Star.
London, England, 1823-08-14 00:00:00

NArAL IXTeLLIOENCE.

Yesterday a Court of arectots was held at the Fast India
tin„se, when tia following ships were taken up and thus sta-
tioned, viz.—Lady Melville, Captain Richard Clifford ; attd
William Fairlie, Captain Kennard Smith, for Madras and China;
maequeen, Captain James Walker; Duchess of Atholl, Captain
& M. Daniell ; and Berwickshire, Captain John Shepherd, for
Bengal and China (early); Sia; David Scott, Clptaiii William
!Bunter; Canning, Captain William Paterson; and Earl Bal.
carras, Captain Peter Cameron, fur Bengal and China; Thomas
Coutts, Captain Alexander Chrystie - Duke of York, Captain
A. 11. Campbell ; and Castle Huntley, Henry A. Dr um-
. mond, for Bombay and China (early) ; Dunira, Captain Mont-
rrn'erie Hamilton; and Marquis Camden, Captain Thomas
larkirs, for Bombay and China ; General Harris, Captain Gen.
Welstead, for St. Helena, Bencoclen, and China (early);. Lon-
din, Captain J. B. Sotheby, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China.;
and Thames, Capt. W. Haviside, for China direct.

FALMOUTH, Atm. lg.—Wind S. W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship
Sratscarsrau, for the Eastward ; and Sandwich packet, for
Jamaica.
Porrsmovvi, Avo. s.—Wind Southerly..--'Arrived the
Guilford, Jonsson, from the Downs for New South Waits.—
hailed the Cyrus, Baswicz, for Gibraltar. -
Dear., Atm W.S.W.—Last night the wind was
variable and inclining to the Eastward, when most of the out-
ward-bound sailed, but this morning it blows fresh from S.W.
The fo:lowi;ig remain :—The Kent, fcr the South Seas ; Ru-
getsdori, for Smyrna. The Sir Godfrey Webster, for New South
Wales, put back with loss of main top.sail.yard.
Cesrom-Housc, Aco. 13.—Ships Entered Inwards: The
Crown, from Limerick; Arethusa, from Quebec; Triumph,
from Gottenburgh ; Oporto Packet, from Pernambueo ; Po,
front Calais; Crown, from Quebec ; Hiram, from Catania;
William, from Oratava ; and Rachel, from Hambargh.—Clear-
leg Otiwards: The Susannah, for Dublin; Trader, for Bilhoa;
Trial, fur Jamaica; William, for flamborgh; Lord Melville, for
Jamaica; Po. for Cal irphyr, for Archangel; .1-ilea:int,
for Petersbnrgh; and Independence, for Malaga.
GIICZNI.AND Fisnrar.—The Venus, of Liverpool, and Hope,:
of Peterhead, arrived at Stromness, the former left the ice on
the 12th, and the latter on the 90th to.t. and bring the following
account of the fishery Aberdeen—Neptunt., clean ; 3 fish;
• Hercules, 1 ; St. Altdreve, 1. Herwick—lively, I. Hull-
-1)ordon, r,, 40 tuns of oil; Eagle, 14, 60 tuns; Elizabeth, 2 ;
Everthorpe, 5; Exmouth, 2 ; Kiero, 14, 60 tuns ; Laurel, 5,
85 tuns; Manchester, 8, 60 runs; Neptune 8. 80 tuns (lost) ;
North Briton, Perseverance, 1; Rachati and Ann, 3; Swan,
9, 50 tuns ; Vet.tralsk,2 ; Walker, 14; Ariel, 1; Tarr,
3; 'Trafalgar, 9; Harmony, 7 • Cicero, S. London—Margaret,
83 tuns. Liverpool—Baffin, 2 ; Venus, I. Leith—Juno, I.
Montrose—S?encer, 4. Peterhead—Alert, 3, 20th May;
Eclipse, 5 (large), 20th June ; Gleaner, 13, 70 tuns, 45th July;
Hope, Is, 'its tans (arrivtd) ; Jean, 3 (large), 25th July ; Mary,
9, 42 tuns, 95tit June; l'.rscverance, 3 (large), 20th May;
Union, 16, Xi tuns, 25th Jaly. Whitby—Resolution, 12, 70
/tins; Burwell, .1 ; Harmony, 9 ; lively, 5; Valiant, 7; Vo-
lunteer,l. Greruock—John, L',s, 150 tuns.

