Star.
London, England, 1827-06-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

One hundred and two vessels, with 5,890 pusses/re, arrived at
Qnebee between the 341 and SA May, from Great Britain and
Ireland.

Poarestotrvrt, Joss 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Artived the New
John. Kora., from London for Qoebee.
Dear, Joon 27.—Wind W.S.W.---Arrived the Invulnerable,
Pacers, from St. Jobn's ; Trevino, Oarrarr, and Iris, Banns",
from Gibraltar; Britannia, Rormaaroita, from Rip; and Her
ANDOLSON, frefd MemeL
Guayssurn, Joss 27.—Arrived the Hamborgh, Weep, from
Hamburg's ; the Erato, Rambler, Fancy. Lord Dundas, Aid, Fa-
vourite, Mary and Eliza, Fria. dahip, Eagle, Richard Fenwick,
Vigilant, Hope, Heron, Caspian, Commercial Packet. Freedom,
Mary Ann, John, Venus, M.rs, and Thomas, from Rip; Pursuit,
lfrom Lavinia, from ditto ;,eyrene, from Demerara; Helen,
from Grenada; and Aurora, from Gibraltar.
Guru taxa. JOU 6. .The Pinciducha and Libra Colombian
cruisers were at anchor at the Wand of 'Albertan four days since.
They bad taken a Majorcan xebec, with wine, oil, and fruit ; and
they passed the Straits to the westward this morning, with another
prize in company.

BELFAST, Jess 13.

RILOATTA—NORTHIRN TACHT.CLUIL
Wednesday, a fine display of nautical skill was exhibited in the
contest for the Silver Cup, presented by the Club to the first Claw
' Boats. The a.sembbge *Chaim and beauty was unprecedented)
I and the interest excited was not .disappointed in the varied and
well contested trials which took place. Through some ridecon-
ception, the Orlon, Colonel kil'Alister, and the Nancy, —.--,
Cantle, Esq. did not start ; anithe Emerald Isle, Rm. 0. Gregg,
having carried nway her main mast, could not be ready In time, al.
though evcrymenion was made to overcome the latter difficulty.
At two o'clock, the Ariel, J. ki•Cracken. Rig. the Betsey. Colonel
Ward, the Sally, H. Maloney, Km. and the Gypsey, Robert-
son, Eat started in Am style. At first the Ahcl took the lead.
closely aimed by the Betsey, and these beats kept their stations.
rounding ft about five minutes a bead of the ethers; next came the
Betsey. dims the Gipsy, and last the Sally. Setts heavy showers
and equals prevented ear seeing the boars foe sense time' after-
wards; 'het we indseatand the Betsey first rounded doe buoy at the
Whitehead.: the Adel emend ; bet just at this period of the race,
the latter boat wrung her mast, and being thereby compelled to
lower her feeesatl.lnat all chance of winning the prise.
The COMIC between the Beni, Sally, and Clypsay„, now be-
calms most interesting ; the first of these boats, from her character
as a sailer and the experience of bet crew was- generally the fa-
vourite. The Sally (a Cork booker) was now perceived to hold a
hewer wind; and was sailed and steered with consummate skill.
The Gypeey. 'having carried away her jib, was thought to be in
danger of getting behind ; but a new sail was Instantly wen set, as
if by magic; the Sally still to windward. But an accident having
occurrod on beard the latter boat (the Gentleman steering having
gone overboard, and only by editing en a repo, saving himself from
never again joining in any future marine er ether contest) the Gyp-
my came In a-head, the Stay one minute after, and the Betsey In
about three minutes-46 ml tersdnedng me of the best contested
boat races ever witnessed In our barbewr. • _ _ _

Several highly respectable Gentlemen were admitted members of
the Club on Monday hut; amongst other., Sir Hugh O'Donnell,
Sir Stephen May, Henry Lyons. Eaq• &e. Ste.
Thursday, a well.eoneested match took place between the yacht
listaai,Calonel Jobb Ward, and the yacht Sally, Henry Maloney,
Ifoq whkb was won by t►e former by half a length. The day was
•ery boistasoss.—Affein Chronicle.

