Star.
London, England, 1830-01-15 00:00:00

N.:l LINTELLIGENCE.

Mans Amman Tnts Mr.—Dublin I—Waterford I—Guernsey
and Jersey 2—Flanders 1— Holland 1.
The Valentine, Brighton, from London to —, was on shire
on Pakefield Beach on Wednesday. Crew saved
1 he Jessie, bound to Hull. supposed from Newcastle. was driven
on shore near Titney on Sunday night.
Th. Lowe,-Pleper, from Aberdeen to Ilamburgh, was stranded
on Scarborn 19th ult and abandoned 2tith ult.

Dam., JAN. 14.—WInd E. by S.—Mpg of the homeward•bound
proceeded for the River. Arrived the Janet, Stnithaon, front
Bombay.
Ptravavtouvo. JAN 14.—Wind F S.E.—Arrived the Briton,
front &moo, and Nlary Ann, G sae, f on' Deoia.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 13.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Tyriat pocket,
for Itr.rzils.

PLYMOUTH, Jai. N.R.—Arrived the Panther,
from Gallipoli.
. . Jan. 1 I.—Artie:el the Three Sister•, from
Monte Video, anJ Akzander, Le Mesurier, from Ihio Janeiro.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 14.
Lieutenant Dicken, (1815). formerly of the Lion revenue-
; cruiser, and Assistant. Surgeon Steers's, are appointed to the Rein-
;deer, fining at this port for the packet service.
Ilk Majesty's steam-vessel Meteor, Lieut. Simmons, sailed for
Falmouth on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of taking out a
mail to Lisbon on Friday, and returned again on Saturday, two
packets having arrived.
The Royalist brig, lieut. Nash, tender to the S•. Vincent, re-
turned from a cruise on Tuesday morning. The Royalist saw his
Majesty's ship Pearl, 20. Commander Blake, on Friday last, and
the Leveret brig, Lieut. Worth, on Wednesday, cruizing to the
westward.

Ilia 11ajesty's sloop Hyacinths Commander H. M. Jackson,
sailed on Friday afternoon fur the West India station.
The Royalist brig, tender to the St. Vincent, Lieut. Nash, sailed
again on Wednesday afternoon, to cruise, we bear, for the relief of
the homeward bound trade.

In Hanioau—St. Vincent, Kent, Druid, Ariadne, Vigilant,
Staling, Reindeer packet, and Meteor, steam-vessel.
His Majesty's ship Sapphire arrived at Guayaquil from Urns
26th July. The Victor from Campeachy arrived at Jamaica 13th
Oct; Firefly, from Bermuda. 15th ; Kangaroo, from Curacao and
Maracaibo, 19.1, Pickle, from Nassau, N.P. 10th Nov; and
, Shannon from Bermuda, 14th. The Ranger sailed from Jamaica
for St. 'ago de Cuba, 12th Nov. The Adventure sailed frogs
Bombay far Chiloe, 11th Austere.
The Bustler, leader, of this port, arrived at Bristol, from Deniae
on the 7th inst. The John Craig, Younger, from this port, arrived
at the Cape of Good Hope Oct.!), and tailed for Ceylon 26th do.
The William and Mary, Mills, of and from this port, arrived et
Lisbon Uri Dec. The Experiment, Yabsiey, arrived at Seville
from 31alaga, Nov. 25. The Kerswell, Armstrong. of this port,
was in Table Bey, Cape of Good Hope, Nov. 11. The Sophia,
Cuthbertson, from this port, arrived at Si. Michael's Dec. 111;
Eliza, Edwards, and Cygnet. Rusted, 19th do. The Henry,Wese.
colt. of this port. arrived at Bristol, from St. Michael's, Jan. 10.
His Majesty's revenue cutter Kimble, Lieut. R. White, seised
last week off Exmouth (in conjunction with the Rzmouth party,
under Mr. Stocker,) a smuggling.boat, with four men, and Si tubs
of spirits, which were conveyed to Lyme Custom-house. The
same night, the Nimble fell in with the vessel which is supposed to
have brought the goods over. She proved to be the New Eagle,
of Weymouth, which is detained and sent into Exmouth.

