Star. — London, England, 1817-12-04 00:00:00

ifficers, • PHE ANY': ' It i s mentioned as a fact, that many of the Officers, , e ,,„ bolding permanent Staff appointments, have j oined the regiments to which they belong, and if „„ of them have been absent from them for or ten years. If this statement is correct, it is h ., hpp e d when so many valuable Officers are now :,,employed and on halt-pay, that the Secretary at ,s, - Ar will I , olc to the hatt-pay list for filling all si per- atations with persons and willing ~10 the duties of them efficiently. IATE. LIGENC.E. rAuvrourii, DEC:FAIRER 1. tvi n j S.W.—Mrited the Jane, Baum !ram Lis 1". Pasted up Channel yesterday, the Eliza, from , br East Indit e . ptsmouni, DECEMBER a. /1; riv; d the Auguste, Consawu, from Brest, leaky; noel tt'e Mary, l'ouvaL, from Jrrsey for Newfound. l e d, having been driven back from the Banks. Sailed the Lord Nelson, LITTRH. fur London. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER a. Wind N.—Arrived his Majesty's ships STRILLR, tro:u use D.iwns, and Rananto from a cruise; Bet- t y, iicones. from Patras ; Simon Taylor and Ma. f ro m the Downs. Passed by the Fort t o , Bengal; Harvey, for Trinidad ; and V*. Jamaica. Went out of harbour, the Nimble, f 4; it. Michael's.—At five o'clock the whole of the outward-b •und left Spithead and the Moan:thank, me ept the following. via. Sir Godfrey Webster, Re- war d, Delat-rd, Fortitude, Kinnersley Castle, Do- :x . ly F o rster, George, Oates, Letitia Tennant, Lady Castlereagh, and the Pearl—they will all probably b e away before night. as most of them are making reparations for that purpose. HARWICH, DECEMBER 5. .krr;ved the Castlereagh packet, with a Mail from E t . Land. DEAL. DECEMBER s. Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Aurora, HATCH, from Santander; and the Resolution, MULLAH, from Newcastle for Barbadoes, the latter has sailed. Came ?Inn from the River and sailed, the Henry Welles. kr, fcr Antigua. INVERNESS, NOVEMBER 28. A King's cutter, the Atalanta, C- A rain STEWART, kmbeen in the Frith lately, a pan) 4 om which, ac- companied by the Officers of Excise, traversed the And and Strathglass distticts, but did .not make any discoveries. We are sorry to understand that a scale took place between some of the crew and two of toe inhabitants, in which the latter were wounded by the cutlasses of the marines. The cutter has since been in the Ciomarty Frith. The crew have made reveal seizures in the FOrtrOIS side. CUSTOM-HOUSg REGULATIONS. The following is a Copy of a Letter, dated Custom. keit, London, November 29th, 1817, to Collectors d Ccmptrollers of Out Ports, containing some Re- ulitions interesting to ti , e Merchants, patticularly that which directs that parties may be informed of the uses of seizure, an ignorance of which haa some- given the - Seizing Officer a decided advintage r the party : "Graraanan—Having bad tinder consideration a Memorial • the Committee of Ship-Owners of this l'ort to the Lords of e Tryasury, requesting relief in several mattes% therein alluded • ; mdbeing o' opinion that in the following cases the delay w- eed to the parries, in•makhig applications to us, may be dis- asd with, viz. " Where an error or omission is discovered in a Master's Re- • on the day on whkh it is mule. and before any seizure, nr deter:tion has taken place, you may, ou being satisfied • t no fraud was intended, pemiit the Report ter be amended. " la cases when an additional number of wrther sheep is no. wry to be pm on board mass* outward•bouod, for she nrumption of the passengers and others, you may permit such. • number to be shipped, on application being made to se ter the purpose. " When vessels lying at sport to which they do not belong*,' • sire new Registers thiColleetor and Comptroller at she port re the vessel is ly i n g, may cause the vessel to be surveyed, , t 1 take th e Master • bond, and transmit the orrtifisate of cur- ed bond to the Collector and Comptroller of the port where Owners reside, and the Collector and Comptroller of such • may thereupon register the venal dr new, on all the requi- :es of the law being first duly complied with. " hinting Lists delivered in after the time limited by Law, •y be received by you, on proof to your satisfaction that tee at arose from the sickness of the Muter, or other unavoid- • e Mae. " In committing to you the dieffetionary power of granting request of the parties in the above caws, and