Star.
London, England, 1828-04-21 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF PAIN lERS IN WATER COLOURS,

Saturday we were favuuted with a private view of
the Exhibition of l'aintings in Water Colours. It is
gratifying to record that ti's exhibition, like each of
the preceding exhibitions, displays renewed and aug-
mented improvement in this interesting department of
the pict(itial art. This may not, and we had almost
said cannot, be expected in future, as really the utmost
pc:fiction appears to have been attained in many of the
performances of the ;resent year.
Mr. Copeley Fielding, Mr. Varley, and Mr. Barret,
have many admirable paintings. Messts. Richter,
Dewint, Turner, Cox, and others, have valuable paint-
ings in the spresent collection ; but, for the present, we
shall only add, that the Exhibition is a delightful one, and
eminently met its the liberal pattonage and encourage-
ment wh ch we a• e glad to be assured that it receives
Arcot g the fashion ible company present at the private
view on Saturday we n ticed—
The Prince of Saxe Coburg, the Dukes of Norfolk and Devon-
shire, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Marchioness of Staf-
ura, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Countess
of Essex; Earls lkownlow, Grey, Durham, Gower, Harrowby,
Ste. Lords Cawdor, Grantham ; Lord and Lady Fataborough, &c.
some of the Foreign Ambassadors, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and other
Members of the Royal Academy.
The

improvements in the Park are now very rapidly
advancing. On Saturday the small bit of ground,
or, as it is called the Ait," which has attracted so much
novice, was entirely plantel with evergreens and rose
trees. Upon the whole the walks and shrubbery, even
in their unfinished state, present a we; y pretty picture.
The Middlesex Lunatic Asylum is to be erected at
Hanwell, on some ground brlonging to Lord JEasev,
and for which a sum of 11,5001. is to be given. The
cost of the ettction of the building is e.timated at
100,0001.

A inagnificent copy of the Vulgate, wricen on vel
lam, and 100 other valuable books, were stolen last
'eek fiom the Archishop of ARMAGH'S library in
DoMin—the Bible was valued at 1000 guineas.
A new Farce was read at Covent Garden Theatre,
on Wednesday, called Babes out of the Wood, which,
according to Green Room report, is likely to be very
effective. The Babes are KEELEY and Miss Gowarto.
Fawcett has an admirable part in it, equal it is said, to
Captain Copp. Mrs.lAvarronr and Mr. Witscu are
both pleased with the characters allotted to them.—
Ptak a is the reputed author.
GAIL! LAWS.—It was stated by one of the witnes-
ses lately examined before the Committee of the House
ti Commons, and who had, by his own confession,
leen an extensive dealer in game, in a town in the north
of England, that, on one occasion, having had an infor-
mation filed Against him by a preserver of game in York-
shlte, he gave the poachers a premium for poaching on
st 4 land of the Gentleman in question. By paying them
an additional sixpence for every brace of birds, hare,
Pheasant, kc. he actually succeeded in depopulating
lheistate of ga me of every description.
.Frclay evening an inquisition was held at Guy's Hos-
PI:el, on the body at W. Thompson, aged 30. The de-
ceased, who was a costermonger, drank to excess, and
"heti so, beat his donkey in a most inhuman manner.
Oa Thursday he was proceeding in his cart along the
liutough•road, then the animal stopped, and the de-
Ceased icse to ma ike it, but lost his balance, and pitched
head foiemost into the road. lle nas taken to the
Hospital, %them he died iu a few hours. Verdict—
" Accidental Death*"

NA VAL. IN rELLIG ENCE.

Orders have been received at Portsmouth Dock-yard to make
an estimate of the value of all . aval atm ei in that establishment.
D. vas, Arun. co.—Off port, the Stately, Emus, from Jamaica;
Wiled 6th Match.

DEAL, Aran. 19.—Wind S.S.W.— Arrived from London the
Slaters llamas-, for Demerara ; Crescent, PITT, for Naples; :%Lig-
net, JOHNSON, for New South Wales; Lonach, Tonsil, for Beogal ;
Orwell, FAa sca.furChina ; Fagle, HENRY, for Leghorn; Xenophon,
CA 17111, for Quebec; Alexander the Great, PACS, for Sr. Do-
mingo; Prince Leopold, Esnalocz, for Dominica; Genii, LAI4Z,
for Trieste. The outward-bound have sailed. The Ganges sailed
last evening.

Poitzsmouvs, APRIL 19 and no.—Wind N. to N.N.W.—Ar.
rived from London the Woodford, MILBANK, for New South
Wales. Passed the Eliza, Sum, from Grenada. Sailed the Fanny,
Pug, for St. John's ; and Nile, STURM', for Quebec. Off port,
the Juno, PRINCR, from Jamaica.
PLYRIORTH, APRIL 18 and 19.—Wind N.—Arrived the Salice,
CEOs, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Caroline, How au., for New
South Wales; his Majesty's ship Wasp, for Gibraltar; and the rest
of the outward-bound.

FALMOUTH, AratL 1S and 19.—Wind N.N.W. to N.—Arrived
the Prudence, Emma, from Trieste. Sailed his Majesty's ship
Mersey, for Jamaica ; his Majesty's brig Lyra, for Lisbon; Duke
of Kent packet, for ditto; Emerald, &rum., for Qiebec ; Emma,
FROST, for Sr. John's; Elizabeth, MILBURN, and Stephen, HAND.
TARIM, tor Pictou. Sailed the Francis Freeling packet, for the
Leeward Islands; Redpole packet, for Rio and Buenos Ayres; and
Charles, LAW, fur Genoa.

DARTMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind N.E.—Off port, the Hope,
BLUNDELL, from Genoa.

GUERNSEY, Aratt. 18.—Off port, the Sophia, BAKINCIIIAM, from
Gibraltar.

Iticrasx, Arm 18.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Enterprise,
Ducc, from London; and Carnation, Sums, front Alicant.

Aft stiveo—Off Brighton, the Jessie, auto, from Bengal. Off the
Wight, the Caro Brae Castle, Dwvv, front Bengal. Off &achy
Head, the Nesbitt, Stamm:, front Jamaica ; and Charles BrutAte,
Beer., from St. Vincent's. At Madras, the Wellington, Evstis,
front London ; and Protector, Waver', from Bengal. At the Cape
of Good Hope, the Recovery, Coartimr, from Bombay; Governor
Ready. YOUNG, and Susan!' .h, CLAPPEsoN, front the Mauritius.
At St. Helena, the Royal George, Ilevootos, and Duke of 1.111-
CaSttr, TIANNEY, float Bengal.

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE.

THIS DAY.

JAItAtCA, NARCE 5.
Feb. 12—Arrived his Majesty's packet Lord Melville, Furze,
from Falmouth, in forty-seven days, having experienced very severe
weather, and shipped a tremendous sea, which carried away all her
head, bulwarks and atauncheons, &c. Passengers arrived per packet,
S. Samuda, Esq. Rev. Mr. Sanders and L3dy, Mr. Marshall and
Lady, Dr. Jenkin and Lady, Messrs. Iticordo, Castle, and Grath.
15th—His Majesty's ship Pincher, from Cartbagena.

18th—His Majesty's cutter Chatham, from a cruise; brig
Annie, Scott, from Liverpool. Passengers, Messrs. Robert Gra-
ham, Moses Denson, George West, George Reid, and James de
Yough.

20th—Ship Allerton, from Liverpool, in fifty-two days;
Isabella, Carlysles, from Glasgow, in silty-seven days; brig Rocket,
Murray, from Liverpool, in forty-three days.
44th—Ship John Shand, Janie*, from London, sixty days ; ship
Duke of Bronti, 'lards, fifty-eight days; ship Pyramus, Lawrence,
from Liverpool, forty-tern days ; brig Sneaton Castle, Lothering-
ton, front London, sixty days; brig Eclipse, Simpson, from Liver.
pool, fifty-seven days. The John Shand encountered very boisterous
weather and adverse winds; dil not make Maderia till 22d ult.
Spok

e yesterday week the ship Kichan, Walker, from Liverpool,
to the North side.

27t/..—8r4 Adasia, Watson, from Dundee, sirtyfour days
Wellington, Kellier, from Cork, thirty days; sloop Young Plane,
Curling, front London.
MARCH I.—His Majesty's packet Zephyr, Lieutenant C. Church,
from Falmouth ; spoke off Madeira, 6:1, ult. the brig Sterling, from
London ; out way, days, bound to Vera Cruz—all svAl.