Star.
London, England, 1810-11-24 00:00:00

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As was lately announced in the STAR, it is intended
to reinforce our Army in Portugal by a large body
of Cavalry. In this description of force, as well as
in Artillery, we are confessedly superior to the enemy.
We believe that, since the Cavalry of the German
Legion have been ia this country, we have had some
useful lessons. We hone soon to see the hot-house
treatment of our cavalry-horses, which unfits them
for undergoing fatigue, banished from the British
service, and a Mote sensible and less extravaga*t out-
fit of cavalry appointments adopted. A great many
cavalry-transports are fitting out at the different ports.
The gallant 37th, the old Minden regiment, is on
its march to embark at Portsmouth for Cork, there
to relieve a regiment which proceeds with some others
from Ireland to join Lord WELLINGTON'S army.—
The 37th only returned from the West Indies a few
.months ago a skeleton.
General CAMPBELL, Who lately distinguished him-
self by the repulse of a division of Mua.vr's army in
Sicily, is son of the late Sir JAMES CAMPMLL in Scot-
landa and is considered as one of our ablest officers.
9i said his recent services will be rewarded by some
Tnnelt of royal favour.. A
;General NIGIITINGALR and suite have proceeded
tOZortglouth to embark for'Portugal. - .71
: &ant is-about to sail from Portsmouth for LIP
ton; Colonel M,Mauos, of Marshal Beresfores
Staff, Will, with many Officers and detachments of
men, proceed by this fleet.
The failure of the Expedition from Gibraltar, un-
der Major-General Lord BLAYN EY, is a matter of very
deep regret on many accounts. Had it not been for
Colonel GRANT, of the 82d; coming up with a re-
serve, and gallantly supporting our discomfited troops,
, not a man in the expedition would have returned.— ,
;t is said that the battalion of German Riflemen,
imnbodied from deserters from the French Army in
Spain, fight most desperately.
Reinforcements for the garrison of Gibraltar will
be immediately sent out, to replace the men which
were sent on the expedition to Malaga.
We are glad to hear that the fever which was com-
mitting such havoc among the inhabitants of Cadiz,
has been chequed, and that it was prevented from
communicating to the Guards and British garrison.
This was effected by the skill and abilities of Sir
JAMES FELLOWS.

General HOUGHTON lately made a narrow escape
of being made prisoner by the French in Portugal.—
The General was reconnoitring, and had got to a
considerable distance from our outposts.
Colonel BAIRD, the.brother of Sir DAVID BAIRD, is
on the Staff of General Gaxy, at the Cape of Good
' Hope. The Colonel, with great part of the Cape
garrison, has proceeded on the expedition to the
Mauritius, which is commanded by Lieutenant-Ge-
neral AsEacaoratis, son of the ever to bc lamented
Hero of Egypt.
The East Kent Militia marched from Exeter on
Saturday last, for Dartmoor.
The two privates of the Itcl battalion of infantry of
the German Legion, who some months since stole a
boat from Bexhill, with a view to desert to the enemy,
and were intercepted at sea,'were last week drummed
out of the regiment, prior to their being transported
1 for life, agreeably to the sentence of a General Court
Martial.

About seven in the evening of Wednesday last as
the groom of Captain HUNTHR, of the Queen's Dra-
goon Guards, stationed in the,barraoks near Canter.
bury, was opening the stable do r in order to put in
a horse; which his master had been riding, the ani-
mal suddenly stetted from him, and ran out of the
•barrack-yard down the New Military Road, into
Broad-street; when turning the corner to the left, it
continued its course at the utmost speed, till it was
impeded by a coal waggon, which was unloading at
the end of the street nest Burgate, against which it
ran 'with such velocity, that it knocked down the
shaft horse, forced one of the shafts through its
chest nearly two feet into its body, and died almost
instantaneously.

-04 e P9RET, a returned emigrap4 tyke, fermented
113)0SeglIi descendant of CiIAD.LEMAGICS, has bees
11;ltely aesstonc4,4 Pari4 W eight years' imprisonment.
FBANILLIN used to say, gg that rich widows were
tote oply species of sesteisi-hand goods that sold at prime
cost."

There was, on Wednesday se'nnight, at a place
called the Great How, in Legburthwaite, near Kes-
wick, a green linnet': nett, with four young ones, fully
fledged, and apparently in a state of maturity for
flying►
FOX-CHACE IN TIIE STREETS OF WHITEHAVEN.
A brace of American foxes, much admired for their
handsome figure, and particularly on account of
their enormous bushy tails, have for some time back
beeti kept in Fox-lane, where they were properly at-
tended.--On Friday morning last, in order that they
might the more freely receive some sustenance
that was offered to them, they were uncoupled.—
At this opportunity one of them conceived the desire
to take an airing; he sprung past his keeper, and in
less than half a minute cleared a wall l l feet high.
He made a rapid excursion through Scotch-street,
Lowther-street, Church-street, and Cross-street, where
he sought refuge ; but was opposed in his design by
an host of damsels, whoever-and-anonbrAndished both

mop: and Grooms at him. Twice he made the tour of
Church-street,—at last, with about a hundred people
at his heels. Thus closely pursued, he retreated into
Mr. FURNASSIS leather-shop, secreting himself unties:
neatly. a bale of leather—where he was taken. On
.being r..stcired to Iris den; be was received with,great
joys dad stun carat:dation; by his ccinipanibn.

ggly.Eßstrr LN7BLLIVENCg.

