Star.
London, England, 1817-07-10 00:00:00

YA.MOUTII. 1111. Y S.

The Barford, of and for Hull from London, with
a general cargo and 40 barrels of gunpowder, caught
Cite and blew up rir the Pidgeon Light, yesterday.
The crew landed here this morning. C.lic is supolsed
to have caught fir.: hom some vitriol iii the hold.

Count Mussyett is arrived from Hanover, and had
an audienceof the rums REGENT yesterday.
Yesterday a Court'of Directors was held at the
Fast India House, when Roma SPANME Esq. took
the usual oaths, on being appointed Adeccate Gene-
ral to the Company in Bengal.
A Special General Court of Proprietors of E.tst
India Stock was yesterday held, for the my pose of
confirming the.proceedings of the last Court, repeal-
ing, altering, and amending various Bye-laws, when
the Chairman (J. Be,ts Esq.) put the question an
the different Bye.laws, seriatim, and the alterations
approved of at the last Court were unanimously
agreed to. A variety of local business having been
Mne through, Mr. liu:01‘, in order to preveat the
embers of that Court Irom being improperly in:
fluenced in giving their votes at the election of Direc-
tors, moved—That it he referred to the Committee
to take into consideration the propriety of passing a
Bye-law to guard against. any Member of this Com-
pany receiving any tee, present, or reward, directly or
indirectly, for any Vote or Votes at Ekctious, under
pretence of travelling charges, or any other pretence
whatever. The motion was agreed to, and the
Court adjourned.

Yesterday the Lottery began drawing, and the
only Prize of any magnitude drawn was No. 4674. a Prise of
i 0.050, which was Sold by Matti gm and Co. Stork Broken,
•, Curnhili, and is:o,oaford street, who also Sold 3830, a Prize
Of ‘3OO, with various minor Prizes. lit the Lottery, which
Enislied 4th of June, No. 819, a l'rize of £::rpoo, NO. 2203,
4900,&c &e. were all Sold and Shared at the above Offices,—
The Lottery will doish on Saturday, the 19th idst. and all the
tour Great Capitals of 420,000 Consols, are yet in the Wheel.

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Tuesday se'nnight, as Miss Hulot., daughter of
Jorta Hamm., Esq. of Ladykirk, was bathing in the
river Tweed, she got too far into the current, out
of her depth. On her screaming fur assistance, the
I.ursery maid, who attended her, having hastily laid
up in the grass an infant she had in her arms, plunged
into the river, to save, if possible, the young Lady,
hut both were drowned. The servant's body was got
that day, but no accounts have arrived of Miss Ha-
R:or's body being found.
Tuesday morning a fine boy, three years of age,
son to Mr. Adcock, of Brook-street, Ratcliffe Cross,
tell head foremost into a large tub full of boiling
water, and was scalded to death; the tub had just
been filled out of the copper, and was left in the yard
preparatory to begin washing, in the absence of the
servant. It is supposed the unfortunate little innocent
in leaning over the tub overbalanced himself, and
tumbled in head foremost. •

The Forest of Dean, which is now replanting, in
crder to the production of future oak trees for the
service of the State, has already afforded three boun•
tiful crops, which have principally been used in the
erection of ig Britain's best bulwarks." The last time
of its plantation, was in the reign of CEARLac IL up-
s ards of 150 years ago.
The ship Friendship, Mowarr, Master, arrived
at Portsmouth on Thursday, from the River, with
250 tamale convicts, bound to New South Wales.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, IEI7.
Wtlostitspwlt, 10/.2 9.
The Town Plate of .E5O, for s.year old colt., Ps!. 41b. 5.1.1ies Est.
Last mile and a distance of B. C.
Duke of Portland's ch. c. ludas - - 1
14 seawall's b. c. Merrymaker . .
I.ti Warwick's b. c. by Dick Andrawa - 3
I to 1 agx indas-7 to 2 agst Merrymakrr-3 to 1 zzg: 1.c:.1
Warwick's b. c

Nlr.Wyndkam's Wanderer, &yrs old, est. I 21h.
I.'lG. It Cavendlsh's Alcohol, aged, Sat. 121 h.
Mr. Payne's ltanksbnroves, 4.yrs old, 7st. 91b.
I ~ril Jersey's colt, by Walton 7st. 111 b.
%vit. Rush's Serapall, 2.yrs-old, est. 71b. - -
2to I apt Wanderer—S to 2 ags: Alconol.
Handicap Sweepstakes of I sgs. each, for the bea:ea horses In
the July Stakes. rx.c.
Mr.Vansittart's filly, by Juniper, Sit. vlb.
Wyntlham's bay filly, by Teddy, est. lib.
Neale's thrsnta filly, ty Scum, 11b.
Gto on Mr. ‘'Au.utat

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