Star.
London, England, 1818-08-22 00:00:00

knife, and colonising a track of county so remote as
that of the Red River, for the purpose, no doubt, of
monopolizing the fur and peltry trade of this river,
the Missouri, and their waters—a trade of the first
importance to our Western States and territories."

The QUEEN appears to be fast approaching to a
state of convalescence ; and Wednesday next has been
fixed upon for her removal to Windsor.
Thursday her MAJESTY received a visit from the
Duke of You. In the afternoon her MAJESTY rode
out in KEW gardens, in her small chaise, drawn by
..her pony, accompanied by the Duchess of GLOU.•
CESTER and the Princess AdousTA. The Cleaer rude
out again yesterday, soon after one o'clock, for a con-
siderable time, in Kew gardens. The PRINCE RE-
beNT arrived at Kew Palace yesterday afternoon,
from the Stud House, Hampton Cone, on a visit to
his !loyal Mother. The account of ber MAJESTY
yesterday was, The QuEEN has passed a good night,
and continues better."—The Duchess of Lit.oudEsTEa
and the Princess AUGUSTA rode out in an open car-
riage yesterday in Kew gardens.
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Letters have been received from the Duke of CLA•
RENCE. His Hoyal Highness is said to have aban-
doned the idea of residing abroad.
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The misses FITZC LA RENCE removed into their.
house, iu South Audiey-street, on Thursday evening.

the Dolce and Duchess of KENT will, it is said;
leave England till the return of'Prince LEOPOLD,
Prince LEOPOLD was detained nearly ail hour on
his way to Dover, by a spoke of one of the wheels of
his carriage breaking as he was going down the hill
leading into Rochester, which nearly caused the car-
riage to bleak down.

The Duke of GLOUCESTER continues to receive the
most marked attention from the different• Civil and
Military Authorities, in his tour through• France—
. Royal Highness has left Bourdeauz for Agen,
from whence he goes to the Baths of Canterets, 13a-
reges, and lialgneres; arid from thence to Lyons, by
the way of Toulouse, Montpellier, Nismes, and Avig-
non. His Royal Highness then leaves France by the
way of Geneva, intending to return.towards the end
of October, and to visit Paris, atter visiting Stras-
burgh and Metz.
Lord ELLINROROVQ/1 is nearly recovered from his
indisposition ; but his Lordship expresses his determi-
nation to retire from the fatigues of office, as soon as
possible.
The Hon. Colonel Stvmorit, who has been seri-
ously indisposed with a typhus fever, is pronounced
out of danger.
The Earldom of Ossory is claimed by JAMES FITZ-
PATRICK, Esq. son of the late Captain JOHN FITZPA-
TRICK, of the Irish Brigade.

. The persons from St. Helena who were lately de-
tained at Gravesend have departed for Hainburgh.
The report that Miciame BERTILA so was one of the
party turns out to be inconect.

A new Silver Coinage is preparir;g at the Mint,
'de:tried by PisTauccs.--The half-crown has the
George and Dragon on the reverse.

• TIiE.PAITILION AT BRIGHTON.—The model for the
new Pile is taken from the kremlin, at Moscow.
There Nvill be about nine domes, each resembling that
of St. Paul's Cathedral. The music room is in a state
of great forwardness: it Will be.a magnificent-apArt-
meat. About 180 wcrkmen a.e now employed on
the structure. When finished, I.lre PRINCY iOitiENT
will reside there whilst the new improvements are
going on at Carlton House.

