Star.
London, England, 1823-03-15 00:00:00

FIRE AT CAN TON.

Although the letters from Canton relative to tit
late fire vary considerably as to the extent of the 4
mage, yet we are assured, from unquestionable as.
thority, that the injury sustained by the East 104
Company is not so considerable as was at (list stated,'
and that only a small portion of the stock of Tea ha!
been destroyed. We deem it necessary to give thi
assurance, as it is too frequently the case that evy
calamity forMs a pretext for raisins the price of the
ankle :apposed to be affected by it ; although, as is
the present case, there is nothing to justify the slight.
est alteration.. The loss to the Company, which bad
been estimated at nearly a million sterling, will tiott
it is believed, exceed £450,000. The value of woollen
goods consumed is upwards of ..!::00,0000, exclusive
of 13,000 chests of tea, of the estimated value of
; and the Factory, with its furniture, &t.
which is valued at £OO,OOO.

According to letters from Barcelona, the highest
enthusiasm was excited there by the speeches of Lotfl',l
LIVERPOOL and Mr. CANNING, on the opening oftlal
Session, which had been translated into Spanish, ed.
circulated among the inhabitants.. .'They, interpreid
them not only into an Approbation of tile Coast ituf
cause, but (very erroneously) into a promise of in
ference on.their behalf, or support, it attacked.
feeling that England-was aixtut Eo .beeettn;he all
Spain grew so general, that tie Pfficers,aeci IpeN
the Army of the Faith were daily coming into Bir
celona to claim the benefit of the amnesty publishel
by the Cortes. MuCh good may the mistake do them!
The LORD LIEUTENANT of IRELAND held a secoad
Levee on Monday, at the Castle, Dublin, %thick' oat
numerously attended.
The latest Limerick Papers contain accounts of some outran
similar to those which we have too often had to record.
oat, however, whiCh was made in the Barony bf Merin se
Sunday, on the house of Patrick Guitslera, to obtain arms, fagot
and a Michael Connor, styling himself Captain Rock, and to
others of his party, were apprehended. Flu have been cow
mitred to jail at Cloomel to take their trial. t
At the Liaeoln Assizes the-covet was occupied for twit,.
hewn an the trial of Means Assien, late of Great Poke*
street; Benin** Coulter, late valet to the Duke of Newcastle; 4
and .Tohe Doughty, late of Grantham, who were committed so*
months ago b a cisme of thembAt heinous description. Mei
were all found Guilty, and the Judge (Mr. Justice Panil
passed sentence of death uponibens.
Thursday night, as Mr. Nocella, of 14ing.street, St. Anaseel
was passing the Basin, in Hyde-park, he was knocked dusvnig
two horse soldiers, in their undress, and robbed of his watch sid
some silver.
NISIANCROLT AoaDlET.—Thursday list, Mr. UMW, d
Fludyer-street, accompanied by his niece, Miss Loon, teak.'
boat to go to Battersea. The Lady had a favourite dog, whirl

jumped out of the boat, and in attempting to save the= . II
int"' she fell in herself. • The Gentleman, who is a 6 experts w
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to instantly plunged in after her, but all his efforts W nave kernel
oed thg
have
in vain. She sunk never more to rbe Ave. . : :ilt( A
wee Thursday the subscription pack of harriers, which ti
n the on the Brighton • race.courso, bad more of sanguinary vital.
• said than was compatible with interesting diversion, and lengtbran .
g st. salutary exercise, Four hares, after short runs, fell victims li A
mu as their more staunch and fleet pursuers. •
alive, CORTI. AID WARMX.—A second nutch,• fur 41'45 a-side wil
made on Monday evening last between the above light 44.111
.R.& to take place on the 16th of April. Curtis is a great fa jil
•dship throughout the Fancy, and Peter is equally so, but in a 1
miral, Une. Warren is a first-rate cherun:ei, and the odds arc upon
t Ad- that he will soon spoil Peter's singing, if he don't mind than*
of his Itaeenzs.—To those Gentlemen who are parties
lar in that article, and wish to experience a great treat, we hi til
to recommend a new invented Snuff, called the Barran Pi.. II
j,,, cats, of such peculiar flavour that It cannot fad of prod 6 1
e. Be most delicious treat to the olfactory nerves, and also of
NI his general satisfaction. Such is its particular excellence, tb AINII
sic* Proprietor has obtained the patronage of all the Portuguese FP
Meissen and Gentlemen resident in England.—May be had st
33 of J. Boom's-a', Sole Manifattllter, at the Sir Walter Rate* . I
fee Bithopsgate-street Within, near thlt'aty'Of Lokdon Tanisr t,
LUC-HA/MOON IC , GOODLUC, and Co. respectfully, ' 1
its% quaint the Public, that the New State totietyArA .1
dRS -begin Drawing the9th of NPXT MONTH (Aprlg,fr 3
to-
; , cond Day, 23d,- and. Last Day, Bth of May. '1
9114' Scheme contains S Prizes of 49, 000, 2of 131'' - .
.'2 of £2,000, 6 -of wi ,0001 and 70 other Capital
Pre"- Tickets and Shares -.are selling by. Reeds - . 't
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