Star. — London, England, 1803-02-14 00:00:00

JrA'SHIONJIBLE 4PR,EVGEMENTS FOR rilE !PEEK. This Evening—lady Miln. is Root, Portland plate; Lady Mete ilf's Alufseal Pany; Mr. Drummond Smith's Dinner and Card Party. Tuefday—The Conn! efs of Clare's P srty. Say.lle-row ; Mrs. tifaleolm's Party, MatiAeld-tact; Mrs. Dottin's Party, Up per Brook-Rreit. Wednefday—The Counters of Sutherland's Grand Rout; Lord Hobart's Cabinet Dinner; tic KING'S Leiree,St. James's; The Counters of Port 'Mouth's Party, Lincoln's Inn Fi.l.ls. Thurfday—The Duchels of Devonfaire's Party; Lord Pel barn's Dinner. Friday— The Duellers of Gloueefler's Rout; Earl of Chsfter trld's Private Dinner. . _ Saturday—The Lord Chancellor's Levee, Bedford-rquare ; the Counters of Talbot's Part- Sunday—The hlarchisnAs of SAfbury's Concert; the Speaker of the Houle of Commons Dinner; the Marquis of Blandford's Mufical Party; Mr.Anittuther's Concert, Wim pole-Rms. ON THE LATE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF AYLESBIIRV. A Heaven-born Saint, by every virtue crown'd, That in imperfeet mort4ls can be found, With polilh'd manners, not difguied by art, lint Sowing from the fountain of the heart ; A bruit replete with tendernefs and 10ve... A mind direded to the joys above Where gentle fweetnefs ever did prelide, And redtitude was di unerring guide : Blefs'd with that calm philofogliy to cure Thole ills by patience which we mull endure Her lively wit with fitire ever glow'd, The check'd by better feelings as it now'd ; To humble site alone her ennitant aim— She fought no private views, nor courted Fame ! General Avoatossi's dinner on Saturday, was attended by all the Cabinet Minifiers, the foreign Ambafradors, and feveral private Gentlemen. Wednefday fe'nnight there was a grand dinner at Gordon Cattle, in honour of the Marquis of HUNTLY'S birth day, and a ball and fupper at Fochabers in the evening. Covent Garden Theatre overflowed on Saturday right in every part. The Cabinet, notwithilanding its many repetitions, fill continues attradive, and the airs of Baa Ham were all encored. On Saturday fe'nnight a match for too guineas was fkaited for, between three Gentlemen of Chat teris, in Suffolk, and three et March, and won by the former.—Mr. JOHN DEARS beat Mr. SAMUFL Getty(; Mr. ADAM Lieu and Mr. Ww. Gatti', a dead heat; Mr. MATTHEW MARE beat Mr. JOHN BMWS. It is fuppofed there were five or fix thoufand people prefent. Several Petitions, praying for the repeal of the duties on Cotton, are preparing in different parts of the kingdom. At Glafgow a meeting of all the perfons engaged in the Cotton Trade was to be held laft Thurfday, for the pur pole of taking this im portant fnlijea into confideration. There was an error in the ftatement of the di vilion in the Houfe of Commons. on Friday laft, upon the fubjea of Mr. C. DUNDAS'S motion rela tive to the Kirkcudbright Eleaion. The queftion, as moved by Mr. C. Dolmas, was carried by a majority of 72 to 44. THOMAS TYLWHITT, Efq. is elated Member for the Borough of Portarlington, in the room of Hamar Nam sLL, Efq. who has accepted the office of Efcheator of Munfter. On Thurfday Mr. BALDWIN, from the Seled Committee, who were appointed to try and deter mine the merits of the petition of JAM as DASH• weoo, Efq. complaining of an undue eleEtion and return for the borough of Shaftefbitry, in the county of Dorfet, informed the Houle of Com mons, that the laid Sete& Committee have deter mined—That ROIlliT Hu RST, Efq. is duly elated a burgers to ferve in this prefent Parliament for the borough of Shelton, otherwife Sbaftefbury, in the county of Dorfet : and alfo, that the petition of the faid JAM if DAS Hwooa, Efq. did not appear to the raid Sete& Committee to be frivolous or vexatious. ROSIRT Huasr, Efq. being chofen a hurgefs to ferve in this prefent Parliament, for the borough of Shaftefbury, in the county of Dorfet, and alto a burger, for the borough of Steyning, in the county of Sufic:, has made his elation to ferve for the faid borough of Shaftelbury. In eon fequence a new writ was on Thurfday ordered for Steyning. A parcel of papers was found on Saturday at the Royal Exchange, by a tickct porter, who, by the advice of a merchant to whom he Ihewed them, immediately took them to the 1.4 , ,t0 MA Ifol.