Star. — London, England, 1802-08-18 00:00:00

li I r' '~ NETHERLANDS. Avrwatt,, Atm to.—Doubtlefs you have feen in the Papers the agreeable news that we are to enjoy the lime privilege of the importation of to bacco as the other ports of France. But feeing this on paper does not cattle in you the fame fen (anions which the commercial part of the commit pity here feet. The Mayor and Deputation who are jun returned from Paris, have acquired great honour on the occafion. The FIRST CONSUL gra tified them with dininguithed marks of his favour; and the hofpitable Mayor, feeling himfelf quite as kwar with BONAPARTE, one morning when he was at his table, raid, " Citizen CONSUL, you mull come and fee us at Antwerp; we are hearty good fellows; and lhould be glad to thew you our gra• titudel" on which the Consul. promifed that he would, and we rely an it. We expea permiffion to enjoy the Eall India trade, the fame as the three favoured ports ; but this win be delayed for a period, to avoid hill greater jealoufies than thofe already entertained of our growing profperity. - - - 7 _ The aholdlung of the mire/int: of the interior is alone folficient to re.efiablith this port. This event, fo long expelled, hasjuil taken place, to the ruin of the trade of Bruges, Ghent, Bruit's, and Louvain, as in future there are to be no Cullom. Honfes, except in port towns. We fhall thordy be greatly dittrelTed for warehoufes. Yeaerday our Prefea took a furvey of the Hanfeatic Houfe, formerly belonging to that Company, in order to fee if it could not be con verted into another Cullom Hnufe. Engineers and workmen are come here to clear the bacons ; and again!' winter we hope we fhall have good docks for the 'hipping in bad weather. ROLLAND. ROTTERDAM. AVG. Io.—The influence of the Or ingifts in the departmental Governments is now extending to the Municipalities of the feveral cities. T..ward. the framing of a plan fur the ellablint merit of the Civil Government here on a new foot. intt, a C..mmittee has been appointed by the depart mistal awe, n Trent of Holland, confiding =id ly of the old Magistrates, fo that it may be expeß ed onr relent Municipality will &only affume a new complexion. _ A uo. t 3 —Lan Tilefday night our whole north. :rot fuhurhs were threatened for three hours with litter de ftrultion, a molt alarming fire havingbrnke nut in the gun powder manufallory of Mr.Snell,of this city. at the end of the Schierade. It was oc calionet by lightning. On its firft difeovery it was permitted to burn at will a whole hour, filch WA, the horror and difmay which prevailed ; for the magazine, containing come thottfand pounds of powder, was within a few feet of the premifes which were burning. At length four journey men martins braved every danger, and got on the top of the tool, clearing it incetrentiy of the Rakes and (parks of fire which fell on it. This encouraged others to venture doter ; fo that at thers began to play. It LW one engine and then o burnt frrn about half pa it twelve to three o'clock when the weighing hook, con. in the tpornin i g , twining fe era featured heaps of fulphur, nitre, &c. wittrthe carpenter's worklhop, and two mills, e ntlrels• confumtd. Many gentlemen of tbk city haste their country refidences on this fpnt, who, with their families, fled from their hostiles in the greateft confirmation, nearly naked, taking nothing witb them but their chUrtn. One old man of feventyleven years of age was rode over in the bottle, and died the nest day, and another perfon is miffing. fuppnCed to have been drowned. What is ()twilit., a farm hook oppofite caught fire the nest night alio by lightning, but was hap. LONDON. FRAN; R. ITALIAN REPUBLIC. Mitre, July if. DECREE OE T/18 CONSULT* OT STATE. The Confulta of State nn the initiative of the Vice•Prefident of the Italian Repnblie. having heard reaJ the papers refpeiling the difoiders and crimes which have lately endangered the public tranquillity of Bologna, declare, that the Com mime of Bologna is in a Bate of trouble, find that one of the cafes forefeen by the both and fiat at titles of the Conflitution has occurred, and conk qnently decrees:— Art. 1. The provifional mediae by which the Prete& of ltenn bas ent rutted the internal and external Polo 0 of the Com mune of Bologna to the Military Commandant is approved, till a new dlfpofitlon null be taken by the laid Confulta. 