Star.
London, England, 1814-12-28 00:00:00

MALTA, NOVEMBER S.

The late war, and the violent decrees of Bonaparte
against English commerce, gave to oar island a com-
mercial importance which it never otherwise could
have mimed : and though these causesexist no lon-
t ger, others have arisen which will produce the same
effect, and make of this isle * permanent entrepot in
the Mediterranean.
The Levant Company formerly carried on almost
all the trade of England with the Levant ; the sub-
jects of the. Porte never risked so distant a voyage as
that to England, and carried on no direct commerce
with it. They were first drawn to Malta, during the
existence of the late sar with Turkey ; that port being
the only one open to their ships and commerce, by
means of English licenses. They found there an ex-
cellent market, where they could sell their own pro-
duce, and purchase abundance of English manufac-
tures, and other articles for their owa consumption s
in consequence they continued to ensue hither.
There is hardly a doubt that this island will retain
this trade, the rather as the English government has
now determined to permit the immediate entrance into
England of merchandize which shall have performed

quarantine at Malta, and because it proposes on the
other hand, to prohibit the import of all Levant mer-
chandise, which shall not have performed quaran-
tine here.
The inhabitants of the Eatbary coast were equnUy
attracted to Malta by the same causes, and while they
now bring their produce hither, they at the same lime
purchase many articles which they formerly derived
from ports of Italy and France.
The inhabitants of Sicily, Sardinia, the lonian isles,
and of the coasts of the Adriatic, have long regarded
Malta as the market where they could supply them-
selves with colonial produce as Well as English man ts-.
futures, and sell their own goods. There is no rea-
son to presume that they will seek another entrepos.

The chief commercial towns of Sicily are nearer
Malta than they are to Palermo or Messina; Sicilian.
produce may, therefore, be transmitted through
Malta with as much advantage as by the old channels
of Palermo and Messina.
The ;mutant and regular intercourse between M.tka
and the Morea, the lonian Isles and the coasts of the.
Adriatic, also enables our merchants to execute, osj
equally 4dvantageous terms, orders for the produce
of these different countries ; the cons wade* in pad.
coin, has for many years passed alone exclusively
through Malta.

The situation of our island s so favourable for con-
centrating within itself the different 'slicks of mer-
chandise and produce of neighbouring countries, that
it ;pig be Asserted to be the best port in the bied,iter,
cancan tar furnishing assorted cargoes:
The &wishing state of the commerce of our island
has lit" hitch to a great number of public establish-
mcnts. We have,nOw two banks, several respectable
iasuiance c,omithnies, an exchange, &c.

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THE ARMY.

The Duke of "roan bead a Levee yesterday at Lr.
Office, which wu but thinly attended, the Wiwi/
being the only General Maws who were there
Sm Mersa, COWlll.l4_Basrsnr. and CRAYON.

His Majesty's 86th Light Dragoons, new stationed
at Bangalore, on the Madras establishment, is order.
ed to England.
Monday large detachments of mops. far the Eat
Indies were embarked from the enigmas whaet,
Gravesend, under the 'direction of lomi Pun;
for the Isle of Wight.
The damages recovered by Mr. Wmuwarose, late
Barrack-master at Lewes, against Captain GLINT
of the 18th Hussars, for an assault and battery, have
been given, by the former, after deducting hib cot.
ney's charges, to* Joan MAILTIS, of Lewes, to .be
distributed to distressed soldiers' families.

This morning we received Brussels Papers of t4e
25th, and Frankfort of the 21st, bet they contaia
nothing with which we are not already accps4 Wed.

Dispitches for America were sent last eight free'
the Secretary of State's Office to Portsmouth; to be
fswwarded immediately by a fastrsailing vessel.
It is said, that two vessels will sail, one for Haan,
and the other for the Chesapeake direct.
Admiral HAL.I.OW/l I. is arrived in town, and has
received notice from the Judge-Advocate.Geaeral to
give his evidence at the ensuing Conn Martial 00 411
Jogs Muan.tv.

