Star. — London, England, 1809-11-13 00:00:00

Tin ARMY. The Transport Board have given otders to their respective A gents at the different pot is to get ships ready to send to Walcheren, to bring away the garri son an d seams, preparatory to giving, up the place altogether. The transpot is which were ready to sail from ti:e Down-., with troops on hoard, for ‘Valche r,‘;l, have ..iso been countermanded. I):taciln,,:nts of the 77th A ill have landed to-day at Gosport, and are to proceed to Winchester to join reginzcnt. Md . ;Cr WHETHAM, of the 40th regiment, Brigade m.L.;or to General.WurtuAls, proceeds to Walcheren :he ULYSSES. Within these six weeks, 7000 sick have been sent from the Island of Walcherea, and there are now e - tre 4000 more to be sent. The 2d .West York • Militia have marched into Portsmouth garrison.—The 3d Royal Laneashhe from Gosport, are marched into Sussex. Nearly twenty artillery waggons from Ringmer, are on the:r way to the Tower for ammunition. Precepts are about to be issued for a return of lists of persons liable to serve in the old militia, for the Augmentatioil awhich ballots will take place early in the ensuing }ear. N./11"AL LVTELLIGENCE. BALTIC FLEET. We had the pleasure of announcing cn Saturday, the arrival from the Baltic of a fleet of upwards of sail-we believe one of the largest and most va luable convoys that ever reached the British shores. It is well known that one of the most arduous and important duties in the naval service is that of pro tecting the trade, and therefore deserves as much credit as is bestowed upon a Naval Victory, for each is of equal importance to the Country. It has never fallen to our lot to notice such judicious arrangement and great attention as has been displayed by Captain Evtcs. cf his Majesty's ship PLANTAGENZT, the Com modore of the fleet abovemcntioned, to ensure their safe arrival, and as far as from the danger of the enemy, he has the pleasure of knowing that he has succeeded, not a single ship of his convoy having been taken. Those interested will, we are assured, feel much pleasure at learning the order the fleet sailed through the Belt, viz. the PLANTAGENET led, the MARS brought up the rear, the Fleet in the centre► on the larboard side were the SATURN and VANGUARD men of war, CERBERUS frigate, LYNX and MERCU sirs sloops, and CHEERFUL cutter ; on the starboard the MAJESTIC and STANDARD men of war, TARTAR frigate, MONKEY uri-brig, and HERO cutter ;to which were added by A \ dmiral MANLEY DIXON * the armed boats of his squadron and those belonging to the PLANTAGENET; by\ which means they were protected from the attacks of About 70 sail of gun-boats with 100 men in each on the boast of Langland, as well as from the attacks of gun-boats from the Port of Nasco, and n a miracle brought through in safety. PLYMOUTH aw! PLYMOUTH-DOCK, NOV.II. This afternoon arrived a large French lugger pri cateer, pain to the PLOVER and Acrsox sloops, who captured her yesterday in the Channel. This morning, a cartel, with sick and infirm French Fisoners, sailed from this port for Morlaix. Arrived, the MARINER gun-brig, from Torbay ; the VioLyr tugger, from the Jersey station ; HARLII ..rtx hired brig, from the Downs; the brig Good JOHN PERRYMAN, Master, of and for Eze tfr, with oil, dec. from Malta ; Ann, Commis, from Übe's, laden with salt, bound to London, last iron. San was captured by the French schooner 1 CI-IL:ice, in whose possession she remained four irars, and was then given up to the Master and crew, rter being plundered of several articles. Also arrived k Majesty's ship Caoctst, from Portsmouth; the Eliza, .Hensom, from St. Übe's, with salt, bound to London, put in by contrary winds; the Embling, LomoN WATTRMAN Master, from Cadiz, lades - uati salt, bound to London ; the'ship Providence, of 4 ' l from London. ( Ix° aAm Master), for New i•rev:tlelice, with Government stores; the schooner Catcr)rnbc, MOFFETT Master, from Lisbon, laden Nth flak, bound to London, out 20 - days, and was to put in here by contrary winds ; also the HtACIIINS, from Penzance, for London, .