Star.
London, England, 1805-03-30 00:00:00

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3c.
PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT OW. O'CLOCItt
Conf. for money 58ii —fur acc. 581% —Omnium 31i
DURI . MARCH per C. Guy. Dpi, 8814
Eichange—Dublin on London

This morning arrived a Mail from New York,
brought to Falmouth by the Leicefier Packet.
We have received Paris Journals to the 211 t and
Dutch Journals to the 27th.
The latter announce the confirmation, by the Le-
giflative Body, of the propnfal of the State Diredory,
refpeeting the new Conititution, and the mode of
Offing M. SCHIMMFLPENNINCR, in confequence of
his cone d'efire from Paris. That grand penfionary
is ordered to be chofen betv ten the 9th and 16th of
neat month.

The Paris Gazettes mention the death of Admiral
Barra ; and the approaching chritlening of the in-
fant Narot.soN-Louis, by the hands of the Holy
Father. The Sovereign Pontiff, it is laid, will be
allowed to recrofs the Alps, after this ceremony, and
will pats the Eafler week at Lyons, on his journey.
The 3foniteur contains a letter from Lord HARROW.
BY to Lord G. L. GOWER (which BONAPARTE has
come by as hone(lly as his Crown), if the 4th No.
veinber, 1804, in which that Miniflor is made to cr.
prers himfelf, in rather a fingular manner, upon the
(late and profped of Continental politics. He rup-
pores the demand of two millions flerling of fubfidy
tot twenty•five thoidand men to have been made Co
enormous by the King of SWEDEN, in order to get
rid of the Englifb overture. He thinks the Court of
Vienna requires a powerful fl imulus, and doubts whe-
ther Rutfia will give any denionfirations of aelivity.
His Lordlhip all() mentions a in fribility of the Cabi-
net of Berlin acceding to the views of that power.
Scarcely any thing mote audacious has been at-
tempted, than the infertion, in an Official Gazette,
of a letter taken by violence from a Meffenger of
State in a neutral country, by the foldiers of BONA-
PART!. The public will recollect the circumflances
of the robbery, which is at lel avowed by its author,
and the flolen property unhlu(hiagly produced !

The KING has bevi pleated to confer the honour
of Knighthood on Mr. now Sir MANASSA DAWE:;
previous to his departure f r Tortola, to which Bland
he has been appointed Attorney General, by the Go-
vernor and Council.

It it General CHARLES FITZROY, brother to Lord
SOUTHAMPTON, and not I.,)rd CH 00.1.FS FITZROY,
who is Appointed to the Colonelc of the zgth Aegi-
ment of Foot, in the room of the late Lord GEORGR
Lummox.

The StR Regiment of Font .1.-ol,irkeel on Thurf-
day morning lall, on board four tranfpom, in Stone-
Houle Pool, Plymouth, for Portim.uth, from which
they will proceed to a foreign Ration.
The Boulogne flotilla have again begui,to venture
into the outer Roads. On Wetinefday about tgo of
their gun-boats and large praants m :de their appear-
ance in the outer Roads, where they praelifed fome
manceuvres, but took care to keep ender the pro:
teelion of their battcrits. There Appear to be 2000
veffels of different fines in Botiloaot H.trbour.
Ytflerday a 0 urt of Directors was held at the EaR
India Houfe, when JAMES Pam sow, Efq. took the
oaths and his feat as a Direelor' and was appointed
to the Committee of Shipping Deo trtment.
Captain W. EDMEADSS ottoe N. S. in the room of
the Kent Rationed for Madras, and Captaio !lasses
of the Ann, were fwcrr, into the commal,d of thc;r
refpeelive (hips.
The Fcv cutter which arrived yeßerday at Yar-
mouth, from Helvoetflnys, has brought over Capt.
DENHOLIA, one palfenger, and the crew, of the Mary
of London, laden with c'tttsn and turn, ftorn De-
merara, which was wrecked off G.iree, in the month
of December hall. Thefe people complain vet y much
of the treatment they experienced during their im-
prifonment, having nothing allowed them to live on
but white and grey peafe, Rockall, and rye bread.—
They Rate alto that there are very few French troops
in Holland; that the Dutch detelt Bomaraarr, by
whole means they have been reduced to such a date
that they have neither trade nor motley, and that they
are anxioufly hoping that the Northern Powers will
unite and make an effort to rid them of their tyran-
nical matters.

