Star. — London, England, 1808-04-14 00:00:00

ancient rights - of the Bps- • himself with them • may rescind dusidontract originally Made literwedll France and Spain, and exercise the right of Soverignty there ; but the slightest interference is enough rodrw after it the entire assumption of thewhole Government.' Another opinion is, that hiving deterrnined seizing upon Old Spain, they citspatched this arma ment to secure a footing in their possessions in South America, or at least in some of the:C. ind.that pro bably this squadroh was destined to the Havannah. : They were certainly out of their course for Cuba when observed off Bermuda, on the 7th March ; but, when it is recollected that they sailed from Rochefort on the 17th January, that they were seen by the Comus off Madeira, on the 24th of that month,iasid thit they had been 49 days at sea, it is obvious that they must have experienced difficulties in their voyage; or have taken a circuit tb avoid onr fleets. foi?", - t too°, a nd yet the ne t p roduce a 1. 7 a bove 9031. in the year 1804, and he did not not e re it was g reater now. t o re FASTER replied, that it was at present about Cpl, and it must be recollected, that there were a o st nurnber of persons in the House who were ut .. i a ble of working. tirl y nc ap After a short conversation, this Resolution was i so : greed to. The House having then ;e solved itself into a Corn on the Assessed Tes Bill, '!iir. LETHBRIDQE g ave notice, that he Would ~e vo se a clause, to raise a tax ,of fi ve guineas on er r - f vivant, erctpt the game-keeper, who was al lowed to shoot with a dcable-barrelled gun. He thought that iporting was one of those luxuries which would affiird a tax of this nature. • • IRISH CUSTOMS VF.E , 1111,14 Os the question for the third reading of this Bill, • S y JOHN NEW PQRT h stated, stated, that be wis listructed by the , ede bstits at all the ont-ports in Ireland to mine this Bill. They dared that the abblition of.she regular fees would either make C ; or Officers ao rude as to prevent that:Any of bu goo; or else tips it sxould impose a necessity of giving bribes dice bikers in a niore indirect way, N I T . ye,,STER said, ifilrbill bad been recommended by a Com igeeeernblic Inquiry, who considered it much better that the cio„,,hpsse Officerashould be compensated for the loss of their b oy sot:greased W agreed with them in opinion, and , Aote neeive that thm e rchants at the out-pens were so una ;we it tirir opposition to it as the Right Honourable Baronet silVtril w as then read a third time, and p assed: ORDEBs IM CoUNCLT I . The H ou se having resolved ices,: into a Committee, for the further consideration of the Petitions against the Orders in Coun cil, and' esahtination of evidence Messrs. Dewar Shadden, Iwo, and Ingra, Merchants and Underwriters, se verally gave evidence to different prints as to 'the trade between this country so d A me rica, andthe time at which it began to decline. Th e elimination was conducted by the same Gentlettien on 1 eac h side as begirt, a nd closed with that of Mr. Inglis, t fhrom e others any w ho rengined to be examined ha vin g been excused ...u., utendattee..-,Adjourned kr or r E .I-- vENINGT srAR. LONDON• THURSDAY, APRIL 14. • PACE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Couch, for meaty, 65H— Bi for account, 681 --Reduced 6 41. Elegilet lLs, 51. prera. , di PRICE OR STOCKS YESTERDAY. sps Cent. Re. Ann. 84-ii I India Stock 174} 3 fel Cent. Cons. 641 India Bonds, par a is. db. {pet Cent. 81i 63 Et. Bills, 411. 7s. pr. sla Cent. 97* 98 English Tickets, 241 . 10s. Log Ann. 18 3-16ths 5-16ths Cons. for ace. 651 66. . On Saturday the Dividends en the 4 per Cents. Reduced, and Log A nnu ities, and Irish 5 per Cen ts. commenced paying at the tank, for which about 18,000,000 were issued front the Ex &coat a few days previous. A few of our papers having been printed off yes testily before the following intelligence reached us, from LLOYD'S, we again insert it : • TbiAbrahant, from St. Domingo, arrived of Lancaster on Monday hat, and has the following intelligence inserted n De her logbook, by the Hon. G. A. CO.O7TOW, of his Majesty' s br i g ems, Who had beta di s patched from off Martinique, by Sir Dueatiokra,.to. Bermuda, and was on hit return from tame to the LiewatAlsiaoaa. goods', March I+, lat. 30. long. 63. 