Star. — London, England, 1820-03-03 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE AT CHATHAM. We learn with much concern, that the town . of 0.-.atharn has this morning been visited by one of the 7.ost destructive fires which it ever experienced.— tren now we are uncertain that the progress of, the c ,nflagration has been stayed, every effort to subdue i s having, according to our latest accounts before going to pre , ,s, been unavailing, and no hope of sat'ety being left but in insulating the devouring ele rent, by pulling down the houses immediately around it. More than forty dwelling-houses and .other lyaildings, including a large brewery, had been burnt down between nine and ten o'clock: the whole town seemed in one general blaze, and the most serious fears were entertained of the fire spreading to the Arsenal. The fire, as far as we can at present ascertain from ;licerent confused accounts which have reached us, roe out, at two o'clock, at Mr. HILL'S, baker, in the High-street of Chatham, near the Sun Inn ; :ad the wind at the time blowing tremendously high, soon carried the flames to the opposite side of the .:reet, which is extremely narrow, and before the in ,:abitatits of the town were well apprised of the dan rer they were in, several houses were seen blazing at once w:t.h the greatest fury. All the engines in the town. with those of the Dock-yard, were im mediately brought iuto play ; hut such was the fear fal rapidity of the conflaration, in consequence of t l- .1 continued high wind, that notwit;Lstanding cvery passible exertion, it still gained ground, and when oar accounts came away, continued spreading from house to house, and fi om street to street, threatening to involve the whole town in destruction. Several expresses had been sent off w Government respecting the danger apprehended to the Arsenal, which, as our Readers are aware, is one of the greatest depots of naval and mili:ary stores in the country. THE ARMY. The sth Royal Veteran Battalion, now stationed at Plymouth Barracks, though in name a Veteran oTs, has nothing of that character, except good eiscipline, in its composition. It consists almost en tirely of fine stout young men, who were slightly wounded in the late campaigns in Spain and France, :I,d has its Grenadier and Light Companies. A fine Band is attached to the Regiment. Yesterday the remains of the late Sir DAVID DUN r AS were conveyed from the Chapel of the Royal Col lege, Chelsea (where they had lain in state) to a vault attached to the College, where they were interred. The body was followed by the Duke of YORK, and a teat number of Field Officers. The pall-bearers were the Marquis of HUNTLEY, Lord llossLYN, Sir ALURED CLARKE, and General CARTWRIGItT. The plate on the coffin stated the age of the deceased to be 84. The Pensioners of the Hospital. and the Children of the Royal Military School, attended the ceremony : the latter had upon their arms a strip of black c:ai e. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Laurel, frcrn London to Southwohl, was lost yesterday, during the gale, on Grain Spit, near the Nortb Sand. The crew saved. _ _ The Harvest Home, Bitowy, from Yarmouth to London, ran ashore on the Main, near Sheerness, and was full of water. The Prince Cobourg steam-vessel, from hull to Cowes, is lost on the Isle of Sheppy, FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 29.—Wind K.—Arrived the Aid, WEsT, from St. Michael's, last from Ilelford.—Sailed the Asia, :-ZNDSAY ; Margaret, GLEN ; and the Cynthia,—, for Lcincion; ais, Arn.aev, for Bristol ; and Dove, 'limn!, for Stargate Creek ; the latter with part of the cargo of the Beamish, from tirnvrna. Pea -storm, MAJICH I.—Arrived the Albion, Necnotsov, from Liverpool to London, with loss of main-topmast.—Sailed the Triton, 13URNITT, for Antwerp; Riseborough, \d'Wit.- iiiists, for London; Malta, Moniev, for Ilamburgh; et:triba -1 Ind, ADAM, and Christina, Waws, for Bremen; and fart.:;, Dowsisc, for London. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 2.—Wind N. N. W.—lt has blown very hard all day from the Northward, and still ..ontintn - :s.— Nothing arrived or sailed to-day. DIAL, MARCH 2.—Wind N. N.W.—Came down from the ;liver last night, the Dunira, Ilaatitros, for China t Plicenix, BENNETT, for the South Seas; and Atlas, SIMS, for Trinidad.