Star. — London, England, 1808-10-14 00:00:00

NAIT)C44I, NrralMirat. .1 5 LYMO1TTF 1 , OCTOBER 12. Came in the Hamb!ugh brig Johanna, Capt.Cmaah s pr, from Oporto, with wine and cork, &hind to Li. snerick. On the 2d inst. she fcll in with the Juliana letter of marque, of Liverpool, from Surinam, bound to London, the Commander of which took out all the s bip's papers, the Master and crew, with all their clothes ; and, on the evening of the same day, both v essels were met with and boarded by his Majesty's b r ig Mums,. when the Commander and cretv were re turned to their own vessel. The licence for impor , ting the cargo, Master's private papers, boat, her cr ew, and peoples clothes, are kept on board the letter of marque.—Also came in the LILLY sloop of war, from the Westward, put back by contrary wind ~..s h e is bound to Madeira ; the FLRCHE ; of 18 guns, from a cruize ; and the CHEERFUL cutter from Cadis and Gibraltar, with dispatches. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 13. Arrived his Majesty's ship Purro, from Lisbon. Sailed the DioNtsps,for Guernsey.—lt is reported the Expedition will remain at St. Helen's till more ca valry are embarked. —Wind N.W. DOVER, OCTOBER 13. Arrived off here this morning, fourteen sail of ships from Jamaica, bound to London. Among them are, The Centurion, DOUGLAS; William Pitt, ARTHUR; Comet, IstDonams; Robust, LANDAU.; Lune, YouNc ; David Shaw, Botaria ; Brook Watson, HOLMES ; and the Friends, BIRISECIE. Came in the roads this morning, from a cruize off the coast of France, the ROLLA and OBERON sloops, and the Foucarosz lugger; the latter sailed again this afternoon.—Wind N. and moderate. DEAL, OCTOBER 13. Arrived the HUNTER sloop of war, with a convoy from Jamaica; CHANTICLEER sloop, from Ports mouth; EPRIRA sloop, and ACTIVE hired armed cutter, from off Flushing. Sailed the FLAMER gun brig, on a cruise, ,off the coast of France; EPIIIRA sloop, off Flushing. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE - . His Majesty's sloop HUNTER; e l apiitn ' Cale CARPHILL; with a most valuably convoy 4crel :14: maica, arrived here this morning, after a passage. eleven weeks from Port Royal. Major Dtce ENS , Mili tary Secretary to the late• General' VIL4ATTIEs, and Captain Sr.tr.nxor, his AidLde:Camp, were pastels. gas in the HUNTER; and immediately proceeded to Town with Dispatches. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Arrived the Kingston, BENSON ; Comet, --.........0 ; and the Pursuit, Mute, from Jamaica ;.several more of the same fleet -ate now coming round the South' Foreland, under convoy ofhis Majesty'SbrigHtarrea.' Sailed the Generous Philter, Gallant Schemer i Ar. rabella, .Minerva, and -Harlequin, outward-bound ves sels, tithe westward. Came' down from the River the Governor Dddswell, CLEaver.aen; and Diana, PARKER, for the South Seat, and remain in the Downs Leith the rest of the ships as per last. Wind N. W. .• SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 43. '- Arrived this afternoon his Majesty's ship I I,...ALLAET from Heligoland, from whence she sailed the 5d in stant with fifteen sail of veSsels tinder convoy; parted with them in a gale on Sunday. th,e 9th instant, off the Dogger Bank : only twoha#e arrived with her—the Montague, Mosier 3 end- Tnifeller,TATE. Alati.4r-., rived the SERPENT sloop of war with a, eostypy drol l the Baltic. Passed by the More several tranaporml from the Downs for the River Thames. The CA.. WILLA has just hoisted the signal for the Heligoland convoT, and will sail td-morrow or Saturday. Ar. rived t he ', S.rirelisit . 4ilZ :}4lo,rd t NORDSTROM,. from Stockhohn,with tar, Pitch, iron, and deals, for Ports. mouth, 'Wind N. W. .. . . . .. . HARVICHi OCTOBER 13. • Arrlved-this ad, The Diana packet, Capt. *Do soucir; with 'Mails and passengers from Gottenburgh; among whom is Monsieur DE BRINCIEMANN; his Swe dish Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary to this Court; and Mr..TELFORN the Engineer, who has been exc. cutin&alarvey fora Royal Canal in Sw;eden. • • intitmou:PH, OCTOBER 12. Arilved the PRIN('ESS CAROLINE. 