Star. — London, England, 1816-04-17 00:00:00

"1 • A • •/••• • •• • • • iI4PAL -INULLICENCA.. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 5. in the Fanny, SADLER, from Feriarnbuco, tor London I'Altred, MALCHUT, from Brest.— ' s a il e d the MaGlctimarnt frigate, Admiral Sir R. KING, for the East Indies. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16. Arrived the Neptune transport from Malta ; and the Nestor and Charles transports Irom Cork. His Majesty's ship NEWCASTL& still remains, but will sail for St. Helena in a few days.—Wind DEAL, APRIL IS. Arrived the Dutch ship Middleburg from Hol. bad f or China, and remain in the Downs with the w as of the outward-bound East Indiamen, and e. ta d ot hers, for different destinations, detained by awa y wind. Arrived the Harper and Daphne ports, from Portsmouth, with troops for Emb dco,....Wind S.W. blow strong. HARWICH, APRIL ic. sailed the Harriet, 660 ; Dartmouth, 422 ; Nep. row, t 33 ; Harmony, 178 ; Promise, 267 ; and the pergyeance, GK, for Embden. RAMSGATE, APRIL 16. - Some hundreds of people again assembled to.day ' oder the East Cliff, to witness the final launching i f the Eclipse, (mentioned in a former letter) which n sgiven up, to the great disappointment of all pre. l est, in consequence of a remarkably short tide. The Majestic steam passage vessel sailed for London shout one o'clock r. :a. where she is to be fitted with the engine and apparatus. Previous to leaving the harbour, a cold collation, which had been provided, Iris served out to many who thought proper to go on bard, and which was very heartily partaken of by those who preferred substance to steam. GRAVESEND, APRIL 16. WA the Hercules, Bean, fur Fort William; Allies, Fawler, for Gibraltar; Bet.y, Charter, for Antwerp; and Uranus, Wunderlich, for D: et his Majesty's ship North star, Benson, from the West Indies; and Speculator, D/Mood, rum St. Michael's. DISERIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. Brazen, for the Beaver, 40th inst. at 11:4 Norfolk-street, Strand. Auiloo ,far e the Thomas, 6th hist. at 21., Eisex-street, Strand. Indian, for the Mary and Elizabeth, 17th last. at SS, Hu ate street, Brunswick square. Thresher, fur the Frau Martaretha, 16th inst. at 23, Nor tbik-auset, Strand. The Earl of Livettroor. has been confined to his room for some days past, by a severe rheumatic at. tack ; but from which, we are happy to hear, that kis Lordship is now fast recovering. Theliveries of Lady CASTLERRAGH were the richest of any exhibited at the late drawing-rooms, excepting that of the AUSTRIAN A/61841:NA DOR% H U SAL Her Ladyship had six footmen in attendance. The colour of the liveries of Prince Pv.oPOLU's illus trious family accord with those of their armorial bearings, as is observed by most of the Royal and other ancient families in Europe. The arms of the Duchy of Sax.:ny, which are borne over all the nu merous quarteriogF ' are, Barry of eight pieces, Or and Sable, a Coro: et of Rue in head Vert. The Duke of Lukas has lately purchased the mag. nificent library of Loid SPENCER CHICHESTER. Ten thousand pounds is the sum given for this beautiful ccuinulation. Hornby Cantle, his Grace's rnagni- Scent residence, will thus be embellished by one of the' mo: t brilliant libraries iu this kingdom. A few days since, letters of administration of the personal estate of the Most Noble Grace, LOUISA I I)u:hess of Sr. ALBAN'S, were granted under the seal of the Prerogative Court, Doctors' Commons, unto LAURA DALRYMPLE, her Grace's sister. The personal estate was stated at ,640,000; the landed near COO,OOO ; the stamp duties amounted to 2,ooo.—The Duchess bequeaths the freehold estates of lianworth, Feltharn, Heston, 'Acworth, and Bed font, unto her favourite sister, LAURA DA LRYM PLR ; the personal property, amounting to £40,000, her Grace likewise gives and bequeaths unto her said sister. The Duke of Sr. Autates, her Grace's hus band, dying six months.since, lett the Duchess the whole or his unentailed estate and personal property? Her Grace leaves not one legacy, making Mrs. DAL RSstPLElegatee and sole executrix.. The Naval Officers nominated to superintend the preservation of the Ships in Ordinary at Sheerness and Chatham are Sheerness, Captains LIMN 0 asd Waits; Lieutenants J. LEACH, E. SOUTH COTT, GARRATT, and N. KOUT WIIIGHT• At Chatham, Captain E. This; .Lieutenants W. KNIGUT and. W. Hureanesow. In the Bill now before Parliament for