130CLOGXE, AUGUST I7.—Lord COCHRANE em-
barked. on Saturday morning. on board a fine new
frigate, which arrived the preceding day from Eng.
land. -He certainly goes to South America—they
say Lima. The Hon. C „AV BRADSHAW and
family, Hon. Byrum DANvans, and many other
fashionables, took their leave of us yesterday for Spa.
Lord and Lady EDWARD SOMSRSET expect to return
home about the middle of November. As the Noble
Lord commands the cavalry for the district, it is sup-
posed that they will return about the same period.
Swxotlat Conoxarros.—Extract from a private
letter Among other customs peculiar to this
kingdom, I must mention one: the procession from
the Chateau to the Cathedral is on horseback ; the
horse the King rides.is never afterwards mounted on
any occasion whatever. We went to-day to see him ;
he has been brought down from one of the Royal
studs, and is one of the most beautiful animals that
fancy can paint ; perfectly white, with a tail touch-
ing the ground, and a mane hanging twelve inches
below his neck, which looks like a rich bed of silver,
so purely white and --) perfectly polished are they.
This favoured animal Will pass the rest of his life
pampered with every care, atd only exercised for his
health. The horse which the late King rode at his
coronation, is now living, and is 30 years old. He is
g one of the Royal Haras, from which this: beautiful
mature was brought."
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Foftstotr conseqnerree of vavious reports
being in circulation that the Duty on Foreign Hops
had been in many instances, considerably reductxl
below what is prescribed by law on their impertation,
the Committee of Hop Planters represenod Ole sane
to the Lords of the Treasury through their Ch.tirman,
and stated the great injury the Mutters of this King-
dom would sustain if such reductions were permitted,
to which representation the Ibllewitig answer has been
receivedt Treasury Chambers August 18, /slB
" Sta—l eertroard.sd by the Lards C'ommiss:on.rs his
Majesty's Treasury, to acquaint you, that from the c;
their Lordships' hive made, in consequence of your rtr,,sen-
' tation of the 24th ultimo, it appears, that the Officers of the
Customs hare in no In.:tar:cc nude any allowance on Foreign
Hops, other than what is directed by the orders of this Bwird
of the 11:5 of December, 1817, and the 29th of January, 1818.
v40417.1'. ps r hundred height on such hops as had rot been kiln
dried previous to importation, and that the allowance has in all
eases beta made in conjunction with the Officers of Racist agree..
able to their Lordships directions, that the only further allow-
, ance whiSh has been made by the Officers of the Revenue in
favour of the grads in question, has been on account of damage
' at:nuked by them during their voyage, and which has in no in-
stance been granted without the oath of the importer, as a proof
of their having been shipped aboard In a sound and good condi-
: tion, an,tithis-ii!owance, it appears to them, the Hops are rut!-
, tied to tinder the prod required by law, conceiving that the
same is not superseded by. their Lordships' orders, which relate
to the allowance of 121ba. per hundred weight for wattage in re-
! drying, and that it is also further stated by the ()dicers of the
Customs, that in all cases wht re the proposed allowance has not
been accepted, the trade has been called in, :Treea!de to the
Cossolidatioe Act, and a rreater allowance adjudged by them.
" 1 am, bit, your most obedient serv.en,
" C. Aalstiour.*
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NAVAL INTELLIGENcE.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST If,
Wind N.N.E.—Arriveu the Duke ni
with a Mail from Lisbon in 18 d
Chichester packet', with a Mail for
Malta.

PLYMOUTH, AUG
Came in the Sophia, NELSON,
Teneriffe, having been plundered
cargo by an Insurgent privateer.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST n
Wind North.—Arrived the brig Fliend,.,
TEA, from Bathurst, in the River (lamina,
few invalids of the 60th Regiment, arra
died on the passage: she sailed the 95th fit,t
arrived the WASP gun•brig, fmm the llieJite,
and is put under quarantineol'a%sedup .1
the Ealing Grove, NEW, fimn
passengers here.

DEAL, A (MUST ti.
Wind North.—Arrived and sailed for v
with the rest of the homeward- wend,
NORTON, from Bombay; Fortitude, swim
evaiclii Seven Brothers, Fastricx, from y;..
ward's Island ; Williamina, WiLsnN, f•en T.
for Grimsby; Britannia, 8F.% ETT, f m Li„.
aid &vim' MOM, names unknown.
the River and sailed the Brides, Sresysss..
bee; Stamper, Mum', for ditto; Sisters
• for tirrilk; Wellington, PEANLY,
'and bisakespair, lamcaosi, tor MirAr6:lli.

' • - .DOVER, AUGUST 2i.
The Prench chasse maree, la Venettz. from
kirk to Havre, with a cargo of genzra, ha,
brought in here and detained by the fLottIDA sk
of war.

HULL, A 1:103T
•
Letters received this morning
of the following Davis' Straits ships ci this pm,
Egginton 10 fish ; Kier() 8 fish ; and L-ueme4
COWES, AUGUSt 21.
Arrived the American ship Zephyr, Ilituvty,
from Canton, 170 days' passage; passed 4 „flak:
ships in the ChanneL Sailed the Crown namr
with troops for Calais, Ostend, and Cuienen,

• NORTH SHIELDS, AUGI3T IL
The sloop N.,nsnch, from thu F n
put back with loss of her lover mast bead, antic;
to an anchor outside of the Herd B.laJ; where
getting assistance :tor., the shore, she tut from'
anchor, and',:;.ot into the hichntir.
cuST46I4-ItOLSE. lt)::11(111, ACC:UST 41.
Sptrs surcaio Istwiett.—Tite fret litre
Albion, Avers, from Mbteefoisi ; Jane Frost, from l'etti
Honduras Packet, Freeman, frau H.;ntbargh: Inver.os.
Neptune, Kerala-Tr and Han, Hurscar , from t.r,eurod ;71
.Head, from Barbaloes; Ruaprou, Christie, iron 43,,,
Union; Bourn, from Metes/; and Cobunhile,
New Lonflan, Stuinare, and Deraarera.
Orrwaani.—lhoma, Stoka, and Matilda, Cuarrlrs
Newfoundland; Telonu:cluts, Royce, foe Anzwerr ;
Edmonds, for Hamburgh ; Sarah, P.t.r,, for.'pram; T..
Raven, for the Cape of Gaed ; Ftrinr Foe, timat.
Ostendi. Aurora, Hatch, for Revel; Ilummek ,
Hu Janeiro ; Earl of Cavorts. Laing, for Rorta4.u;
Active, Roberr, fur Dublin.