11. The order of the Commandant General of Bologna fnr 144,1trig the inhabitants to carry arms, and knotty Ricks, i 4 elf p approved. M. The authors of and accomplices in the crime• commit ted. and the difturbers od t►e public tranquillity, than be pro ceeded againft in a military manner, and tried according to the mailing laws si khan any appcdit. IV. The Government nmninatet for this porpofe a Commit. Con compacd of five Military men, who map immediately meet at bologna. V The Grand Judge, Minifter of inflict. and Minifter of War. are charged with the eaccution of the prefect decree, which Sall be printed and publifhed. (Signed) Pke Prefident . [litre follow the names of 7 Confultori of State.] Th.: Vice Prefident of the Italian Republic hiving fern the decree of the Confulta of State of July 26, decrees:— - _ Arr. I. The follrervinr Citisens are nominated meow& the Military Commillion of Bologna: Fortanelli, Chief of Brigade. Prefsdent. Bertoletti and Forefti. Chefs de Battalion. Vililta and Mali. Captains. H. Charles Sormanni. Judge ark Tribunal of Ap pral at Milan, is appointed Commit wooer of Government to the faid Whirr Cornmilfinn. The Grand Judge, Mini'ter of Jultiee, and the Miniftee of '%% ar. arc charged, as far as concerns them, with tbe carry tiws of the prdan deer, which ihall be printed and pubithed. (Signed) BIELZII. I lik V ° WEDNESDAY, AUGUST TRICE OF STOCKS nits DAY AT ON,. O'CLOCK : per Cent. Confab, Agit—Reduced 7 0 41""' Old 5 per Cent. par—Omnium 646 i 711 dircount. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY Ban% Sunk Loup Ann..- 3 per C. Red. 691 7e) Imp. 3 per Cent. 3 per C.mt. Cnnf. 6q 691;/ Imp. Ann. It g-16 4 per Cent. Ann. 861} Excheq. Bills far. tq. prem. Pere- Ann. 99:4! (Minium 714 61 dif. S per Cent. 1797, to2/1 Conf. for ace. 69169} yo COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amfterdam, to IS aU. Cadiz 36} effea. Gallia 47 Diuo.at fight to to Madrid paper I !Alban 67 ' Rotterdam, to to 2U. Mute Oporto 67 1-I.lmburgh 33 s si U. Babe& 361 aid. Palermo coo Altona 33 3 si IT. Leghorn 511 peneeper oz. Cadiz in piper Naples 44i Duhlin t 2 Paris, t day's date, 23 tt—Ditto, 23 ill 2 U. BOUlrde2lll 23 16. Venice, s6l I.ivras Pkoll Effedtivi per 11. Red. Do BUM, AUOVIIT IEO.-3 per Cent. GOV. Dcb. Exchangc—Dablin co Load= tr a IE4 The Gazette of laft night contains a Proclama- tion for proroguing Parliament to the sth of Oao ber. It is not limed that it is then to meet for the difpatch of bufinefs, and indeed it is probable that it will be Rill further prorogued unlefs unez peeled events Ihould arife. In the prefent circum fiances of Europe, the meeting of Parliament will be regulated by the wants of the Treafury. Paris Journals to the zsth inf. have arrived. It appears from them that Italy is not fo tranquil as was expeded from the new order of things. The town of Bologna has been declared in a Rate of diforder ; in confequence of which a Proclamation has been publithed. The Journals which have come to hand contain nothing elfe worthy of notice. The Prince of WALE s's Birth.day was celebrated at Leicefter, on Thurfday laft, with great feftivity. A numerous party of Gentlemen dined together on the occafion, and after dinner a number of loyal and conftttutional toafts were drank. In a few days Lady LnVISA MANNERS leaves her houfe in Pall Mall for Paris, accompanied by her beautiful and only unmarried daughter, Mifs MANNERS, who, it is raid, is Ibortly about to be led to the altar by Lord RANEE/lON. Yeßerday Lord and Lady LIMERICK left their houfe in Mansfield-Rreet, avendilh-fquare, for Bognor. On Monday Sir GILSERT and Lady HtarH• cove left London for Ramfgate, where they will remain for feveral weeks. The entrance to the Park by the Cockpit Reps, is about to be very much improved by t ulling down of the houfe which coven them, nging to Lord DARTMOUTH, who has in the in hand. fome manner given up part of the groun or the convet►ience of the Public. At the final elofe of the poll, at Waterford, on .Wednefilay, the numbers were declared by the Sheriffs to be— W. C. Aleeek, Efq. - -47 t Sir Jahn Newpol. Majority for Mr. Alto& 31 Whereupon the Sher iffs declared Mr. ALCOCK duly elated. The Scots Peers prefent at the Eledlion, at Ho lyrood Honfe, of the fixteen, lift week, were, Marquis of TWIEDDALI, Earls of Moarom, By CHAN, EGLINTON, CMISILLIB, MORAY, STRATH• MORE, KELM, LAUDERDALE, DALHOUIIII, LE MON, NORTH BAK, BALCAItIi•S, ANOTIIK, BREADAL• BANE, DUNNIOIIk. &rata. and GLASGOW j ViG count ARBUTHNOT ; Lords SINCLAIR, Seams, ELPNINITONE, TORFICHEN, NAPIIIII, BANFF, EUBANK, BILHAVENp ROLLO, and KINNAIRD• The elation fur Garratt will be very ftrongly contened, and a certain Ex-Member for Norwich really ought to attend, if he willies to fee sofa pul led in the very, r, flyk. On Wednefiai lift the Magiftrates of Dumfries conferred the honour of the freedom of the town on Lieutenant Colonel JAMES Srawaa r of the gallant 4:d regiment, in teftimony of their refpea for the private char.:der and meritorious fervices of that officer on various occafions. On Thurfday the curricte of Mrs. Caouter was overturned on going from the review, on the D >wns, near Brighton, and the Lady was with fome violence thrown out, but received no mate rial injury. The following anecdote of a Bridal feaman, ana l of the crew of the Czfar, of 84 guns, paid off on Thurfday laft, deferves to be recorded :—ln the gallant attack on Ltwoss' fquadron, in Algefiras Bay, the sth July s Bos, the boats of the Clear had been all rendered ufelefs by the thot from the batteries. It was necelfary to fend fome orders of particular confequence, in the then fituation of the Hannibal, of 74 guns, Captain FFIIILIS (on Chore and then much espofed to the enemy's fire), to the Venerable, of 74 guns, Captain Hoop : Rear-Ad• miral Sir J. Sausweez a&ed who could fwim; a fine young feaman, about nineteen, came aft, dur ing the hottell of the fire from the French fleet and batteries, and offered to (trip and carry the orders in his mouth; which he adlually accompliflted, and brought back an anfwer to Sir Jamas in about so minutes. There has fcaree ever appeared a Pantomime Compofition of any defcription, which has afforded fo great a (cope for magnificence of Scenery as the New fplendid Speflacle of Goafalvo de Cordova, or The Coardl of Growths, at the Royal Circus, finely compofed and impreffive Mufic, which is by RE sr a, being added to it, and the whole fo excellently fupported by the exertions (tithe various perform. ers, particularly Mrs. Wv !mow, in ZesaiAr, Mrs. Ron - I Y in hit, and Mils ADAMS in Zara, whole dancing is alto greatly admired, together with the unrivalled combat between Lora and ifintanzor, angl render it the prime CORN MARrir. MARC-LANP, AUCIVIIT tB. There have been bnt few arrivals of Wheat and other articles (ince Monday. Every thing re-' mains heavy on fale. BR AD.—Ye ReTday the LARD MAYOR was at• tended by the Killer and Wardens of the Bakers' Company. to let the Affize of Bread. His Lord (hip having examined the returns, ordered the price to be reduced one affize, or ad. in the peck loaf, to commence to-morrow. The [trice of the quartern loaf will then be Tod. wErmourN, AUGUST 16. Their MAJESTIES and the Parucessts walked nn the parade of the t4th Light Dragoons, and faw the Guard parade before the Lodge ; after which the Royal Family and a number of Nobi lity honoured Stacie's Rooms with their pretence. This morning his Royal Highnefs the Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived here. His Grace the Duke of PORTLAND arrived alfo at one o'clock. The !Una, accompanied by Princefs SOPHIA and the ufual attendants, rode out on horfeback, and returned at one o'clock to the Lodge. His Ma'am , held a Council at two o'clecE, at which were prefent his Grace the Duke of PORT LAND, the Marquis of SALISIURY, Earls BOSSLYN and DARTMOUTH, Lords CHATWYND and WAL. SINGHAM, and Sir J. BANKS : Sir J. COTTAKELL attended as Clerk the Council. BR:GHTUN. AUGUST 16. The Patrice left Brighton this morning at eleven o'clock. His Royal Highnels was accompanied in his fociable by General Hut.ss and Colonel Lams. He will dine with the Duke of YORK at Garlands, from whence he proceeds to town, and thence to Weymouth. His return to this place is expeaed to be early in September, as he purpofes (hooting over the Manor of Ovinden. His Royal Highnef's farewell dinner yellerday at the Pavillion, befides the ufual party, was at tended by Lord To ul Low and his daughter, Mrs. &town, the Hon. Mrs. Wat.vot.a, Lady Balm- LIT, and Mrs. FITZ H MUT. In the evening there was an addition of feveral Ladies to the party, arnongft whom were Lady Lucas and family ; Lady W. Russtri.t. and i daughters Lady CLAR amour, tee. Mufic and fele& card parties formed the entertainment of the evening. During the Patrice's Ray at Brighton, the Pa-' villion has been a confiant fcene of hofpitable fd tivity ; and a turtle has been dread •every other