Star.
London, England, 1805-11-27 00:00:00

'cth- BUSIIiESS.

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A Court of Common Council was held at Gong-
hall yellerday, at which were prefent, the Right Hon.
the LORD MAYOR, feveral Aldermen, Recorder, She-
riffs, and 170 Commoners.
After the previous bufinefs was difpnfed of—
The Right Hon. the Loan MAYOR dated, that he
had received a letter from the Secretary of State, re-
lative to the funeral of the late Lord Vifcount NEL- .
sox; but, as the body of that lamented Admiral had
not yet arrived, he thought it would be premature j
to take the fubjeel now into confideration. He added,
that on the arrival of the body, he would immediately
convene a Court for the purpofe.
Mr. SAMUEL DIXON role to bring forward the mo-
tion
of which he had given notice on a former day, 1
for ereiling a Monument in the Guildhall of the City
of London, to the memory of the late Lord Vifcount
NELSON. He took a review of the gallant exploits
performed by the Noble Admiral, and of the various
fervices in which he was engaged from the twelfth
year of his age, down to the fatal day which depriv.
ed the country of his valuable life. In this hillorical
review, Mr. Dixon dwelt particularly upon the pa-
triotic and difintetelled fpirit which influenced all the
aftions of the gallant Admiral, without any regard
to private emolument, as a circumftance which offer-
ed an additional claim to the gratitude of his coun-
try. After expatiating upon the fubjeet in an ele-
gant and emphatic fpeech, Mr. Dixon moved the
Court, That a Committee be appointed, conliffing of
all the Aldermen, and one Commoner, out of each
Ward, who (hall be authorit'ed to procure models or
defigns, for a monument, to be erefled in the Guild-
hall of the City of London, to perpetuate the memo-
ry of that illuflrious Hero, Lord Vifcount NELSON ;
which was feconded by Mr. JAMES DIXON, and car-
ried unanimoufly in the affirmative ; and a Committee
was accordingly appointed.
Mr. Samuel Dixon laid, he mull claim the further
indulgence of the Court, upon a fubjed which he was
convinced required only to be noticed, to induce the
Court to adapt it. After an handfinne eulogium, he
moved the thanks to Vice Admiral Lord Cowrio-
WOOD, Reat-Admiral the Earl of NORTHESK, and
Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN.—(For parti-
culars fez the preceding page )
The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR laid be-
fore the Court a letter he had received from the Ho-
nourable Mts. DAMES, offering her Cervices to the
City, to execute any monument they may approve,
to be erefted in Guildhall, as above defcribed ; for
which the Court voted their unanimous thanks to
her; and referred her letter to the Committee, to
take into confideration.
The Court voted their unanimous thanks to the
late Loan MAYOR.—(For which.* the precedingpage).
After this butinefs was gone through, a report was
read, relative to a new road, intended to be made
from Blackfriar's Bridge, to Hicks's Hall. It was
ftrongly oppofed by feveral Gentlemen: They con-
tended that fuch a meafure would be very imprudent,
and urged, in fupport of their argument, the great
lufs fullained by the City in fome of its late fpecula-
tinns, upon the plan of improvement. The expence
of the improvements at Snow Hill and Temple Bar,
according to the effimates of the City Surveyors, was
not to exceed too,oool. but was fence found to amount
to 300,0001. and moll of the honfes remained unoc-
cupied. The principal Speakers were Mr. WAIT H-
MAN, Mr. Box, Mr. PERKING, and Mr. Divas,. It
being now near four o'clock, the Court became ;in-
-patient for the queffion, which was put, and the pro-
poled plan was negatived by a great majority.

We are truly glad to find, that the intelligence
which we inadvertently copied from a Morning Paper
a day or two ago, refpelling Lord SIDMOUTH and
family's intended journey, is without foundation.
That Nobleman's health, we are happy to learn. is
of late materially mended, though that of his fon
continues in a precarious fine.

On Wednefday laft the Right Hon. the Earl of
JUNTO/LB was ferved heir to the title and eßates of
his father, the late Earl. A molt refpedable jury of
his Lordfhip's friends were fummoned, and partook
of a molt elegant dinner in Cleugh's, Aberdeen, on
the occation. Among the Company prefent, were
the Marquis of HVNTLY, Lord ERitot., the Hon.
W. MaoLs, M. P. Hon. Major RAMSAY, HMCo!.
RAMSAY, &C.

