Star. — London, England, 1802-05-10 00:00:00

~: OAK TIMBER-TO BE SOLD. FOUR HUNDRED OAK TREES in th e r lintind State, lying very near the Canal that leads from 4 e'le Trent River to Liverpool, the greatelt part fit for Ship Building, as the Timber is very compels or crooked. Enquire of Mr. John Tomkie, at Over, •ear Middkwich, Cht thire, on or before the 29th of May, rib's. I.OIVDON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. From the Country we have received many obfervations, in the form of complaint, on a paffage in the Secretary of States Letter to the Volunteer Corps, iu which they are Chinked for their fervices and difemaodied. 'they are required, it is Rated, when they thernfrlres have furnithed their arms et their sum expenee, to deliver acts wp to C vernier:lt. We are clearly of opinion, that it is by no means the inten tion of Government to demaed thofe arms. They natura►ly conclude, that many perform have been induced by their zeal and patrialfat to purchafe arms, which they no longer want and for which Adminiftratiou arc willing to repay them, and to keep them fubjed to a future delivery, if the circumftances of the Country mould call for new Allociations. The paffage la queftion, we conceive, therefore, to be only a benevolent offer, which may be accepted or refuted according to the wimp of the Volunteers. The lisitetioa q 7 rem! contains much excellent Poetry, but the Satire on individuals is too fevere : " Curft be the verfe, how loft foe'er it Sow, 01 That tends to make one worthy man our foe : " Give Virtue frandal, innocence a fear, " Or from the foft-ey'd Virgin force a tear !" MONDAY„MAY T a TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Coot. for money, 76—for May ace. 751- 4 pa Cent. 74iii — Old 5 per Cent. too--New ditto r 044..- Omnium, 11 prein. FKICI OF STOCKS OWSATURDAT : 3 Pa CI- Red- 75 74 Short Ann. 5 t-16 j pa CL Cont. 76i 7 sti ladia Stock *as} 4 pa Cent. 901,4 Imp. Ann. zai 3-16 S pa C. A. unfit Ezcheq. BMA to 6s. prem. I pa C.A. any Joel 1 Ontnium 3 a ti preen. Lang Ann. az 3-201 3-16 Conf. for May 76t 7541 754•1 This day we received Paris journals of the 6th inftant, from which we have fubjoined a few ex traes worthy of notice : PARIS, May s.—At the audience given this day to the Foreign Ambaffadors and Minifters, the following prefenta:aons took place : by the Chevalier d'Azaas, Ambaffador of his molt Ca tholic Majefty, the Count de FURNTIIS, a General Officer and Grandee of Spain ; by the Marquis de GALLO, Ambaffador of his Majefty the King of Naples, the Dots de Noy*, a Neapolitan, Mon fignior the Panics de Nacamt, a Sicilian, and M. PAssist.t.n, Compofer and Mailer of his Sicilian Mrjefly's band of Mufle; by C.Scarumstparraisx, Ambaffador of the Batavian Republic, M. La sotrca sal, a Batavian Citizen; by Mr. MIRKY, the Minifter, Mr. Srewcaa SMITH, late Mi- Diller Plenipotentiary of England to the Sublime Porte, Colonel Dawn, Colonel of the 4th Ira Brigade, Mr. PALMtI, an Irifh Gentleman, and Baron Bast:my, furveyor of waters and forefts to his Britannic Majefty in Hanover ; by the Mar quis Lacritsrar, Miniller Plenipotentiary and En voy Extraordinary of his Prof:Gan Majefty, Prince LICIENOWSILY, become a Pruffian by the partition of Poland. At the fame audience were prefented to the FIRST CONSUL, C. RHRttiHARD, Minifter Plenipotentiary of the Republic to the circle of Lower Saxony, to have his audience of leave; and Mr. DourtmAll, Syndic of Hamburgh. By a decree of the Confuls, the day appointed for the publication of marriages has been changed from the days of decadi to Sunday. The Coast:Ls have decreed alto, that the fum of to,00.) francs offered as a donation to the Na. tional Inftitute by C. LA LAND!, to be eftablifbed into a fund firnilar to that eftablifhed in this coun try by Sir R. CorLxv, under the direflion of the Royal Society, for giving an annual premium to the author of the heft paper on any fcientific fub jeet, fhall be accepted. A Decree has alto been publifhed, ordering that as loon as the flag of the Republic fhaU be difplayed in the Ulan& of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Tobago, the fort and town called Royal (hall take the name of Port de France; the fort of Bour bon, that of Fort Deffaix ; the fort and town of St. Lucia called Cafirces, that of Carcnage ; and the port and town called Port Louis, in Tobago, that of Scarborough. The Prefeft of the Department of the Seine gives notice, that the delay prefcribed by the fe w:lth article of the Smarms