Star. — London, England, 1811-08-31 00:00:00

ThE Alt THE KING. " WINAVIt CASTLE, AUQUST SI.. " There is no material alteration in his MAJEsry's symptoms to-day. (Signed) " H. HALFORD. " M. RAILLIE. w. HEBERDEN. "R. WILLIS." This Bulletin, like most of those lately issued, re. later to his MAJESTY'S mental state ; but we have rea son t hope that his bodily health is considerably im proved. WiNusoe, AuGusr SO.—Yesterday evening, the Queen and Family went to Frogmore Lodge to tea, and walked in the gardens, &c. till eight o'clock.— This morning, their Royal Highnesses of KENT and CAMBRIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, took their usual morning's airing on horseback in the Great Park, from ten till half past twelve o'clock, accom panied by Lady ALBINA CUMBERLAND, General WIN. YARD, and Colonel TAYLOR.—The QUEEN and Prin. cess ELIZABETH took an airing to Frogmore Gardens. —Arrived to the QUEEN, at one o'clock this day, his Royal Highness of CLARENCE and Lord WINCHILSEA. ANOTHER LETTER.—This morning, at six' o'clock, his MAJESTY rose, and walked about in his apart ments with great cheerfulness for almost one hour; after which, he partook of rice milk for breakfast.— At twelve o'clock the exercise of . walking 'was re sumed, during which his MAJESTY appeared in good spirits, occasionally conversing with those whoaccom panied him, and exhibiting scarce any symptom of bodily decay. A large fleet is about to sail with reinforcements for Lord WELLINGTON'S army from Pórtsmonth and Plymouth. It is said, that it is in contemplation to erect Bar racki for the Guards near Chelsea. General Gowetz, late Commander in Chief of Fort St. George, is in the fleet just arrived front India. The Leyden, of 50 guns, armed enfiute, Captain CHSTHANI, is arrived at Portsmouth with General LUMLEY on board, and, we regret to hear, in very bad health. This gallant Officer is one of the heroes of Albuera, where he commanded the cavalry, and has repeatedly distinguished himself in Portugal, in South America, and Egypt. A great many Officers have arrived by the fleet which has just come Its from India. We hope in no long time to present our Readers with an account of the important expedition which has sailed under the command of Sir SAMUEL AGM MUTT. The Brune frigate is arrived at Plymouth, from Lisbon, with a small convoy of transports. Major-General Howonnt, of the Artillery, the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel ROBERT DingoAs, the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel KINO, and several invalided Offi cers, are arrived from Lisbon in the Marlborough The answer to enquirers at Kensington Palace, yes- packet. terday, was, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Lieutenant-Colonel SILVERTHORPE has been promo- Sussex had had a good night's repose, and was in all ted by the Regency to the rank of Colonel in the ar respects considerably better. mks of Spain, in consequence of his great exertions Wednesday night, Admiral APODACA gave a grand entertainment to the Duke del INFANTADO and several on various occasions. Spanish Nobility, at his house in Duke -street, St. 1 The 42d Regiment were yesterday landed at Til- James's. • bury Fort, amounting in all 900 effective men, lode- NAVAL FETE.—On Monday last a most sumptu ous and elegant entertainment was given on board his Majesty's ship MONMOUTH, in the Downs, by Captain HYDE PARKER, to upwards of 90 persons of the first rank and distinction in Deal and its vicinity. Amongst the company present were, Admiral and Lady LI;CY FOLEY, Lady C. HOWARD, the Earl of l'oeraearsoTors, and Officers of the 23d Dragoons, General Wit.soar, Captain and Lady AUGUSTA BA- K ER, Captain BINGHAM of the LITTLE BELT, Capt. WlNTuoap and family, Mr. and Mrs. E. IGGULDON, Mrs. JoHN MAY, and a long list of others, composing the principal families in the ,neighbourhood, Canter. bury, tee. The company sat down to a very superb -repast at six o'clock. After dinner the dancing corn menced, and continued with the greatest spirit till sun-rise. The ship was decorated all over with flags and colours of every description, which had a most pleasing effect, and at night she was illumi na t e d on board with a profusion of lamps, suspended amongst ciak boughs and laurels, the whole surmounted by the initials of o u r most gracious SOVEREIGN, and a crown, most splendidly executed. The choicest wines, ices, fruits of all sorts, and every other deli cacy, graced the liberal and cheerful quarter-deck; in a word, the entertainment was the nicist splendid; ever witnessed in the Downs. GRAND FETE Cuaserente.