day. Report (peaks loudly of the abilities of fame of the goals in doing ample juilice to thefe mag nificent foals. The Steine, IA night, was as full as we have feen it this feafon, though very few fatbionable ladies were there, to make amends for which there was as large a thew admire,: as is perhaps need fary any where. Lord and Lady Rum?. left Brighton this morning. The Redbridge fehooner and Monkey gun-brig are in the Roads. The Lapwing is gone to Pura: mouth. The redultion of the price in the fares to and from this place to London, has been produltive in the extreme, not lets than fineen or eighteen pat fengers going and coming in and on each of ten different coaches daily. At no feafon has there been fo many of the middling clafs of people here. The inn-keepers, who are all of them in lome fort con cerned in the company, feeling, as they muff, the benefits arifing in that particular from a fyffem of moderation, might, one would fuppofe, be tempted to try the effeas of it in their different houfes. BLANDFORD, AUGUST is. Our Races commenced on Thin-Way laft. On the evening preceding, the town was full of com pany, every inn was crowded, and at a late hour a guinea was offered for a bed without fucces. deed every place had been taken the day Wore. Molt of the inns were double bedded, at half-a guinea each per night, and every other neceffary was proportionately dear. From this it . appears that the good people of Dorfetibire know how to charge as well as their neighbours. On the morning of the Races all was hurry and canfulion. The rapidity of coaches, chaires, cur ricks, dm driving into the town filled with per fans of all ages and defcriptions, had a very.pleaf ing effea. A ftranger fucldenly tranfported to the town would have fuppofed the coronation of a King was about to take place. The Public Crier announced about noon that the races would not commence till five o'clock in the evening; but in the interim the company might be entertained with Cudgel playing (oppo lite the Crown Inn) between a Shropfhire lad and a youth of the town. This being a novel fight to many, the company that attended exceeded two hundred perfons. A ring was farmed, and at one o'clock the diverfion of breaking heads com• menced. The combatants were not, in point of appearance, well matched.—The Blandford youth evidently having the advantage of his opponent in refpea to faze and ftrength. In addition to which he was Bullied with viaory, having broken four heads at the Races laft feafon. All the know ing ones betted high on the favourite, at the com mencement ; but finding that his adverfary fought with his left hand, and that with fingular dexte rity, the battings changed front two to one, after the fecond round, to even battings. The fourth round decided the match in favour of the Shrop . (hire lad, who left his antagonift for dead on the field of battle. The blows were principally thrown in on the ribs on the tight fide. At five o'clock the Races began, and concluded at fix o'clock. Among the company were,—Lord and Lady ROCHFORT, Lord and Lady SHAFTESBURY, Lord DiGar. Mr. and Mrs. L. D 4114114 Mr. and Mrs. SMITH. Mr. and Mrs. Con Yves, Mr. and Mrs. mmair, AUGUST 2. A Privy Council was held at the Cattle on Tuef. day latt, by his Excellency the Earl of H. WICK!, when a variety of bufinefs was difpofed of. The Right Hon. lirixt.tals WICKHAM, (litf Secretary, was fworn of the Council, and his feat accordingly. Several new arrangements are immediately to employ the above Right Hon. Gentleman. Thurfday, being the anniverfary of the birth of his Royal Highnefs the PRI 'lc k of WA Ls:, w as o b, ferved as a holiday at all the Public Offices. Their ExcellenCies the Earl anclCot;tefs HA R DWI C E, it is mentioned, will make a tour the latter end of this month to Killarney, ind other parts of Ireland, to which they have fever a l j u yi, tations from perfonages of the &ft rank and ea t . fequence. . . - It is Alerted, that the Right Hon. Mr. OGLe will be returned to the Imperial Parliament for a Englifh borough. Sunday lad, Lord CAienoN, and Lord Bay. NEY, embarked at I)onaghadee for Portpatrick. There were no convitlions of confequence at th► Allizes of Dundalk, and but three records. There is not a debtor or a perfon under any et;. minal charge at preen: in the gaol of Drogheda. - -- - -- - - - AUGUST 14. Yeflerday two female ihop-lifters were deteeted in the flop of Mr. WIN It slot., linen-draper, Grit lon•ftreet, and after having been fubmitted to the view of the neighbouring fhop-keepers, were corn. mitred to prifon. BefiJes Tome muffins, belonging to Mr. *Darts+ or, ferreted on their perfons, there were found on them many articles Rohn from other perfons. The poft-boy conveying the mail on Monday morning to Bray, was flopped about the hour of oneo'clork,at Galloping-green,by four men armed with pilots, who robbed him or the whole of the mail, containing the bags of letters difpatched the preceding night from the General Poll Office, for the following Poll towns, viz.