Star. — London, England, 1808-08-13 00:00:00

PE kiimeAL trtriLuelkeL geivad 0? the OM froih - the L•irrad ft i are irtiVeci at Bristol: PthiTSigobtli, AUGUST Ix Arrived his Majesty's ships SPasutoir ithd Rasa tors *ith a convoy from the Downs, and SOLEBAY front a cruise; His Majesty's ship Pi.urto is appoin ted convoy for Portugal and Spain, and is expected to sail to-morrow. His Majesty's ship CENTURION is appointed convoy for Halifax, &c. and the ALBION convoy for Guernsey. DEAL; AUGUST 11. Arrived the FLAMER gun brig, from a cruize ; and Tortoise store ship, from Woolwich. Sailed the CRACKER gun brig, on a cruize off Ostend ; ROY ALIST sloop, on a cruize off Flushing; BOLD gun brig, on a cruize off Boulogne. AUGUST 12.—Arrived the BLOODHOUND gun brig, from a cruize off Boulogne ; ROLLA sloop, from a cruize off Calais. Sailed the Tortoise store ship, and Funtous gun-brig, with a convoy for Portsmouth; BLAZER gun brig, on a cruize off Calais; and the Rou.o. sloop, for Sheerness. Wind S.W. FROM LLOYD' LIST. GRAVESEND, AUGUST 12.—. Passed by the Blucker, Moore, rem Malta ; and the Freiket, Paulson, frbm Oporto. Sailed the Minerva, Bruce ; Alpha, Hutton ; Marquis of Kildare, Cale ; and Peter William, Steinhoff, for Oottenburgh. HULL, AUGUST 9. The Prince William armed ship sailed from the }lumber last Wednesday morning, with a fleet for Gottenburgh. The Syren, Rya; and Salerno, SCHOLES, of this port, from Stockholm, arrived at Carlscrona edit in July. These Captains, with several other), ending no English vessel ready to proceed with them ' for Gottenburgh, applied to Admiral HOOD fora con voy, tvho sent them one on the 20th ult. and they were expected to sail next day. Since our last the following ships have arrived at this port from GREENLAND t—The Truelove, Mu.- 2424 with 19 whales, 210 seals, 240 butts blubber ; Perseverance, HUNTER, 15 whales, 83 seals, 310 butts of blubber. The Walker, SADLEN, of this port, was off Shet livid on the 25th ult. with 27 whales, about 220 tons of oil. From awls' grnAtrs.—Duncombe, TAYLOR, 13 whales, 800 butts blubber ; Harmony, M'BRIDE, 11 tvbales, 390 butts blubber. BELFAST, AUGUST 8. Thursday last, •the Assizes for the County of Ar--1 inagh conunenc:ed at Armagh, before the Honourable 13aron Mir CLIILLAND, and the Honourable Justice MA YNE: The trial which excited the greatest interest was that of Major Alexasder Campbell, who was tried for the wilful murder of Captain Alexander Boyd, at Newry; by shooting him with a pistol. In the course olthe trial of this unhappy affair, a ontraricty of evidence appearing respecting the words of the deceased, whether those words were spoken at a time when the deceased conceived he wus mortally wounded and dying, or not—the Judge, in this case, thought fit to direct a separate issue to be sent up to the Grand Jury, to try the fact, who, after a shots de libetation, returned a verdict, finding .. that the words antided to were spoken by the deceased in contempla tion of death, or at a time when he considered himself dying .hr—After a long and patient heating, he was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged on Monday (this day) ; but, on account of the excellent charac ter given of him by many bfficets of the first respec tability, he was recommended to mercy, and the exe cution postponed till Wednesday se'nnight. An offi cer imthediately set off for Dublin with the memotlal to his Grace the Lord Lieutenant. • Hugh Boylast was convicted of highway robbery, at Market Hill, and sentenced to be hanged on the 30th instant. No other prosecution of any note took place, and the business closed on Friday, being much shorter than was almost ever remembered. On Saturday, the Right Hon. Earl And COnntess ot LONDONDERRY landed at Donaghadee from Port Patrick, and immediately Proceeded to his Lordship's seat at Mount Stewart. • , Yesterday the Right Honourable the Lord .and Lady LECALE, and suite, landed at Donaghadec from Port Patrick. Yesterday Henry Lod was examined at Guildhall a second time, on a charge of hating forged a draft For 6001. on the banking house of Messrs Prescott and Co. pm-porting to be drawn by Messrs. Charles Price and Co. Set-eral witnesses were examined, one of whom proved that the prisoner had changed a .501. bank note at the shop of a hatter in Oxford -street, of the same number with one given by the bankers for the cheque. He was committed for trial on this charge, and is to be examined soon on a charge of a similar nature. QUEEN-SQUARE.