Star.
London, England, 1809-11-13 00:00:00

COPENT-C4IRDENTHLITRE.

• YARNIOUTI-1, NOVEMBER 13. .
Arrived the Cilitsrici.eett sloop of war, and the
PAZ schooner ; the latter has brought in with her two
vessels wliicl, she cut out of the Emms, viz. the Jonge
.Auktie, PIETI:RS WARTERS, of and from Embden,
bound to the Emms, with coffee ; and the Noyt Ge-
ddellti JAN ALBERTS master, of Leer, with fruit,
bound to the Emms.—Sailed the MANLY gun-brig,
1 on a Cr nize.—Retnain the Roebuck, Plantagenet,
Monkey, Chantizleer, Drake, Pandora and convoy
fur Heligoland; Emms and Finden transports.
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! AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 4.
The Minister of the Marine has given notice, that
on account of the vast expence occasioned by sea-coal
1 fire, from and after the 6th of this month, large lan-
terns
shall be suspended in the light-house of the island
Van Urk, which may be seen at sea at two miles dis-
tance from shore ; and as the distance between the
islands of Urk and Marken is calculated to amount to
about 44 miles, standing in N. N. E. after having
passed by Marken, the lantern of Urk will be seen
after that at Marken has been laid, and that there are
1 no shials between Marken and Urk.
iDISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The Redbreast, for the Anna Sophia, Greffstadt, Wanneone,
captured May 16, 1809, and Twee Geseisters, July 24, on her
arrival, and recalled at 27, Southampton-street, Strand.
I The Virginie, for the Fortune, Nov. 18, will be paid on board,
on the 18th inst. and recalled at Mr. Roche's, Cove, Cork, on
ISaturdays and Wednesdays.
The Phcenix, for l'Agile, May 29, will be paid on board on
• the 21st lust. and recalled at the Naval Bank, Plymouth, on
Tuepdays and Fridays.
The Port d'Espagne, Express, and the Bailehou. for the Altre-
vido, Feb. 3, 1807, will be recalled at No. 1, Fish-street, Doctor's
Commons, on Mondays and Fridays.
The Topaze, for the Orion, captured May 11, 1806, will be
. paid at No. 22, Arundel-street ; recalled for three months.
The Nymplten, for the Emanuel Gebruder, Enigheden and
I Frau Anna, captured April 18, 1809, will be paid to-morrow, at
N 0.23, Norfolk-street, Strand; recalled Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Diamond, for the Marianne, captured December 20,1804,
will be paid to-morrow, at Mr. Lockyer's, Plymouth; recalled at
i the same place.
The Termagant, for the Fortuna, captured December 6, 1804,
will be paid on the 17th inst. at No. 13, Great George-street ;
"recalled at the same place.
I The Magnet, for four Russian vessels, captured June 2, 1808,
Iwill be paid on the 16th inst. at No. 13, Clement's Inn ; recalled
Mondays and Thursdays.
The Surinam, for l'Andral Decree, captured Nov. 17, and
Jane and Eleanor October 22, 1807, will be paid on the 17th inst.
i at Mr. Lyne's, Frankfort-street, Plymouth; recalled Tuesdays
and Fridays.
FRENCH PRIVATEERS.—The number of these ma-
rauders on our coasts, was never greater than at pre. i
sent. The ship Weymouth, LLEWELLYN master, from
Gibraltar to London, with a very valuable cargo
from Smyrna, was captured on the nighti of the 3d
inst. off Scilly, by a French lugger, with only -one or
two guns, but full of men. Three passengers (Messrs.
1 Sutton, Kirkwood, and Raperte, merchants), who 4
f c,lme in the Weymouth, because they would not pay
1 tic packet price, were taken on board the privateer,
1 and are gone to France. The Weymouth was off the
I Land's End from Friday night till Monday night, in
, possession of the Frenchman. On Sunday night
they were alarmed at Scilly lights, and finding them-
-1 selves entangled in the clusters of rocks which sue-
round those islands, promised Capt. LLEWELLYN to
give him his liberty if he would extricate them. He
did so ; brought them tip off St. lye's ; and they kept
their promise, by putting him and his wife into a little
leaky boat ; in which, making a sail of his great coat,
steering with an oar, and bailing out the water which
threatened to swamp them ; he and Mrs. LLEWEL-
IIYN reached St. Ives. In all this time no British ,
cruizer appeared. Capt. LLEWELLYN saw the lugger
take two other brigs to the Westward of Scilly, one
of which, he thinks, was a West Indiaman. ,
The Chichester packet, Capt. Rooms, passed within'
musket shot of a large French brig privateer off
Scilly, on the Ist inst. in a heavy gale ; but having a
large quantity of dollars on board, he prudently de-'
clined meddling with her ; and the man-of-war look of
, the Chichester, kept the Frenchman at a respectful
distance.
The Success, Dugdale, from Liverpool and Gibraltar to Mt.s-
shia Is taken and carried into Naples.
The Jura+, Buthn, from Gibraltar and St. Übe's to Boston, has
foundered at sea.
The John, Yates, of and from Liverpool to New Providence,
was lost on Turk's Island, on the 20th of June, part of the cargo
saved.
The James, Gregg, from Liverpool to Stoelaolm, got on shore
in the Belt, and was destroyed by the boats of the Alonzo sloop
of war.
The Harlequin, from Turk's Island to New York ; the Nancy,
Bingham, from the Havannah to Jamaica ; the Thorn, —,
from Port-au-Prince to Philadelphia, (all Americans) are de-
tained and sent to Jamaica.
The Jenny and Peggy, of Sunderland, has been, taken and re-
taken, and arrived at Dover.
The Fasqueet, front London to Norkoping, and the Juffrow
Posina, are lost near Carlscrana.
• The Maria Dorothea, freeze, from Petersburgh. is on shore
near Aldbro'.

