Star.
London, England, 1808-05-12 00:00:00

MICE' TO THE PUBLIC.

The number of Great Coats necessary for the French troops in
their present encampment, not having -et arrived, and there he.
ing a great many troops deprived of these necessaries, notice is
hereby given of the same to the publie,by the Corrigidors, that It
Day draw their attention, and excite a charity which is so natural
to theca, each contributing as mar y great c.lats as he can, in order
to obtain which, the Reads of the police will call at every indivi-
dual house to receive them, and a cart will be pauwided in each
district for the purpose, in orcrk• to earr:• them to a warehouse
situated in the former church of San Miguel.--[Datei Madrid,
april 14, 1808.

s:►'IHACT OF A LETTER FROM A SPANISH PORT, DATED
APPIL 17.

" The talk of the day is wholly engrossed by the
arrival of the French, and the character and views of
the Emperor Napoleon, who has sulexterously availed
himself t•f the extraordinary evens that have taken
place in this country. In truth, by the recent' revolu-
tion, we have killed net two, but three birds with one
stone, or at least grievously wounded them. (Allud-
ing to the Queen, the Prince of Peace, and Bona-
parte). The French have now reluetentiv learnt, that
the Spanish nation is more powerfal zliaa •hey ima.
gilled, and that it can suffer, without complaint, in the
defence of its honour, and of its new Sovereign ; and
they will shortly know the disposition it feels to drive
back the intruders within their own boundaries. Such
are the love, attachment, and fidelity, which the whole
people has shown to Ferdinand VII. offering to him
their lands, and whatever may be deemed conducive
to his patriotic designs. Among other proposed con-
vibutioas, Catalonia and Arragon have signified their
intention to raise 150,000 infantry, armed, accoutred,
and supported at their own expellee for two years.—
Andalusia has volunteered 50,0 W cavalry, with their
horses, aeroe and equipments, in the same manner.,
All the otner province; have stood forward with equal
liberality, and especially the expansive vale of the two
Castilles. The French vainly boasted, that they
should act the same part in Spain which they had so
lately done in Portugal, enriching themselves with
private and public weal* ; but the citizens of Ma-
drid, the inhabitants of La Mancha, and the gallan-
try of the Spanish soldiery, hare disappointed such
expectations. One hundred and fifty thousand men,
vho with so much parade have entered the fair pro-
vinces of ancient Farragonensis, and who seemed dis-
posed to devour the whole habitable world, have been
reduced to a condition of stupid astonishment; when
they have witnessed with their own eyes the effects of
Spanish courage, and the unanimity of the people in
the came of their country. A few days after the
'French trocps had entered the cisy of Madrid, they
asse,u)-.1-M, under arms, in C:. principal - square, ac-
en.,-;-.lnied by a corps of artillery, with cannon of anl
evrierdinary sae, on the occasion of a military ex.
Seeing these hostile preparations, the po-
r.,lA:e attacked than) w ith meat spirit, liken-feed diem,
took possession of the artillery, which they immedi-
ately spiked, telling thee invaders, that they preten-
ded t er.ter a trlendly territory, and that if so they
cons:deredit, they had violated it; that none of these
warl.ke ex:-.sltianc were proper ; and that in any
event, no battery- should he erected in the capital of
the Catholic Empire. While this was going forward,
a -,_,Lfer of the regiment of Art agoll Volunteers, ani
neated with that high sense of national honour fami-
liar to the Spanish character, himself unsupported,
ehn;:ereed no fewer than six Memel u kes of the Im-
perial of Napoleon : then forcing them to en-
gage, he killed presently three of them, and wounded
and vanquished the others, bearing oil in triumph
their sable banners to his quarters, where, having re-
lated to his dicer and fellow soldiers the transaction,
he died of his honourable wounds. Of such achieve-
/re sits we have daily narratives; and repelled by such
heroism, it will he fortunate for the French if they do
Let return to their own borders with their numbers di-
pinished and their spirits exhausted.
King Ferdinand has commenced his journey to
meet Napoleon. On the 12th of this month, he en-
tered Burgos in a magnificent equipage constructed
for the purpose at the charge of that city, and drawn
jty siz.y men, attired in the ancient Spanish costume.
The city of Victoria, and many others, intreated that
the illu,trious and beloved traveller would visit them
us his progress. To all these petitions he answered in
the most condescending terms. This journey, we '
understand, has for its principal object, the marriage
of our King with a foreign Princess of the House of
Napoleon, who is desirous of forming so august an

