Star.
London, England, 1824-05-17 00:00:00

HYDE PARK.

Notwithstanding the very unfavourable promi,e
the early part of yesterday, the afternoon became so 1„
improved as to attract a vat number of ecrtipai;e,
the cart iage drive in this Pat k, and some of them if
very splendid description.
The pirmenade was also well attended, but rit:e4,
by male pedestrians, the having either
at home, or those who had such an advantage
themselves to their carriage,.
The few females who made their appearance
walk were so wrapped up in cloth pelisses, ch,ak, rn
and tippets, to protect them against the sharp
easterly breeze which ptevailed, that they have the pk.
menade mere the appear ante of a winter than a sointra:
walk. Most (,f the visite/3orall Litso ipt ions bad
pealed by six o'clock, as it just then began to threaten rai

NAVAL IAIELLIGEACP.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The Cerberus, for the capture of a gun-vesiel, name unkn-vv.
on the 21st ite.t. 4, N 0.7, Great Scotland-yard ; and rec.a:d
Tuesdays and Filthy,.
. _

The Jlatttic, of Newcastle, COULTHARD, frODI
dotted at sea the 15th ult. being leaky—Captain and crew a: rtv,l
at Dover In the his, from Boston.

A detachment of Marines has been ordered to embark nn
the Tiivris, from Portsmouth hr.id-quarters, to reinforce the
dron on the coast of Mika, under the command of Coin:owl,
Bur.i.rtr.

Hear-Admiral W. r. LAKE, C. H. is expected to hoist his Rig in
board the JUYITIIII, in the course of next week, at Poitsmouth. 0Q
his appointment as Commander-in-Ciiief on the lialifax stati.m.
Major General Sir Elowmin Docci.as, Gov, rnor of New 13:.11:$.
%rick, and suite, are arrived at Port-mouth to take their passagr to
Halifax, in the SAMARANC, 28, Sir W/I.LIAM WISrMAII, WhiCh.!::p
will shorty sail for the Norris American station. The NIEMEN, ':l4,
• Captain Sivs.v, is daily expected from the station, with lieuteoant.
General Sir JAMKS Kt:slYr, Governor of Nova Szotia, who ea
his return home on leave.

Captain JEREMIAH COGHLAN, C.B. is appointed to the n%
MOUTH, 42, at Plymouth ; Lieutenant F. Wcor., to the Gallo‘ ;
Lieutenant It L. Melia Rik, to the .1::11S A ; Lical•.•molt FLETCM:.S..
to the A1.•10211; Lieutenant WII I.IA 31 rARkI:II, to be Agent of tries.
ports, and to command the Vihe:ir ; Lieutenant lirssunir, to th,
THETIS ; Mr. Wit I.IIM TultSV.lt. to he Purser of the r4A.

St, VERN ess, MA y 1 Ft' RV Discovery-ship was towed
from NortldLet yesterday afternow, by the Cornet steam-vel,
and is anchored at the Little Nore ; the IltcLA is expected to kl,r.
The crews of both ship s are to be paid wages on Monday,
sail on Tuesday, or as soon after as possibl,.. A tr.msport, to
company the ships on the Expedition, is arrived at the Nett, bat
the IlecLA is not yet down.
FALMOUTH, MAs 13. Wind E.N.R -- Sailed yesterday, t!.e
Sandwich packet, rOr the Brazils; Duke of Kent packet. for Li:.
bun ; and Augusta Frederica, ZA AGE, for Madeira.

PORTMOUTTI, MAY 1 6. Wind N.N.E.—S,iled hic Maj,•sty's
THWili, for Africa; and Gainsbro, AISTHMIP, for London.

DEAL, MAY 16.-Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Fairlie, Damian',
for Madras ; Exmouth' Ow EN, for ditto ; Meanwell, Volutes, fur
Jamaica; Orwell and St. Vincent's Planters, for St. Vincent's.
Arrived off Dover, the Ant, GRIFFIN, from Charle-s:on ; and the
Lis, Et.upcwoon, from Boston.
Dovitic, MAY 16.—Arrived a French galley, from CaLis, with
Lieutenant MAnvis, charged with dispatches irons Algiers.
Livanrooc, MAY 15.—Arrived the Hector. SrvicE, trom Deme-
rara; f!iza, SPENCE, from Messina; Active, Gross; and Johanna,
WALLosi, from Dantzic ; !hien, KEINE, from Wismar; Catherine
and Mari t,-•••••••••„ from Ilamhurgh ; Telegraph, BERRY, front
ladelphia ; Delaware, and North Briton, from Sivannah.
DEVONPORT, MAY 1.5.--Ctme ittthe WICIAIAM cutter, from Ire-
land ; and the HAMOAZE lighter, bound for Deptford, to he fitted
for a mortar-vessel, at Algiers. Remain, BRITANNIA, OCEAN, Gc-
NOA, PRIMROSE, SAPPHO, NISIROD, and :METEOR.