Star. — London, England, 1807-03-20 00:00:00

OCEE Dt VGS. )AY, MARCH tg. Letrtlihirt r etived Cnn !. the Z melt Nremge, the mitt). in the Committee, rer prayer• were read, the n dick rrfp. etivo Rages ; whack Bill, the Bahama gum Coal. Bill, were read titled fnr to morrow. in from a number of per. York hire, praying re• Wes to His Majefty, fit Documents, refpeetin g !, which was ordcreCto nted number of Addi .purfuant to former refo. d to lie on the table. ler , the I loufe adjourned Rana tunt.noned to the BONS. otter, t h at wtotld Sill to rtite.thi the tone of lON. ' to try the rocrit of the • tiarvey, rd Haryey, nag Thornton, kfq. am . . I Brooke, t Hon. P.. P. Carcw. Paterfon; iccfacr. prefentecl an a:- fty, purfuant to Addre,s, demi to lie on the table. lET_JER. obtained leave be AR of lift Seffion, for iger branches of the Roy3l )f an important bufinefß, n• fume time to-morrow, tautions of which he had to bring in a Bin for ex of the Cullom-houfe Or , Superannuated Fund fuch pence of that extenfion..... uauthorife the exportatidn laces in his Moiety's pof. the payment of duties on rvinons of the Warehouling that to•morrow he would end to Ireland certain pro ng' wages. _ hat to-morrow he would :ntl the At 45th Geo. HI. As read a fecond time, and ugh a Committee, the Re- NTPORT, for eltablifhing Trade in the City of Dub read a Tuft time, and cu m. d a third time, and paffed. and time, and ordered to be )n the Call of the Houle t, lhould be called over to- FRS, &C. 'AR rote, ptt rfu ant to ring in a Bill for pay ty Officers, their Wi• )affionate lift, at their of this Bill all would very defirable, if it Id anticipate no objec not tronbie the Houle concluded by moving to allowance as above, tiilmainbam Hofpital tions for the more eafy ts.—A,,reed to. IZE•MONEY. rtAL role, in pnrfu. Ir leave to bring in a to the Prince of Ca be the Sicilian Envoy ;ion of Prize Money in Majelly on account cilian ailing in loadron under Lord orize•money thould be in Inch manner as his proper.—Leave was ONEY IN SCOTLANO. the EXCHEQUER ve for leave to bring yment of the Public Bankkof that country, lilted .to-the Bank of e meafutebad already all Parliament by the of the public money if the Excite, Cultoms, ik of England. The the mealure he now • ices of local difliktion ig two National Banks f the Revenue in that the Bill he was about • :counts on the lad day t them, with the Turn; the Receiver General who was to depbtit of Scotland, and the , from which lldnks it ik of England, when houfand p• unJs, there ihlic monies received of the revenue, aecori. els of the laft Parlia : was liable to certain to demands for prr'i he made for advan, the Receiver the Baiikt., that certiti ern to Ate the money. t amount fiom the funs Bank of Ent lard. 0 keep accounts of all e cconnti. were to be .urd Advocate for tbit e thimiJ have received as ke hoped it would, lytlem he had had tote fad the fsi.i•ta:tion ti• Oink, that when it Would have paled, the whole of the public money would be placed in a petite Rate of fecurity. He moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re gulate the payment of the revenues of Scotland into the Banks of Scotland, in order to their being remit• ted to the Bank of England. After a few words from Mr. ROSE, who coinci ded entirely in the propriety of the Bill, leave was given to bring it in. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER l a id, he would bring in the Bill to-morrow. He hoped the Honfe would have no objeftion to its being read a firs and fecond time with all poffible expedi. tion, in order that it may be printed, and fent down to Scotland before the holidays, for the infpeition of thole locally qualified to judge of the provifions it would contain. CALLS OS THE MOUSE. The Serjeant at Arms at the Bar, informed the Speaker, that purfuant to the Order of the Houk. he bad taken the Right Hon. R. B. Sheridan into cur. Body, as a defaulter, at one of the late calls of the Route. It was ordered that