Star.
London, England, 1808-06-14 00:00:00

DEAL, IT'NP. 13.

Arrived his Majesty's strips 08E1ON and R..rfl
MONO, from a cruize, and remain in the Downs sith
the ships as per List.--Wiad S.E.

FROM LI OYD'S LIST.

CRAVESZND, JUNI 13.—Paised by the 0-? on.
and Two Brothers, Clatius, tram Gottenburgh. Sailed du...
gars, Ikl'Curnell, for Brltast ; Benito, Moreton, f.r Dubli ;
Maria, Bes, and the Commerce, Trindall, for Goftenburgb.

Saturday the Rebecca transport, (MA.) arrive .t at
Gillingham, from Gottenburgh, with 1.5.1. D
prisoners, taken in one of the islands up the Baltic;
they are put on board the BRISTOL prism ship.
His Majesty's ship LOIRE, of 38 guns, Captain
SCIIOSIBERG, and Success, of 32 guns, Captain Ars-
COUGH, are stationed at Brassey Sound for the protec.
tion of the trade in that quarter.

Lieutenant ALT, of the ROCHESTER prison ship, is
appointed to the command of the BLACK JOKE lugger
fitting at Plymouth.
Saturday morning a Court Martial was held on
Lieutenant W. PITCHER, of the Royal Marines, of his
Majesty's ship Isis, who was ordered to be tried for
having degraded himself while on shore, by grossly
insulting a gentleman, and suffering himself to be re-
peatedly thrashed, and for disobedience of orders.—
The Court did not enquire into the first charge, as it
did not happen within the jurisdiction of the Admi.
rally—he was found Fuilty of disobedience of orders,
and sentenced to be dismissed from the ship, and put
at the bottom of the list of Second Lieutenants.

Mr. STURGIS BOURNE is appointed State Secretary
of Ireland, in the room of. Sir A. WELLESLEY.

The Committee for investigating the amount of the
claims of Mr. PALMSR as a per centage on the increl-
sed Itfivenue of the Post Ofßce, have made a report,
in which they state, that he is not entitled to consider
that portion of the increased receipt which arises from
the additions made to the price of postage,nor from the
restrictions in franking, as belonging to or proceedinT
from his plan. They deduct from his claim all this,
and thereh Y reduce his per centage from 98,9521.05.7 d.
to 54,7C21. Os. 7d.
RowING-MaxcH.---Asn.Ev's 19th Annual
Match for a Prize Wherry, in honour of his Majesty's
birth-day, was rowed for yesterday by the following
six watermen

Citarles Westwood - Vauxhall.
Thomas Harris •:- - - Barkside.
James Cannon - - - Strand-lane.
Robert Smith • - -
Jenrix Cooper - - . Horselydown.
William Atkinson • • • Rorhe•rhirhe.

The competitors started at Westmbisier 11;idgesoon
after four o'clock, rowed round a boat moored 'Off
Cumberland Gardens, from thence round the beacon .
off Hungerford, and through Westminster-bridge.—
The match was decided in two heats—the first three
boatmen of the first heat, having started the seconi
heat, for the wherry—the race was between Harris,
Westivood, and Atkinson, but the latter was declare!
victor, and the wfierrywas given him as usual in
As-vines Amphitheatre. • •

man, who
YesterdaY„ during the boat-race, a T
had stationed himself on a coal-trarge,Tit Zestminsnr
Bridge, fell off into the River. His body was soon
afterwards found, and conveyed to the Red, Lion pin-
lk house, Stangate-street, where various experimen:s
were tried to restore animation, but without effect.

Two young men, who were standing up in a boat
at Westminster Bridge, during the race, were also
drowned, by a barge running foul of the boat. Their
bodies were not recovered.

His Majesty's free pardon was received on Satur-
!ay last for W. Tucker, who received sentence of
death at the last Devon Assizes, for a rape.

Mrs. Byrne, of Cabinteely, near Dublin, died last week, in
consequence of a fractured skull, occasioned by a stone thrown
into her carriage on the night of the late masquerade in that city.
This lady, whose madden name was Devereuz, was a native of
the county of Wexford.

A dreadful affray took place, on Sunday night, in Whitecbapel,
between a body of Portuguese and a body of American sailors.
The forces had been assembling on both sides, during the course
of the day, And about ten o'clock at night they came to a serious
engagement. They-fought with sticks, stones, swords, knives;
and every other weapon that they coull. muster. Two of the
Americans were killed on the spot, and several wounded, two of
whom are not expected to recover. One of the men who was
killed had his skull fractured by the point of the stick of an um-
brella, which was forced into his head near his ear:- Some of the
ringleaders have been apprehended and committed to prison.
Woasnir-s-roteT.—Yesterday Roam Main and Sarah Smith,
who stood committed under the Coroner's warrant, for causing
the death o: Smith's son, by setting fire to some huts in a field at
Kingsland, were brought up, when the evidence was read over,
the commitment confirmed by the Magistrate, and they were =l-
sequently remanded for trial at the ensuing Old Bailey Session, as
well for the murder as for Wilful fire-raising.
MAN SI 0 N HOUSE.—Yesterday J..Elauiiwas charged with as-
saulting Mr. Hodges, and stopping a boi coming from the Margate
Packet, under pretence of n paying wharfage. Mr. Hodges
stated hat he went on board the Margate packet, which laid in
the river, and called a boat to take a box to his house in Scot-
land-yard, when the defendant forcibly took possession of it, un-
der pretence that he should pay wharfage; that after trca•ing him
in a very insulting manner, he carried his box to the wharf, where
it n.ver .vas before, when Mr. Eisele, the pro?rietor of the wharf,
tat t',e greatest reuliness, gave it up, but said he had a rielt
W.arf .ge for every box or parcel which came from the Margate
boats, whether they were brought over the wharf or not. Mr.
H. s:dd he swat deterrhineg to resist this demand, and if he per-
slstt dini: he would appeal to the Sessisna. Mr Elwin said he
was Wharfinger of Ralph's Key, in Tbames.street, that the de-
fendant was his brother, and acted under his order; that • 4
always been the custom for ?areas to pay wharfage. The Lord
Mayer soil, had this box been brought across the wharf, they
might hive claimed wharfage ; but as it was taken from a Mar.
gate boy, by a boat in the river, they had no right to it n which
the wharfinger gate up his claim, and Mr. Hodges forgave the
defendant upon asking his pardon.