1 On Saturday evening the Comic Opera of Love in
a Village was tepresented at this Theatre.
Mr. Muxoes personated Justice Woodcock, and
never did we see him perform that part with so much
pleasure. He repeated the words of the author wilt
accuracy, and it is unnecessary to say, that his acting
was admirable.
Although the author of this Opera has thrown a
cast of licentiousness into this character, which, occa-
sionally sparkles, like embers half burned out, yet, in
the general features of the part, Justice Woodcock is a
gentleman, not a libidinous buffoon, as it has been
but too much the common practice to make him.
Mr. INcLeaos; played roung Meadows with his usual
success, and sang the airs with much taste and inarti-
ficial melody.
In Janice Woodcock's song, " When I followed a
lass that was froward and shy," the pittites, in down-
' right fun, encored MUNDENe for, when he began to
sing again, they immediately struck up " Hearts of
Oak," in full chorus, which they continued till he
had finished : they repeated the joke with Mrs.
DtcKoNs soon afterwards, but she evaded its effect
I by discreetly dropping them a low curtsey, after sing-
ing through a few bars, and retiring : for this she was
loudly applauded.
Though the House was rather thinly attended on
Saturday evening, yet the performance of Love in a
Village was frequently interrupted, and when the half
price folks obtained admission, the row was renewed
in the loudest style. The Pit assembly exhibited a
very shabby appearance. The 0. P.'s were numerous,
and several females were distinguished by wearing
the initials about their dresses. Two men, dressed
like grooms, attracted much observation by sitting in
the first tier of Boxer•with 0. P. in their hats. Se-
veral sparrows were let loose from the Gallery, with
small placards fastened to their legs. After making
a circuit of the house they settled on the stage, and
were taken by the carpenters of the Theatre. We
could not learn the contents of these billets, of which
they were the bearers, but we understand the papers
I were carried to the Managers room for inspection. 1
I Of the placards few were new, and none boasting
i
either humour or sense. Some were grossly and
I scandalously indecent, others, long scraps of rhyme,'
put together without judgment cr meaning. The
latter were immoderately large, and more resembled
sheets than folios of paper.
A caricature was also exhibited, in which a Bull
was seen tossing the Manager.
Mr. C. the Barrister, was in the Pit among the
0. P.'s from whom he received several tributes of
applause. Horns, rattles, and catcalls, were heard
the whole evening; but there were no scuffles with
the police. The performances before the curtain were
Ivaried bymartial dances,"sham fights, caperings along
the benches, and loyal songs.
The infamous misbehaviour of several of the 0. P.'s
in the pit, in directing expressions, which cannot be
repeated, against some ladies and gentlemen in the
-private boxes, call for the most unequivocal reprehen-
sion. The language employed upon the occasion was
a decisive proof of the horrible depravity of those who
could be so lost to every feeling of manhood and de.
licacy. .
... . . . _

