Star.
London, England, 1828-09-13 00:00:00

MADRAS, May 17.

By the arrival of his Majesty's ship Champion we
received the gratifying intelligence that the crew I f hit
Majesty's ship Java were fast recoveringfrom the effects
of the cholera, with which they had been severely visite4
while at Bombay. The violence of the disease was nos,
subdued Until the ship fell in w ith the S.W. monsoon
and one midshipman and about twenty men had fines
sacrifices to its baneful influence. The Admiral, we
understand, intends proceeding forthwith to Penang,
and there to make a considerable stay.

CITY, TiviLva o'CLoca.

Calcutta Papers to the &Id March, Bombay Papers to the he
May, and Mauritius to the 44th May, have been waived st the
North and South American Coffee House, all of which have ee
political information of consequence.
The Bombay Paper has an article from Mocha, stating shat the
Arabs on the eastern side of the Red Sea have risen against tile
Turkish Authorities, and are endeavouring to throw off their rile,
The accounts received from Madeira this moaning are no nun
than was expected by the well-informed, that the !shod wow be
delivered over to Dan liscarm., which has actually taken piece by
the accounts received from Lisbon.

The Comol market opened rather heavy, at NI. since whit
they have receded to 88f. with little doing, and there seems a tee.
deny to a further decline.
CITY, HALF.PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

The Camel Market has remained inactive during the shekel
the morning, with a fluctuation of about g per cent. and at mann
Consols may be quoted at Sag for the Account. The surreaderaf
Madeira to the power of Don Mraust, without resistance, his
greatly surprised the Public.
A passenger who has arrived this morning by the Lisbon Mai
reports that upwards of twenty thousand persons are coofiesdie
the different prisms in Lisbon.

Accounts have been received trots Vienna of the Sth instants
brining the bletaillioes at 1141, Bank Actions iOsit.
In the Foreign mullet nothing is doing.

Dispatches were received this morning at the Colorist
Office from Sir L. Cot.e, at the C.pe of Good Hope,
dated the 24th June; also from Siert a Leone, dated the
4th of the same month.

This day Lord MaLvict.s paid his respectr to Lord
ASERDIUM at the Foreign Office, and to Sir GtOINGS
MUMMY at the Colonial Department.

Viscount MZLVILLI arrived in town about rise
o'clock last night, from Scotian!.
Mr. VESILT FITZGRHALS visited Mr. Secretary Past.
yesterday, at his residence in Privy.gardem.
The Princess ECTERHAZY and suite passed through
Worcester on Wednesday. and, after inspecting the Rnyal POMO.
lain Manufactnry and Warernunts of Messrs. Cattmosat.six and
Sons, proceeded to Malvern.
The Marquis and Mat chioness of BATH are arrived
at Looikat,ofter an absence of neatly four years, spent chilly in
an extensive tour on the Continent of Europe.
The Spanish Minister (on a special mission) had a
conference with the Earl of Anuses, yesterday, at the office of
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in Downing street.
The official letters and papers usually sent from the
Ace of the Board of Controul to the President of the Commis.
skews for the Affairs of Isdia,ifiere yesterday forwarded to Lord
Busataosounn, his Lordship having, it is understood, been sp.
pointed to the office of President in place of Viscount Macvnze.
So homely and economical are some of the Ameri-
can Legislators, that a Member of Congress front the Middle Stases
will send home his dirty linen and wonvont pantaloons husked by
the Mail, to be returned to Washington by the ease costreyance
when washed and mended.

THE DUTCHMAN'S SHOWEIL•OIM steady rain has
been interrupted by two or three days of good weather, and plea-
santly cold. We have found a good description of the previous
month in the Dutchman's weather journal—'• Had a dander shower
for tree weeks, and then it set in for a settle rain."—.T.siess Gazette.

THOMAS FULLER, the historian, so well kno A n fa f hK
quaint sayings and bright points, was one day riding with a Gess
tleman named SFAILOOVIMAWIL. The name roused his fancy, and ha
asked him what was the difference between "a Sparrowhawk and
An owl?" 4. Why, Sir," replied his companion, "the owl isforier
the keadjuller in the body, andfhiler MC air."
ANTIQUITIES 01 GLasoow.—(Extracted from the
Kirk &felon Books of Glasgow.)—The Presbytery admonithed
their smashers to be diligent in their toadies, grave in their appear..
and not vain with long rues, and guady toys in their duetting.
15117.10-The Session desire the Magistrates to prohibit masters uf
familys from setting their houses to beggars, or to solitary woman
keeping house together. Jan. 25, 1559. —The Session ordains, due
ne woman sit upon or occupy the forms the men should sit nn, ban
tidier sit, 'sigh, of ehe bring stools with them, July 100 Soo. A
marriage stopped tin the man learn the Tee Commands, the lard's
Prayer and the Belief, Dec. 20, 1591.—Appoints some voters sl
banners and swearers, and appoints the Ministers and Magistrates
to note the swearers and banners at the Ilkosminaw, July 47,139:.
Appoints the jogs and branks to be hard up in some suitable plans
fur the punishment of Flyters (scolds). Dec. 19, 159 a.
Glasgow is now a priviieged East India pent. whirls
Is a matter of considerable importance to this country. his in this
way our present Ministers take an. the seal and the mom Injurious
shackles on trade.
The following is the system of divorce in France: if
either the man or the woman wish to be divorced, they must rime
notice of it to the Prefect. and Oa months time is necessary Wire
it takes place. In the interim the necessary arisngements (or the
maintenance of the children are made, which are as tallow : the
girls are generally consigned to the care of the moldier, and the
boys to the father; a very minute investigation takes plate 05 the,
father's or mother's fortune, so that tbe children arc crews r
being provided for. If a man is rich and sues for a diveice, he
must return half et his wife's jointure, and settle a otatitteurstre•s
her for We. If a woman sees, she must return every ankle uf
present she has received front her husband even before Unfrinr;
she is, however, not compelled to maintain her husband air
roue, but must her children. If the father re-marries and bef
heirs by his last marriage. the children by the former one ham
the same claims to the patrimony as the others.
Yesterday afternoon. as Mademoiselle Sontag (In-
tended the stairs of the Hotel de l'Europe, she bad a
severe fall, in consequence of treading on a peach stove.
The young cantatrice rolled down ten steps, and rani
taken tsp, after having had her knee dreadfully crushed
between two of the iron balusters. Dr. Koreff was im-
mediately sent tor. and lavished his cares on hit inte-
resting patient, whose state is not alarming, but who
will be probably kept away from the stage ton long !Cir
the admirers of her talents.—Gazette de France.
FRENCH NAVY.--The activity which has been noticed
in the French marine is not limited to Toulon; in the
port of L'Orient not less than five first-rate vessels and
tour frigates are now on the stocks. 'llie Alges:ras. 8
beautiful ship, has just been finished ; and on the 251 h
ult. a supurb frigate, of 60 guns, called the Hernovare ,
was launched at that port, and is now getting ready tat
sea. At Rouen two armed steam-vessels, of 6(X) toss
burthen each. are fitting out with great dispatch ; and
orders have been given for the building of new 'ebbed
at Bayonne.
Wednesday, a man named Isaiah Thomas, a plasterer,
was employed in repairing the roof of a house in
Mary's striate, Gloucester ; when in the act of raising st_
Shoat ladder upon tile roof, his foot slipped, and he tell
on the pavement with such tremendous violence that ba
head was literally dashed to pieces.