Star.
London, England, 1819-11-04 00:00:00

FIFESHIRE.

For some time back advertisements have been in-
dustriously circulated throughout the Fact of Fife,
by a few vicious characters in Anstruther, in con-
junction with sevtral others of a similar description
in the towns adjacent, purporting that a Meeting of
the Friends to Reform was to be held at the Cross
of Aastruther upon the 15th ultimo, at two o'clock
in the afternoon, to take into consideration the con-
duct of the Magistrates and Yeomanry at Manches-
ter, and to devise some plan to obtain a Parliamen-
tary Reform. From the great preparation of flags,
&c. for the occasion, some anxiety was excited
among the more peaceable inhabitants for the result :
but between the momentous hour and four o'clock,
only about a dozen individuals from distant places
appeared, who, from their true characteristic appear-
ance, were generally received with bursts of laughter
from those assembled as spectators; the consequence
was, that the would-be-legislators never presented
themselves, and were obliged to consign their en-
lightening orations to oblivion, and their flags to the
bed-head, and disperse, after a serious quarrel between
the secretary and the self chosen committee, about'
the payment of his disbursements for posting adver-
tisements and making flags.

Wednesday, a number of most respectable Gentle-
men met at Rodmin, in pursuance of the invitation
inserted in our last publication, when it was found,
that one hundred and fifey:floe respectable individuals,
of all parties, had signified their desire to call a
County Meeting, " to consider what measures it may
be necessary to pursue, in order that such an inquiry
may be instituted into the late transactions at Man-
chester, as shall satisfy the ends of justice, and ap.
pease the irritated feelings of the People." In conse-
quence of these communications, a Requisition for a
County Meeting was drawn up, and JOHN COLMAN
RASULEIOII, and EDMOND JOHN GLYNN, Esqrs. were
deputed to wait on the High Sheriff with it on Thurs-
day. That a Requisition so signed will be complied
with, there can be no doubt :—the object of the.Re-
quisitionists is such as, we should conceive, most
!fleet the approbation of every candid and indepen-
dent man, who values the Coustnutional liberties of
his country.—West Briton.

LIQUIDASION OF TFIE
TO THE atorron of Ttr, STAR:
" " Stec— I
Feeling, as do, the tiuth of the proposi-
tion, I am anxious to *impress
the National Debt is the only cause of our alt.
the
Coventry
7Nationtheati
Distress. In thus 'speaking, however, of this Debt,
I must beg to be understood as nut in the least doubt-
ing the validity of the claim of the Public Creditor.
We owe the money : it was borrowed and expended
under Parliamentary sanction : and, whether we may
now think that it would have been better to have
been the slaves of -NAPOLEON, or the allies of Louts—.
whether, at the present day, we consider the Debt as
necessarilycontracted, or otherwise, is perfectly im-
material to the question. Being, as it was, I say, con-
stitutionally incurred on the faith of the Country, the
national honour is pledged, and this can only be re-
deemed by a full, fair, and faithful discharge of the
Debt. I have already shewn in my former letters,
that independently of the elpenses incurred for the
maintenance of the Army, the Navy, the Ordnance,'
and for carrying on the Government of the Country
.that, exclusively of all this, forty millions of taxes
are annually levied for the payment of the Interest of
ate National Debt alone. I have also shewn, that
the wages of the labourer in husbandry being the
same now as when the Interest of the said Debt
*mounted only to ten millions, the encreased pressure
en the working classes must, of consequence, be' as
four to one: the effect of which has been, that labour
no longer insuring maintenance, the labourer has be-
iamne disheartened, and industry destroyed—that the
increase of the Poor Rate was a natural consequence
--that men no longer eat their bread by the sweat of
their brow—and that thus a prime principle is aban-
doned, and idleness encouraged, by giving that in
alms which properlysbelongs to labour. When men
become idle, they soon become worthless; and this, I
nun afraid, has already proved true to a very alarming
extent. In this manner have the poor been affected,
by our encrease of Debt—the rich have been able to
bear the additional burden of taxes with much less,
inconvenience ; for they have, to meet the encreased
demands made on them by the State, encreased also
'their income ; they have encreased, greatly increased
their rents ; and, to enable the farmer to meet his
encreased rent, they procured an encreased price for
corn : not so the working classes—they had uo en-
crease of wages, although the price of the first neces-
sary of life was doubled, and their taxes quadrupled It
While this Debt remains undiminished, the -usual
blessings of peace are unfelt. An abundant harvest
(and the present was, perhaps, hardly ever exceeded,).
avails us nothing. Corn must be kept up, because
rents must be kept up; and rents must be kept up to
enable the landlord to pay his taxes : this is the pre-
cise situation of the Country ; and what hope have
we of a change for the better, when, in the fourth
year of peace, we are obliged, not only to submit to
an encrease of taxes, but to see also that amusing
bubble, the Sinking Fund, applied to other purposes
than that for which it was originally destined? Sir,
until some means are discovered for reducing this
Debt, our situation must remain what it is—economy
may assist in reducing the Expenditure for the Army
and Ordnance, but what will economy do for the
'National Debt? All the economy we can employ
will only keep us where we are : without eco-
nomy, we must increase our taxes—when we shall
have economized to the utmost extent, by looking
into, and paring down as closely as possible, the
Barrack, the Store-keepers, the Commissariat, and
the Ordnance Departments, we should find, that with.
all this, we did nothing more than barely bold our
ground—we should only have the satisfaction of not
encreasing our taxes : high rents must still be de-
manded, to pay the Interest of the National Debt;
the price of corn must, for the same reason, be kept
up; the price of labour be still depressed; and the
cries of the poor be still heard in our land.
" The public voice is divided betwixt Economy
and Reform. Now, putting the demagogues altoge-
ther aside, (considering their views to be totally dif-
ferent from the interests and wishes of the People,)
take it, that the two parties are seeking the same end
by different means ; one, desiring to procure an alle-
viation of suffering by the present Ministry—the
other, hoping to obtain it more readily by a change :
whether, however, by those who have at present the
direction of the helm, or by new men, the People
have a right to expect that something should be done
for the immediate and substantial relief of the Coun-
try ; and this, I confess, I should prefer to see under.'
taken by our present Ministers. Our experience has
taught us that a change of men does not always pro-
duce a change of measures ; and, I im willing to be-
lieve, that if the present men had only a fair chance.
they would honestly do every thing in their power to
carry us through our difficulties. I see much to
blame in them, but in others, I have seen more : it
should be recollect too, that Ministers are often
compelled to shew cotntenar.ce to acts which them-
selves disapprove ; and such, I have no doubt, was the
case with respect to a late Royal Pension. It is, how-
ever, the fate of this Country, that its Ministers should
but rarely have an opportunity of attending to the real
interests of the Nation : they are certainly not treated
fairly ; for, during the recess, when their minds ought
to be fully occupied iu devising means of promounp,
the national prosperity, they are altogether employed
in contriving how best to defend their characters,'
and preserve their places : and thus we see one Fes•
sion of Parliament taken up in discussing the merits-
of suspending the Habeas Corpus Act ; another, in

