Star. — London, England, 1809-10-27 00:00:00

hviELLmENat. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 24. Arrived the Dispatch packet, 19 days from Cadiz, ri vmouni and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, OCTOBER. £5. Arrived the DEFIANCE, 74, CaptainHOTHAM, from the coast of Spain, last from Cadiz, to which place she conveyed the Spanish ships fitted out at Ferrol ; s he is come in to refit and recruit her stores. The ENDYMION frigate appeared in the offing this nicraing and gave her nuMber, after which she stood u p Channel. &tiled the OnEsms sloop of war, on a cruize. The Two Brothers lighter, laden with wine, was .ir;•:en ashore last night on the rocks of the Hoe, and .; feared will be lost—the cargo is sated. HARWICH, OCTOBER 26. Sailed the BEAUFOY packet; for Flushing. YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 26. Early this morning the CHAMPION and NED Etvni, their convoy, for Gottenburgb, got under weigh, an d were soon out of sight. _Arrived the EXERTION gun•brig, and has brought i n with her the following foreign vessels, via. Vrcw Margaretta, Cornelius P. Fern master, of Embden, from tit:ir:clar..i, with cotton ; Erdtrs, Harm Henders, of Heligoland, from Holland, wr.!: ; c :3 2. inteniii, Hendricks Pettus, of Papenburgh, from Nocor dr, With tutter ; K i .c a t Aran, Gerret Helshelf master, of and from Pappen ..re with butter ; and Vrev Lana, Hendricks Antonies, of and from Embden, whe: . Rerna:as his Majesty's ships of war ROEBUCK, ONT%, BRUISER, ACUTE, INDIGNANT, VIXEN, and E7.:EFTION.—Wind S. E. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 26. Arrived 11;s Majesty's ship SALSETTE, from the eastward. Nothing sailed. The fleet for the Downs and west' and are put back. Wind E. S. E. DEAL, OCTOBER 26. Arrived his Majesty's ship anti, with detach ments of different regiments pn board, for Flushing. —Sailed his Majesty's ship MARLBOROUGII, for Flush ing.—Wind S. aGiusr.sEND, Orroazit 26.—.A-rrived the Star, Nl'William, from Gibraltar ; the Liverpool Hero, Green, front Cadiz ; and Guernsey, —, from Malaga.—Nothing sailed. The Julia and Mary, of Virginia, has been taken,- retaken, and carried into Fowey. The Atiria, from Cronstadt, is stranded near Revel-, The Pat-int, TuNs, from Bristol, to Quebcc,• was . deserted at sea, on the 2d ult. ; crew arrived at New- The Slri Magdalena, is captured and carried intc Chriqiansand. Th? Comnot.y, from Oporto, to London, is til _1 3:1.1 c . ir r d into St : Valery. S , I:.an,WALToN, from the Weser, to Virginia, w:s n!:en and carried into Calais, on the 13th inst. Tit,t: Fiore, ---, from London, to Heligoland, is t.:l:r and carried into the Texel. Tc Rt!s.)lutjon, of New York, was found on the Ith In Far. 47. long. 16. Ny ' about any person on the Vedra, MARSHALL., from Liverpool, to C:lpt. M. put part of his crew on board, r.s! t Is.er to Liverpool, where she arrived on Turf-lay. tvr.o— At Suriram,the General Carlton, Mi Pherson, front !. Off Berwick, the Sylvian, Strout, from Prince Ed -11•17::> !lane.. At Oporto, the Nonpareil, Bruce, from London t Ces., from Plymouth ; Alexander, Adams, from Tene tire : Bedfot e. Granthem, from Dublin ; and Swift, Cummings, nwfourdland. At li3bon, the Gatcombe, —, from Li t:ntool ; Severn, Green, from London; the Unanimity, Curn rx:.gs, from Netvfoundland ; and the William Pitt, Johnson, from London ; N, S. de Consicao, —, from I.ondon. In the Ctuk, the Perseverance, Gray, from the Creek. At Gijon, the Etpe. Wildman, from London. At Liverpool, the James, frtnt Seville. At Boston, the Success, Bradford, front Liverpool. At 1-It v:;; e, the liarinony, Chart ; and Albion, Beardman, from Va!