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- - _ 111 E L.V LNG STAR . LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1319. THE FUNDS. tr,ICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT TWELVE O . CLCCK: 7 4 4-3 per Cent. Cons. 77i 73 ex. div. Co;,.ficluced , for Account, 7: 1 2!:-31 tier Cent. s 7. ;Z per Cen , . 96.1.3,-5 per 't. Navy 19611 ex. div. Bonds sf., SS pre.-o:uliiwn . 11 pre. Bills (‘24.1.) 'A ire. 7.. e (inventor of Fort 7.l,triborough and its de- ~adencies, in the Island of Sumatra, has, as will be ; : , : n by another part of our pa3es, formally protested ra inst the asTessions and arrogant pretensions of a t he Put , :h in the Indian A.chipelago. The zreat 1:1i..;.',1 of th:s document, and the press of other im ra.i.lat icrellizence, prevents our laying the whole of it btiorc cur Readers this day. Te-morrow we shall rstum L. The :uh;ect in of great importance, and re carsot doubt, has rece!ved, and does receive, much atiCation from Government.- Indeed we con- Oct the opposition now making to the rapacious procce.lings of the Dutch, as emanating from their C?Lisic,as idati‘ e to the important commercial inte tcts that are in , olved in the consideration of this s ,..l)ject. Letters from .7Jva, dated 27th September, mention 3 st•rions had broken out at Sama ••• 7 . Abcut 01-.3 hundred Dutch troops had beta • be . .v. - :Tn three and four hundred inhabit :ll;:ssacted by t!ic soldiery. Very high c.aties wete to be imposed ea foreign shipping. The wat; to take placc Ist: November. 11:e Satu:day and Sunday arrived The precccJings in tlie tro Chambers have not as bum tikinguislied by any matter of public interest. A from INladri , l, of the ‘29th December, states, •z.traordinary Courier has been dispatched to m order to have the marriage deferred of the .Ptracess LOUISA CII A R LOTT E ith the Infant Don V3ANCIS DE PAUL, the celebration of which, in vir rae of IL:: powers given, was to take place on the Y2th of Immtry. It is possible, adds the French Journlist, that the Courier mal not arrive in time a \.:l ;.:e.‘ eat :he cornpleti(.;n of the ceremonr. iZo re:Lon ws;gned for this change of intentiz.n.— Can it be tht FIADI NAND is already looking out anoiher F prtre for himself? The Gaulle Fr4:;zee affirms, but without men .,'rnity its authority, that tie Prol ince of Khorassan, :ae finest and most opuleut of Persia, has .dated the standard of revolt, and declared itself.' ;a3ere..l.lcta. !_iniur. OF rrmis, J.4.NVARY 9, 1819. At inid-chy the BUVCAUS were c.ccuried :th ;he; rvitrainat;on of two rnrositions taken into considzra rin ;it tl:c ', - ;itting - , one relative to the Duke ci• and tis.c ether to the entire abolition of the tJror zi'dacime. tLis cl.trittimitier beinz, terminated, the Charn- Lt.- 'vet icncral assembly. V.,cott:tt. Di noutli.icti firer jddrcssed the Charr.- titT on t! . .e 'toss which it susLiined in Vice-Adrni ral Galaltcattirc v.ho died on the Sth Sep tr.inittr last. A sirni:ir address was &livered by the Dakc de Cloy D'Havre on the leis ul Marthal, the Duke of ;kltre, wl:o died on the th of October following. The Dake de CLONE!? L in the name of the Com rittee of Petitions made a ltcpi rt of the Petitions re sitlce tl.c oret:ir,g of the Session. Of cow - teen , =prebend:7d in this Report, three only have been v=itted to different Mi:,istries; the rest have been E . ::'.3ed by the er et of the day. . _ 1... e order of proceeding next called for the discus :ion in general Assembly of the two propositions tramired in the Bureaus previous to the public Sit trig this day. On the first, relative to the Duke of Richelieu, the Fitz:quoit having announced that a proposition from !Le King to the same effect, would be immediately s . ...bmitted to the Chambers, the assembly deferred eLtertaining that which had been submitted to it. Oa the second proposition, that of the Duke de Levis, relative to the entire abolition of the Droit c - Aalaixe, the Chamber named a special Coniniis sLn cf Eve Member-, to consider and report upon it. 