Star.
London, England, 1817-06-02 00:00:00

MARMIOXESS DOWAGER ofIoMOND'S
RAIL.

..In Great George-street, Westminster, on Friday
evening, her Ladyship gave a quadrille ball of the
most pleasing description. Those who delight in
select circle ( a polished asemblage of the first order)
must be gratified in attending the parties of the above
Lady. The mansion was fitted up with great taste,
particularly the three drawing-roorr►s. Dancing com-
menced at eleven o'clock, led off with the Nuremberg
iffules, by Sir EDMUND NSAGLE and Miss GWATICIN,
the accomplished niece of the Noble Hostess. The
spirit of the scene did not abate until hall-patt three
o'clock. No regular supper was provided, but the
refreshment tables abounded with every delicacy.
The library and great eating-room were opened on
the ground floor. A more than usual portion of
gaiety attended this fete. Among•the company were
The Duchess of Marlborough and Lady Frances Spencer. Earl
and Countess or St. Germaine; Earl and Countess to Fortescoe,
and the Ladles Forebear ; Earl and Countess or Mezborougb
Countess of Pembroke ; Lord and Lady Grantham; Sir George
Beaumont ; Lorti sod t,,aJy itnthey ; Lord and Lady Luke ;
Hon. Mn. Pelhar.a.

The Marchioneis of SA Luisuav's elegant converza•
tione )esterday evening, in Arlington-street, mis t-
te nd ed by a huge circle of distinguished fashionable:.

Lady CASTLIiRIAGH entertained a select party of
fasbtonables with a grand supper un Saturday evening,
after the Opera. at her residence in St. James'a-square.

The Countess Dowager of CIARMOINT had a care
party on Saturday evening, at her house in Berkeley.
square.

Lady HAMPDEN entertained a select circle of fa-
shion:shies yesterday evening, at her house in Green-
street, Grosvenor-square.

Amongst the early luxuries of Govent Garden
Market of Saturday last, were cherries at sixteen shit-,
lings a pound, French beans at twelve shillings a hun
Bred ; and shelled peas, at ten shillings the quart.
The Opera, on Saturday night, was as uncom-
monly and splendidly attended as on any night during
the present season.—L' Apure . was repeated for the
third time, and excited the feelings of the audier.ce
in an extraordinary degree. AttattoGirrres lierhert
was the very acme of excellence, and Madame PASTA
Moat, Madame CAUPORZSI, BeGelay and NALL%
outrivalled all their former efforts. Lames new
Ballet of Zulica is considerably improved, and was'
extremely well received throughout. Among the
distinguished fashionables we noticed the lollowing
Duke and Ducheri of Portland, Duke and Duchem of Leeds,
Duchess of Bedford; Marquis of Thchfield, Anglesea, and
'Camden • Mat'filielltill of Salisbury, Anglesea, Lansdowne, and
Stafford; and Counted St. Antonio, Countess Lieven,
and Ciuddtonl; Prince Eaterbeay ; Lords Templeton, Cholnicu.
&ley, Clive, Lowther, Dartmouth, Valletort, Lynedocb, Lau.
'detdaic, Winchilsea, brldgewater, Aylesbury, Aboyne,
mouth, Cranbourur, C.lnton, Powatt, Scarborough, and Pal-1
i„„„tou • Ladies noway, Campbell, Dymnror, Scarborough,
Davy, Hamilton,
ri Buringdon, ‘Yestmondand, Granville, Bridge-
' water' .Eituly Welleskty, Gower, Pratt, hrowelow, Lauder
elate, Berryntorea ileckett, Waipole,_Ellenborough, C. Wynn,
Vernon, Hill, Owes Amherst, Manvers, Peters, AsgtU, and
C. Flit; Portuguese AMbastadori General htl.crod; Sirs W.
W. Wyune, C. nut, U. Paget, F. Baker, C. liatispfdde, C.
Gc.tilinik, G. P. Turner, C. Algal, I. Gwen, and U. Shaw;
Nladensolselk Georges, and Mr. lalmai the .cdebrated French
41/4riu.usta..

K4l-411. favl'.ty.r.ioExcl. •

FALMOU 111, MAY so.
Arrived yesterday the Princess Elizabeth packet,
with Mails from Gibraltar and Malta, in 17 days
from the latter. Arrived to-day the Jessie, RlTcme,
from Jamaica for London, in 10 weeks; also arrived
off this port the American brig Agenoria, Metarttr,
from Rhode Island.—Wind variable.

