Star. — London, England, 1816-12-24 00:00:00

o a p o n verea to export :o the Netherlands. It is stated i n the Message that his Majesty has provisionally g i ven orders for the execution of this measure that it ma y not be eluded and rendered partly fruitless'. white their High Mightineases are deliberating. GHENT, DECEMBER 16. Last Sunday there was a serious tumult at the marl ter of Lille, caused by the dearness of provisions. p ot atoes, the price of which in former years never exc eeded 12 sous for the measure railed bance, were o ld in the morning for 30 sous; in the aftarnoon the -dealers wanted to raise them to 40 sous. The soldiers of the garrison who could not pos. s ibly purchase at that price, had hung their kettles reversed, as a sign of distress, out of the windows of the borack. Some soldiers of the Legion went to the market and bought two measures or potatoes at j() ec►us the measure. But when they had got the pntaioes, they refused to pay more than 15 sous a pleasure. The dispute which arose caused a con siderable crowd to assemble. Au Agent of the Po lice attempted to restore order—he was forced to re peat. Then the people followed the example of the soldiers. All the potatoes were carded off at the rate of 15 sous and even 10 sous per measure, and many dealers have complained,, of not having been paid at all. The market was cleared in an instant. The mili tary (infantry and. hussars) proceeded, followed by a numerous crowd, to well•known warehouses. The potatce: were sold in a pretty orderly manner, at the rate of 20 sons. The Police Olicerf, submitting to imperious necessity, presided at this forced sale. The Mayor, however, made an attempt in harangue the people. He was not insulted, but they did not listen to him. VENICE, NOVEMBER so. We have received the most afflicting news from Albania. The plague spreads the most dreadful ra. 'ages, and carries off innumerable victime.iThe most robust are suddenly attacked, and he whom you have conversed with in the morning, has sunk under the contagion before the evening. Dalmatia is af- Meted in an equal degree. - _ The precautions taken in all the Littorale will pre vent any thing infectious from being exported or im ported. The seminarists bf Almissa are indefati gable in their charitable zeal. The contagion seems to respect their self-devotion, and nut to dare to af fect them. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria has sent medirinerand money for the relief of the poor MACARSKA, NOVIMBER 19. In order to relieve the indigent classes, his Majesty (the Emperor of Austria) has commanded extraor dinary labittrs in all places where there may be found vestiges of ancient monuments. A commi)sion com posed of Engineers and men of learning, has been created for this purpose ; among the number •re se veral Professors of t!:e University of Padua, and the chief of our Hellenists, the learned librarian of Venice. His Majesty has aprointed a fund for part of the es/gases; the rest will be borne by the Commune, which will erjoy the monuments. Tbis project of restor'n; the ancient monuments will be attvactitgeous to th - e. Atts, and also for these =tries, by exciting the interest of travellers. We ost the idea to English speculators, who wanted to inlarge districts in Cap° d'lstria and elsewhere. 'antler to derive pretit from them. SOUTH AMERICA. By the Grace, arrived at Dartmouth. and Lame' it Jersey, we have received letters from Buenos Ayres to 250 October, which, though of so very recent a date, furnish us with no particular information in the shape of news. They merely confii m our former accounts cf the Portuguese having taken possession rl the frontier fortresses of San Miguel and Santa Teresa, and explain to us the occurrences at Monte. iideo which had given rise to a report that the latter place had been delivered into the hands of the Portu guese. It appear:, that a Spanish Colonel, of the tame of Mueniumes, who had been employed by the Bucaas Ayres Government iu drilling recruits, for lame misdemeanor was banished, and at length found is way to Montevideo. Here he formed a party, ispessessed Aterwas's Governor of his command, ))I him in prison, and actually. took his place.