Star.
London, England, 1831-05-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind B.B.E.—Arrived his Majesty's
packet Magnet, from Lisbon—sailed Bth inst. with mails. The French
squadron had not arrived.
MAY 20.—Wind S. to E.—Arrived his Majesty's packet Lapwing,
Lieut. Forster, from the Leeward Islands—sailed from St.Thomaa's the
10th April. April 16, in lat. 22 68. N. loag. 02. 1. spoke the ship
Montrose, of London. from Demerara for Loodeo, out 10 days, all well.
April 19, In Ist. 28. 34. N. long 61. 11. W. spoke the hallos Rudoca,
of and for London from St. Vincent's, out 16 days, all well. May 2,
in Ist. 42. 1. long. 31.7. spoke the ship Bracken Moor, of and from
London for Quebec. May 14, in Ist. 60. 2. long. 12.40. spoke the brig
Dalusia, of and for Bristol from Trinidad, out 64 days, sugar laden, and
her larboard ground tier much damaged. The Lapwing supplied her
with beef and bread, having been without any for ten days. Also ar-
rived, the Summer packet, Sutton, from Lisbon—sailed May 16th; left
in the Tagus his Majesty's ships Windsor Castle, Briton, Childers,
Ariadne, Dispatch, Nautilus, and Savage; and the French corvette
L'Egle, 18 guns. May 13, the Duke of Marlbro' packet arrived from
Falmouth in the Tagus. Also arrived here, the Eliza, Watt, from
Messina, in 29 days, for orders and Amsterdam; the Hippocampi,
Rowe, from Terra-Nova for London • the James, Bartlett, tram Se-
ville, for orders; and the Youghall, Bhankin, from Youghall. Sailed
his Majesty's packet Swallow, Lieut. Baldock, for Rio de Janeiro and
Buenos Ayres, with mails of the 17th instant; the Norway ship Pe.
tereus, Bull, for Dram; the Columbus, Yutadets, for Rotterdam; the
Jacques, Osman, for Halve de Grace; and the Grace, Tregarthen, for
London.

May 21.—Wind N.—Arrived the Harbinger, Champion, from Mee.
sins, in 39 days, for orders ; and his Majesty's steamer African, Lieut. 1
Harvey, from the Mediterranean--salled from Corfu 30th April, Malts
4th May, Gibraltar 13th, and t adis 14th, with mails. April 20th, left
at Corfu his Majesty's ships Procne and Rainbow; May 2, at Malta,
his Majesty's ships Britannia, Ganges, Kent, Melville, and Pelican ;
his Majesty's ship Britannia put to sea on the 4th. May bth, in lat.
36. 50. long 12 East, spoke the brig Fortune, 22 days from Boston ;
11th, left at Gibraltar his Majesty's ship Acteon ; 12th, his Majesty's
sloop Wasp strived ; 13th, his Ma* y's steamer Meteor arrived from
Falmouth. Sailed his 3lajesty's t Elisabeth, Scott, for the Leeward
Islands; and his Majesty's packet Sphynx, Passingham, for the Ha..
packet
vannah and Vera Crus, both with mails of the likh inst.
The silly conundrum of some hall-witted literati, whe-
ther the Niger emptied itself in the sea, or was evaporated by lakes,
is said to be determined by the fact, that a Canoe has
from the Niger down a stream which enters the Sea In the talsilt
of Guinea, near Cape Nun, east of Cape Formosa, and there called the
Nun. The question was of as much value as any of theconundrums which
appear every Sunday in the Ayr, but it furnished a topic for the Jour.
Delius, and made small thinkers stare. Perhaps it runs from some of
the lakes connected with the Niger,and therefore may. In a certain sense,
justify the assertion; but the Nun is a puny stream, and the Niger a
river of the first rank.