- Thefe papers, we underhand, hold ont threats of a molt (editions and trealonable nature, in cafe certain fentences lately paired, fhould be carried into execution. One would think they had been written by the bittereilenemies (lithe parties whole caufe they erred to advocate. They will be treated with the contempt which Ihould always attach to fuch low artifices. Yeflerday it was Rated that the Loco hlivorr and the reit of the City Members had waited 'T oo the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment, for (the purpofe of communicating circum fiances which materially concerned the health of the Metropolis. We are happy in haying it in our power to (late, from authmit3, what is precifely use fa; to which the flatement alludes " The R ht Hon. the Los n MAYOR, Sir Jon"' ANN , $1,4, lIR O tli: WA 1 SON, F. 19. Sheriff Wi 1.511, and Mr. K I RAY. 'KAU NI upon Lord PF L H A M. on SA. turday ni lay before him the R tie of the pri fon of Newgaie, which, for a length of time, has overburthened with pi ifoners beyond example. N•wyate at prefent contains no fewer than Roo ; time of the rico:v.l-s have lately diztl, and rbrut nineteen now remain lick. It was fisb. mitted to his Lordliiip, that it was roper that a pr of tae plainness fhould be removed.— coniequence or this rcprefentation, Lord Pit - tai.ts agreed that Po fhottld be removed this day, Ard to mot rf w, to Woolwich ; and, atter the sild Bailey Sttlions, lc: more. Proper cloathing has been provided fat th<ir removal, and a phyla in is to infra them, that none may be fent away LA; ;oat as ate in pc: ica NAUTICAL. INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY U. Arrived theChederfield packet,BL: r , with Mails from America, after a pre of 3t days from New York : the left there the Leicefier packet, SHARP, which carried out the mails from this port.—The pafTengers by the Chefterfield were, Charles Williamfon, Eiq. Richard Price and fun, Aquila Brown, Thomas Glynn, T. Cooper, and Lavier Antonio Prina. This day arrived the Duke of Marlborough packet, BULL, with mails from the Leeward Iflands, in 3a days from Tortola.—The palrengers by her are Samuel Martin, Efq. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp, :.nd Mr. J. W. Dorr.—On the I a init. in lat. 49. zB. long. 9. 13. fpoke the fchooncr Re. hecca, Capt. SINCLAIR, from Liverpool bound to Damn, out 6 days, and all well. Alfo arrived the brig Belvoir Cattle, EVANS, from Barcelona, with fruit, for orders, eight weeks from Gibraltar; and the Jemmyand Sally, YOUNG, with bale goods, Sec. from Liverpool for this port. Sailed the Amelia, BRYANT, with fruit, for London ; and the Friends Delight, Curs, for Dartmouth. The Pitt NCESS E t.l z.ts rt packet, from Jamaica, and the WALSINGHA 51, from Lifbon, are hourly expeaed.—Wind W. S. W. PLYMOUTH. FEBRUARY 12. Came in the May, of Jerfey, Capt. Jon); RON* GPM, from Port Trien in France, laden with oyflers, for this port. Arrived the Bywater, SWINNY ; Stag, BARNES ; Aftive, MARKS ; Rochefler, HALL ; Elizabeth, ROBINSON ; Lady Annabella, EMERSON ; and the Indutlry, DUNCAN, all from Sunderland ; alfo the CARY S fORT, of 28 guns, Captain FANS H AW, from the Eafiward. Sancti the CALCUTTA, of 56 guns, Captain WOODRIFF, for Poitfmouth, to take on board conviets for Botany Bay ; and the Diligence, Capt. Warr, front Philagelphia for London.