Star. — London, England, 1818-03-20 00:00:00

TRESCII PAPERS. n'apers of Tnesday arrived this morning, [inns contain little intelligence of im- Cornmssion assembled at llamburgh ishment of a Tribunal of Appeal for the Gel many, has sent to the Senates of ie result of its deliberations. It proposes pecic as the seat of this supreme Tribu -5 per Cents. Monday, (i 7 fr. 45 c. AmEnicAN PAPERS. New York Papers to the 19th ult. iF an extract of a letter from Washing. try In a few days we may .1-,icat . ion from the Executive, in an- , submitted by Mr. Rm . :Eta:4oN, calling for information on the subject of one with Spain. When urged latterly, on it was understood that Spain has prop iation of foregn powers. Since taking • Amelia Island, it is generally believed ,ons have been renewed with the Spa here. It is not thoaght very important :3 States to urge an adjustment, at pre- Tences so long existing, to such a point as -„r with Spain, or a collision, on her ac any foreign power. The Secretary of ishingtiln, has received a letter from the Consul at Port Lewis, Isle of France, - n i x : 9, icl7. stating, that the Governor lad been pleasod to issue a new Tariff of Pert-duties." f:lt has arrived at Havre, which sailed ❑ lt. a-am New York, brings intelligence the inland parts of the country was at a ;and, owing to the inclemency of the ich was so severe, as to make the roads iassable. Aamation, dated Dublin, the 10th of following Parishes are declared to be in turhance, and require an extraordinary of Police, viz.:—Naul,Westphalstown, Garristown, Hollywood. liallybog-hill, :own, in tl e Barony! of Ba ru Idery, and Cloninethan, in tne Barony of Nether of Dublin. that of the sixty-six Scottish Royal ity-eight, or nearly one-half of the total already voted Resolutions in favour of ,nd it also appears, that the population rghs who have taken decided measures • the Ibolition of the practice of Self , o the population of those who have not l themselves on the subject, nearly as nglishman who we mentioned yesterday !en arrested in Paris for a debt of 10,000 icted at a furnished hotel, had doubtless Lou', the French, who are never slow in titles, have dignified him accordingly. papers, therefore, have it, that " Lord the person arrested. This may be mat : entertainment to his Lordship, in St. :e, or at Wimbledon. Letter from Paris, dated March 16, says: ire you, on information that comes from that the negociations concerning the ms of fc reign subjects on France are now inced than they have hitherto been said report, that the French Ministry would not consent to pay more than the half of the s!ii by the Foreign Powers interested, ap ,e been designedly given out to the public. . that the only great obstacle which stands of a final arrangement of these reclama tho mediation of his Grace the Duke of are the debts due to Prussia. The ne . r; - :irding the claims of Austria, Spain, and - other Powers, have also beca closed. bike of Wellington Neill probably prolong his lay at Paris till the beginning of April, although he rr: yet abandoned his resolution of setting oat on the C(th inst. The last accounts Vlt.nna announce, that the time filed upon for the :rating of the Congress at Dussehlorli is the .`i , Ttember. A report is again in circula tion al Paris, ilat France will be evacuated by the tmops in the present year. In support of the truth of this rumour, a letter from the Emperor of f•assia to Genc:-al \\*;,ronzow is cited, in which letter the Emperor tells his General that he would return to France the enw.ing Autumn, to conduct back his arrny to Russia:' A/plc trees, In Ow rk`mbet of a Irandrea and fifty thcusand, are said to have: bcen blown down by the late gales, in the French department of the Cotes eu Nord. We are happy to state that Mr. COBB has been pro minced out of danger by his medical friend;, and, :Itbough he still continues extremely debilitated, yet . ..I:re is every reason to hope that he will, 'ere long, restored to the blessing of health. The late Mr. NIEY LER died intestate. and there is Truth doubt ai to the distribution of his larqe pro j:tty. He had begun a will, but had left ok, with :at naming a singie le7atee. Mr. INIFAi.un, the re imkseller of Bath, is supposed to have to 'Aim, a:td it is said that there is ano- I.:fr di)zant kinsman at Brktol. uesciay se'nnie ht the ceremony of laying the foun c-...:1r. stone r,fth c new church, Dunfermline, took place 1!:c a vaq concourse of spectators, and under cir c::ts:ances peculiarly gratifying to the feelings or . all The stone was laid by the Earl of the usual masonic accompaniments. His Lord delivered an animated address en the occasion, fzng ‘ilich he was frequently interrupted by the . 