Star.
London, England, 1825-03-22 00:00:00

FOR! SMOIIIII, MARCH 20.

Arrived the SCORPION cutter, commanded by Lieutenant I. F•
Amur (tender to his filajelty's ship Vscvosv), with a galley and
eight smugglers, and a large boat, containing 344 tubs of spirits of
Geneva, and six packages of tea, which she captured on Sante-
day night last, off Worthing.
Lieutenant Aeratav first chased a suspicious lugger, which,• on
boarding, be found bad no boats on board, and calculating they
were at work upon the coast, went in pursuit in the boats of the
Scorpion, and soon discovered the above galley and tub boat; In
the cbace, the smugglers endeavoured to make their escape in the
former, leaving the latter as a bait; but Lieutenant Amain' very
promptly and judiciously made the sinuggkro his first ohject,wbom,
when be had secured, returned and picked up the contraband cargo,
the whole of which was safely lodged at the. Custom House bete
this morning.
On the Hub lust. off Hewn, his Majesty's ship Daaarx, Capt.
Mugs, and the Smarten. Lieutenant Areaese, captured a galley
and tub boat, (the smugglers escaping~) containing 25s bal-s of to.
bacc• ; 120 tabs of spirits of Geneva ; and 15 ankers of xfa,

The KING iS expected in town ia a day or two, to
hold a Council.
'fhe Princess AUGUSTA took an airing yesterday,
and paid a visit to the Duchess of Gmeetwran, at her residence in
Park-lane.
The Princess SOPHIA and the Princess FEODORE paid
visits yesterday, to the Princess A VGICTA.
Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. LustrixoTos entertained on
Saturday, at their house in Downing-street, Sir Hammer and Lady
TAYLOR, Mr. and Lady Aram 13scxerr, Lord MOONT-CHARLIA,
Lord PALMERSTON, Mr. PLANTA, Mr. V. FITECIRALD, and many
other distinguished Personages.
Sunday afternoon, at half•past one o'clock, the Duke
and Duchess of CLASENCR left their residence at Bushy Park, and
proceeded through Kingston, &c. to Woolwich, where they arrived
at four o'clock, and embarked on board the Comet, Government
steam-packet, for Ostend. Their Royal Highnesses are expected
to remain abroad several months, on visits to the Royal Duke's
Sister, the Queen of Wlrrintsztc, and the Royal Duchess's Mo-
ther, the Duchess of LNuxsxoaw, &c.
The Duke of WELLlworos had a grand Dinner Party
yesterday, at Apsley House, Piccadilly.
Eatl WHITWORTH and the Duchess of DORSET en•
tettained the Dowager Duchess of Ric-MYOSIN the Ladies Immo:,
Mr. and Lady Jane Peer., and a large party, at dinner on Saturday,
at their house in Grosvenor-square.
Prince MRTTERNICH has had a private audience of
the King of Vaarsce, in which his Majesty decorated him with the
order of the Holy Ghost.
Sir Geonce WARRENDER, Bart. had a Dinner and an
Keening Party on Sunday, at his house, Whitehall-place.
dlr. Secretary PEEL entertained a distinguished party
at dinner on Sunday, at his house in Privy Gardens.
Mr. lit ME has written a letter to the LORD PROVOST
Of Glasgow, announcing the re-appointment of the Select Com-
mittee of the House at Conunons, to enquire into the laws relating
to the export of machinery, and requesting to know what witnesses
wish to attend the Committee to give evidence, and the particular
branch of machinery they wish to be excepted?
There is every reason to believe, that the report of a
duel having been fought on Hurst Common, between a Mr. C—a
and Mr. ARROWRIOIST which was stated to have proved fatal to
the latter, is a fabrication.
The King of NAPLES has presented the King of
Patna/ with the Neapolitan Orders, bowing previously received
those of Prussia.
. The Aloxiieur states that a payment of 50 per cent.
was ready to be made, to the French merchants who
had sustained losses by the captures made by Spanish
cruizers during the last short war.
The French Government has refused a passport to
JosePH Salmi, the fellow-labourer of the celebrated
PeaTeLoser, at Yverdun. SCHMID wished to establish
schools of mutual instruction in France.
This morning, soon after eight, a fire broke out in the
lower part of the house of Mr. Golding, a ship carpenter.
near Dockhead, on the L3wer Deptford-road, which
consumed the lower part before it was extinguished.
A Meeting was held at Leeds on Wednesday last, at
the Court-House, to consider the propriety of present-
ing a Petition to Parliament, praying for a revision of
the Corn Laws. Mr. BRILTAMIN GOTr opened the bu-
siness of the Meeting. Mr. Groans BANKS read a se-
ties of Resolutions, prepared for the occasion. After
much discussion, the Resolutions were carried, and a
Petition determined upon.
PAT'S OPINION OF A RAIL-WAY.
The Rail-way is the thing for affording relief,
To poor Paddy—some wiseacres cry ;
So swiftly his Butter, his Bacon, and Bee,
To London's big market shall Sy !
Now the Real-way, says Pat, that would phase me, is such,
As would make all these matters owe dower;
For the devil a taste of them Paddy could hub, -
At Use rate they all unveiled before !