Star.
London, England, 1805-04-19 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY, APRIL tg.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
ConWs, for Tori!y, 3 7)7...f0r May 38i1-omoloot si 3.

Facing._ Bills, as. to as. prem.
PRICk, OF STOCKS YESTEROAYi
Bank Stock, 174 173 i 174 India Stock 1791
i per Cited. An. 57 56., India Bonds rs. a at tlff.
3 per Cent. Cour Ann. 571i1l Excheq. Bills pat: as. dif. pat
4 Pc, Cent. C. 7.14 174 Omnium ai 3 ail preen
5 per Cent. Navy SS; I Ensiles Tickets 'SI. 111.
t per Cent. 1797, sibt yl CouL for May 5814
Lops Ann. 1644

The proceedings of the Common Hall which met
yeflerclay at Guildhall, and which are very intereft-
ing, are given in another part of our Paper. A re-
quifition, figred by the Dukes of NovroLtt, BEDFORD,
NORTHUMBERLAND, Earl FITZWILLIAM, Lord DuN•
DAS, and a number of other Gentlemen of the lira
rank and contidcration, has been prefinted to the
Sheriff of Middleftx, for a meeting to be held on the
lubjtit of the public expenditure.

Similar requilitions, it is believed, will fpeedily be
made in other Counties, and meetings of corporate
Bodies be called in every quarter of the kingdom, to
give their explicit approbation to the conduit of the
Hour: of Commons, and to call for a continuance of
an invefligation, wlrich, if carried through every de-
partment of the State, cannot but be produElive of the
moll beneficial confequences. If properly purfned, we
(hall be enabled to carry on the war in which we are
engaged by the favings of expenditure which will re-
Cult from it, without the neceffity of having recourfe
to any new taxes on the induflry of the community.

By letters from I..;lban, dated the 4th in(!. it ap-
pears that Jsaosta Bomar/arc, with his wife and
fervant., arrived there the day before in the Ameri-
can (hip Erin, after a pafErge of thirty days.

Yeflerdny morning Sir Jamss CRAIG and fuite em.
barked in the (12s es, of 98 gnus, Admiral KNIGHT,
at St. Helen's, where the (hips and tranfports def-
tined for the f‘cret expedition, got under weigh, but
the wind being contrary, they were obliged to come
again to anchor. They will, however, fail as loon as
the wind proves favourable.

By the Gottenburgh Mails, arrived this day, we
learn, that a Ruffian Courier, charged with important
difpatches for the country, was to come over in the
fame packet with the mails. Their contents I dare, no
doubt, to the arrangements now going on between
the Courts of St. Peteralurgh and St. James's.
From Stockholm we learn, that the mifilndetaand-
ing between Sweden'and France Rill continue•.. We
fubjoin the letter:

" srocanotm, ram 4, zBos.
• " We have been for fome time pall in expeEtation,
that the embargo put upon our (hips in the harbours
of France would be taken off, and that matters be-
tween the two countries would be accommodated;
but to-day we hear, that orders have been fent to
Carlfcrona to fit out immediately two frigates and
two cutters, for the proteflion of our trade.”

The doubts entertained refpeEling the news brought
to Liverpool by the !hip Demerara, are not removed.
Letters from Liverpool fpeak of the intellifem;e as
certain; while the accounts which are (fated in the
Irifh papers to have hcen received from the fame vet
fel, when boarded off Cape Clear, are of a totally dif-
ferent complexion. The Ceara arrived at Dover,
failed in company with the Detnerara. and the Captain
of the former flates,with the Captain of the Demerara,
that cn the 9th March, a boat came put to them front
Barbadoes, and informed them that the report in the
ifland was that the French had evacuated DA:oink:l.
Thus far the two accounts agree, and we arc inclined
to give credit to them. On the other bend, it is laid,
that another veffel that failed in company with the
Demerara, heard nothing of the report in quellion.
We hope a few days will remove thefe doubts.

Ycaerday morning his MAJESTY, accompanied by
Genci • is FrrzitoY and G:v Y NN E, took the divertion of
flag hunting. The deer was (Lined at Afcot heath.
Princeffes SCPHIA and AM ELIA, Count MONSTER,
and Nils Foul-ow. took an ailing on hurfeback, in
Wincifor Great Palk.

Hcr MansTr and the other Patric MS: took an
airing to Frogmore.
Yctlerday a Court of Direelors was held at the
Ealt India Houle, when Mr. JOSEPH &ALTON, of the
Royal Dockyard, Portfmouth, was appointed Mailer
Shipwt fight at Prince of Wales's 'nand. The Court
adjourned, at fix o'clock, till Wedneiday next.
Lail Wednefday r.ight, or early yetterday morn-
ing►, a bar of goIJ, value 30,c001. was Holm nut of
one of the Spanith prizes lying in Mr. PaRIY'S Dock,
at Illackwall.

A woman was brought to Dow-flreet, lall night,
charged with fleahng a child of four years old, from
Exccr.ftrect, Strand, where its parents refide. She
had (Hipped it, and pledged its clothes at a Pawn•
btoker's in Drury-lane. I'he duplicate was found in
her poffeffion. It appears the is a well•known cha-
ratter about the town as a beggar.
On Wednefday night lA. as Mr. JOHN BIDWELL
Was returning from Hyde Park Lodge, he was at•
tacked near the head of the Serisentii!e River, by two
ruffians in foldiets great coats, and foraging caps,
armed with bludgeons, who, after beating him fe-
verely about the head, robbed him of his watch and
money. During the time he was engaged with one
of them. he received a blow from behind from the
other villain, which felled him to the ground, and
nearly deprived him of his fenfes. They then rifled
his pouicets, aad tying his legs departed with their,
booty towards Kaightibridgra • • 4