Star. — London, England, 1810-12-27 00:00:00

" N4l' t i ~►- • ••• t , PARLMMEIV7WRr PROCEEDINGS. ' HOUSE OF LORDS, DEC. ie. About a quarter before four, the Loan CHANCBL. Lon took his seat on the woolsack, and several Peers on both sides attended in their places. After prayers were read, The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, that the House do to -p- - , ut resolve into a Committee, to take into consideration the State of the Nation; and that the Resolutions communicated to the House by the Com mons, in a conference with their Lordships last Sa turday, be referred to the consideration of the said Committee, which was ordered accordingly. Earl STANHOPE took the opportunity, as he ob served, he said, some Noble Lords in their places, whom he did not see the last time he attended, of giving notice that he proposed to move an amend ment to the first of these Resolutions. The Earl of LIVERPOOL farther moved, that the Report of their Lordship? Committee, appointed to examine the Physicians attending his Majesty, be referred to the consideration of the Committee of the whole House on the State of the Nation to-morrow. Also, that all the Lords be summoned to attend the service of the House to-morrow, which being ordered, all adjournment immediately took place. THE EVENI NG STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27. Jr. Joure.--Hedidei at the Bank and Exchequer. THE KING. The abatement which has taken place since the late severe relapse of his MAJESTY. we are happy to state has been considerable. In the course of Tuesday morning the pulse fell from 120 to 80, and in the evening it was still lower, being only 75. Since the above relapse, a Bulletin every evening, has been sent from Windsor to Mr. PERCEVAL. It is written by the Physician who is in close attendance upon his MAJESTY, and is in general an enlarged statement of his state during the day. The high state of fever in which his MAJESTY had been, was accompanied with symptoms of an inflam mation in the bowels, which were at first of a very alarming nature. They, however, yielded to the re medies which were administered, but we are sorry to add, that the severity of the attack has left the gene ral system in a state of increased debility. 41 WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 2G. 44 His MAJESTY, since the abatement of his fever, has continued nearly in the same state. (Signed as usual.) 44 WINDSOR CASTLE, DECEEIBEE 27. 44 His MAJESTY has passed an indifferent night, and is me:h the same as he was yesterday." (Signed as usual.) We have this clay inserted some farther extracts from Portuguese and Spanish papers and letters, some of which are interesting. Our Readers would ob serve in the dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON, in serted yesterday, that GARDANNE, who commanded the vanguard of General DROUET, had retreated into Spain. What became of DROUET with the main body was not distinctly stated ; but if we may credit ac. counts from Corunna of the 15th, DROUET'S division has - not joined MASSENA. " He has been stopped (says the letter alluded to) by the Portuguese militia and peasantry, who have killed a number of his men, and he retreated again with his main body into Estre madura. What the design is tee cannot tell, but we begin to look to ourselves."—We have so often found the accounts from Corunna incorrect, that we cannot, without better authority, give credit to this statement. In addition to the preceding particulars, after a long suspension of intelligence, we have some accounts by a private ship from one of the ports of Valencia, by which it appears that General BLAKE, in an attack upon Basso, had been repulsed, and that the French in an attempt upon Teniel, had been successful. A store ship is arrived which left the Tagus on the i 13th ult. at which time no intelligence of any moment had reached Lisbon. Several American vessels had arrived in that river with cargoes of flour, which fetched very liberal prices. The works erecting on the south-side of the Tagus were proceeding rapidly. They are on a more extensivescale than we supposed. According to a private letter, " a chain of fortifica tions is to be thrown up from Palmela Castle to the river, and the country intersected by a kind of ravine or canal ; so that should the enemy think proper to make an irruption into the Alentejo, they rright be prevented from entering Estremadura, and molesting either Lisbon or the entrance of the harbour. After the works ..re erected, there will or no necessity for keeping a large force on the left b-rk of the Tagus ; for should the enemy endeavour to cross, with the fa cilities we have, we could put any number of troops on the other side, before they could erect any thing. Besides, the transports and men of war wenld furnish five Or sin thouslad sailors ; as good troops as any to man works with." Englm.d, it would appear, is not the only quarter in which bullion is a scarce commodity. King Josun :utimated to his loyal subjects of Madrid," that in consequence of its scarcity at Madrid, payments in fu,ture are to be made in paper. A law is about to be passed by the Cortes, that in future the Kings uf Spain, or the Heir Apparent, shall not marry without the consent of the nation. This is _literally nipping the projects of NAPor.zox in the bud. . 