Star.
London, England, 1830-04-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Lively, Fuller, from Yarmouth to London, capsized and
sunk near Harwich on Monday.
The Ant, Watson, from Liverpool to Vera Cruz, struck on a
sunken rock off that port, and filled with water. Most of the
cart

/go saved, but greatly damaged.
The Adventure, Young, of Shields. bound to Aarhus, was
ttanded on the east coast of Jutland previous to ►he 13th inst.
The Lovely Cruiser. Pater, from Alicant, has arrived at Sligo.
DIAL, Arm 20.—Wiad W. to W.N.W. and N.W.—Put
back apparently all the outward-bound--blowing a gak.
Si;, r.m.—The gale has subsided. Arrived the Martin, —,
from Demerara. _

POZTIMOUTH, Aram 20.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W ..—Arrived
from London, the Marquis Huntly, Ascough, for New South
Wales; and bis Majesty's ship Cadmus. from Rio Janeiro—sailed
12th February, Bahia Bth March, and Pernambuco the 16th. Has
un board about 20,0001. in gold and diamonds. Off the port, the
Walworth Castle, , from the Cape of Good Hope.
PLTrouTar A PRIL 19. Wind W . N. W.— His Pdajesty's schooner
Cornelia, tender to the Hecla frigate, put into &. Michael's on
the 10th inst. in distress, having lost her rudder, and foremast
being sprung, during severe gales about the island. She was from
Ascension to Portsmouth. Arrived the Derwent, Milton, from
Sierra Leone.

FALKOI37II, Aran. 19.—Wind W. to W.N. W. strong gales, and
squally.
Maus, Aran.lB.—Arrived the Brothers, Hinds, from Deme-
rara ; and Mary, Erring, from Terceira.

By means of the judicious allotment of small portions
of laud to labourers, the poor-rates of Malmssbury, which
11 years ago amounted to 2,074/. have been for the last

►•err reduced to 1,4241.

A parish near Brighton, consisting of 4,000 acres, paid
in poor-rates, within the year ending at Easter last, no
less than 5,000/. _ _ _

Such of the effective Excise-officers as the projected
!eduction of duties in that department will render useless
are expected to be turned over to the Customs.
A new police force, with dress and appointments si-
milar to that in London, commenced its duties last week
At Brighton. Attached to it is a fire establishment, con-
4i,ting of au engineer, and 21 firemen and assistants.
Several persons in the Isle of Wight have lately been
.;uut feted in heavy penalties fur having contraband spirits
tu their possession.
As a specimen of the inconsistency of ecclesiastical rules
.pith regard to residence, it may be mentioned that the
incumbent of one of the largest parishes in the metropolis
'A ill have been absent from his living a whole year because
;iie dice which he holds in a distant cathedral requires,
.mititerrupted residence for the same period, to secure
halt the office and the emoluments.—Herald.

S-edav morning last, during the hours of Divine Ser.
kILL, the house of Mrs. Jane Claverley, Southampton-
to ito , Pnwnville, was robbed of a number of silver
Afrcpons, a quantity of table-linen, wearing-apparel, and
ether
There are few plants which flourish over so large a
tion of the earth as the cotton-tree, which will grow
auy latitude between Sicily and Naples in the north,
..nd parts of New Holland in the south.
In the predatory wars of the South American Indians,
the strongest and the bravest man is appointed General,
who, during the continuance of the contest, is armed by
universal consent with the power of life and death.
While the steam-carriage, which last week attempted
the journey to Southampton, was proceeding near Staines,
i stone was thrown at the engineer, which seriously in-
ured him, besides damaging one of the pipes.
On Monday last the inhabitants of Portarlington were
;ready alarmed in consequence of one of those party
tights occurring which are so disgraceful to the country
The police, having received orders from a magistrate
clear any house where there might be fighting, pro-
ceeded to remove some ruffians from the house of a
shopkeeper, whose tables and chairs they had broken,
hut on their approach both parties joined in attacking
the three policemen. They almost instantly disarmed
Mr. Kiffin, the Chief Constable, of his sword, and forced
a carbine from one of his men. With these weapons
they inflicted several wounds on all the party. Mr. Kiffin
was %ounded by a ball from the carbine the rioters bad
taken, and received several cuts from his own sword.
Sergeant Lockhart got thirteen wounds with a sword, a
bayonet, iron bars, &c. ; and another unfortunate con-
stable had one arm broken, and the other almost cut off
near the wrist. When in the most imminent danger,
they were rescued by three or four more policemen
eoniing to their aid, when the ruffians were forced out of
the house. One of the principal assailants, named Dunn,
arm shot, and his brother was forced to undergo amputa-
tion of hie leg, having received a dangerous wound in the
4ffra7. In the present excited state of the country-
People against the police, there ought to have been a
Inch greater number of the latter in the town on the
v Li
air day. The presence of a magistrate was also much
!ranted, as, bad there been any in the town, this serious
iLmiturbacce could not have taken place.— Dublin
warder.