Star. — London, England, 1808-04-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY. Th e r egret is great and general for the less of that soot The Colonel Derr, who fell so nobly in isdia. The 17th foot is the only t eem% that suf. It o i a the storming of Rittspore. /t e te not being tonnage for thanuthe 2d battalion t b s 54th Regiment does not go out by the India kit s ow under dispatch ; but ever, ship carries out o og teinforcements of officers as well as men, for !velum's in India. Accounu have been received of the sit arrival of coal f ir, and likewise of that antient and gowned corps, the Scots Royals, in India. 7, It fou id a ppear that though. LieutertantZeneral ItDenstt had assumed die.chief command of the vas ar my, and had taken kis, *rat as second in council. that Sir Jos u e CRADOCK 'ha not -taken his opartute for %trope' at the time etpeated. • It is the 3Sd Regiment, not the 30th, which has fee from Bengal on the l expeeliiien to thaEasti;ard. A d eta chment of Royal Artillery is now going out to Cs/ls• m al ty of RoyalSngineert, *Company of A rtil . l a y, sad reinforcem ents for the Buffs and 11th Re. oat, are going out to Madeira. Captain Aniurrn pyr, Seattary to General BERESF ORD, goes out by thi s o pportunity. Some Artillery, with Brigadier-General Mooat, Colonels A nat omists, Cunza, and several other gars, are going out just now by the fleet, for N ort h A m erica, under convoy of the Nemesis. Recce for all the regiments in the Mediterranean aenow going out from the Isle of Wight. Colonel Moon and many Officers of the Stair, go out by this fleet The 24battalion of General Assancaoscam's Ali n:o4 90 strong, has relieved the Berkshire Militia, BLuchington Barracks. w e have lately heard the names of .different Ge seal Officers for the Command in Chief in the West ies. By the death of Sir' NMISROUGH D'Axne, the C.cloneicy of the East Kent Militia is Vacant—Lord Kissals amcng others is mentioned for it. To counteract the designs of the French; who-are . meditating an expedition in the West Indies, where Stir army has been re-inforced, some regifnenti will seseatout from this country and Ireland, to General s;viyes.. The 25th, or Edinburgh Regiment, is to lie Barbadoes for St. Kitt's ; the 15th Regiment !il l orise will leave Barbadoes. The 65d will remain *ee. The 70th, and some others of the skeleton re emus are to be sent home, as soon as relieved by itgiments from this country. THE DELUGE. TIM! feet high in the streets ?-4...3 I . most have s peep What s wonder ! who ever could think it ljbaw, hiccup's o!cl Bib°, if three times u deer/. And it were but 600 D TOWel- , 1 could drink it ! ' A TIPLIA, But no 'Water-drinker. The following curious anagram on NAPOLEON Bo roastrz,not being generally known,is worthy notice: " Bona rapia pone Leno , " • which expresses, even to a letter, 4 4 you rascal, lay down the stolen goods." The April Sun has regenerated the Butterflies of lind,fercet, which fluttered through that gay parterre yesterday in greater abundance than ever On Friday evening Henry the IVA and Lone-a-la- Mode were performed at Salisbury, under the patron. zge of the Mayor, for the benefit of the poor of that .City. Several of the principal characters were per famed by Officers of the 2d Somersetshire Militia. — The receipt amounted to X 99 18. s. besides a donation of 5 guineas from the Earl of RADNOR. An outrage of a singular nature is reported to have been committed a few evrnings since at Maldon, in Essex, by a party of individuals going masqued to an exhibition of a lecture in that town ; and in that disguise assaulting and beating the Astronomical Lecturer in a very wanton and violent manner. Se veral Gentlemen of the town rose in defence of the ::aoffending man, and, securing the parties kept them in custody till they entered into sufficient secu rities for their appearance, to answer for this extra ordinary offence in a Court of Judicature. Sir JAMES COCKBURN is arrived at Portsmouth to take his passage to Curacost in the Amaranthe, Cap= lain BRENTON. The Committee on the Wexford Petition have ap pointed Commissioners to examine witnesses and re ceive evidence in Ireland. The Commissioners are PETER VANumintwi, Esq. Chairman; JOHN WILLES,- Esq. and JOHN SCOALES, Esq. They are to meet at Wexford in twenty days from the present date. A Roman Catholic