Star.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

GRAVESEND, MARCH e.

Arrived the Prince Leopold, 'Smith, from Ilarseirlev; Two
Brothers, ---,from I.tlaga; Hugh William, 31:Alio-ell, Irma
Ancona; Sisters, Cullen, from Cate. S.siled the [Award El-
lie!, Cares, for Yucatan; Henrietta, DougLis, for litiltimore;
Prince of Waterloo, Page, for Ostend; Amiti,
aaA.Mary, ••-•, fur Rotterdam.

CUSTOM-ROUSE, MARCH A.
SHIPS F.. . INWARDS. -The Luna, Gaze, and Sylveris,
Cunha, from St. Michael's ; Bee Hive, Foot, from Dublin ; AE
Won, Wheleman, from Gallipoli ; and Waterloo, Burney, from
Madras.—Orrwsans.--The Duguay Trruin, Giffery, for
Rouen ; Solon, Stoddard, and Criterion, Avery, for New York ;
Therese, Jansen, for Antwerp ; Industry, Adams, for •Arnstrr-
dam ; Fortitude, Thomson, fur Oporto; and Friends, Maw,
for Ostend.

A Hamburgh Mail arrived at a late hour last night.
Its principal contents relate to the death of the Kim;
of SWEDEN, and of the accession of KING CHARLES
JOHN, who was crowned on the 17th ult.
An article from Venice states the outline of the Con-
stitution of the lonian Isles, as ratified by the Puma RTOIMIT.
There is to be a Legislative Assembly chosen by the Flector.d
Body, a Senate chosen by the Legislative Assembly, and the
Judges Cr. to be appointed by the Senate. The elections are to
be for five years, the Lord CommissM.ier to have the power of
convoking or proroguing the Parliament, but not of dissolving
it, except by virtue of an order of the Government here. Each
!staid to have a local Government. The dominant religion to
be the Greek Church, the language to be Greek. There is to
be a general printing establishment at Corfu, under the imme-
diate direction of the Senate, and the superintendance of the
Secretary-General, and no other printing establishment is to be
allowed in any of the Islands, without the permission of the
Senate, and the approbation of the Lord Commissioner.
The Advertisement of the Anti-monopoly Com-
mittee, inserted in another part of our Journal, will
be read with interest. Stations are pointed out in
various parts of the Metropolis, where free Public-
houses are yet to be found, and where the working
man may procure Porter at the old price. We hope
the day is not far distant when we may have to con-
gratulate the Public on the benefit of such houses in •
all parts of the metropolis, on re-acquiring their lost
right of buying the national beverage of whom and
where they please. But this day will never arrive
until the present licensing system is ended.
A motion of some importance to the interests of
Science, particularly of Navigation, was made last
night in the House of Commons by Mr. CROIIER.
The object is to condense, or rather to substitute, for
the many Acts which now exist respecting the Lott-
titude, a new Act, specifying the precise objects and
rewards to which the business of the Board is di-
rected. On this subject we cannot avoid noticing
that all the advantages to be derived from Cimino-
meters have not yet been obtained by the public.—
In making astronomical deductions, the mean of
as many observations as possible is always taken :
why has not the same degree of common sense been
applied to the use of Chronometer:? Every ship in-
stead of carrying only one, should have at least half
a dozen in use, if one or two are found to differ con-
siderably from the others, the known rates of all
being attended to, the time as given by the one or -
two should be rejected but registered, and the mean
of the others should be taken as giving the true re-
sult. Mr. BARROW is well qualified to appreciate
this hint, and we doubt not will apply it to the ne-
cessary out-fit of every King's ship. The expense
compared with the object, is not worthy of a mo-
ment's consideration.—We understand that the ships
destined for the Polar regions take with them only
two Chronometers each. This (should they chance
to differ much) may ultimately tend rather to perpiez
than to assist the navigation.