Star.
London, England, 1817-02-17 00:00:00

FORT SMOLT rH, FEBRUARY 16.

Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ship °KONVOJ,
fpin St. Helena, and not from New Orleans, as
sated yesterday ; also the Martha, from the Dawns,
fre New Orleans; and Hope, Qt3sTotc, from Youghal.
Tue °ROHM spoke the Charles Grant on the Line,
is Ist. I. W. long. 17. 1.5. W. out 110 days from
Madras for England, all well : she sailed from tke
we of France, the 22d of October ; Cape, the 26th
of December; and St. Helena the Sti of January.

DEAL, FEBRUARY Is.
Put back yesterday the Herefordshire and Bridge-
water East Indiamen ; and the Marquis Wellesley,
iur Grenada.—Arrived the Henrietta Elizabeth. JAN-
30s, trom Amsterdam for Batavia. with troops; the
Britannia, Wawa, from the Texel for London, with
image; Livetpuol, Btu., from Berbice; and Dili-
gence, FARMIL, from Oporto.—Put back to-day the
Lord Wellington, for Calcutta ; Richard, for Deme-
an; and Mary for the Cape of Good Hope.—Came
down trom the River and remain the Favourite. for
Belfast; Jane, for Bet bice ; Argue, for St. Thomas's;
and William Bryant, for Jamaica.—Arrived the Wa-
terloo, HUSICZN, Irom Amsterdam, with troops for
iiitavia, with damage; Venetia, RICHARDSON, from
B-ordeaux; and Wootton, MiAintar, from Tape-
rie.--Wind N.W.

DOVER, FEBRUARY is.
Sailed this morning the Sybil, Captain MIDDLL-
-7314, for Calais, with passengers; and this' evening
re Lord Duncan packet, Captain Pascoi; tor
Ostend, with a Mail and passengers.
Ftattvans 16.—Sailed this morning the King
George packet, Captain KING, with the Calais h 4411,
and the Lady Jane James, with passengers also for
Calais.

RAMSGATE, FEBRUARY 16.
Arrived the Elizabeth, Wiutaits, from London
for Arundel, with lois of anchor and cable; and In-
dustry, SCOTT, from Newcastle, with her boom and
Lre-yard sprung.

MARGATE. FEBRUARY 16.
Arrived in our Roads the Clyde, Wuria, from
Jamaica, and has this morning been supplied with in
anchor and cable, to repair the loss of one during the
gale last night. The Thetis, from Jamaica, with
two or three other sail of homeward-bound, are at
anchor in Pansand-holes—Three o'Clock, the Clyde
has just cut from another anchor, and gone round the
Nonbloteland.—Wind N.W. blowing strong.
LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY 15.
It has blown a gale from the N.W. for the last two
days. The Venus, from Belfast for London, is
wrecked off Peel, Isle of Nazi, and it is reported the
vessel has sunk in 15 fathoms water. and all on board
lost. The Robert, Mutts, from New Providence,
bound to this port, struck on a reef'off Egg Island,
and put back to repair her damage.

ULFART, FEBRUARY IL
A letter from Peel, Isle of Man, states, that a
triting-desk has come on shore, and, from the papers
In it, there is no doubt that it belongs to a Lady ou
board the Venus, from hence for London.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
Cephalic, for the Diligent; and thrblejletle, Qcsebee, are. for
the taking of Heligoland, the IS& iestaer, at No. 9, New Wee&
street.
bathe, for the Commerce, the lath intent, at No tioorrep.•
meet, Strand. • -
Thracian, ter a number of Danish media, the Slat. Instant,
No. 41, Naftalis...woe, Screed.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 1.1. *"
lure ENTICID bmweeos•—None.
Ourenans.—The Marys, Haskell, for Waterford; Mary
Jae, Boyd, ler New °rims ; Union, Dean ; Alexander, Brady;
8414 Ana. Walker, for Eisinow and Petenhergh ; leductrie, Dew
embed', for Rotterdam and Amsterdam; Thermutie, Dennis,
fur Retardant ;Creede Hoop, Ludas, for Antwerp; and Ertl-
liar; Wilmer for Riga. •

The Montagne packet, from the Leeward Islands,
has arrived at Dartmouth with a mail.
Ships at Spithead—CoNwunaoft, Lmuroza, bran,
T.DEN 0110)111111. ERIDANIT4 and HOUND.
The Rivou, 80, Captain HOUK% will be paid, off
tt-morrow.

