Star.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

CHIEF OF THE ruovnicr or MADIIIIN

hereby give notice, that by Article 2 of the Law of the
Bth November last, respecting Patriotic Societies, it is enacted,
'That those individuals who desire to hold periodical meetings
in any public place, to discuss political subjects, and for the pur-
pose of mutual information, may do so with the previous know-
ledge of the superior local authority, which is responsible for all
abuses, taking for the purpose the measures which it may deem
proper, not excepting the suppression of the Meeting.' Those
of this kind which have subsisted in this capital, have not con-
fined Coe:nieces to a strict observance of the law, nor have they
taken care to avoid the disorders which have taken place in them.
I therefore order that, after this date, the public meetings which
exist without my knowledge, shall cease ; which is hereby an-
noanced to the Public for its information, and that no one may
plead ignorance. (Signed)
"The Political Chief of the Province of Madrid,
The Marquis de CERRABO.
" By his Excellency's order, The Secretary of the Political
Government, MARIANE VALES T A IiTETA.
" Madrid, December e 7, 1820."

The reading of this raised the irritation of the per-
sons present to its height ; and in consequence it was
resolved to repair to the Political Chief, and, request
his permission to assemble. While many Citizens
were gone for this purpose, others got -upon the tables
and endeavoured to restrain the public effervescence.
After some time had elapsed, those who had been to
wait on the Political Chief returned, and stated, that
the order was founded on their having neglected the
formality of asking his consent. In consequence the
Tribune was ordered to be placed, which was done
in the presence of the Constitutional Alcade, who had
arrived in the inter-sal. One of the Orators had be-
fore read an Address, made by the Common Council
of London to his BRITANNIC MAJESTY, soliciting the
removal of the Mihisters, and which he compared to
another which had been rend on a preceding night,
in the same Club, soliciting the removal of our 11i7
nisteis.—Many of the persons present desired to add
their signatures to the great number already annexed
to this Address—a desire which all repeated with an
enthusiasm difficult to be described, urging the Ora-
tor to present it. At eight o'clock the Meeting still
continued, the final result of which is not given in
Ithe Papers received.

•
• VArmornr, JANCiir 9.—Wind E.---Arrired off this port the
Speedy, Simons, from Lisbon, In seven days. .
PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 10.—Wind S.—Art ived the Silvia, HILT ,
from Dublin for London, wish loss of main-mast, and tore-mast
sprung.
Wesscount, Isscranv 10.—Arrived the Hogland, licisarnc..,
from Hieres, near Toulon, leaky, with loss of anchor and cabla.
PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's sloop DINO, (runt a cruitx. Sailed the Progress, TAL-
SERT, for Honduras.
DEAL, JAM:A HY 1 E —The weather contjuv.s very
thick, cons.aquently we cannot ascertain the name of the vessel
on shore. Came down from the River, the Neptune, A swum:,
for Pernambuco; Progress, TALBERT, for Honduras ; Peters-
burgh packet, Tsar,. for Bourdeaus ; Nelson, Fassix, fur Ja-
maica; Hercule, Noarsx, for Havre; Lavinia, Ilacioss, for
Pernambuco; and Thomas and Mary, Svaxim..eso, for Cha-
rente, : they have sailed with the whole of the outward-bound.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the Loyalty, ATKINSON, from
Jamaica; and Nimble, MILI4E, from Cadiz.
Ilaawscis, Jax. 11.—Put back, the Lord Nelson and T.ord
Duncan packets, for Cuahaven ; and Thetis packet, fur Got-
tenburgh.

NA,T AL utEr.licEitidk

1110;TROSE, JAN. 8.--The Sisters, Warr, of Kincardine, from
Riga for Hull, came on shore last night, about half a mile south
of our Ness. Crew saved, but ship and cargo will be entirely lost.
Dauritonen, Jas. 10.—The Skylark remains in the same si-
tuation, and seems to have received no injury in the late gales:
if the weather should moderate, she may be got off in a few days.
LEITH, JAN. B.—The brig Olive Branch, of Dundee, BA R -
CLAY Master, from Riga, with flax-seed, was driven on shore in
the severe storm of Friday night, on the rocks of Wormiston,
Fifeshire. Four men were drowned. The Master, Mate, a
passenger, and a sailor, were found on board almost dead with
Otigue and cold ; bat, front the care that is of them, it is
hoped they will recover. I'art of the cargo will be saved, though
damaged. Great praise's due to the farmers near, for their ac-
tive attention to the people, and in saving from the wreck.—A
brig of 100 tons, laden with grain and butter, from Ireland to
Liverpool, was driven in the late S.W. gales to the Butt cf the
Lewis; she arrived on the e7al ultimo in the Sound or Scalpay,
with loss of every stitch of her sails. During the same gales, a
small sloop belonging to Lochalsh, from Ireland, left. that place
iu the evening, and about noon next day found herself at the
Point of Ardnarnurchan. She ran this without hoisting a single
sail, it blowing so strong that she could carry none !
Aar:ens:ex, Jay. 6.—Yesterday the Fairfield, Worm, arrived
here front Sr. John's, New Brunswick—sailed on the 19th No-
vember : left the John, ALLAN, nearly ready, and expected to
sail in a day or two afterwards; and the Lord Welliegton,
MITCUELf., with three or four tiers of her timber on board.—
Tuesday afternoon, a fishing boat was upset in a gale off White-
hills, near Banff: of the crew, three perished, and the fourth
is not expected to live.
Ceseoas-Housk, JANUARY 11 —Ships Entered Outwards:—
The London, for Hamburgh ; Briton, for Dublin ; Ilre, for
Odessa; Grantham, tor Demarara ; Endeavour, for Dublin;
Flying Fish, for Ostend ; Swift, fur Flushing ; Peterel, fur
Buenos Ayres.—Cleared Outwards :—La Nouvelle, for Bonen ;
General Kyd, for India.
ARRIVED—At Oporto, the Joseph, Milne, from London ;
Elizabeth and Grace, --.., from Newport ; Ann, Grace, front
Quebec; Providence, Fox; and the hingwove, Stafford. from
Newfoundland. At Figueira, Elizabeth, Major; and (Jolty,
Martin, from Newfoundland.

MELANCHOLY LOSS OF TILE ABEONA.

How many mothers shall bewail their sons!
How many widows weep their husbands drown'd!