Star. — London, England, 1809-10-21 00:00:00

THE JUBILEE. Te most active preparations are making to illn- Initiate the India House, the Bank, the Mansion ]-loose, Lloyd's Coffee-house, ll.Terchant Tailors Hall, the other public buildiq,s in the City, except Guildhall. It t, not intended however to illuminate an y private houses. Such a measure would have the ~ffe t to c ounteract all the benevolent measures about to be taken on behalf of the poor. The price of cand i es would of course be raised, and thus a most gr ievous hardship would fall on the lower classes. Th er e will be no illumination at the University of ONford on the approaching Jubilee. A subscription ) t eas commenced for providing the poorer inhabitants v..:th a comfortable meal on that day. Th e QUEEN and the Princess ELIZA/TEM visited p tog mere every day, from twelve to two o'clock, to ille t the preparations that are making there for the • on the 25th. The most of the company, on that i c .,.. ' en ing,.ere to meet at the Castle, and remain till the R,,, e r etires for the night ; her MAJESTY and Party . , t , oe pr oceed to Frogmore. the gardens to be beauti illuminated with coloured lamps. A most ele ear,: super will be provided for most of the neigh 13,Itthoed, but there will be no ball. There are a thowend tickets of admission already issued, for spec ta!ret to the fire-,works ; which are to be let off in the j Qeeen's gardens , at Frogmore , instead of , as was at I f.a intended, in the Park. The street of Windsor, from the Town-hall to the c e ;lc.inn, is taking - up, to admit of an arch which is , eroctirg for the illumination on the ‘2.sth. The ball re the Town-hall is not to be till the evening of the I °lel', that it may not interfere with her MAJESTY'S party. A great quantity of provisions is collecting for the pcor of Windsor. The Honourable Miss TOWSHEND will not attend the Jubilee at Windsor, on gc ount of the indisposition of the Countess of crwriL o.i, which prevented her Ladyship accom reinq the Earl to Cheveley, where he went on SA t7,'„iy, on a visit to the Duke of RUTLAND. The err, that vvi;l he generally worn at the QuErA's sup per, at Fregmore, will be of white satin, with a quail vei ofjewels.—These dresses are to be made without ;moment, but diamonds. The Ladies who put mourning, on the occasion, will be dressed en el white crape. 'Vinchester the most splendid and extensive «tions are making for the celebration of the ;ching Jubilee. On Wednesday the High She the County, the County and City Members, peration of Winchester, the Clergy, Gentry, in procession to the Cathedral, where the full is to be performed ; in the afternoon a splen iner will be given at St. John's House, whilst ier classes are regaled throughout the City c subscription raised for that purpose. The in the county gaol are also expected to be re- In the evening a grand display of fire-works peace, with the usual accompaniments of etticns, transparencies, bonfires, &c. according :;i!,!5111 of former days. On Thursday morn ;CaS country sports will be exhibited, and in :ring a ball will be given to the ladies. In t is thought these amusements will be kept up week. A Committee has been appointed to read on the occasion, and from their loyalty, :y, and ability, there is no doubt but the'high ification will be afforded the public. heen unanimously agreed by the Directors Royal Hospital at Greenwich, that the day celebrated with every mark of rejoicing. and alitv. They intend giving a splendid dinner :iral Stanhope, all the Captains of his Ma -I,irs in the River Thames, and to the nobility y of the surrounding neighbourhood ; their tosity is likewise to be extended towards j ks if that noble institution, who are to be re- ' a sumptuous repast. Directors have also exerted their utmost in of the Clerks, whose salaries have for many et remained stationary, and it has been de- by the Board embrace the joyful occa the Jubilee to make some increase to their j tier:Ling of the Mayor and Inhabitants of ,k, on Friday, several laudable resolutions greed to, having for their object the comfort lc,cr, on the approachirsT Anniversary of his Accession. A spirited subscription was cly opened. The sum collected is to be )propriated towards the relief of 'he or widow—the aged and helpless of every . :rati'crl on Avon, a subscription has been 1(T the purpose of.providing the poor of that ccondons of a good meal, and to cheer their Fiftieth Anniversary of a good Mo to the Throne ; the Corporation in t..t[t::nd divine service, and afterwards gct:ar. of Leicester have subscribed 200 kreT.rds a fund, which they trust will be with the aid of private subscriptions, to evc7 one of the poor inhabitants to Me t'•:€ Jubilee with sober and becoming joy. !guested the Minister and Church as to c'.llect those subscriptions, and the prinei bit..nts ha\ e willingly lollowed the example. re:- . .TT No. The Mayor laving received sign: - t by 2 r;reat. number Of very respec expre•sing their wish that a general i.habitants might be called, " to take :in , L.lerati , ,n the most proper mode of express ettachment :old gratitude to the best of on the appeoacl.:ng fiftieth anniversary of to the the.eie, appointed the said meet s tke phi. e on Thm-sday, in the Town Hall. b:irg too numerous to be accommoda the Coert a motion was put and carri the a(ijeu; nment of the meeting to the area of Exchange Beildinqs. An Address to his .y had been previously voted in the Town-hall, soon as the rneetieg had been formed in the the Addre-s which had been prepared was it ice by Mr. Statham. After the Address was !, a resolution was proposed by Mr. F. Wil for a general illumination. On which Mr. )E ro:,:e and said that he cordially agreed in the !s7; which had been just proposed and carried ; did not think that illumination was the most le mode of expressing their affection to his Ma person, and their respect for his virtues. The .I.i (01. expenee would be great, and it might be productive of riot. There was a better way of expressing the sentiments of the town; ; he had in his pocket a list of sixty poor Debtors, at present confined in the Bo rough Gaol, who might be liberated and restored to their families at half the expence of art Mr. WILLIAms said, he was happy to say, that the next Resolution he had to propose, after the ques tion of illumination was disposed of, was substanti ally the same as the Gentleman who spoke last had submitted. The motion for a general illumination was then put and negatived. There was, however, a conside• rable shew of hands in its favour, and it was stated that such individuals as might chuse to illuminate on the occasion were at perfect liberty to do so. Judging of the numbers who declared in favour of this mode of doing honour to the day, it is probable that a great part of the respectable houses in town will be illumi nated. Truro, Plymouth, and Plymouth Dock, are raising subscriptions for the poor. Hull is promoting a subscription for the poor, and has published some excellent resolutions. The City of York have determined to open a sub scription for furnishing assistance and comfort to those whose situatioas and conditions in life may require it. At Kilmarnock the inhabitants are to attend Di vine Service en the 25th instant, when a Collection will be made for the benefit of the Sunday Schools. The Magistrates and principal inhabitants of Aber deen intend to celebrate the Jubilee by walking in procession to the West Church of that City, when a sermon will be preached and a collection made for charitable purposes. There will be a grand display of fireworks in the evening, but no illumination. The Managers of the Soup Kitchen, at Aberdeen, purpose to entertain the poor of that place with a Ju bilee dinner on the ensuing festival. Some Quakers have signified their desire to add .5001. to the donations given by the City of London for the discharge of persons imprisoned for debt, pro vided their release takes place on or about the 25th instant. Mr. Sheriff WOOD received the following letter from Lord LIVERPOOL, his Majesty's Secretary of State, yesterday, while visiting the prisoners in Newgate : " Friday, October 20, 1889. " Lord Liverpool presents his compliments to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. He has laid the petition of the prisoners confined in Newgate before the King. Lord Liverpool is very sorry to be under the necessity of stating, that, considering all the circumstances of the case, and the extent to which the principle, if admitted, must unavoidably be carried, it would not be consistent with the public interest, for his Majesty's Government to recom mend to his Majesty to accede to the prayer of the said petition. " Whitehall, 19th October, 1809." F rog rne• i::sPect t on t. evening, Pr' gar ,: stir bmitllo(' tatc , ':' 1 ° Qi.;een's f T :t int(' T! . .e s erect:rg r‘t tl:c T Party. for the Towyg on acov Cu t•rit.. d errs the per, at of je C:;% r,rni 0:r trst • tally In t. IV ( ; ;,:rzt t:.e Corp &:. qo 11 service i did din:l Ir. in the dcbt.c.rs i take i.tg vat the et cm deed, it i all the styerintcs e It La, I Rc 5i...11 be c C Jr;tial. t7.l.ldmi ).esi The 1 I .:1.111(4 ! , Als pa. ci ti . • • I ears tr • •: 1 ,1:2 L'.!!