Star.
London, England, 1804-12-22 00:00:00

EAST iNDIA SIWPPING.

Yeflerday a Court of Direaors was held at the
Ean India Houfe, when Jona Bias, Efq. eleaed a
Direaor in the room of W. A. Jecssov, Efq. de-
ceafcd, took the oaths and his feat, and was ap-
pointed to the Committees of Government Troops
and Stores. and Private Trade and Shipping.
Lttar attar uas r, Efq. was appointed Tranf-
fee Aeconatant,in the room of JOHN Parraacoaas.
Efq. deceafed.
The following Captains were (worn into tilt com-
mand of their refpeaive flips, viz.
Cape. ANTIONT MURRAY. East Howe, Madras.
Coyloo sod Mader.
damns Lattrogo„ City a Logukba. Bombay.

The Court adjourned at 6e o'clock till Friday next.

the Gelato Qom, Peace, foto Deotennto Lla don, 11 tow•
w 1 into Yawata, lit of Wight. by snoop of war.

The Hamooy, Wicbbse. from Sorasera. is on core on Ded
Bence, sod it h korai will be haft.
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A ildp from fireman! to Newfoundland, laden with fait. to-
bacco, hardware, wad fupr, la pot Into Ballynata Bay, near Gal-
way, with Ix feet water ha ha hold.
The Hiode, Darby.frein Surinam, is towed into Pommel by
a Cup of war. bed each darner&
The DOlganc, Carte; the Lydia, Jokiest! ; and the Friend-
datp LetM, laden with Bones, are takca by le Winureaux Frauds
ovum... Journal do Commerce, Dim 1.
Ihe Isit Dutch Papers imeithm, that an Filet& veld, ham
with winet, and five 100411 piste, captured by the French prim-
titer Iltrondelle, arrived In the Vile te the 3d in ftant.

The Grace, Willmar" from Limerick to Liverpool, to loft al
Loch!odal.

Tim Enderear, Cambia, from Is on bon our We!-
sem* !n4 MI a water.

The Stems, Tborp, Ipota SLLelds for Loodoe. is co there um
blase.

The William. Bent, from lioodsras for Lead" lo cermet
and carried into the lianaaair

The brig Indqftry, of one Modred too', sad twentptote oleo.
from Neorfoomihnd to (Weenie', ti taken by le Bonbeur Omar.
of Cabin of &wont rums, and eighty manotad curled too poet.
41, Coorawee. Neu. 30. _ -

captain PLAN NM its appointed to the command of
the Aarecors, of r res, io the room of Sir
Hoes Po wary, appointed to the /hems, of 6* •
goes, et Woolwich.
His Majely's Privy Omoseil have ordered, thee
any perfon wo May.be found to lase eroded the
laws oft/arm/Ms, which ore sereirarily enfomed with
the utmoft Ilsiansfs, lbjopid immediately be :tufts t,
ed to conviaion, that they may fuller the *mat
penalty of dm, astute-via pse# without benefit of
Clergy I
A letter ha hem realised at porn, listing, for
the informatia of the Uadenvniers,thet the Ante-
'Lean &Us& lip Hammy was loft (as fisted iq
I oar naval inselligescel through *roper mana
meat.. 'Pie weitsr, air Olieer of bosh 'Ai* in the
navy, woe eifsavisig the Gip from on board one of
the mete of war in the Doins, oh the time ibe ran on
the beach. He giita" it is his ggiiill)l. 'bet file
might-wed might leave bees serried eat to fm, as the
was under fail mad lauding chair of every thing,
when the wore rotted nod groanded on the heath.

Colonel Goan is appointed Governor ache Mad
0-Bermuda, vice Major-General Bac girt? n, pro-
mated to the Government of St. Vincent..