—Sailed alto the Sophia PetroneDa, Capt. Zona, far Saint Übe's, in ballaft. Came in the HUNTER, of t 8 guns, Capt. Jonas, from Dublin and Liverpool, with volunteer lea men, for the fleet fitting for fea at this port. The RAMBLER, of 14 guns, Captain T. INN Es, now in Hamoaze, is to be paid off loon, all (Landing, and rtcommiffioned immediately by Captain T. lusts. Came to, laft night, off this port, and failed again the NILE Eaft Indiaman,Captain Slit/mots, Born China, with teas. Mr. HEANSTOP, an officer of the NILE, landed here, and fet off with dif patches for the Hon. Eaft India Company from Meas. BINDWOOD and Sou, agents to the Com pany at this port, and its dependencies. She left China the 25th of May, 1832, and experienced feveral gales of wind on her paffage, in one of which, about a month fince, the fell in with the MINORCA Eall Indiaman, with teas,alfofix months from Canton ; but from the violence of the gale parted company between this port and theWeftern Wands. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY i 3. Paffed by for London, the Nile, SU;TIR, from China. Arrived his Majelly's (hip CNICNISTIR, armed militate, Captain SPEAR, from Halifax. She was immediately put under quarantine, in confequence of a dreadful fever which raged on board in her paffage from Jamaica to Halifax, and by which the fcrviceloft that excellent officer Capt.Srivios; alto the Woolwich (Lore (hip, Captain ULICC JENNINGS ; the CALCUTTA armed tranfport, Capt. WOODR Ir r. from the Downs, lafk from Plymouth, to take in 130 cowries for Botany Bay ; and the STARLING guivrefel, Lieut. Gurus, from Wey. mouth. The BLe tic s frigate, Capt. WOG r, is ordered to be vietuAlled and Bored for fix months, and to be ready for tea in four days. The Russcr. and another (hip of 74 guns, are ordered to be commiffioned immediately at this port. Orders are received for the following !hips to be taken into Dock to be repaired, in the following imitation :—Zeacous, MAGNIFICENT, DEFIANCE, VENGEANCE, and Bituraswiex, of 74 guns each. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. Dr Ac, Fri.?) —Arrived and failed for the River the Bro thers, Barr, from Jamaica; and Britannia, —, from Cork. —Arrived the Neccflity, French man of war, from Rochfort bound to Dunkirk.—Wind S. W. blows bard, with rain. GRAY/ ~ NO, Fri. t;.—Paired by the Minorca, Leith, from China; Margaret, Lewes, from Philadelphia; and Penelope, Bury, from Limerick.--Sailed the Terefa, Grifole, for 800- DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. T. the Arrow (loop, a diftribution of the condemned part of the c. tgro of the Olfter Riforr.wilt be made on the 17th tuft at No. :3, I lart.ftreet, Bloonircury. To the Calypfo, for the capture of the PrufSan and Swedifla Ihipa Carolina and Mercurius, a diftribution will be made to t... row, the t itb init. at No. 7, Beaufort Buildings. To the Courageux, Oorgon, and Fox cutter, for the capt ure of the French corvette a diftribution will be made at the fame time and place. To the Culloden, Minotaur, Zealous, Swiftfure„ Sea Horfe, the Pt-dells and Bulldog bombs, and San Iron brig. as alto to the Portugur.fe Otip San Schaftian, for the capture of the French polacco II Santillmo Crocifilio, a diftrihutioo will be nude to the partie►, at No. it, Barnard's Inn, Holborn, ost Thuriday, The 14th loft. To the hired cutter Hanel, for the capture of the Henrietta, a diftributi , n will be made tomorrow, the sift. :rift at Nis 7, Beaufort Btattioge GREENOCK, I•EISRU.kRY The Pandora, GALT, which arrived here rfler day, i 1 on 26th Janoary, in lat. 3t. N. loaz. 9. W. the flip Diana of liollon, from Charlefion for Liverpool ; lying to with a wizen-top fail !gilt for a main-top fail. Her other fails appeal-el to have futfered feverely, in the preceding gales of wind. There k ton much reafon to fear, that the (hip Dalrymple from Q2ebec for this port has been loft on the coait of the ifland of Barra, and the crew perillied. She failed about the Bth November lait, and it appears, from the copy of a letter from Ito- DIRICK M.Ntit.e, Efq. Deputy Admiral of the coaft of Barra, received by the Culiettor of Cul toms here, 9th init. that on the gth of 1.01 month, a confiderable quantity of haves came on Ilion: at the ifland Sandray ; and the following agi cement, found in an empty chelt which floated athore, feeni s to remove all doubts : Core or AtALLcatr r.