Star.
London, England, 1825-07-19 00:00:00

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Commissioner Lawn removes frets Malta Doeh-yard to a place
at the Navy Beard at home, vice Commissioner BowaN, who re-
tires, after a long period of faithful service, with the rank of Rear-
Admit al. Commissioner CHAILLTS ROSS, CB. removes from
Jamaica to Malta. It is said a well-known Officer, of acknow-
ledged distinguished reputation, will be appointed a Commissioner
of -the Navy at Port Royal. HOD. Mr. &trill/UST (son of Earl
BA TRURO') is appointed a Commissioner of the Victualling Beard,
in the room of Mr. R. W. Ilse (formerly Private Secretary to
Viscount Metstzte), who is appointed Under Secretary of State
'in the Colonial Department.
The Jame. 10. Capt. Faxxxaterts, will sail tomorrow with
dispatches for the British Commissioner at Mexico.
PORTSMOUTI, JOLT 16....411111 morning arrived the FLY sloop of
war, Capt. W. FAIMAITZ Mame, from the South American sta-
tion, last from Rio Janeiro, whence she sailed on the Bth of May.
She does not brirg so late news by a fortnight, as that lately re-
ceived. About one million of dollars have been transmitted by her
to merchants in London. The STARTIATI, Rear-Admiral Sir Geo.
Frac, and Bt.aucarr, wereleft at Rio.
Thursday, the Duchess of York transport, Lieutenant Oatzu,
arrived from the Leeward Islands, having on board his Excellency
Lieutenant-General Sir Hemet Waane, Governor of Berbadoes,
Lady Waspy, Miss W.t.ane. and the whole of his Excellency's Stag
Officers; also a hundred and nine invalids, fourteen women, and
sixteen children.
The General Hewitt left the Sand Heads on the Bth of March,
and St. Helena the 28th df May. The Boyne sailed from St.
Helena at the same time with the General Hewitt.
Arrived off Dover, the Minerva. Hesolasow, from Demerara;
Young William, Monsar, from Surinam ; Ann Louisa, and
Rierste, —, from Bahia ; Hannah, TALPIRT, from New Torii;
Iliza, Hem, from Baltimore; Roseville, SCOTT, from the Caste-
ries ; Vigilant, SnAl tamcv, and Mercurius, Scnuts, from Oporto.
Arrived off Hastings, the Ann, Biomes, from the Havanna,' ;
Betty, Ricer's, from Baltimore ; Abigail, Gras, from New York ;
and 'Maria, DIITCHIrn, from Leghorn.
The Swiftsure, Terms, from Vera Cruz, put into New York on
the 18th ult. to refit, having sustained some damage in the late gale.
Passed in the Gulf several dissnasted vessels, and parts of wrecks.
FAILIIOII/11, JOLT 17.—Calm.—Arrived the Martin, MAILTIN,
from Bahia; and Dillon, from London for New York. Off
the port, the Leina, Sporn, from Bahia, in 72 days. The Auriga,
IVaLroxn, for V.,lparaiso, is only waiting for a breeze to proceed.
FORTSMOIIIII, Juts 18.—Calm.—Passed by, the Eggintos
transport, to the westward; and Ada, Cox, for Yucatan. Sailed
the Arab and Joseph Green transports, for Belfast and Hank&
Dui., JULY 18...-Wind N.E.—Arrived and sailed for die
River, the Frederick, Powsz, from Jamaica ' • Henry, Wxstaaoaitt
7.411C1), and Micmac, --., from Demerara ; Btasitis, Gsattaia, from
Grenada ; Levant, Issas, from St. Kitt's • Grecian, from
St. John's (N. 8.); Margaret, and Elizabeth," Ens, from
St. Vincent's; and Newcastle, of Newcastle, from
DITONTORT, JOLT 14.—Came in the HARLEQUIN, Paxnoaa, and
11:oaryntosit.z, from an experimental cruise ; the result of the trial
Is, that the IlseLecuns is to be altered to a ship, it appearing that
site RanDORA sails equally well as she did before her conversion,
whilst she is more handy to work. and would not so soon become
unrigged.and unmanageable in action with an enemy (as were the
?LOOM brig and some others in the last war).

COMMENCEMENT OF THE HARVILISTo•—A field of oats,
the property of Mr. SMITH, of the field near Hereford,
was cut down list week. The field contained twelve
acres, and was sown with last year's seed.
•Tuesday, the 12th instant, at the General Quarter
Sessions of. the county of Wilts, held at NVarminster, a
.motion was made to put into execution the di,cretionary
powers of the recent County Mortgage Act, by lowering
the interest of the existing bonds, already confirmed
and-established under the statute of the 24th of George
111. c. 54. After much discussion, the motion was ne-
i,,atived, and it was declared expedient that the bonds
should bear the interest at first agreed on, until gra.
duo), liquidated in the Manner laid down by that sta•
tutei it bring satisfactoiily proved to the Court that the
creditors advanced their several loans on the faith of
the tlen standing.law.
Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'cleck, as
two Gentlemen were driving hi a gig from Hounslow to
London, the vehicle came in contact with a post, near
the foot of Kew-bridge, when one of the Gentlemen was
precipitated to the ground head foremost. His com-
panion had endeavoured to take the reinsi but in vain.
1-le was taken up stairs into the Star and Garter, at
t'se foot of the bridge, senseless.
In consequence of • the disgraceful riots in White.
cross-street, and its vicinity, the Staff of the Loyal
iondon Militia have been on duty ever since, at
their head-quarters, Bunhill-row, in order to be in rea-
diness; incase of a repetition of such disagreeable scenes
zs were witnessed on Sunday evening.
D. G. TOMEINS, Esq. late Vice-President of the
United States, died at his residence on Staten Island, on
the 11th ult. after a long and painful illness.
It is a singular fact, that though there are 1000 per-
-ons in the City of Cot k qualified to serve the office of
Sheriffs. yet the present Sheriffs elect of that city are,
~ne an Ensign in the Army, and the other a Naval
,;ap•ain. This is curious in a mercantile city.

