Star.
London, England, 1813-04-27 00:00:00

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.

A Court-Martial was held on Saturday at Ports.
mouth, on thesemaining Officers and ship's company
of his Majesty's late ship Java, to itegt,ire into the
circumstances attending her cipture by the Unitei
States ship Constitution, on the 29th of December,
1812, a few leagues off the port of Bahia, and to try
them for their conduct on that occasion. The offi:
cial letter to the Admiralty upon the event having
been read, Lieutenant Henry Duck Chads, late I
First Lieutenant of the Java, was asked if he had
any further account to offer to the consideration
of the Cuurt ; upon which he produced a narrative,
relating all the circumstances that attended the action
in a more minute form. This being read by the
Judge-Advocate, Lieutenants Hervingham and Bu-
chanan,.and the remaining Officers, were then called*
and they corroborated the statement made by Lets.
tenant Chads ?. whereupon Captain John hbarshal,
R. N. and General Hislop, passengers on board the
Java, both spoke in highly flattering terms of the
gallantry displayed by Captain Lambert, to the mo-
ment when he fell mortally wounded, inspiring every
individual under his command with a steady and ho-
nourable sense of their duty ; and stated, that the
distinguished conduct of Lieutenant Chads, when the
command devolved on him, was admirable ; and that
he maintained the honour of the Bri:ish flag with the
most determined spirit, till the loss of the three masts '
and bowsprit reduced the ship to a perfect wreck, and
till he was bereft of every means of defence. TAT
spoke also of the general gallantry of every Officer,
seaman and marine on board.
The Court agreed, that the capture of his Majesty's late ship
Java was ctusedby her being totally dismasted in a very spirited
action with the United Stares ship Constitution, of considerable
superior force, in which the zeal, ability, and bravery of the lat.
Captain Lambert, her Commander, was highly conspicuous and
honourable, being corstantly the assailant, until the moment of
his much-lamented fall ; and that subsequently thereto the action
was continued with equal zeal, ability, and bravery by Lirure—
nant Henry Dude Chad', the First Lieutenant, and the other
Officers and ship's company, and other Officers and persons who
were passengers on board her, until she became a perfect wreck,-
and the continuance of the action would have been a useless sa•
crifice of lives ; and did adjudge the said Lieutenant Henry Dude
Chads, and the other surviving Officers and ship's company, to
be most honourably Acquitted.

Rear-Admiral GRAHAN Moo! E was President;
who, in returning Lieutenant Chads his sword, ad-
dressed him nearly as follows:

" I have much satisfastion in rcturniag you your sword. Ha 4
you been an Officer who had served in comparators: obscurity all
your life, and never before hrard of. your conduct im-tbe prestos
occasion has been sufficient to eotalotish your character as a braves
skilful, and attentive Officer."

A famously contested race took place on the Wood.
ford road yesterday morning betwixt two ponies, dui
one belonging to a publican, and the other to a Mr.
HALLET, fur 100 guineas. The distance was shit
miles, and the ponies were rode by feather weight..
Mr. HALLET'S grey ran away with the boy at starting.,
and was 200 yards a-head after hating gone fort;
miles; but the other got up, and won the race by
about 20 yards. The distance was performed in 17 1
minutes.

A RusszA.N Assents.—A French General of Dip
vision, half-irozen, arrived at Schipenbeil, in Prussia, '
with his division, consisting of three men and him.
self. They were accommodated with quarters at this
Burgomaster's house, and the General was warming
himself at the stove, when a young French Officer en.
tered the room, demanding, in a loud and arrogant
tone, that lodings should be provided for a division of I
cuirassiers of s5OO men. The Burgomaster teem.
blingly answered that he could not procure accorrono.
dation for so numerous a corps. Make yourself easy,
my friend, said the General ; the young gentleman's
division is like mine, you may lodge them in this
next room.