Chapel has been built by sub scription in the Polygon at Somerstown, and was opened on Thursday last with a grand Te Deum and High Mass • the former was performed by the Gen tlemen of the Braganza Choir, the latter was celebra ted by a French Bishop. The person who lays claim to certain estates pos sessed by the Duke of NORFOLK, attempted to address the Lor) CHANCELLOR at the rising of the Court on Wednesday, but was prevented by the Officer, and ftr 66 / 3 removed from the bar. The Court adjourned yesterday for the Easter recess. Alderman Rut was lately robbed by some foot . pads on the Black Rock Road, near Dublin ' of a gold watch, and his Aldermanic gold chain. A Gen tleman in Mr. Run's company was at the same time robbed of his watch. Monday tight, the house of Messrs., Gooden and Conyers, of East-lane, Bermotsdsey,was broken opens and robbed of bank notes to tht amount of I+6l. and other effects. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. TORBAY, APRIL is. • Last evening sailed his Majesty's ships Ville de Paris, Dreadnought, Spencer', /Oka, Saint George, 1 and Valiant, to reamietheir Attire off Brest. This , alerting' sailed eight oil of victuallers, under convoy .of the Greedy brig, for Plymouth. ____,..,. ~ PLYMOUTH, APR is. NM& the Leyden, of 64 guas, to Chatham ; Me ittatilk of 44 guns, with stores f or the fleet off the tatis s Endeavour armed ship to t he westward. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14 . Arrived several sail of outward.bound vessels from the Downs. Dropt down to St. Helen's several of , the outwardbound East Indiam en. The Favourite, \ ' Stamps, for Antigna,.is reported to have been cap tured on the 12th instant, off Dungeness. Wihd S.W. DEAL, APRIL .14. • Arrived the Tigre, of 80 guns, from Plymouth Courageuz, of 74 guns, from the Mediterranean.— Sailed tba Royalist sloop, and Indignant gun brig on a cruize ; Courageuz for Sheerness. The Edgar, of 74 guns, has just arrived from Plymouth. Arrived and sailed for the River the Abraham, RfiNDELL a--- I and Providence; Joxze, from Dublin. Wind S. E. RICUAIN 10. Tilt DOWNS. Princess of Orange, Vice Admiral Campbell; Mars,Rear Ad miral Keats ; Tigre, of SO guns, Minotaur, Triumph, Aadaeloas, and Polyphemus, of 74 guns each ; Trusty of SO guns ; Clyde, Enryalus, Tribune, Ranger,' Fly, Speedy.; Sparrowbstrk, Magnet sloops ; Hound, Proselyte, and Zebra bombe; Mina, Intelligent, Fearless, Tigress, Piercer, Urgent, Deeperate, Phut, Wrangler, Richmond, }lama, Bloodhound, Dehader, Protec tor, Hearty, Insolent, Blazer, Thrasher, steady, Redbreast, En counter, and Aggressor gun brigs; Arrow schooner' Pbospberus fire vessel. SHEERNESS, APRIL 11. Arrived his Majesty's ship Sirius, from sea, and has come into harbour. The Diadem, of 64 guns, and Bold gun-brig, have also arrived, and brought up at the Great Nore.. The Crescent frigate is un docked, zn4 is going to Woolwich to have a thorough repair. The Furious bomb is docked, and the Star ring gun-brig taken on the graving slip. Arun 12.—The Calypso brig has arrived from a cruize; and the Charles armed ship from Yarmouth to Chatham, with provisions on board. The Seagull has sailed to Heligoland with five transports under convoy, under the orders of Lieutenant WILBRAHAM, loaded with fire-arms and ammunition. APRIL 13.—The Bold gun-brig is come into har bour from the Nore, and the Furious is docked. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gaol:mewls, Aram 14r—Fused by the Branfey, Horsmans from West Port; Charlotte Ann, Barret ; and the Ann, Erwin , from,Malti. *Sailed the Venus, Starling, for the South Sea;-- , Anni:Birkitt; for St. Domingo ; Minerva, Jones, for Stockholm; and the Traveller, Daring, for Carlesham. Tuesday se'nnight several vessels for North Ame rica sailed from Leith Roads, under convoy of a sloop of war. The American ship Bristol Packet, Capt. BURNS, from London for New York ; and the Orient, COLLINS, from St. Michael's for London, were captured and scuttled on the 24th and 27th of January, by the Pe nelope and Thamise French frigates. The crews were landed at St. Jago. The Perseverance, DONOVAN, from Cork, to Bris- tol, struck upon a ridge of sand, near Kenfig, on the coast of Glamorgan, about three o'clock on Tues day morning se'nntght. There were upwards of 60 passengers on board, who, with the crew, are all saved. The