— None of the outward-bound ghat sailed yesterday have put hack. It has blown a complete gale all day, and still continues. Toe Dutch ship Amelia has cut away her main -mast, and now rides 'core easy. His Maj:.sty's ship 1 7 ..vrocreirg has put back under a storm, for:-:ail and her topmasts lowered. The Dunira, Can ninr, and Lady Melville, East Indiamen, with the rest of the cativard-bound that did not sail yesterday, are riding all well, with their top-gallant-masts and yards struck. A vessel is on 51-ore on the North part of the Goodwin Sand, near the Gull light, with her sails flying about, and she appears on her beam ends. Another vessel is riding near her, with her masts gone. 11-sassosrz, MARcH 2 —Arrived the Lord Wulhngton, Sre scut, from Poole, with the loss of anchor, cable, bowsprit, and other damage. It has blown a tremendous gale all day from the N.N.W. and N. N.E. Three vessels are on shore on the Good win Sands; two of them have gone to pieces, and it is feared ?lie crews have perished ; the other, appaiently a ship, remains sunk, with only one mast standing. If the weather moderates the crew may be saved, but there is too much sea for the boats to approach her now. A ship (name unknown) lost fur anchms tlds morning, off the North Foreland, and proceeded fur the Downs. MA SCAT?, MARCH 2.—The Mary, from Yarmouth to Lon don, is brought in here with loss of anchors and cables. brig and schooner are driven on shore at Ikarn Bay. 'roe brig Sten has lost anchors and cables. A vessel has struck the greand in making for the lin:tour, and gone up into tile Bay. YARMOCIH, MARCH 2.—About eight o'clock, A. 31. a 11,:tyv g:de came cn, which has done much damage here; ncarls 54) •:essels have lost anchors and cables, and run to the Southward. ()nit vessel is riding with the loss of both masts, and two ot:'crs .vnh mainmasts gene, names unknown. Tic Elktaheth, lirt con, (ruin London; Providence, Ross, of North Shields; and • nether vessel, are ashore to the Southward of the harbour. Wednes,clay a Court of Directors was held at the Last India-House, when WILLIAM EDWARD Ptitt, Lars, Earl. was appointed Governor of Prince of Ir•'-les's Island. ..Snir-LAt - Nctr.---Yesterday the HAWKE, a new t.l:td-rate, W 25 launched from the Dock:S.'ard at oolwich. Booths were erected on each side of the tl;ip, which were filled with genteel company.— Ilawice is considered a very beautiful ship. Tiic fgure-head is a representation, larger than life, of rite gallant Admiral whose name it. is intended to (utmnernorate, in the act of drawing his sword from is scabhatd. Iler burden is 1,738 tons, is to carry guns, and 390 men. - GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 2r9. Tuesday, when the Authorities entered the house in Gallowgate, where the Delegates were seized, the girl ran screaming to the room where they were,. crying to them that they were " all gone!" The men were thunderstruck, and submitted quietly.— One person tore a letter to pieces ; but not so effec tuaUy as to prevent its being again put together. Another letter was thrown into the fire, and was so much spoiled as to be illegible. Several atheistical works were lying on the table. The number of sentinels is encreased at the garri son as well as at the jail ; and last night one of the Hussars was placed at thesjail as a sentinel, in addi- tion to the foot soldiers. The total number im prisoned on the Sheriff's warrant is thirty. In ad dition to these, three were apprehended on suspicion of making pikes, at the instance of the Magistrates. The present object of the Radicals, as was for merly noticed, is a general strike, on the I st of March, of all the working classes, until they obtain " a res titution of their political rights." Orator Brayshazu lately paid another visit to this place. He spent four days in Paisley and this town, in visiting such of his friends as were at liberty. He • went of on Sunday night. We are sorry to learn that the military have of late been a great deal insulted by the populace ; and it is not in human nature that such maltreatment - can be sustained much longer without retaliation. troops of the 7th Hussars arrived this morn ing from llamilton ; and a reinforcement of In fantry is expected in the course