sailed the Highflyer
cutter, on a cruise; and his ?•lajesty's ship atasicouti, for Wool-
wich.

Thur., Awns: 29.—Wind S. W.—Passed bt, the IYelson, DAW-.
sox, from Jamaica; Egyptian, Finivricic, from the Isle of France ;
and Jane, Haavams, from Jamaica, all for London ; and the George
IV. steam ship, front London for Oporto, Lisbon, and Gibraltar.
A homeward bound Southseaman passed this afternoon, reported
by a boatman. the Vansittart. The Cyrus, MAncussircn, from
London to the. Mediterranean, remains. The rest of the outward
bound have sailed.