Star.
London, England, 1809-05-19 00:00:00

FRENCH•PAPERS.

We have received ilicnitturs to the 10th of May:—
A long article, dated from the Banks of the Danube,
confirms what we formerly stated respecting the Port
of Trieste being open to the English merchandize,
and shut against France and her Allies. The Rus-
sian shins in the Adriatic, not having been able to
escape, are probably before this in Lord COLLING-
WOOD'S possession. Hostilities have commenced
between the Turks and Russians—the Turks are said
to be defeated.

The report of the Austrians having occupiedWurtz-
burg is contradicted. The remainder of the troops
of the Confederation are in motion to join the Grand
Army. All is tranquil at Dresden, the Austrians
being at a great distance from that city.

Yesterday Mr. MERRY, late Minister from this
country at the Court of Stockholm, arrived at Yar-
mouth, in the Alexandria frigate, from Gottenburgh.
Mr. MERRY reached London early this morning.—
Mr. For=En, Secretary of Legation, still remains at
Stockholm. By the same vessel arrived a Mail from
Gottenburgh, by which we have received Hamburgh
Papers to the 11th instant, and from which we ex-
tract the following articles :

Anossunon, MAY I.—The Eyrolese and Austrians are in
Bregentz and Lindau.

VutstatA, Aramm. SO.—Another serious affair has occurred in
Italy. Our troops near Castle Franco are directing their march
to Vicenza.

BOHLMIA, Mar I.—The Archduke Charles has proceeded
through Chain towards Badweis in order to direct its march from
thence to Lintz, or more easterly on the Danube. General Hiller,
with the sth and 6th corps of the army, will take the same direc-
tion by another road.

It appears by the Stockholm papers that the Ports
ofDenmark were on the eve of being opened to Swedish
vessels : the Duke of SUDERMANIA'S speech upon the
occasion of opening the Diet is given at full length in
these Papers. It leaves little doubt with respect to
the future line of conduct to be adopted by Sweden ;
in short, the three Northern Courts will be united
against this Country.

A heavy firing was heard 4 Dover on Wednesday
Hight, which continued from seven to past nine
o'clock. The weather was then very still, and had
continued so till the mail came away. It is supposed
that the batteries were firing on some of our ctuizers
which had got too near ; or perhaps some more of the
flotilla from Boulogne creeping along shore to the
Eastward, and had bean fired on by our brigs. There
was no arrival from the French coast yesterday, to
ascertain the cause of the firing.

A letter by the last packet from Rear-Admiral
Sir AmtANnza COCHRAN& to an Officer holding a
high situation at Plymouth states, that he was block,.
ing up three sail of the line and four frigates, in do
Saintes, and having with him 3000 troops for the
purpose of taking possession of the Islands, was in
hopes of making them surrender in about eight or
days, as it was impossible for them to escape.

THE ARMY.
Wednesday Colonel M'QUARRIE, the Governor
New South Wales, arrived at Portsmouzh, and (—;.-
barked on board the HINDOSTAN, which, with th •
DROMEDARY, have tte 7sd Regiment on board fir
that colony : this Regiment has been filled up wi.:.
volunteers from the Militia, principally from
Stafford.

Yesterday the PirIPPS schooner, with several trar.—
ports, sailed from Portsmouth fur Portugal, havir,
detachments of different regiments on board for th
country.
The Ist Battalion of the 43d, now at Colchestc-,
is under orders for embarkation. It is said that tl„
regiment will embark as soon as the transports corrc
round to Harwich. The Ist Battalions of the 5Q
and 95th regiments will form a brigade along with
the 43d, of 3000 men, under the command of Colonel
CRAWFORD. The destination of this expedition is said
to be Portugal, of which there seems little doubt :
for this small force can only be considered as a rein-
forcement for some more numerous body of troops.
Of the 2480 prisoners of war arrived at Portsmouth,
from Martinique, 1200 have been divided among the
prison ships, the rest are to sail fur Plymouth.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, MAY 16.

