Star.
London, England, 1825-08-16 00:00:00

DINNER OF THE SHIPWRIGHTS.

To day bele " t first anniversary of the Shipwrights' Union In
the tiger Tbassises, which was formed on the Mb of August last,
the metabirsre.olved to celebrate it by a dinner at Blackheath.
Ac:ordingly, this morning, the men to the number of 1500, met at
Wapping, and proceeded thence in grand procession, eve deep, by
Aidgate, over London bridge, to dine on Blackheath, under tents
appropriated for that purpose. They were all respectably dressed,
and each man was decorated with a blue rosette and oak leaves In
the button holes of bis coat, followed by an immense number of
persons. The following was the order of the procession :
A Banner with the Motto--,‘ To protect the aged and oppressed."
Baud of Music
Twelve Men with Staves. _ _ _

A Ship completely ;Jigged, in which were a number of Persons.
drawn by Six Bay Horsee—Three
A number of Alen Five abreast.
A Banner with the Motto—" Union and Strength. "
I: • A Model of a Ship.
A Banner bearing-14 Be at good Courage."
Band.

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Benaer--" May our Union ensure locates:*
The Ribs of s Ship. •
]Sanger—" Let Justice bow guide."
Band.

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Mantel-+.A Steam Boat, ___
Banner--0 Union with '.litstleprwis Wens*"
Band.
Banner, with the Motto—" May Until illy tie i h over
Persecution." •
A number of men walked between the empeellvo Via, and
they vitae followed by the main body, walking ihrorthep. Same
of the mottos have a reference to the mot settlement of the
disputes between the Shipwrights and the Bbfp:builders; and this
reeonentatiess me a neat to the festivities of theday.

l 64 Union:

The Duchess r.f Cosuaa visited Prince LIOPOLD'
randy/ mob* Prince Lectiotai accompanied his Illustrious
Rotarian 'through the different apartments in Marlborough-house;
after which his Royal Highness accompanied his mother. en her
settsrn to the apartments of the Dtachees of Kum at the Kings
Palace, getnington.
Yesterday the Doke or s=lo:za _lnner to a select
pan y, at his apartments at the , :Kensington.
Mr. Lerstrternos arrived at his house in Downing-
street, yesterday, from a visit to the Cnatemtuaz of the Ewes-
nose, is Kent.
We understand that the lovely sad accomplished
daughter of Sir Coaaess Atm, Dart. is shoed/ to be united to
ALIICANDIZ Gassi, eldest son of the Rey. Dr. Game, of Roth-
icy, near Leicester.
The Covent-gardei Management has engaged MS-
sums, the famous French Putsch, for the ensuing season. Mr.
Kamm' is at present in Germany, collecting matetiah from among
the playwrights of that prolific counsel foe the ensuing campaign.
The houses in Tavastock-square begin to assume an
uniform character of completeness. The Date of lbaroan has
materially added to his immense Income by the disposal of all the
waste ground upon building leases, and ;blights the tontramoes to
erect houses upon an uniform plan, and of the irseetaris, in all the
prominent situations in that quarter. .
DISSOLUTION OF TUN New ROMAN CATHOLIC As-
a^cia you.— A Meeting was held on Saturday, at the
Corn &change, but in consequence of the absence of
the Parristers on Circuit, the oratory was of a minor
cast ; and the a hole went off as tamely as could be
wished by the most staunch friends to social order.
The only thing worthy of obset ration is, the notice of
a postponement of thew meetings to the Bth \November
nary to its final dissolution.—Cosh ColistautiPn•
A very great sensation has been excited among the,
inhabitants of Llanddulas and neighbourhood, is the
coin' y of Brecon, on account of the disappearance of
• a youngitenman, daughter of David —, of Fftydiam,
or, Sunday night last, who is suppnsed to have bean
tnurdered. In consequence of Ilene very suspicious
ci:cumstanees, a man of the name Of John Evans, by
*ham it is said lihe was pregnant, has been appre-
hended, and charged with the murder, and has been
tow:lmes, to the lock-up house, at Vandovery, in or
der that he MAI" yodel+, the necessity examination!.

r./ L INZELLIGENCE.

