Star.
London, England, 1816-04-17 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16.

Arrived the Neptune transport from Malta ; and
the Nestor and Charles transports Irom Cork. His
Majesty's ship NEWCASTL& still remains, but will sail
for St. Helena in a few days.—Wind

DEAL, APRIL IS.
Arrived the Dutch ship Middleburg from Hol.
bad for China, and remain in the Downs with the
was of the outward-bound East Indiamen, and e.
tad others, for different destinations, detained by
away wind. Arrived the Harper and Daphne
ports, from Portsmouth, with troops for Emb-
dco,....Wind S.W. blow strong.
HARWICH, APRIL ic.
sailed the Harriet, 660 ; Dartmouth, 422 ; Nep.
row, t 33 ; Harmony, 178 ; Promise, 267 ; and the
pergyeance, GK, for Embden.
RAMSGATE, APRIL 16. -

Some hundreds of people again assembled to.day
'oder the East Cliff, to witness the final launching
if the Eclipse, (mentioned in a former letter) which
nsgiven up, to the great disappointment of all pre.
lest, in consequence of a remarkably short tide. The
Majestic steam passage vessel sailed for London
shout one o'clock r. :a. where she is to be fitted with
the engine and apparatus. Previous to leaving the
harbour, a cold collation, which had been provided,
Iris served out to many who thought proper to go on
bard, and which was very heartily partaken of by
those who preferred substance to steam.
GRAVESEND, APRIL 16.
WA the Hercules, Bean, fur Fort William; Allies, Fawler,
for Gibraltar; Bet.y, Charter, for Antwerp; and Uranus,
Wunderlich, for D: et his Majesty's ship North
star, Benson, from the West Indies; and Speculator, D/Mood,
rum St. Michael's.
DISERIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
Brazen, for the Beaver, 40th inst. at 11:4 Norfolk-street, Strand.
Auiloo ,fare the Thomas, 6th hist. at 21., Eisex-street, Strand.
Indian, for the Mary and Elizabeth, 17th last. at SS, Hu ate-
street, Brunswick square.
Thresher, fur the Frau Martaretha, 16th inst. at 23, Nor-
tbik-auset, Strand.

The Earl of Livettroor. has been confined to his
room for some days past, by a severe rheumatic at.
tack ; but from which, we are happy to hear, that
kis Lordship is now fast recovering.
Theliveries of Lady CASTLERRAGH were the richest
of any exhibited at the late drawing-rooms, excepting
that of the AUSTRIAN A/61841:NA DOR% H U SAL Her
Ladyship had six footmen in attendance.
The colour of the liveries of Prince Pv.oPOLU's illus-
trious family accord with those of their armorial
bearings, as is observed by most of the Royal and
other ancient families in Europe. The arms of the
Duchy of Sax.:ny, which are borne over all the nu-
merous quarteriogF' are, Barry of eight pieces, Or and
Sable, a Coro: et of Rue in head Vert.
The Duke of Lukas has lately purchased the mag.
nificent library of Loid SPENCER CHICHESTER. Ten
thousand pounds is the sum given for this beautiful
ccuinulation. Hornby Cantle, his Grace's rnagni-
Scent residence, will thus be embellished by one of
the' mo: t brilliant libraries iu this kingdom.
A few days since, letters of administration of the
personal estate of the Most Noble Grace, LOUISA I
I)u:hess of Sr. ALBAN'S, were granted under the
seal of the Prerogative Court, Doctors' Commons,
unto LAURA DALRYMPLE, her Grace's sister. The
personal estate was stated at ,640,000; the landed
near COO,OOO ; the stamp duties amounted to
2,ooo.—The Duchess bequeaths the freehold estates
of lianworth, Feltharn, Heston, 'Acworth, and Bed-
font, unto her favourite sister, LAURA DA LRYM PLR ;
the personal property, amounting to £40,000, her
Grace likewise gives and bequeaths unto her said
sister. The Duke of Sr. Autates, her Grace's hus-
band, dying six months.since, lett the Duchess the
whole or his unentailed estate and personal property?
Her Grace leaves not one legacy, making Mrs. DAL-
RSstPLElegatee and sole executrix..
The Naval Officers nominated to superintend the
preservation of the Ships in Ordinary at Sheerness
and Chatham are Sheerness, Captains LIMN 0
asd Waits; Lieutenants J. LEACH, E. SOUTH COTT,
GARRATT, and N. KOUT WIIIGHT• At Chatham,
Captain E. This; .Lieutenants W. KNIGUT and. W.
Hureanesow.
In the Bill now before Parliament for regulating
weights and measures, it is provided that all weighty
sot exceeding five pounds, shall, in future, be made
of brass, as iron small weights are liable to rust.
Lord AvrnotteE has deferred his motion for the
repeal of the Taxes upon Leather until the Sd of
May. These Taxes are almost a prohibition to the
tanning of foreign hides and skins in this country,
and depress our 'foreign commerce, particularly to
South America as well as our Leather Manufactures.
The restrictions necessary to secure the Taxes injure
the euility of the leather and cause a waste of the
raw material to an amount equal to the Taxes. Be.
side, what is of the utmost importance to the public
and the lespectaisle part of the manufacturers, the
Tarts operate as encouragement to the manufacture
of halt tanned leather cr leather that is ill neither
wear or resist the wet. Leather pays the Taxes by
the pound weight, and k is well known that a hide
or skin undertanned will not weigh so much by one
third as if properly or thoroughly tanned, so that the
Tanner avoids the 'Faxes in proportion as his com-
modity is under tanned; and experience proves it is
only when leather is high in price that artificers are
induced to purchase under-tanned leather, for when
leather a_ ^ is at a moderate price such sorts can scarcely
and a market, and this would always be the case if
the Taxes and consequent restrictions were taken off,
and the wade thereby laid open to free competition.
Accounts from various parts of Ireland concur in
congidetably increased demand for grain, which
flask_ given confidence to the few farmers who had not
wea Compelled to sell early in the season. At Lime-
',it Particular, wheat had risen tenpence per stooe
of 141 b. and other
grain in proportion.
__._eviim.Examoii. Arm 17.—We had but few
s
.72 ,__awitab of any grain this moroing, and having
demand for Wheat, that article met
Wu at Monday's prices.—Barley did not go off
as on last market day; but priase samples
-"l'vun its ice.-la Oats, Peas and Beans, there is
abpation.