Accounts have been received of the progress of
the GRIPER, Captain CLAVEAING, on board of which
Captain SABINE sailed from the Nore in the month
of May last, for the purpose of carrying on the series
of observations on the pendulum, in the high Lati-
tudes of the Polar seas. They arrived at the North
Cape, after a tedious eassage, the beginning of June,
and proposed to remain at Ilansrnerfest about three
weeks. From that place they would
.go to Spitz-
herrn, as the second. station of observations, and
then procee.l to the eastern coast of Greenland, in-
tending to make their nay to the_ most northern part
of that unexplored coast, as far as the obstruction of
permaneot ice would permit the ship to pass: It is
intended to land the instruments for observation at
the highest point they should reach in Greenland, and
afterward. to, navigate down this hitherto almost un-
Inown coast 'Guam:ads. Oa quitting Greenland,
they would visit Icelanal, and then. cross to Dm-
theim, in Norway, when a founts series of observa-
tion would be completed, previous to their return in
the worth of November. .

Livknroor..—:.A Gentleman from Liverpool who
is in London on bu.iness, states, that trade
which is carried on at that port is truly wonderful,
raticulaily with America; not a day passes but
sine or ten vessels enter or leave the Ducks, from and
for the New %Vol Id.

His Majesty the Kix° of the Two Smilax*, by a
Royal Decree, issued at Vienna on the 2Sd ult. and
published at Naples on the 7th inst. has extended the
provisions of his former Decree of the 28th of Fe-
bruary last, prohibiting the importation of the ma-
nufactured cotton yarn of Malta, to all kinds of
manufactured cotton yarn, from whatever country
itnray be impotted.
Arltarentoui AND isigLANCHoLT CIRCUSEDTANci.
Two Irishmen, named Russell and Braidwell, who
had been engaged to drive 50 head of cattle from
Belfast to Mecham fair, had proceeded with the cattle
4n, the evening of the 3d inst. within four miles of Hex-
him, on the west road, and were both seen late that
evening by a servant beknging to Langhope. About
One o'clock, on Monday morning, the inhabitants of
the west turnpike gate were alarmed by Russell re-
quiring assistance for a man that was dying, which ob-
tained, they proceeded to the place, about a mile and
half %%est 45 the gate, and found Braidwell lying in a
horrible situation—not dead, but unable to speak.—
The cattle were near to him ; a quantity of blood was
:Os:, rear him, which was afterwards traced a con-
siderable way further west. Ile died within ten
minutes after the arrival of the people from the gate.
Haring procured a cart from Langhope, they re-
nio7ed the body to the gate public-house, and Ittis-
fa, being suspected of murdering him, was taken
into cuu,ody. On Tuesday an Inquest was held be-
fo: e S. R E E D, Esq. Coroner, and a respectable Jury.
Mr.J. H. Charlton, surgeon, deposed, that on el Arni
nation of the body, he found no external marks or
violence, but a severe cut across the right cheek ; on
opening the chest, the breast-bone was found to be
fract'tted distinctly in two places, with a consider-
able quantity of congelated blood beneath it, and
a number of ribs on each side broken, amounting
in all to fourteen or fifteen. The cavity of the chest
contained three or four pints of effused blood.—'
On opening the head, a considerable fracture of the
occipital bone was discovered, in length two inches.
On the examination of Russell, he stated that the
cattle, at or near the hour of twelve o'clock on the
Sunday night, broke away suddenly—that he at-
tempted to stop them, and succee,:ed in stopping a
number, but that others passed him, and he then
tailed out pa. Braidwell, " Jemmy," but receiving no
Myer, be west is search of bins, and found him
brearting with great difficulty. He then took him'
by the coat and shook him, but still receiving no an-
s'een he became alarmed, and ran for assistance,
which he procured at the gate as above mentioned.
He could not say how the man sustained the injuries,
bat sqppost.s that the cattle had attacked him. The
Inquest, which continued about six hours, was held
at (lie White Hart Inn, Ilexhanz. The verdict was,
" That the said James lit aidwell came to his death
111 accident, but by s 5 hat tucans uo evidcucc aprears."

lIIS ROY4L HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF
aLouctstme.

