Star.
London, England, 1819-02-18 00:00:00

FROM THE LOWER RHINE, JANUARY cs.

The following circumstance has occurred at Vcr-
Tiers :—A Frenchman from Sedan has exhibited a, I
offerecrfor sale at Vervierst a newly invented el(
shearing machine, by which a single workman c,,1
' direct 80 pair of shbars, and which they have n)t ye:
ventpred to employ in England ; scarcely hid t 1.2
workmen learned this, when they began to sa: to
each other, " the machine can prepa.re l<2 ells of cl sth
in a minute, we shall be reduced to beggary if it
should be introduced." On the 20th all the work-
men left their work, assembled tumultuously *bolt
the machine, and destroyed it before the got

d'armetie could come up to prevent them. Tk
workmen in their fury resolved to destroy all the
other machines in the place; but the Mayor of Ver-
vigTh (manilla the probability of this cruet, had

F 0 Liege for assistance, and the gens damn
ti from Liege just in time. Blood was shed on.
•' for men are severely wounded. The
of the rew machine had got out of the
ir:or
•::e first moment, otherwise he would have
.
it pieces by the mob. Tranquillity is now
~ilscl::,::,.red; but the principal manufacturers who
rl•t e t cn• ; of machines have still a military guard',
kes arid manufactories for their protection.'
~,,..:,, ::',lnves , from Liege' had delayed a few
~ • :tiriogs mob would have destroyed all the
r°'''
..o;,:r.ing and shearing machines, and set the

on tire.
LAUSANNE, FEBILU ARI r.
• coni:111C to receive daily new details of the
"lc cause.l by the dreadful storm in the night of
ult. It was felt at Hambro', Munich, and
Germany ; in some place', shocks of an
increased the horrors of the night. At
in particular, the storm, accompanied with
!ightaing, and clouds of snow, burst forth
1..; ik,lenee, and traversing all the neighbour-
-,
..,Itrics overturned buildings, trees, and car-
.,...•ery where almost causing dreadful damage.
• FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY A.
f.,:l:::tbitants of the Grand Duchy of llesse hay-
:o,la Deputation to make the Grand Duke ac-
;l3 itl) their different grievances, the Minstry
57itc!. them from taking such a step. Notwith-
. this, the Deputies proceeded directly to the
having explained with as much truth as
tA,., the grievances of their Constituents, the,
Duke replied to them—" I see clearly that
ds have been made to me ; for the future
!i!i:,;thitauts have no more to do than to address
!rielvos to me; I will endeavour to remedy the
:;-...lecs of which they complain. They shall have
as they wish them."

COMMERCIAL.
Tr.c following communication, dated the latis rnsy

a received at LLOYD'S:

1..1) Sll AND NORWEGIAN CONSULATE.

• London, Feb. 11, 1819.
s—r* order of the Swedish Government, I beg to ac-
n, the information of the Iderchants concerned in
r.de edec, that a new Tatif is preparing, and will
be pt bli<hed I according to which, all Swedish produce
eLbie fur exp•xt ition in vessels of that country, may likewise
qurted in forcin vends, without any consideration as to
.er quantity, on payment of five per cent. on the goods
-*.d in Sw vessels, and 10 per tent. on those in foreign
16.-1 haw the tonour to be, Sir, your's, &c.
Cwast.ts Tome."
Bennett, jun.- Lloyd's."

BRIGHTON, FEBRUARYI6.

Is Grace the Duke of Wittuttarow, accompa- 1
travellin carriage by the Marquis of
FMinn(' arrived a the Pavilion at three o'clock

ifidl nom.

he weather to-day has been cheerless ; a drizzling
rre has continued to descend iliac* day-brzzie,
cl;il!ing atmosphere and haze.
TIFI;r%T was engaged during the morning with ,
nor did his RoiteHiOness cult the
during the afternoon. dinner party a
*;ilion this evening is very select, scarcely any
have been issued.

