Star.
London, England, 1803-05-06 00:00:00

LONDON.

PRIDAY, MAY 6.
PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
per C. Confab 641, 651, 64, 6s. 63/, 65.
Long Ann. ip, a is-a.

An extraordinary Committee has been appoint-
ed at the Stock Exchange, to inventgate the cir-
cumftances attending the impudent forgery which
we announced yellerday, and hopes are entertained
that the rewards of soool. offered by the Houle,
and of 5001. offered by the LORD Maros, for the
dfcovery of the ailors In this villainous fraud, will
lead to a detcaion—for rogues can be bought with
money.

The Committee fat laft night. One of their
.:8s is to examine the accounts of every Mem-
;;of the Stock Exchange, both for the tranfac-
ra of Wednefday and yefterday, to endeavour to
3 out whether there be any traces of a concerted
ign having been aded upon.

It has been refolved, as we (fated yeflerday,
it the bargains traufaEled in the courfe of the
y [hall be null and void. In this the Houfe have

le right, in as far as they could do any thing
1: all. They have decided that time bargains fhall
not be binding I but certainly it is wholly out of
their competence to decide whether a bona Pc (Ale,
and an aCtual transfer (hall be held valid. TM.
sc.ll, in all probability, come to be tried by ano-
ther Tribunal ;—for we underhand that feveral
buyershad dire&ed that the checks they had given
for the payment of Stock fold, &could not be paid.
If this is not acquiefeed in by the feller, a law fuit
rnufi be the confequenee. We anderßand, how-
ever, that feveral perfons are willing to acquiefee
r. the decifion of the Honfe, though not binding in
law.

The inconvenience, though more confpicnotis,
id the lots to individuals in the event of (ales
ing adhered to more confiderable, in the Stock
tchange, was not confined to it. Merchants im•
'y fet about putting their affairs in a train

red to peace, and order and counter order
quickly fucceeded a Ikon period of unexampled
lftle and agitation. Betides, erpreffes were fent
' with important orders, which it was neceffary

to meal. •
Indeed from what we obferved. and have been
nothing has happened for many years which
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excited fo great a fenfation. It exceeded Mil
furprife which the figning of the Preliminaries

The conduit of the Loa. MATOI during the
.- of this Cuticular bofinefs, was highly credit-
to his Lordthip. No blame of precipitancy
be charged upon him, when we confider the
•ful fenfation he mull have felt upon reading an
...aimunicatioa of the continuance of Peace,
his eagernefs to communicate an account of

ie bleffing to his countrymen.
Soon after the receipt of Mr. VAIIIIITTAILT'S
Note, annogneing the Letter of the morning to be
a Forgery, the Loan Mayo' received the follow-
ing Letter from Lord HAWIZSBUILT :
■ MT LAPID. - Deinerareet. Mai $, rIC3•

N As I bine joit been inistured that a letter has bets fort to
year Lora*, pretended to be Aped ►p me. Wreaks the
Rue of the Negotiation hennas di, Ceesury ssid Frame, 1
loft so tine is Worsting year Lordihip that se kith lens has
: by um and 1 respell, therefore, that yes weekd take
immediate Reps ter undeceiving the public. and floating the
daring Forgery. I hate the Usage to he.
(111avd) a Heirtitsseay.

" To delight Heaths Loop Moroi."
The following account of this nefarious iron!
hu been iffued from the Manfion Houk s

It wss at half atter eight eels* whew tit pietimiwi M.