'The Chamber then separated, v. ithout any fixed zc]cnrcme•:t. CHANLI3ER. OF DEPUTIES, JAN. 9. Tr.e Nlinktets of his Majesty being invited to pre sr:. the different Projects of Law with which they e-e charged, a DE GOUVION ST. CYR presented a project of the fabrication of and commerce in Saltpetre. present state of things the indigenous saltpetre r.oCcel. in a great measure for the consumption of cc,unti y. To favour this home manufacture, he i:e.,:osed to subject foreign saltpetre to a duty of imported in French ships, and 661 r. on salt- I-•!? imported in foreign bottoms. L)urs, Minister of Finances, explained the of a proj-ct of law for fixing a new scale of ' I%le:A for the powder manufactured and sold by the I:11 of Powder and Saltpetre. Minister of Finances also detailed the grounds t:-:1,1 Project of Law for continuing the law v•zi.:h grans to the Beard of Indirect Contributions •until the I.;t January, 18‘,.'0, the exellsive ptivii g,i of buying, fabricating, and selling tobacco through out the kingdom until the Ist of January, 1826. The Chamber remitted the whole of these three 'rojects to be examined by the Bureaus. The Chamber adjourned without any day being fixed fQr its next public sitting. French Five per Cents.—Friday, 67fr. 60c.—Sa turday, 67fr. NAPLES, DECEMBER 8. Mount Vesuvius has presented one of those fright ful spectacles which too often afflict our unfortunate city. The volcano barst forth with 'a tr;all.lidous ex plosion; and after having emitted volumes of flame and sulphurcous matter..., has vonttcd over the star". rounding country a flood of lava, which has - spread as far as the foot of the village of To: re del Greco. Charleston papers Co the :4th tilt: reached us this morning. According to these papers, the Coast of St. Derningo is infested with pirates, that board and rob every vessel they fall in w•'t!:. 'Die) , carry on this piccarooning system even in armed beats. Two severe and destructive eat tliquakes were experienced in that Island on the November, which des troyed several houses, and swallowed 7.. p fve indivi duals. Colonial produce is 5C741 . C2 and high at St. Domingo, the Government laving monopolized all meet to-morrow. After the necessary nutaber of Members are sworn in before the LORD SI EWA RD, the Commons win proceed to the choice of a SVRA KU:, when Mr. MA Mi CRS SUTTON is ex pected to be re-elected without opposl:i-.,n. Friday, aturdav, anal Mcriday;will l e GCCqpiel its swearing in the Members, and on Tuesday or Wednesday the Session will be opened by Gotninission, the recent death of the QVI:FN p: - eventing the PRINCE REGENT from meeting his Pailiament on this occasion. The Emperor of IlussiA Las conferred the Order of St. George of the Second Chi , ,s on his Highness the Prince 'Royal of the NETIIERLANZni; that of St. Alexander New•sky on his Royal. Highness Prince CHARLES of Bavaria, on the HEREDITARY PRINCE, and on Prince PHILIP of H,::,se-Homburg; the Order of St. Vladimir, of the Second Class, on the Princes iloyny and At:Gum:sof Prussia; on Prince ADAM of Wurtemberg; and Duke CHARLES of Mecklenburg. The Earl of LimEn:cic arrived, yesterday, at his noble mansion in Mansfield-street, from his seat in Berkshire. Lord GLENTIALL has at this tirr? a krge sporting party at his fine seat, near Robin, in Irciand. An un pleasant accident happ , ;ned there (41 Saturday week, to Mr. 11A liW EL L, Of ThOGI:IStOWn. A sporting com ,a::on fired at a rl.bbit, not obsc!winF Mr. BAGWELL 0:-. the ,sid other of the break of a thicket. he shot cnt , .:red Mr. B. !...i;:h--.. tms, however, i• I ce been ext-acted ; ro serials c;snsequences are apprehended: The annual f'.2stivlLe: - . at liarewood-house, in-York shire, have this year been kept cp with additional . hospitality, by the Noble oWner, and orly terminated to preFre for his Lordships attending his duty in the gonse of Peer. _ _ . _ Tie Earl of 13arnorwaven who has lately been advanced to the di hilt'. of a Churchwarden by the parish of .11emel ,Ilimpstead, in