-a. In the Creek, Eagle, Billington, from Malaga ; and Pc.:,cet, Cray, from Gibraltar. At Waterford, the Atnphietn e from Stockholm. At Surinam, the Bear, Irwin, front kio Janeiro. The new Naval Promotion consists of five Admi. ills, 10 Vice Admirals, l 0 Rear Admirals, 20 Post. C.otains, and 20 Commanders. The folloiVing are the names of the Post Captains, vlo are to be Rear Admirals of the Blue, viz. RC:m(l.El' BULTELL, WILLIAM LVES, ISAAC G. MANLEY, JOHN 01:10RbtE, JOHN SMITH, EDMUND CRAWLEY, CHARLT.I BOYLES, T. WILLIAMS, Kt. THOMAS HAMILTON, Sir T. B. luomrsoY, Bart. LOA GEORGE COUNTESS. Car.ains the Honourable HeNttl' CINIZON, and Sir !..s HAMILTON, Bart. are made Colonels of the 110:1! Marines, in the room of Captains BOYLXS and Sir TIr”AS WILLIAMS. Ile -, .I.ly laq, the Canal dug between the Thames at Rodierhithe and the town of Croydon, in Surrey, ras opened fur the passage of barges and other ves sell, in presence of a numerous assemblage of specta tors and proprietors. The latter afterwards dined ogetlier a t the Greyhound, Croydon, and the day .4. As , anclnded with the utmost festivity. By this new public work, the towns of Beckenham and fteml,!y, and most part of Kent, will be supplied , •;11s, manure, and merchandiut, at a reduced 1 carria., ,, :. It is proposed to proceed with this '.cut il until it reaches Portsmouth. I. : , .l7a:sday evening a sailor attracted the notice of !•-i in:it'n^e multitude at Charing-Cross. With a i,i'cr 171 his hand, he clamber'd over the rails which '-'''•' • the , Ntte:Ai ian statue of King CIiARLM as e• •:1.6 !te peac:tal, and s:)on afterwards striding the • , 'I ut Ole horse, ia , .teneil to the bit of the bridle the t . ;:;' r 10.;,: 1 he had previously held in his hand, on A - ni .:1 we:e written the following words : May nun di-p• .0. 111 , : :lac', l:It5 (~ CnlPbet As tit.: c!ouds of this day. \'' ,, dr. , :sday the Commander in Chief gave a splell, I! :ILI::::- at Chelsea, to all th e officers of the Staff, '.j ~ "e: rtlt 11 liber of o th er G ent l emen , i n demon •.:At.,,.:l c± loyalty t o hi s b e l ove d S overe i gn . irri.:: 7 flOO brae. of small store carp were sent : , ,ryi 1:-.:! Duke '7,rfolles seat, at Hom-Lacy,which . . , .re cleposito in the bason of the Gloucester and :rkelttv Canal. as an experiment towards. stocking , • , .!th this species of fish. TIDE ARMY We are happy to announce that Captains DRAKE and ALLEN, of the 23d Light Dragoons, who distin guished themselves greatly in the celebrated charge made by that gallant corps in the battle of Talavera, and who were severely wounded and taken prisoners by the enemy, have since effected their escape, and joined the remains of their intrepid corps at Elvas. A ball which Captain DRAKE received in his arm still remains unextracted, but he is nevertheless doing well. This is the same Captain DRAKE who, in Egypt, under the lamented ABERCROMBIE, in 1801, with a little party composed i Quarter-Master MOORE and 20 privates, took a French Officer and 40 men prisoners. Captain ALLEN, though not quite well, has, we are happy to add, greatly recovered from the effect of his wounds. The 37th Regiment is expected to march into Derby within a few days, to be stationed there. This fine regiment is lately arrived from the Island of Tri nidad. Previous to their quitting that Island, a De putation of his Majesty's Council waited upon Lieu tenant-Colonel SPREAD, with a very flattering Ad dress, to which that gallant Officer, in the !lame of his troops, returned an answer expressive of their high sense of the kindness they experienced. Two transports have arrived at Dover, from Flush ing, with about 130 sick men belonging to the 68th and 71st Regiments. About 100 foreign soldiers, lately in the French service at Walcheren, have marched from the depot at Portchester to join the light brigade of the King's German Legion at Bexhill. THE JUBILEE. The dinner at Merchant-Taylors' hall, on Wed nesday, was of the most sumptuous kind, and the most perfect conviviality prevailed until a late hour. The company consisted cf about 25 Noblemen and Gentlemen. Among wh'm were, Lords St. Vincent, Liverpool, Mu'grave, Camden, Erskine, and I xvison Gower ; Mr. Perceval, Mr. Canning, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Ellis, &c. The toasts and sentiments, in which loyalty for the best of Kings was the predominant feature, charac terised this great commercial and opulent assembly. The meeting was enlivened by many excellent and appropriate songs and glees : and the company did not separate till a late hour. Many of the horses which appeared in the streets in coaches, in (bays, or in carts, were decorated with lar, 4 e spi igs of laurel. One sentiment of harmony appeared to prevail through every class of the corn ni unity. Never do we recollect the streets so crowded. The innumerable devices, and the splended illumina tion of the public buildings, and private houses, pre cipitated the spectators from one place to another, in rapid and successive motion, and rendered the scene peculiarly interesting. Among the ladies, several were distinguished for tippets or pelisses of purple silk, with a ribbon round the neck, to which was suspended a Jubilee medal.