About half past ten the curtain dropped.
The 0. P.'s then dispersed, except a few, who pa-
raded the Strand with the usual uproar.
Bow-STREET.—Saturday Mr. Abraham Hart Bra-
ham, of Villier's-street, charged Mr. Thompson, of the
same street, with making a disturbance in Covent-
Garden Theatre on that night. This was most posi-
tively contradicted by several witnesses. Mr. Thomp-
son then preferred his charge against Mr. Braham, for
a violent assault. He said, that he was standing on a
seat, and after some conversation relative to the con-
duct of Mr. B. a scuffle ensued, when he struck him
violently on his breast, and knocked him down, and
the only offence he had given him was, his being
pushed against him by other persons, which he coald
not possibly avoid. This statement was confirmed by
Mr. Purse, a silversmith, of the Strand. Mr. Braham
was or,lered to find bail, which he procured.
Lewis Vandudace, the younger, was brought in the
custody of Mr. Bell, the High Constable, who said,
he heard him exclaim, " Now is your time for the
0. P.'s to sing out for the old prices," and produced
a paper with 40. P. marked on it, and had one in his
hat, with " 0. P. and Clifford for ever ;" after which
he blew a horn similar to those used by guards of
coaches, which he knocked out of his hand, having
first advised him not to blow it, but he persisted in
doing it.
William Cottel, a constable, of Adam•street, Mary-
la-bonne, confirmed Mr. Bell's evidence. The pri-
goner acknowledged blowing the horn, and having
0. P. in his hat and hand, but denied speaking to
any person or persons in the boxes.—Bailed.
Saturday, a Court Martial assembled on board the
Sar.varion DEI. Mt:Nix), in Hamoaze, for the trial of A man stated, that he had been extremely ill-
a seaman belonging to the Tomas sloop, charged treated in the pit of Covent Garden Theatre. He
ith contempt to his Officers, and wantonly maiming said he went in at half price, and he had no sooner
his fingers, to evade the service. He was found . got to the side of the pit, than he was pushed against,
guilty, and sentenced to receive 100 lashes.
by a gentleman, who he understood since to be Mr.
Yesterday, when the unfortunate culprits under
White, jun. of Park-street, Westminster. Mr. White
orders for execution on Wednesday next, were about immediately knocked him down ; he got up, and re-
to be locked up, after attending divine service, Sul- monstrated with Mr. White, when he struck him
again, and having recovered himself, he gave Mr.
livan, for a rape on an old woman in Stepney-fields,
was missing ; immediate search was in vain made in '
W'in charge of an officer, from whom he made his
escape. Ffe shortly alter seized Mr. White hinisLilf,
every part of the prison, and a universal consterna-
and had got him into the passage of the pit, on his
tion took place among the turnkeys ; at length a close
ho way to the Office, when he was rescued by Captain
investigation was made among a group of women, w
Hewitson, of Battersea.
had assembled at the main gate, to go out, but who
had been detained while the search was made ; when The Magistrate granted a warrant against Mr.
White and Caiptain Hewitson.
he was discovered amongst them, completely attired •
in female gar'', having already passed two gates
without suspicion. A female (said to be his sister),
upon whom the shoes he had previously worn were
found, was detained for aiding and assisting him.