Tux Cosance.—A great number of persons assem.
bled at Mr. ACKERItANN'S great room at an early
hour yesterday forenoon, to see the Don Cossack,
and to witness the ceremony of his receiving the arms
for himself and two sons, which hr.d been proMised
to him. So great was the desire of many of the No-
bility to see him previous to his departure from this
country, that he was driving from house to house
until three o'clock. On his arrival at Mr. ACKER•
MANN'S, the ladies surrounded the brave veteran, and
expressed a desire to shake hands with him. He ap.
peared to be sensibly affected by their condescension.
Among the arms which he received was a beautiful t
spear, made of brass, which opened upon the principle 1,
of a telescope, and extended to nearly eleven feet in •
length. No sooner had he seen its construction,
than he plated himself in the attitude of the Cossack
mode of attack, and presented it with great animation.
One of the sabres had the back jagged in the form of
a saw, for the purpose of cutting wood---this contri-
vance pleased him much. When he : sived the horse
pistols, he took his own; which had been much ser.
vice, and with a look expressive of affection, presented
it Mr. ACKERMANN, and placed :nether in his belt.
He was much gratified on being pre;ented with six
portraits of himself. He wroth his own name in the'
Russ character on several °the:. prints. On leaving
the room he took a very affectionate leave of those
who had paid him attention 4,lufuy, his several visits.


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HarmitßKET THEATRE,

The Tragedy of Romeo and laid was last night
performed at this House, for the Benefit of a Miss
Prranstiav t the part of Romeo by Mr. C..gares, fait
/too Drury-lent Theatre.
Of the performance of this great ornament of the
New Drury Stage, it is unnecessary Tor us to speak.
It cannot be said that he is 44 for ever seen, and yet
for ever new," and therefore it would be tedious to
go over that which has been so often described. The
House was crowded in eveey part ' • and the ex.
pressioas of merriment and scorn on the part of the
audience, were much the same as usual. The inge-
nuity of the Town had been previously too severely
tasked, to make it possible for any strikingly novel
mar k of derision to be elicited on this occasion.
Miss FITZNIERT performed the part of Juliet with
much decorum through the first acts of the play, and
would not fail to have affected the audience, had it
not been for the flagrant absurdities of COATES. Dis-
appointed in this, in one scene, that in which Juliet
quits the stage •to be united to -Romeo, the Lady
feeling that she shared the derision which was so pro-
fusely lavished on her beloved, turned round with
Catindignation, and gave the audience a look of
ifable scorn, in order as it were to awe them into
proper re t. This display, however, had not the
desired aect. Instead of meeting her with that con-
sideration Which she felt was due to her, it served but
to call forth a new expression of disdain, and the prin-
cipal fool in the Pantomime was for a moment' for-
got. When Juliet next came forward, she was greeted
with hisses from all parts of the Theatre, so that it
was impossible to proceed if she wished to be heard.
After some time she appeared disposed to address the
audience. The Nurse and Lady Calask entered and
seemed to dissuade her from doing so. She was
about to yield to the representations of the latter,
when a new burst of disapprobation caused her to start
to the front of the stage, and after a low curtsey to
all parts of the House, she at length spoke nearly as
follows r,
" LADIES AND GeNTLEPaIN••It 18 &o>s necessity that I ap-
peer here before you in the character that I have this night as-
sumed. May I ask in what I have offended?"
This speech, and the tears which accompanied it,
had some effect on the audience; and in answer to the
question put, many of them answered, " Nothing—
Go on," &c. ; but the storm did not entirely subside.
She now retired to the wing and gave a new display
of sensibility, by weeping again. After a short pause
she advanced once more. Silence obtained, she ex-
pressed a desire to know if the audience wished the
performance to go on, at the same time stating, that
Mr. COATES had been prevailed on to give it the aid
of his talent:. This called forth a laugh, which eon-
tiletely overpowered her, and she retired. Cafiukt
now made leis appearance, and, with proper form and
solemnity, spoke as follows:
" LAMBS AND GINTLIMSII.4 ant dell O by Miss Ins-
pistrav to ask if it is pour pkasufh that the Play should pro-
Seed r'
Tfiis was of course answered in the affirmative.
The performance was resumed, aiid Mr. COATBS,
-hissed and applauded, and mimicked, hooted, and
laughed at, proceeded with his part, died in his
usual style of excellence, and the Tragedy was con-
cluded amid tumultuous peals of laughter.
After the Play, a person rose in the pit to address
the audience : he professed to be no orator, but asked,
whether it was not a great shame that ConrES should
be alln wed to make such fools of them? " Yes," replied
a Gentleman • " but it is a much greater shame that
we should make such fools of ourselves." After this
retort the Orator was inaudible.—Between the Play
and Farce, a person came forward to sing a song :
- he was said to be an Offer of Diabiatioa, but he met
with a very unwelcome reception. Mr. COATES re-
peated his hobbies; but we will say no more of him.

