Star. — London, England, 1803-01-27 00:00:00

TO THE ED 17 - 012 CF THE ST/itt. fch.hm trouble you with any oilferva tions of mine ; but when I fce a new Political Qt_lixote on his flalking honk, breaking a frail lance againft this svind.ruiil of the Reading Ball ; when I fee tic columns more of COBBETT'S Re gifter ferved 11:1 to Li, readers, (and he certainly has many readur, ; his hold eccentricities create a genetal avidity in the Public to read, and to won der ;) my indignation forces me to write, compels me to defcend into the arena with thefe doughty and determined combatants. What! five columns of the Regitler employed in the refutation of a man, azainft whom Mr. T ETVOER, Or Mr. Cos -55 TT hit - nil:lf, for really there is no inch inhabi. tart in Reading as Mr. TIETENSER, referves and direas his main charge, his laft ceup de grace : The rell of the letter being nothing hut a tiffue of fly and obfcure infinuations againit Mr. ADDING TUN himfeif. And furcly a man, who poffeffes that intuitive pen:fration, that impartial judgment, that ) virtually t f mann,'t, fo faithfully pourtrayed in the fuperior elegance of his own diaion ; a man who poifeffes that fincere relic .% and boafted friend fhip for Mr. ADDINGTON, could not efcape the knowledge and notice of the inhabitants of Read. ing ; a place where the name of ADDINGTON is in truth reveled, at leaft by the few, whom their fel low-citizen To Er Eusta, will allow to be competes mentis. This foi-difant friend of Mr. ADDINGTON, atttacks CANDIDUS. But I will appeal to the candor of the Members of the Club, whether CAN- 1 DIDUS has not fpuken the truth. As to the new charge, that the entertainment was pi opofed in Ch!lober, 18ot, and took place in Onolier, i Sox, the offence was theirs-CANDIDUS has (may recorded faels as they were. Mr. ADDINGTON does not in deed Rand in need of loch apologifts as myfelfor CANDIDUS; but when I fc.c truth and vii tee aex triis with falfehood, and ntifrcprefentation, when I fee malice and rancour prefiing the molt trifling incidents into their fervice to poifon the minds of the Public against exalted and patriotic charac ters, I cannot help giving this teftimony to truth and candour in favour of CANDIDU S. What!— Mall not a man, becaufe he is a Minitler, be paid for his improvements ? Shall his neighbours' elites all rife in value, but not his own ? But in deed the length of Ti Ere EMIR'S letter, and the in. fulious turn he gives to the flatement of CANDIDUS, Thew very plainly that he receives no very plea. fant fenfations from having roofed filch an anta gonift. That comic mockery of playing upon mere words, inflead of anfwering arguments, may amufe the writer himfelf..-But in the micift of his (miles and jokes, his own diflortions and pervert lion of common fence, betray the pangs he feels at his inability to overpower Truth. Very fufpit cious indeed is that felf.complacency, which can defcend to the illiberality of invective, which he at the fame time beftows upon CANDIDUS. "But let the galled jade wince." The plain undiftort ed account given by CAND:DUS of the motives which influenced the Members of the Club, fo ho nourable to themfelves, and fo flattering to Mr. ApDDINGTON, in giving this Ball, (and I will afTert it the more honourable to themfelves and the more flattering to Mr. ADDINGTON, becaufe they did not all agree in their opinion of the terms of the Treaty : where are there two men that think exaaly alike in Politics ?) can no more be invali dated by the miferable fophiftry and bitternefs of gall of thcfe TIETENSERS, than paltry fiction can impofe upon found fenfe, or the virtuous and pa triotic mind of Mr. ADDINGTON himfeif be divert. ed from its Ready confliturional bias, by the buffoonery of witlings, or the wanton perfonalities of abufive fcribblers. In my mind, Mr. Editor, Mr. ADDINGTON is far more entitled to the