—A hackney coachman, named Battley, who drives the coach No. 433, was charged with having extorted more than his fare from an old Chelsea Pensioner, in Tothill-street. The prisoner behaved with great insolence to the Magistrates, who Ened him 20s. and on his refusing to pay it, he was committed to the House of Correction for 7 days, there to be kept at hard labour. MARLBOROUGH -STREET.—Yesterday Joseph Wahh, -a coachman out of place, and a married man with six children, was finally examined on a charge of hav ing, under the pretence of courtship and intended mar nage, obtained the sum of 31. from a servant girl to a French Lady in Mount -street, Grosvenor-square. He passed by the name of Samuel Webb, said he was head coachman to Lord Henry Petty, and produced a pretended will, by which it appeared that he had 41001. left to him by a relation. The banns were published in St. George's parish, and under the pre text of proving the will, he obtained the 31. He also endeavoured to prevail on her to pawn her clothes for the alledged fees at Doctor's Commons. The girl refused, and he absented himself. He was afterwards met accidentally and taken into custody by Gregory the constable. There were several other charges against him, but they were considered as debts. He the 31. and was discharged. iumsadri, AUGUST This ~elight4dl retireMent from the toils of busi ness, and the giddy round of fashionable life, is at last completely stored with company at once select, respectable, and distinguished. Amongst the latter, the most excellent and amiable Baroness d'A a: EL AND with modest dignity takes the lead, d , all unconscious of her worth." Hex son, Aunusrus, is a fine youth, much resembling his Royal 'Father, and promises well : " Si qua fats asters tumpas, Tu MARCILLIIS erts."•-saw. 13er venerable parents, Lord gild Lady bmisionE, with her widowed sisters, a decorate," dignify and " cheer the elevated sphere they move in," little in debted to the adventitious aids of fickle fortune, but less disposed to profit by them. Sir WILLIAM CUR TIS takes his station next in point of respectability— he has, however, left us, on an excursion to East bournevafter dismissing his son and beautiful family for Lci.idoa, Sir WILLIAM, who knows as well as any man how to mix the a utile duki," did not leave us till, with the other Trustees of our harbour, all business was dispatched, and intends to return as soon as his house is ready for the reception of his own family af ter the departure of his son's. Lord UXBRIDGE has also just left us for a while, The chastity, beauty, and simplicity which are, morning and evening, dis played on the Pier, may challenge a similar assem blage in any part of the civilized werld—a structure, indebted to the dictates of humanity for its founda tion, to science for its plan, and to the bea u ty a n d worth of its perambulators, for its most exquisite or nament ! Yesterday his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES entered into his 47th year. The festivities at Brigh ton were pnusually brilliant. The Duke of YORK and all his Royal Brothers had left town on Thurs day eveaing for Brighton, in order to be present at the celebration of the natal day of their most illus trious brother, the Heir Apparent to the Crown of Great Britain. In town the principal places of pub lic entertainment, the houses of the royal tradesmen, and those of every person who partook in the least degree of any thing of public character, were illumi nated. The illuminations on the Warehouse for the Yelion Fever Remedy at Charing-Cross were appro.. Triate and beautiful : the Star on the top of the house displayed an immense number of variegated lamps, and the Anchor which denotes that the Yellow Fever Remedy is considered the seaman's SHairr ANCHOR, was very splendid, and attracted great attention. The bells of St Martin's, and several other parishes, rang a merry peal ; the Honourable Artillery Corps, the Princess Charlotte of Wales's Volunteers, and several. other corps discharged filo de joie; and the day was spent with the most sincere proofs of attachment to his Royal Person. GRAND FETE AT BLACKHEATH.