" Manuel Godoy, his brother James, Branciforte,
Masquina, and some others, are prisoners in the town
of Villaviciosa, two leagues from Madrid, under a
guard of MO men, commanded by the Marquis of
Castelan, and of 400 peasants, headed by an incog-
nita in a shepherd's dress.
" Much activity is employed for the purpose of
public reform; and, according to present appearances,
Spain will soon become happy and independent, and
capable of maintaining the lofty station she has justly
acquired among the nations of mankind."

ANTONIO, APRIL te.
" Our young King set out from. Victoria on Tutu-

day last, and next day inched Bayonne, 'diesel*
was politely received (rem Herat no) by the Emperor
of trance, with whom he and his Conmiittee.dined
on Thtirday ; but the spirits cf the people here have
been' since damped, Ferdinand VII. not yet being re-
cognized by Bonaparte as King of Spain. It was
likewise reported, that the old King (Carlos IV.) has
protested against the abdication of the Crown, and he
is expected at Bayonne in a few days."
44 A: nit `l*.—The letters by the Castile post are
this afternoon delivered, and hriftg the extraordinary
news of the Prince of the Peace having been taken out
of the place of hisconfinerhent by orders of the French
General Murat, and is now on his way (under a guard
of .40 dragoons) to Bayonre, for which place the old
king. was preparing to set out, which conirins the
above advices from France; and it is much feared,
that these circumstances may cause a great commo-
tion in this country in a short time. Cron grant we
may be mistaken, &c.
APRIL 25.—Advice is this moment arrived here,
that the Prince of Peace actually passed through
Victoria early this morning, under a guardni newly
200 French horse soldiers ; and that the old King
and Queen are to sleep at Burgos to-morrow evening
on their way to Bayonne.

L./1W lA7EI LIGE! 'CE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAX U.
AN ELECTIONEERING AFFRAY.
TIIF. KING V. JOIIN GRANGER, ESQ.

This was an indictment for an assault, tried at the
last Assizes for York, when the defendant was found
guilty He was this day brought up to receive the
judgmew of the Court, and his affidavits in mitiga-
tion read by the Crown Officer. It appeared that the
defendant, a merchant of considerable eminence at
Leeds, took an active part in the canvass for Lord
Milton, at the late memorable Election for Yorkshire.
The prosecutor, Mr. John Skelton, was a friend of
Mr. Lascelles, and an Attorney of respectability.—
The evening preceding the day of nomination, Mr.
Granger having been out canvassing the County, was
returning with some friends to York, and as he passed
a house where the prosecutor was, he exclaimed
" Milton for ever !" Mr. Skelton, and some friends
in the interest of Mr. Lascelles, exclaimed " No
Jacobins ! no Burdetts and Desp.irds I" adding some
other opprobrious epithets as applicable to the defen-
dant. Some time aftee. ?11. Granger met Mr. Skel-
'on, and donee 1-.1 :•rhy he had called him a Jacobin?
Mr. S. !ica, he had called him so, because he be-
Keyed him to be one—he added some further irrita-
ting expressions, and Mr. Granger spit in his face.—
This was the assault complained cf, and the breach
of the peace the defendant had been convicted of.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII asked the Counsel for the pro-
secution, whether Mr. Skelton admitted his having
, caned the defendant a Jacobin, which, his Lordship
said, was a very reproachful term in the way it was
now understood, .and the application of it to a good
and loyal subject was likely toproduce much irritation.
Mr. TOPIIAM replied, that he was not instructed
one way or the other, and begged permission to an-
swer the defendant's affidavit as to that particular.
Lord ELLENBOROUOII said, he supposed the prose-
cutor did not wish to keep the defendant in custody,
or require him to come up again upon such an affair.
Mr. TOPHAM replied, that the assault was com-
mitted in the market-place, and was extremely pain-
ful to the prosecutor's feelings, and degrading to his
character.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII then told the defendant to
attend when called upon, and Mr. Granger withdrew.

