Star. — London, England, 1807-03-23 00:00:00

THE PRESENT CR1513. Whitft the daily papers are filled with the forr,, , of arty triumph, or indulging in redprocal animal terroas on the characters, talents, and condo& of the goers-out and the comers•in, for our own part sire cannot but contemplate all that is palling, and all that may refult from it, with the moll ferieus appre henfions and anxiety. If ever there was a moment when frequent changes of our Government were to be deprecated by every re&aing man, it is the pre fent ; and never was there a time when freedom from political animofities was mote to be defired, and that our affairs fhotild be in the hands of an Ad miniaration, poffetling at once the confidence of the King, and of the Country. The faas that have led to this embarraffed Rate of things are now pretty well ; and we (hall !hardy nate them, without any opinion or comment. It feems that Lio.d GRENVILLE thought forne con ceflions to the Catholics neceffary ; and, in the firß in- Ranee, propofed to grant to thofe footing in the army, by new claufes in the Mutiny Bill, fuel( fecuriry and encouragement as the Iri(h Ail of 1793 held out to them. To this no objeCtion was made in the Cabinet, not even by Lord Stomotrrir ;—and we under nand, that none was made by hi. Majesry himfeJf. ---But when coneeffions going far beyond that ACI were propofcd, by which Papifts were to be enabled to hold any appointments whatever, either in the Army or Navy, and by which the nece(lity of repeal. ing part of the Tell and Corporation Acts was created, Lords SIDtIOIrTH and act:van/tour; ri immediately declared their difTent, in the moll unqualified manner; and the former expreffed his determination to with. draw from the Cabinet, if it was perfi9e,?. in. The Bill Was brought into the Hotrfe of Commons, and was to be read a fecond time on Friday the 13th, when it was well known that Lord SIDMOUTH's friends intended openly to oppofe it. On Wednclda) morning he fent in his refignation to Lord GRENVILLE, probably that he inight confider himfelf quite at liberty on that day, to exprefs to his MAJES TY his omelet red opinion on the Catholic Bill. We have not heard that the KING had, before t`lat day, confulted any other perfon on the fubjea. Shortly after, the Royal difarprobation was exprefred to the Cabinet in flrong terms ; and at a meeting, held at Lord GRENVILLE'S, on Sunday the 15th, (to which neither Lord SIDMOU TH, Lord Ec- LENBOROUGH, nor, we believe, the CHANCELLOR, were invited) it was determined to yield to the KING'S willies; refer ving, however, to his fervants the liberty of bringing forward, at fome future period, fuch nrea lures of a fimilar nature as cir cumftances might pof fibly call for. On receiving this communication, his MAJESTY demanded a pledge in return, that no Inch meafure fhould ever again be propored to him. To this Lord GRENVILLE, and the greater part of his colleagues have demUrred ; and there is no doubt, but that in confequence of their refufal, their Cervices will be difpenfcd with as loon as a new Government can be prat together. We had always underflood from the time of the formation of the Government in tSo6, that Lord STOa:OUTH had referved tc himfelf the right of ailing according to his known opinions on any Catholic queftion that might arife. His condua has, there fore, throughout the whole of this delicate bufinefs been direa, manly, and conli:tent. His colleagues were fully apprifed of his intentions ; and he let himfelf at liberty to ea up to them, before he attend. ed the Council on Wednefday fe'nnight. It does not appear that his refignation has aaually taken place ; nor are we enabled to fay, whether this has been owing to a requelt made by Lord Gattsv ILLS, or from a higher quarter. We have not heard that he has been fent to by the Krac, or had any com munication made to him from thole who weie ar ranging a New Government. This naturally (n -eat-ions no (mall degree of obfervation and furprife. —We are perfealy convinced that very great diffi culties have occurred in the formation of it, and be lieve that no dependance is to be placed even on fuch parts of the arrangement as have been the molt po. fitively announced. A good deal might puffibly de pend on Lord CHATHA M'S opinion, who did not reach town till yefterday afternoon, and who can hardly have yet waited on the KING. We