Star.
London, England, 1830-08-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGINCE.

The John, Owens, bound to Narva, has put into Liverpool.
having been on shore en Bubo.
The Amphitrite. Elliot, from Quebec, put back to the Gulf of
St. Lawrence the 21st ult. with lou of deck load. and very leaky,
having been on shore at Anticosti, bound to Liverpool.
The following arrivals are posted at Lloyd's :—The Express,
Sexton, from Belfast, at Ramsgate; Integtity, Richmond, from
Memel, at Southampton ; Enterprise, Cowing, from Riga, and
Albion, Penton,from Memel, at Topsham; Paragon, —, from
Jamaica, off Holyhead; and Stag, Ellis, from Labrador, at Cork.
The Dorothy, Fanny, Guardian. Pratt, Pacific, and Palladium,
from Archangel, have arrived in the River.
Ltvgaroot, Auo. 19.—Arrived the New Fells, —, and
Sontigny, Pinchard, from Quebec; Ann, Miller, from St. Peters.
burgh ; and Rye Hope, Elventer, from Archangel.
CLvor, Aura. lg.—Arrived the Glenfffer, Barker, from Trini.
dad, and Aurora, Jackson, from Lucata.
Host., Aug. 19.—Arrived the Almorab, Ward, and Zephyr,
Evans, from Quebec; Columbus, Nesbitt, and Hannah, Park,
from Bliramicld ; Quebec, Moore ; Adventure, Robinson ;
Houghton, Ransom ; Thomas Hodgson, Hogden ; Request, Love ;
Star, Scotland ; Ann, Lambton ; and Maria, Headley, front
Archangel; and Fairfield, Bloom, from Narva.
Saunas, Aug. 19.—Arrived the Malvina, Rumbey ; Triton,
Young; and Lydia, Heppell, from Archangel.

The town is still unusually full for the time of year,
and the expected meeting of Parliament in October will
create an earlier London season than usual.

Yesterday Prince Esterhazy entertained a distinguished
party to dinner at Chandos House, to meet his Royal
Highness Prince Augustus of Prussia. The Duke of
Wellington, Bulow,
the Earl of Aberdeen, Baron to-
gether with most of his Majesty's Ministers, and the
Foreign Ambassadors, were present.
Lieut.-Col. Baker, as English Commissioner for laying
down the new boundary of Greece, left town on Tuesday
night, express, for Ancona.
Her Majesty, with a benevolent intention of assisting
the lace manufactory at Honiton (which has been long in
a depressed state, hut which, when in full work, gave em-
ployment to upwards of 1,500 females residing at Honiton
and the adjacent villages,) has ordered a splendid lace
dress to be made for her.

Preparations are now making at the National Repo-
sitory, Charing Cross, for the reception of the whole of
the records intended to be removed from Westminster
Hall. The works of art now exhibiting will in future be
placed in the large rooms on the ground-floor.--Atheneum
RUSSIAN COLONIES IN ANIERICA.--From an official
return for the year 1829, it appears that these colonies
contain 10,421 inhabitants ; of whom 513 males and 30
females are natives of Russia ; 422 males and 441 females
are Creoles ; and 4,424 men and 4,591 women are of
Alentic, or other aboriginal descent. The number of horses
is 206, and of horned cattle, I,o76.—Atheneum.
Royalty in Portugal springs from the people. There
is still extant the original contract drawn up in the
Cones of Lamegro between the first King, Alplionso
Henriques, and the nation represented by the pre-
lates, the nobles, and the deputies of the chin.—
' Other Cortes placed the crown successive on the head
of John I. of Philip 11. and of John IV. Without the
concurrence of these assemblies the King could neither
impose taxes nor declare war. Don Pedro 11. was the
last monarch by whom they were convened. The King
of Portugal at the present day is an absolute sovereign,
the fountain of all authority in his dominions. The
lawyers style him the living law.
HIGHLAND SPORTS ON BLACKHEATH.-This week
the members of the Club of True Highlanders, established
some years ago for charitable purposes, as well as for
preserving the language, dress, and sports of the Gael,
met on Blackheath, all dressed in the garb of old Gaul,
to enjoy the ancient and manly game of " Cansmanach."
The sports were kept up with great spirit, from noon till
4 o'clock; when the party retired from the well-contested
field, to the sound of the spirit-stirring music of
Clarke, the celebrated Vimeira piper, followed by
Lochabenaxe bearers, and spearmen, of the different
clans, and prece•ded by the flags and banners peculiar to
each. At five o'clock, a numerous and respectable party
of the members of the club,—their friends and families—
dined at the Green Man; when Mr. CURRIE, of Re-
gent-street, was called to preside, as CHIEF on the occa-
sion. On the cloth being removed, Mr. Conan pro-
posed the health of his Majesty, King WILLIAM the
Fourth; in doing which he stated, that having been a
Governor of the Scottish corporation during the whole pe-
riod of his Majesty, as Duke of CLsazuct, being Pre-'
:Went of that Charity, and being present on many
occasions when his Majesty presided, he could assure the
assembled company, personal knowledge, of the
warm interest which his Majesty took in promoting the
interests, and supporting every useful object, connected
with Caledonia ; and it was now pretty certain, that

after the coronation next year, it warn hi; Majesty's in-
tention to visit that loyal portion of his dominions.
After the festivities of the song, the shell, and

the dance were duly and enthusiastically enjoyed, and
u characteristic of the party, the company separated
at an early hour ; and it may be added, that the pleasures
of the day will long be " freshly remembered.' by all
who were fortunate enough to be present.