Star.
London, England, 1827-01-02 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, DICIIM3ZZ SO. • • • ,
► CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
CONTINuATIon,ne Tile SITTING 01 YESTISIGAT.
At three o'clock, during the reaJing of the
,the motives for the projet of the Forest Code, the
!of the Seals was introduce].
Sew minutes after, the Ministers for War and the Marine entree;
When the reading of the oral terminated, the Minister at the
Plumes mounted the Tribune.
. His Excellency read
,the Royal Ordinance, which
decl.red that the projet of the law respecting the Forests
should:be. presented to the Chambers. The projet con-
sists of 224 articles.. They have been printed, and the
Chamber, therefore, dispensed with the reading of them
by the Mi Oster.
The Cb.mber ordered the act of the presentation of the p rojet of
• the Forest Code to be distributed to the Members.
10.,de Martisnse, Minister 'of 'State, then gave a minutes:piens*
don of the decade of the measure. •
An article from Maki, in these Papers, announces
the arrival a• that Island of the 60 gun frigate built in
the United States for the service of Greece, and its
departure 00 the Ist of December for Napoli di Roma-
nia; with a crew of 200 men. If this be the case, Lord
Cochrane's squadron will be stronger in the Spring f thanhe
his Lordship probably mite expected, especially i t
stfamboots, for the construction of which years have
. been employed, should really be able to quit the River
in a fortnight, the period at which we understand the
Engineer conceives that they will at length be ready.
Letters from Frankfort upon the Oder continue to
assert, that peace was on the eve of being concluded
between the Russians and the Persians. It is eves
stated, that the only condition added to the Treaty of
• Oulistan, was to be the payment of all the expenses of
the war by the party who so unjustifiably commenced it.,

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The disorder at Groningen continues to diminish.
1111 w YlAR'S•DAT.—Yestetday the Sheriffs of Lee
don and Middlesex gave the prisoners confined in die
different risons within their jurisdictiob, in additioaiel
the usual gaol allowance, one pound of meat, a pint 01
porter, and an extra loaf of bread each.
The Duke of Y ik, another vessel belonging to the,
Steam Navigation Company, left the river on the 23d
for Lisbon. She did not carry any troops. The George
the Fourth still remains in the river, and it is said that
Government, convinced of the advantages attending os
the enrolment of vessels of this description, are in
• Meaty with the proprietors for its purchase.
: • It now appears that the destination of the Galatea
Sand Plumper, which sailed about the 12th ult. with
sealed orders, was Oporto t and that they have been
. instiucted to cruise off that harbour for the protection
..of British propel ty. Some of the merchants connected
with Grotto attended at the Treasury on Saturday, to
learn in what situation they were placed, and received
assurances to that effect from Mr. BERRIES.
Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East
India Haute, and delivered to the Pursers of the follow-
ing ships, viz. Bridgewater, Captain John Rennie Man-
cl ?son, and the Lowther Castle, Captain Thomas Baker,
for Bombay and China.
The following fact offers a striking illustration of the
astonishing improvements which have been ,fettled
seteam machinery in our days few wttles-agb,
..asenm.vogine of six-horse power, with its boiler tow
apiece, on Mr. Guasais new principle, was packaand
.addressed it, a correspondent at Paris, and on reaching
Calais by the packet, it was actually forwarded from
thence to its place of destination, on the roof of the com-
mon diligence, in addition to the ordinary tontplement
of passengers and luggage!
WILLIAM GITenIUS. EsQ.—For several days previous
to bis death, Mr. Gifford was-too much exhausted to see
seen his earliest and dearest friend, Dr. Ireland, the
,Dean of Westminster. On the forenoon of Satuiday,
-however, finding his enoirapidly approaching, he desired
.that the Dean might be sent for; of whom, after ex-
..pressing his wishes on a few points, and signing a paper,
ite took an affectionate and lasting farewell. Mr. Giffin'd
died, without sigh or groan, exactly 20 minutes bear(
one, on Sunday morning.
Yesterday evening, an order was received at New.
.g ate, from thrSecretary of State's Office, respiting dut
ing pleasure, Patrick Riley, and respiting until the 9th
inst. George Houghton and James Bishop, all of whom
-bad been ordered for execution this day.
Saturday night, a fire was discovered on board
Eliza Dick, lying alongside the Greek Steam Boat En.
terprise., It proved; on enquiry, that "five of the crew
had tapped the turn in the hold, and had, while intoxi-
cated, accidentally set fire to the vessel; it was -
weider without much datisage.
Mr. HUNTER, the King's Messenger, had a very nar-
row escape the other day in returning from the Penin-
sula. For the sake of expedition he had taken an open
.boat on the River Douro, when, in consequence of .
sudden squall, or the rapidity of the current, the boat
.upset, and had it not been for the intrepidity and alert-
ness of one of the watermen, who caught Mr. Houton
by the nape of his neck when he was on the point ol
sinking, this intrepid servant of the public would
inevitably have perished.
, VINTRT Warin,The utmost exertions are asaltini
by the friends of the rival candidates for the Alderman.
ship of the above Ward, and each party are confident
of success. The result of this second election is looked
*forward to with much curiosity ; the circumstances
attending the late election being of an extremely novel
nature. The Wardmote will be held this day, at which
the LORDsMATOR will preside. As it is well known
that Mr. Sheriff WIRCRISTRR obtained promises of
many votes under the supposition that no respectable
inhabitant would offer himself as a candidate, it is
'generally thought that Mr. WILDE will succeed in
contest. The election will be a most severe one,
'is intended strictly to inquire into the qualifications
each voter.
In a Morning Paper, a few days since, appeared .
following advertisement:" ToSchool Amistants.—Wamedot respect.
able Gentleman, of good character, capable of teaching the Classics
at far as Hemor and Virgil. Apply, &c. &c." A day or two
alter the above bad appeared, the Gentleman to whom application
wu to be made received a letter as follows :—" Sir refe-
rence to an advertisement 'which Isere Inserted in V. rases news-
'paper a few days since, respecting a school assistant, I beg to sm.
that I should be happy to fill that situation; but as most of
firtsda reside In London, and not knowing how tar Homer
'Virgil is from town, I beg to state that I should not like to
icz,to teach the &ies farther than Ilassmerenitia or runtimes-
or, at the very utmost &mace, farther than Brentford.—
Wiling year reply, I mo, Sir, &c. ate, John Sparks."—The Ischool.
instep. joking of the classical abilities of this "youth of promise,"
ley** wisdom displayed in his letter, considered him too dull
5 for We Ailtuation, and his letter remained unanswered.,
pats us In W a once ad a penes who, on advertised
"strong coalheaver," and a peer ma., minas uppn him the
after, saying, " be bad me got such a thing as a Weise coo/Aram
tout he had brought a Weal psol-Peahr. made of the best Iron -
if that 'would answer We purpose, he should bare it a bargain.,