believe there is no doubt but that Lcrd HARDWICK E and Mr. WELKE. have politively refufed to take any office ; end we have heard it confidently afferted that Lord Melo/113A had declined. Anew Government conQituted as this feems likely to be, though it may poffef; the confidence of the KING, can be hardly calculated to command the con fidence of the Country. Under filch cii . cuniftances we !hall abflain from exnreffing what our own would have been, in which we h2lieve a great part of the public would have been difprifed to fympathife. According to prefent pr4fpdh, what have we to look forward to, but to the dangerous flip Mf mother Difiblution of Parliament, and to the poflibility of thofe great meafures being put a flop to or refcin ded, from which the country had In much to hope ? —A frequent change of fyllem is always ruin ous ; and we doubt whether it would not be lef; injurious to pelf - tit in even a defdlive one! " Time and the Hour," can al. ne difpel er confirm there anxieties. As to the Arrangements, we Mould not be furprifed if it to .k another 'week to complete ►hem. To the candid.and diipafflorate, it appears not a little fingulat that a difference in opinion between any two of the three Branches of the I.egillature, refpec ting the propriety of any propufed meafure, Ihould, on almost every occafion, fo far cliarael the Govern ment as to render a change of Miniflers neceffary.-- Thole who are not verfed in the nature of the contrary forces which diflurb the ofcillations of the political pen. dulurn; would be apt to think that the balance of the three powers fhould, on any occafion of the kind that has occurretl, be able to restore equilibrium to the machine of Government, without the neceffity of fufpending its movements—a n,irchief which in Come degree or other attends every new arrangement, and of which the real extent can never be calculated.—Time alone can unfold the magnitude oTthe evil, refulting in any cafe from Inch a delangementi and the mifchief is bequeathed to poiloity. The following (hips arrived at St. Helena the 23d January Lail :—WILLIAM PITT, EUROPE, STREAT HAM, SIR WILLIAM PULTENEY, DIANA, PHOENIX, CALCUTTA, PRESTON, TIGRIS, COMET, GLORY, UNION, NORTHAMPTON, JANE, and DUCHESS of GOR DON. The SARAH CHRISTIANA left the GBORGIANA and MARGARET Packet at the Cape of Good Hope. The UNION, with the MATILDA, country Mips, ar- rived at the Cape the 22J December ; the SKELTON CASTLE parted Company from thole fhips the loth of that month, in lat. 33. 18. W. long. It. 45. Barbadoes Papers, to the :4th of December, date, that the ifland of St. Thomas has fuffered, a third time, by fire ; and that the ClkcE frigate has taken a Spanifh prize of great value. Since our lan, French Papers to the 9th, and Dutch to the t.ftli intlant ioclufive, have arrived, but their contents are not of great importance. It is Paid the towns of Elbing, Marienbourg, and Marienwerder, have been again occupied by the French, who are alfo in poffeflion of the whole of the coaft along the gulph of Prifch•hatl ; but no confiderable body of troops had arrived in the fuburbs of Dantzic, for the purpofe of commencing the fiege of that city. The reduetion of Graudentz was, it was under(ood, to be effeeleCl before regular approaches were made againft Dantzic. A large detach. ment of the Bavarian army, and a corps of 6coo Saxons, were on the point of marching to join the Grand Army in Poland. A body of goo Ruffians, taken partners at the battle of Pultulk, arrived the latter enJ of February at Cad, on their way to Mentz. A great number of troops from Italy were on their march through the Tyrol for the isurpufe of effeCting a junetion with the Grand Army. . The public opinion in favour of peace had become thong in Bet lin ; but we cannot learn from what caufe. Difpatches wert yefterday received at the Admi. ralty from Sir SAM LIFE. Hoot.: they are dated from on board the CFNTAUR, off Madeira, the latter end of February, and do not, as we undet Rand, contain any thing itnportant. liis MAjefly's /11;p DECADV, has arrived at Spit head, with eifpatclies from Admiral BERKELEY. off the 13ermull Mands. TheCOSSACR frigate, at Chatham, is to be fitted for immediate fervice, as is . the VICTORY, of t to guns. The Pigmy brig, of t 8 guns, was wrecked near the back of the light houfe, off the entrance of Rochefort harbour, on the