--Yesterday, Lady C. ° TILN EY LONG and Miss LONG gave a grand public breakfast, accompanied with a ball and supper, at Wanstead House. This, though not upon SO exten sive a scale as the last grand fete given at the abave mansion, was very magnificent, and not less re markable for elegance and fine taste. The principal dining rooms and tables were richly ornamented, and j laid out in a superior style of elegance. Covers were laid for one hundred persons, and at four o'clock the company sat down t a most sumptuous repast, con- 1 sisting of a. profusion of the most rare and delicate viands, and delicious fruits in season. When the spirits of the company were sufficiently exhilirated, they retired to the lawn in the rear of the, house, where an extensive platform was e:ected for a doable set of dancers. His Royal Highness the Duke Of KENT'S band attended in full uniform, as well as two other bands, and it was not until the heavy dew began to fall that the company retired to the ball room, which was fitted up and lighted in a most bril liant style. The festivity was kept up until six o'clock in the morning. Among the company were— The Duke de Berrie, Chevalier de Suza, the Earl and Conn fess of Harrington, and the younger branches of the Stanhope I family ; the Earls of Yarmouth, Morton, Winchilsea, and En niskillen; Earl and Countess of Harrowby, the Marchioness Wellesley, the Miss Wellestrys, Lord Dillon, Lord Sacivedie, Mr. and Mrs. Orgy Hunter, Mrs.'rhompson and the Miss Thompsons, and all the fa4lionables now remaining in town. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The Fair Penitent was last night performed. Mr. HOLMAN, in Horatio, ex erted himself with very considerable success. His conception of the character was good, and his acting very superior to any thing we observed in his Jabier, nr in his Lord Townley. He seemed to be desirous of making bimself heard in this piece, and this more than any thing else contributed to the success of his performance. ausxos's Lothario, and the Aliamont, were precisely that which was required to make the frailties of the reluctant bride appear in the least unfavourable light. &idea was played by Mr. EYRE, with snore than his usual judgment. Miss HOLMAN performed Ca/ista in a manner creditable to her under standing ; but the part is by no means suited to her 'powers. Her concluding scene, however, where she is filled with contrition for her follies, was admirable —we have never seen a better delineation of profound mental wretchedness. Upwards of 3000 fashionables, as well from the East as the We,t ends of the Town, attended the Na. v.ll Fete at Ranelagh, Millbank, on Thursday night. An Hibernian was apprehended at York a few days since, charp,ed with having :even wives living ! On *being called on for a defence under so extraordinary a charge. he said, he thought it was a sin and a shame see so many young women without husbands as he tad witnessed in the North, and from motives of eharity he had been induced to act in the way he did. /Je wought with the old adage, that 4 . Charity covers a multitude of sins ;" but he found the Magistrates were nOt .tifficiently tharisabk to admit his film. They eon:mined him for trial. . Saturday as William Taylor, a fine boy, about six ye.its old, was coming from Dineey to Oxford to ~!caool, he left his companions unperceived, and going to the side of the river slipped in and was drowned. pendently of 100 left for recruiting parties and sick at Musselburgh Barracks. • His Majesty's sloop of war ZZPHYR, having under her convoy the transport with the 3d regiment of Buffs on board, from Dartmouth bound to Dover, passed up Channel yesterday. The 2d Somerset Militia has marched into Dover, where the transport N, with part of the 3d regiment, or Buffs, arrived yesterday afternoon. Last week the Westmeath Militia arrived in Cork from Dundalk, where they are to embark for England. The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel UPTON arrived at the Horse Guards on Thursday from Cadiz. The rapid movements of the British army in Nr tugal have left us in much uncertainty as to its real position. The following extract of a letter explains the cause of this unexpected activity. It is from an a'ficer on duty in Camp near Abrantes : " Dispatches have arrived, intimating that every thing is again in motion, owing to the enemy appearing in great force in the North of Portugal. I have been up the whole night, forwarding supplies to the different Divisions of the Army, and removing the sick. The following is the alteration that has taken place : " The 7th Diviaon at eas•ell.i Branco. 44 The Ist Divi.ion at Vila Veiha. 44 The 4th at Niza. " The S:h at Castello Branco. " The Sd at San Miguel. 