Star.
London, England, 1815-08-10 00:00:00

HULL, AUGUST 7.

Arrived yesterday the following ships from Green-
land with 4 fist ; Perseverance, 1 ; and
Z?phyr, 1 ; and to-day, the William, with 4 fish.—
Tne Anton: with 5, and the Richard with 10, left
the Tee it; :!npany. A letter, received here this
tilorning fr4m Aberdeen says, that the Tay, with 9
lint, pasi'll that port on s:h August. She left the
ice 10th July. The letter gives an account of the
following ships; belonging to this port :
Karo, t Gab—June 12, Leviathan, 3 ; Prescv, 1;
Itteolutton, Ellison, 10; Three Brothers, 1-29th, Lau-
tat, 9-30tp, London, 6.-41uly I, John 6, Mired 1, Albiun 1—
Earle 3—nth, Andrew Marvel 5-10th, trunswick 12,
Etperinient 9, lngrla 5, Lord Barham I, Lord We:link:ion clean,

Lee 4, Ocean 5, Samuels 4, Shannon 7, Swan 6, '1 bornas
Jai, $, Try&love 7 Aski.—Orinsby,June 22, Earl Falconberg 1.
LEITH, &WIWI r 7.
DAVIS'S STAAITS WHALE FISHTRY.

The Ralth, I.latude, and Thomas and Ann, Nzw-
Tow, arrived at Leith this morning, from Davit';
thc former with eight, stud the Litter with
fourteen fish;

The Bon Accord, PARKER, has arrives at Aber-
deen, from Davis's Straits, with three fish, about 50
tons of oil ; parted with the Elizabeth, itting. at
Stromness, with one fish and a half, from the same
fishery.
The Tay, of Dundee, Captain Anatassom, has ar-
rived from Davis's Straits, with nine fish, 140 to 150
tons of oil. Captain ADAMSOI4 left the country on
the 10th of July, saw no vessel on his passage, and
gives the following account of die fishery :
Dvuoss.—Advice, 1 fish, July 10; Friendship 4 or S fish,
July 10; Horn, 6 Or, July 10; Mary Ann, 6 fish, July 10;
Three Brothers, 1 fish, July 10.
La ITu.—Dexterity, 9 fish, July 10; Home Cattle, 3 fish, July
10; Larkins, 6 fish, July 8 ; Rattler, d fish, July 10 : Raids, 6
fish, July 10 ; Success, 1 fish, July 10; •Itomaii and Ann, 13
fish, July 10 ; William and Ann, 8 fish, July 10.
LONDON.—Majestic, 5 fish, July 10.
Hut.t.—Alfred, I fish, July 1 ; Albion, 4 fish, ditto ; Andrew
Marvel, 5 fish, July 5 ; Brunswick, 12 fish, July 10 ; Ellison, 10
fish, June 22 i Nagle, 3 fish, July 5; Experiment, 8 fish, July 10;
loos, S fish, ditto; John, 5 fish, July 1; Kiero, 1 fish, May 29 ;1
Leviathan, 9 fish, June 12; Laoi el, 2 list, June 29 ; Lord Wel.
litivon, cleat., ditto; Lord Barham, 1 fish,July its ; Lee, 4 fish,
ditto; London* 5 or 6 &la, Me SO; Ocean, S fish, July 10 ;
•Preset.t, 1 Ask, Ju:.e 52; •Aestilution, ditto,elit•ri ; Samuels, 4
fieN iIAY 10 ; Shannon, 7 fist, ditto ; Swan. 6 fish, ditto ; '1 ho.
eras, 5 cid:, ditto ; friwluve, 6or 7 fi,h, ditto; rce Brothers,
1 fish,June 211.
Will.rdv —lame% 4 fish, June 6.
Nxwas-rxit—'Cove,l fish, June 12; 'Lady Jane, 2 Ishodo.
Providence, 1 fish, June 15.

Bsawici—•Norfolk, 1 fish, June ge.
Captain ADAMSON reports, that he experienced a
long and boisterous passage outwards, but that the
weather has been upon the whole pretty favourahl:
for the fishing. The fiv: ships marked • remained
at the S. W. ice, where he had no doubt but such as
continued would prove successful.

