Star.
London, England, 1829-01-02 00:00:00

DEATH OF THE BlsllOP OF NORWICH.

Accounts Dave been received in town of the death,
suddenly, an.l vety unexpectedly, sT the Bishop of
Noawtott. His Lordship was upwards of eighty 'ears
of age.

We have received (says the Brighton Gazelle) the
following letter fro .n a cot iespondent at Constantinople.
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Some vrtio'is of his communication do not agree w'ih
other accounts which have reached this country ; but
the whole will be read with interest, as showing the
actual :este of opinion in that city :
" CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 25, 1828.
" We arrived here on the 18th inst. and were fmtunate to get in
before the blockade of the Dardanelles by the Russians. We
I have accounts that they have commenced the blockade with three
ships of the hoe and two frigates. The Turkish fleet is all lying
her* dismantled ; they have ships enough to cope with the Russians,
but I understanal they ate badly off for sailors. They have, I believe,
See ships of the line, besides frigates and ships of war of smaller
sixes, with bomb vessels. In Smyrna there has been !lately a
plot discovered to destroy the city, and, it is said, to put all the
. Franke to death.; but it was happily prevented. Seven or eight
persons have already been beheaded, on suspicion of being con-
tented in the plot. The Russians have prohibited the export of
all grain from the 131.. ck Sea ; indeed. the Turks will not per-
mit any more English ships to go up, lest they should enter
into the Russian service as transports. It is said that there is
not more than four months supply of grain in Constantinople,
and that they can get no supplies from Asia, they being short
there also, while the Dardanelles being blockaded, they of
course can get none from Egypt. nor from any other place in the
Mediterranean. The islands iu the Archipelago will soon, no
doubt, be in want. hlitylene is already much distressed. We
were warded on our passage by a boat from that island, the crew
of which informed us they were much in want of corn; if we had
been loaded with it, we could have obtained almost any price. It
is said the Rusaians are within 20 days march of this place, and
probably nearer. The Sultan's Ministers are endeavouring to per-
*trade him. by all possible means, to come to terms of mon-
riliation; but it is said that he remains determined not to
bear or accept of any terms whatever. The Russians are re-
Etied to have lost, by disease and the sword, already 100,000 men.
• the Turks can keep them in check until the but weather sets in.
is probable there will be great disease again amongst the Rus.
.alans. and that the Turks will force them to retreat, and defeat
'brit ("teatime altogether. The Russians have taken many places
hi Asia. It is not improbable they will suffer there also by disease
Pad the want of food; for the season of the year will now soon
prevent them from getting supplies."

Lord M
ATAOROUGH, we are happy to hear, was yes-
terday considered in a very improved state.
Earl CLAWwILLIAto, our late Minister at Berlin, has
arrived in town from Vienna, where his Lordship has recently
been on a visit to his Noble relative, Lord Cowen..
Dispatches teem yesterday received from Lord
forvaar DB RUTUSAT, our Ambassador at Paris.
Dispatches were al o received yesterday at the
/alma! Office. from Lieut.-General the lion. Sir C. Coevals,
G.C,S. and G.C. H. at the Mauritius; aid from Lieut.-General
the Hon. Sit G. L. Cots. G.O B. at the Cape of Good Hope.
The dispatches from the Mauritius are dated the Sd of October ;
apd Moss from the Cape of Good Hope the llth of November.