TO TIM EDITOR. OF THE STAR..
_The circumstance of the carriage of the Duke of
GLOUCESTEIt berm; stopped on the road from Caen
to 1.1 v re, owing to a supposed informality in the pass-
port,
for the incognito under -which his Royal High-
ness travelled being noticed in the Papers, I have
been rather surprised • that no mention has been
yet made of the reception his Royal Highres met
with at Havre•de-Grace, which it is but justice
to the good people of that place, and equally
gratifying to Englishmen to know, was mat ked
with great attention—a proof of respect which his
Royal Highness is not undeserving ,)f, and to
which I was an eye-witness. His Royal High-
ness arrived in the steam-packet Rom Honfleur late
in the evening ; and, to the infinite regret of the pro.
prietor of the Hotel in Which I resided, he could not
be accommodated, owing to its being completely
oc-
cupied, when he proceeded to the London Hotel, con-
' ducted by our respectable countryman, Mr. JENKINS.
On his arrival being known, early in the morning
(notwithstanding the incognito) the Mayor waited
upon his Royal Highness in his carriage, and had
the honour of his company to breakfast at his house.
At noon all the officers of the garrison, consisting of
those of the National Guard, Swiss troops, and others,
as.embled in full uniform, at the Hotel, to pay their
respects, followed by the municipal officers, ntagis.
rates in their robes, Catholic clergy, the foreign Con-
suls, &c. His Royal Highness frequently appealed
at the windows, w !tile conversing in the most .affable
manner with the various persons introduced, and thus
gratifying the crowd of French and English who
surrounded the house to witness his departure. -
Royal Highness appeared in excellent health and
spin its. The fineness of the day, the novelty of the
occasion, it being generally supposed by the French
that his Royal Highness was the King of England's
own brother, hiscondescending attention to the crowd
'at setting off, &c. altogether had a most pleasing
and gratifying effect.
A respectable Frenchman expressed his great sur-
prise to me, that a Prince of. his illustridus birth
should travel with so little state, and said, that
it was a.great reelection upon the town, that so high
and amiabie a Prince should have been permitted
to have remained at an Hotel; but on my assuring
him that it was not at all uncommon in England,
and that the illustrious members of our Royal Family
appeared generally as private gentlemen, and, except
on state occasions, were not distinguishable in equi-
page or dress, he thought it was 44 tree extraordinaire.
I might have informed him that it would, indeed,
have been an extraordinary sight in England to hope
seen a Prince's carriage start off with four horses, just
from the plough, with rope harness, and a tall. pos-
tillion, whose jack-boots were of a size and: appear-
ARC; likely to serve the same purpose for centuries—
and spurs that not even the rust of ages had yet de-
stroyed ; though it must be allowed his smart vel-
vet jacket, with many rows of buttons, and fresh
powdered queue, gave a smartness which made up
for the mare appearance of the rest of his dress ; but
not wishing to make comparisons which might hurt
the good natured Frenchman's feeling, I assured him
that every Englishman would partake of the compli-
ment thus paid by the town of Havre. He joined
with others in politely taking nff his hat; as his Royal
Highness drove off, bowing on each side, and added
his wish, to the general esclarnation for in On voyage.
August 12, 1825. P.

The- celebrated Carnot has died, after a painful
illness, at Magdeburg, where he had taken refuge
since 1815. He retained, amidst many seductions,
hts character for honesty and firmness. He was
a member of the Executive Directory, and of the
Academy of Sciences, and a Lieutenant-General in
the French. army. He accepted of no conspicuous
public employment under the regime of Napoleon till
the French territory was invaded. He was born on
the 13th of May, 1753.

