Star.
London, England, 1826-01-11 00:00:00

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Iperor at St. Petersburg!), we believe on the
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irreart certain that the r.sad Duke gt mum AS
.ded tlttTbroneof4Rustta, the personal chit re-
tis4llustrieus\Prince iss-therefore, of the utmost
tance to the peace of .E•trope, and it affords us
the highest gratification to state, that no changes could
have occurred which is so likely.to benefit, mankind in
general, and to preserve the relations of--amity with
England in particular, as the accession of htesso-
LAs to the Sovereignty of a country in which the
personal will of the Plince is all powetful, and
uucontroeled by any authority whatsoever. He has
travelled in this country, inspected our manners,
customs, arts, and productions, with an intelligent
rye; made himself throughly master of our laws and
institutions, and spared no personal exertion to acquire
the means of transplanting in his native land those im-
provements, on which are founded the permanent
happiness of a people, and the real glory of a Pririce.
His character is essentially pacific, and in every respect
such as to qualify him as a fit successor to the throne of
the immortal PETRA, the father of hit country.
We therefore sincerely congratulate our Readers on an
event so favourable to the welfare of mankind, and to
the continuance of peace and tranquillity. Unquet-,
tionably the efficial details of ti ese remarkable occur?
rences, will be looked for with the utmost impatience,
and we hope it will be found that C')NSTA NTINX was
entirely, and from the first, a free agent in the conduct
he has pursued.

Monday night, Mr. WARING, the King's Messenger,
was sent off with dispatches to Vienna.
Last night, Mr. HUNTER, sen. the King's Messenger,
left town with dispatches for Paris.
Yesterday, Mr. WYNN and Mr. Under Secretary
lloauouss transacted business at the Foreign Office.
The Marquis of HASTINGS transacted business at the
Colonial (Ace yesterday.
Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the CHAN•
cectoa of the gunmen arrived in town from Beckenham, in
Kent, to transact business at his once, and in the Treasury. At
five o'clock the Right Hon. Gentleman left town, on his return to
Beckenham.

Yesterday, the PI incess SOPHIA visited the Duke of
Yoac, at his house in South Audley-street.
Yesterday afternoon, at a quarter past five, o'clnck,
the Duke of Toni held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards,
as Commander-in-Chief. The following were among these pre-
sent—General GAIKOTNIti Lord CaeorsT, Lord Caseacsai., Lord
SALTOUN Lieutenant-General Stumm, Major-General&Tyumen,
and about 30 others.

The LORD CHANCELLOR still suffers under his indis-
position. His Lordship will, however, if possible, resume his
sittings in the Court of Chancery on Monday next.
Yesterday, Prince POLIGNAC, the French Ambassa-
dor, transacted business at the Foreign Mee.
Yestet day, a mceting his Majesty's Commissioners
appointed for building additional Churches In populous parishes,
held a alerting at their office in Parliament-street, which was at-
tended by the Bishop of Lomses and several others.
Yesterday, the dispatches for Bombay and China, by
the ship Abercrombie Robinson, Captain Joni Inuits were closed
at the India House and delivered to the Purser of that
DUEL.—A Dublin Paper saysii We understand'a
duel took place yesterday morning,
,near Saniymount, between
Mr. W. G. C— as and Mr. P. G—v, when thYball Of the fatter
Gentleman passed through the side of the Litter ; and, frotiv the '
opinion of the sot `eau who attended anal extracted the ball, we are
led to fear that it Is of a dangerous nature. The dispute, we are
told, occurred concerning a political subject."
The success of the Drury-lane Pantomime surpaises
anything since the memorable days of Mother Goose.
Sir 'l. SYKES has given notice to Lis ten ints, that in
consideration of the failure of the local banks, be will not require
hie Michaelmas rents until the beginning of Februaty next.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.—Quantity of copper ore sold
at Redruth, January 5,2958 tons—Average produce, 71—Quantity
of fine copper, 227 tons, 8 cwt. Amount of sale, X 18,893 12s. 6d.
Average standard, .CllB 16s.
Miss STEPAIENS is engaged for the Oratorios at Co.
vent-Garden this season ; and Miss PATON, Madame Vestats, Mr.
BRA wax, and Mr. PYILLIPS, will combine their great talents with
her's so the occasion.