41. u On m ow * . the .7ta ipetant, the Mullet schooner fell in with • ireachscppolron, sondsting of sin sail of the line, one a three decker, in lat. 31 N. long. 69 W. steering W.N.W. The Mullet kept company with dietti tutee lunirs." That the Fterich squadron above alluded to is the same that left 'Rechefort some months ago, and which es Anteiiceu CaOtain retorted to have entered the Meditetra,nian., there can be no manner of doubt. No doubt ii entertained of the truth of this intelli. Renee ; and it is now evideit r that the infortnation of the Cc/rims was right, as to their being seen to the W es tward of Madeira, and that they have never been is the Mediterranean. The great question is as to their destination, and various opinions are entertained upon it. From the latitude in which they were ob served, it has been pretty generally.thoUght that they were steering for the Chesapeake, but it is scarcely possible to suggest an adequate motive for their going thither. So small a force could neither bully iior cajole — the Americans. They could not by en tering the Chesapeake, either intimidate or encourage them to break with Great Britlin. If they were to be received as a friendly power in the Chesapeake; and the same reception was not given to Sir JOHN DuckwonTH, we presume, he would feel himself justified to cast anchor beside them, if he did not actually cut theni out. /4o good argument cat be given therefore , for their being destined to the Chesa peake. The Continent of North America we doubt not is the destination of the squadron ; but the Floridas, which were semi time ago ceded to France, will pro bably be the scene of action. The last advices from New York informed us of a fact which goes far to corroborate this opinion. They informed. us that no less thanAo French Officers landed there, and pro seeded from thence to the Floridas. • • We Cannot help coupling with this the circumstances made known a few months age concerning General MoRFAL', who left Washington in i s very mysterious manner, and who travelled in a . chaise.and four to the very fron tiers of the United Stated " It was just before under stood that the Gentrirhid been frequently closetted with the French Ambassador,. and that he. corre sponded with the French Government. This confi dence renders the inference very specious"; and the command of the Expecfition, it is supposed, will be given to the General, whose merits are acknowledged both by his Country and Foreign States. Let it be also recollected, that the remains of the trench army of La Ctaac, from St. Domingo, were sent te the horidas. 11 2.27 In Abr. form, and on what pretence these things racy be Lridertaken, we cannot guess. This much we know, that Spain and America have still a con stant source of coutroversy, connected with the Flo tillas ; BUNAPAICI E will be ready to fly in an in- Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was met by th e Dukes of YORK, KENT, CUMBERLAND and Sussex. At two o'clock, his MAJESTY held 'a private levee, which was attended by The Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord President of the Council, the Secretaries of State for the Home NA Foreign Departments, the Chancellor of the Xxohequer, the Plat Lord of the Admiralty, the Judge Advocate, the Secrets:7 AS State for the Irish Department, the Chief Baron of 'felon*, Ilbcount Strangford, Lords Bayning, Rivers (in waiting), and .fteatlifield (gold stick) ; Sirs A. Wellesley and S. eaterel; Ad. edral Berkeley ; Generals Oakes and Garth ; Colonels. Anson and. Cunningham ; Messrs. O'Grady and Villiws (grooms In Waiting). 