Morel* renew- kniera from the inconvenience and delay of transmitting their bony to Is: we think it right, at the same time, to enjoin • to be vigilant and chumspect fro application of t hese indul- , der, fur which we shall hold you responsible; and you are to :unit to us i at the end of every quitter, a list of the eases :nprehemied iu this order ' in which you have ezerdsed the retion hereby committ e d to you. " We further think it fit to direct, that in cases of seizure of or vessels, when the proprietors are desirous of being se- .sioted with the cause of such seisms, yourselves and the hie Officers are not to withhold any proper information, on •iicatioo being made to you or them respectively by the .mar, or any person duly authorised by him." Tuesday evening Mr. LATCHFORD, the King's esseoger, was sent off with dispatches to the Coon f Madrid. Mr. KROI.'SI, an extra Messenger, was ..t off with dispatches to Vienna. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the Est India Heise, when Captain W. CAMPBELL was Nom into the command of the ship London, con- fined to Madras and China. Passengers on b oar d t h e W o odf o rd, from Bengal, :sick arrived at Deal on the 29th of November; left tiouitius 2nd A uguse, and St. Helena October 13: :Front Bengal—James Bruce Laing, Eget. Bengal Civil Service.; 'eut. Thomas 'Feist sth Nattve ihtautry. Front Madras—Lieot. A. Cowan, 17th kegt. Madras Nat. betty; Edward Abell, Beg. Fto•th hi..uritius—Copt. d. Rancland, 56:h Foot, lady and ; Lirut. Geo. Lawson, 12th Foot. The Earl and Countess of WARWICK left Warwick astle on Thursday morning last for London, *here, ter remaining a few days they will proceed to .rd ASIMROOK'S seat near Wiridser, and from thence 13 ligliton. The amiable Countess, who is in an iettstibg situation, was so much distressed on hear. g the sudden decease of :t favourite domestic, whose live and honest service they had witnessed for many Pars, that serious apprehension:: were entertained at .st for I,er safe) ; but we are happy to state that r Lad', shiy is Bow nearly recovered horn the se vere ock whi c h h er f ee li ngs h a d susta i n ed on rye mtlAn• ' , Ulf occasion. ROYAL SOCIETY. St. Andrew's Day falling this year en li Sutidey, the Royal Society held their Annul Meeting on Monday last, at their Apartments in Somerset-place. e. ben the President, the Right Honourable Sir Josern BANKS, Bart. After a very able speech fru ihi• dCerminatinn of an Invariable Standard of Linear Measure, presented, in the name of the Society, the Or)ld Medal, called Sir Godfrey Copley's Medal, to Captain 1 - 11:Nity Knitett, for his experiments fur de tet minntg the length of the Pendulum vibrating Se. contis in the latitude of Londi , n. The Society after- ' wstds proceeded to the choice of a Council and Of& cers for the year ensu i ng , w h en , on examining the lists, it appeared the lollowing Gentlemen were elected : OLD Coaxers.— rise Ilisbt Hon. Sir UAW* Banks, Bart. G.C.B. William Thomas Brandt, Esq. Simuel Goodenough, lord Bishop of t'arli-le; Taylor Cirmbe E.q. Sir Hirmphry Davy, ant. LI. D. Sir E verar d Home, Ilan. Samuel Lysons, Esq. Ger.rge Earl of Morton; Jului Pond, Esq. A•tronomer Royal; William Hy& wonam..n, M.D.; lhoniai Young, M.D. New Couacit —George Earl of Aberdeen; Dav es Gilbert, fag. M.P. Chant. Hatchet, Esq. Captain Henry Kater; William Howley, Loral Bishop of London ; itigier Hon. Charles Long, M.P. John Reeves, Erg. Richard Anthony S ilishury, Esq. Edward Adiskihu Duke of Somerset ; Glocebier Wilson, Esq. Osslcess nt— l'he Right Hon. tor Ju.eph Baylis, Bart. G.O B. 1 rea.urer—Samuel I.yins, Esq. St.cretariei— Wil. barn Thomas Brandt, Esq. Taylor Combs, Esq. After the Election, the Members dined together, as usual, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. TUE THEATRES. Deuev.Lawa.