Star.
London, England, 1813-02-03 00:00:00

ENGINEER EXPERIMENTS.

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Monday se'nnight an experiment was made on board
his Majesty's sh p sVenera ble and Dadalus,at Spithead,
with a view to ascertain the efficiency and use of
light 24-pounder guns (which those ships are fitted
with) as a substttute for the guns in common use
carrying the same weight of shot. The desirable
thing to effect is, to make ships of small rate throw
as heavy weight of shot as possible, and thus without
a heavy weight of metal, which is found to strain the
ships in blowing weather.
This experiment demonstrated, that the light 24-
pounder guns, weighing 33 cwt. each, when double.
shotted, will not carry their shot beyond 450 yards t;
whilst the common 24-pounders, but which weighl
nearly 50 cwt. will throw lA?ee shot from 1009 to
1200 yards. The consequences would be, that an
English ship, fitted with these light guns, meeting
with an enemy armed with the usual weight of metal,,
might, by distant firing, become disabled before the
light guns' would reach her adversary ; and, of con-
sequence, the shot from the light guns, even at a
closer distance, would lodge itself in the ship's side,'
while that of her enemy would go through bath sides.
In the experiment made on board the Venerable,
20 rounds were fired from the same guns, midi first' I
41, and then (or the gun heated) 4lbs. of powder, in-I
the short space of 19 minutes ; but k was attended
with very considerable recoil, much jumping of the
gun toward the close, the fire from the muzzle (the
gun being also shorter than the usual ones) cattle 1
in-board, which is an inconvenience, attended with
danger, particularly in a rwo.decked ship. The gun
was elevated three degrees, when it carried about
450 yards; but once, by mistake, when elevated ontyl

one and a half degree, the shot dropt into the waterer
about 200 yards distance. The light 24-pounders are
not on Gover'.: principle, not having any chamber.—
The experiment was conducted by Captlm MitNN, of
the Venerable, and several Officers of the Navy, and
Colonel SALMON, an Officer of the Royal Artillery.
On Friday se'nnight Captain Qualms:, of the
CIUESCENT, having reported very favourably of the
chain cables used in that frigate, an experiment was
made in Plymouth-yard, by order of the Admiralty,
on a chain cable, and one made of hemp. The first
experiment was made in the.forenoon, in the patience
of numerous spectators, a heavy "strain" being hove
on both for the purpose of ascertaining which could
bear the greater purchase. At twelve o'clock the
iron chain broke, while the hempen cable was not in-
kind. In the afternoon of the same day a seclandl
experiment was made, when the iron cable again
broke.—We would suggest that a hasty Inferences'
prejudicial to the use of iron cables, should not be'
drawn from such experiments, as they only, prove the
existence of a faulty link in the chain. The broken
link should have been replaced by a sound one. In
&her words, every individual link should be /wowed
before the chain be considered perfect. Every person
acquainted with the nature of metallic materials will
subscribe to the propriety of gar 314teMegt.
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of R. Neale, Esq. who had accepted the office of
Escheatior of Munster.

