Star.
London, England, 1812-03-02 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE-MONEY.

Amazon, f•r Les Anti*, at 18, Clement', Inn. on the 6th;—
and Favourite, for the Anna Regina, and Maria Dorothea, on the
is,h in.t.; recalled at the same place.

BRITISH NAVAL Fortce,;-The following is a state-1
ment of the force of Great Britain, from authority,'
up to thi, d4y :—At sea, 67 of the line, 8 fifties, 21
frigates, 95 sloops, 6 bombs, 117 brigs, 35 cult. rs,l
4.9 schooners--total 498. In port and fitting 133 ;
4.2 of the line—Gultd-ships, 14 ; five f the 'line-.-
Hospital-ships, 35 ; 31 of the 1 ne—ln c aiim.ssion,
370 ; 145 of the line—Ordinary and Repairing, 2.4;
70 of the line—Building, 84 ;38 of the Lae. Tat
1016; 153 of the line. Of this number there are In
thb Medit..rralle.in, 102 vessels ; 34. of the line. •
,Ist
the English Channel and Coast cf France, 71 ; 1.90 f
die line." Spain and Portugiket fW of Itte line. •

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The first Batt:llion' of the following Itegimehti
Fotn, in addition to those tit mentioned on'Saturd:ty:
ate to rec6ve additions to their present complement;
by the Transports ordered to sail from Poltsmouib
for Fortugal, vit.:

Thb 9tE, 160 then, from Canter-Imq:
86th, 100 -- Horerato.
45th, 100 Di•td.

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i7theleo
'the S7th ?egiment, under orders for immediate
embarkation, will not be able to Muster more than
630 rank and file, the Surgeon having reported a
considerable number of men unfit for immediate
service.

A division of the Scotch Royals has passed through
Chichester, on their route to Portsmouth, for em-
barkation.

Major-General WIIICATLZY Is removed from the
Kent district, and appointed to the Staff of the Bri-
tish army in Portugal.
The Brevet that will come malt ice the *OWL of
April next, will, it is supposed, ertead td a great
portio3 of the Colonels of 1810, and include the
wllole of the Lieutenant-Colonelt of 1808-9; the
Majors 18N-7, and the Captains of 1801.2.
In cor.seq;zenc2 of an order from the Comtbstiding
Officer, the fnteigners who lately joined the 10th
Huss;:rs, 4: B: ightOns have been dismissed.
Saturday a detachment cf aheut 130 of the 57th
Regiment mil.:lterl out of Winbhester Barr tali, on
I Clem retrec for Portcmouth, from ukence thby will
embark for Portugal.

Covaxx—GA
REM i
S Theatre was Wed n
every part, almost to an °vet!' iw, 13...f0re the rising
of the curtain, on Saturday. .101;:u Cater was the
play L awl it was represented here with a splendour
of dilatation and appropriate marnificeneeof eettnery,
that was highly creditable to the m inagement. We
cannot, however, extend this approbation to the per.
furrnanee generally. • 1
The pot of Brion iq 1110 t at all suited io the powers
and capabilities ot Mr. Kerest.sesactint . The serene
dignity, the'rl .cid benevolence, the phitrirphic me.
ditation, and the colloquial ease sthich:.disriugu;si
that character, require a eery differeet mresentative
frnm him, who yet is. qualified 1,0 give incrnaparable
effect to the impetuous anger, the scqrnful auceritY,
and the lofty Indignation of .Coriolainu; pr)dt CCOT.
dingly Mr. K tome, who seepied to perceive • his in.
capaeity, endeavoured to compensate for it by erns
berant action, and by stately sententiousness.,"
Mr. YouNe entirely mistook the part of Coats, '
especially in die eaHy scenes of it, which, he exhibited
with 3 vehemencc'of gesticulation, nail!), an,l r.nr,
quite inconsistent pith tlie•chatictera tt Wag
Worse for himself, and the discriminating partlef .!.
house, his extravagance increased ip proptittionao the
misplaced apple** erhi.h some
bestowed upon it. * •
The person in the whole dram .belt en t 4•41
praise was Mr. CHARLES KEMDLE, in Mars illasiony.
and his performance was net barely good, butiexcel.
lent ;he never, perhaps, appeared to su..l Advan" t e
;before. Tile speech over Carer': 1o iy ay.'s edivet d
with much propriety 2nd feelinrr, and his man,igi.m..nc
of tke scene with the rabble displayed science and m.. 4
wry. Of the rabble themselves, there was matifestly
a deficiency of force and numbers for the eveasion.
'1 hey were not in the whole, above twenty of them,
and most of them seemed th,be buys.
Mr. EGERTON'S face did not spew to advantage tin-
der the laurels of Cctar—.-it is sadly tat-Rostuas ; he,
however, performed the part respectably. There was
also something amusing in the appearance of FA W.
earl in the Roman toga. Ceinti is of a range so much
above the sphere in which we hacebeen accustomed to
see him move in his theatrical orbit, we could not dive t
ourselves of the associating ideas of Fawcarr artd
fun. Mrs. Powet.i., in the little that Cato's daughter
has to do, was unexceptionable; and Mrs. Wcfrox'a
Calphurnia, and the other.d atierat of the drama were
all well filled up by Messrs. Baftaysioax, HAMMER.
TON, &C.
The Play, as it is written, is by much too long, and
was not ended till eleven o'clock ; but it would easily
admit of curtailment.