The nefarious traffic in Slaves from Africa to Cuba
continua with unabated activity. According to
advices received on Saturday, at LLOYD'S' no fewer
than 1880 Negroes were imported into the Havannah
between the 7th and 21st of December.
Ettract of .a letter from the Master of a British
abli dated Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 23:—" Last
Friday two privateers came down to Hampton-roads,
hum Baltimore, to get manned. A nother privateer
ts two Suing out in th.s harbour, and when manned
I do not suppose there will be a man left on board
any merchant ship in the harbour."
The Sir Francis Drake is to be commissioned by
egptain Bowmen for the Sag of Vice,Admiral hat-
.
lot; at Newfoundland.
Lieutenant Paton, lateli in cpmmand of the Alge-
tr appointed to the Anpesley revenue cutter, on
use Irish station.
Wavraa R&M, Esq. is appointed principal Pay-
'tk to the Treasurer of the Navy at Plymouth,
/ice A. Goanow, Erg. retired.
further reduction has taken-place in the Royal
Moines, of one First Lieutenant from each company.
phis regulation will plate seventy-two officers upon
aalf•Pay, and in its operation exclude from active ser-
vice every First Lieutenant who has not held that
tank twelve years. The Officers reduced are to be
showed their 101 l pay until the end of Match neat.
The Lords of the Admiralty, frost motives of Ma-

1 Manitte hitbellefetM;tteci prOms. itty &that Aa-
chargt prom the Dock-yards (excepting of wotitioeu
for whom there than be ntl longer any employ in
their class), by making a reduction in the eardings.
The shipwrights are to have W. a day less, and other
wot kmen in proportion ; they are not to commence
work earlier in the summer than in the winter months,
namely, from half-past eight until flee: out of which
they are to be allowed dinner time of two Muni and
a quarter. Fifty-two tope-makers and four brickH
layeis would have been discharged this week (there
being no work for them), but they had the choice of
remaining as labourers; and three sail-makers would
have been discharged, but they remain as scavelmen.
This mode of reduction has only occasioned the dis-
charge 6f seven labourers from the yard.
The report of a reduction of Lieutenants from
flrg, and other line-of-battle ships, is premature.—
We believe we can safely lay, that the naval reduc-
tions, as far as relates to ships ha commission, is
cost pleted.
By a letter from Bermuda, of the 17th ult. we
learn that Admiral GRIFFMS had his flag on board
his Majesty'si ship FORTH. The RUDY (Commodore
EVANS , DEE, HYDRA, SARACEN, and HARRIER, were
also at Bermuda. Commodore EVANS, who acts as
Commissioner, expected to be shortly superseded by
the Commissioner from Antigua, and the RUBY to be
paid eff. The HYDRA was expected to sail for the
West Indies.