Mr. Sheridan thould be d;fcharged at the riling of the Houfe this day, paying bit fees. Shortly after Mr. Sheridan left the Bar, where he was held in culkody, and advanced by the Treafury Bench Anon clufe up to the Speaker's Chair. The SPEAKER called order! order! and obferved that nothing could be more irregular, than the en- trance of the Hon. Gentleman into the Honfe, under the eireumftances, Mr. Sheridan being, iftrialy (peak. ing, fill in euftudy of the Serjeant at Arms. Mr. Sheridan appeared altogether unaware of the irregu larity he was committing, and hardly fallible that the Speaker was addreffing - himfelf to him, till Mr. Hob houfe took him by the arm, and explained the matter ta him, as he was condutiing him back to the bar. The SPEAKER informed the Serjeant. that it was the pleafure of the Houfe that Mr. Sheridan fhould be difeharged at its riling this day. Of cuurfe, it was his duty to keep him in cuftody till then. Mr. HOBHOUSE apologized for his Right Hon. Friend, who was not aware of the irregularity of coming into the Houfe while in cultody.—Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH so. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Confols, foe money, 611 —for April 631i—Omnium s ire. Exchequer Bills, par zs d if PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. tank Stock, for op say 150 13 t India Stock, for op. TIM 3 per Cent. R. An. Slut India Bonds 3s. preen. 3 per C. Cont. An. 6siif Imp. Ann. SI 3.16 4 per Cent. (hut Fitchrq. Bills, is dif. par is. pr. s per Cent. Navy 96 94 Omnium t ci t prem. Long Ann. Slot Lottery Tickets I9i 1711. Short Ann. !hut Codas for ace. halt Yeflerday, in obedience to commands from his MainTv, fignified to Lord ELDON and Lord HAWKESBURY, through the medium of his Royal Nighnefs the Duke of Co /4 as Imams, their Lordfhips proceeded to Windfnr, where they were honoured with an audience of his MAJESTY, which Lilted nearly three hours. Their Lordfhips returned to town between three and four o'clock in the_ afternoon, and carried to the Duke of PORTLAND his Maj ESTE'S dire lions to form a NEW ADMINISTRATION, dire Ling his Grace, at tie fame time, to take the advice and affiflance of Lords LOWTHER and MELVILLE in making the arrangements. The Pit INCISE AMs lAA packet arrived at Falmouth nn Tuefday laft, from Jamaica, after a palage of 63 days. The Letters and Papers brought by this con. vcyance, were not delivered nut from the General Poft Office when this Paper was pin to prefs. Yefierday, at two o'clock, all the Foreign &Unifiers at our Court waited on Lord Houton at the Foreign Office. _ _ _ Lord KEITH is arrived in town frets Ramfgate, and had an interview with Mr. Gastrvects, at the Admiralty, yefterday. Earl MoIRA yelterday entertaimairdie LoaesCrtan- CELLOR, Lord HENRY PITrY, Lord Jaime Towns -14 END, Mr. Tt WM, and a few tither public men, to dinner, at his boufe in St. James's Place. Yeflerday Lord GA ENTILLA entertained the Arch. bishop of CANT easuity, the Marquis mid Marchionefs of STAFFORD, Lady C. L. Gowen, Earl STAIR, Lord SOME RS, Lord NeXT, Lord and Lady MORPITH, Mr. N. VA NSITTAAT, and feveral ether friends to dinner at his houfe in Downing-ftreet. The Birthday of the Marquis of TOWNSHEND was celebrated in Dublin on the loth inaant, with the recited due to that venerable Nobleman, whole pri vate virtues and social char:l4ler will be long revered wherever they have been known. Yesterday a Meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was holden at the Bank, when the Governor declared it as the Refolution of the Direaors, that the future dividends on Bank Stock fhould be railed from 7 to to per cent. and In to continue in future without any contingent bonze : he further Rated the Com pany's affairs to be in the molt profperous condition; that the iffue of the (mall notes was reduced under Four Millions; and that, whenever it might be deem ed expedite; the Bank were fully competent and ready to pay in cash. On Ta&ay, when Sir HOME POP HAM was at Lloyd's, on the great number of perf,ms pretling about him, be laid he was happy to be thus Iqueezed by his friends, but he didn't like being igncehed by the Mailers. This good humoured vbfervation ex cited a eonfiderable degree of merriment. No Boat.