74 guns, and the Acure gun-brig. Sailed the CENSOR gun-brig on a cruiza,,and the SKYLARK to the Westward. Relnain-thelliqisltcebuck, Thunderer, St. Albans, Nassau!, &Reis, Vire% Safeguard, and Sealark. • DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZt-MONEY. Theßbizer gunbrig, for the Petit Zephir, Vile de Nieuport, Ideptunus, and PEsperauce, capeared In May last, will be paid on board, tint 24th inst. and recalled at No. 14, Clement's Inn ; and for the Frellerick Wilhelm, captured August A, trios, on the 17th, on beard, and recalled as above. • ' I The Lark, for Lt Cecile, captiiiitl Mirt29, 1205, was paid on board on Wednesday t .ant will be recalled at. Mears. Cook and lialfotirs, Portsmouth, on Tueedayi aod Fridays. The Bold, for the Ftrderick Wilhelm captured August 3,1806,. and for the Catiaticaa Aims, captured Octob e r 1, 1806, was paid on board, on Wednesday, nog - will lie recalled at No: 18, Clement's Inn, on Tpeadarrand•Fridays. • The Plover sloop and Pilot. gunbrig, for a 'Swedish conwi( captured July') , and 2, 1723, will be paid and recalled on Toes . days and Fridays, as above. The Safeguard , foI the - Cathafina, eaptuied April 19, 1808, will be paid and recalled at No. 6, Stanh o p e - street , S trand. The Leander, for the Volupteer , captured June 7, 1805 , was Paid on WedinpdaYs and will be ' recalled, at No . 12, Upper- Thames-street.' The Ringdove, for tht Tories. Sltiold, captured May 30, 1808 , will be paid on the 24th inst. at the Britannia Colfeehouse,Leith mid there recalled. i; . The Hunter, for the Prosperity, captured June 28, 11105, will be paid onboard, on bet arrival, and r eca ll e d at No. 3, Phi!pot lane. The Swallow, for the capture/A/he Dutch ships at Si Helena, in lune 17115, win be paid at the India House, on the 10th of November, and there recalled the first Monday in every succeed ing month, for three years. The Sybille, for le.Grande Argas, - -captured January 25, 1808, 1 will be paid on board to-morrow, and recalled at No. 11, Cecil. street. The Locust, IC* the Marengo and Belle Poule, will be paid on board, and recalled at N0.'22, Atandehitteet. FROM 11011511 urr. • • • GnAt'Mins, OCT. 13.—Passed by the Attu, Ricketts and the Wilberforce, Urger s _from Gottenburgb, Sailed the Favou ritel Atkinson, for Rio laneird Amie, Aitken, for ffikniatis andthetteoegiana, Smith, for Cornea, The Alfredi Prowse, flsmti Llverposol•fet.Newfonnellanel, was it in eineriug Placer/till Harbour. : • His Majesty's ship Brazen accompanies rhe Hydra (appoints{ convoy for the Mediterranean) to a certain latitude, and then proceeds for Cadiz with such vessels as are Nitta to that port. The brig Prosperous, ULTON. master', from Cha tham, in' ballast, went on shore on the east-side of Scarbro' Castle on Sunday se'nnight, about 5 o'clock, ' P. M. with a fine breeze at S.W. arid calm sea. The brig was a total wreck the next mcirnine, and with great difficulty the men saved their 1 THE ARMY. - We understand that the Lords Lieutenants °f Court have received Circular Letters from the Secretary' of State, requiring them to have fi)ithwith enrolled those Volunteers who have offered their services as Local Militia, and at the same time to have them re gimented in bodies, not less than 700, or more than -1200 rank and file, forming from eight to ten.corn panics. A General Court of Lieutenantcy is shortly to be holden at the Castle of Exeter, for adopting the necessary measures • owe of them will be for allotting' the Hundreds in Divisions, so as for the Volunteer Corps of each Division transferring their scrvices . to be regimented under the command of the senior officer, and for the said Division to keep up the estahlfshinent complete by ballot ; appointing at the sailie.time the market town nearest the residence of the Coriimanding, Officer as the head-quarters and depot of the regiment. MONTHLY PAYMENT OF SOLDIERS' CLEARANCE:-.-4C cording to the standing order of .the Commander in Chief, the balances of pay due to the . s oldiers must be paid to the individuals on the 24th of each month. It is sincerely to be hoped that his. Royal Highness, who is so real a friend to the soldier, will avail him self of the many representations made to him by Ge neral Officers, on the pernicious effects of this prac tice. It is well known that this period of the month is generally devoted to riot and dissipation, even under the most cautious restrictions of the Officers. The bad effects of such mistaken indulgence are incon ceivable. Drunkenness undermines all order and dis cipline in a corps. Nor