regulating weights and measures, it is provided that all weighty sot exceeding five pounds, shall, in future, be made of brass, as iron small weights are liable to rust. Lord AvrnotteE has deferred his motion for the repeal of the Taxes upon Leather until the Sd of May. These Taxes are almost a prohibition to the tanning of foreign hides and skins in this country, and depress our 'foreign commerce, particularly to South America as well as our Leather Manufactures. The restrictions necessary to secure the Taxes injure the euility of the leather and cause a waste of the raw material to an amount equal to the Taxes. Be. side, what is of the utmost importance to the public and the lespectaisle part of the manufacturers, the Tarts operate as encouragement to the manufacture of halt tanned leather cr leather that is ill neither wear or resist the wet. Leather pays the Taxes by the pound weight, and k is well known that a hide or skin undertanned will not weigh so much by one third as if properly or thoroughly tanned, so that the Tanner avoids the 'Faxes in proportion as his com modity is under tanned; and experience proves it is only when leather is hig h in price that artificers ar e induced to purchase under-tanned leather, for when leather a_ ^ is at a moderate price such sorts can scarcely and a market, and this would always be the case if the Taxes and consequent restrictions were taken off, and the wade thereby laid open to free competition. Accounts from various parts of Ireland concur in congidetably increased demand for grain, which flas k _ given con fi dence to the few farmers who had not w ea Compelled to sell early in the season. At Lime ',it Particular, wheat had risen tenpence per stooe of 141 b. and other grain in proportion. __ . _eviim.Examoii. Arm 17. —We had but fe w s .72 ,__awitab of any grain this moroing, and having demand for Wheat, that article met Wu at Monday's prices.—Barley did not go off as on last market day; but priase samples - "l'v u n its ice.-la Oats, Peas and Beans, there is abpation. PR atemr, Lord Coirnaarazaa will remain in command of the cavalry in France. • Although some regiments of horse are to be with drawn frqm France—the 1 lth, 13th, and 15th-abut little saving will arise from the measure, as addi tional troops will be sent out to increase the strength of theVegiments that remain. 14wards of 700 men of the Invalid Depot mirch ed from Chatham on Monday, to embark at Graves end for Chelsea, where they have since arrived. We are very happy to learn, that General LA-1 GARDI4 who was wounded at Nismes in defending a Protestant congregation, is so far recovered is to have arrived at Paris. • Yesterday at one o'clock, the boys educated at Christ's Haspitil went in procession to the Mansion , House, and after viewing the Egyptian Hall, Ball room, and other apartments, they were introduced to the LORD MAYOR, where they produced the seve ral specimens of progress in their education, and each of them was regaled with a glass of wine and two buns, and received a new sixpence, and the mo nitors one shilling each, at his Lordship's expense. They afterwards proceeded to Christ Church. New gate-street, followed by the LORD MAYOR and Sheriffs, In their srate carriages, where the Spital Sermon was preached by the Lord Mayor's Chaplain. KING'S THIATRE.---Last night this Theatre was honoured by a Most crowded and fashionable au dience. Ltvetusn's Opera of I Seleaggi increases in attraction every time it is 'acted. VaSTRIS' new grand Ballet of Gawks, followed the Opera, and was re• ceived throughout with the greatest applause. For music, scenery, dresses, and•deeorations, Indeed, every thing of which this Ballet iscomposed, ranks it above any other piece of a similar nature ever produced at this Theatre.—Among the company present were— Lords STAIR. YARMOUTH. PALMERSTON, SUTON, GRAVID, MILLIUMWS, and SHAFTICSBURY ; Marquis of ANOLISRA ; Russian, Spanish, and Austrian Am bassadors ; Duchess of BUCCLIUUH. Marchioness of AsoLraaA, Lady F. WaLLESLEY, &C. &C. &C. . DRURY LANs TUZATRa.