Star.
London, England, 1826-04-20 00:00:00

NAVAL IN 1 ELLIGENCE.

The Friendship, Mitts, from London to Dantzle, was strandeli
on the 51 st ult. near Thisted. Crew and stores saved.—

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The Sylvanus, of Sunderland, wu• on shore near Hogeness the
7th instant.

FALMOUTW, AMUL 18.—Wind S.—Arrived from the Downs,
the Renown, GieIDNIN fur Santa Martha; Commerce, HOSICILK;
and Marshal, Mace. Off the port, the ortes, &aeons, from
London for New York.

PLYMOUTH, Ann. 19.—Wind B. S. E.—Arrived the Dart,
SCiLLY, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Atalanta, Jonosom, for
Bombay; and the Siren, Row, for Lisbon.
Yamamoto, APRIL 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Graham
Moore, —, from Zante; Alfred packet, Mean, from Guernsey ;
Commerce, FORDS", from Waterford; Harold, Aamorr, and Bur-
gem, Bainnerr, from London. Saikd his Majesty's ship Pamela"
for Plymouth.
MEAL, Aran. 19. —Wind F..—Passed through yesterday, dim
Vittoria transport, from Malta for London; St. Olaf, HUNK( GR VAN,
from Marseilles for Bremen; and North America, ittontr, from
Cowes for Rotterdam. Also from the River. the Alfred, —, for
the Alediterranean; Aurora, for the westward; Louisa,
Roam, for Lisbon ; and the Ada, Fatten, for Demerara. The
Providence, Ammer, for India, remains.
Gimp:ace, Aran. 17.—Arrived the Glenbervie, Jam, from
Demerara—sailed the 17th of March. The Margaret, HALL, and
Fair Arcadian, for London • and the Malay, Neu., for the
Clyde, bad sailed four days previous. The Paragon, of Glasgow,
. Potwar, that had recently been on shore in the mouth of the Es..
sequibo ltiver,bas been got off, and hose down at Demerara, and
found to have sustained but trifling damage, has commenced load.
ing for the Clyde.
CUSTOM-HOI7SE, Arm 19.
Sores Patten Imwamos--The Favourite, front Dublin; Sarah,
from Beaked° ; Eden, from Cuba; CraWford, from Seville ;
Queen Charlotte, from Dunkirk; Atlas, from Nassau; Abrinca,
from Lisbon; Henry and &Dona, from St. Michael's; Iris, from
Belfast; Sky Lark, from Smyrna; and Nelson, from Alexandria.
ENTIRILD Dermatitis—The Traveller, for Quebec ; Hope, for
liamburgh ; Speculation, for Boulogne; True Love, for Oporto;
Rotterdam and Commerce, for Itotterdant ; Edgar and Indian. for
Jamaica; Regent Packet, for Dublin; and Latina, for reneriffe.

Yesterday, Prince PoLtowAc, the French Ambassa-
dor,*and the Hanoverian Minister, transacted business with Mr.
Secretary CANNISO at the Foreign Office.
The Duke oiBRUSSWICI has returned to his capital,
' It is supposed that his Majesty's skip BLotipn will
convey the Duke of Davonsmas to St. Petersburg's. to attend the
corenation of the Emperor Nies°Las. His Grace, it is said, will
proceed thither In June.
The Right Hon. Lord Poscusyrsa has arrived at
Dawlisb, where be intends to reside for some time.
. Blackheath Assemblies continue to experience the
most distinguished patronage. Monday evening the excellent suit*
of Roams at the Green Ilan Hotel, was again crowded, and the
utmost satisfaction was expressed by the whole of the distinguished
Fashionable. of the neighbourhood who graced the elegant scene
with their presence. •-
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The Alaccleffield Courier state, that a strong sensation
has been caused in that town by the discovery of a marriage, so-
lemnized so long as three years ale, at Paris, between Mr. EDWA an
Watmeinn (the father of Mr. Z. G. WAIMPIRLD) and Miss DAVIS.,
the oily child of the Rev. Dr. Damn, master of the Free Gram-
mar School at Macclesfield.

The
,Marquis of ORMONDE arrived at Butler House,
In Kilkenny, on Friday evening, from London. The Marchioness
remains In England, in consequence of the delicate stare of the
health of two of the sons of this illustrious House, who had hem
seriously Indisposed at school, but are now happily convalescent.
Smarm—The money paid or claimable by distillers
in Scotland, as drawback of in. per gallon on wait
spirits in the n years from 10th October, 1823, to sth
January, 1826, was 517,4791. Of course the quantity
of spirits made entirely from malt in these nine quarters
must have been about 10,350,000 gallons, or on an
average 4.600,000 gallons yearly. The quantity of
grain whisky made now for the Scots market is small.
Before the recent change in the Scots Distillery Law,
the whole legal spirits manufactured was about
2,000,000 gallons, and we do not believe that the con-
sumption has increased more than one half. The pro-
bability therefore is, that, fully one-third of the spirits
formerly consumed were smuggled, and that, in con-
sequence of the new law, the manufacture of a million
of gallons has been transferred from the smuggler to
the legal distiller. It would seem that the cogs! palates
of our Irish neighbours are not qualified to appreciate
the superiority of malt to grain whisky. Jtidging by
the sum paid (10,0031.), the malt whisky made in Ire.
'land during these 23 years was only 200,000 gallons,
or about the fiftieth part of what was n.a !e here. The
sum claimed by Scots distillers,. under the Act of last
Session, as drawback on malt spirits, was 32,2631. The
rate is ls. 2d. per gallon, to continue to the end of the
next Excise round. The corresponding sum for Ireland
is only 1344—Dumfries Courier.
A BULL AND MIA it FIGHT.--A grand battle took
place yesterday afternoon in " the Alley," between a
Bull and a Bear, in consequence, as it is said, of a
difference in money matters. At setting-to they eyed
one another for several minutes, endeavoniing to
dis-
cover a weak place, which tbe Bear not being able to
meet with, thought a hug would be the most advan-
tageous mode of attack, and therefore commenced
Iwith a/mien:al embrace; but the Bull, who had not
been asleep, and who was up to a thing or two, soon
(rescued himself and retaliated by tossing his antago-
Inist very dexterously over his bead, amidst the cheers
of a considerable number of spectators. In the next
round the Bear fought shy, and, having The a orst, re-
treated, without any bones being broken on either side.
BALLOON,—Bir. Green ascended from the Bowling
Green of the Golden Eagle, Mile End-road, on Tues-
day afternoon. The machine rose with graceful and
gentle motion, almost perpendicularly, to the height of
some hundred feet. It then took a direction N.B. but
soon a fresh current of air wafted it due north, and
again N.W. over. the villages of Islington, Newington,
Tottenham, Edmonton, and the delightful landscape
•cenery with which the country is here intersected,
Ind of which the "voyagers had a fine prospect, never
(saving lost sight of the earth. Their greatest altitude
"as 9,600 feet. After having been an hour in the
tiro they effected a sale descent in Enfield Chase.