Star.
London, England, 1822-10-30 00:00:00

NAFAJL INTELLIGENCE.

The Mos, 'rstosesex, from, London for Rio Janeiro, put iota
Pertsasouth yesterday, leaky, and must discharge.
Raucous% Otot. 4L—Wind S. R.—Sailed the Duke of Kent
packet (2), for Lisbon; Marchioness of Queensberry packet, for
Jamaica; and Marchioness of Salisbury packet, for the Leeward
Islands.

Du t, Ocv. 29.—Wind Weeterly.--Canse down from the
River but night, the William, Gomm, for Trinidad; also ailed
last night for the River, the Margaret, ALLOW, from Batavia.
Arrived this morning, and 'ailed for the River, the Tricot,
MEW, from BeifwA.--Half-past six, rase—Cal:ls and thick
weather.
PLYMOUTH Ocv. 211.—Wind R. by S.—Sailed, the whole of
the entwardlound.--Arrived off the Port, the Brilliant, Gases-
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wait, fens Gibraltar for Portsmouth ; and the Mary, of South.
amps's, fees Palermo.—Five o'Clock, vas. the wind has sow
got rowed toS.W. with every appearance of dirty weather.
The whole d des vends that sailed in the morning are now
main ►ack, wed bringing up in the Sound.
!winsome', Om. ”.--Wind E.—Arrived the General
Smith, Roussel', from Batavia, out 210 days; his hilaiesty's
ship TYISACIAS, from the eastward; Enterprise, Come. from the
Dos►na for Jamaica; Wilna, Thomas, from Cowes for Bin
Janeiro; Cudelin Charlott, CLACS, from Villanova, leaky, and
must discharge and go into dock. Sailed the Tula, WHITE, for
Gibraltar.

The following Letter has been received at LLOYD.,
" Hanoverian Consulate, Circus, Minorite;
" Sea--I have the pleasure of acquainting you, that I yester-
day received a commtniication from his Excellency Count
Munster, by which it appears that directions have been given,
by the Hanoverian Govenunent, to place British ships, in re-
spect to charges, upon the like footing in the ports of Hanover,
with the Hanoverian ships.—l am, &c. (Signet')
° Air. John Bennett, jun. Lloyd's. " JOHN HALL"

CITY, ONE O'CLOCK.

The Meeting at Lloyd's this morning, on the sub-
ject of the Correspondence between the Committee
and the Admiralty, has been numerously attended.
Up to this hour nothing has been determined upon,
aad there appears a regular opposition to the Corn-
mittee's proceedings.
he)

The Authoress of those admired Novels, Rhoda,
Plain Sense, &c. has a new Work in the Press, en-
titled " Isabella."

DRURY-LAKE THEATRE.—The Comedy of The
Road to Ruin was again performed last night. A,
the Play is now cast and acted, it may challenge a
very extended portion of the annals ( f the Stage t
shew so complete and powerful a combination of dra-
matic talent. The Farce of What's Next? followed.
There was a brilliant and crowded audience.

COVENT-GARDEN.—The Wonder was performed
at this Theatre last night.—Mr. C. K EMBLE'S Don
Felix, and Miss CHEsmna's Violeinte, were given in
a style of superior excellence, and the other charac-
ters were well sustained. The new Farce of the Iri A
Tutor, and Ali Pacha, concluded the performances
of the evening, and gave general satisfaction. The
House was full.

The Opera House end of Pall-mall was yesterday
at noon thrown into the greatest consternation, by a
sudden and tremendous subterraneous explosion, that
was more like the discharge of heavy ordnance under
ground than anything else. All the inhabitants in
the fine new shops constituting the Opera House
Arcade, and in the houses on the opposite side of the
way as far as Cockspur-street, were instantaneously
out of their residences, thinking that their own habita-
tions were tumbling about their ears. Pall-mall and
the Opera House Arcade were immediately filled
with people ; and their alarm and amazement wenr
not diminished on beholding an immense volume of
flame, accompanied with a strong smell issuing foith
fiom the dilapidated front of the house belonging to
the " Westminster Wine Company," at the corner of
the Opera House Arcade. The shop fronts were
completely blown from their stations, and dashed
on the pavement in thousands of pieces ; and within
the premises, there appeared nothing but ruins. This
immense explosion and sudden ruin were the result of
an accidental ignition of gas that had esca?ed from the
I pipes, owing to some defect in them, or to the gas not
having been properly cc turned off," and had wholly
occupied the cellars under the Wine Company's shop
or counting-house, at the corner of the Arcade.—
The clerk and cellarman were proceeding to the
cellar to fulfil some orders, and the approach of a
lighted candle caused the ignition of the vast body
of gas that had escaped from the pipes and filled the
cellars. The whole, of course, immediately exploded,
and for a time left the two individuals almost sense-
less. The ignited gas, in the progress of its expan-
sion, beat down windows, doors, partitions, several
hampers of bottles, all of which were spread on the
cellar-floors, nearly shattered to pieces; and it thence
made its way up stairs to the floor which is even with
the street, and dashed out the whole of the shop-
froats as already described, carrying with it ruin
and terror. It cannot be compared to anything ex-
cept the fury and devastation of an earthquake.—
The clerk, whose hair was so severely burnt, on
escaping from the house, ran off with horrific haste
to such a distance, that for some time it was not
known what had become of him. Firemen welt
promptly on the spot; individuals connected with the
Gas Works in Peter-street, Westminster, were also
immediately sent for, and instantly obeyed the sum-
mons; and the Arcade iron gates were closed, so
that the premises were protected from those inroads
being made upon them which, as the crowd was so
great and mixed, mighthave otherwise subjected the
proprietors to further severe losses,