Star.
London, England, 1802-02-20 00:00:00

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to be Indemnsfied for the lord they have futtaifie d
in evacuating Ceylon ; and furtlier, petition
that England may indemnify them for the Dutch
EaR India Company's Chips which were detained
at the commencement of the war ; and alfo that
attention may be paid to the tranfaitions at
Amiens, with regard to the Cape of Good Hope,
by which it is Paid that port is to be always free to
the Engin, but maintained at the expence of the
Republic.

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Yelleiday their MAJISTISS and the PAINCIS•IS I
left town for Windfor.
Saturday his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland was pleafed to appoint the Right Hon.
WILLIAM WICKHAM to be his Chief Secretary, in
the room of the Right Hon. Cmaatas &saws%
The following Gentlemen have been appointed
High Sheriffs in Ireland for the enfuing year :
Kira Covwra—Charks Baldwin, of Bonen E[¢

Petzeirs—Themas Pepper, alkillyiarth, ES*
Yefterday the Lean MAYOR went in State to
Bow Church, to attend the Anniverfary Sermon
preached for the propagation of the Gofpel in fo-
reign parti. When the burin& of the Society was
findheci, the City Marfhals, by his Lordfhip's or-
der, concluded the Bifhops to the Manlion-Houfe,
where a fplendid entertainment was provided for
them.

When the Mips are paid off at Plymouth, it is
underftood that the feamen who belong to Ireland,
Scotland, Liverpool, or other diftant ports, are to
be fent round to their rerpettive homes in tenders,
free of expense ; e very falutary meafure. The
fame precaution was taken at the conclufion of the
Definitive Treaty in September 1783.
Mr. Waans"", the molt flafhing of all Fox
Hunter:, has offered to bet woo guineas, that he
rides his favourite mare, flying, over every tura-
paelate between Newmarket and Edinburgh !
Some perfons affect to admire the addrefs of the
STADTHOLDEIt of HOLLAND to his Adherents; but
it evidently centres in this-44 So long as my for-
tunes wavered, you did right to facrifice yours in
my fupport. Now that my fate is decided, try to
do for yourfelves what you can !" Thus it ap-
pears the Oitaucis FAMILY, and not the Batavian
Republic, are fuppofed to hate been the *its of
attachment of the loyal part of the Dutth Nation.
„Mrs. &ODOM" laft night, at Drury-lane Theatre,
refnmed the charaCter of Exphr#a, in The Grecian
Dasibter, otherwife the tragedy
li was vert languidly
performed. Waovorirou s hoander, in the ab.
fence of KEstai.e, [till feverely indifpofed with a
cold, was very rerpettable ; but what can we fay
of Mr. Can:Jima), in Diestersa Why, nothing!
The audience was not fuch as have ufually been
drawn together by the performance of this play.
At the Meeting of the Highland Society, at the
Shakefpear Tavern, on Wednefday, after dinner a
lolemn dirge was performed in the true Scotch
Rile on the death of AIIFICLPIIIY by a molt ex-
cellent band. Among the performers were the
Gows and two celebrated performers on the bag-
pipes from Scotland.
LADY MILNE"?' ROOT.—On Thurfday evening,
her Ladyfliip had a party of fafhionables, at her
houfe, in Portland-place ; amonficisiv.hb:f were—
Dakes---Orteans, Montpelier, and de
Ducbeffm—Leeds, Mancheiler,and //mkt..
.Earls—Mount-Edgeontbe, Wry, Stair, Jerfey, and Med-
field.
Counteres—Eallon, Macclesfield, Shaftfbury, Greased
Grantham Carling, Talbot, Waldegn &dm ee, ,
Aldbormaib, Wellmordand porky, Harecuit, and
Vvikifenoununter=tu-k• Itrany
waskka. Irfrabeel and enia•E
Krim, Folkitone, and mu&
bourne.
Lords—Fincaftle, Forbes, Macdonald, Whitworth, Boring-
don, and Fitabattle.
Ladies—Vincent, St. Quit, two Fitzroy., Sbelleld, Jane Af-
ton, E. Montague, M. Parker, B. Bouvetie, Deering, R. Sey-
mour W. Wynne, Templeton, Macdonald, t. Howard, G.
Howard, I.avb,gton, Langford, M. Waldearave, Chetwynd,
A. M. ,E. muford, two Finch's, Auckland, Sarum,
Hose, H. C. Lennox, Su&id, C. Radnor, and Clif-
ford
lido, of Winebelter.
Counts—Beanjulais, and Vandrieull.
SlM—Francis Vincent, James St. Clair, John Riddell, M. W.
Ridley, IL Wilton, and F. &undid.
General Garcolgne.
Colonels—Bligh, and Greville.
Major Milton.
Captains—Sammie, and Pierreptint.
Dr. Milner.

«—rrands, Smith, B. North. Douglas, Mamscrs, Bou-
vale, Lewis, Harvey, Grevgle.S. Stanhope, Steck, Thompfon,
Lambe, I. Lawrence, Hoare, Gareolgne, Midriff. Morris, Skef.
lington.Lidkington, Hassunerftey, *mkt, Cooke, Adak, Hinch-
llffe, Drummond. Morton Pitt, 0. Markham, and Aftley.
mutreco.—gooverie, Whidhant,Douglas,Vanghan, Francis,
Harcourt, Metcalfe, Banks. Egerton, Fordyce., & Stanhope,
Hallam, Steck, Weddell, Gibbs, Gareolgoe, Weft, Kemble,
Lalidngton, Conyers. Broadhead, Bader, Dnintroond Smith,
Law, Ewer. Campbell, Midler", Hales, Gaya, Start, Adair,
Hinehlife, Morton Pitt, Commas, Mang, and Wheeler.
Milks-- Smith, two Cramer*, Vaughan, Amerada, two
hlarkhams, two North., two Belem, Conyers,two.Grimilones,
two Milner', Seymour, Ridley, Vend, Wynne, Macdonald,
Upton, Locke,twoTownlbends,nvo Fitzroy,, Deering. and two
Wheelers.
On Wednefday afternoon the following melan-
choly accident happened on board the United
Kingdom, Eat! Indiaman, now lying at Grave-
fend :—One of the feamen, employed about the
maintop.maft rigging, fell from the maintop to
the quarter deck, a height of nearly 6o feet, and
had the misfortune to break both his thighs and
his left arm ; one of the thigh-bones penetrated one
inch and a quarter into the deck. Surgeons were
immediately fent for—and the poor man was con-
veyed on Iliore to lick quarters at Gravefend, but
with little hope of his recovery.
A melancholy accident happened on Wednef-
day night, in the boufe of RICHARD Hivrsasaa,
Efq. Wcymoutivftreet, Portland-place. After the
family had retired to ref. Mrs. H. and a Lady ba
a vifit at the honfe, were alarmed at the fmell di
fomething burning ; they proceeded down Rain,
and upon opening the kitchen door, they beheld
the cook lying on the floor, burnt in a moll 'hock.
ing manner. Medical affillance was immediately
fent for, but it was found that the poor creature
had been dead fume time before fhe was fist dif.
covered. It is fn poled the accident MuR have
happened from the candle, which was burning
near her, as there was not a particle of are in the
An ia_4;pica was held on the body on