Star. — London, England, 1802-08-12 00:00:00

I LORD NELSON. NAVIRTOLDWIST, AVOUST 9. Vellerday Lord NELoom, Sir WSLLIAII and Lady HAMILTON, Dr. NELSON and his Lady, 1./to ured this town with a vifit ; nothing could c sceed the rapture of the inhabitants of every clai o n the arrival of the Hero who has achieved Inch tr onJers for his country ; the horfes were taken f l it) his carriage, and he was drawn through the k e els by the populace, preceded by the band of t he Pembroke militia, a troop of the Haverford. well cavalry, the flags of the different Companies 20 Societies, &c. They partook of a public hrcakfaft at Mr. FosEr's, (brother to Captain Vow AS Fot.sy,) where the Mayor and the prin. e ipal Gentlemen of the Corporation waited upon hi s Lordfltip, and prefented him with the freedom of this ancient town and county. At the fame t i me t he like honour was conferred on Captain Fmt I. They afterwards vifited Lord KEN SI N 0 - 1 . 0 %, and were ercorted out of town by thoufands el admiring fpeetators, on their way to PiEton Cattk, the teat of Lord MiLroan, where they are on a Via. P/ErMOUTH, AUGUST 9. Lafl night their MAJESTIES and the Palaces:Ts rent to the Theatre to fee the Comedy of The Hat at Law, and the Entertainment called Of Age rf,•morraw. This morning his MAJESTY and the Printers AUGUSTA bathed. After hreaktait their MAresTras and the PRIN CESSES a ccompanied by the Marquis of SALIS BURY, I+oTd FAULIITT, Gen. GAITh, Col. CART WRIGHT and FITZROY ; Ladies CATIKART, RAD. 11014 STAWELL, and CRANLEY ; Mr. and Mrs. FITENANTLE, Mrc. DitAx, and Mr. GORDON, went on board the Royal yacht. There were a great many failing boats out, the day being fine. BRIGHTON, AUGUST zo. Our 'aft night's Drefs Ball was net numeroully attended, as moil of the fafhionahle people are waiting for the Ball and Supper on Thurfday, in honour of the Pei wca's birth-day. About fixty or eighty perfons were prefent, but only fatten or eighteen couple danced. Alderman SKINNER and Colonel THOMAS are the arrivals of yefierday. The Bias -legs are quitting the place, and very little of the two-to-one converfation now occupies the groopes on the Steine. His Royal Highnefs bathed this morning, and has (ince been Tome hours on horfeback, &did in a looie dark great coat, and Rriped trowfers, with a white hat. He has a (mall party to dine at the Pavillion to-day. amonga whom arc, Ad miral PAYNE, MY. DAY, Mr. TRAVERS, Colonel MONTGOMERY, Col. THOMAS, Mr. J. SMYTH, SCO. Q E ICK is here, and plays Ifaac on Friday night; and on Saturday the PRINCE commands a piece in which he is to perform. This evening his Royal Highnell commands Skit-hes from Lyi, for the be nefit of the Author. One of our (lathing Cits (ports a hearfe and four. —Balkets of many shapes are here drawn by a pair of honks. In fhort, carriages without either elegance or convenience feem to be the order of the day. Amongll the bathers, a certain Marquis has lately exhibited himfelf under the windows of a Lady of itaxttee—but thefe fights are notfiranse Or WV. One of the Krocaimg One,, called a Tamer, has Inurakil fine the Races, without paying a rum of money 101 l to a Mr. S—. The bets have ge nerally been fettled upon the Stelae the morning after the race. TUNBRIDGE, AUGUST zo. ?reparations are making here for the PRIIIICei birth day. The annual ball is expected to be very fay attended; not lets than zoo tickets having been already difpofed of. The Ladies are all ern piuyed in getting ready their habiliments, for full drefs is the etiquette of the place. The Duchefs of Boar Hums ERLAND wore the moll fplendid drefs lel year ;it was covered with diamonds. Sup per will be provided for between three and four hundred perfons. The fireworks to be exhibited OR by Mrs. HFNCLIR. Among the lateft arrivals k the Archbifhop of CAITIRIVRY and family. The Duchefs of Bot.