The Erasmus, of London, a smuggling cutter of about 30 tons,
was taken a few days since, within six miles of Pour.bead, with
300 half bales of tobacco by the Speedy, tender to his Majesty's
ship Semiramis (flag ship at Cove.) The crew, foul in number,
were all taken. It does not appear that she had lauded any part
of her cargo.
The following extract is taken from a valuable article, in the last
number of MONCIAN and Latina. " Papers on Naval Architec-
ture," giving a detailed account of the new armament of all
French ships of warovith their establishment of powder,satall arms,
&c. translated from an °Mehl document in the domain Maritimes:

FIRST RATS LINT Or PATTLE-SNIF.
On the lower deck, thirty-two long 30 pounder guns.
On the middle deck, thirty-four short 50 pounder guns.
On the quarter deck and forecastle, 16 90 pounder catronades, and
four long 18 pounders.
For the boats, acc. one 18 pounder, and one II pounder catronade,
four large swivels, and eight small ones.
SECOND SATE LINE OF RATTLE SWIM
OD the lower deck, thirty-two long 30 pounder guns.
On the upper deck, thirty-four short 30 pounder guns.
On the quarter deck and forecastle, thirty 30 pounder carrots's''',
and four long 18 pounder gulls.
For the boats, &c. the same as for a Grit-rate ship.

THIRD RATI LINZ or RATTLE SHIT!.
On the lower deck, thirty lung 30 pounder,.
Ou the upper d.ck, thirty-two short 30 pounders
On the quarter-deck and foreca4k, twenty-tour 30 pounder eu-
ronadesi and four long IS pounders.
Fur the bcssts, Ste. the 111Rie as fur a third-rite ship.

10011TH RAVI LINK Of lATTLZ SHIPS.
On the lower d.ck, twenty eight long 30 pounders.
On the upper deck. thirty short 30 pounders.
On the quarterdeck and for tie, twenty 30 poundercarronades,
and four long II pounders.
Fur the boats, ace the same as (or a first rate .hip.
••• The French 30 pounder Is a httle beam, r than the English
52 pounders.
OLD BIBLES.— Several accounts have appeared in
the Glasgow newspapers respecting old bibles ; it was
said that one printed about 1610 had sold in London for
£lOO ! " Wonders," quoth the sage Dr. Johnson, " are
willingly told and willingly heard." A countryman in a re-
mote part of Ayrshire read the account with great faith and
much satisfaction. He was the happy possessor of a Bible
printed in 1580. Now, said he, if a Bible printed in 1610
is worth 1001. what is one printed in 1580 worth ?
One hundred and fifty pounds, at least, quoth the
village Dominie. It then appeared to the honest man
that £l5O might be of more use eo him than the bible ;
so he resolved to sell the book. lie took his staff i n
his hand, and his bible under his arm, and trudged
away to Glasgow. On his jouniey he was building castles
in the air after the manner of the crockery merchant in
the Arabian Night's Entertainments. Being a man some-
what advanced in years, he did not resolve,like the Arabian
bowlinan, to marry a princess with large dark eyes. The
canny Scotsman probably resolved to build a cottage in
some sunny brae in him native land. When lie arrived in
Glasgow he resolved to give the first offer of the trea-
sure to one of those " learned Theban," called auc-
tioneers. The man of the wooden hammer was too
cunning to be caught like a gudgeon —he would not pur-
chase. The countryman then travelled about till he learned
that his occidental gem. his non-such bible, was worth
five shillings. As the story of the hundred pounds bible
has been often repeated, it may be stated once for all, that
it " wants confirmation." A splendid eopy of the edi-
tion printed in Edinburgh in 1576-9, which had
been presented to the Regent Morton, sold at the sale of
the late Earl of Morton's books in London for 70i. An
inferior copy of the same book, being the very first Bible
ever printed in Scotland, may be bad for Afteen sAil-
liags.—Glosgow Free Press.