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THE EVENING STAR LONDON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Curvoan's Winow.—Plve Pounds have been received in a lette, a i med T. B. which will be kept at this Office till the Inves tigation is finished. T. B. will no doubt entail,. of this under existing circumstances. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1813. !MICR OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al TWELVE O'CLOCK: Rea. sqn—Coos. 57.11 -...for see. 117*11-11ds. Is. dis. 4 per Ct. 73 72 1 -5 per Ct. 117,14H—Oeuslem 6+lll pr. bk. S t . An 14 7-16ths Bills is. dia. is. pr. treat stress of inference as to pacific overtures was yesterday laid upon the circumstance of the 7th Hus sars being countermanded. No such orders were issued, although the execution of their marching - orders was au:Tended, on account of sufficient tonnage not having been ready for the embarkation of the whole ; the Commander-in. Chief being desirous that this crack Regiment, by being as short a period on board as possible, might be landed in a state of immediate efficiency. Its destination is Bann. Private accounts from Heligoland state, that the French, since their occupation of Hamburgh, have treated the inhabitants in the most barbarous manner. Ladies of the first respectability, who had displayed their zeal in the cause of freedom, as well as Gentle men, are compelled to give their assistance at the for tifications. The young females who had worked the tolours presented to General TETTENBORN, have been particularly selected as the objects of severity ;—and the venerAble Clergyman who consecrated them, though almost ninety, has been compelled to serve out their allowance of spirits to the labourers twice a-day. . _ _ Amid all these severities, however, the French troops are adopting precautions, which seem to indi• cate the suspicion, that they might be disturbed in the possession of that place. On the l 7th ult. they • put all the butter, bacon, cheese, as well as other kinds of food in requisition ; and every. master of a family who could not lay up provisions for six months, had orders to quit the place along with his family. By the frequent march;ng and countermarching of his troops in and ont of the city, DAVOUST is said to aim at the concealment of their numbers and effective force. By the uncommon exertions, also, of all classes of society, bridges had been completed over the diffe rent arms of the Elbe at Harburgh. The greatest part of the timber necessary for their construction was carried off from Mr. Goncraox's premises, and was that which he had purchased some time ago of the French themselves, when it was seized by them as Prussian property. The sufferer on this last occasion was remunerated, if we may use that term,, by a bond payable in two years. All the beautiful houses and gardens in front of the works had been destroyed.-- Such is the present condition of Hamburgh. 46 Happy peoll.: of Moscow !" say the Hamburghers. As those who have friends at Malta must necessa rily labour under considerable appprehensions, we are happy to learn that the plague is entirely confined to the natives, as will be seen from the subjoined lettar: " MALTA, JUNI 15. " The plague made its appearance about a month ago, since which time about 450 persons have fallen victims, all Maltese. The whole of the English, as well as other foreigners, are perfectly healthy; about twenty have recovered, and about fourteen or fifteen more are in a convalescent state. Every precaution has been resorted to by the Governor to resist its pro grtss ; and I have no doubt that, in the course of ano ther month, the malady will be at an end. Being engaged in surrounding the houses of those who are infected, with palisades, to prevent their mixing with the inhabitants, I have an opportunity of seeing the sick constantly. It has given me an idea that the disease is much milder in reality than is supposed in Europe. If .the patient survives the fourth day, he invariably recovers." Dispatches of great importance were last night sent off to the Marquis of WELLINGTON. A quick-sailing had been previously ordered to Portsmouth to take them on board. Some letters by the Gottenburgh Mail of yesterday state, that the Armistice has been prolonged to the 10th inst. while others mention the 17th. The dif ference between these dates is only in appearance, for if we include the six days notice, both are correct. It is understood that the Court of Directors have objected to the nomination of Mr. WALLACE, as Go vernor of Madrass. The reason of this opposition to the Board of Controul we have not heard. The King of DENMARK is said to have given DA vovsr the commando! all the Danish troops in