Tie Gaear LEVIATHAN.—The following account
i the failure in *Attempting to launch the great timber
• hip, Baron Renfrew, is • copied from The Quebec Ga-
v:t le of the 20th June: 66 We fed, in common with
.'very description of good people here, the great disap-
',ointment of expectation, of the launch of the great
• hip Baron Renfrew, at the Island of Orleans, on Sa-
,...irday last. Various are the reports • and conjectures
rs to the cause of the launch not being complete. We
:ire glad, however to learn, that there WAS no want of
?Toresight, andjudiciaus *preparations. The ship started
handsomely, but, owing to the immense weight and
great length, all 6e grease was burnt up on the ways
there were on fire) before she reached the water;
from this cause alone she stopped, and rests.right on
Cie run, partly in the tide; perhaps it may be requisite
to block up the ship, and lower the ways a little, before
the vessel displays all her grandeur in her element."
• Sunday morning, just a!ter Divine Service, a little
girl, who had accidentally fallen into the river Thames,
was, with the • assistance of drags, raised from the
watery deep near one of the wharfs in Tooley•street,
Southwark. A vast concourse of people immediately
assembled, amongst whom was the Rev. Dr. KINNEY,
rhe Rector of the Parish, who, perceiving the distressed
sure of mind of the unhappy father (who was present
at the time his child was dragged out of the water),
had robbed him of all energy, and the multitude not
Pppeering to know what to do, the Rev. Doctor caused
tsrieunfortunate little girl to be immediately taken to
*ie nearest druggist's shop, where he had her instantly
stripped, and wrapped in f.annel blankets, which he
Hid himself fetched from his own hone. Nor did his
1-2iseworthy exertions rest hem. No medical man
tring at hand, the Rev. roctor lost no time in sending
messengers in pursuit of one, while he rubbed dr.wn
Ce poor girl with his own hands, and Applied hot
'eater bottles to d:fferent parts of her body. Professional
assistance at length attived, when the necessary mea-
sores for restoring animation were about to be taken;,
but the father of tt e child (a poor Irishman) was un-
fortunately so obstinate in his determination not to
rliws them to be pursued, declaring thd he would not
AV: his child mimed, that all the exertions of the.,
Doctor and the re,t %vete completely tht own :sway.'
11 ad these me .surer b en employed, dietre was w
tiot,;:: bin thai the chill would have' been restored; a
bec. the sor.t:,-, of a barbarous prejudic.,

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ATURAL PHEAOMENA.
Thz thennorneter at halt-past three yesterday, was 86 at the
Royal Exchange.
Iu Paris, on Friday, at midnight, the thermometer of Chevalier
was at 18 jest. Saturday, at noon, S 4 2-10ths degs. one o'clock, 24
.5-10 tits dep. two 'Weida, 5-10ths degs. still rising.
The thermometer it the Academy, in Albany, stood, at two rat.
1,1" the following days, thus-;-Friday, the 11th June, 89; Saturday,
9:; Sunday, 98; Monday, at 86. At Trenton, N.J. on the 11th
alai 19. th June, the thermometer rose to 96.
The effect of the confirmed hot weather begins to be
very seriously felt. Brooks and ponds are become dry;
cattle go back in their feeding ; and the wheat and
beans are suffering from the scorching heat of the
sun, which for many days has scarcely been obscured
by a cloud.
The heat in the United States during the last month
appears, by letters from New York, to have been
dreadfully oppressive, and productive of much illness.
At New Yotk and Philadelphia the thermometer, on
the 11th of June, -stood at 99 degrees in the shade:
there had been many thunder-storms and much de-
struction from the electric fluid. Slight shocks of
earthquakes had also been felt in many parts of the
United States.

A remarkable ins►ance of preservation from the effects
of electricity is mentioned in letters from Spain. During
the intense heat at Cordova, the hotel of the Marchioness
Peralis was,struck by lightning ; the fluid passed- over
the chimney of the room in which the Marchioness'and
four others were sitting, destroyed several articles of
furniture, melted a gold chain which the Marchioness
wore round her neck, and forced its way through the,
wall into the street. The five persons were found in a•
state of insensibility, from which they soon recovered,
but they have not sustained any material injury.