Star.
London, England, 1822-09-24 00:00:00

RIO LAN BIRO, JULY me

The Union Portuguese frigate, Runo Mid° brig
Marca da Gloria and Liberal, corvettes, sailed the 14th
inst. it is said for the purpose of preventing assistance
from Portugal entering Bahia, and to compel the Eu-
ropean soldiers stationed there to return to Europe.

It mast gratify every friend to the progress of hu-
man reason to learn, that notwithstanding the diffi-
culties so long considered insuperable, a glorirus
change is effecting in British India. The tree Press
of Calcutta has operated mos; pow etfully in ref°, m-
ing the most inveterate and revolting abuses. Ihe
effect of seven native Presses at work in that reat
city has been to triumph over Hindoo superstit en in
its strong hold. During the last festival of Jag nant
there were so few pilgrims present that the • were
unable to drag the car. The Brahmins Ca' ed in
other aid, but no devotee could be past: i ed to
sacrifice himself to the Idol. They now of re-
moving the Rath to a more central situation The
wily priesthood have sagacity enough to- erceive
that they must remove the theatre of their sangui-
nary superstition beyond the sphere of a to e Press;
or that the bigotry of thirty centuries will d sat pea-.
To the permanent glory of our Indian Administra-
tion, a large portion of the population of Bengal are
receiving the rudiments of an improved system of
education, while thousands of elementary woiks are
circulating throughout our Empire. Even Hindoo
women, against whom widowhood, and consequent
burning alive, are denounced for learning the alilta-
bet, and who must not read the Veda, under pain of
death, have placed their daughters at the rublic
schools. The celebrated Hindoo Reformer, RAM
Mouvw Roy, has held public monthly Meetings at
Calcutta, for the purpose of freely oiscus,ing the
tenets of his religion, and exposing the cruelties prac-
tised under it.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
CLARINCR have reaches' Ghent. and are expected in
this country on Sunday se'nnitht.
Sunday, the Duke of YORK returned to town from
a shooting excursion. Ytuerday, his Royal High-
ness visited the KING.

Yesterday, Count MUNSTER had an audience of his
MAJESTY.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL visited Mr. CANNING at the
Foreign Office,yester day.
Mt. CANNING has bad one of the rooms in the Fo-
reign Office fitted up as a bed room, so that when
the House sits late, the Right Hon. Gentleman will
be able to retire earlier to rest, and with less fatigue
than in going so far as Gloucester Lodge.
Monday se'nnight, the seven Incorporations of
Dumfries presented the Freedom of their Crafts to the
Rev. Dr. DUNCAN, Minister of the New Church of
Dumfries, as a testimony of their respect and esteem
for that enlightened and re.pectable Gentleman.
The comedy of John Ball was announced, about a
week since, by the English players in Paris. It was
thought too scandalous that profligacy and knavery
should be made the characteristic of the rich and
great—virtue, honesty, and independence, that of
the poor, on the stage—and, accordingly, the Prefect
of Police addressed the following precious " invita-
tion" to the Manager:
" Sri—l am informed that the piece caned .Ifolus Bull, to be
represented this evening by the English players under your ma-
nagement, is a gross farce, and might produce bad effects. I
invite you, in consequence to change the performance, and sub-
stitute a less Indecent piece.—Receive, ace. ace.
_ " The Prefect of Police, G. DaLAvAu."

ENGLISH OPERA-House.—Last night, the Opera
of Inkle and Yarico was performed for the first time
this season. It was admirably got up, both in the
vocal and acting departments. Miss KELLY'S Yariee
is the most perfect that we remember to have seen.
The whole went off in such a way as to warrant a
presumption that the Opera will be repeated, though
the bills of the day announced it as its first and only
performance for the season.
Mr. HARTLEY, of Stanhope-street, was stopped
and knocked down between seven and eight o'clock
lon Sunday evening, in the New-mad, leading from
the Yorkshire Stingo to New Lord's Cricket (7round,
by three villains armed with sticks, and robbed of
two sovereigns, some silver, and his watch. The
attack was instantaneous, and Mr. HARTLEY was
picked up in a Senseless state.
Mr. THOMPSON, of East-street, Manchester-square,
was knocked down and robbed of a valuable gold
watch, in Lisson-street, Paddington, by three fellows,
who got off; and it is greatly to be feared that, un-
less the-New Road is better lighted and watched than
it is at present, the inhabitants in that neighbourhood
will be subject to frequent depredations during the
ensuing winter. The house of the Rev. Di. Law-
RANCE, in Gloster-place, was lately entered and plun-
dered, with impunity, of plate and other valuables to
a considerable amount. •

Sunday evening, some thieves broke into the house
of a silk-mercer and haberdasher, in Aylesbury-street,
Clerkenwell, and carded off velvets, silks, &c. to the
amount of 4001.

Three houses in New-street, Kennington, have been
attempted to be robbed by some daring ruffians within
the last eight days; a circumstance which naturally
excites apprehensions for the approaching winter,
should the present defective system 01 lighting and
watching Newington parish be continued ; for it is a
fact that at present there is neither a light nor a watch.
man in the whole of New-street ; and there are many
other greets in that parish in a similar situation.