We understand that Mr. Denison has not yet decided
whether he will sit for Liverpool or the county of Nottingham; but
we are informed, that if he select Liverpool a fit representative for Not-
tingham is ready. If Mr. Denison select Nottingham, several persons
have been mentioned for Liverpool. The most 'imminent names are
Lord Palmerston, Lord Molyneux, and Mr. Hyde Villiers..
Mr. Kean arrived in town on Friday night from Edin-
burgh, after having made a moat successful tour. On Saturday he re-
hearsed the part of Ago* at the City Theatre, in which it appears he
is concerned with Chapman as proprietor. Mr. Kean's health is coo.
siderably improved.
CHAPEL v. TIZEATRR.—It is pretty generally known
that the New City Subscription Theatre, in Milton-street, was formerly
a chapel. The proprietor granted a lease to certain parties, who let it
to the Rev. A. Fletcher, who let it to Mr. Chapman. A curious ques-
tion now arises, which Is likely to interfere materially with the per-
formances. There was no express stipulation in the first Isms that this or
that should not be done with it but the original lessees have just re-
ceived a gentle hint, under the usual covenant to repair damages, that
they must forthwith put the premises in Motu giro Waf, Ac. The first
lessor comes upon the first lessees. they come upon the Rev. A. Fletcher,
and down comes the Reverend Gentleman upon Mr. Manager Chap-
man. An awful confusion must ensue, from each party trying to ease
himself t but, struggle as they may, we suspect the first lessor will
remain uppermost.—itheadnan.
UNIVERSAL PEACE SOCIETY.OII Wednesday evening
the twenty.fifth anniversary of this Society was held in the Quakers'
meeting house, White Hart-court, Lombard-street; William Allen,
Esq. In the chair. A report of the proceedings of the Society for the put
year was read by the Secretary, which stated that they bad circulated
extensively tracts inculcating peace on earth and good-will to man.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE EXCLUSIVE.

FOR THE STAR.

FRANCE,

PARIS. SATURDAY EVENING.
We are informed that the ordinance for the dissolution of
the Chamber of Deputies will appear on the 25th. The King
will be back at St. Cloud on the 26th.

The ordonnance for the dissolution of the Chamber of
Deputies is, it is said, ordered, but it cannot be signed and
promulgated until the return of the King; it is presttia,d
that the new Chamber will commence its labours in the first
days of July.—Journal de Paris.
The Count de Mornay has set out from Paris with
despatches for Saint Petersburgh, in consequence of the
arrival at Paris of a Secretary from the French embassy in
Russia.

A levy of 16 new regiments of the line has just been
ordered.

A journal announced yesterday, that a change in the r,i-
oistry is talked of. The conjectures upon which th,, a ithor
of the article supports his statement have no more foundation
than the fact itself. That which is said besides of the rela-
tions of the ministry amongst themselves announces a com-
plete ignorance of the nature of these relations.—Juurnable
Paris.

A journal repeats this day the news, always to be hoped
for, of a change in the ministry ; but the combination which
is spoken of approaches nearer than ever to the system of the
restoration, since it agitates the entrance to the Council of
the Duke Decazes.—La Revolution.

There has been talked of to-day that a change is about
taking place in the ministry : that it will not be a change
for the better, but for the worse ; .that is to say some-
thing which clings more closely to the restoration, or
rather even the restoration itself. It will be remembered
what eulogiums were given a little time since by
the Journal des Debats on M. Decazes, as the man who
had the best conception of liberty, such as would be
suitable to the present France. We were not de-
ceived in attaching at the time a great importance to
those eulogiums. M. Perier, who has mixed rather
late in government and intrigues of court, and who
has had the pretension of reducing his colleagues to
be but as his clerks, committed an unpardonable
fault is not following the king in his journey, and
leaving him to be accompanied by others. An old
courtier should not have been deceived. It is now M.
d'Argout and Marshal Soult, who have the ear of the King.
M. d'Argout is not the intimate friend of NI. Decazes for
nothing; and it is known that Marshal Soult and M. Pe-
rier have had, upon several objects of administration, rather
smart altercations, before the departure of the King. M.
Montalivet, at all times ministerially inclined for M. De-
cazes, and M. Sebaatiani, who is of the foundation in all
ministries made, or to make, has not hesitated, it is assured,
to league with M. d'Argout and M. Soult against the Prime
Minister. Thus M. Perier will have for consolation the
unique fidelity of M. Barthe, who will quit the ministry
with him."—Le National.
According to the intelligence which is brought to us by
the And de la Charte of Nantes, Government will be dis-
posed to take energetic measures to suppress the troubles of
La Vendee. It has considered, without doubt, that it will
be better to prevent the evil from encreasing, whilst there
is yet time; by acting otherwise, it would have been placed
in the situation of making use of exceptionable means to
combat the insurrection, and the employment of such means
is not exactly the thing to destroy the causes of irritation.
Nevertheless, in the present state of things, if government
will act with promptness and decision, civil war may be
prevented. More than 15,000 men are directed upon the
departments most in agitation; but we regret that they should
not be under the orders of the General who once already
pacified La Vendee, and whose name alone insl•ires the re-
bels with terror. It is General Bonnet who is to be sent
into the departments of the West, with the title of Commis-
sioner-Lieneral. We know not to what he has deserved the
attributions this title confers upon him. The And de /a
Charte announces his arrival at Nantes.—Le National.