The Farce of Frost gni Thaw followed. The dis.
gust of the audience grew so loud before the close of
the first act, that LIsToN was sent frrward.to tell the
House) that in consequence of ;heir disapprobsti .n 3 the
piece would be withdrawn.

Lvcsum.--The new drama of The Hours of Nor-
ville, was representtd again on Saturday evening, at
this Theatre. The alterations and curtailments which
have been made in this drama are most judicious,
and the effect was, that the piece went off not only
without disapprobation, but with general applause.
KING.&-THRATRE.—The performance of Saturday
went off with great edat.

I 'Tae PAIETHEON.—The Burlett* and diming XX.
I tertainments with which this Theatre opened on
1 Thursday were repeated on Saturday wi h eonsidetsa
a 131,... success. The company were numeeous and de.
, g int. Among them we noticed—
Duchess of Ittieel•tigh,. Massie of Downshlre, • Marquis of
Bland'ord, Earl of Yarmouth,. Earl of ChoLmoodeley, Earl of
Salon, Lord Bruce Lord Burberry, Lady C. Munn. Lord
Hawke, Lord Duck:, Martriis of Winchester, Marquis of kis&
ford, Mrs. Boehm, Lord and Lady Borrinedon, G. Johnstone,
Zig. Mim Johostone. SlrOodfrey Webeer, Mr.Skefamitoo, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Lock, Mr. Anyerarein, Mr. Weyland, lord Arthur
Hall, lobo Taylor Vaushan, Esq. Lady Ilaward-n, Lady Civil
Copley, Mrs. Stanhoue, Doeraprr Lady F....-1, General Ruing,
Duke of Devonshire, G. Finch Hatton, Esq. Lady M. For.lycel,
Lady Beauchamp, Coined Bloornfteld. Mni. Orby Planter. Eat
otHardwicke, J. Langhans, Ell and W. Dawson, Fog
Saturday the Doke of Yonst give orders for a :nie
litary guard, to, attend the Pantheon The.ttre,
Coln: MARKET, MARE-LANIE• MARCIE 2.---The ar...
• rivals of Wheat to-day mike but a short surirly, resist
sales brisk, at a further saffivance of abifir 2%, nn I 3,,,,
per. quarter from Fridarepriecs -11.elry heavy :ale,
I hardly at last quotatioa—Malt anti Whiee Pea* fully
maintan the prices. quoted—ln Beans of the two,
kinds but little variat,on There are sire forthet
1 arevals of Oats, and this ankle alar quoted at little
I duct:L.6°u— Flour maintains last week's advance.
amass, r ,rascss is Imams
94 'eat, Yes. MI. 111 t. . Ssenisas. so ,c . , . •
I.io, troy, seq. leak • .1.. • -TY* an. (ono) 4'.1.5-4. ~,,
•tv 32‘. 57i Ditto One 0)4) sob soh ot ••
flaky, 411 i. 381.0 d. ..' - oars, pia sto sea
Flee Flpar, 95*. toty-isamis, No. ea sus. •
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TMINSTER ABBEY.

TAKEN It'Ott TOk SLCOND EDITION 01 MSS Mo It. MITTOED S
VOLUM t OP ausciLiq♦qaoti FOLIOS, JUST PUBLISULP•

Where all that strikes th'adminng eye
Breathes beauty and sublimity;
Where the cool air and uinquil light
The world-worn heart to peace invite;
Whence corn. this sadness, pure and holy,
This calm, reo.stless melancholy ?
This hallow'd fear, this awn-struck feeling?
Comes it from yonder organ pealing ?
From low chnunt, stealli:g up the aisle ?
From clod -ate, echoing through the pile ?
From storied windows glancing bight
From bailtlt r, ts of chivalry ?
Or from yon holy chavel, seen
Dimly athwart tee Gothic screen ?
14o; 'tis the rronger's solemn triad,
Resounding o' r th, mighty dead!
Pe Came to see thy wondrous scares
The wise, the beautiful, the great;
Thy glory, Murree of the Wave,
• He Quite to idea—and found a grave t
Bat sacb a grave, 39 never yet
To Statesman paid a people's debt I

In batik-strife, the Hero's sth
labreath'd fur thee, or victory !
And Bards imm6-tal find in thee
A eland Immortality.
He, who first rais'd from Gothic gloms:

