Star.
London, England, 1819-03-25 00:00:00

THE ARJS.9'

Further advices from Jamaica, -to the 9th. nb
were received y9terday. The state of the e
owing to the continuance of bad weather, was
unpromising s a letter, dated St. Mnry's,
says—s,l have before mentioneii, that
were very bad in this quarter ,-enerally,
to add that they have been still further
the late unprecedented bad weather we
enced : perhaps the severest winter ever
rain, not having Lad ten dry der since
ning of last November." . •
The shipwrighti of Liverpool, 'kw
fiir an ad' ance of wages, boa siattaida
lifoyMent, witlinar hseing toiled 04 -
ta&sea, al Olaf to 4444 i! <

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• 111,dttr,' the Atraivereify of the Battle 9f Alex-
andria was celebrated at the United Service Club
fleusd by a sumptuous banquet, to which sat down
the following leading personas:
Admiral Lord Keith; Generals *r John Doyle, Sir John
Craddoek, Lord Lynedoch, Sir Lowry Oaic, Sir Hildebrand
Oakes, Lamy, Sir David Baird, Sir William. Hope, Sir !LW.
Kennedy, Sir Coghill Coghill, Sir George Murray, Sir Alexan-
der Cameron, Sir John Maclaine, Knight, Cookson, Sir Chris-
topher Ogle Egerton, Sir Henry Moestresor, Sir Henry Black-
wood, Sir Brent Spencer, Sir Charles Colville, Sir G. Marten,
Sir.S.unusl Auchmuty, and Sir Edward Paget; Colonels Coffin,
Cuok son, Turner, 1). Stewart, Money, Collings, Reyneil, Reeves,
and Wingfield; Captain beorgi Scott, of the Royal Navy; Dr.
Beattig; Mr. Archibald Carnpbell..
Sir Joux DOYLE took the Chair at half-past seven
o'clock, and the Dinner was served up in a style truly
admirable. The house was lighted up with great
brilliancy. The party broke up at one o'clock.
Jzitser,'Maitcw 15.—The sentence of the Gene-
ral Court-Martial, which was held here in August
last, on the seven soldiers of the .55th Regiment, who
had attempted to desert to France, was read to them
rn Tuesday last, at Felt Regent, ,in presence of all
the troops of the gall ison, who were assembled there
for that purpose. Colonel DB Burrs, Royal Enj.
neers, commanded the parade. Five of the prisoners
were found guilty of attempting to steal the boat of
the Mathew le Breten, for the purpose of conveying
ahem away from the island., Two of these are sen-
tenced- to transportation fOr life ; two others, 14
years transportation to Botany Bay; two others to
receive each one thousand lashes, and the other, who
was sentenced to receive seven hundred, was pardon-
ed te: ;Durant 'lbis youth. Two of those who were
toraceita 1000 lashes each, were tied up, they re-'
ceived 260 lashes each, when the surgeon declaring'
that they could not support a greater punishment,
they were taken down. It is supposed that they will
'be forgivcsn the rest of their sentence, probably on
account of their long confinement. The soldiers sen-
tenced td transportation were sent to the public pri-
son, and from thence conveyed to England.

The Duke and Duchess of WELLINGTON'S Dinner,
given on Tuesday evening, at A psley-house, was dis-
tinguished by all the taste and splendor of the former
entertainments. The banquet was given in compli-
ment to certain Illustrious Chieftains, who have

visited this country lately incog. previous to their de-
parture for their native country, i. e. either to Spain
or Portugal. Covers were laid for twenty-two. The
set out was most sumptuous. The company sat down
at seven o'clock. The following persons in high life
were also • invited, and attended :--Marchioness of

SALIM/WI, Earl of WIXICHILSEA, Countess of WEST-
MIRTH, 110110Drable Mr. BRAND, Viscount CRAN-
BORNR, and Mr. GILTS.

Lord CASTLEREAGI4gave a grand Cabinet Dinner
yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square.
Lan. Siatourft.—We are glad to learn that his'
Lordship was yesterday so much recovered as to
afford hope that he will be able to leave his home to-
wards the end of the week.

Prince PAUL ESTERHATY, the Austrian 4mbassa-
dor to this Court, and Suite, arrived at Dover on
Tuesday, under a royal salute from the heights, with
a guard of honour in attendance.
It is ndw generally reported, that the present Loan
Cuts, BARON of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland,
luss,samifsiki his swish to.tetize lispsiots, and-that
he isio be saaceeded by she Loan ADVOCATE.
The Oratorio at Drury-lane TheatVe was last night
eatretnely Well attended. ''The Selection of Music
was rich and various, and the whole went off with
unbounded eclat. Thefollowing are the Words of a
new Air, set by Wictatims, and sung by NELSON.—
The name of the author is enough to make them
Meritorious, for they are by WALTER SCOTT:
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Twist ye, twine ye, ever so,
Mingle thades of joy and woe,
Hope and fear, and peace andstrife,
Weave the thread of human life !
While the mystic twist is spinning,
And the infant's life beginning,
Dimly seen thro' twilight bending,
Lo! what varied shapes attending !
Passions wild and follies vain,
Pleasures, soon exchaned for pain,
Hope and fear, and peace and strife,
Form the thread of human life !
Mr. STEPHEN KzusLE, much to his credit, has, it
seems, resolved to bring forward the Tragedy of The
Italibes, which occasioned so much tumult, in order
that the Public at large may be able to judge of its
dramatic merits. Mr. KEAN, however, will not be
the Hero of the Piece, as it will be represented dur-
ing the time when he is on a provincial excursion.
A.Petition front the Booksellers and Publishers of
London and Westminster was presented on Monday
night to the House of Commons, praying to be re-
ilieved from the compulsatory delivery of eleven copies
tif every book published to certaia public libraries.
They state, that the grievances which they have sus-
tained have been fully shewn in the evidence beEre
the Select Committee of the House last Session ; in
which it appears that the actual cost of the books de-
limed by one house, (Messrs. LoNoNAN and Cu.)
slice the passing of the Copy-right Act, in 1814, to
April, 1818, was about ta,ooo ; that Mr. Alnanar
during the same period had sustained by the delivery
a loss of £1,275 ; that eleven copies of five works
would amount to £2,198 145.; that the delivery of,
shyest copies of another sinr;let work would be about
E 275 ; and that the law as it now standshas prcAluced
the most injuricus effects on the property of the
owners and authors of books.
Qn Tuesday the State Lottery commenced, when,
as weal; Bon's Offices were preeminent for the Sale
of more Capitals thaw smrother Office-keeper, as he
sold, out of the Eve ?till! drawri, Threes Capitals,
9894 £2oM.eack, and SssB, the first

he 9th uhinso,,
;-bei• 'p.rrS and 9811£1100<•nack, and NM, the first tu Vila
of the crops, 'Mize of £9O, Eta's, -oath- esstitlea to Sixteen .tui miJies
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hen was see/ el Mna Tickets, the helders.,of :which may receive and t/
Januarige* Money immediately:at either oflitistts Offices, more
our prospects fiebinhill, err lV antiroenciss • in& us: all Three
. is und
oh- win C 10,007 Prizes atifutdass% • al;d vanscrall some up, aS a
r• blighted br foe sattrdity..weikiitierlaar. 6114dr:wry Ta. Maio
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