of the afternoon. The Yeomanry Cavalry, to the Eastward of Glas gow, forming part of the Airdrie Tropp, were ordered to Airdrie, at two o'clock this morning. GENER.IL ELECTION. Sir FRANCIS Bunor.rr has declared his intention of being on the Hustings in Covent-Garden daily, during the ensuing contest for We-tminstlr. Mr. HALLETT opposes again Messrs. C. DUNDAS and NEVILLE, for Berkshire. Mr. LEFEVRE, who is in the South of France, on account of his health, declines the Borough of Read ing. Mr. MONCK is supported by the same interest ; and Mr. PALMER IS opposed by Mr. WMAND and Sir JOHN ELLEY. • • Mr.Gamsy, of Drinkeston Hill, Suffolk, is men tioned as likely to offer himself at the ensuing Ge neral Election, in conjunction with Sir Wm. RowLty, ai a Representative for Suffolk, in place of Mr. Gooch, the late Member fist that County. It is very pi obable that Mr. BENNETT and Mr. STANLEY will walk over the course for Shrewsbury. The Bellrnan, at 11.111, has publicly announced in the Market-place, and other populous parts of that Port, that a third Gentleman would start as a Can didate. The [-lon. JOHN SIMPSON, as• well as Mr. CECIL I.VELD FORESTER, retires from the Borough of Wen lock, and WILLIAM LACON CHILDE, Esq. starts in the room of the former Gentleman. GEORGE CHETWYND, Esq has offered himself as a Candidate for the Borough of Stafford; and Mr. HARTOPP, son of Sir E. HA RTOPP, is hourly expected to begin a cAnvass in opposition to Mr. IRO MONGER. The spirit of Electioneering has begun to manifest itself in most of the Cities and Borough Towns. At Boston, in Lincolnshire, the contending parties pa rade the streets at night, with flags and music, by torch-light. GENERAL ELECTION EXTRAORDINARY! LIST or CANDIDATES AT 7irC. ENSU IN G ELECTION. I L M— ' s Principal Gardener - Apple-by. Second Gardener - Hastings. Clerk of the Wood-yard Chip-penham. Purveyor of Cheese - Gloucester. Operator for the Teeth - Mon-mouth. Yeoman of the Mouth - Ply-mouth. • First Clerk of the Kitchen Cock-her-mouth. Optician - - - Eye• Ant ist Operator - - Loggers-hall. Furrier - - - Down-town. l3..!okhe!li!r - - - New-work-upon-Trent. Mister ilricklayer - - Lyme Regis. Principal Hatter - - Bever-ly Second Flatter - - Mine-head. Carpenter - - Oak-hampton. Architect - - Castle-rising. Apothecary - - - Bark-shire. Serjeant-Surgeon - - Ripp-on. - Second Surgeon - - Scar-borough. Upholsterer - - Great. Bed-win. Serjeant•Painter - - Stein-in. Statuary - - - Made-stone. Butcher - - Ox-ford. Baker - - - - Rye. Poulterer - - St. Maw's. Fishmonger - - - Sea-forth. First Brew( r - Malt-on. Second Brewer - - Beer-ale-Bton. Purveyor of Wine - - • New-port. Confectioner - - - Mel-comb Regis. Purveyor of Oysters - Colchester. Purveyor of Baron - Ham-shire. Body Coachman - - Rutland. Master of the Buck-Hounds Hunting-don. Serjeant-Farrier - - Horse-ham. Hobby-Groom - - Canter bury. Keeper of the Tower - Leo-minster. Laceinan - - - Buckingham. Pump-maker - - Wells. Linen-draper - Bleaching-lye. Gunsmith - - - Flint. Dancing-master - - Sal-op. Master of the Barges - Shore-ham. Librarian - - - Reading. l i keyplierer - - - Devizes. Rat-catcher - - - Borough-bridge. Chimney-sweeper - - Grim-shy. M.m-Midwife to the Household - Middle-ser. Principal Alan-Midwife - - - Qareen-borough. In Scotland, the six under-mentioned Counties are to be provided for, as we . hear, in the following manner : Ilis M—'s Barber - - Wig-tenn. P.tviour - - Peebles. . - Dunarise. Tuner of the Revels - Fife. Galdirni:h - - - Sterling. Remembrancer Clack-Dian-an. Dr. DE Bitonum is dnngerutioly indieposed, frQm an ic,tiainntation in the chest. i&-=• - ‘tiVtt.:ta' — * ;T•velhit' 4 l 6o ' * ' 4l " -- .• ;-r • •-- _~•~:z~ THEATRES. DRLTRY-LANE.