Star.
London, England, 1828-11-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE;

MAILS Align SD THIS Dar—Dublin I—Waterford 1 --Iramburgh 1.
The Woodlark, DIARY, from Van Diemen's Land to the Caps
of Good Hope, is wrecked on the coat of New Holland.
The Providence Increase, CORNTOIITH, front Charente to Lon'
don, was wrecked on the Goodwin &HI& on Thursday morning—
part of the cargo saved.
Vessau bromm WITH —The Meteor, Wariou, from Hull to
Bengal, on the lit August, in lat. 34. long. 19. Syduey packet,
WAKING, from England to St Helena, on the Line, by the Sybille
frigate, arrived at St. Helena 3d ultimo. Unity, Joisurrox, from
Liverpool to the Mauritius, on the 13th uh. in lat. 3: N- long. 18.
She spoke on the s:h the Cutry, of London, —, for New South

Walts. •
DIAL. Nov. ClL—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from Loudon the
Oscar, HENDIWALL, for Rio; Ellice, WHITMAN, for Tobago; New
York packet, Cultic for Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, Nov..27.—Wind W.—Arrived the Haydn'', San*,
from Quebec. Arrived from London the Flinn, Puturson, for
the Cape. Sailed the Carshaltun Park. fur Madeira.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 27.—Wind W. to W.S. W.—Arrived the Me-
WIT/OND, from Laguna. Sailed the She Wake packet, for

the Leeward Islands.
Dearsrouro, Nov. Ir.—Arrived the Wellington, DRIOUTOS.•
from Miramichi.
Livaaroot., Nov. 27.—Artived the Three Sons Mst.voit; from
hlacaio ; Indus, Irons lalabar ; Miramichi, llsxav Acme?,
from Pictou ; Eike, Cusres. from !bpi Amigps, from Gijon.
The Gazelle of last night colitaina a dispatch.ad-
dressed to Sir PULTRNEE MALCOLM by CaptAin LYONS,
..f the Blonde ft igdie, relative to the assist:sit& given by
part of t! e English flea in ihe ieductioo of the
Nloica fort.
Prince LIEVEN entertained a distinguished Party to
dinner yesterday, at Ashburnbam House, Dover-street.
The following ate the dimenifons of the clock in the
South-west Tower of St. Paul's Church, London t—The pendu-
lum k 14 feet Imig, and the weight at the end of it 312 pounds ;
the length of the oil:lowland, eight feet, and weighs 7.5 pounds;
the hour band, five feet five inches, and weighs 44 Pounds ; the
diameter of the dual, IS feet 10 inches; length of the hour figures,
two feet two inches and a half. The bell has a very deep and fine
tone, and weighs four tons and one quarter.
Statements have been made rel.itive to the alleged
acceptance of office of Lord Swaim,. The report is, we have
every reason to believe, incorrect. The subject which has caused
his Lordship to have communication with the head of the Adovinis.
tration is understood merely to have been the appointment of his
son-in-law to a Deanery. and not in consequence of overtures for
his joining the Ministry. A more probable rumour is that the
Marquis of SALISBURY will join the Duke of Wscuwavons; Ad•
ministration, and that the vacant office of Privy Seal has been
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tendered to Min for his acceptance.
LINCOLN, NOV. fn.—Wednesday CHARLES TENNYSON,
Eig. M.P. Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Lin-
colnshire, passed through Lincoln, on• his return from Newstead
Abbey, where he had been to take the commands of his Royal
Highness the Duke of &ISt', with regard to summoning the
Grand Lodge of the County—a measure which has (or some time
I been in contemplation. We regret to find that his Royal Highness
is not yet ptrtectly recovered from the hurt be received in his knee
some weeks ago: he is decidedly much better, but it still affects his
walking, and it is deemed unadvisable that his Royal Highness
should make any considerable exertions at present.
A Meeting of the Catholic Association was held at
Dublin on Tuesday last, .t which Mi. Siam declined
the public dinner that had been proposed to him, on the
plea that it might inter'ere with the dinner intended to
be given to Lord MOSPETN.
The following anecdote was communicated to me by
a Gentleman who had received it from Mr. Burke,
Barry's early and steady friend. This great orator, la i,h
whom the painter had ft equently dined, being senate of
most of his eccentsicities, and wishing much to see in
what way he conducte.l his household concerns, reques ed
to be asked to dinne . Barry replied, " Sir, you know
live alone, but if )0u u ill partake of a steak, I can
answer for your having it hot, and from the best sump
in the mos' classic market in L' ndoit.“—" I will dine
with you," replied Mr. Burke; " but mind, you must
not let me put you in the leas: out of your way:—
" You shall dine as I do, Sir," observed Bari y ; " dime
shall be no atailiaties7 turning his head to the side.
board .of glittering plate and glass. A day wa,
then fixed. Upon 'Ur. Bu'ke's arsival at 86, Castle-
street, Oxtotd-Market, his host conducted him • into
the painting room, which had undergone no ahem-
tion whatever from the period when it had been used
AS a carpenter's shop. It was partly *occupied by his
large picture of Pandora; but pi incipally with w ho:e-
length portraits of the persons who sat to him fin
his A delphi pictures, together with numerous old sit ain-
ing•frames ; a ptinting-press, for he printed his own
plates; and thousands of Cobwebs. Most of the win-
oows of this painting-room were either cracked of
broken ; the tiles of its ceilingless tool were as wide apart
and as much mutilated, as those which appear in the
first state of Hogarth's print of the Strolling Actresses
in a Barn ; and ;the small .fire-place was filled with a
grate large enough for the cairptistei's glue-pot. How-
ever, it was under this roof that the great Burke was to
dine. The fire burned clear, the steaks were put on,
and BAH y, who assumed no false pomp, though he had
means of comfort within his reach, alter spreading a
towel upon a small, round, th.ee legged deal table. just
large enough for two ;bates. Vie beer, and bread, put a
pair of tongs into his visitor's hand, requesting hint to
turn the s talcs, while he went for a pot of punter; and,
ypon his WREN wiih his usual consistency of bluntness,
swore that the wind had taken off the bead just as he
was mobbing 'f itch field-street.—:A oikkinf and hit I into