•! . tt nal is h; Liv:, ?able G, ro c; , / . .ng 1. 1, t) t!li 171 t! ed fo ! the Ncv and as re, hams t Pascoe Addres .tile r t 1 NEIV THEATRE, COVENT-GARRDEN. The admirable dialogue, poetry and music of the Duenna attracted, last night, a numerous and fashion- I able audience. The boxes were completely filled at first price, and were graced with a greater number of elegant females than we have witnessed since the opening night of the season. The most perfect order prevailed, and the performance was marked with the utmost attention until the admission of the half-price visitors. The pit was the only part that was not crowded, and of that not quite a fourth was left va cant for the half-price folks. Even after their entrance some time passed before any thing like a strong and systematic opposition could manifest itself. Certainly on no former occa sion has there appeared so fair a prospect of the re establishment of tranquillity. Not a buzz was heard until half-price, when the row began as usual after the full-price had enjoyed a treat in the warbling of Mrs. Diexoss, Miss BOLTON, and Mr. INCLEDON, in the Dactiner, the two former of whom were encored. The placards were as numerous as usual, and were distri . ;uted without opposition—but the pit audience contrived to keep the gymnastic exercises alive. We did not hear of any one having been taken into cus tody. E2sides placards, the letters 0. P. were very prevalent, fixed on hats and ribbons. The Gentry in the pivate boxes were last night assailed by the pit orators, in language too indecent to mention.— Amongst the placards were the following : " 0 ! KEMELE, THY OFFENCE IS RANK.." " No wonder Jack Kemble should cease to be civil, Set a beggar or horseback, and he'll ride to the devil." A caricature of Mr. KEMBLE, with a mournful countenance, over which was inscribed Pity my aiches. " No fighting Jew, Nor prices new." 66 DIALOGUE. MANAGER—NOW AFTER ALL, JOfiN BULL, YOU WILL PAY THE NEW PRICES JOHN BULL—NO I'LL BE D—'D IF I DO." " CALL ME COUSIN, BUT COUSIN ME NOT." " SHERIDAN—A NEW THEATRE AND OLD PRICES." " BRITONS NEVER SUBMIT Te IMPOSITION." " When JOHN By :.L is imposed upon, Threats can't make him dissemble, He has conquered many a Don, And will not fail to humble KEMRLF." " Beware of mock charity upon the 25th." " KEMBLE tries to gull the court, He has tried the people in vain ; But vain is this his last resort, To cut the court and people in twain." " The public are respectfully informed that Mecsrs. Kruitt, CLARK E, and READ have joined their concerns." " John Bull's voice has humbled many, and it rust humble John Kemble's." " If Captain BeLL continues his nightly cruise, he will regain his cld priccJ, and capture that private-ti,r." The person who held this placard, pointed to the Private Boxes. Mr. SHERIDAN, who was sitting in the Stage Box, happened to be recognized by several in the Pit, and they exclaimed, Bravo ! Sheridan ! A speech from Sheridan !—This Gentleman did not, however, com ply with their wishes, but retired. There were several indecent placards, in large characters exhibited to the private boxes. There was also a bill, printed in the form of a play-bilt; which had very little point, it being a mere echo of one pub lished at the beginning of the week, burlesquing the Managers, Mendoza, and others. A considerable num ber of Ladies retired after the second act of the Duenna ; and, at the close of the afterpiece, not a syllable of which was heard, the audier.ce seated themselves, and " GOD save the King," and " Rule Britannia," were sung; and, after three cheers, the company departed. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. SEVILLE, ISZETEMBER 16. Atnong the Spanish heroines who have so much contributed to the defence of the country, and the honour of their sex, Do_nna Susanna Claretonna, wife of D. Francisco Fel°ll6, merits a distinguished place. By her services in the companies of Somatenes, she, some time ago, acquired the rank of Sub-Lieutenant of Infantry. By certificates from the Justices of the town of Capellades and Pobla de Claramunt, and by information from the Commander of the division in the Lilobregat, transmitted to the War-Office by Lieutenant-General the Marquis of Coupigny, it ap pears, that Donna Susanna has served, with her hus band, in the Somatenes, from the very commence ment of the war. She has been present in a number of actions, and on one occasion being surrounded by the enemy's cuirassiers, she fought her way through them, and after killing several of her opponents, re joined her company. The reputation of her valour procured her the appointment of a Commandant of Somatenes, in conjunction with her husband. On the 14th of March last, she prevented the enemy from entering the Capellades, distinguishing herself by her steadiness, and the repeated discharge of her blunde r b uss , w hi c h occas i one d t h e disgraceful flight of the enemy, with the loss of several killed, wounded, and prisoners. With the same intrepi dity and coolness, she continued to serve in several subsequent affairs, until that which occurred on the 21st of Jbne, when she received a severe contusion, which has confined her to her bed. His Majesty, attending to the distinguished merits of this patriot, and the recommendation of the Mar quis de Coupigny, has been pleased to grant to her said husband D. Francisco Felonch, the pay of a Sub- Lieutenant of Infantry; and to order that these traits of valour and loyalty, of which the Spanish females have given so many examples at this epoch, should I , be published in the Government Gazette. The Supplement to the Government Gazette of this date contains a long letter from the Marquis deSome ruelos, of the 11th June, offering his resignation of the Captain Generalship of Cuba and the Floridas ; with the aliswer of the Supreme Junta, dispatched on the 7th, refusing his resignation, and confirming him in his various appointments. The Marquis wished to be excused from holding his present, or any other public employment, to avoid any suspicion of his be ing in correspondence with the Count de Montarco, his father-in-law, who has accepted from the Usurper the office of Royal Commissary for the province of Santander. The Marquis was first apprised of this circumstance by a paragraph in the Valencia Gazette of the 21st March. He gives an extract of a letter, dated the llth of last October, from the Count, en couraging him to persevere in his patriotic career; and imprecating the heaviest curses upon those who should attempt to dissolve the alliance between Spain . and England. He says he cannot account for the opposition between the Count's professed sentiments and his conduct, but upon the supposition of being unable to effect his escape from Madrid, he had in voluntarily entered into the service of the Usurper for the present, with the intention of abandoning him at a proper opportunity. If this conjecture should not prove correct, the Marquis wishes that all the cur=es contained in the above-mentioned letter may fall up on the head of his noble relative. In offering his r. - signation, he begs that he may be permitted to serve as a private soldier, in any regiment of Veterans or Militia in Spain, or America ; enjoying, he adds, " whatever pension my services may be thought en titled to, for at this moment I have no other means of subsistence, the whole of my property being in the possession of the French, or in the hands of Count de Montarco. I shall serve with pleasure as a sol dier, because I shall be employed in the defence of my country, and I shall be free from all anxiety ; because the most malevolent cannot attach any sus picion to my conduct." The letter concludes with a brief statement of the exertions and sacrifices which he had made for :he patriotic cause since the 17th July 1808, when he was first apprised of the perfidy of the French Emperor. His personal donations re mitted to che Supreme Junta amount to 7000 