Star.
London, England, 1809-03-17 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

The Susan, bound to Cadiz, is put back to Liverpool, with the
loss of fore-top-mast, and an anchor and cable.
The Janus, Pinkerton, from the Bahamas for Liverpool, is sop,
posed to be captured in August last, and carried into Cherbourg.
The Vanguard, from Trinidad for London, is captured by a
French privateer, after an action of an hour and a half, and car-
ried into Dunkirk. The Vanguard had previously captured a
French privateer, and beat off two cutters.
The Elizabetb, Webb, from Harwich, was taken on the 7th
inst. and carried into Rotterdam.

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A Me: ger from Sweden arrived yesterday. The
dispatch broughL by him, we understand, contain
a renewak of the assurances of his SWEDISH MAJESTY
not to abi.ndon his connection with his good and faith-
ful Ally, the KING Of GREAT BRITAIN.
Yesterday, the Duke of YORK transacted business
at his Office in the Horse Guards. His Royal High- KING'S THEATRE, 1-Isvittankcyr.-.Last night this
ness gave an audience to the Earl of CHATHAM. Theatre was occupied by the performers of the Drury.
Yesterday Mr. WHITBREAD had an interview with i lane Company, who, by permission and under the
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Colonel GORDON for about half an hour. 1 sanction of the Lord Chamberlain, performed, for .
Lieutenant-Colonel STERLING, who was presented , their own emolument, the comedy of Man and Wife,
to his MAJESTY on Wednesday, has distinguished him_ and the interlude of Sylvester Daggerwood, which were
self in almost every battle in which the British troops followed by the last new Opera Spectacle, entitled
have been engaged since the Marquis CORWALLIS . Don Quichotte, in which the whole Corps de Ballet of
commanded in America. I the Theatre assisted. The high prices of admission,
When the Marquis Cornwallis left Lisbon, on : seven shillings, five shillings, and three and sixpence,
the 18th ult. the Portuguese were dismantling the rather operated to check the influx of company, as so
many of the private boxes, being exclusive, did, to
batteries, and shipping the guns on board transports
in the Ta us, the French being within 14 days prevent the comfortable accommodation of a corksi.
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derable number of those who paid so liberally for their
march of the place. Owing to a misprint, the para-
graph inserted yesterday on this subject was not in- seats.—To suit the convenience of Opera-going people
telligible. j the performance did not commence till Opera hours.
I The performances of last night were ushered in by the
Yesterday was married, by special licence, at Lam- song of " God :woe the King," which was sung by the
beth Palace, by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, Miss
principal vocal performers of the Company ; and after
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SCOTT, the only daughter of Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, to this, Mr. ELLISTON read a Prologue, of considerable
Mr. THOMAS TOWNSHEND, son of Lady. ELIZABETH ; meth as a composition. It compared the late The.
TOWNSHEND, and nephew to Lord PLYMOUTH. After.
atre to a ship-wrecked vessel, and called these "three
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the ceremony was performed,liis Grace entertained the ; nights" at the King's Theatre, a life-boat.
Party with a b rrrand dejeune, after which the happy pair 1
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CORN EXCHANGE, MARS-LANE, MARCH 17.---Thi;
set off in a chaise da there were few fresh arrivals of Wheat, but the
and four for Early Court, the seat ,
of Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, near Reading, in Berkshire.
supplies on hand are somewhat considerable, and the
PEDESTRIANISM.--Mr. Howe the walker, who
sales are again dull at a small declension in price—
started on Wednesday se'nnight, to go to Exeter,'
not much fine, and is in demand—Rye at less-••• Bar.
from London, and return in six days, set off at four
ley extremely heavy sale—Malt likewise, and rather
o'clock in the morning, and arrived near Andover lower—Beans hardly at last quotation—Although
(64 miles) at nine o'clock at night, his longest stop-
there are large supplies of Oats, this trade is named
page having been half an hour, at Basingstoke. On at a small increase in price—in Flour little variation.
the following day he walked 70 miles • and on the
third day he dined at Exeter, stopped there three ! GILISSAAL MUMMY AS UNDER :
Wheat, 625. 755. 88s. Beans (new) 5.5.. 618.0 d.
hours, and returned to Honiton (13 miles towards Fine ditto' 90s. M. Tick ditto (new) 475. 52.. eil.
London) to sleep. On the 4th day Mr. Howe react- Rye, SOs. 60s. Oats, 31s. 343.5811.
ed within nine miles of Salisbury ' • and he slept at a Barley, 38s. 465. Poland ditto, 89s. 4011.24
public-house near Basingstoke, on the fifth night. He ' Malt.7os. 192. 'Rape
ditto to 425. Od.
did the other 49 miles by six o'clock in the evenin
White Peas (boilers), iSOs 142 s Rape Seed, 6m. to 681.
on the sixth day. The match WAS for 200 guineas. g i Grey ditto, 50s. 55..
line Mot Ma to 85040=6 7 Ss. to SW