Star.
London, England, 1815-08-17 00:00:00

DEAL., AUGUST 16.

Sailed his Majesty's ship CRESCENT to Portsm' uth.
Came down from the River and remain—the Surrey,
for New Providence; and Susan, for Philadelphia.—
Arrived his Majesty's ships CURACOA and SCANTA N.
nen, from Portsmouth, acd sailed to the River, to be
paid off.—Wind S.W.

Yesterday, a little before three o'cllck, the pages
Itr.GENT left town for C.ttlands, to be present At the
celebration of his Royal Brother's Birth-day.

The Earl of LtvEnracm had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT yesterdar at Carlton 1-I‘)ase.

We bear the Duke of WELLINGTON has declined
granting leave of absence to Offic..rs belonging to the
English army who are effective, and able Cu do their
duty in the field. _ _

Private letters from Paris state, that the Bois de
Boulogne is likely to be entirely destroyed, the wood
being in constant requisition for fuel fur the camps in
the neighbouthood.
A large reinforcement of British troops readied St.
Denys on diti 7th of this month.
Monday a detachment of the RoyalWagittoti Train
arrived at Chatham, on their route to embark at
Ramsgate for Ostend.
The Duke of Noitrouc is entertaining a large patty
of friends at his seat Home Lacey, during Hereford
Races, which commenced yesterday.

Among the improvements making at Covent Gar-
den Theatre, preparatory to the opening far the en-
suing season, backs are tizieg to the seats in di, Pit,
so that each person will sit at ease, as in a chair
This improvement is of French origin, and will give
great satisfaction to the persons who frequent tit t
part of the Theatre, _who, on crowded nights, stiffer
severely from the pressure of the knees of those sitting
behind them. In the French Theatres, from which
this improvement is taken, there is not only a lrek,
but a bar on each side, and one in front, with a back
to it, the key of which is given for the night to the
occupant to let himself in and out, as suits his come-
silence. during the performance.
o? Lyceum Theatre, has extended his
engagement with Mr. AumoLts to fire yetis, and en-
tered into one With the Board of Management of
Drury-lane for three seasons.
Yesterday a ballot was taken at the East-India
House, It the election of a Director, in the room of
Romer CLERK, Esq. dace used. At six o'clock. the
glasses were closed and delivered to the scrittini.ers,
who reported the election to have fallen upon RICH-
ARD PARRY, Esq.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East•lndia House, when Captain WILLIAM P'a rent.
SON was sworn into the command of the Company's
ship Thomas Grenville.
We understand that Sir dolts OUSELEY is to re-
ceive a pension of R2OOO per annum for his mission
to Persia, in addition to any foreign grant for having
negotiated a peace between the Russi ins nal Per-
sians, those two Flowers having been previously in a
state of hostility for many yeArs.
The following extract of a letter from Spithead
exhibits sortie melancholy proofs Of the Still extensive
traffic in African flesh Among the fart earivals
here is his Majesty's Fluop BRISK, Captain Ilinstate,
from the coast of Mica; from one of her Officers I
learnt that during her eritize on that station, she has
had the good fortune.au capture three vessels under
Portuguese colours, and one Spanish armed schooner,
an trafficking in the horrid slave trade, by which
means near seven hundred wretched creatures were
rescued from their miserable destination. Mu is
praise is due to the feeling exertions of tln! Cart,aio,
Officers, and crew of the Balsa, who, notwithstand-
ing the r•tiletiti,sl effi:cts of that unfzenial climate (to
which. unhaepily, three of the OfF.:ers, and many
of the .crew tell victims) still pin sued tote laudabil
object of their mission with undeviating zeal.tad fa:-
mate paseveruice, ridding the enti:e coast for a
while, at least, of those inhuman traffickers."
The Philork.'plaia. Afertantile ildwriiser of July 21,
Mention's a dreadful fire having taken place at Peters•
burgh, which consumed 600 houses, destroying two.
thirds of the town, the Office of Discount, Deposit
Tobacco Warehouse, and its contents. Many lives
welt lost, owing to several houses being blown up.
The distress of the inhabitants is stated as most de-
plorable, one-half being without house or home.
AL4DUST 12 —Mr. O'CoNNoR, who was
wounded in a recent duel near Tralee, died on Wed.
nesday last of his wound. A Coroner's Inquest was
held on the body on Thursday, who brought in a
verdict, that he died of a wound from a ptstol ball,
fired by Rowan Cashel, Esq.