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

DECREE.

u The King having bad under his consideration the enposition
of the Deputies of the Boards of Trade and Revenue, and de-
ur:4l to give new vigour to trade by every possible facility in
nercar,eue operations, by opening new channels, which may (M-
-delay and the accumulating of charges, u weU for the sup-
of the prorlacxo ot the livnion44 p foe the ports of Ame-

rica, and with a view to afford every possible advantage to the
inhabitants of both, his Majesty has been pleased to order that,
for present, Santander, Corunna, Cadiz., and Alicant, are
declared free ports, user the condition, which the Directors
of the Revenues have pointed out in their Report of the f.,9th of
November last year ; and they are charged, in conformity there-
to, to prepare the necessary regulations and instructions, paying
the most particular atttention to avoid and guard against any
abuse which, under the cloak of this concession, might be at-
tempted to the prejudice of the revenue or the natianal manu-
factures.—By order of his Majesty, (Signed)
" Madrid, January 27. " caaay."
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Our Readers will observe, that the regulations re-
specting this concession are to be prepared by the
Directors of the Revenue, in conformity to a Report
made by them on the 29th of November last, which
Report has not yet been published; and that it is ex-
pressly stated, that they are to guard against all
abuse under the cloak of it, which might prejudice
the revenue or the national manufactures.
From this statement we can see little room to hope
that the prohibitio of our cotton goods is intended
to be raised, or that there is to be expected any greatt
modificatio.i in the duties actually levied on British
manufactures.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL, Viscount CASTLTREAOH,
Earl BATHURST, and Count MUNSTER, had audiences

the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House.

Yesterday the Prince of HESSE ROMBERG received
visits from Sir JoHN BeRLASE WARREN, Baron
HCMBOLDT, Baron BuLow, Lord Joni( THYNNE, the
Russian Ambassador, Mr. CI.'LLING Smut!, Mr.
DOUGLAS, 8/C.
Yesterday the Duke of CLA-RENCE .came to town
from Bushey, and paid his respects in the PRINCE
REGENT, at Carlton House.
Report says, that a conference took place between
lan illustrious Duke and Ministers on the subject of
his wished for matrimonial alliance ; when the ob-
Rctions of the confidential advisers of the PRINCE
REGENT, to the Royal Duke's marriage with a sub-
ject of the Crown, were frankly stated. It is added.
that his Royal Highness required some time to give!
his definitive answer, whether he world persist in
putting the entry on e books of the Privy Council,
according to the provision in the statute, where pre-
vious assent was withheld. _ _

MISS WICKHAM possesses the estate of Thame Park,
in Oxfordshire, which came to her family through
the late Lord Wruniyu. Her father was twice mar-
ried ; she and her brother were by the first marriage.
Her brother died young, and Miss Wicamism had a
long Chancery suit with her uncle, PHILIP WICKHAM,
Esq. and which was finally decided in her favour by
the present Loan CHANCELLOR. The estate is said
to be of the annual value of from 14 to 16,0001. Her
father's second wife is now married to a farmer, near
Banbury, and has an annuity of 300/. a year from
the Thame estate. Miss WicanAst delights in field
sports, and is an excellent horsewoman. She has got
recently the name of High Wiclham.
The statement respecting a marriage between Lord
RasEBLRRY and Lady CAROLINE GRAHAM, copied
irJm a Morning Paper, is, we understand, total.),
destitute of foundation.

Sir JOSEPH BANKS is indisposed with the gout, but
not severely. On Sunday evening his Library was
lighted up with gas for the first time.
The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND has vacated
his scat in Parliament for Yarmouth, Isle of Wight,
and has been elected for the Burghs of Easter and
Wester Anstruther, Xilrenny, Pittenweem, and Oral',
in room of. Sir JOHN CARMICHAEL ANSTRUTHEE,
Bart deceased.