—Bray, Newtown, Wicklow, Arklow, Gorey, Ferns, Ennifcorth, Opiate, Werford, Tinnahely, Rathdrum, and Clonegal. The Mail from Dublin to Dunffiaughlin, was flopped on Wednefday night lag a few miles from town, by a banditti of 14 ruffians, who fired thirteen (hots at the two dragoons who were efcorting it, but, by the fpirited refinance of the dragoons, they were replied. They fired five (hots at the robbers. One dragoon had his helmet twice pierced. Monday, a number of convi.ls, males and fe males, were conveyed by cars on board a vette l intended to take them to Botany Bay, agreeable to their fentence. HARROIVGATE, AUGUST *6. The fulphureous fpring at this place has, this feafon, its uftial flute of atrratlion. The place in itfelf is far from being unpleafant, if certain anyo erotic dinindlions were, as they ought to be, done away. There are three principal inns in the upper town, the Grandy, the Green Dragon, and the %fen', Head, which by fume ridiculnus fautafy, are termed the Houle of Lords, the Noofe of Con. mom, and the Manchefier Warehoure, where you may meet with any kind of Alp To inch a length of precifion are things carried, that molt refpeßable Ladies have been refufed admition into the two former, and this for no other ram than that it fuited their convenience to travel in an tired poft-chaife! BUXTON, AUGUST is. The town talk here is upon a very fingular af• fair, of which the following are the particul , rs: —A perfon, in appearance a Gentleman. arrived about a month ago, and took lodgings at the principal inn, where he affumed all the confequence attached to fortune and great expeltations. He called himfelf the Hon. HENRY Howes% and in• troduced himfelf to the acquaintance of the molt refpatable people in the town, frequented the baths and other public places, and being a nian 6f good addrefs, was well received in all compa• vies. Having thus efiablifhesl himfelf in their gond opinion, he borrowed feveral finall fums if money, and got on credit a variety of gond , ' confining of linen, wearing apparel, &c. Some fufpicious circumltances, howet er, appearing, an inquiry was fet on foot, the refult of which WAS, that the Hon. HENRY HOWARD proved to be a common fwindler, and to be the fame perfon who defrauded the millrefs of the inn at Weymouth cf 301. and decamped on the evening of the J ry their Mrsjeflies arrived there, leaving a ( mall trunk, filled with ftories. The inquiry was let on loin by Mr. JAMES CUMMING, a Gentleman who had lent him 501. on the fuppontion that he ins the heir to the Norfolk Dukedom. Mr. Cv :so gave immediate information to the Maginrate of the county, who ordered the nominal Mr. HOWARD to be appre• hended. On his fecond examination the. following particulars tranfpired :—lt appeared his name Is J. B. CROMER, and that he formerly was a chop. keeper in London, where he failed in bufinefs Soon after his failure he went to Ireland, where he affirmed the name of Howard. In Dublin he kept the bell company, and was thought to be a man of good fortune. After paging come months in the moll independent manner, he found morns to ingratiate himfelf fo much into favour of one family in Dublin, that he borrowed scrol..thc principal of which he promifed to return as loon as a remittance from his Reward could ;suites which he expeaed in three days at farther. It is hardly need:try to add. that he decamped before the day of payment arrived. On the fecond be took French leave, and was not heard of till the news of his exploit at Weymouth was made pub lic. On his quitting Weymouth he went to Li verpool, where he praftifed the fame fyltem of de ception, and, among other perlons, he defrauded Mr. J. BATES ODE Of 371. Alter purfuing the fame courfe at almoll every town through which he pallid, he at lull arrived at Buxton, where a pc. I rind is likely to be put to his praCtices. This iar• . • • I .