Star.
London, England, 1825-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIVENCE.

The &num cutter sailed from Chatham, on Thursday, on a
cruise. The Cu. sloop, Captain Sclusaavrair, arrived the same
day, from Leith, to be refitted.

A letter dated Sincapore, id Dec. contains the following:
SINCAPORZ, Dec. S.—The Abolna, belaging to Messrs. Mosnam
HUNTIft, and Co. is lost on her way from China to this place, with'
a valuahle cargo on board; and, it is said, not altogether instired.
Saunas ram( Sr. Hez.zna.—The Asia, Eastwick, for Cowes,
the 12th February ; the Kerswell, Armstrong, for London' the
12th February, and was passed by the Berwickshire the 14th Feb.
Arrived off Dover, the Sea-Island, Arwoon, from New York
for Rotterdam; and Sir George Osbourne, —, from the Cape
of Good Dope.
The Diana, M'Lzaar, from Savannah for Liverpool, was aban-
doned at sea, leaky.
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Armed oil Portsmouth, the Athina, from Demerara.

Arrived off the Start, the Kambang, Jrrrts, from the Mauritius.
Fis.stotrru, AralL 14.—Wind W. to N.N. W. moderate, and
fine weather.—Sailed the General Phipps, BAXTER, for Mexico;
and Emporium' CROFT, for Montreal.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 34.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the William,
.Settser, from Virginia, In 56 days—left loading for this port the
Minerva, DALR. and Competitor,• GOMM Sailed the Spring,
HOORMAFL for Batavia.

Porrsmouin, Aran. 5.-.. Wind W.—No arrivals or sailing".
Cowan, Aran. 15.,-Wind W.—Arrived the Caledonia, Buz.
'MRS, from Rio Janeiro, in 17 dais. •
DIAL, APRIL 15.—Wind W.—Arrived the Vittoria, Baows,
from Jamaica; Henry Wellesley, WrLson, from Honduras Circe,
OSTRRTROM, from Lisbon; Anson, --,from Virginia; Honduras;
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LAMB, from Bourdeauz ; Patience, from Fayal; and Arum
del, from Celle svin horn the River. and remain,
the Honourable Company's ship Charles Grant; for India;
Amelia, PARDON. for Cape Coast Castle; Castlereagh, Wrorrsrart,
for Miramichi ; and Fair Arcadian, Jura', for Sierra. Leone; and
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Security, —, for
.Ltvaaroot., Amt. 14.—Wind W.—Arrived the Arethnso,
from Bahia and Pernambuco; Florida, Porton' and Hero,
.from Charleston • Christian, Goss, from St. Michael's;
' Eliza • BARRIS, from davannah; and Lisbon Packet, Horizza,
from Pernambuco--sailed 4th March. , ; •

A Letward Islands' mail has arrived, with letetrs. of
the 13th of March from St. Thomas's, but the contain
no news. The estimate of loss by the late fire is said to
exceed two millions of dollars.- •In consequerice of that
calamity, numerous orders had been transmitted to
effect insurances from fire a prbtection whit!) the ma-
jor part of the sufferers on the late occasion had not
provided themselves with. .
A letter from Carthagena de Colotiablit, of the istji,
of February, says--,, There are eight or ten privateer*
now out of this place, cruising °tithe coast of Cuba ; and
six others'are fitting out f ,r the same station."
The owner of the Hope has just returned fibril 'Ports-
mouth ; he states, that Captain Sy/err left Manilla'eth
11:1-cember, at which time everything was tranquil—
there had been no disturbance whatever.-

The letteis and papers by thEJAMaica mail, reaching
to the 24th of February, With *further- dates,ttn* the 3d
of March, by a private ship," were delivered yesterday.
They contain no news, and are chiefly occupied with
.the details of the' rcception and installation 61 the
netv Bishop.
Leave of absence was granted by the House of Com-
Mons. on Thursday night, to Mr. JRNIEINSON and. Mi.
LANGSTON, t,:r a, fortnight each ; and to Mr. GRIFFITH
and Mi. itALDIKIAND fra month each. .The irrotigns
that's. Sir JOHN MAJORIBANKS hare leave of ab.sence
for six week, on urgent' priiate business," and that
,4 Sir JOHN SHILLLEY have leave of absenci for "ayekk
,on urgent private business." were withdrawn.
The inl ant LYRA may without exaggeration-be termed
a musical prodigy. She is a child of About five or six
years old, neatly Ruined, sprightly, confident, and
easy: Her instrument is the harp, and she performs
upon it various airs, without the assistance of written
music, in a spirited and effective manner. Her piano
and forte passages are well marked, and her execution,
is rapid and forcible. The attendance has been nume-
rous and fashionable, and the performance has been
the object of general admiration amongst those who
have witnessed it.

In the . Sheriffs' Court, Coleman-street, yesterday,. a
Mr. M'Mahon, of Wood- street, Cheapside, recovered
one farthing damages against. Walbank, a Sheriffs' of-
ficer, for false imprisonment. it appeared that a kind
of rase was played off up,bn the efficer•;•he wanted the
elder of the two brothers in the firm, when a still older
brother coming up by chance, was introduced by his.
mtgs. as Mr. *Mahon," and taken to prison, where
he lay a fortnight. -
At a Vestry Meeting on- Thursday, at Edmonton,.
the Rtv. Mr. WARREN, the Vicar, moved (pursuant
to notice given at a former Vestry,). " that a Petition
against further concessions to the Catholics be read, and,
presented to Parliament;' when the • Rev. Mr. WIL-
LIAMS moved an Amendment, " that the considera-•
tion of the Petition now proposed . to be read be ad-
journed sine die." which was carried unarimously.—
The original motion for the Petition against.the Catho.
lic Claims was consequently lost. .
The letter.carriers were pot dispatched from the Ge-
neral Post-office until a Lite hour yesterday morning,
owing to the great additional number of letters which,
were received. by the . mails from the West Indies and
Colombia, and many thousand ship-letters.lrous 111.
parts of the world.
A fire broke out, last night, in a small house, .No. 2,
Red Lion-court, Po'plari. soon after eight o'clock, which
was totally consumed. • .
GLOUCILSTER, Aran. 12.-7 Monday, • at.one O'clock,
the two criminals who were con, ic:ed of the murder,
of Isaac G-rdon; terminated their earthly career on the
scaffold, in this city. Whiting ascended the , scaffold
first, with a firm step; Gaines was obliged to be as-
sisted. The latter sht.ok hinds Vk ith the executioner..
bat Whiting refused to do so. He appeared.very, hard.
Ord, and when•turned cff, strugFled very much ; but
Caines died without a sit uggle. They made no confers-
!ion on the scaffold. .
PRoDGEtts's 13iNIC.—Wednesday, the first examine-1
ti )n of Mr. E. Prodgers took place at Ludlow,.q.nder
the Commission of Bankruptcy ; Mr. Batl;er attended
on the part.of the creditors, and Mr. Davis icted.as:.the
Quorum Commissioner. The, various demands egajnyt
the firm amount to about 150,0001. and the available
assets v.) meet them were, calculated at .83.6001.. but
from what has transpired ;ince, there is reason to • be-
lieve theptoperty of the Bankrupts will exceed 100,0001.
• 'and If so,, after-all expenses ate pai,J, a handsome .divi-
dend remain for the creditors.
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