Star.
London, England, 1802-04-23 00:00:00

ritzinks,

Covent• Garden Theatreiras Ltft night extremely
crowded to fee The Cabinet and Brame MO.
Da 13 RY-LAllao—Laft night a new Comedy, en-
titled Flybinnakk Friends, was performed at this
Theatre for the firlt time, raid to be the produc-
tion of a Lady of Rank and acknowledged fine
tafte, but of which, as it was very unfavourably
received, we limit make but brief mention.—lt is
very iterative as a dramatic produaion, in not ex-
hibiting.a tingle worthy charaaer. The language
of the piece is that of high life, but abounding in
neither wit nor fentiment.—The characters and
fituations are all fuch as we have feen in other
plays ; and even the expreffions very frequently
the fame as we have before heard. The whole
harmers of the fcene is that off-attic:cable intrigue,
alld too dirgolling for the general tafte of a Btltith
audience. The Comedy, however, had LIR night
.idmirable rapport in the thing of Mrs. Papas.
Mrs. Youan, Mifs De Caste, Mifs Pore, Kira,,
ChAILES KEPABLI, itc. but it was given in vain,
the voice of Jifiapprobation being extremely loud.
—Notwithftanding the condemnation fo decidedly
pmnounced by the tribunal of the public on the
Feionable Friends, an attempt was made by Mr.
C. Ksesatt to announce it for a fecond reprefen-
tation. In doing this, he was no doubt thing in
conformity to the direaions of the Manager, -but
be should kno*, that he has all,' a duty to per-
form to the public, and that in endeavouring to
impofe upon them a piece which was defervcdly
contigned to difgrace and ohfcurity by their direa
and general leak, he expofes himfelf to the for-
feiture of their good opinion and patronage.
A pretty air, rung by Mrs. JORDAN with great
fpirit, was encored. and fo was a battens in the daft
sa Tung by Mifs MINAGI, Mifs 'ITILII, dec.
The Prologue, on the difficulty of dircovering
novelty, was delivered by Mr. C. Ksmate. It
contained the following baulfoate compliment to
the Ladies:
" Fouv was born,by daft &embalm,
The rnement after Wesames &ft matter.*
The Epilogue, abounding in trite eulogiums on
the Piece, was rpokenly Uri Ds Calif.

The Feiner Watts's claims on the pnblic
will be heard by petition to the Court of Chancery
Tome day in the enfuing week.
His Royal Highnets the Prince of WALES has
interceded with the Head Mailer of Eton School
for extending the Eager Holidays of the Etonians
a week longer than ufual, in confequence of the
Peace.
Lord Daunt and Family are arrived at Eaft
Bourne.
Lord and Lady °trout are at Lyminton, in
Hampfnire, where her Ladythip has been much
inditpofed.
Duchefs of CUMBIIItAMD was prefent on
Sunday at the grand fete, in Notre Dare, at Paris.
Her Royal Highnefs was accommodated in a box
in which were tome of Tattsreaan's relations.
The hilt of the (word of the Cuter Consul.,
which was confecrated on Sunday tall, at Notre
3)ame, is mounted with the crown diamonds of
Trance, and has at its top the famous Pitt dia-
mond.
There are now making at a Gunfinith's in town
a pair of (mall pock:A.l)4lols, intended as a prefent
from Colonel Timex row, of (porting memory, to
the FIRST Comstm :...The barrels are triple ; they
difeharge together or Separately, and are of bright
blase, inlaid with gold; the Rocks are of high var.
tiled wood, inlaid with (liver ; on one fide of the
Lodz are the arms of Colonel TNORSTON—and on
the other the word Marengo, likewife in (liver.
A curious occurrence is faid to have taken place
a day or two ago in Fortmanlquare. The pre-
parations made at the honfe of M. Orr°, for the
general illumination,have daily attraaed immenfe
crowds to view them. Over his door was put in
tin letters the word " Concord." John Bull
r:ad this Conquered," and began to make a
e* TOM." M. OTTO came out to explain the word,
but nothing would convince the mob, bat that the
meaning was, that the" Engligh are conquered by
the French." M. OTTO finding his attempts at
explanation frnitlefs, very good-naturedly ordered
the offensive word to be removed, and that of
"Amity" is fubßituted in its place.
The following Aldermen were pretest at the
timer and Ball at the Manlion-honfe t—Newn-
nem, Sins sat, COaTTS, WATSON, MaCau•
11if, KIIII.IIII,PRIC lit PARRIS C. CADILL, PIICMAILIN
HISSULT, SMAIT, LttoKTON. and /*WWII'.
The dinner at the Marfion Houfe on Monday,
:with its fpleisdour, has given :aeon to the
gond citizens who were afid be veils on that
day. They have no ob)eaion to the Loan litaroes
ping a Dilktanti Dams, but do not underhand
why he should exclude ?MAIMS! aster:.
The Sheriffs, on Monday, after &fay s mat
went to dine with the Governors of Chriti's Hof-
pital, where, troth to fay, nothing was wanting
to enable diem toile:web the affront they had re-
ceived.
The quarrel between the Sheriffs and the Lord
Mayor, abuts the Fellival of Monde to
be of the molt perilous example. Romans
world have contained every thing faered to avert
Stoll an omen. We cannot but recollea the dread-
ful denunciation, that, a 44 City dividedagainft
it-
felf cannot hand I"
Thedifolution of a great affemblyis certainly im-
pending, as the Members are preparing themfelves
with devout folesnaity for the awful ails. The
&were of conjaaes teem, on the whole, to be ex-
tremely well performed, although there is rather
too much of that peal% knack which fa** pr-
ple-have, who are afraid to look back on taw