gratitude and veneration of his Countrymen for his firm attachment to con flitutional principles, he confers more falling and folid advantages on the Britifh nation, in (leering the helm by the rules of Magna Charts, and with the Poundings of exixerience and firmnef3, than if he polTelred the dazzling but illufive charms of Mr. Pi Tv's eloquence, could lead a nation through the tortuous mazes of experimental Politics, and then leave it to others to refcue her from his ruin. oils meafures. The true welfare of a nation is pro. rooted and charafterifed by the quantum of her internal happincfs—not by the fplendor of con- quells, or the number of foreign polliffions. But does it not thew a monllrous ingratitude in tome men to turn the envenomed (hafts of their malice againft their own benefa6tors ; to convert the Li. berty of the Prefs into an engine of attack againft its moll refolute friend and powerful proteitor ? Had Mr. COBBETT abufed Mr. PITT with half the wantonnefs'and virulence, which Mr. ADDINGTON ' S dignified forbearance allows him to ufe againft him with fuch matchlefs pertinacity, Mr. rITT'S charatter is very much belied indeed, if he had not found means moil effectually to gag this bold aff.til ant. And this is the man forfooth whom he is ftraining every nerve to reftore to power Hine ins lacryma." —lf Mr. Cosarrr is to be infirumental in reQor• ing Mr. PITT, may k very lhortly be laid of him— Et patitur tens vulnera faila —Mr. Editor, I cannot bear the idea of the return of a Machiavelian fyitem of efpi inage and prole- cations—of ruinous and ridiculous expedition:— of frothy vapnuring and infopportable infoknee. I was not among the molt Mentions advocates of the Pcacz, nor wi:l I now enter into this wide field. But wiilt one cone:llion to M ilrs. Coat, r and Co. I will farp-ife that it was a recce nt tx- I:e:invent; and an experiment whi:h has n..t au (ward the faiT,lline expeelations formed of it— that is, F.A.4.4A PAMT 6 has ben guilty of the moll flag:ant ans of iti)uilice—he het Miss a mind of thi: 'nod determined holliiity to this country : but I ihnull like to AI Mr. Cost IT Alld 1,4 ft i t ., ( 4, wiscthtr their great Idol, ir ws not pi verivally ti)lej the Miniller f.f -neafurcs were not in scitcral it ? Mr. A. has not, hose. iwn away his bell chances; !gociations, are now t, will luliy pi ore that he is worthy of the eonddenee which hasbeettrepoted in him by the fober part of the PeoplediEngland. I am. Sir, your moll humble Skiwun, -, near Reading, J4O. to, 1803. FRANCE. PRIVATE LETTER- PARIS, JANUARY u. " Madame Rscaristax has declined giving her dual balls for fome time. She complains, and with great truth, that numbers of perfons find admit tance to her houfe of whom flue knows nothing ; at the lift more than fix hundred were prefcnt, one third of whom were not invited ; they will be more fele& in future, and their re-commence ment in about two months. " At the laf ball of Madame RICASIIFR, Gen. MOREAU, in converfation with Prince ESTERHAZY, attraFted the moll attention ; fo eager were all to hear his remarks (the fubje6t was the battles of the late war in Germany), that a circle was formed around them, and the Company were 'gratified with hearing the modeft details of the firft General of the age. " Madame MOREAU, not lets diftinguifhed for her beauty and accomplifhments, than her hutband for his bravery, was alfo prefent, and exhibited much elegance in her dancing. " An affair of confiderable importance occupies the attention, and caufes much contlernaticn and anxiety among the ci-devant Noblefre of France who are returned to this country ; as the event al hided to plainly proves to them that their refidence in this capital is cf a very uncertain tenure, miles they canduet thcmfelves liridly conformable to the wilhes of the FIRST CONSUL, who has banned the old Duke DE CHOISEUL from Paris, for ap pearing to applaud a paffage in a play relative to Royalty, when the Corfican was prefent. The Duke is not to reticle within thirty leagues of the capital. " The Duke de LAVAL has Oro experienced the fame fate,it having come to the ears of BonsiPARTE that the Duke uttered fome expreffions unfavour able to the Republican Government, while in England, at the table of an illuftrious perfonage. 