4. - Letters from Boston hare been from Philadelphia to the 25th, at to the 27th ult. ; and through the PINENILY has received disPaiches mat. The letters from New-Yor' confidence was reposed in the promises of the Lion of the French Decrees. had had several interviews with cutive, when he had insisted, the abrogation was a mere pretence, for sinister pur poses. During this uncertainty, commerce was at a stand, and much anxiety prevailed to ascertain the cletermin.ation of England as to her conduct. The Leeward Island Mail, whith arrived yester day, left St. Thomas's on the 20th ult. Letters of the 17th say, that intelligence has been received from Caraccas, dated the end of October, by which it ap pears that matters were in a most unsettled state, in consequence of hasty preparations for a civil war. The people of Maracaybo and Coro were disciplining to the number of between four and five thousand men, who were armed and supplied by the Viceroy of Mexico. The people of Caraccas entertained san. guine hopes of success, and were enrolling them. selves with much spirit. Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH yesterday took an airing to Frogmore Lodge, and Gardens, and returned to the Castle. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA. took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great-Park, from eleven till one o'clock, accompanied by Lady ELY, General CARTWRIGHT, and Colonel TAYLOR. The Prince of WALES and Mice of YORK left Win dsor yesterday about twelve o'clock for London. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY did not go to Windsor on Christmas-Day to administer the Sacra. ment to the ROYAL FAMILY. The Qum./ and Royal Family, however, received it from the Hon. and Rev. Dr. LEGGE, the Dean of Windsor, in Windsor Castle. Yesterday, about three o'clock, Count Gorroap at tended at St. James's Palace, to make inquiries after the state of his MAJESTY'S health ; his arrival was an nounced by the Serjeant Porter to the Page in waiting, who introduced him to Earl PAULETT, who was in waiting for Lord ST. HELEN'S, and General GORDON, the Groom in waiting. The Count remained in con. versation a considerable time, making very particular enquiries of the state of the KING'S health. On being assured that the accounts were more flattering than on Tuesday, he appeared much gratified. The Count then withdrew to the Presence Chamber (where the Pages were in attendance) to have his name signed as an inquirer. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S GIFTS...O literary presents can be more valuable or acceptable to young persons of both sexes, at this season, than Dr. MAVOR'S SERIES of CATECHISMS on important and interesting subjects, lately published by LACKINGTON, ALLEN and Co. and which may be had singly, price Ia each, or in a collected form in two volumes neatly bound, price 10s. 6d. of all Booksellers in Town and Country. A Morning Paper states, that yesterday morning a licence was obtained from the Board of Trade, for a ship bearing the Swedish flag, destined from this country to one of the ports of Spain under the autho rity of France, there to unload, and from thence to return with a cargo. It has been suggested to the Lords of the Admi ralty, that as the smuggling trade is now absolutely' extinct, the Excise and Custom-house cutters might be usefully employed against the privateers, with which our coasts are so incessantly infested. To fit these vessels out as cruizets will nct add to the bur. dens of the State, and might tend essentially to the protection of the Coasting and Channel Trade. Their services, with regard to the prevention of smuggling, are now entirely superfluous. I Letters from Archangel, of the 27th Septembe, re ceived in Holland, state, that on the 13th, more than 50 ships were lying outside the bar, waiting a favour able wind ; when next day, the wind being W.S.W. and a high sea, they slipt their cables in order to pass over the bar. Twenty of the ships which drew only 12 feet water, succeeded, but others of them were wrecked on he bar ; among which were two Pap penburghers, one Hamburgher, one Dane, and one American. Next mcrning the beach was covered with pieces of wreck. In all, 20 ships went to pieces. Far Nor PRISONERS.