's.ent.:-.usiaitic applause of the surrounding multi e. A Lttmerous company sat down to an excellent a: Cle Dunfermline Arms, Sir CHARLES HAL -1:11 in the Chair, 1'; r:ost WILSON croupier. A cf al)priTriate and patriotic toasts were given, day concluded the. zuoit happy manlier. NAP At. INTELLIGENCE. wEyMOUTFI, MATICII IS. Arrived the Mars, HA NILEN, f:Ii1/1 Honduras. 'FALMOUTH, 'MARCH i 7. _ Wind W. N. W.—Arriv'ed the Pelican, BOVRINOT, from Naples, in 36 days, for orders. Sailed the For packet, with Mails for the Brazils. The schooner Mary, ANDREWS, which arrived off this port last night from Naples, is obliged to put in to repair some damage she sustained in the Gut, by being run foul of by a Portuguese frigate. .. • e.'"e P, the,r colar ance Tllt r''' r•- :::e establis Cities of Cities the cLuse Lube —Fteneit Ve/12:. TCCI err: f r,-1. dated Fel- . 4 /act 1 c , :r." GeT :c a Itc:' 7 of c GSTf.e2:cc.. this subject, it se a ; I l e media cf era:: negociat.ii Minister , ;.,r the United lent, of differe to produce w; count, with State, at Wasl Lai:ed States sated Septem oldie place IL filo:age all A vcsie. cn the eiat trade in cornp:e sta . veather, :chic impai By a Proi! •larrh, the lc a state Of distl ra Ballymadan, I :ad faunal , ti the Parish of I cross, County It appears tweet Ti:11 • T have 11eform. ran of those Burg for procuring e'.cction, is to expressed ti , i;rt to ONL, As the En . as haviag bec Er::s, contra) Lard like a 1 :conferring ti . The Paris p SHACER" is trr of some James's-placi A private I can assur a grod soure irate daily farther a ivai l e. n :13. longer c iani; pears to haul is ce:tain the way t. undel t ions r; an sac bike o :lay at Paris haz on: vet • DOVER, MARCH 19.. Sailed last night' the Princess Charlotte packet, 'aptain HALLANDS, with a mail and passengers, for .tend ; and this dap the King George packet, Cap- tain I N for Calais, with a Mail and Passeners.— Arrived this day the Chichester packet, Captain Ilurren, and Dart, Captain BUSHELL, from Calais, with passengers. DEAL, MARCH 19. Arrived and sailed for the River the Favourite, GA RDN ER, from the South Seas; the Chance, BLACK, from St. Domingo; Northash, BEDDALL, from Lis bon; and Favourite,. BLANCIIARD, from ditto.—Came down .from the River the Alfred, BROOKS, for Africa; the Thomas and Ann, CONSTANCE, for, Carmarthen; Hopewell, SMITII, for Barbadoes; Cleveland, DA viEs, for Jamaica; Galen, TRACEY, for Boston, and remain with the whole of the outward-bound as be fore, still detained by contrary winds.—Wind S.W. LIVERPOOL, MARCH Is. The Thomas Wilson, TIIOIIPSON. from Greenock, was on shore on the West Banks, New York, but was expected to be got off after discharging her cargo.— The Claudine, WELSH, from hence to Batavia, is in Marlborough Roads, near Point Lynes. Arrived the Drake, Anisms, from New York, sailed 20th Feb.— The ASigal, for this port, was detained by the ice. The Albion, Cox, from hence, was driven on shore on Coney Island by the ice. Also arrived the He roine, TAPLY, from Buenos Ayres ; sailed 20th De cember ; on the 22d, off Cape Belle Indo, spoke the Harriet, OLIVER, from hence, under jury foremast and bowsprit ; on the 16th Januai y, in lat. 19. 41. S. long. 24. 30. W. spoke the Essex, MmioN, from Lon don for India. The Essex had spoke the Romeo, SINNER, from hence to Buenos Ayres, off the Cape deVerds, and she had experienced very bad weather, and had her stern stove in. His Majesty's ships HYACINTH, MUSQUITO, and IcAeus, were at Buenos Ayres when the Heroine sailed. The Hibernia, 13AssEvRe, from hence to Sligo, was totally lost on North liist. GRF.ENOCK, MARCH 17. Arrived yesterday the Mars, HAMLIN, from Hon duras, in 40 days. Sailed in company with the Zephyr, Cox, and Welding, —, both bound to London.