Star.
London, England, 1828-08-22 00:00:00

PROM THL PLYMOUTH JOURNAL, AUGUST 20.

The Galatoa• frigate sailed yesterday afternoon for Spithead,
where.it is understood, she will receive on board Lord Strangford,
who is about to proceed on an important embassy to his Imperial
Mal,sl Don Pedro of Brazil.
The Comet, new sloop-of-war, arrived yesterday from Milford.
Your transporos are now fitting out at this port for the purpose
of t mbirking at Cot untia the' loyal Portuguese troops who were
lately driven into. Spain by the usurper Don Miguel. Their uhi.
mate destination is at present uncertain.
The Russian ships are still here undergoing repairs. Since our
last we have bad an opportunity of visiting some of them, and
we were much gratified with the ekanliness, good order, and, ex-
cellent discipline which they exhibit. in point of cleanliness, no
British man of war cm excel them. The only parts in which they
' appear to be deficient are the gunner's store-room and the rigging,
the Lure of which is heavy the former is far inferior to the same
department in our ships: Both Officers and men belong equally to
the land mid sea service (but only serve in the former in use of
necessity),aod are equipped accordingly. Faisigns.act as Midship-
men, and the superior Officers as Lieutenants, Captains, &c. ac-
cording to their Army rank. It is remarkable that the muskets
on hoard are of British nisnufacture, and bear the crown with Gat.
ou the lock. The Officers are extremely polite to all visitors.
No accounts have yet ►een received of the Russian Admiral.
'Different reports concerning him are in circulation: by some it is
supposed he has been cast away, and in confirmation of this it is
said that various portions of wreck have been picked up off Scilly
:Islands. By some nava► men it is supposed he is by this time as far
ai Gibraltar.

,;,Lieutenant Charles Hotham (First of the Meteor bomb-vessel),
Is promoted to the rank of Commander.
Commander C. E. W. lloyel is appointed to the Cordelia, vice
Captain Os Ws St. J. Mildnuy, promoted to Poet rank.

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EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Peace,-Thttuspsoa , from Madeira. has arrived art Gravesend,
sailed July 23.
Jtily 13, the Medleys, Halliburton (did not
anchor), from London, far the Mauritius; July 19, Dunrevan"
C astle, Findlay, from oodon, and was to sail on the 24th for the
Mauritius; Julyl4, &kik, Fuller, tram London; July 17, Prince
de Netherland, Milhaud% from Amsterdam. Sailed, July 10, the
Cumbronk, Stracban, for Bombay; July 18, Fairlie, Futter, foe
Madras and Bengal; Julf 20, Maitland, Short, for Ceylon; July
*n, litatkingliam Harnblow, for Madras and Calcutta; July 23,
111.110.* Metbashand, Hdband., for Batavia'.

The Duke of DEVONSHIRE attended the English
Opera House last night.
Yesterday wai the Birth-day of the Duke of CLA-
amies, when his Royal Highness completed his sixty-third year.
The Royal Duke gave a grand dinner in honour of the day, to a
party of forty, at his neat in Rushy Park. In the evening, in the
metropolis, the houses of his Royal Highness's tradespeople diss
played illuminated Stars and the letters U. C.
Viscount STRATIONORD left town on Wednesday
evening on a minion to the Emperor of Ream. His Lordship was
expected to embark at Puttsmouth yesterday, and proceed directly
for Rio Janeiro.
The Duke of GORDnN arrived on Friday last at
Howley. Lodge, where he will remain until the repairs of Gorden
Castle are completed. The Duchess of Baotou) is daily expend
at Invershle.
The Elisabeth, Captain COLLINS, has just arrived
from New South Wake and Van Diemen's Land. The dates are
in February. This ship brings home upwards of nine hundred
bales of the veluable wools of these important colonies. The Risk
and the Medway (both large ships), the Cape Packet, and another
vessel, were to sail in April, chiefly laden with wools.
Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon by
Ministers (roan the British Ambassador it Paris, Lord Stuitax as
novessy.,
GitILLPICRIaIt, the author4of Sappho and other cele-
brated Dramas, has produced a new .Tragedy at Vienna, sailed
Tree Waist to AO Master, of which the German ethics speak in
the most -enthusiastic terms of admiration. ,
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE will piss bititime between
Cbiswiek _and Ipodon until the commencement of the ensuing
month, when- be goes to the Derby Musk Meeting, and thence to
. the Racesiu Doncaster. He will then pay's short visit to Chats-
worth, and subsequently proceed to Bins, where Lord,and Lady
Gsauslizsi intend to pass the winter, • The Duke will keep open
house at Ms.khateau; at. Chriantas, bs banal. Ilk Grace improves