—A new Piece, under the title nil The Hebrew, was last night produced at this Theatre, • the characters in which were as follow : Isaac (the Jew of York) Mr. KZAN. Ivanhoe • tlr. Plait tr. Sir Brian de Borse Guilbert Mr. HAMBLIN. Wamba Mr. HARLEY. Gurth Mr. THOMPSON. Robin Hood Mr. T. COOK& Frihr John Mr. Oxismeev. Cedric (the Saxon; Mr. HOLLAND. • Master of the Templars Powri.L. Itch nca Mrs. W. Watir. Attendant Miss CA KEW. By the characters it will appear that this Piece is founded on the celebrated Novel of Ivanhoe, the pi in cipal incidents of which are embodied in the present production. The Piece opens with the banquet in the hall of Cedric; the return of Ivanhoe, his son, from Palestine, disguised in Palmer's weeds ; the meeting of Sir Brian, the Knight Templar, and Isaac, the Jew of Yolk, and the other Knights Tern plars; the attempt of Sir Brian to assassinate the .Jew, and his preservation by Ivanhoe. These loci :lents compose the first act. In the second act the -letv is introduced, after having furnished the un known Ivanhoe with horse and arms to attend the tournament; the interview between him and lyaac after the tourn tment ; Ivanhoe's vkit to the Friar of Copenhurst, and his subsequent conference with Robin Hoed. In the third act, amongst other inci dents of the Novel, are brought Torward the inter view between Cedric, Ivanhoe, and Rebecca, the cap ture of Rebecca and her father by Sir Brian, and the attack and destruction of the castle of the latter, and release of the prisoners, by Robin flood and Ivanhoe. The fourth and fifth acts are almost wholly occup'ed by the accusation of Rebecca, the preparations for her trial and execution, on the charge of sorcery and Ju daism, preferred against her by the Grand Master of the Templars, and the combat between Ivanhoe, as her champion, and Sir Brian on the part of the Templars ; and, in support of the accusation. Out of these mate:jab the Piece is made up ; and in adapt ing itto the Stage, the author, or rather compiler, has preserved the original story, particularly in the first four acts, as nearly as possible. Most attention seems to ha t e . ncen given to the characters of the Jew and his daughter ; i'‘')thelatter, Mrs. W. WEST did ample justice in her interview with her lover's fa ther, in which, to effect a reconciliation between them, she resigns all claims to the hand otligmhee; and in the scene with Sir Brian, whilst a prisoner in his castle, her acting was very effective ; but in the last scene, when at the stake, and in her parting in terview with her father, this promising actress dis played powers which gives her a claim to a station far above mediocrity in her profession, and earned for her the most rapturous applause Gom the audi ence. KEAN'S best scenes were th.-i , e with-Sir Brian in the first act, when relating his dream ; that in the Castle of the Templars, when threatened with tor ture to force him to discover his wealth ; and that in the firr!l act, in which he is reduced to a state of wild frenzy, by the announcement of the punishment his daughter is doomed to suffer. The latter scene presented a fine and masterly picture of a distem pered mind. HAMBLIN in Sir Brian, and PENLEY in Ivanhoe, exerted themselves successfully for their own fame and the author's advantage. Miss CARE was introduced only to afford her an opportunity of singing a very pretty air in the first act. Wamba, Gurth, Robin Hood, and the Clerk of Copenhurst, are rendered very subordinate characters, but as much force was given to them by their representatives as they were susceptible of. Some of the scenery is beautiful, especially a view of the burning ruins of Sir Brian's Castle. The Prologue was spoken by Mr. BARNARD, and the Epilogue by Miss POVEY. Each possesses the share of merit which usually falls to this species of production. The House was respectably filled, and the announcement of the Piece was received with ge neral expressions of approbation. _ COVENT GARDEN.-At this Theatre The Jew of York also furnished subject matter for a Drama, under the tide of Ivanhoe; or, tI4 Knight Templar. The Dramatis Personce woe cast as follows: Ivanhoe Mr. C. KEMBLZ. Sir Reginald, the Templar Mr. :MAC tica DT. Cedle Mr. FL: ER TO. Robin Hood Mr. TAILOR. AVAITIbIL Mr. T.isvott. Friar Tuck Mr. EAILRY. Isaac (the Jew of York) Mr. W. F A min,. Rowena (a Saxon Princess) Miss STEPHENS. I‘ Elgitha Mrs. LISTON. Rebecca (the Jew's Daughter) Miss Foovr. As in the Piece at Drury-Lane, so in this, the princi pal incidents of the romance are introduced ; it is suf ficient, therefore, to notice the merit of the performers. The character of the gallant Ivanhoe, the champion of Rebecca, found an excellent supporter in Mr. C. KEMBLE. Our Readers are aware that the Jew and his daughter are the most interesting characters in the Romance ; and those characters, originally