GREENLAND WHOLE FISHERY.
The following very bad account of the Greenland Fishery war
this morning received at Lloyd's t
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Whitby, dated
August 14 s--" Arrived the Lively, Mar. from Greenland, with
one Gab, l 0 tuns • left the ice 24th July, and brings the following
annum of the Fishery; viz.
" Htns Snits—Abram, two fish, 50 tuns, the 22th June ; Ever-
thorp, dean, 10th July ; Kiero, one fish. 20th July ; Laurel, one
fish, 17 tuns, lath July; Unity, one fish, silt tuns, 21st July;
North Briton, clean, 20th July; Rachel and Ann, one fish, seven
tuna, 10th July.
" LONDON Rum—Margaret and Neptune, both clean, 40th July.
" Won av Sutes--Esk, Harnsossy. and Volunteer, all clean, 10th
July; Lively, one fish, 10 tuns, arrived; Resolution, three ash, 40
tuns; and Valiant, one fish, four tuns, arrived at Shetland.
" Ammar Sets—Alexander, two fish, 20 tuns, 20th June;
Jane, and Neptune, both clean, no date-
" Pertastaan Slues—Alert, and Mary, both clean, 20th July ;
Perseverance. one fish, IS tans, 21st July; and John, of Greenock,
clean. 10th July."

Captain the Hon. H. J. Row has commissioned his Majesty's
ship Ramisow for the East Indies. Lieutenants C. TALSOT and
F. Pe re= are appointed to her.
The Pusateox sailed from Madeira on the 11.3c1 June. for New
York; IMastoss♦, for Tenerife and Rio Janeiro; Ca•aserox, for
India; Mama*, for the coast of Africa. The Tames arrived
at Madeira on the 2.341 July, from Portsmouth.
Remain at Spithead—.Glasgow, Brazen, Peranga. In Harbour,
Victory, Ganges, Albion, Pyramus, Fly.
Rear Admiral Sir W. C. Fame, K.C. B. and family; Major
ISLArtsirAau, Royal Engineers; Mr. T. C. Joints, Surgeon of the
Naval Yard; Mr. TaosysseLL (late Storekeeper at Deal), and
other passengers, go out in the Royal Oak, to Bermuda. Two
transports are also ordered to take 400 more convicts to that island,
to be employed in improving the port and public works.

Fmatouvu, AUG. 14.—Wind N.N.W. fresh breezes, and fine
weather.—Arrived his Majesty's skip Tunis, from a cruise. Re-
mains the Rntetpi ise, steamer, for India.
PLYXOO2II, Ana l3.—The Hound revenue cutter has run on
shore, and is rendered unserviceable, at Dungarvon.
Ave,. 14..—Wind W.& W.—Arrived the Mary, WILSON, from
St. John's (N. 8.)
Poanstouvu Aua. W.N.W.—Arrived the Thetis,
Carer, from the Downs for Lisbon. Several outward bound ves-
sels have anchored at St. Helen's.

Dear, Amos: N.W.—Arrived and galled for the
River, the Hudson, Osamu" from New York ; and the Albion,
HALL, from Cadis. Arrived from the River, and sailed, with
nearly the whole of the outward bound, the Sicilian, Jammu, for
Whoa ; Elphlnstoa, for Calcutta; Mary, Waiting, for Mi.
ranikhi ; Thetis, Gosoy, for Osebec ; Busiris, (hammy. for St.
John's (N. 8.); Basic, for Halifax; Jane, Rums, for
Smyrna; Oporto, Covers-for Qpprto; Stakes, for Mir amichi ;
and John Dunn, AN'Baa:n, for New South Wales.
Lregaron, Ams. 14.—Arrived the John Reyes, &onion from
Barbadoes; Gratitude, Bowing, from Pernambuco; Rapid, WAlL-
ass, front Quebec; sad lkaoriort, Reiman, from Hand's:O.

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PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Commanders Thomas Warned and John Gore (b) are preowned
lio the rank of •Captalo.—Liestemants Philip Graham, Thomas
Beer, Richard Barton. and IN. Dicksee, of the:Coast Blockade
Zemke; Ind W. N. Clarke of the Eseria, are promoted is the
:I• of Comfusadei.;-,Messet. W. Ma shall, J. H. Jackson, D.
7 Lew* and D. Ryder, of die Coast Blockade Service. are pro.
named to the rank of Lieuelinent.—Lisetenant • Qarles Patel is
placed ea the list of retried Ciamnsaden.
Lieut. G. S. Dyer la appointed to •he (its ; Liam. J. Pratt,
M the Hyperion; Mr. Arad 1. to ,be Purser of the Druid ; Mr.
Randall, timer of the P 4.2dr. Winser, Purser of the
Heiken; Rev. C. B. li ' ' ' ~1•:•fie Chaplain of the ai
apsuaabra
gas sltip st Halifax. . . .
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ENGLISM in;szt-HoudE.