• erfirmantes.
The Parliament Houfe of Ireland, which was
lately fold for 40,0001. is one of the ANA 10aci-
mens of architeaure in the United Kiagdosni.—
Mr. FLOOD once made a very animated-compari-
fon between its exterior beauty and interior defor-
mity. We do not recollea tl* words. but they
were an expanrson of the Gofpd dekription of the
Mable Sepulchre—Fair witlwatt but not quite 65
fair within.
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INtiLLMlkdit.

SIM MARX= CRAVES larrum

HiiisDAT, AvaiL 22.
Stveepftakes o. wogs each, R. M.
U Bm:tying% Warta, EL 31b,
Slr H.l'. Vanes Cocklighter, IL 71b. - • b
Mr. P. Hales Hippoua, alt. can - • 3
Seven to 4 agft. Wafter, 5 to 4 agft. Cockfighter.
Sabecription Plate of 501. D. M. 2-yr olds carry-
ing 6ft. tolb. 3-yr olds Bft. 51b. 4-yr olds Bft.
131 b. 5-yr olds 9ft. 46.
Mr. Wotan% A. b. Canterbury, S yr old •
Mn Pantoo's b. c. Rauch-horn, by Molitor,
s yr old, - I
Sir C. Bonbury's b. e. Whittle:, 3 yr Old, - 3
Mr. Payse's b. e. by Toby, ayr old - • 4
Mr. Skivers eb e. Clayton, by Overton, 3 yr old, S
Six tot agft.Canterbury-5 to 2 agft. French.horn.

Mr. Vihaley's Tuneful, eft. 121 b. beat Mr. He-
ming's brother to Sir Sidney, 7(1.. 11b. Ab. M. sogs.
to t on Tuneful.
D. of St. Alban's Mittimns, Sit. slb. beat Sir H
T. Vane's b. c. Bagfman, by Traveller, Sit. Ab.
M. Sons.-mss tot on Mittimus..

The Weft Middlefex Militia having been gtiar•
tered at Shrewfbury for nine months pail, have a
route to return to Uxbridge to be difembodied.
The Militiamen about to be difbanded are to be
allowed a rum equal to fourteen days pay ; eigh-
teen Serjeants, a like number of Corporals, and
eight Drummers, are to be retained upon the dif-
embodied ellablifhment.
A detachment of the Strifes Militia, from Chi-
chefler, marched into Brighton on Monday ; and
on Tuefday morning continued their route for
Lewes, where they are immediately to be dif-

banded.
On Monday the tssth ink the Officers of the
Marine Mai at Chatham gave a snot fplendid
Ball to a number of the nsoft fafhionabk Ladies

and Gentlemen of their acquaintance in that
neighbourhood; after which the company partook
of an elegant Supper in their mefs•room. The
band of that corps attended during the whole
time, and performed in a very fuperior (Lyle,
which (hews how much care has been bellowed on

them by their noble and gallant Commanding
Officer, General Naas. The Company teemed
much delighted. and every thing pointed out ele.
,gance and talk in condnifting it. Lieut. It. S.
W: I M sox was Matter of the Ceremonies.