dollars, being the full half of all his appointments. The Supreme Junta, in their answer, endeavour, in the handsomest manner, to soothe his wounded feelings. " In this awful crisis," they remark, "in which our heroic nation is placed, it is not one of the least of our calamities to find, that our enemies have by their perfidious suggestions and atrocious proceed ings, been able to sow dissention among families ; and, as in a civil war, to separate friends and rela tions from each other. But let not your Excellency conceive, that either in the eye of the State, or of public opinion, the disgrace of particular individuals can tarnish the lustre of others."--" Let good pa triots, enjoying the complacency of conscious recti tude, and alike honourable in the eyes of the world, in good or in bad fortune, continue to perform the first duty of every citizen, which is to aid their ccun trr, when struggling for existence, and to resist with their utmost efforts the torrent which threatens to overwhelm her." They then proceed to inform him that the contrast between his conduct and that of his Father-in-law, redounds the more to his honour, and that they cannot permit him to resign a situa! ion which he has filled so much to the advantage of the country. SEPTEMBER 26. Head-quarter, Tarragona, Sept. 13. Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Amanda has sent a dispatch to the Captaia-General of this army, and principality, under the date of the sth inst. from Martorell, in which it is said, that in the neighbour hood of Barcelona the enemy had some pieces of can non collected before the battery of St. Peter the Mar tyr. Thus apprised, he proceeded thither with a small party, whom he rewarded for the duty they under took, and taking advantage of the obscurity of the night, he obtained possession of two 4.-pounders and one 3-potn.JPr, manufactured in Barcelona in 1803, with a quantity of balls and ammunition, all which was safely conveyed to Martorell. LAREDA, AUGUST 30. Two Commanding Officers of the garrison of this City, with a party of dragoons, made a sally from Fraga, and proceeded to a district eight leagues from Saragossa, where they took possession of 300 quarters of wheat which had been seized by the French : and put it in granaries for their future use. CAIILLA, AUGUST so, The firing against our city reci.mtnenced at P...e this Morning, and wlts continued until seven at r.iL.:hi f but it wet:, not so I,!rions as yesterday. In the attack upon Santa Colonia, the provit;..i,.l . grenadiers suffered but they took posses ion a battery, consisting of four ca.lnons and one ohn,. We hear from (;e:•ona, by a gentlenian who lit just left the city, that the inhabitants proceed in ti e defence with gre.tt spirit, seeing they are likely receive reinfort..ements to reci it them ur. er their losses. The firing has been tron:endous that city within the last few days. MANRESA, AUGUST 24. Letters lately received from the interior of France infcrm us, that Napoleoa had conveyed the Pope a prisoner, to Avipon, for having, rein ed to consecrate as Universal Pan larch of the Chri,tian Church, his uncle Cardinal Fetch, Archbishop, Prince Primatc! of the Confederation of the Rhine, Baron of Dalbirch, Prince Sovereign of Ratisbon, Aschaffenburg, Frank , fort, &c. CADTZ, SEPTEMBER 21. Information from Malta, of the 24th of August, says, that they complain greatl r there th it the armistice. had not been broken At Tangiers sevvral Envoys of the different Courts, united with France, had cele brated the armistice as a peace between France and Austria. At Madrid, it is said, they have also had rejoicing, on the idea that the peace is settled. They are pr:- paring quarters at Bourdeaux for the reception of the French Emperor, and 10,000 French have lately en tered Spain. No doubt) you have heard, with regret, that the 26,000 English, who were in the battle of Talavera, have been reduced to 13,000, and whose quarters arc at Badajoz. The army of Cuesta, lam sorry to say, is also reduced to one-half of its original number, and that of Venegas is entirely dispersed. SEPTEMBER '27. —You will soon hear of some fa vourable alteration in the position of our armies.