Star.
London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

that there is not one word of truth if the ml)01. ci
this story, and that no circumstance has taken place r.)
which it could be founded : the whole havin l.e
singular merit of being ati original fiction. YVe
must, however, do Justice. to the modesty o t: :e
Chronicle, in not at once forming the new Cabinet
,from its own friends. We should realty like th,
Editor to furnish his list for tke bidding& of a New
Ministry. What a Ministry might not be formed
out of the present Opposition !

Yesterday the Duke c.f -CruntimAlin and tli'e
NAM LEOPOLD dined with Mr. and Mrs. CA

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at Gloucester Lodge. Arnoug the company in 'i.cd
to meet their Royal 1-lighne,ses, m ere—
Lord and Lady Liverpool, Lord nristnl and the Ladies

vey, the Duke of-Dgvuushire, Banln We:tilt-C., St.
Mr. and Mrs. George iamb, Lard CQnyagltain, the

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Prince de Visemint Mat culL.i.
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Monday, most of the C.thinet Ministers, a namhce
of Official-Gentlemen, and others, partook of the An-

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nual Dinner given by Sir liontrtT PRIk.,TOX, at the
Ship, at Greenwich ; white-bait and other fi.th vas
the rarticulariarity. • Mr. Lusumerrow ofticia..ed for
'Sir linnet:l. PunTo:4, who was unavoidably abbent.

The Dowager Duchess of ItUTL ND entertainer a
distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at her lime
in Sackville-street.
The Twickenham Annual Rowing-match took
place on Saturday. The winner was piesented with
a Silver Cup, by Baroness Howe, in commenlovaii,,n
of the victor y gained over the French fteet by thd
English, undet the command of the late Admiral
Lord Howe, in 1794.. The residence of the Ba-
roness is situated on the spot which formerly belonged
'to Fore. Notwithsiandiag tl,e unfavourable %%ea-
', ther, there were a great number of Ladies resent,
among whom was the Duchess of CLaaaNcr.
The Persian • Minister and suite, accompanied by
!Lieutenant-Colonel D'Aace, of the Royal Artiller,
Mr. Fancy, and Mr. ARMSTRONG, arrived at the
Falcon :Inn, Gravesend, on Tuesday senniet t, where
dui partook of a farewell On Viir..dne-d
'Horning the party repaired on board a Government
yacht, under the command of Lieu.enain Nlittatit, of
his Majetty's ship CANIBRIDGE, t,hrck reached the
Nore about two o'clock. The JASPER %.0 .1) cl rear
immediately fined the usual salute, and fe.isted ti e
blue peter at her wizen. The C-intnibsioner's batge
from Sheerness conveyed his Excellency on hoar.),
where he 'was received with mar ked. altenti n by
Captain ARBUTIINOT, and most heartily cliceied by
the respectiv e trews. Thed sSPlSßthengtit under ‘teigh,
and proceeded on her voyage with a tavo.n ahie hi ecze.
A letter was received yesterday fioni a libsithger
on board the Princess of Saxe-Coburg, which sai:ed
from Gibraltar on the sth instant, but is now per-
forming quarantine in Stangate Creek. It states,
that on the morning of quitting Gibraltar an exple,s
arrived front Cadiz, dispatches on the preceding day,
with intelligence that the French divi ion, consisting
of 6,000 men, which had advanced on that place with
the expectation of a speedy surrender, had suddenly
retreated and taken up a position at Xeres, where the
Spanish troops were preparing to attack them. Pio-
wisions'had advanced considerably in price at Liib-
raker, in consequence of the state of Cadis,
which city supplies were expected to be thrown, no:-
withstanding all the vigilance of the French, and ;ha
strictness oitheir blockade.
The Second Committee of the Swedish Diet, which
lately had a Meeting, and whose labours were sup-
posed to be concluded was again called together by
his MAaasty on the 26th of last month. It is said,
that the. present state of Spain, and the generally ;'re-
veiling difference of opinion respecting it, was. the
subject of the communication ; and a third Meeting
is expected shortly to take place.
A visible eclipse of the Moon took place last night,
or rather this morning. The followiag were the par-
ticular circumstances attending the' phenomenon:
m. 11.
Beginning of the sell?'"
Beginning of total darkness
Middle of ea*

- 29 56 after 1 morn*
- 36 40 2
- 26 3

Ecliptic conjunction - 28 4 3
Moon totally eclipsed - 10 3 4
Total darkness ended - - 15 26 4
Eclipse ended - - 22 10 5
Whole duration of the eclipse 3h. 52 14
Digits eclipsed 18 deg. 20 min. 50 sec. from the north ide of
the earth's shadow.
The offence of Fclo de se is still a violation of the
law ; but that part of the law which dcomed the re-
mains of the offender to the cross-road, the stake, and
the mallet, is repealed. The Bill, which recently re-
ceived the Royal Assent, sets forth that " it is ex-
pedient that the laws and usages relating to the in-
terment of the remains of persons, against whom a
finding of .Felo de se shall be had, should be altered
and amended;' and it then enacts, " that it shall a:
be lawful for any Coroner, or other officer having
authority to hold Inquests, to issue any warrant ur
other process directing the interment of the remains
of persons against whom a finding of Felo de se shil
be had, in any public highway ; but that such Com-
ner, or other officer, shali.give directions for the pri-
vate interment of the remasns of such person Felo dee,.
without any stake being driren through the bodj of
such person, iu the Churcli-yard or other burial•
ground of the parish or place.in which the remains of
such person might, by the laws or custom of Eng
land, be interred, if the verdict of Felo de se had nat
been found against such person. Such intetment to
be made within twenty-four hours from the findieg
of the Inquisition, and to take place between the how
of nine and twelve at night." The Act, howere!,
adds, " that nothing herein contained shall autlimile
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the performing of any of the riles of Christian banal
on the interment of the remains of any such person's
aforesaid ; nor shall anything hereinliefore cootanleu
be taken to alter the laws or usages relating so the
burial of such persons, except so far as relates to tlan
interment of such remains in such Church-yard at
burial-ground, at such time and in such manner as
aforesaid."
DEATII Or 'I'HE REV. Wl4l. WA 1113, OF SERAHFOIS
The following is a copy of a note from Dr. CON
to the Baptist Missionaries at Calcutta, annoutreig_
the above affekaing intelligence. Mr. WA RD had bgta
RI but one day. The fatal disease was cholera mor!!'.
" Our dear brother Ward breathed his last about half All
ago, viz. a quarter before five o'clock, and will be co
tT
the grave to.suoutow eveninc. It will be a cuiptert '"'",
affliction to see any of our brethren tivnt Calcutta on War
ful nrcasi9o. I am, very ~gfectionattly,
" March 7, 1523. (.'signed) .

CUlplys.
a Calcutta on ass
yours,
IT. CAlga'