Confultion, by which an at:nutty is granted to the Emigrants, will expire in the Department of the Stine on the r 3th Prairial. The fittings for the reception of the oaths and declarations prefcribed by the 3d, 4th, 3th, and 7th articles, are fixed for Mondays, Tuefdays, and Saturdays. Thefe oaths arc to be preceded by petitions. A Protell has been publifhed at Berne, made by twelve Members of the Senate, againft the pro ceedings of the tyth April. The rajas of the commune of Aloft, have writ ten to Citizen Portant, charged with every thing hat relates to Public Worfhip, to requeft he will afrure government of their entire fubmiffton, and their defire to reftore and maintain Peace in their diftrie. The order againft the importation of Englifit earthen-ware has been renewed, and the rale of it within the French territories has been interdidleci. The Batavian army has been put On the peace ellablithment ; it will confifL of fosnewhat more than 32,000 men. The expences of maintaining it, and for the war department, are eaimated at 9,367,278 florins. The port of Sinigaglia, in the Adliatic, has been declared a free port. The Abbe Ds*ALIA has received from the Ern• peror and the Emprefs Dowager of RUSSIA IWO rings, valued at 30,000 francs, with a very flat tering letter in anfwer to one accompanying two copies of the Lift edition of his poem Des Jardine. The Abbe Dst.m.s, in return for this mark of diaindion, propofes to dedicate to their Majeflies his tranflation of the JEneid, which is nearly finifhed. In the Sitting of the Legiflative Body, May 5, (Prefidency of Losjoa,) the order of the day be ing the dircutEcn of the projea of law refpeetingl the Pale of the rural property belonging to the Na tion, MATHILV, Orator of the Tribunate, explain. ed the motives which induced that Body to with for its being adopted. According to the accounts made out, he ellimated the amount of the rural property at 277,400,000 francs, ( about tt,558,0001. fterling,) and that of the houfes, buildings,and ma. chinery at 68,500,000 francs, (5,700,0001. fter ling,) forming a total of 345,900,000 francs, ( t7,258,c001. (terling,) without including the Na tional houfes, referved at prefent for the public fervice, and which may be abftratled from it. A part of the rural property to be fold, lies in j the departments on the left bank of the Rhine.— There is every reafon to believe, Paid the Orator, that the eftimaticp fixed by the projee of the law, will leave room for bidders to make advances, and though the payment required in fpecie may prevent fome of the city (peculators from bidding, it will attrat't the inhabitant of the country. The latter never formed nor could form a jun idea of the va riable value required formerly in payment ; he was afraid of embarking in purchafes, the terms of which were not known to him ; but here he can compare his projees with his means, and the bur then he affumes with the time he will have to dif charge it. The projee was fandioned by a majo rity of 254 white balls to 3 black. The Monitessr contains alto two reports read in the Tribunate, May 4, by the Tribunes litussae and Sae, the firli on the expellees of the year to, and the fecond on a projee of law, which opens a provifional credit of 300h000,000 francs, ( t2,500p001. fterling) to defray the molt urgent expences of the year ti. Tbis projett of law con. fills of three articles, one of which regulates the expences of the year to,and climates them at soo millions of francs, (above 20 millions fterling) the fecond opens to government a credit for 300 mil lions (above is millions fterling) which added to the aoo millions (about 8 millions fterling) of the provifional credit granted by the law of the 25th Ventofe, year 9, will form a like fum ; the third relates to the credit of the contributions, and all the other public revenues of the year so. Yefierday their Majarrias and the Paiwcassas attendcd Divine Service at St. George's Cathedral, Windfor. The Petition of Right refpeaing the Prince of %Vat.' s's Claims, as Duke of Cornwall, which was recommended after the late Debate in Parliament on that fubjea for the opinion of the LORD CHAN.. clixsoa, was on Saturday fent by his Lordfhip to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to be by him delivered to hisMajesry, which vrill take place at the next Levee. The LORD CHAN CRE LOR having Rrongly enforced his Royal High nefs's claim, it will be a matter of courfe that his MAJlrry will return it to the Chancellor, who will then fix in which of