Gering with the Bank to comrvl
-it to
debts; electioneering squabbles ek.-1 •
fourth bids fair to be employed on- ge
ge
dy. Sir, it is in this way that, I sat
laps treated fairly ; for how is it possible
,41 men should abstract theirkelres st
iupon the business of the Country in ta
requires! to look the danger in.thefac
lidy proper remedies, when they are cr
wooed by the most serious charges '
themselves ? • • * • • • •
What may be the course which MI
Ilodge' know -not ; but that which
to see them adopt, would be
the meeting of Parliament, to move fr
on the State of the Nation, and there
into o the investigation, and to meet
openly, fearlessly, and manfully. ar
found, what I suspect it will, that a •
Debt must be made, the whole talent
will be drawn to the subject, and sol
,be
devised for effecting so very desir
" In my first letter, I have prof
this by a Lottery, to be drawn annual
500,000 Tickets, at £lOO a Ticket,
millions worth of Prizes, would lea,
millions to go in reduction of the N,
is a great recommendation to this
would actually be no Blanks ; the
of the Tickets being applied daily in
Debt, the taxes of the purchasers
be proportionably lessened. 1 need
recapitulate my former scheme; and
that unless a better is proposed, I sh.
adopted, convinced, as I am, that
very considerably reduced, we shall
noured nor respected abroad—nor can
and security, nor be united and'
With our -increase of D'bt, we
alarming depression of morals : !c)
lwaettermust, weretmrauscet lessenth
estith9es fwahrmicherh;.,
I remain, Sir, y,
oP ber
.e seri
tdui e
nna
est tns onnt,
. October
18,
1859.”

