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London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

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The TAMAR, 9.6 guni, Captain A. Srow, is Intended for thi
Jamaica station. . . . . .
His Majesty's ship Writ, Captain tirnilha, is o:deired front
Chatham to Portsmouth, to be refitted. 1 . •
Monday, Ms Mlesty's ship VFNGELIIt sailed from t!ith Roads
for Greenock; we understood it is to lay off that pert as a int:.
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Sii Mites and Midshipmen passed tlteir examinations for
Lieutenants at the Royal Naval College, on Monday last.
Porvt!stourn, APRIL 16.—WInd S.W.—Arrived yesterday;
his Majesty's ship Cssmrow, from a cruize. Pa4sed up the
Channel the Tula, Wurrt, from C.tdiz ; sailed the 22d March:
Sailed the Spectator, Itt..nwtnitom, for Grenada. Arrived to-
day, his Majesty's ship Ri.nrot.F., from a cruize. Sailed the
Neath Castle, JPRNAN, cot- 1.9!:(1.011.
PLYMOUTIt, APRIL 15.—WHil N. W.--eirrlved the Thomas
and Zephyr transports, from Gui..i'r.acy, with trimps. ai.d bag:.
gage. Sailed the .14m, Dcz,D, for Prince Vai•a..ard's 1.-!and ;
Sally, CARR, for Miratniciii; sat; his Ma:;esty's ship TittgeNt;
for ilarbadoes.

Hanwicri, Aralfl6t—Atrived the lord Nelsen peter, with
a mail from Holland. Sailed the Princess Charlotte picket f:.l.
Holland, C..stiereagli packet for Cuxhaven, and Alliance picket
for Gottcnburgh ; all with mails.
NOVITII SIIIELDR, Again 1.5.—0 n the i. th inst. the Maria,
SCHWRBT, from Long Sound, got upon the rocks near Tyne:l:ouch
Castle, but got off again, and put in ht re 'eery leaky:
ArRIL I 4 S. W.--:-Catne dawn froth the River
yesterday, and tailed, the Nancy, Tnomrsox, for Madras and
Bengal; the Elizabeth, TuosirsoN, for St. John's, New Bruns.:
wick ; the Kelly, 'filomrsoN, and 'Zephyr, Bnowfr; for Quebec.
Arrived to-day, and sailed for the River, the Tula, WHITE, from
Cadiz ; the Jane, Curturrir, from Jamaica; the Fairy, (star;
from Richmond, Virginia; the Letitia Tennant, MoNscomeuv,
from Belfast; and the Susan, Ari.xs, from Warerford. C.ane
down from the River the Berwick, TYLER, for liarbadoei ; and
Levant, M'Krisava, for Belfast.
FAxstotair, APRIL 14.--Wind N —Sailed the Swiftsuro
packet, for America; and Countess of Chichester packet, for
the Brazils, each with a Mail.
LIPEEPOtrL, Aran. Is.—Arrived the Lorton, M'Caa, froM
I3erbice ; Barton, GILLEsne, from Barbadoes ; Galen, WAL-
LACE, from Charleston; Alpha, Wool), from St. Michael's;
Thomas, —, from Copenhagen ; Itovt:r, WADE, from Bahia;
and. Two &others, Buceify, front Gibraltar.
Cosrcsf-house, Aran, 15.—Ships Entered Inwards : The
Sincerity, Christie, from Liverpool ; Sisters, Osborne, trona
St agate Cree.k; Neleus, Hutchinson, from I laniburgh ; Grant-
knit, Underwood, from Derner:.ra • and Cicero, Cerry, from
Newcastle.—Cleared Outrtards : The Duke of York, Court,
for Rotterdam; Neptune., Strannack, for Ostend; Three Sis-
ters, Frost, for Rotterdam; Prince of Saxe Cobourg, Ladd,
for Rotterdam; Resolute, Roberts, for Dublin ; Sarah, Rcome,
for Hamburg') ; Commerce, M'Cowan, for Rotterdarn ; Carle,
Kreckorn, Konigsburg ; Tiger, —, for Constantinople;
Polly, Wheatly, for Quebec ; Mariner, Herbert, for Montreal ;
and Roberts, Laing, for Miramichi.

RIVER SEARCHERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE STAR.