Morton, the supposed murderer of the rill TN
man at Tenon, who had been committed tc

stone gaol, on his own confession, was brought up tx 1
further examitration on TuesdAiy, when he Pee'izei
in denying hisguilt, and nothing appearirg
nate hiM; he was discharged, and delivered rver
die party cif Marines with whom he had
Mondiy as Richard Harvey, a vervari: of
King,-of Oakley, hi Suffolk, was drivin ^ l.is 111.4 sis
waggon and borsei in a field %%here ti.io had bvii
stacking wheat, be fell down over a I;.rclr,
I>oth the wheels went over his body and killeti
Last week four wild ducks alighted at ThcedtTe
Court Farm, -in Sussex, where two young men, ica
mediately procuring guns, fired at and killed the
whole of them. Several wild ducks have also bees
lately seen on the north-eastern coast of Kelt. Thee
may be considered indications rf an early winter.

Mr. ASTLEY'S Annual Prize Wherry (tyke the
thirtieth that he has given in Lonour of his Maie,ty's
and the kegsinfs Birth-days) was rowed kr !WA:.
day by six free Watermen, as follows:
1. Joust Fame, of Rink liridge—HearL.-t.
2. neonAs HILL, of the Ton?le—Blue.
Z. Jolts RICHARDS, of Deptford—Green.
4. TROIKAS WHITT, of Strand-lane—Mime.
5. JAMES WOOO, of Ifungerford—Brutrn.
6. WILLIAM DVNINICK, of Cherry Gen:kw—Par*
They started for the First Heat at half-past far,
from Westminster-bridge, with the tide flowing; aid
the six candidates for the prism being all very power-
ful young men, there was very little difference is :le
contest, until they came to Vauxhall-bridge, wilts'
passing through the third arch, on their return by the
Surrey shore, the six boats were so completely tcge-
ther, that the most experienced waterman or amatear
was at a loss to say who should be the first; but by
the superior dexterity of Thomas White of Stiand-
lane, he succeeded in turning his wherry quicker into
the Surrey slime than the others, closely followed by
John Richards, of Deptford, James Wood, Of 11111
gmford, and William Dunwick, of Cherry Garden'.
White kept the lead, and some barges being moored
in a line with the beacon facing Hungertord, it al-
forded an opportunity for the display of some skill
by the competitors. Thomas White rowed cutide
the barges, followed by James Wood, who was out-
manoeuvred by John Richards and William Danwick
rowing between the barges and the beacon.—The
first heat was therefore decided in fivour of Thomas
White, Strand-lane, John Richards, of Deptford, and
William l)unwick, of Cheery Garf....us. They were
twenty-five minutes rowing the first heat, which is
calculated to be three miles.

The Second Heat commenced at a quarter before
six—White, Richards, and Dunwick, starting for the
Prize \Wherry, &c. which was very sharply contested.
Thomas White, an above-bi idge man, being better
acquainted with the inlets and sets of the tide. wail
the Prize Wherry.
The gallies of the Funny Club and numerous other%
with a multiplicity of boats of every description, n'
tended; and Mr. Asti.xy, as usual, conducted the
wager himself, in a four-oared cutter, which woe
rowed in a masterly stile. He conducted the winner
to the Amphitheatre, where the Prize Wherry 'Fr"
delivered, after the national air of " Role Britaania'
was sung,. amid the acclamations of a crowded and
fashionable audience.—We are happ) to add, mt•
withstanding upwards of 10,000 persons were assetn-
bled on the shores on each stird on the Rive:,
between \Westminster and bra.l3ridgeti, net the
siightest accident or Lus red. . •

. .
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for Gibt
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:GUST 2:
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In the Mulitt, or all'
:Pa%ed up • iiis 4
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ex, from p ;; Nhich
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ST 21.
a'•Crlt firm:e tl
of genzra, has •
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,
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Jtips oi this part. si , atm
and Trot 4 . )is
IT 21. rCe
BeeMA
; passed 4 monk- • dd
he Crows teampx.; selc
and Cuidayea. n fr
I:GUST IL
smtks p rt to Leit, s
mast head, and cam pit
Saul: here, :inn tern
we, she cot from 44 v"C
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liam, Rev. tiers tkev; • 111
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inheruh Invezew
%from t.r.esLiad;Thde,
Christie, frees ,sa.,z2;
Colesabile, Warn, inn •
ra.
maws, Cciarizt.
•
, fee Antwerp ; nveze,
t.rs, for .' Hunt; TrAct,
Ftrine
,ie
Ong, for Ronse...¢.;
•
trer of the rill TN
I committed tc 3!aid.
ICI, sets broughtup fx 1
,y, when he pmizei
g appeitnr.l tt•
and delirered c ver tp
ns he had ettlitted.
a ser cam of J. !in
ss drivir;i7 Lis 111.4 er's
%there "!IL• had !Ivo