— Others wore bouquets of the most beautiful artificial flowers. Bandeaus for the head, consisting of oak ai.d olive branches entwined together, were also much worn. ,inch was the immense number of lamps to be lighted at the Bank, that it was found necessary to begin at one o'clock, and the front reaching from Bartholomew-lane to Princes -street, was lighted be 'ore two o clock in the day ; the lamp-lighters had not finished the remainder of their task before six. Richmond Bridge was illuminated, and toll-free from nine o'clock in the morning until nine yesterday. The Royal East London Militia, quartered at Woolwich, London, and Greenwich, assembled on the Point, Blackheath. The Colonel's marquee, and the Officer's .en:s were pitched in the morning, in the front of which the regiment was drawn up in a circle; prayers and an excellent sermon was preached on the drum-head, l ON Rev. Mr. JONES of Lewisham. The regimen, th,!a fired at e a d s de joie thrice, and a royal salute of -21 guns was from the flanks of the battalion by ow', field pieces ; the band then struck up the loyal anthem of " God save the King," and every individual present joined the regiment in loud and reiterated acclama: ons. The men were then re galed with roast beef and strong beer, by Sir JOHN EAMER, the Colonel of the regiment. The Officers and a number of the Gentlemen in the neighbourhood, dined at the Three Crown tavern, Greenwich, and the evening concluded with a grand display of fire-works on t:le River Thames, in front of the house where the Officers dined. A liberal subscription was collected in the parish of Islington a few days previous to the Jubilee, and the amount was most judiciously distributed in the following manner:—Each poor family receired two quarter loaves, with three shillings in money, for the father and mother. Twenty pounds of potatoes were distributed for every child in the family, and half a bushel of coals for the whole. A considerable surplus which remains after fulfilling all these lauda ble objects, will be distributed in the course of the winter, in a similar manner. The small parish of Paddington have shewn their loyalty on the happy occasion of the Jubilee, by dis tributing 2.5 fat sheep, 350 quartern loaves, and 700 candles, amongst 340 families, besides a dinner to near 70children belonging to their charity school, the above purchased from a subscription collected by the officers from house to house since Sunday last. At Kew,' the Board of Artificers, and the Volun- • Leers, walked in procession to church at ten o'clock. After divine service, Messrs. GEORGE and HENRY WARREN, carpenters to his MAJESTY, entertained about 100 persons with roasted beef and plumb-pud cling, set out on tables, within a spacious marquee, erected on Kew-green, opposite to their own house. Rounds of beef were likewise cut up for the benefit of the wives and children of such persons as were natives of Kew. Porter, ale, and punch, were plentifully dis tributed. On the health of his MAJESTY being drank, 50 pieces of cannon were discharged. In the evening the whole of the town was illuminated. A grand Go thic arch was erected, from the centre of which the . • ptish *tar was suspenclid ; it was of vast ditnentiork, and underneath a medallion of his MAJESTY, a 'Very correct likeness, with a motto " Virtue, Honour, and Glory." The whole of the trees around the green were illuminated by variegated lamps, in radiant arches, wreaths, and columns. About nine o'clock, a dance was given in a kind of rustic ball-rooin, and the night concluded with fire-works. The parishes in the Borough of Southwark, viz. St. George, St. Saviour, St. Olave, St. John, and St. Thomas, had out to church in the morning all the persons in the workhouse, who at their return were entertained with plenty of roast beef, plum-pudding, and porter. At Lambeth, Newington, Christ Church, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, and Deptford, the same arrangement took place. The Jubilee was celebrated in a joyous manner in Shadwell. The Hon. THOMAS BOWES entertained his numerous tenantry with roast-beef, plum-pudding, and porter. Near 800 men, women, and children, were feasted well. HIGFIGATE.