night of the zd inflant, during a tremendous gale of Kind. She went to pieces, but HIGGINSOW, his officers, and crew, were raved, and are prifoners in France. A new yacht is to be built at Deptford, to be cal• led the William and Mary. Commiffioner CUNNINGHAM has affirmed the fu. perintendence of the Dock Yards at Deptford and Woolwich. In the former yard, the houfe occupied by the Clerk of the Cheque has heen appropriated for the refidence of the Commit!' incr. The TERRIBLE, Dutch man of war, of 68 guns, is iotally loft at B►tavia. The crew of the Dutch fligate, lately wrecked on Sanja Viand, one of the Orkneys, have furrendered to the Volunteet's who went from Thurfo againft them, and have arrived at Kirkwall. Saturday morning Lord GRENVILLE and Sir JOHN NEWPORT had a conference with the Gentlemen who are bidders for the hill). Loan, at the Irifh Ea• change-Office, Whitehall, when the following prices were offered : Battle, Avgerftein and Co. Ci 49 14 34 per et. for net. Reed and Irving 149 34 0 Jordaine and Shaw 147 8 o But as there exceeded the fealed price (142) the , offers were not accepted, and the Loan will, it is faid, be offered to the ContraFlors of the Englifh Loan at the fealed price. A firart (hock of an earthquake has done confider able damage to the interior of the ifland of Sumatra, particularly i❑ the Czflia country. A volcano bnrft nut in the bills, and has difcharged its lava to a great distance, deilrnying the neighbouring woods ;—the livers role at the lame time above their banks, and (wept away numerous villager. Lieutenant How s, of the South Glnucefler Mi litia, tinc7ertook lall week, for a wager of too guineas, to pick up 'co [tones, each placed one yard distance feparate from each other, and bring them all to a balket at the flarting point, within the fpace of 45 minutes. lie performed it on the Prince's Cricketing Ground, at Prr;gblon. in 44 minutes and 58 feconds. Confiderably furls were betted on the occafion. On Sunday fe'nnight, as Mifs Wood, eldell daugh• ter of Colonel Wood, w-ts (landing with her back to the fire, in the parlour of her father's houfe, in Hete ford, her clothes were attralzd by the draft of the chimr:ey, and taking fire, fhe was irdlantly enveloped in a flame ; fortonately, the Colonel was in the room, w!1 ,, . with admirable pretence of mind, threw his daurliter or. the carpet, and by rollingher in it, ex tingui flied the fire, and fared her life. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PENZANCF, MARCH aci. . - This morning the BOADICEA: frigatc fai!ed on a cruize ; and the CocicaviticE, having under cmivny two Flamburgh veffels, laden with wen], ; and the 'rowan London trader, for halts• nal. FALMOUTH, MARCH 2c. Sailed, the FORTUNE, for Cork, to j• in c-nvny f r the Welt.lndies ; the NIMROD Cutter, the Channel FL : et ; the P i c sLa f c h noner , nytuoulh 1 with the Ruth and D%. or, vianalier, under convoy.' —Arrived, the INsnisNr gnn-brig, f, ”rn and the American (hip Highland Mary, Capt. Fits- I s s lip from Norfolk, 47 days paifage: (he has expert.. enced nothing but flrong gales of wind from the northward and eatlward, for the laq five week, ;' (he left at the Chefapeak, his Majelly'b IhipsTit ru pa en, BELLONA, and Msitmstn, watching two Frtn h line of battle {hips, and one French frigate, shit h were i ready for fea : a French frigate was alio lying at Phi.i ladelphia.—PafTengers by the Highland Mary, Capt, HAMILTON of the Army, and Capt. CALDRIDGE of the Naiy.—Wind S. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 2i. This morning arrived the Jackdaw fc.hooner of two guns, re-captured by the MINERVA and AMAZON. frigates, of 36 guns each. ; this fchooner failed as an advicelboat, with Commodore STOPFORD, on a ferret expedition, and was captured about three months (ince by a Spanifh brig of war. Lieutenant I'EARCE is retaken in her.—Came in the 'Crfar privateer of 16 guns, from a crulze ; ard MoriaacH of 74 guns, from the Channel Flea. PORTSN:OU rH, MARCH xr. Sailed the hIERCURY frigate, Kith a fleet under convoy, for Newfoundland, Halifax, &c. but is to bring up at Yarmouth (Ifle of Wight), and the DrvarrArtoN bomb, for the Downs. The Lady Shore, Valiant, and the Ajax tranfports, we►e this day releafed from quarantine. MARCH 22.