Star.
London, England, 1805-05-18 00:00:00

FROM 1.1 °YID'S lAS T.

GII,AVIISCNIII, MAT t7.—Palled by the Cathar:na, Riekett
from Leghnrn; Summers, Rider, from raotaic ; and the Peter,
Howe, from Rotterdam Sailed the John and Mary, Keki, for
Gibraltar; Adolph, Chriftiati; Reynolds, Geode; Werwagtlng,

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and the kora Catharina,Dryer, for Embden.
A)titiven—Off Dover. lrftorii, Bangcuft, from the Canaries
—At Clyde, Ontario, Hatch, horn Savannah—At Litho!): Bait*,
Bennardo; and Sericdadc,.--.-, from London; Bom Firm,
and Four Friends, —, from Cork ; Triumphs, --,
!ram Bengal; Francis, Nicholls; and Sarah, Salitbury, from Li-
verpool—At Oporto, Nimble, Coda; Draper, M‘Donald ; and
Mary, Wade, from Dublin—At Cadiz, Eliza, Hendricks, from
Dundalk—At Africa, Harriott, Sutherland, from London—At
Seville, Maria charlori,, ' from ditto; John, and
Carolus blagnm, r.terfon, flumLiverpool.

The ZEALOUS, ELEPHANT, SANSPAREIL, and
AFalca line-of-battle Mips, are ordered to be fitted
for imtnediate fervicc at Portfmouth and Plymouth.
The Rettowx, of 74 guns, Captain Sir RICHARD
STRACHAN, has arrived at Plymouth from the Medi-
terranean.

Letters save been receiver! From the MEDUSA, dated
off Care. Fininerre, the aoth April, all well; the
Marquis CORHWALLIS was in excellent lsealth. The
Mums/. was not to touch at Madeira.
Thnricla 9, Sir Home POPHAM underwent his &It
examination before the Scled Committee ofth: Houfe
of Commons.

It is intended to appoint Captains to fuperintend
the payment of the King's'hips at Portfmouth, Ply.
mouth, aid Sheet refs, which is at prefent done by
the Port Admiral, at thole places. Captains SAWYER,
HUN TE a, and Luba SDAIN a, are to be appointed to this
fervice.

The Marquis nfS-rs FFORD, the Earls of UXBRIDGE,
DARTMOUTH, and TALBOT ; Lords CURZON,
NOW, BA GOT, and BRADFORD; Sir ROBERT LAWLEY,
Sir Joe+ Witor-rEsi.sy, Sir R. Ps si.s, and feveral
other Gentlemen of the County of Stafford, met on
Tuefday lA, at the Thatched Houle Tavern, when
it was refolved that Parliament having taken up the
fubjeti of Naval Abufes, it was unneceffary to tall
a county meeting upon slat fubjen.

It is a little eitraordinary ,thatt High Sheriffs for
the counties of Galway and Louth, for the prefent
year, have not yet been appointed.

An Appeal is Paid to be lodged againfl the late
Decree of the LORD CHANCELLOR; relative to the
guardianfh;p of the Honourable Mifs Ssistoua.
On Tuefday tart the third fon of the Marquis of
WINCHESTER was chriflened at his Lordfhip's houfe
in Stratford-place; the Sponfors were his Royal
Highnets the Prince of WALES, the Larl of Pool-ITT,
and the Duchefs of BOLTON. The ceremony was
performed by the Bithop of WINCHESTER.
It was a diamond waifl buckle, and not a bracelet
that the Q.? ESN loft, but which was found the neat
morning by the hook maid, in the hall at Bucking-
ham Houfe, where her MAJESTY had dropped it, as
the paffed in going to her carriage the preceding
night, in order to attend the play at Drury-lane
Theatre.

On Thurfday the Right Honourable Vie Lord
Mayor, Sheriff SCHOLEY, and Sheriff DOMVILLE,
went in (tate to Lambeth Palace to dinner, agreea-
bly to an invitation given them by his Grace the
Lord Arelibifhop of CANTERBURY ; prefent, his
Royal Highnefs ihe Duke of SUSSEX, the Duke of
BEDFORD, and altogether about thirty Noblemen and
Gentlemen of dißintlion : a more elegant entertain-
ment could not be provided.
The Brigade of Eft India Volunteers, wit% their
full equipment of field pieces, Sec. proceeded yeller-
day afternoon to Hyde Park, where they were join-
ed in Brigade by Colonel IiaNSINC.TON'S 3d regi-
ment of Loyal Volunteers, then infpeeted and exer-
c:fed in grand review by General BURRARD and the
Ell 1 of BANBURY, preparatory to their being review-
ed by his Map STY on Thurfday next.' They made
a very foldier like appearance, and behaved extreme-
ly well.
Prince WILLIAM of Geoccrxrvit arrived at Bir-
mineham. on Tnefday, on his journey to Liverpool.
The Birmingham Volunteers were drawn out to receive
him, and he was waited upon by the Magifirates, and
a number of Military Officers. who had the ho-
nour of dining with his Royal Highnefs. On Wed-
nefdav morning he infpe6ted levera! of the principal
manufaaories of Birmingham, and in the afternoon
proceeded on his route for Liverpool.
A Cachemire (bawl, with palm branches, is now
in common ufe at Paris. To be in high Ityle, the
branches fhould be very large, complicated, and
adorned with a full blown role or pink.

The remains of Fenelon have been difcovered in a
vault, which efcaped injury during the form of the
Revolution. A fubfcription has been entered into
for erecting a monument worthy of die Author of
Telemachus.

Thurfday morning, a weaver in Spiralfields un-
dertook, for a wager of five guineas, to walk from
Shoreditch Church to the feven mile (lone at Ed
monton, and hack again, in two hours and a quarter;
which he accomplithed two minutes and a half within
the time.

LovvEay.This being the Second Day of Draw-
ing, No. 2,875 as Fifa-drawn, was entitled to wool.
When the DIADSM was recently ordered to fea per
telegraph, on a fpecial fervice, the (hip's company
had more than four years pay due. Captain o'l3aisr4
called all hands, and addreffed them, on the urgency
of the cafe, when the whole of them, with a fpirit
becoming true Britilh Tars, gave three cheers in ref-
tintony of their readinefs to do their duty, by going
wherever they were ordered, notwithitanding they
(hould fuffcr Come inconvenience from the want of
money.

The following extraordinary eircumaance. we
learn by a letter from liuffina, of the 30th ult. lately
occurred at Tonningen
Matter of an Eaklilh vale! lying there, was order.d by
the Captain of the Guardfilip to flack hi, cable, which be did, till
he could flack no more; he was then ordered to cut, which he re-
futed to do, faying, he would not, or could not, if the King himfelf
was there. In confeyience of this reply, the lknifh Captain fent
a party of men on board of the Frith& veal, who brought the
Matter on board the Danith Limp, and he was there flogged forerely,
by urdi rof eat it Captain. The Dane, in vindication of his con•
duet, fay., the Matter of the F uelich vrff-1 damned the King of
Denmark; this charge has, however, been refuted. by a nitmb:r of
witneffe, who were prefent when the altercation took pl,ce. .4
petition, praying for redreis, figned by about fifty Engkilli Matta.
Of vdislo,bas been knt to our Ausbafriclor at Copt:Wagon.