'Flue Doke's refidence will, in future, be at Bour deaux, where, we believe, he has fome little pro perty. This is twice the dittance from the capital that he is ordered to retire." LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. PRICF. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Can. Reduced 71/1 3 per Cent. Conf. money, 70311--for Feb. ace. 7/H. Old 5 per C. zoon—New ditto 192 I —Omni= 444. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank S•ock 1861 Long Ann. so zt.1619-t6l 3 per C. Red. 71 1 11 Imp. entel 701 3 per C. Conf. 7 li 704 Imp. Mn . Ar II 9-1 4 per Cent. Corr 71i °moil= 44 444 1 C 5 per C.Ann. 100111 Lottery Tickets iN 16a. S per C. 1 797, so3il ConC for acc. 71.11111 AU the letters by the Aucecano packet, from Jamaica, whence the failed on the 13th ult. repre fent the fituation of the French in St. Domingo to be moll deplorable in all its relations. Letters from Weflmoreland, on the north fide of Jamaica of the 6th of lair month, Rate, that St. Domingo was evacuated by the French troops, and that an application had been made to the Governor and the Affcmbly to permit them to land in Jamaica. Other letters from Kingßon, of the t zth, are fluent on the fubjeft of evacuation, but coincide with the former in declaring the wretched Rate to which the Republican army has been reduced (ince the death of General Lectrac. One of the letters from Kinglion, to which we are inclined to give credit, defcribes the Colony of St. Domingo as overwhelmed with mifeiy, and calculates the whole force of the French Government, fit for ac tual fervice there, according to the late returns, at no more than three thoufand men, yet it ad mits that General ROCHAMBEAV may keep poffef fion of the Cape for a confiderable time, until the arrival of reinforcements from France. The yellow fever Rill raged with great violence. On the 4th, sth, and 6th ult. the following (hips of the line failed from Port Royal on a cruize, in three divifions Ships. Guns. Commanders. Thcfcus - 74 Captain Bean Bellerophon - 74 LORING Cumberland - 74 Commodore I Elephant . 74 Captain DONDAO Ganges • - 74 &Mc ISLET Vanguard - - 74 W By a Philadelphia Paper, of the tjth Decem ber, which we received yellerday, it appears the Americans have taken the alarm at the approach of the French in Louifiana. The Paper alluded to lays, " /Ye tcrotaut&r.::_e to Rate, that Govern ment is taking all the neeeffary Reps to prevent any reafonabie ground of uneafinefs ariling on ac count of the French occupying Louifiana, Ncw Orleans, &c. in confequence of which, it is fup poled, cur wcAein buund2ry will become infe vim" If the clanger to the United State; of America b.: Inch as her; reprefented, we well know what will be the fault. By cajoling and menacing, B will reduce them to as ab(olute a Rate of dependence as Holland. He will fcpieeze turns of money «hen he pleafes, and in any future war with Britain, he will cut off one of i.iir gicatell curninaci.il it font eel.. The accounts from Ireland, which were given ycil”slay,mentioning tome farther diforders,prove that There i, a number of irdividuals not reconciled to habits of tuber isidußiy. Robberies of mail coaches, &e. ara caveat; hot Item appear no fyrnptoms of political diraffe4ion. If our Govern ment chore to retaliate The bafe, falfe and fcanda- L laws charges with which the Noaiteur is full, it might be laid that the French Government,through the medium of certain well-known charaCters, con tributes to keep up