—The fete on Thursday, given by her Royal Highness the Prin cess of WALES, at Blackheath, in honour of the birth day of her Royal mother, the Duchess of BRUNS WICK, was the most splendid and elegant entertain ment that has been witnessed during the present sea son. All the Nobility and Gentry remaining in town; together with those of the surrounding country, were invited. Forty covers were laid in the dining room, nni at half past six thirty-seven persons of distinc tion sat down to a most sumptuous dinner, served up in an elegant service of plate; the sideboard was richly laid out with a number of large gold waiters and salvers—the centre of the table was much ad mired for the 'iciness of the golden vases it con tained, filled with the choicest of aromatic flowers.— As soon as the company entered the dining room, the band belonging to the Royal Artillery struck up " God save the King," and was followed by " Pule Britannia," and several other delightful airs, during dinner. At ten o'clock the dancing began in the greenhouse, which was prepared for the purpose , — the- vralls and ceiling were lined with the choicest shrubberies and flowers, and enriched with wreaths of variegated lamps, a beautiful charfdelier hung in the centre, and over the door in the garden were three large letters, A. D. B. in variegated lamps. The lawn had a beautiful effect, the trees and shrub beries being hung with lamps. The last dance was led down by Lord VILLERs and Miss POOL, to the tune of Mrs. Johnson, and the two first dances were led down by her Royal Highness and Lord RIVERSy to the tune of Princes: Delgo and Medley. At half past 1 one o'clock the company sat down to supper, and di,. not break up until near four, when the company be- I gan to withdraw. Her Royal Highness the Duchess i of BRUNSWICK seemed highly pleased, and did nut retire till near twelve o'clock, though she in general goes to bed at half past nine. The Princes, of WALES, who was elegantly attired, seemed highly gratified, and her endeavours to enliven the scene were unremitting. The Ladies vied with each other in splendour of dress—Miss PERCEVAL wore a robe of pink satin, covered with a tunic of the most superb Brussels net. Mrs. B. PAGET wore a _most elegant white satin dress, richly embroidered with gold span gles. Among the company, we noticed the follow ing Nobility and Gentry : The Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Cecil, Lord end Lady Uxbridge, Lord and Lady Arden, Sir Thomas and Lady Wilson, Lord Palmerston, Dowager Lady Eases, Lord Bathurst, Lady Begot, Lord Villers, Lord Rivets, Lord Charles GrevWe, Lord Henry Fitzgerald, Captain and Lady Hood, Mr. Greville, Mr. Angerstein, Mr. and Mrs. John Lock, Mr. and Mrs. Boucheret, Mr. Elliott, Captain Begg,Dr. Windus, Mr. and Mrs. Percrral, 1 Count Matterosa, the other Spanish Nobles, &c. &c. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES visited Somerset-house yesterday. She was accompanied by a Lady in waiting. Royal Highness wore a white dress, up to the throat, a white chip gipsey-hat, tied with green ribbons, and a purple and green scarf. She was in a very low phaeton, and was surrounded with spectators. • Yesterday a man of the narne of Davis, and a wo man of the name of Elk Bisheft, were charged with exciting a riot in Castle-street, Oxford -street, a few days since, when a mob demolished the windows of a house there. The Defendants were held to bail. • . • • • • , • • e411;00.171, aitiottet • lialtiks • .• •- ' Farther expetir . faith the F4stose machine kACES, AUGUST gu 4 for pumping out ships without men, have lately been Mr. Mies kawke.. 4 yrs old. pt. 10lb. agar. iati' I made with great effect in an arme d l ugger o ff t his 61 17. sYn °ld, 74' Sib.O c d nu l 2 h e at, I °°gL fag** 414 place: The pumps . Mr. Cro ft 's Hawke - t warned e we r 'corked no less than 90 strokes I Mr. witherden., - 2 dr per minute: A Sweepstakes of Sge. each, And lOgi. added by the Stewards of the Rice, for horses not in training—King's Plate weights— Heats the last mile.