Star.
London, England, 1825-05-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIUENCK.

• His Majesty's ship SAPPHO arrived at Bermuda March 11.; the
Bianca' sailed from Pernambuco for Rio Janeiro,•March 5; the
&insane& e arrived at Nassau, March 1 ; the ALcrania sailed
from Malta March 3d, the ALACRIXY the 18th, for Smyrna, and the
Hntn, Manna, and Barna*, the 14th, for Corfu; the Gamier
sailed from Gibraltar for Malta, April 4 ; the Lirrer arrived at
Bensbay December 16.
The cargo of the Francis, PATTIRSON (which vessel was lost on
her passage from Bahia), has been saved, and carried into Macaio.
FAI3AOaIII, HAY W.—Wind variable, light winds..--Sailed the
Nassau, TILMAYWIL, for Sierra Leone; Providence, Novas, for
Gibraltar; Margaret, for Luba. ;• and Catherine,
for Alexandria.

PLlmonzu, MAT 10.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived the Mary, —,'
from Dartmouth for Newfoundland. Off the port, the Cane
Grove, THOMSON, for St. Vincent's.
Pommourn, MAT 11.—Wind SE.—Arrited the William and
Ann, GOODALL, from kidmel ; Hope, Svliutsoan, from Gotten.
burgh ; and a large Sect of colliers from the eastward. Sailed his
Majesty's cutter &maw's, from a cruise; and Sir Francis Drake
steam packet, from Plymouth.
Dzat., Pdaa 11.—W1nd R.—Sailed this morning for the River,
the Honourable Company's ships Marquis punden, and Mar-
chioness of Ely. The Lady Melville is off Dover. Passed through
from the Rifer, the Chieftain, Partaisow, for St. Vincent's ;
Integrity, Wawa, for Trinidad; WellingtOri, Aitsx, for Jamaica
and Eliza, Jonsson, for Autilgua.
N.B. The letters by the mail coach, which should have arrived
yesterday; are still unaccounted for.
Ltvaatooc,. MAT 10.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Lindsay,
Drton, from New Orleans--sailed 22d March, in company with
the Pardons, for this port; Success,' Connuaza, from Gibrahar4
Fortuna, Law, from Oporto; Lisette, Barna ; Anu Dorothea,
Damns; and Traub'', Rants, from Restock.

• MOT INDI4 SHIPPING.
The East India Company's ships Marquis flaniden and Lady
Melville, arrived from China, the former of Brighton, the latter
of the Wight,-4ailed from China January.lo, and front St. 110 e.
na March 17.
_ _

The Marchioness of Ely has also arrived off Brighton. She
was dispatched front' Bengal, January 9, and sailed from St. Helena,l
with the General Harris, March 31. She parted from Ike General
Harris on the 11th of April, in lat. 5. North, long. 24.32. West.
• PAINS:MOM Tilt MANCHA:WM OT ELT Carrani llaxcLes, FIOM
&MAL. Mesdames Mainwaring, Itobertsen, Morris,
Anstruther, Brown, and Wilken • Colonel Lktiejohn ; J. H. Bar-
low, Esq. G.. 1. Morris, Ea+ George Gough, Esq. Henry Nisbett,
Esq. Major Dickqpn, 6th Light Cavalry; Captain .It)hnson 13th
Light Infantry ; Lieutenant Sperling, his Majesty's 16th La:seers ;
IL Pearson, Esq. Mr. D. Howard ; Misses Nesbit, Lindsay,
and Gough; two Misses .111'Kensie ; three Misses Mainwaring,
lye Masters Mainwaring; Miss Wiltk; two Misses Anstruther;
two Misses Robertson)._ two Masters Robertson; two Misses Mor-
ris; Miss Sham, and Master Sham. -
Passzoozas rex LADY Met.vu.t.e, Can. 'Citreous, rook Coosa.
—Lieutenant-Colonel Clifford, C.B. his Majesty's serviee ; Major
Smith, Hen. Company's service • Master Smith, and one servant.
The Honourable Company's ;hip Dunks, from 'China, bad not
arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th March, nor at Sc.
Helena Ist April ; 30 gs.per cent. has been done upon her at Lloyd's.
ARRIVALS AT Sr. HELENA. MO General Harris, Welstead,
from China; the Cape packet, Kellie, from the Cape, (sailed the
20th March) inured at St. Helena on the .30th of March ; she
states that no accounts had been received ,at the Cape respecting
the Dunks.