Hertfordshire, likas set a able example to his brother Peers by the Ai> litioe. of the Poore Rates. No less than 614 persons have been taken into his employ . ; they are engaged . in repairing fences, • draining :anal, and breaking stones for the roads. • Saturday Lord and 'Lady ltlontrtrfttleft Castle qeward, the seat of the Earl of CA nerti.e, on their way to town. The younger branches of their family were, by the desire of the Earl and Countess of CAR- LlaI,E, left at Castle Howard, and will be brought to town by their Noble Crandsire, early iit'lVlareli next. . The Countess of SANDWICH is passing the winter at Rome. Her Ladyship is expected homein June. Yesterday, the Eaii of WEiTMORCLAND arrived at his house in Groeveeee-square, from hiS seat Ape .lu.rpe, Northamptonshire, and attended the Cabinet, Council. Earl Concert i 3 much better. His Lordship and family are shortly eerectecl LI town. File Hon. General :Ineeew i= re?idly recovering; . the a: Rued side is i.elieiee e:reegth, and his general health is completely restered. We regret to steel that Lord reetex was taken suthieely ill on Saturday night, while on a visit W the Dare of YORK, at Oatlarels. The attack hap pened after the fani;ly had retired to rest. The of LAUDERDALE, V.:110 was itho a visitor, was called up, and paid every attenti;.n to his afflicted friend. 'Nfedic.al assistance v.-as immediately procured, and forty ounces of bleed wee:: taken from his . Lordship, an operation by which he found biniself greatly re lieved. This is the srst serines eeperienced by his Lordship during an active, avid for the greater part of it, a very late ions life. Miss SerenENs is said to have netted 4,0001- by her trip to lielaed. The story of her having capti vated the heart of an Irish Nobleman is Cuntradittecl. Mrs. Da vreoer has joined the Dublin corps drama done, where she made her rktut on Saturday last, lie J4liana, in The Honey and. Maria, in The Citizen. . . . 1)a l' R v-L A NF.:—The Tragedy of the Carreseer, e r as perfiarne , i at this Theaire,, last night. Mi. Ifir made his re-appearance in the part of Mr..Bcrep 1 4 t, after a tedious andisposit ien. lie was warmly re• ceived by a pretty full house. He supported the character with much force and propriety.. Mrs. WEST appeared as Mrs. Be..ie , ly. Her representa; tion was very successful. Mr. BaniOUGH is the part of Stuketell, and Mr. HANtsurt as Letuson, obtained the full approbation of the . audience.—.-A very cone siderable degree .of alarM was excited, about eight o'clock, in the neighbourhood of the Theatre, by the auearance of the fire engines and men from the're- spec tive Fire-Offices. 41 great crowd collected round 1 the stage-door of the Theatre, which remained for a considerable time. The accident happened in that part of the building appropriated to the dresling rooms, but by the p:oinpt assistance 9f the persons present was got under without doing any material damage. The audience were not aware of the alarm that had Leen given without the Theatre till some i time after it had subsided. . . FilE ARMY A detachment of Artillery, with two six-pounders, and some led horses, arrived at Nottingham, on the 6th instant, from Pontefract, In Yorkshire. The next morning they Froceede.i on their route for the depot, at Weedon, Northamptonshire. Two troops of the 18th Hussars arrived at on the Bth instant, in place of two troops of the V.I:• niskillens, removed to Musselburgh, near Edinber;ll. NAI'AL INTELLIGENCE. RAMSGATE, JANUARY 12. Wind S.W.---Came in, several vessels for O.:cher. • MiEGATE, JANUARY 12. Sailed, the Lord Wellington, WILLIAMSON, from Calcutta for London ; the Lord Eldon, from India for London. The brig Commerce, CotcLoucu, from St. Domingo for London, was brought into this bar- J)our thi.; forenoon from Pan Sand-hole, having hrelvm her windlass in a gale last night. DEAL, JANUARY 1 , 2. Wind S. W. moderate.—Arrived yesterday, and sailed this morning for the River, the Margaret, NI'CLASZJEN, twenty days from Genoa; left there the Caledonia, Victoria, and Leda, loading for Lon 7 don ; to-day, the Sally, CA an, front Leghorn.