Star.
London, England, 1803-11-26 00:00:00

DESERTION OF SISSIES.

Mr. Jaavis role to move fur leave to bring in a
Bill to prevent Seamen from defecting from his
Majedy's Navy. He lhould beg leave to date the
grounds on which lie brought forward this meafute ;
and in doing 10, he would not 141:e up the time of the
Houfe unneceffarily. -The lath that condituted
the grievance about to be removed lay in a very
narrow compars. It frequently happened that lea.
men, after having entered jilt.) Lis Majefly's fer.
vice, were arretted for debt ; and that they were
afterwards let at liberty, in otdcr that they might
be enabled to defers from the fervice. Whether the
pretences fur fuch arrefls were teal or fielitious, he
could not Ety, but claertinn was generally the el
lea of them. In the remedy he meant to propofe,
he did not all: to infringe on any of the civil
righis or privib:ges of a Britifh fubjed. The man
art cited, and afterwards detained, in the manner he
Mould propoiC, would dill be entitled to his writ of
habeas corpus, and the pill creditor would lofe none
tf his tights. A (carnal), after being arreftedi ought
Lot to be placed in a condition different from what
he had been in before, but ought, inftead of being
difeharged, to he reflored to the fcrvice. IVhat he

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therefore meant to propnre, Was, that the fherifl, by
salrofe Authority any feaman might be taken up for
debt, fhould be bound not to dlfcharge h;ns in the
manner in which other perfons wire ditcharged; but
thAt Ire thotild eatice him to be lately conduaed to
the nest feav,it, and delivered up to the regnlating
Captain, in order that he might be fent on board one
of his M ijedy's th:ps. Thh: would be a benefit to the
IcAnutrt Iti:r.:e::, uhn fbould be Hi-relied for a juft
debt ; roij:lit, with the content of his creditor,
conveyed no booed a thip : and, as to unjurft or
it.hiticus dcin s, the would remedy on
nhuh. which was ti n con,m,n, to the great prejudice
rrl the naval fervice. would therefore move,
" that ]save be given to bring in a Bill to prevent
tire c!PC.:tir.n and rfcape of cry Qfticers, feamen,
and others, in iii; Majcity's n:ivy, by means of any
ptnect"., ci •il Of criminal." I..ave was given. After
which Ms.LllVlbbrt.tiglit tip the Bill, which w us read
a lira, and nreered to be read a tceor.il tittle Cu rtitr-
h.y - Monday.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, Is'OVENIIIM 16.

PR:CP. Op s nits DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
3 pc? Cent 0,1. tor money,
54'—
I)itto, 1,,r account 54: F.
Rdueed 53+-4 per Ctot 6-1 68
011 s per Cent. i--Ncw ditto 8
dil.
govvomrs 22.-5 per Cent. Gov. Dtbctliarec 87/.
Courfe of Ezobango--Dublin on Lsedon

No difpatchcs have been received either yellerday
or this day, from Admiral CORNWALLIg-a proof
that the (Mos feen palling Plymouth on Welnerday,
were not die Channel Fleet. One fhip, however, the
DREADNOWC YT, of 98 guns, belonging to that fleet,
has come into Plymouth kr repairs.

The HYENA frigate is now lying at Portfmouth,
waiting to take out difp.stches to Lard Nr.i.sou. She
will touch at Gibraltar, And after delivering her dif-
patches, will proceed to Malta.
This morning arrived a Mail from Lifbon, brought
to Falmouth by the Pelmet of WaLes Packet, which
left that place on the 15th inflant. His Majelly's flip
AURORA had arrived at Lifbon on the 6th, with the
Newfoundland fleet. The FISGARD was to fail on
the 16th with a fleet for England.
Letters by the above Mail !late, that on the toth
ultimo, fuch a dreadful florm of rain happened at
Madeira as to delitroy nearly the whole of the town
of Funchal ; that the greater part of the wines, v.;.
lied at a very high amount, were wafbed into the
lea ; and that about tsoo perfons are, unfortunately,
milling.

Yeflerday, about a quarter before one, his MAJESTY
arrived at St. James's Palace from the(been's Houfe,
for the purple of holding a Chapter tin- the dation
of two Knights of the Nobl,: Or der of the Garter, and
difpnfing of two Garter. and Ribbands, vac:int by the
deaths of the Duke of BEAUroit r and the Marquis of
STAFFORD.