•t. ii:1). the ECLIPSE brig of war, on a cruize ; the . ---R:xtu gun-brig, with a dock-yard lighter, for •irerrol ; the VIOLET lugger, UP resume her station tffiersey ; the SCIPION, of 7.1. guns, Admiral STOP• r*ORD, for Basque Roads, to relieve Admiral SOTHEBY, n the DneAnxcrottr, which is expected here; and Acveral coasters, to the Eastward. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 13. Arrived the LINNET gun brig from Flushing ;- I . 3thets, Tom4E, from the Downs ; and the Mary ToxoE, for Malta. Yesterday sailed the Simon rayltn, MEEK, for Jamaica. This day sailed his Ma irsty's ship ORPHEUS with a fleet of transports for Guernsey. The Osenrrs will proceed from thence to the West Indies. His Nlajesty's ship BUCEPIIALUS appointed convoy to the Cape of Good Hope.— "Wind East. DEAL, NOVEMBER ie. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Perseverance r'' m, from Chester.—Carne down from the River and sailed to the Westward, the Persuit for Surinam, Ilerwick for Barbadoes, and the Peter for Cadiz. COPENT-C4IRDENTHLITRE. • YARNIOUTI-1, NOVEMBER 13. . Arrived the Cilitsrici.eett sloop of war, and the PAZ schooner ; the latter has brought in with her two vessels wliicl, she cut out of the Emms, viz. the Jonge .Auktie, PIETI:RS WARTERS, of and from Embden, bound to the Emms, with coffee ; and the Noyt Ge ddellti JAN ALBERTS master, of Leer, with fruit, bound to the Emms.—Sailed the MANLY gun-brig, 1 on a Cr nize.—Retnain the Roebuck, Plantagenet, Monkey, Chantizleer, Drake, Pandora and convoy fur Heligoland; Emms and Finden transports. t ! AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 4. The Minister of the Marine has given notice, that on account of the vast expence occasioned by sea-coal 1 fire , from and after the 6th of this month, large lan terns shall be suspended in the light-house of the island Van Urk, which may be seen at sea at two miles dis tance from shore ; and as the distance between the islands of Urk and Marken is calculated to amount to about 44 miles, standing in N. N. E. after having passed by Marken, the lantern of Urk will be seen after that at Marken has been laid, and that there are 1 no shials between Marken and Urk. iDISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Redbreast, f or t h e Anna Sophia, Greffstadt, Wa nneone , captured May 16, 1809, and Twee Geseisters, July 24, on her arrival, and recalled at 27, Southampton-street, Strand. I The Virginie, for the Fortune, Nov. 18, will be paid on board, on the 18th inst. and recalled at Mr. Roche's, Cove, Cork, on ISaturdays and Wednesdays. The Phcenix, for l'Agile, May 29, will be paid on board on • the 21st lust. and recalled at the Naval Bank, Plymouth, on Tuepdays and Fridays. The Port d'Espagne, Express, and the Bailehou. for the Altre vido, Feb. 3, 1807, will be recalled at No. 1, Fish-street, Doctor's Commons, on Mondays and Fridays. The Topaze, for the Orion, captured May 11, 1806, will be . paid at No. 22, Arundel-street ; recalled for three months. The Nymplten, for the Emanuel Gebruder, Enigheden and I Frau Anna, captured April 18, 1809, will be paid to-morrow, at N 0.23, Norfolk-street, Strand; recalled Tuesdays and Fridays. The Diamond, for the Marianne, captured December 20,1804, will be paid to-morrow, at Mr. Lockyer's, Plymouth; recalled at i the same place. The Termagant, for the Fortuna, captured December 6, 1804, will be paid on the 17th inst. at No. 13, Great George-street ; "recalled at the same place. I The Magnet, for four Russian vessels, captured June 2, 1808, Iwill be paid on the 16th inst. at No. 13, Clement's Inn ; recalled Mondays and Thursdays. The Surinam, for l'Andral Decree, captured Nov. 17, and Jane and Eleanor October 22, 1807, will be paid on the 17th inst. i at Mr. Lyne's, Frankfort -street, Plymouth; recalled Tuesdays and Fridays. FRENCH PRIVATEERS.—The number of these ma rauders on our coasts, was never greater than at pre. i sent. The ship Weymouth, LLEWELLYN master, from Gibraltar to London, with a very valuable cargo from Smyrna, was captured on the nighti of the 3d inst. off Scilly, by a French lugger, with only -one or two guns, but full of men. Three passengers (Messrs. 