Star. — London, England, 1808-08-31 00:00:00

SPORTING IN7'ALLIGENCE. BIRTH-DAY OF HIS OF W ROY AL IGHNtSS THE PRINCE ALES. GUERNSEY DACES, AUGUST 12. For a Subscription Silver Cup, 4. alue 22p. the following Hones started:— Lieut. Bartholomew's, (Nth Rest.) gr. horse Diomede 9 1 1 Major Chamberlain's, (24th Rest.) grey mare Margaret 1 2 2 Major Jessnp's (44th Rest.) chesnut horse Jersey dist. Heats well contested between the two first. SAX E DAY. A Silver Cup, value 14gs for Horses carrying itst. Two-mile Heats, and rode by Gentlemen. Major Chamberlain's b. g. Bobtail, by Lieut. Powell (24th Regiment) 1 1 Sir Edmund Neagle's b. g. Tom Pipes, rode by Captain Fancoun (54th Regiment) ... + 2 2 Cplonel Drummond's black mare Wousky, by Lieutenant Easter (24th Regiment) • . dist. Second heat severely contested. SAME DAY. A poartftace, first Poney entitled to a Saddle, second to a Bridle. Heats of one Mile. Mr Mary's black pony Young Eclipse - - 1 I td , r. Gould's trey ditto Badger .. - 2 2 Mr. Dixon's black ditto Witchcraft - • - bolted Two others started, but *ere distanced the first heat. His E : cellenc7+ Sir JOHN DOYLE, Bart. Sir E. Maps, Major-General FRASER, and almost all the Gentlemen of the Navy and Army on the Island, at tended the Course, which was also graced by the.pre iince of a great number of beautiful and elegant females. Amongst whom were -Mss. Whetler oscrbOr slater Miss Doyle, Mrs.- and the mi sses F ,barx !led Btu Le : Blanc, Mn. Beverley,. Mrs. and Mis s I%.fti Lion, Miss Dobrie, hliu Sinunoilds, e• , • • .DATing.aofirin* ottpAng; stt elegsint add. col tatio:i was i giyen to the Ladies and Gendernenethe itir on" the Course, .by,,the 'officers of the 24th regiment, intheir mesetetit, the Coin-Se being in the imminediste:vicinity of theilinictimpment: ' • - . .• NW/D.C.& INTELLIGENCE. • • s.• pimmoviinottyw to. Came in the Esecnaz French sloop, laden with na val stores, from L'Orient-to Manta, captured by the SHANNON, of S 6: guns, and Sunnis r, of 28 guns; ENTREPIPAPANY tuttiEr.,7ith a fleet of light victuallers, frans tfise fleet f - Farnoununt gun-brig,. from clue. _ Pottism9trilt. Avavor Arrived tht. schotoaae, -with a convoy from the Downs.:-:-Viiid S. •. DEAL, AUGUST 30. Arrived the iliimsaa armed .hip, from Falmouth, with a convoy, .which have eaud for the River. — .Wind S. E. - • • SHEERNESS, MOOS'? 30. Sailed from the Nore this morning, his Majesty's brig AGGRESSOR, di convoy for Heligoland. . diATI - 14M, AUGUST se. W 1144•14 JULY. ox his return from Sheerness, visited the dock-yard and ships at this port; every class of wockmen are very actively employed. The SCEPTRI is undergoing a similar alteration to that of the VICTORY, having her riders taken out in order to lighten ber.p she. of course will be a considerable time in-dock. The Barscis is only waiting for hands, to sail from hence.; several other vessels of her class are also ready for sajiing. YARMOUTH. AUGUST 30. Yesterday Wrinibig EtravaLbs frigate, having on board the Royarltsimily of France, passed this port, and was sAluteetby Admirals Ruins& and Douot.4a, who hoisted the Royidgfatiditd.' Several itiore sail of transps,rts have. arrived in these Roads, and re main svitkthe ships as per last..:AVlnd S.E. 'HULL, Auciief''st A melancholy accidenro'ccicifed at the entrance of the harbour at this place, on AVednesday As the Gainsborough packet. boat, Capt. Roemsox, for Oainsbdreugh; •With ; a number of passengers, was leaving the haibour, the tidet'unning out strong she was driven foul of the jib boom - of the Trafalgar, Captain ROSE I . Will& vessel was laid ;Ong the jetty, at the east end of the Ferry-boat Dock, at the - ea . trance of the harbiiiir. .Some, of the spectators seeing the danger to which the packet was likely to be ex posed in passing the Trafalgar,whose sprit sail had been carried away-milf Is 'seer short time * before by another sloop, called out- to ; her people to take in the jib _boom. This, however l Fas not attended to ; and the packet boat's mast having caught hold of the jib. boom, and the tide; as we have observed, running strong, she was in imminent danger of upsetting, in which case, a number of the passengers must 'nevi '. tably have been drowned. Captain ROBINSON climbed up the mast to disengage the vessel, and had got upon the boom when the mast broke ; in that instant the boom also snapped in two, and 'the . Captain fell into . ; the water and antes mato rise no more.