is this the least evil arising from it : The ruin of the health, and even of the morals of our thoughtless soldiers, is the probable consequence of such periodical scenes of drunkenness as often pervade the Army. Perhaps some remedy for this evil is not very difficult, in general ; at least the practice of some exemplary regiments would lead us to suppose, that, with more authority on the part of the Commanding Officer, in respect to the periods of settlement, the health and discipline of their corps would never be brought to such a severe trial at the close of every military month. Let the sober and industrious soldier receive his well-earned wages, for himself, or his relatives, monthly, or at the discretion of his Commanding Officer. Let every soldier, not in debt to his officer, be always kept well provided with a full complement of good necessaries, which is seldom the case in general at.present. Let him have, at least, two good meals daily, with an allowance of good beer at dinner. The superfluity of his pay, if any, after making these useful deductions, might be paid off at the end of three months. It may be urged that the pay of a soldier is inadequate to do all this ; but it must be allowed, that as the liberality of his pay affords him the means of indulging a propensity to drunkenness, these. Superfluous means would be more laudably expended in the purchase of his real necessities._ _ _ _ THE LEOPARDS.—That remarkable effusion of Bo- NAVARTE to his troops in the Place de Carousel, wherein he dwelt with so much anger, and heat of imagination, against this country, designating her un der, the heraldic figure of " the Leopards," has pro duced some descriptive illustrations of his expressions to sanction the allusion, which is certainly upheld by the historic page. We find that immediately after the conquest, the Kings of England bore two leopards, borne first by the Conqueror WILLIAM, as - Duke of -Normandy, and thence continued flown to the reign 'of HENRY the Second, who, in right of his mother, annexed her paternal coat, the lion of •Agnitain which being of 'the same field, metal, and form with the leopards, was jointly marshaled with them in one shield, and blazoned three lions as at present. - King EDWARD Hi. in right of his mother claiming the crown of France, thought fit with the arms of Eng land to quarter the arms of France, which then were 'Azure, semee de fleurs de lys, or, afterwards changed to three fleurs de lys, whereupon HENRY V. of Eng-, land caused the English arms to be changed likewise.. 'King Jasiii,s, upon the union of England and Scot land, caused the arms of France and England to be quartered with Scotland and Ireland, and thus bin ! zoned. In the first place, Azure, three fleurs de lys, Or the regal arms of France quartered with the im— perial ensigns of England, which are gules, three lions. passant - guardant in pale or. In the second place, or within a double tressure counter-flowered lys, gules, a, lion rampant of the 'second for the royal arms of. Scot land. In the third pplate, azure„,-an Irish harp, or. stringed argent, for the royal ensigns of Ireland. In the fourth place, as inthe first, all within the Garter, I the chief ensign of that most noble Order. Above ' the sarne,an helmet, answering to his Maje sty's sove reign jurisdict i on ; upon the same a ric h mantle of cloth of gold doubled ermine, adorned with an im perial crown, and surmonnted for a crest by a lion nt guardant, crowned with the like, supported by a ion rampant guardant, or, crowned as the for mer, and an unicorn argent, gorged with a crown, thereto a chain affixed, passing between his fore legs, and reflexed over his back, or, both standing upon a compartment placed underneath, and in the table of the compartment, his Majesty's royal motto, " Dieu et moss droit." This motto was given by RICIIARD I. to intimate that the Kingdom of England was not holden in vassalage. The motto of " Hosi colt qui oral y Itenten was given by EDWARp 111. the founder of the Order of' the Garter. Since the late Union of 'hemp nation with 1-eland, a trifling changehas taken place in the arms, and in the title of the King since the Revolution in France. But it is very remarkable that " the Leopards" belong to his Majesty as Duke of Brunswick, and are only supplied by the