The following are i.xtracts from letters whiclt have
just b: en receive.l " Gibraltar, July S.
Tne heatth of this place continues to be good ;
precautions have nevertheless commenced, and the
troopa are.now encamped."
GINOA, JULY IS.
44 The privateer from Porto Ferrajo, which has
been taken, had a commission on board, given in the
name of Napoleon, and signed by General LAPPEL,
Commander of the island of Elba. There are about
twenty small privateers, belonging to said Island,
which infest these seas and greatly interrupt the trade
in this quarter ; it is said they have captured two
ships, one trout Trieste, bound to Leghorn, mid ano-
her from Leghorn to Tunis, in %thin the assurance
companies of Leghorn 'are deeply concerned. The
SPARTAN 'agate is arrived here from Naples with
twelve transports with British and Hanoverian troops
lon board ; she sailed again yesterday morning with
four transports with troops, said to be destined to
reinforce the expedition that lately sailed from this
port, and which is reported to have landed at the
Island of Hycres, and that Admiral Lord Exmouru
is off Toulon with nine sail of the line. There is just
now in sight a convey of about fourteen sail, suppoled
•to bring more troops from Sicily."

77th ARAir.

Orders were issued on Tuesday, addressed to Colo•
nets of Militia Itegimen:s, announcing to them, that
.111 such men, whose ages do not exceed 45, who choose
:•, volunteer into the line out of their regiment of mi-
litia, ate to b 2 allowed Sett.:n guineas bounty.
Vestei.? ty the fo:si *companies of the Sit Garrison
II itrdion, s'ationej in the Towtr, W. insre:.ted by
General ; o:cir military appeararcc. ap-
pointments, Szc.- reflects great credit ot, M.tjor
who has haJ the command of them fr.tm their first
formation. After the inspection the b?n,:r3l ciined
with Mijor Duke, and the ...titer Officers of the h.e-
gimellt, at the King', Arms, Tower-street.
Ahnttt tO of the 55th regiment marches? into the
Tower on S.iturday, to do duly there. 'Die i;ivalids
marched from the Tower this day.

The Stafford, West Kent, and '(V2st Nqrfolk Regi-
ments of Militia, are at present under orders lor
Ireland.

The 2J battalion of the 132 d Regiment, at Alder-
ney, iod the '2d battalions of the 6 It and 57th R, gi.
mein,' of .Foot, in Jersey, are ordered to Portsmouth,
and the 13th embaiked on Tuesday from Portsmouth
tor, Jersey.
The 28th Regiment is marched from Chatham to
H}the, Where they will Anive this day.
The 2.1 &In:Ilion of the 79th Foot has marched
from Edinburgh to Dundee, and the depots of the
42d and 92d, are ordered from Gl?sgow ; the former
to Perth, and the latter to Aberdeen.

Saturday, the East L•ithian Yeomanry Cavalry,
under the command of Sir louts G BAIRO, B.rt.
after being their usual time in quarters, a ere re•
viewed on West Barns Sands, by the Right Hon.
the Earl of HADDINGTON, Lord Lieutenant of the
Cohn:y, who was pleased to express his entire appro-
bation of thc anrearance and the discipline of the re-
ment. They, are a very fine body of meu, uncom-
monly will mounted, and went through all their
exersise with great regularity and rapidity, to the
great satisfaction of a vast concourse of spectators.
A soldier, named Peter Sutherland, a Highlander,
being asked, after the battle of Wateilno, it he went
tired into action said--,4 Yes, your Honour :we
marched all night ; but when we came up and heard
the British cheering, we all were as Ight fad (light-
footed) as &trier (linnets)." This breve fellow re-
ceived a lance through his body, and when lying for
dead, a Frenchman ran a bayonet through his hand.
A rich landholder of Ville d'Avray, near Versailles,
was lately very much astonished at seeing arrive on
his estate a numerous detachment of English troops'
stationed in that vicinity. Thi; detachment was
charged to mow his oats, and they were carried off
without any authority on his part. But he was agree:"
ably surprised when, at the moment of the departure
of the English, he received a notice from the Mayer,
that he might present himself at the Prefecture there,
to receive a bill endue treasury of the English army ;
this bill was equal to the exact value of the oats which
had been mown and carried off.

THE DUKE OF Yonc—The Nlow ing favourable
account of the state of the Duke of YORK was re.
ccived in London yesterday :
" • His Royal Highness the Doke of YORK cone.
rates to go on in every respect as well as cau be wished
under the circumstances.

(Signed) "6' HIENRY HALFOUD.
" P. kincouscou, Surgeon."
" Oattands, Wednesday, August ..7."