Yesterday morning were married. by special licence,
by the very Rev. the Dean of WINWORs HEgSL
CR ARLES HOWA RD, Esq. to Lady Camera:rive Gowes,
youngest daughter of the Marquis of Srazzortu..—
After the ceremony, the happy pair set ear Int.the
Duke of Nortrocx's seat, Arundel Castle, Sum.
where they will remain ten days, and morn to.
house in Upper Grosvenor-street, IGEN abseil*.
when they intend paying a visit to their* fathktke.'
NAND HOWARD, Esq. at his seat Fiabraft
Edmund's, Suff.lk.
The Duke of NORFOLK gave an &tat enter*,
ment yesterday, in honour of the auptials athishoise;
in St. James's-square, to the. Marquis and Mat.
chioness of STAFFORD, Lord F. Gown, Lord E,
GOWER, Lady E. Gowan, Sir A. *DONALD, Ledl
L. *DONALD, Sir A. PIGOOTT__? the Dean of Wm*.
SOR, Mr. B. HOWARD, Mr. E. HOWARD, &c.
Lord BYRON sets ciff on Saturday morning for Derr
ham, to lead to the hymeneal altar the accomplid4
and beautiful Miss MILBANK& His Lordship intends
to pass the honey-moon at Seaham.house.
Monday the Duke of Gtoneesein left Norfolk ell
a visit to Earl FITZWILLIAII, after passing p -week'
Holkham, where be was most magnificendi lawn
tamed, end daily partook of the diversion of limit-
ing in Mr. Coca's extensive plantations : 1.100 Brad
of game were killed daring his stay. On she denim
cvßedsoiscnynoalgitearthwetiAeshivaseiDkinessionuktst'slatirsidepartureuthessoumdawswere,
.iorthsecromenhatchsearisteningsatrilmofood
41100.
styled by their Counsel, are asevelling
the gaieties of Paris.' The has not leileen*
nor the Gentleman Isaized notwithstanding
the =maw &gory of the English 'Lima of morality!
. The annual Christmas feitles took place en Sa-
.turday evaders at Oadsade, being Chibtinastave.
The most prim* hospitalities were exercised oa
Christens: eve, and day, et Bentley Prior:, Berth
more; the magnificent Astray of the Apesteneal Fa.!
A large party were entertainer! in the
; and the poor is the vistinit3- were not forgotten.
At the Oaks, in,Keqr. the Foul {tad PRIMPS of
DERBY diffused their *bounty .to.dop. indigent.
Christmas day they received a select circle of visittn•
Belvoir Castle is rendered gay by the preemie of
a large party of sporting Gentlemen. The Duke and
Duchess of RUTLAND will remain there till the con.
rnencement of the fashionable season.
The Viscooraess CRESIORNE exercised her usual
benevolence on Christmas.eve, at her house in Great
Stanhope-street, Mayfair, To each of thirty Irish-
chairmen were given the following donation :—three
pounds of beef, a cprartern loaf, a peck of dour, and
two bushels of coals ; they were afterwards admitted
into the servants'-hall, wherein a liberal distributkth
of whiskey and ale took place. To these were addef
other traits of Old English hospitality. At Chelsea-
Farm, similar acts of liberality weredisplayed :
O.
children were clothed and fed; and the aged poor, of
both sues, supplied with meat, bread, beer, and meaty.
THEATREg—The Pantomimes at both Houses were
repeated last night with increased :access, and will
not fail to have a long and prosperous run.
STATE CARRIAGE FOR THE DUKE OF WELLING.

voN.--.Batuzday a carriage for be Nokle Duke, WAS
completed, which, for splendour- and magnificence
has been surpassed only by the one presented to the
Prince of ORAXGE by Government. 1.1)C MOlkTnakal
ship is of the best kind, and the decorative parts are
richly and eligantly painted. The body is a dark
brawn, and on the pannel door are the English 21914
with the motto rirtusis Fero= Conch The lining is
white, Had' festoonedind ornaggentork Upon dile
'Sant-pins Of the kik are seven alders. The hem-
mer-clods is of a rich colour, richly ornamented with
yellow festoons, and decorated with embossed tassels
of a dead gold appearance. The harness, which is
made for six horses, is beautifully decorated with eat.
!denude devices of dead gold appearance. It will be
sent to Paris for the illustrious Duke, and we under.
stand ikis to be a present to him, to be used as a State.
A:arrive of the Ambassador to the Court of France.
If our information is correct, we believe it is tiro
'intention of Government to stiffer the Property Tar
to die a natural death (if such an expreEsioa may he
allowed from the words of the Act), on the 6th of
;April-next t but in order to make good a part of t.
lame a dlininution of the revenue, it is proposed ti
'raise the sum of six millions by an increase of VA'
per cent. on what are called the Transfer Duties of
the Assessed Taxes, which include all, with the ex.:
,ciption of houses and windows.
A letter from Malta, dated the Sth instant, s4Yst
die The English Government has recently manifested
alt blimeti,in to open to Malta a direct trade tit ith our
colonies in tile West, and probably those in the Past
Indies. This measure would be paricul.trly Adm.
gaseous to our commerce, and would give it a c:ia.
racier to which it ought to aspire, since our island is
now permanently united to Great Britiiins and placed
under the iugineslinte-peetection of *liberal and el:-
lightened Government."

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