Star.
London, England, 1818-08-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DOVER, AUGUST 4.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
CLAREscs arrivedlast night, at six o'clock, at the
Ship Inn, and embarked this morning, soon after
nine o'clock, on bdard the Royal Sovereign yacht,
for Calais: their Royal Highnesses were saluted on
their arrival and departure, and attended by a guard
of honour from the 31st regiment. Arrived this day
the King George, Captain MERCER, from Calais,
with the Duchess of DEVONSITIRE ; also the Sybil,
Miuriwyrox, and Prince Leopold, ROGERS, from
that port, with passengers. Sailed this day the De-
fence, ADAMS, and Ant, BARNETT, for Calais, with
passengers.

DEAL, AUGUST 4.
Wind \•.B.—Arrived and sailed for the River the
Matilda, Cumm Hos, from Messina, tcc.—Came down
from the River last evening, and sailed, the Anna,
BOWEN, for Valparaiso ; also, this morning, the Wil-
liam, SMITH, for Buenos Ayres; Grantham, WooD,
for Demerara ; Admiral Berkeley, Rousz, for the
South Seas; Betsey, READ, for St. Thomas's ; Jane,
BROWN, for Honduras.—Remain in the Downs the
Barton, —, for St. Helena and Bengal; Favourite,
--, for the Baltic; and four Spani,h transports.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 4.
Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Potion, CARTER, from
Batavia, for orders—sailed 14th February ; left St.
Helena 25th May : the Supply, —, was waiting at
Batavia for a freight : the Almoran, —, was to sail
for Bengal: spoke, 14th June, the Boyne, FERGUSON,
from London for Bengal ; and, on the 17th, his Ma-
jesty's ship CURLEW, from England for the Brazils.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 2.
Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Jolly Batchelor, CA-
nExistAD, 35 days from Quebec, and proceeded for
London; spoke below. Green Island, 30th June, the
Sir John Osborne transport, with the transport No.
26 in company.

lIARWICII, AUGUST 4.
Wind E —Arrived the Henry Freeling packet,
from Cuxhaven, with a mail and passengers.
LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 3.
Arrived the Prince Regent, STANTON, from St.
John's, (N. B.) and got on shore in Bootle Bay.
HULL, AUGUST 2.
Arrived the Jane, SADLER, from Greenland, with
seven fish; and on the 3d, the Walker, HARRISON,
from ditto, with nine fish ; Cyrus, BEADLING, from
ditto, with 130 tons of oil. The Jane and the Walker
bring the following account of the success of the un-
dermentioned Hull ships, viz.
The Aj.tx, le fish; Cato, 11 fish; Aurora, 7 fish; Cherub,
33; Duncombe, 8 fl,h, Exmouth, 9 fish; Ellison, 6 fish; Gil-
der, 6 fish ; John, 13 fish ; New Manchester, 9 fish; Old Mars
chester, 3 fish ; Pro Press, 8 fish; Rachel Ann, 4 fish ; Richard,
full ; Shannon, 12 fish ; Trafalgar, 6 fish ; Mary and Elizabeth,
9 fish ; Perseverance, 4 fish; Present, 3 fish ; Unity, 7 fish;
Mary, 6 fish; Lord Wellington, 9 fish.
BRIDLINGTON, AUGUST E.

Sailed yesterday the Adriatic, DA VI3OK, after re-
ceiving a temporary repair, bound to London ; makes
but little water. Six ships passed here yesterday,
supposed from Greenland for Hull.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON, ACGt7ST 4.

SHIPS ENTERED Lcwaam.--The Lord Castlereagh, Younghtn-
band, from Calcutta ; the General Kyd, from Canton; Jane,
Granger, and Planter, SOU, from Demerara; Mart, Drysdale;
Hound, Greenep ; Lady Forbes, Majoribanks ; and the Onix,
Fmernsin, from Jamaica ; Jamieson ; Mercy, Crosier ; '
and Four Friends, Lovett, from Memel; the Herald, Srowden,
from St. John's, New Bros:rick ; Lively, Mitchell, from New
Providence; Lady Ford, Strange, from Teuerilfe; Perseve-
rance, Russell; Indymion, Dow; Flora, Storg ; Weatberhouse,
Spearman ; Hercules, Everting ; Care Heinrich, Schumnion ;
Aspeon, Cropton ; Active, Popplewell; the John and Caroline,
F.nbrah ; Diana, Cathness ; Hawk, Henderson ; Alfred, Ilewee ;
Autumn, Stewart; and Samuel, Burrell, from Dantzie ; Ann,
Smith ; I icld, Armstone ; Vigilante, Perkier ; Elenora, Pratz,
and London packet, from Pilau; Billy, Brown; Mary, James,
and John, Hand, from St. Petersburgh ; Lord Fife, Bruce, and
Friendschap, Prehn, from Stettin ; Marquis of Anglesea,
Prince of Waterloo, Page, and the Fox, Pox, from Ostend ; the
Christian, Goss, from Wexford; Roberts, Watson • Friends,
Grant ; and the Zephyr. Holt, from Riga ; Honour, imerston,
from Seville ; Abeona, Lewis, from Cadiz; Speculation, Wooed,
from Lougtown ; the Lillie, Eggers, from Tonniagen ; and the
Friendschap, Hof, from Rotterdam.
Ourwaaus--The Eliza,Wren, for Ostend Drie Gebroedera,
Clown, fur Antwerp ; Prince of Wales, S;ewart, for Calais ;
Esther, Jones, for 111eiwina ; Nixon, Smith, for Ilamburgh ; the
Jason, Habner, for Elsinenr ; Oronoco, Beachcroft, for Derbies;
and Fredericton, Lir rime, for Flsineur and Pets rsbargh.