— On the 16th ultimo in lat. 28. long. 79i. spoke the Coquette, NEW LA NDS, of Glasgow, from New Orleans to Gibraltar. out eight days. Sailed yesterday the Aurora, M'Kinlay, from St. Thomas's. GR. , IVESF.NO, MARCH 19. Arrived the Fox, Brand, from Naples; Kate, Ptu ' die from Sicily; Star, Barr a tt , from Antwerp ; Sally, —, fromSaloe; William, Stewart, front Palermo; Prince Regent, Hughes, and Joseph and Ann, Read, from Waterford; Friendship, Dug dale, from Norway; Atlantic, Rumbert, from Ilamburgh; Providence, James, from Cork; Good Intent, Grain, from Malaga; New Frederick, Randall, from Mogadore; and Abeona, Lewis, from Limerick. Sailed the Cape Packet, Agnew, for the Cape of Good Hope; Friends, Maw, for Ostend; and Avon, Jones, for Dublin. CUSTOM-TiOUSE, MARCH 19. SNITS F.NTERLD INWARDS.—The ''ary, Fria, from Ostend ; Frendschap, Wesser, from Worcum ; Diana, Roberts, from vogadore ; Vienna, from linboa; Adolphus Fredericka, Bartells, from Wolgast ; and Swallows and Sisters, Creek boys. OCTWARD.—The .11:lander, Anderson, for Elsineur and Darezic ; Albion, Clements, for Genoa and Leghorn ; Andrew, Grant, for Quebec; Mary Ann, Warrington, for Fort William; Mars, Webster, fur Lisbon ; Un ion, Canner, for Quebec an d Montreal ; Lady Lushington, Dormer, for India ; Catherine, Holman, for Limerick; Coventry, Horn, for Madeira and St. Luna; and William Bowers, Mason, for Rotterdam. The Martha, Captain IvisoN ROOKING, of White haven, homeward-bound from Dublin, was drove on shore in one of the most dangerous spots on the coast of the Isle of Man (between the Point of Longness and Fort Island) on the dreadful night of Wednesday, the 4th inst. and eight ns (all on board) perished. Friday night a mercraiTof the name of Dick, who had taken up his residence in a house in Greenock, to await the sailing of a Belfast packet, suddenly took ill, and in half an hour breathed his last. He was ,decently interred on Saturday. No documents were found about him which could lead to a knowledgeof his permanent place of residence. He had shipped two trunks with odds, on board the packet. Wednesday se nnight, John Redmond, of Irish town, was unfortunately drowned in the Grand Ca nal Dock, Ringsend, near Dublin. This man was the owner of a jaunting-car, and he met his fate while returning home from Dublin. He was known to be sober and industrious, but having been up for two nights waiting passengers by the Packet, at the Pi geon-house, it is supposed that he had fallen asleep, and as his horse was blind, the animal had gone out of the road and had plunged into the Dock. This poor man has left a wife and seven children, who were entirely dependant on his labour, and they are now reduced to extreme distress. . Artificers of various descriptions are ordered by Government to be sent to Trincomalee from Chatham Dock-yard, and as none are taken but volunteers, the offers of service are innumerable. The French Papers are beginning to notice our preparations for the Arctic Expeditions. The Journal Debatc says : Several recent circumstances have led to the en terprise. The Eastern coast of Greenland, a coast which probably has not been accessible for eight or nine ages, was visited last year by a ship of Bremen, and by several fishing-boats from Iceland. This coast has been always visible at a great distance, but it was bordered by a high and impenetrable barrier of ice. It was in the months of August and Septem ber last that this immense bank of ice broke into pieces, and, on disappearing, left a free access to the coast opposite to Iceland. At the same time, the Norwegian vessels found, beyond the 80th degree of latitude, an open sea, where till then nothing could be seen but enormous masses of ice, heaped up in mountains upon mountains from time immemorial. These facts indicate a great change, arising either from an alteration of temperature, or from some cause not yet known. Several English and Ameri can vessels