at the Matha/Ma with the Melested letter. Hs
was booted and fpurred, sad had A tie appearance of owe who
had jut! Mined a keg journey. lining Inquired he the Lard
Maier, he declared Muhl( ■ Mdfatur befreging to the Pr
reign Oince, who wu charge! to glee • Letter to Ws Lordhip.
Ike( informed that the Lard Mager hod hone out, he feented
such fawned, but hid be Meld leen the letteroted bogged
us c fano te plioc at wbers his Lora* weld he It thi loam

retanted. The fabrication Was tonna open his table by
the Lord Mayor whet! he returned to the Manfion Houfe.—
He read it with all thole emotions of joy which every friend
to peace could not avoid feeling upon fuels an occafion. He
made enquiries refpedling the paten who had brought it, and
the refult was fo far fati,fadory, as it correfponded from the
appearance of the Meffenger, and his affertions, with the nature
of fuch a cafe. His Lordthip, thus fatisfied as to any doubts
which he might have entertained,and eager to communicate the
happy event to his Fellow Citizens, took a copy of it with his
own hand, which was initantly affixed in a eonfpicuous place of
the Manfion Houfc. A fecond copy was fent to Lloyd's, and his
Lordihip went himfelf with the original to the Stock Exchange
Soon after he returned to the Manfion Houle, and about ten
o'clock he wrote a letter to Lord Hawkefbury exireffive of his
thanks and joy for the information.
In the mean time Mr Ooldfmid called at the Manfion Houfc,
and after exprefling his furprize at the fuddennefs of the intel-
ligence, begged to be favoured with a fight of the originaL It
was handed to him, and be immediately perceived it be a for-
gery. The (cal was then examined, and found to be fo far ge-
nuine, as it was one which had been taken from a real official
letter, and transferred to the cover of the fabrication.

In a corner of the infide, and alto on the outfidc of the letter,
the word Han kabury was written, and teemed a tolerable intl.
tatlon of his Lordlhip's writing. Convinced of this fraud, the
Lord Mayor, without waiting for an aofwer to the note he had
fent to Lord Hawkelbury, ordered the copies at the Manfion
Houle and Lloyd's to be inftantly taken down. He alto un-
deceived the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange.

Nothing has tranfpired refpeEling the real Rate
of the negotiation between the Britilh and French
Governments ; but we have alfo to obferve, that
the report circulated yetlerday, after the deter.
Lion of the forgery, that news had been received
by the Telegraph, of Lord WHirwoßT H being on
his way to London, turns nut to have been un-
founded. That is, the Telegraph announced no
fuch information. It is confidently aTaled, how-
ever, that letters have been received from perfons
very nearly conneded with the Britifh Ambaffa-
dor, which Rate his pofitive determination to quit
Paris on Tuefday evening, or early on Wednefday
morning. Be that as it may, orders have been
iffued to his Lordfhip's domellics to get his houfe
in readinefs for his reception by Sunday next; o
which day, but not fooner, he is pofitively expect-
ed to arrive in town.
We have been pofitively anted that General
ANDREossi leaves London this Night, or eatly To-
morrow Morning, on his return to Paris.

This morning we received fome Paris journals of
Tuefday !aft, but they are filent ref-peeing the de•
parture of Lord WHITWORTH. They only make
the fame obfervation which we made yefterday,
that it was remarkable that the Englifh Arnbafra-
dor was not at the Leva of laft Sunday. The
papers are filled with extvaits from the Englifh and
German journals. and with local details no way
interefting to an Englifh reader.
Five per cents 53 fr.

BANKS OF Till MAYNI, AFIt/L 27.--They (peat
here of an exchange which the Eleetor the Arch-
chancellor propofes to make ; we are affured that
he is going to cede the city and ci-devant bilhopric
of Ratinson to the Eledor of Bavaria, who, on his
part, will give up a great part of the principality
of Wurzbourg. If this exchange takes place the
Diet will fit in future at Augthoorg.

