Star.
London, England, 1830-06-17 00:00:00

NAVAL INTIILLIGENcE.

The Splendid, Lee, from Liverpool to New York, ran on shore
on Burbo Bank on Tuesday morning, but was got off, and sup-
posed without damage.
The Ninus, Gibbs, from Figueira to Newfoundland, was sent
into St. Michael's on the 18th ult. by the blockading squadron off
Terceira.

The Tula, De Rama, from Cuba to Cadiz, fuundtred off Fayal
about the f.'2cl ult. Crew saved.

The following arrivals have taken place :—Thr: General Brock,
Service, from Odessa and Constantinople, and Newcastle, Hardy,
from Alexandria, in Standgate Creek; Reliance, Luckie, from
Demerara, off Dover; Hester, Haswell, from Palermo, at Pen-
zance ; Ann, Hutchinson, from Bahia, at Liverpool : Romulus,
Auld, and Jean Haslie, Forsyth, from 31irainichi, in the Clyde;
Hibernia, Rowe, from Barbadoes, and Albion, Isaac, from St.
John's, at Cork; and Cupid, Hunter, from Riga, at Hull.
Mat, June 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the West Indian,
Simpson, from Jamaica ; and Rambler, Knight. from the Cape
of Good Hope. Arrived from London, La Belle Antoine,
Cuculla, for Santander.

P011731017TH, JUNI 15.—Wind N.—Arrived his Majesty's brig
Fairy, from Jamaica—sailed Ist May ; and Oratava, Smith, from
Hamburgh.
PLTMOUTU, Jura 15.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Blanche, for
Halifax.

Ltesaroot., Jots 15.—Sailed the Gipsey, Ilighat, for Bombay;
Courier, Storr, for Lima ; St. Lucia, Rawlings, for St. Lucia ;
sod C. Guest, for St. Peteraburgh.

THE NEW TAXES-MEETING IN DUBLIN.

Saturday last a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the
Inhabitants of St. Thomas's, assembled, pursuant to notice, at
Purser's Hotel, Commercial Mart, Sackville-street, in order to take
into consideration the proposed measures of taxation upon Ireland,
as vitally &reefing the agricultural, mercantile, commercial, and
charitable resources of the country.
ROBERT RUSKELL, Esq. Churchwarden, was called to the
Chair, and Mr. NEWELL was requested to act as Secretary.
After reading the requisition' Mr. NEWELL said, that gloomy as
the subject was on which they had assembled, and unpropitious as
it was in its tendency, it was a cheering circumstance to see
gentlemen of all parties coming forward resolutely, and giving
their decided opposition to the imposition of the proposed
taxes. The same spirit prevailed in the country, from Cork to
Deny, from Sligo to St. George's Channel. He (Mr. Newell)
was sorry that some person more adequate than himself was not
then addressing the meeting; but he had a right to their attention ;
he had been an inhabitant of that parish during the last 20 years,
and had discharged the duties cf the responsible office, which the
Chairman now filled, and on every occasion it was his most ardent
desire to promote the interest of the pariah. He (Mr. N.) had ex-
erted himself to convene the present meeting, and had put together a
series of resolutions, which he thought were adapted to the purpose.
He would beg leave to move that a committee of five be appointed
to revise them.

The motion having been seconded, a committee was then named,
which consisted of the following gentlemen ; Sheriff Hoyte, Messrs.
Salmon, M'Donuell, Moore, and White.
The Committee then retired, and in a few minutes returned with
a series of spirited resolutions, which were moved and seconded re-
spectively by Messrs. Salmon, White, Lever, Bl'Donnell, Balfe,
Cole, and Box.
The meeting agreed to have the petition intrusted to Lord Farn.
ham and Mr. George Moore, and that the other city and both the
county members should be requested to support its prayer.
Mr. R CSIELL having vacated the Chair, and SheritiHoyte being
called thereto, the than.ca of the meeting were given to the Chair.
man for the promptness with which he had attended to the wishes of
the requisitionists in calling the meeting, and for his praiseworthy
conduct In the chair, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Newell,
for the anxiety which he evinced on every occasion when the welt are
of the parish was concerned, after which the meeting separated.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

HEWS PROM THE EXPEDITION.