—Sailed the William and the Cale donian ftore-fliips, to kin the Newfoundland c , ,nvoy ; TOPAZE frigate, Lord Duncan, Hibberts, and Lar kins, for the Welk Indies. Three hundred thoufand of the dollars brought from Vera Cruz by the RESISTANCE frigate, have been put on board the ELECTRA (loop, Captain Taot.t.ops, for the Mediterranean. The SEA Hort•E ftigate, Captain STUART, is to take as many as Hie conveniently can, for the fame fervice. '['hefe 'hips take the Mediterranean convoy. On Tuefday a Court. Martial was held on Mr. JOHN THOMPSON (2) Puller of the PHOENIX, for infolence, contempt, and neglect of duty, and alto the embezzlement of floras. The charges were proved, and he was fentenced to be difmiffed the fervice, and rendered incapable of ever ferving again. COWES, MARCH at. Friday morning at one o'clock, A.M. the Swan Revenue cutter, belonging to this port, under the command of Mr. RICHARD COU R BEN, Mate,(the Cap tain being left on fhore lick), was furrounded in a calm by three large French lugger Privateers, about fix leagues South-weft from the Needle., and after an anion of three quarters of an hour, was obliged to (hike. On the lugger coming alongf.de the cutter to take poffeffion, twenty men jumpc.l into the boat, and efcaped ; leaving only the Mate, one man, and a boy on board, to be carried to France.— Arrived the MERCURY frigate, Captain Pb.TTY ; and Speedy !loop, Captain MUDDLE, with a convoy for Newfoundland, Quebec, and Bermuda ; and are now getting under weigh, on the wind coming fair. DOVER, MARCH zs. Arrived this morning his Maje ay's hoop BELETTE, and MONKEY gun brig, from a cruize : the latter tailed this afternoon for Dungenefs Roads, and the former remains to get a fupply of provitions and wa ter. Several Eaft India (hips, and a large fleet of outward bound velfels paired by this afternoon from the Downs, with a fine breeze from the Eaßward. MARCH 22.-The BELETTE hoop failed tag night for the French coal. Paired by the (hip Crefcent, Captain AG N sw, from Madeira, bound to London.— Wind N. E. blows Rrong, with fine clear weather. SHEERNESS, MARCH al. Sailed his Majelty's fbips Vatmeous and DAUNT- LfiSs for Harwich and Leith, fuppofed to lie as guard fhips. Arrived from Dover to take proteaion of convoy to the Baltic, the following Swedith Chips from St. Übes, all laden with falt, for different ports in Sweden ; on their way hence from Portfmouth, the Pallas run foul of the Audacious in the night, and damaged her (tern and after geer conliderably. I.ouifa Frederica, Telning Con rich, A fpelu nil Carolus Magnus, Pctterfon Pallas, Kreckler Johanna Chriftine Charlotte, Hopper, Patterfnn Holmberg For tfettingen, Richter Confidence, Lindftrom Audacious, Sodergrom Charlotte, Stronftcin Arbatreten, Berle n Fort maid, Safenberg Amphion, Hezker Thetis, Oftrom A gnefs, Mafs Froya, Tja der Favorite, Sevelius Amazon, Strom Fyne& etin, Jundman. Alfo the Dantzick (hip Leibons Enfans, &lAN NAN, in ballall, bound to Dantzick. YARMOUTH, MARCH 22. Sailed on a cruize the FLORA and MELEAGER fri gates ; HAVOC, FIRRETER, and Fiat* gun btigs ; and Lnrd Keith cutter. The (hips in the Roads are the Majeilic, Admiral R ; Roebuck, Admiral DOUGLAS ; Stately, Diaator, MAlbar, Q2ebec fii gate, arid Lynx 'loop of war. Wind S. E. DEAL, MARCH sc. Arrired the Pr E4CEIt gun brig, from the Nort.— ~ Sailed the KITE flo )p, ARCHF pun. brigs, for Yarmouth; lt.lyal Efcape lighter, for the R:ver ; SKYLARK (fort), &I-Di-roust) and MONKEY gun brigs, nn a rruizc off the coax of France; Fut: bomb, f r Portimourh, having under her convoy the Lord Harr kabot y, Ably Caine, Surrey, and Wal pole Ea:l iffdia flaps ; Pleafint Hill hired (loop, and a iiumber uu.ward bound merchant velfels,coatlers, an lifers. NI ARCH 2.2.—Sailed the STAR floop on a crtize off II:: coati cf . France. HULL. MACH 20. A large fleet of fhips for the Baltic, Greenland,' &c. detained in the by eontra:y ed from thence ox Wednelliay Wt. wtek we mentiorn I the I-1s of the Leith Packet, Baas:, from this port, and Ler crew, at the mouth of the Humber ; the h: - .(lies of the Captain and one of die Crew have (ince been walled on (bore, and decently buried at North Summercoates. The m,re and foot of the pe Tic, who w. to funeoft:i *.:ice pet ithed, we are now happy to fay, were lave i a Berwick fmack, whofe Captain feting them in tl tigging, and likely to pe,illl, bore down, took there from their perilous fituation, and carried them in fafety to Berwick.