Star.
London, England, 1823-01-25 00:00:00

FROM CURACOA.

A Spanish squadron from Coro, consisting of a
frigate, brig, and schooner, came into Curacoa a few
days before the Frances sailed, for the purpose of
procuring supplies. The day before its arrival, Com-
modore Daniels, with his Colombian squadron, ap-
peared off the harbour, bound to some port on the
Main.

The French brig Mexican, from Vera Cruz and
Campeachy, arrived at Charleston, in distress: she was
bound to Bourdeaux, arid was robbed in Campeachy
Roads by a pirate of 35,000 dollars in specie. The
pirate• was from Campeachy.

Accounts from all parts of the Continent represent
the winter as unusually severe. In Paris the cold
has been greater than in London, and the hard frost
seems to prevail all over Germany. At Augustus-
burg, a pitcher of water costs about three halfpence;
and in Hohenstein, the scouring of rooms is prohi-
bited under a penalty of five fit dollars.

Gibraltar Chronicles to the 31st ult. have been re
ceived, from which we extract the following from
the paper of the 30th :
PORT MAHON, DEc. s.—The Military Governor
of this island made the following communication to
our Town Council on the 30th Ills Excellency
the Rear-Admiral commanding the Dutch squadron,
at anchor in this harbour, informed me, under yester-
day's date, that through the Consul of his nation at
Algiers, the DEY had been called upon to state
whether he had declared war against Spain, and
whether it was intended to commit hostilities upon our
flag ; to which the Minister of the Marine replied,
that a rupture with Spain had certainly taken place,
when our Consul went on beard (the 18th Sep-
tember last), and that, if the Day's corsairs shonl.l go
to sea, they would capture whatever Spanish vessels
they might chance to fall in with, just as he supposed
our own would do with the Algerines. Although
their forces are at present insignificant, the fitting out
of their ships proceeds but slowly ; they have not yet
any privateers, and they are quite disheartened by
the unfavourable intelligence received from the
Levant. I have thought it right to make this known
to the Civil and Local Authorities, in order that the
merchantmen belonging to their respective dis-
tricts may take the requisite precautions to guard
against any unpleasant accident that might happen
to them, if they should incautiously fall in with an
Algerine corsair, or the frigate of that nation, which,
it is said, will sail from Algiers with a schooner, for
the purpose:of convoying that of the Pacha of Egypt.
FROM THE PAPER OF THE 27TH.

By the Sea Nymph, arrived the day before yester-
day, from Algiers in eleven days, we learn that since
the 25th August, there has been no case of the plague
in that city or neighbourhood, and that the following
men of war are fitting out :—A 58 gun-ship almost
ready ; a 50 and a 36 gun ditto ; an 18 gun brig, and
two schooners getting ready, destination unknown.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at the Foreign Office, which was attended by—
The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool. Earl of liar-
-11:11'67, the Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr.
Seiritiry Peel, Earl. Bathurst, Viscount Melville, the Duke of
Wellington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Robinson, Viscount Sidmouth.
"file Council sat in deliberation till about a quarter
Before five.
The Fart Ct.arwtr•uaot left town yesterday for the Duke of
liviroigtiods seat, Strathfieldsay, Hants.
The Earl and Countess of cot.toox and family have arrived
.tt the Itirl of Ilardwicke's house in Sc. James'szsquare, trom
Lstd Eastuor's seat in Surrey.
The •4arl and Countess of Symmr have left the Marquis of
vatgford's, at Richmond, for Worksop Manor, Nottinghamshire.
The Earl of Cumusatour left the Pulteiley Hotel, Piccadilly,
1111 Thursday, fur his seat in Ireland.
AAnong the numerous Institutions in the Metropo-
lib the Spciety for the Soppressioai of Mendicity Is,
Petillo6o The 'Most prictically Oiiefut; for it not only
Mitres the actually distressed, but preventt the Public
ifrm being imposed opus by the idle and dissolute,
uho lived on charity.

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The answer to inquiries at thi Palace, to learn the
state-RlPhiVittAnarfs-health, continues most desir-
ably favourable ; that of to-day has been—,, The
KING is better."
The cessation of entertainments at the Palace has
produced a corresponding inaction and gloom in
other parts of the town ; but little of gaiety in that
way has enlivened us during his Alentsres regretted
indisposition.
The KING is not now confined to his room ; the
gout has been so fat reduced that his MAJESTY has
removed and dined in another apartment for several
days past.
The weather cottinues intensely cold.

Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, Sir ROBERT
GARDINER left Claremont, in a carriage and four, for
Brightou, to convey to the KING Prince LEOPOLD'S
duty, and to announce his Royal Highness's arrival
in England. The Prince left Claremont yesterday
morning, about half-past ten o'clock, and proceeded
in his travelling carriage to the King's Palace, at
Kensington, to pay his respects to his sister, the
Duchess of KENT ; also his Royal nieces, the Princess
of KENT and Princess FEODOR ; together with the
Princess SOPHIA. Afterwards the Prince proceeded
to London, on a visit to the Duke of YoRK, where
the Prince remained some time. His Royal High-
ness proceeded from the Duke of Yona's to Marl-
borough House, in Pall•mall. At six o'clock the
'Prince went to Kensington, to dine with the Du-
chess of KENT.