We are desired to state, that Mrs. OPIeS new
'work of ,4 Tales for all Classes," in three volumes,

will be published on the 20th of May, by Messrs.
LONGMAN and Co. _

The Germans, it has long been acknowledged, excel
almost every other nation in works of fancy, and we
have, therefore, much satisfaction in announcing to
our Readers, a new Romance, by the celebrated au-
thor of Rinaldo Rinaldini—it is entitled " Ferrandino."
It has been frequently asserted of late, that Lon-
don is overbuilding itself; but such animadverters do
not seem to consider, that, among numerous other de-
mands for new houses, 500 at least are annually re-
quired by the fortunate possessors of Capital Prizes,
from Tickets and Shares in each year's State Lotte-
ries. How greatly this demand will be increased
from the present Scheme of more Prizes than Blanks,
and which, on Thursday next, 6th May, will proclaim
a PRIZE to EVERY NUMBER then drawn, may be easily
conceived and calculated !
A few days ago forty English prisoners, in one of
the depots in France, made their escape by descend-
ing into the drain of the prison ; but they had not
proceeded far when they were overtaken by the Gens
d'armerie, whom they bribed with a considerable sum
of money not to stop them. On continuing their
route, they fell in with another party of Gens d'ar.
merie, to whom information had been given of their
escape by the former, and by whom they were con-
ducted to the fortress of Bitche, with the exception
of two or three, who were fortunate enough to escape.
Um); HALL.—Yesterday 12. Andrews, T. Friday,
and T. Austin were charged with stealing five pieces
of dowlas, the property of Mr. Kilburn, bleacher at
Carshalton. It appeared that the linen in question
was stolen on the Bth inst. from Mr. Kilburn's
ground, and on the following day, the prisoner Aus-
tin, who lives hostler at the Kentish Drover public-
house, requested a person named Brown, who stop.
ped there M a cart, to take a sack, containing some
empty sacks, to his wife, who resides in town. His re.
quest was complied with; but on his arrival at home,
Mrs. Brown's curiosity induced her to examine the
contents of the sack before she sent it to Mrs. Austin,
and finding it to be half-bleached dowlas instead of
sack-tloth, it excited her suspicion. She sent for
Guff, by whose vigilance ,the prisoners were taken
into custody. Austin, on being questioned as to
where he got the dowlas ? said it was given him by
the other prisoners, who, in their turn, said they found
it done up in a parcel, near the Elephant and Castle,
person at Kingston, and they gave it
person likely to find a conveyance by
be forwarded as directed. They were

MARNIFTS. • •

IBTIIIII 87 WIIIIAT 1/1 MACTALAIRC from April It to April
17, Total 3,317 qursd—Averago 1335. 30.-21. M. higher
than last return. - -
RaTtran or FLOIM from April 10, to April 16..—Total 17,419
tacos. —Average ioOs. higher than last return. I
SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 23.
PLC STOSS or Sib. TO SINK Tat QTVAL.
Pent St 3d to 74 Od f Veal Os sd io Ss 44
' Mutton 61 4s to 74 4tl Pork Os Od to 7$ Od
Lamb 76 Od to Ss 6d.•
Beasts, about 2150—Sheep and Lambs, 15,700.
Calves, I!o—Pig., 310.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Hay 41 Os to SI Ss Clover SI 101 to 61 ISs
New Hay 01 Os to 51 Os Straw 11 186 to 21 Hs
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKET.
By the Carcass.
Reef, per stone, Ss 4d to 6s 6d. Veal 6. Od to 7s 34
Mutton • Ss 4d to Gs 6d. Pnrk 7s Od to Si 4d
Lamb - 6s. Od. to as. 44.
PRICE OF HOPS 1N THE BOROUGH MARKET.

