Star.
London, England, 1822-09-21 00:00:00

ZURICH, SEPTEMBER 7.

The Duchess Hortensia of St. Len (formerly Queen
of Holland) expects a visit, at her seat of Arena-
berg, from the Duke of Leuchtenburg (Pi ince Eu-
gene), the ;widow of Marshal Ney, and General
Bertrand.,

Prince Oscar, and his mother, the Countess of
Gothland, passed through Schaffhausen last week.
They will make a tour through the finest parts of
Switzerland, and perhaps of a part of Upper Italy.
The King of Prussia, it is reported, will also visit a
part of Switzerland this autumn.
In the Canton of Frieburg, the clergy have been
prohibited wearing black straw hats.

VILVNA, SIFT. 7.—bletalllques 83i—Bank Stock 873 1-stb.

Sir RICHARD 131RNIE has recently been nominated
on the Commission of the Peace for the County of
Barks, in addition to his other appointments.

Sir WILLIAM CURTIS arrived in the Downs on
Wednesday, on board his pleasure yacht, from Rams-
gate, accompanied by his Highness Prince CHARLES
of LEININCIEN, son to her Royal Highness the Duchess
of KENT. His Highness went on board of the SEVERN
frigate, where he was received by a salute of '2l guns,
and every other mark of respect, suitable to his rank.
After minutely inspecting the ship, his Highness re•
turned on board of the yacht, and immediately pro-
ceeded with the worthy Baronet for Ramsgate.
The improvements and alterations in St. James's Pa-
lace are proceeding rapidly. The rooms leading to the
entrance of the drawing-room have been completely
repaired, so as to form their original appearance.—
The entrance by the German Chapel and Priory is
considerably widened, sufficient fora carriage to pass
through, and at a future period there is to be a tho-
roughfare across the Canal in the Park. The incon-
venience owing to their having been only one staircase
to the entrance to the grand room is remedied by the
erection of another. Greater alterations were to be
made, but it getting so far advanced in the year,orders
have been given to complete the present immediately.
POLITICAL RUMOGRS.—The Patliamentary influ-
ence of the House of HERTFORD, which, in conse-
quence of the long illness and political indifference of
the late Marquis, had fallen into decay, has been
recently revived, and, in fact, recovered by the pre-
sent Noble inheritor. The Martinis, it is said, di-
seedy and indirectly commands thirteen votes in the
Lower House of Parliament. The Duke of YORK,
Mr. CROILER, of the Admiralty, and Mr. HOLMES,
whose utility in the House of Commons is pretty
well known, are now on a visit to the Noble Mar-
quis, at Sodbourn. Couple this fact with the ab-
sence of the Marquis of CONYNGIIAIU in Ireland,
and his son, Lord FRANCIS'S, permission to tra-
vel, and Perhaps the veil of mystery may be re-
moved in a certain high quarter, " given to change."
It is industriously rumoured, that the office of Secre-
tary at War will 'be abolished. Lord PALMERSTON
is to resign upon a Pension and a Peerage. The
Pension, however, is but to equal one moiety of his
present emoluments—the other moiety is to be made
up to his Lordship from another source. The friend,
of the Duke of BUCKINGHAM have pushed hard for
the appointment of his Grace to the Head of-the Ad-
miralty, in the event of Lord MELVILLE going to
India; but the claims of his Grace, although backed
by a Noble Relative, distinguished for his proficiency
in the art of manoeuvring, have not yet been acceded
to.—Morning Chronicle.
Letters, dated Wednesday last, received yesterday
from Paris, state that the fall of the funds which took
place on that day, was caused by a rumour that the
postponement of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S de-
parture for Congress rose solely from political motives;
and• that England, prompted by zeal in behalf of
constitutional liberty in Spain, meditated an entire se-,
paration from the Holy Alliance.
A.letter from the Cape of Good Hope, dated 19th
March, contains the following unpleasant intelligence.:
" Starvation stares us in the face; all have extended
their little means in bringing the land into the present'
state of cultivation,w•ithout realizing a single shilling.
Many settlers have been obliged, and still are, to dis-
pose of their cattle and other stock, and even their
clothes, to support themselves and families,and are lite-
rally naked. We are informed that Government intends
to supply us with potatoes to set, and Bengal wheat
to sow, the latter not taking the rust, but that is all
ideal. We shall, therefore, try what another season
will produce: if it tails, we shall have to move from
this district, or petition his Excellency to send us to
England as paupers. The Caffres are also great ene-
mies of ours, and very much dreaded. 'I hey drive off
our cattle, and murder those who have the charge of
them. But our greatest enemy is starvation, and yoti
in England hare no ide.a of the dreadful state we are in."