A new Opera, called Terrors,' tAi tarter Chief, was
performed last night, for the first, Lime; iirthis country.
The dramatic part is taken .froM BEAUMARCHAIS, but
greatly curtailed, for that Which ()temples five acts in
the original is reduced to tyro in the translation. It is,
however, the music oflii3Oriptitt_thaveonrtitutes the
most striking feature% of the perforniifice, which has
been got up with considerable taste and splendour.
The story is briefly as follows:.—Therare (Mr. Beanaat) is a
distinguished General, in the service of Aler (Mr. H. Pralwes).-
Sultan of Persia, whose life, we are told, be had formerly saved ;
but be has the misfortune of possessing a beautiful with, stsfasiat
with whom his Sovereign falls desperately inks% The Sultan of
course endeavours to seduce her &freedom from her husband ; but
finding her chastity Invincible while she has the company of
Tarrare, he determines to try what of a separation will pro-
duce. With the help of affaisere (Mr. hums), another Gene
ral, and son of the High 'Mast of Brame, a plot is laid, which
terminates in her being violently carried away in a boat by 'tams
while Terrors is engaged in extinguishing the flames of his palace,
which they had set on fire. He is told that the Lady is taken
beyond the limits of the Sultan's territory. while she is cesesaled
In the secret recesses of Ms Harem. This fact, a dm. named
tkipigi (Mr. Tswana), comininkates, from a sense of gratitude,
en Bore Tartar Chief. and the/ contrive together how they shall
sad her deliverance: In the insantime a fwd. Invades
Persia, the Priam of Banta meet is the Ms* et dot Duty, to
appoint a Commander in Chide*, Army. amerding es =rein,
which is done by one of thvellilidiren of the Oracle prammelog the
name oral' artise Mears, after certain religious rites have been
performid.. aslkfa ocessioili the High Priest, Arians (Mr. J. 0.
Arsurseldeavottra to prevail on she child of the Oracle (Miss
Gowen/if-le pronounce the lame of his son allimmare, the deadly
enemy Timers; bet the child. under the inleeoeeotinspiration,
utters theiame of Mersey., to his great disappoiatment sod confu-
sion. Abeitere, indignant at this occerreseempbealds the Tartar with
his low birth ; a challenge ensues, sod the first sod only blood that
the Persian Genersibdsno (beds in his aim capacity is what is spilt
in this dud. which proves fatal to hiaintemp Tereere afterwards
gets into the garden of the Harare, by the aid of Ortjefei. forlhe
purpose of meeting his wife. Diigolsed as a mote, be unluckily
meets not with the Lady, but the Sultan, who. befog just then very
much irritated against the obstinate virtue of aim* orders that
she shall that very night be married to the mite--tt by bumbling
her pride, he may be avenged on her disdain. e mate he of
coarse, very well pleased at this errangernesn ; bit the Lady. bear-
ing of it, persuades a female slave, Arm^ Atlas
_Piiiirot, to per.
sonate her, which she deli, and 7120**4
is again cruelly disappointed. In the inesethise„ *ode him-
self known, be is discirrerall in the Harem, and tirowith
pleasure sentences him to dodo; kr_ !wadi:it the meaty of the
Seraglio. The army; libwefer, With which be is popular, oa
bearing of his impending doom, Soak eat Into open matte=
Into the Palace, and menace the life of the Sultan.
instantly rebukes them. At his orders,they ground their arms,
and be intercedes with their delivered versip for their pardon.
The Sok" overmans by Os gauntry of his conduct, acts with
magnaahnky—loomns the chains of Terrors. and gives him and
the faithful mistress of his affection to liberty and lave.
While these events are passing, our Readers must
bear An mind that splendid processions and ex-
quisite music are also _ going forward; and it is
eel tainly as a musical piece alone that the Opera
can be said to challenge praise. In that respect we
consider its claims very high, and the names of the
performers will vouch for the excellent manner in
which it has been got np. Mr. BitA HAM and Miss
PAroic were the most conspicuous in the list ; they were
in fine voice, and they exerted themselves to the utmost
of their abilities. Mr. Ilamtau was twice encored in
a difficult song in the bravora style. The part of Astasia,
was performed by a young Lady. The young Lady it
a pupil of Miss KELLY, and upon this occasion made
her first appearance upon any stage. It was a formidah
ble telt enough, to sing for the first time, amongst it
number of the first-rate vocalists, and the new debutante
appeared to feel it strongly; but her alarm was untie-
cessary. She has a voice and * taste, which even the
extreme embarcaument of her first addre.s via' not cc-
pable of pievemilni From bring discpvered and saw
plauded. 'the scram has scra :has been brilliantly executed,
And the dr sees and dectiratioiss are of the Most magiz
ficent .Every part of the Howe vests
crowded so.eacest, alsd the utmost enthusiasm ptevail4l
oa the falling of tile etrtain.

