Star.
London, England, 1824-10-11 00:00:00

BATAVIA, MAY 22.

Titre Eurydice:frigate, with the Governoritleneral nn
board, accompanied. by the Sytep and Swallow, and
the Doerga, arrived 'on the 4th of Match, in tit
bay of Amboyna, where .his Excellency was received
with all the honours due to his rank, by M. Van Met-
kus, Governor of the Moluccas. His Excellency afitr
visited several of the other Islands. It is observed that
he is the first Governor-General that has Visited the
Molu:cas since Van Dientan (1638).
On the 18th of April, his Excellency left Amboyna,
and five days after arrived at Banda, just at the mo-
ment that the terrible volcano Goenong Api opened a
new crater, and threw out clouds of smoke and ashes,
though without exciting any apprehensions of imme-
diate danger;

Colonel ltaaf, re4ident at Padang, in Sumatra, diel
on the 17th of April.

On the I3th of this month there was a violent shock
of an earthquake at.Magellan,in the Resident yof
The thermometer was at 78 deg. the atmosphere foggy
and calm.

A report prevails on 'Change, that a vessel has arrived
at Havre from New York, with an account of a great
Galore there; also that Bouvatt had catered Lima.
Neither of the rumours gained much credit in the City.

The KING has granted ;he dignity of a Baron of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right flora.
PIRACY CLUITON Benner, Viscount SeRANCIFORD, by the title a
laron Sensmoroaa, of Clositarf, In the County of Dublin.
The KING hats granted to the Earl of BUCKINGHAM•
mint bil royal license and authority, that he and his issue may .1.-
k s ame and. use the surname of Hampden only, and take the arm. a,:
H: mppden.
Mr. Secretary and Mrs. CANNING hid a large pary
at dinner on Saturday, at Gloucester Lodge—there were press:
Count and Countess OZAILONSICI, Prince EillattAZT, the Dutch AM-
baseador and Madame nace, Count and Counteskbaten, Sir C.
and Lady MIT; Lord Howaan at W ALIEN, lie.
Paince GOSLOFSKY, who is well known for his diplo-
matic minims, is now at Berlin, and has been often linked to his
IlAsesee's table.

The Russian squadron, of one strip of the line and
three frigates, has sailed for Cronstadt. •
A duel was fought on Saturday morning, in a field
to the westward of Primrose-bill, between two Gentlemen of the
names of LarrlAtTo24 and Room, in consequence Of a disputed be:
on the Doncaster St. Leger, whether the net of .500 sovereigns to
ten against a horse that did not start, was named to be pray or pa"
Mr. Lir:Luzon was wounded in the side, but not dangerously, art
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the affair terminated.
Si: Gentlemen have already began canvassing fir tit'
vacant Rectory of St. Peter's, Cornbill, vacant by the death of th •
Rev. Mr. lioasaTs.
The cart t,i Mr. Cameron, druggist, of St. l'aul
Church-yard. was robbed of a hamper of very valuable drug,
directed to Mr. Williams, Iloniton, about half-past seven o clock
on Saturday evening, while passing along Tower-street, by two
dstgamen (fellows who prowl -about at night to rob .carts, &c.) (hi
their passing along Crutchel-friars, they were seen by Whitt Jrd
Worcester, two of ;) e City Police when they both I'3ll away,
leaving the hamper behind. A chase soon took place, and termi-
nated us the capture.of one Adams, a well-known character, vril°l
was safely lodged in the Compter.
Letter;; Constaistmople state, that Moldavia an{
Wallachia ate finally evacuated, that peace betii;eeo
ltnssia and the Potte is signed, and that a Russian Aar
,hassador is shortly expected in the Tarlash capita).

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