Star.
London, England, 1826-06-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

Onat.ne.—Sir John Kingston James has declined offering giinuli
for the representation of this city.
Down.—Viscount Castlereagh is canvassing this county.
Traons.—Colonel Stewart and the Hon. Henry Corry will meet
with no opposition in Tyrone.
LIONRICC..— Mr. Samuel Dickson bas announced his intention of
not offering himself a candidate for the City of Limerick, at the
ensuing election. Another candidate is, however, announced, but
not yet named.
WaiIIINATII.It is with regret that we have to announce the
retirement of Colonel Tottenham from the representation of tint
county. 'The report of Mr. Tune's having declined the approach..
log contest for this county has been contradicted. It is stated to be
his determination to use every exertitm in his power to atmin so
enviable a situation.

COUNTY AAAAA ORD.-Mr. Wyse has written a letter, positively
denying the report that Mr. Power intended to decline standing
for the county. Waterford will, therefore, be the scene of one of
the most violently contested elections upon record.
The following list of Candidates, it is supposed, will be returned
without opp%ition—
COUNTY CLARK—Wu E. O'Brien and the Right Hon. V. Fitz-
gerald.

COUWIT or Wiczt.ow—Mr..T. Grattan and Mr. Proby.
C•UMTT UT M►ATM—Lord &cave and Sir M. Sommerville.
C•ulTr or KILDAIII—Lord William Fitzgerald and Mr. R.
Latotiche.

COUNTY or CARLOW—Mr. Kavanagh and Colonel Gruen.
COUNTY *, Lours.—Mr. 1.. Foster and Mr. J. Jocelyn.
KINO'S COUNTY—Lord Ozmantown and Mr. Bernard.
guns N's Couarr—Sir H. Parnell and Sir C. COOLS.
COUNTY or CORE—Lords Ennistuare and Kingsborough.
CITY or CORA—Hon. Mr. Hutchinson and Sir C. Coltburst.

Yrs'erday the Duke of YORE had a select party to
dinner at Froginore Lodge. His Royal Highness gives dinner par-
ties every day this week during the races.
Monday the Right Hon. WILLIAM HUSEIRSON enter-
tained the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, Mr. Secretary
Comes, &c. to dinner, at his residence in Somerset-place.

Mexican Papers to the 26th March have also been
received. but they do not contain any news.
Private letters from St. Petersburgh state tint the
Coronation will take place ; but owing to the death of the Empress
ELIZABITH, it will be without splendour.
Frinktort Papers to the Ist inst. reached us this
forenoon, but they do not contain any political news.
Letters have been received from Cuba, at the North
and South American Colfee.houte, dated the tuth March. The
preparations for the war are still going on, but every thing renvined
quiet.
Havannah Papeis to the 18th April have been receiv-
ed, but they are ►arren of news.

Dispatches woe this day received at the Foreign-
, office. Downing-street, from Mr. VAUGHAN. bis .• hi ..nity's Am-
bassador at Washington.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND is gene to Duhen.
Wednesday, a man named Edward Slading, called
at the dye house of Mr. John Lot d, at Redbank, Man-
chester, and sitting down on the edge of a dye pan ILA
of boiling water, began to kike wit'a the workmen;
when, horrible to relate, he lost his balance in a fit of
laughter, and 1,11 backwards into the boiling fluid! Ile
was instantly taken out, and conveyed to the Infirmary,
where, titter enciatt tog the most excruciating agony, he
I died on the Saturday following.
Persons are tni►taken respecting Dr. Parr's manner
—it hal not the least tincture of ill-nature about it, nor
did he ever exhibit wantonness of severity. lie disliked
being bored, as he occasionally was, by persons wi.,l
made pretensions to understadd things of which they
knew nothing ; and when they persevered against his
endeavours to set them right, he would frequently erwii
them at a blow, as they deserved. The self-sufficient
ignoramus before such a man as Parr was fair game;
those really ignorant he would instruct in the kimie,t
manner; but, as he once observed, respecting an uit-
ot the former class, whom be had castigated—
That man has no excuse for being a fool—Nature did
not neglect him."—New Monthly Magazine.
Welch is the old 'taxon word, yet retained in the
German, signii)ing those Who were not of the Teu•
onic race, and is equivalent in its use to barbvrian
am ug the lliecks, and it is used in this sense by 50111
comparatively modern writers,

tHiP LAUNCH.
WEST COWES, JUN, 6.

At an early hour this morning, a vest concourse of spectators
assembled at Fish-hey* Creek, in the Isle of Wight, to witness
the launch of that magnificent yacht Falcon, belonging to Lord
arborough, precisely at twelve o'clock. She glided off in noble
style amidst the cheers of thousands of fashionibks from all parts
of the country; the assemblage of yachts decorated out in colours,
added much to the delight of the scene. We were truly delighted
at seeing that sweet little frigate belonging to the Victory firing a
s.:ute from her brass guns, added to which, the band of the Victory
playing select and heatitiful music, which afforded much pleasure
to the party, as well as credit is the master of the band for his se.
lectien. The yacht is owed the most superb vessels we have ever
seen, measures 340 tuns, was christened by the beautiful Miss
Hastings, of Cowit, and embraced the briny deep with grandeur
never surpassed. She was taken in tow by a steam-butte Cowes,
to get masted and fitted out for the season. We bear Lord
Yarborough intends giving a grand ball on board when she is
complete for cruizins ; and from her peculiac construction, every
Tiling being moveable, she can accommodate upwards of 500 persons.
'I he boats of the Victory shone very conspicuous, having their
ceours up, and all of them firing a Royal salute.