Holstein. Tt h rumoured, that it is. not Marshal SOULT, but his nephew, the General, who has taken the command of the Preach army re-assembled near Bayonne. A few days ago, a duel took place in Dobberan, between young STALL HOLSTEIN, in the Swedish bervin, and an Adjutant of TETTENBORN'S. STALL HoLsTm was killed. Forty of the inhabitants of Lubeck ban been re cently brought to Hamburgh, by the French, for con finement. Manufactured goods, and refined sugars, are in great demand in Pomerania ; And several vessels were Loading from Gottenbutgh for that quarter. The people of Saxony have given a very appro priate title to that 'vandal DAVAUST, who destroyed the two celebrated bridges of Dresden and of Meis sen c they call him the 4 , Due de: deux Pontes " QUEBEC PAPERS. Quebec Papers to the 2d of July well received" this morning. The following are wrath " MONTREAL, JUNE R 6. 6 4 In addition to the number of boats, with 100- visions and stores, camp equipage, &c. taken and destroyed by the squadron, and the advance of Bri gadier-General VINCENT'S army on the 6th and 10th instant, we have much pleasure in strait*, by letters from Kingston, of the lath instant, that Sir JAMES YEO had returned to that place, after having coma ' pletely scoured the Lake and entering all the creeks and bays, and capturing four American schooners, having on board 400 barrels of pork and a quantity of merchandize intended for the enemy's army at Fort George : four Companies of the Royals were embarking on board the fleet to serve as marines, and were to sail from Kingston on Thursday last, still in Sacket's Harbour. " Letters received from Kingston, of the 22d inst give us the following sketch of Sir JAMES Yzo's cruize :—After leaving Kingston, he made over for Oswego, where he could effect nothing. He after wards steered to the village of Great Sodus,* and sent a flag, demanding the public stores, which was refused ; in consequence he landed a body of troops and took the whole, -consisting of several hundred bar rels of flour, and burnt the buildings. The Commo dore delivered all the provisions to General VlNcExr near Forty-mile Creek. gg TIIE ESSEX FRIGATE.—A British brig, with a full cargo of cotton, arrived at Portland, Rhode- Island, on Thursday, prize to the Yankee, of Bristol: the Essex frigate atd several privateers were at St. Salvador, blockaded by a 74 and two frigates." BRIGHTON, AUGUST 4. This place has this day exhibited a greatet display of Fashionables than at any time this season, and the arrivals this day have been exceedingly numerous ; among whom were the Duke of NORFOLK, the Earl ' of EcntEMoNT, and many other distinguished nobility. Colonel BLOOMFIELD, Major-General HAMMOND, and one of the Prince Regent's Pages, in an open ba rouche, arrived at the Pavilion this morning as early as about half-past three o'clock. The military (the South Cork Militia) stationed here were under arms the whole of last night, considering the time of his Royal Highness's entering the town as uncertain. At present bugles are stationed on the Downs leading northward, and commanding views of the turnpike road, that the earliest intimation of the approach of the Royal Cavalcade may be communicated to the Town. Half past eight o'clock P. M.—The Parse RE GENT has this instant alighted at the Pavilion. His Royal Highness was accompanied in his travelling carriage by Colonel THORNTON, Sir WILLIAM KEPPLE, and Major Hown RD, followed in another carriage ; they entered the town at a most rapid pace, and the military, who had received signals from their bugles on the Downs, were ready to receive them ; but they were scarcely seen ere they disappe.ired, and the gates of the enclosed ground of the Pavilion were closed the instant the carriages had passed. NAVAL WITILLIGENCa q 5.... 14.otes, Annan s.—The Lord Commissioners of the Ad nslndty bare been plbaSed to info:m as. Ctsmndttee, that they have given dfrectiorts to their Proctor to prosecute Mr. Ratite, Muter of the ship Kington, from Liverpool to Ja. nuica, for not paying attention to signals made to hint (and lr. Twined by guns) by Captain WALKIR, of Ms Majesty's ship Baaroltn, Commodore of the Fleet. (Signed) JOHN SENNITT, EAST-INDIA. SHIPPIUG. Intelligence was this day received at the East-India House, stating, that the DEVAYNES and OCEAN extra ships, outward-bound, which sailed from Teneriffe on the 15th April, were all Well on the 2Sth May last, in lat. 17. 23. S. long. 30. 10. W. under convoy of his Majesty's ship PIKER?. RAMSGATE, AUGUST 4. DEAL, AUGUST 5. Arrived last night, after Post, his Majesty's ships Mono and CYGNET, with ten sail of merchantmen .under convoy, from Quebec, which are sailed for the River.