— a few days, however, the tables were turned upon an, %ilea he was arrested, with 24. of his partizans, Gavernor released, and MeRGIUND) confined in is stead. From the silence of our accounts, we lust therefore presume that the new Government of se United Provinces of South America is under no pprehensinns from the threats and attitude of the itazilian army. Several valuable prizes had arrived at Buenos lyres, and more were expected. Trade there was s a very depressed state, and French goods were in b more demand than British. The price of prochce as very high, as the French and North Americans tare paying at the a ite of 4; dollars per hide. In consequence of hides having advanced consi nably in price at Buenos Ayres, many persons tide journies to a great distance in the interior, to take purchases for exportation, and such quantities ha reached the River Plate when the last advices sine away, as greatly to reduce the prices. The thooner Leon, that was intended to have been had out as a privateer, had been tesold, and was proceed to the United States with a cargo. The ‘ngress privateer was again preparing for a cruize. The Quests returns to Brighton on the 6th of Ja f• 7, a great number of Members of both 40 . uses of Parliament will be invited to meet her so ZESTY. Yesterday, his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK Lived at Yolk House, Stable Yard, St. James's, filn Oatlands, and transacted bus:ness at his Office, at:he Horse Giiart!s. iiezt . le,terday, Viscount and Viscountess CASTLE -1„14Gli left tow n f or t h.i r seat , N or th C r ay, in Kent. 114 1.ordsbip interacts to return to town on 'Thursday Pi Way se'nnight, as the Earl of DYSART was riding olle at a smart rate from Kilmanna, his horse fell P's him, and his left thigh is comiderably bruised ad 'lterated. .liar the Nurse, the only survivor of Mnderen of Mr. BA KU, has been apprehended 1 , a highway robb er y, near C as h e l, and has made hill confession of his being present at the murder Mr. Butt. THE ..fRAir. , The Officers, Non-commissioned okeert, and Privates 'of the gallant 94th Regiment, or Siotch Brigade, so distinguished in the field and so exem plary in quarters, have subscribed each one day's pay for the relief of the poor of Kilkenny. We do not exactly know the amount of this liberal and be nevolent donation, but we suppose it will he about 1 470. Nothing that we can say could add to the value of this generous gift.-.--Kilkenny Marrator. With more pleasure than we are able to express, we have to record another act of generosity in our brave countrymen in arms, in addition to the instances al- ready communicated in our Journal. The Officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the 90th light inf antr y, under the command of Lieutenant-Co lonel MACNAIa, to shew their respect for the three towns, have subscribed a day's pay, and divided the same among the benevolent funds of each. Such conduct is honourable both to die givers and re ceivers, and makes us glory in the country which we inhabit.—Pyrnouti7ilegralih. The lath Infantry, and the depot of the 19th, stationed in J-..rsey, are to be reduced to the Peace Establisknicot this day. The old men, and all those under five feet ten inches, are to be discharged. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 21. Arrived the Ceres, DEIN, from London, for Teneriffe ; Jenny, BARKER, from Cork, for London ; Ditna, 13ATtlizzon ; Hester, JONES ; and M irga- Irma, LEWIS, from Water ford, for London ; PAINTER, :tom Youghall ; and Laura, Qt.tcx, from Bristol. Sailed the Prince Ernest packet, with a Mail for Lisbon. The Ring States, Wm, from Charleston, for Havre, was spoken off this port yrs terday. On the 17th inst. they lost the Ctptain over board.—Wind S. S. E. light breezes, tine weather. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 23. The Dutch ship Resolutie, S - TOFFEII, from Berbice, for Amsterdam, has put into this pert, making six inches water an linur ; the leak 1145 Oern discovered under the stern, and there will be no occasion to un load the ship. PORTSMOUTH, DECENIBER 23. Pitt back from sea the Agnes, W00f.% ; and Ad miral Gambier, 13nAstar. Arrived the Zephyr, BAN. FIELD, from Malaga. Sailed his M..jesty's ship Duo. meriaftY, fur Deptford.—Wind W. S. W. DEAL, DECEMBER 23. Nothing arrived or tailed to-day. Remain the skips as before.