Star.
London, England, 1817-07-31 00:00:00

sr. IVE'S, JULY 38.

Put in here the Camel store ship, bound to Ply-
'flood', with loss of main-mast.

GRAVESEND. JULY So.

Arrived the Zephyr, Brown, front St. Vincent's; Wolfscove,
Stevenson, frem Bengal; the Harmony. Jamison, from Quebec ;
Crown, Rose, from Jamaica; Fanny, Dillon, from Langarorte ;
Edward, I.t.wry, front the Cape; Vrow Anekina, Decjeckins,
from Grostit:gest.—Saib-d the Spanish Patriot, Darell, for Cadiz;
Harmony. Pratt, for Madeira; Union, Clench, tor Malta; the
Essen, Robertson, for Bourdeaux ; the Mrlanie, hloultsun, for
Rouen ; Malvina, Brooks, for Norway; the William and Anna,
Halliday, for Calais; Henry Addington, Grimstun, fur Bremen;
Malt; Bream, rur Antwerp.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUIX to.

SHIPS [NT FREI) INWARDS—The Three Friends, Scott, from
Charante; Malta. Young, from Havre; Waterloo. Monroe,
from Oporto; Volusia, Cooper, from Jamaica; Dorchester,
Hodge, from Waterford; Nancy, Patterson, from the Canary
Islands; Margaret, Kelly, front Baltimore; Charles Hamilton
Aberdeen, Tindeli, front Oporto; and Nra. Sra. de la Consola-
don. —, from Biltoa.
Ovi WA is—'l.he Aurora, Willson, for Hainburgh ; the Am.
pliiirite, Murdoch, far Tenrriffe; Canadian racket, Renner,
for Elsiticur and Riga; Charming Molly, Farrier, fur Calais;
Hirondelle, Rose, for Havre; Herman Gustav, Grutz, fur Pil-
lau. Kuningshere, and Bitting ; John Dixon, Clad!, for Hali-
fax, St. John's (N. B.) ; Livingston, May, for Wolgast,
Wald, and Stralsund; Lavinia, Benson, fur Rotterdam; Malvina,
Paty, for lit rl.ice ; Rose ILU, Sawden, for Elintieur and St. Pr.
tersburgli; Robert and Martha, Summers, for Calais; Stadt
it en- berg, Lobbe, for Lubeck; Thais. Appleby, for Bourdeaux ;
and Tobago, Westmorland, for Demerara.

WINDSOR, JULY 50.—The Duchess of YonK, and
Lady CARDIGAN, were of her NlAntsvy's party at
Claremont, and set out soon after seven o'clock, yes-
terday, for the Castle. This morning her MA,II!%TY,
and the Princess ELIZABETH. took an airing to Frog-
more and the Cottage, and returned to the Castle to
dinner. I'rincesses AUGUSTA and SoPtitA took their
usual airing on horseback in the Park.
The Plustat REGENT dined with the Duke of CUM•
BERLAND yesterday at Kew.
Yesterday Count MUNSTER had an audience of the
Pntscs REGENT, at Carlton House.

The Duke of Sussex goes down to Birmingham to
Issiide at the ensuing Grand Music Meeting there ;
after which his Royal Highness will spend some days
in visiting the Nobility of Warwickshire.
We are happy to hear that Lord CasrlineAoir is
considered to be in a favourable way.
The body of Madame DE STAEL has been opened,
and this operation has falsified the opinions given by
her Physicians. In her anatomy they have remarked
the extraordinary dimension of the brain. A cast has
been taken of her head.

Mr. PLANTA, who succeeds Mr, COOKE, as Under
Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, is a
Gentleman of acknowledged abilities, and had the
advantage of being Secretary to Lord CASTLEREAGH
in all his Lordship's important missions to the Con-
tinent.

The estate and mansion, with 900 acres of land
and tithes of 3000, called Branches, situated at Cow-
linge, in Suffolk, was sold on Friday last for the sum
of re 245,100. More than double the money bad been
offered for the same by the Trustees for Lord Nu.•
soN, but was afterwards declined.

Monday se'nnight, a partial explosion took place
in Sheriff•hill colliery, at Newcastle, by which .10lin
Tempest. one of the hewers, was so dreadfully burnt,
that he died the following day.
Thursday, a field of Barley was cut down at Stock-
bridge. in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh.
Friday the body of an elderly lady, residing in
Whartor-place, near Edinburgh, was found by some
workmen employed on the new buildings there. She
had fallen from a three storey window.
A fine stearn-hoat, called the Duchess of Berry, is
to be launched at Rouen on the 25th of August, St.
Louis's day. The French Papers say, that this vessel
is in no way inferior to the best American steam
packets. She is built exactly like a 20-gun corvette ;I
can carry SOO passengers, and 150,000 weight ot.l
merchandize; the boiler is made of copper. It is
said that her first voyage will be to Paris.

MR. COXE'S 66 GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE IN HIS TOUR
THROUGH FRANCE," cannot but prove a desideratum
to every person about to visit that country. It is
particularly descriptive of the Southern and Western
Departments; and notices the climate, natural pro-
ductions, antiquities, curiosities, trade, and manufac-
tures of every remarkable place. It also contains a
full description of the prit:cipal cities; some interes-
ting particulars respecting Hyeres and Nice, and
BAGNERES and BAREGES, the BATH and BUXTON of
France ; with full directions to travellers, &c. Those
who are satisfied with seeing sights, and looking into
discoveries•' dry-shod at home," will assuredly find
abundance of entertaining information in tEe perusal
of this interesting volume.
CHILDREN LOST Olt FOUND.—It cannct be too ge-
nerally known, that boards are put up at the Royal
Exchange (each side of the entrance horn Cornhill),
on which the description of any Child either Lost op
Found, may at all hours be affiud.—A Book is kept
above stairs in the 'Change, at the Merchant Sea.
man's Office, for registering copies of such notices,
Tree of experlse. Hours from ten till three.—An}
one finding a child, and ithmediately sending a de-
scription of it, may (though miles from town) throng •
this medium, in a very short time, communicate it •
its parents, who will naturally send as above, tin
moment the child is lost.