Star.
London, England, 1824-04-28 00:00:00

FROM THE COURIER or THE 29D MARCH.

We have now before us a file of Official Gazettes of
the Department of the Isthmus of Panama, to the 18th
of January. We do not perceive anything new in these
papers. We learn by these papers that the Government
of Colombia have, by a formal decree, granted to Run-
dell and Bridge, the famous London jewellers, the mo-
nopoly of the pearl fishery, to be carried on with
machines on all the coast between Cape Corientes and
the South Sea ; the consideration of the Colombian
Government is, that they are to receive one•fifth part of
the produce of the fishery.
Tnost Maxtco.—A letter from Jalapa, February 11,
expresses an apprehension that an arrangement will be
concluded with the British Commissioners, by which
British goods will be admitted only by vessels of that
nation.

Sir BENJAMIN IYURUAN has proceeded to the go-
vernment of Demerara, and is succeeded in the command of An-
tigua by Sir Homo Lows. Lady Lows has not accompanied Sir
Huosos, but remains in the neighbourhood of Windsor, where she
is esteemed not less for her personal attractions than for her libera-
lity to the poor.

Monday, the Duke of WELLINGTON left Cheltenham,
for Strathfieldsay, after a fortnight's stay.
Lord SHERBoRNE had a select party at dinner yester-
day, at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street.
It is stated in a private letter from Spain that Colonel
CHAnLis DowNtarwho, it is known, took the part of
ithe Constitutionalists and was wounded while serving
with RJEGO, has been restored to favour at the Court of

FERDINAND, and is in a fair way to promotion.
General SAN MARTIN has arrived at Havre, from
Buenos Ayres.
Letters have been received from Lord BYRON, dated
Missolongbi, March 16.—At that period his Lordship
had perfectly recovered from his severe indisposition,
and was taking an active part in the affairs of Greece.
Letters from Paris, received yesterday, state that Sir
H. B. NEALE bad arrived in the REVENGE man of war
at Marseilles. All negoctations w►th the DET of ALGIERS
had failed ; the port was strictly blockaded.

ACCIDENT To THE TALBOT STEAM PACKET.

A rather unpleasant accident occurred to the passengers in this
packet, which plies between London and Ostend, hut which for-
tunately has not been attended by any serious results. She left her
lusual station off the Custom-house quay, at eight o'clock on Satur-
day the 17th inst. with the intention of proceeding to Ostend, to
which place she had generally made the passage in from 15 to 18
hours. Upon arriving off Sheerness, however, about five in the
evening, it blew so hard that the Captain deemed it advisable ro
come to an anchor, and he remained there until one o'clock the
following morning, when he proceeded towards his destination.—
Upon arriving within a short distance of Ostend, at eight n'clie 1/4
on Sunday evening, owing in all probability to the darkness, whi. it
prevented him from seeing that the flag which indicates wheth,
bar is passable had been hauled down, he attempted to cross the ,
when the vessel struck with much violence against the groom:.
Several boats, whose owners had been looking rut for the pAck,i,
immediately put off, and the passengers, to the amount of bet,
thirty and forty, amongst whom were several ladies, were with tom,
difficulty landed at Ostend, as a strong ebb•tide was rlltlnltlg. ac,
companied by a heavy surf. It was rather fortunate tot the! packet
that the wind, which had been previously very boisterous, died away
immediately after she had got aground, otherwise she must inevi.
tably have gone to pieces daring the night. She was brought into
Ostend at three o'clock the following morning without having re-
ceived any apparent damage.
We understand the British Consul at Ostend has in consequence
of this accident made application to the proper quarter to have
buoys laid down, with a view to afford a surer protection to vessels
entering this dangerous harbour.

ARMY.

Dune OR YORK'S Laysn.—Yesterday afternoon, soon after faux
o'clock, tke Duke of Yong, as Commander-in-Chief, held a I vv..e
at his Office in the Horse Guards, and it being a fortnight since hi,
Royal Highness held a Levee, it was very numerously attended,
there being between fifty and sixty Officers present. Among the
principal Officers were—The Marquis of Carmarthen, Marquis of
Londonderry, General Drummond, General Loftus, Lieut.-Gen,
Sir Robert Bolton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Cockburn, Lieut.-6.-n.
Sir R. H. Sheaffe, Lieut.-Gen. laird Blayney, Lieut.-en. Steven-
son, Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Oswald, Lieut.-Gen. Pre, Major-Gen.
Sir William Hutchinson, Major-Gen. Sir George Airey, Major-Gen.
Stuart, Major-Gen. Peachey, Major-Gen. Pattenson, Major-Ceti.
Macquarrie, Major-Gen. Hill, and Major-Gen. Vincent.
Commissions in the Stamen Militia, signed by the Lord Lizutenant
of the county of Sussex.
Edward Borough, Gent. to be Ensign; Thomas Tourle, jun. Gent.
1 to be ditto.