—Came down from the River the Hannah and 'Maria, —, for Lisbon; the Catherine, —, for Four of the Duke of Riciimonn's children arrived., Surinam ; and the Windham, —, for Botany Bay. at Richmond House on Monday from tlablia. The outward-bound are still detained ; and the Fa- The Duchess of It isirsioNo gives her farewell ball 1 vourite, EVANS, lies on Sandwich Flats, burnt down on the PRINCE RECENT'S Birth-day, at the Castle, pm. vious to her leaving Ireland. to the water's edge.—Wind S.W. with rain. Lord Wic rwonTri is expected to leave London on RAMSGATE, AUGUST rt. Yesterday the outward-bound West-Indiaman, the 15th inst. to proceed to Ireland. The Duke of BauNswick's stud has arrived in w hich just • had arrived in the Downs from the River, Town, having been brought from Gottenburgh w unfortunately caught fire, and the whole of her cargo Gravesend, where it was landed on Wednesday. Lord and Ludy MELBOURNE entertained the Duke was consumed. She was immediately run on shore of CAMBRIDGE and a numerous party to dinner yes- about a couple of miles aboie this place, and is still terday, at Whitehall. blazing (2 o'clock, P.M.) The loss must be great. Yesterday the remains of the late Dr. RANDOLPH ' The cause of the accident is not yet ascertained. Lord Bishop of London, were interred in a private YARMOUTH, AUGUST 5. manner, at Fulham. The Ex-King and Queen of SPAIN, with the Sailed the LevEaar, with a vessel under convoy PRINCE of PEACE, and two of the junior children, for Heligoland. • reside at Rome. FERDINAND reposes himself at Va- HARWICH, AUGUST 5. lency, near Blois, in France , a chateau belong i ng to The Lark packet, Captain SHERLOCK, arrived early the Prince of BENEVENTO ;lie hunts in the forest, and ; this morning from Gottenburg, whence she sailed is constantly attended by a seard'artne ; but is sup eleven days ago, and landed her Mails last night at posed to have no inclination to escape, or take on : himself the cares of Government, owing to the Aldborough. The Danish army in Norway is not foillesse de son es/ rit. quite so loyal as we haye been lately led to suppose, Political parties in France consist chiefly of the I in the Copenhagen Gazettes ; 6000 of them deserted adherents of Government, of a small party of repub- i n . less than a month to the Swedish Commander on licans, and a still smaller party of ancient royalists. . the Frontiers. Commodore RomEas, in the Presi- The marriage of NAPeLaoN with the Austrian P rin cess attached the whole Bourbon party to the present dent, accompanied by a schooner of 20 guns, is said dynasty. to be cinizing off Bergen ; the packet had orders to Our Readers will see, by an advertisement in our communicate this intelligence to any British front page, that the Committee of the British and! cruizer ht meet, an d she might meet, and having spoke a ship of war in Foreign Bible Society have paid a proper tribut e of respect to the late GRANVILLE Sii*ur, Esq. who was , the Slieve, she was herself ordered not to approach the first Chairman of that Institution, and a liberal the Norway shore on that account. The CROWN benefactor to all its purposes. I PRINCE of SWEDEN is said to have again joined his Yesterday the dividend at the rate of seven per cent.' army in the neighbourhood of Stralsund, which is on the capital invested in Lrury-lane Theate began I now asserted to be from 91 to 100,000 strong, being to be paid at th e O ffi ce of the Theatre. The Divi- I ined by TETTENBORN and CZERNICHEFF, as well as dend is calculated on the seasen from the 10th Octo- ' io a large body of Prussians. Our expedition is said to ber to the Ist August, being 299 days. And there is have arrived safe at Stralsund. The Diana, for Got a very considerable surplus, which is reserved as a tenburgh, and Earl of Leicester for Heligoland, with sinking fund for the future security of th e concern. the Mails of the 3d, are about to sail this afternoon. An experiment of a life-preserving mattress was made at Ramsgate, on Wednesday last, in presence of a vast concourse of people assembled on the Pier : Six men, each with a mattress wrapped round his body, jumped off the Pier into the h ar bour at high water ; the mattresses buoyed them firmly, with half their bodies above the water. The experiment fully answered every expectation. The Martinis WELLESLEY came to East Cliff Lodge last night, which he has taken for one year. There are many late arrivals here, amf.ng whom are— The Dean of Canterbury, I .ady, and family ; Rae Wihon, Esq. Mrs. Forsyth, Dean of lily, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Coglan, two Miss Hargoods, Mr. Bicknell arid Lady Catherine Bicknell, Mr. aud Mrs. Byficid, Mr. 