Star.
London, England, 1820-07-25 00:00:00

lllist, CHAVAIUL4; who ii. gpid been deeply
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plicated in the abortivt nt to briug about a
Counter-Revolutiot% wakou the 13th oast. wrested:at
Portugalette, about twa leagues from gilboa, wisest
on ter! point 6f aapintout -of the tosiftr.y ;
French Five per Cedt*Pittley,
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Boston Papers arrived' thteltietrning 'to the
June. A letter from ilavinnib, of the Stil Mit*;.
contains the following lively acconot of the .present
state of political affairs in that coloir.. . •
." The same ferment still exists in the pubUc,mitscli
and a spirit of independenee is everywhere: gaining
ground. The Governor is now forming a Militia,
which I only call sharpening the lion's &out. The
Officers are selected from those:who are most able to
give good suppers. Friars and Monks hive,now:lnst
their influence. 'All kinds of hooks are now sold•
openly, and no one is afraid to say he is a Freemason.
Superstition, which existed of old, is now laughed at.
The Inquisition in this place is but a name, and the
Chief Inquisitor is a good old man. Our Journal of
this day gives a very sensible Addreis from the Pro-
visional 4z:overtime:lt of the Peninsula, to the Spa-
niards, concluding with the following remarkable
expressions: -- •

Citizens, you have then your Cortes, that barrier of the
civil immunities, and the guarantee of the Constitution and of
your glory. With the Cortes you are elevated to the rack of
free men. Let the evil genius of tyranny remove its terrors from
oar favoured country; let him change his bloody empire to leaf
fortunate regions. Hear not the perfidious suggestions of the
enemies of the King and of the Constitutional System, who
would deprive the Monarch of his glory.'"

The case of the three victims who are ordered to
be executed on Thursday, for forging or uttering
forged Bank Notes, deserves particular notice, and
has called forth the observations of some of the
friends of humanity, published in some of the Morn-
ing Papers of this day. We insert a copy of them in
our columns. The writer, however, seems not to be
aware that by the new Bank Note Prevention Act a
great change has been introduced. The crime of
forging the New Bank Notes is not in future to WI
punished with death, but with transportation for
fourteen years. Does not this aggravate the cruelty
of hanging. these criminals? Has not Moloch had
sufficient victims already ? Why should lie be far 4.,
they gorged ?

Tuesday last, an attempt was made by a man
named James Murray, to assassinate his Grace the
Duke of ATIIOL. Murray, under the pretence of
important business, had procured an audience of his
Grace at one of the lodge, leading to Dunkeld-house,
where he hand :d his Grace a letter containing some
unreasonable demands, and which further stated that,
unless his Grace complied with them in a few mi-
nutes, he would shoot hi.ii with a pistol. The Duke,
with singular fortitude and great presence of mind,
seized the pistol.as Murray drew it from his pocket,
and called on some of his attendants. Murray was
immediately secured, and carried to Perth.

The gout in the Km's hand, we are extremely
sorry to say, continues very sevrese:
Yesterday, the Dukes of Yoltit and CAMBRIDGE
visited the Km, at his PaLice, in Pall-Mall.

The Princess AtmosTA -rode in an open carriage
yesterday to Kew Gardens,'. and returned to town in
the evening.
The ROYAL SOVEREIGN yacht has been ordered to
fit for sea, and to take on board ail requisites., to at-
tend his MAJESTY in the ROYAL GEORG 2 yacht, now
getting ready at Portsmouth, under the command of
Captain Sir CHARLES PAGET. Lieutenant Aim's*,
nne of the Lieutenants of the Royal Naval College,
has been selected for the Info's own yacht; and the
other Officers whom his MAJESTY appointed on his
last year's excursion, are ordered to rejoin.
We regret to learn that Sir Hosts, POPHAM'S re-
turn from the West Indies is occasioned by ill health.
He has had an attack of the palsy; and the Physicians
say that nothing but a Northern climate can preserve
his valuable life. Sir Home returns in the SYBILLIL,

Monday se'nnight, Rear-Admiral Orwsv, Conunander.in-
Chief of his Majesty's ships on the Leith Station, who shifted
his flag on board his Majesty's sloop Datvia, Captain Ram, for
the purpose of inspecting the several stations of his command,
arrived at Croniarty. The Admiral, accompanied by Captain
lino, and his flag Lieutenant, Mr. Bic:awns', visited Inverness,
the entrance of the Caledonian Canal, the basin, lower locks,
and Muirtown cast-iron bridge; and after having also visited
the field of Culloden. and some other places in the neighbour-
hood, returned on Wednesday to Company, from whence he
sails for the Orkneys.
FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.

The Countess of Westmeath, from Norfolk.
At Grißon's Hotel, Albemarle-street—Baron and Baroness
de Sturmer and suite, from Paris.
At Mivart's Hotel—The Dean of Stt Asaph; Mrs. Young,
and family, from Lady Jones's seat, Worting House, Hants;
the Earl of Bective, from a tour; Lady Hutchinson and family;
the Rev. E. Kynaston and faintly, from Bury St. Edmund's.
DEPARTURES.
The Hen. Mimi Grimston, for Berkhimpstead Castle; Herta.
Sir John and the Misses Perring, for their scat in Devonshire.
Mr. Perring, for Devonshire.
Earl and Countess Morley, from South Mutton, for Plympton.
Lord and Lady Kirkwall and family, for South Wales.
Lord and Lady Dyneror and family, for Dynevor Castle.
Sir T. Ackland, M.P. for his seat in Dcvotishire.
Lord and Lady Holland, for Caahiobory Fart, on a visit to
the Farl and Countess of Essex.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baring and tunily, for Cheltenham.
From the Prince of Saxe-Coburg Hotel, Charles-street, GM&
venor-square—The Earl of Oxford, for his seat in Hereford-
shire ; Lord Harley, for Paris.
Lord and Lady Anson, from Mr. Coke's seat in Norfolk, for
their seat, Shagborough, Staffordshire.
Ma. DvFits's STsram.—Extract from the Report
of the Committee of .the Calcutta School-book So-
ciety ; read at the First Annual General Meeting of
the Subscribers, held at the Town-hall of that City :

" Your Committee has, in conclusion, to advert to a very re.
markabla work, which.bas strongly attracted their attention, en-
titled, ' Nature Displayed, in her mode of teaching Language to.
Man, adapted to the French,' &c. by Mr. N. G. Dufiet The
truths of most importance to mankind commonly lie long dor-
mant, acknowledged indeed, bat not duly prized ; till some ono,
gifted with common sense and sagacity sespossing those of his
contemporaries, points out to the world their momentous prat-'
tical uses and corollaries.
" Mr. Dulief has himself observed, what is indeed sufficiently'
oblivious, that Ma nianner of teaching a language is not suited to
the case of the FrencH only. It is for this leatitution steadily
to keep the principle in view, and seize opportunities as they
occur, of applying it to all the languages within its sphere of
operation and usefulness.
" Your Committee, adverting to the uncommon merit of the
work, and mosiderinf its dissemination as calcukited to produce
just ideaton the inlyeet of achool-books, and as furnishing an
admirable model for the preparation. of matey, have encouraged
a pmpos:tpd re-Pilitlention In Calcut.aa by subscribing for trrenq
copies; &c.

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