—Came down from the River, the Porcupine, SCOTT, for Trieste ; the Thomas and M:try, —, and Peace, (transports), for Portsmouth ; and remain in the Downs with the rest of the outward-bound, all well. Five o'Clock.—The Inglis, BORRADAILE, for Bom bay and China, is at anchor in the Gull Stream, wait ing for the ebb-tide to come into the Downs. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 12. Wind S.W. moderate.—The John Inglis, BAILEY, Irons India, reported yesterday as sailed for London, put back during the night, but has proceeded again. Sailed, the Friends, STONEHOUSE ; Seraphim, Loxcis- DAL L ; Hop, JARMAN ; and the Kingston, lsowEN, for Losidon. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 11. Came in the Amelia, STZVENS, from St. 31ichael's, .for London, with damage. LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 11. The GarTcs, Can rmis::, for Calcutta, was spoken with the August in lat. 14. 45. N. long. 83.17. E. by the John Kilmer, arrived from Calcutta.— Arrived the Robert Fulton, HOLDRID(:E, from Charleston, sailed 13th December ; on sth January, in - lat. 49. 11. long. 20. passed an EngliAr-built ship of about 300 tons, coppered, painted black, with one white moulding, a bust-head, round-house on deck, timber laden, and abandoned by the crew ; mizen mast, main-top -mast, and yards all gone. The Leti tia, STARK, from Belfast to Jamaica, has put in here with trifling damage. lIRISTOLs JANUARY 12. The Janus, I)OwOALL, from hence to New York, having been struck by a sea 13th November, put into Fayal to refit, from whence it was expected she would sail about the Ist December ; cargo supposed not to be damaged. MILFORD. JANUARY 11. The I3eresford packet, HUM, from Cork to Bristol, parted from one cable, slipped her chain cable, ran on shore , and injured her keel and sternposr , and re ceived much othet, damage in this harbour, but has since got off. CUSTOM—HOUSR, LONDON, JANUARY Ise, ,Iswaam—The Naiad, I.litchl.:on, from I.islmo Christiastl.MassOril Liberty ' Moan; Perseveranee, Brown sod Jane, Blyth. from Seville Vrelndschap,. liuynmeyer; from jou; Jams, Bleas4ale, from Fayal ; Fulham, Foster, from Ad cant; Standard,. Stephens, from Calcutta. Bancato OUTWAtLDS.—The Oita, Capp, fOr Elihralttr; Wit- Qtihnintham,• for Messina; Twins, Shoot, for Ham-'burgh; Chathatta Frederica, Wallis,. fur Stralsund; and Ann, Older, for Smyrna. CLEARED 9utwsnos.—The Unternchrming, Black, for Bre men' Woodlark, Middleton, for Malta ; Albion, Baxter, fcr Llouidesux.; and Flora, Wedstcd, for Altona. DTSTRIAUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. - The Heron, fot seizure of the •Speedwcll,•smoggling vessel, on hoard .31 Plymouth; recalled at :t.;rfollt....stre...t, Strand. The-Magnet, Star, Charwell, and Nutley, f.r the American stiliooders Somers and Oslo, the ffitli instant, at go. t, Clement's jno; and recalled there every Tueiday and Saturday, for three Months. • • The JUDGE ADVOCATE is arrived at his house in Downing-street, Crams( visit to the Eatl and Countess of LONSDALC, it their seat, Cottesmore, itistlandsbise. During the night of Thiircday week, while Mr. WILLIANi WI%DLE, jgreCei', SkrptOn, WS at th.: Me thodist Chapel, praying she old year out, and the new year in, as is castoniary f his shop was broken into, and about 414 in money, and some groceries, stolea out !—No. 7003, 'a Pi.ize of I:5000, was sold yesterday by CARROLL, at his fortunate Offices; No. IJ, Corn's;ll, and 26, Oxford-street. This, with No. 2337, a Prize of £30,000, sold by him on the Second Day of drawing; will make a greater amount of Prizes sold by hira.than . by any other Office-keeper in this last I.ottery. Another Prize of Thirtzi Thousand Pounds, sold by. Baia nu and Co.!! No. I: 1 ,684 drawn yesterday a Prize of £3OOO, 3 per Cents. and £lOO money—sold in one hal& :and• eight sixteenth shams.