Horse, which is denotative of Hanover, the Electoral House, !Auld which for them ) as .1 greater dignity, is sub stituted. No A'lCfit~ OLVOSEItt4. - OhatifielcUm nse never exhibited I mote fascina ting alj lay of splendid elegance and native charms, than on Wednesday night last. Upwards of 530 persons of ;bis county and city were present ; the large room. indeed.was so crowded, that it was with some.clilficulty the High Sheriff and .lotix PA rTF, sox could open the ball. In the brilliant circle were observed— The Countess of Newburgh, Lady Andover, Lady Raping and family, Lady C. klartp ' rd, Lady Mary Hussey, tie Hon. Mrs. Petri, the Hen. Mra. Wodehouse, the Hon. Mrs. W. Wodehouse, Mrs: George and Mrs. William lerningham, Mrs. Motte s Mrs. ' Longe, Mrs. Fellowes, and Mrs. G. Windham ; Colonel Lord Walpole, General and Mrs. Cameron, General and Mrs. Cowell, the Hon. Colonel Harbord, the Hon. Calonel Wodehouse, the Bon. and Rae; Artnine and William Wodehouse, Sir John Lombe, Bsrt. Mr. Coke, Mr. William Smith, Mr. Patteson, Mr. Jod rell, slessrs. Jerninghams, Mr. Berney, Captain Digby, R. N. 'Mr. Mingay, Lieut.-Colonel Vachel, the Mayor of Norwich, Ste. MARGATE, OCTOBER 12. The hunting and coursing . season commenced in -t1 Isle of Thanet this morning. The hounds had some sharp tans, and repeatedly blooded the pack in gopd ste ; they boasted a large field. The Gentlemen *ear their coats short and degagei, eves-in full diesi. - • The swages?: or extreme fashion ables, have the collar cut very cow in the neck, and very long on the lappels i blue is the prevailing co lour, The waistcoat is of straw kerse,ymere, single breast, and very long, with a triangular opening at .the bottom, which exposes the massy chain and seals dangling tromthe centre ; fourteen yellow metal but tons confine the front, and three the pockets. The rest of.the outline consists of brown leather small: cloallsi, moderately long topped boots, and a sugar loaf crown hat.. The Ladies wear white muslin dresses of a walking length, and scarlet cloaks; the cottage bonnet 'of fancy straw, and jean boots. Parasols are exploded. Happily for the Benedict: they still have no reason to complain of government ! The patronage of Lord CRANLEY contributes much to the success of the theatrical corps. Mrs. - W:lmm. WELLS takes her benefit to-night, under the Noble Viscount's auspices. NEWCASTLE, OCTOBAR 10. On Saturday even!ng last, about nine o'clock, a most spelancholy accident happened in the river Tyne. As the (67y-boat between Howden Pans and Jarrow was crossing to the latter place with a number of per sons onboard (some accounts say twelve, others fif-' teen) the wind strong from the East, and consequently a great swell in the river, it unfortunately filled with water, and sunk, when about 20 yards from the shore, by which the whole company would have met a watery grave, had it not been for the exertions of the Captain and crew of a sloop near the place, who in stantly got out their boat, and saved the greater part of them. We understand there were only three drowned, viz. a pit-man named Watson, belonging to Hebburn Colliery; a carpenter named Mills, of Howden Pans ; and a person named Armstrong, of Hebburn Quay. The bodies of the two latter were found on Sunday. The greatest attention was paid to the survivors by • some persons at Jarrow, one of whom was brought to life after being near a quarter of an hour in the water. On Monday se'nnight a Gentleman of this town, for a considerable wager, ran fifty yards, carrying a man upon his back who weighed 17st. 21b. against another who, without any weight, was to run 100 yards. The former beat by about eight yards. A person present, thinking himself swifter than he who • lost, proposed to run the same distance, which was immediately accepted, and won by the same Gentle man, carrying the above weight, by two yards. On the 4th instant, there was dug in the Grayfriar's Yard, St. Andrew's, occupied by Deacon Lawrence Wallaceoenior, a potatoe of the white kind, weigh ing two pounds eleven ounces and a half, English weight I' . Sunday se'nnight,' as Mr. Bitowat, who lately came from Tobago, was riding into Aberdeen, he was seised *Atli apoplexy on Tyrebagger, and instantly _died. His corpse was brought to Aberdeen in the gig of a gentleman, who was passing by at the time. The ,Small