Star.
London, England, 1817-12-04 00:00:00

BATH, DF.CEMBER 2.

The over-earnest curiosity of the comfpny,
Monday, was very unpleasant to the QUEM
particularly noticed one person, who continued f,t;
in her face through an eye-glass, all the (In!. '
in the roam, and in consequence the Masters of
Ceremonies were in the room at an early hour
terday mornin:, endeavouring to impress :
person, who entered, the propriety of avnidin,
open manifestations of mere curiosity. Their
:trances produced the desired effect, for on the
val of the Duke of CLeatstics the company .
in groupes at each end of the room, leaving ti'e
die of it entirely clear. The Princess ELIZ/

attended by the Countesses of Itonsates and

triLLE, entered the room about her aci

and the Quasar arrived in her state chair alniest
mediately afterwards.
There were present to meet her Misicsty the
Mrs. POULETT; the Hon. Mks BRODERICK, the
of WiNeunsmok, Sir HENRY CAMPBELL,
JOHNSON, Captain PLULETT, &c. &C. Her MAJ:
appeared pleased with the restrained curincity
company, and. after drinking the water, and cone,
lag a few minutes with the two Ladies, she retire,
her chair, and returned to her house. At ahem
o'clock, the Royal patty took a carriage airing.,
landau and four, through the principal q:cer,
upper part of the lawn, but they were not nut rtr
than au hour. Aftet wardi, the Princess ELME/
repaired to the hot bath, attended by Lady ILCUL!
The first Ball of the season, at the Kingston,
Lower Rooms, took place last night, and it was
more numerously numerously attended titan it has been uric
occasion for the last ten years. Mr. MACSUM
invested with the insignia of his t flice, 4s Alastil
the Ceremonies. The anedailion, Ma& u.r 01
this occasion, is the identical one which, a: ti.ese
grual rooms, was presented to Captain Wats,
for which £6OO were subscribed. It is of gold .
blue enamel, enricheJ with bralli tom the cct
is a raised figure of Venus, bearing in °lie hand
apple awarded her on Mount Ida, and is the ,al.
rudder, with the inscription .‘ I "iris dam."
reverse, a broad wreath of laurel, ;J ihL
" &Lira Liegatilianms." After wWch 'lasting cc
menced, and many a "bevy of fair dames" wev
"to swim along and swell the m-ray dance, disci,
motion in its every charm." The fine tand 4t t•
38th Regiment attended, and occasionally teL‘
the harmony of the Orchestra by the e;.:lllr,:r.r,
clangor of manic: music. I'iecisrly at 12 o'cli.ck tr
music ceased, and the company gtaduaily retirtd.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council wss
held at the Foieign U.lice, which sat tdi about 1.21:
past tour.

We nuticed yesterday that the Ministers of Prom
and Austria, in Switzerland, had presented an Ofi-
cial Note, formally comislainin;:,, rt several Journals,
that ss echo ihe Incendiary Journals of several ntln.t
countries."—The articles in the Swiss Papers, whir 4
have given cfrztic), ale not stated to be original ;
they WCs in fact, copied duchy licit' G.: si.aa
pers. Now, what is peculiarly insulting to Sol rf*
land is, that the complaining Governments, l'1;?'
they deem it adviseable to take no nonuse o: the • aft-
rent German Papers in wh.ch the att,cles bust 4i•
peared, consider themselves ar liberty to proceed 'ft I
very different way with regard to the Swiss
Alter this it as a mockery to talk of the Indeporderat
of Switzerland.—The conduct of the French attil
Austrian Governments on this occasion does no. it
all surprize us. Why should we expect Goverion,!,:s,.
who dare not allow the enjoyment of the libertr
the press to their own subjects, to view with con.p.r
cen:y the enjoyment of this right by the subjscts 4
other States t But what shall we say of the
eipled servility of 4 pan of our own press, in ar:-:..;"
ding this condutt I