--••Last night the new and elegant dilettante, Miu MURRAY. performed the cha racter of Angela, in the Castle Spectre. This Play depends so much on attitude and action—so much on what is technically called kjeu du Theatre, that an in experienced actress may at times be deficient in the positions that give effect to the *mode. It requires frequent drilling and stage habits to attain the true art of acting to the eye, from which, in a Drama of this sort, the impression is to be conveyed to the heart. The voice and delivery of Miss MURUAY were happily in unison with the character ; she spoke with clearness and sensibility : and we have no doubt but that by the repetition of the part, she would learn to give effect to the situations, on which as much de pends on the pantomimical action as on the utterance of the text. Mr. Rae was uncommonly successful in the character of Osmond. Indeed the whole cast of this Drama was good, and it was well received. Covzxr Gaines THICATRE.—Last night a new' candidate presented himself to public notice at this Theatre, in the arduous character of Sir Pertinan Maespophaer, in The Mao of the World. To those who witnessed the performance, and who rec:llect the admirable acting of Comte in this character, it must have appeared a sad falling off. To that part of the audience who never had the pleasure of seeing that great actor so inimitably pourtray Sir Patin-so, the performance of last night might appear very pas sable. This new candidate (whose name is stated to be Blame) manifested a good conception of the cha racter, and seemed in full possession of himself and perfectly at his ease, but he tailed considerably in the execution and the effect. In attempting to talk broad Scotch, he rendered himself very often unin telligible to the greater part of the audience, who, we believe, knew no more of what he was saying, ex cept from recollection of the words of the character, than if he had been speaking Hebrew. In this par ticular, he over-rated the part, and frequently spoilt the effect of the points from their not being sufficiently understood. In other respects he displayed conside rable spirit, and a thorough knowledge of what he was about ; though the satirical archness and rich comedy of Cooxe was certainly out of the question. Still, however, his action was by no means bad ; and had it not been for the unfortunate unintelligi bility of his Scotch, we have little doubt he would have received considerable applause. As it was, the audience, who, from not understanding him, could not follow his acting, grew impatient, and a storm burst upon him in the third act, which would have appalled many men, and almost destroyed that self confidence which is so necessary to good acting.— He, however, weathered it with great composure ; and in the two remaining acts, becoming compara tively more intelligible, he elicited some points in his performance which met with considerable approba tion. The applause at length predominated, but his success in the character must certainly depend on his making himself bettei understood. As to his gene ral powers of acting, we should be inclined to augur favourably from the exhibition of last night. The character of Logy Rodolphe' Lumbereourt was played for the first time by Miss S. Boom and certainly with great spirit and vivacity, but to this Lady's Scotch we have the same objection to make as to tliat of Sir Pertimax, great part of it being unintelli gible. If she will but talk Scotch so that a London audience can understand it, there cannot be a, more lively or effective representative of this character. A shewy Afterpiece, entitled, Who Wads a Wife, or the Law lithe Lead,followed the Play. Its humour turns on a sort of nondescript Cockney, from Bear-binder lane (Lime), who, on his way to Bombay, has been shipwrecked on some part of the Arabian coast. It seems a stranger had once saved the life of the Ruler over that part of the country where the Cockney finds himself ; and in gratitude has proclaimed a law, that on every anniversary of that day, whatever stranger might chance to be in the kingdom, should have the privilege of claiming as a bride, the first of the train of females resorting to pay their court, on the occa. sion, at the Palace, who might chance-to be unmar ried. The Cockney avails himself of the privilege, and Isis good luck gives him a Princess, who, atter putting his fidelity to various .proofs, at length de cides in his favour. The plot is entertaining, and by the aid of scenery, most gorgeously magnificent, the dresses and denting, the piece was received wan,. land will probably be many times repotted. SPO,RriNG INTELLME:VCE. • . . xzwitAßlcET CRAVEN MEETING, 1816. "rtitgEt‘Y, APRIL 16. Lord Sowers Sly . Llt4e Jane, beat the Dal t of Dorset's filly, by Sorcerer, pc. lih, each. 11. M. 400 gs. h. ft.