The ORONTES (agate, Capt. N. D. COCHRANE, SM•
rived on Saturday afternoon at Portsmouth, from
the Mauritius, the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena,
and Ascension. She left St. Helena on the 4th ult.
having had a good passage home of 96 days. She
has brought to England Colonel PONIATOVOKI, the
Polish Officer who tallowy BONAPARTE 10 St. He.
Jena. He was some time :soft expelled from that
Island to the Cape, for improper conduct, and Lord
C. SOMERSZT has sent him to Europe. He has been,
succeeded at the Cape by LAS CASES and his son,'
who were banished groin their master's service on
the Ist ult. for concerting (as lately stated) a plan of
correspondonce with France.. LAS Cases and his
"son were sent to the Cape in the GRIFFIN sloop of
war. It is, however, strongly suspected that LAS
CAses had no other object by the plan than to sever
himself, with the best grace be could, from his mas-
ter's future fortunes. He actually refused to see
BONAPARTE previous to his leaving the island, al-
'though he was most pressingly invited so to do, and
`from no other reason, can it be conjectured, than a
fear that something possibly might occur there to
prevent his deparute. BONAPARTE was in very bad
health : he adheres so pertinaciously to the haughty
resolution he occe formed, net to take any exercise
in those limits which would subject hies to the per-
sonal attendance of a British Officer, that his Medi-
cal Officers say it will certainly be attended with the
worst consequences to him. When the ORONTES left
the Cape, Lord CHARLES SOMERSET was preparing
for a journey into the interior, for the purpose of
making, some arrangements with the Caffres, who,
since the reduction of the Cape Militia, had become
very troublesome to our (minim. Sir PULTENEY
MALCOLM had returned IC St. Helena ; the NSWCAS.
zee and PRAETOR were left there at anchor ; the Po-
DARGUS and EURYDICI were cruising off the island;
the SPEY was at the Cape ; the Racoon at Tristram
de Cuma. The Onomvas spoke the Charles Grant,
on the line, 110 days from Madras. The let batta-
lions of the 53d and 66th Regiments were daily ex-
pected to arrive at St. Helena from India, when
they would be made effective from the 2d battalions,
and the surplus Officers and men of these battalions
sent home.—The Puarrole and SPEY are expected
to return home. The ORONTES, it is said, is to go
to the Leith station, id the place of the late MEANDKR.
The transports Lord Eldon and William amfblary,
which have been employed the two last years in the
West Indies, conveying exchanged troops among the
Islands, arrived lust week at the Mi:theanni. The
former left, Nassau (New Providence), the latter
Bermuda, most recently. Whilst they lay at An-
tigua (Nov. 15) the yellow fever prevailed there in
a truly alarming degree. The CIIILDaItS sloop. Ca-
ptain %fiats, had been so far unmanned by the dis-
ease, that she was obliged to be unrigged and dis-
mantled by the crews of these transports. Previ-
ousty to her leaving Barbadoes, 25 men had died,
'end Capt. WALKS and 30 more were left there in the
Hospital. She arrived at Antigua with only sixteen
men, fifteen of whom were sent on shore the next
alay to the Hospital there. The crew of the Lord
Eldon caught the fever by assisting the CHILDaaII
into the harbour, and they were all obliged to be
sent to the Hospital; but six only of them died.l
The William and Mary lost one man only. The
ANTELOPE, BRAZEN, and CAMEL, were left at An-
tigua : the crews of these vessels were not so sickly.
COURT MARTIAL.••••A Court Martial was lately
held en board of his Majesty's ship Timm, at Bar-
badoes, for the trial of Mr. WILLIAM SEAMAN, Pur-
ser of that ship, on charges preferred against him by
Lieutenant HENRY Borauta, First of the ANTELOPE,
of defrauding, on various occasions, the ship's com-
pany of a considerable part of their-allowance of pro-
visions.--The Court was LI opinion that the charges
were fully proved, and did therefore sentence the said
Mr. WILLIAM SEAMAN to be dismissed from his Ma-
jesty's Naval service, and rendered for ever incapable
of serving his Majesty, his heirs or successors.

The quantity of old silver lately in circulation is
probably greater than as expected. The Bank
alone has ernhanged above a hundred thousand pounds
worth: of thia sum forty thousand pounds were taken
in on Thursday, and nearly the same sum on Friday.
Thursday, Mr. Jon Hamm, watch-maker, of
1 Albrighton, was found dead in the fold-yard of Mrs.
1 Bonntuanai.t. He had been out shooting with a
double.barrelled gun, and it is supposed, that whilst
he was in the act of charging one 61 the barrels the
other vent off.
Upon her return from Hanley, where she had been
at the Methodist Chapel, on Sunday se'nsight, ANN
Taximatis a respectable inhabitant of Cobridge,
took her way in the dark, and unfortunately slipped
into an engine pool of water, adjoining the turnpike
road, where she was, next morning, found dead.
Friday se'nnigbt, the body of Mr. Brrsinsv (an
old man of 70) was found on s sand-bank, wear the
Old Bridge, Manchester. He had been missing up-
wards of IS weeks. He had gone to buy apples for
I bit grand-children. and is supposed to have maimed
his way. The apples wets found in hie pocket(.

