Star.
London, England, 1801-04-07 00:00:00

LONDON.

• TUESDAY, APRIL 7.
EAST LP Tut SDA aL the Stock Exchange.

Mr. bloastinj, the Mellinger, who arrived in
Town on Sunday evening, is laid to have brought
difpatches containing an acccount of Sir Raera
ABUCROM se s having failed from the Bay of Macti
on the zsd of February, with a favourable wind.
A landing was to be attempad at Aboukir, which
being fituated cn a point of land fo as to be ex-
poled to a crofs•fire from-the (hips, (ems to pre-
fent the molt elegible point of attack.
Lord Exam,- in a letter dated Canftantinople,
March 6th, fags, that the fleet was out of fight
*whets the difpatches to him were fent off.
Intelligence is Paid to have been received alfo
from Gccuia, that Admiral GANTNAUME'S fqua-
dron, after refitting at Toulon, hid failed from
that port, but Tome of his frigates having deferied
the Englint fquadrOn, they returned to that place,
Where they are now blockaded by the fqundion
Under Sir 'own Boa Lass WARREN, which had
been reinforced by two fbips of the line from Mi-
norca.

This intelligence is corroborated by other ad-
% ices received by the MUTINE brig, by whole dif-
patches it appears, that GAM THEM.? El EiR fluadron
failed from Toulon on the 17th ult. and put back
on the 19th.
The ROVER lugger failed from Leith Harbour
on Wednefday laft for the North Sea Fleet, having
been difpatched by Mr. VAN S irrArr immediately
on his landing. •
An embargo has been laid on all the Britifir
♦e(fels in the ports of Sweden.

His Royal Highnefs the DIIKIL of YOLK arrived
at Bath late on Saturday night.
The Duke and Duchefs of DEVONSHIRE puffed
laftweekatChifwickwithLordandLadyMoarar H.
The Earl of ARRAN is arriiltd front Ireland, and
has taken up his abode in St. Alban's-ffreet.
The Population of Doncalter comprifes—males
2417, females taro—total 5697.
Derby -- males 51379, females 5749 -- total
10,82 E-2144 inhabited houfes, 2441 families,
and 27 houfes unoccupied. Since 1789 the num-
bcr of boufes has increafed 534, and of inhabi-•
tants 2265.
The Univerilty- of Cambridge contains 812
perfons.
Horncaftle--Ma:CS 963, females 1,053-total
2,016. In 17(io, the total number of iah.vbitants
amounted only to 1,834, ft, that4lit population of
the town has increafed Oz.
Grantham—niales 1553, females

oieware-1390 houlcs, 1487 . 3093
males, 3632 females—total 6,730. In 1798 the po.
pulation amounted only to 6,27.3, fo that in three
years there has been . art inercafe of 457 perfous.
Lall year the marriages in this toAn amounted to
61—the births to 22x)—and deaths to 1 I 2.
Nov wich—aceording •to the correeted returns,
comprifes 8539 families, 7655 inhabited hooks,
731 uninhabited, 15,681 males, 20,703 females—
in all 36,384. In 1786, the number of inhabi-
tants amounted to 38,5s4—in 1752, to 35,151—
and in 1693, to 28,141. In 1752, the number of
houfes was 7010. •
The propofal to exempt poor curates from ate
operation of certain taxes, is dictated by a jell and
humane compallion for the difirels of this dekrving
clafs of men; but we entertain confiderable doubts
whether this be the proper way to afford them re-
lief. It would he better if the haw were to compel
thole who employ them to allow them a faitable
maintenance. It is a reproach to the country, that
thofe men who- really, perform ahnoit the whole
uf:ful part of the duty of an ecclefiallical effablifh-
thould flaryt, while the emoluments are eon-
fumul in luxury and fplendour, by thofe who do
nothine whatever to promote the caufe of religion,
and wlio frequently do much to difgrace it. If it
be eftablilhed as a principle that the pubile is to
afford exemption from taxes to curates, thofe who
Already grind the faces of thefe wretched men, will
only take occafton to lelten their allowance in the
fame proportion, fo that the intended relief would
be eluded.

% From the 27th of lkfarch to the 6th of April,
the relative petition of the planets has been very
extraordinary : they have followed one anther in
the Ecliptic, in the natural order of their dill:knees
from the Sun; and, what is much more remark-
able, in the regular order ton of the figns of the
Lodi AC i Mercury, the planet nearet to the Sun,
has been in Arks, the firll fign ; Venus has been
in 1 »urns ; Mars in' Gemini ; Jupiter in Cancer;
Sara, r in Leo ' • and the Georgium Sidus in Virgo.
Tbey have at the fame time been all on the nor-
thern fide of the Ecliptic: • Many revolving centu-
ries will not again bring about fo extraordinary a
coincidence dpofi.tons.
I'efier.2.l were executed on a platforlh over the
gatcw:. y of Ow New Gaol, in Hnrfemonr,er-lane,
in the Borough, the flve following ons, viz.
j. 0.51 trtsrii, for a 1.11: f glary ; :76 r Cana, for
..-alit.'.l./.58 llicep; Irhaates Ha alias Darkest,
,
for a bighws robbery; y. Saw, for the like of-
fence •, and
i . Dr,, for robbing in the calk°.
round of 1* r. U. ..‘,.......:itr1.tnda at Mitch n.