1 1 The following had the honour of being presented to hii MAJESTY 5 Rear Admiral BLILICILLT, upon his return from America, by , . Lord MULORAVI. The Right Hon. SIANDISN O'G lany, upon his being ap pointed Chief Baron of Ireland, by Sir Awning. WttLiskss. Master Aug:a/STU) Goalies Anson, upon his being appointed &Page of Honour to the Queen, by the Earl of Haacouir. Major General Ozass , upon tit being appointed to a com mand at Malta. Lieutenant Colonel CUNNINGHAM, of the Dorset Volunteers, upon his going to the Brazils, by General GARTH. The Honourable Cu.saals . Townson!), by his father, Lord BATNING. Viscount STRANGFORD his Majesty's Envoy Ex tradinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Portugal, took leave o f his MAJESTY, previous to his departure for that country. • - • - . His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave nu dievce to the Duke of PORTLAND, and the other Ca binet Ministers ; likewise to Mr. RYDER, the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceed ings of some Courts Martial. Soon after six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return to Windsor. Early yesterday morning the Duke of CAMBRIDGE left London, for Windsor. His Royal Highness ac companied her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, to her MAJESTY'S house, at Frogmore, where they dined;aid' spent the day with a select party. S atu rday the Earl of EGLINTOUN , th e Earl and Countess of Hanniacrrea, the Eirl and Countess of GLASGOW, and Lord Bzawrznx, arrived in Edinburgh, LORD NELSON'S MoNuMENT.—A magnificent Mo. nument is now erecting at Dublin, in memory of Lord . NELSON. It is, we understand, from the designs of Mr. WILLIAM WILKINS, jun. The base is. a pyra midal pedestal, thirty feet in height, upon which is placed a Grecian Doric columa, fourteen feet in dia. meter, and of a proportionate height, having a stairi case within leading to the top, • which is to be sur mounted by an antique galley, in bronze. A very hot impress took place on Saturday night in Chatham and neighbourhood ; boat's crews from most of the ships in the river were on shore,. and a `general clearance of the streets was made by them...-. On proceeding to the City of Rochgter, the officer; of impress were desired by the Mayor,. J. SIMMONS, Esq. to stop their proceedings, till they produced a sufficient authority for the mode of conduct they had taken on themselves to pursue, which he conceived was irregular, having entered the city without his per. mission. On examining the warrants, , which they produced, they were found to be old ones, and the Mayor directed the officers to take their boat's crews out of the limits of the city without delay, which was immediately complad with. • , A letter from Calcutta, dated the 2d of December, states, that Sir GEORGE Banzow was proceeding to , Madras, in the Sceptre man of war. WIGRAM MONEY, Esq. accompanied him as his private Secretary. We , are sorry to add that apprehensions were entertained of a Mahratta war. , Tuesday se'nnight the importan t cause of Standish , v. Staaidish, was tried before the Right Hon. •Lord tlotiavay, and a Special Jury of the county of.Meath. The question to be tried was the legitimacy of the Plaintiff. An ejectment was brought to recover an estate of 20001. a year. The trial lasted a considera ble time, when, after a most perspicuous charge from the Learned Judge, the Jury retired for a few minutes, and found a verdict for the Plaintiff. From the opposition of the growers of corn .to the project of distillation from sugar, it should seem as if it event against the GRAIN. I One of the Lady Governesses of an Eaitern s f i,:: tlement was induced to attend a Sermon preached by Dr. B. a Scotch Clergyman; and on being asked her opinion of it when she came out of church, declared, “ that it was as t.road as it was long." Answer to the premature impromptu in the STAR of Thursday, March 31. `Tis droll enough that Goodasorgh Should have the House to mai, When dear enough s Goodenough Was fa'd upon to toroth. . The Preacher sdluded to at the time was Dr, Lux. MORE, Bishop of Bids-rot, and not the Bishop of Carlisle. EXTRAORDINARY RACE IN A SACIE.