ApAwArra:at iRo-lizzialmet
HOUSE OP COMMONS. FEBRUARY 2.
The House met, and proceeded to swear such
Members as had not previously taken the oaths ;
among those sworn, we noticed Sir Jona NNWPORT,
Mr. GRATTANt Sir SAMUEL. RAMILLYO the Right
Hon. WILLIAM FITZGERALD (Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer for -Ireland), Lord Ronny SiTMOUR, Sir
RMISZR GRAHAM, MT. RIGBY, Mr. BLDCZDURNSI and
/fr. WRATH TALL.
The SPEAKER acquainted the House that the
Petitioners complaining of undue returns for the'
opderoseutioned places had not entered into recog-
nizances according to the Act. The orders for tak-
ing the several Petitions into consideration were con-
sequently discharged :-the City of Cork, the Town
of Hythe, the Borough of Grampound, the Borough
of Aldborougb, the Borough of Downpatrick, and
the Borough of Camelford.
The SPEAKER then called the attention of the
House to a point of law which had arisen respecting
the petition complaining of an undue return for Gal-
way; He had received a special Report on the sub-
ject from the Commissioners appointed to examine
the sufficiency of the sureties of the petitioners. He
would awe the question which those Commissioners
hid raised, his own opinion upon it, and the line of
conduct which he bad in consequence adopted ; and
it would then be open to any Member of the House
to iestitate whatever proceeding he might think ne-
cessary. The House would bear in mind, that there
were two petitions complaining of an undue return
for the county of Galway. With respect to that from
the unsuccessful candidate, all the forms were com-
plete; but, with respect to the one from certain
Electors of the county, the Commissioners for exa-
lt!the sureties, although they found the sureties
sufficient, yet entertained a doubt whether the
Act of the 47th of the King, enlarging the time in
which the recognizance: would be reported to the
Speaker, extended the time for examining into the
sufficiency of the said sureties. To enable the House
' to form an opinion on this subject, he would recall
to their mind the state of the law. The Act of the
28th of his present Majesty, directed that all peti-•
tioners complaining of undue returns should enter
into recognizance: within fourteen days after 601
presentation of their petitions, either before the
Speaker of the House dt Commons, or, if above 40
miles from London, before a Magistrate ; and that
in case those recognizancea were not entered into
within fourteen days, the Speaker should report the
same to the House, and the orders for taking the'
petitions into considerktion should• be discharged.—
In 1793, however, in consequence of the inconveni.'
ence which, in the case of a petition from Drogheda,
was found to iesult from so strict a limitation, the
term was extended to twenty-eight days, with this
proviso, that the extension*uld be applicable- not
to the entering into recognizanccs, but to the reCeiv-
ing of the report of those recognizances. Now the
farts respecting the Galway petitions were these :
the petition was presented on the Bth of December ;'
the recognizances were entered into in Dublin oa the
17th of December, clearly within the fourteen days
prescribed by die Act; but the aseassistation into the
'sufficiency of the sureties did not.take place until the
, of January. The question of law at issue there-
fore was, whether or not the examination of sureties
must take place within the fourteen days prescribed
by "the Act for entering into recognizance& ? It ap-,
peered to him, that if it were so ruled, the Act for
extending the time of receiving the report would be
rendered nugatory. Under this impression he had
not thought it his duty to Aport the case to the
House as one in which the due formi of the law had
not been complied with. At the same time it would
be open to any Hon. Member who might entertain
a different opinion to call the nttention of the House
to the subject on some future day.
Sir J. NEWPORT thought that the Speaker had
I pursued the precise line of conduct which the Act in
question prescribed. '
Mr.W.DUNDAS presented a Petition from Dun-
bar, and Mr. PROTHE ROE a Petition from Bristol,
praying for the extension of the East-India Trade.—
Ordered
to lie on the Table.
Mr. CANNING presented a Petition from the
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks,. praying for Parlia-
mentary aid. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
having signified the consent of the Crown, the Peti-
tion was referred to a Committee.
Mr. liAßVEYpresented a Petition from the Arch-
deacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Norwich
1 against the Catholic claims.—Ordered to lie on the
1 able.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT gave notice that On
Thursday he would move to refer to a Committee the
,various reports that had been presented to Parliament
relative to public education ht Ireland.
On the modem of Mr. BANKES, the order for
Aending the Vice-Chancellor's Bills a second time on
'Monday was discharged ; and a new order made for
Thursday se'nnight. . , .
Mr. ROBINSON gave .notico.that he would to
enorrow move that. the. House should resolve itself
4nto a Committeior the whet House, to consider the
43d of the King, respecting the exportation of naval
stores. I Yesterday her MaJerry, Princesses Etizairrstsnd
On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, accounts MART, attended by Lady THYRDZ, arrived at the
were ordered to be laid before the House,. of the ' Queen's Palace from Windsor. In the course of the
Drawbacks and Custom Duties in Ireland, from 000 , day 'they were visited by the PRINCE Rzorcr, the
to 1813, distinguishing the ports and the years, of she; DIIiMS4A YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE. in
expence of managing the Iteve ed of the same, of , the evening the Quzzw and Palm:sus dined with the
the produce of the Excise for the like period, of the ' Duke of CUMBERLANDi at his apartments in St.
expence of managing the Excise, ttc. James's Palace.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
gave notice drat Monday her Royal Highness the Princess of WALn
at he would, to-morrow, move for
arrived at her residence at Kensington Palace, front
respective Comnfittees of the whole House, to take her house at Blackheath, where her Royal Highness
into consideration some difficulties that had occurred intends to remain until Friday next.
lin the execution of the Acts relating to Local-To- Monday, the 25th ult. the friends and admirers el
keno, and to the Tax on Pwycity.
LordCASTLEREAGH, adverting to sonseomis- Mr. Fox, dined, in honour of his birth-day, in the
ball-room of the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. WILLIS)'
:ions of names that had taken place in the Vote of ' BfulLnia' Esq' of Tillyhewn,
:Thanks to the army in the Peninsula for the victory' in the Chatr—Atss•
Annan OSWALD, Esq. of Shieldball, Croupier. The
of Salamanca, gave notice that he would to-morrow standing and well-known sentiments of the friends of
Iropose to supply the deficiency. Constitutional Liberty—and the healths and memories
On the motion of the cHascii.wa
of, the Exile.
enofthitiusarsmdis:
Tint:Vans:7o: rthawtethreerecesucicvessesed wtli
QUID new Writs were ordered for the Borough of St. '
Michael's, in the room of G. R. Hubbard. Esq. who Alexander might lead to a speedy, honourable, and
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Ad accepted the Stewardship pf the Chiltern Hun.l ialting peace;' and that of the abolition of Coo-
N i sad for the Borough oi WafOr d 1 1 •
1) rootsthe sandal 16"1"2/79" 814 wilt) tort marked B"Nw
batipn.

CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Mr. GRATTAN, conceiving that the 25th of the,
present month would be a convenient day for the
purpose, gave notice that on that day he would more
for a Committee oE the whole House, to take into
consideration the state of the laws regarding and al.
fecting his Majesty's Catholic subjects in these realm,.
in consequence ot, and agreeably to, the Rosolutioas
passed in the last Session of the last Parliament.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S, ISM

From the private advice: received by the Gotten.
burgh Mails of yesterday, we are enabled to add a•
few interesting particulars from the seat of war in the;
North. It is stated in the letters from Gyttenbargk
that Lord CATHCART has set out to Join the Emperor
Acernansa at Warsaw, whither the latter is now
supposed to be.

MURAT is said to have resigned the command of
the 44 Grand Army" to BERTIUILR• What the latter
it pleased to call his head-quarters, are now at Kuti-
aersdorif, near Frankfort on the Oder. The line of
the Vistula, therefore, is now abandoned to the vic.
torious Russian armies. That Konigsberg and Dant-
zic are now occupied by the Russians, cannot, we
think, be reasonably doubted:

The corps of Marshal MACDONALD, in the retreat
through Samogitia, committed the most dreadful ra-
vages, and it is added, that 6000 of them had tail
down their arms. The same letters add, that 7cr
8000 fugitives, who lad been collected at l'Umigs-
berg by MURAT to cover MACDONALD'S retreat from
the Niemen, had mutinied anfl dispersed.
The condition of the French prisoners in Russia is
deplorable in the extreme. Humanity shudders at
the recital of their sufferings. No argument an be
so well adduced against any new conscription in
France as the following letter : we trust it wiU have
proper influence in that country :

PRIVATE LETTER PROM ST. PETEREBURDIfi DATED
DECEMBER 29.
44 The Cossacks are laden with plunder. Gen.
WINZINGERODE says, 'that he saw with one of them
more than 500 louis d'or. The misery and horrors
of the retreat of the Trench)* beyond any thing
that can be conceived. I had it from an eye-witness,
that the Cossacks sell the prisoners for 50 copper
coins each,• to the peasants, who buy them for the
pleasure of murdering them, and then return their
clothes to' tbe Cossacks. They dig holes in the earth
and bury dam alma& alive. Ken, dm/Ws sad
dren, are engaged in this horrible-mark, and will give
you a wiceo.ble idea of the suns of taupe:Won is
which the people are against desk inhamaneminket
The prisonees die by thousands on their way to de
south, frog the coldp want of eloaths, and rope
nourishment."

Bills were yesterday received in London, drum
from Berlin and Hamborgh direct. This is* striM•
ing proof of the fragile state in which BONAPAITZ*
Empire in the North now is.

The following communications afford great hopes,
notwithstanding the prevalent rumours to the con-
trary, that MADISON will not be re-elected Resident
of the 'United States. Indeed the Cork letter states,
that General CLINTON has actually been elected
President :

OCISX ,*N. 2Z
" Intelligence has been received by a Vessel just
arrived bete from Lisbon, after a short passage, that
previous to ber sailing, accounts had been received
there from Baltimore, which stated, that the Election
for President had taken place at Washington, and that
General CuurroN, having a majority of votes, was
elected President, in the room of Mr. Manssow."

" PLYMOUTH, FEB. I.

fi Arrived the American ship Union, Captain
OLMSTEAD, of and from Philadelphia, bound to Boor-
deans, with cotton, &c.--she is a fine ship of about
400 tons, mounted 12 guns, which she throw over-
board in the chace—she was captured on the 18th
nit. about 20 leagues to the westward of Boardman
after a chace of S 6 hours, by the lan frigate. The
Union left Philadelphia on New Year's day, at.r.hith
time Mr. Marresois was not re-elected, and it was
very doubtful whether he would or not."