the Law Courts the queflion (hall be tried. Mr. litres friends teem determined to bring him forward again, if poffible, on the political theatre— hence votes of thanks—a propofal for a ftatUe— and the anniverfary of his birth-day. His name, even without fuch aids, will never efcape the re colleetion of True Briletu in future ages, when re tracing the glories,: events of the juft and neesfaty war in which we were fo lately engaged. In moft of the London Newfpapers, publifhed within there few days hack, it has been Rated that Marquis Ws t. sLE y, Governor-General in India, had, on his way up the river Ganges, on a vifit to the different Rations of the army, expended twelve thoufand pun& per month for boat-money. It is much to be regretted that publilbers of newfpa pers, &c. thould be fo little on their guard, with refpea to what they lay before the public, as a greater error than the prefent never occurred.— Inftead of twelve thorfaad /omit, the whole charges incurred by Marquis W. for boats, &c. per month only amounted to twelve thafand raper, abontif teen howirrd jewrds fterling. Saturday, at the clofe of the Poll at Cambridge, the numbers were, for Sir HISRY PITYOII, 154.2 ; for Lod CHAILLIIS MAX 1111 1) 1451 ; majority in favour of Sir. H. Pe Troy, 9*. On Tuefday evening, a coach going to Cam bridge, loaded with freeholders to vote for a Mem ber to ferve in Parliament, broke down at the cor ner of Market-hill, by which accident Mr. Simpole, of Chatteris, had his thigh broke, and two or three other perfons were much hurt, but fortunately no lives were loft. Ycfterday afternoon a riot took place in Old Gravel-lane, Southwark ; hut the mob were *dil: perfed by the timely salknee of the Mkgiltrates and a party of the lior4 Guards, f PROCLAMATION OF .PEACE. . - Pam was proclaimed at Edinburgh on Tuef. day, at the Crofs,le-gate, Holyroodhoufe, Shore and Pier of Leith, with great folernnity.— The crowd of fpeaators was immenfe, and cer tainly furpaffed whatever was known in that city. The windows of all the honfes on each fide of the High Street were full of company, and the plat form in front of the Royal Exchange difplayed a beautiful affemblage of ladies. A number of fpec tators took their nations on the fleeples of St. Giles and the Tron Church ; many houfe tops were alfo crowded. WINDSOR, Max 9 —Yenerday bis MAJESTY'S Proclamation of Peace was read here with great folemnity. Soon after eleven in the morning the Mayor and Corporation met in the Town Hall, and at twelve the Proceffion took place as follows : A fquadreot of the Pi ince of Wales's Light Dragoons, Preceded by Trumpets - And under the command of Major Seymour. Drums and tiles of she Battalion of Foot Guards. Colonel Thornton, Commanding Meer, on horfeback. Colours of the Battalion. Grenadiar Company. Peace Ollcers, two and two. • Prince of Wales's Regimental Band in full uniforms. Corporation Colours elegantly decorated. Maeo-bearer, bare beaded. The Mayor and Corporation. Gentlemen of the Town, two and two. Light Infantry Company of the Guards. Squadron of . the Prince's Light Dragoons, With Trumpets. The Procetfion moved on to the Market Crofs, where they halted, and the Town Clerk read the Proclamation : they then proceeded to the Cattle , Gate, where they were met by the .Canons of St. George's Chapel, with the Poor Knights, Choirif tens, &c. where the proclamation was again read— they then proceeded to the Eton fide of Windfor Bridge, where they were met by the Fellows of Eton College, the Matters, Affittants, and a long ,train of Etonians, where the Proclamation was read the laft time—the Grenadiers and Light com pany of the Guards were drawn up on the Bridge, and fired three excellent vollies--the Trumpets founded after each reading, and the band, and drums, and fifes, played " God lave the King," amidtt bells ringing,the firing of guns, and the rei terated thouts of an immenie number of people— the ftreets through which the giving a very.grand effe& to the fcene—every window was filled with fair fpeitators,making a moR enchanting fpedtacle. In the afternoon,a very elegant dinner was pro. vided in the Town Hall by Clode of the White Hart, at which the Mayor prefided—the company confitted of all the principal Gentry ol the Town, and other refpeitable inhabitants—Me day was (pent with the utmott The illuminations in the evening were more fu. perb than has been witneffed for a great length of time—the molt confpicuons were, a beautiful arch of variegated Lamps, at Sam:slopes the King's Draper, on which was the word ',sacs, furmouut ed with G. R. and a fplendid crown—and a repre fentation of one of his Majeßy's Lodges in Windfor Forelt at Fibbot's a carpenter—this building was tete* covered with ivy, and handfornely Illu minated :—the houfes in general throughout the town were well lighted, and even the molt obrcure corner participated in the general difplay--•It is a great pleafure to fay, that no accident whatever happened at any part of the day—in (bort, tIACi pervaded every breaft. • ADDRESS TO HIS MAJISTT OH THR PIaCE.