—Easy. The First Oats :elite Ga•lards Stakes of 60.0. ec ch, b. ft. Di Lord Jersey's Campo Ball, 3-yre old, net. tuh. 1 Mr. Wyndham's Wanderer, 4-yre old, ast. Mr. IllochfOrsre be. 511 y Castrella, 3 yrs old, 73r. 31b. Mr. MO Emily, Sirs old, est. ills. Wine started—Ooe ;Aid—llse Judge placed lon three. Ito 4 *tat C,..iason Ball—lto I agst Wanderer-4 to 1 agst Emily.—Very easy race. The match between Sir Joshua and F,lhn da Puta excited very great interest, with deep betting, at the Rooms in the morning. The betting remained at 6 to S on 'Sir Joshua ; but after Bourbon had won the Craven Stakes, the odds got up to 6 to 4. It was a true run race, Sir Joshua making severe play all the way, and winning by about three parts of a neck ; it is considered by judges to have been a very fine race, and that Fah° da Puta, though beat, proved himself a remarkably fine horse. The Hun. Mr. M imi.% the owner of Sir Joshua won nothing mote than the match stakes, The .I;ndoss Legs, however, reaped a fine Spring Meeting harves, upon it, having sent the rothhire Liter off the Course pretty generally broken down ! _ _ The Royal Easter Hunt took place on Monday the deer was:started from Tower Hill, where there' was a numerous assemblage of sportsmen, amounting to between two and three hundred Gentlemen : it was a remarkably fine deer, and at first starting went off with great swiftness across the Forest to the right of Brecknell, through the enclosures by Benfield, crossing Broad Common and Holly Port, where the deer ran with great speed through several fields, making towards Bray Mills, where he took to the Thames, and SWAM across to the Buckinghamshire shore, which threw out the sportsmen, and they were obliged to make for Miadenhead Bridge, which they crossed, and soon traced out the deer. The chace ,was renewed, the deer taking up the hill by Taplow and Hedpor, pursued its course to Dropmore Hill, where he ran with great swiftness through the enclo sUres, making towards Beaconsfield, where he was taken, after an excellint run of upwards of three hours. The chace was joined by a number of Gen tlemen of the counties through which he passed. Boxisto.--Yesterday afternoon a pitched battle was fought in a field on the Edgeware-road, between two young men of equal weight and height, named Johnson, residing at Paddington, and Walker, a Bir mingham man. The parties, accompanied by their professional seconds acid bottle-holders, entered the ring at two o'clock. At commencement Walker was considered the favourite. They fought 31 most des. perate rounds, which lasted one hour and 17 minutes, and displayed more skill in the pugilistic art than has been witnessed for some time. Several knock- down blows were alternately,given till the 33d an,l 34th round, when Johnson flared his opponent in such a Way iii a he was• scarce able to resume the contest ; andon the . ..;91.11 round, being then unable to meet his antagonist again in time, V:siker was obliged to be cart led off die ground, anti - Johnson, though much beat, was declared the victor. Ow htroday se'unight„,. a. pii 4 iiistis, contest t o ak place on Campsfleli!, near-Woodstock, in Oiford.l shire, between Thomas Claydon, of Weston-on-the Green, and Edward Spratt, a native of Abingdoo, now residing at Ilicester, when, after a most severe conflict of one hour 45 minutes and a halt, in which many kirock4own blows were exchanged, the battle terminated in favour of Claydon, by stoking his an tagonist a'violent blow on die short ribs. Claydon was very unwell at setting-to v and is very much beat on the breast. Spratt suffered mostly in the head and body. Claydon was the man who lately beat James Cox, of Oxford. He was very unwilling to fight, but was so much tantalized by Spratt,. that he was not able to withstand it. Claydon is now in Oxford. Another battle was afterwards lought, on the sante ground, between Thomas Jackson and Thomas Hot wood, both of Bicester, which, after 85 rounds of as hard fighting as ever was witnessed, which lasted one hour and 50 minutes, terminated in favour of Jackson. It would appear that !licit has beNt most fortunate in selecting for the Public the 309 'rickets, given as a Bonni to All who buy before the 27th of this Month (April) ; for it is no less strange than true, that for several of those Numbers the public have so strung a predilection, that numerous applications are daily making for them at the various Offices, by persons