Kest •
Susses
Essex

Bags. Pockets.
101 Os to 121 Os Kant 101 Os to 161 Os
81 Os to 101 Os Sussex 101 111 to 121 lts
• 101 Os to 121 Os Partisans 161 Os to 251 Os
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
ST. WAIIITICUA Fri.
Hay 91. 10s. to SI. 12s. OIL Hay 41. 4s. to 51. los
Straw 11. 10s. to 21. 6s. Od. Clover 61. 4s. to 71. 45
Straw 11. 16s. us 21. 4s

RAW HIDES.
Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary 25. Od. to 2s. 4d
stone) Ss. 4d. to 33. C.d. Market Calf 17s. od. each
Middlings Ls 6d. to It 4d. English Horse 14s. to 16s. 04
Lamb Skins 2s. 04. so 3s. 04. Shearßop 74.
PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James's Market 4s 104 ToWn Tallow S4s 6d
Clare Market 1 Os Od Yellow Russia 113. Od
Whitechapel Market 5s Od White ditto POs od
per stone of 81b. --.--- Soap ditto s2s Od
9s 10d Melting Stuff 70s Od
Average 4s 114 Ditto rough 152 s Od to 00s
Craves 24s od. Good Dregs 91 Od
Yellow Soap 968-Mottled, 1061-Curd, 1101-Palm 00s.
Price of Candles per closes., 14s. 64---Moulds, 16s 04
PRICE OF LEATHER IN LEADENHALL MARKET.
Butts 224 244 Calf Skins 324 40d
Ditto 24d 25d Ditto 38d 45d
Merchants' Backs 21d 23d Ditto 40d 44c1
Dressing Hides 20d 21d Small Seals 36d 47d
Fine Coach Hides 21d 234 Large ditto, per dot. 140 s Iwo
Crop Hides for cow.. sod 21d Tanned Horse Hides 21d 515 s
PRICE OF COALS-COAL MARKET, APRIL. 26.
Ships at Market Sold Prices.
314 Newcastle 154 425. Od. to 51s. 64
9 Sunderland 1 en. oil. to 006. od
I Scotch i see. W.
2 30s. od.
COUNTRY MARKETS.
PRICRS OP GRAIN AT TN, roLtowiNo MAIZ4TS.
BASINOSTO RI, Aram 2L-Wheat 12410 d to 1491 Od per Qr.
ilarley 54. Od to 66s Od I Beans Its Od to 84s Od
Oats 30s Od to 46' od 1 Pease ooi Od to 001 Od
Bread Is hid. per gallon.
MAIDINNZAD. APRIL 91.-:Wheat 116 s Orto 1481 04 per Qr.
Barley 588 Od to 44* Od I Beans 75s Od to 100 s 04
Oats Oes od to eos Od. Palm IlOs od to Need
Bread 31. Od.
Nawsuar, APRIL 2L-Wheat ilos Od to 138 s od per Qr.
Barley 40$ 04 to 68s 04 Beans 70s Od to oh od
I Oats sus Od-to 60s Od Pease 84s Od to 116. Od
Bread 2s. Bd.
Devizes, APRIL 112.-Wheat 102$ to 1 itlis Od per Qr.
Barley 'sus. to 68s 1 Beans 768 to 120 s
Oats 42s to 54s Peas 00s to 00s
HSNLIT, APRIL 22.-Wheat 95$ Od to 1405 Od per Qr.
Barley 55s dd to 60s od Beans £24.0d to 1000 od
I Oats 25s 9d to 50s Od Pease 62s Od to 711 Od
Bread Is. MI.
RZADINO,APRIL 24.-Wheat 126 s Od to 1461 Od per Qr.
Barley 45s Od to 661 I Beans 00$ Od to OM Od
Oats sib Od to 56s I Peas 00s 04 to 00s Od
Bread Ss od.

2 Cinders

The Leicestershire sheep are said to have suffered
less by the late rot than any other breed. It is a well
known fact, that Bakewell, the first founder of the
new Leicesters, let his first tup to a Mr. Wilson, of
lson on the Hill, for 16s. and a short time before
his death hired out one of the same stock for 400
guineas !
Asparagus and all kinds of spring vegetables are
now plenty in Edinburgh market, vegetation being
three or four weeks earlier than it was last season at
this period.
The Commissioners for Roads and Bridges in the
Highlands of Scotland have resolved on erecting a
mound across the Little Ferry, in the County of
Sutherland, and the work will speedily be commenced.
This undertaking, in addition to the iron bridge at
Bonar, will complete the communication by land from '
John o'Groat's to the Land's End of England.

Mr. W. FELFOR, of Aikton, near Wigtot has a
Galloway Stot, that has had five calves within two
years.

Sunday se'nnight, the body of Mr. George
Graham, farmer, at Westlington, was found drown-
ed in the river Line.

