Star.
London, England, 1826-08-30 00:00:00

MAYENCE, Atrovar 15.

His Highness Prince Metternich arrived at Johat►-
nisberg on the 12th inst. Since the arrival of the
Prince, the splendid equipages, and the many perilous
of distinction who arrive from all quarters, have given
to this country seat the appearance of a Royal residence.
Among the reports relative to the subjects that may
perhaps be discussed there, none appear to deserve
credits ex:ept that a resolution may probably be taken

concerning the free navigation of the /thine. the
Members of the Commission of the Navigation of the
Rhine have had the honour of paying their respects
to his Highness.

SM"kRNA, Jvcr 14.

The great& part of the measures adopted in Constan-
tinople, for the free sale of the necessaries of life, have
already been put in force at Smyrna. Meat is reduced
from 86 paras to 2d ; Bread from 26 to 18 ; Oil from
65 t.) 40 ; Soap from 60 to 40. The rapacious dealers
are the only persons who have a mind to complain, if
they dared; the remainder of the inhabitants bless the
paternal care of the Sultan, as well as the attention to
public tranquillity shewn by the Pacha of Smyrna/ who
is daily seen in a disguise going through the streets of
the city to observe with his own eyes whether his orders
are obeyed, and whether new plots are contriving in
the dark.

Commodore Hamilton had brought a letter of recom-
mendation from Canaris, for an unfortunate woman
whose son was a slave at Smyrna. Being obliged to
go to Athens with Lady Neale, he recommended this
business to Admiral Sir H my Neale, who immediately
opened a subscription on board the Revenge. In less
than an hour he had the pleasure of handing to the mo-
ther the sum asked by the master of the slave for his
ransom. The plague rages on the coast of Syria.

The Etoile of Monday has brought us the Programme
of the ceremonial and rites to be observed at the C• n-
secretion and Coronation of the Emperor of RUSSIA,
and of his Consort, which, it appears, were to take place
yesterday. The details will be feund in another place.
It is remarkable that, in the Proclamation to be made
on that occasion, his buena L MAJESTY is represented
as ascending the throne by '4 hereditary" right, whereas,
in his cast, hereditary right has been wholly set aside to
raise him to the empire. Like NAPOLEON, he is to
place the crown on his own head and on that of the
EUPltass,to signify, probably, that he reigns by his own
strength, and not by the aid or choice of others.

The evidence given before the Emigration Committee
fully authorises the opinion, that individuals to whom
a free grant of land to the extent of 100 to 150 acres in
our North American territories may be made, will, at
the end of seven years from the date of their settlement,
be enabled to commence a gradual repayment of the
advances necessary in the first instance to convey them
from this country, and to provide for those early and
urgent wants which must necessarily precede any re-
turn from their own industry. In other words, the pro-
position appears to be completely established, that a
transfer msy be effected of the whole redundant popu-
lation of Great Britain to the fertile and untenanted re
gions of Canada, without any eventual cost whatever,
either to parishes who may thus rid themselves of the
curse of pauperism, or to the State which may thus cast
off the embarrassments and the dangers which arise
from superfluous and unemployed, and the- efore vicious
and unruly numbers. .The same proposition, with some
'slight variations, might ptobably be affirmed with re-
spect to other foreign possessions of the British Crown,
although it is not developed in evidence with the same
precision and completeness, as with respect to Canada.'
But although the principal object in view in the ap-
pointment of the Emigration Committee was to ascer-
tain the most convenient and advantageous means of
relieving the British Empire from the evil of a too dense
population, the evidence, we think, abundantly shews
that this relief is not the oaly or even the greatest ad-
vantage to be expected from an extensive and well con-
ducted system of colonisation. The stimulus which
will be given to the prosperity of some of our half-
peopled dependencies, by a gradual influx of active
and industrious numbers, accustomed to the habits, andl
solicitous of the comforts of English life, must produce
incalculable advantages, not only to those dependenc•es
themselves, but to the Empire at large. Deserts will
betransformed into hives of industry, and the vast blanks
of nature into the busy and the happy scenes of human
activity and enjoyment; and thus new markets will be
formed, for the productions of British labour, and new
sources be created for the perpetual renovation of British
wealth and power.

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%utmost, TUESDAY.—Yesterday afternoon, his MA•
JESTY, accompanied by the Lord S:eward, entered his
phaeton and left the Royal Lodge, followed by his
attendants in the double-bodied and single phaeton.—
On leaving the Royal Lodge, his MAJESTY took his
favourite drives through the new plantations, Chapel
Wood, and the Royal Nursery, to the Royal Marquee
at Virginia Water, where, with his attendants, he lin-
mediately embarked, and enjoyed his aquatic excursions,
with tl,e amu•.ement of fishing, until five o'clock, when
his MAJESTY landed and dined in the Royal Marquee,
and at seven o'clock his MAJESTY returned to the Royal
Lodge.—Monday afternoon the Duke of DORSET
arrived at the Royal Lodge, on a visit to his MAJESTY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR and the Bishop of LONDON,
visited the Duke of Yoes yesterday morning, at the residence of
the Duke of lituri.ssin, in Arlington-street. His Royal Highness
took his usual airing in his cabriolet in the afternoon. Sir HOMY
Hatroao, Dr. MAcatmoNALL, and Mr. MiCeamion, visited his Royal
Highness yesterday. Sir Haltom TAYLOR transacted military
business with the Royal Duke:
Yesterday afternoon, shortly before three o'clock, the
Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Secretary of State's Office for
Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street. Those present were the Loan
CIIMOULLOIL, the Duke of WiLLTNOTOW, the Earl of Livsnroor.,
Mr. Secretary NIL, Mr. Secretary CANNING. the Citaricau.na of
the Egenwauna, Mr. Welts, Mr. Hososson, Lord Baxter, &e
The Cabinet Ministers continued in deliberation till six o'clock I
Mr. Herscwsoo had a consultation with lidr. Secretary Canw..sia
after the breaking op of the Cabinet.

131=111'0N, AUGUST 28.
It is feared, from the sudden departure of the Duke uf Yosi,
that his Royal Highness has not experienced that benefit from his
residence here which it was generally supposed be had. It is cer-
tainly true, that on his first arrival his Royal Highness was often
seen abroad, but latterly his excursions were much less lrequ•nr ;
and his Royal Highness, besides being much wrapped up, took his
airings in a partially covered tarriage, instead of the open vehicle
which he before used. It is quite uncertain when his Royal High.
ness will return. The town presents a gayer appearance at prernt
than it has done at any former period of the year.
Mt. Secretary CANNING, about ten °clock this morning; left us for
London. The Marquis of CLANRICAADE is expected to return to
his Marlborough place residence to-morrow. It is said that Mrs.
Gamma purposes crossing the channel from this place, and visiting
Dieppe, where the Duchess of BLAU if occasioning a scene of active
hilarity to appear around her. In the event, it is also said, of Mrs.
Comma indulging in such a pleasurable excursion, that her son-in-
law, the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, will accompany her. TLi,
amiable Lady paid her usual visit to the German Spa this morning.