Star.
London, England, 1823-11-21 00:00:00

WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 20.

His MAJESTY, with his usual• Suite, took an airing
this morning to the Royal Cottage.
Sit CnAncits LONG left the Castle for London.

A Cabinet Chuncil was he!ti this day at the. Foreig-
n Downing-srreet, which was attended by nearly
all the Cabinet Ministers.
Lord UAIVARbItiI and the llonourable and Reverend
the Dean of °SWIM -arrived at Howth- on Saturday,
from Holyhead.
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The Doke of •Ctatastame came to merit yesterday
morning from Bushy. His Royal Highness returned
in the afternoon to Bushy, to dinner.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY has, on appeal, de-
,tided that the Bishop of Exteraft bath exercised a sound
'discretion •in revoking the licenseof the Rev. Enwrir
'EAscorr, late Curate of the parish of St. David, Exeter.
• Wednesday last the Royal Naval Club had their first
dinner for the season at Oman's. About thirty Admirals
and Captains of his Majesty's 'Fleet were present; and
it is deserving of remark, that the Vice-Admiral and
Rear-Admiral of Great Britain (Sir JAMES' SAURtAIt
K.G.C.B. and the Right Hon. the Earl of Nonammut
were present—a circumstance which has. not occurrreedd
since the Union.—Edixbargh Observer;
Persons not acquainted with the ancient customs of
Spain, relative to the execution of persons condemn •
to death, will certainly be surprised at General !hearts
having been drawn to the place of execution by stn as
and hanged. It is the custom in Spain, for persons con-
demned, to be t(ken to execution on asses; the' Noble,
ate clothed in black and strangled. Those who are not
noble are clothed' in white and hung. This was theca*
with Rtaoo.—Bruuels Paper.
The cold was so very sharp in Paris on the 13th inst.
that the ponds in the Tuileries were covered with sheets
of ice, and what is considered a singular circumstance,
the whole of Paris was enveloped in a thick fog, such as
was believed in France to happen only in London.
The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 30th of October states
as an en dit, that the regiment of Valencia, in garrists
at Ceuta, had been removed, and that French troops
were expected there on the following day fromAlgesirass
In the Court of Vice-Admiralty at Quebec, an iti•
formation was sometime ago preferred against Williim
Norris, master of the brigantine William, of Dublin,
for penalties to the amount of £2,500, for having taken
from the pert of Dublin, and brought to Quebec, fifty;
passengers lnore than are permitted by law to be carried
in the raid trigantine, in contravention of the 67th of
his late Majesty, c. 10. A verdict was given against'
defendant to the full amount, one moiety to his Ma=
jetty, and the other moiety to the infOrmant.
• An Order of the*Madrid Regency, some time aifo
established, as a rule, that produce which had pa •
'chides in one ,port'of Spain, should not be taken, to-ano4
ther, for the r.urpose of,consumption, without tlie.tpay-
ment .of fresh duties. This law has had a mall
elect on the trade of Bilboa and St. Sebastian's.
!Accounts from' Lille of the 13th of November say,
Aitt the small pax 'has appeared in that city, and that
was affirmed tfiat ;above 20 children had been curled
off in three days by that cruel disorder.
His Majesty oe Eniperor of Russia was on the 12th
it Tulcsyn, to "review the second '-ateryi under the
command of COtini Wirraitiislern. ' •
The Court (I(CABSA. FLORES,' appoifited by the
gency of Madrid to the post of Ambassador if Vas
Court of Vienna, has received his confirmation frosts
King FERDINA ND.
It is remarkable, that in the Cow: Authentique, con-
taining the price of foreign stock at Paris on Tuesday
hit,. the Spanish " Royalist" obligations are quoted
simply as " Guehhard's Bonds," as'aif they had no crecift
but his own to depend on ; while the securities of the
Constitutional Government are designated 11 81:anish
Annuities."
About half-past six o'clock last evening the Fortitude.
CaMden-Town and Kentish-Town stage-coach, shortly
after leaving the Blue Posts in Holborn, was over.
turned about thirty yards down Gray's Inn-lane, io
consequence of the fore axle-tree breaking. There were
two inside and two outside pa ssengers,who escaped with'
only a few slight bruises: one of the outside-passengers,
a woman, was thrown into an undertaker's shop, the
door of which stood open ; had it been shut, it is proba-
ble she would have been killed, as the coach fell quite
across the narrow footway. The lower window was
smashed, and it was necessary to cut the traces to libe-
rate the horses, which lay on their sides kicking.
Wednesday morning, a quarter before seven, a young
man of the name of Dunn, undertook for a bet of five
sovereigns, to go from the Iron-gate, the west end of
St.'Paul's Cathedral, to the Blind School, St.George's-
fields, and return in eighteen minutes, a distance ••
upwards of three miles and a quarter; which he ac.
complished one minute and four 'seconds less than the
, given time.

