Star.
London, England, 1805-09-30 00:00:00

.00.11 MON 11.9 LL.

Saturday a very nu:..... ens and refpifta'ffc Meet-
ing if the Livery of London took place at Guild-
hail. Al t .11 an hour pall twelve o'cliick, the
I.nrd May, r (-Arne in (late from the Manfion flonfe,
when the new Sheriffs,Aldermen A NSL EY and Sorra,
cholen on Midfiimmer day, were fworn in, and in-
Toted with gold chains, the inlignia of their office.—
The Lord Mayor. attended by a number of Alder-
snen and various of cersof the Corporation, then went
to St. Lawrence's church, where they heard Divine
Service, and a fermon preached by the Rev Islawntr '
WOOD. Criaoiain to his Lordthip.
A Tittle after two o'clock the Lord Mayor return-
ed. •t•onded in the fame manner, and took the chair
upon the Hnftings.
Proclamation having been made by the Common
Crier, the Recorder came forward, and addreired the
Livery. He fitted, that they had been tailed toge-
ther. according to annual cuilom, in order to the
e ercife Of ring of theit molt ancient and valuable pri
vileges—that of eleaing two fit and capable men to
be returned to the Court of Alderinen, as qoalified
to fill the Office of Lord Mayor for the enfuing year.
The names of the Gentlemen in nomination would be
put up by the proper officer ; and the Recorder
Rated, that he had no doubt of the Livery making a
proper choice.
The Common Crier then announced the names of
AldermenSx•w, SirWM. LEIGHTON, SirWiti. FLOW..
n, and Sir May. BLOTAN. Whenthe names ofAlder-
man Sam" and Sir WM LEIGHTON were put. up in
fucceffion, a mall vociferous built of applatefe came
Iron the hullings and its vicinity, where the friends
rf thete gentlemen Mid principally taken poll. Their
hands were all held ups but thefe demonftrations
of ',weds did by no means elcape the hides, groans,
avid derifinn of the oppofite parry, and a violent cla-
mour and opt-oat was the confequence. The names
of Aldermen FLowra and Sir M. &ono were re-
ceived wit?: an unanimous huzza. The Lori Mayor
and Aldermen having previnufly adjourned to the
Court Room, the Common Serjeant, after a Ihro t de-
liberation North the Sheriffs, Rated to the Livery, that
their Sht rill% declared the election tohave fallen on Mr.
Alderman SHAW and Sir. W Lric arms, (cries of
1. o. no ; Tee, yes. refounded through the Hall.) The
Sher:ffi and Common Serjeant then withdrew, in or.
der to make their report to the Court of Aldermen ;
and in about a quarter of an hour, the Lord Mayo.
and Aldermen re afcended the Mining: ; Alderman
&raw walking on the right of the Lord Mayor, and
taP'ng his (eat accordingly.
The Recorder then came forward, and Rated, that
the Court of Aldermen had returned Mr. Alderman
Shaw to terve the office of Lord Mayor of the City
of Loodnn, for the year enfuing. The noife here was
prodigious on both fides. A man in the Hall called
out, !hat it was a talk retnrn ; and Mr. Kaman. on
the battings, cried, •• Who dares make that a& lion?
.14 he a Liveryman, let him Come up to the huf-
sings." A man boldly pothed fontard, and was ad-
mitted on the Millings, where he strati
.furrounded by
Mr. Kamm. and Other gentlemen, btolueh was the
Clamour, n• ife, sp.llreneral eonfufion, that we could
sot alcertain the telling
Mr. Alderman SliSw then came to the front of the
huffing.. bowing to the Livery ; when he was deco-
rated with the chain, and attempted to addrefs his
audience, but it was impoffible to be beard. He
flood for fme time in that difireffing fituation, .and
then delivered a Mort fpeech, to the following drat :

