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Had Provisions on board for six There is a large new frigate at Flushing, built and ready for launching. At Antwerp they have nine sail of the line, either building or ordered to be built • but he does not know in what state of forwardness they are. Besides these, there are at Antwerp five sail (viz. three of 80 guns, and one of 74, and one either a 74 or frigate, but he does not know which) with a number of men on board, and jury rigged, ready to come down to be coppered in the bason at Flushing ; but as that is at present full, these ships cannot be coppered until those now in the bason come out : it is said these five sail are to come down from Antwerp so soon as the weather is settled; but at present there is much ice in the Scheldt ; they have not guns at Flushing for these ships. He states they are about to erect two new batteries, one at the upper end of the Duerloo channel, and the other a little within West Capel ; and that there are at present only 700 troops on the island of Walche ren, the others having been drafted away. I have communicated this account to Sir Richard Strachan, Bart. and hope their Lordships will find it to be accurate, as states ; he has before been employed by Government, and is known to Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Cooke, as stated in my secret letter of the 2el inst. of whom I earnestly request their Lordships will cause enquiry to be made, and communicate the same to me as before requested, using said letter of the 2d, as it would be a guide in a certain degree what confidence I may place in him. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vice Admiral. The Honourable W. W. Pole. N. G.—Letter from Vice-Admiral Caatrazu. to Mr. PoLe, dated 18th January, 1809. Princess of Orange, in the Downs,lBth Jan, 18(19. Sut—l beg you will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that the person named in th e marg i n rmr . who has been two months detained in the Island of Walcheren, made his escape from Flushing last night. This man states, he has been some con siderable time in the town of Flushing, and from the enquiries I have made, the intelligence procured by is perfectly corroborated. Mr. further states, that the crews of the three ships manned by Danes, were last Monday ordered to proceed to Brest ; and that scbuyts arrived to carry them to Bruges,from whence they were to march to the former place, but both the Officers and men positively refused to go, and Um: the Officers particularly urged the men so to do, and none of them had left Flushing on Monday night ; he states, the squadron is to be fitted out again by the spring-tide after next, when they intended going up to Terneuse to lie there.— About SOO troops arrived at Flushing last Sunday from Bruges, and a further reinforcement is expected, and they fear an attack from the English, in conse quence of which, all tile Burghers on the Island are armed and embcdied. Mr. seems a very intelligent man ; and his statement, which I had every reason to believe is cor rect, is corroborated by one of the other people who . came over witli him. I have, &c. (Signed) GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vice-Admiral. " Vide No. 5. No. 7. Secret Intelligence from Flushing. February 3, 1809. SUll S. 74 Charlemagne 74 Commerce de Lyon 4 Du Guesclin 4 Ville de Berlin 14 AdmirAl's Flag at mizen. 74 Dantzig, Dar.e 7 Mnz. 79 PultuNk, do. 5 4 Czsar, F. I Lower Maga in and s o w er rigg :9 Dalin:tie, F, I ing overhead. 14 ---,--....--, F. J Clear holds. TRIGATT.S. SLOOPS. 36 Frizeland, D. lEra, D. 36 Eurydice, I). fiyax, D. At Antwerp--Seven of $4 building. At Fltudiing-e-rine 74, one frigate, aLd one brig, building; the mall ship; have their gun; in. lidernoran4unr.—Six 14f 04 blittlfs ships, manned with French }pd frcpcho4cers, At Flus:ling. Tveo Danes full manned, Danish Weds ; the DIMS bad erases about the 14th of January to go es Breit, but refused. Two ships not manned. Frigates and sloops manned. Guns ready at Flushing, and powder sent—Ghent. In Flushing, not more than 2000 men, and mostly Irish and Germans, but few French. AnnuEs. West Cape', two Batteries, six guns each, but can't touch yon in going in. Soutland, four guns; can't touch you. One Bat tery by the Gallows, six guns, but can't touch you Batteries may be avoided till you come to the Nold House, and then one of eight guns, and one on the opposite shore at Hard Apple. Walls of the ramparts out of repair entirely ; about 10 guns bwards the River ; between the Nold House and Flushing, is a _ _ . _- strong battery of eight guns, but it is exposed to shipp:• g. Best place for landing between East and West Capel. The ships laid in the summer above five miles above Flushing, where there are no batteries to hurt them; states they may be attacked at their anchorage. Sluys Point has a battery : number of men not known. will take charge from Slays Point. No. B.