1 Sutton, Kirkwood, and Raperte, merchants), who 4 f c,lme in the Weymouth, because they would not pay 1 tic packet price, were taken on board the privateer, 1 and are gone to France. The Weymouth was off the I Land's End from Friday night till Monday night, in , possession of the Frenchman. On Sunday night they were alarmed at Scilly lights, and finding them -1 selves entangled in the clusters of rocks which sue round those islands, promised Capt. LLEWELLYN to give him his liberty if he would extricate them. He did so ; brought them tip off St. lye's ; and they kept their promise, by putting him and his wife into a little leaky boat ; in which, making a sail of his great coat, steering with an oar, and bailing out the water which threatened to swamp them ; he and Mrs. LLEWEL- IIYN reached St. Ives. In all this time no British , cruizer appeared. Capt. LLEWELLYN saw the lugger take two other brigs to the Westward of Scilly, one of which, he thinks, was a West Indiaman. , The Chichester packet, Capt. Rooms, passed within' musket shot of a large French brig privateer off Scilly, on the Ist inst. in a heavy gale ; but having a large quantity of dollars on board, he prudently de-' clined meddling with her ; and the man-of-war look of , the Chichester, kept the Frenchman at a respectful distance. The Success, Dugdale, from Liverpool and Gibraltar to Mt.s shia Is taken and carried into Naples. The Jura+, Bu t hn, from Gibraltar and St. Übe's to Boston, has foundered at sea. The John, Yates, of and from Liverpool to New Providence, was lost on Turk's Island, on the 20th of June, part of the cargo saved. The James, Gregg, from Liverpool to Stoelaolm, got on shore in the Belt, and was destroyed by the boats of the Alonzo sloop of war. The Harlequin, from Turk's Island to New York ; the Nancy, Bingham, from the Havannah to Jamaica ; the Thorn, —, from Port-au-Prince to Philadelphia, (all Americans) are de tained and sent to Jamaica. The Jenny and Peggy, of Sunderland, has been, taken and re taken, and arrived at Dover. The Fasqueet, front London to Norkoping, and the Juffrow Posina, are lost near Carlscrana. • The Maria Dorothea, freeze, from Petersburgh. is on shore near Aldbro'. 1 On Saturday e v ening th e C o mi c Op er a of L ov e i n a Village was tepresented at this Theatre. Mr. Muxoes personated Justice Woodcock, and never did we see him perform that part with so much pleasure. He repeated the words of the author wilt accuracy, and it is unnecessary to say, that his acting was admirable. Although the author of this Opera has thrown a cast of licentiousness into this character, which, occa sionally sparkles, like embers half burned out, yet, in the general features of the part, Justice Woodcock is a gentleman, not a libidinous buffoon, as it has been but too much the common practice to make him. Mr. INcLeaos; played roung Meadows with his usual success, and sang the airs with much taste and inarti ficial melody. In Janice Woodcock's song, " When I followed a lass that was froward and shy," the pittites, in down ' right fun, encored MUNDENe for, when he began to sing again, they immediately struck up " Hearts of Oak," in full chorus, which they continued till he had finished : they repeated the joke with Mrs. DtcKoNs soon afterwards, but she evaded its effect I by discreetly dropping them a low curtsey, aft er sing ing through a few bars, and retiring : for this she was loudly applauded. Though the House was rather thinly attended on Saturday evening, yet the performance of Love in a Village was frequently interrupted, and when the half price folks obtained admission, the row was renewed in the loudest style. The Pit assembly exhibited a very shabby appearance. The 0. P.'s were numerous, and several females were distinguished by wearing the initials about their dresses. Two men, dressed like grooms, attracted much observation by sitting in the first tier of Boxer•with 0. P. in their hats. Se veral sparrows were let loose from the Gallery, with small placards fastened to their legs. After making a circuit of the house they settled on the stage, and were taken by the carpenters of the Theatre. We could not learn the contents of these billets, of which they were the bearers, but we understand the papers I were carried to the Managers room for inspection. 