Star.
London, England, 1813-02-18 00:00:00

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by repeitedly striking and receiving blowi with a
horsewhip from the said Mr. H. Knight, at the Ship
Inn, in New Romney, on or about the evening of the
21st of July, 1812." The Court taking into consi-
deration the provocation received by Lieut. Powell,
acquitted him of the whole charge.

DUEL PREVENTED.--Private information baying
been received that Lord MONTFORT and Cot. DELAP
were to fight a duel last Sunday morning, on a com-
mon between R,omtord and Chelmsford, Lavender
was dispatched from Bow-street Office on Saturday
evening, accompanied by Perry, one of the conduc-
tors of the patrole, to take them into custody. They
went to Romfoid, where they waited, understanding
the parties would come from London. Between one
and two o'clock on Sunday morning, Lord Montfort,
accompanied by Sir G. JACKSON, as his Lordship's
second, arrived at the White Hart Inn, when Lavender
informed his Lordship, that he had a warrant to take
him into custody. After some hesitation, his Lord-
ship acknowledged the charge to be correct. Lavender
then told his Lordship, he must remain there till Jte
apprehended Colonel Delap; to which his Lordship
very readily consented, and gave up his pistols. The
Officers waited in vain about Rumford for the arrival
of Colonel Delap; and the time being arrived (seven
o'clock)
_that the duel was to be fought, Lavender
went to the appointed place of meeting., and saw two
Gentlemen walking backwards and forwards, who
he suspected to be Colonel Delap and his secord ;
but not knowing the Colonel's person, he told them
his suspicions. They denied themselves at first ; but
on Lavender telling them ha had got Lord Montfort
in custody, they acknowledged themselves; but they
denied having any fire-arms, and none viuld be found:
The Officers brought all the parties to the Oilice,
where Mr. READ, the Magistrate, attended about
nine o'clock, and admitted them to bail, in a rnogui-
zatice of £lOOO each, and two sureties of £5OO each.

Friday a grand entertainment, consist;ng f:f a
splendid Ball and Supper, was given to the Officers
of the Russian Navy, bi the principal inhabirtnt• of
Rochester and its neighbourhood. Fort Pitt Bar-
racks was made use of for the occasion, the rooms
of which were decorated with great taste, and en-
livened with appropriate transparencies.

The Duchess of NEWCASTLE last week relieved 200
poor families of the united parishes of Wotk;ip,
Bothasele, Eikesley, Gomston, and M..rkham, with
warm bedding, clothing, &c.
Sunday last, being Valentine's Day, SI ponr chil-
dren were entert4ined with a very liberal supply of
beer and l'etf, and 6d. per head, at Roshbrooke-hail,
near Fury Si. Edmunds, the residence of Lieuti.:nant-
Colonel RUSIIBBOOKE.

Through the liberality of JANfES WEBB, Esq. (the
benevolent stringer who lately visited Nonvich), 220
poor pc' sons, of St. Helen's pal had eight stone of
beef equally divided amongst them. and a quart of
peas soup and a sixpenny loaf each, delivered to them
on Thursday and Friday last.

The Catholic Delegates, LorA Fr\-om., Counsellor
Hussmr, and OWFN O'CONNOR, sail:d in the
Uxbridge packet, for Holyhead, on their way to Lon-
don, on Friday last.
From a late accurate calculation, the popnlation
of the Catholics of Ireland amounts to five millions !

The Petition from the Dean and Chapter of Can-
terbury, in which the Petitioners express their fears
that graining the Claims of Catholics wculd lead t 3
the reptal of Me Test and Cot:pore:43n Acts, appears, as
might have been foreseen, to have excited a consi-
detable alarm among the Protestant Dissenters—not
only have the Ministers of London and the Com-
mittee of Deputies for guarding the Rights of Dis-
senters, resolved to petition for the repeal of thrice
Acts, but the Society for Me -Protection of Religious Li-
berty, (that immense organization, which owes its
birth to Lord Sidmouth's Bill), has, it is asserted,
resolved, at no distant period, to direct its attention
to this ,important question.

Wek, nderstand that a copy of the Concordat agreed
npon between BONAPARTE and the POPE has been re-
ceived in this country. We hear that the principal
stipulations of it relate to the restoration to the POPE
by BONAPARTE of the States of the Church, with full
temporal power therein, and the agreement by the
former to give his sanction to the last marriage of
BONAPARTE, and thus formally to legitimate the
King of Rom., and a:s a testimony of which, the Pon-
tiff will assist at the Coronation. If so, NAPOLEON'S
career is near its close. The Church, in the state to
which he had reduced it, could do him no bairn what-
ever: when its political fabric shall have been re-or-
ganized (if such an event be possible) its whole in-
fluence will be exerted against him.

The advantages expected to be derived from re-
ducing the 74 gun ships to 64's, stand little chance
of being speedily realised. The ships that have been
selected for this service appear on further inspection
totally unfit. The four first determined on, were,
the MAJPTIC and TIIUNDERFR at Chatham, the RE-
SOLUTION at Portsmouth, and the CUI.LODEN at Ply-
mouth. On the first mentioned being inspected, she
was deemed not worth the expense that would be in-
curred; and with regard to the latter, a similar de-
cision took place. '1 he MONARCH at Chatham was
then selected, and after undergoing a similar investi-
gation, is also declared unfit, and is to be broken up.
The Goun ru has since been fixed on; and if found
tit, will be made a razor.

The fleet to be employed in the Baltic during the
ensuing season, will not be on the same extensive
scale as that of last year. The number of ships of
the line, it is said, will not exceed six, or eight at
most, with some frigates and small vesAs—the whole
under the orders of Admiral Mounts. The Vigr,
Zealous, and Oricn, of 74 grans, and the
dryad frigate, arc fitting out at Portsmouth, and will
proceed to the Baltic.

La Gloire French frigate, of 44 gunk, was cinizing
off the east end of St. Michael's on the sth ilvt;lt ;
she had taken several Brazil vessels, some Arnetican
vessels, bound to Cadiz with gr.tin, and sunk a 11,ri,-2
American ship from St. Übe's, bound to Ametica
She also captured the Triumfs de Mar, and the Au-
gustus, from St. Michael's to Madeira, ail d ransomed
them.

orliPaiiPSWitillutent—itrnMreie
85th regiment of foot, on the under:mentioned charge,
•• For bighWfmproper and disgraceful conduct,
in having entered into a personal contest with Mr.
H. Knight (then an Ensign in the 85th regiment),