—Wind S. , W. RAMSGATE. DECEMBER 23. Came in 1J Desiree from Calais, bound to Do. ver, with a M4il, which has been landed and for• warded from hence. The Valde, Hope, Lark, and Union, four small vessels, have put in for shelter. GRAVESEND, DECEMBER 111. Arrived the Vrow Anna Margaretta, Le Foy, from Lear; Droeder Lefeu, Fardwall, from Gronirgen; and Good Hope, Boon, from Amsterdam. Sailed the Inglis. General Harris, Lowther Ca-tle, Charles Grant, and Vatasittart, for India ; !a nus, KA for Ktvannalt : Itabelia, Gordm, for Sesegal; ChriNtina, Rudolf., fur At.twerp; and Rine, Garden, for Ant werp and Itot•erdarn. CUS 1*()14-HOU iE, DECEMBER QS. SHIPS ENTZRED INwARDS.-13te Matchless, Wilson, Age noria. Day, and Cleist..,l::ina, Wall, from Mutate ; Wootten, Ma! shat Bluel.er, Adams, and Britann,a, S:ranazit, from Chterhi ; Market Maid, Reid ; and Mary and Eliza, Han sen, him Anis:erdain; Spring, Turnbull, William, ---, and' Quaker, Ii! 3w, from cps= tier; Friends, Jefferson, and Baron, Brew'', from au,a; 1(414 Sovereign, Laming, and Friend, --, from it - nterdara ; itichanl and Anr, , Had, from Stangate Creek: Smith, from Konigsberg; James Sikbald,, Forims, f. um Calcual ; Frederick Wdhem --, from Pillau ; Laidltr, trout Norway; Jolly gatchelor, Davidson, from Meant ; Kent, Miller, from Virginia; Dorothea, !hack, from Mtm:l ; Cood latent, Allen, frog Dover; Folly, Wbeatiy, lrolta Petersburgli; Eliza and Atm Belt, front Alogatiore ; Ann, Clark, from Copenhagen; and Scion, Williamson, from Norway. Oirrwitans.-;-The Aurora, Peinota, for Nevis and St. Chris • telpher's; Jonge Jacobus, Doren, for Amsterdam; Orb, &inlet, for Haniburgb; Classitten Margaretha, Schippers, fur Atimerp; and Ocean, Alorrison, for l'encriffe. An Italian Paper states, that a Member of the Arcadia, has written the following distich on the achievements of Lord EXMOUTH : Exmouru invenit, rich ; red Cm•a:e major, Nam non blastula ense jugum ! Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the E ist India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the fol lowing :,hips, viz.—Bombay, Captain A. HAMILT )14; General Harris, Captain G. WELSTCAD; Charles Grant, Captain H. SCOTT; Marquis Camden, Cap. Lain T. LARKINS ; Vansittart, Captain R. S. DAL- RvairLE ; Lowther Castle, Captain C. McoRTLocK ; Captain W. flay—for Bombay and China. Pas3tNGERS 81111. BONBAY.—For Bombay—Messrs. J. li• Lit:le, and J. Forbes, writers; Major Thatcher Mr. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Pope, Mistresses Hawkes and Wades, Captain and Mrs. Morgan. Pill GibILRAL Hmkals.—For Bombay—Messrs. G. Giberne, L. It. Reed, and R. Torin, writers; Mr. C. Simpson ; Misses, Counter, William s , Bond, and Dsffs. Pre CHAIM'S Gaoir.r.—For Bombay—Captain and Mrs. Buchan,' an. • Pest VAnsiTtanT.—For Bombay•—Mr. W. Amlel. Pan Lowruaa CASTLE.—For Bombay—k• Messrs. R. and E. B. Mils, writers; Colonel J. Urquhart, Rev. G. Martin, • and Mr. G. Bruwnall. The Eiizr, YOUNGHUSBAND, from Malaga, in going from Cove to Cork, gut aground and filled with water. The Frederick, PETERSON, from Bremen to Ha vannAh, which put into Stornaway 4th instant in dis tress, has been condemned as unseaworthy. It appears by letters recently received from our ships of war in the West Indies, that a fever has pre vailed on board some of them, peculiarly fatal in its nature to those attacked by it. Among other vessels the SCAMANDER, it is said, has lost six Officers, in. eluding the surgeon, four Midshipmen, and two clerks. The CHILDERS, in the short period of a month, has been deprived of several Officers by the same unfortunate cause, besides five Pursers successively appointed to her, and upwards of 30 men. In consequence of the PRINCE REGENT'S recent al terations in the efitablishment of the Royal Marine Artillery and Marines, as stated in yesterday's STAR, each Division will be reduced two companies, and the Orficers remaio on full pay until called into actual service. A separate Division of Marine Artillery is to be established, to consist of eight companies, which are expected to be stationed at Deal, and the Hospital there will most likely be converted into Barracks.