DUEL—An unforunate duel took place •on the
I lth of October last, on board the Rovm. GEor.cs
Indiamaa, Captain GRIBBLE, between Lieutenant
J. M. ROBINON, of the I4th Regiment, and Mr.
istyritzws, one of the officers of that ship. The be.
haviour of Mr. MATIILWB had given great offence to
Lieutenant RoaiNsos, and he challenged him. They
met on the ferecasie in a • fine moon-light night.—
They were to fire together, but the pistol of Mr. M.
burnt printing, while Lieutenant R.'s beirkg discharg-
ed, shot hint through the head. He expired imme-
diately.. On the arriv-al of the ship at Madras, on
the tld of No.-ember, Lieutenant ROWNSON and his
second, Lieutenant RawuNs, were commit 7. to
pri,Ja, to be tried at the Admiralty Sessions, which
were to he -holden on the 25th of the same month.

Saturday last an inhabitant of Lewes was charged
before the Magistrates with introducing a nuisance
into the neighbourhood by inoculating his children
fer the small. The Magistrates severely reprimanded
the father of the children and the perscn who per-
formed the operation, and recommended it to the
pariAt officers to indict the accused parties fcr the
offence.

An inquisi-zion was taken on Saturday at the George,
Islington-road, on the body of G. H. Hardham The
deceased had met a party of friends at the house of
Mr. Lambourne, on Friday, and after a dinner the
company retired for amusement. Mr. Hardham played
at what is called Four•corners, with one of the com-
pany, and on his exerting himself in casting the ball
at the pins, he fell down and expired without a groan;
sut•gical aid was-procured without delay, but the spark
of life w•as extinct.—Verdict, Accidental Death.
In the night of Thursday last, May 5, died at her
house in Canterbury, Mrs. Walton, wife of Captain
Walton, of the 4th or Queen's own Dragoons. The ,
circumstances attending the death of this unfortunate
Lady are as follow :—About seven in the evening,
she was in a room on the fourth storey, where she had
lately been confined, and while in the act of throwing
up the sash of the window for the pu'pose of obtaining
some fresh air, was precipitated through the aperture
and fell a height of forty feet, on thepavement below.
The effect of the fall was a fracture of the sktill to a
considerable extent, and a concussion of the brain,
which terminated her life in a few hours afterwards.
The Coroner's Inquest, on its enquiry into the cir-
cumstances, without hesitation, found a verdict of—
Accidental Death. •
It is conjectured, that the sash rose with so much
rapidity that she lost her hold, and from the sill of the
window not being barely eight inches from the floor
of the room, there *as no stay to prevent her fall.
The unfortunate Lady was a most amiable woman,
hi the prime of life and health, and had but just recce
vered from her lying-in, when she was thus Momen-
tarily snatched from an infant and a husband. whose
feelings on the lag2ncholypresit may be better soothed
don described.

RES. J. Moinrie Boma Ts.a.—The health and
interest of the Inhabitants of this Country, it is well i
known, have been long and deeply injured by the in-
troduction and great use of Foreign Tea, the produc-
tion of a poisonous plant, and prepared in a-tnest
dangerous manner, so'Often to be blended with tinc-
ture of copper. This: intimation would be of no use
against the prevailing taste for this article, could not
the Proprietors of the British Tea offer to 'the Public
a Beverage, fromproductions of their Own growth,
equally gratifying to the palate as the Foreign Tea,,
and being at the same time different from the other,
and highly beneficial to the health. The British-lea is
a composition of the finest aromatics of this island,
prepared in a most attentive and laborious manner, in
order to presurve their delicacy and virtues. It has
been Proved a. most effectual rernedy to those afflicted
with Nervous, Hysteric, or Hypochondriac Disorders,
Indigestion, Weakness of Stomach, Depression of
Spirits, and Windy and Bilious Complaints. By its
use, those in the very last stage of the above maladies,
have restored to perfect health. Sold, wholesale
and ,2, at Mr. Butler's, No 4, Cheapside, corner
of Paternoster-row; and may be had of most Country
Booksellers and Medicine Venders, in packets, at
2s. 9d. and 55. 6d. each.