Star.
London, England, 1827-01-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Beaufort transport sailed from Warsen Point stb inst. for
Jamaica; and the Loyal Briton, and Dorothy, PURSERS,
on the following day.
PAuktouro, JAL 7.—Wind N.N.W.Arrived the Ebeneser,
IlksrAati, friar Gibraltar. Sailed the Mary, 'recces, for Gibraltar.
Poamausevw, Jar• L—Wind W.N.Vl.—Passed by, the Jolts
Munro, from Derbies.
Dais, Jan. S.—Wind W.—His Netlietlands Majestfa ship
Zealander, SO guns, Captain Lucas, has arrived in the Downs, on
her way to Batavia from Rushing, and saluted his Majesty's ship
RAMILLIES with clews gum. Remain. the Ocean, Lacunas. from
London for Se. [Mee; Caledonia, LvAr.t., front London for via.
den; Atlu, Has., frau Leedom for India ; and Harriet, —,
from London for Canute. Arrived the Lmairlas, Armassore,
frees Landon for Make.

GIDAMINI. Jan. • —Arrived tie Isabella, Duman. and Bro-
die% Amass. hum Orono; Fame. Davis. and Friends. limns,
frees et. -Michael's; mad St. Andrew; rammax. from gusher.—
Sailed the Ithaabeti, Boma% for Trinidad.

In addition to the donations of the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor and Shelia's, the whole of the prisoners in
the Borough Compter partook on Saturday (Old Christ-
mas Day) of theannual bounty of Mr. Holmes. the High
Bailiff of Southwark, dispensed in a most plentiful sup-
ply of beef. plugs-pudding. and porter.

At the Deptford Bench of Justices, on Saturday Isi
Thomas Hughes, a licensed ret id newer. scalding a
that place. appeared to answer to an infoemario
charging him with retailing b er to be consumed( n th
premises whets sold. he not being a licensed vietualle:
contrary to the sth George IV. cap. 54, sec. 8, whereb
he had subjected himself to a penalty of 100!. Tb
defendant pleaded "Not Guilty • when George Posta
Ross, an officer of Excise, deposed, that on the 25th
November last, in pursuance of directions from Mi
Robinson, the supervisor, he went to defendant'
premises, and called for a pot of beer, and that
woman who was behind the ccunter served him wit
the same, after warming it at his request ; as
hat he remained on the defendant's poesnises, stand
ing near the counter, until he had thank the beet
when he paid sixpence for it, and came away.—
This witness, upon being cross examined by defend
ant, stated, that there were no seats in the front of th
counter, and that the distance from the counter to th
'door;wis about a yard and a half. After the above
evidpnce had been given, the defendant stated that th
woman who served the witness was his wife, ind ths
he had no knowledge of the offence being in Londe
on the day it was committed, and therefore prayed fc
mitigation. The 4:la,{iistrates, Capt. Evelyn and Thiims
Shipman, Esq. after con:erring together, pronounce
the defendant guilty ; but in consideration of his under
taking to alter his premises, so as to prevent any reps
tidos of the offence, mitigated the penalty to 251. an
one shilling costs, the lowest fine the• law authorise
them to inflict. It was understood that the attentin
of the supervisor was drawn to the situation of defeat
ant's premises by the publicans in the neighbourhoos
Besides the above penalty, the defendant was also liabi
to another fine of 1001. for selling the beer in gamin
after ninein the evening; but the Commissioners
Excise hulnanely directed a prosecution for onepenalt:
After the above case was disposed of, Robt. Stirling
a common brewer at Deptford, pleaded " Not Guilts
to an informstioa charging him, under the Ist and I
George IV. cap. 22, sec. 1, with beginning to mash
quantity of malt on the 18th of October hest, withot
having made the proper entry thereof in the book d
livered to him by the Excise-officer for that purpos
whereby he had forfei.ed 2001. A second count in tl
information charged him with having caused the sal
entry to be altered, whereby he had foldeited the furds
sum of 2001.

