Star.
London, England, 1827-11-19 00:00:00

FROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, NOV. 17.

On Thursday his Majesty's frigate the Briton, Capt.
Hon. William Gorden : and the Hayden transport,
Lieutenant E. T. Gill, agent, arrived from Quebec, the
former in eighteen, the latter in twenty.seven days.
The Briton left Spithead on the 4th of September,
boded at Sr. John's, Newfoundland, Mr. Brenton,

Chief Justice of that island, and a detachment of the
Newfoundland Veteran Battalion, and arrived thence,
at Quebec, on October 13, in seventeen days, with Com-
miuioner Barrie, C.B. appointed to superintend, with
the rank of Commodore, the Naval service on the Lakes
of Canada, and a complement of officers for a ship on
Lake Ontario. A ship is to be put into commission on
each of the Lakes. Lieutenant Douglas, of this service,
had been promoted to the rank of Commander. Ail
was tranquil in the province. The Governor-General
(the Earl of Dalhousie) had just returned to Quebec,
for the winter, after a tour of inspection in Upper
Canada, of the Rideau Canal, and the great operations
which are in rapid progress under Colonel By, of the
Royal Engineers. The Earl of Dalhousie is ex-
tremely popular, among all ranks and persuasions,
and his Government is in the most flourishing con-
dition. The troops in the country were very healthy ;
viz. the 15th regiment at Kingston, 68th regiment at
Yotk, 71st regiment at Montreal, and the 66th and 79th
regiment at Quebec.
_ _ _

Thursday the Sapphire, 28, Captain Henry Dundas,
and the Onjx, Lieutenant Cole, arrived from Plymouth;
the Airow, Lieutenant Brooking, sailed on a cruise;
the Britain came into harbour. Remain—Sapphire,
Satellite, and Taps, Portuguese. In the Harbour—
Victory, Revenge, Melville, Maidstone, Briton, Brito-
mart, acrd Perola, Portuguese. The Undaunted fri-
gate, Captain Augustus Clifford, C. B. is expected to
call at this port to-morrow, on her way to Plymouth,
to embark Lord W. Brntinck and suite,•for Calcutta:
The Satellite, 18, Captain J. M. Laws, will sail to-mor-
row morning, for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius,
and Trincomalee, to join the squadron on the East
India station.
lonclay last a Court Martial was held on board his Majesty'a
ship Victory, to try Commander Robert Deans, of his Majesty's
skip Clio, for having run that sloop on shore off Coquette Island,
sit the coast of Northumberland, on the 9th ultimo, whereby she
lint her rudder and two anchors and cables. The charge was spe-
cially grounded on the first article of the fifth section of the New
Naval Instructions, which tuna thus:—" Oo all occasions, where a
ship is in pilot-water, or in the neighbourhood of tie land. of rocks,
" of shoals, the Captain is to take particular care that the hand
lead be kept constantly going, whether the pilot, or the master,
thinks this precaution necessary or not; and if it shall appear that
a skip bat been brought into danger of running on shore, or has
been wrecked, by a neglect of this precautii.n, the Captain will be
I°4llll9unaitile fur it." The Court having heard Commander
Deans oasratfie,,..nd evidence of all the circumstances, agreed,
that the charge of r neglect of this Instruction bad been proved
apinst Commander Deans; but in consideration of his high dm-
rioter in the service, and his attention to every other part of his
dory, did adjudge bins only to be reprimanded, and admonished to
be more careful in future.
lls. Samuel Hirt, Master of the Clin, was afterwards tried, for
a neglect of the 524 Article of his instructions, which also refers
to the keeping the lead going in pilot water; when he was, in con-
"deretion of the good character given him by his captain, only
reriMandedi and admonished to be more careful in future. The
Court was composed of Captains—Norborne Thompson (Presi•
4.°1), Sir M. Seymour, K.C. B. 11. Hill, Hon. George Elliott,
and Commander Thomas Moncke Mason. M. Greetham, Eaq•
Jadg. Advorate.

WHALE FISHERY.
Ertl. Nov. 16.—Artived beet last night, the John, Combe,
Deeis's Straits. The John got dear on the 27th of Septt m-
Det.having berm beset in the ice some days; she afterwards killed
two day (making five in all). On the 50th the Captain of the
Abram, of Hull, was on board, and informed them of his ship
,being beset, and could not get clear, the wind blowing strong in.
Ile likewise informed them of three of his boats, and 15 men, being
alining for [roc days,but the John afterwards karnt that these men
witepieked up by tbe Harmony of Hun. On the night of the 30th, it
time on a strong gale from S.E. with heavy snow. From the 4th
hilhe Bth of October it blew strong from W.S. W. during which
Wee there might he a probability of the Abram getting clear. Left
the fishing ground on the 14th ultimo. Since the above was written
`letter has been received from Aberdeen, stating that the Harmony
un board four fish, and the 15 men belonging to the Abram.
4Le bad 15 fish, 110 tuns ; all well. This intelligence was
',lilt by the Hercules, which has arrived at Aberdeeu with three
45 NM.

in a garden belonging to bb7gaes, at Prestbury,
ar Cheltenham, than is an apple tree at the present
ale in fnU bloom.