••-AE the South wark Meeting on Saturday, Joks: Tows. :masa, Efq. Deputy Bailiff, in the Chair, tke fol. lowing refolutions were unanimously agree to:— Refolved A. That the Addrefs to his hiajefty this day ap. proved of be fairly tranferibed and figned by the Deputy Bailiff u Chairman, on behalf of the meeting. Refo!yea ad, That John Pinhorn, Efq. Mr. John Afro* Mr. Davis, and Dr. Mlcn, be deputed to prefent the fame tb his Mikity, and that Henry Thornton, Efq. and Geo. Tiling, Efq. Members for the Borough, be requelted to attend on that. occalion. Refolved 3d. That the above Wok:tines be inferted in fame of the Morning and Evening Papers, Soled by the Chairmno. Joss TOWNSIBIND. Deputy Bailiff Refolved, That the Thanks of the Meeting are due to the Chairman, for his readinefs in acceding to the requifidun for the Meeting, and for his polite and proper condna in the Chair. The finenefs of the weather yefterday attraaed a very large crowd to Kenfington Gardens. The uncommon difplay of elegance and beauty, the ferenity of the thy, and the fretb verdure of the gardens, rendered the whole Rene completely en chanting. To the charms of our -fair country women, another attraaion was added by chi much ezpeaed appearance of Madame Racialist. Two French ladies had fearcely entered when her-name was buzzed through every walk. They were drelfed in high Parifian cofturdE, with pockets outfide, apron; of bizarre fancy, and molt tre mendous veils. The univerfal inquiry was,' which is Madame RECAMER r and they were relied up on fo much, that they were glad to retire as loon as poffible. They had not been long withdrawn, when the real Mad. Recamier made her entre about half pit three, accompanied by another Lady and two Gentlemen. Both the Ladies were drelfed in white, with white veils, and light via let-coloured patjafols. Madame R. was foon recog nired, notwithltanding the wore her veil down, and difappointment had increafed the curiofity of the crowd. They preffed on all fides upon her. Men kneeled down before her to peep up under her veil. Some abfolutely feemed dirpoted to uncover her face. There was nothing but crowding; tumults, and fqueezing. The delicacy of the fair objeas felt this conduct an infult, and after a turn and a half they left the Garden. Their fituation out ride was not lefs painful. Grooms and footmen, with molt infolent euriofity, crowded around them. Gentlemen on horfeback left the ride and rode up to join the admiring mob. The Ladies became alarmed, and feared every moment that they lhould be milled to death or trampled down by horfes. —Their fervent could not penetrate the crowd to apprife them of the place where their carriage was in waiting. At length they reached it with great difficulty, -but fortunately Without seccisiud any whir Injury than a terrible fright. rriz ARMT# The Peate ellabliChment of the army is at length fettled. The outline of it is as follows : s. All third battalions are to be dilbanded. a. AU fecond battalions are alfo to be difbanded, except the 2d battalion of the 4th, or King's own regiment ; and the ad of the 9th, which are to be kept up for one twelvemonth longer. 3. The 7 battalions of the 6oth regiment, corn. manded by the Duct of You, confifling chiefly of foreigners, and always ferving abroad, ate all to be retained. 4. The regiments of the line to be kept up to the 92din eh#ve! 5. No realuetion to be made is the number of dragoon regiments ; the whole z 8 regiments to be kept up (the z9tb, in India, being di(banded), but the effedive force of each regiment to be reduced, 6. Of the 12 Weft India, or black regiments, the fix junior corps are to be difbanded. 7. His Royal Highnefs's Staff is to be kept up to Two Lieutenant-Generals} for England Five Major-Generals One Lieutenant-General} for Scotland. One Major-General 8. From 25,000 to 30,000 mrn, with an appro priate Raff, is to be the eflablithment for N lreland. 