Your insertion of the followipg: statement will
oblige an admirer of your Paper:
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" ilt—l think it becomes the duty of every well-wisher of
his Country, to expose all glaring impositions on its purse in
these times of hardship; and I know of no better mode than
through the Press. At Gravesend there are three Searchers
appointed by the Board of Customs. Some time since one of
them died, and the situation wa, immediately filled by another
Gentleman, who went down and took possession of it. Whe-
ther it be that this Gentleman did not much like being occa-
sionally exposed to the cold on the River; or whether, not pos-
sessing übiquity, he found it imposiih:e to :tttend, at the same
time, to the different duties of two distinct offices (fp he holds
another office under Government); or whether he obtained leave
of absence, is not known but the fact is, he attended bt.t for
a few days, and ever since the duties of the Searchers' office have
been performed by two individuals. Now, Sir, if two persons
are sufficient to do the duty of the Office, why appoint three?
And if the said Gentleman has another situation, why live him
this also? I ghoul(' suppose that there are a great number of
persons, who have bled in defence of their country, to whom
such a situation wet.ld be very acceptable, and who would not
fail to fulfil its duties.

I am, Sir, youn obedient Servant,
April 7th, 1520.

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Between the hour of six on Saturday evening and the same
hour last night, three boats, containing seventeen people, were
upset in passing London-Bridge : on!y one person, however,
was drowned.

A square Tablet of Stone, bearing the following
Inscription, has recently been inserted on the wall of
the west front, which ccnnects the Towers, of the
ancient Church at Recuivers:
" These Towers, the remains of the once venerable Church
of lleculvers, were purchased of the l'ari.h by the Curpi,rati. n
of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, in the year 1110, and
Groins kid down at their expense to protect the Cliff on which
the Church had stood. When the ancient Spires were after
wards blown down, the present sttbstitutes were erected, to
render the Towers still sufficiently conspicuous to be useful to
Navigation. Captain Joseph Cotton, Deputy. Master, 1819"
A Petition to Parliament is now in a course of sig-
nature in the City, to repeal the existing laws re•
lating to Trade and Navigation, and praying that
ships of all countries may be admitted free into the •
United Kingdom, under the same regulations as Bri-
tish ships.
Mr. Baron GARROW is not expected to attend the
Trials at the Old Bailey at present, in consequence of
the death of his brother EDWARD, which took place
on Friday, at Totteridge.
On Thursday last, the Middlesex Grand Jury had
no less than fifty Bills presented to them for passing
forged Notes of the Bank of England, exclusive of
the Bills presented on the other days of the week.
The Jury in the case of CLEA RY against STODDA nt,
after they had retired to consult about their xerdivl
sent for an English Dictionary, to assist them in the
interpretation of the word which formed thegravanun
of the libel. The Judge declined complying with the
request ; and doubtless very properly, as there was
no English Dictionary in evidence, and every Jury-
man might naturally be supposed to carry one in
his head !

DREADFUL Exmostos.—Yesterday morning, at
five o'clock, the shop and repository of Mr. Hawelli
oil and cclourman, Mile-end-road, neat the London
Hospital, blew up with a tremendous explosion:.
Happily no lives -were lost, nobody being -on the
premises. The adjoining houses of -Mr. 'llexter,_
pawnbroker, Nos. 124. and 125, as also the house of
Mr. Lilly, butcher, were considerably damaged, by-
the shock. When Mr. Halwell and his servant left
the premises, at twelve o'clock the preceding night,
all was safe ; and it is not known how the combustible
materials were ignited. The shccJc was felt at .a con-,
siderable distance, and panes of glass were broken in
most of the houses in the neighbourhood.
CORN EXCHANCY, MARK-LANG, APRIL .17.—The arrivals of
Wheat and Flour last week being small, and having but a mo-
derate supply this morning, prime samples of White met reldy
sale at rather better prices than on last Monday, but there is
not the least amendment in the inferior qualities, which still
continue very dull tale. Fine Malting Barley being scarce, sold
full Is. per qr. higher, but there is little demand for any other
descriptions. The supply of Beans from Essex was rather
large, and sold heavy, at a decline of Is. per qr. In Oat!, leas,
and other articles, there is no alteration.
SIIITHFIRLD MARKET, Arms. 17.—Beef, 4s. 6d. to Ss. 4d. per
stone of Sibs. ; Mutton, 5s 6d. to 6s. 44 Veal, Ss. ed. to 7s. od,
Pork Ss ed. to 6s. 6d.; Lamb Is. to Bs. Od.—Cattle at Market—
Hews 2650 ; Calves, 130; Sheep and Lambs, 13.9.;0; Pigs, 280.
Hay, 51. 10s. to 41. 101. Clover, 51. 10s. to 61. 10s. Straw 11. es.
to 11. 16s.

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