- rum is daily expected. The Duke and Duchefs of Nom, oMSERLANn are at Worthing, within a few', miles of Brighton, where his Grace is ordered by' phyficians to remain a &on time, but the fa- mily intend palling the autumn at this place. It is reported that the Duchefs of You intends paying us a vifit in September. Her Higbnefs's prefence will give new life to the fcene. It is two years fince the Duchefs of YORK was at Tunbridge. bud CeEtiORNE and family are at Eat Bourne,' on their way to this town. The Earl and Countefs of LEITRIM, and the lovely Ladies Cs.smsnr, in te,:d viliting us in about a month. The topic of converfation in the genteel circles on 2 very melancholy fubjeel. Col. Homan., s• gentleman of this place, a widower, polkaing the molt amiable character, had fix ions, five of whom he loft at an early age by a concurrence of unfortunate events, and the firth, a young man of great prornife, went a few years fince to India, where he had realized a handfome property by his own ind u ft ry . I n t h e Taft l etter t h e father re ceived from his darling fon, he acquainted him that he was on his way to England to pats a Mort time among his friends. The communication was a iiihied of much joy to the parent, who antici pated the pleafnre he fhould derive from feeing the of.ly furviving branch of his family; but what wer e his feelings, when he received a few days ago a hater from the Captain of the (hip, informiaghtm that the wail had arrived fife in the Downs, but that hu fon fell overboard, on their way to the C•ipc. and though every exertion was ufed to five • wan ua fay ati been alr On* ii drefsisi of Norr lafi yeas Kr will hundred are by Amoi CAITIR TON is d %arc miles of hi, phyl rail,, int It is t Paying prefrncs years fir Lot d C on their of L T te,:d vif =on a ! a ! • gentl the mu) whom I +lnform 6f grew where 1 his o wl et ived that he tinie an iubjel paed ti nt.ly fu were hi a letter that the t:lat C:ip c , a NAUTICAL INTILLIGENCP. MAILS THIS DAY...MIND 3. W. AItIVID. BOIL I Waterford it I Hanibursh t I French 0 PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST n. Arrived the Sea Hock and Jane tranfports from the Streight s and are under quarantine. YARMOUTH. AUGUST n. Monday arrived the Tumors c, and yefterday the Um- COR N frigate, fronsa cruife.—Sailed this morning to the north ward the Misname Isip of war on a cruife after %Muggier*. Arrived the Lynx loop of war from a cruife. Arrived from Rochfort the Rebecca, with a cargo of brandy for this port , Hull, and Newcaltle. Paired through a large Beet of Colliers, and fume Eaft country (hips. SHEERNESS, AUGUST t t. Arrived his Majefty's (loop GA If TE, and is preparing to be paid off. The DILIGENCE has failed up the River Thames, and the TA Elia to Chatham. The ANTRLOPZ building here, is expeEted to be launched the latter cod of this Month or the beginning of nest. BRIGHTON, AUGUST to. His Majelly's fhip LAIPWISO, and MONIER! gun-brig. arc pit anchored in the Roads. ' "The Bonaparte packst failed laft evening with paffengera for Dieppe The Adventure has been got near in (bore, and will the neat Bond be got above low water mark ; they will then be able to work upon the cargo. Many ftrange rumours have prevailed relative to the accident. When the veal is furveyed,it will be tally &covered how it happened. DOVER, AUG. to. The Britannia, Capt. W. White, failed for Calais this tide, with Sit Granville Temple, Ban. Colonel Woodbury, Mr. I. Goldfmith, Captain Wilbraham, Mr. Dc Vandy, Mr. Davy, Mr. Mole, L. Compaffan, Mr. A. De Flint, Mr. Colour. Mr. N. Morel, Mr. James Duppa, Mr. de la Briere, and twelve other palfengers. It being nearly calm, no yea.' has arrived for this day or two from France hut the Rambler cutter, Le France, mafter, is at anchor, about five miles off; Captain Stuart, of the Guards. and Mr. Bird, have jult landed by a boat from this veffel, and I bear twenty more paffengers are left on board. KINGSTON, JAM ♦ICA, JUNE 19. The report circulated in the American papers. of the lots of the kid& (loop of war. FAIRY, in the Chcfapealt, and that iis of her crew had perifised, we are happy to fay, is unfounded. Saturday morning his Majeltra chip MIRLI N, Captain CHILD, arrived at Post Royal from the Bay of Honduras. FROM LLOYD's LIST. MAL, Attn. 1.