W. T. Cinemas, Esq. is appointed Comptroller and
Surveyor of the Customs a: Gloucester. on the retirement of Messrs.
Bow YZIL and Jonas.

Bills of indictment were sent up to the List Cnmmi •
siun Grand Jury in Dublin, against Captain Bassos. charging him
with the capital offence of killing, &c. the bailiff shot recently in
attempting to execute a writ at Phipsborough. The Grand Jury
have found true bills.

The Rover Thames above the bridges yesterday, dis-
played abundance of loose ice.
The thermometer yesterday afternoon stood at 26
deg. Fahrtowards midnight it rose to 32—(freezing point.)
Mr. Cot twit, an en► nent surgeon at Hartford, was
dreadfully bruised on Sunday the Ist inst. by one of the
coaches tanning against his gig, Wild) was dashed to
pieces, and Mr. COLBECK and his servant thrown out.

private letter from Lisbon announces the death of
the Patriarch, and states that a Friar had been named
by the KING in ,his stead, to the very great annoyance
ot the secular Clergy, particularly ot that past in moie
immediate contact with the See of It ime.

SW. LLOW•STREET CenAPEL.—A Meting tcok place
la t night of a considerable number of members and
se,...vildeis, II 1:0 are dissatisfied m ith the proceedings
in calling a M nister to the above Chapel, when it was
unanimously resolved to lay their grievances before
the Scottish Piesbytery in London.—lteasons of protest
against the call mere drawn up or signature by the
Members, and a petition was framed for the seat holder!,
who claim equally with Members the tight of voting in
the election of the Minister.

Kirro's I:IIEATRE.-11 oocinto in Egitto was re-
peated last night. A paper was circulated, announcing
that Signor Vata.um " labouring under a severe
Imarsene.s and sore ducat, was under the painful neces-
sity of omitting son.e of his part." In other respects
the Op. ra went off, as well as usual. The Ballet of
La Cron/re Cassie followed. Considering that winter
in London is just beginning, the house was exceedingly
well attended.

On the 22d ult. a range of outbuildings belonging to
the Vic.trage House, at ltuabon, Denbighshire, was
.:estroyed by fife.

A grand match of snipe and woodcock shooting of three days,
was finished on Alonday, In a sweepstakes of 2 sovereigns each,
between Mr. ltugesion, of Bently-stern' louse,. near-Colchester,
Captain Patiton, and Mt. Hollingsworth; belonging to the Hats
Club, who should bag most. The scrue of operations was on the
bank of the Citelnict river, each taking different ground, and
having an umpire chosen by du; opposite party. The birds pro.'
dliced were as follows:

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. ; w. s. w.s. „., , . w. s.
ble. H. killed, lit day, 9 4-31 r. P... 8 6-.41,4 R... 5. .5
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2d day, 4 7 3 3 4 4
3d day, 5 II 5 '6 ...- 4 11

18 19 19 18 13 20
C]ptaln ninon had .6 shots; Mr. Hal inisviorth, 1:9; and
itogsson.

Ma ' -.- •. . 'claimed Erni
Norse, Derbyshire, - taint/41041m. . Edward Roberts and 26th Wt.
:.; Sales:thief, . DoVariAtie,•lNiniseproad, Middlesex. brick-
makers. Thomas - Toter and.. Thomas BMith, Fast India-r . •
NNW, shipwrights. JitCsolitivrin, John Taylor, Charle4 SILw:I. n•ik V fide
and Oahe& Orton, [She end: Sioke-ispon-Trent, Staffordghirembas :1110ended
eartllkrinitt rninufactureriz. Enlaces Wiggins, John I lerbrr‘ 'ter of thiskillt
And Claaks.Wigetit, Bury-street, Sc. Mary-Axe, mactandlindergt . . ... .
Stephen Bond, Richard llornbutkle. and John Frederick Chignon, importance tt
'..Beatingoin-street, Maty!ii-boemeowine-merchants as far as regards the highest g
the said John Fredincle thurton. —Jahn nowlatt. Robert Kemp,
George`Seggett, and Anne Willitritogi, Barbican, merchants. have occurrel