4 ' The Prench indicate an intention of moving towards Opor to. The td Divkion, with our Brigade of Cavalry, alone remains on this side the Tagus. We understand from another quarter, that the duty up to the 13th of August, had been extremely haras sing, and particularly to the 11 tit Light Dragoons, which had been employed in watching the motions of the enemy, at fifty miles distance from the Head quarters. We have received Dublin Papers of Wednesday last. They state, !hat within a few days Catholic Meetings would be hell in the Counties of Dublin, Down, Wexford, Sligo and Monaghan. The following is the opinion of one of his Majesty's Counsel, on the Proclamation of the Irish Govern ment, in answer to a question put by the Protestant Mayor of one of the first cities in Ireland : - a If I had not read the Proclamation, and the Chief Justice's Warrant, I should with great confi dence have declared it to be my opinion, that, under ' a sound, legal, and constitutional construction of the Convention Act, it is not illegal to assemble and ap point Delegates bonafide to prepare a petition to the King or to Parliament ; or to publish notices of such election, or to act bona fide in the character of. Del egates for such purposes, and such purposes only. " I should consider the provisions of the Conven tion Act as levelled sokly against Assemblies, asso ciated under pretence of petitioning, but really and in fact having other objects in contemplation, and pur suing such objects ; and I would not infer the illegal motive or pursuit from the mere delegated character. " And if I doubted as to this construction fr,pin the mere perusal of the preamble and enacting ean ses (which appear to me to he very rsiascure)'all doubt would be removed by the last section, which provides that nothing herein contained shall be " conctraed in any manner to prevent or impede the undoubted right of his Majesty's subjects of this realm to peti tion, &c." I should consider this priviso as leaving the right and the exercise of the right of petitioning precisely is the stood before the Act ; and knowing, as'l do, that the appointment of delegates might, in many imaginable cases, facilitate the exercise of that right, I could not but consider that right as impeded by an universal and unqualified prohibition to exer cise it through the medium of. delegates. "Such still coninuts to be my : and I can not relinquish it upon authority, which, though high and respectable, is not judicial or binding ; and the grounds of which I cannot even imagine. " I consequently would not advise a Magistrate to disperse any body of men assembled to elect delegates, such as I have described; and, if any information up on oath should be produced to him against such per scns, I would not advise him to grant any warrants to arrest them, unless such facts (as would warrant an inference, and not merely a susp'cion, that the per sons so delegated had other objects in view) shall be positively and distinctly sworn to." NAVAL priALLIGENci EAST-INDIA SHIPPINLI. Yesterday the hombward-bound Indiamen arrived safe in the Downs; The Astell; an extra ship, Lord Keith, and Diana, sailed from Bengal the 13th March. The Ocean and Venus whalers arrived with the India fleet off Bridport. On the 21st July the ship Fleteher, from St. Sal vador, joined a fleet, and parted company for Liver pool the 26th August. The Hugh Inglis and Phenix had arrived in Ben gal from the Matiritius ; the former the Bth, and the latter the 9th of February. The extra ship Monarch was left at Madras, it having been deemed necessary to repair her before she returned to Europe. JAMAICA, JULY 6. The Barbara schooner arrived on the Ist instant from Bermuda ; to the southward of the Mona pas sage spoke two American vessels, from whom she learnt that a large frigate-built vessel from France, was cruizing in the Sombro passage, and had destroyed and plundered a number of American Vessels. FALMOU'T'H, AUGUST 28. Yesterday put in here the outward-bound Lisbon fleet, (20 sail of transports) under convoy of his Ma jesty's ship \Voocveei NE, having on board the sth Re giment, dctachm&rts of the 14th, 16th, and 29th Re. giments, and the German Legion ; also, arrived this day the schooner Barbara, with Mails from Jamaica, 42 days passage : has brought home Capt. PROCTOR, late of the Thistle, and part of the crew of the Prince of Wales packet, lost on the Bahama Islands; crew, mail, and specie, all saved ; also, arrived the Adven ture picket, Capt. TILLEY, with Mail%frorn Jamaica, 28 days p.:•,: age from Crooked Island, with the re mainder of the crew of the Prince of Wales—no news. TLe ship Constantin, Capt. PETERSON, from Gibral tar ; the Maria, CALLOW, from Palermo, came under convoy of the BELLE POULE, and parted from her this morning ; the brig Thais, APPLEBY, from Penzance for London ; the Little Catharine, In.triNE, from Li. verpool, (as temporary packet.) Sailed the Maria, CALLow, for Guernsey. TORBAY, AUGUST 29. Last night passed up Channel, his Majesty's ship DIANA, with ten homeward bound East lndiamen. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 29. Arrived la NIEMEN and MINERVA frigates, from the Irish station ; and the MERMAID frigate from Ca. diz—no news.—An homeward-bound South-sea wha ler has this day put in, in distress, having lost her rudder; she has been 29 months from England, and has experienced much bad weather, and been twice nearly lost. This is the secoad rudder she has lost on her voyage from the South Seas. She has brought home 1500 hogsheads of oil.