At one o'clock, the time ap7ointed for holding the
Chapter, his MAJESTY, with his ufual punCluality to
time, inquired if the Knights were ready ? but the
neceffary arrangements weie not made, nor was there
a fufficient number of Knights alfembled. About
two o'clock it was announced that all was in readi-

nets to proceed to hold the Chapter, and his MAJES-
TY entered the Great Council Chamber. Or. his en-
trance, the Knights *trembled, and the proper Officers
bowed to his MAJESTY, and his MAJESTY, as head of
the Order, took his feat in a molt loperb Chair before
the Throne, at the head of a long table covered with
crimfon velvet; the Duke of NOR roLx, as Hereditary
Marthal of England, with his Gold gaff of Office,
took his official fituation, and flood on the left tide of
the KING ; his Royal fliglinefs the Duke of Gt.ou.
CESTER took his feat at the table on the right tide ;
the Dikes Of YORK, KENT. and CAMBRIDGE, follow
ed on the fame fide ; his R-'yal Highnefs the Duke
of C %%%%% ce took his feat on the left fide of his MA-
Ery, and was followed by the Duke of Ric HMOND,
Earl WESTMORELAND, Earl CHATHAM, and the other
Knights prefent took their feats in the following or.
der, according to their feninrity
Marquis of SA xi ss u av, Duke of PORTLAND, Earl
Sri meta, Earl CAMDEN, and the Duke of ROXBUIGH.
After the ufual forms were gone through, of open
ing the Chapter, by the Bilhop of WINCHESTER, as
the Prelate, the Bifhop of Saxissuitv. as Chancellor
of the Order, and Sir IRAAc HEARA, (Ismer Principal
King at Arms, the KniThts proceeded, according to
antient cuttom, to tie!..i.r in the lift of thole they
approved to fill the two va,ancies, on flips of paper ;
and, on examination, hi; Grace the Duke of Rnr.
LAND, and the Earl of HARDWICKE, Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, appeared to Ise the Noble Perfonagcs
approved as Members of the Noble Order, when
Earl CAMDEN and the Duke 01)ROXBURGH retired.
and introduced hi; Grace the Duke of lit; r LAND, who
was waiting in an adjoining snout ; the Dukes of
GLOUCESTER and Volta then role, and taking his
Grace by the hands, conduaed hilts to his MAJESTY,
when his Grace, kneeling on a (tool, c- vered with
crimfon velvet, his MAJESTY w4ved a fwurd over his
head with the ufual form and ceremony : his Grace
role and bowed, and then kneeling v. id. his light
knee upon the flool, their Royal Highnelfes the
Dukes of YORK and Gt.oocastsit put the garter mt
his left knee, and his MAJESTY faßened it. His Grace
then rofe, and while bowing. his MAJESTY put the
blue rihhand over his Grace's head, and placed it on
his left Ihoulder ; his Grace then bowed again. The
noble Duke was dreired in regimentals of the Leicef.
terthire Militia, of which his Grace is Commander.
Sir ISAAC HEARD then called over the lift of all the
members of the Noble Order ; and thole prefent an.
fwered to their names, which finifhed the ceremony.
The fpeelacle was very grand ; all the Royal and
Noble members wore their collars.

Among the company we noticed the Marchionefs
cf SALISLURY ; CAME/TO CHATHAM, AYLESBURY,
and Miacct.ssrisus ; Ladies A. and C. CARPENTER
and G. Cecil; the Poarucusse AMBASSADOR;
Earls ATIASFOID and DARTMOUTH; Lords Haw It Es.
BURY, FALMOUTH, LITTLETON, C. SOMERSET, SEE•
SEA; Sir C. Moac•s, Mr. YORKE, and Admiral
DIGIT.

After the chapter his KwErr gave a private au•
dience to Mr. Secretary YORKE, who laid feveral
official papers before his MAJESTY. •
His Majesty then held a Privy Council, and it
being for the purpole of receiving the RECOADFR'S
Report, Mr. Poste, as Secretary for the Flume De•
partment, accoiding to cullom, prefideJ, and the
LARD CFIANCiLLOR attended; the new RECORDER
was admitted for the firlt time, when he made a re-
port of the convicts capitally convitted in the IA
September Salons before the late Rir..RUIR, and
thole before himfeif in the liytober &Ilion% to the
number of twenty.eight ; for the bit of whom, fee the
lall page.
His Majtsvr next gave private audiences to the
Lora, CISANCELLOR, Mr. Yoacr, Lord Airwrocn,
and Sir CHA s. Moly: As. who laid btfore him dccifions
on icireral Courts Martial.

Mrs. Liven,' ID, of Covent-Garden Theatre, the
pobLe will Le glad to hear, is in a fair way of rec...
•ery from her ac "korai, which, in the commence
meat, aff.ulded mulch c.iufc of alum for the Lalety of
tkat valuable .tar.a.