THE AJIALY.
The 10th, 91st, and 36th Regiments of
at Malta.
The 28th, 82d, and 75th Regiments
Artillery and Engineers, are stationed at Corfs.
A detachment of the 75th Regiment is -
Ithaca, in Cephalonia, where Lieutenant-1
Bawl, of the 10th, acts as Governor.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Extract of a letter from a passenger on
klulgraxe Castle, East-Indianian, dated
tober 4, 1519:
" We were chased by a privateer oa ThursilaT list,
petted to have been overhauled, o hick, I believe,
vented by the breeze which wad, luckily for us,'
it was one of Lord Cochrane's Beet. She points
made us lie to; after having spoken, and learnt ,
and our destination, she -desired us to set sail again.
very strict here, on 7.CCOUNA of our having the m
spoken by the privateer. We bad difficelty in pc(
vernor's consent to land : indeed we had to hoist t..
Hag ; but from she repreeentatioas of the Captain's
shore, and his own word of honour, that
oateer bearded, we at length received the
of the Governor's =asset, which he did u
without first giving Its a slight intimatise of his otabipe;,
previously letting us know, by express, that if r c •
put a boat ashore, he would fire at, and sink us."
Fatatoutra, Itlovaamaa I.—WindEN.E—Arrivedt.
Norman, from Liverpool for Amsterdam, • h lou
warks, bee. and the Harmony, Fiume, from
London.
PoarsHuo.ourrncloanv,
,el4f
IrC:trlint
harbouro Madelkira—
t;lldullad W.
ther N.
Ellen,Guerndey
Sailed the Estafette, Witsew for Dantzic.
Dieu, Nova tans downi,,
River and sailed, with the whole of the outward-hound,
Dan Romney, &cant, for Jamaica ; the Sarah, Tuser•
Bombay ; Angersteini TMOIITION, for Madeira; the
CAMPIIZLL and Dale, SUCIMP.IiE, for Jamaica; Levant,
mous, for Berbice ; Martha, Naesxr,
. for ILivaanah,
Comet, STIWAIT, trout Hull for the South Seas.
Lrvaaroot, Novi:aunt 2.—Arrived off this port the
Cecelia, from flew York, sailed 20th September; •
John, BILASSZY, ft oat Africa.
Bamunotou, Noveassae I.—Arrived the Unity,
front Faversham: she was ran on board of by a tars,
Flambrp' Head, on Friday night, which car ied away
mast : the Master, one man, and a boy, are miss:r-z-
-to have got on board the other vesseL 'lle Union,
sox, from Dover, whirls run on shore near this place r
ult. is got off and brought lr.to this harboc.r.
DAVIS'S STRAITS.
The following notices have b. en roceired frora
" Captain I-Laweists, of the Eventorpe,
and saw the laud to the east and west, w sjprOst
Islands; open sea to the nortliw;al, no is ex opt berg
were around; a swell from the w.:5tv....r.1,
the zerth-west to south' and east, 34 pvr ; 1.••,
weather, foggy at times ; thinks the country moree
elms
than last. year ; the land in the highest latitudeg app'"
fertile and barer of snow than in the L.wcr Lt.tusle.
" Captain BLYTH, of the Brunswick, went ran F..ther
74. 20. found a great quautitf of ice, more sad betvier :haze
former years ; the season had been uncommoal;- seve:e
and June, and much of the ice was formed then.
" Captain Riau., of the Ingtia, went to 75. row were so
son, ice viryheasy, 7, 10, and 12 feet thick; upon thoradb
there was more ice than in former years.
" Captain Oiteces, of the Andrew Marvel, r.sde fsherlill
the South-east Bay, lat. 62. to 69. hrd rev, wi..ither,
vi
strong northerly gales; the ice increrscd nr.:ch dunes his 0/
by freezing, and the coming of fresh ice dc--:rt the S,taits;
season was much severer than last year, b-.lt thinks the vs
ter had been mild, the =titres having told ^im that the rerszrl
there,
-c
arcvyr.
aptain
thermometer
of
ete ther
MU several times broken up during the wino- r.
" when C
to the east and west ; thinks the east lard was z ccotineet,l!
the west islands had a level from the southerare, c-srrrat alc.
same direction ; there appeared to be a passage to the aorta
abort Thomas,
4 0
inched
.
west, bat could not say how far it extended ; season vet'
Ray ice formed in one night an inch thick In the middle et
yet he think; the country clearer of ice thar. last year.
" RIIAZZIL.—It appears that the highest latitude attaiaed
IL
any of the whale fishers was 77. 30. !rat probably a Lai' de' r.
tiun must be made from this, on account of the greater refr.g2.7
occasioned by the ice. I should judge from 40. to 50.
longitudes of these ships is very uncertain, the Muter+ In-. 17
much occupied by the business of the voyage, to make the tr
cessary observations; indeed few, if any of them, are csw
lied for It.
only by tfie account given to thsrov th nat'
ofusual;
ck aicreolailloaftoiunngdleein.
bustununerit scents probable purothurdthi:tbeethe"wrninutc,"rinmwaserverri:d:o,lrl 11
also front the circumstance of the high Latitudes g
bably account for the more sterile appearance of the laud in tmw
tlt? of ice accumulates here,
latitudes. It should be observed, that every year a gela,l4l:as
68,1 ttosegtos;ll°73w:etiviaenr, usual, ..I!;ta:hluquu.;•ll}.. !TY'
tude of about an degrees. And this forms the imp,
,75
proceeding up the Straits, which can seldom be a "lig, go.
bergs on a reef of rocks, stretchilcircgaasicornorsds the tt's7-siltsr:iuuntu'tneel•rtil(...
until a late period of the year, and sumetimcs is ai:ort
practicable."