Saturday an elegant dinner was given at Edin-
burgh to Mr. KEMBLE ; Mr. WALTER SCOTT in the
Chair, add Mr. F. JEFFREY, croupier. After dinner
a snuff-box of one hundred guineas value was pre-
sented to Mr. KEMBLE. The party included many
of the first literary characters in Edinburgh.
Yesterday, the Rehearsal of the First Annual Con-
cert took place at the Hanover. square Rooms. His
Royal I lig .zness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, the Noble
Directoi s, and many of the Subscribers were present.
DRURT-LANE.--A new Comedy was produced, for
the first and for the last time, last night at this
Theatre, entiled The Castle c‘f Glendower. It is, or
rather it was, in five Acts. fhe scene was laid near
Swansea, in Wales. The characters were Miss He-
licon (Mrs. Ansop), an idolatress of the Muses, who
had a rhyme either of her own or of some other per-
son's, upon every occasion ; her sister, a young wi-
dow, of whom we had no earthly knowledge—save
that she wanted a husband, and advertised for one;
Prince Llewellin Glendower (Mr. DowvoN), an old
man wrapped up in the dreams of his -Princely dig-
nity, without a penny in his pocket, who was taken
from his castle to a jail, and from the jail was brought
back again to the castle ; his daughter Glendora
(Mrs. RoinNsod), who had been immured with her
father in the old castle, till she got tired of princely
singleness, and was very glad to win the affections
of a young gentleman, who by accident carae_iri her
way ; and a few more non-descripts, without Miler
name, title, or country, to prove their human nature.
'The incidents were chiefly the visit of 11)9ctor Pill
(HARLEY), to the Castle, where he created a hubbub,
which lasted a few minutes; the straying in there of
Miss Helicon, where she was taken for a ghost ; and
the introduction cf a young gentleman into the Castle,
in order to teach Glendora to draw. Here it is im-
possible to pass over a witticism which alluded to this
circumstance: Glendora, after receiving afew lessons
from her tutor, feels inclined to impart to him the
story of her misfortunes ; she tells a few incidents,
and stops. aAh r says she, " I can't go on; my
tears, I perceive, blot the picture I was employed
upon.—Can you draw tears?" The gentleman an.
swers—" No, but you can," and he puts his handker-
chief to his face. Disapprobation began-to be mar.i-
fested at the close of the second act. In the middle
of the third act, the discontent was loud and general,
and the Manager was called for. The Manager
came forward, and begged the indulgende of the
audience, until the piece was concluded : he added,
that if their opinions. were then against it, it would
be withdrawn. Several voices cried out—" It is too
bad—too bad—withdraw it now." The Manager
. retired—the remaining two acts were hurried over
in a few minutes, and at the fall of the curtain, the
, Manager came forward and announced another play
for this night, which was as much as to say, that the
,j piece was withdrawn.

NAVAL INTELLiGENCR.
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FALMOUTH. FEBRUARY se.
Wind West, fresh gales and dirty weather..--Put
back the Lady Arabella packet, with the Lisbon
Mail.—Eleven o'clock, p. m.—Since writing the
above the Francis Freeling packet,-which sailed with
the New York Mail on the 14th inst. has put back,
after having reached as far as 10. W. 46.10. S. being
obliged to lay to the principal part of the time. On
Saturday, the 22d, she experienced the most severe
gale ever felt, in which she lost her boats and sprung
her bowsprit. On the 20th, spoke a ship belonging
to Cambletown, bound to the Cape of Good Hope.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 2.
Wind W.S.W. blows a gale.--Arrived the Dolphin,
PROVTING, from St. Thomas's, sailed the 24th of
January, calls for orders. She encountered very se- ,
sere weather, and is greatly damaged in her bul-
warks and other parts : spoke off Scilly, the Arne-1
rican ship Jane, from Batavia for Cowes. A brig,
dismasted, passed through for Cowes, name un-
known. The Hielmare, NoviN, (a Swedish brig)
from. London to Barcelona, has put back with both
her mas and bowsprit gone, and other damage,
having experienced a heavy gale on the 22d ult. off
Cape finisterre, she is now off the Isle of Wight, on
her way to Cowes.

DEAL, MARCH 2.
Wind S.W. blows strong.—Arrived and remain in
the Downs, tha Barrosa, GARRICK, from Madras and
Bengal; Victory, BaittritrAlTE, from Bengal; Phce-
nix, DONALD, from ditto; Isis, —, from Dema-
ran; Matthew and Thomas, GIDT, from Newcastle
for Lisbon. Came down from the River and remains,
the Robert Edwards, SIIERBOURNE, for Charleston.