—On Monday morning a man, who is 48 years of age, and weighs 16 stone, undertook, for a wager of 20 guineas, to run 400 yards while tied in a Eve bushel sack, in six minutes, in Windsor Park. He started about seven o'clock, in the Long Walk, and performed his under taking in three minutes and 49'seconds, to the asto nishment of several hundred spectators, who were assembled upon the occasion. Tuesday afternoon, as W. DUNCAN, EN. of Bruns wick-square, • was sitting in his chair in perfect health, reading a newspaper, be fell back and expired imme diately. Yesterday 2 Court of Direetors was held at the East-India House, when the thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to EDWARD PARRY, EMI. Chairman, and CHARLES GRANT, Esq. Deputy- Chairman, for their great attention and application to the affairs of the Company for the last year. Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East-India House, for the election of six Directors, in the room of JOHN MANUMIT, Esq. - Sir. FRANCIS BARING, Batt. Sir Hvon Isaias Bart. Si r Tnroennos idaTCALTr, Ban. Grottos W. TissiinSlON, Esq. Gtolos MrLLZTT, ESC!. who go out by rotation. At eight (Mock the glasses were finally closed and delivered to the Scrutineers, who, at six o'clock this morning, reported the numbers to be as undermen tioned, viz. Richard C. Plowden, Esq. 1616 John A. Bannerman, Esq. 1150 John Hndleston, Esq.i 14 55 Tho mas Parr y , Esq. 1129 Charles Mills, Esq. 1412 Robert Williams, Esq. 986 Abraham Roberts, giq. 1349 Eyles Irwin, Esck 618 Geo. A. Robinson, Esq. 1937 • THE ARMY. • ArditITICAL hfrELLrozscs. ____A--. .. , • _________ mArLs.-Wind W.N.W. A bad firer has for some time prevailed among the Milo. nos . 1 Atl i an troops at Horsham. A Galatea Officer has beta Ggetenbtttth Wa t erford 1 1 1 Lieivard Islands . 11 0 sent these. . . General MEADE his got a brigade, and is stationed PLYMOUTH, APRIL 12. . • Came in the Pickle, of 10 guns, from a cruise at East Bourne, • Sailed the Edgar, of 74 guns, and the Donegal, of Lord Caavri has also got a brigade, and has fixed .his head-quarters at Southampton. 74, to join the Channel Fleet ; and Rose of 18 guns, on -a cruize: Mr; WHITLILOCKS has taken a house near Bognor. - • . PORTSMOUTH, APR IL 12. Sunday last SOO of the t?.d battalion of tile 71st re - Arrived his Majesty's ship Lightning; with a 'convoy • giment, commanded by Major CAMPS/UZI landed at froth the Downs. rut back the Roebuck, Captain Greenock from Londonderry: • MATTHEWS,. for Africa. Sailed his Majesty's ships Last week the North Devon Militia left Bristol Courageux, Tigre, and Port Mahon, on a craize. for Weythouth. . . DEAL, APRIL 15. Monday and folldwing days the Ist Somerset Mi- Ramain.in the Downs . his Majesty's ships Princes of Orange, 1411, from Portsmouthonarched through Winchester, Mars, Polyphemus, Trittmlsh. Truhty, anda Audacious men of , war; Euryalus;Clyde, and 1 ribune frigates; Ranger, Fly; Meg- in three divisions, on their route to Bristol, to replac net, Speedy;Hound, Royalist, and Sparrowhawk sloops of war; . the North Devon Militia; 'Lebra bomb; ..Aureisor, Bloodhound, Desperate, Defender, , • Fl a mer, Hrm, Enconnter, ' Fearless, Hearty, Minx, I n dignant, In- The Royal CannarthenMilitialeft Plymouth Dock, telligeace insolet, Protector; Piercer, Richmond, Redbreast, Friday, on their march to Bristol. Tygress, 'Urgent, Thrasher, and Wrangler gun-brigs; Arrow o n schooner, and Harmony victoaller.--Wind W. S. W. i The S6th regiment has marched from Cork t 0 YARMOUTH, APRIL is. .1 I Fermoy. This morning arrived from a cruize the Majestic, 1 Th e Roscommon Militia occttpy the quarters of Admiral Rinsed; Vestal, Capt,Gampaa; Rosamond ; the 36th at Cork. sloop, Acute:gun-brig, sind Claudia' utter : the latter ' has capttired of the Galloper and brought in here a Tuesday se'nnight the Monaghan reigiment of smuggling vessel laden with wine and spirits.