who would gladly pity a premium for them. ft will be a satisfaction to those who have been disappointed in obtaining them, to know that the purchase of any Number before the 27th instant, will entitle them to a share of all the advantages which may belong to their favourites. EXECUTIONIU—This morning, at 20 minutes after eight, J. Faucets; for stealing in a dwelling home ; F. Threw, for a burglary ; and T. Cooper, for cutting and maiming, were, pursuant to their sentences, ere. clued before the Debtors' Door, in the Old Bailey. The unfortunate men seemed perfectly sensible of their melancholy fates, which they met with becoining fortitude and resignation. Pozomatuie.-Saturday last John Puny and Jam Aka, who had been fdund guilty at the last Glou cester Assizes, of shooting Colonel BERKELEY'S g Attie keeper, (in a struggle, while poaching) at Catgrovc, were executed at Gloucester. After attendiog chapel, and receiving the Sacrament, on Saturday morning, the unhappy men ascended the dre.idful scaUld little before one o'clock. During the few minutes they remained there, they each briefly addressed the Immktude, admitting - they were present when the warder was perpe trated , but steadfastly affirming their innocancets actual commission and Allen bad previously stated, that such was the contusion amongst them at the time, it was impossible to say who fired the fatal shot. They then embraced, and taking leave of each other in the most earnest and affecting manner, were launched into eternity. They have both left wives and young families. A respite till the 20th of May has been granted to the nine Others, convicted r.f being parties in the above offence. The whole of the culprits are respectable farmers' Mir the youngest not 19 years of age, and the oldest not tbirty.—Adam BroadriLL, the attorney, charged with hdoinistering illegal oaths among the about pri. ewers, purporting not to reveal their secrets to any eE their Mends oe acquaintance, has been stutacg,d In sem years tUilbpatbittioa. • .1. * APPARATUS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRE . Yesterday. Captain MAXEY exhibited, to a select number of scientific Gentlemen, at the Navy Coffee. house, Newcastle-street, a cheap and portable Appa ratus for Extinguirldng Fire, whiei prom.sea to be of the highest utility to the community. The Apparatus consists of a Portable Chest or Box, containing three Copper Cylinders, capable of containing four G dims each ; into each Cylinder three Gallons of WAter. holding in solution any ingredient most capable of extinguishing Fire, and one Gallon of comptened air are introduced. The Cylinder, when wanted for use, is to lye slung across the body of a servant or watchman, and upon opening the stop•eock, and di recting the pipe towards any given point, a powerful stream of fluid will issue, which is calculated to cr.n tinue for eight minutes. When one Cylinder is ex hausted, another is to be supplied by an Assistant, and so on in succession, until the arrival of the regular engines. Thus three Cylinders will play for twenty. four minutes, which will probably be time sufficient, in most instances, to procure the necessary assistance. Captain MANBY, who generously gives his invention gratuitously to the puhlic. suggests that every watch. house, or other convenient station in large towns, should be furnished with this apparatus. In large establishments, and in private families, it is also likely to prove the most efficacious extinguisher of fire .hi therto known. We apprehend that the numerous Fire Insurance Offices of the Metropolis, who am always ready to remunerate those who hove been suc cessful gents in subduing fire, will zealously promote the general application of Captain MANDY% apps. ratus. - Increased vigilance on the part of wotchnien, when once accustomed to use it, and a consequent diminution of the annual losses of property by fire, will infallibly result front its general adoption. As a proof of the great severity of the spring, and the backwardness of the season, it is stated, that.. a few Members of the Wanlock-head Cowling SocHy met at Peterskyehead, in the parish of Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, and played on tolerably good ice on theist, 2d, 3d, and sth of April instant. An erroneous opinion has been formed, with respect ' to the title of Duke of Kendal, as if it had bees on known until it was conferred on a German Princess by GEORGE the First. The title of Earl of Ladd was conferred on Joint on Lascarraa, Duke of Bed. ford, by HENRY the Fourth; on .lona Beatriosets • Duke of Somerset, by Huey the Sixth, who also gave it to .10/4,1 DE Feix, Earl of Benanges, in France, whose descendants in that country, till the French Revolution, called themselves Earls of Longueville and Kendal.