Star.
London, England, 1826-11-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Friday, orders were unexpectedly received at Portsmouth to pay
off, and lay up in ordinary, the DIAMOND frigate, Capt. Lord Names,
and it'reousw frigate, Captain Hama DUNDAS, which ships had
been recently refitted for service until May next, when their regular
period of service would expire.
The Following Promotions and Appointments have taken place
in the Royal Marine Corps:—Lieutenant Colonel M'Cleverty to
he Colonel Commandant of the Woolwich Division, vice Colonel
Neareb, retired from the service; Major Elias Lawrence to he
Lieut. Colonel, vice APCleverty ; Brevet Major N. H. English to
be Major, vice Lawrence; First Lieutenant S. B. Ellis to be Cap-
tain, vice English; First Lieutenant Bloomfield, from half pay,. to
be First Lieutenant, vice Allis; First Lieutenant James Fynmore,
from half pay, to be First Lieutenant, vice First Lieut. Darling, re-
signed his commission; First Lieutenant George Spurin, from half
pay, vice First Lieutenant Charles Lloyd, to half pay.
Tue<day, the new experimental frigate CHALLINGIIR, 25, built by ,
Capt. Hares, C.B. was launched at Portsmouth Dock-yard. She
is considered a very fine vessel of her class.
The Sir Thomas Munro, from Bengal, has arrived off Dartmouth
—sailed 7th June; and from St. Helena 23d September.
FALMOUTH' Nov. 19.—Wind N. to' E. N.E.— Arrived off the
harbour, the Memnon, Maxima, from St. John's (N. B.) Arrived
the American brig ILisa, Banos, from New York—sailed the
Ist instant ; and the Mary Ann, WADD, from Quebec, in 32 days.
Sailed the Betsey and Sophia, GAZZAWAY, fur Dominica. The
Dutch ship Four Sisters, 'Yemen, from Batavia, whence she sailed
on the 9th July, for Rotterdam, put into Belford this morning,
with one man dead, and the crew very much distressed with scurvy.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 19.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Rapid,
Boswett, (tom St. I'etersburgh; Martin, DAIMON% from Cadiz;
Elizabeth, Cotton, from London for Sydney; WalsinOam,
Boyce, from Portsmouth for St. Domingo; Mary Ann, WADE,
from Marseilles; and the Mary, of Barth, from Alexandria, with
loss of anchor and cable.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 20.—Wind N.E—Arrived the Dispatch,
Ricnaa, from Nice. Sailed the Killingbeeks Howse, for Antigua.
DICAL, Nov. 20.—Wind F.. by N.—The brigs Dido and Hannah
rtmain.

GRAVISIND, Nov. 20.—Arrived the Berbice, WAvrrr, front
Leghorn; Oscar, Hstinenwitt.t., from Cephalonia; Helme, As.
victim; Arjb, ROLITJNE ; and Sarah, Giason, from Smyrna;
George the Fourth, BULLY, front Alicant; Henry, Wzarcarr, from
Malaga; and Wellington, FORSTSR, from St. Petersburgh, Sailed
the liebr, T 11137, for Lisbon; Thetis, Iturtintroun, and Two Bro.
there, ROBSON, for Hamburgh ; Cowper, for Weir York ;
and Friends, HuLrAno, for Jamaica.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov.l9.—The Captain of the Helena,
Ilussian frigate, died suddenly yesterday.
The RECORDER will make his Report, at two o'clock,
on Thursday next, to the Kiwi in Council, at St. James's Palace,
of the prisoners that were capitally convicted during the September
Sessions, at the Old Bailey. _ _ _

A letter was received yesterday from Batavia, dated
August 7, which states that the Duch troops had been
deteated in an engagement with the natives in the
eastern part of Java, and lost a considerable number of
men, but gives no further particulars. The advices by
way of Rolland, which are of the same date, do not
mention this fact.

A French Paper contains a trial for a murder of a
horrible description in the arrondissement of Langres.
A farmer, of the name of Jacob, left a child 13 years of
age, ill in bed, and went out to his work. On 116 return
the boy was found dead with blows of a hammer. The
murderer, for sometime undetected, was found to be an
old woman, who added robbery to murder. She was
not seen going into the house, and only was suspected
by the use of words which betrayed her guilt. She
denied the crime on her trial. She was found guilty,
and condemned to forced labour for life.

Saturday Captain PARRY commissioned the HECLA,
at Deptford, the fitting out of which commences di-
rectly, for the voyage to Spitsbergen. Lieutenants
Ross, FORSTER, and CROZIER, are appointed to her,
and Mr. HALSE as purser; the former proceeds with
Captain PARRY in command of one of the boats over the
ice, is the drawing of which Shetland ponies are to be
employed, which will be taken on board at the Orkneys.l
' MAJOR Hooe.—This singular character died on
Monday se'naight, at his house, Ham-street, Ham-com-
mon. He was a 111sajor in the Ea.t India Company's
service, and had attained his 7.5 th year. His residence
was a marked spot by its gloomy and neglected appe .r-
-ance. By the will of a relative, he was entitled to an
annuity 4, whilst his wife was above ground."' To fulfil
the tenour of this important document, atier her death
he caused her to be placed in a chamber, her body to
be pi eserved, and a glass case to be put over it. In
this situation it has remained upwards of SO years It is
said that he never permitted any person to enter the.
room but himself. Major Hook's habits were swell
known in the neighbourhood, and he was considered to
be a man of large property.—WorcesterHerald.
A Coroner's Inquest was held In the King's Bench yesterday, on
the body of a woman named Mary Molten, who was reported to
have died of starvation. After a long and careful examination,
however, nothing was elicited that could justify such a report; on
the contrary, a sovereign was found in her goons after her death.
Verdict—Died by the visitation of God.
Yesterday an Inquest was held in the Fleet Prison, on the body
of William llLcrison, a debtor, aged 78, who died in that prison on
Saturday. .tWer several witnesses wire examined, the Jury, being
thorm.glily convinced that the cause of his death was to be attri-
buted solely to the decay of nature, returned a verdict accordingly.
An Inquest was held at Symond's Inn Coifee.hoyse, Chancery-
lane, on the body of Daniel 13rettan, a clerk to Messrs. Adlingtun
and Co.-solicitors, In Bedford-row. The deceased was passing along
Chancery-hue on Saturday, when he suddenly staggered, and frU on
the hags near the above house. into which he was carried, and sur-
gical assistance imitiesliattly rendered, but he expired in about
bye minutes. Ile was 41 years of age, and appeared previously
to enjoy a good state of health. The Jury returned a iserdict of
Natural Death.

An Inquest was held at St. Ilartholornew's Hospital, on the body
of Elizabeth Harrison, whose death WAS occasioned by falling down
•
•tuirs. Verdict—Accidental Heath.