--Paffed the back of the Goodwin Sands the Brutus, Jan de Witt, and Neptunus, Dutch men of war, and Ajax Hoop, under command of Admiral Hartfinek, from Falmouth, for the TczeL—Wind S. W. GIATCICND, Au*. z L—PalTed by the Crefeent,—, from Qsebec ; Bee, Collins, from Havre; Acklphia, Ritchie, from Alga; Three Sifters, Fromm, from Rouen • Sally, Robfon, and Neptunus, Dawfoll, from Peterfbursh..—gailed the Enter prize Brown, for Stockholm; Laurel, Salton, for Ei fi nore ; Thomas and John, Hart, for Bremen; and the Jefus Nazarene, Berens, for Bilboa. Off Dover—Bdtannia, Thompfon, from Q!ebee; PkiEls, Smith, from Antigua; and Hope, Bayles, from Grenada. At Clyde--Sally, Mitchell, from Quebec ; Mofes Gill, Pat terfon. from New York; Aftive, Patterfon, from Tobago; Hope, Glbfon, and Margaret, Ewing, from Jamaica. At Liverpool--Jofeph, Junefoa, from Maffaehufett's ; Go& toff, Notch, from Riga; St. joreph, —' from St. Andero; and Happy, England, from gton. Wednefday fennight, arrived at Barntiftand, the Induftry, Lynn :stater, from the Highland flesery, after a Sne paffage of flu days, with half a cargo. She is the firft veal from that quarter this feafon, and are Corry to fay, the Nang hitherto has beat very unfueeefsful, not having got a herring Scree the asth July. She kft Loch Broom on Friday evening, and ar rived at Burntilland on Wednefday afternoon. The Lord Middleton, Hawldni, arrived from New Provi dence, (poke the Merchant, from Liverpool, and the Portland (A), in lat. 45,1onil a r, 30, W. out forty days, a well. It is confirmed the Poreber, Blake, and Tay, Eaft India Slips,. from Bengal for London; and the Highland L,Net, —, from London for Bengal, arc taken: The Portlier was carded into the Mes of France about the Toth of April. The Favourite, Maas, from London, is arrived at Rio de Janeiro. The Helen, Drummer, from Liverpool, is on &ore at SUgo and bilged. Cargo fared. No return has yet been made for the Dunfertn• ling eleaion. JOHN Sraimmd Gosnos, Efq. is re.eleaed Member of Parliament for the burghs of Stranraer, Wigton, Whithorn, and New Galloway. The following is the mink of the Scrutiny of the County of Norfolk, up to Monday's adjourn ment, till the Mizes are over:— Bat votes ftruek off Mr. Coke's poll ai - Total from Anstalt 4, to Aural 9 Prdent (tate of Mr. Coke's poll 4317 Bad votes ftruek off Sir J. Aftlefs pallor Total from Anituit 5 to Allan 9 Prefent nate of Sir J. ifiltky's poll 43 - 4375 - 36zs - 3 8 - 3574 Bad votes Itroek off CoL Wodelsoure's poll of 3517 Total from Auguft 5 to Auguft Prelim ftate of Col. Wodeboufes poll 75 • 3442 Prefect majority of ARley over Wodeboufe Saturday morning, his Grace the Duke of MAN c ssr R and Brigadier GeneralM'Keszts arrived at Edinburgh, and fet off immediately for the muirs. Mr. PITT is at Walmer Cattle, with the Earl and Countcfs of CHATHAM, Lord CARRINGTON and Son, Mr. Gamtoa Ross, Mr. CHARLES Lotto, and his Lady.—The Trinity yacht attends their aquatic excurfions. The Judges, together with the High Sheriff of Suffolk and his Chaplain, dined with Marquis CORNWALLIS at Culford, on Sunday, and the fame evening fet off for Thetford, on their route for Norwich. Lord ROBERT SPENCER and General Frrzrz- TRICIL yefLerday fet off to Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Fox, on their arrival at Calais, were waited on by the Municipality in their fcarfs, and treated with the molt flattering marks of re (peek. In a handfome fpeech to Mr. Fox, the Mayor expreffed the high gratification which he and his fellow citizens felt in Peeing, in their Mu nicipality, the great and difintereffed flaterman of England, whole conflicts would have prevented the caLunities that have diftrafted the world, had they been feafonably adopted. They defired to know if they would order any particular play for the evening. This the party declined to do; and the next day they proceeded on their way to Amfter dam, from which they go to Paris by the way of grke THE MOST ECCENTRIC CHARACTER IN LONDON. This fingular man reticles at near the In dia Houfe, confequently in one of the moll con fpicuous fituations in the city. His father was a moll refpesftable and rich hardwareman, lived in the fame houfe, and died abnut the year 