The
_Wort frigate, and DRA K E (loop of war, with
the fleet (about 70 fail) under convoy, failed from
Cork on the 23d inft. for the Well Indies.
The Lnrds Commiffinters of the Admiralty have
been pleafed to order Lord GARDN Es to fend out fri-
gates to cruize for the protection of the homeward-
bound Leeward Ifland fleet.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28.—Came in the MALTA, Of
84 guns, and the TERRI 'LP, of 74, from a ctuize off
Ferrol : it is faid that the farmer has been row hly
handled by the batteries at Ferrol. Came in from
the Eaflward, and failed again to the Weilward, the
RIVOLUTIONNAIRB, of 44 ;tins.
YARMOU TN, MARCH z9.—This morning failed the
ST. ALBANS, and the ANTELOPE, of 5o guns each,
for the Coall of Holland. Arrived the FAVOURITE
cutter from Mend, and the FLY cutter from Hel-
voetfluys.—Paffed through feveral fail of light col-
liers.—Wind S. W. with fleet.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29.--9. tiled elf CSICHES-
TER man of war with a Beet under convoy for the
Downs. Wind S. W.
DEAL, Mattes 29.—Sailed the Acute gun brit, on r. ciuEze of
the French coalt.--Arrived the Cygnet !loop of war, from a cruise,
and remains in the Downs with tke reit of the (hips as per L.R.
—Wind S. W.
GRAVESEND, MARCH 29.—P.tfred by the Richard, Smith,
from Trinidad; Atirca, Marem, and the
.17.iliow de
from Embden.—Sailed the Jane, Gelik. for ; Ellen,
'Whiner, and the Orion, Evans, for Co:-k ; our, Jones,
for Dublin ; Geode Wcrwagtiii. —, for Tonni,•,,en; G re Hoff-
Bung, Abrahams, and the jutfrow Teykaas, Sasliiitf, for Embden.
ARRIVED.--.lt Brltlol, Gallant Schemer, —, from Surinam
~At. Ifabella, lock it;, ft-cm Brittol; Mary, Bunkell ;
Jane, Jump; and William and Mary, Bird, from Africa—At
Gahoon, Agnes, Brown, from Liverpoot.
The Eurydice, Champion; and the gLicen Charlotte, Clark,
from Surinam for Loudon, are arrived at Scilly; they parted from '
the Lord Forbes, and fifteen fail of the &CLAM the morning of the
ail loft. && ell weft of Scuiy.

I

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, tilos.
To is DAY.--Sweepltalies of sots. each. a yr. old Conde.
I)okc of St. Alban's Merryman, Bft. alb.
Sir J Shelley's Hambletohian 6117, 76.7115,
Mr. Meath's Henefty, 76.61 b.

FIRST SPRING MEETING, ttej

The following Ma:ctie. were made on Thnrfday
evening, at a Jockey Club dinner, given by his Grace
the Duke of St. ALame's : .

MONDAY —Mr. Boyee's Sir David, int. 71b. aglt Mr. Watfees
Dreadnaught, ?ft. nib. IL M. wogs.
WZDIIII/DAT.—Duke of St. Alban's Merryman, Sft. rlb. agf
Sir J. Sbelltry's Iris Colt, 711. 71b. Ab. M. wogs. It ft.
SECOND SPRING MEETING, silos.

MONDAY Wyndlaaais Marlataas. BR. 41b. agft Mr. Ma•
lines Stockton, BR alb. R.M. boost.
Mr. Boyee's Bobtail, BR. 91b. aft Mr. MUM', Sancho, 7ft'
• ilb. R. M. socsa.

TV It /DA T.--EtTike of St. Mban's Merryman, SR. 96. igft. Mr.
Wyndham's Colt by Waxy, bought ot Sir P. Poole, 71. loth. Two
yr. old C. sop.
Winn MAY —Mr. Mellifit's Eagle. 96 alb. q* Mr. Boyce's
&buil, Sit. Ab.soep.

