Star.
London, England, 1805-01-10 00:00:00

ARRIVED.

In Stantigate C-eek, the 1, oigheer, Hanlon, front Dania ;
tiana Regina, —; and Victoria, Bourgfua, from Seville, bound
to London. At Ramfgate, Johanna rlleonora, ---, from Lama,
with damage. Off Dover. Ocean, Brirlow, from the South Seas;
Jupiter, Law; and Alexander Vefe, from New York. At Liver• pool,Providence Succelt,--, front Dantzick; Hannah, Brown,
from Charleiton : Shannon, Oiblurn, from Bolton ; and Rofe.
Hamilton, from Philadelphia. At Honduras. Nelly, Pixley ; and
Penelope, Brifant. from London. At Virginia, Thomas and Sa-
rah, —, from Guernfey t and Sarah, browning, from Clyde.
At Antigaa, Anna Philippa, Miller, from Clyde. At Trinidad,
Governor and Batfon, --, from Clyde. At
St. Thomas's, Harmonv, Reid, from Clyde. At New York,Tho•
mu, M•Cawtcy, from Clyde ; Hardware, Mottlock, from Lon-
don ; William, Swain, from Limerick ; Mercury, Stoddart, from
Dublin ; Briftol Trader, —, from Briftol ; Nancy, Henry; and.
Oliver Elfworth, —, from Liverpool. At Bolton, Indepen-
dence, and Mary, Knight, iron% Liverpool. At Wilming-
ton, Hero, Farley; and Nancy. —, front Live-pool. At Sas
vannali, Btunfwick, Dunlop, from Liverpool. At New Provi.,
denee, John, Metitie, from Liv,.rpool. At Philadelphia, Ocean,
Wheelwright, from BriitoL At Charleiton, Lady Wafhington,
from Bc►f.Jt.

The Mary Ann, Salter, from Swanfea for Exeter, h loft near
Salteombe.

Yelterday a Court of Direltors was held at the Eaft
'lndia Houle, when the ihips COMET and RETREAT,
of Eoo tons, were taken up for a voyage to India to
carry out and bring home tonnage for individuals.
Captain Jameg J. Williamfon, of the Ocean, took leave prey'.
' ous to departure for Madras and China.
Captain H. Willbn, of the Warley; R. H. Brown, of the Dor.
realm; and J. Pendergraff, of the Hope, for China diced, were
(worn into the command of their refpedtive
The Court adjourned at lilt o'clock till to-morrow.

The people of Scotland were particularly fucceff•
fol in tile lalt lottery : From SWIFT'S Office alone
they received fix (hares of zo,oool. and four &area
of to,oool. betides others r.f 'cool. &c. &c.

Tuefday a chimney fweeper fell from the top of a
houfe in Bilhoplkate-Itreet, having prot,oded hin3felf
too tar out of the chimney put, and was killed on the
Ipot.

Thomas Warbrick, lately convicted @Lifore JortN
BRADSHAW, Elq, in the penalty of five pounds, for
letting fnares to kill hare,, in the grounds of his Grace
the Duke of HAMILTON, within Athton, being unable
to pay the penalty, was on Friday committed to the
Houle of Cm reetion at Prelton, for three months.

Tuefday a fire broke not in the apartment of an
elderly woman, at a public-houfe in Fleet-lane, ow-
ing to her candle communicating to the bed furni-
ture ; hut by the fpeedy arrival of the parilh engine
the mifchict was confined to the deltrudion of the
room and furniture.

On Tuefday fe'nnight, a boy, about twelve years
old, near Chipping, took a fowling piece into the
garret, where there was a fmall barrel of gun pow-
der (which had been bought for blotting rocks) and
putting fome into the-pan, (truck it off feveral times:
At length, a (park fell into the barrel, and the whole
exploded ; the roof, doors, &c were blown off, and
the boy thrown with them a confiderable diftance, fo
much burnt, that he died the next day, in great ago-
nies.

On the morning of Saturday fe'nnight the back
premifes of Mr. John Brocklebank, the figs of the
Foot Ball, in the Marketplace, Kendal, were difeo-
veted to bi on fire, and the engines being found out
of repair, the moft fcrious conlequences were appre-
hended, the flames advancing rapidly over the whole
ptemifes :—However, there being a plentiful fupply
of water, and 'be molt aCtive exertions being ufed by
Colonel MAUDI And the Kendal Volunteers (who
immediately alfembled, on the alarm being given)
the fire was got under by ten o'clock.

A young Lady of cnnfiJent addrefs has recently
made her appearance in this metropolis, to the great
detriment of many tradefmen ; the calls herfell the
Hon. Mrs. Baviv, alias Henry, and the has within
the lall fortnight made fome fuccefsful adventures on
thofe who were fn unfortunate as to behold her fafci.
slating figure. She generally calls at a thnp, and
purchafes a quantity of expenfive articles, tor which
the gives a checque upon a banking houfe. but is
particularly careful not to do fo until after the hours
of bufinetl. Having purchafed a quantity of jewel-
lery at a flap a OxfordAreet, on Saturday lalt, the
made a (hung and fnccefsful plea for the change of
a twenty pound checque, flaring that the refided in
Portland-place. She has carried on -inch deceptions
at the principal watering places ;and while at Halt-
ing. in Soiree, about two months' finee. the paffed
for ;he wife of a naval lieutenant, whom (he defcribed
to be gone to the Welt-Indies, to fecure fame exten-
five awes. Her artifices have equally fucceeded in
moll of the towns in Sulfcx, and as her perfon, &c.
is fo well known to the police, we have no doubt but
we gull &tardy hear more oeber.

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