The inquiries respecting the state of the Duke of
YORK yesterday were very memetous : the answer
was His Royal Highness is a little be:ter."
Viscount GRANVILLE left town yesterday for the
Duke of WELLINGTON'S seat, Strathfieldsay, Rants,
on a shooting excursion.
The Thermometer, yesterday morning, at eight
o'clock, was 23 deg. and at one, 27 deg. This morn-
ing, it was somewhat lower.
The navigation of the Thames is now completely
obstructed by the masses of ice collected near the
bridges. Between London Bridge and SouthWark
idge the River exhibits one uniform mass of ice,
and if the frost continues, there is no doubt but the
River will be soon passable for foot passengers.
The Rulers and Members of the Court of the
Lightermen and Watermens Company have deter-
mined to distribute amongst the Freemen the sum of
£430, in addition to I:200, which they voted on the
16th instant, and which had been distributed, in con-
sequence of the very distressed state of the men
usually working on the river Thames, and who are
now prevented, by the navigation being stopped with
ice, from pursuing their occupation.
The accounts from all parts of the country speak
of the severity of the weather. At Oxford, on Sun.
day morning last, the thermometer stood at 5 deg.
or 27 degrees below the freezing point. At Maid-
stone, on the same morning, the thermometer was-at
10 deg. at noon 24 deg. and at ten at night 4 deg.
which is 28 degrees below the freezing point. Mon-
day, the Medway was so frozen as to put a total stop
to the navigation: many persons enjoyed the pleasure
of skaiting on its glassy surface. At Plymouth and
in Cornwall it has been particularly severe. A horse
was killed on Townsend Hill, on Saturday, the roads
being so slippery.
The City now vies with the West End of the
Town in sales of valuable and splendid effects, and Mr. Wu.-
Ltasts has for the last three days bad as crowded levees of per-
, sons of rank and fashion at the Auction Mart as ever graced a
sale in the metropolis. We understand. that the sale of the
second division of this valuable property commences on Tuesday,
when a variety of the richest China and Porcelaine, with several
magnificent Glasses, curious Alabaster Vases, Chronometers,
Watches, Diamonds, massive Plate, &c. will be submitted to
the hammer.
Quadrilles still maintain their ascendancy in the
fashionable parties of the metropolis; and the system
taught by Mr. VINCENT WEBB, of 28, Edward's-street,
Portman-square, appears to be generally adopted.
So anxious, indeed, are the Ladies at the %Vest End
of the Town to acquire the graceful Dancing taught
by Mr. WEBB, that his rooms, which are elegant and
commodious, are daily crowded with persons of rank,
beauty, and fashion.
Among other attractive novelties in the Neu
Monthly Magazine, are a series of Papers, giving a
description of the principal Galleries of Art in the
British Metropolig, The Number for FEBRUARY will
contain an interesting account of the Marquis of
STAFEoan's GALLERY, at Cleveland House.
Mitchell's Dictionary of Universal History, and
Historical Biography, the only Work on these inte-
resting subjects in our Language, will be published on
Friday, the 31st, and delivered with the Magazines
and Reviews of the Month in all parts of the Empire.
Ma. GCRNEY'd New ary-Hydrogen Blow Pipe.—
It is with real satisfaction we find that Mr. Guattry, the able
Chemist, and Lecturer at the Surrey Institution, has announced
for next Tuesday an extra Lecture, entirely devoted to that most
interesting and useful instrument in Chemistry, his new Blow
Pipe. We felt ourselves, in conjunction with all who were pre-
sent at his recent Course of Lectures, greatly indebted to him
for the highly important discoveries and theories, as well as for the
very interesting experiments therein so ably given; and did not
expct this additional exertion for the public gratification and
instreuction, butt o
must be warmly and gratefully received.
We can only hope, as we always feel interested its what. mast
convey real instruction and gratification to the Public, that the
indefatigable Lecturer may be induced to present, as speedily as
possible, his labours to the world, namely, by publication ; and
which, we have no doubt, must be the wish of all who had the
opportunity of benefiting by his unusual talents and abilities. In
the Lecture announced for Tuesday, we learn Mr. G. in.
tend, as well as fully to exhibit the great use and unprecedented
power, so also the valuable improvements, and particularly the
great simplification he has been able to effect in that powerful
chemical agent ; and, in consequence of which, he is enabled to
obtain such novel and important effects, and to which cot only
scientific men, but artists in general, look with so much anxiety.
We understand Mr. G. is from Cot nwalL
A horde of gypsies have been very lately encamped
at the foot of NVoodburphill, in Devon, where they
cut off the tails and manes of every horse they could
catch ; several horses have also been stolen, but whe.:
ther by this gang or not, is as yet uncertain. Lord
RoLLE gave directions to take the whole of those va-
grants into Custody, but they had previously decamped.
A woman, named White, it now living at Frome, in her 104th
year; the old lady, who resides in the almshouse in that town,
remembers taking wine with the waiting maids of 'Queen Anne,
at Berkeley House; she continues in good health'''.
Some inhuman wretch bad the barbarity to leave
a new-born female child in the snow, near Ashbur ton,
on Wednesday se'nnight. Tile !idle innocent was.
picked up before the vital spark was extinct, and ap-
pears likely to do well.* It has been christened by
the appropriate -name of Mary Ann Snow!

Tor ARMY.

Th 46th Regimeat crewed at Chatham Oa Monday, from
Gravesend, where they disembarked from on board the Charles
Forbes East Indiaman. • •
Tuesday eight soldiers belonging to a detachment on boarl
the brig Louisa, lying in Plymouth donnd, going to the Coast of
Africa, under punishment, took one of the boats and made their
escape. The master of the Louisa went on board the CALLIOPE
tender, and informed the Commanding Officer of the circum-
stance, who immediately dispatched several boats in pursuit, and
fired guns and rockets at them ; they succeeded, however, in
escaping.