Star.
London, England, 1823-04-03 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, APRIL 2.

The Duke of YORK, who arrived at the Pavilion
on Monday to dinner, was yesterday promenading
the town in all directions. Ilis Royal Highness seems
to have entirely recovered from his severe indibposi-
tion. The Lord High Chamberlain, GWYDTR, and
Lord LOWTHER, are both inmates of the Palace.—
Lord and Lady RAVENSWORTH, and their accom-
plished daughters, the Misses I.Yoneu., have graced
all the parties at the Pavilion since their arrival.

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Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY held a Privy.
Council, at Brighton.
The Earl of Rosaannair has left town, to attend
the funeral of his mother, the Dowager Countess 011
Roseman-, in Scotland. The Countess of ROSE-
BERRY, accompanied by her mother (Dowager Laiy
Anson), has left town for Holkham, the seat of Mr.
COME, in Norfolk, where her Ladyship will reside
until the return of the Earl of ROSEBERRY.

By the death of Sir Join; &smelt, an Alderman's
gown becomes vacant for the Ward of Langbourn ;
a strong contest is expected, three Gentlemen having
already given notice oftheir intention to succeed him
at the Wandrnote.
The- works carrying on at Sheernineitsive not, lat-
terly, been sufficient for the constanfeMployment of
all the prisoners belonging to both ships stetioned
there ; but as an early embarkation Of convicts for
New South Wales will take place at that port, the
remaining number will, in all probahilitt, be about
adequate to the future demand for =Pikes' labour.

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Mr. CAPPER, the Superintendent of the Convict
,Establjihment, hal reportesl.to .theleCretkry for the
Home Department, " that a vast number of the con-
victs, of late received on board the hulks, have
brought with them, him the respective jails, such
reports of bad character, that but slight hope of re-
formation can be looked for by.their detention.in any
establishment in this country."—On the lsi .of Ja-
nuary, 1822, there were 2807 prisoners on board all
the convict ships, since which period there have been
received from the respective jails 2200 (being 550
less than the year 1821). During the year,- 1470
have been transported to New South Wales (being
1550 less than the preceding year): 85 have been re-
' moved tothe Penitentiary ; 3G7 discharged by pardon
or otherwise; five have escaped. and 49 have died':
leaving 3031 prisoners in confinement in the several
Depots on the Ist instant.
MARTIN STAPTLICiN, Esq. has written to the Ma-
gistrates of the North Riding of Yorkshire, complain-
ing of a most unconstitutional practice, viz.—the
committal of prisoners untried to the degradation
and severity of the tread. Mill. This is evidently a
most gross violation of the law. Mr. STAPYLTON
entreats a ineeting,of the Magistrates on the subject,
on the 7th of April.

By the arrival of the American ship Honqua, at
Liverpool, from China, we have accounts from Can-
ton of a later date than the previous arrivals. By
these we are informed that the inhabitants of that
city were rapidly clearing away the ruins occasioned
by the late conflagrations and that temporary habi-
tations had been formed in the vicinity, mull the
houses conld be rebuilt. :Considerable ,impediments
had been thrownin thewey of commerce by this un-
fortunate catattrophe,',l* it; was'supposed that no
failure among the Itlongaserchanis would take place,
although two of thattody halve been sesrere'sofferers,
and consequently the!' tint Ettritapean loss •sOcruld be
confined to. the IaMCIMIC: tirtrOperti rgt ally con-
sumed. The destruction 'both . lire and property,
was, however; stated to have been ratbeeexaggefatecl
in the accounts previously' given at Canton. •
A- Gentleman *who has just arrrived- bete from it,
tour through France, brings intelligence that it is es-
ceedingly probable the French army will never cross
the Pyrennees. He describes the people, wherever
he went, as exceedingl7 disaffected to-the war, and
(which is a strong" sign of the times" under such a
Government). as not afraid to avow.their. opinions.
In the Cafes, in the diligences, wherever he went, he
heard the same expressions of disapprobation against
war, mingled with imprecations hitt Francnise on its
'abettors. All private letters concur in the assertion,
that the Army of the Pyrennees h-as more to-do with
the existing conspiracie than the ultra prints are
willing to admit. Instead of 100,000 men, scarcely
60,000 can be assanbled, who, partly from dislike to
the entirprize, and partly from fear of the Spanish.
mode of warfare, are much more apt to look 'behind
than before them.--Southampton Chronide.
JUA ITO, one ofthe moltpopular Chiefs ofthe Army
of the Faith, and who has already declared he would
fight against the French should they enter Spain as
invaders, did not present himself, we see, at St. Jean
Pied de Port, along with the rest of the bands of the
Faith on the 22d instant. As the purpose of mint-
bling them there was to provide them with clothes,
arms; and proiisions, we readily agree with the Trench
Journalist's supposition, that Juanita—ha; iesOlved
not. to obey QUABADA in, assisting the French. He'
seems determined •to set up for himself, end to have
neither King:nor Constitution but of his own making.