INSTALLATION OF DR. CHALMERS IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS.

In Scotland, the Professor of a Univei sky occupies a
large space in the public eye, and the Introductory
Lecture of a new incumbent, is, at all times, sus object
of general interest. The installation of Dr. Cnamens.
as Professor of Moral Philosophy, in the University of
St. Andrew's, on Saturday received additional interest
,fioin his previous popularity as a pulpit orator, and his,
reputation as a Divine.
The following is an outline of the Introductory Lec-
ture, as given in the Edinburgh Star Were it a
course of lectuies on the philosophy of matter that I was
required to deliver from this chair, I could expect, at
the end of the session, to have given but a mere outline
of this science, and that the whole Would prove but a
feeble and insipid digest, and as heartless and uninte-
resting as the categories of our school-men. The come-
.rous and varied topics which this science embraces could
not possibly be brought within the limits of one Profes-
sorship. He might indeed grasp at them, but it were
altogether impracticable that he would be able to plod
his wayouccessfully through them. He would just ken
them as minutely, and comprehend them as clearly, as
if on a station of the moon he could discern the diver-
sified objects which teem on the surface of the globe,
and the variegated scenery with which it is embellished.
It is just as necessary as a subdivision in the ordinary
, affairs of trade, for it would be too unwieldy for one
agent to embrace the whole ; and he should be glad to
'finittliat the philosophy of matter would speedily be
bioken down, and parcelled into separate Professorships.
He understood that in Paris—that great mart for the
luxuries of literature and the refinements of life—there
were no less than ten separate courses for Natural Philo
sophy, six for Chyntistry, and sixteen in the Medical De-
partment. Were that the casein this country, and were
each never to cast one regard beyond the territory of
his own profession, hist continue to travel his way into
all the elements of his separate occupation, and bring
down his thoughts to bear upon it, it would be found that
all the sciences verged to one great and harmonious result,
that there was a unity and bearing to that mighty throng
by which theyweve suspended, as the elements of chymia
try graduallypassed into the elements of its natural philo-
sophy. No one, however high his attainments, should be
allowed to stalk-in proud philosophy, to make inroads
upon others, and by this heterogeneous mixture of to-
pics, to envelope it in labyrinths of metaPhysical.obscti-
rity, out of which. it cannot speedily be extricated, and
which have no other tendency than to perplex the mind,
and to place greater barriers in the way of a free and
full development of truth. Philosophy ought not, as
it has too often been made, to minister to the pride of
our understanding, instead of ministering to our piety.
Newton, the most sublime, and the greatest of its cham-
pions, who had investigated the laws of nature up to
nature's GoD, and who, after having made discoveries
which were lair beyoad the ken or the intellect of others
to execute, declared, in the genuine spirit of true mo-
desty, that after all he knew nothing, and that what he
did know, tended more to raise his admiration of the
great Architect of Nature, and to inspire his mind with de-
vout feelings of the harmony and beatitude that appeared
in his works. The suggestion of the term " moral" has
led to the significant denomination of Moral Philosophy;
but it is now only a counterpart of that philosophy which
has taken cognizance:of, and made violent usurpation of
ethical science. The strict and appropriate business of
our class is the philosophy of morals. To the days of
Hutcheson and Smith, it was confined within the limits
of its primary elements ; but since the days of Hume, its
barriers havebeen broken down, and there have been dif-
fused over it the science of metaphysics, which has been
altogether foreign to its object ; and it would assuredly,
ere this time, have altogether languished and expired,
were it not for the zealous and vigorous supporters it
found in the well-cultivated mind; of a Reid and a Beat-
tie, who, by the extent of their acquirements, and the
force of their seasonings, soon rebuked into silence all
the petulancies of the philosophic infidel; and it would
not certainly have again returned, into its degraded state,
had it not been reserved for a Brown and a Stewart to
cancel it from our Universities. On every topic that
volition is concerned in, it is duty, and the will and the
understanding have a reciprocal action on each other—
right volition must be proceeded by right views. Worth
and integrity of heart, as Dr. Campbell observes,
sharpen our discernment, and as Alliston properlyare-
darks in his Essay on Taste, that loveliness might be
resolved into a moral feeling, 'and that virtue is the ob.
jest of a tasteful as well as.-of a moral contemplation,
whicb enable us to.probe.an instructive way through
the mental arcane of our moral nature. Moral philosopliy
is not mental. Its legitimate province belongs to what
man morally is, and of what man puzlst morally to be.
It is the philosophy of duty.' It treads on the precincts
of Theology. It stands, indeed, at a distance from it,
but it leads from a given point to the temple of sacred-
ness. Its direct object is the moral using of our moral
nature. Asa Professor of Natural History, who restrict=
himself to the science of Conchology, in the scholarship
of shells, so must the moral philosopher treat of man in
his best estate; and will this be called an uninteresting
study, which relates to the temporal happiness of our
species—which elevates man above the lower creation—.
assimilates him in moral excellence to beings ofla higher
order, and which would even turn the earth itself into a
temporary paradise? Some, indeed, may think that
if we are to be exclusively confined to such topics as
these, that instead of being in the school *of refined
literature and science, they are merely attending a
course of prelections, which will degenerate into' a
sort of pulpitish morality, and w,hich will . have a
tendency to tarnish the purity of that, Academic Phi-
losophy, of which they are so much enamoured, and
to which they bad probably been long accustomed.
—But they may be assured that the course to which
we are to confine ourselves will' be replete with ques-
tions both subtile and arduous, and there is no fear that
we shall be led to amuse ourselves with tinsel or a pandy
_sentimentalism, but we shall have to treat on subjects
that will call ins° exercise every energy of the-mind.—
'We know, indeed, that there is a disdaiiifol 'philosophy
which looks askance at anything that has any reference
to the Christian revelation. Moral philosophy is not
phaosopwhheyn.
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Christianity, but it touches on the borders of ir, rand
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Christianity lies clear ••bekire •-his prospect ; and it is-
only
bold in 'defiance;
spirit of inquiry" which- would blight-all- our immor.
-oftal hitnetrefiteu"re,. lands. 'lnsetruPP:fteral6teinlimeeost) glligriant;:elnoinindens;
but_wben*confronted with-the names at a Nevion, •
Boyle, a Bacons and: st Locke,: they sink 'into aims
ies.ignificante and. nothing. • . No one feels 'more. than
Lao the momentous nature of- the duticsin which