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GRADUAL EVACUATION OF SPAIN BY
• . THE FRENCH TROOPS.
Lisbon Papers, to the 21st of January, salved this
morning. They announce the. arrival and departure
of the Marquis of WaLuNcrrote. His Lordship's
,:sit to the Portwese Capital seems to hate been
strictly one 'of business. Our Readers will perceive,
by the following extracts from the Above papers, that
preparations for leaving the-Peninsula continue en the
part of the French Generals.:
66 LISBON, JANUARY 111.
u We have Turnouts of movements, and intentions
to move, on the part of the French; but they al* dis-
credited. Oa the 2d-or 3d the guerilla leader Sour+
nil brought to head-quarters a parcel of intercepted
letters, which be took at Valdutelloros on the Douro.
One of them was from Joseph to his wife, complain.
jag of the want of, money one from Jourdan to Cal-
farelli, by which it appears that the French intend to
form a large army early in the spring, by-uniting the
four armies of Caffarelli, Joseph, d'Erlon, and Souks
called the Armies of the North, Centre, Portugali
and the South: A General Staff Is already appoin-
ted, of which ioutdan it the head. There is also an
official. Report from the Commandant of Artillery,

requiring 1400 bows from France, which with the-et
that can be procured from indviduals in the army
who have horses contrary to military regulations,
will make an addition of 1800 horses to the artillery,
and enable them to bring into the field 120 pieces of
cannon.

41 These letters also say, Soult has given it as his
opinion, that while the English are in possession of
Portugal, and in sufficient force to advance into
Spain, the French, from being compelled to keep
together in bodies, cannot support themselves in the
Peninsula. Should this opinion prove correct, the
enemy must either yield to necessity acid retire to the
North of the Ebro, or else, by one great effort endea-
vour (a thing which they cannot possibly accomplish)
to drive the British Army from the Peninsula. This
grand United Army is to be formed on the small river
Adaja ;tu right on the Douro—its left extending to.
wards the Guadarama mountains. The principal
magazines are to be at Abrantes de Douro.
4, Our Hero arrived oti-Seturdiy, and was received
with the most extravagant demonstrations-of joy ;
be was conducted to his residence at the Palace of
Neussedades, where he gave a friendly dinner to Sir
C. Stuart, Admiral Martin, Marshal Beresford, &c.
He looked remarkably well. On Sunday his Lord•
ship went in full dress to the Regency, at the Palace
Of the Inquisition, where be invested Sir C. Stuart
with the Order of the Bath, and dined at a truly
royal antertaisinent. At sight o'clock he went to the
Opera-house, the whole of which was taken by the
Regency, and the boxes and pit allotted to persons
agreeably an their raalc

1, The house resounded with acclamations. g Goa
save the King' *u sung With great effect. On the
18th his Lordship received the Consul General and
merchants, who presented him with an Address.

" JAN. do.—The Marquis of Wellington is now
lon the fiver going away."

ALICANT, MC. St.
u The remainder of the expedition from Sicily has
at last arrived at this place, composed of more than
5000 infantry and near SOO horses Lord BentiOck
is expected.

CADIZ, LAN. t.
" Extract of the two list official dispatches from
Field-Marshal Espas and Mina I—
" Hunger and the want of all kinds of provisions,
obliged the enemy to march out from Pamplona' fir
the purpose of obtaining them in its vieinifiy. On
the 3d, in the morning, he formed a line from Pam-
to Benain, with 4000 infantry and 600 horse.
" Informed of his force, and that his object was
:ure provisions, I resolved to attack him even
his provisions, which I carried into execution by
it battalions ; the action lasted front morning till
)t ;--the result of this battle was the preventing
provisions being conducted to Pamplona, oblig-
enemy to fly and take shelter in that city,
loss of 52 killed; and near 300 wounded ;
the latter were five Officers and the Colonel of
who has since died.
loss of the Spaniards consisted of 11 killed
wounded.
. the 7th, with the same design, the enemy
left Pamplona, at five in the morning, with
infantry and 20Q horse, and advanced to the
of Main. Having intelligence of this, I or.
them to be attacked by five battalions ; but
the terror which seized the enemy, that the
the fire commenced he precipitately fled. He
with the bayonet, and although I cannot
his lass, I nevertheless know that the hospi.
filled with the wounded. The loss of the
was very inconsiderable."—( Portugueze7i.
Jan. 16.)
PORTUGUESE TELEGRAPO OF Tilt 19,111
DIECHMBER.
have the Spanish Gazettes to the 12th inst.
:Rowing is taken from them :
are assured that Suchet's vanguard has been
d f the Alicant expeditionary army, in the
od of Castilian de la Plana. It is added,
',',larshal has taken refuge in Murviedro,
1. s communication with Catalonia is cot off.
'At.: letters we are informed, that the French
ready begun to retire from La Mancha ; that

