Star.
London, England, 1830-09-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Venus /FOCI= wrrst.—The Alexander, Mitchell, from Carmat :ben
to Quebec, on the 31st ult. in lat. 49. long. 18. Aid, from Milford to
St. John's, N.B. on the Mae, in lat. 49. long. 17. The barque Sophia,
for London, on the Slat, in let. 44. long. 32. Bencoolen, of Liver.
pool, on the 24th July, in let. 2. S. long. 20. And the Robert, from
Montserrat to London, on the 21st ult. in let. 39. long. 44.
The Rebecca, from London to Quebec, was spoken with 22d nit.
in lat. 46. long. 37.
The Martha, bound to Limerick, bas put back to Liverpool, leaky,
having been on shore.
The Jane, hP Bude, from Androssoan, was driven on shore near
Campbeltown on the sth inst. Part of the cargo and materials saved.
The Betty, Shurun, bound to kl,ineur, was on shore on the North
Bank, Liverpool, on Wednesday.
Doves, Seer. 10.—Arrived off the port, the Andes, King, from
the Sandwich Islands; and William and Alfred, from Antigua.
Poaximocrru, San. 10.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Galatea, from
Lisbon.

Pr:mourn. Sarr. B.—Arrived the Elizabeth and Mary, Henderson,
from Prince Edward's Island.

Bunor., San. W.—Arrived the Severn, Forster, from Trinidad ;
and Anna, Burdett, from Memel.

Ltvessam, Seri 9.—Arrived the Olive, Coggin., from New Or-
leans ; and Betsey, Mears, from Sicily. Off the port, the Serene,
from New Orleans; and Dover, from Boston. A schooner from
Odessa is reported to be on shore near Crosby.
SmiILUIS. Sm. 9.—Arrived the Amelia, Reed, and Try, Newsom,
from St. Petersburgh ; and Maria, Lang, from Woolgast.
Y •11/10177111. Sant. 10—Arrived the Perseverance, Hogg, from St.
Petersburgh ; and Concord, Hick, from Archangel.