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Ma
arm
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ao.de.hi
tvsul_easis:s
:red::
am;
rtobn
um'llaus
desirable
tade'
no4l,nt,'
uon ,
ns bein
truly in
Ices su6.cirn;la, er Pal
Ty;n to deem'
.bjecte
'on o. 7
of very
to refit
Public
which I cold took F
on the
lly, an'
isellradotanpthldeloraln:Ttedrnifttioa:anlelraccileOlf.'.... ols, fir
statio
'orone
who d
, to ,
cstheke erts ,
National
owfh se is t ht. rski.'ah:Yriaeecdoabese ca'llefca:raee:n;
o this plan, that
s; the purchase..
empl,
1 need not, h.
se; and I will on;/-. al, 4
hi, I shall hope to / re
, that until this tan
re shall neither be e a
—nor can we eif;.',/
and happy, at • 1.4 I, in
,we have snare?, d,
s : to ad,,ar . rece,thet%
met or, ir. others,. Pm'
Lich hay u; irate
.be
Sir, cots very ob
Regiments of Fat
Regiments of Fmk, fro
stationed at Cons,
st
h Regiment is nor
Lieutenant-Colonel m:
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ve
L.LIGENCE.
passenger on beard
man, dated Madeira, t
• a
er oa Thursday ban, a 1 it
•
• hick, I believe, was ally
leckfly for us, then • ti
et. She pointed her •-
'ken, and learnt who we
as to set sail again. They T
it having the misfortune .
difficelty in procuring the •
we had to hoist the •
pas of the Captaia's Mende
our, that no ose from tie
ived the pleasurable iv • •
he did not, kowerer,cor.
faultiest of his oninipolrm
'press, slat if v. e taterptti I
t, and sink us."
td E.N.E.—Arrived the I,•
kensterdaen, with loss of
Fluzaa, from Labradore
rind W. N. W.—Arrireti
and the Crown transport,
se Mersey, to repair •• •
Danrzie.
r. N. W.—Came down from
ale of the outward-booed, •
aicn ; the Sarah, Tutrta,
r, fi,e Madeira; the Fresi
for Jamaica.; Levant, V,
:stir, for I lavannah , a:4
the South Seas.
rrived off this port the
led 20th September; and
Arrived the Unity, Stu
sn board of by a large rend •
:, which varied away iter
d a boy, are mis,sinz—str• •
veaseL 11,c Union, Its •
Fore near this place on du '
is harbour.
,TRAITS
rvceired fruris Day: ;6 Fels
'.ventorpe,
west, et !:e supr of ed
tale
arl, 110 iC!', except bogs the
to •inmt set fill
,34 per !I:tux; irte rite
the country more clea dis
ighest latitudett appeared vat
t„

'0 TM EDITOR OF 2711 STAR.

-.llthongh the circumstance of your valuable
being so Much occupied by an account of
Illy important events which are occurring in
•;er parts of the Kingdom, has prevented me
tieetrag the pledge I some time ago gave, on
.t. ea a the Navy, I shall not fad calling the
:;I';t,; ~roar numerous Readers to it on a future,
.oery distant day. Permit me, in the mean
~Loqucst the favour of your communicating
rt:blie, through ilt STAR, that, in an aray
took place on the T
coast, between Hastingsff and
the morning of Friday last, one man was
1,. ar..l another slightly Wounded, by a volley
lima from the Preventive or Coast Blockade
stationed at an adjoining Martello Tower.
';:oner's Inquest having sat on the body of
• ..
ao c:ed of his wound late on Friday evening,
-;:as this day returned a verdict of Just able
di; the other man, whose name I have not
received a ball in one cm his knees, which is,
v,, extracted. As this afFair, and another in
a man was killed, at Lydd, on the coast of
bout seven weeks ago, are likely to become
i Parliamentary investigation, I shall forbear
any comment; but you should be informed,
LIT spirit of contention to which the Coast
-12 e has given rise, between the inhabitants and
'played to put it into effect, 'continues rather
.be than diminish. Arrests of great numbers
almest daily; and one man now lies at the
dreadfully lacerated from the wounds of
recently inflicted by an Officer in•the above
lordinary Service. I have already pointed
i! the consequences which so naturally arise
nrg arms into the hands of men who had been
in a ship of war for many years; and I feel
, that if the Admiralty do not take immediate
,render this Service less obnoxious, the result
piovt exceedingly injurious in every point of
I am, Sir, .acc.
1619.

ALBION.

MANCHESTER, NOVEMBER I.

_ outrage and confusion of the 16th of
it was naturally apprehended, that various
' been inflicted, and numerous individuals
feed to an extent never likely to be known ;
e heard with astonishment of the amount
Lice and inhumanity disclosed in the usual
union, at the close of the New Bailey Sessions
thy last.
fifty persons, committed about the lath of
and since detained in custody, were dis-
no bills of indictment having been found,
Td having been presented against them. I
some of these unhappy beings, in wretch-
in rags, exhibiting the face of famine, and
, the language of despair. For eleven
tey have been suffering not merely the priva-
liberty, 1, it almost of common food, while
!or of their imprisonment has been such,
lode any communication with their families'
ids. Nay, the solicitation of professional
see the prisoners confined in consequence of
'ions of the 16th of August has been re-

ty refused.
eof those then have been long supposed no
were on Saturday restored to liberty and
But. gracious Gon, what spectres! Notwith-
all the evils winch the people of this town
tied, and witnessed and deplored, the case
tppy persons has excited a peculiar sen-
Every good man of every party is heard to
that tedress should be had for such accumu-
Tression, and that the oppressors should be
ima and punished. To the individuals who
:red, adequate compensation is impossible,
:nature of the sufferings which some of those
~is have Liesctibed in my presence. But the
id justice and feeliog cf the country must be
t, it not dead, if the most exemplary punish-
mild not await the authors and abettors of
traordinary calamity.
tinbition of political alarm, and the spirit of
persectition, would really be a subject of
to this town, if it were not for the mischiefs
they lead. A very few days after the Meet-
:l6.l August. a complaint was made by a
t ne of Fletcher, to Mr. HULTOW, the

..le, 1.4 the Lancasterian School-boys, none
Were alicre ten years of age, were in the
marching iti military array, with military
Nlt. llui.roN, who was one of the most
Al.igistrates on the 16th August, commu-
this complaint to the Gentlemen who super-,
this Institution, a Special Meeting of whom
tonsequence, convened. At this Meeting the
it Was discussed,—some of the boys confessed
'tad used troodea swords, btu the result was
that these children were innocent of the
,t deliberate disloyalty and Military prepara-
k-'O, seriously, what must be thought of their