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Neat gives dententfritions of a totql evacuation, acid
that' Bonaparte has demanded live battalions of re-
' lathers...A-Prom. these, and other intelligence which
we have received through different channels, we
may with certainty conclude that the French will
not long delay pasting the Ebro."
BA.NTIAOO, JANUARY a.
.1 rovvicraz. DurvAtcn.)
" Puebla de Sanabria, Jan. e, ll P.M.
" Facelift t Sir—ln consequence of what your Ex-
cellency mentioned to me in your official communi-
cation of the 20th ultimo, I have the satisfaction to
acquaint you, by an extraordinaty Messenger, that,
on the Slat December and Ist instant, the enemy
evacuated the points of Bane and !leftism*. I
am assured .that those troops, as *ell as those from
'fur° and Zamora, are retiring tolrards
The sick had been Withdrawn from Zamora. It is
said, that from the place where they ate to join they
will march towards Burgos.--Owe preserve, Esc.
is To tht Comenandent-Geonal of Galatia."
" On the 28th ult. the French counted Astorgi.
and en the same or following day Leo ; they first
mareited towards Villansenant 'Mk *hence they took
the Pidencia and Valladolid road. .If we may credit
what it said their testination is Toledo."
sl OVIEDO, DEM/Kill SR
11 On the 19th Longa's troops were in Bilboa, and
on the 11th this Chief had another action with the
French, in which he caused them a lost of three hun-
dred men."

" LISSOM JAN. 20.
ts By intelligence which deserves credit we are as-
sured, that 24,000 chosen troops have lately left the
Peninsula for Pranee.

CORUDINA, JAN. a. ,
" It is continued to be aerated, that General Coif-
veille has gone to France, with 8000, and that Mina
had approached Bayonne, supported by the favour of
even the French themselves." Links Diary, Jam._l9.
The Lady Arabella packet has arrived from Co-
runna i she sailed the 22d ult. and on the following
day passed through a fleet of about 80 sail, under
convoy of a line-of-battle ship, a frigate, and a sloop.
The following passengers came home by the Queen
Charlotte packet from Lisbon, viz t •
Cbionel Barton, Capesits Bleacher, Lientelatats Bray, Buntain,
and Thompson, and Messrs. Goodsell, and 'Thomas.
The LAPWING has arrived from Portugal, and has
brought passengers—
Major-General Mebow ; Majors Jones and Arrington; Cap.
tains Hare, Buthanau, Wrench, hauteur, Langton, and Madsen;
Lieutenants Whirler, Hobbouse, Taylor, Kaipe, ;ad Hare; and
Mesas. Troy and Woodard..
No accounts having been received of the Lord
Cochrane, Captain GEORGe, one of the homeward
bound Jamaica fleet, of July last, it is feared she foun-
dered in the night of the 96th of August, about 1501
Miles td the westward of theßermudas, during a most
tremendous hurricane. Amongst the kassengers were
Mr. and Mrs. Gore, of Port Royal, With their Infant
daughter, and two female servants.
A letter from Copenharainarroba thataa Mani
has been discovered in the South Sea, in lag 54.
which has been called Macqberrie Island by the Go-
vernor of Botany Bay. This place has been very
wfitable to the seal-fishers, 80,000 of these animalt
having been caught in two months.
The effects of the lath Elettot of Treves, were dis-
posed of at Augsburg on the 19th ult. by public
vebdue. The prices at which the articles were sold,
exhibit the power of fashion. The horses 80 in nom_
her, brought double their actual value. Two hundred
bottles of Tokay, of which only 26 were the genuine
wine, the others a spurious kind, sold so high as from
20 to 25 florins per bottles Cape wine was 'knocked
down at twice the Amsterdam price.

A Gentleman has arrived in town from Leipsic,
whowas in that city when BONAPARTI passed through
it on his return to Paris. He states, that a great
number of conscripts, mostly lads, had mgrched
through Leipsic for the “ Grand Artny." English
Newspapers, containing ateounts of the disasters of
the French army, had been received at Leipsic, where
they were read with the greatest avidity ; but the
utmost precaution was obliged to be used to prevent
the Police obtaining a knowledge of the circumstance,
On his journey from Leipsic to Berlin, he passed
36,000 cohorts, which were proceeding to the Grand
Army, and made a most military appearance. A
French regiment had arrived at Berlin from Russia,
which could only muster 90 men, though at the corn.
mehcement of the campaign it was 1200 strong.
From accut ate inquiry it has been ascertained, that
more than one million and a half sterling, guineas
and other inferior gold coin, are literally deposited
with the pawnbrokers of the metropolis, at 10 per
cent. interest.