—The following Letter Cir cular has been transmitted to the acting Magistrates of the County of Middlesex : " Sessions House for Middlesex., Dee. 18, 1810. Sia—lt having been discovered that Fronde prisoners of war are in the habit of absconding from their places of abode, with a view of effecting their escape; and for their protection in passing through the country, make use of the usual parole certificates, with which they are furnished by the Commissioners of the Transport Service, having first extracted, by a chemical process, the names and descriptions of places and persons originally in serted in writing in the blanks of such certificates, and afterwards SAW up the said blanks in their own handwriting, so as to suit their particular purposes ; I am directed by his Grace the Duke cf Portland, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Middlesex, to notify to you, that all passports filled cp iu a French baud, whether they bear the Seal of the Transport Office or rut, are to Le considered as forgeries, under which the parties retaking use of them can claim no protection.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your stoat obedient humble Servant, " To &e. &C. " HENRY COLLINGIVOOD SILBY, Clerk of the Peace for the County o Middlesex." Private accounts from Paris state, that BONAPARTE had made application to the Ex-Empress JOSEPHINE, for her jewels, alleging that the campaign in the Pe ninsula had been attended with such expcnce as to reduce him to great pecuniary difficulties, and that JOSEPHINE was Obliged to comply with this *quest. A cause was tried last week at Bedford, before a Special Jury, between the Commissioners for building a new bri‘ige ovcr the Ouse, and Mr, J. Langley, a respectable tdik.r, to ascertain the value of a house belonging to the latter, which it was necessary the Commissioners should purchase and pull down, bat which they conceived to be partly an encroachment upon the old bridge ; when, after a long hearing the Jury gave a verdict fo r th e Proprietor of £450, nu* than he could have obtained born the Commissioners. I The verdict was received by long and loud shouts of approbation. To Mr. DOUGLAS, ASA& ' • To Colonel THOMAS. A 20,000. To Mr. JAMIS, £lO,OOO. To Lady WlLLts.si Goanow, £lO,OOO. To Lady HAMwros, 42000, and £7OO a year for her life. To Sir JAMBS Mottroosizatz, £lO,OOO. To Mr. Pus Emus, £5OOO. Countess of DUNMORE, £I - 0,000. Lady Au* HAMILTON, £lO,OOO. General CHARLES CRAWFORD, 410,000. General R. W. CRAWFORAI2SOO per annum. Hon. General RICHARD FLTZPATEICr, £560 per annum for life. Governors of the Lock Hospital, 4'35,000. Governors of St. George's ditto, £15,000. Governors of Middlesex ditto, selo,ooo. The Cheque Clerk at Mr. Cotrrrs's Bank, who kept his Grace's account, £6OO per annum. To different Hospitals, 870,000. Mr. Du Bois, House Steward, for ihiriyopears,.lloo per ann. His faithful Head Groom, John Randfercl—C2oo per annum, whit all his horses-and carriages. Mr. Burrell, Confectioner-200 per annum. His Footman Michael, who had been in the constant liablt of using the catitater--X2OO per annum. To his Italian Footman—Xloo per annum. To Signor Salpeitro, formerly Leader of the Band at the Italian Opera, Haymarket—flip per annum. And in all, it appears,he has distributed 81,400,000 in ready money. There are three Executors—the Earl of STAIRi Sir JAMLS MONTOOMERIE, and Mr. DOUGLAS. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--A most splendid Pan tomime was produced last night at this Theatre, called Harlequin and Amadeu ; or, Cupid on I:ruteliet. It pro mises to rival the celebrated Mother Goose. The scenery is as varied as it is magnificent. The eruption of a vol. cano, with the lava flowing down the sides of the moun tain; the launch of the Queen Charlotte; a view of Ca diz, and another of Carisbrook Castle, in the Isle of Wight,are among the most brilliant productions of the scenic pencil. The tricks are many of them new, and well executed. Among these, not the least ludicrous and laughable, is the importation of the Clown as a cask of sherry—the animation of a large cabbage, which walks about on turnip legs, and wields arms of carrot—the applicati, n if Russia oil, eau medicinale, &c. which is a neat satire upon puffing and quackery— the Clown's seven-league boots, which lengthen out upon his legs till they are several yards long—and the new turnings of a turnpike-gate, which baffle all pur suit after the lovers. The bull-fight is exceedingly well managed ; and, from the natural performance of the human bull and the dogs, (which are real canine) it is one of the best animal representations to be seen on the Stage. There is also a very neat transformation of a keg, into a bowl of punch and glasses. The Story is taken from La SAGE'S Did& Boiteux, and skilfully fitted for the stage by Mr. Etaxiv. The Music,. by Mr. WARE, is appropriate and highly pleasing. Miss BOLTON sings a very pretty song ; and there is a fine glee by a partyof smugglers, the words of which, being the best part of the poetical' attached to the Panto mime, we have added : Tie Smuggler's life's no life of ease, Braving the dangers