• livittii‘i4 filfettLitit4*t.

atTraid UP TO 'SATURDAY MONT; OFFERED IN

THE SPORTING dIRCI.ES. •
iitisi.-10 to I apt the Orville colt, out of lkfoinentilla ;
12 to I apt brother to Smolensk°, 19 to 1 apt Duke of Grafton's
Waterloo. it td t apt Duke of Rutland's beim e. 13 to 1 apt
Mr. Lake's Gazelle, 11 to 1 apt Crispin.
0Ae5.....15 to t iirt Mr. Wrson's f. by Cervantes, 15 to 2
apt Duke of Grafton's 1. by Diek Andrews, 9 to 1 apt Mr.
Blake's Selina, II to 1 againk say other.
Two *rimy sa ma Gut NBA. ITAIlti•-4 tO 1 art Duke of II ut-
lanJ's Minns C. i to 1 sett brother to Soiolentko, 7 to 1 apt Wa-
terloo, 9 to 1 apt brother to Crispin.
HUN CING.
Mr. Osbaidaston's Hounds will meet twi Wedaes.lay at Hop.
pas Hays; Friday, at Norosantos Hall; Satsr.ky, at Bassett's
Pole—at tee o'clock.

The Worcestershire Fox Hounds will meet on Wednesday at
the awl; Friday, at Perry Wood, Croume—at half past ten.
Sir Henry Crewe's Fox Hounds wilt :met on Thursday at
Sawley Bridge—at half-past ten.
Mr.Meynell's Fez Hounds will meet on Wednesday at Sutton;
Saturday, at the Henburst—at bale past ten.
Mr. Pelhanes Hounds will meet on Wednesday at Hazlett
Gorze; Fridag, at ; Monday, at Stoke Heath.
The Hampaiire Hounds will meet 1 et-morrow at Brookwood
Park; Thursday, at Nettley Church; Saturday, at Abbotston
Down—at ten.

The Handdedun Hounds wig meet on Wednesday at South-
wick ; Friday, at Ash-lands—at ten.

The Chesterfield Pack of Harriers last week had a severe
ease after a foe, which they ►illed in a grand style. It is re-
mar►able, that during the run, although some bares were fre-
quently on foot amongst the hounds, the latter were never once
diverted from the first object of their pursuit.
Cousins° —Front the uncommon Oneness of the weather,
the Swairtiant Coursing Meeting was this year attended by moat
of the Nubility and Gentry, for fifty miles round, and the As-
sembly akewards displayed a numeroul attendance of ran► and
fashion.

Some holders of American Stock to a large amount
have recently arrived in this country, with the intend
lion of disposing of it. It is said that they have found
pm-Chasers for considerable sums in Liverpool and
the Metropolis. This, we now understand, is the
only foundation for the report which prevailed on
Saturday, of the negotiation of a Loan fur the Ame-
rican Government.

Friday last a most numerous sad respectable Meet-
ing of the Freeholders of the County of Surrey was
held at Epoom, when it was unanimously resolved,
to present an Address to the PRINCE Rezatir, ex-
pressive of their horror at the late attack upon his
Royal .Highness. AMong the Gentlemen present
were Lord Minourrots, Lord CRANLEY, Sir THOMAS
TURTON, Sir JOHN FREDERICK, Sir JOSEPH MORLEY,
the Hon. Anruua Oxmow, the Hon. Cam. JIMMY.
lON, the Hon. S. Cox, HOLME SUMNER, and SA-
MUEL THORNTON. &qrs. Ste. Sir THOMAS TURTON
declared his opinion, that the outrage upon the Ra-
ma did not arise from any settled plan against the
State; and Mr. Thuitusou expressed his hopes that
the glorious example of the PRINCE R mane, in giving
up a large portion of his income, would be followed
by others who held public situations, and felt a deep
interest in the safety of the country.
Monday last a Meeting was held at Hanley, to
Petition for 'Reform in Parliament, which was at-
tended by from 5,000 to 6,000 perilous ; when seve-
ral Resolutions were passed, and a Petititin founded
upon.themogreed to, which, it is said, the Members
for Newcastle are to be requested to present. The
utmost good order prevailed; .and the populace dis-
persed in the most peaceable Manner when the Meet-
ing was over. A protest, signed by. several respect-
able inhabitants of that plate, against the proceedings,
WAS also printed and circulated.