—A Toting Gentleman, of the name of Flaunt, made his debut last night in the character of Macbeth. It viUs a bold adveuture at the summit of processional excellence ; but though the result has not placed him in the rank to which he aspired, it was ouch more favourable than could have been well expected from so wear an undertaking. Mr. Firma appears to be a very young man, but if we may judge from the ease with which he treads the stage, and manages the trick of the scene, his experience 4.1 Theatres is not of such recent date as his years would seem to indicate. His figure is good. his counte nance expressive, and his action more temperate and graceful than our provincial acquisitions can gene rally boast. In fact, as far as the mechanical busi ness of the stage is concerned, he has not much to learn, but in other more important respects, his de ficiencies are rather discouraging to any hopes we' might entertain of his ultimate success. His voice is had, his pronunciation worse, and his share of in tellectual intelligence apparently inconsiderable. In most of those fine passages of the Pray to which an actor is expected to give a prominent effect, he failed greatly ; and more particularly so in those soliloquies in which he is left to repose en his own powers for impression.—At the conclusion of the Tragedy, Mr. HOLLAND came forward to announce the Pray for this evening ; and having done so, he proceeded " And, on Friday evening. Ladies and Gentlemen, theiGentleman who has this evening had the honour" Here the cries of 66 No, esal—Off," op" and the ap plause of the opposite parties became so loud, that Mr. HOLLAND was obliged to retire without obtain ing a hearing. In a few minutes, however, he re appeared, when the uproar was renewed. After. some time had elapsed, Mr. HOLLAND, announced the Gentleman who had played Macbeth for the character of Richard 111. for Friday, and to repeat the charac ter of Macbeth on Monday. CoVgNz Gmtbes.—Last night a new Farce, en titled Hoehn& and Mau, was brought forward at this Theatre. It consisted, for the most part, of an attempt to describe the expedients of a fashieinable debtor to escape the pursuit of i Sheriff's Officer, with those of the latter to lay hold of him, and the excessive apprehension of the one, with the exc ess i ve eagerness of the other, gave rise to a great variety of whimsical incidents. The audience gave the most unequivocal testimony of their approbation to almost every passage by general laughter. Captain liciall (Jones), who is the Hero of the Piece, is, in one in. stance. so closely pursued by the Bailiffs, that he runs suddenly into a strange house, where he cur prises the lady to whom it belongs quite alone. She indignantly commands him at his peril immediately to withdraw; but by ardent appeal and pathetic sup plications she is prevailed upon to grant him protec. tion: the Bailiffs are on the point of entering, when he retires into the Lady's cabinet. The Bailiffs enter, and insist upon having the person whom they allege to have just entered the house immediately delivered up. The Lady repels their demand in a firm tone, telling thtm that her husband, who was• is the house, and who was a Magistrate. would have them punished in the most exemplary manner, if they presumed to act with any violence. This menace, which the Lady' had previously expressed aside her purpose to utter, appeared to paralyse the Bailiffs, and while they , were under the influence of terror, Ticiall, who over heard the menace, enters from the cabinet, dressed in a long scarlet gown, and addressing the Lady a; her hoshand, in the pompous tone of a Magistrate, ands the Bailiffs awry. The lady consents, for his prince tion, to allow Tidal to assume the character of her husband lot a short time. But a few Minutes afterwards her teal husband, 11 bo had been absent some mouths, an from town, and the green eyed monster is at once set in motion by the intelligence winch he receives from a new servant of his family, before he sees his lady, that ano.her person had pre-occupied his place. This incident, with another on the part of Captaia iffsigates (Tickall's friend), who to conceal himself from some police officers who are in search of biro, in consequence of his having wounded a gentleman in a duel, is allowed to appear as the husband of a peasant girl, give occasion to the title of the piece. Tide and 1 inglan combine their ingenuity for their COMMON protection. The sheriffs, bailiffs, and police officers being informed that the objects of their pursuit were disguised, are led into the most whimsical contusion. The former arrest the 'real husband of the Lady, • who protected Tidal!, in mistake for the Chevalier, and the latter carry away Humphrey Grub, the hut band of the peasant girl, in mistake tor Winsere. The mode in which these mistakes were managed. gave rise to considerable entertainment. There were mans pleasant equivo4uee and- lively sallies of humour throughout the dialogue, which, with, the eiteeption of some eommon plates,. was much superior to the gee nerality of farcical