—Wind N. fair for the sailing of the Militia regiments for Ireland, and other convoys to the Westward. The following ships of war now remain in commis sion 'at this port : The Iris, Brune, Mermaid, and la Niemen frigates; Pheasant, Helena, Escort, Foxhound, Rai ;d, Helicon, Bloodhoantl, and. Stork brigs and sloops ; Rosa tender, and Quail sclto,,n,:r. In Hatnnaz”, fitting for service—The San Josef, 110, Amelia frigate, Dispatch, Apelies, Reci uit, Favourite, Pelorus, Constant, and Whiting. DEAL, AUGUST co. Arrived his Majesty's ship HANIATRYAD, with the Ann, Astetl, Diana, Harriet, Sir Bensley, Earl Spencer, Lord Keitli, Indus, Tyne, Sir William Lushington, and Ocean East Indiamen, from Madras and Bengal. Sailed the whole of the outward-bound under convoy of his Majesty's ship SKYLARK. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 29. Arrived, the CALLIOPE sloop of war, and CHEER FUL cutter, from a cruize. The HORATIO frigate is under sailing orders, to resume her station off Heli- Voland. Remain in the Roads, with the above, the IXEN, Vice-Admiral MURRAY.—Wind N.W. GREENOCK, AUGUST 28. The St. Andrew, M , KELLAR, Of Aberdeen, for Clyde, was driven on shore at Antigua, and bilged, in a violent gale on the 7th ult. The Hermit, S raw. ART, of and from Clyde, with a small part of her out ward cargo on board, was driven on shore at St. Croix, in the same gale, and it was supposed would be lost.— Hem y Lundas, BROWN, at Portsmouth from Palermo. Mr. WELLINGTON, Assistant at Plymouth Yard, is appointed Master Shipwright at Madras, with a sa lary of £7OO per annum. Captain Founts has superseded Captain CLEMENTS in the command of the Favocurrs sloop, the latter having been recently posted. Wednesday were landed at Plymouth three fine lively Aligators, caught in one of the rivers in Africa. One is six feet long; aad, remarkable as it may appear, the largest has only ate, for these three months, a piece of fat beef. These animals were landed out of an American ship from Goree. On the Bth instant a water-spout took place in the Principality of Wartzburg. It tore up by the roots all the trees it met in its passage, through a space of 200 yards, and stunned and struck to the ground a vulture, which did not recover for some time. _ . Some time since, Mr. JOHN HAYNEs, of Horsley, in Gloucestershire, gave a dinner to his family, con sisting of his sons and daughters, with their wives, husbands, and children, amounting in the whole to 52 persons, whose united ages made 921 years. An Innkeeper, at Manchester, was last week con victed in the penalty of 8200, for mixing other ingre. dients than malt and hops in his beer, contrary. to the Statute, but the penalty was mitigated to £5O and costs. An extraordinary instance of the increased -slue of land in South Wal•s, recently occurred in Carmar thenshire ; an estate, which was purchased in 1796 tor £540, was sold by auction last spring, and pro do ced £2,900. . . FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER*. . ■*OM ACKERMANWS ttPOSl ' rOt• OF ARTS, &C. FASHIONS FOR LADIF3. PROMPNADZ Corrustr.—A round high robe, with large long sleeves, and deep falling collar, edged with Ince or needle-work, composed of jaconot muslin. A small capuchin mantle of green shot sarsnet, hoed with white, and trimmed with Ch.nese silk fringe of corresponding shades; deep Sparisli pointed cApe, trim med with the same. White satin hat, of the spanith form, With rim the colour of the ntan.le , , nn•anteu:ed with a demi-wreath corn-Rowers. Roman shoes of green morocco. Gloves of lelooo - kid; and parasol corresponding with Lite cloak, yeah deep Chine , :e awning. MORNI:4O Int Ess—A Chinese robe with foil long sleeve, composed of fine imperial, or plain cambric ; trimmed round the throat and wrist, and dowi the front, with a lull plaited border of plain muslin. A French filindl:og cap, formed of alterna:e stripes of lace and Maize satin, ~ roarnented wrh blossom-coloured ribbon, and autumnal flow , nrs to correspond. A pelerine of spotted muslin or net, trimmed entirely round with lace or muslin, and thrown loosely over the shoulders.—Shoes and gloves of lemou-coloured MR. SADLER'S SERIAL VO TAGE. FURTHER PA ariciatans. The balloon, on its rising, continued rapidly ascending, andthe travellers finding themselves much inconvenienced from the number of things with which the car was loaded, immediately began to make the necessary arrangements for their proposed experi ments—in the course of which the fi.g which had been held by Mr. Beaufoy, and which he had placed behind him on the seat, unluckily fell over the side of the car, and, as already stated, was picked u p in Church-fields. Mr. Beanfoy descried the scene which was now for the first time presented to his view, in the most glowing terms, and said it Lir exceeded any thing the most fervent imagination could have pic tured; and although the prospect was considerably circumscribed by a thick mist, he yet had a view of the Nore and of all the country in that direction ; but from the density of the atmosphere towards Lon don, he was unable to get sight of the metropolis.