Col Lo , Major Goan-w. and Captain
WNsat.r,let yeflerday froM Mrt.sea's Hotel;
to pal; the hri,Elnias w:th their friends in Scotland.
Farther particulars of the fire at Plymouth....
Plymotith, Dec. ici.—Lall night, at eleven o'clock,
a molt dreadful fire broke out in the hoofs of Mr.
Norringten. jun. linen-draper. in the Market-place.
which burnt with incrcdible.fury, sad communicaU
ed,to a houfe below, which were in one blaze before
z a o'clock.' The wind providentially was N. N. E.
and moderate ; for had it been S. W. and blown
hard, nothing fhort of a miraculous interference
could have lived the whole Island, of near' fury
houfes (compri Goy Old Town-fireet,Old FA-market'
Butcher's-lane, Calmer's-lane, and Market-plaiile
from being totally coofumed, and sootily old build-
ings in front, and vrorkfhops, llaughter.boufes, and
old built warehoafes in the centre, with one or two
exceptions, at the back of each houfe. The Mime
beat to arms, the piequets of the Royal Cornwall
_AIL
Battalion, and Prancers of Wales's Battalion of'ny•
mouth Volunteers, were foots on their polls. At
_st
r, is. the fire raged with uncommon fury. and, to ad 4
to the misfortune, the water was frozen, bet by great
exertions, the flrevn of the town referveir sem forced
down. By this time all ranks of people were alert and
I active on the occafion : the engines of the Dock yard;
Royal Hofpital, Vieualling Office. Royal Exchange,
Sun. Fire, and Pharos Fire Offices, and the ;." Irate
engine of Lieutenant Colonel Hawker, with tbofe of
the Mayor and Commonalty. began to play, as wa-
ter by this time rated down plentifully, though it
hill froze hard, and played with great energy and
twee Still the• names raged backward. to Mr.
Northeote's (brother to the celebra red autho-) Mr.
Norrington's. fen. eaflward ; and Mr. Gibbs, Inver-
fmith, the Dock Inn, the eatenfive warehoufes full of
butter. etc. of Mr. Harvey, wenward ; and from
the tirange conformity of the various building, the
rifk was run of many valuable lives being loft in pul-
ling down the different premiles, and puthing through
I the windows the pipes of the engine to get the fire
under. Near ten children of different houfes, con-
fumed and damaged, were taken out in blankets,dnd
ith the books, papers, and writings the unfortunate
fufferers, with other valuables, were conveyed to the
Guildhall, opened by order of j. Whiteford, Efq.
Deputy Town Clerk, and other places of fafety.—
" About four p. ns. the fire fubfided, but in half
an hour broke out in Mr. Gibbs' houfe again. Some
exertion was neceffary, as every peifoo was quite ez-
banned ; Mr. Elliot, Mayor, Captain Martini with a
a Lieutenant of the Impetiieas, Colonel Hawker,
Major Langmead, Major Hunt, Captain Birdwood,
Mr. Whiteford, Meffts. Fogs*, merchants ; Mr.
Sweeter the Boatfwain of the Vie:fuelling Office;
Mcffrs. Barons, Mr. Rowe, &c. and all the engine
worLts, pulled duwn the roofsof Mr. Gibbs's houfe,
and by that means, flagged and tired as they all
were. esti nguifhed the flame*.
The damage is eflimated at feveral thoufands , the
houfes and tenements burnt, deftoyed and damaged
are. Mr. Norringtoe's. Mr. Thomas's (burnt to the
ground), S. Smith's, Mr. Northcotes, watch-maker ;
hI r.Norrington's, holier ; Mr. Gibbs's, filverfatith ;
h e Dock Inn, and Mr. Harvey's back warehoufes,
are fcrioully damaged by the fire

.400AUICAT CC: UNCIL of airr of LONE=

Yellerday being St. Thomas's Day, the different
Aldermen of the City held Wart'motes in their re-
fpeaive Wards, for the purpofe of fwearing in die
Ward Officers for the year enfuil.g, and making a
return of the Gentlemen to feree in the Common
Council. Never was the fpirit of oppolition lefs ma-
; even the return for Farringdon Without,
which has for many years been warmly contelled,
yellerday paffcd without one tingle alteration, as did
the returns in the following Wards :
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Alderfgate Broaii.ltrret Cocain
/Wpm Calk LltynAnt CripPcsate Within
Boa glow Cheap Crippirpiti.Without
Bil&legate Cuichian-ftrect Dowgate
)3 i=set Cotawain‘r I.lase.Areet
In the Ward of Farripgdon Within, the following
alterations took place :
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Mr. PIICICULD, Mt WiLus,and
Mr. Coort, Mr.WataLk,
were ehofen in the room of
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Ur. WINSTANT LI Y, Mr. HAYLION. and
Mr. PowiLt, Mr. Hoare s.
wbo have ►efiBned. .
In QLteenhothe Ward, Mr. Jolla Wittlaw Goss
Will returned in the room of Mr. Btowa, who has

Majgoed.
ihs Wa'brook Ward, Mr. BILL was returned ill
the room of Mr. Snap, refigned.

ARMOR wad".
reprefintatign of this ward, which has redlaio-
td for a (cries of nine years, was this
year conceded by fonte new Candidates, and a poll
demanded I at the dote of Which, at four o'clock yif
terday, the numbers were as follow:
Weeks. &mini Man. pares . 7
Melia - Roberts • 7
Ece Brown - - 7
Oarratt Joyner 6
*reside • Pub - s
bad - - . 4
Dut - 4
l4ikby - Lacey - • 3
This morning the Poll will be again opened, and
on Monday afternoon it will finally dole.
eoWeit WARD.

