Star.
London, England, 1804-01-16 00:00:00

FRENCH yo 0721VALS.

This day we received the Mvaiteara to the 3d in-
Rant iuclutive. They do not however prefent much
novelty. In ft(t we can hardly find in them any
thing worthy of the fmalleft notice.
It appears by letters from Nantes, Rennes, and
Chartres, that con(derable damage has been done
to houfes and other edifices by the late Rorms. Two
perfons were killed at Rennes bT the falling of a
houfe, others were very much hurt. At Chartres
the lead was torn from the roof of one of the churches,
in pieces of liven or eight feet in length, and con-
veyed through the air like &dolls of paper.
Five per cents, 54fr. zoc.

BALI, arc. 21.

The old prohibitive laws againfl the Jews are re-
newed. All trade in cattle is forbidden, except in
the public markets. They can carry on no commerce
with the inhabitants of the Canton. but, on paying
ready money : their bills and notes of whatever kind
are of no validity.
DEC. 22.

Our Gcveinment, the Magiftrates of which have
fo many uninterrupted relations with the French
Government. has at all times made it a duty to live
in good harmony with our neighbours. Hitherto,
they have endeavoured, but in vain, to prohibit en-
tirely all trade with contraband articles, and parti-
cularly the importation of the Englifh manufaftures
into the Cantons bordering _on France. The
Grand Council, however. has adopted a decifive
meafure on this fubjee, which Rates, that applications
made before the tribunals of Bale in regard to cons.
millions for canting Englifh goods to be imported
into the French territory, cannot in future be admit-
ted by the tribunals, which can give no opinion on
that &Ned : this order bas operated like a Broke of
thunder on our merchants, who are fo bale as to en-
gage in this commerce : it mnft put an end to coo-
traband trade, or at lea Wren it.

Yellerday morning the Rosa:. Faulty attended
divice fervice at St. George's Chapel, Windfor, and
heard an excellent fermon by Dr. Wasson, from the
gth chapter of Proverbs and tsth verfe—lf tbas k
thalfbalt k wifi for deer.
Tbe King has been pleated to grant the dignity of
a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland to C Paws, of Spring-grove,
Richmond, in the County of Surrey, Efq. and to the
heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.
SAMOSA LTSOII6, of the Inner Temple, Efq. is ap-
pointed to the Office of Keeper of the Rolls and Re-
cords of the Court of Chancery, in the Tower of
London, in the room of Tuoteas Arrxa, Efq. dc.
ceafed.
The Earl of MOIRA has ordered, that in future the
allowance granted by his Majetty for the billeting of
foldiers, being nine-pence per week, or one penny per
day for Lhorter periods, for each non-commiffioned
officer and foldier, Dull in hawk be paid by the
Billet-mailers of towns. The billet to be prefented
to them, as evidence of the time for which the lodg-
ing money is due.

On Monday laft the Earl of DY/laiT called a
meeting of his tenantry in Helmingham Park, and
after an impreffive addrefs. prefentecithem with their
retainers, on which 300 immediately enrolled them-
(elves as Volunteers: the lilt had hourly incrcafed, and
on Friday it amounted to nearly 3w. His Lordibip
intends to clothe them at his own expense ; which
bounty he has already conferred upon boo of thole
on his Ames in Chefhire.

Signal Pons have been crated upon the great
!mai fituated upon eminences throughout the coun-
ty of Norfolk. Lail week flag naffs were placed upon
Rainham Hall, the feat of Marquis Towasuaws ;
it Holkham Hall, the feat of Mr. Coss; and at
Houghton Hill, the feat of. Earl CHOLMONDELCY.—
The His is red, and is only to be honied in cafe of
a/Nal 'ovation, or the appearance of an enemy on
the coal.

On Saturday upwards of torso men of the fah and
other Regiments, embarked at Blifworth, North-
aroptonfhire, for Ireland : the weather was extremely
(evert, and much annoyed them. On embarking at
the Canal, they were refrefhed with a quantity of
old ale by the Reetor of the parifh.

On Monday lan Cornet Jackfon, with Meffrs.
Oudk, Murray, and Richardfon, Officers of the
aoth Light Dragoons, were eonrifted before the
Magiflutes at Doichefier of a riot and affault upon
many perfons in that town, and fined in the funs of
:11. 16,

On Friday two Shorkditch Butchers flatted for a
confiderable wager to walk five miles, one of them
was to c.:rry a tray, with a quarter cwt. of land on
his (boulder, the other unencumbered. He who car-
ried weight, though naturally the heavied man, won
the wager by five minutes and a half.
On Thurfday morning Mr. G. Steadman, fon of
Mr. J. Steadman of Ixworth, Suffolk, eloped with
the daughter of a Mr. Boldero, an opulent farmer
of that place. The citctuntlance loon coming to the
knowledge of Mr. B. lie purfued the fugitives; but
by the earelelfireti of the driver, his chair.: was over-
fet, and he was fo dreadlully bruifed, that he expired
in lefs than two hours.

On 'lllnriday !aft Mr. SWANNET, a Butcher of
Pimlico, and a member of the (elm's Volunteers,
was fummuned before Mr. COLQ..1)110VII, the fitting
Magifirate at the Public Office, Itieen-lquase, fur
nonpayment of fines, in confiquence of negleaing to
attend 14 field dal •. Colonel Rom:isms, Captain
Lassarav, and Adjutant Anavis, attended, and
proved the charges. The defence fet up by the be.
tindant was, that the days for which he was fined
were Sundays, which he neglefled to attend on ac-
count of religious opinion:: but he having figned as.
sidles. binding himself to conform to all rules and
rerelato.ns of the Corps, the Magillrzte ordered him
to pay 0.4 Fan+. an..moting to two gilineA., which he
paid. big; flgn;fi,d his inuntion of withdrawing from
'he Corps, which a scsulation that aJn,it,
..n forfc.tute Uf icl.