of the peas; E'en when the ocean's peers o'er Fearing as much the guarded shon. When howling tempests sweep the main, The smugglers hail the hour of gain; 'I hen o'er the foaming billows fly, To board the wreck, or venture try, While the roaring sea runs samurai:ls high. In halcyon calm or sunny day. The Smugglers bask their hours away; The moon shines bright with gilver light, They soundly sleep their quiet night. Should howling tempests qweep the main, The Smugglers hail the hour of pin— Then o'er the foaming billows fiy, To board the wreck, or •enure try, While the roaring sea runs mountains high! The performers did every thing in their power to render the piece successful ; and, though a first repre. sentation, the machinery was so well conducted, that scarcely single mistake occurred during the evening, and no delays whatever took place. Mrs. PARKER was an excellent Columbine, and danced the Spanish Bolleros in capital style, as she did also a Pas de Deux with BOLOGNA, in which they were encored.—Bocoorta's Harlequin merited equal praise; and to say that GRIMALDI played the Clow., is sufficient to say it was full of drollery and amuse ment. His original shape was that of an old durum, and in this his unique appearance and action con- Tubed the holiday gentry with laughter. Mr. Non. MAN, in palitealson ; and Mr. Kiwo, in the Lover, de serve great commendation ; and Master CHAPMAN was truly pre-eminent in the Devil upon two Sticks. Upon the whole, this is one of the most attractive Pantomimes of late years; and we have no doubt but, though it chews Love the conqueror of Interest, the interest of the Proprietors will not suffer on the oc casion. LYCEUM TMEATRe.--A new Afterpiece, The Magic Bride, was brought forward last night. It has all the ♦irtues of a petite piece—pretty music, pretty dancing, and pretty scenery. Some of the occasional music is striking, and the overture deserved great praise. It is said to be from the pen of Mr. SCEFFINGTON, who has no reason to complain of the reception which it met with. Flan —About seven o'clock on Thursday evening a fire broke out in a stable belonging to Mr. Vernon, of Longford, near Gloucester, which entirely consurn• ed the same, sogether w th another stable and a barn adjoinin , n which was a quantity of threshed wheat. This calamity was occasioned by the carelessness o , the carter, in taking a naked candle into the toilet with hiin. The li.ss sustained is supposed to be up. wards of £lOO. Immense quantities of herrings continue to Ix caught along the west coast, and among the islands, ,rem Mull to Lewis, which must'be of considerabl advantage to all ranks of peopliu that quarter ; bu .he auL of casks and salt is severely fe t, the whole Ithe vessels originally upon the stations having long since nee4le up their cargoes, so that the crane of her es•,• --- - - • • :- -‘. ',...- 3r l r. -4' ' , . • -.., , ;.c • , -..,-" . le • - n recel44ft ; libi LATE DUES OF QUEEN:BERRI: • and froatHot-Yoli . • ~........ he same ehanne id ;Wit are happy to hear that the Duke of Quixo- t9f i- . many has made a disposition of his vast prope rt y es from his Goa rit I which will make many persons happy, iatead of be. nk menti'n, that little• stowing it all upon one. We learn that be has left romhes of the revoca- 1 to-the children of the Earl of YARMOUTH £4.50,000, General AMES:MOW° and to the Earl himself his house in Piccadilly, and h the American Exe- his house at Richmond. To the Duke of Somoanr - 1150,100, to the Dobson as was reported, that the same , • and to each oftlichadren a large NM- __ MARGATE, DECEMBER 25. -r--- On Friday evening came into this harbou r a r Khoo.osr is great distress, from Diepp e b ound to das h adth several passengers of rank on boa r d, a whom is the Lady of General 'APURE. Th ey ee lla ese t 681511Ma imiserabia l. land9 situati blat oa Sunda °n b°4lllnight, vE il order arrived from the Alien-office with • tt to ramie ea shore till farther orders. i t aan the oas ta r g Lady and her attendants will be a ad to proceed direct froth Bence to Cheltenh am to • her husband. Since one o'clock A. M. it has bl(iwn a huni cil We have just learnt there are thirteen vessels a s 4 in Pegwell Bay. The gale is somewhat abated present,but as night comes on it is expected to incr ea The grand Assembly Rooms, Margate, ho e b t converted into a Methodist Meeting. By the violent gale of Monday night, the en z is Messrs. Cullen and Co. situated at Charlton, near I) ver, were completely unroofed, and a great pan of stone aad wood work, upwards of GO feet long, hl Ol down. The same night two or three more re et f a ; of the cliff took place in different parts of Sn ag street ; and those who inhabit the houses ne tt t i Heights, are quitting them with great p rec i pitaz not daring to venture their lives longer in that pa t , the town. Property has decreased considerably, f the houses, which were some