WINDSOR, SEPT. 10.—His Majesty having been gra-
ciously pleased to throw open to the public the delightful walks of the
new Terrace on Saturdays and Sundays, the inhabitants, to enliven the
scene, applied to Col. Wallace, of the sth Dragoons, tow stationed at
Windsor, to allow the band of that fine Regiment to play there. This
Gentleman very readily acquiesced in their wishes', and communicated
with Genaal Sir H. Taylor, in order to obtain his Majesty's permis-
sion, who was graciously pleased to allow the same. The band, there.
fore, in future, will play Go those days from three till seven ; and should
the weather prove favourable, this already highly attractive promenade
will be crowded with the fashionables of the surrounding country.
The Gothic projection upon the west end of the roof of
Westminster Hall having been found in a dangerous state of decay, the
whole is to come down. The dilapidated part has undergone no repair
since the tire of London, 1666. An obstruction which has long re-
mained in the Hall—namely, the building forming a depot for the Re.
cords of the King's Basch and Exchequer, will won be removed, as the
Records are to be conveyed to the Mews, Charing-cow.
Workmen have been some time employed putting both
Houses of Parliament in the best state, prior to the meeting of
Parlia-
ment. The Throne, iu the House of eda, has been prepared to receive
his Majesty. It seems the present Throne is to stand during tbe ensuing
short meeting of Parliament. The drapery and hangings, including the
ornaments, are to be taken down, and put in the best condition. At
present the Throne is covered up, to prevent it from the whitewash ap.
plied to the ceiling. A new Throne will be erected, it is said, next year.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—The close of this favourite re-
sort for summer amusement took place last night, when the Gardena
were thronged to a greater extent than on any other night of the 'casco.
The performances and illuminations were of course made as effective and
brilliant as possible, and the spirit with which they were received proved
the unbounded satisfaction of the spectators. If the reason has not
been so favourable in point of attendance as some of its predecessor, it
is due to the managers to say that their arrangements have maintained
order in a mere than ordinary degree. Mr. Williams delivered a tare..
well Address, expressing, with some happy points of humour, the
thanks of the proprietors and the performers tor the pa:ronage and sup-
port they had received at the hands of the public.
Many ask " how happened it that Von Maanen, the
Dutch Minister, who was so unceremoniously treated at Brussels, came
to be an object of such marked hostility ?" and the perplexity is not di.
minished by the statements of the Dutch papers that, after having served
his country faithfully for 35 rears, he had '• solicited his discharge ;"
which solicitation was complied with, "his Majesty expressing his gra.
diode for his long and faithful services." The secret is, that Von Mao.
nen had contrived to keep in office, whoever might be on the Throne,
whether it was the House of Orange— Napoleon—then Louis Bonaparte
—then Napoleoo again—and then " Orange" once more ! A more sues
maul retainer of office could not be named; he was termed " the
Prince of Turncoats," and hence the feeling towards him ought nut to
IS:Upper Canada Courier, after quoting an article horn
a contemporary, commences a reply to it in the following most cement.
atory and persuasive manner :—" Thou arrant knave ! Thou detest.
able dissimulator! what dust thou mean by the above exquisite woe.
man of utystificatory humbug I! !"
UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL.—We extracted yesterday
from the Morning Pal, a very interesting paragraph on Sloan Novi.
patios, unconscious, until we perused this numberof the United Serriee
Journal. that it first appeared in its pages. Such omissions on our
pert, and we have no doubt on the part of our eotemporuies, are never
intentional ; but so strictly correct is the sense of distributive justice is
a friendly cotemporary, that he has not tailed to let the public know
else error we have, it appears, committed--for which we thank him.
His Majesty George IV. added 64 members to the Upper
House. In this number are included individuals who have been raised
to the Peerage, or in whose favour an abeyance has been terminated, as
well as Peers of Scotland and Ireland who have obtained English ba.
moles. No notice. however, is taken of the Scotch Peerages which were
recently restored, nor of the creations of Peas of Ireland, of claims to
English Peerages which have been admitted, nor of elevations of fag.
lisp Peers to higher honouree. George 111. is said to have created 239
English Pr MI in about is 3 yew, i, e. hum 1760 to 1814, or on the
average, something more than four per annum. The average number
'since 1814, the year in which the Prince Regent first created an English
Peer, has been as nearly as possibly the sewer-449er to As Duke of
IWellinglees on cruelty Peers for WI.
Died, on Thurodev, the 9th inst. at Clapham-rise, Surrey,
Wiliam Hubner. Req. agevl 73. The name of Bohner is at one tam.
sedated with all that is correct and beautiful its typography, and all
that celebrity which for so many years belonged to the- Shakapears Press.
By him it was matured and brought to that in which it is at
pccoent, under the superintendence of his diet% able successor.
While we thus justly ly place him the first reo his professioo, kites
ism forgot that he had equal claims to diadoetien among those whose
memories are revered for their many virtues. We may then truly say,
that his art has been deprived elms of its Inightedonsaments, and his
friends have to lament the loss of ens act easily sorponsed Is integrity
and every moral ezetetiense.

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In tliivaiii*, Lave almost an Encyclopedia of Periodicals, be-
. Odes. - .ttotinal Encyclopedia; and among other Par-
tiona'ar ..(rniiii obiterature, the United Service Journal contributes
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rollick i lArceMiaion to the politician, as well as instruction to its
, OA* readers. We may say this correctly of the present number,
which is cake aittal to its usual standard. We recommend " the Maw
nascript of a deceased Naval Officer ;" the lively " Letters from
Gibraltar;" and the', Narratire of Recent Events in Paris;" the
latter of which—even to readers of Newspapas—will be found interest-
ing. As an extract, we shall take the following part of an Essay, on
the ‘• System of naming his Majesty's ships," which forma a kind of
addenda to the Essay on " Proper Navies," which we presented to
our readers a wuk or two ago:—

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SY'TEM OF NAMING HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS.