cargo, consisting of wine, whiskey, butter, soap; provisions, &c. has been chiefly prem •ved through the persevering exertions of the ne ighb 'win gentle men, who sent their teams , and rendered every assis. tance in their power. A large bo d y of people had as sembled, but very little pillige took place, a detach ment of the Swansea wi th caval the utmost C alacr t. HU , GHES, having marched to the spot and, with the aid of a e ar l y of Sea Fencibles, kept off the snob, and guarded the cargo till it could be conveyed to a place of safety. Some of the populace got at the whiskey, and drank to such excess, that two of them died, and several others continued very ill. The vessel has gene to pieces. Monday se'nnight, during the tremondous gale, a large vessel drove on the rocks, off Seaford Cliff, not more than a mile from the town, and but a very short distance from the sho re, which soon went to pieces. The whole of the crew found a watery grave. She is supposed to be the Three Brothers, of London, MacP.oey master, from Surinam to London, laden with cotton, coffee, and cocoa-nuts. Two anchors and two cables, one of which is quite new, have been saved ; and as the weather is become more moderate, a great part of the cargo may yet be saved. Of the mutineers of his Majesty's ship Jason, who were tried by a Court Martial at Halifax, in September last, eleven of whom were sentenced to suffer death, but five of them recommended to mercy by the Court, two only, William Caton, and Mounsay Finning, were hung at the fore yard arms of the Jason, a few days afterwards, by order of the Hen. Vice Admiral BERKELEY. The others were disposed of in the following manner: Thomas Camp bell, RobertEtinen, Peter Bond (seamen), and Patrick Brown (marine), who were recommended to meter by the Commander-in-Chief, were pardoned by his Majesty, on condition of their being confined for seven years. John M'Neal, William Lang, Edward Mil ton, Joseph Molena, and Thomas Martin, who were recommended to mercy by the Court, received his Majesty's most gracious free pardon, and.are now serving in 'the Halifax squadron. Mrs. MArrocus, it is with pleasure we learn, is al most recovered from her late indisposition. Her absence this winter has been a considerable loss to the receipts of the Theatre. Sir JOHN, Lady THeoposiA CRADDOCK, alld family, have arrived at Kirkman's Hotel, from India. Dowager Lady SPINCILS hasieft Jermyn-street, for St. Alban's, Herts. Lord and Lady SOMERS Wt town, on Mondai t for their seat near Reigate. ~.7- L.or INTztLicsivrt. . 6OUR.T OF CHANCERY, AP I4' COMMERCIAL SPECULATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA. The Cuanciaxon has been called upon to adjust Commercial Speculation to Buenos Ayres, almost at unfortunate in the result as the late military expedi tion to the same quarter. ctabi on the. It appears that two merc hants of great respe lity sent out a venture to South America, but arrival of the goods at Monte Video, no market could be obtained, One of the merchants accompanied the venture, and finding his speculation had completely failed, consulted General Whiteloeke what was best to be done. The General advised him to put the goods up to public vendue, which he did, and with the moiety of the produce, six thousand pounds, began a new venture for himself, considering his partnership at an end with the sale alluded to. This second spe. culation proved more successful than the first, and the merchant returned to England with a prosper cargo. The merchant at home, however, was not pleased with the dissolution of the partnership, and considering that he was fairly entitled to participate in the good as well as the bad, and share the resul e t of the voyage home a s well as out, applied to th Chancellor for an injunction to restrain his partner from receiving the proceeds of the cargo, and for a receiver to be appointed by the Court, till his case should be fully considered of, and his Lordship's order obtained. The discussion of this motion occupied full two hours , when it was agreed to stfer the mat. ter: in dispute, and leave the case to the adjustment of mercantile sup. HENRY WILLIAMS. We have before had occasion to notice some of the particulars connected with this bankruptcy. An issue had been directed to try the validity of the com mission when a verdict was found by a Jury, in the Court Of Common Pleas, against the bankrupt, and in favour of the assignees. In consequence of this de cision, the Court of Law had been moved to set aside the verdict, but the hearing was postponed on account of the number of new trials before the Court, There I was a petition by the bankrupt, addressed to the Lord Chancellor, which had not been dismissed, on the ex. l press condition that certa in legal proceedings in Ire. land, instituted by the bankrupt, were stayed. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY now thought that the Bankrupt should be committed to the Fleet prison, for contempt, he having admitted his Solicitor in Ireland to proceed in the action ; that, further, 1w should pay the cost s incident to such pross in the gre actions ; and, in addition to this, that he should pay the costs of the present application. The Learned Counsel said, that the lenity of the Court was exten ded towards this person, on the terms, that such suits in Ireland should be discontinued, and disobedience in this important particular would fully justify the Court in granting the objects of the motion. He read various affidavits, to shew that the Bankrupt's Solicitor in Ireland had proceeded in opposition to the intentions of the Court. He further read an affidavit of Mr. Williams, which he said was wholly unsatis factory, and was manifestly framed to elude the pur poses of justice,. Sir ARTHUR PIGOT and Mr. LEACH, on behalf of Mr. Williams, contended, that the order given to the Attorney of their client in Ireland was sufficiently ex plicit to induce any reasonable person to discontinue the actions ; but that, if their client was to be civilly li a ble, he could not be made c riminally responsible for the conduct of his agent. They insisted, that, in any view of the case, this was a very harsh proceeding ; which the Court would not be disposed to counte nance. The Court did not comply with the object of the motion, so far as respected the order for the commit ment of Mr. Williams, but in other respects acqnl. esced nearly in the terms of the application, MR. LUDLAM, As the LORD CHANCELLOR was just quitting the Court for the Easter reces s, a pper was handed by Mr. Ludlam to his Counsel, Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, which occasioned an application for his Lordship's decision on a matter connected with this case. The C HANCEL LOR immediately requested a private con ference with Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, of the result of which we have not been informed. A Bill his been brought into the House of Repre. sentatives in America, declaring Masquerades, or Masqued Balls, public nuisances. BRAND, in his History of Shetland, under the date of 1640, says, there were three luxuries introduced into that Island,namely, soap, with which some of the lairds had their shirts washed ; pewter spoons ; and coarse table-elotIu! At the Assizes at Castlebar, on the 19th ult. R. BucitasaN, Esq. Captain of an Irish Revenue cutter, obtained a verdict of 5001. damages against a Major LEONARD CUTTING, for criminal conversation with Mrs. BUCHANAN. It is with great satisfaction we are enabled to an nounce, that Mr. LANCASTER'S improved mode of Education, for the Children of the industrious classes of th• 2 community, has been adopted in America ; and to that end a Chartered Society has been incor porated, by an act of the Leg islature of New Y ork. Mr. L.'s Book on Education has been reprinted, to which is prefixed, a sketch of the New-York Free School, and the Act of the Legislature. We are happy also to added, that a subscription, amounting to near 5000 dollars, had been entered into, to carry into Offect the design of educating all the children of the poor in New Y'Ork, and that already one School, containing two hundred children, had been com pletely organized. Thus the improvements made in the old world are adopted in the new ; and we have no doubt but that England will become as famed for this cheap and expeditious mode of educa tion, as she has justly rec eiv e d the homage of the Gle ob for he discovery of Va cci n e Inoculation ; a practice which has for its object the preservation of life ; while by communicating the blessing of education to every creature, which may now be done at the most trifling expence, life may be rendered a blessing to the pos sessor and a benefit to the society at large, We can not but reoornmend the presentinstitntion of the Free School in the Borough Road, to Ow attention and sup port of the benevolent of every class. In that School, in the course of 10 years, there have been educated GRATIS, above 4000 children ; and to the honour of this system of instruction, it may be stated that not one of those children have been arraigned in any Court of Justice on any criminal charge whatsoever. 