" Gentkmene—tthank you for the honour you have done me
e!ettiAg me to die Amperrant and honourable office of your
Chief Magiftrate for the enfuing. year. I will not tank you. by
profeifinns equally unaorth7 of finecrity to office.and of honour-
able minds to linento. The anti return yet Irpedtfroni me I will
molt readily and moft cheerfully 'rant.. It it an beneft.itsipardal,
and diligent ffifebarge of the duties of my.ftatlon. . There duties,
Gentlemen, may be more or Ids important, according to the .eir-
eumftances of the times, as connated with the pit and tweeffary
war in which we are engaged ; but whatever they are, I RA not
*brink from them ; for although I do not afibme the.poffeffion of
En at talents, yet, i truft, I poffefs, what is perhaps not lets mate-
rial, an honcft lea/ for the fervice of my King, an ardent venere-
ration for our glorious Conftiturion, and a ftncere regard lot the
Rights and Privileges of the people ; and it is a great eonfolatioe*
to me to rcfisit, that my deficiencies will be amply Made up by
the /adorn and friendfbip of myßrethren of the Court of Alder-
men ; and even Mould the molt enlarged esertious be required, I
tan with confidence appeal to the know lar ity, good fenfe, and
public fpirit of my Fellow Ciiirep.'
The Thanks of the Liiery were then Toted nna-
glirnoully to Millis. ScHot.cv and Domrit.r.a, the late
Sheriffs, for their condudt during the . laft year.—
(See the front of this Paper.) There Gentlemen, in
very fuitable terms,. expreffed the fatistaaidn they en-
tertained at their efforts in the fervice of the public
being deemed worthy of fuch a dittinguithed honour.
'!'he meeting then broke up.

Nrw MAYORS. •••• CHAR L.l. raixt.ovv, Efq. is
Mayor of Bath ; JOHN Pox EDGAR, Efq. is Mayor
of Brifiol ; JOHN Tit oit PE, Efq. is Mayor of Oxford ;
W. Gnu:anti, Efq. Mayor of Portfmouth ;—jeutri
HAWRAR, Efq. Mayor of Plymouth ; JOHN p;—Jolla
Efq. Mayor of Headon ; JoHN Locxwoon, Efq.
Mayor of Beverley, and THOMAS Witiorv, Efq.
Mayor of Exeter ; for the enfuing year.
The IM PR EON AULT, of 98 guns, building at Chat.
ham, is to be finifhed for immediate launching.

The following Officers in the ELL India Comps,.
ny's fervice are placed upon the fuperannuated lift,
and allowed to retire on their full ray

Col. Atkins:of the Bengal Cavalry.
Col. Worthing, of die Bengal In ram ry.
Burrevres, of the Bengal Cavalry_
tols.Tanercd and Manton. of the Bengal Infautry.
4.i, ut.- rot Furbar, of the Madras Infantry.
I.ieut -Col. Wooley, of the Bomb, )Infantty.
Major Healed. of the fame-
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THEATRE, DRURY LAND.—oatorday night Mrs.
joins appeared in The School for Scandal. It is not
doing jullice to this attrefs, to put her into charallers
which are out of her proper line of acing. Lady
Teazle is of this defeription. She fully conceived,
and entered much into all the fpii it of the part. But
RS we have before dated it is not fuited to her talents,
and therefore fhe appears in it with diminifhed lulire.
Et, LISTON'S Charles is the bell at prefent on the Rage.
STATE LOTTERY, Firft Day.—The Ticket 1,567,
drawn a prize of 5,00u1. was fold in one half, one
.;;tarter, one eighth. and two fizteenth (hares, by
'ls'', No. 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing Crofs, where
2,147, the laft 30,0001. was alfo fold in (bares.
TiActs and Shares are felling, warranted *lndrawn,
every morning, from eight to nine o'clock, and every
ar'ttnoon, as foot as the drawing is over.

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NAUY7C4L 111TELLIGENCL.

NISZANCN, SNPT. 27. Arrived the American
brig Harriot, GILES, from Tonningen ; ansi the Swe.
di(h fhip Svenfka Flaggan, H. G. Stir Amur, from
London to load Mb 1 the Unittd Brothers, Joxt s ;
the Ayr, Gummi' ; and Fairy, OATS, from Swan-
fea ; the Union, Jones, from London for Bannouth ;
the Stag, THOMPSON ; and Charles, DOHLE, from
Liverpool, with fait for the filhery ; his Majefty's
brig GANNST from a cruize. Sailed the William
and Jean, ENNIS, for Falmouth ; Atftive, Tarn's, for
Briftol ; the Union, Jowls, for Barmonth ;—the
Harmony, Tucz ; and Aftrea, BUTTON, for Swan-
fea ; the Dolphin revenue cutter, for Scilly. Jua ar-
rived, three o'clock P. M. the Swedillt fbip the Fame
from London, Captain Haas THSILSON, in order to
load flub for Venice.

