Star.
London, England, 1809-06-26 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, JUNE 24.

Arrived the ROYALIST brig from the Downs.—
Sailed the CENTINEL gun brig with convoy for Heli-
goland. The PRINCESS of ORANGE and LEYDEN, of
74 guns each, will proceed immediately to the Bal-
tic, with about eighty sail of gun boats ; they are
getting ready with all possible dispatch.
JUNE 25.—Sailed the ROYAL OAK, of 74 guns, for
Portsmouth. The MEncunius has the signal flying
for convoy for the Baltic, to sail on the 27th inst.
YARMOUTH, JUNE 25.

Sailed the TRIBUNE frigate.—Arrived theDF.FENcE,
of 74 guns, with marines on board, to garrison the
Island of Anholt, in the Baltic.—Remain the ROE-
BUCK guard-ship, REDBREAST, CHANTICLEER, and
VIXEN gun-brig.—Wind N.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVESEND, JUNI 25.—Arrived the Tiger, Lumsdale, from
the Brazils ; Maria Anna, Lawrence, from the River 'Plate ; and
Henrietta Charlotte, Sherry, from New York.—Sailed the Mel-
ville, Remh, for the Cape of Good Hope; Elizabeth Anderson,
Sleight, for Africa ; Anna Maria, Adams, and Grinder, Connell,
for Gibraltar ; Hamilton, Gunhouse, for Demerara ; G 0, Suther-
land, for Africa ; Zephyr, Jeffrey, for Madeira; and General Mi-
randa, Ferrier, for Hayti.

Saturday being Midsummer-day, a Common Hall
was held at Guildhall, for the election of Sheriffs and
other Officers, according to ancient custom. Mr.
WAITIIMAN stated the reasons which induced Alder-
men Woon and GOODBEHERE, to wish to serve the
office of Sheriff together. Mr. DIXON recommended
to the Livery to follow the -usual custom of taking
the Aldermen in rotation ; and, upon the shew of
hands being taken, Mr. Alderman WOOD and Mr.
Alderman ATIUNs were declared duly elected to
serve the office of Sheriff of London and Middlesex
for the year ensuing.
Mr. DANIEL LAMBERT, whose immense bulk at-
tracted a great number of visitors, when he a short
time since exhibited himself in London, died on
Wednesday morning at Stamford. He arrived there
on the preceding day, and sent for a printer in the
evening to give instructions for printing some bills,
announcing his intention of exhibiting himself; but
this intention was frustrated by his sudden death early
on Wednesday morning. He was in his 40th year.
He weighed 52 stone I I lbs. at 14 lb. to the stone, or
739 lbs. being 10 stone 11 lbs. heavier than Mr.
BRIGHT of Essex. His coffin is 6 feet 4 inches long,
4 feet 4 inches wide, and 2 feet 4 inches deep. It
was fixed upon two axle-trees and four clog wheels,
upon which his remains will be .rolled to his grave.
He measured 3 yards 4 inches round the body, and 1
yard 1 inch round the leg. His clothes cost him
about £2O a suit.

The regard which we are invariably disposed to
pay to merit, induces us to call the attention of our
Readers to the spirited and successful exertions of the
Proprietor of the REPOSITORY OF ARTS, &c. a work
which, for the splendour of its embellishments, and
the superiority of its general execution, claims a
decided pre-eminence above all contemporary perio-
dical publications. The first volume, comprehending
near forty coloured plates, and upwards of 500 pages
of interesting letter-press, is equally calculated to de-
corate the library of the Gentleman, and to form an
elegant, and indeed almost indispensable appendage
to the fashionable toilette.

DRLIDFUL EXPLOSION.