Semmes raw Sr. HIMINA.—The Tyne Warrington, for Lon-
don, the 17th of March; the General Harris, Welstead. for Lon-
don, the Ist of April; the Lavinia, Brock*, was preparing to sail
for the Cape on the lit of
Sews sees= wrre.—The Bombay, Charitle, from London to
China, the 7th of May, in the morning, in lat. 47 N. long. 8. 9. W.
the Buckinghamshire, Gies:pool, from London to China, May 7th,
at evening, in lat. 47. N. long. 9. W. The Lowther Castle, Baker,
from London tek„China, May 8, at morning, in the Chennek
Sates APPOISTED TO SAIL ram Crsura.—The Sir David Scott,
January 18 ; the Princess Amelia, January 22 ; the Marquis
Huntley, January 25 ; the Thames, January 28 ; and the Orwell,
January 50.
Warman Istarms.—The Marquis Camden and the Lady Mel-
ville experienced severe S. R. gales from the 22d to the 50th April,
and wore detained nearly three weeks by contrary winds off the
Western Wands. -

The KING had a seiect party at Carlton Palace, on
Tuesday, his blajwirr not being equal to the fatigue of entertaining
a numerous Company.
The Duke of Yogic transacted military business with
the Knee yesterday. _ •

Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTON had an audience
of his mAaszey.
Prince LEOPOLD dined with the Duchess of KENT yes.
terday, at her apartments at the Kmo's Palace, Kensington.
Prince ESTERHAZY gave a ggrand Ball on Tuesday
evening,. at Chandos House, Ca mare. The five drawler.
rooms were most brilliantly illuminated, and were decorated with
numerous pots of the rarest flowers. The principal roost was fitted
up with %Alpo taste for dancing, which commenced at half-put
eleven o'cloci. The supper, which consisted of every delicacy, was
announced about two ; it was prepared in the dining.rooms below
stairs • the wines, fruits, &c. were of the choicest description. 'llse
grand Hall and staircase were decorated with Rowers, shrubs, ate.
Nearly the whole of the heat tea in town were prennt. It was
nearly sick yesterday morning before the company separated.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held a: the East.
India Hone/. when Lieut.-General Sir Guam' WALK:a, C.C.S.
appointed Commander-In-Chief of the Cohipany's Forces at Furt
St. George, was appointed Second in Council at that Presidency.
Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East India House
on the following question " That this Court confirm the Resolu-
tion of the Court of Directors of the 30th of &larch last,
whereby the Commander and owners of the late ship ' Kent are
fully acquitted from all imputation bf neglect or misconduct in re-
spect to the loss of that ship."—At sia o'clock the glasses were closed
mid delivered to the scrutineers, who reported the question to be
decided in the affirmative.

Seventeen ships have been taken up by the East India
Company (Os the purpose of conveying troops to India. Stone are
to sail in the present month, and the remainder in June. The num-
ber of King's troops destined for India is 6,700. and of the Coen.
pany's troops 650.
A latter Isom Naples, of the 22.1, says—u For tap,
days we have had a singular sight. Vesuvius CJ-
vered. with snow, and Ile tumur's thermometer bas
s6l-
- fallen fronk 10 to 8."

FUNERAL 0 Sas JOHN COIHIPPISL'i',BART.

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This morning, at ten o'clock, the funeral of Sir JonN
Cox HIPPISLET took place in the Temple Chu,ch,
oidest ecclesiastical edifice in the metropolis. 'l've re-
mains of the venerable Baronet were attended by his
son. Sir JOHN STUART HIPPISLEY, who succeeds to the
title, as chief mourner, Sir Roaswr Hamm Knt. and
the following Benchers: JAMBE SCA aLerr. El. Joust
GURNEY, Esq. BENJAMIN JOHNSON, Esq. BA RICE
BARER, Esq. EDWARD PINCH iIATTON, Ecq. Wit.?
LIAM Porrs, Esq. and Roam. RAY, Esq. The hearse,
which was drawn by six horses, wis followed by thief,
mourning coaches, with four horses each. and ewelve
private carriages. Sir Jottm COX HIPPISLCY was a
Doctor of Civil LAW. a Fellow of the Royal and Anti-
quarian Societies, and for many years an active Meittber:
of the House of Commons. •

• BEATING THE BoUNDARIES.
This day the boys in the several parishes of LOndon,
attended by their respective officers, proceeded,' with.
true parochial dignity, to beat the boundaries. The
sevetal Luis of Court, which claim to be extra-parco.
chial, were closed, and• officers stationed within the
gates to prevent. the entrance of the perambulators,
with which they were threatened, in older to aff Id an
opportuui•y oUtrying the validity of the claim. The
following account of beating the boundaries, %ilia, it
will be seen, is a custom of great antiquitf, is copied.
from the Mirror of Literature, fcc.
Ascension Day is a festival well known to every
schoollsoy in the metropolis, si ce it is devoted to a
parochial pet areibulation of each paridr, generally.
called beating the buondarief. The custom is of aon-
siderable antiquity. Spelman tliiiiks it was derived.
from the heathens, and that it is an itraitatio►► of the
feast called Terminalia, which. was übseried fn. t! e
month of February, in hon►►ur t f the g ocf Ter mi
who was :opposed to preside over bounds and iiiiiits,and
to punish all unlawful• usurpations •of land. On this
festival, the people of ;he country assembled with thc:r
families, and crowned with garlands and flowers the'
stones . which separated their diff rent Possessions,,
and sprinkled them in a solemn manner with the brood;
of a victim, generally a lamb or a young pig, which
was offered to the god who presided over the bound-.
aries. Libations of milk and a irte were made. •
In making the parochial perambulations formerly in •
this country on Ascension Day, the Minister, ace
nied by the Churchwardens and Pari)hioners, used to.
deprecate the vengeance of GOD, by a blessing on• the
fruits of the earth, and implore' him 'to preserve the..
rights• of the parish. • This custom is thus noticed bX.
Withers in his Emblems :