The Chapel Royal in Sr. James's Palace has been
undergoing a repair fnr some Limit, not in mak:ng pre-
parations for the marriage of the Duke and Duchess
of CUMBERLAND, as has been erroneously stated, hut
on account of the roof and the cieling being detective.
The repairs are now complete, and the Chapel will
be opened again for Divine Service on Sunday,next. •
The Qin:Ex and PaiNcEsse.s are expected in Lon-
don to-mortow to make the neco-:sary prepari.tions for
the celebration of the PRINCE Rat:user's Birth-day,
for the first time in London, as an observance by the
Court.
Lord and Lady HOLLAND and family arrived on
Tuesday at Holland-house, Kensington, tram Brussels.
Lord Lowrie tart ivred in town esterd ty from Ply.
mouth ; during his stay he had the "peculiar privilege
' of being admitted on board the Bellerophon, and was
admitted to an interview of the Ex-Emperor, which.
lasted for an hour and a halt. On its being; known.
that his Lordship had arrived on board BoNArAttra
came upon deck to receive hint.
Sir GORE OUSLLY Lad an interview with the
PRINCE REGENT yesterday at Carlton-House. Sir
Goae has brought with him thirty tine horses, and
two remarkably large greyhounds, as presents to the
PRINCE REGENr.
A letter hoar. Portsmouth, says :—" Abundance
of groceries, and all kinds of -,est stack, were shipped
with the utmost expedition. on board the NORTHUM-
BERLAND, for BONAPARTE. Some hwareds of sh:eis and
several hundred tone of hay were shipped to stock St.
Helena with the remains, at the end of the voyAg.."
•11175. PATTISoN, formerly the wife of JEROME B(1-
NAPARTE, arrived here last week in the American
ship Miln, which is already on her second voyage to
England since the ratification of peace in January
last. This Lady, since her divorce, has resumed her
maiden name of PArrisoN, with the addition of Mrs.
instead of Miss, to designate her peculiar situatium—
We are happy to say that she has received such at-
tentions I.' om the respectable families in this place as
slie is entitled to by her character and tnisfe.rtmes.—
M:S. PATTISON is now, we understand, on a journey
to France, on affairs of private business.—Liverpool
rafter.
Saturday morning last, shouts V 2,1 an
alarming fire broke out on the premises of Mr. G.
PAvsta, of Beyton, Suffolk, and in about 3n the
barn, stables, cow-house, piggeties, &c. were com-
pletely laid in ashes ; adjoining were a large hay-
stack and two stacks of stover, and :.bout tons of
szraw,v:ith all the implements necessary for a f arm of
150 acres of land, all of which were consumed.
This miming at an early hour, Anthony Daley
Stvistors, and LatAroti Murray, both recently si.l.-
tenced to transportation at the Old Bailey, were cot -
veyed from Newgate, in the custody of Mr. NEW-
MAN, the Keeper, on board a boat at Blacklriars-
bridge, whence they sailed for the Hulks at Wool.
wich, where they will remain until transoorted to
Botany Bay. Our Readers will probably recollect
that Swinton was convicted of fraud, and Lathrop
Murray of bigamy.

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IMPROMPTU.

A LOVER'S DESCRIPTION P HIS MISTPXSS.

The Ickeliect fqrrn that woman hears,
A face, tliviely 'air,
The anftc•st voice •tie lover 11..ars;
• The firlithtec Cue her hale!
Vori:h anirying eyes of heavenly blues
With him, as rs,es sweet,
Ana cheeks of the carna!ion'i hue,
My Attma'a.ellarrn4 complete !
The tic!, awl peerle-ts p m, her mind,
Irradiates the whole,--
Chaste, pure, in goodness. unconllntl;
Of virtue's self the soul!