FALMOUTH, Sart. 27.—Arrived the Brothers,
Marvin+, from Cork; Ann, THOMAS; Union, Gm IF-
Hilts. and Swallow. TYACIE, from London; Pomona,
Larritaatnos, from Liverpool, with bale goods, &c.
Penfiero (Venetian atip), PERIIINfrom London, to
load fifh for the Mediterranean ; Hero, Swolto, from

Guernfey, With brandy, for a market. Sailed the
American (hip Farmer, GOODWIN, for Tonuingen;
Gratitude, Rows, for Lilbon, and Mary, Humair,
for Oporto, to join the outward bound Lilbon and
Oporto fleets, now off this port, under convoy of his
Majay's fhip Ant/ass, of 36 guns, and a Rore (hip.
The Walfingham packet, with mails for Lilbon, will
fail to-morrow.—Wind S. E.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 28.-Came in the Istratu-
tux, of 74 guns, from the Channel Fleet; Remora-
mat, of 38 guns, from Portfenouth ; Plymouth,
Capt. CLARK, from Memel; Coroboratta, Capt. As-
nastier, front Dram; Ceres, Capt. Lestatec, from
Stockholm; Baila nee, Capt. CLASSES, from Dant-
sick ; Pluton, Capt. Sioawece,.froin Archangel ;
all laden with naval floret, for this port.—Sailed the
REMOMMEE, of 38 guns, on a cruize; the CoLeots,
of 14 guns, with difpatches for Admiral Lord NIL.
sot; the Joan Butt. cutter, of 8 guns, with a fleet
under convoy, to the Eaftward.—The BELLEISLE, of
74 guns, to join the fleet under the command of
Admiral Lord NE LSOIL—Came in the Agenoria,
Capt. SC HAW, from Norway, with timber.
PORTSMOUTH, SIPT. el.—Arrived his Majelly's
Chip Daacrom, Capt. Cameras, from the Channel
fleet, and the BOADICEA frigate, Captain MAITLAND,
from the Downs.—Sailed the Hecla bomb for the
Downs ; Hearty gun veffel to join the fleet off Cadiz,
and the Refolute gun veffel for Jerfey. Admiral Sir
R. BICEERTOM (truck his flag this morning. The
78th Regiment embarked this day. The Bellona,
F 111515, another of the Leeward Ifland fleet, atrited
here laft night the parted the fleet on the 6th.
SEPT. sq.—Arrived the Woolwich (lore (hip,
Capt. Btauroar ; Zebra bomb, Capt. PAR
A « sou,
frcim the Downs, and Cracker gun brig from a cruize.
Saiied the Sophie Hoop, Captain RO3 'SHAG EN, on
a cruise. _

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DsAL, J6PT. 28.—His Majety's fhip ANTILOP!, ,;
Commodore 4iT W/4. SMUT SMITH, failed this
morning for riungenefs Roads to take the command
of the Boulogne fquadron. His Majelly's armed Ship
Scams, Capt. SALT, went out of harbour early this
morning, and has brought up in the Roads. His
Majelly's armed ttip DIADIM failed this afternoon
to join Sir SYDNRY SMITH'S fquadron. Remain in
the Roads the Fuesous gun-brig and ScEPTRS armed
fhip. Wind N. N. E. and blows frells.—Paffed
through the Downs la ft night his Majelly's tore Illip
'WooLwrca, from Woolwich, for the Eaa Indies.—
Arrived the BLAZIR gun-brig, from a cruize off
Boulogne.—Paffed throtigh the Downs the AreicA,
of 64 guns, from the Nore, for Spithead.--Salled the
Sr sir/ floOp of war, for the Nore; 11th VESTAL
frigate, &Limit, Sraactosa, and Misr gtin.brigs,
oat a truite, of the Coati of France..
SSPT. Sailed !aft night the Scz rrat aimed
(hip, for Dungenefs, and this morning the FURIOUS
gun-brig, for the Downs.—Wind N. E. and blows
Very (refit —Sailed the ZIBRA bomb laft night with
a etinvoy, for Portfrnouth.—Arrived the CRNSOR gun
brig, from Yarmouth, and failed this morning with
the ADAMANT, of 50 guns, and ASTRIII frigate, for
Yarmouth ._Arrived the Fusions gun brig, from a
cruize, cff Boulogne ; and the Mary tranfporr, from
the. River, bound to the Well Indies, with provifions.
Sailed laft night the !hip Difpatcb, Capt. BENNIRS,
Of Philadelphia, from Amfterdam, bound to China:
(he has been detained by one of the ctuizers for dearly
a month, and was liberated a few days ago by a de-
cree from the High Court of Admiralty. Remain
in the Downs Edgar, Admiral Lord Kaffir;
Utrecht, Vice-Admiral HOLLOWAY; Leopard, Tri-
bune, Venus, and Vellal fiigates, Bunnetta Coop,
Fury, Profpero, and Difcovery bombs, Furious,
Flamer, Pincher, Thrafher, Phofphorus, and Rifle-
man gun-brigs, Pidgeon and Carrier advice boats,
and about one hundred tranfporta, under the com-
mand of Capt. CULTIRHOUSE and Lieut. CURTIS.
YARMOUTH, Si PT. a9.—This morning failed for the

Baltic a fleet of merchantmen, under convoy of an
armed (hip and a cutter ; alfo for Gottenburgh, the
Lady Nepean packet, Captain DIAN ; and the Lady
Francis, Captain Fcem, with mails and paffingers.
The wind being fair the Ruffian fquadron is hourly
apes:led to arrive in thefe Roads. The (hips of war
remain as per lan. Pall d through feveral laden
colliers.

