Star.
London, England, 1829-12-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mans Aurorae Tam Day.—Dublin I—Waterford I—France 1.
Posesnowm, Dec. 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived off Port the
William Miles, Simpson, from the Mauritius and St Helena ; Lady
Fansham, Elliott, from Bombay. sailed 2d August ; and Duke of
Cambridge, from St. Thomas's.
PLYMOUTH, Dec 6.—Wind S.—Arrived the Anna, Tope, from
Newfoundland.
Feumotren, Dec. 6.—Wind S. to S.F.—Arrived the Janus, Carey.
from Quebec. Off port—the Barbara, from Pictou. Sailed
the Emulous packet, for the Meditterranean.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.—Arrived the Laurel. Tate, from Bengal ;
Jane, Westcott, from St. John's; Tinley, Hall; Lydia, Forster,
from Miramichl ;John, Culkn, from Halifax; Cossack, Thompson,
from Newfoundland. Off Port—Lady Rowena, from Charleston ;
and Annatilla, from Quebec:
Mau, Dec. K—No arrivals.
Cesium Doc. G.—Arrived the Pilot, Johns, from Quebec.
Hasesms, Dec. 7.—Off Poet—Latona, Many, from Deme-
rara; and Georgina, Johanna, from Tamgona.
FROM THE PORTSMOUTH HERALD.
Polenumen, Dec. 6.—The Owen Glendower yacht has this
week been surveyed by an Officer of our Dock-yard, and it is con-
jectured that she will be purchased into the Government Service.
Her well known sailing qualities will render her a tenor to tb.-
smugglers, and she is otherwise well adapted fer a Revenue cutter.
H. tI.S. Galatea, 42, 'Capt. Charles Napier, C.B. arrived on
Friday and anchored at Spithead. The Galatea, it will be remem-
bered, sailed from this Fort on the 12th June, taking Commissioner
Askew and his family to Jamaica. On her passage out, she lest
Havre on the 17th June, and Madeira about three weeks after,
and touched at Teneriffe, Barbadoes, Jamaica, Vera Cruz, and
Havannah. On going front Jamaica to Vera Cruz, the Galatea
fell in with H.M. sloop Victor, CoMmander Richard Keene. 11. M.
sloop Amebae, 18, Commander Henry Smith, and H.M. sloop
Espeigle,ll. Commander C. R. Drinkwater, were both at Vera
Cruz, but proceeded to Ifavannah. The Gal itea has gone over
about 15.(100 miles since she left England. Capt. Napier, on two
occasions, ttied his paddles, with which she had been fitted ; they
were found to answer remarkably well; they took hint into I I.lVre
and Funchal roads, dui ing Weiss, employing about 190 men to work
at the windlasses.
Cowls —The Bremen ship Johannes, Meyers, arrived on Thu"—
day, front Baltimore &rect. atter a passage of 42 days for Brema.n ;
after taking in provisions, she immediately proceeded on her
voyage. The Flora, Masrnite put into this port on the 9.91 t ult.
for orders twin DalltliC, with a cargo of wheat; she sailed again
nett day for Guernsey. The John, of Scarbro', Mann, sailed en
Wednesday for Newcastle; and the Grecian, Huggap, put lute
this pat from contrary winds, (and being short of bread) or the
same day, from Quebec, with timber. The Ellen, of North Yte-
mouth. Ilazfield, sailed on Wednesday tor Ipswich, with iron;
the I'. usslan brig Jorgans, ha. commenced taking in her cargo. 'lite
Swedish ship Lovisa, G. B. Van Born, from Cadiz, laden with
salt, has arrived Ma leaky condition, after a passage of 511 days.
Ammerman'. &c.-lAeut. Eilward Pilkington, is appoWel
Flag- Lieut. to Vice- Admiral E. G. Colpoys„ whose appointment
to the West India command, we announced in our paper of the
22i1 ult. Lieut. Geo. Goldsmith of his Majesty's ship Sonar mg,
is appointed to if. Al. ship Aladagascar, in the room of Lieut.
Maid. Hussey, who is Meanies'. Mi. Wm. Mitchell of his 31a-
je.ty's ship Isis, is prononed to be Lieut. of the Samarang, vice
Goldsmith. Mr. Charles Godly, Mate 4144 Majesty's ship Briton,
is promoted to he Lieut. of that skip, vice Douglas, promoted to be
Commander ; Mr. liabingtoil, whose appointment to that ship we
last week announced, being dead. The It. v. John Falls of his
Majesty's ship Prince Regent, is appointed Chaplain of his :Majest)'..
ship Ganges. The Rev /WIC, Eveleigh is appointed Chaplain o.
the Prince Regent, vice Falls The Rev. Wm. hawk is appolooted
Chaplain to his Majesty's ship Shannon, and the Rev. Keating'.
Pentland Is appointed Chaplain to his Majesty's ship Druid. Mr.
William Crane is appointed Purser to his Alajeoy's sloop Miler,
Lieutenant Thema, Livingston, is appointed to the Coast Guird
Service. Lieut. George Alexander Leary, is appointed to the Sus-
s. x Blockade.