LIVP.RPOOL, MARC!! I.
Arrived the Monarch, GASCOTNE, East-Indiaman,
from Calcutta, with the loss of mizen-mast, boats,
sails, and other damage ; she sailed 15th August ;
from Ceylon 30th September ; from the Cape 2Sd
December ; and from St. Helena 6th January. The
Active, from Philadelphia for Limerick, is stranded
near Dingle Bay—the vessel will be a total
_loss ;
crew saved.

COWES, MARCH 2.
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Ar:ived the American brig Jane, BOARDMAN, from
Batavia.

GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 21.
Arrived yesterday, at Quarantine Station, Holy
Loch, the brig Thomas, MORRIES, from Marseilles.
Extract of a letter from Capt. 31‘Catzocti, of the ship Eliza, of
Glasgow, to his owners, dated Jamaica, Janueri 15, 1818.
a On the 7th December, in tat. 31, 55, N. long. 19, 16, W. I
spoke the Wincitnun East Indiatnan, which the Captain requested
I would write home, to have Inserted in the Newspapers."
The Cervantes, WRIGHT, from Clyde to Jamaica,
put. into Bowmare, Islay, where she lost an anchor
and cable, on the 23d instant. The sloop Mother
and Sister, MTHEttsoN, from the Clyde to Sligo,
with coals and herrings, is stranded in Lochindale,
with loss of both anchors and cables, during a gale,
on the 23d instant. Expected to be got off without
damage, after discharging part of the cargo.

GRAVESEND, MARCH&
Arrived the General Stewart, Granger, fro. Madras; Hebe,
Clements, from Seville ; Honp, Smith, frem Ostend ; and
Friends, Martin, from Cork. &Med the Leeds, Standering, for
Harnly..rgh; MArmion, Tindall, for ditto; Lawrie, Jones' for
New York and Hayti ; Sumaes, Lovelly,for St. Vincent's ; Aid,
Sangster, for Dantzic, and Ia Marie, Webb, for Rotterdam.

A private letter from New Grenada, dated Octo-
lber 27, 1817, says:—" On the 7th inst. and almost
every day since that period, •placards have been put
up in different parts of the city of Carthagena, de-
manding the heads of MotrAtvo Fostits, the Gq-
vernor, and CANO the Judge Advocate. These pla-
cards are supposed to have been stuck up by the sol-
diers “'id subaltern officers, among whom a general
discontent prevailed. Patroles were constantly em-
ployed in parading the streets and taking down the
placards."

The Washington Gazette of the 2d February, states,
that a letter received in New-York, from Demerara,
mentions, " That the new Spanish corvette ship, for-
merly the General Scott, of about S 2 guns, which
recently sailed from that port, manned with a Spa-
I nish crew, to convoy some merchant vessels to Porto
Rico, and thence proceed to Porto Cavell.), has been'
taken, with the whole of her convoy, by a Patriot
privateer. The letter states, that at the first fire from '
the privateer, the crew of the corvette deserted *air
quarters,. and she was instantly bciarded."
SITAM-ENOINE EXPLODED.—We lament to state
that the steam-impelled engine of J. C. BRANDLINGt
Esq. employed on the rail-way of his colliery, near 1
thirtown, exploded alsgut five o'clock this afternoon. I
We regret to add, that the engineer is literally blovra
to pieces, several children, who were near the place,
have been severely scalded, but we believe that no
other life has been lost on this melancholy occasion.
The cause of this shocking catastrophe has not yet
been ascertained, but it is conjectured to have arisen
from the safety valve mit having been propely atten-
ded to.—( Leeds Mercury, February 28.)
Friday eight u Sir Gs:oaor &KANT was returning from Drury-
lane Theatre, about twelve o'clock, to his house lu Great Pore-
laneLetroet, he was attacked by two robbers near Newport-
market; one of them knocked him down, a Gentleman coming
up at daloime the villains ran off and escaped. Sir George re-
ceived some bruises from being knocked .toy--he log nu pro-
perty. Mr. Cramer, the celebrated Leader, uas knocked down
in a similar manner a few nights since.
Srnea AND KALLY.---Yegerilay morning the Sheriffs (Messrs.
Dr-SANDED and As.ocases) waited urea Lord /ileum-2w, to kern
the determination of his Royal iiighesess fhe Pauica Reem
relative to the fate of the above-named convicts, when his
Lordship informed them, that his Royal Ihgbness had ordered
that they should be respited during pleasure.