time since valued at 6 0 ; thousands of pounds, are now not worth lb am hundreds. There have been seven falls ot the d between Dover and Folkstone, one of which w e( seven acres of ground. Several parts also of the L e Cliffs have given way, and fallen into the sea,betwo Folkstone and Sandgate. During a severe gale, a few nights ago, the p a and Plenty, Jackson, a Humber keel, was wrecked, the Lincolnshire shore, off S ss, and h er (two or three hands) perishe boajOr' to her has since been picked up. On Wednesday eyeing last, a Il' well, of Barmouth, ROBERT Ro London to Barmouth, laden wit shore to the westward of Rye gale, and the whole of hec crew u . Part of her materials, and hull, cargo totally lost. The Captain up on Thursday morning, near been since decently interred at R) A similar misfortune o the sam brig Commerce, of andl for Ezet from London. Captain ) EALES an, were unfortunately drowited ; their picked cargo lue, a .. some part feet ender the " : on those A- ebelsea, . Commander's and was head was pict Same of the : Gillingham boat, • - with . tom of master, ft eat, came r, in a telypa red, but Ins Die tint betel The days' the south-eastern part __ kingdom. has within the last 48 hours experienced a similar sitation. Ahout three o'clock on Tuesd 3y morning it blew a perfect hurricane, and about four in the after. noon we experienced a most tremendous storm. Tbs Metropolis became suddenly wrapt in a black diva, which burst upon it in a dreadful shower of hail. _.Sed companied with most furious wind. Fortunat ely however, it was as short as it was violent, not !aria Lasted above 15 minutes. —By the high wind in th morning, a number of vessels and craft were driven from their cables, below bridge, and se al of th em were much damaged. Several wirs;rit, a nd other boats, were stove and sunk. • There was a tremendous storm of thunder and light. ning at Brighton, about six o'clock on Tuesday err, ing, just as the family parties were sitting down tii their Christmas turkies. The flashes were most vivid , and the shock of thunder Was almost instantaneous. There had been a violent gale the night preceding, which we fear did considerable mischief on the coat* as the sea was running mountains high. During the' long succession of wet weather, do springs have risen considerably in many 030% 1 / 1 probably lb no instance to equal that which suPP be Patehnm Wells. On the 20th of December, ilfrs the inhabitants of that village were obliged to go to the great depth of 293 feet fQr their water: ou 20th of the present month, December, 1810, the well was overflowing. A singular hoax was practised on ToesdaYiel• night at Edinburgh. Cards were put into thereto Office, addressed to medical geodesist, uadssiills_a_ ph ol stere s, grocers, confectioners, helt . " liners, mantua.makers, wig-makers. he. Attendance at a Gentleman's house, a few 12111 1 r_ 1 1 Edinburgh, and requesting them to sends Warn mourning coaches fer a funeral ; and whim out 'quantities of wine, grocery articles, uphill'' , goods, &c. In consequence of this, the old .1111 crowded on Tuesday with carriages, cache* ehilm il b,_ and 12 mourning coaches, with mou rn ers and em` appendages ; porters with wines, spirits, teat org an ' ; carts with upholstery goods, milliners and en tua-makers with band-bores, persons with wigs, IC' After their arrival at the house to which they tree ordered to go, to their utter astonishment they found tc . he whole to be a hoax of some silly malicious si•‘ P l'he same ridiculous farce took place on Widnes . _ 'ly a new set of persons, who had been des ired too r. tiat day. The cards were written in different handb._ A few nights since, the dwelling house of hir. .slarshall, in Scariff, county Clare, was attacked g i some fellows, who discharged a pistol lade' isvan shot into the habitation; by which Mos; ind are other inmates narrowly escapes ; • lives, having received the contents of said p:st(' different parts of their bodies. Commerce, of and( for Ezete lir voyag London. Captain!EALEs ang whole ere unfortunately drowited ; theii have bee :d up and buried at Lydd. This lessel had ; )on board estimated at upwa f *lO,OOO la a small part of which only h secured;- : part is Kill remaining in her , about 21 under water • the remainder fall n a pit lawless bro od," wbo stially st the lea-CCII lose occasions. 1 melancholy accident happened bosill theWh ea, on the evening of Tuesday nni ht, to ti mander's Clerk, who out of men chic was drowned. It is that be k h in falling, as he sunk y. His boi picked up the next day. , ge ime evening, as a boat, wi t Ran e Raisonable , and four m , goi throw! ngham Creek, a sudden sq ; le4 win upset t , when two seamen were d ; e otha Lieutenant RIVIERII I were tale the Ix of the boat. he Provincial Papers of the last or fa announce much mischief done by tornadoesl outh.eastern part of the kingdom. This Cape 7 , 1 It I 1251 IDb