Star.
London, England, 1829-01-17 00:00:00

majority.

The Shannon frigate h:►s been taken into dock at.,
Portsmouth, for the purpose «f being particularly eza•l
mined, to discover, if possible, a leak which admitted
small quantity of water into the fore magazine. After
a most careful survey held rn her, in the -presence of
the surveyors of the Nor',. Mr. Tucker and S,r Robert
Seppings, it has been supposed to have originated from
souse of her bolts or fastenings having • loosened, and
from the present plan of filling the interstices at the
timbers wish a thick mizture of whiting and oil, which
soon bec.,mes solid. A leak might thus make its way
through .the smallest crevices from one end cf the ship
to. the other. The. ship was fitted out at Chatham,
where she had been in a state of ordinary for. some
years.. All her copper has bcen stripped off ..her.bot.
tom; she has been ftesh.caulked, and was taken out of
ock on. Thursday.

Mr. Worrwowrit said the penule nt Dr iglied I re-
quested him to state their it.tention of entits.i.ng their
Petition in the Commons to Mi. O'Co,.nell.
M. O'CoNNELL—The greatest enemy not oit'y to
Catholic freedom, but to Catholic wealth, is that bigot-
test Cospor ttion the.liatik N w, it we s:e
not emancipated before tweli e nionth,, we 4111 mare
C•e Governor and Company • f that I;a..k returns in
oar behalf ; or if the; do ha. not one or th. ir-ra4s %hall
ne taken try the people—they n141).1 Bite rover
(CI e. r.) Bin Me cind . m or% Since Lost! A-gleiey
'came I ere the revenue in I cla-id his i, cleate 1 more
than 400,0001. ni bout Ili: Excellenq's inatriing
t!.e extietise t f %hoeing a et agn ui s ho, be while in Tip-
pei at y—(Clieel s) .We can reduce the con-untption of
all exciseable articles nine tenths, by ab%; %ming front
the use rit ime;•rted liqii-as; ant heloie t el% e mouths,
111)1.•s We are made her, with the•bleioing rot Gun, we
shall and will do so.

Mr. O'Gortu MAHAN felt it his duty to Advert to
his own case.. • and to contradict the sisis-statetnet.t of
Mr. James Molony, lidt.iition, in the county of
Cl itr.--(liear, ).
Mr. O'Cotiset.l.My friend O'Gorman. Mat on used
not he so lineal- oa accoont of the charges if glister
Jemmy Nlu.lowney, for lie doe. not at p.c.'s, even upon
his accuser's silos. ing, to have sue I wisteti:—(Cieers)
—The High Sheriff has pro.ed loo.se f to he a peni-
s ,u, and it L.'rd Anele.e): %ere all wed to tol;o% his
own inclination. he would have lietose slow oegraded
this contemptinleanimal,*ho had the audacity to sully
she Ktsig's c•stnini.sic.n. IVh.it does t!•e lellow .:oP He.
a High Shetitf, cnnven-s, or at least coutstenallke, a
meeting of blood hounds! But he goes farther. He
ha. the hardili:upd to assemble the Kine. troops from
diffetetit parts of the country, and t.qtace Chem as
sentinels upon the kennel! It, instead of a mud P.c.
mier —we had a sensible m in at the I.esJ of Vie Go-
vernment, this insult to the King. this daring b.u'al.
of duty, would have been 101 l since pisuist.e..., and
Mr. Jemmy Munition would on looser be the " first
loan in the county" if a tre—(Cuevt.).

SECOND MEETING-401ESSIii:It EMINGIitiNS

CREDITORS.

Yest,-rdry, at nor fetlock. took pl. ce the Second
Meeting of the CieJitors of the liankinincs of Nes.r•.
Weir.inpiiir, Stephens n. and Co. be-fined. Tomei, Es 4.
Sir G. F. Hampton, And H. J. S'iephttcl. Esc; Corti-
ibissioner s ; I ut lung helore one o'clock the dots; s were
ribl4,eJ to be opened, auJ the room Vtdlf in a 'host .isue
crowded.

signing of proofs was immedi:ttely commenced.
Amongst the earliest applicas is in I eilorm fU.II duty
Sal G. llyng. El. M.P. The C iminissinners recog-
nised him. and one of them said—" I a is sorry to bee
you hem." They then invited the lion. Men.ber to
come round amongst themselves, t intricate him from.
the crowd thAt petted him round the table—is invi-
tation wine:, the lion. Member acte,;ieJ, and iem tin d
seated t some time amongst the Conimistimess till
his deposition c. uld he prepared ani rigi.e.f.
Tim co fa ion here became so gr. at, that Nit-. Cum.
neissmner TUKNEk sa:d, d these K. re nut mire n:(!rr
sitrit. e it wt)%.11 be impos,i•le-to p. iced with the
business; they ahout.i'be tettige( to ad') •urn the Court.
Si., star c( ',fusion a:ot cr.•vt ding, lints ever, continued
during the 'Howe's of the Merti-r•