—The following are the names of the pert ins who were laved :-,JAMES SPALDINCI. M. M`LEOD.WILLIAM CORNET, THOMAS lIUTTLIt, and WILLIAM BUCHAN. LEITH, MARCH 19. Siturday, arrived in Leith Roads, the Lord Mcl. ville armed brig, from Tonningen. The brigantir-, Ceres, ALLAN, of Aberdeen, which failed in hAllatt from the Thames to Sunderland about the 15;11 ul.. has fince been heard of, and is fnppofed to have founder_d at fea, in the fatal dorm of the 18th. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE•MONEY. The Blazer, for the Pallas, captured the tcth April, tB - 6, will be p id on burr& on the 4th of neat month, and recall2d at Ni,. z 4, Clement's kn. The Ann, for the Neptunue. elptnrell 31ft litierth Ic e Sulan na Margaretha, captured 23d Auguft zBos, and l)ogter esrolitti, captured sth June tSes,will be paid on Thurfday next, at No. za, Arundel ftreet, and recalled th:re for three months. the Rezfonable, for the San Rafael El Pirtle, captured 22e1 July 18cs. Ranger,captured 3d Auguft ifius, and la Torchc. 16th Auguift zSoe, will be paid on iKednefday fennight, at N... 7 ). Great Ruffin ftreet, Bloomfbury„ and there recalled for threw months. MAR K. :AA E. CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 23. This day the frefh imports of Wheat make rather a (port fupply, and that of good quality is brilk rale, and fully obtains our lall quoted prices. Other forts do not go off fo readily—Barley is arrived in very (port fopply and has advanced zs. and 3s. perquarter. Malt is dearer.—White and Grey Peas go off heavi ly, and are cheaper.—Beans of each defcriptims are dull of Pale.—There are not many arrivals of Oats. Ind prime famples rather higher.—Rape seed the fame. Flour nearly as 'aft week. FROM 1 HE LONDON GAZETTF, MARCH 2r. Average Price of Corn in England .wd W ales, from the Returns ending March 54, 1 8 07. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. I Beans. I Peale" a. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. a. d 7 7 ti 47 5 37 12 26 10 43 3 47 1 ° The average Price of Sugar,computed from the Returns made la the week ending March IS, is s4s. 6d. per hundred weight. SEA-COAL METERS' OFFICE, LONDON, MARCH 21. CARGOIS sou), and emcee. Monday, I Wednefd. I Friday, NEWCASTLE COAL. Mareht6 MarchtB. I Mucha°. Benton Long 2 146 o Biggs Main • t 48 6 Fighton Moor Heaton Main I 1 1 1 48 6 Hebbura Main Holywcll Main Kenton Main Pacy Main Tanfield Moor 'Townley Main Wall's End 44 9 Temple's WalrsEnd - Wylam Moor Killingwerth South Hebburn Hartley SUNDERLAND COAL. Bourn Moor Eden Main Wedfworth Moor New Main Urpetk Ships 48 o 46 3 49 6 so c 4s 6 46 o 46 o 44 0 49 0 '49 6 48 3 '49 9 4S 0 4S 0 HYDE PARR—Was yeflerday the reforl of all tl:e falhion of London. From the concourfe of car riages, the daft became In troublefome, that many. fair pedestrians retired to the charming walks of Kenfingten Gardens, where they enjoyed all the plea. flirts of fimihine without any ofits inconveniencies. re lines and mantles continue the order of the day. Two very fine w: , men, who courted mtori..ty, wore Indian ihawls, folded into turbans, on their heads. In the ride were—her Royal Highnefs the Pi incefs CHAR. Lovrt of WALE s, in her barouche and four; his Royal Highnefs the Duke of CUMBERLAND on horfcback, on his way to Windfor ; his Royal Highnefs the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, monnted on a beautiful Arabian grey, came through the Park; the Earls of CH OLMONDF L Er Cu'.' PER, and BARRTEInRE, were alto mounted on fine buries ; the Duke of ARGYLE, the Earl of JERSEY, Lnr,l G. L. GOWER, Marquis of HUNTLEY, M. P. ANveutys, Efq. Mr. PAULL, Mr. MACDONALD, like• wile attra&ed our notice. Amongst the carriages, which were very numerous, we obferved the Duchene" .1 ST. ALBANS, NORTHUMBERLAND, and DORSET MarciliolleffeS Of DOWNSHIRE and WINCIIESTrR ; CAmteffes COWPER, JERSEY, and BESBORO U GH ; I.R. dies. MELB* , l2Rtil, GRENVILLE, and B. SPENCER ; FITZHERBERT, PESUMONT, FORDYCII ant HopE• Amongfl the U.ur.in hand were—Lord Rt- VEtSDALE in a landaulet, aid) four beautiful greys. S;r JoHN LADE, Sir FRANCIS BARING, and the Ho c . Mr. BUXTON, difplayed great science in turning the circle. The promenade part of the Pat k made a vet y piBurefque appearance, from the number of Sand y Bt-aux and Belles, who flocked from all parts of the town to this favourite trot, the day g very fine.