$l/eral Sunday Schools boys of late have been
admission who happen to wear white hats ;
Persons who voluntarily undertake to teach
irs at some of those schools, have bees es-
*cause they happened to wear white bats !
NOVEMBER 2.—NEW BAILEY.
)ruing Mr. Norm's presided on the Bench.
in he!, a lad scarcely 2.0 years of age, was
among other prisoners, and the charge
against him was, for having tired a pistol
le Hill last night, and for having another in
SSI
he constables of the night gated, that thel,
.4.1c1 been observed, opposite Mr. Johnston's,
AL:maker's, shop (to which place, it will be re-
`'•''lr. PEA RSON, in his placard, had directed
:1') had h:en abused in the late Manchester
',lce;., to apply), firing a pistol. He was
apprehended, and, upon searching him,
.6;-.1 Was found, loaded with ball, ta the
1)-:,!ches. Being asked what erase be
ike ;!-)t imving these pistols in his poesemicia?
thr. i).•:!iad bought thew for the purpose of
Litnself.
linATE—Well, prisoner, what have you WI
401',Lrtli‘ ?
t ler—l bought those pistols in my own de-
tv,, stated bekre, and I say so now. My
dn'mg is have been several times
'P'4l :tad ill-ucated, for what :won

I don't know. ercepting that I belong to the Lanca-
shire Militia. It was but the other night I was
pushed off the kirb-stone, and nearly knocked down,
and I am determined to defend my life.
MAGISTRATE—What are you by trade ?
Prisoner—l am a silk-weaver.
MAGISTRATE—How came you by these pistols ?
Prisoner—l bought them for twenty shillings, a
few days ago.
•MAGISTRATE—And how did you manage to raise
the wind to buy them ?
Prisoner—l pawned my watch for that purpose.
The pistols were here produced by Mr. Nadin, as
well as the ball, which had been taken out of the
loaded pistol, and a powder flask, also found on the
prisoner, nearly filled with powder.
Mr. Nadin here observed to the Magistrate, that
the pistols were town-made, and were worth more
than twenty shillink.
MAGISTRATE—HOW came you to fire the pistol ?
Was that loaded too?
Prisoner—No, that was not loaded, or I should
not have fired it.
MAGISTRATE—IS this all that yon have got to say
for yourself?
Prisoner—l bought the pistols to defend myself,
as I tell ; that's all I have to say.
MAGISTRATE—Have you bail here?
Prisoner hesitated for a moment, and then.he said
that he had no bail here at present, ,
MAGISTRATE—Then let him be taken down.—
The lad was immediately taken down, and lodged in
the prison.
A man, calling himself a Special Constable, was
brought up, and ordered to find bail, for having
dragged a poor woman out of her house, and ,for
having beaten her with his truncheon about the head
and body. While beating her, the fellow cried out,
" The Magistrates have given me a truncheon to use
as I like, and, depend upon it, I will not be idle with
it r The evidence of the poor woman, (whose arm
was in a sling, so badly had she been treated), was
corroborated by several of her neighbours, who were
witnesses of the fact.
The MAGISTRATE told the prisoner, that he had
acted most improperly, in committing so violent and
outrageous •an assault upon this poor woman, and
that he must find bail for the offence.
Not being provided with bail, the man was con-
veyed-to pains, till he could procure it.
blissbeggar,. who has been in custody fotsomb
,days, wu brought w on Monday, charged with
having grossly abund several, prsont; and crying
out, " Hunt for ever r By the evidence of one of
the officers, who had apprehended him, it appeared
that, when taken up, he violently abused the man,
called him all sorts of names, and swore at him
terribly. As he was being taken to the New Bailey,
he attracted a mob round him, by crying out, "'Hunt
for ever I" and abusing Government.
MAGISTRATE—WeII, prisoner, what have you to
say to this charge against you ?
Prisoner—Vt'ell, Sit, I was drunk that's all I
MAGISTRATE—Take him down, and let him bel
flogged, and then discharged.
Another man, of respectable appearance; was then,
placed in the dock, and charged with having cried
out in the street, " There go two of Nadin's blood-
hunters ; they will murder any one they meet !" He
was intoxicated when he said this. Upon the pro-
mise that he would behave better in future, he was

discharged.
Sunday night, at New-town, a place about half a
mile from this town, the residence principally, of the
lower Irish, a disturbance took place, which, how-
ever, was quelled without much difficulty ; and, we
are happy to say, no material injury was done.
Trade in this town is now very flat ; a great num-
ber of hands are thrown out of employment, and
these poor wretches, many of whom have large fa-
milies to support, are compelled to beg in the streets,
or to starve.