ifficers,

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PHE ANY': '
It is mentioned as a fact, that many of the Officers,
,e,,„ bolding permanent Staff appointments, have
joined the regiments to which they belong, and
if„„ of them have been absent from them for
or ten years. If this statement is correct, it is
h., hpped when so many valuable Officers are now
:,,employed and on halt-pay, that the Secretary at
,s,-Ar will I ,olc to the hatt-pay list for filling all
si per-
atations with persons and willing
~10 the duties of them efficiently.
IATE. LIGENC.E.
rAuvrourii, DEC:FAIRER 1.
tvinj S.W.—Mrited the Jane, Baum !ram Lis
1". Pasted up Channel yesterday, the Eliza, from ,
br East Indite.
ptsmouni, DECEMBER a.
/1; riv; d the Auguste, Consawu, from Brest, leaky;
noel tt'e Mary, l'ouvaL, from Jrrsey for Newfound.
led, having been driven back from the Banks. Sailed
the Lord Nelson, LITTRH. fur London.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER a.
Wind N.—Arrived his Majesty's ships STRILLR,
tro:u use D.iwns, and Rananto from a cruise; Bet-
ty, iicones. from Patras ; Simon Taylor and Ma.
from the Downs. Passed by the Fort
to, Bengal; Harvey, for Trinidad ; and V*.
Jamaica. Went out of harbour, the Nimble,
f 4; it. Michael's.—At five o'clock the whole of the
outward-b •und left Spithead and the Moan:thank,
meept the following. via. Sir Godfrey Webster, Re-
ward, Delat-rd, Fortitude, Kinnersley Castle, Do-
:x.ly Forster, George, Oates, Letitia Tennant, Lady
Castlereagh, and the Pearl—they will all probably
be away before night. as most of them are making
reparations for that purpose.
HARWICH, DECEMBER 5.
.krr;ved the Castlereagh packet, with a Mail from
Et. Land.
DEAL. DECEMBER s.
Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Aurora, HATCH,
from Santander; and the Resolution, MULLAH, from
Newcastle for Barbadoes, the latter has sailed. Came
?Inn from the River and sailed, the Henry Welles.
kr, fcr Antigua.
INVERNESS, NOVEMBER 28.
A King's cutter, the Atalanta, C-Arain STEWART,
kmbeen in the Frith lately, a pan) 4 om which, ac-
companied by the Officers of Excise, traversed the
And and Strathglass distticts, but did .not make any
discoveries. We are sorry to understand that a
scale took place between some of the crew and two
of toe inhabitants, in which the latter were wounded
by the cutlasses of the marines. The cutter has since
been in the Ciomarty Frith. The crew have made
reveal seizures in the FOrtrOIS side.
CUSTOM-HOUSg REGULATIONS.
The following is a Copy of a Letter, dated Custom.
keit, London, November 29th, 1817, to Collectors
d Ccmptrollers of Out Ports, containing some Re-
ulitions interesting to ti,e Merchants, patticularly
that which directs that parties may be informed of the
uses of seizure, an ignorance of which haa some-
given the-Seizing Officer a decided advintage
r the party :
"Graraanan—Having bad tinder consideration a Memorial
• the Committee of Ship-Owners of this l'ort to the Lords of
e Tryasury, requesting relief in several mattes% therein alluded
• ; mdbeing o' opinion that in the following cases the delay w-
eed to the parries, in•makhig applications to us, may be dis-
asd with, viz.
" Where an error or omission is discovered in a Master's Re-
• on the day on whkh it is mule. and before any seizure,
nr deter:tion has taken place, you may, ou being satisfied
• t no fraud was intended, pemiit the Report ter be amended.
" la cases when an additional number of wrther sheep is no.
wry to be pm on board mass* outward•bouod, for she
nrumption of the passengers and others, you may permit such.
• number to be shipped, on application being made to
se ter the purpose.
" When vessels lying at sport to which they do not belong*,'
• sire new Registers thiColleetor and Comptroller at she port
re the vessel is lying, may cause the vessel to be surveyed,
,t 1 take the Master • bond, and transmit the orrtifisate of cur-
ed bond to the Collector and Comptroller of the port where
Owners reside, and the Collector and Comptroller of such
• may thereupon register the venal dr new, on all the requi-
:es of the law being first duly complied with.
" hinting Lists delivered in after the time limited by Law,
•y be received by you, on proof to your satisfaction that tee
at arose from the sickness of the Muter, or other unavoid-
• e Mae.
" In committing to you the dieffetionary power of granting
request of the parties in the above caws, and Morel* renew-
kniera from the inconvenience and delay of transmitting their
bony to Is: we think it right, at the same time, to enjoin
• to be vigilant and chumspect fro application of these indul-
,der, fur which we shall hold you responsible; and you are to
:unit to usi at the end of every quitter, a list of the eases
:nprehemied iu this order' in which you have ezerdsed the
retion hereby committed to you.
" We further think it fit to direct, that in cases of seizure of
or vessels, when the proprietors are desirous of being se-
.sioted with the cause of such seisms, yourselves and the
hie Officers are not to withhold any proper information, on
•iicatioo being made to you or them respectively by the
.mar, or any person duly authorised by him."
Tuesday evening Mr. LATCHFORD, the King's
esseoger, was sent off with dispatches to the Coon
f Madrid. Mr. KROI.'SI, an extra Messenger, was
..t off with dispatches to Vienna.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
Est India Heise, when Captain W. CAMPBELL was
Nom into the command of the ship London, con-
fined to Madras and China.
Passengers on board the Woodford, from Bengal,
:sick
arrived at Deal on the 29th of November; left
tiouitius 2nd A uguse, and St. Helena October 13:
:Front Bengal—James Bruce Laing, Eget. Bengal Civil Service.;
'eut. Thomas 'Feist sth Nattve ihtautry.
Front Madras—Lieot. A. Cowan, 17th kegt. Madras Nat.
betty; Edward Abell, Beg.
Fto•th hi..uritius—Copt. d. Rancland, 56:h Foot, lady and
; Lirut. Geo. Lawson, 12th Foot.
The Earl and Countess of WARWICK left Warwick
astle on Thursday morning last for London, *here,
ter remaining a few days they will proceed to
.rd ASIMROOK'S seat near Wiridser, and from thence
13ligliton. The amiable Countess, who is in an
iettstibg situation, was so much distressed on hear.
g the sudden decease of :t favourite domestic, whose
live and honest service they had witnessed for many
Pars, that serious apprehension:: were entertained at
.st for I,er safe) ; but we are happy to state that
r Lad', shiy is Bow nearly recovered horn the severe
ock which her feelings had sustained on rye mtlAn•
',Ulf occasion.