—An Irithman in the gallery of the Heufe of Commons hearing Lord HENRY PETTY state the Penfion Duty at One million four hundred thou. fond pounds, exclaimed, " Hear that ! fo much for the ten per cent. tax only ; by St. Patrick, I always thought that lied Book was a Black one." CAUTION —A tradelman of Woodllock made his return at Woodliock of a horfe, chaife, and fervant, as being entered at Greenwich; at Greenwich he made his return as having entered them at Wood flock ; the Affelfor produced both returns to the Commiflioners, who confirmed a full furcharge for the whole. NJUI'ICAL INTELLIGENCE. PENZANCE, MARCH t 7. • LA evening, after port, put into this bay wind bound, the Edward, and another Hamburgh brig. from Plymouth, laden with wool, under convoy of the COCKATRICE, for Briftol.—Sailed the Hope, Him, and, this morning, the Speedwell, Loco, with pro vietons, the former for London, and the latter for Plymouth ; the Good Friends of Exeter, Baum., for Fowey ; Indaftry, Arwita., for London; the Vine, CLIME, for Truro; the John and Mary, Bun, for Southampton; the Hope, BARON, for Portf mouth ; the Altive, THoan r ; the Sifters, GILENFELL, the Triton, NORMAN, for Plymouth and Fowey ; the Rachael, for Plymouth ; and the Tranflator for Portfmouth. FALMOUTH, MARCH si. Arrived this day the Princefs Amelia packet, Srs- I vows, 63 days from Jamaica : failed from thence in company with the Superieufe fchooner ; (poke on the 22d ult. his Majefly's (hip Him Mr. Roaresow, late Surgeon of Jamaica, died about to days lance, on his paffage home : alfo arrived this day, the Hope, Hicks, from Cork for London ; and yeiterciay Ilutt Nucleon cutter, from the Channel fleet, left them 6 days lance, all well ; the Union, from Liverpool, with bale goods; and Mentura, Dimwit, from Ulla. The Packets from the Leeward Iflands and Lilbon may be expelled in a day or two, the Wind being fomewhat to the Weftward. Sailed the Whiting fchooner, to join the Channel fleet, off Main. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 18. Came in the Snap Dragon privateer from a ernize ; Daniel, Capt. Parturas, from Dublin, with provi lions, for this port ; Providence French brig, with pitch, tar. rofin, &c. taken by the CoLrovs hired armed brig ; SAN JOSEF, of rro guns, from the Channel Fleet ; Islascissus, of z 8 guns, and Par- LOMEL, of 18, from a cruize ; SNAPPER, of 6 guns, from off Cape Finilterre, where the has been cruizing teven months; MUTIKE, of 18 guns, from a ctuize ; and MONTAGUE, of 74, from the Fleet. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 19. Arrived the Valiant, and the Peggy's Succefs tranf ports from Gibraltar : they failed from thence on the tth ult. in company with the Harbinger, Chatham, Lady Shaw, Ajax, Howe, Alice, Neptune, and the William Sibbald tranfports, under convoy of his Ma jelly's (hip HALCYON, and parted company on the zd inllant in a gale of wind.—Arrived his Majefly's (hips INCADI from the Channel Fleet ; HARDY and STEADY from a cruize, Alexander tranfport, and the Jupiter, FUTHAM, from the Downs.—Sailed his Ma jelly's (hips Nov Nix, for Plymouth ; SoLt say, for the Downs ; HARDY and the CRACK'', on a cruize ; the MERCU ay frigate is appointed convoy for New foundland. SHEERNESS, MARCH 19. Yellerday his Majeßy's fhip Abi•R•NTHS failed to the Great Nore, and was paid wages and prize-mo. ney previous to her going to fea.—Arrived the OREs- Tas, at the Nom, to repair the damages (he has late ly foliained by the gales of wind.