4100714. Thetnatch between rung Belcher and noghettrr which was fixed to take place last week, at Moulsay, was dbelded yesterday, on a summit, half a mile from the Ribbing-house en Epsom Dooms. T 9 describe with effect the digpositions of the greet and fink ama teurs, and the scenes which were produced on tle road to the field of combat, would be impossible ;but 4t twelve o'clock the mode) , groupe had assembko on the D o wns, and shortly after the combatants ar rived at the ring, sa inner one of twenty feet having been roped off to perform in. The seconds were, Mendoza and Clart for Bekher, and Cropley and Dick Hall for Dogherty. Betting at setting to vas precisely six tofurr o n moldier. THE BATTLE. Round 1. After sparring for half * minute, each of the mar made a hit at one instant ; Belcher stopped, and his blow short, when they closed, after an irregular rally--ther disen gaged, and Belcher hit his man a slight blew at half arm, and Dogherty, attemptior to return it, closed and threw his roan--w Betting the same as at the commencem, 2. Dogherty made p la y without ceremony, by attempt stritie a left handed hit at h is opponent's head, but Belcher stofully up i ; and after Dogherty had made a rally, which did not harm his adversary, he Was hit off his legs with great dexterity.-5; to 4 on Belcher. S. An exceedingly we ll contested round, and all the sk ill and strength of the combatants was shown. Dogherty commenced he at a telly within distance , w ith determined courage, but he had t worst of the conflict throughout, although he made some destroy* stops • but Belcher, by hitting and sto pp in g at the same moment, had his fists, one or the other, constantly in Dogiserty's face, but he was at length thrown. 4.Degherty made a false left handed feint, when Belcher, with in & s tare, hit him a sever facer before he recovered his guard, and for the first time commenced a, furious rally,which was well opposed by Dogherty, who, however dexterously he made some steps, could plant no hits, but rather mewed them in a man:. et to have put an end to the combat with an oranary taker. He fol. lowed Dogherty mend the ring constantly hosing with all illa tion* ease on the head oaf* and * tenth dropped him by blew under the right jaw.-3 I. lon Belcher. S. Beldser hit his adversary a tremendous blow In the throat I olds MIA hand through his guard, which left Dogherty so much gligend,"4"visoparberdiatthh:eitrinrectivito epdponAnthreeetegto:vitoj7iwinci:aresettinhatzle,grou7theresouniest - vabien dropped him. 7. Thhirouod was not so much in favour of Belcher as those preceding, for although he rallied his adversary he was well stop ped, and slightly hit, but Degherty fell on one of his blows, s • Dogherty went in very intemperately, and fought in a deter mined punier. Beleber's time was wholly occupied in stopping and attempting 50 stops for sonic blows were scientifically aimed by Dogherty, but be had lost his distance ; the combatants closed, and Dogherty threw his adversary on the ropes with parent ease. In this retuid,betting was reduced to about to for although Dogberty *waxed muchpiasd, he was stroog on' legs and fresh, and conseidently worth the risk of hacking against Bekher, where stamina rendered success tieubtfuL 9. Although Becher had the best of this ratliml, threw some hits away, and was hit him se lf, and atter closing he fell dermest. 10. Dogherty eagerly followed his adversary, who as t i o u s ly retreated to take his advantage of skill in planting hits, of which he well planted, and Dogherty was thrown. 11. Belcher gave his adversary two other hits in the face,. both fell out of the ring. 12. Belcher performed piecisely the same as in the last round, and after jobbbor him, threw bins. IS. Dogherty received a heavy fall in attempting to rally.--Any odds, but no taken. 