thole diforderly praCtices, which could anfwer no good purpofe, to any fet of poli. ticians in Ireland—but which, by doing mit - chief to a part of the Britifh Empire, would be very gratifying to the French Government. We do not, however, by any means fay, that the Fr.enab Government pays cut throats and robber: in Ireland ; we only point out the facility with which filch re taliations might be made : and if it be confidered that the infamous publication, conduCted under the infpeCtion of the public offices at Paris, has releafed Irifhmen from their allegiance, and re peatedly urged them to rebel, all Europe will judge on whore fide juftice or probability would lie. We have the pleafure to Rate, that his Males/.r and the Princefs SOPHIA arc perfettly recovered from their late indifpotition. The Princefs Auo us- TA continues (lightly indifpofed with a cold. On Monday kill PHILIP Duwoas, Efq. was unanimoufly elated a Reprefentative of the Bo rough of Gatton. Mr. Minot.rrost is elated one of the Reprrfr•- tatives for Ipfwich, vice Mr. CRICKETT, without oppofition. The alterations in the Houfe of Lords are finifh ed s there is now a large fire-place above, and one of (mailer dimenfions below the bar. The increafe in the Poll-horfe Duty amounts to 31,6501. The former fale amounted to t 56,2001. and the one which took place on Saturday laft, to 187,8501. . - - In the morning previous to the ceremony of in troducing Lord WHITWORTH to BONAPARTE, the CHIEF CONSUL fent to Lord WHITWORTH, to fay, that he would fend the Government carriage and fix for his Lordfhip, and that the latter's carriage and four might follow. Lord WHITWORTH re plied, that as he reprefented the King of Gam BRITAIN, he could not permit his carriage to fol low with four, whilit the French carriage had fix. After an hour and a half confultation,Bon APART& returned that what was prepared was perfealy agreeable to him. Thus, according to the French, it is raid, that pence and war depended fur tome time an two horfi: ! Lord Sr. Vracttrr was prefented lag week with a fnuff-box, having the picture of his Royal High ners the Prince of Blasts., richly fet with diamonds on the cover, as a mark of his elleem for his Lordlhip's Cervices, during the time he command ed the Britifh fleet in the Mediterranean, and on the coat of Portugal. Letters from t h e Ruffian Confines, dated the sBth Dec. fay, u The Ports on the Black Sea are to be declared Free Ports. All articles of traffic may be imported into them, free from duties : and the Duke de RICHELIEU, Lieut. General in the Ruffian Service, is appointed to the principal diration of the affairs of thole places, both Com mercial and Military." An Ordinance has been publifhed in the Madrid Court Gazette, by which the town of Ferrol is permitted to employ its Harbour fur the importa tion of Foreign Goods, and carry on a free trade to Amenca, under the fame privileges which are enjoyed by the Ports of Corunna and Vigo. We rejoice to learn, that it is in contemplation to make the flipend of that deferving clafs of men, Half-pay Officers, payable without expense, in their own diftriets. By the regulation intended, an Half-pay O ffi cer will have but to tranfmit his certificate, properly attefted, to the War Office, and in return he will receive an order ot. the neareft Colleaor of taxes for his money. This will Pave the individual ten per cent. on his whole yearly pay ; and the Army Board that is to be eflablifh ed, will, it is prefismed, diminith the number of Army Agents, at the fame time that it will fim plify and expedite the payments to military men. The 7th battalion of Royal Garrifon Corps is ordered to Sheernefs, under the command of Col. Swimsuits; and Lieut. Lents, an old and ex perienced Officer, is appointed Paymalter of the Battalion. Time, we are told, is a mere rnetaphyfical notion, having no real exiftence. Some Mien! Gentlemen, impreded with this idea, feem to think it fcarce worth Autiag. Lord SITTON't hounds, reports Cry, are about to become the property of Mr. CHARi.ts MANN FRS, who in the Leicefterfhire hunt is never laft in at the death. CAUTION TO SPORTSMEN.