—In the patriotic and loyal hamlet of Highgate, a sum was collected which afforded a dis. tribution of five shillings to every labouring and every poor person, and two shillings for each child. The spirited little band of Volunteers, after attending di vine service, paraded the village, indulging in fre quent huzzas, and their music playing, " GOD save the King," " Rule Britannia," &c. They were hos pitably regaled at the Castle Bowling-green. Sotne of the inhabitants were fearful least the donations, being in money, might be abused, and tend to intoxi ' cation, but, to the credit of the poor, no such effect was produced, all was harmony, gentleness, and joy. 1 The Treasurer and Trustees of the Charity School of Shadwell entertained the charity children and the lold women of the almshcuse. The poor people in the workhouse were also entertained. All went away with their hearts made glad. At Cheltenham the Jubilee was celebrated by a grand Jubilee Dinner, at which all the principal inha bitants were present. The Cheltenham Volunteers also had a field-day on the occasion, and the day was celebrated with great loyalty and festivity. At Woolwich 50 guns were fired at day-break, 50 at noon, and 50 at sun-set, in honour of the Jubilee. The Officers of the Artillery had also a grand ball in the evening on the occasion. At Dover, on Wednesday morning, Capt. CRAW FORD'S Company of artillery, assisted by Captain MOON'S Company of Volunteer Artillery, fired 50 guns from the sea line of batteries, and at ten o'clock the Royal Bucks, commanded by Lord TEMPLE, with two field-pieces, Royal Perth, Royal Miners, and Royal Montgomery Regiments of Militia, Assembled on the beach, and fired a feu de joie, and afterwards marched past Brigadier-General NIGHTINGALE, on the Rope-walk. In the evening there was a splendid ball at the Rooms. The poor belonging to the town were regaled with bread, meat, and beer, and at St, Mary's Workhouse, the inmates had roast beef and plum-pudding for dinner, with ale. The Jubilee was celebrated at Yarmouth with every demonstration of joy : the ships of war in the Itoads, ; and the ships in the harbour, were decorated with flags, as were the Public Offices.—The poor were plentifully supplied with roast beef, plum - pud ding, and strong-beer, and a collection was made at the church door to a considerable amount, and which was equally distributed. The ships, at one o'clock, fired a royal salute, and in the evening were dressed with lantiorns, and a transparency on board the IN DIGNAN T exhibited the words George the Third and Unanimity. The Berkshire Militia fired a feu de joie— Select parties dined at the various taverns, and the evening concluded with a Ball, which was kept up until a late hour. _ _ _ The demonstrations of joy and loyalty that have been manifested at Plymouth, on the 50th Anniv r sary of his MAJESTY'S Accession to the Throne, were such as had never been witnessed on any former occ.. sion : besides a procession in the morning, which was extremely grand, there was a gretivr display of flags and emblematical devices than on any former occa sion. The shops were all as closely shut as on a Sun day, and every place of public worship fully atten ded. Suitable and appropriate sermons were preached on the occasion. The Chief Magistrates had taken every precaution to prevent mischief in the evening by the fire-works, and other demonstrations of rejoicing which took place on the Hoe, and in different parts of the neighbourhood. At Bristol, the day was ushered in by the ringing of bells ; by displaying of flags and standards stream ing from the steeples of the churches, the tops of the public buildings, and the masts of the shipping of all nations, in the harbour. In the course of the morn ing service was performed by the clergy and dissent ing ministers of different denominations, in their se veral