I Wednesday, pursuant to sentence of the last Circuit
Court, at Glasgow, George Stewart and John Cordon
lifilniesh, for house-breaking and theft, were executed
in front of the jail. They both acknowledged them-
selves guilty of the crime for which they suffered ;
were decently dressed in black, and behaved as be-
came persons in sc? unfortunate a situation.

ChRN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 13.—The fresh
supply of Wheat this day is rather considerable, and
sales thereof maintain last prices—Barley and Malt
likewise, for prime samples—White Peas rather
lower—Beans of the two descriptions also—There
are tolerable remaining supplies of Oats, mostly se-
cond and inferior, and this trade is named at little
variation.—Flour at last week's prices.

The Tickets for the New State Lottery were on
Saturday issued from the Bank. The Scheme, we
i find, is exactly on the same principle as the last, which,
• from having t,lie good effect of preventing Insurance;
i net with the most decided approbation.

ORNERAL. CURRENCY AS UNDTRI
Wheat, 80s. 955. 10.54.
Beans, 605. 65..
Fine ditto, 108 s. 1124.
Tick ditto, 48s. 555.
Rye, 50s. 51s. Oats, 264.505. 345.
Barley, 465.545. Od. Poland ditto, Ms. 39t.nd.
Malt, 745. 83,. Potatoe ditto, 40s Od.
White Peas (Boilers) 745. 841. Rape Seed, 481. ;31.
Grey ditto, 525. 58s.
Fide Flour, 903., 9,70.--SecorQs Os. 90s,

LAZY lATBLLIGENC:r.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOY. 11.
THE KING V. MILI.EIt.

The Defendant la this case was tried and fo:trd
guilty at the last Assizes for the County of Sture),
of stopping up an ancient path-way, bat upon his
undertaking to open the same, and not repeat yie
offence, the further proceedings against hint ve!,.
stopped, and his undertaking. matt:: an ord..q.
Prius.

Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD, nn the part of Cie pruse-
cution, this day moved the Court for an att.ichnicn.
against the defendant, upon the ground of his having
violated the order of the Court, in procuring the p•uh-
way to be again stopped up, he having assigned his
interest in the premisesto a third person, by whom it
was so obstructed.—Rule granted.
About one o'clock Lord Chief Justice ELLE.NBo-
ROUGH sat at Ma Prius for about ten minutes, when
three undefended causes, of no public interest were
disposed of.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, NOV. 11.
At an esrly hour the Judges of the different Courts
met in the Exchequer Chamber, to hear arguments
in certain Crown cases, which had been reserved for
their Lordships' judgment, from the last Summer
Assizes. among which the two following were the
only ones publicly discussed.