— The present establishment of Marine Artillery is only four companies. This arrangement will make a re duction of four companies in the present Marine force. A f urtiter reduction of seven Quartermen will take place this month at Portsmouth Dock-yard, from among those not confirmed as regular Quartermen. THE GRAND belt On Thursday the LORti PRoitiitr and Magistrates' of Edinburgh proceeded in full state to the Royal Hotel, the residmice of the Grand buke NiccHoLAs,, in order to present him with the freedom of the City, which was voted to him on the preceding day. The LORD PROVOST, on presenting the diploma of flee. dom, addressed his HIGHNESS in a very atitrnated speech. Baron Nretiotav on the part of his High ness (who is not sufficiently acquainted with the Eag lish language to speak in it himself) made a suitable reply. In the afternoon the LORD PROVAsY gave a splendid entertainment at his house to the GRAND DUKE and his suite and many of the Nobility and other characters of distinction. After dinner, on the LORD Pnovorr proposing 1 6 the Health of the Em peror ALREANDIER," the following spirited Verses, composed for the occasion, were sung by the Band to HAYDN'S celebrated air, " Goo . save the Emperor FRANCIS" t GOD protect brave Ar.ein snit Heaves defend the noble Czar! Mighty Russia's high Commander, First in Europe's banded war. For die realm be did deliver From the Tyrant overthrown, Tboo, of every got.! the Giver, Grant him I.ml to bless his own. Bless him ! 'mid his land's disaster, For her right* who battled brave; Of the god of !Denten master, Bless him, who their wrongs forgave O'er hi:. just resentment victor, Victor over Europe'. ties, Late and hang, Supreme Director, Gran. in peace his reign may chyle. Hail! then, hail! illtistriaus stranger! . Welcome to our moutrain stratid; Mutual interests, toper, anti danjers, Link us with thy native lam!. Foetuau's force, or lake begu:kne, Shalt that uaion veer di Me; Hand to haltd, while peace is smiling; And in battle, aide by side! His Imperial Higlmets then requested leave to give a toast, and prtpirtsed . . " The health of the Prince Regent." " The health of the Grand Duke" was next given, to which kis Highness replied, by proposing The prosperity of the City ot Edinburgh," of which he was now A Citizen. Alter several other toasts illus trative of tie occasion, the company retired to the drawing-room, and after conversing for a short time s the Grand Duke and his suite withdrew. The CRoWN PRINCE of SWEDEN has sent a favourite officer, General MoERNER, to his Majesty the King of PRussiA, to ask the hand of the Princess FluEn WILHELSIINA ALF.SANDRINA, ror his son, Prince Os caa. This alliance between Prussia and Sweden would form an interesting political counterpoise against the striding power of Russia. But the Prin cess is said to be affi inced to Prince Nicholas of Russia, now in England. The celebrated scholar, Dr. PARR, will in a few days lead an accomplished Lady to the Hyrreneal Altar, Mr. HUNT has acceded to a request of the 111Z lily of Bristol to meet them, on Thursday next, at Brandon Hill, in the nei:;lthourhood of alit city, t,, con:idea , their present distresses: A great many Gen tlemen have already been sworn its as extra con- Stables to act, if necessity shoed require it. At pre sent there is but one Company of the 25.1 i Regiment in the neighbriurhood. Amongst the retrenchments carrying into present effect are various ?Auctions in nearly all the Public Offices, chiefly consisting of persons in subordinate situations.—At the Ordnance Office five or six Mes sengers are to be di.charged.— At the Navy Office the savings are to consist of a reduction in the num ber of junior clerks.—At the Victualling Office, 12 junior clerks ate to be, or have been already, dis charged, some of whom had been employed there five years, and none of them had salaries exceeding £llO 4 year. The alteration commences on the Ist inst. It is stated that a tax of ten per cent. an the salaries of all persons holding offices under Government is intended to be proposed by some friend of economy in the approaching Session of Parliament. Sir WILLIAM PARSONS, who succeeds Mr. HICKS, at Marlborough-street Police Office, took his seat on the Bench yesterday ; and Mr. GICORGIC BOLTON MAINWA RING is appointed the sew Police Magistrate, and goes to Worshipstreet. Sunday se'nnight a person, supposed to be young Watson, was observed in Dundee. A diligent search was, of course, instantly made ; but if such a person actually was in town, he had contrived to elude dis covery. In the course of the search, however, a `stranger of rather a suspicious appearance was disco vered