—Sailed the Provi dence boy, Taxxot maser, with part of the cargo of the Fortuna, Astexs, for London. All the tranf ports have failed from the harbour to Portfmonth, except the John, atirtosos; Hope, KITCHEN ; Fame, CARR ; Apollo, CHAPMAN Sifters, M‘Kar ; St. Thomas, Livia ; and the Nile, Yui.a. Wind W. DEAL, MARCH 19. Arrived the LADY %%TARIM. armed (hip with a convoy of Merchant veffels, from the Weftward, which have failed-through for the River; KANGAROO (loop, from the NOM ; WRANGLER, BASILISK, BLOOD* swum), TICKLER, and BOLD gun brigs, from a cruize off the Coatl of France; Air ly Cattle, and Walpole Ealt India (hips, from the River. Sailed the FLORA frigate, and SPARKLER gun brig, far Yar mouth; Balsam's gun brig, on a cruize off the GaUoper ; Acute, Batilifk, Wrangler, Monkey, and Blazer gun brigs, on a cruize off the Coati off France. Arrived and failed for the River the Pigott, COLLETT, from the River Plata s (he failed in November lan ; Newry, REILLY, and the Adventure, Coot, from Newry. Wind W.S.W. YARMOUTH, MARCH 19. Yeticrday, P. M. Admiral Russe sr. arrived from a cruize in the MAJESTIC, of 74, and the STATELY, of 64 guns. This morning arrived the FALCON Sloop, with a large fleet of merchant (hips for the Baltic, which will fail as foon as the (hips from this port have joined them. Sailed for Tonningen, the On iIION floop of war, with convoy ; the FLORA frigate, and Fsa- RETTER gun brig, arrived this morning.—Wind S. W. Riff breeze. GRAVESEND, MARCH 79.•—Sailed the Kitty. Williams, for Belfait ; John and Alice, Taylors and the Jane, Bills, for Phila delphia. The Three Brothers, Simonton, from Yarmouth for Leghorn, is put into Mundahl (Norway) with damage. The Itabella, Johnfon, from Liverpool for Serbia, was aip. cured on the asth of December, near the latter place. The Abeona, Dann, from Xoninsfberg for Loadoo, is lot Dear Memel Crew laved! The Raga, Renardo, frotr Shields bound to Malta, Is arrived at Gibraltar, after being plundered by Ave Smith boats. The Commerce, Brews's, from Beffaft ; and the Nancy, Banner, front Philadelphia, is captured and carriedinto Means. Juffrow Henrietta, J. S. Mime:, matter, from Dantzie, for Liverpool, was totally loft on the slith of February, In tie Ork neys. Crew with difficulty faired. Tbc Peggy, Cowey, from Shield& for London, is loft off the Humber. The Ceres, Williams, from Africa, for the Weft Indies, npfet off Cape Mufardo, only 13 people Laved. The Wafhington, Wilfon, from Baltimore for Amfterdam, Is loft off the Tut& Me Twe Gefuttess, De Beor, from Landau for Touningen, is totally loft off Scheveling. The Whig, Paull, from London for NiveaMe a ts captured sod carried into lieleuet. ADMIRALTY COURT-DOCTORS COMMONS. Mums 4.—Yetierday the Right Hon. Sir Wax.. LIAM Scovr proceeded to the adjudication of the following cafes:— Nafpe Hiate, Rebeiro matter.— , This veffel failed under Poo. unpick colours, and was captured by the Sharp Shooter gun brig, Lieutenant (ladle commander, and brought to Gnernfey—Ship rettored with the ezpences of the prefent hearing. Louifa, Hayes matter.—This Pruffian vettel was on a voyage from Baltimore to Amfterdam, with a cargo of fugar, tobacco, See. It appeared that the (hip had been coodemned before, as Pruffian property ; and the prefent queltion was concerning the cargo, which the Court conadering as clearly eftablithed, restored, on payment of the captors expences of taking the depoitions MARCH 5 —This day the Right Hon. Sir Wit.- LIAM SCOTT proceeded to the adjudication of the following cafes :— Bnikeit, Ottzen matter.—This was a queftion of freight, which was alledged. on the other fide, ought not to be granted, in confe quence of plunder having taken place on board the veffel. The Court was of opinion there was no ground for the refufal of freight, and accordingly decreed the fame. Frau Anna, Hope matter; and Angelica, Janfen mafter.—ln thefe two cafes the feveral goods were rained as claimed. Africaner, Seeman wafter.—ln this cafe, colts and damages were decreed spina the captor's. Liebe, Say matter,—The goods reftored on further proof. Flora Stafford matter —This was a queftion of damage. The Court was of opinion in this cafe, that tome damage had occurred to the Zip, in confequence of running upon a rock, and referred it to the Regittrar and Merchants, to afcertain the amount of the damage. MARCH 6.