Star.
London, England, 1810-06-20 00:00:00

WMURN SHEEP SitiMlNd;

Sunday 'Mani of the c0n424 invited
Partake of the feStiiities of Woburn Abbey during the
ensuing Agricultural Fete, arrived, and ab,,ro sin
o'cloCk the following; among others, sat down to an
elegant dinner, his Grace of BEDFORD in the Chair, viz.
The Marquii of Mundy, Earl Wincheisea, Earl Talbot, EL)
Ludlow, Earl Fortescue' Viscount Sackvilie, Lutd Somerville,,
Lord Whitworth, Lord Bradford, Lord March, Lord Dundas,
Lord Erskine, Lord King, Colonel Fitzroy, Sir Joseph Banks
Sir John Sinclair, Sir Waskin Vrilliatua Wynne, Thomas Waal::
Coke, Esq. William Lee Antnnie, Esq. Williaet Northey, Esq.
Davies Giddy, Esq. Henry H. Hoare, Esq. William Adam, Esq.
Professor Davy, the Rev. Bate Dudley, Rev. St. John Prier.t.
Mr. Talbot, Mr. Ofley Crew, Mr. Bridgeman Simpson, Mr.
Germain, Mr. child; Mr. John Wing, Mr. Peplos, Mr. !stead,
Mr Latouche, 'Mr. Taw, Mr. Ellnsan, Mr. Fane, M. Greg,
Mr. Maulde, Mr. Jenyns, Mr. Robert Jfyng, Mi. Lewis, Mr.
Knight, Mr. Ward, Mr. Reeve, Mr Walton.
The Marquis of Tavisroat was prevented from
attending by a fall from his horse lately, from whichi
however, no serious consequences are apprehended.
Many prime articles of stock and curious imple..
mints had arrived on Sunday evening ; and on Mon-
day morning, at au early hour, the company began:to
assemble at the Park Farm-yard, and the business corm
menced by the show of 12 South Down tups. from
Malden Farm, intended to be let, which had previousl
been shorn, and their fleeces were hung up round
shew.room for the examination of the company.
Five Merino Tups, intended to be let, were
shewn and separately examined by the company,
shorn, and also eight Cows and Heifers, in calf,
tended for sale.

A series of experiments were made by Sir JOSEPH
BANKES and DAVIES GIDDY, Esq. with an eye-glass
Micrometer, of Do'land's, contrived to measure co.
veniently the diameter of the filaments of wool from
different fleeces, to the 10,000 th part of an inch.
At three o'clock the company repaired to Woburn
Abbey, and a numerous company sat down to a very
elegant dinner, the Duke of BEDWIRD in the Chail
After dinner they proceeded to the Park Farm,
attend the sale of South Down Sheep, which was
follow :
Lot 1. 10 Theeves, 27 guinea, Mr John Elman.
2. 10 ditto; 4:i guineas, Mr. John MU.
3. 19 ditto, 41 guineas, Ditto.
4. 10 ditto, 37 guineas, Ditto.
5. 10 ditto, 1.*9 guineas, Mr. Monte Upton.
6. 10 ditto, 33 guineas, Mr. Follett.
7. 10 2-yr.ewes 31 guineas, Mr. Towers. •
10 3-yr.ewes 42 guineas, Mr. John Elman.
9. 10 ditto, 32 guineas, Mr. Towers.
19. 10 full-mouth ewes, 27 Mr. Hill.
11. 10 ditto, 31 Ditto.
12. 4 barren ewes, 3-yr. and aged, 11 ins. Mr. Warr.
13. 6 ditto, ditto, 13 clo.Mr.Mossinan.
,E 5 Mr. Warr.
14. I fat shut-wether

In the course of the forenoon, a large party repaired
to Crawley Farm, to see the process'of drilling turnip!
in the Northumberland method, by Bailey's Hill.
The anxiety of the company was much relieved
the course of the day on hearing that the Marquis
TAvtsrocic had received but a slight contusion by
fall, and was expected at the next day's fete.

. The young Gentlemen of Bradmore House School,
Hammersmith, had their annual public Ezaminat--
on Tuesday last, when they acquitted themsel
much to the satisfaction of a numerous companl
Ladies and Gentlemen, their friends. They went
through their speeches in English, Latin, and French,
with a propriety seldom witnessed, and an attention
to quantity that makes this Seminary rank very high;
ATTACK UPON TAPPANOOLLY.--40ffie days ago
mentioned a report, founded on a statement made
the House of Commons, that the settlement of -
coolen had been captured by same of the enemy'
ships. We mentionadi at the same time, that '
report probably originated in some mistake : in .
'the settlement captured was that of Tappanoolly,
longing to the India Company, which was taken by
the Creole frigate, Captain Repattd, on the 12th April.
Mr. Prince, the Company's Resident, was abseil,
Bencoolen, and Mr. Hayes !feted in his place.
garrison were too few to resist the assailants, but
not surrender till they found resistance hopeless. Capt.
Repaud, on landing, prsmised Mr. Hayes that all
va te property should be respected, as w ellas that below
ing to the Malays, who inhabited the place, and
belonging to the British officers, residents and seapo'
He very soon. however, forgot his promise, sei;
upon every thing he could get hold of; wantonly
stroyed what could not be removed, and also all
public records and account books, for the pOrpose
concealing then ature an d amcruntof whathe had seized.
Under pretence that Mr. Hayes had secreted two boxes(
golddust,liehadhim con fined, and he, as well as the
of the inhabitants, were hardly supplied with food
ladies and subordinate females, who had run for
ter in the woods, were fired on in the pursuit by the
flan besiegers, and one woman and her child, who ,
overtaken, was exposed to the most brutal treatment.
At length the French Commodore Hamelin arrived
at 'the place, and an appeal w; s made by Mr. Haye,
to his justice and humanity, but without effect. F
approved of all that had been done by Captain T
paud, concurred with the latter in accusing
Hayes of concealing gold-dust, and uttering the ,
furious menaces unless it was produced. It was
vain that proofs were offered that no such conceal-
ment had been made, and that no such property
in the Settlement ; the same barbarous treatment
was continued, and the whole of the victims of
wanton barbarity were removed to the Isle of France,
after they had been required to ransom the Settle.
ment, when they had been deprived of every
they possessed. To complete this infamous viol_
of national justice and disregard of every humane
and honourable feeling, the whole of the settlement
was set on fire, and Commodore Hamelin expressed
the most 'savage exultation in witnessing the dettruc•
tion, as his vessels were leaving the place. A party
of soldiers, under the command of Repand, had
previously sent to the country-house of Mr. Prince,
the absent, and, of course, unoffending President,
who completely destroyed it, with all its contents,
stables also were consumed, senral valuable hones
were turned loose into the woods, and a flock of
head of fine cattle woe nearly destroyed by shooting
them.
CORM MARKET, MARK•Last, JUKIIIOO--To-day this mutt
has considerable remaining supplies of Wheat, but feer
which are in request, and quoted lathes dearer—Early
Malt continue nearly at last pikes—Peas and Beans of the I
kintb likewise—There are short supplies Oats, but fa JY elf I
quality, and sales In general are named a trills hlgtsere.4lnat
without variation.
Fine near 950 1011.-6eeeeds 90,494

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