Star.
London, England, 1805-02-23 00:00:00

PRICE OP STOCKS Y-STF.RDAY.

Bank Stock t 78,1 India Steck 784
3 per C. Red..Ann.slll csi iiii India Bonds 19.1 31.d1f.
3 per Can. ConL 3Sitl Imp. 3 per Cent. 58i
Defered 3 pa C.ConLya Imp. Ann. 9
4 per Cent. 7641._ Exebeq. Bills, ta-21. tilt.
5 per Cent. Navy II Utioniota 4 to gi prem.
spa Cent. 1797, to9oHfif Lottery Tickets 301. tos.
Bank L. Ann. 171/ 9-t6tha CooL for aec. 38111
DUBLIN* Pealowav til.
Gov. Deb. 3 pa Cent. 831—Exellange, Dublin on London pi.

The article which appeared in the Limerki Chroni•
efr, and which has been copied into fome of the Lon-
don papers, Rating, that a (mall French veffel had
come into the Bay of Lifcannor, in that county, on
Wednefday the t 3th, and had carried off feveral per-
fons who had gone on board through curiotity, not
knowing the veffel to be French, turns out to be in-
correa, as appears by the following paragraph taken
from the Dublin Evening Pfpfl of Tuefday lafl:

" We are authorlfed to contradict that pan of the flatement
which appeared lo our Wt, relative to the perfons carried away
from Lifeannor, Rating that the 'era! had been French ; in reality
ate was a [muggier, and obliged to put off in a fquall which Cud-
daily (prong up, confequastly the perform from the lhore were
alto carried off, but they were all landed at Cofhen Mod, county
Galway, and it is with pleafure we add, that they have all arrived
Cafe in their refpedlive homes."—Clare yorroral.

Some more French Journals, but none of them of
a more recent date than thofe which arrived onWed-
nefday, have been received. Three more corvettes
or frigates, have been ordered to be immediately
built at St. Maloe's. An article from the Hague
contraditts, in a formal manner, the report of the
four Members of Government, who were lately ob-
liged to retire, being Sue permitted to allifi at the
State conferences.

Government have received tome accounts from
Lord /gnaw' in the Mediterranean, which mention
very atlive preparations making at Toulon fur an ex-
pedition, but the difpatches are not of a fufficiently
late date to afcertain what portion of credit is due to
the reports refpeaing the failing of the enemy's (qua-
dron.

The opinion entertained at the Admiralty is Paid
to be, that the Rochcfort fquadron is gone to the
Weft Indies; and Sir Rosser CALDra is Rated to
have been fent thither with a fquadron, in purfuit
of it.

We have received the Sydney (New South Wales)
Gazettes to the ipth of Auguft left. The Rate of
that Colony continues every year to improve, and
coufidering the charaaer of the majority of its inha-
bitants, is in a Rate of tolerable good order and tran-
quillity. The natives in the neighbourhood of Port-
land Head had committed Tome enormities. in con-
fequence of which a detachment of the New South
Wales Corps had been fent to the relief of the fettlers.
A few of the hone natives having fallen, the re
mainder dtfperfed. ,Mince then," lays a letter from
Portland Head, 44 their rancour has greatly fubfidcd,
or, at all events, its confequences have become much
lets injurious than before, and many have fignified a
defire of returning to thtir accuftomed habits, with-
out which the wants peculiar to the favage Rate mutt
be felt with increafed feverity, as well from the lots of
the fuccour afforded them by the fettlers, as from
the relaxation produced by a long Rate of dependance
upon the bounty of their benefaltors." The above
proceedings took place in June and July left, but at
the date of the laft accdunts tranquillity appeared to
be completely relieved. The crops of corn had been
abundant beyond all precedent, and the agricultural
Rate of the colony was, on the whole, improved to a
molt promifing and gratifying degree.

Thurfd ay his Grace Dt. St:Trott, the new Arch-
hilltop of Canterbury. was confecrated at Bow Church,
according to ancient ;gage, attended by a conf►dera-
ble number of Englint Prelates.

The Slave Trade Bill now before the Houfe of
Commons, goes to enal, that from a time to be de-
termined, no Negro Slave fhall be imported into any
of his Majefty's Colonies, under a penalty to be here-
after determined. All infurances on vac's employed
in the *Slave Trade. to be declared void. The benefit
of feizure.of 'geniis employed in the traffic to reiound
to the feizing officers.—Forfeitures to be recovered
by profecution in the Courts.
The Freeholders, Jul"ices of the Peace, and He-
ritors, of the. County 'of Edinburgh, who unanimouf.
ly refolved to prefent a petition to the Lords of the
Treafury, req_uefting to obtain an office for (tamp-
ing paper at Edinburgh,

Yeaerday a Court of Direetors was held at the EMI
India Houle, when the under mentioned (hips were
engaged for the ferwice of the Company, viz. the Di-
ana. 600 tons, for three voyages ; Sir William Pul-
teney, 600 tons, for fix voyages ; Sarah Chrillian.i,
56a tons, for two voyages. The Court adjourned at
fix o'clock till Tuefday next.

A Court of Common Council was held at Guild-
hall ye fterday, attended by the Lott) MAroa, leveral
Aldermen, and a great number of Commoners.
A Report for the Improvement of Smithfield
Market, which was read at the la(t Court, and or-
dered to be printed, was again read. On the motion
of Mr. Warr um au, it was agreed to petition Parlia-
ment for leave to bring in aßill far enlarging the Mar-
ket, by the addition of a large piece of vacant ground
on the North Well fide of the laid Market, near Dur-
ham yard I and for the further purple of holding
the laid Market on a ThurfdAy inftead of Friday.