About icon French prifoneru were laft week re-
moved from the hulks in Hamoaze to Stapleton, near
Brian!, in order to make room for the crews of the
four v,111:Is taken by Sir R. STRACHAN. The &It
divilion them paffed through Btiftol on Monday,
and the remainder the following days.
Among the laft difpatches to India are fome im-
portant documents, ref-peeling the regulation of the
ezpenels of building the new palace at Barrackpote.
All the public eftablifhments ate likewife ordered
to be reviled, in order to effea the retrenchment of
all fuperfluous ezpences.

It is laid that BONAPARTE'S attempts againa our
Indian poffeffions and influence, are direlted by Ge-
neral Ds Butner e, who refilled in India from the year
1783 to 1798. During that period he filled the higheli
military Nation under Dowcur Row SoNotA, and
enabled, by his enterpriling fpirit, that Prince to
gain a complete afcendancy over all the other Mah.
ratta Chiefs, and extended his territory and influence
from Delhi to Punjab. For thofe fervices his mailer
rewarded him with one of the molt valuable provin-
ces in his &minions. De Botcas returned to Eng-
land in 879F1, and went to retitle in Paris in the year
18oz, wh,ne he has continued to ant the Councils of
BoNAPARTt, and to encourage the defigns militated
againti our Eaflern poffellinns. The Governor Ge•
neral afcribes the evils which have fo long agitated
the Mahratta Empire to the intrigues of this man,
through.the medium of fuch Frenchmen as have
from time to time been landed on the Malabar Coati,
and have, notwithstanding all our vigilance, found
their way to the Courts of Scrams, HOLKAIL, and
the Rajah of Braaa. There deligns on the.Perstiwsi
and Rajah of TRAVANCORE have been lets fuccefsful,
and thofe emiffaries have been long obliged to.ae
with the utmolt precaution.
HOLKAK has, from time to time, received French.
Officers into his ferviet ; and every itinerant adven-
turer from France, fence the conclidion of the late
general peace in particular, has found refuge in fume
of the lb ong forts of thi• Prince's dominions _till an
opportunity occurred of bringing tlizin into tile field.

katuncia.

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. W.

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Waterford S I Gottenburgh 0 4
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Fa t.ssourn, Nov. 24.—. Arrived the Choice, Capt.
Jestsii Dints, from Liverpool ; and the Eagles Built,
Capt. Coot-rusty, from London. The EORYALUS
frigate is off this harbour, and landed the Captain,
who fet off for London ezprefs. The VICTORY, with
Lord Ns LsoN's body on board, and feveral others of
the fleet, are in the Channel, and will be up as foon as
the wind flats to the weltward.

PLYMOOTII, Nov. 25.—Came in the INRISTICIA.
TOR floop of war, from Falmouth.—Sailed the
Palace Grottos, of 98 guns, and the Sultanas', of
t 8 guns, with difpatches, both for the Channel fleet.

Dnvsa, Nov. :G.—Sailed yefterday the fchooner
Eliza and Katy, Captain CLAASBY, of and from
Philadelphia, with fugar and coffee, bound to Am-
fierdam : the has been detained in this Port by his
Majefly's (hip ARIADS I three months fence, but now
releafed. Came into the harbour yefterday morning
le Vengeur privateer, of 14 guns, lately captured by
the Cruizer (loop of war. Arrived the G:iflin hired
armed cutter to refit.—ln the Roads, his Majefiy's
gun•brig Defperate.—Palled by this morning feveral
tranfports, with troops on board, from Cork, for the
Downs. Paired by the (hip Hercules, from Jamaica
for London.—Wind N. W. and moderate.

DIA:, Nov. 26.—Ai rived, under convoy from the
Weftward, a fleet of veffels, which are failed for the
River. Came down from the River, the Prevoyante
(lore (hip, and remains in the Downs, with the (hips
as per laR. Arrived the BRISK floop, with convoy
from Ireland; Supply tranfport, from P.ortfinouth,
and failed through for the River ; and the Pleafant,
HILL, hired (loop, for Deptford, with Rotes, for the
fupply of the naval (ores here. Sailed the Aggreffor.
Boxer, Charger, and Aimwell gun brigs, to refume
their Elation: at the entrance of the Thames ; and the
Bafililk gun brig, on a cruize off Calais.—Wind N.W.
hazy. It is reported here that five fail of homeward
bound Weft Indiamen (cannot learn their names,)
are captured by the French privateers off Beachy
Head.