Star.
London, England, 1801-09-24 00:00:00

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Telterday a Quarterly General Court loris held
at the Eall-India purfaant to Charter. Af-
ter the laft minutes were read,
gr. Roca wilhed to lmow whether certain ac-
coots of the net- profit and lots of the
.Corupany
ought not to be laid before the Court.
Tbe Chairman (Mr. MILLS), Rated that the Ac-
counts alluded to had been produced in March
Mr. Roca, obferved, that his objed was to af-
certain the era& ardount of die Company's debt.
The late Prefident of the Board of Controul hav-
ing fated it to be Twelve Millions, whilft an Hon.
Proprietm (Mr. Joan) had alerted it in Parlia-
ment to be Twentr Millions ; thefe were the grofs
contradiaioue which he was anxious to have re-

eondled.
Mr. DAVID ,Scorr raid, that the Itatement of
Mr. DUSDAS Was made up from corred accounts
fornithed by the Company's Officers, and that the
General Court had not any' hing to do with the
were davit of a Member of Parliament.
After a few words from Mr. &saw op sr, in fup-
port of Mr. Scort's afertion, the Court adjourned
The Court of Directors of the Eaft India Com-
pany have vefolveet, in order to preferve due re-
(pea and attention to the officers of their marine
in India, who, on important occafions, efpecially
'during war, are afociated with the military, and
affiftiag in op eratiors of warlike nature, that cer-
tain MI ihan be , aiEgned their marine officers,
correfponding pith thole of the military, viz.

nit tke Cceilediere have mphl rank. with the Colonels in
iise army.'
The Captains of the ismer veireh of IS guns and upwards,
opal rank with Lidetinant-Colonels in the army. . .
The Captains of findler veirek, under 2,11 guns, equal rank
with Won in the arm)..
The Ark Lieutenant, equal iahk with Captains in the army.
Arid the itheard Lieutenants equal rank with Lieutenants in
Uwe amt.
in aC esks the data of the ketpeedve Commiillons are to re-
iplitte the pietudenee of tiendlitsuy or marine caws.

HIS Welty has been pleafed to confirm the fen-
tence of ieveneral Court Martial, held at Govern-
ment houfe, Plymouth, on the jilt of July and
following day, on Lieutenant 'NOMA* PHILLIPS,
of the Scilly Fencibles, Major Smear, D. J. Ad-
Vacate, for fending a challenge to Lieutenant J.
Jonas, of the Royal Invalids, on the 25th of June
jail, requiring fatisfaftion for being expelled a Ma-
lonic Lodge on the 14th of June (St. John's Day),
and having declared on a fubfequent day that the
{aid Lieut. J. Jonas was a coward. The Court
Martial found him guilty of both charges, and
judged him to be cashiered; but, in confideration
of his youth and inexperience, and general good
thaileter, innoldy recommended him to his Ma-
j My's clemency. His maitay, however, having
taken into confideration -aTI the circumstances of
the cafe, deemed it neeeifary, for the fake of exam-
tie, to 'Confirm the fentence of tire Court Martial.
On Friday the ilth irritant* as lona Hawes, a
tanner in the lettchment of the Royal artillery,
tommanded by Captain Dtte, no* itationed in
Hull garrifon, was attending his duty on the race
termed upon Wold Cam, near that town, he was
kertfortunately thrown from the gun, which going
'Veer his freadoxedlioncd hi:death at Drypool on
tionday laft.—He hats left a pregnant widow and
bee child.—What adds to this dittreffing accident
it, that the father of the widow dropped down
dead, nearly at the fame time.

TWO foldiers of one of the regiments in garrifon
at Bois le Due, having attempted to reduce their
tontrides, the company to which they belonged
paid them their arrears• by a private fubfcription,
among the men, and expelled them from the ranks
without acquainting their officers : notwithiand•
ing the irregulatity cif the proceeding, the General
is Chief of the Batavian army was fohighlypleafed
with the fpirit which it difplayed, that he ft:feted
It to pars unaltered ; bet, at the fame time, 're-
queßed the foldiers to give Won:dation to their
officers, if any attempt fltould in future be made
to withdraw them from their day.

The Trills Knight who is upon his road to Bo-
tany Bay,has gallantly written to take leave of the
objeslt.of his aifeeion and the caufe of his crime.
Other lovers, he lays, feel momentary raptures for
their mlllrelres's but thew me one, betides my own
ref, that is trtvileoreedfor Sfel

At the Conn which was laft week held in the
lorough, for the purpofe of releating Pebtdrs
Under the Infolvent Ad, a curious circumilance
occurred, is a Faber's oppofng the liberation of
his Son, and a !leaks alto joining in the oppofition.
The objeftiorts.towever, after a dircuflion of five
cr fir hours, prevailed, and the prifoner was re-
manded, it having been proved that the debt for
which he was confined was money which he col•
lefted as the 4ent of his Father, And did sot af-
terwards account for.

On Fmturday laft the Poßmaller of Eaß•Grin•
fted diflriboted the Lam of 1361. Its. 4d. which he
recerved for that porpore, from the Merchants of
the city of London, as a reward for the recovery
of certain drafts, bills, &c. contained in the mail,
foppofed to be robbed by the Beatfons on the aoth
of July in the manner following, viz :

To Edward Daniel and Richard Walter, two
indttarious labourers, who fir( drcoreted the pro-
perty as they were reaping in a wheat field, near
Hartfield, and gave information thereof, fifty
pounds each : and the remaindcr among( thofe
(about ten in number) who ptoteaed the fame un-
id Po(•mafer abotie-mentioned arrived at the
fpot, and took pore fion of it.
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Yellerday William Pooley, a feaman belong-
ing to a fmuggling veil, was brought to town
hom Burnham, near Hilda, in Effie, by a King's
hleffenger, and one of the Bow•Rrett Officers, who
arrelled him under the authority of a warrant from'
the Secretary of State, in which he Rands charged
with High Treafon. '
Yeßerday yobs Sawa, in cußody for extorting
money fi om a publican, under a threat of charg-
ing him with an unnatural cri►ne, was re-epunined
Bow-fireet, and fully committed to take his trial
f,r a highway robbery, in flopping and taking the
money from the profccuter, m sbeltrect.

cSPORTINO INtELLIVENCE.

140.11MIAMTTON, TUESDAY, SEPT. au

The Gentle rlait'i Subfcription Parfe of Sol. for
3-yr olds. Colts carrying Bft. 21b. Fillies 811.
Three heats, a mile and a half each. •
Hon. G. Warfon's b. c. Striter, 811 711). - r I
Mr. Bores cc. Miniature, 81t. aib. . -