Star.
London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

NAPLES, DECEMBER 8.

Mount Vesuvius has presented one of those fright-
ful spectacles which too often afflict our unfortunate
city. The volcano barst forth with 'a tr;all.lidous ex-
plosion; and after having emitted volumes of flame
and sulphurcous matter..., has vonttcd over the star".
rounding country a flood of lava, which has-spread
as far as the foot of the village of To: re del Greco.

Charleston papers Co the :4th tilt: reached us this
morning. According to these papers, the Coast of
St. Derningo is infested with pirates, that board and
rob every vessel they fall in w•'t!:. 'Die), carry on
this piccarooning system even in armed beats. Two
severe and destructive eat tliquakes were experienced
in that Island on the November, which des-
troyed several houses, and swallowed 7.. p fve indivi-
duals. Colonial produce is 5C741.C2 and high at St.
Domingo, the Government laving monopolized all

meet to-morrow. After the necessary
nutaber of Members are sworn in before the LORD
SI EWA RD, the Commons win proceed to the choice
of a SVRA KU:, when Mr. MA Mi CRS SUTTON is ex-
pected to be re-elected without opposl:i-.,n. Friday,
aturdav, anal Mcriday;will l e GCCqpiel its swearing
in the Members, and on Tuesday or Wednesday the
Session will be opened by Gotninission, the recent
death of the QVI:FN p:-eventing the PRINCE REGENT
from meeting his Pailiament on this occasion.
The Emperor of IlussiA Las conferred the Order
of St. George of the Second Chi,,s on his Highness
the Prince 'Royal of the NETIIERLANZni; that of St.
Alexander New•sky on his Royal. Highness Prince
CHARLES of Bavaria, on the HEREDITARY PRINCE,
and on Prince PHILIP of H,::,se-Homburg; the Order
of St. Vladimir, of the Second Class, on the Princes
iloyny and At:Gum:sof Prussia; on Prince ADAM of
Wurtemberg; and Duke CHARLES of Mecklenburg.
The Earl of LimEn:cic arrived, yesterday, at his
noble mansion in Mansfield-street, from his seat in
Berkshire.

Lord GLENTIALL has at this tirr? a krge sporting
party at his fine seat, near Robin, in Irciand. An un-
pleasant accident happ,;ned there (41 Saturday week,
to Mr. 11A liW EL L, Of ThOGI:IStOWn. A sporting com-
,a::on fired at a rl.bbit, not obsc!winF Mr. BAGWELL
0:-. the ,sid other of the
break of a thicket. he shot
cnt,.:red Mr. B. !...i;:h--.. tms, however, i•I ce been
ext-acted ; ro serials c;snsequences are apprehended:
The annual f'.2stivlLe:-. at liarewood-house, in-York-
shire, have this year been kept cp with additional.
hospitality, by the Noble oWner, and orly terminated
to preFre for his Lordships attending his duty in the
gonse of Peer. _ _ . _

Tie Earl of 13arnorwaven who has lately been
advanced to the di hilt'. of a Churchwarden by the
parish of .11emel ,Ilimpstead, in Hertfordshire, likas-
set a able example to his brother Peers by the Ai>
litioe. of the Poore Rates. No less than 614 persons
have been taken into his employ.; they are engaged.
in repairing fences,
•draining :anal, and breaking
stones for the roads. •
Saturday Lord and 'Lady ltlontrtrfttleft Castle
qeward, the seat of the Earl of CA nerti.e, on their
way to town. The younger branches of their family
were, by the desire of the Earl and Countess of CAR-
LlaI,E, left at Castle Howard, and will be brought to
town by their Noble Crandsire, early iit'lVlareli next.
. The Countess of SANDWICH is passing the winter
at Rome. Her Ladyship is expected homein June.
Yesterday, the Eaii of WEiTMORCLAND arrived at
his house in Groeveeee-square, from hiS seat Ape-
.lu.rpe, Northamptonshire, and attended the Cabinet,
Council.
Earl Concert i 3 much better. His Lordship and
family are shortly eerectecl LI town.
File Hon. General :Ineeew i= re?idly recovering;.
the a: Rued side is i.elieiee e:reegth, and his general
health is completely restered.
We regret to steel that Lord reetex was taken
suthieely ill on Saturday night, while on a visit W
the Dare of YORK, at Oatlarels. The attack hap-
pened after the fani;ly had retired to rest. The
of LAUDERDALE, V.:110 was itho a visitor, was called
up, and paid every attenti;.n to his afflicted friend.
'Nfedic.al assistance v.-as immediately procured, and
forty ounces of bleed wee:: taken from his. Lordship,
an operation by which he found biniself greatly re-
lieved. This is the srst serines eeperienced by
his Lordship during an active, avid for the greater
part of it, a very late ions life.
Miss SerenENs is said to have netted 4,0001- by
her trip to lielaed. The story of her having capti-
vated the heart of an Irish Nobleman is Cuntradittecl.
Mrs. Da vreoer has joined the Dublin corps drama-
done, where she made her rktut on Saturday last, lie
J4liana, in The Honey and. Maria, in The

Citizen. . . .
1)a l' R v-L A NF.:—The Tragedy of the Carreseer, eras
perfiarne,i at this Theaire,, last night. Mi. Ifir
made his re-appearance in the part of Mr..Bcrep 14t,
after a tedious andispositien. lie was warmly re•
ceived by a pretty full house. He supported the
character with much force and propriety.. Mrs.
WEST appeared as Mrs. Be..ie,ly. Her representa;
tion was very successful. Mr. BaniOUGH is the part
of Stuketell, and Mr. HANtsurt as Letuson, obtained
the full approbation of the .audience.—.-A very cone
siderable degree .of alarM was excited, about eight
o'clock, in the neighbourhood of the Theatre, by the
auearance of the fire engines and men from the're-
spec tive Fire-Offices. 41 great crowd collected round 1
the stage-door of the Theatre, which remained for a
considerable time. The accident happened in that
part of the building appropriated to the dresling-
rooms, but by the p:oinpt assistance 9f the persons
present was got under without doing any material
damage. The audience were not aware of the alarm
that had Leen given without the Theatre till some
i time after it had subsided. . .