1770 ; he lived in a Food (tile, kept his carriage, and gave his fon a liberal education ; he 'peaks the French and Italian languages fluently, and informed the writer of this narrative that he (pent a winter at Rome, and has been feveral times at Paris. Pre vious to bis father's death,and for tome years after, he was called 4 , the Beau of Leadenhall•ftreet," and was feen at all public places drefTed as a man of fafhion. He attended in a molt elegant fuit the fete at Ranelagh, given by the Spanifh Ambafrador on the King's Recovery. His manners in com pany (till befpeak the Gentleman, whilft his pre fent appearance in bufinefs is the molt difgufting that can be conceived. He who was once diftin guifhed for his elegance and taße in drefs, and whofe favourite fuit in his beauifh days was alight blue and Giver, with his hair drefred in the extre mity of fafhion, Chapeau tie bra:, Ele. is now fo changed into one of the molt dirty creatures in exiftence, that he has acquired the nick-name, amongft even the loweft claire' of people, of DIR- Tv DICK, and his houfe is called the Dirty Ware houfe. Our correfpendent, having heard of this extraor dinary charader, called on him more than once, under the pretence of purchafing form article, and he found nothing exaggerated in the accounts he had heard of him and his fhop; he was as ufual without a coat, his wailicoat and breeches in value next to nothing,his fbirt,his face, and hands, as black as his windows ; his hair flood up " like ehe quills of the fretful porcupine," all begrimed with exceffive dirt, and he appeared to have been a determined enemy to the ufe of combs for feveral years pall. His fhop was dark and full of various forts of goods packed in cafes, reaching nearly to the ceiling. The writer afked him for a penknife, he inftantly produced a variety from this mighty mafs and unarranged col ledion of goods. His cultomer ventured to afk him why he did not fort his articles better, as it muff be almoft impollible to come at fome of them without thealliftance of feveral porters? he acknow ledged the truth of the obfcrvation, but replied " that he had not time fo to do ; he was conftantly employed, and had not undrefted himfelf for the left five nights ; he was fo full of thought on the future management of his affairs, that he could not unbend his mind to pull off his cloaths."—He was aficed why he did not get his windows mended and cleaned ? he replied that " he had thoughts of do ing it for feveral years pall, but that he really had not time, yet he was thinking of doing it !" Why don't you open your window !butters, Mr. ? 1 " Why, Sir, they have not been opened thefe 15 years ; but I am thinking about opening them !" His houfe appears to be very large, but it is as dirty in front as it is in the interior ; the windows are literally as black and as thick of dirt and fmoke as the back of a chimney grate that had not been (wept for (even years. The broken windows are repaired by old tea-trays or waiters, to fill up the broken vacancy. The writer found Mr. to be, as was report ed of him, with all his eccentricity, a very intelli gent, fenfible, and polite man; he might be com pared to a diamond begrimed with dirt, which, though it may conceal its luftre in Inch a Rate, yet it can eafily recover its original polifh ! Infiead therefore of being what is called a rough diamond, he is only an unwafhed one ; but certainly not a diamond of the firft water I In the adoption of this dirty fyflem, there is no inconfidetable portion of pride and vanity in ftrange perverfion of tab ! yet not altogether unaccountable on the (core of felfifhnefs and intereft. Experience has allowed him to prove that this uncommon whim has ac quired him public notoriety I He has calculated that if he was to be clean in his perfon, and wear a coat, and to have a decent fhop, he fhould then be only like the generality of other Shopkeepers, and might be overlooked or negleded amongttfuch a numerous herd ! "Sir (laid he) a lady came purpofely from Yorkfhire to fee me, as a very re markable charader the had heard of !" _ _ Mr. —'s neighbours have