Star.
London, England, 1807-04-08 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

The EaR India Company's packet, Mercury, has
alfo arrived at Falmouth, from Bengal, after a [ser-
fage of four mouths and two days, with difpatehes.—
This veffel is laid to have brought important intelli-
gence, but of what nature, we have not !earnt.—This
packet is, we believe, the one tbat,was feen by the
Townfend on the 3d intl.

A Cabinet Council was this day held at the Queen's ,
Houfe, which was attended by alinoft the whole of

the new Minitiers.
Earl Sr. VINCENT tranfaSed berries yellerclai
with the Board of Admiralty.

The Rev. Dr. Busily, one of the Canons of Wind►
for, goei over to Ireland, as Fir ft Chaplain to bis
Grace the Duke of RICHMOND.

Mr. SMITH is appointed by Mr. Rosa Paymafter of ' 1
the Navy, vire HENRY SCOTT, Efq.
Captain Joni. HALLIDAY is appointed. to command,
the GIBRALTAR, of So guns, at Plymouth.
On Sunday evening a large him of money was fent
off from the Navy Pay Office, under the care of Mr.
NocueLsom, for Plymouth Dock Yard, to pay the:
Officer*, Artificers, &c. nne quarter's calory.
A Petition is to be prefcnted without delay, com-
plaining of the undue return of Mars. GEORGE Rosa
and STURGES BOURNE, for the Borough of thrift
Church. The petitioner is Mr. CrREATHEAD.
Yederday being the eighteenth anniverfary of the ,
Coronation of SELIM 111. his Excellency the Turkilh.
Ambaffador gave an elegant entertainment to all the
Foreign Minitlers, and a few of our Nobility and Gen-
try, at his houfe in Upper Berkeley-greet.
WHIG CLUB.—Yelterday a numerous meeting of
this Club was held at the Freemaion% Tavern, when
after a mod fumptuous dinner, at which Lord Wet..
Lure RussELl. prefided, the toads of the Inditution
were given with the ufual fervour. A fentiment to
the memory of Mr. Fox, which had been propoted
at the preceding meeting, was confirmed, and ordered
to be a Randing toad of the Club. The Right Hon.
Lord KING, the Hon. Major RAMSAY, M.P. THOMAS.
WILLIAM PLUAIEIER, M. P. FRANCIS HORNER, Erg.
M. P. JOHN ALLEN, Efq. R. W,. our SLEAT, Efq.
W. WEST, Efq. and feveral other Gentlemen were
admiPed members; and a number of perfons, Mem-
bers of Parliament and others, were propofed as
candidates.

Yefterday the Lard Mayor ordered the price of
Bread to be continued at One Shilling and a Half-
penny the Q2artern Loaf of wheaten, and Eleven
Pence houfehold.
Yefterday the Lord Mayor held a Courea Common

Council, which was very numeroufly attended. •
The Court unanimoufly eleeted Joni/ Vatt,Lasyr,
Efq. the fenior of the four Common Pleaders of the
City, to be one of the Judges of the Sheriff's Court,
in the room of WALTER Lotto, Efq. deceafed.
Mr. Deputy BIRCH gave notice, that he ffiould at
the Court to be held on Monday next, move
" That an bumble and dutiful Addrefs be prefentcd to his Ma-
jetty by the Court, capreffive of its gratitude for the dignified and
decided fupport and proteCtion given by his Mikity, at this low
reftlng cnnjundure, to the Proteitant Reformed Religion as by
law citablithed, and for the firm and conftitutional curdle of his
Royal Prerogative to preferve the independence of his Crown."
The Court agreed to petition the Houle of Com-
mons againft that part of the Bill now pending in the
Houle of Commons, for making provifion for the
Poor of Spitalfields, which fubjeas the inhabitants of
the City of London to an affelfment towards their
fu?port.
BOWYER'S and the CITY Lox-cal Y will be pofitively
decided by the State Lottery, which commences
drawing on Tuefday next, the t4th of April. The
Tickets are do Cale on the towel Terms, and in va-
riety of Numbers, at the Offices, the corner of Rh*
Bu flings, Cornhill, and lacing the Gate of tie
King's Mews, Ch bring Crofs, by RtcnaltDloll, Goop•
t.vct, and Cc.

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NAUTICA INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, APRIL S.

Arrived his Majeity's Blip SCORPION brig of war,
from a cruize, with the American (hip Virginia,
from Batavia and New York, bound to Amfierdam,
which The has detained.

Demmikott, ( American flip) Capt. Duc x a norr,
from Barcelona, bound to Tonningen, laden with
wine, brandy, &c. detained by the Mama frigate.
Commerce, (American fhip) CIONDHILL, from
Virginia, with flour, in 64 days paffage.
Eliza, (American fhip) HALIY, from Li(bon,
bound to Cherbourg.
Columbine brig of war from Portfmouth, to give
inftruelions to the Trade lying here, bound to New.
foundland, &c. Carterett packet, Capt. PATTERSON,
from Malta, in 45 days, and Gibraltar, in 17 days
paffage, with mails. The Joao Frigate, with a con-
voy from Malta, was going into Gibraltar when the
packet left; Mr. &tun came paffenger in her, charged
with difpatches faid to be of much importance, from
Sir THOMAS Loots, off Conftantinople—Townfend
packet, Captain Cocx, from Lilbon, with mails in
14 days, (left in the Tagus the Auckland packet) ;
and the Mercury, Eaft India Packet, Capt. Tovi.oa,
from Bengal, in 4 months and 2 days paffage, with
difpatches of importance, which were fent off exprels
for London.—Wind South.