Star.
London, England, 1803-10-12 00:00:00

RI'S, OCT. 108

There have been- fevers' American people bore
who lately left Brcfl, and they report, that • the
French fbldiers and tailors ftationed there, talk of
their being defined to Ireland with as much cafe and
certainty, as thy (peak of going to their refpedire
metres. As the equinoeial gales may be lion ex.
pcded, the gun-boats and finall craft in the feveral
harbours from Dieppe to the Texel, mull remain
where they are ; they will, however, anfwcr the put-
poles of keeping up the alarm and our people on the
alert ; but at limit we are informed, there are fix
mm of of the line and fame frigates, lying with their
topmalls (truck in the harbour, and ready for tea in
fii hours. There are likewife a number of tranfport
vac's from 8o to 150 tons fufficient to tranfport
25,000 infantry. and 1500 cavalry, beildcs artillery,
baggage, waggons, &c. &c. Hence we judge our'
information to be cornea, and that Ireland is really
the immediate objeet which the French Government
has in contemplation. This is certainly no more
than the prefumptive evidence; but it is to very
prong, that few people on the coati entertain a doubt ,
of the Breit fquadron being defined for Ireland, and
that no invafion of England will be attempted, until'
intelligence arrives in France of the tale landing or
their troops in the fifer kingdom.
At Mori:six, there are but tsvo gun boats: • This is
the report of a Mr. CH ACM !Rs, who is an American
faftor, and who was lately there.

on the ad init. the gth Regiment of Foot, tinder
the command of. Lieutenant Colonel de BERNIFItet
arrived at Cork Bons Plymouth, and next /nothing
the first divilion proceeded on its march to Kilkenny,
where the Regiment is to be Rationed.
The Loyal North Britons mutlered yelerday even-
ing in the Toxophohte field, after. the Loyal Btitifh
Artificers quitted the groun.l, when they h 4,1 a field.
day. They went through all th..,ir evolutions in a
very foldier-like manner. Their firing was remark-
ably good, and on the whole, we dare fay, they are
equal to the belt difciplined corps in the metropolis.

. .
Colonel Buz-roles Corps of Loyal Britifh Artifi.
cers, inipeeted yellerday by the Earl of HARRINcrom,
confifts of upwards 6co men, and is compofed of the
workmen employed by builders ani others, under
Mr. BURTON, the fnrveyor, the Commander of the
Corps, who is building Ruffell-friare, Tavitlock-
fquare, and the fireets branching out from them, on
the Duke of BIDFORD'S land : the Officers are com•
pored of the Mailer Tradefmen. In their drefs—nti-
lity, neatnefs, and economy are combined ; it confills
of a cap, with a white feather, a fcarlet jacket, orna•
mente.l with fcarlet worlied lace, blue pantaloons,
with fcarlet cloth at the learns, and black gaiters ;
their belts and firaps to the gun, are black leather,
to prevent the lots of time in cleaning white ones.—
The expenses are paid by a liberal fubfcription of
tool. from the Duke of BiDEnRD, and from the dif-
ferent Officers ; and the expenditure has been ma-
naged fo well, that it has only amounted to about
tzool. while other Corps of the fame number have
expended double that fum. At the end of the ground
near Taviftock-fguare, a magazine, a depot for their
arms, and a gum d room for the officers and men, are
building, which are to be intrenched with a furround-
ing dads ; and a draw bridge is to be crated to pafs
' over the fame.

A new Farce, called Raifirtztbs Med, was rehearfed
for the Ern time, at Covent Garden Theatre, on Sa•
turclay.
The complaint of which Sir Jolts Ross died yet.
terday morning, was the gout in his Romach. The
Court of Aldermen, on receiving the account yeller-
day, immediately fent for Mr. SiLvarrsa, the Com-
mon Serjeant, as the City Law Officer next in rank,
and who will, for the prefent, officiate as Recorder.
The following happened in Oxford.ftreet, :thou;
two o'clock on Sunday morning :—A hackney coach.
man had jug let down his fare, and had got a few
yards on his way home, when, on looking round, he
perceived a great light in the infide of his coach, he
immediately got down, and on opening the door,
found the lining all in flames; finding that all at
tempts to extinguiffi it would be orders, he cat the
body from the wheels, and let it burn out, without
any other damage. It is fuppofed to have taken fire
from the fervent of the gentleman he bad carried,
going into the coach with a candle to look for a &i.sirl;
eel, and dropping a fpark among the 'fray.
coach being lined with linen, it was very loon in a
blase.

On Monday the 3d radiant, the Right Hon. Lord
Mutoaays diftributed his annual premiums among
his tenants and tottagers. The rewards to the te•
nant% for the belt management in different branches
of hu(bandry, confißed of fairer cups and medals of
different values. To the cottager. the rewards were
fubhantial, and to them of great value. To the
cottager who had brought up the greateß number of
children, and given to them a religious and (ireful
education, and without any parifb relief, a good milch
cow; to the fecond molt deferving cottager, under
the lame regulations,. cow alto; and a fait of clothes
to the third.- As his Lordfisip has given gardens to
his cottagers, rewards were given to thole who had
their gardens in the heft condition, and had rendered
them molt prodnaive is artful vegetables. Theis
rewards were cloaks, bonnets, and ribbons. In de-
livering the feveral rewards, his Lordfhip accom-
panied each with an excellent and fuitable exhorts,
Bon. He recommended perfeverance in indoOry,
whin! at the fame time he foothed and encouraged
fuch as were difappointed. His addrcfs to the
old cottager. was particularly interefling, and he
was led to animadvert on circumflances of their
children, which fhed forth the molt tender feelings.
The advantages of this inflitution, though this it
only the fecond year, are already vifible in his Lord-
(hip's elate. It excites a happy fpirit of emulation
in every farmer. Good management is fore to meet
with applanie and reward; and the doves will be ex.
pofed and punifbed. Iu a moral and religious point
of view, it is Rill more Importan.. It will become
an lomat review, not only of the indullry, lint alto of
the morals of every one conflated with the elate.—
Indußry and a fpirit of independence will be cheviot
ed. and idlenefs and difEpati,m checked. His Lord-
(hip and amiable Lady enj,,ye.f much this delightful
entertainment, and in this fatishietion the numerni,4
fpeaators fared. The whole concluded with a mug
• hofpitable dinner at btolgrave Cadlc fur the mauls
and cottager..

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