A Duel was lately fought in Minorca. between
Colonel V. and Judge W. in which Judge W. re-
ceived two loans in his head; the balls have been

extraded, but no hopes are entertained of his re
covert. The difpute arofe at an Alrembly.
The price of the patiage between Calais and Do-
ver has been reduced from five guineas to one and
an half, in eonfequence of theicornpetition between
the owners of different veffels. . _

The different PubSo Boards, as well as thcife
Offices which are conneded with the public bufi-
nefs,both in the formation and introducing Clacks
in Ads of Parliament, where the Revenue is
concerned, have received orders immediately• to
complete the fame, which affords another in-
fiance of the fpcedy termination of the prefent
Parliament.
The prifoo (hips at Chatham are to be fitted for
floating magazines, the return of powder being fo
great that the ordnance magazines have not room
to now it.
Yefierday the Porter of the Narrows, Captain
Joon Ramis. attended at the Eaft India Honfe,
and received his final difpatches, previous to the
departure of that (hip for China diced.
A letter horn Bombay, dated the 3d of Jsmnary
(received by the late overland difpatch), Dates
that all direct intercourfe with Candahar had been
fnfpended by the New Prince, who has rendered
himfelf particularly unpopnlar, throughout his do-
minions. The infurgents in the fouthem difirids
continue to gain ground, and the impoftor FARIS*.
SHAH is more fuccefsful in the dilfeminatiots of re-
volutionary principles than in the Geld:--his new
religious tenets have likewife been adopted by great
numbers of the credulous natives, and created
kherties favourable to his views. Such is the per.
tarbed nate of the country, to the South-Eat of I
Candaltar, that the Mahratta Government had
deemed it expedient to fend a powerful army to
their northern frontiers, to prevent difiurbance or
inenrSons from the infurgents.
A letter from the Carnatic, dated Dec. 29,
mentions an engagement to have been fought in
the neighbourhood of Wyadoo, in the Tinnevelly
country, between the army under the orders of
CoLAosraw, and a large body of the rebel troops
under the command of a Chieftain of high chi:me-
ter, named Hesse tie CAUDHL.
The enemy had formed his troops behind a in.
lap, and in front of a thick jungle, interfeeted
with narrow and intricate pares and rocky defiles,
and placed his artillery in the moitadvantageotts
pofitions ; after a heavy cannonade on each fide,'
daring which Haunts made feveral movements
stisich indicated an intention to charge the Brit&
troops, advanced within muflcet-ihot, when the
'enemy, incumbered by the (pods of the adjacent,
difirias, were thrown into diforder, and abandon-
lin t past of their heavy basgage, and fevetat
retreated into the jungles, whither it
was not deemed prudent to purfue them.
Cnina.—ln September left the Chinefe fea vrat
!lifted by a tnffoon, which occafioned the lofs of
many junks 'and fithing boats, and upwards of
eight theafaad perfons ; the feverity of the gale
produced an inundation of the low lands, and it
was computed that two thoufand natives had pc-
raked in confequence.
The EMPEROR of CHINA lately expended vafi
films of money in the (ration of a palace, as a
country refidence, a iltort diltance from Pekin, but
it was fcarcely finiihed when one of the towers was
fit on fire by lightning, and the flames extending,
!'the whole of this magnificent pile was reduced to
sees. The accident happened about the firft hour
of prayer, and the flames were not foppreffed till
Ise (according dayT. It bad occafionedgreat
wog the fopesipcious natives, w)to regard it as
men at lbw dirt Woo*
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4v AkßrL

COILII INSIIICTOI.II LITMUS ildl4 fiZatiDdi,

• •PRtb 21. •
Wheat per Load, from tgl. to 181. los:
Barley per (tauter, from 11. to. to tl. tBs.
Oats per QLtarttr, front tl. is. to it Bs.
Beans pet Q.l2arter, from tl. Its. to tl. t 6s.
Peale per %atter, from 21. to al. is.
NARK-LAMR, APRIL 23.
Our Market this day was very dull for molt
defcriptions of Grain.—Lail Monday's prices
fur Wheat were with difficulty fupported for
belt famples ; inferior forts unfaleable.—Barley
continues as heavy in file as noted for tome
weeks pail, and is full Ist 6ti. cheaper than on
toth.—Rye there appears no demand for.
We have had confiderable quantities of Oats in
lately, but there being many Buyers, both on
Wednefday and to-day, they went off more
briikly—Beans as well as Peas of every kind go off
heavily, but without any material variation—For
further particulars we refer to the general cur-
rency beneath,
_ _

Englab Wheat, cos. 635. primeft, 68s. 725.
Foreign Ditto, no price to be obtained.
Rye, 365. 401.
Barley, sos. a6s.--(Malting) 305. 335.
Malt, 4os. 465.
atts, 141. aas.
Horfe Beans, (New) cos. 345.
Tick Beans, (New) a6s. 3os.
Hog Peafe, 3os. 3as.
Boilers, 3os. 341.
Carraway Seed, 365. to 4os. per cwt.
Coriander, a6s. to a9s. per cwt.
Canary, 84s. to gos. per cwt
Rape Seed, 341. to 361. per LIR.
Red Clover, 425. 745. per cwt.
White ditto, 78s. 104$. 13os.
Trefoil, a6s. 4os. 365.
Flour, 335. per rack.