COURT 07 COMMON COUNCIL.—The LORD MAYOR
held a Court of Common Council yesterday, for the
purpose of clearing off the outstanding business.
The Court directed the CHAMBERLAIN to take the
necessary steps for paying off ten bonds .of £lOO
each, raised under the Act of Parliament for esta-
blishing the Coal Market. The Inhabitants of the
Ward of Bishopsgate and Cripplegate presented Pe-
titions for a Subscription in aid of the Sufferers at
.Manchester, which were read, and, after consider-
able discussion, referred to the General Purposes
Committee to consider and report.—The LORD
MAYOR presented a statement in respeCt of the con-
duce of Mr. Sheriff *PARKINS to one.of the Judges,
at the Sessions a the Old Bailey, which was referred
to the CoMmitiee on the office of Sheriff..:-.Mr.
aRIFFITRamoved that the Thanks of the Court,' to-
gether with the Freedom of the City, in a box of
heart of 'oakt.be givrt• to. the stoat Noble the Mar-
quis C AIIDIN, for giving up his Tellership—(See,
Advertisement ),-A conversation ensued upon this,
in the course of which, Mr. TAYLOR hoped, that as
all were agreed in a wish to eipreSi their approba-
tion of the conduct of the Marquis CAnnw, in the
most respectful manner possible, any altercation as
to the mode should be avoided. He heartily COD.
curred in this approbation, and only regretted, that
during the long time which had elaPsed since this
matter had been before the Court, there had been do
instances of the same kind to enable the Court to.
unite others with the Noble Marquis in this testimony
of their respect. Unfortunately there were too many
cases of an opposite conduct, which might serve as
foil to that of this conscientious Nobleman; such as
that of the Will of a Noble Duke, who had left as-
nuities to his younger sons, until they should be what
wise provided for by Government! Such a Will woulel
for ever remain a xecord of meanness and disgrace,.
He trusted the virtuous and disinterested conduct at
1 the Marquis CAMDEN would never be forgotten.-
The motion was then put and carried ; and the fol.
lowing, on the motion of Mr. OLDHAM, was referred-
Ito a Committee:
" That this Court is of opinion, that, after the Court has bees
formed by the presence of the Right !loos the Lord Mayor, arta
a sufficient number of Aldermen and Commoners, the departure
of the Aldermen does not warrant the breaking up of the Court,
so long as there are not less than forty Members present."
II
After the dispatch of some routine business, the
LOAD Mayon thanked the Court for their attendance
Idaring the year, and took kis leave of them, the pre.
sent being the last Court at which his Lordship will
atoetsct before his going our of office.—The Court
' hen adjourned.

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• Saturday last, three tremendous explosions took I
place in Yells Pit, near Whitehaven, belonging to
the Earl of LONSZIALE, and occasioned the death of
twenty out of twenty-two unfortunate colliers who
were working in it. Notwithstanding the most prompt
assistance rendered by the stewards, aided by the in
troduction of air-pipes, it was with the greatest dif-
ficulty that the bodies were approached—fourteen of
which were removed on Sunday, and six on Monday.
The two survivors, Patrick M'Avoy and his son, were
only rescued from their perilous situation early on
Monday morning, in a most deplorable state; but we
are happy to add, that sanguine hopes are entertained
of their recovery. On hearing the melancholy intel-
ligence, the Earl of LONSDALK sent twenty-two
guineas to be distributed among the relations of the
sufferers—one guinea to each family ; besides %chick,
they will have dwellings rent free, and eighteen.
pence a week from the fund arising from the colliers
weekly subscription deducted from their wages. Of
the cause of, this lamentable event, whether ;t was
owing to the temerity of the workmen, or to the na-
tural dangers attending
.the re-opening of an old pit,
nothing is clearly known ; but the town looks forward
with considerable anxiety for the result of the Coro-
ner's Inquest.—Whitehaven Gazelle.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET THIRD OCTOBER OR HOUGHTON
MEETING, 181 S.
NVII:DNI3DAY, NOVEMBICIL 3.
Subscription Plate of £5O, for 2-yr-olds carrying Est. 71b. and
3-yr-olds, est. tolb.—T.Y.C.
Mr. Lake's black filly Soots, 3-yrs-old - - - - I
Sir C. Banbury's brown filly, by Smolensko, 3-yrs-old - 2
Mr. Firrall's bay filly; by Haphazard, 3-yrs-old - - 5
Duke of Grafton's bay filly Catgut, 5-yrs-old
Mr. Udney's b.y colt, by Haphazard, 2-yrs-old
Lord Foley's bay colt, by Haphazard, 2-yrs-old
Mr. Forth s bay .colt Lovemore, 3-yrs-old
Mr. Wyndham's black filly, by Whalebone, 2-yrs-old
' Lord Suffield's brown filly, by Vandyke Junior, 2-yrs.old
Mr. CroOkford's chesout colt Emperor, 5-yrs-old
Mr. H. Edwards's brown colt, by Clinker, 3-yrs-old
Mr. Batson's black colt Etonian, 3-yrs-old
The Judge placed but three.
7 till apt Slots-5 to I agst Sir C. Banbury's brown filly-
-4 to I apt Catgut.
Sweepstakes of lOgs. each, for ft-yr-old colts, est. 41b. and
fillies, set. 21b.—T.Y.C.
Gawaral.Grorrenor's Minnow
Udney's filly, by Tnffile - - -
Mr. Wilson's black colt, by Smolensko - -
.5 to 4 apt Minnow.
A Gold Cup, value 150g5., by a Subscription of 15p. each, the
rest in Specie, for horses of all ages.—Round Course.
Mr. Charlton's Allegro, 4-yrs-old, Sat. 91b. - -
Lord F. G. Osborne's Giant, 5-yrs-old, Bst. 91b. - 2
Lord Suffield's Wouvernuums, 4-yrs-old, 7st. 131 k. - -
H. R. H. the Duke of York's Teniers, 3-yrs-old, Est. 10Ib. 4
Lord Foley's Boniface, Sst. 41b.
Mr. Rush's Romp, 4-yrs-old, Bat. 21b.
Lord Rous's Lepus, 4-yrs-old, 7st. 12lb.
Mr. Wortley's Snake, 5-yrs-old, Est. iilb.
Duke of Rutland's colt, by Waxy, 5-yrs-old, 6st. 101 b.
General Grorrenor's Blue Stockings, 3-yrs-old, Set. 61h.
Mr. Thornhill's Sall, 3-yrs-old, fist. 51b. •
Three paid—The Judge placed but four.
7to 4 apt Allegro---5 to I apt Giant--6 to 1 apt Romp.