-011 the loth inaant, on an information laid before TNOMAS GARTORTH, Efq. of Steeton, one of his Majelly's Junket of the Peace for the Well Riding of York, by Sys, is EN Ts m r sr, Efq. of Broughton, the huntfmAn of the Skipton Subfcription Hunt was fined in the miti gated penalty of ten pounds, for hunting atter his matter had left the field. The public, particularly the trading interea, (lays a Dublin Paper) arc cautioned to he on their guard againft forged Bank of Ireland Notes, a number of which are now in circulation, of fo fu pe, km a ayle of execution, as to deceive the moil critical judges. Nothing but the detetlion of cop- per plate fignatures can lead to a difcovery, which in the hurry of bufinafs is alma impoffible. Letters,from Li(bon, via Falmouth. Rate, that on the 4th inflant appeared off the Bar the (hip Hero, Captain Maws, from Newfoundland, for Lilo% with wet and dry filh for a mat ket ; in endeavouring to work up the harbour, the wind being (cant, the current forced her on the Sand Bauk of South Catchup:, where, though every aaiflance was rendered, Rte bilged and filled, and, melancholy to relate, Captain Dsar I, the crew, and paircngers all unhappily perithed together : he is much lamented in the merchant fervice. mti.ts—whether his me. (.-s (.1 Ils i teriment ••• 4teiv thro% 4 • ••• • t ,e ne , . •\ • Ifr fir *lad SILVP CLEOPJTRA•S NESDLS. This wonderful piece of antiquity, by the phew and mea forts of Lord Cavaa, was to be brought over to England. A canfe•way WAS made, a vetrel properly difpoled, and the fum of 4ocol. fnbfcribed by the At my of Egypt, to tranfport this monu mental pillar, to be placed in the centre of Cka • patrahuare, in I,c4odon. On a fudden this patrio tic fcheme proved abortive, by potitive orders frost Lord Kt trm and General Fox to abandon it.— The ofiergible re:Zon of this coder was, the fear of offending the Turks. What the r'al reafon was, we cannot conjeaure ; foi the Turks were perfect ly inditrets , nit to the removal of the Pyramids them felves. We believe that Adminiaration fent no direa:ons to prohibit the tranfportation of the Pillar. _ It Teems indeed deilined that all the Monuments of Art Wall find their way to Paris. When we lhAll have ceded P•lalta, it ever that fatal day ar tives, the French will again obtain pofreffion of Egypt ; and they will have r.o Innitar fcruples to prevent the temoral of Cieopatra's Needle, and other Egyptian -Alt:tit/aides, to France. Or. the Bth ii-flant, Lord GRANTHAM came of age. The wa, celebrated with every demon- Itratinn of jny at his Lord'hip's teat at Newby, in York hire. His Lord'hip is on his travels, and is expelled from the Continent in the courfe of this month. Dowager Lady MAKI-it. had a &lea card party let eight, at her haute in Gloucencr.place. Mr. METCA LF gave a grand dinner yefterday to a fcleet party of friends, at his houfe in Hill-fttact, Berkeley-knave. _ _ Among the accomtilifhed women of the prefent age, may be reckoned the mirs MAR IL HA 14 s• Their (kill in Painting and Drawing has been the °Nee of many a panegyric. The Counters of Suettset.aun had on Monday night a Grand Mnfi:al party at her houfe, in Ar lington-areet, Piccadilly, which was attended by zoo perfons of dillinftion, among whom were— The Prince of Wales ; Duke and Duchefs of Devimadre, Duke and Michels of Leeds, Duke and Duchefs of Montrok Duke of Redford ; Marquis and Marehionefs of Hendren; the Portaguefe Ambalrador ; Lords Cardigan, Mclhourne.Camps bell, Chefterfield, Douglas, Dartmouth.