—Letter from to ---, dated l4eb. 20, 1809. M Loin—l could wish to draw your attention at this moment to two objects, which I trust would be a great benefit to the country ; the one commercial, the other of a different nature ; the latter is the de struction of the French fleet in the harbour of Flush- ing. I have lately had some conversation with se veral persons particularly well acquainted with the situation in which the French fleet lays at Flushing. Their guns have been taken out, and their top-masts struck, and three of those ships' crews, being Danes, were about to be marched to Brest, but they mutinied, and I am not certain if Manias been again attempted. These vessels lie close together in the bason or dock at Flushing, which is much like our London docks to the River side, except there is no wall round it ; but there is a fort on entering, which is mostly manned by Dutchmen, and I should think would not be able to make any great resistance. About this time last year, the people in Flushing were in hourly expectation of an Expedition of this kind from Eng land. lam told, from persons well acquainted, the whole of the Island may be taken without great diffi culty. It is an object very desirable to be obtained, and might prevent considerable mischief, if these ships should slip out unperceived by our cruizers, which I am informed is their intention to do early in the next month, if possible. Any information or intelligence I can get worth your attention, I shall be happy to communicate, if, on consideration, it should be the wish of Government to attempt the destruction of these vessels. There are eight 74's, and one 36, all new, and a 36 and 24 which sometimes lie in the roads : the names of four of the 74's are the Koningsberg, the Dantzig, the Stettin. and the Berlin ; there are also in Antwerp, nine more on the stocks, and in Flushing three. They are very fine ships to look at ; but the timber with which they are built is very bad in quality. One of these vessels being hove down to copper, was nearly strained to pieces. I shall make no further comment on the propriety of undertaking these expeditions, but leave it to your superior judgment ; but on either being about to take place, I shall most readily furnish you with any fur ther information in my power, that can possibly be obtained on the subject, to assist in facilitating the successful completion of either or both these expedi tions. I remain, &c. To No. 9, is another statement of the ships. No. 10, is a Letter from Admiral Campbell to Mr. Pole, inclosing a letter from Captain Boxer, the contents of which are not material. No. 11.---Letter from Vice-Admiral Cassrsztt. to Mr. Pose dated Agincourt, in the Downs, 3d March, 1809. Sin—l beg you will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that —, who has made his escape from Campveer, in the island of Walcheren, where he had been detained five months, reports, that tie French, for the last fortnight, have been employed in removing the . guns, ammunition, and stores of the ships in Flushing . bason from thence, in schuyts, to Helvoet, where, it is reported, the ships are to go.— Last Thursday they were employed in taking pow der out of the magazines at Campveer to convey it to Helvoet, and that all the fires in the harbour were put out for that purpose. This man reports, that about a fortnight ago two line of battle ships came down from Antwerp o Flushing, and the force now there consists of four 80-gun ships, seven 74's, two frigates, two corvettes, and a brig ; the frigates, he states, are ready to come into the roads, and I should suppose he considers the 50-gun ship as a 74. This man states, he supposes there are about 5000 troops in the island, but they are very young ; that the batteries about Campveer are in a very bad state, and that the drawbridges are regularly every night drawn up.—l am, &c. (Signed) G. CAMPBELL, Hon. W. W. Pole. Vice-Admiral No. 12. is the following Inclosure from Vier-Admiral Cass raw.. His Majesty's Sloop Skylark, off West Capel' Sd March, 1809. have the honour to acquaint you, by the Active cutter, dispatched. for the purpose, that I was this day joined (by signal previously concerted be tween us) by the --, Mr. —, Master, off West Capel, who was last night on shore for some time at Campveer, from iahom I received the informa tion which I beg leave to communicate to you. The enemy's fleet in Flushing consists of the fol lowing force : ten ships of the line (including a 50- gun ship), two frigates, and a few smaller vessels ; the line of battle ships were fitting :lonely; during the last week they were employed getting iron bal last, water-casks, and