A Meeting for a similar purpose was attempted at
Newcastle on Tuesday last, when JOHNSON. the Man-
chester Orator, attempted to address, from a cart, an
assemblage in front of the Theatre. There wag much
opposition. "No Manchester man—off, off," was
vociferated all round, and the paper of Resolutions,
when offered to be read by another person, was torn
by sonic of the crowd. After much confusion the
Meeting broke up.
Mr. HUNT.—Most of the Sunday Papers contain
the following curious story A singular and cu-
rious circumstance has occurred between Orator HUNT
and Mr. Molitor, proprietor of the British Coffee.
house in Cockspur.street. On Mr. Humes arrival in
London to attend the Spa-fields Meeting, he put up
at taw above house, but on the Landlord discovering
hisluest, he informed him he could not be accom-
modated, and ordered his trunks to be put out of the
room. High words ensued, and the result was an
agreement to settle it by a pugilistic encounter at Jack-
son's Rooms in Bond-street, on Friday morning last ;
accordingly the combatants attended, HUNT accompa.
nied by Cuaarrr,and Meitti.av by °mut, as his second.
6n entering the room HUNTaddressed himself toJACK.
ante, and said he bad been treated in a most 'ingest.
filet anlike manner, by that fellow standing there
(pointing to Mr Monza') for, said he, he not only
had my trunks thrown oat of his room, but they had
been opened. Mr. Mour.av, filled with indignation
at hearing
.a charge so injurious to the character of
his house, Immediately told HUNT he was a d— liar.
Mr. COMET? then made the following remarks " Oh!
I see how the matter is ; I can easily account for the
conduct of this man , he has been hired by the Magis-
trates to provoke my friend to commit an assault upon'
him, in order that he might be detained, and by that
means prevented froni attending the Meetings of his
Political Friends." Mr. Mamas indignantly re-
pelled this assertion, Which he said was at once false
and absurd t and declared that he had too indepen-
dent a mind to be hired by Magistrates, or be biased
by any one. Mr. Cosaare then turning to his
frieni, remarked to him that he would *wholly
unfit to sustain that high plitkal character which he
had acquired, if be descended so low as to engage
in a pugilistic contest. Mr. Manor said, he supposed
Mr. Connarr meant to publish Ml this In bits twopenny
Register. Mr. Consobrr replied, that be would not.
Aye (replied Mr..Huni.), that is what the /easy
Wants( he wishes to give publiaity,to the altar. Mr.
COBILTT gave the company to understand that his
reason forooming there, was to prevent any fight.
from taking place.. Mr. Hour eadeavoured to make
it appear that Mr. MoaLay was the challenger f but
this was positively denied, by the latter, who said be
came there in consequent of a clear engagement,
and be had no idea that the other would afterwards
decline a combat which he had himself provoked
Alter some further conversation, Mr. HUNT left the
room along with his friend ; and Mr. MoaLav cried
out in his hearing—,. There goes a white feather
Thus ended the intended battle."

: LAW INTELLIGSNCi.

COURT OF KiN3`3 BENCH, FEBRUARY iS
MR. HUNT AND THE EDT DUOR'I).

Abotat a quarter before four o'clock, just as LorJ
Etzercaonouou gave notice to adjourn, and before
the last cause, being an undefended one, Mr. Hunt
presented himself in front of the 133 r, did bowing
respectfully, addressed the Lord Chief Justice as
follows:

4' My name, my Lord, is Hunt, and I with to be
permitted to address your Lordship."
Lord ELLaerionnuon...." Is it upon the subject of
alp thing before the Court; or hare you A cause
here to whieff it relates ?"
Mr. Hunt—ir.blo; sty Lord; I only wish to ad-
dreis your Lordship.*
To this hisq.swillsfiip made no reply, and the tin.
defended cause having prcceeded,
Lord ELLcNisottouon•••••" There was some person
wished to address me just now ; where. is he ?''
Mr. Hunt (again stepping forward) —g4 My Lnrd,
I stand before you as an humble suppliant in the
cause of the poor boy llugood."
Lord Et.t.ausonouora" I have no cause upon the
paper such as the bey Dugood's here. I shall attend
only to that which is the business of the Court of
King's Bench."
M. Hunt—" My Lord—There were Petitions
presented to the House of Commons in behalf of
this poor injured boy, and he W 45 desired, by the
Atturney•General and other Law °leers, to exile
here for redress."