14. Belcher hit his adversary down when attempting to Five to one. 15. This round was considered decisive of victory for Belcher. Dogherty's head *as fright:Rd in appearance, and although r teemed to maintain the same resolution as at setting to, behad power to place a blow. When be rallied Belcher met him Ir, w e ll measured distance, and the goodness of the other brouskt close, in which Belcher punished him, by under half arm Ws, r at Itngth dropped him from between his arms. 16 and 17. These rounds were, as usual, so much in favour Belcher, that in the latter round so confident was he in sot a chance away, that be left his adversary in a feeble posture out hitting him. IS and 19. These rounds were also in favour of Belcher, though Dogherty had made a slight turn in the odds, by r gaiety, but it was of short duration. )-le stepped his adversary Very cleverly, but he had not power to hit him. Bo t h fell - latter round, as if weak. To detail further particulars of this combat he only to state, that Belcher's fists were never from Bogherty's face, and the blows of the were put in with as much strength as at the mencement. Dogherty was fighting under , hurts, as his figure demonstrated, and Belcher amusing himself as if sparring in the Fives Court.. The 24th round reduced the battle to a certainty - withstanding Dogherty appeared determined - resign till nature compelled. In this round hit him three or four severe blows in the face, length by a blow in the wied and neck at the moment, doubled him together so scientifica% he fell like a helpless infant—Nine other rounds fought, in which Dogherty only faced his adversary fall without ever being hit.—Belcher threw a at the close of the battle, which lasted thirty-fiver flutes, and ran to the Rubbingehoase, where trained, without stopping to dress himself. RILDIARKS.—BeIcher fought this battle with ratification to the beholders than he had ever in his several well-contested combats. Ne well his distance, and every hit told well. Hi and courage gave him so decided an advantage the first round, that nothing but Dogherty' - mined courage cpuld give him a chance, chance was in staying too long ; but Belcher' , was equal to that of Dogherty, who, as fighter, will never be a first rater. He hits handed, and measures his distance bad, spewed himself a real game man, Labouring these disadvantages. His head was as frightful spectacle as either pf the combatants at the NI ket fight, or any other, and he was cone with care in a chaise, senseless to every thing pains. The match was for fifty guineas.—i had not even a hit which made any visiblei A second battle was fought for a subscript between Richmond, the Black, and a West man, who was a candidate for the list of pugilit who failed in his attempt. At rile commence the battle Richmond had the worst of it, his - being a man of size and strength much himself, and by going in and rallying, Richmond at a loss freclently, until the countryman, peared rather tired, stood and sparred wit sary, when he metßichmond's science by left-handed facers, which ultimately so pleased him, that he took Richmond by hit him over his head. There were, however, rallying rounds, and the countryman w gaiety at the commencement, that he ha strengthinbravado to the spectators, than away his hits, and hitting Richmond, which curred but seldom. The countryman "' little of the white feather towards the end and prudently declined being punished • Jones seconded the winner. id at Sap ,ut rd, reU me .et rd. Y roar nib oun- d hose PisP - ster- Ting imed cants . aP" to 4, hia pK krew II un- can- two e,and rotund, —Any • rally. sicl er. agh he iad not ; a by a ought a gs, and i 4 Four of it Owing re with, her, al, some iversary 1 I 1 in the • t would • r away former e com- r Ise4vy her was nty, ant- I not to Belcher , and at he sane illy, that mds were rersary to ft sosnertet r-airr mi- re he was with more b. ever done measured riis science tage from ty's deter- and that s strength is 4 skilful ' s often open , lq ; but he ming under frightful a xe Newmar- reyed away hing but his Ls.—Belcher e impression. option purse-, 'est Country- pugilists, but lencement of his adversary h superior to iclimond was nan, who ap- ith his advert y some severe so much disc IT the legs and olveve.r, some vas so full of iad log more m in throwing rhich event cc, n display d of the kbattlel I much, Tgui ....am 4 .. %•