A regulation (word and hat are'to be immediately
adopted by the Officers of the Navy.

The great School at Harrow, (over which Doiftor
Davits, has fo long prefided), is about to experience
a change of mailer,. The Doctor has refigned his
important truft. The elation came owabout a week
ago. Lord CLARENDON Lord Norrawice, Lord
GRIMITONE, Rev. Mr. iVILLIAMS. Mr. Paoli, and
Mr. MOODY, the fix Governors of the Inftitntion,
voted by pairs for the three following Gentlemen,
viz. Mr. MARK DRURY, Mr. GIORGI-131mila, and
Mr. Emus. The two latter are Cambridge Gra-
duates. Thns, as each has two votes, the decifion
remains with his Grace the Archbilbop of CANTU-
irony, to whom reference is always had in fuch cafes,
according to the ftatutes. Our hearty prayer, on the
'relent and all similar occafions, is dew efignilimo !
TYE GRANID JUNCTION CANAL.ThaL grand lie
of communication,, between the Metropolis and the
mod diftant parts of the kingdom, which the Grand
J u net inn Canal was to eked, wasincomplete till Mon.
day last, owing to a range of high land between
Stoke Binen and Blifworth, in Northamptonthire,
not being penetrated by a tunnel or arch, as intend.
ed ; but all goods coming pall that place, have been
obliged to be unloaded, and placed on waggons, and
conveyed nn a railway over the hill, to be embarked
again is other boats On Monday morning, the
weather proving very fine, an amazingly large con-
wage of people were affembled, Tome of them from
confiderablodiftances, to view the ilupendous works
at Blifworth Tunnel, and to fee the grand proceffion
in honour of the opening of this internal communi-
cation by water, between the mod diftant places.—
One of the Paddington packet boats, called the Mar-
quis of Buckingham, was the firft boat which went
through the tunnel. The principal company retired
to the Bull Inn, at Stoney Stratford, and, about fix
o'clock, tar) proprietors and friends to this grand
undertaking, fat down to an excellent diner. Mr.
basso in the chair.

Ins or Mac —Our Reporter, on Tuefday, having
mifapprehended a little the obje& of his Grace the
Duke of iVuot.'s Petition, we take this opportunity
of Rating its ground and objeds :
The Cuftom-houfe Duties, payable formerly to the
feudal Sovereign in the Ifle of Man, were trifling.
As foon as the neceflities of the State impofed, in
Great Britain and Ireland, heavy duties nn imports,
the fmuggler eltablifhing himfelf in the Ifle of Mna
converted it into a grand emporium for his traffic,
and inundated the neighbouring coats with high do-
tied articles.

This evil was felt even early in the laft century :
in George l's. reign, the Treafury was enabled, by
Parliament, to make the purchafe of the Me of
Man from the Earl of DF BT. Notvrithaanding fre-
quent attempts at negociasion, nothing effeaual was
done till 1765 ; Government then introduced a Bill
into Parliament for preventing the mifchiefs arifing
from this contraband trade, and an Order of Council
iffued for &tinning cutters in the infidar harbours.
The then Proprietors, the Duke and Duchels of
ATHOL, agreed to fell to the Crown all their rights
and interests in the ifland (with certain exceptions),
and themfelves fixed the price at 70,0001.
Government acceded : a penlion of ioool. per
annum, on the lriffi Ellaleliihment, was prefented to
the fellers in the bargain. The Dachefs Dowager
is fill living. The penfion has endured forty years,
and has now nearly doubled the purchafe-money.
In 1767 the infular duties on import; were annul-
led: new and heavy duties impofed by Parliament,
and fmuggling erufhed.
A Petition was prefented by the prelent Duke in
1790, to the Houle of Commons, fisting, that the
70,0001. and the Penfion, were not an adequate com-
penfation, and Acing the Appointment of Commit
fioners to enquire into the extent and value of the
Rights transferred to the Crown ; and whether his
remaining Interefis in the Ifiand had not been im-
paired by the fale.
At this meafure the principal Iflanders took alarm.
The Bill founded on this Petition they oppofed, on
the ground of the price paid being adequate; in•
deed remarkably liberal, confidering that the greater
part of the duties grew out of an illicit traffic ; and,
that by the operation of that fale, his grace was ex-
empted front all the expence of internal Govern. '
anent to which the Feudal Lord was formerly fub-
jea. They Rated the inexpedience and injutlice of
opening a tranfaaiun twenty•five years after its be.
ing completed with perfect acquiefcence in all par
ties; and urged the dangers to their own tights and
poffeffions, from thefe Commiffioners purining their
enquiry.
On a queflion for the Commitment of dais Bill,
though fupported by the Miniffer, it was carried by
a majcrity of jive only. It was afterwards with-
drawn.
The Petition prefented on Tuefday la°, by his
Grace the Duke of Aritot., brings forward this fub-
jell in another form ; complains of erroneous fup-1
pofitions in ellimating the compenfation given ; of
inadequacy of price, and prays relief.—That relief,
h is Paid, is intended to be a propofition for the ella-
blifhing an hereditary rent charge, payable out of
the Revenue of the Me of Man, in favour of the
ATHOL family, for ever.
To this meafure, we underhand, coofiderable op..
pofitioa will be gives,

