Star.
London, England, 1809-06-21 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

SIR—In jrrice to an old, brave, and excellent Of '
ficer, it. is hoped you will make some observation in
your Paper respgcting his personal conduct at the at-
tack made by the French at Lugo, which Sir J.
Moons, in his letter of the 13th January, slightly and
13avily mentions. In that action Brigade-Major Ro-
nERTS led on a small party of the brave 76th, or Ein-
dostan Regiment, and gallantly, at the poin; of the
bayonet, attacked, Touted, and defeated very supe.
ricr numbers of the enemy ; in which action the Major
shot a French Officer and a private, and received two
bullets through his right ha:id, two shots went through
his c10..4k, and his bridle was c tt ; his baud was taken
off on the field of action, which operation he bore wi:b
great firmness, and the following two days rode on
horseback to Corunna, 67 miles. Major-General
LEITII, and the Officers of his brigade, can bear testi.
mony to the above fact.

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, their MAJESTIES,
Princesses AUGUSTA and EVZABETII, arrives at the
Queen's Palace from Windsor, in their, travelling
carriages, escorted by a party of Light liorse, where
they were received by the Dukes of YORK and CAm•
Am LI; E.

The Princ? of 0 RAX4E went yesterday to. the
Queen's Palace, accompanied by the Duchess -of
YORK ; her Royal Highness introduced him to their
MAJESTIES, the PRIKCESSESi and the ROYAL DUKES.
Yesterday evening, their MAJESTIES had a select
party.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House,
.when. Capt. H. Luau was sworn
into the command of the Georgiana packet. The
Court adjourned at six o'clock till this day.
FATAL DuEL.—,ln consequence of a dispute which
took place at the Cricket.grouncl, near Malden, on
the
_pi-eceding evening, between Ensign P. MAHo
and Assistant Surgeon LEWIS OSHA RA, both of the
11th regiment of foot, the parties met atthrpe o'clock
P. M. the following day, June 15th, on Woodham
Mortimer Common, about four miles from Malden ;
Ensign M. attended by Lieutenant STIIPBENS, and
Mr. O'H. by Ensign STEWART,. all of the 11th. A
number of spectators were present. The ground being
measured at twelve paces, distance, the parties fired,
without effect ; when it was proposed, on the part of
Ensign M.that a mutual concession should take place:
whic,n, from the nature of the insult received, being
deemed .inadmissible on the part of Mr.. 01-1. they
proceeded to, fire a second time, when the ball from
Ensign M.'s pistol entering Mr. O'H 's right side,
passed through his body, and was instantly extracted,
by the application of a lancet, from his left After
receiving the w9und, he declined altering his position
for some minutes ; but continued calling out to his
adversary to fly, and evade the pursuit of some con-,
-stables who were observers of the scene, and who suc-
ceeded in taking him into custody.- Mr. 041. was
conveyed to his apartinenxs in the barracks at Mal-
den, where he expired the following morning, at five
o'clock. He was a very fine young man, in,his 2*th
year, and was highly. esteemed by his brother officers.
His remains were interred with possible respect,,
at Malden, On Sunda); * • the.men of the nib, amd the
dra‘gooni and Isicafolk Maitia, quartefed in the pkico,
Abe Streets througkivhich the pLocgssionoosed,
followed :by the 9fAcers ,garfiscr c. 1114 swooft4.
pith the miotiavriigrit 'of *Alums.
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' CITY BUSINESJ.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at ei-
dtrl
hall, at which were preseqt the LORD MAYOR, 15 Al-
dermen, and the City Officers. The Court inspected
the Mealweighers Reports, and ordered the price of
Bread to be raised half an assize, or Id: in the peck
loaf, to commence to-morrow, the quartern loaf of
wheaten to be sold for Is. lid. and household at Is.
SAratim. GOODBEDERR, Esq. elected Alderman of the
Ward of Cheap, in the room of JOSfAH a)" sq.
resigned, attended, and being introduced by the Com-
mon Councilmen of that Ward, took the usual oaths,
and his seat on the Aldermen's Bench.—The Rulers
of the Watermen and Lightermens' Company were
elected, and the Beadles of the Court of Requests were
reelected for the year ensuing.--A dividend of silt •
per cent. due to the Orphans of the City of London
on the sth of July next, was ordered to commence
payment on the 12th of Jnly.—The.Court voted
thanks to the Rev. Mr. BIRCH, Chaplain to the LORD 4
MAroit, for his sermon, preached before his Lordship;
the Judges, Aldermen, &c. on the first Bundle It*,;!.
Trinity Term, at St. Paul's Cathedral.—Mr. Jame,/
was admitted and sworn into the Mike of Corn Metefre
' in trust for the City.--. The Faimakers,Company
made a Liver( Company, and ordered to be aoi-.,.
moned to attend Common Halls..