Arrived his Majesty's brig Foxhound, of 18 guns, from Spit•
head, with a convoy for America—tie Beet is now off the
harbour: she put in here for a fresh supply of water. Also :.r-
-rived the galliot Geske Christiana, from Bourdeaux, with wine,
brandy, &c. for orders; Two Brothers, Gs/weans, from Rot-
terdam, with gin for this port; Gotscombd schooner, from St.
Michael's, bound to London with corn and cotton; Pro7idence
and Grace, Captain I/FOOTMAN, with oil and flax, bound to
Bristol; ship Mary, WARN t, from G:braltm-, for orders, Wile
I under convoy of the Jamaica—parted from her in the Channel,
with 19 sail under convoy ; and Princess Charlotte packet, from
Lisbon in eight days. General SONTAG, with dispatches from
Sir A. Wat.r.rst.sr, has gone off to town.

PLYMOUTH AND 'PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MAY 17.
Came in the Honduras packet, Captain Doddrige, from the
Brazils ; Lord Borringdun transport, Captain Partridge, from
Malta and Gibraltar, with lemon juice : she parted company
from the Jamaica, of x 4 guns, off the Sound last evening with
the Beet. Sailed the Amazon, of ;6 guns, for Rochefort. Ar-
rived the Encounter gun brig from Falmouth ; atarAdrlan hire.
cutter with letters and dispatthes from Admiral Stopford, at
Rochefort. No news from thence worth quoting. Came out of
harbour the Fervent gun brig. The Peacock, of 13 guns, is
waiting the arrival of dispatches from town, and will sail the in-
stant they arrive, for Lisbon. She was chased from her statioti
last Sunday, off the isle of Bas, by seven armed brigs, and would
have given them battle, had they not been so full of troops, with
I snraii arms. Remain in the Bay : The Marlborough and Me-
narch, of 74 guns each, and the .Grampus, of 50 guns, with live
sail of Indiamen—the latter are expected to sail for the River to-
morrow, if the wind suits.
i Captain Woolcombe, his officers, and crew, late belonging to
the Laurel sloop of_war, captured by the Cannoniere French fri-
gate, in the East Indies, came home in the Grampus, which ar-
rived yesterday.—Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, in the Cul-
loden, of 74 guns, was to leave India, on his return to Europe,
some time in March last.
• PORTSMOUTH, MAY Is.
Sailed the Augusta and Amphitrite transports, under convoy of
the Phipps sloop of war, for Lishon.—Wind S. E.

DOVER, MAY it.
The Powerful, of 74 guns, and an India ship, have gone by
to-day for the Downs, and two or three more of the fleet are in
sight to the westward, becalmed.
DEAL, MAY 13.
Rear-Admiral Sir SAMU/L Hoon struck his flag last night, at
sun-set, on boars the Centaur, and set off for London.—Arrived
. _

the Powerful, of 74 guns, from the East Indies ; likewise one of
the fleet, the rest are in sight.—Sailed the Podargus sloop, with
the OaVdale, EISSZT, for the West Indies; and Ranger naval
transport, convoy, for Portsmouth.—Remain in the Downs St.
George, Centaur, Theseus, Powerful, Agincourt, Monmonth,
Clyde, Rinaldo, andora, Indignant, Desperate, Idus (2), Hero
and Mary hired armed cutters.
SHEERNESS, MAY is.
The Convoy for Heligoland sailed this day, order convoy of
his Majesty's ship Starling.
YARMOUTH, MAY le.
Arrived the Alexandria frigate from Gottenburgh, and Tattled
Mr. MERRY, our Ambassador from Stockholm, under a salute of
14 guns ; alto the Aboukir, with two prizes.—Sailed the Ne-
mesis, Challenger, Cerberus, Ida and Lord Nelson cutters.

The Port-au-Prince, of London, is taken at Tongataboo Island,
and the crew killed.

The Alliance, —, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, has been
run foul of by his Majesty's ship Statira, and left in a sinking itate.
The crew are arrived at Liverpool.
The I.ancashireWitch, from Liverpool for Bvbadoes, is totally
lost off St. Lucie. The crew, and about one-third of the cargo
saved.

The Maria and Ann, from Cottonburgb for Liverpool, has
been found at sea, dismasted, and without any person an board,
and carried into Shields.

The Anniversary of the Sons of the Clergy took
place yesterday at St. Paul's Cathedral.
The Manifesto of the C9urt of Vienna has reachei
this country. This Paper, which is supposed to have
been drawn up by GEN TZ, goes back to the Treaty
of Presburg, and contains !4 sheets. It of course
greatly exceeds the limits of a newspaper.