There is a report to the King from Cassimir Perier, in
the Moniteur of Saturday, proposing to him to send into
the 4th, 12th, and 13th Military Divisions, au extraordinary
commission, having troops at his disposal under new com-
manders, seconded by all the means possessed by the ad-
ministrative authorities, ecclesiastical and judicial; that it
will fix its seat of justice in all places where circumstances
may require it, and direct upon all points moveable columns,
without interruption by the rules and limits of different
military jurisdictions, nor be retarded by the conflict of
any local authorities. The object of this measure, is to
pacify the country at first by conciliatory means; and
afterwards if necessary by force. La Vendee, it is said, will
be placed in a state of siege. Lieutenant-General Bonnet,
by the report, was recommended to the king, as extraordinary
commissioner; and the report is followed by an ordonnance
of his majesty, appointing that officer in the 4tb, 12th, and
13th military divisions.

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, MAY B.—The Austrian Government is said to
have opened a negociatios with four of the principal com-
mercial houses for a new loan of 30 millions of florins, the
conditions of which had not yet been agreed upon.—Augs-
burg Gazette.
A realer active exchange of notes has taken place of late
between the French Cabinet and that of Vienna, relative to
the affairs of Italy. Couriers succeed each other with ra-
pidity. Prince Metternich declares frankly, in his notes.
that he will be the sole arbiter of the fate of Italy. In the
former diplomatic language, it was always admitted that
there existed a German and a French Italy ; but since the
revolution of July, Austria will no longer listen to the pro-
tection of France. The last despatches of Marshal Maison
leave no doubt on the approaching occupation by the Aus-
trian troops of the Novarais, a province annexed to Pied-
mont, but over which Austria claims a right of reversibility,
since the extinction of the eldest branch of Savoy. By that
occupation, Piedmont, which heretofore had but the shadow
of independence, will be entirely at the mercy of the Cabi-
net of Vienna. The serious mistakes committed by our Mi-
nistry, with regard to the affairs of Italy, are dificult to re-
trieve, for Prince de Metternich will not give up so easily
the advantages which the weakness and irresolution of our
Cabinet enabled him to obtain at so cheap a rate.
ITALX,
FLORENCE, MAY 9.—(Extract of a private letter.)—
You know the amnesty which has been granted by the Holy
Father, be will pardon all the innocent, and rigormily
chastise all those who have more or less taken part in the
events. Thus it is that the fathers of the church understand
pardon ; unhappy the people whose fate it is to be born ander
such a sky. M. de Saint-Aulaire will return to France;
truly it was not worth the trouble of sending him, for the
policy and Austrian authority rules in all the Roman States.
The Austrians occupy five cities ; Bologna, Ferrara, Ancona.
Commaoclaio and Ravenna, and it is stated they will hie
possession of Civita- Vecchia. There cannot be less than 10,000
men at 80l . This is the manner in which the Austrian
Cabinet at the representations of yours. Cardinal
Oppissoni, to at Bologna, a mild and tolerant man, has
already had strong contestations with the Austrian com-
mandant, because be will not adhere to the measures of
rigour
which that °am Pr:Lmose to him, and is content to
give passports to all those are signalised as enemies to

the Papal government. The fine illusions which were made of
Italians, and above all the Sardinian subjects, at the acces-
sion to the throne of Charles Albert, are dissipated like a
light fog before the sun. There is no longer a thought even
of an amnesty for the individuals compromised in 1821.