-8 Subscribers. Mr. Copes Old Nettle Sir T. Clarges's Baronet, aged •L - _ S to 4 upon Old Nettle.--Sii paid: A Handicap Plate, value 501. given by the Membeis emn4Bit Bo rough, for all ages. Heats, two miles and aha Mr. Croft's b. h. Hawk; 4 yrs old, Bst. 101 b. - 1 1 Mr. Rush's Humility, 5 yrs old, 91t. sib. - - S 2 Mr. Hyde's Augusta, 4 yrs old, list. - - 9 Three to one on Hawke at starting-10 to 1 upon hint at coming in. • Before dinner,. Hawke wori the first heat of the match so easily, that the filly did not start a second time. For the Ladies's Plate, both horses went on ' the wrong side of the post. After running about two miles, they pulled up, came back, and started, „again. A good heat. Won by about a length. Ilk handicap, after dinner, won easily by Bawls. Be; tween the two latter heats, there was a match between Sir T..CLARGES' Battler, and Mr. Dnianca's Beaver, for fifty guineas, which was won easily by the latter. The Hill was better attended than on either of the preceding days. - 1 2 2 OXFORD, AUGUST 13. Tuesday last our Races commenced. The Gold Cap of 100 Guineas value, and 80 Guineas in specie. Mr. Ladbroke's Master lackey, 4yrs. - - 1 Mr. Sitwell'. Taurus, by Sir Peter, Syrs. - 2 Mr. Permor's Bantam, 4yrs. - - 3 Mr. C. Dandas's Cambrian, 4yrs. • - - 4 The field the favourite--6 to 4 agst. Master Jackey.—A good race bet Ween Master lackey and Taurus. The Town Plate of £5O. Mr. Butler's b. m. Miss Coiner - - 1 1 Mr. Fermor's Bantam - - - 2 2 A Produce Stakes of 25 Guineas each-4 Subscribers. Mr. Lucas's b. f. by Guildford - - - I Mr. Beechey's b. g. by Tont Tring - 4 WEDNMMY. The Noblemen and Geritlernen's Purse of £5O. Mr.l.ucas's b. f. by Guildford, 3 yrs old - 1 1 Mr. Butler's colt - - - . 2 3 Mr. Beechey's b. g. - - . s 2 The Hunter's Stakes of Sep.—Mr. Pryce's mare walked over. THURSDAY. £5O, the gift of his Grace the Dulte of Marlborough. Mr. Heath's b. h. Rulhbo - - - 3 1 1 Mr. Butler's Miss Coiner, aged - 2 2 - 2 Mr. Faulkner's Doubtful, aged - - 1 3 3 . • ss l kS► ~~ ~~.+ r ~ ' biIAiDitONE.ICENT, AUGUST 11. • • . tuft nfito sr: 11ATHAN. S tith Wei an indietinerit against ihe Defendants Who Was a Jew crimp, for se,locing eleven seaittep s part of the crew of the Victory, to desert froin his Majesty's service, hi order to get them on board t'eutenant Anderson stated, that he had received intimation that the Seamen in were on board a Gravesend boat at the Nore ; he therefore went in pursuit of them e and saw the Sir Francis Burdett" Gravesend boat hovering about the Indiaman, at the Nore. He hailed her, and obliged her to bring to. He went on board, and as soon as he got upon deck the Defeudant, Nathan, Met him, and p re s en ted him with a protetibn for tens men for the Dorset East Itt diaman. He refused tb look at it, but immecl•ately went below. He there found the seamen, who all iminediately produced their liberty tickets, which were not expired. He took therm on board the Prince of Orange man of war, with Mr. Nathan in their Com pany. As soon as the Captain arriVed on board, Mr. Nathan was handed over to the Master at Arms, and put in irons, and continued in custody for several days: Two of the seamen of the names of Hart and Jebel were examined as t,o the mode in Which they were carried away: !They stated, that they had liberty for fourteen - days. but they had been absent only fiW; that all their Money being gone, they had thoughts of returning to their ship ; they went to Billingsgate for that purpose, and there they met Mr, Nathan and several of their ship-mates. Mr. Nathan gave theth plenty of grog and tobacco, until they were quite drunk ; he then put them into a hackney.coach which conveyed them to the water-side, They then took boat, and pulled alongside a Gravesendman ; they got aboard, and Mr. Nathan went with them ; he took. them all down below, and gave them more gin and beer, and they caroused all night. Towards day-break they found themselves in the Downs, and then Hart wished to go an