Star.
London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

&a—lttving this dsy read, in the Charier on Adiviiiimirna,
signed " T. Braststr," calling a ?dusting of the Norsrktis Mk*.
Fire and Life Insurers, for Wednesday next, the 30th instant, tilt
consider the propriety of establishing a new Fire and. Life Of
five, on the principles of the Norwich Union, In consequence, as
is stated, of the recent determination of that Society not to
renew Policies insured by them for London and its vieiuky, I
beg Wildly to explsin, that, with respect to Fire Inutrande, the
Norwich Institution is excluded, by Its Deed of Settlement,
'only from the Qty and its Liberties, .and the several places
within the Weekly Bilk of Mortality ; and that, with respect
to Life insurance, the Norwich' Union Society continues to
transact business as heretofore, at dui% OXlce of ks Agent, Mr.
C. A. Iheasre, 21, Bircbin-Lone, .Cornktll; and will also de sa
after the 4th dt the next moniTa, it the Society's principal Ofike
for the Metropolis, 16, Waterloo-Pfau), Pali:Mall
I am, Sr, &c.- SAMUEL BIGNOLD.
St. Paul's Coffee-bouse, Der. 26, 1818;

AtAt'Al. kiTlLL.tarivcA
FAI„,MOIITH„ )PCEMBER
Wind S.W.—Arrived the Duke of :11ariboiontill
ket, With 3 Mail from Lisbon, in thirteen days;
ihadcomb, Rocuart, from London, for the C.
Id Hope; and some others, outward-bound:
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER rta

Yesterday arrived the Charles, DUPREE, from Ben-
gal for Havre, and passed through for Cowes, out
five months. Put back the. Hope, Lova, for London.
To-day arrived his Majesty's cutter VIGILANT, from
cruizet—Sailed the Sir George Osborne transport,
for Cork.—Wind N.E.
At Spithead—The Tagus, Sapphire, Pheasant, and
Shamrock. . •
,
...The Florida, Captain Haarraysts, is arrived at
Chatham, to be paid off.
HARWICH, DECEMBER 27.
The Jonge Eheardius, MOLDER, from Antwerp to
London, was stranded on the Kentish Knock on Fri-
day last—crew saved by a collier brig, and arrived '
'here.
DEAL, DECEMBER 27.
Wind N.E.—Yesterday arrived and &tiled for
,River the Amphitrite, MOSDOCIC, from Tenerife
and John, MUIRHSAD, from Leghorn. To-day 1
rived and sailed for the River, the Centurion, M
from CalcuttA ; Bombay Merchant, Cr...tattoo:4, f
Bombay t Meanwell, ‘Moastax, from Akzandria t
Soma. WILLIAMS, from Leghorn ; Sicilian, Rusrox,
from Fermina ; and Commodore Barry, —, from
New -Orleans. Came down from the River and
sailed, the Layton, Misztowsr, for Ceylon and Cal-
cutta; Jessie, FREEWAY, for Cork and Jamaica;
Suffolk, Attraos, for Cayenne; and Eliza, Hoc-
OVA RD, for Jersey. Also sailed, the Clarkson, Ross,
for Demerara.

DOVER, DECEMBER 46.
Sailed this day the King George packet, Captain
Kiaos with a mail and passengers, for Calais ; also,
the Lord Duncan packet, with a mail and passengers
for Ostend. Arrived this evening the Chichester
packet, Captain Iturran ; and L'lris, French packet,
from Calais, ,A h passengers; also. the Princess Char-
lotte, with a mail and passengers from Ostend.

CORK, DECEMBER es.
Yesterday an•ived his' Majesty ship CYRUS. To•
day arrived four traiisports with part of the 25th,
39th, and 91st Regiments on board from Portsmouth.

WATERFORD, DRC.EMBRR 2g.
Arrived the Mary and Betty, LAitasitr' from
Wexford to Southampton, with oats, having shifted
her cargo, but received no other damage.

W UITBY,

The schooner Gorgaff Casde..ALL2N, was run foul
of yesterday between Flambro' Head • and Scarbro',
by the Fortune, of Arbroath; the former sunk—crew
saved by the latter, which vessel is said to be much
damaged, and is now in our roads, and will come
into harbour next tide. The' weather was foggy.

LYM[NGTON, DECEMBER in.
Arrived his Majesty's ship LARNE, from Jamaica,
with dispatches for Earl BAntuturr and the Admi-
ralty, which were landed here from her•. The LAtts:E
left JaMaica on the 15th, and Havannah on the 25th
November.