Lord AMOR:MOM, I have no cognizance
here of proceedings which are before Virliament."
Mr. Hunt—" The boy Dtigood WAS desired to
come before your Lordship in fornra /temporise"
Lord ELLBNIOROUGH •••." This is not the regular
coarse of business to come here in this way. Let
him come forward in the proper manner. This, Sir,
you ought to know."
Mr. Hunt—" That. my Lord, is what I wish to
know, how he is to proceed."
Lord ELLINBOROUGH—.." If you have any applisa-
tMn to make to me whilst I stn here sitting at Niri
Prim, you know, at least, where to obtain informs.
Lion how that application should be made."
Mr. Hunt--,‘ The poor boy has no money, riff
Lord, and therefore no weans of informing himself.'
• Lord Ent` niivottouoti—it Well, well. 1 cannot at-
tend to you any 'etiVtlier on the subject."
Here his Loidshiii withdrew.
To this address no person but his Lordshiplifiered
any interruptifdisT and at the conclusion his Lord-
ship hastily retired.

CONSISTORIAL COIiRT, FRIMUARY IS.
PISMER Os FISHICR.

Sir W. Scorn gave judgment in this suit, by which
Mr. Fisher. a merchant, sought a sentence of divorce
a masa et Moro, against his wife, Mary Elizabeth
Fisher, on the ground of adultery with Lieutenant
Biddulph, of the Royal Navy. Mrs. Fisher had
been separated from tier husband, who allowed her
£2OO per annum fur maintenance. Previous to the it
separation, she went out twice to Gibraltar, where
she formed an intimacy with Lieutenant Biddulph,
and came in the same ship with him to England.- -
While her husband was at Gibraltar, Lieutenant
Biddulph visited her, and, according to the evidence,
lived in a state of adultery with her at a hciuse'in
Brunzwick.row, Hackney.road. At the hearing of
the libel, two objections were taken : first, that there
was a eonlusion in the evidence; and, secondly, that •
the husband, by a criminal acquiescence, hid con-
sewed to his own dishonour. The Learned Judge
was of opinion that tine diligence had not been used,
in ander to procure the best evidence f identity ;
but. on the whole, he was obliged to adm:t that the
adultery had been proved. With respect so the aea
can,' objection, namely, the question, whether there
had been such misconduct on the part of the limb end
as the law would consider acquiescence in his own
dishonour, the law applied thus: It a husband wink-
ed at the profligacy of his wife, he could not come
into a Court to claim protection. It he thould, even
by insensibility.and negligence, appear to take a art
in his dishonour„he would come before the Court
with a b.* face. ,In such a case it was. however,
necessary, that theiriminal acquiescence of the hus-
band. should. Ate proved by the clearest evidence.—
Thilaw certainly did not require, in a case of sepa-
ration between husband and wife, that the husband .
was to have a body of Sow-street Officers to watch
her conduct. The Court did not hold that there
was a necessity for such a proceeding ; but, if her
conduct was of that notorious character that he could
not avoid knowing it, he was bound to interfere. In
this case it did not appear that any conummication
had been made to die husband. The intimacy be.
tven Mrs. Fisher and Lieutenant Biddulph took
place at Gibraltar, but there was no evidence that it
was known to the husband. At the time the adult
tery took place, no communication had reached Mr.
Fisher. The Learned Judge was clearly of opinion,
that there was no room to charge the hu.band with
criminal acquiescence, and, under all the circum-
stances, the Court considered him entitled to the di-
vorce he sought for.
The sentence of divorce from his wife was accord-
ingly promulgated.