—° I promife to pay Will:am Simp fon the., months two s, on the arrival of the Chip Dal' ymple at her difcharging p it, provided he does his duty according to the ai tides lived by hint, except what money he may have re ceived on advance. (Signed) JEAN M.l5St. " Arrived—Sybe',Grcy, from Jamaica to Lordon,at London derry, with damage; Rufamond, Cuthell, ai ritarleflon from beoce; Betfey, Evans, from hence at Cork, tit inllant; Jive and Kitty, hl•Alpin, from hence at Dublin, 29th tilt.; Plurida, Duncan, at Liverpool from Hamburgh ; Garland, Gilks, at Charklton from Naffau; Chrittian and Mary, M•Kenzie; Hinds, Jamiefon; and !cabala, 'Wilkie, from hence at Liver pool; Friends, Stocks, at Waterford from Newfoundland; Ann, 1.1(k, at Virgin!. from Irvine; and Swallow, Martin, from hence at Belfalt, the 7th infant. ARRIVED. Off Dover, the Fame, Smith. from BeHaft —At Liverpool, Cotton Planter, Jefferfon, from New York; Merchant, Cur tis, from Maffscliufetts; and the Hope, Bellboy, from Lilbon. t Dublin, Shipwright, Smyth, from Bolton ; and the Rain bow, —, from New York.—At Gormley, Frederick, front St. Michael's.—At Leghorn, Dorlit, Horkwell, from Virginia. The brig Supply was laft week loft on the Brake, about a mile and a half from Ramfgate.— The mailer, fix men, and a paffenger, got on the topmall fhrouds, the furf making a palcage over the veffel. In this fituation they remained during the greateft part of the night ; but in the morning their fituation being difcovered from the fhore, a boat put off to their relief, but before the could reach them, the fea beat the brig off the Brake into deep water, when fhe funk, and, unhappily, only one of the people could be laved. The Maria, JAM asos, from Jamaica for Clyde, arrived at Killebegs in Ireland, the 3111 January, and was expeEled to leave that eight days after. Her cargo it is apprehended will be damaged. A letter from Captain THOMAS ANDERSON, of the Thomas and Mary, dated Balta Sound, in the ifland of Shetland, Jan. 29, 1803, flutes his having come to an anchorage in Balta Sound, riding by two kedges, after having experienced all the con fequences of the late gates in the North Sea, and being drove as far north as latitude 65 : loft both his anchors from the bows, molt of his fails, and all the water, fo that the crew were obliged to he put upon a pint of brackifh falt water, for eight days. The fhip, however, kept tight, and was looking out for anchors, having difpatched an ex prefs to Lerwick for that purpofe. The Leipzic, CLARK, in the Hamburgh trade, failed from Hull about Chriamks laft for Ham burgh ; but owing to the late tempeftuous weather, was not able to make the voyage :—after lying in Balta Sound, Shetland, fome time, the returned to Hull. Owing to the mifcarriage of the Captain's letters, it was very generally believed at Hull that the veffel was loft, and infurance at a high rate was done upon her fo late as Saturday fe'nnight ; in the evening the arrived in the roads. The Leip. zic was twice within fifteen leagues of Heligoland, encountering all the late fevere weather, and was then driven as far north as Balta Sound. The lift of Officers in the Royal Navy, including all promotions up to the 3i It of December, con tains 732 Admirals ; 666 Poft Captains; 4to Com manders ; and 2462 Lieutenants. Lieutenant Colonel COLLINS takes his 'Wage, to form the new fettlements in Bafs's Straights, in the CALCUTTA, now fitting out at Chatham. The HOUND (loop of war, recently returned from the Mediterranean, is to be paid off at Woolwich, and recommitfioned dire Elly, and Captain Max.- , WILL appointed to the command of her. His Majefly's THITIS is not to carry troops to Ireland, as was propofed on a Purvey. She has been found unfit for farther fervice, and is to be paid off direaly at Sheernefs. The Ocsas tranfport accompanies the CALCUT• TA, with provifions, tools, &c. for forming the new fettlement at Port Philip. In confequence of a number of young Gentle- Men being paid off at the conclufion of the war, ant: not provided for, the Lords of the Admiralty :lave been pleated to allow to additional Miclfhip men to be entered on board go gen (hips and large frigates, and five on board (Miller flips. The Dutch prize money for the captures at the Cape of Good Hope, amounting to upwards of 2 50,0001. was more than nine months fince paid to the agents for the purpofe of difiribution; but three furgeons in the army having preferred a claim to flare in a higher clefs, the divifioa has been fuf pended. The Directors of the India Company have lately agreed, that diplomas from the College of Sur geons at Dublin, (hall be confidered as a fitfficient qualification for Surgeons' Mates, and Militant Surgeons in the Company's fervice. We have a letter from Conftantinople, dated the 24th of December, which lays, " SIDIET EFFENDI, who has left this place with a particular corn miffion for London, is Paid to be the bearer of dif ferent infignia of the Order of the Moon, of Me dals, &c. &c. to be given to the Officers who dif• tinguiffied themfelves in the campaign of Egypt." There are at prefent in the debtors' fide of New gate, up - vards of one hundred naval and military Akers. NVednefday a Iboemaker was convilted at Nor wich, in .he full penalty, for expofinE 3o pair of (Wes and bouts made of bad roateriAs. CORN .IfIREE7 S. MAR k-LANF, FF.BRUAP,Y 14. There was but a fmall quantity of Corn at market to day, owing to the prevention veals have had by the fevei e weather blocking up the inland navigstions.—\Vhcat has a very 'wavy file. —Barleys are Abdul], and a little lower.—Beans and Peas are unvaried, as are all other Articles of Grain and Seed. Engin Wheat, per qr. sos. 545. Fine 58s. Gos. Superfine Gls. 625. Fine Dantaie Wheat, sos. 565. Rye, 31.5. 38s. Bailey, 245. 265. ( Very Fine) 275. 6d. 28$. Malt, 425. 4 6, . 47 5. Oats, t ss. 20$. 235. HOric Beans, New, 335. 345. Old, 345. 365. Tick Beans, New, 275. 295. Old, 325. 34.5. Hug Peale, 335. 345. 6d. Boilers, 345. 425. Cutaway Seed, ;6s. to 4 ts. per cwt. Coriande., 28s. to 3os. per cwt. Canary, 725. to 745. per qr. Rape Seed, 341. to 361. per lart. Red Clover, 4os 78s 96s I los White ditto, 72s 945 r los 126 s Trefoil, 36s 545 68s Flour, 455. sos per Pack. ►IDM TYR LONDON OASESTR, SATURDAY, RTIROAP.I 11. Average price of Corn in England and Wales, trout the Re- turns ending the sth day of February, 1803. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Prate. s. of. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. 4 s. 4. Si a 37 9 25 0 I 9 0 33 a 37 2 The average Price of Sugar, com puted frown the Returns made in the week CO ding the pth of February, i 80j, is 39s.Otd. per hundred weight. PAICES OP GRAIN, AT TOP POLLOWINO PI Basisorrome.--Wheat 34s od to 63s od per Quarter. Barley su 6d to ass 6d I Beans 32$ od to 37b od Oat, od to ass od Peals ocs od to 36s old MAIDEN ZAD.WIIIIIt 59$ od to 68s od per quarter. Barley 131 cd t. ass 6d I Beans 3os od to 381 od tps od to ts.sa ed Peale 384 od to ats od NEWIIVIL 1'.....Whe1t, 421. od. to 631.6 d. per Quarter. Barley as od to 24$ cd I 84111111 271 od to 37, oil Oats 171 6d to 204 ad Pod* 3os od to 34s oil Hrottr.—Wheat 53s od to 64s ad per Quarter. Barley *is od to 241 6d I 142111 28, od to 32$ od Oat* ails ad to 24$ od Poste 34s oil to 381 od Roast/sta.—Wheat 565.0 d. to 641. od. per Quarter. Barley • 211 od to 251 3d I Beans las od to 35$ CCI Oats • as ad to 211 61, Peak 34s od to 361 6d At Warminfier Market, on Saturday ha, the prices of Britifh Corn were as follow : Wheat, by the quarter, al. 165. to 31. Barley, 51. Is. 6d. to 11. 45.61. Oats, 17$. to 11. Beans, 11. 145. to 21. os. On,the 26th ult. the body of Mr. Jamas Tues. arm., of Berwick-upon-Tweed, attorney at law, was found washed Awe on Spital Point, at the mouth of the Tweed. He had been to days mifliag. Lady CAMISR'S prefent fevere indifpofition has nit originated in a cold, as (fated in one of the Morning Papers, but was caufed by a fevere fill her Ladyship received laft week in confequence of the flipperinefs of the ice ; we are concerned to add, that the hurt is in the (mall of her back. Capt. CH I Lco r, of the Navy, was on Wednefday found dead at his lodgings, in Bath : be had ar rived there from Windfor the preceding evening in apparent health. A young man, named Davy, was on Thurfilay apprehended at Saffron Walden, and committed to Chelmsford Gaol, charged with various bur glaries. Several articles of drefs, &c. which he (tole from Mrs. Trench Chifwell, of Debden Hall, he made prefents to his fillers ; and fome provi lions which he (tole from a Mr. Brunton, having been found in the poffeftion of his father, the old man has likewife been committed for trial : the two daughters, and another fon, are bound to appear as evidences againft their father and brother. A melancholy accident occurred a few days fince at Scalford, near Leicefter. The houfe of a MI. Homes having been repaired, a chaffing-difb, with ignated charcoal, was put into the female fervants' room, with a ftriCt injunftion to remove it to an ad joining room on going to bed, and to leave their door open ; inked of which, they kept it in their room, and (hut the door. In the morning they were found in a (late of fuffocation, and one of them expired in the courfe of the day. At the Hereford fair, on Wednefday, a HoF• planter fold 5 bags of hops at lefs than 51. per cwt. for which he fome time fince refufed r 7 guineas per cwt. There was a great (how of cattle, but thc prices being high, few were fold. At Stamford fair, on Tuefday, both fat and lean cattle, of which the number was unufually (mall, fold at extravagant prices. The Wool•combers of Loughboroagh and its neighbourhood Taft week celebrated the anniverfa• ry of their founder, Bifliot Blake, with more than ultra! hilarity. Thirty years having elapfed fioctt a procellion had been formed, and many work- men having returned after an abfence of ten years in the fervice of their country, it was propofed to give a grand difplay of charaaers relating to the manufadory, and parade the ftreets in appropri dreffes. The procelTion was led by Men, as t! champion and protedor of the Golden Fleece, aho was followed by Shepherds and ShepherdeEs ; a beautiful girl, elegantly dreffed, carried a lam!) upon her lap, with a bouquet of flowers, made o wool, in her bofom ; next followed the s-nerart Bifhop ; his mitre, with the keys of St. Peter, g,lt in front, were formed of wool, and he had a large wig of the fame material, which reached down t•o the (addle ; his bridle was held on each fide by a page, and another was at the ftirrup, cam ing a Bible in one hand, and a wool-comb in the (Allot; his followers, dreffed in white, with lathes, l:iirts, and high caps, carrying two large flag , , all made of wool and wands ; two perfons elevated on a ftagc, were at work, (hewing the manner in which the manufaaory is carried on. In the courfe of their parade through the t'.wn, they received ton handfome contributions, and the everting was fr..: with the utmost harmony and good order.