gun-carriages en board ; the frigates are rigged, and nearly ready for sea, and. it is supposed the fleet will be ready to hawl out of the harbour about the latter end of the present month, — The line of battle ship on the stocks at Flushing is not in a forward state ; but the greater part of those at Antwerp, it is believed, will be ready. to come down about July or August next. The Danish Offi cers in the fleet are very discontented ; several of whom have deserted. No reinforcements of troops have arrived on the island ; their numbers at present are supposed to be about 4000, besides the burghers. I beg leave to correct the information I transmitted to you in my letter dated the 28th ult. by Lieutenant p. Nops of the Poll cutter, of the arrival of a number of small armed vessels from the Westward, six schooners only having come round last week from Ostend.— The nature of Mr. business on the Coast re quiring him to have frequent communication with the shore, I shall be enabled, if the weather continues favourabl, to transmit you intilnatical of am Ms" - • ttr i ftettll4llCe dint may *tin. I hide .at pre sent only the Fancy cutter with me. I am, &c. (Signed) JAMBS Hosea. Vice-Admiral Campbell, &c. Scc. &c. (To be confined.) TH. EVENING TA spring tides or the succeeding ones. ' have their lower rigging in, and they a in equipping them ; but they have r stores, nor provisions on board. Ti schooner are equipped, with their guns sails are not bent ; and he believes they store provisions on board. There is a large new frigate at Flushi ready for launching. At Antwerp they have nine sail of th building or ordered to be built • but he c in what state of forwardness they are. there are at Antwerp five sail (viz. thre and one of 74, and one either a 74 or fr does not know which) with a number of r and jury rigged, ready to come down t in the bason at Flushing ; but as that is a these ships cannot be coppered until tho bason come out : it is said these five sai down from Antwerp so soon as the weat] but at present there is much ice in the F. have not guns at Flushing for these ship He states they are about to erect two one at the upper end of the Duerloo cha other a little within West Capel ; and t at present only 700 troops on the island hen, the others having been drafted awa I have communicated this account to Strachan, Bart. and hope their Lordshil to be accurate, as states ; he has employed by Government, and is kn Castlereagh and Mr. Cooke, as stated i letter of the 2el inst. of whom I earn their Lordships will cause enquiry to 1 communicate the same to me as heft, using said letter of the 2d, as it would b certain degree what confidence I may I have the honour to be, &c. (Sig GEORGE CAMPBELL, VIC 4 The Honourable NV. W. Pole. N. G.—Letter from Vice-Admiral CAmrszu. dated 18th January, 1809. Princess of Orange, in the Downs, 11 Srn—l beg you will be pleased to a Lordships, that the person named in who has been two months d Island of. Walcheren, made his escape fi last night. This man states, he has lies siderable time in the town of Flushing, enquiries I have made, the intelligence is perfectly corroborated. Mr. further states, that the crew ships manned by Danes, were last Ma to proceed to Brest ; and that scbuyts ar them to Bruges,from whence they were tr former place, but both the Officers and ri refused to go, and Um: the Officers part; the men so to do, and none of them had - on Monday night ; he states, the squai fitted out again by the spring-tide aft( they intended going up to 'femme t( About SOO troops arrived at Flushing from Bruges, and a further reinforce-met and they fear an attack from the Engl quence of which, ail tile Burghers on t armed and embodied. Mr. seems a very intelligent ti statement, which I had every reason to rect, is corroborated by one of the othe . came over with him. I have, &c. GEORGE CAMPBELL, Vic • Vide No. 5. No. 7. Secret Intelligence from : February 3,1809. suit S. 74 Charlemagne Admiral's Flag 74 Commerce de Lyon 74 Du Guesclin Had Provisiero 74 Ville de Berlin Mom 74 Dantaig, Dane 7 At Fluslling. 74 PultuNk, do. 5 Czsar, F. Lower Masts i 74 Dab atip, F, ing overhead Clear holds. PRIGATT.S. SCOOPS. 86 Frizeland, D. Er a, P. 1 36 Eurydice, D. fiyax, D. Antwerp--Seeen of 114 buildirg. At Flushing--rine 74, Qng frigate, and one I small ships have their guns in. blemoram:unn—Six 1. uf *Aft ships, ma firscho4cers, tits, thinking I miiiht not be able to approach near enott:•h in the Skylall; to ascertain correctly the state of the enemy. At otte o'clock I could discern dis tinctly the following ships and vessels of wit. disman tled, , vi!h their lower yards and topmasts struck, in the Old Harbour of Flushing, with French colours flying, one of which bearing the flag of a Rear Ad miral, viz ;—Ships of the line, seven ; frigates, two ; brig, one ; ship sloop, one. The town of Flushing then beating East by North four miles; West Capel N. E. East part of the Isle of Cadsand S. E. by E. —I am; &c. (Signed) JAMES BOXER. The Hun. G. H. L. Dundas, &c. &c. No. s.