PORTSMOUTH, Mgr 24.
This morning, about eleven o'clock, a dreadful ex-
plosion took place, attended with the most melancholv
consequences. The 2d battalion of the Pith regiment
having been relanded a few days since, their baggage
and ammunition were placed on Point Beach, where
they remained till this morning, when an old woman
emptying a pipe which she had been smoaking among
the baggage, the sparks fell on a barrel of gunpowder,
and an instant explosion took place. The effect was
most dreadful. About thirty men, women, and chil-
dren, were literally blown to atoms, and the remains
of their bodies, limbs, and heads, are strewed in all
directions. One poor fellow was blown, over the whole
of the buildings in Point-street ; another against the
wall of the Union tavern, as high as the garret wia.
dow ; the thigh of a third was blown as far as Brcad-
street Point. I have seen numbers of legs, arms, &c.
taken from the tops of the houses, and the whole pre-
sents a scene shocking beyond description. All the
houses below Broad-street Point have had their sashes
blown out, and the Star and Garter and Union, to-
gether with,every house from the Beach upwards,
have had the whole of their windows completely de-
molished.. The barrel of powder which explode
stood in a tier with sixteen others, which for several
hours were every moment expected to explode, as the
smoking fragments were literally strewed over ;
but a company of the Worcester Militia, with some
resolute sailors at their bead, ventured tnlie spot and
cleared the barning fragments from the remaining
barrels, Previous to this bold enterprize, almost all
the families fled in confusion to Pot tsdown Hill, ex- •
pecting the whole town to be destroyed "by the ap.
prehended explosion, but they have since returned,
imploring blessings upon the heads of the brave fel-
lows who saved- the town from general destruction.
LINDERGREN'S store, the Star and Garter, and Union,
were on fire for some time, but not destroyed ; many
windows were broke at Gosport, and two ovens are
blown down.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 21.
This morning, between ten and eleven o'clock,
the town of Portsmouth was thrown into a most

dreadful state of alarm and agitation, by the explo-
sion of a quantity of gunpowder on the Point-beach,
which had been landed there, with some baggage,
belonging, to the Bth regiment. The explosion set
fire to Mr. Lindegreo's store, broke all the windows,
and many of the window frames, of the Star and
Garter Tavern, the Union Tavern, Mr. Lindegren's
Office, the Navy Post Office, and of upwards of 20
other houses in that steeet. The dumber of lives lost,

and of persons wounded, cannot be positively ascer-
tained. Three soldiers of the Bth regiment, who were
standing about the baggage, were killed , four were
badly, and five slightly wounded. They have been
taken to the Military Hospital at Portsea. Several
of the soldiers' wives and children are believed to have
lost their lives. One man, belonging to Captain
Patton's boat, had his leg broken, and many others
were beaten down and bruised. The upper part of

the body of one of the unfortunate sufferers was blown
to an amazing height ; it went over the houses at the
lower end of Broad-street, and struck against the
Custom House watch-house, which is in Bathing-
house-square, where it fell, a most shocking spectacle,
but in such a mangled state, that it could not be dis-
covered whether it was a man or a woman. It ap.
pears, that the body of another sufferer was blown
against the front of the Union Tavern, near the
chamber windows, where a quantity of blood has
stained the bricks. The soldier who was guarding
the baggage had the barrel of his gun blown out of
the stock, and the buttons on his coat torn off, but
himself was not hurt. The alarm which this serious
and melancholy accident occasioned among the in-
habitants, is not to be described. When the explosion
took place, it was apprehended, and an alarm was
spread, that a greater quantity of gunpowder was
near the spot, and that other explostons, still more
dreadful in their consequence, might be expected.—
This report, though it proved groundless, it was im-
possible to deny with any firmness, for it was not ge-
nerally known that any, or how much, had been lan-
ded. Alrhost every person felt himself to be in great
danger ; and it was not till the engines had succeeded
in subduing the flames of Mr. Lindegren's store-
house, that the alarm in any degree subsided. The
cause of this calamity is attributed to the wife of one
of the soldiers, who relates, that she was washing near
where the baggage lay, on the beach. with another
soldier's wife, who was smoking, and asked her if she
wotild take a whif ? She did ; but finding the to-
bacco would not burn, she struck the bowl of the
pipe against the pebbles, when a little of the tobacco
fell out, and set fire to some few grains of powder
that were scattered on the beach ; this communicated
itself to a cartridge, which flew into a crate of bag-
gage, set some loose cartridges on fire, and (in a mo-
Lment as it were) communicated itself to a barrel of
powder, which blew up. She was stooping down to
take up her child, with an intention to make her
escape, when she was beaten backwards ; her wash-
ing tubs, &c. fell upon herself and child,•which nearly
covered her—and to this circumstance she attributes
her preservation, which she bewails, because she has
been the unhappy means of causing the death of so
many others. After the cartridges blew up, some of
the soldiers, who were near, took that circumstance
as a warning, and flew from the spot, while others
were drawn nearer to it, to ascertain the cause, and
these unfortunate persons were of the number of the
principal sufferers. The quantity of powder blown
up is said to have been a barrel. The whole number
of sufferers, we are informed, is seventeen. The Mayor
opened the town-hall for the reception of the soldiers'
wives. General Whetham sent off an express to the
War Office) of this unfortunate accident, on Saturday
afternoon.