. Our tongue,—here CRAUCCI finds a tomb t
Here gentle Spatters; foulest stain
Of his own Gloriana's reign
And he, who mock'd at Art's contronl,
The mighty matter of the soul,
Sitsixtsetat, our Suiltzerzit! by his tide,
The man who pour'd his mighty tide :
The brightest union Genius wrought,
Was GAILIICK'S voice and SHAXFSPERL'S
litte bolivreN't Ileav'n-strung lyre reposes;
Here DILTDIN% meteor brilliance closes:
Here NewTON lies—and with him lie
'The thousand eyries of our sky
Stars, numerous u the Host of Heavy',
And radiant as theiliaishing-levin !
Lo, CnaYeam ! the immortal name
Graven in the Patriot's heart of same !
Here, his long course of honours run,
Tht mighty Father's mighty Son ;
And her.,..--Ab, wipe that falling tear!
Last, b •st, and greatest—Fox lies here!
Here sleet they all : en the wide earth
There dwell not men of mortal birth,
Would d•lre contest Fame's glorious rue
With those who fill this little space.
Ch 1 could some Wizard spell revivi;
The buried died, and bid . hem live!
It were a sight to charm dull Age,
The infant's retying eye engage,
The wounded heal, the deaf man cute,
The widow from her tears allure,
And moping idiots tell the story,
Of England's bliss, and England's glory
And they de live! our strlims
Vie not while English tongue remains ;
While: light and colours spread and fly,
lives Nterroo's deathless memory:
'Whilst Freedom warms one English breast,
There Fox's bonour'd name shall rest :
Yes* they do live !—they live t' inspire
Farne's daring sons with hallow'd fire;
Like spults from Heav'n, they wake the blase,
The living light of Genius rays;
Bid English glob, s flash across the glootn,
And catch her Heroes spirit from tLtr tomb I

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A Letter, of which the following is a Copy, has
been transmitted from the Staffordshire Potteries to
Mr. PEUCEVALI and a similar one to Lord GRANVILLE
LIVISON Gowen, one of the Representatives in Par-
liament for the county of Stafford :

TO Tom RIGHT HON. SPENCIER PERCETAL, &C. &C.
TLC '24TH, 181'2.
__ _ _

44 Ste—We the undersigned Manufacturers of Porcelaine and
Earthenware sit Staffordshire, observing that notice has been
eaten in the House of Commons of a Petition from the Potteries
to his Royal -Highness the Prince Regent, cornett ing, as we con-
ceive, an exaggerated statement of the diitresses and situation
of these manufac•ories, and l•raying for a repeal or modification
of the Orders in Council; and being apprehensive that such Pe-
tidon may be attended with many mischievous consequences,
particularly by encouraging on the Continent a perseverance in
the pi 'lent system of commercial hostility, btg leave respect-
fully to represent to you, that however we may feel, in common
with oth• r °lies of mantitacturers, the present derangement of
trade, and lament the diftrences subsisting between this country
and the Urited Mates of America, yet, entertaining no doubt,
but that, under the auspices of his Royal aghne,s the Prince
Regent, every measure, compatible with the general welfare and
safety of the empire at large, will be adopted for the promotion
of its manufacturing and commercial interests, as well as for the
restoration of amity with foreiga nations, and particularly with
Ametica, we consider the Petitiat in question to have been in-
expedient and premature, and tha we disavow and disapprove
of the same accordingly. We beg leave also to add, that wz do
not tyganl the Meeting at which such Petition was resolved upon,
to have been so convened or attended, nee the Petition irate' to
have been so signed, as to entitle it to be detmed the act of the
body of manufacturers, or persons most materially interested in
• the Seclfordshtre Potteries.

" And we have the honour to be, Sir,
64 Your most obedient humble Servants,
Josiah Spoue, , William Adams,
Wood and CaMarl, Jan Yateg,
Join and James Davenport, Henshall and Williamson,
Bourne, Baku, mid Bourne, John and George Roger.,
Milts hlasos, David Wil•on
Charles Bourne, Benj2min Adams,
Thomas Wolfe, Thomas hiinton." .

DARISG Run:ay.—About seven o'clock on Sa-
turday night, a gang of villains attacked the house of
Mr. Harney, watch-maker, Newcastle-street, Strand.
Mr. Hainley was busily occupied irt his shop, when.
the depredators seized the opportunity of cutting two
of the panes, and stole several articles from the win-
dow ; Mr. Henley, anxious to secure them, flew to
the door, which the robbers had artfully tied, and
consequently gained the advantage of the delay thus
occasioned. Two of thei.i were, however, at length
secured, and taken to Row-street, where they under-
went a strict exarnicatirm before Mr. tlumiast, and
were committed lor further examination to-morrow.

A whole family of swindlers, consisting of a wo-
man; calling herself Mrs. Mills, two full grown
daughters, a son thirteen years. old, and a female ser-
:cult, were taken up at Hullo Ins wick, awl lodged
gaol.