—(Stmt.)—Letter from Vice-AdAiiral CAstrattr, to Mr. Poi.a, dated Princess of Orange, in the Downs, 13th Ja nuary, 1809. Sta—l beg you will be pleased to acquaint their Lordships, that agreeable to the directions in your letter of the' Ist instant, for me "to employ some confidential persons to proceed to the Scheldt, and procure the mast accurate intelligence respecting the enemy's ships in that river," I sent over in the Paz schooner, a person of the name of whom I :mentioned I intended so to do, in my letter of the 3d instant. J returned this morning, and he brings the fifflowing account, which I have every reason to believe is in a great degree correct, as his answers have been very readily and circumstantially given : States that he landed at Campveer, on Sunday night the Bth instant, and proceeded .. to Flushing (across the Moues, they being frozen over) which place he left the following night,between ten and eleven o'clock at night, in a boat which he purchased there. On the Monday he saw the shipping, and was on board three of the French line of battle ships. Their force con sists of nine sail of the line and two frigates, one brig and five schooners, all in the Bason. The line of battle ships are unrigged, with their tops and caps off ; their guns are on the quay ; and their provi sions, stores, &c. in warehouses, and have only part of their ballast on board ; the crews are sickly, and live part of them in barracks, and part of them on d ipand the ships which arc alongside the Quay, in tiers 'Three deep. The men are busily employed in over hauling and refitting the rigging, and it is said the ships are ordered to be equipped again by the next spring.tides or the succeeding ones. The frigates have their lower rigging in, and they are employed in equipping them ; but they have neither guns, stores, nor provisions on board. The brig and schooner are equipped, with their guns in, but their sails are not bent ; and he believes they have no sea store provisions on board. _ LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBYUARY 1. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. per Cent. Cons. for money, 6711—acc. 65f. Redueedellff—Onmium If prem. PRICE OF SIOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stoek 276} 276 S per Cent. Red. Ann. Milli 3 per Cent. Cons. 614 67i 4 per Cent. 84 5 per Cent. Navy 994 Long Ann. 181 9-16ths India Bonds 17 a 15 prem. Imp. $ per Cents. 671 imp. Ann. 7 3-161 Exch. Bills, 10s. 4s. 7s. pre. State Lottery Tickets .6E2.155. Consols for Acc. 6811 Mr. BANKESPS Bill for perpetuating the Act against granting Places in Reversion was carried last night without a division ! In no less than three divisions on the appointment of the Committee of Finance, Ministers were last night in minorities. The Papers relating to Walcheren were last night laid before Parliament, but only part of them have been yet printed and delivered to the Members. We have inserted as large a portion of them as our limits would allow, and we shall continue our extracts from time to time, till our Readers are put in possession of all the leading facts connected with this important enquiry. Paris papers to the 23d and Dutch to the 27th uh. arrived last night, from which we have given, in our front page, every thing worthy of notice. Ad vices from Tarragona of the sth ult. state that, like the people of Gallicia, the Catalonians have re solved to divide the province into districts, and that each district shall chuse a representative to assist at the General Assembly to be convened for the purpose of raising men and money to contribute to the national defence. The private letters from Holland state that King Louis had not arrived. In one of them it is added, 66 we can have no connection with your side—we are ail French." No explanation is given : the remark, however, can only be applicable to the annexation of the whole of Holland to France. It appears also by these letters that the French are confiscating the cargoes of American vessels in every port to which their k.fluence extends. Yesterday about half past twelve o'clock, his MA JESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor ; where he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, CUMBERLAND and CAMBRIDGE. Soon after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee. The foll Owing had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY : Lieutenant-Colonel Maury, upon his promotion 'o a Com pany in the lit Regiment of Foot Guards. Sir FREDERICK BAKER, upon coming to his title. The Rev. JoaN