The Freeholders of the County of Cornwall have
passed a vote of thanks to Cdlonel WARDLE, and
those who supported him. The Resolutions passed
on the occasion, on the subject of Parliamentary
Reform, are couched in bold and intrepid language
The Meeting was held at Bodmin, on Monday last,
and was more numerously and respectably attended
than any former meeting for a long period. The Re
solutions were carried by a majority of at least 20 to
one, notwithstanding the opposition of those who, on
former occasions, have been accustomed to commani
the County. •
WlLTsulge MEETING.—A Meeting was on Wed.
nesday held at Salisbury, of the Freeholders, Land-
holders, and other inhabitants of the County of Wilts,
to give thanks to Mr. WARDLE.—The business was
opened in a speech by Hstittr HUNT, Esq. ; and se-
conded by Mr. CoLLINS. After which the resolution
proposed by Mr. Husr was passed, with the dissect
of only two or three persons.—Mr. BLEaK then pro.
posed a vote of tenure on the conduct of the Represen-
tative: of the Counts, which was carried by acclamation!
Coati EXCHANGE, MAEZ.LANZ, MAT 19.—This day the
supplies of Wheat are considerable, with some foreign arrivals;
sales are extremely dull, at rather less prier—Barley m
plenty, and this west upwards of es. per quarter cheaper—White
Peas rather dearer—Beans of both soivs hardly at last prices—.
There are large supplies of Oats, with many more cargoes of
foreign, and this trade is at a fikrther reduction in price.—.44
Flour little alteration. i
GSSISRAL CHS.I3IICT All ISHOZIII
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Wheat, 551.701. 801.
Beans, 665. 61$.
Fine ditto, 1141. Nis. Tise ditto, 411 s. 411 s.
Rye, 48s, 545. Oats, r7s. $6l. Ses.
Barley, 321.425. et Polaadditto, 341. Si.
Malt, 70s. ills. Poulos ditto,--1. mos. Od.
Whitt Peas (bisilors)ll2s.92l. .lie Sad, ...Sol.
Grey ditto, 461 501.
Fine Fiore 756. 765. to 2052-44Pasik, 7*. 751

SPORTING INTELLIGE.NaCE.

EPSOM RACES.
nrown DAY, THURSDAY, MAY 18.

' be first year of a renewal of the Derby Stakes of Fifty Guineas
each, b ft. for 8-yr old Col s Bst. 71b. and Fillies Sat. 9.1 h. The
last mile and a half. 'The owner of the second Horse to eek.
<wive MO reheat out or the Stakes.
I uke of Grafton's e. by Waxy, out of Prunella -
T r. ch. c. Wizard, by Sorcerer - - - 2
.nrd Egtemout's b. c. I•v Gohanna -
h.a. C. Banbury's br. e. Fair Star - 4
2 Ir. Lake's b. eby Gohanna - - 5
Mr. Nortbey's eit. e. by Worthy - - - 6
The Judge only placed six.
Betting before starting 11 to S en Wizard against the field—
)! to 1 against the wiener—aid 9t3 I against Fair Star. Eleven
horses started, and it Was a ryost excellent race between the two
hist, and was won by half a length.
The Fifty Pound I'late was not run for, for want of horses.
The company on the Course was as numerous and as %lien-
did a; was ever witnessed on a former occasion. On the hill
rising from the valley opposite the coming-in-post, there was a
t`i•play of beauty and fashion seldom witnessed; and the whole
of the morning there was a continual cavalcade from London
to Epsom.
Nfie Four-in-hand Club were present to a Member, and their
vehicles were landau a la stage coaches.

L2IIY iIVTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY Is.

WOOD V. WISELAND.

This was an action by the overseer of a parish in
the comity of Sussex against the defendant, a school-
muter, for "additional-expence attending the rearing
of an illegitimate child, of which the defendant was
the father ; for which the defendant had given a bond
to the overseer ; not one of those which overseers had
been too much in the habit of taking on occasions of
this kind, for a certain sum of money, and then for
the overseer to take the charge of the child, and the
party heard no more of it; such bonds were pro.
nounced by the Court illegal ; for they gave the party
to whom the care of the child was intrusted an inte-
rest in its death. But this bona was given for the
maintenance of a child, upon which the defendant had
paid £22 I Os. 9d. but there was a further sum of about
£l3 at the rate of half a crown a week. After some
evidence was gone through, the plaintiff consented to
take a verdict for £B.