in a lodging-house, and apprehended, early in the morning. He was afterwards examined before the Sheriff, and the account he gave of himself not being thought satisfactory, and there being good reason to suspect that he had been concerned in the late riots in the Metropolis, a report of the precognition was that night sent off to the proper authorities iu London, and the man delivered over to the custody of a Messenger, till further orders should be received as to his disposal. He is a stout good looking fel low, about 30 years of age, and calls himself Robert Johnston. He acknowledges he was in London at the time of the late riots—that in coming from Mark-lane he passed the rioturs at the Minortes, but did not join them. His right arm has the appear ance of being much bruised from the wrist to the elbow ; this heattributes to a sprain received 9 months ago in playing at quoits. He says he has a brother in the 43d regiment, and that he came to Dundee for the purpose of purchasing grain; but although he is a perfect stranger in Scotland, he has brought with him no letters of introduction or credit, and hide more money than would be sufficient to defray his travelling expenses. STATEMEN Jr OF THE ODDS ON THE DERBY AND OAKS STAKES, 1517—Dac. 23. DERBY. II to 1 apt Brother to Smolensk°. 12 to I apt D. of Urafton's Waterloo. Taken-14 to 1 apt D. of Rutlastra c. by Selim. Taken-15 to t apt e. by Orville, out of Momendla. Takemp-16 to 1 apt Indus, brother to Tisch. Takeo—lS to 1 apt Ld. Stawetrs e. by Dtck Andrews. OAKS. _ _ Taboo— 9 to 1 apt D. of Oraftos's cr• E by Dick Andrews. 'faker-10 tot apt Sir J. Shelley's b. f. by Waltos• 11 to 1 apt Mr. Mr. Ilaks's Boma- T A pitched battle, for ten guineas a side, will take place tomorrow between two good lOst. men, Harry hr 4 of Walton, and Stephen Gra*, who has already won some pi=es. The place is not named. Lifr COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECk4BEit BRIDOg ti.' *AVirt. In 1815, the pl a i nt iff w a s C a p ta i n of t h e East taz dia ship the Princess Amelia, with *hods the defen dant, a cloth-seller in the Minories, entered into an engagement for the soppiy of totirteen bales of scarlet cuttings, at ss. 2i.1. per lb. It was *Hedged in the declaration; that (~e defendant undertook that the scarlet cuttings shotild be good and merchantable, whereas they turned out to be bad and unmerchant able. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in stating the plaintiff': case, observed, that it was not generally !clown that a considerable trade was annually carried on with China in *hat were called scarlet cuttings, or the cuttings of scarlet cloth. To what purpose the Chi nese employed theta was not of flinch consequenSe, but he believed they ..wre chiefly converted into or naments, or wh it e..,:te in old fashioned tim ,s called pockets, for which the modish term ridicule !tad now generally been substituted hi this cnuntry ; he sup. posed, however, that the Chinese, who were a sensible alliewd people, had not imitated us hi this innovation, but that they still res:reed their good old words, without any deprived admixture of foreign afr;cta tions. The plaintiffbeing first Wiser of the Princess Amelia, which was ahout to proceed to Canton, was de. sirous that A past of !its e.a men' sbould be composed of scarlet cuttings, which being sold in the markets of China, pro duced arniey with which he made his par. Chases for another investment ~n !:is return voyage.—. The success of this adventure 114 , 1, however, been :4:- terfered with most impartintly by the delendant, who had agreed to supply him with a commodity fit for the purpose ; and instead of fultiliing his engage ment, had furnished an article ‘,l about half the value. In contracts of this kind, every thing depen ded upon the good faith of the seller; for he was to procure them to be packed into bales by strong pies. sure, that they might occupy as little room as possi. ble, and it they were afterwards opened by the pur chaser for the purpose of ascertaining the quality, that object would he defeated. The 14 bales having been shipped, the plaintiff proceeded to China, where they were landed; but upon exposing theist for sale among other goods of the same kind conveyed by other ships, he found to his astonishment, that instead of seatlet cuttings, consisting of