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
The Commissioners or %wily into Irish Education,
UM sae Me* sth report, whitiluiff *mid, eauludee a series of
16billetikpreseentod by them with asendbrar almj fidelity, dieeri•
iskpalas *gem, nod umeaspronehdog apIOILN The subject of
Iblrplreallet ripen Is the dioceses schools of Ireland-. 4000-40 cow
telisrable Were* to the Established March, and to the fried& of
a renal system of edocation for its Ins ailment members. It ar
pears that se long ago as the litth of Queen 'Elisabeth, other means
besides the barbarous instrumentality of the sword were contem-
plated as essential to the maintenance of an Eighth and Pro-
testent power is that Island. Rdhcatien, free of expense, was pro-
vided by law—that is to say, by an authority not perfectly enforced,
nor, coosequently, much respected, throughout. Ireland, by an act
for the "erection of free schools," one of which was to be in each
of the thirty-four dioceses of the kingdom, now held by twenty-two
Archbishops and Bishops ; and that " the schoolmaster should
be an Englishman, or of the English birth of Ireland;" and
moreover that the expense of these welt-intended establishments
should be borne, one-third by the Bishop of the diocese, and
two-thirds by the remainder of the Clue,. In the reign of King
Witruu an Act passed, stating that the former Act had failed to
produce the desired effect, and that it should thenceforth be strictly
eat/reed and executed. Notwithstanding the enactment of several
laws for the further advancement of this object, from the reign of
Wausau to the 46th of °maim 111. include., it was found by a
riven from the Board of Education, published in the year ISO*,
diat only Is effective schools then existed throughout the 54 above-
Millttioned dioceses, and that the whole number of scholars therein
rotated did not exceed 560! The highest salary allotted to the
masters, so late u the year MO, did not amount to more than 401.
per annum. Some were so low as 45/. By an Act passed in the
115 d Games 111. many important provisions were made with a
view to the more completely realising this system ofeducatice by
tie establishment of free diocesan schools. Among these provisions
ache above law, was one for empowering the Grand Juries to levy
60 their respective counties whatever sums " they should think
proper." towards building or repairing school-houses where re-
quired - and the working of this clause is, foe a serious subject, not
altogether without amusement, inasmuch as the Commissioners, lo
the year Ifle6 (the present Gentlemen), are compelled to report to
the Limo Wormiest: that the Grand Juries in assay Counties did
not " think proper" to raise my sums at all, for such an unworthy
object ! After a fuU and minute sccount of each diocese in the
kingdom, as to the condition and circumstances of the school, the
Commissioners wind up with an elaborate serhts of suggestions and
retontrnendadons for an extensive system of public schools in Ire-
land, the details of which would not interest, nor much enlighten, a
reader pramically unacquainted with that country.

When JAMIS wanted Colonel Klan: to turn Papist.l
be very drily said, that he was " really very sorry, but he was pre-
enraged" The King smiled, and asked him what he meant?
" Why, truly, when I was abroad," seaward Kin*, "I promised
the Emperor at Morocco that if ever I changed my religion I
would tuts Naha:setae; and I never did break my word la toy
111% ml mat beg leave to say I never will.'

OXFORD COMMEMORATION.
OXFORD, Maul
The Oratorio yesterday aitersaaaratisastreissely
attended. The Theatre, which felatains, when full,
three thousand person% was &warded in all the parts
mist favourable to the hearing-of the perforMance:—
The Ladies being in full dress, and all the Members of
the University to their academicals, the appearance of
the assemblage was very imposing. The building is
not favourable to musical effects, and the warm weather
rendering it necessary to
,hare all the windows and
doors open, added to its common disadvantages.
The Orchestra hts been erected upon this occasion by
Mr. HAIM/ILL. Miss STZPHIINS sang her songs with
the purity of feeling and expression worthy her highest
reputation. Mad. CARADORI also executed some of the
pieces which Mrs. SALMON originally sang, with much
ability. PHILLIPS gave his bass songs in that finished
•
and chaste style in which he is without a competitor.
Mr. TAILOR was also very effective in displaying the
fine quality of his voice. Mr. VAUGHAN, and Mr. and
Mrs. Kavvirrv, gave the valuable assistance of their
best exertions to the general effect. Dr. Curren infused
great spirit into some of the best parts of his fine work,
by his masterly efforts at the organ. After the close of
the Oratorio, there was a general ball for God save the
King from the audience, which was then performed
with the usual honours.

The BaU given at the Town Hall in the evening was
numerously attended, and the arrangements of the
rooms, refreshments, ate. were highly creditable to all
under whose management that part of the public en•
tertainments had been placed.
At an early hour this morning Oxford was alive with
the bustle of preparation. Carriages were constantly
arriving from the surrounding country, and all was
anxiety as to the means of obtaining good places io the
Theatre to hear the *ration from the Professor of Poetry,
and the recitation of the Prize Poems.—Very judicious
regulations had been printed and circulated, with a view
of preventing confusion in admitting to the Theatre.
The gates pointed out for the admission of the parti
cular classes were beset long before the time; and it was
with some difficulty that Ladies of tained a passage
through the Great North Iron Gate, where the consta•
bles had a hard task to maintain themselves against the
impatient attacks of the Under Graduates and others.
When the hour appointed for the geneial admission
arrived, the rush was tremendous, and the Theatre was
instantly full.

Upon these occasions the junior members of the Uni.
versify are in the habit of indulging in expteuions of
feeling towards the different authorities, and it is easy
to understand that those whose duty it is to impose re-
strictions or severe regulations, are not always the most
popular. The proceedings are now going on amidst
frequent and no rely measured interruptions of that
nature. But beyond this common cause of excitement,
the political feelings of the University are being mani-
fested in the warmest possible manner towards Mr.
Pam., who is present. The cheering, and the shouts of
his name, are deafening in the interior of the Theatre,
'and resound through the streets to a considerable dis.
tante; they ate continually renewed and excited to
greater enthusiasm, by individuals calling out Mr.
(Lumina's name in different parts of the Theatre.