CoRN EXCHANGIN MARK-LANG, lONIC 26.—The fresh sup-
plies of Wheat to-day are considerable; prime samples are ready
sale, and fully at last prices; other qualities are very dull, and at
rather less—Barley in tolerable supply, at little variation—White
Peas likewise—Malt and Beans of both sorts rather lower—The
supplies of Oats are also considerable, with some foreign arrivals,
and fine samples are quoted rather higher—dn FlGur no alteration.
GINSILAL CUILAENCY AS uticlas
Wheat, 575. 725. 84s. Beans, 5215. tins.
Fine ditto, 88s, 90s. Tick ditto, 445. ;os.
Rye, 425. 48s. Oats, 245. 28s. 325.
Barley, 325. 40s. Od. Poland ditto, 345. Sis,
Mak ,68s. 753. Potatue ditto,—s. SOL 04
White Peas (boilers) 1005.1125. Rave Sc, d, 4S!. to 501.
Grey ditto, 46s 525.
Fine F10u5,703. to 75sr--4econds, 655. 70s.

SALM-BY AUCTION.

MlDDLE4EX,adjoinius the Barracks on Hounsiew Heath.
VALUABLE FREEHOLD and TITHR-FREE ESTAIES.
Land: fax redeemed.

Ey Mr. ROBINS, at Garraway's Coffee, 'Change-alley, Cornbill,
To-morrow, the 27th inst. at 12 o'Clock, in Three Lots, chy
Oider of the.Exectitors of Mr Rogers, of Lampton, deceased),
A.VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, called
SABERS, adjoining the Barracks, on Hounslow Heath;
tomprising Three Inclosures of rick A;able Land, containing
about 25 Acres, in a high state of cuhivation, forming tuge- 'ter
very valuable and desirable property.
May be viewed, by applying to Mr. Rogers, near the Bell,
Hounslow; or to Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hiscock, Lantpton (of
whom particular's may be bad) ; at the White Horse, Uxbridge;
Red Lion, Southall, and Hounslow ; Pigeons, brentford ; at t•ar-
raway's ; and of Mr. Robins, Warwiok-street, Golden-square,
velure a Plan of the Estate aay be seen. •

DIED.
Monday se'nr,'.ght, at Hoddesdon, Herta, John Rowley, aq.
In his 89.1 s year.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MokROW.
Morning I - 44 minutes after I
Afternoon 15 minutes after 2

PORTLAND PLACE.—DRSIRABLE FAMILY HOUSE,
COACH-HOUSE AND STABLES.
By Mr. ROBINS,
At Carraway's Coffee-house, Change-Alley, Cormhill, To-mor-
row, the .17th instant, at Twelve O'Clnck,
AVERY desirable LEASEHOLD ESTATE,
Land-tax redeemed ; compriiing a substantial Family-house,
situate Nu. 231, on the East side of Portlatui-placo—containing,
on the ground-floor, a handsome entrance-hall, %Loomis Dining-
parlour, Library, Dressing-room, and Water-closet ; on the brat
floor, two very elegant lofty Drawing-roems, communicating by
folding doors; on the second storey are.two good Bed-chambers,
and a Dressing-roses, and five Servants' Rooms over. la the
Basement, an excellent Kitchen, Set yams Hall, Housekeepees
Room, Butler's Pantry, Cellar, and other 0/11:es fitted up with
every convenience. A Double Coich-house, and five-stall Stable,
in the William's Mews.

SALES BY AUCTION.

FURNITURE, WINES, EOOKS,BEAUTIFUL COLOURED
PRINTS, and EFFECTS, BOREHAM WOOD, near BAR-
NET and ELSTREE.
By Messrs. IfOGGART and PHILLIPS,
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On the Premises, on Wednesday, thu 28th of June, 1809, sad