Pit leis tit s"FOCKS 1'H1.3 DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK:
The Funds bare been drooping for some dats—the Ave per
Cents. were this day at ellf. and 3 pet Cent. Consols as Now u
54.—1 t is expected every day that Mr. VATIIIITTART will give
notice of his intention to fund Exchequer BEla—the anima, it
is thought, will not be lea than 14 million.
Red. 53ff i—Cons. 563 Slll—Cons. for ace. 59i
4 per Ct. 75 741-5 per Cent. 881H—Omnium nothing done.
I.g. Antia.lsi 3-1 6ths—B4.. 6s. Ts. dis.Exch. Sills 55.79. pr.

CORN-MARKET, MARKiLANIL FEB. 3.
We have little alteration to note In this day's Market; the
fregh arrivals are confined to Wheat and Barley-both heavy in
sale, the former heart? at last prices, the latter is again quoted
le. or 2s. per quarter lower. Malt, as also Pods, and the two
sorts of Beans, fluctuate but little in ptles. Borne few patine
samples r,f Potatoe Oats obtain higher prices thus those quoted
-In Flour and Seeds no variation.
Erglisb Wheat 110 s. 106 a. 116 s. Potatoe ditto, SW loss.
Fine ditto. 120 s. 132 a Rape Seed X6O, aeS5 per itst.
Foreign do. 905.11145. Linseed, Ws. 140 s.
Rye 745. 765. Coriander do. per cwt. 30s. 40a.
Parley 565. 721. Cara Way, ditto, 86s. 908.
Malt 100 x. 110$ Canary do. 951.119,
Ditto fine Ware.ll6e. White Mustard, 20s. Us. per
White Peas (boilers) 961. 1101. bushel.
Grey, ditto, 80s. 875. BroWn do. Us. 36s
Beans, 765. 115 s. Clover Stedi White, pee con.
Tick ditto 70s. 784 001.150 a.
Oats (feed) 541. 40s. 40s. Ditto, red, 70s. 1110 s.
Poland &to, 401. 50a. Tares, per bushel, 12s. 59.1.
Fine Flour 105 s. to 110 s. Seconds 100 s. to 105 s. per sack.
In the Corn Letter of Monday, the snick "Fine Ware Malt"
was printed " Fine Wait," by Episodic
Rice, which twelve months ago was sold at Sid.
per lb. has lautly risen so the enormous price of from
10d. to Is. 1

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not. Att. M.
nubile • • 0 0 Chaerfney . 0 1
Waterford , • II 1 Jewry • - 0 I
Culls 0 0 Coronas .O 0
Lisbon - 0 2 Heligoland b 0
Malta - 0 0 Gottenbargh - 0
Leeward Wands 0 .0 Britt 0 0
FALMOUTH, JANVARY 31.
Argived throe coasters, from Wake.-_ !1: the
Mary, PATTENSOW, for Loudon; And the Henry;
Glum., for Little Hanipton.--Wind N. E. and a
fresh tweeze.
'TORBAY, FESMIAIRV I,

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Sailed his Majesty's cutter SPRIGHTLY, with the
Charlotte, CAIUDOII9 under convoy, for London ;
and the LORDCOCHRANI4 in quest of a privateer that
captured a brig off the Start yesterday.

• PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 1.
Saned the baestia, of 18 guns, in chast of a pri' •
',steer that has appeared off this port; the Nonce,
of 74 guns, for Portsmouth ; and the Gnowx.sa, of
14 guns; with a small convey, for Corunna. Ar-
rived the SNAP, of 10 guns, from a CTUiZe ; ORESTES,
ld guns, frees; a *mire; LANDRAIL, 8 guns, from
Falmouth ; and an Americas schooner, prize to one
'of the Basque Road squadron. The Rdi.t..s, of 18
gems, SPY store-ship, and SPECULATOR lugger, are
now under weigh, to convey the shipping detained
by contrary winds at this port to the eastward. The
KkNt, 74 guns, was paid on Saturday, and her men
were allowed leave of absence to see their friends—it
is expected that they will be drafted to the QUERN
Cuarturrrs, of 110 guns, commissioned on Satur-
day by Captain JACKSON for the flag of Lord KRUM.
The Pntrase frigate has received orders to-day to fit
for foreign service, and will go into.the Sound to-
morrow, if the wind permit.

ANOTHER LITTERS RAUH DAM.

