Star.
London, England, 1809-04-05 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

April 8. David Bryson, of Phillips's-row, New Road, Totten-
man-court, parish of St. Pancras, Midelesey., statuary and
stone-mason, at ten, at Guildhall.

April 8. Henry Grundy Beetson, late of Gray's Ina-square, Mid-
dlesex, money-scrivener, at twelve, at Guildhall.

April 8. William Garrett, of Rood-lane, FetAchurch-street, Lon-
don, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall.

April 8. John Biake, of Rye, Sussex, innkeeper and horsedealer,
at ten, at the George Inn, Rye.
April 8. Samuel lbketson, of Ludgate-hill, London, silk-mercer,
at ten, at Guildhall.
April 8. John Cheyney, of Oxford Street, Middlesex, linen-dra-
per, at twelve, at Guildhall.
April 8. Rebecca Smith, of Cross-street, Wilderness-row, Mid-
dlesex, dealer and chapwotnan, at one, at Guildhall.
A ,rll F. Peter Gough, of Birmingham, butcher, at one, at the
Shakespear Tavern, New-street, Birmingham.
April 8. Joshua Watts, of Whitecross-street, parish of St. Luke,
Middlesex, grocer, at eleven, at Guildhall.
April 8. David Crombie of Great Hermitage-street, parish of St.
George % the East, Middlesex, mariner, at eleven, at Guildhall.
April 1. Joseph Prior, of Princes-greet, Spitalftelds,
drysalter, at twelve, at Guildhall.
Aril 18. George Tytlar, late of Houndsditch, London, slopsel-
ler, at twelve, at Guildhall.
April 18. Edward Win woodland SamuelThodey, of the Poultry,
London, Scotch factors, glovers and copartners, at twelve, at
Guildhall.
April 25. John Johnson, of Holborn-Hill, London, linen draper,
at eleven, at GuildhalL.
June 3. Alexander Man, of Mark-lane, London, oilman and
salter, at ten, at Guildhall.

However highly we may value Sir ARTHUR WEL-
LESLEY'S military character, we do not conceive his
talents such as to justify Ministers in depriving Sir
Jowl CRADOCK of his command in Portugal, para.
cularly- to make room for a junior officer. We believe'
the Army cannot boast of a more gallant officer than
Sir JOHN CRADOCK ; and, both from public and pri-
vate accounts, we have every reason to believe his
conduct has been highly approved, both by the Go-
vernment and the Army in Portugal, as well as by
Ministers here.

TNQUEST.—An Inquisition was yesterday held at
the Coach and Horses, on the Harrow-road, on the
bodies of F. Batten, and another man, who ware
killed on Friday sight, by the explosion of a bane!
of gut powder, in a barge on the Grand Junction
Canal las stated in our paper on Saturday last.)—
John Parnel stated, that he was in a barge following
the one in which the explosion took place, The for-
mer was freighted with puncheons of spirits, gun-
powder' &c. Seven persons were on board, and five
escaped unhurt. By the explosion, witneis, who
was steering a barge S 0 yards astern, was blown se-
veral yards into the air with the rudder. Batten was
found in a field, 60 yards from the Canal, and the
other man about halt that distance. There were also
found in the field, about the former distance, nine
barrels of gunpowder, which had been blown thither
without exploding, although the one which did ex-
plode was placed with the others. Seven hay-stacks,
15 yards from the Canal, were consumed, containing
280 tons, the property of Mr. Willan. There was
no evidence to prove the cause of the explosion, but
it was supposed the deceased were boring a hole with
a gimhlet, in the barrel of gunpowder, taking it for
spirits, and the friction was supposed to have pro-
duced the effects which led to the fatal catastrophe.
Verdict—Accidental Death.

ExzetmoN.—Ye,terday morning the four following
convicts were executed at Horsemonger-lane Gaol,
pursuant to their sentences at the last Surrey Assizes,
viz.

! Henry Edwards, for shooting at William Smith, Esq. at Clap-
ham, with a pistol charged with powder and ball; James tial t-
lett, fur an unnatural offence; John Biggs, alias Mason, for a
burglary ; and James, alias Samuel Wood, for a similar offemx.