drawn by the hand of a master, lose nothing of their rank and influence in the drama. But the delineation of Isaac was committed to Mr. FARREN, and he ex ceeded the happiest efforts he has yet made on the London Stage, in displaying the superiority of pa rental affection, and honourable solicitude for the safety of his daughter's honour, to that love of money which is too often attributed to his sect, and which per haps was attributable to it at that period of his tory, when the Jews owed their protection principally to their superior wealth, the natural fruit of superior industry ; when they had too much reason to appre hend, that if they surrendered their all to the first tyrant that made the demand, they would be the vic tims of the disappointed rapacity of the next that offered. Still Isaac was willing tive up his all if his daughter's virtue were preserv e; but this con dition being refused, the brave and honest Israelite was ready to submit to the rack, rather than consent to the sacrifice of that virtue ; and the emotions of the parent and the child, in contemplating the con sequences of this noble resolution, were such as could not fail to touch the heart of every human being but the Reginald imagined by the novelist. The whole audience appeared to be most powerfully affected. Sir Reginald, the black malignant Knight Tem plar afforded ample scope for the display of the pecu liar powers of MACREADY. Miss Fotrra looked and acted the innocent Persecuted Rebecca in a manner which gave additional interest to the character.— The little which was allotted to EmERY in Friar Dick, loaf uothinz of its effect in the possession of that ex"- cellent actor. Wan& is not a ciarlicter cured to Ltsrost ; he, however, made as much of the charac •ter as it was capable of. Miss STEPHENS, as Rovenn, 'had but little to do; she sang the airs assigned her with her accustomed taste and usual sweetness. The •Kenery is splendid, and the dresses and drclrations appropriate; and the Piece was, on the whole, fa vourably received, and after having undergone those judicious curtailments which ...ill occur on a second representation, we have no doubt it will become a favourite. Mr. YouNG„ late of Covt n - .-Garden Theatre, is pe: - finining at Noritich. ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIPE.—The topic of conver- - sation yesterday, at the West-end of the Town, was itiaux pas, committed in high life. The wife of art eminent Banker has eloped- with an Officer in e Army. The fair one's miscondnct ha. esdred the greatest surprise, even in the circle wherein she con- • stantly moved. _ ' FA STIIONABLE ART: IVA LS. .... The Duke and Ducht.ti of Northumbet land and family, yes terday, at their Louse in St. Itents'i-bqu.tre, from tittle Alnwich Caqtle, Northunbtriancl. Tihr Lill of ilchester and family, yesterday, at their hone in Old Burlington-street, from their seat, Jlabury House, Dor setshire. Sir George and Lady Nugent, at their house in Dovtr-street, from their suit iu Hocks. The Right Hon. 111iycit:r at his house in Lower Grosvenor street, from a tour. Viscount &mad at his house in Connaught-place, from his seat in Hants. Sir Andrew Cathcart, Bart. at Gordon's note!, Albemarle street, from his seat in Scotland. Hon. P. and Lady Lucy Puzey, at their house in Grosvenor. square, from their seat, Puzey House, near Farring&n, lion. B. Cr.!ven, at his brother's, the Earl of Craven, in Charles -street, Berkeley-square, from a tovr. Lord Rivers, in Albemarle -street, from Newmarket. DEPARTURES. . _ The Countess of Sandwich, yesterday, from her house in Dover -street, to her seat, Hinchinbroke, Huntingdon. Lord Braybroke, from his house in Old Burlington-street, to his seat, AucilLy End, Essex. Sir George Armytage, Bart. yesterday, from Blake's Hotel, Jermyis-street, to i Jame.; William Stewart, Esq. from Blake's Hctel, Jermyn stleet, to his seat, Sunning-hill. Lord Folkstone, from Lower Grosvenor -street, to his seat in Berkr. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton, from their house in St. James's-square, to their seat, Tattoo Park, Citeshirz. ARRIVALS IN DUBLIN. The Lord L'ishop of Ferns, at his house in 31 ountjoy-square. The Lord Bishop of Ossory, at his house in Merrion-square. Henry Brooke, Esq. of Colebrooke, at Headford House, Rut land-square. Yesterday a Meeting of the Merchants, Bankers, and Traders of London, was held at the City of Lon • don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for considering the expediency of offering an Address of Condolence to his MAJESTY, 011 the lamented death of his Royal Father, and also of Congratulation, on his MA JESTY'S Accession to the Throne. The Meeting was • very numerous, and an Address was agreed on. Extract of a letter from Washington, of the 2Gth January, via Liverpool: " The question that will be agitated after the Mis souri, is that of the Mantifictortes, on v hose behalf a great effort will be made to raise the tariff of duties on all woollen and cotton goods and manufactures of iron ; and to impose a very heavy tax on all sales at auction; and also to oblige importers to pay costs, is future, for their importations. As measures of this kind will very materially affect our foreign commerce, and the prices of produce, they will necessarily be opposed by the Southern States; but as the Western States will join with the Northern in supporting them, they will in all probability be carried. " The subject of National Currency is postponed, by the wish of its friends, Until the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury shall be received on the State of the Banks, in order that the circulating me dium flowing from them may be obtained; and par ticularly until the fate of the question respecting ma nufactures shall be decided, as on that will materially depend the amount of the Revenue to be expected from commerce. Without a larg e Revenue arising from commerce, it will be di ffi cult to give circuh tion to bills, whose principal currency and value are to be derived from their being receivable in payment of duties." lhistlewood is a native of Horncastle, in Lincoln shire, and was born in the year 1770; his father was land.steward to an ancient family in that neighbour hood ; he was placed at an early period of life with an eminent English schoolmaster, to be educated as a land-surveyor. This pursuit in life he afterwards declined following, and at -the age of twenty-one became a Lieutenant in a Militia Regiment ; soon after this he married a young lady of the name of Bruce, residing near Bawtryon Yorkshire, who was possessed of property amounting to three hundred pounds a-year. Thistlewood resigned his commission in the Militia, and obtained another in a marching 'Regiment, with which he went, at the commence ment of the revolutionat y wars, to the West Indies, where he soon gave up his commission in it, and af terwards proceeded to America . ; there he resided for some time, when he obtained a passport for France, and arrived there shortly after the downfall of Ro bespierre. He became initiated . in all the doctrines and sentiments of the French Revolutionists, and at the Peace of Amiens returned to England, when he became acquainted with the disaffected in his native country ; since which his whole life, it seems, has been spent in seeking opportunities to overthrow its Constitution. CORK, FEB. 24.—Saturday morning, about two q'clock, an attack was made by about a dozen ruf fians, some of them armed, near Gourtenbridge, about two miles beyond Bandon, on six countrymen, iw•ho were returning from that town after haying been paid for some pigs : the fellows did not succeed in their object of plunder, but we regret to say, that one young man, Dennis Harrington, was shot by them, and died soon after. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, MARCH 5. Owing to the late boisterous .weather, we have had lit) arrivals of any conseque.lce since Monday, and our market was quite bare of tine Wheat this morn ing, but our prices may be considered the same as on Monday. Fine Barley is very s:arce, yet the little that was here sold oh the same terms as on Wednes day. In Beans, Peas, and Oats, there is no alteration. ssusismin MAXIM?, MARCH 3.—Beef, 4s. 6d. to Zs. Ed. per stone of Sibs.; Mutton, 4s Gd. to ss. 10d. .Vcal, 6s. Od. to 75.'041, Pork 6s Od. to 71. Od.; Lamb Os. to ds. od.—Cattle at Market— Beats 560 ; Calves, 90; Sheep and Lambs, 5,600 ; ;v. Hay pet load, 31.10 i. to 41. Ss. Clover, Si. to o.los. Straw, 1/. 3s. to 11. it A • . • '. . :wry' • • 4 1 17"`" - .. 7 ' ~IL4 . - ' .•