—This day the Right Hon. WILLIAM Scorr proceeded to the adjudication of the follow ing cafes:— Amelia, Mathews mafter—This veffel proceeded from Lott. den, in ballaft, to Lilbon, and from thence to Lima and Guia , quit, under his Majetty's licence, and there took on board a cargo of bark, cocoa, copper, a nd tin ; but in the profeeution of her voyage to Europe was captured off Madeira, by the private Rip of war AlgeSras, John Rolph commander, and brought to Cue rnfey. In this cafe the property was reftored as claimed, fubjedt to the captors expences. Morgenwroth, Groot mafter--Property reftored upon paying t h e gapters ezpences of taking the examinations; and alto of the further ?root Refolutlon, Hohorft wafter This was a Lubec Chip, with a cargo of wins; and other articles, on a voyage to Dantzic. Cargo condemned. —alis day the Right Hon. Sir W. Sco M T A T ßc p " ro t7. p roceeded t.O the adjudication of the follow. ing cafes— N ra . Sra. d e Boa via g ens, Calmer =after This was a Porto guefe weird. In this cafe part of the Rip was reftored anti the other part ordered to further proof ; pare of the goods was alto re ftored, and other part ordered to farther proof, Neptunus, Burnsefter master.—This Hamburgb ifeffel, laden with wine, was captured on a voyage from Bourdeauz to Tonrin • gen. In this cafe the Danifh goods were reftored, and the ref of the cargo pronounced to be Hamburgh property, and to belong as claimed. MARCH iB.—This day the Right Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjudication of the following cafe': Mary, Fuller wafter.—This was a queftion of colt and da• runes, and captors' ezpenca• It appeared that this American chip was captured by the tkptune privateer, on her voyage from Charle- Ron to Bremen.—The Court difmind the demand on the part of the claimants, and refuted the captor's expences. Der Jonge Henriek, Borg mater.—ln this cafe the feveral par cels of goods were reftored, on further proof, and the unclaimed goods condemned. Oceanus, Staben matter.—This fhip was pronounced to belong as claimed, with freight and expences, and further proof direeted as to the cargo. Captain LYDIARD, of the Assoc frigate, who brought the account of the furrender of the Ifland of Curacoa, has received 50°1. for his cervices on that occation. Captain WHirs is appointed Comsnifiloner of the Dock-Yard at Antigua, in the room of Commiffioner Lase, who has been compelled to refign through ill health. Captain ARLASS is appointed to command the Re- cruit, a new floop of war, at Portfmouth. The GUELDSRLAWD and HAARLEM. of 64 guns each, which have been appropriated for lazarettoes in Stangate Creek, are now undergoing a thorough repair at Chatham for fervice. A Court Martial was held at Portfmoutb, on Wed nefday, for the trial of Captain E. L. GOWER, for the lots of the SHANNON frigate, in 1803. on the French Coaft. The Court pronounced an honourable acquittal. TRAINING Ac T.—Preparations are making to carry this meafure into effeet ; General and Sub divifion Meetings have been held in all the Counties, and the apportionment of each Parifh has been made. A general day of Ballot and Enrolment is fixed to com mence in the parithes, for the molt part, on the 23d infiant, and to proceed, day by day, until the num ber wanted in each parifh are borne and muttered, which, in Come parifhes, will be at a diftant day. Befides the Grant lately announced for the co. lours and appointments of the regiment's which were engaged in the memorable baffle of Maida, his Ma jefty has been gracioufly phafed to order a comme. morative Medal to be worn by the Officers who were prefent on that occafion. Sir WILLIAM Lissom ' Bart. is about to refign the Colonelcy of the Royal Cornwall Militia. 