Atz-za-CH•resse,Arais26.—ihe inhabitants
of the canton of Wanckum hope, that when the
Cs tsr CorsuL arrives in this department, he will
with to vifit the Eugenian Canal, not yet fini(hed,
which is to join the Meufe to the Rhine. With a
view of tellifying their joy at feeing him among
them, they have induced the Mayors of the dif-
ferent communes of this canton to meet Citizen
Doksctr, the Snb-Prefed, to concert with him the
manner in which their with may be accomplifited.
Aocssovao, Aran. ss.—An Außrian Cap-
tain, with Come men, efcorting two prifoners to
Prance, paired through this city yefterday. One
of thefe prifoners, as we are aimed, is the indi-
vidual who gave himfclf out to be Colonel Se Das-
Tient : the other is his pretended Secretary.—
By means of forged paffports, they travelled through
a part of the Provinces of Turkey in Europe.—
The pretended Colonel Cud he was charged with
a miffion from the French Government to the Ot-
toman Porte, and that he was to vifit, at the fame
time, Come of the Torii& Provinces, to afcertain
their prefent hate. By thus affuming a falfe tide,
the impollor found means to make feveral dupes,
and had procured confiderable fums, when the
Porte caufed him to be arrelled on a requeß made
by the French Government.
CONSITANTIIIOiLI, MARCH MS.—The Porte and
the Englifh Charge d'Affaires have received of-
ficial intelligence, that General &roser has em-
barked all the Eoglith troops who were in Egypt,
and failed for Malta. The plague broke out a
'little after their departure, on board a tranfport, in
which were soo men. This veffel returned to Alex-
andria, and obtained permilfion Boas the Tarkitb
Commandant, to perform quarantine in that port.
Before the Englilh departed, the Beys bad retired
to the town ail fined for their refidence in Upper
Egypt. This evacuation of Egypt has occafioned
the moll agreeable fenfation in this capital. The
Knitters of foreign Powers, as Coos as the intelli-
gence arrived, difpatcbed Couriers to their Jib-
rest Com&

r At the fame 'Tine din Colonel MAITIANI Wag
vititing the Coafts of Africaantl Afia, an indivi•
dual, who had affumed his name, was travelling
through the Provinces of Turkey in Europe, pre-
tending to have been charged by the French Go•
vernment to examine the Rate of that country.—
It was this impoftor who gave rife to the millake
of fome Journalias, who announced that Colonel
SEBATIANI was in Turkey in Europe while he was
in Egypt. The French Government having been
informed of this circumftance, requcfled that the
Porte would give orders to arreft this Impoftor,
and to give him up. This demand was immedi-
ately complied with, and we learn that Prince
YSPILANTI caufed the pretended Plenipotentiary
to be arrefted : he will he fent to Paris.

Lel night their MAJESTIES, and the three elder
PRINCESSES, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with
their prefence, and were received on their entrance
with enthufiallic greetings from all quarters.—
The loyal and patriotic Tongs were Tung as ufual,
before and after the Play, Which was, The Marriage
Premife. followed by A Houle to be Sold.—Before
the riling of the curtain, an apology was made by
Mr. C. KERIBLE, on account of the lamenefs of
Mr. BANNISTER ; he, however, hobbled through
his part without making many wry faces.—The
R yal party heartily enjoyed the joke of putting
off the old woman upon the young libertine.—His
MAJESTY was in regimentals: the QUEEN, white
and gold, dark robe trimmed with gold ; head-
drefs, black turban ll'idded and braided with
diamonds,a white feather in the fhape of a crefcent.
inceffes A uourra and SOPHIA were dreffed alike,
in white and elver; bandeaus to match, with a
(mall variation in their feathers, which were white;
diamonds, necklaces, ear-rings, &e.—Princefs ELI-
ZABETH, puce and filver Chambray mean drefs,
diamonds on her fleeves; head-drefs, a fuperb ban-
deau compofed of liars and chains of diamonds, a
tingle bird-ofparadife feather, diamond necklace,
ear-rings, &c.—The audience of left night was very
elegant, but we have feen the Honfe more crouded.
Yeflerday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of
CUMIIELLAND, and General GWYNNE, rode to
Kew, and returned about twelve o'clock.

Yeflerday his Royal Highnefs the Duke of iota
breakfalled with the Royal Family.
Yetterday his Royal Highnefs the Prince of
WALSS paid a viin to her MAJESTY.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK tranf-
aeled bufinefs at the Horfe Guards yeaerday, till
late in the afternoon ; and to-day his Royal High
nets held a Military Levee at the fame place.

Orders are given for all Officers appointed to
(hips in connniffion to join without delay.

Admiral CORNWALLIS has been appointed to the
command of the Channel Fleet.