As Mr. Leverton, one of the Surrey Magistrates,'
was walking with two Ladies and a Gentleman'
throngh Mitcham fair, on Tuesday, on the turnpike
road, a light cart was driven by a fellow so near the
booths, that the party were obliged to fall back close',
to the awnings. While they were In this painful si-
tuation, tour or five ruffians, some of whom were
well dressed, met the cart, as it were, and pretended
to save themselves from injury by forcing a passage
between the Ladies and Gentlemen• and the cart. In
violently rushing along, the ruffians contrived to rob
Mr. Leverton of a gold watch and seal, as he was
endeavouring to preient Mrs. Leverton from falling.
Soon afterwards Mr. Leverton ascertained from some
Bow street officers who were on duty at the fair, that
four or five men, such as he described, bad imme-
diately after the robbery jumped into a cart. which
they turned round and drove towards la nd m with
the greatest rapidity.
An ancient instrument of punishment, which was
formerly used for the correction of scolding women,
is in the possession of the Corporation of Newcastle.
It is called the Branks; and, when in use, was found
to be of great service in quelling that unruly member,
the tongue. It may properly be termed an iron
mask, having a spike so contrived as to enter the
mouth, and hold dothe noisy organ. If the of-
fender attempts to speak when- undergoing this
punishment, a sharp hint is given of the necessity of
preserving silence.
The Duke of Alba held as a maxim, that too nd-
merous an army was an incumbrance to a General.'
These great bodies," said he, g 1 are less disciplinable
and more apt to mutiny. The old troops are the bones
and sinews of an army. The new are the flesh,'
which increases and sets them off, but so far from
adding to their strength, lessens their activity." Mar-
shal Turenne used to say, " that an army of fifty
thousand men became as troublesome to the General;
who commanded as to the General who opposed it." i
Sir J. REYNOLDS used toielate an anecdote of a
venison feast, at which were assembled many who
much enjoyed the repast. He addressed his conver-1
sa.tion to one of the company, but could not get a
silgle word in answer, until at length his silent neigh-
bour, turning to him, said—" Mr. REYNOLDS; when-
ever you are at a venison feast, I advise you not to
speak during dinner-time, as in endeavouring ,0 an-
swer your question, I have just swallowed a fine
piece °flat entire, without tasting its flavour."

PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ACTUALLY
DISCOVERED.

PROM TIM WASHINGTON NATIONAL REGISTF.H.
IS adverting to the contents of the last Number of
the American Journal of Science, we have not before
noticed a very interesting article by Professor Siqi-
man, on the deflagrator of our fellow-citizen, Profes-
sor Hare. This instrument has led to one of the most
brilliant results of modern chemistry. 11:: has not
only fused the anthracite and 'plumbago, bin it is
not too much to say that he hks actually converted
them into diamonds. The following extracts from
his Paper will prove the correctness of our assertion:
" On the end of the prepared charcoal, and occu-
pyiag an area of a quarter of an inch or noire in dia-.
meter, were found numerous globules of pci fectly
melted matter, entirely spherical in tlwir Irro, h.;ving
a high vitreous lustre and a great degi ee of beauty.
Some of them, and generally they %vele those refr.rae
from the focus, were of a jet black, like the most per-
fect obsidian ; others were brown, yellow, and. topaz
coloured; others were greyish white, lik.! pea I stories,
with the translucence and lustre of porcelain ; an.:l
others still limpid like flint glass, or in some ca.ies
like hyalite or precious opal, but without the nu.
descence of the latter.

" I detached some of the globules, and firmly bed.
ding them in a handle of xvood, tried their hardness
and firmness ; they bare strong pressure without
breaking, and easily scratched not naly flint glass but
window glass, and even the hard.green vat iety which
forms the aquafortis bottles.—The globules which
had acquired this extraordinary hirdness vr ere formed
from plumbago, which was so soft that it Was Fr-
fectly free from resistance when crushed between
thumb and finger." Speaking of 'the globules
tained in another experiment, be observes. that "slime
Were perfectly limpid, and could not be distinguished
by the eye from portions of diamond." The experi-
ments detailed remove every suspicion which might
be entertained that these globules were the earthy
matter contained in the plumbago, which was yin
fied *by the intense heat. They were exposed in a jar
of oxygen gas to the focus of a powerful lens, and
although they neither melted nor altered their forms,
a decided precipitate was formed upon the introduc-
tion of lime water into the vessel. The globules of
melted plumbago are absolute non-conductors of
electricity ; as strictly so as the diamond. •He adds
with characteristic modesty—" It will now probably
not be deemed extravagant, if we conclude that our
melted carbonaceous substance approximate very
nearly to the condition of diamond."