have seen vast masses of flatting ice as far South as within ten degrees of the Equator." THE 8.1 K. At the Half-yearly General Court of Proprietors of the Sank, held yesterday, Mr. B. SHAW wished, before the adjournment of the Court, tt call the attention of the Directors to the necessity of adopting measures to render more diffi cult theforgisig of Bank-notes, which was now very• easily effected. The Honourable Proprietor conceived that the attention of Artists ought to be called to this subject, through the medium of the Public Prints, or in some other manner. Mr. THOMPSON coincided in opinion with the Ho nourable Proprietor, that something ought to be done to prevent the frequency of forgeries. He had drawn up his opinion on this subject, which he should take the liberty of reading. In this the Hon. Proprietor expressed his conviction that it was the duty of the Bank of England to withdraw their one and two pound notes from circulation, and to substitute a metallic currency in lieu thereof, as soon as possible, to do away the temptation to forgery—and until they could effect this, that sCeps should be taken to render forgeries more difficult. The CHAIRMAN said, that for fifteen or twenty years this subject had been under the consideration of the Bank ; it had occupied the attention of the Directors night and day, and every thing that could be done to prevent the crime of forgery would be considered. He could not, however, admit that their notes were so easily forged as had ken stated. It would be a dangerous statement to go forth to the Public. There was, in fact, much greater difficulty in counterfeiting them than Gentlemen seemed to imagine. With respect to calling in their one and two pound notes, he must observe that such a measure in volved a question not proper to be entered into there. Mr. HARMAN'S statement, that the Bank Notes were not so easily forged as had been stated, is quite unintelligible. The present Bank Notes can be co pied by any Engraver's apprentice who has been six months at the business. It is undeniable that no pains whatever have been taken to prevent these for geries, excepting only the increasing perseverance of the Bank in bringing the criminals to the gallows.— If this be a means of preventing or lessening the number of forgeries, it must be allowed they have been sufficiently industrious. At this moment eleven criminals are under sentence of death in the different circuits for forging Bank Notes, and no less than ninety are under prosecution for the same offence. The Bank may not be able entirely to pret'eni fob fiery, but they might long ago have les.encd the number of attempts, by rendering that very difficult which is now most easy of execution. We have no hesitation in stating, that persons who have the means of lessening the frequency of a crime, entailing death on the criminal, if they neglect to do so, become collectively and individually ACCESSARIES TO MURDER! In proof of our assertion that means were long ago presented to the Bank to lessen, if not prevent. the frequency of forgeries, we subjoin the following cer tificate of the efficacy of a plan which was offered to the Directors so far back as the year 1797 : " LONDON, STH Aram, 1797. " Mr. ALZIANDER Tittocu, of Carey-street, London, having submitted to our inspection a Srucimen of an Art invented by hint, for the purpose of producing Checks to prevent the For gery of Bank Notes, tills of Exchange, Drafts, &c. &c. he. we have examined the same with care and attention, and we ezez.s.ax each of us for ourselves, that we could not make a copy of it, nor do we believe that it can be copied by any of the known arts of engraving. It therefore appears to us to be highly deserving of the notice of the Bank of England and private Bankers, as an Art of great merit and ingenuity, calculated, not merely to DZTECT, but to raxvxxr the possibility of Forging Bank and other circulating Bills. (Signed) " newels Bearoustm, R.A. Engraver to his Majesty, &e. he. " JAMES Duna, Engraver to his Majesty and to the l'rince of Wales. " James Ferrera, Engraver to his Majesty. " J. LANDSIER, Engraver to his