9. The fecond field Officers throughout the army arc to be enfiladed on their own refpedive corps. to. The brevet promotion, which is to appear in the Gazette to-morrow, comes down to Baron Hostrzscii. This takes in Colonel CARTWRIGHT, Aid dir-Camp to his Majrsrv. The new Aid. du Camp is to be Deputy-Adjutant General WT/1. YARD. The permanent augmentation of the army by this arrangement is enormous. Fourteen new re giments of the line, betides jix Weft India regi. meats, and three battalions added to the 60t1 2 1 are the fruits of Mr. PITT'S war for fecurity ! Every man who has not profited by its extravagance and profufion will contemplate, with juft alarm, the calamity which Inch an eftablifhment is to entail upon us. It is utterly impoflible that the revenue can bear us out in fuch an eflablifhment. The fatal confequerice mull be an annual loan to carry on the peace. The promulgation of this enormous load of expence on Saturday ftruck a damp on every thinking man, and flocks felt a fenfible de preffion. The 42d Regiment was reviewed by the lilllo at Afliford on Friday, and they made a fine ap pearance. This Regiment is now reduced from 1200 CO 450 effeetire men. The St. George's Volunteers were difembodied on Thurfday at their Parade in North-Audley. Greet. On Monday the Firft, or Royal Regiment of Edinburgh Volunteers, Blue, were difembodied. —The Colours were then lodged in the Council Chamber, and the regiment (Winifred. Same day, the Royal Mid Lothian Volunteer Artillery paraded on the Cattle-hill, Edinburgh, and marched into the Cattle, where they depo-fit ad their arms, and were immediately after difem. bodied. Friday fe'nnight the Liberton Company of Volunteers was difembodied at Dalkeith. M. TILISSENT, the hufband of Mrs. Ammo. TON, arrived on Saturday evening in Town. Their firft meeting was in the Green Room at Drury Lane Theatre. The manor of Chedzoy, near Dridgwate_ 1 r in Somerfet(hire (the property of Sir ROBERT MAC RUTH) was on Saturday laf fold by private Con traCt, to Thomas PORTER, Efq. of Itockbeare, in Devonthire. _ _ Mr. PLIITCHNIL, of Yorkfhire, has purchafed from Lord STRAIT/MORI two hones, Highland Fling, and the Piper Colt, for I zoo guineas. The Hon. EDw. SPINCSIL Cowes". arrived at Doirer on Thurfday, from Boulogne, in P.efff?, French packet. This Gentleman was not permit ted to embark in an Englifh wife'. The wird ar rived in the pier early us the morning, and loon after a (mall oyfter fmack came to lie alongfide of her, when, as the water left them, the French vef fel was in fuck a crazy Rate, that unable to bear the other veffel's weight, fh.: funk as the water flowed, with all Mr. Cowr Ell'S baggage. Friday morning a meeting took place between Mr. Boffy, of Bunhill-row, and - Mr. Howard, of Cambridge, in confequence of come unwarranta ble expreffions ufed by the latter gentleman : after they had fired two fhots each,the feconds interfered to adju ft a reconciliation ; but Mr. Bully ob ferved, " that as the intuit was dire led to a lady to whom he was ferioufly attached, no other than a verbal apology would he receive 4" which Mr. Howard refuted ; they again fired, *hen Mr. B.'s ball palling between the arm and body of his anta gonift, the latter then (topped forward, and offered Mr. B. a handfome apolbgy, which was accepted, and they parted in friendfhip. EARTHVAICII IN TNII WEST.INDICII..-.—A letter from St. John's (Antigua) dated Feb. 23, lays, "A violent !hock of an earthquake, which conti nued feveral feconds, was felt here on TocidAr night Taft, at 25 minutes pal I 2.—Some trivial accidents refulted from it,butlhave not yet learnt of its having occafioaed any ferious injury." The accounts from Baffeterre, (St. kite's of Fels. 19,) Rate as follows :—"On Tuelllay night, at la o'clock. a tremendous (hock of an earthquake. s:as felt here : its duration was confiderably longer than we have experienced for fume time, as the earth was kept in a tremulous motion for many f:- conds, apparently near a minute." Another letter from Batfeterre, of the date March so, fay' " The earthquake which was felt here haft mon th was perceptible through molt of the &Ads, but although the (hock was infinitely greater than had been known for many years, yet but little damage has been done by it.—A veffel from Martinique, when many miles from that ifland, felt an unufual concufflon refulting from the fame caufe s and a fchooner, on her paffage hither frOMDominica,pitched bolls her malts over board in a heavy convulfton of the tea, occafioned as is ruppoied by the &act which we ceperiesced here."