frequently offered to defray the expence of painting and white-wath ing the front of his honfe ; but this he conftantly refutes, alledging that his (hop is to well known abroad by the denomination of the Dirty Ware. houfe, that it would ruin his trade with the Le vant! But this ruling principle is avarice, and it appears to govern him with uncontroulable Tway in all his anions. He is afraid of being rob bed : he therefore keeps no fervants. When he goes out, he chains up his (hop-door, and employs an old barrow-woman, who fells fruit and gingerbread, dote to his houfe, to give a (harp look out until he returns, and for this fervice he remu nerates her with (paring pence I His expenditure in coals mull be very trifling, for, except when abfolutely indifpenfible, he confiders fires a& ex travagant; but as his feet, from age or other cir cumftances, are chilly in the winter feafon, he fills a box with ftraw and [lands in it ! Ever mindful of the fame rule, is the reafon of his filling up the aperture of a broken window with old tea trays and waiters, remarking that it is the cheapeft me thod of repairing the damage ! It is Paid, that his father left an injunßion in his will, that he was never to repair his honfe ; that if a brick was to fall out it was not to be replaced ; if any of the wood work decayed, not an inch of found timber was allowed to repair it, and fo with the windows. If it be fo, there never was a more dutiful fon in obeying more punctually the will of an odd father ! Bat this is no more probable. than that of his lay ing an injunLion on his worthy fon never to wall his hands and face ; his apology on that (core is fomewhat curious--he fays—if he did wafh them, they would want wattling again to-morrow ; and he was refolved not to de them to exped fuch de. ' licate and expenfive cutloms, for foap was dear, and towels would want walking alto I It is likewife Paid, that his father left another orange injundion in his will, which was to oblige worth of goods, at the lean, in order that his fon's mind Ihnuld be always occupied in bufi nefs. Hence it may be accounted for, why Mr. —, has fuch a large flock left on hand at pt c fent ; we may fuppofe very jultly, that during the late long war, his favourite Levant trade has not proved fo produais c as formerly. The writer of this :diced him, whether the tea trays and waiters put in the apertures of the broken windows were new goods? The anfwer was, " Yes, Sir, they were new when I had them, and they only want varnithing to be new again !" From filch a confided heap of vations articles fold by fuch an eccentric charuler people generally believe that they can get great bargains; and he is fo polite in his (hop, that if an article be wanted that might not be worth I . :pence, and he fhuuld happen not to have it, he would go half over the town to procure it rather than lore his cuftruner It is well known that Mr.— has been remark ably partial to the Fair dix, and has had midnight revels in his houfe. At that period he might have been clean and fair enough himfelf, but now his dirty figure and dark and dirty Atop Co Shock the females, that they rarely venture intoit unattended. The lower dafs of people have a fuperititious no• tion,that he has a blue room for the fame purpofe as is told in the old idle Flory of Blue heard ; and that thofe females who have been Peen to enter his houfe were never feen to go out of it again! It is true that he has a locked up room in his houfe that has not been opened for a great number of years, and which circumflance has probabl y occafioned fuch an abfurd report, and whicheredulity delight s to fwallow.The reafon that this room is fattened, and which he has not entered into for many years, is owing to the following circumflance :—Mr. was engaged to be married to a beautiful young woman ; a few days before the ceremony was to take place, he in vited her and her relations to piattake of an elegant ddeune. Having prepared all things ready for their reception, he anxioufty waited for the arrival of his intended bride, when a meffenger entered the room and informed him of the melancholy news of the young lady's fudden death ! This fo affect ed him that he whimfically refolved to fallen up the room, and never to enter it as long as he lived Every article that was prepared for the entertain. ment, with the neceffary appurtenances, were left in the order they were placed ; he nailed up the windows and door, and in that Rate it has conti nued eve , Since. - --does not teem to wi(h that people Should think him otherwife thanthat of an eccentric, fingu. lar mifer : on being alked by our friend, whether he kept a dog or cat ? " What for, Sir ?" 