VIE KING St. BOLDEN.
Mr. YATES argued this case for the prisoner with
great learning and ability. It was an indictment
which had been tried at the Lancaster Assizes ; and
by which the prisoner was charged with disposing of
or putting off, at a rate less than their nominal value,
certain forged notes of the Bank of England. It ap-
peared on the trial, that the witnesses by whom the
case on the part of the prosecution was made out,
had applied to the prisoner, suspecting him to be a
dealer in forged notes, to dispose of some of these notes
to them. The prisoner had not any in his possession
at the time, but afterwards procured some for the wit-
nesses, who appeared on the trial against him, being
two persons of the names of Shaw and Whitehead,
who, it also appeared, had been employed in this
transaction by the Bank, with intent to defraud which
corporation, the prisoner was charged with having
disposed of or Put off the notes in question.
An objection was taken for the prisoner, at the
trial, that the act of these witnesses was to be held in
this instance the act of the Bank, which could not be
allowed to procure a crime to be co:pitted against
itself, for the mere sake of punishing the prisoner.---
This point, and also an objection to the form of the
indictment, the Learned judge who had tried the
case, had reserved for the opinion of the Judges._
The Learned Counsel now contended; that the policy,
of the law of England was not to procure the com-
mission of a crime, for the purpose of inflicting pu- •
nishment, but rather to prevent the perpetration of
crime. On this principle he argued, that the Bank. •
of England having by their agents, Aose act must
be supposed to this effect, to be that of the Bank,-
procured, with their own consent, an imaginary fraud -
to be committed against themselves, could never be - •
permitted to punish the prisoner for an offence to
which they themselves had been the instigators. • He .•
instanced a case in point, where a number of. persons,
and, among others, the person to be robbed lsaving .
eetered into a conspiracy to induce another person to i..
commit a robbery ; the robber, though he willingly
committed the offence, and was ignorant that the per-
son whom he had robbed was a party to the instiga-
tion of the robbery committed on himself, was, on a .
reference to the Judges, acquitted. He did not go .
the length of contending that in such a case it was
necessary that the party, against whom the intent to
defraud was charged, should actually be defrauded :
but this he did contend, that it was necessary that the
probability, at least, of the fraud being effected should .
appear. This was not here the case, the Bank being
the only party as to whom the intent to defraud was-
charged, and being, at the same time, through its
own act and deed, the only instrument through whom
the fraud could be perfected. As to the point of
I form, be contended, that the indictment was defec-
tive, in as far as it did not particularize the persons to
' whom the notes were disposed of, and thereby furnish
the prisoner with a clear view of the charge to mad*
against him. ',
Mr. LAMBE, for the prosecution, argued, that the
form of the indictment was that form which was in
universal use on every circuit in the kingdom. The
intent of the prisoner too, to defraud, could not be
denied. He did not know. Shaw and Whitehead to
have been employed by the Bank ; his disposal of
the notes to. them might, therefore, for any thing be
knew to the contrary, ultimately lead to a fraud on
the Bank, on whom he could not be ignorant that the
forgery was ,committed. Shaw and Whitehead might
' even themselves have acted fraudulently towards the
Bank, in which case also the intent of the prisoner
might have-taken effect. Moreover, however, he ar-
gued, that the witnesses on this trial were not the
agents of the Bank as to the specific notes in question,
but, generally, for the detection of forgeries* It was
not, therefore, by the instruction of the Bank that
they had made the application to the prisoner, and in
consequence of which he had disposed of the notes in
question to them—Decision deferred.
THE KING v. STOCK alias STOCKTON.

This prisoner was also capitally convicted befors
Mr. Justice Chambre, at the last Assizes for Carlisle,
of a burglary in a banking-house in that vicinity, and
stealing thereout bank-notes, cash, and other proper.
ty, nearly amounting to £lO,OOO. The question wasp
whether this was a burglary within the meaning of
the statute? The prosecutors we're brewers as well
as bankers, and that part of the premises wherein
they carried on their business, and where the robbery
had been committed, was not inhabited except dur-
ing the hours of transacting business. The upper
part of the premise; was occupied by a servant Of
the prosecutors, who was regulhrly assessed for that
part which he inhabited; but it appeared that he was
repaid such sums as he was assessed by his employers.
The question was, whether this brought the whole
of the premises under the denomination of a dwell-
ing-house, so as to constitute a. burglary therein ?
Mr. RAINE was heard on'the part of the prisoner,
bit 'declared he was not able to find any' precedent to
meet the case.
Set:triers having been excluded, their Lordships
deliberated in
Oath was adjourned.
Court
until four o'clock, when the

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SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