11ee will be two or three Drawing Rooms in the
'.'t of the ensuing spring, which will be held at
::',ir,gliam.ilowe by the Duchess of Yonsc, as the
'....k of highest rank in this country.
7,:e liachess of Gtoucesrea arrived at Windsor
ejimidty evening, about five o'clock, frorn a visit
i...n It.,yal Brother at the Pavilion at Brighton.
kr-tit.l iv and Sunday the Earl of HAAROWIT had
-:7,1,j'..c:.,er parties at his house in Grosvenor-square.
!,,q..• AI tr .lainvais.--Lard and Lady Walsinghans and
:itn,ir house in Upper Harley-street, from their seat,
4,-,, :he ruuntes; of Dartmouth, and the Ladies Legge, at
*kg in Sit&Tordnhire, from a tour. Colonel and Captain
:I.:ri:r:n !Ii: eoritineut ; Lady Hyde Parker, at her house
1(,7•.: r..n,!:( ;la:0411c? ' • Lord G. Somerset, from his fa-
ti,:ne Ihke of Beaufores seat, Badmington, Gloucester-
lio; t. liarqui; of Lothian, at Montague Mouse, Whitehall,
i,4,1 M:4i here., at Holmwood, Berks.
it.,,,rst...—The Dovrager Marchieness of Downshire and
4
Nt .. ti,, MI; 1.1r,1 Anson and his Bride, for his Lordship's
1
.:*rii-n0r.:411, Staffordshire ; the Duke and Duchess of
I,t -din ~'?land, at their 'tut, Sion House; Miss Montague
1-:,..!0r, :0 her seat, M.:rk 11411, Essex.

Ye,erclay a Court of ,Directors was held at the
it India House, when the following ships were
qatinmd and timed, viz.
bruizewater, Marquis of Ely, and Laskin', for St. He-
ztiCirins, to be afloat the 23d instant, !ail to Gravesend
lor. 4 March, sty there 30 days, and be in the Downs on
t'lrt at April.
Curr.rall, and Matilda, for China dbect, to be
, sail to Gravesend the lit of March, stay
day;, and be in the downs on the 10th or AFC,
Cl.ain YEOMANS is fitting out the Wok?, of 18
iz,at Sheerness, for the Cork station.
T: the (k.rupiers of the Soil of the United lang-
-4-11:e Report of the Chairman of the Proceea-
:!'.'S the Committee of Management, in coulormity
itcoillitions of the Meeting of Occupiers at
o's Hotel, Palace Yard, N.% estminster, on the
linuary last ; and the further Resolutions of
rellectabie Meeting of Land-Owners and
A same place, on Monday last, the 15th
, .'•'!' v;;,!:ir in The Farmer's Journal, on Mon-
.'2d of February inst.
t;;°,yea Qi Sr. PATRIC e.--Official orders were issued
A •3Y fr^TM the Castle of Dublin, to the Officer of
prt,p:tre for a Grand Installation of Knights
•.• O. St. Patrick, to be held on the 20th of

. •': t. :e hlitcichird was heard singing, in full
• r: 7'l'2 iv,ig,libourallood of Edinburgh.
,rofrh:tni Coursing Meeting was well at-
cf'll.idr.,,ini; the unfavourable state of the
:cr. and aitotd,:d excellent sport. The match
vfiiples was v:eil contested, and was won by
I. r cite h, beating Mr. N. MICKLU-
,:n.AII y. A.sernbly, or.. Thursday night,
att,:nded, and exhibited a brilliant
r faE;.itn!

NA PAL INTELLIGENCE.

tatmcitnit, Fcaittiaftv 15.--Wind S.W.=Arrived
the British Army, Mariner, Earl Moira, and Thomas
and Mary transports, from Portsmouth, With the 4th
Regiment-on board, fot Barbadoes ; and two or three
outward-bound vessels, and remain, wind-bound.--,
Put back the Columbine, Trioscrsom, for Rio Janeiro.
UV-carom., FEBRUARY le;-:-The United States,
WINDSOR, from H,lll for New York, arrived at the
Ilavannah the 11th January, in distress. Arrived
the Carolina Ann, 0a0r..,i, from New Yotk—sailed
26th January, in company with the Duke of Marl-
borough, for this port.
PORTSMOUTH, FERavAni•l7.—Wind S.S.W: 'Ar-
rived the Mary Anne, Tuomrsoa, from London for
the Cape of Good Hopei Rose, WHITE, from London
to Lisbon, with loss of sails, and leaky ; and several
others, and remain with the rest of the outward-bound.