—Recollect I 'HAZARD and CO. sold all the Thisty 'thousands last Lottery, at ,their Offices, Royal Exchange; 26, Corn tilll ; and 324, Oxford-street.—A Lottery now on sale, with only 6000 Tickets, to be drawn all in one . day, the 9th of February, with two Prizes of 020,000 money, &c. A UWAL!—Yesterday was the last day of draw ing of the State Lottery, when No. 5,525 was drawn a ?size of 00, and as Ninth drawn Prize of that amount, furLher entitled to £30,000, S per Cent. Cm- . sols, and was sold.. in Eight Shares by Him, at his Offices, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross. No. 12,816, also drawn yesterday a Prize of £l,lOO, was likewise, sold by Iltssi in Shares ; and on the two first days of the same Lottery, Blasi sold (as usual) snore Capitals thin any .other. Office-keeper ; and as the Lottery had not finished drawing when this paragraph was sent to press, he 'hopes to-morrow to announce having sold a further addition of Capitals. CORN-EXMANGS, MARK-LANY.,' JAN. 13.— Our Market continues very thinly supplied with all sorts' of English Corn, owing to the continuance of ad verse winds, yet the sale of Wbeat was heavy, parti cularly fur all buf the finest 'qualities, for which Monday's prices are supported ; but there is no de mand for any other description. We had scarcely a sample of - Mae English Barley at Market, and prices remain as on Monday. In Yeas ) Beaus, and Oats, there is no alteration. .4§•shiLV:§, .••/..r.mm*t••••••• The Judges came into Court At ten o'rld4dc, *heti Joh - . Myth?, il!nrantler. Devdt, /,:'td were indicted for the ivilfid nrirdei of Daniel M'Cormkk, on board the ChArsman ccnvict ship s is CuntsTorttr.tt It ANSON stated the caBd to the .7:lry, and clefaited the evidence which he teas nosy to call. It is unnecessary for us to go into ..ay lengthened de - tail, as the evidence was nearly similar to that given yesterday. Patrick Smith, a cons ict, detailed the tiretim-. stances which attended ihe Gong on the 17th of April: he which separated the bay from the soldiers' apartments, had several gnn links in it. After the tirir.c► was over, the third Mate came down and fired among the ronvicts; there was co firing after ;:his ; the tile.' several ; the second Mate ..L•w tire.l into the sick h3v ; his name is Ald:•:dze ; heard nothing more in the exceial the wounded ; M'Ardle S. tS brougla do v. a dead next day, as were al , :o two whers; saw Or. Dew.ir c.trlier thin usual that morning ; !ward him say, « You have brought this on yourselves." Cross-ermined—Supposes the Doctor carn ,, down to dress tare wounds of the men. The prigoners made ILO anv.ver, that he !lewd, to what Dr. Dewar said. A.11:1; a severe examination by the COMMON SLR , .rEA74r, the witless persisted in his former ar,Fwcr. There was no rail among the prisoners near him ; he did not hear an ; thinks he must hlve heard it. The tipper hine of the door was broken ; one slip of the door had bullet holes in it. Never heard or knew of the guard and crew being turned up twice on the 12th of April, on alarm that t}e Convict, were about to make their escape.--(TlIt greater part of the cross : examination was ❑early the same as yesterday.)---Heard Collins make some communication to Dr. Dewar, in consequence of which the rest of the convicts threatened to blanket him. 131anketing nie:ms putting a blanka over the head and stiEinc , the pc; son. Hoy, another convict, v•as much hurt, and had or.e of Jiis ribs broken. It was about some ciwarel between him and a boy.— . Never heard any thing zimut its heir' , " occasioned by his refusing to take an oath. s9evert , f were charged with administering oaths. Heard the sold;crs say that Ley were told so by Collins. Never heard that Murphy was to be surgeon after they had got pus session of the ship. Heard Dr. Dewar say that Mur phy was one of the ringleaders: P.e-esainine,l.— , The shots which broke the door must have cor.:e from the hulk-head. By Mr. Justice BEST.