Star.
London, England, 1815-08-08 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZI-MONIT.

The Tarar, for the Maria Dorothea, the 10th instant, at U,
Arundel-street.
-1 he Venerable and Cyane, for the Alcmene, at No. U, Ab-,
church-lane.
The Desperate, for the Commodore Preble-4teynard. for the
Marianne—Mary, for the Catharine Sophia—Pembroke and
Revolutionnaire, for the Colon; and Hantadried, for the Marl•
ann. and Eareele, Is, Norfolk-street, Strand.

The Court Martial held at Portsmouth, on Captain
JOUN WEST, late of his Majesty's ship SULTAN, closed
its proceedings for the prosecution on Saturday. On
Monday Captain WEST made his defence, after which
the Court pronounced—" that it appears Captain W.
received the orders stated in the first charge, and did
not proceed to join the Vice Admiral, and that he
was justified by circumstances in deviating from them.
That the Sal charge had not been proved against him.
That the 3d charge of having proceeded to England
without orders had been proved, but not apparently
with a view to his private advantage—and that the
' 4th charge, of his having prevented Caitlin Pim
from carrying the Vice Admiral's orders into emu-
t:on to convey to England the treasure subsequently
taken on board die SULTAN by Captain Wan, bad
been proved, but that he was justified in so doing by
the insufficiency of his Majesty's ship Nyman to per-
farm this service at that season of 'the year; and ad-
judged the said Captain Joun WEST to be admonished
not again to quit has station so hastily."
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The following are the latest arrivals at and depar-
,ures from the York Hotel, Dower :

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Carain Napier and Lady, to Paris ; Mr. Douglas and Lady,
Mr.. Colon and family, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. ['Marmon and
servant, M. Dawson, Eon. and family, to Paris; Hon. C. York.
M.P. Mrs. Blair, Captain Stopford and party, on a toter; Count
Munster and suits, to Paris ; Count Labourdean, to London ;
Lord Kinnaird and servant, to Loudon from Paris; Mr. Wick,
King's Messenger, to London; Lieut. Graham, from London to
PAM; Sir John and Lady Arundel and .suite, on a tour; Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson, to Boulogne; Hon. Mr. Langley and servant,,
to Paris ; Colonel Ward, Mr. Ward, with dintatehes, to Lou-
don ; Lady Malmsbury, Lord and Lady Grantham, Lady Fran-
cis Cole, Miss Semple and suite, to Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Vivian
and gamily, Mrs. Wilber Cole and suite, Mr. Silencer (King's
Messenger), Mr. Wick (Messinger), Mr. Delontbse, to Paris;
Mr. Camplaill, to Ueda% front Paris; Consul General Moder,
v. Paris ; Lord and Lady Holland and sok*, from Paris to Lon-
don; S. "colt, Esq. M.P. Mr. Foulke, Lieut.-Colonel Maberley
and servant, L•'arl and Countess of Upper Ossory, allOtita de
Roebuck and suite, to Paris; Mr. Touchley, Mr. Greaves,
Major Felix and servant, to Paris ; Mr. Hancock ; Mr. Barton,
to Ostend; Cruet and Countess de Salts and suits, to Ostend;
Colonel and Lady Brand and family, to Calab.

MELANCHOLY EFFECT or PASslON.—Saturday after-
noon last, T. SCAGO; Esq. a Gentleman of extensive
property, at Farnborough, Kent, after having moun-
ted his favourite horse, which became restive, he flew
into a paroxysm of rage, and violently corrected the
animal ; but such was the irritation of his feelings
occasioned by the event, that hein a few minutes after
fell off the horse, in presence of his wife, and instantly
expired.
DitunlmEss—Saterday morning, about 4. o'clock,
person named Townsend was found dead, with his
neck dislocated, and his head and face shockingly
bruised and lacerated, at the bottom of the bank
leading to Soutbover, at the foot of Keer•hill, Lewes..
The unfortunate man bad left his sister's house about
two hours before, in a state of intoxication. This ac-
cident was occasioned by a broken fence he had togo
oven, which rendered it at all times dangerous, even
to persons in a sober state. The woof the deceased,
about 13 years old, was with his father, but suddenly
missing him, and being insensible of the cause of his
absence, set himself down on the bank and fell asleep,
in which state he was found, when as body of his
happy parent was discovered.