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OXFORD, • NOVEMBEt. 24. Tharsday lat the fol.
lowing Gentlemen were presented to Degrees :

111A4TilS Ott Agit.
Rev. Anthony Benn Church, of Queen's ; Rev. George Hard
ries, of Jesus ; Rev.'llsonwas Baden Powell, of Oriel ; Mr. He:wry
Allen Johnson, of Christ Church ; Mr. Martin Sand/3 Wail,
ditto ; Rev. James Beedy, of St. Edmund Hsi!; Rev. Thomas
Hefty Yorke. of University ; and the Rev. George Eveltigh
Saunders, of Wofcester.
slacawassis Off ARTS. -• • •
Henfy Evans, Esq. of Worcester, Grand Compounder • Ros
Bert Edward Eden Mynors, El. of University, Grand bums
pounder; Mr. Isaac Denton. of Queen's College; Mr. Mathew
Lowndes,of Exeter; Mr. Francis Cole, ditto; Mr. Robert Da.
vies, of Jesus; Mr. Tdrner Edwards, ditto; Mr. James
dluo; Mr. John Synge, of Magdalen; Dow
glas, of C!•rist Church ; Mr. J,An Brathwaite, ditto d Mr. Hers
bert Randolph, ditto: Mr. Frederick 113wentlett,' or .Wadhana ;-
Mr. John Andemon, ditto; Mr. Thomas Cos, of Trinity; Mr.
George Hun:, ditto; Mr. WiinamOvvutoett tionsidg?, of Potts
broke, •

NAVAL IhrtßiLlGStiGit

The Elizabeth Eaat-Thtliantas board EA. Belga,
arrived at Cork the tich ittstinti

VALM1.31,114 1110 V. Ili.

•Arri Ted the Doke (if Matibiirotigh packet, with a
Mail from Lisbon, hi istveri-days; On the 2d instant,
his Majesty's ships Pianos and Rum:Los, +4, gems
'each; armed milder, aialvad.ia die Tagus from Hari-
fa, withttoops ; and, on the Sd, ,11/44.1j.sty'a ship
Acmiciiintr arrived from Portsmouth with a tonitin
in eight days. L'Atcte frigate, with several fiber
convoy, are now off this port. Sailed the Watillij
ham and Duke of Kent packets fur Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER H.
It again, blew a severe gale last night, at W. S.*.
attended with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning,
From the violence of the storm for several hours, t
fear much mischief was occasioned by it.—Arrived
the Tvataa, of 10 guns, and the Foci:oust) brig of
war, from a cruize ; the \Valsingham and Duke of
Kent packets, from Falmouth ; and the HILICON brig
of war, from a cruize. The AROO still remains in
Cawsand Bay, as does l'Atoca frigate, with her con-
voy for Malta, wind-bourid.

PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER es.
Nothing arrived or tatiled....Wind S. E.
DEAL, NOVEMBER U.
Sailed the Duchess of York, MAssimau Am. for Ja-
maica.—Wind S. E.

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SHEiRNESS, NOVEMBER ti.

Sailed his Majesty's brig .9.ancssoa for the Downs,
and the OBERON is come into harbour.

NOV. I?.

A ttoit melancholy occurrence took place here this
morning. The win has, since Tuesday, blown right
into this harbour,. S. and fi.W. with a heityy sea, so
as to prevent the departure of any of the three packets
now on this side ; the fourth (the D iwnshire) arrived
off the harbour about eight A.M. from Donaghadee,
with orders not to enter the harbour or take any pas-
-senger on board, but to deliver the Irish mail and re.
ceive the British mail, and return immediately. The
mails were exchanged with the greatest difficulty, and
the sea was marling so high, that great apprehensions
were entertained for the safety of the men who were
in the boat that went out ; about ten minutes after
the boat left her, the packet was driven between two
cliffs north of the harbour, and, I am sorry to stae,'
that one of the four passengers who came from
Donaghadee, in attempting to gain the rock, was low.
—another passenger, a young man from the county .
, of Deny, had his legs lacerated in a most drea tful
manner; and one of the crew of the packet had 11.;'
1 leg bruised, between the vessel and a rock, so sadly,
that amputation was found necessary. A very short
time after the people were drawn up from the p i ket
'. Iby ropes from the top of the rock, she went to pieces.
' Not an article has been saved but the mail-hag, which
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*was found floating about an hour after the Teasel
: g vent down.