LAW INTBLLICINCL

COURT' OF CHANCERY, MARCH 29.

SITNOUR. V. RUSTON.

This was a petition from an infant by a trochaic
ami againft Lord Ruffen and Lord Henry Seymour,
who, by a codicil annexed to the will of her father,
and interpreted in their favour by the Matter Orde,
walled to take her from the care of Mrs. Fitzherbert,
with whom the was placed by her mother, to their
own, and was deemed fo important, that Mr. Bas-
sists was called to the Chancery Bar as Leading
Counfel on behalf of the Petitioner. He Rated the
cafe at fome length, and with much eloquence and
feeling. We regret that want of room obliges ns to
confine ourfelves to the principal circumitances.
Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour, who died in the
Well Indies, had, by a codicil affixed to his will,
committed the gaardianfhipof his children to his wife,
Lady Horatia ; and in cafe the Ihould marry again,
to Lord Button and Lord Henry Seymour, in con-
junetion with her. Lady Horatia was then in a
deep decline, and was advifed to try the air of Ma.
deira for the benefit of her health. Previous to her
failing, the expreffed much anxiety to her friend Mrs.
Fitzherbert, about her two youngeft children. Mrs.
F. offered to take the youngell (then only a month
old, and very delicate, as at the time of her birth, the
mother was in the unhappy Rate of health already
mentioned) with her, and to rear it as her own
which propofal was joyfully accepted by Lady ilco-
Lida and her hutband. Some years after, Lady H.
returned from Madeira, not improved in health, and
was pleafed to find that Mrs. F. bad inculcated into
the mind of the child as much tendernefs towards her
mother, as if they had never been feparated. Lady H.
went from London to Briftol, where the died in the
month of June, unknown to Lord Hugh Seymour,
who died at Martinique, in September, of the fame
year. The unhappy mother, in her aft moments,
expreffed her confidence in Mrs. F.'s care of her in-
fant daughter.
An affidavit of Mrs. F. was read, which Rated,
that the child was educated in the Proteftant Faith,
that the had applied to the Bithop of Winchefler to
recommend a proper perfon to, inftruel her in it, and
that he had recommended the Rev. Mr. Croft, Lee-
turer at the Portland Chapel.
An affidavit of his Royal Highnefs the Prince of
Wales was alto read. It fiated, that Lady H. had
while the was in London, fent for him, and exatled
a folemn oath from him, that he would always pro-
tett the orphan for the fake of the dying mother.
Mr. EIISKINI then produced affidavits of Sir W.
'Farquhar, and two other phyficians, who were in
the habit of attending the infant Petitioner, Rating,
that if the was taken from. Mrs. F. the confequences
might be fatal, as her difpofition was very affec-
tionate, and Mrs. F. had taken the place in her heart
of her deceated mother ; and alto, as the child had
the feeds of a liver confumption in her conliitution,
which, if not attended to by one who was ufed to
her, and who knew the fymptoms which preceded
any flight complaint to which the was fubjeet, it
might terminate in that dangerous diforder, a liver
confumption. The Learned Counfel offered feveral
very pertinent remarks on the foregoing affidavits,
and concluded with praying his Lordfhip to fuffer
the child to remain with Mrs. Fitzherbert.

