Star.
London, England, 1805-12-25 00:00:00

TAM OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT
CALL';: B 4RT.

SECOND DAV.

PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 24.
The Court Martial on Admi►al Sir Rom? Cat.-1
nut fat again on board the Prince of Wales this
morning, but Sir ROBERT not being read! with his
Defence, it was agreed to allow him till to-morrow
morning, when, although it is Chrillmac D.ty, the
Court will regime their fitting, fo anxious is the I're-
fident that the fervice shall not Mier by delay.

The attack upon H•IIGIAYE, the MUT, of Co-
vent-Garden Theatre, on Monday evening, was one
of the mod brutal that ever difgraced a Britith au•
dience. Mr. Haßciava is fortunately an actor from
choke, not neteffity : he is, moreover, a Gentleman
by birth and education, and a man of great modeßy.
A very reprehenfible hoax, as it is termed, was
played off lad week on the Mayor of Oxford. A
packet, bearing the official feal of the Treafury, an-
nounced to him the entire defeat of the French army,
and the death of Bo AAAAA ra. The intelligence com-
municated in the packer was not figned with any
name : the Mayor, confidering the feal to be of fuf
ficiet authority to 'warrant the truth of the Rory,
caufed the bells of the town. to be let ringing, and
preparations were about to be made for more folid
demonftrations of joy, when it was difcovered that
the feal had been curionfly cut from Come other enve-
lope, and carefully patted on that, for the purpofe of
impofing on the credulity of the Magistrate.
On Friday laft the Mager and Wardens of the
Drapers' Company vifited the different gaols of the
metropolis, and with a film not exceeding one hun-
dred and twenty pounds,. liberated above forty psi-
fillers, who were confined for (mall debts.
Yefterday a Court of Aldermen was held at; Guild.
hall, which was attended by the Lord Mayer, s
Aldermen, Recorder, Sheriff., and City Officers.
The Court having infpeaed the reports of the
Mealweighers,ordered the price of Bread to be railed
one affize, or 2d. in the peck loaf, to commence to-
morrow, when the price of the quartern loaf wheaten
will be 141 and houfehold
Gratnioa SCHOLEY, Efq. lately eldtediklderman
of the Ward of Dowgate, in the room • orPaul
Mefurier, Efq. deceated, being introduced by the
Deputy and Common Councilmen of the:Ward, was
fworn into that office, made and fubicribed the ufual
declaration.
CITY Etscrions—The polling in the contefled
Wards finally doled at four o'clock yefterdai. The
numbers Rood as follows :
TOWER. _ _

J.Diaon do °Cawthorn 201
S. Wright aso T Fothergill 396
S. Hutehinfon 349 D Laing 385
S. Dixon 347 •Gortt 383
M. Lucas 231 S. Walker 378
T. i3ridges au I. Hartlhorne 157
•P. Skipper 313 Gilfon 85
C.Stuart 212
The twelve former Gentlemen were declared duly
ekded.

COANHILL.
Birth 67 Barrand 39
Angd 3 5 37
Jacks 6o •Norvil 34
Chapman 39 •Cniticker 22
The fix former Gentlemen were declared duly
elated.
The Poll for Farringdon Within doted yeflerday.
Meffrs. WINTER and PP.ISST declined the contell.
Thorn marked thus', were new Candidates.
Gess Ceva.— On aturday Taft this excellent
harmonious Society held their fecond Meeting this
fearful, which was very numeroufly attended. STE-
PHEN Gtoostaatztoe. Efq. the Prefident, in the
Chair; Citaatis WRIGHT, Efq. Vice Prefident.—
Mr. Pecs aged as Condaler, in the abfence of Mr.
SALE, who could not attend through indifpofition.—
After 6 Non nobis, Domine,' the Stock Glee, and the
Invocation to Harmony, the following excellent
pieces were performed : When Sappho tun'd,' was
lung with much effe& by Mars. Goss, NIEL°, and
ELLIOTT. DIGNUM lung a new Song on the Death
of Lord DISLSON, the words by Mr. T. DIBDIN.—
Who comes fo dark was molt admirably rung
by Meffrs. ELLIOTT, Evass, limo, and PAGE. The
comic Catch of the Derbyfhire Rain' was given
with a deal of humour by Malls. Goss, Nicer), and
Pao a. The Ode on the Death of Lord NELSON, fung
at the firfl Meeting, was repeated. What tball he
have who killed the Deer r 6 Marked you her eye"
It is Night, and lam alone: ' Sweet Mufe,' by
Dr. Am, and a number of other excellent Glees,
were fung in the courfe of the evening...-.
Dust, AT Livsnrgol, have _Win ,favont-ed
with farther particulars. relpealtig this tinf.tortunate
duel. We find, that tises-,quarsaLbatvedi Colonel
Bovrom and Makir Banot*•arofe ni*of a matter of
bufnefs. The former-Iris Chaiintan 6f h Committee
on an affair in which the interelis of the latter were
concerned, and, not having concluded himfelf to his
fatisfaktion, the Major lent the Colonel a challenge.
As we before.flated, Conte rnifapprehen lion took plate
refpaking the place of meeting, and they were finally
bound over to keep the peace: Before the expiration
of the time for -which they were bond& it was ru-
moured, that it was the intention of Major 13e.)orts
to call nut the Colonel a fecond time, the moment it
was clapfed. This induced the Colonel to be before
band with him ; and the 'cry day that 'they were
releafed from their penalty, the Major received an
invitation to meet the Colonel, at five o'clock, at the
outfields of the town. The 'Major was pnfidual to
his time, and was attended by Mr. FORAPEL and the
Colonel by Mr. HAREIs. Colonel BOLTON'S carriage
flood at a diflance, waiting for him.
When on the ground; the Colonel deferved to his
opponept, " that, agreeably to the cultom of duelling,
he believed lie (the Major) was entitled to the fit it
fit c." *This was affented to, and the -Major fired.
Without effect ; the Colonel immediately returned it,
when ;he ballßenetrated the head of the Major, a
I little above the right eye, and he fell. Affifiance was
at hand, and brought to him, but 'he expired Anna
iilitantly. The Colonet was attended to his carriage
by fome of his frieacts' and drove off, fence which he
I bat not been heard of. We were, thertfure, under a•
millake, in laying. that he was in ctillotly.
The fpot on which the duel was fought, was dole
to "thd townra public road, and ;Duch hequeuted.