PLYMOUTH, MAY Si.
Came in the William Darton, from Rotterdam,
having on board 110 passengers, all bound to Phila-
delphia. Put in here in consequence of the Dey of
Algiers havirg declared war against the liaise
Towns, Die neundschaft, of Flatriburgli, Gossett.
Master, from Havannah for Hamburgtr. Wind S.E.

P3RTSMOUTH. JUNE I.
Arrived ye►terday off the Wit,lit the Elizabeth
Cornelia, BAS, from Surinam, for Amsterdam.—
Sailed the Sisters, M.MAszett,for London. Wind W.

DEAL. JUNE 1.
Arrived and sailed for the River the Lady Lu-
shington, from the East Indies ; Asia, from Madras
and Bengal; Christopher, SMITH, horn St. Kitts;
Sisters, M•MabrEtt, from Jamaica; and Elizabeth,
from Lisbon for Hamburgh. Came down from t! e
River and sailed the Ajar for Trieste, Britannia tot
St. Andrews, and Elite for Calcutta—the latter re.
mains. Sailed yesterday the ALltitT sloop of war MO
Plrobalitt schooLter. with the two Tunisian cruizers, to
the Westward. Passed through the Downs yesterday
for the River, the Warren Hastings, from Madras
and Bengal. Sailed the FAvutium sloop of war for
Sheernevs, and the homeward-bound vessels for the
River. Came doi‘n from the River and sailed the
Monarch fur Quebec. Dorothy and Ilfracombe trans.
ports with troops for Waterford, and flit Queen
transport from Harwich for Gibraltar.—Wind S.W.

HARWICH, JI'NF 1.
Arrived yesterday the Lark packet, with a Mail
from Holland. Sailed e Beaufoy packet, (or ditto;
and the Castlereagh packet, for Cuxhaven.—NJthing
arrived or sailed to day.

DOVER, MAY 31.
Sailed this evening the Lord Duncan packet, Cap-
tain Pascoc, N ith a mail and passengers for Ostend ;
and the Chichester picket, Captain RUTTER, with
the Clench Mid. Arrived the King George packet,.
Captain KING ; Myer, Captain DA visoN ; Lady'
Jane Lines, Captain liAiwatto ; Lnrd Sidmouth,
Captain ?EASE ; and a French packet, with a mail,
all Irom

I.—Sailed this day the Princess Augusta,
Captain BLAKE, tot Calais, with passengers.

ALDBOROUGH, JUNE I. -
The Prussian ship Maria, with timber from the
Baltic, ran on shore upon the Ship wash yesterday
morning at half•past three o'clock, but was got on
apin atter knocking off her false keel, and about
twelye lees water in her held.

GRAVESEND, MAY SO.
Arrived the Alert, MIUSii4M, (rum Croukshaven; Jostle*,
Buckland, trom Christiana; Twist, Batter ; Gorda Vanbere,
Johnson; and Frederick, Jones, from Holland; Harmony,
Harks, and Effort, Taylor, from Madre ; Helena, Christy,
' from Rip; Alepso, Lincthell, from Sweden. Saled the S anon,
Hay, for klunburgit; Mouuch, Douglas, rot Quebec; Con
stance, Syrtis. fur t lino; Marst.al Bluelher, Adfints,llor 0-tend;
Chance, .vlseeter, fur Antwerp ; Fine, dien4aidson, for Calcutta;
Nand, M.da, Mr Rottenness ; Ajax, 14ge, for Malta.
I,eire La—Arrived the Henry Addingtod, Grineston, from Pa '
lermu; and Sir Henry Stanhope, Harden, front Tenerife.—
Sailed the 1.0r4 Sittennuth, Gunner, tdr Bombay; Fame, Heath,
for Lesbun; Deux Ames, Olivier, fur Dieppe; Oolphire, Fuser,
fur °wend; New Liberty, Pritchard, and Maria, Atkins, for
liamburgh; Europa. I inane, for Norway ; Prriereramie, Ku-
berm, to, Kotterlitn; William, Wetherell, tor Petersburgh;
Supply, Massey, rem Wa:ertord.