. ,
The long list of favourite Numbers already hespoke
in de pres.,..q Lottety, at tine Bark, and the vas lous
Letters lattices, will lease three who may defer their
purr .
h fear .1 few days, but l shelties chance of
wooitie Fortnne,at all. This will not he regarded as
extraordinary, when we consider the limited nomber
of Tickets, and the list of large Capitals whielt the
Scheme contains. • •
THE Rev. H. BATTEN, sof Bellevue House Aca-
demy. his proved, by an expel ivnent made on pupilsl
of various ages. that a more effective and solid profi-
ciency is Riede in ONE year, tinder the Intertn:eetose
System of Education than can be made in- roue years
by ordinary methods of teaching : this system has
been developed in the Works of Blair. Goldsmith,
Barrow, and other. writers, and has been partially
adopted, for several years, in many considerable
Scfiools.
RoNliEl4tltS AT PADDIINOTON AND MART-LA•BONNE.
—Morel ay mornirtg, about two o'clock, the warehouse
of Itlr. Thomas Bache, wharfinger, No. 14, Padding-
ton, was broken open, and robbed of five pieces of
bale goods, valued at upwards of £BOO. The rob-
bery must have been accomplished by persons well
acquainted with the, premises, as there is a floating-
deck unt!er the w ;rehouse, from which they found
means, through a trap-door to ascend, and several
baley. of goods were obliged to be removed, before
the eackt stolen could be got at, which were con-
eeved clue us the fcldiog doors into a boar in the
bas,m f the canal, at the back part of the warehouse.
It is remarkable that this robbery was committed
when a watchman, who is regularly kept to guard
the yard, was upon the piernisei..—The same mor-
ning, about four o'clock, the Yorkshire Stingo Ta.
vein, New-toad. M.iry-la-bonne, was brokt open. The
depredators were disturbed, and escaped with the titl,
ceetainine veil a few helfpence.—Wedneeday tlu
Yet kshite NVeighitig Machine He wA, rob-
lec'd ..f torr 41 notes, a watch, and
,various other
nrecles.—Thur el.'s, night theEdgewerteroad Weigh-
; MA..hitte Ili us was broke open and robbed of
y.. 1 ious Articles . wearing apparel --Frid..y two
Leese; were attempted to be robbed in the New road,
bl try.) •b • nvt..—Yysterd.ay morning, abort '2 o'clock,
a I)l.cl:smite's shop, lete.ly occupied by William Gor-
don, l'Addingt m, -teas completely robbel of every im-
pleineet tvel !igilig rm the Lusiness, as well as a quan-
tity ot dd and nett ir
1,',10' lI.SLL --friiliars Wrlls, an old weather.
beaten Tar, recently discharged from one of his Ma-
Mty's ships of war. ss as yesterday brought before
r. CDANISPitS, die Magistrate, charged with behav-
ing in a viotous and disorderly manner in the Church
during Divine Set vice, on Sunday. Mr. Atinesley, a
respectable parishioner, stated, that in the midst of the
Service the prisoner entered the ptincipel aisle of the
Church in a state of extreme int:ll(.4mo, and having
taken his station directly opposite the pe..• in which
Mr. Annesley was sitting, lie bean singing .4 Gen
save the K:ug" in a tone scrloud that the Service was
suspended. The son of Neptune suffered himself to
be led quietly to the watch-house, but though the
place of performance was changed, his song was t! e
lame. peeing his progress to the watch-Iroise, and
whilst in confinement there, he still Continued to vu-
ciferate his favourite molten.' " GOD save the King."
Jack was now in a perfect state of sobriety, and ex-
pressed the greatest contrition for what he had done
amiss, which, he said, was all owing tes the grog he
bad taken a.blard, t ok away his hearing.—
Next to his King be loved his Church ; he had fought
.and bled for both, and had no inteniion to effeid
either. In consideration of this able defence, add
!Or. /knee:ley not wishing to proceed further, 'poor
Jack was, :titer A suitable admonition from the M
giste ate, discharged.
Wonsiineseticee.—Mr. Lint ira, a hatter, in Bate-
sn,in's-bilildiegs, Soho, last Monday week, missed a
quere•ty ef clothes and other articles, in linking for
which, he discovered his o ire and J. Carry, his lodger,
'were als.t ra..tsi:ig. 'A suspicion more in the mind of
the hatter that all had travelled the same road ;—a
clew led him, his trientle and a conttetle, to a rt neat
in ;it. Luke's, where, sure enough, his surn:ise wai
well-founded—the living and teilities were in com.
pany. The gallant was brought to rbe Office yester-
day, charged with the theft of the things, but he affir-
med they were given him by the rib, and no prod to
the contrary being adduced, he was discharged, me.
Linford's next application was—"he take
borne his wifo ?'' An effirmative was given, a coach
procured, and the ildidelle returned to the embraces of
her condesciaqing spouse, amid the tittering; at a
little inelotiele.
Eel-ward Brth'er was remanded on suspicion of rob-
bing the Star etchlic heuse, in Winfield-street.
Meseeee-Iletise.—DnlilNG
Harty Lett' was brought before the Lord Mayor.'
charged with stealing a livery laced top coat, the
property of Sir kobrrt Wigram, Bart. M. P. nu
Tue (ley afternoon. 'Thomas Carter, ceaehman to
the prosecutor, deposed, that, on the day mentioned,
about lour o'clock, he was engaged along nith his
brother in putting the brines to the carriage, &c. in
Crosby-fqiiiire, wltert the stables are situate, when
• the prisoner contrived to slip in, and carry off the
coat. A Gentleman passing, and observing the tran-
saction, gave information, and the prisoner was pur-
sued. He was orer'aken, and the coat found in his
possession. At desperate struggle now ensued, and the
• prisoner briske from the hold-of his keepers. He was,
however, soon again secured. Upon examining the
coat, it was discovered, that it had already been strip-
, ped of the lace, but this was found in the pocket of
• the The-latter, in defence, stated, that he
bad just purchased thaveoat for Bs. This story being
rather at variance with evidence, he was remanded.