Star.
London, England, 1817-01-03 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSE, JANUARY IL

Sines. Bursa Ito Inwanise.—The Monarch, Douglai; and
Allows Bor., from Qoebre; Marquis ef Anglesea, Brown, from
Ostend; deeds, Hannah, from Charente; Prince Kettwelf,.
Forbes, from Demerara; Venus, Lawson, from Honduras; City
of Edhiburglt, Look, from Calcutta; Vriensiscbay, Masher, from
Amsterdam; Vrouw Haas" Onwehand, from Rotterdam;
Coed. Hoop, Kurdes, front Middleburg; Frau Alma Maria,
I Steffensoo, from Copenhagen; Laufer, Withhold, from Maisie;
and Oenniutn, Frescb; from St. Joined, New Brunswick.
Orr wa a m..—. The Cetbenikbwen, for Madeira and Calcutta;
Solon, Williams, for New York, (American ship} ; Scar, binge/ell,
Chapman, fur Trieste and Valor; brilliant, Young, for the
Cape of deed Hope Thee Brothers, Savage, for Antwerp; and
Lord Wellington, lion., for Forts Se. Gomm and William.

The Peggy, Lows; of Newcastle, was wrecked on
Saturday night, near Montrose.
The John, intax,froas London to Part-au. Prins,
pot into Ferrol on the 9th ult. with foremast sprung,
ice. ; but was.nenly ready for sea Nis the 25th.
The Harriet, 11411101, from Laudon to Dublin,
put into Beanmaris on the 30th ult. with consider&-

ble damage.
The Young William, from Newcastle to Ban-
deaux, put into Scarbro' en the SOth ult. leaky.
The Glenbetvie, EVANS, from Glasgow, is arrived
at Demerara, after being boarded on the Sth of Oc-
tober, by the brig African, from the Havannah to
Africa.

The Ann and Margaret, Bsu., from Fowey to
Ancona, has been condemned at Cadis as unsea-
worthy, and would be sold with her cargo.
The Broederschaap, SKIT, from Phdedelphia to
Amsterdam, was totally lose, on the 19th ult. off the
Rusmansgot. Crew saved.
The Homilies, ReNTALL, from Pillau to Amster-
dam, was Hally lost on the 19th ult. off Terschelling.
The Fair American, from Batavia to Amsterdam,
was totally lost on the 30th of Assam, near the
former place.

The fallowing is an extract of a letter from Cadiz,
dated the LSI of December Yesterday the Spa-
nish frigate Esnieralda, left this port on a croon
against the insurgent privateers which abound in tbau
seas. Two ships bound for Lima also Lek the port
at the same time. After convoying them oat to a
certain latitude, the Esmeralda is to amine between
Caps St. Vincent's and the Islands. This frigate,
like all the unit that have put to sea, is fitted out by
the merchaots of this place, but commanded by Of-
ficers of the Royal Navy. The frigate Sabine will
shortly sail for Vera Cruz, with a convoy of mt
ports, having 1,100 rpen and N Mars on board.
Two other Convoys are also announced, one for
Africa and the other for Porto Bello. The brig
James sent here to be sold as a mazer, has been
purchased, fitted out, and will MR to-morrow."
A letter from StockholMi dated the 10th of De.
amber, gives the following amentst of the qualifica-
tions regaled for a N • merchant His
has ordered that in every person who
sends tie freedom essay of the cities in the
kingdom of Norway, as a wholesale dealer or met.
chant, most be full 25 years of age, write a legible
band, and write the Notwegiaa language with mho-
graphical ateermy ; be able to read and write Eng-
fish- French, and German s be well acquainted with
book-keeping, and bate been at least four years a
merchant's clerk. In every town three respectable
and experieneed merchants shall be chosen, who, in
coquina= with the magistrites, Mall judge, by
mesas of an examination, which is not to last above
three or four hoer% whether the applimat is qualified
by his knowledge to be a maxbant. No person shall
obtain the right of A citizen, or the liberty to be
histkater, publican, ate. who is not 40 years old,
versed in writing and amounts, and able to prove
that he has , been some years in some business, or
unable to get a livelihood by some other allowed
proiecsion.”,- •

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The depot df the 78th kegiment, at present in
Scotland, is to remain at Aberdeen.

The head-tjuarteirs of the 85:11 Reg vent tnntinue
at eanteibury.

The Officers of the lout Regimen', elm were
landed last week at Portsmouth, are to remain on
full pay to the 25th February. .

The Rapid packet, froth Tortola, which arrived
at Plymouth on the Ist instant, bas on board the
body of General Sit JAM= LEITH, who died lately in
the West Indies.

The Icl Battalicin of the 30th Regiment, at Tralee,
have received orders to get new
.clothing.
Colonel HOMY, late of the Blues, Colonel SHIED,
son-in-law of Earl SANDWICH, and M. P. for Hon-
tington, Colonel SHAW, Sir J. likstesou, and Mr.
RANDAL JACIWN, arrived at Botany B.ty on thelhh
of March from England, on a tour of lalcustre !