COWES, FEBRUARY 17.—Put back the ship St.
Nicholas, BRANDT, from Petersburg for Brest, with
damage in her sails, and remain with the outward-
bound.

lmitrtcroN. FEBRUARY 17.—Put back from sea
the Duncombe, SLEIGH ; and the London packet,
A SHI LL, the wind having come to the S.S.W.
DEAL, FEnnumtv 17.—Wind W.S.W. Remain in
the Downs the Amphitrite, DAVISON, for Pernam-
buco ; and the Prussian ship Erwarburg, MERSSNER,
for the Mediterranean. Came down from the River
the ALEUT sloop of war.
llotsuvrx, FEBRUARY 17.—Wind W.—Came in
several vessels for shekel. ,
HARWICH, FEBRUARY 17.—Wind W. S. W.—Ar-
rived the Nelson packet, with a Mail, 3cc. from
Holland.

- - -
Coax, FEBRUARY 12.—Arrived the Emma Ma-
tilda, ANSDALE, of Philadelphia,' with oil, arms, &c.
from Antwerp for New York, leaky.
GLASGOW, FEBRUARY 12.—Airived the Eurydice,
YOUNG, from Bengal.
Coarestworsz' Lotroow, FEL 16.—Ixwarens—Jane, Hales,
from Cape of Good Hope ; Diana, Jolly, from 'St. Michael's ;
Ann, Hall, from Madeira; Nicholas, Kirkus, from Riga; the
Aldebaran. Lauds, from Virginia ; Alert, Lelize, front R Mien ;
Nears, Smart, from Alexandria; Ann, AlitcheU, from Seville;
Indian, Elder, front St. Kites.—Orretaans—Zealons, Reed,
for Quebec ; Ceres, Dear, for Madeira; Hoffnung, Doyer, for
Embden ; Thames, Peek, for New York.= CLEastos Duryea ans.
Ocean Holmes, for Jamaica; Effert, Tenant. for Sierra Leone;
Allegereda, Ililligina, for Antwerp; Saxony, Berg, and Jane
and Mary, Steele, for Hamburgh; Claclanatus, Griswold, for
New York.
FUIWAILV 17.—Entered Inwards: The Telemachus, Top-
ping, and Pulmasner, Williams, from Lisbon ; Susan, Harvey;
Mary, Blackman ; Annear-7, Colvin ; and John and Grace,
Brown, from Sr. Michael's ; Mary, Wilkinson, from Trinidad ;
Wiederaehn, Riekwart, from Dantzic L' Feline, Fovemal, from
St. Malnes; Jenny, Scotland, from Hamburgh; Cxsar, Taylor,
from Calcutta; Pyrenees, Welsh, from Sierra Leone; Jane,
Lewis, from Charente.—Entered Outwards : The Ann, Mun-
roe, for Sierra Leone; Mary, Jefferson, for the Cape of Good
Hope; Jeune Laure, Aubert, for Hourdeaux ; George, Lin.
coin, for St. John's, Newfoundland; Skipsey, tardier, for
Montreal; Joseph and Jane, French, for St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Risetmrough. M`Waliam, for Montserrat.—Cleared
Outwards : The Success, Mercer, for Sierra Leone ; Royalist,
Wood, for Hamburgh; Eclair, flora. for Smyrna; Neva, Far-
quharson, and Active, Nazer, for Jamaica; Eliza, Capp, for
Gibraltar ; Stag, Elsey, and Saxony, Bergh, for Hamburgh ;
Spanish Patriot, Darell, for Cadiz; Dotniaica, Holder, for
Dominica.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.