'file Royal Cornwall Militia, now in quarters at Liverpool. have volunteered their fes vices to Ireland; and, (hould the fervices of thole Regiments who have offered them be arceptted, it will probably from their coutiguity to the filter kingdom, be one of the fill to embark. Friday, the Anderfton Regiment of Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel GFDDFS, affem bled opon the parade ground at t t o'clock forenoon, and marched into Andertion at 12, where they fired three vollies, in honour of the glorious vi&ory gained on the Bth ult. by the combined Ruffian and Pruffian armies, at Eylau, over the French. After firing, the non commiffioned officers and privates of the re giment fent a deputation, with a voluntary offer, to Lieutenant Colonel GFDDF S, of their fervices, which offer, they wars cordially joined by all the Officers prefent, and Colonel GEDDF s was requefted to make this tender to Government in fuch a manneras he than judge moft proper. On Wednefday, the LORD CHANCRLLOR held the 'al} Seal before Eaßer, when fcvcral applications were made to appoint Receivers ' in the cafe of mi nors and wards in Chancery. An Injunetion was alto moved for, to reftrain one individual from cutting down trees, which another deemed ornamental; and an application was made in a cafe, where a Bill had been filed, ex officio, again(} his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales, for a difcovery, to permit his Royal Highnefs to fife his anfwer, as matter of coarfe, he being a man of honour; this was contented to.—The t. nancst.Loa left Lincoln's Inn Hall loon after one to attend his MAJESTY at the Qaeen's Houfe. MARK-LANE. CORN EICRANGE, MARCH so. Today the arrivals If Wheat are very few, and fine is in requeil: but waiting (applies, the fales are un- commonly heavy, and at rather low prices —There is (care any barley, which is dearer—Malt, Peas, and Beans of each kind continue dull lisle, with little variation—There are few arrivals of Oats, and this trade is heavy., and hardly at IA prices—Flour plentiful. OIMICRAL CORItaNCT All VIIDSR. Wheat, 461 6 4 1 601 Per qr. Grey Peak 431 49 1 04 Fine Ditto, 82s Bans, (old) •Iss .01s oc. Rye. 43 5 471 Tick Ditto. 34140 s col Barley, t6s 4ss od Oats, 221 26030 s Malt, 68. Oa 04 Poland olkto 315 32. od White Peas. !boilers) 76s Les Rape Seed 271311. Eft Flour 6,0 1v 7a•—Seconds 6os to 655., Tree.—About five o'clock this morning, a fire was difcovered nn the prettifies of Meffis. Clementi and Co. mufical infirument makers, Tottenham Court Road. In the courfe of an hour, the confl igration became awfully grand, and threatened the defiruc tinn of the whole of the adjoining neighbourhood.— Happily the prompt arrival of the engines, and the timely exertions of the firemen prevented the fpread inp calamity; but exclufive 4 , f the front of the bui'd ing, fcarcely a veflige remains (landing of this once extenfive rianufaEloty. We urderftand a fimilar ac cident took place on thefe premifes about ten years ago. Meets. CLEMENT' and Co. having experienced the very fevere misfortune of lofing their Pr miles in Tot tenham-court•road, by fire, beg to inf the Public, that through the kind and generous exertions of their neighbours and friends, they have faved a very prin cipal part of their dry manufa6tured and unmanu. faetored SEnCk.....-CLEMENTI and Co. cannot fuffi ciently exprefs their gratitude to the Officers and Gentlemen of the Volunteer Corps for their very in. defatigable exertions.--G &algae, March 20, 'Sow Mus 'CAL PH ENOMENOI4.