It is reported that two vessels were captured yes-
terday a little to the Eastward of this port, by a
French privateer. Sailed sevetal vessels for Wales,
also several other contd.:. Sailed the ORESTES sloop
of war on a cruize, ROLLA gun-brig and SPECULA*
TOR lugger, with a large fleet for Portsmouth and the
Downs ; Nottoza 74, for Basque Roads ; and the DA•
EZIAARK, 74, for Portsmouth. • Arrived the schooner'
Industry from Quebec ; she was captured by an
American privateer, and recaptured by the boats of
the Rochfort squadron. The Union cartel is ex-
pected to sail this evening for Morlaix, with
.two la-
dies and a gentleman, as passengers.
POKTOMOU fH. FEBRUARY 9.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Scteraes of 74 guns,
Captain HARVEY ; ETRALION, 36, Captain Half.
swoon ; and Paemarrtacs, 16, Captain RoanisoN,l
from the Dow*, a the Mosel 86, C.aptainMouraousto
from off Cherburgh ; attd the MusLazor., from a
cruise.--Sailed the ROSAMOND, VO, Captain CAlith
.saLL, on a cruize.—Arind E.

DEALS FEBRUARY 9.

Came down from the Rivet,,and sailed for Ports-
mouth, the General Miranda, IRWIN, for the Gape
of Good Hope, and the Kingston, Hurrza, for An-
tigua. Arrived the THISTLE gun.brigfrom a cruise.

GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY &

Sailed the Isaac, Slllll4 for Madeira, South Seas,
Columbia Rimer,- and China.
CHATHAMI JANUARY gi.
_

The Dispatch went down last week,) to-day the
Epervier sailed to Long Reach.
The-Russian ships us the Medway underwent a
survey by the Master Shipwright of this Dock-yard,
and his assistants, in the course of the last week the
malt of which is, that, several of them are to be
taken into dock. '

Earticulars of eight vessels capture.' by the Mars
American _privateer, off Madeira and the Western
Islands :—.

" Schooner Robert, off loassle, fah. 27, 1813.
" I hasten to inform you, that we were taken on
the 2d instant, in sight of Puerto Santo, and about
50 miles from Madeira, by the American schooner
privateer Mars, of New London, CHARLES BUCKLEY
master, mounting eight 8 and one '24-pounders, with
a complement of 70 men. The Richard and the
master were sent off to America • the rest, with my.
self, were kept on board the Mars, which vessel con-
tinued to cruize off the Eastern end of Puerto Santo
until the sth instant, when she bore away to intercept
the fruit trade at the Western Islands, and on the 9th
instant captuzed this vessel, with fruit, from St. Mi-
chael's to London, and gave her up, after plundering
tit vessel, and taking out a great part of her cargo,
to convey 32 of us to England. We left the Mars
in chace of another sail, supposed froth the Western
Islands, and I fear she will do considerable injury to
that trade. The Mars had captured the vessels men.
tioned below.
a We have been exposed to every kind of difficulty
on board this vessel ; we were on an allowance of one
pint and an half of water, three biscuits, and three-
(eaters of a pound of meat, per man a day,for some
tune, until delivered by a Spanish ship from Monte
Video, which supplied us with very bad provisions;
bat we had no choke. This vessel has now been 20
days from St. Michael's.
M VESSELS CAPTURED—Brig 1111:14, TORRESTALL, Of
and from Greenock, with sundries, for Newfoundland.
Hawkesbury, LEOATT, of and from London, in bal.
list, for St. Michael's, for fruit, destroyed. Brig Pe-
lican, ASHLEY, of and from Yarmouth to Gibraltar,
with iron and fish. Ship Lord Keith, HALL, of and
for Plymouth, from Lisbon, in ballast. Sloop Hen.
dra, Hoottno, of St. Ives, from Cadiz to Liverpool,
with wine. Schooner Richard, CUMMING, of and from
Plymouth for Madeira, with brandy, butter, porter,
cheese, silks, kc. Robert, MASTERS, of Plymouth,
from St. Michael's for London, with fruit; given up.
Ketch Anna, HARRINGTON, of 811 d from London to
Gibraltar, with aalonial produce."

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STAR OFFICE, TWO cri

ENCE UPON MESSRS, HUNTS, THF. .
AND PRINTER OF " THE EXAMINER.

This day, at one o'clock, Messrs. Huts?
appeared on the floor of the Court of Kin(
16. Justice La 131.Anc, after a suitable
jlisillounced the Sentence of the Court upon
ohm, witch was as follows:

a That each Defendant be imprisoned
one in the House of Correction in Cold
and the other in the Surrey County Jail, ,
monger-lane. At the close of their imprii
they are also to pay a Fine of F-nye Hundred
each to the King, and to find security for •"
behaviour for Five Years."