in health. . , •
On the 21010448th of this month the comet called
" the comet of the one thousand two hundred days," wiU be visible
is the constellation Arlo.—rseis Asper.
Monday nighti the ;f GRZIG, Gros-
vener-pleee, Camber** iiailWokett Into and robbed of consider.
able property. Several helloes the saute neighboUrbood have
been entered and robbed of late. • -
• Satutdsty.aitertiooni its a fine youth, between eight
and nine years of age, named Tut:noose Bieson, the son of a re-
ipeetable farmer, was .crosaiug Harefiehl-bridge, Middlesex. in
COnattiny with a schoolfellow, the wind. which was blowing a
itemsg gale at chi time, precipitated him from the btidge into the
Weston below. An alarm was immediately given, and some bon-
ny -ea pat the drags in requisition, but trainquisition, the agitated state of the
Hafer, although they continued their exertions foe some hours, the
'body of the unfortunate youth was not found until yesterday after.
neon, about a mile below the bridge, in a most mutilated state. .
•.JaCit BANNISTER visited the Haymarket Theatre
as Wednesday night, and made ki the free-list book the following
entry :—" Fifty years ago, in the year 1776, I made my first ap-
pearance at this Theatre. Batt a century is not bad. Harm!!
"JOHN BANNISTER."
EXlCtritOiv.--Ann • Harris, convicted at 'Shrewsbury
Assizes of maliciously inching Joseph Pugh, John Cos the younger,
and Robert Cog, to murder James Harrison, underwent the dread-
ful sentence of the law in front of the county gaol, on Saturday
'last; as nu female had been executed in the county for. twenty-five
years previous, thanumber of spectators was immense; probably
figs thousand were in view of the fatal scaffold.
Wooncussrea, Avouse 19.—A sad and horrifying
accident occurred in this place at a clOth factory. This neighbour-
hood and the district of Oureley contain the most extensive cloth
factories. Preparatory to the facture of. the cloth it is requisite to
hackle the wool. The hackling of the wool is performed with the
assistance of steatn, and ati instrument called a devil is employed
to tear the fine from the impurer parts of the wool; this strikes
rapidly from the engine. The name of devil is given to it from its
having five double claws; and as unhappy woman, Who is the wife
of a gardener belonging to Mr. Housman, the Solicitor, in attending
the devil, had her arm actually dragged from ker body in incau-
tiously putting her hand too near. She was unconscious of her
injury et the moment she was knocked down by the shock, and did
not knave what it was that was tearing to picas,nitil she really
looked into-tiss machine, and then et her right shoi4der,-when the
pangs and d‘e worise made her eicklaim " 0 Goo! it is my arm!"
She, was conveyeedd directly to the !opener" in Gloucester, where
Mr. Cdthet &dashed a successful operation, in amputating
the remainder of the stamp of the aslik:'`The unfortunate female
is dotes pretty- welL ,: •
Yesterday an. Instant !yeas. held at, the Crown, in
Church-street, on t.tabodpof a fine boy, named-Clarke,
who was aerldentally.drOwmed lathe The *other of the
deceased deposed; that Oh the ireiiedial day,.on their-passage from
Hammersmith to a barge, the de*sicr unused himself on deck by
playing with a cord. tied to thoond Mach was a' plice of paper.
While roman to led frovtith Ibis plaything, the piaci little fellow
slipped overboard, and Anne tqlowsi kthe Isms, Wag Ass to, swim
or to rendertilin anfliallstaffceg tne ronninclasit4he deceased
leek (hi innovate& hiPlinthste kiwi' who :Worked die,
barges *lllllll(4ostandientatikatkviastmeriaid..
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