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Four carriaes will compose the suite of the Mar-
quis of WELLEsLey, in his Embassy to Spain. Sonie
of his domestics and household are arrived at Yolks-
mouth, and the DONEGAL, of 74k guns, is lying at Spitt;
head to receive him, where he is expected in a few
days.
General Earl Dattiouste, who has the command
of the Sussex district, in the absence of General Lord
C. SOMERSET, has been sojourning at the New. Hotel,
Brighton, for some day. past.
Mr. Powatx, the adversary .of the late Lord FALK..
L AND, made his first appearance in Bond-street, since
that unfortunate rencounter, on Saturday last.
Yesterday, as the -carriage of the Earl of Cumin-
TER` WaS .driving through Parliament-street, the fore
axle-tree' broke ; the coachman was thrown off the
box, but fortunately maintained the reins, by which
means the horses were drawn upon the flag-way, and
compelled to stop. The co.tchman was much bruised.
The Countess sy:,.s in the cm riage ; but her Ladyship
received no other injury than a fright.
Mr. Dols-Niel. who had und.!rtaken •to go three
miles an hour for 14, day::, for 500 guineas, has de-
clined the unheard-of undntaking. Yesterday was
the day fixed for -making good the stakes, or to forfeit
fifty guineas; and Mr. Downes paid the forfeit: A
Gentleman present offered to het the pedestrian 5001.
that he did not do the Barclay match, of a thousand
miles in a thousand hours.

ROWING-MATCII--Yesterday ASTLEY'S 21st prize
was rowed for by. five vi'atermen. It was what is
called a jubilee prize, being the seventh year, and
sewn boats were intitled to start The following six
entered their names •
Abraham Lock Of Stangate •
John Shepherd Lambeth
J ohn Mallet Cuprr's-brhlge
Robert Bafrow Blackfriar's
Edward Birch 1 hree Cranes
James Howell Westminster.
The last man, however, declined starting, and the
race was contested by the first five only: The first
h.;at was most warmly contested, and ended with
Lock, Shepherd and Birch, being the three first, at a
few minutes before six. Those three started for the
second heat ; Lock preserved his advantage ()fixing
in the current, whilst the others were in comparatively
slack water, and came in about two boat's length
a-head at 20 minutes b 6 .)re seven. The victor *and
his prize were then conveyed tit ASTLEY'S
Atnpl it-
theatre, and moved in procession round the stage in • •
the presence of a most numerous and fashionable au-
dience. During the time .of the wager, the evening
was so extremely fine, that a vast number of people
of distinction, as well as the professors and amateurs
of aquatic exploits were present 'but we did not heir
that the slightest accident occurred. • '-
Between three and four on the morning or Sa-
turday last, an alarming and destructive fire broke
out in the workshops of Mr. Cheavele, worsted menu- •
facturer, situate at the back part of his house, in St.
Peter's-street, Canterbury, which in the space of two
hours entirely destroyed tip same, leaving only the
external brick walls standing. The building consis-
ted of four floors, constructed in a great part of tim-
ber, and covered with weather boarding upwards
from the first, and although when the alarm'was given,
little else but smoke could be. perceived, yet in a very
short time, before effectual exertions could he made
to prevent its progress,.the whole became enVeloped
in flames. Luckily there was but little wird, and
more luckily its direction was obliquely: from any
other buildings, so that -by six o'clock the building
'wherein the :Ire originated, having been destroyed,
the flames subsided, and all danger of its sprerAdii%
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farther was prevented. •
Saturday night a tire broke out at the Starch; Ma..
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nufactory, at Breatford. 'fly the titqelY'.. tjtino Or
an engine and the neighbours, it Wasgia!tificittifia&
out extending further than thatliniri-litit: "'.':'`•j'
cr BoW-STREET.— J. /frowns Was yes, , 7'. t Ttri
with stealing a mare; the pitiliekly y. ILO
.. 4 cor
Kensington. The mare was safe do , ;T.'"hlgtkiiamiii
on Monday night, at half "ilisse nine, and 'fidosi after
eleven he was stopped. by AgßElif4l4%l's.,r2o4
with the mare, in a field, Witett lie” said tnik: , , U
his property; and that he hadlciat *iciia, 44,
endeavouring to cross the copoi.tpl/019ge,.:
L. hciirever, hiving .no doUbt ikeTielit 40416'
petty, the prisoner was fully eOngnit , ; . " " *;, '
CORN EXCHANGE. tfl.Wp#43oift... pig:, :
supply of Wheat to7ciay is.ratber 44onskea lir
than adequate W the- deiuSlV:lo *Ad 1414 .ara.l, kei
effected, and do Ant, 114ail)laiis aAt,i'Pricfs"...:#ar.ce_SA'a ~
t3lerable plenty, and with 'Malt, are 441 ,aa cal
and J)eing pf atii• two kindatvary Ont.. iitt4.l7,ot Oats
the utt.4btajdOalflo,,s,vititt Stsh areliala fawn - •
}logasts(od LincOnSbite, ancf Aix trade:is rather
hcswerA-ViourAt 40t.Prics.itt-gitOtoi ve some 4w-
thsrAwrivalc,f Wheat 411 d inDir. 44in Ater .0.
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1-1J4.-2 J ~ 'lsitillqi44 40RININT WORM, •
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.ales: 4=lLisu , , , . Ackerisett 21:40.
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Floe F100t,701. to 75s•—itons4se Si& 70&

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