compeeitions. The piece was Cu. immured fee tepetition this Xviraing with applause. NE:IDING, DECEMBER S. DEATH OF THE, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. A County Meeting was held in the Town-hall t day, in consequence of a ri quisition, for the purpose presenting Addresses of Condolekce on this la mented event. At twelve o'clock tile High Sheriff took the chair. There was a numerous but not crowded attendance. Letters of apology were read from the two Members for the County. The HIGH SHERIFF said, that none of his predeces sons in (Alice had ever occasion to perform so painful a duty as now tell to his lot. As a father. and ai 1 husband, he sympathised deeply with the 11:gh pcisfi- nages who were more esp. cielly afflicted by the loss which all deplored. He would now read tie regal mem, and thus introduce the business of the day. Sir NATHANIEL DUCKENFIELD moved an Address to the Price It.gent, condoling with him upon the loss of a virtu,iis and beloved daughter ; aT.d ex pressing a h••pe that hit Royal Highness, while he regarded with satisfaction the deep sympathy of a loyal and affectionate people, would derive his prin cipal support from religion. Sir Mortals XlmeNes seconded the Address. Mr. HALLETT presented hirnselt thus early with very great .pain to his feelings, but be was constrain ed by a sense of duty. He objected to nut one word of the Address. He still had very great cause to bestow blame. They must not blame him for finding fault, if he should ch it without reason, provided lie thought that he did his duty; much less, however, could he be blamed tor finding fault with what ve.is Oliviously, and to the conviction of all, faulty ; they must, in that case, blame only those who were the c itise of the fault, and who made the present animad version necessary—(e/m/aure). He adverted to the and said it was chargeable •vith two fig -42 ant sins of omission—q Great nplihnue). It restrict ed the meeting to the Nobility, -Gentry, and Clergy : it did not even embrace the Freeholders ; and it made no allusion to the Priucess of Wales—( Vehement and long :hoot:). Sir NATHANIEL DWI:ENFIELD said, that with re spect to the mode of expression used in the requisi tion he alone was to blame, and begged that others might not be charged with an offence which he rook entirely on his shoulders. He had seen An advertise ment on the subject, and did he know the wilier, he would wait upon him and thank him for it. He was sorry that the requisition had not been otherwise +forded—(4,'eleare). Mr. HALLETT knew nothing of the advertisement Alluded to. if he had written it, he would have thanked Sir Nathaniel for the terms in which he had spoken of it. He was glad to hear Sir Nathaniel acknowledge his error so handsomely ; still the con sequences of that error, and the necessity of remedy ing it, were nut removed. The requisition called for a meeting only of Freeholders who were uoble:nen, Gentlemen, or Clergy. All the Freeholdeis must be .died. And why should not others as well as free- ,oiders be admitted to County Meetings? He had always contended for a general invitation to the in- i •iabitants; and be would still do so, although his efforts hitherto had been so fruitless. He would atk why all the inhabitants of this county should not be suffered to condole with his Royal Highness ? Their feelings were as strong and as acute as those of any (present. They contributed to support the burdens of the State, at the rate of 10s. out of every 18s.— fhey had not been invited by any authority to mourn for the I'rincess, yet they all agreed in the melancholy sentiment as it warned by a storm from Heaven. He had Always objected to such coblitteal requisitions, and he would even persist in objecting to them. The loss they deplored was greater to dif ferent persons according to circumstances. Hie own glass was well nigh_run, and the Brunswick family might still survive him; but the child unborn might rue the foss that now afflicted the nation. The Prince had been now married for 23 years, and where were the fruits of his marriage ?