'fbontas Ware, Mrs. Wane, &c. A letter from Surinam, dated May 29th, says— " His Majesty's ship SURINAM arrived on the 24th, after a severe engagement with an American priva teer, which escaped by superior sailing. A Lieutenant and one man were killed, and three tr.en were wound ed, belonging to the SURINAM." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST S. EVPARTE WOODCOCK, IN THE MATTER OF GRACE, &C. Sir SAMUEL RoAtrits stated this to be an applica tion on the part of two young ladies, daughters of J. Saunders Woodcock, a bankrupt, to have an order made for the sale of the estates comprehended in a deed taken to the use of the bankrupt and his wife, in life rest, with remainder to the children of the marriage, and this; for the purpose of the Assignees under the Commission against the father retaining the proportion of the price corresponding to his life interest, and pay ing overt° the Petitioners the proportion corresponding to the fee standing in the person of the daughters, being the only issue of the marriage. The Bankrupt havirg married the daughter of a person n•irned Barham, he, by way adower with his daughter, made over to her his business of a draper, which she principally carried on, both during the life of her father, and after his de cease. The flither, at his death, made over to his daughter, for her sole use and benefit, the whole of his property and effects, and with the proceeds of those effects, joined to the profits of the trade carried on by the wife, there were purchased two small estates, in the year 1791, which were secured on the husband and ‘rif., and longest liver of them, for their use, during their life-time, and to the children of the mar riage in fee. Some time after this, Mr. Woodcock retued from business, having paid off all the debts contracted by him in the course of it. In the year 1798, however, he was induced to become partner in a banking concern at Aylesford, which having since failed, a Comtnission of Bankrupt had been taken out against him and the other partners. The As. signees objected to the deed of settlement of the estates in question, as being struck at by the Act of James, the bankrupt having been in trade at the time the deed was executed. This case, however, Sir Samuel Romilly contended was independent of the Statute of King James, the trade having been given to the wife, and the estates having been pur chased with the profits of her business, and with pro. perty made over to her by her father, fcr her own se parate use and benefit. Probably it might be necessary to have an inquiry on this head, for the purpose of as certaining what part of the price arose from the sepa. rate property of the wife, unless the Assignees were willing to concede, what he believed was the fact, that the purchase was wholly made out of her motley. There was another thing, however, which clearly put this case out of the Statute of King James. The bankrupt had retired from business, and had paid all the debts connected with it—indeed, every demand against him. and was living a retired life, entirely un connected with any kind of trade or business, when, in an evil hour, in the year 1793, he was induced to become a country banker. Tile LORD CHANCELLOR said, this was a strange application. Two young ladies, with no interest, as it would appear, in the bankrupt's effects, come for ward, and ask of his Lordship, in bankruptcy, to or der the sale of a fee simple estate. The singularity of the case consisted in this, that the Petitioners being strangers to the bankruptcy, not asking, or setting up a right to be creditors, should still come forward in bank. ruptcy, and ask of his Lordship to authorize the sale of an estate. What had his Lordship to do with such an application, or with the Petitioners? If they were in terested in the remainder, they were so; but what juris diction did dila give his Lordship over them? Were the Petitioners well aware what they were doing ? Sup posing that be should be against the claim of those la dies to the remainder, what power had he over them? or were they wiliing4o 'come to that bar, and consent to be bound by his decision ? Supposing, as matters sow siood, he should determine upon the prayer of this petition, and while he ordered the estates to be sold, should decide that the whole purchase-money ought to go to the creditors, who would take the estates without conveyance from those Ladies ? Or, on the other band, would they consent, if his Lordship or dered them to make an assignment to a purchaser, without receiving any part of the purchase.money ? Before his Lordship made any Order of the nature now prayed, the petitioners Must have subjected them selves to his jurisdiction, and consented to be bound by his decision, whatever it might be. Sir SANICLL itOMILLY understood that the Petition ers were willing to consent that his Lordship should decide the question, and to be bound by his decision. The Petitioners were both, he understood, adults.