—WILUSSl PARR, in SO HENRY VIII. . WAS created Barre of Kendal. CHARLES STlHiltr, third son of j,",:, H. was, 1661, declared Duke of Kendal. Ge.otoe. Prince of Deematitc, husband of Queen.AN‘.c. had the Car/dim of /Gant and other !ionours sonferred on Has, April 9, 1689: and Ease. GAItD MELUSINA Secrete:can:it:, who came iato Eng llid with Geleos I. was created Duchr:.- of Kendal. Finally, the title of B,trcit oZ Kendal eras given to the I ice Eal 1 oi I.neintt.r., Kay 24, 1734. -„,...- . Tile house of CotstiSell-,t LANIGAN. near Kilkyli n y, was on Sunday se'r..i.eiv, at sleven - o'clnejein A t h, foremen n, enter .. ' i dE arasta .VaLWAhf Abdo. 119.1 robbed—they were pursued. b 7 the steward itaillosait cJtio:ry people, silo succeeded in securing the leader, named John Dune, of • Fresh!ord. A gang of robbers, consi , ..!;eg ..f five or six mete, armed with pistois and blunderlyisus, nn Wel. nesday se'nnight, burg iarionsly entered the dwel ling-house of the Rev. Dr. RA ... L ikritty, at' Brrceto.en, near Klimek, and forcibly toots tram thence never a• . articles of wearing apparel, some pieces of plate. and a b out aze in c a sh.—Two of the robbers had the an dacity to ktrip themselves of their own, and dress themselves in the clothes of Mr. Warier, leaving the former behind. The moment this daring outrage WAS known to the people in the neighbourhood, a great number of men, horse and foot, :coined the counter in all directions, 'to tind, if possible, the perpetratori a but hitherto without eQect. Coaosait's IsnuesTa.—Yesterlay afternoon there was an Inquest held st the Hereford •Arms, in Park street, St. George's. before A. GELI., Esq. Coroner for Westminster, on view of the body of Mr. William Moore, aged 25, son of Mr. Moore, the livery stable. keeper in that street, who on Monday morning went ant to break a pair Of young horses ; he only drove about 200 yards from the stable yard when the horses became quite unmanageable, and ran with great speed across the corner of Green.street. when his head was struck with great violence against a lamp iron, at the same instant one of the horses running on each side of the post and the pole coming right against it, which caused a sudden shock, he was • thrown on the pavement so much injured that his was taken up in a senseless state. Meil;cal advice was immediately obtained, and on examination her scull was tound dreadfully fracture.l. He langui , ,besl in the most excruciating pain about seven hours, Ala which he expired. Verdict—Accidental Death. The same Coroner took :inotlier Inettisition after wards at the Bailey Mow, in Mount street, on the body of Mary M.Catin, 40 years of age, who met her death under the following circuinstances:—About tiro weeks ago the deceased procnred lodgings at a house in liird-street, Oxford -street, where female see vants out of place lodge, and she soon contrived to rob onotber young woman of some trinkets and a quantity of. wearing apparel, which was not missed until the ether got a situation ; the deceased also got a place in Downing-street, Westminster. On Friday I last a search warrant was obtained at Queen's-square Police-office, and in the evening executed by permis- 4 don of her mistress, when not only what they were looking for was found, but several things belonging to her mistress. It being late for office hours, she was sent to the watch-house. where she became very ill in the course of the night; and a medical Gentle. man was called in who desired she might 1 :.! removed to St. George's Workhouse; during Saturday she continued to get worse, and died at two o'clock cn Sunday morning. The Jury considering if she was ' subject to any inward complaint the fright 'had lie! i celerated her death, and consequently returned thkir 1 Verdict—Died by the Visitarion of Goo. Tuesday, the 27th ult. four villains, dressed as sailors, and arme d . with pistols, boarded the sloop IJuno, one of the Leeds and London trader's, on bey passage downwards. while lying at anchni off 11.41, ! { f il in g, tnwEhosszii-tetywtoooofk otheattooecdrcoelidb.iCadapt.able.FLetevait - 1 'i/ _.. .y