Star.
London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

NAVAL iNTELLIGDNCE;

Mie Priticest Ilizabeth packet, with a Mail from Malta and
Gibraltar, is arrived at Falntouth ; *glad from the former port
51st May, and from the.lauer 19th June:
Poarsmotrrn, Juev 7.-/aPassed by for London the Blossom
Wstr.wasote, from Leghorn, in seven weeks. The Ladit 14.*:
mato% Witon, and Defence lersports, got pratique this morn-
ingi and left the nuarantitte gro for Spitheed.—Wind S.
MAL, JoLv 7.—Wind S. W.- e down from the River,
and sailed the Nicholan, CAIANT2, !Bermuda; also bailed the
avic
Asia, Moamest, for Bombay.
HARWICH, JULY 7.—Wind S. S. W.—Sailed the Prince of
Orange packet, for Holland, and Castlereagh packet, for Cur.
haven, both with Mails.
llaisroz, Jure 7.—Arrived the Clara, Tnostas, from Jamaica,
and Pandora, Vicazav, from Newfoundland.
Lsyssrom. JOLT 8.-'-Arrived the Vulcan, Raab, fromSaa
vannah ; sailed' 31st May—on the 7th June, in lat. 33. long. 72.
spoke the Atlantic tram Jamaica fur Whitehaven : °a the 28th
June in lat. 47. 30. long. 27. spoke the ship Barclay, from this
port for Halifax, out 22 days.
Dovzi, Juxt 7.—Sailed this day the Prineess Charlotte pita
het, Captain llatiLaans, for Ostend, with a Mail and passengers;
also the King George packet, Captain KM, Lady Jane James,
Captain HAYWAKD, and Lady .Castlereagh, Captain Mows.l, for
Calais, with passengers.
• Cesrox-Hoese, Just 7.—Entered inwards—The Pavoarite,
Power, from Rotterdam; the Dale, Seghrue, the London, Tura.
ner, and Kingston, Sever, from Jamaica • Resolution, Pike, and .
the Malta, Allen, from Antwerp.—Entered Outwards—The
Louisa, Crever, for Bremen ; Lady, Francis, for Columbia •
River; Active, Jefferies, for Gibraltar ; and the Joseph, Meatos,
for Flusking.—Cleared Outwards-The Brititia, Jackson, for /
Hamburgb ; James, Lawson, for Petersburgh ; Snipe, Swain,
for St. Helena; Blucher, Brinkman, for Rostock; Progress,
Talbot, for Quebec ; Bee, Wishart, for Malta ; Paragon, Hare,.
for Petersburgh ; and Arnett*, Collins; for Opt rte :the 8.-y,
Wishart, for Malta; Catherine, Holmar, for Cadiz; Ilercu;e,
Beylar, for Havre ' • Atlas,, Staineland, for Hambur-h ; Favuu
site, Griffiths, for Dublin: Neptune, Strannack, for Ostend. '
DISTRIBUTIt• ii OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Hope, for the Lark and fourteen gallons of spirits, the
10th instant, at the house of Mt. R. Glover, Portsmouth, and
recalled there.

THE COMET.

This interesting phenomenon was again seen last
night, but only for a short time between ten and
eleven o'clock, the northern sky having been obscured
by haze and clouds for the rest of the night.
Comets have appeared in all ages of the world ;
and from the Christian ara to this time about 500
have been observed. Amongst the ancients these
bodies were always regarded as foretelling some grand
event; and, even now, amongst the uninformed, they
are regarded in the same light, being considered as
prognosticators of evil. No time, in the annals of
hhistorr, has been more remarkable than the present,
century, and only. one century can be mentioned as
having had so many large Comets in so short a period.
The Comet made its appearance to the people of
Dublin on Sunday night, about ten o'clock, and ex-
cited great attention. It is called in the Hibernian
Journal " a beautiful blazing star in the planetary
regions, with a long train in a perpendicular direc-
tion, having the appearance of a comet." The writes
adds—" We are not aware that any of the learned
astronomers of Europe have predicted the return of
any comet at this particular period; therefore the
circumstance appears the more extraordinary!"
The CoMet continues to be noticed in the Parisian
Journals, but hitherto without any of the observa•
tions of astronomers, the Journalists contenting them.
selves with presenting it as food for the gottip of
wine-bibbeq, and literary milliners. The following
is from the Journal des Defeats of Monday r
" A Comet has appeared unexpectedly, without baring al•
lowed tine to Messieurs, the Astronomers, sfa tersof Cerentenies
to the Hawn:, to announce its arrival- Thii Is an incongruity
which seems to demonstrate that this wandering star disdains
the laws of celestial etiquette! Hence the good Parisians who
were assembled yesterday upon the quays to pay their court to
this new luminary:ll.ll:e testified some tears for the ennui which
its appearance may portend. It is more reasonable to observe
that with the appearance of this Comet, the temperature h;lt
experienced a sadden change: to cold and rainy wektber, which
has lasted for four weeks, has succeeded art excessive heat. it
was the same. in IEI4 and the lovers of gofer! wine FEU recoliTst
the year of the Coneet. To-day the Centegrade dielxkinntercht
two o'clock, r. it. was 'V deg. 5t 0, and was still rising. Thiele
the highest degree of brat which we have experienced/eV

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and Madras,
by the ship Princess Charlotte, were dosed at the East
India House, and delivered to she Master of that ship:
P4SIJOICMILS rsa PRINCE/Li Cummorm—For Bengal, Mr. As-
sistant-Surgeon Bannister; Ur. Thompson, Fri, Mariner; My.
E. Brodie, Chaplain ; Mrs. Puson ; Messrs. Bishop, Dallas,
Lawrenson' and Bennett, Cadets.
The volunteers which arrived at Liverpool from
Ireland, destined for South America, sailed on Sa-
turday last from that port.
Tuesday a fishing-boat belonging to Fisherroar,
sunk in a gust of wind off Fife Ness, when a young
man named REID was unfortunately drowned.
Last week a sudden squall upset a boat, just as it
left Sheerness Pier, in which were a woman, a child,
and a boy, who were all drowned. It was occasioned,
as is too often the case, by making the sail.fast to the
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side of the boat.

IPSWICH RACES.-1819.
terimostr, JULY 8.
Hs Majesty's Purse—One Ilundred Guineas.
Major Wilson's ch. filly Shidami 3 yrs old - 2 1 1
Sir Charles Banbury's ch. reit, by Coatis, 3 yrs old 1 2dr
Mr. Harridame's bay cult Fungus, by Tint& - 4 3 2
Mr. Jones's ch.. colt, by Soothsayer, ~ut of Wizard's
dam, 3 yrs old - 3dr
Before sternal., Major Wilion's filly the fayomite, aid the
two first heats afforded most excellent sport.

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PEDESTRIANISM.
Tuesday, Horsy Ruack a tnan who sells fish in the neighbour.
hood of Kennington and Newington, undertook to walk seven
miles within an hour, carrying s(ilbs. weight of stones on his
head which he performed in ten n.inutss undw the givo time.

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