GARNITT, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Ma jesty. upon his promotion to the Deanry of Exeter. Captain N. Nrwsuisr, R. N. upon his return from Basque roads. His MAJESTY gave audiences to Mr. PERCEVAL, the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present, and Sir DAVID DUNDAS. - His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which he pricked for the Sheriffs for the year ensuing. About six o'clock the KING set off upon his return to Windsor. Yesterday, a Messenger came to Town from Wind sor, with a letter for Sir HENRY HALPORD, (late Dr. VAUGHAN), requiring his attendance at Windsor upon the Princess Amnia, with all possible speed. In the List of Minority, given in the STAR of 29th ult. for T. BOWYER, read H. BOWYER. EssEx Et.acrloN.—The Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for this County, in the room of , Joint BULLOCK, Esq. deceased, commenced yesterday. I At the close of the first day's poll, the numbers de clared by the Sheriff were— Joax ARCHER HOUBLON, Esq. - • 663 MONTAGU BVIGOYNI, Esq. 191 Majority in favour of Mt. HOUBLON It is supposed the poll will be kept open several days. His Majesty's ship Swirrsvar, of 74 guns, Vice- Admiral Sir J. B. WARREN, arrived at Bermuda 15th December, after five days passage from Halifax. Nearly five hundred horses have embarked at Ports mouth within these few days, and will sail immedi ately to Portugal to remount the 3d Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoons, and the Ist Regiment of light cavalry of the King's German Legion. Yesterday Major-General Wurrruens inspected the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion, and the Inverness Mi litia, at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth. The Governor of Portsmouth, General Fox, in tends to make the Government House his summer residence. Major ASIIURST'S and Captain PAGET'S family * will have to remove immediately, that the workmen may begin repairing and making it fit for the reception of his Excellency and family. Detachments of the different battalions of the King's German Legion, serving in Portugal, have recently embarked at Portsmouth to join their respec tive regiments. The statement which has appeared hi some of the Papers, that the Officers of the two battalions engaged in she unfortunate contest near Seringapatam, in Au gust last, were killed, is not true :—Captain Hum bLACKINTOSH of the Bth Native Infantry, waswounded and taken : I.ieut. BEST, from an epileptic fit, died soon after he arrived at Seringapatam ; but every other European Officer of the detachment, viz. 14 of the Bth, and 6 of the 15th Regiment, arrived in safety in the fort of Seringapatam. THEATRE, COVUJIT-GARDEN.—TIfre Jealous We was revived last night at this Theatre. YOUNG'S Mr. Milky was dignified, but rather formal. Coops was spirited in the Major; and CHARLES KEisaLs, in the younger Oakley, was interesting.. Mrs. C. KEsaz.E, in Mrs. Oakley, was extremely animated, but rather cnarse. The rest, with the exception of FANcrres 4144,77 Barek,4 little csric;ture, wre but mediocre, IffrttLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JAN. so. Arrivid the Meaux frigate, Sir MICHAEL SETMOInt, fr:ti the Westward; the Pamost at. sloop of war, from a maze; 'to ACTEON : brig of war, Captain Viicount NtviLLE, from a and a large French privateer brig, her prize —both veneis now (Four p. m.) standing in, therefore cannot learn parti cu L. in time for this night's past.—Soiled the STBILLI frigate, Cap t . ! , Urrou, on a algae. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31. Arrived the Niche frigate, Captain LORIN°, with ei;pat:l aad specie, from Jamaica ; Hardy gun-brig, from the V."( and Violet lugger, from Guernsey. Sailed theTrincuh.),Vtsa.... and Galgo, with a convoy, for the Downs. DEAL, JANUARY 31: Arrived the BASILISK gun brig from Portsmouth, attl sal ; for the Nore. Sailed the DISPATCX pilot vessel on a cruist.: Dungeness.—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, lAN. si. Sailed this morning for Heligoland, with convoy, the Britoinar Captain liven' I and Alert cutter, for the Downs. Arrived u.: fah& schooner. Remain Roebunk, Desire., Hearty, Only Osprey, Lererett, Calypso, and. Blazer, and Paz schooner. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVIIIND, JAN. 31.--Arrived the Conception, Metcl.:r from Philadelphia. Sailed the St. George, Romaggi, f or ( 4 .4„ ... tar ; Frederick, Clay ; and the Barbara, pit 4, for Opunci , Bereoford, Graham, for Cork; Joseph and Daley, Reed, fg, Lisboa ; and the Queen, Cameron, for Tonorille. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. t 9. ATTORNIES. In a case where an Attorney had issued out process whilst he himself was a prisoner confined in Nesvg ate , the Court made the rule absolute for striking him off from the list of the Attornies of this Court, purs uant to the statute in that case made and provided. In another case, Mr. HULLOCK moved for a rule, calling upon an Attorney to shew cause why he should not return the sum of 854, together with a promis sory note for sE34, which he withheld. The circumt stances of the case were as follow :—The person for whom the application was made, had owed a person £34, for which he gave the promissory note in ques tion ; but having paid it by cash and goods at dif. ferent times, he neglected to take it up. About the middle of October last, however, he found himself arrested by another person for the same note, and which person waved oat to be the Attorney against whom this application was made ; whereupon he ac. companied the Officer to his house, where he ac quainted him that he had paid the bill long before to the person to whom he had given it ; but the Attorney answered, that he had the bill given to him in pay. ment of a debt from that person, and that he must immediately discharge it, or go to prison. The poor man, who had no other property but a waggon and four horses, by which, as a carrier, he supported a large family, rather than go to.prison immediately, executed a deed of sale of the waggon and horses to the Attorney, who forthwith took them •, and having set a valuation upon them at £54, paid himself C3l, the amount of the bill, and £l5 costs, telling the mi. fortunate man that thane was, only £5 coming to him ; but even that he has not thought tit to give him, though he at this instant is in possession, and uses the waggon and horses.—Rule granted. JAN. 31.-'Mr. ATTORIM-GENERAL moved for a rule to shew cause why a Criminal Information should not be filed against six persons, named Taylor, M'Gregor, Gill, Gough, Evans, and another, said to be in the Agency employment, or service of Earl Grosvelicii, for assembling in a riotous manner, along with nearly 300 others, on two several days specified, on which, among other amusements, for the benefit of a Miss Hallywell,. there was to be sung, in the Theatre of Chester, a song, entitled, 4 ' The glorious 6th of May." On the latter occasion, the Affidavits stated, that the Mayor, to prevent disturbance, or. dered the Theatre to be shut ; but, that the rioters came into town in three bOdies, headed by their respec tive chiefs, on horseback ; went to the Theatre ; broke open the door ; and rushing in, tore up some of the seats, and destroyed the side scenes. Their motto was, el Eaton expects every man to do his duty ;" the rioters repeatedly expressed their deter mination to do so ; and when the Magistrates threat- ened to read the Riot Act, they dared them to do it. —The Affidavits also sated, that these rioters were either workmen at Eaton, or employed by the misjudging Agents of Earl Grosvenor. Rule to shew Cause granted, some of HODSON V. CERTAIN PRINTERS. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved for a rule to stop proceedings in this cause. The plaintiff was principal of Brazen Nose College. A paper had been printed in a Magazine, which contained allegations relative to a letter, which the plaintiff was supposed to have detained in breach of faith, and thereby promoted his own election. The allegations were admitted to be libelous ; but the Printers were ready to acknow. ledge that they were unfounded, and that they had been deceived by misinformation :. they were now come to offer their fullest apology. Lord ELLENBOP.OUGH conceived, that as the case was of a very serious nature, involving the reputation of a man connected with that most important duty, public education, the Court could not, consistently with its character and gravity, stop in the proceedings to which it had already given its sanction. • A few days ago a woodcock flew up, the lawn be• fore Longpari sh-house, in Hampshire.and was shot from a window by Capt. HAWKER, who was there, tiaw.ll, confined to his room : what makes the circumstance more remarkable is, that it happened in a country where it is rare to kill three of these birds in a season; and that a friend of his had laid a bet that he world be well enough to shoot a cock b: fore the winter ssas over. The man found drowned in the river Tyne on she sth instant, has been ascertained to be William Kel' -lay, of Stonehaven, near Aberdee n. MARRIED. At Dumfries, ea the 15th ult. the Rot. Wm Duubar, ster of Appleprth, to Anne, fourth daughter of the Luc Rcv.Dr. Burnside, of Dumfries. Yesterday morning, at Bath, Sir Charles Turner, Bart. At Sidmouth it on the 17th ult. John Douglas, Esq. of bfaingl leutenant-Colonel of the Stirlingshire Militia. LONDON : Printed and published by LEVEL KENT, of Call' terburrPlace Lambeth at the STAR-OFFICE, Ni?. 111° 1414. Meet. PUbledloo 111101 U the STAPOYFICE,ieIePIe /14 rir t