- • LITERATURE. •

Selections from the variont Authors ?oho have written
concerning Braid, *ore particularly respecting tkr
Captaincy of Minas Geraes and the Gold Mixes of
that Province. By BARCLAY MOUNTZN EY. Bvo.
L-mdon, 1825.
At a time when mining speculations mite so -much'
interest, that every week almost brings forth some new
project for disembowelling the earth of its treasures, a
wot k like this cannot fail of being acceptable. Mr.
Mounteney is not ambitious of authorship, and can-
didly acknowledges that his work is what it professes
to be, selections. Ile might, however, have taken to
himself the merit of great industry in his researches, of
much judgment and sound discrimination in the ar-
rangement of his subject. Independent of the descrip-
tion of the mines, the laws respecting them, their pro-
duce, &c. the work contains much historical and geo-
graphical information on the subject of the Brazils,
very useful to every person designing to settle there.
On the subject of the Brazilian Mines, it appears to
contain the spirit of all preceding writers on the sub-I
int; and the author gives a list of about thirty works
which he has consulted, including all new works up
the time of its publication.

Narrative of a Journey into Khorasan, in the years
1821 andlB22, including some Aecount of the bun
tries to the North East of Persia, &c. Sic. By
JAMES B. FRASER. 4to. London, 1825.
This is an interesting volume, by an author whose
previous yolk on the I-limala Mountains has rendered
him favourably known to the public. It contains a
very minute account of the inhabit Ants of Persia, their
manners, customs,&c. and though less flattering-than the
picture given by previous travellers, we doubt not its
correctness. The following is an account of some
Koordish or Toorkoman customs : •
Ir is the custom among the Toorkomans for a man to purchase
his wife--e certain number of camels, sheep, or cattle, constituting
the price. The women are valuable as servants, not only attending
to the household matters, but manufacturing such articles as the
family sells, the men paying little attention to anything beyond the
larger cattle, and their plundering expeditious. It is somewhat
singular that, in these bargains, a widow who has been some years
married, bears a far higher value than a young girl: the latter will
bring front two to four hundred rupees ; the former as many thou.
sands. Five camels is a common price for a girl ; from fifty to a hun-
dred are often given for a woman who has been married, and is still
in the prime of life. The reason assigned for this curious choice is,
that the former is not supposed to. be as yet by any Illtllllll ac.
spatted with the management of a family, or with the occupa-
tions and manufactures that render a woman valuable to her hus-
band; and so great may be the difference of degree in this species
of knowledge, that* woman known to excel in it, will command
the large price above stated.
" It is, however, rendered highly probable from this high price,
that polygamy must be less common among the Toorkoman tribes
than in other Mahometan countries. Whether from this cause or
not, I cannot say; but it is certain that, their women ate by far
more prolific than others, even as I was assured, in the proportion
of two to one. I can myself assert, that out of every camp we
passed through, such crowds of children issued, that one of my ser-
vants, in amazement, cried out that It was " like an ant-hill." They
were stout. healthy, hardy little creatures, almost naked. and
it was gdmirable to see the courage and unconcern with which in-
fants, that seemed scarcely able to walk, would splash and plunge in
streams that would have made an European mother scream. Every
thing about them told of the rough school in which they were re-
ceiving Abair education. My host, Khallee Khan, though by no
means advanced in life, had ten fine sons, born of his two wives."

IMPROVED TIME-PIECE.
A Gentleman of Cambridge-, who is skilled in the
science 9f esperimestal chemistry, and also of mecha-
nism, has lately brought to perfection a timekeeper se
simple in its construction, that its entire movement
Iconsists of only one common wheel and a lever, which
act by a chemical process. This ingenious piece of
mechanism will neither require the operation of wind-
ing nor cleaning.