TOTICON OFFICR, NOV

A Letter, of which •he foilowii!g is 311 extract, was elis day re-
reived by F.Jrl ILthuto, his Majesty's P:i.:cipal Secretary of
5-ate ror Forego Afia!rs, froxii ifieutetwA-Culonel Carrel,
' Army 61: .fie Left, Camp nu the Heights of Tamames,
October 19, act). •
1 nave the lio,.onr to acquaint you, that te army
of Marthal Net, now commanded by General Mar-
chand, advanced on the morning of yesterday, in
force 10,000 infantry and 1200 cavalry, with four-
teen pieces of artillery, to attack this army, which
was most judiciouly posted on these heights.
The enemy divided his force hrto three columns,
• :wwhich advanced against the right, centre, and left
of our line ; it soon became evident that the princi-
pal object ti his attack was to force and turn our left,
it being th point in which our posiii m was weakest.
The enemy, at the commencement, gained some
sulvantage of position on.our left, in consequence of
the retreat of a small party of our cavalry, destined
to cover the left of our line. This succ7ss, however,
was momentary, as the vanguard, led on by Generals
Mendizafatild Carrera, charged with the greatest
spirit ithergallanny, routed the enemy, and retook,
-at the p'int of Cleo bayonet, six guns, of which the
enemy possessed himself during the retreat of the di-
vision of our cavalry. The vangluard, in this charge
committed great slaughter amongst the enemy, tak-
ing from them one 8-pound gun, with a quantity of
ammunition. After a limg and obstinate contest, the
enemy, being unable to gain afoot of ground, began
to give way in all points. About three o'clock in the
afternoon the enemy betook himself to a precipitate
and disorderly flight.
The loss of the enemy, as far as we have been able
to ascertain, exceeds 1000, in killed and prisoners.—
The number of the wounded must be very consi...fer-

able.—Oar loss has bien, comparatively very ti iiiing,
not exceeding 300; one Imperial eagle; one eight-
pounder brass gun ; three ammunition waggons ;
twelve drums, with 4or 5000 stand of arms ; an im-
mense quantity of ball cartridge; carts of pro, isions and
knapsacks loaded with plunder, fell into our hands.
No language can do sufficient justice to the gallant
and intrepid conduct of the troops on this memorable
day; it would be impossible to make any distinction
in the zeal and ardour of the different corps, for all
equally panted for the contest. The vanguard and
first division, however, had the good fortune to oc-
cupy those points against which the enemy directed
his principal cfic-ts, anJ to add fresh laurels to the
wreaths they had acquired in Lugo, St. Jago, and

San Payo.
-The 'wady intrepidity displayed by the second di-
♦ision, through whose ranks the party ci retreating
cavalry passed, and the spirit and promptihiss with
which it pu,hed forward against the enemy, who had
at that moment turned our left, is deserving of ihe
highest approbation.
The entire of the cavalry, with the exct-rton of
the party attached to the vanguard, about 30D, who,
from being overpowered, were c) liged to retreat,
evinced the greatest steadiness and resolution in
maintain;ng the past allotted them, and keeping the
enemy's cavalry in check.
It is, however, to be lamented that our cavalry

did not find themselves in a situation to enable thetil
to talc: acivanw.te of the enemy's disorderly flight
across the plain betweer. these heights and the village
of C.trrascalejo, a league in extent : for had 5 or 6(X)
b..:r.e charged the fu;;itives, the victory would have
been mr sr. decisive.

The vanr!urd of General Ballesteros' division is in
sight ; we only wait his at rival to pursug, and anni-
hil tte the discomfited enemy.

Dom prisoners we leat.ri that General Marchand
proclaimed at Salamanca his intention of annihihrinp,
by two o'clock on the 18th, 30,000 peasant insur-
gents ; h7s orders to his army, were on pain of death,
to possess itself of the heights by twelve o'clock, as
he proposed pr .ceeding to destroy Ballesteros' divi-
sion, after havi g dispersed and annihilated this
army. The French General certainly appears to
h.tve held this army very cheap ; judging from his
plan of attack, which was far from judicious, but
executed, to a certain point, with the greatest bra-
very, and with that intrepidity which the confidence
of success inspires.

o.ir light troops pursued, and hung on the enemy's
roar ; sever..l parties of which, amongst whom were
10(;0 of the regiment of Balastro, have not returned as
3. et, having espressed a determination of hanging on
ti)e erionly's ti Auks as long as the cover of the woods
afforded a facirty of so doing.
The cumber of the enemy's dead already found and
loiriod, amo:mts upw tr,/s of 1100. several, no
doubt, will 'o.o. ,ond in the woods.

FRO