Majesty. " J. R. SMITH, Engraver to the Prince of Wales. " FRANCIS HAWAII), Engraver to the Prince of Wales. " James BAs R; Engraver to the Royal Society and to the Society of Antiquarians. " WILLIAM SHAW'. " WILLIAM BYRN/. " THOMAS HOLLOWAY. " W. S. MACS, (Writing Engraver). " Joni: Peel, (Writing Engraver). " WILLIAM Blase. " WILLIAM SKHLTON. MAIMAXI BUVL " ROIYIT DUIRARTON. " WILSON Lower. " Joust ANDERSON, (Engraver on Wood). " RICHARD Ausrre, (Steel Letter Cutter and Engraver on Wood)." Yesterday the first Anniversary Meeting of the Southwark Auxiliary School Society was held at the Royal Free School, Borough-road. At an early hour in the day the room, though of considerable size, was entirely crowded, chiefly by Ladies of the first respectability, whose presence gave a cordial pledge of their valuable co-operation in promoting the inte rests of this laudable Institution. . The Rev. T. HARPER read the Report, which de tailed in a clear and perspicuous manner the immen , e advantages derived by Society from the general edu cation of the lower classes, and pointed out the su- perior advantages for this purpose which the British and Foreign School Society possessed, as it embraced persons of all religious persuasions. The Report gave a flattering picture of the progress of the South wark Auxiliary Society, to which it invited the sup port of all classes. Among the company present were His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex Lord Viscount Al thorpe, Mr. C. Barclay, M.P. the Rev. Rowland Rill, Rev. Dr. Collyer, Rev. J. Towusoul, Rev. Dr. Schwabe, Rev. 'l. (butt, lice. T. Harper, Rev. J. Smith, of l'etmoice, and William Allen, of the Stiehl) , of Frienth ; All of whom spoke in behalf of the Charity ; and after a liberal collection had been made, the Meet iug adjourned. MAUNDAY-THURSDAY. Test eriay i eing what is generally called Maunday- Thursday, was observed with the usual ceremony of distributing the Royal Bounty. The custom. is known to have been est tblished in this country by Edw. 111. in the year 1363, when that haughty King actually washed the feet of the poor people who were re lieved, in imitation of the humility of our Samna ; and it is on record, that Cardinal Wotarr afterwards performed the same ceremony in the city of York. This observance is still kept up in Portugal and other Catholic countries. The name of MounoGy-Thursday is derived from the hand-baskets, which were called (from the Saxon) 'Mounds, in which the different Chris- tian potentates distributed provisions to the poor. The number of persons relieved corresponds with the age of the Monarch, and were therefore 80 of each sex:— The distribution, as usual, took place at Whitehall Chapel ; but on account of an extra staircase being built from the anti-chapel to the Royal closet, for the Duchess of YORK, a temporary erection was made on the outside in Privy-gardens, where accommodation was provided for 80 men and 80 women, and about 50 spectators, when two cods, two salmons, 18 red herrings, 18 pickled herrings, with four loaves, were given to each person in a wooden bowl. After the hsh and bread had been distributed, three pounds and a half of beef and one loaf were given to each per son. The Rev. Dr. PAGE, the Sub-Almoner (the Archbishop of Yonc is the Almoner), and Mir. HANBY, the Lord High Almoner's secretary, attended to inspect the distribution; and after all the poor per sons had received their provisions, the Sub-Almoner proposed the health of the King, which was drank in ale, in wooden cups. In the afternoon, the ceremonies and ad iitional Royal bounties were resumed in the Chapel. The Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal attended to perform the service. Soon after three o'clock the ceremonies commenced by a procession entering the chapel, of eight yeomen of the guard, and a yeoman usher, one of the yeo men carrying on his head a large gold dish, in which were 160 red kid bags, which ought to have con tained 20s. in gold, but had a 11. note each, and also white kid bags, tied to the others with white leather strings, abopt two feet long, in which were Id. Rd. 3d. and 