Star.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

TOWN-HALL.

-Mary Maria. Harrington, alias Danis, alias Jennings, was charged
with disorderly conduct. The prisoner. a second Lady Barry-
more, has been long the terror of the neighbourhood of Lin mood-
sey, and on Monday caused a disturbance by rahibitiug her person
in a most indecent manner.—Committed for want of bail.

TRADE BETWEEN QUEBEC AND CHINA.----From the
-Quebec Gazette, July 14.—" The arrival at this port of
two ships from China, forms a remarkable epoch in the
annals of Canadian commerce. The Moffatt and the
Juliana are the first vessels that ever entered the St.
Lawrence 'from the immense continent of Asia, the
largest and most populous quarter of the world. They
sailed from London on the 12th of August last, left
Portsinouth on the 24th of that month, and arrived at
.Canton on the 24th of January. On the 24th of Fe-
larnary they salted for Quebec, kept company 20 days,
and separated off Java, met again off tiro Cape of, Good
"Hope,separated, and arrived the same day off St. He-
lena. After leaving that island, they did not see one
unether, till their arrival at Quebec, within a few hours
of each othera most extraordinary proof of good
management, and the perfection of the art of naviga-
tion on bond of. both ships. The space traversed be
'them in ten months has been about 38,000 rnilec. The
'Moffatt is-about .800 tons, the Juliana about 500 ; the
former has 9,941 -chests of tea, the latter 5,900,
forming in all 15,841 chests. Both vessels are in high
-order, and take cargoes from here to London."
A steam-carriage, upon principles which scientific
men.ceinsider as calculated to operate successfully, is in
a. state of great forwardness in the neighbourhood of
Edinburgh. It is .expected to perform about twelve
miles.an hour, under ordinary circumstances, at-a mo-
derate expense of fuel.
In the Transaction; pf the Royal Society of _Edin-
burgh, it is stated that Mr. Prentice,. in the neighbour-
hood of Xilsyth, was the 'first person who planted
potatoes in the open field in-Scotland. Ile diedin 1792.

BIRTH.
August 15, at Grinstead Han, Essex, the Lady of Major Ord,
K.H. of the 'Royal Artillery, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
Tuesday, at &.Jantes's church, Major Henry Barrington, late
of the 3d Dragoons, to Miss !hunt Foote, of .thrses, in Sorrey.

DIED.
August 5, aged $5, the reigning Prince, Frederick Charles of
owenstein Vestbelm.
A few dayr ago, •at Vienna, Prince finifo, the Neapolitan Ain-

July 1.4, at Gibraltar, Arthur Dictate, youngest child of Liet-
tenant-Colonel Payne, Royal Artillery, aged 14 months.
• Sunday sennight, at his house in Argyle-street, Idr. Henry
Harding, the Artist, aged 38.
Augur 2, at Bak arrs. Madden, widow of Cot Madden, of
the 15th Foot.
Sunday sennight„ the Rev. James Scott, Minister of Benholm.
aged 67.
August 3, at Foezes, aged 4S, George M'intosh,. Beq. one of
the Magisttates of that Burgh.
Oct. 31, in camp at Charwah, south of the Nerbuddals, Captain
P. H. Dewaal, 60th Regiment N. 1. commanding a detachment
front that corps in pursuit of the freebooter *bait DalLth.
Friday afternoon, smiler of -the name of Webbe, belonging to
the Jane of Dysart, In Leith Roads, was .employedtin Boating a
raft from that vessel to the shore, whei he fell from it into the
water; his body was found next morning. Be has left a widow
and six children, who reside in Alba.
Tuesday, at the Marsh. near Shirehampton. Mr. Edward Pain-
ter, aged 77. His death•waa ocomiened by the sting of a wasp,
which was unobserved in a cup of beer which he was drinking,
and although after very considerable effort Le succeeded'in throw-
ing the insect out of his mouth, he died of. suffocation, in conse-
quence of the swelling of the throat, within ball an hour.