— Their movements tend to some decisive attacks upon the main body of the enemy, whose lesser cclumns are daily diminishing, by the mode of warfare the peasants have adopted. Notwithstanding all your gloomy apprehensions at home, we are here for the most part confident of not being conquered by the French. The men of war from Ferro; are daily drop. ping in here, badly manned and fitted out. RONDA, SEPT. 29. No news from the army—the relief of Gerona is confirmed. We hear from Seville, that your Am bassador, very justly disgusted with the weakness and insufficiency of the Junta, makes no secret cfhis wish for a change of Government, or of the means he possesses of effccting it. We all expect, that at his suggestion our present rulers will be either by fair means or by foul means divested of their authority. Thus far is well. No good Spaniard will lament tl.e dnwnfal of the narrow and impolitic system imey have so fatally pursued ; and if Lord Wellesley lends the powerful influence of his name and nation, for the restoration of our long lost liberties, and the admit tance of our people to their just and natural weight in their own concerns, he will confer greater obliga tions on Spain than she owes even to the munificence of your treasury, or the valour of your :inns. But alas ! such is not the report which has reached me—. I cannot, and I will not, however, believe what I am told, but it has been confidently asserted, that upset the pretext of concentrating authority, it is Lord Wel lesley's intention to force the Archbishop of Toledo upon us as a Regent. This would be concentrating anthority with a vengeance, it would be concentrat ing not only the authority, but the folly, the bigotry and the inefficiency of the Junta into a focus. The Conde de Chinchon, son of the Infant Don Louis, brother of the Princess of the Peace, and Archbishop of Toledo and Seville, is destitute of every talent, surrounded by the basest of mankind, and in every way calculated to entail ridicule and failure upon any Government committed to his charge. If Lord Wel lesley intends to promote our glorious cause, or bene fit our no less glorious people by the alteration of our' Government, it must .be modelled on the popular revolutions of his own country—not on the intrigues, encroachments, and usurpations of that which he go verned for some years. Among the many delin quencies of the Junta, they have been surprised by an infamous Cabal into suppressing the Seminario Patric lief,. We trust, howener, that Calvo, Jovellanos, and Campo Sagrado will retrieve this false step, or hold out the authors of it, by name, to public execration. —I kiss your hands, &c. &c. BADAJOS, SEPT. 16. The army of the Marquis de 11 Romani, now under the command of General Mendlzabah is within sight of the forces under Marshal Ney, in the neighbour hood of Salamanca. The army of Estremadura occupies the territory of ZA:aicejo and S. Vincente., covered by the bridge of A.lmarez, by Ibor Tresuedoso, &c. MALAGA, AUGUST 9.5. The army of Catalonia has been organized, and constitutes a respectable force. These movements an nounce that they ale 'going formally to lay siege to Barcelona. The insurrections in Roaja and Castile become daily more tormidable. The enemy occupies Ocana and Tambliciue ; and his advanced guards is at Ypres andVillatobas. His heavy artillery has been sent to Almonacid, which he is fortifying. LISBON, SEPTEMBER 21. By letters received from the head-quarters at Trux illo, sent by an officer of our army, under date of the 10th inst. we learn that the forces of Ney, consisting of 14,000 men, arc at Salamanca and the neiqhbOur hood, and are threatened by the army under 'General Mendizabal. Marshal Soult has under him 8,000 men, and has his head-quarters in Placentia. General Monier has 10,000 men, and his head-quarters are at Talavera, occupying Navalmoral, Calzada, and Oropesa, &c. Victor has 20,000 men, with his head-quarters at To ledo. His army is cantoned in the neighbourhood, and his advanced guard is at Daimiel. General Se bastiani has 10,000 men, with his head-quarters at Fuenlabrada ; his army extends from Aranjuez to Alcala.-- Gazette are Lisbon. SEPT. 22 —Letters received from Seville mention, that the munica Pope tiona has gain pr stth om e E Usurper, in ~~ hich his iio worthy ing o political Bavaria,brollter, N arefurian t ciu,aded. and his faithful Ally, Ulf ic 1 -