Star.
London, England, 1825-07-30 00:00:00

•BERLIN, JULY so.

A law is much spoken of here, which is said to be
proposed for the purpose of raising the value of landed
estates, that is, those called Knights fees, for noble
estates (riltergait). which ii generally depreciated, to
give to the dignity of the Nobility a desirable reality,
which might counteract the errors which regard No-
bility as a mere illusion without any reality. This'
law would be published in the following form :
Section 1. Henceforward Patents of Nobility (briefadd) will,
not be given to anybody.

9.. On the other hand, every person professing the Christian I,
religion, who is the actual proprietor, or :ball become so, of a noble
estate, situated in the Kingdom, shall have for his own person the
rank of Nobility, and the right, besides the name he has hitherto
borne, to use and to write the name of his estate, or of one of his,
estates, if he has several, with the predicato V.i

3. These privileges descend to every heir, provided that be ac -
quires with the patrimony, and enters on the possession of at least
one undivided Knight's Estate.
4. He who is not exclusive possessor of at least one Knight's
estate in the kingdom, shall not make any use whatever of the pri-1
vilege of No. 2, on pain of incurring the penalties fixed by the laws
(Sect. 1395,11,20 L. ; and be who from any cause share.
pounce or lose the possession of the estate, shall cease also to enjoy
the privileges.

8. T►e rights of the Nobility existing at the time of the publica-
tion of this law, remain unaltered.

We expect further discussions en this subject. Many penonal
are favourable to the measure, considering it as a means to induce
lopulent families to acquire noble estates, and to preserve the pot-

session of them, to give to the title of rOS en im ,orance wh"ch e•: en
the common people will recognise as well founded; and that besides
a law of this kind would lessen many evils of civil society, the pre-
judicial consequences of which are evident in hisiory.
Quebec Papers, Papers, to the 24th June, have re ached us,
hut they contain no news. Letters of a later date, state, the great
timber ship was launched on the 25th ult. •

We have received New York Papers to the 2d inst.
containing intelligence from South America, but it is not of much
Importance. The Legislature of Georgia bad the good sense to
adjourn on the lath alt. without entering into a discussion of the
Resolutions of the Committee, relating to a separation from
the general Governtnent, thus, as the Patriot says—" Treating
the Committee, and obliquely the intemperate language of
the Governor, with silent and merited contempt." Accounts
front Bermuda state, that Sir WILLIAM Loaner resigned the Go-
vernment, and left the Colony on the Bth ult. It is added, that
be proceeded to Halifax, where he would remain a month, and then
return to England.

A frigate of 44 guns, was lannehed at Washington, on the 16th
June, called the Brandy-wine, in commemoration of the scene where
General La Farr:vs lost his first blood in the Revolutionary war.
It is to be fitted up to carry that veteran back to France. Young
Muitar arrived at New York on the 48th ult. The Gazette says—
" He is an elegant young man, apparently about twenty one years of
age. After a short stay with his uncle BONATARTZ, at Bordentown,
he intends, we understand, to visit his elder brother, ACHILLILS, in
Florida, who is cultivating a large track of land at that place."—'
A c:tv.:.xs Myna? had got into a newspaper controversy respecting
his right to exercise his elective franchise.
The last accornts from Lima state that Callao still held out,
although blockaded by seven men of war, and besieged by 4,506
troops, commanded by ?lomat' in person. Room seemed to dis-
regard the threat of the Liberator, that he would hang him and his
garrison if he was compelled to take the place by assault.
One of the New York Papers states, on the authority of a Captain
Baotnzas, that on the 16th of June, the negroes on several of the
principal plantations at Matanzas, in the island of Cuba, revolted,
and murdered their Proprietors in a very cruel manner. The
Governor sent out a body of troops to put down the insurrection,
which was not effected until 60 or 70 of the revokers were killed.

Colombia Papers to the Ist of June have been received. They
state, that the Congress of Peru had resolved to glee Bouvier the
title of Father and Saviour of the Country, and had voted two mil-
lions of dollars, independent of their pay, to the Liberating Army.
General Sanas was to have a title from the place of his victory,
Ayacucho. The troops raised in Colombia to reinforce the army
in Peru had beendisbanded.

Next Monday will form a new era in the history of
Science and of Commerce. On that day a steam-vessel, very
appropriately called the Enreerans, will leave the banks of the
Thames for those of the Ganges. This is one of the most im-
portant, and the most stupendous attempts ever made at facility
of intercourse. The vessel will proceed by the way of Ancona,
Corfu, Malta, Ste. to Bombay, which it is expected she will reach in
thirty-mew days ! Connected with this subject, we may observe, that
English Commissioners have proceeded to Alexandria to negociate
with the Viceroy of Egypt for the opening of a canal to unite the
Mediterranean and the Red Sea ; but as Munsulnian Princes are
not the most tractable persons to deal with, it is probable sometime
may elapse before the necessary consent and security are obtained.
The Enterprise, which has been constructed for the purpose,
appears admirably calculated to achieve this great feat in naviptien.
Her burthen is Soo tons. She has two sixty-horse power engines.
The boilers, which are made of copper, extend across the ship, with
seven furnaces, each seven feet in depth. The whole of the
machinery is by MAVOSLAY. and does him great credit. He has
contrived an ingenious method of changing the water in the boilers,
so as to prevent the rapid deposit of salt and sand which would
otherwise take place; he has also Seed a pump, which may be
called universal, from the 'various uses to Which it is capable Of
being applied ; and he has also constructed a moveable rallway,which
serves to conduct the coals to the point where they are wanted.--
Although the Before's will make use of her sails, when the wind
permits, she will rely principally on her steam, and for this purpose
she must necessarily take out not less than three hundred tons of
coals. The contrivances for stowing her fuel away are no less
judicious than the other parts of her construction. The coals are
partly contained in chambers, within the sides of the vessel, go-
vered with sheet iron, and partly in tanks beneath; which. as they
are emptied of coals, will be Ailed with water to keep the
vessel properly ballasted. The cabin., of which there are twenty,
are furnished with every convenience; but of course, where so
much space Is occupied by the coals and the machinery, there
can be little or no room for cargo. Such a vessel, Indeed, is not
to be estimated by the scale of commercial utility, as to the trans.
porting of goods, but in the speedy conveyance of passengers, and
intelligence to and from India; sod there is so much of individual
comfort and convenience, that bee success must be deemed a
national benefit.