—( Here the Sheriff keenly interrupted the speaker, and charged him with de. parture from the line prescribed in the requisition.) —He objected to the requisition, and proposed an amendment of it ; with what propriety, therefore, could he be called on to tontine himself within its ! absurd prescriptions ? He was only, however, going to of f er his reasons for objecting to it, and proposing an amendment. He blamed not his Royal Highness, but his advisers—(Great aNdanse). When they call ed a Meeting, and did not allow a single objection to be started against their measures, on the ground that that was travelling out of the requisition, what re spect did they show to themselves. or to their cause ? When they called to mind, that upon the prospect of heirs being provided to the House of Brunswick by his Royal Highness, his debts to the amount of ie1,430,000 were paid off by the nation.—( Here an undescribable scene of tumult presented itself: the Sheriff and his friends groaned, hissed, and hooted, while from the rest of the assembly proceeded bursts Of ipplillte.)--Whete was now their zeal for the House of Brunswick ? • Where was their loyalty (Mach cheering.) They complained, condoled, and lamented the irreparable hiss to the interests that placed the .Brunswick Family on the Throne. Why the las was irreparable they would not suffer to be asked—ld/pp/awe). The HltHi SHERIFF read the requisition again, in order to put an end to such observations. Mr. HALLETT insisted that he had a right not to move an Address; tor if be attempted that, they would turn him round, as they had dune another Gentleman on a former occasiom He had a right to move an Amendment.. even this he did not in tend to do, and he wished only tit explain his reasons. Mr. GOLDING, M. t'. replied, that if he intended to snake no motion, lie had uo right to speak but to the Address. Mr. HAemar would, perhaps, if they insisted on that, alter his mind, and make a motion (Apjdouu.) He was going to give his seadments on the subject of adjournment, yet they would not hear him so far as to let him tell his object. The expressions of regret for the state of the Brunswi c k Family alarmed them out of ail patience. He and his mends would not be suffered to be loyal. 0, no! these men must al ways separate themselves, and would not allow others :o share in their loyalty-44/0;w.) Thi advisirs of his Royal Highneis were the greatest enemies to he Royal Family Whet has that to do with the and to the Nation.—(A gentleman Ad dress ?j —Such Oppartuttities mug be used for ex preobius their sentituents. WiICIO Was the voice of . . the people heard i Were. they represented in t i arlis4 mem ?—[Cries oe.—.. No, on !".] The Rev. Mr. bocrtNri un (ion 44 - 8;r itetha niel, and Mir,istrr of 3t. Giles), nbscrvvd, that th, !gentlemen !ad d s. edll le :.fe.e.tia t i t t 1 0 r tlke j :trp. pose of ingnirg into such topic.. Mr. 1 - I.tu.txr cnn , inue.t.—'l':•c TAeit.rm or no- • . Joutnment must nnwbe first disposed 01, and then the Alidress would I.llnw (4fiftkuter.) Sir NATHANIEL DUCKENFIELIi complained that this w.ii nut (.sr. Mr. Houotro cotrirried.—lt was Pot only fait, his: proper, before they repressed their condolence, to incor re why the lass they had sustained was se, erear? Whit rendered if so? Why did the hope; of the re. von test on this single offsoring ? ,C1.44:0,0O0 were paid with the view of hay ,s a numerous family.— [lino the scene of nproar was repeated.] —T: e Princess of lV.tle, w.s a, unstained as any Lad '• in EuglanJ —( otjardavri ) It she was not—if sor was guilty—let her slitter for high treason ;it she was in• tioeent, let tor accusers suffer the penalties of perjury. Sate bore the Princess v.hom they preoessed to de. plore ; she suffered the pains of child-birth surely like other women. What would those Gentlemen say it she were now Quen of England, and bestow. ittg ti drop' ics, de merges, and other lucrative honour.? How would they oppress her with.vittu.s wroth no human being ever possessed ?—( Vehement and report:lf dreeir of applause.) The wit hle ot the requisiti•in was a cruel insult. The Address he most w.trmiy No pr--ved of, but in the present shape ot the questiun he moved au adjourosrierit. Mr. C. F. PAL/uEa rose amid dorms of applonse ; he very reluctantly lelt himself obliged to object to the use of such a Requisition. Although Sir Natha niel DuckenSeld had made a very proper apology, that apology did not go forth along with the Requi. 'shim), and was not known • and in consequence of such a Requisition h ev . ng been sent forth, many tree. holders were hot there who would otherwise have been present. Had it expressed," Nobility, gentry, clergy, and/reel:older:, it might have been defended; but it was so eepressed, that none found honseli called upon but freeholders who were noblemen, gentlemen, lor clergymen, and constotiently many treeholders were absent"—(e/Olderne ) A fresh Requisition was I therefore accessory —(4oleure.) Name could feel the loss of the Princess Charlotte more then he. Judging from Ins own feelings, and from the obser vetroi he had made, he was satiSti , :d that it would be a gratification to all the inhabitants to be oresent, to juin in the ezpressiou of cond dente. They ought too Ire be present. The poor isittabitents of that county had their loyalty lately called in question, in terms ! which he would not repeat. Sorely, therefore, it was but fair that such an opportunity of testiling their loyalty and their affectiou should not be takes • from them—(Great aliplawse.) lie should like to see that very Addsess presented, and he, for one, would support it, when it c4ine proposed ill proper circum. static- s. But it was indispeosable that all the tree , holders should be invited. All the inhabitants of the county ought to be invited. They all telt the loss, as if it were of their own °illy child—( Great applause.) Those who could not afford to buy m o took I other affecting cans nt monifesting their girt. As to the Princess of Wales, he recollected when " floe Boor was suppressed, and when it was printed. Every county in England :lad sent Addresses to congratulate her—nut on her innocence, for thee had ' never suspected it (aititlause). hut of the signal defeat of a foul calumny (great am/ease.) The loss of the Princess Charlotte was oectiliatly great. Her prin. ciples were virtuous, art soe gave espectetron that. she would do away the unhappy dissensions and con tests which now distract us—(Great epplaute.) Wheo they condole with the father tor the I iss of lie ter, would it indeed be a jarring striog add their condolence with the mother for the reduction of her only stay, comfort, and hope ?—(Losul applatur.). Let not Gentlemen drew their setisib lity only by trampling on the outraged sensibilities of a forlorn ; Princess. The Requisition, he repeated. must be ; amended; and that it might go WWI with effect to the county at large, let them move the adjournment I themselves for that purpose. His friend would con. scut to this. But if they did it not, lie seconded the m o tio n of adjournment. Mr. Muitittoi. then arp.sed that there was no pos. sibiloy of any freeholder having been excluded. Mr. norms, a Banke-, cunteudrd that it was quite irregular and snconsistent with the usage of Parlia ment to put the question of Adjournment before the original question. But this was riot supported. When the question or adjournment was put, the 111 CM SUOMI'S* ordered ell who were not frietiolders to withdraw. All withdrew but a hew Gentlemen on each side of the Chair. He then desired all those on his lads, who were against the adjouretnerit, to move to his right. They did so. H next tailed upon all who opposed the adjournment to Eat if hands. About a dozen on his right did so. Mr. HALLETT in toe mean time called out to all freeholders to return and vote. The mass moved forward again, and on a spew ref hands for the -ad journment being ordered, t few Gentlemen on she left, and all who had withdra an, held up their hands. The Sumer declared the a Ijournment lost. Mr. Holoorrr demanded a poll. It was refused. The Address was then carried ucannruasly. Mr. GOULDING rapers: A :oiler. Address to Prince Leopold. He would rely-Jur:her repeat to them an Epitaph he had seen, as strikiiigiy aprlicahie to his Serene Highness • " He ineurus, tut niarmur not; grievo,giot despairs; '• keels as a man, In. , 43 Christian boar, r. Mr. Lussesmono seconded the Address. Mr. Hau.arr observed, that none could have con. ducted himself better than Prince I.ecpold. Th..eu t ;4l a foreigner, he was endeared to every English heart. He did nut now- repeat the objections which were equally applicable to both Addreis,3, became be should be resisted with clamour, the She would decla►e the result of a pretended division while he re fused a poll, and could not pretend to manse the numbers on either side. Mr. PALAU% only regretted, th:st it could n't re ceive the aarohation of greater numbers. T:ie Ad dress was unanimously agreed to. Sir NATHANIEL DIXKINFIXLD moved fate thai:ks of t h e M ee ti ng t o the Sheriff ; upon hearing whiO all moved off but the Sheriff hinuelt and tw.a or three friends, to whom be returned thanks for the honesty. .they had done him; and thus Ow Msttiog Aas dis solved At hall-p.ist tux o'..leck. 7