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CALEDONIAN SOUTHERN MEETING.
DUMFRIES, OCTOBER 51, 1519.
Oar gay week is just finished. We have had fine
weather, and admirable sport. The name under
which the Sporting and Fashionable Circles of this
district used hitherto to hold their Annual Meetings
was that of the Dunyiies and Galloway Hunt; but
this year they have' assumed the title of the Southern
Meeting, in appropriate contradistinction to the Nor-
thern MEETING of the " Heeland Lairds and Leddies," '
held usually at Inverness, Aberdeen, or Perth. Lady
, DALRYMPLE HAY was chosen Lady Patroness, the
Marquis of QUEENSBERRY, President, and the follow-
ing Gentlemen Stewards, viz. Sir Joint GORDON,
Bart. THOMAS Calms-row, of A uchenskeoch ; ROBERT
TAYLOR, of Broomlands ; and W. D. W. H. SOMER..
VILLE, of Fingask, Esqrs. We need not say, that under
sach auspices as these the most spirited hilarity must
have been, as it was, the order of the day. On Wed-
nesday, Thursday, and Friday, there were Races,
some of them admirably contested ; and every night
there was an Assembly, as well as Theatrical Enter-
tainments.
Mr. KEAN was the grand attraction : he
played successively, to crowded Houses, Richard,
Othello, Hamlet, Shyrock, Macbeth, and Douglas.—
The company, during the whole of this week, was
numerous, though chiefly connected with this district.

Ettract of a letter dated New York, Sept. 18 :-
" The die is cast ; the yellow fever is proclaimed,
and New York is declared a fellow-sufferer with her
sister cities, Baltimore and Boston. Philadelphia is,
as yet, -stated to -be free from the devouring pesti-
lence. The alarm which lately existed here is now
become a woeful reality: thousands have -already left
the city ; and in .a day or two hence the probability
is, that the lower part of the city will be completely
deserted, which, in fact, is in a great measure already
the case. In Pearl, South, Front, Water, Hall, and
Piste streets, with -all the intermediate parts, form-
ing the principal section of the town for business, not
one store in fifty remains open. For the present, I
many have located.themselves in the hikhest part of
the town, particularly in Broadway ; but of those the
greater number will follow the-current, and remove
out of-town entirely. At Greenwich, a village abonti
three miles distant, an attempt will be made to rally'
and concentrate business. The Banks, Post-office,
and Auctioneers, will fix at
.it ; and there we must
look•for business, if any is to-be done."
•SEPT. 20.—" It is almost impossible to describe
theuproar of the town to-day; all is bustle and con-1
fusion; cart•loads of furniture and goods moving in
every direction. After all, perhaps, the danger is
deemed greater than it really is. But Mr. G. Aspin-
wall and one of .his clerks having been carried off,
and the former being a man so generally known, and
of such high standing, has tended not only to increase'
the alarm, but to cause a general panic.'
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Thursday night, the
21st ultimo, at Clovelly, in DevonsLire, owing to the
sudden storm, a fishing-boat was dashed in pieces,
and seven men consigned to-a watery grave ! This
occurrenceis much embittered by the reflection, that
six of them-have lett behind them wives and twenty-
six children, to deplore the loss of their husbands and
tender fathers. To see and hear the weeping and
shrieks of the wives, children, friends, and neigh-
bours, beggars all description. Four of the sufferers
belonged to Clovelly, two to Appledore, and one to
Cornwall.