1 I Of the placards few were new, and none boasting i either humour or sense. Some were grossly and I scandalously indecent, others, long scraps of rhyme,' put together without judgment cr meaning. The latter were immoderately large, and more resembled sheets than folios of paper. A caricature was also exhibited, in which a Bull was seen tossing the Manager. Mr. C. the Barrister, was in the Pit among the 0. P.'s from whom he received several tributes of applause. Horns, rattles, and catcalls, were heard the whole evening; but there were no scuffles with the police. The performances before the curtain were Ivaried bymartial dances,"sham fights, caperings along the benches, and loyal songs. The infamous misbehaviour of several of the 0. P.'s in the pit, in directing expressions, which cannot be repeated, against some ladies and gentlemen in the -private boxes, call for the most unequivocal reprehen sion. The language employed upon the occasion was a decisive proof of the horrible depravity of those who could be so lost to every feeling of manhood and de. licacy. . ... . . . _ About half past ten the curtain dropped. The 0. P.'s then dispersed, except a few, who pa raded the Strand with the usual uproar. Bow-STREET.—Saturday Mr. Abraham Hart Bra ham, of Villier's-street, charged Mr. Thompson, of the same street, with making a disturbance in Covent- Garden Theatre on that night. This was most posi tively contradicted by several witnesses. Mr. Thomp son then preferred his charge against Mr. Braham, for a violent assault. He said, that he was standing on a seat, and after some conversation relative to the con duct of Mr. B. a scuffle ensued, when he struck him violently on his breast, and knocked him down, and the only offence he had given him was, his being pushed against him by other persons, which he coald not possibly avoid. This statement was confirmed by Mr. Purse, a silversmith, of the Strand. Mr. Braham was or,lered to find bail, which he procured. Lewis Vandudace, the younger, was brought in the custody of Mr. Bell, the High Constable, who said, he heard him exclaim, " Now is your time for the 0. P.'s to sing out for the old prices," and produced a paper with 40. P. marked on it, and had one in his hat, with " 0. P. and Clifford for ever ;" after which he blew a horn similar to those used by guards of coaches, which he knocked out of his hand, having first advised him not to blow it, but he persisted in doing it. William Cottel, a constable, of Adam•street, Mary la-bonne, confirmed Mr. Bell's evidence. The pri goner acknowledged blowing the horn, and having 0. P. in his hat and hand, but denied speaking to any person or persons in the boxes.—Bailed. Saturday, a Court Martial assembl e d on b oar d t h e Sar.varion DEI. Mt:Nix), in Hamoaze, for the trial of A man stated, that he had been extremely ill a seaman belonging to the Tomas s l oo p, c h arge d treated in the pit of Covent Garden Theatre. He ith contempt to his Officers, and wantonly maiming said he went in at half price, and he had no sooner his fingers, to evade the service. He was found . got to the side of the pit, than he was pushed against, guilty, and sentenced to receive 100 lashes. by a gentleman, who he understood since to be Mr. Yesterday, when the unfortunate cu lp r i ts un d er White, jun. of Park-street, Westminster. Mr. White orders for execution on Wednesday next, we r e about immediately knocked him down ; he got up, and re to be locked up, after attending divine serv i ce , Sul- monstrated with Mr. White, when he struck him again, and having recovered himself, he gave Mr. livan, for a rape on an old woman in Stepney-fields, was missing ; immediate search was in vain made in ' W'in charge of an officer, from whom he made his escape. Ffe shortly alter seized Mr. White hinisLilf, every part of the prison, and a unive rsa l consterna and had got him into the passage of the pit, on his tion took place among the turnkeys ; at length a close ho way to the Office, when he was rescued by Captain investigation was made among a g r o u p o f women , w Hewitson, of Battersea. had assembled at the main gate, to go out, but who had been detained while