BOMBAY, JUNE 9.

We have a painfal ditty to fulfil, in reporting the total tomb,
fire of the country shiithe 'Rebecca, Captain RUDDIPCSI whisk
sailed from this port ainooe on the 31st ult. bound for Ea'lautt
The ship was sliietwared to lie on fire about ten i'clock va the
same evening, and the crew were compelled to entirely abandon
her before midnight. On this melancholy occasion the Chief
Officer and one lascar were drowned. Sunday night last a se•
vere storm of thunder and lightning, itianded with a very heavy
rain, gave tidings of the setting in of the monsoon, which may
now be considered as fairly commenced. A bungaloe on the
Esplanade, beloftging tb Captain hilacttNrosu, was struck with
lightning. The fluid entered at ane•corner of the upper room,
tore away the upright Plot, and passing through the door, drove
several of the rafters into the ground.

Coxvoys.-4The following was posted at Lloyd's
on Thursday s.
"The Committee having been assured, in a cassimutleatitha
with the Admiralty this morning on the subject of the numerates
captures in the Channel, that frequent and regular convoys wed/
be appointed from Falmouth, and also from Portsmouth, to the
Downs, for the greater protection of the trade, recommend to
the Subscribers to this house to divide the return ter convoy on
all homeward risks, by allowing so much for sailing with convoy,
and so much for convoy up Channel, as orders have been *eat
from the Admiralty to the Commanders In Chief abroad, to
instruct homewud.bound ships to put into one of the ports fee
that protection" .

A large brig, laden with deals, dye-wood, wool,
wheat, hides, pe Lash, &c. with a QAinting of Lord
Nelson on her stern, and " Lord Deleon, I WA" upon
her bell ; her .main-mast gone by tile board, warm.
logged, and without any person on board, Wab found
on Saturday last, near the Mull of Galloway, and has
been towed close to the On of Proniore.
The Duke of York, *ram. t and the Adventure,
CitUCKWANK, have arrived at Rio Janeiro, from Li-
verpool ; and eke Sumner, ; and Ceres,
at Liverpool, from Charlestoe.

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Os HEARING AV ZOLIAN HARP AT
DROMORE HOUSE. •

Ye viewless Miastrels of the au,
That PR the breeze's silken watt
To this high-favour's spot repair,
And breathe such notes as Seraphs sing ;
Now grandly swelling, sok MB, clear, and slow--
Now gently sinking, plaintive, soft, and low I
Come ye to soothe* his aged ear,
Whom yet the hand of cruel Time
Spares, as he shapes, with swift career,
Hia fatal it. ~.se across our clime ?
Come ye commissioned tram the realms above,
o cheer the good man's heart with strains of hallowl love
Sweet Minstrels! yet your stay prolong,
While frowning Winter strips the bower,
Au; marsthe feather'd warbler's son—
Oh! still exert your magi; power,
Of Bards, without offence, invoke you may)
And drive from these fair shades, pain, sorrow, far away.
November 10, 1810.
• The velutrable Bishop of Dromore, owner of the mansion.

LAW INTELLIGENCE..

COCKPIT, WHITEHALL, NOVEMBER 1.70

A(rica,Connolly master.—This vessel, under American colours ,1
laden with a cargo of 343 slaves, on a return voyage from the
coast of Africa to Charleston, was captured by one of his Majes-
ty's cruizers, and carried to Tortola. The Court Intim restored
the ship and cargo. Their Lordships in this case reversed the
sentence, and condemned the ship and cargoes good and lawful
prize.
Nancy, Vial! master.—This ship, under American colours, on
a retsina voyage front Senegal, with a cargo of 80 slaves, was •in
the prosecution of a voyage to the West Indies at the time of cap-
ture. by two of his Majesty's craizers, when she was car: ed into
Tortola. It appeared that the Cotu•t below condemned tke ship
fnd.cargo.—Thar Lordships affirmed the sentence.
The Ann, Dennison master.—This was an American ship, hi-
der witha cargo of slaves •in the prosecution of a voyage from
'the toast of Africa to Monte Video, when she was captured and
carried to the Cape of Good Hopg.—Ship and cargo condemned.
Tartar, Tayler master.—This vtasel, under American colours,
laden with slaves, was at the time of capture procerling from. the
coast of Africa to Martinique.—Ship and cargo condemned.
.Amazon, Page master.—This American ship, laden with sugar,
frankincense, and fish, was (after leaving part of her cargo at
Alteant) destined to Leghorn, where she was captured.
Brunswick, A. Coffin master.—This vessel, under American
colours, with a return cargo of sugar and coffee, was at the time
Of capture destined to New York.
Sally, Swain master.—'l•his American vessel, laden with pro-
visions, whilst sailing towards Guadaloupe, was captured by one
of his Majesty's cruizers and carried to Antigua.—•l he above
tbre,e veaSeis and cargoes were restored.'

