Star.
London, England, 1817-08-06 00:00:00

AUGUST 5.

Itswtana —The Lord Wellington, Roberts, and Jack Tar,
Bill, (tom :amain; Malta, Burroughs, from St. Vincent's;
Lady Carrington, fe.,m Cakutta; Star, Abler, from
Antwerp; Danube, Stevenson, from Pilltu; Atalanta, Grim-
wald, from DilltZiC;.Palenno, Hunt' from Zuri.kne; l'wo
Brothers, Farrington, and PrineePrincessof Wales, Stewart, from
Calais; Blitaimia, Summit, from °stead; and Jessy Watson,
Cargill, from Riga.
OUT wAarts.— I he Charlotte, Smith; Providence, Mitchell;
and Two Brothers, Farrington, for Calais; Christian, riadie,
for Elsineur and Copenhagen ; Gainsborough, Aysthorpe, for
Gibraltar; Pursuit, Rutherford, for St. Thomas's; Industry,
Yana, fur Malaga; and Platoff. Estill, for Antwerp.
HALIFAX, JULY n.
The following is the distribution of the ships of
war on the North American Station, viz. LEANDER,
Caplan CHRTHAM, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral
Sir D. MILNE; NICHE frigate, Captain JACKSON, &tr.
mantled, being found unfit for service ; SARACEN and
HARMER sloops of war—all in Halifax harbour ; the
Dee and Opossum sloops, cruizing in the Bay of
Funchy.—The PACTOLUS frigate strived at Quebec,
from Halifax, on the 10th June, to take home sea-
men and marines from the Lakes in Canada, the na-
val establishment in that quarter being almost en.
Crtly broken up.
FALMOUTH PACKETS.The Elizabeth, Captain
Scorr, sailed from Halifax for Falmouth on the 1 lith
June. The Lord Sidmouth, Captain HALF (acting),'
arrived from Falmouth with the May Mail the :kd
July, and sailed two days afterwards for New York;
and from which place the Wellington, Capt. Phocron,
is momentarily expected to take a Mail to Falmouth.
His Majesty's ship Dee has lately sent into Hali-
fax twenty sail of American fishing vessels, which
were found fishing on the coasts and in the harbours
of Nova Scotia. The crews thereof have all rcturned
to the United States, and the vessels are detained
until a decision is made respecting them.
A strong Ametican naval force is said to Ee con-
stantly kept ready for sea, lying at Boston. and from•
which quarter a line of battle :;hip (the Franklin) has
lately proceeded to the Mediterranean.

Of all the heroines who have lately figured in our
Courts, we hear much of their accomplishment:, but
from their conduct it seems impTi!fle to trace glow
accomplithawas much farther than the circuleiting li-
brary. Now!: and sot el readir: afford the fcar•.daticn.
on svhich , all the business of Doctor s' Co ni mons is built!
Au accident occurred yesterday, about the hour cl
four in the afternoon, which might have proi.id fatal
to a number of persons. Some buildings which run
along the back of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square.
on the west side of the street, and which have beer:
occupied as lofts and stables by a job coachman, vet e
so wretchedly built as to be incapable of pportirg
the roof, which fell in .yesterday, at the hour above
mentioned, with an alarming crash ; part of the walls
towards the rear of the houses 29, and SI, iL
Hunter-street, was carried away, and broke ir. son:t
cf the lowtr apartments of those fic,u3, hung tht•ir
)ick,pieptise.s with the ruins. Provideialay coo lives
were lob:, cor fer sor.Bl inji.rics sustaiaLt2.