1 1 0 deftroy any vermin you may have in your houfe, rats, mice, &c. " No, Sir, they only make more dirt and fpoil more goods titan any fervice they are of; but as to rats and mice, how can they live in my houfe ? when I take care to leave them no thing to eat !" Mr. does keep a carriage ! but it is an old one of his father's, which he keeps in a cellar 1 His filler has an elegant chariot, and often comes to fee him, but never alights, being as much afraid. of the filth of his houfe, as the common people are of his bine room. Mr. Coosa was to make his firli appeirance on the Plymouth boards on Monday evening : he is engaged for (even nights. Mifs REEVES, the daughter of the Compofer, fucceeds Mrs. ATKINS, at Covent-GardenTheartre. We underhand that the reafon of fo many churches being built in the middle of the noijO flreets of London was a complaint of the preachers that their congregations ufed to fall afleep. Liberty has been (tripped of her old cap in France, and made, like a nun, to wear a veil, as an emblem that no man null be allowed to poffefs her. STATE LOTTERY.--Fourth Day.—No. 7,105, as Firfi Drawn, a Prize of zo,oocl. Yelterday a moil diverting fcene occurred in the Strand, near Exeter Change. A failor and his arra fpofa, attended by a numerous cavalcade (af. ter being united in the bands of Hymen), decked in bridal favours, flopped at an oyfler.fiand, and after regaling themfelves till their hofiefs's larder was quite exhaufled, applied themfelves to the bot tle, which was conveniently procured from a pub lic houfe. The bumper went quickly round for one hour, and the bride's health was drank in copious draughts. After diverting a numerous concourfe of people, they were obliged to apply 1 for the affiitance of half a dozen coaches to con vey them to their refpeaive homes. Duet. BETWEEN A DUNG AND A FLINT.—.-YeA terday a refpeetable young man, of the name of Hill, foreman and manager to a Mr. Goodie'', taylor, near the London Hofpital, exhibited a coin. plaint, at the Public Office, Whitechapel, again& heremiah O'Leary, a taylor, with coming to his oufe in Buckle-ftreet, Goodman's-fields, late on Tuefday night, armed with patois, and a challenge in one hand, to fight him as a man of honour ; he had three other perfons at his back to fupport him, whilft the unoffending Hill was fitting in his parlour with his wife, ready to ly-in : a fcuffie en fued, and by eitratmlinary exertion he fecured him, and fixed him in the watch-houfe, not with out receiving fevere blows and kicks, which bore confpicuous marks before the Magiflrates ; the challenge was (hewn to them, the following is as exalt copy of it " Mr. Hill, your carader of me In Mr. Goodley'a Chop teems very hodious, therefore I take a proper opertunity of teeing you to morrow morning at fix o'clock, in the fields oppofite to Jeans Street, fail not at your Apparil, or I (hall be under the Defegreable Necefity of affronting yow at the next place that 1 mail meet you at. JILIUMIA O . :. Three of his brethren of the thimble that were concerned with him, came to the office to hear the refult of the fate of their comrade ; when they were taken into cuftody as acceffaries, and were ordered to prifon for want of fureties to appear at the Quar ter Salons. Edward .Richardr, who made his efcape from the Houfe of Correaion tome time ago, was yeiterday apprehended, concealed under a bed in Spitalfields. He flood committed for two years, by fentence of Court, for bulloek-hunting. Being examloo4 and :Jaw. 1.. 0w...4, • .11w wwwwww:64l,o6A ' I .. ~i