The Glasgow Circuit Court opened onWednesday,
when James Ferguson, indicted for robbing '1 homas
Inglis of £32 ; John White, miller at Inchinan, for
firing, with murderous it,tent, a pistol loaded with
ball at James Alexander, his wife's brother ; and Mi-
chael Harlin:, for shop-breaking—were found Guilty.
The Circuit Court opened at Jedburgh on the 16th
inst. The only business was a case of robbery, com-
mitted by an I: Warm, calling himself John Linni.
then, otherwise Henry Afaegraw, on the person of John
Macdonald, residing in Ruthwell, Dumfries-shire, a
travelling merchant, aged 101 years, on the road
leading from Hawick towards Rule-water. The Pri-
soner having pled guilty, the Advocate-Depute con-
sented to restrict the pains of law to an arbitrary pu-
nishment ; and his Lordship sentenced him to trans-
portation for life. The Court on Monday went from
Jedburgh to Dumfries ; and was opened there on the
21st. The only person to stand trial was Jas.
from Langhohn ; against whom the diet was desert-
ed, and he is left for trial before the Sheriff..
There was not one prisoner for trial at the Cardi-
gan Great Sessions ; which circumstance produced a
well-merited eulogium from Judge HEY WOOD on the
police of that county.

A Nobleman's Porter, at the West end of the
town, has undertaken, for a wager of £5, to eat forty-
eight sheep-tails, broiled, and of the largest size that
can be procured, in twenty-four hours, at the rate of
two every successive hour : he possesses a most un-
common appetite ; for after eating, apparently, a
hearty dinner, he leaves off with as craving a zest for
food as before he began ; and can, at any time after
he dines, instantly sit down and eat three solid pounds
of meat : he has, some time back, eat the whole of a
goose, weighing nine pounds, after the giblets were
,taken from it.

/BIRTH.•
Sunday, in Duhe-street, St. James's, the Lady of Pvter Haw-
la, Esq. Long Parish House, Hants, of a son.
MARRIED.
On the 19th instant, at Inveresk, Archibald Cochrane, Esq: of
Ashkirk; Lieutenant-Colonel. lit Mid Lothian Local Militia, to
Miss Margaret Campbell Purees, daughter of the late Sir Alex-
ander Purves. of Purees, Bart.
At Edinburgh, on the 19th inst. Hugh Watson, Esq. writer to
the signet, to Mai 7 Crichton Kyle, only daughter of the late Mr.
James Kyle, architect.
On the 19th inst. at Saudyford, the Rev. Alexander Gray, mi-
nister of Kincardine, to Ann, youngest daughter of the late David
Gray, Esq. of Millbrae.
Rev. J. J. B. Jenkinson, prebendary of Worcester, to Frances
Augusta, third daughter of A. Pechell, Esq.

DIED.
Sunday, at Ms house in South-street, the Right Hon. Lieute-
nant-General Fitzpatrick, brother of the Earl of Upper Ossory.
At Dusnfries, on the 17th inst. universally respected, Juhn Ha-
milton, Esq. aged 79.

At Combatrow, in Galloway, on the 12th Inst. aged 65, Mr.
John Ramsay,fermerly merchant in Dumfries.
At Dundalk, the Rev. John O'Hagan, R. C. Curate of that
parish for many years.
At St. Margaret's HUI, Ayshire, on the 14th inst. Mary,ssoond
daughter of the Rev. Archibald Laurie, of Hillhouse, Minister..'
of Loudoun, in the 13115 leer of her age.
Saturday sennight, at Dublin, the infant son of the Marquis
of Ely.
April 23, In Portman-square, Fanny,. the, wife of G. H. West,
Esq.claughter• of Sir M. B. Foulkes,•Dart. M. P.
Friday last at Poitsinouth, greatly relpectedi hales Money,.
Esq. He was an old inhabitant of that Town, twd his memory'
will be lonvievered by all who were acquainted with his exem-
plary character.
Tuesday sennight, Mr. Richard I.aagan, of the Rudder, county
of Meath, Ireland, in the prime of life. His death was occasioned
' by thriving himself from his horse to save a hare from the hounds,
in consequence of which a compound fracture of the large bone
in his leg took place, and notwithstanding the immediate suet).
dance of the first surgical assistance,* mortification ensued, which
terminated his existence.

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