4d. in silver, amounting to 6s. Bd. being as - many pence as the Kixo is years old : the dish, con taining these numerous bags was placed on a table, which was covered with a white cloth, in front of the altar. The remainder of the procession consisted of the Rev. MP. HoLmv.s, the Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal ; the Rev. Dr. PAGE, the Sub-Almoner ; Mr. HANSY, the Lord High Almoner's Secretary ; Mr. JONES, the Groom of the Almonry. Two boys and two girls were selected from St. M4rgaret's National School, for their good behaviour, by the Sub-Al moner, and with the Gentlemen were decorated with cambric-muslin scarfs and sashes, carrying bouquets of flowers, and preceded by a Gentleman Verger of the Chapel Royal. After the first lesson, these Gentlemen, who formed the procession, ascended into the gallery, and distri buted to the 80 men, shoes and stockings. After which, the Gentlemen of the Choir sung an appro priate piece. After this, cloth for a coat, and linen for a shirt, were distributed in a similar manner. An appro priate piece was again sung. The red bass, containing the 1/. notes and the small silver coinage, were distributed in a similar manner. The ceremony of distribution to the women was precisely similar. The anthem—" Who is this that cometh from Edom?" was then sung, and an appropriate thanks giving and prayer were then read. The Kings health was afterwards drank in claret, out 6f wooden lcups, by the Gentlemen who performed the service and composed the procession. On the arrival of Lord and Lady LUCY CLIVE, at Powis Castle, an ox was roasted alive in the market place of Ludlow, which, with seven hundred loaves of bread, and the same number of gallons of ale, was distributed to the populace. The cottage, which the Princess ELIZAPYH has just disposed of, is not strictly in W indsor Park, though the boundaries of the latter might once have extended to the spot on which this little residence stands. About eight years since , it was purchased by 'a respectable grocer in Windsor, as a sort of country house. It was then of very humble appearance; a mere village house of small and low r.ints, without any pretensions to the elegance or pleasantness of a fashionable cottage. The little land attached to it was a meadow for a cow. Fortunately for the owner, the Princess took it of him at a long lease, under a rent of a hundred pounds a-year. She soon obtained more land, threw down hedges, planted a belt, and formed clumps and shrubberies. The room on the garden side she enlarged. and formed a rustic ar cade before both fronts. In short, she remedied every thing, except the smallness and lowness of the rooms. But her Royal Highness had been ac customed to apartments of a very small space. Her cottage at Old Windsor had been a real Cottage. A person at the window of the parlour stood almost as high as the ceiling. In the best bed-room, the bed posts touched the roof. Wednesday night the 1-•surrectionmen were parti cularly active in the parish of thrist Church, Surrey. The bodies of three grov:a persons and a child were torn from their graves in the burial ground of that parish. Taxes.—The manner in which Taxes are imposed by an African Prince, is somewhat singular :—The King of CONGO walks out on a day when there is a high wind—he then puts his bialnet over one ear only, and when it is blown off, he imposes a tax on those ;objects who live in the quarter from which the v. ind blew. SMITHFIELD MARKET, ILARCII To sink the ofiA—per stone of bibs. Reef ..... ...Ss Md to 4s 811 I Veal 6s Od to 7s od Mutton Md to 6s td Pork ItaNts 5:10-4'alvt. I:o—Sheep and lambs 7,olo—Pigs ttoo DAY AND STRAW PER LOAD. Hay— Clovrr £4 to 5 5. I Straw £1 anis to £2 10 sto 6 10. Rowen Os cos to 0 Os A Freemasons' Hall is about to he erected in Dub lin, by subscription, to which his Grace the Duke of Lai xsTER, the Grand Master Of Irel.tod. has put down his name for .5501. and several of the other Lodges for 104),/, • , .. i 4 i : ' i, / / • i 4 ' it t i i • I , 111 I 1 i , . . 1 1 i t '4 1 41 : - . i i i H • ' $ 4 4 i • 40 4 ? 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