A meeting was to be held as yefterday at Li.
verpool, to petition 2gainft the Convoy Duty.
The new LORD CH's). JusTice will have his
hands full of bufinefs, on commencing his jurif-
diaion. There are no fewcr than fixty-five Spe-
cial Jury caufes remaining untricd from the I.t ft
Term.
Sittings appointed in Middlefex and London,
before the Right Hon. RICHARD P►crrsa, Lord
ALVAILRY, Lord Chief 'office of his Majelly's
Court of Common Pleas, at Weftminfter, in and
after Lager Term, 1/302 :

IX TICIX.

MIDDLISSIL LONDON.
Friday, - May 7 Saturday. - May 8
`Friday, - 14 Saturday, - LS
Priday; - at Saaurday, - 21
Wednefday, - 26 Thurfday, - 27
DIVER TORY.
Taarday, Janet 1 Wadnefday. June
The late Billiop of BATH and WeLcs bad amaf-
fed a private fortune to the amount oft4o,ooel.
so,oool. of which he bequeathed to an only daugh-
ter. who is married, and the remaining Ista,oool.
to his fon' Dr. Moss.
The late Earl of Gut LDFORD was born Serem-
ber tt. 1757, and married iq 1785 Mifs HOBART,
daughter of the prefeat Earl of Bo c :tacit also az.
by whom he had three fogs, itrho died in their in-
fancy. He married, fecondly, the eldeit dough-
ter of THOMAS Coorrs, Efq. filler to the Marchio-
nefs of Bove and to Lady Bottom., by whom he
had a fon, who died in IFebruary fait. He has
left three 'daughters, viz. Lady MARIA by his fire
Lady. and SUSAN and G 10110314114 NORTH, by
his prefent Lady.
The line of the intended new Road from Wind-
for to Longford is marked out, and will be be-
gun without delay, under the. direaion of Mr.
Renate, the Civil Engineer. The new iron bridge
is to be built at the elpence of Government, and
when complete, will, under Royal aufpices, be a
molter-piece of its kind. It is Paid that the whole
of the works will be 6ni(hed in about eighteen
months.
The queftion being put by Lord Soistavizze
to the pretest Duke of SIDFORD, whether he de-
figned to follow up the agricultural improvements
of the late Duke ? His Grace has anfwered, it is
his detign to do fo, not only from his own inclina-
tion, but in obedience to the willies of his late bro-
ther very limey and dillinaly expreif:d on the
fubjea.
The leaures of DoOor Gall, at Vienna, have
made fo much noife, that the Government is very
jealous of,his remaining there: He is GUI to hare
difcovered is his anatomical obfervations, that ob-
ftruaions in the glands are the principal cattle: of
deafnefs and dumbnefs, and he recommends the
application of antimony to Them.
By Tome reliqnes of antiquity,which have lately
been brought to light in the parifh of St. Martin's
in the Fields, it appears that malefaaors were for-
merly executed in that diftria, before the fatal
ceremony took place at Tyburn. It appears alto,
that the hero of Lizao'scelebrated tragedy, Georze
Berrere's//, was the lalt viaim of offended jullice,
who fuffered upon that ancient (cite of capital pu-
niihments. •
The Wand of St. Croix was furrendered by the
Englilh to the Danes on the toth of February.—
General WALTRISTOrit with a body of troops,
arrived there on the 17th in a frigate.
In confequence of the reports propagated in Pied-
mont, that by the general Peace ihpulation hacl
been made for She return of the KING of Saaoim it
to the foveraiguty of Piedmont, General jou ansa
has publithed a Proclamation againft the propaga-
tion of furl reports, and intimating that all. who
endeavour to diiturb the public tranquillity, retard
the collation of tares, and incite the troops to
revok by &eh re= hall be profecuted. There
certainly was no degree of abfurdity in there
p!t, to
up nexpeallteddlaiLdthe Es!glifh
ats tonat;!conw,
will
wool! fight for, itteirighti of Piedmont.
Thole bowever, iltew the fentiments of
the