pieces of cloth cable to the purposes of the natives, the defendant had packed up for him mere shreds and patches, strings and clippiags, fit for no use whatever, inter. mixed with large quantities of list, and even many pieces of serge to make up the quantity. The conse. criettee was, that for a irked (a Chinese weight of 133i1b. English), the plaintiff only obtained 80 doh lars, while his c ,mpetitors received exactly double that price. Th,, loss the plaintiff had suffered amounted to £5'23; but the Jury would also take into account the special damage he had sustained in the disappointment 01 his home adventure, in conse quence ut not procuring an adequate sum for the scat let cuttings. The amount be Oad paid to the de fendant was 5904. 3s. 2d. Several Pursers of Et.t-India ships , who had been present at the opening of some of the baits; deposed to the bad quality of the scarlet-cuttings, and to the low price they ilitained at Cotton. :.s.:9rno samples of . SIIIIiidT rankly , , but not of the identice.l goods, wme pre:.ented to the Jury. The witilesst s proved, that the v..iirds a scarlet cuttings" meant cuttings of cloth, without list, of reasonable dimensions, and not cuttings of serge, many of which wen: mixed in the bales made op by the ilefendaia. Mr. SCARLET'', for the defendant, in the first place, submitted, that the plaintiff mutt be nonsuited, hav ing declared in all the coonts upon a special war. raiity, that the scarlet cuttings should be good and merchantable, whereas no evidence of such a war ranty had been offered. Mr. CAMPBELL, however, who was with the Attor ney-General, referred his Lordship to the sixth count, which did not aver a warranty, but only alleged that the scarlet cuttings were of no use or value. Mr. SCARLET? then addressed the Jury, complain ing that the plaintiff had not dealt fairly by the de fendant in selling all the cuttings at Canton, at his own price, and then calling upon the defendant to make up the difference of what he had expected to re. ceive: he had preserved no sample of the bad or of the good parts of the bales, and put his opponent entirely at the mercy of the witnesses, who only spoke from recollection. He then called several witnesses who assisted in packing the bales, and who swore that the samples produced to the Jury by no means gave a fair representation of the bales. They admitted that a few shreds might have been included in them ; but they were in general large pieces, such as were usually exported. A few pieces of serge might also have hound their way into the great bodyof cutting!. A Mr. Spilier, a press-packet, who had finally pre. pated the bales, deposed, that be saw the outsides of several, and thought them better than any he had be fine packed. Fle confessed that lie did not examire the interior vim(' the speitnena being handed to him, hs picked 'Rut many mecca that he ,thought did not propetly come dirder . the denoMination of scarlet cuttings. Lord Eeeeesonnuote recommended, that in order to ascertain the precise amount of damage, the par ties should be examined upon oath ; and he also ex pressed an opinion, that by reference more satisfac tory justice could be obtained; but, after some dis cussion, the parties could not agree, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff, There was tome inaccuracy in the statement which appeared in our Paper of yesterday se'nnight, tive to the labouring poor of Kensington, employed by Lord HOLLAND. The fact was, that his Lord. ship's proposal to the Committee of the Kensington Association for alleviating the Distresses of the In dustrious and Labouring Poor, resident in that pa. rish was, to give employment to twenty poor men, in preference to subscribing a sum of money to be distributed, and to continue that employ for two months, or three, if the inclemency of the season should require, at a fixed price per client', with liberty for them to leave their undertaking, should opportu. nity offer a higher rate of wages to them. His Lord. ship bad axed on and appointed six of the twenty be. fore the Committee could recommend any ; and it was not until the morning of yesterday se'nnight that the remaining fourteen could be appointed and com mence their work ; and not one of the twenty have I srusk from a single hour of their duty. • 1 ora at ill 25 the by i by sng ermi ins 2 : it is