— On their passing over Walthamstow, they distinctly heard the report of several minute guns, which were ' discharged by Mr. Forster, the banker, in consequence of previous concert. The concussion occasioned by this noise, however, had no effect upon the balloon, ' which pursued its course in the most majestic style. At about half-past three, while over Chelmsford, it entered a cloud, which was so extremely dense, that the earth was soon completely hidden from the view of the rronauts, who were now exposed to the effects of a severe storm, which forced the balloon to and fm in a frightful manner, and twirled it about with great rapidity. While in this state they were visited by a hail storm, which rattled against their vehicle Stith great violence, and from the subsequent melt ing of the stones, exposed them to all the inconveni encies of the water, which trickled from the balloon. Notwithstanding these difficulties, Mr. Beaufoy ex pressed a desire to ascend still higher : but Mr. Sad- *. ler observing by the compass that they were taking a direction towards the sea, and apprehensive of falling in the water, he thought it expedient to descend without delay, which he did by suffering a cons:der able quantity of gas to escape. They soon once more gained a view rf the earth, towards which they ra pidly approached. Throwing out a little ballast, they again ascended, but shortly afterwards they de termined to fiuish their course, and taking measures accordingly, they threw out their grappling-irons, which btkoming firmly fixed in a meadow near East Thorpe, they got out of the car with perfect case, and with the assistance of the multitude collected on the occasion, they emptied the balloon of the intim ' maple air, and, having obtained a chaise, as has al ready been stated, from Kelvedon, and fixed their aerial vehicle thereon, they proceeded to H ickney. Mr. Sadler states, that when the carrying pigeons which he took up with him were emancipated from the bag in which they were confined, they took a cir cular flight, and immediately returned to the balloon, ,on which they perched, as if unwilling to leave it.— Six of them were, however, at length forced from the car, and they winged their course towards the region from whence they had come. The seventh, on which the greatest dependance had been placed for carrying intelligence to the friends of Mr. Beaufoy, instead of obeying the wishes of his master, flew to the top f the balloon, and there kept its station till the descent, when it flew into a tree , from whence it was d leen by a boy sent up for the purpose. It did not arrive at home till yesterday morning. • . PICKPOCKETS.—As might naturally be expected, the pickpockets were not idle at Hackney on the day of the ascension of Mr. Sadler's balloon. On all im portant occasions, that is, when multitudes (f people assemble together to behold objects of public curio sity, these troublesome gentry act systematically.— When crowds are expected the several clans forget their party animosities and combine for their general good, as was proved on Thursday. . The better to disguise their intentions they went to the scene of ac tion in all sorts of dresses, and in vehicles of all kinds; and the more effectually to further their object, the promotion of contusion, great parties of them pro ceeded to Hackney in coaches, chaises, gigs, &c. whichthey left at the entrance of the Churchyard, bridge, &c. By this manouvre the road was com pletely blocked up, and, after the ascension of the balloon, a complete and systematic confusion ensued. Thus, then, was their preliminary object obtained, and the several parties immediately commenced their depredations upon the unwary and almost defenceless passengers. To call for Officers was vain ; for in consequence of the immense crowd it was impossible for them to render assistance where it was required. The pick-pockets were aware of this fact, and {mow ing their own temporary security, they were daring and audacious in the extreme. Hundreds were ro', bed, and though many of them felt the hands of the depredators in their pockets, still they were unable either to secure them, or to get assistance for that purpose. These knowing rogues prowled about in parties, and consequently acted in concert; and the endeavours of one or two spirited persons to secure a pick-pocket, when detected in the act, proved fatiie, so effective was the co-operation of these fellows.— One gentleman was robbed of his pocket-book, con taining £2B in notes, which he saw in the villain's hand. The gentleman seized him by the c(-llar and called for Officers ; but while thus calling, the culprit bit the gentleman so severely in the hand that he was compelled to let go his hold, and the co-(.peralive friends of the robber immediately promoted his rescue by pushing about and hustling the wounded gentleman. I: