Star.
London, England, 1829-06-01 00:00:00

AND SOUTH AMERICAN COPPER-HOUSS TO 2D MAT.

Late from the Pacific, the Brinson Awl:on contains the ex.
tracts of the Mercurio Paul u°. published at Lima to the 17th
January, as f0110w5...." Public finances are in a miserable con-
dition—the mines were chiefly neglected for want of funds--com.
merce in a state of extreme depression—coutributions levied on the

people to the extent of the utmost of their ability. In the mean
time every effort was making by the Government to produce a
bitter state of things, and to overcome the obstacles which pre.
vented the working of the mines. New and powerful machines
for the working of them had arrived in Lima. The two Mining
Companies which Won were at variance had settled their
cultic', and united Into one. An effort had been made in the capital
to raise a subscription of 100,000 dollars, in order to set the mask
chines in entstioa, and of this sum the Government bad subsaffied
30,000 dollen, payable monthly in tea equal instalments, without
interest, which the other subscribers were entitled to, should the
enterprise succeed, to is per cent. The amount of Stook sub-
scribed previous to the 14th April was 51,300 dollars, leaving a
balance of 15,700 yet to be raised."
Calcutta Papers to the 29th January have been received at the
North and South American Coffee House.

VUM TU2 JOHN NULL or 751 211111 JANUARY.

" We are happy in being able to state that the latest accounts
front the Governor General report the pregreu of his Lordship's
recovery to be most favourable. Ills Lacdsbip is expected to re-
turn to the Presidency by the route of Berhampore. We bear that
Lady WILLIAM &STUMM will not in coesequence proceed to Bang.

pore, as was expected.
By a General Order of the 9th lost. It appears that Lord
COIIIIERMIRI expects to reach Allababad on the Sib of next month,
when be will embark, and proceed down the Ganges towards the
Prtsidenc)."

CITY. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK:
The Cansol market has remained very steady during the morning
at 81Ij for the Account, except in one instance, when they were
sellers at 8/3g ; but at present they may be quoted at the former
price, with little or nothing doing. and for Money
Private letters of great importance has been received this morn.
Ling from Sicily, stating that Admiral Sir PULTRIIItY fdatcout is
**refine his Sect. and has sent orders to all the Consuls in the
Mediterranean to telegraph all ships of war, and give'them orders
tp Prilteettimmediately to Syracuse, which is the Admiral's place of
readegroos. He has with him five sail of the line and four or five
frigates. ))/spy egnjectares are afloat in Sicily on this important
movement of the Brkisb AdmiraL
In the Foreign Mattel link doing. Basilian Bonds art' oil
<like Wiped at in the emir part of tkitilniuditg.

THE ARMY. -
Friday_ that excellent and highly disciplined body of men, the
4th', or King's Own Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Col._
Ainslie D. FRONCE, were reviewed in the Green of Glasgow, by
the Hon; Major General O'CALLAGHAN. the Commander of the
Forces for Scotland. The Regiment went through all the military
evolutions in fine style, and much' to the satisfaction of the Com-
mander of the Forces, and to a very numerous concourse of spec-
tators, which the fineness of the day, and the splendour and novelty
of the scene had drawn together. The ground was kept by the
12th Lancers. at present quartered in the Horse Barracks.
NOTRINOHAM. MAT 29.—The Southern Regiment of rotting.
hamahire Yeomanry Cavalry, having completed the period for
which they were embodied, yesterday (Thursday) were dismissed
to their respective homes. The field duties were timed by a
grand review in the morning on their exercising ground, by Major
Gauxwoon, of the 9th Lancers, now stationed at Nottingham
Barracks. The Regiment marched to the ground fully equipped.
and received the reviewing officer with a salute. A detachment
of Lancers kept the ground, and after the reviewing Officer bad
passed down the line, and taken his station opposite the centre. the
movements commenced, the whole of which were executed with a
rapidity and precision which would have reamed credit on any
regular troops.
FROM TOR WM.= CIRROVICIA Mar 27.
The 65th Regiment underwent their half-yearly inspection be-
fore General Sir G. 133NOMAM, at Waterford, on Saturday. The
Banilion went through a variety of evolutions, with which Sir
George Bivosas expressed himself greatly satisfied, as also with
the highly soldier•llke appearance of the men. The Officers and
non-commb.ioned officers of the corps then performed the sword-
exercise very much to the General's satisfaction. In the evening
Sir Gunton Brunam was entertained at dinner by the Officers.
Army Barracks for fourteen Officers and 250 privates are or-
dered to be erected at Nenagh.
An Order is hatred from Government not to furnish military
guards to gaols after the 24th inst.
Lieutenant Bosuns, C.C. has been ordered to
police under his command at Killable.

NAVAL IN FELLItiENCE.

all the

31mis Asonio Tots Dar—ice 2—Waterford 9.—Frasoe

Hantburgh I—Flanders I—Holland 1.
The Batchelor, Millar, from Rio Janeiro, ran on shore near
Cape Spartel on the Bth ultimo, and bilged—very littk of the cargo
expected to be saved.
The Splendid, White, from New York, was driven on shore at
Gibraltar, during a gale, on the night of die Bth ultimo.
The Anue, from Kiel to Hull, foundered off Widgo on the Mat
ultimo.

RAMIKIATI, MAT 211.--Passed the Duke of Bedford, for India.
Dovaa. Mar 31.—Arrived the North &sit, .--.,, from the
Medi' rrrrr ean.

DEAL, MAT 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrived from London the Are-
thusa, Strong, for Jamaica • Lotus, Summerson for Swan Ricer;
Daniel, Duncan, for the South Seas; and Guildford, Dart mon, for
New South Wales.

Stay 31.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Nancy. --, from
Jamaica ; Swallow, Corder, from Mearina ; Hower, White, from
Paraiba ; names. Robinson, from New York; and Anthony, —,
from the ble of France.

POSTSMOUTII May 30 and 31.—Wind E.S.F. and S. toW.—Ar•
rived the Taylor, from Cadiz. Arrived (non London
the Atwiek, Jeffries, and Locos, Surnmersoa, for Swan Hives.
Sailed the whole of use outward-bound.

PLIIKOVIN, MAY 24 and 50.—Wind ,arlable.—Off port the
Marquis of Ely, Marsala', from Calcutta; and Pactolus,
from Havannab.

FALMOUTH. MAY itn and ZO.—Wind variable.—Arrived the
Hope, Hick, from Messina flailed the Stanmer packet. for Lisbon.
Lwastruoa, MAT M.—Arrived the Jupiter. Anderson. front
Alexandria ; May and Sally. Evans, from Lisbon ; and Europa,
Eat, from New Orkans. . _ .

Tie MU sea-borne vein] built at Norwich was launched from
that city on Thursday morning. The vessel is named the Spring,
of 130. tons adnseasurement.
7/10M Tilt HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, MAT SO.
The Flora transport, I..&eut.Weistwonh, Agent, arrived on Moo.
day from Bermuda. She left that Island on the 26th Aprll and
bas brought home the Iskb Company of Sappers and Miners, and a
few invalids of the 74th Regiment; Major Crab and Captain Kei.
Lill, Royal Engineers, were passengers. Admiral Sir C. Ogle.with
the Hussar, Rose, and Columbine, were about to proceed tollahlea.
Thi. Dock-yard at Bermuda was proceeding rapidly in its forma-
tion. Upwards of 1,500 convicts were employed on it, and on the
fortifications round it.

The Asia (with the flag of Vice Admiral Sir Polteney Malcolm).
Windsor Castle, Spartiate. Wellesley, and Rifleman sailed from
Malta on the 16th of April, and arrived at Syracme on the 21st,
which they left on the 28th. On the Ist instant, the Spartiate
parted for Malta, and the Wellesley and Windsor Castle for Ceram
The Asia and Rifleman arrived at Naples on the same day. and
were lying there at the date of the last accounts (14th hut.)
Revenge, 74, was to sail from Naples on the 20th inst. with the
British Ambassador, the Right Hon. Robert Gordon. for Smyrna.
The Champion, IV guns, Commander Scutt, sailed from Madeira
for Fernando Po, on the 2d May.
The Philonic!, 10, Commander Hawes, sailed yesterday for
Chatham. to be paid of.
Thursday sailed the Pined% 10, Commander Charles Paget, for
the Cotk station; and the Plumper, 10, Lieutenant U•Greer, for
the Coast of Africa.

The Onyx, 10, Lieutenant notelet, arrived on Tuesday, from
&. Ander°. having landed there several Spaniards, wbo bad given
evidence in this country, of acts of piracy committed on the Coast
of Africa.

The Ariadne, 28, Captain F. Marryatt, C.D. arrived from Ply-
mouth this morning, with a detachment of the Royal Marius Ar-'
tillery, for the head-quarters in this garrison.
The Calypso, Lieutenant De Courcy Dashwood, arrived at Ply.
mouth on Saturday, from Gibraltar and Malta, having been em-
ployed at the lams place as a colonial yacht.
The Herald yacht, Commander Maxwell, is ordered to be pre-
pared to receive on board the Lady of Lord Heytesbury, the
liri-
tiab Ambassador at the Court of Russia.
Commander Gill has commissioned the Sparrowhavk, of ie
guns, at Chatham; the Hon. George they bas been promoted to
the rank of Lieutenant, and appointed to the Asia.
The Rev. Mr. Brice, Chaplain of the Ordinary at this pone.*
been presented by Lord Melville to the Rectory of Thorneybuta,
Northumberland.
Ships at Spithead—Galatea, Briton, Pallas, Arladne. in the Har-
bour—Victory, Jlelvilie. Athol, Herald, Favourite, Brisk, Onyx.

It is at length settled that Mr. SVODEN is to be Sob.
citor General, in the room of Sir N. Timmit., promoted to the
Chief Juititedup of the Common Pleas.
The Duke of CVMSaKLAND ♦isited his MAJWATT 011
Saturday.
The Duke of CLARRNCR has quite recovered from
the attack of the gout.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCRSTRR gave a nu.
mesons grand dinner party on Saturday, to meet the Duke of
Mamma and t►e Duke de Cala arm. The Dowager Marchioness.
of &manse and the Marchioness CONYWHIAM were of the partyr
Prince LIOPOLD gave a numerous grand dinner party
on Saturday to meet her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kant.
Among the distinguished personages who were present were—the
Prince and Princess Linen, the Ambassador limn the Netherlands,
Madame Falek, the Russian Mini,ter on a Special Alisdon, the
Karl and Countess of Verelam, Lord and Lady Maryborough, Earl
said Countess Cowper, Earl Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Belgrave,
Lord Normanby, Ste.
The young Queen of PORTUGAL left town on Friday
morning about ten o'clock, on her return to Laleham.

The Marquis de PA Lhl ILLA arrived in town on Satar•
day night from Paris. The Marquis BAIMACIMA came to town
yesterday morning from Lalehank and had a long interview with
the Marquis de PAILMELLA.
The Duke of OeLeens visited the Duke of Wit.
Lummox yesterday morning at Ids residence in Downing-street, and
remained with his Grace near an hour.

The Loan CHANCELLOR lett town on Saturday even-
t:l= for his seat at Wimbledon, and returned to London last evening
The Earl of AllaltData, Mr. Secretary Pan., and Emil
Powys, had interviews with the Doke of Wairmoree on Saturday.l
The Duke of GRAFTON entertained a distinguished
party yesterday.
The Anniversary Festival of the Artists General Be-
nevolent Institution was held on Saturday at the Freemasons
Tavern. Lord GODIRICIII was in the Chair, and was supported by
Lord Guinness, Sir Thomas ACLAND, Bart. M.P. and Sir Hamar
Boaster, Bart. Among the distinguished Artists, Engravers, and,
Architects present were Sir T. Lawns:we, Mr, Wu.kte, Mr. Nam,
Mr. J. 11. W. TIMMER, Mr. Wanes, Mr. Csairresr, Mr: T. Pun,
Sic. About 150 Gentlemen sat down to an esesUent dinner,
and the Gallery was ornamented by the presence of several Ladies. •
The Noble Chairman pleaded the cause of the Institution with great
energy and effect, and the subscriptions announced amoented.to
"SO. Lord GaAs:nue, Sir T. Lawamece. Mr. J. BL W.Tuamm,,
and Mr.Wis.ents, also bore ample highway of tbigreat utility and
merits of the ; and the comments of a pleasant evenhig.
spent Ina good cause, were heightened by the vocal outdone of
Messrs. T. Coact' Saatanuas; GOVLESEt etc.