board his own ship. N. than told them they had much better go on board an Indiaman, and he had provided a good birth for them ' • they however refused. At l engt h t h ey were hailed by the man of war's boats and then Nathan came down below, in a great fright, and said they were all done. The Lieutenant came on board and took Mr. Nathan away with them ; as their liberty was not ex. pired they were not confined, but they heard Mr. Nathan was put in the bilboes. For the Defendant, it was contended by his Coun sel, that the seamen had imposed upon Nathan, and that they had represented themselves to him at foreign seamen ; to prove this, he called a Mrs. Dempsey and her daughter, who kept a sailor's lodging-house at Wapping. She stated, that they employed Nathan to get them a ship; and gave an akent bond to repay him his advances. Hart being shewn the bond, de nied he had ever :et Air marl to any paper. On being asked whether ono of his shipmates, named Fer rara, could write He said; " yes," he knew he could writ:. in French, but he Was not sure he could write in English, He was asked, could he .si gn hi s name 3 With great simplic ity be answered, he would - not swear, that king whereby he had never seen him write his name, but he had seen 11u.3 write in French or foreign lingo, and so could swear to that. Lieutenant Andersmi was again called, who proved that he found the men evidently recovering from a state of great intoxication. The Jury 'found the Defendant guilty. • FORGERY. Isaac Long was indicted for forging and uttering a Bill of Exchange, purporting to be drawn by Dahiel Sparshot, Purser of his Majesty's ship Fisgard, on the 18th of April, 1808, with intent to defraud the Vic tualling Board. Bantuel Lewis, Clerk to Messrs. Cobb and Com pany, Bankers at Marte, deposed, th at t h e pr i soner came to their banking -house at Margate on the 18th of April. He produced the bill in question, wilich purported to be drawn by the Purser of the Fisgard, and it had the certificate of Captain Bolton ; that the ship had received 168 days' necessary expenditure.— It being regular in form, the witness discounted the bill, and sent it to Messrs. Esdaile and Company, their correspondents at London. At the time the prisoner presented the bill, he was dressed in a naval uniform. Captain Bolton, the Commander of the Fisgard, stated, that his ship lay in Sheerness harbour on the 18th of April last. The certificate, which purported to be his hand-writing, was not signed by him, and,. the signature to the bill was not the Purser's; his : spelt his name Sparshott, and in the bill it was spelt Sparsott, omitting the h. Mr. Sparshott said the bill was never drawn byhim, and the signature was a forgery. Mr. Brady, a Clerk in the Victualling Office, sta ted, that the Bill came to the Office in clue - course, and would have been accepted ; but upon a refer ence to the hooks, it appeared that the Purser's name was mil-spelt. This created suspicion, which led to an inquiry, when it was discovered that the bill was forged. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. Several trivial cases were tried, and the Assizes concluded. Milian: Barker aged twenty, was indicted for bay. ing feloniously ravished, and carnally known and abused Hannah Dixon, of Deptford, a child under ten years of age, in the month of August last. The prisoner also stood indicted for a similar offence against Mary Ann Stephens, of St. Paul's, Deptford, a child under nine years of age, in the month of De cember last. On these two separate indictments theprisonef was acquitted ; but he was again arraigned for the at tempt to commit a rape on each of them, and, found guilty.—He was therefore sentenced to four years' imprisonment, viz. two years for the first offence, and two years for the latter. / The evidence from the two children exhibited such marks of human depravity on the part of the prisoner, as is seldom heard of; we forbear to give a relation of the particulars, as bein • un&t for the public view. Ms Thorpe, indicted for stealing sundry gods of the value of 1001. from the dwelling-house of Charles Storey, farmer, of lirasted.