The ship Sisters, from Jamaica bound to London,
arrived on Friday at Portsmouth, after a tedious
voyage, having left that Island on the lit of April.
The ship John Inglis, &was, was load.:d. and in-
tended leaving on the following day. The Sisters
proceeded on for the River on &turd iy morning.
The Lady Hamilton transport, which arrived last
week at Portsmouth, from Port Royal,
whence she sailed .on the 23.1 of Much, brought.
home Captains Ronenrs, Doom. and PACKENIIAST,J
and the Officers arid part of the (sews ot their late
respective ships, namely, the Tay. !tusk's, and Beat-
-1141.-DA; which have beets lost n that station. Captain
Tanlinvalided) late of the PIQUE. Lieutenants STEW.
ART, CUNJUSE, and KING; blr. But.wvi, late
of the ACTIVE; and MI. PALMY, Plow. Lite ot the
TAY, also arrived in the Loiy Hamilton. Captain
MAGRELLAR had been appointed to the PIQUE; Cap.
tam H. brEwanr to the Smashonv ; Lient. BAItION
to command the RIELI:NIAN ; and Mr. PAYNE LO be
Purser of the Acrivr. The Acme may be daily
expected to arrive; she is to be paid- air. The lode.
pendent privateers (which are manned cliitaly, it is
said, by Americans) had become very troublesome
by detaining our merchant vessels, whilst they mako
the most vexatious examinations of their papers and
cargoes. Admiral DOUGLAS was daily exprctcd to be
rein! orced by the PRIMROSE., TYRIAN, SHILARWATIA,
and Banyan, sloops, horn England, when these in-
terruptions to the due course of our trade would in a
great measure be prevented. The ships on the station,
and the troops at Jamaica, were very healthy.
By the ASIA East likliaman, which has just aniv
ed, we learn, that irnmedistely previous to her de-
parture from Madras, accounts had been received
that the Pindarees were flying in all directions from
the Company's territories, having in many instances
been overtaken atd defeated with considerable loss,
by detachments ot our European and native troops.
The Asia arrived off Por►land the 29:11 instant.
She left Bengal 21st December, Madras 28th Ja.
nuary, in company with the Marchioness of Ely,
Colunibo the 9th February,
.and St. Helena the 3d
April. in company with the ship abovementioned,'
and the Warm Hastings, both of which are already
arrived.

Tue mitre ships Lord Keith and Batavia, were ex-
pet ded
tu, leave Madras !Or England about the git
Januasyl . .• .
The Company's ootward-bornd ships the Waterloo:
add Wincheisea, were in let. 6.53. N. long, W:
on the 5:11 April, all well.
List ut Passengers on board the Honourable Com-
pany's ship AAA s ' '
Froth poottai--1141sraril Stratton Fag. Advocate General. Mts.
Strettelli,Jaases Hare, En. M. D. Ma. Kaffitt.kiare Miss S.
Campbell, Lieutenant I. B. Attssetorth, bis Majesty's Alb &tee" 1
100111 01,0101 ?Vll4 Caroline M•Lcod at:dials Mubs kleetrtrlu
bulettiailL Matter cisme Jae. btfttgen, ,Hair,
MOll Margaret Hare, MasterJuanEdward Patti/11SM, Master
'lrilliatts Robert Skids, Master Haulage David Sands. Screams

