Star.
London, England, 1828-05-30 00:00:00

CHANCES.

The Duke of Rutland, for his seat, Belvoir Castle; Earl St. Ger.
mains, in St. James's-square, from Surrey: the DOwager Mar.
chiuness of Exeter, in Privy Gardens, from her seat at korharnp.
ton ; Mr. Calcraft, M.P. from his hou,e in Hanover..quare. far the
Isle of Wight ; Viscount Dungannon, in Grafton.s:reet, cood..!rett,
from his seat in Surrey; Captain Dundas, from Spa Ing-prdsiN
for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell, from Brook-str-et, for
Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Cockraine and family. at Fenian's
Hotel, St. Jainees-street, from Kent ; Sir William Parker, Hart.
at ditto, from his seat, Alelford Hall, Suffolk ; Lieut. W. Kirby,
R.N. at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-stree,. from Plymouth ;
Major and Mrs. Coles, from ditto, for Herts; Count Periganx, at
Symmons's Hotel (late Jordan's), St. James's-strei:t, fr.ini ling&
ton; Mr. and Mrs. W. Dyke, at Cook's Iloti-1, Alliemarle-s:resr,
from the Continent; Lady Chetwynd and Miss Chetwytid,lt Ne.
rot's Hotels, Clifford and Cork Streets; Mrs. Stroud and Ladies,
at ditto ; the Hon. Long Wellesley, from ditto; Captain Goode
R.N. from ditto.

The Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMBERLAND visited
his MAJESTY yesterday, at St. James's Palace.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY and the Duke of
Wr.tusicivotr had audiences yesterday of the limo.
The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER gave a grand
entertainment yesterday evening at Gloucester House, in know
of the birth-day of the Royal Duke's sister, the Princess &arm
MATILDA, livho cotnplbtecl her .55th year. The Duke of CLIAliCts
and other Members of the Royal Family, were of the dinner party.
The Duke of CLARENCE yesterday held a Levee at
the Admiralty, which was numerously attended by Naval Othcers.
Prince LEOPOLD left town yesterday for his sea at
Claremont.

Several of the Cabinet Ministers had a long con-
f,•rence with the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury;
among them were the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl BATHURST, 11r.
Secretary Pm., and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUIE.—Viscount
MELVILLE, Mr. FRANKLAND Lewis, and Mr. HOSACE TIME, hid
also audiences with his Grace yesterday.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of ABERDEEM,
Viscount MiLvlcut, Mr. Secretary Pita., and the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, visited Earl Bastmusr yesterday, at the Council
Office.

Prince LIEVEN, the Russian Ambassador, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street.
Lord WALLACE transacted business ycsterday at the
Colonial Office, Downing-street.
Mr. Secretary CROKER set off yesterday morning
from the Admiralty, for Ireland.
The Doke of NORTHUMBERLAND had a grand dinner
party yesterday, at Northumberland (louse.
Lord BERESIORD gave a grand ball and supper yes-
terday evening, at his house in Cavendish-square.
It has been rem-srked as cut ions, that Mr. Secretary
Past. was not at the Pitt-Club Dinner.-

The Eleventh Concert of Ancient Mu•ic, on Wed les-
day 14st, was under the direction of the Earl of CA%VDOR, for cl,kv
Director.

The following letter has been transmitted for the in-
formation of Merchants, by the Consul of the Unit d
States at CarthAgfina

" eartlugena, in Colombia, March CO. 1 S2S.
" SIR—I beg to advise you, fur the information of the Mer-
chants trading to Colombia, that, by an order of the Pre•iJent "1
this Republic, dated Bogota, the 20th of FebruJrr, the Idw, , corn-
mostly called the Deposit Law, has been su.pended. 31,tchai4dor,
therefore, will be subject to the same regulations as it was previoss
to the passing of the said Act.
(Signed) "J. MACP H E SON , Consul.'
Accounts Berlin state,
that 1,600 brays
of cannon is attached to the Russian army, and wit
are going to lay siege to all the fortresses on the rod
to Constantinople, while the main body proceeds cilia(
to the capital. In the infantry there are fitly thous.vid
grenadiers; and at Mo,cow a second reserve is hriq
formed. pieces
ANECDOTE OF INSTINCT IN THE Ass.—The feilqw"
ang is given by the Rev. Mr. Kirkby, on the authetel
of Lieutenant Alderson, of the Royal Engine="
An ass, the property of Captain Dundas, li.N. eras
shipped at Gibraltar on board the Inter frigate, 1"1
Malta. The vessel having struck on a sand hank of
Cape de Gat, at some distance from the shore, the
ass was thrown overboard, to give it a chance 0(
swimming to land—a very poor one, f.,r the sea was
running so high, that a boat which left the ship was
lost. A few days afterwards, however, when the
gates of Gibraltar were opened in the morning, the
ass presented himself for admittance, and proceeded
Ito the stable which he had formerly occupied, to the
no small suipri•e of his quondam landlord, Mr.
Weeks, who imagined that, by some mistake, the ass
had never been put on board the later. On the retool
of the vessel to repair, the mystery was esi,lained.
ass had not only swam t.aftly to shore, hut, without
guide, compass, or travel:mg map, had found his tray
from Cape de Gat to Gibraltar, a distance of more
than two hundred miles, through a mountainous acrd
intricate country, intersected by streams, which he had
never traversed before; and, what is most wtaiderfuli
in so short a period, that he could not have made cal
false turn.