Pox has lately proved very fatal in the - A young man was killed yesterday, in the gateway leading to Fresh-wharf, by a cart driven in a furious parish of Bermondsey, upwards of thirty children way, which crushed him to death against a post. having died of it. Wednesday night, a fire broke out - at a chandlery On Saturday a fine.girl, aged about nine years, the only . child.of Mrs. JONES of the Rose and Crown shop, in Hampstead-road, occasioned by a loti fre er public-house, in St. Martin's-lane, died in the greatest agony, in consequence of her being rode over in the leaving sOme wet clothes drying before a good after she had gone to bed. The woman, whose name street some days before by a gentleman on horseback. is Haan, was first alarmed, and the flames were ex tinguished after they had destroyed the room. Mrs. under the title of PANTOLoGIA, is intended to be The DICTIONARY Or ARTS, SCIENCES, AND WORDS Moth was seriously burnt in her endeavours to put out the fire. comprised in ten volumes, royal octavo, and is pub lishing in monthly parts, at six shillings each. The . large sized sheet the Proprietor has adopted, allows A fire broke out yesterday morning at a house at Walworth, which was got under after destroying the room for the introduction of much useful matter on interior of the house. each page. By the incorporation of a Dictionary of Words with that of Arts and Sciences, the trouble of Another fire broke out at Mr. JAMES.S, in Botolph. court, at.the same time tin court, any other Dictionary is entirely avoided ; part of " the house and the which consumed all the upper e furniture. . and the introduction of comprehensive treatises on the An inquisition was taken yesterday at the George principal branches of Art and Science, augment the Tavern, Duke.street, oa the body of a youth of the pleasure as well as the benefit to be derived from the name of Peovil, who met his death suddenly on Tuts- perusal of this work. The treatises on Algehra, Brick who It appeared in evidence , that' the deceased, : anny, Angfing, Arithmetic, Astronomy, Bosun s , B r i c k. who was the son' of a liquor-merchant, had com. making, and Bridges, contain much Historical, Theo [ plained on Sunday night o f a v iolent p a i n i n his chest, retical, and Practical information, not to be found ii he having eaten immoderately of filberts while drink. a ny Encyclopedia extant ; and many of the single ing wine. His case became dangerous on Monday, articles, suck as Academies, Aids, Action, Aerottation, [ and on the following day he died suddenly, after 'fie, Age of Animals, are at once highly entertaining having apparently recovered.—Verdict, Died 15, the and richly instructive. Errors copied in succession visitation of GOD. from one Dictionary to another, are here corrected : Tuesday the 27th ult. a. violent outrage was corn- and the accuracy at which the Editors have sedu mitted on the person of a young 'tomtit; as she was lously . aimed, is accompanied by corresponding neat coming from Edinburgh, on a visit to her friends in ness •in the printing, and elegance in the plates, Fife. She travelled from Pettycur with a man who 1 which will amount to nearly four hundred, and , of had crossed the ferry in the same boat, and who was , whic)), all those devotedto subjects e Natural History totally unknown to her, till they came to the woods I are kaistifidly and correctly coloured er Nmere.—Thrs on the 'road betwixt GallowtoOrn and Windygates, : undeOtaking is conducted by Joao 13N Goon, Esq. where the villain, alter having used her in the most F. R... 6 S. OLINTHOS GREGORY, A. M. of the Royal barbarous manner,left her lying on the side of the Military Academy, Woolwich ; and the R highway, wheri she was found soon afterwards, and Boswoavis, of Cambridge.