Mr. MONTACII, the Busker, attended for the estate.
!Sir. Charles M ,theses proved his debt : his mime was called nut
several times, but he did nut answer ; he bad previously signed his
posit ton and withdrawn.
Mr. Burgess, of Itamsgste, banker, proved for 2,9251.
%Ir. A. Wift.eli, a merchant, proved for 2.:95/.
A paper was handed ..bout by the S ibeiturs to the Comm&
siosiers, Mesas. Ikrrow, Vit.cent. and P.ua,ley, for the choice of
ass:gt era. The names of such perstrts proposed were—.
I. William Strachan, of 2. Copthall Ch 'sobers-
Y. George Robertson, of Great Nlnchrat.r•strcet, merchant.
:S. William Sonars, of the same place. also merchant.
4. Witham Crautiuil. of Old Broad-street, al.° merchant. •
A Treiber)* attended to pirfTr a claim to be paid be-
fore the Tieh r cre,iitors.
Mr. Cornresisbipper SHEPHERD said nn such Tl4im
could be admitted by them, except for Set Vali s sad
clzrks.

The creditor replied that it was neither c ftht m; it
ssasa peculiar case; he would mention it isereafter.

'lire meeting proceeded ansicht as much nuise And
confusion as ever.

Mr. W. Patch, of Finsbur)-squ4te, proved for 2,2894
A creditor expre-sed leis surp.i.e to Mr. Montagu,
that a paper should be handing about to collect signs.
torts for assignees, the names being hardly artntioned.
Mr. MonTAuu said I:e had rushing to do %oho( ;
the matter must be meittioi.ed presently to the Cern-
m'ssi nets.

The creditor wanted an assignee for the separate
estate.; he should•mention his objection to the Commis-
.ioners as early as possible.
llere extra confusion .rose from the num clfrk
announcing that sever.l pccktts had been picked. One
Gentleinan had lo:t Astir st4eteigm, and another th.
When these took place a general investirat.on of pockets
took place. Others complained of having lust band.
kei chiefs.
The proch of debts, however, continued, bat ant ;ill
Mr. Montagu had complained that serfs( body *had. .1 un
away with the list of creditorsdepositighs. f.. • .
After the debts„fixed for proof had been gunatbrottis,
the signed papers for choice oft.essignaes At ere handed
in. There being no sort of opposition, it was understpod
that Mr. Crai turd, Mr. Strachan, Mr. Sykau, and Mr.
Robertson, were chosen assignees to the estate.
Mr. NI 'arson said, a tough 'sketch litcl been 'dr‘awn
up by the petitioning creditors, which' would, perhaps

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F,Ogre some s2A idea' td the affairs Of the estate:
arrah this d orotappeered, that the total amount
of assests was about 344.3851. and the total anii•unt of
& i1ditt.A2,55511. 10..5d. which would leave, perhaps,
12s. or 14s. in the pound.
The ratement alluded to was handed in, from which
it appeased that of assets there were—
Bills and Foreign &eok,Rnglisli Stnek,Money,&c.‘l34l,o3li 19 11
litalio.cas due bons sundry parsons, good debts . 10211 15 10
Cads paid to limas. Marna. Scope, and Co. pre-
vious to the Sather December . . . 12,464 18 8
which with other items made a total of assets of 344,3551. 10s. 9d.
Oa the debit side of the account, these appeared aebt,
due. private ledger, 21,2041. ditto great ledger.
158 6601. dividend ledger, 173,0261. br.,kere ledger,
5.506/. debts due to country banks, 61.4571. which,
with other items, made a total of debts of 425,5511.
A ere .itor asked, whether the amr.unt of debts in-
cluded the deficiencies by Mr. Stephenson.
Mr. Mutsraou answered, that the estate was liable
fur property. abstracted by Mr. Stephenson, to the
amount of, perhaps, 70.0001. which would increase the
liabiii.irs ot the estate, in rough numbers to about
50 40001. He also explained, that the deficiency in
Mr. Stephenson's private account had no reference to
the general account of the estate.
The business of the day having been gone through,
the court broke up.