- The shriek of his uahappy . Wife, and chadren who Wereon board thecket, and the distress of the paisengerse caiubt • be described. The ins*, however, liadTreceiired tto injury but 14 . 4 nnfosvinate Captain could not Vert. ,:ovsresj, fps hodY t-,as found yesterday morning in he litiMht ; t, about two miles above this place. • • NOM- LIATDI Cwswinea, Alscust soee4Passed . by the Govenor Milne, ?adman, from Trinidad; Perseverance, Broad, from Plymouth; Ann, Boniess, from Oporto; and. the Brothers, Evans; front: Waterford.--cailed• the Pomona, Merida; and the Neptune, Silbert, foe C.dis. DISTRIBUTION OIL PRIZE-MONEY. • The Loire, for la Conhance, San-Pedro, alias l'Evemnaa, and Maria vie los..Ciarcias„ captured harm i and,4, 1805, will be paid Mr..Lynes, Plymouth, and there retailed on Tuesdays and Fri eye, for three months. The Emerald, err the Indefatigable, captured Jinuary 17,1807, Quill bft paid ou board and recalled et the same time and place as the above. . The Vulture, for. la Decide, captured November 11, IRO7, will be paid em her arrival, and recalled it No: s, Clifford's inn,. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, fee three months. The Beagle, for the Feesuetfesmosa, 'captured December ;,' 1804, will be paid on board,and.retalied at 22, Arundel-846er, ter three years. Olken and men under Captain Philip-Beaver, 'for la-Prima, tut out from Genoa Molelklay 21, Iwo; will be paid on Wed nesday newt, at No. 9, New Broad-street, and there recalled on Wednesdays and Thursdays, fox three /ears. The Uranie, for the &seri Familia and Rosirio, captured in February, 1805, will be paid to-morrow 'at No. Norfolk -wrest, Strand, and thire recalled, for three leave.. The Troinprese, for the Deopea, captured' April 1, lOW be paid on her arrival, and recalled - at .6 Messea. Achim6's, Austin friars, for three i i•*4._ „ • . ThrFmachisrelltirtit Rena, eaptnred•tatniaty R, i/SOB, will be paid on Tuesday Dekt„ at No.; l'hilpot-lane, and there recall% ed eaTuesdays and Fri,!iis. ar~n,aiESEx ~r.~~^t~v~" • . _ In consequence of a requisition, s igned by teferel Freeholders of the County of Middlesex, a Meeting was yesterday held at the Mermaid, at Hickney, when only 46 of the Freeho lders attended. Soon alter one o'clock, Major Cartwright rose'and stated the object of the Meeting, namely, to address his Majesty on the present important crisis, and to thank him for the prompt assistance rendered to the Spanish Patriots, in their opposition to the diabolical views of the Continental Tyrant, which may operate as an example to other nations, to throw off the iron yoke ; and he had no doubt, if the Patriots persevered, the deliverance of Europe was near at hand, and the hopes of Bonaparte and his mushroom family would be completely annihilated. The Em perors of Austria and Russia had nothing to fear from Bonaparte . ; they governed 60 millions of peo ple—let them only emancipate their subjects from slavery, who would then feel as men, an 3 would pvo teet their different countries from the yoke of any foreign foe ; but as long as men are kept in slavery they will, remain indifferent to their fate, and careless of what may become of either their King or Country. In Spain, the people en mane had resolved to be free, and In less than two months they had done wmders; but they were commanded by proper Generals whom they esteemed, and were capable of guiding them in the time of danger. This was a thing that ought to be 'attended to in all countries. He had one Kopp : . sition to offer on this subject, which could not give the least offence to any one present. He then took a view of the present state of Spain, and the grand ef forts- they were making to establish their ancient CORTEZ, which was originally the bulwark of their liberties, before they were subdued by the Romans, and contrasted it with the Representative system of this cOuntil • and Certainly it could not be doubted, that we stoo d in need cf the very same reform they ate now preparing to establish : he therefore would read a petition, which he would submit to the Meet ing, on that subject, and was intended to he presented to his Majesty, along with a sepatate Address. He then concluded by moving the following Resolutions Ist, That Mr aiding the Spanish' Patriots the King is entitled to the gratitude of mankind. 2dly, That a People who will fight for their liberies axe alone worthy of the friendship Ufa free Nation: • • • :idly, Thu to have found such Allies is an event peculiarly gratifying. 4thly, That we ardently desire to see re-established in ftain the anchnt Government of a King, and an independent Cortez, so laJtanced a., to secure their national liberties. sthly, That in the grand example of Spain is seen how a nation Is to he defend i, and how Europe is to be delivered. Stilly, That %% hat has been lest to the sacred cause of human liberty, by the levity, the Vices, and recesses of Prance, since from that she de, arted, we trust may be regained by the gravity, the virtues, and •he made ration of Spain. These Resolutions passed unanimously. Mr. Mzuasu, one of the Members for the County, i complained that the Meeting was not sufficiently ad-'I verused, which accounted for the non-attendance of the Freeholders. As fur himself, it was by mere ac cident he saw the Advertisment, in an obscure corner, of a Newspaper; he was then 150 miles off, and he instantly took a seat in the mail coach, and arrived that morning. He therefore thought the Meetini Should be adjourned. The 7th Resolution was then read, viz.— That Spain bring separated from France merely by a line of hills, and England merely by a channel, neither nation, can hope for safety or repose, unless by means of national liberty and na tional arms bearing, the sole preservatives of which are the ality of representation in the Legislature, and a permanent or ganization of the mica who us able to bear arms.' Mr. MELLIsii objected to. this Resolution, as it in •volved an extraneous subject, totally unconnected with the purport of the Meetin;. • Mr. PEERY thought the business might be , accom modated, and the Resolution qualified, so that the friends of Liberty would agree . to it. He did not see the necessity of dietating . to the Spanish Nation what form of Government they might to adopt. Mr. Sheriff SMITH observed, that the Meeting was advertised in ten • different Newspapers, so that it could not be from want of knowing it that the Free holders did not attend. Mr. PowEft spoke a few words in favour of the Re solution, and observed, that the Hon. Member (Mr. 'Me1141?) would recollect that the most important business of the Nation was hurried over in another place when fewer Members attended. Mr. WAITHMAN also supported the Resolution with considerable energy; but he concluded by moving an adjournment, which was seconded by Mr. Met- Lim, and the seventh Resolution was negatived by a majority of seven. After Much altercation between several of the Speakers, the Meeting was adjourned till Tuesday, the 6th of September Mr. C. PULLER (seconded by Mr. W. ADAxs) moved the Thanks of the Meeting to the Sheriffs, for their impartial conduct, which was agreed to. MILITARY BALL AND SUPPER.—On Monday the of f icers of the King's own Staffordshire Militia gave a ball axd supper at their barracks to the nobility and gentry of Windsor and its neighbouring towns and Tillagel. A platform was laid down 90 feet long by .1 25 broad, which was covered over and well inclosed with canvas fpr dancing, and lighted up with varie gated lamps and branches. Three large marquees were pitched. adjoining, and opened into the ball , room, for the company.who did not dance, to retire 'for refreshments of tea, coffee, wine, &c. Three large rooms were prepared, and two long tables, for 114 U persons were spread in each room, with a very elegant cold collation. The whole was under the direction and management of Mr. HILL, their Mess Master. The -dancing began at ten, and they sat down to supper at two ; at three the dancing re-com menced, and the company broke up at six. At the entrance of the barracks, over the door where the company was admitted, was G. R. lighted up with lamps, ; and in the barrack-yard, opposite the ball-room, was a CI cwn, ueautifully illuminated with variegated lamps. Five hundred cards were ' issued, and upwards of 400 sat down to supper. Among a numerous ass-mblage of genteel corn pany,the.following were•the most distinguished dha 'peters present :—....- *Tbadtkike of Cumberland, Lord and Lady Boston and family, tied and Lady Motratnorris Lady Catbetine Annesley, Lord Carrington and . froMly, Mareideiness Cornwallis, Hon. Gen. and Mrs. firmeourt, Ken. Miss Wallegrave, Hon. George Villiers and Mrs. Wilkie, Lord' and Lady Walaingbarn Count Munster, "Lerrd' Ashbrzok. Lady A. and Miss Cumberbuid,:Lody.and Miss Metcalfe, Mr. Fremantle and family, Mine Vandilan. I,:c. • ' 4 "' T Bkrt7r i~r--~--=-T- L MorrzZipsi itiOrentes which have for, some triliCbtattd between our Mother Country and the American'GoVernmeat, happily now create very little uneasiness here, as we are generally of opinion, that we could defy the attacks of the Yankees with the assistance of 10,000 British troops, a force we are confident would readily be granted, considering the growing importance of this Colony and of British North America in general. This im portance will appear more folly, when. I inform you, that hopes are entertained by the British Oove,rnment, as well as individuals well qualified to j udge, ant these Provinces will soon be able to furnish many supplies, which lately we were obliged to obtain in some mea sure as a favour from the Northern Powers of Europe. Hemp and flax are now cultivated with success in Canada, and this year timber, for the use of the Navy, has been cut in the forests reserved for that purpose; staves, flour, pork, &c. have also been con . - tracted for in great quantities for the use of Govern. ment. The embargo sometime ago laid upon all vessels in the United States, has also been very favourable to this country; for though an additional act has prohi bited lately all intercourse with Canada and other countries by land, the Americans find means daily to evade the law, and sometimes have skirmishes with the military, which their Government have found ne cessar' y to send against these violators of the new re gulations. ()Wing to the influx of capital from that country, and to the prohibition of. exportation there, produce in Canada, v;z. (its staple' Commodities) - wheat; pot ashis,and lumber, have more than doubled their.nsual prices, and are likely and indeed must necessarily continue to rise, if the embargo lasts—thus will that measure, without intention, be of great advantage to Canada, which has been much depressed by several bad years, will enliven commercial enterprize, and, encourage new connections in trade, and new specu lations hitherto never thought of. ABERDEEN, AUGUST 27. Monday last, the Most NobletheMarquisof HUNT ' LET, Lord Lieutenant of this county, held his first 'Court of Lieutenancy in the Record Hall. The Meeting was most numerously and respectably „at tended ; and after their proceedings were over, his Lordship gave an elegant dinner in Cleugh's to the Gentlemen of the Lieutenancy, at which were present most of the Nobility and principal characters in the County. This week, the Right Honourable the Earl of FIFE and suite passed through this place, on their way south. Arrivals at the Fraserhurgh Baths since last week : Mrs. Smith, Cabro ; Mrs.Wetnys,, Mrs. Captain Troup, Miss RocebrArty ; Mr. Baxter, Dundee ; Mr C arnerie, chap !' lefield ; Mr. Miller, Lauriesten ; lslr. Stephen, Mr. John Blakie, jun. Aberdeen. The neat well laid cut New Fish Town, near the Pkt, for the accommodation of"the pilots and white- Eshers, with their families, is noit.fnished,,in a man -1 teswhich, while it adds- greatly to the ornament of the Thee - where it is built, vvill, by its spacious. airy,, situation, contribute greatly to the health and comfort Hof these peOple, affording them at the same time, the greatest. convenience for following their occupations., in digging for the foundationi of one of the houses, at the back of the Block-house, part of a pier. or jeity has been discovered, about 'six or eight feet below the surface of the ground, which is supposed by many to hove once formed part of the entrance to the harbour. • - Saturday last was committed to prison, Alexander M'Queen, from Pitsligo, accused of;child murder, by striking a pregnant woman, so as to occasion the death of the infant. The See of Ely, now vacant, is one of the most valuable preferments in the Church. Its patronage, though not so much in (Inanity As some others pos sess, is perhaps the most desirable in England, com prehending a large number.of rich benefices,- with scarcely any small