Star.
London, England, 1818-11-04 00:00:00

R ATE, NOVEMBrAt 3.

Came in last evening from Calais, about a dozen
sloop-rigged vessels, having on board part of the
91st and 57th Regiments, which have been landed
this morning, and for the present quartered in the
town. A great many vessels have arrived this morn-
ing, likewise from Calais with troops. Their instruc-
tions on being- shipped were to proceed to Dover ;
but for the safety of the men, and from a dread of
being caught within the bar at that port, they judg-
ed it prudent to run for Ramsgate.
The Duke of Wellington, Commodore MARTIN,
has just (noon) shot within the heads from Calais,
having On board several Staff Officers, and valuable
horses belonging to General KEW and Sir THOMAS
BRISBANE. This vessel attempted Dover harbour,
but on a near approach to the bar, they were induc-
ed to wear ship, and shape their course for this port.

The first arrival of British troops from France in
London took place yesterday. They came. in small
parties, along Waterloo Bridge—a most appropriate
entry!
Saturday night, as the Prosperous sloop, of Hast-
ings, was making Dover harbour, with troops, she
was run on board by the Ulysses, of Sandwich, by
which accident two privates of the 9.9 th Regiment,
were unfortunately drosYned,-or crushed to death, in
attempting to jump from one vessel to the other.
The reduction of men in the 9th Lancers took
place last week.
Thursday, the Leeds Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry,
commanded by Captaia WILLIAM BECKETT, was re-I
viewed upon Woodhouse-Moor, by Lieut.-General
Lord GRANTHAM, who expressed his approbation of
the precision with which the different evolutions,were
performed.

PIANCHLSTER, i/UVE,MBER 2.

PRIVATE LETTER.

The Cotton Spinners, charged with a conspiracy,
in attempting to raise their wages during the late
turn-out, traversed on Monday the indictment against
them until next Sessions.

Monday was the Duke of REST.:; birth-day. His
Royal Ilghness's tradesmen illuminated their houses.
On Friday the whole of the domestics of the Prin-
cess of WALES at Kensington (nine in number), and
which were ordered to be retained till orders to the
contrary, received notice to quit. Her ROYAL HIGH.
Ness has also given up her apartments in the Palace.
Lord AN ON is arrived at his house in St. James's-
square, from his seat Shugborough, Staffordshire.
Lord MLLVILLE, the Hon. Captain Morten", and
Sir THOMAS BRYAN MARTIN, the Comptroller of the
Navy, visited Chatham and Sheerness Dock Yards,
on Wednesday and Thursday last, for the purpose of
examining the new works and repairs carrying on at
those places, and on Friday returned to London.
The Grand Jury were yesterday discharged from
their attendance at the Old Bailey. The Foreman
presented to the Court a written Address, regretting
the inefficacy of executions for forgery, and suggest-
ing that perhaps solitary confinement, judiciously
applied, would produce a more salutary effect.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--Lag night a new Dra-
matic Romance, entitled Barmecide; or, The Fatal
tslpring, was produced for the first time. The scene
is laid in Bagdad, the Caitiff of which (H. JOHN-
sToNs) exerci:.e.s his tyranny upon his sister Zaida
(Mrs. OncEa), her husband, Barmecide (H. Koalas),
his former friend, and their innocent offspring, by
condemning them to death. Barmecide succeeds,
however, in gaining over the troops, but being a
lover of legitimacy, he orders them to obey their
lawful Sovereign at the risk of every thing. The
Caitiff is conciliated by such a proof of loyalty, and',
a general pardon is proclaimed. The whole was very
favourably received. The music, which was com-
posed by Mr. T. Comm, has much merit.
COVENT-Gartninc.—The Comedy of She Would
and She Would Not was performed last night. Mr.
`W. FARREN made his first appearance in the charac-
ter of Don Manuel, which he sustained with great
truth and judgment. Mrs. T. HILL, as livolita,
acquitted herself with much spirit. 1

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
FLORIDA SLOOP ,OF WAR.
Extract of a Letter from the Aunt to Lloyd's at
Aldbetrough, dated November 3: •
" A report having prevails** that the Fionnus sloop of war
has not been heard of since she left Yarmouth Roads on the
letb of September, I beg !ear* to Inform you, that it may be
communicated to the friends of the Officers and men on board,
that she is now beatisg into Aldborough Bay."

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 1.
Wind W.—Arrived the Richard, FINLAYTER, from
New' Orleans, in sixty-one days, for London, with
loss of her main boom.—Sailed a few vessels for
London. •
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 3.
*lnd S.S.E.—Arrived the Kirk Ella, SCOTT, from
London for Bengal ; the Neptune, PATERSON, from
Zante ; the Graf BernstofT, —, from Aloss—put
under quarantine.—Sailed his Majesty's ship RosA-

&to, on a cruize.
DOVER, NOVEMBER 3.
Sailed this day the Lady Jane James, Captain
`HAYWARD, for Calais, with the Duke of DEVONCHIR R.
Arrived this afternoon the King George, Captain
Mucous, from Calais, with Count MUNSTER.