-. London :—Printed for conducted to a place of safety. We understand the G. Kaoststar, Fleet-street; MILL and BaAnruTit, person who is suspected has been since apprehended, Edit* h.; llama and REID, Glasgow; ARCHRR and sad as now in Cupar jai, i Mown, ; and by Eawatans and SavAaß,Cork. " In grateful acknowledgment of his strennous and successful ef forts in Parliament in defence of their Country's Rights ad Independence, and' of the Benefit. which their rising Agri .ul ture has received from his protection and example, " THIS TRIBUTE OF RESPECT " Is presented by the Natives of the isle of Man, 1808." tretrßaxevt, OCMBER iis On Tuesday last, - the Workington Hui. Agricultural Meeting eornmeticed. The attem was more titMierOus thin on any former year. the weather proved favourable for the sports field. The New Rooms, which were opened the oecasion, are commodious and handsome. Assemblies were brilliant, and graced with youth and beauty. The ball was attended wards of two hundred, and the same number . Curwen's party, on Thursday evening. The naries were numerously attended. The most markable feature in this Meeting is the general cordiality, and good humour, whith seem to an' all who attend it. The attention and politeness Steward, H. Howard, Esq. of Corby, gave uni , satisfaction, and contributed in no small degree pleasure of the Meeting& On Thursday morning, a very large party . tlemen and farmers, from various parts of the dom, assembled at the Schoose, to inspect the and implements of husbandry. The Cultiv tracted particular attention, as likely to be higi neficial. The appearance of the farm was • to be greatly improved in the last twelve Mont the green crops were weighty, and in the best of cultivation. An experiment, to ascertain whether by soiling grazing the greatest.increase of weight could b.- tamed, attracted particular notice. Two West land cows had been selected ; the pm soiled was and had gained, from the 14th of May to the October, sixteen stone ; the other was four years and had gained 9st. %lb. Six other small . landers, put up to feed on the '29th of June, had average increased eight stone, or one pound half per day. This experiment is highly imi to the farmer, and cannot fail of pointing out vantages of soiling. The assemblage of persons at the Schoose, day morning, was greater than ever witnessed. morning was employed in viewing the stock, _ plements and ploughing match ; six hundred thirty persons sat down to dinner with the Presil the weather proving unfavourable, the party , ned to the Assembly Room, where the premiums distributed by the President. The Society was noured with the presence of the Ladies who 1 - tended the Meeting. The various stock she*n were much admi Above 100 new Members were added to the which was previously more numerous than an. Agricultural Society in the kingdom. Notwi ding the urifavourableness of the weather, the spec tacle was interesting and gratifying to all. During dinner, near SOO boys and girls, educated on Dr. Bell's-and Mr. Lancaster's plan, passed through the tent ; it would be difficult to describe the effect this interesting sight produced. In addition to Dr. Bell's plan, these children are to be employed in the firm, in weeding, &c. so that, at the earliest age, they will be able to earn what will pay for their education.— This mode of teaching bids fair to inculcate the prin. ciples of religion, honesty, and independence, so strongly on their tender minds, as can scarcely fail of promoting their own happiness, and making them useful and valuable members of society _ _ Mr. BENN, of Middleton Place, proposed that a piece of plate should be given to the President as a mark of their esteem for him, and in approbation of his conduct ; which was unanimously adopted, with the most marked expressions of satisfaction, and steps will be taken to carry the resolution into effect. The PRESIDENT proposed a General Association for prosecuting the persons guilty of the shameful de predations made upon turnips, and other green crops, in the neighbourhood of towns, which was adopted, and will be attended with general good consequences. After the conclusion of the business of the So ciety, a superb vase was presented to the President from the Manks branch of the Society, with the• fol lowing inscription t " To J. C. CURWEN. Esq. M. P. Member of the Houte of Keys " And President of the Agricultural Society of " ISLC Of MAN; ant and :endarict ear, and s of t? e sd upon e. The I much I by up... at MrF. he ordi. nost et- al spirit, animate ss of the iniversal ee to the • of gen. he king. he farm war at- ighly be- allowed nths ; est state Piling or i be ob. st High- , as aged, he Sd of ears old, 11 High. ad on an d and a nportant t the ad- on Fri- ll. The , the !m- -ired and -esideitt ; adjour- Lms were was ho. had at- mired.-- Society, ny other ithstan- the spee- _ r /