ones. Monday, Lord and Lady Durnmt and WARD left their elegant mansion in Park-lane for Ramsgate, where his Lordship has taken a house for six months. Lady WILLIAM RCSSRLL, sde are sorry to stale, continues seriously indisposed ftt Worthing. • King JOE would doubtless be extremely happy to regain the throne of Naples, finding the erufitiotu in Spain far more dangerous than those of Mount Pent who. The inhabitants of Richmond have petitioner the LORD MAYOR, as Conservator of the Thames, to pre , vent fishermen from dragging with . nets in future above Richmond Bridge. • The narrow part of the Channel, along Boulogne. and Calais, continues to be greatly annoyed by French, privateers; but some light vessels have lately been stationed in Dover-roads to watch -their motions.— The signals at Dover annourtiot them out on Thurs day, and two sloops.sailed in pursuit. A clover stack belonging to Mr. L. Rues, Aaf Gravcs?nd, caught fire on Wednesday last, from its natural heatin; when about 30 loais were destroyed, which were u nluckily uninsured. Monday the Brighton and Worthing coach was overturned at Mickleham, near Leatherheacl, and se veral of the passengers wete.ieverely cut and bruised. THE PONEY AND MAIL-COACH.—The Poney which has excited so much interest in the sporting world, and started with the Exeter Mail on Saturday last, is only twelve hands high ; three grooms had the leading of it, and it was accompanied from town"by several ama teurs, as , far as the second stage. The poney and its conductor arrived at Salisbury at.the same time with the mail coach • there they save it a leed'Of ale and bread, and started as the mail iioach horses were put to, keeping the lead from Salisbury-6 to • 4 were betted at that time on the - poney, who appeared quite fresh: Within forty miles of Exeter, it was three miles ii-hiad of the mail : bets at that time were 2to I in favour of the poney. Accotmis were received yesterday, that the poney entered Exeter lorry-fire minutes before the mail, which is equal to a distance of ten miles This: little animal lately carried a weighty rider seventy miles in one day. It is accustomed to drink ale anti beer, ind' has' frequentll - di-ank 'ph* Of port at a time. • * ' W.Vtitit LAKE akciatii A Regatta upon the Lakes has been established for a number of years past, and till within these -seven years it has been held upon Keswick Lake • which, however, is far behi n d th e ot h er Lakes, b oth with respect to its inhabitants, and the accommoda tion.for travellers ; but although we are decidedly of opinion that Coniston Lake is superior to all the other Lakes, in its views, and variety of r, mantic and ru ral prospects, yet, on account of the number of weal. thy landed proprietors, and the uniform grandeur of Windermere Lake, the latter is the general resort, and may be termed the fashionable Lake ; in conse quence, the Regatta has been held upon it during the last seven years; each year it has been increasing in its attractions, so much so, that a very large assem blage of the gentry in the North of England always takes place upon the occasion. 'On Friday, the 'Regatta for this season took place, on Windermere Lake. The morning was extremely gloomy, and several showers fell; yet, notwithstanding the small population of that part of the country, great numbers were present, from twenty miles rourd; every carriage that cot.: I be procured was put into requisition, even to a shandrey dan. The neighbour hood of Bowness, and the ferry near Mr. Curwen's island, were crowded. About twelve o'clock the day cleared up, and the weather became extremely fine ; and the romantic ap. pearance of the rocks, the-astonishing growth of trees out of solid stone, together with the superb colours flying from Mr. Bolton's mansion, Mr. Curwen's sta tion, and various others, rendered the scene truly en chanting. Sir Daniel Fleming, the Steward of the day, did not make his appearance, and Mr. Cvrwen very politely undertook to officiate in his room. Ten Gentlemen's sailing boats attended, but, on account of Mr. Bolton's celebrated swift sailing boat, called the Victory, appearing to sail, all the others declined sailing against her for prizes. The Victory rode at anchor opposite the Ferry-house, with the most su perb and elegant large colours at her stern, and her rigging