Star.
London, England, 1820-08-21 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION' OF PRIZE-MONEY

The Lee, for a smuggling boat, on board, at Plymouth, et*
the it.Sd inst. and recalled at No. 23, Surrey-street, Strand,

On the mode of procedure adopted by Ministers,
we have to remark that, had the intention been to
adopt that which might best screen the witnesses
from punishment in case of perjury, a better could
not have been de"rised. Had the prosecution been
by impeachment, the witnesses in connexion with
persons in this country, in case of perjury, would
have been subjected to a prosecution for a treason-
able conspiracy.
On Sattirday list the remains rif Peesion tong, N. of
Coombe House, in the County of Surrey, were interred in the
family vault, at Satmundham, in Suffolk.. His sound judgment
and integrity in public life, ai a man of buriner,—his general
benevolence towarditil who needed his assistance, and his many
private and domestic virttici, will cause his memory to be lops
revered and respected by all who knew him.
Flat AT CA 14119.—CA LAIS, • A tOUST 19.—A most dreadful fire
broke out here last night at hilf past seven o'clock; at the Energise
(Custom-house warehouse for bonded goods). The-large ware.
house, the stables of the PeNts-airt-clatiawr, and a snit!, house
adjoining, were 'totally consumed. What made it the more
alarming was, it 'began in the warehouse where therc was an'
immense quatdtypf ligtiors of different description!, which made
the blaze more tefrifio; a great -part' of these were destroyed.
No lives were lost, but several accidents took place.
The Fanny transport, Lieutenant Wnouittince,
Agent, arrived 610aq:inlay morning at Portsmouth,
frora Saldadha Bay (Gape of Good Hdpe), which
place she left eni.the 10th- of June._ having landed
there Mr. PARKER; of Sett,'-ah-d his t arty, which
comprised no less than .bne bundied and think fami-
lies, the whole of whom immediately proceeded,
with their baggage, in waggons. to Jean Dricors
Valley, about eighty milei from the sea coast. The
land in that vicinage is rich, and watered by a fine
stream. The Fanny did not touch at St. Helena.
The. Paris Papers of Thursday last arrived yester=
day. None had been published on Wednesday, in
consequence of the preceding day (the 15th instant.)
being the eve of the feast of the Assump:ion, and also
the Anniversary of the celebrated vow of Lo-urs XIII,
and therefore honoured by a total cessation front
labour.
An active correspondence is kept up between the'
Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petershurgh, and it
is supposed that it will depend upon their joint dec',.;
sion, whether the troops marching into Italy shall be
employed for any object, beyond that of maintaining
the tranquillity of the Austrian possessions in that
quarter. The latest intelligence from Palertho, tot,-
ceived at Naples, concurs with the private lettere'
which have reached this country, in stating, that trim-.-:
quality had been restored and a Deputation wt.*
expected at Naples from Palermo, to sublnit to the
Vicar-General the wishes of the inhabitants.
The advices from Madrid, are to the 9th instant..
The Cortes had agreed to the Report of the Com,
miitee of Finance, as to the sums to be appropriated
to the maintenance of the King and the Royal fa.:
may ; being for his Majesty 40,000,0()0 of teals;
Ithe Infants of Spain 3,300,000; and for '.the, /511!.-.
money- of the Princesses, 1,790,000 t-7-forming a total'
of 45,090000 reals. - •
A letter from Italy. dated July the '26th, say 4
The famous Damsel is going, it is said,, to publiih a justils"
catory Memoir, which, will contain important information.
•
' french 5 per Cents, Wednesday, 78 fr. 90 c.
Mails arrived.in the course of yesterday from Hof.
land, P:artders,latnd Hamburgh.
An. 'article fttitn" the • Maine. of the 6th August,
say The repTltied reconciliation of the Porte with .
Ali Pacha is greatly doubted. The whole report ap.
hears-to have been circulated by a,certain mercantile
ouse. Ali is•said to have been ill for some time past,
and to have litany thousand hostages at. Janina."
Sir LISTon, our Ambassador at Constar.
tinople",.ftas left thlt,city, to embark at Tenedos, on
board a frigate waiting there to .receive him, and
which-will -convey him, to Genoa. On his taking
lease, the7Sumorpresented him with a magnificent
snuff-tox; valtled at 20,000 piastres.

sorsisise'nnight, Sarah P,,lerian,coosicted at the Cornwall
Assiees of causing the death of her by poisoning hira, •
sulfered the awful sclitence of the law, at llodmin. hhe
viously made a, confession of her guilt, and solemnly &elated
that she was not instigated by any person t, commit the crhne; •
but that her husband's well-founded jealousy, and her avenge*
to jdm,•WereTier only indurem 1143.
Thutsday; At noon, Auhun Ruck, convicted at the latom,
siz a :Of tent, of cutting off the hand of John Cook, as
bon, atiffrretrthe sentence of the la* at Penrnden Mash. mg •
.sentence having been respited the preceding week, it was con.-'
jectUred that a repileye had been obtained fur hint; a *IT yam
concourse of persons were therefore assembled to *Lice" the..
ezreutiOn. ilia tonduct was truly renitent at:cling.
Tnawraz.—Mr. heats appeared en fieturja.
night is Othello, with brilliant effete. logo was astlC.4
111 L.
r. &Malt 1* Wllll the part of Peeder4Oß4l by Ski. •

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UNIVERSITY lATELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, AUGUST 19.
On the 6th instant, the following Gentlemen were Ordained
to Heretord Cathedral: