Star. — London, England, 1810-04-07 00:00:00

P C %.1t.:1 Col llle tilextly vet"' advanced to ;1 neighbouring town, and drove the enemy front it ; hut afterwards found it prudent to' evacuate the place and retu -n to Cadiz. Vie regret to the Spanish Government continue very in.ntentiv to the wants of the army. By a Rei-non pnhlisr.ed by the Duke of ALBUQUERQUE, it ; H ears thu the troops are in a most deplorable state, :ind th it General has determined to resign his com- T „, r , he is not atfcrd, 1 the meaos of rendering the tervic-s ef his br2.ve men effectual in the cause of their country. Ftml:er extracs from the L!lhon Papers, received yesterday, are le,s aleulated than ever to afford us '1 any hopes fror , J e feehie sts ig a which the rem nants of the P.L.floti str, still making. The Junta of Badayr!. P‘ .g act of :nsanity, have &elated Li - nil NV. 11. t o L. .he ..nly I.gitimate Sovereign of r, ..ce, a, td .d a , . enormous reward for NAP°. or Jo.SkFti, hip arnther, dead or alive 11 ! The pa.? iotic cause is indeed desperate, when its sup portors chon,e 1 p.riod of the contest for the publica tic of such T'roclatnations. 1\ fr. M' KENZIE left town on Thursday for Morlain, for the purpose of negociating an exchange of prisoners. The revenue for the first quarter of the current year is said t) exceed that of that corresponding quarter in tie preceding year by more than half a million. este-day a Court of Directors was held at the East a:use, when Captain R. JOHNSON was sworn into die comm:ind of the Ship HEBE, consigned to A ihel , Pa: fought early yesterday morning in Cu pcnhtgen Fields, Iwtween a Captain STIVERS and a gatlerrian of the name of CODLINGTON, his brother in.law, in consecpience of a family dispute. Mr. COD- Ir:GTON was wounded in the thigh on the second ire, and lie was conveye d to his house in Notting )am P 1 ice in a post chaise, in great agony, accom panied by his s•-conil. C:i.tronto.—Madarne CATALAN - I not being sum c..intly recovered to sing fait night, her part wris un deraken by Mrs. Asuz, ‘vho accinitted herself with credit. BOW.STREET.—For some time past, complaints have been made of robberies by daring gangs of pickpockets in the day time, in the public sweets; also at churches, chapels, and meetings, particularly at St. George's, (hutch, Hanover-square, on Friday mornings during Lcnt, when numerous congregations assemble to hear Dr. Hodgson. The Countess of Aylesford, and se• teal other ladies of distinction having been robbed f•ere, mentioned the circumstance to Townsend the officer. The Countdss of A ylcsford said she had no doubt but she was robbed by a short fat woman. Dr. Hodgson also informed Townsend of the robberies tlint were continually committed in the church. In consequence of which Townsend went to the church c:i Thursday morning, and as soon as he entered it be observed in the aisle Mary Blackman, alias Hill:, a known female pickpocket, genteely dressed in a black velvet pelisse and a cottage straw bonnet. She eelclqated for robbing females. He beckoned to ler to come out, which she instantly complied with, .t:id then addressed Townsend with, " My good soul, I ant not come here to do any thing." Townsend But you have already done something."— I ut,k her into the vestry-room, and searched her, but no property was found which was suspected to have !von stolen. She was conveyed to the above Underwent an examination before Mr. of the chnrch proved having seen her times in the church ; as did the beadle, whc A:*l said lie had soen her several times in the avenues loading to the church, particularly when the crowd going in, when the doors are opened, and on the coatirg out. I'ownsead said, he had known her to be a thief for ..; yersr. Sayers, the officer, also had-known her to IC a thief for the same length of time. She was corn. xitted fr.r further ciatnination next Tuesday. \. Wr 'Mt IN ST Ith S ESSIon.--Yesteiday Miss Seark,aio Ecc. was charged with defrauding several piano.. frirtemakers of different instruments.. It appeared,', that the trades People parted with the instruments on the faith of the prisoner,,and they were packed and to different parts of the country; agreeably to her eiders. She described herself as the relative of those 'n whom the instruments were sent, and in every case 'hey produced a letter in two or three days after they bad rooked at the instruments, which letter purported In have been written in the cottntry, and expressing satisfaction at the price. The evidence was very de fltk.e, inasmuch as there was no hand-writing proved, tor any person to prove the false pretences.-- Acquitted. Jones was indicted for an assault on Mr. Wes-1 !ern, on the Bth of September. It appeared that some 'Nrit:te took place at Hyde - Park-gate, between the vr;:nner, who was driving a tart, the wheels of which had rxarly thrown down the prosecutor's horse. — Whips were freely used on both sides ; but some doubt eristed as to who was the first aggressor, the defendant was therefore acquitted. Rtkern Lee was indicted for ill-treating Ann Hap- ILIo. It appeared, that the prosecutrix, who is A r:,tiee of Deienshire, had been brought to town by t 4ekr.aant, as her servant, who was constantly bei ng her, and treating her with great severity ; on the 9th of June she beat her, cut her face, and turned oat of deers, giving her only a 7s. piece and a loaf, to take her to Exeter. Some neighbours interfered, and she was prevailed on to take her into the house arain ; but the next day she repeated liar cruelties, her, bit her cheek, cut her face most desperately,, tnd turned her out of doors. The Jury found her Guilty ; and the Court sentenced her to pay a fine cf i4O. .f./5",z.r and Elizabeth Kennett were indicted for as " 11 1: 1 g, J. Kennett, the husband of the latter. From ills Evidence, it came out that Lyons was living in a:iultery with his wife ; that, having accidentally I . ?lnd them together, they assailed and nearly killed h:rn. His evidence was supported by other persons, arid they were both found Guilty ; but, in considera tl.oa of th e confinement they had already endured, Ley were only sentenced to imprisonment, the man flute weeks alld the woman days, in Tothill-tields. • In common with all our cotemporaries, we were misinformed, yesterday, respecting the occurrences which took place after the House of Commons ad journed in the morning. , Indeed there were so many contradictory reports in circulation that it was not tilt towards evening that the real truth transpired. The particulars which are subjoined may be relied on.: The warrant for committing Sir FRANCIS BURDETT to the Tower was signed by the SPEAKER soon after the Vote of the House had passed, and given to Mr. COLMAN, the Serieant at Arms, to execute. In the mean time Mr. JONES BURDETT, who had remained in the vicinity of the House of Commons throughout the night, proceeded to Wimbledon to apprize his brother of the result of the debate. Sir FaANCIS returned to town with his brother, and reached his house in Piccadilly about one o'clock, where, we understand, he received a note from the SERJEANT at ARNIS, informing him of the order of the House for his committal, and requesting to know when he should wait upon him with the SPEAKER'S warrant, for the purpose of accompanying him to the Tower. FRANC . IS, however, had not been many minutes at his house when Mr. COLMAN entered, and he was informed the Honourable Baronet would he at leisure to speak with him about twelve o'clock this day.— Upon this Mr. COLMAN departed ; but about six o'clock in the evening he again called, and stating to Sir FRANCIS that he had the SPEAKEIL'S order to exe cute the warrant forthwith—the Honourable Baronet replied, that he would not go with him. Mr. Cot, DIAN urged the authority of his warrant, and that he was entitled, if he thought proper, to call in aid for its enforcement. Sir FRANCIS denied the authority of such an instrument, alledging his right also to call in aid if he thought proper to resist its execution, and expressed his resolution to repel force by force. Here the conversation terminated, and Mr. CotxtAx with , drew. In the course of the day Sir FRANCIS was visited at his house by Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, Mr. WHITBREAD, Lord FOLKSTONE, Lord THANES', Mr. WARDLE, Mr. TRACEY, and many otner persons of distinction. They were all loudly cheered by the assembled populace in going to and returning from his house. At one time during the forenoon, from the circum• stance of Dr. PEARSON having driven up to the door in his carriage, it was supposed that Sir FRANCIS was ill, but the anxiety therebyoccasioned quicklysubsided when he arrived on horseback, from Wimbledon, and dismounted. Dr. PEARSON'S visit was intended for an infant child of his friend Sir FRANCIS: on leaving and returning to his carriage, the Doctor was greeted with loud acclamations. Sir FRANCIS is in perfect health and in high spirits : he supped with a friend in Maddox-street last night. It is impossible to describe the sensations excited in the public mind throughout this great metropolis yesterday, as soon as the decision of the House of Commons was generally known. Numbers flocked towards the Tower to witness his reception ; but by far the most numerous assemblage took place before the Baronet's residence in Piccadilly. Most of them were distinguished by dark blue ribbons, some of which had the words " BvilDsrr for ever," inscribed on them. The concourse was much increased by t lie following placard which was stuck up at an early hour all over Westminster :. " BUR DrlT-W ESTMINSTER." " A Requistion is signing for a Public Meeting of the Elec•nrs i of the City and Liberec, of Westminster, to adopt such measures as may be expedient, in consequence of the House of Commons having deprived us of one of our Representatives." For some hours the assembled populace shewed no I disposition to commit any acts of violence ; but about S five o'clock they began to throw mud at those who refused to join in their acclamations. The carriages of several Noblemen and gentlemen , (among others thas of Lord Viscount HAMPDEN)/ I who, ignorant of the assemblage, drove that way, i were assailed, and the windows of some of them i were broken. An officer on horseback, in full nni- 1 ' form, notwithstanding the concessions of bowing and 1 riding with his hat in his hand, was pelted with mud ; and at one time, from the spirit of his horse, his situa- I tion was very hazardous. A carman, in a coal-wag-' gon, who refused to pay the required salutations, ; being assailed with a volley of mud, returned the fire with great vivacity, pouring upon the assailants a I discharge of coals, and with considerable effect. This' part of the performances was quite of the comic kind ; ( but about eight in the evening matters began to as - sume alarming appearances, nor was it long till the populace proceeded to various acts of outrage. 1 Between eight and nine o'clock a detachment pro- i cesded from Piccadilly to attack the house, No. 50, ! in Berkeley-square, supposed to be the residence of i Mr. Lrrnnamcn, the mover of the resolutions against 1 Sir Famccts Busantrr, but which is now in the pos session of Mt. RAMS. The populaCe proceeded to • break the windows ; but on Mr. RAIKES (whose Lady I at the time lay a corpse its the house) making his ap- 1 pearance, the populace finding their mistake, left this house, and proceeded to that of Lord CASTLEREAGII, I at the comer of King-street,StJanses's-square,of which 1 the whole of the windows and window-blihds were instantly demolished. Returning again to Berkeley ' square,the crown attacked the Earl of DARTMOUTH'S house, and treated it it in the same manner. They then proceeded to the house of Mr. YORKE, in Charlcs street, Berkeley-square, whicli experienced so violent k , •of glass reliiii;nf , l whole: the windows of Mr. PE-n -ay/Xi h .use in Downing -street, were also broken. Shortly after these proceed:ars had com menced, the Horse Guards Were called out. As the Mischief began in Berkeley-square they proceeded to that quatter, but there the demolition of windows was already effected. About 350 of the Guards were sent to protect the magazine in Hyde Park ; and, it we are rightly infoi-med, some of the guns in the Tower of London were loaded with grape shot. These and similar proceedings induced a few of the inhabitants to pnt lights in their windows, in the hope that they would thereby avert the fury of the as sailants. This absurdity increased instead of dimi nishing the Mischief. The multitude instantly, but very inconsistently, required lights to be shewn as a proof of concurrence in their sentiments respecting Sir FRANCIS BURnETT. The consequence was, that all the streets in the NiVest end of the town were bril liantly illuminated. The military that were called in behaved with great coolness and humanity, and by their whole conduct evinced that they had received orders not to proceed to violence till the last extremity—a line of conduct which entitles those by whose instructions they acted, to a considerable share of praise, for the consequences of a different mode of procedure might have been most calamitous and dreadful. It is a happy circumstance that the assemblage, which was immense, chewed no disposition to perpe trate acts of personal violence, but confined the expres sion of their sentiments to the breaking of windows, hissing, groaning, shouting and the like, or the con sequences might have been most lamentable ; for we have reason to believe that a considerable military force was at no great distance, and ready to have been called in had there been any actual necessity. This we state not merely from the promptness with which the Horse Guards reached the first scene of tumult, but from the following letter from Woolwich, received this morning : " WOOLWICH, APRIL 6. 14 What can be the matter with you London people? We cannot ascribe to any foreign cause the movements we witness in this place. For some days we have had two troops of the Horse Artillery under arms ; and last night, in addition, we have had one .brigade of foot artillery under arms. This morning, the whole were under orders for London ; but they were coun termanded after the horses were yoked to the guns— with orders still to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's notice 1" The following is a list of the different houses that have received injury on the present occasion : In Grosvenor-squre, the windows of the Duke of Motcritose and the Earl of Virs-zNIORLAND are completely broken; the walls and doors coveted with mud : two empty houses, in the lame square, and several in South' A.adley-strect, are al:o s broken. In Berkeley-square the windows of Mr. PAIN and Mr. RA ME! are partially broken : the fine plate-glass windows of the Earl ofDatt•rmou - rn, on the east side of the square, are shivered to atoms: In Hill-street, Berkeley-square, the House of the Earl of Czar- HAM is hideously disfigured—the windows broken, and the parlour shutters driven in by the mere force of brick-hits.— 'rite parlour windows of Sir litNav STRACUY, M. P. in the PLYMOUTH, APRIL 5. Captain PERRY, the agent , f the transports, who came home in the Agincourt, states, that he never recollects such dreadfully tempestuous weather as they experienced for five dnvs, on their passage ; and thinks it next to impossible for all the transports to have weathered the storm. Only two, the Agincourt and Helen, are as yet accounted for here. It was impossible for the convoy to keep together; or to ten dir the leait assistance to each other. At one period of the storm it presented the most heart-rending ap pearancemen washed overboard and drowned, in sight of their companions : masts, sparr, shattered boats, and pieces wreck, floating about in every direction.—l am extremely sorry to say, that the prize brought in lAst evening by the FMERALD frigate, was not the Laurel sloop Or ar, but the Laurel French brig ; she is, however, 1 very good prize ; and, from the number of vessels that are known to be on :he look-out after her namesake, it is next to impossible that she should escape the vigilance of our tars.— A large Danish merchant brig, prize to the EAU.. EALD friga;c, came in this day. The DEFIANCE sailed to-day fur Rochefort ; but was forced to come back, the wind having come round to the S. S. W. which is as fair as it can blow for the arrival of new from Cadii or Lisbon. P. S. Arrived another large transport ship, with French troops from Guadaloupe, one of those disper sed in the gale mentioned in my last. Also arrived the Cecilia tender; from Cork, with part of the TitOMP P S (guard-ship) men, to be paid wages. PORTSMOUTH, APRYL 6. Arrived his Majesty's ship CLYDE, from Lisbon ; Elenor and Alfer, from the Downs ; and HARD] gun brig, from a cruise.—Wind S. blows hard. DEAL, APRIL 6. Arrived the Dispatch pilot vessel from off Dunge ness, after parting from an anchor and cable.—Wind S. blows strong. CHATHAM, APRIL 4. The SALDANHA was this day put into commission, and the CoMmand given to Captain STUART. The RESOLUTION sailed to-day for Long Reach. The SANDWICH prison-ship, is ordered to be put cut of commission and paid-off ; she is to be taken into dock on Friday, and broken up. The CRESSY and three of the new cutters will be undocked to-morrow. —Money is arrived here for paying the artificers and workmen, the payment will commence on Monday next, and continue Tuesday and Wednesday. tiRMotITH, APRIL 6. This morning arrived the Pt.goratizarr, 74 gun', Captain EYLES, and PRINCESS CAROLINA, 74 guns, Captain PATER, to join the gt-.and North Sea Fleet, in the Baltic. Sailed l'Autmir.a frigate, Lord GEORGE STUART Captain ; FORWARD and BADGER sloops, on a cruize.--. Remain the ships Haan and VAmicAnn, 74 guns ; ROEBUCK, LYNX, TARTARUS, ARIEL, KEY NARD, PROMETHEUS, VIXEN, SNIPE, PANDORA, FLA.. mart, EARNEST, HAVOC, gun-brig. Jonge JAnna, Lemmert Klaas, taken off the Dogger bank, by the CENSOR gun-btig, laden with salt. Gode Verwayting Kiass Juno, Jain, from Amsterdam, laden with wheat is sent in by the PANDORA.—Wind S. S.W. same street, are also broken : a few others are slightly injured. In Charles-street, Berkeley-square, the house of General ST kWA RT, brother of Lord CASTLEREAGH. had several win dows broken, which is the case with other houses in the same street—but these windows, and indeed many others, seem to have been broken more from the tardiness of the illumination, than from any other circumstance. Mr. YOR K E's house in this street has had a terrible' visitation—Windows and window frames are all in ruins, and the front of the house bedaubed with mud. At the top of Albemarle-street, the house of Sir JOHN ANSTIRD• THER seems to have been the object of particular vengeance.— not a paste of glass from the kitchen to the garret has escaped ; the window frames, and Venetian blind shutterr, are ail shat tered in the parlours; and, from its present appearance, the building cannot be tenantable for a considerable period. Not only the windows, but some glasses, chandeliers, and other va luable furniture in the interior of the rooms, are destroyed. The same observations apply to Lord CAST LK a rasa's house, the entrance to which is in King-street, and the front in St. James's square. The windows, &c. are totally demolished. But, although these are some of the most prominent circum stances, it is impossible to enumerate minutely the havock which has taken place by breaking windows, &c. since yesterday—the Haymarket, Pall Mall, Piccadilly, St. James's-street, Bond street, George's-street, Hanover-square, Sir WALTER Patton- IT AR'S in Conduit -street, and in short, all the streets in the neighbourhood, exhibit serious marks of the injury which they have received. The glaziers have been in full employ all the morning, repairing, as far as it was possible, the broken-window glass. Many of the windows, however, as has already been observed, will be useless for a long period. To the foregoing particulars we have to add that the Serjeant at Arms, upon his return from the Ba ronet's house last night, called together all the door keepers and other servants of the House of Commons, and it was then agreed that they should assemble this letters from the Canaries to the 4th ult. it ap pears that the Fortunate Islands of the Ancients are morning at five o'clock, for the purpose of p rocee d that more likely to deserve that happy distinction than ing to Wimbledon, expecting that Sir FRANCIS would at any former period. It seems highly probable that sleep there. They proceeded there accordingly at these settlements, like their neighbours the Madeiras, the appointed hour this morning, but returned with. will be placed under the protection of the British out effecting their object. flag, and both those who grant, and those who obtain such means of security will be abundantly b e n e fi te d Whether Sir FRANCIS slept at Wimbledon or in by the arrangement. London we know not, but he came from the West- Yesterday the case of the KING v. BowneN, for an ward on horseback, and reached his own house in assault, was tried at the Kingston Assizes, bra; the Piccadilly, at noon. evidence being contradictory, the defendant was ac- As soon as he was recognized by the assembled po- i (Pitted: pulace he was received with loud and lo ng • cont i nue d Died,in the Island of Madeira, whe re he h a d l ate l y acclamations. I gone on account of ill health, EDW4R D I VES , t h e eldest son of the late EDWARD OTTO DI M , E. o f He soon afterwards appeared at the wi n d o w, sue_ Titchfield, Hants ;he had not quite attained the age sounded by a numerous party of his friends, who had of 21 years. been waiting his arrival, all of whom were succes- EXECUTION—Thursday morning at eleven o'clock, sively hailed as they made their appearance at the * were conveyed from the county jail of Maidstone, to window.—At the hour at which this Paper w as p ut to Penenden-heath, where they were etecuted, the fol press, Sir FRANCIS still remained at his o w n h ouse . i ring malefactors, convitted atgl the last Assize s f or • ent, viz. Samuel Lws, for a ary in dwelli The assemblage of people this day in Pi cc adilly Is. house of Mary Ann a Wilkins, at bur Minster, th in e Shepp ng y ; immense, and they continue to exact the hom age o f Peter Pretrial, for a similar offence, in the h ouse o f Hats oif," 6 ' BURDEir for ever," with redoubled John Orpin, at Leybourn; and &Liam Niehola, for keenness. 1 stealing two heifers at Murston, GREENOCK, APRIL 4. Arrived on Monday, the Lord Gardner, COVER.. DALE, from Jamaica, a running ship. Sailed from Falmouth on the 2d February, and experienced dread ful weather near the Banks of Newfoundland. Same day, the 11-Melinda, GnArtasr, froth Martinique, whence she sailed on the 18th February, in company with the ship Heiwood, M , lNTosti, of and for Lon don, and parted on the 25th to windward of Tortola : in passing that island, a boat from the shore infor med Capt. GRAHAM, that the French frig te which appeared off Guadalnupe soon after its surrender and was chaced by our squadron, was taken. Left load ing at St. Pierre's the Hamlet, SMITH, for Port Glas gow ; and Royal Sovereign, HORSBY, of this port, to call at Cork, both to sail in eight days. FROM LLOTh'S LIST. Gaaveszno,Avan.6.—Arrived theDatmore, Lansdall, front Newfoundland, and the Greyhound, Zleid, front Valenti& Sailed the Sarah, Chaplin, for Heligoland. •