Star.
London, England, 1826-12-18 00:00:00

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PROM THI HAMPSHIRI TELEGRAPH.
The Galatea frigate, Sir Charles Sullivan, Ban. and
Plumper gun brig, Lieut. Matson, was prevented, by
contrary winds; from' sailing from Yarmouth Roads
until yesterday morning.
Lieut. Bailey, R.N. Agent,for Transports at Cowes,
set off on Thursday afternoon (four hours after his
orders arrived) for Falmouth, to embark for the Tagus,
he being selected to'manage the Transport Service on
the Coast of Portugal. Lieut. T. Williams (b), is ap-
pointed, pro tem. resident Agent of Transports at Cowes.
The Alligator, which arrived on Wednesday, left
Madras on the 17th of August ; Trincomalee, Ist Sep-
tember ; and the Cape, 25th October. Admiral Gage
had silted his flag from the Warspite to the Boadicea,
until the arrival of the Java from Ertglaad ; and Sir
James Brisbane has taken the command of the War.
spite, and sailed for the Sloth American station, round

Cape Horn. The Larne, 18, Captain Dobson, was to
sail for E igland about the 15th of September; and the
Tamar, 28, Captain J. B. Bremer, C.B. shortly after-
ward;. The last division of the troops was not to leave
Rangoon until replies were received to dipatches sent
to England. The Warspite, Tamar, Athol, Volage,
Larne, and Hind, were at Trincomalee ; Champion, at
Rangoon ; Rainbow and Cyrene, at Penang ; Fly, at
New South Wales; and Pandora, at Calcutta. The
Volage had sailed for New South Wales, to refit, and
return to England. Lieutenants Herbert, Cuppage,
Wodehouse, and Blake (flag)i removed from the War-
spite to the Boadicea. The Java had arrived at the
Cape, and remained there, with the Samarang, when
the Alligator sailed. Captains Kollett and Keele, RN.
and Colonel Godwin, 41st Regiment, came passengers
in the Alligator.
Thursday, the Menai, 28, Captain Houston Stewart,
arrived from Halifax, whence she sailed the 25th tilt.

leaving there the Jupiter, Niemen, °testes, and Gras..
hopper. The Dotterel sailed for Bermuda on the 12th,
and the Contest, for St. John's (N. 8.) on the 21st. Rs
Admiral Lake, C.B. and the squadron were to sail for
Bermuda on the 6th of December, for the winter season.
Captain Wallis, R.N. of the Niemen, came passenger in
the Mer,ai, a change of climate being necessary for the
recovery of his health. Capt. William Pitt Canning,
being the senior Commander on the North American
station, has been appointed to the Niemen ; Lieutenant
Courtenay Boyle, of the Jupiter, to be a Commander,
and to command the Grasshopper ; Mr. Anson, of the
Orestes, to be Lieutenant of the Jupiter. A severe
winter was expected at Halifax, the weather having set
in unusually cold in November.
Yesterday the wind shifted to the S.E. wl'en about
fifty sail of outward bound merchantmen (upwards of
twenty of them for Jamaica), which put into this port
during the last three weeks by contrary winds, pro-
ceeded on their respective voyages.
His Majesty's ship Melville, 74 guns, Captain Hill,
went out of harbour this morning, at ten o'clock. The
wind being light, and nearly calm, she was assisted by
the Arrow steam packet, belonging to the Portsmouth
and Ryde Company. When abreast of the Platform,
the air of wind headed her, and the tide being flood, the
ship hung upon it, and rather drifted to leeward, when
the Lord Yarborough, another steam packet belonging
to the same Company, coming from Hyde with pas-
sengers, went to her assistance, and being fastened to
her on the larboard side, and the paddles put to viork,
the ship stemmed the tide in grand style, and was soon
safe at anchor at Spithead. The utility of steam vessels
upon such occasions is very great.

WINTER ASSIZES.

The Winter Gaol Delivery for Rum ended on Friday morning.
The only capital convict left fir execution was Thomas Elver, for
uttering a forged cheque with intent to defraud Thomas Linsell.
John G.ody,who was convicted of usanslaughter, in tilling a young
man, named James Owen, at Great Coggesbill, on the 21st of
October list, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and bard
labeur in the House of Correction.
Jahn 'nut, a lad only seventeen years of age. was indicted for
ilolating the person of Sarah Wilkinson, a widow woman, aged
seventy, at Ugky, in this county. The case was clearly made out.
The found the, prisoner Guilty, and sentence of death was
recorded.