Extract of a Report addressed to his Excellency the Minister of the
Marine and Colonies, by Admiral Duperre.
On board of the Provence, to leeward of Majorca,
June 2.

Afonseigneur—The fleet, which left the Bay of Toulon on the
25th of last month, just at the first setting in of a west-north-
resterly -.hid, was composed of seventy-five men of war. One of
the divisions of the convoy which accompanied it amounted to fifty.
tire ressels. The fleet was sailing in good order, when it was as.
sailed during the night of the 27th by a very sharp gale, blowing
E.S.E. off hlinorca and Majorca. I conducted it to the leeward of
the islands, %there it found shelter. The weather had become fine
again. After having re-assembled the army and the convoy, and pro.
vided for the departure of the flotilla for disembarking the troops
from the bay of Palma, where it was at anchor, I directed the fleet
towards the coast of Algiers. On the evening of the next day (29th
ult.) I came in full eight of it. The weather was fine, the wind
blowing rather strong from the eastward. The fleet manceuvied,
during the night, so as to be the next day (May 30) at a very short
distance from the shore. At four o'clock in the morning (3thli ult.)
we were to thenorth of CapeCaxine, at five or six leagues at the most;
but the coast appeared cloudy, the horizon was low, thew ind increased
gradually, every thing announced bad weather. The fleet tacked to the
north, and sailed away from the coast, with the wind lying in the east-
sonth-east. Ido not think it had been descried from the land, on
avount of the haziness of the weather. We found it impossible
to sail in good order, in company with so many vessels of dif.
ferent kinds and sizes, neither could we keep under the meridian
of Algiers. The reserve, consisting of store ships and other res.
eels of inferior sailing qualities, was tarried away to the leeward.
The convoy, which I had taken care to keep several miles up to
windward, maintained its position pretty well, but three days of a
strong wind, blowing' E. S. E. obliged us to give up all hopes of
coming again near the coast of Algiers. The only resource left was
to join the reserve and the convoy in the Bay of Palma, and to
shelter the fleet near the islands, in expectation of the return of
fine weather, and the joining of the convoys. The convoy which
left Toulon on the 27th, and was to join the army on the coast of
Africa, was dispersed at its very tint setting out by a violent north-
easterly wind. I succeeded in joining several vessels begot ging to it
to the convoy, which accompanies the army. Several others were
directed towards Palma, by the light ships of the fleet, and the ge-
neral rendezvous will take place there. I flatter myself- that I shall
succeed in this point, and in putting the army again in the way of
resuming active operations. That cannot take long. I have taken
measures to to Palma the flotilla which was to join me near
Algiers. I have not had any news of it yet. but the weather has
not been bad enough to give rise to any anxiety : it is composed of
strong boats, capable of resisting the sea, as well as the wind which
has blown lately.
" Dlonseigneur,—l have found the elements contrary to my
wishes ; I could only oppose human efforts to their supernatural
strength. I have found, in my zeal and my attachment to the ser-
vice of the King, those efforts which have enabled me to prevent
any accident, but could not prevent the actual delay of the pro-
jected expedition.
The sanatory state of the army is good; the courage and spirit
of the soldiers are the same as at the moment of our departure,—
that is, excellent."

On Thursday, while the workmen were employed in
digging the foundation for the new spire about to be erected at the
east end of the town-house of Haddington three feet below the
surface of the old foundation, they discovered a quantity of bones,
which, when collected together, were ascertained to be the remains
of two full.grown persons. The teeth in one of the under jaws
were quite entire, those of the other a good deal decayed the thigh
bones were in a ood state of preservation. Close to the relics were
found a leathern purse, drawn •at the mouth with a leathern thong,
and 45 pieces of a silver coin of a gruat's value. These pieces of
coin are broader than a shilling, and about one half of the thick-
ness, and must have been coined in the reign of Henry VIII. as
will be seen by the following inscription which they bear :
" Howie 8. Di Gr. Angi. sAranc," and on the reverse, the
arms, with the motto, " Pori. Dev. Adiofore. Mews." It is 88
years mince the old spire was built, the foundation of which, as
already stated, was three feet above the bed of gravel where the
relics were found, and from that circumstance, and the age of the
coin, it is conjectured that the individuals must have fallen during
some incursion of the English, and were buried without being phtn.
dered.