Star.
London, England, 1827-06-18 00:00:00

NAVA I. INTELLIGENCE.

;1,1;1,114 ihe 'dispatches !Or Bengal, by the ship Marquis of Wel.
rare, C.ltaill A LF.ltitt CHAPMAN' were close! at the Rag India
Howe, aDd delivered to the Piirs-r of that ship.
Dist.. Jose in.—Wind W.S. tY.:-Arrived from Landon the
whim. Camrasit., for China ; Circistion, homas Orenvide,
Hedge Canning, and Child. kfairold,for India ; Hope, Nlaasitat,
i,,, Qnsbec ' • Timandra, Waal', for ditto; Sylvia, Haves, for De-
war.; and hoeland, Josses, for itio Janeiro. end remain.
Joni 17.-... Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London the Nimrod,
Hosia for New South Wales; Atlas, ...-, and Sir William via.
ige, Brown, for Bombay; Rikardon Castle, Pamela, sued Wreath,
forlodit ; Lycurgus, Caawsu•w, for the Mauritius; and Ruby,
11010,0, for St. Michael's. The George Canning. Childe Ha-
lo, Hope, Timandra, and Sylvia, tOrniti away thin morning with
8 heat breeze from S. W. • The Thomas Grenville remains.
Gummi, Jose 17.—Sailed the Matilda Wellington, Came-
tin, for India; and Topas, STROVAN, for the Mauritius.
121111,. June Ig.—The Melons, Captain linown, arrived at
Nod, on Sunday aftrroonn, bringing the melancholy intelligent.*
~ng the total loss of the brig Orion of this place, all on boar& having
swith her. She was commanded by Mr. James Ogilvie,
ow of Mr. Jatues Ogilvie, shipowner here; the number of
fie. eight, See of whom have left families. She was on a
wiper from Riga, with a cargo of oats for Leith, on Sunday, the
.ig lingua, when she was observed by the Melona, abut eight
~o'clgik in the morning, in the Sl-eve, on the coast of Norway. It
to blow awery heavy gale, and both vessels were shortening
mainly afterwards, ono of the crew of the Melona called out
.** the Orion had upset. Captain Brown, on looking round, saw
ply a part of the Orion', wales above water; in which state she
stationed for a few minutes, and then disappeared. At this time
•alse Mebaa was only abort a quarter of a mile to the Leeward of
. the (loos; but as the gale was blowing 'strong, and the Melons
4,1,i„8 'ea/ward, on sisdstance.could Is rendered by her to the
unhappy crew of the Orion. 'Me catastrophe is attributed to the
,theartofthe grain with which the Oriith was loaded.
Palerseurst,• Juas 16 acrd 17.—Wida W.—Arrived his Mao.
jetty's ship VICIILAIlt; from Plymouth..

FLOM Till itikurstiski ?numArm, JUNE 16.

Arrived this morning the Magnet, George, master, in three]
moths Om Cape Coast Castle. She brings no news. Nothing
ea known of Major Laing, or of the travellers gone into the in-
tents. She is laden with ivory, palm oil, and gold du‘t.
Ile Australian, ( Agricultural) %hip Marquis of Anglesey, Captain
&maid, arrived yesterday; and will sail, when the wind is fair, for
New &sds Waks.

The Lady Nugent, Cosgrave, which put into this port on Sature
JON, to embark her pariengcra for Bombay, has ►prung a leak,
led it come into harbour to take out her cargo, and be taken into
dock for repairs."
Taesda, Sir Thomas Hardy returned from a short cruise In the
Tlne,Ste, Captain Kearney White, having tried the new guns put,
into that ship. Tri. Rear-Admiral shifted his Bag again to the
Galatea. Remain at Spit head—Pyramus, Tyne, Challenger, Wolf,
Satellite. lei the Harbour—Victory, Revenge, Melville, Wellesley,
Galatea, Tweed, Niemen (to be pail of and re-conamissioned).l

Sapphire. Acorn, Alert, Columbine, and Mosquito.
The Fakon, the Yacht of the Right llon. Lord Yarborough,
woe Into Harbour on Tuesday, fur the purpose of being docked, to
hue her buttons cleaned, and returned this afternoon to Cowes.
She will proceed hence tornorrnve fur Lisbon and Gibraltar; and
it h said to be hit Lordship.* intention, on his return, to endeavout
to fall in with the Experimental. Squadron, to try his comparative
rate at tailing.
The •isit of inspection intended to be made by his Royal High-
ness tie Lord nigh Ainifral, to the sea-port establishnrents, will,
uat present arranged, commence at this port about the Ist iif the

tossing month ; by which time the Rxperlmental Squadron will be
re-equlpped, and ready for sea, It being the Lord High Admiral's
potrular desire tio inspect them, with Sir Thomas Hardy, previous
% their proceeding. The Lord High Admiral will proceed hence, in
.tlis Royal Sovereign yacht, Sir Wm. Haste, Bart. K.C. IL to Ply-
' inidi.'tbence to billiard and eith,Tetuns, sod arrive at Cowes on

