Star.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Henry Beauclerk left town yesterday, for Brighton.
mire, Egg. arrived yesterday, at his house in Portiand•-place,
his Oat, Wilton Park, Bucks.
• 'fae Marquis and Marchioness of Chandos have arrived at
litnts, from their seat, Wotton, Bucks.
°•ereral Ord arrived yesterday at Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle-
re t. from is seat in flints.
lieohchote, Esq. M.P. arrived in town yesterday, from a tour.
T. it Gordon, Etq. arrived yesterday at his house in Glovers-
:,7lce, from his seat, Letton, Shipdam, Norfolk.
Nio Likirtmt left town ye3terday, for Brighton.
Lost Hervey arrived in town yesterday, from Ickvtorth Park,

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petures from Miller's Hotel. Jertnyn-streei :—Count Ma-
i.
~;. a :our ; (7aptain Buxton, R.N. for Chatham; and William
• ..oert, Esq. for Brighton.
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- .I)Artures from the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Cap-
. i llama, for Brighton ; and G. Lloyd, Esq. for his seat in
N rfoilk.
• ip:,! Muncaster left town yesterday, fur Melton Mowbray.
1-ur..k at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street :—Sir H. Vivian,
p,m e-cchwood; and G. Mostyn, Esq. from Bicester. Departures:
p;•ry 3120ve11. bl`Clough.' Esq. the Rev. Mr. Ste.
3, fur Devonshire; and P. Soupy., Esq. for Trinidad.

ON THE POLICY OF RUSSIA.

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FROM THE CONSTITUTIONNEL.
CONSTANTINOPLE, NOMMIII 17.
The Turks pretend that it is theintention of the Em-
rotAlexander to form a third capital at Taganrog.
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This project was formerly conceived by Joseph 11. in
010t1T of Heraclius, Prince of Georgia and Mingrelia,
4.
cf. „!.;Ch he wished to form a power between Russia,
I.,,kce, and Persia. Alexander, who has already
netted in Po;and a suffragan kingd )m, was also to re-
ttore the kingdom of Pontuc, and, surrounded by his
Mothers, he inOtt re-establish the kingdom of Armenia
bet," restoring the Byzantine Empite: But for this,
,hr should ,he Czar of the North have dip 'ssessed a
Queen *of Itnirete? Why has he mastered Georgia
and lingrelia, and retained them, contrary so the
neaty tit 1812? He is already master of nearly three-
kin of the Paulus Meotides, and placing a capital
ieyolid the key of Europe, he would before long ex-
tend himself in Asia Minor, so as to leave the Sultan
tiCnostaatinople only the title of Captain of the Porte.
--his was written anterior to the death of Alexander.]
—his is what is said in the Divan, and this is the pre-
-6lninant idea, which inspires dread and precaution for
•

t!.e future, notwithstanding the notion 4 what is de-
treed must come to pass. What is Mr. Stratford
fanning ro do here? We have .to congratulate him on
the ob,raclei laid in the way of the Greeks in buying
ships at Lr'ndon. Ile is thanked also for the oppositi,n
made by Itossia to the vessels leaving the port of Swe-
wgich had been sold to an occult Power. He is
slot complimented on account of Corfu being declared
a free port, at which the Greeks can obtain all they
sci.l). This measure is injurious to Trieste, and the
ilustiian merchant vessels, which have rendered such
r,,ential service to the Porte, to the detriment of honour
;id religion. The name of flee port, applied to Corfu,
las scandalised all the Europeans, who are in general
pod and loyal subjects of the Sultan. What are to be
Cie objects of Mr. Canning's negotiations ? Will he
y, as Provost Marshal for the Holy Alliance, that the
insurrection of the Greeks ought to end in their exter-
mination, for the sake of example? This was his
nr,rxiin fit 18C6, when he visited one of the capitals of
Eihope, where he was full of eulogiums on the Sultan
and hip Government. Tue AmbaLsado; will not now
haJ the same language.

FROM THE COURIER FRANCAIS'
PARIS, D4cosseit 2,5.
Diplomacy always chuckles when it can conceal or
disguise the truth; for the last two years pains have
been taken to deny the illness of the Emperor of Russia,
and it has consequently been denied to the last mo-
lama. Now that the catastrophe has arrived, an an-
touncement was indispensable, but even now only
vague indications ate thrown out: something is kept
back by every one, and the result is a tissue of contra-
dictory pat agraphs from Paris, Vienna, and Berlin. It
the illness of the Emperor had been made known from
the first, if the state of his health had been made public
at the period of his departure ler Taganrog, there would
have ben no pubic surprise at the news of his decease;
and the version hazarded by an English journal would
never have been published ; franks ess and publicity
would have superseded all underhand rumours; but
then what has diplomacy to do either with frankness
or publicity ?
There is much talk about a letter written by a Peer of
Fiance on a conversation which he had Jag summer
with Constantin-, when that Prince was on the banks
ef the Rhine. The Grand Duke received him with
great cordiality, and assured him of the pleasure he
always felt in meeting any one who had "distinguished
himself in the French army. He then turned the sub-
' ject to the law of indemnity for emigrants, a law which
appeared to him strange and impolitic, adding, that if
it was proper to afford assistance to those who were in
need of it, it was vtry extraordinary that the nation
was forced to pay enormous slims to those who are at
present in possession of all the honours and dignities:
the Prince added, that he was acquainted with NI. de
Villale; and it appeared, from what he said, that he
had no great idea of the frankness of his character, nor
t f the extension of his views in politics.' This ii not the
only letter that has been written on the subject of the
new Ilsissian Emperor. One from the Prince of Met-
ternich, to a house with which he is allied, is quoted.
In this letter, she Austrian Minister announces
• that he has received from the Emperor Constan-
li ,e, a most satisfactory declaration as to the in-
tentions of that Pririce: that he appears desirous
follow the politteal system of his brutt er, to
maintain peace in Europe, and to abandon to theirla.e
theGreeks,whom he looks upon as revolutionists. Prince
Metternich concludes his letter by giving permission to
the person to whom it is addressed, to snake what use
of it he pleases.
This circumstance has caused some doubts as to the
facts mentioned in the letter in question : it is natural
enough, when the Austrian system loses one of its most
efficient supports, the promoter of that system should
endeavour to make the world believe nothing will be
changed in that system; the Go vet nment Journals hays
told us that Constantine, when he heard ot the death oh
his brothel, shut himself up in his Palace, where he re-
snained several days, refusing the homage ot his new
subjects. It would be strange if the nine, had for-
, Kwtten this profound affliction, for the mere purpose of
sending a profession of faith to Pt ince Metternich.

Christrbas evening, a quarrel took place in Mad-
dit's 'ravens, Queen-street, Dahlias, between a few of
the tuaids, and some of the 73d Regiment. The
I ii Roes inteifeted and took them to the bastacks-•-one
ell the lacards sins wounded in the !wade