-.-I,tabel'a Dr Mica, samnt to Mrr. Stretrell; Doffs! lifittri.r;
•t•I-var-.. to Dr. H-.re; Maria de Rwss, servant to Mrs. Hare; John
Chri;:t.p!-er, irtvpro to Ma-ter 5a0:4.747mm Malra. Mrs.
Darrow, Mi•s C. Cohmao, Mis. Eliza I hompson, \ ils Gar.
row, I. S .xat':ry, Esq seni,.t. merchant, Henry (At . ar, Esq.
Barrister, Captain Dale hi, Majesty's 84.6 Regiment of Foot;
Lieutenant U. H. Mneenz,e, Hon Company's Ar fit ry. Ser.
cans —Latima, stream to Mr. Gaffe .e, .e,' at sea, 7th Mao,
1817; ttoi fro, :ervant to Mr. savory; Wen ittly:son, servant
to Mr. rJa'iagan.
A Court-Martial was htld on board his Majesty's
ship SALISBURY, at Port Klyill, on the '2lst February,
and continued by adjournment (Sundays excepted)
, during eighteen days, to investigate the conduct of
Captain Sishluet. %mein's, C. B. and the Officers
and crew of his Majesty's ship 'L'AY, for the loss of
that ship, off the eastern reel of the Alacranes Isles
(in the Gulph of Mexico) on the morning of the 11th
of November, 1816 ; and of several of the crew, for
their subsequent ill-conduct ; and for strikr,g I,i;
Majesty's flag, which had been flying on board th!
wreck, and the surrendeting themselves prisoners of
war .to the Commander of the Spanish ecrrette V.:-
lencey ; and to try the ii for the sac,e acco-ding!y :
and the Court, having heard all the evidence, ..5 well
as what the prisoners alleged in their defence, anl
very matureiy and delib rattly weighed Pod consi-
dered the whole, pronounced —.
" the Court is of opioion, that the loss is' !I's BfitftnriC Ma.
jrsty'S late ship lay was ow ng to a strung wes. ea:. r.ti ...rent, tl.z:t
could not be accounted for; and that every pos.Ane I.aeCateiCl
appears 'o have been taken by Captain Roberts, tor the sire .70.)-
dotting tit his IVlajeity's late ship fay; and,
.tarther. that ,v, ry
exertion was used by the Officers lii general, but part.c..larly by
;gene% Litutehant William Henry Gearry, whose prompt Atli
officerlike conduct, -, as ulfi, er of the watch, when .he breakers
were first d:scovered,•entities him to the approbation of the
Court, The Court it theretore of upinioto, tl..t no hianie what-
ever can be attached to Caothi Roberts, has 011:triiatril crstw,
fur the lows of his Majesty . said ship fay; and th, y are h.reby
acquitted of alf‘blatoe acres' di,:tly:
" Lastly, the Court, takf:tg into Its full consideration every
circniustarice conneeted with the tact of Captain Roberts' striking
hie Majesty's ft •r, and surrendering hinneli, hi, ofii •,r; and crew
as 1111+011er' of war to ate Commander of Ole lisi.i.ii corvette
Vaiencey, and armed schooner Saragozana,• is of ophion, that in
consequence of the peculiar situation et the ship, her guNs bring •
entirely useless, her magazine drowned, the yr. ater part tit her
crew on Shore unarmed, on the island, eire.:ti lodes irons the
wr.ch, and the treacherous conduct of ate Span 3th, in inveiz.
ling on board, and ealotty posse•sioo of the boats and their creset,
all and every means of defence was rendered impracticable:—
that in this distres,ed and hvlpless situation the conduct of the
Spaniards bream.. so divittedly •.os Ur and insultine, that no tither
alternative was 1, ft tor presere:og the dimity of his Majesty's
Usg, hut jhat of erhklii is, which was accordingly dune with the
concurretke of every bditTt present; and the Com t dolt fully
approve of caplato ks,ttt4tis ccodoct, and that tit his Officers,
upon this tryst'g as ea• inn ; -and 'loth, therefore, acluit tom, the
officers, uhf crew, u; all bleier : and they are hereby acquir.t4
aciaudaigiy.." •

A woman, dressed in black, with a cress in her
hind, was stopped in the greets of Paris en Tneris:,
morning. crying out—" Repent ! Woe to the City of
Par;: and to France." On being conveyed betore the
Cornmissiry, stated that she had conic to Paris to
r.f ,rm the religion And morals of Franc;:, and had
Titters to the Minister of Police with respect to her
intentions, but having received no answer SI hid
resorted to.this public method cf forcing attention.
FIRR AT CoCICIERNoUTII.—About three o'c!nck in •
the morning of Wednesday last, a very alarming Ere
was cisscovered by some person accidentally passsi34 •
along Cocker Bridge, in the woollen manuf 4ctory of
.uts. Twain!, Sums,. of Cockermonth, which, from '••
the dry and oily.stiste of the machinery, looms ice,
spread with the Most astonishing rapidity, arid, it( the
short space nt three hours, consumed an extensive
range of buildings, consisting of the manufactory of
tdr..iftiossAs SMITH, the dwelling.house of Mr. Rt.
CHAIM SMITH'. and the shop and other prernises'oc•
cupied by Mr. Josxrir Smarartsou, drapers