Star.
London, England, 1810-08-30 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Oltavesstin, Avourr N.—Arrived the Willenford, Short,
from Quebec ; t►e Almon*, Malcolm, from St. Thomas's ; and
the Ceres, North, from Leghorn.—Sailed the Phoebe, Anderson,
for Teneriffe ; the Ardent, Williams, for Lisbon; and the Ceres,
White, for Teneriffe.
The General Don privateer was run down in the Bay of Bis-
cay, in June last—Crew saved.
The Tweed, Conolly, sailed from the Downs for Tobago, the
Ed of May, and had not arrived there the 6th of July.
El Aquila, Pavie, from Sardinia, has arrived at Lisbon, after
beating off two large privateers.
The William, Hughes, from Belfast, has arrived ikons Pernam-
buco, after having been plundered by a French privateer.

The intended voyage or mission of Mr. CANNING to
Spain and Sicily is, we understand, entirely abandoned.
His Majesty's ships RENARD and SHRLDRAKE are
ordered to proceed from Sheerness with some trans-
ports to the island of Anholt, in the Baltic : they take
out with them a Collector or Chief Officer from the
Customs at Sheerness as a stationary officer there,
now that a regular Establishment is formed on that
Island. They will sail as soon as the wind permits.
The Seven Incoporations of Dumfries have pre-
sented the Earl of DAcxerrif with a very elegant
gold box, as a mark of the very high respect and
esteem they entertain for that distinguished and pa-
triotic Nobleman.

Lord EARDLEY k about to give an entertainment to
the Cricket Club at Woolwich, of which he is a mem-
ber. The Club is composed entirely of Officers of
the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Although the Report of the Commissioners does
not complain very grievously of the quantity offal-int-
ing ordered by the Parliament, it seems to imply, that
Parliamentary, as well as other at:there, print a great
deal more than is read!

g, You are an excellent packer" said a wine takr to
a waiter ; I don't understand you, Sir," said the
attendant. 44 Why, you have contrived to pack
quart of wine into a pint decanter."
On Monday last, Sir D. DUNDAS, accompanied by
his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, Earl
HARCOURT, and Lieutenant-General CALVERT, Ad.

jutant-General, attended the examination of Officers,
students at the Senior Department of the Royal Mi.
litary College at High Wycombe, when four officers,
Capt. Baistow, 11th Foot; Capt. Hurcnizs, ring's
own Dragoons ; Capt. KATER, 6td Foot, and Capt.
BAINBRIDGIt 93d Highlanders; were found to have
perfected themselves in every branch of Military Tac.
tics, and declared capable of being employed on the
Staff. None of the rest underwent this.ordeal, not
having as yet finished their studies.
A distressing accident occurred yesterday morning
at South Parade, Queen's Elm, Chelsea. As Colo.
nel MAIR and family were setting off, to attend the
funeral of a much beloved son, who died of the Wad.
cheren complaint, as stated lately in the STAR, the
Colonel's foot slipped from under him on the stair.
case, and, being a heavy man wit,h only one arm, he
pitched upon his head and back, and was carried, life.
less, into the room from which they had just carried
the corpse of his son. He is, however, by having been
Wooded, and from other applications, likely to recover.
The daughter of P. GRENPELL, Esq. M. P. has,
we are concerned to hear, met with a serious acci-
dent, by being thrown out of a curricle, the horses ba-
sing taken fright in passing a gate near Maidenhead.
Lord TIAYWARDRNI who was also in the curricle, es-
caped with little or no injury. We are glad to hear
that Miss GRIMM!. is not dangerously hurt.
Saturday last a meeting took place near Plymouth,
between Lieutenant M—r, of the Royal Navy, and
Lieutenant B—k, of the Ist West York Regiment
of militia. Shots were exchanged, when, by' the
terference of the seconds, a mutual understanding
took place.
Speculators in general are averse to the pursuit
a remote good. To possess much wealth in a .hors
time is their main principle of action. All such, there.
fore, should reflect, that the present is the only State
Lottery which will be drawn this year ; and that
never again, in all probability, will a scheme of
few Numbers be distinguished for Five Capitals
£20,000 each, and not Three Blanks to a Prize.