--Ships Militia marched from their barracks, in Ke4in-street, remain_ as per last. • • Dublin, for EuniScorthy , where they are to do duty GREFNOCK, APRIL 11 . for some time. The Elizabeth, PRARSON, a running vessel, passed Monday t h e 'Tipperaryregiment Marched froth yesterday to Port Glasgow, from Tortola, after a pas- Dublin, for country quarters . ge of 47 days. On T uesda y last, spoke an Amet- : can ship, from Belfast, but, from its blowing hard at 1- The Leitr e Monaghan giments. On Thursday , spoke the Mar y Ford, HILL, from Li. The second battalion of the 42,1 r egiment, at For: verpool for Nova Scotia. L eft no vessels loading for also I George, is under orders t o embark for Harwich. The r Clyde. The Stag, Love, from St. Domingo, y for Port Glasgow. S ailed an coin- will be succeeded by the second battalion of the 7 8 th, passed yesterda parry with the Abraham of Lancaster. or Heroes of Maida. HULL, APRIL 11. The 94th regiment, or Scotch Brigade, have arri- The Trafalgar, Rou, arrived at Lerwick on the ved in the fleet from India. They Marched into For 11th ult. and was to sail from thence for Davis' I George 900 strong ;but only , includi ng the band SOO Straits On the 16th : the Ellison and the Egginton 1 and staff, embarked. Those who remained voltimeer. arrived at Lerwick on the 16th, and would proceed i immediately for Greenland. The Leviathan; Eliza. 'ed into regiments still in India. This regiment has beth, Gardiner and Joseph, and Mary and Eliza, upwards of '2OO fine recruits at Linlithgow; volun beth, arrived at Stromness on the sth oth ers for- teers froni different regiments of the Scotch Militia. mer ptoceeded on the 9th, and' the on the llt is expected, that, after a few weeks rest in Eng following day, for Davis' Straits. The Prescott; ( land, this regiment will be embarked in smacks for Cato, Symmetry, Lynx, Royal George, and North. Britain, all for Davis' Straits, arrived at Straitness Scotland. on the 10th and 11 th , a nd sailed again on the 15th ult. A letter has been received at Whitby, from Capt. AGAR, of the Aimwell Greenland ship belonging to that port, mentioning his arrival, and the rest of the Whitby fishing ships, at Lerwick, in Shetland, after a fine passage of 46 hours. Mr. AGAR observes, that almost immediately after their arrival, a heavy gale came on,' which continued without intermission for three days. . • The Merchant, JINNAWAY, of North-Shields, which sailed thence on Sunday se'nnight, for London, coal loaden, was run foul of the same nig h t , off Earn. lirough Head, by the George and Elizabeth, THOME -. i , SON o f South-Shields, a light collier, and immediately sunk. We are sorry to add, that the crew of the for. ' mer, (ten in number) have all perished except the master and one boy. FROM LLOYb'S LIST. GILAVUIND, ATM 15.—Salled the General Miranda, Ore, for JaftlaiClL • Canada, Dove, for St. Vincent's ; Leviathan, Jack son, for Gr enada; Brawn, Wilson, and the Peace, Quinton, for Cork. Whereupon JOHN ALRIANDIt BANNRIBIAN, Esq. JOHN HUDLZSTON, Esq. CRAIILIS MILLS, Esq. RICKARD CHICHRLRY PLOISDRN, ESQ. Ass...isms ROZARTS, Esq. and •Giosos AIItICZOIARIZ SIPHON, Esq. were declared duly elected. The Public will learn with pleasu . re,. that the ge nuine French Editions (with Notes) of the two new Noiels of that celebrated writer, Madame de Grams, 4 , Le Siege de la Rochelle" 'and , !Sainclair," are this day published by CoLavax, of Conduit-street: The following was the postscript of a late letter to a friend in town. ---A, I wish you could put me in a cheap way of getting a good house in the metropo lis." The answer was, by enclosing the Schemewith. ' three Tickets of the City Lottery ; and by requesting ' his correspondent, if he did not think this the cheapest way, to return the Tickets, as he would himself stand the fate of them. Nothing could have contributed more to the health of the Citizens of London, than permitting the streets to be widened at Snow-hill and Temple-bar. Thai{ buildings erected on the old scite are beautiful, and dill produce an income equal to the ratio each owe v alued at, and, in a few years, will be worth nearly double. Leases of the houses are eagerly sought after, and, as soon as the Lottery is decided (namely, the 116th of the present month), the fortunate Holders of I the Capital Prizes may possess them, or convert them into cash The demand for Tickets and Shares 'at HORNSBY and Co.'s Oilicec., is such as to authoriie them to declare, that they must continue to rise in price.