— He should wish, however, on such a subject, to see his clients, before he consented for them. The LORD CDANCELLOR thought the Learned Counsel had better do so, and ordered that the matter should stand over for a day or two, for that purpose. FlRM—This morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a m( st dreadful and destructive fire broke out at Mr. Glum, a cheesemonger, opposite White. chapel Church, which at first threatened destruction to that whole range of extensive buildings : so rapid was the progress of its flames, that before the least assistance could be given (notwithstanding several Engines were instantly upon the spot) four adjoining houses, with the premises where it first commenced, were destroyed. A destructive fire happened on Tuesday night last, in the drying warehouses belonging to Messrs. GAttaan and Co. in Anvil-lane, which raged with the greatest fury, and threatened destruction to the whole range of buildings. The flames spread with alarming rapidity, and in a short time burst forth into the two adjoining houses, which, together with the extensive premises where the fire began, were entirely consumed in about two hours. It is melan choly to add, that a servant-girl, in attempting to rescue a child from the devouring element, was SO shcckingly burnt about the face and body, that her life is despaired of ; she %v.'s conveyed to the hospital. Neither of the buildings or stock in trade were in. sured. Property to the amount of upwards of £3OOO perished in the flames. - - CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUGUST 6. In consequt n :e of Government having taken very large con tracts for Meal, a brisk demand has been thereby o‘caaioned for middling and lower qualities of Wheat, both Enalls'i and Foreign, and last Monday's prices have been readily obtained/Fine White Wheat has also met free sake, but we have no amendment in price, having a considerable quantity of all descriptions at market. Oats are still on the decline, and go off slowly. Beans a re f rom Is. to Ss. per quarter cheaper. lu Peas, Barley, and *Mee ant. des, there is little or no variation. English. Foreign. Wheat, Kent and Essex, 1151. I Wheat, American is. OR 1110 s. per quarter. per quarter. Fiats Flour, toss. 1101. per Siete—Amnion Am, 70e. t57.54k. FALMOU I H, AUGUST S. Arrived the Chesterfield packet, with a Mail, from Rio Janeiro, in 49 days. The Adventure packet had arrived out at Rio, alter a passage of five weeks.— A convoy was to leave Rio Janeiro for England a few days after the packet's departure, under convoy of a sloop of. war and the DART cutter.—On Satur day last the Chesterfield was chaced by a schooner, shewing 16 guns, who came up with her with Eng lish colours, and commenced firing round and gr ape shot, when a sharp engagement took place, and after fifteen minutes' action the schooner struck, and-prov ed. to be the Gleaner, Captain LEAN, (letter of marque), from Guernsey for Newfoundland, out 13 days (in ballast). The Chief Mate of the Gleaner was killed, and the vessel much cut up in her sails and rigging, but proceeded on her voyage. This un fortunate mistake is not further accounted for. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 4. Put in here yesterday, the Prussian brig Minerva, IVERSON ) from London, with bale goods, bound to Lisbon ; and the Venus, belonging to Sandwich, R. BAILEY master, from Portsmouth, to complete her cargo for Lisbon. Went out of harbour, after having been refitted, the ANACREON sloop of war, and TELE GRAPH schooner. The RINALDO gun-brig is appointed to take under her protection the trade at this port, bound to Portsmouth and the Downs, and will sail to-morrow.—Arrived the United Friends, GRAM ; Union, TRENAMAN; and the Ardent, FISHLEY, from Wales ; Rochdale, GRAYSON, and the Ann, Bosom, from Sunderland ; Ebenezer, CLYMA, from Truro ; Sybil, DAVIES, from Chepstow; Redbridge, CUSIING, from Southampton ; and the Eliza, Yousc, from Portsmouth.—Sailed the Et4nvmsoN frigate, for Ports mouth, and the GRASSHOPPER gun brig, on a cruize. The transports which put in here yesterday from Portsmouth bound to St. Andero, under convoy of the JAszun and URGENT gun-brigs, with reinforce ments for Marshal WELLINGTON'S Army, remain. A few Officers, belonging tb the 45th and other regi ments serving under Marshal WELLINGTON, have ar rived here this week and embarked..—Wind S.S.W. PORTSMOUTII,-AUGUST 5. Arrived the PLOVER, 1 8, Capta►n COLIN CANtruct.r„ with a convoy from Qmhec. His Majesty's ship SABRINA is this day appointed convoy fer Portugal, and into the Mediterranean.—Wind S.W. and blows strong.