churches and meeting-houses, where appropriate sermons were delivered by their respective ministers to numerous and crowded congregations. The MAYOR and Corporation attended divine ser vice at the MAYOR'S chapel, where an impressive discourse was delivered on the occasion, by the Rev. T. T. BIODULPII. About nine o'clock the vo lunteer corps in that City and neighbourhood as sembled in Queen -square, from whence they pro ceeded to St. Paul's Church, where an excellent and appropriate sermon was delivered by Dr. SCI %LI.. After divine service, the Doctor, attended by the churchwardens, and the principal inhabitants of his parish, proceeded to lay the foundation stone of an obelisk, to be erected in the centre of Portland-square, as a memorial of his MaJrs'n's happy reign. After the ceremony, the volunteers fired three rounds over the foundation stone, amidst a vast number of spectators. The spectacle was solemn and impressive. The volunteers afterwards returned to Queen -square, where, about two o'clock, they were joined by the garrison of the city, when the whole being drawn up in order, fired a fu-d, : joir in honour of the day. —A royal salute of cannon was returned from Brandon-hill, and the joy was echoed from heaven to earth, from .earth to heaven." The work of charity and festivity then began.—To notice all the acts of charity and benevolence manifested by the corporate and parochial bodies, as well as by indivi duals, on this happy occasion, would exceed our limits. The grand triumphal arch was constructed in Corn street, between St. Werburgh's church and Mr. NOR.. TON'S house, festooned with laurels, and ornamented with suitable devices. In the evening a bone-fire was lighted on Brandon-hill. The effect was grand and sublime. THEATRE: COVENT-dARDLON .—On no night since the com mencement of the present season at this Theatre have we witnessed the degree of order, peace, and tran quillity, as during the performances of last night. The pieces for the evening's amusement were, the Comedy of Laugh when yr,u can, The Jubilee, and the ballet of Oscar and Mabrir,:. The house was well filled at first price, by a seteet and fashionable audience, amongst whom were a more than usual number of beautiful females. During the first four acts of the Comedy and pat._ of the fifth, the greatest harmony prevailed, and the most marked attention was paid to the performanct, and the merits of the several actors were recognised, and applauded with warmth and satisfaction. Mr. MuNnex, in the part of Old Boni's, evinced his wonted excellence, and was greeteld by reiterated ex pressions of praise: The admission of the teal.-price gentlemen did not on this, as on former occasionns, operate as a signal for uproar, their entrance v , as scarcely perceived. In the second scene of the fifth act, however, some tumult prevailed, rnd e n th e ap pearance of Mr. CHARLES KEMBLL, in the part (:f Ed ward Mortimer, although received with great applause in the early part of the evening-, he was aEsailed by a volley of hisses, which, with intimiingled groans, c::11- tinned to the end of the Comedy, although by no means so general as on former nights. o.te person', who was particularly successful in imitating ;he load barkings of a dog, was seized by Mr. BRANDON and a. party of constables, who with great difficulky, consi derable resistance being opposed by the pittite., drag ged him from the house. After this, a battle took place between the fireman and a gentleman, in con sequence of some personal altercation, the gentleman struck the first blow, and it was returned with inter est by his antagonist. The dispute and affray was finally settled in the passage leading to the pit. Be tween the Comedy and the Farce several placards were exhibited, amongst the mostconspicuuus of which were the following : A death's head and crossbones was exhibited with an inscription under of _ _ " Resurgam—Boxes Gs Pit 3e. 6d." _ . " John Kembl: ! Jan Ketnble ! John Keinhle ! Tremble Tremble ! Tremble ! For the Day of thy last Reckoning ap proa:hes!" " Privacy in a Public Theatre is as incongruous as the Dictation of a Vagrant to the /Lids!) Public." A caricature, representing a man seated on a chair of justice, from whose mouth came