—Guilty. High odds to favour of Miss Coinrr. The Balls at the Town-hall, on the first and last evenings of the races, wereattended by the first fashion of the neighbourhood; and were extremely well c n ducted.--Among the company were—. Earl and Countess of Abingdon, Lora It. A. Spencer, Lord Charles Spencer, the Hon. John Spencer, Lady Newburgh, Mr. and Lady E. Fane, three Miss Fanes, Lady Gardiner and Miss Newcomb, Sir Henry Dashwood Ind family, Mr.and Mrs. Lock hart, Mr. and Mrs. Wastie, Hon. 'f . Parker and Lady, Mr. and Mrs. Lowndes Stone and family, Mr. and Mrs. Stratton, Miss Stratton, Mr. Dundas, two Mr. Cravats, Mr. and Mrs. ;:mith and family, Mr. Goidburne, Lady Cottrell, two Miss Cottrells, Miss Mostyn, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Cox, Mrs. and Miss Leth mere, Mt. ansi Mrs. W. H. Ashurst, &c. Sec. The public breakfasts, and the ordinaries at the Star inn, were also fully and fashionably attended. The concert on Wednesday evening, for the benefit of Mr. LIDDELL, gave general satisfaction. The con cert was followed by a ball, at which upwards of 100 couples danced, and the company did slot break up till past four in the morning. The main of cocks between the Gentlemen of Ox fordshire and the Gentlemen of Berkshire, Eaton and Fisher feeders, was a drawn one. SOUTH PORT, .AUGUST 8. Among the many places of public resort, which the prevailing taste for sea-bathing has of late years drawn from obscurity into distinction, no one has more rapidly, or more deservedly, risen into celebrity than South Port ; a picturesque hamlet situated on the Lancashire coast, about 18 miles from Liverpool, and exhibiting, in the most pleasing variety, all that charms the eye of taste, or awakens enthusiastic ad miration in the lover of nature. A chain of fantastic hills forms the' boundary of the shore, which, for extent and smoothness, is unrivalled by any in the kingdom. Behind these are two spacious hotels, affording . every possible accommodation to the nu merous visitants which annually flock thither; and, scattered among irregular hillocks, appear a num ber of fanciful white cottages, some of which form the tasteful habitations of families who ccnstantly reside at this romantic place ; while others, are open for the reception of such persons as inclination or indisposition may induce to prefer the tranquillity of the cottage to the gaiety of the hotel. To the botanist; the florist, and the painter, an inexhaustible source of amusement presents itself, in the boundless variety of wild flowers that spring up in every three tion ; while their perfumes give a delicious fragtance to the air. Fish of every kind may be obtained at a reasonable expence, and various species of aquatic fowl offer the sportsman a rich regale. But on no account. has South Port a stronger claim to encomium than on the salubrity of its air. Barely does the inva lid inspire it, without feeling vigour diffuse itself through his frame, and cheerfulness mantling around his heart. Such being the attraction of thi. elegant little ham let, we learn, without surprise, that it exhibits this season a more than usually brilliant display of beauty and fashion ; and we anticipate its concentrating, at no very distant period, the most distinguished inva lids and stylish elegantes of the age. The Newcastle Paper of Wednesday states as fol lows :—" Yesterday-we experienced one of the most tremendous storms of thunder, lightning, rain, and hail, ever recollected by the oldest inhabitant f this place. The distant thunder was repeatedly heard in the north-west during the forenoon, and a little be fore one o'clock the awful blackness of the horizon, in that direction, apprised us of a storm of no common magnitude. In a short time it reached this town, when Nature itself seemed ready to dissolve; the two elements appeared as if contesting for the palm of victory; and it appeared doubtful whether we should suffer most by the electric fluid, vivid flashes of which followed each other in rapid succession, or from the torrent of rain and hail, which deluged the streets in au instant, and swept away every thing that opposed `its current. The storm lasted about three hours." a- - •