Star.
London, England, 1828-01-17 00:00:00

COPENHAGEN, Jxx. S.

The day before yesterday there was a violent storm
from the S.E. which continued the whole day until late
at night, and ended with frost and snow. The great
number of things which have been washed on shore
along the whole west coast of Jutland, proves that the
storms, which have raged for nearly three weeks in the
South Sea, have done great damage.

HAMBURG, J•xu•aV a.

On the 27th December, twenty new barns at Gro-
ningen, in Mecklenburg, almost all quite full of corn in
the straw, 'hay and agricultural implements. were de-
stroyed by fire.—Homburg Paper:, Jan. 8.

We had the unpleasant task yeiterday of announcing
that his MaltrlT was confined with a severe cold, caught in the
humid weather while riding out in .his open carriage. The cold was
attended with hoarseness and symptoms of the retrecedent gout,
which occasioned his Maitsrr to keep his bed. Sir Hsusar Matrons;
has been since daily in attendance) on the KM. and also Dr.
' ICSIGUTON ; but we have the pleasure to state that his Marlyn i.
much better. Sir Haar HAt.vono, on Ms return from the Royal'
Lodge, bas abed daily on the Princess Sprat, at Kensinigton,
and the Duke of CI anima at the Admiralty, to report the sate of
the Kmo's health to his Royal Sister and Brother.
In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, this day,
the trial of " The King v. Taylor" was further postponed, in con-
tains:nee of there not being a sulkietit number of special Jurymen
in attendance• _

The Gazette de Augsburg states, that accounts have
been received at Vienna, from Odessa, dated the oath of Decem-
ber' which annottnce the arrivit of M. Ittamurissaa In that town.
About one o'clock this morning, 'the family of Mr.
Johnson, oilman, of Salisbury-street, St, James, were
thrown into a state of dreadful alarm' by. a succession
of violent explosions in their house. The loud reports
were heard outside the house, and actually forced up
some of the pavercert: Mr. Johnson with the watchman
proceeded to examine the premises, and were assailed
with a strong Ice id smell, which was so posierfol as to
revent thews pine :siding, and on their attempting to
return another 'explosion took place which knocked
Mr. Johnson to the ground. The watchman and ants-
iher person, however, escaped, and having somewhat
r easvered them elves, returned aid 'found Mr. Johnson.
lying on hit flee in the cellar in a state of insensibility.
He. was soon recovered, being only bruised. It. was
tbiairs 'ruing ascertained that the explosions were ones ,
sioned by foul air which had collected in the cellar...-.
So violent were the explosions that the entire of the
lower part of the building was shattered rged.
It was thought that the explosions were by
'theeseape alga", but this has been itscertnipea not to
be the case.
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CHANGE OF MINISTRY.
PROINI THR
It has been said that Lord Goderich has written to
the sing, to know whetber it was, his Majesty's HIM..
uon that the new peerages were to be conferred as In-
tended. To this inquiry an answer was returned by
the Duke of Wellington itr the affirmative.
Withatspect to the Ministry, nothing is settled. Mr.i
Huskisson, we believe, stated to the Duke of Wellington
the plan on which, in his views, the Government might,
be carried on : to this no answer was given.