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—Nov. 23.

The Court were occupied till eleven o'clock with
the justification of bail. Several cases were after-
wards argued, and a few trivial motions were made,
but nothing occurred of the smallest general interest.

COURT OF COMMON P!.EAS4 NOV. 23.
CAMPBELL V. WARNER.
This was an. action on a Bill of Exchange, for
813. 19s. 9d. The writing of the defendant was',
proved ; anti, there being no defence, a verdict was
*turned for the plaint:ff.
DAVEY V. WARNER.
This was an action similar to the last, on a Bill
Of Exchange, for .€l5. Bs. Gd. in which the same evi.
device was adduced, and a verdict returned for the

WOOD V BUCK.
The plaintiff, in this case, was a wholesale cheese-
monger, residing in l3ishopsgate-street, and brought
his action against the defendant, who is also a cheese-1
monger, in Old-street-road, to recover £172. 7s. 3d.
the value of goods sold and delivered. The delivery
of the goods and the moderation of the charges be-
ing proved, and no defence for non-payment being
set up, a verdict was, of course, given for the plaintiff.
HOGG V. BOOTIIRY.
In this cause, which stood for trial, a verdict was
liken by mutual consent, subject to an award.
'BARNARD V. PONTIFEX AND ANOTHER.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the plaintiff, stated. this to
be an action to recover damages for a most violent ,
. assault, committed on the plaitieff by the defendants,
under the following circumstances. The plaintiff;
• was coachman to Mr. Wm. Pontifex, one of the de-
fendants, and he (Mr. Serjeant Best) would be one
of.the last persons to excuse the insolence of a ser-
vant to his master ; but as there is a duty owing from
the servant to the master, so is their another duty,
equally great, owing to the servant from the master.
Mr. Pontifex had been taking an airing in his car-
riage on the evening of the 13th of July, and on his
return, the moment he entered thg yard, he told the
plaintitthat he might go, as he had no further occa-
sion for his . services. That would be stated in the
eVidenee which he should •eall, as well as the rest of
tbecircumstances. The plaintiff said, if he WAS to
0, be would wish that his wages should.be paid to
him. On this the defendant rushed on him, knocked
him down, and- beat him most severely. the
plaintiff was on the ground too, the defendant en-1
couraged-his s-..n (the other defendant) Mr. E. Pon'
tifex, to assist him in assaulting the coachman.—'
There would appear that the plaintiff had given some.
sort of challenge when he was on the ground, and
while the defendant with one or both his sons was
beating him, for he said (and such an expression, un-
der similar circumstances was not much to be won-
dered at) " it is a little t.,0 much this ; let me get
up, and if I must fight, let-it be with one at a time." I
These facts would be proved. by a maid servant who'
saw the affair, and by a person passing, at the sight
of whom the defendant walked away.
Catharine Parker was a servant to Mr. Wm. Pon- '
tifek, to whom the plaintiff was coachman. On the
evening of the 13th of July she saw her master driving
his carriage in'o his yard at Tooting himself. Soon
after the plaintiff came in, and Mr. P. told him he
had no father use for him, and desired him to quit
the yard, and come to morrow morning to receive his
wages. The coachman bade him pay his wages then,
and he would go. Mr. P. said, If you do not go
now f will kick you out." The coachman replied,
4, you won't do that, Sir ;" upon which the defen-
dant ran at him, knocked him down, kicked 'him, and
unched him with his hands in the stomach. one
kick on the side of the plaintiff's head was solifalcent
. that the blond gushed out; the coachman ob ithiu
said, 4* don't use tne iil when I am down, let meget
up, and I will fight you as a man"
. Cross-examined by .Mr. serjeant CocKeLse,e4he

bad never seen Mr. Pontifez driving his carriage him-
'self on any former occasion. The coachman wasl
rather a little in liquor.
Rebecca Hart was passing at the time, and saw
the plaintiff down, and the defendant, with his twos
sons, assaulting him. Witness called several times,
to know if they meant to kill the man, on whiciehe
defendant looked up and ran away.
Sarah Howe, housemaid to Mr. Pontifoc, depoitd
to the same effect as the last witnesses, and saw the
defendant stamp on the plaintiff when he was down.
The last two-witnesses described the plaintiff as being
bloody from a kick behind his ear.
Mr. Serjeant COCKELL, for the defendant, addressed
the Jury on the usual drunkenness, insolence, and in-
attention of servants, but called no witnesses ; and
after a suitable charge from the Learned Judge, the
Jury returned a Verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages
`Five Pounds.