The officer of Excise who was to prr.ve the :boy
charges against Mr. Stirling, now s.ood torward, an
immediately the book was given him, kissed it veh anent
ly, before Mr. Merchant, the M egiso ate.' clerk, had tiro
to administer the usual form of oath. It was soon eviler
that the witness was inebriated, and he appeared t
have recently fallen down, as his nose was broken an
bloody. The Magistrates remarked they thought
improper to allow a person in such a c.mdition to
sworn, and asked the supervisor if he had any °the
witness to support the information? who replied in ti
negative. The defendant here said that he had no wo
to take advantage of the. state of the witness, bein
anxious that his conduct should undergo intestigatin
and therefore should not object to the case standar
over. The Magistrates at first entertained a doui
whether they could adjourn the he., ing after the
Pendant's plea had been recorded,, but after ieferring
" Paley en Convictions," they adjourned the case for
week, and fined the Excise officer 6s. for being drun
at the same time directing the supervisor to report b
conduct to the Board of Excise.
At the same sitting, John Martham. a wine an
brandy merchant, at Deptford, WAS adjudged to forte
two gallons and three quarts of brandy, an/ four ga
loos of compounds, being an excess in his stock over II
quantity for which he had credit in 'lir Excise boot

ACTS OF BENEVOLENCE.
On New Year's day, Robert &own, Rag. factor to the Duke of
Hamilton, caused five of his Grate's celebrated white cows to be
slaughtered, and divided ameopt the most diureseed families to
Handgum. They would weigh about twenty stone each. In addition,,
seventy carts of coals were ordered to be divided among the pore
of that burgh.
Nearly is hundred pounds' have been realised in Perth by the!
*ale of Ladies' work last week, for the poor--a sum proportionally
larger than has been schemed hi the Name meaner in any other town.i
lard Arbuthnot generously deducted ten per cent. in calked*lr
the rents of his gram parks, for the last season. 24r. Silver, of No.,
therley, also made a liberal allowance for the bad year • and Mr.'
Barclay, of Ury, deducted fifty per mot. from the Maratnas mum
payable by some of Ids femora—denim Journal.
BRITISH GALLRRT.—The admirable collection of
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pictures exhibited at the British Gallery in Pall-Mall, during the
last six month*, closed m Saturday. This exhibition consisted en.
tirely of his Mwaraves pictures. Tt Is said that the British Toni-
tenon have netted a clear gain of about 5,00(1 during the season.
In no provincial town throughout the kingdom, per-
haps, has the death of his Royal Highness tht Duke of,
York been more deeply felt or more universally deplored
than in Windsor. Intimately connected with the town
from his earliest infancy, he acquired, during his pro-'
Gress from youth to manhood, the sincere affection and
regard of every class of society with whom he asso-.
ciated—an affection that, throughout the whole course
of his eventful life, was never for a single moment
paired. While the pi incipal local festivities were
more joyous through his presence, his heist aii4,
band were alike prompt to relieve the pressure of
tress; and many a fervent prayer for his happiness
been breathed in secret by those who were ;orb'
publicly to proclaim their Royal Benefactor. Not •
standing the protracted nature of his illness, had,
some measure, prepared the minds of even the
sanguine for the fatal result, yet, on the snivel of
intelligence on Saturday morning, the sot row expreesee
was as great as though the decease of the Royal Duke
had been wholly uneapected. The melancholy tidings
rapidly circulated, and the inhabitants, with a spon-
taneous and universal feeling. half closed the windows,
of their shops and houses. At noon the great bell of
the Castle and of the Parish Church commenced tolling,
and throughout the town a general suspensiosi ..1 busi-
ness took place. His Royal Highness was High Steward
of the Borough; and the urbanity and kindness which
marked his performance of its vatious official duties
will long be gratefully remembered. The last public
ceremony anal: ch he ; resided was the laying the List,
stone of the new bridge, on the 17th July, 1822; and
few who then beheld his Royal Highress surrounded by
all that was gay and brilliant, can think upon the late
melancholy event without feeling toe deepest sorrow—
a sorrow that is only chastened by the ciinviction that
hi. Royal Highness has exchanged an earthly cut
for a celestial clown.

ROTTIRDAbi, JAN. 4.—A building attached to
powder-milli belonging to M. P. Snellem blew vp •
la tremendous explosion. Four men lust their lives
this occasion. Many houses have mistimed serins. Mkt