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to be engaged, and the close amigo& they will requit
One. indeed, might have expected that after quittint
the duties of asusiportant office, i should have allotted
considerable 'time to study, preparatory to enterin
, upon a new one ; and I should certainly be semi
gentlemen, if my want of previous preparation shonti
incapacitate me from superintending your studies is
the manner in which they ought. to be comititt
But I am of opinion that juvenile minds, in theirs*.
bryotic state, can be more readily madenoguainted wi4
the elements and principles of philosa,•hy, by addremil
them in a collotpial mower; than by formal and ela
borate ora' ions : and thus, by adopting a questirmalani
conversational process of tuition, we think that we sb4
be able to render our instructions more yermanentle
useful than by thine flights of oration which merelybd
the senses into a sort of complacency. The method*
have alluded to will be the best for scholarship, then..
, the worstfor spectatorship. But we ate not spectators tC,
learners: there as something, indeechat first sight irksmay•
in the task—it is just like one attending a concert
music, enraptured by its sweet notes and its aoimatir,
flourishes; but he must remember, if he would becora•
a proficient in the science, he must experience mane„.
harsh stops, and many trills of discotd.trice; bat it is• •
not our intention to serenade your ears with the strain,
of eloquence; our duty is to sehool and practice yak.
in the proper business of the class, and with a youthful
and devoted hand. Animated by those sympathies
which influence the mind of the teacher, we think that
we may safely anticipate that our labours will not by
Wholly unsuccessful."
During the delivery of this harangne, yrnfound
ness reigned in the Hall, except when it was occa,lon•
ally interrupted by heists of acclamation, which were
elicited from his admiring audience, by whcm he was
listened to throughout with breathless attention."