THE Ar,litg St
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DfttntY•Ltiest.--r" 7%e Beggars Opera," perfortned
last night, brought Mr. PEA rtstAtt before the Public
in a very favourable light, as the representative of
Maeheath. His voice filled the Theatre much better
than his most sanguine friends could expect.
_Miss
CA REWwas very successful in many of the airs cf
Polly. " CeaJe your funning,' was encored, and her
efforts throughout were greeted with marks of pecu-
liar favour. Miss KELLY depicted the spite, impetu-
osity, and love of Lucy, with great strength and hu-
mour. And DowroN, leueuzar, and KNIGHT, in
Lockit, Peachum, and Filth, were all that could be
wished.—ln the second act, where Miss KELLY, as
Lucy, exclaims, " but here comes my father," some
disappointment was experienced from Lockit's not
entering. She waited for some minutes, but -Mr. •
DowroN did not come on, and having curtsied to the
audience, she at length withdrew. The Stage was
now left wholly unoectipied. While Miss KELLY re-
mained on the Stage, the audience indicated their per-
ceptioa of the mistake only by plaudits, intended to
assure her of their conviction that the was not to
blame. After she had retired, they became very in-
dignant, and cries of " shame!" were heard from the
boxes and the pit. DowroN now entered with M 1314
DEN, and attempted to proceed with the Play, but
they were unable to do so, from the opposition of
the audience; and the former Gentleman found it
necessary to address them in his own person. He
advanced to the front of the Stage for that purpose,
but was met by calls of " Manager," " Manager."
Partial silence being obtained, he declared himself at
a loss to know what had excited their displeasure. .
The cry of " Manager," was here repeated, and se-
veral voices called out "No shuffling." Mr. Dow-
, r.os then went on to say, that their displeasure had
certainly not been called forth by any error on his
part. The Play had been curtailed, and of this the
Public might not be sufficiently apprised, and hence
some confusion might have arisen. Some satisfac-
tion was here expressed, and the Actors were called
upon to proceed. Mr. DOWTON begged to assure.tte
House, that on no occasion had he been absent from
his duty. The Play was then resumed, and peace
was restored. " Three and the Deuce," and " Two
Strings to yohr Bore," closed the evening's amuse=
ment, with a rich display of humour and versatility,
from ELLISTON, MINDEN, HARLEY, and OXBERWL.
COVENT GARDEN.—Last night SH AKSPEA RE'S Play
of The Tempest was performed, for the first time
during the present season. The only important no-
velty in the cast was in the character of Ariel, which
part was sustained, for the first time, by Miss
TREE. This young Lady continues to improve pro•
gressieely in her profession, and each new character
which she assumes gives her new claims to the
favour of the Public ; and she sustained the cha-
racter in a most effective manner: her songs were
given with a sweetness and judgment which pro-
!cured her the loudest applause from the audience.
I—Mr. TERRY'S Prospero was a very respectable pc.? -
'formance. ABBOT rendered an interesting portrait
of Ferdinand. EmEtty' s merits are so well' know: n
in the character of the non-descript monster, Caliban,
that any allusion to them here is unnecessary : ha..
never played the character better. The Play went off
well throughout. The House was filled at half-price.
THE EAST LONDON NEW THEATRE—lately The
loyalty—opened last night for the season, under the
management of Mr. RAE, .late Manager of Drury--
Lane Theatre. Long before the opening of the
doors, the avenues were crowded with people press-
ing for admission, and the curtain rose to an over-
flowing audience. The Gallery alone contains 1,200
persons, and was completely filled. On the rising
of the curtain, the Vocal Corps came forward, and.
the loyal air of " GOD save the King" was sung in ex-
cellent style. Mr. RAE then came forward and apo-
logized for a deficiency in the lighting up of the
House, which he attributed to the pressure of time.
The apology, indeed, was unnecessary: there was no s,
defect in the preparations that could in the slightest
degree mar the pleasure of the performance. A
beautiful chandelier, lighted with gas, suspended
from the ceiling, shed its lustre through the House,
as in the Winter Theatres at the West End of the
Town, and left nothing to regret as to light. The
company are very strong in talent, and their exer-
tions were crowned with lctud and universal applause.
At the fall of the curtain, the House resounded with
continued and reiterated peals of applause. They
were renewed with increased effect, when 'Mr. RAs:
again came forward, and announced the Entertain-
ments for the present night. The 'Theatre has opened
with every prospect of a most prosperous season.

The Hon. GEORGE ANSON and the Dowager-Lady
AresoN left town yesterday, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
COKE, at their seat in Norfolk.
A Correspondent states, that in travelling through
Syria he received much politeness from Lady HtsrEa
STANHOPE: she resides at Abra, six miles above
Sidon, is styled " Princess," and has teat influence.
She enjoys good health, aid has no intention of re-
turning to England. Her stud of horses are, per.,
haps, the most beautiful in the country.
The Chalicellor FITZGERALD, and Mr. SAURIN, are
highly offended with Mr.G RAN r (of Irelan Ll)r passing
afew days with Mr. GRATTAN at Tinnehincb: They
are fearful, that under the present ,*umstances of
England, it may be thought prudent to secure the
affection of the Irish by granting emancipation, and
putting down all party distinctions. °They say, that
it is not a Statesman who is wanted to govern Ire-
land, but a man who will join them in opposing the
emancipation of the Catholics, and keeping all the
loaves and fishes to themselves !--(7l4.lrishntay.)
• _

HAZARD and CO.'s sales continue to increase daily,
which proves the prefetenee given to their Old Esta.
blishment, and the popularity of the present united
Schemes, containing Eight Twenty Thousands.—
Next Tuesday the two First-drawn Frizeksvill be
entitled to '1.:i0,000 each (Money and Consoro ; and
it will be recollected,. HAZARD and Co. Sold All the
First-drawn Capital Prizes in a former Lottery.—
The whole of the 5,000 Tickets now on Salikwill be
Drawn Ae.rt Tucseay, and from present appearances
there will not be -sufficient to meet the pubiic de- -
m and. HA ZA RD and Co. respectfully soli:. it. a con-
tinuance of that patronage; ey have experienced
for 100 years, at their Office, Royal Exchange-gate;
theii other Offices, 16, Cornhill, and SU, Wind..
street, corner of Swallow-street.

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