DEAL, NOVEMBER 3.
Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the
Maria Tufton, KENNARD, from Virginia ; Helvetius,
BitowN, from Charleston. in SO days, for Amsterdam;
Earl Moira, BROWN, 88 days from Quebec ; Compe-
titor, Bucx, from Newcastle, and Alliance, from do.
for Jamaica, and remain. Kitty, Quo.ten, from
Malaga for London ; Herald, FeatamAN, from Que-
bec for ditto ; St. Patrick, FERRIER, from Hull to
Batavia. Came down from the River thetord Wel-

lington, HARRIS, for Batavia and Bencooltn ; Ri-
chard, NOBLE, for Demerara; Vigilant, WALEOP.D,
for Gibraltar; the Wellington, BROWN, for Oporto;
Morton, FINDLAY, for the Isle of May; Princess
Charlotte, LAMB, for St. Domino: Augustus Crsar,
SFras-, for,Jamaica ; and remain in the Downs, with
the outward-bound, as before.
RAMSGATE, NOVEMBER 3.
' Wind S. W.—Came in several vessels for shelter,
and a number of vessels with troops, from France.
CREEK, NOVEMBER 3.
Twenty-two sail of vessels have arrived hereto
perform quarantine.
LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER •.
Arrived the Jane, CnucKstiA:l,:, from Miramichi,
sailed 4th ult. On the 23d October, in lat. 51. 6.10ng.
19. fell in with the ship Earl Pitzwiliiam, of Hull,
trom London for Halifax, with passengers, with loss
of sails, rudder damaged, and leaky • she was return-
ing for a port in Europe ; parted erom her on the
29th, in lat. 50.40. long. 14. 44.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON, NOVEMBER 3.
Snaps rnizarts Isrwaans.—The Adelaide, Causet, from Gran-
ville; Tartar, Miller, Harbinger, Watson, and Nymph, Hut-
chon, from Dantzic ; 3lithwin Castle, Anderson, Fly, Brown,
Hope, Wood, Antiwar', Alexander, Brothers, Mcarns, Crisis,
Braithwaite, Laurel, Drysdale, and Fate, Ford, from Riga
Fame, M'Ewen, Sisters, Patel ion, and Btsey and Peggy, Cal-
' der, from Stettin ; Rachel, Sunley, Edward, Lowry, and Per-
' severance, Mason, from Archangel ; Eagle, Dixen, Melantho,
Focht, Mary, Reay, Jolla Barry, P.llerby, Sulerior, Manson.
Neva, Jackson, and Mariner, Herkrt from Peter'burgh • Pe-
ttus, Nelson, and Rebecca Marius Agernp, from Chris-
tiania ; Westindian, Wardale, from Onegar ; Caroline. Sargeant,
from Demerara ; 'Hercule, Lathaviu, from Havre ; and Mary,
For-1, from Sierra Leone.
th-ro.aans—Faith, Evans, for Mildeira and St. Kitt's; Marsh,
Righter, for ditto and Jamaica ; Slargaret, Glen, for Trieste ;
Ann and Sarah, Itoome Meleas, Hutzhinsori, and Salus, Tnomp-
son, for liarnhurgh ; Little Frederick, Thorn, for Jamaica ; Ws-
ter!oo, Lovell, for Bombay ; and Layton, Morgan, for Madras
and Bengal.
Ctrasato Ocrwantri---Patten. Scott, Sir FAward Hamilton.
Bell, and Value, Ruffell, for Jamaica ; Eagle, Williams, for
Smyrna; Neptunus, Van Cleyt, for Antwerp ; Harvey, Scan-
ners, for St. Lucie; Ealing Grove, New, for Dominica; the
Friendship, Watson, for Bremen ; Good Intent, Black, for
Cadiz ; Wellington, Taggart, ibr New Brunswick; and Napes,
parkhawks, for St. Übe's.

One hundred and seventy-four thousand two hun-
dred and ninety-eight cheeses have arrived in the port
of London, from Holland in twenty days.
The Chapman, DRAKE, arrived at Gravesend from
Batavia. When at sea carried away her main top-
mast, by which John Jones and Wm. Robinson, sea-
men, were unfortunately drowned.
Tuesday se'nnight, owing to theextrerne darkness of
the night, the Mate of the Charlotte, while proceeding
down the West Quay, Greenock, with the intention
of going on board that vessel, unfortunately fell over
and was drowned.
Yesterday afternoon two young men engaged a
boat at Erith to amuse themselves for an hour or two.
Not being very expert watermen, they came in con
tact with a barge, when the boat was upset, and both
the young men were drowned. They appeared re-
spectable young men, about 26 years of age.
THE LATE Da. EvANs.—Dr. EvANs, Master of
the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital,
was first appointed Assistant Astronomer Royal to
Dr. MasKELyNE ; but upon his marriage in 1797,
took the charge of an Observatory belonging to
WILLIAM LARKINS, Esq. of Blackheath, who had
been twenty-one years Accomptant-General in India.
On the death of this Gentleman, lie was elected Mas-
ter of Travers's Mathematical foundation in Christ's
Hospital, instituted for the education of the sons of
Lieutenants in the Navy. In 1803 he was appointed
Mathematical Master in the Military Academy at
Woolwich, and in ISIS, succeeded to the Royal
Mathematical School, at Christ's Hospital, founded
by CHARLES 11. He has left a wife and five chil-
dren, two of whom are infants. He was a man
of the highest attainments in Science, perfectly ac-
quainted with its progressive history and latest ad-
vancement, at home and en the Continent ; exhi-
bited remarkable proofs of ingenuity and profi-
ciency in practical Mechanics, and contributed occa-
sionally, some very useful and interesting Papers to
the Philosophical Magazine. Ile has left behind him,
among other translations fronrforeign scientific works,
the whole Treatise of Cacrioct, on Plane and Sphe-
rical Trigonometry, so highly recommended by LA
LANDS, and a vast number of unfinished papers in
several departments of Philosophy : his library is con-
sidered one of the most valuable collections of Ma-
thematical and Philosophical Works in the kingdom.
He was fond of society, amiable and unassuming in
his manners, of an active and liberal mind, and with
such a fund of general information as rendered him
' at all times a delightful and instructive companion.
In the discharge of his public duties he was emi-
nently useful. Much knowledge has certainly pe-
rished with him: and the chasm which his death has
produced in the circle of those who loved and re-
, spected him, is indeed widely azd most acutely felt.