The commerce of hull is rapidly 'on the increase: SO
'hips were lately reported for cargoes there in ten days.
About two years ago a little boy, whilst in the play.
ground of a most respectable school at Mitcham, Surrey,
in apparently good health and spirits, was suddenly
struck sprechkss. He received the best medical as.ist-
ance, and war often seen by M. Bastiforou and Mr. .
Asizameenv, who both predicted his ,ecovery,.and re-
I commended him to be kept. perfectly •quiet. After re:
maining several months by the seaside, he was taken
under the roof and immediate care of Mr. WiNctuto,
an eminent surgeon at Oxford, whonaused him to stri-
dergo a regular course of electricity and galvanism, ac-
companied by tonic preparations, for nearly four months,
when he ordered him again to the sea. From tins time'
he has be en recoveringhis_speech, and is now
returned to London as well as ever. For 18 months
he never articulated a single sound. The boy's name
is Charles Downing.
Flan AT Poterstrearrn.—Tuesday night, a destrue-
tive fire was discovered at Drayton Farm, near Coshani,
five miles from Portsmouth, the property of W. PAD.
WICK, jun. Esq. Expresses were immediately dispatched
to the neighbouring towns for engines and assistance,
'which was most promptly afforded by the respective
public departments of this garrison, and the infrabl-
tants. The first engine that reached the farm was
from Tipoie; then followed the Portsmouth town en-
gine, engines from the Royal Enineer derailment, .
&nod Marines, Stc. &c.; bat ere -this assistance cool.'
arrive, the fire had assumed so alarming a feature, that
all attention was directed co.two or three stacks that had
not yet taken fire: these 'were ultimately obliged to be
taken to pieces, and the sheaves carried try hand to the
neighbouring fields. To accomplish this object, Officers
of both services, prlaate soldiers, and citizens, were seen
vying who should render most aid. The fire now had
assumed a most awful and terrific aspect ; four large
'ricks were raging in the yard; cow-houses, brick sta-
hling, out-houses, &c. had been completely destroyed,
and the devastation of the whole farm, saving the ricks
abovernentioned, and. the farm-house, was inevitable.
Every exertion was now made to save this little rem.'
nant of a valuable property ; this was not accomplished
till nearly six o'clock, after incredible exertion du: ing the
whole night, The property destroyed falls little short of
£4OOO, scarcely 1,2000 of which is insured. °reef the'
destroyed ricks contained 200 quarters. We have the
'additional painful tstik 'of recording, that the above fire.
lois-caused by an incendiary.
'AN ARTIPICIAL Nosz.—The following operation was
performed at St. ThoMas'i Hospital, London, the 7th'
of. this month :—A man came into the theatre tons-
.dergo an operation, which, though not entirely new is
the annalsnf surgery, .had never been pe, formed Otte
believe) at the Borough. The operation was that for as
artificial nose; attd the person on whom it was poi
formed was about thirty-four years of age, stout, of short
stature, with a broad-face, and the nose completely-de
titroyed. The man was 'placed on-the table, Bat on hit
*tick, with the head a little depressed ; the first step d
,khe operation leas to remove the diseased parts, add
pare the edgel from the old nose, after this, a ponies
off integmbent, previously Marked with ink on the' left
side oithe forehead, of an irretkular shape,was detached'
'from the surronuaing skin, wit the exception of asma I
biece between the eyebrows. ' 'rhelategurnent waithea
rought down over the face, in the'situation of his for-
mer nose, the point by which it was joined tothe fers-
'hesid 'being twisted, in order Chat the,pait which talcs
intern
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w situation ; the skin was modelled. toy the _
a nose. and confided" in its ply:vet—timeliest. t:
e sutures; 'strips .of 'adhesive ',gauge mere -. r
Igitudinally:chk earls side of the.ttme, then'''.
ms of lint, over each, aria a nth) of adheziif
over them again; two &writs of lint were ..
• 'the newly-formed fotith&J cavity for_ the
ced itito , y!
1.4, pres,ure by means itE. adhesive straps was t
the upper_part of thenbek, *here tbe.integostitifd •
fisted. The spot from Which the skin was )
s dressed with simple ciresipg *Ad stickie, I
min; the operation, the patjEnt was often vah ', :,.. .
se himself from the table for tire rrirposeef _ ' ...,
: the blood which got into his mouth, aci . -.. ~
ich retarded it a little. The operator w IS Mr. Tea
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I the whole was 'completed in less than half*. .
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Conti nxcit!goii: 'ld AIIIC.LAItg, NOV 0..;,
11" gor,
e artliAls of this *eat are again moderate; ail oimiL ,
ers being out of their stock of Can. ike, - 'l'f
reit of most. kinds 'of brain 'pretty tont% ._._. . .
04.4 a priceof butt hereriLs dull -trade for all lA' 'a, w
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OM . Barley sells bireollg, and therelnut Cm ' I • '
Bans and feat since .the beginning of the s i. •
ers on rather better terms than last looted; 130016011
rk are—Wheat, SOSO qrs. Batley, GM stra :Oak IN. , •
tit, 61100 tacker • ! ~... .-.
SM ITH FIELD DIARKET, NOVO/Wm ' .. .
Ile quantity of Cattie at Diarket tub mamba to
he demand. and higher priors were alkes‘pardsibelf
of stsphsku steak ,', but the inferior tarantula** .
%askew. ly.l..thartiotkpricis at wider: .:, . a .
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Heel, per stone of 1114. tb..1161. to 3s. BC Afatkoplillk,h.
oh •11..0i. to:4. ed. Palt,Ya.lod. ioOla 104*. •-• .
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