Star.
London, England, 1805-02-05 00:00:00

DUBLIN, JANUARY 29.

The Court of King's Bench ha; been occupied the
entire of Saturday, yeflerday, and this day, in hear.
ing Counfel on the Hon. Mr. Judge Jo ,nsom's cafe•
Mars. 11.14CARTNEY, CURRAN, and. W. JoHNsoN,
have been heard on behalf of Judge Jon 'noi, and
the PRIME SIRJEMIT and ATTORNEY GENERAL on be.
half of the Crown. I never witneffed a greater difplay
of eloquence, than that;which this cafe has prodnced•

JANU•tY 31.
In the cafe of the Kisc v. Judge JOHNSON, for the
libel which appeared in Cos s tr's Regiltcr, the Court
of King's Bench determined, this day, againll the
Defendant, but he has got a writ of Claim: Corps/ in
the Court of Exthequer, and I fuppofe means to
carry his oppofition through all the Courts. This bu-
finds has occupied fo much time, and involves in i
fo much Special pleading, that you mull be aware, that
to give even a thort but connened (ketch, mull be a
matter of Tome difficulty, and take Come time. You
may depend on receiving it from me with all the ex-
pedition compatible with correftnefs.

FEBRUARY I.

Letters may arrive in your City, containing
the alarming report of a French fleet of confider.
able force having made its appearance in Bantry
Bay. Such was the town talk here to-day; but I
have afcertained the faa to be this : laR night Go-
vernment did receive an account of a fleet having ap.
peared off that part of the coal, fuppofed to be an
enemy. Lord Gaaowaa immediately fent out tome
cutters to reconnoitre, and thus the matter Rands,
Government having received no fecond account fince_

Assn! or BR raD.—There was nn Court of Alder-
men to-day. After infpefting the Returns. the Lord
Mayor, from la l week's advance on flour, ordered
Bread to rife ad. Fer Peck Loaf.

The Pao: ELYTE frigate, and ELtt floop, failed
from Cork on the 28th ult. with a large fleet, con-
fining of upwards of tao fail, with the tsth, god),
and 96th regiments on board. bound to the Welt-In-
dies. The EURY•LUI and JKYao frigates accom-
panied them.

The arrangements for increafing the pay of Sur-
geons of the Navy, have been confirmed by the Privy
Council, and will immediately be put in force by the
Admiralty. The following may be depended upon
as the rates of augmentation :
Phy6e.iana of Naval Holpitak, after ten years Pcr Diem.
ferviee • - La 1 o
Ditto - after three do. I I i 6
Ditto - • under do. I I o
Surgeons of ditto after ten do. 5 o o
Ditto ditto under do. o rs o
Difpenfers of ditto - - o so o
Surgeons of his ?riskily's Lips, on the !ft appoint-
ment after two years fersici ,35. per day half pay o to 0
Ditto, half pay 6s. after 6 year. iervice (3 AS Mate) o it o
Ditto, ditto, after ten ditto • (ditto) 014 0
Ditto, ditto, after twenty ditto (ditto) otB o
Surgeons' Mates 61. a day, after two years fervice, 35. half pay.
Surgeons of Horpitale, Dock Yards, Marine Infirmaries, and Ship:,
after twenty years faviee, have the option of retiring front the ter
trice on lis. a day, and after twiny years ferric.. on t,; s. a day.
Extra& of a Letter from an Officer belonging to
our fquadron, in the Bay of Ferrol, dated the ssth
ult.--is The Englifb fquadron now cruising off Co-
ruuna and Ferrol, under the orders of Admiral
COCHRANE, confias of the NORTHUMBERLAND, MAL-
TA, ILLUSTRIOUS, TERRIBLE, Ajax, MONTACUS,
and Ratut.st, and the EGYPTIENNE frigate. The
force of the enemy in the harbour is not much left
than twenty line of battle (hips (betides frigates)
abort one half of which may he ready for tea. We
have made eight or ten prizes fince the beginning of
December late. It is expeEled here that we are to
make an attack upon the enemy's fltipping in the
harbour ; it will be a tough job, as they lie nr.Jer
proteCtion of very formidable bareries ; the tni.n,
however, are in high fpirits. and, I believe, capable
of any enterprize that is not in its liatnre.impotlible.
We get no more frelb beef or Spanilli wine, b,:t the
hope of taking a galleon, two of winch ate laid to be
now on their way for Curunna, confutes us for tiic
loft of thofe articles."

Lieutenant need, of the navy, who w4s condemned
to be hanged, for embezzling a quatitit y of iliS M -
jefty's Dotes, and pardontd on condition of hcing
tranfported, made his efcape from the cons fli;p iu
Porttinouth harbour on Saturday.