Star.
London, England, 1802-05-13 00:00:00

SEQUESTRATIONS IN SCOTLAND.

John RaMon, tanner in Clafgow—Creditor to meet In tie
hook of John Sowers, vintner In St. lantana, on lath Mai, at
twelve o'clock noon, to chufe an interim radar ; fame place
and hour en the Bth June, to cleft a troftee.

Creditor. of John Leighton, late merchant in Leith, to meet
in John's CoCee-houfe, Edinburgh, on the sth of June, at one
o'clock aftersoon,to initrudi the truftee.--Some difiputed dab=
not being fettled, the fccond dividend is put oiL

The Earl of ST. VINCENT is fo rnuch indifpcifed
at his houfe in the Admiralty, that the drums were
not beat this morning at the Horfe Guards, or in
the Park, as ucual when the guard is relieved.
The Tonnage Duty on Goods and Shipping
takes effe4t this day, 13th May, on a rated Lift
of not lefs than Soo articles of Imported mer-
chandise.

We learn that the Office of Attorney General
for the county Palatine of Lancaller, which had
been held by Lord Et.i.assoaouo et from the death
of the late Mr. Lis, his Predeceffor In that Office.
until his Lordihip's !aft Promotion, whereby the
fame became vacant, was immediately afterwards
given by the Chancellor of the Duchy to Mr. Ser-
rant COCRELL.

We underftand that the French General Des.
TAnIG, whole fate in a duel we mentioned yeller.
day, was killed by General Rton 'a. The guar-
rel arofe from an obfervation of Rewrite raped-
ing Derraimo's condua in the battle of the 2lb
March in Egypt. The latttr had been wounded
and retired, and Reosiaa had remarked, that had
he hintfey been wounded fo nightly he fhould have
remained at his prd. A duel was the confequence.
They fought with piitols at twenty paces, ad-
vancing two paces each (hot. REONISR was
wounded by the fecond. An explanation was at.
tempted, and RZCNI Et faid that he did not mean
to impeach the perfonal courage of the other;—
but DesraiNo Paid that no apology for fuch an of-
fence to a foldier could be received. 14o:cites
next fhot entered his forehead, and killed him on
the fpot.
Yellerday morning, about (even o'clock, the
IMare Phenomena, and the Peaty, flailed on Epfom
Race Ground, to perform over the Turf their fe-
cond match for sso guineas a fide, the Mare allow-
ing the Poney one mile in the hour as before on
the road. The Mare gained ground confiderably
for the fira two miles, but after that, for fome
diftance further, the did little more than keep it.
The Poney was driven into a gallop four times,
and being obliged as often to turn round, occa-
fioned great difadvantage. When the hour ex-
pired, a gun was fired as a fignal for the Riders
to pull up, which being done, it was Co nice a mat-
ter that the ground was obliged to be meafured to
determine the wager; when it was found that the
Mare had only won by about so yards.—The Mare
did not quite perform 17 miles within the hour.—
At the conclufion of the match two Ponies well
known on the Turf were matched to run a mile
over the Courfe at the next Epfom Races. Several
other matches of the fame kind have been mad.:
to be performed at the fame time.
Whilft the Proclamation of Peace was reading
at the Cattle-market, Canterbury, on Wednefday
fe'nnight, a carriage, heavily laden with baggage,
belonging to Sir THOMAS Csays RIN 0, Bart. of Ax-
well-park, in the county of Durham, on its way
for the Continent, was driven over G. Skinner, a
tanner in North-lane, and the hind wheel going
over his head, crufhed it in a mob dreadful man-
ner.—He furvived but a few hours. On Saturday
the Coroner's inqueft was taken, and the Jury rc.
turned a verdift of znanflaughter. The fervants
who fat upon the box, and the two poftillions, were
in confequence committed to St. Dunftan's gaol,
there to remain till they find fureties.
At the Police Office, Whitechapel, yerterday,
Margaret Davies, alias Clayton, was fully com-
mitted for trial, charged by two tailors, lately di/-
charged from the fervice, of the above names, with
having intermarried with them, knowing them
to be bill living. She was going to be married
to a third tailor, at the time of their arrival.

At Pontefraa feiGons, Henry' Dobfon, a native
of Norwich, but lately refiding at Dieppe Dalle,
near Rouen, in France, was found guilty of having
in his poffeffion at Oat, near Wakefield, plans of
machines ufed in the woollen manufaeory, which
he had colleeed with an intention of conveying to
France. He was fentenced to be imprifoned twelve
months in York Cattle, pay a fine of 2001. and be
imprifoned until the fame was paid.
COUNTY Of SOMSRSIT.AmAt the recneft of feeefal Gentle-
men of this County, I appoint a General Mating of the
County to be bold at the Town-Hall, in on Monday
the 24th of May loft. at One &Clock in the Afternoon, for the
parpufe of taking into eonftderadon an Addreft to his MA.
/MTV on the happy reftoration of Peace.
BS/4011LIA Guaymas, &air.
Stag May is, 1802.