Star.
London, England, 1801-04-13 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Lirroan, APRIL 7.—TRIAL OF NAPPER
—This long depending bufinefs is over. Se\
applications to put off the trial were refuted
the Court, and arguments in point of law ovci-
, ruled ; on which Mr. Tasinv's Counfel threw up
their brief. Mr. TANDY then addreffed the Cow.
in a fhort but impreffive fpeech, avowing cvcr,
thing fet forth in the indi6tment, and laid hi:
heart difdained a falfchood. Judge Cuaranral.:AN
begged he would weigh well the confequences of
-fuel a declaration ; that fentcnce of death milt
inflantly follow. Mr. TANDY anfwered he w.,s
not affraid to meet death in any fhapc ; he knew
well the awful &me= of the law—he was ready
to receive it with the refignation of a Chriftian,
and with the firmnefs and fortitude of a man. The
Judge (CHAMBERLAIN) then paired fentence, which
is to take place the 4 of next month.
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Du au it, APRIL 9.—During the time of Divine
Service at the Cathedral of Chrilt-Church on Sun.
day, at which the LORD MAYOR, Sheriffs, and
the different Guilds of the City attended, fevcral
had their pockets picked in the Nave of the Church,
and the Beadle of the Stationers Corporation had
a new hat, with broad gold-lace on it, Itolen, and
other depredations were alfo committed.
On Saturday laft, in the Recorder's Court, Mr.
Thomas Jawrf was found guilty of ufing abufive
language, tending to provoke a breach of the
puce with Thomas Thorpe Franks, Erg. Mr.
Jones was fentenced to be imprifoned two months
in Newgate, pay a fine of 20 marks, and find fe-
curity to be of the peace for feven years, himrelf
in tool. and two Curettes in Sol. each.

The Commemoration of HANDEL was held a;
the Theatre in Dublin, on Tuefday fe'nnight, un.
der the aufpices of the Marquis CORNWALLIS, for
the benefit of decayed Muficians. Several private
Gentlemen alfßed on the occation, and the Houfe
was literally crouded.
Lady CORNEWALL had a grand ball on Friday
night in Stanhopedireet, May-fair. The company
amounted to near too perfonages, among whom
were the Ducheffes of Buccituom and Goanos.
At ten o'clock the dances commenced with Ms
De'il among she Tailors; the ball having been pre.
vioutly opened by Mifs Coax swass and a Noble
Lord. Among the dancers were

Lord John Campbell, Lady M. Scott,
Sir John Letter, MIG Pierspoint,
Captain Pierepoist, MI6 Ala:well,
Mr. Pierepoint, Mils Fordyce.
The.fupper Was very elegant ; one hundred fat
down at one o'clock, at two the ball recommenced
with a Medley, and at the conclulion of Cary Owen,
the company departed, it being then five o'clock.
On Friday evening his Royal Highnefs PaIN c
WILLIAM of GLOUCESTER honoured the yew
Synagog:at in Duke's Place with his pretence. He
was met at the entrance by the Wardens of the
Paid Synagogue, A. GOLDEMID, Efq. and Mr. J.
LARAMS' who concluded him to his feat. His
Highnefs teemed pleated with the marks of atten-
tion paid him, extra prayers being read for him
and the Royal. FAMILY; and the Ark contain-
ing the Law of Morn opened for his infpedion.
An apology was made on Saturday night, at
Covent-garden, for the abfence of Mr. Fawcarr,
occafioned by indifpolition. The audience, confi-
dering his pretence effential to the fuccets of the
piece (The Poor Gerdleuaa), for tome time
that fome other thould be fubftituted in its Read.
Being affured that fuch a change was then imprac-
ticable, the play was fuffered to proceed. Mr.
BLANCHARD performed Dotter 011apot, Mr. FAIT*
caTr's charader, and acquitted himfelf very well.
A violent fracas took place at Drury-Lane
Theatre on Thurfday evening between a Boiler's
Clerk and an Aitorsg. The difpute originated in
their pretenfions to the favour of a fair Cyprian.
The parties left the box in a great fury, and after
exchanging cards, the affair terminated without
further mifchicf.