the search was m a d e ; when The Magistrate granted a warrant against Mr. White and Ca i ptain Hewitson. he was discovered amongst them, compl ete ly att i re d • in female gar'', having already passed two gates without suspicion. A female (said to be his sister), upon whom the shoes he had previously worn were found, was detained for aiding and assisting him. I Wednesday, pursuant to sentence of the last Circuit Court, at Glasgow, George Stewart and John Cordon lifilniesh, for house-breaking and theft, were executed in front of the jail. They both acknowledged them selves guilty of the crime for which they suffered ; were decently dressed in black, and behaved as be came persons in sc? unfortunate a situation. ChRN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 13.—The fresh supply of Wheat this day is rather considerable, and sales thereof maintain last prices—Barley and Malt likewise, for prime samples—White Peas rather lower—Beans of the two descriptions also—There are tolerable remaining supplies of Oats, mostly se cond and inferior, and this trade is named at little variation.—Flour at last week's prices. The Tickets for the New State Lottery were on Saturday issued from the Bank. The Scheme, we i find, is exactly on the same principle as the last, which, • from having t,lie good effect of preventing Insurance ; i net with the most decided approbation. ORNERAL. CURRENCY AS UNDTRI Wheat, 80s. 955. 10.54. Beans, 605. 65.. Fine ditto, 108 s. 1124. Tick ditto, 48s. 555. Rye, 50s. 51s. Oats, 264.505. 345. Barley, 465.545. Od. Poland ditto, Ms. 39t.nd. Malt, 745. 83,. Potatoe ditto, 40s Od. White Peas (Boilers) 745. 841. Rape Seed, 481. ;31. Grey ditto, 525. 58s. Fide Flour, 903., 9,70.--SecorQs Os. 90s, LAZY lATBLLIGENC:r. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOY. 11. THE KING V. MILI.EIt. The Defendant la this case was tried and fo:trd guilty at the last Assizes for the County of Sture), of stopping up an ancient path-way, bat upon his undertaking to open the same, and not repeat yie offence, the further proceedings against hint ve!,. stopped, and his undertaking. matt:: an ord..q. Prius. Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD, nn the part of Cie pruse cution, this day moved the Court for an att.ichnicn. against the defendant, upon the ground of his having violated the order of the Court, in procuring the p•uh way to be again stopped up, he having assigned his interest in the premisesto a third person, by whom it was so obstructed.—Rule granted. About one o'clock Lord Chief Justice ELLE.NBo- ROUGH sat at Ma Prius for about ten minutes, when three undefended causes, of no public interest were disposed of. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, NOV. 11. At an esrly hour the Judges of the different Courts met in the Exchequer Chamber, to hear arguments in certain Crown cases, which had been reserved for their Lordships' judgment, from the last Summer Assizes. among which the two following were the only ones publicly discussed. VIE KING St. BOLDEN. Mr. YATES argued this case for the prisoner with great learning and ability. It was an indictment which had been tried at the Lancaster Assizes ; and by which the prisoner was charged with disposing of or putting off, at a rate less than their nominal value, certain forged notes of the Bank of England. It ap peared on the trial, that the witnesses by whom the case on the part of the prosecution was made out, had applied to the prisoner, suspecting him to be a dealer in forged notes, to dispose of some of these notes to them. The prisoner had not any in his possession at the time, but afterwards procured some for the wit nesses, who appeared on the trial against him, being two persons of the names of Shaw and Whitehead, who, it also appeared, had been employed in this transaction by the Bank, with intent to defraud which corporation, the prisoner was charged with having disposed of or Put off the notes in question. An objection was taken for the prisoner, at the trial, that the act of these witnesses was to be held in this instance the act of the Bank, which could not be allowed to procure a crime to be co:pitted against itself, for the mere sake of punishing the prisoner.