Star.
London, England, 1818-01-14 00:00:00

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Titers must bo some great mistake in the reports
mentioned in some of the daily papers of great exer-
tions in rebuilding the town of St. John's lately deso-
lated by a conflagration. The people are without
the means to proceed in such a labour, being reduced
oto a state of great distress, and in want.of materials.
We imagine the building of temporary huts a great
relief to people without any shelter, must have given
rise to these reports. Indeel the rebuilding of the
City is a thing that cannot even have commenced,
supposing the people had the means, as every one
must see from the following public notice, which
we find in one of the latest St. John's Gazettes that
have reached us:

" Fort Townshend, st. John's, Newfoundland, Dec. 1, 1817
" Public Notice is herhby given, that in consequence of the
destructive ravages committed by the late fires, throughout the
principal streets in this town, which have been chiefly attribut
able to the narrowness of the streets, and the contiguity of the
houses, as welt as to other causes which require regulation, it is
the intention of his Excellency the Governor of this Island to
lay the subject before his Majesty's Government, with a view.
to obtain such instructions and regulations as may tend to pre-
vent the recurrence of similar calamities.—All persons are there-
fore notified and cautioned not to put up any other than tempo_
racy erections, in any part of this town ; and then only by ipe-
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cial authority in writing from the Go►ernor, who will occasion-
ally admit such temporary erections, upon due consideration of
the case, subject to a provision for their removal, immediately
upon notice in his name being given to the parties to that effect.
" By his Fv,Pllimcy's command,
" P. C. Ls Gm, Secretary."

A Hamburgh Mail arrived last night, frem the
Papers brought by which we have given some ex-.
tracts in a preceding column.
A loan in behalf of the Prussian Government, to
the amount of Three Millions Sterling, is, we under-
stand, about to be opened in this country. The
houses of ROTHSCIULD and BASIAUDEN are the con-
tractors.

The Houses of LAPITTE and PeRREGAtri, Of Paris,
have renewed Partnership, and made, on the occa-
sion, a gratuity of 100,000 francs to the Poor of the
City of Paris, This is a grand act of beneficence,
which deserves to be imitated.
Last night's OAUTTZ contains Addresses of Condoirnee to the
Paine Eros= from the Dean and Chapter of the Cothedral of
Gloucester, the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of Lichfield
and Coventry, the County of Brecon, the Protestant Dissenters
of London and Westminster, the Inhabitants of Caleshfil, the
Bishop, Dean, and Chapter of the Cathedral of Salisbury, and
from the Royal Burgh of Wick; also Addresirs to Prince Leo.
row, from the Borough of Tomes', the Burgh of Dundee, the
County of Argyll, the Borough of New Galloway, the Provost
and Council of the City of St. Andrew's, the Inhabitants of the
City of Peterborough, the Inhabitants of Harwich, the Gover-
nor and King's Officers of the Island of Alderney, the Presby-
tery of Annan, the County of Caithness, the Inhabitants of Bed-
ford, the City of Coventry, the College of Physicians of Edin-
burgh, the Borough of Bridport, the Provost and Town Council
of Edinburgh, the County of Linlithgow, the Borough of Pem-
broke, and the City of Wells.

DEATH OF THE RIGIIT HON. GEORGE Roar.—
We sincerely regret to announce the death of this
Right Honourable and highly respected Gentleman,
which melancholy event took place at his seat at
Cuffnels yesterday morning. He had for some months
been in a very ill state of health, from which his ad-
vanced age afforded no reasonable hope of his reco-
very. He was little short of 80 years of age. He
was a Gentleman of great talents, extensive informa-
tion, and most profound understanding of all com-
mercial, financial, and political subjects ; and rose
from his own merits and industry alone to some of
the most lucrative and important offices in the-Scam.
He was Treasurer of the Navy, President of the
Board of Trade, Clerk of Parliament, Keepet of the
Records in the Receipt side of the Exchequer, one of
the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council, an Elder
Brother of the Trinity House, Verderer of the New
Forest, Hants, and Member of Parliament for the
town of Christ Church. At an early period of his
life his arithmetical talents and extensive financial
knowledge recommended him to the particular atten-
tion of the Earl of SHELBVRNE (afterwards Marquis
of LANSDOWNE), who was then First Lord of the
Treasury, and he was soon after appointed one of the
Secretaries to the Treasury, but resigned on the for-
mation'of the Coalition Administration of Lord Noatit
and Mr. Fox. On the subsequent elevation to the
Premiership of his friend and patron, Mr. PITT, he
was again appointed one of the Secretaries to the Trea-
sury, and continued as senior in that situation for
many years. On the retirement from office of Mr.
PITT and his immediate political adherents, Mr.
Rose resigned his situation, and was shortly after-
wards sworn of the Privy until. He was subae-
sequently, on the return of Mr. Prrr to office, one of,
the- Paymasters-General of the Forces ; and os the
retiring of the Fox Administration-from power, Mr.
Rosa was appointed Treasurer of the Navy, via&
important office he held to the time of hi: death.