Star.
London, England, 1830-03-25 00:00:00

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The Russian and French Ambassadors had a con-
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farms with the Earl of Awnings& yesterday, at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Spanish and Prussian Ministers had interviews
with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday at the Foreign office.
A numerous deputation of English distillers, headed by
Mr. WODZHOUSE, M. P. for Norfolk, including Mews WEY-
MOUTH, CURRIE, SMITH, OCTAVIUI SMITH, &c. waited On
the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER yesterday, at the Trea-
sury, and had a conference with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
A deputation of the Scotch distillers, accompanied by
the Right Honourable W. Donnas and Sir GEORGE CLERK,
Bart. the Members for the City and Shire of Edinburgh, attended
at the Treasury yesterday, and held an interview with the CHAN•
cztLoa of the Excnzutrxa.
Don T. MASXA RENA, one of the Chamberlains to the
young Queen of PORTUGAL, transacted business yesterday, at the
office of the Secretary of State fcr Foreign Affairs.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY entertained the Cabinet Mi-
nisters to dinner yesterday evening, at his residence in Belgrave•
square.
The Duke and Duchess of NORTHUMBERLAND en-
tertained the following distinguished personages at dinner en
Saturday s—Earl and Countess of MEATH, Lady FRANCES VAN.
DELEUR, Lady JANE LOFTUS, Earl of LONGFORD, Earl of
ANNESLEY, Lord and Lady MasszT, Lady Boaouou, Lady
Ronson, Lord DECIES Lord 0. HILL, Hon. Admiral Sir T.
PAIENHAM, Hon Archdeacon and MTS. PAELNIIA3I, Hon. Mr.
LEEsow, Hon. and Rev. Mr. and Mrs. TAYLOR, Hon. the Dean
of CLOGHER and Mrs. MAUDE, Hon. and Rev. Mr. Postsnor,
Hon. Colonel MAITLAND, Dr. td Mrs. RADCLIFFE, Mr. GRE-
GORY, Sir HARCOURT and Lady LEES, Sir C. and DOMVILLE,
Sir FiIkDERICE STOTTS', the SURGEON-GENERAL, Doctor
KENNY, Colonel and MTS. GARDINER, Colonel and Mrs. DRUM.
MOND, Colonel and Mrs. Bauer. Colonel Snawe, Colonel Wm-
MOT, Mr and Mrs. CANE, Sir GEORGE RICH. Lord WILLIAM
GRAHAM, the Honourable Captain PERCY, &C. &C. ts-c.;
The Countess of Aberdeen remains at the Albion,
Lord and Lady Wharncliffe, and the Hon. Miss Stuart Wortley,
continue at the Marine Hotel, Brighton.
Sir Matthew Tierney, Bart. and Lord Tierney, vacated
their Pavilion Parade residence on Thursday—fiat, to visit the
Earl of EOREMOXT at Petwortb, apd then to return to their town
mansion, in Dover-street, for the season.
On the 25th of March, 1828, Vesuvius vomited enor-
mous masses of black smoke, charged with ashes and sand. N.
Morgan and some other persons set out to visit the crater.
'I hey were greatly fatigued by the violence of the wind,
which was so strong, when they had strived at the edge of
the crater, that they could only crawl on their hands and
feet to prevent their being precipitated into the gulf. The cold
was severe—the hail fell with violence the wind was ex.
cessively strong, and raised clouds of ashes and sand. The
crater was nearly half Mini with scoriae, which the fluid
lava that filled the bottom of the gulf had thrown upon the sides.
The gulf had the form of a funnel, the central point of which was
I the seat of explosions, which produced the noise of strongly.
compressed vapour, and threw the burning cinders to an ire.
wenn height. In these moments the aspect of the crater was
that of an enormous furnace, or rather of a valley of Bre.
In the intervals of the explosions the surface of the sco-
rim was almost black, excepting the central peat, which was
pale red. While the travellers were seated on the edge of the
seater, the cruet of cinders broke, in another pest seal mew
them, with a horrible noise, which made the Ads sera Lk
tremble, and an immense column of ashes, send, and skies,
was thrown into the air. These substances fell again on al idea,
and had it not been foe the violence at the wind, whals tome
them to a distance, the travellers might probably have retied.
M. Morgan, being seated behind the rest, received a kind of
phosphorescence, or pale yellow glow, on the highest parts, and
thole most exposed to the wind, of the clothes sad bees of his
companions. A veil of peen crape, which he hod taken
with him to keep off the lAN and sin*, Syrnisi birdseedwith a fringe of sparks when it wee oipated by the wind.—
The light cased when the vi Wow gat, aid when
he allowed it to float. His gimes pawns* die sane
At the end of each low was seta a
ohm= daft to that
of a glow-worm, and which seemed se iessaer by au.
tact. On having the place' the phomemeweiroeseskiiii=eg
wind continued to blow with nal vieleanC—Rwifolbabe
Phreklues• •