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY
LUTYSNI V. BUNN.
The Soucteost ONNERAL stated, that on the record
this action appeared to be strictly for an assault - •
as long as human nature is what it is, assaultt
differ most essentially from each other.
not an outrageous battery, but it was as ilggravated
an thwault as had ever occurred. The plaintiff
an underwriter. -The defendant an opulent
monger in the City, and although, pethaps, r-
larly initiated in the Four-in-hand Club,
habit of daily driving his four-in-hand, and ,
guilty of the most cruel and horrible outrage
family of plaintiff.
Here Mr. TOPPING contended, that the
General ought not to remark upon any
could not be tip subject of evidence.
Lord Eturssoftouou said he should guard
any thing irrevalent.
The Sauceroa-Getstnaz. resumed, and ,
it was his intention to open the cause most
and that be did not wish them to give damages _
what did not strictly belong to the case. Plaintiff
and defendant had been near neighbours and
acquaintances, haring their country houses
other a few miles from town. On the 17'
tember, plaintiff came out of his house,
Pendant neat it, who damned him, and asked
come out and he would thrash him, and on -
coming out defendant struck htm ; but the
General said it was not of this he complAl
why should defendant use such opprobious,
to plaintiff she would inform them. Plaintc
Married to a widow, who was the Mother , -
daughters by het former husband, one et thefts
15 years of age; Defendant Was a married
One mornibg this young creature war missing
the breakfast table ; on enquiry it was
that she had not used her bed that
distractfd parents applied in the greatest agony w
their neighbours, to know if they knew any thing of
her, but they Applied most particulArly to their near
neighbour, and protecting friend—the present, dn.,
festival who denied all knowledge of her ; bet it was
discovered, that at midnight she had been received
'by defendent, conteyod In his owa carriage ticfsast
Won, and in a Need chaise from Kiftgston to
Wand she was afterwards found, a ruined and undone in-
fant. This circumstance,- of course, had given rise to
.the moat unpleasant occurrences between the patties,
which led to the assault in question. The defendant
bad also written an anonymous letter to the plaintiff,
reflecting upon his family in the most scurrilous terms,
representing his wife as an ineisare, and himself as a
contented cuckotd--typefied by the representation of
* pair of branching antlers. Under such circum.
stances, no damages the• Jury could award would be
a sufficient remuneration for such an injury.
The facts of the assault being proved, two wit•
;sasses were called so prove the hand-writing of the
defendant to the letter alluded to. One of them,
however, did not appear, and the other could not
form any opinion upon it.
Mr. Toertiro, for the defendant, admitted the as.
sank, but submitted that the aggravated circanse •
stances alluded to in the speech of the Piainiiff's
Counsel, not being adduced in evidence, mutt be aaid
entirely out of the question.
Lord gLLIINSOROUGH charged the Jury much to
the same effect. They were only ei consider the facts
which appeared in evidence before them, without re.
ference to any other circumstances.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found * verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages £lOO, and -costs.

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DUBLIN, JAN. ER.
SA,THOLIC DELEGA TES.
HURRY E. TAMPER, M. AND OTHERS 17. THE !HOWE
HON. WI LLIAM DoWNEs,CHIET JUSTICE OF HIS NA.
JESTY% COURT OF ICING'S Benoit.
This case was a Demurrer to the plea of the Defen.
dant, in an action brought by plaintiff for an arrest
and false imprisonment.
The Court had heard the arguments of Counsel In
this case in last limy and appointed this day for
giving judgment. A difference of opinion as to the
regality of the defendant's plea still existing in the
minds of the Judges, it, therefore, became the duty
of the Junior Puisne Judge, who differed from the rest
of the Court, to commence.
Lord NOREIRY, Mr. Justice MAINE. and Mr. Jus-
tice Foe, who, since, last Term, has, it is said, found
reasons for changing; his opinion, were in fivour of
the Chief Justice, the defendant ; the Honourable
Mr. Justice FLETCHER in favour of the plaintiffs, the
Catholic Delegates.
Mr. Justice FLETCHER according, as junior Judge,
at a quarter past eleven o'clock, A.M. began to state
his reason for maintaining that the demurrer ought
to be allowed, and did not conclude his arsament till
half fast four P.M.
The Court postponed giving judgment in this case
till Wednesday next.
The Court was unusually crowded with the Gen-
tlemen of the Bar.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, lAN. Is.
The Arisoaarr-Gautzaaz. moved, that a day be
appointed for the trial of Hugh Fitzpatrick, print( r,
for publishing an alleged libel in tile History of the
Penal Laws affecting the Catholics, &c.
'rate Court, in compliance with the motioa, ap-
pointed Saturday, the 6th of Feb:uary next.

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Plaintiff was
ter at several
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night. The
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