Mr. KINO, the American Envoy, is about t'
return home. Mr. WI LLIAKS will be left Charge
d'Affaires.

Mr. Parr reached Walmer Cattle on Friday
afternoon, where he found her Royal Highnefs
the Princefs of WALE', who, in an excurlion from
Ramfgate, had called at Walmer Calve, and
being informed that Mr Pitt was waled, waited
fome hours for his arrival.
Lord CONYNONAM is arrived at Dover from
France.

Sir Puy Ltsctsrsa lately won a confiderable
bet by killing a fparrow at the firll fhot with a pif
tol, out of his window, in Park-lane.
Never was any Hoax more complete than the
Manfion-houfe Bulletin; and never was more truly
s, Mirth turned to Melancholy," than when ;he
bubble bull: 44 But who can paint the Broker as
he flood," whenConfols fell from 71 to 62-0 Oh,
what a falling off was there."ll
The Bank Broker yefterday, as urns), bought on
Government account Reduced at 69f. After the
deteaion of the fraud at the Stock Exchange, the
Bank Directors fent to defire the fellers to transfer
the Stock at 64, and that they will take the diffe-
rence into their confideration this day.
The death of Lady HAULM` HAMILTON, the
Marquis of As taco' N's daughter, was occafioned
by an inflammation of the membrane which lines
the wind-pipe, and which very fuddenly produced
fuffocation.—She was to have been married to the
Marquis of W AAAAA ORD, who is inconfolable for
the lufs of his amiable and beautiful intended bride.
Such events afford a Rriking example of the uncer.
tainty and evanefcence of an Ihblunary happinefs.

The workmen employed lea week in taking
down the pews and galleries in St. Nicholas'-
church, Durham, previous to its undergoing a
thorough repair, on removing the reading-delis,
ditcovered an ancient (tone pulpit, with carving on
it, fuppofed to have been cut about the i 3th century.
There was a Boxiv Match on Tuefday evening
in the Strand, nearly oppofite Adam•fireet, be-
tween a fiurdy fellow and a young woman. To
the difgrace of the fpe&ators, they were fuffered
to continue tome minutes, until he beat her in
Cuch a degree that the could not Rand.
Masnpaaanc.—The Managers of the Marque-
rade at the Pantheon on Wednefday night pro-
fited confiderably by the reduced price of admiffion
in the number of company it invited, and the vi-
fitors
were highly gratified by the wall variety of
charafters which the rooms prefented. Among
the molt prominent charatters was agroup of 146
hayssoiers, who poffeffed all the of the frills
.
brogue, and excited much mirth. Two old maids,
dreffed in the Gillian of old times, emoted the
company with eltaratkerittk fartafms. A bar maid
diaributed her infolence very impartially. An
Nark is was particularly diftingulfited for his
agility. A Cheraw, a jnivA old elootimoot, who
keened to be familiar with all the cant of Duke's-
place, and a &wit were remarkable. There were
fereral young men dreffed in women's clothes, and
tome girls in the drefs of men; the one cfitgaßing
by the affettatioa of effeminacy, and the other
were ofetifively marceline. The company broke
op &boot is o'clock Monis, acoriaiog.

CORN MARKET, MARK.LAIVE., MAY 6.

There can be no alteration whatever noted in
the prices of our market (ince Monday, as the ar-
rivals have t:een fo few, and the demand fo very
trivial. Wheat appeals likely to maintain the pre-
fent terms ; alfo fine Barley and good Malt. We
refer to our currency beneath for other information:
-Englifh Wheat, per qr. sos. cis. Fine 61s 63s
Fine Dantzie Wheat, 50s. 565.
Rye, 345. 365.
Barley, 225. 245. (Superfine) 255. 6d.
Malt, 425. 465.
Oats, ISS. POS. 21s. 6d
Horfe Beans, New, 3os. 3 zs. Old 34, 3(4
Tick Beans, New, 255. 275. Old 32$ 33s
Hog Peale, 28s. 3os.
Boilers, 4as. 445.
Carraway Seed, 445. to 475. per cwt.
Coriander, 2§s. to 3os per cwt.
Canary, Its. to 745. per qr.
Rape Seed, 341. to 361. per lag.
Flour, 455. 48s. per Pack.
INSPECTORS RETURN FROM UXBRIDCT, MAY 5.
Wheat, per Load, from 141. os. to 161. ss.
Barley, per (barter, from al. 35. to al. 6s.
Oats, per (tiler, from 11. to tl. 7s.
Beans, per, uarter, from tl. tos. to 11. 16s.
Peale, per (barter, from 11. I Bs. to 21. os.