Lieutenant Jacob Silver, of Hasler Hospital, is appointed a re-
tired Commander. vice Rome, deceased. Lieutenant Silver's suc-
cessor at the Hospital. is nut yet appointed.
Two other Recruiting parties of the Royal Matinee, have been
this week ordered from the Plymouth Division—one to Exeter,
under Captain Matlock, and the other to Monmouth, under Lieut.
John Norris.
First Lieutenant George Spirits, and Second Lieutenant John
Holland, IL M. have embarked at Plymouth, on board his Majesty's
ship Druid.
Cusenssera.—A piece of rare antiquity was lately foUnd at
Menton, near this city, and is now in the possession of Mr. Chas.
Biffin, Eastgate. A correspondent bas kindly favoured us with
the following remarks upon dais curious specimen. The ancients
had two kinds of Diptychs, or registers, in one of which were
inscribed the names of Consuls and other Magi es, among the
heathens; in the other, were inscribed the names of Bishops,
Priests, and Brethren, as well living as deceased, among the Chris-
tians. Tne former are known in antiquity as Profane Dyptychs,
the latter are distinguished as Sacred, and were peculiar to the
Greek Church. Commonly, however, they comained only the
names of such eminent Bishops. Saint,, and 31 irtyrs, as were
particularly commemorated its the public service of the Church ;
and they were called Diptychs (from the Greek weed Diptukol,)
from their being doubled ur folded. The present little brass
case, or book, belongs to this I Ater description of Dyptych.
It would seem to have been intended for the private use and de-
votion of the individual to whom it belonged, anal to have served
as a memorial of the birth and Pas-ion of our SAVIOCE., as well
as a register of some particular Saints. (hi the outside of the
left hand leaf is a cross with the lance, un one side, and the
sponge at the end of a reed ou the other, standing between an old
Greek Monogram. which is a contraction for Iron Kristen (Jesus
Christ.) There are also none other Greek letters scattered over
this side, but they are too arbitary in their contractions to be easily
deciphered. On the inside of the same left-hated leaf is a rept—
sentation of the Virgin and Ch Id. In the left-hand corner, near
he head of the Virgin, is a Monogram of losr name, being a con-
traction for Meter Tbeou (Mother of God,) and in the opposite
corner, is a repetition of the Monogram of the name of our Saviour
lesos Kristos. Below, on the right and left, are two figures kneel-
ing in the attitude of devotion to chow above, and over each bead
is a contracted inscription which cannot he deciphered. The re-
maining right-hand leaf contains three ken., with their names,
or monograms inscribed above them. That on the left of the leaf
is our Saviour, that wt the right, is the Virgin ; and between them
is St Nicholas in the act of benediction, holding a book in his left
hand. The St. Nicholas here represented ((or there were four
Saints of that name) mu.t have been St. Nicholas, Archbishop hl
Myra, who died i. 6 the year 342, and was buried in his ow,, Ca•
thedral. His memory was always held in great veneration by the
Greek Christians, and no less than four Churches in Con.stata-
tinople were dedicated in his name. Ito the above attempt to
convey the Gres k words into English, we have been unable to ex-
press the lung " E," from the want ot any such letter in our A!•
phase'.

The farmers in the country ietnd Horsham have
great aversion to fox-hunting in their district, cud 1k t
without reason ; for it too often happens that many of
the field, in the ardour of pursuit, it being an enclosed
country, to avoid riding a short distance round. cross the
young wheats, and thereby inflict a serious loss on the
grower, far beyond what the depredations of a thizeii
foxes could effect. To counteract this evil as midi
as lies in their power, premiums are given to
the labourers who succeed in discovering the lurking-
places of the foxes. This is uscatly =Toml hshed
in the farm ing manner : a tall of snon
over-night, throe or four hardy fettling set out at the
earliest dawn, and, if a fox is in their eeip,llLourhood, his
track is easily known by the marks of his round clitlby
foot, and his course being followed it is generally found to
lead into a small wood, copse, or furze field ; they then
r proceed catefully mend the spot, and, finding no track
leading out, they, of course, me pretty certain that Le
there concealed. Ininitdiate notice is given to the far-
mers, who surround the coven, and, with loaded guns,
await the egress of Reyna:d, who, on tie dogs Leing scut
in, quickly makes his appearance, when a vollev front
those near him generally brings him to the ground. Some-
timeshe escapes the first fire, and is regulailv hunted fret..
cover to cover, until a mote lucky shot ends tie sport of
the day. Not one in ten escapes.—Br;ghion livraid.
Friday morning, between the hours of one and four,
the Swan hotel, in I ligh.street, was broken into, and property ru
a coneklerabk amount was stolen therefrom. It appears that the
thieves, in the first instance, effected an entrance :1 the back of the
presiders, by getting over a itety wall which separates the stable.
yard from the Swan, which enabled them to let in any companion
through a door which fastened inddr. The gang then proceeded
through the coffee room to the bur, from which they cad' eon+
derable property. The property in the travellers' room was not
toothed, which is attributed to their being disturbed by the earls
riming of some of the servants. The contents -of the drawee its
the bar were entirely turned over, and every thing of value to►en
away.—