—Nos. 26, Coralull, 52, Charing-cross, and St. Margaret's-hill. Borobgh. EAST INDIES. MYSORE, OCTOBER 11, ism At Hydrabad every thing is going on well ;at • P e on ak every thing is quiet. Nothing can. be =me ••. . happy than the operation of the Treaty of Bass fin, the great wisdom of which is now seen in its effects. It has given strength and p ros p erit y to the Petatt- VAH'S dominions, and has cast a shield over our Southern possessions in India, that prevents even the apprehension of war. As a proof of the PEISPIWAH'S . confidence, he is coming next month to Mysore, on • • his way to a celebrated Pagoda in the Company's country, at which he wishes to pay his devotions. CALCUTTA, SEPT. $3, 1807. . . Lord MINT° arrived here on the 31st of July, and has restored the Government to . nearly 'the. same splendor as during Lord Virmasizris Administra tion. The 2Rd Regiment is restored to a perfect • state of subordination, and the men are perfectly sa- ' • tisfied and contented. His Majesty's 67th Regiment is also in a perfect state of good order. The investment was ordered at 90 lacs (1,100,0001.) by Sir GEORGE BARI.OW, but has since been reddced to 56 lacs, or 400,00 01 . DONDEAH KHAN, a noted. Chieftain in the Alqlert District, has been refractory, and a large detachment ,i has been ordered with much prompiness_ against his two forts. , The Government has made sonic alterations r.- specting the Mysore Princes. One, who was con cerned in the Vellore business, is to be continued a close prisoner in the Calcutta Jail ; the other elder ones are to be at liberty to live as they please at Cal cutta, and the younger branches are to remain under the sttperintendance of a British Officer. DECEMBER 5.-- 7 1ndia, generally speaking, is i t a perfect state of tranquillity, and no prospect of J. ,-. turbance from &INDIA Or HOLKAR. beelnialio°rrabove a l.Di r c it i r htf b or f e th th e eK Fort ing's service,h ad a (in the Allyghen district) with a strong force, and on the 18th of November failed in two assaults against the breach, and against the fortified garden. Our loss was heavy, having nine officers 'killed; and 18 wounded, also 97 rank and file killed, and 418 wounded. The-enemy under DONDFAH Kittbr, eva cuated the fort of Comona on the night of the 19th of November, and escaped to another fort, which is his only remaining refuge. Our troops hive followed him, and are prepared to reduce this fort; and will.put an end to the rebellion that this man h a s ex cited, with a view to resist the Company's regula tionss in sortie irGlo Roz m p at AßLo ter of wp trivia roc l ee ini ds P° to rtAnc Madr . as, as Go vernor, in a few . days ; and in consequence of tne Directors having . ordered that. - the Commander-h- Chief at Madras is not to have a seat in Councl, Lieutenant-General MACDOWAL is going home, • The ship General Stewart; try which I send this letter, has been detained since the end of September; principally, I believe, by . the appearance in the B .f of a French whi ch and a privateer, commanded by SURcOurr, i have taken a bove fourteen rich 2 I;ipS from port. --- M thisonnotax..OßDlSlS, • BY tint KO% Tilt dotVERNOR-GS ?taut. IN COUNCIL: FORT WILLIAM, DONE 49, 107. The Goireritor-General in Council is pleased to appoint Major- General Sit E. Bade to command the troops at the Ptesidency app, Major•Gen: - tal Sir Ewen Bade, is also appointed from lihs l!Sith ilustaut, to be Provincial Commander in Chid of the May ewe* under the Presidency of Fort Wdliam, issull fur ther eiders. IlLajoelOssetal Baillie will be' plena ott his Atiesi at the Pie: sitsej. to perk at the Military Bondi ant to treat the de tails of the - teur at the Presidency Station. The Otreensoe-General in Council is pleased follititorilie Major Gemara Ste Ewen Bantle, to appoint a Socretittl to sagest Wm ht oarrying oil the details of the army. R:PAII.AI, Sec. 112:Deptd ourr a, e r of persons in it intocutted to stant to wail himself of the ancient tights - ;4; 4 . a s — the vpt the net produce of their labour I nish Monarchy, and clothe himself with I