Star.
London, England, 1810-09-10 00:00:00

- 9,841,156
1,046,980
461,171

4,319,807

COTTON.—fin all Holland - - • 731,854
St OA 1(.—All at Amsterdam - - 757,197
IN DlGo.—Bengal 99,547, other sorts, making
together

- 112,133
The account is taken in the French weights of
Nillngrarrmes.
A duty of Arty per cent. upon these quantities. it
v..a; supposed, would produce little more than one-fifth
of the revenue. wh'ch the French Government calcu-

lated on deriving from this atrocious measure. If the

accodnt be a fair one, it is a strong proof of the effi-
cacy of the measures adopted for preventing the in.
troduction of colonial produce.
About three or four o'clock on Friday afternoon,
as two brer•ers' servants were passing by the wall
rf the London Docks, their attention was arrested

by the groans of a sea-faring man, who was lying on
the ground in a dreadfully wounded state, and welter-

ing in his blood. They inquired the cause, and were
informed, that he had been beaten by some Portu-
gue,e sailors, who afterwar•ls robbed him of about
Jet, that he had endeavoured to escape from them,
but they had overtaken him in his flight, and wounded
him with a knife in the back. The robbers had not
taken his watch, which was found in his hat. This
was all that could be collected, as the nnfortpnate
man died whilst speaking. Diligent search is mak-
ing after the murderers.

Saturday se'nnight, Mr. William Seaton, tutor to
Major Goanota's children of Halleaths, near Dum-
fries, accompanied by Mr. Thomson, tutor to Major
HART'S children of Castlemilk, went to bathe on the
beach at Skinburness,and when in the water, attempted
to reach a small boat which was moored about 280
yards from the shore. Mr. Thomson 'succeeded,
though with difficulty, and got into the brat ; but
Mr. Seaton was swept past her by the rapidity'of the
current, and endeavoured to turn and regain the shore:
the effort, however, was unavailing.—Twice he dis-
appeared, and twice he rose above the water. At
last his strength failing him, he sunk to rise no more!
Mr. Seaton was a young man of great worth.
The Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre have, we
understand, according to the promise which they
made at the close of the last season, provided the
most convenient accommodation for the Public in the
twelve boxes which occupied the centre of the circle
of annual boxes. The spacious corridores and the
saloon, with its beautiful furniture, are also thrown
open for the public use.
Two ample staircases of stone have been con-
structed in order to give free and direct communica-
tion between the lower circles and the new boxes.
All the corridores have been arched with brickwork,
and paved, giving additional security to the audience
from fire, and materially assisting towards the general
tranquillity of the house ; and in all the floors of the
knxes and galleries, the most effectual means have
been adopted for the same desirable purpose.
Ail the seats have been renewed. The interior of
t!.c house has been, in great part, newly painted, and
an extensive steam apparatus has been prepared at
Soho for the purpose of regulating its temperature
during the winter season.
The two :billing gallery is altered much fora se'
better. The space above the head has been increased,
by cutting away the cieltng as close as possible to the
Thor of the upper gallery. There are ten benches in
this gallery, the lowest of which has not been moved,
but the other nine have been raised about two inches

each ; the top of the upper seat being eighteen inches
higher than it was.

In the upper gallery, and the side pigeon-holes,
there is no alteration. The baize with which the
benches of the pit were covered is removed, and they
are all neatly painted ; the practice of standing on the
benches being found to produce so much dust, that
they could not be conveniently kept in order.
In the execution of these objects. which have daily
occupied upwards of 200 men for nearly two months,
the Proprietors have been induced by no consideration
of expence to omit any thing which could afford ad-
ditional convenience, and secure to them the appro-
bation of the Public.