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In this Ward, on the thew of hands, Mr. BILIDGIi,
a new Candidate, was returned inficad of Mr. GlL-
so*. one of the former Members = on which a Poll
was dernanaed by the friends of that Gentleman t at
the clefs of which the numbers flood as follow
Mr. Same Mos • 47 Mr. noon. Fothsrgel 47
Illamas.Dentos • Chubs smart • 44
M. Loom • . 4 Samuel Walker• 43
lansos MI6. • 46 T. Beldits •
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16 • 4$
brieet trria=l"•33
Dodd Ling 46
.soul Wriglot 46
'lea conceit is espeded to be the warm& that has
this Ward for many years. The Poll
elate be Monday nest, at two o'clock.

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YeiterdaY 6101isiM the gar) of Morita, Mr. Fox,
sad Der.
Sustasses. had long audiences at Carleton-
Hoare I sad Attie/wards fted with his Royal High
ids this Ponies of, We Lai, together with the Duke
of Cettieueo, Lord Ho rco Poem', gr. Easels', atid
Dolma *Mawr.
We are 'NIPPY to hear that Lord Motta has re-
Mama the hot and popes; notes at Stamford. Sir
W.Basa, his Lorrlfhip s Aide-ik-Cansp, sient down
to Studforel, and after much hatch, the box was
found, with all the papers it contained, but the rob-
bers aided off a gold watch and Tome Scots Bank
Notes. Not beinOble to open the lock, the thieves
bad knocked ont the bottom of the boa.
Lord ?sill held his Chriflrom ad?! on Monday
and Tads* len. at his noble manfion, Thorndon
Nall, Ma. Between two, and three hundred of his
Lordihip's senantry were entertained in the hall, is
the tree Ityle of till/tint hofpitatity.
Thorfchry the Aaniverfary Meeting of the Society
of School-mancea was held at t Cown Ind Anchor
Tavern the Rev. Dr. Vie sse ihe n Cre
Chair. Thisbe.
nevolem Inftitutiott, which has for its objee ths fup..
port in Cafe of indigence, of that molt valuable body I
of Oemlerisen who have the care and inarueinto
ff the
lid
'oaththe kingdom, has already acquired o
of
and permanent eflablifhment. Many of the mart ex-
shed tharaders of the kingdom have manifeiled their
patriottfm in becoming contributors to its fund.—
Among other liberal befief2Blool on Thurfilay hill,
we heard that of the amiable Duke of Nosr “ u sr.
a 1111LAIND for twenty guineas with heartfelt pleafure.
All the principal Matters of our public fchools, as
well as thole who after long and 'meritorious ferviccs
have been advanced to high nations in the Church,
or who have retired to enjoy the fruits of their la-
bour, countenance the inaitution, and honour it with
toeit ptefence and fupport. The day was fpent with
the highen convivialit/. The elegant Song of Mr.
Sven ssl--The Three Bkifings of thisWorld---"Wife,
Children, and Friends,'—was rung by Mr. DIONUM
to a few fimplenctes with fuch charms of intonation,
truth and feeling, as to produce a rapturous encore.
Mr. Rs itv—the Treaforer's fine Song of the ' Va-
cation,' was alfevftwqrwith great effee. The healths
of the Billop of GLOUCISTER, Prefident of the So-
ciety ; of Dr. Pala, Vice Prefidcnt, and of Dr.
RAlst, who were prevented from attending the
Meeting.by indifpr Gijon, were drank with that affec-
tion which their high merits and talents pundits of
VINCINT having retired, amidil the plaudits of
the company, Dr. C. Bougie was
ofunanim theoully
called to the Chair, and he kept op the fpirit
Meeting for ao hour or two, with the exhikration
which the benevolence of their objea was calculated
to infpire.
The late infily revered and celebrated character,
Alderman BOTOILL, mull have felt, previous to his
deceafe, much fatisfaeion from knowing, that
eagerly
every
Ticket, in his valuable Lottery.
had been
fought sifter, and difpofed of. The fortunate hold.
ers, Indeed, of its more capital prize., will poffefs a
lilting monument of his great profeffonal defert, and
public fpirit, in promoting the intereft and fame of
the Graphic Art, which fences fo bright a luflre
and honour on hi, country. But while sve ray this
tribute of due refpeel to the memory
of el in An fo
highly eneemed. and record the
alale zcal of the
II public to attain works of Inch pre-eminent defer ip-
(inn, it would be injunice not to obfervet that the
relent State Lottery is one of the moll important
Torintrinfte richnefs of Scheme' And attractive from
111 'twee the interell, that ever bore a fit ii rate diflinc-
ti'm ill the annals of Fottune's WheeL