Star.
London, England, 1828-04-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Helslington, BROOKS, from St. Domingo, ran on a rock at
Bermuda on the 12th January, but was got off by assistance of
boats from the Dock-yard, and arrived off Dover.
DIAL, Aran. 7.—Wind W.—The homeward-bound have sailed
for the River.
PORTSMOUTH, Arms s.—There are at present at this port
1 three vessels of war which have been fitted out for scien-
tific purposes. Ihe Hecla, which arrived yesterday from the river,
under the command of 11Ir THOMAS Boman, who is to proceed
to sorvey the west coast of Africa, to the northward of the Equator;
the Kangaroo, commanded by ANTHONY Ds MAGNI, Esq. return.
ing to the West Indies to resume his sut wey of the Florida Keys;
&c. -and the Chanticleer, Captain DENRT FOSTER. This latter ves-
sel is, we'understand, to make a circuit of the globe, for the purpose
of asceftaining, at certain places where she is to touch, a number pf
scientific objects, and of making various experiments with the pen-
dulum. The Chanticleer is expected to sail in about ten or twelve
days. The Kangaroo will sail to-day, and the Hecla in the COUPSe
of next week.
Anal!. 7,—WindW.N.W.—Arrived from London the Dadalus,
Bums, and Amethyst. Tuomrson, Irom Quebec.
Fat-atoms. Aran. 6.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Rotten-
moon. DLAZINER, from Havannah, with loss of bowsprit, foremast,
ace. Sailed the Atlantic, Law-os, for New York.
Lieußroot., Arnu. 6.—Arriveti theTraveller, trona Monte Video;
Tasmania, front Paraiba; William Brown, front New Orleans;
Sir F. Burton, from Savannah ; Peru, and Science, from Charles-
ton ; Hope. from Terceira ; and Rebecca, from Bremen.
Cuss. Ariut. 5 —Wind N. W.—Arrived the Ditto Felts, from
St. Ultra; and Flower, Roseau. from London.
RADISOATIt, AIPRIL 7.—The Chester, Cuarts, from London to
Chester, has put in here with loss of bowsprit, having been tun foul
of by the Emulation, Woo/tours, of Cowes.

Chief Justice WARREN lie' dangerously ill on the
Welsh Circuit ; Mr. JERVIS acts as his locum tenens.
At th:- Reading Ses-io s last week, the Magistrates
refused the outwears expenses to the Overseers for their Vestry
dinners. " What will 3lts. Grundy say r
The es-King of lio.land. Louis BONAPARTE, who
has resided for several years at Florence, has lately purchased a
hotel there, and chosen that city far his permanent abode.
' WILLIAM JEWELL. EEG —This vet, ran died a few
days hack at his house in the neighbourhood of Putney, at the age
of nearly one hundred years, although, from the peculiar cut and
character of his Icarian and peron, no one unacquainted with the
fact would have suspected him to have arrived at silty. Jewst.x
was the early friend of Poore and Gomm COWAN the elder, for
both of whom, during their lives, be superintended with great
probity and correctness, the pecuniary affairs of the Haymarket
Theatre. He was likewise Treasurer of the Kibg's Theatre, from
the proprietorship of Sir lam Gracia), through its various changes,
until be retired trout public life about 13 years ago. Having ac
quired a competency by the honest discharge of ids responsible
duties, he took the house where he died.
EXTRA' RDINANY LONOILVITY —Amongst the e--
sinners who attended on Wednesday at the Head Police Office- to
swear to their quarterly afidavirs, was one very line old man, who
11.4 reached his hundred and fifth year. He was in the full pos.
session of all his faculties, and had been receiving a pension as hav-
ing served twenty yeats previous to and in the first American w
To some questions asked him, he said he had been by no means an
abstenucius man in his younger days, but bad always been an early
Iwo...Dub/an Everting Past.
e Duke ref WELLINGTON has appoihted the' Re#.
Sam PIMPOLD, D.D. to the new Mary-la-bonne District Rectory
of Trinity; the Rev. Roarer Watrot.a succeeds Dr. PINTOLD as
District Rector of Christ Church. Limon Grove. It is expected
that Trinity Church, situated in the New-road, opposite Portland-
road, will be open for Divine Worship in a few weeks.
Ts,, procee,'ings of the S-lect Vestry in the parish of
St. Martin-in.-the-Fields, have of late produced considerable atten.
tion, particularly amongst the inhabitants of the parish,aud yesterday
being appointed fur the election of Churchwardens, it was expected
t bat there would be a full attendance of the parishioners, and a very
stiong oppo.ition to those who might be nominated for the office by
the " Select" would be made, and that the scene would be one of
a most curious description, as it was confidently expected that all
the parishioners world be admitted into the Church. In this ex-
pectation the partizans of tre popular came, however, were mis-
taken: it had been resolved that none but the " Select" should be
permitted to enter, and Leiters were given to the -parish often to
prevent the admission of intruders, for which purpose the beadle
and a strong party of Bow.street police were stationed in Lancaster..
court, leading to the Church. A considerable number of the in.
habitants during the morning applied for admission, and on being
denied, contented themselves with making minutes of the grounds
on which, and by whom, that denial was made.
Tn. D niter to the 3,1 AEON and Corporation c.f Staf-
ford look pl.rce in the Shire Hall, on Monday last, and
was numerously and respectably attended. The tables
were laid for 200 persons, and, at four o'clock. 140
Gentlemen, including almost every respectableinhAbit-
ant of the Borough, together with many of the neigh-
bouring Gentry and Yeomanry, sat down. to one r f the
most elegant and sumptuous entertainments we have
for some time witnessed.—StqfOrdshire Advertiser.
Letters from Odessa to the 15th ult. were received
in town yesterday. The weather was open. No move•
ment had then taken place in the Russian forces.
The Duke of BEDFORD has harmonized all the discor-
dant spirits who were at fist inimical to the beautiful
ss well az convenient new building, which is hereafter
to constitute Covent Garden Market. The Agent of
the Dukg, with whom the model of the building is
depositedi.has, we understand, convinced the principal
, Sal keelptidefierS and fruitereis that general utility and
eouveniesne to the public have been alone contemplated
by his Grace in the projected alterations. The building
will be erected gradually.
Rio JANEIRO, JAN. 26.—From the south we have

nothing new. Both sides were preparing for operations.
This campaign, I think, will finish the war. Lecor,
Comm mit r in Chief, is considered a most able General,
and report says enjoys the most entire confiJence of the
army, which has been reinforced, and may now con-
sider itself equal in number, and superior in discipline
and clothing to the enemy. In the naval department
great alterations have been made for the better since the
appointment of the new Minister. Those who behave
well are put in command—those who don't aro broke.
It is reported to-day that the Niger; Capt. Coe, Buenos
Ayres privateer, of 16 carronades, is on the bar, having
captured a Brazilian of 12 guns yesterday. There is
not a single man of war in harbour to send against her.
We are already beginning to feel the beneficial effects
arising from the prompt and decisive measures adopted
by the new Ministers.

For the last fortnight workmen have been employed
in making alterations in the interior of the Middlesex
Sessions House, preparatory to the Sessions, whicb corn •
mence this day. The inconvenience of this Court has
long been matter of complaint, and although all its de-
fects have not yet been removed, yet much 'has been
done. The facility-of ingress and egress has been in-
creased. A new witness•bo: has been made in a situ-
ation better adapted for general hearing. .
Four mea are in custody at Truro, supposed to, be.
the perpetrators of the bank robberies at Swansea,
Greenock, and elsewhete.