Star.
London, England, 1803-05-31 00:00:00

DUBLIN, MAY 26.

Yellerday a meeting of the county of Dublin, for
railing of the militia, was held at the Seffions.
houfe, when it was agreed that every pari(h in that.
diffri& fhould provide a proportion of men equal to
its extent and population, to prevent the trouble of
ballotting ; a mode very Judicious, and which will
be the moll prompt and efreaual for railing the county
of Dublin militia.
Yeflerday a trial at Nifi Prius was held at the
Court of King's Bench before Lord Ka xwaansic and
a refpeelable Jury. It was the cafe of a Mifs jaws
ARABELLA KELLY againtl a Mr. BRENNAN, of the Mee.
chants quay, to obtain damages, which were laid at
xoool. for breach of contra et of marriage. After a
trial of fome length, a verdiel was returned for wool.
damages, and 6,1. coas.

The Newcafile-under-Lyme Committee yelierday
came to a refolution, that Enwaito WILBRAHAM
Boortr, Efq. and Sir ROBERT LAwLEY, Bart. were
duly returned ; and that the Petitions were not frivo-
lous.

v'f he
Radnorthire Petition was adjourned. on ac-
count of the abfence of one of the Committee, until

Thurfday next.
An aEtive canvas is commenced at Leicefter in fa.
your of Mr. M.Caarriv, the Gentleman who con-
tact' that Borough at the laft Eleetion, and who is
fo great a favourite with the people that no doubt is
entertained of his fuccefs.
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On the r9th May. fet off from Aberdeen, the
Hon. LEWIS Durr, for the north. May at, arrived
there, the Right Hon. Lord PALM RSTON, and Mr,
CntmLay, from the fouth ; and fet off on the 234
for the north. _ -

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Sir ROIIRT CSI•MSERS, who refided for twenty
years at Calcutta in the Eatt Indies, in his judicial
capacity, died on his return from Paris on the 7th
inilant ; His body was embalmed and brought over.
and was on Saturday depofited in the vault of the
Middle Templartin the Temple Church.
The (ports of Greenwich were yefterday materially
interrupted by the unfavourable Elate of the weather.
and the cuftotnary rabibitiosu of the fair vifitors were
in confequence entirely difpenfed with.
Orders were received at Newcafile, latt week, to
difcontinne the Prefs of the Keelmen in that neigh.
bourhood, and to let thofe at liberty who had already
been impreffed. The order did not arrive in time to
prevent the failing of the La rwin G frigate, which had
52 of them on board, boned to the Note I they will,
however, be difcharged as loon as the order reaches
his Majelly's (hip. The Coal Trade, which has been
at a compl.-..e (land for Come time, will now become
bride again.
On Thu: (day the Staffordfhire Militia, commit&
e 3 by the Earl of UxBRIDG6, relieved the 3d battalion
of the to regiment of Foot Guards, at Windlor and
Kew. the Foot Guards proceeded, under the com,
mand of Major-Gen.Wvarazo, to Chatham Barrack.
Major-General Cexcearr, attended by Captain
ADDCACES, of the Coldttream Regiment, as his Aide.
duCamp, left town on Friday, in order to take the
command of the troops at Plymouth.
Relpeaing the flay of the French troops in HoL
land, it appears from the papers laid before Perlis.
ment that no remonftrances were made to the French
Government. The Dutch Government fire:moony
remonftrated, but it was thought better for our Mi-
Milers not publicly to interfere. The lag difpatch
on the fubjeft from Mr. Litton, at the Hague, is M
follows :
Extradt of a difpatch front Mr. Limn to Lord Haweesimat
dated the Hague, t tth january,ao3.
The bizgociations between the Secretary of State and M. die
Sent mill , rchseding the continuance of French troops in lb.
S uthern Cantinas of this Republic, have been curried on with
uncommon activity for the left few days ; and this morning M. do
Sperm. fon-in-law. to Madame de Semonville, fen out for Facie.
carrying with I, Im the Ambaffador's Repeat of the relish of their
c mferences.
The Dutch Government, though they appear to be devoted es
the idea of the independence of their native country, have adopted
the opinion, that it is, upon the whole, wifer to yield to the with of
Bocaparte, to continue for a limited time (mail garrifons in fame of
to. it older towns, than by an obitinate refinance to draw on this
Republic the fate of Switzerland.
Inflead of laughing, as fome Gentlemen are in,
died to do at Lord SranNOPE, for putting the Let
gill ,•iire on their guard againit the fisbotarior teaks.
which may be attempted to be praftited by the French
againn our flipping, they would do well to reflect
on the refources which many late wonderful dikes.
veries have furnifhed to philofophers and men of en,
terprize; We do not fay that it would be eafy for
an enemy to deftroy a (hip by affailing her bottom
under water; but the thing is certainly peffilde, and
need not appear more incredible to us, than the pro.
teffions of the zrOnauts would have appeared about
thirty years ago ; and yet we have lived to fee chore
profeffions, extravagant as they feemed, completely
verified. Submarine navigation is no new projeft.
Dr. Hurvoit, in his excellent Mathematical Die-
tionary, article .4 Div roc," has the following paffages
The famous CORNELIUS DREIELL had an cape-
! dient in fome rclpeas fuperior even to the Diving-
bell, if what is related of it be true. He contrived
not only velrels to be rowed under water, but allo a
liquor to be carried in the velfel, to fupply the place
of freth air. The vettel was made for King Janes I.
carrying twelve rowers betides the paffengers. It was
tried in the river Thames ; and one of the perfons in
that fubmarine navigation, then living, told it to one
from whom Mr. BOYLE had the relation. As to the
liquor, Mr. Bort.' allures us, he difcovered it by a
phyfician who married Da texi.t.'s daughter ; that it
was tiled from time to time, when the air in that tub'
marine boat was clogged by the breath of the corn•
pan'', and rendered unfit for refpiration ; at which
time, by unhopping the velfel full of this liquor, he
could fpeedily rehire to the troubled airfuch a propor-
tion of vital parts as would make it ferve again a good
while. The feeret of this liquor DRESELL would
never difclofe to above one perfon. who himfelf al-
lured Mr. Boy Ls what it was."—Bovie's Exp. Pbyf.
Mech. of the Spring of the 411%—We repeat, that we
cannot join in the ridicule which fome puny wits
(fired againft Lord STANHOPE, when we recoiled
that the author of a paper in one of the late volumes
of the American Philofnphical Tranfaftions affirms:
that he war ailuagy under tire &atom of one of oar frigate.,
and that but for foot incidental Alms of bis apperalat, he
would hasv coned her slairstaion, with pefeif n