Saturday two Prizes given by the Erith Society
were sailed for by Gentlemen's pleasure boats, under
tons. Seven boats started, to sail from Blackwell
to Gravesend, and back to Greenwich. The match
was well contested, and Prizes eventually won by the
Phoenix and Ludlow.

M. Mtn:Gr., one of the greatest Geometricians of
the age, and a distinguished Member of the Fiend:
Institute, died a few days since at Paris, in the 70th
year of his age. Ile was one of the men of science whu
formed part of BONAPARTE'S expedition to Egypt.
The personal estate of the late Alderman Costae
was sworn in Doctors' Commons to be under the sum
of £140,000. His son, H. CoMBE, Esq. is the sole
executor and residuary legatee. Time property is left
to the wife and children. There are no bequests out
of the family.
Mr. PETTo, who erected the new Custom-House,
was the purchaser of the venerable building of Fut-
nival's Inn, in Holborn, which he has since pulled
down, and is now rebuilding.
A fine child, two years and a half old, the son of
Mr. LINTON, bricklayer, of Vere-street, Clare-market,
yesterday, while its mother's back was turned, drank
the contents of a tea-cup, containing a penny worth
of spirits of turpentine. Immediate medical aid was
procured, but so rapid was the effect of the burning
liquid, that little hopes are entertained of the poor
child's recovery.

Yesterday, about one o'clock at noon, the body of
a child was found secreted behind some rubbish
Scotland Yard, near Northumberland-street. About
an hour before the discovery was made, a man was
seen to deposit something near the spot where the
infant was found.

'Yesterday, an Inquest was held at St. Thomas's
ifospital, on the body•of Ann Niven, about .50 years
of age. It appeared, froin the evidence of witnesses,
that on Saturday afternoon a loaded cart was coming
up the yard of the Catherine Wheel Inn, in the Bo-
rough, and the deceased was crossing the yard at
the time, and the off wheel caught the side of the
deceased, knocked her down, and the wheel passed
over her body. She was immediately conveyed to
the Flospitu.l, and had necessary attendance. but
without effect ; site died ten minutes after her arrival
thane. Vbrciict—Ac:cictntal Death.

EDUCATION OF TILL ?JAR•

ROYAL WRIT TO THE HOUSES OF TUE 4:7
AND FORF:WN SCIIOOI4 IN TILL.
AND cart 110 ADA.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses tie
Duchess of Knxr, accompanied by his Raval
ness Prince LEOPOLD,• inspected the e5t:0.:4114
the British and F'oreign School Society in zielitt,
The Royal Visitors evert accompanied by the',
ness de SPERM and other Ladies of distic.ctHt.
Far, Mrs. Goariav, Mrs. and Miss WWID, and r.
of the Members of the Ladies' Committee, Vll4
sent. Among the Gentlemen we noticed Sir At manna JOHNSTONE, Sir Itoay.ar Wit.,,,,
Sir ROBERT GA RUINER, Lies::,-General
WILLIAM Rae Wxt.sos, E.g. of Kelvichatik: y;
sieur LETELLI ER, Inspector of Ke Academ) r 2,
and many of the most active Members of tEGt„,
tlemen's Committee : the party was select and'S.-Le
respectably Their Royal Hi:rhtiesses ir.4seett°4
the operations of the system very minutely fJrzeiely
two hours, and were pleased to express theirhil
tisfaction with the order, regularity, and prt.cei„,
of the children : the system of needle-wort, is
girls school, appeared especially to claim them
non of her Royal Highness the Duchess cif r„..
who expressed herself much gratified with it. va;'
the exhibition was over, the Illustrious Visitors,,
getting into their cart iages, were cheered by the
clamations of the poor children, and a great nue
of persons assembled in the road, w'ao elm
their loyal and affectionate feelings in the usual
The Royal Personages then proceeded to wareAnniversary of one of the district schools, in
street, City-road. It being the Anniversary of
Institution, a very numerous meeting of Ladies
Gentlemen took place in die School-room, to
ness the delivery of medals to such of the sd
as had most distinguished themse.ves during the
preceding year. The Duke of Kexr arrived;
two o'clock, accompanied by his Duchess and Pa
LEOPOLD. The Duchess of Ksxr and the Baroet.J
de SPERE sat on the right of the Chair; Mrs. Â.
man WOOO, and some other Ladies, on the left.
The Duke of KENT opened the business, by stat:l
the object of the Meeting, but, at the same time, el.
serving that he was not aware that this day sat Mr
Anniversary of the Establishment of the Schell. P
was, therefore, taken by surprise. ,The best &II
however, which he could say for the Institution
what appeared from the paper in his hand, name:
that since it was established 8,041 boys had but ac.
mitted and educated, and that 616 now rem:tie-51;
the school. It was the peculiar advantage of I
school, that instruction was given to the children
persons of all religious den3minations. T'aetrti
who heard him doubtless preferred this liberal n•
tem, he would recommend them to act in 2 co-