Sims-

Syrnona k Flora,

Clark; Trial, Harker ; Cumberland, Mani F;iends,Liddle;
Charlotte, Moberg; and Symmetry, Smith, from Lisbon; the
Jane, Merriam, and Maria, Austin, from St. Mi,..,haers; Good
Intent, Spague, from St. Übes ; Britandia, Bully; Samuel
Whitbread, Garriock ; and Ann, Mackie, Prom Seville; Flora,
Wenstead, from Tandem; Northumbria, Challenor, from Ham-
burgh ; Electra, Smith, frm Philadelphia; Sovereign, Dawson,
front Quebec; John, Walker, from Trieste; Isler, Westlake,
from Newfoundland; Coeds Intentie, Weer, from Harlingen;
Wyks, Meyer, irons Groningen; Pretty Lass, Tully, from thou ;
Fortuna, Even from Tonningen; Vraw Cecina, Dyk, from
Amsterdam; Elizabeth, Godfrey, from Trieste; the Neptunus.
Doming, from Groningen ; L'Ecsia, Valton, front Cayrnne; the
Martha Hendrika,Jonker, from Groningen ; Rolla, Sims, from
Newfoundland; Agnes, Spain, from New York; aid the Echo,
Miller, from Tenerife.
Es:Trans Ourwanns—Resolution, Price, for Antwerp; Three
Brothels, Spaull, Lisbon• Wellington, Dougall, for the
Cape of God Hope ; Ocean, Anton, for lkmarara; and Trio,
South, for Ger.oa.
Ctraarn Ocrwaans—Lord liierpool, Ellis, for Rotterdam;
Concord, Wales, for Tenerife ; Favourite, Bravintier. for Rio
Janeiro; Harmony, Brown, for Genoa; ar..l Mary.
Hesselwood, for Barcelona; Leander, Foster, fur .1 ~,taica ;
Richard, Findlater, for Messina; and Indian Chief, Humphreys,
for New Orleans.

DISTRIBUTION OF PILT2E-MONEY.
The Akbar and Arab, for the Hannah and Friede, the aeth
inst. at No. 12, Upper Thames-street; recalled there eve:y
Tuesday and Friday for three months.
Thu Lapwing, for the seizure of seventeen casks of spirits,
the 30th irst. on board at Plymouth ; recalled at No. 2, Kerr-
street,. Plymouth Dock.

It is now reported, that Rear-Admiral the Hon.
Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD will proceed to India in a
50 gun ship. Mr. BALHATCHET (late Secretary to
Admiral the lion. Sir ALEXANDER COCHRANE) is ap-
pointed Secretary to the Rear-Admiral.
Captain JAMES STIRLING (1), late of the Brazen,
is promoted to the rank of Post Captain.—Lieute-
nants SAMUEL P. BAKER, J. S. BRISBANE, T. L.
MOAT, and E. A. NAUGHTON, F. L.; Mr. NAPIER,
Master ; and Mr. JOSEPH WCARROGHEN, Surgeon;
are appointed to the Newcastle.
Lieutenant Jacicsorr is appointed to command the
Serapis, convalescent ship, for Jamaica, vice Lieute-
nant LANCASTER.
The Leven, 24, Capt. BARTHOLOMEW, C.B. sailed
on Wednesday with sealed orders. One of the ser-
vices to which she is destined is to make a survey of
the Western Islands.
The Rosario, Captain Pearce, and the Harrier, Sir
CHARLES JONES, have gone into Portsmouth harbour
to,be paid off; and thel*ake, Captain SHIPPNER, to
refit. Capt. HENDRY will re-commission the Rosario.
Several vessels have arrived at Portsmouth, laden
with fruit, tallow, poultry, and eggs, from France,
and several with apples from Jersey; also; the Duke
of York, with oranges from St. Michael's.
Captain C. B. STasitria is appointed to the Morgi-,
ana, fitting at Chatham for the Coast of Africa.
Tuesday Rear-admiral DONALD CAMPBELL sailed
in-the Salisbury, -59, Captain Join? Wrzsos, to re-
lieve Rear-Admiral HARVEY in the command of the
Leeward-Island'.
The Egeria, 26, Captain R. RowLer, Was to sail
from St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 2Sth ult. for
England ; and would leave the Sir Francis. Drake,
Tamar, and Carnation; to winter there. The Egeria
' was to call at Lisbon.
The Ister Tanais are ordered to lie sold. The
Rivoli and Se-irioir are to be broken up.