The method of naming his Majesty's ship is most capricious
deed it may be doubted if there exists any rule at the Admiralty to
regulate the particular duty, although the matter is by no mesa•
of immaterial consequence. Seamen attach great faith to particular
names:" so much so, indeed, that even in the coasting trade, a
vessel which has proved fortunate to her owners, is usually repaired
and patched to the last timber, from a superstitious notion prevailing,
that so long as one plank of the original fabric remains, it is still the
same vessel, and she will retain the same luck in her trading specula-
tions, although every other part of her has been changed and re built.
The Welsh seamen in particular follow this practice, and it is amusing
to observe at Swansea, Milford, Cardigan, and other Cambrian ports,
vessels undergoing what is called " repair,* which consists of new keel,
new stem, new stern, new timbers, and new decks, with perhaps one
old cat head or transom knee, "left in for luck," to preserve the " forte.
nate name." In the Royal Navy also, some consideration has frequently
been accorded to the prejudices of seamen in favour ofeelebrated ships.
The Endeavour, in which Cook circumnavigated the globe, and effected
several great discoveries, was preserved till very lately as a hulk at
Sheerness;; and it is supposed that the Victory, Lord Nelson's flag.
ship at Trafalgar, has now scarcely one of her original planks remain.
ing, yet the Government have wiselrdetermined that she shall not be
" reseed," broken up, or destroyed, so long as a timber remains to awe.
ken recollections of her glorious exploits. The Americans knew so well
the importance of exciting enthusiasm by these means during the late
war, that they named even the guns of their ships after heroes and
battles. Thus the President had her main-deck battery baptised
Washington, Saratoga, Orleans, and even Nelson, Rodney, Duncan,
and Napoleon ; thus supplying the deficiency in their own warlike no-
rnenelature, by adopting the stirring names contained in the histories of
other nations.