—A great many had their irons all;.; he will net swear there were less than 40 who had them so. The' Officers examined them all, and had* their ;testis mended Some were punished for breaking their irons ; can't swear there were any flogged for this before the 17th; several were flogged before the 17th, but he can't say for whet ; did not keep an account of the floggings; saw the file now produced, in Sydney, but caa't recollect having seea it in the ship. -John Fagan, another convict, gave a similar evi dence to the last witness. Ile heard Captain Dra:ar, say. during the ftring—" Ye precious b—rs. wl:y don't ye come up Dr. Dewar saw sode of the wounded, and said he would see Ito more of there as he had seen enough. heard Mr. AlLlii.l , ae i c y that one of -tlae ship's crew had been killed in the confusion which .had taken place. :Cross.eseetiaed.—Was convicted in Dublin, and 'acikidged to transaartation for life. Saw no rioting on 'board ; on the day before the firing, witness heal d Dr.:Dewar say there was to be rioting ; knew nothhz of oaths ; about rive days before. the 17th, witness keetv the guard was turned up. Witness never tried whether a man could get through the chain cable scuttle ; saw none of the convicts breaking their irons. Frencis Murphy, another corvicr, sailed in tile Chapman, from the Cove of Cork. In the mornieg of April i 7. the cons lets ;:t re anarered to get Clear wine ; several hall their irons broken. Went to bed about seven o'clock that evetang; there was no noise at the time be went to bed. Heard a kind of run ning, as if perrons running on deck, and then the firing corameaced neat the hatchway. I:eard Bax ter ease 4. Come up, ye d— convicted villain:, we -ere ready for you now." While the firing was gaitag on, Lieutenant Bustard said, 44 fire away, fire away." Heard Captain Drake say, " ye d--d convicted villains, we'll be below deck immediately, and among you and scatter you. The firing might la:t better than hafra,l lame. Heard a cry for mercy i ► less than flee minutes. Many cried out in this v. ay repeatedly. The chain cable was secured en :he hrtchway. heard Duncan M'l.e:ta say, "co: Coo , Areetairre's sale, bring me some drink, as I am bleeding to death." Witness was ham:cc:Zed. Cross-examined—Has been in Monaghan, Dealt patrick, and Dundalk jails. Dr. Dewar ;al him, that Collins said witness W:l3 to be surgeon e;ter Dewar was murdered. Never con:essed that he was to be so, aad never confessed that the ship was to be taken.' Never said it was the intention to murder the Captain and crew, and that was Goo's truth. (there tlle worth of the witness were ordered to be taken down. He evidently contradicted himself in several instances.) Crawley was put in irons, but witness dces not know far what. K,lvw John Iloy, hut does mot know he was blanketed. Saw six or seven Fail of leans beaten nn the Wax of April. Saw one or the i.conyicts punished next day for having a file in his birth: Heard Captain Dtehe use the very words he I has mentioned, as he w.ts at the bulk-head at the time. Did not hear him say, " soldiers waist, as we will go below and try to cadet th;m." The firing, at all events, ce ised soon after. Can't say what he wes band-cuffed for. se-examined—When witness was flogged, Captain Drake. said, 'ye d—d villain, we'll flog you at artery opportunity, and Fang yen at the yard-arm when ye come to New South %Vales." Doctor Dewar repeated the same words. - Peter Allan, a convict, (a man of colour) went to bed at eight in the evening in question. He he.'rcl a Corporal Cooke tell Captain Drake that there %vete men at the hatchway, and immediately order:, - aere given to fire down the hatchways. Witness was wounded during the firing, and lost all recollectien till midnight. M'Cotmick was killed that nie:ia— Next morning he was ordered he Drake, in presence of the prisoners, to prepare for death, after s.-!rich a pistol was presented to ins breast, and he w as w a ta i who were the tinglea2as? Ile mule Bo conlevtion, i I • 1 ~ • , 1 1 ' i • I . : • i 4 . I 1 .. , • -; ~ d , 2 . • ,t 1 "i,... 1 . , . 1 1 :40 I:, i 1 i ) 4. . I i A Ti i i t ; " • t