ENGLISH Srara-LOTTERY.—Thirty-fifth day—
Nos. 17,879, 31,837, and 678, Prizes of 501.
Upwards of 20,C00 barrels of the linelt flour
have arrived in the Port of Liverpool from Amei ica
lince the loth of January lath
One of the French Journals gives the followin3
comparative ftatement of the acquilitions made by
France, and the lotfes fuftained by Ault: ia, Ger-
many, &c. in conlequence of the late peace :
France has gained the Duchy of Savoy, con-
taining 260 fquare leagues, and a population of
411,714 individuals; the county of Nice, 16f
fquare leagues, population 93,366; Avignon and
the Comtat Venaiflin, 3o fquare leagues, popu-
lation 200,501 ; Dutch Flanders, comprehending
Maftricht and Vaisloo, 72 fquare leagues, popula-
tion 90,000 ; Belgium, i 066 fquare leagues, popu-
lation 1,200,c00 ; the bithopric of Liege, comp: c-
bending Malmedi and Stavelot, 230 fquare leagues,
population 220,000. All the other countries fitu-
ated on the left bank of the Rhine, 1134 fquar:
leagues, population 1,485,000 ; Bilhopric of Batle.
72 fquare leagues, population 48,000 ; the city and
territory of Geneva, iofquare leagues, population
40,000. The town of Mulhaut'en, in the Sundgau
population 7200. Total 3140 fquare leagues: po-
pulation 3,793,781. By this addition the population
of France is incrcafed to 34 millions, which forms
a fifth of that of Europe. • Auftria has loft in ter-
ritory an extent of 2 121 ((pare leagues, a popula-
tion of 3,629,455, and a revenue of 9,314,135 flo-
rins. The Princes who had poffeiLons on the left
bank of the Rhine, 1770 fquare leagues ; popula-
tion, 1,00,575 ; revenues, 14,163,134 florini.
The Counties, tyo ((mare leagues; population,
192,630, revenues, 1,394928 florins. The Ab-
beys and Religious Ettablithments, Territorial
Proprietors, 85 fquare leagues; population,
109,500; revenues, 1,254,000 florMs. The Equcf-
trian Order : 41 fquare miles and a half; popula-
tion, 52,000 ; revenues, 450,300 florins. The
Chapter of Cologne: population, 2,500;
titles, 16,800 florins. The Imperial Cities : popu.;
lation, 399,000 ; revenues, 521,000 florins.- The
Imperial Charrber : revenue, 2 t,600 florMs. Hol-
land : 140 fquare leagues ; population, 318,000 s
revenue, 1,300,000 florins.

INTELLIGEAtE'.

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wmd N.

Arxicrn
• Hamburgh
/ Dublin, April 9, ro,
2 Waterford, April 8,9,
• Donnagbadce, April 8,9,
Litbon, March a 9,

FALMOUTH, APRIL so.

Dot.

IC• ?aft night arrived the WALSINGH AM packet,
rvitia GRAY, from Li(bon, with mails and dif-
!.-::cs : the failed from hence on the 7th of March,
ar,:l arrived at Li(bon on the 16th, where then
Iv:re lying his Majefty's ;hip MONTAGUE and
josrra cutter; the latter of which failed for Gib-
,,,lt Ar on the 28th.—The packet failed for England
on iii: 29th, leaving in the Tagus the MONTAGU F.,
'and the KING GEORGE packet, which had arrived
a few days before ; and arrived here as above.—
Tile Lifben mail of the 7th init. on board the
I:uscr OF WALES packet, is to fail to-morow
v.ening, if the wind will permit.—Wind N. W.

TORBAY, APRIL U.

Arrived yefterday the NIMROD cutter from off
Ert; ft, with difpatches from the Honourable Ad.
r,.;ral CORNWALLIS, left the Fleet on the 9th, all
rell.—The CAMEL arrived alfo with the Weft In.
fleet.—Sailed this day the Ni maw:, cutter with
difpatches for the Hon. Admiral CORNWALLIS.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL xi.

Came in the (hip Nancy, letter of marque, of
London, of 16 guns, Capt. DAVIDSON, from Sierra
Leone, bound to London, laden with log-wood,
ivory, and 366 ounces of gold daft ; the was taken
by the Braave French privateer, of 26 guns, and
280 men, and retaken four days after by his Ma-
fhip CAMBRIAN, of 44 guns, Capt. LEGGE
the Braave is Paid to be gone„,to the Eaft Indies,
to cruife in thofe feas. Came in the French Chet-
Marce la Defire, from L'Orient, bound to Breft,
laden with wheat and bifcuit ; taken by his Ma-
ay's Chip LEDA, Of 38 guns, Capt. HOPE ; alto
the PLYMOUTH lugger, of 16 guns, and the Sur-
rrsaNrs, of 14 guns, from a cruife. Sailed on a
cruife, his Majelly's (hip BOADICEA, of 38 guns,
Capt. Kr.%T; and the CONCORD, of 36, Capt. BAR-
TON. Sailed the BRILLIANT, of 28 guns, Captain
WODEHOUFE, with a fleet under convoy for the
Downs. This morning arrived here the Eliza and
Jane, of this port, Capt. W. HAMMETT ; the Nar-
lord, of Lynn, Capt. D. SYDAL ; and the Eliza_
beth, of London,Capt. BALs-row, all from Oporto,
laden with wine and fruit, for this place and
Guernfey ; they failed on the 26th March under
convoy of the MAIDSTONE. of 32 guns, and the
NETLEY fchooner, of 16 guns, in company with a
fleet of 120 fail : the former paired up Channel
yefterday, with the bulk of the fleet ; and the lat.
tet is gone up St. George's Channel, with the !hips
tor Briftol, &c.: the whole are laid to have on
board upwards of 40,0ce pipes of wine:

COWES, APRIL ts.

Arrived off this place, the fleet under convoy
from Oporto, andstre paired for the Downs.
This afternoon the DILYAD frigate failed from.
Portfmouth, for Cork.