Olt Wok gracidus Sovereign's Bieth-day (12th of August), to honour
Ws Royal Regatta with his presence, view the contest for the Kisses
Csp, and dine with the Members of the Yacht Club. The Cesar
Judge', the Right Hon. land Yatboreugh, will return frorn his
"'mite tb Lisboa and Gibraltar, iu his fine frigate yacht, the Falcon,,
" bated the Load High Admiral, take the command of the Itoyel
lqacht Fleet, aid conduct the aquatic festivities of the memo.
*le day.
'the. Tweed, 2s, Lord John Spencer (IsurchM, Is to oe fitted for
tediterratead station.
VAN /1/2solosportk at this port km been illseltafted out of tbat
4'llllNtte... • . •

.Conitoandei•Zensard Yeoman (vas; comma's& d the WOl f, w bleb
DO/led pin ..f the /final squadron that etteriDed-the King an his
toireland) Is appointed' to command the Preventive Service.
Lymingtod:
Lieutenant George A. Halsted, Pbg Lteutenaht, end nephew to.
VireAdmirsl Sir 1.1.•*. Hal.red,'K.C.B.: is prMnoted to the rank
siCummandet. - " •
Liasenant Sir Thomas Pasley' Is app.:Anted to the Fairy. Dr
ludersoo -A nets is promoted to the rank of Surgeon, and appointed
'mpereenierary Surgeoit of the Alfa:
By trecint Order in 'Coun'cfl.' ships coming from the Mediter-
' menu ,will out be subject to the restraint of quuantirte, provided
they 'prove re the Sperintendant (Capt. Dore) a state of perfect
halal among the (Yew, and Can answer satisfactorily all the usual.
• tooroptives in such case ptuiii.led.

Tee' CASTLS ROOK, Eottratittoti.—This majestic
tack, ahichiorms so prominent and impesing a feature ,
lathe general view of Edinburgh, war, perhaps, never i
mete tidily clothed v its fl twers and verdure than at
resent. The northern cliff, in particular, is one broad
flosh of blossoms—white, purple, and yellow—every
entice being. occupied by a variety of plants, the
gluer part of which are now in fl.rwer ; and nothing
could surpass the verdurous !slightness of the bank of
the esplanade. • To heighten the romantic interest of
tl.e scene, s.nrie Mid-, allured by the retirement of the
gardens encompassing the rock, have fired their eyrie,
in the most inaccessible put of the cliff, where they
roost without any ri k of molestation; and two or three
spot tire kids are tau slly browsing on the knoll behind
the armoury. For some evenings past the gardens and
Prince's•stteet have been crowded with promenaders,
attracted chiefly by the bugles of the 92.1 regiment,
',bids commence playing about the hour of ta'oo.
While the late Mr. Glerann was at Ashburton, be
(swatted an acquaintance with a family of that place, consisting
if females somewhat advanced in age. OR one occa.luns he vi,'"
and am the perilous exploit of drinking tea with these elderly
ladies. After baying demolished his -nasal allowance of tea, he
tumid, ki..!fite of his remonstrane.ra to the contrary, that his
howls would by no mans stiffer him to give up, bat persisted
le waking tuns drink a most incredible quantity. At lam," said
Gums, in telling the story, 0 being really over flooded with tea,
I pot down my forrtwais cop, and exclaimed with an air Witof,resols-
',' I neither cad will drink any more.' The hostess thee.
seeing she had forced more down my throat than I liked, began to
apologia', and added, 8 taut dear Mr. Oirroms, as you didn't put
PUT 9110911CTOSS year cap, I supposed your refusals were nothing
but good manners!'"
A person named Roger Rayner, of Horse Houses.
Coverdale, near Middleham, who is by trade a stone-maann, and Is
4 the age of sixty-eight years, has heel; twice married within the
Ist fun y.eight years of Lis life, and has now living of the "olive
Wanda" winch have sprung from these unions, 103 children and
graud.children, all lo perfect health.
The number of Irish peerages extinct since the Union
amounts to S 2; a rapid decay of families in so short a
period as twenty-six )ears.
A young woman who a few days ago was dreadfully
binned at Leith, owing to her clothes taking fire while
to a cellar with a candle, died on Tuesday in the Edits-
Itirgli In6rmary, in great agony.
Friday night, about ten o'clock, a man, named Ber-
ney, will known about Chelsea,- fell from a wall near
B tterwa-bridgr, a height, of about 10 feet, and pitch
TIl 'Poo his head, expired in a short time afterwards.
bit appeared that the deceased was watching for some
barges that were espected up the river, and had got
up -in the wall in oider to
4 I.M.eozh,l and give early notice of their ap•
it is supposed he tell asleep and tell off.
.21, el .assistance was procured, but life was extinct.
~
age body WAS conveyed to the nearest publicahouse,
where it awaits the Coronet's Inquest.