Mr. ADAM then role, and fpoke for an hour on
the lame fide as Mr. ERSKINE. Mr. ROMILLY got
up, but was interrupted by the CHANCELLOR, who
laid, that his Parliamentary duty prevented him
from hearing the reit of the caufe that day; and, as
there were many bankrupt petitions, he mull poll-
pone it till they were all fettled.

DUCE.—Yelterday evening, at five o'clock, a
meeting took place at Chalk Farm, between Sir
W. D. and Sir G. S. It was ?greed that the parties
fhould fire together. The former Gentleman dif-
charged his pittol without etre& ; and the latter, we
are Allred, after firing his pittol in the air, figned
written apology, and here the affair ended.
The Duke of NORFOLK was in the chair at the
meeting of the Society of Arts, Manufalures, &c. on
Wednefday.

At a tale at Ayr on the t sth inft. of the debts due
to the late Meffrs. DOUGLAS, lissom, and Co. Ayr,
of Banking celebrity, 93,7111. tts. rod. was put up
in lots. Two lots, amounting to 19,23 ii. t 75. 4d.
did not fell, and four lots, amounting to 74,4791.
145. 6J. were knocked down at the enamels: mum of
forty-fix guineas, being fomewhat more than a Shilling
for a hundred pounds.
A private letter from Malta, dated the zd of Fe.
bruary, contains the following paragraph Egypt
is eager for Francs, only more, far more eager for
Great Britain. The cry there is Englifh, Engin)), if
we can ! But Ash (in opporition to ogle') at all
events."

On Monday latl, Thomas Davis, for uttering a
forged one pound note, purporting to be a note of
the Bank of England, was executed at Oxford, per.
fuant to his lenience at the laft affixes. At the place
of execution, this unhappy man was obliged to be
fupported to his doom by two men, having reduced
himfelf to that low Rate by refuting every kind of
fuffenance.fo that it was thought if his lenience had
been deferred another hour, he would have died In.
fore the execution took place.
On Thorfday an Inqueft was held at the Marquis
of Granby public-houfe, at Knightfbridge, on the body
of the gentleman taken out of the Serpentine River.
The only evidence was one Pagan, who Rated, that
lonnor, who has the charge of the boat belonging to
the Serpentine River, had direaed him to get a cart
and fhell to convey the body of a gentleman he had
found in' the Serpentine River, and that he had de.
pitted the body in Knightfbridge watch-houfe, which
was drefred in a blue cloth great coat, black coat and
waiiicnat, a pair of woollen flate-coloured breeches,
and half-boots. On the little finger of his left hand
was a broad gold ring. In his pocket, a white hand-
kerchief, with a red border, marked G. No. 6, a
pair of Ipeaacles and cafe, a tortoife-(hell comb, a
pair of Icilfars, a filver tooth pick and cafe, and fe-
veral hits of paper, fo wet and coin that nothing fa-
ti,faelory could be learned from them. One of the
papers appeared to be part of a letter, and had the
words ‘, Argyle-greet-47th Regt. of Foot—affignees
—Ogilvie." The Jury returned their rerdiB,
Found drowned in the Serpentine Liver. the 27112
of March."

LONZ)&V AfifßikEth

CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY. MARCH 29.

RETURN of WHEAT in Mark-lane, including only from the
• Itk of March to the 16th of March—Total 7,816 Quarters.
Average toss 9j4—ts. tid higher than lilt return.
A RETURN OF FLOUR,
Poona the Oda of March to the zail of March.
Total-7,00 faeks..-Average coos. old.-
3s. ltd. lower than left return.
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.

