Star.
London, England, 1801-10-10 00:00:00

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And a piece of cotton, out of a honk where helodg-
ed. He called feveral refpeftable people. to his
charafter, who fpoke highly in his favour. He
was, however, committed for re-examination.

Every evening, a crouded houfe is the greatelt
proof of the attraftions cf the prefent amufements
at the Royalty Theatre, which opened for the win-
ter, for the full time on Monday hall. The prin-
cipal Boxes of the Theatre are raid to be in a hate
of requilition for this night, which carries with it
an idea, that they may not be repeated in the en-
Cuing week.
Kin Cefir, or the Negro Shover, attended as it
will be this evening at the Royal Circus, St.
George's Fields,by a great variety of excellent enter-
tainments, gives the ilrongeft affurance of a crowd-
ed audience. Its mufic is of the Mat falcinating
nature, and its fcenery executed in the moil beau-
tiful Bile, while the plot abounds with fuch im•
preflive incidents, as rivet the admiration of every
one.—Mager SAUNDERS'S Equearian Feats are fo
aftonifhing, as to charm every one ; the Dancing
of Mils DENNY and the Mils ADAMS'S IS inimita-
ble ; and the Eclinfe, or Harlequin in China, raifes the
louda buras of mirth and applauft.

There are few circumflances perhaps which ex-
hibit the increafe of wealth, and the improvement of
the arts in.this Country in a fironger point of view,
than the fize and beautyof the (hips now employed
for the purpofes of commerce. For at this time a
merchant from his Counting-houfe regulates the
deflination of (hips, larger in dimenfions than any
which, a century and a half-ago, were under the
controul of the greateft monarchs in Europe.
This day, Mr. LOCKE'S beautiful (hip of tzoo
tons, to be commanded by Capt. CHARLES ETTON
PR r scorr, eftcemed a chef d'eetivre in Naval Ar-
chitedure, was launched from Meffts. PERRY'S
Yard at Blackwell, and named, after the ancient
and celebrated refidence ..)f the noble family of
the Plutons, Earls and Dukes of NOR T H UMBER-
LAND, Elle AUER ICK CASTLE. More than 300 La-
dies and Gentlemen were, prefect on this occafion,
and after the launch was over, partook of an ele-
gant dinner, confifting of a prolufloh of all the de.
licacies of the fearon. The animation and af-
fability of the hofpitable Owner of the (hip diffnf.
cd, among his gucils, mirth and good humour,
and they fcparated hlghly gratified with the po•
!kends and liberality with which they had been
entertained.

On the night of the zd inft, the !inure of Mr.
Ileffill, at Braintree, Etre:, was broke open and
robbed of al large quantity of linen-drapery goods.'
A few nights ago, the (tables of R. HOWARD,
Efq. at Aded-par k, Surrey, wer broke open, and
robbed of leveral fadJles, bridles, &c.
On the night of the 6th infant the limp of Mr.
Lacy, holier, the corner of Clement's Inn Pafltage,
was broke open, and robbed of a quantity of ho-
fiery goods.

On Tnefday night laft the fiables of Mr. Welton,
Sloane-Ilreet, were broke open by fOme villains,
who took thereout a hag, (addle, and bridle.
On Wednefday night the warehoufe of Melfrs.
Appleby' and Co. Cornhill, was, broke open, and
robbed of feveral pieces of fuperfine cloth and ker-
feymere.
Early on Thurfday morning the houfe of Mr.
Gill, in Lower Brook-fireet, was broke op,-n, and
robbed of feveral articles of plate, linen, &c.

The fame morning the houfc of Mr. R. Fuller,
at Hornfey, w•as broke open, and robbed of plate
and other articles to a confiderable amount.

Yeßerday fe'nnight Hearne's Stow-market wag.
gon overfet in the London road, about a mile
from Chelmsford, by which accident one of the
drivers had two ofhis ribs, and a female pairenger
had her collar-bone broken.

On Tucfday evening, as Mr. Brown was palling
through Twickenham in a one-Norte chair, on his
road to Chertfev, a man threw a fcrpcnt at him,
which burg in his mare's face. She inftantly ran
away, and knocked down a boy in the fireet ; the
wheel palled over his ribs, and bruifed him, but
broke no bones. She was flopped on Twickcn•
ham bridge, on the Brantford road, without do-
ing further damage: A man was thrown from his
horfe the fame evening t and feveral families have
been greatly annoyed in their carriages.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Hamhurgb 33 011 U. Venice - 4o
Mona - 33 I 1 U. Llfinm - - 67
Leghorn 54 Oporto - 6$
Naples - • 4i Dublin 1.3 i
Genoa - 49