Star.
London, England, 1820-01-06 00:00:00

SID MOUTH, DECEMBER 3').

Yesterday, and this day, the weather proving
yam-able, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of KENT and the PRINCESS, have been ehch
day on the Promenade, where they continued walking
a considerable time. The dangerous practice of in-
experienced persons being entrusted with guns, had
yesterday been nearly attended with disastrous con-
sequences :—an appreukice boy, shooting at stnali
birds, had the audacity to agp: vac!: so near the resi.:
dence of their Royal Highnesses, that the shot broke
the windows of the nursery, and passed very near the
head of the infant PRINCESS, who was then in the
arms of her nurse. The delinquent was detected, but,
at the request of the Duke, he was pardoned, upon a
promise of desisting from such culpable pursuits.
On the arrivUl of their Royal Highnesses the DUke
and Duchess of KENT, and the PRINCESS, on the
24th ult. Mr. HonoE, surgeon, &c. offered his Bathe,
erected on the beach, for their Royal Highnesses
private use, which they have been graciously pleased
to accept ; since which the Baths have been fitted
up, with much taste and elegance, to the perfect sa-
tisfaction of their Royal Highnesses:

The following is an Extract of,a Private Letter
from Halifax (N. S.), dated December 4: " We have
bad accounts still of the continuance of fever at Ber-
muda; so much so, that Admiral Gatverrna does
not think it prudent to risk the health of the squa-
dron, by proceeding there immediately. His Majesty's
ship MERSEY, Captain Cow-ra, sailed for Bermuda
this morning, in order to obtain the neceFsary infor-
mation. The CARNATION, Captain IIALI., and BEL...
LETTE, Captain PECHELL, are already there: Remain
here, the NEWCASTLE, Rear-Admiral GRIFFITHS,
Captain Fawn' AWE, and CYRENE, Captain TOZER.;
The determination of Captain-General the Earl of
DALHOUSIE, to reside here until the Spring (when he
proceeds to Canada), has given great and universal
satisfaction?'

On the morning of the 19th ult. a sloop, with coals,
from Workington to the Isle of Man, was forced by a
violent gale into the Bay of Luce, and ran aground
between high and low-water-mark, on the shore of
.Gillespie. When day-light appeared, the situation of
the sloop was discovere.l from the shore, and every
exertion made to save, if possible, the lives of a father
and son, the only persons on board. A boat was sent
for.to the Bay of Auchinmaley, about a mile dis►ant,
but the two men upon the rigging could not hear a •
word, for the noise of the sea, nor be made to under-
stand, by all the signs that could be made to them,
that the people on shore were bringing a boat to their
relief. The young man, perceiving that the 'vessel
must soon go to pieces, resolved to trust to his swim-
ming, shook hands with his father, and said he would
endeavour to get a boat to save his life; but, when
near the shore, a breaker overwhelmed him, and he
never appeared again upon the surface of the water:
The boat came in time to save the old man, who had
not left the ship more than ten minutes, when the mast
fell overboard, and she became a complete wreck.
RAMSGATE, JANUARY 4.—Our town was yester.
day enlivened by the splendid dinner given to the
principal inhabitants, by Sir WILLIAM CURTIS.—
Champagne, Burgundy, Old Hock, Madeira, and
Port, fldwed In abundance, of the choicest flavours ;
the utmost harmony prevailed. A number of excel-
lent songs were sung, and the company did nut
separate until a late hour.
OIVitHEE.—A Missionary Establishment it about
to be made on the island of Owyhee, Ste. They lie
in* the South Sea, in about from 19 to 22 degrees
North, and longitude from 151 to 160 West. The
natives of Owyhee have already made very consi-
derable advances in civilization. Their late King,
Porstmte, wrote a legible hand : his Prime Minister
was named Mr. P.m ; his Minister of Justice was
tattooed in one half of his body, the other half was
of a bright and shining colour, the natural corn-
plexion of the natives. He would Sit with great dig.
nity and hear the parties, .plaintiff and defendants
and to whichever of the parties he turned the sable
side of his countenaace, judgment was given. The
King, in imitation of European Monarchs, gave a
pompous entertainment on his birth-Jay. An Ame-
rican ship having been seen off the . island of Titi-
llate, a canoe Went alongside, and. the Captain and
hands were all much astonished to heat the natives .
speak the English language. The canoe coutained
no less a personage than Mr. Pm.. He went on
board, and informed the Captain of the character of
his guest, and added, that he came
.by the order,
of his Royal master, in whose dame he demanded
the donation of a bottle of rum, which was to be
drank upon his birth-day:

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