Smithfield. St. James's. initechapel.
11.11Per101144 4to o o 3 o OW4 zs o 3 ill to 4 11 0
Straw 0 oto2 to 2 5 oto 2 1 7 0 2 6to 2 36 o
Clover 5 o too o 4 to to s to 0
PRICE OF HOPS.
SAGS. POCKSTS.
Kent - 41 Is to 51 51 Kent - 41 81 to st Ifs
Sunk: . 41 6s to 41 16s Sofres - 41 Ss to 51 OS
Eifel 1 - 41 6s to 51 os Farnham 71 os to 71 tos
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH.
Bar 41 4s to J 1 sit 1 Pockets 41 105 CO 61 OS
SMITHFIELD, March 29.
To fink the oifal—yer (tone of Slb.
Beat 45 84 to 6$ od i Veal 4s 4d to 6s 4tl
Mutton 5s od to 6s 2tl I Pork 4s 8d to 6s 04

mean Of e6TILe 'MS DAT.
Beath about soo—Sheep 11,1C0.
NEWOATE and LEADENHALL. March sg.
Per ftone of Sib. by the eareafe.
Beef 3s thi to 511 ad I Veld 41$ 4d to 69 ad
Mutton 3. Sd to As Id Pork as Sd to 31 4d
PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON.

St. James's market 4s oid Town Tallow 68s sod to Os
Clare htarket da ad Audit ditto (an.) 68s od to 6os
Whitt:chapel Market Rana ditto (foap) 66s od to 67.
(pm Amu of 81b.) M id Melted Staff 581 od to Ot
Ditto rough 381 od to os
tat aid Greaves vas od
Average Price as op Goa Dregs Its to os
Yellow Soap, 78.. to os.—Mottled, BSc—Curd, gas.
Price of Candles per dozen, t is. 6d.—Moulds, t as. 6d.
COAL EXCHANGE, March 17.
Belt Coals, in the Pool, per Chaldraa 441- 6d.
Delivered to Houfekeepers at 61s. 6d.
Sunderland, per chaldron os. od.
Dtilvered to Houfekeepers at os. od.

A SratainG Occult ta tic a—Two or three daysflnce
a family, of four brothers, agreed to travel, in order
to better their fortunes. The eldeft went to the Con-
tinent, the fecond to the Well Indies, and the third to
the Eall Indies ; but the youngeft was to travel as
he thought proper. A few months fince the three
eldeft returned with fortunes, from two to five thou-
rand pounds ; while the younger had obtained, in the
interval, a fum of Ten Thoufand Pounds. Being
diced by his brothers, where he had travelled ? He
replied, to their great furprize" Not a quarter of
a mile from home." In short, he had travelled only
to a Lottery Office, where he purchafed a Half of a
Ticket, that came up a Prize of zo,oool. What a
ferfonable hint ! as a Scheme is now depending of
the greatea importance for number and value of
Capital Prizes, ever yet prefented to the World of
Adventure.

Winter being the feafon in which the inhabitants
of- Ws country are particularly fillajeet to Coughs
and Colds, and the Aahmatic feel an increafe of
their complaint, we deem it our duty to inform the
afftleted that CNuecit'S Cough Drops are an abcolute
cure for Coughs and Colds, and where a cure in
confirmed Afthma cannot be expesed, relief may be
atfuredly obtained; but we have known inftarxes
where Afthrnas of twelve years Banding have been
entirely removed by the ufe of them. Straw and
Eowaans, No. 66, on the Foot-way, St. Paul's
,Church-yard, are now the only Proprietors; if their
names are on the Ramp they ate genuine, otherwife,
a counterfeit. Price only as. a bottle.
Much has been laid upon medicines and their pro-
perties, but where will you find one of qualities equal-
ling STILSEURY'S PATENT ANTISCORBUTIC DROP,
This medicine has gained advocates in the world, and
is ranked among domeftic medicines, being fo ufeful,
in a variety of cafes, as to induce perform to apply
daily for it as a general remedy, hoping as much
fuccefs as in Scurvy, Gout, Rheumatifm, and Scro-
phulnus complaints Ladies may be allured of its
innocence, and eradicating certainly the molt viru-
lent eruptions. Ile careful to afk fur the Patent Me-
dicine. The King's duty (the Stamp) is printed in
black ink inßead of red ; fold as ufual at the Difpen-
fary, No. 55, Soho-fquare.