decorated with near forty elegant colours and pendants. The spectators were, however, as much gratified as if they had sailed for prizes for the whole of the sailing boats started from a station boat, oppo site Mr. Curwen's mansion, on,the island, round a station boat, a mile up the Lake, beyond Mr. Bol ton's premises. There was a charming breeze from the S. W. which filled their sails, and they had a most delightful appearance, particularly from the tops of the rocks. The effect was considerably heightened by great numbers of row boats and pleasure barges being upon the Lake, many of them graced wigs beau tiful Lancashire witches, particularly a large boat, with an elegant awning, rowed by six men, dressed in white jackets and trowsers, in which were Mrs. Bolton and twelve Ladies. The scene was enlivened by the excellent band belonging to the Kendal Vo lunteers. At three o'clock, the principal part cf the comivny retired from the boats•and the shores, to a large tent, pitched upon a lawn*, behind the Ferry-house, where a sumptuous dinner was served up, at which Mr. Cur wen presided, and after drinking the" King"--" The Royal Family," and• 'several 'appropriate toasts, Mr. Curwen said, he was desired by Lady IVake to give - as a toast, and he was sure every man, woman, and child, throughout this country, would participate in it, viz.* • • " Success to the Spanish Patriots, and may every Nation be Free that wishes and deserves it." He added, to such a toast as. that, he was slat the Ladies would excuse their giving three cheers. The worthy President gave the following, and se veral other toasts : Two of the best thine upon earth—dm woman we love best, and the frit ndwe can trust. The Navy. The Army, and particularly that part of it which is engaged in the as<otaace of the brave Spaniards. The Volunteers of Great Biitain. The friends of agriculture, with the Bishop of Landaff. All the people who dine round the Lake this day. The laud we live in. Several excellent songs were sung. • Mr: Bolton was proposed, and elected Steward, with acclamations, for the ncxt year, and hi 4 health was drat& • - A Gentlernan proposed that in future the day should not be left to. the caprice of any Steward, but should be held annually on the last Wednesday in . July which, after some cowl:nation, was agreed to unanimously. • . •- . - - On Mr. Curwen's health being drank, he returned thanks in a neat and appropriate speech, and • invited all the company present to his Agricultural Meeting ; at Workington, which takes place On tbe 6th and 7th of October ; htld -he observed, as an' inducement to those to attend who were not engaged in agriCulttiral pursuits, that there was a variety of other amusements, and they always concluded thelneeting with the merry lone . Ater (linnet' thee 'wera - poney races, and rural sports,..and every one left the delightful, romantic spot, highly anutved. ~.. • -Swlsmumo LAmr.—On Saturday last, as a re markably well-dressed young Lady, accompanied by a servant in a rich livery, was walking in Hyde- Park, she was suddenly seized with a violent St of , :ideas. . A maid -servant, who had the care of sorn.! children, seeing her distressed situation,recommended to her to repair to her master's house, which w is at no great distance in Park -street, whe r e s h e wou ld experience every kind attention. In pursuance of this advice, the rid Lady, leaning on her footman's arm, accompanied by the girl, went to Mr. C—'s house. Being'shewn into a drawing-room, a surgeon was immediately sent for, to render her every assist ance. Her arm was bled, and it was recommended to . her to repose herself for some time on a sofa. In about two hours thereafter she rung the belt, and ordtred )her. servant who is supposed to be an accomplice in ' 'man's attire , to bring a coach to carry her to her 'place of residence, which she' stated to be in tipper Cadogan..Place. Aft& returning a thousand thanks to the hospitable - hostess for her kind' attention; the ' recovered sick I.ad, drove away :--But how great vras'. Mrs. C—'s astonishment on finding that a nunahe-: of. silver ' spoons of different sizes, and other,v luable portable articles, had disappeared with her late tick / ow. She dismissed the -coach at .Hyde-Par: Toll- ' gate, .and has hitherto eluded every search and in quiry. -- i - 1