Star.
London, England, 1808-08-27 00:00:00

FOREIGN JOURNALS.

This day Monitcurs to the 17th, and Dutch papers
to the 20th inst. came to hand. We have seldom
seen papers more barren of intelligence. Every kind
of information respecting events' in Spain is, as might
be expected, carefully suppressed ; but Edicts are is-
sued, calculated to make the people infer that all
goes on prosperously. Of this kind there is one fur,
making a high-way, direct from Paris to Madrid ! to
repair the bridges, &c. &c.

14 AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 19.

" According to letters recoived from Nimes, the
last fair at Beaucaire has turned out uncommonly
good. Of colonial commodities, there was not one
moiety of last year's supply at sale, and this scarcity
was the cause why the sale thereof was postponed till
the end of the fair. The articles which fetched the
most advantageous price, were wool, coarse wool-
lens, leather, iron, and timber; soap has considera-
bly risen in price : money was not scarce, and also
the payments proceeded rather slowly, yet they-were
made, and fewer protests for non-payment occurred
than last year. All colonial produce was sold at high
prices, almost as soon as the sale thereof was begun."
" VIENNA, JULY so.

" Great preparations are making in Hungary for
the approaching meeting of the Diet. Every where
deputies arc appointed and instructions drawn up, in
order that they may only act conformably to them, •
" The chief of the department of the Police, M. de
Summeran,- has resigned his employment on account
of the bad state of his health. The organization of
the National Guard being completed in the German
provinces of the Austrian States, the exercises are
about to begin.
" We are assured, but in a vague manner, it is
true, that a part of the Austrian cordon on the fron-
tiers of Turkey has received orders to remove from
the frontiers, and approach the frontiers of Hungary."

Wednesday night Mr. Mains, one of his Majesty's
Messengers, left town with dispatches for, Stockholm.
Mr. PARSONS, the King's Messenger, is understood
to set off at a moment's notice on a foreign journey.
Orders were yesterday issued from the Commissary
General's Office, for the purchase of 36 Officers'
Chargers, of the first qualifications for figure, bone,
and spirit, which are immediately to be shipped for
Portugal. It is supposed, too, that as the Spaniards
in Denmatk have been compelled to destroy the
greater part of their horses to prevent their falling
into the hands of the enemy, that the brave Patriots
' will be carried against their insulting invaders by :teed:
of the true English breed 1

The States of Westphalia have rejected the article
of the Code Napoleon which prohibits the intermar-
riage of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

it is said, that on the late return of BosArARTE's
birth-day, some of the French Officers, who are pri-
soners at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, .in Leiccstershire, pre-
pared to celebrate it ; the design was opposed by
others of their brethren, and a quarrel ensued, in
which several of them were wounded, and military
force was necessary to restore order. At Litchfield,
where there is a number of French Officers, some of
them of high rank, they not only passed over the an-
niversary without notice, but in strong language re-
probated NAPotacia and his proceedings.
• It cannot be denied that many of BONAPARTE'S
actions will make a splendid figure in history ; but
this species of fame he seems unable to communicate
to his family. JOSEPH'S last exploit is a mere Old
Bailey business, and capital only because it is proba-
ble he has stolen to the value of forty shilling'
King JOSEPH, by retiring from' the fatigue of Sove-
reignty at Madrid, seems to be.of a similar opinion
with Macbeth—

" If Fate will have me King, why Fate ;ray crown ere two!"

The transfer of histrionic talent from one Theatre
to another, is not unlike the transfer of Steel ! it is
often done at a premium, and sometimes at a discount!
A Comedian in a country Theatre, personating
Granger, in 6, Who's the Dupe," for his own benefit,
on a very rainy evening, in reply to Gradus's Greek
quotation, exclaimed, " 0! rain night°, s,hoilo benejto
quite !"

Some of the gallant fiarges who have lately figured
in the courts of law, have now taken to the pastoral
life. Love and a soilage is the order of the day, and
nothing is visible but the pure. manners of rural feli-
city'.

In a late notice to the 'Members of a Volunteer
Corps, it was stated, that field-day: were continued in
the arinourrhouse every evening.
The late Mrs. WARR'N, better known as Mrs.
Mannv, was the eldest sister of Lady CnAvz.r. She
was justly admired as an Actress in this country,
very early in lite, and by all accounts she had very
much improved herself by experiene and reflection.
She had often been invited to return to England, but„
she was so much admired in America, and was in so
promising a track to obtain a good fortune in that
country, that she declined all overtures. Her con-
duct in private life was uniformly proper, but this is
a character which it is butipstice to say is due to the
whole of her family; - • '

NAUTICAL

CORK, AUGUST 19.

Yesterday morning his Majesty's ship Forertruzs,
Captain VANSITTART, and Moos, Captain Loma,
sailed from our harbour ; the former on a cruize, tte
latter for Plymouth.—His Majesty's sloop RAVEN'
Captain GRA: r, got under weigh with six sail of Yes
sels, the West India convoy ; but were afterwards
obliged to come to for want of wind ; they however,
cleared the harbour this morning.