the words— " Not applause! then commit him." Under this figure were the words— " Read—this." " No Theatrical Seduction! No 'Traps for Innocence! No Pri vate Boxes!' " Gentlemen and Ladles may be accommodated with genteel and commodious Private Apartments in this House—call a: the Managers fur the Key." " Old Prices fbr Ever." " Pit for Ever." " Lungs, Energy, and Success to the Advocates for Old Price* and Kemble's Downfall." The heighth of the row was, however, during the". • - representation of the Jailer, and even then, the mal contents not having exceeded thirty in the pit, and half-a-dozen in the boxes, their noise was not sufficient to drown the voices of the Performers.--The latter scene, however, of the sea-port-town illuminated, &c. together with the terminating chra - us.ses of" God:aye Me Kitig," and " Ride Britannia," were received with every demonstration of pleasure and applause. An orator in the pit now endeavoured to stir up the old hacknied traps for riot and confusion, but in vain. He first proposed groans for KENIBLE, then claps for JOHN BULL, and, finally, three cheers for his MA JESTY, but all would not do; he could obtain but few partizans, and those few did not seem much inclined for vociferation. A great part of the audience in the p it departed in peace and quietness, before the bal let of " Oscar and Malvina," which commenced un der the most auspicious aspect. The overture and the grand chorus in the opening scene, were dis tinetly, heard, as were most of the songs ; and the mus ic throughout was clearly distinguished- in every part of the house. Expressions of disapprobation were confined solely to hissing, and these were very transient, and proceeded only from a few persons in the pit, and one or two in the back boxes. At the conclusion of the peace, a general burst of claps and hisses re-echoed through the house, but they were so equally divided, that it would be difficult to decide which had the majority ; and at half past eleven the house was completely cleared, a few minutes only having elapsed from the falling of the curtain. The last arrivals at Cheltenham are, Captain Argles, Captain Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Miss Harris, Mrs. and two Misses Cawne, Mr. Waymouth and family, Mr. Thomas Taylor, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Box, Mr. S. Partney, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. Begbie, Miss Morgan, &c. The private letters brought by the Gattenburgh Mail of yesterday state, that the second convoy had joined the first at Gottenburgh, and tl:at the whole, consisting of allout 300 sail, would take its departure in a few days. It is not to be supposed that this vast col lection of shipping will bear to this country tlieual i quan titynuinb cXerß,a,Altrioculpdrohdittli_ceesux\p'!p:iic:,ldf.ormTeill-e present fleets, system, equal of trade has rendered it more convenient to send yes :els of smaller dimensions to the North, so that it is probable, that the average burden of those now en gaged in this commerce does not much exceed 150 tons. The cause of the delay of the first convoy until the prodigious accumulation of shipping at Gotten. bargh, by the arrival of the second, is not yet ex plained but those merchants, whose activity had ob. tained for them the priority in the passage of the Sound, are material sufferers ty this procrastination. CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, OCTOBER 27.—This day there is a tolerable supply of Wheat, with some arrivals of Foreign, and sales are very heavy, and ' scarcely _maintain last prices. --Barley at little varia tion.—Malt this week is cheaper.—White Pease ra ther lower.—Beans of the two kinds likew;se.—Of Oats there are very large supplies, and sales thereof are also named somewhat cheaper.—Flour continues at late prices, and fine Americansßs. to 635. per barrel, OZNERAL CUILILINCY Al UNDrt Wheat, 785.901. ltrr. Bea'is, 60s. 654. rine ditto, 106 s. 110 i. Tick ditto, 4S I. 545. Rye, 50s. 565. Oats, 21,5. 30s. 3 - , s. Barley, 419.565. Oc/4 Poland ditto, ST,. 4 05. 0 d. Malt. 765. 84s. l'otator ditto, 41s. White Peas (boilers) 86s. 965. Rape S?ed, 481. to .; Grey ditto, 50s. 555. Fine Flour, 90s. 95:4—Seconds Us. 90% . I 4 J a .s