following day, at Eleven o'clock, by order of the Executors,
TI 'FIE neat and genuine HOUSEHOLD FOR-
A. MITRE, a fine toned Piano Forte, by Clementi, two
dozen of Silver Dessert Knives and Forks, 26 dozen of fine
Malmsey and pale Madeira, Old Port, 11 dozen of fine Rum, and
other valuable Effects, of the late John Stephen Blache, Esq. de-
seased, at his Residence, Boreham Wood, Herts, fifteen miles
from London, comprising lofty Four-post and Field Bedsteads,
with Chintz, Cotton, aneDimity Furnitures, and elegant French
Window Curtrins, prime Goose Beds and Bedding, excellent
Cattnet Work in Wardrobes, Drawers, Commodes, Claw, Din-
ing, Card, and Pembroke Tables, Sideboard, Bookcase, Chairs,
large Pier and Dressing Glasses, Carpets, Kitchen Requisites, a
Patent Mangle, Brewing Utensils, &c.
To be viewed one day preceding the Sale, and Catalogues bad
en the Premises; at the Green Man and Red Lion, Barnet ;
Gate House, Highgate; and of Messrs. Hoggart and Phillips, 62,
Old Baud-qreet.

CHOICE OLD PORT WINE AND CLARET.
By Messrs. HOGGART and PHILLIPS,
On the Prerr:ses of the late Jostx STZPVIN BLAcltt, Esq. de-
ceased, at Boreham,Wood, near Barret and Elstree, on Wed-
nesday, the 28th instant, at Eleven o'Clock, by order of the
Executor.
ABOUT Seventy' Dozen of fine Old PORT
WINE, and Twelve Dozen of CLARET, the genuine
property of a Gentleman, deceased. •
To be tasted at Messrs. Heggart and Philips, 62, Broad-
street; and on the Premises, en the morning of Sale, where Ca-
talogues may be had.

FREEHOLD RESIDENCE avl FARM, SUSSEX, on the
Birder of SURREY.

By Messrs HOGGART and PHILLIPS,—At Garraway's Cof-
fee-bons', on Tuesday, the 4th of July, at Twelve oClock,

AVALtTABLE RE EHO Lb ESTATE, called
the GRANGE—consisting of an excellent Family House,
with to; Acres of rich Meadow, Arable, and Wood Land, in
high cultivation, in a ring fence ; the late residence and property
of the Rev. Johnson Towers, deceased, situate in a fine sporting
country, near the fox hounds, 22 miles from Brighton, 20 from
Lewes and Tunbridge Wells, four front East Grinstead, 10 from
Gadstone, and 30 from London.
The House stands on an eminence, commanding extensive and
beautiful pro/pects, the principal rooms having south aspects, with
suitable attached and detached Offices, paddock in front, Coach-
house, Stabling, Pleasure Grounds, and Shrubbery Walks, Kit-
chen Gardens, lofty south wall, and numerous Fruit Trees, an
Orehard, Tarm and Fatting Yards, Barns and Agricultural Out-
buildings, with unlimited right of Common.
Algo, a compact Freehold Estate, consisting of two Cottages
and C;at dens, witk Four Acres of Meadow, and two Acres of
Ho!) Land.
To he viewed with tickets 10 days previous to the sale, and
Particulars then had at the Dorset Arms, East Grinstead; Libra-
ries, Worthing and Brighton ; Star, Lewes ; King's Head, Hor-
sham ; George, Crawley ; White Hart, Godstnne ; of the Printers
of the Brighton Herald, Ham?shire Chronicle, and Sussex Ad-
vertiser; at Garraway's ; and of Messrs. 1 loggart and Phillips,
62, Broad-street

SURREY.—SPOR I ING BOX BETWEEN THE HIGH
ROADS TO BRIGHTON AND WORTHING.
By Messrs. HOGGART and PHILLIPS,
At Garraway's, on Tuesday, July 4, at Twelve o'Clock,
THE valuable LEASE of a very compact and de-
sirable CO ITAGE, in a fine healthy situation, on an emi-
rence contiguous to Boxhill, near Betchworth, three miles from
Leatherhead, dime from Dorking, and twenty miles rorii Lon-
don, in the neighbourhood of several packs of Hounds, with
Chaise-house, "tahli:ig, Garden and Orchard, fully rocked, con-
taining together upwards of an Acre, held fur tint teeo years and
a half, at an old low rent.
To be viewed ten diys previous to the sale,and particulars then
had at the Xi:4's Head, Epsom; Greyhound, Sutton; Bruck
Horse, Morsel:ill; at Garraway's; and of Messrs. Hainan and
Phillips, Gam, Broad-street, Royal Exchange.

