Star.
London, England, 1803-12-21 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE-MONFY.

The Trufty, for the capture of the Dant& !hip Nancy, wilt be
Old on Wednefday the zzth day of January next, at No. 9, New
Bond-ftreet.
The Surinam, for the capture of the Ship John and Richard, will
be paid at No. 3, Biltitcr-fquare, on Thurfday the sad
The Mermaid, for the capture of the French privateers Re-
doubtable, Vengeur, and General Marena, will be paid from this
tist3, at No. a. Little Scotland-yard, Whitehall
The brig l'Efplegle, for the capture of Jonge,johannes, Meer-
Meg, and Cathinka, will be paid on Monday the 26th inft. at
No. 9, Tavittock-row, Covent-Garden.
The Pettcrell, for the capture of the French verel la Maria
Vine de la Garde, will be paid on their arrival at' Spithead.

In every dire&ion the enemy's flotillas appear to
be in motion Along the coati. Advice reached town
yederday of the GOLIAH, of 74 guns, Captain Bus-
Nast, having a few days fine fallen in with a (qua.
dron of gun boats near Rochefort, one of which he
captured, and drove the remainder (twelve in num-
ber) on chore, under a heavy fire from the batteries
on (bore. His Majedy's (hip, we are happy to hear,
A/Rained little or no injury on this occafion.
Doubts having arifen in the minds of feveral Ban.
kers and others, who have dividends to receive by
Virarrants of Attorney for correfpondents in the coun-
try, whether they could, as mere agents, take upon
themfelves to pay the Property Tax, applied for in-
formation to the Commit Boners in their ditlrift. and
Were referred to Mr. LOWNDLS. It [truck them, that
many of their correfpondents were thou of the
amount upon which the five per cents. was to be
paid, nor could they tell what abatements they might
have to claim, and that therefore they could not
juitly nor confcientionfly pay the tax for them. In
anfwer to their application to Mr. LOWNDPs, he gave
it as his opinion, that they were bound to pay the
Tax at the rate of 5 per cent. on every dividend they
dm received, under a penalty of aol. for each War.
rant of Attorney ; and that. if any of their corref-
pondents were thereby aggrieved, or if they had
abitements to claim, they might appeal to the Coln-
litiltoners in their refpcaive neigLbourhoods.
Not fatisfied with this anfwer. they applied to Mr.
Abtortinvom, and a deputation from the fix old bank-
ing houfes at the well end of the town, had a con-
ference with him on Thurfdzy lad, when they dated
the various difficulties and hartilltips with which this
'mature would be accompanied, if carried into ex•
ecution in this way ; when he finally agreed that a
elaufe of indemnity fhould be introduced into a bill
to be paired after the reeds.
Yederday was appointed by Lieut. General the
Earl of HARRINGTON for the following &task to
be under arms in Hyde Park ;
St. James's . - Col. Lord Assist arr.
Prince of Waks's Lieut. Cul.lVl. P. ANDRIWS.
Duke of York's . - Co{. Lord DUNCANNON.

Inivontbury Lieut. Col. Cox. •
Hot owing to the inclemency of the weather it is put
off until Tuefday next.
Tit it QyIIEN'S Cosourts.—The very dininguifhed
honour which her MAJeSTY is about to confer upon
the Pimlico Volunteers, in prefentiug them with a
pair of colours embroidered under her own diredion,
n a mark of condefcenfion which mutt make an in-
delible impretEon on the minds of every member
belonging to that refpcOable corps. The colours
are nearly (iodised; they arc very magnificent, and
excel every thinq of the kind ever before attempted in
this country. Ihe following is a tolerably eaai de-
feription of them :—The ground of the colours is a
rter blue. The centre piece is compelled of the
imperial arms of Great Britain, embroidered in
gold, in which are quartered the arms of the Quash,
these of Isl:cklenhurgh Strelita. The etssroi.
dery in the fount ters, tr., if ponible, more erquifitely
beautiful than in the arms. The body of the Lion is
of gold, and that of the Unicorn is of Giver. Un.
der the arms is a (troll on which is written in large
Roman charaZiers,
THE (TEEM ROYAL VOLUNIFERS,
Competed of gold embrr.i.lery, and gold fpangles,
which gives the name of the Corps a molt confpicu-
ous appearance. The whole is furmounted by the
Imperial Crown, with an elegant branch of oak and
laurel on each fide. The Crown is competed of
gold. filk, and &toil's ; all in embroidery, and the
whole proper. Is the irtl quarter of the Ralf ap•
pears the union colours made proportionably with
the letters 44 IsT aarvaelos," in the centre of them.
At the other three angles are the Qysill'S initials,
C. it. in gold embroidery and gold Wangles. The
whole has the appearance of malty geld and Giver,
and the embroidery, brag Allemborcd, adds coofi-
/Suably to its richocfs.