--- This point, and also an objection to the form of th e indictment, the Learned judge who had tried the case, had reserved for the opinion of the Judges._ The Learned Counsel now contended; that the policy, of the law of England was not to procure the com mission of a crime, for the purpose of inflicting pu- • nishment, but rather to prevent the perpetration of crime. On this principle he argued, that the Bank. • of England having by their agents, Aose act must be supposed to this effect, to be that of the Bank,- procured, with their own consent, an imaginary fraud - to be committed against themselves, could never be - • permitted to punish the prisoner for an offence to which they themselves had been the instigators. • He .• instanced a case in point, where a number of. persons, and, among others, the person to be robbed lsaving . eetered into a conspiracy to induce another person to i.. commit a robbery ; the robber, though he willingly committed the offence, and was ignorant that the per son whom he had robbed was a party to the instiga tion of the robbery committed on himself, was, on a . reference to the Judges, acquitted. He did not go . the length of contending that in such a case it was necessary that the party, against whom the intent to defraud was charged, should actually be defrauded : but this he did contend, that it was necessary that the probability, at least, of the fraud being effected should . appear. This was not here the case, the Bank being the only party as to whom the intent to defraud was charged, and being, at the same time, through its own act and deed, the only instrument through whom the fraud could be perfected. As to the point of I form, be contended, that the indictment was defec tive, in as far as it did not particularize the persons to ' whom the notes were disposed of, and thereby furnish the prisoner with a clear view of the charge to mad* against him. ', Mr. LAMBE, for the prosecution, argued, that the form of the indictment was that form which was in universal use on every circuit in the kingdom. The intent of the prisoner too, to defraud, could not be denied. He did not know . Shaw and Whitehead to have been employed by the Bank ; his disposal of the notes to. them might, therefore, for any thing be knew to the contrary, ultimately lead to a fraud on the Bank, on whom he could not be ignorant that the forgery was ,committed. Shaw and Whitehead might ' even themselves have acted fraudulently towards the Bank, in which case also the intent of the prisoner might have - taken effect. Moreover, however, he ar gued, that the witnesses on this trial were not the agents of the Bank as to the specific notes in question, but, generally, for the detection of forgeries * It was not, therefore, by the instruction of the Bank that they had made the application to the prisoner, and in consequence of which he had disposed of the notes in question to them—Decision deferred. THE KING v. STOCK alias STOCKTON. This prisoner was also capitally convicted befors Mr. Justice Chambre, at the last Assizes for Carlisle, of a burglary in a banking-house in that vicinity, and stealing thereout bank-notes, cash, and other proper. ty, nearly amounting to £lO,OOO. The question wasp whether this was a burglary within the meaning of the statute? The prosecutors we're brewers as well as bankers, and that part of the premises wherein they carried on their business, and where the robbery had been committed, was not inhabited except dur ing the hours of transacting business. The upper part of the premise; was occupied by a servant Of the prosecutors, who was regulhrly assessed for that part which he inhabited; but it appeared that he was repaid such sums as he was assessed by his employers. The question was, whether this brought the whole of the premises under the denomination of a dwell ing -house, so as to constitute a. burglary therein ? Mr. RAINE was heard on'the part of the prisoner, bit 'declared he was not able to find any' precedent to meet the case. Set:triers having been excluded, their Lordships deliberated in Oath was adjourned. Court until four o'clock, when the • .l•~ ~y 4 11