Since, therefore, a wise commander neglects no means of beeping up
the enthusiasm of his followers, might it not be worth the attention of
the Admiralty to render available for this purpose the prejudices, the
associations, nay, even the superstitions of our seamen? With this
view, might not the naming of his Majesty's ships be conducted upon
some intelligible principle ? Hitherto it appears to have depended en-
tirely on the whim or eccentricity of successive FintLords. It may Mind
amusement to trace the capriciousness of their tastes through the ranks
of our Navy List. Some years ago, the then First Lord of the Admi-
ralty, being a mighty fox-hunter, • introduced his whole pack into the
navy ! While this nautical hydrophobia lasted, the seas were covered
with the Boxer, Biter, Borer, Bruiser, Tickler, Cracker, Pincher,
Dasher, Brisk, Hasty, Havock, Pelee:, Rover, Rolla, Snapper, Surly,
Swinger, Ranger, Hearty, Jasper, &c. &e. of which many still remain
as the canine ornaments of our navy. The . administration ,at lag&
changed, and the new First Lord, fresh from the groves of Alma Mater,
determined to neutralize the vulgarity of hie predecessor's nomenclature,
by a copious introduction of classical names. Accordingly, Lempriere
was put' in full reqtdsitien, and to this freak. we are indebted foe An-
dromache, Andromeda, Bellerophon, Bucephalus, Cadmus,
Dtdalus, Eoryalus, Eurydice, Bebe, Helicon, Hyperion, Iphigenia,
Meander, Blebunpue, Pelotas, Pegasus, Polyphemus, Prometheus,
Semiramis, Terpsichore, Agamemnon, Zenobia, sem multi, slit& One
hundred of these academic argosies remain still upon the Navy List, as
testimonials of his Lordship's literary attainments, and puzzlers foe the
pronunciation of " Poor Jack." The latter, however, readily meta-
morphoses any appellation of this description to some humorous term
of his own. Thus, Bellerophon, became " Billy Ruffian ;" Agawam.
" Eggs and Bacon ;" Andromache," Andrew Mackay;" and Pa
lyphemus, the " Polly Infamous !"
To the scholastic reign a Parisian government succeeded, and the navy
became inundated with Gallidsma. L'Olsetus, Le Belliqueux, Le Ge.
:weer, L'lmpetueux, Le Courage's:, L'Esplegle. L'Espoir, Le Fon.
droyant, Le Sans Parch, L'impericuse, La Dedaigneuse, ike. If " Poor
Jack" mangled the Classics, he made some sort of atonement by tar.
daring the French. Thus, BeUiqueux was tranfonned into " Belly
Squeaks," thmereux into " Jenny Rooks," and Dedaigneuse (being a
heavy sailer) into " Dead Now I"
A bragadocio next became Lord of the Ascendant, and out wooden
walls were disfigured by such buckram names as Impregnable, Irwin.
dble, Implacable, Terrible, Redoubtable, Magnificent, Formidable,
Powerful, Dreadnought, Infernal, &c. Fortunately this boasting gen-
tleman " died in his youth and beauty's pride, and a naturalist reigned
in his stead." This was the glorious era of ornithology, concholegy,
ichthyology, and natural foolery, which introduced Bustards, Buzzards,
Crocodiles, Reindeer, Racoons, and Rattlesnakes.
Finally, Lord Melville, invented the lees objectionable custom of
naming moat of our ships of war after " rivers." His Lordship appears
to have been born under Aquarius or Pisces, he has inch fondness for
streams. We have now not only moat of the celebrated rivers of an.
tiquity, such as the Tighe, Indus, Euphrates, Ganges, Orontes, &c.
but neatly every petty rivulet in the United Kingdom ; the Spey, Tay,
Dee, Tees, Liffey, Slaty, Tyne, Wye, &c. Nay, so determined appears
his Lordship's predilection for " fresh* water, that he will not permit even
ataract or lake to escape nodes, and we have accordingly launched
Niagara, Ontario, and Huron !
It has been the practice of several administrations to direct that
vends captured from the enemy, and annexed to the British navy, shall
retain their original foreign Dimes. This may partly account for the
numerous French appellations before mentioned; but hewer commend.
able such a custom may be in general, yet its adoption has frequently
led to singular misconstruction among uneducated seamen. How
frequently must the pious inhabitants of Davenport have been shocked
at hearing drunken sailors, in all the innocence of ignorance, cursing
the " Salvador del Mande," and the:confinement of a guard.ship, little
thinking that by such expressions they were blaspheming the Saviour
of the weds!! We remember one of the Trafalgar heroes, in his
account of the battle, boasting that a broadside from his ship eh'.
vered the stern of St. John, while another discharge bad nearly sent
the " Bantisaima Trinidad*" (Holy Trinity) to the devil ! The
" Caccafuego," a small vessel captured from the Spaniards, was fee
many years employed in the British navy under the same name, although
it is not possible to make a translation of the term fit for English
readers. Suffice It to say, that the power of " emitting fire" is conveyed
by that appellation in the grossest manner, and our tars invariably pea. I
ferred using the corresponding English terms, according to the most
literal version of the phase.

Having thus reviewed the whimsical mode practised in the Royal
navy, by whirl► our ships of war have hitherto been named, it may be
expected we should offer a few remarks as to the principle which might
advantageously be adopted in future.

Our system then would be to name all ships and vends of war after
our kings, princes, beroes,and battles; all his Majesty's steam-vesaels
after celebrated philosophers, mechanics, and engineers ; the Royal
Yachts after junior branches of the Royal Family; and the Civil Nary
of Government, such as boys, lighters, transports, Arc. with names ap-
propriate to their reveal employments; bomb ships might very well
?main with the inflammatory titles of Sulphur, Volcano, Thunder,
Lightning, Ate. as at present; and Ring's Packets might be called
Swift, Dispatch, Speedy, Votaries. Ike. Ate.
imimlammommsolnemf
In the Important agricultural district between York and
ficrateronb, the great rams el the earn is yet unatt. The crops, how.
ever, of Wait and bailey look most awelleat, and will no doubt yield
sbuilihatly, but the weathq Ixatimme highly anfamnuable. During
the lassiemnlghs, 'OM and wet have shwa reastandy prevailed, width
must amemerily protract the harvest to • late period. In the North
and lest Leas 'subsea, corn medium to fall in price.—Lodi
Intelliyaneer. •