SPACIOUS ELEGANT MARINE RESIDENCE, PI .EASURE

GROUNDS, GARDENS OFFICES of the COAST

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f,I;SSEX.—By Messrs. 116GGART and PHILLIPS,
At Garraway's, on Thursday, the 20th July, at Twelve o'Clock,
AN excellent RESIDENCE for the accommoda-
tion of a large Family,delightfully situated fronting the Sea,
at Little Hamptoa, near Arundel and Worthing, in the County.
of Sussex, the Residence and property of Mr. Serjeant Best. The
House contains ten Bed-chambers, spacious elegant Dining,
Drawing, and Morning-rooms, Library and Offices of every de-
scription, Double Coach-house and Stabling for seven Hems,
!'leisure and Kitchen Gardens, and rick Paddotk adjoining, al-
together about eight Acres, of which immediate possession may
be had.

To be viewed with tickets, which with particulars may be had
Eft tea days previous to the Sale, of Messrs. Hoggart and Phillips,
1?, Broad-street, Royal Exchange. Particulars also at the Nor-
folk Arms, Arundel; George, Worthing; Little Hampton; and
at Garraway's.

To be viewed by tickets enly. Particular on the Premises ;
of Messrs. Jones and Green, Solicitors, Salisbury-square; and of
Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Golden-square, of whom tickets to
view may be bad.

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COMPACT DWILLING•HOUIE,.PERCAV4d,-STOtri • iniAlt HOUNSLOW AND CI4I4IbRD, BiItIDLISEZ.
GOSWELL.STREEI'. • FRERHOLD AND VOPYHOLD LAND,
By,Mr. ROBINS, . • 1 Ilyhig is theton,Solitidield,Wgitseld, and OlorthSekl. '
At Garraway's Coffeohouse, Change-Alen Coriddll, Tomorrow, Ny Mr.RONINS,
latie 17, at Twelve o'Clock, At Garraway's Cleo-hoes., Changotlley, C,OrnbM, yOniorrsivr?
ADESIRABLE LEASEHOLD ESTATE ; i the "th bit' at 11 eclocksill Lots, by order of Meßxeqvtors
comprising a compact new-built brick Dwellinrhouse l of Mr. Roger...! Letnpton, deceased,
three stories high, two rooms on a loot, neatly furnished, anii VALUABLEFREEHOLDandCOPYHOLD
A
convenient Oakes in the Basement, and small Garden at the 41"1" ESTATE, lying dispersed in South, West, and :lorddields,
back ; situated No. 7, Yemeni-street, Goswell-street, In the step- in the
.Parish of Heston ; comprising mar 100 Acres of rich Ara-
ration of Mr. Hardy. bin Landt In a high state of cultivation, and of which immediate
To be viewed by iLcave of the tenant, of whom particulars may peon may be had; situate on the north aide of the road from
he had; at Castaway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street, Hounslow to Cranford, and opposite the Barre cl.s.
Golden-square. : May be viewed, by applying to Mr. Rogers, near the Pell,
' Houodow ;Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hiscock, at Lampe.): I, of whom
Particulars may be had; at the White Horse, Uxbridge; Red
Lion and White Hart, Southall; Red Lion, Hounslow; Pigeons,
Brentford; at Waraway's; and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-street,
Golden-square, where a P.an of the Istate may be seen.

SURREY.
VALUABLE COPYHOLD ESTATE.
iii Mr •PgYTON,
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At Carraway's Coffee-house, 'Change-alley, Cornh i 11, on Monday,
the loth July, IBt , at 0!lit o'clock, in three Lots,
A VALUABLE :Ind trulidesintbleCOPYHOLD
I-1- ESTATE, comprising the Vt'ashway Farm, situate three
miles from London, on the left hand ede M the road to Croydon.
Also a rich Meadow, called Sages Meadow, adjoining Norwood-
lane, and opposite to Knights Hill Park; containing in the whole
esA. SR. 1 sP. (little more or less) and now in the otcupation of
Mr. Ribert Martin, 'Evian at Will.
This Property is within five miles of the Royal Exchange, and
possesses some very eligible spots for the Ereco ion of Residences
in the Villa style. Mr. Clark, the Bailiff, at Knights Hill House,
will shrew the different Lots. Specifications may be had by apply-.
ing at the office of Mr. James, Land Agent, New Ilosweli-court,
Lincoln's Inn ; Mr. Townly's, Land Surveyor, Ifl'alwurth ; and
a! Garraway's.