—A gentleman of mufical fcience and tafte, and upon whore veracity be can place the utmoft reliance, has favunred us with the following very curious particulars of a circumßance. to which he himfelf, as well as many people of the higheft refpeetability, have at various times been a witnefs It is no lets _fingular than true, that a gentleman of fortune, in the Well of England, can a&ually fag a duets; and, what is truly altonifhing, he can reverfe an oftave afcending in one ciff, and defcending in another at the fame moment. He fings the treble and bafs of Svsvaws's beautiful Glee of Sigh no more Ladies, in a very corral manner : it muft be obferved, that he does not articulate the words ; but at one and the fame time produces two diffinft founds, which he can vary at pleafure, and which referable an Oboe and a Balloon." This gentleman can give no explanation of the manner by which he produces two diftinO founds ; it was by accident he difcovered that he poffcffed fo fingular a faculty: it is different from ventriloquifin, and he thinks cannot be attained by imitation, or any artificial management of the organs of fpeech. All Paris has been greatly alarmed by an accident which happened to Mademoifelle AUBRY, at the firft reprefentation of the new Ballet of illies, at the Impel ial Academy of Mufic. Mademoifelle AUBRY played the part of Minerva, and, at the moment when the comes to prefide at the union of /Vie and the chafe Penelope, from tome want of concert in the machinery, the was precipitated upon the Rage from the cloud in which the was defcending. The audi ence thought the was killed. She has, however, only fuffered a fevere frafture, and Tome contufions, and her life is not confidered in danger. ECDOTe.—In stetter from Denmark, dated the 24th ult. General Vietor, now a prifoner of war at Elbing, it is Paid, requefted permiffion, after his cap ture, to write a letter to his wife; but being fufpec ted of having written another, an exprefi was feat after his courier, in whole neckcloth a letter was found to Bonaparte, to whom he had wrote many particu. lars, which belonged only to the profeffion of a fpy. This occafioned him to be fearched, and a letter was found about him from Napoleon, wrote on the battle of the 26th of December. which he defcribes as a very fine day, but it coft him 25,000 ! CONTESTBD H•RNIONIOUS 111 N GIN Cl. —On Satur day evening, the Bth infant, ten of the Junior So ciety of Cumberland Youths, rang the firft peal on the new and harmonious peal of ten bells at St. Dun flan's Church, Stepney, containing 5039 changes, of Grandfire Caters, in three hours and nineteen mi nute! (quick time) and conduaed by Mr. John Noo. nan. And on Monday evening, the gth infant, ten of the Society of Senior Cumberland Youths rang, at the fame Church, a Peal of Grandfire Caters, con taining 5057 changes. in three hours and forty three minutes (flow time) and conduited by Mr. George Grofs. Alto ten of the Senior Society of Cumber. land Youths paid a fecond vifit to the church of Stepney on Friday, the 13th Whist, and completely brought round, a Peal of Oxford Treble Bob Royal, containing 5080 changes, in three hours and fifty five minutes (flow time) and concluded by Mr. George Grofs. Tan FIRST or Mitacn.—The cuftorn of the An cient Britons wearing leeks in their hats on the tft of March, took its origin from the following circum. fiance " At the time when the Englith and Welch were continually at war with each other, they had a grand engagement on the &II of March, in what year the writer cannot fay ; after great (laughter on each tide, the General who headed the Britons, per ceiving the two armies were intermixed, and that it was impoffible to diftinguith the one from the other, he gave orders that every Welchman thould flick a leek in his hat, that he might know his men, (the battle took place in a field which abounded with wild leeks). In a fhort time the whole army appeared with a leek, and the General found that he had gained a complete vitlory, and that the Britons had been de -1 tiroying one another for a long time. After this •fignal advantage which the Welch gained, they t never were defeated. To commemorate this glorious day, (which, by the by, is St. David's), the Welch make a point when out of Wales, to wear leeks." DISTRIBUTION or PRIZR MoNIT.—The °reties, for the Jrrnge Claffina and Hoop Van Winft, cap. tured Oftober 6, 1806, will be paid on board, at Sheernef!, on Friday next ; and recalled at No. 18, Clement's Inn, on Tuefdays a nd F r id ays f ur t h ree months.