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LAW INTELLIGEAC.'i.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY S.
SMVGCLEK 5.

Mr. GIBBS moved for the Tnd~,m-nt of the
Color on l'homas Bennetta, con% ined of ()Wit ua
i:.g Orllcers of the Revenue of Excite in the due
n of their duty. _

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it appeared, that the Defendant was one of a
gang nt Smugglers who had attempted to lactic
t;nantitv lit Spirits, at the door almoil of the
1-I‘cile Office ; and that the Defendant had at-
tempted to strike one of the °leers with the but-
cad of a loaded whip, but miffed him ; upon
which he was artick with a cutlals, and wounded,
by which he V. as afterwards identified, for the
Smugglers then made their efcape.
The Defendant was convicted of this affault
and nbllruartinn of the Officers, at the lafi Affizes
for the County of Cornwall.

The Churchwarden of the parifh wherein tie
Defendant lived, gave him a rod charader, by
Affidavit, and ilated him to be an hrineit, hard-
working, induflrious man, wi•li a wife and four
children dependent upon him for fiipport.
A Surgeon alto Elated, in his Affidavit, that the
Defendant had been affikted with a phrenzy, after
he wasapprehended, and had been deranged in his
intellefts, but when he had lucid intervals, he
espreffed great forrow for his offence.
Mr. JEKYLL (poke in mitigation of puniffiment.
Mr. DstEas oblerved, on the part of the pro-
fecution—as to the Defendant having only a whip,
and the Officers cf the Revenue having pißols and
cuddles, it was to be oblerved, that loaded whips,
in the hands of fuch perfons, ufed in the way
they were accullomed to ufe them, were nearly
as deadly as piflols or cutlaffo. As to the cha-
rafter which was given to the De:aidant, there was
no Smuggler who had a bad one. He fhould
like, by way of fingularity, to fee a Smuggler
with a bad charaller. As tto the phrenzy which
had been mentioned, there appeared to be none of
it until the Defendant was apprehended for his
crime, and felt the approach of punithment. If
this was to be received as an excufe, there was no
doubt but that all deteßed Smugglers would be
feized with a phrenzy, and the Court would have
periodical accounts of this Cornifh Influenza.
Mr. Grim oblerved, on the fame fide, that
with regard to there clubs and whips which Link
Smugglers ufed, and their bating no (words or
it was very clear they had a reafon for
they were too good lawyers on the fubjea of re-
venue to have them, for they knew if they had
them, and in refilling the Officers, wounded one
of them, they would be guilty of an offence for
which they would fuller Death—but in this they
might perhaps be miftaken, for the Statute which
provided againfl this offence, fluted pillol, (word,
&e. or other offenfive weapon.
[Here be read part of the Ad of Parliament which relates
to this offence. in rapport of this obrerratioo.)
In another cafe of a fimilar nature, Mr. It ay Lt.
addreffed the Court for the Defendant, and Paid he
had erred from ignorance, which was not wonder-
ful, for they did not read the ftatutes at large.
Mr. DALLAS Paid, he did not know whether
thefe perfons read the Statutes at large or not, but
this he knew, they did not obferve them. This
was another inflame of a Smuggler having a good
charafter, by which it would feels as if none but
perfons of the belt charafters could become
Smugglers.
One man was fentenced to two months impri.
fonment, in addition to the fix which he had al-
ready undergone. The reft were committed to
Newgate till the Court has time to take their rc-
fpettive cafes into confederation.