- Uxbridge, Carfifte. Mansfield, Harcourt; Ladies Cardigan, Melbourne. Canspbeft, Chcfterheld. Douglas, Dartmouth, Uxbridge, Mansfield, Hat. court, Caddie, Perth, Lavingtnn, Camden; Hon. Mr. Lof cites, the Mifs Anguiihse, and the HO:I. Mn. Pole. Among the vocal performers were, Mrs. Bit. LINGTON and Signora VICANONI, the former of whom enraptured every auditor. LADY CALL'S BALI. AND SUPPER,-..Lally CALL gave a grand Ball and Supper on Monday evening at her honfe, in Portman•fquare, to about too Falhionables, amongft whom well, Leeds Falmouth. %holm. Headley. Pannell, and Aylmer ; Ladies Headley. Conmell, Popham, C. Collier. Cavan Ideal , Lambeth, Daaftanvilles, sad Aylmer ; Sidney Amttli, Han. Mr. Elliot, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Collier, Mroßrown, Mts. Fits. herbal, Hoe. MIN Bokamm, Mrs. T. &Wt. &s. The firft dance called was the Detail's Drees, which was led down by Sir W. CALL and the Hon. Mifs &maws*. At half pall ten obelosk the company fat down to an elegant (upper. At twelve they recommenced dancing. and did not break up until paft four in the morning. Mr. INCHIALD had not courage to fee her own Drama performed at a private Theatre before a Royal vifitant. Being invited by the Marquis and Marcbionefs of Astscoaa on Friday left, the was preparing to let off for Stanmore, when, on being told it was her own Comedy to be reprefented, the declined the journey, declariag the could bettet endure the groans and hides of aLondon audience, than encounter the criticifing eye of a filed part?. Lail night Mr. Pat.rt la performed, for theAril time, at Drury-Lane Theatre, SIIAKESPIAI'II amiss root AJAX to which charatter he gave a tk common place outline, and an hereditary breadth of colouring, which brought it very forward in the dramatic centrals. Though he might not /ear tba fat Knight quite fo well as a late reprefentative on the fame boards, his fiftion of the kale was better. WRONG H TON'S Ford is one of his ben performances. Mars. CLELAND and Jaca, Glafgow, have con. traded to ere& the new Theatre there for 74001. When to this fum are added the con of the ground and the expence of the neceffary decorations and Randing fcenery, the whole espence may be efti. mated at 12,0001. and it may juftly be laid, that city will poffefs the moil elegant of the provincial Theatres in Europe. Mr. THOMAS WELCH, late of Drury-lane Thee. tre, has been appointed by the Bilbop of Losnott one of the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, in the room of Mr. Km yv Err, fen. who has been appoint. ed Compofer to His Majurry, vice Dr. Aamokn, deceafed. Mr. VAUGHAN, of Windfor, has been appointed deputy for Mr. Maot.sy, in the room of Mr. Ss tru, who is appointed Organift, in the room of Dr. ARNOLD. In our Paper of Monday lel, a paragraph ap. peered alluding to the Opera Houle, in which the name of Mifs Dim', of Covent Garden Theatre, is hinted at.—The following is the true Rate ment of the tranfaltion as it really took place t-- Mifs Dims was in the gallery of the Opera.houfe on lafl Saturday night, accompanied by two Gen tlemen, one of whom is a very near relative. A per. fon t apparently a gentleman, came round from the °mike fide ofthehoule,andaddrefled her in a very improper manner. Her attention being engroffed by the flag;, the did not hear him, but his rude. nets was obferved, and inaantly relented by asp of the Gentlemen, who knocked the intrudelt down. In the crowd and confufion produted by the rencontre, the latter efcaped, but he tome time after made his appearance, when he was recog nized by Mifs Dixow's friend, who afked for his addrefs. to which he anfwered that he was a Mr. S. an Officer in the t tth Light Dragoons, and that he lodged at the Prince of Wales's Cof fee Route—but this upon enquiry turned out to be a fallehood. Mifs Diana never interfered, nor was the even fenfible of the infult offered to her r the Gentleman who relented it being the only per fon in comps. who took notice of it.