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Citsinock, Sm.. 27.—0 n Wednefday laft ar-
„rived here the Ajax, St-swear, from Tortola. Sailed
41ence, with the fleet, on the 3111 July, under convoy
of hisMajelly's floipliturratous (Commodore) Bat.
EADOES, HYENA. and Paola try s. The Peet confined
of from about 220 to 230 fail. On the 6th inft. loft
the fleet in. a gale from the S. E. in lat. 40 9. and
long. 46.5;.—Tw0 days before, (poke the Hopewell,
Came 'woe ; Europa, SHIDDAN ; and Rochener, Pa.
TERSOH, all well.—On the 7th, fpoke a brig bound to
London, that had alto loft the fleet, but did not learn
her name.—The fame and next day taw reverel vet.
fels (landing to the eaftward.—On the at ft, palled a
light (hip (landing to the fouthward.
Arrived here on Wednefday morning, as mentioned
in our laft, the Brilliant, Gamiest, (a running ihip)
from Demerara. Sailed thence 3 aft July, in company
with the fhip Ariadne, Jon Kayos, and St. Andrew,
RITCHIE, both of this port, and bound for Liver-
pool; Harriett, SUTHERLAND, and Colpoys, Mot.
alma, for London; and the Wig Marquitice, for
Newfoundland, which veffel feparated from the others
on the 24th of Auguß, in lat. 29, 2t. long. 55. 44.
On the 6th inft. in lat. 42. a 9. long. 39. 25. Captain
GeatstsL (poke the (hip Hudfon, from Liverpool for
New-Yolk, out 29 days, all well; fame day boarded
the American (hip Francis, Captain BRAIN', from
hence for New York. On the 7th inft. in Lat. 44.40.
long. 36. tB. fpoke ;he American (hip Mars, from
Liverpool for New York, out 29 days, all well. On
the 9th inflant, in lat. 46. 40. long. 31. 36 fpoke the
A.merican fhip Commerce, of Baltimore, from New
York for Varel. On the t2th inflant, in lat. 48. 18.
long. 25. 50. fpoke the brig Eliza, Srswmtv, from
Saltioits for Pition, out 24 days ; loft her top-malt
on the Bth inflant, in lat. 48. 18. long. 25. 59. Same
day fpoke the (hip George Wafhington, from Pete&
burgh for New York. Oa the 15th inflant, in 1at.49.
44. long. 22. 43. parted company with the Harriet
and Colpoys. On the 18th inflant, in lat. ss. long.
17. 19. fpoke a brig from Poole, bound for New.
foundland, out 14 days.
Lift of the Veffels in the Leeward Wand Fleet,
bound for the Clyde, cianfive of the Jane and Ajax,
already arrived
From Tobago—Hopewell, Cambridge; Aurora, Boyd ; Hope,
Gilkicfon, and Merme',
Grenada—Herberta, Henderfon ; Heresies, Crawford; Mita%
Barclay ; Jafon, George; Prince aEtruria, M.Artivar ; and
Magdakne, Gordon.

St.
Diana. Brown.
St. Thomas's—Neptune M.Kinlay 1 Crow Bk. ; Pit.
Paterfon ; Union, Hamrick ; Mary Wilton, Graham ; and
Jane, Wilkie.
Amlguat.Tnion, Service, and Elbe,
It, Cummings; Llixabcdi. M'Gregor ; anl
(late) Alexander ; and Harmony, King.
e, IVPllaac ; and Sir Edward Muir, Adam.
The Europa, SH MIMS, from Montferrat, and the
Union, MiNfiLLAN, from Grenada, both of this port,
were in the fleet, bound for London.
Lift of Vac's that loaded in Grenada, befides thole
bound to Cltcle

M'Artitur; Mmait, M'Ketlar ; and

lughion, Baird.
Tortola—Ekm

Poi Londoo—Rfaby, Lady Ann, Amelia, Lady Pen:lnm, My.
ad, Governor Milne. Rockets, Margaret, Malvinas alilannill/2
Wi bans, Orian.